The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1890-09-11
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Mr.. A. NJ. Morris was chilled to An
derson county last Sunday by dispatch
from his brother, stating the severe ILL
ness of their mother. She was not ex-
pected to live many days.
-Rev. J. T. Burdine has just closed
O. very successful protracted meeting at
Rocky Bottom church. There were 5atldi-
tions to tho membership and the church
was greatly benefited. Revs. Whitmire
and Boren assisted at the meeting.
AT the next regular meet ing ut the
Presbyterian Church hero, tho Sacra.
mcnt Of the Lords Supper will be ed
ministered. DR.. Riley will be assisted
by Evangelist j. l.. Cook. 1t is proba-
bic that the meetin g will be protracted.
LOWS Hill and Ben and Jim Griffin
were before Justice Robinson last Friday
charged with destroying growing crops
and larceny from the field. Hill was
dismissed and the Griffin boys held for
court. Joe Dalton was the prosecutor.
Quite an interesting gamo of ball
was played at Rice's last Saturday after
noon by the Shutdown nine against tho
Rice's Creek nine. The game was called
at the sixth inning and stood twenty TO
nothing in favor of the boys from the
Creek.
---Crocket Griffin has returned home.
He is without hands and helpless SO far
as Mork is concerned. a paper is being
circulated soliciting aid for him. He
extends heartfelt thanks to those who
were 80 kind to him while unable to be
brought home.
Ono of our "laddies" went to the
depot last week to sec young lady's
trunk off and was unable to loosen his
grip on the handle until tho train reach
ed Cowpens, Spartanburg county, when
the South bound train broke his hold
and brought him home.
Prof. Neil w. Macauley, who is we'll
known here and was at one time princi
pal of tho Pickens High School, has
been eleted school commissioner Of Oco
nee county. We congratulate the Pro
fessor OH his success, and the county in
securing such an efficient officer.
The Midway Presby yterians and the
people of their community in Anderson
county, are certainly prospcring. They
have just completed the handsomest
country church III the State ut n cost of
So, 600. Rev. J. ID. Burkhead preaoLcd
tho dcdicatory sermon on the 31st ult.
There is no safeguard like local
newspaper. Nothing can do more to
keep up town and help business, and
merchants, above all, should give them
the preference. Yet frequently the only
return the papers get for their enterprise
is depreciation from those whom they
have benefited both directly and indi-
rectly.
Mrs. Sallic Hoffman, neo Carey, died
ut the home Of her mother, in Seneca, on
the I'd instant, after n lingering illness
from consumption. She leaves four
young children, mother and seven
brothers to mourn their loss. Mrs. Ho1f-
man was n sister of Mr.. J. p. Carey Of
this place, who, with the others of the
family, were with her when tho end CAME
Mrs. M. E. Waters, who came from
Iowa somo time since to visit her broth
er i. f. Kinch, says she is perfectly de-
lighted with the place and climate aud it
is probable that she will conclude to
make her home here. Everyone is faci-
mated with Pickens when they stop here
awhile, and if our citizens would adver-
tise tho place we would soon attract
numbers Of now citizens.