Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1906-08-08
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visiting at Hartwell.
j. III. Smithson, of Birmingham, Ala,
is visiting the families of r. a. Smith
son aud i. T. Jones, near Westminster.
Miss Daisy B. Williams, who has been
the assistant ut the post Office for the
past four years, left Friday for Lockhart,
where she goes TO f1ll similar position.
Oscar Pitts is now the assistant at the
Office here:
Misses Maude and Jessie LLiissssiia, two
handsome young ladies Of Charlotte, are
spending a couple Of weeks in westmin-
ster as the guests of Misses Rena and
Mary Harrell. @
Mrs. s. b. Freeman and her two bright
little daughters, ef Atlanta; are visiting
Mrs. Lizzie Freeman, DR.. Burt Mitchell
and other relatives here.
Prof. j. w. Gaines, a former Westmin-
ster boy, is in town this week. He
travels fora publishing house.
All interested in the cemetery of the
Old Westminster Baptist church will
please meet there on Saturday before the
third Sunday in August, which is the
18th, for the purpose of cleaning off the
graves.
Miss Vallie Reeder returned to her
home at Hughes Spring, Texas, last
Tuesday, after spending a couple of
months with relatives in different parts
of the county. Several of our young men
would like to make trip to Texas.
Milo M. Smith, whose death was an
nounced in this correspondence last
week, wac the superintendent of the
Southern Mutual Aid Association, of
Lynchburg, Va. Hewas thirty-one years
old and was the only son of Mrs. r.
Smith, a widow lady, residing at Corne.
liza, Ga Mrs. Smith had not heard of
the illness of her son until few hours
before he died. Mr.. Smith had been ill
of typhoid fever for ten days at the
Lynchburg Sanitarium. He died Friday,
July 2S, and his remains passed here Sat
urday afternoon, accompanied by, a
friend from Lynchburg. The interment
was at Cornelis. Tire deceased was we'll
known here and had many friends. We
are indebted to Mrs. Edward I. Good
win, of Lynchburg, for the facts relative
to the illness and death of this most ex-
cellent young man.
Last Tuesday evening Geo. w. McCon-
nell entertained in very hospitable man.
ner the Golden Link Cornet Band and a
few invited friends at an ice cream festi-
val and melon cutting at the home of
Miss Ida Jones. Delightful band,
graphophone and piano music was rem.
dered and delicious cream. cake, melons
and grapes were served. 1t was an en-
joyable evening to all.
j. N. Whitaker, prosperous farmer
residing near Anderson, was married last
Wednesday evening, August i, at $50
O'Clock, to Miss Cornelia f. Marett, Of
this place, Rev. w. B. Hawkins, of An.
derson, officiating. The bride is a
daughter of the late Andrew Marett, and
has several brothers and sisters residing
In different sections of the county. The
couple boarded No. 12 on Thursday for
Anderson. Mr.. Whitaker was accompa-
MED to Westminster by his nephew and
Rev. w. b. Hawkins.
@. b. Vaughan returned Tuesday from
three months stay at East Durham.
North Carolina.
Mrs. j. r. Finley and little daughter
are visiting relatives in Anderson county.
Rev. and Mrs. #. @. Mcconnell and
four children, Lucious, Cecilia, Carter
and Miss Christine, of Kansas City, Mo.
are visiting relatives in Westminster.
DIR. Mcconnell is pastor of Calvary Bap-
tist church.
Rev. f. @. Mcconnell, D. D., of Kansas
City, Mo-, who with his family are
spending vacation in the South, occu-
pied the pulpit at the Baptist church
yesterday and preached a most excellent
sermon. His daughter, Miss Christine.
who has a sweet soprano voice, sang
solo. The ordinance of baptism was
administered at the evening service by
the pastor, Rev. John r. Moore. Both
services were largely attended.
A delightful party was given by Mrs.
j. j. Harrell Friday evening in honor of
the visiting young ladies', Misses Maude
and Jessie Little, of Charlotte, N. O..
and Misses Mary and Annie Purdy. of
Sumter. A game of Mother Ga. ,seu
was played, in which the guests were
requested to make drawing formed
from the words on the card. The homo.
rary prize was won by Miss Mary Pardy
and Robert Parker. The "booby" or
consolation prize was carried away by
Miss Clara Harris and Furraan Simpson.
From 10 till II delicious refreshments
were served in the dining room. Mrs.