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The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-05-31

without a break tor twenty miles ;,lon, the
mountains. 1t Is hard ana massive, easily
accessible and we are told, can be raised
and made ready for smelling ut cost OF
one dollar II ton. Some Of the best conls ON
the Continent l.c in tins lrgron. and witt
transportation lncihIics this section won
Soon become one o. the most productive in
the country.
In a"dlIl0M - tho hcncRts which won Il
accrue to the country Immediately pcnctra-
ied by the prof lccted road-- The IRON turn.
aces thar would be established the coal
mines that would be opened and the lum-
Der interests that wuuld be dcvelopd-Suuth
Carolina would get cheaper fuel, cheaper
furniture and cheaper provisions while
Charleston would become II grand distribu
ing depot FOR the produce OF the northwest
In South Carolina the Carolina, Cumhur-
land Gap and Chicago Rnilroad will orcn
up n fertile agricultural country. aud rcn-
der accessible one OF the finest sections OF
the State for the establishment of cotton
mills and other manufacturing industries
There seems to be little doubt that the
road will be built. 1t is under the prcsi>
dcncy of cx Governor llagood, who has the
warmcsl support of an able aud energetic
board of drecGora. The right Of way for the
line can be easily secured at small cost, The
necessary charters have already been grams
ted hy the Legislature, and the press aud
public alike are enthusiastic in their sup
port of the enterprise.
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Critical.

The Abbcville .HcdjWm of the l7Ih indulpcs
IN pleasant criticism of the Pickcns SENTI-
MEL for speaking of II corpse of engineers.
In that same issue Of the ,Ncd,um we find
the following: "Rcdiculous;' .rnci,hcr are
very novel;" "dctrcmcnt;" "aspcranr;" .>in
c'ndinrism;" 'bcscc,ing;"' '.mothcr- laws. )"
-New6ery Observer.
We had noticed some Of the errors in the
Mcd'"m peinted out by the Observer, and in.
tended to call the attention of the Medium
to them when its criticism of our self first
apl cared, but the over crowded condition
o' our Columns Mt that time prevented us
doing 50, and it afterwards slipped our
memory. These errors will occasionally
occur in the best conducted offices The er>
ror on our part was, of Course, overlooked
IN the proof, rs the copy was reprint. The
mistake was that Of our compostor But
how about the mistakes in the Medium?
Doesn't the editor share part of the re.
sp"nsbility? Or is he like Gcncral Enslcy
used to be when he happend to mis- spell Il
"ord-elaim tire same right to spell n word
his way as Webster does his way.
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\ Mr.. EDITdR: You and your TShders will
j please pardon us FOR being "on hand' IN
this weeks issue Of The SENfINEb. ,.Frus
tee in his comparison Of the ayeraHe at
tendance of the Eighteen Mile sctoGl for
the month of February last year aud the
sane month this year, failed to state to his
readers that private sch hool was taught
last year by an efficient teacher, wir+in a
quarter of n mile of the public School NJ
Eighteen Mile. many of the patrons sent to-
| the private. in preference to the public
school, that fnct accounts for this years
average being greater than that of Inst
years. 10 prove that over half of tho
children have been kept from school, we
Will make some calculations. We find by
actual estimation thHt r're scholastic popu.
lation within the bounds of the Eigbteen
Mile school is 100, and the data upon which
we base our calcularions gives n number
OF pupils, not exceeding forty by many if
any, enrolled at the last term, this leaves
eighty kept from school, allowing twenty
hve to those, who "will not send to anv
teacher" We find hftyfiye out of school on
account OF the actious OF the Traslees.-
Another proof is tlat the patrons of the
SCHOOL have unanimously petilioned the
I Irus'ces TO divide and make two school
beats out of the Eighteen Mile community.
Ii forty is greater than one half of the pu-
pills who actually attend the school. the
intelligent People of this vicinity would
| orr fnI nj ln tlot
quired.
