Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1890-01-16

mann's houses, on Main Strest, near the
Hotel. /.
! Mr.. Robert T. Stewart, who has re-
sidod in Waiiiaiis ssrerai years Ssl 8 i.i;etii
as storekeeper and gauger, has resigned,
and removed to his farm in Pickens
county. 3
On Monday, 18th instant, President
Harrison nominated w. w. Russell for
postmaster at Anderson. Mr.. Russell is
awaiting tho confirmatioE of his appoint.
ment by the Senate, which will likely
so0n be done.
On last Monday crate containing
thirty-two quarts of strawberries was
shipped from Charleston to New York.
They were grown in field In tho SUI
burbs of the city and in the open air.
The full crop is almost ready for market
ing unless freeze ruins them.
We are requested to give notice that
there will be public meeting of the
voters of Walhalla at Reid's Hall on Fri
day afternoon, 18th instant, at s o'clock,
for the purpose of making nomination
of Intendant and Wardens for the ensu-
ing year. The election for these officers
will be held next Monday.
Mr. +. Bolton Orchard, agent of the
Southern Mutual Building and Loan AS
sociation, of Atlanta, Ga, is in Walhalla,
engaged in the work of establishing a
branch Association. We learn that he is
meeting with marked success. Such an
Association will doubtless greatly aid in
building up tho town.
The cold wave reached hore Tuesday
and we will probably have several days
of real winter weather. A blizzard is
reported in the North and Northwest
The march of the wind and snow storm,
as it moves Southwark, is marked by
devastation and death. Great suffering
is reported in Kansas, Missouri, Illinois,
Kentucky, and along its line to the
great North, even to Boston.
Mr.. @. w. Wiecking and family left
horc last Saturday for Charleston, where
they will spend some time visiting rela-
tives, and thon go to Brunswick, Ga,
whore ho will engage in the grocery bust
Ill
Walhalla to the Oconee Vino Growers
and Distillers' Association. Mr.. Week
ing has resided here several years, and
carries with him tho best wishes of his
many friends.
Governor Richardson has offered re-
ward of $500 for tho apprehension and
delivery to the Sheriff of Barnwell county
of David Ready, who so brutally murder
ed William Black, n colorcd man, in the
custody of q constable OH the 7th instant.
Ready is white man, about 40 years
of age, and six feet two inches in height,
has dark complexion and worry black hair,
thin black moustache, and his front
teeth are decayed.
The .ollowing Trial Justices of Oconce
county havo been appointed and com
missioned for the next two years, their
commissions having expired: j. r. Earle,
Fair Play; j. J. Woodall, Long Creek; A.
p. Rccdcr, High Falls; E. IT, Hcrndon,
Walhalla; w. j. Deaton, Cleveland; j. d.
Land, Mountain Rest; II. s. Fennell Pen
dlcton. The commissions of the other
Trial Justices do not expire until tho end
of this year.
Mr.. c. w. Pitchford has purchased tho
house and lot on Main street, belonging
to his fathers estate, from tho other
heirs, and now occupies it as his resi-
dcncc, together with Mr.. j. G. Micklcr
and family. "Charlic" is one of Wal
halla's most enterprising and successful
young merchants. His increasing trade
demanded more storage capacity, and
now he has converted tho largo store
house, formerly occupied by Mr.. S. X.
Dcndy, into one commodious room
ich he keeps filled with complete
line Of general merchandise.
Mr.. Q. Joost, one of Walhalla's oldest
and most highly respected citizens, has
determined to retire from active business.
In fact, he is compelled to do so by the
infirmitics of age. For manyyo ars his
shops have received largo and paying
patronage from far and near AS me-
chanic he has all the while enjoyed an
cnviable reputation and has amasscd
good property here by hard and honest
labor. But he has decided to close his
business, and accordingly advcr,iscs his
lot and machine shops for salc SEQ adj
vertisoment in another column.
Mrs. Nancy McJunkin, wifo of Mr.. S.
6. McJunkin, died at Their home, near
South Union, on Wednesday, 9Th instant,
aged soyenty-six years. She had been in
fceble health for several months, suffer
ing from tho inflrmitics of old age, but
tho immediate cause of death was heart
disease. She had been consistent mem
Der of the Baptist church over fifty years,
and after a long and useful life fell gent
ly on sleep in the triumph Of the Christ
ian faith. On Thursday largo concoulse
of friends followed her bier to the South
Union Baptist church, whore her body
was laid to rest, after appropriate funeral
services, conducted by her pastor, Rev.
III. Turner Smith.
The Supreme Court of Alabama on
last Monday rendered decision in the
celebrated Dick Hawcs case in which
Hawcs was charged with numbering his
wife and two little girls in birmingham
last December year ago. His crime
was tho occasion of MI assault on tbo