Pleasant Grove Health notes busy season and fruit forecast
The Pleasant Grove area reports busy planting work and a promising fruit harvest with abundant apples and peaches. Oliver LaBoon Medkinney Scott Gosnell destroyed a still near Pleasant Grove Church on March 18 and captured T Fortner and Ernest Cisson. Meantime military artillery practice from Cleveland on March 15 sounds harsh nearby. Pleasant Grove school closed March 22 and teachers Miss Smith and Miss Herd left. T W Howard moved his mother to Ede Dill’s place in the section.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olivers LaBoon
Medkinney
Scott
Gosnell
T. Fortner
Ernest Cisson
Pleasant Grove Church
U.S. Artillery
Cleveland
Dehtings
Measant Grove
Smith
Herd
T. W. Howard
Greenville
Ede Dill
Hurricane Township Singing Convention With Six Mile Baptist
The Hurricane Township singing convention will meet with Six Mile Baptist Church on the first Sunday afternoon in April. AM singers are invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hurricane Township
Six Mile Baptist
Baptist Ladies Aid Society
Olaf Hinton
Notice of Final Settlement and Discharge
L will apply to EL Newberry judge of Probate for Pickens county South Carolina on April 191s at 10 in the forenoon for leave to make final settlement of the estate of Samuel Young deceased and obtain discharge as administrator. T. W. Young as Administrator Richmond Pearson Hobson will speak at Saint Paul Methodist Church Sunday at 11:30 in the morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EL Newberry
Pickens County
South Carolina
Samuel Young
T. W. Young
Richmond Pearson Hobson
Saint Paul Methodist Church
Merchants Agree to Early Closing Season in Pickens
Spearheaded by Folger Thornley Craig Pickens Hon Morris Copel the undersigned merchants of Pickens agree to close stores at 7:00 P M from April 15 to September 1 1918. The measure covers Thornley Co Craig Bros Pickens Hon & Grocery Tl Darris Morris Co and I Copel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vickens
Craig Bros. Co
Pickens
Tent Meeting Begins at Glenwood Mill Eusley
An old-time tent meeting starts April 5 at Glenwood Mill Eusley to be led by the Texas Gospel Band recently finishing a three week span in Iva South Carolina. The group earlier played at Liberty Central and other nearby locales. Everyone is invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenwood Mill
Eusley
Texas Gospel
Iva
S. C
Liberty
Central
Pickens Circuit Churches and Local News Summary
Pickens Circuit notes home location for emergencies at Watt near Hagood's mill and names Alonzo Pace as contact. I J Winley leaves Pickens meat market for Sparumburg to continue business. PF Hopkins buys market and John Conley leads operation. Mrs Leland Boggs dies in Savannah Ga hospital. funeral planned with sisters J B Robinson and P Smith traveling. Boggs survived by husband and five children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bro
Watt
Hagood’s Mill
Alonzo Pace
I. J. Winley
Pickens
Sparumburg
PF. H. Hopkins
John Conley
Central
Savannah
Leland Boggs
J. B. Robinson
P. Smith
Boys
Pickens County News Highlights Local Visits and Events
Local residents visit Clemson and Columbia locations as Liberty Loan events draw crowds. The District Grammar school contest is set for Pickens Graded School Auditorium with a cheese making lesson by State Demonstration Agent Kournay. A lectures series by Sergeant Flahiff and a third Liberty Loan parade and speech are planned in Pickens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pickens
Pickens Graded School
Flour limit set by Food Administration for merchants
Sam B. Craig reports that the Food Administration bans selling more than twenty four pounds of flour to town customers at one time and requires substitutes to be sold under the same rule. Lieut A N Wilson, stationed at Camp Pike, visited his Pickens county kin during a troop train layover and described Uncle Sam sending troops to France and spoke to local schoolchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam
