The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1890-05-08
PICKENS SENTINEL.
LOCAL NEWS.


-Picnics and-weddings!
The dummy must be built
Who has the "fever.d lert2''
;---lHerd work and plenty of it, is tho
motto Of the farmers just now. s'+
Mr.. Chas. E. Hopkins, Of Cscser's
Head, was in town last Monday.
Mrs. James Hunter Of Pendloton,
visited Mrs j. e. Boggs last Monday.
Capt. Hunter is having q new roof
and otherwise making improvements in
ais plant. . .,..
Mrs. Sheriff II. Brown has been
quite Ill with nervous prostration for
several weeks.
Bugs ,haves made the early plant
Drop n failure, All plants have been
ravaged by them.
Mrs. Frank Sloan, of Walhnlla, visit.
ed her brother, N1aj. j. j. LOWS, sever
al days last week.
Miss Lucy Ellis has returned from
q weeks visit to relatives in Atlanta and
other points i'll Georgia.
Sale day was quiet. "John barley
corn" was absent aud only few candi-
dates wore on the ground.
MIR. 10. Stribliug, of the south
west corner OF the county, lost his fine
blooded mare last Saturday.
"A postoffico inspector was around
last Thursday, looking after the p. NJ
Pickens was found all 0. x.
MIR. Gideon Ellis reports the first
mess of new beans and Irish potatoes
They were served last Friday.
The chicken crop is late this season.
sFTying size" would be in good demand
In town at the present writing.
MIR. James Hunter, Of PcnGlcton,
was i'll town last MOnday His firm was
interestedin some of the land sales.
The County Commissioners have or
dered guide boatds.put up ut all forks
of roads and crossings. Good, boys.
j. w. Norwood, Of the Savings
Bank, and lawyer Geo w. Taylor, of
Greenville, were i'll Picilcns last Thurs
day.
Mr.. J. W. Pace is quite i'll with
pneumonia, and one Of his small chill
dren is also quite sick with summer
complaint.
Mrs. II. +. Nclson who has been
sick for some time, is somewhat in
proved. Mrs. Isaac Langston IS sill
'convalcscing.
Mr.. Eugene Runion is in from the
West to regain his health. He is stop
ping with his mother, Mrs. l.. n. Run
ion, of Piedmont.
MFR. Wm. Sanders ana family, of
Piedmont, passed through town last Fri
day, enroute for Mr.. Smith portcrs, the
father of Mrs. Sanders.
Our livery man stlll continues to in
crease his stock The prospect now is
that the business will pay handsome
profit here this summer.
The rains last week stopped farm
work, and gave tho farmers an excuse to
come to town on sulc day, which WAS
generally taken advantage of.
Tho reports from different parts of
the county are that there viii not be
more than half crop of wheat raised.
Rust is the cause Of the shortage.
-M1s. w. r. Ballard and son, Clar-
once, of Campobello, are visiting Mrs
Clyde. They will stop here several
Tho timberS Of the old covered
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Mr.. Thornley, D. Harris, Of Green
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--Mcssrs. Lewis & Morris have Just
Set 10 oiI stnao ",SG % o2nSs,rh'e,i' OF S'"H"'
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There was very little business trans
acted at the doctors meeting in Liberty
The hs I raxt t,'y " ,;i 1II""i'te Ia W''s "Iiin.
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Jas. M. Spcarman, Of Liberty, was
before Commissioners Thornley, last Mon
day, charged with selling whisky with
ont license. He was sent up to the
August term of court
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