Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-07-14
NEWS FisoSi WESTMINSTER.
Good Roads and New Hotel---C Cotton
1915 Cents--New Melons.
(By A. T.. Gossett.l

get his Itght arm broken at the wrist
yesterday afternoon while attempt
Ing to crank his automobile. DR.. w.
A. Strickland set the broken bone.
One of the bones was broken and
the other one dislocated.
Mrs. Rotheli, wife of Fair d.
Rothel, died at their home here one
day last week, after lingering, ILL
ness. Mrs. Rothell formerly lived at
Battle Creek. The body was taken to
the cid home for burial. The family
have many friends who deeply sym
pathize with them In their, sore be-
reavement. We regret that we have
been unable to get fdrther particu-
lars of the death OF this excellent
lady
Miss Margaret Peabody and her
niece and nephew, Miss Hall and Mr..
Hall, left yesterday for Mountain
City, Ga. They will also spend a
while at Tallulah and Toccoa Falls.
Numerous inquiries have been
made as to what time the new paper
will begin business. The founders
have been working day and night,
hoping to he IN readiness to get out
the first issue next week. It takes a
long time to start from the ground.
Westminster Lodge, No. 20S, X.
Of July 7th by DR.. w. r. Doyle, OF
Seneca Lodge. There were eighteen
charter members. The following off,.
GERS were elected: w. II. Mason, G.
c.; |. S. Pitts, v. c.; A. NJ. AIexan-
der, x. r. and s.; II. w. Ballenger,
Nj. of W.; p. w. Matheson, M. of F.;
G. M. Martin M. of e.. J. Fl. Carter,
!. G.; G. b. Bruce, o. G.; B. o.
Written, Prelate. There were repre-
sentatives from Seneca, Walhalla,
Pendleton, Liberty, Clemson and
Townville at the organizations
Miss Alice Puckett returned yes
terday from Greenyille, where she at
tended the Federation of Young
Peoples Societies.
Cotton N cents.
Miss Margaret Guy, OF Anderson,
is visiting Miss Lucy Cobb.
ID. G. Sheldon has returned from
Hot Springs, Ark.
Frank Anderson and Allen Norris
went to Greenville Saturday as repre-
| sentatives OF the Covenanters' Band
| to special meeting Of the Societies
of the Young People of the Presbyte-
| rian church.
Miss Sue Dendy, of Richland, fs
visiting friends and relatives here
this week.
Elwood CASTOR, who has been out
| west for several years, Is visiting his
brother, l.. G. CASTOR, and sisters,
Mesdames B. II. Cross, T. ". Hall and
MISS Henrietta CASTOR. Mr.. Gaston's
| friends are delighted to see him
| again.
Rev. M. e. Peabody will 20 to Iva.
In Anderson county, next week to
assist Rev. w. 9. Hamiter in a series
Of meetings.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Carter. OF
Gainesville, arrived Saturday and
VIII spend some time with their chill
dren here and at Walhalla. They
were accompanied by their youngest
son, Johnnie"
Mrs. w. A. Sheldon and two chill
dren, of Liberty, returned home Sat-
urday, after visit with the family
of M. s. Stribling.
Miss Martha Hall, who has been at
tending school in Georgia, Is with
her grandmother, Mrs. M. A. Pea
body, for a vacation.
Miss Lizzie Powell has returned
from visit to relatives in the upper
part OF the county.
Rutledge and Miss Lucille Zimmer-
I man will return home this week
from their trip to the North and
! East. ,
&. E. Gray will attend a meeting
| or the Marble and Granite Associa-
tion to be held In Atlanta this week.
owing to the inclemency of the
weather there was q small attend
ance at the meeting of the Board of
Trade Friday evening. Good roads
and the building OF a new hotel s.Sr
the town were among the important
matters discussed at this meeting.
More hotel room and better roads
are badly needed, and we are glad
to know The Board OF Trade will di-
rect the attention of our people to
these needs
Mr.. and Mrs. r. ID. Poore are yis-
iting at Anderson and Pelzer.
DR.. j. II. Johns returned TO At
| lanta yesterday.
MISS Pearl Smithson, of Anderson,
| arrived yesterday to spend a while
| with relatives in Oconee.
Miss Florrie Carter, of Gainesville.
| came mere few days ago and has
joined her parents and sisters on
Vislt 10 relatives in Westminster and
elsewhere in the county.
Our cotton buyers are Offering 12
cents FOR October delivery. Do you
want to sell your crop?
Several of our young men Will go
10 Anderson next week to attend a
track meeting of the Y. M. C. A.
Sutton Marcengale brought to
town to-day the first county raised
watermelons. They sold for good
prices.
Don't Get q Divorce.