Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1906-11-21
WESTMINSTER.

Westminster, s. c., November 2O.-W.
b. Dilworth and family boarded train
! No. IL yesterday for Ardmore, Indian
| Territory, whore they intend making
their future home. Mr.. Dilworth is a
most worthy young man and his Oconee
friends regret very much to see him
move away.
Miss Holmes, a daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Elias Holmes, of Oak Grove, died
on Sunday and her body was laid TO rest !
yesterday afternoon in the cemetery of
the old Westminster Baptist church.
She had been afflicted for year or more.
The bereayed parents have the sympathy
of many friends.
The lyceum committee have ANNOUNCED !
for the next attraction Ellsworth Plum
stead, Tuesday evening, November 9th,
at school hall, at s O'Clock. He is per-
senator and his performance consists of
songs, stories, selections and character
delineations from the poems and prose
of to-day. Admission 25 and 90 cents.
1t was announced ct the Baptist church |
Sunday that there would be union |
| Thanksgiving services held in the Pres
byteriap church on Thursday, Goth in.
stant. The services will begin at II a.
Harrell. The collections will be for the
va, ious orphanages in this State. Both
the Methodist aud Baptist pastors will be |
| absent on that day, Rev. j. r. Moore |
being at the State Baptist Convention at
Spartanburg, and Rev. G. II. Harmon
being In attendance upon the annual
conference at Columbia. 1t is hoped
that the merchants and business men
generally will close their places of busi-
ness and attend the services of the sane |
tuary.
There has been big rush at the store |
of j. & j. 8. Carter since their big sale
opened. Several extra clerks are EN-.
/ nil nd uhnI Ixyh hos hnnt i,
as a bee.
u. I. Mulkey recently purchased the
handsome residence formerly owned by |
Mrs. w. N. Cox
l.. d. Bearden moved here last week |
| fron Greenville.
| Winter d"cs not begin until December |
%, according to the almanac. 1t goes |
without saying that the beautiful snow |
on last Wednesday, November l4th, was
| unexpected.
Beginning Monday, November Goth,
the Southern Railway Company wi / |
operate a new local passenger train be-
tween Toccoa and Charlotte. 1t will not |
run on Sundays.
Hon. T. D. Long, of Tugaloo, was
here on last Monday.
The Woman's Foreign Missionary So
ciety of tho Methodist Episcopal church |
will observe the week of prayer and
Thanksgiving commencing Monday after
held at the homes of the members of
the society, the hrst one being held at |
the home of Mrs. w. M. Gossett. All
the members invited.
LOce Zimmerman, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
A. Zimmerman, left yesterday for Ard
more, Indian Territory.
ated in medicine from Leonard College,
Raleigh, N. c., at the close of last ses-
sion, is now located at Gainesville, Ga,
where he enjoys a lucrative practice
among his race. He was over on visit
to his father, b. F. Doyle, a few days
ago, returning to Gainesville Irday.
Rev. Geo. Il. Harmon, Jr., will preach
in the Methodist church next Sabbath at
II a. m. This is his last appointment
before his departure for the annual con-
ference at Columbia.
Rev. John r. Moore announced at the
Baptist church Sunday that he would be
absent on the first Sunday in December
and that Rev. Geo. H. Judd, of Wal
halla, would fill his appointment on that
day.
Mrs. e. A. Norris is visiting her
brother, Rev. James l.. McLin, at Gray
Court, in Laurens county.
l.. L. Mitchell has gone to Greeuville,
where he has accepted position with
the Gates Steam Laundry.
j. K. Burnside returned to Norfolk,
Va, yesterday, after ten days. fur
Tough, which he spent with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Burnside, of Holly
Springs. Mr.. Burnside is employed on
the United States steamship "Virginia,"
with headquarters ct Norfolk.
The Woman's Missionary Society of
Westminster Baptist church will meet at
Mrs. j. S. Carter's Monday afternoon at
A o'clock, November goth. Every mem-
Der is urgently requested to be present,
as matters of importance are to be dis
| cussed. A. l.. Gossett.