The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1903-01-22
The Peoples Journal.
Local and Personal.

Mrs. II. b. Hendricks is suffer.
ing with la grippe.
DIR. w. Il. Austin will be in
Easley January 27 and 90.
Lloyd Grandy, of Furmap
came homo on visit Saturday.
Mrs. w. w. White, of Ander-
son, is visiting relatives in Plokens
Mrs. James Amber and Miss
Clovle Critic visited Mrs. Gilreath
Sunday.
Ivy M. Mauldin, Esq. left for
Columbia Thursday where he has
gone to attend the Supreme Court.
Mrs. NJ. J. Harris is in Green.
vile on a visit to daugh tors. Mrs.
Turner and Miss Stella Harris.
Misses May and Cora O'Dell
and Miss Dorroh visited the fami-
ly Of Sheriff Mcdaniel last Satur-
day. ~.
Miss Jessie Thomas, daughter
of Dr.. A. j. S. Thomas accompa-
MED her father on visit to Pick.
ems.
Miss Matte Bowen, daughter
Of Reese Bowen, has boon quite i'll
with pneumonia. She is improv.
ing, however.
Mrs. e. B. Webb, who has
been i'll with grippe since her re-
turn from Clarksville, Ga. is con-
valesoing.
Il. e, Mauldln, from noar Lib
erty visited IN Pickens last week.
Mr.. Mauldin has genial way
about him thst wins a large circle
of friends.
See the advertisement of Mr.
r. l.. Smith in another column.
lie has opened new market in
the Harris building and is selling
good meats at exceedingly low
figures.
1t IS time to begin to scratch
the earth just little now. You
might SOW little early lettuce and
mustard, and sow cabbage and to-
mato seed in boxes protected from
the cold.
DR.. Thomas preached two
very able sermons at the Baptist
church Sunday, The congrega-
tions were unusually large. His
text Sunday morning was, Hap
py is the man that keepeth the
law'-an exceedingly timely one
that was well expounded.
B. E. Grandy is building a
"ralace Car for the county chain
gang. We have not been informed
as to whether the sleeping apart
ments will be on the "Wagner' or
"Pullman style, but the finishing
inside and out is to be Of "native
pine"
Congress has a bill prohibiting
individuals in the u. S. from
amassing more than $1O,O00,00O.
We haven't lost any sleep over the
matter yet, and don't believe it's
passage will seriously affect us.
If we had all the delin quent sub
scriptions on our books We would
still not fall "within the pale of
such law.
We have been informed that
Reunion School House near Bev-
erly Granite Works was destroyed
by fire last Friday night. Miss
Morrison. Of Clemson College had
been in charge but, for some reas.
on, the school had been discontin.
ued. The building and furniture
were a complete loss. 1t was
thought the fire was of Iincendiary
origin.
jeff Richardson was appointed
postmaster at Greenville last week.
His appointment had been held up
by Senator Tillman for some time.
Mr.. Tillman held Mr.. Richardson
responsible for editorial matter
written by Editors Williams and
Blackman. Mr.. Richardson proved
even to the entire satisfaction of
Mr.. Tillman that the charge was
unjust, ana his confirmation by
the Senate followed,
There are no negroes in the
South Carolina Legislature this
year. This is the fret time since
the negro has been in politics in
this state that he has not had at
least ono or more members in the
Legislature halls. This shows how
completely the negro has been
eliminated from tho political af'
fairs of the state. The air will al
least be little less offensive te
the olfactory nerves.
Dick Hendricks colored mar
living few miles north west O
Pickene died Friday. 1t wal
thought he died Of small pox, bu
We hear this contradicted by respon
sible citizens who state tnat he die
of pneumonia. It was his son VIII,