The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1896-04-23
The Peoples Journal.
LOCAL HTHINlS.

W9eB.
Messrs. Dock Boggs and Ed.
Stephens, of Central, wore in Pick
ems Monday,
Ira Meares left Pickens last
Tuesday for Ashovillo, N. c., whore
hs has a good position.
Mrs. Thos. Boggs, of Birming-
ham, Ala, is visiting relatives and
friends in Pickons county.
Miss Unity Porter, Of Westmin-
ster, S. c., is visiting her brother,
DR. F. S. Porter of our town.
Rov. w. B. Singleton preached
at the Baptist church last Sunday
night to very attentive audience.
The Easloy Dancing club had n
most enjoyable dance at the resi-
dence of Mr.. T. b. Higgins last
Friday night.
Rev. A. J. S. Thomas, Of Green
vile, preached to a largo congrega-
ton at tho Baptist church at this
place last Sunday.
Tho dispensary at Pickens was,
on the 18th INST, in operation
just ono year. 1t had up to that
time sold $3,O17.25A in liquors.
Miss Maudo Moss, aftor spend
ing several weeks in Pickens vis-
iting relatives and friends, return
ed homo Wednesday evening"
Keowee Courier.
Deputy Marshals r. e. Cox and
Warren King carried Hamp Cas-
sell to Charleston Tuesday morn
ing to receive scntonco for VIOLA
tion of tho revonuo law.
Married, on April 10Th, 1896, at
the residence Of tho brides moth
or, by j. j. Hord, n. p. Miss
Sarah Angelina Burgess to Mr.. !.
Fl. Hudson. All Of Pickens coun-
ty.
Mrs. D. p. Ordway, Of Camden,
Maine, is in Picllcns at tho resi-
dence of DR.. +. $. Porter. She is
accompanied by her little daugh-
tor, whom sho brought to be treat
ed for spinal curvature.
Mesdames DR.. Williams and J.
S. O'Doll of Liberty, wcro in Pick
ems on "Wednesday of last week.
They came up to attend the obsr-
quies Of the late Mrs. }. NJ. Stew
art which occurred that day.
John A. Robinson comes to the
front this wcek us a candidate for
Clerk of Court. Mr.. Robinson is
one of our best known people and
is in every way capable Of filling
the office to which he aspircs.
Rev. J. N. II. Gummerell, the
pastor of the Presbyterian church
Of Anderson, will preach the COM
mencing sermon before the cadets
of the Patrick Military Institute,
of that city Oh Sunday, juno 1ith,
next.
1t seemed last Thursday morn
ing that shower Of State con-
stables had struck Pickons SO thick
wero they. They had been up
about Bald Knob and captured a
still, still warm when they cap
tured it,
Clark Millcr's (colorcd,) little
child camo near going out Of the
world last Monday by being rolled
on by log. Drs. Porter and
tKirksey wore called in and dress
od tho wound and at last accounts
the child was doing as we'll a.:
could be expected.
Don't forget that your old regis
tratlon certificate is worthless.
You cannot vote hereafter unless
you have registration certificate
issued under tho new constitution
and the law enacted to carry out
its suffrage features. You will
have to appear in person to get
one.
A North Carolina papcr gives
tho following recipe for prevent
ing bed bugs: First scald the
walls and bedstcads, thon prepare
say 5 cents worth of quicksilver,
to each bedstead, with tho white
of an egg, apply with feather in
the crevices also any cracks in the
wall.
An exchange says that fellow
in near by town who couldn't
sDare one dollar q wear for q noWS-