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Newspaper
Pickens Sentinel
Location
Pickens, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1913
Page
4
Local items include J R Kirksey of Crow Creek visiting for business and Mrs J R Allen staying with Greenville relatives. Entries mention D C Bowen and family in Liberty, Furman Morris licensing, Cantrell and Porter on county business, Mae Grogan visiting Pickens, and L A Gantt on Saturday errands.
J Ki Parsons of Lisbon Florida is spending several days in Pickens county with old friends and relatives. Mrs Parsons and the children have been at the home of her father W I Bowen for several weeks.
Chief of Police Nealy of Pickens holds a record unmatched by any other officer in the county. He has served continuously longer than any peer and worked under six different mayors while earning eminent satisfaction from city leaders and residents.
Mrs. M. C. Smith and children visited her father R. W. Pick ens in Anderson county last week. Mr. Smith went down Sunday with I. W. McLeskey and returned with Mrs. Smith and the children. Henry Alexander took charge of the treasurer’s office of Oconee county on July 1 and is a Pickens county native, son of Joe Alexander of Dacusville. his father is staying with him.
Mrs Sam Wilson of near Liberty and daughter Miss Bessie visited friends in Pickens last week. Miss Wilson will attend Anderson College next session and several county girls are bound for the college. Messrs J H and RR W Christopher, salesmen at Folger Thornley and Company, are on summer vacation. Ernest hopes to make big time, and Weldon looks bright. Mrs N S Moseley and son Robert of the upper county visited sister Mrs John Hallam near Liberty Sunday. Mr and Mrs Hallum are in feeble health but hoped to regain strength soon.
Pleasant Grove correspondents report a Westminster area resident wore two dress coats while harvesting grain near Westminster this summer. The account confirms the cool mid June weather was enough to justify overcoats for farm work in the region.
The hearts of Mr. and Mrs. N. A. Christopher were made glad last Friday when they hosted their entire family of eight boys and one girl, their daughter-in-law Mrs. W. A. Christopher, and her brother Mason B. McAdams of Oklahoma, who had been away from the county twenty three years.
Mr and Mrs I M Mauldin and Miss Nannie Porter visited in Central last week. Mile Creek school began its summer session Monday with Miss Ella Hiatt from Easley as teacher. P P Boggs of Nimmons inventor of a cigarette holder and skilled fisherman spent several days at the county seat this week. J O Jones Co of Greenville has an ad in this paper worth reading and may save readers dollars. The Happy Seven enjoy hot day pleasures as the town’s young ladies brighten the scene with smiling faces and local charm.
George McCravey and Iomer Thompson of Liberty won scholarships at the College of Charleston following the July 11 examination for Pickens county. Homer Thompson is the son of J. L. O. Thompson former editor of The Sentinel, who is well known in Pickens. The Sentinel congratulates the young men on their accomplishment and believes they will do well at college.
W R Lynch of near Walhalla Oconee county visits his father Maj G M Lynch and relatives in Pickens county noting many improvements in the town and county since his last stay. He says crops here are ahead of Oconee, and his wife plans to visit soon. He recounts misfortunes this year including a bolt of lightning killing two cows and past losses from barn fires.
For sale several fine pigs six or seven weeks old call on 8 P Freeman Pickens R 1 or phone 8211 Lost on the streets of Pickens one pin set with a large emerald surrounded by pearls one pearl setting lost return to The Sentinel office for reward Easley buyers purchase twelve Holstein grade cows and one registered Holstein bull from L K Couch Easley Roller Mills overhaul paying 36 lbs flour and 14 lbs bran for good dry wheat Notice of Stockholders Meeting The Pickens Sentinel stockholders meet at the Court House Pickens S C first Wednesday in September 1913 for plant sale liquidation or other business President Robinson and others directors
State of Ohio Toledo says Frank J Cheney sworn as senior partner of Cheney & Co. that the firm will pay one hundred dollars for each case of fee not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Cure claims to act on blood and mucous surfaces. Send for testimonials. Sold by all druggists 75 cents. Also Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
The Pickens County Board of Education orders an August 1918 election in Central School District No. 9 to decide a two mill additional levy for school purposes. Trustees serve as election managers, election to follow General Statutes Section 1749. Signed by R. T. Hallum Secretary.
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