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Newspaper
Pickens Sentinel
Location
Pickens, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1915
Page
1
Governor Manning orders a special term of court in Pickens County to begin Monday December 27 and run a week if needed to try Pete Hamilton an Easley man accused of breaking into a house and assaulting a young woman. Jurors will be drawn Thursday December 16.
T. C. Spencer died at his home near Keasley on November 26 1915 aged 69 years seven months after eight weeks of illness. He was buried in George's Creek cemetery as a Confederate veteran. Born in Pickens county he leaves a wife and twelve children many relatives and friends mourn his loss.
A reader corrects a previous Sentinel report on the John R. Capps versus a Liberty Mill case. The letter says the actual parties were John R. Capps and the Bleachery mill of Greenville, S C, and urges the paper to publish the correction for fairness to Liberty’s annual record.
A local dealer invites customers to choose a lasting timepiece in solid gold or gold filled options from a large selection. See H. Snider for details and viewing.
The remains of the late Squire Matthew Gillespie were laid to rest in Oolenoy church yard after a December 4 service. A Confederate veteran and long-time Pumpkintown magistrate, he was 77 and survived by his widow Sallie Goodwin and four daughters. Members from Marietta and nearby areas attended. Pastor W M Hammond conducted the funeral. Local residents share memories while updates mention residents new and returning to the area and a caregiver stroke affecting Mrs. M Liddens family.
Born into Mr. and Mrs. For rest Porter, Monday, a boy.
Rev C R Abercrombie kept his regular meeting at Mountain View this weekend and stayed with Jim Garrett. John A Roper sold the Childress place to Georgia and Ed Kelley and Rob Waldrop and bought a farm from Aaron Mann to move to Six Mile. Clyde Pressley will move to Cateechee and Ben Duncan bought John Dillard’s home. Warnings: illness for W Q Ferguson and Mrs Duff Bolding recovering from a serious illness.
Alfred Tanner of Greenville county plans to move with his family to the area early next year. Beattie Williams trades for the George Julian place on the Easley-Dacusville road. Johnnie Williams joins the lord brigade by purchasing a touring car from Ben Hendricks. Rev. D. W. Hiatt gives his farewell sermon at Mt. Carmel. Walter Coker, a Furman student, will supply the church next year. A Mt. Carmel school string band benefit is set for December 27. Pickens men report Montana snow and 15 degrees below zero. several Pickens boys are in Montana and doing well.
J B Newbery performed multiple marriages at his office and residence including Miss Aytee A McCreary and unlisted groom, Miss Nora Kelley and Mr Lee Bryant, and Miss Gladys Smith with Walker Mulliken. Rev John C Bailey presided over another ceremony in Liberty. Glenwood mill widow Mrs Sarah Meadows and W M Hudson wed at Newbery’s residence. Pickens county boys corn club met in Pickens but awards delayed as some reports were late.
Advertisers urge early holiday shopping and present The Sentinel as a ready made catalog. Local firms list offerings from Pickens to Greenville including banks, pharmacies, shops, and services providing convenient gift options.
The column notes a December 18 1915 box supper at Mile Creek eraded school and funeral news for Mrs Ma tilda Lo oper. It reports a mill fire near Greenville burning over sixty bales of cotton and losses by Arthur Robertson. It details hog slaughter by J M Welborn and a white slave act case against J J Smith from Greenwood. It covers Camp Creek church youth Bible class growth and charity shoe purchases, UDC president Pearl Howard attending state convention and pension advocacy for veterans or widows.
A quirky Hogwallow column recounts a dreaming fellow losing a gold watch, a traveling drummer at the post office, and a crowd gathering around a Tranik trunk. Local jokes touch on preachers, a bridal stand up, a Wild Onion teacher, and various village arrivals and antics.
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