The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1901-08-01
The Peoples Journal.
Mrs. Emma Major is quito i'll at Sal

Mrs Emma Major is quito ill at San
dy Springs.
Bring or send us your job work.
Good work assured.
Mrs B. +. Parsons is improving
from M illness Of several days.
Born unto MY. and Mrs. Bower
Freeman Oh the Goth ult., son.
j. G. jennings now occupies the
Harris building near the depot.
Born unto Mr.. and Mrs. Fletcher
Brock, Wednesday, July Oath, son.
The Piedmont Baptist Association
convcnos Mt Enon church today, the 1st.
DR.. w. Il. Austin will be in EInslcy
Tuesday and Wednesday next, August
9th and 7th.
B. T.. Froeman is in charge Of the
the summer torn Of school ut the IIa-
good school house.
Foster Terrell, charged with petit
larceny, was acquitted before Magistrate
ID. r. Sutherland last Monday.
--Overseers are beginning to call ont
hands and place tho roads in good con-
dition in all directions from Pickens
McKinzle's Juvenile N1instrels will
give an entertainment in the court house
this Thursday evening at $50 o'clock.
Tho Board of Heath of Pickens
town gives notice to clean up all contain
mated places. Read it and act imme
dintoly.
Gap Hill church has been becoming.
ly dressed mp and now presents an ND
poannco in keeping with the neatness of
tho church.
Town subscribers arc making com
,>1o fol
trouble is with the wires they ought to
DO adjusted
--NIcFnll tells you this week of many
things you need. SEQ his full limo of
goods and you will find almost every
thing you need.
The supply ordinance for tho year
1901 1902 for tho town Of Picliens has
been passed by Council and posted for
general information.
Just as we go to prcss we learn that
the Virginia Carolina Chemical Co. Sc
cured last Tuesday an option on the f 49,
ley cotton seed oil MILL This, virtually,
moans sale.
Don't forgot that the next session of
tho Pickens County Singing Convention
will bo held with Prntcr's Creek church
tho second Sunday in August and the
'h'h>''y oSASiS'
Rev. j. Il. Foster will begin series
of revival meetings at Secona this Thurs.
day night. Rev. Foster ia a most earn
est worker in the cause of christianity
and much good is anticipated.
"A decided improvement has recently
49," made in the new Pumplintown
sar tho town limits, which adds to
comfort aud safety of travellers,
ng M easy approach to town.
equity Marshals Mckinney and Ro-
..cently captured n 100 gallon still,
cap and worm in tho county below ca
tnchon. Tho proprietor war not Mt home,
but from 500 to GOO gallons 81 beer were
on hand. The entire outfit was taken in
hand.
-Nowspapcra have been publishing
information to tho effect that Teachers
Institute will opon at fickcna on August
29th. Superintendent Bright hns re-
ceived no official notice of this and is
unable to give positive information con
cerng it.
The school Supe rintonlent has had
his hands full exchanging books the
supply is not Mt all equal to tho demand
and the county superin tenlent has al
ready pledged His individual credit to
tho extent Of about $4,000 10 ease mat
ters off somewhat.
Perry J. Manldn, residing noar
Mile Creek, while on his way home
from Gap Hill church last Friday was
canght III n severe wind and !nin storm
in tho section near Mrs. Nj. j. Robbins
place. which unroofcd several buildings.
Heavy lightning and rain accompanied
tho wind.
Owing to the lateness of its arrival,
full report Of the recent missionary
meeting Mt Oolcnoy church will not ap-
pear in this issue. It was mn occasion
long to he remembered by tho people of
that section whose cOurtcsies and genor.
osity 80 impressod tho visitors that they
will doubtless be glad to mako another
STAY among these hospitablc people
right early.
s.. A. S. Porter secured q patent on
his invention styled Rotary Engine
on July Sd, 1900. Tt is n unique device
in the steam engine line, doing away with
stroke wheel, eccentric or piston rods
and governors, simplifying the mechan-
ism. reduces cost Of manufacture. It is
pivotical or reversible. Mr.. Porter is
making arrangements for the manufac-
ture of this patent and will advertise it
through the Exposition. He got tho
idea from observing the effect Of escap
ing steam striking the face Of M idle
pulley.
- Maj. q. Fl. Shanlslin, lifetime res
ident of PondlotoD, died at Hickory, N.
o., last Sunday, July 28th, at tho nd
yanced ago of rs yenrs. He was n gal
liant soldier in tho war between the
States, entering service in tho 10Th S. @.
regiment of infnntry; later he transfer
red TO tho 9TH (Haskoll's) regiment OF
cavalry, Gary's brigade, in Which COM
mand no soryod till tho close of tho war;
Ills remains wore brought to Pendleton,
lie leaves surviving three sons and two
daug hters with friends MI over the State.
ono by ono tho Old veterans ara passing.
A. few moro years and they will all be-
gone.
-Nollie, the little thirteen .months-
old daughter Of Rev. and Mrs. G.. r..
Craig, died ut their homo in Walhalla
Tuesday morning July 23d, after n