Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1915-06-30
WEDDING AT WESTMINSTER,
Foster-SheIdOn Marriage Charming
Affair-Other Local News.

ulnSS OF the season was tnat OF MISS
Bess w. Foster and J. Laurens Shell
don, which occurred at the home Of
the bride last Wednesday morning,
June 23d, at IL o'clock. The main
rooms of the home were beautifully
| decorated with cut flowers and pot
plants, the color scheme Of yellow
and green being carried out in the
reception hall and dining room,
while pure white and green were
used in the parlor. lovely arch
| of green from which suspended a
beautiful white wedding bell, formed
a most artistic setting for this ele-
CANT wedding.
The guests were met at the door
by Mrs. Clarence e. Gray and ush-
cred into the reception hall, where,
amid banks OF yellow lilies, they
were served punch by Miss Sue
Haley. After the guests had assem-
bled in the parlor, Miss Jennie Lu
irving, OF Elberton, Ga, sweetly
sang "a Perfect Day" accompanied
on the piano by Miss Littlejohn, of
Ga ifney. After this song the we'd
ding march was sounded, and Rev.
}. E. Wallace, the brides pastor, en-
tered first, followed by Miss Daisy
Foster and Harry Sheldon, Miss
Louise Sheldon and Harry Foster,
who preceded the bride and groom.
The ceremony was most impressive,
the ring service being used
Immediately following the cere-
| mony the guests repaired to the din
| ing room, where a most appetizing
! lun cheon was served by Mesdames
}. J. McLeskey, w. G. Peden. Mrs
| irving and Miss Pat McClanahan.
After the luncheon the bride and
groom gave the guests the Slip"
and, instead Of taking the train here
as all expected, stole through a side
| door, jumped into a waiting auto
mobile and were whirled away to
| Richland and caught the train there
for Asheville, N. c., thereby eluding
their friends and also the showers
Of rice, old shoes, etc.
Mrs. Sheldon is the beautiful and
accomplished young daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. G.. l.. Foster. and her hap
py. sunny disposition gains friends
by the hundreds. Mr.. Sheldon is a
son of Mr.. and Mrs. J. D. Sheldon
and young man Of sterling worth.
! ThiE popular young rruglc have the
! best wishes Of friends throughout
| Oc0uae county.
Among TIE out-of-o~p -Uasis at
! ,w1ng Che ~tHauG wore nfr aud
Mrs. irving, Miss Jennie Lu Irving,
Elberton, Ga; Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred
Dorroh, Washington, D. c.; Mr.. and
Mrs. w. B. Glenn, Liberty; Misses
Dollie Knox and Floride Propst, Fair
Play; DR.. and Mrs. Sheldon, Liberty;
Mrs. Pullen, Lavonia, Ga; Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Werner, Mrs. Jane Ver-
ner, Retreat; Mrs. S. p. Stribling,
Fair Play; Mrs. Neill and daughter
Alice, Gainesville, Ga, and others.
Local Notes.
G. e. Gray is spending a few days
at Easley on business.
Revival services are still in pro-
gress at the Baptist church. There
have been several additions to the
church. The ordinance of baptism
was administered to IA candidates
Monday evening.
| gloom of sorrow spread over
our town Saturday morning when it
was learned that the spirit of Miss
frankie Phillips, second daughter of
MIR. and Mrs. j. e. Phillips, had
passed away to be with Cod. She
died at sanatorium at Asheville,
n. c., Friday evening, following an
operation. She was beautiful
young lady, just blooming into young
womanhood, and her father and mo-
ther, brothers and sisters are pros
trated over her death. She had
been in Asheville for some time,
working in a private telephone ex-
change with her older sister, and it
was while her sister was spending
a short vacation here with home
folks that she was taken ill., The re-
mains were brought here Saturday
evening, and amid a host Of sorrow
ing relatives and friends the body
was laid to rest in Eastview ceme-
terry Sunday afternoon. She was a
most beautiful young lady, with a
lovely Christian character and will
be sorely missed. To the bereaved
| ones we iOin with hosts of other