Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-10-05
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X sWEsrsI1ssr Is. o., too tober 4. lave
you gasbscribed to I the Ches yell Cotton
n MaillslP The subscription book for stock,
holders 10 sign is vide open yet. It. ID
in the care of III I. Nu,. p. Anderson,
who is ono OF the cor rporato ofa.s Soc Mi,
Anderson and enter your name with the
number Of shares you feel like taking lie.
fore 1t is too late. fSs
~ Rev. j. II. Vaughn, temperance leo.
turer, of Washington, ID. o., visited West
minster last Thursday night and lect tured
In Mason's hall. He was very strong
and persuasivein denonnoing tho OWLS
' which aro at tho bottom OF nearly every
crime, misery end disgrace. y.
Born, unto Mr.. and Mrs. WIN. p. An.
defson on Septel er20th, a sweet baby
girl. Our banker IS ani.ing all the time
on account Of his fine daughter. %%3
The week Of Prayor'' sot apert by
the General, Assembly for special bless
ings upon foreign missionaries aud l,fs-
sionary work is t,eing observed in the
Presbyterian church this week. Sorvioes
are hold at 7.30 I. M. ;Tt4 .,,y 5SS
Mrs. B. NJ. England, Of Habersham
county, Ga.,is visiting her father, Mr.. A.
Zimmerman, and other relatives. &
! We enjoy reading Mr.. J.f,D. Massey's
contributions to The COURIER. Tho IL
Illustrations make tho articles moro inter-
esting to tho readers, especially to those
whose means win not permit them to
SEQ the places except on papor. -,
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Cannon have "a
little daughter at thoir house.N If you
want to see Frank brighton us just ask
him how Miss Cannon is. His custom-
ers have discovered that no has dispensed
with tho hire of clork already. -.
Miss Hattie Norris went to Clinton
last Thursday to take special course in
tho female department of the Presbyte-
rian College of South Carolina in its
present term. Miss Hattie's friends arc
sorry to know that she is away, but wish
her all success in her studies. r;
Mr.. M. +. Freeman will celebrate tho
S1st anniversary of his birthday at his
homo, two miles East of Westminster,
next Saturday. Ho has several children
and scores Of grand and great-grand-
Thore will be family re. un-
ion with big dinner on that day. ..5
MIR. W. M. Kay is the happy father of
Il baby boy, which weighed eleven pounds
at birth. Tho trustees of tho high school
will have sons and daughters to sond to
thoir school for somo years to como.
Mr.. r. e. Mason, Jr., has returned to
the Medical College at Augusta. Hoo- 6as
boon attending some years past. Ho has
only ono moro torn at college. When ho
gots back in April ho will be q full fledged
M. ID.
Mr.. Marshall S, Striblng, of Lavonia,
Ca, former principal of tho Westmin-
stor High School, was in town last Mon
day, to tho delight of his many friends.
Messrs. d. p. Butler and w. Paul Dick
son arc building tannory on tho branch
at Mr.. Dickson's residence between hore
and the IMMORAL springs. They expect
to havo 1t in operation in fow days and
will tan leather by the quick process.
We arc sorry to learn that Mrs. r.. r.
Dagnall has been quito sick for tho past
weok. The friends of tho family of the
beloved Methodist pastor extend sympa-
thios in their Affections.
Mr.. Loslio Stribling, son of Mr.. S. p.
of Cherry, re- -ontorcd the South
Carolina College, at Columbia, at the
opening last week. " t>'
Mr.. Glen Sheldon, of Tugaloo, has re-
turned to the Nowbcrry College.
Another little girl arrived at tho homo
of Mr.. G. e. Miller last Monday. Mr.,
Miller is not seen at tho store whore he
works as early in tho day as he has been
seen.
A full church witnessed tho chiltron's
exercises of the Baptist church Sunday
school last Sunday afternoon. The mis-
slonary programme prepared by the
Sunday school board of the Southern
Baptist Convention was successfully rom
dercd. Tho decorations were very
pretty. Fifteen handsome young ladies,
dressed in white and holding wreaths in
their hands, recitod very beautifully
while grouped. There wero many other
parts of tho exercises carried
out. Ovcr seven dollars were collected
for home and foreign missions.
Mr.. j. A.~Cook, one of Oconco's sub
farmers, residing at Fort Madi-
son, was in Westminster yesterday sell
ins cotton. IA '&!
Mr.. s. p. Stribling will movo to his
farm between Westminster and Fair
Play this winter. Mfr. StTibling is q good
farmer and has dono great doal of good
work during his six years stay on tho
Cherry farm. 1t was our pleasure to
stop with him while at Fort Hill, and on
Monday no carried us over the big plan
tation. The crops testify to his sound
judgment as q farmer.
Cotton brought 7.40 yesterday and tho
seems to be upward.
Oconee county can feel justly proud of
tho success of Clemson College. About
i5o cadets arc attending this session.
Among tho vast number that wero
turned away two woro Texas boys. By
kind invitation wo dined with Major
Gus Shanklin, Commandant of Cadets.
on Monday of last weok. 1t is quito an
interesting sight to SEQ all of tho cadets
march in to meal. Their bill of fare is
all that could be wished for. Major
Shanklin tells us tho boys soon got so
tat that they have to got now uniforms
made. Il. l.. GOssErr.
A CLEAR HEAD