Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-11-02
!; I. NEWS IN AND AROUND WESTMINSTER
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Burns, OF Anderson, was Yisit ting In West
minster' tho first Of this week. He is one
of our former citizens and was among
the early settlers of tho town. }35
an mn sPsn;ssnr 9f FSfs Maaisos " s
o. Smith, OF Toxaway, have Joined their
forces in matrlmony. \. Tie fatherof the
young lndyS objected to the match, but
she managed to got into the buggy with
her lover Oh Sunday afternoon, October
20. They drove to the residence of Rev.
a. wv. McGuffin, arriving there In smiles.
They went away husband and wife.
city came off at tho home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Y. e. Pitts last night--n Hallowe' eur 1t
was called q high carnival, and most of
tho games and performances for tho
amusement of tho guests were new. All
tho young people III town were invited,
which showed the unlimited esteem Of
tho host ara hostess. It was the pleas.
ure If quito a number to attend and enjoy
tho oyening 10 that hQspitable homo.
section, has requested us to say to Mr.. j.
j. Haley that tho road leading from
Wostminster toward tho iron bridge is
needing work. -;
Major b. III. Cross, clerk Of tho Ses-
sion, has received q lotter from Rev. b.
=. Roid, stated clork of tho South Caro-
lima Presbytery, In which he says at the
adjourned meeting OF that body, hold
during the recent meeting of Synod, at
spring meeting Of presbytory was
changed from Westminster to Grcon.
wood. The time is April 10, 1900.
The young people had and oystor sup
per at tho residence of Mr.. and Mrs. A d.
zimmerman, of Westminister, on last
Friday evening. Mr.. and Mrs. thinner
man kindly threw opon their doors and
prepared the oysters for the table. The
lady guests brought nico cakes, bouquets
OF flowers, ctc., to, add to the SUCCESS of
the evening. Many invited guests were
present. Seldom is such q scone wit
messed around the festive board in pri-
vato home. Oysters arc quito treat
ana tho stew was greatly enjoyed rs
we'll as tho timo spend. there socially.
The marriage of Miss tnnio Rosetta
Hoops to MI. Earle Rochester occurred
at tho homo of tho bride, near Poplar
Springs, on Thursday, October 20, at
3.15 y. M. Only tho Immediate friends
aud relatives of the contracting parties
witnessed the nuptials. Miss Hoops was
dressed in white organdic and made a
pretty bride. Tho room in which tho
marriage was solemniZcd was beautifully
decorated with scasonablo nowors and
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artificial means. Rev. r. l.. Rogers, of
Walhalla, joined tho two hearts and lives
together with the impressive marriage
ceremony Of tho Presbyterian church.
They havc tho bost wishes of host of
friends for their future har mess.
a new store house is being orcctcd on
the lot between Pitts & Gray's marble
shop and the store of j. j. Moore. 1t
will be occupied by Mr. Fletcher S. Jonk-
ins, of tho county.
Mr.. Walter Rhyno has gone to Atlanta
to work. Mr.. Rhyme is a first-class tin
nor and wi" probably get some good jobs
rho congregation of tho Baptist church
have recently enjoyed sermons delivered
by two visiting ministers. Rev. A. b,
Thomas, of Sylvia, N. c., occupied tho
pulpit on Saturday and Sunday evenings,
and Rov. Carlyle Branyon, according to
morning. Rev. Thomas came here on
Saturday and visited among tho members
until Wednesday.
Rev. JOS. II. DcndY, who is on wock' 6
visit to homofolks at Richland, spent last
Monday night in Westminster. Mr..
Dendy is looking well and is gotting
along nicely in his pastoral labors in
Kcrshaw county He will return to
Korshaw on Friday next.
Mr. and Mrs. Il. II. Garter, of West
Union, were in Westminster tho first of
this week visiting relatives.
Messrs. Earl Harper, Tk"rston Henry,
Joe Hopkins, Jack Stribling and Edgar
Hiott, and Misses Stella Fincannon and
Addio 1liott, Of Seneca. attended the
oyster supper at Mr.. A. Zimmerman's
Friday night.
We have been requested to state that
the farmers in need of good seed wheat
can bo supplied at the Southern Flour
Mills in Westminster.
Mr.. Hugh Ellison, of tho Brushy Creok
section of Anderson county, was in Oco-
ncc county fow days ago. He wants an
Oc"nee lady fbr n hOus.kooper.
MIR. 9. III. Miller is tho proud father of
a bran-ncw baby boy.
ID. Stephens, the railroad pumpor,
has moved his family from Toccoa, Ga. :,
to this place. a. l.. GossETr.
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