Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-01-13
SOUTH oARoLINA, WEDNESDAY,, JANUARY IS, 1909.

efficient treasurer when we first
knew him. Since commencing this
article Mr.. Holleman's sons, as sue
cessful business men, come to our
mind. Think for a moment OF the
positions of honor and trust that
Townes, Frank. Lee and Hugh have
held and are still holding,
The best cotton is bringing 9Mc.
per pound to-day.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. l.. Westmoreland,
of Royston, Ga, uncle and aunt of
G. j. Mulkey, were here yesterday
Mr.. and Mrs. William Dickson, of
near Tugaloo, are in town to-day.
They were married December 10th,
the bride being Miss Clarke Craig.
At the annual meeting of the
| stockholders Of the Oconee Bank,
| held yesterday, all the former officers
were reelected. c. j. Mulkey was
elected vice president and cashier.
The Office Of vice president had been
vacant heretofore.
Last Tuesday afternoon we rode
| through the section below Walhalla
known as Bear Swamp" 1t had
| been several years since we were in
| that section, and noted many i'm
proyements in every direction. We
spent about an hour in the home of
! Marshall Abbott, and listened to
some very sweet music, rendered by
Mr.sAbbott and his three accomplish
| ed daughters Mrs. Lilali Hunnicutt
and Miss Mallie Abbott performed at
the piano. while Mr.. Abbott and Miss
Katie played the violin and guitar.
| They have all kinds of musical in
struments and the door of their home
is always open to welcome their
! friends.
c,,~ 4 m ~
spent Tuesday night in Westminster
as he was returning from Greenville.
Mr.. Long was looking we'll and weac-
ing fine beaver hat. He says he set
the fashion in Greenville. AS soon
as he appeared on the streets gentle
men wearing beavers could be seen
on all sides.
Leap Year Is over and women can
not propose, but they can insist on
the men proposing. Cornelius Simp-
son says there are "a widows and 5
widowers in Westminster. but no In
ventory was taken of the old bache-
lors and the maids on hand the first
of the year.
II. C. Terrell has bought lot near
the Presbyterian church and will be-
gin the erection of dwelling house
thereon soon.
is visiting her sister, Mrs. E. G.
Poore, and her brothers. j. e. and
w. A. Dickerson. She is accompa-
MED by her two children.
Mrs. Alma Jordan has returned
to Knoxville, Tenn, after spending
three weeks at Westminster. Elbel..
ton and Lavonia
Miss Leila Jordan, OF Knoxville.
spent last night in Westminster with
Mr. and Mrs. w. b. Loehr. She re-
turned to Knoxville this morning.
Mrs. Durham killed fine porker
last week and remembered us with
mess of backbone and spareribs.
Miss Effie HiX, daughter Of j. o.
Hix, and John Honea were married
recently.
Rev. and Mrs. W. r. Matthews, of
Durant, Okla, who spent Saturday
night and Sunday in Westminster
with the family of w. 2. Anderson,
were on their way to Chester. Mr..
Matthews will perform the marriage
ceremony Of his brother, Stitt Mat
thews, of Monroe, N. c., to Miss Nora
Mills, of Chester, or Thursday, Janu
ary 18th.
Mr.. and Mrs. X. w. Marett, Misses
Ada Marett and Mary s. Messer and
Ottaway Marett were among the
GUSTS from Westminster at the mar
riage Of Miss jamie Crawford and
Larry Marett on the evening of Jan
uary Sth.
Rev. j. r.. Moore, the beloved pas
tor OF the Baptist church, assisted in
lne ceremony at. the Barton-Stribling
nupdals on December 81. 1t was not
known by the writer last week that
he was present and helped to tie the
knot"
Miss Ada Marett returned to
Greenville Sunday to resume her
studies in the Greenville Female Col
lege.
John M. Benson, our clever depot
agent, has returned from a pleasant
visit to his fathers home in North
Carolina.
Misses Maria and Sue Dendy. of
Richiand, spent last Wednesday and
Thursday here as the guests Of rela-
tives and friends.
Nj. G. Lemmons has been very sick
for the past month. He Is improy-
Ing slowly and was able to ride out
during one OF the warm days last
week.
Will Mitchell, deputy sheriff. of
Walhalla, was here last Thursday af-
ternoon. He was accompanied by
Mrs. Lila Hunsicutt, Of near Wal
halla.
Rev. Coke ID. Mann, Of West I'm
ION, was here last Wednesday after
noos.
Miss Tannie Land, daughter Of
x. ii. Land and Lee Spearmall, son
or Rev, w. j. Spearman, were mar
ried recently, Jeff B. Marett, Esq,
officiating.
Miss Vera A. Prince, of Anderson.
was the guest of Miss Sarah B. An
derson a few days ago. She is a
popular saleslady in the large depart