Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-07-20
NEWS ITEMS FROM WESTMINSTER.
Carrier Pigeons Turned Loose-Local Para
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WESTMINSTER, July 10.--Mrs. p. j.
Virmillion and children aro on an OK
tendcd visit to relatives in Anderson and
Grconvillc counties.
Mr.. Pruo S. White, of Grcenyillo, was
here last Monday.
Miss Cora Duflic, daughter of Row. II.
L. Duflic, is visiting her friend, Miss
Myra Mason.
Mrs. j. A. Tcrrol, of Lockhart, accom-
panied by Mrs. Mcqueen and two chill
trcn, is visiting tho family of Mr.. NJ. A..
Terrell.
Rev. r.. II. Dagnall expects to attend
tho District Conference, which convenes
at Williamston tomorrow and will not
return until some tmo next week. His
appointment for services in tho NJ. T..
church at this place Sunday night will
be filed by somo other preacher.
Miss Luta Bcwloy, of Elborton, Ga. :;
Messrs. Charles Smith and William Bow
10y and Miss Ida Howioy, Of Augusta,
arc visiting DR.. and Mrs. Burt Mitcholl
The Greonvillo band gave an enjoyable
musical concert in Mason's Hall one
evening last week.
A protractod meeting began in tho
Christian church last Sunday. Services
are being conducted morning and evcn-
ing by State Evangelist, Rcv. Albert n.
Fits, and Rev. p. II. Moars, tho pastor.
Everybody invited to attend
Miss Bertha Little, of Harmony Grove,
Ga, is spending some days in Wcstmin-
stcr as the guest of Mr.. and Mrs Claude
Little. Sho graduated this summer from
tho Virginia Female College, located at
Roanoke.
Miss Irene Carter, of Gainesville, has
been visiting relatives here during tho
past week.
Mcssrs. Milo Smith, Walter Rhyme, S.
W. Dickson, Garnott Martin, Julius Mar
tin, Willard Lcathors and Misses Myrtlo
Mcconnell, Hattie Zimmerman and Lucy
Murphy went to Tallulah Falls last
Thursday on tho Smith excursion.
Rev. a. L. OKelly, of Maycsvillo, Ga. :,
preached in tho Baptist church last Sum
day. lie remained over hero this week
and is visiting among tho members of
tho church. Mr.. O'Kolly is an excellent
preacher and very cloycr man.
Forty-livc carrier pigeons were OK
pressed from Trenton, N. j., to our
depot agent, Mr.. Campbell, last Thurs
day, with instructions to turn Ioose sat
urday morning. They wore released
from their coops about 5.30 A. NJ, and,
after soaring around and viewing tho
surrounding country several minutes,
thirty three of the number started off in
the direction of their homo. Tho rc.
mainder were seen here late Saturday
afternoon, seemingly satisfied to stay in
tho sunny SOuth.'
Mr.. and Mrs. O. III. Burchfeld and
daughter are spending tho summer at
the Westminster Hotel. Mr.. Burchfleld
is running over tho Southern as postal
clerk and spends his clay over'' days
here.
Mr.. nj. l.. Cox and family, from near
Seneca, and Miss Utah Cox, of Briggs,
Pickens county, arc here attending tho
services Of the Christian church.
Mr.. ). a. Smith is engaged in manu-.
facturihg brick, near town, for Mcssrs,
). u j: 5. Carter. They intend to have
over throo hundred thousand made.
This is good weather for brick making.
Mr A. Zimmerman is having his resi-
dcnco rcpaintcd. Many houses have
been nicely touched up by the paint
brush recently.
School opens at Oak Grove next Mon
day, July n. Prof. II. l.. Singleton will
be in charge.
Rev. 5. r. Wilson will preach at Tuga-
loo Presbyterian church, near Fort
Madison, on tho fifth Sabbath in this
month at II o'clock in tho forenoon.
The ground III front of Mrs. England's
boarding house and tho store of Mrs.
lcic Mcticc has been nicely plastercd
with ccmont.
Mr.. Frank Burns, of Anderson, was
horo yesterday.
Mr.; win Birch, tho hustling travelling
man for the King Hardware Company,
accompanied by his wife and daughter,
is visiting tho family of Dr. w. III. Nc
Clurc.
Tho magnificent buildings of tho new
Shuttle and Bobbin Factory have been
beautifully painted from top to bottom.
Tho sixty horse power ongine and boilor
arrived last week, and several brick
maSons arc now hard at work building
tho furnace and engine house. The third
residence in tho factory vicinity is rap
idly, going up. Everything thcro shows
evidence OF energy and progress. This
adds much to Westminster, and oyory
success is wished for tho enterprise on
all sides. Several now lathes for tho
machine shop have already boon re-
ccivcd.
Major G. S. Dwight, civil engineer, of
Fairfield county, with corps of skilful
surveyors reached Wcstminstc" last
"Wednesday, locating tho route of tho
Black Diamond Railro ad. They moved
little nearer tho mountains to .day.
They arc clever party, and Wostmin-
stcr enjoyed their presence very much
or course, locating tho route is as for as
thoy can go towards making tho railroad,
but VIC hope to hear OF it being built in
tho near future
Mr.. William Chambers died at his
home on Chauea, six milcB from West
minister. yesterday at noon. IIo was over
oighty, years of ago. Mr.. Chambers was
landmark of Oconcc county. IIo was
a mcmbcr of Ifolly Springs Baptist
church and his body was buried thoro
o-day. Mr.. Chambers always remained
right at home, where he commanded tho
respect of all. A widow, Mrs. Elizabeth
Chambers, who is in feoblo health, sur