Local Notes and Social Highlights From Pickens Area
Judge M Welborn on business trip to Florida Editor C T Martin of Hasley in Pickens Monday Mr J M Gantt ill with friends sorrow Mrs Blackman Pendleton guest of Mrs Seawright Mr Hughes of Wofford weekend guest of John Joe McFall Inez Morris hosted Tuesday evening Guests enjoyed evening Frank Mell and wife tea for Mr Hughes Wofford Married by J B Newbery December 31 1913 May Brown and W S Carlee of Easley Bowen Stewart prominent farmer George's Creek in city Mrs I S Russell and children visiting Bruce Tragood in Pickens Christine Keasler returned to Piedmont Will Freeman called to Chester illness of brother in law Clifford Lewis vacation Supt Wallum county schools in session J S L Price Seneca in Pickens Six Mile Academy reopens with new pupils Mrs Sam Porter home from Calhoun Emily Bright and Mrs R R Roark shopped in Greenville James Morgan Greenville visited last week Dr Reece Algood Rocky Mount NC visited Wickens last week.
Social visit of Miss Vesta Ashmore with Holtzendorf sisters
Miss Vesta Ashmore entertained last week with Miss Teta Holtzendorf from Taiberry and Miss Bessie Holtzendorf from West Point, Ga.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vesta Ashmore
Teta Holtzendorf
Taiberry
Bessie Holtzendorf
West Point
Young Allgood Opens New Store in West End Brick Room
J Ernest Allgood son of Capt W B Allgood announces a new store in the brick storeroom at West End and invites friends to visit and call.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.ernest Allgood
Capt
W. B. Allgood
West End
Bowen stays in town with Folger Thornley firm
Charlie M. Bowen, longtime head of the Heath Bruce Morrow dress goods department, has accepted a similar post with Folger Thornley & Co. He declined an offer to manage a dress goods department in a Greenville store and will continue in the best small town in the state, happy to see old friends and customers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlie M. Bowen
Heath-Bruce- Morrow Co
Folger, Thornley & Co
Bowen
Greenville
J. I. Callaham
Heath-Bruce-Morrow Co
Pride, Patton & Tillman
Jim
Pickens
Ballentine Return to Pickens After Holidays
After spending the holidays in North and other places, Prof. and Mrs. J. W. Ballentine returned to Pickens on Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North
Mrs. J. W. Ballentine
Pickens
Local School Moves and Community Announcements
Miss Ruby Baker left Pickens Saturday for Crosswell to take charge of a school. Messrs J M and B Nealy moved to their Ragsdal en place five miles west of town. Mrs Emma Major left Monday for Anderson to visit relatives. Miss Helen Boggs left Pickens Monday for Washington to visit. The Pickens school resumed with all teachers and pupils in regular places. Miss Patti Major left Pickens Saturday for Darlington to resume her work as principal. Mr Geo A Ellis leased his farm to Blue M Smith for 1914 and will move to Pickens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruby Baker
Pickens
Crosswell
J. M
Nealy
Ragsdalen Place
Emma Major
Anderson
Helen Boggs
Washington
Pickens School
Geo. A. Ellis
Blue M. Smith
Supt Hallams Horse Injured By Neighbor Barbed Wire
Supt R T Hallams horse escaped Monday from his pasture and collided with a barbed wire fence on a neighboring property. The animal was cut in several places and may require veterinary care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. T. Hallam
Professors Field and Vield In Town House Move
Prof K I Field bought the Charles Hughes house on the town’s eastern edge and will move in this week. Prof Vield serves as principal of the Bethlehem school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K. I. Field
Charles Hughes
Vield
Bethlehem
Elias Anderson Dies After Transfer to State Hospital
Elias Anderson, an elderly Black man once moved from Pickens to the state hospital for the insane about a year ago, died in Columbia on Monday and his body was returned here for burial on Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elias Anderson
Pickens
State Hospital For the Insane
Columbia
Muddy sidewalk forces pedestrians onto main road
The path from the depot to the school is so muddy that school children and others must walk on the highway, risking the common route to the school.
Mrs Booker and escort return from North Carolina trip
Miss Margaret Booker and Mr A P P Booker returned home from a trip to North Carolina. They were joined by Miss Kate Ballard who is en route to Pickens-Greenville Daily Piedmont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Booker
A. PP. Booker
North Carolina
Kate Ballard
Pickens
Greenville Daily Piedmont
New Methodist Minister Praised For Preaching and Spirit
Community remarks on Rev. Ly. J. Wiggins, the new Methodist minister, include favorable comments on his preaching and personality as he begins service in town. Parishioners express warm reception and expectations for his leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ly. J. Wiggins
Ladies Crochet Club Meets With Mrs Cox
The Ladies Crochet Club met with Mrs. Frank Cox on Monday evening. Mrs. Cox is a charming hostess at all times and the members of the Club enjoyed the evening very much.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies Crochet
Frank Cox
Miss Vesta Ashmore Hosts Guests at House Party
Miss Vesta Ashmore entertained many friends at a house party Wednesday afternoon. Guests called during the afternoon and refreshments were served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vesta Ashmore
New Year Party at Miss Ashmore’s Homes
One of the season’s prettiest affairs highlighted a New Year’s Eve gathering hosted by Miss Ashmore in honor of the Misses Holtzendorf. Guests enjoyed sevening refreshments and refined company in a festive, gentlemanly social setting.
First Winter Snow D Blues in Pickens
Last week the first snow touched Pickens covering about an inch. The cold and mud kept the town indoors and inspired a poem, though writers chose quiet cheer over further hardships for the readers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pickens
Song Service at Pecona Next Sunday Morning
A song service will be held at Pecona next Sunday morning starting at 10 o'clock. Prominent singers including Prof. John FE. Lesley BR. GC. Robinson P. GC. Cartee Leland Cartee Crane and others are expected to attend. Everyone is invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pecona
John FE. Lesley
BR. GC. Robinson
P. GC. Cartee
Leland Cartee
Crane
Iivery
Bolding Moves to Pickens Route 2 Farm Site
Mr. E. M. Bolding relocated last week from Six Mile to his Pickens route 2 residence after living in Six Mile for about 14 months. He sold five acres of land two weeks ago at 50 dollars per acre, a price higher than the 38.65 dollars per acre fetched twenty years earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. M. Bolding
Six Mile
Pickens
Sentinel Installs New Job Press for Superior Letter Printing
The Pickens Sentinel yesterday installed a top line job press with the latest improvements. More material will be added soon, enabling the paper to produce letter press printing rivaling any in the country, with one urging readers to avoid outsourcing printing away from home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pickens Sentinel
Sentinel
Misses Boggs Host Evening With Contests and Treats
The Misses Boggs entertained friends on Friday with a watch contest won by Dr Doug lass Yongue and a Progressive Hearts game won by Weldon Christo pher for highest score. Consolation went to Couyt Ham. Hot chocolate and cake were served.
