Cleanup Week urged for Pickens county towns
Citizens are urged by Gov Manning and local officials to join Cleanup Week April 5 11 to improve health and fire safety, inspect premises, store machinery, clean vacant lots and repair the Pickens graded school auditorium ahead of commencement. The campaign asks business leaders and county officials to participate and notices will be made by a ladies committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pickens
Richard I. Manning
State Board of Health
Main Street
Fertilizer pricing notes for farmers under current conditions
T A Bowen Demonstration Agent urges cash purchases to save on fertilizer this year. Prices given for 16 percent acid, 10-2 acid, 8-3-3 meal, 8-24-1, 9-20-2-2 and more with delivery to Pickens or Greenville. Compare cash and fall prices, buy by analysis, and consult T B Higgins Easley or A M Morris Pickens for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Railroad
Pickens
Greenville
Clemson College
T. B. Higgins
Easley
A. M. Morris
T. A. Bowen
Norris News Notes Highlights Local Hatchups and Travel
Health in Norris area remains good with occasional mumps and lagrippe. Friday Mr. Clint Rowland and Dr. Black of Greenville saw a horse suffer blind staggers, later recovering enough to return to Central. Community members travel for church and visits, with Easter egg hunt planned at Norris school and several residents shopping in Greenville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clint Rowland
Central
Norris
Black
Greenville
Rowland
KE. S. Collins
Six Mile
C. A. Kew
S. Ni. Mauldin
Seneca
Jesse Smith
Liberty
Arthur Reece
Pickens
Pettie Freeman
Tomps Maddox
Lucy Brock
Maggie Johnson
Claude Boroughs
John Martin
Norris School
M. C. Rhodes
Louise Rhodes
W. A. Woodruff
G. I.’. Norris
Cateechee
B. O. Hopkins
Mrs Mamie Long 56 Dies at Piedmont Home
Mrs Mamie Long died at the home of her step daughter near Piedmont on March 25. Funeral services were held at Mt Pisgah church where she was a devoted member. She is survived by three sisters Mrs G B Naney Mrs Thomas Gentry and Mrs Ida Simpson and two half brothers Rev Thomas Clyde and Charles Clyde. Her husband Wm Long had preceded her to the grave a little over a year ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mamie Long
Janie Ellison
Piedmont
Mt. Pisgiah Church
Wm. &. Long
Long
Ape
G. B. Naney
Anderson County
Thomas Gentry
Pickens County
Ida Simpson
Greenville
Widow of Stonewall Jackson Dies at 84 in Charlotte
Mrs Mary Anna Jackson widow of Confederate general Stonewall Jackson died at her Charlotte North Carolina home after a brief pneumonia illness at age 84. She authored a biography of Gen Thomas J Jackson her husband. Judge L S Roan of Atlanta known for presiding over Leo Frank trial died in a New York hotel after a brief illness.
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Mary Anna Jackson
Stonewall” Jackson
Chancellorsville
Charlotte
N. C
Thomas J. Jackson
L. S. Roan
Atlanta
United Stats
Leo M. Frank
New York
Pickens Declares Cleanup Week and Townwide Trash Drive
The week starting April 5 is cleanup week in Pickens. Citizens are urged to burn burnable trash and pile nonburnable waste for town wagon pickup and removal by town authorities. Civic groups and residents are asked to cooperate, signed by Mayor G R Hendricks and Dr I S Porver, Chairman of the Board of Health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pickens
G. R. Hendricks
I. S. Porver
M. D
Honor Roll Names from Norris School and Weather Update
Norris School lists first through tenth graders honored by name including Clyde Entrekin Mary Cook Katharine Bowen Edward Bowen Wayman Mc Whorter J C Bolden Rosco Cooper Toby Cook Cecil Young Thomas Tate Lillian Johnston J P Garvin Ellen Tate Clifton Mullinax Reta Mullinax It rained snowed and sleeted in Pickens Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Entrekin
Mary Cook
Katharine Bowen
Edward Bowen
Wayman McWhorter
J. C. Bolden
Rosco Cooper
Toby Cook
Cecil Young
Thomas Tate
Lillian Johnston
J. P. Garvin
Ellen ‘Tate
Clifton Mullinax
Reta Mullinax
Death of Mr Taylor Blackerby Near Norris
The death of Taylor Blackerby, aged 64, occurred Sunday March 21 after a long illness at his Norris area home. He were buried at Mount Zion in Central the day after his death. Residents remember him as a good man and citizen, leaving a wife and one son. community sympathy is extended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor Blackerby
Near
Norris
Mount Zion
Central
One of the prettiest lines of goods offered this season
Laster invites customers to visit the store and view a new season’s top selections in ladies ready to wear, millinery, and piece goods. The note promises a large stock, friendly service, and says customers may browse or buy.
