Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-02-01
NEWS FROM WESTMINSTER.
Hiss Parker Weds In Atlanta---0.d Soldier
Receives Money for coniisoated Horse. ~


ter has been settled finally, and G. J.
tMulkey will continue to DC cur p: ,t-
master.
Mrs. DIR. C, M. Walker will return to-
morrow from weeks visit to her par
ents in Athens, Ga.
The Methodist entertainment has been
postponed until Tuesday evening, Feb
ruary 7th. The hour for opening is 7,30,
and the place is the residence of Mr.. and
Mrs. Il. A. Dobbs. Program will be
composed of dime readings, music and a
Ss'box supper" Lunch boxes will be
sold. If the highest bidder happers to
be gentleman he may. stand chance
to eat supper with handsome young
lady. AS stated last week the proceeds
will be for the benefit of parsonage, i'm
provements.
About forty guests were cordially well
coined and Hospitality entertained in the
home of Mrs. Susan M. Hunsinger, of
Conneross, on last Saturday night. A
delightful musical programme was rem
dered, and an abundance of good home
made candy was manufactured. Around
Conneross can be found as clever and as
bright young men and ladies as any COM
munity affords and it is always pleasant
to be with them. Neighboring towns
aud communities were represented.
Among those present from a distance
were: j. S. Colley, v. l.. Loehr, III. S.
Abbott and George Shelor, Walhalla;
Walter Seaborn, Seneca; j. F. Hunni-
cutt, High Falls; Miss Hassie Thomas,
Tugaloo; G. G. and T. p. Moore, Misses
Ethel Leathers and Luna Moore, of
Westminster The time passed away
pleasantly and all return thanks to Mrs.
Hunsinger and her estimable daughters,
Misses Rena, Agnes, Burt, Ruby and
Pearl Hunsinger, for courtesies.
Roy Stribling was the successful appli-
cant for carrier on rural route No. 5.
Young Mr.. Strbling is less than nineteen
years old and deserves to be congratu-
lated Oh his success. He began work to-
day.
We had another snow this week. 1t
melted too quick for the sportsman to
catch any rabbits.
w. r.. Beasley, formerly of Toccoa. has
associated himself with w. e. Mason in
the mercantile business. The style of
the firm is w. e. Mason & Co. Mr..
Beasley and wife have arrived and are
boarding with Mrs. Dobbs.
Robert Ellis, who has been clerking in
McGee's Cash Store since the first of
November, returned to his home at
Honea Path to-day.
Prof. j. A. Durham is spending few
weeks at Pelzer.
Through the efforts of Hon. Wyatt
Aiken, our representative in Congress,
j. III. Ligon, a Confederate veteran re-
siding in Westminster, will receive $136
for horse taken from him by the United
States troops on May 1, 1865, few
weeks after the close of the civil war.
Mr.. Ligon has been notified that the
money is Forthcoming and will reach
him within the next go days. Mr.. Ligon
seved in the war as member of Company
ID, Hampton Legion, Gary's Brigade.
He was returning to his homo in Will
liamston when his horse, bride and
saddle were captured. Mr.. Aiken is cer-
Time and again he has favored his con-
stituents in our immediate section and
his last act in behalf of veteran is
another instance of the keen interest
taken in matters placed in his hands.
j.. b. Ragan and Miss Eva Souther-
land, of the Cheswell mill village, were
united in marriage on Wednesday, Janu-
ary 25, S. FL. Johns, Esq, officiating.
Miss Daisy Dickson and Samuel Earl
Smith, of Atlanta, were married at the
residence of Mr.. and Mrs. S. Il. Marett,
of Atlanta, on Thursday evening, Janu-
ary 20. The bride is the eldest daughter
of j. ID. Dickson and was born in West
minister Her maternal grandparents
are Mr.. and Mrs. j. III. Ligop, of this
place.
julius Martin, of Morgan Falls Ca,
was in town last week.
w. III. Moore and daughter, Miss
Emma, visited relatives in Seneca last
week.
MISS PARKER MARRIED.
The marriage of Miss Toccoa A. Parker
to Albert Campbell occurred in Atlanta
last Friday, January 9th. Mrs. Camp
bell is the only daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Il. o. Parker, OF Westminster, and is a
brilliant and talented young lady. For
more than three years she has been as
sociated with the j. NJ. high Company as
stenographer and manager of the mail
order department. Very little is known
of the domestic arrangements of Mr..