Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1898-07-28
OUR WESTMINSTER BUDGET,
CONDUCTED by A. L.. COS 1I'rT.

WEsrM1NsrER, S. c., July 27.-Rov. D.
w. IIiott is at Martin, Ga. this week
carrying on protractcd meeting.
Tho finest looking watormolOns ever
soon in Westminster arc at tho storo of
Elrod, England e Co. Thoy woro grown
by Mr.. Paul Johns of Tugaioo.
Mrs. Jones West and children, of Green
vile County, and tho Misses Thompson,
daughters of Mr.. Lawson Thompson, of
Iownvillo, arc visiting at Mr.. W. c.
Mason's.
Grand Dictator w. A. Tomploton, of
tho Knights of Honor of South Carolina,
will address tho Westminster Lodge, No.
33i5, on Monday, August l, in their hall,
at the usual hour of meeting, which is
about $50 =. M. A full attendance of
tho mombcrs Of tho order is earnestly
desired.
Mr.. Knox Anderson is visiting relatives
and friends at Piedmont and Williamston
this week.
"A protractod meeting is in progress at
tho old Westminster Baptist church.
Miss Coral Capps, after a visit of some
guest of Miss Jessie Stribling, returned
to her homo at Toccoa, Ga, on Monday.
Miss Vcda Sheldon, of Tugaloo, visited
hor sister, Miss Maggie Sheldon, at Mr..
9. f. AndersOn's, last week and attended,
tho services hold in tho Presbyterian
church.
Mr.. G. T.. Miller alto his first sweet
potato pic of tho 1903 crop last Sunday.
beginning on Thursday, August 4th, at
meeting at Tugaloo Presbyterian church
to continue through Sunday. IIo will
exchange pulpits with Rcv. w. s. IIami-
ter, of Seneca, on Sunday, Rev. Hamtcr
conducting tho communion services at
Tugaloo and Mr.. Dondy filling Mr.. Hami-
tors appointments at Seneca.
Mr.. E. p. Cox, a son of Mr.. A. =. Cox,
who lives near Westminster, is now in
tho gold folds of Alaska, better known
as "IilondilSo." Mr.. Cox is in recent of
a letter from his son. 1t was on tho
road 20 days. IIo writes that he had to
walk over 800 miles of his journey. Flour
is worth ono dollar pcr pound, bacon
$3.50 por pound in that cold region,
whore the ground mover thaws. Wages
for labOrers in tho mines is about 81. 25
per hour. Mr.. Cox lived in Montana
sovcral years and is somewhat accus.
toned to cold clmato.
Tho Woman's missionary Society of tho
Grcenvillo District will convono in annual
conference in tho Methodist church at
Westminster on Friday evening, August
II. On Sunday Rov. W. A. Rogers, pas.
tor of tho Buncombc Street Methodist
church, Greonvillc, S. c., will occupy
tho pulpit at ii a. nj.
Mr.. John Milton Dickson is seriously
i'll. llo has been sick long timo.
Rev. D.. T. Dondy preached series of
sermons in tho Presbyterian church last
week. His subjects wcro we'll chosen
and carefully prepared. IIo is n zoalous
young Biblo student and bids fair to bo-
come minister of much usefulness and
ability. Congregations always admire
tho proacher who is courteous and of q
friendly disposition, Of this noble gift of
nature Mr.. Dondy 10 provcrbial. Roy. r.,
L.. Rogers, pastor of tho Presbyterian
church of Walhalla, occupied tho pulpit
on Sunday, preaching two highly intcr-
esting sermons, morning and night,
which loft a fine impression upon his
hearers. At tho forenoon service ho
announced ono accession to tho church
on profession of faith in Christ. Tho
sacrament of tho Lords Supper was
administered at the conclusion of tbia
service.