Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1900-06-07
NEWS IN AND AROUND WESTMINSTER.
Personal Paragraphs-A Painful Accident at
the New Cotton Mill.


son, arc visiting Mrs. DR.. Burt Mitchell,
sister of MIS-. Sullivan.
Mr.. j. NJ. hlattison has moved his fam
lily down on his farm, noar Retreat.
Miss Virginia Norris and little Miss
Gladys Cartorspent a fow days in Gaines
villo this week, visiting tho family of
Mr.. John Carter.
Mr.. ii. NJ. Prince, a prominent citizen
of Piedmont, is in Westminster, visiting
his brothers-in.law, Mossrs. w. u, and G.
f. Anderson. Mr.. Prince is accompanied
by his daughter, Miss Mario.
Mcssrs. David McClanahan and Glcnn
Lesly captured fino turtle in Chauga
last Monday. 1t weighed u pounds.
Mr.. f. A. Campbell has sold out his
household goods and loft last Saturday,
with his family, for Quincy, Fla. Mr..
Campbell was tho depot agent and tolc-
graph operator here prior to April II,
when tho strike occurred.
Mr.. Joseph Lyics, Il well-known citi-
zon of the county, died on Toxaway, four
miles above Fort Madison, last Sunday
morning, Juno 3. His death was duo to
old ago, ho having reached tho ago of 81.
Mrs. X. B. Aldrich is making her home
with hor brother, Mr.. j. A. Knox, Of
Tabor, since the death of her husband.
Has tho census onumcrator boon around
to 500 you yct? IIo is loaded with Il
variety of questions, and il will tako him
some timo to got through with you when
ho comes.
Misses Hattie Zimmerman and Nellie
b. Norris left on last Saturday morning
for Clinton to attend tho commencement
exercises of the Presbyterian College of
South Carolina and tho school in Thorn
well Orphanago They will be gono
thrco weeks, spending ono week with tho
family of Mr.. w. K. Zimmerman, at
Enorco.
Prof. Marshall S. Stribling and his lit
Ito son, Lee, were in town last Monday.
Mr.. Stribling is a former principal Of tho
high school hero, and has many friends
who were delighted to sec him. lie has
been successfully engaged in morchan-
lisng at I.avonia, Ga, since ho moved
from horO in 1907.
Invitations have been received in West
minister announcing the marriage Of Miss
Annie IIcidtman, of Orangcburg, to Rev.
John Spcakc, of Nowbcrry, which will
be socmnized in st. PauPs Methodist
church, at Orangcburg, on Thursday,
Juno IT, 1900. at $50 L. NJ. Miss lIcidt-
man is the only daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. John H. IIcdtman and is grand
daughter of tho lato Rev. NJ. fl. Pooscr,
of the South Carolina Conference. She
is pleasantly remembered by many Of
our people, having visited her grand
father while ho was on tho Westminster
Circuit. by her sweet disposition and
lovely traits of character sho cndcarcd
herself to all who met her. She is the
organist at ST. Paurs church. Rev. Mr..
Speak is a pupular young minister of tho
South Carolina Conference, and is well
and favorably known by many West
minister people.
Mr. w. }. Gaines, Il former Wcstmin-
| stcr boy, passed through town last week
and spent few days with his kinfollss
| lie has been in Florida for some months.
| Mr.. Gaines expects to start for the Paris
| Exposition on JulyI.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Cox and six chill
drcn, of Pclzcr, arc on visit to relatives
and friends in Oconco county. They
came up last Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. S. White occupy rooms
at tho Baptist parsonage.
Mr. w. a. Dick crson has the best roast
| ing ear patch we have seen.
Mr.. }. II. Bibb is at home from Fur
man University. Ills friends arc pleased
| to SEQ him back.
Mr. Wade Ilarbin, son Of Mr.. H. NJ.
llarbin, Of Retreat, jumped from the
| tram-way, a distance Of fourteen feet,
at tho cotton mill on last Friday and
spraincd both of his ankles. lie was as
| sisting other workmcn in carrying Il
heavy sill to tho second story on pair
of trucks, when he became over balanced
by tho truck wheel breaking through a
piank, and he jumped to avoid falling
| lie landed on his feet. Ilc has been un-
able to walk since. We wish for Mr..
| Ilarbim a speedy recovery.
Persons desiring to go to Charleston
on Mr.. l.. II. Smiths excursion train,
June ~ can procure tickets from Mr.. j. =.
w. McGcc, at the store of Mis- Iclo Nc.
Gee x Go. 1t will be a most delightful
trip for any one to make at this season
of the year.
All crops in this vicinity look promis-
ing.
One evening last week Miss Myra
Mason presented us with IL beautiful
bunch Of Towers consisting of "lilics ol
the valley and roses which have filled
our room with Il sweet fragrance cvcl
since. Before thry began to show any
sign of fadinG Miss Codic Parker passed
by distributing magnolia blooms among
her friends and kindly remembered us
We enjoy the scent of the flowers M
well as their beauty, and shall never
grow tired Of receiving them.
Wheat harvesting has commenced
Mrs. Narcissa White, tho aged mothe,
Of Mr.. n l.. White, who lives near Oal
Grove, is quite sick. She is about 9
years old.
Prof. j. w. Gaines, tho principal o
the Wolch Neck High School, at IIarts
vile, is expected to arrive this wccl
with his family to spend the vacation
season in the up-country.
The excursion train which runs to At
lanta on Thursday will consist Of twclv,
coaches and will accommodate botl
white and colorcd people.
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the Presbyterian church. Two sermons
arc preached each day, in the forenoon