Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-03-10
be regretted by many relatives an /

rived last night from Oklahoma. He
Is back to remain in Oconee.
Jesse g. Traylor, of st. Louis, is
OF a visit to his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. G. w. Traylor.
The first quarterly conference of
the Westminster charge will be held
here on March 18th and 14th. Rev.
A. j. Cautehn, the presiding elder,
of Anderson District, will conduct the
services at the M. e. Church Sunday
morning.
Rev. M. e. Peabody returned yes
terday from a few days visit among
the congregations Of Retreat and
Fair Play Presbyterian churches.
For several days after the depar-
ture OF a newly married couple the
wild pigeons around the depot feast
ed on rice.
w. r. Zimmerman, of Enoree,
spent couple of days here this week
with his brothers, A. and H. B. Zim-
norman. For several years he has
been working for the Southern at
Chappells, in Saluda county, but
has been granted a leave Of absence
for twelve months. Twenty years
ago Mr.. Zimmerman lived here and
his numerous friends were delighted
to see him again.
Mrs. J. E. Mauldin, Of Atlanta, is
spending a few days with her mo-
ther, Mrs. J. NJ. Hull.
Married, Sunday, March 7th, by
Rev. J. II. Clark, at his residence,
near Westminster, Miss Rosalie Will
son and l.. II. Roach. The bride is
a daughter Of John r. Wilson, and
the groom Is son of w. J. Roach
Our clever young friend, B. O..
Whitten made a flying visit to At
lanta this week. Wonder what the
attractions were in the Gate City.
Born, unto Mr.. and Mrs. S. w.
Dickson, on March 5th, daughter.
j. r. Bruce, Of Townvillc, was in
Westminster yesterday.
w. ID. Hanvey is selling the Moni-
tor smoothing irons, which are a
great labor-saving article for the
house-keeper. and can be operated
at a small cost. They are heated by
gasoline. Mr.. Hanvey is the agent
for Oconee county. He has sold
several to the laundry.
Rev. A. p. Marett left to-day for
Spartanburg to attend the State
Camp of the Woodmen of the World.
He represents Westminster Camp,
No. Az.
w. Ii. Geer, representing the CO.
lumbia State, was here one day last
week in the interest Of his paper.
Miss Ada Marett, Of the Green
vile Female College, spent few
days this week with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. A. p. Marett.
w. Nj. Zimmerman, of Atlanta,
spent Sunday afternoon with his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. H. B. thinner
man.
G. G. Simpson captured two large
raccoons in a hollow tree near Re-
treat last Thursday.
NJ. G. Lemmons, Confederate vet
eran. 6S years old, was found dead
in his bed at the home Of his son.
w. Nj. LemmOnS, in Eastminster,
yesterday afternoon at 3 o'clock. He
had been out walking and came in at
IL O'Clock feeling somewhat fatiguc1
and weak and went to bed to rest.
Mrs. Lemmons, his daughter-in-law
saw that the covering was properly
arranged and kept the children quiet
as he had requested. When found
at ) O'Clock he was cold in death.
Mr.. Lemmons had been unwell for
several months, being a sufferer of
heart trouble, and it Is supposed
that his death was due to heart-faii-
ure. Before Christmas Mr. Lem
mons was confined to his bed for a
few weeks, but for the past month
or SO he was able to walk up town
and around the premises. He was
born in Fairfield county, but the
greater part of his life was spent in
Georgia and in Oconee county, this
State. He leaves nine living chill
dren, as follows: w. NJ, Virgil and
Palmer Lemmons, Of Oconee; James
and Freeman Lemmons, of Texas:
Mrs. Eugene Cole, Of Anderson; Mrs.
Maud Harbin and Mrs. Macie Honea,
OF near Westminster, and Mrs. May
Johnson, of Madison. One brother,
Matthew Lemmons, resides at Elber-
ton, Ga. Mr.. Lemmons was man
we'll liked in the community in
which he lived. He was a member
OF the Baptist church, and also n
member of the Masonic fraternity.
His body will be buried at Townville
tomorrow. Members of Westmin-
ster, Fair Play and Townville Ma
sonic lodges will attend the burial.
Our citizens were shocked to learn
or the killing of w. b. f. Corbin
and his brother near Walhalla last
night.
Married, at Fountain Inn, in
Greenville county, on Sunday, March
9TH, Miss Sudie Harper, of Clinton,
and Fred Peden, of Fountain Inn.
The groom is member Of a widely
known and influential family of
GreenVille county, and also has many
relatives in Westminster. The bride
is beautiful and accomplished
young lady and is sister Of Miss
GuSSie Harper, the teacher of the
seventh grade of the Westminster
High School She has been engaged
IN teaching at Fountain Inn for
several months, and it will be re-
membered she spent few days here
with her sister in December