The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1893-04-27
PICKENS SENTINEL
LOCAL NEWS.

"A little snow fell here last .?ritlay.
-Ovcrcoats were quite comfortable last
week.
March delayed her visit good long
While.
Clemson College will be opened on the
III of July.
--Rey G. W: Singleton gave us pleas
ant call last Friday
The paint brush is being used very
rccly about town.
Mrs. D. L. Bradley visited Mrs. Flor
nee Grilin last week.
Rev J. Mel. Scabrook and family re.
urned home last Thursday.
w. A. Lesley, Jr., of Laurens county,
Is visiting relatives in this county.
Go 80 to w. G. Bramlctrs if you want
TO save money in buying groceries.
If you want TO plant irish potatoes for
late crop consult a. NJ. Morris advertise
mcnt this week.
Frost for several days last week iniur-
cd the corn in low places and tender gar-
den vegetables.
b. a. Morgan, Esq. and wife, Of
Grccnvillc, visited relatives and friends in
town last week.
Mrs. w. o. Willard and Mrs. Ella
Gobcr, Of Liberty visited in Grcenvillc for
several days last week.
Miss Lena Stewart returned home last
week after delightful stay of a week or
two at Piedmont.
Henry Lawrence has improved the ap-
pcarence of his dwelling very much by Civ
ing it new dress of paint.
Rock Hill is to be congratulated upon
securing the Industrial and Winthrop Nor
nal College. Rock Hill is hustler.
"A very hard rain fell here last We'd
ncsday night, the 10Th. The creeks and
Twelve Mile river were from bank to bank.
The large engine which formerly belong
cd to w. Il. Kay was moved to Easley last
week. Mr.. Pink Johnson will operate
mill with it.
Earle Lewis, son Of Maj. J. J. Lewis,
who has been going to school in Grccnvillc,
came BONE last Friday to spend few days
with his father.
Twenty five new school districts have
been laid off by Mr.. w. L. Hunt. The
School Commissioner will soon begin to
number them and appoint trustees.
News reaches here that Mrs. $. X.
ChapmanS S smoke house was broken into
last Friday night and some meat ard corn
stolen. Mrs. Chapman lives ut Liberty.
1t has been suggested that the officials
of the Pickcns and Easley railroad go and
turn the cross ties over and let the side that
has been on tho ground so long sun awhile.
There is good deal of complaint
about the molcs destroying the crops and
gardens. Thirteen Of the pests were killed
by Il Colorcd man near town in one day
last week.
Mr.. w. j. Gillespie is making some
valuable improvements on his property
1ear town hy building neat and substan
ial fence around his lot and an addition to
lis dwelling.
An election for town officers of Libcr-
' was held last week and resulted IA fol-
0ws: lntcnGant. II. N. Hunter; Wardcns,
II. Brown. w. II. Chapman, l.. II.
mith and w. L. Griffin.
Mr. w. p. Stewart and Miss Frances
lcxandcr, were happily married at tho res
lcncc of the bndcs parents Mr. and Mrs.
lcob Alexander on the evening Of April
9TH 1898. Rev. J. Chapman, officiating.
We arc requested to say that everybody
invited to meet at Hunters mill, on
wclvc mile river, with gond supply of
II hooks and well filled baskets on Satur-
y before tho third Sunday in May to
We gala day.
Mr.. L. A. Slaton's son whom we men,
nee. last week as having been kicked in
stomach by mule, died of his injur-
last Wednesday night, the 10Th, and
8 buried the day following in the fam
burying ground.
Maj. Henry Monta guc Earle. father of
pit. w. f: Earle, Of Washington, Mrs.
Blythe, Mrs. lsadorc Evans, John H.
rlc, Mrs. Charles McAlislcr and Miss
riam Earle, of Grccnvillr, died in that
Y Oh the 10Th at the age of 81 years.
"A protractcd meeting will be commcn.
in The Methodist church at this place
dncSCiav night and will continue
.or, will he assisted by Rev. N. G Bal
,cr, of Easley, and Rev. T.. n. Mckis-
:, of this place.
The new court house was beautifully
grated last Friday with dozen or two
ioung ladies. 1t was the examination
teachers for school certificates. We
to get the names of them but could
t. one pcrsonly and
felt bashfull-
~ is having an
If the piazza Of
stuIc I,"Iu,.,. ace e Co. The
les have all been placed on the ground
ng the public road from EasCy to Green
lc ns far as Saluda river, and in short
ic they will be placed in position and the
&c put on them.
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