The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1902-09-04
The Peoples Journal.
Local and Personal.


friends in Oconee this week.
DIR. w. T.. Austin will be il
Easley Sept. 9th and 10th.
Mr.. Guy McFall paid visit
to Russells last week to SOC his
friend, Mr.. w. r. BlassiDgame.
MIR. S. M. Robertson, of Glenn
son College visited friends in this
county this week.
Miss Fannie Sitton of near
Easley, visited the home of w. III,
Ashmoro last week.
Tho Board Of Registration will
mcot on Saturday Oct. 4th instead
Of Monday the 9th the regular
meeting day.
William Jones, of Mica, on
tered Pickens Graded School Mon
day. He is boarding at Rev. y.
E. Grandys.
The first bale Of new cotton
was sold last Tuesday by Anthony
Baker for &c. 1t weighed 5Gl and
was bought by Mr.. j. Med. Bruce.
-Molvin Simmons Of the Hale
vicinity natriculated in the Pick-
ems Graded School Monday morn
ing. Flo is staying at M. ,F. Hes
tcr's.
Voters, remember the polls
open next Tuesday at a. IN. and
close at i p. III. Railroad time.
BE sure and como out and vote for
the interest Of your country.
Professor j. S. Newman and
DIR. George E. Nesom and Prof.
Upton, of Clemson College, were
in town on business last Wednes-
day and Thursday.
All over the county the cotton
crop is rapidly opening; and soon
the fields will swami with busy
pickers, while the merry buzz of
the gin will be heard on all sides.
If your crops are ripening and
claiming your attention don't neg
lcct to como out September the
ninth and vote. A few votes mi ght
change the result.
The Pickens Graded School
opened last Monday with a large
number Of students in attendance
A full corps Of teachers was Oh
hand to Start the years work in
earnest.
"A nice crowd was seen on tho
streets Of Pickcms last Monday,
salesday. The sales were small.
The candidates we're circulating
and were busy making friends for
the coming election.
Clemson College will open it's
next session on Wednesday, the 10
of September with Dr.. p. II. Nell
as president. A large attendance
is expected, and those who intend
entering should be on hand
promptly.
~->Those candidates who find
themselves ii the second Gaos ale
bnginning TO feel as though
they had been chasing a rainbow,
no doubt, But they arc standing
to their right and makiDga clean,
honorable fight.
Jay, the s year old Son OF Mr..
and Mrs. Judge NJ. Welborn who
live about 4 miles north Of Pick
ems, died about 4 a. m. Sunday and
was buried at II a. M. Monday at
Secona. The family have tho SYM
pathy of this community in their
sad bereavement.
The second primary will be
held Oh Tuesday September 9th.
The same managers ore requested
to serve in the second el ection that
served in the first and they will
confer favor by calling for the
tickets not later than Monday
moraing before the election.
The thanks Of tho executive
committee are due and are hereby
assured to the managers who served
so faithfully and properly in the
first election. Without their in-
telligent cooperation the work Of
the election would not have been
carried out SO smoothly.
-For tho benefit of tho general
public, the managers Of the election
in the second primary are Icques-
ted to forward a correct statement
Of the votes polled at their respec~
tive boxes to Piokens if possible
Immediately after the votes are
counted. This will be a favor that
will be appreciated by the pubic.
We We're late coming out last
week and may be somewhat later
than usual this week but the delay
was necessary IN order to present
a full report Of the election, such
as was calculated to give tho gener-
al result though there may be Il
little variance betweenSthe figures
given and those of tho official
count but not enough to change