The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1903-12-16
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not, as we haven't received copy Of
tho paper this month.
Smith Rollins requests the writer
to say that he thinks it would be a
good thing to change Tho Sentinel
Journal from weekly to monthly
paper, as he doesn't receive his paper
but about once month.
Tic says he was at iIaZul posto1i:2
last week and the Subscribers to The
Sentinel journal up thero receive thn
paper every week not Intor than
Thursday. l heir mail facilities are
not rs good as ours. They have
daily n.nil OF about seventeen IN les
distance from Pickcns, while we have
two mails n day Of about nineteen
miles distance, taking it by rai:wny.
Now, Mr.. E l,iur, We don't think
it is your fault, us we believe tn.
papers arc put in the Office ut Pick.
ems on Wednesday evening like YOU
say, but there is II deficiency snmu
whero wo know not where. We
ought to T. ceive our papers brfor,
the ncws b, comes STALE.
Master Dennis Craig, son of John
Craig, is c'crking in the Company
store at this place. Houston Crui.,
his brother, who Formerly c!crkel ut
this place, is now clicking Tor +. Is.
Morgan IL Bro, Mt C'ntrnl.
Mrs j. Il. Banister went to Green
Vile to visit rclrtiveA and frie.ds.
j. Lnther Kelley has novel from
his fathers m;lI ,nonr this place, to
his fatherin-l,w's, N. NJ. M,lIen's,
near Madlen's bridge. Luther OK.
poets TO follow the NV mill business
this winter.
When L. a. Brown dag his sweet
potatoes this fall he still had potntoes
grown in the year 1892 as sound rs
Il dollar. Wh) can bent that?
On last Tuesday A. 4. Pilgrim
killed hog, G. 1 G.. stock, 274 days
old, that weighed $50 pounds. Mr..
Pilgrim says he never fod it but
three bushels Of corn in all. He
raised it on sweet potatoes and but
termilk.
D. l.. X ~, on last Monday killed
two hogs Of the same stock, fifteen
and Il half months old, each, that
weighed 270 mud 800, respectively.
ID. A. PerrItt killed hog somo
time ago that weighed 292 pounds,
ut fifteen months old. This was the
same hog chat Mr.. Perritt promi sed
the editor of this paper mess of
ribs when he killed it. Mr.. Furritt
thought his hog would tip the scales
at 400 pounds, but alas Mr.. Porrtt
is short 108 pounds Of meat 50 Mr..
Editor if you dilu't get your ribs
don't think hard Of him. We have
not ns yet, received the ribs but still
living in hopes. e lit,r
Last Thurslay, the 1lth inst will
be day long to be remembered, tho
occasion being the lalin Of the cor
ncr stone at the Norris mill. After
q sumptuous dinner was served ut
the hotel to the Officers Of the mill
and the invited guests. The core
monies were carried out in " success.
ful way. The mill being closed down
for short while on tAA ncco mt Of
that occasion. TIE p.oplo as,em
bled in u part of the extension, not
yet filled with machinery anl after
some remarks pertinent to tn, occa-
sion by Col. d. X. Norris, he intro.
duced Judge j. N. Hook, Of Clemson
College, who delivered highly inter
esting address After the close Of
this part of the corem 'nleS, the stouo
was formally place by J. ). Hall,
building inspector for the c,npany
Ihis stone contains mrny vtlu bile
papers pertaining to this mills his
tory, the cotton and manufacturing
interests and other suhj.c,s relating
to the business
That jolly goo I fellow, ". Il An
thony, was in our little town one da,
last week. Mr.. Anthony is repre-
scnting tho Travellers Insurance
Company and suffice it to say that
he meets with succc, IS at nearly
every place he goes.
L. w. Hill, Of EAslcy, is moving to
the Hunter mill.
Rcv. M. p. Matheucy has iu t
closed series Of meetings at Camp
Creek church. We arc tod that
much good was accomplished.
MIR. Editor, you struck the key
note in S"nr editorial nf Nov. 18th,
headed "rho Poor Man ant the
Church, One can hardly attend
church III Che country as well ns in
towns, bnt what an exact facsimile OF
that cditolinl meets ones eyes.
Let AIR. G., who may be has been
blessed with this worlds goods n
little nbov" his ncishbor, AMI who is