Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-08-26
sIws IN AND AROUND wesrmlNsrea.

the family of M. AsTerrell.
Mrs. w. Il. Mckinney and her mother,
Mrs. Alpers, Miss Daisy o'Brien, Master.
Bonnie Myers. of Charleston, and Miss
Christine Andell, OF Johns leland, ar
rived last Wednesday and are at Sloan
Dickson's boarding house.
Archibald Jenkins, we'll known citi.
zen of oconee, died ut the residence OF
his nephew, f. r. Jenkins, near Gilmers
Min last Friday morning. He was SO
years of age and had been a consistent
member of the Methodist church for
more than 90 years. He was one of tho
charter members of Nazareth church,
whore he held his membership at the
time of his death. His funeral, services
were conducted by Rev. r. M. DuBose at
Hopewen Friday afternoon where the in
torment occurred. Mr.. jenkins had
never married.
Nathan K. Lowenthall, the postal
clerk who was hurt in the Harbin's
wreck year ago yesterday has just
sufficiently recovered so as to be able to
resume work again. He made his first
run on No. 3S, August 20.
DR.. III. f. Rosser, of Snyder, Texas,
has decided to locate in Westminster,
and will associate himself with his
| brother-in-law, Dr. G. M. Walker, in the
practice of medicine. DR.. Rosser will
arrive at an early dato.
Logan f. Bleckley, ex-Chief Justice
of the Supreme Court of Georgia, wife
aud two children, spent few hours
here yesterday as they were returning
from Highlands to their home In Clarks-
vile, Ga.
VIM. X. Easley, of the Greenville
News, was here yesterday.
The beautiful residence of l.. A.
Edwards, of Oakway, was accidentally
destroyed by fire Thursday night, August
20. The fire is supposed to have
originated from stove fue. The flames
had gained suoh Roadway when dis
covered that it was impossible to save
many things. Mr.. Edwards owned Que
of the prettiest homes in Oakway and
his house was we'll furnished. 1t was
insured for 81 ,150 in the Ocopee Mutual.
Loss is estimated to be between $4,000
and $4,000.
Rev. r. NJ. DuBose will preach at
Center next Sunday at II a. M, and at
Rock Springs at p. m. He will begin
a protraoted meeting at Rock Springs
Sunday.
Prof. D. Conger has been elected
principal of the Westminster High School
for the coming term. Prof. Conger's
home is at Gainesville, and the trustees
have not learned the exact day on which
he intends opening the school, but it
will be about the first of September.
The names of two of the assistants are
Miss Lucy Conger, of GAINESVILLE, and
Miss Lula McGee, of Due West. The
other assistant was left to the choice of
the principal and it has not been def
nitely learned who it will be.
The damage by the hail and wind on
August II was great deal worse than
first reported. Great devastation of
crops was wrought from the suburbs of
Westminster down rs far as the Taber
section. Some farmers are almost
ruined, 50 far as the present crop goes.
The path of the cyclone was from one to
three miles in width and some s or 6
miles in length. Crops on DR.. j. M.
McClanahans farm and several others
around Retreat were badly damaged.
Every farmer did not suffer alike. Some
will be able to gather half crop, while
others will not gather enough to settle
the guano account. The condition of
things near the mineral springs cannot
be told in cold type. Only natural
eye can see that person may be able to
fully understand. Cotton is stripped of
it's fruit from top to bottom. The for
ests look like fire had passed through
and the scent of the decaying vegetation
is strong. Much timber was either up
rooted or snapped off by the wind. w.
A. Dickson had forty acres of corn to-
tally destroyed. His fields are barren
and remind person of battlefield.
Crops on the farms of r. E. Norris,
Sloan Dickson, Il. w. Ballenger, Joseph
Dickson, James Cowan, w. p. Dickson,
Mrs. Sarah Ballenger, l.. T. Jones, Joe
and Sumter Singleton and many others
| are severely injured.
The Cheswell Cotton Mill Company
have enough cotton on hand to keep the
mill running until new cotton is on the
market. Capt. Cheswell nses much fore
thought and never fails to look we'll to
the interest of the company. He bought
enough coal to las t until February before
the advance and this saved many dollars
for the company. Capt. Cheswell
showed us the figures of the net gain of
the mill during the past month and it is
very gratifying.
Miss Matte Sullivan, fair young
lady of Fort Madison, is visiting her
friend, Miss Emma Zimmerman.
Misses Rubie and Cleo Brewer, the
beautiful daughters of John Brewer, of
Grove Level, Ga, returned home Monday,
after short visit with their uncle and
aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. l.. II. Jones, of
Retreat.
r. G. Belk, of Mount Holly, N. c.,
has been in Westminster several days in
the interest of the Heptasophs.
John Abner Adar passed through
Westminster yesterday on his return
home, after short visit to relatives in
Oconee. He resides near Gainesville, Ga.
John says crops are better in his section
than any he has seen in this vicinity.
Ed. Cobb and family, of Toccoa, are
visiting relatives on Chauga.
Will Honea, one of the r. f. D.
Carriers, has moved to town.
Robert Queen, of Seneca, spent Sun
day here.
Mrs. l.. A. Mathewson is with her
daughter, Mrs. w. J. Strbling.
Rev. A. Z. Marett closed a successful
meeting at Conneross q few days ago.
Misses Beulah Poore and Bonnie Free
man visited the family of b. Bagwell
near Bounty Land, one day last week.
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