Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-11-30
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The Fourth Quarterly Conference ---AIi Tho
+ Stock for thu Cotton hill mas Seen Taken.

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W EsrMI ssgsa, November PA great
deal Of wheat has been sown in this soc,
tion. We would suppose that tho aore
age is at least fifty por cont moro than al
the same time last year. n
1t was announced at tho Baptist church
on last Sunday that Thanksgiving day
would be observed ID that church with 4
sorvico at 6 A. ri. A collection will be
takon up for tho benefit of tho orphans
at the Connie Maxwell Orphanage.
In a lotter just received from DR.. VIM
4. Harris, of Waterloo, he assures us
COURIER have been @ source Of joy tc
him all the year. The doctor says he
will be in Westminster about Decembel
10th on visit and hopos to find all In
tho midst of happiness. ,..l'
Mr.. Fletcher s. Jonkins has settled
himself in his now store. He Is now q
oitizen of Westminster and is occupying
ono of Mr.. Mulkey's cottages.
Tho fourth quarterly conference Of the
Hopowoll, Nazareth, Rook Springs and
Westminster NJ. II. churches, was held
hero last Saturday. Rev. j. B. Wilson,
the presiding older, was prefent and do
livored worry impressive sermon at II
O'Clock in the forenoon. The afternoon
was devoted to the regular routine busi-
ness Of tho conference, which was con
cluded at isteen minutes pas@two. Not
withstanding the cold and rain, fourtoon
of tho circuit members answered to theiI
names when the roll was called. Good
reports were read on tho spiritual condi.
ton OF tno onuroiles and from the Sab
bath schools and missionary societies.
The reports from somo Of tho churches
wcro very encouraging, showing. pros
pcrity on all lines. All tho stewards
woro requested tn meet at tho Westmin-
stor church agail on noxt Saturday ut II
o'clock in tho forenoon to transact some
tondod to before tho annual conference.
Tho election of n board of parsonage
trustees, Sabbath school superintendent
and stewards to sorye for tho ensuing
year occurred at this quarterly meeting.
On Sunday there was no service, owing
to tho unfavorable weather. Tho hoxt
quarterly conference will DO hold ut Rock
Springs
Miss Floronco Norris arrived from
Kings Mountain (where she has boon
making her homo this yoar) last Satur.
day and oponcd school at Toxaway on
Monday morning. She will spond the
Saturdays and Sundays with Mrs. j. FL.
Ligon, of Westminster.
Our young friend, Mr.. W. A. Dagnall,
killed largo hawk a fow days ago, and
he ought to bo rewarded by tho ladies
giving him chicken pics. Or a bottor
plan might bo for tho young ladies to al
range and prepare him turkey dinner
to-morrow-Thanksgiving day.
Miss Veda sheldon, tho youngest
daughter of MI w. II. Sheldon, of Tu-
galoo, spent last Thursday night with
her friends, Misses Bessie Epting and
Elinor Knight, at Mr.. G. E. Andorson's,
as sho was returning from visit to Now
berry and Grccnville.
Mi. John NJ. Singleton, of Alfalfa,
Ala, returned to his post of duty on
Monday, aftor visit to relatives in Oco.
nee county. Mr.. Singleton is a son OF
Mr.. John Singleton, who lives noar Mt
Tabor. lIc is an express agont at Alfalfa
and is a very useful young man in rail
road business, being tirst-class telc-
graph operator and stonographor.
Plenty of kcrosino oil in town now.
For several days last week and tho week
before tho supply was completely OK
haustcd among tho merchants.
Owing to tho inclcmcncy of tho wca.
thor last Sabbath tho communion service
that was to have been hold in tho Pres
bytcran church was postponed until
next Sabbath.
Practically all tho required capital
stock of tho Chcswell Cotton Mill has
been subscribed, and the secretary will
probably issue a notice at an carly day,
appointing Il timo for tho stockholders
to meet and organize.
A petition was circulated Monday
asking tho merchants and business mon
to close tomorrow and observe Thanks
giving day This was a happy thought
on tho part of Major b.. II. Cross. who
wrote of tho petition and solicited tho
signcrs.
Mcssrs. G. T.. Miller and j. Y. Jones
arc reported to DO very sick. They arc
accommodating clerks in tho stores OF
II. n. Carter and Claude Little & Co.
respectively.
We recently received an interesting
letter from Mr.. j. ii. Vaughan, who is
now on Johns Island. He enclosed a
lock of Scaisland cotton, which is grown
there extensively. Mr.. Vaughan says he
has bought an immense quantity of the
fancy staple this season and tho prices
have ranged from 2' to 80 cents pc,
pound.
A yellow colorcd bird dog (sctter) has
probably straycd from it's owner and is
now making its headquarters with Mr..
w. A. Dagnall, of Westminster. The
dog is wcll-traincd. Mr.. Dagnall wishes
for the owner to come and got him.
A. l.. GossEIT.