Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1902-12-24
NEWS IMAHD AROUND wrsrMlNsrra.

Westminster, December 24.-Miss Mel
lie Norris,, OF .Chicora College, Green
Vile, is at home for Christmas.
Mr and Mrs. j. E. Dickerson, of Paw
UP, 9e;, are expected to visit relatives
mere during the coming week. The
many friends of Mr.. DicEerson will be-
glad to learn that he has about recovered
from his recent illness.
Mrs. Rosa Arnold, the saleslady at
McGee's store. will 90 to Pendleton to-
morrow to spend the Christmas holidays
with her father and family.
MT II. ID. Smithson and Mrs. L. Il.
ZONES attended the funeral of their sis
ter, Mrs. Brewer, at Grove Level, Ga,
one day last week.
MIR. e L. Mason, of Charlotte, is ex
pected in Westminster this week to spend
a few days.
,sev.A P. Marett has purchased seve-
raj acres of land from Mr.. w. p. Ander-
son, near mr: Orr's residence, where he
expects to build home in the near
future. '
MIR. T. E. Hoffman, of Key West, Fla,
has been In town the past ten days. He
is an optician and has fitted up uuite a
number of our citizens with spectacles.
Or. .. II. Stonecypher butchered two
nne porkers one day last week, from
"hich ne realized 100 pounds of lard
MIR. j. M. Hull, our hotel man. killed
twelv elve.months-old hog Friday which
netted 800 pounds.
Mr.. w. M. Gossett killed two porkers
ten months old one day last week which
netted 800 pounds each.
MRS. A. K. Clinkscales killed a hog last
Monday which netted $40 pounds. The
hog was fourteen months old.
Yesterday evening Miss Rosa King.
youngest daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. j. f.
King, was united in marriage to Mr.. Gar
nett M. Martin, Rev. d. Weston Hiott, of
Liberty, officiating. Owing to the illness
OF the brides father, the marriage was
very quiet, none except the family con-
nection being present. Mr.. Martin is the
ofdest son OF our fellow townsman, Mr..
John r. Martin. He has been working
,f9r the Southern Railway Company for
"a number Of years. For the past six
months he has been telegraph operator
>at roswell, Ga. Miss King is beauti-
fal young lady and has host of friends
and admirers. They will reside at Ros-
we'll in the future.
At recent, communication of West
minister Masonic Lodge, No. 200, the fol-
lowing officers were elected to serve the
ensuing year: 9. e. Gray, w. NJ; DIR. G.
M. Walker, S.W.; DR.. T. NJ. Merriwether,
y. W.; D.. A. Perkins, treasurer; /. S.
Pitts, secretary; w. Nj. Cole. tiler. They
viii have q banquet and oyster supper
at their hall on st. Johns Day, Decem-
Der II, at 7.30 O'Clock, at which time the
above officers will be duly installed.
Mr.. L. A. Edwards, of Oakway, was
In town on Monday. He made an ave-
rage of two bales of cotton per acre on
his lots in Oakway this year.
Mr.. j. K. Orr spent few days in
Greenville last week on business.
MIR. John Carver is erecting nice cot
tago on his place, about mile above
town.
Died, at her home, at Grove Level. Ca.
on December 10, after an illness of four
weeks of typhoid fever, Mrs. John r.
Brewer nee Miss Lizzie Smithson. She
was daughter of the late David E.
Smithsen, and sister of Mr.. r. II.
Smithson and Mrs. Leonard r. Jones,
Of Oconoe, and Mrs. John Welborn, of
Ioocoa. She was born in Oconee May
", 1855, and was married to Mr.. Brewer
eleven years ago. She united with the
Retreat church when quite young and
had lived model Christian life, and was
universally liked by all with whom she
came in contact.
Our good friend, Mr.. Gus Arve, of
Long Creek, was in town yesterday with
a load of nice apples. He has gathered
something like one hundred bushels from
his orchard and he is disposing of them
at fair prices.
Master Louis and Miss Pearl Smithson
went to Anderson to-day to visit their
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. Harri-
son. They will probably remain until
after tho holidays.
Messrs. Wade Alexander and William
Schaffer are in the Indian Territory on a
prospecting trip.
Mr.. T. Peden Anderson, of Davidson
College. will spend the holidays at home
The High School vacated last Friday
until after Christmas. Prof. Conger has
gone to his home near Gainesville, aud
Misses Woods and Turner have gone to
their homes at Athens to spend the holi-
days.
We had the pleasure of meeting Mr.. j.
Elwood Cox, of High Point, N. c., the
president of the shuttle and bobb;n fac
tory, one day last week. Mr.. Cox is such
II busy man that he does not get to visit
his plant at Westminster often.
MI. q. G. Simpson made business
trip to Anderson yesterday.
Mr.. D. B. Clark left Tuesday for Ashe-
vile, N. e.. where he will spend ten days
visiting his father.
The society known as the "Little
Lights,'' of the Presbyterian church,
will give a Christmas entertainment in
the church next Friday night.
Nearly all the passenger and vestibule
trains have been running several hours
late for the past few days.
MIR. g. +. Lesly has gone to Abbeville
to spend Christmas.
Mr.. John G. Dickerson, of Hartwell, is
here for the holidays.
Mr.. Jas. Duffie, of Clemson College,
will be in Westminster in a few days to
spend Christmas with homefolks.
May the Chrstmastide bring joy and
peace to The Keowee Courier and all of