Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1882-11-23
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! "a ne forests are shedding their leaves. and
\ X&r bleak approaches.
TContinue to SOW oats and enough wheat to
Smsko your flour at ho' @.
Nice fresh pork is selling in town for 103
cents per pound.
Mr.. Morton, of cur county, killed q good
sized black bear last week in the neighborhood
of Jocassec Valley.
We return thanks to Col. D. Wyatt Aiken,
our distinguished Congressman, for various
public documents.
Winbuin Bros, the celebrated travelling
portrait photographers of Georgia, will be in
Walhalla in few days.
Tho constitutional amendment relating TO new
cbuntes has been defeated by between ten and
twelve thousand majority.
Six Senators aud twenty -nnc Representatives
Legislature,
Our roads have been in fine condition This
Fall, but the late rain and snow will probably
render them soft if not boggy.
Mr.. d. II. Glenn and family, of Fair Play,
will soon move and permanently locate at West
minister. Mr.. Glenn is one of our best citizens
hha will add weight and influence 10 tho good
people Of Tint town.
The depot at Fort Madison, on the Air Line
Railway, was burned OH Saturday night last,
about 10 o'clock. THO fro is thought 10 be the
work of IN incendiary. A considerable amount
of freight was burned.
Mr.. N. A. Brewer, living near Oakwny, in
This county, planted three acres in cotton on the
co.,
pounds Of seed cotton from the said land. The
land was thin and the cotton was cultivated
with sweep plow.
Most Of our merchants, at least those who
deal in toys and spccinltcs for the holidays
arc already getting their supplies. In q few
weeks the windows, doors and sidewalks will
be full of attractive goods for the children as
we'll us adults.
Christmas turkeys will soon be in demand.
If VIC had to depend on some Of our delinquent
subscribers for money with which TO buy one it
is probable that We would have to tackle "orow"
instead of turkey.
1t is estimated That courtships cost on an
average twelve cords of wood each; il is claimed
however, that parents arc willing TO go that
much in getting husband for their girl, rs ten
years of o.d mnidcnhood costs more than one
'courtship.
We call the attention Of our rcaders 10 an
important law Of The last Legislature, published
in our columns this week. 1t is of special
interest TO Grand Jurors, County School Com
'missonc,s, County Trcnsnrcrs and County
e. Commissioners.
DR.. Burt Mitchell is getting his lumber and
'brck ready to build him cottage residence
lie proposes TO build on the vncan, lot in front
of Adgcr College. This looks little suspicious
and il is runlored TINT the good Doctor is matri
'moniaily inclined
Merchants. now is the time for you 10 prepare
your Christmas advertisements. Let us have
them next week, so the people can know where
to buy their Christmas tricks in time. Nothing
pnys merchant better than judicious adver.is-
ing Don't take our word for it, but try it
yourself
I, is pleasant surprise TO our farmers to
find that meat has gone and is going down every
day. We yet expect TO see hogs at Z to 8 cents
per pound gross and the opinion is general that
bacon will be low next summer. So may it be.
Attention is directed to the advertisement of
the sale Of town lots and farms in and near the
town Of Westminster by DR.. o. NJ. Doyle.
Westminster is n nourishing town and being in
n rich section Of the county bids fair 10 grow.
Attend the sale and make secure investments.
We published IN our last Issue the annual
report of the County commissioners. We hope
next week TO analyz The report and make some
suggestions MS TO the future financial matters Of
the county. The expenditures look large, but
we arc unable 10 say where the reduction should
begin.
Persons dcsirous Of visiting Charleston during
tho Fair Of the lo'ustrial Society will find COM
fort in the low excursion rates announced this
week Tickets can be Ind from the goth instant
to December 9th, good for ten days from date
Of salc, at $500 round trip. Everybody can
20 to Charleston at these rates. See advertise
ment.
We are panied to chronicle The death Of Miss
Amanda Jones, which occurred at her home in
Fort Madison Tuesday morning. 2lst instant,
at haf.past l o'clock. While Oh n visit TO
relatives in Mississippi last summer she con-
traoted malaria. which terminated in congesliye
fever of which she died. The relatives Of the
deceased have our heartfelt sympahics in this
their sad bereavement.
Our late election was success beyond the
nnticipations of the most sanguine Democrats
1t speaks we'll for the new election law in the
State In other States the victory Of tho
Democrats was no less signal. 1t is estimated
that tho next Congress will have seventy Demo-
cratic majority in the House and the Senate will
be nearly equal.