Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1907-09-25
NEWS FROM wEsTsiINsrER.
Won't Let s5 and 80 stop---Commis
sioner Earle After the Authorities.


Magnolia Hotel by Miss Annie Kay In
honor of the teachers of thu Graded
School. About forty guests were
gresenS. Tna hostess was prettily
dressed In white. Mrs. Carl b. Smith
contest was one of the features or the
Ieyentng and it proved quite inter-
esting Miss Bessie Crawford and
Rev ]. ]. Harrell won in this con-
test Delicious cake and Ice cream
were served. AT 4 o'clock the guests
departed and we're unanimous in ex-
pressing themselves as having great
ly enjoyed the evening.
Mrs. Leland Marett and babe, of
seneca, are visiting the family of s.
Marett, Esq. y
Mrs. Clarence l.. McLin and babe.
OF New Orleans, arrived last Wednes-
gay and Will spend some time with
Mr. and Mrs. John L. McLin. @ SIS ~
The people OF Westminster are
making an effort to get better passen-
ger service. A petition was sent to
superintendent Falls asking for Nos.
80 andg36 to stop on signal The re-
quest was not granted. The follow
lag appeared in the Greenville News
of Saturday:
Railroad Commissioner John III
Earle, who was In the city Yesterday.
stated to representative of the
News that he had noticed the CORES
pondence from Westminster in this
paper with reference to the petition
which the business men OF that town
have sent to the officials OF the South
ern railway with reference to the is
saance OF an order for trains 35 and
~ to stop there on flag. He said he
was taking the matter up with the
proper cfic!a!s direct, requesting
them to explain the grounds of their
Opposition to the request that West
minister be given the improved pas
senger service asked for. When he
hears from the railroad authorities
Commissioners Earle will make a re-
port on the matter to the entire COM
mission.
Commissioners Earle says he is IA
miliar with the situation at West
Minister and is prepared to take the
matter before the other members of
his board without further investiga-
ton of the case.
"The people OF Westminster are
asking for better passenger service
than the present schedules AFFORD,
They want passenger trains 35 and
SO to stop there on being tagged.
which would give the town three
trains a day in each direction, IN
stead OF two as at present +"
Born, unto Mr.. and Mrs. D. l.. Nor
ris, on Wednesday, September 18th,
a daughter
S. c. Moon left Saturday for his
home at Conner, Ga. From there ne
Will go to Atlanta and continue his
course in pharmacy.
Mrs. w. p. Anderson and daugh-
M n NV n n H.
den and Fl. M. Peden attended the
Fairview stock show last week, and
visited relatives in Greenville.
Andrew N. Gilreath spent several
days last week in Greenville on busi-
ness. tt#E ~
A. H. Dagnall, Esq, Of the Ander-
son Bar, was here on Monday.
Miss Mary Carter, eldest daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. T. N. Carter, has re-
turned to school at Richmond, Va.
twenty-five votes were polled in
the special election held Saturday.
The election was unanimous in favor
of the high school
Misses Maude Simpson and Louise
Sheldon returned to Columbia to-day
to resume their studies in the Col
lege for Women.
John Harbert and M. w. Jones
nave formed partnership In the liv-
cry business
The stonecypher Drug Company
are manufacturing concrete blocks
for their new building on the corner
near the post office. 1t will be 26
by 45 feet and three stories high.
Two hundred and sixty-six pupils
have been enrolled In the Westmin-
ster Graded School
G. e.. Anderson made q business
trip to"Atlanta last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Adams gave
dinner Sunday In honor of Mr.. and
Mrs, G. T. Whaley, Of Dalton, Ga.
Those present were: Mrs, c.. e. Dick
son and daughter, Mrs. w. A. Dicker-
son, Mr.. and Mrs. G. r. Adams, Of
Westminster: Mr.. and Mrs. j. H,
Barnett and Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w. Alex
ander, of Oak Grove; Mr.. and Mrs.
Whaley's maiden name was Dick
son. She Is sister of Mesdames T.
d. Alexander, j. H. Barnett and W.B.
Adams, Of Oconee.
Miss Margie Stribling left Saturday
for Greenville. where she will spend
a few days before returning to Co
lumbia to resume her studies in the
College for Women.
Miss Mary Sheldon returned Fri
day from trip 10 jamestown.
Married, on Sunday, September 90,
by Rev. s. A. Mcdaniel, Cary Poore,
|of Westminster, and Miss Mary Fos-
ter. of Oakway. The bride is
daughter Of Augustus Foster.
Rev. j. j. Harrell will preach at
Tugaloo Presbyterian church on next
Sabbath, September 29th, at IL a.. M
Public cordially invited.
Married, at Lavonia, Ga, on Sep
tember 1S, at $40 p. M, G. B.
Vaughn, of Westminster, and Miss