The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1881-01-06
Ge--minety !
Happy Now Year.

ing several days amongst US.
Miss Minnie Bruce, of our town, is
visiting friends at Eiberton, Ga.
Col. A. 9 Hughes and Mr. w. G.
Field, formerly citizens Of Pickens, but
now Of Georgia, were in town on
Monday last.
Misses Lizzie and Florence Thomp>
son, two Of Walhalln's gay and ac-
complished young ladies, spent tho
holidays in Pickens on visit to rela>
tives and friends.
The now Board of County Com
missionors have organized, elected A.
B. Talloy Chairman and gone rogu-
larly TO work.
Tho January coupons on tho County
Railroad bonds arc being paid prompt
~ by the County. This stops further
litigation, and consequently cost to
tho County.
Mr.. James p. Cary graduate of
Adger College, with some ex-
perlence as teacher, will take charge
of the High School at this place the
present year. For terms, &C., see ad.
vertiscmcnt in this issue.
We return thanks to MIR. JULIUS E,
BoGGs for tho ablc and satisfactory
manner in which he conducted the
editorial department of THE SENTINEL.
during our absence attending tho scs>
sion OF the Legislature.
Tho Christmas tree at Mt. Zion
aucccRs notwithstanding the inclcm-
"ncy Of the weather. Tho tree was
loaded with valuable and appropriate
gifts, especially appropriate were the
presents received hy some of the BACH
clol~.
The Legislature ndjnu,nc on tho
morningnf tho 24th I'll, Several i'm
pertain, bills were passed. Wo will
publish such Of them ms are Of interest
I" our readers from time 10 time.
:. The recent SHOWS covered the
ground ten inches deep. and on Thurs
day morning Of last week it was he
Coidrsi weather. oyer experienced bY
tho oldest inhabitants" at [, ia section.
the thrrmnmcter icing 6 or degrees
below zorro.
A Young man who had taken a lit.
tie too much Of the "oh. hr iuyiuI."
went into the store of w T.. Davis. at
C"ntr;,i, la~i week. and. after making
t4reHts, fired off hiA pistol, tn. ball
bhrying itself in II drv goods &nx. He
was arrested by Marshal Werner. car
ri"d before Mayor Williams and fined
twenty dollars.
Married. at the residence Of the
bride" mother, on December 23d,
1880, by Rev. OIln l.. Durnnt, Mr.
Frank +. Brown and Mas Florence
IsAboila McMahan-all Of Pickena.
The cold weather seems to be al
liost universal. From every section
Of tho United States tho news comes
that no such weather has been expe-
rionced for mony years. The cold
Saturday in 1885 was probably not
moro severe than Thursday of last
wcek.
New SToRE-Mcssrs Griffin & New
berry have opened new store in our
town. They propose to keep abreast
of the times by selling at living prices
and lotting tho people know what they
keep on hand, through the columns Of
THE SENTINEL See their advertiser
ment elsewhere.
"A young collegian from Spa,tan-
burg was in Pickens during the Christ
mas holidays. sitting back cross leg
ged listening 10 a charming young
l"dy discuss tho self-conccit of
somo college girls and boys. Tho tai
entcd young Spartan, grace uIy
etroking his upper lip, responded /:
''Yos, we college folks feel our impor-
tanco." II would judge 80 from ap>
pcarancea," was tho young lady's in
nocont reply.
CRUsHED TO DEATn.-Mr. Samuel
Rowland, II son Of Mr.. Henry Row
land, of Central Station, was crushed
to doath at Charlotte on tho 2Ist
uIt, between two cars ho was at
tempting TO couple. Mr. Rowland
was n conductor on tho road, but at
the time cf his doaLh, was acting yard
mastcr ut Charlotte. Ho was On in
t clligcnt and highly eR'esmod young
man, whose untimoly death is dc cl Is
deplored by NlI who knew him. We
extend Go the grief stricken family our
heartfelt sympathies.
MIR. John N. George died in Wal.
halIa on December goth. ITo was the
Auditor OF Oconee County and IN in
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