Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1902-02-05
ssws N AND AROUND WESTMINSTER.
LEGAL Notes Death Of a Confederate Veteran.
The Weather Signals Another Robbery.

'no Meatnef Signals Another Robbery.
Westminster, February 5.--Aiss Mary
Mason left one day last week Tor Fair
burn, Ca, to visit her sister, Mrs. DIR.
@. b. Floyd. She will remain there for
about six weeks.
Mr.. John l.. Cox, of Pelzer, returned
home yesterday, afterspending one week
with his sisters, near Westminster.
Mr.. David Jarrard, of Abbeyille, was
on visit to relatives in Westminster a
few days ago.
The first quarterly conference of the
Westminster charge will be held in the
Westminster Methodist church on next
Saturday and Sunday, February s and 8.
Miss Emma Zimmerman has returned
home from three weeks visit to rela-
tiyes in Spartanburg and Enoree.
Miss Emma Mcconnell, of Mt. Airy,
Ca, is visiting her brothers, Messrs.
George and Lee Mcconnell, of this city.
Henry Childers, a worthy colored man,
who is a tenant on the Blair farm, two
miles east of town, had the misfortune
to lose his s5barn, crib and contents, to-
gether with his wagons, by an unknown
fire Sunday afternoon. Childers and his
family were away from home attending a
burial at the time of the fire.
The baggage house of the Southern
Railway at this place was broken into
last Friday night. One trvrk was found
bursted open and robbed rf its contents.
The trunk belonged to lai !, we under
stand. 1t is said that the robbery was
committed before O'Clock.
If counting is any sign, there will be
several more marriages to take place in
our community before a great while.
Mr.. j. b. Shanklin was in town last
Friday. He represents the Brock Hard
ware Company, of Anderson. Barber's
many friends are always pleased to see
him.
An enjoyable sociable was given at the
Westminster Hotel last Friday evening
from 730 till IL o'clock. The following
gentlemen and ladies were. present:
Mossrs. Daniel McClannahan, Ralph Car
ter, Robert Hunt, Glen Lesly, A. w.
Leathers, Lee Mcconnell, John Findley,
oo''b oo"So ohi w nlSSBS Louise
Breazealo, Cora Duffie, Emma McCon-
nell, Virginia Norris, Mary Hull. Emma
Zimmerman, Sallie Dickson, Rosa McDon-
aid, Hattie and Kate McClannahan.
From every direction the roads are
said to be in very bad condition just
now. In some places they are almost
impossible.
Miss Myra Lay has gone to Pickens to
visit the family of her sister, Mrs. Il, A.
Hester. Some of Mrs. Hester's children
are. quite sick.
Mr.. John Jarrard was in Westminster
a day or two during tho past week He
travels for Christopher and Mcconnell,
of Atlanta.
Mr.. Will Shaffer has moved from
Wardmalaw Island to this county. He
Will give his attention to farming.
Mr.. Hated Carter, who has been at
tending the Welch Mock High School at
Hartsville, came home recently. Hated
is delighted with the school, but on ac-
co odnt of being unwell his physician ad-
vised him to come homo for few
months.
Mr.. j. Y. Jones, of Walhalla. spent
Sunday in our midst.
Another Confederate veteran has gone
to his reward. On the 2Sth ultimo Mr..
John w, Singleton died at his home.
near Tabor, in this county, aged 7S years.
Mr.. Singleton was native of Pckens
county, but moved from that county to
Anderson in the year 1872. He removed
to Oconce county about 10 years ago and
settled on the farm known to many of
the old settlers as the Bluford Burns
place, whore he lived until his death. He
is survived by widow and seven chill
dren, one brother, Mr.. M. p. Singleton,
and one sister, Miss Elizabeth Sin gleton.
His body was inferred in the cemetery
of Nazareth Methodist church of which
he was devoted member on last We'd
nesday.
Mrs. j. C.Young, of Toccoa, is visiting
the family of her brother, Mr.. Q. j. Null
key.
Mr.. J. G. G. Barton, Jr., has moved
ont to his farm on Toxaway.
AS some people do not understand the
display of the weather flags, Mr.. Mulkey
has furnished us information which is
given below: Flags represent the fore
casts for tho twenty-four hours begin
ming at p. m, on the day of display.
If more than one kind of weather is pre-
dicted for the period the conditions
which first named in the display of the
forecast will be represented by the upper
m ost weather flag. Read first at tol, of
pole. For instance, if solid white and
solid blue flag are hoisted on the pole
at the same time and the white one ap-
pears at the top, the first forecast pre-
dictcd is clear, the second is rain or snow,
A. l.. Gossett.