Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-10-04
NEWS FROM WESTMINSTER.

entertainer he is hard to beat His HUI
morous recitations and violin aud piano
selections were much enjoyed by a large
and appreciative audience. He occupied
! the platform about one hour aud half
son 1906, started off very auspiciously.
Miss Margie Stvibling left on Tuesday
of last week for Columbia to enter the
College for Women of that city.
G.. NJ. and w. ID. Barnett are attending
Clemson this fall.
Morris Shankliu, of the Sullivan Hard
ware Co., was in town last week.
Miss Allie Stribling has returned to
Rock Hill to resume her studies in Win
throp College.
Misses Pearle and Anna Marett, two
of Fair Plays handsome young ladies,
have entered Greenville Female College.
Miss Marye r. Shelor, historian for
Andrew Pickens Chapter of ID. A. r.,
wishes to call the attention of the
Methodists of this State to a lone grave
on the roadside of soldier of the cross.
While she is advocating the care of the
soldiers of the Revolution, she thinks
this grave should be cared for by the
Methodists. A few cents from every
member of the church of this State
would get a simple marking. This grave
is near the roadside on Sloan Dickson's
place, near Westminster. The preacher
is Coleman Fowler, who lived there and
built a church and preached there for
nrtu ha pl, l~c,
and was called Tho Salem" Few people
living know of this church.
James Thompson and John Bauknight,
Misses Maude Kay and Julia Maxwell, tf
Walhalla, attended the Lyceum course
here Monday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Wade Dickson are en-
tertaining son, who arrived on Septem-
Der "a.
Mrs. NJ. F. Pickett and the Vissage
family, who have suffered losses owing
to an accidental fire, will gladly receive
gifts. Mrs. Pickett has been living
among us a long time and is an estimabe
lady. Mr.. Nissage moved here from the
mountains some time during the pres
ent year. In addition to their losses
there is blind lady in the family to pro
vide for.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. l.. Dorm returned
Thursday from a pleasant visit with
relatives in Columbia and Edgefield.
Miss Irene Miller is with the New
York Millinery Company.
Clinton Harris, of Fair Play, who won
a scholarship at the Citadel Academy,
left on Saturday for Charleston to begin
his studies. Young Mr.. Harris was en-
ployed in the store of NJ. S. Strbling
last year and has many friends, who
predict for him a bright career.
Rev. j. |. Spinks will preach at Rock
Springs next Sabbath at Il n. m.
Married, by S. II. Johns, Esq, on Octo-
ber |, 1908, at his residence in Westmin-
ster j. r. McAlster and Miss May Bur-
dett. Also, Thomas Garner to Miss Bes
sic a allen.
Misses Helen Thompson and Mary
sheldon, of Fair Play, attended the
Lyceum attraction Monday and visited
the family of NJ. S. Stribling.
At six o'clock last Wednesday even
ing the residence of Mrs. Mary F.
Puckett, an ex-postmistress of West
minister, was destroyed by fire, together
with the larger portion of her household
effects, including a lot of books, tools
and other valuables. j. w. Vissage oc.
cupied rooms in the Pickett house and
lost lot of his furniture and cooking
utensils. Mrs. Puckett was visiting a
neighbor at the time the fire broke out.
Members of the Vissage family were at
home. 1t is the supposition that the fire
originated from defective stove hue.
No insurance.
Miss Mary Carter is at Richmond, Va,
attending school.
Furman Simpson, eldest son of Mrs.
Ida Simpson, left on Friday for Balti-
more to enter a medical college. His
friends wish him abundant success. Mr..
is bright, energetic young
man.
Clayton Jenkins, farmer residing on
Chauga, died last Friday after linger-
ing illness from fever. He was about go
years of age. His body was buried in
the Davis buryng ground on Saturday.
This is the second death in the Jenkins
family this summer.
The regular annual meeting of the
stockholders of the Cheswell Cotton
Mill Company will be held at their
office at Westminster on October 80 at 10
o'clock in the forenoon.
The writer extends congratulations TO
the kcowec Counters Mr.. Stcck, who
was happily married this morning. We