Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1910-02-09
CoNNERoss AND VICINITY.
Death Of Two Aged Ladics--I.ocals
Of Prosperous Community.

Conneross, Feb. 7.-Special: The
announcement Of the death Of Mrs.
Eloyia Adair, which occurred at the
home Of her daughter, Mrs. r. A. P.
Dean, Avalon, Ga, on January 31st,
was received. here with sorrow by the
many frielids of the deceased and her
family. While 1t was known that
Mrs. Adair had been in declining
health, her death was not entirely
unexpected, yet 1t was received here
with deepest. regret by her friends,
who had, dnfiirg her long residence
here, learned to know her we'll and
to love her for her noble traits of
character and Christian graces Mrs.
Adair had been n great sufferer for
several months from a complication
| Of diseases, which medical skill and
attention seemed unable to relieve.
Mrs. Adair was about rs years of
age. She was born and reared in
this community. Her maiden name
was Miss Elovia Alexander, daughter
Of the late James Alexander. During
early life she was married to A. O.
Adair, who passed to his reward six
years prior to that Of his aged COM
Danion. In young womanhood the
neross Baptist church, of which she
was jealous member until her
death. Her suffering was, constant
and great. yet she bore It all without
complaint. Death came to her as a
welcome visitor. relieving her weary
body from bonds Of pain and suffer
Ing, releasing her gentle spirit, from
Its mortal home for its flight to that
house not made by hands, eternal in
the heavens. Mrs. Adair had lived
In this community all her life until
the spring of 1909, when she moved
to Avalon, Ga, to live with her
daughter. She is survived by three
sisters and one Observation-Disclosures
Eleanor Deaton, Westminster; Mary
Deaton, West Union. and Martha
Gipson, Mize, Ga, and Newton Alex
ander, Greenwood-and two daught.
ers, Mrs. Mandy Leathers, Of West
minister, and Mrs. Dean, of Avalon.
Ga. Besides these, she leaves num-
! erous relatives and friends, to all of
whom the sympathy Of many friends
goes out On February 1st her body
| was brought to Conneross, and, after
appropriate funeral services, con-
Quoted by Rev.Lavender, the remains
were tenderly lowered to the grave by
the side Of her husband to await the
resurrection morn.
Miss Beulah Elrod, of New Hone
visited her friend, Miss Mertie Alex
ander, recently.
Miss Josie Rothell, OF Toccoa, Ga,
visited her sister, Mrs. Henry Arve.
last week.
The sick of our community are all
improving at this writing.
Roy NJ. Abbott, Of Gaffney, spent
several days here and at Walhalla
last week on a combined business and
pleasure trip.
Miss Katie Abbott left Saturday
for Calhoun, where she will spend
some time with her cousin, Miss Nit
tie Abbott, who is a visitor there.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. p. Cox, who have
been at the home Of Mrs. CoX's ia
ther, Rev. w. Abbott, since their
marriage in December, will leave for
Seneca this morning, where they will
make their home. Mr.. Cox will 90
into the mercantile business at Sen
eca. Conneross people regret to have
them leave us, but wish them all the
success possible in their new home.
Rev. |. e. McDavid will preach at
Conneross on the second Sunday at
l o'clock, and on Saturday before at
o'clock p. m., in each month.
Mrs. Moore, most estimable lady
OF Friendship, died at the home of
her sister, Mrs. Hopkins, who resides
| here, on Monday night. January 31st.
She was on an extended visit to her
sister here, when she she was stricken
| with pneumonia, and only lived
| about week. She made several
friends while on her visit here. The
deceased was rs years old. She is
survived by several brothers, sisters
and children, to whom we extend oul
sympathies. Her remains were car
| riad TO Friendship on Tuesday and
laid to rest in the cemetery at that
| place. X. E. r.