The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1891-04-02
PICKENS SENTINEL.
LOCAL NEWS.

Read Mack's Almanac on til,
changes.
We ore indebted to Col. J. e. Ha
good for late Boston papers.
Mr.. Henry Arial has pet deer that
can out run the heeteet hound.
Mrs. Nat Rampoy, of Liberty town
ship, is quite i'll with pneumonia.
Lewis 6 Morris are now ready tc
unload their spring stock Of goods.
Gardens will be late this season.
Very few seed had been planted until thi,
week.
Mr.. G. P. Boon, prominent broke,
of Gainesville, Ga, was in town last
Sunday.
Miss Minnie Morgan, of Dacusville,
Is visiting her sisters, Mesdames Griffin
and Bowen
If anybody tried to April fool you,
don't stay mad, but live in hope of see-
ing him next April.
-Nineteen persons on Mr.. L. D..
Stephens place have had the grip. MIR.
stephens treated them successfully.
Capt. G. L. Yates, of Greenville,
was in town last Monday. Ho represents
the North American Insurance Company.
Mr.. Fl. O. Bowen has moved his
law Office from the court house into the
Freeman building on the north side of
the street, above stairs.
The now bridge over Rice's Creek
on the Liberty road has been completed
1t ls substantial structure and does
credit to the contractor.
Next Monday is saleday. Only two
tracts of land will be sold by the ClerN.
One tract of 25 acres and one Of IL acres,
all in Hurricane township.
The colored "brethern and sistern"
for miles around came to town last Sun
day to attend the regular spring love
feast at Griffin Ebenezer.
-Messrs. Haynes and Vandergriff,
the weather prophets of Pickeus and
Easley, agree that the farmers will have
Blk good work days this week.
Mrs. r. G.. Gaines, of Central, who
has been in poor health for long time,
was last Sunday adjudged non compus
mentis by the Probate Judge and sent
to tho Asylum for treatment.
Col. William Nimmons has quito re-
covered from his recent injuries. Not
withstanding his advanced age, his ener-
By and vitality are such as to give prom
ise of several years of usefulness yet.
Sheriff Richey has been husting
the delinquent taxpayers for the past
week, and has several yet to call upon
He says all who have not paid must have
their money ready tomorrow with out
fail.
Tho county Board of Equalization
will meet in the Auditors Office next
Friday ut 10 a. m. The sore back mule
and the giit-edged bank stock will be
put on the tax list at their true money
value.
Kelley school house, closed last Friday
with appropriate exercises, and the child
rel enjoyed fine treat, but are sorry
that the school is closed, they are 30 fond
of Miss Carrie.
The regular quarterly meeting of
tho County Alliance will be held in the
,coart house next Friday at 10 o'clock a.
sub Alliances should send
business of importance is
3ted.
II. 0. Bowen and Joseph
have formed a co partner
ship for the practice of law. They are
reliable young men, and all business ELL
trusted to them will receive prompt at.
tontion. See card.
The roads nre still in very bad con-
dItion, and it is very trying on tho forti-
tudc of somo of the most up-
night mon to go out in tho morning with
his team and return at night with only
half load of guano.
Mr.. Spart Chills, does not only
raise enough pork to do him but has
some to sell. He sold two porkers last
Saturday that put nice sum in his pock-
ct. Every one should take more inter
est in the pig. Meat is always in demand
at fair price.
All the fruit prophets say that we
will have full crop of all kinds of
fruit this year 1t will be a good timo
to start the canning factory. If the
crop is good one, enough fruit will go
to waste in the county to buy several
good farms.
There is nothing like printing Of
fee to advertise mans business. The
editor of tho SENTINEL received two
swinging baskets for flowers. A gentle.
man stepped in and asked where they
came from. He wants four. Advertise
in tho SENTINEL.
Mrs. J. Fl. Hagood, wife of MIR.
John FL. Hagood, died al their home
near Wsttacoo, last Monday aftor short
illness. She was 4S years old and leaves
a husband and six children to mourn her
death. The funeral was held at Lima
Baptist Church on Tuesday.
DR.. J. d. Cureton has returned
home after a three wceks' absence in
Fairfield county. The Doctor says the
farmers are worse behind in that part OF
the State than they are here and are very
much discouraged. They have only
done ABOUT four days plowing this year
-Piclkens is in the G3est locality Of
any of the towns of the tI2ani"nt belt tt
attract summer visitors and tourist. AL
it needs is O oommodious hotel ana GONE
jadicious advertising to bring the towl
before the public. Who, will mako
move toward securing some of tho none,