Fatal Accident on Haskell Hill Claims Two Women
In Greenville street sundown crash, Janie Sturkey died and Dolly Calhoun was injured when a car driven by Lawrence Callaham struck them. Eyewitness L. T. Aldrick testified seeing the speeding auto after warning cries, with Callaham reportedly intoxicated. Dolly later recovered at home. Janie died from multiple injuries. Coroner’s jury ruled reckless driving caused the death. Callaham fled the scene and was not immediately detained.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janie Sturkey
Greenville Street
Dolly Calhoun
Dorr
Lawrence Callahan
W. F. Radcliffe
Buckstand
J. C. Cox
Aldrick
Lawrence Callaham
Callaham
Mr. Aldrick
Neuffer
Vance Ashley
Callahan
Foreman
Bayard Swetenburg
J. R. Thornton
B. F. Shaw
Jesse Campbell
R. L. McCanty
Jane Starkey
Gus Richey
The
Roy McCombs Shines at Clemson Short Course
Clemson College July 1. Seventy six club boys earned certificates after the Short Course for Club Boys directed by W. W. Long. The stock judging team selections included Roy McCombs Abbeville Branham M Calvin Moore Carl M Smith James C Garrigan and Boyd Blakely with Blakely winning the Radiolite watch for best all around record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clemson College
W. W. Long
Extension Service
L. L. Baker
A. B. Bryan
B. 0
Williams
L. B. Starkey
W. W. Fitz+patrick
A. J
Tennessee
Roy McCombs
Abbeville
Branham
Kershaw
M. Calvin Moore
Greenville
Carl M Smith
Anderson
James C. Garrigan
Pickens
Boyd Blakely
Lancaster
P. H. Sanders
The
Southern Ruralist
Barbecue Planned at Calhoun Falls Land Sale
Clarence Pennell of Piedmont Land Co says Calhoun Falls auction on Tuesday August 3 will offer a full barbecue. Col Manning, famed hash cook, will prepare a feast with ample hash for all attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Pennell
Piedmont Land Co
Calhoun Falls
Pennell
Col. Manning
Chicago visitors visit Cochran family in city
Visitors from Chicago Mr and Mrs Thos F Black arrived today for a visit to Mr and Mrs Cochran and Miss Hannah Cochran.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thos. F. Black
City
Chicago
Cochran
Hannah Cochran
Callaham Placed in Jail After Reckless Driving Verdict
Deputies returned to the city after an assurance from Mr Radcliffe that Callaham would be brought in. Callaham, found reckless driving, claimed he did not intend to drink and tried to stop the car but could not. He cannot recall passing Aldrick's buggy or a woman leaving the scene. Radcliffe and Chief Johnson praised his long-held reputation for honesty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Radcliffe
Callaham
Mr. Aldrick
Chief Johnson
John Knox
Parker Hill
Carriers To Receive 1 134 000 000 A Year Net Return
Washington announces rate increases granted to railroads by the Interstate Commerce Commission. The new tariffs promise an annual net income of 1 184 000 000 for carriers, about 241 000 000 above the prewar standard return and 99 000 000 below the 1 283 000 000 they sought. Rates rise about 33 percent on freight, 20 percent on passenger and related services, and 50 percent for space in sleeping and parlor cars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Commission
Railroad Labor Board
New Store to Open in Greenwood with New Buyer
J M Anderson of the J M Anderson Co leaves for New York to buy goods for a Greenwood store opening Sept 1 in the former Wharton Clothing Co building. Miss Buchanan of Greenwood joins to supervise Indies ready to wear and will head that department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Anderson
J. M. Anderson Co
New York
Greenwood
Wharton Clothing Co
Miss Buchanan
James L., Tapp Co
Columbia
Anderson
Townsend Robertson Here at Home for Clemson Homecoming
Mr J Townsend Robertson of Vicksburg Mississippi visited his sisters Miss May Robertson and Miss Eugenia Robertson on North Main Street. He left Saturday for Clemson College to attend the Tigers homecoming this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Townsend Robertson
Vicksburg
Miss
Misses May
Eugenia Robertson
North Main Street
Robertson
Clemson College
Tigers
County Abbeville Cotton Association drives highlight gains
A noon Saturday meeting in the courthouse heard township reports on American Cotton Association drives. Lois Ervin praised for securing many new memberships, with Abbeville 69 members and 824.75 dollars, Due West 83 members 171 dollars, Antreville 72 members 190 dollars, Cedar Springs 14 members, Long Cane 28 members, others unreported. G N Nickles urged farmers to join to gain warehouse storage and better prices.
