The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1891-07-02
PICKENS SENTIN
LOCAL NEWS.

poet lor SoOd corn crop as we have seen
Mr.. John G. w yatt has his machinery
Tor making brick on the yard secured on
Town Creek.
Don't forget the ice cream next Fridov
night at the school house. Bring your best
girl and 1.-TWO bits"
Misses Mclinee Thornley, and Mocoic
Dargan have returned from extended visit
to friends in Gnffnoy.
IS Wolf Creek near Mr.
be called the Bent
ggs, of Central, is still
IA, and his physicians
state that his condition is serious
Mr.. Claude E. Alexander, who has
been attending the University at Columbia
IL at home for the summer vacation.
"A hail storm occurred in the section of
T'hos. w. Stewards Tuesday afternoon,
doing considerable damage to the crops.
Read notice of the removal of j. w.
Norwood i'm another column. His Office is
now over the Savings Bank, Grccnvllc.
"A heavy wind and rain visited the An
bier section last Monday Considerable
hail fell, but only slight damage is reported
as yet.
Attorney Jos. b. Freeman is at his fa-
TIERS near Briggs. He has not been very
well for some days, and went to tho coun-
try for a change.
The past two weeks have been fine
weather for getting rid of crab grass, but
is bad on gardens and crops that are plant
cd on high ground.
Miss ANN Whitmire, of Transylvania
county, N. g., who Las been staying some
time with her grandmother Mrs. Thos. II.
Price has been i'll the past week.
Those seeking pleasant drive of eight
miles can find it by going out the old
Snake Road then going across, come back
by the graded road, or vice versa
-Mcssrs. Graft & Co., the contractors
finished the Old Pickcns bridge last Tues
day the 3Oth ult., aud notified the comulis-
sioncrs to be on hand to receive it.
The recent rise in the mercury has
caused the low country people to seek the
summer resorts in the mountains for ire
air and to enjoy the cool cove brcczcs
On the 10th ult., at the residence of
the groom near Farr'S poStollicr, Rev. Thos.
Looper was married to Miss Rrbccca Stan
sell. Rev. u. G. Freeman officiating.
Col. Hagood and daughter Miss
Quccnic, came up from Charleston last
Saturday. Miss llagood will spend the
summer with her sister, Mrs. Mac Bruce
The South Carolina Prcshytcrv has
never had a better job done on its minutes
than that just turned out by the SENTINEL.
Job Office. 1t is correct, neat and clean.
There is a ilourishing Sunday school
at Cross Roads school house, which is well
attended by the citizens Of the Rice's
community. Dir. j. y. Linton is suprrin-
tendcnt.
The SENTINEL has received many
hearty congratulations on the county cdi-
tlon sent ont last week. 1t has been pro-
nounccd first class job all the way
through.
DR.. Alfred Patterson, of Barnwcn
and former student ut the Piedmont In
stitutc, is spending the week with Mr. a.
Bcckct Riley. They have gone on noun
tain trip.
Mrs. w. r. Ballard and sons, Masters
Clyde and Clarence, Of CampobcIo, are
visiting Mrs. Ballarus parents, Mr.. and
Mrs: j. B. Clyde. They will spend several
weeks here.
MIR. w NJ. IIagood, president of tho
Easlcy Bank, has gone to the Tate Springs
near MorriStown, Tennessee, for his health
lie will remain some time if the water
proves beneficial.
just watch Pickcns county during the
next twelve months and sec what enterprise
will do. Our citizens are just preparing to
make strong pull that will start us for
ward with a vim.
---Mctsrs. T. T.. Gossctt and w. II. Eli
son, of Briggs, reported cotton blooms last
week. From the bloom reports we infer
that the cotton crop is not SO far behind as
has been predicted.
MIR. j. l.. .. Thompsou's infant son,
Richey, has been quite sick for the past
week. On account of the little ones ILL
ness, Mr.. and Mrs. Thompson have been
unable to return to Brcvard.
Miss Sarah Grogan, of Washington
who has been spending some time at her
fathers in Elbcrton, Ga, visited friends in
Pickcns last Saturday and Sabbath. She
left for the Capital on the PIT train on
Sunday.
Next Sabbath is Chidrcn's day at Wat
son Union below Easlcy. The exercises
will commence promptly at 4 p. m. Some
of the best singers will be present, and fine
music may be expected. There will be
one or two short addresses.
Articles arc being circulated for sub
scrNtion school ut the Wolf Creek
school house near r. a. Hcsters. Mr..
John Edens has been secured as teacher
for two months summer term, to begin
as soon as work in the crops are over.
"A most intelligent and obscrvant gen
tleman who frequently has business at Pick
ems, says that this town has the finest
mountain scenery and is the clcarcst of gCS-
sip and petty spitcs of any town he ever
visited. This remark has been made by
others to citizens of another State.
The Ladies Working Society of the
new baptist church will give an ice cream
festival at the school house next Friday
evening for the purpose of raising funus -
aid the church. All are invited to come
and have an enjoyable time and thus con-
tribute to worthy cause. Open at D. m.
The brick yard will employ twenty
hands besides the wood haulcrs and chop
pers of Messrs IIagood & Holder Work
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