Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1904-04-27


the round trip. Ticketa on salD Nav &
and %, good TO return within ten ,iays
from date OF purchase. ~
Rev. j. j. Harreil, pastor OF the Pres.
byterian church, IL at Hodgea attendinn
the spring session OF the South Carolinn
Pres6ytery. He will return In time tc
I'LL his appointment at Retreat next Sab.
bath.
j. s. White is now at work In marble
shop at Tuscalcoae, Ala. Ala.
w. p. Anderson is attending the State
Bankers Association which convened In
Spartanburg yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. u. Peden have ra.
turned from visit to Lavonia, Ga.
Miss Mary Hughs, of Richland, was
the guest OF Miss Lucy Conger this week
Mrs. Joe Turner, Of Athens, has been
on visit to DR.. and Mrs. Q. M. Walker
VIM. j. Stribling returned Friday from
Columbia, where he had been in attend.
ance upon the Grand Lodge meeting oj
the Knights Of Honor.
Westminster Democratic club mel
April %, 1904. j. M. Hull was elected
president, Thos. Bibb vice president and
l. 8. Pitts secretary. The following
delegates were elected TO The county
May 2: J. Q; Riley, 7. 81. y. Hobson
r. M. Wilson, w. L.. England, L. D.
Poore, William Bibb, w. p. Anderson
j. M. Hull, /. S. Pitts. Committee tC
revise ROLL w. j. Stribling, 1. s. Pitts
l.. I'll. V. Hobson, j. M. Hull, w. M. Kay
Thos. Whitmire, of Newry, was In
town Monday and Tuesday.
In the municipal election, held on
April 25th, 10 votes were polled. The
following gentlemen were elected to
cnrxyA fI,nA T..k
j. G. Breazeale; Wardens, /. s. Pitts, II.
D. .Poore, @. Il. Anderson and II. j.
The Westminster Oil g. Fertilizer Com
pany expect to wind up the work for the
season this evening. They will be ready
to resume work at the beginning Of next
season.
Fair Play Presbyterian church Is rep
resented at Presbytery in Hodges this
week by Elder John d. Sheldon.
Water Zimmerman, of tho Southern
on sick furlough. He is improving
and will soon be- up and about again.
The foundation for new church edi-
flee at Holly Springs was laid on Monday.
1t will be remembered that the old
church building was destroyed by fire
last May. The msmbers of the church
invite all who viii lend helping hand
to come out on Thursday, May 8, and
help build the church. Those who will
bring tools to work with.
In the last issue of The Courier there
was quotation from Mill News relative
to change in the management of our
cotton mill. Capt. w. f. Cheswell, the
president, has kindly furnished us the
following information in regard to the
change: At ameeting of the board of
directors of the Cheswell Cotton Mill
Co. on April 9Th Albert Zimmerman re-
health, and w. Il. Cheswell resigned as
treasurer in order to give more personal
attention to the manufacturing details of
tho plant. NJ. p. Smith was appointed
secretary; Campbell Courtenay, trea-
surer, and w. e. Cheswell, president and
general manager. All business relating
to finances and bookkeeping has been
transferred to the Newry office and Is in
charge of Campbell Courtenay, treasurer.
All other: business of the company is
transacted at the Office of the president
and general manager, at Westminster.
Miss Bette Norris has returned from
a three weeks visit to Spartanburg,
Kings Mountain aud other points.
Mrs. Luther Moore, of Seneca, visited
the family of W. II. Moore Sunday and
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. NJ. Lemmons, of the
county, were guests of l.. II. v. Hobson
and family Sunday.
Misses Mary and Lizzie Messer visited
Seneca one day last week.
Miss Kora King is visiting in Green
Vile.
Rev. John w. Tannery, leading citi-
zen of the county, died at his home on
Tugaloo river, near Jenkins Ferry, on
Friday, April %, in the 57th year of his
age. He was an honest, upright man
and in his death the county loses good
citizen. He had been sick for several
weeks, suffering with complication of
diseases. He leaves wife, nine children
and ten grandchildren. Mr.. Tannery
was an ordained minister of the Baptist
church. His wife was Miss Amanda
Bearden, who was reared near Oakway.
Interment took place at the cemetery of
the Old West minister church or Sunday
in the presence of large concourse Of
sorrowing friends. The deceased re-
sided for the past few years on the
plantation formerly owned by the late
Edmund Herndon, near Taber church.
He was the eldest son of Mr.. and Mrs. A.
w. Tannery, of Westminster, and a
brother of l.. A. Tannery, the proprietor
of the cash bargain store.
Miss Wham is acting as stenographer
for the shuttle factory during the en-
forced absence of Miss Stewart, who is
still at the bedside of her sick brother,
Luther Stewart, Of Clifton.
w. 4. Mason paid flying visit to
Greenville this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. +. Whitmire left yes
terday on No. 80 for st. Louis, Mo-,
where they 90 to make their home in the
future. Mr. Whitmire is a clever young
man and his numerous friends regretted
RI 10
has been the efficient book-keeper at the
Cheswell Cotton Mill for the past three
years or more. Owing to some changes
in the Office of the secretary Mr.. Whit
mire's position with the company ceased
and it has become necessary for him to
cast his lot elsewhere. He Is held in
high esteem by the company and all join
in wishing him full measure of happi-
ness and success in his adopted home.
Refreshing showers fell this week.
The ground was beginning to get a little
dry.
L. c. Marett. of Fair Play, was in town
yesterday.
Awnings are being erected in front
of the stores of W. s. Haley, F. W. Can
non and Stonecypher Drug Co.
Joseph Moore, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Moore, died at his parents home in
the Holly Springs section last Monday
morning from an attack of pneumonia
fever. He had been i'll only two weeks.
His body was buried at Holly Springs
cemetery yesterday afternoon at one
o'clock, after funeral services conducted
by Rev. L. d. Chambers. Young Moore
was only ID years of age. To the grief
stricken parents Is extended the sympa-
thies of many friends.
Stiles N. Hughs, Of the Southern
Railway, was here short while last
Monday.
The body of Mrs. Hodge, who died at
the residence of her son, James Hodge,
in the cot ton mill village, on Friday, was
taken to Walhalla on Saturday for inter
ment. She leaves two sons, one daugh-
ter, brother, (W w. Burley), and two
sisters. Mrs. Hodge was an excellent
Christian woman and had many friends
throughout the county. The cause of
her death was dropsy.
Seneca and Westminster played 2
game of ball here yesterday, resulting in
a victory for Westminster by score of
rs TO g.