Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-03-24
NEWS FROM WESTMINSTER.
Death of Col. Blakeley-Two Acct.
dents--Local News.
(By A. l.. Gossett.)

L
purpose of calling pastor If the
| way be clear, Every member Of the
church Is requested to be present
Horace Stone and his attractive
sister, Miss Eta Stone, Of near Sen
| eca, were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. G.
p. Puckett and family recently.
DR.. w. j. Bowen, of Mt. Pleasant,
was in town yesterday afternoon. He
is on visit to his brother, James
Bowen, near Westminster.
G. p. Puckett and daughter, Miss
Alice "uckett, visited the family of
John Martin, at Return, Sunday
| They were accompanied by Master
| Aston Puckett
Rev. j. l.. Singleton and H. B.
zimmerman have returned from At
lanta and speak in the highest terms
of the Bible Conference held last
weel! in that city.
G. f. Grandy, Of the contracting
firm of John f. Grandy & Son, of
| Greenville, was in town for few
hours last Thursday.
Westminster will have an up-to-
| date studio in the Oconee Bank in a
few days. 1t will be ready for busi-
ness about March 9th.
Col. J@T. Blakely, one Of Oconee's
| oldest citizens. died rectnly while
sitting in his chair. He was County
COMMISSIONS of Greenville county
for sixteen years. Speaking of his
death the Westminster correspondent
of the Columbia State says: "Col
James Blakely died at the home of
his son, Charles, near South Union,
Tuesday at the age Of 81. He was
born in Laurens county, and in 1910
moved to Greenville. He was Coun-
ty Commissioner for Greenville for
several terms, was a colonel in the
State militia before the war. In the
war he was in the home guard. He
moved to Oconee in 1890. He mar
ried Miss Anna Bailey, who died two
years ago. They had three daugh-
ters and three sons. Col. Blakely
was q faithful member of the Pres
byterian church at Retreat. He was
a good citizel. and devoted father.
At South Union church Wednesday
Rev. a. p. Marett, of Westminster,
conducted the funeral services, the
body being buried in the cemetery
near the church,
John A. Durham is in Charleston
in attendance upon the United States
Court as juror from Oconee.
Rev. w. p. Yarbrough, of Lees
vile, commenced q series Of meetings
in the Nheswell Mill church on Sun
day evening. Services are held twice
a day-at 3 D. m. and at night. Rev.
Yarbrough is assisted by Revs. Sim
gleton and Marett.
Mrs. Susie Piegler, of Greenville.
has returned home after q visit to
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j, S. Steff-
fin.
Miss Irene Miller is trimming hats
for milliner at Cleveland, Tenn.
Mrs. Upson, of Greenville, is visit
ing the family of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. S.
Steiffin, in West End.
We spent a few hours very pleas
antly and proftably in the high
school last Tuesday. 1t is very in
teresting to go through the different
calss rooms during the recitation ne
RODS and be there at the noon re-
cess and see the bright faced pupils,
numbering between three and four
hundred, enjoy themselves on the
Fairgrounds, and see them line up
and march out and in the building.
school work Is progressing nicely in
westminster, and in every depart
ment, and it could be seen that the
teachers were good disciplinarians
and educators and their pupils were
being thoroughly trained and in
structed
Prof. NJ. Z. Bro ckman, the sure,.
intendent, is 1903 graduate of Fur-
man University, with the B. A. hon
ors. Prof. w. G. Taylor, who COM
menCed teaching in January. is a
b. A. graduate Of the South Carolina
College. The eighth, ninth and
tenth grades compose the higher
branches of study and are taught by
Profs. Brockman and Taylor. a visit
to the school will convince anv one
that the cause of higher education
Is an important addition to the
Westminster school, and the pupils
studying the higher branches do not
leave stone unturned, so to sneak,
under the care Of the competent
teachers.
Misses Katie Il. Harris, Maud
Stribling, Winifred Diehl, Mrs. M.
10. Brockman and Misses Ella Har-
grove and Gussie Harper are the
teachers in charge of grades one to
seven, inclusive. Miss Harris, the
first grade teacher, Is a graduate OF
Mountain Level Seminary, in Vir-
ginia. Misses Stribling and Diehl.
VINO are the teachers of the second
ana thr1d grades respectively, are
graduates of Winthrop College, of
Rock Hill. Mrs. M. E. Brockman.
teacher of the fourth grade, is a b.
A. graduate of Greenville Female
College. Miss Ella Hargrove, teacher
of the fifth grade, is a graduate of
Brenau College, Gainesville, and Miss
Harper, who has charge of the sixth
and seventh grades, is graduate Of
the Presbyterian College of Clinton.
A more competent and able corps