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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1925
Page
5
The regular quarterly meeting of the Chamber of Commerce will be held at Highland Park Hotel Friday night at 8 o'clock. Plans for the winter season and for enlarging the chamber’s work next year are to be discussed and adopted.
Court of Common Pleas in Aiken County orders a master sale of a 11.44 acre portion of L. A. Dorr Melrose Tract in Schultz Township to the highest bidder. Sale set for February 2, 1925 in front of Aiken Court House. Cash terms. buyer pays deed and stamps. Edward S. Croft, Master for Aiken County.
State of South Carolina in the Court of Common Pleas Farmers and Merchants Bank of Aiken S C vs W E S M Sheppard describes a public sale of 50 acres near Rocky Spring Creek Aiken County S C to be held at the House at Aiken on Monday February 2 1925 during legal hours cash terms deed revenue stamps to be paid and a $100 deposit required from the successful bidder Master for Aiken County S C
In the case First National Bank of Wagener v J J Graham et al a public sale is scheduled in front of the Aiken Court House to the highest bidder during legal hours. The property, 26 acres in Aiken County SC, is bounded by H O Ward W H Brodie Lot 3 and other parcels from a 1919 plat by George C Gun ter and previously conveyed to a Graham by J A tirch et al in 1919. Edward S Croft Master for Aiken County SC.
Locals and visitors fill pages with entertaining events and lodging changes. Mrs. W. E. MeDi visits in Due West while Alma Hahn visits Charlotte and Raleigh. the Pitkins arrive from Hartford to stay at the Goss house during Hayne avenue construction. several residents move to Spartanburg and Charleston connections appear.
Mrs. John Westbrook, 64, of Beech Island South Carolina, died Wednesday night at her home after a long illness caused by a paralytic stroke. Survivors include a daughter Mrs John L Bussey of Graniteville, three grandchildren, three brothers Walter Hill of Emasco Claude Ei of North Augusta Steve Hill of Savannah, 16 nieces and nephews. She was the daughter of the late Mr and Mrs Matthew Hill and active in church and club work. Funeral arrangements will be announced later.
The run Library will operate daily from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. beginning Monday January 19, with closures on Saturday afternoons and Sundays.
Citizens of Aiken rally to install a radio set in the club room of the volunteer fire department. A fundraising list will circulate with J J Sweeney of the Highland Park Hotel starting the contributions with a $30 check. The set costs about $500 and will serve both residents and volunteers at public events.
James F. Cummings, 74, a respected county resident, died yesterday at his Shiloh home. He leaves two brothers J D Cummings of Shiloh and Homer Cumming of Richmond Vermont, and one sister Mrs W H Sneed of Spartanburg. Funeral service set for 3 PM at Shiloh conducted by Rev T E Seago.
Southern Baptists designate Sunday January 18 as Relief Day to raise a great offering for starving Europeans and Near East orphans. All Sunday schools and churches urge every member to contribute in the Christlike service, with First Baptist church hoping for a generous collection.
The Highland Park Hotel announces Fulcher's Orchestra will perform Wednesday and Saturday evenings 8 50 to 16 50 for the season. The nine piece group is a leading national ensemble. A large crowd is expected and couples may dance for $1 per pair via the hotel or nearby patrons.
H. G. Hastings, Atlanta Chamber of Commerce official, urges Southern farmers to end reliance on outside food and feed. He argues home production of all food, grain, and forage is essential to farm prosperity and to seal the South’s “holes in farm pockets.” George Leroy Murray left for Washington, D. C.
Ordained as Deacon John H Morgan will receive a Bachelor of Divinity from the University of the South in Sewanee Tennessee. He was ordained in St Pauls Episcopal Church Graniteville by Bishop Kirkman G Finley. A set of vestments was donated by friends. A separate joke recounts Pat and Mike hunting when Pat shoots a gray squirrel and Mike notes the fall would have killed it.
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