Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-02-25
NEWS IN AND AROUND WrsTMlNsrsa.
Mr. W. @. smlthson DIes After Brief IIlnsss.
Local News About Town.

Local News About Town.
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was.,,,n.ta. q.
fniness Of az t,;h1;na, ;rh11;IrI,a,y zoahe truth.
midst of life 90, ars, =, Jne.i, !, tne
aan;s,aJ - niN..s mo aio IN ueatn, was rally
G sne;thao, ouay ~ Meernoon when Mr. w,
tha aoiia, 1s @ ~ w MesSmlns.er, G I, passed into
oil 0 1am 11aoy ~ =, ueaIn. op frlaay ne worked
and syas 80 col Lnu", ~ .ne snaSie factory
ona thn,,nLt Shos OF ,s siok i.nat nlgnt, OUT nc
| Uarv feuss nf H. s 20 pass'pg away 80 soon
| ness and a. s a,i.' alaonus kneW OF ms III
was q Great ~. sbnnIg otnoSnenS w .M OF ms death
Ss9 y s'"S :, f.o,s, Sooa M t ~ III. ne died about
H;po M I. I'LL ~; from an attack OF heart failure
Dnstns sn,;thsom mas 80 = noa Son Oh the iate Au
SiaS abo,,t snsst.,, @ oa oconee county, who
narr;sd u;a g,ss sSsas sss aso. ne was swiot
| ma..is S nrsc WlIe was MISS Hollit
uears aan VI Tan aueES1n, eh;S, VINO died Minis
Ibis nnion His sannnS 0n were porn o.
/ wives waa Ms soGDhu Tinn' mle' VINO sur
Browplee. Fonp ch;idram h,aasnS SoMn. si.,e
nninn Residas - fnu olessed thls
auaS ,oothan os m nis M .aIliy ne leaves at
two sisters. Mrs iobn M GoSI yynns, 5 Sno
| zer, and Mra p oEm Gn,, n,' Sopo, Oh Eel
| Mr. Smithson ,.n,,SJ Ia, " @ enls vSeunsy'
old on the 5tb of Mar"h U Deeh 80 YEAR
| Sm;thson @ sOnt oon !" maieh ,is W. Seorge
Westm;nstspp spon and ms h,s ie len IN ana around
and love are ynnHr o Is, aiI nous VI KSonest
every pursuit Of life wbatbp & bp1op,e' p ar ~
farm. behind tho oomnta. osuer On the
tory' he was ever @ fa;thfDi Si a1, OF In tne iac,
aiways .w;ll;noS aIwans na,,"ty mays Ieauy,
obliginq He Was n,snba,. feHus at tS pa anu
| bvterian obnrci, IIa uel I'LL I. VI tue Eres,
| III Westm;nstar .ndoa NJ "iSU ooo gen,uei
Free Masons, His i;fa tvo. V, ;ns,,naS r9ien. sa.
81 900 i'm the Family proteot;na gfn; aol
| His death ia the frat To occur an,ouo ~.
ranks of Westminster Comnoii s NJ taa Tae
/ :
extended tbe avmnatb;as ns ouaon or is
community. The funeral saru;aaa ,,,a..s
conducted at tbe Preshpterion "hmrnt, mv,t
yesterdav AFTERNOON at Q o;oio"i, ". h0n9.on p,
John e. Law. Of Wa,bai,a apS ~ nUs,
| largely attended. The servinas ,~ara onpz mas
cluded at tho town cemeterv WITH Nc Nc
sonic honors. won ms -
Mr.. Thomas Simpson ia enclosing hi,
premises with nice yard fenoa nis
Mr.. Clinton StrihI;1g of Son.oo 80.
in town Yesterday. He came to 'attend
the burial of Mr' w. q. Sm;tbson "0'on'
Our yonng friend NJ r. ~ Tart
gone to liberty where he vii, haesir ao tho
mercantile life on hia own aenn,,,,t
Ralph is a most nromisino voun% ,,a y
and will no doubt snooeed fn his nn5a~l
taking. "oA
Monday afternoon wbile anooooI3 =,
saving logs at DIR. !. A. .Tohns, aaS ,,,;ii
a colored operative of the mill oot ~,
clothes caught by a shaft and was nn,iad
| into the machinery and hadlu bnr, TSa
| flesh of his arms was lanerated and he
thigh broken. The victim of the ann;
dent was boy raised by DIR. Johns and
was known by the name of "Iittja
Jim" He was a faithful and trnst'
worthy negro and his accident is regret
was said to have been torn from the ny
gro except his socks. DR.. Henry Johns
of Atlanta. who came in on No Al Wnn'
day, was called to dress the wounds
Garland (Texas) News Febrmaru on.
"Mr. E. M. Rholetter left this moypino
| for Dallas, where he ia fo be nnited ;S
matrimopy this afternoon to Miss Do,l;a
Smith, of Collin county. We extend Con-
gratulations to Mr.. Rholetter. and yvish
him and his bride much happiness and and
prosperity The groom was horn naar
Pendleton and is we'll known in 0oonee
We enjoy reading the letters Of 60 y;
about historic Old Pickens The h;nth
place of The Keowee Courier. Chs
Baker, colored, residing near the nbnrh.
of Westminster, informs us that he @ owns m
ten acres of land wbera the tonn onns
stood. He saws there ia 'ao snumna oUwm once once
standing at one corner Of the a;te of ptho tho
old temple of Justice and he intenda to
plant tree at eyery corner later on,
The new engine at the cotton mill was
started to running last Friday. r. 10 40 .
larger one than the old one anJ ~
have all the power necessary nov t. y
run practically by the waste steam from,
the other engine. Cant CheawaIl had
everything pictured in his mind 40 r. 10
to-day before there was ever I;cL
struck towards building the mill. W
The Westminster friends of M;os
Regina Duff, of st. Anne Stacy Provincs
of Ouebec will ha ;ntona.ts 90
hear of her marriage a few davs ao" "
The name of the bridegroom was not
learned. Miss Duff was born in Massa'
chusetts. She is the eldest dauohter nf
Mr.. O. S. Duff, who resided here aeverai
years, and is much admired bv her Suntb-
ern acquaintances.
Mr.. r. N. Vaughan killed a seven
months old porker last Thursdav which
netted 246 pounds. "n'0n
Mr.. b. A. DAILY and children. of Seneca
visited Mr.. and Mrs. Rovce WnaIbm;osht
Sunday afternoon.
Mrs j. II, Stewart ia vis;tipo bar
mother, Mrs. Perkins. of DaIto5 Dc
Mrs. Perkins has been yerv sick for seve.
raj weeks.
Miss Matte Sullivan, a popular vouno
lady of Fort Madison, visited her fy;end
Miss Elizabeth Norris this week
Mrs. Kate Blair Harrison retnrned 20
her home at Lavonia SATURDAY., after n
visit of some length with Mr and Mrs
William Bibb, of Westminster.
The friends of Mr.. u. g Hn,, ,y;,, ho
glad to hear that he is RAPIDLY recovero
ing from his recent illness. He was con.
fined to his bed for nearly fonr weeLs
Mr.. Hull is now IA years old and haa
always enjoyed good health until tb;s