Oolenoy News Notes Highlights Local Appointments and Visits
The community records a baptism, a graveside service at Oolenoy cemetery, and multiple social visits. Miss Annie Williams of Greenville is elected principal of the graded school, with Mrs Gee EK Keith and Miss Sara Attaway also chosen. remaining vacancy to be filled later. Rural Policeman Hos McKinney conducts surprise party patrols with citizen backing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Br. Edens, Jr
Kingdom of Heaven
Oolenoy Cemetery
Annie Williams
Greenville
Miss Williams
Gee
EK. Keith
Sara Attaway
Pickens
James A. Hendrix
Paul Melens
W.T. Batson
Marietta
W.T., Jr
Little Helen
M. Hendrix
8. S. Crens
Memorial rites for Mrs Eliza Grace Lesley at Zion Methodist
Memorial services were held for Mrs Eliza Grace Lesley at Zion Methodist church near Basley on Sunday. The service featured hymns beloved by the deceased, with Mrs Quinn of Greenville and the bereaved husband performing. Rev D W Hiatt delivered the memorial address and read from a Bible given by Mrs Lesley. She died in her 40s, leaving six children, a husband, mother, sisters, and many friends.
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Eliza Grace Lesley
John F. Lesley
Zion Methodist Church
Basley
Quinn
Greenville
D. W. Hiatt
Lawyer W H Irvine of Greenville Ends Life in Office
W H Irvine a prominent Greenville lawyer and landowner shot himself in his office Wednesday morning. He had filed a bankruptcy petition just last week.
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W. H. Irvine
Greenville
Irvine
Death of Marcus Galloway in Norris near Liberty
A pall of gloom fell Thursday when Marcus Galloway aged 19 years 4 months 4 days died at his Maplecroft mill boarding place after two weeks of typhoid fever. He had eaten candy against advice, died within hours, and was laid to rest in Golden Creek cemetery beside his mother and sister. Rev. B C Atkinson conducted the funeral. Marcus was a longtime Norris Baptist member and employee of Maplecroft mill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Marcus
Eri. H. Galoway
Norris
Maplecroft Mill
Liberty
Marcus
Norris Baptist Church
Golden Creek Cemetery
B. C. Atkinson
Mission Day at Keowee Church Likely June 6 Service
Keowee Baptist church hosts Mission Day with a full schedule from 9 to 4 including sermons on missions and Christian duties led by W. K. Wilkins S. EK Garner Rev. B. F. Murphree EF. H. Stewart and Pastor Campress. Dinner served on the ground and public invitation extended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keowee Baptist Church
W. K. Wilkins
S. EK. Garner
B. F. Murphree
H. Stewart
Campress
Crops Damaged by Severe Storm Hit Anderson County Farmlands
The Greenville News reports hail damaged crops on Sam Mauldin and Jim Long farms near Pisgah Church in Anderson County during Thursday afternoon’s storm. The cloud covered their land and replanting is expected.
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Piedmont
Greenville News
Sam Mauldin
Jim Long
Pisgah Church
Anderson County
Yorkville Votes to Rename Town York by Narrow Margin
In Yorkville a vote of 125 to 80 approves changing the town’s name to York. The result shifts local identity and branding as residents support the historic rebranding effort.
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Yorkville
York
Germany Delays Final Stand on Lusitania Note
Germany withholds its final decision on American demands over the Lusitania sinking until the United States responds to a note by Foreign Minister von Jagow. Berlin accuses Britain of blocking proposed wartime maritime agreements while defending its submarine warfare as justified self defense and noting indemnity for neutral ship damage.
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Berlin
Germany
United States
Herr von Jagow
Gerard
Cushing
Gulflight
Lusitania
United State
London
Gulfilight
International Commission of Inquiry
Falaba
Admiralty
Lueltania
Great Britain
David Leslie Dies After Lingering Illness at 67
David Leslie died at his daughter Mrs. W D Brown’s home in Cateechee after a long illness of dropsy. He was sixty seven. He leaves brothers and sisters and two sons and one daughter. A Griffin church member since youth, he was buried next day at Gross Roads cemetery. Services were led by B N Glazener.
