Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1890-04-10
I 5I-4ocs.l and Special.

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IS Miss Kate Perry IS visiting friends in
3 Anderson. s5
Mr.C. w. Pitchford has been appoint-
ed a School Trustee for Wagoner School
District. s. + s. a
Married, on tho 9th instant, by Isaac
Wickliffe, N. r., Mr.. w. d. Martin to
Miss B. v. Welsh, all Of Oconce
Attention is directed to the change in
tho advertisement of Mr. N. G. McDon-
aid, Supcryisorof Registration for Oconco
county.
Rev.J. l.. Fogartio will leave OH Thurs
day mornings train to attend tho South
4 Carolina Prcsbytory, which conycncs Mt
LowNdesvillc OH Friday.
The County Commissioners have dcoi-
ded to build an iron bridge over tho
Seneca River at tho Cherry place. Tho
contract will be let on May 9th. Sec ad-
yertiscment for bids in another column.
If you want sewing machines or musi-
cal Instruments consult tho advertise
ment of Alexander Bros. u Co., of Green
yillo. Tho Alexander Bros. arc Oconcc
boys who have made successful business
mo-.
We arc glad to learn that Mr.. Walter
Gibson, of Waillaa, has been promoted
from conductor Oh tho freight train of
tho g. & G. II. r., to conductor OH tho
passenger train on tho Laurcns road
Maj. S. p. Dendy is the delegate from
Walhalla Prcsby ytorian church and Mr.. j.
w. IIollcman from Bethel, to tho South
Carolina Prcsbytory, which convcncs at
Lowndcsville noxt Friday night. They
will leave on Thursday mornings train.
Tho faro from this section to Fort
Worth, Texas, and return, whore the
Southern Baptist Convention is soon to
meet, is about tho sum Of $50. Particu-
lars can DO had from the agents of tho
roads.
Tho pork packers of Chicago have
slaughtered 4,473,4G7 hogs for tho twclvo
months ending March 1, 1900, ,200,510
moro than for tho year previous. The
number of cattlo slaughtered for tho
same poriod was 2,2OG,lS lS5.
Capt. A. +. O'Bricn, n one-armcd Con-
fcderato soldier, who has represented
Colleton countyin the State Legislature
for tho past six years, died in Charleston
Oh tho 4th instant. Capt O'Bricn was
warm-hearted, and was counted tho most
popular man in Collcton.
Tho members of tho International
American Conference will start OH their
proposed Southern tour Friday, April Is.
They will arrive in Charleston, S. c., OH
Tuesday, April 22d, and spend ono day.
This is the only place in tho State that
will be honored with their presence.
The Greonyllc Nems says tho freight
traffic now passing over the Air Limo
Road is almost mprcccd ccdcntcd in volume.
There are three regular freight trains a
day each way and each of these trains is
usually run in two Or thrcc sections
Besides these, too, there arc frequent
extra trains.
Rev. w. B. Elkin died in Columbia last
Friday night. The deceased was well
known in Walhalla, where he lived two
to Columbia, and for the past year served
as chaplain at tho pCnitcntiary. He was
q faithful and jealous minister in the
Baptist church. Many who knew him
here will learn Of his death with sorrow.
Judge Izlar refused bail to Summers,
who killed man in n bar-room in New
berry. Judge Wallace has also refused
bail to Turner, the man who killed Fin
ger in Spartanburg. Thcrcupon tho
Grecnvillc Ncws says: "If our Judges
will only keep up that kind of thing
killing II man will come to be regarded
in South Carolina as quite Il serious mat
ter. 1t will ut least insure the detention
Walter, the tcn-ycar-old son Of Mr..
John King, who lives near Piedmont,
was killed Monday evening by the acc
dental shot of pistol. Walter was
standing in front of store kept by a
man named Simpson, who, with another
man, was examining a pistol in tho rear.
Suddenly tho pistol fired, and the bullet
strucl with fatal though accidental aim,
the innocent boy in the doorway, killing
him instantly.
The Glccnvillc NcrS announces that
the Supreme Court of the United States
has rendered its decision in the famous
Clemson will case. The decision, which
sustails the will, has affirmed the decree
Of tho Court announced in Charleston by
Chief Justice Fuller. The Trustees
Of tho College will now proceed to the
erection of all necessary buildings for
the use of the College.
The second quarterly conference of the
Oconec Mission will be held at Oconcc
Methodist Church on Saturday and Sun
day, April 10th and goth. Divine services
both days by the Presiding Elder, Rev. j.
Walter Dickson. On Sunday morning
several candidates will be received into
tho church. Tho sacra mont of the Lord s
supper will be administered on Sunday
morning after preaching.
The Anderson htcliigcnccr says: 1t is
an interesting fact to note that John
Snow, one of tho survivors of Braddock's
defeat in tho French and Indian war of
1755, is buried in the old Orr family hury