The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1885-04-30

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MIR. EpIToR= Please alow me space
in your valuable paper to correct
some of the mistakes of W. Aiken.
In his reply to a communication
signed "Pluribus Unum," which ap-
, peared in The SENTINEL of the 18th
ultimo. The writer of that article
endeavored to show that the Post
masters at Sunny Dale and Wattacoo
did in July 1884, at the time Mr.
Aiken become contractor for CARRYING
the mails over the route, fixed sched-
ule, which allows the carrier to leave
Sunny Dale about one hour before
the arrival of the Pickens and Bre,
ward mail, thereby breaking connec-
ton and causing the detention of all
mail matter to be distributed over
this route for one week Now at this
statement of facts, this Sunny Dale
contractor takes exceptions and at
tempts to play bluff game. He
say 81 have been crontractor six
years prior to this time, and have,
perhaps, been more prompt than any
other contractor" And goes on
sounding his own praise in manner
that would seem to say, that he ex-
pectcd people to look upon him as
being bigger man than Gen. Grant
ever was. Now Mr.. six years con-
tractor, no ono in these parts care
cent how loud or often you sound
your own horn up there, but when
you do blow, "be sure you are right
and then go ahead" You say "when
/ entered into contract with General
Government to carry the mail on this
route, the schedule time was: Leave
Sunny Dale at six o'clock A. NJ
Now, sir, the truth is, when YOU en-
tered into contract with General
Government to carry the mail on this
route the schedule time was, and had
been for the last two or three wears
prior to that time leave Sunny Dale
af o'clock p. NJ And as it is well
known, that for the last three or four
years you have been q regular assist
ant i'll the Sunny Dale Postoffice; that
you didn't know the schedule time for
the departure ofmalls from that Office
Now Mr.. SIX years contractor, in
order to show you what you obligated
yourself to do, whom you entered into
contract with General Government
to carry the mail over this route, ]
will refer you to the Postmaster
Generals advertisement of Octobe!
Is, A. D. 1889, inviting propose s
for carrying the mails i'll the State OF
South Carolina, from July 1, 1884, to
June 30, 1883, which may be seen on
page 8 OF that pamphlet, AMI reals
as follows: "From Sunny Dale by
Knob and Rock to Wattacoo ana
back, once u week" "Leave Sunny
Dale Saturday at 1 P. NJ; Arrive at
Wattacoo by $50 p. NJ; Leave Wat,
tacoo Saturday ut 1880 A. NJ; Arrive
| at Sunny Dale at IL NJ
Now My contractor, these are facts
you had before you at the time that
you made yom proposal to General
Government to carry the mail on this
route. You entered into this con
tract with your eyes open. Now,
sir, with yonr six years experience as
q contractor, and your undoubted in,
fuenco over some of the Postmasters
you may be able to have schedule
which will suit your convenience, but
puts the mails on the wrong day for
the papers to be distributed on the
route, and acts in bad faith towards
the Government and the people. Let
us have peace. Signed, NJ. G..
V1cKsBURG, April 26.--The bodies
of five fremen who perished in the
recent large fire here, in the ruins,
were buried to day, The total nun,
Der of bodies recovered is 81, and it
IL believed that more are in the ruins
Two other white persons known to
be lost are Claude Sipes, aged II, and
Charles Hanley. Seventeen of the
bodies recovered are unknown, but
six of tho crew of the Bell Memphis,
who were here from St. Louis, are
among them.
1t is impossible to get their names
at present as the steamer left for st.
Louis on Wednesday. One of the
unidentified victims Was o. woman. A
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