The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1891-07-23
PICKENS SENTINEL.
LOCAL NEWS.


PROT. Duffle, Of the Sumter Graded
School, wis in Pickens last Tuesday.
DIR. a. M. Lander, wife and baby, of
Pelzcr, are ut the Amber summer resort.
Mrs. II. A. Hester, who has been sick
for the past three weeks, is much im-
proved.
MIR. J. B. Jackson, Of Atlanta, visited
his sister, Mrs. DIR. J. F.. Williams, the
past week.
-Sixty-four car loads of watcrmelons
passed Easley on the Air Line Wednes-
day morning.
Our farmers are busy this week clay
Ing by" their crops. Some few have COM
bleted that work. 49,. -.
Lawyer A. G. Welborn and wife, of
Qrecnvillc, visited MIR. and Mrs. Judge Nj.
Welborn last week.
MIR. p. A. Porter has about dozen
hands at work cxcavating for the basement
6f the new court house.
mir: Richard l.. Boggs, of the G. c..
IL n. X. X. was in town last week. He
will return to his post this week.
Rev. Jas. f. Singleton, pastor of Mt
Carmel Baptist Church Oconcc county WIS.,
tied relatives in this county last week.
The public schools opened for the sum-
mcr term last Monday. There will be u
two months term in most of the districts
The copious rains of the list few days
has caused the crops TO take on more
promising look and the farmer feels hope
full.
School Commissioner Bright and Prof
y. +. DarSan are in attendance upon tho
Stale Teachers Association at Anderson
this week.
In consequence of the wreck on the
Air Line at Seneca trcstlc, there was no
trains passed Easlcy last Tuesday until af-
ter p. III.
The trustees of Clemson College met
at Fort Hill Tuesday to make the final ar
rangcmcnts for the corner stone laying on
the 2Slh inst.
The board Of health will inspect the
town today md give directions for a thor
ouSh cleaning up Of all premises inside the
corporate limits.
-Ihrre is not prisoner in Jail here
Sheriff. Richcy says it is the first time in
seven years that "round top" has been
without lodger.
Lost, a pur of spcctaclcs lctwccn
Joab Mandolin iand Central, in tin case.
Please bring to this Office or write .Jcrrr
Looper, ,Pickcns
The new court house bonds are to be
issued on the Sth of Scptcmbcr They will
oc non-taxablc, run twenty years and bear
slA per cent. interest.
Mr.. l.. {. Milchcm, the architect tina,
drew the plans for the new cnurt house,
was in town last Monday in consultation
with contractor Day.
Through some misunderstanding about
the measurement, Mc$slS. Porter ,E Bovd
threw up the job of cXcavaling for tie
foundation of The e. 'ir; hpu,,
Mr.. W. y. F".ycr, cf ,hc pension de
pnrmrHt Washington, ID. G.. is vi>iliu..
his father, Mr.. ~ VI. F"l-rc. of E.>l.v.
VIII has L twenty days turI"I.gh.
ben p. Nri;'il, cp}pr,.l iSn,v .u,,,!y.
ln% the town .! li.'.>tiS and vn"mii, ~',h
fresh beef rH'ry Saturday. IIc WA ais,
lurhi*h ilo>'l hcui OH pIi".irirys.
Mr.. Stephen Simmons a,ad fq'"nv ..a?
M ). :. - ui ,...i:.. Il. \....l W. j..
j. krnmrn,lr l!i> w:r~. They =, 10
CH5cnr'5 Head i"';1y fer few day IS visit.
Mrs. Joseph Miller and family of the
Keowcc sidr, passed through town las,
Thursday on their way % Cwsvr's Head to
visit Mrs. Milicr's father, Mr.. James Hop
kins.
Mr.. J. l.. Thompson and wife and
Mrs. Lizzie Thompson, who have been
spending some time with relatives in Pick
ems returned to their home in Blcvarl last
Thursday.
-Mr...E. +. Hendricks family. of Central,
enjoyed new sweet potato pie on the
l9Ih inst. Our friend B. S. Bogss helped
to dcmolish il. Mr.. Hendricks has the
banner polnloc patch.
Mrs r. f. Nelson and daughter. Miss
Mary, have moved to Easlcy for short
time. ,,aliss Nelson, who has been OIL in
valid foEsome time, has been placed un-
der the care of DR.. X. F. Smith
If you want first-class job printing,
call at the SENTINEL Job Onfce. We can't
be bcatfor nice work Of any description
Our wedding stationery stock is complete
and the work on it is especially fine.
Ground was broken for the new court
Housc last Thursday al 3 p. III. Capt Eli
as Day, the contractor, moved the first
shovel Of dirt and the work of eXcavatng
was begun by Maj. w. Boyd and Mr.. +.
A. Porter.
Cards are out for the marriage Of Miss
Flora L., eldest daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
II. a. Richcy, to Mr.. j. Willie Lathcm
The ceremony will take place this (Wcd.
ncsdaO evening at the Presbyterian church
at $50 o'c.Ock.
DR.. Robert Krkscy. resident physician
of the MISERY and Childs Hospital Bali-
more, Md, has been grantcda mOnthSlc
ls now. at home on Il visit TO his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. j. X. kirkscy.
Mr.. Richardson one of the pcnitcntiary
saurds came for the court cOnvicis this
morning and carried away Pink Lester to
Clemson and Jesse Hughes to Columbia
young Richardson is from Surntcr and a
nephew 6fcX governor Richardson.
Next Tuesday the corner stone Of
CLEMSON College will he laid with imposing
ceremonies. 1t is expected That the attcn-
dance. will be large, perhaps the biggest
crowd ever seen al one place in the up
country. The railroads will sell tickets at
excursion ra.cs.
There will he a Prohibition meeting
at Cross Roads Church on Friday and Sat
urday before the fifth Sunday in August
Addresses will be made by several promi
hent workers and speakers 1t is hoped