Arrests shake Greenville prominent citizens over jail escape
Ex Sheriff J D Gilreath former police inspector A Phillips and jailer Reuben Gosnell were arrested on Gov Blease orders in Greenville on a Vaughn jail escape confession. Citizens sign bonds for the trio as the case sparks political tensions and public indignation.
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Greenville
J.D. Gilreath
T. A. Vaughn
A A. Phillips
Reuben Gosnell
Gilreith
Blease
Vaughn
Hendrix Rector
Jack Powers
Gilreath
Rector
Yice
Ossrs
Phillias
Gosnell
Greenville Daily News
J. Perry Poole
Hunsinger
J. B. Waston
Court House
Columbia
Poole
Hudson Street
Phillips
Vaughn Confesses to Crime Before Death Sentence
Thurston A. Vaughn former superintendent of the South Carolina Odd Fellows Home near this city confess ed to criminal relations with five of the missing daughterless girls under his charge. He was tried in Greenville at a special term and sentenced to die in the electric chair on December 20. The jury returned a guilty verdict after a short deliberation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. A. Vaughn
Greeville
Columbia
Vaughn
Daily
Piedmont
Thurston A. Vaughn
South Carolina
Odd Fellows Home
Porters and Residents Noted in Pickens Route 3
Notices show Mr. and Mrs. J H Porter called to Easley for granddaughter Bernice Peter ill with fever. Local residents report illnesses including Mrs. Acker Porter and Mrs. Thomas Bolden. Community visitors, prayers, and a Mountain Grove preaching service mark a quiet week in Pickens.
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J. H. Porter
Easley
Bernice Peter
Keowee Chapter entertains with Civil War defense program
Liberty notes a Keowee Chapter U D C gathering at Mrs Bessie G Smiths on Main Street from four to six with a program on The Defense of Charleston Read by Mrs J C Hunter on Why the Federals wished to gain Charleston A salad course followed served by the hostess and Miss Calla Chapman and Pearl Smith A list of current members and several visitors is included A local obituary reports the death of Essie Davenport wife of T H Davenport aged 33 leaving eightchildren interred at Six Mile with Rev B C Atkinson officiating
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Liberty
Keowee
Bessie G. Smith
Main Street
Charleston
J.C. Hunter
Calla Chapman
Pearl Smith
Mesdames
W. B. Glenn
Bessie Smith
W. A. Sheldon
A. L. Johnson
J. C. Boggs
J. F. Banister
A. L. Boggs
B. W. McWhorter
J. N. Blum
Essie Davenport
T. H. Davenport
Six Mile
B. C. Atkinson
Long staple cotton lecture energizes Staple Cotton Growers
An audience of farmers gathered in the courthouse last Saturday October 26 to hear Hon. C H Carpenter address the Staple Cotton Growers Association on seed selection and long staple quality. He argued seed quality and careful cultivation raise price and value, and noted cooperative marketing can save costs.
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Court House
C. H. Carpenter
Staple Cotton Growers Association
Carpenter
Sea Island
Co-operative Association
Department of Agriculture
Mr. Carpenter
Texas
California
Cedar Rock church re elects Rev Seaborn for year
Cedar Rock church members Sunday elected Rev W C Seaborn to serve as pastor for the coming year. Local families and visitors gathered for a fall week ending with social visits and nearby community notes. A White Singleton is noted as the champion potato raiser with a 3 foot 3 inch tuber.
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Pastor Seaborn
Cedar Rock Church
Rev
W. C Seaborn
First Baptist Church
E. V. Babb
Pickens School News Looks Like Banner Year Ahead
Pickens schools crowd with enrollment up from last year and plans to relieve crowded rooms. Timrod Literary Society requires all high schoolers to participate as meetings occur every other Friday with a public program on December 6. Track team shows promise and honor roll will publish top students in the Sentinel.
