Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1900-03-01
IN AND AROUND WESTMINSTER.
Tho Local Happenings at Our Sister Town.
Social Events and Topics.

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Emma Zimmerman loft on Tuesday for
throo weeks visit to her friond, Miss
Annie Crowther, at Ray post Office, in
Abbeville county.
Miss Deane Seaborn, of Walhalla, is
visiting relatives and friends in West
minstor this wook.
Mrs. II. $. Strib!img, Of Seneca, was
visiting her aunt, Mrs. DR.. j. NJ. Nc
Clanahan, tho first of this wook.
Tho six-months- old son of MI. and Mrs.
John A. Singleton, of Tabor, died last
Wednesday and was buried OH tho day
following ut Nazareth, tho funeral sor-
vices being conducted by Rov. d. w.
Keller.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles II. Carroll, of
Colorado, wero with Mr.. 7. NJ. England
q fow days last wcok. Thoy moved
from Georgia to Colorado several years
ago. Mr.. Carroll is successfully engaged
in mining in his adopted homo.
On last Monday afternoon some evil
disposed person or persons went in Mr.
G. f. Gray's dwelling houao while Mr..
and Mrs. Gray wcrc away from homo,
and carried thcrcfrom IL gonts gold
filled watch, Il razor, suit of clothes and
dress, amounting in all to tho value
locked. Mr.. Gray has no clue to tho
thief.
Rev. }. G Schaid, pastor of tho Ll,-
theran church at Walhaila, spent last
Friday with Rev. S. l.. Wilson.
President w. f. Chcswcn, of tho
Chcswell Cotton Mill, moved from Ncwry
to Westminster this week.
Mr.. John S. Nandivcrc, Of Whitmirc,
Ncwbcrry county, was hcrc yesterday.
1t requires over one thousand feet of
lumber per week to make the boxes in
which the spools and shuttlcs arc ship
ped from tho Southern Shuttle and Bob
bin Factory.
Mr.. n. Phillips, of Long Creek, was
in town last week seeing his son. Miles,
who got hurt week before last. In Il
conversation with Mr.. Phillips he i'll
formed us that ho had decided to enter
the race for County Supervisor.
Wash Oglesby, an old colorcd man,
who has been Il resident Of this county
all his life, died at his homo Nn the
Brown Hill last Saturday. Wash was Il
worthy negro and enjoyed the cC..iidcncc
and respect Of both races.
McsSrs. Cecil Todd and Reed CARING
ton were guests of Rev. S. l.. Wilson and
family last week. Mr.. Todd is a clerk
in the drug store Of MI w. }. Lunncy,
at Seneca. Mr.. Darlington is a Clemson
cadet. His home is ut Society Hill.
Rev. and Mrs. S. l.. Wilson entertained
a number of their young friends on Fri
day evening, 23d instant. parlor games
and amuscmcnts were very interesting
and highly enjoyable. Before the hour
Of departure all the guests wcrc invited
into the spacious dining room, where
there were tables laden with choice re-
frcShmcntS, which were Il rare treat 1t
was pleasant evening to all prcsqnt.
The last day of February is cold and
windy, and no doubt we are having a
sample of March weather.
At the next meeting of Wcstminstcr's
literary club, which will be held at
Col. r. l.. Mason's Friday evening, March
"a, tho members have for their study
Alfred Tcnnyson, Englanrs late poet
laureate. All the members arc asked to
be present and all that can get there by
o'clock will not only perform a grace
full act by being on time, but will be
there before the roll is called in or,lcr to
respond with Il quotation from Tenny-
son, The DrpViollS mrptinr of hc cn,;n,,
was held at Mr.. VIM. j. Striblng's, whose
home is ever pleased to welcome the So
cicty and make the members feel at
home. This organization promises much
good in clcvating the minds of its NOM
hers. Ono thing is Indispensable, and
that is the music, which is rendered at
each meeting. A. l.. GusSErr.