The preceding boards giving the Cross
Road school to the writer did not give the
people of Eighteen Mile what they asked
for, three fines, twice by petition and once
by ballot, the patrons Of this school asked
the Trustees TO change their teacher, still
they dld not make any change. The pa
irons Knowing the Trustees had prevent ed
them from advancing their educational in .
terest, petitioned his Honor the School
Commissloner, to give them relief but not ,
however, until they had asked the Trustees
to grant the relief pctiuioned for. His
Honor after carefully examining the limits
of his power, found he had no j;sris dictiou
over the matter. This the "Full Boa, Il
Trustees" knew when they asked us to re-
port the mali tr o the School Commissioners
The matter has been carried before his
Honor, not by the writer but by over twen~
| ~ of the patrons of the school, "Full
Board Trustees" in endcavoring to find
evidence with which to refute the truths
we have advanced, jumps from point to
point-somt times on, ana agaia OH of the
subject, gets i'll 4 bclligcrent mood and ex-
claims, "his argumcnrsnrc rottcn-nll bush
not worthy of notice-we have proven
concNusively" Violent language carries
no conVictien with it, aud no mans asser>
tions are trusted when made in obvious
! heat and passion without the proof to sub
stantiatc them. We have failed to see the
proof which Full Bosrd Trustees" pro-
duced TO prove his assertions. "Full Board
! Trustees" knows the case is not in th.
limits of the Office OF the School Commis,
Sioner, but il he is not satisfied or the
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Carolina, CumberlandsGap C Chicago
Railroad.

In another column cf this issue VIC pub
lsh an article from the Aiken JoUrHdi and
Rericw and one from the NcwS and Courier in
reference to the effort Low being made by
the city of Greenvilc TO divert the Carolina,
Cumberland Gap and Chicago Railroad
from its original and proper course by way
of that place. We also publish the rather
cxulta1t editorial remarks Of the 0rcenvilie
NewS over the quasi endorsement by these
jou mails Of the proposition. The N,wS In
rcpublish;ng the articles from the JournW
and Rerjcw and the Ncws and Courier, places
head lines over them which plainly indi,
cate thn 63recnvillc expects to be ben fitted
AT the expense c'of'somcbody else. There is
n good deal Of meaning in, "Grren"'kr on
Top" "Plam hMtS Of tie S"ccrSs Il Rank
moremtnt." Now We wish Grccnv;ilc well.
Ne would rejoice TO see her connected with
this grand trunk line of railway by ~ hrauch
to this place, Easley or some other convon>
lent point, but Piclaens and Easlcy have
chartered rights ~hi"h they do not propose
to Surrender without II murmcr. J.; was
by the brains, energy and money of uhcse
places that the success Of rhc enterprise
was.made possible. The two places have
expended in the ncighborhood OF ten ihous>
and dollars, and the grading between the
TWO points is about completed.
good deal Of grading has been done
below Enslcy in Anderson coSnty, which
would all be thrown away ifthc "hank move
mcnt" Of Grccnville succeeds Greenvllc
proposes to give $l00 900 to have the road
''diverted' by that place. Where it is
proposed to go atrcr getting to Grecnvillc
we DO not know, "ut OF course if the noun
tains are crossed i, must be done mt h,$ta.
toe Gap, as there is no other practicable
crossing in the State. We suppose lhn,
they Will try to run up Wy Marietta, ihct
up The Oolcn"y on on the Twelve Mile hill,
an this sCouT'y-anywhcre to miss Picken,
and Enslcy or anyorhcr place that nigh
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-AbnrHlllc, beiIo4., Casey ANA tnl> piuvc
'here IS not water course Of any consc
qucnce to cross, and there will not be
scarcely II bridge or trcstle to build, as it
runs all the way III the ridge dividing the
waters of the Savannah and Salu,ln rivers
1t Is route that seems TO have been spc.
cially Designed by nature for the cunsiruc.
uon Of railroad. If the toad should be
run by Greenville, this ridge would have to
be left anu the Saludn river would have to
he crossed twice. The distance would be
considerably increased, perhaps fifteen or
twenty miles, and the 100000 proposed
by Grcenvillc would not pay for the a,ldi-
tional bridges that would have to be built on
that route.
