The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-08-23
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The grain and package elevator at
Memphis, Tenn, covers seven acres OF
ground.
FLORIDA has seventy-one newspapers.
CLAIRBoRNE county, MISS, Will raise
the largest corn crop this year since the
war.
WILKES county, Ga, voted on the
stock law last week, and gave majority
of seventy for "uo fence"
Work on the Birmingham cotton fac
tory is progressing very satisfactorily. 1t
will be completed in n few weeks.
AN organ factory has been discovered
in Athens, Tenn, which turns out instru-
monts that compare favorably with those
made elsewhere.
The porcelain works in Augusta coun-
ty, Va, have commenced operations,
und goods equal to any ever made arc
mncd cut in large quantities.
SOME 10000 bushels of Leon Ola
county's last years corn crop re-
main i'll tho hands of the PRODUCERS, and
can be hought for IS cents a Eushcl.
THERE arc many parts Of south Flor
ida where the crols Of G1avns arc rrcat-
er than the people can use: being per
lshablo fruit it cannot be shipped.
ONE finn in Gates county, n. c., OWLS
thirty miles of narrow-SauSe railway.
connecting five cf its saw mills. 1t is
the largest lumlcr lrsincss in tic 81; tc
JOSIAH II. WALL, Florida's colorcd cx-
Congressman, now farming in Alachua
county, will realize between $1,000 and
$4,000 net from his vegetable crcp this
Year.
NoRTII CAROLINA has two of Tic lar
gcst vineyards east CT the Rocky muun-
tains. The grapes raised are ccming
into great demand even cltsitlc Of the
state.
A WATER drinking match occurred at
the Iron Springs, near Iuka last week
between Mr.. john Hays, of Memphis,
and drummer. The drummer won,
drinking two ard Il half gallons.
AFTER taking out Tie amount of Il fare
Texas railroad conductor handed S1o.-
20 to the wrong passc1 ger, who pockctcd
it and refused to ogivcit up cn the grounG
that he did not ask the conductor for it.
THE band of Second Advcntists which
short time since established themselves
Mt Fairfax Courthouse, Va, appear tc
have carried everything Ecforc them il:
that village, and it is said that il 81 ort
time they will have large church, which
Il number of their converts will build for
them.
The famous live oak tree, known as
the "Dcvirs Riding Whip" which is sit
uatcd tlrce-quarters of mile northeast
of tho "Dcvils Mill Hopper" near
Gainesville, Fla, measures 33 feet and
A. inches in circumference one foot from
tho ground. The tree is hollow and af-
fords ample shelter for 40 hogs.
PEOPLE ut the Hygcia Hotel, Old
Point Comfort, Va, drive over to ST.
Johns Protestant Episcopal church, at
Hampton, which is the Oldest sacred cd
ifice i'll the country. 1t was built OF
brick brought from Holland in 1908, It's
bell, given by Queen Elizabeth, was
melted in fire that once burned in the
structure for three days.
BEFORE the war Alabama raised y
great deal of cotton and not much of
anything else; now she produces much
corn, beats sOmc northern states in thc
production of oats, finds profit in pork
wool, and has n pleasing assortment of
mines and mills She also raises icu
Per cent moro of cotton than she did tcr
years ago. She has also doubled the
number of her farms
JoNEsDoRo (Ga) News: There arc two
men calling themselves elders in tlc
Mormon church stopping in the western
portion OF cur county. They hail from
Utah, ard Their presence here BODIES no
good. TO tolerate their ncfa,ious
preaching is Il reflection on the intclli-
Scncc OF our people, and, unless the law
can be made to reach them, common de-
ccncy demands that they he notificdto
notified to go, and stand not upon the
order OF their going but to go at once.
LYNcHBuRG News: We wore shown
yesterday, by Mr.. Henry Charles, IL flag
Tor the Southern Confcdoracy which he
made at the outbreak of iho wur. and If
the time plans for n flag for The then
Confederate States were asked for. II
is very much faded, but it's colors arc vet
brilliant enough to show that it was q
beautiful and appropriate piece of work.
1t is blue, with n wide red border, and
stars for tho different Southern States
are placed on it in the form Of q cross