Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1890-03-20
3: .ss. y 5 J. y and Special.
Judlcious Advertising

2 sixty.one years, is dead.
Many important matters crowded ont
of this weeks issue will appear next
week. n 4. N . &, !.
County Treasurer j. w. Iolleman las
'Sshad q rather rough encounter with ola
affpNo," but is now improving.
Telegrams in tho daily papers state that
3 Mrs. Bryce, wife of Mr.. NJ. II. Bryce, has
beon appointed postmistress at WalLalla,
to succeed her daughter, Miss NJ. Bryce.
We regret to learn that Mrs. w. f.
Erwin, who has boon seriously i'll for
several months with a lingering disease,
is not improving very much.
Married, Oh Sunday, March 10th, 1890,
at Fair Play, s. C.,by j. r.. Earle, Trial
sJ Justice, Mr.. Thomas Cridcr and Miss
Julia Tucker.
Married, on the 9th instant, by Roy.
y VIC. Soaborn, Mr.. L. d. Rice, Of Salem,
q 50coneo county, to Miss Lola Garrett, of
3Pinkens county.
The oldentimo remedies are the best
and softentimes the sweetest. Fifty years
ago the kiss of q pretty maiden was
sure cure for the headache.
Miss Eugenia Moss, who has been teach
ing q fourishing school ut Clcarmont
& Academy, has closed, and is now Mt home
with the family of her father, Sheriff
Moss.
Mr.. j. II. Holloman, of Anderson, spent
last Sunday with relatives and friends in
Walhalla. He was accompanied by his
wife and child, who still remain with the
family of Mr.. j. w. Holleman.
81 The defaulting State Treasurors arc
Polk, of Tennessee; Vincent, of Ala
Sbama; Burke, of Louisiana; holland, of
Z Missouri, and Hemingway, of Misss-
sippi-fl"c l.: ell, ami, alI Democrats.
Capt. Shell gives notice that tho rail
roads of tho State will make special re-
duced rates of fare for delegates to tho
Farmers Convention, to be held in
Columbia on the 9th of March.
There was a destructive cotton fire at
Pelzer on Wednesday morning at three
o'clock, in one of the cotton warehouses.
Tho loss is about 100000, fully covered
by insurance.
Blanchard and jenkins, who robbed
Mr.. Wm Smith. of Oconcc, on tho high
way few miles from Toccoa, Ga, wore
tried at Clarksvillc recently, found guilty,
and sentenced to tho chain gang for three
years.
There has been heavy freshot in tho
Valley of the Mississippi. The Misss-
sippi River is higher near New Orleans
than ever before. At Raleigh the lcvee
2 has broken and largo volume of water
is pouring into tho country.
4 The following arc tho arrivals at tho
Norman Park Hotel for the week ending
Tuesday, March 18th: Miss Nj. Durand,
Columbia; w. l.. Werner and wife, City;
Geo. r. Pike, Salem; II. II. IIughcy, r.
w. Clover, Atlanta; Albert Edclcn, Bal
timorc. @
The Democratic State Executive Com
mittee met in Columbia last week Col.
j. A. Hoyt, of Grccnvillc, was elected
Chairman of the Committee in place of
Con. j. f. Izlar, resigned The Commit
tee will Issue an address to the Demo-
cracy Of the State in short time.
We regret to chronicle the death of
Mr. j. Eddie Knox, son of Mrs. l.. l..
Knox, who lives on Canc Creek, in this
county, which took place on Wednesday,
March 18th, after three weeks illness, of
pneumonia. lie was about fourteen
years of age. His remains were buried
at New 1Iopc Baptist church ON Thurs
9,day.
The Pan American Conference, now in
session at Washington, will under the
influence of Secretary Of State Blaine,
visit the Sonth very soon. They will
visit Norfolk, Newport News, Fortress
Monroe, Richmond, Charleston, Augusta,
Macon, Savannah, Jacksonville, ST.
Augustine Tampa, Pensacola, Mobile,
Now Orleans, Birmingham, Chattanooga,
Memphis, Nashville and Knoxville
Mr.. T.. p. Werner, of Rchland, who
had tho great misfortune recently to lose
s by fire his handsome dwelling, furniture,
(. &c, and all out-houses, is preparing TO
build again Oh the samc site. Undauntcd
by adversely, Mr.. Werner, though one of
Oconeo's oldest citizens, exhibits the
pluck and perseverance, of youth, in re-
storing at once his serious loss. In his
! laudable efforts to rebuild his home, he
has the sympathy and encouragement of
many friends.
3 Rev. B. M, Pack, pastor of the West
Union Baptist church, preached an able
and interesting sermon at that church on
last Sunday morning ut eleven and Il half
" O'Clock from the text, "Sin not against
tho child" Ills arguments wore all well
founded, showing clearly the Importance
of carly training, and, being addressed
especially to parents, could not fail in
making deep and lasting impression on
all parents. There was worry marked at
tention throughout the whole discourse
Another cold wavc has como and gone.
Tt was tho coldcst of the season, and
tunaccompanied by snow. There was
frost and ice all over the South Early
vegetables have bcen ruined. Tho truck
mon can plant again, and without some
otlcr disaster may make money. Much