Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1906-02-28
wALHALLA, SOUTH CAROLINA FEBRUARY 2s 1906
NEWS FROM WESTMINSTER.

Path, Groenviile and Piedmont.
Miss Lena Reeder, of Seneca, was
visitor here Sunday.
Miss Bessie Moore, of near Oakway,
was visiting her cousins, Misses Emma
and Luna Moore, this week.
Mrs. DR.. w. j. Carter and little son,
Kennard, are visiting in Gainesville, Ga,
Daniel S. Hull, of Westminster, and
Mrs. Mary Stoddard, of Newberry, were
married in the brides city on Thurs
day, February %. Mr.. and Mrs. Hull
arrived here Saturday on No. 80.
Peach buds are beginning to swell and
plum and pear trees are putting on their
spring clothes earlier than usual.
A. b. Stewart has bought a lot at the
cross roads, above the knitting mill, and
is erecting frame store house thereon.
Col. H. E. Mason, of Charlotte, N. c.,
spent few hours in Westminster
Thursday.
f. b. Lathem, prominent citizen of
Pickens county, spent while in West
minister Thursday on his way to Atlanta.
Johnnie Cobb, who moved to Pelzer
about ten years ago, has moved back to
his old home near Johns Mill.
s. A. Durham, of Honea Path, who
spent the past week in Westminster, re-.
turned to Honea Path Monday.
A freight car, loaded with lumber, was
derailed here Thursday while the local
was shifting. The vestibule train, No.
81, was delayed about an hour.
Miss Irene Miller leaves tomorrow for
Atlanta, where she goes to accept posi-
tion in the store of the j. NJ. High Com
pany.
j. A. Zimmerman arrived from At.
lanta few days ago. He has been in
the Gate City studying medicine.
A brilliant wedding occurred in the
Methodist church at Honea Path on
Wednesday evening, 22d instant, when
NJ. B. McGee and Miss Grace Madison,
both of Honea Path, were joined in holy
wediook by the Baptist pastor, DR..
Perry. There were nine attendants.
Mr.. McGee is popular travelling man,
representing the Southern Cotton Oil
Company, and has hundreds of friends
in the upper part of the State who add
congratulations. His bride is one of
Honea Paths lovely and accomplished
young ladies. The wedding presents
were many and costly. The young
ssouple are now passing part of their
honeymoon in Florida. j. w. McGee. of
groom, attended the marriage.
George Pitts of DeercOnrt Ga woe in
town Saturday.
Miss Ada Durham is visiting at Pelzer.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. G. Barton and little
son, of Madison, were here Saturday and
Sunday.
Married. at the Methodist parsonage,
by Rev. G. T. Harmon, Jr., on Tuesday
evening, February 20, A. l.. billiard and
Miss Callie Hull, second daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. w. N. Hull. Mr.. billiard has
been identified with the business inter-
ests of Westminster for a number of
years and his friends wish him and his
bride much happiness.
1t is about time to plant Irish potatoes.
AS most every gardener is anxious to get
rid of the potato bug, we herewith re-
produce clipping which may be of in
terest to scme. 1t reads: ga gentleman
who grew potatoes for period of ten
years in Colorado-where the pest origi-
ing two or three flax seeds in each hill,
not bug appeared in the patch. He
claims to have tried it several years in
succession with always the same result"
1t will pay our readers to try this during
the coming spring. It's certainly easy to
try and handy il il does the work.
t. Crayton Long, r. G. Foster and
Miss Vannie Long, of Greenville, were
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. T. ID. Long last
W. nnly TO- ,~f
rurai mail carriers and Mr.. Foster is one
of the Mountain City's leading business
men.
The weather has been very favorable
for farming for a couple of weeks and a
great deal of work, such as terracing.
turning stubble and sowing oats, has
been done.
On Monday j. E. Gaines sold his home
lot, near the post othce, to It. NJ. Lowery,
of Seneca. We understand Mr.. Lowery
intends erecting q. large sale and feed
stable on the lot soon.
The seating capacity of the large audi
torium of the graded school building
was insufficient to accommodate the
crowd that turned out to hear the male
quartette and bell ringers Saturday
night. The rendition of the songs,
music, bell chimes, ETC., was enthusias-
tically received. 1t was decidedly the
best attraction of the season so far.
Several out-oftown ladies and gentle.
men attended the lyceum course Satur-
day night.
j. s. Vandiver, of North Carolina, was
here Thursday. We learn that he has
sold his property on Main street to q
gentleman who intends erecting large
warehouse for the purpose of storing
cotton. guano, hardware, etc.
A. K. Clinckscales visited relatives at
Deercourt, Ga, this week.
Rev. Geo. II. Harmon, Jr., occupied
the pulpit at the Presbyterian church
Sunday evening A. l.. Gossett.