Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1915-05-12

husband, Mrs. Rutledge is survived
by her father and mother, and seve-
raj brothers and sisters. Funeral
arrangements have not been made
definitely, but the interment will be
made at the Baptist cemetery be-
tween 3 and o'clock tomorrow
| Thursday afto' The bereaV-
ed ones have the sympathy OF many
| friends.
Last night between 8 and 9
o'clock the electric lights in Wal
| halla went to the bad, remaining
| in that condition The balance Of the
| night. The cause Of the trouble was
| the fact that in some manner some OF
| the copper wires came i'll contact with
| the metallic cross arms on the COM
pany's poles, below the corporate
| limits, thus breaking the circuit and
| throwing the entire system out OF
! keller. Kerosene lamps were
brought into service all over town,
| and those who have been using cleo
| trcity since the establishment of the
| lighting company'S plant were
| brought to a realization of the great
| convenience that they have been en-
enjoying, which heretofore has been
not half appreciated. The defects
| VIII DS IpHlSuleu UOuDlltSS DclolS
| tonight.
Sheriff John w. Davis has been
quite active recently in the matter
Of looking after Illicit distilling in
the county, and has met with success
| in some instances; in others he has
had to content himself with the hope
that the future shall hold better luck
in store, or that he operators will
| irn1, nCt
| Wednesday Sheriff Davis, assisted by
a local constable, unearthed one Of
the most unique distilling outfits in
Westminster that has been brought
to light in recent years. Right in
the heart of the town, not far dis
| tant from church, within calling
distance OF stores and residences, a
| still was located in the cellar of the
residence occupied by George Love.
| The place was entered. the cellar Wis
tied, and there it was found that a
full-ncdged distilling outfit was in
| operation. The parties who owned
the plant were not there, but the
plant was doing its own work Of fer
menting mash for the manufacture Of
a low-grade brandy. 1t is though a
| run" had been made during We'd
nesday morning, as the distilled fruit
| (rotten apples, peas, corn, oats, etc, }
was still in the boiler. The officers
| captured about two gallons Of the
''brandy," which has a rather milky
and general nasty appearance. In
place of the usual running water for
cooling purposes, the plant was sup
piled with barrel filed with crush
ed ice, so arranged that the liquor
| passed through pipe surrounded by
the ice, thus cooling the stuff as it
| came out as a finished product" ."
| The outfit was taken in charge by the
sheriff, but no arrests were made
Later "Wednesday night Love surren-
dered to Mayor Gilbert, Of Westmin-
ster, and was turned over to Mr.
Davis. Charles Roach, who "board-
ed" with Love, was arrested later
and both are now in Oconee Jail to
await trial Yesterday (Tuesday)
morning Sheriff Davis and Special
Officer A. T. Reid left Walhalla fol
the Chapman Ford section Of the
county, where they succeeded in cut
ting down an illicit plant, but were
unable to capture any one, as no one
was about the place at the time. The
still was set up out in the woods
there being no house at ALL only some
plankS laid over the top Of the still
barrels, and other implements. The
| still that was cut up was Of about 60
gallons capacity, and was made OF
plank, with copper bottom. There
was large quantity Of beer and
mash on hand, and it was evident
that the plant was "nuShed" just a
little too soon to make a capture OF