Richardson Smith announces Pearl Richardson Smith wedding
Mr and Mrs Enoch Berry Richardson announce the marriage of their daughter Pearl to Mr William Thomas Smith on March 24 1915 in Liberty South Carolina. The couple will reside at St John Hotel Columbia after April 15 1915. Rev G W Quick officiated. They left for Florida and Cuba after the wedding breakfast.
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Enoch Berryichardson
Pearl
William Thomas Smith
Liberty
South Carolina
St. John Hotel
Columbia
South Carolna
Smith
G. W. Quick
First Baptist Church of
Greenville
Florida
Cuba
European War Notes as Frontline Tides Shift in 1914 Conflicts
Reports outline Krussia plans to cross the Carpathians and cripple Austria Hungary while Przemysl falls after seven months, yielding 60 000 prisoners. Russian and British actions expand the war, with Italy weighing entry and Austrian Venice in German sights. Sir Edward Grey criticizes German leadership as 810 000 Allied troops held. Belgian relief ship attacked. Mulheim bombarded by French air force.
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Hoboken
Antwerp
Cracow
Przemysl
Petrograd
Europe
Italy
Trento
Salandra
Adriatic
Austria
Venice
Russia
Petrograd War Office
House of Commons
Edward Grey
Germany
Berlin
Bruges
London
Mulheim
Son shoots father in Keowee River area in Pickens County
Paul Kelley shot Joseph B. Kelley through the right thigh at the Ramsay place near the Keowee river after an afternoon of drinking and alleged abuse. The elder man, badly injured, is not expected to live. reports say he signed a statement claiming self defense. Paul Kelley remains at home, aiding his father.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph B.kelley
Ramsay Place
Keowee River
Pickens County
Paul Kelley
Kelley
Paul
Pickens County Girls Win in Liberty Expression Contest
In the second annual Pickens county girls expression contest at Liberty school auditorium, March 26, Miss Pauline Brown of Liberty won first and a gold medal from Capt Ivy M. Hauldin of Pickens. Second went to Miss Mary Wyatt of Easley, third to Miss Ina Shirley of Central School. Judges were Misses Wakefield, Bryant, and Husham. The event drew a full house as speakers showcased varied topics from Aunt Chantys Ruminations to The Governor's Last Levee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pickens County
Liberty School
Pauline Brown
Liberty
Ivy M
Iauldin
Pickens
Mary Wyatt
Besley
Ina Shirley
Central School
Richbourg of
Nellie Crawford
Six Mile
Ianthe Casey
Sarah Attaway
Nannie Mae Jones
Dacusville
Garfield
Central
Chanty
Paine Brown
Easley
Dorthum Moon
Roanoke
Robbie Wakefield
Anderson
Jessie Bryant
Greenville
Mary Husham
Spar- Lanburg
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Norris News
Mrs
A. Charming
Bunny
Kou
Pickens, S. C
the Sentinel
Laster
S. C
Millinery Department
CBC
L. L
Edwin L. Bolt
Easley, South Carolina
Richardson-Smith
Krussia
Carpathians
Austria-Hungary
Reunion
Anderson Phosphate & Oil Co
W. B. Freeman
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