The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1882-08-03
local ITEMS.


Miss Jonnie Edwards of Due West
10 in Pickens for short visit.
Read tho advertisement Of Messrs.
McMahan Il Gwinn in this issue.
"Music caIms every animal but
the Hyena. ."->ingleton.
Cotton is raised in Pickens Coun-
ty up TO the base of the Blue Ridge.
We return thanks TO Mr.. Jere-
miah Looper for nice watermelon.
"Rules" will get plugs knocked
out OF thern occasionally.
The PiStens delegation to the
State Convention lett for Columbia
on Monday mtNning.
News of fine crops and an abun-
dance of fruit come to US from overy
section Ut the county.
The Clayton lot is soon to be Or
n0mentcu with q fine boarding
house and $4,000 Institute.
A friend suggests that this is the
i time of year tor parents to teach
their children to stay out of other
peoples orchards.
Master Johnnie Grady has placed
us under obligations to him for some
very nice cider.
The Keowee Courier says, "Qcum
bers arc sure TO w. U. up" Let
Z them severely alone.
We recently heard young man
say the sun rises and Sets Due West
from Pickens. It's machinery must
be out OF gear.
The county campaign opens at
PIckons 9. Ii. on next Saturday, at
10 o'clock. The candidates are cx>
pected to be present and address the
people. Come one, come all and
let us give them u good crowd to
speak TO.
"Bones" was in town last week.
He Says crops and unadultcrated
Democracy promises well in his sec
I'on. Hc is trying 10 have post
office established in his ncighbor-
Rood, TO be called Louper, IN honor
Of Rev. Thos. Looper, which. it es-
iAhlished,. will bc quite convcn>
icnce to that section.
Miss Florence Powars, an accom-
plished yoang lady OF tho "Lnnc
Star State" and recent prnduate OF
tho Wesleyan Female Institute, is
visiting the Family of Col. q. l..
=. noIli"grworth.
Rev. L. l.. Ii ,uck, the Hind Bap-
list minister preached an interest
ing sermon at, oo,Sec"na, ON Sunday
last Tho theme of his discourse
was God viewed as loving and
terrible God.
Major u. F. Bradley left for Coz
9umbia on Monday. lIe goes to at
tend a meeting of the Directors OF
the Pentent'ary, AS q member of
the Executive Press Committee and
to witness the deliberations OF the
State Convention.
Adjutant. and Inspector General
Manigault visited this place on the
f28Ch ult to inspcct tho Hampton
Home Guards. AS only few Of
the members Of tho company were
present no inspection took place.
We regret exceedingly to chroni-
Gle the death of Mrs. Wyatt Mears
which occurred in our iittlo town on
Wednesday the 26th uIt. Mrs.
AMears had been sick with fever for
about three weeks. Her relatives
and friends little thought that she
WAS go near deaths door Till just u
short while before she breathed her
last. Mrs. Mears was a consistent
member Of the Methodist Episcopal
Church. She leaves behind, to
mourn her sad loss, husband and
Several small children who have the
sympathy of the entiro community. :.
WIN. r. Dodson was committed
to Jail last Saturday on commit
ment Issued by Commissioner John
L. Thornley,, of Pickens, charging
him with iIlict dstlling. The pris~
oner has been sent up for the action
Of the United States Court, being
crricd to Greenville from PiCkons
hay HnnahOI I, p Fiohor