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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1925
Page
5
Locals and Personals Wis. Hannah R. Hawley of New York visits Mrs. R. M. Laird. Girl Scouts plan annual encampment starting June 1 at Camp Rivens. Items note receptions, parties, concerts, lectures, and community events with numerous local residents and guests mentioned.
A county health director outlines typhoid fever causes and transmission. Carriers shed germs in waste and via flies and water, risking outbreaks. Vaccination with dead germs is promoted as a free preventive measure in South Carolina.
At a Chamber of Commerce meeting directors and citizens formed committees to canvass for the Howard Memorial Fund. R G Tarrant is in charge with subscriptions to be voluntary and not solicited. City and county committees listed numerous local residents and leaders involved in the effort.
Sy. John in CTierch holds Sunday school at 9 45 am with no morning preaching. All members are urged to hear the Baccalaureate sermon by Rev. Henry Civady Hardin of Monroe NC. Epworth League meets Sunday evening at 7 with preaching at 8 on the topic Can a Christian have the World?
Commencement at Salley will begin Sunday morning with the baccalaureate sermon by Dr Duvw sett of Ridge Spring. Graduating exercises will be held Tuesday night with Dr John G Clinkscales of Wofford College delivering the commencement address.
An unusual romance ends in divorce reversal as William Martin of Hephathah and Mary Elizabeth Martin of Augusta revive their marriage after a prior separation. Private Judge George Webb presided at the Aiken courthouse, noting the couple’s renewed vows.
Lake Charles Louisiana reader Mrs P D Nelson writes of eye pain backache and headache with Brights Disease confirmed after a home remedy claim. The Hobo Medicine Company of Beaumont Texas guarantees treatment and offers refunds if not satisfied.
Winthrop College announces a scholarship and entrance examination for admissions. Exams will be held at the County Court House on Friday July 3 and Saturday July 4 for vacant scholarships and top averages determining awards. Applicants must be at least a certain age and may apply through President Johnson or the county superintendent by July 1. results and further catalog details are available by sending for the catalogue.
For sale notices listing building lots on Whiskey Road and South Boundary Ave from lands of the late John Williams estate. Interested buyers should consult Dr. H. J. Ray. Also offered 200 bushels peas at 4.00 per bushel and corn at 1.50 per bushel. Shuler at Ci Jem tastes.
Auction style note shows dean ear corm at barn for £135 per bushel and Abe pea hay priced at £1.25 per hundred. Contact Dan Crosland in Aiken with dates unreadable.
Aiken County master Edward Scroft announces a public sale under a May 6 order in the common pleas action Lillie Leon vs Milledge Dunbar Sylvester Dunbar and Paul Wright. The tract near the Savannah River is to be auctioned with a $200 immediate payment by the successful bidder. cash sale with papers and stamps at purchaser expense.
Bids will be received at Langley Windsor Tomer and Wave ner on Friday May 29 1928 at 9 50 p m for the construction of a school building at each location. Plans may be seen at Builders' Exchange Augusta Gap Columbia S C and at the office of the County Superintendent of Education at Aiken or with the school trustees. The trustees reserve the right to reject any oral bids submitted. Cechel H. Seigler, Gen Supt of Education.
A competitive examination will select a recipient for vacant scholarships at The Citadel in Aiken County. Candidates must be 16 to 20 years old and meet freshman admission standards requiring a high school certificate or equivalent. The scholarship covers tuition, board, hospital, laundry, room, and uniform allowances.
A July 10 competition day will select sixteen to twenty year olds from counties including Aiken Berkeley Georgetown Horry Lexington Sumter and Williamsburg for scholarships covering tuition board laundry room and uniforms. The Citadel offers liberal arts courses with civil engineering science language literature and business administration and maintains a distinguished military system as praised by the War Department. Applications with blanks should be sent to CJ Bond President at Charleston SC.
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