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Newspaper
Pickens Sentinel
Location
Pickens, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1912
Page
4
A terse note names J P Carey as president RE Bruce as vice president and M C Smith as cashier. It appears in a short banking or loan context with formal officer titles and roles.
Local residents and guests appear throughout Pickens and nearby towns. Notables include J E Craig and Mrs J L O Thompson visiting Liberty and Greenville. J M Gantt and others to Greenville business. state figures Mauldin and McFall and many relatives calling on friends and attending gatherings.
J. R. Ashmore is back in Pickens and plans to remain until January when he will move to his new Florida home. The note expresses hope that "Rufe" will choose to remain in Pickens.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Mc Cullough and Mr. J. Thomas Arnold and son J. T. Jr. of Greenville attended the dedication ceremony as part of a local community event.
Mr J I Callaham remains at home in Pickens with hopeful recovery. Hon B A Morgan and wife plus Mr J H Morgan of Greenville visited the Bowen family. W S Parsons sold Liberty Hardware Co to L Aggs and will seek new work. Mrs Elbert Finley hosted the Daughters of the Confederacy gathering with refreshments. Miss Mattie Finley attended a party hosted by Miss Lorena Taylor alongside several young ladies. Farmers are invited to bring butter when visiting town, as butter is scarce.
Frank J. Cheney a senior partner of F. J. Cheney & Co. swears the firm will pay one hundred dollars for each untreatable catarrh case. The Toledo firm advertises Hall’s Catarrh Cure taken internally, claims to affect blood and mucus surfaces, with testimonials offered. Sold by druggists for 75 cents and Hall’s Family Pills for constipation are recommended.
About twenty five to thirty missionary societies in Piedmont presbytery attended the Missionary Union gathering here last Tuesday and Wednesday. The organization adopted the name Presbyterial at the meeting. Liberty will host next year’s annual session.
An advertisement claims the tonic cures liver troubles and boosts strength. It promotes R L T as a universal remedy for malaria constipation and bilious fevers and urges readers to buy a bottle from the druggist or write the R L T Co Anderson S C for availability.
General Election for state county officers set for Tuesday November 5 1912 in Pickens and surrounding county precincts. Voters must show registration and tax receipts. Separate ballot boxes for offices and constitutional amendments with detailed procedures and appointed election managers listed. Also includes bonds question on the state hospital and county amendments for Charleston Beaufort Gaffney Woodruff Chester Georgetown Bishopville Bishopville-Ward. Polls open 7 am to 4 pm except Charleston 7 am to 6 pm.
An advertisement touts Leonardi's Golden Eye Lotion as a painless one day cure for blocked or weak eyes. It promises cooling healing and strengthening with a money back guarantee. Sold by druggists for 25 cents or prepaid from S B Leonardi & Co Tampa Florida.
Reader offers 50 acre farm two homes plus cleared 5 acre creek bottom and new room house. Terms list 1150 asking price with 109 cash and 50 yearly payments, plus 100 yearly for UK years. Extra tracts of 75 acres and 20 25 acre options offered nearby.
The Pickens Sentinel publishes weekly at Pickens South Carolina. Editor and publisher is Gary Hiatt with numerous stockholders listed including C E Robinson Heath Bruce Morrow Co J P Carey Jr A J Boggs I M Mauldin J T Abercrombie G R Hendricks R E Bruce B T McDaniel J A Morrell J T Taylor W E Mauldin C L Cureton from Pickens and J L O Thompson Liberty and B A Hagood Charleston There are two notes to J L O Thompson for 1000 each and no other security holders The document is sworn and filed September 30 1912.
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