The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1895-11-14
The Peoples Journal.
LOCAL ITEMS.

week.
Miss Nora Hendricks, OF the Table
Mountain section, visited Miss Matte
Hester this week.
Solicitor Anscl was in town on the 9TH
Instant, being engaged rs counsel in the
final settlement Of the estate of E. II.
Bates, deceased.
Tilmon Smith, Of Liberty Township,
was In town Saturday and shows that ho
is q model farmer, having old corn in the
crib and building new one for the crop,
which he is gathering.
II. b Higgins, who has been farming
about two miles from town. has quit the
quiet life of the country and resumed his
old business, haviug taken charge of the
telegraph office in Gaffney.
B. II. McDaniel, who has been stationed
In York County, as storekceper and gau-
ger, haS been transferred to Edgefield
County. He spent a few days in Pickeus
before assuming his duties in the now
field.
The Rev. j. j. Gricr has resigned the
pastorate Of the A. II. p, church, in Alb
bevillc. IIo announced on Sunday last
that his reason for doing so was because
he wished to change his denominational
relations.
John w. Thom,s IS, Of Thomasvile, has
cotton blooms, after making twenty-three
bales Of cotton with only two tons OF acid
and litCle cotton seed. He is not certain
how many bales he will make from the
new blooms. ~
S. j Ashmore, an expert printer, Of
Anderson county, has accepted II position
on the News as foreman. Mr.. Ashmorc
has had several years experience, and
tbcrn,,rh]y ilpJrrStnpIs tbn huejnoco
Blum CreXas) News.
As Harvey Britton was returning from
Pickcns on the 4th inst, the horses ran
away near Il. T. Smiths and one of them
fell and broke his leg. The team belong
ell to William Hunter, who is apt to lose
the value of good horse.
w. D. Chapman, formerly sectl on mas
ter on the Southern railroad at Easley
has /: good Job at Chicamaura, Ga, and
has removed there with his family. Mr..
Chapman isn fine railroatlcr and his many
friends wish him Success and happiness in
his new home.
V. T.. Hudgens, who has been night op-
orator in the telegraph Office in Salisbury,
y. c., has been promoted and given the
position of day operator in Greenville.
His friends in PickcnS are proud OF his
promotion and arc pleased that lie is
nearer his old home
DR.. W. j. Bramlctt leaves this Crhurs-
day. afternoon for the city Of Charlotte,
n. G., where he intends to locate in the
practice of his profession. Mrs Bram-
lctte and children will remain in Walhallu
Il few days until he can have their house
in Charlotte furnished and ready for oc.
cupancy y.-Kcowce COURIER.
Lariin A. Hendricks, son OF David
Hendricks, of this County, died at his
home in AshcvlIc, n. G.. on the 9Th inst.
lie was ;hrty-tivc years old and married
a daughter Of Thomas j. Childs, near
town. The remains were brought to this
county and buried at Tabor church. He
leaves Wife and one child to mourn his
death.
a quiet marriage was that of Charles
Nj. Nicld and Miss Sue Maxwell, in Wal
hala, on the 9th Instant at the residence
of G. X. Maxwell, by the Rev. @. G.
Mayes. The happy couple left immcdi-
atcly for the exposition, where they will
spend few days. They will return and
take up their residence ut Nield's hotel
Kcowcc Courier.
Mrs. Susan Hendricks, wife OF b. l..
Hendricks, died at her home about six
miles northeast Of Pickens, on the 9th
instant. Ms. Hendricks had been in fec.
Die health for several weeks but was not
considered to be in II dangerous condition
until about Il day before her death, which
was caused by heart failure, She leaves
husband and several children To hlourn
her death.
The Grcrnvillc News. OF the 9Th inst.
says: Frank T.. Mckenzie, who lived
ncar Piedmont, this county. anil was one
OF the most entcrpri5inG and successful
farmers and dairymcn in the State and
one Of Grecnville's s most prominent and
respected citizens. died yesterday morn
ing about Ao'clock at hi, rcSi,Irncc He
had been t)failing health ,mc time and
during the last six mon his friends
have feared that his illng would result
fatally.
John O. Davis ESD, dicd at his home
near ThOmaSvillc, on the 9th instant, OF
pneumonia. Mr.. Davis had been for scv-
eral years Il prominent and successful
teacher, and was also trial justice in Dn-
cnsvillc Township for several terms. lie
was trial Justice and engaged in teaching
at the mc Of his DEATH lie was very
popular and has many friends to Symrn-
thize with his family in their deep grief.
lie leaves Il wife and several children to
3n0llln his death.
Mr.. T.. r. Waldrop and f. consist.
ing Of wife aud four chile .. i m
town "Wednesday event ... ,p.
ping temporarily Wit der.
son. Mr.. Waldrop . ... ...vood
hld was here SON .. ... ..n rented
the home and f. g..t .. Il,z, Aiken
1of next yea l.r.. have come
{" !hakc W." ...' and wc hope
tncy VIII .hscd that they
will dct' .r pcrnn,cnt cjtj
Zcns, 'ln" them ia onr
ma cngcr.
t.. 'r.. .' N"W1 tayr: Constant
...'. .'. i"gi man Ia This county,
.' .'n..i. the Ulh">i hI the SInic, died
.. '..' .n>i., at hiY home in Austin
'".'.ui, near Bethel church. iIc was
hra old. iIiS age ie well nuIhcnIi-
ms laSt birthday having passed in
g; Tic legally proved hi9 age and ar,
IRE" exemption from service in the lnL
part OF the civil war when the nvc limit
!i"d becn raised TO sixty yrnra ilc Ind
long been member Of Bethel churrh
I'll "a hn hI,, Il .