State and Local Notes From A Turbulent South
Greenville notes report election results for a first circuit judge and legislative bills, plus a West Virginia road disaster killing two and injuring three. Rev Jones denies quitting preaching, and Artinburg debates a new court house. Flood fears rise along the Mississippi Valley as heavy rains and snowmelt threaten levees. The Charleston News offers a cotton crop guessing contest with premiums including fertilizer and newspaper subscriptions.
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Charleston News and Courier
Unitedates
News and Cour
Irda
News and Courier
Early News and Courier
Sunday News
Newberry Delegates Back Tillman for Governor in Convention
Newberry county delegates to the farmers convention are urged to back Tillman for governor. The piece notes political rancor in Congress, ongoing debates about state leadership, and mentions Judie Kershaw's illness and potential retirement from the bench. It highlights cotton oil trust experiments and Yorkville factory orders, plus Suber’s death and his love for children.
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Newberry County
Tillman
Er Judie Kershaw
Sumter
Edgefield grand jury targets county officials and Governor bid
Ben Tilman, a keen Edgefield grand juror, led a bold session accusing county officers and the court of lax crime handling. The piece notes Tilman’s fearless stance, warns he cannot win the governorship, and praises the jurors for their audacious push. It also reports on a Kansas liquor law fight over Oklahoma and a York county barroom riot drawing citizen interest.
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Bwrden
Ben Tilman
Edgefield Grand Jury
Mr. Tillman
Grand Jury
Fdgefield
Tillman
Oklahoma
York County
Brush Up Your Town and Homes
A call to residents to paint and improve yards, out-buildings, and businesses to boost property values and curb the old weathered appearance. Citizens are urged to invest time and money in neat, clean renovations along Main Street and for all premises.
The Nent Reform and Warning on Social Vice
A commentary urges reform in rural youth employment and opposes liquor sales. It compares railway dangers, cites a sunlit law stopping seed cotton traffic, and calls for strict witness requirements to curb whiskey trade. It warns of dangerous moral figures, urging parents to protect young women and cites J C Jennius U.S. Deputy Marshal.
Youngest News Subscriber Pays Up
The youngest subscriber to the weekly News paid up his subscription yesterday. His name is 8. C. Chapman, aged twelve, son of W. B. Chapman, of Looper's, Pickens county. Master Chapman is a youth who knows a good thing when he sees it.
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Weekly News
8. C. Chapman
W. B. £. Chapman
Looper's
Pickens County
Master Chapman
Daily News
Hoyt Declines Governor Candidacy and Praises State
Col James A Hoyt states he is not seeking political office or a gubernatorial run. He thanks supporters, emphasizes private citizenship and duty to South Carolina, and pledges cooperation to advance the state's unity and Democratic principles. He notes journalists shaped public sentiment and expresses pride in editorial work. The piece closes with commentary on cotton seed oil and home life advice.
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Col. Hoyt
Greenville
D. C
Rae Eorrox
Mlorence Times
South Carolina
Commonwealth
Democratic Party
Tam
James
A. Hoyt
Words That Temper The Mind And Spur Kindness
A short moral exhortation from Post urging daily kind words and deeds to counter anger and malice. It advocates speaking gentler words, doing good, and turning thoughts toward constructive action as daily practice. It frames anger as a path to crime and offers practical guidance to cultivate virtue.
County bids sought to repair Pickens County Courthouse
County Commissioners of Pickens County South Carolina invite sealed bids by May 1 for enclosing and repairing the courthouse and for sale of county lots in Pickens. Plans available in the county office or at architect I B Rutledge’s Greenville office. Bids bond required. rights reserved to reject all bids.
Sale of a Central house and lot under foreclosure order
A foreclosure sale in Pickens County South Carolina will offer a Central town house and lot of about 18 acres fronting Chestnut Street. Bidder must pay half cash and the rest over twelve months with interest, secured by bond and mortgage. The sale is by Clerk J.M. Stewart before the courthouse door during legal hours on Saleday in April.
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State OF
South Carolina
Pickens
Court of Common Pleas
Robert G. Gaines
L. A
W. N. Payne
James Aldrich
Court House
Ab Pickens C. H
Central
Chestnut Street
Victoria Power
Gaines
Mary i. Gaines
W.T. Davia
J.M. Stewart
Pullman Schedules and Trains Through Southern Cities
The fragment lists No. 5 and No. 53 Pullman sleepers to and from Atlanta Washington New Orleans and Birmingham with officials L. L. McLeksen and James L. Wag P A. It also names stops including Charleston Alston Tryon Hendersonville Pomaria Ninety Six Belton Piedmont Seneca Augusta Columbia Union Spartanburg Saluda Flat Rock Asheville Asheville Ar Hot Springs Prosperity Newberry Greenwood Abbeville Williamston Pelzer Greenville Anderson Valhalla Atlanta.
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Alston
Ariiteyei
Tryon
Hendersonville
Pomaria Ly
Ninety Six
Belton
Piedmont
Seneca
Augusta
Columbia
Union
Spartanburg Saluda
Ensanes Flat Rock
Asheville
Hot Springs
Prosperity
Newberry
Greenwood
Abbeville
Williamston
Pelzer
Greenville
Anderson
Valhalla
Atlanta
Corner Store Ad Highlights Bargains and Hardware Supplies
An old advertisement from February 13 promotes low prices at Rex Cigars and Numah Dry Goods. It lists groceries like flour sugar and coffee, hardware items such as hoes spades plows and padlocks, kitchenware including kettles and ovens, and small goods like needles pins and spool cotton with very low per unit costs.
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REX
Bax
Numa
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Foreclosure Sale in South Carolina Lands at Pickens Court House
In Common Pleas N A Child et al vs James M Edens et al. Foreclosure ordered by Judge Frazer on 20 November 1889. Sale to highest bidder in April next before Pickens court house door during legal hours. Defendants' undivided share of 735 acres on Peter's and Hawks Creeks and other tract on Carpenters Creek. Vermes cash. Purchaser pays papers and recording fees. J M Stiewart Clerk of Court.
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Pickens
N. A. Child
James M. Edens
T. B. Frazer
Court House
Pickens C. Hf
Peter's
Hawks
Siluda
Elgram
Edens
Wm. Rider
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J. M. Edens
Carpenters’ Creek
Saluda River
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Wilson
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