The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1897-04-22
-Be cautious Ill speech, but
prompt in action.

Tho world now uses 100000
steel pens every day in the week.
The gum-chewing habit pro-
duces wrinkles and deforms the
face.
Miss CarYie Wyatt is visiting
friends in Anderson county this
week.
Tho record for u person stay
ing under water is 4 minutes 19 10
seconds.
Many more such days as we
have had for tho past week tho
farmers will be up with their work.
There Will be an all day sing
ing at Golden's Creek church on
the first Sunday in May. All are
invited to be present and bring
we'll filled baskets.
R. G. Gaines, of Central, was
in town on business Friday and
says he still has some fine mules
and horses on hand and would be
glad for you to come and inspect
them efore you buy elsewhere.
There was a meeting of tho
old Veterans at Central on the
18th inst, and N. II. Martin was
elected chairman and e. B. Ste
phens secretary. There was about
twenty-five present. B. j. Johr-
ston, T. G. Martin and Aaron
Boggs were chosen by ballot to fill
the Pension Board of that town
ship.
Married, on tho 18th inst, by
Rev. j. M. Stewart, at the colorod
Baptist church, Miss Texle Miller
to Mr.. William Anderson, both
parties colored. The church was
nicely decorated and large crowd
of white people were present and
an elegant dinner was prepared for
all tho white people that would
partake.
The will be a public picnic
given under the auspices of the
Liberty High school at Brock
Rock, two miles west of Liberty,
on Mr.. II. G. Shlrley's plan ation,
Saturday May 1st. There will be
some addresses by prominent men.
The public generally and espec-
tally the schools of the county are
invited to attend.
We have received a copy of
the Brevard Clipper, published at
Brevard, N. G. The Clipper takes
the place Of the Transylvania SEN
tinel, republican paper that has
heretofore boon published there.
The Clipper comes out on tho
Democratic platform and no doubt
will make @ success. We wish it
much success in the future.
--Miss Lola Holder closed a
hourishing school on the 9th inst,
at Town Greek school house. Sew
eral visitors we're present to hear
tho pupils reclte speeches and reci-
tationa. The pupils had all
learned to love her by her kind
manners and sweet disposition.
Those who won tho prizes were ::
Masters Claude Freeman, Furman
Holder. Jessie Pace, Weldon
Christopher and Gussie Pearson.
The girls were: Misses Mimic
Pearson, Lola Ward and Myrtle
Pace.
Rev. A. J. S. Thomas, of
Greenville, has accepted the call
from the Pickens Baptist church
rs pastor and met his first appoint
mont Sunday. His sermon was
instructive and interesting and a
large and attentive congregation
were present in his hearing. His
subject was Fixodness of Religious
Principles and his remarks were
clear, full of thought and suggcs-
tive of the proper course for
christians in this day of religious
confusion. Other sermons along
this line are in order and will
doubtless bear fruit.
Brown Bros. Company, Nur-
series, Rochester, N. Y, Red diuvillc,
Canada, Irondequort, N. Y, and
Brighton, n. j., sell all fruits
indigenous to any part of the Uni
tod States, also also all sorts of
berries and ornamental trees, and
shrubbery, roses, &c. They have
100000 invested in their nurscr-
les. They deliver all stock sold to
our purchasers at their homo free
Of charge and guarantee all stock
to live the first year of setting out.
J. r. Gossett, agent, Easley, S. G.
Parties wishing to got an agency
to work for this company, will ap.
ply to ]. r, Gossett.
Miss Aurio Holllngsworth gave
her Sunday School class a most
delighted picnic Friday afternoon
at Col. Holllgsworth's old homo