Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1911-05-24
THE NEWS FROM WESTMINSTER.
School Closes~-Win Work for Coun-
ty Fair--L0cals.

the Lavender and Peden medals took
place Friday night at 8.15. Miss
Marion Pitts won the medal.
Monday afternoon at $50 the j. S.
Carter medal was contested for and
won by Master Jack Zimmerman.
Monday evening at S.15 the NJ. S.
Stribling medal was contested for by
sixteen girls, and was won by Miss
Gladys Carter.
Tuesday morning at $50 the final
debate for the w. p. Anderson medal
took place, Fred Zimmerman being
the winner.
Tuesday evening at SIS the grad
uating exercises took place, the fol-
lowing boys and girls receiving their
diplomas: Miss Grace Augusta Strib-
ling, William Pinckney Anderson,
Miss Bessie Werner Foster. Robert
Harry Foster, Miss Myrtle Eula
Haley, Miss Marie Alice Hall, Miss
Grace Mildred Phillips, Miss Robbie
Pearle Simpson. Miss Claribel Sim
gleton, Miss Alice Stribling, Fred
Leonard Zimmerman. Music was
given by Miss Blanche White. The
literary address was made by Prof.
D. w. Daniel, Of Clemson College;
class prophecy by Miss Bessie Foster;
class will by Miss Grace Phillips.
Diplomas were awarded by Supt. w.
c. Taylor.
This exercise closed the term of
the Westminster High School for this
year School will probably open on
September 4th.
Local Matters.
Miss Sarah B. Anderson, of Alto,
Ca, Is visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. G. e. Anderson.
Marshall Mason, who has been with
the Pacolet Manufacturing CO is
visiting his parents, Mr.. and MS j.
w. Mason, this week
|, Miss Ruth Reese, Of Anderson, vis-
tied her sister, Mrs. J. p. Griffin,
this week
]. J. Haley returned Tuesday from
visit to Anderson.
Miss Mary Simpson, of Atlanta, is
spending few days with her par
anfa; Mr. and Mrs. ]. w S!m.Hscn.
Miss Mary is employed as stenog-
rapher in Atlanta.
Miss Rose Mcdonald, who has been
teaching at Mt. Airy, Ca, has return
ed to her home to spend the summer.
Rev. A. p. Marett will preach at
South Union next Sunday at II
o'clock and at Earle's Mill at $40.
Miss Jennie Ervine, of Elberton.
Ca, is visiting Miss Bessie Foster.
Profs. w. G. Taylor and P. w. Jay
roe and A. NJ. Norris attended the
closing exercises of the Walhalla
High School last Friday night.
Mrs. O. K. Poore, Of Bolton, is
visiting her mother, Mrs. C. e. Dick
son.
All the teachers will be leaving
for their homes in few days. We
will miss them.
Mrs. X. w. Marett returned Fri
day from a visit to Atlanta.
Misses Pearle and Anna Marett
and Ludie Mahaffey left Wednesday
for Jacksonville to attend the South
ern Baptist Convention. They ex-
pect to take in several places of in
terest before their return.
w. P. Anderson has resigned his
place As trustee of the Westminster
High School. j. NJ. Norris was elect
ed in his place.
Paul Ballenger left last Tuesday
for visit to Atlanta, but was taken
sick on his arrival there and returned
home Friday.
Julian Arnold, of Fayetteville.
Ga, is visiting his uncle and aunt,
Mr.. and Mrs. II. G. Peden.
Mrs. S. B. Freeman and children
of Atlanta, are spending a few weeks
with Mrs. Fannie and Miss Bonnie
Freeman.
Erwin Haley, who has been attend
ing Draughon's Business College, in
GreenVille, returned home last week
10 spend few days with his father
and mother, Mr.. and Mrs. J. o. B.
Haley.
Westminster lost to Easley Satur-
day in one Of the hottest games ever
played on the Easley diamond. The
score was S to 3. Easley has a
good bunch of players. Westmin-
ster has hot team now, as the bows
are all at home and have had plenty
of practice.
Miss Nina Wham returned to her
home in Abbeville last Tuesday.
Miss Ida Martin returned Friday
from Grover, N. G., where she had
been teaching since last September
Born, unto Mr.. and Mrs. S. C.
Moon, Sunday, May 21st, son.
Mr.fand Mrs. James Findley spent
several days with their daughter, Mrs.
Lawrence, In Calhoun, S. c., last
week.
Clarence Mason, Of Charlotte, spent
seVerai days with his sister, Mrs. j.
80 Ivy, 'nc past week. Mr.. Mason
ls an old Westminster boy and we
are always glad to have him with us.
Hazel Smith has accepted a posi-
ton with Saddler's garage at Ander-
son.
Mrs. M. j. Gentry, Of Greenville,
Is visiting her daughter, Mrs. r. G..
Lavender.
Rev. F. G. Lavender returned
Tuesday from Jacksonville, where he
attended the Southern Baptist Con-
vention.