The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-05-06

invite you TO De Cnolf guests q
the moving picture show Mon
day night. See advertisement
lin this paper.
! A banquet in honor of the Pick
ems high school track team viii
be given at the school house
Thursday night, May 6, begin.
ming at 8 O'Clock. All citizens
OF PickenS are invited. Plates
one dollar each.
Miss Belle Stephens, nineteen.
year.old daughter Of j. r.
stephens, machinist at the Pick
ems mill, died Saturday. The
burial took place at Liberty Sun
day. While Miss Stephens had
been in bad health for a year or
two her death was unexpected
to all except herself. She said
Saturday morning she expected
to die soon. She was up all day
Friday, but forced to take her
bed Saturday. TO the bereaved
ones we extend our sympaty.
Will Jenkins was the name of
q negro who was shot and;killed
Saturday. night by Ossie Young,
another negro, near Central.
Jenkins lived but a short time
after the shooting. Young is a
brick mason and ball player from
Greenwood county and was en-
ployed on the new Y. M. @. A.
building .at son. The
negro who did the shooting is
vet at liberty. Sheriff Roarlz
was notified after he escaped
and traced him to Greenwood,
where among the secret socie
ties and foul odor of his associ-
ates the Sheriff lost the scent.
An enthusiastic meeting was
held Monday night and Pickens
lodge, No. 1913, Knights of Py-
thias, was revived. Officers
were elected for the balance of
the year as follows: Rev. D.
w. Hiott, @. c.; DR.. j. L. Val
lev, V. G.; Hall w. Hiott, pre-
late; Dr., r. e. Lewis, X. r. S. !;
I. S. Stribling, M. A.; a. NJ.
Morris, NJ. r.; B. B. Lahoon, M.
b.; j. M. CAN'T, [. G.; Frank
Christopher, 0. g.; DR.. Valley
was elected grand lodge dele
gate to represent Pickens at the
grand lodge meeting at Orange
burg May 25; r. r. Roark, alter
nate. Next meeting will be
held Monday night, May II.
Friends and relatives of VIM.
"A. Thomas of Pickens made his
heart glad Saturday, May 1, by
giving himsa surprise birthday
dinner, that day being his forty
thnd birthday. Mr.. Thomas
knew nothing Of the plans until
he went home about twelve
o o'clock Saturday and found some
of his relatives and friends
gathered at his home. and the
table grooming under load of
tempting and delicious viands
prepared for the occasion.
Among those present besides his
immediate family were Jesse
Pace and family of the Griffin
section, A. K. Dodgens of the
Cedar Rock section, j. g. bod
gems Of CLASSY Mountain and
w. L. Presley of Six Mile. Tt
was a pleasant occasion.
John Lee of the Six-Mjle sec
tion of Pickens county, was a
business visitor to Walhalla
yesterday. He has numerous
friends here who are always
pleased to welcome him to
Oconee o., his visits. Mr.. Lee
had always lived in the Cheohec
section until a few years ago,
when he moved to Six-Mile to
educate his children. Since he
has been living there one son
has graduated, and he now has
three in the academy at that
place. He speaks highly of the
great work the Six Mile Baptist
Academy is doing for that sec
Iion. During the past session
about 100 We're enrolled as
pupils of the institution. a
number of young people from
Oconee are attending this school. |
At the recent commencement
Miss May Tannerv, of
w Westminster, was one of the
graduates. Another young lady |
rom OcOnee recently won a
handsome medal in one of the
contests held there. -Keowee
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