The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1878-08-08
LOCAL ITEMS.
Church Directory.


Secona Baptist Church, Rev. w. b. Single
ton Pastor, lst Sabbath and Saturday before
In each month 0t IL O. o'clock q. IN.
Rev. Hugh McLees, at Secona on 4th Sab.
bath at III O'clock a. tn and at the Methodist
Church in this place at O'Clock p. m.
Mountain parties pass through town
frequently. i.
Pickens has draft player that
challenges the State. He says he can
slick" alny man. !
Mr.. J. B. Findley had sow to die
with hydrophobia not long since. He
had killed mad dog in his yard q
short time before.
A young man, while on mountain
trip, is said to have drank two gallons
and a half of buttermllk at one time.
Candidates are now mounting the
rostrum in Pickens County. A lively
time ahead boys, but take it all good
humoredly.
We regret to learn that Mr.. A. S.
Smith, respectable citizen Of this
County, died at his residence three
and halt miles cast OF this place, on
last Saturday.
Mr.. Barney Jennings has shown us
a hens egg which was two inches and
three quarters in length and ono inch
and three quarters in circumference.
Maj. r. A. Child thinks he had O.
calf to dic with hydrophobia on last
Monday. II had refused to drink
water all day and about noon COM
menced bawing and biting in every
direction. 1t soon fell on the ground
and in it's prostrated condition bit
clean all tho grass and shrubbe y
within it's reach.
The PickonsviIle Democratic Club
will hold public meeting at Easley
on August the goth. 1t is very desir>
able that there be full turn out of
the members Of the club at this meet
ing, as there is good deal or impor~
tant business to be attended to, and
that is also the day fixed by the Coun-
ty Executive Committee for candi-
dates to address the people at Easley.
The Ctficors Of the club will please
meet me at Easley on the Saturday
preceding.
JOHN r. GossETT, President.
A goodly number of people were in
attendance on snlcd&y, last Monday
Candidates were rs thick us Shanks'
fcas in Central. Late in tho evening
when the candidates had all gone,
there were but seven PERSONS present
Our Bill Arp" remarked that these
seven were the only persons p, esent
all day except tho candidates, and if
they spent Il whole day with only
seven votes it would be necessary to
postpone tho election about three
years, in order that they might get
around and sec them all.
The Grcenville District Conference
of tho Methodist Episcopal Church
South, South Caroliun Conference,
will be held at Easloy, beginning on
Thursday, August 9Th, at 81 O'Clock.
Thore will De service of some kind
Wednesday night. Bishop Wightman
is expected TO bo with us on that oc.
casion, and will preach the deGicatory
sermon on Sunday morning at 10
O'clock.
A Presbyterian Church was or
ganized at this place on the 9th uIt.
by Rev. Mr.. Nall, and Major Thomas
III. Russell, appointed for that pur--
pose. Ire membership is small, but
we hope to see it rapidly increase,
and q fiourishiag church built up in
our midst. Mr.. Nall, preached on
Friday evening, Saturday and Sunday
ard made very fine impression on
bis congregation. Rev. Hugh Me-
Lees, we suppose, will be the regular
pastor
After over four wecl1s drought.
good rain fell in this vicinity last
week, Some sections of the
County have been extremely dry TO-,
weeks and the crops have been con-
siderably damaged, yet with good
rains from now on, we hopo to have
fair crop. -
DARLING, LISTEN TO My STORY
Certainly she will, if it is the "Old
Old Story" and you tell it sweetly
but don't be too hasty IN your wooing
Send her first o copy of Harry Percy's
beautiful new song named above, anC
thus gracefully hint your intentions
Ask your music dealer for it or en-,
close 40 cents TO. the Publishers, Lud,
den q Bates, Savannah, Ga.
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A Man Of Thousand.
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