Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1908-09-09
NEWS FROM WESTMINSTER.
Death of Mr.. Burriss--Items of In.
terest--A Good Sermon.

thursday evening I'm honor OF her
guests, Misses Hughey Medlock and
Vera Elrod, Of Norcross, Ga. The
porch was beautifully decorated with
vines and Japanese lanterns. Punch
| was served In cozy corner of the
porch, which was beautifully deco
rated. Little Miss Bernice Cannon
presided at the punch bowl. She wore
dainty dress of white jap silk, with
lovely bows Of pink ribbon. The
| house was beautifully decorated
throughout with pink and white
| roses. The amusements of the even
Ing were interesting games. First, a
| swap game, which created lot of
fun. Afterwards melons were served
by Mr. Cannon, which were enjoyed
very much. Then each guest was
presented with a card and pencil and
requested to write the name of some
animal, which they were to model
with their chewing gum. After all
had striVen to do their best, the
judges, Mr.. and Mrs. d. |. Mulkey
and Mrs. Reid Leathers, awarded the
prize, an animal statue, to Sam Moon.
The consolation prize was presented
to Andrew Norris. In the close of
the evening delicious ices and cake
were served, the color scheme being
carried out in pink and white. MT
| Those present were Mr.. and Mrs ID.
!. Mulkey, Mrs. w. Reid Leathers,
Misses Lila Reeder, Ida Phillips and
Mayme Traylor, Minnie Traylor Beu-
| lah Mcdonald, Daisy Foster, Rubie
Vaughan, Clara Harris, Annie Kay,
Carrie Hull, Mary Sam Messer: and
Messrs. B. o. Whitten, B. O. Benson,
Thad. Elrod, A. B. Stewart, Lester
Mills, Hated Carter, William Hull,
Rhomie Brownlee, VIII Harrison,
Otto Leathers; Misses Vera Elrod
and Hughey Medlock.
Seneca and Westminster crossed
bats here last Friday, resulting in
victory for the visitors by score of
5 to 4.
Rev. w. j. Wyly and famil:' have
returned to Georgetown.
j. l.. Jackson, Of Fair Play, sold
the first bale Of cotton of the 1908
crop here on September 2. The bale
weighed 491 pounds and was bought
by w. e. Mason at 101Ac. per pound.
Last year the first bale was marketed
on September 1 and brought 15c.
per pound. Big difference in price,
isn't it?
Claude Burriss, of South Union,
died at o'closk last Friday, Sep
tember 4th, after two weeks ILL
ness from typhoid fever. He passed
away in his young manhood, being
abe unit twenty-four years of age. He
was a son Of j. l.. Burriss and
graz dson of the lamented S. S. Nc
Jun in. He married Miss Lucy Nc
Dor I'D, OF Richland, three years ago,
to whom the sympathies Of host of
friends is extended in her deep sor-
row. He leaves two brothers, Sam
uel and Ottie Burriss, and the follow
ing sisters: Effie, wife Of John B.
Harris; Meta, wife of James Allen;
Matte, wife of J. H. Brown; Maude,
wife of w. G. Power. Mr. Burriss
was noble young man, and was be-
loved by a wide circle of friends and
acquaintance. He was member Of
the South Union Baptist church and
also a member Of the Odd Fellows
order. His body was laid to rest In
the cemetery at South Union on Sat-
urday, funeral services being con-
Quoted by Rev. s. A. Mcdaniel, of
Westminster Crossing to that Far
Far Away" was beautifully rendered
by Prof. J. A. Durham. 1t was the
deceased's favorite song and was Of
ten on his lips. While friends and
relatives are sad because they will
see his T. ce no more in this life, nor
hear his sweet voice, there is some
consolation in the belief that the
spirit of Claude Burriss has crossed
triumphantly to that heavenly home
and is now marching in the light"
of that Saviour's love about which
he so often sweetly sang.
Boyce Woolbright, Of Greenville,
was among relatives in Westminster
last week. He is looking remarkably
WELL
Mrs. j. r. Richey and daughter,
Miss Mary, of Rabun Gap, Ca, are
visiting the family of Mrs. Richey's
brother, II. N. Carter.
Mrs. r. Y. Fl. Lowery. of Seneca.
Is visiting her daughter, Mrs. j. X.
Moore.
We recommend that before the pri
mary election of 1910 there be two
club rolls and two voting places in
Westminster instead Of one. II is
almost physical impossibiIity for
one set of managers to attend to so
much, especially when 1t rains in the
forenoon and the rush comes in the
afternoon. In the first primary the
managers did not have a chance to
eat supper until after midnight.
Miss Lucille Zimmerman has re-
turned from an extended visit to her
sister and brother, Mrs. o. M. Stock.
ton and w. M. Zimmerman, in At
lanta. Miss Zimmerman will return
to Lander College in about ten days.
M and Mrs. II. G. Terrell are
enter aiming a little daughter.
The Piedmont Land and Improve
| ment Company have rented q room
| above w. G. Peden's store, where
| they have opened up an Office.
Ben Simpson was I'm Atlanta Sat
urday last.
| T. Mr. Duncan ehouad no a ebot