The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1896-02-06
Ex-Auditor Bryant was on our
streets Monday.


Mr.. j. D. Smith, of Liberty
was in town last Saturday.
Mr.. E. +. Allgood, of Slabtown
was in town on business last week
Mr.. G. H. Alexander is in Nov
York this week on q business trip
Nearly all the family of Row. II
J. Rookie are afflicted with tho
measles.
United States court called quite
q number Of Pickens county's peo
pie to Greenville Monday.
Rev. j. e. Foster filled his reg.
appointment at Secona Saturday
afternoon and Sunday forenoon
Mrs. J. B. Newberry is on q Wis.
it this week to Gaffney at the
residence of Mr.. and Mrs. A. r. N
Folger.
Miss Hattie Ferguson and Miss
Carrie Miller, of Greenville, are Wis
iting Miss Hattie Grady near
town.
The school commissioner has re-
ceived q supply of books which
can be had by calling and paying
actual cost for them.
J. D. Holder went to Richmond
last week with his second carload
Of. fine beef cattle from tho barn
Of Griffin & Holder.
Thos. Suddeth and wife, of Taho,
Greenville county, were on u visit
last week to Mrs. Suddeth's par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. a. Cisson.
Married, on the 26th ult., at
Pleasant Grove church, Mr.. Philip
Rigdon to Miss Mamie Evans, A.
l.. Edens, magistrate, officiating.
II. G. Gaines beaming counton-
ance was seen circulating about
the streets Of PicEens sale, day.
He said Central was holding her
own.
O. T. Jones, of Fairs, was in
Pickcns en- Friday last. He ro-
ports m sasles very prevalent in his
section, all his family being down
at one time.
Commissioner John A. Robin
son, of Dacusville township, was
in town Monday. He reports
measles very prevalent in his
neighborhood.
Marrled, in Spartanburg county,
on tho 3Oth January 1896, by Rev.
G. l.. Craig, Mr.. Jesse Ross, Of
Pickens county, to Miss Dora
Vaughn, of Spartanburg county.
Married, on January 23d ult., at
the residence Of the bride, Mr.
John II. Bowen, Of Pickens coun-
ty, to Mrs. Emma Hunt, Of Groom
Vile county. Rov. Thos. Loopc,
officiated.
Rov. Thos. Looper of Farr's, ha:
without doubt oliiciated at moro
marriages than any other one per.
son in this State. He is now sc
years of age, and has during his
career as minister joined in we'd
lock 4SO whito couples and 15(
blacks.
a Mr.. Thomason, Of York coun-
ty, was in this section last week
looking for a location for his saw
mills which he is now operating
near Kings Mountain. He has a
fine mill and will move it to this
county if sufficient inducement is
held out to him. Ills mills ca
pacity is 10000 feet per day. We
trust he will decide to locate with
us.
Married, on Sunday, February
Cd, 1886, at the residence Of the
brido's father, Mr.. Lafayette Pace,
Mr.. D. d. B. Jones, Of Grecnville
county, to Miss Darcus Pace, of
Pickens county. NJ. f. Hester, in
his usually graceful manner per-
formed tho ceremony. After tho
marriage IIlo SueSCS WeTe invited
into the dining room, whore a
most bountlful repast was spread,
which thoy did ample justice to-.
Several fine and useful presents
were given the bride.
Mra. Elizabeth Hester noe Whit
miro, widow of the late Carr Hes
tor, died suddenly at her residence,
in this county, Oh last Sunday
night, 26th inst, at an advanced
age. She was probably tho oldest
person IN Oconee county, having
been born on the 21st day of March,
1898, thus making her nearly
ninety-eight years old. She was q
of the Methodist church,
and her long life was fraught with
many deeds Of kindness and works
of love. Her body was buried at
the family burying ground, at Jo-
cassee, on Tuesday, Rev. j. L. Null
link conducting tho funeral servi-
ces.--Keowee Courier.
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