Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1904-06-29
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THE NEWS IN BRIEF FORM.
Items OF News Of the Past Week Gathered
from Various Sources.

One of the curiosities is. the hog of M.
G. Delk, of Barnwell, with six feet, the
extra feet being in front, two for each
fore leg.
One of the best signs of the times,
says the Macon Telegraph, is that the
old-time Democrats, many OF whom de-
serted the party in 1906. are working
with skill and zeal for the success of the
party this year.
The dispatches in our daily, exhanges
indicate that great, and probably the
decisive, battle between the Japs and
Russians will soon begin. Both armies
are preparing for the conflict. During
the coming week important news may be
expected from the East.
SiXty-eight people were present whom
the State campaign meeting opened at
Manning last Wednesday, and the crowd
was increased to about 100 before the
speaking was over. The people don't
seem to be very much interested for the
reason that there is little to interest
them.
a long distance electric car line is now
being agitated by prominent capitalists.
The proposed road is to run from Ander-
son, 5. O., to Atlanta, Ga. A large meet
ing of citizens, who are interested and
live, along the prospective route, was
held in Atlanta recently and resolution
"ao puSotu W ndhc u survey ana secure
the right of way as fast as possible.
There are few instances of twins
born in the South, one being black, the
other white or mulatto. But so far as
records go the first case of triplets, two
black and one white, comes up from
Spartanburg county. A negro woman,
quite black, gave birth to triplets short
time ago, and two were evidently black
and the third one white. Not being able
to stand the social equality all of them
died.
DR.: Arthur Thomas, well-known
dentist, of Spartanburg, was assaulted
and robbed Monday night as he was re-
turning from Fair Forest. He was rid
ing in a buggy and near Saxon Mills
some ono stepped from the roadside and
dealt him severe blow on the head,
rendering him unconscious. He was
then relieved of $25 and a gold watch.
The horse brought home the buggy and
its unconscious occupant
Crowds, with heads bowed and uncov-
cred, lined both sides of East river, i'm
New York, last Sunday as the blackened
hulk of the General Slocum was towed
to dock in Erie Basin, where it is to be
inspected by the Federal authorities.
The flags on the tug having the wreck in
tow were at half mast, and when passing
Barretto Point, where the Slocum sank
WueIe So many lOSC Cnelr ilV0S, tho
tho flags wero dipped. All the craft in
the harbor dipped their flags as the
iiotilla passed.
A most unusual death is reported from
Appalachia, mining town in Wise
county, Virginia. Mrs. Thomas Sykes
was rubbing the mouth of her little
3year-old girl, Lille, with live gold
fish in an effort to cure the child from
slobbering, having been told that such a
remedy would break her of the habit,
when the fish slipped down the chid's
throat head first, choking her to death
before the fish could be gotten out. A
physician, Dr. Holly, was near at the
time and promptly attended the child,
but before the fish could be removed she
was dead.
Pure spring water was given away free
to the people of Columbus, Ca, last
Sunday, tho city authorities having it
hauled in in sprinkling carts The post
office was the distributing point, water
cart being there all the time. Each citi-
zen who applied was given two gallons
or less, two gallons being the maximum
for "ny one person. The incident was
unparalleled in the history of the town.
Various people are now selling spring
water, running lines of wagons and there
is plenty of water for all who are able to
buy. The supply has been rendered
unit for drinking by the drought.