The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1897-09-23
Read the Treasurer's notice

The merchants are beginning
to put on Il smile for the fall trade.
Mrs. J. +. Smith, of Field, was
reported rs being very sick last
week.
Miss Lila Riley, of Easley, is
visiting Miss Aurie Holm gsworth
this week.
Mise Florence Null, Of Car
sons Creek, N. c., visited in this
county last woek.
p. X. Mayfeld, of Mayfeld,
Groenville county, was in town on
business last week.
-Bee Lewis and family will,
shortly, occupy the house recently
vacated by j. G. jennings.
1t is said that the retail price
Of cigaretts will advance to ton
cents on account of the Dingley
tariff bill.
Griffin & Holder have some
fine horses to sell. They will buy
horses and mules and pay good
prices for them.
--Magistrate Jones. Of Dacus-
vile Township, was in town on
business last week and reports the
health in that community good.
j. Med. Bruce has changed
his advertisement in the JOURNAL
this week and he otfor, good bar
gains. Read it and give him
call when in town.
We have been notified by
several citlzens in town that their
fowls have been gong ut q tremen-
dous rate for the past week. What
can it bo that is getting them?
Rev. L. A Falls, Of the NJ. T..
church south, will preach on top
ol Table Rock on Friday, October
Sth, 1897. He, with a party, will
camp up there the night of the
9TH.
An editor became martial and
was created captain. On parade,
instead Of "two PAGES in 'front.'
advance !" he unconsciously baw-
led out, "Cash-one dollar a year
advance j.
The Sylvan Valley News please
take notice that we edit the Jour-
NAL and not the News. Hereafter
he will please credit only articles
clipped from this paper-wo do
not want credit for writing his
editorials at all.
Miss Tirzah Hughes, of Roam
oke, is now employed with the
firm of Nesbitt, Trowbridge & Co.,
Of Piedmont, as head trimmer of
the millinery department and will
be glad for her Pickens friends to
call and see her when there.
Constable Curcton captured
seven gallons of corn whiskey
from Coat Howard and Will Smith
Saturday between the Camp
Ground and Central. They were
tried and convicted and sent to
the chain gang for thirty days
each.
Albert Aiken, son of Tomps
Aiken, of near Sunny Dale, died
on the 9TH inst, at the home of
his brother, near Galloway, N. G.
He was visiting there when he
took sick. He was about 18
years of age. Many relatives and
friends arc left to mourn his death.
Lost: :-Somewhere near hore
last week, mortgage given by r.
d. Childross to j. II. Childress and
it was given on q bay horse and
red COW. The public will plense
take notice not to trade for same
and tho finer Will please send same
to j. II. Childress, at Groonvillo,
S. G.
"A severe wind, rain and hail
storm passed through the Cross
Roads section Friday svening.
The barn of Mr.. S. S. Childs,
near DR.. w. II. Fields, was blown
down and the crops in that section
wero badly damaged. In the
Georges Creek section the hail
ruined the crop on on tho Turner
Hill plantation.
We learn that Mrs. James
Raines, wife Of James Raines, died
at her home in Gaffney, on the
10th inst, with fover. They lived
in Pickens several years and were
both we'll known hore, Mr.. Raines
being at the time employed in this
Office. There are many friends
hero who will greatly regret to
hear Of her death.
An eleven months old child
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. Baker, of
Central, was instantly killed last
week by being run over by a wagon.
They were going down o hill when
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