Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1908-03-11
THE NEWS FROM wEsr,lINsTE,R
Personal Notes.-The Graded schools
and LyceWi Attractions.

their rooms on account Of slckness..
Miss Blanche, daughter or w. a.
Honea, has been very I'll for the last
ten days, but is improving now. This
Us the second relapse OF pneumonia
she has had this winter. At present
Mrs. Honea is i'll, but not seriously.
Mrs. John p. Reese has been con.
fined to her bed for several days on
account of grip. We hope to see her
out soon. & &
r. b. Honea is steadily improving.
He has been unable to work for seve-
raj weeks. 49,
A. L. Gossett is slowly, but stead
lily improving. May these bright
spring days soon make him we'll
again. His friends are anxious to see
him out again. 'S
Mrs. w. j. Stribling, Miss Maude
Stribling and little Miss Grace Strib-
ling visited Conneross Saturday,
when Rev. Haskell t. Abbott was or
dained with a very instructive and
impressive ceremony by ministers
from neighboring churches. A mis-
sionary society was organized also,
with Mrs. Lester Alexander presi-
dent.
The mission study class will meet
with Miss Katie Harris Thursday
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be studied Is "Aliens or Americans"
Following is the schedule for the
week OF prayer:
Monday, Mrs. o. X. Breazeale.
Tuesday, Mrs. ELLA Gilreath.
Wednesday, Miss Katie Harris.
Thursday, Mrs. j. r. Moore.
Friday, Mrs. Wilton Mason,
Saturday, Mrs. w. L. England
The services will be at the Bap-
tist church, p. m. daily.
The Broomell-Reed Co., the last
number on our lyceum course for
1907-0S, will be here on Wednesday
evening as scheduled. They come to
us from Due West. where they will
entertain tonight. Let all those who
are interested in lyceum course
speak good word for 1t and come
out on the 11th. A most delightful
We assure you that the hall will be
warm. ~
The Graded School will have fields
day exercises at the ball park on Fri
day, March 9th. The public is cor
daily invited to come out and encour-
age the boys In this innocent sport.
The program will be about as fol-
lows: SO yard dash, 100 yard dash,
22O yard run, relay race, four boys;
three-legged race, shoe race, potato
race, standing high jump, running
high jump, standing broad jump,
running broad Jump, poll vault, shot
put, tug Of war, six boys on a side;
sack race, and other specialties for
the benefit of amusement to the
crowd. Boys of all ages and sizes
may take part in this kind of sport.
1t Is not like most of the other
<~.,f.. ~ aAI
ber. 1t Is the most innocent of all
athletic sports. Not q single fea-
ture can be objected to by any one,
| because we want boys to have good,
strong, healthy bodies to keep the
| mind strong and capable of assimi-
lating what we try every day to
| teach.
On Friday night OF the 27th of
March there will be preliminary
contest, composed of about fifteen
boys. From some one of this num-
ber a man will be selected to repre-
sent Westminster ct Greenville on
April 10th in the high school orator
lea! contest, composed of boys from
Anderson High School, Bolton High
School, Greenville High School, Eas-
ley High School, Westminster High
School and Furman Fitting School.
1t would be quite an honor for
Westminster to send winning man
to Greenyille for this occasion.
II. Endel, q popular clothier, OF
| Greenville, has offered gold medal
to the man who wins in this Joint con-
test. ~,
The Westminster boys will give a
minstrel show at Townyille Friday
| night, March 18th. A lot of good in
| nocent fun will be furnished to all
who VIII come out. Twenty-Five cents
admission will be charged; children
under twelve years of age 15 cents.
The Sunbeamers.
The Sunbeams met at Mrs. w. j.
Stribling's Saturday afternoon for a
mite box opening. Misses Jessie and
| Maude Stribling, assisted by Mrs.
Hugh Terrell, entertained tho chill
| dren until time to open the boxes.
Then they gathered around a table
where the boxes were opened and
money counted. A snug little sum
was realized, to be sent to China to
help to train the little boys and girls
| at Yeng TAX to knowledge of the
Lord Jesus. Other boxes are to
come In. One little boy sent his box
filled with pennies that he willingly
gave of those that he woT ID have
spent for sweets. These offerings
represented real self-defialb BY the lit
tie ones. for they are taught by their
good mothers to deny themselves
chewing gum and other useiess
things. This Is wise training and
the mothers Will receive their re,
ward. Another little boy brought his
pennies and said he would send 9th
ers. HIS mother has instiiled the
spirit OF giving into his little heart
and he loves to save his pennies for
Sunday school and missions. Sub.