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scraps From the Mountains.

Mr.. EDfToR-We notice that The
SENTINEL has correspondent from
almost every section of the County,
except the highlands, and now that
Redmond is in jail" we think your
spicy little paper ought to bo repre-
sontcd from the mountains. Some
weeks since you solicited campaign
notes and news from all parts of our
County. Well, we haven't any cams
paign notes up here. The farmers
have a bought fertilizers and gave
their "cotton option" notes, and they
conclude that is quite notes enough
for tho present, especially until they
see how "Old King" will mature this
far up the country. Some fow have
tried him for several years, but all
have invested in fertilizers and king
cotton this time, or ut least a majori-
ty. Well, it is a matter of necessity,
not of choice. The idea of hauling
corn thirty miles and selling it at so
cents per bushel will make any man
scratch his head. Tho mountain boys
say, select your best mon to fill the
various offices and when election day
comes they will be on hand, 'true-
blue" for Hampton and honest gov~
ornment. Eastatoe has one store in
full blast, kept by the Messis King,
whose gentlemanly department has
won for them many warm friends.
Report says that the Revenue officers
are taking up the old sows in the
Cane Crock country and smelling of
their breath to see if there is any scent
of the Illicit about them. We shouldn't
like to be on that detail. Wheat har.
vest is on band, and tho farmers are
very busy fighting General Grcen.--
Wheat is thought to be about half a
crop. RUSTIC.
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: Gel. LAikenon ,KeYenue Outrages.

y Gel. IAikenOn Revenue Outrages.
We publish on our outside thisweek
IA speech made by Hon. D. Wyatt
Aiken. 10 Congfess, on Revenue OUT
RACES in, this Congression District.
Col. Aiken had been misinformed as
to the capture of Redmond, as we sup
pose he is the individual referred to-,
but as to his other statements, they
are tfuo bill. We only regret that
the Col. had not been posted on all
the outrages committed by those
scamps, in order that he might have
boon able to lay all the facts before
the country. Col. Aiken's voice is the
first raised in the halls of Congress in
behalf of an outraged people, 1--WE do
not mean violators of the law, but in-
nocent people,) and whom tho report
Of the committee of the Grand Jury,
with the testimony taken by them, is
made public, Col. Aiken will have
sufficient facts TO enable him, we trust,
to correct the evils, OF which the poo
pie are 80 loudly complaining, and
givo them relief from the presence and
oppression of tho men who are now
disgracing the Government they pre-
tend to represent. The tyranny and
oppression of these officials must bo
corrected, and once the facts arc put
in proper shape and placed in the
hands of Col. Aiken, we believe he is
the mad 10 do it.
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Items From the City.
MEMBER.
EAsLEY, J une 10, 1877;
lines superlatively dull.

Times superlativoly dull.
Easlev slang is mum, mum, mum.
They didn't ft-'twas merely mis-
apprehension.
Capt. Berry's reaper attracted a
good deal of attention on Saturday
last. 1t was at work for Mr. w. A..
Mauldin, who, by the way, has the
best wheat we have seen. Our farm
ers should introduce more of the Ia
borsaving implements. 1t will pay
them.
Harvesting is now. in full blast We
trust the crop is better than has been
expected.
We have been blessed with somo
very pretty showers for the past few
days, and none too soon did they
como.
Farmers have worked their crops
unusually well in this section and, if
seasonabIo from this on, will doubtless
handle some of "that silver" next
fall.
Our friend and orator of tho Light
Guards, Mr.. II. A. Richey, is ont on
an extensive mountain tour. He ex-
poets to have a regular "Mohegan"
time.
Some of our young friends have ac.
quired quite reputation ior--famil>
iarity. So much, we suppose, for the
want of little more caution.
80 see the choir gather round the
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Sheriff S Said
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
PICKENs COUNfT. d"

DY virtue Of an execution to me dfeeted
IL will sell to the highest bidder at Ickens
Court House on Saleday in July next, ,lurlng
the legal hours of sale, the following prop
erty, to wit:
All that Tract or Parcel Of Land siRate i'm
Pickens County, on both sides Of ON prong
Of Shoal Creek. waters Of Saluda r fer, ad-
jong lands Of Jesse Crenshaw, SOsewen
Hill and others, and containing To Hum
dred Acres, more or less. It being he place
whereon }. s.. Hendricks now lives Levied
on as the property of Abel Hendricks, at the
suit Of Martha Jones. '-. -
TERMS CASH--Purchaser to ny extra
for titles.
. Rs9s.If terms not complied with ia day Of
sale, property to be resod ut risk Il forater
purchaser. <'-- - 4 .n'n n....
June II. 1878 40
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Court.

