Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-01-27
NEWS FROM WESTMINSTER.
Benson-Vaughan Marriage-Intercst
ing Entertainments--L
(By A. l.. Gossett.)

At a recent meeting OF ,ne Miriam
Chapter of the Presbyterian Sabbath
school the following officers were
elected to serve for the coming six
months: Miss Sarah B. Anderson,
president; Miss Bessie Foster. vice
president; Miss Marie Hall, secre-
tary; Miss Alice Puckett, treasurer;
Miss Pauline Miller, color-bearer;
Mesdames G. E. Anderson, C. e. Gray
and G. NJ Walker, advisory board.
The committees appointed We're as
follows: Bible Study, Miss Alice
Stribling, chairman; Prayer, Miss
Gussie Harper, chairman; Christian
Culture, Miss Alice Pickett, chair
man; Missions, Miss Annie May An
derson, chairman: Stewardship, Miss
Lullie Miller, chairman; Social
Work, Miss Bessie Foster, chairman;
Sunday School, Miss Grace Phillips,
chairman; Extension, Miss Eunice
Macaulay, chairman; Personal Work,
Miss Sarah B. Anderson, chairman;
Religious Meeting, Miss Marie Hall,
chairman. The following program
was successfully rendered at the
home Of Miss Hall on January IT:
Scripture reading, l Cor, 18th chap
ter, by the president; song, pass Me
Mott" reading, "The Border Of Vio-
let's" by Miss Alice Puckett; solo,
"Softly and Tenderly," by Miss Eu-
nice Macaulay; reading, "Betty's
Shoes" Miss frankie Phillips reci-
tation, "A List, of Resolutions" by
Miss Alice Stribling; paper, Life Of
Noah," by Miss Harie Hall; recita-
ton, "Papa's Letter" by Miss Grace
Phillips; instrumental solo, Loves
Oracle" by Miss Annie May Ander-
son; reading, Bessie Kendrick's s
II, hNy 10
chapter song, "Mizpah." The meet
ing was closed by the repeating Of
the Lords prayer in concert. Five
new members were enrolled, which
was indeed quite encouraging to the
chapter. ..
A delightful affair Of Friday,
January 22d, from 3 to 6, was
birthday party given by Miss Bessie
Barron, complimentary to the Mir
lam" chapter and the "Covenanters"
band Of the Presbyterian church.
After many exciting and interesting
games were played the guests were
invited into the dining room, where
delicious refreshments, consisting of
chicken salad, waters, pickles, cakes
and gelatine, were served. The
tables were beautifully decorated
with violets. Miss Barron was the
recipient Of many handsome gifts,
among them being a beautiful pic
ture, which was presented by the
Miriam chapter.
An interesting event OF last week
was the marriage on Thursday of
Miss Rubie Vaughan and John M.
Benson, which took place in the Oco-
nee Inn at Seneca, Rev. NJ. r. Kirk
patrick, the Presbyterian minister,
officiating. They boarded No. 80
shortly after the ceremony for At
lanta, and returned to Westminster
Friday evening Oh No. 40, and will
board at the Magnolia Hotel. Mr..
Benson is the agent for the South
ern at Westminster, coming here
from Charleston, n. c., three years
ago. BY his gentlemanly and affable
manner in the discharge Of every
duty in his responsible position he
has made many friends, who will
learn with interest that he is now
more fully equipped to be one of
our permanent citizens. Mrs. Ben
son is also a native Of the old North
State, having lived at Winston Salem
before coming here with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. G. G. Vaughan, a cou-
pie of years ago. She is a pleasant
and sociah'e young lady and highly
accomplished. Many friends extend
=
Miss Sue Daily, of Seneca, is visit
ing Miss Sue Haley, of this place.
1t must be Interesting to the Octo-
genarians raised in Pickens District
to occasionally come across a paper
published before the Civil War was
even thought of. w. Paul Dickson,
OF Westminster, is in possession of q
copy of the Keowee Courier publish
| ed at Old Pickens, Saturday, Janu-
ary 10, 1S56--fifty-th years ago
last Tuesday. 1t was edited by
South Cardinals veteran newspaper
man, Col. Robt. A. Thompson. The
| progressive and wide-awake town of
Walhalla, the present home Of The
Courier, and the home Of the vener-
able Col. Thompson, was not an in
| corporated town then. The old copy
| is well preserved, and bears testi-
| mony to Col. Thompson's skill, abil-
| ity and talents as journalist when
quite a young man. 1t was four
page paper then, and the price was
$3.50 in advance. or 50 If payment
was delayed. The mast head, on
front page, was about the same as
to-day, and the motto exactly the
same President Franklin Pierce's
message filled the entire space of the
front page. constitutional Theory
OF Government" and Constitutional
Relations to Slavery" were the prin-
cipal things outlined in his message
to Congress. The community ap-
pears to have been plunged into rn-
expected sorrow by the news of the
death of Col. e. r. Doyle, who died
from the effects of injuries received
by falling from a stairway at Omaha
City, Neb. The runicipal election
had just been held at the village of
Pickens, and the following gentle