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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1925
Page
13
The column lists many social updates from Greenville to Aiken. Mrs. George and Little Miss Birdie Gowan celebrate, families return from travels, students resume studies, and local gatherings mark birthdays, baptisms, and civic functions. Savoy Ice Cream ads frame celebrations.
Two Black workers named Williamson 21 and Annie Kite Washington 18 were fatally struck by lightning while weighing cotton near Silverton last Wednesday. Rose Walters a negro woman and her son General Watters were injured as a forest fire sparked by the bolt spread nearby.
The Rev Edgar Van W Edwards head of St Pauls Episcopal Graniteville returns from vacation in New York New Jersey and Pennsylvania to Graniteville with his family. He has bought a large Ford bus with the help of friends to transport teachers and workers between mission stations in Horse Creek Valley for the Upper South Carolina diocese.
Miss Minnie Lee Day daughter of Mr and Mrs Hansford Day from Shiloh wed Haston Carpenter of Eureka. The ceremony was performed by County Superintendent Ceal St Seigler in Seigler's notary office with relatives and friends present. The couple plans to reside in the Eureka area.
Alma Irene Watk ins and Otto Woodward of Wagener were married by Judge George R. Webb in his office on Wednesday morning. The ceremony was witnessed by a few attendees and the couple departed for a trip to Columbia and other points.
A simile ceremony united Miss Corine L. Watkins and Willie Ui. Carver in Judge George R. Webb’s probate office Monday. A few witnesses attended and the couple departed for a home near Aiken.
The twentieth annual meeting of the Woman's Missionary Union will be held at Middlebrook Baptist on Tuesday October 6. State president Mrs J D Chapman will give the main address and Mrs Phillip J McLean of Aiken will open with the morning devotional. Special music and luncheon for workers and visitors to follow.
The consolidated Windsor school opened with exercises on Wednesday. The building is nearly complete and furnished at a cost of 37000, one of the state’s modern school facilities. James D. Blanding serves as superintendent with a strong staff. Cecil H. Seigler, county superintendent, attended and spoke to the assembly. A dedication date has not yet been set.
Miss Elizabeth Arthur aged 76 and lifelong Graniteville resident died Tuesday morning at her brother Wm EF Arthur’s home. Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon with interment in the Armhur cemetery. Survived by one brother and a sister in law, with nieces Mrs. Anttor Q Woodwerd and Mrs. Wim Rhoden among survivors.
A negro boy named Dandovier Childs was shot in the stomach by Andrew Lewis Sunday evening and died at Oraseburg hospital. Coroner Tarver heard evidence and ruled the shooting accidental, noting Childs stated no ill will existed between them before death.
Advertisement offers one lot of corn for sale and directs inquiries to BE. C. Lamar in Aiken. The brief item provides limited contact details and price information.
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