Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1907-12-18
NEWS. FROM wEsrMINsTER.
Westminster's Big New Bank Rev
Doyle Takes Pastoral Charge.

Westminster's Big New Bank Rev
Doyle Takes Pastoral Charge.
Westminster, Dec. 16.-Spacial.
Mrs. w. J. Lunney, of Seneca, Sis the
guest of her sister, Mrs. j. III. Bibb,
to-day. sis SStSfs1a TX q ''s,
Rev, Rhett Il. Doyle, the new
preacher in charge OF the Wes.min.
Ister Circuit, preached his introduc-
tory sermons at Yopeweii, Nazfa,
reth and Westminst, ION last sun
Jay HIS discourse mere at night
was very edifying. Rev. Doyle's
rext appointments are Center and
hock Springs on next Sabbath.
MRS. X. Galloway & Company have
bought the millinery stock of Mrs.
I. P. Moore, and they moved yester-
day to the room occupied by Mrs.
moore, next door to M. NV. Jones g
boarding house. Mrs. Moore wishes
all VINO are indebted to her to call at
once and settle, az she is going out
of business. ~
Mr. Mcknight, of Toccoa. has ac-
cepted a position with the Peoples
Store. - :
The Westminster Bank was organ
ized here on December 10, and will
begin business January 1, 1908, with
paid-in capital Of one hundred
thousand dollars. 1t will succeed
and take over the business of the
Peden & Anderson Banking Com
pany. The officers of the new bank.
elected last Tuesday, are: w. p. An
derson, president; b. H. Cross and
j. p. Stribling, vice presidents; II.
Peden Anderson, cashier; J. M. Nor
ris, assistant cashier. The board OF
directors is composed Of the follow
ing well-known men: w. P. Ander-
son, M. S. Striblings B. H. Cross, j.
Carter, j. P. Stribling, p. p. Sulli-
van, J. w. Bearden. d. L. Norris and
T. Peden Anderson.
Rev. and Mrs. H. l.. Singleton ana
their little daughter, Lillian Lucille:
returned to Blackstock last Tuesday.
after spending few days very pleas.
antly with the family of his parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. P. Singleton.
Mrs. Annie Burcle, Of Verona,
Miss, returned home on December
10, after having spent week very
pleasantly with her aunt, Mrs. j. H.
Ligon, Of Westminster.
Clifton l.. Moss, highly esteem-
ed colored man, residing on the Nc
Clanahan place, at Retreat, had the
misfortune to lose his big fattening
HoS one uay laSC week. HHE
Paul Armstrong left on December
10 for Ardmore, l. T.
DIR. S. j. Broome, Westminsters
colored physician, reports the arri-
val OF son at his home. Broome
says 1t Is perhaps the first birth in a
negro doctors family in Oconee.
j. K. Lathem, of near Easley, spent
a few hours in Westminster Satur-
day.
Mrs. o. M. Stockston, of Atlanta,
formerly Miss Hattie Zimmerman, of
Westminster, arrived on December
10 and will spend several weeks with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. p.
Zimmerman, ana family.
Sam C.. Moon, Of Atlanta, arriI ed
last weeF for the holiday season.
Rev. Jos. T. Dendy, of Kershaw,
passed through Westminster Mon
day, returning from .roccoa, where
he preached on Sunday. He spent
Monday night at his old home at
Rtchland.
Sam Ables has recovered from a
spell Of sickness. 80
All who heard Gilbert A. Eldridge
on Wednesday evening were delight
ed. The house was full.
daughter was born unto Mr.. and
Mrs. j. A. Durham, at Pelzer, on De-
cember 8.
Rev. John r. Moore returned last
Wednesday evening from the Baptist
State Convention at Orangeburg.
G. e. Singleton killed thirteen
months-old hog yesterday that net
ted 466. A. Il. Gossett