The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1893-05-18
:,ICKENS SENTINEL,


'cck on business.
B. A. Hagood, ESQ.,, of Charleston,
as In town last week.
The Southern Baptist convention met
: Nashville, Tenn, last week.
Prof. II. A. Strobe, accom- panied by
Is wife, was IN town last week.
Those who are liable to poll tax have
pay from tho ages Of 21 to so.
John ID. Harris, of Grsenvillc, visited
isbrothcrT ID. Harris this week.
Tho city fathers have put in eight days
fork On the streets and improved them
'cry much.
We regret 10 learn of the Illness of Miss
fharlottc Murff, but trust that she will
Don rccoVer.
Maj. J. III. Amber was in town last
Thursday hail and hearty and which was
Iis 18th birthday.
Capt. G. L. IIollingkworth has added
o the looks of his dwelling by giving it a
resh coat of paint.
H. O. Bowen has had ncw and sub.
tantial set Of steps built up to his Office in
he Freeman building.
Tho protractcd meeting at the Mctho-
Hist church is still in progress and will he
continued several days.
j: W. Bruce accompanied by Miss
{.ela White. of Anderson, paid Pickcns n
flying visit last Sunday.
The Attorney General SAYS that person
ri property belonging to municipal corpora
liOEs is liable for State taxes.
MIR. and Mrs. ID. ]. Carter, who have
bocn in Shelby, N. G., for some time past
returned to this place .ast Friday.
The Baptist wcrshipcd in their new
church last Saturday and Sunday for the
Srst time. -Scven members were added.
-Strawberrics, ice cream and cake at
The old court house Friday evening at 6
O'Clock by the ladies of tic Baptist church.
j. f. Boggs, ESQ.,, delivered a speech
At Walhalla last Tuesday, 10th, st the an
NAL pic mic OF the Mountain Fire Com
pany.
AT meeting of the stockholders of
she Piedmont Factory last Wednesday Col
j. i. Orr, was reelected president and
treasurer.
The young people of the town and
vicinity arc requested TO meet at the Bap-
list churcN Wednesday evening at s o'clock
10 practico muciC.
- Josh. AGc -, :hc mail carrier on the
PanapkintOwn route, was thrown from His
cart last Monday by his horse running
away and was badly hurt.
--Pickens is on a boom now. 1t is able
30 Cupport two "Ncws Boys" We could
not catch their names this week but will
try and get them next week.
-C.pt. and Mrs. Thornley, left l,rrc last
Monday for Anderson Oh a sad missi On.
They received a telegram that the infant
OF Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. White was dying.
ALL children between the age Of six
and twcrty one are entitled to attend any
of the free public schools of this State TN
der the provisions CT the last act Of the leg
is4aturc.
MIR. F. G. Parsons, Of tho Crow Greek
&c ction, was in town last week nnh bought
some corn. lie il c. wears old and SAYS
this is the first time in his life that he ever
bought corn.
1t Il said nux vom;ca will kill mite.
Put table spoon full in 4 quart of meal,
make it into dough and feed the chickens.
1t will kill hawks and ia said to he a very
effcctual extermnator of mites.
Major II. A. Williams, financial and
commercial editor of the Baltimore Amer
ican, and father of Mr.. 4. B Williams,
the able editor of the Grecnvillc News.
died at Baltimore last Friday aged II
years.
1t r. strange to scc the supcrstition Of
some people. An old colorcd man was in
town last week wearing Il piece of lead
around his neck tied on n string. When
asked why he wore it said 1t kept his nosc
from bleeding
james Morgan, colorcd, while at VIM.
Bowcn's, also colored. last Sunday night
was bit on the hand by little dog be-
longing to Bowen. Later the dog bit one
of Bowcn's children. 1t is thought the dog
was mad and was killed.
1t cost Mrs. Anna Potter, the female
candidate for mayor of Kansas City. $1S.-
80 to sccurc twenty votes. Worst of
all, she had to pay this IN cash, and not in
town lote> The voters in this great and
growing city are not to be deceived.
Mrs. Lizzie T.. Thornley,. wife OF Capt.
f. l.. Thornley,, died ut the hon.e of her
husband at Savannah Ga, last Monday.
Mrs. Thornley, had been in bad health for
several months. She leaves several little
children, a husband and many friends to
mourn her loss.
Mfr, J. l.. Hsynie, of Grcenvillc, was
I'm town last Saturday and brought with
him MI organ to sell to the ladies of the
Baptist church. While here he changed
his ad. in the SENrINRr. 20 which VIC call
attention. If you need a first class orga,,
it will be to your interest to trade with Mr..
Uaymie-
We are pleased 10 state that Enslcy Is
Sn direct communication, by telephone
with the following points: Grccnvflc
Piedmont, Pclzcr, Grcers, Taylors, Spar
tanburg, Clifton, Gaffncy. Marietta Tray
clcrs Rest, Rcedy River Factory, Pelham
Pacolet Easlcy Democrat. And Pickcns
peishbor.
Mrs. Rebccca Clardy, widow of the
hatc John Clardy. died at the residence q
her son-in.law Mr. Mack. Farmer, west O
Six Mile church, on last Wednesday even
ing. She was n years of age. Her re
mains were buried Friday at Enon Baptis
church, of which she was n member. Sb,
Seaves seven children and ~ number O.
grand children.
III. o. Bowen and Eugene Alcxandcr