from another list; see Harrison reference below. ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, May 17, 2003 2:38 PM Subject: [SCSPARTA] "The Free Lance" Issue: August 21, 1903 > "The Free Lance" > Issue: August 21, 1903 > > > WALNUT GROVE GLEANINGS: > [Aug. 17] > --Mr. and Mrs. C.P. VARNER and little son, Earle, of Tate County, Miss., are > visiting at the home of their mother, Mrs. Roddy VARNER, near this place. > > --Miss Martha Jane MILLER of Bishop spent last week with her aunt, Mrs. > Alford AIKEN. > > --Mr. and Mrs. Enoch LAWRENCE and children of Inman have been visiting > relatives here. > > --Miss Lillie VEASEY of Spartanburg is spending a while at the home of Mr. > and Mrs. F.M. HARRISON. > > --Miss Jerre HATCHETT of Pauline returned to her home yesterday after a > week's stay with her grandparents here. > > --Miss Lizzie VARNER of Enoree is visiting friends and relatives here. > > > CAVINS CHRONICLES: > [Aug. 17] > --F.M. SNOW and wife of Greenville are visiting his father V.M. SNOW this > week. > > --Miss Nellie FARROW, a charming young miss from Fountain Inn is visiting > Miss Edith SNOW this week. > > --Miss Carrie VISE of Union is on a visit to her parents here, Mr. and Mrs. > J.E. VISE. > > > FRIENDSHIP FACTS: > [Aug. 17] > --J.C. MURPHY of Sedalia, S.C., is with us and will remain here this fall and > winter. > > --Keller and Carl GOLDEN were over on this side Sunday night. > > > FOSTER FACTS: > [Aug. 16] > --James WHITE of Pauline and daughter, Mrs. M.J. HARRELSON of Harrelson, were > the guests of Frank SLOAN's family last Friday. > > --Misses Leila and Lola HAYES, accompanied by Claude LAYTON, and Herbert LEE, > were among the numerous couples, that visited White Stone last Sunday. > > > POINTERS FROM PACOLET > [edge cut off, but can make out most] > [Aug. 19] > --A party …this morning for a mountain tour wagon consisting of Jas. VERNON, > Charles A. WOOD, *.A. McDOWELL, Forrest BROWN, M. *. BROWN, and George WOOD. > They expect to travel all of Western N.C. untrammeled as to time or distance. > > --Mrs. Harriet C. SMITH and daughter, Pearl of Sherman, Texas, have been > visiting old friends around Union, Jonesville, and Pacolet for the past > month, leave today for their Texas home. > > --Mrs. O.B. BRYANT, who has been visiting at W.F. BRYANT's, returned to her > home at Charlotte yesterday. > > --S.W. LAWSON was elected ma*** of this town yesterday to full ** unexpired > term of E.D. BROWN, **signed. > > VICTOR VIEWS > [Aug. 18] > --W.P. RAMSEY and J.W. SMITH are to repair their residences. > > --J.G.L. COMPTON lost a fine mule a few days ago. > > --Oscar HUMPHRIES and family have been spending a few days with relatives and > friends in Cherokee County. > > --T.E. JOHNSON visited relatives at this place last week. > > > STOLE FLOOD GOODS > Roach DAWKINS was this morning committed to jail on the charge of grand > larceny, having been arrested on a warrant sworn out before Magistrate > GARRIS. DAWKINS is charge with taking and appropriating cloth and cotton > that were washed down the Pacolet river in the flood of June 6. He is also > accused of taking care of that others found. DAWKINS lives in Spartanburg. > The full particulars of the man's offense could not be learned. It is > said, however, that he made a practice of going down the Pacolet river and > searching out and taking in charge pieces of cloth and other things that were > washed away in the flood. How much he secured is not known but it is thought > a large amount. > The mills have for some time been threatening to make arrests for this > offence, but this is the first one made. Heretofore all those caught with > goods have promptly surrendered to the mill representatives, and avoided > prosecution. > > > ARDELLA ITEMS > [Aug. 18] > --John HADDEN is sick yet. > > --A.B. PRINCE left Monday for Texas, where he will spend a few days with > relatives. > > --J.H. CALDWELL has gone to Landrum to attend the association. > > --Miss Annie STEADMAN has come home to stay for a time. > > --Mrs. Ling HAYNES of Roebuck, is the guest of D.L.P. STEADMAN. > > --Misses Wallace and Jessie WEST are spending a few days with their parents. > > free post > Lisa > > > ==== SCSPARTA Mailing List ==== > Newcomers: Please introduce yourself to the list and tell us about your Spartanburg County interests. > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >