The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1894-06-21
Prof. j. A. Now horter was among
his Pickens friends last Saturday.

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. his Pickens friends last Saturday.
A woman evangelist conducted pub
f lie worship in the academy at Easle.
last Friday evening.
Misses Bessie Curly and Georsi,
Brown, Of Anderson, visited the
Thornleys' last week.
A notice signed w. H. Nardin, NJ
D, published in this issue of The
SENTINEL shoald have the attention of
physicians.
Rev. r. II. Griffith, D. D., died last
Sabbath in Yorkville. His death is
a great loss to the Baptist church
and the State.
Mlstortunes never come singly.
D. +. Sutherland's team ran away
with his fine carriage few days ago,
and broke it up.
A negro, whose ten years sentence
in the penitentiary would have ex-
pred Wednesday, accidentally killed
himself with dynamite last Sabbath.
Aunt Nancy Mauldin is visiting
relatives and friends in Pickens this
week. She is hale and hearty and is
still promised many days Of good
cheer.
Last Sabbath, Rev. w. G. Seaborn
had O large congregation ut Cross
Roads, which gave the most apprecia-
tive attention to the earnest efforts
of the preacher.
The Clemson sensation which went
the rounds Of the press last week,
turns out to have been only q small
dispute about q ball game, in which
nobody was hurt.
Pickens is receiving it's summer
cheer which ever comes with the
guests of the season. The visitors
on every hand are sparkling like dew
drops in the morning sun.
A protracted meeting was COM
menced in the Methodist church last
Monday morning. The pastor, Rev.
G. II. Schaffer, is assisted by Rev.
A. B. Watson, of Anderson.
The post Office department has
made great improvement in it's
money order system by adopting the
form of the Express Money order
Postmaster Bowen has received the
new forms
There were many citizens and cen.
didates in town last Saturday. The
town candidates acted as hosts and
were as usual very cordial. The fact
that candidate can vote should nev-
er be ovel looked.
The Baptists are working their lit
tie preacher, Rev. j. II. Rook, for all
he is worth. He has preached three
good sermons in his church since last
Thursday. He is a workman who
has "mind to work."
Prof. j. M. Looper, this week
finished up the extra lessons given to
some Of his pupils in harmony and
instrumental music, and it is expected
that the singing department of pub
lie worship in Pickens will show
much improvement
{ oil Hollingsworth is using some
Of the brick from the old court house
to make basement to n new barn.
AS he often furnishes stable room to
the "lanreates of the long cared kind"
the brick cannot complain of being
put to very different use from the
original design.
The citizens who live and do bust
ness north of Main Street in Pickens
from j. p. Carey's office to the foot
of the street, should ever bear in
mind the great danger they are in
from fire. The buildings are all of
wood and so close together, that a
fire once under way, means the total
destruction Of that side Of town.
Few wells and some of the few dry,
give little chance to an unorganized
bucket brigade to do any effective
work. We cannot be too careful of
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DR. j, B. George, accompanied by
his wife and mother, Mrs. Nj. D..
George, arrived in Walhalla Wednes-
day morning on brief visit. They
are stopping at the Norman Park no.
tel. They go from here to Westmin.
ster to visit the family of Mrs. j. B.
Georges father, DR.. J. w. Quilli,n.
They will also spend n few days with
relatives and friends at Retreat and
then pay brief visit to others in
Pickens county. DR.. George is q
successful druggist in the thriving
city of Gainesville, Ga. -Keowee
Courier.
II. II. II.
We read with pleasure the terrible
onslaught made by the said to be local
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