Pleasant Grove Notes On Rain Fodder And Local News
A September 14 rain aided crops including sweet potatoes and turnips while fodder pulling continues. A rat tlesnake 412 feet long was killed nearby. Locals share updates on a pastor’s nine years of service, baptisms, and church growth. Rumors of John T. Woodside building a lake and hotel on land in the area stir local interest. A farmer voices frustration with political discourse and voter limitations.
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W. L. Green
Grover Moody
Dayton
Moody
Grover
J. E. Foster
Brother Foster
John T. Woodside
Greenville
Woodside
Griffin News Megars Report Visit and Local Outings
J R J Anthony Henry and George Leslie Mrs Caroline Harbin and Miss Lizzie Anthony visited Harbin daughter Lizzie Cope in Barnwell county last week. A large crowd of Griffin people spent Saturday at Table Rock. Ada Craig and children S H Brown and W E Hendricks visited relatives in Spartanburg county Saturday and Sunday. Glassy Mountain school will close Friday.
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J. R. J. Anthony
Henry
George Leslie
Caroline Harbin
Lizzie Anthony
Anderson Phosphate & Oil Co. ad promotes Fish and Blood goods
An advertisement from Anderson Phosphate & Oil Co. features W.T. Farmer as secretary urging buyers in Pickens South Carolina to choose Fish and Blood goods over cheaper fertilizers, claiming equal price and higher quality. It mentions Keowee Bank in Pickens as a location.
When Louis Copel Thought the Devil Had Him
An immigrant Jewish shopkeeper in Pickens recounts his first sight of Black people in Atlanta. Unable to speak English, he feared the devil as described by his mother but fought off two pickpockets with surprising vigor, aided by a white passerby and an interpreter who clarified his tale to witnesses.
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Louis Copel
Louis
Pickens
Jacob
Russia
New York
Atlanta
Devil
Hell
Jess Willard
Canning Club Girls Award Premiums List
Pickens County canning club girls will receive premiums for: two best all round records, best written history, most No 3 cans, best recipe book, neatest record book, best cap and apron, collections of tomatoes in glass and tins, tomato pickle in sour and sweet, tomato ketchup, chili sauce, tomato puree, chow chow, tomato jelly, and tomato preserves.
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Canning Club Girls
Pickens County
A Dangerous Precedent Letter to the Editor
A reader discusses election rules in Easley South Carolina, alleging irregular voting practices and improper orders by a judge. The writer analyzes potential manipulation to favor Manning and criticizes anti-Bleasites and anti-Tillmanites, calling the situation a dangerous precedent and signaling a future letter on Ben Tillman and others.
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Easley
S.C
R. I. Manning
Manning
Blease
Alex Haskell
Brother Anni
Ben Tillman
Moe Laurin
W. J. Talbert
Cole Blease
Joel H. Miller
Pickens County Sorghum Highlighted By Tom E Porter
The Pickens area praises Tom E Porter for producing excellent sorghum molasses. He lives a few miles above Pickens and recently supplied the editor with exceptionally fine batch. Porter is known for quality and expects to make about six hundred gallons this year plus amounts for neighbors.
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Pickens
Tom E. Porter
Sunday Thoughts on Past Faith and Modern Weddings
A writer recalls Six Mile church memories and Rev. Jacob Chapman as autos pass by in a Sunday morning scene. The piece contrasts old rural worship with today’s style, noting a recent marriage of Edgar Nelson and Nellie Sheppard in Liberty officiated by J. Alonzo Brown. B. Walter Cantrell of route 3 is mentioned.
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Cateechee
Six Mile Church
Jacob Chapman
J. Alonzo Brown
N. P
Edgar Nelson
Nellie Sheppard
Liberty
Letter from Dominick to Third District Voters
Frep H Dominick expresses gratitude for the nomination to Congress and vows to serve the district with zeal and honor from Newberry South Carolina. He pledges to act in the best interests of the district state and country and to fill the office with credit.
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Congress
H. Dominick. Newberry
S. C
Stewart thanks Pickens County for support as Clerk of Court
A letter from O. S. Stewart dated September 15, 1916 expresses gratitude to the people of Old Pickens County for electing him clerk of court. He pledges to serve all citizens fairly and with courtesy and to prove thanks by his actions in office.
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Pickens County
Old Pickens County
Nan
Stewart
Pickens County Citizens Hear Campaign Pledge on Schools
Mr. Clayton addresses Pickens County supporters praising past educational gains and promising impartial school funding, fair apportionment among districts, and adherence to the law while seeking to reflect the will of the people in nonexecutive duties.
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Pickens County
South Carolina
Pickens County Second Primary Vote Totals
Official returns from Pickens County's September 12 second primary show Fant leading Fant 914 in the governor race, Cansler 1382, Manning 781, and other district results. Dominick defeats Aiken by 900, Findley over Mann by 452, Stewart over McDaniel by 447 for clerk, Hinton over Powers by 1034 for treasurer, Clayton over Hallum for superintendent by 22.
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Pickens County
Blease
Manning
Fant
Cansler
Dominick
Aiken
Martin
Smoak
W. E. Findley
House of Representatives
W. C. Mann
Dominick Wins Second Primary in Third District Race
Official count shows Dominick defeating Anderson in the Third district with a 2749 vote margin. County tallies list Aiken 2964 to 4368, Pickens 1991 to 2291, Oconee 1619 to 1468, Newberry 1460 to 1781, Greenwood 1489 to 1465, Abbeville 972 to 1134, McCormick 612 to 604, with totals 10,347 to 138,096.
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Oconee
McCormick
Dominick
Aiken
Dominick Anderson
Pickens
Martin defeats Smoak for Thirteenth Judicial solicitor
The official vote shows J Robt Martin defeating D W Smoak by a large majority in the Thirteenth Judicial circuit solicitor race. Greenville totals 5897 for Martin and 3497 for Smoak with Pickens and other areas adding to a total of 8081 votes. This is the first correctly published vote in this race.
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Martin
D. W. Smoak
Thirteenth Judicial Circuit
Martin Smoak
Greenville
Pickens
Pickens County Boys and Girls Welfare Appeal
I in my prayer urge all interested in Pickens County youth welfare to unite their strength and energy for a great cause. Endeavor to raise standards of morality and love of country as a lasting effort led by I. Van Clayton.
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Pickens County
van Clayton
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Anderson Phosphate & Oil Co
W.T. Farmer, Secy
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John C. Carey
Keowee Bank
Pickens, S. C
Canning Club
Walter Cantrell
Route 3
Mr. Dominick
Mr. Clayton
Olaf T. Hinton
J Bennett H. Powers
R. T. Hallum
Gov.Congress Solicitor House
Trens
Supt. Id
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Issaqueena
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Pleasant Grove
Antioch
A. A. Odom
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