Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-04-29
aEws N AND ARouaD WESTMINSTER.


Westminster, April 29.- Miss Lola
JaiTard arrived from Lynchbnrg, Va.
last Saturday and will spend tho summer
ing with her married sister at Lynch
burg tho past two years or moro. Her
many fD1nds are glad 10 welcome her
back 10 Westminster.
A pound party was given at the home
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Joab II. Stewart, on
Toxaway, about z miles from WeDtmin-
ster, last Friday evening, in honor of
Miss Rosia Dicken, of Monroe, Ga. At
10 O'Clock all were invited into the dim
was partaken Of. The event was much
enjoyed by everybody present.
Miss Ida Jones has returned from q
visit TO Anderson. While In that city
she was the guest of Mrs. Rosa Arnold,
Rev. and Mrs. ID. w. Killer and Mrs. j..
j. Beck.
The many friends of Miss Helen
she 10 lying dangerously Ill at the home
of her sister, Mrs. Florence smithson, in
East End.
The municipal election was held on
Monday, April 27th. A light vote was
polled. There were two candidates for
Observation-Disclosures L. N. Carter aud b.
III. Cross. The former received 80 votes
esuu tu6 lhJJ6F 20. ln6bSTBs u. -. I1GGB anu
j. IL. Gaines were elected Wardens, re-
ceiving so and SO votes respectively.
Messrs. A. Zimmerman and ii. A. Shirley
received an equal number of votes and
will make the race over.
Mrs. Mamie Barron is receiving ano-
ther lot of seasonable millinery, such as
hats. ribbons, trimmings, etc. Since
April LIST she has enjoyed good patron
age and has sold large lot of goods.
m fact aha haH rf,n nr1 1arc nr.h IN ofa than
she could trim for awhile. Mrs. Barron
will take pleasure in showing the new
millinery now arriving.
Misses Effie and Allie Stribling re-
turned Monday from a'visit to Seneca.
Major VIM. j. Stribling and Mr.. Geo.
I. Wilson, of Walhalla, were in town
Mrs. t. N. Carter and two children are
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. w.
Williams, of Hartwell, Ga.
Mesdames I. s. Pitts and l.. ID. Bearden
and Miss Kora King were shopping in
Seneca Monday afternoon.
Mr.. w. e. Mason made business trip
to Toccoa last Friday.
Mr.. John @. Jarrard, of Atlanta, was
among the visitors to Westminster this
week. We are always glad to see him.
Mr.. j. III. Stephenson, of Atlanta, was
in Westminster Sunday, paying his re-
spects to one Of Georgia's fairest
daughters, who is visiting in our midst.
Mr. and Mrs. w. III. Brewer have not
found name pretty enough for their
youngest son yet, and their friends can
send in names 80 they can choose one
from the names suggested. He is just a
Mr.. w. M. zimmerman, of the South
ern Railway, was at home awhile last
week.
Rev. j. G. Shive and Miss Margaret
Shive have returned from Hot Springs,
Ark. He brings the good news that Mrs.
Shive's health has been and is still being
greatly benefited at this noted health re-
sort.
Another suicide has been committed
In Oconee on the Sabbath. Mrs. Hoyt
Hayes, of the Return section, ended her
life last Sunday by shooting herself with
a shotgun. Her husband is son of Mr..
Charley Hayes, who lives in the East
end.
Mr.. L. L. Jarrard, of Fair Play, was in
town Monday.
Little Miss Gladys Carter is visiting
her grandparents at Toocoa.
We had the pleasure of dining at Capt
w. 4. Parker's one day this week and en-
joyed eating our first vegetables of the
season. The menu consisted of snap
beans, green peas, lettuce, tomatoes, GU.
cumbers, squashes, beets, radishes, pine
apples, bananas, etc. The above articles
of food were sent from Atlanta by Miss
Code Parker to her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Thos. o. Parker, and her grand.
father, Capt w. F. Parker, and it was
through Miss Codes kindness and
thoughtfulness that we were honored
with an invitation. We will certainly
appreciate another such privilege at nc
distant day.
Mrs. j. e. Mauldin, of Atlanta, was
visiting in Westminster during the past
week.
Miss Elinor Knight, of Seneca, was the
guest of Miss Margie Stribling last Sat
urday.
Mr.. l.. B. Smith is having great sue.
cess selling fruit trees in this section.
He reports selling over $500 worth in
less than two weeks.
Rev. j. @. Shive will preach at Retreat
next Sabbath, May 8, at IL a. m. Every
body invited.
EARLY CLOSING.
We, the undersigned merchants OF
Westminster, do hereby agree to close
our doors, front and back, at 7 D. M,
from May to September 1, 1908, Satur
days and mill pay days excepted: L. A.
Tannery, G. e. Anderson, Peden Bros,
Stonecypher Drug Co., Mrs. Mamie Bar
ron, j. & j. 8. Carter, d. r. Mabry, A
Cheek, Matheson Hardware Co., Dick
son & Co. 1t is understood the Other
merchants will close their stores at the
same hour A. l.. Gossett.