Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1911-09-06
HNEWs FROM WESTMINSTER.
High School Opens With Large At
tend Items.


yesterday morning. The opening
exetgises were very interesting. De-
VOttGnal exercises were conducted by
ReyssF G. Lavender, then followed
theiS%elcoming address by Mayor X.
W.5Marett. This address was fol-
loWedsby educational speeches from
Ms Stribling, J. S. Carter, J. M.
Rev. +. G.. Lavender, af-
ter ,sShich Prof. w. G. Taylor made
theffSaan for the coming
ischG9t4year. 1t is gratifying to no.
tioss%the Increase Of attendance each
The auditorium was filled
withNpeople, and it was estimated by
one 8lfTthe speakers to be at least so
per esnt school pupils.
Mgs.3F f. G. Lavender and little
daughter Martha have returned from
GreSslgtlle, where they have been Wis
itinas Mrs. Lavender's mother for the
past&fe@ weeks.
MtssssK&tle e. Harris, Of Staunton,
VasNihas returned to take up her
workSInt In the graded school depart
Il TlletMisses Stovall, of Narcoochee
Vallf%,t Saeorgia. are visiting their
auntilsSad m rs,gA. Zimmerman.
~, MiBsSNell Smithsleft last Thurs
day S3Atlanta, where she will visit
a SfesSg glays before going on to La
grange tosschool.
Mtsss Mary Carter left last Tuesday
for lsp S. @. She will begin her
Workaf the graded school there This
The fWill he a. congregational
meetiHg at the Presbyterian church
on econd Sabbath In September
IN 4l,Ha N rtxN,,
and transact any other business
'tlhagfslag aeome before .theS meeting.
III ReyassAs u Al V,SsE Wilkins, secretary Of
laynnfSs I'M Visionary tniOvement, de4
3liyerd finteresting lecture in tLa
SBapt chnrch Sunday night. is
Willie Gentry, of Greenville,
lis eat Spf her sister, Mrs. E. G.
Il / Law Y, this week.
as GeSl seyes, of. Honea Path, is
here tefld, school this session. s
t iasi oS,ilen! efs'
Fhey sare being conducted by J. w.
McCleary.
Mesdames Anna Rogers and j.
Mccoy, of Piedmont, are visiting
their mother, Mrs. Sarah Durham,
who has been quite sick for the past
few weeks.
Miss Bertha Lee Cox, of Seneca, is
visiting Miss Myrtle Zimmerman
this week.
J. S. Carter has purchased the
roller mill from Ebert Cobb.
l.. b. Austin. Of Atlanta, visited
his family here last week.
Misses Jodie and Dora Haley have
purchased the millinery stock from
Miss Annie B. Smith. Miss Haley
has just returned from Atlanta,
where she purchased her fall goods.
Nh. and Mrs. J. e. Barton, Of
Townville, visited the family of w. ].
Stribling recently.
Mrs. D. l. Mulkey has returned to
Gainesville, Ga, to resume her
studies in vocal music.
Miss Senia Kimsey, of Mount
Airy, Ca, is visiting her aunt, Mrs.
Hugh Terrell.
Miss Lucille Zimmerman has re-
turned from visit to friends ct
Laurens, Richbourg, Yorkville and
Guthriesville.
Misses Essie and Evie Jones, of
Madison. are guests Of Misses Nellie
and Christine Mulkey this week.
Miss Nina Wham, of Abbeville,
made Westminster brief visit last
week. She left Thursday for Spar
tanburg, where she Will take up her
position as trimmer in a millinery
store.
Mrs. Annie Rochester and children,
of Ware Shoals, were guests of Mrs.
w. M. Gossett last week.
Mrs. G. E. Anderson returned
home last week from visit to her
daughter, Miss Sarah Anderson, of
Alto, Ga.
Mr.. and Mrs. John A. Durham
went to Pelzer last Thursday. They
were called there on account Of the
death OF Mrs. Durham's sister-in-law
Mrs. w. w. Adams.
Mr.. and Mrs. Morgan, of North
Carolina, have been visiting in West
minister the past few days. Mrs.
Morgan Is known here as Miss Ida
Martin.
Harold Deal, Of Greenville, is here
doing some surveying at present for
the Traxler Real Estate Company, OF
Greenville. He is assisted by D. NJ.
Sloan. A tract of 35 acres Of land
west Of town is being cut into acre
lots for building purposes and about
l5O acres Is being surveyed into
small farms, ranging from five to
ten acres.
s. Fl. Bryan, of Atlanta, Is here
to-day. Mr.. Bryan Is with the Aka
hest Lyceum Bureau and is putting
on course for another season. Prof.
w. 9. Taylor and j. II. Carter are
the managers for next season. The
first attraction will be September 90
at $50 p. m. You had better see
the managers and procure your
tickets at once, or all the good seats
Will be taken by others.
their blooms this fall, when they will
also take orders for spring delivery
OF plants. This plan will give pros