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Newspaper
Pickens Sentinel
Location
Pickens, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1913
Page
2
The Sentinel notes it is not responsible for the views of its correspondents. The item appears in a 1913 issue from Pickeuw Pousinitve de Secor with a generic publisher disclaimer.
A letter from Pickens County urges stronger rural patrols to suppress whiskey traffic and other misdemeanors. The writer argues the current law is unenforceable, calls for amendments to empower officers, and suggests a diligence committee in each community to report violators.
The report states President elect Wilson has appointed a secretary. no name is given in the available text.
A reader asks for clarification on who contributed to the Pickens correspondence and why the inquiry seeks details about the Green Viti party. The note suggests a desire for more precise information from the newsroom.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions places like sheepwood and Pitts with scattered phrases about names and activities. No coherent event or individuals are clearly identifiable. The readable content is too garbled to extract a definite news item or summary.
Frayed but firm plea recalls old soldiers maimed in war and ruined farms after 1865. Writers urge state action to fund pensions for aging South Carolina veterans whose crops and livelihoods suffered as armies moved through townships. They insist on immediate legislative relief to honor their sacrifices.
The writer argues for large state appropriations and county bond issues to finance better roads. They urge legislative action to move the matter forward and criticize delays as immoral.
The narrator recalls prewar corn mills with a single high pole and grinding stone. At a Columbia corn expo last week a tale emerges of a legislative scene during Reconstruction with negro legislators from the Cumhbahee and Ashepoo rivers area debating taxes and mills to raise funds. The speech mentions planning twenty mills on Cumhahee and many more on Ashepoo, reflecting racial tensions and political maneuvers of the era.
The record notes a Missouri legislator introducing a bill to prohibit dresses with backless or tight fit, drawing laughter. In conversation with Hon. J. E. Boggs the anecdote recounts a public speech interrupted by a crying baby whose mother explains the dress buttons in the back.
An ad style notice touts Solace Remedy Co from Battle Creek Michigan claiming relief from opiates and drug effects. It cites letters from customers including A L Morris praising Solace for restoring vitality and offering to mail boxes on request. The piece references doctors, a First National official, and a price of one dollar per box.
A proposed South Carolina bill by Representative Williams sets up a Pickens county government. It creates a three-district County Board of Commissioners to be elected in 1914 for two year terms starting January 1 1915. Districts are Pumpkintown Dacusville Pickens Court House. Easley Liberty. Central Hurricane Eastatoe. The board will organize at the courthouse appoint a chair and a clerk to manage offices, minutes, and warrants.
The document outlines duties of county commissioners over public roads bridges ferries and related infrastructure. It details joint control over courthouse grounds jail grounds and poor farm, maintenance funding from the general county fund, and district allocations based on miles of roads. It also describes a county chain gang system supervised by district commissioners and monthly joint meetings for contracts and purchases.
Thomas Wyly, a well known Oconee citizen, attended the County Pension Board meeting in Valhalla last Monday. He remains in Pickens County to be with his son in Central for several weeks and is welcomed by many friends here.
Avery A Stewart died January 28 1912 in Glenwood after a long TB illness. He was carried to Holly Springs for funeral services by Rev DP W Hiel in a large congregation. His body was buried near the old church he attended as a boy. He leaves a father Capt W K Stewart three brothers and three sisters and many relatives.
A memorial tribute extols Mrs. Joseph Looper for kindness toward orphans and widows, noting her tireless charity and upright character, even as the obituary text drifts into fragmented, archaic phrasing.
A poem memorializes a mother praising her devotion to her children and her Christian faith. It speaks of maternal love as a guiding sunbeam, the hope she planted in their hearts, and promises of a joyous reunion in a heavenly realm after death. The verse frames grief with solace and calls readers to live nobly as they await reunion.
Public advised not to perform any bridge repair work unless authorized by Pickens County Board. County Board of Commissioners of Pickens County issue official caution on repair activity and site access.
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