The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1897-04-22
The Peoples Journal.
LOCAL ITEMS.
No Mexican chews tobacco.


Mise Carrie Wyatt is tho re-
cipiant Of " nice parlor piano.
Deputy Collector A. II. Jenk-
ins was in town ON business Fri
day.
1T IS estimated that one crow
will destroy 10000 insects in ono
year.
Miss Gertrude Hagood, Of
Easley, visited friends in town
last week.
Prof. I. M. Mauldin, of Lib
erty, was on our streets Saturday
and Sunday.
Miss jamie Gillespie, of East
Fork, N. c., visited the Misses
Holder last week.
Miss Blanche Hudgens, Of
Easley, visited Mrs. Jeptha Nor
gan, Of Central, last week.
Mrs. Jas. S. Ellis, Of Cherokee
county, Ga, visited relatives and
friends in town this week.
Miss Florine Bolt, of Central,
is OF visit to her brother, Olive,
at Dacusville, who is very i'll.
w. S. Smith, Of Major, WAS in
town Monday and was entertained
at tho home of Auditor Christopher.
MIR. and Mrs. Abner Mitchell,
Of Stewart, visited relatives and
friends in the Mica section last
week.
For want Of space several in
teresetlng communications and
part Of our editorial was crowded
out this weols.
Miss Olga Richey, who is at
tending school at Shoriff, Ander-
son county, spont q few days Ill
town last week.
MIR. L. r. Eaton, ono of Gen.
trails prominent merchants, has
erected store house at Six Mile
and will sell goods there.
Cadet Bertran Thornley,, of
Clemson College, spent few days
here, with his parents Capt. and
Mrs. j. l.. Thornley, last week.
For bargains all round, call
on Frooman g. Hendricks, they
have no special bait, but sell all
goods at the lowest living prices.
Mrs. R. A. Lancaster, of Gain
esville, Fla, and Mrs. A. r..
Harris are on visit to their par.
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. @. L. Hollings-
worth.
Miss Essie Brock, one of Pom
dleton's most charming young
ladies, is spending awhile with
her brother, Mr.. j. O. Brock, and
friends in town.
-Uncle Dave Finney returned
to town Friday after an absence
of about four weeks visiting rele-
tives and friends in Andersen and
Greenville counties.
MIR. James Bowen, who lives
about three miles east of town, re-
ceived a telegram Saturday that
his wjfe's mother, Mrs. Ellis, who
lives at Pelzer, was dangerously
i'll.
The now council mot FOR the
irst time last week and the only
business Of any Importance that
ye learned that was transacted, +,
vas fixing the street tax at $500
II six days.
Sutherland e Griffin has q
;hange in their advertisement this
week and offer you some good bar
aims in Dry Goods, Notions, Gro
cries, Hardware, etc. Their place
business is Oh the corner and
hen in town give thom call.
Tho following is tax levy for
ickens county for the fiscal year
s07: State purposes, 5 mills; !;
constitutional school tax, 3 mills ;
rdiuary Comfy tax, 81 mills !;
mixing Fund, 5 mills; Interest
y Railroad Bonds, B Of one mill.
otal 17t.
Mr.. r. i. Henderson, the pho
graphcr, left Pickens Tuesday
+ Central. Mr.. Henderson has
en- in Pickens for about five
0nths and has made q favorable
prossion on the people hore.
wish him much success and
pc to see him back in Pickens
ain soon.
Asa Lollis dlod at his resi-
nee in Anderson county, near
Iuality, Saturday at the ad-
need aga of 81 years. He was q
ithful and useful member Of the
at Rock Baptist church. He
Us buried at Sharon church and
l"aves five children and many rela.
yes to mourn his death.