Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1900-12-12
NEWS IN AND AROUND WESTMINSTER.
The Cotton Mill VII! Soon be Ready TO Star
Up-Marrlage and Death.
[Received too late for last issue. !

unto Mr.. and Mrs. Archie West, of
this place, on Tuesday, November
9th, son.
Married, last Sunday afternoon, at
8 O'Clock, by Rev. a. w. McGuffin,
at his residence, Mr.. Ervine Spencer
and Miss Flora Davis. The bride is
a daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. j. F..
Davis, of Unity, and q sister of Mr..
Il. A. Davis, of this place. The
groom is son of Mr.. Thos. A. Spen-
Ger, one of Oconee's thrifty farmers.
They will reside a few miles above
Fort Madison.
Died, in Fort Madison, Oh Thanks
giving Day, at 8 a. M, little Matte
Loice, four-year-old daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. j. e. Mauldin. Her body
was brought to Westminster on the
noon train Friday and inferred in
the town cemetery. She was vic
tim of diptheria, which disease car
ricd her to the spirit land after a
few days suffering. Little Matte
Loice was bright, sweet child, and
was the idol Of her parents hearts.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mauldin miss her sadly
as she was their only child. To them
is extended what consolation there is
in the sympathies of host of friends.
We had the pleasure of meeting
Mr.. Eugene Tribble, Of Anderson, on
Thanksgiving evening. He was ac-
companicd here by Mr.. Jas. Sadler,
another one of Anderson's worthy
young men. Mr.. Tribble is an as
sistant in the Clerks Office at that
place. lie is young man that any
town or city might well feel proud Of.
Mrs. w. j. Lunney, of Seneca, is
spending this week with the family
Of Col. r. e. Mason.
Mr.. j. B. Brownlce, of Due West,
visited his daughter, Mr.. S. G. John
stone, last week.
Mr.. Jas. Dunlop, of Oglcthorpe
county, Georgia, is on a visit to rela-
tives iii Ooonee county. Mr.. Dunlop
moved from this section about eight
years ago.
Nearly all the cotton has been
gathered from the fields in this COM
munity.
Mr.. w. ID. Gaines, of Gainesville,
Ga, paid relatives and friends in
Westminster visit the latter part
Of last week.
Messrs. John Jarrard and Julian
Neville, of Atlanta, were here the
first of this week.
AS we write this morning, while
it is yet dark, the magnificent cotton
mill building is beautifully lighted
by electricity.
At a meeting of Westminster
Lodge, No. 3345, knights of Honor,
held on the 3D. instant, all the pres
ent officers were reelected to serve
for 1901. They are as follows: Il.
N. Hall, Dictator; j. e. Gaines, Vice
Dictator; w. d. Lcsly, Assistant
Dictator; J. S. Carter, Reporter
w. j. Stribling, Financial Reporter ;
w. M. Gossctt, Treasurer; j. M.
Hull, Chaplain D. l.. Norris, Guide ;
a. w. Ieathers, Guardian; f. w.
Cannon, Sentinel Trustees, G. j.
Mulkey, ID. O. McLin and Thos. N.
Carter.
Mr.. X. O. Breazcalc, of Beltop,
was in Westminster last week. We
hear he has bought Mr.. Thos. Simp-
sons farm below town and will be-
come citizen of Oconce.
Mrs. w. j. Edmonds, of Gastonia,
visited her sister, Mrs. w. ID. Dodd,
last week.
Thanksgiving Day passed off pleas
antly in our town. Practically all
business suspended, and sportsmen
took advantage of the leisure hours
in search Of game. There were not
any services in any of the churches
on that day.
Mr.. Claude Little, wife and son
visited their kinfolks at Harmony
Grove, Ga, Saturday and Sunday.
The services at the Presbyterian
church were well attended last Sab
bath. After sermon by the pastor,
Rev. S. l.. Wilson, the sa,l ,ment OF
the Lords supper was administered
1t was an ideal communion, not a
single person leaving the church dur
ing the entire service.
Miss Mary Hull is now Mr.. Mul-
keys assistant at the postoflicc.
The South Carolina Conference
has sent Rev. ID. w. Keller back to
Westminster circuit. This will be
good news to Bro. Kellcr's numerous
friends.
Mr.. Mack billiard has recently
made some improvements to his resi-
dcncc.
Mrs. Annie stribling, of Richland,
is visiting the family of her son. Mr.