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Pickens Sentinel

Location

Pickens, South Carolina, United States of America

Date

Oct 12, 1916

Page

3

Governor Manning appoints state and federal election commissioners

Gov. Manning named a full slate of state and federal election commissioners for every county to serve until two years after the next general election. The appointments include officials for Aiken, Abbeville, Florence, Edgefield, Bamberg, Charleston, Chester, York, Laurens, Kershaw, Chesterfield, Orangeburg, Greenwood, Calhoun, Jasper, Union, Saluda, McCormick, Colleton, Berkeley, Cherokee, Spartanburg, Pickens, Horry, Beaufort, Oconee, Williamsburg, Anderson, Lancaster, Newberry, Marlboro, Sumter, Richland, Fairfield, Georgetown, Darlington, Clarendon, Dorchester, Lexington, Greenville, Dillon, Barnwell, Hampton and more.

Columbia New State Manning Aiken County L. B. Croft H. Hankinson W. M. Eubanks Federal J. L. Tyler W. A. Gyles Thomas R. Morgan Abbeville J. 3. Gibert, 5S. C. Cochran W. A. Calvert J. A. Anderson D. Humphries Gamewell Huckabee Florence J. L. Barringer J. S. Rogers R. L. Reevie J. S. McKenzie J. Ss. Mitchell M. H. Purvis Edgefeld County J. F. Payne J. D. Hughey B. J. Norris A. M. Clark J. B. Minick J. W. Kemp Bamberg County A. M. Brabham M. N. Rice D. O. Hunter T. I. Carroll R. L. Zeigler J. W. Stewart Charleston County W. Alken Rhett W. S. Cook George F. Vieters John S. Rainey Robert T. Allison Laurens County C. B. Owings R. M. Wasson D. W. M. Mason W. P. Harris H. L. McSwain B. M. Wolff Kershaw County R. T. Mickle W. F. Nattles G. 9. King D .G. Fletcher J. H. Clements W. L. Stokes Chesterfield County J. N. Strickland R. M. Myers J. G C. Taylor James W. Miller W. J. Odom R. B. King Orangeburg County Charles H. Williams T. Whetsell Dukes James C. Fairey R. B. Gross Dr. W. H. Alderman John F. Blanche Greenwood County M. G. Bowles A. W. Rodgers Mack N. Cochran T. F. McCord BE. L. Brooks A. W. Youngblood Calhoun County Herbert Geiger B. W. Bull W. P. Shirer Martin D. Keller Willie A. Rast H. Stabler Jasper County H. K. Purdy J. B. Benton H. W. Garbade W. A. Sauls C. EF. Malphius, Sr C. M. Jaudon Union County W. H. Sarton J. Wesley Scott Clarence A. Jeter HB. C. House R. F. Fowler J. Norris Rodgers Saluda County A. L. Harman W. G. Fowler Prater Smith Jeff Davis Spartanburg County T. M. Lyles M. W. Brown J. H. Carlisle Ki. F. I. Parker H. Kilgore A. H. DuPre Pickens County CC. T. Martin J. N. Jewell J. F. Bannister W. O'Dell J. A. Cannon W. L. Matheny Horry County M. G. Anderson B. H. Harrelson C. V. Johnson A. E H. Gfoldfinch Mayberry Floyd HE. C. Harriss Beaufort County Pat Wall J. B. Hill H. T. Danner, Jr W. J. Fripp BE. C. G. Mole Oconee County State W. H. Talley John Spencer G. W. Davis L. C. McCarley Oscar Land P. A. Brown Williamsburg County H. M. Shepherd W. K. McIntosh D.q. Huggins B. B. Chandler R B. Keels S. P. Harper Anderson County A. Q. Means L. S. Clinkscales Ly. R. Thompson Nelson Bb. Green W. D. Ballard J. G. Harris Lee County J. Manly Smith B. G. Smith A. Atkinson J. B. Kilgore B. D Law H. A. Moseley Lancaster County R. H. Walters Dixon D Williams J. H. Carnes J. A. McCain T. R. Thompson Newberry County L. W. Jones B. H. Herrin J. B. T. Scott H. M. Boozer John V. Clary T. L. B. Epps Marlboro County L. C. Stanton J. Hudson John L. Breeden Throop Crosland F. P. Tatum Lawrence Chavis Sumter County F. A. McLeod L. S. Vinson T. HB B. F. Williamson A. M. Sompayrac Clarendon County J. K. Breedin Jasper Turbeville J. A. James W. ©. Davis A. W. Scarborough L. R. Griffin Dorchester County R. W. Meyer W. C. Badham W. B. Browning G. M. Gavin Elias W. H. Lightsey T. B. Whatley W. A. McDaniel R. GC Causey B. F. Stanley

Piedmont Savings Bank and Trust chartered in Greenville

The Piedmont Savings Bank and Trust company of Greenville is chartered with a $50,000 capital. Officers include J. H. Beattie as president and several Beatties as vice presidents and secretary. A commission for Heath Springs Building and Loan Association was filed, and Newberry Palmetto Trust Company seeks a commission with capital stock of $500.

Piedmont Savings Bank and Trust Company of Greenville J. H. Beattie Marklaw W. BW. Beattie F. F. Beattie J. BW. Beattie, Jr Heath Springs Building and Loan Association Newberry Palmetto Trust Company

South Carolina Boys on the Mexican Border

South Carolina National Guard units train intensively in El Paso. The Palmetto boys, formed into a division with other states, will hike to La Cruces New Mexico and undergo full field maneuvers under General Morton. Homeward plans expect return by November after mustering out of federal service.

