Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-06-03
NEWS INAnO AaOuaD wIsrMlNsrra.

day.
w. E. Rhyme has gone to Pell City,
Ala. where he has a large contract OF
tin roofing. He was accompanied as far
as Atlantab by MRS. Rhyme and baby. They
will be absent from town three weeks or
more.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. III. Grant, of Seneca,
were guests OF Rev. and Mrs. w. T.. Nc
Alister last Sunday.
Miss Lucy CongerS left on Monday for
her homo near Gainesville, after having
faithfully discharged her duties as as
sistant teacher in che Westminster High
School. Miss Conger Is q most lovely
young lady and she will be greatly missed
| by all our people this sumtaer,
The angel Of death invaded our town
last Saturday and took away the babe, an
infant son Of Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Brown.
He was taken sick on Sunday, May oath,
and 30 rapidly did he sink that he passed
The deceased babewa born March 10th,
1902, and was named William Elwood.
Mr.. and Mrs. Brown have the sympathies
| of many friends I'm the death Of their
first born. Interment took place at
o'clock In tho town cemetery, the services
being conducted at the grave by Mr.. w.
!. Anderson and assisted by Rev. r.. M.
DuBose.
This morning at $50 O'Clock there oc-
curred o pretty marriage at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. OIL. Walker ON Tugaloo
river, when their daughter, Miss Nannie
Gertrude, was united in marriage to DIR.
Harry E. Rosser. 4he bride is young
lady of many personal charms and graces
Of character, and she will be quite an
goes as Mrs. Df. Rosser. The groom is
q popular physician and enjoys luora-
tive practice. The marriage ceremony
was performed by Reg JIG. Shiye, Of
Two children of walker Ertzberger,
who lives on s. w. Dickson's place, died
last Wednesday.
David l.. Norris has returned from
Greenyille, whore he attended the COM
mencement exercises of Chioora College,
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Flynn have re-
turned to Atlanta, after q visit of some
days with the family of c. @. Simpson.
Miss Belle Turner, one of the teachers
in the high school, has returned to her
home in Athens, Ga. Her many friends
a pleasant vacation.
I. A. Williams has been confined to
his room couple of weeks on account
of sickness. His many friends hope to
SEQ him out soon.
The Taxpayers of the town of West
minister are reminded that there remains
only twelve more days in which to pay
ooAOo W1bhouo cilVy ptT C6uU
penalty will be added to delinquents.
There will be communion services in
the Presbyterian church on the second
Sabbath in this month at IL a. m.
Nearly everybody and his wife (if he
has one) is thinking of taking q trip to
Charleston next week on the Smith ex-
cursion.
Little Raymond Pitts, son of Mr.. and
and Mrs. l. s. Pitts, has been quite ill
for several days
Mrs. Jessie George Marett, Miss Pearl
Marett and Frank George, of Atlanta,
are spending the summer at the Noun
tain View hotel, j. M. Hull, proprietor.
Parties wishing to take advantage Of
the cheap rates offered by l.. p. Smith to
Charleston Char next Tuesday, June 9th, can
leaves here shortly after O'Clock in the
morning, and make connection at Seneca
with the excursion train. The fare from
Seneca for the round trip is 1925. For
full particulars see j. w. MCGEE, the
regular excursion ticket agent at this
point.
The remains of Marshal Walker, col
ored, arrived here this morning. He lost
his life in the Gainesville cyclone.
ii. b. Worth has returned from trip
to High Point, N. @.
The Smith excursion train carried
about $50 people into Atlanta last We'd
nesday, of which number 45 boarded the
train at this point. Among those who
went from this immediate section were
Mr.. and Mrs. j. S. Carter, j. w. McGee,
wife and two daughters, Misses Virginia
Norris, Ethel Leathers, Effie Stribling,
Lola Jarrard, Ida Jones, Mrs. Thomas
Peden, Messrs. j. b. Woolbright, Albert
billiard, Burt Mitchell, Knox Anderson,
3. Williams, Roy Stribling, Robt. Parker,
Charles Dickson and Benjamin Simpson.
All were delighted with the trip and the
management of the excursion.
DR.. j. Q. Chatham, of Greenwood, was
In Westminster several days during tho
past week.
News of the appalling loss of life and
destruction of property at Gainesville
last Monday was received in Westminster
with much sadness. DIR. G. NJ. Walker,
J: S. Carter. Rolfe Hunt and Henry
Cheek went down to the grief-stricken
others went down Tuesday afternoon.
Dr. Walker and Cheek have returned.
Several citizens of Westminster have
relatives residing at Gainesville and the
mill towns. So far as could be learned
up to the time of this writing none of
them were Killed or injured.
Mrs. Lizzie Davis, the wife of Ephraim
Davis, died at their home on Chauga last
Saturday night, aged 81 years. She was
a consistent member of Toxaway Baptist
church. Her body was inferred in the
Davis family burying ground on Sunday
afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. julius MoWhorter, of
Liberty, visited the family of John J.
Pickens, near Westminster, this week.
Miss Effie Stribling is visiting her aunt,
Mrs. Rosa Matheson Walker, at Monroe,
Ga
Victor Mcdonald, of Greenville, is
spending awhile with his parents, near
Westminster. He is a. flagman on the
Southern Railway.
Spring oats will be almost failure,
owing to lack of rain during the month
of May.
J. r. Mahoney, of Fair Play, was in
Westminster Monday on business.
Prof. r. w. Grubbs, of Fair Play, Wis
tied the family of j. II. King last week.
Mrs. Mamie Barron, who has been
si,k, is now convalescent.
}. o. Armstrong has the contract for
moving the cottage residence which
stands on the lot purchased by the Oil
Mill. rhe house will be removed to the
east side of the lot.
Miss Maud Stribling will return soon
from Rock Hill, where she has been at
tending Winthrop college.
Miss Beulah Poore has returned from
a visit to friends in Easley.
Miss Jessie Stribling has returned from
Charleston where she was graduated
from the Southern Kindergarten Normal
Institute last Saturday.
Married, at the residence of l.. III.
Davis on last Wednesday, May 9th, Miss
Roxie Norris to Henry Mccoy Waters.
'Rey w ~ McAliofar ofHo;ot 49, MI