The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1913-11-27
'PlCKENS, S. c.. NOVEMBER 27, 1913
NEWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA
Short Paragraphs of State News That
Hae Been Condemned For Busy
People of state.

NoheAJ, WiiiCil SIG conducted us Il
boarding house, was SO badly burned
recently that it had to be vacated
Chester.-The Pleasant Grove com.
munity fair was held in the Lewis.
Vile township at the school house
recently. A large crowd was present.
crowd was present.
Columbia score prisoners
formerly employed in the hosiery mill
at the state penitentiary, have been
sent TO the county chaingangs In the
various counties during the past fow
weeks.
Leesvile.-The Rev. A. w Linder,
the oldest preacher in tho Lutheran
synod Of South Carolina. is now very
Ill at his homo in the Delnar com.
muntty. Little hope Is had for his
recovery. lie is IS years old.
spartanburg. On learning that they
had not boen reelected to the force.
1our policemen recently left their
Deats, turned in their badges and re-.
FUSED to work longer.
~ ho FARMERS Bank OF
Cheraw was chartered recently with
capital stock of $4,000. The officers
elected are S. b. Streater, president:
i. A. Huntley, vice president: d. II
Douglas. cashier.
Columbia. The coroner's jury
reached a verdict in 10 minutes that
oliicers had killed Edward Winbush,
the negro desperado, In the DISCHARGE
OF their duty, and no one was order
ed held for the shooting.
Whitmire.--Lewis Woodau, a lo-
year-old boy, was captured recently
IN the act Of breaking into the post.
once here. The boy was arrested by
Deputy Marshall James Davidson and
taken to Newberry on q warrant from
f. L. Bynum, United States commits
sioner.
Florence.-The Scabuard Air Line
na established an office in Florence q
with c. ]. Naile as soliciting agent
MI. Nalie Will cover the eastern Caro-
olnas Tor the Seaboard and it's allied
lines, the South Carolina Western and
North &c South Carolina
Bennettsville.-The Baptist State
convention will hold its annual meet
ing in Bennettsville December 9, ia
I'D IL. There wild be about $50 visit.
ors, preachers and delegates in attend.
ance upon the convention. The Bap
tist denomination Is very strong in
thls town and county, but in the mat
ter OF entertainment they will have
the unanimous support and help OF
The entire community.
forkville.-There IS less cotton in
the fields in this section at present
than there has beon at tho same sea
son IN number Of years, and there
2s also less In the hands Of the pro
ducers, as tho large majority OF them
have been selling as fast az they
could get it ginned. 1t is estimated
that the total yield in the county this
year will be less than twohlrds oil
hat OF last year.
Charleston. = Preparatory to the
construction Of the new docks and
seawal at the Charleston navy yard
the contractors for the job. which rep
resents an outlay Of some $500, 900
are unloading their machinery dn the
yard and clearing away certain OBJ
structlons at the point where opora,
tions will begin. Snare &c Triest OF
New York city we're awarded the con
tract for the construction OF the docks
and sea wall.
Spartanburg.-Dr. Philip E. Garri.
son, passed assistant surgeon, United
States Navy, member OF the Thomp.
son-McFadden Pellagra Commission.
who has been stationed hero for eight
months, has left with his family for
Brookllne, Mass, where he will resid q
during the Winter. He will lecture
on pellagra and tropical diseases in
the biological department OF Harvard
University
Anderson.-M J. Il. Vandiver O.
the r. e. Lee chapter Of the United
Daughters Of the Confederacy in tina
Piedmont district, Anderson, won tho
loving cup that was offered by Mrs
Rose OF West Point, Miss, for havina
"'NS'SiA IAiO bC0I essay Ou w omen oil
the Confederacy."
Lancaster. Saul Vaughn, well
known and prosperous old negro far
ner of this place, sustained loss OF
about $400 recently in the complete
destruction by fire OF his barn end
contents. His grand child, a boy 10
OF IL years old wishing to see a blazo,
it Is said, deliberately set fire to the
Building.
Gaffney.-Jn connection with the re.
port OF DR.. F. ID. Rodgers OF the state
board OF health, in regard to the hook.
worm campaign in Cherokee county,
1T Is seen that Cherokee's rate OF in,
fcction. when compared with that OF
othor counties, Is low.
Charleston. en- early date the
promoters OF the Charleston Northern
railway will submit ito Maj. George
p Howell, United States engineers,
In change Of the Charleston district,
their Ulana FOR cy>oaaino thraa ctroo ao :,