The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1891-10-22
PICKENS SENTINEL.
. LOCAL NEWS.
Dig potatoes-thc moon is right.


The first day for tax paying, last Tues
day, $4s.0o was paid into the treasury.
"A small child of jeff Calhoun, color
ed, of Liberty, died last Sunday morning
Mrs. John T. Price, of Liberty, visited
her hiother.in-law, Mrs. T. Il. Price, this
week.
The first frost of the scason came last
Tuesday night, but no damage to the crops
Is reported.
--Molle, the wife of Floyd Price, COL
ored, died Monday, and was buried the
following day Mt Cold Springs.
Mr.. Geo. w. Miller, the genial insur-
hnce agent, of Anderson, was in town this
week, "viewing the landscape ocr.'
The notice of reduced rates to Synod
was received too late for publication. Sy-
nod convened in Sumter last Tuesday.
The cabbage and fruit wagons nre be-
ginning to come from lover the hills"
These crops!Ire reported good this fall.
Architect Mi,chem has been asked to
submit plans and specifications for $780,
900 court house for Sharpe county, Ark.
MIR. Tom Alexander, of the Keowec
eide, passed through town last Friday with
b drove of twelve beef cattle for the Green
Vile market.
WIN. Evatt, of the Oolcnoy section,
was held for court last Tuesday by the T.
8. Commissioner, and in default of bail
was committed to Jail.
-Hense Byrd and Joe Hendricks have
the contract for removing the bodies from
the Methodist church yard and rcburying
them in the town cemetery.
There were two acccssions to the Bap
tist Churck at this place last Sabbath
They were baptized by immersion by Rev
w. b. Singleton at the Griffin mill.
Married, by Rev. II. G O'Dcll, at the
residence of the brides mother, on the 18th
instant, Mr.. NJ. A. Boggs, of Liberty, to
Miss Lucy Dunwoody, Of Anderson county
The new Methodist church at Central,
will be dedicated on the Sc cond Sunday in
November Bishop Duncan will preach
the dedication sermon. The public is invi-
ted to attend.
-Thosc:owing w. A. Hunter, deceased,
for work viii confer a great favor on his
widow and orphans by settling their ac,
counts at once. The books arc ut Rich
ltosamonds shop.
-Onc of the prctticst samples Of cotton
that we have seen this season was brought
to town last week by MIR. II. M. Johnson,
of Hurricane township. 1t was sold to
Hagood, Bruce Il Co.
Special attention is called to the p. S.
to Hagood, Bruce & Co.'S advertisement
this week. They arc now buying cotton for
Il near factory, and arc able to pay better
prices than heretofore.
The number of pupils on the roll of
the High School now number about seven
ty. Miss Eta Justus. a sister to Professor
Justus came on last Monday and is now in
stalled rs assistant teacher.
The ladies of the Presbyterian Church
at Easlcy will furnish an Oyster Supper
next Friday evening. The festive oyster
will be in the soup and all are invited to
come and help to eXtricatc him.
On the 18th instant, ut the residence of
the brides parents, in Grcenvilc county,
Bliss Florida a. Edtns was married to Mr.
Robert Keith. of Pickens county, Trial
Justice NJ. Gillespie, officiating.
Two sons of Mr.. F. NJ. Castle, of the
Table Rock section, dirl last week, one on
Tuesday and the other ~ We incs,lay, aged
respectively twelve ain ninc years. They
had been sick about rhrt,,' weeks.
DIR. and Mrs. J. r. Williams leave for
Atlanta tomorrow, Crhurst!ay,) ON Il visit
to Mis-. Williams mother, Mrs II. l..
tended visit, the Doctor will only Stay n
week.
--Wylic, the frc.ycar-old son of Mr..
VIM. Stephens, Of Liberty township, died
last Saturday night from the effect of a pis.
tol shot wound received about two months
since from pistol in the hands Of his ten
year old brother.
MIR. Claude II. Alexander has entered
hn In nf oil G..
of Charleston, and will study for the legal
profession. Claude has mental cndow.
mcnts Of high order, and we predict for
him bright future.
Col. William Nimmons has been in his
eight, fourth year since the Goth of last
February, but he is still able to come from
his home among the Eastatoc hills. to mar
kct tn two horse wagon. He was in
Pickcns last Friday.
MIR. w. II. Kay, Of Westminster, who
recently located his saw mill on Dr.. Cure
tons place, just north of town, moved his
family over last week. Mr.. Kay SAYS he
will invest i'm land here and make this his
home for tho future.
The building committee of the Pick
ems circuit will erect neat parsonage on
the lot just in the rear Of the Methodist
church. They will hire hands and do the
work. The house Is to DC like the resi-.
dcnce of Mr.. Il. NJ. Morris on West Main
street.
Last Tuesday morning at Seneca, Miss
Annie, daughter of Mr.. j. g. Alexander
formerly of this county, was married tc
Mr.. James Thompson, of that place. I'M
lncdiately after the ceremony The happy
~ couple boarded the southbound train fol
A1ant.F'>
The Greenvillc News of the Goth inst.
says "Miss Alice Evct and Thos Moore
both OF Pickcns county, were married Sun
day morning in this city by the Rev. r. III
Smith. The young couple was accompa
MED from their homes near Eascy by
number of friends"
-Postmaster Hendricks has finished the
inspection of the postofllces i'm the cou, ty
as per the direction of "Massa'' John Wan
amaker. There arc thirty eight offices il
the county, all in very fair shape. The
offices of Maynard and Redmond, he says
are in the best order.