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

Mao Bruce is visiting bis brother,
in Anderson.
y. Is. Clyde Is announced for audit
or this week, and J. L. Hill for treasurer.
The frequent rains of lato will give
the rust chance to mako the wheat and
oat crop en- entire failure.
Mrs. John Helton and daughter.
Miss Lola, OF North Carolina, are visit
ing Mrs. Lizzie Capehart, who is a Sis
tor of Mrs. II.
Improved farm implements are COM
ing into general use in Pickens county.
"trip through the. country will convince
anyone that her farms are bec6min0
thoroughly equipped for their work.
Those who think that the dummy
llne project is dying out, are entirely
mistaken. It is now Thought the SIab.
town people will have the charter applied
ior' 80 as to extend to their community.
DIR. J. r. Riley will preach here on
next Sunday at II a. m. The Sacrament
OF the Lords Supper will be observed
on that occasion. Preaching on Satur-
oay evening previous; service to begin
at $50. e'N
:, Old soldiers can go to Richmond to
the unveiling of the Lee statue on the
29th inst, for $3.50 for tho round trin
from Greonville. This is cheap rate,
end oil OF our veterans who can stand
the tariff ought to go.
Il. o. DIyman was taken before
Squire Gillespie Mt Pumpkiuton, last
Saturday for n preliminary hearing. He
confessed to the charge of robbing the
stores at Loopers and Ducusville, ard
was Gent back to jail here.
MIR. Robin Lewis has laid on our
table a cookie burr stalk that has already
the burr fully developed. This Is early
Ill the season for them, and if the Dutch
sign IS 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, rs quite sick ut his
home near Dublin, Texas. He has been
in feeble health for some time.
The view from Col. Hollingsworths
place on the Roggs Mountain after the
hail storm last week was grand. From
that place one could see It's whole course
through the county. 1t looked as if the
lower part of the county was covered
with a sheet of ice.
-Messrs. w. L. Dalrymple and W.
IL. Bryant, citizens of Anderson county,
went to the mountains last Monday to
procure supply of "mountain dew"
for themselves and several of their
neighbors. AS they returned they were
overhauled by officers King and Roark,
With took them into custody. Their
mule and wagon with about fifteen gal
Ions Of whisky, viii 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 we'll 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
demption. After the sermon, the sacra-
mcnt of the Lord supper was admins
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 in short dresses, was never seen.
On Wednesday, the 14th inst, n Sc
rouS 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 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 replanted their entire crop. Two
OF three outhouses were unroofed on the
plantation of Mr.. Mat Boggs. Great
damage was done to the crops of Messrs.
A. Mat. Boggs, Lafayette Carey, J.
Nicely Boggs, Il. N. Hunter, j. Sam
Wilson and S. G.. McWhorter. No
doubt many others not reported in this
list suffered as much. The storm extend
ed from Central to Piedmont, and it's
force did not abnte throughout the en-
tire distance. A more extended account
Is given in another column.