Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1904-05-18

Royston, visited the families Of II. d.
and w. Il. Poore In Westminster tho first
of this week.
Miss Lizzie Messer, after q pleasant
! sojourn of several weeks among relatives
and friends in and near Westminster has
returned to her home in Atlanta via
Lavonia. Her many friends regretted
Miss Efiie Stribling will attend the
commencement exercises of the South
ern Female College, College Park, Ga,
this week. She graduated from this
noted institution Of learning in 1901.
Hon. Wyatt Aiken, our representative
in Congress, has presented the rural car
riers at this office with large desk with
pigeon holes and all convenienoes neoes-
sary to facilitate their work. It is q
very pretty piece of furniture and the
gift is highly appreciated. We under
stand that it was through the inatrumen-
tality Of Mr.. Aiken that the salaries of
the carries were raised from 5000 to $720
per annum, which goes into effect July /.
A tenant house on r. III. Dilworth's
farm was destroyed by fire on the morn
ing Of the 18th instant. The house had
been occupied by colored man, Sam
Woods. It is said that Woods had partly
f.moved his goods to another house before
the fire occurred.
p M6forJ. a.. Amber, leading oitizeu
Of 1Piokens county,, visited the family Of
0. X. Breazeale this week. Major Am
bier, iso one of Pickens county's staunoh-
est citizens. He has scores of intimate
friends in Oconee, who formerly resided
| in our sister county, and no doubt all Of
them regret exceedingly that he did not
have time to pay them a visit while here.
Although 80, years old time seems to
have dealt very gently with him and he
is remarkably hale and active. He is
returning home from visit to his daugh-
ter, Mrs. Matthew Breazeale, of Bolton.
J. D. M. billiard passed through West
minister one day last week. He is trav-
cling salesman of Alabama. Dock" as
ha,is generally known, resided here for
ten years or more.
G. Myers, Of Oakway, Is attending the
Westminster Graded School, and board
ing at w. H. Moore's.
There will be few peaches in this
section this summer, but not full crop.
There seems to be good crop Of apples,
cherries and plums. Blaokberries hardly
ever fail.
Paul Johns, youngest son of s. H.
johns. ESQ.,, was one OF the successful
winners in the Constitutions guessing
Eoontest. He won $500.
b.. John d. Hull and Jas. Jones, of Fort
Madison, werein town last Friday after
noon.
DR.. n. E. Rosser and VIM. P. Ander-
son are in Columbia. Mr.. Anderson is a
delegate to the Democratic State Con-
vention.
Rev. John r. Moore will visit the
Worlds Fair after the close of the
Southern Baptist Convention. He will
probably be absent from Westminster q
couple of weeks more.
Good stands of corn and cotton are re-
ported. Cotton is being put to a stand.
w. L. England is painting his residence.
Paul Matheson visited Toccoa last
Saturday.
w. A. Templeton, Of Abbeville. was in
town yesterday.
j. d. Witherspoon, q prominent far.
mer Of Laurens, was here this week.
On the 18th instant l.. G. CASTOR was
elected the fourth warden to serve on
the Town Council. Only % votes were
polled and all were In favor of Mr..
CASTOR. -
Miss Matte Hull is visiting in Hart
well, and attending the commencement
Of the Hartwell Institute.
There was. no preaching at the Bap-
tist church last Sunday morning owing
to the absence of the pastor. At night
there Wasta song service conducted by
Prof. D! "A. Durham and q sermon by
Rey. AYP. Marett. A. l.. Gossett.