The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1891-03-12
LOCAL AND OTHER PARAGRAPHS.

LOCAL AND OTHER PARAGRAPHS.
Dr.. G. w. Earle is attending thirty
cases of LA Grippe"
M. w. T. McFall is still suffering
. from LA Grippe"
Several. communications arc unavoid-
ably crowded out this week. They will
appear in our next,
Mr.. w. Anderson Lesley. paid his
Pickens friends a short visit on the
9th instant.
Rev: 4. W. Walker will preach at
Bethlehem on the 5th Sunday in March,
at. IL o'clock, A. M.
Mr.. D. II. Russell is now the editor
Of the Peoples Advocate, at Ander-
BON.
!fho libel suit against the A"gustq
Chronicle was decided in their favor
last woek.
D. II. Chamberlain has been made
Receiver of the South Carolina Divi-
sion Of the Three Cs railroad.
The old Jail lot in Grccnvillc is to
be sold, and the proceeds applied
to repairing the Court House.
Rev. Mfr. Hicks predicts bad wealth
er for March. We hope his predic-
tion will not come true.
Sonae weather=wise men say that
certain amount Of rain falls each year.
If this be true we may expect a dry
summer.
Swindlcrs are abroad. Look out
for them. They have recently been
operating in Greenville, Anderson and
Yorlsvillc.
Rev. O. L Durant will preach at
Gap Hill. on the .ith Sunday in March,
at II, A. NJ. and he will preach at
New Hopcyon the 5th Sunday in March
at II, a. NJ.
y, II1Hfffp''S'r
Alderman from the Sixth ward, in
Greenville, in place Of Alderman II.
g. Harris, who removed to Pickcns.
The ground hog will make his ap-
pearancesOn the l5th Of Nlarch. Some
say we may not expect any good
weather until after that time.
Gov. Tillman has been to Washing
ton and secured the services Of a GOV
crnment engineer to survey the States
phosphate territory.
Why don't some Of our people build
small tenement houses in Pickcns? 1t
would pay them to do SO, and help to
build up our population. Good ten
ants could be found for some Of them
ct once.
T. M. Ellidgc sued S. Seidcnberg in
Justice Davis Court, at Grcenville, on
Wednesday, for defamation Of charc-
tef, allcdging the damages at 500.
The jury brought in a verdict of One
Dollar. Rather cheap for character.
It is proposed to have County arches
at the coming Columbia Centennial in
May. We hope that the County of
PiclSens will not be behind, but look
into this matter in time.
H. A. II. Gibson, Esq, has been ap-
pointed one of the two trial justices at
Walhalla. The position was not sought
by him, bHt bis friends, knowing his
fitness for the Office, petitioped Coy.
Tillman for the appointment.
The Rock Ifill) Herald announces
the death Of Mrs. Caroline White, wi
dow of the late Rev. J. s. White, who
was recently drowned in the tank of
his windmill. Her death resulted
from nervous prostration caused by the
tragic death of her husband.
Prof. II. P. Griffith, Principal of the
Limestone Institute, will deliver tho
Annual Address before the Literary
Societies of the Patrick Military Insti-
tute. at Anderson, at their Commence
ment exercises in June.
The Anderson Shoe Factory is now
turning out about eighty pairs OF shoes
day, and it is impossible to keep up
with its orders. At a meeting Of the
Board Of Directors it was decided to
increase the capacity Of the factory at
once to two hundred pairs day. So
says the Journal.