The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1894-02-08
:'ICKENS SENTINEL.
AO0Ah NEWS


}lis week ON short vatatioh.
Miss Cora Bowen returned last
fonda, from attending the Williams
OH Female College.
Uncle Ephraim Gilstrap's man,
riends will regret IT, learn that he
was quite sick last week. He is Out
gain. ..... ,.....
The poultry raisers owe Capt. #. G.
Grady chicken pie. Last Monday
ne killed hawk measuring four feet
rom tip to tip.
w. NJ. Hagood & Co., last week
bought ninety six bales Of cotton ~
one lot, from j. S. Wilson and D. T.
Hendricks.
Mrs. Elizabeth Capehart returned
iast week from, On extended visit to
relatives and friends in North Caro-;
lima md Spartanburg.
J. A. Steel has begun business on
his own account, next door to the
Peoples Bank, In Greenville He is
n prompt end reliable watch maker
Pickons county has ffty.three
school districts and consequently l59
public school trustees. Young Am
erica's educational interests will be
we'll cared for
r. A. Bowen Received last Friday
official notice of his appointment as
postmaster at Pickens. 'Io will take
CHARGE ns soon as his bond is nm.
proved.
Rev. John Attnwny Was in town
Monday morning, shaking hands
with his old friends. On Sabbath
beforeshe met his appointments at
New Hope and New Friendship.
Messrs Bruce and Carey have
greatly improved the looks of their
lot ON Maino street, in the "burnt
district" by olenring it off and put.
ting n neat und substantial fence
around it.
Any boy desiring To enter Clemson
College cnn still get permit by ap-
penring befure the school commission
trs any ti,ue befnre tue | 9th Of Feb
ruary. There is still one vacancy for
this county, which is entitled to ten
in all.
Inst Friday, +. V. CLAYTON, by re-
quest md agreement Of the devisees
of Mr. j. A. Roggs, deceased, divided
the land which was bequeathed to
tham rs tenants III common, No
place left Iur fecauf lawyers and court
,>Hs a. Al L
The colored pntrons Of Wolf Creek
school district will please meet the
trustees of said district ut pickens on
the 17th inst. ut 10 u. M. for the pur-
pose of receiving certificates of trans.
fers for their children to other school
districts. ". B. Allgood, chairman.
The sales last Monday were MS
follows: In 'rans vs.. Miles ct al, 100
acres of land was sold to j. f. Boggs
for $3l2: ~ acres to &. l.. HUllinGs.
worth roi $500. In G. I Hutchins
ct al, vs. J. b. Clyde ct al.. IS acres
was sold to g. 7. Ilutchihs for
1915.
Rev. G.. r. Sqhnfrtr preached an
interesting sermon in the Methodist
church last Suhnlth, from the text,
"Wherewithal shall Young man
cleanse his way: even hy taking heed
thereto according to thy word" We
were sorry all tie Young men were
not present to hear it.
A private letter from Atlanta states
hat Freeman Jolly's wife and Oldest
daughter died short time ago with
in day Of each other. Mrs. Jolly it
will be remembered was the oldest
daughter of the late Cyrus Hamilton.
They have resided for sometime in
Franklin cnunty, Ga.
Owing to some delay in receiving
unr new dress of artistic job type,
II good deal of work in that depart
ment did not reach our customers on,
time this week.-mrs. we Wish to eive
them the best of everything We
now have one Of the finest equipped
printing Offices in this part of the
State, and all work in the future will
he done with nentntss and dispatch.
We notice that the Journal is ca i,
ing "n it's correspondents for comm,-
nicntions We would like to do the
same for THE SENTINEL. Much value,
il added to each edition bv hnvins
four or five newsy letters from differ.
ent points in the county. We are
especially pleased with the locals
from Central, hut we will have to ~
down and lo"k up our scribe,
On the night of the 31st, Mike
Whitmire, who lives near Ebeuez,.,
church, on the Greenville side of th,
sni"dn, found his barn on fire. I
was about 8 o'clock ut night, and
noI'ios .1,: was saved from the fire excep
the live stock. The loss !. nIni,
$500, and it was the only hnnso ~,
had not insured The fire wna ,,';
IDENTIFY the work Of an /. cendiarv ~ ,
rat, as it began near door not n.,,
at this time of the year.