Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1900-06-28
NEWS IN AND AROUND WESTMINSTER.
Tho News In General From Our Busy Little
Sister Town.

WESTMINSTER, Juno 27.-Children's $
Day exercises will bo observed in tho
Baptist church noxt Sunday evening,
commencing at $50 o'clock.
Mrs. J. y. Sanders, Of Oakway, is seri-
ously ill.
Atlanta journal, Juno %: Mrs. Jessie
George Marct and Miss Flora George loft
this week for Westminster, S. c., to bc
in Fair Play before returning homo.
Mrs. j. Is. Fellors, neo Miss Maggie
Sheldon, of Prosperity, has been visiting
hcr father at Tugaloo for somc weeks.
Sho is expected to visit friends in West
minister this week.
Tomorrow Crhursday) morning at
o'clock, Mr. Anthony A. Pearson and
riago in tho Baptist church at Duo West.
The groom is Il brother Of Mr.. S. l.. Will
son, of this place, and tho bride is tho
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Ellis.
Tho ceremony will be performed by Rev.
S. l.. Wilson, assisted by Mr.. Brown.
Somebody left their singing book,
"Sacred Songs, No. l." in tho Old West
minister Baptist church on tho third
Sunday in May. Mr.. G. f.: Simpson,
book and will gladly deliver to the
owner if he will call for it. There is no
namo in it and he has no way Of know
ing who it belongs to.
Mr.. Pcdcn Anderson, who has been
pursuing Il course of study in shorthand
at the Southern Shorthand and Business
University, of Atlanta, came home last
Saturday.
Miss Jessie Dobbins is at homo again,
after spending two months with relatives
in piCkcns county.
Rcv. ID. w. Iliott, of Seneca, preached
in the Baptist church on last Sunday
morning and was greeted by large and
appreciativc congregation. Mr.. lliott
was pastor of this church three years
and was gladly welcomed back to preach
tho word of God.
Mr.. ID. f. Little is at Harmony Grove,
Ga, visiting his home folks.
Mr.. John |. M Gee, q leading citiZcn of
Fountain Inn, died of paralysis on last
Wednesday evening. His brother, w. L.
McGco, of Abbcvillc, died OH Friday,
Juno 10. These gentlemen wcro unclcs
of our fellow townsman, Mr.. Jesse M.
McGcc.
Among those who were killed in the
terrible wreck near McDonough, Ga, on
| Saturday night was Mr.. w. Il. Lawrence,
| a former Westminster boy. Ilo lived at
Stockbridgc and was an employee of the
| railroad He was i brother Of Section
Master }. A. Lawrence, of Westminster.
Miss LAZY Doyle very SumptuOuSly eli
tcrtaincd the Mutual Benefit Society last
! F.iday evening. Although a heavy rain
fell Just before night, twenty odd per
sons were present. Reading, music and
quotations were the features of the
evening. Cake and icc drinks were
served. New officers we've elected to
serve the ensuing quarter. The society
| next meets with Miss Sallio Dickson nj
her mothers residence in East End.
Mr.. IL. }. Floyd has shown ns :: sam.
pic Of wheat grown from seed which
came from Jerusalem. 1t is not like the
wheat grown in this country
| Mrs. DIR. w. j. Carter, of Patterson
La, arrived one day last week and will
spend several days with relatives here.
The Southern Flour Mills will not bC
ready to run for Il week or two yet. The
machinery and gearing arc being over
hauled that the mill may be better pre-
| pared for good wUrk.
Miss Nellie Norris and Hattie thinner
man returned from a pleasant visit to
relatives and friends at Clinton, Enorct
| and Grccnvllc
a large derrick is being constructed
on top Of the cotton mill to-day.
| 4. l.. GoSSETT.