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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1926
Page
5
All members of the Convent Baptist church are urged to attend Sunday April 11 for a vote on moving the church. Rev. D. W. Garvin preaches at 1 pm and after dinner members may speak before the decision. Pastor W. H. Griffin signs the notice.
Personal Herman Hahn president of the local Kiwanis will travel in June to Montreal to attend the international Kiwanis gathering. The note lists many residents visiting, hosting and social events around Easter and spring, including Mrs. Laura Cushman’s illness and Barlow Henderson’s upcoming Princeton graduation.
Miss Georgiana McClure adopted daughter of Miss Ella Moseley wed Wallus C Bradley at St Thaddeus Episcopal Church on Easter Sunday. Robt G Tarrant served as best man, Rev William Johnson performed the ceremony, and a full church showered the couple with gifts before a trip to Atlanta and beyond.
Last Saturday afternoon Mrs. James F Byrnes now of Spartanburg and Mrs Claus Busch hosted a delightful surprise party for their mother Mrs Mary Busch on her birthday. She received a shower bouquet as friends gathered to honor her in a warm family gathering. The event was greatly enjoyed by all attendees.
William G. Powell aged 11 died at his Graniteville home Sunday morning. Funeral services were held at Graniteville cemetery Monday at 1 pm led by Reverends Walker Tebow Ferguson. He is survived by his widow Ida, three sons W L Powell of Biltmore NC Charlie Powell Ernest Powell of Graniteville, two daughters Mrs W J Lewis and Mrs P C Shealey of Augusta, one sister Mrs Mattie Gibbs of Lexington, and one brother H W Powell of Graniteville.
William W. Drakeford of Clearwater No. 1 section died last Friday after a short illness. He was in his old age and survived by his widow Mrs. Rhoda Drakeford and four sons Hampton Otto Wyman Drakeford and Neal Drakeford. Two sisters Miss Laura Drakeford and Mrs. Ellen Stover also survive. Funeral services were held Saturday at Plunkett burial ground with Rev G C Mangum officiating. He was a longtime member of the Clearwater Baptist church.
At the Aiken Agricultural Club meeting Charles J. Hill discussed asparagus cultivation and suggested five acres per farmer unless treated as a special crop. H. C. Hahn argued the county cannot overstock the crop. G. L. Toole from Sumter urged promoting a local canning industry to yield profits and payroll.
John V. Noel of The Spur spent days in Aiken arranging for national publication representation next December. The six page pictorial ad section will feature mid-South advertising and one page on Aiken as a winter resort and sports center with Laird's Inc and Salley & Hall also represented in the ad pages.
I express heartfelt thanks to neighbors and friends who aided during the illness and after the death of my beloved wife. Aiken R. CoD. NO, S.
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