Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1913-05-21
0. ID. CAsHIN's NARROW ESCAPE.
Thrown from Buggy in Runaway.
commencement Season is On.

Westminster, May 2O.-Special:
0. ri Cashin, while driving out to his
farm about four miles from town
Thursday evening came very near
losing his life. His horse became
frightened and ran away, throwing
MI. Gashin out, his head striking a
tree.n He sustained quite a number
Of ckts Gnd bruises and was confined
to his bed for several days.
Sheriff j. w. Davis was in town
last Saturday.
Mr.. lMackay, OF Georgia, a brother
of Mrs. N H. Jenkins, and who was
paying her a visit, was found dead
in bed Monday morning. Mr.. Mac
kay retired Sunday night feeling as
well as usual. The remains were
shipped to Cornelia Monday after
noon, and the interment will be
made near that place.
Joe Price, an old Oconee boy, who
has been. engaged in the timber bust
ness at Hattiesburg, Miss, for seve-
raj years, is among friends here for
the Summer.
j. BS.tMcJunkin and two sons, of
Demofest, Ga. are spending a few
days at South Union with relatives
and friends.
J.fS Carter was in Anderson last
week on business.
The Westminster and Central ball
teams played a fine game of ball on
the Westminster diamond last We'd
nesday, the score being 13 to in
favoro Westminster.
J.&Oarter, of Gainesville was a
business visitor here last Wednes-
day.
Fred Walters, Of the mill village,
died last Thursday morning at
O'CLOCK of pneumonia. His remains
were euried at the Old Westminster
Baptist church cemetery Thursday at
$50 0Eoclock.
M.8H. Lee, of Battle Creek, was
here last Wednesday on business.
The infant OF Mr.. and Mrs. G. w.
Turner died last Tuesday afternoon.
Mrs, Minique Smith, of Hartwell.
Ca visiting her sister, Mis-. T.
N. Carter.
D.Agonger, of Toccoa, was among
frienSsg! i1ere last week, =, e.
isrs o irsers y syi L
iting her father and mother, Mr. any
Mrs. G. w, Traylor.
Miss Hattie Brown returned Fri
day from Elberton, Ga, where she
had been visiting her sister, Mrs.
Bond.
Rev. j. ]. Payseur returned Mon
day from the Southern Baptist Con-
vention at st. Louis.
The commencement exercises of
the Westminster High School began
FRIDAY evening, May 10th, at $50.
Che girls and boys of tho lower
grades-from first to fifth inclusive
for the Peden and West
minister Bank medals. The contest
was very close. The little girl win
ming first place was Alice McLeskey;
Bernice Brown second. Among tie
boys Joe Martin took first place and
Frank McLeskey second. The judges
for the occasion were Rev. l.. D. Nit
chell, of Coneross, j. P. Stribling,
Richland, and Mr.. Crowther, of Oak
way.
Sunday morning at II. 80 the COM
mencement sermon was preached by
Rev. j. r. Moore, of Ninety-Six.
Monday night at O'Clock the
girls and boys of the higher grades,
from 9Th to 10th, had their contest
for the BreaZeale and Stribling
medals. The first place was won by
Eleanor Reese, Marion Pitts taking
second. Frank Stribling took first
place among the boys and Archie
billiard second. The judges in this
case were Misses Dora Haley, of
Westminster; Cunningham, OF G. F.
c., and w. G. Hughs, Esq, of Wal
halla.
This morning at II O'Clock the
annual debaters' contest of the CAL
houn Literary Society for the Ander-
son medal took place, and this even
ing at 8 the graduating exercises
will be held. DR.. Ramsay, Of Green
vile, will deliver the graduating ad-
dress. Ten will receive diplomas
this year,