Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1908-12-30
Poore, and has frequently visited in
Westminster.


arrived December Gath to spend the
holidays at the home of their par
ents and other relatives.
j. 7. Fowler, Of Fountain Inn,
passed through Westminster this
week. He has travelled throughout
eighteen States Of the Union this
year, and it is interesting to hear
him tell about what he has seen and
heard He has been where 1t SHOWS
every month in the year and where
the climate is mild all the year
round,
Marvin Sewell, of Lavonia, was
here last week and attended one of
the banquets.
Miss Nellie Smith, of Cornelia
Ga, is visiting at the home of II. N.
Carter.
Miss Mayette Brown, one OF West
minister's amiable young ladies, was
at home for the holidays. She is
teaching school at Fairview, above
Seneca.
Christmas day passed off quietly.
Many Christmas turkey dinners were
in evidence. The weather was rather
variable. Is the forenoon it was
cloudy and rainy for a while, and
soon the sky was clear and the wind
was blowing stiff gale from the
west. Jas. Finley, one of the rural
mail carriers, says he was in hail
storm while on his route
w. e. Finley left on December 21
to spend the holidays in Laurens
county, his old home, and will at
tend The marriage of his cousin, Miss
Willie Gray Harris, and Columbus
Ben Martin. Miss Harris is daugh-
ter of w. p. Harris, Of Laurens, and
a. niece Of. Mrs. ]. H. Finley, of near
Westminster. Mr.. Martin Is a pro-
fessor in Furman University.
MIR. and Mrs. l.. A. Bernehardt and
son, Sullivan, and Miss Cora Par
kinl and brother Allen, of Green
Vile, visited the family of j. M. Nor
ris last week.
Moses A. Terrell, conductor of
the Southern Railway, spent several
days recently with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. M. A. Terrell. He is a
good railroad man and is popular
everywhere he is known.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. r. Adams and lit
tie son, OF Seneca, were guests Of
relatives in Westminster during last
week.
Miss Daisy Foster, of Winthrop
College, and Miss Maud Simpson, of
the College for Women, Columbia,
are enjoying the Christmas week at
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alex V. Leathers,
Of Tennessee, are visiting at the
home of G. w. Leathers.
Miss Pearl Norris, of Greenville,
is visiting relatives in and near this
place.
Miss Ethel Bruce, a charming lit
tie lady, of Franklin county, Geor-
gia, is the guest Of Miss Margie
Stribling.
spent few days at home last week.
A. w. Leathers, of the Southern
Railway, was is Westminster for the
holidays.
Brownloe Oelkers has favored us
with another message from far-away
Cuba. Among other things he says
he will leave for the United States
on January l, and expresses delight
to get back in the States again after
staying in Cuba two years.
G. M. and w. y. Barnett, of Glenn
son, are spending Christmas week at
home.
Dr.. and Mrs. H. G. Smathers left
Saturday for Anderson, and are
spending the week with Mr.. and Mrs.
]. M. Sullivan and family.
Mrs. w. w. Turner, OF Athens,
Ga, Is spending a week with her
daughter, Mrs. DR.. G. M. Walker.
Mrs. Bakers class of the Metho-
dist Sunday school went to the home
Of ]. w. Vissage on Christmas day
and made his aunt, Miss Vissage a
blind lady, quite happy by their
presence. Each one gave her
penny for each year of their ages,
which was a nice donation.
Miss Bond, handsome young
lady Of Elbert county, Georgia, Wis
tied the Misses Brown in East End
last week.
Miss Rosa Mcdonald, who has
charge of fourishing school at
Speeds Greek, few miles below
Seneca, is at home for the holiday
vacation.
Forty-odd of the bellies and beaux
of Westminster enjoyed tacky
party at Mitchell's hall last night.
They had big time, apparently
This afternoon at 3 o'clock there
will be a Christmas tree at the Bap-
tist church, and at o'clock tonight
the "Covenanters" of the Presbyte.
rian church will have a social at the
home Of w. p. Anderson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cullen Bearden are
moving from Atlanta, and will oc-
cupy one of Carter's houses near the
residence Of A. p. Marett. Mr.. Bear
den is freight conductor.
Our merchants had very large
trade on Christmas eve, despite the
low price of cotton and scarcity Of
money. McGee's Cash Store, Car
ter's Pharmacy and the Stonecypher
Drug Co., at whose stores most Of
the toys and Christmas gifts could
be found, presented n scene similar
to "bee hive" Mr.. McGee kept
his doors open and lights burr '1g
until l O'Clock Friday morn, ,.ig.