Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1904-10-26
NEWS FROM WESTMINSTER.

NEWS FROM WESTMINSTER,
Westminster, October 2G - Wcstmin.
Stcr entertained the Womau's Foreign
Missionary Society of the GTccnvllc Dis
trrt in annual session on October II to
-. The meeting was very ENJOYABLE
one and was an inspiration TO all Miss
Clara Osborne, tho district secretary,
presided over the meetings with grace
and dignity. The presence of Mrs. j.
w. llumbcrt, Of Mdgevillc, who is the
conference corresponding secretary, was
u source of great pleasure and profit to
the society and all who attended the
meetings. She is filled with the mis-
sionary spirit and is truly in love with
her work. The society elected Mrs. H.
f. Smith, of Anderson secretary of this
session. We feel that i, was good to
have had these conSrcrated women
among us. There are 10 adult missionary
societies in the Greeuville district. Eight
adult and three Juvenile societies were
represented as follows:
Anderson, St Johns-Mrs. II. L. smith
Williamston-Mrs. A, w, Attaway
Bclton-Miss Antonia Smith
Bethesda j. A. Cely
GrcerS-Miss Ellie Few.
Rock Springs-Mrs. Julia ID. Shank!iu.
Walhalla-Mrs. }. j. Nnsel.
WeStmlnstel-Mrs. J. u. Mcdonald
Juvenile Societies: Williamston-.L Lewis
Cauthcn; Bethesda-Miss Ida Elrod;
PcndlctOn-M Birdie Lay.
Programme Friday, s p. m. Devotional
exercises 10y the, pastor, Rev, r. Nj. Du
Bose. The address of welcome was
made by Rev. DuBosc. Address of wei
came on behalf of the missionary so
ciety by Mrs f.. a. DobbS Response by
Mrs. II. f. Smith. Miss Osborne read
historical account of the work Of the
society. Mrs. Humbcrt made an earnest
appeal for foreign missions.
SATURDAY 10 \. NJ
Devotional exercises hy Rev. DuBose
The scripture lesson was read by Mrs
llumbcrt.
After the roll was called. committees
were appointed as follows: Platform
courtcsieS, Rev. DuBuSe, Miss Minnie
Traylor, Miss Rosa Mcdonald; commit
tee on resolutions, Misses Few and
Smith
The following were appointed to write
proceedings OF meeting to the various
papers; Mrs IL. f. Smith, Southern
Christian Advocates Mrs. j. A. Ccly,
Womau's Missionary Advocate; Miss
Birdie Lay, Little Worker.
Miss Osborne gave All encouraging re
port of the society in the district for the
fiscal year after which there were dis
cussiOns as To the Importance OF holding
the district meetings and the different
ways of raising money, such as birthday
and thank offerings.
Reports were read from Il adult and )
Juvenile societies. All were favorable
and showed advanCement
Mrs. {. f. Anderson, president of the
Ladies' Aid Society of the y, Presbyterian
church, was presented and expressed
herself as encouraged as to what she had
learned at this meeting. An interesting
letter was read from Mrs. Jean Sanders
Bowen. of China
Miss Few read beautiful paper on
Golden Links" by X. ID. Semi of An
dcTsOn.
Mrs. IIumbcrt read report of Com
mittce on Golden Links and paper was
read by Mrs. Attaway on "Our Work in
Mexico" Mrs. Humbert read letter
prepared 10y Miss Annie Churchill
PAPER on tithng, prepared by Mrs
Goodlett, of Grccnyille, was read by
Mrs. Smith.
A club of ten subscribers was made uu
for the Little Worker"
on Saturday evening Mrs. IIumbert
conducted the exercises and made talk
or the Scarritt Bible and Training
School.
Sunday morning Mrs Humbert con
Quoted the services again. She spoke of
the work of the society in the foreign
fields and read some papers fat
FOR thinking people on missions. Sunday
afternoon at 4 O'Clock Mrs Humbert adj.
dressed the children on China. a juve-
nile society was organized with 2G mem
bcrs. The meeting closed SUNDAY even
ing with an able sermon by Rev. e. S.
Jones, of Walhala
ON the morning OF October 2 Paul
CAN'T stole a bale of cotton from the
depot platform and carried it to Seneca
aud sold ii to w. u. NmmonS Having
got along so nicely and thinking no one
would catch up with him, ne decided to
tumble another bale into his wagon on
the morning of the 18Th, and try the
Seneca market again. In this he was
mistaken, for Detective Hanie had very
htjlc trouble in locating the th,cf and
sending him to Jail MIR IIauic secured
all the money the last bale brought but 4
cents. The negro had the money con
ccalcd IN his sock. Nothing was re-
ccIvcd for the first bale stolen. Can't
had "b.owed it in He is young look
ing darkcY, and lived near Retreat. four
miles from here. lc claims to have
stolen the cotton about i O'Clock a. m.
John g. H. Anderson at one time a
wealthy Euglishmm, died at Wcstmin
Slcr lun on last Saturday morning at 10
clock irom brief attack of typhoid
lever His age was ~ years. He was
born I'D England and resided at London,
until last May, when he came to America.
arriving at New York. He came to
Westminster about the first of last Au
gust, having accepted position with IT,,
'heSwell Cotton Mill Company He was