The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1894-05-24
pICKENS SENTINEL
hSCAL NEWS.


strawbefries.
The road from Pic kens to Liberty
has been worked out clean down the
line.
The fourteen-year locusts are sing
ing high tenor west of Twelve Mile
River.
The Pickens railroad will be finish
ed, before another Democratic presi
dent is elected.
Read Sloan's new add and when
in Greenville partake of his cooling
summer drinks.
The Eighth Circuit lnwers will be
In attendance upon the Supreme
Court next week.
Mrs. John Abercrombie, on the
Twelve Mile side, has been critically
i'll for several days.
Mr.. j. Lee Carpenter and family,
of Greenville, are visiting the family
of Capt. J. j. Lewis.
The showers were kept up last
week till every section Of the county
had very good season.
Carpenter Bros. have one of the
handsomest and most stylish soda
fountains in the seven States.
The court house has been shaved,
had it's hair trimmed, and the ugly
wart removed from under it's left eye.
Hon. w. r. Bowen's most valuable
farm horse died few days ago, hav-
ing become sick on drive to Green
vile.
Lee P. Orr is erecting q building
next door to his store, which will be
used by Mrs. Orr as photograph
gallery.
See change in the advertisement of
Smith & Bristow and take special no.
tice of the many great bargains they
are Offering.
Miss Grace Williams, who has been
visiting her brother, DR.. j. It. Will
liams, returned to her home in Wei
ford last Saturday.
The work of tearing down and re-
moving the old court house goes
bravely on. They are now working
on the basement story.
"Bunk" Crane now rides in a fine
new buggy purchased from that relia-
bic dealer and manufacturer, H. @.
Marley, of Greenville.
David Arial, who recently returned
from Birmingham, will be mail car
rler and express messenger between
Easley and Picl1ens for a few days.
The first Mondays in June and Ju-
ly are the only remaining days on
which registration certificates will be
issued before the next general elec-
ton.
Two dollars worth of painting will
add ten dollars to the valle and TWEEN
ty doasrs to the appearance of the
buggy you purchased last year or
before.
The Wolf Creek school district
mass meeting at Secona bridge last
SATURDAY. evening voted one mill levy
for school purposes: Provided the
frost does not kill the cotton.
V. z. Hudgens few days ago re-
ceived from the north several cages
Of h1MinH pigeons which he will set
frc" ihia werh One cage contained
thutvt,vD o&!a. When they start
north, ,h"y wlI rnake fine sail.
Uonv despair randolph. The wal
nut log had to-face circular saw be-
fore it could have the smiles of the
fair maiden whose mirror it now
bears. Her pa hns no teeth and
Rowler prefers beef to bones, SO next
time 60 by the market.
Next Sabbath the sacrament of the
Lord's+Supper will be administered in
the Presbyterian church. Children s
day exercises will be had in the after
noon at 4 p. m. Other Sabbath
Schools are cordially invited to partic
ipate. The children will meet Thurs
day afternoon to rehearse.
The county commissioners have so
far resisted all the tempting offers to
rent out any portion of the court
house square for agricultural purpos-
es. The application for the site of
the old court house to be used rs q
pumpkin patch has not yet received
the attention Of the board.
Last Thursday was the hottest; on
Friday the thermometer was ninety,
ana on Saturday it showed for three
hours this side the Blue Ridge. Sab
bath morning Chimney Top was white.
The frost nipped Lhe sweet potato
slips and killed some cotton plants.
Overcoats were still in demand Mon.
dey.
Mrs. Becky Turner died on the
morning Of the l8thRat the home ol
her son-in-law, T.. II. Gilland, nea,
Dacusville. She was sixty-three years
old and the widow of q Confederate
soldier who died in service in the
army. She was buried at Ooleno,
Baptist church. of which she was 8