Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1898-05-05
OUR WESTMINSTER BUDGET,
CONDUCTED BY A. l.. GossETT.

WESTMINSTER. S. c., May 4.-Mrs. p.
NJ England left Tuesday morning for
I.ynchburg, Va, to visit hcr daughter,
Mrs. NJ. G. Mcconnell. She will attend
tho Southern Baptist Convention, whicl,
mcots at Norfolk, Va, Friday morning.
Mr.. a. N. Broneman has moved from
near Westminster TO Aldrcll, Ala.
Alb. Houston, tho colored barber, was
married Sunday, April "a, to Maggie
Mellow, Rev. w. S. Southerland ofliciat,
ing.
A white boy, John Lovc by name, shot
a colorGd boy, julie Johns, while care,
Wednesday. No serious harm was done.
l,icontiatc j. II. Dendy, Of South Caro-
lima Presbytery, will arrive from the
Theological Seminary on May l4th and
preach at Retreat church on tho third
Sabbath of this month. 1Io will preach
to the Westminster congregation on tho
fourth Sabbath at II A. NJ. 1t gives us
much pleasure to learn that our good
friond MIR. Dondy will soon DC with us.
Capt. j. a. Mooney, of tho Grcenvillc
bar, was in town Saturday evening last.
Rov. A. w. McGutfin, an aged Baptist
minister living near here, received many
articles of food from friends in Wcstmin-
stor last evening. A prayer all praise
service was also held at his home. This
pounding was wisely suggested by Rov.
ID. w. IIiott. The recipients wcro filled
! with unspoakablo JOY and gratitude, and
the donors experienced tho reality of the
divine truth, "It is moro blessed to give
| than to receive"
Our school boys and our town boys
crossed bats again last Friday. Another
| victory was won by tho former. The
score was something like rs to 10
Stephens and Traylor were the battery
for the town club. The school boys
played the same battery as before.
A small party of young people went
down on Tugaloo river to-day to picnic
Miss Bortio Gilmcr, of Fort Madison
visited friends hero last wcck.
w. III. Cearloy, while perambulatine
tho streets of Westminster last Friday
night, advanced too near well, which
had rotten flooring, and dropped in
He was said to be in drunken condi
tion, and, perhaps, a heavy head caused
| him to leave the street and test tho firm
ness of a rock wall in tho we'll. His
chum, who was near by, procured lad
der, which enabled Cearley to got out
IIo was considerably shaken up by the
tumble, but will soon bo himself again
Mr.. j. ID. Sheldon, of Fair Play, was il
town yesterday.
The Westminster High School vii
close on Friday, May 20. There will be
exercises both morning and afternoon
and an exhibition at night. Julius l.
| Boggs, Esq, ono of tho branicst anC
most popular mombers of tho Pickens
bar, will deliver an address on education
at II A. NJ. 1t will DO treat to heal
this majestic speaker. A debate by some
of the young mon is feature Of tho pro
grammo. The usual basket picnic vii
be had on the grounds, and, of course
everybody is requested to bring we'll
filled baskets.
Last Sunday was communion day q
tho Baptist church. Rev. ID. w. Hot
delivered forciblo sermon from lsaial
28: 20: "For tho bed is shorter than 6
man can stTotcl, himself on it, and the
covering narrower than that ho can wral
himself in it," His discourse in tht
evening on tho 'Prodigal Son" was re
markably fine.
On last Saturday morning, between
and 8 o'clock, John II. Holiday, white
shot and killed Grundy Sullivan, colorcd
on tho Southern Railway, between tn,
residence of tho slayer and tho shuttle
and bobbin factory. Holiday had hiret
worked a portion Of day and left tn,
work unfinished. That was on Tuesday
IIo did net return till Friday afternoon
! Whun iIu demanded ms pGy. IIOlida,
rofused to pay until ho had put il, ii fui
days labor. Sullivan got angry ant
cursed him. IIo went Off, and returned
Saturday morning, whom tho difficult,
was renewed. Sullivan drew pistol OF
Holiday and threatened TO kill him bcfor
Saturdays sun went down. I!o als.
insultcd Mrs. Holiday. While Sulliva,
was gone away Holiday procured Prus
sian army riio, TO calibre. AS soon n
tho negro reached the railroad, abou
sevcnty-livo yards from whore IIolda,
was standing, no UIoliday) fred. A
least ono-third of tho negroes hoad wa
blown off by the bullet, and no died n
quick az blood, brains and breath eoult
leave him. There wHs no nyn- Witness +
tho unfortunate affair. Holiday has bcel
living hora six or eight months. IIo Ia
lnatiVe Of Greenvillo county