Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1900-09-19
NEWS IN AND AROUND WESTMINSTER.
A Happy Marriage Train Passes
Through Westminster for Galveston.

WESTMINSTER, S. c., September 10.-
Tho mombers Of tho j.. G. B. G. will
meet with Mrs. w. j. Striblng on Fri.
day afternoon at 5 O'Clock
| Capt. r. f. White, OF Grcenvillo, q
commercial traveller, who is we'll and fa-
| vorably known by hundreds of readers
of the COURIER, went to Conyers, Ga.
yesterday and carried home with him a
young lady who will hcnccforth be
known as Mrs. II. F. White.
Editor John M. Findley, of the West
minister Times, returned Tuesday from a
delightful trip in Georgia.
Miss Mary Sheldon, eldest daughter OF
Mr. j. d. sheldon, of Fair Play, has on
torcd Chicora College of Greenvlle.
Wiley f. Ferguson, a worthy colorcd
man of this section, sold tho first bao OF
new cotton in Westminster to Mcssrs.
Mason & Poden Bros. on Thursday, 1911,
instant, ut II cents. 1t weighed 405
pounds Ferguson has marketed the
first balo for number of years. The
second bale this season was sold by Mr..
j. Thos. Simpson, who was right OH Fer
guson's heels.
Married, at the residence of tho brides
mother, Mrs. Mary Fenncll, of Conneross,
on Wednesday afternoon, 10th instant, at
o'clock, Miss Burt Fcnncll and Mr..
Elijah Gillison. Tho ceremony was per-
formed by Rev. X. L. Rogers, of Wal
halla Attendants: Miss Mary Gillison
and Mr. Wado G. Hughes, Miss Mary
Hughes and Mr.. Clinton S. Strbling.
Tomorrow reception will bc tcndercd
at tho home of tho groom's parents, Mr..
and Mrs. John M. Gillison, near Rich
land. The happy young couple have
many friends who join in wishing them
happy and prosperous journey through
life.
Tho Philadelphia North American
! Rolicf Train passed through Wcstmin-
stor last Thursday night going to Gal
weston. The train consisted of four
car filled with physicians and nurses.
This was manifcsting strong spirit of
brotherly love toward the gricf.strckcn
city. The entire expenses of tho train
was borne by the newspaper.
Born, unto Mr.. and Mrs. Claude Little
on the 10th instant, son. Many friends
of tho happy parents tender their warm
est congratulations.
Nadic, the scvon- year old daughter of
Mr.. Elias Holmes, of Oak Grove, diod
on Tuesday evening of last week from a
disease Of the throat and was buried at
tho Old Westminster cemetery on Thurs
day.
The innumorablo friends of Miss Bos-
sic Crews, of Virginia, arc delighted to
500 her in Westminster again.
Mrs. Anna Brownlco is lying desper-
ately i'll at tho residence of her son-in-
law, Mr. G. w. Smithson, in Westmin-
stcr.
Mr.. Percy Long, of Grecnville, was
visiting Mr. l.. G. CASTOR last week.
Rev. d. w. Keller is assisting Rev. w.
f. Virgins, of Easlcy, in protractcd
meeting at Antioch church, in Pickcns
county, this week.
Mrs. Harrison Strange, Of Corncla,
Ca, passed through here yesterday en-
route to iior old homo to attend the
Gillison Fcnncll marriage which occurred
to-day.
Mr.. John Dickcrson visited homofolks
in Hart county, Georgia, this week.
Several errors appeared in our commu-
nication in last issue. Mrs. L. j. Ter
rcll should havo been Mrs. l.. j. I.esly.
She is tho mother of our townsman, w.
ID. Lcsly, and this is tho first visit she
has paid him in many years. Mrs. A..
Kirksoy should have read Mrs. A. NJ.
Kimsey. A. l.. GossETr.