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Newspaper
Pickens Sentinel
Location
Pickens, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1916
Page
4
A collage of satirical quips and brief notices cites political infighting among Republicans, jokes about Prohibition and editorials on newspapers. It mentions Greenwood Journal’s sixth birthday, a critique of the Charlotte Observer, and a note on Richard Harding Davis’s death.
The piece notes April 21 as the eighteenth anniversary of the Spanish American War declaration. It criticizes past wartime leadership, citing a Michigan secretary of war and a flawed Cuba expedition led by Gen. William R. Shafter, and argues preparedness did not save nations from war.
A Pickens Sentinel note laments seeds planted upside down in a first garden. The Wal terboro Press and Standard questions a past Colleton rule spurred by Gary’s father living there. The writer replies that Colleton planting practices may mirror old methods.
Greenville News notes Pickens county loses a public servant as Representative James P. Carey Jr. declines reelection. The veteran legislator, a Torrens act author, is praised as a hard working lawmaker who consistently advanced progressive legislation and was a chip off the old block.
Democratic clubs in Pickens county meet on Saturday April 22 1916 to reorganize and elect delegates for the county convention to be held May 1 at Pickens. Representation by club is listed including Easley 20 and Pickens 23 among others with G F Norris as County Chairman.
In Memory of Forest Capell a death notice notes his passing on April 3 at his home with Mr and Mrs John Capell. Funeral services were held at Mt Tabor Church conducted by Rev J E Foster and mourners are urged to find consolation in Christian beliefs about heaven and reunion.
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