Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1913-03-19
NEWS UP ON LITTLE RIVER.
Melton Alexander Called to His Re
ward--Other Local Items.


Little River, March 1S.-Special.
Owing TO the recent heavy rains far
ming has been given another back
set. Little River at this point was
very full on the 14th and 18th. MIR.
Whitten, rural carrier on Salem
Route /, was delayed some each day.
but was able to make his rounds.
Re. s. A. Tow filled the pulpit at
this place =. the first Sunday in the
absence OF Rev, G. II. Abercrombie
Mrs. Mary E. Holden, after spend
ing some time visiting in Pickens,
has returned to her home here, to
the delight of her many friends. Mrs.
Holden is 8S years OF age and re-
markably strong for that age. She
is able to go anywhere around her
home and has not even had a cold
| this winter. She makes her home
with w. NJ. Perry, her son-in-law.
Mr.. and Mrs. West Galloway have
another inmate added to their home.
! It's a girl.
Mrs. j. II. Wigington last week
visited her brother, r. E. Smith, OF
Stamp Creek, who is very sick with
grip and fever. He was slightly i'm
proved when she returned to her
home.
1t was the good pleasure of your
scribe, with his companion and baby
boy Lawrence, to visit friends at Old
Pickens, Cateechee and Norris last
week. At Norris we met N. A. AL
exander, one OF Solem's citizens for
many years. He was postmaster at
Salem and also ran a mercantile bus.
mess, which occupation he still fol-
lows. He is holding up remarkably
well for a man of his age. At the
same place we met i. ID. Rice, who,
like Mr.. Alexander, moved from Sa-
| lem, and is still In the mercantile
business and owns good property al
that place. We also noticed the sign
of j. D. Littleton, Merchant, but we
failed to meet him. He Is a former
Oconee man and moved from the
Salem section. ] also noticed that
one Of his sons Is telegraph opera
tor at Norris Station.
Down at Cateechee we had the
pleasure Of meeting with an uncle
and aunt and many cousins relatives
and friends, the, most of whom could
not recognize the one they met.
The sad news ofSthe death Of Mel
ton Alexander, OF PicKens county.
/ (Six-Mile section), was received in
this section o. short time back His
Ideath occurred at his home March
9Th at 3 p. M, from grip and the in
| firmities OF age. The deceased was
in the SD year of his age. Mr. AL
exander was devout Christian, and
had been a consistent member OF the
Baptist church for forty years He
was an-affectionate father a devoted
husband, generous friend, and served
his country four years in the bloody
War Between the States. The re-
mains were lowered to their last rest
ing place in F-.ng's Grove cemetery.
near his home, on March 8th, at ii
a. m, after appropriate funeral SER
vices, conducted by Rev. Thomas
Land, of Seneca, in the presence of a
large concourse of sorrowing rela-
tives and friends. The deceased was
married twice, and leaves a wife and
eight children. Melton LrIsk, Char
lie Carnes, Melton Alexander, An
derson Alexander, Silas Alexander,
and Rufus Alexander acted as pail
bearers. The children are: Melton
Alexander, Abbeville; Charles Alex
ander, Boice, Idaho; Anderson AL
exander, Williamston; Rufus Aiexan-
der, Chattanooga, Tenn; Silas Alex
ander, at home; Mrs. W. H. Lusk,
Salem; Mrs. Charles Carnes, Ca
teechee, and Miss Anna Alexander.
at home. The deceased was well and
favorably known in Oconee and
Pickens counties, where he was high
ly esteemed by all who knew him.
The bereaved family and relatives
have the deepest sympathy of many
friends in their time Of sorrow.
f. G. Holden, Of Georgia, was cir
culating among friends here the first
OF the week, and also visited his
brother, William Holden, OF Fall
Creek