The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1897-01-14

LOCAL ITEMS.

was Ill IlCkeuS last NS6k.
M. Il. Williams, of Clement,
was in Pickens last Saturday.
Senator O'Dell left Easloy
Monday morning for Columbia.
-Elias Day, of Easley section,
was in town Tuesday on business.
Prof. A. B. RILEY, of Easley,
was in Pickens Oh business last
week.
Prof. I. NJ. Mauldin took
charge Of the Liberty school last
M Monday.
MIR. Gregory Omberg, Of Grcen-
ville. visited at Capt. II. G. Grady's
this week.
-Represen tative Miller took the
early morning train Monday for
Columbia.
Rev. G. L. Craig was in town
Monday and paid the JOURNAL q
pleasant call.
MIR. Marcus Duckworth, Of
Morganton, N. c., has moved in
the Durant house.
Rev. w. NJ. Harden preached
an interesting sermon at the
Methodist church last Sabbath.
DR.. f. S. Portor and family
visited the formers father, Mr.. @.
G. Porter, Of Westminster, last
week.
There was a most enjoyable
soclable givon at tho residence of
Mr.. II. b. Hendricks last Friday
night.
Joe and Tom George, escaped
from the county cnain gang Satur-
day and have not yet been over
hauled. y
An infant Of Mr.. and Mrs. w.
f.. Barron died on tho 9th instant
and was buried at Secona church
last Monday.
Tho young people of the town
had very enjoyable sociable at
tho residence Of Mr.. b. II. McDan-
- .iel's last week.
Treasurer Houngblood is as
busy as Il bee, making lists Of road
tax payers lor the county and town
ship Supervisors.
john II. Watson, of Easley
Township, was in town Tuesday
and reports considerable sickness
in his neighborhood.
-Trcasurer Youngblood is having
his dwelling painted. w. W.
Og glesby, an expert painter from
Greenvllle, has the JOB.
B. Il. Mcdaniel, who is Store
keeper and Gauger for distiIIery
in Abbevillo county, paid Plckens
flying visit last Sunday.
Edgar Arnold, Of New York
is an artist in sign painting. Look
over tho doors Of the county officers
and you will be pleased with his
beautiful work
-Constab!es Eickleberger and
LaFar have about got the block
aders stopped in this county. Out
Of about twenty-siX warrants they
didn't got anything.
The dwelling Of Mrs. Muir
phy, who l.i1v9s on Maj. Ambler's .
tnEM was burned Saturday morn
ing. 1t is supposed to be the
worE OF an lncendiary
Tho Twelve Mile school open
ed last Monday with Hattering
prospects. Miss Mary kirksey is
Ill charge, and the patrons are
pleased with her methods.
Mrs. =. a.. Porter, who has
been sariousl,: i'll with pneumonia
for the last five weeks, is somewhat
better, and her many friends hope
she will soon be returned to perfect
health.
--Mr, j. G. (Swoet,) Alexander,
nt a leXander, ). c., that popular
salesman of@r. ID. Harris, has
moved in the Mrs. James house on
Aiherty street. We arc always
glad to have such men in our
town,
Will Ariail's horse became
frightened last Wednesday at a
dog on tho Eusloy road and ran
away, throwing "BiIl' out of his
vehicle and bruising him up con-
sidorably. llo at once secured a
shot gun and killed tho dog
~-l'ranll Ferguson, who livcs in
the Oolonoy sec ton, lost his house
by fire last Sunday night. Every
thing was burr :d, bat a COW, which
was tod oHt,by the house with a
ropo, ard somo one cut tho rope
before she had burned to doath.
---Mr. II. A. Walker, who is vol
ana favorably known to the buy.
t!s Of dry, goods in Pickons coun.