Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1904-12-14
NEWS FROM WESTMINSTER.

ANIMAL meeting of the stockholders and
directors of tho Cheswol Cotton Mill
Company convened ut their Office in
Westminster on tho 10th instant. Nine
hundred and eigh'y-sevcn shares of tho
full ono thousand shares were repre-
scnted by person or by proxy. Otliccrs
elected as board of directors were as
follows: W. T.. Chcswel, Campbell
Conrtenay, IL. G Flcitmann, II. II. Buist,
g. b Foreman, II. j. White and Francis
j. Pclzcr. w. Il. Chcswcll, as president;
Campbell Courtcnay, as treasurer, and
". T.. Smith, as secretary. were ro.
elected One of the prominent stock
holders of tho mill stated to your cor
respondent hat tho prospects for the
brightest year in the history Of the mill
is now very probable.
Mrs II. G. Peden had for her guest last
Sunday her sisters, Mrs. j. j. Arnold, of
Fayetteville and Mrs. w. G. Carikcr, of
Marietta. They returned home on Mon
day.
j. Y. Jones, of Pelzer, visited his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard Jones, on
Sunday and Monday.
1t you want nice rug, picture or pic
turn frame for your wife or sweetheart
you will find it at McGecs
| w. u. Davis, of Easley, was in town on
! Monday bidding his friends farewell.
lie expects to move to Texas next week,
where he will in the future reside. bir.
Davis was for twenty-odd years II popular
was badly hurt in n head-on collision n
few years ago and was compelled to re.
tire from railroad service
III. X. Buist, of Charleston; Ii. G. Flcit-
mann, of New York; II. j. White, of
Baltimore; DIR. G. B. Foreman, of Alfalfa,
Ala and Campbell Courtenay, of Nowry,
attended the annual meeting of tho
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Mill Company last Saturday
Rev. r. Nj. DuBoSe preached his last
sermon for the conference year last Sun
day. He left for the annual conference
yesterday
Mrs. Elizabeth Chambers, an aged lady
residing on Chauga,, near the Horse
Shoe Bridge, died last "Wednesday from
inlilmitics of ago and was buried at
Holly Sn,ings the following day. She
was the widow of William Chambers,
who died six years ago. They had no
children, but had reared a number of or
phan boys and girls and adopted child
rcn. Aunt "Bettie,' ms she was gone
rally known, was one OF the Kcowco
Couricrs early subscribers. Eight years
ago she informed MS that she had been
taking the paper for over fifty years. She
subscribed for it before the civil war
when it was published at Old PickcDs.
Mrs. Chambers maiden name was Wool
bright. One of her brothers, j. p. Wool
bright, died near Westminster about ten
years ago.
Benjamin Knox, postal clerk of the
railway mail service, was in town one
day last week.
a distinguished visitor arrived IN
Westminster on Sunday, December 4th,
and is passing the time at the Methodist
parsonage. He is the fourth son of Rev.
and Mrs. II. NJ. DuBosc.
Miss Annie Kay accompanied her sis
ter, Mrs. G. w. Mcconnell, to Atlanta
last week. She will probably remain in
the city several mouths.
Hugh Terrell has bought II. n. Carter's
livery stable business.
John a Terrell, of Lockhart, was
visitor here last week
Miss Lucy Congcr spent last Sunday in
Westminster. She is in charge of flour
ishing school at Bounty Land
Major w. }. Str'bling, of Walhalla,
was in town one afternoon last week
j. II. Dcndy, Of Richland, was here
last Sunday.
A sign painter by the name of Powers
has been doing some good work here
recently.
A. H. Mecklin, editor of the Toccoa
Record. was here yesterday
The new drug store of Edwards, Rosscr
and Mason was opened last week. The
stylo of the firm is the Westminster
Drug Company. Everything is fresh and
new and they solicit the patronage of tho
public. A. l.. Gossett