The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1886-08-05
Constable Milton down. Milton shot and
killed one and mortally wounded the other.

Constable Milton down. Milton shot and
killed one and mortally wounded the other.
They are laying Georgia granite on the
streets of Cincinnati and using Indiana
limestone In The walls Of the new Georgia
capitol, and Maine granite was used in
building the Atlanta post office. .FE5
The President Thursday approved the
naval appropriation bill; an Act authoriz-
ing a public building at Greensboro, N! O.;
al act authorizing the construction of ad.
ditionnl light houses and 13 private pension
bills h"S
Wm. P. Picrson, cashier and chief book
keeper Of the American Baptist Publica-
tion Society, of Philadelphia, is defaulter
to the amount of $4,000. The secretary OF
the society has sworn out o warrant for his
arrest. ..'...
Mrs. J. Prill, of Pittsburg, Pa, during
at storm Monday, cndeRvorcd to sprinkle
herself with holy water, but got hold OF
the wrong bottle and sprinkled her head,
face and shoulders with sulphuric acid.
Her eyes arc destroyed and she will be ter
ribly disligurcd. -.r,.
One thousand new houses are being
erected in Baltimore, and the building boom
is immense. A man with o small capital
can buy an elegant home in "the gdstro-
nomic metropolis of the universe, which
is also conceded to be the haunt OF beauty
and paradise of the poor. 70
Augustus Bird, aged II, of Atlanta Ga.
was struck by passenger train on the
Pennsylvania Railroad, in Philadelphia
and killed. His companion, Edward Cur,
ran, escaned death by lying between the
tracks. The boys were on their way to
New York, to seek employment.
a horrible story comes from Southern
Georgia. At Tatnall county recently a nc
gro woman, engaged to prepare dinner
for coored picnic, murdered young
| child which had been left in her charge,
| cooked half the romans and served 1t to
| the people. The other half of the remains
were found saltcd down in q barrel. The
negroes on discovering what she had done,
seized and burned the woman ut q stake.
In 1880 Lewis Green, of Columbus.
| Miss, defraudcd four mills at Fall River
Mass, out of 100000 by forging bills OF
lnding and drawing CT tie mills for pay,
mcnt for cotton never shipped. Green fed
but subsequently offered to compromise nj
% cents on the dollar. The corporations
refused, but Wednesday the Wctamoe,
Granite, Linen and Mechanos' MILLS com
promised on that basis, losing $45 900 plus
interest and expenses. The Sladc Mill re.
mains obdurate
Gen Albert Pike, the Grand Commander
Of the Scottish Rite Of Free Masonry, is in
feeble health, but he still gives his attention
to the duties Of his office lie was elected
Grand Commander in 1859 for life, He is
also the Provincial Grand Master of the
Royal Order of d-Masonic-for
the United States, Of which the Earl OF
RoSslyn, OF Scotland, is Governor. The
Royal Order is limited in membership. In
the United States the limit is 175 There
arc only about 100 Masons at this time who
have ever been honored with the Royal
Order. "Tle annual dinner" the most
superb thing of the kind, will be held in
Washington next October in connection
with the Supreme Council.