Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1907-11-06
THE ALEXANDER REUNION.
Held at the Old Homestead on Con-
neross on Sunday, October ~.

The surviving members Of the
family Of Mr.. and Mrs. James s. AL
exander, deceased. met at their old
home, on Conneross, on Sunday, Oc-
tober 27th, the occasion being the
fifteenth annual reunion, and, not
withstanding the inclement weather,
there was a full attendance of the
family. Although these reunions
bring back many recoilections-Abot
sad and pleasant-all like to be pres
ent-not even the smallest grand
child or great-grandchild willing to
be detained from being present.
Sunday morning at o'clock the
crowd began to gather, and fire
was again started in the big old fire.
place, and one by one those present
began to gather around it and talk
of the happenings In the long ago,
when they were children, and the
younger ones would listen with great
interest. Again they felt the warmth
of the great broad hearth, and were
privileged to look upon the old pic
lures on the walls, SO often gazed
upon in childhood days.
The morning was spent in social
intercourse, and at / O'Clock the long
table almost groaned beneath it's
weight of good things to eat-beef,
pork, chicken, cakes, pies, 'etc.-in
abundance. Among other things was
ten gallons Of good hot coffee. The
day was most pleasantly spent by all ,
and a year hence 1t Is hoped more of
the relatives will be present to share
in the joys and pleasures Of the six
teenth reunion.
All were gladly surprised 10 see
Aunt Mag. ,or Mrs. II. D. Aiexan der)
as she has been in delicate health for
some years. All were afraid that
she could not venture out in the wea-
Their. y
Those present were: Mrs. A. o.
Adafr, Mrs. Efiie Jafferson, Miss q.
o. Alexander; Mr.. and Mrs. r. D..
Alexander and their sons. Wade and
Lester and their wives; Mr.. and Mrs
w. Q. Alexander and children, Adger.
Madeira, JAMIE, Brunis, Mertie and
Codie; Mr.. and Mrs. Wilburn ABB
,bott and children, Sallie, iPlummer,
Jay, Annie, Mertie and Burt, and
James Abbott and family; Clinton,
Lizzie, Stiles, Laethiel, Minnie, Paul,
Garvin, Beulah and D. Barker; Mrs.
s. NJ. Hunsinger and children, Burt,
Pearle, Bewley and Jane. H..
Those of the immediate family
who were kept away by sickness or
other unavoidable occurrence were:
Walter Alexander, Oscar Alexander,
Miss Ethel Barker, Mr.. and Mrs. B..
d. Breazeale. ~
The visitors present were: Rev.
w. e. Huff, Seneca; Mr.. Davis. Pop
lar; Leslie Morgan, Pickens; Burt
McLain, Conneross; John Cobb,
Westminster; Miss Josie Rothell,
Toccoa; Mr.. and Mrs. Pick Marett
and daughters, Selma and Testa, Sc
neca. ~ SIS ss al, ~, &H
On last Saturday the children erect
ed nice monument at the grave of
their mother, at the family burying
ground near the old homestead. This
monument was also erected in mem
ory of their father, giving date of
birth and death, and shows that he
died in the late war and was buried
In Virginia.
A beautiful monument was erected
at the grave of James Alexander, Jr.,
youngest son of; James s. Alexander.
He died eleven years ago and was
buried at Conneross church.s The
+. monument has marble cradle cut on
1t, and was erected by his oldest sis
ter. Miss E. o. Alexander.
The Barker children have also re-
membered their father by placing {,
nice slab at his grave
One Who Was Present.
COnnerOss, October 81,