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PICKENS--THE GEM OF THE FO6THILLS 01PAPER OillI EN A NEWSPAPER WITH A CONSCIENCE VOLUME 51--NU!SIHER, S. C.. ECEMBER S C; $0A - PIKEN, S.C..DECE BER15 1921 Pickens County' Institute N Representing fifty-one of the fifty two white schools of Pickens county 189 teachers registered for the cotunt ty teachers' in'stitute which camne t( at close Saturday after it highly sue cessful three-day session in Pickens The splendid record Pickens counts made of going from last to first plack in the matter of illiterecv within ter years, was one of the outstandingJ facts brought out at the institute un1 aill present showed a keen determina tion to keep Pickens there. 'I'his L county, alcclding to the United States census of 1920, had an illit. (acy percentaige of only 10.7, beingi the lowest of any County in the Pal motto State. and F. V. Clayton, coun ty superintendent of education, struck the keynote of the meeting when he atated that it was to furthur lower that percentage of illitercy thht the teachers of the county had been call ed together. From an inspiration standpoint, as welll us otherwise, it is believed that the institute will be of untold value to the educational system of the coun ty. With the exception of the Clem son-C.alhoun school, every white school in the county was represented. The programti for the opening day consisted (1 a discussion of history by Prof. T. E. Hubbell, of Furman Uni versity; primary reading by Miss Minnie Mc1"eatl ef- Withrop College; high school managemeit by Prof. .t. A. Stoddard, of the University of Scnuth Carolina, and interniedinte reading by Miss McFler t. The Wil "The heowee Trail." show\.inig' the pa gentiet Greenville in which hundreds of 'ickens conty persons took part, wa1, shown at the local theatre Wed nes(ay and Ththrsday nights to large ailiences. An informal reception was given the teachers at the Masonic Temple, delightful refreshments being s5erved during the evening. The program for l'riday consisted of liseuw-sions by the following: Miss 1cFent; Prof. II. C. Davis of the University of South ('arolina; .and Prof. M. 1). I'airle, of F urman Uni versity. , Prof. Davis in Iis discussi. in of English, stated that as good material its is to e fotund anywhere. in the werhi existed'( here in TPickens counofy, andi that by instinct a child( craived to ex press5 itf I. lie emphasi izydiX' the I, fact, that. wh'li le ma~t hematics, history a md other benefit of sohool ing might be forgot tent with the pat ssinug of years that the ability to 'express oneself, bothi ini speech andi' writing, remiains; with t he child even after they reach mnhoiod and wvomanihood. Naturda~y's progranm conisistedl of a ttalk by D)r. I . Seba~yer on puli c '*anitationi, andl a Ir -'ture by Prof. T lhe visit ing t eac hiers were eanterc Lained fi'priv; t e homnes antd t he peo ? .i3teOf P.ikens, ini the miost hospitable e n'manner, welc'otmed( t he visit ors from all parts of the county. The success attend inmg the fi rst teacheris' institute initeits thait it will be a permiianent insti tut ion as the opinion wats ex pressedI by Mr'. ('lay ton and others that it had passedl the ex perimienital stage. The sc'hools oif the~ cotunty elosed for two days in ordlem that the teacherieis might tattendl thI MONI!'MENT TlO MR. (GEERt St ochld ters of the l':aaley (Cottot Mills have eretedt(: a mionumenit ft the mem<.ry~ of the inte .John M . Geei fonmr der of the mtills nid presid'eni and rcaru rer' fromi 19t0) to 19)19 whet he di4-d. Tho' miontument is in frn o1'f the old El'asley Mill ad is twenta feet high. Mr:. G;eri was one o~f thn mosf't snetce'ssful nill mien and1( at th< same( tim one1'01(. of the, best lovetd me10 this seetitn has everi known" i. 