Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1898-06-16
OUR WESTMINSTER BUDGET
CONDUCTED by A. l.. GossETr.

WESTMINSTER, s. G., Juno 15.-Wo
had nice rain on Monday afternoon.
Mr.. M. B. McGee, of Duo Wcst, visitcu
his son. MI. .. w. McGoe, last week.
Slight change Of schedule of trains
Nos. and II went into effect on tho
18th instant No. IL North-bound is duo
to leave here at 1910 l.. NJ. and No. II
South-bound is duo to leave at 5.45 p. M.
Mrs. l.. nj. Pcden and her son, Mr.. IT.
G.. Pcdcn, arc visiting at Fairviow, Groom
villo county.
Miss Bcrtie White, of Greonvillo, re-
turned home yesterday, after spending
fow days in Westminster with friends.
Her many friends wcro delighted to sec
hcr again and regretted that sllo could
not prolong her visit.
Tho game of baseball between Wost-
minister aud IIaI twoll did not occur last
Friday. Tho IIartwell boys didn't come.
Misses Virginia Norris and Maggie
Sheldon, of the Carter Merchandise Com
Pany, went down to Miss Sholdon's
home last Saturday and spent day or
two, which was worry enjoyable visit.
Rov: Thos. II. Leitch, evangelist Of The
Methodist Episcopal Church, begins in
Westminster on Monday evening, Juno
Goth, at $50 p. NJ. 1t is not known to-
day which church tho meetings will be
hold in, but will probably bo in tho Bap-
fist church, as 1T is the most convenient
for tho congregations. We trust all nee
cssary preparations will bo madc this
week in order that tho services will re-.
good. Rov. Mr.. Loitch will bo assisted
by Mr.. Fred. Marshall, whose talents for
music and singing are unoxcellcd. Tho
public arc invited to attond these ser-
vices.
The many friends of Mr.. and Mrs.
Claude Little arc grievcd to learn that
their infant daughter, Lois, died at Har-
mony Grove, Ca, last Sunday afternoon
She was just eight weeks old, and owing
she soon got beyond medical skill and
passed. into tho arms of Him who
declared unto this world, "Sufror little
children to como unto Mo, and forbid
them not" While tho hearts of tho
parents arc mado sad on account of tho
removal of their babo by Deaths icy
hand, tho Great Comforter brings the
message of peace to thcm to-day, "For
of such is the Kingdom of IIeavon."
tho Wesley Chapel High School, Of Dar-
lington, S. c., and Prof. w. A. Dagnall,
A. NJ, Principal of tho Marion Graded
School, Marion, S. c., sons of Rov. II. II.
Dagnall, arrived this week to spend va
cation. This is their first visit to West
minster and thoy arc delighted with tho
climate and our puro water. They arc
handsome looking young mon and arc
graduate of Wofford College and took q
special course at tho South Carolina Col
logo. The latter took post graduate
course in Wofford, whore no had tho
degrco of A. M. conferred upon him.
Rev. Il. 9. Mcconnell, of Lynchburg,
Va., stopped in Westminster last Thurs
day evening as ho was returning from
Macon, Ga, and preached an earnest and
forcible sermon in tho Baptist church Mt
$50 o'clock.
Prof. j. w. Gaines, now principal of
tho Welsh Neck High School, at Harts-
vile, 5. o., camo up one day last week
to take vacation. Ho has gone down to
Townvillo this week to visit his fathers
family.
Mr.. VIM. Bibb harvested several crops
of wheat with his reaper and binder. 1t
works to perfection.
Mr.. l.. II. Hoops died at his homo, on
Little COnnorOss creek, last Thursday
afternoon, juno 9th, at 2 o'clock. liz
was born in Germany on tho first day of
March, 1925, and was, therefore, in his
scventy-fourth year. lie had been cti-
zen of this country tho past fifty years
of his lifo. In 1852 he married Miss
Lucy Rholcttor, who preceded him to
tho grave nearly two years. Mr.. Hoops
had never fully recovered from tho
shock of his wifo's death, and, having
lived out his allotted threo scoro years
and ton, ho anXi0usly awaited tho great
change. IIo had been in fcoble hoalth
for sometime, but in is last illness ho
was confined to his bed only three
weeks. His death, we boliovc, is IN i'm
mortal gain. Mr.. Hoops WAS farmer
by occupation and was an active Iaboror
up to two years ago, and generally made
farming success. Frequently ho visited
Westminster and was favorably Impress
od with our town and people. He leaves
throo sons and two daughters, his eldest
daughter being Mrs. w. M. Gossott, of
Wcstmin Funeral services woro
held i'm the Richland Presbyterian
church, Of which iro had been u Inomber
long time, on last Friday afternoon,
conducted by Rov. II. j.. Rogers and as.
sistod by Rov. j. II. Dendy, at tho con-
clusion of which his body was laid to
rest in the cemotory.
Many throshora arc going around now.
Nobody will be slightea, as wheat is good
and tho prico good and throshors numor-
Gus. The best yiold we have heard of so
far was mado by our townsman, Mr.. A.
Zimmerman. Uo threshed out ono hun-
drcd bushels of clean, dry wheat from
sowing of soven bushels. ~
Col. j. s. Newman, of Clemson Col
lego, delivered flne address at tho Min.