Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-08-24
NEWS ITEMS FROM WESTMINSTER.
Baptist Pastor Caled-A Series OF Kleetinus
An Exciting Game OF Base Ball.

WESTMINSTER, August 23.-Foddel
pulling has commenced. Somo cotton
has been picked, also.
Tho Westminster High School opons
on Monday, September 4th.
The following arc the recent arrivals
at Mr.. Sloan Dickson's boarding house
Mrs. M. Cochran and four childron, Miss
Kate Talglio, Rev. and Mrs. w. IT.
Campbell and Mr.. A. B. Holmes, Char.
lesion.
Mr. Kyle Lesly loft last Saturday to
visit his home folks in Abbovlle county
Rev. A. +. O'Kolly has accepted tho
call to tho pastorate of tho Baptist
church and has entered upon tho dis
charge of his pastoral dutios. The regu
lar appointments for preaching will bt
on tho first and third Sabbaths. He
comes from Mayesvillo, Ga, whore his
labors as young minister havo beor
blessed and appreciated. To all such
tho people of Westminster should oper
wide thoir doors.
Yesterday about II o'clock part,
passed. through Westminster on o plea
sure trip to tho mountains. 1t was com
posed of Mr.. j. d. Sheldon and hi.
family, Mcssrs. w. and b. Freeman, Les
lilo and Mark Stribling and Miss Knight
music teacher. At this place the,
were joined by Mr. Knox Anderson,
They expect to bo gone about ton days
and will visit Highlands and othor points
Mr.. j. II. Vaughan left on the morn
ing of tho 2lst instant for Johns Island
where he will resume his position in tho
store of Mr.. VIM. Audell. We can il
afford to lose such worthy young mon az
Mr.. Vaughan.
The firm of Cannon & Smith has dis
solved copartnorship. Mr. Smith has
sold out his interest to Mr.. Cannon and
gono to Corpolia, Ga.
Mcssrs. John Jarrard ana Buia Gaines
visited Gainesville and Atlanta last week
They mado the trip on bicycles, tho for
mer riding the entire distance and the
latter riding his whoel with tho excop
ton of thirty or forty miles. "
Miss Sue Dendy, of Richland, was Wis
iting hor cousin, Miss Nannio Terrell
last wcok.
Mr. Edwin Mason visited relatives anf
"a friend" at Toccoa, Ga, the first o.
this week.
Mr.. Horny Mcdonald, of tho county
is with Mr.. w. A. Diclcrson.
Mr.. |. S. Pitts is with Mr.. +. w. Can.
non.
Miss Rozzie Cox went to Polzer las
Tuesday to visit tho family of her bro
ther, Mr.. John Cox.
Mr.. w. j. McGoe, a promising citizen
of Honea Path, is in town to-day or
business.
This is e foggy morning in August
which is said to count ono snow in win
tor.
The littlo son of Mir. Duff Long, wht
was 80 severely bitten by a poisonous
reptile last week, is thought to be out 0
danger
Mr.. "Bob" Quillian, tho widely-knowl
base ball player, of Harmony Grove, Ga.
spent day or two last wook with hi
brothor-in-law, Mr.. Claude Little, ant
pitched for Westminster in tho game O
ball with Lavonia on Friday afternoon
A sorios of meetings, conducted b,
Rcv. A. +. O'Kelly, tho now pastor O
the baptist church, is in progress thi
week. The morning hour for preachin
is II o'clock and tho evening soryice
begin at $40 o'clock. Rov. O'Kolly !
very much devoted to his work and it /
hoped successful meeting will bo til
result.
An interesting and exciting game G
base ball was played horc on the afte,
noon of tho 18th instant between West
minister and Lavonia. Our boys dc
foatod the Gcorgians by tho sc0ro of 2
to 10. Both sidos, wo arc told, had hol
besides homo talent, which mado it
fair gamo. Westminster has been victt
rious in ovory game this season and tha
is saying great deal. Tho Lavoni
team is composed of sOmo handsom
looking mon, who don't mind playin
ball In tho excessive heat of summer.
a. l.. GOssETr.