Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1898-12-08
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Honor the election 81 s Il liew W ofiscers 90. %
CLAUDE Little, gDiota TOR. ,555: 5S:
w. D, Lesly, Assistant Dictator. ~ +. I'D
@. y. Anderson, Vice Dictato 3
il SE. Gaines, Past Dictator. $ Ss
j. III. Hull, Chaplain. q Is.
j. 8. Carter, Reporter q yS g sss
Wm. \; 4 stribling, &, Financial Reporter.
D.5 Z. Norris, Guide. \, /
Willard Leathers, Guardian. 5EiEi
H. u. w. Cannon, Sentinel. z \ s St E}}f
Trustees, w. Q. Mason, T. N. Carter
These officers will be installed tho first
meeting in January, 1899.
Thore will not DO any preaching in tho
Westminster ID. L, ohuroh tnext Sunday,
as the pastor, Rev. r. r. Dagnall, IS az
Greenwood attending the annual con-
ference. @ }St G%#& sc
Rev. Joab Chambers, Of Holly Springs,
died on Tuesday of last week, after a
brief illness and was buried on Wednos-
day. - .SS5.
to see sH his 1hs tSos % family al uh this 1 %eek
The funeral of tho late Samuel p. King,
who died In Atlanta, took place in the
Baptist church on Thursday afternoon,
Rov. D. w. Kiott, conducting tho cad
service. 1t was an occasion ahrnndad
with much sadness and many in tho large
audience were melted into fears in SYM
pathy for the. grief stricken family.
the young man were accompanied to the
| cemetery, whore the burial occurred aa
Thursdays sun was going down. f..
The members Of tho Baptist church
have adopted resolutions on account of
their retiring pastor, Rev. D. w. Hiott.
Tho departure to another field of labor
of Row. Mr.. Hiott Is regretted not only
by tho Baptists, but by all church going
people Of tho community. The following
fis tho papor in full:
cit Is with the deepest regrets that we
as church havo to give up our dear
brother and pastor, Rev. D. w. Hiott, to
go from our midst to another field of
labor. We can only realize how earnestly
and faithfully he has labored with and
for us by taking retrospective view of
the past three years of which time
time wo have been made to feel our indi-
yidual responsibilities as Christians to
help in tho spread of tho Gospel, and
have been enabled by his earnest entrea-
ties to meet our several obligations to tho
missionary boards, the aged ministers
fund, the orphanage, etc. We have also
bought aneat and comfortable parsonage,
and 1best Of all about forty souls have
boon added to our memberships; there
fore we offer tho following resolutions:
"First, That, we can truly recommend
Rev. d. w. Hiott to any church as an
able and earpest worker for tho saving of
souls and tho promotion Of Christ's king
dom.
"Second, That, the hearts of this poo
ISL oponn1 In, Ii hoh &l,ok L.
health and strength to labor ON Tor many
years yet:
"Th'rd, That, wo sincerely wish for him
and eaJh member OF his family long
and useful life here and glorious life
hereafter.
"Fourth, That, copy OF these resolu-
tions be recorded with the minutes of
this our last conference meeting in 1893"
Eggs arc selling in this market at flf-
teen cents per dozen.
Mr.: G. j. Mulkey visited Anderson
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. E. Mason, of Toccoa,
and Mrs. w. j. Lunney, of Seneca, woro
visiting at Col. II. T.. .|Mason's this week.
Postmaster Mulkey received circular
this morning from Willis l.. Moore, chief
of weather bureau, Washington, D. c.,
to receive tho "Emergoncy Warning'' of
the weather bureau by telegraph at Gov
ernment expense. Hereafter, when u
storm or a cold wave of unusual severity
Is known at Washington ono of these
warnings will ho issued for this office and
posted in conspicuous place.
Sometime ago the members of tho
Christian denomination bought the pro-
perty near the residence of Mr.. G. NJ.
Steiple, known as tho Hutchins property,
to build their church upon. The oil Of
the building is being removed to-day.
The main building, which is an old store
house, with hall up stairs, will be used
as a house of worship until thoy get
ready to orect church.