Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-11-22
NEWS FROM WESTMINSTER.

Westminster, Nouember 2O.-Mrs. @.
L. Foster, of Retreat, visited her sister,
Mrs. viii Lesley, this week.
w. jackson Reeder, of Atlanta, was in
town last week, visiting homefolks, Mrs.
ii. j. Reeder and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. @. X. Gray have as their
guest A. FL. Gray, of East Dorset, Yer
mont, who is the father of Mr.. Gray.
This is his first visit to South Carolina.
About forty years ago he made trip to
North Carolina and that was his last
visit to the sunny South" until re-
Gently.
The many friends of Miss Daisey Fos-
ter are pleased to know she has again
been enrolled as pupil of the West
muster Graded School. She is ono of
our star pupils.
contract for building house for Capt.
w. e. Cheswell, near the school house.
Union Thanksgiving services will be
held in the Graded School building on
November 30th at III q. m. Rev. John /.
Spinks, of the Methodist church, Rev. j.
j. Harreil, OF the Presbyterian church,
and Prof. NJ. e. Brookman, of .he Bap-
The collection on that day will be for
the different orphanages. Members of
the churches and Sabbath schools should
contribute literally to such worthy
cause. We haven't learned as to now
| many of our citizens will close their
places of business and observe the day.
Before an audience larger than any
previous entertainment, S. M. Spedon,
the cartoonist and artistic entertainer,
lectured in the auditorium last Wednes-
day evening. He is an artist of no little
ability and he gave great deal of infor-
nation as to how illustrations are pre-
pared for newspapers and periodicals.
His skill and ability at drawing was
clearly shown in his crayon sketches on
which were SO exact as to be quickly
recognized. His wit and humor were
side-splitting, so to speak, and every
body joined him in the chorus of his
farewell song.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. M. Gossett attended
the funeral of Mrs. Sallie Batson, of
Greenville, on Saturday last. The de-
ceased lady was {, sister of the former.
w. j. Knox and Miss Rossie Mason
were united in marriage on Wednesday,
| November 15, Rev. John r. Moore Off
ciating. Mrs. Knox is daughter of E.
w. Mason, of the Oakway section. Mr..
Knox is the popular carrier on West
minister r. f. d. No. 8. Waymon Mason,
of this place, attended the marriage.
| DR.. j. III. Johns, Of Atlanta, was in
town last week.
j. NJ. Findley, a former citizen of this
place, was circulating among friends
here Saturday.
James T. Davis and Miss Lille Cox
were married by Magistrate S. III. Johns
on Saturday morning, November Is.
julius G. Boggs hauled thirty crossties
into town Saturday at one load. The
wagon was drawn by five yoke of oxen.
This was the biggest load of ties ever
seen here on one vehicle.
Luther Adds, aged about twenty-five
years, died at the home of his mother,
Mrs. S. E. Adds, on the evening of No.
vember 18th. The remains were inferred
at Poplar Springs on November 18th.
Adds, deceased. He leaves a wife,
mother and several brothers and sisters.
Funeral services were conducted by Rev.
j. M. Sanders and was attended by a
large concourse of sympathizing friends.
Mrs. Sallie Batson, wife of Henry K.
Batson, died in the city of Greenville on
last Thursday evening, after an illness
of only two weeks of pneumonia. Fune-
raj services were conducted at the resi-
dence on Saturday morning by Rev. j.
r. Anderson of the Methodist church
and assisted by Rev. d. w. Key of the
Baptist church. Rev. Mr.. Anderson per-
formed the marriage ceremony at the
wedding of Mr.. and Mrs. Batson in An
tioch church eleven years ago. Mrs.
IL aves her husband and three small chill
dren. She possessed many warm friends
in the city and in Pickens county, where
she lived before her marriage. The line
of vehicles which followed the remains
to its last resting place in Springwood
cemetery was more than quarter of a
mile in length. Jas. f. Mackey, under
taker, had charge of the burial. The
floral offerings were beautiful.
Luther and r. M. England have built
a couple of storerooms on their lot north
of the depot. One of the rooms is now
occupied by d. f. Mabry, the photo
grapher and jeweler.
Glenn Sheldon, of Liberty, visited his
sister, Mrs. M. S. Stribling, last Saturday.
The cold spell has started the hog kill
ing.
Fair D. Rothell, formerly of Battle
carrier on the star mail route to Long
Creek.
Samuel Reeder, who has been in the
employ of Mitchell e. Son for some
months past, has bought the interest of
O. e. o. Mitchell, the senior member of
the firm. Burt l.. Mitchell and Samuel
Reeder are now the proprietors of the
firm.
Communion services will be held in the
Presbyterian church next Sabbath morn
ing at IL O'clock.
A. l.. billiard has bought the house and
storeroom near tho Southern flour mills
and is having the storeroom remodeled.
Mr.. billiard will open fresh line of gro
ceries in December and will be pleased
to have his friends and former customers
call and soc him.
b. M. England, of Habersham county,
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