Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1908-06-03

NEWS FROM WESTMINSTER.
News About Town in Brief Form.
JAS. o. Bowen Dead.

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Westminster, June Especial:
Huger Phillips, OF near Maxwelrs
Ferry, spent last week with his un-
Gle, O. T. nillips. ,3s
Miss Ploma May Tannery is at
home enjoying rest and vacation.
Miss Valera Waite is filing her posi-
ton as saleslady at Tannery's Cash
Store.
Rutledge and Fred Zimmerman are
building tennis court. They will
soon have ttsready for game.
James o. Bowen, of Pickens conn
ty, died at hospital in GreenvilIe
last Saturday and was buried at
Georges Creek cemetery, near Eas-
ley, on Monday. He leaves wife
and ten children. Mr.. Bowen was
the only son of Col. r. e. Bowen, one
|of Pickens county's leading and in
fiuentfal citizens. The deceased was
known by many Oconee people, and
the news of his death will be received
with sorrow.
Mrs. j. H. Bibb and little son, Ma
son, spent yesterday In Seneca.
Robt. E. Norris expects to leave
Saturday for Birmingham, Ala, to
attend the Confederate veterans re-
ARA WISH relatives,
Mrs. Bessie Smith and little daugh-
ter, OF Liberty, We're here shopping
one day last week.
r. H. Hood handed us cockle-
bur plant Wednesday, gathered from
Chauga bottoms, that was full Of
grown fruit. We are unable to match
The Courier In regard to the rapid
chicken Matching.
There will be call meeting of
the Oconee Farmers Union here
next Saturday, June 6, at 10 o'clock
in the forenoon. All members are
requested to attend. B. Harris, of
Pendleton, the State president, will
be present and deliver an address.
Miss Christine Mcconnell, of Kan
| sas City, Mo-, Is expected here this
week to teach class in vocal and
instrumental music. She already
has class numbering sixteen, and
can teach more if there are others
desiring to take advantage of this
opportunity of developing their
voices and talents. Miss Mcconnell
is the second daughter OF DR.. f. G.
Mcconnell. She completed her edu-
cation In music in Paris last year.
. Hon.. Stephen D. Lee, commander
in-chief of the United Confederate
| Veterans, whose death occurred in
| Mississippi a few days ago, was an
uncle of s. d., States L. and Arthur
Hunter, of near Westminster.
| Rev. and Mrs. H. G. Dunn were in
town yesterday. Rev. Dunn has just
completed his course in the Baptist
Theological Seminary at Louisville.
KY. He has been engaged to teach
school at South Union this summer
and will, in all probability, become
the pastor of group Of churches in
this county. He is native Of Vir-
ginia.
Rev. ]. J. Harrell was in Seneca
yesterday afternoon.
| Very pretty invitations to the
Fifty-fourth Annual Commencement
of the Woman's College, of Rich
| mond, Va, were received in West
minister last week The program of
exercises began, May 28 and ended
to-day. There are thirty-three young
ladies on the class roll, one being
Miss Mary Louise Carter, eldest
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. T. N. Oar
ter, of Westminster. Mrs. Carter,
who attended the commencement ex-
ercises, will visit Miss Katie Harris
at her home in Staunton, Va, be-
fore returning home.
| Chas. j. Muikey, wife and three
children will leave "Wednesday even
ing on No. II for Anderson, Ind,
where they will attend meeting
They will be gone about ten days.
Miss Chappell, of Bishop willie, is
visiting her uncle and aunt, Rev. and
Mrs. j.. r. Moore. Her father. Rev.
IL. N. Chappell, has accepted call
Is on her way to their new home in
that State.
The program for preaching ser.
vices last Sunday was revised. Rev
]. J. Harrell conducted services In
the Methodist church in the fore.
noon, and Rev. John D. Moore. the
field secretary Of the Baptist State
Sunday School Convention, filled the
appointment of Rev. J. l.. Singleton
In the Presbyterian church at $50
p. m.
Stephen D.. Hunter and family re.
turned from Texas few weeks ago
Ill health caused them to come back
to their old home.
Miss Bessie Barron, of Westmin.
ster, is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs
Knox Anderson, of Seneca.
A match game of base ball be-
tween Easley and Westminster teams
was played here Saturday afternoon
resulting in victory for Easley by
score of 8 to 8.
Miss Kimsey, of Mt. Airy, Ca.
was the attractive guest of Mrs. H
| G. Terrell last week. ,ss
j. Carter, of Gainesville, was
among the visitors here last week.
MISS Belle Jones left Friday fol
Antreville, In Anderson county, to
attend the marriage OF Miss Lillian
II. Erwin to w. CT. Williams, which
was solemnized at the home of the
bride to-day, June 3.
]. s. Steifen, of Madison, spent
Friday night with the family of J