The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1896-08-27

AIGaA AA'GiNAS.

ors near Pickens.
Miss Lula Glazener's school in
Zion school district will close
next Friday with a picnic on that
day.
Mrs. Louis Gilstrap died on Sat-
urday and was buried the day fol-
living at Mountain Grove church,
aged about thirty-five.
Mrs. Horny Miller came in from
T6Xas last Saturday and she and
her husband expect to make Pick
ems county their future homo.
ID. e. Hendricks, son of D. e..
Hendricks left for Tusculum Col
lege, Tenn, last Saturday whore
he will attend school this fall and
winter.
Mrs. Myrtle Seaborn, wife of
Jas. Seaborn and daughter of }. &c.
Borroughs, is very low and very
little hopes are entertained for her
recovery.
Mr.. j. n. Blassingame and wifo,
of Groenville, came over Sunday
and spent few days the first of
tho week at tho residence of DR..
VIM. Field.
Road about the Morgan horse
in this issue. All lovers of good
horse flesh should look at this ami
NAL. DR.. l.. C. Clayton at Central
will choerfully answer all inquiries.
There will BIO ton converts bap-
tised at Birch's Ford on Keowoc
first Sunday in September, also
preaching at Keowoc church, same
day by pastor, Rev. B. Il. Muir
hree.
The registration books will be
open the first woek in Soptembor,
beginning on tho first Monday
That will be the last opportunity
to register bofore the November
election.
Married, on TUESDAY, August
18th, 1896, ut tho residence of the
Rev. J. f. Anderson, Mr.. II. w.
Farr, to Miss Lille Byars. Rows.
j. f. Anderson and w. b. Single
ton, officiating.
Sec change in McAllster IL Boat
ties ad this week. They aro dis
posing Of odds and onds in sum-
mer goods, and it will be to your
interest to read what thoy saw in
regard thereto.
|. N. Earle living in tho Bald
Mountain section killed a rattle
snake one day last woek that meas
ured five feet in length and had
twenty-four rattlos. We saw tho
and 1T was certainly a big one.
A mathematian has computed
tho movements of IL ridor's foet
whilo working q bicycle, and has
demonstrated that it requires less
eXortiOn to travel fifteen miles on
q bicycle than to walk three miles.
Jas.W. .Clements,c enlarged as prin-
cipal, and Jesse Hend' IS and
Berry Medlin as accessori, the
murder of Wm. Whitmire VT d.
mitted to bail last Tuesday. me
amount Of bail was fixed at $4,000
each.
Silas Hinklo has a pct that he
caught tho other day. 1t is rattle
snake and has eleven rattles. Mai.
J. j. Lewis, who SAW the reptile
says it is a whopper, and will meas
uro fully ten inches in circumfer-
encc at tho largest part.
A glorious meeting closed at
Mountain Grove church last Sun
day night, Rev. j. e. Foster con-
ducting tho same. Six wero TO-
coived into the membership who
will receive tho ordinance of hap-
tism on tho fourth Sunday in Sep
tombcr.
What might have proved very
serious matter occurred at Noun
tain Grovo last Friday evening
Mr.. Porry Fiold's 8 mule hitched to
buggy took a notion to run
away. Before ho could got under
way ho collidcd with Rov. J. e.
Fosters buggy and ATTEMPTED tc
climb in. lie was subdued after
he had struck Mr.. Foster on the
knee with Il hoof and demolished
the buggy.
The protractcd meeting at Enon
Baptist church closed with the I I
o'clock service last Sunday the
23rd, with twelve additions to the
church four by oxporionco and
oight by lottor. The pastor admin
istored the ordinance of baptism
on Sunday morning in the pres.
onco of largo congregation. Scr.
vices will be commenced again at
said church on Thursday night be-
fore the 4th Sunday in September
next, at early candle light.
Last Tuesday tho 18th inst, q
very peculiar and painful accident
happened to Mr.. VIM. Martin, fa.
miliarly known as Uncle Billie