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Newspaper
Pickens Sentinel
Location
Pickens, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1915
Page
1
The notice promotes Wheat Shorts and Rice Meal as a cheaper alternative while cottonseed meal remains expensive. It advises asking Clemson for confirmation of high quality feed and mentions another car arriving in a few days.
Pete Hamilton a Bailey mulatto was found guilty of attempted assault on a white woman at a Pickens court and sentenced to death by electrocution on the fourth of February. He confessed en route to Greenville as he was moved to the penitentiary, after a courtroom packed with spectators and a dramatic trial.
Monday sessions before the Hamilton case saw multiple trials. Judge T J Mauldin, appointed for the term, announced concise charges. Mether Davenport pled guilty to assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature and drew six months. Jenkins pleaded guilty to breaking into Norris depot and stealing six dollars worth of whiskey, nine months. McCoy at large. Will Jones pled guilty to robbing Coke Palmer at Madden's bridge and received two years.
The Mel family of Pickens received a joyous Christmas surprise Friday a fine girl was born at their home.
On December 28 the Jones home hosted a festive wedding for their daughter Bessie Virginia to Norman Freeman. Rev J J Foster officiated with attendants James Vernon Jones and Ella Freeman. A large dinner followed and gifts marked the couple's popularity as they plan to reside elsewhere.
The note questions Gary Hiatt's reliability and promises in a cryptic remark about a rooster and Christmas plans. It implies distrust in Boolki er's ability to keep commitments referenced in the fragment.
On Sunday December 26 at the residence of officiant Mr George Kennemore of Central married Miss Pina Lovell of Liberty. J Alonso Brown N P oversaw the ceremony and George Kennemore is the only son of Mr and Mrs Elias Kennemore of Central. Congratulations are extended.
A marriage was performed December 21 at the bride's home near Six Mile. Miss Iola Merck and Mr. Charles Smith were united in matrimony by Rev. Chas. Atkinson.
Miss Viola Intrekin married Oreal Taylor with Rev Charles Atkinson officiating at the home of J. T. Reddens. Mr. John Burgess wed Miss Rachel Reddens near Pumpkintown, with A L Edens as officiant. W.H. Williams announced the date and Mr. D Clark married Miss Cummie Masters with FR S Childress officiating.
A reader requests space to honor Mrs. E F Looper who died at age 59 after 6 p m on the 23rd. The letter lauds her as a devoted wife and mother, Christian role model, and faithful neighbor. Funeral held at home amid rain. pastor and community extend condolences.
Mrs S E Williams of Norris Pickens county has long been visiting sister Mrs Ki G Singleton. She lost her right arm in 1854 at a molasses mill and remains stout in old age with nineteen living grandchildren and eighteen great-grandchildren. Cousin CG C Porter is a seven year old Christmas child.
Opening of the year brings clearance sales as merchants announce fresh stock reductions. Local firms including McKens Folger Thornley Heath Bruce Morrow J. W. Hendricks Pickens Drug Co Keowee Pharmacy Pickens Bank Morris Co Gob., and others pledge money saving offers to clear surplus stock promptly.
Columbus Eber Parsons son of Mr and Mrs N D Parsons died on Christmas morn at 12 05 in Pickens age 24 left a wife and a two year old son and many relatives He was a Mountan View Baptist church member Died after four days sickness stomach trouble Funeral sermon by Rev How ard of Greenville burial at Praters Creek church in a large congregation.
The Newberry Observer notes a Columbia State credit for a Ledger squib about Dewberry that may not belong to them. The exchange points to Booker as the culprit, but Hiott of the Pickings Sentinel suggests a playful high compliment using mountain dew as a pun.
The message asks Col Hiatt of The Pickens Sentinel to send a schedule for the Pickens Doodle so a trip can be arranged with Brother Wallace. In Pickens Thursday, Iroster Keith of the Ooleney section reported Ottis Keith, eldest son, married Miss Iloto of St Paul Minnesota where he works as a traveling salesman.
J J M Steele and son Kernest of the Keowee side were in Pickens one day last week.
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