Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-04-07


| Return school were held in the open
air In front of the school building.
Prof. John w. Reynolds, the princi-
pal, had arranged full and inter-
esting program of songs, recitations,
dialogues, etc. The first thing on
the program was the basket picnic.
| 1t reminded one that the picnic sea-
son had opened, and in keeping with
the proverbial kindness of the good
people of the Return section, every-
body was welcomed and invited to
share in the feast. At l o'clock the
exercises were opened by addresses
from Wade C. Hughs, J.. Russell
| Wright and Hon. e. e. Werner on
the lines Of schools, education, possi-
bilities, good habits, etc. After the
addresses the pupils entertained the
| audience until 5 o'clock. They re-
ceiHed round after round of applause.
The program was perhaps one of the
| best that could be gotten up by any
county school, and Prof. Reynolds
and his pupils are to be congratu-
lated on their success. The Return
school is said to be one of the best,
and best equipped country school
| buildings in the county. Ninety-nine
pupils are enrolled. The entertain
ment was given three weeks in adj
vance of the close Of the school in
order to include some of the larger
| pupils who had to discontinue their
| school duties to go to work on the
farm.
Hartwell Sun: "Rev. M. e. Pea
body spent several days in Hartweu
| this week, to the delight of his many
frier DIS. He has accepted a call to
| the pastorate of the Presbyterian
church at Westminster, S. c. He
| will also serve the Presbyterian
church at Fair Play, S. c., and one
other church in the country. Mr..
Peabody has fully regained his
health and is looking well and Wig
orOuS."
News reached Westminster ester
day of the death at Lavonia, Ca, of
). V. Harbin, a former Oconee man,
which occurred Sunday evening.
April 4th. Mr.. Harbin moved to La
Vonia last fall from the lower part
| of the county. He is survived by his
wife and eight children. Mrs. Har-
bin was a Miss Shelor, a sister of
John w. Shelor His eldest daughter
is Mrs. Earle Dickson, Of Newry. Mr..
Harbin was 65 or 70 years old He
had been sick only two days. His
body will be inferred at South I'm
ion at l p m. to-day. Rev. A. p.
Marett personal friend Of the FAM
lily of the deceased, has been notified
to conduct the funeral.
Rev. G. S. Blackb kburn, of Seneca.
and Senator j. r. Earle, of Walhalla, +
addressed the congregation of the
Baptist church in the interest of the
Laymens Missionary Movement of
'he Beaverdam Association on Sun
day evening. At the close of their
appeals K. w. Marett was elected
leader in the movement of the West
minister church. The following were
elected delegates to the Interdenomi-
national Laymen's Missionary Rally.
to be held in Greenville April Is and
10: A. Gaines, l.. A. Tannery and
F. M. Cross.
Rev. j. r. Moore has gone to Flor
ence to attend the State Convention
or the b. Y. p. u. of South Carolina.
Rev. j. l.. Singleton was unable 10
NIL his appointments on account of
sickness last Sabbath. His friends
wish for him a speedy recovery.
Hon. T. ID. Long, of Tugaloo, was
in town last Saturday.
George Mcconnell has moved into
the zimmerman store room, I'm the
new block.
About two dozen citizens were at
the public meeting held in the town
hall Friday evening In the interest of
the proposed railroad to Townville.
w. p. Anderson called the meeting to
order and Mayor Zimmerman was
elected chairman. Interesting talks
We're made by w. p. Anderson, J. ].
Haley, A. Zimmerman, DR. G. NJ. Wal
ker, ID. Conger and others. All eX-
pressed themselves as preferring an
electric road to steam road Th.
Following were elected a committee
to meet with committee from
Townville here to-day: A. Zimmer-
nun, j. j. Haley, Dr.. Q. M. Walker
ana j. G.. BreaZeale. An electric
railroad between Townville and
Westminster will be a great thing
for us and we hope to see it built.
Listen for the wedding bells about
Easter Sunday.
Cotton is bringing 9Rc., and the
tendency appears to be upward
1t did not require straws to de-
termine which way the " ind was
blowing the past three days
Miss Rosa Mcdonald, teacher of
the Speeds Creek school, is unwell
and her sister, Miss Beulah McDon-
aid, is teaching in her stead.
There will be preaching in the
Presbyterian church next Sabbath
at II a. m. and at p. m by Rev.
NJ. e. Peabody. Public cordially in
vited to these services. Rev. Pea
body has moved his furniture here,
but his mother and sister are not
expected to arrive until the latter
part of May.
3. G. Smith accidentally fell from
a scaffold while at work on e. G.