Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-07-08
NEWS IN AND AROUND WESTMINSTER.

Westminster, July S.-Major j. w.
Gaines, of Hartsville, was among the
uisitors here last week.
Mrs. l.. b. Austin and children, of At
lanta, are spending the summer at the
Mountain View Hotel. She is sister
of Mrs. G. w. Marett.
Henry A. Davis returned to, day from q
trip to Greensboro, Ala.
w. Il. Mason has returned from busi-
ness trip to Charleston, Columbia and
Greenville.
Mrs. j. B. Fellers and Miss May Belle
Fellers, of Prosperity, returned home
Monday, after spending few days with
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. S. Stribling.
The Glorious Fourth has come and
gone and no cotton blooms reported in
| this section.
j. A. Terrell and family and w. b.
Terrell and family, of Lockbart, and
| Moses Terrell, of the Southern Railway, )
were in Westminster this week. Mrs.
| M. A. Terrell, their mother, has been
very i'll, but is great deal better now.
Miss Mamie Stewart went to Clifton
brother.
| Miss Susie Matheson, of Tocooa, is Wis
iting her sister, Mrs. j. s. Carter, and
her brother, Paul Matheson.
| L. p. Moore, e. G. Poore, Miss Beulah
| Poore and Miss Moore were among the
| visitors to Pelzer on July 4.
DIR. j. r. Wilkinson, surgeon of
Elizabeth Blake Hospital, Sou Chow,
China, will deliver an address at the
Children's Day exercises, to be held in
tho Presbyterian church next Sunday
morning. The exercises will begin at II
| O'Clock.
G. w. Traylor returned from Spartan
burg this week.
Miss Florrie Carter, of Gainesville,
was among the fair visitors to our town
this week.
Mrs. Alice Doyle, of Granbury, Texas,
arrived last Saturday and will spend
some time with her mother, Mrs. Emily
Stribling, at Richland, and other rela-
tives in the county.
| J. b. Woolbright will move to Green
vile next week, where he has a,c.pted
a position with Fahnestock Bros. plumb
ers, of that city.
The National Convention of the B. Y.
p. U. of America will meet in Atlanta
| tomorrow. Misses Jessie Stribling and
Katie e. Harris and William Hull expect
to attend the convention.
Peden and Willie r. Anderson have
returned from visit to Williamson and
Charleston.
| Much regret was expressed in West
minister last week when it became known
had died from the effect of gun shot
wound. He was a bailiff at the town of
Adairsville, his home, and while assist
ing in the arrest of a negro on the morn.
ing of June 81, the negro shot him with
a shotgun. Mr.. Reid fingered until
June 80 and died. Ho was 3S years old
and was son of the late Reuben Reid,
werc spent in this community. He
leaves, besides his wife, brother, John
II. Reid, of Riverside, Ala, and one sis
tor, Mrs. Ida Simpson, of Westminster.
Miss Myra Clarke Mason, who recently
graduated from Elizabeth College, Char
lotte, was awarded first honor in elocu-
tion. She made the highest average,
which was 05.
Miss Margie Stribling and her brother
Lee have been on visit to their uncle
and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. Sloan Bruce, of
Georgia, the past two weeks.
On June 30th the town council elected
James G. Breazeale to serve as town
marshal, and he having accepted the
position entered upon the discharge of
his duties Monday morning. Mr.. Brea
zeale is well known in this section and
we feel sure he 10 the right man in the
right place. We trust he will have the
cooperation and the sympathy of our
citizens in preserving the peace and
dignity of the town. Previous to Mr..
Breazeale's election A. G. Cox and j. r.
Mahoney acted as temporary marshals
for the new council.
Misses Bertha Able and M. l.. Adams,
representing the Woman's Christian
Temperance Union, will deliver Tenn
perance lectures in the Westminster
Methodist church next Friday night,
July 10, at $50. These are noble, conse-
Grated, Christian ladies and everybody
should avail themselves of the opportu-
nifty of hearing them denounce the
evils of strong drink which is at the bot
tom of almost every crime, misery and
disgrace. The lectures will be free of
charge and everybodyis cordially invited
to attend.
Next Sabbath, July 12, the Methodist
requested to meet promptly at a. m.
Preaching hour is changed from II a. m.
to 10 a. m. This change was made in
order for the members of the church and
Sabbath school to have an opportunity
of attending the Chiidren's Day exer-
cises at the Presbyterian church, which
begins at II a. m.
Savings and Trust Co. declared their first
quarterly dividend of II per cent to be
paid to their shareholders. This was
equivalent to an annual dividend of 6
per cent. The subscribed stock was not
fully paid in until April 10. This is in
deed fine showing for so young cor
poration. They will continue to paw
dividends quarterly.
Misses Mary Sue and Ruth Sprowls, of
Greenwood, are visiting their uncle, j.
w. McGee. Miss Ruth is only 10 wears
old and tips the beam at 1872 pounds.
Paul Matheson made a brief trip to
Atlanta this week on "speciar' business.
Mrs. DR.. Burt Mitchell is visiting rel a.
tives in Anderson. She will also visit
relatives in Kentucky and will be absent
from home several weeks.
j. q. Breazeale has resigned as carrier
on the r. f. ID. Route. w. A. Honea is
now filling the place Mr.. Breazeale filled
80 faithfully for the past twenty months.
Miss Ala Deane Smith, eldest daughter
OF Rev. Newton Smith, spent few DAYS
with friends in and near Westminster
this week, as she was on her way home.
She is one of the Chicora college gradu-
ates of the past session. Since school
closed she has been visiting i'm Spartan
burg and Greenville counties. Her
father now resides at Ripley, Mississippi.
M. L.. Phillips, of the Shuttle Factory,
Ebert Whitmire. of Cateechec. was
over TO soc "friend' Sunday.
Miss Daisy Williams has returned
| from pleasant visit to friends at Town
vile.
| Miss DAILY, of Seneca, visited ler sis
ter. Mrs. j. B. Woolbright, last week.
| The Charleston excursionists arrived
at daylight Saturday morning very much
fatigued from the long ride and loss of
sleep. They were all delighted with the
trip and what they saw in the "City by
the Sea-"
| A Farmers Local Institute will be
held at Dickson's Mineral Springs on
July 2S. The faculty of Clemson Col.