Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1900-11-28
NEWS IN AND AROUND WESTMINSTER.
Joe Davis Widow Gets $4,000 Damages.
Local News Of the Town.

Westminster, November 2s.--Mr. Il. d.
Pool, tho gentleman who bought Mr..
Spalding's house and lot, arrived this
week with his family and will locate
permanently in our midst. He comes
from the eastern part of Anderson
county, noar Polzer, and Is man of
high standing in that community.
Mr.. Luther Stowart, of Fairyiow. is
visiting relatives hore. Ho COOS from
hcro to Clifton, who're he has a position.
Owing to tho inclemency of tho weather
last Sunday the communion service at
the Presbyterian church was postponed
until ncxt Sunday morning. Tho pre-
paratory, sermon On Saturday was
preached by Roy. ". S. Hamitor, of
Seneca.
Misses Florcnce Norris and Myra Hes
ter, of Walhalla, paid friends and rela-
tives here an appreciated visit last Sat
urday. Miss Norris is teaching school s,
fow miles above Walhalla.
Tho many friends of Rev. d. w. Kollor
hope ho will remain on tho Westminster
circuit. He left Monday for Chester to
attend the Annual Conference.
Miss Lula Dickson, second daughter
fall term of school at Oak Grove, and is
boarding at Mr.. j. II. Barnott's.
Boardon Il Co. is the style OF q NOR
camille firm in Westminster. They are
successors to Claude Little & Co. Mr..
l.. ID. Beardon, the manager of tho firm,
is well known to all our people for his
business qualifications and honest doal-
lngs Wo are sorry to part with Mr. Lit
tic in tho mercantile business, to whom
the same words can fittingly bo applied.
Special services woro held in tho Now
Westminster Baptist church on last
Wednesday night and numbers of per-
sons attended. Two now deacons-
Messrs. II. N. and j. S. Cartcr-wero or
daincd and installed into office accord
ing to tho rules and requirements of tho
church on such occasions. BY invitation
Rev. !. a. Wynne, d: d., of Gainesville
preached tho ordination sermon, taking
his text from tho passages of Scripture
which have reference to tho duties and
qualifications of tho deacon. IIe also
gave the charge and conducted tho OK
animation. Tho Row. o. j. Copeland,
of Anderson, offered the ordination
prayer.
Mr.. w. 2. Barker has bought tho large
two story residence on North main street,
known as tho Glenn property. IIc moved
down from Long Creek to town few
days ago.
Mr.. j. w. Todd, of Seneca, was in
Westminster yesterday.
Anderson Logan, of Atlanta, is build
ing nice cottage on the lot adjoining
tnc MctnodlSt parsonage lot. 1t will be
occupied by Mr. Seab Haley, of the firm
of l.. a. Edwards & Co.
Miss Bessie Wilson, of Seneca, is the
guest Of her brother, Rov. S. l.. Wilson,
pastor of the Presbyterian church.
MIR. Il. II. Doyle, of Bounty Land, paid
| relatives i'm Westminster Il visit few
days ago.
! We learn that Mrs. Lula M. Davis,
widow of tho late Joo Davis, has secured
$4,000 damages from tho Southern Rail
way FOR the killing of her husband in
Westminster last January. Our inform
ant was in error about tho amount she
sued tho Southern for. 1t was $4,000
instead of $4,000.
Tomorrow evening the Ladies' Aid
Society of the Presbyterian church, ac-
cordng to previous notice, will have
something to eat in Mason's Hall. The
mcnu served will consist of oysters, cake
and coffee. Doors will open at an early
| hour. Come.
Misses Jessie and Selma Doyle, of the
Bounty Land section, wcro guests of
their cousin, Miss Lily Doyle, this week.
MIR. Thos. ID. Long, of Tugaloo, spcnt
Saturday and Sunday in Westminster
| a. l.. GOSSETr.