Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1890-04-17
Local a.nd SpecIaI..
FairpIay Is @ jewell &
Freedom Of the prossl
The weather is spring-like.

The weather is spring-like.
Spring is fast putting on her livery Of green.
The South Carolina Railway company publishes
a new schedule this week.
Fine rains fell throughout the county Tuesday
night. 1t WAS timely season.
Mr. John Joost left Monday morning for
Aiken, 8. c., and other points. @
n1aj. 8. p. Dendy Is the Democratic Supervisor
of Registration for Oconce.
W,n. z. Calhoun, Esq., of Abbeyille announces
himself as q candidate for Congress.
Nix, Of Greenville, tho lawyer-mercllant has
compromised his indebtedness at fifty cents ON
the dollar
Messrs. John Carter and T. N. Carter, Of West
Minister have been appointed delegates to tho
Southern Daptit Convention, soon to assemble
in Fort Worth, Texas.
Tho peach, apple and cherry crop Is not a
failure 80 far, and with favorable weather n
while longer wo can safely bet on another fine
fruit year.
Miss Sophie Strother, of West Union, returned
home last Saturday after pleasant visit to rcla-
tive and friends In Abbeyille Edgefeld and
NuwDorry counties.
There is "swoot-scentod" correspond
ence goipg on in Cconee IN relation u
the consus enumorators. 1t will make
rich reading by and byl
Mr.. G. w. Elrod, of Townvillc, who
has been dangerously i'll with rheumatism
of tho heart for the past two weeks, is
very much improved.
Rev. A. j. Bowors, of Newbory, preach
ed two edifying sermons to tho English
Lutheran congregation from the Pres
byterian church last Sunday.
There will be special meeting OF Camp /, p.
o. 8. of A., at the Masonic Temple this CThurs-
day. evening for the inhalation of candidates.
\ full attendance of officers and members is
desired.
Rev. Charles Manly, D. d., of Groom
vile, delivered q very instructive address
to tho ladies of tho missionary society of
tho Walhalla Baptist church last Sunday
afternoon at d 4o'clock.
Died, on tho Sd instant, w. Julian Mon
gold, infant son of S. A. and Ella Mon
gold, aged eleven months and nineteen
days. Suffer little children to come unto
me, for of such is tho kingdom Of Heaven.
MesslS. Phillips and Leo have about completed
their contract of putting up the sign-boards Mt
all the forks and cross-rnnds in the county. Tho
posts arc black locus, and the signs arc well
printed The travelling public need not now be
much bewildered about whittier their journey
Is leading them.
The steamer Quetta was wrecked off
tho coast of North Quccnland OH the Sd
of April The boat struck a rock and
sunk in three minutes. There were 2S2
personstson board; of these 1876 were
drowned The boat is total loss.
On last Friday Charles Simmons, col
ored, was hanged at Mount Pleasant, in
Befk6lcy tS%nty, for the murder of Otto
Fischang, a German. His confessions
showed that he murdered this defence.
loss old man for his money, and also that
ho had harbored similar intentions
against other innocent persons.
Dir. John Roed, while chopping last
week, made mislick and striking his
foot about the middle of the instep with
sharp axe, cut his foot we'll nigh off.
Dr. Bramlctt being summoned, dressed
the wound, and the patient is doing as
we'll as could be expected.
The farmers arc busy planting cotton, and the
end of this week will find the seed of tho lcecy
staple in the greater portion of the unusually
large acreage devoted to this crop III Oconee
county. The weather for two weeks has been
fine for farming operations Early planted corn
is coming up, and the farmers are well along
with the seasons work.
I,
very pleasantly ip Wa' lalla this week with his
mother and brother, thoy left Tuesday morning
for Prosperity and georgetown, where they will
spend few days with relatives before going to
thor home In Middlcburg, Fla. The Doctors
many friends In Walhalln congratulate him on
his good fortune, and sincerely wish him and
his long life Of much joy and prosperity.
f. D. Cason, who resides near Pcndle-
ton, committed suicide, on tho 18th in
slant, by hanging himself on a tree.
Gason was native of Georgia, and it is
said brutally beat a woman in that State
with whom he had had lazy suit. A
few days before the suicide, Cason had
bpen arrested OH this charge, and would
have beon taken to Georgia for trial.
Robert johnson, ycolorcd, train hand
on tho "matcrial train" Of the Columbia
and Groonvilc Railroad, in passing from
car to car when tho train was in motion,
foil between the cars, was run over by
them, and had his leg and arm broken.
The accident happened betw cen Walhalla
and Pondleton on Monday last The un-
fortunate man was attended by Dr. Darby,
and was removed to his homo in Ander-
son,
On last Friday, III tIia United States
District Court at Charleston, the jury
rendered a verdict awarding $4,000 to
, Samuel Junior IIcnning against the
Western Union Telegraph Company.
IIcnning is negro boy, and sued for
$4,000 damages for injuries to his hands
and heels while playing with the broken
ond of telegraph wiro which was lying
across an electric light wire.
The covered bridge over Kcowee River,
at Old Pickcns, was blown down by the
severe wind storm last Wednesday. 1t
was lifted of the pillars and blown into
tho river. Tho Commissioners Of Oconcc
and Pickons Counties will meet there