Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1907-06-12
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Va c"5OstcNiH6s SH., ~ SlRlGuR uh unCle
and aunt Mr., and Mrs. Thoh, G. Peden.
Pickens baseball team has promised to
come Thursday afternoon and play o
match game OF ball. ss5 o
1 Yesterday morning somel ody hitched
their animal to a one-horse wagon be-
longing to Rev. 2. Carswell, In West
Eud, aud drove away, leaving broken.
down baRRy In the place of the wagon.
Mr.. Carsweil Is waiting for the return Of
the wagon.
| William Bibb, NJ. C.Lemmons, w. T..
aud A. Bearden were among those who
attended the Confederate Veteraps' Re-
union at Richmond.
y. Fl. Elrod, Of Norcross, Ca, was here
last week.
Misses Maude Simpson and Ms.--s,a Ms-s,
Stribling are.at home for vacation. They
have been attending the College ior
Women at Columbia.
Mrs. Pearl Tollesop. of Seneca, visited
relatives here last week.
A. Zimmerman left for Columbia to-
day. He represents Ocouee at the meet.
ing Of the board of equalization, which
cOnyenes Tomorrow.
i r. b. Mason, who resides four miles
below Westminster, has several peach
trees in his orchard that are full of fruit.
He will have plenty for his home use,
provided they stick to the trees until
ripe. 8
Miss Ada Durham visited in Seneca
last week.
Mrs. ". p. Ander son and three chill
dren, Frank, William and Mary, are in
Atlanta for few days.
j. w. MCGEE was in Anderson Mon
day.
Local. freights Nos. 81 and 8s have
discontinued the handling of passengers
between Toocoa and Greenville.
A gold breast pin was lost between the
residences Of c. e. Gray and w. G..
Pedsn, via the Presbyterian manse, on
last Friday. The finder will kindly leave
the article at the manse and receive re-
ward.
The body of Clarence l.. McLin, who
lost his life by being drowned in South
west Bass of the Mississippi river on
Sunday, June 2, was inferred in Green
wood cemetery, at New Orleans, on last
Thursday afternoon at Q O'Clock. Capt.
McLin was drowned Sunday morning
aud his body was recovered at 4 p. m.
The water was from 80 to 40 feet deep
where the accident occurred. 1t was
over one hundred miles south of New
Orleans and about tbvee miles from
! Burrwood, Capt. MoLin was master of
the Government dredge Barnard" He
and three companions got in a sailboat
to make trip TO see friend on another
dredge, the "Benyaurd." AS they were
returning and when within short dis
tance of the Barnard, q puff of wind cap
sized the boat. The three companions
succeeded In saving their lives. Capt.
McLin had spent the past fourteen years
of his life on the water and was good
swimmer, but it is supposed he was
seized with cramp. An oar was put out
to him, bnt his hands were 80 badly
cramped he could not grip it. The Bar.
nard had been at anchor some time
about three miles north of Burrwood,
} while the crew were engaged in an effort
to extricate pipe line from the marsh
Capt McIin went to New Orleans from
Philadelphia about three years ago, car.
rying the government dredge Benyaurd
with him. Previous to going to New
, Orleans he worked for the New York
J Harbor Pilots Association, Old Domin.
ion Steamship line and the Plant line out
of Tampa, Fla. A little more than a
} year ago he married Miss Edna LaGoure
90S Jackson street, New Orleans. j. c.
Bearden, a brother-in-law of the de
ceased, went to New Orleans last
Wednesday and arrived in time for the
burial. He returned to Westminster
Sunday.
The Southern Presbyterian church has
sustained distinct Losses in the recent
deaths of Rev. w. G. Neville, of Clinton,
and Rev. J. L. Williamson, of Nowberry,
Mrs. j. FL. Barnett attended com.
mencement at Clemson this week.
Miss Cora Parkins, of Greenville, is
visiting her sister, Mrs. J. M. Norris.
Miss Agnes Hunsinger returned to
Greenville this week, after spending a
few days with her mother, Mrs. S. M.
Hunsinger, of Conneross. She Is stenog.
rapher to Arthur G. Goodwin, real
estate dealer.
Mr. and Mrs. p. w. Matheson are off
on a trip to Baltimore, Washington,
Richmond, Norfolk and Jamestown.
Miss Ada Marett has returned from
the Greenville Female College.
Rev. n. Carswell closed a good meet