The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1890-05-01

Lgeu ner slSter, MIS-. ElOrence Srlthn, lost
Monday.
Mrs. r. +: Morgan, of Dacusville,
is visiting her daughters, Mrs. Bowen
and Mrs. Griffin.
The Methodist Sunday School al
this place will open the picnic season Oh
CLASSY next Saturday.
Quito number of our denizens
have already sampled the luscious straw,
berry. Ay, two weeks ago.
Watch the announcement space. A
new man ont this week: Tho friends of
hlr. Thomas Power bring him ott for
County Commissioner.
The Liberty township farmers will
begin to work thoir coru this week.
Cotton Is coming up finely and will do
to work III about ten days.
1t is now thought that the annual
cncampmont of the State troops will be
IN Greenv1lle this summer as General
Bonham favors that place.
Mrs. II. 2. Jackson, of Atlanta, who
has been visiting her daughter, Mrs. DR..
Williams, for the past two months, re-
turned homo last Saturday.
-Mr. O. p. Field will soon have his
handsome new residence complete. The
farmers about Pihder p. o. are improv-
ing their property at lively rate.
-~"Old Probs," sergeant Dunn, of tho
weather office, says we are to have n cool
summer, and that the mercury is not lia-
BILE to boil over during "dog days"
Prof. j. L. Dargan will deliver
Sunday School lecture Mt the M. Il.
Church here next Sunday afternoon Mt
o'clock. Everybody invited to attend.
Think not that you will stand on O.
more solid foundation by pulling your
neighbor down. Sweep your own door
yard ere you porsecute him for unclean-
ness.
Judge Cothrnn was asked by a. NJ.
GnytOr, Of Piercetown, for his views on
tho sub Treasury bill. Hcgives n lengthy
reply and knocks tho bottom out of the
whole thing.
MIR. ". A. FolSer has 2ono to Wash
lngton where he has position in the
Census Department., aud commences
work today. His address is 345 Penn.
sylvania Avenue.
The stewards of Ruhamah Church
last Sunday took tho names of several
young men and boys for misbehavior in
church. They threaten to have them
before the courts.
Our new city "dads" say that they
will put our public wells in good fix,
even though it may bust q suspender.
In the common idiOm, we say "Let 'er
go, MIR. Gallagher.
-Greenyille is hopeful of soon hav-
ing M electric railway in operation. A
representative of prominent capitalists
has been there for some days past look
ing into tho matter.
Mrs. Palie LaBoon, sister of Shcr-
III Rlchey is dangerously i'll at the home
OF her husband, Mr.. Joe. LaBoon, near
Brrahy Creek, Anderson county. Her
friends fear that she will not recover.
There is general complaint of the
scarcity Of tield-hands. We have had
no exodus, but the demand has incrca:ed
and the force Of the past is not sufficient
tor the present amount Of work that is
to be done.
FROM the appearance of leaves, full
grown. green leaves, on tho trees, and
tho perlGinations Of flies, gnats, snakes
ana other pestlterous pesters, we feel
safe in asserting that spring is we'll on
and summer nigh.
W. NJ. Hagood & Co.. have bought
out kunlon Blaylock $ furniture cstnb-
llshment at EnSlcy. They will continue
the business and will keep first class;
stock of furniture on band at all times
and at prices to suit the times.
1t is a noticeable fact that there is at
present more land in cultivation in this
county than ever before, tie most of it
III first-claSs condition, and each wear the
crops produced show that it is being
brought to higher state Of cultivation
There was destructive fire in Sene-
ca last Sunday morning. Several store
houses on the public square werc burned
down and the occupants lost heavily, as
none OF them were carrying much insur-
ancc and some had mono whatever. The
total loss is $l5, 900, and insurance about
81 $50.
We would respectfully call tho at
tcntlon OF our readers to an ADVERTISE
ment III another column of some choice
selections Of sheet music, offered by J
NJ. Russell, 10 Hamilton Place, Boston,
Mass. This music is placed at an OK,
tromcly low price, and those desiring
anything in that line will consult their
interest by writing to the above house
Attention is called to tho fact that
the advertisement of the bridge letting
near Lawrcnco's ford on the Sth inst,
has been withdrawn. After the disaster
to the covered bridge across Keowcc,
the Oconcc commissioners declined to
cooperate in the new enterprise. Re
building at tho Old site will first claim
their attention. Contractors may look
out for an advertisement to that effect in
short time. The advertisement Of the
Lawrence ford bridge is discontinued by
order of Commissioner u. G.. Martin.
a bad mixture.
People often get themselves and their
religion so badly mixed up that it is