The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1886-11-25
LOCAL ITEMS
The Legislature convened last Tuesday.

Just one month from to-day, (Tnurs
tlay,) until Christmas. >, ......
Mrs. James e, Hagood was quite siel
asst Monday. ....,. s..
The Sabbath Schools were well atten,
Ged last Sabbath.
Many of the colored people aro leaving
tle lower counties for Arkansas.
If you do not know wherelse to put
The light on retiring-put it out.
Mr.. B. f. II. Blackeby is said to own
the best bird dog i'll the County.
The town of Laurens has DANCING
house for its earthquake curiosity.
The Clerk held the final reference in
4he case of Kelley vs.. Kelley last week.
Mr.. John J. Kirksey is attending lee
sares at the Medical College in Augusta,
The cornerstone of the new church at
l'eter's Creek will be laid next Saturday.
DIR. John I. Hollingsworth and Mr..
John p. Boggs returned from Louisville
asst Thursday.
The Eighth Circuit will be called in the
~Iupreme Court on the 18th of Decem-
her, and occupy five days.
We hear of pheasants in the country
round about. We are going to save
hem for Christmas snort
Mr.. +. p. Alexander, formerly Of Pick
ems District, has been elected to the Tex
,s Legislature from Hunt County.
Cannot Pickens County produce q fire
GreeG Rain and snow trees have become
common in some Of the other counties.
Mr.. S. Thompson Knight was highly
pleased with his visit to his native land.
He has returned to his home in Texas.
1t is not hard thing to train up
child in the way it should go; all you
have to do is to go thai way yourself.
There are several cases of Typhoid fc-
Jer on the Oolenoy. Mr.. Bennett Jones
md two of Mr.. Y. S. Jones' family
have it.
Tho handsome residence of Mr.. John
d. Sullivan in West Grecnville was dos
troyed by fire Oh the morning of the
20th inst.
E. We are informed by the Courier that
Mr.. B. L. Robertson will soon move to
W;-lhalla for the purpose Of educating
his children.
The taxpayers have not yet crowded
our little, efficient, fat county treasurer,
but the more leisure he has now the
greater the rush hereafter.
Quite a hustle Q) was created between
two charming young ladies' on Lewis
Street the other day, by a package sent
to one by the other.
MessrS. Ethan Frierson and Ramsey
Doyle two Of Seneca's most deserving
young men, were visiting friends in
Pickcns last Sabbath.
i,l. liriffin, eolored killed pig last |
J .d#, Ell months old weighing 245 lbs
81. ..' -rl was five feet ten inches net, |
. %. .. x f the razor-back variety.
a highly educated young man being |
employed by our Clerk to do somc copy
ing, gravely observed that the language
of deeds and mortgages is not very clo-
cquont.
The Presbyterians of Easley will SOON
havo their handsome church completed.
1t is beautiful for situation, and in the
most modern style of architecture Mr. !
Marion Day is the builder.
The colored laborers of Greenville
have organized knights of Labor So
eoiety, and have been so quiet about it
that the Daily News says nobody lsnows
who startad the movemOnt.
Mr.. i. b. Grnvley is bhe only giunor
that has, SO far, sent us a statement of
the number of bales of cotton packed at
his gin this season. We hope to hear
from every one III the County.
The report of IT,, Commissioner of
Pensions shows that $58. 90 is paid into
this county each month. Ore invalid
$500, widow $1,000, / survivor of the |
war Of 1912, $500, 3 widows of soldiers
in the war of 1912, $1,000.
We gave last week ,on the first and
fourth pages of the SENTINEL full &C
count of the Farmers Convention, and !
the State Fair. If you want to know
'wnat the Legislature Of 1886 is doing,
subscribe for the SENTINEL. Only $1>50
per annum.
A somewhat remarkable caravan pass
eed through town last Friday, having
came from forty miles above Pickons.
It consisted Of man driving three hor-
'ses to wagon loaded with apples and
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