The following letter, from Judge
Kershaw to Capt. EarIo, settles the
question of Court at this place.
ABBEvILLE, June 7, 1878.
W b. Earle. Esq, GreenUiUe s. c.
DEAR SIR:-In reply to your favor
of the 9Th inst, l can assure you Of
my purpose TO hold the Court at Pick
ems in accordance with the provisions
Of the law. Neither l nor aWy other
officer of the State has authority to
dispense with it that I an aware Of.
The civil business that may be trans
acted, you aro aware, is limited by the
terms of tho act Of 1877. '.''s
Yours truly. j. B. KERsHAw.
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organ and dispense the4r,sweet music
SO "Yariously" appears quite city-like.
Still, this doesn't pay for the instru~
mept. ~ "a
From all reports, there will! be as
many candidates as voters in the com.
ing campaign. Tho moro the NOR
rier. Hurrah for Hampton. :.
Tho chang in the schedule of the
passenger trains on the Air Line will
be n great Improvement on the old
one. Parties travelling in this way
and wishing to stop over here can do
SO without losing nights rest. A
considerable item, as long as tho days
are just now. - .""'. .- ... '
Our little town gradually, but sure
ly, approaches city. Several of our
citizens have built new residences,
while Others have improved their
premises considerably by fencing,
painting, DC. But just wait, now, till
we build tho Easley, Bolton and Wil>
liamston Railroad, and then our little
town will rise up at once, rally TO the
u OuO) uilu tOOn Will pti vi
nificanco upon such little places rs
Charleston, Atlanta, &c Here I'll
hush, lest your readers should accuse
me Of exaggerating.
a pair OF so-ca!ed Frenchmen pass
cd through town on Saturday, carry
ing With them a pet bear that would
do little ofeverything for q nickle.
1t created quito sensation.
The Light Guards are in q fourish>
ing condition. All that they lack now
is their guns.
1t is reported that party of four
Revenue officials shot and killed q Mr..
Ladd on yesterday, somewhere above
Pickens. 7 ley thought he WAS the
notorious Lewis r. Redmond One
of tho officers took the train here last
night and has doubtless affected his
escape, if such WAS his intention.
DOUGLAS.
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Railroad Meeting.

At o meeting Of tho ciLizons of the
town Of Easlcy, held at Masonic Hall,
on tho evening OF the 5lh instant, to
consider the propriety of subscrip-
ton to the capital stock of the Easley,
Bolton and Williamson Railroad, Mr..
John r. Gossott was called to the
chair and w. NJ. Hagood was rcquos
ted to act as secretary.
The Chairman upon assuming the
chair, gavo full and concise state
ment of tho object of tho meeting,
after which the following resolutions
were offered by Maj. r.. W. RUSSELL
and after somo spirited and interest.
ing remarks from Maj. Thos. II. Rus
sell and others, were voted upon and
carried. Bo it
.ReSolUed, That we the citizens Of
the town Of Easley, in public meeting
assembled, cOnceiving that the builds
ing of the proposed Easley, Belton and
Williamson Railroad will be of great
material benefit to Easley, by largely
increasing its population, enhancing
the value of real estate, bringing in
capital, by making the town Rail-
road centre, &c. Therefore, be it fur
ther
Resolved, That in order to make the
building of eaid road certainty to
that extont, we do hereby instruct the
corporate authorities of the town Of
Easley to subscribe to the capital
stock of said Easley, Bolton and Will
liamston Railroad, the sum Of ten
Thousand dollars, the said stock to be
paid tor in coupon bonds of tho town.
Said bonds to be redeemable in ten
and twenty years, and TO bear inter-
est at six per cent per annum. The
denomination Of said bonds to be ono
| hundred, three hundred, and five hun
dred dollars, and the coupons Of sa d
bonds to bo receivable in payment Of
| town taxes.
On motion, it was further
| ReSolUed, That the Secretary be re-
| Quested TO notify the town authorities
of the proceedings of this meeting, and
request that they submit to tho QuaIi~
| fed voters Of the town some time
during tho month Of June, the ten
thousand dollars subscription; also,
confer with w. @. Brown at Bolton,
! S. c., and ascertain ut what time and
place the corporators should meet to
organize, and to furnish him with a
| copy of those proceedings.
TWAS moved that the proceedings
of this meeting be Furnished the Pick
ems SENTINEL for publication, with
request that the GreenviIe Daily
News, Anderson 1nteligencer and
Temperance Banner copy the same.
JNO. r. GOSSETT, Char.
w. M. HAGooD, Sec'y.
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CENTRAL ITEMS.

