Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-11-29
wALHALLA, SOUTH CAROLINA, NOVEMBER 49, 1905.
NEWS FROM WESTMINSTER.

Westminster, November 27.--Mr. and
Mrs. d. p. Moon, of Conner, Ca, are Wis.
iting their daughter, Mrs. DR.. j. Fl.
Stonecypher.l
j. A. Durham visited Liberty, Easley
and Piokens this week.
Ira Wilson, who is attending the Cedar
Springs Institute. spent last week with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Wilson.
Mrs. w. j. Stribling has returned from
Bennettsville, where she attended the
w. M. u. Convention auxiliary to Bap-
tist State Convention. Tho w. M. u.
now Includes State, home and foreign
missions and are moving forward
steadily, having contributed $4,000 more
shis year than last to the support of men
and women who give their time and
talents to spreading the Gospel.
Mrs. David l.. Norris is visiting her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Bell, of Waynes-
boro, Va.
w. p. Anderson was in Columbia this
week.
@. c. Simpson is off on a prospective
tour to Oklahoma and the Inaian Terri
tory.
Hon. Wyatt Aiken was in town few
hours Wednesday to the delight of his
many friends.
P,ue S. White, of Greenville, was in
town Saturday last.
The Odd Fellows of Golden Link
Lodge No. 81 are looking forward to a
December 2. The Grand Mas.er, j. j.
McSwain, of Greenville, S. c., will be
present and also several other prominent
speakers and will give public addresses
in the Odd Fellows hall. A large crowd
is expected. Everybody invited, espe-
cially the ladies. Speaking begins
promptly at 8 ?: m.
norman, of Atlanta, Ga, on November
20, daughter.
Mrs. Edward Goodwin, of Lynchburg,
| Va, is visiting relatives and friends at
Westminster, Fair Play and Gainesville,
Ga. She arrived here one day last week.
Mrs. Goodwin is pleasantly remembered
as Miss Lola Jarrard.
Westminster Baptist church will meet at
a p. M, December a, at the home of Mrs.
! James Breazeale. Topic: Continuation
of last month's) Work of Woman's Mis-
sionary Union, "Be thou faithful unto
death and 1 will give thee a crown of
life." Programme: Bible reading and
prayer; Mrs. w. j. Stribling, solo; Mrs.
N. Carter, China; Mrs. o. K. Breazeale,
Japan; Mrs. Ella Waite, Africa. Com
mittee to report on distribution of en-
velopey for Christmas offering: Mrs. t,
N. Carter, Mrs. r.. E. Cheswell and Mrs.
Messer. Membership committees: Mrs.
o. X. Breazeaie, Mrs. Ira Pitts, Mrs. j.
S. Carter and Mrs. Hugh Terrell. Visit
ing committees: Mrs. Icie McGee and
Mrs. A. p. Marett.
j. f. Mitchell, of Bolton, is visiting
his brothers, DIR. Burt and G. f. o.
Mitchell, and his sister, Mrs. Lizzie
Freeman, this week.
j. K Lathem, of Easley, was here last
Friday on business.
The committee of the Westminster
prizes for the best essay on "Christmas
Carols" written by pupils of the West
minister Graded School. For the best
essay they will pay S4.00. The second
prize is S1.00. The essays must be
turned in by December %. Here is
chance for some bright and promising
boy or girl of the Westminster Graded
Schools to earn cash prize this winter.
1t will be helpful for all to strive to win.
This has been an uncommon year for
second crops of fruit. 1t is almost De-
cember and we can gather ripe and green
berries from our nursery llackberry
vine. The vine was full of fruit in the
summer and several jars were canned for
winter use besides furnishing all that
was needed while the fruit lasted. Mr..
Arve's late Juno apples reminded us of
the blackberries.
Rev. John r. Moore will be absent
from town next Sabbath. His appoint
ments will be filled by Rev. A. p. Marett
at II a. M, and by Rev. j. j. Harrell at
7.30 p. m.
The right hand of George Dickson was
horribly cut and mangled Monday by
being caught in shredding machine.
DR.. G. NJ. Walker had to amputate two
of Mr.. Dickson's fingers. The machine
was operated by gasoline engine.
The material for the building of the
steel bridge over Chauga, at the old
Hutchin's bridge place, is now arriving.
Eugene Norris, of Alabama, is spend
ing few weeks with his father, r. T..
Norris.
j. w. McClain butchered the biggest
porker last week we have heard of this
fall. He brought it to town Wednesday
and sold it to Pitts & Powell, meat
dealers. 1t netted All pounds.
b. f. Mccoy, of Waco, Texas, is visit
ing his uncle and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. II.
N. Vaughan, near Westminster.
Edward Stacy, telegrapher of the
Southern Railway, was in town few
hours Monday.
w. G. Peden has bought lot adjoin-
ing Peden Anderson's lot and is having
material laid down preparatory to build
ing residence thereon. The town is
experiencing a steady growth on all
sides.
Claim Agent McGee, of the Southern
Railway was in Westminster Monday.
II. III. Sorrells, who has been working
at different cotton mills for the past
fourteen wears. ia moving this week To