The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1903-08-13
Norris Items.

o'hco writing you 'ast we have
been visited by refreshing showers
and all vegetation seems revived and
an er" of good feeling pervades our
community, especially the agricul
tnrists. While crops have improved
wonderfully the past fifteen days
there is not room for expansion and
the expert farmer tells us that Il half
crop will he all that we can expect
and under favorable conditions of the
weather, etc.
There was To- have been somewhat
uf an educational rally h>ld At n ,rris
Grammar school Monday afternoon,
bnt on account Of the absence oil the
promoter, Miss Mary Shclor, of Oto
nee county, the meeting was dis
appointment to patrons and pupils
Please allow us to state few
things regarding the rural schools
The Southern Board OF Education
has made a great effort to arouse in
terest i'll improving the public school
property in the country especially,
and it has seht out experts to visit
the rural schools and take in the sit
u"tion Now there is mistaken
idea prevalent regarding public
schools III the Country. Some people
thi' k that only the school buildings
in towns and cities need bo improved
and bcautif,d. Nhat a sad mistake
for it is true that considerably
more than half Of he children in our
prblic schools receive their instruc-
tons in rural schools, and then too a
large number Of those who attend
these schools never see inside Of a
high school or college. This is n
statement based ON solid facts, and
then to think that most Of our voters
and Legislators too nre bei"g trained
in these schools. Why this within
itself should be sufficient to arouse
any man Of ordinary intelligence and
causo them to provide the very best
schools, com plcte in every way, for
the rural districts.
Again it is a sure fnot that unless
we do our part it will never be done.
We truly hope that Miss SheIor will
be gladly received at tho eighteen
different rural schools III this county
and trust that somo good results
may crown her efforts
Observing in the Anderson Mail
that new power company has been
organized and that on Tugnloo river
ut Hutton's ford lurge dam will be
built ut an early date that will sur.
pass in power Portman, then wo arc
again reminded of the wasted power
on Twelve Mile river jnst fow mites
above Norris Cotton Mills. There
was strong talk few months ago
that one of Easley's business promo,
tens was investigating aud TINT Eur
chase WAS going to result ard that
Pickens county's spirdles would bo
enlarged in number. Surely this was
lot dream and wo feel sure that it.
is not idle talk when the roar OF
those shoals speak plainly. Come
and harness us then We will turn
your factory wheels.
The Bowen Lumber Company had
a narrow escape from being destroy.
I'd 10y fire one hight last week whom
" fNoo'' SILo " tiii''S HhS Jul khCll III
noi thcast end Of building, but fortu
nately Mr. Bowen was sleeping in q
room of his dwelling fucirg the shop
and was awakened by illumination
and gavo the alarm and it was soon
exiting uishcd and only small dam.
age to wall rcsulted,
The family of Mr.. Will Garvin,
after spending some timo visiting
Mrs. Gnrvins father, Cupt. Whiten,
returned to their home in Atlanta on
last Saturday.
Mr.. j. T.. Garvin, q prosperous
farmer of Anderson county, visited
his brother, Squire b. d. Garvin, last
week.
Mr.. d. p. Montgomery and wife
visited relatives in Walhalla last
week.
Miss N,tn Clayton, of Central, is
assisting in Norris Grammar school.
The enrolment in that school has
reached something over sovonty-fvo
pupils and we believe everything is
running nicely.
T. Pluribus Unum.
August 5, 1908.