The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1885-02-26
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our issue of the 18th instant we peye an
account, as we had heard it, OF fearful
tragedy in the upper part of Anderson
county, to wit, That Dick MulligaA in d
drunken spree became enraged at his
wife, threw chair at her and. missing
the object of his wrath, struck his iittie
daughter, killing her instantly, and that
he then deliberately cut his own throat
with razor from car to ear; that both
child and father were buried at Sharon
chufch on the day following the terrible
act We heaitsted for some time about
publlshing the account, but receiving
information which seemed to confirm the
truth of the report we gave it to our
readers. Now it turns out that the re-
port was false from beginning to end.
We have received message from Mr..
Mulligan to the effect that he and his
family arc all alivo, in the enjoyment of
good health, and living in pence and
harmony; that he hasn't been drunk for
a long timo, and that when unfortun
ately undor tho influence of whiskey is
more kind md loving to his family than
when sober. How such report could
have gained such wide circulation with
out contradiction, we do rot know. We
are sorry that it ever found its way into
our columns, and hereby tender o,it
apologies to Mr.. Mulligan for the groat
injustice done him.
RAILROAD MEErrNG.-We have been
requested to announce that meeting of
the citizens of Piokcns G. H., aud sur
rounding country will be hold in tha
Court House on Saturday next, the 29th
instant, at o'clock p. NJ, in the inter
est Of tho Carolina, Cumbcaland Cap
and Chicago Railroad. A full attendance
of the friends of this great enterprise is
earnestly desired.
HIS GRAND FATHERS OrD CLoCKs.-
Our fellow tOwnsnan, Mr. james +.
klrksey, is the owner of II clock that is
certainly n curiosity in this day and
time. 1t is one of "our grand. fathers
clocks,' but is a of style, the like of
which we never before saw. It is fasten-
ed to the wall about as high as tall man
can reach, and the weights run down to
the floor. The pendulum is about three
feet i'll length, and there is no case around
1T and the weights. The machinery ia
all wood, and the wheels quite large for
q clock, and IS wound up simply by
pulling chord. 1t was brought to this
country from Virginia by Mr. 1[irkscy's
great grand father Keith, when he was
Il young man: ov4r n hundred years ago.
How much oldor the clock is no one
knows. It has been kept as an heir
loom III the far,iiy ever since. and is
priced very highly by MIR. Kirlsscy. He
also has another clock bought about siyt t.
years ago by his grand father Kirk.ey
III Charleston, S. G., at cost of fifty
dollars, which amount WAS paid by
hogShead of tobacco.
The we;,'hor has boen extromely cold
for tie pAjt two wceks. The ground
has been IToG4n al the time, and fears
are entertained TINT tho small grain crop
has been seriously irj:rcd. il fail.ro in
tho small grain crop would be disastrous
to the farmers. When the weather per
mits, moro oats should be sown and a
larger corn crop should be planted.
Sweet and Irish potatoes and garden ve-
Gctables of all kinda should be planted
III abundance. Farmers should bend
then energies to raising food crop this
year to the exclusion Of cotton.
The Erie Observer hits the nail suuare
ly on the head when it Says: "a man
who owes several years subscription on
newspaper, and asks the postmaster to
send it back 'refused,' would put tar in
his hat when taking up church collec-
ton, III order to steal the small change"
All the prisoners confined in Jail at
this place under sentence Of Court were
released last week, their term of impris-
onment having expired, and for several
days the jail was empty. Last Saturday,
however, United States prisoner, a
resident of Greenville county, was re-
oelved, and others will probably be sent
over this week, and we can no LONGER
boast of an empty jail.
Big lot Choice Mixed Corn, at G5 cts
per bushel. For sale by
FERaUsoN & MILLER,
Greenville, S. G.