Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1908-05-13
New series No. Sa4, Volume nIx.-No. 20.
NEWS FROM WESTMINSTER.
School VIII Soon Close--Good Base
Ball---lmproving the Town.

Westminster, May 10. - Special:
Rev. w. M. Thompson, OF Fredericks-
burg, Va, will preach in the school
hall next Sunday morning, May nth,
at l 1 o'clock. The public is cordially
invited to be present. This will not
De commencement sermon, but a
sermon that will signify the begin
ming of our closing exercises. Mr..
Thompson's work is in Brazil, but
for the past year he has been study
Ing In Richmond to better prepare
himself for the great work of mis-
sions in Brazil.
DR.. 0. o. Fletcher, professor Of
philosophy in Furman University,
Greenville, will speak IN the Baptist
church Friday evening at o'clock
to the B. Y. p. U. All the young
people of the town and vicinity are
cordially invited to be present. Dr.
Fletcher Will give us something good
and of especial benefit to our young
people.
The Postal Telegraph Company
Will establish an Office at the Oconee
Bank soon. This service has been
needed for quite while. The West
ern Union always gives better service
where competition is entered.
Mrs. G. w. Marett, after spending
several weeks with relatives and
friends in Westminster, returned to
her home in Atlanta last Thursday.
Mrs. Vada Marett and children,
of this place, and her sister, Mrs. G.
w. Marett, and little son visited rela-
tives and friends in Fair Play last
week.
Mrs. Clifford Walker and little son,
of Monroe, Ca, are visiting Mrs. w.
j. Stribling and family this week.
DR.. j. A. Zimmerman is spending
his vacation in Arkansas.
The Belton High School played the
Westminster High School two games
of ball here last Saturday. Both
games were fast and interesting from
start to finish. Westminster took the
| first game by score of IL to 8, and
Belton took the second game by a
GORE of z to 6. A feature of the
/ games was the tenor of good feeling
that prevailed. The Bolton boys
were we'll pleased with their treat
ment, and Mr.. Rice, captain OF the
team, wishes to come back next year.
The Belton boys wish to have a
game with the Westminster bows, in
Bolton in two weeks. Simpson and
Mcdonald were the batteries for the
locals. Simpson pitched a good game
in the morning, but in the afternoon
he was not quite at his best. Will
liams would have pitched in the af-
ternoon but for hot liner that In
jured one of his fingers. Both Of
| the teams made some excellent plays,
| but space will not permit of my mem
tioning the individual plays.
| Prof L, nv Cnnrtppv 10 Ana Fol
low and knows how to keep his boys
| together. Much success to him In
| his work.
The medals for the different con-
tests that are to come off next week
are on display in the show windows
of Carters Pharmacy. The medals
for scholarship and oratory, contrib
uted by j. S. Carter, are very beauti-
full, as is also the one for expression.
The 1908 five-dollar gold piece, given
by Miss Katie Harris for the most
improvement in writing, stands for
itself In intrinsic value
The public Is cordially invited to
attend all of the closing exercises at
the school hall. AS announced be-
fore through this paper the exercises
will not consist of drills and marches
and plays, as has been the custom
|
more of an educational feature, such
as debating, expression and oratory.
The first exercises will take place on
Tuesday evening. The judges for
the oratorical contest Tuesday are to
bt David w. Smoak, attorney, Green
Vile; Wade G. Hughs, attorney Wal
halla, and Rev. J. l.. Singleton, of
Westminster.
| w. A. Harrison left yesterday for
Toccoa on business trip. He will
return Saturday, 81
| The work on the stores being built
by Caleb Mitchell, B. M. and w. l..
England and A. Zimmerman is NOV
ing forward at rapid rate. Before
many weeks these buildings will be
ready for occupancy.
Have you noticed the improved
appearance of our town since the
warehouses are being moved off the
Southern's right of way? Let the
good work go on. When we get
shrubbery and grass instead of lum-
ber piles visitors will have a better
opinion Of US. The way to attract
capital is to have q clean, up-to-date
| town In every respect. Some prizes
offered for well kept premises would
not be amiss. Other towns are be-
ing inspired by such things. Why
not Westminster? What our town
needs is just little more public
spirit and town pride. Already West
minister is becoming the metropolis
of Oconee county. 1t would become
would pull together for Westminster,
lopinion. All who know anything of
the history Of Atlanta know that
town nrfda Ia whaf n,o6o that nifv