South Carolina Morton el Paso Palmetto la Cruces N. M National Guard Masachusetts Michigan Massachusetts Texas Plains Mexico Rio Grande Washington Styx Fl Paso Pennsylvania

Big Health Day in Greenville Highlights Public Health Parade

Greenville county held a major public health celebration with a city pageant and speakers from Congress and federal health agencies. A parade featured bands from Easley and Pelzer and coast artillery units, while opera house talks praised sanitation progress and a near elimination of typhoid fever.

Greenville Adamson Georgia Lever and Nicholls South Carolina Newton The Treasury L. L. Lumsden United States Public Health Service R. A. Cooper Laurens J. Adams Hayne State Health Department J. W. Kerr United States Greenville County Easley Pelzer Coast Artillery Spartanburg United States Department of Public Health Opera House Lever Lumsden Public Health Department Health Department City of Southeastern Life Insurance Company Conestece Mill

Big Fire at Hartsville Destroys Rail Goods and Cotton

A large fire in Hartsville caused about 40 000 dollars in losses. It destroyed a cotton shed of the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad and 154 bales of long staple cotton, plus a nearby Modern Furniture warehouse with 2 000 dollars worth of furniture. Six railroad box cars, three loaded with cotton seed, were damaged.

Hartsville Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company Modern Furniture Company

Suspension of Health Certificate Rule for Train Travel

Columbia health officer Dr Skhottowe B Fishburn was informed by state health chief Dr J Adams Hayne that the rule requiring children under 16 to present health certificates to railroad ticket agents has been suspended. The precaution helped curb infantile paralysis. the epidemic appears abated and elimination is expected soon.

Columbia

Mad Cat Bites Children and Animals Near Cheraw

A maddened cat attacked a two year old child near Cheraw on the Rockingham highway biting its cheek and scratching its face. It also bit a dog and a goat which went mad. The next day the cat returned biting John Troubles field. The cat was killed and its head sent to Raleigh for examination where it was declared mad. Victims received Pasteur treatment.

Cheraw J. A. Rainwater Rockingham Highway John Troublefield Raleigh Pasteur

W. C. T. U. Ends Meeting in Sumter

Sumter reports a large state convention of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union closing with a protest against any amendment to South Carolina's prohibition law. New officers elected include president Mrs. Joseph Sprott of Manning and a slate of district superintendents and delegates. Claude Corbett of Bishopville won the gold medal for oratory. Nina Jenkinson of Sumter won silver in singing.

Sumter Woman's Christian Temperance Union South Carolina Joseph Sprott Manning Burkhalter Aiken R. O. Dixon Bishopville J. L. Davis Mullins J. N. Hallam Pickens J. L. Mims Edgefield Cleo Attaway Saluda T. RR. Denny Johnston Chas, P Lena O. Smith Leesville A. H. Rose Marion H. L. Birchard Flower Mission Jessie Curtiss Paxville I. E. Williamson Newberry Alfred I. Waite Conway Pearl Collier

Boll Weevil Moving Rapidly Toward South Carolina

Clemson College reports continued eastward spread of the boll weevil. Prof. A F Conradi notes the pest has advanced 46 miles west of the South Carolina border and likely will reach the state by season's end as fall dispersal begins.

Clemson College South Carolina A. F. Conradi State Georgia Conradi

South Carolina Business and Civic Developments

Fenwick Farm and Ashepoo Farms form $35,0000 land development ventures near Megatts with a Greenville packing house planned at $100,000. A $150,000 Orangeburg packing house is proposed. A new Blue Brick post office opens with Edward Cox as postmaster. Carolina Southern Railway organizes to reach Estill, connecting with Seaboard Air Line. Municipal projects include a $50,000 steel hotel in Gaffney and a drainage district for Six and Twenty Creek. The South Carolina Mayors Association meets in Columbia October 23 24.

A. T. Smythe Mugene J. Prince Fenwick Farm Corporation Ashepoo Farms Corporation Megetts Greenville Columbia Blue Brick Marion County Edward Cox Wilson & Sompayrac Winthrop Anderson Gaffney Edward Smith Marion Columbus N. M Capt. Walker West Point South Carolina Mayora Association Cannon & Co Cotton Manufacturers of York Orangeburg

Paul Appeals to Caesar in Caesarea Trial

In AD 59 during Paul’s Caesarean imprisonment with Luke, Festus encounters Jewish pressure and Felix’s vacancy. Paul defends himself against charges, asserts he has broken no law, and invokes his right to appeal to Caesar, a move that unsettles Festus and pleases Agrippa and Bernice as the case unfolds.

Paul Rome Nero Caesarea Luke Festus Felix Jesus Paw Christ Bunyan Bedford Luther Wittenberg Castle God Fests St. Paul Caesar Tertullus Jestus Jerusalem Agrippa Palestine Agrippa I James the Elder

Notable Character Witness Cites Stability Claim

A dialogue fragment discusses Cholly's stability and willpower. A remark notes he has smoked the same cigarette brand for seven years, implying a contradiction to perceived instability. The exchange uses sharp, period-voice phrasing.

Cholly

Florida and New Mexico as thunderstorm centers

Florida and New Mexico are described as the thunderstorm centers while the Pacific coast remains relatively freest from them, indicating regional differences in storm activity.

Florida New Mexico Pacific

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