Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-12-13
NEWS FROM WESTMINSTER.

Westminster, Daaen,ber 11.-Married
ON Saturday, December 9th, by S. Ii.
Johns, Esq, Miss Cora Smith aud
George Mclutyre.
M. l.. Alexander. of Arimore, 1. T.,
spent a few hours in Westminster Mon
day. He was returning from business
trip to Greenville.
The Westminster Graded Schools have
an enrolment of 25S pupils to date.
Prof. NJ. K. Brockman, the superinten-
dent, informs us that there are eight
families making inquiry for houses in
Westminster in order to get the school
closed the examinations for the first
quarter and as a whole the class of work
done on examinations shows that the
school Is keeping up a good standard.
Roll OF Honor for November is as follows:
First Grade-Maggie Mitchell, Norman
Wilson, Marie England, Nora Cox,
Marion Pitts, Dee Putnam, Bessie Hall,
Lillian Breazeale, Dora Freeman, Sam
Smithson, Edgar Mize. Miss Katie Har-
ris, teacher,
Second Grade-Cora Holmes, Gus
Smithson, Annie Belle Watkins, Basic
Phillips, Agnes Orr, Clifton Holmes,
Emily Stribling, Ila Wilson.
Third Grade-Exie Barker, Colus An
derson, Jessie Tannery, Aldine Bearden,
Freeman Bearden. Miss Annie Clardy,
teacher. The name of Exile Barker
should have appeared on the honor roll
of the third grade for month of October,
but was unintentionally omitted.
Fourth Grade-Robbie Simpson, Alice
Stribling, William Anderson, Gladys
Carter, Ada Baker, Veattie Miller,
Bessie Barron, Preston Barron.
Fifth Grade--Mary Harrell, Grace
Stribling, Bertha Spinks, Genevieve
Breazeale, Christine Jameson, Mazda
Watkins. Miss Bertha Davis, teacher.
Sixth Grade-Nannie Mattison, Eddie
Pickens, Allen Norris, Freddie thinner
man.
Seventh Grade-Lee Stribling, Lake
Heron, Mamie Wynne, Klotner Tannery,
Blanche Honea, Leila Martin, Hugh
Martin, Sue Perkins, Bessie Simpson,
Mary Simpson, Myrtle Zimmerman, Rena
Harrell, Henry Cowan, Walter Ballenger,
Frank Anderson. Miss Augusta Sprott,
teacher.
Eighth Grade--Laura Smithson 96.77,
Mary Reeder 96.66, Fostelle Thornton
man 95.44, Annie Miller 95.11.
Ninth Grade-Lucille Zimmerman
9933, Sarah Anderson 99.3S, Maude
Simpson 99.33, Daisy Foster 1922, Jessie
Martin 95. M. E. Brockman, principal
and teacher.
Rev. j. j. Harrell will preach next
Sunday at Liberty for Rev. f. A. Dren-
nan, who has been sick. The appoint
ment which had been made at Retreat
and Oak Grove will be filled the fifth
Sabbath in this month.
Thanksgiving Day in the West End by
the State organizer, Miss Marye r. Shelor.
Allen Norris is president and Miss Pearl
Davis, OtSanist. The other officers and
leader will be elected later. The society
was named Margaret Harrell Sunshine
Library and Society. 1t was named in
honor of sweet little Margaret, daughter
of Rev. j. j. Harrell, who died last May.
Miss Shelor donated each family present
nice book. These books were given by
her friends in Boston. A library will be
started for the laborers at the factories
in West End. Miss Shelor is interested
in the education of the mill as we'll as the
rural people and hopes to be able to
start societies at all mills to improve the
mind, beautify the villages and homes.
A night school is needed and other mills
have them, why not Westminster?
James Lawrence was in Spartanburg
this week.
Rev. j. 1. Spinks leaves to- morrow for
the Annual Conference.
The marriage of Miss Lessie Wool
bright, of Townville, to Samuel w. Dick
son, of Westminster, occurred on Tues
day, December 5th, the ceremony being
performed by Rev. John r. Moore, OF
this place. Mr.. and Mrs. Dickson are
residing in East End.
Ed. Cox, of New Chicago, Montana, is
visiting his sisters, Misses Rozzie, Julia
and Nettie Cox. Mr.. Cox went to Mon.
tana fifteen years ago.
Married, on December 5th, by Rev. W.
II. McAlister, at the residence of Mrs
Hannah Broom, Miss Ida V. Kelley and
G.. l.. Broom.
II. b. Diver, of Greenville, was in
town last Thursday.
S. p. Thonton, who has been the day
telegrapher and assistant agent at the
depot for the past fourteen months, has
rendered his resignation. MrssThornton
is one of the Southern's mosSsefScient
and painstaking employees ata'sWest-
Minister regrets exceedingly to lose him
He has gone to Athens, Ga.
DR.. G. M. Walker was in Greenville a
few hours last Friday.
Tho following attended the Dickson.
Woolbright nuptials at Townville, Tues.
day: Misses Sallie Dickson, Eva and
Mary Reeder, Mesdames A. II. Mcclure
and r. b. Aldrich, G. III. Stonecypher, A.
w. Leathers, Moses Terrell, William
Hull, George Hull, Sam Reeder, Alden
Dickson and j. p. Myers.
Hated Carter, who has been in school
at Hiawassee, Ga, is at home for the
holiday season.
G. e. Singleton, of Taber, killed hog
a few days ago which netted over 5OC
pounds.
G.. b. Vaughen has returned from a
special visit on the Georgia side.
j. III. Barnett visited Greenville the first
OF the week. A. l.. Gossett.