The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1897-05-27
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DR.. w. f. Austin will be in
Central June 1st and I'd.
Miss Ida Hagood, of Easley
visited friends III town last week
II. D. Harris has full line of
dress goods and shoes. Call and
see him.
Always read tho advertise.
ments that are in the JOURNAL and
profit thereby.
Misses Nora and Lula Hen
bricks, of Field, visited friends IN
town last week.
Cadet Cleon Mauldin, of Clem.
son College, was on a visit to hie
parents this week.
Read what McAllster & Beat
tie, of Greenvllle, has to say in
another column.
Capt. J. A. Griffin, who resides
about five miles north of Pickens,
was in town on Saturday.
For sale, four good mich COWS
and young calves. Apply to B.
Ii. Williams, Cedar Rock. st.
Read change in the advertiser
ment of the Dickson Shoe Store,
OF Greenville, and give them a
call.
You should read the adver-
tlsement of r. L, r. Bontz, OF
Greenville, in this issue and give
him call.
Read the change in the adver-
tisement of Clyde & Nalley, of
Easley, and when there give them
a call. They will treat you right.
Rev. J. M. Stewart preached
an able and interesting sermon to
large and attentive congregation
at Enon Sunday. After which the
Lords Supper was administered.
MIR. J. NJ. Hall is not out of a
job yet. He is now mail carrier
for Mr.. j. A. Clardy, of Easley.
He carries the mail from Easley
to Looper's and also from Easley
to Brushy Creek. This is quito q
Job for one man.
"A party consisting of Messrs.
George Lathem, of Maynard; S.
M. Childress, Greonville; B. M.
Griffin, John L. Thornley,, jr., and
Homer A. Richey, of Pickens; at
tended IL dance at the Table Rock
Hotel Friday night.
Lawrence Turner, who lives
on B. A. Green's plantation died
on the 23rd inst, in his 8Oth year.
He was buried tho day following
his death at the Mount Carmel
Cemetery. He served in tho Mex
lean and civil wars.
There will be an all day sing
ing at Cateechee the first Sunday
in June. Prof. J. L. Murphree
and other professors will be pres
ent. All lovers Of music are in
vited to come and bring song books
and we'll filled baskets.
Rev. Mr.. Henderson, of Abbe-
vile county, preached in the Pres
byterian church Saturday evening
and Sunday morning and evening.
His sermons were we'll prepared
and abourded in deep thought and
appropriate illustrations.
Mr.. Jerre Loopor has about
ten acres Of the best corn we have
seen this season. Uncle Jerre
says he and Sloan Medlln are
going to take the prize on cotton
and corn tins year. He certainly
has fine land to cultivate.
Central was visited by a big
fire Friday night tho 21st install,
which resulted in the loss Of prop
erty to the amount of about 500
OG0, with only $4,000 insurance.
The fire started near tho railroad
hotel and twelve houses were des-
troyed before tho flames were ex-
hnguished, and by tho skillluI
work Of the citizens the fire was
stopped at Mr.. Jno. Brooks st ore
The flames W. s seen by a number
Of our citizens here.
The May party given by Mrs.
j. ID. Cureton in the court house
Friday night, for the benefit of the
three di11oren churches in town
was grand success. The enter.
talnmeEt consisted Of dialogues
speeches, ETC., and each part was
interesting and amusing and the
young ladies' and little BOYS de.
serves the praise for tho manner
in which they acquitted themselves
Miss Bessie Mcdaniel acted as the
May Queen and Miss Gussio Cure
ton as tho Fairy Queen. The
ladies were all dressed in a nicely
prepared cor ume to suit the occa-
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