Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1882-02-09
LoGAL MATTERS.

We call attohtion to tho registration law,
which appears on our first page this week.
Hon. D. Wyatt Aiken will accept our kind
thanks for Ave volumes Of the Reports of the
United States Commissioners to tho Paris Uni
vetsal Exposition in 1878.
1t is singular coincidence that the
Citadel Academy bill and the bill to estab-
'lish the University passed tho Senate by tho
vote of Gen. j. D. Kennedy, President Of
that body.
II will be seen elsewhere in our columns that
Cup Country" has announced our young friend,
VIM =. Calhoun, Esq, rs candidate for Con-
gress in the Third Congressional District in this
State at the next general election.
Mr. John G. Mickler has been appointed and
confirmed as Supervisor Of Registration for
Oconee County. Messrs. B. Frank Sloan and
Sas X. Cannon have been appointed his as.
sistants.
The State papers are almost unanimous in the
opinion that the rise in the price of peanuts is
the result of the long legislative session at
Columbia.
The new Postmaster General has decided that
postmasters who fail TO notify publishers when
subscribers remove or fnil 10 take papers from
tho post office, shall be responsible for the sub
soription.
Business men should have Two signs-ono on
the building they occupy aud one in the news
paper. Where there is a chance of one hundred
persons seeing street sign, two or three thou
saud will SEQ one in a newspaper.
Johnathan Crow, of the Cheohee section
of our county, died suddenly 90 the I'd
instant, Of heart disease. An inquest
ives held over his body by Trial Justice
Gibson.
Mr.. w. II. Kelley takes the place of
Mr.. Evans as agent at tie depot at this
place. Mr.. IIeilcy comes from Greenville
and is highly recommended for the pcsi-
tion.
Excursion tickets to Charleston, good for
eight days, will bo on sale at tho depots 90
tho Blue Ridge Road until February "a.
The fare from Wulhalla for the round trip is
$3.50, VIC learn.
The Governor has appointed and the Senate
oonfrmcd The following persons to Office in
this county: Auditor: John j. Smith. Trial
Justices: Samuel II. Johns, Il. A. Matheson.
d. 7. Carter, John 7. Daniels.
The present session Of tho Legislature cost
tho peoplo $l50,U00. registration $40 00O
militia $4,000, Citadel Academy $4,000
and State University $4,000. Total about
$20T .0c0l!
Tho ten plaques of a newspaper Office are
bores, poets, cranks. rats, cockroaches, typo
graphical errors, exchange 6ends, book cans
vnssers. delinquent subscribers and tho man
who always knows how to run tho paper bet
tor than tho editor himself.
Next Tuesday, tho l4.h, will bo St. Val
entine's Day. Our young penple will no
doubt puss many miasives Of love, comic and
otherwise, through the poso(icc to each other.
Wo have heard of no Valentino Drawing Of
20 oldcn time.
Mr.. William A. King, one of our best
ritizens, has about made up his mind to make
Texas his home. We hope be will not re-
gret this dicisinn. Nevertheless we will
welcome him back at any time. The latch
string always hangs on the outside in Oconeo
Great mon, as a role. arc born and reared in
country places, generally remote from great
centres. They grow up in obscurity. become
giants in intellect without knowing it and
finally find their way to the great centres,
whore they become tho admiration of the
world. History shows that it has alway 8
been the same rs COW.
We understand that our Pres bytcrian
Ess IL, s,>ko
ments to their church, such as iepaintng, in
side and outside. besides overhaulng and
changing and lengthening the steople of their
church. We are glad to note these contem-
plated changes for the botter.
The new council. We understand, intend to
make several substantial and permanent
crossings on main street, at suitable and
promincnt places. The feasibility of paving
main street by sections is also receiving fnvora
bio consideration by the town council. These
are very important matters and we do hope
something will bo done to give us good eide
walks and streets.
The benefits of advertising in the CoU-
nIEn is well illustrated by tho statement of
one Of our druggists, who informs US that
he put in the locu columns of tho COURIER
on advertisement of remedy for asthma
and 10 Short time received from one of
our subscribers 10 Montana, over ono thou.
sand miles distant, cash order for the
article. IIo is satisfied that advertising
pays ss we'll abraod as at home.
Mr.. r. S. Thompson, one Of Oconee's most