Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-06-30
NEWS FROM WESTMINSTER.
for New HOtel--To Beau
tffy Park-Personals.
(By A. L. Gossett.l

leader of Sunshine Society to ask
the people of Oconee to lend help
ing hand TO an aged couple in need.
They are Mr.. and Mrs. w. l.. Burns,
Westminster r. F.. d. No. 3. Mr..
Burns was a soldier. He lives at J.
A. Browns.
r. N. Gallamore, of Greenville,
was In town last week. We under
stand Mr. Gallamore Is an architect
and contractor and came for the pur-
pose of seeing into the matter Of the
building of proposed brick hotel
for the town. One of the towns
greatest needs is an up-tc-date, mod
ern hotel, and many would be proud
to see one erected where the wooden
building now stands. /. The trade de-
mands larger hotel accommodations
Tomorrow, July 1st, r. Galloway
& Co. will inaugurate a special end
of season sale in millinery, etc. Read
their announcement and call or
them.
We are glad to be able to state
that the remaining ladies OF the Lu-
die Coleman Circle have become en-
Unused over the park situation again,
and If nothing prevents there will be
something doing" pretty soon. AS
matter OF fact, the park is an i'm
portant feature Of any growing town
or city and should not be neglected.
Mesdames G. E. Anderson, II. c.. Pc
den, w. e. Cheswell and b. ii. Cross
have asked the town council to beau.
tify the park, and they have prom
ised to comply with their wishes. A
concrete wall will be erected on the
sidewalk leading to the Presbyterian
church, blind fence will be build
nngf
ground has been enclosed with a
fence pavilion will be built as
well as other improvements made.
Major b. Fl. Gross, deceased, was
instrumental in getting the town to
buy this property for a park, and
everybody Will be glad to see 1t made
one OF the prettiest spots in town.
The building for Westminster's
newspaper, the "Tugaloo Tribune"
has been completed, and the first
number is expected to appear about
the middle of July. The outfit has
been purchased and is expected to
arrive this week. There is no reason
why paper properly conducted
should not be numbered among the
successes OF Westminster. We hope
the heads of all the families in the
county will honor the new publica
tloil Wlll IHelT SuDSCrlDtlOnS.
1t is gratifying to the people of
Westminster to learn that a lyceum
course has been arranged for during
the coming fall and winter. Last
winter the course was dispensed with
on account Of lack of room to seat an
audience, and our people greatly
missed the good lectures and enter
ta1nments that we had for several
years previous. There will be five
attractions, under the auspices of ].
>. Carter, w. p. Anderson and Rev.
j. l.. Singleton. It will be managed
by Prof. M. e. Brockman, d. l.. Nor
r1s and Il. Peden Anderson Season
tickets will be sold and the prices
made known later. Holders Of same
VIII get reserved seats. Tickets will
be sold by II. Peden Anderson, at
Westminster Bank. This is by far
the best course Westminster has ever
engaged. First attraction, "Hearon's
sisters Concert Comapny, comes the
last OF October. This will be their
nrst appearance in the South Law
rant, the Man Of Many Mysteries,
comes In November. He is without
peer as magician. The Robley
Male Quartette will come in Decem-
per. 1t Is composed Of John ,Vau-
ghan, first tenor; Bayard r. Roblev.
second tenor; Will G.. Kidd, first
bass; Howard w. Kimsey, second
bass. In February Sidney Landon.
character delineator and imperson-
ator, Will appear. The last attrac-
tlon is Frank Dixon, of Washington,
who VIII cone in March. He Is n
brother Of Robert Dixon, the we'll
known author. Mr.. Dixon is said to
be the finest orator on the lecture
platform, with only two exceptions,
namely, Bryan and Vending.
Rev. w. A. Chastain, of Athens.
Ca, will preach in the new Christian
church next Monday evening, July
at $50. This will be the first ser
vice to be held in the new church
ediiice, and we bespeak for the visit
ing minister a large congregation.
MISS Jennie Lou Irwin, an attract
i've young lady from Elberton, Ca.
Is visiting her cousins, Misses Daisy
and Bessie Foster.
Mrs. Nettie White gave another
puphc recital at the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. A. n. Gilreath last night. There
p" large crowd present and all
greatly enjoyed the selections and
songs. Mrs. White will take vaca-
tion now and take up music teaching
here again in September.
James Jones, agent for the South
ern at Madison, was in town yester-
| day and reports corn on, Tugaloo
river drowned out.
Mrs. w. II. Irwin and children, OF
Elberton, are visiting her mother,
Mrs. j. Y. Werner, Of Retreat.
II. Rutledge Zimmerman and sis
ter, Miss Lucille, left yesterday for a
| three weeks trip to the North and