The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1894-04-12
PICKENS SENTINEL.
LOCAL NEWS

tApOhA NEWS
A bicycle for buggy! Don't al
speak at once.
THE SENrINL bicycles will bereafte,
be found in the garrett.
The bicycle policeman will be pro
vided with spy-glass and pneumatic
tire.
J. T. Steele, now Of Atlanta, has q
contract on the &. G. & N. railroad
near Abbcville.
Not only was the young fruit killed
by the recent freeze, but many OF the
trees will live to bloom no more.
The second Sabbath is usually a
dull day in Pickens, as there ls no
preaching in any OF the churches.
Mr.. jeff Gassaway passed through
Pickens last Saturday on bis return
from visit to the beautiful valley OF
the French Broad.
Mr.. Bluford Smith who is farming
Col. Hollingsworth's place on Twelve
Nile finished planting his corn crop
week ago.
w. H. Simpson who WAS commit
ted for trial on the charge Of breach
of trust, having filed the required
bond, was last Saturday released.
When the old court house is re-
moved the public square will be toned
up into O. beautiful grass plat on
which the Pickens lambs Gun gambol.
For several evenings last week, the
fire wreathed mountains were q night.
ly beauty to the citizens Of Pickens.
We are sorry that CLASSY Mountain,
the nearest peak, had it's eyebrows
singed.
"I am bowed and tired" said the
town marshal when six town bicycles
darted between his legs while he was
trying to head one from the country.
Last Saturday Mrs. J. Med. Bruce
and Mrs. Mary T. Alexander returned
from Charleston where they have
been on IL visit to their father, Col. j.
+. Hagood.
Have you read the six cammand
mentsF There are four grown and
two baby bicycles in P.ckens not al.
lowed|on the side walks. Four and
two are six. :,
Col. w. T.. Nimmons, Of Eastatoc,
was in Pickens last Saturday, circn.
lating among his many friends.
though he has long since past his
three score and ten.
Mr.. Jc1u Hammond passed through
Pickens last Saturday from visit to
his farm on the Eastatoe, en- route to
Anderson. He was accompanied by
pack Of six beautiful fox hounds.
Mr.. Joab Mauldin lastFrfday re
turned from Charleston, where he
had been attending the United States
court as q juror. He was much
pleased. with his trip and had r.:al
good time.
Read the advertisement OF Smith
Il Bristow, leading clothiers of Green
vile, and see the many bargains
which they have to offer you. They
give bull ard bat FREQ with every
suit of boys clothing.
If the lonfers club and the bicycles
could run against each other for the
privilege of occupying the side walks,
and the ladies were allowed to vote,
we are assured the bicycles would
win by al overwhelming majority
Dir. J. p. Carey has enclosed
about one acre Of his lot for poultry
yard and stocked it with half d.zen
of as pretty Leghorns rs we have ever
seen. 1t is great luxury to have n
near neighhor with well stocked
poultry yard. We trust that many of
thecitizens will follow this example
The alteration on the 2nd of
April between Dr.. Kirksey, !. X.
Kirksey and II. B. Hendricks, grow
ing out of the town election is still
growing. Cross infornations have
been filed with Trial Justice, II. G..
Robinson and the preliminaries were
had Tuesday. j. p. Carey appeared
for the Kirkseys and John r. Bellen.
ger for Mr. Hendricks.
The appeal case of Elias Day g. Go
VI. Pickens county was heard b.
Judge Witherspoon at Greenville last
Thursday. The appellants, Day g.
Co., were represented 10y NJ. Il Ansel
of Cothran, Wells, Ansel Il tlollings-
worth, and the county by j. P. Carey.
After hearing argument, his honor
determined to sustain the appeal,
but granted further time to respon
dents attorney to submit authorities
ON tho point of remanding the ca Sc
to the county commissioners.
At the regular meeting of the
county commissioners last Tuesdny
April Sd business of Importance was
transacted. Commissioner Lawrence
was absent on account of sickness
and several cases were continued
until next meeting. The first case