The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1897-07-29
SOC II. D. Harris for nice

Don t forget to send us all tho
news in your community.
Notice wat r. l., r. Bontz,
cf GrveL will }, has to say.
Read adyegtiB ,ment of f. II.
Carter, of Fort Hill, and proht
thereby.
Mrs. J.J. Wakelin, of Central,
visited her sister, Mrs. G. l.. Hol'
llngsworth, last week.
Prof. J. l.. Murphreo will con,
duct ten days singing school at
Antioch church, commencing the
9th Of August.
During the last twenty-five
years the United States patent Of
fec has granted I'll patents to
Thomas a. Edison.
-Thero will be picnic at the
shoals near Mr.. James p, Suther-
lands Saturday evening August
9TH. Everybody invited.
Your attention is invited to
the change in the advertisement
of McAlister e Boattie IN another
column. Give them call.
ALL persons interested in the
grave yard at Secona are requested
to meet there on Friday morning,
the 3Oth instant, for tho purpose
of cleaning of samo.
Mrs. Elijah Winchester, Of
Hazel, is very sick. She has boon
for some time Il great sufferer Of
rheumatism. DR.. NJ. M. King, Of
North Carolina, is attending
hor.
J. A. Wood has opened up a
barber shop in tho rear ond of the
LOWS old stand and will bo pleased
to have all his friends call on him
when they want neat hair cut or
a shave.
Rev. J. r. Riloy hereby calls in
the appointment at Mount Pleas
ant church noXt Sabbath. A pro-
tracted meeting will be EeIG at
;hat church, commencing Saturday
before the fit Sunday in August.
We learn that thoro is Il move
mont on foot at Easloy for the cs-
tablishment of knitting mill.
II. Earle Russell is at tho head Of
the movement, and he will be
plensed to receive prices on ma
chinery.
lightning struck ono corner
of Mr.. }. NJ. Graveley's piazza We'd
nesday evening the 2lst inst, and
tore the post into about hundred
pieces. Mr.. Graveley was sitting
in the piazza and had just gone
into tho house when it was struck.
A largo walnut tree near the house
waa also sruck. No one was hurt.
MIR. Berry Childress, who lives
near town died on the gath INST,
with typhoid fever. lie was about |
76 years of age and consistent
member Of the Baptist church.
His remains were inferred at the
Secona cemetery tho day following
Ills NCUIll. IlFC SollS uiN loQl
daughters are left to cherish his
memory, besides q host of relatives
and friends.
1t is said that thore is q boy,
some six yeals of age, in tho Six
Mile section of Pickens county,
that has a phenomenal develop
mont Of nature iii the shape of Il
posterior appendage. This is some
thing wonderful and should he re-
ported to the leading scientists.
4 lis information is very reliable
and wo take it to be n fact.--Oco-
nee nows.
Mrs. A. e. Brawnor, died at |
the home Of her daughter, Mrs. II.
J. Rookie, of Bostick, Florence
county, on the 18th inst, after a
short illness. She was about 70
years old and Il consistent and
useful member OK the Baptist
church. She was buried at that
place tho.l5th inst. Two daugh-
tors are left to cherish her men,
Dry. She was we'll known hore
and loved by all who know hor.
----Frcoman Lynch died at his
residence about ton miles north of
pickens Sunday right from Il gun
shot wound in his temple, which
wHs inflicted by pistol in his own
hands about six O'Clock Sunday,
1t is not known Whpi her or not |