The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1891-02-05
PICKENS SENTINEL
LOCAL NEWS.

bSuoOl Ut MILO Creek.
~ MIR. w. A. Hunter, visited relatives
In Georgia last week.
Mr.. Il. r. Dalton lost O fine null,
last week from lung fever.
DR.. Littlejohn, of Pacolet, visited
Judge Newbery last Friday.
Miss Sunie Amber is visiting Mrs.
o. IL. p. Scott, Of Augusta, Ga.
Miss Essie Russell, of Easley, is
visiting her aunt, Mrs. DR.. Earle.
Miss Nora Holder has f1ourishin q
school at the Calyton school house.
Miss Mary Kirksey opened school
Mt the Twelve Mile school house on last
Monday.
Mr.. I. @. Garrick, of Briggs, is very
i'll and it is thought his chance for recov-
ory is poor.
Diana Porter, colored, died onsthe
. 29th ult., ond was buried at Cold Springs
ON the day following.
Charlie Rice was before Commits
sioner Thornley, last week for retailing.
Case sent up to court.
--Profs.J. L. F.Dargan and s. G Sterling
nave beer appointed to serve Oh the
county board of examiners.
,,-The rain for the past week has
blocked all farm work, and made the
highways almost impossible.
MIR. J. l.. Amber attended the
Trades Display in Augusta recently. He
enjoyed his trip very much.
--Messrs. w. A. Lesley, Sr., and Son
ny Cooper have been drawn as jurors for
tho April torn of tho q. S. court in
Charleston.
-Cornelin, wife of Riley Sutherland,
colored, died Inst Thursday from, con-
sumption. The burial took place at So
coma on Friday.
-Mr. Aaron Boggs, of Central, last
week, butchered seven hogs that uetted
him two thousand and eighty five
pounds of pork.
Anderson BAbb was before the q.
). Commissioner last Saturday, charged
With retailing whiskey. He was held
under bond for court.
On the Goth ult., Mr.. Jno. Il. GRAY
ley was married to Miss Maggie
daughter of Mr. William Hines, of Tran
sylvania county. n. G.
"A negro boy in the Peters Creek
section that was bitten by Il rnbid dog
about year ago, has developed what is
supposed n genuine case ofhy hydrophrba.
The q. S. Court oprred in G,ccn
vile last Monday. Thi~ county SAINT
over full Delegation ut ;,&nc+sr3 sd
defendants. There a." l;}N ":..n .,,3 H..
whisiiy docket.
ALL pr:~p'., .h't',. :" " -.
Glenn, Of Liberty, Al. rr>;nuSteti to call
and pay up. The style Of the firm has
al, Il !
be settled up ut nn early day.
Tho Gravley BrGthers are on to
have their mill ratitte,l with new machin
cry and enlarged in every way. These
gentlemen are bound to have one Of the
best mills in tho up country.
Miss Mamie Kirksey has a flourish
ing schOo! III the new school house on
the Elsley road near Mrs. Gcsnells
She has over eighty pnpils. Miss Min.
ME Klrksey is assistant teacher.
Mr.. Joseph Wilson, an old and
highly respected citizen of the Briggs
section, died on the 20th ult. Tho fun
eral was held the day following Mt Anti
och church. He was 81 years old.
The Act to build n new court house
at this place has beeh received, and the
commissioners will take the initiatory
steps ut the next regular meeting. The
building will be completed this year.
-Messrs. Walter Smith, Will Laboon
and Manning Jones, Of Brushy Creek,
who went to Texas last fall, have return
ed homo, and say that South Carolina
beats Texas, and they will stay at home.
MIR. H. O. Bowen has purchased
the valuable law library of the late COL
j. >. IL. Thompson, of Spartanburg
Mr.. Bowen has secured q prize in this
purchase and is now fully equipped for
his work,
Auditor Clyde has completed his
'Ound taking returns. Only about one
lalf of the taxpayers have made their re
,nrns. The time will be ont tho Goth
nst., after which time the penalty will
% added.
Tho sub-Aliancc Mt this place has
ordered thirty-iive tons of Stoncwall
5uano for this years supply. The Ali
moe by giving joint note get it on
.ime for less than it can be bought for
ash in small lots.
The many friends of Miss Susie Cal
houn, will regret to hear the sad an
nouncement of her death which occur
ed at Pendloton on last Friday. While
she was teaching at Easley she won the
admiration of all who knew her.
"A. l.. Yates tenant of NJ. ID.
Farmer, in 1890, on seven acres of land,
made 2,115 pounds of lint cotton He
used six sacks of guano and fifty bushels
OF cotton seed. This cotton was packed
INTO 1ouf bales, but 1T was enough to
make five bales of over 42O pounds each.
so we can call it five bales to seven acres.
We should like very much to know
how many bales of cotton have been
glnned and packed i'll Hurricane Town
ship this season. Mr.. nj. ID. Farmer
has ginned 1914, and there are other gins
around him which did q good business
He has been on his place three years,
the most of which cost HIM less than
$3. 90 per acre. but he would not sell out,
we dare say, for $1,000 an acre. Six
Mile plnvipc,