Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1908-07-01
NEWS FRoM WESTMINSTER.
shipping Peaches--Clerk of Court S
Salary--Tannery-Mason Marriage.

All Of the members of the Old West
minister Baptist church are requested
to be present at the next appointment
for preaching, Saturday. July IL, at 8
lo'clock In the afternoon. Matters
of Importance are to be attended to.
Mrs. j. G. BreaZeale and two chill
dren visited her parents at Russell g
last week.
w. b. Terrell and Mrs. J. r. Gar
ner and little son, j. R., Jr., are on
a visit to the family OF their parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. M. A. Terrell.
Z Rev. j. H. Clark, residing ON West
minister h. F. d. No. A, mailed us q
cotton blossom last Wednesday. 1t
ceived too late for last issue. N. l..
White, also on r. F. ID. No. 4, re-
ported blooms on June %.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Collins and
their little daughter, of Walhala
were In Westminster last Thursday.
! We had the pleasure of meeting
J. j. McSwain, OF Greenville, who is
in the race for Solicitor of the Tenth
Circuit, at Walhalla last Tuesday.
He is very pleasant and affable
gentleman, and we hope to see more
of him in the future.
Mrs. II. d. Poore has for her guests
this week her sister, Mrs. Sarah
Spearman, and two daughters. Mrs
Maggie Prince and Miss Dora Spear
man, of PelZer.
Il Many people in Westminster will
be sorry to hear that Rev. Dawson
Henery is dead. 1t will be recalled
that he spent several months In
Westminster in 1901, and worked
for while in the Shuttle and Bobbin
Factory. The Christian Observer OF
June "a contains the following ac-
count Of the death of this most wor-
thy young man: &
Rev. J. ID. Henery, the pastor OF
Bream Memorial Presbyterian
church, Charleston, w. Va, died
June 13, at his home Of acute tuber-
culosis, in his tewenty-fifth year Mr.
| Henery was born in South Carolina
| His early education was received at
Thornwell Orphanage. Later he
studied theology at Union Seminary,
Richmond, graduating there before
he was twenty-one. His first pasto-
rate was at Iron Gate, Va, where he
labored for two years. Afterward
he was pastor for about two years at
Maiden, w. Va, from which place he
came in 1907 to the charge in which
he laid down his life. In the Bream
Memorial church his efforts were
| being greatly rewarded. During the
| time he served the church it's men,
| bership was doubled, and his Sun
day school was said to be the largest
In the State. He leaves q wife and
| two small children. He had become
great power in the community, and
his place there will not be easy to
fill. He was laid to rest in Spring
Hill cemetery"
Goodbye, shade trees! Last week
we heard several loud reports down
town and thought some one was
blasting In a well. Later we learned
that tLe beautiful spreading oaks
were the victims, and the trees that
had been furnishing shade for the
sons and daughters Of Westminster
were being blown up by their roots.
Rev. f. c. lglehart says the oak
speaks. 1T reminds the flock of
sheep and herd Of cattle Of it's CRATE
full shade In the summer, and prom
ises swine the acorns in the autumn.
1t puts on the robes OF royal purple
smiles with fascinating feature, and
makes love to the artist who takes
its picture. 1t asks the man OF SCI
ence to watch the acorn break its
shell, to follow the rootlets down
into the soil in search of food, to
notice It's skilful carpentry in build
ing up the stem and joining the
branches and saving out the figures
Of the leaves. 1t bids him put his
ears close enough to its bosom to
hear the breathing of the lungs and
the beating Of the heart as 1t sends
it's vital current to the farthest finger
tips Of the twigs. 1t speaks to the
Christian, telling him that 1t is also
of a divine origin. and asking him
to look through the gauge veil of
leaves and branches and see the In
finite Personality, the benign Heav-
enly Father"
Two carloads Of peaches were
shipped last week by j. s. Carter
and w. A. Dickerson. They were
consigned to New York. Another car
Is being loaded for shipment.
Mrs. d. l.. Norris and children
have returned from Virginia.
Rev. j. ]. Harrell and C. e.. An
derson attended the call meeting Of
South Carolina Presbytery held at
Seneca yesterday afternoon.
j. w. Niece stopped I'm Greenwood
for few days with relatives, as he
was returning from Charleston.
We agree with c.. G. Isynes t. re-
gard to the pay of the Clerk OF
Courts ONCE, as suggested In his ar
,ticle In your issue of June 10. We
thought 1t would be little impolite
to say anything until some of the
gentlemen. he named at the close OF
his letter spoke out The tax-payers
OF the county, especially those re-
siding In towns, need something to
come to their rescue pretty soon. 1t
Is time we were beginning to use
economy, and as soon as the people
see 1t In that light the better 1t VIII
be for all. II the Clerk of Courts
once was pat on a legitimate salary