Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-05-20
NEWS laaND AROUND wEsrMlasTra.
A Fire Costs hAr. w.. \ England $500
Local News OF Interest 10 All.

fire Cosb NJ. w. - England $i,6UU--
Local News OF interest 10 All.
Westminster, May 2O.--Mr and Mrs.
o. I. Walker, of Tngaloo Valley, an
pounse the engagement of their youngest
daughter. Miss Mamie Gertrude Walker,
TO DR.. Harry t. Rosser. The wedding
will occur on Wednesday, June 3, at $50
a. m. They will be at home to their
friends at Snyder, Texas, after june 10.
| Miss Mamie Jones, of Fort Madison,
Is yisiting her friend, Miss Julia Cheek,
Rev. A. p, Marett win preaoh at Pleas
ant Ridge church next Sabbath, May "a,
at II a. m. Everybody cordially invited
Miss Rosa Mcdonald returned Friday
from the Young Harris (Ga.) Institute.
where she had been since October. Her
many friends are delighted to welcome
her home.
Misses Sarah Anderson and Margie
Stribling visited friends in Seneca last
week.
| Mics Allie stribiing went 50 Atlanta
last Friday to spend some time with
relatives and friends.
| Mr.. Albert M. Owens, the eldest son OF
Mr, Fl O. owens, died at Newry Cotton
noon, after brief illness, in the 37th
year of his age. The deceased was reared
In Ooonee and possessed many warm
friends, who deeply sympathize with the
widow and two children in their sore
bereavement His boNy was brought to
Westminster Monday md was inferred
| in the cemetery of the Old Baptistchurch
Mrs. j. III. Ligon and Miss Ida Jones
spent last Friday in Walhalla.
Mesdames Il. M. Cross and B. b. Cheek
and Miss Julia Check and Hortense and
Carmon Cross have returned from visit
to Toccoa.
The Smith excursion train will run to
Atlanta next Wednesday,, May 27. 1t is
expected to arrive here at $50 a. M, and
the fare for the round trip is only $1.S5.
The limit for selling tickets and board
ing the train does not extend further.
South than Westminster. Returning
train will leave Atlanta at a p. m. on
May 29. Tickets can be procured from
j. w. McGee, manager of the Telephone
The two-year old daughter of Charles
Derrick died at the cotton mill last Sat
urday. This is doubly sad to the fond
parents, as they lost another child about
q week ago. Four other children in the
family are critically i'll.
Mrs. G. G.. Porter returned Saturday
from visit to her daughter, Mrs. John
Brock, of Central.
Rev. ]. M. Sande q, of Poplar, was in
Westminster Monday.
The alarm of fire was given on Mon
day night at 10 O'Clock, and it was soon
discovered that the handsome two-story
residence of w. L. England was in a solid
sheet Of flames. The family retired early
and were soon asleep, and do not know
how the fire started. Rufas Orr, Eng
lands nearest neighbor, was the frat to
reach the burning building. He got
there Just as Mr.. England was coming
out. The blaze had then gained great
obstruction. Both front rooms were
burning and the blaze had bursted
through the roof. The household effects
were all destroyed except sopae things in
one OF the rear rooms. By hard work
the fire was kept away from the out
building nearby. Mr.: England estimates
his loss to be about $4,000. The house
was insured for S7O0 and the furnishings
for $500, in the Georgia Home, w. p.
Anderson's agency. Mr.. England has
the sympathy of many friends, who hope
he will soon be able to retrieve his losses.
He does not know when he will be ready
to rebuild.
The revival meeting closed at the Meth
odist church last Saturday. The sermons
of Rev. John e. Beard gave evidence of
careful preparation, studious labor and
deep thought
The telephone exchange will be re-
moved soon into M. S. Stribling's new
brick store. There will be no change in
management.
A. e. Clinkscales has returned from
the Confederate Reunion at Columbia.
Uncle "Doo" is loud in sounding the
praises of the hospitality and the good
treatment shown the old soldiers in Co
lumbia. While in the city he was cared
for by Hon. j. S. Werner.
Miss Norma Elizabeth Bell, an attrac-
tive young lady Of Waynesboro, Va,
spent from Saturday until Wednesday in
Westminster as the guest of Miss Katie
K. Harris. She is a former music pupil
of Miss Harris class and is now attend
ing Converse College in Spartanburg.
During her short stay in our midst she
won many friends.
Miss Efie Stribling will visit Mrs.
Clifford M. Walker, of Monroe, Ga, in
the near future.
Mrs. Alethia Ballenger is keeping
house for Rev. j. G.. Shive.
There are many pretty flower yards in
Westminster at present, especially those
OF Mesdames b.. 81. Cross, j. Fl. Ligon
and Mary f. Pickett.
The farmers are having some trouble
in getting stand of cotton.
Mrs. w. I. Grubbs left last Monday
for months visit with relatives and
friends at Jefferson, Texas. Mr.. and
Mrs. Grubbs once resided in Texas. This
is her first visit to their former home in
ohit W Jodio,
S. G. Moon will arrive this week to
dispense soda water at the drug store of
the S.onecypher Company. He has been
in school at Conner. Everybody will be
glad to see "Sam."
Miss Lola Jarrard is visiting relatives
at Fair Play this week.
Our clever young friend, DR.. j. II.
Stonecypher, has planted patch of cot.
ton and will give part of his attention
to farming. He planted an extraor-
dinary variety of seed costing $255 per
back and sit down.
Miss Dovie Duke has returned home,
after spending a week with her sister,
Mrs. John +. Gaines.
Chicora College commencement is from
May % to June 1. Among the graduates
at the close Of the term will be Miss
Nellie Paker Norris, of Westminster.
AS r. T. Jaynes, Esq, of Walhalla,
was driving into Westminster last Thurs
day his mare got frightened at freight
train coming in the opposite direction,
h.