Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-07-14
NEWS FROM WESTMINSTER.
Good Roads and New Hotel---Cotton
iI5s Uents---New Melons.
(By A, L., Gossett.)

-. VI. SuStOn nau tne misfortune TO
get his right arm broken at the wrist
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. Rothell, wife of Fair II.
Rothell. died at their home here one
day last week, after a 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 firther 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
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 be in readiness to get out
the first issue next week 1t takes a
| long time to start from the ground.
Westminster Lodge, No. 2OS, X.
OF F., was organized on the evening
| Of July 7th by DR.. w. r. Doyle, OF
| Seneca Lodge. There we're eighteen
charter members. The following off,.
GERS were elected: w. E. Mason, c.
| c.; |. s. Pitts, v. c.; A. M. Alexan- ,
der, K. r. and s.. II. w. Ballengor,
| M. of w; p. w. Matheson, NJ. of r.;
| G. NJ Martin, M. of e.; j. H. Carter,
| ]. G.; c. R. Bruce, O. G.; b. O.
| Whitten, Prelate. There were repre-
sentatives from Seneca, Walhalla,
Pendleton, Liberty, Clemson and
| Townville at the organization.
| Miss Alice Puckett returned yes
| terday from Greenville, where she at
tended the Federation of Young
Peoples Societies.
Cotton II 1a 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
won't 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, is
visiting friends and relatives here
this week.
Elwood CASTOR, who has been out
West for several years, Is visiting his
brother, l.. G. Gaston and sisters.
Mesdames B. H. Cross, r. N. Hall and
Miss Henrietta CASTOR. Mr.. Gaston's
friends are delighted to see him
again.
Rev. M. e. Peabody will go to Iva,
In Anderson county, next week to
assist Rev. w. 8. Hamiter in a series
Of meetings
Mr.. and Mrs. John Carter. or
Gainesville, arrived Saturday and
VIII spend some time with their chill
dren here and at Walhalla. They
were accompanied by theft youngest
son, Johnnie" Ea
| Mrs. w. A. Sheldon and two chill
dren. of Liberty, returned home Sat-
urday, after a 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 thinner
man Will return home this week
from their trip to the North and
| East.
G. E. Gray wiz attend a meeting
OF the Marble and Granite Associa-
| zion to be held in Atlanta this week.
| owing to the inclemency OF the
| weather there was a small attend
ance at the meeting of the Board Of
! trade FRIDAY evening. Good roads
and the building Of new hotel for
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. IL. Johns returned to At
lanta yesterday.
MISS Pearl Smithson, Of Anderson,
arrived yesterday to spend while
with relatives in Oconee
Miss Florrie Carter, of Gainesville.
came here few days ago and has
Joined her parents and sisters on
visit to 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
@atermelons They sold for good
| prices.
Don't Get n Divorce.