The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1885-03-26
Eronl SiinllS InIe.

EplroR PIckEss SESrlNrt.: We are
haSnig q few fine Sprip days, and
orr farners are malSing the best ok
them they possibly can. preparing.
for the next crop. Our wheat and
/ Fall and Winter sowed oats, We fear.
tre somewhat damaged by the recent
treezes. Quite a number Of our farm
ers are industriously clearing and
preparing lands to plant to wheat
this year. Wewant more breadstnffs
and less cotton near the mountains.
The health of the community il not
80 good as usual, quite number of
cases of fevers, some of them bids
fair to be fatal, owing perhaps to the
sudden changes of the weather. =.
Now, Mr.. Editor; I see in your
issue Of last. week, 18th instant,
communication headed 'tPumpkin-
town., signed "Plulibus Unum," in
which the writer leads out by COM
plimenting MIR. A. b. Talley for lay
ing out and having built road from
W. II. Prices to Mayfeld's bridge.
Mr. Talley did do that; the road call
not be surpassed in any mountain
country. Mr.. Talley is certainly the
right man i'll the right place, and the
people have long since given Mr..
Talley IN expression of their high
appreciation of his many good deeds
for Pickens County, by re-electing
lim to the Office of County Commits
sioner. Next comes that mail route
leading from Sunny Dale to Watta~
coo. 1t did miss one trip this winter,
owing to sleet and snow, as did
others, hear no mention of in re-
gard to tho father aud sons being
| POSTMASTER, carrier and contractor.
The Postmaster accepted the Office of
=, NJ, at the solicitation of the com
munity, and is now holding over by
the same, he wishes to resign. AS to
contractor l am free born, of law
tul age, and have filed bond with
Sood securities for my good perform
ance. AS to julius, the carrier, he
IS under me, and subjectto my orders.
When l entered into contract with
General Government to carry the
mail on this route, tho schedule time
WAS: Leave Sunny Dale ut 6 A. NJ
saw that the mail from Piokens to
Brevard could not arrive in due time
to give to the people on the above
named route thcir 1nnil in dute time.
At my suggestion, the Postmaster at
Sunny Dale recommended II change
of schedule time to leave Sunny Dale
at 8 \. NJ, which WAS granted.
The mail on thcroute from Brevard
to Plckens does not come by o'clock
from snmo cause. We, often wait
it's arrival until, and sometimes 10
O'Clock for the benefit of the people
Of the other route You hear 80 much
fuss about. Now this hoNling, "Plu
rihus Unuln," knows these to be facts.
l. have to carry my mail anu "Piuri
bus" knows it. I cannot wait longer
and make the trip in due time, us we
are often thrown out until late nour
of the night to pacifv this everlasting
yelling "Pluribus UnWm." l haze
proposed to carry the mail Oh any
other day of the week; they refuse to
have 1t. l have requested the con
tractor from Dreyar,l to Picltcns to
submit change of schedule on that
route, say Monday and Thursday
he refuses to accept the change
Now what more cun / do. / have
been mail contractor six years prior
to this, and never heard q word of
complaint, and l refer to the p. Nj. at
Picl1ens G. H., (without permission)
to say If l was not rs prompt and
perhaps more so than any contractor
before or since, making as few fail
ures, until fell in contact with this
everlasting noisy "Pluribus Unuln."
Now Mr.. "Pluribus," if you ever
come at me again, have your hands
officially clean. AS to Mr.. Carol I
do not personally know the gentl,nan
suppose him to be of the "Pluribus
Unum" notariety. If he is out of
employment, come up Mr.. Carol and
/ will give you q contract of ,iitching
which will suit YOU better. ResptIy,