Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1900-05-17
MEMS IN AND AROUND WESTMINSTER.
l. II. V. Hobson Secures Contract 10 Build
Ten Mil Cottages-Local News.

WEsTMINsTER, May 10.-Mr. j. H.
johns, or Atlanta spent fow days last
week with his father, DR.. j.. A. Johns,
near Westminster.
Tho Smith excursion train arrived last
Thursday on schedule time. Mr.. j. W
McGee tho ticket agent horo sold 4]
tickets. Therefore Westminster and sur.
rounding communities wcro we'll ronrc.
scnted in the "Gato CITY"
Miss Mao Wyly, much admired Young
lady or Retreat, was visiting the Misses
McClanahan this week.
MIR. w. l.. Littlo, of East Point, Ga.
was in Westminster ono day last week
"Bub,' as no is familiarly known, has
many warm friends hero.
Miss Maggie Spears, handsome young
Sallio Dickson last week. '
MIR. j. j. Arnold has been sent here nc
permanent depot agent for the Southern
Hallway Company. Mr.. Arnold came
here from Austollc, Ga. Mr., NIays has
returned to Atlanta. BY his courteous
manners ho made many friends during
his brief stay among us and his depar,
turo is regretted.
Miss Matte McLcos, of Williamson,
Is spending few days with tho family
Of her brother, Mr.. II. S. McLccs, nea,
town.
Miss Allie Stribling is in Atlanta visit
ing tho family of her uncio, Dr.. S. Y.
Jameson.
Tho family of Mr. Arnold tho now
depot agent arrived yesterday Cruesday).
,Mr. Bula Gaines has gone to Colorado.
we wish for ouryoung friend. distinction
in tho great West.
Mrs. ~. Zimmerman and her daughter
Myrtle, and son Jack, are on visit to
relatives in Spartanburg.
Tho cotton mill buil1inp 10 poiu, nm
rapidly. 1t is ready now for tho timbcrs
to Oo paced in tho second story.
lho entertainment at tho close of the
school this week promises to he very
good, so come both Thursday and Friday
nights.
Mrs. W. p. Anderson returned home
from Atlanta last Saturday.
Mr.. l.. IL. V. IIobson has the contract
to build ten mill cottages for the Chcs
well Cotton Mill Company and will be-
gin work there about the first of June
Mr.. llobson is now employed by tho
Southern Shuttle and Bobbin Company
in building tenement houses. They cx-
pect to erect several moro houses right
away. Mr.. llobson is good carpenter
and is always busy.
Mr. John l.. llamby who had the con
here has tho contract to build the mill
cottages for tho Seneca Cotton Mill.
We have been shown some very nice
modelling in clay, the work of Miss Allie
Stribling, of Westminster. The work
is very pretty indeed and shows that cx-
ira pains had been taken. With little
more practice Miss Allie will soon be-
como skillful in that art
Sacrament of the Lords Suppcr will
be administered at Oak Grove on tho
fourth Sabbath in May ut 4 p. m. Oak
Grove is 4 now Presbyterian church or
ganization in the county and this will be
their first communion service
Miss Ida Jones has the largest and the
prctticSt assortment Of flowers We have
seen this spring Her gcranium, arc in
full bloom now and are certainly bcau,i-
ful to look at.
Some of the young ladies of Wcstmn-
Stcr take horse back rides these after
Moons.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. y. Carter were pleased
to entertain the literary society at their
home on last Friday evening. 1t is re-
mcmbercd that the literary organization
first started there last December and of
course the members were happy to meet
there again. An interesting biographical
sketch of Lowell was read by Miss Lily
Doyle, ..iter the roll had been called and
the minutes of the last meeting read.
Master llafcd Carter and Misses Bessie
Crews and Mary Carter played admira :
bly, on the piano. James Cullen Bryant,
Il poet whose name is known far, will be
studied far the next meeting, which
comes OH May %. y. i. GoSSETT.