Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-08-19
NEWS iNANo AROUND WESTMINSTER.
A Terrible Rain, Hat and Wind Storm Crops
Almost RuInedv-s Several Buildings Down.

westminster, August 49, Miss Fran
oils Barker died at the home of her pa
rel IS, Mr.. ahd Mrs. w. p. Barker, In
Westminster, last Monday night August
II, aged about is gears. She had been
suffering from an attack of drcpsy for
a year. Her remains were taken t.
Long Creek Tuesday afternoon and In.
tered in the Phillips burying ground.
Many friends of the family extend con-
dolence in their sore bereavement.
A delightful meeting, lasting week
and one day, closed in the Baptist church
last Sunday night Rev. John II. Moore,
the pastor, was faithfully assisted by
Rev. Arch C. Cree. pastor of the Gaffney
Baptist church, who is at present sup
plying the Tabernacle Baptist church, OF
Atlanta, In the absence of Or. Len G..
Broughton. The spirit of the Lord was
manifest as evidenced by the large con-
gregations present three times day and
the number of accessions to the church.
There were thirty-three additions. On
Sunday night the ordinance of baptism
was administered to twenty-seven, four
having come under the watch care of
the church, one received by restoration
and one deferring baptism until some
time in the future. The Christians of
our town and community were greatly
revived and strengthened by the soul
stirring sermons delivered by Revs.
Cree and Moore and it is hoped that
lasting good has been accomplished.
Rev. Cree returned to Atlanta Saturday
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. l.. Honour returned
to Charleston last Friday.
Miss Bessie Epting will return to her
home at Williamson to-day.
j. t. Simpson visited Piedmont Friday
and Saturday.
Miss Cora Duffie went to Simpsonville
yesterday to visit her friend and school
mate, Miss Burt Holland.
farm from j. T. Simpson and will move
to Oconee.
j. 7. King is lying very low. He has
been in decling health for long time.
All the children arc at his bedside.
Henry A. Davis and family left Monday
on No. II, for Greensboro, Ala. Like
all our citizens who move away, Henry
for the Keowee Courier to
keep himself posted on the happenings
in Oconee.
Elem Whitmire, who has been sick of
fever, is convalescent.
w. p. Anderson and children went to
Lavonia yesterday to visit Mrs. w. @.
Mason.
Cornelius Davis is with tho Matheson
Hardware Company.
Rev. j. @. Shive will begin a meeting
at Retreat church on Friday before the
fifth Sunday in this month at II a. m.
Mrs. K. l.. Sisk and daughter, Miss
Mamie Sisk, were visiting here last week.
Mrs. Sisk is daughter of the late G. w.
Phillips and is we'll known in this Sec
tion.
Guy Meredith and wife, Henry Ayers
and wife, all from Seneca, are visiting
the family of G.. w. Patten.
Garnett NJ. Martin, of Roswell, Ca, is
among the visitors to our town.
j. II. Elrod has rented out his farm
and will move next week to Seneca to
engage in merchandising. We regret to
lose Johnnie" from our community.
Misses Kate and Lola Jarrard returned
to Lyn,bburg, Va, last Friday.
Miss Margaret Wilson Shive is visiting
relatives at Chatham, Va.
The seven months old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. j. II. Good, who live six miles be-
low town, died last Friday afternoon,
August IA. Its remains were inferred in
the town cemetery on August Is.
Mrs. William Watkins, from near
Greenvillo, is visiting her daughter, Mrs.
r. II. Dilworth, near Westminster.
Misses Monte and BERTHE Winter, two
lovely and cultured young ladies of
Bowersville, Ca, were visiting their
uncle and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. j. p. Nc
Donald, last week. They were accom-
pani ed by their cousin, Charlie Richard
son, of Boworsville, and their friend,
Floyd Barnes, of Florida.
Robert Dilworth and family, of Green
vile, were visiting friends and relatives
in this community the latter part of last
week.
Luther%S Stewart, of Fairview, was in
Westminster last week.
There will be preaching in the Presby-
terian church next Sunday morning and
evening at the usual hours. Rev. James
Cowan Shive delivers his farewell SER
mons to his Westminster congregation
next Sabbath.
House-mover Armstrong moved the
storehouse of d. A. Mabry and the
beef market last week preparatory to
making room for the Edwards brick
buildings. Mabry remained in his quar-
ters and played checkers while his store
was being drawn up the hill.
Miss Rosa Mcdonald entertained most
delightfully."- a number of friends last
Thursday night in honor of her cousins,
Misses Monte and Bertie Winter, of
Those present were: Mr..
and Mrs. j. r. Finley, Misses Bessie Ep-
ting, Cora Duffie, Minnie Traylor, Mon
tie and Bertie Winter; Messrs. j. Wade
Dickson, Cleveland Heidi of Charleston,
Floyd Barnes of Florida, Chas. Richard
son of Bowersvillo, r. K. Harkey and
DR.. T. M. Meriwether, Social conversa-
tion, games and music were INDUCED in.
At 10 o'clock the door of the dining
room was opened and all invited to par
take of dainty refreshments, consisting
Of cakes, ice cream and peaches. The
guests departed at midnight, and all ex-
pressed themselves as having spent a
pleasant and enjoyable evening.
>, Avery, Carter & Co., architects, of
Spartanburg, have made very pretty
drawing of Westmnster's new school
which can be seen at the office
Of the Peden & Anderson Banking Co,
The building will cost $1,000. Queen