We remember we'll that when this grand
enterprise was in its inrancy and we were
trying 10 bring its Importance TO the aitcn-
uon OF the public. that Grcrnville (somc Of
Greenville ~ leusl) threw all the cold water
upon 1t that they possibly could, and we
have had Greenville men TO laugh in our
!ace when we mentioned the road TO them
but preslci change. Now since by the
money. perseverance and brains of Pickens
men the road has been made q possible sue
cess, 1t IS proposed 10 rob her Vf its benefits
by the money Of somebody else. There is
principle OF honor chat obtains in all bus.
iness rs well ns private transactions, and
we 10 not believe the company will ror
m oment think of entertaining any propo-
4 il,yIN 4 4.
would rob The people Of Easley and posi-
oIy PIckens. Williamson and Bolton if
'he money, time and labor already expcn.
ded upon the road, and that too at n cost
trebblc the amount to make the charge that
Oreenville proposed to give them. Nor do we
believe that the Legislature will, when these
and many more factsac presented. consent
TO amend the charter so as to allow the rood
to be diverted from its present route.
"Flank movements" are not always ono
cessful and Pckens and Easley will 500 ,ho,
the present one is a failure We are WILLING
to help Greenville connect by branch with
the rond, but we are not willing to LOT Groo,
VILE cut our throat. That had as well he
understood now.
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ot htechHiiic, met cA Governor lIagood
the President Of the G. G. q & G.. II, r.
yesterday nt his Office in our town with
propositions to carry this great thorough
fare with the NorthweSt by that nouriShino
and cntcrpris.hg city. We do not know
what was exactly agreed upon, but we I'm,
dcrstand that large and liberal suhscrip-
iion was guaranteed from Greenvllc, and
this tNir "Aountnin City" will probably
derive her full share of benefit from this
effort which now seems sure of success to
renllzc the dream of fifty years ago-rhc
street connection of Charleston with The
Ohio Valley.
This movement on the part of the Green
willie people reflects much credit on their
foresight, and indicates in PLAIN language n
progressive spirit OF enterprise on the part
OF her business men. Grccnvllc cannot
afford to let this grand trunk lne to the
West pass her by. She now knows and
begins to appreciate what superb advantage
es will bc hers when she is on this direct
line, hence her present activity to have
TINS road touch her corporate limits. Aiken
extends TO her n cordial hand of welcome
and wishes her every success in this un-
dcrtakng. Work has fairly begun on this
road, and will from this time forward be
pushed with generous activity. Upon last
Monday, Capinn W. j. Kirk Chief Enpin-
Ger, accompanied by full cngincceing
corps, commenced n ''survey Of location'
upon that portion of the South Carolina
division which has not yet been graded.
The prospects Of tins road were never
brighter than now. and under General lin.
goods tihcient management, We feel sutis-
fled success is assured
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ChlefJusttoe Of the State. Mr.. .Bcter, n,
The acting Liehtendht Governor, 'ook Gle
o"ih rs Governor of the Stath and bechme
The acting GnverEor udti'the election and
qualification ofGovermor fIagoou. MFR. Jeter
then resumed Ills seat in the Senate and
at the end vf his term refused re-elec
ton with the avowcd purpose of retiring to
private life. But when the office Of Rail-
road Commissioner was created by the Leg
isGtuire, he was appointed one Of the COM
mission by Governor Thompson and it was
while engaged in the duties of his Office
that he contracted the disease (tubercula,
disease of the 'h,esrmtt) that carried him
off.
Upon the reception Of the news Of his
dcuth in Columbia, Governor Thompson
sent the following telegram to tho Hon.
