Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-07-14
CoNNERoss NEWS.
Community is Saddencd by Death of
Miss Irene Elrod.
(Too Late for Last Week.

| wv i<o'S ioi lIdSt D." eef.D
Conneross, July Especial: /. N.
Alexander returned to his home Sat
urday, after pleasant visit to rcla-
tiveS at Conneross, Walhalla, West
minister and other points.
Miss Ethel Barker spent yesterday
! afternoon at New Hope with Miss
| Beulah Elrod, who has been suffer-
ing the past two weeks with a severe
attack of typhoid fever, but Is much
improved at this writing. Miss Beu-
lah has many friends here who hope
she will soon be out again.
We regret to chronicle the serious
illness of w. o. Alexander, Jr. who
is suffering from a severe attack of
typhoid fever. He was taken sick in
Anderson and was brought to his
home here last Monday. His many
friends hope for his early recovery.
Mrs. Mallie Grubbs visited rela-
tives in this section recently.
The news of the sad death of Miss
Irene Elrod, at her home at New
Hope, was received with regret by
the people Of Conneross. She had
been visitor to Conneross On seye-
| raj occasions and made many friends
here. 1t is with very sad heart
that we write Of her death. She had
been patient sufferer for eight
days, and all was done for her that
was possible by her parents, rela-
tives and friends. On the first of
July as the evening sun deepened it's
golden rays, little Irene began to
grow worse, and at p. m. her pre-
cious soul took its flight to the out
stretched arms of the Father who
gave it. For about thirteen years
her bright, happy face had cheered
and hlled with hope and anticipation
the hearts of her adoring parents.
| Her ever present smile and sunny
| disposition made for her friend of
every stranger. Irene was the sec
ond daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. II. NJ
, Elrod, who are substantial and good
citizens of the New Hope section.
| She had been for some time a con-
sistent member of the New Hone
! Baptist church and an active worker
in the Sunday school, where her
| presence will be sadly missed. Fune-
raj services were conducted by Rev.
A. p. Marett at 4 o'clock p. M, July
2, the body being tenderly laid to
rest in the New Hope cemetery be-
! meath veritable hill of fragrant
| MOVERS, placed there by the hands
\ ~ NV ms lileuIS. lie SaOnGSS or
her death was very hard to bear, but
! the Almighty knoweth what is best
for us all, and the soul of little Irene
was needed more in the kingdom
| above than on this earth To her
y bereaved family and other relatives
we extend our deepest and heartfelt
sympathy. "The Lord gave. and
the Lord taketh away; blessed be
. the name OF the LOrd,".
Z Several of our Conneross people
/ attended and enjoyed the Children s
Day at Fairview last Sunday. The
ladies of that community furnished
dinner. The tables were loaded
from one end to the other with
everything that was good to eat, and
every one present was made to feel
at home. Messrs. Craig, Milton AL
/ eXander, OF Anderson, John l.. Smith
and Rev. G. ID. Mann delivered edify-
ing addresses in the afternoon.
James Davis, of near here, was
/ promised chicken pie by one of his
nefghbors If he would kill a hawk.
SO he killed two hawks last week. I
guess he is due two chicken pies.
X. T.. r.