Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1900-02-08
IN AND AROUND WESTMINSTER.
Tho News In Brlef-Pushlng Work for the
Factory--Matoriai Arriving Daily.

WESTMINSTER, February 7.-Mr. and
Mrs. j. S. White returned from Marietta,
Ga, last Monday.
Tho many friends of Mr.. w. II. White,
former Westminster boy, wore pleased
to sec him hero yesterday. Mr.. White is
travelling for tho Draper Cogging Shoe
Company, Of Atlanta, and is making his
headquarters in Grccnvillo.
Miss Maud Gaines, of Augusta, Ga,
camo up last Wednesday to attend tho
marriage of her sister, Miss Manic, and
remained n day or two with relatives.
Sho has boon at Augusta tho past six
months, whcro sho is studying to become
trained nurse in n hospital.
Capt. N. II. Jenkins, who livos on
ColonoPs Fork crock, informs us that ho
killed a hog recently that Noted Gl3
pounds.
Rov. S. Y. Jameson, of Atlanta, was
among his many relatives and friends
here last week.
A great deal of fertilizer will bo used
around hero, Judging from tho carloads
that havo arrived within tho past few
weeks.
Mr.. VIM. j. Stribling has favored us
wish mess of oyster plants, which wo
enjoyed. This is an excollont substitute
in tho vegetable kingdom for tho testa-
ccous animal found in salt wator, and
ovory gardener who is fond of oysters
ought to cultivate a small patch.
"o arc having most delightful spoil
of weather, it being neither too hot nor
too cold for out.d door work. A great
deal Of farm work has been dono since
Christmas, such as torracing, cleaning
off and breaking stubble land. Small
grain is taking start to grow, and farm
crs feel hopeful of a good crop.
The many friends of Mrs. w. III. Hes
ter gladly welcome her to Westminster
again. She camo from Walhalla last
Monday and resumed tho management of
tho Westminster Hotel.
Ground was broken last week for the
factory building, and tho work of laying
tho foundation will begin soon. Excava-
ton work is progressing rapidly. Tho
main building of tho factory will be
2lS by 70 feet. The company have bought
1,3O0,000 bricks from the Chattahooche
Brick Company, Of Atlanta, and thirteen
carloads were received last week. They
arc of tho best quality. a side track
about 800 feet long has been made, and
it is full of cars loaded with building
material for the cotton mill nearly every
day. The fifteen mill cottages arc all
framed, and would have been completed
by this time had tho lumber been Dro-
cured as fast as needed.
The beautiful residence of Mr.. VIM. p.
Anderson narrowly escaped burning last
Thursday night. While the family wcro
seated around tho tiresilc it was discov-
cred that tho ceiling was burning near
the fireplace. 1t is supposed that the
fire origin atcd from the unusual heat of
chimney. Fortunately the family, with
the assistance Of nearby persons, cxtin-
guishcd the blaze without giving an
alarm and before serious damage was
done.
The moi..bcrs of the NJ. B. $. spent a
very pleasant evening ut the homo of Mr..
Claude Little last Friday at their regular
meeting The poet Shakespeare, who
was the subject of the evening, is said to
have been the greatest bcncfact0r to the
world. \ very interesting programme
was rendered. Besides the regular pro-
Erammc, AT each meeting there is usually
something else presented to elevate and
cdify, and all litcrary-inclincd spirits arc
becoming interested in the society. The
next meeting will be held at the resi-
denco Of Mr.. VIM. }. Stribling on the
evening Of the 10th instant. The mcm-
bcrs arc to get quotations from john
Grecnlcaf Whitticrs works.
Capt. w. +. Parker received n letter
yesterday from his grandson, ID. G. Green,
who is in the Philippine Islands. This
is tho first time he las heard from him
since he enlisted in California last fall
A. l.. GOSSETr.