Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1904-12-21

NEWS FROM WESTMINSTER.

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postmaster will observe tho following
Mondays. The Office will only be open
immediately before and after arrivals of
mail trains on these days
w. Fl. Moore is expecting his sister,
Mrs. Fant, of Texas, this week. She mas
been residing in Texas for moro than
twenty years. In all probability there
will DO n reunion of the brothers and
sisters OF the Moore family during. the
holidays.
There will bo services in the Presbyte.
rian church next Sabbath at I | a. m. and
at night.
The bazaar under the auspices of the
young Ladies' Missionary Circle of tho
Baptist church was opened Monday in
the store of tho Westminster Drug Co.
For several days past the ladies of the
circle were busy making rugs, sofa pill
lows, hin cushions, doll dresses, etc. Per-
sons desiring to purchase Christmas
presents will find plenty of articles suita-
bio there.
The biggest sight seen in Westminster
lately was a tackey party at tho home of
Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Dobbs on Friday
evening. Everybody in tho party was so
tac!scy end had such funny, facial ex-
preston that each one received a tin cup.
According to arrangement the young
mon assembled at the hotel and waited
until tho arrival of the young ladies'
Each lady chose her escort Masks were
worn over tho faces and brothers and
sisters could not recognize each other.
1t was an uncommon sight on Main
street and as the crowd won't by they at
tracted attention. About forty guests
were present.
Miss Mary Marett and Walter Rankin,
of tho mill village. were married last
Sunday at p. M, Rev. j. r. Moore Off
atiDg.
Married, on December 10Th, by S II.
Johns, Esq, M, l.. Dove and Miss Maggie
Dorm.
Jesse G. Traylor, of ST. Louis, has
arrived to spond Christmas with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Traylor.
Jesse has been in st. Louis for tho past
sixteen months.
Miss Pearl Hutchison, the talented
music teacher Of the Westminster Graded
School, will leave tomorrow for her homo
in Alabama to spend n couple of weeks.
spend tho holidays in Westminster.
The Westminster friends of Victor G.
Hudgens, trainmaster of tho Southern
Railway, Bympathizo with him on ac-
count of the death of his father, Capt.
A. w. IIudgens, of Easley 1t was at
Easley "Vic" received his first training
in railroad service under Ii. j. Gignilliat.
II. j. Waldrip, ono of Westminster's
carpenters, has been unable to work for
couple of weeks on account of dislo-
Gated wrist. He was working for l.. A.
Edwards when the accident happened.
Miss May Hicks is teaching school a
few miles above Westminster and is
boarding with. w. III. Lee
j. ii. Cantrell, of near Walhalla, will
open school at Oak Grove on the first
Monday in January. The school build
inu hnnn pn,n,,lntaA 10
ceiving coat of paint.
j. III. Barnett expects to start one day
this week for the Indian Territory and
Oklahoma He will visit his brother-in-
law, Mack Dickson, at Ardmorc, and will
view the country generally.
Mrs. w. g. Peden is visiting relatives
at Barsnesville, Ga.
j. w. Dickson was in Seneca ono day
last week.
David Congcr is here for fcw weeks
doing somo surveying He is loca ted at
Dr. Burt MitchcPs residence.
G. b. Vaughan has returned from a
short stay in Atlanta.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. b. Dilworth have a
now daughter at their house.
The cold snap came before tho farmers
had finished picking cotton and sowing
wheat.
Ballard Broazealo is serving as town
marshal, A. G. Cox having resigned.
Clabe Barton is night watchman.
Rev. John Il. Moore has returned to
Westminster after an absence of several
weeks. Since tho adjournment of the
Baptist State Convention he had boon
visiting at his former homo in North
Carolina.
j. Wade Dickson has gathered 5000
pounds of seed cotton from ono acre.
Mr.. Dickson tolls us that ho had another
acre in cotton which yielded one bale.
! On tho acre which he gathered tho 1900
pounds his fertiizor cost him only So
more than tho amount used on tho acre
from which he gathered ono bale. Both
folds were worked alike.
Capt. w. Il. Parker has fine crop of
winter apples. He has largo tree on
his premises which is va,y valuable in
deed. Its branches are loaded with the
erin son fruit.
e. II. Dickson got his foot painfully
mashed the other day by dropping a
piece of heavy timber on it.
John ,Jarrard, who travels for McCon-
nell and Christopher, of Atlanta, was in
town one day last week.
Mrs. a. r.. Salas died in Greenvillo ono
| day last week. She was known in West
minister, whore she had spent several
summers.
James Rouse, colored employee of
the Southern Railway, was hurt Fri
Gay near seneca by falling from the local
freight while in motion. Ho was brought
to Westminster on No. II. 1t is thought
that he will soon recover.
a. Zimmerman returned Friday even-
ing from Charleston, whore he had beon
| in attendance unon the Grand Lodge
meeting of tho A. f. M. of South Caro-
lima.
| William Bibb loft on Friday for an ex-
tended visit to his daughter, Mrs. S. Y.
Jameson, of Atlanta. He will also spend
| awhile with ono of hia hrotbora Of