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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1925
Page
10
In a Tuesday baseball clash the Up-Town team defeated the Down-Town squad 15 to 10 after Simon Moseley Merenes and Rhodes powered a fourth inning homer. A return game is set for this afternoon. The civic group urged 50 cent membership as part of a renewed drive.
Chester D. Boyd has been released from the chain gang after parole granted by the Governor. He was convicted in 1923 for assault and carrying concealed weapons and began serving his sentence in September 1923.
A Racine Wisconsin man T A Ferneding is noted in connection with a season opening event at Lairds Inc on Richland Avenue. The fragment cites a feature about the home and season start.
The city council met to set the tax rate at 28 mills for the present year, maintaining the prior year's rate of 26 mills. The ordinance appeared on the meeting agenda and was approved to fund municipal services.
Last Thursday Sheriff Robinson and deputies seized a still near Eadles Bridge destroying gallons of mash. They also destroyed a 100 gallon still near ing Birch and seven trom indsor where 500 gallons of mash were destroyed.
Last Sunday at the First Baptist Church saw strong turnout with most classes reporting full attendance. All students and visitors joined in a group photo in front of the church after the exercises.
Up to September 1 AIKEN COUNTY ginning shows 4900 bales from the 1925 crop as reported by S S M special agent of the Department of Commerce. Fred Barren, son of Mr and Mrs Barrett, involved in a recent case linked to teaching mathematics duties. Two men charged with liquor offenses appeared before Judge Raborn and were bonded for October General Sessions, later increased to 1500 each by U S district commissioner Morgan for Federal court appearance on September 28.
Henry Lee a Chinaman owned a Ford car that was sold by the sheriff Monday under court order in a damages suit over a crash with the late Thomas M. Anderson’s car. J. P. Tiller bid $100 to win the vehicle in the administrator Preston Anderson’s case. Elmore Scott resisted seizure of a car under a chattel mortgage on Main Street, leading to forceful action by Constable Gary Seigler. Levels Baptist Church hosted Rev. G C Mangum and family with groceries and games at a supper last Thursday hosted by Mr and Mrs W B Moseley.
In a humorous tirade the speaker notes a mental census listing people who have moved from South Carolina to Florida to deal in real estate. The list includes janitors cooks washerwomen grocery clerks bankers doctors and other occupations with counts, ending humorously with zero millionaires.
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