Death of Easley Man Mat Edens Near Glenwood Mill
The body of 66 year old Mat Edens was found near the Glenyzood mill school building in Easley after last Thursday noon by E L Hunnicutt. Officials ruled death natural with no violence and Edens died near his brother's home after possible mental impairment and a stroke. The body was preserved and identified at the city hall inquest with acquaintances recognizing him. Edens leaves a large family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mat Edens
Glenyzood Mill
Easley
E L. Hunnicutt
Edens
Mr. Hunnicutt
Hunnicuit
L. L. Jameson
Glenwood Mill
Picks Route 3 News Briefs Tell of Snow and Local Happenings
The item notes a snowy inaugural spell with melting due to warmth, ongoing corn harvest disruption, and Christmas anticipation. It mentions James Kirksey Jr growing poultry, a death near Glenwood mills, attendance at Easley sales, new home phone installation for Andrew Perritt, a prolonged visit by Robert Welborn, Warren D Edens sale profits, Leo Cantrell starting housekeeping, and Col E F Looper building a new tenant house for Lafoy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Claus
James Kirksey
Robert Welborn
Greenville
Williamston
Pelzer
Anderson County
Warren D. Edens
Leo Cantrell
W. J. Lynch
Col
E. F. Looper
Lafoy
Six Mile Notes About Town and a Woodcraft Sermon
A Six Mile note from a resident praises local schools and community progress. R W Kelley relocates part of his general merchandise stock to the Brown old stand at Cateechee, with best wishes. On a Saturday before the first Sunday in January 1915 at two oclock Rev C R Abercrombie will preach a Woodcraft sermon in Six Mile, with invitation to all. Our Woodman here is getting along pants?
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. W. Kelley
Cateechee
C. R. Abercrombie
Woodcraft
Final Estimate of Census on Cotton
The United States reports the largest cotton crop in history totaling about 16 million bales of lint and seed cotton. Estimated state by state outputs show gains over 1913 with final official figures due next March from the census bureau.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Census Bureau
Virginia
Georgia
Florida
Louisiana
Arkansas
Tennessee
Oklahoma
California
Alabama
Missouri
Christmas Reflections Call for Noble Living in Norris
A local column notes church services at Golden Creek by Rev W M Walker and trips by residents. It mentions Raburn Gap students home for holidays, job moves to Liberty, and parish calls. The piece urges young people to avoid drunkenness and ballrooms and to focus on enlightenment during Christmas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. M. Walker
Golden Creek
R. B. Lumpkin
Janette
Robbie
Norris
Sherman Gilstrap
James Smith
Pickens
Melvin Rice
Lewis Mauldin
Raburn Gap
Georgia
H. C. Billingsley
Greenville
Liberty
S. E. Mauldin
Parish- Johnson Co
Ted
Cedar Rock Social Notes Include Weekend Visits
Rev J E Gillespie of Six Mile spent the weekend with Joel H Miller. Misses Janet and Lucile Couch of Enon were guests of Homer Jones and wife. J Andrew Williams and son Robert of Vineland visited B H Williams family. Rev R I Saunders of Mount Airy Ga missed Cedar Rock church services due to illness. Mr and Mrs Homer Jones visited A E Day family in Easley. Mr Harvey Harper of Concord was in town on business. Will Hester and wife visited Dock Hester family. Rexie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Gillespie
Six Mile
Joel H. Miller
Janet
Lucile Couch
Enon
Homer Jones
J. Andrew Williams
Robert
Vineland
B. H. Williams
R. I. Saunders
Mount Airy
Cedar Rock Church
A. E. Day
Easley
Harvey Harper
Concord
Will Hester
Dock Hester
Rexie
Wiggins express gratitude to Pickens friends
Mr and Mrs Wiggins thank The Sentinel readers for the warm reception after their return from a conference. They say their gratitude to God for their new community and pledge to provide their best service during the coming year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pickens
L. E. Wiggins
Carranza replies with veiled threat over Naco firing
Carranza repudiates blame for cross border shots and warns that US force to stop firing will be seen as unfriendly. He argues Maytorena forces are to blame, defends Hill at Naco, and suggests US inquiry to assign responsibility while recalling El Paso incidents.
