Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1901-02-13
THE CHARLESTON EXPOSITION.
The Commissioners for the Different Town
ships Have Been Appointed.
The South Carolina Interstate and
West Indian observation-disclosures
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The South Carolina Interstate and J
West Indian Exposition-Oconee
Greeting: The following named gen
sioners for the respective townships and
Clemson College to thoroughly organize
and prepare an exhibit from the county
to the South Carolina Interstate and
West Indian Exposition. Your duties
will be to aid the County Board of Com
missioners in securing at once collec-
tion of the best timber Of every known
variety grown in tho county to be sea-
soned for the final selection. To secure
specimens of all kinds of berries and
fruits as they mature; also the best
specimens of horticulture, vitioulturo
and Horticulture; works of art and fancy
designs of the ladies' handiwork. We
desire you to encourage the farmers to
grow the largest yield of corn, wheat
oats, cotton, peas, potatoes, sorghum
also to prepare hay from the different
grasses. We desire models of farms and
farm buildings, improved methods OF
practical value to tho farmer. tiso
samples of ores, minerals, marble, Eran-
ite, etc., located in the county. TO on.
courage tho minor industries in wood
iron, etc, of the county to show theil
products. Also encourage the textile
manufacturers to prepare special ex.
hibit. We cherish the hope that Jall
manufactured articles will DO allowed
space in the county exhibit.
Your further duty will be to secure
cash contributions towards creating q
fund to prepare the said collective ,ex-
hibit. All moneys 80 contributed will be
forwarded to v. l.. Norman, Secretary
and Treasurer, Walhalla.
We recommend that you call a meet
ing of the citizens of your respective
townships on Saturday, February 23d
1901, to take formal action on this mat
ter. Respectfully,
John w. Sbclor, Chairman,
V. l.. Norman, Sec. and Treas,
r. e. Werner, Jas. Thompson,
Board Com'rs Oconee County.
February II, 1901.
AUXILIARY BOARDS.
Wagener-E. r. Lucas, w. j. Strib
ling, G. II. Mayhow, W. A. Strother.
Keowee-S. l.. Richardson, r. A.
Grant, Archaolaus Lay.
Whitewater-W. NJ. Brown, Milton
Nicholson, Sr, D. o. Sheppard.
Chattooga-W. G.. RUSSELL Abort M.
Brown, II. l.. Syms.
Pulaski-Nathan Watkins, Nathaniel
1Hl'llpS, VI. ~. ArV0.
Tugaloo-W E. Chewell, w. p. Ander.
Center-J. j. Haley, S. p. Stribling,
+. l.. Sitton.
Seneca-W. A. Courtonay, Daniel Rave.
mol, j. b. Pickett.
Clemson College-Prcsident Hartzog
with power to appoint two others.
Brave Men Fall
Victims to stomach, liver and kidney
troubles as well as women, and all fee
the results in loss of appetite, poisons ir
the blood, backache, nervousness, head
ache and tired, listless, rundown feeling
But there's no need to feel like that
Listen to j. w. Gardner, Idaville, Ind
He says: Electric Bitters arc just tho
thing for man when he is all run down
and don't care whether he lives or dies
1t did more to give mo new strength anC
good appetite than anything ! coult
take. l can now eat anything and have
a new lease on lifc." Only 80 cents, a.
all drugs stores in tho county. Every
bottle guaranteed.
A Son OF Chief OF Police Shot to Death
Rutherfordton, N. c., February o.
Nelson Hamrick, son of Chief of Police
was fatally shot as tho rcsultof tragedy
which occurred in Dock Bailey's barber
shop at Forest City at noon to-day. TIL,
Hammock boys went into the shop drink
ing. While Bailey was shaving gentle
man they began throwing cups and water
about until Bailey ordered them to leave
They did SO, but returned in a few min
utes with sticks of wood and made NJ
effort to kill Bailey. They seized him
threw him to the floor. and were ch okinl
him, when ho drew his pistol and fired
Nelson Hamrick was shot in the stomach
and died in a few minutes. Bailey wa
arraigned before magistrate, and tn
testimony showing he was justified, h
was released under IL $500 bond. All th
parties are white. Public sentiment i
against tho victims. Bailey is law
abiding citizen. 1t is said the dead mai
was under bond for aiding in the lynch
ing of tho negro, Avery Mills, last Au
gust, and would havo been tried at th
next term of Rutherfordton court TO
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