The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1894-02-15
pICKIlEMS SENTINEL.
LOCAL NEWS


Federal supervision of elections has
gone by the board.
The afternoon mail now arrives
and is distributed B 4 Il.
The 9th of February wao i6ed day
in the county commissioners office.
Mr.sJohn Ligon, Of Greenville,
paid our town flying visit last Mon
day.
Last week d. T.. Hendricks. sold
thirty bales Of cotton to w. M: Ha-
good & Co. -.-.... 81
AS will be seen on our first page,
there are now fifty-hine dispenshties
in the State.
Some how sitting up close to people
you don't like very Well; never makes
you any warmer. ,
Mr.. and Mrs. d. +. Sutherland, of
Pumpkintown visited Mrs. Florence
Griffin last l uesdny:
James r. Morgan and several men,
bers of his family, who have been
quite sick, are up aid about again.
Nelson Smith is Il model and sue
cebsful farmer. His fields are as
neat and orderly as II we'll kept flower
garden.
Judge Brawley had an ovation on
taking leave of his 1nahy Washington
friends. He had prepared himself
for most useful car,n In GOngi IS.
John N. Smith has dug woll and
is preparing to erect dwelling on
the public road, just this side of his
fathers. He hns certainly selected
beautiful site.
Rich Rosamond's shop caught on
fire last Friday, and but for the very
prompt action of the few near at hand
there would have been a serious con-
Migration.
Daniel Baldwin, who had passed
his three score and teb ytnrp, ''ied at
his home, near Sunny Dale, on the
9Th inst. He was n nativ, Of .\nti,
son county.
Hon. Judge w. H. Brawley NJ.
rived in Greenville, S. c., from Wash
ington lasS Monday evening. He was
qualified Tuesday and i'm nediatelv
assumed his duties in the United
States court.
The we'll known firm of McAlister
& Bentz, of G., enville, has been dis.
solved by mutual consent. Mr.. Nc.
Alister has bought Mr.. Bentzs inter
eat and will continuo TO DO business
ut the old stand
Mrs. Joseph Jennings, the founder
OF the Jennings Orpbahnge at Spar
tanburg, died last Friday. She lived
to. innugurate q grent and noble work
and was blessed with seeing it pros
per in her hands.
We sympathizo with Dr. O. NJ.
Doyle in bis recent sudden attack of
ague while hunting In the Indian
River section of Florida. It made
his handstremb)e so, the whole party
was disappointed in having the Gov
uted vension for dinner the next day
The Cosmopolitan magazine for
February is now on file in The SENrI-
MEL Office, and is a gem in both com
position and workmanship. Any
ono desiring good literature for the
home, will do we'll to sectre the Cos
lnopolitan. Specimen copy may be
'Eeen ut this Office.
ETersk kSnbbath school surerintend
ent and teacher should have q COPY
of Peloubet's Notes on the Interna.
tional Sunday School Lessons. It is
the best book of the kind extnnt, and
q valuable addition to any Library.
Pr'ce, in cloth, $1.25, by v ilde g. Co.,
E ton.
Attention Of our readers is specially
called to the Gum Roofing and Paint
advertised in our columns; it is eadv
for use, easily applied and very low
price-reliable article. Nothing bet.
ter for new roof, or an old roof need
ing repairs. They will mail YOU
sample if you write them Mt once, and
mention this paper.
Mrs. NJ. A. e. Durham died ut her
home III Oconee county last Thursday,
and her remains were buried or
Saturday at Zion, in Pickens county.
Her maiden name was McWhorter.
She had been for many years q de-
voted member of the Methodist
church, an earnest and jealous Chris
tlan, and leaves many friends to
mourn her loss.
Capt. j. T. Prior having received all
the hnbiliments of Office from Colum
Dla and Pickens, has qualified rs
Trial Justice of Dacusville Township,
The sessions of his court will be held
an the school house near Mrs To.
thems when school is not in. He
will weigh all his cases on the plnt.
form scales Of honesty, and the law.
yers must not try to plug the
weights.
The chimney to the auditors office
in the new court house caught on fire