Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1904-04-20

T,VtkWbys Apitl 10 In Spite OF e In
cismsaey OF the weather Sunday iorn-
inR, THERE was preaching st the WesSan
msthodist church, being tho reslar
J. Q. Bearden Is at home on thssiok
list. T.
Mrs Star and two children, OF Geosia.
are visiting Mrs. John Haley.
Mrs. i. j.. Eubanks and daugksr.
Minnie, are on an extended visit amna
relatives at Greenville. T.
Miss Jodie Haley expects visiting r(ar
tiyes at Greenville soon.
Some OF our young people attended he
CLOSING. exercises Of the Return sohol
last Friday. 4
The Sunday school as the Rapist
church has changed the hour of opening
from ten o'clock TO half past nine, 10
that they can get through Sunday schoo,
| In time to attend preaching services at
tho other churches. They urge all 10
| remember and meet at half past nine
promptly. The hour of preaching on
Saturday before the second Sunday has
also been changed from eleven O'Clock
in the morning to four in the afternoon.
Shortly after the school children had
all reached home last Thursday afternoon
the fire alarm was given and, loi the
school house was aflame. The wind
was raging, and had It been blowing q
soutbeasteriy course the church would
have been enveloped by the flames. It Is
thought to have originated from some
GOALS in the Fireplace, as there was fire
In it that morning. The trustees had just
had 1t finished, painted, the chimneys
completed, had It we'll furnished and 1t
was counted as one among, II not the
best country school buildings In the
county. It Is great loss to the COM
munity, although it carried pretty
good insurance, which will aid much in
erecting another, which we think the
trustees intend doing as quickly as possi-
ble. On account of the burning OF the
school house, the school was closed,
which would hatS otherwise continued
two weeks. We have had about the best
school this winter there has been at
Oakway, enrolling more pupils than ever
before, for which the teachers, Profs. w.
ID. Mathis and K. Roy Lambert deserve
full credit. They were loved by all the
scholars, and not only them, but also
others who became acquainted with them.
The school having closed, Prof. W. D.
for their homo at Smithville, 8. c., near
Sumter. Prof. and Mrs. Mathis made
hosts of friends while here who regret
very much their departure, but wish for
them-a pleasant vacation. We think the
trustees at Oakway or any other place
cOulu 90 nOtn1nR wiser Than secure Prof.
Mathis as teacher. He taught the sum.
mer school last summer and the school
again this winter and during that time
he won the love of all his pupils, as he
seemed to take all interest In helping
them in whatever they called on him for.
We feel safe in assuring Prof. Mathis
that he and his wife will have q hearty
welcome at any time, IL they should be
80 kind as to condescend to come back
to Oakway. Amioi
Oakway, April 18.-J. G. Bearden, of
Atlanta, is visiting his parents.
Edmund Zachary, Claude and Boyce
Gaines, of Seneca, passed through our
town one day last week. i1Gt
Oakway was 80 unfortunate as to have
her school building consumed by fire
Thursday afternoon about five O'Clock.
How the fire originated is unknown,' Bot
is supposed to have caught from the
fire. place. It was insured for 1926. We
hope to erect better and more substan-
tial one in the near future. az PVT"
Thos. Bibb, of Westminster, was in
our town Saturday on business. "
A few of the happy candidates were
seen in our town recently. The smile
was genial and the handshake hearty
Perseverance is sure to win" p, d.