The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1894-04-19

the last of the week.
w. @. Whitman; who has beer
sick two weeks or more with the grit
is up and able to work again.
Mrs. Sdllie Mauldin has been quite
sick for several days at tho homo o.
her daughter, Mrs. j. Looper.
The 18th day of April completed
tue thirty. three years 81 ince the firm :
OF the first gun on fort Sumter.
The SENTINEL could not attend the
sale of tho South Carolina Railroad
hence it Was bought in cheap-onl,
$7,O00,O00.
His aunt.-"Are you through with
breakfast already?' Little boy
eyes; there, was scarcely anything
there to cot"
J. j. Norris, of Anderson, was in
Easley last week pushing tho sale of
insurance in tho Mutual Benefit of
Newark, N. j.
A. G. Me,rick was in Pickons last
week on business. He is great nd
mirer of fine stock aDd was driving a
splendid little pair.
p. A. Porter has fluo field of
wheat which, being assisted by q few
more days of warm sunshine, will oh
scure the terraces.
Capt. j. G. Jennings went down to
Charleston last Thursday to accom-
pany revenue defendant. He came
back on Sunday looking as fine rs a
two-year-old.
AS it is now warm enough for the
Office cat to sleep out o'nights, the
spring poet may send in few lines
if he will say nothing about the vio-
lets and jay birds.
Times appeared pretty close for a
day or two in Pickens last week, but
on Saturday ducks, chickens and eggs
made their appearance at the stores,
all took heart again.
Some "stitches in time" have been
well taken upon the public roads, and
most of the hands who were out hard
ly missed the time, as they were 80
we'll up with their work.
James Nimmons, of Piedmont, was
in Pickens last Saturday. He was
looking well, but said he was little
below par from the effects of the
struggle with the recent fire at Pied
mont.
Capt James A. Griffin is chief Of
police for the town of Pickens, and
ex-officio bicycle director. He was
thoroughly tested by the former town
council and found fully up to the
mark.
There arc few apples left, but
Mr.. Abercrombie, west of Twelve
Mile, says he looks for another snow
about the full of the moon, and none
will be left to remind us of what we
have lost.
Hon. A. G. Latimer has introduce
q bill i'll Congress- to refund to South
Carolina the fines impo sed by Judge
Simonton on Sheriff Gaines, of Ander
son, Sheriff Riser, of Newbcrry an6
Sheriff Tyler of Aiken.
Probate Judge Freeman, of Green
vile who was presented by the grand
jury recently for neglect of his off,
cial duties and who then tendered
his resignation, has fed from the
State, leaving his bonelsmcn to make
good his shortage.
Rev. Mr.. Todd has gone to Pen,
dleton to supply the Presbyterian
church at that place for the SUNNI, I
months. while the regular pastor
Doctor Adger, takes q much needed
rest for the benefit of his church. -
LaurensviIle Herald.
The new cravats now fully half {
yard in width, are made of mousselint
de sole and chiffon, covering tn.
greater part of the waiat. Tho great
er novelty, however, is the black wa
tered silk cravat with the wide end
trimmed with cream colorcd lace.
Roy Seymore preached two inter
esting and instructive sermons at tn,
Baptist church last Sabbath. Aftc
the morning service the sacrament O
tne Lord $ supper was administered
The congregation was rs large if no
larger than any in Pickens in Ions
time.
Treasurer Youngblood, pursuan
to his instructions from the conn
troller-general, last Friday issued OK
ecution against the Richmond & Dan
vile Railroad for the sum of $14.2O3
ST, balance unpaid taxes. The sheriff
holds the execution subject to furthe
orders.
N. Dunn was committed to- jail las
Saturday, on n charge of robbery
preferred by w. V. Holden. A pre
liminary was appointed before Trio
Justice w. X. Merck, for last Tues
day. The defendant SAYS that hi
name is N. Dunn, and that he ha
nothing done worthy of prosecution
Have you rcdd the advertisetfier
of Il. w. Poe & Coz If ye have no
ye knoweth not what ye have missot
We say this because wo know where,
we speak. It is never too late, hoy
| ever to 1o rTyo5! opI tt:f go. j.,.