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Newspaper
Pickens Sentinel
Location
Pickens, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1916
Page
5
Local notices from Easley and Pickens report social visits, pharmacy events, and a new eye specialist arrival. The Sentinel notes obituaries, church activities, auctions, and price changes for subscriptions as community life flows through December.
B Lewis represents Pickens lodge at the grand lodge meeting in Charleston this week. Snow covered the back mountains above Pickens Tuesday, first of the season. Methodist church ladies Bazaar raised funds for a good cause. Dr J L Valley attends Southern Commercial congress in Norfolk as Pickens county delegate and will visit Baltimore before returning. Mrs W H Hughes of Richland visited Pickens relatives for a surprise birthday event for Maggie G Lewis. Pickens Baptist ladies aid bazaar set for December 15 in Freeman building with dinner. Taxes due in two weeks, urged payment to avoid penalty. axes paid slowly this year. Vedder Sitton, baseball pitcher, visited from Pendleton. Church clerks slow to collect minutes from Baptist association. Marriages in Easley: Clement Smith and Bessie Smith. Bud Harper, escaped convict, found by officers and in county gang. Helen I Hill of Columbia aiding state survey for feeble-minded care. Mr G S Sheriff died December 2 at 62. burial at Carmel church, Anderson County. Peace to his ashes.
Six Mile locals report May Garrett visiting her parents from Antioch last Sunday. W Holliday with family visited Six Mile relatives the previous weekend. John Lee joins Ford Cousin League. W G Pressley traveled to Central for business and pleasure last Saturday. Rev J E Merek led first appointment at Golden Grove last Sunday. Rev B F Murphree completed his year and accepted next year’s call at Six Mile. J A Roper and Harvey Chapman exchange homes with plans for Roper to stay if possible.
The community union gathering at Pickens Baptist Church Sunday night welcomed Rev. I. T. Hodges. A large congregation heard brief talks by Rev. D. W. Hiatt, Mr. C. Sh. Robinson, and Rev. D. M. Ramsay, with warm responses to Hodges.
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