Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1893-03-16

j. W. Shelor, Esq, has returned from
attendance upon the United States Cour
at Greenville.
DR.. D. B. Darby has returned from
Washington, where he attended the inau
guration ceremonies and visited b. bro
ther.
Mr. n. L. FAINT is again in his old posi-
ton of mail agent on the Columbia ane
Greenville roa0 running from Walhalls
to Columbia.
Walhalla furnishes two applicants fol
Deputy Collector of Internal Revenue il
this district, viz: DR.. W. j. Bramlett ane
C. R. D. Burns.
Do not wear impermeable and tight
fitting hats that construct the blood-ves
sells of the scalp. Use Halls Hair Re
newer occasionally, and you will not be
bald.
We have heard of the following appli
cants for the Walhalla post Office under
the new administration: DR.. D. B. Darby.
J. J. Smith, W. w Moss, J. L. Fennell,
Sr., and w o. White.
Mr.. D. Oelkers has greatly improved
the yard in front of his new residence.
1t has been laid off in nice plats and
planted in shruhbery and grasses. The
street in from, of his house has been
greatly improved also. Mr.. Oelkers has
one of the incest residences in town.
The new law creating County Boards
of Medical Examiners instead of the old
State Board is causing serious CO nplica-
ton. In some counties ther, are no
boards. as no physicians can be found to
accept the position of examiner. Gov.
Tillman is desirous of returning to the
old law
The United States Senate Committees
have been announced. Senator Butler is
Chairman of the Committee on Inter
State Commerce and the Five Civilized
Tribes of Indians. He is also member
of the Committees on Foreign Relations,
Naval Affairs, to Investigate Trespassers
upon indian Lands and Additional Ac-
for the Library of Con-
gress. Senator Irby is Chairman of the
Committee on Transportation Routes to
the Seaboard and is also member Of
the Committees on Post Offices and Post
Roads, Mines, Coast Defence and Civil
Service.
Greenville Ners: Many of the wit
nesses at the United States Court are
kicking and are obviously unhappy.
They are defendant witnesses who are
,ouched in the tenderest and deepest
-ecesses of theii souls and pockets by
he enforcement of the rule that wit
leSses OF defendant, unless expressly
by the court, shall not be
oaid red cent for coming here to testify.
Many of them have had TO borro W money
% enable them to get back to their
homes and it will be frosty day before
hey come to testify for an accused again
lnless c.uered by the court. The effect
If the enforcement will probably have
he result of materially decreasing the
.umber of witnesses hereafter
1t seems that some negroes lever will
earn the danger of leaving home and
ocking up small children in the house.
'his was done Wednesday afternoon by
Win and Mag "n.---- who live in Mid
yav. in a small house on a coi..~- e tho
-.aw lot. They have two small children
md locked them in before leaving. The
children put broom in the fire and then
stuck it to the bed, which caught, and
;oon the inside was in mass OF flames.
i little negro of another family hap
oened just then to be passing. He dis
covered the fire and raised the alarm.
several men were working
lear by. They ran to the rescue, burst
open the door, took out the little negroes
md by heroic efforts saved the house,
but all the inside was burned. The
negroes lost their household effects.
The United States Court at Greenville
has determined the following cases,
among many others: B. F. Coward, re-
failing, was tried in his absence and
found guilty. Sealed sentence.
David Wall. retailing, guilty. SEN
fenced to one month in Oconee jail and
a fine of 800.
James Eller, retailing, plead guilty.
to one mo tn in Oconee jail
and fine of 800.
Sam y. Wilson, distilling, found guilty
ana sentenced to six months in Oconee
Jail.
Dan. Roach. retailing, guilty. Sen
fenced to one month in Oconee Jail and
fine OF 5000
VIM. l.. Littleton, retailing. Sentence
suspended. ~.
Centence withheld until August term
John Cobb. retailing, guilty. Not pre-
sent. Sealed sentence.