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Newspaper
Andrews News
Location
Andrews, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1919
Page
1
Andrews residents engage in a flurry of activity from cafe and bakery openings to electric lighting plans. Local figures, stores, and visitors are named as the town gears up for Tri County Fair inclusion and ongoing business expansion.
W Banks Dove announces subscription books opening for Andrews Motor Works capital stock of 500 dollars at C J Levy on June 14 1919. Also Enterprise Bank in Andrews South Carolina opens June 10 1919 at H W Medlin’s Andrews Grocery, 20000 capital stock with 200 shares at 100 dollars each. corporators listed H W Medlin T W Bellune W N Weaver N W Cooke.
The Rosemary Land Association organizes building contracts for stores and business rooms in the city. A 50 by 175 foot modern garage on Morgan Avenue opposite the Palmer Hotel will cost about $20,000 with display rooms for automobiles and accessories. B F Hart holds the contract. The Andrews Overland Company has leased the garage. Three offices will be built adjoining for J L Grant N W Cooke and W H Andrews.
Andrews pitcher Purdy shut down Georgetown allowing four hits as the Charleston All-Stars beat Georgetown 5 to 1 on Georgetown grounds. Glaze and Blakeley led Andrews with multiple hits. Burmester took the loss for Georgetown as fans disputed the outcome.
Andrews is set to host a third bank named the Enterprise Bank. The secretary of state has commissioned another bank and the corporation notice is published, with T W Beliuee H W Medlin W N Weaver and N W Cooke on the board. officers not yet elected, but expected soon.
The Kingstree Methodist District Conference held a three day session in Olanta with large attendance. Rev. J. E. Ford was elected secretary as Bishop Darlington presided. Rev. L. L. Bedenbaugh preached, and Rev. J. A. Campbell spoke. A full report will appear next week's Andrews News.
Local notes recount visits among Fulton Haselden Powell and Ivey clans. Miss Snow Powell stayed with Mrs. P. J. McGee near Warsaw. Eddie Powell and his mother Mary Powell from Excelton visited Mrs. W. B. Haselden. More callers gathered at several homes Saturday and Sunday afternoons.
Buddy writes a personal letter style column reporting social visits and mild misfortunes. Pebbles include show attendance by Dewey Wheeler and Carl Kimmel with Pearl and Ruth Cook, a dairy cow loss, tire trouble, church service planned, and local lodge activity. The tone is informal and local.
Mrs Lancie E. Martin entertained a few friends Tuesday afternoon for her birthday. Gifts, music, and games followed by an ice course in the rose, lily and fern decorated dining room. Guests present included Mrs R M Smith, Mrs Charlie Campbell, Mrs R N Hill, Mrs Inabinet, Mrs P H Freyre, Mrs John Wiggins, Miss Dorothy Campbell and Mrs A V Speight.
Progress on a new bank building for the Farmers and Merchants Bank, expected to be ready by July 15, at an estimated cost of sixteen thousand dollars. A corner chime clock will mark the hours, and after moving in the bank plans to nationalize to become a national bank.
Andrews defeats Hemingway 6 to 1 in a record fast exhibition at Hemingway field witnessed by about 3,000 fans. Cook of Andrews allowed four hits and shaded brilliant as Bell, Glaze and others supplied heavy hitting. A special train carried about 500 fans from Andrews. Hemingway cancelled Friday’s game.
J. M. Irby declares health restored and Old Warehouse to reopen for Andrews tobacco trade. He notes his two sons join the business, promises square dealing, good prices, and a strong effort to serve farmers, urging patrons to load tobacco and drive to the Old Warehouse.
Bank of Andrews plans a two story building on the corner lot beside the present bank on Morgan Avenue with 70 feet frontage on Main Street and 100 feet on Morgan Avenue. Construction to start the first of the fall after prior wartime postponement.
The Bryan office was discontinued on June 1 and patrons are now served by rural carrier on route No. 3. Formerly Taft, it was renamed Bryan years ago and is now absorbed by a Salters route. Taft remains a railroad station on the Seaboard Air Line with no express office and a prepay freight station on the Atlantic Coast Line.
Deputy Sheriff Cockfield and others raided the Cedar Creek area near the Santee River 30 miles from Kingstree securing a distillery operation. W K Emanuel Henry and John Ward arrested for illicit distilling producing Monkey whiskey. one still five barrels of mash and four gallons captured. The suspects were turned over to federal authorities to face Charleston charges. A prior plant led by A E Bruce was also seized nearby with crude equipment and a worm.
Local notes report crops healthy after rain. Visits include Pearl and Ruth Cook, Carol Kimmel, Dewey Wheeler, J W Cooke, Elex Stokes, George Harrelson, Lon Blake, Florence Hardee, and Miss Phrase Harrelson. Wedding bells expected. buggy wheel damage cited. frogs hoped to fare better. Community chatter about Scribus cars and Ford hopes.
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