Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-03-22
NEWS FROM WESTMINSTER.
Dr.. McCianahan Loses Heavily by Fire Run.
away Accident Local News.

Westminster, March 22.--Last Friday
evening the Agatheridan Literary So.
oiety had an interesting debate on the
subject, Resolved, That the intellect of
man Ia greater than that of woman. Rev.
John r. Moore and T.. Peden Anderson
represented the affirmative and Leo
5Stribling and Andrew Norris spoke on
the negative side. The judges rendered
their decision in favor of the affirmative,
f. Miss Hattie Norris has accepted a posi-
tion as trained nurse in one of the hos
pitfalls in Savannah. She left for that
city one day last week.
The barn and corn crib Of Dr J. Il.
MoClanahan, of Retreat, were destroyed
by fire Monday night about dark. Be
tween 200 and 300 bushels of corn were
burned. The live stock was all saved.
Origin Of the fire unknown.
Miss Minnie Waldrip, the eldest daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. FL. j. Waldrip, of
this place, and w. A. Craig were married
last Sunday morning by Rev. j. r. Moore,
al, the Westminster Inn. They left i'm
mediately for Central. the, home of Mr..
Craig.
Born, unto Mrs. Caleb freeman one
day last week, son.
Fair Play Presbyterian church will be
dedicated the fourth Sabbath in April.
Rev. s. l.. Morris, of Atlanta, is expected
to be present and preach the dedicatory
sermon.
G. @. Simpsons team, two horses
hitohad to wagon and in charge of his
son, Charley Simpson, as driver, ran
away last Saturday and collided with a
cross tie wagon, resulting in slight dam
ages. A boy by the name of Phillips,
who was acting as driver on the GROSS tie
wagon, was considerably bruised and
shaken up and appeared to be suffering
very much from injnries when carried
home. The tie wagon was also wrecked.
Mr.. Simpsons horses were hurt, but not
seriously.
Capt. w. F. Parker has received let
ter from his grandson, d. G.. Green, of
Cincinnati, in which he states that he is
going to South America right away. Mr..
Green will hold a position with rail
road company which has just completed
q new line from Quito, Ecuador, to the
Pacific coast. His salary is 800 per
month and all expenses paid. Mr.. Green
left Westminster seven years ago and has
spent the greater portion of that period
in the Philippine Islands.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. G. Poore have rented
rooms at "Halehurst," the home of DIR.
aud Mrs. Burt Mitchell, and are keeping
house there.
We have been having some delightful
weather. Fruit trees are beginning to
look pretty in spring dresses.
w. e. Rhyme is in Atlanta.
Frank Simpson is in Salisbury, N. C.
Married, in Hartwell, Ca, on Wednes-
day, March 15, at 730 a. M, E. G. Poore,
Of Westminster, and Miss Lois Dicker-
son, Rev. Il. M. Galphin, pastor of the
Baptist church, officiating. Mrs. Poor Q
Is a daughter of the late D. d. Dickerson,
OF Hartwell, and sister of w. A. and
j. E. Dickerson, of this place. She has
frequently visited on the South Carolina
side and is known and admired by host
of friends in this section. The groom is
the eldest son of Mr., and Mrs. It. d.
Poore and is a promising young man.
Anthoney B. Stewart and Burt r..
Mitchell were in the bridal party. which
arrived here last Wednesday on No. 12.
The death of that estimable lady, Mrs.
Lucy. A. Dendy, was great shock to her
friends here. Our sympathies are ex-
tended to the bereaved family.
The annual election of town officers
of Westminster will be held on Monday,
April "a.
The lady, Mrs. Lawless, who was hurt
in runaway accident on March Id, is at
the home of some relatives in the knit.
ting mill village, where she will be cared
for un til she is able to be carried home.
News of the death of Frank Zimmer.
last Wednesday. He died in New York
on March 0 and His body was buried at
Spartanburg on March 15. His mother,
Mrs. j. w. Zimmerman, resides in Spar
tanburg. Mr.. Zimmerman was son of
the late John w. Zimmerman, one of the
first business men of Westminster. He
had just reached the estate of young
manhood when death claimed him. He
is remembered here as little boy when
regretted by large circle of relatives
and friends.
A number from this place attended
the funeral services of Mrs. Lucy A.
Dendy at Richland last Saturday after
noon.
Henry M. Sbumate, of Greenville, was
in town Saturday and Sunday.
w. b. Terrell, of Lockhart, was with
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Terrell,
last Sunday.
On Friday, May 10, at 8 p. M, in the
school building, there will be debate
between the Alpha Phi Debating Society,
of Conner, Ga, and the Agatheridan
Literary Society, of Westminster. Sub
ject: Resolved, that there should be an
educational qualification for suffrage,
The speakers from Conner will be John
Dawson, John Birchmore and Claude
David. Speakers from Westminster:
Peden Anderson, S. G. Moon and Edward
Pike. The Westminster boys will repre-
sent the affirmative.
Mrs. j. III. Stonecypher visited rela.
tives at Cannon, Ca, last week.