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Newspaper
Pickens Sentinel
Location
Pickens, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1915
Page
4
Local residents from Greenville Pickens and surrounding areas are featured in a roundup of visits gatherings and community happenings. Mentions include Mary Cashion Furman family guests Attaways and Porters plus church events school notes and a federal court session.
Keowee Pharmacy Pickens Drug Co Porter's Barber Shop J C Alexander J W Garrett and Dr T A Seawright install water works. South Carolina division Confederate Veterans annual reunion held in Columbia last Friday and Saturday Maj Gen B H Teague re elected commander in chief. Banquet set for Friday May 7 for high school track team and oratorical contestants. contact Hagood Bruce or A P DuBose by May 1. Entertainment at school auditorium Tuesday May 4 features old time songs recitations spelling match. 10 cent admission to aid auditorium improvements. Mr and Mrs H A Richey hosted a reception Monday for newlyweds Mr and Mrs Harold Scott. Mrs Scott nee Willie May Lathem is granddaughter of Mrs Richey. family attended.
A man was mortally wounded in a Saturday shooting in the county near Central. Sheriff Roark left Monday to investigate the killing, and the suspect, described as male, allegedly boarded train No. 1 at Central Sunday. Roark and Rural Policeman McKinney are aiding Greenville officers in locating the fugitive near Travelers Rest.
A nostalgic tribute to the county fair highlighting the mechanical department as a showcase of human progress. Inventors and farm workers are praised for their practical genius, enduring contributions, and role in advancing civilization without seeking applause.
The speaker argues that home life is the center of society and that women should not bear government duties. He emphasizes motherhood on the farm as inspiration and insists politics would distract women from household responsibilities and domestic welfare.
A collage of ads and notices including seed sales from J J Waters LaGrange Ga and F H Griffin Greenville S C Route 3, farm machinery and seed listings, an auction sale at Powell's Store Pickens Mill, a watch contest by Denton Bros, kerosene sale, pig sale by K B Griffin Pickens S C, and general merchant reminders urging readers to study the paper for local bargains and printed notices.
T Al Scrawright states he has kept a Pickens office open for five years and will remain, offering low prices and ongoing patronage. He explains notices of his departure were unfounded and promises to inform if pricing changes occur.
A discussion questions Mr. Morgan B. Spier, head of the telephone company, about whether to extend a line from Easley to Pickens or Greenville after long trials. The piece notes his church leadership and business sense, concluding the safer option is to build a new line.
The Liberty township Sunday school association holds its first semi annual meeting with Reunion union church on Friday May 7. All Sunday school superintendents are requested to attend and Sunday schools are urged to send delegates.
A petition from freeholders and electors of Martin School District No. 40 asks for an election to decide whether a four mill levy for school purposes should be added. Trustees are appointed managers to conduct the vote on the 15th day of May 1915 at the schoolhouse under section 1742 of the general statutes.
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