Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1913-03-05
MATTERS AT WESTMINSTER.
Local News Told i'm Brief Form-The
Oratorical Contest.

Westminster March 4.-Special:
j. R. Martin left last week for Bir-
mingham, Ala, to look over a large
tract of timber land with a view to
moving his saw mill to that State
$ j. S. Carter was in Atlanta on
business last week.
Mr. and Mrs, r. A. Hester, Of
Pickens, spent Thursday and Frioay
of last week with their son, H. NJ
Hester.
The many friends Of j. w. McClain
will be grieved to learn of his death
at his home near here last Tuesday
night The interment was at Clear
mont Wednesday.
J. S. O'Kelley visited his uncle,
Beiamin f. O'Kelley, of West Union,
Sunday.
A beautiful home wedding will be
solemnized Wednesday afternoon
at the home of the brides parents
at 3 O'Clock, when Miss Pearl Marett,
youngest daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
e. c. Marett, will become the bride of
William Il. McClung, Of Anderson.
DR.. John f. Vines, pastor Of the First
Baptist church Of Anderson, will per-
form the ceremony.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. j. Stribling en-
tertained the following guests, who
were here for the oratoricaI contest
last Friday: Miss Hattie rnslor, of
| Walhalla; Supt. BramletI and Mr..
| Wood, of Seneca, and Mr.. Lyles and
Mr.. Davis, Of Ebenezer High School.
Misses Green and Ramsay, Of Mad
ison, visited Mrs. p. p. Sullivan Sat-
urday and Sunday.
Mrs. Lucy Burris, of Richland,
spent few days with Mrs. James
! Findley last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. G. Breazeale left
Sunday for an extended trip North.
| They will visit Washington, New
before returning.
f. w. Cannon returned from a
trip through Georgia and Tennessee
the first of this week.
The ladies of the Baptist church
had very enjoyable social gather
ing at the home of Mrs. T. N. Car
| ter Monday afternoon. A very in
teresting program was arranged for
the occasion. The pastor, Rev. j. j
Pay6suT, made an excellent talk on
missions, after which a good collec-
ton. was taken for the cause.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy BreaZeale, OF
| Toccoa, Ca, spent Sunday and Mon.
day visiting relatives and friends
here.
e. G. Marett was in Atlanta last
week on business.
G.. d. Marett, of Fair Play, has
been visiting here for several days.
Mrs. G.. e. Dickson, who has been
very low, is improving.
w. 2. Anderson was in Columbia
last week.
The Oratorical Contest.
The third annual meeting Of the
| Oconee County Oratorical Associa-
tion was held at the auditorium last
| Friday evening. Quite large crowd
assembled to hear the young orators
Nine schools were represented in
this contest. Several numbers OF
music were interspersed In the pro-
gram, adding greatly to the splendid
entertainment of the evening.
The medal offered by Mr.. and Mrs
w. G. Taylor to the speaker winning
first place was won by Waddy Dun
can, OF Walhalla.
DR.. G. M. Walker offered medal
for second place, and this was won
by Bruce Stribling, of Richland.
The speaker winning third place
was Wallace Glynnph, Of Fair Play.
The speeches were all well rem.
dered, showing excellent training.
Mrs. w. G. Foster and children
Edith and VIII, OF Richland, visited
Mrs. J. e. Dickerson Friday and Sat.
urday.
Mrs. d. I. Mulkey left Tuesday fol
Atlanta, where she goes to continue
her studies of voice at the Atlanta
Conservatory of Music.
Mr.. and Mrs Earle Barton and
children, of Townville, are spending
few days with Mrs. Barton's par.
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. j. Stribling.