The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1901-09-12

AT the time OF going to press the
condition of Solicitor Boggs was not
quite so good.
| Ali communications should be in bv
Tuesday noon for their appearance in
The JOURNAL Of thut week.
Help the band movement. It is nm
effort which, if successful, will give pros.
| tige to the town and entertainment To
tho people. Tho promoters arc encour
aged by tho tho liberal contributions al
rendy mndc,' but they need little more
heip TO place them on solid basis.
Persons Wishing to hold tenchcrs'
cortlficates would do well not to forget
that the lust examination of the year viii
Do held Mt Easley on the 28th inst, aud
finished ut Pickons on Monday follow
ing. 1t will be February before another
opportunity offers. SEQ announcement
III another column.
On last Sunday, Mt Griffin church,
thore were five candidates for baptism to
whom this impressive ordinance wns ad-
mlnistercd III the presence of IL largo
gathering of people Of nll denominn-
tions. The candidates were young pro
pie who united with the Baptist church
during tho recent revival services con-
Quoted ut that place by Rev. Mcdaniel.
The school which hns been in session
in Now Town district, near Pumpkintown
under the direction Of II. Christie Rob.
inson closet Friday, 9th inst, having
rounded ont very encouraging term,
Mr.. Robinson desires to publicly express
hiss gratitude to the patrons for conrtc.
sizes manifested in numerous instances
and to congratulate tho pupils on their
conduct and gratifying progress for the
session.
Coroner Parsons was called to the res.
idencc of Is. l.. Waters, near Flat Rock.
on3rd inst to hold an inquest over tho
dead body of his son Joseph Wntors, a
lad about fourteen years of age. He was
found i'll deep well, holding several
feet of water, about ono o'clock tho night
before. The jury returned verdict in
effect that death was the result of an nc
cldent with no suspicion of foul play or
suicidal intent.
-Absalom Roper died ut his home
near Field lust Saturday night aged "a
years, and was buried ut the family
bnrying ground near by on Monday fol-
loving, the funeral services being con-
Quoted in the presence Of largo gather
ing of friends. MIR. Roper leaves surviv
ing only his widow and one son John
Roper He was thrice married. He was
one of the old time, substantial citizen
unostentatious bnt thorough man and
christian gentleman.
Recent Developments have brought
to light interesting details c,nccruing
the disappearance of Tom Alexander
son OF tho late Elisha Alexander OF this
county, who lived near tho Kcowee. MIR.
Alexander disappeared from this country
III 1872, when quite Il child. Eruitess
search Was made for him and all reason.
able effort exhausted in the search. 1t
was Il thorough mystery until recently
when,l WAS learned that he is now and for
many years has been living in Georgia
where he married and has reared Il fami-
ly. 1t appears that he was stolen, sold
as Il slave an3 SO served unit! the close
of the war
Those who want some evidence of
what can be done in the way of bringing
up old fields as cotton land can find an
excellent object lesson by looking over
some of the crops of Henry Hendricks
on the old Gilstrnp place. BY scientific
tcrracing and iudicious plowing he has
brought up, among other worn-out land,
n field of thirty acres which will at rea-
sonnble estimate make bale of cotton
to the acre. This same field wonld not
average half a bale to the ucre when Mr..
Hendricks took charge This land is
now in such condition that with reason
able attention it will continue to i'm.
prove. While the cost of improvement
30 far has been thorough it has not been
unusually expensive.