The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1886-04-08

- w 'iie immense stock dis
played IN the columns of The SrNrryp,
TINS week, by Messrs. J. H. MORGAN g. Dro
They are sure to do just what thew sov
Read their ad. and you will be cov.
vinoed that their store is the place to get
bargains.
Ihere were considerable number in
attendance upon the sales last Monday
In the case of Crane, Boylston & Co..
VI. IL. Ross Eaton, etal. Lot No. Is wos
sold to Major Symmes for 500. LotNo.
IA was sold to the samo purchaser for
SlOo The lot opposite the depot at Cen
tral, upon which there is hotel was sold
to Major Symmes for $500 This closed
the sales.
The Carolina Spartan explains tho
mysterious music on the piano, mention
ed few weeks ago, by saying it was a
rat of mouse trying his hand on the
keys, and directed the chrome to be sent
to that Office, freight prepaid. The
Spartan missed it about four inches in
length and two inches in height.
ls 1t hot cufions fact, when we think
OF 1t in the light Of reason, that the most
ehterprlSing advertisers are the most
prosperous traders. Some men say. 81
can afford to ADVERTISE" as if it were n
luxury or charity. It is one of the es
aentlal economies of business and brings
back directly or indirectly ten fold its
cost
On the first day of this month, the
Piedmont Institute was made the yictim
OF what appears to have been an Or
g"nized practical joke The boys struck,
with one accord, provided themselves
with sardines and crackers and took n
half days journey into the wilderness.
The rabbits they did not catch witness
against them.
A correspondent ofthe Auburn, Y. Y.
Advertiser calls attention toa singular
blunder i'll the English translation of the
Hebrew Bible. In II. Chronicles. xxi.
70, and the first of the next chaptcr.
Ahazinh, king of Judah, is made out to
he two years older than his father. Tn
Ii, Kings, viii, 2G, his age is correctly
given. This error is not rectifel in the
revised edition,
The following is from Daily News Of
the 4th instant: "Mrs. w. H. Green. for
merIy OF Easley, and daughter in-law of
Mrs. Green of this city, died ut 8 o'clock
on Saturday morning in Anderson, after
n long illness of consumption. She was
a daughter of Mr.. ODeil of Pickens
county, and leaves devoted hriQ;,ond
and one child, who, with hormany friends !
mourn her demise. She will be buried
Mt HaSley to-day" The funeral WAS con- |
ducttd by Rev NJ. Walling of Anderson
1linre was considerable number Of
cltlzrns irOm both counties ut the lattino, |
OF hcowdn Bridge last Thursday. The
from both counties vera
present. The contract was awarded To-
Moses l.. Emmerson, of Oconcn, at the
sum Of &t35,hD. The principal work to
be done is to replace the center p}lor
with solid granite. The old pillar was
hull built with large rock flied in with
small stones. 1t has given wnv. Tho
work ~ to be completed by tho 1st in
":
Panline, a three year old daughter of
Mr. j. IL. G. Mcdaniel, was severely
burned not long since, by her clothes
taking fire. Mrs. MGDauicl had her
hands severely burned in trying t, cx-
the flames. Tie accihcn,
might have been fatal, but for the time
~ return of the child's grandmother who
had G"no for pitcher of water which
was applied to the flames in the Mich Of
Iime. In" child has suffered intensity,
but ls not likely to be permanently in
jured.
About dark on the 3Oth ult., many of
the citizens thought we would be visited
by furious cyclone There was
brlsk under current of wind DRIVING thc
clouds west, and n briskcr one above
driving them east. The upper current
soon prevailed, and the clouds il the
west thickened and blacked with incrcas-
ing hghtning and thunder. The whole
mass seemed to start east like it had been
shot 1roma cannon. The wind subsidized
without doing any damage, but the
heaviest rain fell that has been known
IN this section for many days.
Mr.. Alex Atlgood WHO is now abont
eighty years old, met with painful nc
oideht ono day last week. He VIVA sit
t,ng on chair near the edge of the pioza
Si'oinhg corn, when, without rising. he
pushed back little way for some one TO
sweep up the corn, the feet of his cloir
gong over the edge, he lost biq b,lop.o
and lell to the ground. One of hia r;h,
was br,Nen and he was considoroblv
Or"lsed on the head. He was promptly
attended by DIR. Bramlett and wo oro
nIDI 70 L.