Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1908-09-16
NEWS FROM WESTMINSTER.
Beaverdam Auxiliary Meeting-The
Local News i'm Brief.

its annual meeting at New Westmin-
ster Baptist church Tuesday and
Wednesday Of last week. The re-
ports from the societies showed an
increase over last year and the out
look for the coming year Is very en-
couraging. Two very instructive pa
pers were read, by Mrs. William
Cary, on the subject, "Woman's Mis-
sionary Union," and by Mrs. Elias
Earle, on the subject "The Training
School," The adoption of constitu-
tion was the principal business OF the
body. This had been prepared by
committee, consisting of MIS-. Ruskin
Anderson, Miss Emil. Compton and
Mrs. j. T. Kay. 1t was read, section
by section, and adopted. Miss Carrie
Mathis, who has spent one year at
the Training School, Louisville, KY,
gave an address to the young ladies
on the subject Of Young Woman's
Auxiliary" on Tuesday afternoon,
and gave a most interesting talk to
the Sunbeams Wednesday afternoon.
DR.. DerieuX, of Greenville, preached
Tuesday evening from the text, "Seek
Ye First the Kingdom of God" to
most appreciative audience. DR.. Der
eiuX represents the State Mission
Board and collection was taken for
State missions. Visitors and dele
gates present were: Mesdames ID. A. !
Perritt. w. j. Lupney, Ruskin Ander-
son, Elias Earle, Nj. A. Wood, Seneca;
Mrs. w. l.. Dobbs, Misses Anna and
Pearle Marett, Mrs. Isbell and Mrs.
Lindsay, Fair Play; the Misses Alex
ander, Conneross; Mrs. S. A. Will
iiams and Mrs. Duncan, Return; Miss
Carrie Wilson, Clearmont; Mesdames
Frank Carter, William Cary and b.
r. Moss, Walhalla.
Miss Myrtle Zimmerman left yes
terday for Lexington, KY, to enter
the Campbell-Hagerma College,,
Miss Nellie Lou, second daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs. II. N. Carter, has
entered Coke College, College Park,
Ga. r'
Miss Bonnie Freeman will 60 to
Atlanta next weel. to spend couple
of weeks.
]. s. Carter, Samuel Dickson, DR..
w. ]. Carter, Rhomie Brownlee, J. H.
Carter, Of Westminster, and R. G.
Carter, Of Walhalla, boarded No. IL
to-day for Baltimore and New York.
Through the courtesy of N. A. King,
of Lodi, Texas, we are in receipt of
a copy of the Texas and Pacific Quar-
terly, published by the passenger de-
partment of the Texas and Pacific
Railway Company. 1t Is q neat jour
nal, beautifully illustrated, and con-
tains a great deal of, valuable infor-
nation.
N. w. Macaulay has returned from
Charlotte, N. c., and has resumed his
position as carrier on Westminster r.
F. D. No. 2. His substitute, G. E.
Anderson, carried the mail fifteen
Miss Allie Stribling has closed her
n Ehpnnzar m
Atlanta this week. Miss Allie has
one or two schools In this county un-
der consideration, and as she is one
of our winthrop girls, holding an
A. B. degree, it Is to be hoped she
will teach in her native county.
Married, in New Bethel Baptist
church on Sunday, September 13, Sam
Leathers and Miss Minnie Dooley,
both of Fair Play. Rev. Heron per-
formed the ceremony.
Married, on Sunday, Sep ptember 13,
Miles Davis and Miss Pauline Dowis,
both of Fair Play. ..
senting the State Anti-Saloon League,
lectured in the Methodist, Old West
Minister Baptist and Presbyterian
churches on last Sabbath. His re-
marks were chiefly on the line of
temperance.
Judging from the style of hats
shown us by Mrs. Galway there will
not be any reformation in the line of
headdress this winter. The pulpits
at the various churches might be
raised higher. ..-...
Evangelist John Waugh, of the
Christian church Of South Carolina,
occupied the pulpit OF the Presbyte-
rian church on last Sabbath and
preached a most edifying sermon on
"The Riches of His Glory" We are
told that ministers of the Christian
denomination never allow the title
REV" to be prefixed to their name
and for that reason we always omit
It.
Everybody interested in the Old
Westminster cemetery is urged to
meet there at an early hour Saturday
morning, September 10, for the puT-
pose Of cleaning off the graves. Bring
the necessary tools to work with.
Roy A. Stribling has been given
leave Of absence at Clemson, as his
record was good before the April ep,-
sOde, and as he can finish his studies
after Christmas he will engage in bu-
siness the intervening months.
c.. 70. Gray Is finishing up a tomb
stone five feet long to be erected over
the grave of a dog at Bowman, Ga.
The inscription is SO long that 1t has
to be continued from one side of the
slab to the other. There are more
than sixteen hundred letters in the
tribute. Fifty dollars is a mighty
big price to pay for piece Of NOR
BILE to mark the last resting place Of
dog, and there may be some who
will doubt the truthfulness of the
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