The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1896-01-09
The Peoples Journal.
LOCAL ITEMS.

o"!eoay attracted quite q good
crowd in town.
j. r. Hit has resigned rs Su,
pervlsor of Easley Township.
Melville Holder, lost mule on
the 1st inst. 1t was sheep loss.
Robt. Il. Knox, of the Stewart
section, has moved to Piedmont.
Tho dispensary sales for the
month of December amounted to
$417.1O.
Mr.. w. II. Mcdaniel has o son
very sick with what is thought to
be meningitis.
The wife Of Mr.. Jerre Nations in
the Prater's section is very sick.
He buried his infant child last
Sunday.
The holidays sales quite clean
ed out the dispensary. 1t received
q new stock, however, last Monday
evening.
Rev. j. e. Foster preached q
most eloquent discourse at Secona
last Sunday to a most attentive
congregation.
Miss Margaret Welborn will
teach tho school in Hagood Dis
trict, No. 3S, VIII ich will opon on
tho Goth instant.
There was q leap year party
given by the young ladies of Pick
ons on new years night at the resl-
denco of Maj. j. j. Lewis.
Mr.. j. D. Smith, an old and
much respected citizen of Pendle-
ton, died Oh the 1st inst, and was
buried on the day following.
Rev. w. M. Harden preached his
first sermon at this place Sunday
III the Methodist church. In spite
of the bad weather he had good
attendance.
Sec what McFall has to say. If
any ono man keeps abreast of tho
times it is he. Ho has added
new line to his budget and it will
pay you to peruse it.
George B. Looper buried an in
FAINT last Saturday, the 4th inst.
This is tho third death that has
occurred in Mr.. Looper's family
within three months.
A. K. Park has something now
to say to our people this week.
When in Greenville it will be to
your interest to give him u call.
He IS in West End.
Married, on 9Th inst, at the
residence Of Mrs. Martha Morgan,
the brides mother, Mrs. r. M.
McNamiro to G. Pelfry. Magis-
trate Merck officiating.
Two bears and three mon struck
town the other day. They appar-
emily entertained the "small boy"
and some of the older boys with
their (the bears) antics for awhile.
On January 5th, at the residence
of Mrs. j. j. Robins, Mr.. Joe Fen
ley was married to Miss Rosey
Robins, M. F. Hester, N. P, Of
ficiating. All Of Pickens county.
Squire II. R. Price gave the
young people of the town dance
at his residence last Friday even-
ing. He believes in people enjoy
ing themselves while they aro
young.
Married, on the 1st day of jan
uary, 1896, at tho residence of the
brides mother, Mr.. David A. Herd
to Miss Alice Robins. All of Pick
ems county. Rev. J. M. Stewart
officiating
Married, on the 24th of Decem-
ber, 1895, at the residence of the
officiating Trial Justice w. X.
Merck, Mr.. j. L. Durham to Miss
Georgia Marchbanks. All of Pick
ems county.
Mr.. James Evans, of the Liber-
ty section, died very suddenly on.
the 1st inst. Mr.. Evans was q
worthy old gentleman and his
doath caused much regrot amor.g
many friends.
Married, on January 9th 1895,
at the homo Of the brido's mother,
Mrs. Caroline Freeman, Mr.. ALL
good Moon to Miss Matte Free
man. Rev. j. E. Foster officiat-
ing All of Piclens county.
Married, on tho 18th of Decem-
Der, 1895, at tho residence Of tho
brides father, d. II. Ellis, Mr.. ).
IL: Gunnells, Of Honea Path to
Miss E. T. Ellis, of Pickens coun-
ty, W. K Merck, II. J. officimting.
A. R. Hunt, ago 81 years, died
Jan. I'd, of pneumonia, at S:imp-
sonville. He leaves q widow and
ono child. The funeral was held on
tho 3D. at Dacusville. The deceas-
cd was member Of the Met ho-
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