The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1897-09-02
Tho stroets woro crowded Sat

Dry and hot, is the cry all
over tho county now.
Senator w. r. O'Dell was
among his Pickens friends last
week.
Miss Bessie Mcdaniel visited
the Misses Ligon, Of Greonvllle,
this week.
MIR. and Mrs J. e. Hagood,
of Easley, visited at Judge Now
bory's Sunday.
Tho school here is flour
ishing. The enrolment has III
creased greatly.
Read the Budget of Phun
and Phax this weok. Somo good
bargains are offered.
Tho Old Folks Singing will
commence with Enon Baptist
church noxt Sunday.
Mess. Frank and Jeptha
Morgan, Of Central, were in town
Monday on business.
Miss Ida Whitmiro and moth
or, of Joptha, N. c., visited at
Squire Prices last week.
Tho baptizing at Prater's church
took place Monday, tho 25th ult..
and twenty-five wore baptized.
"A goodly number Of pension
ers were in town Monday. Sever
at were disappointed this time.
Mess. Hal 4. Boggs, and
Wade Boggs, of Fort Hill, wore in
town Monday circulating on our
streets.
Prank Hendricks, Of Field,
returned to the Grconville-Tuscu-
lum College, at Tusculum, Tenn,
last week.
w. S. Smith, Of Liberty
Township, was in Pickens Mon
day and reports dry weather in
that section.
Mrs. Sam Fair and Mrs.
Schuler, of Bowman, S. c., are
visiting at Mr.. j II. Martln's, of
Easlcy, this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. White,
Of Anderson, are visiting the lat
tors parents, Capt. and Mr.. Jno.
l.. Thornley,, this week.
w. Austin Boggs, of Fort Hill
was IN town Monday on business.
He says the farmers are needing
rain very bad in that section.
Mess. Eilton Hunnicutt and
Tipp Hunnicutt, of High Falls,
Oconce county, visited at Rev, w.
G. Seaborn s, of Praters. last week.
LET all the members Of the
Pickcns Rifles be present next
Saturday and decide the question
of disposing Of the company's
funds.
Miss Rachael Harris, the
beautiful and accomplished daugh-
tor of Mr.. james r. Harris, Of
Field, visited friends in Pickcns
last week.
Mrs. B. f. Kramer and daugh-
ter, Sue. of Charleston, accompa-
MED by Perry Il. Thornley,, went
to Brcvard, N. c., last week on a
visit to frit nds.
Mr.. f. p. Sheriff, an old vet
Gran, of Easley Township, was in
Pickens Monday on business. Mr..
Shoritl' is quite old and as hale
and hearty as ever.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. G. King, of
Brcvard, n. c.. visited at Mr.. II.
d. Harris this week. Mr.. King re-
ports the town of Brevard in q
progressing condition.
-G. Il. Il. Williams, of Glenn
cnt, was III Plckcns last week on
business. Mr.. Williams IS q pros
porous farmer Of that section and
says the crops are good.
Mrs. Thompson fell from the
piazza of her residence on Liberty
street last week and received sev-
eral bruises on tho arm and head
She was dong very we'll at last
accounts.
Mrs. Flora Lathom is teaching
a flourshing school at Fairvicw
church, Anderson county. The
enrolment is good and the schol.
ars arc learning worry fast under
her training.
We are lato this week on ac-
count Of the primary election
We give the number Of votes cast
at the different precincts in anoth-
or column, showing who is the
winning man.
Mr.. w. S. kirksoy is rapidly
pushing tho work on tho mino on
the Easley road, south of Pickens.
fIe has employed the sevlcos of an
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