Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1908-11-04
wALHA11A. SOUTH WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER l. 1905
NEWS FROM WESTMINSTER.
Andrew Pickens Voted in Nineteenth
Presidential Election Yesterday.
(By A. l.. Gossett.)

the Atlanta Georgian, which Will be
Of local interest:
Misses Hughey and Jessie Med
lock entertained last Tuesday even
ing at card party in honor of Mrs.
w. r. Leathers, of Louisville, KY,
hall and parEors were beautifully
decorated with ferns and fall flow
ers. Mrs. w .R. Leathers won first
prize, beautiful silver fern dish
After the games, tempting buffet
supper was served. Mrs. Leathers
was handsomely gowned in white
crepe de chine with lace trimmings"
Miss Rosa Mcdonald has returned
from visit to Lavonia and Bowers
vile.
j. R. Martin has moved to Spread,
Ca, to engage in the saw mill -busi-
ness.
J. w. McGee made business trip
to Greenville last Thursday.
Mrs. w. r. Leathers, of Louis
vile, Ky, who is the guest of her
sister, Mrs. f. w. Cannon, visited in
Atlanta and NorcroSs last week.
j. f. Stewart, prosperous far
mer of the ToXaway section, was here
Thursday.
J. e. Neville, of Atlanta, who is
visiting his daughter, Mrs. Joe Nc
Junkin, Of South Union, accidentally
fell from the piazza one night re-
Gently and came near being seri-
ously hurt. He suffered considera-
Bile pain from his injuries for seve-
raj days, but is much better now.
Mr.. Neville is we'll known in Oconee,
having once resided at Walhalla.
John ID. Sheldon, one of Oconee
county's best citizens, was here last
Friday.
Louis Tafta, native of Sicily,
has opened a shoe repair shop in
Geo. McConnell's lunch room. He
has been in America three years.
Previous to locating here he worked
at Boston, Seneca and at Maysville,
Ga. Tafta is a clever young man,
and knows his business well. a.
Mrs. John d. Hull, of Madison,
was a visitor here Friday.
Misses Gussie Harper and Augusta
Smithson spent Friday afternoon in
Seneca.
Miss Cassie Barrett, who has been
at Portland, Maine, for a couple Of
years or more, arrived home week
before last She is a daughter of
w. NJ. Barrett, of the Hopewell sec
ton.
s. C. Smith, OF ToXaway, had one
Of his legs amputated at the Elkins-
Goldsmith Sanitarium in Atlanta last
Thursday. Mr.. Smith had been suf-
fering from sore on his leg for
several months, which was thought
to have been caused by bruise re-
ceived when six months old. 1t was
found that amputation was neces-
sary. Mr.. Smith was accompanied TO
Atlanta by Dr.. c. NJ. Walker.
II. G. Smathers, d. D. S., who has
Incatn6 0t WnSt n1inStnr in tho hn, II
building, above Geo. McConnell's
lunch room, practiced his profession
three years in the thriving city of
Anderson before coming here. He is
a graduate of the University Of Mary
land, located at Baltimore. Dr..
Smathers has had considerable eXpe-
rience in inlay work. Although he
has been here several weeks, we had
the pleasure Of forming an acquaint-
ance with him only few days ago.
Elsewhere will be found his profess
sional card.
Mrs. j. H. Bibb was "at l9me"
Thursday evening to her friends in
honor of Miss Mae Russell, the guest
G. Breazeale. The reception hall,
dining room and parlor were con-
Verted into one room, and the guests
had ample room in which to enjoy
the pleasures Of the evening. The
decorations consisted Of chrysanthe-
NUNS, ferns and other flowers. One
of the features Of the evening was
hat-trimming experience, in which
all the gentlemen took part. They
were supplied with needles and
thread and hats and were required
to trim each hat with three pieces
Of trimming. After the millinery
scene the boys were allowed to
chose their partners for the refresh
ments blindfolded and place the hat
on the lady chosen. The refresh
ments were Ice cream and cake. Mrs.
Bibb recited a few selections and
lin music, which were enthusiastic
cally received. Among the guests
present wero Misses Sarah B. An
derson, Gussie Harper Ella Har-
grove, Blanche Honea, Carrie Hull,
Eva Leathers, Mary S. Messer, Beu-
lah and Rosa Mcdonald, Eva, Lila
and Mary Reeder, Augusta Smithson,
Allie, Margie and Maud StriDling
and Emma Zimmerman; Messrs. j.
II. Carter, f. r.. Cox, A. Dickson, w.
A. Harrison, r. B. Honea, w. ID.
Hull, o. S. Marett, S. G.. Moon, A.
M. Norris, r. Parker, o. w. Pitts,
s. Reeder, S. f. Russell, d. G.. Shell
don, r. A. Stribling, Errett and Loos
Zimmerman.
Mrs. w. NJ. Gossett and Miss Anna
b. Rushton went to Williamson Fri
day TO attend the annual district
meeting of the Womap's Foreign
Missionary Society. MI. Gossett
and Pickens before returning home.
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