Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1889-12-19

residence of Spencer Chambers, by Rev.
joab Chambers, Mr.. j. ID. Gilbert to
Miss Lucy l.. Emory, all of Ocomcc.
Married, December Is, 1880. at the resi-
dcnce of the brides father, by the Rev.
j.. II. Collcy, Mr.. William Henry Nichul-
son to Miss Jane Davis, all of Oconcc.
The Clerk of the Board of County
commissioners requests all persons hold
ing claims against the county, audited Oh
or previous to November 6, 1889. to come
forward and get their money.
ID. 5. Craig, Esq, left last week for
Dahloncga, Ga; where he will join Mrs
Craig, and together they will spend the
holidays with the family of her father,
COL w. p. Price.
Col. George Johnstorc, of Newbcrry,
spent two or three days in Wallalla and
Oconcc last week, looking after his po-
litical interests, as an aspirant for Con-
grcss, to succeed Col. Cotllran.
Mr. A. B. Thrashcr recently shot and
killed Mr.. Witkowski, Mayor of Starkc,
Fla, because the latter had in .ultcd his
sister-in-law, Mrs. Annie Brown. The
lady resided for il while in Walhalla and
is known to many of our readers.
Mr. j. l.. Phillips, who lives near West
Minister, recently killed five porkcrs
thirteen months old, which weighed in
the aggregate fourteen hundred and
twenty seven pounds. Theywcrc cross
of the berkshire and Essex. They were
raised on Bermuda grass, wheat bran and
oats until September, when they were
put in Il pen and fed on corn.
Mr.. A. $. Wclch, who came to Wal
lialla last fall from New Haven, Conn.
to spend the winter for his wifc's health,
has been SO pleased with our town that
he has decided to become Il permanent
resident. lie recently purchased the
house and lot on Main Street belonging
to Capt. j. p. Micklcr, near the PrcSby-
tcrian church, and has commenced rx-
tcnSivc improvement of the house and
premises. We voice the sentiment of
all our people when we welcome him and
his to our midst, and wish them Il long
and happy residence in our genial cline
Charles II. Cor and VIM. a. Coo com
pose the firm Of Coc Brothers. Of High
lands, \. c., who arc soon to begin the
publication of 1hc HighI,udS Si,o. 1t is,
to be devoted to building up the section
around the place or publication. One
point worthy of note in regard to the
paper is, that it will be located above
~ nj; liz: .
of the Rocky Mountains, the altitude
of the town, on Main Street. being 3.Sl1
feet above the sea, according to the L.
5. Geographical Survey of l&SI-5. We
trust the Sidr will be us fixed as the
| Northern Star in the heavens.
The big Gospel Tent meeting closed
last Sunday night. Rev. S. j. Cowan
conducted the services and preached
twice day for seventeen days with great
power and effect. We are informed that
there were some one hundred and seventy
five conversions and rcclamationS. and
that 81 joined the church divided as
follows: Methodist, -: Baptist. 10: Pres.
bytcran. i: Lutheran, =. There was
contributed the sum Of $2ii.;> for tn,
purposes of the meeting, which sum was
expended as follows: Paid expenses OF
tent, including frcights. lights, &C..
SG2.GS; paid a. W. Brooks. >25.UO; paid
w. i. GriiiS, SlT.l5 pail Rev. $. j.
C"wan, $4,000: voluntary contribution
10 the Executive Committee South Caro-
lima Holiness Association for uSc of tent.
$1,000.
At the regular NEE ing of The Walhalla
knights of llon"r. held on the 1871.
instant the following officers were elect
Ell to serve for the ensuing year: Dictator
q. Wanmcr: Vice Dictator, j. G. Micklcr
Assistant Dictator, a. FiSchcSScr: Chap.
lain. j. }. Anscl; Guide. W. l.. Werner
Reporter, j. W. IIollcman; Financial Re.
porter, ID. \. Smith; Treasurer. j. D.
Werner; Guardian. a. l.. Roberts: Scnti
mel, {. j.. Reid; Trustees, Il. \. Thomp
SON. w. }. Ncsilc and ID. Oclkcrs: Mcdi-
cal Examiner, Dr. w. j. Bramlctt: Dele.
gate TO Grand Lodge, DR.. ID. b. Darby
alternate, }. j. AnScl. \ resolution was
adopted extending an invitation to Past
Grand Dictator Edward Bacon, of Spar.
ianhnrg, To he present on the first stated
meeting of the Lodge in January, 1890
To assist in installing the new officers and
cNcmpify the secret work of the Order
Ii is hoped Mr.. Bacon will accept The in.
vitation and he present on said occasion.
Some would-bc thief broke and cntcrc,
IL" "ilir" "f County Treasurer IIollcmau
either Saturday or Sunday night last by
cutting one of the window blinds so that
they could he opened and the sash raised
Two sticks of wood were placed against
the side OF The court house, and by mount
ing on these it was easy to enter the office
through the window. When Treasurer
llolcman reached his Office Monday
moining he found one of the drawers in
his desk removed and sitting on top tn,
desk. the papers were scattered around
generally and window sash raised about
two feet But whoever would thus have
pilfcrcd the county treasury he certainly
made a water haul this time for only the
small sum of nncty-fvc cents was left in
the money drawer Saturday evening
which was there Monday morning lust as
it was left, the drawer not having been
touched apparently. The drawer that
was removed, however, contained over
$500 laic Saturday evening. But Ocorcc's