Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-06-10
News In and Around Westminster.
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Prof. NJ. 8. Stribling has been confined
to his room for the past ten days on ac
count of sickness. He is improving now
and his numerous friends hope to see
him on the streets soon.
George Walker, o colored citizen
wishes to thank those who assisted him
in his recent bereavement and distress
! caused by the death of his son in the
Gainesville tornado.
By vote of % to 8 the election last
Thursday was carried in favor Of the
levy of 2 mills tax for school purposes
on property in Westminster School Dis
trict No. II. The election held on May {
was held again on June A.
Some twenty-five or thirty of our citi
| zens went to Gainesville during laat weeh
and viewed the city in it's sorrow and
desolation.
billiard Corn, of Townes county, aeor.
gia, passed tn rough Westminster this
week on bis way TO Pennsylvania. He IL
nephew OF ouI oownsmen, A. l.. and w
M. billiard.
Miss Lola Jarrard was visiting he,
brothers, Paul and David, in New Hol.
land, last week when the tornado came
up. They saved themselves by running
and taking refuge in the mill building
Everything in their dwelling was totally
destroyed. Miss Lola's trunk and other
belongings were swept away. This was
doubly sad to her, for only few weeks
ago all her money and best wearing ap,
parel went up In smoke and ashes when
the England residence was burned. ~
The right hand OF q. L. Smith, an
employee of the Cheswell Cotton Mill
was badly out by getting caught in q
machine in the picker room late yester.
day afternoon. Drs. Mitchell and Wake,
dressed the wound and amputated one
finger.
L. FL. v. Hobsca went 20 Gainesville
last week TO see how his father and other
relatives Jared during the storm. His
brother-in-law, j. A. Chandler, lived
house was completely demolished. Mrs
Chandler and children and lady friend
and her children were in the house al
the time. Mrs. Chandler was pinioned
down by an avalanche of debris, but
when extricated shortly afterwards was
found TO be only slightly injured. Hei
aged father, James HoDsop, had Just
gone to q neighbours house nearby and
escaped unhurt.
Almost all the bridges across the
streams were either washed away or i'm.
paired so as to render them impassable by
the heavy rains last Friday night. The
low lands were inundated and the hill
sides washed into gullies. The oldest
inhabitants say the water courses were
higher than they remember ever to have
seen them before.
Since Sunday all through trains on this
division of the Southern have beer going
into Atlanta by way of Augusta. Sew
eral trestles are washed away north Of
Greenville. 1t is little lonesome tt
have SO few daily trains and only ont
mail day.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the Baptis
| church gave quite an enjoyable enter
tainment at the homo of Mrs. T.. N. Car
ter last Saturday evening. Ice cream ant
cake were sold to raise funds TO finish
painting the church.
| James Spearman, of Pelzer, has beer
yisiting his uncle and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs
T. ID. Poore.
| w. T. Harrison, of Anderson, was II
town last week on business.
j. ID. Sheldon, of Fair Play, was In tow
last Saturday. Miss Elinor Knight ac
companied him home TO spend a few days
Wheat Is beginning to be harvested.
| Capt w. k. Cheswell and IA. n. Whit
miro have been over to Newry to zee th,
condition of the cotton mill since tn
flood. Mr.. Whitmire informs us that 1
Is estimated that the damage will excee,
Y S4O,0O0 A. L.. GoBaett.