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Pickens
Timrod Literary Society
Sentinel Monthly
J. W. Ballentine
Prin
Dots From Oolenoy Community News Notes
Community notes from Oolenoy report sermons by Fulton Childress and other local pastors. The piece lists illnesses, recoveries, visits, and travels of residents, including Ruth Hendricks, Mrs. Reeves, and families near Pickens and Marietta, with several social and educational mentions.
Pearidge Local News Prayers and visits brighten rural letters
The note recounts readers greeting the editor, mentions G C and R M Balding visiting Rev J T Mann in Anderson, Ebber Parson visiting N D Parson, Leland Bolding visiting Alvin Baldwin, Waddie Thomas riding a new buggy, and a Mountain View prayer meeting led by Bolding, while urging more correspondence from local readers.
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Mountain View
Leland Bolding
November Forecast From a Latin Zodiac Tale
The piece links November 22 days of Scorpio with presidential fortune, claiming Scorpio births can reach high office, cites Luther, Moltke, and Bwana Tumbo as examples, and predicts Sagittarian influence later in the month with Archer figures like Carnegie and Croker. It notes a Thanksgiving proclamation after the election and higher turkey prices.
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Scorpio
Earth
Luther
von Moltke
Bwana
Tumbo
S Gutarius the Archer
Carnegie and
Croker
Citizens Debate Guilt of Accused in Guarded Stand
Political enthusiasts stage a show of enforcing law while questioning the guilt of the accused. The text notes skepticism among good citizens toward the charges and the proceedings.
Lost Arm In Gin
Eugene Lewis 21 son of C G Lewis of Pratters section suffered a severe accident last Monday morning. His right arm was torn in a machine at J P Smith’s gin requiring amputation. Doctors Woodruff of Cateechee and Sheldon of Liberty performed the operation and he rests well. Friends hope for a full recovery. Some folks forecast an easier path for others based on his misfortune.
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Eugene Lewis
C. G. Lewis
Pratters
J. P. Smith
Young Lewis
December Winds Propel Leaf From Tree In Poem
A brief verse lines about December winds stripping leaves and cider reaching its ideal form. The stanza evokes seasonal change and the craft of making apple cider in crisp autumn to winter transition.
Luzianne Coffee Praised By New Orleans Visitors
A traveler from the Reily-Taylor Co. extols Luzianne coffee in South Carolina. In Chester he recounts a neighbor comparison where plain store ground coffee produced weak color and flavor, while Luzianne required less and yielded richer brew, prompting the neighbor to switch permanently.
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New Orleanes
New Orleans
South Carolina
Chester
T. G. Reily
Reily-Taylor Co
Richardson
Ence
Luzianne
Revenue Officers Crack Down in Pickens County Raids
Revenue officers led by Deputy Collector Merrick and Deputy Marshall Alexander, with Constables Laboon and Campbell, raided Table Rock area on Monday and destroyed a functioning still, several thousand gallons of beer and mash, and a quantity of whiskey. operators fled.
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Pickens County
Table Rock
Merrick
Marshall Alexander
Laboon
Campbell
Notice of Final Settlement in Pickens County
I will apply to Judge J B Newbery in Pickens South Carolina on November 38 1912 at 10 oclock for leave to make final settlement of the estate of Texas An Ferguson my ward and obtain discharge as Committee of said Ward s estate L W Cochran Committee October 31 1912
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J. B. Newbery, Esq
Pickens County
South Carolina
Texas
Fergunson
L. W. Cochran
Greenville social: Miss Elrod at Miss Ashmore tea
Miss Elrod of Greenville was the honor guest at a tea hosted by Miss Vesta Ashmore last Friday evening. also attending were Miss Ellen Lewis Ora McFall and Mrs Edd Fulgum of Wilson NC. later Miss Ashmore entertained a number of friends. the event was among the week’s most pleasant social occasions.
