Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-04-28
NEWS FROM WESTMINSTER.
Death of j. II. observation-disclosures
Gathered Around Town.
(BY A. l.. Gossett.l

the track team of the Westminster
High School. Public exercises were
held at the school house this morn
ing, commencing at o'clock, and
the four bronze medals and the tro-
phy cup were presented amid great
applause and enthusiasm In the
meet, held at Greenville Saturday,
under the auspices of the Piedmont
Oratorical and Athletic Association,
embracing the High Schools of Eas-
ley, Westminster, Furman Fitting
School and Central Graded School Of
Greenville, Westminster was victori-
Gus, making 80 points. At the eXer-
cises this morning there were pres
ent Rev. A. p. Marett and wife, Rev.
j. r. Moore and wife, Rev. NJ. e.
Peabody, w. P. Anderson, Mr.. and
Mrs. j. b. Vandiver, J. G. Breazeale
and o. w. Pitts. Devotional exer-
cises were conducted by Rev. NJ. e.
goth chapter of st. Matthews gos-
pei, and based his remarks on true
greatness. He told the scholars that
they were not to be served, but to
be servants, ministering to others,
burying self" Begin showing kind
ness to others and make them hap
py and you will learn the secret of
true greatness" Prof. NJ. e. Brock
man then explained about the four
bronze medals for the four first
places in the first races and the tro-
ply cup. Three of the bronze med
ais were presented to Ottaway Mar
EFT by Rev. NJ. Il. Peabody for his
great success in running, leaping,
jumping, etc, and the other medal
was presented to l.. Q. Marett for
his 400-yard dash by Rev. j. r.
Moore. In keeping with his kindly
spirit and thoughtfulness Mr.. Moore
THEW some mighty nice bouquets at
young Mr.. Marett in presenting the
medal. The flowing cup" was then
presented by w. p. Anderson. This
cup cost $25. 'In the first place."
said Mr.. Anderson, 81 want to say
that Profs. Brockman and Taylor de-
serve great credit for their training
OF these boys. Every one Of you de-
serve credit and praise for the parts
you have taken. Among other
things, Mr.. Anderson said he could
not recall but one time in his life
that he felt prouder than he did in
Greenville last Saturday. That was
80 years ago, he said, when a boy
10 years old he bought pair Of red
topped boots, a nickle's worth of red
striped candy and went to Robert
sons circus. That occurred in
Greenville, too. O. S. Marett, the
president of the track team, respond
ed by a few appropriate remarks.
The Westminster track team, as best
we could learn, is composed of the
following: o. S. Marett, Clyde Pow
ell, Allen and Harold Norris, w. p.
Anderson, Jr., f. l.. Zimmerman,
Lee Stribling, Fred and Ed. Pickens,
VIII billiard, Mark Dickson, Jane
son Stribling, Thos. Carter and l.. O.
Marett. Some Of the above are sub
stitutes. At the close of the exer-
cises Prof. Taylor gave detailed ac-
count Of the meet at Greenville, but
We haven't time to-day to mention
the points of each.
We regret to chronicle the death
Of Jonathan r. Cleveland, which oc-
Cured at his home in Westminster
Sunday evening, April %, at eight
O'Clock. Mr.. Cleveland was born
september 9, 1928, and was, there
fore, so years, Z months and 16
days old. With the exception Of. the
four years spent on the battlefelds
or Northern Virginia he was a life
long resident of this county. He was
L
mad resided in Westminster little
more than two years, coming here
from the Cross Roads section in De-
cember, 1906. He was married three
times, his surviving wife being Miss
Sarah Miller. FIe was the father of
16 children--10 living and G dead.
Mr.. Cleveland was a good man, and
Will be missed. He was a member
OF the Cross Roads Baptist church.
Ills remains were taken to TownviIle
this morning for interment. Fune-
raj services will be conducted by Rev.
j. l.. Singleton. Cancer Of the
mouth was the cause Of Mr.. Cleyc-
lands death. ........
Rev. S. A. Mcdaniel returned to
Rocky Ford, Ca, on Saturday; after
spending a few days with his family
in Westminster. He has been labor
ing in South Georgia since January
and is highly pleased with his new
field OF work. He is in a cultured
and refined community, and one Of
the healthiest sectors OF Georgia.
Mr.. Mcdaniel told us of6one gentle
man down there who weighs 5S5
pounds. Screven county - fine
Farming section Of the state, besides
its natural resourceS-timber and
turpentine. Mr.. Mcdaniel has not
lost interest in the people here, for
the last thing he told us was ''T still
love Oconee and her people"
Ed. Smith, of Catawba, visited his
sister, Mrs. G. G. Moore, last week.
7. Peden Anderson. cashier Of the
Westminster Bank, left yesterday for
Opelika, Ala, to join his wife and
children, who are visiting the family
of Mr.. and Mrs. j, n. Hutchison.
Mrs. Narcissa Nimmons, aged 70