Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1907-11-06
NEWS FROM wEsrMINsTfaR.
Kyle singleton's Horrible Accident.
Several Deaths-News in, I,rief.

Westminster, Noyen Yer ). .-Spe-
cial: A horrible accident occurred at.
jJ.J. Cromer's gin at ToIsser,a on last
Saturday afternoon. Kyle Singleton,
the fsseen-year-old son cf Thos. +.
Singleton, was CAUGHT hy< the fy-
wheel OF the engine aud hurled to
death. Both arms we're cur Off and
his legs and bacl, were broken.
Young Singleton, lived about 40 min
.uteS after the acci lent. II rs sup
posed that he was oiliag TIC engine,
W hen the pie fa;...n :g, t.,,. ilv whnel
t'the shaft caugat hisgcl6tGjng. lie
was the grandson of Mr.. and Mrs. M.
p. Singleton, ,tof Tabor. His maternal
grandparents are Mr.. and Mrs. War,
rem B. Jones of Pickens county. The
body was buried at Cross Roads GEM
etery Sunday, fun, al services be-
ing conducted by Rev. ]. A. Camp
bell :, of ,Townville. The bereayed pa
rents. and relatives have the sympa-
thu Of many friends Ii their sad az
fiction. &
Rev. s.. H. Zimmerman, the finan-
cial agent Of Columbia College, died
last Wednesday, after lingering ILL
ness of typhoid fever. He was a
prominent minister Of the Methodist
Episcopal church, and had resided
In different parts Of the State, and
possessed a wide circle Of friends.
who deeply regret his death He
had been resident of Columbia fol
several years. The South Carolina
Conference loses a valuable member
in the death of Rev. Zimmerman.
He was a son of the late Rev. ]. H.
Zimmerman, of Westminster, and
half brother of our townsmen, A.
and III. B. Zimmerman. On Wednes-
day afternooniH.B H.B. Zimmerman went
to Columbia to attend the funeral.
The deceased leaves a wife and seve-
ra! children.
William Harden died at his home
in Center township on Sunday, No
vember 8, aged SO years. He was an
honest, Woodworking gentleman. He,
Is survived by his widow and several
children and grandchildren. Inter-
ment took place at New Bethel cem-
etery yesterday afternoon
The following is the honor roll of
the Westminster Graded Schools for
the month of October:
Fourth Grade-Marie Lesley 81,
Basil Pitts sc.
f. h Grade-Harold Norris 81,
Emi.y Stribling SO.
Mrs. Nj. p. Brockman. Teacher.
Sixth Grade. Ollie Prichard 90,
Lullie Miller SO.
Anna 3. Rushton, Teacher.
Seventh Grade--Alice Stribling 98,
Grace Stribling 90. Mary Harrell 90,
Robbie Simpson 90, William Ander-
son 81, Robert Jones 90, Fred Zim-
norman 96, Allen Norris 90.
Gussie Harper, Teacher.
Eighth Grade--Ida Lou Brownlee
1867 l,&2 % =" a
Ninth Grade-Frank Anderson 80,
Rena Harrell 90, Kletner Tannery 90,
Bolton Marett 90, Lee Stribling 81,
Bessie Simpson 90, Kate Harris 96,
Bernice Marett 90, Mayette Brown
95, Blanche HoneaS
~ M. K. Brockman, Principal.
There are now over 800 pupils en-
rolled in the Westminster school.
Grades 1, and 8, which, were dis
continued the first of October on ac-
count OF the scarlet fever epidemic,
resumed work yesterday morning.
James Finlay, carrier on Route
No. 8, found cape near Toxaway
lchurch last Wednesday, He is taxi
tfng care Of 1t, and If these lii. es hap
pen to come before the eyes OF the
one who lost 1T, see Mr.. Finlay and
get It. az hat
James H. Cowan gathered 106
bushels of corn from his extra acre
we mentioned few weeks ago. This
| is the best yield we have heard of In
Oconee. Nineteen years ago the late
B. F. Reese made 10o bushels on
lone acre on Tugalco river. q
Mrs. N. w. Macaulay plucked a
bunch of lilac blossoms from a bush
in her yard last Sunday. This is the
second crop Of blossoms for this
year. = 3'H'4s ".
iQH. B. Zimmerman continued his
visit to Atlanta Friday as he was re-
turning from columbia. He and
Mrs. Zimmerman are on a delightful
visit to their children, w. M. Zim-
norman and Mrs. o. M. Stockton.
Mrs. James Lawrence and little
daughter are in Atlanta visiting her
brother, Thos. Clinkscales.
J. Dewitt Miller was here Tues
day evening and chose for his sub
ject the "Reveries of Bachelor"
There are comparatively few bache-
lors in our town and girls never get
beyond the age of Sweet sixteen y
Mr.. Miller said some mighty good
things about nome-making. God
lpity the man or woman without O
home-whether they be married OF
lsingle. s.G 1a
Revs. J. r. Moore and s. A. Nc
Daniel exchanged pulpits Sunday,
Rev. Moore preaching at Madison
land Rev. Mcdaniel here.
Morris Perry, well known color.
ed man, died on the farm of T. r.
Jenkins last Saturday morning. He
was about SO years old. Perry was
a negro of honest, industrious habits
and was respected by all who knew
I1tn, hnH hnnp cfc1r cff ~,
in the spring, suffering with drops,
of the heart. He lived on the Jen.
kins farm 81 years. Ills body was
lbu ried at Crosse Roada cernetery pr