The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1902-07-03
The Peoples Journal.
THURSDAY, JULY 3, 1902.
Local and Personal,

u. IL. carpenter IS announced
for the Senate this week.
DIR. w. +. Austin Will be il
Pickens July Sth and 9th.
Born unto Mr.. and Mrs. Chas
Ragsdale on the 29th ult., u son.
Mountain parties are being
arranged for trips of several days,
The friends of Mrs. James
Hunnicutt will be glad to learn
D that she is convalescing.
I. III. McCalla, of Lowndes.
vile, Abbeville county, announ.
ces for Congress this week.
If you want to enter a bid for
the construction of the new iaiI
read tho advertisement herein and
file the bid in due season.
The Summer torn of Court
will convene at Pickens the second
Monday in July, the same being
tho fourteenth.
Several young people were en-
tertalaed at q most pleasant socia-
BILE, Friday pight last, at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. III. A. Richey.
Dry winds during the past
four days are not SO favorable to
vegetation. Some crops already
give evidence of need of more rain.
MIR. and Mrs Walter w. White
and son, Walter, and Mr.. and Mrs
led. Sloan, of Anderson, are visi-
ting at the home of Mrs. N. e,
Thornley,.
Col. Henry II. Thompson and
Mr.. - Lancaster, representing the
Now York Life Insurance Compa-
ny, we're in Pickens a few days
last week.
Miss Fannie Hagood after a
pleasant visit of two weeks at the
summer home of Miss Anita Ans
bier returned to her home at Green
wood Saturday.
--Pickens can accommodate a
goodlY number Of summer visitors.
Only let them lot their wishes be
known and their wants Will be
supplied.
Mrs. M. T.. Hester is in Atlun-
ia visiting her daughter, Mrs.
Gresham. Mr.. Hester went down
to Atlanta also but returned after
short stay.
Mrs. G.. W. Earle who has
been quite sick for the past three
weeks is rapidly improving and
her friends hope to see her soon
fully restored to accustomed health
The Liberty Township Singing
Association will meet with Enon
Baptist church on next Sunday Ju-
ly 9Th. Everybody is invited to
come and bring their song books
and .well~flled baskets.
w. T. Evatt, Sec.
1--WE have received communl-
cation from Table Mountain to
which no name is signed, and can
therefore not publish same under
rules. We urge all correspondents
please to sign their names to arti-
clos sent for publication.
Miss Sallie Hester who has
boen quite sick at the home Of her
uncle, w. A. Mauldin, at Easley is
reported much improved. Her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. 3. Hester
of Stoneburg, Tex. have arrived in
response to q telegram and are now
with her.
---1'he good people, the good
democrats OF Pickens, as elsewhere,
Will be expected to take care of the
visiting candidates this year when
they come around on their tours Of
the state. Citizens will be duely
approached on this subject and it
IS expected that entertainment be
provided for the candidates dur
ing their brief stay with us,
--Geo. r. Koester who was ap.
pointed Collector of Internal Rev.
epue for South Carolina by the
President but who failed of confir-
nation announces that he will
make no further fight to retain his
office but will quietly step out at
the end of the fiscal year. This
appointment appears to be one of
the mistakes made by Roosevelt
which he recognizes and regrets.
Micah Jenkins gets the job.
The Pleasant Grove Debating
Societv is on a boom. They meet
every Saturday night at 80. The
subject for July 9th is Resolved:
whether England is Rising or
Falling" Affirmative: H. M.
Fortner, J. r. Rigdon, John Cox,
Negative: A. B. Fortner, S. J,
Looper, D. l.. Barker. Amy So.
ciety that wants to try US a pull
write to Secretary, A.. 3. Fortner
Mayfeld, s. G.
Hon. VIM. N. Graydon, Of