The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1890-04-10
PICKENS SENTINEL,
LOCAL NEWS.

-Mr. Jerre Looper has been appoint
ed election supervisor for Pickens county.
wv. Il. MGFall and family were laid
up with Influenza for several dlys last
week: 49,.
Mrs. Fanny Evatt, of Gainesville,
Ga, is visiting her sister, Mrs. FL. A.
Richey -
There are now fifteen prisoners in,
Jail here---11 u. S. prisoners and State
prisoners.
Anderson is to be lighted by cleo
tricity. The works for the lights will be
completed by the first of July.
There was large number of farm
ere in town last Friday. The meeting
of the County Alliance was tho main at
traction.
Sharp Chapman and C. o. Sanders
were discharged from Jail last week.
They were serving sentences for fooling
with ''moonshine.
The Board of Equalization met last
Tuesday and heard all who had any COM
plant to make in regard to tho assess
ment of their property.
The enlargement plan of the court
house has been agreed upon by the
ullS GJS CoulIuCU lOG UlG
building it will be awarded next meet
ing.
--Waddy Youngblood was discharged
from the Jail here last Sunday night Mt
IL o'clool. Flo was sent up from the
recent term of the r.. S. court at Grocn-
Vile.
Hon. B. J. Johnston says that the
wheat in his section has already been at
tackled by the red rust, and there is ev-
cry prospect of the wheat crop being
ruined by it.
Sheriff Richey had the pleasure one
day last weeii of holding the ribbons
over Little May" his one time pet
driver. They tried to knock the bottom
out of Main street
The farmers in the Pcndloton section
nre busy planting cotton. Most of thom
will got the greater portion Of their crop
planted this week if the weather holds
good. Tho acreage is larger than last
year,
Tho nomination OF Capt. Tillman
by the recent convention, was freely dis
cussod by the largo number Of farmers
III town the plst week, and all seem to
be vol pleased with the conventions
work.
-tTtupervisor cf Registration Robin
son, will be at Six Mile on Saturday be-
fore the foul.ih Sunday i'll this month,
and will accom-, NoaNte all who wish to
change their voting pace from Hurri-
cane to Six Milo.
DR.. j, w. Quillian was i'll Pickens
East Monday. He is we'll pleased with
his nou home in Spartanburg. The
Doctor says tharPickens takes the ribbon
on good roads over her sister counties o.
Greenville and SpartSnburg.
Since our last report the following
moonshine cases have been disposed of:
ED Anderson, Waddy Youngblood, Sar-
gent Alexander, and Tom Powell, all for
selling and making mountain dew. Dis
missed. Charles White, sent up.
Tho U. s. Supreme Court has rem
dered it's decision in the Clemson will
case. 1t sustalns the decision of Chief
Justice Fuller, rendered in Charleston,
3ast spring, and the State gets the be-
quest Work will begin on the build
ings at once.
There were eighteen white and four
teen colorcd school teachers before thS
examining board last Friday. The Com
miSaloners say that OWING to the absence
of Mr.. Carey, who was called away on
business, that the certificates will not be
ready for several days yet.
Mrs. Jason Gillespie died at the
home of her husband pear Praters last
Thursday, from relapse Of influenza,
aged forty two years. She leaves Il huS-
band and two children to mourn their
loss. The funeral was held ut the Bor-
rouGhs buryiug ~round on last Friday.
There will be good chance to pro-
cure some desirable real estate in Pick
ems on Sale day in May, when the 10 g
belonging to the county Will be sold.
The lot on Main street is most dcsira-
BILE one, and the one on the west side of
the Jail block should bring good round
price. ..
The April showers last week started
vegetation to growing at a lively rate.
Wheat begins to look well, though oats
arc somewhat spotted from tho ravAges
OF the Hessian fly. There is yet con.
siderable fruit left uninjured, and we
may yet have % fair crop, barring acci-
dents.
Mr.. Il. N. Hughes, of Richland,
passed through town Tuesday on his
way from New Plckens.--Seneca FREQ
Press. Tom only hit Pickens glancing
stroke A famous health resort in the
foot hills was the objective point. He
has been seriously wounded by the littio
god with his bow and arrow.
AT the meeting Of the County Ali
ance last Friday, there was not much
business Of a public nature transacted.
The most important subject was that of
the State Exchange. 1t is claimed by
that institution that it does not receive
the patronage from our Picktns mem
bers that it should. Mr.. j. w Ried,
Secretary Of the State Alliance, address
ed the meeting in tho interest of The
Cotton Plant, the organ of the order.
Mr.. John w. Nalley, ono of the
oldest and most respected citizens of
Iasley township, died at his home on
tho 3D. inst, Of dropsy of tho heart.
Though Mr.. NaIIey had been ailing for
some time, his death was surprise to
his family and friends. Ho was about
sixty years Of age and leaves n wife and
six children to mourn his loss. The
children arc all married. Tho funeral
was held at Fairview church on last Sun
day.
-"Doctor I have boon warned to work