Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1906-12-26
wEsTMINsTER.

westminster, Dec. 25.--Weatminster
Conolave, Improved Order Heptssophs.
No. $50, elected tho following officers on
December II to serve the coming year:
Past Archon, w. E. Rhyme; ArcboD, DR..
@. M. Walker; Provost, D. f. Mabry;
Prelate, A. Gaines; Secretary. r. ri.
Cross; Finanoier, j. G.. Breszeale; Trea-
surer, w. s. Haley; Inspector, j. @. Bar
ton, Jr.; Warder, j. ii. Barker; Sentinel,
Marshall Mason; Trustees, J.. M. Nor
gan, G.. w. Smith and Noses Walters.
The above officers win be Installed at
their first regular meeting in January.
The order is growing steadily every year.
James. A Lawrence was in Charlotte,
N. c., last week.
At recent communication OF West
minister Lodge. No. 200, A. f. NJ, the
following officers were elected for the
ensuing year: DR.. O. M. Walker, Wor-
shipful Master; @. e. Gray, Senior War
den; Henry Singleton, Junior Warden;
j. t. Carver, Secretary; t. Peden Ander-
son, Treasurer; j. A. Knox, Junior Dea-
con. The Senior Deacon and the Stew
ards have not yet been appointed In-
stallation of these officers will be held on
st. Johns day, December 9th.
Mr.. and Mrs. III. e. Wilson, two chill
dren and Miss Tompsie Hull visited rela-
tives and friends at Austell, Ca, last
week.
There was an uncommon sight on our
streets last Thursday. A drove of tur-
keys, GA in number, passed through going
to Anderson. They had already travelled
distance of 45 miles.
Misses Maggie Stribling and Maud
Simpson, of the College for Women, Co
lumbia, and Lucille Zimmerman, of Ian
der College, Greenwood, are at home for
the holidays.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. N. Cox left Thursday
for their new home in Greenville.
Miss Jessie Dobbins, who is in school
at Charlotte, will spend Christmas with
her sister, Mrs. j. w. Dickson.
There will he preaching in the Metho-
dist church next Sabbath, December 80,
by the pastor, Rev. Geo. T. Harmon, Jr.
Misses Ada Marett, of Westminster,
! Anna and Pearl Mare,t, of fFair Play, and
Bertha Enbanks, of Oakway, arrived
Friday from the Greenville Female Col
lege for the holiday season.
Miss Louise Sheldon, of the College
for Women, and Allie Stribling, of the
Winthrop College, at Rock Hill, ara at
home for Christmas.
None of The Couriers of December lS
for the Westminster post office have
reached us yet, and the packages must
have gotten lost in transit. We presume
the papers for the subscribers on the
rural routes, Fair Play, Townville and
Long Greek are likewise lost.
billiard Corn, formerly of Rabun
county, Ga, is in town. He is nephew
of w. M. and A. l.. billiard.
Miss Ruby MCGEE is visiting relatives
and friends in Gainesville, Ga.
Mrs. Albert Campbell, of Shreveport,
La, formerly Miss Codie Parker, of
Westminster, is expected to be among
our Christmas visitors.
There is shower of jugs taken from
every express train from Atlanta. Most
of them are said to contain Christmas
"booze."
Mrs. o. X. Poore, of Bolton, is visiting
her mother, Mrs. G. e. Dickson.
Mrs. John Hull, of Madison, was here
shopping Friday.
T. w. Balienger was in Anderson, Bel
ton and Honea Path last week.
Our streets presented a scene of great
activity the past few days. There was q
big rush at the stores for holiday pres
ents, etc. This is Christmas day and the
booming of the cannon, popping of the
flrecracker and the blowing of tho horn
are heard.
Remember w. Powell Hale, imperson
ator, will be at the school house Thurs
day evening. He is the gentleman who
impersonated "Christmas Carols" last
year.
Miss Sarah Anderson will visit friends
in Anderson this week.
Mrs. A. v. Leathers. of Madison, wa,
visiting relatives here last week.
The graded school closed on December
20 and we presume some of the teachers
have gone home to spend the holidays.
Miss Grace Phillips loft tu-1iay To-
Atlanta, whore she will spend the holi
DAYS with her grandparents, Mr.. ant
Mrs. M. A. Herndon.
Thornton Moore and Clev Gland Trio,
are off on trip to Atlanta, Macon
Thomaston and other points in Georgia
Prof. NJ. @. Barton, superintendent o
the Piedmont Graded School, was ii
town yesterday.
| Coke Dickson. who has been ava,