Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1902-04-30
NEWS N ANO AaOuND WlsrslNsrra.

Westminster, April 3d. Mr.. James O..
Steele diod suddenly of heart disease at
his home In Anaconda, Montana. on
April 8. Mr.. Steele was son of the late
Capt. William Steele, OF Oconee county.
who had a family of six boys and niue
dauRhters He Mas born ia Anderson
county, South Carolina, in the wear 1899,
and was therefore 63 years old at tie
time of his death. In 1853 he loft hare
for Colorado, and from there he removed
to Montana. OF the four brothers who
left with him only two arc liying--J oseph
q. Steel, Of Deer Lodge, and William h..
of Helena. MIR. Robert M. Steele died in
Canada IN 1888. Two sisters survive,
Mrs. MI. A. Doyle, of Westminster, and
Mrs. Margaret Harper, of Pickens coanty.
Mrs. Doyle did not hear of her brothers
death until q few days ago.
Maj. B. III. Cross and wife will return
tomorrow from weeks visit to the
Charleston Exposition.
MIR. VIM. p. Anderson returned Mon
day from a business trip to Union.
Rev. p. j. Vermillion, Messrs. i. E.
Mauldin and Wilton Mason have re-
turned from Texas.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. E. Anderson, MIR. and
Mrs. X. M. Cross, DIR. and Mrs. j. H,
Stonecypher boarded the early train yes
terday morning for Charleston to visit
the exposition.
Miss Codie Parker, of Atlanta, paid
homefolks in Westminster visit on Sat
urday and Sunday. She is stenographer
in the largo store of j. M. High & Co.,
ON Whitehall street. There is only one
thing that is unpleasant about her visits,
and that is, she does not stay long enough.
We are always sad when Codie leaves.
Miss Sallie Singleton and Mrs. Jas. Il.
Porter spent few days last week with
Mrs. John Brock, of Central.
Mra w II Strthlsnc xyank lo.u..
Atlanta Monday to be present at the
marriage of her sister, Miss Rosa Carter
Mathewson, to M. Clifford Mitchell
walker, which occurred last evening at
2 O'Clock. Mr.. and Mrs. Walker passed
here to-day going TO Washington and
Other, cities in the North and East TO
spend their honeymoon. Their future
home will be at Monroe, Gs.
The many friends of Mr.. T. Leslie
Stribling were pleased to see him here
last Saturday.
There will be preaching in the Presby-
terian church next Sunday at O'Clock
instead of o'clock, as heretofore, con-
Quoted by Rev. j. 9. Shive.
"A light vote was polled in the town
ant Messrs. w. p. Anderson and b. IL.
Cross each received 33 votes. The vote
for Wardens was as follows: w. O..
Peden, 33; J. 81. Ligon, 33; j. e. Gaines,
33; d. p. Butler, so, = - Shirley, Sd;
Q. K. 0. Mitchell, 81; Or. G. M. Walker,
85. 1t is understood that either ano-
ther election will be ordered within the
next ten days to vote for the two can
didates for Intendant and three of the
candidates for Warden receiving the
highest number of votes, or the former
Council will remain in Office for another
year.
Miss Freeman, of New York, arrived
in Westminster yesterday evening, and
will spend some time visiting her sister,
Mrs. Rev. j. e. McManaway.
Mi. w. j. Stribling is at Richland en-
gagged in the brick business.
MIR. A. T.. Clinkscales informs us that
many of his friends are encouraging him
to make the race for County Treasurer
this time. Mr.. Clinkscales was badly
wounded in the civil war and is deserv.
ing man. A. l.. Gossett.