Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-09-30

y Westminstey, September 80. Mrs. 20.
,. Weeser and her little granddaugnter,
,f Rosweil Ca, were visiting relatives
here last week.
w. y. DuBose, OF Lee county, visited
bis brother. Rev. h M. DuBose, re-
Miss Jessie Dobbius weot to Green.
Vile Saturday to attend the graded
school of that oity.
Georgia, visited his brother-in-law, ". @.
Simpson this week.
e The Stoneoypher Drug Co. win occupy
one of 4. A. Edwards new stores. The
other store room will be occupied by +.
w. Cannon.
Miss Pearl Norris is the guest of Miss
Julia Cheek at the Westminster Inn.
Misses Maude and Allie Stribling have
gone to Rock Hill to attend winthrop
school.
The Liberty correspor lent of the
Greenvillo News says: A. Gaines, who
has been conducting blat ksmithing and
repair shop at this place, has sold out
his business, and left with his wife for
Grand Junction, Colorado, where he will
engage In similar business. He and his
wife leave many friends here, who wish
them happiness and success in their
Western home.
The new bridge across Chauga at the
Horseshoe Bend was completed last
Thursday. This is welcome news.
a congregational meeting will be held
in the Presbyterian church next Sab
bath, October A, at IL q. M, for the pur
pose of calling pastor, IL the way be
clear. All the members are requested to
be present.
A telegram was received this morning
stating that Henry Floyd was acciden-
toll L., IL laI ~ Ill TT
was machiuist at the Poe Mills. No
further particulars known. He was a
son of I'll. Il. Floyd, of this place.
Lucius England, the little son of Mr..
and Mrs. w. l.. England, who has been
quite sick of fever for several weeks, is
now on fair road to recovery.
Miss Anne May Anderson, daughter Of
Mr. and Mrs. @. E. Anderson, who was
real sick with fever for couple of
weeks, is now convalescent.
M. S. Stribling is receiving and open.
ing up his pretty line of dry goods, no.
tions, etc. He will be assisted In waiting
on the customers by Arthur Finley and
Miss Belle Jones.
Through the courtesy of Hon. Wyatt
Aiken, our Representative in Congress,
we are in receipt of the twelfth census of
the United States and all the available
literature on the subject of highway i'm
prOvement and public road inquiries.
Eugene Norris left last Saturday for
East Lake, Ala, to work with his cousin,
Mack Norris, who has charge of a trestle
force.
Rev. A. p. Marett will preach in the
Baptist church next Sunday night at the
usual hour. The pastor, Rev. John r.
Moore, will be absent next Sunday.
A commission of South Carolina Pres
bytery, consisting of Revs. w. S. Hami-
ter and T. G. Ligon, Elders M. S. Strib-
ling and John l.. McLin, organized a
church at Fair Play, twelve miles below
Westminster, on September 81. There
were twenty charter members. The FL
ders of tho newly organized church are
S. P. Stribling, John d. Sheldon and H.
j. L. Compton and Geo. w. Davis. Rev.
II. @. Ligon will do the preaching.
The big cotton ginneries in the East
end are running regularly. The two
plants are situated within one hundred
yards of each other and both are
equipped with all modern improvements
and conveniences known to the ginning
minister Oil and Fertilizer Company and
the other by the Anderson Oil and Fer
tilizer Company. We understand that
each giunery will gin for 25 cents per 100
pounds lint cotton and will put on new
bagging and ties for 65 cents. Both
plants solicits the farmers patronage and
propose to do business on business prin-
ciples.
Wiley Ferguson, colorod. who for a
number of years put the first bale of
new cotton on this market, sold the Sec
ond one this season. 1t was the first
raised in the community, as the first bale
sold here was from below Fair Play.
l.. Fl. V. Hobson, one of our carpen-
ters, has done some good work for the
Westminster Oil and Fertilizer Co. He
was foreman of the work from the very
comes to carpenter work. He is now
engaged in finishing up the office and
other buildings around the ginnery.
Rev. n. B. Mathes delivered two very
able sermons in the Presbyterian church
last Sunday to large congregations.
Owing to other matters which claimed
his attention he returned home on Mon
day via Seneca and could not remain
over for the mid-week prayer meeting
service this evening. Rev. Mr.. Mathes
originally came from Tennessee. He
has held two important charges in the
Atlanta Presbytery, one with tho West
End church of Atlanta and the other at
Jonesboro, where he now resides.
James Thompson, of Toccoa, one of
the brick layers at the school house,
helped to build the Mason building
eleven years ago. Time has dealt very
gently with "Jim.''
Mr.. and Mrs. George Poore, of Royston,
was visiting the family of II. d. Poore
the first of this week.
Chauga bridge at the Horseshoe Bend
was built by John j. Pickens and Geo.
w. Spencer.
Mrs. Mamie Barron announces her fall
millinery opening next Tuesday and
Wednesday, October and 7. Call
around and see the latest styles in hats,
trimmings, etc. Mrs. Barron has re-
Gently returned from Atlanta with we'll
selected stock. A. L. Gossett.