Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1900-09-05
NEWS IN AND AROUND WESTMINSTER.
Dwelling House Destroyed by Fire. Workmen
Experience Fearful Fall.

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WESTMINSTER, September 5.-Mr. j.
S. Carter is in New York buying fall and
winter goods.
Miss Vera Prince, of Piedmont, is here
attending school. Sho is boarding with
Mr.. G. e. Anderson.
Mr.. j. FL. Pull.n, Of Fair Play, left
Thursday, for Eutaw, Ala. where he
will buy cotton this season.
Mr.. X. Breazeale, of Conneross, has
gono to Denver, Colorado.
The Atlanta excursion train passed
here yesterday at 2.20 p. NJ, carrying
with it from Westminster DR.. Ketchor.
sid, DR.. G. NJ. Walker, j. w. McGee
Henry Vornor, Crayton Dobbins, j. s
White, M. III. McJunkin and Miss Nan
nio McJunkin. They boarded tho train
at Seneca.
Mr.. G. S. Stribling, of Helena, Ca, IL
visiting in Ocor,e.
Rev. S. l.. Wilson is attending the fall
meeting of the South Carolina PreBby
tory at Smyrna church near Newberry
Retreat church is represented by Mr.. j
A. Wyly.
Fire destroyed tho dwelling house 90.
cupied by Mr.. j. @. Stephens, tho rail.
road pnmper, on Friday, August 81. II
caught from n defective stovo flue while
tho noon noal was being prepared. So
slowly did it burn and 80 quick wero the
people to got thero a good portion of the
household effects were saved. Mr..
Stephens estimates his loss to be ono
third of the actual value Of tho contents.
The house was the property of the
Seneca Bank and was not insured.
Evangelist Albert II. Fits is conduct
ing series of meetings in tho Christian
church.
While Mcssrs. w. w. Bcard.n, Jesse
Freeman, NJ. A. Wood, billiard Whit
mirc, Ernest Kay and Dan Holley were
going to their work in an uppor room ut
the cotton mill on last Thursday tho
temporary stairway which they wore
ascending gave away and they export
encod fearful fall. Those that wore
tho highest fell % feet. Thoy were pain
fully cut, bruised and shaken up, but
no bones wcro broken and none were
seriously hurt.
Mrs. @. e. Anderson and three chill
drcn have been visiting at Piedmont,
%ock.
A strong wind prevailed in the East
end of town for few minutes on last
"Wednesday afternoon. About 1Qi window
pancs were smashed at tho cotton mill
and portion of tho roof damaged. Tho
two framed buildings that wero being
erected near the M. E. church worc lev-
clcd to the ground. Tho largo cotton
seed hopper at tho ginnery tumbled. Mr..
G. f. 0. Mitchclls buggy sholter blow
down, demolishing three buggy wheels
and the top of the surrey Some of his
children were in the surrey whom the shell
tor collapsed, but wero not hurt.
The fall term of the Westminster High
school opened this week with good en-
rollmcnt. Rev. p. j. Vermllion and
Miss Bessie Epting arc tho teachers in
charge. The tuition remains tho same
as before. Miss Elinor Knight arrived
yesterday to tako charge of tho music
department of the school,
Rev. w. E. Virgins, of Easlcy, assisted
Rev. d. w. Keller in the protracted meet
ing held at Rock Springs last week.
The third quarterly conference of the
Westminster Circuit will be held at
Center Oh next Saturday and Sunday.
Anderson Cor. Greenville News: GA
II. Dagnall, recent graduate of tho law
department of tho South Carolina Col
lego, has come to this city and will
locate here"
The many friends of Misses Elinor
Knight and Bessie Epting are pleased to
welcome their return to Westminster,
after an absence during the vacation
season.
series of meetings, conducted by
Revs. Mcclure and Nelson, closed in the
old Westminster Baptist church last Sun
day. The ordinance Of baptism was adj
ministcrcd on Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. w. II. Ncsbitt, the only son of
Mr.. and Mrs. G. ID. Ncsbitt, of Pied
mont, and Miss Mary Grant, Of Mays
vile, were happily married on Wcdncs-
day, August 20, at tho homo of tho
bride. Mrs. Ncsbitt is one of South
Cardinals lovely and accomplished young
ladies' The groom is one of tho coming
young men Of the Piedmont section and
is widely known for his business per
ccptions and sterling worth. Besides
his business connections in his own
town he is the secretary and treasurer of
tho Fork Shoals Cotton Mill and tho
president of large Touring mill at
Cedar Falls. The reception rendered by
the parents OF tho groom was quito a
brilliant AFFAIR and was largely attended.
The candidates in the second race arc
sure bcstirring themselves.
A. l.. GoSSETT.
Life and Death Fight.