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Hill
Naco
Carranza
Maytorena
State Department
el Paso
Madero
Servian Army Victorious Amid Balkan Action and Eastern Front
London dispatch notes Allied offensive gaining momentum with French activity in the Woevre region and counterattacks repulsed by the French. German reports claim Russian and German forces see mixed success in Poland, with heavy losses on the Russian center and 11,000 prisoners cited. Bulgarian neutrality cited as Roumania’s potential entry path to the Allies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Woevre
Joffre
St. Mihiel
Point-a-Mousson
Poland
Cracow
Carpathians
Mlana
Balkan
Goeben
Turkey
Batum
Black Sea
Bulgaria
Paris
Roumania
Cantonese railway official dies in Asheville sanitarium
Ashe ville Cantonese railway assistant director Tsai of Pek ing Kalgan Railway died after a long illness in a local sanitarium. He had visited America as a health seeker and to study U.S. railroad conditions for Chinese government reforms. Troeneliang Yih, second secretary of the Chinese Legation, was at his bedside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asheville
C. T. Tsai
Canton
China
Peking-Kalgan
America
United States
Troe Neliang Yih
Legation
South Carolina State Baptist Convention Names Leaders
The 94th annual session met in Charleston with Dr Z T Cody editor of the Baptist Courier elected president. The next session is planned for Greenville, marking the convention's continuation across SC cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Carolina State Baptist Convention
Charleston
Greenville
Z. T. Cody
The
Baptist Courier
New Year Cub Bing Offer Sparks Limited-Time Deal
A local retailer promotes a New Year sale on cub bing products with a limited-time discount. The ad highlights reduced prices and a festive kickoff to January, urging shoppers to visit the store this week for savings.
Waterways Convention Opens In Washington
National Rivers and Harbor Congress gathers for its eleventh annual meeting as advocates from across the country press for continued river and harbor improvements. Senator Ransdell defends the bill against charges of Southern favoritism, praising gains in commerce and cheaper transport through waterways.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
National Rivers and Harbor Congress
Bryan
Ransdell
Congress
Albert Rettinger
Cincinnati
J. Hampton Moore
Army
Navy
Senator Fletcher
Florida
Oklawaha River
Oklawaha
Ransdeil
South
U S Navy Could Match All Navies Except Britain
Admiral Fletcher, head of the Atlantic fleet, told the house naval affairs committee that the American navy could meet the war fleets of any nation except Great Britain. He said conflict with Britain was so remote that ocean control policy against that country was unnecessary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Admial Fletcher
England
Washington
Great Britain
Fletcher
Atlantic
House
Naval Affairs Committee
German Cruisers Destroyed and Indian Gains Shift War
London reports the British fleet sank the Scharnhorst Gneisenau and Leipzig off the Faulklands while Indian troops forced a Turkish army surrender on the Gulf of Persia. The German losses ease shipping danger and secure the Persian Gulf, but withdrawals to the East allow the Allies to press the western front from the Swiss border to the North Sea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Faulkland Islands
Scharnhorst
Gneisenau
Leipzig
Gulf of Persia
England
Great Britain
Persian Gulf
Tigris
Aphrates
Turkey
North Sea
Income Tax Report Reveals Wealth Centers and Large Returns
The first full 1913 income tax return compilation shows 357,598 filers with large nets concentrated near New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, Boston and Detroit. It details 278,835 married, 55,212 single men, 95,551 single women returns and tax receipts of 12,728,038 from 1 percent normal tax plus 15,525,497 on sur-tax incomes above 20,000. Married women file separately in all districts except Fifth North Carolina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Chicago
Philadelphia
Boston
Detroit
North Carolina
Thaw Extradition Amid Insanity Defense Scrutiny
The U S Supreme Court heard New York’s bid to extradite Harry K Thaw from New Hampshire on an indictment for conspiring to obstruct justice by escaping Mattewan Asylum. Thaw’s lawyers faced many questions while asserting insanity as a defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
State of
New York
Harry K. Thaw
New Hampshire
Mattewan Asylum
United States Supreme Court
Thaw
Williams Travers Jerome
Franklin Kennedy
Mattewan
Sanford
White
Austro German Columns Suffer Setbacks in Poland
Russian headquarters report three of five Austro German columns have been checked in Poland. A column advancing from Mlawa toward Warsaw was repulsed and forced to retire after counter attacks. A main German force along the Lodz Lowicz line also failed to break through, suffering heavy losses.
