The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1890-05-22
Mao Bruce is visiting his brother,

Mao Bruce is visiting his brother,
i'll Anderson.
j. B. Clyde is announced for audit
or this week, and j. L. Hill for treasurer.
The frequent rains of lato will give
oat crop OH entire failure.
Mrs. John Helton and daughter,
Miss Lola, of North Carolina, arc visit.
ing Mrs: Lizzie Capehart, who is Sis
tor of Mrs. II.
Improved farm implements are COM
ing lnto general use in Pickens county.
A trip through the country will convince
anyone that her farms are becoming
thoroughly equipped for their work.
Those who think that tho dummy
line project is dying out, arc entirely
mistaken. It is now thought tho Slab
town people will have the charter applied
Tor, so as to extend to their community,
DR.. J. r. Riley will preach here on
next Sunday ut II a. IN. The Sacrament
OF the Lords Supper will bo observed
on that occasion. Preaching on S,tur-
day evening previous; service to begin
at $3.50.
Old soldiers can go to Richmond to
tho unvelllng Of tho Lee statue on the
29tl inst, for $3.50 for tho round trip
from Greonyille. This is n cheap rate,
and all of our veterans who can stand
the tariff ought to go.
L. O. Dryman was takon before
Squire Gillespie Mt Pumpkinton, last
Saturday for preliminary hearing. He
confessed to the charge of robbing the
stores at Loopers and Ducusville, ard
was sen: back to Jail here.
MIR. Robin Lewis has laid on our
table cookie burr stalk that has already
the burr fully developed This Is early
III the season for them, and if the Dutch
sign IL any good, we will have the short
est summer known for years.
Mrs. Thos. Reed, nee Miss Mamie
Anderson, whose arrival from Texas was
noted last week, reports her father-in-
law, MIR. Mat Reed, as quite sick ut his
homo near Dublin, Texas. He has been
in feeble health for some time.
The view from Col. Holingsworth's
place on the Roggs Mountain after the
hail storm last week WAS grand. From
that place one could see ITS whole course
through the county. 1t looked as if the
lower part of the county was covered
with q sheet of ice.
-Mcssrs. w. l.. Dalrymple and w.
II. Bryant, citizens Of Anderson county,
went to the mountains last Monday to
procure supply of 'mountain dew"
for themselves and several of their
ncighbors. AS they returned they were
overhau!ed by officers King and Roark,
With took them into custody. Their
mule and wagon with about fifteen gal.
Ions of whisky, will be turned over to
the collector to be sold under tho confis
cation act. 1t was q costly trip for
them.
There was the usual annual gather
ing ut Cross roads last Sabbath The
church, though large and well seated,
could not accommodate more than one
third of the crowd. Rev. w. L. An
derson, the pastor, preached an Interest,"
ing sermon on the finished work of Re
dcmption. After the sermon, the sucra-
mcnt Of the Lord supper was adminis-
tered. In this the pastor was assisted
by Rev. G. w. Singleton. The conduct
of the immense crowd in the church and
on the grounds was marked with the
best behavior. A larger per cent. of
fine healthy babies, just out for the first
time III short dresses, was never seen,
On Wednesday, the 18th inst, n Sc
rlous hail storm passed over the lower
edge of this county, doing great damage
to the crops. Wheat, cotton and corn
were totally destroyed. The path OF
the storm was about two and q half
miles wide. The farmers had to rcplant
the greater portion of their corn and
cotton crops. The young crops were
badly damaged and in some places total.
ly destroyed. Some of tho farmers
have rrplanted their entire crop. Two
or three OuthOusrs were unroofed on the
plantation of Mr.. Mat. Boggs. Great
damage was done to the crops of N1essrs.
A. Mat. Boggs, Lafayette Carey, J.
Nicely Boggs, L. N. Hunter, j. Sam
Wilson and S. G.. McWhortcr No
doubt many others not reported in this
list suffered as much. The storm extend
cd from Central to Piedmont, and it's
force did not ahnte throughout the en-
tire distance. A more extended account
Is given in another column.