The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1877-09-27
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fall oats.
."Cousin" John Thrasher thinks he
has discovered copper mine on Mrb.
Bakers place.
We learn the chestnut crop in tho
mountains'is very abundant this year.
The old widowers seemed to be the
most interested in the young ladies ut
the campmeetiDg.
The fellow who lost his "gal" at tho
campmeeting, last Sunday night, is in.
formed that she was provided with o
better escort.
Those Easley boys had hard time
getting up the hill at Twelve Milo
Rivcr, coming from the campmeeting,
but 1t wasn't for the lack of steam.
A party in this place have sent off
for sorghum mill and an evaporation.
They will make 'lasses for tho people.
The winds have tangled the corn
so badly that it is difficult to pull the
fodder off late corn.
SEQ tho new advertisement Ct
Hagood, Alexander & Co. They have
just laid in o new stock, and propose
to sell at low prices. Consult their
advertisement.
The contract for building the bridge
over Keowee River, at old Pickens'
was awarded to Sllas Cannon, Roe
Cannon and Daniel Hughes, at $3.50.
The bridge over Wolf Creek, near
Jeremiah Looper's, needs looking af>
ter, for it is dangerous in it's present
condition.
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"- The cQuinoctial gales havo been up
on ns, last week the rains came down
heavily from the East, with considers
able winds, aud the temperature was
cool enough 10 make fires comfortable.
IL We will give our readers full re-
port Of tho Railroad Bond meeting
held here yesterday, in our next issue.
Does father love his children?
Not much when he knows that worms
are destroying thcm, and nc fails to
make the small expenditure oftwcnty
five cents for one bottle of Shrincr's
Indian Vermifuge, which would rec
licve the whole family.
There is more sorghum being made
ia this Couty this year than any other
year since tho war. This is rs it
should be, mako moro at home and
yoa will be moro independent.
The man who has his corn crib and
meat house in the West will mover
get rich. Let cotton alone and raise
your meat and bread Mt home. A
good way to begin this is by sowing
plentifully of fail oats and wheat.
r.. The ridge between the east fork of
Twelve Nile River and Town Creek,
and crossing Twelve Mile River to
Woodall Moutain, is said TO be almost
a. solid bed OF asbestus, and u narro "
gauge railroad 70 some point on the
Air Line is now talked Of. It will be
q necessity as soon as the beds are
fully wol ked, which will be in a short
time, for it will DO impossible to get
tho asbestus off without n railroad
right up to the beds.
/, A NEW lNVENTIoN.-Mr. John l.
THORNLEY,, of this place, has recently
invented new fastening for the COT
ton tie, which VIC think, from the
model shown US, is superior to any.
thing yet invented. He calls it the
''self acting wedge tie," and it is very
simple and easily understood wher
seen, but we will not attempt to de,
scribe it here, for fear we fail. Mr.
Thornley, has applied for patent, anc
we trust he may find bonanza in it
This is two new inventions for Pick
ems recontly, Mr.. w. FL. Hughes hav.
ing invented u "car COUPLER" for which
q patent has also been applied for.
TWELVE MILE CAMpMEErINa we
attended tho Twelve Mile campmeet.
ing on Sunday laat, and heard u very
fine sk'mon in the forenoon, by Rev
1SnmueI IOnna In tho n tnrnonn tl,r