Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1898-12-15
OUR WESTMINSTER BUDGET,
CONDUCTED by A, T.. GOSSETT

| WESTMINSTER, December 14-Just tor
| days til! Christmas.
Ninoty-nino years ago to-day George
washington, our Nations first President
| departed lifo. To-day President McKin
| 10y rolls into Atlanta In his handsome
| looking car to attend tho Pcace Jubi
| leo. - N> -.
Rev. r. r. Dagnall got back from the
Methodist conference last Tuesday nigh t.
| He informs us that he stays ou tho West
! minister circnit for another year. May
Gods richest blessings and bcnedictions
| attend him as he labors for tho people
whom ho loves so woll.
President Mckinley and his military
| escort passed through Westminster We'd
| ncsday morning at $50 in their beautif III
train OF seven or eight coaches, going to
| the PohCo Jubilee at Atlanta. Tho car
in which tho President was riding was
! said to he tho finest in tho Snn.h. These
out of bed could not refrain from gazing
at the Drain, knowing that our nations
chiof magistrate was on board.
A great many families arc moving
from tho farms to tho factories this year.
Some who quit tho farms may 1.-Two to sec
tho day to regret it,.
Rov. d. w. IIiott will preach his faro
we'll sermons next Sunday in tho now
Westminster Baptist church. His sub
icct for the morning service will bo
"Soparation."
now with their pretty limo of Christmas
goods, Tho young swaincs can sec a
largo lot from which to select suitable
prcseut for their best girl.
Invitations have beon sent out to tho
marriage of Miss Suo Duflio, daughter of
Rev. 4. l.. Duilic, to Mr.. Samuel NJ. Eli
son, on Wednesday,. December 81, 1898.
Mr.. j. S. Chastain, of Bowman, Ga. =,
spcnt last Thursday night with his sis
turning from Grccnville. Mr.. Chastain
was editor of tho Bowman Headlight
during its existence.
Rcv. w. S. IIalnitor, Of Seneca, preach
ed for tho Prcsbyterians last Sunday
night 6 is an excellent preacher and
his sermon was greatly enjoyed.
M. dwin l.. Mason, who has bcen
staym1 at Toccoa this fall, assisting his
brother in buying cotton anG cotton seed,
is at homo.
Tho cotton gin and stables of DR.. j. A.
Johns situated about three miles below
Westminster, together with about eight
bales Of seed cotton, several hundred
bushels of cotton seed Il thrashor ono
wagon and all tho doctors provinder were
burned on last Thursday morning about
3 O'Clock. Tho ginhouso and stables
were combined. All the horses and cat
tlo were saved. When discovered the
Tho cotton belonged to DR.. Johns, Mr.
Cowan and colored man. Thoro had
not been any work dono in the gin tho
day before. 1t was run by water. No
insurance.
Wheat is being sowcd quito libcrally.
withstanding tho latenoss many fur
rows have bcon made covering up tho
grain since tho ground got in order.
II is rare occurrence for q pastor to
preach dcdicatory sermon and deliver
his farewell sermon IL one. That was
what Rev. ID. W. iiiott did last Sunday
at Barkcr's Creek, in Anderson county.
Tho new church there was dedicated tho
day Mr.. IIiOtt's pastoratc ended.
Mersrs. j. & j. S. Carter arc shipping
wood to GrconYille for tho soldiers to
burn.
The now cotton ginnory has ginncd
upwards of TOO bales this season.
Parties coming to town to mako Christ
mas purchases can find almost anything
to please the old and tho young at tho
store of Mrs. Icie McGco. The display
at her store Is very pretty.
We arc having somo very cold morn
ings now.
Nervous manifestations, such as slcep-
lcssness, nervous debility and nervous
prOstratiOn arc in nine cases out of ton
"thc cry of the starved nerves for food"
If you feed tho nerves on pure, rich
blood tho nervous symptoms will cease.
1t is bad practice to put tho nerves to
sleep with so-calcd ncrvines or scdativo
mixtures, or mault extracts; what is
needed is blood maker and norvo food.
DR.. Pierco's Golden Medical Discovery is
composed of vegetable ingredients which
have an especial effect upon tho stomach,
liver and blood making glands, and is a
vcritablo nerve food. For tho euro of
dyspepsia, indigestion, liver complaint,
weakened vitality, and for puny, pale
people, DR., Picrco's Golden Medical Dis
covcry cannot bo cqualcd. Thousands
have testified to its merits