Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1898-08-11
OUR WESTMINSTER BUDGEY
CONDUCTED BY A. L. QOssETT.

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| WESTMINSTER, August 10.-Miss Mat
tic Sullivan, of Fort Madison, is visiting
the family of Mr.. Thos. II. Joncs.
| Mr.. VIM. S. Peden, Of Owings, Laurens
county, is visiting tho families Of Mossrs
| VIM. p. Anderson and W. G. Mason. MI
Pcdon made the trip on his bicycle.
Rev. II. II. Dagnall made a business
trip to Anderson tho lattor part of last
week.
Mr.: Il: l.. Davenport of Hiawassee,
Ga, is with j. & Is. Carter. Luther is
an experienced salesman.
Mr.. j. w. Boardon, of Oakway, sus-
tanned painful bruises and got ono of his
ankles spraincd, yesterday by his mulo
Tho animal ran tho buggy ovor him. The
vohicl . struck a building and one whool
was demolished.
Tho capital stock of tho Southern
Shuttle and Bobbin Factory has boon
doubled. Mr.. VIM. p. Anderson has
just connected himself with the enter
prise and has been made president and
treasurer by tho directors.
| On Thursday, August 18th, at II A.
M, Rev. j. IT,. Dondy will begin serios
of services in tho Retreat church.
Ho will bo assisted by Row. r. L. Rogers
of Walhalla. On Sunday he and MI
Rogers expect to exchange pulpits. Mr.
! Dendy will proach at Richland whilo Mr..
Rogers conducts tho communion services
at Retreat.
| Worry pretty wedding cards have been
issued, announcing tho marriage of Miss
AMMO May Jones to Mr.. William Ernest
Cheswoll, on Wednesday, August II,
! 1903, at p. NJ. Tho marriage will be
solemnized in the Westminster Baptist
church and will bc brilliant affair.
| Rev. p. j. Vermillion, who supplies
| nfiSf nj, ot I'll -
over there this week engaged in pro-
tracted mooting. He is assisted by Rcv
d. w. Uiott.
Rov Albert f. Fits, State evangelist
OF tho Christian church, is preaching in
the school house twice day, at II A. M.
and at night, this wcok. Mr.. Fits
preached several sermons herc in Car
tors Hall last February. 1t is his aim to
organize church while horo.
| MIR: o. Ii. Burchfield, who was recently
appointed sub-railway postal clorl1, left
this week for Charleston, where ho
expects to begin work. His successor at
tho depot is Mr.. f. A. Campbell, of
Mount Airy, Ga Mr.. Campbell worked
as night operator here some years ago
and is remembered BY many of our poo
plo.
! A protracted meeting closed ut Toxa-
way last week. Rev. j. II. Stone, tho
pastor, was assisted by Rev. j. M. San
ders. On last Sunday ten candidates for
church membership received the ordi-
nance of baptism in Chauga at tho Horse
Shoe bridge.
Tho forty horse power engine for the
now cotton ginnery was shipped here
some days ago. A house to put seed
cotton in and a cotton seed house have
boon built and work on tho main build
ing of tho ginnory is now progressing
rapidly. All modern convenioncos will
be used in unloading, ginning and pack
ing cotton, which will guarantee largo
patronage.
Tho revival meeting, conducted in tho
Baptist church by ReVs. D. w. IIiott, j..
f. Singleton and r.. d. Hawkins, closed
last Sunday, 7th instant. There were
two additions by experience. The mem-
bers were greatly revived and bonoGtod
by tho services and much good was no
doubt accomplished. Tho services were
earnest, persuasive and forcible, somo of
thom boing illustrated Oh blackboard
and chart. Tho pastor administered tho
ordinance Of batism to fivc-three having
previously united with tho church-on
Sunday night, which concluded the pro-
| tractod services.
There arc several visitors in town at
tho boarding houses.