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London
Poland
Mlawa
Prussian
Petrograd
Warsaw
Lodz
Lowicz
Thorn
Carnegie Opposes Christmas War Truce in Europe
Andrew Carnegie, visiting the White House, denounced any Christmas cease fire as unchristian and immoral. He blamed Germany’s military caste for the war, noting the Kaiser wished to avoid war yet was surrounded by pro war militarists. He expressed hope for world horror at the conflict and offered to assist President Wilson in peace efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carnegie
White House
Washington
Andrew Carnegie
Germany
Kaiser
Mr. Carnegie
Wilson
Wartime Bargain Offer for Two Papers
The Progressive Farmer and The Pickens Sentinel join in a special offer. Readers can subscribe to both papers for one year at 1.50, discounted from the total. This is a weekly farming journal and official county paper promotion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pickens
Daniels Before Committee Battles Ships and Armament Debate
Secretary Daniels defended the two battleship per year plan while acknowledging a four-battleship option if revenues allow. He predicted an international armament conference after the war and urged restraint as Congress heatedly debated national defense and coast protections. Members attacked administration plans and urged disarmament and inquiry into military affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Daniels
House Naval Committee
United States
House
General Board
Gardner
Rules Committee
Naval and Military Committee
Fitzgerald
New York
Dies
Texas
Sisson
Mississippi
Ponty
Iowa
Amercan
Congress considers export ban on food and supplies
Senator Works proposes a bill to bar Washington food clothing and other goods from export as contraband of war. The measure would prohibit food clothing supplies arms ammunition horses and war materials whether contraband or not. Senator Ken yon seeks a 20 day truce holiday proposal urging warring nations to observe the Christian season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senator Works
Kenyon
American Congress
Allies Claim All Victories Reported in War News
London authorities note no celebrations for Allied successes in the South Atlantic nor Poland delays. Reports from France are favorable as Allied armies operate on the continent while the German Russian battle in Poland unsettles observers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
South Atlantic
Great Britain
Poland
France
Garren-Chastain Tie The Knot In Pickens Home
Miss Susie Garren and J Alonzo Chastain wed December 13 at the bride’s parents residence near Pickens in the presence of many friends. The bride’s father Julius Garren is a North Carolina native now farming cotton in Pickens County. The groom, son of Jodie Chastain, works at the Pickens mill. M F Hester officiated, and the couple left for a honeymoon via Greenville and Asheville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pickens
Susie Garren
J. Alonzo Chastain
Julius Garren
North Carolina
Pickens County
Jodie Chastain
Pickens Mill
M. F. Hester
N.P
Greenville
Asheville
Gray and Blackwell Wed in Pickens County Ceremony
John Blackwell and Elizabeth Gray married at the residence of Mr. Jerry Nix in Pickens County with Rev. W Seaborn officiating on December 4. The couple resides in Pickens County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry Nix
John Blackwell
Elizabeth Gray
Pickens County
Rev. W. ©. Seaborn
Clemson Viewed as Home Counties For College
Legislative delegation from Anderson, Pickens and Oconee counties spent two days touring Clemson College led by President W. M. Riggs. They visited the farm, buildings, experiment station, cadet parade and were treated to an illustrated lecture and meals in the cadet mess hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clemson College
Anderson
Pickens
Oconee
W. M. Riggs
Oconee County
Pickens County
Anderson County
Clemson
Riggs
General Assembly
Public Debate at Six Mile Academy on Capital Punishment
Six Mile Academy plans a public entertainment before Christmas with music and a debate. The resolution is that capital punishment should be abolished, with W. B. Fallon and colleagues for the affirmative and J. A. Roper and others for the negative. The program includes declamations and BYPU activities and notes recent preacher talks and midweek prayer services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Academy
W. B. Fallon
Chas. Atkinson
Ernest Miller
J. A. Roper
Jackson Stansell
Earle Alewine
Lawrence Dillard
D. Mann
T. E. Durham
Matt Dillard
B.Y.P.U
B. F. Murphree
Abercrombie
E. M. Bolding
Six Mile Baptist Academy Praised For Mountain School Progress
H A O Kelle y lauds Prof S E Garner and the Six Mile Academy under his principalship. The writer credits strong teacher quality and Home Board support, urging Baptist families to enroll their children to support Christian education in the mountains.
