Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1890-01-09

suporintendent Of tho Federal Buildings
in Charleston.
Our readers may like to know that Gen.
James +. Izler, who was elected Judge,
In the place of Judge Presley, resigned,
voted against the Clemson College bill
in the Senate.
Several thousand negroes have passed
through Ciiailestuit on their way to Flor
ida and Southwestern Georgia. They arc
principally from North Carolina.
The assessments Nos. 2G0 and 27O,
Knights of Honor, include two of the
brethren who were drowned in tho Johns
town flood, six from suicide, and tho
balance from various causes.
1t has been we'll said that there are
two reasons why some people don't mind
their own business-one is that they
haven't any business, and the other is
that they haven't any mind.
Christmas seemed to have been worry
dull this year all tho world ovor, with
tho exception of a afow murders, occur
rencos which happen often when there is
any of that fell destroyer "whiskcy"
afloat.
New Year opened up bright and warm,
with good prospects for the future.
Follow the golden rule, "Do unto others
rs you would have them do unto you,"
and this year will be ono of happiness,
peace and prosperity.
The influenza or grippe has broken out
in Europe and spread over that continent.
Many deaths have been caused by the
epidemic. The influenza has also visited
this country in a mild from, and will
doubtless spread over the entire country.
Tho following is the list of letters re-
manning in the post office for the month
ending Dccembcr31, 1880: Miss Margaret
Moor, Miss Lizzie Cnasmor, w. S. Kins-
land, Miss Sally Quit, NJ. M. Selpin,
Thomas Tell, Pinkney Wallace, Mrs.
Julia Wilson.
All those wishing to keep up with the
times as to county news, politics, etc.,
should subscribe now for tho COURIER,
as we arc determined to give as good, if
not the best, weekly paper in the State.
Give lis your name and address at once.
Commence with the beginning of the
year.
Bisop Howe, with Rev. n. F.. Gadsdcn,
will hold service at tho Episcopal Chapel
this CThursday) morning at II o'clock.
Tho Bishop will preach and administer
confirmation and the communion. The
Bishop will also preach at u o'clock in
the evening. The public is cordially in
yitcd.
Mrs. f. A. 1Ioke, of Seneca, died in
that place recently in the scventy-second
year of her age. She was tho wife OF
Col. 1Iokc, who is well known to our
readers. For fully fifty years she had
been Il consistent membcr of the Metho-
dist church and left the dying tcsti-
mony that all is we'll.
Mr.. Henry ID. Rowland, we'll known
citizen of Central, died in that place OH
Monday Of last week, of paralysis,
caused by wounds received during the
war. lie was fifty-four years of age and
acitizcn liked and respected by everybody
for his integrity and upright character.
lie was buried at Pcndlcton.
The following arc tho arrivals at the
Norman Park Hotel for tho week ending
Tuesday, January 7th: D.. B. Darby,
G. w. Pratt, city; j. w. Nocll, Cincin-
natl; w. M. Crookshanks, Grcenvillo; ~.
w. Dixon, North Carolina; A. w. Percy,
S. r. Parker, Il. w. Glover, Charles IT..
Cause, w. p. borough, j. II. DAILY, Louis
O. Meakin, Atlanta, Ga.
The weather still continues warm. We
are beginning to believe i'm tho prophet
who said that 'tho Gulf Stream had
changed so much as to make n great diff
ference in our climate; that the Nortl,
would be in the future as the South has
been in tho past, and that Europe would
have tho same climate rs Greenland and
Iceland"
Tho County Commissioners at their
monthly meeting on Tuesday, 7th in
slant, let the contract for putting up
signboards to Mcssrs. NJ. II. Lee and
Nathaniel Phillips, for cighty-fve cents
per post and pointers complete. They i'll
begin at oncc tho work of putting tho
sgnbonrtls at all tho forks and cross
roads in the county.
An entertainment will be held at the
Westminster College building on Friday,
the 10th instant, for tho benefit of the
Methodist parsonage. Doors open from
4 to 10 o'clock p. M. Tickets for sale at
the stores of III. b. Zimmerman, Dir. Burt
Mitchell and j. II. Porter, also on The
grounds by Willie Norris. 25 cents for
whole and IS cents for half tickets.
A friend has handed us a copy of the
kEowEE COURIER of December II, 1867.
Cotton is quoted at 251 cents per pound.
jutc bagging 25 cents per pound. Bacon
20 cents per pound. Coffee from 25 to so
cents pcr pound. Corn S1.25 pcr bushcl.
Salt, Liverpool, per sack, $500 to 81. .25.
Corn whiskey, $3.50 to $500 por gallon.
Sugar, Is to rs cents per pound Tobacco,
60 to $l.00 per pound. Calico, 10 to %
cents per yard.
Married, Sunday, December Goth, 1880,
at the residence of the BRIDES father, Mr..
Il. w. Dean, by II. r. Fits, Esq, Mr.. w.
w. Kilburn, of Walhalla, S. c., to Miss
S. +. Dean, of Madison Comfy On Mr