Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1907-08-28
NEWS FROM WESTMINSTER.
Farmers Meeting Big Success--Per
sonal Paragraphs Picked Up.

Westminster, August 27.-Special:
The best homemade brick ever seen
in Westminster are manufactured on
Ramsay's Greek by G. e. Anderson.
He has sold great many here since
spring and all who use them are
highly pleased. The favorable wea-
ther enables Mr.. Anderson to fill the
orders OF builders and contractors on
short notice. Iu
I'D. poore and daughter, Miss Ida,
and his little son, Thomas Keifer.
left to-day for few days visit at
White Plains, near Pelzer.
We hope our people will keep
melon rinds and other rubbish from
accommodating in rear Of their stores
and on the streets, and thus help the
council in enforcing the ordinances
and avoid sickness. Our attention
was directed last week to the decay
Ing rinds in rear of some of the
stores and the lumber yards. Melon
season Is practically over, but there
are numerous other things that might
cause sickness If neglected. Only
those who have served on the council
and board Of health know how hard
ut Is to watch everything and keep
things straight without the aid of
citizens. Let us try to keep the town
Late one evening early In the sum-
mer two travellers called at the Pres
byterian manse and inquired of Rev.
j. j. Harrell the way to Mrs. Jenkins. :.
1t was getting dark and they bor-
rowed Mr.. Harrells lantern for fear
Of taking the wrong road. They have
not returned the lantern yet. Mr..
Harrell later learned that no one
called at Mrs. jenkins home at that
time. They were strangers and Mr..
Harrell did not ask them their names
nor where they resided, and the only
way to get any trace of the lantern is
through the medium of the press. If
these lines happen to come before
either one Of the gentlemen it will
serve as reminder of their negli-
gence.
The Farmers Union picnic at Oak
way on the 21st instant was a big
success. w. M. Brown presided over
the meeting and introduced the
speakers. Speeches were made by
PrOfs. Harper and Bracket, of Glenn
son College, J. G. Strlbling and Benau
Harris, of Pendleton. Their addresses
were timely and appropriate and we're
applauded. The speeches were OF
great interest to the farmers in re-
gard to fertilizers, live stock, culti-
waiting crops, organizing into unions,
etc. Probably 1900 or 1000 were
present, and a good dinner was en-
joyed by all. Everybody had water
melons. Hon. Wyatt Aiken, Of Able
Vile, was there.
The Seneca River Baptist Associa-
ton met at the Westminster colored
Baptist church, of which Rev. Fl. G..
Anderson Is pastor, on Tuesday last
and remained in session until Thurs
day. A very large crowd was present
the three days. The Introductory SER
mon was preached by Rev. j. s. Stew
art. Rev, r. Williams was the mod
orator, w. j. Thomas clerk and Wi
ley f. Ferguson treasurer. Rev. ED.
White, the State Missionary, preach
ed the doctrinal sermon. Rev. e. r.
Roberts, Of American Baptist Publ
cation Society addressed the meeting
on the relationship of the pastor to
the Sunday school. Rev. II. G. An
derson, of Anderson, talked for sem
eca Institute. He made timely ad-
dress. The collections amounted to
$40. The missionary sermon was
preached by Rev. r. ID. Glenn, of An
derson. Good order prevailed through
out the time. This association is
composed of twenty-six churches. The
next meeting Hpill be held at Walhalla
in 1908.
Westminster and Oakway played a
match game Of ball on the iatter's
diamond on August 21, resulting as
follows: Westminster 20, Oakway z.
Born, unto Mr. and Mrs. j. B. Bur-
dett, on August 15, daughter.
M. N. Mitchell killed rattlesnake
In his yard on August 20th which had