Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1900-05-31
NEWS IN AND AROUND WESTMINSTER.
Death Of Mr.. R. 3. AIdrIch, a Union Soldier
Local News In Brief.

WESTMINSTER, May 30.-Miss Matte
Sullivan, of Fort Madison, was visiting
in Westminster last week.
Miss Kate Jarrard left Tuesday even
ing for Gainesville to attend the COM
mencement exercises Of the Georgia Fe-
male Seminary of that city.
Ramseur's excursion train will run
over tho Southern from Charlotte to
Atlanta on Thursday, Juno 7th. Train
will arrive hare at 1.55 p. m. and tho
fare for tho round trip will be $2.75
Miss Maud Stribling returned from
Hartsvillc last Monday, whore she has
been attending the Wolch Neck High
School.
Augusta Chronical, May "a: "Dr. II. T..
Mason, inferno at the Lamar Hospital
n graduate at Augusta, mado tho highest
average before the board of medical OK
amincrs at tho recent examination, out
Of largo class. His average was 81 4-7
DR.. Mason will DO presented with set
of books, valued at s25, as a prizo for the
highest average at this examination"
Mossrs. David Norris and Ralph Carter
visited in Gainesville, Ga, tho first of
this week.
Married, at tho Baptist parsonage last
Sunday morning at O'Clock, by Rev. N.
q. Christopher, Mr.. William Sylvester
Fuller and Miss Alico Moore. The
groom is brick-laycr by occupation.
IIc is a new cornor, having lived at Toe
Goa before the work on tho cotton mill
building began. Tho bride is tho daugh-
ter of Mr. w. Ii. Moore, of this place, and
is a pretty and Industrious lady Mr..
Fuller expects to move ia one of the new
cottages at tho mill sooa whore no will
install his bride as a housckeepcr.
Pickcns Journal: "Miss Mary Dagnall,
daughter of Rev. r. II. Dagnall, of this
place, who has been attending the Will
liamston Female College, is at homo on
a visit. She was awarded first honors at
the college in her studies"
The collection taken in the Prcsbytc-
rian Sabbath school last Sunday for the
famine sufferers of India amounted to
SIT. Two dollars will buy food enough
to keep person in India alive until har-
vest. The situation of tho people there
is very deplorablo, and is said to be
growing worse each day.
Mr. A. II. Dorroh, of tho railway mail
service, was in Westminster while on
Monday. IIe had been down near Fair
Play on e visit to his sister, Mrs. j. d..
Sheldon.
Tho four-year-old daughter Of Rev. w.
S. Southland, a colorcd preacher rcsid-
ing in Westminster, died last Friday
evening and was buried on Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Claude Littlo have gone
to Harmony Grove, Ga, to visit a. few
days and have left Duard (" keep house.
Miss Eva Rccdcr, of Oakway, returned
home last week after spending about
ten days in Westminster as tho guest of
Misses Kate Blair and Sallic Dickson.
Miss ElinOr Knight, after rendering
faithful services as music teacher for the
High School, returned to her homo in
the thriving little city of Anderson last
wish her happy and pleasant vacation.
Miss Ida Simpson, Of Piedmont went
home on Tuesday after spending few
days with her brother, Mr.. Thos. Simp-
son, near town. She came to spend a
month in our midst, bat her visit was
cut short on account of sickness in her
home.
Miss Bessie Epting left Westminster
on Thursday, and will spend .he sum-
mer at her home in tho charming town
of Williamston and elsewhere. Miss
Epting's work in the school room has
been appreciated, and the Board of Trus-
tees paid her just compliment in elect
ing her to teach in the High School the
next session.
Last Friday Arthur Smith and Will
Norris, two youths, were riding along in
a top buggy when the horse hitclcd to
the vehicle got scared and ran away and
turned the buggy top side down. Smith
jumped out before it turned, but Norris,
who was driving, stayed in until the
wheels went up in the air, and he then
crawlcd out through the top .uniniurcd
The horse got loose from the buggy as
soon as the top and wheels exchanged
places, and he ran until he crossed
Changa, distance of four miles or more
The buggy and harness were damaged
some, hmt hn:so and boys were not hurt
in the least.
Rev. Newton Smith, of Goodwatcr,
Ala, paid us an appreciated call on Mon
day afternoon. The North Alabama
lrcsbytcry elected him Commissioner to
the thirty ninth annual session Of the
General Assembly, which closed in At
lanta on Saturday last and he is extend
ing his trip to South Carolina. He will
go to his old home at Pelham next Fri
day and spend several days.
The eclipse of tho sun on Monday
morning was witnessed by many of our
citizens. Smoked pieces of glass could
be seen between eyes and the sun almost
everywhere.
Dr. G. NJ. Walker attended commences
mcnt at Dcmorcst, Ga, this week.
Mr.. r. b. Aldrich died at his home in
Westminster on Wednesday morning,
May %, at o'clock. lie had been a
great sufferer for many weeks past, and
| his death was expected. Mr.. Aldrich
was native Of Indiana and served
| through the Civil war on the Union side.
lie came to the South about eighteen
years ago. He was twice married. lie
left two children in Indiana, whom he
has not heard from i'm several years
! About fifteen years ago he married Miss
| Knox, a daughter Of the late Rev. Drury
been living in Westminster about four