Vim. Munro of Uuion:
''ln the death of cx Governor Jcter South
Carolin" mourns the loss of devoted son
and an able md Conscientious public off.
Ger. His memory will be cherished with
affection and admiration by the people
whom he has served so faithfully.
HuGH s. THOMPSON, Governor"
The State House Offices were closed on
Tuesday between the hours of IL, and |
O'Clock in honor Of the memory of the dead
lie was n man of fair ability and high
integrity. lie was modest and unassum>
ing, aid much esteemed and respected by
all who knew him. In his death, South
Carolina has lost one Of her best and most,
honored 'ciliZeus
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Death of Ex-Governor Jeter.

Ex-GoVcrnor Thomas B. Jetcr died nj
his home in Union on Sunday evening, Mny
2Oth instant. lie was born and raised in
Union county and was fifty seven years Old
BE was graduated from the South Carolina
College in 1876, and in l848 Was admitted to
the bar and practiced lnw for several years.
The law, however was not 10 his liking and
he retired from the practice and went
into other business. For considerable
time he was President of the Sparlanburp
and Unio" Railroad and was also Vice Pres
ident Of the Planters National Bank Of Tn
ION Governor Jeter had been prominent
IN ne history of the State for many years
and in 1872 was elected to the State soroto
and reelected in 1876 When the Demo-
Gratis obtained majority in the Senate he
was elected President FRO tempore Of tint
Sody. When Governor Simpson was eIcoted
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ested ~ her commercial prosperity VIII
| sststfhe'undertn+tYhE. The owners of the
| S6hth 'CarohuafSailway are willing TO do all
| they 'cdn to make the interests of this rond
and tlint'of Charleston identical. Green
vile IL now in The clutches'6f the Richmond Il
and DnrTille syndicate and desires to escape
10 Charleston. dgefield, Aiken AbbevIIle,
Anderson and Pickens will subscribe as
ihcrally as their mensIS will allow TO rlfe
road, and the tiding8 from beyond the
mountains are full ot'hope and encourage
'nent. What is Charleston going to do
about it?
The GretnHille Ners publishes the above
ar1cleSHhd comments cditorinlly as follows:
The article republished from the Aiken
"o"rn"t and Reriec probably means much
more than II says. Dr., Mnuldin and Mr..
| Ferguson LETT here Oh Mondny, and lrnve a D.
Parently been successful in prcscntihk tho
Claims OF This city to the consideration of
the Carolina, Cumberland Gap s. Chicago
Railroad authorities.
Fhe TWO gentlemen who have spoken in
oehh'f OF the city are sagacious and prudent,
anu have ln1gc interests here 1t is safe to
say that Whatever they promised will be full
illea, ana whatever they stated will be
justified.
are willing and able to pay our full share
ior II ana to make terms such rs will sat
isiy It's authorities that 1t is to their interest
TO come tins way
With the Carolina, Cumberland GAP and
thicngo Road here, we will hold the kew 10
the commercial and railrond position in this
entire section: If Augusta wants Wes.
tern cotiheclion tor her Augusta md Knox.
VILE route she will find it here We viii
have competition in ir ights beyond the
power OF the most powerful syndicate to de-
stroy. AT rhe. jtncIion of three important
roads (and possibly iour) our city will have
advantages possessed 10y no other between
| Atlanta and Richmond.
Let The people Of Greenville resolve now
mat there shall be no failure or nonsense.
"h" 'ha' Whatever is necessary to be done
| TO sec"cc 'he presence OF the new lire will
nc done, PrUmptly and completely.
Our ne'ghbors m Aiken will accept our
hand. We will he selling them goods two
years hence, and Grecnvillc viii be on q
loom which will make the former one an,
| pear insignificant
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"''''~ 49, - '.''"oa' 'iaNeS one break the
ZENITH commandment, for you are sure 20
want them. Such prctt, Edgirgs; one of
their statesmen told me the other day they
were bought from n Wholesale house That
keeps retail store IN lnrgc city so they
are specially for city trade.
hat can stradIcy s. Barr mcan hy sci.
ling l222 cents BIenchrd Goods at 10 cents?
