Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1907-05-15
wALHALLA, SOUTH CAROLINA, MAY Is, 1907.
WESTMINSTER.

Westminster, May IA j, l. Dorm and
ID. p. Butl.r returned Friday from
pleasant trip to Charleston. They repre-
sented Golden Link Lodge, ,O.O f.,
1t the Grand Lodge meeting Of the Odd
Fellows held in the oity of Charleston.
Miss Rosa Mcdonald has closed her
school at Denver and IL at home for the
vacation season. l,s.
Martha Allen. a highly respected col
ored woman, died near here recently.
She was the wife of Force Allen.
Westminster and Toccoa viii plav two
match games Of baseball next Monday
end Tuesday afternoons at this place.
These are the closing days of the graded
schools and big crowd is expected to
witness the games.
William Harrison and G. Henly Stone.
cypher have opened brand new stock
OF fancy groceries aud canned goods ia
tho store room built by the Peden Ss An.
derson Banking Company on Augusta
street. next door to the new post Office.
This is q handsome building and the
goods present an attractive appearance.
Messrs. Harrison and Stonecypher are
hustling young men and will no doubt
do good business
a pretty home marriage was solem-
nized at the residence of Mrs Maggie
Adams, in the West end, at $50 O'Clock,
OH the evening of May 8, the contracting
parties being Miss Eva Adams and j.
Victor johnson. Rev. John r. Moore.
pastor of the Baptist church, performed
the marriage ceremony. The bride was
becomingly gowned in white silk aud
the happy groom was also stylishly
dressed for the occasion. Mrs. johnson
is the only daughter of the late j. l..
Adams and was brought up here, where
she has many friends. Mr.. johnson
came to the United States from Sweden
some three or four years ago. At present
he holds a lucrative position in the saw
mill and lumber business at Waycross,
Ca, where we are told their future home
will be.
Bad stands of cotton are reported from
many localities, due to the rain and cold
the first half of May.
Rev John r. Moore, pastor of the
Baptist church, left Easley yesterday for
the Southern Baptist Convention at
Richmond.
Mrs. K. G. Poore returned yesterday
from Hartwell, Ca, where she had been
with her mother, Mrs. G. 4. Dickerson,
for some, months. ....
The death of .. G. Ward occurred at
his homo about five miles south of West
minister yesterday. Mr.. Ward had been
was about 80 years old and leaves his
wife and several children. His first wife
was Miss HolIey aud died about 10
years ago. Mrs. p. B. SOrtOrris, of
Florida; Mrs. Walter Thomas, of Starke,
Fla; Mrs j. G.. Barton, Jr., and Miss
Ella Ward. of Westminster, are children
of his deceased wife. MI Ward was
good and upright man, member of the
Methodist church, and his death is re-
gretted by his many friends and acquaint
ances. Funeral services and inter-
ment will take place at the Old West
minister church this afternoon at q
O'Clock. The -bereaved family have the
sympathy Of many friends in their deep
sorrow.
Mrs. T. Peden Anderson and little
daughter. will return Saturday from
past four weeks with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Hutohison.
A. Il. Stewart is building a cottage
residence at the road crossing about a
mile above town. This looks little
suspicious, "Bud." ~n.f
Q. l.. Foster has made some nice i'm.
provements on his residence on Augusta
street.
w. l.. England is building house for
John A. Terrell, flagman on the Southern
DR.. N. A. Doyle, colored, of Gaines
vile, Ca, spent few days at his old
home here last week. Doyle has been at
Gainesville for year or more and enjoys
lucrative practice.
Married, at the home of the BRIDES
uncle, Rufas Orr, on Wednesday, May s.
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Sumter Single
ton, of Tabor, and James q. Potete, of
Candor, N. c., Rev. Geo. T. Harmon,
Jr., pastor of the Methodist church, Off
ciating.
A party, composed of w. C. Peden,
James Mcdonald, G. 81. Stonecypher,
William Harrison, Tom S.odAard, w. S.
Haley, j. f. Mason and kov. Geo. T.
Harmon went fishing on Tugaloo river
Wednesday night.
Rufus Brown is at home from the Van
dorbit University at Nashville, where he
has been taking course in dentistry.
The locusts, which come every thir.
teen years, arrived about May in great
numbers.
Miss Robbie Carter, of Gainesville,
Ca, is visiting her brothers, DR.. W. j.
and j. s. Carter.
Several from Westminster attended
the closing exercises of the school at
Richland Saturday and report pleasant
time. The school boys here report a
match game of ball between Richland
and Westminster in which our boys were
victorious by the score of 10 to 4.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. G. Potete left few
days ago for Candor, N. G., their future |
home. Mr.. Potete works in the Office
whore John M. Singleton is employed.
Thomas Alexander, farmer residing
mile above town, died last Monday
from fever. lie was about 45 years old |
and leaves a wife and several children |
Two children of the deceased are quite |
sick now.
Jesse Bryan, who died on April 20 |
near Chauga trestle, was born November
l. 1916. He was 90 years old instead of |
94 as reported two weeks ago. Mr. |