The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1890-05-22
PIGKENS SENTINEL
LOCAL NEWS.

sick,iis much improved.
-Dr! :Riley's little daughter, Fannie,
1s quite i'll with seorletina.
Tho crops along the Wolf Greek
valley are quite promising. -.
-saMrs. w. II. Ashmore and four chill.
dren wSro quite ill last week.
Henry Arial has the finest field of
cotton we have seen this season.
Mrs. J. J. Wakeiin, of Liberty, is
sick from relapse of enfuenSa.
-+-Greenville and Piedmont we're we'll
represented at Gross Roads last Sabbath.
Mrs. Dr.. .Ensor and daughter, Miss
Grace, wero at the Thornley, House last
week.
- The friends of Henry J. Lewis will
ibe glad to know that he is able to be out
.again.
sdMr. Robert n. Stewart, of pratcrs,
cotMnlenced a Sc DOL at fcnlleton fuciory
Last: Monday.
--7Competition is very sharp and cloen
in everything no owadays, except in attend
ing to ones own business.
Pea Ridge lands are stil adyancinq
ln.price, and the more they advance the
more cotton raisers want them.
-iAc1 cEtIE' DeulCCfht put his finger
on his registNtion certificate SO that he
will be sure to know where it is.
Mrs. J. @. Thompson was taken
suddenly i'll last Friday with nervous
prostration. She is some better at pres
ent.
.s-Wanted-Abou 100 pounds of Non
pariel type for cash. Must be in good
condition. Address this Office with sam
ple letter.
> Rev. j. +. Anderson was quite sick
last week. He missed his usual appoint
1nent at the Methodist Church last Sab
bath evening.
Mrs. IT. H. Boggs, of Avondale,
Ala, came in on No. 81, last Saturday
might. She is visiting her father, MIR
w. H. Il Arial.
Very few farmers came to town Sat
nrday to attend the meeting Of the sub
<-,Alliance. Tho day was too fine to be
: lost from the field.
The mapy friends of Mrs Bruce
will be glad to learn that her health is so
much improved that she is now able to
ride out every day.
, Hon. John H. Paxton and wife, of
Pennsylvania County, n. c., passed thro'
PIckens Tuesday on visit to their
daughter near Shutdown.
Mr.. Charlie Prince, a bachelor of
about sixty winters, was recently mar
ried to Miss 49, Moody, mai,l Of four
teen summers, aud daughter of Mr.. i.
N Moody.
Twelve Mile River was pretty well
! seined out last Wednesday and Thurs
day. Some of town boys brought home
more cold than fish.
-Ie Democratic clubs get organized
See that every young man i'll your iuris-
diction who is now or will be eligible to
vote Ill November, is registered.
Sam Jones, colored, has made 'Old
Rabbit Town" one Of tho most produc-
tive farms in the county. He has the
highest t. traces in the up-country.
-"Howdy do'" says Mr.. Candidate.
ELBOWS crops?" GARNER looks up.
."Ther'a Il hoe in the fence corner; fetch
n row along if you wish to gab politics.
Tho strangest thing about the recent
hail storm, no one has been found that
saw the regulation goose egg" hail
stones. The largest reported were the
size of n partridge egg.
Mr.. r. kirksey has been employed
as teacher i'll school near Sandy
Springs in Anderson county. If he is
as successful there as he has been III this
county, his patrons will be sure to be
well pleased.
The County Democratic Executive
Committee will meet in the couru house
ON next Monday, the Goth inst Ev-
n,ambnr 10 Iroa1 tn ha
business of importance will come before
the committee.
Wake up, Democrats, and register
Your votes will be needed this fall.
Bfayton, Russell & Co. are to be buried,
md everyone should be Mt the funeral.
There are only two days more on which
you can register.
There was a large congregation ut
Carmel last Sunday, it being commm-
ion day. Services were conducted by
DR.. Riley and Rev. Maycs, Of Prince
ton Seminary. Mr.. Mayes preached an
interesting sermon.
There has been greater display of
neighborly feeling among our people
this season than has been noticed since
the war. Where anyone has got behind
from somo misfortune, the ncighbors
have come in and planted his crop for
him.
Mr.. w. T. O'Dcll could not get his
bottom land on Golden Creek dry
enough to produce corn, and he has put
wire fence around it and turned it into
pasture for colts. 1t will now be less
expense and pay him better dividend
than over before.
"A Texas pony belonging to T.. X.
Foster, of Union county, last week had
good excuse for bucking aud kicking,
t%;S iS This favorito exercise did no good in
nt .,aa Instance. 1t ran into hornets
n,at, noSt allu " was 80 sevorly stung by the in
Tho value of good terroc;no wos
fully demonstrated by the rcccnt heavy
rains in the lower part os "o T,o onm"t,9: l,u,9
Those farms that were not nrnnorI" nJ,,IIn' tor
raced were damaged to great nytont
while tho adjoining farms with good tow
races were not damaged in the least.
No ono ever enjoys the hospitality
of Senator Field and his amiablo wife
without Wishing to go again. His invit-
ing home Mt the foot Of CLASSY Noun
tnin,i an ideal summer place. We had
tho pleasure of its cool brcezes and