The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1891-05-14
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Pursuant to the notice published, tn
township trustees of the public school
met in the court house last Satu,h
the purpose of considering the que / .
rctlistricting the county.
The meeting was called to order by Com
| missioner Bright, who stated the object fo
which tho cali had been issued.
On motion of Prof. Sterling, w. w. F.
! Bright was elected chairman.
On motion of Hon. Q. III. Carpenter, g
| &. Sterling was made secretary.
The roll call showed all the trustees pres
cnt but four.
MIR. J. X. kirksey offered the following
| resolution:
hat the trustees Of the public schools
OF fickehs county request the Scleol Com
missioner OF said county to visit the board
or trustees OF each school district, and
that he, with the said board of trustees. cs-
taolsh new boundary lines for each school
district, and that the Commissioner and
the boards be authorized 10 make such
changes as they think necessary for the
pest interests of the various school dis
tricts, 10y locating sites for school houses
and having the same built, and that the TO-
cations selected shall be permanent. The
best interest of each locality shall be care
fully cOnsidcred
I'd That we ask our representatives in
the General Assembly to have an act pass
ed conilrming the workIof:the boards in re-
dlslTEtlnr the county, and thereby making
their work permanent and complete"
w. w. r, Bright offered the following
amendment, which was adopted:
III any township needs the services of
a surveyor, or incurs any necessary ex-
pcnsc in the establishment of the district
IN carrying out the purpose and intent Of
TINS resolution. the same shall be paid out
OF the public fund Of said township"
lhc resolution WAS unanimously adopt
ed
On motion of Hon. w. r.. O'Dcll. the
trustees were instructed to request the
County Auditor to furnish each board with
the poil list OF their respective townships
az required by act Of 1890. The meeting
then ad journcd sine die.
w. w. +. BRIGHT, Chm.
S. q. STERLING, Scc'y.
Second Quarterly -Pfckcns
Circuit.
The Second Quarterly Conference of the
flckcns Circuit, met IN the NJ. f. Church
heie last Saturday at II a. m. Presiding
Eldcr j. .. Wilson, preached the opening
sermon.
All the churches Of the circuit were rep
resented except Dacusvillc. Thirty-two oih-
cial members answered ut roll call.
lhc hnunCiai report was very good
about double the report Of the first quarter.
The asse ssment of S44 against the Pick
ems church for The builGing Of the district
parsonage at And, rsun, was liuuidatcd by
pledges and cash. The following we're
elected rs delegates to the District Confer
terence, which meets at Wiiliamston, and
Will embrace the fourth Sabbath in July:
w. A. Graviey. A. l.. Kelley. J. II. New
ton. Barnie Smith, Charles Hutchius, J
u: Morgan. Alt'rnates: j. D. Cureton,
W. l.. Morgan, r.. A. Bowen. The next
Quarterly Conference will be- held at Gap
Hill.
Sabbath afternoon Elder Wilson and Rev.
a. w. Walker wcEt out to Tabor church,
where the former dedicated the new build
ing 10 the worship Of God. Rv. O. L..
Duranl preached at p. M, and announ-
ccol that owing 10 the illness of The pastors
vile the prolIactcd services would he post
poncd, TO begin the evening Of the lst Sab
bath in July, when Elder Wilson will be
present and assist at the meeting. This
was the first official visit Of Elder Wilson
TO this place. lie preached three times
whl'c here and impressed our people favor.
ably. They hope he may ind il cOnyen
| Ient to visit US. often during his term Oi
service in This district.