DEAR SENTINEL-It has been q long
time since we have seen anything of
our little town in your very interest
ing columns. Perhaps wo can furnish
you with something that will interest
you.
Central can boast Of good school,
also two Sunday schools. We will
tell you first about our SCHOOL, which
cannot be beat in Pickcns County.
All of tho pupils here can boast of a
good teacher. 1t would make You
teel happy to visit their school room,
which is well filled with attentive
scholars; there are no vacant seats
there, they arc all occupied. [ Can
not tell you all, you must go those
yourself When you get there You
will be received by tho teachers
hearty welcome, and then by his as
sistanL's winning smile. If yon hap>
pen to be single fellow, you bad bet
ter be careful when you 60 there, for
her smile would melt the heart of a
stone or marble image, if it had enc.
She glidcs arounI among her little
pupils with all the grace Of a queen;
but | mnst stop, she might not like
for me to tell you all of her sweet
ways, until you SOC her YOURSELF
Then, after you have been welcomed
by the teachers, You may glance
around the room and find pleasant
smile on every one of their rosy lips
for you. They do not look like they
were afraid you would hear what they
said when they recite their lessons, or
that they wished you were not there.
Directly the opposite; they are glad
to have you there, for they like to let
people see what they know. l can
tell you they are no sleepy set, and if
you don't believe me, 60 and sec for
yourself-but remember the warning
[ gave you about Capt. R. L. Lewis
assistant.
The next that I will tell you about
is our Sunday school at Mount Zion
church. 1t has about 60 scholars, and
if you ever have the pleasure to be
present at our Sunday school, and
want TO hear a good lesson recited and
explained, ask where Bible Class No.
2 sits, and get somo place near them.
l think their young hearts will under
stand rs much of the Bible as anybody
ever has. They make it regular
study; so they may be able TO learn
You something if you will join their
class. Besides the Methodist, we havo
a Baptist Sunday school, when has
recently been organized. We hope it
may prove success. The Methodist
Sunday school meets in the morning
and the Baptistin the evening, so we
hope to attend both.
With much love to all my Pickons
and Central friends, will close for
tbs time. SYLVIA.
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Reliable Evidence.

ot;,ol Mr.. H. r. STEVENs-Desr Sir:TI 4
0' will most cheerfully add my tes.5
Itimony to the great number you
etlne have already received in nafavorOfT-
your great and good medicine,
for do not think en-;
lough can be said in its ppeise; for
l was troubled over thirty, years
etihe with that dreadf6l disease, Ca
tarrh, and had such bad cough
'etineling spells that it would seem as
Though never could breathe any
.etina more, and Vegetine has cured me; :
'"' and do feel to thank God all the
time that there is so good medi-
,etlnoI cine as Vegetine, and also think
it is one Of. the best medicines for
.etine coughs, and weak, sinking feel
ings at the stomach, and advise
.o.; }every body to take the VsgetiHe,
'oI'ho for cau assure them it is one Of
the best medicines that ever wGs.
,etlne Mrs. L. GORE, .,a'
~. Cor. Magazine and Walnut =.
.otine Sts., Cambridge, Mass.
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The inquiry "when is the primary
election to come, off" is still PROFOUND
cd TO us occasionally. I Some OF the
candidates say they do not intend TO
come out until the election is ordered.
All right gentlemen, your Eve dollars
is just as good ono time as another
u is the same price if the announce
5nent dosn't 60 in but once. ~
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EasIey Light Guards.
'EAsLEY, S. C., juno 3, 1878.

