The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1877-07-12

vonuO officials, who were recently ar
rested by warrant issued by Conn
missioner Thornley,, on the charge Of
oppression in Office, had preliminary
hearing before the Commissioner last
Saturday. Mrs. HinckIe, widow
lady, tho party who was injured by
them, and Deputy Collector Soruggs,
were the witnesses against them. The
material points in the testimony of
MRS. HinCkle was, that Barton and
Gary, while on q "Eaid, }" with soldiers,
entered her house, took thsrefrom two
double barreled and one single barreled
shot gun, carried them out of the
house and bent and abused them 80
much ae to render them worthless
and that Barton opened and searched
one of her trunks. Scruggs' testimony
corroborated that of Mrs. Hinck>
les in nearly every particular. Bar
ton and Gary were bound over for
their appearance ut the August term
of the United States Court for trial.
Springs, who scruggs swore was not
in the raid, was discharged.
A young lawyer, who has q good
practice, holds the Office Of Trial JUS
tice, owns a fine horse, a cow, and a
SOW and pigs, runs farm and cotton
gin, grist mill and wool cards, has no
excuse for not marrying, especially
when there are as many handsome
ana elegant young ladies as we have
in Pickons.
Rathor q red Dyed set returned
from Greenville Court last week. They
say it was on account of loss Of sleep,
but wo suspect that Peto Suddeth and
Bob Kennedy would give another
version of it.
DR.. w. T. Field end w. w F.
Bright, Of Dacusville, have q now va
riety of Juno Peaches, with which
they are we'll pleased. The Scions
were purchased from o nurseryman
two years ago, and this year rhoy
wero full of lucious fruit.
Ifyou want to hear q man say
"cuss" words just wait until ho gots up
somo morning and finds that the wind
has blown his gate opon during tho
night. and that tho COWS have gone in
and destroyed his best patch of corn.
His noighbors can't enjoy their snooze
that morning certain. But thon whom
hc orders tho COWS kept up in tho lot
that day, without food, rs n punish>
ment, and rctulns at noon to find
that tho kino have jumped out Of tho
lot into the corn again, you may bo
suro that that man has fallen from
grace so far that nothing but ono of
Moody and Sankey's revival meetings
will reclaim him.
Mr. T. l.. Robertson will accept our
thanks for a sack of fine, lucions ap-
ples, sent us last Monday. Bfr. II.
also sont us sample of his millet,
which is indood very fine. He has
one acre planted and tho sample was
from the second cutting. He has
kept four head of horses fat ON it all
the spring and summer.
Jack Stephens, colorod, sowed on
Capt. HoIlingswortk's plantation, last
August, five bushels of oats which
yislded him over 200 bushels. Jack
was q good Hampton man, and joined
the Democratic club at this place tho
day he sowed the oats. This, Jack
thinkr, is the reason why his cast
yielded 80 bountifuIIy, as thero were
about 40 bushels moro sown on the
place which did not yield scarcely
anything. Jacks friends have since
dubed him "Jack Hampton" a title
he seems to wear with good
deal Of pride. Hurrah for champion"
"our Bill Arp" says he has ffno
crop Of crab grass in his corn patch.
He says the only objection no has to
it is that it is most too thick.
Mrs. H. B. Hendricks has sent us q
sample ofpoll or running beans, which
measure about 10 inches in length, are
we'll filed md varv fine