Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1906-05-30
NEW SERIES, NO. VOLUME Lv1-No. %.
TUESDAY EVENING, MAY %.

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Music, Piano Solo, by Miss Fostelle
Thornton.
Essay, Subject: John G. Calhoun, ::lby
Miss Dora ". Haley.
Music by band. |-3
Essay, Subject: Joan of Arc, by: Miss
Maude Simpson.
Music, Piano Solo, by Miss Myrtle
Essay, "Not for School, but for Life"
by Mics Lucille Zimmerman, [valedic-
torian of Class]
d usio by band.
Speech, by Hon Alvin ii. Dean.
Awarding of Diplomas, by NJ. e.
Reading of Honor Roll for Session,
1905-08.
Mrs. o. X. Breazeale left on Thursday
for Gaffney to attend the commence
ment exercises of Limestone College.
Her daughter. Mics Louise BreazeaIe,
graduates from this noted institutionsof
learning. 49,
In tile second game of base ball be.
tween Easley and Westminster last
Tuesday Easley was victorious by the
score of to3.
An infant son of Mr.. and Mrs. G. G..
Williams died last Wednesday night and
was buried in the Old Westminster
cemetery on Thursday, Rev. A. p. Marett
conducting the burial services. Mr..
is second hand of the spinning depart
ment of the MILL
Mr.. and Mrs. O. X. Anderson Poore
boarded No. IL on Thursday for Bolton.
They were married on May 23, the bride
being Miss Sallie Dickson. Mr.. Poore
holds the position of superintendent of
the Bolton OH Mill.
Mrs. j. q. Bearden and babe, of At
lanta, are visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. j. l.. McLin in the West end.
Miss Louise Brsazeale is expected to
return this week from the Limestone
College at Gaffney.
Wheat is ripening about week earlier
than last year. The crop appears to be
very good.
A. B. Stewart and Prof j. A. Durham
spent Sunday in the Toxaway settlement.
Born, unto Mr. and Mrs. G. w. Nc
Connell, of Lula, Ga, on May %, % son.
Mrs. Mcconnell was Miss Mamie Kay,
of Westminster.
Pref. M. e. Brockman expects to leave
on Wednesday for Greers, his homo,
where he will spend the vacation season.
Capt. r. Frank White, of Greenville, is
in Westminster to-day.
The spring communion service will be
held in the Presbyterian church on the
second Sabbath in June. at IL "a. m.
Preparatory services will be held on
Thu, sday and Friday evenings before the
Miss Sarah Anderson is now the
stenographer at the shuttle factory.
Good rains fell in this section Satur-
day and Sunday.
The body of j. A. Dickson. Sr., who
died on May 2l, was inferred at Retreat
cemetery last Wednesday, the body of
his former wife being buried there. The
Rev. S. A. Mcdaniel conducted the fune-
raj. Besides the family of the deceased
and his two brothers one sister, Mrs. w.
+. Hancock, survives. One of the absent
sons, Samuel II. Dickson, reached the
old home in time for the funeral.
Nish and Willie Barnett, of Clemson,
were at home few days ago.
Miss May Hunt, of Gainesville, Ga,
was visiting at j. w. McGee's last week.
NJ. s. Stribling returned Saturday from
the General Assembly. He reports busy
session.
Miss Clara Hunt, of Townville, was
here last week to attend the POore-D Dick
son marriage.
A series of meetings commenced in the
cotton mill church last Wednesday and
will continue throughout this week.
Rev. A. p. Marett, the pastor, is con-
Quoting the services. All cordially in
vited to attend
w. G. Peden is occupying his new resi-
dence. 4
Miss Hattie v. Norris has returned to
Savannah to resume her work as trained
nurse, after two weeks vacation spent
In Westminster.
Misses Augusta Sprott and Bertha
Davis boarded No. 40 on Friday, Miss
Sprott going to her home in Spartanburg
and Miss Davis returning to her home at
Summerton, in Clarendon county. These
young ladies will be greatly missed.
They were not only teachers in the
graded school while here, but were
earnest and faithful Sabbath school
workers in the Methodist church, being
capable teachers there.
George McAdams, an aged citizen of
Pickens county, died near the Old Farr
Mill place last week.
In reading of the destructive fire at
Walhalla last week we were reminded
, that our town is absolutely without any
kind of fire protection. This is matter
well worth thinking about and we trust
before a great while the town will have
| some kind of an equipment to fight fire.
An enthusiastic meeting was held last
| Friday evening in the interest of the
Westminster, Fair Play and Townville
trolley line. DR.. q. M. Walker was
elected chairman, M. E. Brock man,
secretary, and X. w. Marett, assistant
secretary. There was large gathering
of representative citizens and much in
terest manifested. Speeches were made
by j. Carter, A. Zimmerman and others,
setting forth the advantages the building
of the road would mean to Westminster.
A subscription list was started and
liberal sum subscribed on conditions that
the road come here. A. l.. Gossett.
Fortunate MissOuriaus.