Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1911-04-12
WEsTMINsTER's LOCAL NEWS.
Y. j. II. Pitts Passes Away at the Age
OF 81 Years.-Nlrs. Carter Very Ill.

Westminster, April 11.-Special:
The Piedmont Inter-High School Or
atorical and Athletic Association held
it's fourth annual meet at Greenville
8th. The athletic part was called off
on account of rain and will be held
at Clemson College Saturday, April
22d. The oratorical contest was
held at the Greenville Female Col
lege auditorium Friday night at $50
o'clock. The speakers were as fol-
lows: Patrick Henry's Grafton"
Harold Norris, Westminster; First
Bunker Hill Monument" Hoke
Black, Central High School, Green
Vile; "The Old South and the
New" Oscar Doyle, Seneca; Fare
well to the Southern Confederacy,"
Stiles Stribling, Richland; "Retribu-
tive Justice" Roy Perry, Easley;
"The New South" Amos Estes, Fur
man Fitting School; Christmas
seur, Central High School, Central.
The judges were Hon. Jos. A. Nc
Cullough, Greenville; Prof. A. B.
Bryan, Clemson College; Prof. A. M.
DuPre, Spartanburg. Their decision
was as follows: Roy Perry, Easley
High School, first; Walter Ramseur,
Central High School, second; Har-.
old Norris, Westminster High School,
third. All the speakers made good
speeches and were congratulated by
the judges.
Born, on Saturday, unto Mr.. and
Mrs. A. w. Leathers, son.
Misses Annie Smith and Nina
Wham and Nose Hayes spent Satur-
day in Toccoa.
Miss Lizzie Smith, of Greenville,
has accepted position with the Oco-
| nee Mills here as stenographer. She
started to work Monday, and is
boarding at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
T. N. Carter.
The following young men and la
dies attended the Piedmont Inter
High School meet at Greenville Fri
day and Saturday: Misses Anna and
Pearle Marett, Grace Phillips, Zoa
Bailey, Gertrude McAdams, Nellie Lou
Garter, Ada Simpson, Ada Baker,
Mrs. Il. G. Wilson and daughter Ila.
Mrs. r. T. Duke and Mrs. J. NJ. Nor
ris; F. H. Shirley, J. H. Carter, l..
| 9: zimmerman, T. e. Elrod, Glenn
| Mitchell, Rolfe Hunt. D. l.. Norris,
| x. w. Marett, T. P. Anderson, C. c..
| Simpson, l.. @. Marett, Fred Zim-
norman, w. c. Taylor, P. w. Jayroe,
| Homer Breazeale, G. D. Marett, Paul
barnett, William Anderson, Luke
| Haley, G. l.. Foster, B. Alexander,
Olin Celey, VIII and King Dillard
| j: M. Norris, Harold and Allen Nor
ris, A. l.. Gossett and Nish Barnett.
All report good time.
n. 9. Dresser made a business trip
to Columbia this week.
Prof. w. G. Taylor was called to
the bedside Of his mother at Greer
sunday evening. She is very low
Friends of Prof. Taylor hope for her
| speedy recovery.
j.. S. Carter was called to Atlanta
to the bedside OF his wife, who has
been at Elkin-Goldsm1th Sanatorium
Tor about six weeks. There was a
change for the worse. We hope she
VIII recover speedily.
Miss Lucille Zimmerman is visiting
friends in Greenville.
u: Conger, Of Toccoa, spent last
week IN westminster on business.
M. A: Terrell, George Hull and O.
| a. Leathers spent Sunday with home
folks.
| The new curtain for the school All
dltorium is almost completed. J. r.
McNalr, Of the New York Clipper. Is
the artist. -
| B. 0. Whitten, OF Atlanta. spent
the weekend here with friends.
Friends of Mrs. J. G. Harbert will
be glad to learn that she is SLOWLY
improving after a few weeks illness.
! The Cherokee Indians will play
the Westminster base ball team one
game here Tuesday, April 18th. The
game will be called at 3 p. m.
The Westminster High School Dra-
matte Club will give their play, "The
Iron Hand" in Walhalla Friday
night.
Rev. Geo. G. Mayes, chairman of
the Synodical Home Mission Board
VIII preach In the Westminster Pres
byterian church on the third Sunday
In this month.
Married, at the residence OF Rev.
A. p. Marett, Sunday afternoon, Miss
Jessie Couch and j. l.. Loden. Mr..
Loden is Of Toccoa. Miss Couch is a
daughter of J. @. Couch, of this
place. Rev. A. p. Marett performed
the ceremony.
The LaDell Fox Comedy Company
Will appear at the school auditorium
on April 2Oth. This IS the last num-
Der of the lyceum course, and will be
the best one yet.
The new depot is nearing compile
ton. 1t certainly adds to the looks
Of our town.
Joe Price, who has been in Missis-
sippi for the past four months, re-
turned home Friday to spend the
summer months. Mr.. Price is in the
lumber business there.
Miss Ludie Mahaffey spent the
weekend In Greenville with friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. M. Bruner have q
| little girl at their hnma