Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-07-13
NEWs MEMS FROM WgsrMlasfga
Tho Local intelligence from Our Sister Town:
A Christian Engineer.

tHo tcVoat lHtoIi'gtuC0 WOtH lOut oiSteT own.
Christian Engineer.
WESTMINSTER, July IL. - Treasurer
Blake, of Abbeville. s. o., ard Mr..
MoCurdy, Of Mayosyille, Ga, were guests
Of Rev. s. l.. Wilson recently.
Misses Efle and Jessie Stribling are
visiting in Walhalla and attending the
County Teachers Institute. g
Mrs. ). G. Mulkey, of Abbeyille, Ca,
is spending some time in Westminster
with her. parents, Mr.. and Mrs. G. w.
Traylor. {
Miss LUCY Murphy, handsome young
lady of Anderson, is visiting Miss Hattie
Zimmerman. .. 'a.
Mr.. l.. l.. Munson, Tracing Clerk Of
Of the Georgia railroad, with head quart
ers at Augusta, and Mr., J. w. Munson,
Baggage Master between Charlotte and
Augusta, ,spent week recently with their
brother-in-law, Mr.. Geo. s. Ogg.
Mr.. VIM. Bibb, managor Of the South
ern Flour Mills, wishes to buy all the
good wheat that is for sale. At present
he is paying seventy cents per bushels.
The mill is running on full timo and
manufactures first class flour. 49,. s....
Married, ut Pelzer, on Wednesday,
July 5, Mr. Joseph Cobb and Miss. Fannie
Davenport. They arrived here Wednos!
day evening and drove to tho residence
of tho groom's mothor, on Chauga. Mr..
Cobb is an operative in tho Walhalla
Cotton Mill and will reside there in the
future.
|. George Dewey, infant son of Mr. and
Mrs. Geo. S. Ogg, who has been critically
i'll during tho past five weeks, is improy-
ing.
There will DO services in tho Baptist
church noxt Sunday. Rev. Frank O'Kolly,
of Mayesvillo, Ga, is expected to preach
in tho morning and evening.
Our friend, Mr. Claude Little, was over
in Whito county, Georgia, n fow days
ago. Ho reports n pleasant visit and
good crops.
Tho Pcdon and Anderson Banking
Company have erected u vory pretty and
convenient store house on their lot on
Main street. 1t will be occupied by
Cannon e Smith with stock of general
mcrchaudiso Mr.. j. II. V. Hobson was
tho contractor. lie pushed tho work so
rapidly that tho building was completed
at tho end of six days. 1t has n tin roof,
which was put on by Mr.. Walter Rhyme,
Wcstminstor's tinnor.
Mr.. A. II. Dagnall, who taught school
in South Georgia up to tho first week in
July, is now running bctwcon Charlotte
aud Jacksonville as railway postal clork.
Prof. w. A. Dagnall, another son of our
methodist preacher, Rev. r. II. Dagnall,
has stood successful examination and
has tho promise of a similar position
which ho expects to take charge of in u
short time. His work will probably bo
over tho Southern railway between At
lanta and Charlotte. These young mon
arc Intelligent and highly educated and
arc sure to DO success in life. Wo hear
thoir civil service examinations wcro far
above tho average applicants.
Mr.. ID. j. FAINT is n Christian engineer
of tho Southern Hallway, and passes
Westminster twelve times week hand
ling tho throttle of tho local freight
and Toccoa. Hc resides at Greenvillo.
Mr.. FAINT takes advantage of ovory oppor-
tunity Of doing good by distributing
tracts, religious books and literature
He contributes largely Of his earnings to
tho various causes at homo and to for
eigh missions. Placed rs he is ho comes
in contact with great many people, and
tho good he accomplishcs is inestimable.
Last Monday ho discovered two COWS on
tho track just outside tho incorporate
limits of Westminster. The usual signal
was sounded, but tho cattle remained on
tho track. He was running at full speed,
but brought his engine to a standstill
and had tho cattle driven off. TO bo in
Mr.. Fants company whilo will convince
person that God can be served as woll
on locomotive as anywhere else.
Miss Nellie Mulkey, aged eight years,
makes worry accommodating assistant
in tho post office in tho absence of Miss
Corrio Mcdowell, who is spending a
month at her homo in Greonville county.
Miss Mcdowell has been in tho Office
since last November. Her friends miss
hcr very much, bot wish her Il pleasant
vacation and hope she can DO "Misscd"
when she returns.
We hear favorable news concerning tho
survey of the Black Diamond Railroad.
T.