Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1900-12-05
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AFR. NJ. j. Smith is clerRing for Dr..
j. w. Boil.
Mr.. Goo. L. Wilson is attending the
fair at jackson, Ga, this week.
-Bol's drug store is receiving an I'M
menso stock of Christmas goods.
Deputy Marshal j. II. Mckinney
spont Saturday III Gainesville, Ga, on
business.
Sec notice Of seizure in another col
umn, and If tho property is yours sac
knowledge tho corn"
MIR. III. p. lIollcman is now employed
as express messenger OH tho Blue Ridge
Railroad between Walhalla and Bolton.
Mrs. Rebccca Abcrnothy and chill
den, of Washington, ID. c., arc spending
some time with her mother, Mrs. Rebccca
Leopold, in Midway.
Editor M. l.. Clark, of tho Marion
Star, has bean appointed Journal Clerk
of tho Senate by Lieutenant Governor
elect James Ii. Tilman.
--Wantcd-Activc, energetic men and
women in each township. Steady en-
ployment; good pay. Gail on or address
ID. Ii. Russell, Anderson, S. G.
Mr.. V. l.. Norman is now handling
jcwclry manufactured by the w. f. Main
Co. Give him a call. He guarantees all
jewelry as represented. Sec ad.
Mr. Jas. L. Neville, of West Union,
spent last Friday in Grccnvillc, S. c., in
conference with parties interested in the
Chattooga River Development Company.
Prof. S. B. Seward gave his perform
ance last Wednesday night. IIc is an
export both in vcntriloqu;sm and slcight-
of-hand performances His entertain
ment was highly enjoyed.
Miss Cantio IIane, after spending
some weeks in Walhalla visiting the
family of Dr.. ID. b. Darby and other rcla
tivcs, returned to her home in Fort
Motto, S. G., last Thursday morning.
MIR. j. l.. Loudcrmilk, who lives i'm
the shake Rag section, was in town
recently with two coons that he had
Used single barrelcd, muzzlc-loatling
shotgun loaded with No. s shot.
In tho District Court in Charleston
last Saturday Judge Brawlcy sentenced
Alonzo f. Powell to the Oconce Jail for a
term of six months. Powell was con
victcd at the Grccnvilc Court of tlistil-
ing and sealed sentence was left
Mr.. Richard Grubbs, of Fair Play,
shot and killed hawk one day last week
that measured four feet from tip to tip
of wings. Mr.. Grubhs was sitting on a
horse and the hawk was flying when he
shot and killed it at a distance Of 10 or
SO yards.
The nows of the day is made up hor-
rbly, and very largely, Of murders,
homicides, robbcrics, rapcs and divers
other deeds of violence. II is enough to
convince any Bible reader that "thc devil
is loose" and that the "vals Of wrath
arc being purcd out upon the earth.
The Legislature convcncs under the
Constitution the second Tuesday in Janu-
airy and tho month coming in on Tues
day the General Assembly will convene
next year on the earliest possible day.
They will E've twenty three days in
January and ought to be home by the
10th Of February.
r. IT, Jayncs, Esq, left Wahala
Tuesday morning for Columbia, George
town and Charleston. He will bnc
pleasure with business and spend about
two weeks on his trip. At Charleston
he will attend tho meeting Of the Grand
Lodge a. f. NJ. as the representative of
Walhalla Lodge No. ~ A. f. NJ
Mr.. j. b. Shirley, OF Fair Play, had
the misfortune to lose his right hand by
accident last Thursday. lie was run.
ming feed shredder, and, in some way,
his hand became cntanglcd i'm the ma
cNincry and was terribly laccratcd, max
ing amputation necessary. Mr.. Shirley
is getting along as well as could be cx-
pectcd.
Miss Emma Mcrriclt, who is stu
dent in Converse College, Spartanburg,
met with painful accident last Thurs
day afternoon by falling while practic-
ing in the gymnasium, breaking both
bones in her right arm between the
elbow and wrist. 5hc came home Sun
day to remain unit she is able to use her
arm as before.
--Rcv. G. +. Clarkson returned to Wal
haila Monday evening, after being absent
week attending the meeting of tho
Annual Conference at Chester. The
members OF the Methodist churches at
Walhalla and Seneca are delighted at his
return to this work. lie has made him
self very popular among all dcnomina
tions during the past year.
deputy MarshdiS Corbn and McKin-
ncy and w. j. Beck and James Corbin
captured wagon load of whiSkcy near
Fair Play early last Friday morning, and
arrested j. l.. Fleming, his son and j. H..
McCrackin and contiScatcd the team and
liquor. The men had about seventy gal
IONS OF whiSkcy in the wagon. The men
were given preliminary hearing before
commissioner Shclor on Saturday and
were bound over to the United States
Court
Mr.. John j. pickcns was awarded
the contract last Friday by the County
Board OF Commissioners to rebuild the
bridge over Chauga creek, at the John
Taylor Cox bridge place, for Si5. Here
ttof4rc this bridge has cost the county as
high as $500 for rebuilding. The bridge
viii be built low this time and will be
about % feet long. The old bridge is
about 300 feet long. The work of re.
building is to he completed by the 10Th
of January, 1901.
Attention is called to the page advcr-
tiScmcnt of MIR. G. G. Jayncs, Walhalla,