Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1893-02-23

Good young horses and mules for sale
by W. b. Hunsinger, Conneross, S. c.,
cheap for cash or good notes.
Tie Court of Common Pleas and Gene
raj Sessions will convene at Walhalla on
Monday next, Judge Izlar presiding.
Mr.. T. Prue Fant, charged with the
murder of negro at Pendleton some
months ago, was tried at Anderson last
week and acquitted.
We had a light snow on Tuesday, but
the mountains above US were covered
with it several inches. Since which TIE
weather has been very cold.
) Mr.. c. Furber Jones, in his advertise
ment this week, quotes the prices OF
many of the various articles he has for
sale. He is certainly putting his goods
down to hard time prices. Read mis-
price list this week.
The litigation in the case Of the State
against the Port Royal Railroad has been
decided in favor of the State, and Col J.
! II. Averill has been appointed Receiver
of the road. There may BIC conflict in
this case between the State and United
States Courts.
On the Sth of April there will be a
meeting Of the State Board of Examiners
in Columbia at which the text books for
the ensuing five years will be selected.
The Board consists of Superintendent
". D. Mayfield, W. \. Merchant, E. B.
I Craighead, j. J. McClain and Il. 7. Cook.
We had the pleasure Of meeting on our
streets this week the familiar face and
form of our former fellow-townsman,
Capt. j. A. Ballenger. who was paying a
brief visit to relatives and friends in our
midst. The Captain is one of Oconee's
best citizens and has one of the incest
and most productive farms, on Choestoe
creek, in the county.
Mr.. F. E. Harrison, in his new adver-
tisement this week, sets forth many
articles of household wear at taking
prices. such as boys suits of clothing,
ladies' hose, children's hose and gentle
mems unlaundered shirts. He has also
a car load of flour, of all the popular
brands. at prevailing prices. His guano
and acid phosphate have arrived and
he is ready to supply the demands of our
farmers with these articles.
Mrs. A. G.. Eretwell of Anderson,
daughter of our fellow-townsman, Mr..
NJ. Bullwnkel. has recently had erected
in the Lutheran cemetery at this place a
beautiful monument to the memory of
her mother. Mrs. Catherine d. Bullwin-
kel, who died April II. 1884, and her
brother, Nicholas G. Buliwinkel, who
died November %, 1879. The monument
is beautiful one. and is worthy tribute
OF devotion and affection by loving
daughter and sister.
Uo to date Mr.. Cleveland's Cabinet, as
officially announced, will be as follows:
Walter Q. Gresham, of Illinois, Secretary
of State; John c. Carlisle, of kentucky,
Secretary of the Treasury; Daniel 5.
Lamont. of New York, Secretary of War;
Wilson S. Bessell. of New York, Post
master General; Hoke Smith, of Geor-
gia. Secretary of the Interior; J. Sterling
Morton. OF Nebraska. Secretary of Agri-
culture: Richard Olney. OF Boston, At
torney General. and Hillary a. Herbert.
of Alabama. Secretary of the Navy.
This completes President Cleveland's s
Cabinet
Charleston .Neers ond Courier: The
railroad tax cases remain for the present
in Stotu quo. Sheriff w. w Riser, Of
Newberry. nti-Tillman, who is still at
the St. Charles Hotel, states that he is
acting under the advice of Mr.. Samuel
Lord, and does not propose to either
purge himself or pay his fine. He says
this is the only time, he thinks, the Gov
ernor ever was right, and that he (Riser)
proposes to stand up to the rack even if
all the rest do back down.
Mrs. James T. Wilson had narrow
escape from being seriously, if not fatal
~. burned last Friday morning. While
standing near the ire place her dress
caught on fire and size was being rapidly
enyelopcd in flames. when Mr.. Wilson
came to her rescue. He caught her
clothes and succeeded in tearing the
burning garments from her body. BY
his prompt and vigorous action she
escaped with only slight burn near one
ear. but he had his right hand painfully
burned.
Mr.. b. c. Rothell. of Pulaski Township.
called at the COURIER Office few days
ago and renewed his subscription for a
couple of years. During a short and
pleasant conversation with MIN we were
impressed with his sound judgment and
practical common sense about many
things pertaining to agriculture, domestic
economy. home manufactures, &c. He
does not plant any cotton, makes his own
hog and hominy, keeps out of debt and
is happy. with several dollars in his
pocket. He informed us he had two
porkers yet to kill. which would net
about 500 pounds each. He believes in
honest politics, if there can be sucl a
thing. and has no patience with shams of
any kind. Says he has been looking I'M
patiently for the promised reform in our
State government in TIE reduction of our
taxes and the cutting down of the sala-
ries of our public officers, but so far he
has looked in vain. BE has about come
to the conclusion that the reform move
ment is a myth and boomerang
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