They sny it is for an advertisement. and |
think 1t is true, for | never saw such goods
for that price buy all my Blenchcd Goods
from them, and you Can get the same quality
every time ut 10 cents. They say 1000
yards sold since lst January. | am think
ing OF getting Black Cashmere. Where
would you advise me TO get it? You mieht
try around and see where you can buy the
io"est out see Stradlcy 4 Barr offer $40,
oore"ard to any one finding cotton in their
~ cents Cashmere. and you may know it
Is good, or they would not make that offer.
Their 80 cents Cashmere is as good NJ S..
oo would buy few years ago. My advice
would be to get Back Nuns Yelling dress
for spring and Summer wear, it is so much
Ilghter than Cashmere, and it drapes so
Pfe'tlly' never crcases or wrinkles, and the
better qualities will not catch dust Ike
Cashmere. But what will it cost me? Well
Stradley s. Barr offer n nalf wool MINIS
Yelling at % cents, all wool 80 cents. 3r
ihch Jo cents, 40 inch G5 and IS cents per
yard.
II Want some cheap dress goods for nv
little ones that will not require any wash
ing You can get n nice half wool dress
goods for 10 cents, ana Stradlcy & Barr's
lZ3 cent Cashmere is lovely Just TO think
they have that cheap goods in all the latcst
fashionable shades. | must get Pnrusol
You will tell me to buy it from Strndlcy &,
Barr 'oo' guess. They say they got theirs
o'reet from the mannfnctory, and they have
beautiful ores from l2B cents 10 5000 Do
you ever find your Corset uncomfortoLloq
NO, not since | have been wcarino nto or
Dr. b"irs perfect Corscts They cost ST.
oO' and would not be without one for S5.-
90.
'r'ease tell me one thing Why do Won
advise me TO buy ny Dry Goods from Strod-
ley y Barr? | find when | get any thing
from them am fever provoked at finding
inc same article cheaper elsewhere. They
are always willing to show goods and give
samples if do not want TO purcboeo i,ot
'hen' and they insist on sending my pack
ages nome for me. You never saw deafer
set OF fellows in yOur life if you men ion
credit to them, and think that is why thew
sell 80 cheap, because they do n cash b,si-
ness friend of
SFESADAR1Y a& BARR.
7. W. DAVIS OLD STAND,
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STRANGE OCCURKENCEs.-On last
Friday morning, Mr.. BracIlcn Tins,
ley. who keeps the county Poor
House informed us of an unusual
occurrence in the bringing fourth oil
animal life which is very rare. Mr..
TinsIcy learns that Mr. Ford Cox,
living abont four miles above Mari
eta in SnIuda Township, during the
spring, had eve to bring forth II
lamb, and In precisely threo wocks
thereafter she brought forth another
one. just tho two were born and
none other. He assured us of the
correctness OF these facts, avorring q
thcrc ls no mistake about tho cir
Cumstanco.
lie also tells rs that Mr.. Elias
PrItchott has u SOW that last week.
on seven separate days, gavo birth
to as many pigs - GrccnuWe Inter.
prise and Wountainccr.
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ing, pubESh the manner, time ami place
ten days previous to the investigation, and
unless Pr"Vldcnlially prevented we viii bc
con hand" with what we considcl as prvot
of every assertion we have made against
the Trustees. Ahc'' sr impartial hearing,
if ii is pronounced that the .Full Board
Trustees nor no member thereof has erred.
then we will be ready, wiling ana anxious
for il to be published in every newspaper,
amt proclamcd from every house top 10y
every man woman and child i'm the United
States, that the Trustees Of Liberty Town
ship have not sinncd. Ne one will pro
claim it louder or longer than Liberty.
