The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1897-06-10
The County Board of Control
was in session Monday,

hi"ii uoMh, DoNibS iliS ooAo'
Only q short time before June
peaches will be on the market.
SEQ the superintendent Of
Education notices in another col
umn.
SEQ Supervisors notice of
bridge to lot in another column in
this issue.
Col, J. e. Hagood, of Charles
ton, was in town several days this
week OH business.
Read tho change in the adver-
tisement Of Smith & Bristow, of
Greenvillo, and see them.
If you know any news call at
this cffico and toll it to Us. We
are always glad to sec you.
"A good new buggy for sale for
cash or acceptable paper. Ap-
ply at tho JOURNAL office. if.
Mr. and Mrs. John Ferguson,
Of Greenville, visited tho family
of Capt. FL. G.. Grady last week.
j. M. Gambrell, of Central,
was in town Monday and reports
the farmers all busy in that sec
ton.
Mrs. G.. G. Porter, of Westmin-
ster, is on visit to hor brother,
Dr.. F. S. Porter on Pendleton
avenue, this week.
We understand that tho young
ladies Of town are preparing for
another entertainment in August.
Mrs. J. d. Cureton will be at the
helm.
j. II. Mckinney was in town
Tuesday on business and reported
heavy rains IN the Eastatoe sec
ton, damaging the lands and crops
considerably.
Several people in and around
town attended an all day dance
and picnic at Lenhardt's school
house Saturday and reported
glorious time.
We was delighted with the
appearance of Mr.. Rob- Hop-
bricks, of Field. He reported the
corn and small grain badly dam
aged by tho hail in that section.
"A caterpillar in the course of
a month will dovour 6OOO times
it's weight in food. tt takes
man nearly three months to eat a
quantity Of food equal to his own
weight.
john Trottcr, who lived on J.
7. Anthony's farm near Griffin
church, died on the 1st instant,
aged about So years and was bur
led fhe day following his death at
the Oolenoy Baptist church,
On last Friday night there
were about eight seins in Keoweo
river at Steele's aid Birchcs Ford
and near by places, h"ndled by
expert hands and thoy left vory
few over that numbor Of fish.
Married, on the 9tI instant at
the residence of Mr.. J. .. Moore's,
Mr.. T.. d. Bradley, Of Polk cour.-
tY, North Carolina, to Miss Beckay
Reeves, of this county, J. E. Dor-
oughs, N. p, in his efficient man
ner, officiating.
Sheriff Mcdaniel is the cham
pion cotton raiser. He had on
exhibition on the streots of Pick
ems Thursday last some cotton
which had from twenty to twenty
five leaves and we'll grown squares.
This was the best cotton We have
seen this year.
--While Dr. f. S. Porter and
two oldest children were returning
from Central Friday evening, they
were caught in the storm near
Col. Hollingsworth's old place
and large limb fell from treo
near tho road, Just baloly missing
the buggy.
Salcday passed off quietly and
but very low people wore in town.
The following tracts of land wore
sold by auctionoer Langston: 17S
acres in Hurricane Township was
sold to w. A. Hudson for $780,;
80 acres in Eastatoo Township
was bought by the auditor for the
State for 1926.
w. w. F. Bright, Of Maynard,
was in town on official business
Monday and says thore IS a new
road from here 10 his house, the
recent hoavy rains having washed
tho old one away or washed new
one in, one or the other. Hc fur
ther statos that from tho reports,
Pickens county has several pew
roads now.
--Miss Nav Robinson. who hos