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Pickens Sentinel

Location

Pickens, South Carolina, United States of America

Date

Nov 09, 1916

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Early returns show Wilson leading as vote count tightens

A telegram at 8 am reports Wilson re elected on face of incomplete returns but says the close presidential race makes final result uncertain. Early tallies show Hughes with an edge then Wilson ahead by a small margin. Pickens precinct reports 231 votes with 206 for Democrats and 25 for Republicans. Manning 221 and 9 for Please. three votes for Smoak for solicitor. one voter abstained.

Wilson Hughes Manning Please

News From Little Eastatoe Falls to Fall Farm Work News

Fall weather brings excellent conditions for farm work with peas cotton and corn in harvest and grain sowing. Mrs Daniel Winchester recovers from typhoid fever and an abscess with care from Dr R Kirksey. Mr Winchester also recovers from grip. Antioch Baptist church hires Rev H S Wright for 1917 and he moves from Six Mile with family. Rumor of M B Garrett of Six Mile buying J S Parrott home place. Walter Meece of Greenville visits relatives. Antioch school opens November 15 with Miss Mae Garrett as teacher.

Daniel Winchester R. Kirksey Antioch Baptist Church H. Sl. Wright Six Mile M. B Whit) Garrett J. S. Parrott Walter Meece Greenville Mr. Taylor Antioch School Mae Garrett Six Mile Baptist Academy

Local News From Ambler Area Faces Fast Driving and New Homes

Farmers plow and sow while roads improve and motorists speed past the settlement. Tom Freeman buys J B Jones farm, moving in. Jones acquires Ellison place near Easley and relocates. Wash Leslie buys land from W T Day for a dwelling to be shared by the Day family and Carl Childs. Community updates include visits, travel, and local church notices, with Rev C L Craig scheduled to preach at Ambler school house next Sunday afternoon.

Dear Sentinel Auto Erecta Tom Freeman J. B. Jones Mr. Jones Ellison Place Easley Mr. Freeman Carl Childs Frank Day Wash Leslie A. A.jones W. C. Keith Capt J. A. Griffin Ed Griffin South Georgia Tommie Trotter C. C. Smith Ben Cantrell W. E. Hendricks J. A. Brown Pelzer N. M. Craig Sam B. Craig C. L. Craig H. Brown Ambler

Keiths Return from Greenville Boosts Local Spirits

Galenoy notes Mrs. J D M Keith returns Friday from Greenville where treatment improved her condition. Miss Cleo Hendrix visits aunt Mrs S F Keith in Greenville. Miss Carey Calhoun, Clemson College principal, spends weekend at Calhoun mansion. The Edens, Hendrixs and family drive to Asheville on Friday.

J. D. M. Keith Greenville Cleo Hendrix S. F. Keith Carey Calhoun Calhoun Mansion Clemson College B. Edens W. D. Hendrix B. F Asheville Viola Merle Hendrix Rudolph Pickeps Jessie Edens Mary Roper Pickens

Death of 13 year old Miss Clavie Brazeale

Miss Clavie Brazeale daughter of Mr and Mrs George Brazeale of the old Twelve Mile camp ground Pickens county died Sunday morning November 5 after a brief illness of congestion of the bowels. Funeral services were held at Griffin church Monday afternoon conducted by Rev D W Hiatt. The Sentinel extends sympathy to the bereaved family.

Clavie George Brazeale Twelve Mile Camp Ground Pickens County Griffin Church D. W. Hiatt Sentinel

Norris Town Notes Share Local Happenings and Plans

Norris News items report residents visiting Greenville and Anderson, shop trips by Easley and Central folks, a clerk awaiting a new post office, and upcoming home projects. Mentions include Louise Rhodes of Swanee Georgia staying with M C Rhodes, Minnie Sherriff heading to Anderson County, and James Powers prospering in leap year as a widower.

Nettie Mullinax Mabel Mauldin Tom T. Whitten Easley Greenville Minnie Sherriff Anderson County Montgomery James Whitten Norris James Powers G. W. Smith Central Liberty Powers

Rev Ben Field Preaches Next Sunday at 11 AM

Rices Creek notes report Rev Ben Field will preach at 11 o'clock Sunday morning. Mr and Mrs S A Roper hosted guests including Mr and Mrs W M Hawkins Mr and Mrs John Atkin and family and Homer Roger and sisters. Local visits include C L Gantt with Mrs N E Hughes and P T Nelson relatives in Mountain View. May and Cleo Waldrop visited Ada Waldrop and Mrs 8 A Roper remains under the weather. John Hughes and Homer Rogers bought a new bugey.

Ben Field S. A. Roper W. M. Hawkins John Atkinson Homer Roger Lake Ila CL. Gantt N. E. Hughes P. T. Nelson Mountain View May Cleo Waldrop Ada Waldrop A. Roper John Hughes Homer Rogers

Cotton advances rapidly in area as harvest nears

Farmers report quick progress with picking near completion. Rev. W. F. Murphree is elected pastor for the coming year and preaching shifts to the third Sunday. Sunday school thrives with P. S. Nelson as superintendent as locals share visits among families including the Ropers Waldrops and Nelsons.

W. F. Murphree P. ST. Nelson S. A. Roper H. W. Roper Wash Ernest Waldrop Bud Ellenburg

Route 3 Community Health and Local Visits

The health of the Route 3 community is described as very good with farmers gathering grain. Mrs. Nether Hendrix of Masley visits her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Gravley. Hovey Gravley is ill with measles but improving. Mrs. Bob Craig from Pickens visits her sister Mrs. W. A. Price. Rev. Bill Holcombe preaches at Montvale. A. Cannon and family visit Able Rock. Miss Mamie Stewart of Pickens visits Rosman, N C. Eugene Gillespie of North Carolina visits his parents in Mountain Grove section.

Nether Hendrix Masley W. S. Gravley

Ruminations on Hard Times and Hypocrisy From B

B laments the farmer's plight as cotton prices swing and debts grow. He notes luxuries like cracklin bread and buttermilk, warns of narrow gates to heaven, and attacks extortion by lenders and biased churchmen. He mocks editors and preachers while reflecting on poverty and moral hypocrisy.

Six Mile News Briefs Include Marriage and Local Happenings

Miss May Revis of near Liberty and Claud Smith wed at Rev. B C Atkinson’s residence on Sunday October 22. Rev Jackson Stansell filled for Rev W M Walker last weekend. A. T. Winchester of Sunset visited here. A union meeting drew a large crowd at Camp Creek on October 28 and 29. Ed Garrett plans to move to a new home near here. Rev T E Durham returns to school after a trip to Walhalla. Gray Eyres.

B. C. Atkinson May Revis Near Liberty Claud Smith Jackson Stansell W. M. Walker A. T. Winchester Sunset Camp Creek Ed Garrett Mountain View Rev T. E. Durham Walhalla Gray Eyres

Evangelistic Meeting at Presbyterian Church

An evangelistic meeting begins next Monday night November 13 at 7 30 with Rev. J C Bailey and J S Robinson assisting. Two services daily at 11 am and 7 30 pm. Bailey will preach a series from First Corinthians. All are invited to attend.

Presbyterian Church J. C. Bailey J.S. Robinson Bailey

Georges Creek Oyster Supper at Berry Holcombe Home

The ladies of Georges Creek church announce an oyster and chicken supper at Berry Holcombe’s home one mile north of the church and two and a half miles east of Easley next Saturday at 7 p.m. All are invited to support a church cause with music to accompany the event.

Ladies of

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