The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1886-04-01

served during the evening, but the
chief feature will be the selling Of
aprons, plain and elaborate made by
the deft hands of the Spartan beauties
Colonel j. Wash Watts, President
OF the Laurens County Agricultural
Society, does not think that society has
the power To semd delegates To the
Farmers Convention at Columbia on
ths 29th April, aud such dclrgation,
In his opinion, would be out Of place
Nearly 81 900 has been raised for
rebuilding the Baptist Church al Gram
FiieFille recently destroyed br fire. The
new church will be erected on Mont
H"mery street. 4 most deri,ablc lot
having been presented for that pur-
pose by the Grapitcvillc Cotton Mills
Company,
Lieut.. Maus has made 4 surplc
in' nial report IN reference to the muir
der OF Captain Crawford bv Mexican
troops, and it has been scnt to Wash
'ngton. 1t CONTAINS his own report
and statements of Lieut.. Shipp, Mr..
Horn aud tho hospital steward, all
white, who were present ut the time.
1t is related that II ahrewd mill
man in Maine that when asked whether
the knights Of Labor affected his buSi-
nc6s untavorably, ho answered: "Oh,
no; not ut all. When they wanted to
start \ lodge In our town l Joined it
with all my oversccrs, and we are
running it in Il very satisfactory mall
ner for all hands"
There is II widow near State Line
Church, Spartanburg county, who
owns q good old>fashioncd rifle and a
shotgun, and she knows how to use
them. She now and then puts in her
appearance at u neighborhOod shoot
ing match aud always takes the prize.
a hawk would stand bad chence
toollng around her spring chckvne.
- Thomas Hamilton, cx-mcmbcr of
the Legislature Of South Carolina,
died At Beaufort last week. Ham
ilton was member of the Legislature
III 1876, and Was one of the three col
orcd members who first gave in their
adhesion to the Hampton government
and secured quorum for the Demo
cratic House OF Representatives.
Joseph Pulitzer, editor Of the New
York Worid, has sen, to the governors
Of the New York hospital Il check for
$4,000, the amount of his first wears
salary as Representative in Congress
from the Ninth District. This dona.
tlon is to be used in cndowing a per
mancnt bed in the hospital for the
benefit Of sick and disabled newspaper
workers of every kind
The Committee on Agriculture al
Washington will make an appropria
ton for the continuance of the tea
farm at Summcrvile, but the amount
VIII probably be reduced to $4,000
commissioner Coleman, it is said
WAS opposad to any appropriation for
that purpose, but the friends of the tea
farm urged the matter before the com.
mittee with SO much vigor that the
appropriation above mentioned will
be recommended.
-Ou Friday last ut Branchyille,
while some gentlemen were shooting
at mark with Il pa:ior rifle, the bal
glanced on the side of the tree on
which the mark WAS placed aud hit a
httle two-ycar-old boy upon the front
step Of the store. The bali was from,
% cartridge and seem to have struck
the child's leg Sideways, entering
squarely the back of the ley abuu,
three or four inches above The heel,
making very painful wound.
The Edmunds resolutions wcr,
adopted by The Senate ON Friday last
These resolutions concur in the rcpor,
ct the majMiiy Of the judiciary com
mittec, condelnn the Attorney Genera
FOR refusing to tranSmit certain papers
demanded by the Scntc, and condclnl
the discharge Of UaiUn soldiers nnl
the appointment of -Coniederatcs
Before the last resolution came tn \
vote, Butler said. if he had time he
could demonstrate that the Republican
party had violated the law relating
to- soldiers ten times, while the prcsen,
administration had not departed from
ii once.