The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1877-09-06
DACUsyILLE ITEMS.


Since Hampton Is Governor, our
people aro bent on improvements.
Tho Mothodists at Dacusvillo arc
erecting splendid house of worship.
p. II. Williams is putting up fine
dwelling.
w. N. Hughes has caught tito "spir-
it" and is enlarging and improving his
already comfortable dwelling to cor
respond with the times.
G. +. Robinson has whito- washed
his fcnco, kitchon, &C., to correspond
with his beautiful whito house.
J. S. Williams is experimenting with
peas vs.. cotton. He has already gath
cred about 20 bushels of peas from his
two aero patch, and thoy are not half
ripo yot.
"Push>pockot' is in q houriehing
Tho gontlomanly bearing
of tho young merchants (tho Mossrs.
Fo3tors) always bring in the cash and
barter. No county could boast of
moro prosperous store than this, if
thoy would only advertise in tho
SENTINEL, and let the people know
what they have.
THE PICNIC AT PETERS CREEK.
The Sabbath School and Prof. D.
G. Freoman's singing school pic-nic
came off on Saturday last, at Potcr's
Crock Church, and splendid affair it
was. Tho two schools, tho Poter's
Creek Sabbath School and tho Potor's
Crook Singing School, formed thoir
procession, at 10 A. NJ, at tho church
and marched to the stand. Tho col-
umn was headed by Rov. B. M. Pack,
uporintcndont Of tho Sabbath school.
and Prof. d. G. Freoman, teacher of
tho singing school. The beautiful and
tasty banner of tho Potcr's Crock
Sabbath school, borno in tho manly
hands Of young Mr. A. J. Hunt, with
tho badges, worn by each ono of it's
students gave to tho marching column,
with its splendid ordor, grand ap~
pcaranco. The stand was occupied by
the speakers for tho occasion, togeth~
CT with Prof. Frcoman II and his organ
and few OF his singers. Tho oxor-
cisos woro oponcd with prayer by Rev.
W. b. Singleton. Rov. B. M. Pack
thon' introduced the speakers, in tho
following ordor: Row. w. B. Singleton
and Rev. A. l.. Ross, who delivered adj
dresses on Sabbath schools, and who
gave us excellent impromptu speeches
Tho original speaker Row. j. G. Hudson
failed TO appear. Thon followed Rev. G..
w. Singleton, who entertained us for
about 40 minutes, upon tho subject OF
music. Ills speech, like tho others,
was excellent. Prof. Freeman, with
his instrument, gavo us cxccllcnt
music between, and also whilo the
comInittocs woro at thoir work Of pro-
pairing tho dinner table. Thon tho
announcement WAS mado, "como now,
for all things arc ready" Again tho
marching column moved off-all fell
in for all wero invited to dinner.
Upon reaching tho table-wcll, the
sccno beggars doscription-pon pic
lures must now fail. uoro is q tablo
$50 fcot long loaded, it looks rs if it
could not stand undcr it's burden. But
hundreds of hungry peoplo soon re-
loved it of portion of its load, thon
rotirod, satisfied that thoy could not
capture and devour all, when a second
column was ordered forward, and
again tho tablo was replonished with
the fow missing good things, and was
again vigorously attacked, but all to
no avail, for there was "fountain" of
good things there, and, like the spring,
by hasty dipping may be exhausted
for fow moments but soon fills up
again. Such order all said novor was
scen before at pic>nic. Notwith~
standing thoro was q crowd, estimated
by some to havo been ono thousand
or moro, fed, thoro were many baskets
and trunks not oponod, 80
abundant was the supply. Dinner
being over, all retired again to the
stand, whom we again had music and