Stomach Trouble Cure Promised By Chamberlains Tablets
An advertisement touts Chamberlains Tablets as a cure for stomach troubles. It cites John R. Barker of Battle Creek Michigan who was troubled with heartburn indigestion and liver complaint and claims his trouble was over after using the tablets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John R. Barker
Battle Creek
Mich
Ihle
Chamberlain’s
Local business visitors frequent Pickens in week
W W Brissey of Central route 1 and H W Garrison of Crosswell attended county business Tuesday. Engineer W I Garvin of Atlanta, who operates between Atlanta and Greenville, also visited Pickens on Monday. The Pickens oil mill ginned more cotton last year than in the prior four years combined, and this season will operate only on Tuesdays and Fridays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. Brissey
Central Route 1
I’. Garvin
Atlanta, Ga
Atlanta
Greenville
Pickens
Three Boys Sentenced to Six Years at Florence Reformatory
Last week Sheriff Roark transported James Rogers Cornelia James and Robert Buffington to the Florence state reformatory for six year terms. They were sentenced in Magistrate Jameson court for theft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roark
State Reformatory
Florence
James Rogers
Cornelia James
Robert Buffington
Jameson
Bookkeeper Coyt Ham Leaves for Greenville College
Coyt Ham resigns from Heath Bruce Morrow Co as assistant book-keeper and departs Wednesday for Greenville to enroll in Draughon’s Business College, touted as among the best in the South.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coyt Ham
Heath-Bruce-Morrow Co
Greenville
Draughon’s
Business College
South
Best Cough Medicine for Children in 19th Century Ad
Mrs Lida Dewey of Milwaukee praises Chamberlains Cough Remedy for decades of use with children and adults noting rapid relief for colds and coughs including croup. The advertisement asserts the remedy is pleasant and safe for young children and available from all dealers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gowans
JAS P, Smith, M.D
Augusta
Georgia
Gowan Medical CO
Chamberlain
Lida Dewey
Milwaukee
Wis
Adv
Pickens County Ranks High in Cotton Spindles
Pickens County stands thirtieth nationwide in cotton mill spindles. Among South Carolina counties only five have more spindles, with Spartanburg leading the state and fifth in the nation. The county shows strong progress in all lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pickens County
United States
South Carolina
Spartanburg
Greenville
Anderson
Union
Richland
Pickens
Greenwood
Aiken
Notice to creditors for J B Thomas estate administration
By J B Newbery probate judge Thomas asks for letters of administration of the estate of J B Thomas. Creditors and kindred are cited to appear at the Pickens Court of Probate in Pickens South Carolina on January 22 1914 at 10 o’clock to show cause why administration should not be granted. This is published January 6 1914.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Carolina
Pickens
J. B. Newbery
P.O. Thomas
J.b.thomas
J. B. Thomas
8. C
Court House
A. M. Morris
Parcel Post Rates It Seems Based On Weight
The table lists weight based parcel post rates across first zone second local zone and other columns with entries like 1 pound 0.05 and 2 pounds 0.06 and various shorthand codes throughout. The data appears misprinted or scrambled in places but shows tiered pricing by weight and zone.
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A Corcoran
Pickens Drug CO
Rexall
J. N. Hallum
M. Welborn J
Florida
C. T. Martin
Hasley
J. M. Gantt
Mr. Hughes
Wofford
John Joe McFall
Inez Morris
Frank Mel
Mr. [Hughes
May Brown
W. 38
Carlee of
Easley
Bowen Stewart
George’s Creek
I. S. Russell
Bruce Tragood
Christine Keasler
T. A. Seawright
Piedmont
Will Freeman
Chester
Clifford Lewis
Supt. Wallum
J.5s
Price
Seneca
Six Mile Academy
Sam Porter
Calhoun
Hmily Bright
R. RR. Roark
James Morgan
Reece Algood
Rocky Mount, N. C
Wickens
Craig Bros. Company
H. W. Garrison
Geal
Pepe
Hot Springs
Arkansas
Not Springs
Hot Springs Chemical Co
Arie
Pickens Drug Company
J. R. Queen
Big College
Spring St
J. Hk. Meece
T. D. Harris
Easley, R
Sentinel Office
J. D. Holder
Directions
Sloan
Fletcher Norman
Whittier
Calif
Sciatica
Frome N My Department. I Have Never Been Without A Bottle Since That Time,"— Mr
William HW. Hriscoe
Central Klip
N. Ye
Sloans
Earl S. Sloan, Inc
Boston
Mass
Dike
Keqowee Pharmacy
R. E. Lewis
Ph. G
Southern Railway
N. B
Remier
Charlotte
New Orleans
Giannanianoan Gunsdava
Birmingstam
New York
Atanta
Pasengers
Hawawe
W.R. Taber
W.E. McGee
S.C. Columbia
WE Who
Earth
Pickens Hardware & Grocery Co
Tree As
San
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