Local notes and notices from Pickens area
Miss Edna Earle spent several days in Easley last week. Nine Clemson College applicants sat for the entrance exam here last Friday. Births include a daughter to Mr and Mrs Hoyt Townes on July 7 and a son to Mr and Mrs J T Anthony on July 14. Sheriff Roark collected delinquent taxes over 1300 dollars. The Easley laundry will service Pickens twice weekly. A crowd planned to lynch Floyd McCullum, but he had been moved to Columbia. Greenville Electrical Co. to open in Greenville with W G Hall joining Willie Thompson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edna Earle
Eassey
Grassy Mountain
Mr. Lee
Verner Seal
Greenwood
J. D. Hughey
R. B. Mauldin
Easley Laundry
Pickens
Floyd McCullum
Columbia
the Sentinel
Willie Thompson
Greenville
H. A. Richey
Willie
W. G. Hall
Wilmington
N.C
Greenville Electrical Co
McBee Avenue
Community Volunteers Gather for Griffin Cemetery Cleanup
All interested residents are asked to meet at Griffin church on Friday July 31 to clean the cemetery. Bring needed tools. S. H. Brown and C. C. organize this local service event.
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Griffin Cemetery
Griffin Church
S. H. Brown
C. C
Community graveyard cleaning at Porter's Chapel
Residents are invited to meet at Porter's Chapel on a Saturday before the fourth Sunday in July to clean the graveyard and tend graves as a communal service.
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Porter’s Chapel
Gratitude Expressed After Death of Wife and Mother
The Gravley family thanks friends and neighbors for kindness after the death of wife and mother. They praise the acts received and pray God’s blessings on each person, including doctors Kirksey and Porter.
Confederate veterans call for township meetings in Pickens county
The surviving Confederates in Pickens county are urged to meet in each township on August 1 at 3 p m to elect a representative for September at the courthouse. The representative will help form a county pension board for 1915. Meetings set in Besley Liberty Central Pickens Nimmons Eustatoe Pumpkintown Dacusville. An ex Confederates soldier to be elected by ballot as representative. pension recipients to continue receiving pensions. J B Newbery Pension Commissioner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pickens County
Court House
Besley
Lsiberty
Liberty
Central
Pickens
Nimmons
Mile Creek
Eustatoe
Antioch Church
Pumpkintown
Sutherland’s
Dacusville
Looper’s Gin
J. B. Newbery
Ruhamah School District 5 to Hold 6 Mills Levy Election
The petition from Ruhamah School District Number 5 asks the county board to allow a new six mill school levy. Trustees are ordered to conduct the election on August 1, 1914, at the district schoolhouse under section 1742 of the general statutes, with trustees serving as managers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Carolina
Pickens
Freeholders and
Ruhamah
County Board of Education
R. T. Hallum
Glassy Mountain
James P Carey Jr Candidate for Pickens House Seat
The friends of James P Carey Jr announce his candidacy for member of the House of Representatives from Pickens county subject to the Democratic voters primary. Joseph Leach also announces candidacy for the Lattema House from Pickens county under Democratic primary rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joan A. Horton
Belton, S.C
Friends of
James
P. Carey, Jr
House of Representatives
Pickens County
House of Lattema
Joseph Leach
Craig seeks re election as Pickens County Supervisor
At the solicitation of friends James B. Craig offers himself for re election to the office of Supervisor of Pickens county subject to the action of the Democratic primary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pickens County
N. A. Christopher
J. B. Newbery
James B. Craig
J. E. Medlin
Democratic Party
J. Davis Mauldin
Ricems Seeks Re-Election for Pickens County Commissioner
At the earnest solicitation of friends, A. B. Ricems of Liberty, South Carolina announces candidacy for re-election as County Commissioner of Pickens County, subject to the Democratic primary and the choice of Democratic voters in the coming election. Governor Bowen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.S. ‘Par’ Sons
Liberty
Pickens County
A. B. Ricems
Liberty, S. C
Re-election Date Set for County Superintendent Post
The notice states the election date for renomination to the office of County Superintendent of Education, with the decision subject to the Democratic primary. R. T. Hallum is named in connection with the matter.
Frank G Allgood candidate for Cotton Weigher at Pickens
The friends of Frank G Allgood announce him as a candidate for Cotton Weigher at Pickens or to the action of the voters in the August 15, 1914 election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edd Boggs
Presbyterian Church
J.C. Bailey
J. L. Bolt
Pickens
House
Senate
Cotton Wei
Frank Kirkley
Frank G. Allgood
Frank Bradley Field
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W. N. Jones
Easley
S. C
Altho
Sec
Franklin Sugar
JONES
The
Interstate Sales Co
W.N. Jones
NYAL
Wunnally
T. L. Bivins
Brown’s
Town Creek
Grover Keith
Bethlehem
J. T. Anthony
Griffin
Sam Christopher
Spartanburg
Jocasse Valley
Alma Bramlette
Jewel
Greercar
Greenville News
C. L. Cureton
Charlie
Hollingsworth Place
Philathea
Baptist Sunday School
Sfr
R. R. Scales
Messrs. E. M. Moffet
Abner Cureton
Walter Scales
RB. L. Davis
J. Haskell Dendy
Richland
Oconee County
W. E. Dendy
Pickens School
Monroe
Bob” Griffin
Greenville County
Bob
Seneca
Southern Railroad
State Hospital For
Roark
Mesdames
J. P. Attaway
Oswego
S. A. Curry
Simpsonville
B. H. Attaway
Ben H. Hagood
Charleston
Presbyterian Church In
Hollingsworth House
Hamilton Place
Pickensville
Jameson
Pickens Drug Company
Rexall
J. N. Hallum
Bank of Norris
Norris
Total
County of Pickens
E. W. Tate
Frank McFall
L. G. Phillips
T. J. Maulin
Boone Carey
Craine, Pickens
W. L. Burnside
McCormick
8. C
James Clements
R. D
T. D. Harris
T. A. Seawright
5. C
Pickens Township
Arthur S. Porter
Central Township
C. G. Rowland
BIC
Oxfords
Price
Congress
Henry A. Townes
Greg T. Mauldin
Bennett H. Powers
Taylor H. Stewart
R. L. ES
E. F. Looper
Bowen
J. M. Lawrence
Txos. H. Smith
County Suintendent of Education
J. R. Burgess
Luther Bagwell
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