Pleasant Grove Community News and Notes From 1913
1913 column reports Mrs. Albert Masters improving, Pleasant Grove school benches arriving, and Grover Feith as teacher. Local church work, pastor Rev. J. E. Foster’s long tenure, social calls, a 24 year old game hen tale, and village visits fill a bustling update with praise for upcoming Mountain Grove events and community projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pleasant Grove
Grover Feith
Pleasant Grove Church
J. E. Foster
Pickens Folks Welcome Visitors and Share a Supper
Pickens Route 3 Mrs N O Cothran and son of Greenville visited local relatives. A pound supper was held Monday night at the home of Mr and Mrs Will Porter enjoyed by all. Robert Welborn visited his brother Prof G E Welborn and sister Miss Emma of Pelzer this week. Misses Bessie Looper and Annie Ragsdale of Pickens also visited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hortense Stansel
Route 5
J. M. Gillespie
Ida Price
Emma Cantrell
Flora Gravley
William Porter
N. O. Cothran
Greenville
Will Porter
Robert Welborn
Prof
G. E. Welborn
Emma of
Pelzer
Bessie Looper
Annie Ragsdale
Pickens
Pickens Route 2 Small Grain Looks Fine on Pea Ridge
Weather has worsened road conditions across the area. Mr and Mrs Alvin Bolding Mrs R K Lewis and daughter Miss Lillie visited the Griffin home. Miss Mary Farmer hosted a singing Sunday night enjoyed by all. Miss Lillie Stansell called on Misses Ida and Annie Massin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pea Ridge
Alvin Bolding
R. K. Lewis
Miss Lillie
J. R. Griffin
Lillie Stansell
Ida
Annie Massin
Vassie
Lillie Lewis
Lavenia Bolding
Mountain View Preaching Draws Large Crowds Sunday
A large crowd attended preaching at Mountain View last Sunday where Rev. J. T. Crane delivered a message. Mrs. J. R. Porter remains ill but shows some improvement. Families including Oscar Garrett, J. A. Hunnicutt, Lavenia Bolding, Bethel Mann, Ethel Mann, Six Mile visitors, and Seagle Bolding were noted for visits and gatherings surrounding the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mountain View
J. T. Crane
J. R. Porter
Oscar Garrett
J. A. Hunnicutt
Leland Bolding
Misses Bethel
Ethel Mann
Six Mile
Pickens Route 5 Residents Social Roundup
Mrs Hoyt Townes and Pauline visited town Saturday. Hortence Stansell hosted a pound supper last Tuesday. S P Breazeale improving. Judge Singleton of Piedmont visiting grandparents. Battie Wilson of Oconee in Pickens on business. Martin school progresses with Prof. Jones. D Hendricks and Claude Adams visited Easley. Lonely Sweetheart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judge Singleton
Piedmont
Mrs. J. J. Adams
Battie Wilson
Oconee
Pickens
Dr King’s New Discovery Praised for Child Health
Mrs. Bruce Crawford of Niagra Mo testimonials that Dr King’s New Discovery transformed her ill child into a healthy boy. The remedy is advertised as safe for cold coughs throat and lung troubles and available at Pickens Drug Co.
Marietta Notes on Weddings Visits and Local Life
Marietta route 2 J H Heaton improves slowly as friends wish him health. James Williams and bride, married the 19th, live with groom’s parents this year. Mrs J Heaton and son W T visited J H Heaton. Local ladies and neighbors welcomed visitors and shared news of health, trips, and schooling. Miss Leila Jones plans to go to Easley. Nora Looper visited home folks. Mica school progresses under Prof Elrod. Winthrop praised. legislators entertained with music and speeches in Columbia. Fred Williams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Williams
Bride
Pickens
Algood
Major
Winthrop
Columbia
Fred Williams
Farmers face planting delays after heavy rains
Letter notes health and rain in Pickens area. Bowen and Lewis visit. Willie Lewis in Greenville for business. Freeman family from Easley moves to farm near Tabor. Rev. R H Lupo serves at Tabor. Cedar Rock school advances with Elmer Hendricks as principal and Miss Stewart assistant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luther Freeman
Easley
Tabor
Cedar Rock
Elmer Hendricks
Miss Stewart
Legislative Letter Editor Sentinel Visit to Winthrop College
The General Assembly members missed several days this week and on Friday traveled to Winthrop college arriving about 9 am. Pickens county students greeted the delegation and guided them to points of interest. The students are described as happy healthy intellectual and beautiful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Assembly
Winthrow College
Pickens
Pickens County
Winthrop
Mrs Avery Jones Dies After Prolonged Illness
Mrs Avery Jones of the Griffin church section died Monday the 26th from consumption at age 47. She leaves a husband three grown children and many relatives. Burial was held Tuesday at Griffin church where she had been a longtime member. She was a daughter of Foster Smith and described as an excellent Christian lady. Rev W C Seaborn performed the rites.
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Avery Jones
Griffin Church
Jones
Foster Smith
W. C. Seaborn
Honor Roll list for Pickens graded school fourth month
The report lists students on the honor roll by grade at Pickens graded school for the fourth month. Ninth grade includes Mat Chastain. highth grade Frances Bruce and Sadie Nealy. seventh Sallie Griffin. sixth Ella Lewis Florence Stewart. third Eula Stewart. second Don Roark Katherine Hagood Louise Hutchings. first Ethel Adams Ellen Freeman Edd Nearey James Partridge Louise Bowen Lennie Galloway Patti Porter Essie Stewart J. W. Ballentine.
