The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1899-09-07

This is beautiful weather fo
fodder pulling and cotton picking
Don't fail to read Harris ad
this week. 1t will be to your in
terost.
The roof of the court hous,
should be ro-painted soon ant
avoid leaks.
john johnson of Rice's, wht
has beon very low with fever, i
convalescing.
Road the Budget Of Phun ali,
Phax for the Pholks this week. i
is full of good nows.
J. S. Williams, Of Loopor, was
hero Monday. Flo reports evcrv.
thing in that section IN Il prosper
Gus condition.
Rev. J. h. Riloy is conducting
very successful protracted meet
ing at the Mount Pleasant Presby-
terlan church, below EasIey, this
week. Rev. }. S. Porter IS assist
ing him in the meeting.
Married, on Sunday the Sd
inst, at the residence Of Mrs. Geo,
Riddle, Of Dacusville, Mr.. w. T..
Hunt, of tins county, to Miss Ella
GlaZcrcr, Of Brcvard, N. G. Rev.
IS. f. Grandy, in his usual pleas
ant manner, ofliciatod. The happy
couple havo the best wishes and
congratulations of many friends.
We have received several in
teresting communications this
week, which appear in this issue,
but there are many parts of the
county we have not heard from,
Friend, if you know any news in
your community send it to us, and
let the people in neighboring COM
munitics know what you are doing.
We have every reason to be-
lieve that the attendance Of the
Sunday schools in Pickens this
year has been larger than any pre-
vious year We can do better yet.
The pleasant season Of the year is
DOW coming on. Lot us all take
hold and make the finishing up of
the year the best of all IN this re-
spect.
Last Thursday evening about
6 O'Clock, j. d. Moore and son and
Jeremiah Looper were very Sc
verel y shocked by lightning at the
store of Mr.. Moore, on West End i.
They were standing under the
shelter and the lightning struck
the telephone wire, leaving the
wire at the store and knocking
them down. None Of them were
worry seriously hurt.
The public is invited to attend
a picnic at the Hagood school
house, four miles north Of Pickens
On Saturday September 9th. This
is to mark the closing Of a success
ful school taught by Mr. l.. O..
Mau!din. Distinguished men of
tho County havo been invited to
speak ON the occasion, and large
crowd is expected. Let the pco-
pie turn out with we'll filled bas-
kets
-Salesday passed off quietly
here Monday aud not very many
people were here either. The fol-
lowing tracts Of land, ETC., were
sold by the genial, jolly auctioneer,
J.T, Langston Thlrty-dve acres in
Dacusville Township was sold to
Robt. Anderson for $500; six
acres near Hagood's mill was sold
to $. j. Ashmore for $780,; one
lot in the town of Central was sold
to S. a. Hunt and J. G.. Alexander
for $1,000; tho notes Of the estate
Of J. Il. Bruce, deceased, were sold
to DIR. Il. L. Smith for 81.
A letter from Prof. Wyer last
Saturday to the trustees, conveyed
the intelligence that he would ar.
rive in Pickens next Saturday and
would open school next Monday
tho l1th inst. Let everybody take
notice and have the children at
school next Monday when the pub
llc term begins. We believe Prof
Wyer and Mrs. Curcton will builG
up a largo school. We expect
much of them al d they expect tc
see all the children in town anc
many from the surrounding com.
mnnIly in school next Monday and
throughout the session.
Samuel Brown, one cf Pickens
highly respected citizens, and who
resided near Field post office, died
Monday about 8 o'clock of n com.
plication Of diseases. He alto a very
hoa,ty supper Sunday night, but
had been III feeble health for some