The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1878-01-24
No bodv, killed this. week.


Our,Judge of Probate called on his
"Professor" last week. ,..,
mBuRNED.-We learn; that, q little,
child Of about two years old, Of Mr..
VIM. Major, Of Dacusville township,
was severely burned, by boiling, water,
one day last week, by the turning
over of. kettle. The burn is very
serious if not fatal. ,1,.,., 1,<@,.. '.',''.
Several 'paHes of glass are out of
the .sashes in the School Commits
sioners, Office. The County Commis-
siopers should have them put in. We
don't think the County ygCommissioners
would sit in their office long, such
weather as this, without repairing
their own windows. = ''' .. -
The members of the Medical Society
of Pickens County, are earnestly re-
quested TO meet saleday in February,
to ira arsact important business. BY
order the Secretary. " 80 =,
Mr.. Aaron Thomas was brought be>
fore Trial Justice Taylor on last Thurs
day, charged with whipping. Mrs. j..
Borin and daughter After q pre-
liminary hearing, Mr. Thomas was
bound over tor his appearance at the
Sessions Court tor trial. .,t
.EsAN ACCIDENT. = We are panied to
learn that on last Sunday evening
Mrs. Ann Griffin, widow of our late
esteemed fellow townsman E. II. Grit
fin, ST., Esq, was thrown from her
horse not far from town, and painfully
bruised, but no bones broken.
Our Clerk Of Court is becoming im-
patient to see another show. He re-
quests US to advertise for one to come
aronnd, even if its nothing but tree
balloon ascension, or a tight rope per-
tormance. "Just look at her, wont
your
Married, on January 17lh, 1873, by
Rev. Thom>s Looper, Mr.. joseph
JuLIAN 10 Miss LOUISA HESTER, all of
Pickens.
Blythe same, on the same evening,
at the residence 0f the brides father,
MR. SALTER HENDRIX, to Miss M1LLY
CRENsIlAw, all OF Pickens.
L
prompt and proper action on their
cases, should employ an attorney re-
sidenta at Washington. We direct
attention to Fosters Patent Office,
500, 7th street, Washington, D. T.. MI.
Foster has prncticed before the Patent
Office, .l8 years. Seud to him for
p,tm plllets and references ...
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CARELESS HANDLING OF FIREARMS
We read almost daily OF tho acci-
dental shooting OF some person, either
by"themsclves or some ono else. IL is
duily-occurrencc, and we, ofPicicns,
have had our share fit. A few years
ago n very cstimablc young man, Mr.
Hughes, was sh OF and instantly killed,
by one Mr.. Durham, in the public
road, 3Cne mile from this place. Mr..
Durham was tried for this deed and
his defense was that the shooting was
q pure accident, he not knowing tho
pistol was loaded. He protessed the
deepest ponitence, and claimed Mr..
Hughes as near and dear friend;
whether sincere or not we do not
know. ,Only few weeks ago Mr..
Hall shot and instantly killed, within
two miles OF this place, a little negro
boy about ten years old. He also ,rs-
aerts that he did not know tho pist,
was loaded, but pointed at the boy
and snapped it only to trighten hlm,
asyhe had often done before, lie had
the pistol in his hand only short
time before the shoe ing, and it was
then empty. Hal's stcp~son had
loaded it in the interim. Some time
back two young mon Of this County
near, friends, were together, when one
of them playfulIy remarked to the
other, "I believe III shoot you," and
presented tho pistol which he held in
his hand, toward his friend, ana pu /
ed the trigger; the pisto! fired and the
ball passed through the young mans
hat, Just above his head. These are
only. few Instances OF tho mum bcr oi
accidents resulting from the careless
handling Of FIREARMS in our own
county, while hundreds OF just such
eases are daily occurring Throughout
the country. This should be stopped
If the people will learn no better sense
than. to present guns and pistols oat
each, other, the Legislature should
takeothe matter in hand, and enact
tho severost punishment for person
pointing gun, or fire~arm of any do
scription, at another, even. though the
gun Or pistol should, upon inspection
prove to be empty, and without eith",
lock, tube or touch hole; and wher
death is the result 1T should be made