Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1910-06-01

Born, unto Mr.. and Mrs. e. r.
Lucas, on Monday, May 30th, a son.
Two new candidates this week:
| Thos. NJ. Elrod for Auditor, and W.
Il. Hunt for County Commissioners
Ice cream frceZers. retrigerators.
Matheson hardware Co., Westmin-
ster, S. c.
| Mrs. NJ. +. Chandler and family
have moved to our sister town Of
West Union. Their departure is re-
GREETED By many friends here.
Mrs. II. T. Coffee left to-day for
her home in Chicago, after a visit Of
a month to her brother, Rev. John
G.. Law.
The work Of erecting the monu-
ment to the Confederate dead OF Oco-
nee is now in progress. Some time
ago the cement foundation was laid,
and ii is now in shape to receive the
heavy shaft The memorial will be
quite an imposing one when complet-
ed. Beside it will be placed the
cannon recently secured from the
| government through the efforts Of
| Capt. VIM. A. Strother
Base ball supplies and tennis
| goods. Special prices made to teams.
Matheson Hardware Co., Westmin-
St"r, S. G.
| Mrs. b. +. Sloan and children
| returned from Gainesville, Ga, yes
| terday, their visit being cut short bv
the threatened illness Of Mrs. Sloan's
father, q. G. Merrick, who, however,
has almost entirely recovered from
the sudden attack that threatened to
prove sOmewhate serious. He was
| 4
but the disease was promptly arrest
ed, and Mr.. Merrick is again able to
attend to his duties as postmaster,
which will be received as good news
by his many friends.
The Lutheran Cemetery Associa-
ton has recently made many I'M
provcments on the cemetery proper
as we'll as making radical changes in
the methods Of carrying on the bust
ness connected with the cemetery.
All old records Of the cemetery and
associated interests have been tran
scribed and recorded In permanent
book Of records, properly indeXed
and arranged for easy and quick ref
| erencc. This work was done in the
main by John JOOSt, the secretary Of
the association, who has translated
the old records from the the German
to English. The cemetery itself has
been greatly improved, all lines now
being accurately run and permanent
~ marked, SO that owners Of lots and
future purchasers can know just
what they are doing when they i'm
prove old lots or purchase new ones.
| The changes made in SyStcmatiZing
the business and marking accurate
lines makes St. Johns Lutheran Gem
etery one that has not only the posi-
bilities OF easy and permanent i'm
provemcnt and Identification, but one
which will Of necessity yield to these
possibilities, as those interested are
joining heartily in the work of i'm
prOven.ent.
Mrs. Eliza McAlistcr died last
Monday afternoon at the home OF her
daughter Mrs. S. NJ. llunnicutt, at
the old McAlister homestead, in the
Poplar Springs community, at the
| advanced age Of So years. She had
been sick only two weeks and one
day. Mrs. McAlister was a consist
ent member Of the Conneross Baptist
church, where she had held her mem
berShip for about forty eyars. She
was indeed a mother in Israel, kind
and affectionatc, and a true friend
to all, especially to the needy, the
sick and to those in sorrow or troll-
| bic. Her long life was that OF a
dcvOut and cOnSecratcd Christian
and she will be greatly missed in hcl
community and her church, and es-
rccially in The home will the vacancy
caused by her death be sorely felt
The deceased was born and raised tC
womanhood at Pcndleton, where hel
parents resided. Her maiden name
was Phillips. Mrs. McAlister leaves
only two children to mourn hen
dcalh-MrS. S. NJ. lImnnicutt and D.
Frank McAliStcr. Her husband
who was Il gallant soldier in the Con
fcdcratc ranks. died while i'm the
service OF his country, passing away
about month before the surrender
In the death OF Mrs. McAliSter tho
Poplar springs community has lost
one OF lis Oldest and most highly re-
Spccted women, and to the bereaved
ones the sympathy Of many friend!
Is extended. On yesterday afternoon
| funeral services were conducted AT
the Conncr0sS Baptist church and the
intcrmcnt was made in the Genet cry
OF that church. 4 large concours(
OF Sorrowing friends attended these
last sad rites, attcSting the esteem
in which the dcccacSd was held
\ Dreadful Wound