Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1907-08-14
NEWS FROM WESTMINSTER.
Death Of VIM. Harrison Owens--The
Terminal Station Wanted.

Westminster, August t3.-Special: |:
William Harrison Owens. a highly
respected citizen of Oconee county.
died at the home OF his son-in-law.
T. w. Holley. in Westminster. on
August 7th, at the age Of about 65
years, He ha~ been sick for some
time, and death was not unexpected.
Mr.. Owens served in the Civil War in
the First South Carolina Infantry,
Company G, and was badly wounded
by shell while at Fort Moultrie, on
Sulhvan's Island. He had never
ffully recovered from his wound. Mr.
Owens was one of the pensioners of
this county, belonging to Glass G..
He was member of the Baptist
church, and his body was laid to rest
in the cemtery of the Old Westmin-
ster Baptist church on August 9Th,
after appropriate funeral services,
conducted by Rev. s. A. Mcdaniel.
He leaves six children to mourn his
death. They are: John, Ami and
James Owens, Mrs. John Vernon, Mrs.
Rick Wilson, and Mrs. T. w. Holley.
His wife, who was Miss Harbert,
died on July 10, 1905. Two bro
theirs, Henry Owens, of this county,
and John Owens, of Texas, survive
him. Mr.. Owens was good man,
| and his death is much regretted by
wide circle Of friends and acquaint-
ances.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. e. Mason are now
occupying their new and commo6ious
residence.
Mrs. w. w. Turner of Athens, is
visiting her daughter, Mrs. Dr.. G. NJ.
Walker.
Mrs. j. v. Johnson, of Waycross,
Ga, arrived yesterday and will spend
several weeks in Westminster. She
is pleasantly remembered as Miss
Eva Adams.
Miss Fannie Broyles. Of Townville,
Is visiting at the home Of Thos. Bibb.
Roy Abbott, of Gaffney, and Has
keli Abbott, of Furman University,
paid brief visit to Westminster yes
terday. They are spending a while
with their parents, Rev. and Mrs.
Wilborn Abbott. on Conneross.
Rev. ]. J. Harrell and family are
expected to return home this week.
G. +. Adams went to Williamson
Monday to erect some monuments.
He will spend about ten days in that
section.
The Westminster Oil and Fertili-
ger Company are erecting q large
metal tank. We understand it will
hold $4,000 gallons of water.
summoned to Walhalla Friday on ac-
count Of the critical illness of Gen.
VIM. F. Erwin, who died shortly after
their arrival.
Mrs. ]. r. Orr returned yesterday
evening from Anderson county, where
she attended family reunion.
G. w. Pitts, OF Deercourt, Ca, Is
in town to-day.
I The series OF meetings which COM
menced in the Baptist church on the
| first Sunday. closed last night, result
ing in five additions to the church.
Pastor Moore and his father, Rev. r.
who helped in the meeting, labored
very faithfully and earnestly, and
their sermons were productive OF
much good. Rev. r. A. Moore, who
conducted most of the services dur
ing the meeting, preached with re-
| markable power. He Ia a venerable
soldier Of the cross, and The congre..
| cation gladly listened to the "Old,
Old Story" as was so ably and inter
estingly delivered by him.
Mrs. j. w. Baker, Miss Minnie
Dickson and Will Finlay went to
Honea Path Monday. They went as
representatives to the Sunday School
Convention of the Methodist church.
land, on August IL, son.
| Mr.. and Mrs. o. M. Stockton, of
Atlanta, arrived Saturday evening.
Mr.. Stockton has returned home, but
| Mrs. Stockton will spend a couple Of
weeks with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
H. B. Himmerman. Her many friends
are deE Eshted to see her.
| Mr.. and Mrs. X. w. Marett have
return ed from sojourn of several
| week. at Asheville.
Mr. and Mrs. James Spearman
and Miss Dora Spearman, Of Ander-
son county, are visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
T. d. Poore.
G. II. Stonecypher returned from
a full line of stationery, psrfumery,
etc.
Mrs. G. e. Dickerson, of Hartwell,
is visiting her daughter, Mrs. e. G..
Poore, and her two sons, James and
Arthur Dickerson.
The Westminster base ball boys
went to Oakway Saturday and were
victorious in match game by a
score of 20 to 1.
| The Stonecypher Drug Company
have bought the corner lot where the
meat market stands from the Peden
&c Anderson Banking Company, and
Will erect an elegant two-story brick
building on 1t.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. X. Poore, of Bel
ton, are visiting Mrs. G.. Il. Dickson.
| Misses Heppie Cannon and Ger
trude Johns, of Georgia, are visiting
the family of G. H. Miller.
Sumter Sprouse and Miss Katie
| Hood. both of Westminster, were
married on July 21st.
f.. B. Pollard, of Spartanburg, yis-