The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1896-01-23

his Office Monday.
S. N. Wyatt was circulating
about our streets Monday.
The Board of Pension Exami
ners was in for two days this week
Quite q fair crowd was in town
Monday. It had very much the
appearance of sale day.
John Welborn, of Oconee coun.
ty, was in town last week. He
was visiting his brother, Thomas
Welborn.
There will be q turkey shoot
at. Mr.. Jenkins residence on the
Joab Mauldin place on next Sat.
urday afternoon.
Work on tho Easley Banking
Company's new building has been
commenced and will DO pushed
rapidly to completion.
w. N. Bolding and q party of
friends had fine sport last week in
a fox race. Thoy caught it after a
beautiful race of several hours.
Clark Miller, colored, q son of
g. Il. Miller, died at his home
noar town, suddenly on Friday
night. The boy was about nine
years of ago.
Married, at tho residence of B.
D. Garvln, on 18th inst, Mr..
Thomas G. Johnson to Miss Mary
Ballentine. B. d. Garvin, Magis-
trate, officiating.
Married, on Both December,
1895, at the residence of Samuel
Chapman, James Young to Hester
Collins, both co(ored. B. D. Gar
vim, Trial Justice, officiating.
There were quite number of
people in town last Sunday from
Easley attending the series Of
meetings that are now being con-
Quoted this week by tho EYnngel
ist Holmes.
The first quarterly conference
for Pickens Circuit will meet at
Bethlehem church aud Will em-
brace first Sunday in February.
Rev. I. j. Clyde will preach on
Saturday ard Sunday at II u. IN.
Let oil the officials be on time and
be ready to make assessments as
first Stewards meeting is called at
that time. w. NJ. HARDEN, p. G.
Rev. N. J. Holmes began a series
of meeting at the Presbyterian
church last Wednesday evening
and it is still in progress. The
other denominations in town are
taking an interest in the meeting
and the prospect now is for sue
cessful revival. Wo trust that
much good Will result for it sooms
that tho town Las grown careless
and Indifferent and very lulowarm
religously. Services are held twice
q day, at II o'clock, a. m. and
p. m. and everybody is: invited to
attend.
Two cases were before Commits
sioner Thornley, Monday. The u.
S. VS.. J. II. Csompton, for viola
ton Sec. 1896, removing distilled
spirits on which the tax was not
paid. Defendant did not answor
to temporary bond. The Commits
sioner decided it was a violation of
the internal revenue laws and hold
the case for tho action Of the
grand jury at the next term, Feb
ruary, 1896. Fletcher Dorsey was
heard Tor violation sections 1914,
1896, and bound over for February
term to answer for the action of
the grand jury.
Supervisor Hendricks met with
Supervisor Holland at Greenville
on tho 14th inst, for tho purpose of
opening bids for the building of
the Easley and Greenvillo iron
bridge. There wore thirteen bids
and not ono accepted. The low
est bidder was J. II. Whtner, Of
Knoxville, Tenn, whose bid was
80, 100 for 100 foot span, for the
bridge proper independent of rock
work DC. In the eyes Of the Su-
pervisors this was too exhorbltant
so they rejected the bid. They have
decided to merge the Cox and Eas-
ley bridges into one bridge and
build it about half way between
the two old bridge sites. Mr.. Hen
bricks says the ncw route will not
bo any longer than tho old ones
and in no instance will the grade
exceed eight inches to tho rod and
in no case will any one who had
occasion to uso tho old road either
north or south of the railroad be
compelled to travel moro than a
quarter or half mile further to
reach Greenville by the new road.
He is sure they will have d decided
ly better road to travel on.
Notice.
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