Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1900-10-24
NEWS IN AND AROUND WESTMINSTER.
A Curious Bird-The Local News OF the
Town Briefly Told.

WESTMINSTER, October 24.-The South
Carolina Synod of the Presbyterian
church convened at Floronco at eight
o'clock Tuesday evening. Rev. S. l..
Wilson loft Monday to attend tho annual
meeting of that body
Tho ladies of tho Baptist church will
give supper in the town hall next Fri.
day evening, Goth instant. They cxtcn
a cordial invitation to everybody to como.
Doors open at $780, Twenty-Five cents
will be charged for tho bill of fare served.
Miss Lily r. Doyle reports delight
ful trip to Atlanta this week, where sho
had tho pleasure Of seeing hcr kinfoks
and the exhibits at the Southern Inter
State Fair.
Messrs. Samuel Dickson and Benjamin
Dickerson made brief visit to Ander-
son this week.
Messrs. j. Ii. Schaifor and w. Doyle
DOdd contemplate forming q partnership
in business in East End, and will keep
bcof and general limo Of groceries and
canned goods. Mr. Schaffor is n success
full truck farmer and says ho wants to
grow two acres of cabbage OH Oconcc
soil noxt year.
Mrs. Chcatham, of Troy, Mr.. and Mrs.
a. 9. Adams and little son of Phoenix,
returned to their homes last Monday
aftor spending few day with the family
of Mr.. JAS. N. Adams on Tugaloo.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. D. Bcardcn and chill
drcn, of lsushton, La, arrived last Fri
day evening and arc with tho family of
MIR. j.. Il. King, on main street. Mr..
Bcardcn has been sick and has como here
to recuporate. He reports good cotton
crops west of the Mississippi river.
Tho ordinance of baptism was admin
istcred to thirteen persons at Conncross
Baptist church on Sunday last by Rev.
p. j. Vcrmillion. They united with tho
church as q result of series of services
conducted by Rev. Ycrmillion some timo
ago.
Mr.. G. e. Horton, ono of tho most
prominent mon of tho Piedmont section,
and we'll known over the State, died at
his home in Williamson last Friday. He
was the father of Thad Il. Horton, the
brilliant young journalist who died in
New York last November.
Mrs S. l.. Wilson and her two sons arc
visiting relatives in Anderson. They
will be gono about two wccks.
Moses Walker, coorcd, found queer
looking bird in the front yard at the Me-
thodist parsonage Tuesday, which is
thought by some to have been brought
there by tho strong wind Monday night
1t probably belongs to the species Of
birds known as divers, so called from
their fondncss of swimming and diving.
1t was large sized bird and was not a
success at walking or flying, but could
travel rapidly in water.
Mr.. j Ohm M. Findlcy, editor of the
Westminster Times, is a successful fisher
man besides his abilities as Il "pcncil
pusher" and publisher, and he often
spends hours on the streams in search of
the finny tribe. Mr.. Findley has built
(doing all tho work himsclO an elegant
iittlc house between ledge of rocks on
nf 4.
fishermen, pcnickcrs, tourists, etc, in
summer time or in rainy weather. "John-
nic" is always liberal in dividing his fish
among his friends.
Misses Tccoa Parker and Evie Simp.
son, of Westminster, have gono to At
lanta TO pursuc courses Of studies i'm the
Southern Shorthand and Business Uni
vcrsity located in that city. Their
friends at home miss their presence very
much, but wish them great success in
their efforts to obtain business cduca-
ton.
Tho sci vices conducted by Rev. John
B. Dickson at the Christian church
closed on Sunday night with two add-
tions. Mr.. Dickson leaves this week for
his home in Kentucky.
Miss Elinor Knight tho amiablc music
teacher for tho High School, visited her
homo in Anderson Friday and Saturday.
Mesdamcs w. f. Chcswoll and Icic +.
McGcc visited Atlanta last week
MIR. John j.. Adams was in Anderson
last Sunday and Monday.
Mr.. w. A. DiCkcrson made business
trip to Atlanta yesterday.
Miss Lizzie Johns, daughter of S. q.
Johns, Esq, has been quito sick With
fever several days.
Beginning on Monday, 22d instant, the
mail carrier from Westminster to Wal
halla will make six trips per week in
stead of three.
Mcssrs. Pitts & Gray arc finishing a
handsome granite monument to be
erected over the grave Of the latc VIII
liam A. Lowcry, of Seneca.
Mrs. States Hunter went to Spartan
burg Tuesday to visit her sister, Mrs.
Lula I.anford.
Miss Ssallc Norris has gone to Kings
Mr.: II. B. Zimmerman killed hawk
Monday at a distance of l0l yards with
a shotgun. According to the old custom
MI zimmerman has won somc chicken
pies.
There has been lots of rain this week
and very little cotton has been sold
Miss Ola Bolt, a beautiful Atlanta
lady, came yesterday to assist Mrs.
MCGEE in the millinery department of
her store. Because of sickness Miss
Robinson, Of Anderson, who was to fiji
this position, could not come.
The cnterprising firm of j. & j. S. Car
ter has greatly increased their stock
since Mr.. Cartcr's trip to tho Northern
markets. They have a very attractive
display of goods.
Mr.. Chas. Mulkcy, our clever postmas
ter, and his wife went to Atlanta last
week. Mrs. Mulkcy will remain in the
Gate City several weeks
Mr. IL. G.. Rofhnl pf 'rpr,on ,,o, g.,
town yesterday.
Mr.. A. Check, of Fort Madison, has
become a resident of this place. IIo is
an employee of the Southern railway.
a. l.. GossErr.