Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1904-09-21
NEWS FROM WESTMINSTER.

Westminster, Septem Der 81 The mar
riage of Miss Hattie Reynolds Lee, of
Fair Play, TO Joseph p. Anderson, of
Roberts, Anderson county, will be
solemnized at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas r. Harris this evening at 7.30.
Rev. Fletcher Anderson, brother of thc
groom, will perform the ceremony. Aftor
the marriage an elaborate wedding sup
per will be served. Miss Lee is a daugh-
ter of John Lee and is one of Oconee's
most amiable young ladies. Two of her
brothers, David and William Lee, are re-
membered as popular and polite en-
ployees of the Blue Ridge railroad seve.
raj years ago. The groom is a prosper
GUS farmer of Anderson county. They
leave tomorrow for their future home
near Roberts post office.
Prof. j. A. Durham paid brief visit
TO homefolks this week after an absence
of several months. He has been singing
for Rev. r. A.. Sublett, the well-known
Baptist evangelist who has been conduct
ing religious services in different parts of
the State this summer. For the past two
months their meetings have been in
Pickens and Anderson counties. There
were 103 additions at Lebanon in Ander-
son county. The ordinance of baptism
was administered to 81 there on Monday.
The next meeting will be held at Easley.
Miss Dora Wooten, pretty young
lady Of Townville, visited her friend,
Miss Daisy Williams, this week.
Mrs. j. Y. Werner and her son, Henry
Werner, visited relatives at Martin, Ca,
last week.
Scuppernong grapes are ripe. There
is said to be full crop at Gilmer's vine-
yard.
The marriage of Miss Eflie Young
StriDiing and Morris Chandler Barton
occurred at the home of the brides
parents, in Westminster, yesterday after
noon at 8 O'Clock, Rev. S. Y. Jameson, of
Atlanta, uncle of the bride, officiating.
Mrs. Barton is the eldest daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. VIM. j. Stribling and is young
lady of rare accomplishments. Mr.. Bar
ton is gentleman of sterling character
and noble bearing. He and his lovely
bride are well known as two of Oconee's
efficient school teachers. They boarded
train No. II yesterday evening for visit
to st. Louis and the Worlds Fair. After
their return they will make their home
in Fair Play.
The most enjoyable "candy pulling"
of the season was given by Miss Manic
Hesse, of Conneross, on last Saturday
evening. Besides all the pretty girls and
handsome young men around Conneross,
slhalla, Pickens, Westminster and
clayton were represented. While the
candy was cooking Miss Hesse handed
her guests some questions in physical
geography, the answers being the names
of trees and plants. There were fifteen
questions and it certainly put ones wits
to work to solve correctly. Miss Rena
Hunsinger and Adger Alexander an
swered them all without error and Miss
Hunsinger got the prize. The consola.
,tion prize was carried off by Sam Isbell.
The event was greatly enjoyed by all.
. About fifty guests were present.
Haskell Holmes and ID. +. Mabry have
settled themselves in Miss Ida Jones's
store room, recently vacated by Mrs. Icie
MCGEE.
Married at the residence of the oride's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. M. Mattison, on
Wednesday afternoon, September Ia. at
3 O'clock, Miss Bessie Mattison to Jesse
@. Petty, OF Columbia, Rev. j. r.. Moore,
of the Baptist church, officiating. The
happy couple left on No. 40 for Co
lumbia. their future home. Mr.. Petty is
bookkeeper for Loriok, Lowrance & Co.,
of that city.
The capital atook of the weafn;nstar
Knitting Mills having bsen subscribed,
meeting of the stockholders was held
in the Masonic Hall Monday, September
10, for the purpose of organization. M.
s. Stribling was elebted chairman of the
meeting and LIS. Pitts, secretary. The
following stockholders were elected di-
rectors:. w. p. Anderson, j. s. Carter, d.
T.. Norris, j. p. Stribling, X. w. Marett,
T. w. Matheson, s.. N. Hughes, p. p.
ing of the board of directors w. P. An