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

Ss 80, f,ileyis little daughter, Fannie,
Is qnlteill with seorletina. ''f'' =
isTThf9 crops along the Wolf Creek
valley are quite promising. .~'an..., 49,,
-ANMna n. .Ashmore and four chill.
dren Tefo quite i'll last week. =.
Henry Ariar has the finest field of
COTTON we have seen this season.
Mrs. J. J. .Wakeiin, of Liberty, ia
s1ck trom' a relapse of enhuen1a.
-skGreenville and Piedmont we're we'll
represented. at Gross Roads last Sabbath.
Mrs. DIR. Ensor and daughter, Miss
Grace were at the Thornley, House last
week. 80
wa The friends of Henry J. Lewis will
beglad to know that he isnble to be out
again. 4" 49,. ...
"alMr. Robert 4. Stewart, of Praters,
cofnrlenced q sc,ool at Pcndleton footory
lastIM Monday.~
decomposition is very sharp and cloae
IN everything nowadays, except in attend
ang to ones own business.
Pea Ridge lands are stiu adyaucine
an,Price, and the more they advance the
more cotton raisers want them.
,:r-I.et every. Democrat put his finger
on Shis 1egishation certificate SO that he
will Be'sure to know where it is.
Mrs. J. G. Thompson was taken
suddenly i'll last Friday with nervous
Ptostration. She is some better at pres
ent..
4, ,--Wanted-About 100 pounds of Non
pariel type for cash. Must be in good
condition. Address this Office with sam
.ple letter.. ,>,,
Rev. J. F. 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, Mr..
wv. iH. q. AriaI.
-, Very few farmers came to town Sat
urday to attend the meeting of the sub
~Athance. Tho day was too fine. 20 be
: lost from the field. go:
u 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 II. Paxton and wife, of
Pennsylvania County, N. c., passed thro
Pickens Tuesday on a visit to their
- daughter near Shutdown.
Mr.. Charlie Prince, q bachelor of
about sixty winters, was recently mar
ried to Miss - Moody, maid Of four
teen summers, and daughter of Mr.. Il.
N Moody.
Twelve Mile River was pretty well
s selned out last Wednesday and Thurs
day. Some of town boys brought home
more cold than fish.
-Ye Democratic clubs get organized.
See that every young man in your iuris-
q dicGon who is now or will be eligible to
vote in November, is registered.
Sam Jones, colored, has made "Old
Rabbit Town" one of the most produc-
tive farms III tho county. He has the
highest t. traces in the up-country.
--"Howdy do1" says Mr.. Candidate.
elbows crops2' GARNER looks up.
others a hoe i'll the fence corner; fetch
n row along if you wish to CAB politics.
:. The 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 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 in this
county, his patrons will be sure to be
well pleased.
The County Democratic Executive
Committee will meet in the cour, house
on next Monday, the Goth inst Ev-
cry member is urged tO.be present as
business of importance will come before
the committee.
Wake up, Democrats, and register
Your votes will be needed this fail.
'Bfayton, Russell & Co. are to be buried,
and everyone should be at the funeral
There are only two days more on which
you can register.
There was a large congregation at
Carmel last Sunday, it being commun-
ion day. Services were conducted by
DIR. Riley and Rev. MayeS, of Prince
ton Seminary. Mr.. Mayes preached an
interesting sermon.
NsThere has been q greater display of
neighborly feeling among our people
this season than has been noticed since
the war. Where anyone has got behind
from some misfortune, the neighbOrs
have come in and planted his crop for
him.
Mr.. w. T. O'Dell could not got 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 diyidend
than ever before.
"A Texas pony belonging to T. X.
Foster, Of Union county, last week had
q good excuse for bucking and kicking,
but this favorite exercise did no good in
this instance. 1t ran into hornets
nest and was so sevorly stung by the in.
sects it soon died.
The value of good terracing was
fully demonstrated by the recent heavy
rains in the lower part of tho county.
Those farms that were not properly ter
raced were damaged to a great extent
while tho adjoining farms with good ter
races were not damaged in the least.
No one ever enjoys the hospitality
Of Senator Field and his amiabe wife
without wishing to go again. His invit-
ing home at the foot Of CLASSY Noun
tain,is an ideal summer place. We had
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