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Newspaper
Pickens Sentinel
Location
Pickens, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1913
Page
2
A message urging a sober election to fill the unexpired South Carolina legislature seat after the death of Hon. Fred Williams. It advocates choosing upright, Christian men, placing the office with the right man, and stresses purity in politics through citizen participation and evaluating fitness over party faction.
A rustic column speaks of a 24 year old Pleasant Grove hen and her chicks thriving while vanity and egos are described as strong. Edison predicts poverty vanishes in a century and Pickens notes a remarkable Fourth of July. Cotton in South Carolina shows July improvement over June per Journal of Commerce. Bryan and the administration admire the grape juice wagon stance.
The New York corset maker’s will shows he siphoned about 465000 from the public before his death. Authorities say the scheme unraveled as he faced legal trouble and crossed the Jordan River path.
The Greenville Piedmont notes that the Fourth of July in Greenville without baseball feels like a doughnut without a hole. Last year’s Greenville team reminded them of the hole’s absence with a playful tease.
A Pickens youth reportedly proposed to a young woman from a neighboring town. The practical bride candidate asked, would Caseyporter?
Editorials in The Pickens Sentinel and The Anderson Daily Mail urge forming a tri county fair in Easley or Pendleton. They note Pendleton hosted a strong fair, praise cooperation from Oconee and Pickens, and call for merging efforts to showcase local producers and unite Anderson, Oconee and Pickens communities.
Pickens County Agricultural and Mechanical Association directors met at Easley Loan and Trust Co. to plan the Easley Agricultural Fair. About 400 dollars in cash and other prizes have been subscribed. Committee leaders include T. B. Higgins W A Hamilton W D Spearman and J Milton King. A program committee I P McCravy T T Barton and W bh Pickens will set a date likely in October. Liberal premiums will be offered for farm products and livestock.
A reader praises Pickens County for its Anglo-Saxon, Bible-guided citizens, strong homes, and community spirit. He notes high school support, favorable climate, fertile soil, and productive crops, praising public leaders and urging unity for prosperity.
Easley dealers J La and B Hamilton attended Southern Retail Furniture Dealers Association in Charlotte and Southern Furniture Exhibition in High Point, where 24 barrels of beer were ordered. Rainstorms thwarted planned outdoor festivities and city officials blocked drinking. The episode ends with locals noting divine intervention favored temperance.
The Jasper Hawthorne Camp Confederate Veterans announce a memorial fund for Col Robert E Bowen buried near Pickens Chapel South Carolina. Volunteers from Clemson College Easley and surrounding towns will solicit donations and select the monument after funds reach a target.
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