The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1890-04-24

Mr.. r. w. Gillespie contemplatcs
building coru mill this summer.
Miss Lille Clyde of Easley, led tho
choir in the Nj. p. Church here last
Sunday.
--Mrs. Tsaac Langstou is still serious
ly i'll. Her friends arc doubtful Of her
recovery.
Mr.. Henry J. LOWS is seriously y ill
with pneumonia, resulting from IN at
tack Of inftuenza.
! Mr.. Joseph Murphy, who lives ut
the old McDade factory has been quite
sick for some time.
DIR. j. +. Williams was called to
Pumpkintown last Monday to sec his Sis
ter, Miss Gracic, who is quite ill.
The picnic season will soon be
open, and "Old CLASSY" will be alive
with parties Of young folks out for o
days fun and frolio.
There has been considerable sicE-
ness in the upper section of the county
for the past month. Our NJ. IS have
been quite busy for that time.
Quincy Nav, of Central township;
WAS before Justice Robinson last Tues
day for refusing to pay his poll tax. Ho
WIS sent to Jail for thirty days.
The "boys O the mountains" ar6
giving tho revenue officials rest lust
now. Thoro is very little doing in the
moo nshine business at present.
MIR. J. p. Carey has been welding
the saw and hammer for tho past week. !.
unt, hns further improved his premises
by the addition of Al substantial garden.
AT the lection for town council III
Central last Fn>1ay r.: G. Gaines was
elected Intendaut nd j. Il. Williams, r.
L" Watkins, w. j. A, re and G. FL. Al
ford Wardens.
1t is very pcrcnptiblc that spring
chickens will ba plentiful in town il u
short while. Each and every housewife
i'll the village is cndeavoring to outstrip
Eer noighbor in raising tho fcathcry gar
den dovastators,
Most Of our farmers hcreabOut have
ueen sending II for their cotton seed rs
it was feared that tho early frost last fall
injured the seed here, and they do not
care to risk Il failure i'll getting stand
the first planting.
Items of nows ere our stock in trade,
and hereafter when you wish to keep
anything out Of the paper, como pre-
pared to subsidizo the press with a con-
trbution Of filthy lucre, from one and
four bits up to double eAglc.
John Hunter, colorcd, was before
Trial Justice Robinson last Monday
charged with an assault with intent to
kill. The person alleged 10 have been
assaulted was his son. There being no
proof Of the fact the case WAS dismissed.
George Bowen, coloreA, tho faithful
old body-scrvnnt of Mr.. Reese Bowen,
i'll nntc-bellum days, died at his home on
Mr.. w. ". Ciaytun''5 fnrm last Tuesday
morning. i1o WAS soventy-Six years old.
3lc wac a faithful servant and an honest
citizen.
Tho Board Of Examiners issued the
certificates last Saturday to tho teachers
that We're examined Oh the 4th inst. The
license will only be good until next Oc-
tober, when all the teachers of the
county will be rc-cxamined and new GER
tiiicates issued. I.
Oar newly elected town council arc
going to work with vim to improve
the appearance of our town. They say
they will have til streets pat in first
class condition. If our citizens will
help by putting few touches on their
premises III The way of cleaning up and
II iudicious use Of the paint brush. We
will have HOW village, i'll appearance at
least.
In The election held in Enolpy last
Monday for town officers the following
gentlemen were elected: Il. L. Thorn
ton, IntcndGnt; John B. Robinson, Hcn-
ry Curcton, G. Il. Martin, and Dr. j. L.
Bruce, WarlcnS. There was only one
ticket in the field and very little interest
taken in the election rs every one felt
confident that none bat first-class officers
could be selected from the citizens OF
that toTn.