Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1906-01-31
NEWS FROM WESTMINSTER.

John Todd, of Anderson, has opened
a blacksmith sl.oo an Main street.
40. Long, of West End, and Miss Dovie
Rothell, of Long Creek, were united In
marriage ON Sunday, January 28
Don't forget the oyster supper for the
given at the residence of Mrs. Brown,
next Friday night.
Miss Sarah Anderson, a bright pupil
OF the Westminster Graded School, went
to Atlanta Monday to enter the Southern
Shorthand and Business University.
Married, by s. III. Johns, ESQ, on Sun
day, January 2S, NJ. ID. Sanders, of An
derson, and Miss Fannie James, o.
Newry. The bride and groom spent
few hours with Mr.. and Mrs. O'Kelley
Sunday afternoon.
Despite the incemsnt weather, large
crowd heard Prof. Newton, the noted
lecturer and hnmorist. at the school
house on Thursday evening last.
! John Bell and Miss Lillian Moss were
Johus officiating. Tie bride is sister
of Mrs. L. Powell, of the mill village.
Miss Eva Reeder has accepted posi-
tiOn in the store of Mitchell & Reeder.
She has charge of the dry goods and
dress department..
On Monday Adger M. Alexander, of
Conneross, boarded No. 80 for Atlanta,
| WHoio hc RocS w Cdk6 course In JD9
Southern Shorthand and Business Uni
versity.
| A matrimonial tidal wave ia passing
over. Cupid, 1t appears, is making a
wholesale raid around the cotton mill
village.
S. p. Thornton is now working in the
office of the Peden & Anderson Banking
Company.
w. d. Lesley has resigned the position
of town marshal ane Wesley Mason is
now wearing the badge.
DR.. aud Mrs. c. NJ. Walker were sum-
moned to Athens, Ca, Saturday to the
bedside of Mrs. Walkers father, w. w.
Turner.
The Sunbeams met at the home of
Mrs. w. J. Stribling Friday afternoon
and brought their mission barrels which
had been given them some weeks before
Christmas. A great deal of interest GEN.
tered around three little Sunbeams whose
mothers came with them and brought
their barrels: Mrs. w. K. Cheswell and
daughter, christina; Mrs. Wilton Mason
and daughter, Mabel, and Mrs. M. @.
Barton and con, Morris Chandler, Jr.
The weather being fine the larger chill
y dren enjoyed games on the lawn for an
honr. Then the barrels were opened
and the money counted by Milses Jesse
and Maud Stribling. The amount OBJ
tanned was 1921. Little Miss Cheswell's
barrel had the largest contribution. This
money will be,sent as a. Christmas offer
ing" to women and children of China.
The following children were present:
O. t. Mitchell, Lillian and Caroline Car
ter, Eva Leathers, Genevieve Breazeale,
Thomas Carter, Blonde Leathers, Fur
man and Keiffer POore, Marion aud Ray
mon Pitts, Martin Mazda, Annie Belle
and Sarah Watkins, Maggie Mitchell,
Augusta Smithson, Hortense and Car
mon Cross, Ada and Robbie Simpson,
win and Mary Gaines, Cars Marett,
ie and Callie Hopea, Olney Thornton,
{ 80, Frank and Jameson Strbling.
Rev. John II. Moore will preach In the
Baptist church next Sabbath at II a. M,
and at night. Subject for the morning
Married, on January 20, by Magistrate
S. III. Johns, Miss Corrie Smith and d. II.
Smith.
A little son of Oscar Harris fell and
broke his arm while playing on a gymna-
sium pole a few days ago.
l.. p. Smith, the night watchman at
the cotton mill. killed twelve-months-
old pOrker on January 25 which netted
2S5 pounds. Mr.. Smith is highly pleased
with the stock of hogs sold by the Stone
cypher Drug Company.
Miss Augusta Sprott visited home
folks in Spartanburg Saturday and Sun
day.
The Odd Fellows Cornet Band, of West
minister, was organized on Tuesday even
ing, January %, with IL members. Off
GERS elected were as follows: j. l.. Dorm
manager, and X. A. G.. Golden, secretary
and treasurer. Executive COMMITTEES: j.
L.. Dorm, w. +. Rhyme and r A. G. Col
den. The instruments have been Or
dered and it will not be long before the
musical sound of the horns and drums
will be heard.
The many friends of Mr.. and Mrs. b. b.
Garrison, of Sopris, Colorado, will be
pleased to hear that they are doing nicely
and are pleased with the climate in their
new home. Mr.. Garrison is one of the
Courier's subscribers in the Centennial
State and looks forward to it's weekly
visits with great pleasure.
Mrs. w. j. Stribling, who is superin-
tendent of the Woman's Missionary
Union of the Beaverdam Association,
earnestly requests that one or two ladies
in every church which has no society and
has not contributed to the Christmas
! Offering, ask for contribution from
the ladies and girls and send to Mrs. j..
M. Cudd, Spartanburg, S. 9. Do not
hesitate to send because the offering is
small. Remember the Master com
manded.the fragments to be saved. These
willing offerings are being sent to the
State Treasurer of the Woman's Mis-. ion
ary Union from women and children all
over our beautiful Southland, who were
thinking of souls to be saved while en-
joying the privileges and blessings of
Christmas.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. M. Zimmerman and
their little daughter, Zelma Louise, are
expected to arrive from Atlanta one day
this week to spend several days with the
family of III. B. Zimmerman.
Miss Beulah Ligon, after serving the
i Westminster Knitting Mills as stenogra-
pher for couple of months, left on Fri.