Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1904-01-06

Westminster, January 6.-1'he Graded
School will not open again uptil ths
new building is finished, which viii bs
some time In February or March.
The tirm OF Haley q Cross has dis
solved. Major Cross has aold his inter
est to Mr.. Haley
q. w. Marett OF Atlanta, was her,
several days last week,
s. r. Sanders and J "A, q. Durham. O
Oakway, were in town Monday.
Col r. K. Mason, of Charlotte, was IL
town one day last week.
Joseph Simpson, Of Pelzer, viaitec
relatives In this community last week.
Mrs. 8. p. Smith, OF Yonkers. Ga, hal
been visiting her sister, Mrs. Thos. N
Carter.
Miss Hunt, of Townyille, visited Mis-,
Sallie Dickson during the past week.
II. b. Worth has returned from 9
visit to his old home at Raleigh, N. o.
Miss Mary s.. Messer had as her gues,
last week Miss jamie Crawford, OF
Newry.
Messrs. Berry and Cunningham, two
popular young men of Greeuville, visited
the family of II. III. Dilworth last week.
Misses Jessie Jenkins and Lake Her.
ron have returned from pleasant visit
to Anderson, where they have been visit
ing their friend, Miss Maymie Todd.
Miss Lily jenkins is visiting relatives
in Toccoa this week.
Miss Jessie Stribiing has returned to
Bolton, whore she holds the position of
kindergarten teacher In one of the
schools. Miss Jessie is we'll equipped
tor this now considered very important
work, having studied in Atlanta and
Charleston under the best teachers.
Mrs. Jas. q. Brazeale was the charm
ing hostess of a party given on New
Years evening. Mrs. Breazeale was as
sisted in receiving her guests by Mrs.
w. @. Peden and Miss Louise Breazeale.
Delightful refreshments, consisting Col
cake, gelatine, oranges, bananas, apples,
nuts and candies were served in the din
ing room. Among those present to en-.
Joy Mr.. and Mrs. Breazeale's hospitality
were Misses Effie Stribling, Minnie
Traylor, May Moon, Nellie Norris, May
Russell, Mamie Terrell, Louise Brea-
zeale, Belle Jones, Enma Zimmerman,
Sallie Dickson; Messrs. Louis Russell,
Burt Mitchell, p. w. Matheson, A. w.
Le2thers, A. b. Stewart, V. b. Jones, X.
0. Breazeale, Il. p. Moore, Nj. @. Barton
and Otto Russell. All report a. pleasant
evening.
Mrs. L. D. Bearden and children have
returned to Greenville, after spending a
week.with relatives at Oakway and West
minister.
James Simpson, of Asheville, spent a
few days last week in Westminster visit
ing his brother-in-law, j. 81. Harbin.
j. p. Odell, of Easley, was in town
Monday.
Misses Birdie and Sallie Lay, of Pen
dleton, have returned home, after spend
ing several days with their aunt, Mrs. w.
N. Cox.
Miss Annie Dilworth is visiting rela-
tives and friends in Greenville.
Miss May Moon, a beautiful young lady
of Conner, Ca, is the guest of her sister,
Mrs. j. III. Stonecypher.
V. b. Jones, of Newry, was visitor
here last week.
Peden Anderson is at Central fixing up
the books, preparatory to the opening of
the new bank recently organized at that
place. Peden is familiar with banking
to the minutest detail, having worked
under his fathers care in the business
for number of years. j. N. Morgan is
the president Of the Central bank.
Masters Roy and Jameson Stribline
spent day in Seneca recently, and in
noting the improvements in the town
found ours ahead in two things-the
school building being much larger and
more handsome and our business houses
more attractive in appearance.
Rev. A. p. Marett has been called 10
the Old Westminster church for 1904.
The programme for the Christmas
offering, under the auspicies of the Wo-
mans Missionary Society was success
fully carried out Thursday evening, De-
cember 3lst. The songs and resci tations
by the children, who had been trained by
Mrs. w. j. Stribling and Mrs. Frank
Cross, were inspiring. The prayer by
Rev. A. p. Marett, and the remarks by
the pastor, Rev. j. R. Moore, who was
leader of the exercises, were very appro-
pirate and impressive. The collection
will be sent to the Foreign Mission
Board for the women and children of
China. The Baptist women all over our
beautiful Southland are making this
Christmas offering and light will come
to many dark homes whose inmates
have never heard the Gospel.
Maj. B. III. Cross will build two brick
store rooms on Main street during the
coming year. They will be the sizes of
the rooms now occupied by F. w. Can
non and the Stonecypher Drug Company.
Maj. Cross is one of the first business
men of Westminster and always takes
an active part in everything that tends
to the upbuilding of the town.
w. M. Gossett has returned from trip
to Greenville.
l.. A. Edwards is the proprietor of a
candy factory now in operation in West
minister. Frank Baker, the manager. ia
a Georgian. He is making a nice lot of
fancy candies.
Miss May Russell, an attractive young
lady from the upper part of the county,
is visiting her sister, Mrs. Jas. G. Brea-
zeale.
Miss Hattie Zimmerman has returned
from Augusta, where she spent Christ
mas as the guest of Miss Maude Gaines.
Samuel Hunter left yesterday for Meri-