Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1900-08-01
NEWS IN AND AROUND WESTMINSTER.
What the People Of our Sister Town arc
Dolng-GeneraI News.

WEsTMiNsTER, August l.-Rev. p. j.
Vermillion began q protraoted meeting
at Fort Madison last night.
Mrs. +. e. Pearson and sou Frank, of
will spend several days with the family
of Rev. S. L.. Wilson.
Mrs. 3. M. Ellison and babe, of Co.
lumbia, arc on visit to her parents, Rev.
and Mrs. r. l.. Duffie, near Westminster.
Thoy came on Tuesday.
In July tho Southern Shuttle and
Bobbin Company at Westminster paid
the stockholders semi-annual dividend
of five per cent, which is equivlent to ton
son looks after tho business Of tho fac
tory closely and it is safe to predict even
greater success rs the years come and go.
Mrs. =. j. vermillion and children are
visiting ut Simpsonville, in Greenville
county, thoir former homo.
Mrs. Wright Munson, Of Columbia,
arrived. yesterday to spend whilo in
Westminster.
THE KEOwEE CoURIERs Somi- Conton-
nial blotters, received last week, were
appreciated by our business men. Some
of thom were just out and those came
in good time.
Mr.. J. II. Cleveland, of Granbury,
Tex1s, has boon OH n visit to relatives in
OcoDee county. Io spent q few days
last week with his aunt, Mrs. II. Z.
Mason.
All persons who arc interested in Ro.
treat cemetery arc requested to meet
there on Tuesday, August 7th, with a
suitable tool for tho purpose Of cleaning
of tho graves.
This week Il protracted meeting is
being carried on in the Baptist church
and numbers of people attend to hear
the able sermons by Rev. N. G.. Chris
topher, the pastor. DR.. Il. G. McCon-
nell, of Lynchburg, Va, preached the
opening sermon on Sabbath to we'll
filled house. Helpful sermons have
been preached by Rev. =. j. Vermillon
Hours for services, IL A. Nj. and s. 80 p.
Nj. Everybody invited.
Mr.. q. }. Mulkey is erecting another
cottage on his lot. Charlie is building
up his pnrt of town right along.
Rev. Mckcon, of Grcenville county,
will fill tho appointments of Rev. II. l..
Duflic for the next month.
Hon. II. ID. Long and wifo, of Tugaloo,
and Mrs. Emily Long, of Greonvillo,
were visiting relatives and friends in
Westminster this week.
Tho womans club at this place, known
as the Ludie Coleman Book Club, will
hold their noxt meeting at tho homo of
tho president Mrs. G. E. Anderson, on
Friday, A.gust 3. The hour of meeting
has been changed from 6 p. M. to p. M
Beginning on Friday evening. July
goth, and ending on Sunday, July 10Th,
double daily services wcro held in Ma
sons Hall, conducted by Rev. T.. T..
Shclhamer, of Atlanta, assisted by
Gaines of tho same city. One of tho
most notable features of this mccting
was tho open air services held on Satur.
day afternoons at 5 o'clock in front of
tho three brick stores OH Main street
Numbers were attracted by the services,
both in the hall and on tho street.
Rev. Il. G. Mcconnell, ID. d., and II
portion of his family arrived last Thurs
day from l.ynchIurg, Va. DR.. McCon-
nell is pastor of the first Baptist church
in that city, and his church grants him
a months rest every year.
DR.. :. Y Jameson, one of the found :
ers and the first pastor of the New
Westminster Baptist church, was in
town this week. He is now Cores
ponding Secretary Of the Baptist State
| Mission Board of Georgia.
\ party, composed of DR.. Il. @. Me
Connrll, wife and three children, Mrs.
j. w. McGce and two children and
MrSsrs w. l.. England and Hugh Ter
rcll. started on a mountain trip ypstcr-
day.
The many Westminster friends of
Miss Myrtle Mcconnell will he glad to
know that she will spend some time
here with her grandmother, Mrs. p. NJ.
England.
The many friends of Mrs l.. a.
Mnthrwson are pleased to see her i'm
Westminster again.
Miss Flora George returned to hu5
home in Atlanta last Monday after
spending several weeks pleasantly in
Westminster. Miss George cndrarcd
herself to many of our people who will
welcome her return to Westminster at
any time. \. l.. GOSsETr