Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1904-04-06

Westmiuhter, April 6.-Dr. Chatham,
OF Greenwood, viii move here at an
early date aud open \ denial office. !,
bir and Mrs. X. q. Carter, OF Liberty,
We're among relatives here Monday.
n Thos. Bibb, one of Oconee's best citi.'
zens, celebrated his 10th birthday on the
Sd Instant by inyititipg his children and
grandchildren 10 dine with him, MIR.
and Mrs. Bibb have been married "a
years. Their children arc Thomas and
samuel M. Bibb, Mrs. Y. @. Langston,
Mrs. Mamie Barron and Miss Emma
Bibb. All the children and nine of the
crnndchildren We're present On the happy
occasion.
Misses Virginia and Nellie b. Norris,
j. 5. Carter and p. w. Matheson were in
Anderson yesterday. i
III correspondents and Others who
lie the rural districts would direct their
mail to the post office proper with the
number of the route 1t would insure
prompt delivery and would be less
liable Of going astray. Not iufrequently
Sa;! is lost on account of its boing iii
rected to offices that have been abolished.
When an Office is discontinued the name
of that office is at once erased from the
guide and mail clerks and postmasters
are often put to some extra trouble. Let
ters intended for parties living I'm the vi
cinity of Tugaloo or Oakway should be
directed: Westminster, II. +. ID, No. 2.
Mail formerly sent to Retreat Office is de-
iivered by the carrier on route No. 1.
Quite number from Westminster are
in Anderson this week in attendance
upon the State Convention of the Bap-
tist Young Peoples Union. Among
those who won't yesterday are Misses
Katie Harris, Beulah Poore, Louise Brea
zeale, Mary Carter and Mrs. b. B. Garri
son. The delegates are expected to re
turn home Friday
Robert w. Gray, who came here from
Ohio in January to visit his brother, G.
E. Gray, expects to leave next Monday
for Catskill, N. Y, the home of his pa
rents. Mr.. Gray is a clever young man
and made numerous friends who will be
delighted to see him in Westminster
again.
Mrs. Mamie Barron's millinery open
ing last week was we'll attended and she
was well pleased with the sales. Mrs.
Barron returned from Atlanta few
days before the opening with complete
stock Of seasonable millinery. Her dis
play last week was very pretty indeed.
John M. Findley, founder and first
editor of the Westminster Times, has
| returned to his former home at Gaines
II
and an optician and during the last two
years of his stay among us devoted his
| time to taking pictures and fitting
glasses He is racy writer aud during
| his newspaper careeer here he welded
his pen for the advancement of our town
and community and his work was appre-
| ciated. May success attend him in
Gainesville.
c.. G. Simpson was in Anderson last
week on business.
Mrs. w. S. Haley and children have
been visiting relatives at Lavonia the
past week.
The carriers on the four r. f. d.
routes from Westminster delivered 10, 13l
pieces of mail and collected 1926 pieces
during the month of March. Their
sales of stamps amounted to $5327 and
they issued 10S money orders. The gross
receipt of the Westminster post Office for
SGl5 On April the Office was advanced
from fourth to third class Office. Our
town and community are growing.
James II. Mcdonald, second son of j.
=. Mcdonald, went to Bowersville, Ca,
week before last to work this year. He
is engaged in farming with Charles
Richardson, prosperous farmer of the
Bowersville section.
Mr.. aud Mrs. w. S. Haley expect to
visit st. Louis during the Worlds Fair
1t opens April 80 and closes December l..
Others will go also.
The Oconee County Medical Associa-
ton met here on Wednesday, March 80.
Among the physicians in attendance
were Drs. }. Fl. Moore, j. W. Bell. b. f.
Sloan, Of Walhalla; w. r. and E. G..
Doyle, K. A. Hines, j. S. Stribling,
Seneca; Burt Mitchell, G. NJ. Walker, H..
E. Rosser, Westminster; j. r. Heller,
nr of nr
Hines was elected president for the en-
suing year, DR.. Bell, vice-president, and
DR.. Sloan, secretary and treasurer. The
next meeting conyenes at Seneca on
June 10
Mrs Ella S. Waite, of Westminster,
has entered suit for $25,000 damages on
account of the killing of her husband,
a. Gibson Waite, by Southern vesti-
buled train here in 1902 Ii will be re-
mem bercd that Mr.. Waite lost his life
while trying to GROSS the track in front
of vestibule train No. 3S here on the 3Oth
of last November a year ago. He mis-
took vestihule No. 3S for New York OK
press No. 40 and was making an effort to
reach the side from which passengers
board the trains at this point. The trial
comes off at Greenville tomorrow. 1t is
understood that dozen or more of wit
nesses from this section will be there to
testify.
Prof. j. A. Durham has returned from
a weeks visit to Anderson.
The re- appointment of Chas. j. Mul-
key as postmaster meets with the unver-
sal approval of our business men. With
Mr.. Mulkey's adaptability and long ex-
perience in handling mail and finances it
is safe to predict that the responsibilities
and interests of the government will not
suffer in his hands. He invites fair and
just criticism and complaint from the
patrons. In other words, Charley wants
to discharge his duty faithfully and we'll
and proposes to spare no pains in doing it.
Sunday was somewhat cold and over
coats were brought into service along
with the straw hats and Easter dresses.
Miss Mamie Stewart has returned to
Westminster from Fork Shoals and has
resumed her position as stenographer
and typewriter for the Southern Shuttle
and BObhin Co.
Fruit suffered much during the recent
freeze. 1t is thought that very few
peaches are left.
A good way to ascertain the CONNER
cial growth and prosperity of town is
it's bank clearings and post office receipts.
In these Westminster is beginning to
show marvellous increase each year.
A good way to tell the intellectual adj
vanccments Is to look at the school
buildings. In a conversation with a
prominent commercial travelling man the
other day he said: "Westminster has
the best graded school building in the
State north of Greenwood" 1t is to be
hoped that we are all striving to grow
morally and spiritually.
The Atlanta Journal of March 80 pub.
fishes the nominations for postmaster
which the President sent to the Senate
on that day. Among the number there
are two from South Carolina: Charles j.
Mulkey, Westminster, and Alonzo NJ.
Folger, Easley.
DR.. c. N. Thomas, of California, was
in Westminster few days ago.
G. T.. Gray made business trip to
Toccoa last week.
Jas. G. Shockloy, OF West Union, eas
here Un business last Friday.