The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1890-03-13
PICKENS SENTINEL,
LOCAL NEWS.

Easleys
---Mastels Bruce RogRs and jack
Lewis are suffering from an attack of in
huGnsa.
Alliance men should read what
Sloan Bros. have to say. They will keep
you posted.
Mrs. John II. Bowen is seriously ill
with typhoid fever. Her friends have
almost despaired of her recovery.
Read the land sales ADVERTISED for
April. There is chance for bargain
IN real estate If you wish to invest.
The County Board of Equalization
met here last Tuesday and were busy
most of the day overhauling the tax re-
turns.
Read the call for meeting at Lib
erty next Saturday, of those Interested
In the building of the dummy line from
that place toe ickens.
IT'S folly to try to build up your
fortune by pulling others down. You
will not benefit your county by CRYING
down your county town.
MIR. Will E. Griffin has resigned his
position with Walker Bros, of Green
Vile, on account of ill health. He re-
turned home last Friday.
Alice Turner, the girl who figured
80 prominently in the w. ID. Wiggins
murder case, was married last Sunday to
Henry Banks. Rev. B. Holder tied the
knot.
Mrs. @. i. Hollingsworth is still
confined to her room from the effects of
influenza contracted some two months
since. Her daughter, Mrs. DIR. Smith,
is with her.
The house of Tom Brown, a tenant
of L. A. McMahan, was destroyed by
hle on the 4th inst. AS it was securing
day little of the furniture was lost. The
fire was accidental.
Among the list of students who re-
gently passed the examinations at the
South Carolina University, we notice
ems, marked as distinguished.
Mr.. D. A. Chamblin has completed
his new residence on his farm near Lib
ertY. 1t is handsome structure and
shows that Dave is prosperous farmer,
and can make old pine fields yield a
golden harvest.
Some folks don't know that "Uncle
Mikes grave" was dug in the year '61,
30 the trees are now large enough to
make seven and ninety nine one hun
dredths rails to the cut. SO the dummy
line will be built at once.
Nov is the time to bring in your
job printing. Our work is second to
none in the State. If We don't give you
first-class work our charge is nothing.
We carry large stock of stationery and
can supply you with anything in the Job
printing line.
--Overseor Thos. Parllins has done an
excellent job of grading on the new Lib
erty and Plckens road. 1t will be ready
for travel as soon as Il few small bridges
nre built. The building of this road
will shorten the time from this place to
Liberty half all hour.
DIR. j. W. Quillian and family have
moved from Easley to Spartanburg.
We regret to lose such good citizens
from our county but they have our best
wishes for abundant success in their new
home. May their friends be numbered i
as the sands of tho seashore.
--N0ne of the county's prominent far
mers has such faith in the building of
tho dummy line to this place, and the
future prosperity Of tho town, that he is
going to have timber cut at onco and
lumber sawed to build large and COM
modious hotel at this place.
MIR. Joe B. George, of Easley, is
numbered among the graduates of the
Charleston Medical College class of 1890.
He passed his examination with credit
and sustains the high position o. the up
country boys that always have OH their
banner the motto Excelsior"
Mr.. Will H. Amber has been ap-
pointed postmaster at Gaffney, Spartan
burg county. A prominent citizen of
that place said short time since that if
they had to have a change in the oifi3e,
that MIR. Amber would be very acoepta-
bio as he had made many friends there
Our school under the efficient .aan-
agement of Prof. j. +. Dargan still
grows and fourishes. The pupils now
number near one hundred. Every one
is well pleased with the new teacher and
his able assistant, Miss Dorset, and the
popularity of the school has infused
now life into our town.
Col. d. X. Norriss is seriously i'll at
his home near Pendleton. He was
stricken with paralysis while on n recent
trip to mississippi AS one of the commit
tee to investigate the working of the
Agricultural College at Starkville. It is
thought that ho will have to withdraw
from the race for congress.
AT the election of officers of tho
Llperty township Singing Association
last Sunday, Laban MauIdin was elected
president; w. l.. Boggs vice president;
Hampton Bryant, secretary and treaaur-
er. Prof Wesley Norris and w. r.
Norris led the class in the rendition of
some fine music.
Mrs. Jemima Farr, wife of G. w.
Farr, died at her home near Farr's Mill,
in this county, last Friday night, at the
age OF seventy years. The deceased was
loving wife, devoted mother and n
woman very highly esteemed by all who
knew her. The funeral was held at Be-
rea church last Sunday.
The canvassing committee for sub
scription of stock for building the dunn
my line, ere meeting with substantial en-
couragement They have already secur-
cd $12, 900 OF the $35, 900 that the road
will cost and have only been at work for
two days. No doubt Liberty will come
to the front with a good round sum next
Saturday.
When in Greenville if you want
anything in .ha drug or fancy notion
line, call on Messrs. A. b. & j. l.. Car