Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1890-02-13


Monday, February "a, Judge, J snes Al
dricl presiding, IS s. 80 q 5zs! .s
The new steamship, Kansas City,"
broke the record for fast time fro,n New
York to Savannah, Ga, this week, max
ing the trip In 44 hours and 80 minutes.
See important changes in advertise
mcnts of y. w. Pitchford, j. j. Norton
& Co., Walhalla; w. A. Strother, West
Union; and'T. N. Carter & Co., West
minister.
Tie Rev. s. j.. Cowan is still conduct
ing tho revival services in the Gospel
Tent, preaching twice a day. On ac-
count of tho inclement weather. tlle at
tendance has not been SO largo the last
few days. 1t has not yet been announced
when tho services will close.
Tho dino reading given by the ladies
of tho Methodist church, OH last Thurs
day night, was quite success. Although
tho.weather was very inclement, tho at
tendance was good, and about twelve
contemplate giving, at an early date, an
! 'Old folks Concert.
Dick Hawes has confessed that ho
hired John Wyly, Of Atlanta, for tho sum
of $4,000 to kill his wife and children.
Nyly has been arrested and taken to
birmingham. iie denies knowledge of
the whole affair, and says IIawcs told
him that Mary Bryant killed his wifo and
children.
The County Pension Board has been in
session at Walhalla for several days.
The Board adjourned yesterday. Tho
State Pension Board may confirm or re-
ject tho action of the County Board.
| We shall await tho action of tho State
Board, which is final, before we give a
list of those whose cases have boon
passed upon.
The following arc tho arrivals ut tho
Norman Park Hotel for tho week ending
Tuesday, February 11th: II. II. Hughoy,
II. d. Lipford, A. p. Cassin, II. w. Glow
OF, Atlanta; J. A. Wilcox, Milton White,
A. Hammond, Baltimore; w. Nj. Glaze
brook, Richmond; w. w. Jones, Port
Huron, Mich; f. S. Baldwin, Boston; G.
II. Harris, Barnwcll; j. S. Parker, Ga.
| We learn that q ilngman on freight
train Oh the Richmond & Danvillc Rail
road was killed at Westminster early
"Wednesday morning. While coupling
two cars loaded with lumber he was
caught up by projecting pieces, and his
head mashed almost off, killing him in
stantly. We could not learn his name.
Coroner Craig was sent for to hold an in
quest over the body.
Some of our weekly exchanges are
calling upon thoir subscribers to come
up and pay for their paper Country
editors should not be compelled to do
this. Tho country weekly dcvotcs it's
entire space to tho building up of the
counties and should be handsomely sup
ported The appearance Of weekly
indicates very strongly the character of
the community in which it is published,
and should be pointed to with feeling
of pride.--Atianta Constitution.
The Columbia Register states that an
unusually large crowd Of representative
ladics and gentlemen gathered in tho Y.
NJ. G. A. to hear Comptroller General
Werner speak OH the 'In1ucnce of the
Scotch-Irish upon the State politically,
mentally and morally" The speaker was
introduced by DR.. S. ii. Smith, and
opened his address by citing many of the
hardships which religion had undergone,
and us result the Scotch-Iyish sought
this country in pursuit of religious free
dom. After picturing their early settle
mcnts, especially in this State, he showed
how their influence was felt in tho pro-
vincinl schools, then in tho colleges and
finally in the establishment of tho South
Carolina University. Tho address was
listened to from beginning to end with
marked interest, and the large audience
left well pleased, and those who claim
Scotch-Irisl blood fc]t proud of their an
ccstry. The lecture committee are ar
ranging for another lecture to be given
the last Of the month.
The State Board of Agriculture was
in session in Columbia last week. The
movement to establish national board
of agriculture was endorsed and also tho
suggestion of the New Jersey board that
all reports of the boards of horticulture
be sent through the mails free. DR..
Duncan and II. j. Moore were appointed
Il committee to confer with j. S. Rcy-
nolds, of Spnrtanburg, to arrange for the
publication Of tho official bulletins and
monthly reports in his patent newspaper
outside. An appropriation of five thou
sand dollars was made to continue the
experimental work Mt Darlington and
Spartanburg. DR.. McBryde, the director
OF tho experimental stations, was in
strnctcd to ascertain by experiment tho
quantity of okra fibre that could be pro-
duccd to the acre Oh upland and bottom
lands, and the cost of preparing fibre.
llc was also requested to furnish for
publication in the monthly reports the
results of the experimental work at the
stations. Governor IIagood offered the
following resolution, which was unani-
mously adopted: "'Thc State Board of
Agriculture recognize with pride the fact
that in competition with the whole
United State tho largest crop of corn
grown has been by a South Carolina
farmer. They further recognize the fact