Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-03-08
NEWS FROM WESTMINSTER.

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Westminster, March s. Only five were
present at the meeting called to be held
in the school house last Saturday after.
noon.
Westminster Knitting Mills manufac.
tuted their first hosiery last Saturday.
Is. Nj. Shumate, progressive Citizen
a. Greenville, was hero last week. While
in our midst he purchased from II. N.
Carter the brick store room now occupied
by Mitchell & Son and the livery stable
building In rear of the store room. Mr..
Shumate paid tho sum of $4,000 for the
two lots. We understand he was highly
pleased with Westminster and tho sur.
rounding country
Mrs. B. b. Garrison ia In Chicago visit
ing her mother, Mrs. G.. ". McCbesney,
who la quite unwell.
Mrs. Dr. Burt Mitchell has sufficiently
recovered as to be able to return home.
She arrived on March L. Mrs Mitchelps
many trends wish for her a speedy and
permanent recovery.
Miss Mamie Stewart left on March lat
for Greenville. where she has accepted a
position as stenographer at the Wood
side Mills.
L. d. Bearden, of Greenville, was here
one day last week. Leonard has been
very sick, but is now about we'll again.
#. r. Mcclure, of East Tennessee, was
here last Thursday. He was soliciting
subscriptions for the Christiau Observer.
w. L Cockcroft, of Atlanta, was In
Westminster last Friday. Mr.. Cockcroft
was here In the interest of the Interna-
tional Correspondence Schools. of Scran-
ton, Pa.
W. P. Anderson went to Seneca last
Sabbath and assisted in installing Rev.
NJ. r. Kirkpatrick pastor of the Seneca
Presbyterian church. He delivered the
charge to the people.
The recently elected officers of the
Sunbeams Of the Baptist church are:
Augusta Smithson, president; Genevieve
Breazeale, vice president; Thomas Car
ter. secretary; Madah Watkins, treasu-
rer; Nellie Lou Carter, orgapist. Mem
bership committee-Jameso Stribling,
May Waldrip Emma Smith. Leader,
Mrs. w. j. Stribling. Motto: "Shine for
Jesus" These little Sunbeams enjoyed
the pleasure of a missionary barrel open
ing at Mrs. w. j. Stribling's home,
whore they were treated to delicious
candies. The pennies gathered from
barrels amounted to sum sufficient, il
so invested, to purchase twenty.three
Bibles. God has said 'my word shall not
return unto me void"
The Retreat Sunday school will have
picnic at the church on Saturday be-
fore the first Sunday in April. There
will plObably be several addresses made.
EXERCISES VIII commence at IL q. m.
j. b. Fellers, of Prosperity, Newberry
county, died on last Saturday. Six years
ago he married Miss Maggie Sheldon, of
Oconee county. Mrs. Fellers was for a
number of years saleslady in the large
store of j. &. j. s. Carter, of Westmin-
ster, and her many friends here sympa-
thiZe with her in her sad bereav vent.
Mrs. nj. S. Stribling, sister On Mrs.
Fellers, went to Prosperity on receipt of
the telegram announcing the death of
Mr.. Fellers.
Mrs. w. j. Stribling appeals to the
Woman's Missionary societies and others
who have received home mission litera-
ture to make an honest effort to observe
the week of prayer, asking all the ladies
to join and go through with the program
carefully and prayerfully, having some
text or texts in mind every day, contain
ing promises of blessings. Do not be
discouraged If Offering is small. God
takes care of the fragments,
Miss Kate Abbott, of Bear Swamp, and
j. Fulton Hunnicutt, of near High Falls,
visited the family of w. II. Moore last
Sunday
The Woman's Missionary Society of
the Baptist church will observe from the
9th to the 18th as a week of self-denial.
Mrs. j. A. Watkins, Mrs. j. S. Carter
and Mrs. o. X. Breazeale, leaders.
A. l.. Gossett