Oyster Supper Planned by Oolenoy Club at Schoolhouse
The Oolenoy Home Economic club will host an oyster supper at the Oolenoy schoolhouse Friday evening December 18. Music will be provided throughout the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oolenoy
D Mann Wins CI Prize in Corn at Pickens County
The Pickens county boys corn club awards were given on December 5. D Mann of Six Mile won first prize a short agricultural course at Clemson College. Matt Dillard Gates section earned second prize 12.50. Furman Davis Six Mile took third prize 5. Lola Glazener Cross Roads won 10 for best tomato club report and exhibit featuring canned tomatoes okra beans beets ketchup relish pickles. Weather kept many away but exhibitors submitted entries. The club aims to grow next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pickens County Boys’ Corn Club
D. Mann
Clemson College
Matt Dillard
Gates
Furman Davis
Paul Sammons
Roanoke
Lola Glazener
Cross Roads
Girls’ Tomato Club
Pickens County Tomato Club Meeting Notice
All teachers interested in organizing the girls tomato club in Pickens County are refused to attend a meeting at the death house on December 22 at 11 a.m. Miss Edith Parrott the state organizer will be present. R. T. Halsom Co Superintendent Education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deat
Edith Parrott
R. T. HaLsom
Seventh Annual Pickens County Sunday School Convention Held at Liberty
The seventh annual Pickens county Sunday school convention met at Liberty on December 3, 1914. Due to bad weather only a fraction of the seventy schools were represented, with fifteen delegates attending. Officers elected for the coming year include President W. A. Mathews, Vice President M. A. Boggs, Secretary S. M. Martin, Treasurer J. B. Falls, and several department superintendents and a state executive committeeman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pickens County
Liberty
W. A. Mathews
W. Pres
M. A. Boggs
S. M. Martin
J. BR. Falls
J. C. Bailey
W. C. O'Dell
A.M. Jones
W. P. Hutchins
Home
al Johnson
J. T. Taylor
Temperence Dept
B. J. Johnston
Liberty Singing Convention at Ru hamah church December 1914
The Liberty township singing convention meets at Ru hamah church two miles south of Liberty on the 8th Sunday in December 1914. All residents are invited to elect officers for 1915, bring song books and baskets, and participate. QO. BE. Rocrrs, Sec. Treas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liberty Township
Ruhamah Church
Liberty
Treas
Mrs. Sarah Raines Dead at 75 After Baptist Ties
Mrs. Sarah L. Raines widow of W. A. Raines died last Sunday December 13 1914 at the home of her daughter Mrs. Rosa Brock near Cross Roads. A lifelong church member she joined Bru Creek Baptist church in Grenville county and Cross Roads church twenty years ago. She leaves three children Alex P Raines Brock and Mrs. Fa worth. The family mourns this bereavement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah L. Raines
W. A. Raines
Rosa Brock
C Roads
Rain
Bru Creek
Raines
Alex. P. Raines
Brock
Faworth
A Card From Mia To The Picke
A message from Mia expresses longing for John T to recover and return home to Columbia and thanks others for support while he stays in hospital or convalesces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John T
Lumbia
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Norris News
Mrs. Wiggins
H. Gibson
Captain Gibson
Bill
U. S
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Progressive Farmer
Secretary Daniels
Squirrel Shooters’ Corps
Garren
Chastain
Gray-Blackwell
Six Mile Academy
Six Mile Baptist Academy
S. E. Garner
H. A. O’kelley
Liberty Singing Convention
Sarah Raines
Mia
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