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Newspaper
Pickens Sentinel
Location
Pickens, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1915
Page
4
A packed column lists social items and local notices in Pickens. It notes Miss Mildred Cox visiting Greenville, marriages near Norris and Pickens, moves and ads from residents, sales and bargains at The Big Store, belated Belgian relief contribution, and local business updates including dentists, contractors, and curbside notices.
The local chapter of the U D C will observe the Peerless Lee birthday in conjunction with Pickens graded school. The public is invited to join in these exercises and participate in the event.
The Southern Christian Advocate announces its first issue under new management and editorship. Rev. W C Kirkland becomes the editor and the paper appears more newsworthy and improved. Every Methodist in the state is urged to read the paper.
The weekly Pickens Sentinel reports on the South Carolina legislature meeting at Columbia with routine business and officer elections. It notes Pickens County members in attendance, local charitable exchanges, school reopenings, petitions for state wide prohibition, convicts in the chain gang, and a busy calendar of social events, fundraisers, and subscriptions.
On Tuesday January 19 students from Pickens school join the local Daughters of the Confederacy for a 2 PM program in the school auditorium. The event includes an address by A P DuBose and a prize presentation for the best high school essay on The Confederate Soldier and the Principles for Which he Fought. Confederate veterans are invited to attend.
D. W. Cochrane, general agent for Jefferson Standard Life Insurance Co. of Greensboro, N C, visited Pickens last week and appointed Taylor H. Stewart and Willie A Edens Jr as local agents. They will explain the company’s advantages to interested residents.
Miss Mattie Finley hosted a Friday evening gathering for guests Misses Ruth King Marie Elms and Janet Bolt of Easley. The highlight was progressive heart dice with Elms winning first prize a box of candy and Lloyd Grandy earning consolation a simple Simon doll. About twenty four attended and Elms gave readings. The piece also notes local movements including Paul Boggs leaving for Clinton to enter Presbyterian College and Emanuel's 90 day sentence after stealing from Keowee Pharmacy.
Governor Blease withdraws criminal libel case against Columbia Record editor James H Moore stating he wishes to forgive his enemies. Moore says he never considered the case serious and believes it was politically motivated.
A reader reports brighter days as 1915 opens with a hopeful forecast. The piece notes wet weather omen, strong grain crops in cool conditions, church sermons by Rev L W Johnson at Bethel and Rev W E Nelson at Antioch, local family visits, school resumes under Prof Ben Field and Miss Esther Gravley, and social rounds among residents.
The Liberty township singing convention meets at the old Easley Mill church on the third Sunday in January 1915. All residents are invited to attend, bring songbooks and baskets, and elect officers for 1915. C. E. Rogers, Secretary and Treasurer.
Mrs. Mattie H. Hughes, 46, of Greer South Carolina, shot in a Clark Station Virginia attack that killed her father Isaac Waldrop, 76, and suspect Nicholas Voffinas while Hughes lies wounded at Sibley Hospital. Police note a lengthy past with the Greer merchant husband’s 1890s death and rumored underworld ties.
January 9 marked Jackson Day celebrations in several U S cities. On January 8 1815 Andrew Jackson led American forces to victory over Britain at New Orleans prompting festivities that extended into three days in New Orleans and a speech by President Wilson in Indianapolis.
A brief note emphasizes that those who do the work receive the money, highlighting fairness in local labor and pay practices. The item foregrounds the value of hands-on contributions in sustaining community services and businesses.
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