Mid-Year South Carolina Mill Labor Figures Show Decline
Commissioner Watson reports 6935 children employed in state mills, 2910 ages 12 to 14, none under 12. Compared with 1909 census showing 8319 children and 3775 in 12 to 14. Also notes 161902 more spindles and 3998 rooms since last year amid minor employe changes. Detectives also cover white male and female age groups and loom counts.
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Columbia
Watson
South Carolina
United States
Two Medals For Finest Babies in Camden
T L Little secretary of Kershaw county received a letter from the Woman's Home Companion offering two gold medals for the two finest babies in Camden and Kershaw county. The contest will be held at the county fair in November with the top point getters earning the medals.
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Camden
T. L. Little
Kershaw County
Woman's Home Companion
Annexation of Shandon and nearby suburbs by Columbia
The suburbs of Shandon Waverley South Waverley and North Columbia are now officially part of Columbia. The city council completed the annexation at a noon meeting with city attorney H N Edmunds presenting the formal resolutions.
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Shandon
Waverley
South Waverley
North Columbia
City of
Columbia
H. N. Edmunds
Saluda Veterans to Meet in July Confederate Reunion
The Saluda county Confederate veterans reunion will be held July 26 under the United Daughters of the Confederacy. Invited speakers include Senator McBeth Young of Union and Lieutenant Governor Charles A. Smith of Timmonaville. A picnic dinner will be served and the day aims to honor the veterans and their friends.
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Saluda
Saluda County
United Daughters of the Confederacy
McBeth Young
Union
Charles A. Smith
Timmonaville
Five Pickens County Banks Reported in State of Health
The issue presents bank statements for five Pickens county banks, inviting readers to study their conditions. It suggests bank health reflects overall national prosperity and signals the country’s economic status.
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Pickens County
Easley Local News Notes Visitors and Social Events
Local Easley items document visiting relatives from Spartanburg Greenville Clio and Commerce and social gatherings. Weddings funerals and holiday visits are listed along with mentions of residents returning from Greenville and The Citadel. An ordination and an all day singing are announced for Norris Baptist Church and Alice mill respectively.
Grandy Family Builds Presbyterian Church in Kingstree
Rev. B. BE. Grandy and his two sons Roy and Lloyd are spending a few days in Pickens with family while they prepare a Presbyterian church project in Kingstree South Carolina.
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B. BE. Grandy
Pickens
Mr. Grandy
Roy and
Lloyd
Kingstree
S.C
Revival Meet Ends With Big Turnout in Pickens
A nine day revival in Pickens concluded Monday night amid strong attendance and revival effects. About twelve hundred filled the services last Sunday, with roughly two hundred at the altar and forty plus joining the churches. The revival, led by Rev. Mr. Glenn and augmented by Mrs. Kirby’s solos, boosted local church strength and left Pickens in a more hopeful mood. A purse was presented to Rev. Glenn as a token of appreciation.
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Pickens
Glenn
Dr I W Wingo Dead Pastor and Educator Remembered
Obituary notes Dr J W Wingo a longtime minister and educator from Greenville. He served as pastor at Central and taught at Furman University. He died at North Greenville Academy last Wednesday and was buried in Greenville city cemetery after services at First Baptist Church.
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J.W. Wingo
Wingo
Earth
Central
North Greenville Academy
Greenville City
First Baptist Church of
Greenville
Furman
Servant of God
Williams trial for dispensary law violation in Bailey road
Frank Williams living near the courthouse on Bailey road was tried before Magistrate Porter Monday for violating the dispensary law and bound over to court. Three men from Pickens mill village were arrested for disturbing the peace and fined $12.50 each by Magistrate Porter Monday.
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Frank Williams
Court House
Bailey Road
Porter
Pickens Mill
Ponderosa Tomato Plants for Sale at the Jail
Jail yard vendors list Ponderosa tomato plants for sale at ten cents per dozen with buyers limited to inmates and staff. Local notice notes availability and price in small gardening sale at the facility.