. EAsLEY, S. O., juno 8, 1878.
Mr.. EpIToE- As per request OF the
company I will try and give you
some dots as to the progress Of the mill.
tary in our city! Tho young mon OF
this place have been working for tho
past week or ten day to get up mill
itary company, and on Friday last
they called II meeting at the Masonic
Hall, for tho purpose of organizing,
eiectecting officers, &c. On compar-'
ing the list OF. members, which had
been gotten up by tho lieutenants, it
was found that we had about forty
members enrolled-frst rate begins
ming. 1t appears that the meeting
was not generally known, and eonse-
quently there was not very full at
tendance. The meeting was called to
order by electing Mr.. G. II. Martin
Chairman, and q. A. Bruce, Secretary.
On motion Of the Secretary, it was
resolved that the officers to DO elected
should serve to the first of December.
The leading ones elected were as fol-
lows: Captain, G. p. A. Spyers; First
Lieutenant, A. M. Runion; Second
Lieutenant, G. a, Bruce; Third Licu>
tenant, E. X. Gossett; Orderly Ser
gcant, O. G. Folger; Quartermastcr,
II. A. Richcy. After the election, Mr..
Richey was unanimously called on for
q speech, and replied in short, but
very eloquent and ,animaLcd address
worry appropriate, in every particular,
to the occasion. The speakers ready
wit and most supclfuous outflow of
words and phrases, as yet unknown
to Webster, was the cause of an overs
whelming applause. Our Captain,
then took the door, and in his easy
and gra ,etul style. thanked US for the
honor we had conferred upon him in
making him our leader. lie begged
to be excused from making speech,
as he was no orator and, furthermore,
thought that ono such speech as we
had just heard was enough for one
time. 1t then being in order to select
IL title for the company, ono name
after another was proposed, until fl
nally it was decided that Tho style OF
tho company should be tho "EAsLEY
L1anT GUARDS" We can only object
to the second word in the title, and
we trust the company may be any
thing else but light. think it alto
gcther unnecessary for me to attempt
to impress the members of the Guards
with tho Importance of prompt atten>
dance to the meetings. We can make
no enterprise Il success unless VIC. take
IN interest in it.
Besides tho military excitement,
there is yet another cpcdcmic feeding
upon time and attention of some Of
our citizens, whose talent runs more
into the channel Of the musical than
the military. They say we are to
haze 1t choir and an organ, or rather,
that we have a choir and also an organ
on trial. Now, surely the good pco-
pie Of Easloy will not suffer this in~
strumont to be carried away for tho
want of liberal subscription. we trust
not. Let us 90 to work and pay for
it, and in year honce we will not
miss the money.
Business in the city is fearfully dull
at this season. Oh, for q polar night,
that we might spend our summer in
the land of dreams. WoIl, enough for
this time. Will probably. let you
hear from us again.
MEMBER.
II
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CANNOT BE
E K G. E T. L ED.
CHARLEsToMN, MASS

Mr.. II. r. SrEgENs-Dear Sir:
This is to certify that I have used
your "BIood Preparation in my
family for several years, and thiAk
that, for Scrofula or Cankcrous
Humors or Rheumatic AEections,
it cannot be excelled; and, as q
blood purifier or spring medicine,
il is the best thing l have ever
used, and / have used almost
everything. l can cheerfufy re-
commend it to any one in ped Of
such medicine. Yours rispect-
fully, Mrs. A. a. DINs3oRE
No. 10 Russell streSt.
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Clerks Sal les.
The State Of South CarOIim9
COUNTY OF PIoKNs.
IN COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
G. W, Latham, against w. A. Ct yde and r.
f. Holcombe ..." ..

VI. w Lhlhhin1 hSalnSC w. "A. OIyQe ana ;ho
L. Holcombe. ... 81.
Judgment Of foreclosure AID Sale,
I N pursuance of n decretal ord4 made in
Il the above stated case, and to he directed,
l will sell to the highest bidder,at Piokens
Court House, on Saleday in July next, tho
Premises described in said orderI to wit: .
All that TRACT Of LAND, 81 hate in the
County and State aforesaid, containing -
acres, more or less, and more particularly
described in the mortgage given BY the said
W. A. Clyde to the said G. W. latham.
TERMS: One>half cash, the balance on q
ctedit Of twelve months; purchaser TO give
bond and security, with mortgage, to secure
balance Of purchase mony.
Purchasers to pay for papers.
Witness my hand and official Ieal at Pick
ems Court House, this 9th day of June, 1878.
j. j. LEWIS, cor.
Bas~Purchase money and cos5 TO be- paid
on day Of sale. or the property will be rea
sold at risk of former purchaser
June 6, 1873 80
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Two sections Of this County were
visited by heavy hail storm on last
Sunday. The track Of one OF the
storms lay across the County south of
this place, and passing near Central.
The othel passed along the foot of the
mountains. Considerable damage was
done To the growing crops.
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.. GIVES ro ~. ,..
He ealth, Strength, and
Appetite. .n...., ..

