Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1902-06-18
THE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS.
Some Charges Made Against Them-News
Around SaIem-Much Sickness and Death.

Salem, June 16.-Mrs. II. A. Grant has
been right sick. She is better.
Farming has been pushed rapidly for
the past two weeks in this community.
Corn is looking well. Cotton looks bet
ter than in the early spring. Small grain
crops are very light. Gardens have suf-
fercd for rain the past week, but we
have good rains at last.
Messrs William and Silas Perry, of
Pickens, were i'm this section visiting the
family of their brother, Mr.. E. A. Perry.
They spent the night with their mother,
who is in her Goth year.
Mrs. G.. II. Pike has been sick for two
weeks. She is some better.
Mr.. r. II. Whitmirc is still on the sick
list
Mr.. j. S. Holden is suffering severe
pain with an abccss on his leg.
Mr.. j. S. Collcy is spending a few
days at home. We are glad to sec Joe
teachers school at Walhalla, and then
take up his school at Cheohce.
Mrs. Mary e. Holden has returned
home after an extended visit to Newry.
Mr.. j. B. Burgess, Jr., has moved with
his new bride to Pickens, on the Barton
farm on Eastatoc. We join a host of
friends in wishing them success and
happiness through life.
Now Peep Eye, of Jocasscc: All of the
people inlJocassee know that Mr.. Brown
had his cattle all belled, but he is ahead
of his neighbors, for he has his farm
belled and the most of his business, yes,
and the catfish in Whitewater river, for
all we know, and they are ringing until
they are heard all over the State.
Fred Allen, 23-months old son of Mr..
and Mrs. Willy Allen, of this place, died
at their home Sunday afternoon at 8
o'clock.
Well, Mr.. Cook, l guess you think
Mack Perry has gone to Georgia or some
where else. have been to Georgia, and, ,
by chance, l went up the Callas noun
tain-that good road you read about l
see that it has cost Oconee some money
to dig the new road up this mountain,
and, the best that | can see, there is as
much travel on the old road as the new.
l can't see any improvement on the
grade. | was told by reliable parties in
Georgia that they had rather travel the
old road if it was worked out This don't
look like improving Oconee to me, or
the way to get out of debt, either
One of the County Board came up here
to let out a job on the road. One man
offered to do the work for So. He told
him if he couldn't get it done cheaper
than that he would do it himself. In a
81 ort time another man secured tho same
job of work, from the same man, for
twice the amount Don't you think he
WIS clCCJlOuCcIluSG
Come with us to the lanyard bridge.
There they let the contract to build the
road to the new bridge and level the
foundation. This was let to the lowest
responsible bidder. Messrs. Rogers
secured the contract for 800. | am relia-
bly, informed that the job cost Mr.. Rogers
a few cents over $l2. This was a fine
job for the man that got it, but what for
Oconee
We will not say anything about some
more important matters, for these poor
fellows already have thor backs skinned.
We have been living in hope for a
change in this road law and so on, and /
guess it is at the door, from the article |
read in last weeks Co, cr. We will
have no moro uso for tn . convicts. These
machines will do the work in some cool,
sandy flat, just like the one Oconee had
some years ago. 1t went just like lots of
Oconec's other money. [ fear these
things will go the same way-nobody
knows where. The Courier will please
whisper the small sum paid for this out
fit. Mack Perry.
Road machines, engines and the road
plows and extra points cost $2,270, and
the county is given the privilege of pay
ing for them by December 81, 1904. Old
road machine is still in the county and in
fair cOndition.-Editors Courier