The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1878-06-06

The blackberry and "huckleberry"
crops are promising. .... .@..... =.
Tho heat is becoming oppressive.
MIR. James has lionizod his dog
"Mpjor,n,' -, .a.r
Attend the Democratic Club meet
ing in the Court House next Saturday
evening.
The bridge across Wolf Creek, near
Mr.. Joab Mauldin's old place has
been repaired. A thing badly needed.
The Pumpkintown Democratic Club
meets on tho second Saturday in
each month. >.,-.y , ....
Subscribe and pay for THE SENrIN-
Ell, and keep posted on the events of
the campaign. "....'
We regrot that the communication
from Easloy was received too late for
publication this week. 1t will appear
next woek. We hope ourfriend will
continue to give us notes from that
place. ..
The Pickens &. II Democratic
Club will meet at this place on Sat-
urday evening next, af 4 o'clock p. m.
A full attendance is desired.
'."' - i ID: f. BRADLEY, Pres.
Mr.. w. A. Lesley has discovered gold
on his r .ce, lying partly inside the
corporate limits of Pickcns, and has
four particles of the precious metal
taken fromQono panning of dirt.
We have seen an Irish potato raised
by DR.. G. w. Earle, in this place, of
the Peerless variety, which weighed
a half pound. This is decidedly the
best we have seen this season. .
The timo for assessing property be-
gan on tho Let inst.
The steps and covering over the
outside Of tho store house, formerly
occupied by e. II. Griffin, Jr., adds
somewhat to tho looks Of that place.
The time of yoar for sitting in front.
of stores and whiting on pine boxes
has arrived, and some arc making use
of it. n
SUDDEN DEATH Rev. V. Young, q
Baptist minister, died suddenly, at his
residence near Liberty Station, about
IL o'clock on Sunday last.
Coon WHEAT.-Mr. J. Il. IIirkeey
has shown us bunch Of wheat heads
grown on his plantation, by Mr.. W.
A. Hunnicutt, which we pronounce
very fne. He has about II acres
like the sample shown us.
Mr.. Jas. X. Kirkscy of this County,
has invented Il new plowestocl1 which
Completely fills the bill. Mr.. X. is
going to have it patented, and we
trust he may make a fortune out of
his invention.
Mr.. w. A. Madldin, of Easley, has
a cow which gave 23 quarts and one
Pintsof milk at one milking. This
shSpld be evidence enough TO our
farmers of the impantance of improv-
ing their stock. The cow is q cross
batween our common stock and an
9snported stock, tho name of which
ywo do not know. ...........r
THANKs-We return thanks to Mrs.
'Thos., Looper and Mrs. Miles Single
ton for nice cake sent us from the Da
'cusvilo picnic.
0 See notices of County Treasurer
Russell and County Auditor Davis in
this issue. Those OF our taxpayers
who desire to pay the first instalIment
OF their tax, will he afforded an op-
apoftuhity to do so by Capt. Russell,
while, Mr.. Davis will receive returns
ofornext year. .-
II The dweIIing house of. Mr.. Earle
Ferguson, near Basley, was broken
into on last Saturday night and nearly
everything in it except the bedding
nstolent There. was no clue TO the
thieves upto last Sunday evening.
@ Joe Hendricks. coIored, killed n
horn snake last week near Mr.. A. e
Kelly's, which measured s feet and d
inches in length The horn, which
seRsn n AE