Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-05-13
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Westminster, May 49, Rev. w. s..
Hamiter, pastor OF the Seneca Presby-
afternoon.
Mr.. w. ID. Hutto and SOD, of William
ston, spent Monday night with Mr.. w.
L p. Anderson and family. Mr.. Hutto
travels for a large clothing house.
The little four-year-old daughter OF
Mr.. j.. III. Whitfield, who lives on Mr..
Sloan Dickson's plantation, was painfully
Thursday night by falling into the fire.
Miss Kora King has returned from q
visit to Savannah and tho Southern Bap-
tist Convention. She spent day or two
in Greenville with her sister, Mrs. u. ID.
Bearden, as she was returning home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Il. ID. Poore and two
lchildren are spending the week with
| county.
Miss Matte Dobbins went to Pendle-
ton last Friday to be present at the
meeting OF the PendletOn Chapter of the
United Daughters of the Confederacy.
She will extend her visit to Anderson
and will be absent from home two weeks.
Miss Dobbins is one of our cleverest and
most popular young ladies and her
fhends wish her pleasant visit and Q
We clip the following marriage notice
from the last issue of the Westminster
Times, which will be of interest to the
readers of The Courier: Married, at the
Methodist parsonage on last Sunday
afternoon, by Rev. r. M. DuBose, Mr..
Belle Bearden, of Oakway. Mrs. Brown
is o daughter of Mr.. j. w. Beardsn, of
oahway, who is fayorably known
throughout the county. The Times Joins
this young couples scores of friends in
wiehing them a life of happiness and
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph e. Deaton, of
Greenville, were in this community last
week. Mrs.. Deaton was Miss Hassie
Sunny before her marriage. They were
married at the Sampson Mill Village on
May 3. Mr.. Deaton lived here about ten
years ago when small boy.
The second municipal election was
held last Thursday to elect one moro
warden to serve the ensuing year. In
and H. A. Shirley received an equal num-
ber of votes. Both of those gentlemen
having announced their withdrawal since
the first election, Mr.. w. @. Peden was
elected to fill the place. Only 43 votes
were polled.
Mr. Hamp White, of Lavonia. was
visiting relatives in Oconee Saturday and
Sunday.
DR.. Will Doyle, of Seneca, was in town
last Sunday afternoon.
At tho special election held last Satur-
day on the question of levying an addi-
tional tax of two mills for school pur-
poses in Westminster School District,
No II; 20 votes were polled, 1s ballots
being "yes' and mo"
Miss Myra Clarke Mason will be num-
bered among the sweet girl graduates
during the coming commencement sea-
son. She is attending Elizabeth College,
in Charlotte, and the school closes june
l and 2. Miss Mason expects to visit
Westminster, her former homo, in July.
She will be warmly welcomed by her
many friends and admirers.
Mr.. A. E. Clinkscales left to-day for
Columbia to attend the Confederate Re-
union.
Mrs. r. r. Cheswell, of New Market,
n: H., is visiting her son, Capt. w. e.
Cheswell.
Mr.. A. Gaines visited Liberty this week.
Mr.. T.. Nc. Stribling, of the Louisville
Theological Seminary, was in Westmin-
ster yesterday, to the delight of his
many friends. He arrived home Friday.
Mr.. Ira McLin, of Kingston, Jamaica,
is visiting his father, Mr.. j. l.. McLin,
of Oakway, and other relatives in Oco-
nee. This is his first visit home in seven
years.
DR.. T. M. Merriwether has returned
from professional visit to Tryon, N. G.
The Westminster High School closes
May 20.
Mr.. l.. p. Smith, of Anderson, has
announced his first excursion of this
season to Atlanta on May 20. Schedule
and rates will be given later. He will
also run an excursion train from the up
country to Charleston June 8.
Mr.. j. Y. Jones, of Walhalia, was here
last Sunday.
Mr.. T. N. Hall has moved his saw mill
outfit down on Mr.. Thos. Simpsons
place, about two miles below town.
We had some rain Tuesday. For the
first time since July the farmers were
heard to say they thought they were
beginning to need shower.
The death of Mrs. Amy Dorm, wife OF
Mr.. j. l.. Dorm, spinning room overseer
at the Cheswell Cotton Mill, occurred
yesterday morning shortly after o. 'clock
from hemorrhage of the lungs. She had
been in failing health for several months.
Mrs. Dorn's maiden name was Wood, and
she was q native of Rhode Island. She
was thirty years of age and leaves, be-
sides her husband, three small children.
Her remains were shipped to Pelzer yes.
terday, where the interment will take
place to-day. The deceased was mem
Mr. r. B. Hopkins, prominent citizen
of Baltimore, was here this week. He is
identified with the Cheswell Cotton Mill
Company.
Mr.. r. M. Simpson, of Charleston, came
up few days ago to be with his family.
Mrs. III. G. Whitmire left yesterday for
Pelzer to attend the burial of Mrs. j. l..
Dorm.
A reward of twenty dollars Is offered
by the Intendant of Westminster for the
arrest with proof to convict the person
or persons who broke open the calaboose
on the night of May 10 and released
therefrom prisoner.
Mr.. Arthur Martin has returned from
near Columbia, whore he has been en-
gagged in working at the saw and shingle
mill business.
Remember the services which are In
progress at the Methodist church this
week. Rev. John K. Beard, of Pendle-
ton, arrived Monday evening and is doing
the preaching. Bro. DuBose was very
fortunate in securing the services Of such
ans able divine as Rev. Beard. Services
are held at II a. M, and at night. II
will certainly be a rare privilege to hear
Mr.. Beard preach as often as you can.
A. L.. Gossett :
If you want to buy buggy, wagon or
harness, paints and oil, call on
j. &c j. s. Carter, Westminster.
Nine conYicts escaped Monday from