Local Notices and Social News Tie Up Pickens County
Mrs. M. J. Harris visits. D. G. Moore trips to Columbia. Candidates bud as fruit trees. Missouri Miley guest of Lloyd Grandy. John Joe McFall at Wofford visits mother. Mrs. Powers of Belton visits Attaways. Holden couple with Bowen family. Union meeting at Tabor profitable. G Wash Bowen for County Commissioner announced. Casey Porter returns from Columbia to rest. Layman Missionary Rallies planned. Moore Mauldin & Co. creditors plan asset sale. Rector Trammell announced as House candidate in Oconee. Easter services scheduled. church music special. Courtroom seats updated. jurors warned. W. C. T. U. to meet. anti cigarettes on agenda. Mr. Foster’s son loses toe and part of foot to axe accident. Edens leaves Pickens for Clarksville. Long of Walhalla for Congress announced. Hagood school closes. praise for Miss Hendricks. Sam B. Craig named delegate to Commercial Congress. Rumor of Craig running for House denied. Big eel caught near Liberty. sold to Supervisor Craig. Majestic Range demo at Heath Bruce Morrow Co. praises. sales follow. Pickens Band to revive Down in Dixie April 10. Band hailed as strong locally.
Death of a Calhoun County pioneer Boggs at 91
Aaron Boggs a longtime Calhoun County resident died at his home near Calhoun on the 29th alt at age 91. He moved from Abbeville sixty years ago and left seven children including A J Boggs the county Clerk. A Confederate veteran, he served as lieutenant and later joined the Methodist Church. His funeral was held at the family burying ground last Sunday with many mourners.
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Aaron Boggs
Calhoun
Abbeville
Elmira Stephens
M. C. Newton
J. H. Newton
W. A. Boggs
Alice Cochran
Myra Boggs
Hal T. Boggs
A. J. Boggs
John C. Calhoun
Confederacy
Boggs
Methodist Church
County Board Debates Roads and Farm Marketing Plan
The County Commissioners discussed hiring an expert engineer to supervise a road demo project funded by labor and materials from locals. A Easley delegation urged good roads, while J HenDricks and E W Dobbs of the State Farmers Union urged organized marketing for crops and farmer cooperatives to stabilize prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Easley
Dek EP Smith
W.C. Smith
Elias Day
E. P. McCravy
R. O. Williams Dies at 91 Near Carmel Church
Reinal O. Williams longtime county resident died at his home near Carmel Church on the 27th after a brief pneumonia illness. He was 91 or 92. Interment followed at the Williams burying ground with family noting he never married and lived a quiet peaceful life despite his age.
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Reinal O. Williams
Carmel Church
Williams Burying Ground
Land sales at Auction Bring Fair Prices
A small crowd attended last Monday's sales with Liberty Bank bidding S300 to acquire a Liberty lot. C E Day secured 17 acres in Easley Township for S400. Sallie Mullikin won 56 acres in Dacusville Township for S1,300 as the only land sales recorded.
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Liberty Bank
Mary Willis
Liberty
C. E. Day
L. V. Green
Easley Township
Sallie Mullikin
Harry G. Smith
Dacusville Township
J. T. Ferguson
Notice to Road Hands Expiration of Road Tax Payment
Notice to all persons liable to road duty that the time has expired for payment of the Road Tax to the County Treasurer. The notice references Hale eel and directs action by interested parties to settle obligations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of County Commissioners
Hale
Road Tax Penalty Enforcement Tightens Sentence Provisions
The notice warns taxpayers may pay by May 1 to avoid penalties. After that date the law imposes penalties including prosecution and potential fines or chain gang service for nonpayment.
Easley Wins School Contest and Encourages Local Support
The Easley school dominated the county wide high school contest winning all trophies except the oratorical award given to Olin Craig of Six Mile academy. Citizens praise Easley for pupil and teacher cooperation and urge broader patron backing, while plans to organize county stock for a farmers’ initiative proceed with subscriptions underway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Easley
Easley School
Olin Craig
Six Mile Academy
Death of Mrs Elizabeth Chil dress near Mountain View church
Mrs Elizabeth Chil dress dies last Monday at the home of her son in law J R Porter near Mountain View church. Aged beyond seventy she leaves ten surviving children. Her husband and three children predeceased her. Funeral at Secona Baptist church cemetery with services by Rev J M Stewart.
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J. R. Porter
Mountain View Church
Secona Baptist Church
J. M. Stewart
Lost wood pile offered by Heath Bruce Morrow Co
An irregular wood load sale listing appears from Heath Bruce Morrow Co. No fixed schedule is given and availability varies.
Depot Agent Frank Cox Hurt by Backed Box Car
As we go to press, Frank Cox depot agent was badly bruised when a box car backed against him between the car and the depot platform. Doctors report no internal injuries and expect a quick recovery.
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Frank Cox
Questioning Voter Allegiance to Controversial Leaders
A reader reflects on how media opposition may sway voters toward or away from a controversial figure. The concern centers on whether newspapers influence judgment or simply report facts.
Quote on Human Life and Justice System Laxity
A remark questions whether human life is cheap due to lax juries judges and pardons, implying criticism of the justice system and mercy powers. The tone suggests a provocative editorial or personal view on criminal justice and sentencing standards.
Grow Long Staple Cotton Seed Sale Notice
Grow Long Staple Cotton advertised as superior for upland yields. Promises higher price per acre than common cotton with seeds offered at $1.50 per bushel and Cleveland Big Boll at $1.00. Item labeled 4t No.1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
Cleveland
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D. G. Moore
Mr Miley of
Brunson
Lloyd Grandy
John Joe McFall
Wofford College
J. M. Powers
Belton
Mrs. Attaway
Mr. Tabor
G. Wash Bowen
Bennett H. Powers
Los Angeles
Cal
Township Boards of Equalization
H. J. McGee
Southeastern Life Insurance Company
Pickens
Pleasant Grove Church
Friendship
Hubert Edens
Moore, Mauldin & Co
Clarksville
J. B. Trammell
Oconee County
Casey Porter
University
R. M. Foster
Mr. Foster
Greenville
Peters Creek
Craig
Eign Missions
Vermilia Masters
Benjaman Masters
Griffin Church
Saluda Hill Church
M. C. Long
Walhalla
Congress
Hagood
Irene Hendricks
Sam B. Craig
Blease
Commercial Congress
Nashville
Tenn
Law
South Carolina University
Golden Creek
Irwin Hayes
Heath, Bruce
Morrow Co
J. D. Ridenhour
Majestic
Gilreath-Durham Co
Great Majestic
Down In
Dixie
Pickens Band
the County Commissioners
Easter
Sentinel
E. W. Dobbs
State Farmers Union
Dobbs
Farmers Union
Citron
Florida
California
Texas
South
Sumter
Anderson
Ir. R. O. Williams
Mr. Hendricks
Elizabeth Childress
Heath, Bruce, Morrow Co
South Carolina
M.rous
C. Long
S.C
Friends
Isaac Hamburger
SONS
Baltimore, MD
Isaac Hamberger & Sons
Langley
Pickens, South Carolina
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