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S"UTn CAROLINA AT " Est POINT,
"A letter in the n. =. Herald OF
Sunday gives the present standing
OF the first or graduating class OF
the United States Military Academy
at West Point. The only represcn-
IallVe OF South Carolina in that
class is Mr.. Henry, G, Davis, Jr.,
who stands fifth among the fftyfour
composing the class. The corres>
pond"nt goes on to say:
"Ont OF the first six of thnt grad
uaLIng class three are from the South
Two from OhIo nnu one from Penn
NylVanI". AT present, in all the
classes rs Il State South Carolina
a'"nus higher than any other State
in the Union."
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STATISTICS Prove IT!-Tho All
wlso Creator did not intend that halt
the children born should die under
five years of age. But correct statis.
tics provo this to be the estimate.
Mothers just think OF it! And how
many OF this number die from stronu
gripping and poisonous medicines?
hclo answers, how many? NOrman's
Neutralizing Cordial contains not
ono harmful Ingredient. An lnfar.
just born Ca1 tako it with impunity.
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...'.|,C.', irG. nu,,n -.

..'''"' -. itG. n"r,I - -.
Lace 8urtings at 20, 25, 30 an! 35 cents,
worth fully % Yer cent more than we
Sell them at.
'hSmrT"S IN douhlc-width from 25c to 81 25
Nuns Yelling, Grape and Henrietta rloths
We have just received some new Gools
in TINS Line. French Jersey Cord, and lie
bn'roes Cloths very, light for summer
wcar. Bend for samples.
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Prom the Aiken journal and Review.
GRElENVILLE ON TOP,
PLAN Hints OF the Success of a Flank
Movement.

Aiken, as usual, wide awake TO every
interest Ihnl will rebound TO her growth
and future prosperity, voted unanimously
upon last Saturday, the 10Th instant n
subscription OF not less than 81. 500 for the
purpose of opening certain streets for the
line OF way of the Carolina, Cumberland
Gnp and Chicago Railroad, ani also for the
purchase OF an eligible site for erection nv
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Walter Evans, Of Lonisv:lfo, Ken.
tncky, has been appointed G, minis
Sloner OF Internal RevcnHc in f2aurn' =
place. lilo is one OF the 3OG who
stood for Grant nt Chicago, and
Ike GniteNu, "a ataIwart Of s.al>
warts" He was probably appointed
oy Judge Groshom's influence, and
Will more probably work the Office
Tor all it Is worth in building up
anti BcWbontsm'' in tho South.
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SFESAEAEY G& BARR.
7. W. DAVIS OLD STAND,
GreenVilLe, s. O.

NOTICE TO DEBTORS ANb CRED
LN ITORS.-An persons holding claims
against the EstatCof Joseph Phiipot, de-.
ceased, will present them for payment le.
gally attosted; and those indebted to the
said Estate will make payment TO the un>
dersighed.
f. II. LAWRENCE. Admir-.
may 10, 1883 8$ 3
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Prints, Prints, Prints.

just opened our tenth case of these
Good" this Spring, the hnndsumest and
largest lol ever shown by any Retail House
Nearly everybody knows we have rock
bottom prices on Domestic Goods, but for
the good of the public we quote:
20 yards New Styles Prints ST.
20 yards Heavy Quilt Lining 81.
lG yards Good Shifting 81.
II yards Heavy Drilling 81:
II yds Good Sea Island Shifting 81.
10 yards Mattress Tick 81.
II yards Good Tick 81.
81 yards Heavy Tick 81.
And remember We have the best l25 ccnta
Black in the market, which we are selling
10 yards for one dollar.
d nj dnpbR6gn.,
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Two nrgr" prisoners attacked
Sheriff Spofford in the Chesterfield
county Jail on Saturday. He defeat
ed their attempt to escape, but will
probably lose his eye sight from the
So!mS'ns they gavo him during his
gallant fight.