The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1896-10-15
The Peoples Journal.
LOCAL ITEMS.

Several interesting communications are
necessarily crowded out this week
Miss Lena Bowen is visiting friends
ana relatives in Greenville this week.
Married, at the residence OF tho ofr1ciat-
ing magistrate, w. T.. Hendricks, Of Pump
Finton, on the 11th inst, William Owens to
Miss Alice Glenn, all colored excent thc
magistrate.
Mr.. II. II. Boggs and wife, OF Birmuo.
ham, Ala,, came In Sunday morning to
attend the burial of Mr.. B0ggs' brother,
the late Rev.'W. X. Boggs, Which occurr.
eu at Liberty ut II o'clock that day.
The following is u list of letters remain.
ing in the postofice OF Pickens for the 20
days ending September 3Oth If not called
within the next 30 days they will be sent
TO tho dead letter office: w. d. Roberts, r.
~; :Neach' Hiss T; E. Wilson, Miss Eva
r. +. b. Furr (2) A.. w. Lawman.
j. d: Moore has cut two crops of c,me
from the same piece of ground this wear.
the first about the 1T OF July, aud the
last on the first of October The LITTER
turned out about onc-thrd of Il crop Of first
class sorghum He SAYS it would have
been much better, II it had;becnIattended.
The County Alliance met ut Bethlehem
VII GliS OWL lIlSG.y anu "itS "Cli tVICI"Cu'
Increased interest in Alliance matters wal
manifested, and new members are con-
stantly being taken into the order. Con-
& 'eSsman A. G Latimer was present and
delivered rousing speech. His remarks
were we'll received, and filed the members
with new hope and love for the objects of
the Alliance.
On tho first Saturday in November, 1886,
at 10 O'Clock sharp, there will be an elee-
tien held at tho Oolenoy church or Oolenoy
II H..
moving said school house away from the
church. The trustees and all the patrons
of said district ~ well as adjoining dis
tricts are requested to be present.
BY order OF y. NJ. ID. KEITH,
Clerk Board Trustee.
DR.. w. Il. Fisher. Of Gainesville, Texas,
Is visiting relatives and friends in PickeuS
county. DR.. Fisher was born and raised
in South Carolina and was heartily greet
cd by his old time friends on his return
from the 81 ate of his adoption. The Doc
tor paid the JOURNAL ~ very pleasant
call last Thursday.
The Fourth Quarterly Conference for
Pickens circuit will embrace next sun
Gay, 6eginninS on Friday ut l am Rev
L Clyde. Z E will preach on Saturday
and Sunday ut II a m There will also be
preaching ut Fairview at $3.50 y m. on
Sunday and at Norris Mill at 1880 same
day. All officials are earnestly requested
to attend and be on time us there will be
good deal of business to look uftcr this
time.
Dir. Editor: y number of the Enon Ban
tlstist congregation assembled at j. NJ.
Clements MIL on Sunday evening Mt 3 n.
M. to witness the ordinance of baptism of
one E B. Smith, who had recently Joined
at Enon, add we are told he preferred to
submit to the ordinance in u running
stream, the ordinance was administered bV
their pastor. They both went down into
the pastor baptised him. and they came up
straightway ont Of the water, and the con
vert give evidence of having done his duty,
which give him an answer of Il good con-
science. lle went on his way rejoicing
May the Lord be with him. WITNESS.
The Twelve Mile Baptist Association
convened ut Shady Grove church on last
Thursday at 10 O'Clock II. N. The intro
ductory sermon was preached bv Rev. W.
G.. Scaborn after which one hour recess
was taken for dinner. a more bOuntifnl
rcplst was never before spread mt an as
Scmblngc OF the association. After DIM
nrr the association elected the following
officers for the ensuing year: Moderntur
Key W. G. Seaborh; Clcrk-C. l.. Rob.
i<On; Executive Conmiitcc-.J. NJ. Stew
att, Chairman, NJ. Hendricks, O. =.
Fields, w. n. Eoldng and w. II. Bowen
The collection for all causes nnt purposes
was e cclcnt On Sunday Il large cOnyrp-
grafton assembled Mt the stand aud listen
ed 70 L most eloquent discourse by Rev j
Il Foster, after which Il collection was
taken up and was libri;l,ly contributed TO
The next iucctng of the usS0ciaion will
be held with Mt Tabor church about
eight mites east of Pickcns on Thursday
before the second Sunday in October
1897
1t was the pleasure of n JOURNAL rep
rcscnlative to attend the Twelve Mile
River Baptist Association on Sunday anil
observe the unbonnded hospitality of the
people in the community of Shady
Grove. The country between Pickc us
and the church is lovely beyond dcscrip-
Glon AND the scenery is at this season
Axqnistcly beautiful and picturesque. 1t
seems that this section is especially bless.
ed with abundant crops and there is cv-
cry evidence OF thrifty and prosperous
population. There was an unusually
large crowd in attendance on the cxcr-
ciscS Of the day, which we're conducted in
the morning by Rev. j. e. Foster. lie
was in his best condition OF mind and
Sonl, and edited his congregation with
one of his most excellent sermons. At
the close Of the morning services he ap.
pointed three of the rretticst and most
popillar young ladies' i'm the audience to
fake up Il col Election, and they succeeded
i'm getting IL handsome sum. a rpccss of
two hoGfS was announced and the time
was plcasaUtlv spent at dinner ana in So
eial intercourse. No one was allowed to
languish IN hunger bnt all were Invited
to accept the hospitality of the Shady
Grove people. The family of Captain j.
j. Herd entertained the JOURNAL scribe
and other visitors, aud made them feel
chat they had indeed fallen in the h0nds
OF friends and christians. Rev. John II.
Lewis preached Il splendid sermon in tn,
afternoon and closed the cqcrciscs of this
mem morabc occasion.
Sutherland & Griffin desire that
oil noto the fact that they are TOM
porarily located on the ground
floor Of tho Masonic building pend
Ing the completion Of their new
store house on tho corner. Every
thing in the general merchandise
limo 10 karf Exr I,D,,, o,,I - ,ui1 |