The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1891-08-13
Eanlcy Township Singing Association,

tian met with the Mt Pleasant PRESBYTERIAN
Church August I'd. Program as follows
After reading the 147th Pslam, the presi
dent led in prayer. Conductor A. II. Les
lie arranged the class and led in singing
fifteen minutes. The committee for the
morning session is as follows:
Prof: }. II. Vaughn fifteen minutes, and
each of the following Professors the same
length Of time: G. Il. Hammond, j. Il.
Leslie, NJ. ID. BriSscy.
kcports of Sunday schools called for.
Georges Creek, Miss Jessie Berry, Miss
Rosic Barton, Mr. a. B. KAY.
Antioch: Julius Freeman, E. Wigcin-
ton, Miss jamie Kay.
Mt. Pleasant: Col II. E. Bowen, r. l..
Perry.
Holly Bush: s. 7. Smith, T. A. Hit, r.
a. Duncan, Miss Laura Duncan.
>, Easlcy Baptist: J. w. Sweet, Miss
Emma Holder, Miss Tcxic Bowen.
Union Sunday School: Hon. J r. Smith.
MISS MISS Ella BalIcnlnr, James B. Ellison,
Miss Jennie Ballcntne
nus ended the morning session. After
one hour and half for recess the Associo-
tion assembled together. A. II. Leslie led
III music llficen minutes and Melvin Bar
ton tltccn minutes.
-. 20. IL. II. Bowen then give tho associn-
lion pleasant talk for about fifteen Min
ulcs, at'cr which {. W. Brisscy led in sing
my fifteen minutes and j. +. Leslie the
same Prayer by Rev. A. B. Talley.
lhc association returns many thanks to
the people of Mt. Pleasant for the their
klnu hospitality shown them
=. ADJOURNED to meet with Antioch Mctho-
'"SC NHuich lhc llrSl Sunday in October
-, w. III. Nix, President.
u. L. HAMMOND, Secretary.
Aaard Aa"r"c ScIt"r--0ur Main Dcpcnt;-
enc" OH Endisidual Effort.
lfuoilS'icd by lc4uesi Of Il true Alliance
man.
SpAHTANHCEG. Juiy. 'o1
"Onc citizen from the county was in
town to-day. lie says that all tninrs will
work ont right. In the first place, the far
incis, even at the foot Of the mountains.
put all their dependence in cotton. Thcv
quit raising Wheat. Then they let the hog
meat 90. Finally they ceased to make a
supply OF corn and hav. The common
larmcr expected to buy his meat, bread,
horse feed, clothing, glano, cabbage. wa.
tcrmclOnS, COW feed, and vegetables from
the stores. AS soon as they began to 90 to
the wall they looked around for something
else to help them, and the Alliurcc loom.
cu up on The western horizon, little big
ger than mans hand at first, but now
lalSc enough to OvcrSladOw the whole
South. TO This the farmers fled for rrfuUr
and Gcllvcrance, believing that they could
solve the problem of purchasing what they
wanted for very little and selling their pro-
duets Tor enormous prices. They expected
cnttoh 10 go to l2t cents and stay there.
lhcy thought by special legislation they
would he able to borrow money on corn,
cotton, wheat, tobacco and land at | Der
cent. They expected to control the mar.
kGtS OF the world. To-day they find them
selves on the bottom. Cotton at s cents
in New York. There is not wheat
enough in the Piedmont belt to las,
All thc people two months. If the rail.
roads would stop hauling corn and bacon
alN weeks mere would bc famine. This
conui,ion IS brought about by the blindness
nmu nr; loliy OF inc people. They may be
endcavor to make their horse feed at home,
Orchards will be planted. The country
people Will soon begin to haul things TO the
to"i'S TO sell. One Of the most humlliat
ing sights is to see two-horsc farmer hitch
UP ms wagon and carry it empty as his
pockct 10 town in the morning and 90 back
III the evening with IL side of Western
Mcai, a bale Of Virginia hay, sack of
L"NiSv'lc Hour sack of Kansas corn,
t"o Barnwcll county watcrmclons, q half
dozen plugs of North Carolina tobacco and
n gallon OF Ohio whisky. Starvation viii
DC blessing if it will drive the people
away from all these false props they have
been leaning on.
mus our friend ratified on, showing that
lie had been looking at Cne side of this
great economic question. 1t might be well
fnr some of the political doctors to con-
Siucr the condition Of the country from
'hlS mars standpoint. Suppose the Ali
'hcc should give up the dream of I per
cent. money and sow large crop of wheat
ana oats this fall 1t might not be quite SO
lacna,ng, but they would feel much brt-
Ter when the waking hour came. Then if
lhry would always carry something to
town TO sell when they went they would |
soon feel much better. Cotton win not
save them. The Alliance will not pay
icbts or buy meat and bread. No sort of
combination will so control the laws Of
supply and demand that all farmers of ev.
Try section of our big country will always
" on top. If there ever was u time for
WISE planning and skiilful execution on
ne part ol farmers, that time has now ar.
!Vcd. Spaitanbury Cor. News and: Cou-
icr.
Dr..