The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1890-03-20
PICKENS SENTINEL
LOCAL NEWS.

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1t has gone out of style to make re-
marks on q clean hearth when convers
ing with the landlady.
The family of Mr.. e. J. Prince were
down with influenza last week. Five
children were sick at one time.
The Pickens delegation turned out
in full force to attend tho dummy line
meeting at Liberty last Saturday.
Rev. A. p. Nicholson is still at W.
A. Mauldin's ut Easley, and his friends
have abandoned all hope of his recovery.
There has been dearth of cooks in
this place for the past two weeks The
Dinahs have been down with the infu-
'enza.
The freeze last Saturday and Sun
day finished up the fruit crop. Some
early gardeners lost their early vegeta-
bles.
The delegates to tho Farmers Con-
vontion in Columbia on the 9th instant,
will get tickets ut reduced rates over all
the railroads.
--NIrs. Mary i. Alexander, aud Mas
ters Claude aud Eugene, went down to
Charleston last Wednesday. They will
remain until next summer.
Read the advertisement of tho Coun-
ty Commissioners for sealed bids this
week, on enlarging the court house, and
the sale of vacant lots in Pickens.
The Pickens township sub-Alliance
was in session several hours last Snur-
day discussing the prospect and devising
ways and means for supplies for the sea-
son.
Tie election for Intondent and four
Wardens will be held on the first Mon
day in April, for Pickens, Central and
Liberty, and for Easlcy on the third
Monday.
MIR. Bailey higgins, tho congenial
and efficient operator at Spartanburg,
had to take q little recess from work last
week, from an accidental burn received
from q hot stove.
The wrecked building on the Griffin
corner is being reconstructed alongside
of Messrs. Newbcrry & Thornley's store
A new and larger building is to be placed
on tho Griffin corner.
Julian w. Bruce came up from An
derson last Sunday to see his mother,
Mrs. S. 2. Bruce, who has been quite
sick for tho past two weeks. She is
some better at present.
Mr.. j. E. Duke, the weli-known
and popular caterer of the Central Hotel
has resigned. The numerous patrons of
this famous eating house will be sorry to
learn of his resignation.
DIR. J. b. Carpenter goes to Central
today where he will remain about ten
days All persons needing the services
of first-olass dentist will do well to call
OH him. All work guaranteed.
Gabriel Ferguson, colorcd, who was
nearly ono hundred years Of age, died
hear CLASSY Mountain last Sabbath. His
remains were inferred in tho buryine
ground fer colored people near where
he died.
The citizens of Pendleton arc agitat-
ing the subject OF q dummy limo from
that place to Fort Hill, and the building
of first class hotel at the former place
Enterprise is the order of the day a
present.
There will be mass meeting a
Griffin Church on the fourth Sunday a
3 o'clock in the afternoon. Rcvs. j. NJ
Stewart and Ben Holder are invited t,
address the meeting. Other prominen
speakers will be present
Money lenders say that there is les
demand for money now than has beer
known for the past twenty years. Thi
is a good sign and proves that the farme
ia getting on solid basis and is bette
able to run himself without the aid O
borrowed capital.
Mrs. II. J. Hunt died at her HON
near Dacusville last Saturday. Her fu
moral was had on the dny following from
the Dnousville Methodist Church. Sh
was most amiable, christian woman
and leaves many saddencd hearts t
mourn their loss.
The schedule Of tho double dali
mail between this place and Ensley is a
follows: Leave Easlcy at 1870 n. M, an
2p. m. arrive at Pickens Mt 9:30 q. m
and D. m. leave Pickens Mt 1870 q. m
and 4:30 p. IN. arrive Mt Easlcy at IL q
p. M, and p. m.
The following cases have been sci
mp for the August term of the U.
Court by Commissioner Thornley,: l
f. Chnstian and Harry lynch, runnin
an illicit still; w. II. Alexander, san
offense; Elisha Alexander, dealing
''moonshine" by the small.
Mr.. Jasper W. HollinGsworth,
drhySOn county, IeHaS, mas Dcea VlSl
ing relatives in this county for the pa
two weeks. Mr.. Hollingsworth has ju
graduated from the Eastman Bushes
College at Poughkcepsio, N. Y. I
leaves for his home today.
p. W. Styles, of Greenville count
who has purchased and moved to the
NJ. Ferguson farm, near this place, is
thorough going farmer and is putin
his farm in first-class condition. NJ
Seyles is quite an acquisition to Il
sturdy yeomanry Of this county.
The farmers Of the upper part
the county have been busy tho pa
week hauling their guanO from the IN
road. They are buying moro than lf
year, and will no doubt put in larg
Drops. Tho completion Of the dunn
line will save them great deal Of tin
and expense.
Despite the numerous chicks" ma
last summer against the pig-p
nuisance. There is every prospect of
being much wors this season. Sol
folk will have their filthy pig.sties a
odiferous COW stables right at your do,