The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1897-08-12

Read superintendent of Edu.
cation notices in this issue.
Road what +. H. Carter, OF
Fort Hill, has to say in his adver
tisement this week.
MIR. ]. NJ. Padget, of Green,
vile, is spending awhile with Mr.
w. f. Blassingame, this week.
w. N. CAN'T is hereby an.
nounced candidate for Cotton
Weigher for Liberty Township.
"A loose tongue can breed
more mischief in one hour than
can be cured III thousand years
Rev. w. M. Harden preashed
81 very interesting sermon to Il
large congregation IN tho Metho.
dist church Sunday night.
Rev. w. M. Harden will COM
menco a protracted meeting at
Twelve Mile church on next Fri
day at II o'clock a. m, and the
night series will be at $3.50 p. M.
IIe will be assieted by the Rev. L.
l.. Inabinott,
| -Messrs. Henry Grady, Rufus
Ashmore, Preston Mcdaniel, Lu-
Gus Earle, George D. Cureton,
Guy McFall and Jesse jennings
left monday for an extended
fishing and hunting expedition on
Keowee and White Wator.
The County Teachers Associa-
ton met IN the court house Satur-
Day, but the attendance was very
small and but little business was
transacted. The next meeting
will be held here; let all teachers
attend and make this organization
interesting.
LII al article published last
week, relative to catching Bob
Griffin were two mistakes. 1t
should have been Bunk Griffin
and he was not run from hero to
Wards 8 mill, but was captured in
a house near there and no resis-
tencc was made by him.
The Southern Railway will
run an excursion to Richmond Va,
on August 18th, 18th and 18th.
One fare for the round trip will
only be charged Tickets on sale
at any station in South Carolina
of the Southern Railway, Seabonrd
Air Line and Atlantic Coast Line.
Board can Big had from $1.OO to
$500 per day.
Judge Samuel MCGOWAN died
at his residence in Abbeville on
3th instant, at the advanced age
of 70 years. He leayes three chill
dren, Mrs. w. G. BENEFIT, w. g. Nc.
Gowan and Miss Lucia MCGOWAN.
The old soldiers remember him
and will receive tho news Of his
death with sorrow. The lawyers
Of the state have lost true friend
and Il genial companion.
-Sev oral Of the State convlcts
who are working on Superinten,
dent Neal g farm at Old Pickens,
Vile below Easley came to Pick.
ems last week and Tuesday after
shingles. They were in charge OF
a competent guard; and the shing
les were purchased of Mr.. J. Med
Bruce. Pickens is getting to be &
capital shingle mari get as we'll as
a good market for most anything
else.
Mrs. R. R. Childs died at her
homo near Cateechee, on the 8d
inst. She had been sick for some
time and her death was not unex-
pectcd. She was about DO years
old and and q consistent mombor
of the Baptist church. Her re-
mains were inferred the day fol-
lowing at tho Camp Creek church.
A husband and five children and
many relatives and friends mourn
her doath.
About 80 o'clock Tuesday
morning, Central was visited by
another fire. A dwelling belong
ing to Mr.. w. II. Hester was total
ly destroyed by fire. The house was
uloccupied, the fire was of incen-
diary origin. The loss to Mr.. Hes
ter is about 1900. No insurance.
The town council and citizens of
that place have mado up q purse
to tho amount of $3.50 for proof to
convict the person or persons who
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