Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-05-19

be collected to defray some neces-
sary expenses.
Miss Marye r. Shelor reports the
following donations for the wheel
chair: Bounty Land school Gle,
Poplar school SOC, Rock Springs
Sunday school 66c., New Westmin-
| ster Baptist Sunday school $2.20,
Rev. NJ. e. Peabody 81, collected by
Mrs. J. l.. Shanklin SEC, Macagie
Dickson 1Oc., Mary Foster 1c., four
children Of Mr.. and Mrs. Mears 4c.,
Leland Blakely &C., Minnie and
Lewis King Sc, Sam and Emma
Johns &c, Mrs. John Harris &C.,
Block Sunday school CSC. 1t will
take $50 to get the chair. The dis
count Of 25 per cent will be given to
the invalid boy and not to Miss She
lor, who receives no compensation
for her work. All who are willing to
help will please hurry up and send
contributions to Miss Shelor, so the
boy can enjoy his chair.
All praise to our sister city Sen
eca for the civilities and courtesies
extended to the visitors at the dedi-
catory exercises of her magnificent
| school building on May Is. Every
part of the program was interesting
| and enjoyable. The laying of the
cornerstone was one Of the events Of
| the day. 1t was polished from a
| product Of T. n. Halls quarry on
| Poor Mountain, which Is in sight of
us. A copy of The Keowee Courier
| was among the deposits and will be
| found among the ruins, If perchance
destruction shall ever befall the
| handsome building.
| Rev. Nj. e. Peabody spent several
days last week in Anderson.
Plumer Smith, of College Hill,
Miss, son OF Rev. Newton Smith,
will enter the Theological Seminary
this fall to prepare for the ministry
| Plumer has many friends here and
elsewhere in Oconee county who will
be glad to know that since he grad
uated at Davidson College he has
made a success of teaching in some
of the best schools in Mississippi aud
Louisiana. When Mr.. Smith moved
from Westminster With his parents
to Alabama he was a very little boy
Miss Marye r. Shelor spent Mon
day and Tuesday of last week at the
home of DR.. and Mrs. Nell at Glenn
son, and attended a meeting of U.
d. G. and d. A. R. An elegant lunch
con was given by Mrs. Calhoun.
| Julius and Lemuel Martin sons of
John r. Martin, have returned from
South Georgia, where they have been
connected with saw mill business.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. B. Garrison, of
Lynn, Colo, spent few days in
Westminster this week while off on
their annual vacation. They trav-
eled via Chicago. Niagara Falls, New
York and Washington. From West
minister they went to Gillsville, Ca,
to spend while with relatives. Mr.
and Mrs. Garrison lived here for a
couple of years, and the ties Of
friendship made among our people
are so strong and enduring that an
occasional visit Is source of great
pleasure to their many friends
"Blanton," as he Is familiarly known,
is first rate railroad man and is as
genial as May sunshine.
We wish to remind the Sabbath
schools Of the county Of the import
| ance of making donations to the wor-
thy cause that Miss Marye r. Shelor
| represents. She Is striving to raise
money to buy a wheel chair for a
crippled boy. Elsewhere in this COM
munication the previous donations
| are acknowledged. 1t will be seen
| that considerable sum is lacking
| yet.
Conner (Ga.) and Westminster
base ball teams will play three games
| here Wednesday and Thursday. On
Wednesday at $50 p. m. the first
game will be called. Thursday af-
ternoon double-header will be
played. Come and see it.
The house for Westminster's ice
| plant is being constructed. We will
| have ice soon.
The Journal-Herald scouting car
| party left Westminster yesterday af-
ternoon at O'Clock on their return
| to Atlanta from Il prospective tour
| to Greenville in the interest of the
proposed automobile highway be-
| tween New York and Atlanta. On
either side of the car were floating
the following in large letters, AT
lanta Journal-New York Herald
| Pull for Good Roads" Aboard the
car were John S. Cohen, managing
| editor of the Journal; w. II. Waters
staff representative; E. w. Cans, f.
S. Weldon and E. II. Inman The
following from our town met the
party at Seneca: Drs. j. II. Stonecy-
pher and w. A. Strickland, A. Zim-
norman, X. w. Marett, ID. L. Norris,
| w. E. Mason, l.. G.. CASTOR and J.
G. BreaZeaie. This delegation ac-
companied the party here, and Mayor
| Zimmerman, l.. G. CASTOR, DR.. G.. NJ.
| Walker and p. w. Matheson went
| with them over the territory between
Westminster and Toccoa. The party
will determine which route will be
| accepted when they reach Atlanta.
From what could be learned the
"pathfnders" were favorably i'm
pressed with the route. Our people
are enthusiastic and hope they will