The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1894-06-21
PICKENS SENTINEL
LOCAL NEWS.

the State last week.
w. G. Smith died suddenly at hi
home near Sandy Springs last Satur
day night aged seventy years.
A plot to dynamite the Capitol o.
Washington has been exposed anc
thwarted, says Mondays Post.
Rev. L. J. Rook and family were
received into the Baptist church, al
PickeDs, last Sabbath, on certificate
from Pelham.
Prof. J. L. Murphree will sing al
Salem, Oconee county, OH the fourth
Sunday in this month. All lovers OF
good music should attend.
The Pickens county Teachers In,
stitute will be held at Easley this
summer, early in July. Prof. e. l..
Hughes will again have charge.
AS much complaint as there is
about a short crop, Israel Ferguson,
colored, who lives just north of Pick
ems harvested good GRIP from the
field around his house.
The Clemson College boys will soon
have vacation until about the first of
September. 1t will not go hard with
them to help the home folks out in q
push.
Barnett Allgood is in from Dhalon-
ega, where he has been attending one
of Georgia's best military schools, and
appears in fine trim for enjoying his
vacation.
BY authority of Wofford College it
is now Rev. j. @. G. Newton, D. D.
This is no empty honor conferred on
one who is alike distinguished for his
learning, humility and piety.
The barn of Capt. H. G. Grady
was destroyed by fire last week TO-
gether with about 5000 worth of
provender and grain. The origin of
the fire is unknown.
Leroy, the four months old infant
of Mr.. and Mrs Leo P. Orr, died
last Wednesday. It's remains were
inferred in the Pickcns Cemetery, the
funeral being conducted by Rev. G.
r. Schaffer.
The Liberty people are still push
ing the Oil Mill enterprise. In the
present financial condition of the
country, they will find that it will
take a hard pull, O long pull, and
pull all together.
Cotton has been growing reasona
bly, well in spite of the drouth. Corn
had twisted some, but it has KEEP, in
n healthy state. But complaints
about a drouth in the gardens had
reached far and wide.
Rev. e p. Hutson, of Easley, and
Rev. G. H. Waddell, of Lowerysville,
were in Pickens last Thursday. The
latter had not been to Pickens in ten
years, and remarked that he missed
many faces he used to know.
julius r. Chapman, of the r.. &
D. is enjoying q holiday, and came to
"..>,:ns last Friday on the fine Hart
wheel of W. H. Chapman. II.
Hunter and Julius O'Dell are also
i wheels of the Hartford make.
Last Saturday was day for com.
promises in Justice Robinson's court.
The case against George Hagood,
colored, for stebbing julius Bowen,
and the case against Sanford Suther-
land, for breach Of trust, were both
amicably and satisfactorily S. tied.
On the night of the 18th ,hr.e
miles east Of Greenville, j. G. Nc
Carter's barn and stables with two
mules, buggy and e quantity of for
age were destrayed by fire, which is
supposed to have been OF incendiary
origin. 1t occurred between IL and
l o'clock.
Last Sabbath, Rev. John T Nc
Bride sent in his resignation as pastor
of Carmel, Liberty, Shutdown and
Central churches, to take effect July
LIST. His health is such that he can
not serve so extensive pastorate as
he thinks it should be done. It is
probable that he will accept call
from church in Pennsylvania.
Rev. J. @. Newton preached nm
interesting and instructive sermon, at
Carmel, last Sabbath, to large and
most appreciative congregation Pur-
suant to an arrangement made by the
pastor, Rev. j. II. Mcbride, there
will be kind of union service at Cur-
mel on the Sd Sabbath in July, par
ticipated in by all the churches of the
pastorate If nothing unforeseen
prevents, Rev. j. c. Newton will
preach at that time.
Smith & Bristow's advertisement
"What the Fifty Third Congress Has
done," issued from The SENTINEL. Job
Office last week was extensively and
greatly enjoyed by those WHO indus,
triously circulated it. It is a neatly
gotten up pamphlet with a title page
on the front cover and clothing ad.
vertisement TN the back cover, with
the inside leaves telling what con.
gress has done complete blank
The great antithesis ia n decided hit