Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1882-03-30
LOCAL MATTER T ]: e rs.

On and after April 9TH, 1882, Dr. Fahneslock's
Office will be open Wednesdays and Saturdays
1t is about time our merchants were adverlis-
ing their spring goods.
Heavy rains fell on Sunday night and on
Monday and Monday night
Wanted to buy-Poor hogs and small calves
Coll at Biemnnn. Son & Co.'s store.
The peach crop hns been seriously injured b,
thc cold weather of last week
MIR. a. p Rccder and Miss Annie Black wer,
married in West Union on tho 10Th Instant by
Judge Wickliffe.
Iho regular monthly meeting of the County
Commissioners will bo held in Keith 4 Yerner's
law ONCE, on next Saturday, April Let.
Several wagon loads of cotton have been in
town This week, bringing l0}@1l cents per
pound
The addition to the Presbyterian Church in
front has been finished. Painting of the
building has now commenced which will add
much no doubt TO the appearance Of the cdifce.
large class Of young people, numbering
thirteen, were confirmed in tho Lutheran Church
on Inst Sunday morning. Rev. Wm. pitz, the
German pastor, officiating.
we understand that gentleman. with his
family, from the State of Michigan, has bought
q lot in town and will soon commence the crec-
ton OF residence thereon. Wahalla con-
tinues to grow and improve.
Or. j. p. Smcltzer, D. D., will preach in the
Lutheran Church on next Sunday al II o'clock
a. NJ. lie will also at night in tho samo
church, conduct the monthly concert of prayer
for foreign missions.
Nemcmber you must put up your hogs, goats,
sheep, COWS, calves. horses and all other quad
rupeds on or before next Saturday, April ls.
The stock law goes into effect all over the county
at that time.
MIR. d. Biemann is getting The lumber ready
70 commence soon the extension of his large
hotel. lie conlempates adding forty feet to his
hotel, two stories high. embracing twelve COM
modious rooms above and below
There is good deal Of excitement in Rich
land and Kershaw Counties in regard to the
stock law An effort is being made to fores the
people to disobcy the law, and the practices Of
the kuklux ure being invoked to effect TINT pur.
pose.
An election was held at Seneca City on Mon
day last for municipal officers Of the town with
the following result lntendant--John C. Cary.
Wardens-B. l.. Lowery, G. A. Magee, ". s.
Methvn, L. s. Ramsay. Sixty nine votes were
polled. The result, it is stated, is success for
the "wet ticket"
The largest county in the United States is
Nye county, Nevada, which has On area Of
24OO0 square miles. The smallest county is
Sufold, in NJ massachusetts,, which has IN area Of
Is square miles. Oconec county hns an area Of
66O square miles, according to the calculation.
made from the census returns.
The fifth annual session Of the Grand Lodge
of knights of Honor, Of South Carolina, vii
convene in the hall Of Columbia Lodge, No
$50, in the city of Columbin, on Tho t.irt
Tuesday in April Q8h) at II o'clock a. NJ
Mr.. d. a. Smith is the representative Of III,
Walhalla Lodge, No. 2s4, with MIR. j. W. Strib-
ling as alternate.
We learn that there aro now five males and
six females in the Lunatio Asylum from this
county. BY the recent Act of the General AS
sembly new duty is imposed on the County
Commissioners not only to ascertain the fnan-
cial standing Of these patients but they nre
required hereafter to investigate the ability OF
each person sent there from tho county to pay
his or hor expenses. Should they knowingly
and wiltully suffer any person 10 20 to the
Asylum as II beneficiary who is able to bear his
or her own expenses. they are subject to heavy
penalties.