Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1908-09-23
wAIHAILA SOUTH CAROLINA. WEDNESDAY SEPT M, 1908.
NEWS FROM WESTMINSTER.
Personal dention--Old Building De-
stroyed by Fire.

Westminster, Sept. 22.-Special:
w. l.. Ballenger and William Dickson
left to-day for Atlanta to enter the
Atlanta Medical College.
Misses Annie b. Miller and Lucille
zimmerman left Thursday for Green
wood to re-enter Lander College.
Geo. r. Carter, Of Walhalla, has
opened up beef market near the
depot rfj.
Born, unto Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
zimmerman, Of 80 Jones avenue, At,
lanta, on September 18th, son.
Hoyt Thomas, son of w. l.. Thomas,
of South Union, entered Clemson last
week.
George Shelor returned to the Pres
byterian College at Clinton Monday.
George is a junior.
The many friends of II. y. Poore
regret to learn that he is seriously
sick.
Miss Marye Shelor, State leaderof
the SInternational Sunshine Society,
is meeting with success in this beau
tiful work. The Sunday Times-Un-
ion, Of Jacksonville, Fla, had write
up of Miss Shelor's work for rural
school and sunshine by Mrs. Brant.
The Busy Bee Circle, lead by Mrs.
Mnnsley. of Columbia, organized a
library at Swannanoa, N. c., and Miss
Shelor secured twenty-five volumes
from her Boston friends. The Sun
shine Society will gladly aid any
county that asks, provided they will
pass on similar kindness.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. B Zimmerman are
in Atlanta for a few days.
Mrs. DR.. G. M. Walker has return
ed from a visit to Athens, Ga.
d. /. Mulkey has returned from a
trip 10 Gainesville and Cornelia.
J. Wade Dickson attended a meet
ing of the presidents of the Farmers
Union held in Columbia last week.
r. e. Norris and his daughter, Miss
Bette, are in Anderson for few
days.
We were pleased to see our old
friend, Thos. V. l.. Fahnestock, Sat
urday night. He went from Green
Vile to Atlanta on the excursion train
Friday and stopped over Saturday
night with his father, DR.. II. G. G.
Fahnestock, as he was returning
home.
Westminster and Seneca played an
other match game Of base ball We'd
nesday, resulting in victory for
Westminster by a score of to 8.
The residence Of Lucy Maloy,
colored woman, was destroyed by
fire at half-past seven o'clock Satur-
day evening. She saved most of her
furniture. Had il not been for the
stiffness Of the night many other
houses in close proximity Of the fire
would have likewise been burned.
The house was erected by a gentle
man by the name of Boatright many
n h,,f
was the oldest residence in the CEN
trail part of town. There was $40O
insurance on the building.
Mrs. Leland Marett, of Seneca, was
here week before last and attended
the w. M. u. meeting.
H. G. Smathers, D. d. S., of An
derson, has opened a dental Office in
the bank building above George Nc
Connell's lunch room.
Robbie Phillips, the five-year-old
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. e. Phil
lips, fell and broke her arm We'd
nesday while carrying her little baby
brother in her arms. The broken
limb was set by DR.. G. M. Walker.
Mrs. ]. w. Baker is visiting at
Gainesville.
Octavia Johnson, colored, was acci-
dentally shot and killed by her bro
ther-in-law, Charles Johnson, last
Sunday. The killing occurred at the
home of Toney Johnson, the father Of
the Johnson boys, on the Porter
place, now owned by T. N. Carter. 1t
Is claimed to be purely an accident,
the pistol having discharged while
johnson was monkeying with 1t. He
was in the piazza and the bullet went
through the window and imbedded
itself in the head of Octavia, who was
inside the house, killing her instantly
John Stonecypher, of Charlotte, N.
c., died on September II, after
lingering illness. He was SO years
old and leaves wife. He had been
a resident of Charlotte for ten or
twelve years. He was the Oldest bro
ther Of J. H. and G. H. Stonecypher,
of this place, who were with him
when he died and accompanied the
remains to Confidence cemetery, in
Stephens county, Georgia, on Friday,
where the burial took place.
Miss Ada Marett left for Greenville
to-day to re-enter the Greenville Fe-
male College.
Wonder how many people saw the
aurora borealis in the North on the
evening Of September IL? The
streams of light looked very much
like an electric display. We have
heard OF only few who noticed the
phenomenon. s..t..
r. Galloway & Co. announce their
fall millinery opening. Read their
adver tisement elsewhere this week
and call on them.
Miss Rena Hunsinger left to-day
for Greenville to resume her studies
in the Greenville Female College.
Marshall Mason has gone to Pen