The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1902-06-05
The Peoples Journal.
THURSDAY, JUNE, s, 1902.
Local and Personal.

--Magistrate Jenkins is kept
busy in his court these days.
Rev. B. Holder win preach at
Mile Crock Oh the 9th Sunday
inst.
MIR. q. Il. Cannon from the In.
dian Territory, Chactow Nation, is
in this country OH short visit.
Miss Lidie Folger of Easley
visited relatives III Pickens the
latter part of last week.
Read notice of citizens of Con =
trail respecting meeting looking to
the. building of a cotton mill.
Mrs. /. H. Watts, of near Por.
ters, who has been sick for sever
al months 10 still reported as unim-
proved.
George Cooper was before
Magistrate Jenkins Tuesday
charged with violation of contract.
The case case was dismissed.
Married, Sunday, June lst, at
the brides home near Glasy Noun
tain, Garfield Breckenridge to Rox-
10 Blair, both colored. sG. r. Hen
bricks, N. p. officiating.
The County Commissioners
have decided to build the now iail
OH the Court House square in rear
of the Court House. Advertise~
mont for bids appears in this is
sue.
Mr.. Willie Looper, and his two
sisters, Misses Orphrey and Lurline,
all Of Lynchburg, Va. are visiting
at the home of their grandfather
Mr., Jeremiah Looper and other
relatives in this county.
-We call attention to the an
nonncenents this week of DR.. R.
Frank Smith for Congress, Fred
Williams for the House of Repre-
sentatives and D. r. Evans and A.
3. Tally for County Commission
erB.
The highly interesting and
amusing entertainment entitled
1.-THE Deestrick Skule" ia in course
of preparation by about 80 Pick
enstes, and will soon be presented
to q Pickens audience. Details
later.
The :.case of Lon D. Lowe
against John E. Ellenburg, suit for
recovery Of personal property was
heard before Magistrate w. L.
jenkins Tuesday, and was dis
missed. The plaintiff was repre-
aented by Boggs g. jenkins and the
defendant by w. F. Blassingame.
s-Commencement Exercises of
Clemson College will begin On
Friday June 6 and close with the
boccalaureate sermon on Sunday.
This will be fine time to take ad-
vantage of tho occasion and visit
one Of the greatest institutions of
learning In South Carolina. A.
Well arranged programme has been
arranged.
~~G. Lawrence Walker, for sew
al years Chief Clerk in the office of
Comptroller General, and now
candidate for the office in chief,
was in Pickens Tuesday and Wed.
nesday meeting his old friends and
making many new ones. Mr..
Walker is man we'll qualified by
experience nd natural ability for
the Office he seeks and will poll
good vote in this section.
Gideon Ellis returned Mon.
day from an extended trip through
Georgia, Tennessee and into Ala
bama. He was gone about one
month and took Occasion to visit
several of his relatives and friends.
MT. Eilis, after making a thorough
survey Of all the country through
which he travelled, conclu los that
our own section Of South Carolina
excels any of the sections he visi-
ted in many respects, tho he saw
some very fine farming lands.
w. ~ oOueSs VI DIiRSSi ls le~
ported to have the banner wheat
of his section. He has a one acre
patch of tearded wheat and anoth-
or of two acres Of bald wheat
which, to all present appearances,
will make most excellent yields.
1t has been pronounced very fine.
This is due to excellent prepara-
ton and proper fertilization. 1t
is probable that Mr.. Jones will
make as much Oh these three
acres as many will make this year
on ten--all on account of the pre-.
paratlon.
s"sRev J. E. Foster has brought
TO this Office limb from o mul.
berry tree on his place which was
planted by hun about nine years
ago. Shortly after it was planted
ell Of the tree above the aurface
was killed 60 The ground during q
heavy February snow which lay
on the ground for several woaks.