Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-02-03
SOUTH oARohINA. WEDNESDAY, EEnRUARY 3, teoa

DuC Oh course he does not expect IL
returned. He only wants the wheel
barrow back.
John b. Harris killed hog yes
terday which netted go pounds. 1t
was a Poland-China hog, twenty
seven months old.
Notice has been given of an cleo
ton, to be held on February 8, to
determine whether or not Westmin-
ster School District No. II shall is
sue $4,000 of its coupon bonds to
mature 20 years from date and to
bear per cent interest, payable
semi-annually.
Yesterday was ground-hog day,
but the sun was shining so brightly
in the Piedmont section he could
surely see his shadow. According to
the old saying, We may expect six
weeks more of winter weather.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earle Barton, OF
Townville, visited Mr.. and Mrs. w.
]. Stribling and family last week.
The Woman's Missionary Society
Of the Baptist church will meet at
the home of Mrs. ]. r. Moore Mon
day afternoon, February 8. Bible
reading, Acts, 9th chapter, 1922.
Miss Matheson, handsome young
lady of Toccoa, is the guest of her
oisISi,s Mio. y. .. SdIleT, anu HeT
brother, p. w. Matheson.
l.. A. Edwards, of the Citizens
Bank, Seneca, was here yesterday.
A fatal accident occurred in the
Cheswell Mill vicinity last Wednes-
day about noon. H. Il. Williams,
aged &C years, the father Of G.. G.
Williams, second hand of the spin
ming room, was killed by pine
tree falling across his body. Mr..
Williams was engaged in cutting
some timber in the woods on J. l..
Dorn's place In the rear Of the mills.
He had tied a rope to the tree In
order to control 1t in falling and he
either stumbled to the ground or was
in the act Of STOPPING to catch noId
of the rope when the tree came down
unexpectedly, crushing Mr.. Williams
to the ground. A physician was
summoned, but before he arrived life
was extinct, the spine being broken
and his breast and ribs crushed. Mr..
Williams lived only short time.
His body was buried in the Old
Westminster cemetery Thursday af-
ternoon, the funeral services being
conducted at the grave by Rev. j. l..
Singleton! He was a member OF the
Methodist church and lived an hum
sons and one daughter. His wife
died nine years ago. Since then he
has lived with his children. Mr.. Will
liams came to South Carolina fifteen
years ago from his native State, Ala
bama. He was Confederate vete-
ran, having volunteered in Company
l, Ninth Regiment Of Alabama Vol
unteers, In 1861. He was living
near Tuscaloosa at the time. He
came to Westminster with his son,
G. G. Williams, froLl Pelzer some
four or five years ago.
]. w. Land, who resides four miles
below Westminster, was in town last
Wednesday and informed us that he
had quantity Of green tobacco in
his patch. 1t Is a little unusual to
hear Of growing tobacco on January
27. We venture to say it is dead
now.
Mrs. Sallie Echols commenced
work for w. G. Pelen on last Thurs
day. Mrs. ]. d. Witherspoon has
taken Mrs. Echols' place in the mil
linery store Of Mrs. r. Galloway e
Company.
DR.. e. A. Hines, Mrs. w. ]. Lun-
ney, Mrs. X. Y. H. Lowery, Rev. G.
S. Blackburn and Misses May Hamil-
ton and Sue Gignilliat, Of seneca,
were among the visitors and dele
gates in attendance upon tie Sunday
School Convention Thursday and
Friday.
NJ. w. Williams, Of Enoree, and
Mrs. j. G. Clippard, Of Whitney, s..
c.. were called here last Thursday
on account of the sad death Of their
father, II. II. Williams, who was
killed by falling tree.
Revs. T. B. Epting, j. G. Yongue
ard r. r. Doyle, DR.. G. G. Probst, W..
G. Hughs, w. w. Moss and Miss AL
lie Kay, of Walhalla, were among the
number from Walhalla who took in
the session Of the county Sunday
school association held here last week
We were shown an apple of the
second crop by N. w. Macaulay one
day last week. 1t was gathered
from an orchard on l.. L. Jarrard s
place where J. w. Hanserd lives. The
apple was about the size of guinea
egg and was plucked from tree that
bloomed In the fall. 1t was ripe and
appeared to be of a, June variety.
Mrs. j. w. Gaines, of Cox College,
spent last week in Westminster with
her sister, Mrs. w. j. Stribling.
Prof. w. s. Morrison, Of Clemson,
spent last Friday afternoon in West
minister and attended the meeting of
the county Sunday school associa-
ton.
Ty Cobb, the famous base ball
player, of Royston, Ga, spent last
Friday night in Westminster. He
came over to see David Conger on
business.
:. Miss Sue Dendy, of Richland, spent
several days here last week as the
guest of Miss Lizzie Harbert, Mrs. M.
a., Terrell, Mrs. w. l.. England and
others.