The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1878-05-02
FOCAL ITEMS.

Secona next Sunday. ..'
Who will present us with the first
watermelon next summer.
The matrimonial outlook is very
favorable. @'. ...
d IL is said bachelors do not live as
long as married mon, No need of a
moral. = ,..t..,....,......
Tho bed bugs will soon make their
appearance. So :,.n1.. ... ....' =, A.
No reports about mad dogs this
week. ra,.a...... ,,...
The cats are playing havoc with
the young chickens abouttown. -.
The Enon Baptist Sunday School is
Aourishing. It numbers 165 mem,
bers. ...a.. ....
One of our noighbors says the red
foxes has grabbed up his potatoes and
cut off his peas
Bolton o. Amber killed fine tur>
ky, on Browns Mountain, last Friday
morning. .....
w. A. Rogers killed mad dog in
the lower portion of the County the
other day. .o:.
THE house @fiy@ has made it's appear
ance. and q full stock now on hand.
A large yield may be expected.
When man has no bills against
bin he feels as though he belonged to
the nobility. ss..'0 ~.'. F.. y.
M. F.. Ansel, Esq, rising young
lawyer, of Greenville was in town last
Saturday, looking after business cons
nected with his profession.
The Committee appointed by Judge
Mackey to investigate the outrages
committed by Revenue officials on un-
offending citizens, meets at this place
next Saturday. Allhaving complaints
to make should be present.
We return thanks to Judge Field
for fine mess of deliscious straw
berries. The Judge is true granger
and has now the finest garden in tho
country.
PROMOTED. Sour fellow townsman
Capt. r. A Child has been commis>
siohed, by the Governor, Judge Advo-
cate of the 11th Brigade, 81 Division
Of Volunteer State Troops, with tho
rank as Mayor.
Read the advertisements Of aales cf
valuable property, TO be sold by tho
Clerk and Sheriff. on Monday next,
and come TO town prepared to buy
yourself rich.
Ballou's Monthly Magazine for May
is replcte, rs usual, with tho choicest
reading matter. 1t is published by
Thomos T. Talbot, % Hawley, Street,
Boston, Mass. ..4 4..,.... 49,. .r-
- The attorney of this place who had
invested his capital in horse collars,
informs, us that he has sold out, and
howpreposes'to to pocket the proceeds,
go,intop Bankruptcy and let his cree
ditors TO to'h-l Helena. We hope
toghaye report next week from The
ono who invested in homo made jeans.
sfphe Two colored boys who were
confifed in Jail for having developed
certain traits moro becoming tho bo-
vino and canine species Of tho animal
creation, such as barking, biting, but~
ting ard occasionally rearing up be-
hind ike the mile, were taken to the
Asylum last Thursday by Mr.. W. 4.
Mears and Robert Ellis. "....'
." Welearn that Captain Russell, our
newly appointed County Treasurer,
now has his bond ready, and will file
itibefore, the Board Of County Com
n1issioners at their next meeting for
their approval We notice nearly ell
otherl Treasurers in the State have
ADVERTISED chat they would open their
books On the first May: The Board
should call an early meeting to ap
prove Capt. Ru ssell:s bond.
John H., Kendall & Co., of 421
Broadway, N. Y, are now offering
their valuable Homestead Lock Stitch
Sowing Machines for the low price of
$20. This puts first class machine
within the reach of all, and by pur>
chasing you will find it to be q money
making, labor saving Investment. See
advertisement. D. ali, ~.
- REVENUE OUTRAaEs. The Com
fnittees sof three Grand Jurors, appoin.
ted % the last term of Court for this
County, by the Hon. T.. J. Mackey,
Presiding Judge, to take testimsny 10
regard to outrages committed by Re-
venue officials, will meet in the Grand
Jury Room at Pickons G. IT,, on the
4th day of May, next. All parties in
possession Of any information con.
corning outrages committed by said