Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1908-03-18
NEWS FROM wEsrM1NsTER.
What the Graded School Is Doing.
Personal Items.

Westminster, March It's Special.
Rev. and Mrs. j. r. Moore, DIR. j. J..
Harrell and Rev. j. NJ Mcdaniel
spent last week in Atlanta attending
the Bible Conference. at Broughton's s.
Tabernacle. DR. d. Campbell, of
London, and DIR. G. A. Dickson, of
Chicago, were the important speak
ers of the conference. DR.. Morgan
has the power to kindlc cnew the
spirit of every one who listens to
him. All who attended this confer
ence came back full of coed things.
1t would be great If more OF us
could listen to such men as are to
be heard at these conferences.
The Westminster Oil and FertiIi-
ger Company will not gin any more
cotton this season after April 1st.
Those who have cotton to gin will
please bring 1t in at once. tsG
All who attended the lyceum last
| Wednesday evening were more than
delighted with the high class enter
| tainment of the Broomell-Reed Co.
| The management of the course is
glad to announce to the lyceum pa
irons that our lyceum course paid
| out in full, with balance in the
treasury. We take this occasion to
thank you heartily for the way you
have stood by us in this matter. We
see no reason now why Westmin-
ster can't have an up-to-date coursl
every year.
| The Westminster boys who went
to Townville last Friday night to
give minstrel show report a good
| house and an appreciatiye audience.
Since the 9-houf Federal law has
taken effect Westminster has three
1 operators.
The Woman's Missionary Society
is observing week of prayer at the
Baptist church this week.
The Y. M. T. was entertained by
Mrs. M. E. Brockman on Thursday
afternoon from to n'clccck at the
residence of Mrs. ]. s. Carter. In
the history contest Mrs. Ira s. Pitts
won the prize. Refreshments, con-
| sisting of cake and ambrosia, were
We're: Mrs. Ira 8. Pitts, Mrs. Keels
Marett. Mrs. Wilton Mason, Mrs. J.
s. Carter, Mrs. w. ]. Carter, Mrs. M
e. Brockman. The next meeting
will be with Mrs. j. 8. Carter.
Judges from out of town have
been secured for the oratorical con-
test Friday evening, March 9th
Come out and hear the young ora
tors. 1t will do you good. We may
be developing Demosthenes or a
Cicero.
The teachers of the Westminster
Graded School met in their semi
monthly meeting Monday afternoon
from 4 to o'clock. At present the
teachers are studying DR.. McMurry' s
Method of Recitation.
The boys of the 4th and 9Th
grades will hold contest in the
| school hall on Friday afternoon
March goth, from / to 2 o'clock.
boys speak. Two boys will be Sc
lected to participate in the contest
on Friday e' Ning, 9th.
Miss Mauoe Stribling visited her
sister, Miss Jessie Stribling, of Town
Vile, last Friday and Saturday.
Creighton Moore gave his friends
a genuine surprise last Wednesday
when he returned from Atlanta with
his bride. Mrs. Moore was Miss
Anne Smith, from near Atlanta. She
was associated with Mrs. Thornton
Moore in the millinery business here
last fall
Roy Stribling, aNClemson cadet, is
visiting his parents this week. He
has just finished his mid-year exami-
nation at Clemson College.
Pitts Bros. have moved into their
new beef market
The eth and 18th grades will give
an entertainment in the school hall
Friday evening, March goth, at s
O'Clock. Admission, 10c. for pupils
and 15c. for grown people. The pro-
ceeds will go towards improving the
school hall. SUBJ.