Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1912-05-15
WESTMINSTER SCHOOL TO CLOSE
Exercises May ~ to 21--News Of
People Coming and Going.

Westminster, May 14.-Special:
TheBcommencement exercises Of the
Westminster High School will be-
gin next Friday and will continue
through Tuesday, May 81. The COM
mencement sermon will be delivered
by Rev. J. l.. Singleton, OF Starr, S.
G., next Sunday morning at eleven
o clock In the school auditorium.
Next Friday night the first event
Of commencement will he the ora
torical contest by the boys and girls
from first through the 5th grades,
for the Lavender and Peden medals.
Monday afternoon, May Goth, the
debate for the Anderson medal will
takefplace, and Monday night the
g:rls9fcontest for the Stribling medal
will be held.
The ooys' contest for the Carter
medal viii take place Tuesday morn
The graduating exercises will take
place Tuesday night. Dr.. ID. Nj. Ram
say, president Of Greenvillo Female
College, will deliver the graduatin,
address.
George Mcdonald accompanied J..
3. Quartermus last Wednesday to
Columbia, where they expect 10 work
this Wear,
Mbs. Nettie Whites music pupils
VIII give a recital in the school au-
ditorium next Thursday evening. An
admis5ion fec of 10 cents will be
charged to cover cost of obtaining
auditorium.
J.AR. Orr made business trip to
GreenSille one day last week.
MISS Maude Simpson, who has
been teaching in Columbia this win
ter, kAat home for her vacation
Mrs.ESW. B. Glenn, of Easley, pass
ed through here Tuesday on her
way totFair Play, where she expects
to visi& her father and mother, Mr..
and Mrs. John d. Sheldon, for few
weekstt
ia, Miller, of Greenville, was in
townelast week.
AiDh Durrough, of New York, is in
town. to-day. He is visiting his bro
therd John Durrough, Of Fair Play.
MtsseA. B. Stewart Is visiting her
uncleSJ L. Marett, in Seneca this
RsyF. G. Lavender, pastor of the
Baptist3 church, left Monday to at
tend the y Southern Baptist Conven-
ase RsERg .eslssss gssaaS1
AIRS. Oscar Tuck, OF Spartanburg,
IS the guest OF her father and mo-
ther, Mr.. and Mrs. M. S. Stribling.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. n. Hamilton, Of
California. were here several days
last week.
Eugene Brice, of Atlanta, was in
town last week.
The residence of c.. E. Gray
caught fire last Friday about noon
by sparks from stove ilue. When
first discovered It seemed as if 1t
would be almost impossible to save
The building. and most Of the furni-
ture was removed in a very short
time. BY the prompt arrival Of
many people, however, the fire was
quickly gotten under control. The
loss is covered by insurance.
Mrs. T.. d. Poore has returned
from visit to her daughter, Mrs.
B. T. Greer, of Anderson
Mrs. j. Fl. Stonecypher and Mrs.
S. G. Moon are visiting in Conner,
Ga, this week.
Rev. M. G. Latham, pastor Of the
Methodist church, attended the An
derson District Sunday School Con-
vention, held at Bolton May 9th and
10th.
Mr.. and Mrs. Errett Zimmerman
have returned from Seneca.
Mrs. Mamie Barron left Monday
for Greenville. where she expects to
make her home in the future. Her
daughter, Miss Bessie, Is taking a
course at Draughon's Business Col
lege in that city.
II. r. Zimmerman, who went to
Atlanta some few months ago, has
now accepted a position on the
Southern Railway.
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