Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1893-02-02

Der Jones in this issue.
On Wednesday last the anti-option bill
passed the Senate by vote OF 40 to 20.
The silver bill has been made the spe-
cial order in the House for February 9th
and 10th.
At a negro frolic in Easley Henry
Lewis was stabbed to death by Sam
Edwards. Both cologed.
A branch of the Kelley Institute at
Columbia will be opened in Aiken Feb
ruary 10th.
Mr.. James NJ. Russell, of Greenville,
spent Sunday in Walhalla visiting rela-
tives and friends.
Gov. Tillman and his staff have been
invited to attend the Inauguration OF
President Cleveland on the 4th OF March
and he has accepted the same.
Mr.. Reed Kay, of Greenville, is visiting
his mother, Mrs. J. T. Kay, and family
this week. Reed is promising young
man.
Fox SALE.-Two car loads of Cotton
Seed Hulls TO arrive tonight, car load
Meal Saturday night. Parties would do
well to supply themselves early, as this
is probably the last that will be brought
bo,a +b;c season G. K. MAXWELL.
The Governor has appointed Hon. En-
nest Gary to hold court in the Fourth
Circuit in place of Judge Kershaw who
is too i'll to attend to his duties. The
appointment was made on the recon-
mendation of the Supreme Court.
One car Of genuine red rust proof oats,
six hundred barrels flour and large lot
of y. O. molasses. sugar and rice, bought
for cash before the late advance, which
we will sell cheap for cash, or on 4 credit
until tall. The Carter Merchandise Co.
Mr.. J. NJ. Whitmire and crowd of
hunters killed three deer in .]ocassee
Valley during Christmas holidays. He
reports that deer and wild turkeys are
more plentiful in the Valley than for
several years. He killed fine gobler
last week.
DO not fail to read the new advertise
ment of Mr. W A. Kay, District Agent,
of the Phoenix Mutual Life Insurance
Company. of Hartford, Conn, to be
found on the first page of this weeks
issue. MI Kay makes fine showing for
the company he represents
The many customers of The Carter
Merchandise. Company will find it to
their interest to watch the columns OF
the COURIER for the advertisements of
this enterlrisins firm. They carry 4
complete stock and mean to 90 forward
in business during the year 1882.
Mr. b. Frank Robertson brought six
hogs to Walhalla last week and sold them
for an average of s. cents per pound.
They brought him abont SO. Would
that we had more instances Of this kind
to chronicle. When the like multiplies
:, hundred or a thousand fold we will see
better times in Oconee.
Mr.. c. f. Sccba paid his fortyfomth
annual subscription to the kEowEE Cot
rIEI this week. He delights to take and
read the CouIiEE. which has been max
ing It's weekly visits to his home for over
forty-t!,rce years. There are but few
subscribers to any paper for longer
period.
No matter how hot or wet the weather.
a few inches OF common earth spread over
a manure pile will save it from loss.
The heat OF felmenting manure keeps
this soil dry, and it also sends up am
monia that the earth retains. During
most OF the year heaps of manure with
soil over them do not get more wetting
down than is best for them while they
are fermenting.
Miss Relle Rankin died on Tuesday
morning, January 81, at the home OF her
mother. Mrs. Eliza Rankin, after a lin
oering Illness Of more than a year from
consumption She was thirty years old
and Young lady OF many noble traits of
character. She was a member OF the
Bethel Presbyterian church, and on
Wednesday morning at eleven o'clock
Lal pod5 "a buried there. after appro-
pirate Ii4r,ral services. conducted hy
hs1 pastor Eev@C. &. Mayes.
i Tie Iocooa -Neys tells oi a lenaTkable
family living III the Counties Of Haber-
sham slld Eauks 1t Is TIA! oi air. Wm.
Acre. and consists oi himself. vile and
ioulteet4 children Nj Acre has married
/ but once and has never had a death ~
his family. The ages OF his children
range from eighteen TO forty-fonr, and
from the old gentleman down All are
good citizens Recently all of them
went to Torcoa and had their pictures
taken in family group, and robust SET
they appear Northeast Georgia IS q
great country
We are informed that the joint meeting
Of Wagener. Purns' Mills, Salem. High
Falls and Fairview sub-AllianCcs, hello
With Wolf Stake Alliance on last SatuT.
dav. the 18th utimo. was an interesting
occasion for all present Notwithstand
inc the inclemency of the weather. there
was good attendance. Patronage OF
the state Exchange was earnestly recon-
rnended. and the Importance Of co-opera
ton IN business nrged upon Alliancemel
as affordine the best means of obtaining
the manifold advantages offered the far
rners of our country by the Alliance
These Alliances. we understand. vii
Fcousolidate their orders for all fertih
zers used by them for the coming season
The citizens of Walhalla are now bein!
rovally entertained by small company
OF men, representing the Kickapoo lndial
Medicine Co., of New Haven, Conn. wh'
have. since Friday last, been giving al
entertainment every evening at eigh
o'clock. There are seven in the com
oanv-Dr. J. II. West. Messrs. Mat,
Mccormick and j. c. Henry, Prof. Glen
Hackney. and Gray Eagle, Wild Wolf
and Little Hatchet three robust Indians