Pickens Chautauqua Delights Town in Free Fund Drive
Citizens of Pickens backed a free Chautauqua with a rapid fundraising drive from $1 to $10 gifts. The event drew large crowds for Dr Tincher and Alpine Yodlers, Dunne and company, and Dr Grimm, with tent audiences in rain turning out for performances and lectures at the schoolhouse and Methodist church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pickens
Dr. Daniel
Columbia Con 'T Company
Dr. Tichner
Dunne and Company
Eugene Lockhart
Tincher
Grimm
Pellagram Hospital
Spartanburg
South Carolina
Iit, Ito
Birthday Celebration For J H Riggins At Home
Friends and relatives gathered July 2 at J H Riggins farm Liberty route 3 to celebrate his 36th birthday. About 100 attendees enjoyed a meal in the grove then music led by his brothers and others. Riggins, son of A B Riggins, is a respected local farmer with strong community esteem. The event supported the chautauqua’s success and plans for next year. Reverend D W Hiatt holds a revival this week at Doctors Creek Church Colleton County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Riggins
Liberty Route 3
Mr. Riggins
A. B. Riggins
Liberty
N. P
D. W. Hiatt
Doctor 'S Creek
Colleton County
Visit to Table Rock and Mountain Region in Pickens County
In Pickens County near Table Rock writer travels with John L. Scott and Rev. Walter Coker. They describe hotels, springs, and mountain scenery, plus picnic gatherings from Pickens and Easley. They meet local residents including B B Hooker and W A Masters, noting hospitality and summer resort appeal.
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John L. Scott
Greenville
Walter Coker
Anderson County
Table Rock
Saluda
B. B. Hooker
Mt. Pinnacle
Bald Knob
Henry Zed Jones
Jones
Pickens
A. D. Attaway
Mr. Meredith
Mrs. Powell
Margaret
Sara
Jonnie
Eula
Glennie Attaway
Mattie Finley
Lara Pickens
May Pepper
Mr. Masters
Amos C. Sutherland
Henry Jones
Oolenoy
H. H
Local notices and society items from Pickens area
The issue lists church and community events including graveyard cleanup at Porters Chapel on Friday the 21st, memorial services at Golden Creek Baptist on the third Sunday in July, Ivy Park chaperones for a July schedule, and a Porter family reunion planned for August 7 1916. It also notes crop damage from floods in Buncombe Henderson and Transylvania counties, local visits by F E Alexander and Dr L F Robinson, tomato weighing thirty ounces and a reference to subscription renewals for The Sentinel.
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Golden Creek Baptist Church
Liberty, Norris
Mrs E H Craig Hosts Valley Brides Recption Honor
Mrs E H Craig entertained last Wednesday for brides Mrs Billie Craig of Valhalla and Mrs Sam B Craig of Pickens. Guests greeted by Miss Ada Craig, received by the hostess and guests. An ice course was served. punch by Bernice Carey and Floy Herde. Vocal selections by Mildred Cox.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. H. Craig
Billie Craig
Valhalla
Sam B. Craig
Pickens
Ada Craig
Bernice Carey
Floy Herde
Mildred Cox
The Pickens Sentinel Seeks Subscribers for Better Paper
The newspaper urges readers to renew or recruit neighbors, promising more news service and features. It argues a larger subscriber base will improve the weekly in Pickens county, noting the price of two cents a week.
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Pickens
Campaign meetings span July to August in Third district
Campaign meetings for the Third district begin in Pickens on July 27 and end at the Orr mill in Anderson on August 24. Locations Easley and Central are scheduled for July 28 and 29, with county campaign plans not yet arranged.
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Pickens County
Pickens
Easley
Central
Orr Mill
Anderson
Machine Installed as Bookkeeper at The Pickens Bank
The Pickens Bank adopts a Burroughs Adding Subtracting machine to automate ledgers and statements. It inputs old balances, checks, and deposits to compute new balances, prints dates, detects overdrafts, and prints OD in red. Monthly statements are produced instantly, with balanced accounts and accurate records.
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Pickens Bank
Burroughs
Margaret Edens 93 Dies in Coloney Family Matriarch
Mrs. Margaret Keith Edens died at 93 in Coloney after living with her son Elijah C Edens. She survived by ten of eleven children and 249 grandchildren and great grandchildren. Her funeral was led by Rev. W C Seaborn with many in attendance. Her life highlighted wartime motherhood and Southern resilience.
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Coloney
Margaret Keith Edens
Elijah C
Mesdames
Mary Jane Roper
Rebecca Williams
E. C
P.N. B
Robi
Samuel
A. K
W. E. Edens
W. C. Seaborn
Pearl Southerland
Chastain
H. Z. Jones
Dacusville
Table Rock
Messrs. Scott
Greenville
Hiatt
Pickens
Walter Coker
April Showers Hit Pickens County Hard
A steady rain from Friday night to Monday damaged rolling and bottom land in Pickens county. Mail carrier J. W. Langston was unable to cross Route 4 for the first time in seven years. Route 3 rider R. F. Hed also faced high water near Pete Price. Crops, especially bottom land corn, are feared damaged.
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Pickens County
J. W. Langston
Uncle Sam
Bud Chastain
R. F. Hed
Pete Price
Pickens Route 2 Rain Dampens Local News
Weather fault lines and community notes from Pickens area report heavy rain in the region. Typhoid fever recovery for Wesley Curtis of Six Mile is noted along with Mrs. H. H. Wright’s improvement. D. E. Garrett withdraws from the House race. Local visits and family updates follow with several residents mentioned by name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesley Curtis
Six Mile
H. H. Wright
D. E. Garrett
Garcie Lee
Little Brother
Cheehee
Mr. Lee
J. L. Miller
Washingto
Bess Dalton
Cedar Springs
Mountain View
O. S. Stewart
Sloan Durham
Ford
Death of H. M. Rampey in Liberty
H. M. Rampey died at his Liberty home on Wednesday July 5. He leaves a wife and nine children including Mrs. J. T. Gaines and Tom Rampey of Liberty, Mrs. C. S. Porter of Easley, Mrs. Will Rogers of Westminster, and others, plus 13 grandchildren. A Methodist for forty years and devout Christian, he loved singing and church work. Funeral and burial were in Liberty.
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H. M. Rampey
Liberty
J. T. Gaines
W. S. Brooks
Tom Rampey
C. S. Porter
Easley
Will Rogers
Westminster
J. Davis
Jule
A. M. Rampey
Herbert Newton
Pickens
Rampey
The
Methodist Church
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John L Thornley
Hhautauqua Fund
J T Taylor
Meswain & Craig
J F Alexander
Porter’s Barbershop
T A Bowen
AD Attaway
BF Parsons
E H Craig
Taylor H Stewart
N A Christopher
Ad Boggs
R T Hallam
L Valley
Willie Edens
Med Bruce
Hiawatha Hotel
W C Newton
J H Bruce
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D Yongue
J C Alexander
D W Hiatt, Jr
Mack Christopher
I F
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J C Jennings
A C
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J. Hughes
Benton H Powers
J L Hames
Jack Sutherland
J T Richey
B B LaBoon
J. Cureton
Weldon Christopher
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Verner Christopher
T A Seawright
R E Bruce
John C Carey
H.henderson Co
Pickens Railroad Co
Keowee Pharma
James P Carey, Jr
D Waldrop
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E Findley
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B Hagood
MN Jewell
J D Holder
J J Boggs
R Roark
A M Morris
J M Stewart
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A Aiken
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H E Jones
Thomas Ligon
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