My daughter has received great, !.
benefit from the uso of VegeeiMe.
Her declining health was a source
of great anxiety to all her friends
"a few bottles of Vegetine restored
her health, strength, and appetite
N. H. TILDEN, -.
Insurance and Real Estate Agent,
No. 40 Sears Building,
Bos ton, Mass.
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Peace in Eurone.

Russia and England have agreed to
an European Congress, to which each
will submit their griovcancos. This
secures peace in Europe for the pres
ent at least, and cotton planters in
tho South may breathe more easily.
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SB- our price for announcing a can-
G2iaate is $500, cash in aduance. Posi-
tirely no announcement t0W be inserted
without the cash accompanies the same.
Candidates and their friends toiU take
due notice and govern themselves accor-
dinghy. ..'. .... g.. ~.
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Paw of LEGISLATORS.

DEAR SENTINEL-As my name has
been brought before tho public in a
somewhat conspicuous way, in IN ar
ticIe on tho above subject, in your is>
sue Of June the 9th 1878. Concern
ing the matter referred TO, beg to
say: In the speech at Dacusville, re-
ferrod to in tho article, in speaking of
the available funds for free school
purposes, | saiG, "Thcre is no longer a
State appropriation. They must de-
pond upon the 2 mills and the poll
tax, and out of that amount, though
small enough, the School Commission
or's salary is paid. Though the pco-
pie may console themselves with the
fact that, in common with other saIa-
r!es, it has been reduced to about
$4,000 year. 1t is said that the
Legislature rednccd all salaries until
they rcachcd their OWE, there their
reform and economy gavo Gus" In
reading tho article ailudcd to, one
might think that what had said had
engendcrcd i'll feeling on tho-part of
THE SENTINEL; but know such is not
the case. Dor cannot be when the
whole paragraph is taken. Having
said this much, l feel that nothing
further is required Of inc, and shall
say no more. Gro. w. SINGLETON.
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CHICAGO, Juno '2.-Under date of
April IS, Major Guld IIges, command
ing the Seventh Intanlry at Fort
Benton, Informs the military head
quarters hore that the hostile Sioux,
Arrapahoes, Cheyonnes and other
Indians, assembled at the eastern
corner of Cypress Mountain, known
as Sitting Bulls camp, contemplate
an early invasion south Of tho boun~
Diary line. Major Ilgcs considers the
situation serious. Two thousand war;
riors, trusted by nobody in that re-
gion, fully armed and equipped, def
ant and ready for fight, have caused
him TO move his forts to new place,
botter fitted for defense. Sitting Bull
recently made a|rancorous harangue
promising to return to the United
States when the grass grows and
make the soldiers weep. & grand
war dance and mustoring, of various
tribes followed the speech.
A dispatch from Boise City repreL
sents that three hundred Bannock
Indians, after robbing a station and
capturing two freight trains, fled to
the lava beds, whero there are 800 of
them in strong position with wood,
water and grass to last them all the
summer,
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The NintyeSix Guardian, one of
our most valued exchanges, has en-,
tered upon its second volume. The
Guardian is o sprighuy and ably
edited paper. Long may she wave.
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Rock HILL. S. c.. June 4.-Fully
half the business portion Of this town
was laid in ashes last night. The fire
started in the store on the corner of
Main and Rail. Dad streets, occupied
by j. G. Sharpe. At quarter past 10
p. m. the clerk WHO slept in the store
walked out, leaving II burning lamp
resting on the top Of a bed post which
had been sawed off just above tho bed
Fifteen minutes later the building was
discovered in flames, and the suppo-
sit ion is the lamp either exploded or
fell on the bed as the young man
withdrew, and thus caused the con-
tlagration. Tho fire was rapidly com
municatcd to the adjoining buildings
the dry weather and strong wind
blowing greatly facilitating the speed.
The fire companies, white and color-
ed, aided fy the citizens generally,
made heroic efforts, but not until
o'clock did they succeed in subduing
the flames.
The total loss is estimated at $48,-
$50. Amount insured $27,750.
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Thanks TO Judge Field for lot of
the finest onions and beets of tho sea-
son.
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Notice..

A Lii persons having demands against tho
N firm of EATON & WATKINS will pre-.
sent. them to the undersigned by the 4th of
August next. -,
q WILLIAM WATKINS.
may 8os1878 Ss
TO Make Money pleasantly and
iast, agents should address
FINLEY, HARVEY q Co, Atlanta; Ga.
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