The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1897-11-04
The. Peoples Journal,
LOCAL ITEMS.

ARead notices to credl tors this
week.
w. A. Mauldin and wife, of
Easley, visited in town Sunday.
w. w. F. Bright, Of Maynard,
was in town ON business Monday.
Dr. W.. F. Austin will be in
Central November 9th and 10Th
1897: - =.
Mrs. Aiken has moved to her
farm near Maynard, from Cedar
Rock.
Mrs. Matilda Looper, who
lives near Cross Roads church, is
still very sick.
Mics Ida Kelley, Of Porter,
is Visiting. her sister, Mrs. Il. l..
Inahinett,. this week.
Moss. Walter Willis and Charles
Bowen, Of .Greenville, visited the
latter's parents Sun day
&John and Nose are about
through with the paint work Oh
Mr.$Ji:M. Williams house.
-s,I. sPerry Looper, Of Tngaloo,
Ocoffee COUNTY, was among his
many Nckens friends last week.
"A. G. Harris aud family, Of
Spartnn5urg, moved into the house
of DR.. G., w. Earle on Main street
last sweek.
~-sMiss Leize Lobby, an accom-
plishsd and charming young lad :,
of Fort Hill, visited the Mlssos
Meares last wook.
-IMarried, at the residence Of
the officiating Notary Public. J. B.
Jameson, Will Nosbist to Kanie
Barton. Both colored.
-,~G.hu Oct ober statemomt shows
IA5 tha =. ey in circulation III
Tt} Nu,ua States has increased
usrr.s &.N' 100000 in the past
y.~..
The special meeting at Gap
Hill wilt convene on next Sunday
at II O'clock, The pastor will be
assisted by Rev. P. G. Battle, of
Donaids.
Tho Budget of Plum and Phax
for the Pholks is changed this
week. See what he says. There
may be something III it that will
interest you.
-It;took $4,000 to try man up IN
Chicago for making sausage meat
of his wife, and the case resulted
in mls-trial. Think of the
amount of sausage $4,000 would
buy
DIR. J. NJ. Crenshaw, who lives
at Table Mouataln, will soon have
the wood work done on his new
dwelling. Rev. T. c. Ho!sclaw
of North. Carolina, is doing the
work
Sheriff Mcdaniel went after
Will Holden last week. Uo was
i'll Tennessee and was wanted here
for obtaining goods under false
pretenses. He is now registered
at the County Hotel, with Sheriff
Mcdaniel as proprietor.
We have been requested by
several parties to ask of the sew
eral ginners of the county the
number of bales of cotton ginned
during the year 1897. Let the
JoVRNAL know by the 18th inst,
on a postal card, 80 same can be
1.o1, e., &c
ers.
-Harlin Simmons, who lives
near i Amber postotlice, had his
house and contents burned to the
ground by fire last week. The
fire is supposed to have originated
from a defective stove tlue. No
one was at the house at the timo.
There was no insurance on the
building and the loss is very groat
to Mr. Simmons.
MIR. O. P. Field, of Pindor,
was in town Tuesday and says he
was visited by Mr.. Van Jones, an
en@rprising and respected citizen
Of the Rock section, last week. Mr..
Jones IS q apecial friend of Mr..
Fields and several hours were
apent by the two in exchanging
views and "reminiscences. Mr..
Jones is very old, but is as joval
and entertaining as ever.
Bud Mastars, who lives at
Rock postofiice, tried to commit
suicide last week. He shot him
self through the left hand with q
38 calibre pistol, tho sound Of
which was heard by some one near
by. who at once went to learn the
cause of the shooting, and when
ne reached him Bud was searching
eSfor n razor to cut his throar. He
was oyerpowered and carried to
DR.. j. M. Crenshaw. who drcasod