The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1890-02-20
PICKENS SENTINEL.
LOCAL NEWS.
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Reed "0itizen's" communicate Oh on
the dummy line for Pickens.
--~Df. md Mrs. T. A. Miles were quite
sick, at their home, in Greenville, last
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. III. Davis, of Bre-
ward, N. O., are visiting Mrs. Mary e.
Alexander.
Mrs. o. l.. HolIingsworth Ia stil
kept in doors by the lingering effects of
the grippe. r.
Bruce is doing good guano busi-
mess and sells as cheap as the agent at
She sailroad,
--Mra J. Bud Looper, after an ab-
pence of some two weeks from the city,
has returned.
Capt. J. l.. Thornley is quite sick.
He has been confined to his room tor
several days.
u The sheriff is busy now serving
& summons on the jurors for the coming
: term of court.
The family of Prof Dargan has ar
rived and moved into their new homo
on Lewis street.
-Messrs. Jas. b. Williams and Mari
on Simmons, of Greenv.llc, were in our
tOWu laSI ueSCisJ.
David H. Templeton, Of Powers,
Laureus Co., is in Pickens, settling up
the estate Of his mother.
Mrs. Dr. Frank Smith, of Easley,
visited her mother, Mrs. G. l.. Hollings-
worth, Sunday and Monday.
Phillip A. Porter has been drawn
'on the grand jury for the August tenn
IF tho TT & po,,rt + GronnyilIn
Some of the farmers in this commu-
nifty are ready to plant corn and have
that cotton ground furrowcd out.
On Thurday, the 18th instant, Mr..
Tom Gossett was married to Miss Annie
Freeman, NIL of Easley township.
Mrs. G. w. james has moved to
Mr.. T.. T. Kelley's near Six Mile. j.
T.. Boggs has rented her property here.
The expenses Of the recent term of
the U. S. court at Grcenvile, was just
81 ,259.G6 per day, and it lasted two
weeks.
49,. Hen fruit has been so cheap for the
past week that some persona say they
cant afford to raise it for eight cents
dozen.
There. is poor prospect now fer n
crop OF small grain The fly and little
green bug have about killed ont tho oats
:and wheat.
j. g. Griffin's saw and grist mills
and cotton gin are now complete, and
arc quite an addition 10 the wealth of
the community.
Several Cf our citizens are suffering
with severe colds. No one will admit
that they have the grippe, as it seems to
have become chestnut.
The road overscers have had their
respective gangs of men out on the
roads putting i'll the three days VIC
ordered by the county board.
--Pickens is sadly in need of ).
pelter as there has been such an iNcre,>
in the canine population of late that tn
'enaall dog hus become nuisance.
Auditor Clyde says that the peorl-
have come up moro prompt than ever
before, with their tax returns, although
there are great many delinquents yet.
On last Tuesday at the residence of
the father Of the bride, Fl. J. Lewis,
Joel r. Griffin was married to Miss Ma.
~ Lewis, Rev. W. b. Singleton oi1ici-
ating.
What are You doing to boom the
town or county, You must not rest on
your oars and try to come in for the Jack
pot when you have not helped to shuttle
the cards.
The Libertyites are on the lookout for
bride but it seems as if the young man
has pulled some moss over their eyes, as
they have failed twice in making tho
right prediction.
Tho Clerk has been quito busy the
past week getting things in shape for
court. Several parties have been bound
over for raising disturbance ut Twelve
Mile Camp ground last fall.
An engineer has been employed to
make survey of the route and estimate
the cost of building the proposed dunn
my line from here to the railroad. The
survey will be made this week.
Special commissioners Amber and
Bowen last Thursday surveyed the new
road from Secona to the Camp ground.
1t is on bee line and only three and
one-half miles and is an easy grade.
Rev. S. J. Cowan is still conducting
the Holiness meeting at Walhalla. 1T is
stated that tho attendance is very good
though not so large rs before. IT'S moi
known when the meeting will close.
Several youths Of tho community
are sadly in need of the finishing touch
being put to their boyhood term, by n
complete dressing down with raw hide,
30 they will learn to behave in church.
On last Thursday, 7. Edward Craig
was adjudgcd non compos mentis, and
sent to the Asylum at Columbia. Rel
gious excitement and an insidious dis
ease was the cause of the loss of his
mind.
The Alliance men here. about are not
making much fuss but arc doing II lot OF
quiet work. They are buying for casll
and say they will do SO all the season.
md what they can't pay for they will dc
without.
Pat. RUSSELL brakeman on the
Air Line was killed at Westminster or
tho 18th inst. by having his head mash
ed between two cars of lumber. HC
lived ut Central, and leaves wife and
three children.
The rapid advancement in the price
OF real estate in this county, has caused
persons having any claims on land il
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