Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1908-08-19
NEWS FROM WESTMINSTER.
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on the State ticket to be- voted for
next Tuesday. We have referc ice to
Governor NJ. F.. Ansel. 49,
Died, at her home near Westmin-
ster, on Thursday, August 13, Mrs.
Margaret Hunt, nee; Holcombe, after
an intense illness, carsed by an in
ternal cancer She was So years old
on August IL. Mrs. Hunt is survived
by her husband, William Hunt, and
the following brothers and sisters:
Press Holcombe, Birmingham, Ala. !:
Moss Holcombe, Columbus, Ala; Jas.
Holcombe, Leverett, Ga; William
Holcombe, Danielsville. Ga; Mrs. F..
}. Miller and Mrs. G. E.O. Mitchell, of
Westminster. Mrs. Hunt was a wo-
man OF lovable traits of character, a
consistent member of the New West
minister Baptist church, and was ad-
mired by all her acquaintances. Her
body was Inferred at South Union on
Friday, funeral services being con-
Quoted by her pastor, Rev. John r.
Moore. To the sorrowing husband
and relatives Is extended the sympa-
thies of host of friends. Mrs. Hunt
was a daughter Of the late D. N.
Holcombe.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. ]. Lunney, of Sem
eca, spent Sunday afternoon in West
minister with Mr.. and Mrs. ]. II. Bibb.
The three games Of base ball this
week between Easley and Westmin-
ster will tell the tale. The boys have
gone to considerable expense AMI
trouble and they want al, lovers of
the sport to be present and lend their
support Four match games have
been played with Easley so far, each
side winning twice. A double-header
will be played on Thursday, and OIL
Friday one game will be played. Ad-
mission each afternoon, 25 cents.
We are indebted to Mrs. J. E.
Phillips for quantity of her fine to-
matoes. They are of the Enormous
variety, and Mrs. Phillips has grown
them successfully this year. She
sent almost wagon load to town
last Thursday.
Rev. Joseph Piani, an Italian,
preached an interesting sermon in
the Baptist church Sunday night. He
Is a consecrated preacher and speaks
the English language fairly well.
We thank yo r Seneca correspond
ent for her good advice and we hope
to make use of our opportunities. 1t
is not likely that all the readers un-
derstood the paragraph, but we think
we do. Have to read between the
lines sometimes, you know.
Rev. J. r. Moore has returned
from Liberty, where he assisted Rev.
Crawford in successful meeting.
Joseph Spears and daughter. Miss
Helen, Of Townville, spent Sunday
with Mrs. J. A. Harbert
b. o. Written, Misses Rosa and
Beulah Mcdonald spent Friday in
Pendleton.
Rev. A. p. Marett has held pro-
tracted services at all his churches
Pleasant Hill, " off Stake, Pleasant
Ridge and West Union. The netting
at the last named church closed on
Sunday night with serenteen addi-
tions. Good meetings were held at
all the churches. AT Wolf Stake
there were fourteen additions.
Misses hattie and Mayette Brown
have returned from a two weeks
visit in Easley, Spartanburg and Will
liamston.
A. NJ. Alexander. Thad Elrod, c. II.
StOnecypher and Miss Lille Harri-
son attended a camp meeting at Pop
lar Springs, on the Georgia side last
week and report a pleasant visit.
The fine rain which fell yesterday
meant several thousand dollars to
the farmers Of this section. Crops
were beginning to suffer.
Miss Allie Kay, of Walhalla, is vis-
iting Misses Carrie Hull, Jessie Jones
and others in Westminster.
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Dorm spent Sat
urday afternoon in Seneca.
Miss Annie Reid, of Walhalla, yis-
tied Miss Hortense Jones, near here,
last week.
Y. f. and I. S. Pitts, James Fin
ley, T. \. Carter and X. Nj. Wilson
were among the visitors to Green
vile last week.
Miss Ethel Bruce, of Georgia, Is
visiting Miss Margie Stribling.
William Page, Miss Annie Page
and w. e. Hall, of Hartwel, Ga,
and &. c. Whitmire, Of Toccoa, are
visiting at the home of T. \. Carter.
DR.. John Hopkins and his son,
Eugene Hopkins, of Seneca, visited
Mr.. and Mrs. G. 7. Phillips last week.
Miss Hattie Sisk, of Elberton, Ga,
visited her cousin, Mrs. j. r. Moore,
last week.
Frank Heaton, who lives on Fall
Creek, near Jocassee, is perhaps the
biggest man in the county. He Is As
years old, weighs 365 pounds, Is
feet 8 inches tail and measures 63
inches around the waist. Mr.. Hea-
ton is a formidable candidate for
county commissioner in 1910 and
people all over the county will have
an opportunity of seeing him later.
Mrs. j. II. Tuck and her little
daughter, Olive, Of Spartanburg, are
visiting her aunt, Mrs. Sarah l.. Bal
lenger, OF this section, and her bro
ther, j. \. Fitzgerald, near Walhalla
Mr.. and Mrs. K. NJ. Turner OF
RoyStOn, Ga, spent few days last
week with the family of w. p. Ander-
son as they were returning from a
visit TO relatives at Fountain Inn.
Mrs. Turner IS remembered as Miss