'eachers' Vas Great Success -D1EATH Oi GU)( WOMAN .jrs. WN. 13. Allgood Died of Milood I'tisling Mionida3y Died at her houles utar3 Pickens, De cember 12, 1921, Mirs. Louisa Fran c.Qs, beloved wife of ('apt. W. B. Allgood. Scverial weeks ago Mirs. Allgood stuck a nail in her foot and blood poison :.et in and caused her death. Mrs. Allgood was i daughter of Mr. and Diris. Thomas A. .Rogers. She was born in Spartanburg county I April 11, I8-17, and was in the sev"en ty-fifth yea of her life at the time of her dleath Ii.ler parents moved to Pickens county when she was nine years oldi i:nd she reside'd here until her deitIi. She joined the Haptist chill 'i at Seconia when she was six teen years old anid through all the years until the Mmster callehd her! home she adornt1ed . tie (doct tine of Christ her Savioull) by i Christian Walk and a Goodly ci.nversation. On November 8. 1861, she. Wits married to ir. William Barnett All- I good and ,to this unioh t'welve child-) ren were horn as folIws- Mirs. Mlaiy A. Bloggs. Thomas Oscar Allgood, Ilairnett Alexajn(er Allgood, Richard Atos Allgood, William Miles All. good, Hosea iosg ir Allgood, Eber )ean Allgood, Mrs. Pettie 4\lexander, Mrs. Addie L. lHoggs, .Claud C. All good, Joel Ernest Allgood, Frank C. Allgood. Of these children Richard Amts A1llood is d(1(1; Hosea Foster Allgbod is in .lissouri; Eher Dean Allgood is.in Texas. and thle others live in Pickens county. Most all of the children Were able to be with their mother and help nurse her during her last sickness. Mrs. All good is also survived by the following sisters: M .ittie Allgeod of Lib earty, Mrs. W. W. Ford and r Dirs. Ellie Ellisen cf Eisley, Mlrs. Monroe l King and Mrs. Iester of (eorgia. i'unieirat alvices Were held at the home by Re" J. J . Diggs, pastor of the Me'th(dist church in Pickens, as,. sistedl by Rev 1). W. Iliott, who wats lri.s. Aligoed's mstor forty-four years :10. and Rev. B. I'. Mitchell', 1preselt pa1stor at Secona. Ir. Diggs visited her during her hist illness and he bore. -beautiful testiniiiiy of her faith in Christ while she lay Lpon her dying hed. 'I' uly, it good I womii3ani has Ict us, but our1' loss is hir eternal !gain. Thel( body was ciiIried to til' 01 'chh at Secona and. ther. in the city of the e(1(1 she was laid away to await the morning of the resurre ction, wvhen tGod shall hid her lit,'. It was ull (1f the m1ost. lalt.het ic se'rv ices I ha ve'rt' c"i w itnese I. When teb argej.~ eneourseo "f peop'le ini the wVlhih had1( beeni heri happ11y home for se manyVV(3' yer "Un'le' ill.'" as t he oni his st air wait.inig tfor thie Miiast er cAt t:I comea up andl l.i'in his ove companon wit1whRR he' hl3E'lved I Iht' will be' a fa'iritous meting' i('l the f.l.When thshe ie shald:meet aeai Wh hv illoved, who hav is lovd:311 11 d I heir''l4 fm rc sha'44 I of tll ' 1 sweet' Ail ghe dar RedeemetilI ifi.r' Sihlp, Tb Thursdyligh,[)~'' night, Decmb. 