The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1894-08-16
T8< Dte&e,ts Sentinel
LOCAL ITEMS.

LOCAL ITEMS.
! -Hartisott Powell is reported serlousl
I'm this dcarth OF other fruits. blessed
hro the festive melons.
Mics GerttudcIIsgood is visiting friend
ut Cedar Mountain, N. =.
=-Sfrs. Hester Nimmons has been scri
6usly Ill for several weeks.
Fred Williams has good school at Re
union. 1t commenced last week.
The Presbyterian Sabbath School was
= drawn of last Sabbath by tho baptising.
Frank Evans, of Charleston, visited
the family OF j. Med. Bruce last Monday.
Wade B. Davis, OF Gainesville, Ga.
was among his Pickens relatives last Mon
day.
PROF. J. l.. LeSesne, Of Kingstrce, has
been visiting In Pickens for the past few
days.
Dlrs. w. r. O'Dell and son Wade are
Z visiting relatives and friends near Carncs.
> Vile, Ga.
Candidates should flo their pledges on
or by the 18th inst, with B. J. Johnston,
chairman, Central, s. G.
--Charlcs X. Singleton has been quite
sick for several weeks. He was thought
TO be somewhat improving.
Tho many friends of w. A. Gilstrap
Will be glad tn know that after his severe
& Illness, he is able to DO out again.
Mics Alma Smith, Of Brushy Creek,
and Miss May Mitchell of Brewcrton, Lau.
rens county, arc visiting Miss Newbory.
-Thore Is bad break in the court
house tower which needs attention. The
water will soon damage the. overhead CELL
Ing.
{ Col. Hagood has had carpenters at
work repairing the Folger house. They
, have put Oh . new roof and will add new
piazza.
Born unto Mr. and Mrs. NJ. F. Hester
on the 9Th inst, son. 1t died on the
1 9th instant and its remains were buried
at SeconR.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Morris with their
boys, are visiting in Ilsrtwell, Ga, this
week. B. D. Stewart is assisting Earle
Afauldin In the store
There will be meeting of the stock
holders and friends OF the Pickens railroad
at the court house next Monday at 8 p. M.
All are invited to attend.
Misses Corric and Clyde Willard, two
fair young ladies of Hot Springs, Ark, arc
visiting their Uncle, Senator W. n. O'Dell
and other relatives in the county.
-Hovcy, All eighteen months old boy
or Frank Murphree was seriously choked
on Watermelon last Friday. 1t is feared
: that seed has lodged in his wind-pipe
"A protrated meeting was commenced
at Concord last Sabbath evening. In tho
absence of Rev. Tyre Singleton, the open
ing sermon was preached by Rev. J. M.
Stewart.
MIR. and Mrs. s. D. Stewart aud Dr.
Sheldon, of Liberty, passed through Pick
ems Tuesday with choice mountain party
TO which they were chaperone. They ex.
pect to be absent about week.
The campaign meetings arc as follows
Table Mountain on Tuesday, the 2Ist;
Wednesday, the 29d, at Easley; Thursday
The Esd, at Liberty; Friday, cath, at Six
Mile, Saturday, 25th, at Pickens.
The vacant houses should nil be filled
now IN short time. There is no better
opportunity for parents to give their chill
dren god schooling at small cost. Pick
ems is one of the healthiest towns in the
4, State
We arc glad to report that the family
OF J. p. Robinson has been restored to
health once more, and they have high
appreciation of this great blessing as we'll
az of the many kindncsscs extended them
by friends.
-Revs. 3. Holder and #. J. Rook have
been carrying OH protracted meeting at
Griffin for about week The meeting has
been greatly enjoyed. Up 70 Saturday ono
had been received into the church on pro
p fession Of faith.
--Mrs. A. f. McCord, Of Atlanta, &C
companied by her daughter, Miss lone, ant
Misses Belle and Emma Jett, are visiting
Mrs. j. II: Brown al Liberty. All ,hes,
young ladies are fine specimens OF tht
Gate City's beauty and grace.
Born unto Mr. and.Alrs John H. Clard,
on the 18th instant, twin daughters
Hearty congratulations. The SENrINEl
suggests that they lie chrstened Alpha anC
" Edna. We are glad to state that Mr.. Clar
y ny has fine cYop of corn and cotton.
fine hot days have greatly improved
the cotton crop. The luxuriant weed IL
now taking on fruit at a very rapid rate
going to be a fine crop Of the fleecy staple
to be pulled out of the crab grass, which
has gneakcd into the rows after the farmer
went out.
We have just received catalogue OF
/ the Columbia Female College, ard call at
2 tention Of our readers to the advertisement,
in another column. 1t Is ono Of the beat
equipped schools for women in the State
delightfully."- and beautifully located In tho
city of Columbia and its terms arc mos,
reasonable,
An attempt was made on the ith inst.
near Mt. Airy to hold up the vcstibult
train, but the engineer was sharp enough
to see that the, would-bc robbers did no,
have tho regulation red lantern, and ht
,. quickly pulled the throttle wide open and
darted by unharmed, though several shots
were fired at the train.
--Raiding Deputy Blalock, accompanied
by Deputies j. j. Lewis and J. G. Jcn
nlngs, comred out the Eastatoo and Can,
Creek hills last Friday, and broke up three
distilleries and destroyed two thousant
gallons OF beer. Blalock is a regular ret
fox for compasslnga large territory in shor
time and never fails to bring down til,
game