Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1907-04-24
WESTMINSTER.

rents Rev. and Mrs. D. W. Hiott, Of Eas,
Icy. 80 4
Misses Ada, Anna end Pearl Marctt, of
the Greenville Female College, returned
to Greenyille to-day, after spendinga few
days with their parents here and at Fair
Play. They were accompanied on their
visit home by Miss Omega Madden, Of
Baurens, who is also a. student of the
Greenville Female College.
Two of our States noted gentlemen
will participate in the. closing exercises
OF the Graded School in May. Rev. VIM.
G. Neville, D. D., will preach the intro
duotory sermon and Hon. j. e. Boggs
will deliver an address before the gradu-
ating class.
Rev. j. @. Shive, financial agent of the
Presbyterian College of South Carolina,
will be here Thursday, May 2, and will
speak in the interest of the college in the
Presbyterian church at 8 p. m. A cordial
invitation is extended to the public.
Rev. G. T. Harmon, ST., father OF Rev.
Geo. T. Harmon, Jr., will preach at Gen.
ter M. E church next Sabbath, April %,
at II a. m.. and at Rock Springs at $50
p. m. same day.
tomobile and kindly gave many of the
Representatives, Presbytery from Oco-.
nee their first ride on one of the chug-
ohng machines.
w. L. Mason, of Seneca, has bought
lot from d. q. sheldon, and we under
stand he intends building on it.
Rolfe Hunt ia at Tate, Ca, buying an
other car load of marble for the Hunt
Marble and Grauite Works. This makes
their second car since they went into
business.
Miss Kate Norris and daughter, Miss
Jessie Norris, of the Georgia side, are
visiting relatives in this section.
Yesterday Westminster's annual muni-
cipnl election was held, resulting as fol
lows: For Intendant, A. Zimmerman SO,
t. N. Carter 45; Wardens, w. G. Peden
94, Paul Matheson "a, w. S. Haley SO, C.
L.. O'Kelley So, DR.. w. j. Carter 45, j. E.
Gaines 40, X. w. Marett 2S, Mr.. Zim-
norman is elected Intendant, and the
four gentlemen receiving the highest
above are the Wardens. w. Z. Peden's
name appeared on both tickets and that
Is why he received the biggest vote. X.
w. Marett declined to serve IL elected
aud had his name erased from tickets.
That explains the small vote he received.
Exactly 100 votes were polled, two votes
being cast for gentlemen not in the race.
Interest was manifested In the election,
notwithstanding the disagreeable wea-
ther. .Jne,
j. d. NJ. billiard, of Greenville, and B
billiard, of near Clayton, Ga, were called
here Sunday on account OF the sad death
of their brother, A. L. billiard.
Furman Simpson has returned from
the Baltimore Medical College for vaca.
tion season.
Miss Hattie Zimmerman is visiting In
atlanta this week.
Mrs. j. w. Stribling, one of the officers
Of the Woman's Missionary Union. Auxil-
iary to State Baptist Convention, visited
Mesdames j. w. she!oT, Mary j. Kay and
N. l.. FAINT at Walhslla in the interest of
this organization, which is carrying for.
ward its work very quietly, reaching
thousands of people who, If not for them,
would never hear the Gospel t2
Albert l.. billiard died suddenly at his
residence here Saturday afternoon, April
20, about Q o'clock. He was the proprie-
tor of. grocery store, and attended to
his business as usual on Saturday. He
had just walked out of one room of his
house into adother and had lain himself
onja bed. So rapidly did he sink that he
passed away hefc-s medical aid could
reach him. Mr.. billiard was 43 years old
"a young man comparatively speaking.
He married Miss Callie Hull q little more
than year ago. who, with an infant o
week old, survives him. he also leaves
five brothers, j. b. and w. M. billiard, of
Westminster; J. ID. III. billiard, of Green
Vile; Geo. w. Dillard, of the Indian Ter
ritory, and Bead billiard, of Dillard, Ga.
Mr.. billiard had been identified with busi-
ness interests In Westminster at various
times during the past twenty years. He
was @ native of Rabun county, Georgia,
and had served that county as sheriff one
term and had filed the position OF town
marshal here several times. He was rec-
ognizad as brave, fearless officer. He
had hosts Of friends, who deeply sympa-
thize with the bereaved widow and rela.
tives In their sorrow. Interment took
place in the town cemetery Sunday after
noon at A O'Clock, after appropriate SER
vices, conducted at the grave by Rev. j.
II. Moore.
j. M. Benson is visiting as hie former