Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1890-03-13

Tho woathor this "wednesday morning
is like balmy spring again.
Several bushels of fine seed potatoes
isweeD for sale by II. Il. JAYNEs.
MI. j. NJ. Calhoun has bought tho
house and lot Of Mr. j. L. iiondrix.
Mr.. II. f. Alexander has sold his fine
farm in West Union to Mr.. j. w. lIolle-
man.
Mr.. b. Earle Scaborn, of Boston, is
visiting his brother, James Scaborn, Esq,
4 at Walhalla.
Don't fail to read Mr.. G. l.. Red's now
advertisement this wock. 1t will pay
you.
Service may bo expected in tho Wal
halla Presby ytcrian church on next Sunday
morning.
Richard Lewis, Master, adyertiscs some
See advertisements.
Married, in Grccnvillc, S. c., recently,
by Rev. y. g. ODell, Mr.. J. l.. Rochester,
of Pcndlcton, to Miss Emma Hover, of
Greenville.
Miss Mary Riley, formerly of Wallalla,
loft Easley last week for Clinton, s. c.,
to enter upon the discharge Of the duties
of hor position in Thornwcl Nrphanagc.
A terrible accident occurlc cd on the
Lake Shore Railroad, in Now York, on
the 9th of March. Six persons were
killed and seventeen seriously injured.
Some Of the injured will obably die.
Tho following State Troasurcrs have
defaultcd in the South since 1916. They
are Democrats: Polk, of Tennessee;
Vincent, of Alabama; Burke, of Louisi-
ana; Hemingway, Of Mississippi.
Messrs. Striblng e Sholor, attorneys,
advertise summons this week in the
case of Louis M. Rimrodt, plaintiff,
against Richard d. Fitzgibbon and Martin
G. WondcllSin, defendants.
Il service in memory Of tho late Mr.. G.
w. Dodd, a Ruling Elder of Ebcnczcl
Presbyterian church, will be held in that
church ut , O'Clock on next Sunday after
noon.
Mr.. George NJ. Walker, of Hamilton
county, Texas, is visiting his brother
Mr.. O. l. Walker, after a continuous
absence of twenty three years, during
which time he has resided in tho clone
Star State" He will remain some two
weeks.
Hoyt Leo, the four year old son of Mr..
and Mrs. A. B. McGuilin, died on the 9th
instant, fran ''la grippe after being
sick only Il few days. Tho remains wore
buried at Bethel Baptist church on Friday
last, tho Rev. j. II. Smith conducting the
funeral services.
Mrs. John Keaton died at her home on
Cane creek last Saturday from pncu
monia, and was buried Sunday ut Return
Baptist church. She leaves her husband
and several children to mourn her death.
She had been n consistent member of the
Baptist church many years.
County Treasurer Hollcman has sue.
cccdcd so we'll in the collection of taxes
for tho past fiscal year that there will be
only two delinquent land sales, and in
these instances the owner failed to pay
because he wanted to improve his title
by deed from the State made under tax
sale.
Mr.. G. nj. Nicld returned last week
from his trip to Chicago. lie reports a
pleasant time and says that Chicago is a
II al in, 10 NJ o,,i
and progress. 1t has twelve hundred
thousand inhabitants. Mrs. Nicld still
remains OH account Of her health, which
is improving.
In the contested cases for seats in the
House Of Representatives the Republi
cans have allowed two Democrats to re
tain their seats, because the proof ani
facts were in their favor. Tho Rcpubli
eau Senate is in the act of scooping il
the two new Republican Senators from
Montana.
Mr. w. p. Reid, of Canton, Ga, was
visiting relatives in Walhalla the pas
week. "Will" is looking WE'LL and re
ports good for himself in his Gcorgi;
home. Tic was accompanied by Mr.. J.
p. Lockhart, agent for the Blue Ridge
Marble Company of Canton, one of tho
largest companies in the South.
Married. at tho residence of the bride.
father, Mr.. B. Frank Robertson, on Thurs
day evening, March 9th, 1890, by Row. M
l.. Carlisle, Mr.. Virgil f. Holden ant
Miss Dora Robertson. We extend on
congratulations and wish for the young
couple, in their now relations, mucl
happiness and prosperity.
In this weeks issue the first candidates
for tho season "brcals tho icc," ant
announce themselves ready torcceivc tho
support of their friends now as candi
dates; and, of course, Oh election ddA
each expects to receive tho majority OF
votes cast, and be duly declared elected
to tho high and important Office of Schoo
commissioners. The two candidates. SC
far, for this educational trust are d. A.
Smith, Esq, and ID. S. Craig, Esq, who
now publicly announce themselves and
thus formally open tho campaign, leaving
others to follow suit. Who'll be tho
next may now be asked in full assnr
ance that it will not long be left for echo
TO answer, who?