The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1896-04-16
The Peoples Journal.
LOCAL ITEMS.

L. u. Harris says "shOes" this
week, besides many other things.
Read what ho remarks in another
column.
Miss Stella Nowbery, who is vis-
iting in Galfney, was reported as
quite sick last week, but lator in
t ormatlon is, we are glad to say,
much improved.
w. L. Dodson was tried before
Magistrate Jonkins last Friday on
tho charge Of violating tho dlspen-
sary law and was acquitted, the
evidence proving not sufficient to
convict.
Madison Jenkins, colored, says
he wished that tho "nigger' had
chokod when he was eatin' that
tino Wyandotte rooster ho RACED
from the roost at his house last
Sunday night.
On tho 18th day Of April at the
home Of tho brides father, Mr.. }.
Matt Kampoy, Mr.. Robert Can;roll
was married to Miss Jannah Ram
poy. Tho ceremony was pcrlorm-
ed by B. ID. Garvin, Esq.
Miss Anna Amelia Rookie left
Pickens Tuesday for Easlcy to TO-
main until Wednesday with Miss
Alice Finney at which time she
went with her family for their
future home III Florence county.
The family Of Rev. II. J. Rookie
took their departure for Florence
county Wednesday to join Mr..
Rookie. We regret to lose SO osti-
mable a family and wish thcm
woll wherever they may cast their
lot.
Mr.. A. V. Eichelberger, State
Constable, was in Pickons Monday
looking aftor tho State's interests
in the way Of "blind tigers" Ho
will bo in those parts for some
time and says tho tigers had bet
ter look out, for they will surely
DO taken in if they persist III
prowliDg about.
Died, on Tuesday morning at (
o'clock, Mrs. Mallnda Stewart,
wife of Rev. j. NJ. Stewart, in the
54th ycar of her ago. She has for
many years bocn a most consistent
member Of the Baptist church, and
was buried at Secona on Wedncs-
day morning at II o'clock in the
presence of largo concourso Of
sympathizing relatives and friends.
She leaves Il husband and four
children, all grown.
The railroad commission at its
meeting . tow days ago fixed the
passenger rate on tho leading rail
roads os tho State at 81 cents for
first class and - cents for second
class. On tho smaller roads it
was fixed at 81 and 3 for first and
second-class respectively, thcso
rates to go into OBJECT on May 1st.
Passengers who pay on the train
may be charged 25 cents extra but
tho conductor must give them Il
drawback ticket which shall be
cashcd at any Office on the line
upon its presentation within
twenty days from it's date. Chill
dren over six and under twelve arc
to be charged not moro than :
cents a milo.
In another column will be found
tho professional card Of Mr. W. +.
Blassingnmo, attorney at law. Mr..
Blasslngame comes in our midst
not as an entire stranger for he
was born and raised III Anderson
county just over the limo Of Pick
cns. He graduated at Furman
University in 1890 and studied
law long portion Of his time
slnco ho chose that as his profess
sion, under the Hon. j. f.. Boggs
and was admitted to tho bar last
fall. Io is young gentleman Of
fine attainmcnts and wo bcspeak
for him much success before tho
bar. Uo can DO found in tho
HoIlingsworth building adjoining
l.. G. Thornley's store.
The Anaconda Recorder delivers
itself Of tho following piccN Of
sonsc expressed in plain English.
Don't got mad il your VISITORS
name does not appear in the por-
sonal column. Perhaps you did
not tell the editor; hos no mind
yeador. Don't got mad if your
neighbor's do;ngs arc referred to
moro frequently than your own.
Your neighbcr uses his mouth,
Your modcsty may DO kccpingyou
in obscurity. That's no dream.
a country newspaper man can /
spond all his timo on tho street.
and make threo moaIg a day. If
you know Of nows, hold us up and
give 1T out Of your system. Six.
Ioeh to ono if wo repeat it second
hand thore will be hlundcr in it.
The effort Of any newspaper to
nulld up a town is practicaliy y nu!-
!iiioh nnloss it is backed up by
EllC business mon tIroDv,"r i