Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1902-01-15

W totkutnSt0X< ~ January toer~'1 1873 Irene
KILLER lest last Friday for Atlanta. where
she win spend several months Visiting
her aunt, Mrs. Rosa vooten. Miss NIL.
ler is one Of Westmins ster' 8 fairesk daught
ers, aud her many frienda wish for hex 4
pleasant stay and q safe return
Quite an interesting Sunday school is
being carried on at tho Old Westminster
Baptist church every Sunday afternoon.
The average attendance is 90. Mr.. D. Il.
Poors is the superintendent; Mr.. w. ID.
Wilson, sssistant superintendent, and
Mr.. Cornelies Simpson, secretary.
Messrs. II. +. White and M. s. Stribr
ling, two well known commercial travels
ing men, were in town last week.
& Major b. III. Cross has bought Mr..
Merritt's interest in the mercantile firm
of Haley q Merritt The firm viii here
after be known as Haley q Cross.
For the present conference year Rev.
r. NJ. DuBose, preacher in charge of the
Westminster circuit, has made some
changes in order to preach twice a
month at each church. Following are
the appointments: First Sabbath, Hope
well II q. M, Nazareth $3.50 p. M; second
Sabbath, Westminster IL q. M, Rock
Springs, $50 p. M, Center 7.3O p. m.
third Sabbath, Nazareth IL a. M, Hope
we'll $50 p. M, Westminster T3O. On
the fourth Sabbath for the month OF
February preaching at Center at IL a. M,
Rock Springs $50 p. M. After the
month of February the appointments
will be: Rock Springs IL a. M, Center
$50 p. m.
For the year 1902 Rey. p. j. vermill-
ion will preach at Fort Madison on the
first Sunday in each month; Second Bap-
tist church, Toccoa, on second Sundays,
and at South Union on fourth SUNDAYS.
: Mr.. g. w. Marett was in Westminster
awhile last week. He represents Vow s.
Marett, wholesale merchants, of Atlanta.
George is an old Westminster boy and
his friends wish him every success.
The programme as arranged for the
annual week of prayer, held in the Bap-
tist church last week, was successfully
carried out. Because of the fact all
denominations were represented in the
meetings. it was a refreshing season, and
the attendance was very large.
On last Friday afternoon Mr.. r. w.
Mosely and Miss e. L. Smith were mar
ried in front of the Methodist parsonage
by Rev. r.. M. DuBose. The ceremony
was performed while the groom and his
blushing bride remained seated in the
buggy with olasped hands. The fact
that marriage is allowed In South Caro-
lima without license may be the reason
why the parties drove all the way from
Georgia to Westminster to. get married.
Married, on Sunday, January 10, Mr..
Sutton Mercingill and Miss Ionnie Free
man, daughter of Mr.. j. G. freeman.
Married, on Sunday, January 12, at the
home of the brides mother, by Rev. r.
l.. Duffie, Mr.. A. O.. Freeman and Miss
Queen Dickson.
Married, on Sunday, January 12, at
the residence of the brides father, Mr..
j. r. Wilson, Nr. T.. o. Pitts and Miss
Leah Wilson, Rev. A. P. Marett officiat-
ing.
To-day Miss Corrie e. Mcdowell, of
Fairview, Greenville county, s. O., and
Mr.. Robert Turner, of Royston, Ga,
were united in holy matrimony at the
home of the parents of the bride. Miss
Mcdowell has relatives here and is well
and favorably known to all our people,
having worked in the post office and the
store of Mr.. w. C. Mason for a long time
and visited here on several occasions.
BY her charming individuality she won
many friends who will receive the an
nouncement of her happy marriage with
much pleasure. Mr.. and Mrs. Turner
will spend part of their honeymoon
seeing the sights at the Charleston Expo
sition.
A new baby boy arrived at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. w. d. Lesly one day last
week.
Preaching in the Methodist church
next Sunday at 7.30 p. m. by the pastor,
Rev. r. M. DuBose.
There will be services in the Presbyte-
rian church next Sunday, January 10, at
IL a. m.
The friends of Hon. T. d. Long, of
Tugaloo, were pleased TO see him in
town one day last week.
DR.. w. j. Carter spent few days in
Westminster last week, while on his way
to Baltimore. He has been practioing in
Atlanta for year or two, but speaks of
locating elsewhere this year.
The eighth annual meeting of the
stockholders of tho Peden G. Anderson
Banking Company was held on the 18th
instant. All the former officers and
directors were retained forsthe coming
year.
Mr.. j. Watkins, who moved from An
derson to Ocopee about three years ago,
has just completed handsome two
story residences in East End and moved
into 1t. Mr.. H. j. Waldrip was employed
to do the work.
Mr.. III. j. Waldrip is now erecting a
six-room residence In East End on MIR.
Sam Dickson's lot. We understand Mr..
Dickson will occupy it. A. l.. Gossett.