The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1878-05-30
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juno apple clothes on our streets.
The fall sown oats are looking we'll
Be economical and grow rich.
A few irving chickens could be very
readily disposed of at this place.
There is generally a~good stand oi
cotton.
The felne tribe about town have
been suffering on account of their de-
predations on young chickens.
DR.. Quillian. and Mr.. Bolt, two of
the prominent men Of Easley were in
town last " weel1.
A heavy storm of wind passed over
the eastern section of this County
last Monday week. Trees were up
rooted, but no other damage done.
DR. Geo. w. Earle has shown us q
stalk of oats grown by him, over six
feet high. An acre of such oats would
produce from rs to 100 bushels.
The Sheriff has two new boarders,
a negro woman and her son, O lad.
They were sent up by Trial Justice
Gossett, on the charge Of house break.
ing.
Our Thompson and Sheriff Mauldin
visited Walhalla last Saturday. They
say Dedrick Biemann is the cloverest
man in the world, and Kaufman
veil dat lager it do beat the world.
Redmond is now in Jail, and if any
one desires to see him they can do so
by calling on theSheriff, who is quito
proud of this new acquisition to his
list of boardeEs, and takos great pride
in showing him.
A boy baby has been born in Pump-
kintown that weighs l23 pounds ard
is nine inches broad between the eyes.
Riley Ferguson and Van Jones v6uG:i-
es for this, and say the baby is Meda
ling, and its father is the happiest
soul on earth.
THE PUMPKINTowN DEMOCRATIC
CLUB AT a meeting held on the Ilth
ns'aut, unanimously nominated Mr.
4. B. i'ailef tor Couuty Commission.
cr--snbjcvt ia - nomination at the
prima"y election.
:. hILy. NoTI;E.-I have recently had
IL new water wheel put to my mill and
am now prepared to do any amount of
gr4nding and saving, in first class Or
TyS Ssr. only 3 ask '''S' + NDweonvx to oonv"o0
Married, at tho residences of tho
brides. mother, on the evening of the
23d instant, by Rev. Hugh McLees,
MIR. J. N. Smith aud Miss Mattie
Hollingsworth, all of Pickons.
ATTENTION SoLDIERs.-Wo arc re-
quoNted by Captain Griffin TO State
that the Hampton Home Guards will
meet at this place on Saieday in juno
(next Monday) for the purpose Of
making arrangement about uniform
for the company. A full attendance
OF. members ls desired.
10000 lbs. d. S. G. r. Sides, Sic.
800 kegs Nails, 10d, $2.75 per kcg.
500 bbIs. Flour, Family, $3.50 per
@bbl.
For sale by Ferguson & Miller,
Greenville, S. G. 2*
NoTIcE.-The Committee of the
Grand Jury, appointed at the last
term Of the Court to investigate outs
rages committed by Revenue Officers,
will meet at Pickens @. H.. on Saturs
day, the 9th day of June next. This
will be the last meeting of the COM
.mittee, and all persons wishing to give
Atheir testimony had better be present
on that day. r. e. STEELE,
Chairman.
We will place Pickens County o.
gainst any other County In the State
TOR an industrious population. You
may 60 from one side of the County
to the other, outside of the towns,
and you will scarcely see an idle
person. They are bent down to hard
work, and if they would only use the
economy of the French, German or
English, would soon get rich.
Our able Representative in Con-
gress, Hon. ID. Wyatt Aiken, has made
an effort to have money order Office
established at this place, but on &C.
count of the requirements, that the
postoffioe shall have an income of at
least $3.50 per annum, could not sues
coed, as Pickens has but $170. 1t
would be a great convenience to our
people if we could have one, for one
ban of the monetary exchanges might
be done through the postofice bv this