Craig
Food Administration
A. N. Wilson
Camp Pike
Little Rock
Ark
J. M. Wrablum
Liberty
J. N. Hallam
Pickens
Wilson
Pickens County
West
Ile
Uncle Sam
France
Tle
Local notices mention visits and military family news
Miss Lucile McClanahan spent a weekend in Liberty. Mrs Bertran Porter of Greenville visits her parents here. J B Looper and W W Nalley bought Chevrolets from J H Bruce. Mrs R C Gantt recovers from measles and pneumonia. Cross of Honor applications due June 3. Lewers Boggs, in the army, arrived in France. W A Thompson visits Pickens. Willie in medical corps stationed at Talliaferro Field, Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucile McClanahan
Liberty
Bertran Porter
Greenville
W. L. Boggs
Lewers
Construction Corps
Army
France
W. A. Thompson
U. S. Army
J. L. O. Thompson
Pickens
Willie
Medical Corps
Aviation Branch
Talliaferro Aviation Field No. 2
Fort Worth
Texas
Seed Corn for Sale Marlboro seed from Pickens county
About ninety bushels of pure Marlboro seed corn produced on one acre in Pickens county last year. Seed kept pure and ordered new last year. Price at $3.00 per bushel. Purchaser may pick own seed. J. A. ROPER, 50 Central Route 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pickens County
J. A. Roper
Central Route 3
Keowee Lodge 79 Homecoming and Service Flag Presentation
All Master Masons are urged to attend the regular Communication on April 20 1918 for the homecoming of Keowee Lodge No 79 Masons and for the service flag presentation honoring six Masons serving the country. By order of the Worshipful Master A M Morris W M James P Carey Ji See y March 25 1918.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keowee
A. M. Morris
W. M
Jas. P. Carey
Funeral Held for Henry F Alexander at Seneca
Mr. and Mrs. Frank BE Alexander and Mrs. C FE Robinson attended the funeral of Henry F Alexander at Seneca on last Sunday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank BE. Alexander
C. Fe) Robinson
Henry F.alexander
Seneca
Turnipseed to Preach and Lead Communion at Porters Chapel
Presiding Elder R. B Turnipseed will preach and lead communion at 11 a.m. on Saturday April 6 at Porters Chapel with the second quarterly conference to follow. He will preach again Sunday April 7 at 11 a.m. Officers from the churches are urged to attend. Rev. Turnipseed is described as a man of strong persuasion and inspirational power. Sam C Dunlap Pastor in Charge. See The Sentinel for Printing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Porter's Chapel
R. B
Lurnipseed
Turnipseed
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Pickens Drug Company
Rexall
J. M. Hallum
Prop
Mgr
Pleasant Grove
Hurricane Township Singing Convention
Sam, Dunlap
Pickens Circuit
R. E. Lewis
Pickens, S.C
Charlie Yongue
A. J. Boggs
Clemson College
Inez Morris
Chicora College
Columbia
I. M. Miles
Dora Peet
T. J. Mauldin
Jolly John Craig
N. IL. Craig
Bivens & Co
J. P. Carey, Jr
Charleston
J. M. Stewart
Stewart
Lraneees Bruce
Converse College
Mr. and
Megs. J. McD. Bruce
Gertrude Mason
Grace Boykin
Weare
Pickens School
Timrod Literary Society
John T. Flahiff
United States
Court House
Messrs
J. 8B. Looper
Mount Carmel
W. W.T. Nalley
Chevrolet
J. H. Bruce
R. C. Gantt
West End
U. D.C
Sam C. Dunlap
the Sentinel
Asi Fouce
Guy McFall
Will Ferguson
State Hospital For the Insane
Oliver Ype
Pickens Mill
Automobile Parks
Ford
Pickens Hardware and Grocery Co
Dan Adams
M. J. Welborn
A. A. Pace
R. Ae
Preston
Fred M. Preston
Orlando
Ila
A. P. DuBose
S.C
Sentinel Office
Duce
Luzianne
Uzianne Coffee
AOA
wViea Tt
J.W. Hendricks
Pickens Mercantile & Lumber CO
Oconee
Anderson
Frank E. Alexander
Kennedy & Alexander, Opel Pos
Maxwell Building
Pickens, S. C
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