Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1902-07-02
VIEWS IN AND AaouND WESTMINSTER.
A $4,000 Fire. Rev P. j. vermilIIcn viii
Go to Texas Soon Other matters.

Westminster, July L. Yesterday after
noon the planning mill of Messre Y. e. q
4. 3. Pitts was totally DESTROYED bv Are
! together with about thirty Thousand feet
OF lumber. Everything was as dry as
tinder, and strong wind was blowing at
.he time OF tho confagration, and the;
plant was quickly reduced to ashes and
Goals; The fireman, who first discovered
the blaze, says 1t started in the black
smith shop, which adjoins the engine
room. ALI efforts TO check the flames
were in vain. The Messrs. Pitts estimate
their loss to be $1,000 or moro. They
plete. The building in which the pianer
WAS run was formerly occupied. by the
Southern Shuttle and Bobbin COMPANY.
Most of the lumber destroyed was to be
used in building the cottages at the cot
ton mill. Mr.. @. @. SIMPSONS lumber
yard was in close proximity to the fire
and portion of his lumber was burned.
lie estimates his loss to be $i00. The
many friends of these gentlemen are
sorry to know OF their misfortune.
Rev. 4. j. Vermillion Is making pre-
parations to move to Texas in about o
month. He has accepted position to
teach in the Baptist College at jackson
Silie' fast-growing town in the Lone
pal of the High School here the past Ave
years and is most acceptable educator.
lie Is man of tireless energy, being an
able preacher as we'll as teacher of
marked qualifications. His many friends
throughout the county regret to lose
MN, but wish for him great success in
his adopted home.
While working in the shuttle mill one
DAY last week Mr.. Grover Leathers, son
or Mr.. q. w. Leathers, had his knee
badly cut by an emory wheel. He was
getting on nicely at last account.
Children's Day was celebrated by the
Presbyterian Sabbath School last Sunday
afternoon and was we'll attended. The
exercises were quite interesting. In the
absence of Rev. j. q. Shive, Prof, M. S.
Stribling delivered an address on the
occasion.
DR.. r. e. Mason visited Augusta, Ca,
the first of this week.
We understand that the trustees of the
Westminster High School have elected
Mr.. David 'Conger, of Gainesville, Ga. as
principal for the next term. Mr.. Conger
has taught school at Richland two or
three years and is we'll known in this
section.
Miss Julia Cheek will visit her brother,
Mr.. b. B. Cheek, at Flowery Branch, Ca,
Ground was broken for the brick stores
of Mr.. M. S. Stribling and DR.. G. NJ.
Walker last week.
Mr.. b. NJ. England, of Habersham
county, Georgia, visited his brother, Mr..
w. l.. England, last week.
Mr.. E. l.. Mason, who has been work
ing at Gastonia for several months, came
home. last week to remain until Septem-
Der. The cotton Office of r. E. & G. e.
Mason, where he worked, has been re-
moved from Gastonia to Charlotte.
Key. T.. j. Vermillion preached in the
Baptist church last Sunday night.
Mr.. and Mrs: M; S. Stribling went over
to Seneca last Friday to attend the burial
of child of Mr.. S. X. Dendy, Jr., who
died at Lavonia, Ga.
Miss Jessie Dobbins, who has been at
tending school at Greenville, came home
recently. A. l.. Gossett,
A Card OF Thanks.
We wish to thank the people of West
minister for their kindness and prompt
ness in responding to the fire alarm last
Monday afternoon when our plauing mill
was burned. Friends, your assistance is
greatly appreciated and will ever be re-
memb bered. Y. e. and I. s. pitts,