Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-04-26
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News FROM WESTMINSTER.

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! Westminster of about eighteen months
! they made many warm friends who
deeply regret their departure. Mrs.
Garrison's health has been failing for
some months past and they are contem-
| plating trip TO New Mexico with. the
hope that the climate will be beneficial
to her.
! Miss Beulah Poore returned home
Wednesday from weeks visit to Easley
and Pickens.
Misses Ila and Cordelia Bearden, the
accomplished daughters of j. w. Bear.
den, of Oakway, boarded No. 80 one day
last week for months visit with friends
in Texas.
To look in the garden at the Methodist
parsonage one would think that the
prospects for Bro Spinks to get fat are
good. He is up-to-date on gardening.
The Westminster Graded School closes
on May 10.
Our 'oity fathers" have recently done
some good work on the sidewalks and
streets.
Mrs. j. g. Bearden, of Atlanta, is visit
ing her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. L. Nc
Lin, of West End.
Mrs. Thomas Clinkscales, of Atlanta,
arrived Saturday to spend some time
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. w.
Simpson.
julius Martin, of the Southern Rail-
way, spent Sunday in Westminster. He
is now agent at Bolton, Ga.
Saturday.
j. j. Pickons informs us that his son,
Coke, will get married to-day. Mr..
Pickens has been in Pennsylvania some
time working for the Long Distance Tele-
phone Co.
Mrs. NJ. S. Stribling and children and
Mr.. and Mrs. X. w. Marett visited rela-
tives in Fair Play Sunday and attended
the dedicatory services held in the Pres
byterian church.
Before arriving at Westminster on
last Monday the whistle of the en-
gine ipulling No. 80 became unmanage-
able and blew continuously for several
miles up the. road. The iron monster
rolled into the station while the shrill
noise was aC lCS nlRneSC.
j. G. Breazealc was re- elected intend
ent on April "a. He has for his board of
wardens T. d. Poore, w. G. Peden, L. G.
CASTOR and Ira S. Pitts. With the ex-
ception of one warden all the former
councilmen were reelected. The cleo
ton passed off quietly with the strength
of As voters.
Your correspondent took trip in the
Fair Play section Saturday and spent the
night at the home of j. d. Sheldon,
member Of the Legislature from Oconee.
Mr.. Sheldon owns some of the best
farming land in the county and has built
handsome residence about two miles
from Fair Play. Mr.. Sheldon and family
are clever and hospitable and it is
certainly pleasure to be entertained in
their home. We were favorably i'm
pressed with the Fair Play and South I'm
ion neighborhood. Itis a most prosperous
section, filed with loyal, progressive
citizens.
What about closing the stores at Z p.
m. until September with the exception
of Saturdays and pay daysp All the
clerks and most of the merchants
we think would like the change during
the long days if they would give it fair
trial.
Easter services were conducted in the
Presbyterian church on Sunday. Rev. j.
j. Harrell, the pastor, delivered an able
discourse appropriate to the occasion.
At the evening service the church was
filled almost to its seating capacity and
the congregation had the pleasure of
listening to a sermon by Rev. S. l.. Nor
ris, of Atlanta, the secretary of home
missions. His sermon was very impress
sive, basing his remarks on Pauls last
words, 81 have fought good fight; |
have finished my course" etc. Twenty
five years ago DIR. Morris was pastor of
Walhalla and Richland churches and
while serving these churches he preached
in Westminster on the fifth Sabbaths.
AS there was no Presbyterian church
here at that time the services were held
in the Methodist church. DR.. Morris re-
turned to Atlanta Monday afternoon.
j. H. Ligon received on the 10Th in
stant the check for S135 in payment of
claim for horse captured by the Union
troops at the close of the Civil War.
Prof. j. A..S.Durham went to Honea
Path last Wednesday.
Rev. j. j. Harrell will preach at Tuga-
loo next Sabbath, April both, at IL a. m.
and at Oak Grove at p. m. He will not
preach at thel lslatter church on the first
Sabbath in May, as announced at his last