The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1901-03-14
Local and Personal.

Mrs. Jeremiah LOOper IL improving
after several weeks illness.
Apply at Mrs. Flora Lathem's for
board. Terms reasonable.
"A. l.. Edens Esq. of Knob has been
commissioned as Notary Public.
B. l.. Geer, representing The State
newspaper was III Pichons Friday.
j. o. Brock of Seneca, formerly of
this place, was among his friend lust
week.
DR.. w. Il. Austin will be in Pickens
Tuesday evening and Wedn osday tho
10Th and Goth inst.
The Easley News will appear about
the 3Oth inst. It will eminate from j T..
Kinch's job Office.
L. G. Jones of Pelmcr was circulat-
ing among his friends and relatives in
Plckens county this week.
AS spring opens up don't forget to
revive your local Sunday school. You
can do much good in this way.
Read tho advertisements of our To-
col merchants. They keep things you
want and about everything you need
The incIcment weather Sunday So
rlously interferrod with the pastoral
appointments throughout the county.
Rev. r. r.. DagnIll filled his rcgu-
lnr appointment at Bethlehem last Sun
day in spite of tho inccment weather.
The Sunday school at Bethlehem
schoolhouse is progressing nicely under
the management Of its Superintendent
5. II. Day.
The Town Council has made some
timely improvements on the courthouse
square by replanting and rearranging
tho shade trees thereon.
AS we go to press the sad nows
reaches us of the death of Mr.. A. +.
Williams who lived near Catcecbee. We
have not been able to learn any particu.
lars.
w. A. Dagnall, postal clerk on the
,ilway on the Atlanta and
vision, is at the home of his
'ering from the effects of
Sc movemont on foot open a
rlor shop in Pickens where
y bo made to order with an
arrangement for cleaning and
Nancy Acktr died at hor homo
Thursday morning March 7th
ana .Lriel from st. Paul church in
Erushy Creek township in Anderson
county, the following day.
There will DO singing ut Bothlc-
hem schoolhousc next Sunday afternoon
commencing at o'clock. Everybody
invited. Some good music and good
time promised those who attend.
Died on Thursday morning the 7th
inst. ut her homo Near Liberty, Mrs.
Eliza A. Boggs, relict Of the lrt" A. Mat.
thew Boggs aged about G5 years. Her
remains were laid to rest at Ruhamah
chuach on Friday following. She leaves
sorrowing five children.
There were 296 applications for pen.
slons filed in this county under the new
law, or these 2G4 wero approved and ;}2
ulsapproved. Those approved arc allot-
ted as follows: Glass "a" |; class "B
II; class &c" No. 1, %; No. 2, los; No
3, 81; No. 4, 81.
Tho past week has been very busy
one with tho farmers taking ont their
supply of fertilizers for tho year. The
demand has been large and owing to the
heavy demands on the railroads many
nave necessisarly been disappointed in
spite Of the dligent efforts of local deal
ers to supply all callers.
The Liberty Township Singing as.
socratlon will meet with Enon Baptist
church on the fourth Sabbath in this
month (March) at 10 o'clock a. m. We
want all lovers Of music to be present
with their books and well filed baskets.
M. p. Rogers,
PrcsiIant
Mrs. Julia A. Boggs, relct Of M. r.
Boggs died on Sunday 10th inst. at her
home near Calhoun in the 10th year of
her age. Her mains were laid to rest
in Mt. III" Iletcry Mt Central, Rev.
Stackht . conducting tho funeral scr.
vices. She was member Of the Wesley
IN church, and leaves several children to
mourn her death.
Last Sunday afternoon ono Of tho
heaviest rains fell around Pickcns that
has been witnessed for several months.
The creeks and branches were flooded
and much damage was done to tho fresh
ly Plowed lands especially where the ter
races had not been properly looked after
copious fall of hail accompanied the
rain but vegetation not being fnr ad-
Vancod little damage was done.
"A freight train following tho rcgu-
lar passenger created no lttlo wonder
and speculation Monday evening, when
1T rolled in some twenty minutes bcnind
the regular scheduled train. 1t was do
veloped that 1131 tho old Plcllcns mil
way engine, had arrived to again resume
lta ""'' manipulating tho cars be-
int and Easloy. Ono dusk
20 startled and amazed that
was in "second Atlanta, !"
run for 'de car sheds"
DnEo died ut his home
les east of Pickcns on
tho 7th instant of pnral-
ried ut Tabor tho follow
>cral services being con
.o = nev. II. II. Dagnall in the
presence Of large conconrso Of friends
white and black. IIo and his family do
mated the land upon which Tabor church
ig built and also wcro tho largest con
tributors in building the church. lie
was not communicant, but was q ouict