7 2:L0 thrc wl e oritadkhcensp A NEW - (Make not thy Father's house a hol o Lord I come to thee in prays But pardon if I do not kneel bt Thy gracious presence, for my 1 With so nticlt walking. In my < I'll sit at ease and humbly bI I've libored in thy vineyard, ti I've sold tel tickets to the min I've called on fifteen strangers Their contributions to our chur I've baked at pot of beans for 'I An old time supper it is going t I've (ressed three dolls, too, f< And made a cake which we mu Now, with thy boundless wisd< I'hou knowest that these duties a I have no time to fight my spir I have no time to mend my hu 3My chiliren ream the streets fi I have no time to teach them i But thou, 0 Lord, considering a Will count them righteous, also I Bless the bean supper and the 1 Am() make people comie from nea Induce the visitors to patronize The men who in our program a Because I've chased these met' Whene'er they saw me eoming; hlcrease the contributions to ou And bless the people who ass i Bless thou the grab-bag and tlh The flower table and the cake t May our whist club be to our se The dancin g party gayer than th A nd when thou hast best :wed t We pray that thou wilt bless on CENTIRA L NEWS .; lE"lt Local and Pc rsonal items From A hoods Tlown The Isaqueena lill is ' building several new houses to ncinodate the peu ple who want to work. They are l running day and night. Dr. I.. G. Clayton and W. E. Hylle are out again after being shut in several days from inijuries received' in an tauto wreck some days ago. Mrs. L. A. halls is visiting her mother at .\acon Ga. during Christ Mrs. F. 11 .lorn'atn, who has been in the hospital fer several (Iys is inprovi ig very im uch. Mr. T. If. Hiatlentine, who has been very low for several days is slightly iml.reved a' this w iiting, ie is an'ound i years of age, and old sold ier i1d1 one of IPickens county's hest cit izt'es II is numty friends hope himd a spieedy -r~ecovery. Mty, TI'. . A. Itohinsonj is matiking somne nee'hilQ improivemen'tts iin the sti r e near t he lh:ailri'om iierossing-. .\lir. ( '. G. lowvlaind was in Grieen ville' last week ont biusiness. W. I. M'liller idtI m l his inurket at sto re to .\le. Iterce,' as was ani nounced'~i inl the paper a short time 'enit ral is the best dog marike: in the' eunty, someli having ol t hem .1. Wa'. .1 ul'ian andI I. TI. t('hapmain boonzt. Tlhe~ mncau~ight were. I. M. anl 'at urtly ami eut upi three oither large stills and pouredt( ouit Several hu niredi gal Ious of heer andt sever'a busb'els of me'al. Somnebdy's Santa (hiuse is spilt. SPIt INGS Paste (r Abelnrcrombie re(ipie(sts atlI plett of the 11loily Sprinigs i'omi muit y,. esnecially members'i' ofi I lie clhurebcl. to be ait the chu rch Sa trdaty afIt'trnoon at t Ihe t wo o'chI:i k ser'vices and Sunulay inoff'ljing ait. I I ' clc.. This wvill be the last sirv i'e tor Mr. Abrrmit S paist'Ir a1It 11011y Spirintgs andI he. wishes to mtet alt the take up Jiis woriik theire .lanuary. tto'..-b he wvill not nmove his famitily to Salemn unttil spring. Thebi Iat ists hoiuste, by\ I he way, liir I'' ton Ciiriess Iha bein called ats pastor at liolly Sjerious. hail' illtt ;'tl 1\~V ily lht'iil. StreI Chu\\"; II CU L 1 (,\\:Il hI put (I,\r r our :tit:.I t;; t , A raff'it' tIht''t' ID l lIJ tin tt'; t's t~ct s. bantds cltot h.."; 0 du( right: II l~rilybt (huntts till t ht'y lid yesi tlu'y sid. r~ fair, hats~ reit; lc IbVle(st, t"' r~t~s 1" surds. A!11("11. --A l)tlV Inus. Ret~cviccd ~'hile' Ini Army, ir s. D~ock~ Edens of OolefloV, dIicerd at tlI( ir hordel Monda1l~y nighrlt. as it I ('SUIt o.Ef Wountds rteeive'd in .i tt It SQI'V\iVcs were' held( at ()oldloy \Ved in th1' btattle of the' II ti'ltPrlr' line "1111l\\' l~. asot his~ed it) "av 11:1 t11(1 :tl)0(1 st'Sliy ,'"'' ., E t"1"" 1:t h.