Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1902-12-03
NEws IN avn AROUND WESTMINSTER.
Mr.. a. q. Waite Killed by Train on Southern
Railway Other News Of interest.

Westminster, December 3.-Mistsking
yestibule train No. SO, northbound, for
New York Express No. 40, and attempt |
ing TO GROSS over the track directly in |
front OF the approaching train with the
nope OF boarding 1t for his homo, Mr. A. |
q. Waite. citizen of Seneca, met q /
horrible death here Sunday afternoon.
The engine struck him against the bag |
| gage mousse and the suction of the train |
carried him several feet and left his
mangied body on an embankment His
skuH was crushed and one leg was broken
IN two places. DEAN was instantaneous.
According to the testimony of the eve
witnesses thepilot of the engine was not
moro than ten feet away when MIR. Wsite
made the attempt to CROSS. The acci- |
dent occurred at $40 p. m. The vesti-
bule was more than one hour late and
was running very nearly on the schedule
of 40 and thus helped to betray the un-
fortunate man when he heard it coming.
Mr.. Waite was connected with o mercan-
tile establishment at Seneca and Had
been here to spend the Sabbath with his
father-in-law, Mr.. Alfred Tannery. His
brother-in-law, L. A; Tannery, proprie-
companied him to the depot. The two
brothers-in.law babe each other goodbye
in front of the depot and Mr.. Tannery
took his departure for home and did not
see his brother-in-law meet his untimely
death, although he was nearby at the
time. The body was taken to the resi-
dence of Mr.. Tannery, where Coroner
HarbiD held an inquest over it on Mon
day. The verdict of the jury was in &C. !
cOrdance with the facts as to where, |
when and how Mr.. Waite met his death.
Mr.. Waite was son of the late s. |
Waite and a brother of Rev. Bedford
Waite, He leaves wife and one child.
Mrs. Waite and little daughter arrived
Sunday night on No. II, about one hour
after the accident occurred. The shook |
has almost prostrated the wife of the |
dead man and much sympathy is ex-
pressed for her. Mr.. Waite was per-
haps 35 years old and possessed many
friends who will learn of his tragic death |
with deep regret. He was reared in the |
South Union section and on Tuesday his |
remains were taken to their last resting |
place in the cemetery of South Union |
Baptist Church.
Mr.. j. 4. King, one of the pioneer
citizens of Westminster, is in very feeble |
health and Is confined to his room. His
many friends hope that he will be spared |
for many moro years to come.
Rev. II. M. DuBose is at Newberry at |
tending the meeting of the annual con-
ference of South Carolina. We hope
when the appointments are read out it |
| will continue TO be Westminster, Rev. r. |
Nj. DuBose.
Mrs. NJ. F. Freeman and daughter,
Miss Bonnie Freeman. have returned
from an extended visit to Mr.. and Mrs.
S. b. Freeman, of Atlanta.
| Mrs. r. M. DuBose and children left
yesterday for Camden to visit the parents
of Mrs. DuBose.
Mr.. Thomas Simpson, who bought the
| Mulkey property some months ago, has
arrived with his family. Mr.. Simpsons
many friends are glad to know that he
has become citizen of Westminster
again.
Mr.. Thomas D. Poore has been spend
ing several days in Anderson county, near
his former home.
Cadet James Duifie. of Clemson Col
lege, was at home few days last week.
There was regular ''hog killing
time" in Westminster during the cold
days last week
The dead body of Isaac Mellow, the
colored porter, who was killed at
Flowery Branch on November "a, was
brought here on the evening of Novem-
Der 25 and was buried at Pleasant Ridge
cemetery, two miles below town. He
was the porter on the ill-fated No. 35,
which WAS wrecked at Spartanburg on the
morning Of November "a. He was not
hurt in that wreck. The engine which
killed him was No. 331, the same engine
that was demolished in the Harbin's
wreck on August 25. McDow was a son
of Emory Mellow. who has been a citi-
zen of this place for twenty years or
more.
Thanksgiving Day passed off very
quietly. Practically all business was sus-
pended and the day was almost as quiet
as Sunday. There were services in the
| Baptist church at II n. m. conducted by
Rev. z. G. Kendrick, of Piedmont. His
theme was appropriate to the occasion.
The day was bitterly cold and in the
afternoon nearly everybody remained in
doors, except the hunters. !
Mr.. Peden Anderson, of Davidson
College, came home to spend Thanks
| giving Day and remained until last Mon
day. His many friends were pleased to
see him.
There were no services at any of the
churches on Sunday, owing to the unfa-
vorable weather.
On November 3Oth Mr.. D. Q. McLin
| completed three years of faithful service
as night watchman at the Southeran
Shuttle and Bobbin Factory. During
that timo he was not absent from duty a |
single moment.
Miss Hattie Norris is expected to ar
will spend the winter at home.
| The sermon of Rev. r. G.. Kendrick, of
Pied dmont at the Baptist church on last
Wednesday night was listened to with
rapt attention by good audience. His !
theme was the "Christmas Good Hope" |
and his earnest, practical discourse was
much enjoyed by all hearers.
Mr.. j. w. Williams, of Hartwell, Ga,
was visiting his daughter, Mrs. II. N.
| Carter, last week.
Miss Myrtle Mcconnell, after spending
a couple of weeks in Westminster with |
relatives, has returned to Atlanta.
| r., Gnsaaft