Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1882-12-07

LOCAL MATTERS.


/, Several important matters crowded out Of
this weeks pnter.
j Married. on Tuesday evenibg, 2s,h ul,imo, by
Rev. J. P. smeltzer, Mr.. q. II. D Burns and
Miss Bertha II. Schroeder, both Of Oconee.
The Governors message wns received by us
lost week twenty four hours III advance Of copies
received by mail and mailed 10 our subscribers.
The message is good one. We have no room
for Comment.
Much valuable real estdte is advertised for
sale on Tuesday, the I'd day Of January, 1883.
The first Aon'"g of the month is legal hol-
day and the sales cannot be made OIL the first
Monday as usual.
!, Mr.. William Burditt, living thirteen miles
below Walhalla, is the oldest man In the county,
II not in the Suite. lie is now 100 years old,
as We are told. A few years ago, wh hen over
100 years old, he would ride horseback ten or
twelve miles. He was then spry and jolly, en-
joying lorseswap as much as q youth would.
He is q small man, Of low slnture and weighing
less than l25 pounds
Our citizens deserve gteat Credit for their
Jealous efforts IT, fer, citing out the iend who
murdered and robbed Wni. J. IIunhicuit. 1t is
Tuo tHeSe cuOrtb nHYc Dceu 30 luT unsuccessful,
But they are nohe the less lnudnble. Such n
crime, murder for robbery has no parallel in
This county, and 10 prevent its recurrence the
guilty pary should be discovered. II is a
species Of crime, indemnity Tor which will lend
TO It's increase, and one which therefore all are
Interested in npping in the bud.
Crops on the road 10 Tugaloo and on the river
have yielded to tho farmers fine returns. Tho
late fall has made the yield OF cotton m ave
rage if not above, while the summer seasons
taxed the highest fertility Of upland and low
land in oats and corn. II is true corn was
slightly injured by the storm and high water,
still the yield more than compcnsaes this,
while The injured grain has been largely used in
fattening hogs The country is prosperous will,
the exception in somo sections of the scarcity Of
meat.
very fnir attendance of people was at the
court house sdleday and lands sold better than
usual. The Jenkins tract of land, sold by the
Master, containing $50 actcs. more or less was
bid off by W. Y. Tanncry at $i,225. The Pitts
land, one tract. containing l58 acres, more o,
less, was bid off by a. W. Tannery at $1,000
and Tract No. 2. containing 8 acres, was bid Of
by A. Zimmerman at $40. The land of James
Roach, deceased was not sold because of som,
error in the advertisement. a pistol, forfeitc,
TO the State as deodnnd, five shooter, sole
for $l.i0. Mr. VanDivierc, no mortgngct sol,
the Nicholas Mckler tract. containing 90 acres
moro or less, and lying near Wnlhalln t.
Mr.. Carson Wendelkin for $3p7, he being n
that price the highest bidder. The bidding o,
all the tracts was lively, indicating there wa
some surplus money in the country.
While Oh Tugaloo River last week we say
some of us fine hogs MS nre commonly grown
Mr.. John ". Shelor had pen of six whic
will average 800 pounds each net. five bein
above that weight and one below. In anothe
pen were seven which would easily average 90
pounds net and still in another pen were eight 0
ten Of smaller but good size. Mr. r. w. Shelo
had six Which would net on The average %
pounds ench and eight or ten of smaller bu
good size. Mr.. Thomas a. Wiley, on the farm q
r. W. Sheor, had seven. five in one pen whic
would average ZOO pounds EACH and two i
another pen which when fat will fall little shor
of 200 pounds. Wo went no farther up til
river, but feel sure men like Robert Craig. Joh
s. Dickson and others always have and coul
show good hogs. II will be remembered tha
these men all live within the lines of the frs
built and much abused stock fence. They no
only have fine hogs and moro than enough 70
'home use, but they flow. in milk and butter an
their cattle, as their horses and hogs, are i
'}'he condition. II we wanted to find fine bogs
cattle and horscs we would go below the frs
'stock fence, apart from these men. whose stoc
we have seen.