Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1902-10-29
NEWS IN AND AROUND WESTMINSTER.

ian} lug Svaynern ,,Iu 'u'er-State iair at Atlanta
Miss Mamie Stewart spent Sunday
and Monday in Greenville visiting her
sister, Miss Hattie Stewart She is
stenographer and typewriter TO the
Southern Shuttle and Bobbin Company
and is very quick with the pencil and
Mrs. NJ. +. Freeman and her daughter,
Miss Bonnie Freeman will go to Atlanta
tomorrow to spend five or six weeks
with MIR. and Mrs. s.. B. Freeman.
| Mr.. w. q. Porter, of Atlanta, made a
| lying visit to Westminster this week.
| "B" Is looking remarkably well. He
( travels for j. L.. Greenbaum & Co., of
New York. His territory is Georgia and
Alabama.
Mr.. r.. G. Meoklin was in Greensille
| this week.
Mrs. j. S. Carter is at Toccoa visiting
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Mathew.
son.
Mr. w. j. Stribling has been on q bust
ness trip to Chester the past week.
Mrs. Myra A. Doyle has gono to Bolton
TO spend few weeks with her daughter,
Miss Lily Doyle, who is engaged in
teaching kindergarten school at that
place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jasper Doyle, of Bounty
Land, visited the family of Mr.. r. ii.
Smithson this week.
Mr.. j. s. Carter was at Toccoa the
first of this week.
The voting place for the State election
next Tuesday will be in tho Cross store
house, recently vacated by w. RI. Dill
lard. MIR. j. W. Dickson has been
| elected to serve as clerk.
Rev. j. @. Shive preached at Retreat
last Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. E. Gray returned homo
week before last after sojourn of seve-
raj weeks in New York and Vermont.
They report q pleasant and enjoyable
trip. Mr. Gray had not seen his parents
before in sixteen years. The West
are glad to welcome them home again.
DR.. II. M. Merriwether arrived Monday
from professional visit to Tryon, N. @.
Mr.. John Haley has sufficiently re-
covered as to be able to go to his home
at Royston, Ga.
Mr.. l.. H. V. Hobson has been at Fort
Madison several weeks engaged in car
penter work.
Mr.. Henry Cheek is assisting his bro
ther, Mr. b. B. Cheek, at the depot.
Mr.. J. Wade Dickson was in Seneca
Monday afternoon on business.
To view the landscape now impresses
one with the beauty of natures handi-
work. The cotton stalks have taken the
second growth and are greener from top
w uO0GOul III INC mOnGn Oh
August as result of the beautiful In
dian summer.
Miss Matte Dobbins went to Toccoa
to-day to visit hor friend, Miss Daisy
Deaton.
Mrs. Rosa A. Wilson, wife of Mr.. VIM.
N. Wilson, died at their home two miles
east of here on September 3Oth, aged
GO years. She was Miss Williamson, of
Anderson county, before her marriage.
She and her husband had been living in
the Clearmont section for twenty odd
years. The interment took place in the
| cemetery of Clearmont church on Octo-
Der 1st, Rev. j. II. Stone conducting the
funeral services. Besides her husband
eight children survive her. Mrs. Wilson
was engaged in preparing the noon meal
when the summons came and entered
deaths dark current without moments 8
| warning.
At our sister town, Fort Madison,
there is every evidence of growth and
prosperity. Accompanied by Rev. r.
| M. DuBOse we spent a few hours in that
progressive community last Saturday
| afternoon. Among the many improve
ments to be seon is handsome and con-
yeniently arranged depot which the
Southern Railway Company has recently
| completed Mr.. Jas. Jones, one of Fort
| Madison's sons, is the obliging depot
agent. He moved into his new quarters
last week. Several new dwellings are
going up. Messrs. M. l.. Jones, p. p.
Sullivan, John Waters and Will Barton
are among the builders. The Gennett .S
Ransome Lumber Company have erected
| a large office near the depot. There are
six merchants in the place doing good
business, viz: P. P. Sullivan, Joe Frioks,
w. j. Walters, william Stephens, j. p.
| Arve and Spencer & Son. Mr.. Sullivan
| carries large stock of general mer-
chandise, and does a cash and credit
business. He has quite a lot of cotton
which he has grown and collected on
accounts, and he is holding it for better
prices. Mr.. Walters is the postmaster-a at
| Fort Madison. The inhabitants of the
village will soon be under municipal
| government, the charter of incorporation
| having bee applied for.
The Gennett & Ransom Lumber Com
pany, situated ono mile below Fort Mad
ison, on the banks of the Tugaloo river,
near the confluence of Chauga creek, is
| county. Messrs. A. and N. w. Gennett,
s. 3. Ransom, r. B. Elliott and j. O.
| kirkpatrick, Jr., are the gentlemen con-
| nected with the lumber company and
| saw mill plant. They have built house
40 by SO feet and have equipped it with
a band saw and all modern improve
ments for saving timber. They will be
ready 10 Degln WOrk In ABOUT three
weeks with capacity of $4,000 to 40, 900
feet of lumber per day. They are build
ing boom and will float the great num-
Der of logs down the river from the for
ests so they will be accessible to the
mill. Two boilers, 100 horse power each,
have been put in position to furnish the
power to run the mill. In the near
| future side track from the railroad to
the mill will be graded. The plant was
| shipped from Nashville, Tenn, during
| the past summer. We understand the
lumber sawed will be exported princi-
pally.
Rev. w. w. Leathers, former pastor
| of the Baptist church, was in town Tues
day to the delight of his many friends.
He resides near Anderson city and is
pastor of Double Springs and Cross
Roads churches, in Anderson county.
Mr.. e. F. Mearcs left yesterday for
Columbia to attend the State fair. Mr..
}. d. Wynn will probably 60 down to-
day or tomorrow.
Capt and Mrs. w. E. Cheswel and
Mrs. j. II. Ligon left on Sunday for
Birmingham, Ala. Capt Cheswell will
extend his trip out'in Texas on business.
Mr.: G. j: Mulkoy was in Greenwood
Monday on business.
Wedding bells in November!