The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1897-03-25

Love and necessity are the
only cures for laziness.
Mrs. Nj. f. Hester has been
critically i'll for several days.
DIR. w. f. Austin will be in
Easley March 3Oth and 31St 'nclu-
sive.
500 the advertisement of Suth-
erland and Griffin and read what
! they say.
Several interesting communica-
tions reached us too late this week
for publication.
Il. r. Durham attended the
meeting of the county board of
control Monday.
Road the advertisement of
Misses Rogers, of Greonville, and
when there call Oh them.
james Hendricks and wife, of
Table Mountain, visited relatives
and friends in town Sunday.
Read the new advertisement
of f. H. Carter, Of Calhoun, and
when there give him call.
Always koep your eyo on our
advertising columns and see where
you can secure the best bargains.
Sam Looper, of the Looper
section, was in town on business
last week and reports plonty of
rain and mud.
The road between hero and
Easley is certainly bad, especially
between here and Rocky Branch.
The road o\ erseers should look
aftor the matter at once.
In another column wo give
the names Of the new Township
Commissioners for the several
townships Of the county, appointed
by the Governor last week.
Rev. A. j. S. Thomas, oditor
of the Baptist Courier, has been
called to the pastorate of the Pick
ems Baptist church. 1t IS prob
able that he will accept and all tho
church attendants will be pleased
with him.
We have been requested to
state that cattle have been run
ming over the graveyard at Secona
and dong considerable damage to
the graves. This should be stopped
and the people who has cattle out
should keep them off.
w. S. Kirksey had several
sacks of guano cut open last week
by somo unknown parties. He
says he don't care for losing tho
guano, but he would like for them
to bring him back some sacks as
good as the ones they cut up.
"A tent was put up Monday
near court house square. The
meeting commenced today, (Wed-
nesday,) and is conducted by the
Revs. McElroy and Hayes. They
have recently closed a protracted
meeting at Pleasant Hill, and they
expect much good while here.
"A Mr.. Harris, of Pendloton,
received the $50 prize offered by
the News and Courier for the heav-
lest hog raised during the year
1896. Mr.. Harris's pig weighed Is
pounds on March 1st 1896, and
SIS pounds on December 24th, hay
ing gained 500 pounds in 800 days.
Anderson Journal: Another
one of Anderson's best citizens,
ono of nature g noblemen, has gone
to his long lest. Robert Willis
Todd, Esq, calmly breathed his
last at his home just outside the
corporate limits to the south OF
Anderson at 1 1 o'clock last Sunday
night, in the 77th year of his age.
The Easley colored school
closed last Friday, with G. II. Mil
.er, colored, in charge. A partial
examination took place and an ex-
hibition by the pupils of dialogues,
speeches, duets, ETC., was had. DR..
J. II. Riley, Rev. Anderson, J. r.
Glazener, and other white people
were present.
-Oconee News says: On Sun
day night, March 18th, 1897, Mr..
John A. Logan died at his homo
on Tunnel Hill, after brief illness
at the advanced age of ninety-two
years aid seven months. Mr.. To-
gan was born near Georges Creek,
Pickens county, but removed to
this county many years ago. He
was consistent member of the
Baptist church and had been for
more than forty years. Tho in
tcrmcnt took place on Wedncs-
day following at Nevillo's school
house near Walhalla.
The recent heavy rains in tho
wost and northwest last week have
caused tho loss of many lives, and.