Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1902-10-08
VIEWS N AsD AROUND was1MINsrsa.

Westminster, October s.--Mrs. w, O.
Peden and little daughter have gone to
charlotte TO spend two weeks with rela-
Mr.. 8. G. Moon has eeturned from a
visit of several weeks at his homo al
Conner, Ga.
Miss Minnie Traylor returned Thurs
burg.
MT. and Mrs. Lee steinheis and three
9hilaren, en- OF Pineville, KY, are at DIR.
In the absence Of Rev. j. G. Shiye,
Rey. w. l.. Boggs, pastor of the Third
Presbyterian church at Greenyille,
preached here last Sabbath morning and
evening. Mr.. Boggs taught school at
Hopewel], about five miles below here,
twenty-five years ago.
Rev. j. K. McManaway rendered his
resignation as pastor of the Baptist
church last Sunday, and will move soon
TO Greenville, where he will associate
himself on the editorial staff of the Bap-
list Courier. We arc sorry that Bro.
McManaway and family are going to
move away.
Miss Ida Ramsay, of Tugaloo, Ga, is
the guest of Mrs. j. s. Carter.
Miss Veda Sheldon, of Newberry, Or
rived here Friday from Seneca, and will
spend awhile with her sister, Mrs, Mar
shall s. Stribling.
Mr.. b. b. Cheek, formerly of Flowery
Branch, Ca, has assumed charge of the
depot at Westminster. Mr.. CASTOR, our
former agent, has been transferred to
Mrs. Andrew Burchfleld aud four chill
dren, of White Sulphur Springs, Ga. +,
spent two days last week with her sister,
Mrs. @. K. Miller.
The trustees of Providence school,
recognizing the fact that the majority Of
our most useful men and women are
reared in rural homes, and looking for
ward to the future usefulness of the
bright boys and girls of their community,
have been fortunate in securing Miss
Efie Stribling to teach their school,
Miss Stribling strives to give her pupils
thorough training, and this is very evil
dent, for one of her pupils of Union
school won the Citadel scholarship last
year.
Rev. Mr.. Ferguson, of Alabama,
preached in the Christian church last
Sunday.
Rev. G. H. waddell, of the Epworth
Orphanage, failed to como and preach
in the Methodist church last Sunday
night as announced. The appointment
was filled by Rev. r. M. DuBose.
Rev. Robt. F. Kirkpatrick will arrive
here the latter part of this week on his
way to the Indian Territory. He will
preach in the Presbyterian church next
Sabbath, October 18th, at II a. m. and at
7.30 p. m.
Mrs. H. M. Peden returned home Fri
day from visit to relatives in Green
vile county.
Books of subscription to the capital
stock of the Westminster Investment,
Savings and Trust Company were opened
yesterday. The capital stock of the
company is fixed at $4,000, divided into
500 shares of the par value of 800 each.
The promoters are Messrs. NJ. s.. Strib-
ling, w. p. Anderson and j. p. Stribling,
whom everybody know to be reliable and
responsible business men. Mr.. Ander-
son has sent out circular letters setting
forth the plans, purposes and aims of
said corporation. Twenty per cent of
the subscribed stock is required to be
paid in at the time of organization.
On September 80 Messrs. j. P. McDon-
aid and j. G. Breazeale completed one
years work as carriers on the rural mail
routes. Mr.. Mcdonald lost only six
days during that time and Mr.. Breazeale
did not lose day.
The bank clearings of the Peden g.
Anderson Banking Company were larger
last month than any month of Septem-
Der in the history of the bank.
Mrs. Eliza Burris. wife of Mr.. j. L.
Burris, died at their homo near South
Union on Monday night at about mid
night. She had been ill with fever for
several weeks. Mrs. Burris was con-
sstent member of South Union Baptist
church and lived an exemplary Chris
tian life. She is survived by her hus-
band and eight children. She was
daughter of Mr. Samuel McJunkin and q
sister of DR.. McJunkin, of Toccoa, who
was with her in her last illness. The in
termeut took place in the South Union
cemetery to-day in the presence of
many sorrowing friends and relatives.
The husband and family have the sym
pathies Of a host of friends in their sore
bereavement.
News was received this morning that
Miss Whitlock Coleman, the STEP daugh-
ter of Rev. j. G. Shive, died yesterday
afternoon at 1.25 o'clock at Chatham,
Va, after an illness for three weeks from
fever. She was only thirteen years old.
Interment will be at Chatham. This is
the third child that Rev. and Mrs. Shive
have lost within the past fifteen months.
They have the sympathies of many
friends in their hour of sorrow.
Mr.. A. Cheek and family and Mr.. and
Mrs. b. B. Cheek are occupying the Bon
England house. A. l.. Gossett.