(' 11: 'iven at tnt... ~ ( Sy'ailtel). of te' '11'l~ IIl~ly inhu .lt 1:h1,\'111.1Il lit'1S N'E titE'S tIt del i. A~\i.aT~, ntn l"'ta. Maine Woman Sul 'Divorce1 Ill'":th past \'el ( 1 1-pat' h( ': , I 'ot!: md. \'da iiw, ha*ve' b)('ul ap-" '(1. liil.: ill e\ l :e:')Vsi 4ti throttghio. the .4htlt!" ty"ltisu~' thuw case ill whtiich ::11 stig for (l ivor~ . from her huslband, 4ie hI .1 of'asleyv. Trhe stries; .ay t.hat thei ' ua ran away from I lee. hiomeq wvhe'n thir't(een yeamrs of age :t1il n1u r:'i..' 1;h.It ds in I'll iIa t4Iphis. l'5*. I)t)h'i is )initetI in theIll ts 1t~ttt.l'~s at:: paierf t I.,\" a f t( 1'r Valle V 1(1c *4bl('lt the( ltst rt'fiiit:t ldy ever1* rnwhite I hod 's and It is pa renlts LIetim iI it ('It as hbrutets. .\v 'c m'd latg to Lhe I' itla hmu(t story 1Its. )11tatts wals Iri Ie 114113 (li R1 )hd.; home' ini )Ls k'y Ii)u'efcd III. ioa.g'yctc 111(1 hungry andl~ she re. Iivtt I o her' hituy ill a ine and i:=; s11 i hg for ii orve. Si(lly. hut it h~at's mantiy if the tar markcs of the I'll V"Iii' 1( paustimhe (4 Born 11 i 4:'e(t1I 10th nisis iii' Yanktee ibom--that of' making mean) an1d surr in l) '4.)1:aiks abotlut thIin ~s (if the" South. 'The re is no14aul btitill the laic. this FI rt4(.se. !"(d;lq)V(' it~ s at story c olnlur.n theI al'tras t. 1d in) E'asle.y: deLtal s :41141 in) 4ttlt"' w\idtv '!illh'riii:: Me., dlii IPH(' Coutt by the yiurs}' wie of ley h t ly I former( ly5 of1( tis story wiht ha~s ratla:('(h W\i(I('51)r'U( i I. the %v('(i.tis t\ivi'i ofil~2 fholet ;lt. ('.cI ti4' ' iii adt I'aistu' mill was} Iih"(e is . I.: .a :13 ill' of Noth 1V 4'\i ai bult iihas' j''t illc' p11~ i)al oaf hits o life t t(:(. and' vmiiial 1 i:IL*I' Iith ':a1 mi i''ill 04l114' tI' l Iti~ un il l h ,jile h l' .\ I t w aid 1((' 1)(" 12-:i 1 I t(*":o i.w:, ( '1. 1' r / 1 F~ ng forA From Easley Man ,. Ii*t he deal !t roughly with his wvife ithat. oceusiv'n." Mr. MicGaha siid, and forI tha~t rea'Jsoni he did not bring !vr. hoot( with him1. llowevcr, is 144 as I know.. t hero wits never any routilt let\\i'vn hiusbandc 'andl wife lu rinlg thle time of their re idience in W h it Mr. MI Gala e (~uld not re '*ill tht exact tint(,1 of the young v1i'.s donaitli It from here he (lid not elieve that she had been forc(*l from n(, I halto'i ht'iitt ori that she had1( left iuniigiy Mid hau'e-footedl. as wVits "laiin'(ld. Mr . IDaltoni and wife 11ad realr) lctertiiIly at all times, as 'at' as Mr. MIt (zaa knew, and if' any tadi( \\ift. li*.1 taken1 glue(, it min(1t i*\" l'( Ie 4~l sm' tile4 oth(er city, ;11r. nh iis thir id six -year t Ierm. it was t:td~ by I hos4' wvho have, kno wn hindi or' 111I41)V vaIrs. lit is :paidI to he at first t l:-: r. :rte, tt':ialr and to he I2:4 i' ( t de l'tt ti ' i'ee a uii 1,e1' i~f yc:')s rg-t' wl"ih' his only hIwo lie ha~s net b (en in IliaSley for aborut l\\"o y(*415.s it was ai.while it wil't 41<"'''145 14, 01 it'. lime tlint, he anti vs IlASh-NI AHi'l'IN A Miss . iie' .\ icli VI'e he M iM mal' rilI at. 11)4' l'irkin'.- )\lc'11tiit 24a15(40 t, iii the I;t'r'e na't' 4) 4i' :t n lt i mate fli'n'ds . 1 i it' n ell'y :li ter, Il ceie Illi' ll tin'C heil ltiille'c patit,~< to' the.'I -ho4Ii.l (.f 14 th (d'' lill Iiti'. JMt Itt I I1i( 4f 'i*an Ii)*41'i'*4'4t' 5 e a'i teit l(lint"Itfil v : it:; in' tI'4Il t4 I ieleis. ' ''11t4 ht it II' i> )4 a 4 s":ylil)n ct ie yo4tlung lady :1pu, L t't4 u,~ thi'e g'tO.-t' 14) \I a I init. < f"4 her vIrii I mu Ihe \\:sthe NIto'i'tl atdtt Id li' f4;it'siit entr l leii'as I<. (I'it :Iviiu atrs N'i(lt ti. Tilie w mi' is 1it4 till 1 '. Mr. C.1( iMrs. 'I'l'.(I happ coal;I('' 42 have ('(4141 " to, 41*44 V Vt" at he* pa rai.v. of the 5* 'islit's I ti Ii t. 4')e f'ri e r 1 , 11. 'IiseinC. 442an an Mrs. Ha~iitte Wieils, :e\ . 1I*44!.(I aiitlseI ofitiu th e" ~ThLe I''fi44i *14 1: . tl1'ie ', gr* in )l.*4 ~4it ul 1.1i'1_