Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1900-12-19
NEWS IN AND AROUND WESTMINSTER.
Death Of Mrs. Goss-Local and Personal
News About Town.

Westminster, December 10.-Misses
Codio Parker and Evio Simpson, of the
Southern Shorthand and Business Uni
versity, Atlanta, will arrive at home
next Friday to spond Christmas.
Westminster Lodge A. +. M. No. 200,
following officers to servo tho ensuing
year: Worshipful Master, G. Il. Gray;
Senior Warden, j. w. O'Kelley; Junior
Warden, James +. Singleton; Secre.
tary, |. S. Pitts; Treasurer, j. A. Per-
kins; Stewards, w. B. Brown and r. NJ.
Simpson; Tiler, j. A. Dickson, Sr. They
will be installed on st. JOINTS Day.
December q, at p. m.
The prcttiest invitations to an cat
Home" party seen in Westminster i'm a
number of years have been issued by DR..
and Mrs Burt Mitchell to be given this
CWednesday) evening from to II in
honor of Miss Doyle.
Mrs. G. j. Mulkey returned from At
lanta Monday greatly improved in health.
She had been there two months or more
for treatment.
Mrs. NJ. w. Coleman, of Seneca, dis
tinguiShod club woman, is expected to
visit Westminster today, and will DO tho
guest of Mrs. Dir. Burt Mitchell, Miss
Lily Doyle and others.
We arc it receipt of invitations to the
marriage of Miss Ella Freeman, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. +. Freeman, to Mr..
Walter e. Rhyme, which takes place on
Thursday, December 27, at I D. m,
Invitation accepted.
a now millinery store and dress max
ing establishment will bo opened in
Westminster about January 1st. 1t will
90 in tho second story of the brick store
OF }. Il d. S. Carter and in charge of Mrs.
Rosa Arnold and Miss Emma Martin.
Mrs. Arnold has been with tho large
storo of g. f. Jones & Co., of Anderson,
for some time. She is an experienced
and proficient milliner, having devoted
eight years of her life to tho work.
Kcy. j.. A. Wilson, of Dillon, made a
brief b visit to the family Of his brother,
Kew. s: l.. Wilson, recently. lie occu-
pied his brothers. pulpit Sunday evening
and preached an impressive sermon.
He has been engaged in evangelistic la
bors in Pee Dee Presbytery for some
years, but is now tho pastor of Dillon
and Pco Dee churches.
Mrs. Myra A. Doyle will start next
Friday for Sanibol Island, Florida, where
she goes to spend the winter with her
son, Mr.. w. S. Doylo.
Miss Millio Fennell, of Pelzer, is on a
visit to relatives in Oconee. She is plea
sanity remembered, her childhood DAYS
having been spent near here. She has
grown to be very handsome young lady.
Before another week ends tho ami
versary of tho birthday of Christ will bo
celebrated by all Christendom.
AS Mr.. l.. A. Edwards was driving
from homo to Westminster last Saturday
his horse got frightened at wagon and
became llnmanagcablo by him, as he was
wearing his gloves. The animal dashed
the buggy againsta a vehicle in front and
the collision loft tho buggy in wrecked
condition. Mr.. Edwards hold on to the
lines. and was dragged through briar
patches and sustained a few scratches
and bruises. He says his escape was
narrow, which he attributes to the mercy
of Providence.
The members of tho Ludie Coleman
Circle were charmingly and sumptu-
ously entertained at tho homo of Mrs. w.
e. Cheswcll last Friday evening. After
the programme for tho afternoon had
been interestingly rendered. by the Circle
tho kind hostess sprang pleasant sur
prise upon the ladies by inviting them
into the dining room whore sho had pre-
pared an elaborate luncheon, consisting
OF all kinds of cakes, salads, chocolate
tea and other refreshments. Those pre-
sent were Mcsdamcs G. E. Anderson, G..
e. Gray, j. j. Arnold, Misses Myra Lay,
Bessie Epting, Lily Doyle, Jessie Strib-
ling, Bessie Crews and Minnie Smith.
Mrs, DR.. Burt Mitchell will entertain tho
Circle at tea this afternoon from 4 to 6
o'clock
Mrs: DR.. G. B. Floyd and little daugh-
tor Lillian returned to their homo at
Fairburn, Ga, one day last week, after
several weeks sojonrn in our midst.
! Little Miss Lillian endeared hersclf To
everybody while hero.
Mr.. e. w. Leathcrs is now serving Ms
night watchman for Westminster. This
special addition to tho police force will
no doubt prove beneficial, especially
during tho holiday season.
We understand Rev. d. w. Kellor and
wife will visit Mr.. Koller's formor home
at Abbcyille and he will not fill his an
pointmcnts until after January lst. Bro.
Keller made splendid record for service
during the past year and he and his good
lady are most aifectionately welcomed to
THIS charge for another year, and wo
trust that he may have the cooperation
OF all Christians in placing tho church
as n whole on a higher plano.
Wo received very kind and oncour-
aging letter from Mr.. Samuel Hunter, of
Meridian, Florida, few days ago. He
iss. teaching ilonrshing school in tho
| Land of Flowers"
Several new residences arc going up in
| Westminster.
Miss Hattie McLin paid relatives in
| Westminster a brief yisit this Yceh.
She is stcnographer to Prince e TribbIc,
| of Anderson.
Our merchants are making room now
for their nice limo of Christmas goods
which arc arriving. Some Of the stores
| Will be very attractive in few days.
Miss Lilly R Doyle expects to leave
spending awhile in Seneca and Columbia
VIII go to Charleston to spend several
months. IIcr many friends and admir-
crs wish her a pleasant and profitable
stay in the "City by the Sea-
| Tho High School has vacated until
Monday, December 81.
great many moving loads pass
| through town every day.
| Miss Pearl Norris left Tuesday for
Meet, Pickens county, and will make her
| home with Mrs. VIM. Harper.
On Wednesday morning, December 49,
| at O'Clock Mrs. Cynthia Ann Goss ncc
Taylor, departed this life aftor lin. or
ing illness from complication OF dis
eases, aged 40 years and 7 months. She
bore her Affections with patience and
dicd with tho assurance that "all was
| we'll" Mrs. Goss was a good Christian
woman and loved all Of Gods people.
She is survived by hcr husband, NJ. T..
| Goss and eight children. Burial will
| take place from the old Westminster
church., of which sho was n member. TO-
morrow morning. AT this time tho
exact hour of tho intormont has not
been fixed.
VII w ~ CnTlStmaS trcC In the
town hall Tuesday evening, 25th instant
1t will not be given under tho auspices
OF any denomination or creed and ovory-
body is asked to unite in making it q
success.
Mrs. j. II. Ligon returned homo
rom delightful visit to her relatives i'm
Mississippi and Alabama.
Mr.. |. $. Pitts made n briof visit to
Atlanta this week.
merry Christmas to all.
a, l.. GossETT.