Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1907-01-23
WESTMINSTER

Westminster, January 22.-The resi-.
dence of James Wilson, coldsed, on the
old Pickens road, was destroyed BY fire
last Sunday. Origin not known. Every
thing Wilson had In his house went up
In smoke. The house was on the Nc.
Guftn place, now owned by W.. l.. Eug-
land, and was built by Rev. A. w Nc
and family wero i,t q neiKhbor's hoase
when the fire was discovered.
W. j.. Poore, of Cannon, Ga, commit,
ted suicide at his home Friday by shoot
| Ing himself with a pistol. He, e,jlred two
bullets into his head, only one taking
effect. MIR. Poore resided In Westminster
three years and made many friends who
regret to learn that he took his life. He
was engaged in merchandising at Can
sops and o daughter.
J.R Orr was In Anderson several days
! last week. ,a H,st@ F-5f ~
We greatly miss seeing III. j. Gigniiiiat
In the depot at Seneca on recent trips to
that place. He was agent at Seueca for
about sixteen years and at Easley about
fourteen years. The Southern can iii af-
ford co lose such capable and courteous
mon as Harry Gignilliat
The goodly number who attended the
Lyceum course Friday evening were
highly entertained by w. Powell Hale.
He gave number of rich, laughable Sc.
lections The lecture was decided sue.
cess In every Particular
Mrs. James. Lawrence, who has been
quite III. lis u0w much better.
Mrs. I. 9. Pe6en has returned from q
visit to Lavunia and Royston.
samuel S. McJunkin, perhaps one of
tho Oldest men in the county, died at his
nome In the South Union section Thurs
day uight. He was 94 years old and
leaves great many descendants. The
FUNERAL services were conducted on Sat
nSday by Revs. S. A. Mcdaniel aud Geo.
Il. Harmon, Jr., after which his BODY was
laid to rest In the South Union cemetery
with Masonic honOrs.
Mrs. Lila Ford will return to West
minister in few days and will remove
her millinery into the store room now
occupied by the Sheldon Furniture Com
pany. She will make The change as soon
az s. w. Dickson's new building ia com.
pieted, which is to be the future home
OF the Sheldon Furniture Company.
Miss Ford will be pleased to servo her
many. friends when in need of any kind
OF millinery goods
Mrs. j. H. Bibb and little son. Mason,
have returned from pleasant visit to
her parents at Charlotte, N. G.
There is on exhibition at the store of
so'sOnOis " lNScticI d leu6 16nOn sRrOWD
by Mrs. NJ. N. Mitchell, who lives four
miles below Westminster. 1t is about
four times the size of any ordinary
lemon aud weighs three -fourths of a
pound. Call and see it.
w. p. Batson died Mt his home in
Greenville on January 10th aud was
buried at Mountain Creek church, six
miles above the city on Friday last. The
n nneral services were conducted by Reys.
Brown and Duncan, OF Greenville. Mr..
Batson married Miss Laura Gossett on
December 3Oth, 1893.
Rev. a. p. Marett is spending few
days in Greenville.
Miss Sallie Beaks. of Pelzer, is visiting
Miss Rozzie Cox.
Sidi Perkins left for Atlanta to-day to
enter business college.
laJ. F. Stewart, of Toxaway, butchered
two young hogs this week that netted
TAI pounds.
Mrs julius Meldow, of Walhalla, Wis.
tied Mrs. y. A. Collins recently.
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