Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1893-02-16

Ter, o1 Soutn tdfOllna. convened III 't!i-
nual assembly in Charleston on TUESDAY.
Col. r. 4. Thompson attended as the
representative of Walhalla Chapter. No.
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The CouElEE has received from Mr..
G. Manner an interesting account OF 4
thirteen days muleb back ride through
twelve counties of South Carolina. North
Carolina. Georgia and Tennessee. II
viii appear mex; week as it comes tco
late tor publication in this issue.
Immigrants and returning voyaScrs
and in Ayers Sarsapasilla 4 cure for
cluptious. boilS. pimplcs. eczema. etc.
whether resulting from sea-diet and life
on >hip-board. or from any other cause.
It's value aS tonic and Alternative medi
cine cannot be ovcI-cstimated.
Mrs. Artic Quarles widow OF Herbert
y. Qualle>. died at her home on Chat
tooga River on Monday. February 9Th.
aged mnety five years. She was buried
on Tuesday al Long Creek Baptist church.
Of which she had been member for
many wears. She was the mother Of
fourteen children and leaves many rcla-
lives TO mourn her death.
On February It Pr2sitien, Clcyclal,i
officially announced the names Of four
members OF hiS Cabinet through the
tlHted Press They are: Walter Q.
Gresham, Of Illinois. Secretary Of State;
John 6. Carlisle. OF Kentucky Secretary
Of The Treasury: Daniel : Lamont OF
New York. Secretary Of War; Wilson :.
B!>Se}l OF Buffalo. Postmaster General.
.rhe others Viii be selected during the
coming week
Mrs. Ada i.oll. wife Of Rev. DR.. T. p.
Bell. died at Richmond Wv, ON TUESDAY.
ifth instant She was formerly Miss Ada
ciaba,teh. and once lived in Walhalla.
She WAS a graduate OF the Walhalla
Female College under the late Dr. J. 7.
>meltzer Mrs. John O. Hicks is : sis
Ter of the deceased Mrs Bell waSa lady
Of many noble traits of character aad
her many friends Viii be Sricved 10 learn
of her death.
eG.oH4o >po5.ton, You have . long
,iine to consider the question OF n con-
S'ifuticnal convention for this state
The vote VIII take place in November.
i>el and the convention, If called. VIII
not be held before the SprinS or summer
@; }>.,5. lie best way 10 test that mat
tel NH ltc TWO tickets for Legislature
one ia favor Of the convention the other
opposed to ii. Then the whole argument
can be brought squarcly before all the
people.
The largest dividend to creditors ever
pad in these parts by an assigned estate
was that pad on the lith instant by the
assignee of W. W. Robinson. \ little
,ger a year ago pro rata distribution
to accepting creditors was raade on a
basis of - per cent. This week another
and the last one was made Of Is per cent.
thuS making q total OF % cents on the
dollar paid to creditors. The credit FOR
this handsome result is largely due to the
superb management OF the assets of thc
eS;lte by Col. II. :. vanDiviere. the as
signec
Mr.. Wm. VI. Orr died at his home in
Deoaee county on Thursday. 9th instant.
after a lingering illness. For many years
he had been great sufferer from the
effects OF 4 serious hurt on one OF his
hands received years ago. The hand was
;rmputated last summer in the hope OF
giving him pelmancrt relief. but the old
wound broke out asun on his arm which
caused his death. He was native Of
Anderson county, but had resided III this
county She greater pat OF his life. lie
WAS an upright citizen and honest man,
enjoying the respect and confidence OF
al who knew him.
An old almanac for 1873 gives the fol-
lowing as the rates of postage prevailing
at that time: For every single letter, by
land. for 20 miles. cents: 30 miles, 10
cents: 10 miles. l2t cents; 300 miles, Il
cents: 800 miles, - cents No allowance
TO be made for intermediate miles. Every
double letter is to pay double the said
rates: every triple letter, triple; every
packet weighing one ounce. ut the rate
OF fcur single letters each ounce. Every
slap letter originally received at an Office
for delivery. 6 cents. Magazines and
pamphlets. not over 30 miles. cent per
sheec; over 30 and not exceeding loo
miles, cents per sheet; over 100 miles.
: 2cents.per sheet.
Mr.. Hugh J. Tribble. Fertilizer Enspec-
tor. was in Walhalla Wednesday, on Off
cjal business. He Ends everything all
right here and our fertilizer dealers are
doing business in conformity to the law.
Examinations have already been made at
Seneca and Westminster. No irregular
ties have been found in the county. Mr..
Tribble's section is the territory covered
by the Richmond and Danville system.
lie has been on the road for one month
and finds an unusually large amount OF
fertilizers being moved. BE thinks the
increased demand will soon cause sharp
advance in the price. During the month
he has discovered only one small irregu-
larity. This was one car of guano at
Pelzer on February 1 with some of the
sacks without tags. The matter was
promptly reported to j. P. Smith, Secre-
tary of the Fertilizer Board of Control,
at Fort Hill. Mr. Tribble likes the work
very much, but finds that it keeps him
quite busy. He viii give it his whole
time and attentisa until the season closes,
about the first