The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1893-04-06
PICKENS SENTINEL.
LOCAL NEWS.

Uncle Mike Konnemore has been quite
SICK, but is improving.
"A contingent from Central and Crow
Creek was in town Monday.
Last Saturday was al fools day and
several Jokes were played off.
Miss Cora Bowen and sister Florence
visited at Dacusville this week.
DR.. G. w. Earle has been quite sick
Tor several days but is improving.
Mrs. Elizabeth Capchart is spending
awhile With relatives in North Carolina.
Rev. J. T. Lewis has been called to
supply Secona church the balance of the
year.
Willie Price who has been ccrking
for A. M. Morris left here last week for
Atlanta.
Pitching horse shoes, marbles, check.
crs and bicycling are some of the amuse-
ments of Pckens.
Deputy Collector Mcrrick went up to
W. r. Prices last Monday and started up
Mr.. Prices distillcry.
DIR. Osborne has painted a beautiful
sign on the side of his drug store and one
i'll each window on the front.
MIR. W. Il. Kay has sold his large en-
ginc to MIR. johnson, of Easlcy, who will
use 1t to run flour mill with.
The fox that was reported to have been
caught by Mcssrs. Porter, Hunter and 9TH
ers last week turned out to DC a coon.
Dukes cigarette establishment was
burned in New York Sunday. Many boys
will now shed tears instead Of smoke.
Miss Auric Hollingsworth who has
been visiting for some time in Virginia and
Washington returned home this week
Secretary Of State Tindal has is
sued charter to the Land and Improve
mcnt Company at Calhoun, this county.
Horse and buggy for sale on reasonable
terms. Horse has splendid qualities, and
buggy Is almost new. Apply at This Office.
Jesse Jennings, son Of j. G. Jennings
left here last Sunday for Columbia whcic
hc will make his future home with Dr. j.
+. Ensor.
These arc dull times for the town folks
for the farmers arc busy with their work
The newspaper men have very hard time
to scrapc up local news.
-r. G; Robinson and j. E. IIasood, jr.,
loft here last Nj ,lday for Abbcyll!c to at
tend the State Sunday Sch ,ol convention
which met there on Tuesday.
glad for tho fellow who borrows his fodder
at night to ask him about it and if he is
harde4p he will give him some.
The County Alliance met ut Cross
Plains last Tuesday. Nothing could be
learned OF what WAS done except that Hon.
NJ. L. Donaldson aud Hon. J. L. Kcitt
made addresses.
Several members of the Baptist church
hanl al lirf l,l Tr,>
which improves the look very much. They
hope to have thc-t!liIrch ready for use hy
the second Sabbath in May.
An election for town officers for this
town was held last Monday and the follow
ing were elected: Intcn,lnnt, J. f. Bnggs;
Wardcns, a. NJ Morris, j. i. lIagood, jr.,
J. L. Hawthorne and B. 81 Griffin.
Tho County commissioners sold to
the highest bidder last Tuesday the Office
OH the court house square formerly Occu-
pied by Col. IIagOod as an Office to that
gentleman for $50. cash. They also sold
the. old calaboos to Sheriff Mcdaniel for 50.
--Commissioncr Thornley, has had the
following cases before him for revenue vio-
lations since court: ID. w. Mcdonald, re-
failing, bound over to court. Elisha NJ.
Alexander, distiling, held for court, and
John i. Stewart retailing, held for court.
CONSTABLE Hopkins brought to iail Inst
Tuesday morning Owen Green who was
convicted about Il year ago of assault and
battery with intent to kill and carrying
concealed weapons Green has been at
large since he was convicted and scaled
sentence was left for him.
Mr.. Aaron Holcombc, former citizen
of this county, died at PeZcr last Saturday
nj the advanced age of 81 years. He WAS
good citizen and a faithful member of the
Methodist church. His remains were inter
red at Dacusvilc Sunday by the side of his
wife who preceded him five or six years
ago. =
Robert Y. IIaync Bell, prosperous
farmer and merchant Of Laurcns county,
committed suicide last Friday by cutting
his thrOat with n razor. He had been ont
on his farm, and when he came home went
in II room by himself. His wife heard
noise and went in to find the deed done.
No cause was assigned for the rash act
In speaking Of the oldest locomotive
bring exhibited at the Worlds Fair, the
Greenwood correspondent of the Abbevile
Press and Banner aptly suggests that the
first engineer in America and the oldest liv
ing one in the world be given a prominent
place in the exhibit. His name is 'Toe'IIat-
ton, aged 92 years, and he lives at Green
wood.
The Rev. Thomas Spugcon son Of
the famous DR.. Charles SpurgnOn. lately
deceased, has been chosen to fill his faith.
cr's pulpit. He hns before him an cxtraor-
dinary task, if he hopes to fill the place, be-
cause his father was one of the worlds
greatest preachers. The Baptist dnnomna-
tion of the world will watch him closely to
sec If he is the worthy son of n worthy
sire,
Benjamin Mordecai died in New York
last Friday aged SO. He was native of
this State and at one time prominent and
wealthy citizen of Charleston. lie was the
first msn to give financial MD to the seccss
ion movement by placing $4,000 at the
service of the independent government of
South Carolina. lie moved to New York
ut the close of the war, where he lost his
fortune, amounting to 81 900. 000 or more,
in business ventures, and dicd compara-
lively poor man.