The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1900-08-23
Local and Personal.


---iiorr to Mr.. aud Mrs. Ben Frank
frron@u on the 18th, q son.
A.I Flora Lathcm lost valu.
uuic COW by death last Sunday.
Miss Sadie Richcy is on two
weeks visit to- relatives in Anderson
county.
Mrs. J. Il. Bolt, and children,
arc on Il visit to her parents in An.
dcrson.
B. c.. Baker was on the sick list
II few days last week but is again at
his post.
Miss Eplino Wcrtz. Of Newbcr-
~, is on q visit to her sister, Mrs.
S. A. Hunt.
- Miss Lena Ycs,rsin, Of Green.
vile, is Hn II visit to her sister, Mrs.
o. B. McHush.
MIR. and Mrs. w. A. Wood, OF
Williomston, visited the family of j.
w. Earle last week.
The election for cotton weigher
at Pickens las; Saturday, resulted IN
favor Of jeff l.. Holder.
The colorcd school of this place
is in flourielling condition, there
being 73 pupils enrolled.
Miss Mamie Fritts, Of Hampton
county is spending some timo with
the fumiIy Of II. A. Bowen.
w. D. Dickson and wife, Of Spar
tnuburg, is visiting their son, W.
Pat Dickson, Of Meet, tits county.
---TEc campaign meeting for Da-
cusvi!le township will be held ut
Hcster's Store ON Frida, tho 2lth
mSt.
-.Prcs;G;rm Ei,lrr J. e. Wilson
2rcachtd III excellent sermon in the
Methodist ci:ur.:!. at This place last
''und.y light,
~Alnr,ipd on tho Dist lust, by G.
II. Hcnlricks, N p, at his residence,
Nir. James llcathcrhy and Miss Ma
mic Rh~,lca, OF North Curo!ln..
80 ar. \. J. S. Thomas flied his
regular appointments at the Baptist
church last Sunday, preaching two
e>rMol!:; to large congregations.
"A, &. Mcrr!cN and G. w. Hocsh
captured 100 gallon still and over
turned q thousand gallons Of beer on
the Eastutuo last Thursday night.
--aIa:rird at Liberty Oh the goth
inst, by b d. Garvin, Magistrate,
Miss l.jdin Mauldin, daughter of
lAiik A;uu!,iin. to MIR. NJ. i Young.
.--R.v. 3. Il. OlRndy cloaed a very
successful! protructtd meeting ut
Mount Tabor last Sunday. There
were FIVE accessious by baptism and
two ly letter.
--picknns is getting to bo known
alrJa'i, anrtlly dny pRsses but
what strange faces arc seen on her
streets mud the beauty Of It all is that
they n'i l;.Ye vniy words vi praise tur
l;.t.
Mr. y. ". AicLa,lrih, land nsc,it
Of he State. has been in Pickcns for
SEVERAL days looking after forfeited
and abandoned lands. Several of our
people have been involved but paid
up and got discharges.
- Mr.. D. B Finney is chief des.
patchcr and general freight and
clam agent Of the Pickens Railroad
with headquarters at tho depot, while
"Hobson" has been promoted to the
position Of night watchman.
Tho colorcd teachers of this
county met on the 18th inst and or
gan ..Zcd Il teachers institute 10 meet
monthly. G. Il. Miller was elected
prcsi lent, ". w. Cook vice president
aud a. G.. Bowen secretary.
Tho County Democratic Exccu.
tive Committee will meet at Pickons
on Saturday the 25th at 10 O'clock,
n. IN, for tho purpose of distributing
the boxes and tickets, and for the
purpose Of transacting any other
business that may come before them.
The Graded School building and
grounds have been put in good order
tho past few days, and are now ready
for the opening. Monde II orninS,
f;ep!cmbcr 3rd. Indications point to
o. large attendance. Parents aro
urged to pace their children in
school on Tho opening day,
- Geo. D. Curcton and Walter 0.
Hester, foro:ncn Of The Sentinel and
journal, took part Of last week from
:heir work and spent it OH Eastatoe
and Keowco rlvtrs having pleasure,
leaving here on Wednesday and re.
,nrning the first Of this week. While
up thero they stopped with Mrs. Sa
ruh Alexander, one Of tho most in.
dustrious ladies Of tho Eastatoe see.
lion, for day or two, and says
he cortaiuly knows how to entertain
her guests. Hor large dining table
iu uIWuyj HcoyIy laden with e,ool