Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1904-03-16

oi so after graduating from the Atlanta
dental college. Heis clever young mao
and valuable citizen, aud We are .loath
TO give him up.
| The WestmiDster boys have reorgan-
zed their base ball team, and are ready
md eager for o challenge. They claim
| o have the finest team in the
istory of the town They are, fully
i .aainY.a with all sporting parapherna-
4 iia and are getting in shape to play
| regularly. a. w. Leatbers is captain
and J. A. Zimmerman is manager. Any
club wishing TO start the ball to rolling
can write the manager.
/ Miss Synda Martin and Robt. Spearman,
of Piercetown, Anderson county, returned
home last Thursday, after spending
couple of days with tho family of T. ID.
/ Poore.
Sloan McGee, of Honea Path, was here
last week on visit to his brother, j. w.
| MCGEE. He travels for Young g Cald-
WE'LL
Mrs. r.. A. Gilmer, of Madison, visited
| Miss Rosa Parker last week.
| II. p. Gaines, the night telegraph
operator, has been transferred donaldson.
Jacob Durham, the photographer, is
over at Bolton doing some work in his
line.
l.. A. Edwards's friends are pleased to
note that he is able to come to town and
| Mrs. Rosa Arnold, of near Pendletop,
spent few days here with friends last
| week.
Miss Mary Mason, student of tho
Charlotte High School, made general
average of 0S during the past
quarter, ending February 20. Her report
at tho end of the previous quarter was
equally as good. During the months of
December, January and February she
was not absent or tardy single day.
Miss Mason's many Westminster friends
will be delighted 70 hear that she is at
the head of her class, though not sur
prised, for girl of her studious habits
is always bound to succeed.
A correspondent of the Christian OBJ
server, writing from Austin, Texas, has
this to say of one of Westmiuster's for
| mer young men: "In congregational
meeting assembled on February 2S, the
| Highland church made unanimous and
| hearty call to Rev. Robt. f. kirkpatrick,
| now in the home mission work at Wa
panucka, l. II. Great hopes are enter
| tanned that he will see his way clear to
accept The 'one mind of the congre-
CATION in the matter of this call was evi.
denced, as there was not dissenting
vote"
The body OF Mrs. Ida O'Kelley was
inferred at the Old Westminster cemetery
last Friday after funeral services con-
Quoted by Rev. A. p. Marett She was
the wife of Hanly O'Kelley. They re-
sided at Newry. She was the daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Sorrells, of Westminster,
and was about % years old.
Rev. J. j. Harrell, in Christian OBJ
server, says: "We are now about fixed
up in the manse. The good people re-
ceived us most kindly. We found the
pantry well supplied with substantials for
the body Westminster is lively little
church and we hope to be used here by
tl,E
churches in this group, each four miles
distant. These have not been visited
yet, but there is hopo of good develop
ment in them.'
j. T.. Gaines is preparing to start a
planer at the billiard old stables near the
cemetery.
Henry D. Cheek, who has for several
months past so ably filled the position
of night telegraph operator, is now work
ing in the office in day time Mr.. Garr-
son, the agent has been over-burdened
with work and an assistant is much ap.
preCiated.
Now is good time to begin cleaning
up around your premises.
Mrs. II. r. Munson is spending awhile
with her sou, Jesse Munson, at Charlotte
Mrs. J. b. Pickett, of Bounty Land,
was here last Sunday.
j. S. Carter is setting out peach or
chard on his farm, one mile below West
minister. Jesse expects to gather lots of
fruit in a few years.
A. B. Stewart spent Sunday with his
parents on ToXaway.
Geo. w. Pitts, of Toccoa, made
visit to Westminster this week.
Miss Jessie Dobbins is spending some
time with relatives in Grcenville and
Spartanbuig.
the Oldest married couple in the commu-
nifty. Mrs. Taunery was a Miss Land.
She and Mr.. Tannery have pursued
life's journey together for over 81 years,
having been married on december 81,
1916. They are the parents of eight
children and have scores of grand and
great grand children. They resided on
Snow Greek until 1901, when they moved
TO Westminster. Mr.. Tapuery is 50 years
old, and has only moved twice during his
life. His ancestors were characterized
for longevity of life, one of his grand.
mothers having lived to be 81, and his
grcat-grandmother passed away at the
ripe old age of Is years.
Mrs. Mamie Barron left for Atlanta to-
day, where she will spend n week pur-
chasing her spring millinery and seeing
after tho fashions. During her alb
senco Miss Emma Bibh will be in her
millinery store prepared to wait on the
customers.
Some evil disposed person has been
Southern Railway by placing obstruc-
tions on the track. The town marshal
informs us that sticks of wood have
been found lying on the track more
than once since Saturday night. If
caught, the guilty parity will no doubt
be severely dealt with.
The Shuttle and Bobbin Factory force
had their first experience in fighting fire
on the morning of the fifth instant At
noon while most of the employees were
at home enjoying their midday meal a
blaze was discovered to be burning
feScely through the roof of the engine
room, but was quickly extinguished,
however. 1t started among some raw
material which had been put in the
room for the purpose of becoming sea-
soned.
Yesterday Postmaster C. j. Mulkey
received notice from r. J. Wynne, First
Assistant Postmaster General, of the
advancement of the Westminster post
office to third class Office. The annual
gross receipts of this post office is be-
tween 50. 100 and S2, 200. This places it
to II third class Office with salary of
81, 100 per annum Westminster has
four Il. F. ID. routes. They collected
2.10S pieces of mail during the moi III
of February and delivered $3.50 pieces.
Total sales for the month, $51.54. Mr..
Mnikey is most capable postmaster and
is thoroughly familiar with the work in
every detail.
Impressive installation services were
held in the Presbyterian church on last
Sabbath Rev. j. J. Harrell was in
stalled pastor by committee of the
South Carolina Presbytery. Rev. r. l..
pounded the constitutional questions.
Maj. S. p. Dendy delivered charges to
the pastor and people. At the Sabbath
school service S5.49 was collected for the
rebuilding of the New Lapsley boat.
Mite boxes have been distributed among