The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1894-07-26
T6t p{c2&ns Sentinel
LOCAL ITEMS.

tie Easlcy road, needs repairing.
Mrs. A. T.Clayton, who has been
quite i'll, was much improved last Mon
day.
Mrs. W. e. Lewis went on u visit
last week to the Misses Moss, of Wal
halla.
There is nothing left of the old
court house Low but the track where
It stood.
Rev. j. T.. Foster commenced q
protracted meeting at Mountain Grove
lust Sabbath.
J. H. Morgan and family, of Green
vile, havo been visiting in Pickens
for several days.
Will Gov. Tillman, on the Ist Of
August, be at "Tho Opening of a
Chestnut Burr?"
Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. +. Hcndricks
were among their Pickens friends and
kin last Thursday.
When your head swims it's specific
gravity il less than that Of the fluid
in which it swims.
Mr.. and Mrs. r.. H. Cureton, of
Greenville, wero at Col. Hollings-
worth's last Sabbath.
The reform platform should be Sc
curely ban stored, or the boys will be-
gin to push each other off.
Clarence Folgcr, who has been sick
for several weeks, is up again and will
soon be ready for business.
The best behaved crowd of the
campaign will again be found at Pick
ems Oh the Sd day of August.
The trustees of the Pickens school
have elected Prof. NJ S. Stribling as
teacher for the next scholastic year.
Rev. II. J. Rook is assisting the
pastor, Rev. ". c. Seaboln, in carry
ing on protractcd meeting at Enon.
Mr.. Farr, the synodical colporter
was in PicEens last Monday, selling
the very best quality of religious liter
ature.
Everything is soaking wet-thor-
oughly wet. 1t is very disgusting to
have to run for an Office this kind of
weather.
The last camp-mceting sent one
white man to the penitcntiary. and
no telling how many it put Oh good
behaviour.
Rev. n. i. Nelson was in Pickens
one day last week, Sladdening the
hearts of his old friends with words
of good cheer.
Col. w. j.. Wclborn, of the Tugaloo
side, is on his annual visit to the
friends and relatives cast of the Keo.
wee. He was at IIarkin Hughes last
week.
The law requires each lot owner to
repair his own sidewalks, bnt our
generous city fathers have assumed
this burden to the great delight Of
the pedestrians.
Considerable damage to the corn
from wind and high water is reported
from the Twelve Mile bottoms. The
corn on Wolf creek has for the most
part SO far escaped.
The crops on Uncle Hugh Ellisons
place are as good as can be shown
anywhere in Anderson county. He
is the farmer who plants his corn in
magnificent distances.
The California fruit chewing gum
is now having large run. 1t is on
sale at McFall's. 1t must be great
moralizcr, it furnishes so much limo
cent employment for idle jaws.
Sam Bonham, an aged and respect.
ed citizen on the Grcenville side of
Saluda, died on the morning of the
18th inst. His remains were buried
the day following at Friendship
church.
The many friends Of Mrs. II. G.
Robinson will be glad TO learn that
her health is SO much improved that
she greatly enjoys morning ride to
the health-giving lthia we'll at Jcre
Looper's.
The heaviest rain of tho summer
fell at Pickens last Monday morning.
We, would have been somewhat
alarmed Tor tho bottom corn, but we
had been assured that frcshets never
visited in July.
Miss Berry, q daughter of L. NJ.
Berry, was tho successful competitor
for the scholarship in the Winthrou
Training School. She made an aver
age of 70. Miss Emily johnson was
next with an average of CT.
Hagood district schools, near Ha
goods mill, No 3S, will open on the
the first Monday in August. It is
not yet determined who will have
charge of the white school. r. M
Elrod will have charge Of the colored
school.
The McIall party to the mountains