Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1907-09-04
NEWS FROM ygEsTsss:..NsTRD.
Lecture on Rural Schools--Gr Graded
Schools Oh m Auspiciously.

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Westminster, September 3.Spe-
cisl: Prof. s. p. Stribling, OF Fair
Play, Will give lecture on the rural
school subject. also explain the pres
ent school law, at Providence school
house, in District, No. 8. on Satur-
day, September 7th. Public invited
Mr.. Stribling Is a well-informed man.
H Mrs. Tabitha Pollard, OF Spartan
burg. y on visit to her nephew, It.
w. Ballenger,s and other relatives In
this community 1t has been 35
years since Mrs. Pollard has been
here. At that time the depot was in
the east end Il town. 81 6.i
M s. stribling is in New York
buying his fall and winter goods.
Miss Sara Rodgers, charming
young lady of Williamson, Is visit
ing her cousin, Miss Beulah Poore.
The members of tn old Westmin-
ster church desire to return thanks
for the generous response of the pub
lie in coming out to help clean OFF
the cemetery last Friday. Also, they
wishto thank John G. Cole and Elias
Holmes for the liberal supply of mel
ons furnished on that day.
An enjoyable event of Thursday
afternoon was the meeting of the
Young MatroDs at the delightfully."-
hospitable home of Mrs. Ira S. Pitts.
Napkins with the threads drawn
were given each guest, and tho cause
for Bring your thimble" Of the in
vitation was very evident. The hem
stitching contest was entered into
very enthusiastically with Mrs. j.. s.
Carter as winner, she being awarded
a handsome pair of embroidery scis-
sors. Delicious refreshments were
served and at a late hour the guests
departed. Those present were: Mes
danes Wilton Mason, d. I. Mulkey,
j., H. Bibb, G.. r. Harmon, Jr., S. Y.
Jameson, Keels Marett, Carl Smith,
and j. s.. Carter. NV
Anthony B. Stewart and Misses
Sue Perkins and Mayette Brown spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Joab Stew
art. on Toxaway.
Misses Annie, Geneva and Elinor
West returned to Greenyille yester-
day, after spending pleasant week
In Westminster, the guests of Miss
Lucille Zimmerman.
Mrs. ]. H. Bibb has returned from
Charlotte, leaving her father, Col. r.
e. Mason, better. Col. Mason's leg
was broken in one place, and ankle
dislocated.
Mrs. Leah Craig and children, of
Pendleton, are off on visit to rela-
tives at Norcross, Atlanta and Bir-
mingham.
Boyce Woolbright, OF Greenville,
paid brief visit to relatives here
yesterday. He works for the Barr
Hardware Co.
Miss Irene Miller has returned to
Atlanta to resume work in the store
of the ]. M, High Company.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. J.Arnold and two
children, of Fayetteville, Ga, have
been visiting Mr.. and MIST. C. Pc
den. They will leave to-day for the
jamestown Exposition.
Cotton has been shedding its fruit
for the past several weeks until only
the grown bolls remain and they are
opening prematurely, as result of
the long drought.
w. M. Lemmons wishes to thank
each and every patron on r. +. d.
No. 3 for the kindness shown him
while working as substitute for Mr..
Knox this summer. They treated
him to watermelons, fruits, etc.,
which we're greatly enjoyed and ap-
preciated.
Hon. e. e. Werner was in town
Monday.
Mrs. ]. J. Harrell and two daught-
ers, Misses Rena and Mary Harrell,
have returned from O. month visit to
North Carolina. They visited Mon
treat, Asheville. Greensboro, Char
lotte and other places. They report
a most delightful trip.
Rev. J. F. Singleton is on a visit
to his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Miles p.
Singleton, of the Taber section.
Mrs. j. E. Earle, of Greenville, is
visiting her sister, .drs. j. d. Shell
don, of Fair Play.
The Graded School open, d yester-
day morning at $50 with a very
large enrolment. There is one addi-
tional teacher this time, and every
department started off auspiciously.