Arrest Made In Neighbors Case
B Johnson charged with shooting Jake Neighbors was tried before Magistrate Vorest Keith of Pumpkintown Friday and bound over to the next court. Neighbors was shot and beaten due to suspicions he reported a still. United States detectives have worked on the case. only Johnson was arrested. Neighbors’s wounds are not fatal.
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B. Johnson
Jake Neighbors
Vorest Keith
Pumpkintown
Neighbors
United States
Mr. Johnson
Mr. Neighbor
Man Finds Civil War Gun Hidden Fifty Years Later
A. B. Hays of Paragould Ark, formerly in the Second Kentucky Infantry Breckinridge division, retrieved a musket he hid in a hollow tree near Cobb's battery after Chickamauga September 20 1863. The gun, found May 30 nearly fifty years later, was in good condition though the ramrod rotted and the stock wore. Chattanooga Times notes the discovery aided by markers and veteran reunion markers. G B Hamilton Easley S C visit Scottsboro Alabama.
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Chickamauga
A. B. Hays
Paragould
Ark
Kentucky Infantry
Breckinridge
Gen. Hallam
Cobb
Hays
Chattanooga
G. B. Hamilton
Easley
Scottsboro
Ala
Excursion to Atlanta by Southern Railway from Gaffney
The Southern Railway announces an excursion from Gaffney to Atlanta on Thursday June 26. The train arrives Easley at 12 25 p m with a round trip fare of 2 85 from Easley. Stops include Wasley Liberty Norris Central and Calhoun in this county. Excursion tickets are valid on all regular trains except No 88 leaving Atlanta up to and including 12 o'clock train on Monday June 80.
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The
Southern Railway
Gaffney
Atlanta
Easley
Wasley
Liberty
Norris
Central
Calhoun
Lexington
Acquilla Sharpe
General Sessions Court
Hayne F. Rice
Chester
Carolina & Northwestern Railway
Yorkville
Railroad Commission
Columbia
Bluffton
Good Garden Nine Times Letter Spotlight
A late letter notes crops look fine. Clayt Owen owns the fest garden and roasting ear patch this year and can show the garden produce to visiting friends. The writer highlights Owen’s garden as a notable sight for visitors.
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Clayt Owen
Reverend B. M. Smith to Preach at Antioch Church
At Antioch Baptist church Rev. B. M. Smith will preach on the fourth Sunday in June 1913 at eleven o'clock.
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B. M. Smith
Antioch Baptist Church
C O D Parcels Post Beginning July 1
Beginning July 1 patrons may send parcels C O D for ten cents plus a parcel post stamp. The charge includes insurance up to $50. C O D is a new feature and is experimental. only money order offices handle C O D and the amount collected cannot exceed $100 per package.
Predicted 1913 Was Dry, Yet 1918 Weather Proved Different
A local resident recalls a dying prophecy from Rev. Harvey Kennemore that 1912 would be a wet year and 1913 the driest. Kennemore lived his life in the county and was highly regarded. People who observed weather through 1917 and into 1918 attest to how closely the forecast diverges from actual years.
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Harvey Kennemore
Mr. Kennemore
Sympathy Offered for Mrs. Bessie Ramseur in Loss of Captain Ramseur
The Woman's Missionary Society of the Methodist church extends heartfelt sympathy to Mrs. Bessie Ramseur and family on the death of her husband Captain Arthur Ramseur. A copy of resolutions will be placed in the minute book and sent to the bereaved family and to The Southern Christian Advocate and The Pickens Sentinel. committee: Mrs A V Harbin, Mrs T M Norris, Mrs J N Morean.
