Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1893-03-09
May.
June.
LOCAL MENTION.
The roads are bad but mortal man can't

The roads are bad but mortal man can't
help it.
Capt. G. W. Shell says ne will not be a
candidate for reelection to Congress.
Rich people eat bacon now and poor
folks eat turkey and chicken pie
The privilege tax on fertilizers has run
up to 81, ,6523S for this gear and the de-
mand for tags continues.
After 18th of March it will be against
the law 10 shoot or trap birds of any
kind in South Carolina.
Mrs. r. c. Strother. of West Union,
returned home on Tuesday night. after
months absence in Savannah. Ga.
Col. r. A. Thompson and r. T. Jaynes.
Esq. We're in attendance upon the courtat
Pickens this week.
Tie County Board of Examiners for
--Sconee co.mty consists OF Messrs. y. W.
Macaulay. School Commissioner. VIM. J.
Stribling and " A. Dickson.
Mrs G. c. A.ayes is ON :, visit to her
parents, Rev. and Mrs. J. $. Cozby, in
Newberry. She is accompanied by her
little daughter Mary.
Joe W. Shcior Esq. went to Greenville
Tuesday morning. where he is in attend
ance upon the United States Courtnow in
session in that city.
The time of the regular meetings of
the Board of County Commissioners of
Oconee county has been changed to
Tuesday after the first Monday in each
month.
There is an increased demand for fer
tilizers all over the State. There is not
wild rush for il. but farmers are gene
rally buying about onc-fourth more than
they did last year.
At the sale of The personal property OF
the late Wm. J. Hix. at Fair Play, last
Saturday. every thing sold at very
reasonable figure. Corn brought from
"a to 90 cents per buShel cash.
The Southern Presbyterian, organ OF
the Southern Presbyterian Church, has
been sold by Dr. James Woodrow. OF
Columbia. to a joint stock company, and
will be published hereafter at Clinton.
a Sunday school was organized az
Zion Methodist church on last sunday
afternoon. with Mr. J. II. ostendortf.
Superintendent. and Mr.. Joe Powell,
Assistant Superintendent. sunday school
every sunday afternoon at o clock.
Senator NJ. c. Butler has declared him
self candidate for the Senate when his
term expires. 1t is generally believed
that Governor Tillman viii be in the race.
Congressman Talbert is also mentioned
as a probable candidate.
Ex-PreSident Harrison is now Professor
Harrison He has accepted a chair in
the Leland stanford University OF Cali
fornia. He VIII deliver three months
course of lectures to the law students.
for which he viii receive $4,000 year.
Try to keep clear of prejudice and be
willing to alter any opinion you may
hold when further light breaks upon your
mind. He is clever beyond precedent. or
weak beyond measure, who never sees
reasons TO change his judgment of men
and things.
Misses Fannie Sheldon, Hattie Nc
Clanahan and Brevard Werner. three
beautiful and popular young ladies, of
Retreat, $ G., accompanied Miss Eugenia
Moss. one of Walhalla's mcsi cl lrming
young ladies. on short visit to her pa
rents. in this city, last week.
In the United States Court at Green
vile W Perry Alexander, against whom
true bill was found on Monday. WAS
tried. found guilty of making and selling
liquor and sentenced 10 one month In
the Ocon.e jail and fine of 800. B.
Lem Chambers. distilling and retailing.
guilty. Six months in Ocouee jail and a
fine of 500.
Mrs l. Schaffrodt. our florist. has had
nearly all of her hot house flowers and
plants killed by the cold weather this
winter This good and kind old lady is
greatly grieved by the loss of so many of
her beautiful plants and flowers. We
understand that the hot house flowers
of several other parties in town have
suffered like fate.
peoDJe'< Adcocdte: That Fairfield
jury. that so promptly convicted the At
kinsons. Of the murder of Clamp ought to
have their names enrolled in the archives
of the State. They had the backbone to
find verdict of guilty. and that. too,
within thirty days after the commission
of the crime and the court promptly SEN
fenced them both to be hung on June 9.
Judge Simonton, of the United States
District Court, in Charleston last week
refused to grant petition filed by G. and
a. Cantoni. Italian residents of Charles
ton, for an injunction against Gov. Till
man and Treasurer BaUes 80 restrain
them from executing the dispensary law.
This was case brought to test the con-
stitutionality OF the law. Judge SIMON
ton decided that the State had the right
to make its local or police laws and regu-
lations, and dismissed the petition.
Columbia Foening journal: '.Mr. Nor
ton, Cniess Clerk in the Comptroller Cen
erals Office, gave It as his opinion that
the $1,000 appropriated to the fund for
artificial limbs for disabled Confederate
veterans would not be sufficient to meet
the demands In his estimation it will
require nearly $4,000. He will issue a
circular to the applicants for this fund,
which will be sent to the county officials
throughout the State for distribution
among the terans, in order that they
may have no trouble in putting in their
applications