The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1891-10-15
PlCKEN7NTINEL,


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MIR. Perry +. Thornley, has accepted a
position as salesman with the firm Of Lew
Is y Morris.
3 -Ex-Captain o. II. Doyle, of Easley, is
i q candidate for Lieutenant Colonel of the
Fifth Regiment.
--Mcssrs A. Nj. Morris and Ludd Haw-
thorne are erecting handsome cottage resi-
6enCes in town.
ALL the saw mills in the county arc run
ming OH full time and are unable to supply
the local demand for lumber.
MIR. Earle Smith, of Brushy Creek,
has been quite ill for the past week. Mr.
narion Ellison is also confined TO his room
The stone cutters will finish dressing
the granite for the court house next week.
All the work is progressing most satisfacto-
rily.
Miss Matte McWhortcr, of Atants,
GA, who has been visiting her cousins, the
Misses ii0llingsworth, returned home last
Tuesday.
Miss Corric Bruce returned home last
friday from Washington, where she had
been on four weeks visit to her friend,
bliss Sarah Grogan.
Cotton is being sold at lively rate
all the county markets. About 900 bales
have been sold 50 far.
The emigration from this county
to the factories is much less this fall than
last. Those who have tried it say they
can do better here at farming.
WIN. l.. Bruccke and Charles Beatty,
two we'll known citizens Of Oconce county,
died on Wednesday, the 7th inst. The fu-
nerals were held at Bethel on Thursday.
If you want the best sewing machine
made, buy Standard, noisclcss, from S.
w. Maj jor, Salesman for Lewis 4 Morris.
Dee advertisement elsewhere in this issue
Where old cotton has been housed and
is in sound condition, the Piedmont buyCrs
40 not make amy difference in the price of
1t and this years crop of the same grade.
MIR. Miles NJ. Hunter. of Pcndlcton,
VINO has been dangerously i'll for the past
ten days, is reported as improving, and his
many trends hope for his speedy recovery.
---ThasEnslcy Oil Mill is doing good
business but is unable to supply the de
mand for cotton seed meal and hul!s. Cot
ton seed are worth fifteen cents per bushel
at the mill.
"A short trip through the county shows
that our people feel warranted in making
considerable investment in bcttcring their
farming facilities.
-Twcnty-onc years have failed to show
soft brick in the Old court house. We
hope to be able to say the same of the new
one after il has stood the storms for the
same length of time.
Cotton bagg ing is IA thing Of the past
All the new crop tha, has come in so far
has been wrapped iii jutc. II is safe to say
that there will not be any "colton bagging
weddings at the fairs this fall
w. J. Hopkins, who has been living on
one of COL }. +. lIagood's places above
Iickcns, has moved to pi"llmont lie
thinks his young force i'm the factory will
DC worth more than Oh the farm.
The building committee of tic Meth
odist parsonage is requested to meet at
Pickens on the 18th Of October, 1891,
\hcNt Saturday). W. II. MEARs,
Chairman.
The County Commissioners lave or
dcrcd an election I" be held on November
l4th ih,iickcEs, hurricane, and Ensatuc
townships, to vote on the railroad question.
See order published elsewhere in this issue
The number Of pupils on the roll at
the High School was increased by the ad-
dition of dozen new names last Monday
forenoon. Prof. Justus now has about
sixty pupils and will secure the service Of
an assistant at once.
KEY. 5. j. Cowan, assisted by Rev.
Baker, is now conducting holiness and
SanCtihcation meeting at Calhoun in this
county. The meetings are held in large
tent, capable of seating 1000 persons, and
will continue some time.
MIR. II. III. Boggs, Of Avondalc, Ala.
was fin the city last Thursday to visit
his sister, Mrs. r. ii. Smith, Of Glccnvillc,
who has been critically i'll for several days
He returned last Saturday, accompanied by
his sistcr-in-aw, Miss Eliza Arial
Last Saturday evening Frank, the five
ycar-old son Of Mr.. +. Nj. Morris, fell from
wagon and sustained Il irac!UHc of one Of
the bones Of his arm and disocat0n of the
elbow. DR.. Earle was called in and Sc; the
parts. The little fellow is doing wen.
There is an unusual amount Of i'm
provcmcnt going on around Liberty The
citizens OF that Town should bring the al
fractions Of their locality more prominently
before the public and offer Inducements to-
settlers and investors to come among them.
-Easlcy real estate is still ON q boom.
MIR. a. q. Wyatt, last week, sold several
desirable lots at II good price TO McSsrs. l..
u.
Hendricks will move from Anderson coun
ty to that place as soon n3 he can improve
his purchase.
Photographs Young, of Fort Hill,
has our thanks for ii splendid photograph
of the laying of the corner stone Of The
new court h'liSc her" ON the 2Gth ult The
work is well done and il is Il picture that
all should preserve. Price 80 cents. Write
to above address.
The handsome new churches built by
the several denominations in The hill sec
ton OF our county, is sur" proof that the
people OF these parts are in a prosperous
condition. EaSiatoc and Pumpkintown
townships now have some of the best
church buildings in the county.
Miss Rcbecca Douihitt was married on
the otb inst, to Mr.. Samuel J. Pickle, Of
Grccnvllc. The ceremony was performed
by the Rev. j. A. Clifton, Of the Mctho
dist church, at the residence of the BRIDES