The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1896-05-14
The Peoples Journal.
LOCAL ITEMS.

in town.
Money to loan-Call at P. O
Box No. 45, Plckens, S, G.
mar12tf
The bridge on the road between
Clayton Smiths and the river
over branch needs fixing and
very bad.
Capt. II. J. Mauldin returned
last week from an extended aud
delightful trip to southwest Geor-
gla and upper Florida.
The Liberty Sub-Alliance will
meet at 2:3O p. m. next Saturday,
May 10Th 1885, All members are
requested to be present,
Miss Anna Charles, daughter
of Capt. Charles, Of Groenville
county, was visiting relatives and
acquaintances in Pickons this
week.
The JOURNAL is publishing the
list Of subscribers, as they pay, and
will take it as q favor if any one is
omitted that it bo reported to tho
editor.
Rov. w. M. Hardin preached Il
fine sermon to largo congregations
last Sunday morning and evening
ut Pickens and at Bethlehem IN
the afternoon.
Thore was a large congregation
at Mt. Carmel church last Sun
day. Communion services wcro
held and conducted by Rov. w.
B. Singleton.
e. G. Brown, a former citizen of
Pickens county, was IN town We'd
nosday among his friends. Ho is
now in Greenville in tho mercan-
tile business.
Miss Stella Newbory who has
been very sick at Gaffney, wo are
glad to state is much improved.
So much 80 that she was able to
ride out a few evenings ago.
A largo congregation was in at
tendance at Peters Creek church
last Sunday to hear an excellent
discourse by Rev. j. e. Foster.
Several Plckensitcs wero present.
w. X. Stewart and Chastain
Stewart knocked the record Mon
day, the 4th, on squirrels. They
bngged 23 before dinner time on
that day. They saw three times
the number they killed.
Mr.. A. j. Major, son of Wn.
Major, formerly Of Pickens coun-
ty but now of Grcenville county,
was visiting relatives and friends
this week. He was accompanied
by his sister, Miss Sadie.
The Getty fathers" Of Easley
are: j. II. Lathem, intendant; w.
B. Anthony, j. e. Craig,J. e. Ha-
good, Jr. and j. B. Robinson, war;
dens. They have employed as
town marshal, Mr.. a. G. Smith,
of Blaclsburg.
R. Ct. Gaines, of Central, was in
1'ickens last Thursday. Game
says Central is still thore and
that thore is no telling when she
will go, Notwithstanding the talk
that is going on in regard to the
removal of the railroad divisi 1n.
It seems as though the editor of
the Sentinel has pulled green
one, if he will rofer TO the reglstra-
ton notice in back number Of his
paper ho will find that the regis
tration books will be open five
woeks at this place aftor the 18th
of May.
Married, On "Wednesday evening
May 9Th, by the Rey, DR.. Baldwin,
Isaiah Cox, formerly Of Pickens,
IS. c.. to Maudc, the third dnngh-
tor Of Capt. and Mrs John +.
Meacham at their residence, SO
9th street. N. e., Washington,
d.. G.
Samuel Ripley was arrested and
lodged in Jail Monday being
chargcd with tho killing of Joseph
Hunt on tho Brunson farm about
three miles from Easley. The
statements ditler as to the origin
Of the difficulty, but it IS agreed
that they met at the place and a
row ensued, which resulted in the
death OF Joseph Hunt from q stab
in the abdomen, and an ugly
wound on the throat and chin OF
Samuel Ripley, made by n knife
in tho hands of Joseph Hunt.
Both aro colOred.
Hicks says that May will DO the
wettost month of the spring-that
too much water will fall in that
month for many lowlands, and
enough to thoroughly moisten
.alA sections Of the country. The
.Solstice rains IN June will not be
excessive, but sufficient in parts
to nolarish we'll cultivated crops.
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