Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1904-10-12
NEWS FROM WESTMINSTER.

Westminster, October 12.-Miss Sallie
Meredith, of Hartwell, was visiting in
Westminster this week as the guest of
Miss Ada Marett and others.
j. III. Barnett was in Anderson one day
last week on business.
Miss Irene Miller has returned from
pleasant visit to her relatives near Jar.
rett's bridge.
The following is the honor roll of the
Westminster Graded School for the
month OF September:
Eighth Grade-Daisy Foster, Sart h
Anderson, Mayette Brow, Maude Simp-
son, Mary Carter, Lucille Zimmerman.
Seventh Grade Edward Pike, Lila
Reeder, Willie Dickson, Mary Reeder.
Sixth Grade-Rena Harrell, Frank An
derson, Kletner Tannery, Bessie Simpson
Fifth Grade-Ada Simpson, Augusta
Smithson,
Third Grade-Nillam Anderson, Pres
ton Barron, Carrie Hull, Coleman Moore,
Robbie Simpson, Alice Stribling.
Second Grade-Lillie Parker, Cora Lee
Davis, Blonde Leathers, Bewley Mitchell
First Grade-Bertha Waldrip, Norman
DuBose, Marie Lesley, Cora Holiness Ida
Phillips, Agnes Orr, Gus Smithson,
Robert DuBose.
Prof. David Conger, of GAINESVILLE
Ga, was in town this week.
Mrs. Sloan and Miss Annie Sloan, of
Pendleton, visited Mrs. DR.. Burt Nit
chell last week.
Mr.. and Mrs M. G. Barton, of Fair
Play, were in Westminster last Sunday.
The relatives and acquaintances of Ira
McIIin were grieved to learn of his death,
which occurred at the Jobps- Hopkins
Hospital in Baltimore, on last Saturday.
He had been there since last April for
treatment. Mr. McLin was a son of j. l..
McLin, of Oakway, and was born in the
section of Anderson county known as the
Dark Corner, about 33 years ago. He
lived on the Island of jana aica for some
eight or ten years and was superintcn-
dent of a large orange and fruit packing
industry with headquarters at Kingston.
Mr.. McL;n visited his homefolks in 1902.
He was then in poor health. Soon after
his return to his adopted home he grew
worse and finally returned to the States
and put himself under the care of the
most skilled physicians in the Johns
Hopkins Hospital. Besides his father,
he leaves one brother, G.. l.. McLin, of
New Orleans and one sister, Mrs. j. c..
Bcarden, Of Oakway. Two of his aunts,
Mesdamcs +. A. Norris and H. b. Xim-
norman, and one uncle, David McLin,
reside in Westminster. The remains
will be brought back to South Carolina
and buried in her soil. They will reach
Westminster on No. 30 this afternoon
and his body will be inferred in the town
cemetery Immediately after its arrival.
Services will be conducted at the grave
by Rev. j. j. Uarroll. Clarence l.. Nc
Lin, of New Orleans, a brother of the
deceased, arrived yesterday to attend
the burial.
A. l.. billiard arrested negro by the
name of jeff Reese, or Keesler, on Tuga-
loo river last Sunday. On Saturday
night Town Marshal Cox attempted to
arrest the negro for disorderly conduct
and the negro struck him on the head
twice with what was supposed to be
pair of knucks, and then made his
escape in the dark. Mr.. billiard has
proven to be good officer in locating
and capturing evildoers.
Paul and Monroe Earle, colored, picked
43l and 400 pounds of cotton respec-
lively for William Bibb one day last
week. we have no need of the cotton.
picking machine these record breaking
times.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. T. Simpson are spend
ing a few days at Piedmont this week.