Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1907-04-10
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Wsstminsses. April 9. .--In the death OF
Mrs. Ara PHILIPPE, which occurred ut tho
home Of her! daughter, Mrs. Mary Sulli.
.vans at Madison, on last Thursday, there
passed away : woman full OF years and
pcAseesing . large family connection In
oconss county She was In her esd year.
Mys. Phillips y survived by the, following
children, John n. Phillips. GAINESVILLE,
Ca, james y. PHILIPPE. wsstminster;
Mrs. r. X. H.tLowery. Seneca; Mrs. j.
81. Sullivan, dsdison; Mrs, A. r. Hunt,
Fair Play, and Mira. e. L. Sisk, of Geor-
gia, Prior TO her marriage Mrs. PhillipsI
was ., Miss Abbott, q daughter Of John
Abbott, who resided on Little Copneross
creek and II remembered by. many Of the
old settlers OF the county. The deceased
mothers Of Daniel 8. Hnll, John NJ. Gill;
son, Sloan Dickson and Mrs. Thcs. Hell!
were all daughters Of John Abbott and
sisters Of Mrs. Phillips. Rev. Wilburn
Abbott and o. M. Abbott are half broth.
ers Of the deceased lady. Mrs. Phillips
was an excellent lady. She was on. Of the
oldest members Of the Old Westminster
Baptist church. The body arrived on No.
IL Saturday and WAS taken to the old
Homestead on Colonel's Fork creek, and
inferred In the family burying ground,
where the body Of her husband, the late
G. W. Phillips, was buried 10 years ago.
A largo oon6onrse Of relatives and friends
attended the burial.
Mrs, Rhoda Harbin, wife OF John Har-,
bin, Q welLto-do farmer, residing near
Ohauga trestle, died about midnight
Friday. She was the eldest daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Jasper N. Adams, of near
Westminster. She had been In delicate
health for q year or moro. Mrs. Harbin
had ten living children and leaves besides
her husbapd and family, several brothers
and sisters 10 this section. She was o
member of Chauga Bap'ist church, and
her body was laid TO rest in the cemetery
Of that church on, Sunday, April 2.
Mrs. j. n. Bibb went to Columbia to-
day where she viii spend seneral days.
The town authorities are to be COM
mended for. their good work in trying to
break Up drunkenness and the handling
'of whiskev. aone OF their prisoners was,
caught withan' SIMPLY keg, q funnel and
several other vessels containing whiskey.
We can seea show-capped mountains
again this morning., In fact few of the
white flakes fell here about nine O'Clock.
The spring meeting Of South Carolina
Presbytery will convene at Pelzer Tues
day, April 10. ea.
Miss Tillie Ford, charming little
lady of Liberty, spent last night in West
minister as she was on her way to At
lanta. .@ l,.,,.
Mrs. Clarence e. Mason, of Charlotte,
N. O., visited Mrs. j. II. Bibb last week.
Westminster letter in Greenville News,
April 8: "On next Tuesday morning, at
1880 O'Clock, Mrs. Ella Waite. of this
place, will be married to Andrew Gil
rsath, Of Greenvilla. The ceremony will
be- performedaby Rev. John r, Moore,
pastor Of the Baptist church. Soon after
the ceremony tho couple will leave for
Greenville. After spending o few days
In ,Greenville they will return TO West
minister. Mr. Gilreath is prominent
citizen of Greenville and his many II lends
will congratulate him.
Mesdames H. N. Peden and IT. O..
Peden spent Wednesday in Wslhalla Wis
iting Mrs. w. T. Stoddard.
Mrs. ID. l.. Norris and little daughter,
Virginia, are visiting in Waynesboro,
Va. As
Thos. Simpson, of Seneca, was circu-
Iafs no hara m. 1aaf RvIdav ~.
Miss Ada Durham spent few days in
Walhalla and West Union last week.
w. A. Diokerson had the misfortune
to lose one Of his tenant houses on his
Campbell place, near Johns Mill, on
Thursday afternoon. The house was
occupied by Thomas Oglosby, worthy
cOlored man, who is well known In this
section. This house was the home of
John ". Stribling some twenty or
twenty-five years ago. 1t was worth
perhaps 1000 and was not insured
The fire was of az accidental origin.
d. G. Davis, Of Laurel, Miss, visited
his unoles, T. E. and Galloway Davis, last
week. He 10 son OF James Davis. who
formerly lived in the Hopewell section.
j. K. Dickerson has bought orusher
and is running 1t in connection with bis
grist mill. Mr.. Diokerson grinds every
day.
E. @. Poore spent q few days last week
at Hartwell, Ga.
Yesterday @. E. Gray shipped to An
derson for DR.. Burt Mitchell very hand
some monument to be placed over the