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Newspaper
Pickens Sentinel
Location
Pickens, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1915
Page
1
Local tidbits record residents and visitors across Pickens and neighboring towns, noting travels of Avery Looper, A M Morris, and Clive Folger, visits by Miss Edna Farle and Miss Mae Griffin, and community events such as the Knights of Pythias revival and a high school track banquet. A birthday dinner for Wm A Thomas and obituaries for Miss Belle Stephens highlight weekly life in the district.
Memorial Day will be observed in Pickens at the schoolhouse starting 2 PM Monday May 10 under the Pickens chapter United Daughters of Confederacy. Public invited. Program includes Dixie song, an address by Mr. A P DuBose, song by 10th grade, and grave decorating for old soldiers.
An exchange features the essimist declaring all men fools and the optimist replying that fools remain single, suggesting contrasting views on relationships and folly.
Fire devastated Colón the chief American city of the Panama Canal zone, wiping out the city, killing ten and injuring many, with property losses over two million dollars.
The Pickens county Democratic executive committee will meet at the court house in Pickens on Friday May 7 at 10:00 a.m. to elect a member to fill the unexpired term of the late Dr. R I Smith. G I Norris, Chairman.
Miss Jane Addams of Chicago presides as Belgian and English delegates clash over peace. Hungary seeks a brief meditation. Villa claims victory near Trinidad against Obregon and Carranza forces. Italy may delay Charlton murder trial as war looms. President Kai warns of impending arms conflict with Japan. Fifty one American women arrive for the Hague conference led by Addams.
President Wilson signed an executive order setting the diplomatic service age limit at 35 for secretaries and clerks. Ambassadors and ministers remain unaffected. Plans by McAdoo and Williams to defend against a suit by Grover of Riggs National Bank are noted.
Aderson county reports a resurgence of blackleg among cattle. Ernest S. Dreher is re elected Columbia schools superintendent for the twenty first time. Patrolman R E Bankhead is suspended for 30 days for drinking on duty. Governor Manning appoints former Governor Ansel of Greenville as special judge for Richland county court of common pleas beginning May 3.
Charleston mayor John P Grace is pressed by Governor Manning in a letter seeking a promised list of liquor dealers raided in Charleston. The missive questions whether Grace’s actions pushed dealers to quit, while Manning announces Dr. C Fret Williams as superintendent of the State Hospital for the Insane with a $6000 salary, half funded by appropriation and half by governor personal endorsement.
Mr and Mrs James Altom announce the engagement of daughter Crystal Ella to Mr John Milton Williams of Atlanta. The marriage is planned for August in Pickens county with friends urged to note. Williams is son of G E R Williams of Mt Carmel and formerly worked for Pride Patton Tilman Shoe Company in Greenville.
A picnic and reunion near Six Mile at Dr. B Satterfield’s home on May 12 honors Mrs D B Satterfield and I L Galloway birthdays. Invites all to share in praise, good speakers expected, day spent in fellowship.
The Liberty township singing convention will meet at Flat Rock Baptist church on the second Sunday in May 1915. All are invited to bring song books and well filled baskets for a time of singing and eating together. Signed C F Roars secretary and treasurer.
First Grade Arthur Dalton Lillian Davis Grace Tompkins Jeanette Lumpkin. Second Grade Ethel Curtis Hoke Murphree Louie Parsons Olive Parsons Tama Tompkin. Third Grade Ora Roper C V Roper Mary Dalton. Fourth Grade Robert Bell Ruth Pickens. Fifth Grade Odis Dalton Annie Murphree Warle Sixth Grade Lola Curtis. Seventh Grade Lillie Curtis Annie McAlister Ola Parsons. Eighth Grade Walter Murphee Miss Bennie Duckworth principal.
The annual gathering of Confederate veterans will convene in Richmond Virginia on June first second and third. The meeting takes place in the former capital of the Confederacy and is described as potentially the last reunion of the era in this historic city.
Magistrate W. TH. Williams of Dacusville writes Gov. Manning stating there is no trouble with blind tigers or blockaders as he enforces whiskey laws. He notes only one blockade distillery he personally shut down and asserts his hard stance on law enforcement.
The health of the community is very good at present. Mr Willie Brooks and daughter Willie May of Liberty visited Mr and Mrs J R Ramsey Saturday afternoon. Floyd Powell, back from Six Mile Baptist academy, spends summer vacation with his parents. Miss Flora Parsons visited Will Brooks of Liberty last Sunday. Sunday school thrives with R D McKinney as superintendent. J & Ramsey, G C Holcomb, Al McCall and A M Rampey enjoyed a fishing trip to the mountains. Singing at the village church every Saturday at 7 30. A good rain is needed around here. Younger residents took an outing on Glassy mountain recently. Petty Freeman visited Joe Pace Sunday.
A local church crowd gathered at Oolenoy Runpay for services. Several residents visited friends and enjoyed rides in new automobiles. Rev J D Crain of Greer preached at Coleney. Families from Edens, Jones, Lynch, and Looper shared social visits and a Sunday outing. A rain arrived Sunday evening. 5S B Edens bought a car.
Mrs Malinda Perry aged 56 died at her home on Liberty route 3 after a long illness of pellagra. A Fairview church member she leaves two sons Samuel Perry and J S Trainum, three sisters and two brothers. Funeral services were at Fairview with Rev Elkins officiating and burial in the church cemetery.
A reunion guest to Columbia, after returning home, wrote Gov. Manning that he spent two days there and saw no one under the influence of whiskey. He did hear Nem an say he had been trying to drink some all day, but could not get it.
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