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David Leslie
W. D. Brown
Cateechee
Leslie
Griffin Church
Ile
Gross Roads
B. N. Glazener
British Tullochmoor Sunk by German Submarine
The British steamer Tullochmoor was shelled and sunk by a German submarine. The crew escaped and landed at Barry Wales. The vessel was ballast from Genoa bound for South Shields.
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Barry
Wales
Genoa
South Shields
Russians Hold Over Six Hundred Thousand Prisoners
Report from Petrograd via London cites Russian figures up to April 1 showing 606,278 men and 10,734 officers held as prisoners in Russia, reflecting a large war-related incarceration.
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Petrograd
London
Russia
Peters Creek Church Holds Weekend Union Gathering
Rain delayed the Peters Creek church union meeting but on Sunday a large crowd attended worship with a rich choir and a sermon on the church covenant. A marriage of Hovey Singleton and Edna Foster surprised friends. Illness of Silas Robinson is noted. Local leaders plan a modern school building with eight mills voted to fund it, led by Dr. Ponder’s rural education efforts.
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Peters Creek
C. S. Robinson
J. T. Taylor
Silas Robinson
Ponder
Hallam
Peters Creek Church
Dacusville
Boy Hurt by Horse Near Pasture Ride
Twelve year old Harry Mc Daniel son of Mr and Mrs B T Mc Daniel was kicked by a horse while driving the animals to the pasture. The horse was thought gentle but kicked him in the side. The physician reports uncertain injuries and hopes for non serious outcome. the boy rests as well as could be expected.
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Harry
B.T. McDaniel
Insurance Ad Brings Southeastern Life Co. to Pickens
The Southeastern Life Insurance Co. of Greenville advertises in Pickens with J I Richey as special representative. He wishes to discuss insurance options with local residents.
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Southeastern Life Insurance Co
Greensville
J. ‘I’. Richey
Pickens
Carey Declines Run for Congress in Third District
Anderson Daily Mail notes Jas. P. Carey Jr., a young attorney and state representative, is the lone Pickens County name mentioned for congressional honors. Carey says he has been urged to run but decides not to seek the race to focus on his law practice.
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Anderson Daily Mail
Pickens County
Jas. P. Carey, Jr
South Carolina General Assembly
Carey
Traveling Man Gause Dies After Stroke in Easley Hotel
Mr. Gause a traveling man from Augusta represented Montag Bros of Atlanta died after a paralysis attack in the hotel sample room in Easley on Tuesday May 25 shortly after 10 p.m. He was displaying goods when ill and was carried to his room. His Augusta family, wife and son, arrived that night. Doctors Wyatt and Jamison attended but could not save him.
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Gause
Augusta
Easley
Montag Bros
Atlanta
Easlev
Drs. Wyatt
Jamison
Fatal accident at Kelley’s mill claims Dacus
G H Dacus was killed while feeding a mill at Ben P Kelly’s Six Mile mill community after being mangled in machinery last Friday. He died Saturday and his body was taken to Pendleton for interment. The community mourns. this is the third fatality at the same mill, with earlier deaths of Kelly’s son and a man named Britton killed by a sow.
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Mr. Dacus
Ben P. Kelley
Six Mile
Pendleton
Dacus
B. P. Kelly
Britton
Chief Holcombe Dies After May Shooting At Carolina Mill Village
Chief James G. Holcombe of Greenville died at Greenville city hospital after a May 11 shooting at the Carolina mill village. He was 58, had served as Greenville police chief since 19XX, and had been improving until about 20 minutes before his death. He is survived by his wife and four children.
