Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1904-09-07
NEWS FROM WESTMINSTER.


: Westminster, September7.- More than
fifty patrons of the Graded School and
friends of education were present at the
opening of the school on Monday. At
S45 Prof. T. M. Holland, the superin-
tendent, announced the opening song,
Bringing in the Sheaves," after which
Rev. r. M. DuBose, of the M. E. church,
read the 10th Psalm and offered prayer.
Prof. Holland then delivered short adj
dress. He was followed by brief ad-
dresses from Rev. j. j. Harrell, Rev. r.
/. M. DuBose, w. p. Anderson, M. S. Strib-
ling and M. A. Terrell. In Prof. Hol-
!aud's room there were 80 pupils, in Miss
McGhee's room 43, in Miss Harris's room
40, in Miss Hollands room 81, in Miss
Wallis room 46, making total enroll.
ment of 2l2. This is almost double the
enrolment on opening day a couple of
years ago.
AS a result of the meetings held in the
& Old Westminster Baptist church last
week by Rev. A. p. Marett and Rev.
John r. Moore, there were 10 additions
S by profession of faith. On last Sunday
morning the ordinance of baptism was
administered in the New Westminster
I church. The baptismal rites were con
! solidated with the new church, the two
members who were received there re-
Gently being baptized at the same time.
After performing the ordinance Of bap.
I tism, Rev. A. p Marctt and his congre-
cation went to the old church, where he
conducted service and the church ex-
tended the right hand of fellowship to
the new members.
Frank Cross, of Walhalla, is spending
awhile with his grandfather, Major b. H..
Cross.
Last week we stated that an effort was
being made to get n knitting mill in our
town. We are now glad to be able to
state that all of the $4,000 capital stock
is in sight and the enterprise is assured
1t will be known as the Westminster
Knitting Mills. The books of subscrip-
tion of capital stock will be opened at
tha office of the Peden tS Anderson
Banking Company on Friday, September
8. The following gentlemen are the cor
porators: w p. Anderson, j. S. Carter,
M. S. Striblng and ID. l.. Norris The
plant will be located outside of the town
limits, on the branch north of the shuttle
factory. This is another long step for
ward in the INDUSTRIAL and mauufactur-
ing interests of our section.
In view of the advance in flour it is
we'll for every farmer to make up his
mind to sow at least enough wheat to
guarantee plenty of bread at home.
Cs>course, wheat is bound to be
but it may pay in the
long run to buy a few bushels
and sow on ground that has been we'll
prepared. Evt ybody who heard Prof
Hunnicutt's lecture listened with pro
found interest, and it should stimulate a
deeper interest in wheat growing along
with other farm products.
Mr.. and Mrs. f.. T.. Dobbs' friends wei
come them back to Westminster. Mr..
Dobbs will be with the oil mill again.
Misses Talsie Holland, Lula McGee,
Katie Harris and Berta Wall, teachers in
the graded school, arrived last week.
Miss Beaulah Poore and brother, Fur
man, have returned from three weeks
visit to friends and relatives at Ander-
son, Williamson and Pelzer While
away they attended normal school at
White rIain, taught by Prof. w. II. Rue
bush, of Virginia. They say he GER
tainly knows how to sing, and also report
a grand time while away.
Mrs. Laura f. Kirkpatrick spent few
days this week with the family of w. p.
Anderson as she was returning from
North Carolina to her home at Austin,
Texas.
Rev. II. M. DuBose, preacher in charge
OF the Westminster circuit, reports glori-
GUS meetings throughout his field this
summer. AT every church the member
ship has been greatly revived spiritually
and new members added to the roll.
There has been greater interest mani