Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1906-08-22
vALHALIA, SOUTH CAROLINA AUGUST %, 10,
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University, Macon, Ca, occupied the
pulpit at the Baptist church Sunday and
preached avery edifying sermon. Mr..
Jameson waa the first pastor of this
church and moved from here to Atlanta
about 1s years ago.
II. M. McCown, candidate for Secretary
of State, worshipped in the Baptist
church last Sabbath.
Westminster has been assigned by the
State board al school book depository,
to be conducted through the Stonecypher
Drug Co. Books will be furnished In
sufficient quantities to all schools in this
vicinity.
Our friend, Ira Pitts, at the post ofice,
showed us an apple Thursday which
measured Ia inches in circumference and
weighed IL ounces. 1t was plucked from
a young tree in the orchard of his father,
Y. j. II. Pitts.
G. l.. Walker, candidate for Comptroller
General, was on the streets of Westmin-
ster Saturday.
Louis H. Carey, Of Seneca, was in town
Saturday afternoon.
Geo. Mcconnell has bought a gasoline
engine and an outfit for saving wood
He is making things "hum" saving up
stove wood.
Mrs. j. l.. Adams and little son and
Misses Lille White are visiting on the
Georgia side,
Westminster has string band, which
plays we'll. One evening last week they
were out serenading. The band is CON-
posed of ID. g. Sheldon, Creighton
Moore, Marshall Mason, Sidi Perkins and
Thornton Moore.
w. Paul Dickson, of Seneca, was in
town Saturday.
The board of trustees of Westminster
School District, No. IL, have elected the
following corps of teachers of the West
minister Graded Schools for next session |:
Prof. NJ. e. Brookman, of Greer, .superin-
tendent; Benjamin f. Clyburn, of Lam
caster, teacher of sixth and seventh
grades; Miss Maude Stribling, Westmin-
ster, fourth and fifth grades; Miss Eliza
beth Aiken. Of Monticello, Fairfield
county, second and third grades, and
Miss Katie e. Harris, of Staunton, Va,
who will have charge of the primary de-
partmept. 1t rs q source of pleasure to
the patrons and the former pupils to
learn that Prof. Brockman and Miss Har-
ris have been retained on the faculty.
Prof. Clyburn, one of the new teachers, is
graduate of the University of South
Carolina. He taught last year at Eng
lish, S. G.. Miss Maude Stribling, an
other of the new teachers, graduated last
year at Winthrop College, Rock Hill, and
is one of Oconee's capable teachers.
School opens Monday, September Sd.
Prof. Brockman requests that all students
be present on opening day, as it is i'm
portant to have an even start in classes,
and that all other matters relative to
school work for the term may be dis
patched speedily.
Miss Lille White, of Charleston, ar
rived one day last week and is spending
o few days with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Hamp White.
Carl Smith, of Seneca, was here one
day last week. We learn that Mr..
Smith and w. O. Edwards, of Toccoa,
have purchased the mercantile stock of
Finley Brothers.
Rev. A. p. Hassell will conduct SER
vices in the Presbyterian church Tues.
day and Wednesday nights.
Pickens correspondence Greenville
News, August IL: "Miss Margie Strib-
ling, of Westminster, is visiting the
Misses Rurdy this week."
DIR. S. j. Taylor and wife, of Charles
ton. were in town last week. We hear
the doctor is thinking of locating here.
One day last week Westminster and
Bounty Land base ball teams played
match game, resulting in victory for
Westminster by the score of 8 to 15.
j. H. Sohaffer and family, of near
Charleston, are visiting the family of r.
N. Vaughan, near here.
Mrs. w. s. Haley and children are yis-
iting relatives in Lavonia.
Miss May McClanahan, a charming
young lady of Liberty, visited her friend,
Miss Minnie Finley, last week.
j. Il. Mitchell and daughter, of Bolton,
are spending few days with his broth
ers, DIR. Burt Mitchell and c. e. o.
Mitchell.
Misses Maude and Jessie Little, after
spending fortnight In our town as the
guests of Rev. and Mrs. j. j. Harrell,
left Friday for Greer, where they will
stop for few days with friends before
returning to their homo in Charlotte.
They are sweet, attractive young ladies