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James G. T Holcombe
Greenville
Walter White
Carolina Mill Village
Tle
Chief Holcombe
Greenville County
Lotl
Ile
Former Pickens Man Ties to Riga Fleet Reporting
South Carolinians track German fleet actions against Riga because the U S consul there is Douglas Jenkins a Colleton county native. Jenkins born Adams Run educated at Porters Military Academy Charleston read law in Charleston and practiced at Pickens with Julius E Boggs before moving to Greenville as city editor of the News.
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Riga
United States
Douglas Jenkins
Colleton County
Jenkins
Ile
Adams Run
Porter’s Military Academy
Charleston
Joseph W. Barnwell
Pickens
Julius E. Boggs
Greenville
Married Ten Years and Nineteen Children From Kansas
Muscogee Oklahoma May 18 Mr and Mrs Frank Scott of Highland Kansas seek a home with land for their large family They have been married under ten years and have nineteen boys with thirteen living The Scotts hold the record for triplets with five sets and two sets of twins All thirteen living boys are under five years old A Sunday school mom and her thirteen boys once rode a train with one ticket until the conductor verified the family Bible birth dates
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the Sentinel
Muscogee
Okla
Frank Scott
Highland
Kas
Scott
Closing exercises mark Hasley school commencement
Crowds filled the Hasley auditorium despite heavy rain for the closing exercises led by Clemson College professor D W Daniel who delivered the literary address. Medals were awarded to Miss Aleen Wyatt and Miss Hysie Russell, with Rev E V Babb presenting a silver cup to Prof Benson.
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Eade
Educa
Easley School
D. W. Daniel
Clemson College
Daniel
Aleen Wyatt
C. N. Wyatt
D. W. Hiatt
H. C. Hagood
BE. P. McCravey
Hysie Russell
H. B. Russell
E. V. Babb
Prof. Benson
Benson
Hasley
Bailey Military Institute
Greenwood
T. V. McCall
Clemson
Raymcond Cox Heads to Greenville for College
Raymcond Cox leaves Wednesday morning for Greenville to enter a business college. Mrs. W. H. Ashmore’s friends learn she is recovering from illness. Misses Mo and Kimmie Griffin return to Pickens after visiting relatives in Greenville. The Sentinel and Southern Cultivator offers. Dr A A Odom will be in Pickens Thursday June 38 from 2 to 6 o'clock at the Pickens Inn. The College of Charleston advertises a scholarship in this issue.
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Raymcond Cox
Greenville
W. H. Ashmore
Kimmie Griffin
Pickens
A. A. Odom
theGreenville
Pickens Inn
The
College of Charleston
South Carolina
the Sentinel
Teeth Health Promise In Early Dental Notice
A handwritten testimonial from Dr. BFOT. AS Srmawriaan, DDS urges readers that teeth affect digestion and general health. The writer invites readers to visit for a plan to care for teeth during hard times, stressing appearance and wellness.
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BOFOT
Srmawriaan
DDS
Dr A A Odom to Visit Pickens Inn and Local Pharmacies
Dr A A Odom will visit Pickens Inn on Thursday June 3 from 2 to 6 p m, Slanter's Pharmacy on Friday June 4 from 2 to 6 p m, and Central Hotel on Saturday June 5 from 2 to 6 p m for eye examinations glasses and artificial eyes. The firm guarantees satisfaction for wearers and eye sufferers seeking comfort.
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Pickens Inn
Liberty
Slanter’s
Central
Central Hotel
Odom
Baths
Trespass Notices Printed On Cloth For Sale
Local office advertises cloth trespass notices available for purchase. Officials note these notices are ready for immediate use by property owners and tenants needing posted warnings.
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Oolenoy News
Zion
Marcus Galloway
Keowee Church
H. B. M. Go. Piencus
Jagow
Hovey Singleton
Edna Foster
J. Hf. Foster
Singleton
J. HE. Singleton
G.c. Foster
J. P. Carey, Jr
G. H. Dacus
Holcombe
Pickens Sentinel
Sentinel
Progressive Farmer
Greenville Optometrist
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