The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1878-02-21
Bring in your chickens.

The days are lenghthening.
1t is time 20 commence gardening.
3 Who will have the best garden this
I year. yE #.. .. "..'
Z We havo heard nothing ofmad dogs
this week. Are they oil dead?
The back mountains are still white
with snow. .... r=.
See change in advertisement Of j.
T. Gossett 4 Go.
Sheriff Mauldin has ten upstairs
boardcrs.
The Legislature has at last elected
Judges. Itis hoped we will have a
court this term.
Our people are in n muddIe. They
don't know wat 10 do about the rail-
road tax.
- Mr. J. Fl. Newton Of Central. says he
was not bit by mad dog. He don't
believe in mad dogs. and tells the
timcrous not to be frightened,
REs1eNED.-W. r. Berry, County
Treasurer, and John o. Davis, Esq,
County Auditor, have resigned. Gov.
Hampton has accepted their resigna>
ton, and we now have neither Treas
urer or Auditor.
. Mr.. j. =. Thompson has purchased
the let known as tho Molly Mccoy
place. The building is now undergo-
ing thorough repair and when com
Thnp, ,,,t
Punch's AImanacl1 for 1878, is now
ladied out TO American readers at only
10 cents. Address l. e. Cearleigh,
No. 217 Broadway, New York.
Z We regret to learn that tho wife OF
Capt. John II. Bown, living in the
lower part of our County, died one
day last week. Shc leaves an infant
about four weeks old. We deeply
mpathize with Capt. Bowen and his
family in their sad bereavement.
There are many articles in the
March number of Ballou's Magazine
which should DO examined by the
. reader. 1t is published ~ Thomes 4
Talbot, % Hawicy Street, Boston, at
$3.50 year, or l5cts. single number
The first question asked you when
you meet friend: "What about this
railroad tax?" Reply: "Don't know.
What do you think?" Il thinkd-n it::'
so do - and they stroll off to tho
Trcasurer's offioc to watch the inter-
cst'ng process of collecting.
DENTIsTRY.-Mr. G.. g. Simmons,
of Waihaila, an experienced dentist,
will visit our town on Tuesday, the
Goth Instant. He is supplied with all
the latest improved dentist tools, and
can, if wanted give you an entire new
set Of masticators All having work
in this line to 10, would do well to
call on him.
Hon. ID. F. Bradley paid us fly
ing visit on last Saturday. He left
here Monday. lie took advantage in
the iuil after the excitement of tho
election of Judges to run homo before
the important question Of the bond
settlement camo up. He'll be on
hand when it does come up and will
vote for repudiating all fraudulent
bonds.
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cellent literary paper, buplished by
, John ID. Seals, Atlanta Ga. 1t is full
OF the very best original and selected
reading matter, and should be encour.
aged by the people Of the South. 1t
should be circulated among your
children to cultivate in them a taste
for reading. Subscription only $1OO
year.
The Cheraw and Chester Railroad
is now running trains rapidly between
Chester and Rich Hill.
LIGHT FINGERED GENTRY.-WhiIe
Waddy was busy waiting on some
customers, one day last week, some
one borrowed five boxes of sardines
out Of a box he had just opened. He
thinks they have had them long
enough, and respectively asks their
return. He desires the parties boy
rowing the fish to return them in per.
son, as he wishes to introduce them
to the Sheriff, polite and courteous
gentleman, who will furnish them
apartments and board free of charge.
The Sheriff can play "mine host'' to
perfection.
Bishop Marvin's "To the East by
way of the West," Marvin" lectures
on the "Errors of the Papaoy," and
Rev. Eugene r. Hendricks "Around