Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1902-09-03
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Westminster, September 3.--Miss Mar
gle Stri5ling entertained delightfully."-
number of friends at an EAT Home
party on Thursday evening compliment
airy 70 her Sunday school class. She was
assisted In receiviug and entertaining
her guests by Miss Elinor knight. Dur
ing the evening an amusing game, en-
titled Mother Goose" was played.
MISS Hattie Aimmerman received the
prize for solving the greatest number OF
rhymes of Mother Goose's family, which
had been illustrated on paper by the
guests. Later in the evening all re-
paired to the dir 'ug room, where ice
cream, cakes and scuppernong grapes
were served in an elegant manner.
Everyone was bright and oheery, and tho
evening was most pleasant and enjoy
able one. The guests present were Misses
Irene Miller, Elinor Knight, Hattie Zim-
norman, Nellie b. Norris, Mamie Stow
art, Matte Dobbins, Matte McClanahan,
Kate McClanahan, Pearl Norris, DIR. @.
NJ. Walker, Prof. David Conger, Messrs
j. *. Anderson, L. s. Miller, ID. l.. Nor
ris, Il. 7. Anderson, Paul Pitts.
Mr.. Peden Anderson left yesterday for
Davidson, N. O., where he goes to enter
Davidson College, one of the leading col.
leges of the Presbyterian denomination.
Mr.. Anderson is most promising young
man.
Miss Kora King returned home Satur-
day after stay of nearly five months in
Texas. She was accompanied home by
her cousin, Master Homer Grubbs, who
will spend while in South Carolina.
While in Texas Miss King visited at JEFF
ferson, Greenville, Sherman, Linden,
Hughes's Springs, Dallas and elsewhere.
AT jefferson she was the guest of her
uncle, Mr.. Warren r. Davis; at Sherman
she visited the family of Mr.. Sloan White,
formerly, of South Carolina, and near
Dallas she spent a while with another
uncle, VIM. Grubbs. She was highly
pleased with her trip to Texas, but the
pleasure of her trip was saddened by the
death OF a beloved cousin, Mr.. John
Davis. He died on June 9Th, after an ill
ness Of eight weeks of typhoid fever.
Mr.. Davis was only 23 years old and was
a son of Mr.. Warren r. Davis, formerly
Of 09onee. Miss King was especially
delighted with the section of country
around Hughes's Springs and there
pleasant memories will ever cluster.
Col. X. IL. Mason moved last week to
Charlotte. His business is practically at
Charlotte now and that lie the reason he
moved his family there While every
body regrets deeply his removal from
Westminster and Oconee county, he
and his family carry with them the good
wishes and the friendship of all our peo-
pie to their new home in North Carolina
Mrs. Mason Is at Seneca, where she will
spend few days with her daughter,
Mrs. w. j. Lunney, before going to
Charlotte.
At the congregational meeting, held in
the Presbyterian church last Sabbath,
Rev. j. =. Shiye was called to the pasto-
rate of the church for one-half of his
time by unanimOus vote of the church.
Rev. Mr.. Shive has been preaching here
the past four and half months as
stated supply for three -eighths of his
time. 1t will be remembered that the
Inman Park church at Atlanta extended
him call two weeks ago which he now
has under consideration. 1t is earnestly
hoped that Mr. Shive will stay in West
minister, for he is q preacher of great
ability.
Owing to delays of shipment of some
of the furnishings of the school room
the High School did not open last Mon
day. 1t will open next Monday, the Sth.
The prospects are exceedingly bright for
prosperous term. Prof. Conger is a
graduate of the University of Georgia.
He is no stranger to this vicinity, having
taught tho Richland school several
terms. His sister, Miss Lucy Conger, is
graduate of the Georgia State Normal
School and has had six or seven years
experience in teaching. Miss Belle Tur-
ner, of Athens, Ga, who is he other as
sistant, is full graduate of the Lucy
Cobb Institute, and has had exper: q
in teaching in that institution. Besides
her literary accomplishments, she is a
teacher of art and drawing. Anyone
wishing to become an artist will do we'll
to come under her care. Miss knight
will have charge of the music department
again this year. She will gladly teach
private pupils who do not care to take
nv of
present teaching a class at the home of
Mr.. @. K. Anderson. Prof. Conger, Miss
Conger and Miss Turner are stopping at
the Westminster Hotel for the present.
Tuition remains the same as before.
Mr.. Curtis l.. Foster, of Mississippi,
arrived at Richland last Saturday to
spend while with his parents, Mr.. and
Mr. G. G. Simpson was at Toccoa
Monday.
Detective Haynie arrested one ALT
Cohen, colored, on Sunday, near Green
vile, charged with tampering with
the switch at Harbin's on August 25,
and causing wreck of train No. 35. The
negro was brought here on Monday and
was later lodged in Jail at Walhalla. 1t
is said Cohen refuses to make state
ment. Detective Haynie always makes
stringent efforts to catch the guilty
parties who maliciously tamper with
anything belonging to the Southern
Railway.
Mr.. S. G. Moon, the clerk for the
Stonecypher Drug Co., will visit his
parents at Conner, Ga, this week.
Mrs. Sallie Echols and children are at
Mr.. M. A. Terrells.
We were pleased to meet Mr.. Coke
Dickson last Saturday. He is Oconee's
beneficiary in the Citadel Academy at
Charleston. He has been teaching a
summer term of school at Stoney Point,
near Fort Madison. He closed the school
last Friday and will spend the remainder
of his vacation with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. j. l.. Dickson. He returns to
Charleston October lat