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Court House
Abbeville County
American Cotton Association
Lois Ervin
Abbeville
Smithville
Donalds
Calhoun Falls
G. N. Nickles
American Otton Association
South Carolina Pythians Send Delegation to Minnesota
C D Brown and Rev Louis J Bristow depart for Minneapolis to attend the supreme Lodge of the Knights of Pythias. Bristow is one of three delegates from South Carolina with Judge M L Smith and Alya M Lumpkin. Other prominent SC Pythians joining the party include Gen M L Bopham and Col O J Bond. Bristow plans a Montana trip and Yellowstone visit before returning in September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. D. Brown
Louis J. Bristow
Minneapolis
Minn
Supreme Lodge of the Knights of Pythias
Mr. Bristow
South Carolina
Mendel L. Smith
Camden
Alya M. Lumpkin
Columbia
Col
O. J. Bond
Charleston
Brown
Abbeville
Supreme Lodge
Montana
Yellowstone National Park
Reverend P C Clark Visits Son in Abbeville
Rev Peter C Clark pastor of Shawsville Presbyterian Church Virginia will travel to Abbeville Saturday to visit his son H G Clark assistant editor of The Abbeville Medium He will preach at the Presbyterian church on both Sunday morning and evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter C. Clark
Presbyterian Church
Shawsville
H. G. Clark
Abbeville
Mr. Clark
Mrs Cornelia Cothran Cothran Dies After Yearlong Illness
Mrs Cornelia Brunson Cothran died Saturday morning after a twelve month illness. Born 1870 in Edgefield County, she lived in Abbeville since her 1892 marriage to Wade S. Cothran. She is survived by husband James S. Cothran of Greenville, daughter Margaret, brother A L Brunson, two sisters, and four uncles. Funeral Sunday at 5 pm from the late residence with Rev George M Telford officiating. interment Long Cane cemetery. Pallbearers listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cornelia Brunson
Cothran
Wale
James 5. Cothran
Greenville
Margaret Cothran
This City
A. L. Brunson
L. B. Hill
Bis. W. C. Tompkins
Edgefield
S. G. Thomson
T. P. Thomson
M. E
Visitors from Afar Back from Mt. Clemens with Ford Ties
Mr J B Bowie returned from Mt Clemens Michigan where he recuperated six weeks and met Henry Ford and Edsel in Detroit. He says baths and climate ease his rheumatism. Mrs Harvey P Gay of Sacramento and Mr Gay discuss his visit and a sister in Sacramento. Bowie plans to rent a Ford plant in Abbeville county while Howard and Oscar visit relatives in Abbeville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowie
Mt. Clemens
Michigan
Henry Ford
Son Edsel
Detroit
Harvey P. Gay
Sacramento
California
Saya
Ford
Gay
Abbeville
W. Frank McCord
Eugefield
Cotton growers plan to hold pricing conference in September
Washington reports growers aim to keep cotton prices high for the new crop with hopes around 40 cents per pound. Congressman J Thomas Heflin notes a September conference of leading grower associations to plan domestic and foreign market handling, demand, transport, and regulatory benefits from recent cotton legislation. Reverend M R Plaxco travels to Kannapolis, North Carolina to assist in ARP church meetings and visit relatives after the gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
J. Thomas Heflin
Alabama
Democrats
Bankshead
Doctor J W Thomson Visitor Attends Local Funeral
Dr J W Thomson professor of education at Winthrop College Rock Hill South Carolina is in the city today arriving yesterday morning to attend the funeral of his niece Mrs Wade S Cothran.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Thomson
Winthrop College
Rock Hill
S. C
Wade S. Cothran
Doings of a Millionaire Colonel Heads to Waynesville
Col. Pat McCaslan left Saturday for Waynesville to spend the hot months in the mountains. The note quotes it being fine for a millionaire to winter in Florida and summer in the mountains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pat McCaslan
Waynesville
Florida
Cotton Futures Rise After Bullish Government Report
The government condition report issued at 1:00 AM showed a bullish tilt, lifting cotton futures about 80 points immediately after release. The bureau noted Crop Condition 14.1 and acreage estimates for 1919 at 35,504,000 acres, up from 35,133,000 in the prior period.
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Lawrence Cal
Dolly Calhoun Injur
Calla
Ham
Clemson
Tennesee
Pres. Nickles
Due West
Antreville
Cedar Springs
Long Cane
Rev. P. C. Clark
Son
Cornelia Brunson Cothran
KETS
Septem
ERS
Mr. Plaxco
M. R. Plaxco
ALR. P
Kannapolis
N. C
AR. P
Will Thomson
Eva Link
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