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Miss Elrod
Greenville
Vesta Ashmore
Miss Ashmore
Ellen Lewis
Ora McFall
Edd Fulgum
Wilson
N. C
South Carolina Conference of Charities to Meet in Greenville
The South Carolina Conference of Charities and Correction will convene in Greenville November 12 to 14. Notable speakers include Dr. Hastings Hart of the Russell Sage Foundation and Owen Lovejoy. Delegates from Civic Leagues Clubs and Associated Charities are invited.
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South Carolina
Baraca
Voice Overuse Hinders Singing Quality
A remark notes that excessive scolding in a voice can degrade singing quality and affect vocal performance. It highlights the negative impact of harsh intonation on tone and versatility, suggesting moderation for healthier vocal use.
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Phillips and Gosnell
J. R. Porter
John T. Lewis
Pea Ridge
R. S. Lewis
J. P. Southerland of
Mrs. W. H. Price
Elbert Porter
Miss Flora Kelly
Lena Lewis
Bertran Porter
North Carolina
Mountain Grove
Tabor Stewart
County
Treas
J. H. Louis
Oscar Louis
M.D. Chappell
Mack
J. A. Griffin
Porters Chapel
E. L. Thomason
Farmers Wife
Liberty Local News
Mary Querry
Charlotte, N. C
Miss Pearl Smith
Louis Libscomb
Elvin A. Hutto
Spartanburg
City
J. C. Bailey
Nita Hunter
Isabelle and
Jack Massey
Meacham
Chicora College
Cedar Rock News
B. H. Whitmire
Cross Roads
Joel H. Miller
Frank Porter
Robert Rigdon
Porter
Edward N. Robins
Tom Bowen
Joe Finley
Zion
John W. Stewart
Sunie
Viola Porter
Lillian
Vivian Hendrix
A. W. Singleton
Z. J Jones
Jim Stewart
Dalton
Robert Stewart
T. A. Julian Visted
Harriet Freeman
Peter’s Creek
A. White Singleton
A. White
Z. T. Jones
H. Snider and Family
Dave Porter
Dave McCombs
Joel H. Miller's
Marvin Couch
Crosswell
Kid Wood
Bill McCombs
Griffin
Jim Norris
Miss Lillian
Martin Curry
Laurens County
Mrs
Ive Duncan
John Anthony
John Fendley
Hattie Wood
Misses Hendricks
Miss Cleo Dunwoody
Rexie
Oolenoy
Fulton Childress
Ruth Hendricks
Mrs. Aber Chastain
M. Hendricks
Levi Rigdon
Mr. Levi Rigdon
W. T. Batson
Marietta
Arthur Alexander
Little Sister
Rudolph and
Merle Hendricks
Mr. Feliz Crenshaw
Atlanta
Viola Hendricks
W. F. Hendricks
Jesse Morris
J. C. Alexander
Mt. Tabor
the Rock School
W. F. Hendrick
Clemson
Citadel
Mesdames- Russell
Williams
Nan Neil
Floride_ Davis
Belle Norris
Lucile Humphries
Helen Thomas
W. W. Benson
Messrs
Frank Folger
Cliff Bolt
A. W. Folger, Jr
Messrs. Boykin
Donald Humphries
Furman Fitting School
Miss
W. P. Holland
The
Baptist Church
Madison
A. H. McGee
Honea Path
D. W. Hiatt
J. A. Terrell
Westminster
Jennie Green
R. E. Lathem
Chandler
W. B. C. Johnson
Georgia
W. C. Story
John H. Williams Music Company
Easley Cotton Mill
W. D. Spearman
P. H. Sellers
Rev. L. N. Chappell
Egypt, Ga
Elizabeth Williams
Mack Williams
Anderson
Sloan Miller
Greers
R. F. Smith
Dr. Smith
C. D. Waller
Pearidge
G. C
R. M. Balding
J. T. Mann
Ebber Parson
N. D. Parson
Mr. Leland Bolding
Alvin Baldwin
Ganderbone
Numa
Borease
Turkey
Revenue Officers
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