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Bessie Ramseur
Arthur Ramseur
Jesus
Woman's Missionary Society of the Methodist Church
Providence
Southern Christian Advocate
Pickens Sentinel
A. V. Harbin
T. M. Norris
J. N. Morean
In Memory of Ralph Holliday
On May 21 1913 Ralph five months old died at home of Mr and Mrs Waco Holliday His body laid to rest the next day in Six Mile cemetery Rev B G Atkinson conducted the funeral A large number of relatives and friends attended We extend sympathy to the heartbroken parents as the child rests among the angels The poem laments his early passing and hopeful reunion.
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Waco Holliday
Ralph
Six Mile
B. G. Atkinson
Darling Ralph
Prof Reese and Wife Visit Morida Father in County
Prof J I Reese and his wife are staying this summer with her father M Sendricks in the county.
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J. I. Reese
Morida
M. Sendricks
This
County
Pleasant Grove News Notes Summer Heat and Visitors
A local letter reports 50 degree mornings, sick crops, and improving health for A L Fortner. Greenville's A B Fortner spends summer with relatives as heavy rain hits the region. Mountain travelers arrive for summer. Willian Harden’s boarding house opens near Caesar’s Head on Saluda River. Church service with small crowd. dinner guests include Matthew Edens of Dacusville and Janie Anderson of Ooleney. Letters discuss whiskey prohibition and strict penalties to deter bootlegging. Fortner, S C, June 15, 18.
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A. L. Fortner
A. B. Fortner
Greenville
Willian Harden
Dodson's Liver Tone Endorsed as Calomel Substitute
Pickens drug store promotes Dodson's Liver Tone as the real liver remedy replacing calomel. The mild vegetable liquid is claimed to relieve constipation biliousness and sluggish liver with a money back guarantee on every 50 cent bottle.
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Pickens Drug Store
Dodson
Pickens Drug Co
Mauldin Coffee Sale Extends Through Saturday Night
Greg Mauldin promotes a limited time coffee sale offering a free pound with every purchase. The event runs through Saturday night with customers urged to stop by and take advantage of the offer.
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Greg Mauldin
Bonds Sold For McColl McColl Light Water Works
McColl McColl bonds of sixty thousand dollars for light sewerage and waterworks were sold to R M Marshall and brother of Charleston. The report notes varied local items from Blackville Washington Moncks Corner and Lexington to Columbia and Sumter with appointments and court actions.
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Washington
Wyatt Aiken
Frank L. Hess
Geological Survey
Anderson County
Evangelist Glenn Entertained Free of Charge at Hiawatha Hotel
During his ten day stay, Evangelist Glenn was hosted by Mr. and Mrs. T. D. Harris at the Hiawatha Hotel and the Harrises did not charge for the meeting.
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Evangelist Glenn
T. D. Harris
Hiawatha
Mr. Glenn
Folger Ramseur Marriage Noted In Central
May 25 ceremony at the bride’s mother Mrs T W Folger residence in Central united James Howard Ramseur and Lila Volger in marriage conducted by Rev J C Baily. The event drew unusual interest due to the couple’s popularity.
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T. W. Folger
Central
J. C. Baily
James Howard Ramseur
Lila Volger
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Menri Going
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Watkins- Lee
Anderson
K. H. Shanklin
Iane West
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Margaret Sellers
Bert Folger
Ben Hagood
Henry Davenport
A. W. Folger, Jr
James Anderson
Citadel
Vera Bradley
R. E B. Lathem
Virgil Sellers
Quinton Grandy
John Earle
J. R. Glazener
J. N. Watkins
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Floride Watkins
H. EB. Russel
Fannie Lathem
Holland
Alice Mill
eMiss Maybeth Johnson
Een Parenel
Lloyd Smith
University of South Carolina
O. T. Hinton
Helen Clyde
Lander College
Capt. Cox
Athens
J. F. Wyatt
Julia
Minnie Lee Hagood
John E. Craig
South Georgia
Keasley
Rank McCravey
P. McCravey
Norris Baptist Church
J. W. Babb
Antioch
Greg VT
Massledins
Mrs
Pleasant Grove News
Palmetto State
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Walter A. Keenan
Monck
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Flremoen
Abbeville
Sumter
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