Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1908-12-23
NEWS FROM WESTMINSTER.
w. II. Whites Death Caused Deep
Sorrow--Varied Local Notes,
(By A. L. Gossett.) }

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| j. r. Bruce and his niece, Mrs.
FAINT, of Townville, were shopping in
Westminster yesterday.
| Mrs. G. G. Moore has returned
from visit to Atlanta.
| There will be Christmas exercises
at West End chapel next Friday at
10 a. m, and a Christmas tree at the
Baptist church on December 90.
Owing to our absence from town
portions of last week and the week
before, and the stress of other mat
ters this week the News From West
minister" has to be Sawed out" af-
ter the usual bedtime and must nee
essarily be short again.
The relatives and acQuaintances of
William Henry White were saddened
to hear of his death, which occurred
at the home of his father, Capt. r.
f. White, of Greenville, at 1865 on
the morning OF December H. after a
lingering illness from serasos Of the
| liver Young Mr. White was born
in the Five Forks section of Ander-
| son county SO years ago. His boy
hood and young manhood days were
spent in Westminster, where he had
many friends, who deeply sympathize
with the father and family in their
bereavement. He was Dopular
commercial travelling salesman, with
headquarters in Atlanta. At the time
his health failed, some months ago.
he worked for the Sterling j. Elder
Manufacturing Co., of Atlanta, Ga.
Prior to that he was with the whole
sale firm of tt-Ridley-Reagin &
Co., Atlanta, for about Is years. He
was genial, whole-souled fellow,
and counted his friends by the score.
NJ do, Il
late BILLY" King, of Westminster.
The remains arrived here Friday on
train No. 80 and were inferred in
Eastview cemetery. Services were
conducted at the grave by Rev. J. S.
Massabau, pastor of the Buncombe
Street Methodist church, and assisted
by Rev. j. l.. Singleton, of this place.
The Following accompanied the body
from Greenville to Westminster:
Capt. and Mrs. r. r. White, Mr.. and
Mrs. Prue S. White, Charles Mackey,
Chas. McAlister, w. II. Goodlet Rev.
j. S. Massabau, Joe and Miss Dit
White and Mrs. B. G. Falls, Green
Vile; j. M. White, Fort Worth,
IeXaS; Mr.. and Mrs. d. H. Gillespie,
Columbus, Ohio.
A special to The State from john
ston, under date of December II.
says: Mrs. o. NJ. Edison died at
her home in this place yesterday
morning, after brief illness of one
week. Before her marriage to Mr.,
Edison she was Miss Table Rush
ton. She was young woman of
sweet Christian character. Besides
the young husband she is survived
by an infant son of few days old,
several sisters, two brothers, and her
m'ther, Mrs. Tabbie Rushton." The
deceased was a sister of Miss Anna
b. Rushton, Of the High School, who
left on Wednesday for the funeral.
This is the second death in the Rush
ton family this year, a brother hav-
ing died in March.
The High School closed on Friday
until January 4, 1909. All the
teachers are at home for the holi-
days except Miss Harris, whose home
Is too far away to make the trip and
stay any length Of time. Prof. NJ. e.
Brockman will attend the State
Teachers Association at Columbia,
December 80.
Ben Simpson returned from At
lanta Friday night. He has been in
Atlanta for couple Of months for
treatment on account of an afflicted
shoulder. His friends are glad to
know he is much better.
"iSo NdIy oHeluOl, WHO mas DGen
teacher in the Graded School at
Pickens since September, arrived
home Saturday. She was accompa-
MED by Miss El."or Knight, Of Pick
ems, who will spend the holidays
with the families of J. D. Sheldon, of
Fair Play, and G. e. Anderson, OF
Westminster.
Misses Dora and May Haley re-
turned Saturday from Greenville,
where they are students Of Chicora
College. They will spend Christmas
with their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. ].
Haley.
Miss Ada Marett. of the Greenville
Female College, and Miss Annie Mil
Ter, of Lander College, Greenwood,
came home Saturday evening for the
holidays.
Miss Nellie Lou Carter, a pupil Of
Coke College, College Park, Ga, is
among the home-comers for Christ
mas. She Is the second daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. T. n. Carter.
invitations have been rece oivd to
two banquets to come off on Friday
evening, December 25. One will be
given at the Magnolia Hotel under
the auspices Of the Westminster Com
mercal Club, and the other will be
held at Mitchell's Hall, in the new
block. 1t will be given by the
young men of the town. Elaborate
preparations are being made by
both, and the choicest viands will be
spread before the guests at both
places on Christmas night.
A Syrian by the name Of Abraham
Joseph Is in charge Of a candy kitch-
en- and fruit store next door to the
post office. Joseph came here from
Seneca and says his candy was man
ufactured there.
On December 25th the Westmin-
Ster Bank Will remain closed all day