Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1882-07-06
LOCAL MA ! .ERS.

LSSA1 .MlAA IL l. J. .AH;EsS.
All notices md communications, recommend
ing persons for nomination, will be ohargcable
the same as advertisements
Miss Josie ard Miss Salic Johnson, Of Brook
haven, Mississippi urc visiting their uncle DR..
johnson, Of Walhala.
Rev. W. G. Nevill will preach at tho Richland
Presbyterian Church on The second Sunday in
August next at IL a. NJ.
The Trustees Of Ncwberry College have
conferred the degree Of d. D. on Prof. j. r.
Riley, of Adser College.
Dr.. +. G. Carpcnter, of Williamson. died
last week. lie lived with bis fathcr for
many years in Oconce County.
A good shower of rain fell in Walhala Tues.
day afternoon. but not enough for q season.
The clouds indicated heavy rains in the county.
Several candidates appear in this issue of our
paper and among them the names OF the present
Board of County Commissioners.
The time for taking assessments on real
and personal proT erty will expire on the goth
instant. After that date. the pcualty Of SO
per cent will be added.
The Legislature is expected to adjourn by the
9th instant. We publish letters from Repre-
sentative Werner whck contain the work of the
body up to the 4th instant.
The expenses of the summer term of the
court for this county foot up $226. The petit
juries were discharged on Mouduy, the grand
jury on Tuesday and court broke Wednesday at
. O'clock.
Miss Sue Ballengcr, niece Of Cnpt. A. J
Balengcr living near Westminster, died on
Sunday morning last from consumption and was
buried on Monday morning at Westminster
cemetery.
The State Democratic Executive Committe &c
have decided to double the representation in
the State Convention. The County Chair
men will be notified accordingly.
Mr.. c. L. Reid will accommodate any one
wishing to pay his Adger College Indebtedness
by receiving the money and turning it over to
the proper authority, and prompt payment will
greatly benefit the college and please its friends.
The State Democratic Executive Committee
have determined by resolution to double the
representation in the State Convention, max
ing the membership GIG. Under this action
Oconee will bo entitled to six members in the
next State Convention and six altornatea
We understand that Mr.. John Kaufman,
n master mechanic Of our town, proposes to
build Town Hall and fit it up for opera
purposes. We have not seen Mr.. Kaufmanp
about the matter and will notice it farther
in our next issue.
The thermometer AT Walhalla fell from ninety
degrees on Tuesday evening to sixty degrees
Wednesday morning This was cnuscd by heavy
rains Tuesdny afternoon. The clouds indicated
the presence Of hail, but we have not heard this
morning whether any hail fell in the county
The County Convention will meet in tho
court house, ut Walhalla, on Saturday next, at
II o'clock A. NJ, for the purpose of organizing
for the next campaign and tho selection Of
delegates TO The State Convention and the Con.
grcssional Convention and for the transaction
OF such other business rs may como before il.
at the closo Of the registration books ,022
white and 636 coorcd voters had registered,
giving us white majority of 1856. II will be
seen that tho negroes have registered u little
more in proportion to their voting strength than
the whites. In 1876 the Democratic majority
ir this county was over 1900.
w BNo our euItorini space This Wock TO pro-
cecdings OF tho Legislature, tho presentmcnt of
grand jury and the execution of Guieau, whose
crime, trial and punishment have become na.
tional. The two first items are of public and
local interest and tho last has become of general
interest. Guiteau played insanity with tho
ropc around his neck and 1t will always be a
question whether or not he was legally rcoponsi
BILE for his acts.
Andrew Glover, q colorcd barber Of our town
disappeared on Tuesday, the 9th ultimo, and
has not been heard Of since. IIo left his shop
window open and went to breakfast that morn.
ing and was seen about O'clock going across
the fields in tho direction of the road leading 10
Old Pickens. Some search was made for him o
few days afterwards. Andrew was quiet, peaoea.
bio and polite and has always voted and acted
with thesDemocrato party. lie was delegate
to the county oonyention which meets next
Saturday. There, ID no cause for suspeoting
ioui play and the impression prevails he will
so0n retuSsA