Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1907-04-17
NEW HOPE.
A SAD DEATH-SCHOOi ENTERTAlNMENT-
PERSONAL LOCALS.

New Hope, April 10 The death angel
passed through our community Sunday
morning al four o'clock and bore away
the spirit of our old beloved sister, Mrs.
Ellie Robinson, aged 90 years. She had
been in declining health for several years
and about six weeks ago she accidently
fell and seriously hurt herself. She never
complained; but bore her sufferings gently
all the while. She leaves three children,
two daughters, Mrs. Harriet Victoria
CAN'T, of Bolton, and Mrs, Elizabeth
Burton, aud one son, r. d. Robinson, of
this community, and two step. children,
Mrs. Mary Dodson and Joe Robinson,
and anumber of grandchildren and great
grandchildren to mourn her death. Her
remains will be laid to rest to. day at
eleven o'clock in the family burying
ground on the Smith plantation, near
New Hope. Funeral services will be
conducted by Rev. w. G. Seaborn, of
Pickens. The bereaved ones have the
sympathy OF a host of friends.
The school at this place, which has
been 80 successfully carried on under the
skillful management of Miss Earle Kel-
ley, as teacher, for the past five and
half months, will close April 81. We re-
greet that the school will close so soon,
but we are looking forward with much
pleasure to the entertainment that is to
to be given by the school at New Hope
church on the night of April 81. The
exercises will begin promptly at half
past eight o'clock. Everybody is cor
daily invited to be present. Admission
free. We feel that the crowd will be
delightfully."- entertained, as Miss Kelley
and her pupils are working earnestly to
try and make it a success.
The Ladies' Helping Hand Society,""
that was organized some time ago by the
sisters of New Hope church, will meet
next 4th Saturday afternoon at four
O'Clock. We earnestly request that all
the sisters of New Hope church come
and join this society, as it is great work
and for good cause. The intentions of
this society is to try to raise money to
help to complete the new church and
each member is just required to pay
monthly what they think and feel is their
duty.
Several of the New Hope Sunday school
teachers and scholars met Sunday after
noon ut A o'clock and organized
Teachers Supply Class" Keels Moore
was elected president and Miss Earle
Kelly secretary. The motive of this Or
ganization is to enable the Sunday school
workers to become more interested in
Sunday school work and to be more
competent of doing the work assigned
them.
Our pastor, Rev. w. Il. Huff, of Seneca,
filled his rugular appointments here Sat
urday and Sunday. His sermons were
very interesting and inspiring. We are
glad that we have secured the services of
Mr.. Huff as pastor of our church this
year, as his work seems to be inspiring
to all.
Mrs. Styles Knox, of Seneca, sper the |
latter part of last week at the home OF
Mrs. l.. e. Knox.
Harrison Morgan and Edd white visited
friends near Easley Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs. Mary M. Hunt, after spending two
weeks at the home of John A. Kelley, re-
turned to her home at Ebenezer Sunda,.
John Miller spent Sunday at the home
OF Rev. w. O. Seaborn, of Pickens county.
Walter White, of Old Pickens, visited
relatives here Sunday.
Miss Wannie Morgan, who has been