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

See notice Of bridge to let in
another column.
MI Il. S. Brown, Of Easley,
was in town on business Tuesday.
MIR. Lester Boggs, of Liberty,
visited in Pickens last week.
DR.. Doyle, o: Soueca, is stop
ping at Mr.. II. B. Hendricks this
week.
Miss Bessie Mcdaniel is WIS.,
ting relatives and friends IN Green
villo this woek.
Read advertisement Of Wof-
ford College, of Spartanburg, in
another column.
MIR. J. w. Shelor, Of Richland,
Oconee county, is stopping at the
hotel dc Thornley, this week.
Miss Marie Huffman, of Sem
eca, is visiting relatives and
friends in Pickens this week.
"A woman may be as true as
stool, but then you know some
steel is too highly tempered.
Rev. II. G. Holscaw commence
ed protracted meeting at Noun
tain Grove church Monday night.
II. H. Moore IS hereby an.
nounced as q candidate for Cot
ton Weigher for Liborty Township.
The protracted meeting at
Oolenoy church closed Sunday
with twonty-two accessions to the
church.
Maj. J. M. Stewart moved in
to his now dwelling on Main street
last week. The Maj. says he feels
at homo now.
Tho Eastatoe section was Wis
itod by Il severe rain and wind
storm last week, doing great dam
age to tho crops.
Rev. w. b. Singleton is con-
Quoting worry interesting pro-
tractod meeting at Mount Carmel
church this week.
"A most enjoyable dance was
given at tho hotel de Thornley,
last Wednesday night. A large
crowd was present and good
time was had throughout.
"A Mr.. Armstrong and Il Mr..
Griffin, Of Georgia, were in town
Tuesday exhibiting patent bed
brace. The patent is good one
and every family ought to have
ono.
-Strayed or stolen, on Thurs
day night. the 5th inst, from Mr..
James Couch. OF Briggs post Office
one light bay mule, medium
weight and about six years old. The
finder will bo literally rewarded
by returning same to the above
address. 2t.
MIR. A. M. Morris started his
brick machine Tuesday. flo will
make several hundred thousand
brick; VIC have not learned yet
whether or OF he will uso them
for bull ling purposes or put them
on the market. There is a great
demand for brick now.
We call attention to the new
advertisement of Snider e Ander-
son, of Grcenville, in another col
umn. They are selling bicycles
that are guaranteed to be High
Grade and invite the Plckens
county boys to call and inspect
their stock of wheels whom in
Grcenville.
The big COW barn at Clemson
college was struck by lightning on
the 5th INST. Tho building was
two stories high and fifty feet
wide by 100 feet long. Consider
BILE amount of fodder, oats, hay,
ets.. was consumed in the flames.
The building was almost entirely
covered by insurance.
Mr.. McCarly, an aged and
respected citizen, of Seneca, died
on the 9Th inst, at tho age Of fifty
years. lie was buried tho day of
his death from tho Methodist
church at that place of which he
was a membcr. A wifa and SOW
eral children mourn his death.
Mr.. McCarly was we'll known in
this county.
Mr.. l.. r.. Durham returned
from Texas Sunday who're he had
been on visit Of about month
to relatives and friends. Mr.. Dur
ham reports crops burned up III
tho lower part of that state and
says tho farmers arc busy picking
and marketing cotton. He says
tho oat crop is good. Mr.. Dur
ham says Texas doesn't agree with
him and old South Carolina is the
state for him.
Mr.. Barnes and lady of
I.ibortv. visited friends north of