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Pickens
Mat Chastain
Frances Bruce
Sadie Nealy
Sallie Griffin
Ella Lewis
Florence Stewart
Eula Stewart
Don Roark
Katherine Hagood
Louise Hutchings
Ethel Adams
Ellen Freeman
Edd Nearey
James Partridge
Louise Bowen
Lennie Galloway
Patti Porter
Essie Stewart
J. W. Ballentine
Minnie Griffin weds Walter D Whitten in Greenville
Cards reveal the January 20 marriage of Miss Minnie Lee Griffin daughter of Smith Griffin of Greenville County and Walter Dacus Whitten. Whitten works with R E Allen and Co for six years and is described as a man of sterling worth.
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Greenville News
Governor Pardons W B Cheshire in Concealed Weapons Case
Governor Blease grants a pardon to W B Cheshire of Anderson who was convicted of carrying concealed weapons and fined 25 dollars or 30 days on the chain gang. Cheshire owns one of the three papers that supported Blease last summer.
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Blease
W. B. Cheshire
Anderson
Mr. Cheshire
Gov. Blease
Tilman Chosen Senator Unopposed by Legislature
The reported opposition to Senator Tillman did not materialize and he was unanimously elected to the United States Senate by the legislature Tuesday. No member of either house voted against him.
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Tillman
United States Senate
House
Death of Mrs. G. W. Griffin
Mrs. G W Griffin died January 21 1913 after years of feeble health. She was born August 3 1855 near George's Creek Pickens County daughter of Clark Young. She married G W Griffin December 31 1874 and leaves a daughter Mrs T T Hughes of Greenville. Burial was at Westview Cemetery following a service at the M E church.
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Fannie A
George W. Griffin
Earth
Heaven
Griffin
Clark Young
George’s Creek Church
Pickens County
Cross Roads
Thomas Looper
G. W. Griffin
M. E
E. V. Babb
D. W. Hiatt
A. E. Holler
Westview
Lise
Want Larger Pensions for Veterans
The Jasper Hawthorn Camp of Easley has passed a memorial urging the South Carolina General Assembly to pass Mr. Stuit's pension bill. The note argues aging veterans deserve pensions to stay home with relatives rather than entering a Soldiers Home, stressing all maimed or elderly soldiers should be pensioned promptly.
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Jasper Hawthorne
Easley
Columbia
South Carolina
Jasper Hawthorn
S. C
Stuit
Senate
Pickens Man Invents Hay Stack Ventilator
John F. Harris of Pickens developed the Dixie Daisy Hay stack Ventilator a tripod device with an internal air chamber and thirty two vents to cure hay. It claims to prevent moulding and rot, operates during curing, and Harris demonstrates at the National Corn Exposition in Columbia with D B Finney authorized to sell locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John F. Harris
Pickens
Haystack
Harris
Columbia
D. B. Finney
Williams in the Limelight as Death Penalty Bill Fails
The Atlanta Journal reports that Representative Williams led a vigorous fight for abolishing the death penalty, citing Biblical examples to defend his position. His speech drew laughter in the house but remained focused on the topic as the bill was overwhelmingly killed.
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Atlanta Journal
Columbia
Williams
Biblcal
House
Correction on Commissioners Term Length
A reader requests a correction to last week's Sentinel notice about Messrs. Bowen and Lawrence. The writer states his own commission runs for two years, not four, as previously indicated.
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the Sentinel
Bowen
Lawrence
Local barber J. S. Christopher joins Liberty shop
J. S. Christopher who left his local barber shop has taken a position with J. E. Smith in Liberty and will move his family there soon. The community expresses regret at the loss of a skilled barber and good citizen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hulbert Wright
D. Winchester
Six Mile
J. S
Christopher
J. E. Smith
Liberty
Sam
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Albert Masters
J. L. Burgess
J. 5. Fartner
W. D. Hendricks
EB. Barker
Jas
F. Rigdon
Tom Batson
Mayfield
J. K. Manley
D. L. Barker
Mr. Manley
Bryant
Seneca
A. B. Looper
Mr. Ebb Field
L. B. Gravely
Cora Tolbert of
Greenwood
E. F. Looper
Messrs
Ernest Porter
Furman Waldrop
DeWitt Bolding
Mountain Grove
Columbus Childress
Mountain Grove Church
Esther Gravley
Irene Hendricks
Masley
Allen Edens
Leon Cassell
J. W. Winchester
J.W. Winchester
Mrs. Lige Winchester
Little Eastatoe
John Lewis and
Mrs
Walter
Jessie Bolding
Jesse Durham
Arthur Garrett
A. D. Mann
Mrs. Seagle Bolding
Grace Hunnicutt
Bruce Hunnicutt
Papa
Hoyt Townes
Henry Townes
Taylor Adams
D. B. Adams
S. P. Breazeale
Tom Breazeale
Clem
Claude Adams
E. L. Thomason
Twelve Mile
John Youngblood
Silas Simmons
Clyde Ragsdale
Ergin Breazeale
Johnnie Breazeale
Martin School
Prof. Jones
D. Hendricks
Marietta
J. H. Heaton
J. Heaton
W. T
Mt. Tabor
Joe Foster
Nora Looper
Glenwood Mill
Leila Jones
Dacusville
Lillie Lynch
James H. Hughes
H. L. Jones
W. M. Jones
Mrs. M. Roper
Upper Burg
Lula Roper
W. R. Hicks
Mica
Elrod
Reece Bowen
Ernest Lewis
Willie Lewis
R. H. Lupo
Tilman
General Assembly of
B. C. Johnson
Elias Day
Mr. Williams
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