The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1903-09-03

Israel Ferguson, run off Sunday.
lsraels wife and son went on hunt
for her and located her at Easley,
and after sharp race, assisted by
Chief of Police Smith, sho was cap.
tured and brought back to Pickens.
The Graded school building has
been thoroughly cleansed and put in
good shape for the opening next
Monday. Tho building has been
equipped throughout with excellent
now blackboards, most helpful
equipment for satisfactory work. A
! large opening is expected.
/ -Children's Day will be observed
at Mt. Carmel on tho fourth Sunday
in September for the purpose Of rails
ing money to send bibles into desti~
tuto sections. Como and bring well
filled baskets and u little money.
Prominent speakers will help enter
tain you in addition to tho Sunday
school program.
On the 24th ult, while Butlor
Smith, Of the Six Mile section, was
plowing his turnip patch, tree thir-
tytive feet in length and eight inches
in diameter, fell aud badly crippled
his mule; tree fell across its back
and hips, knocking it down and bad-
ly crippling it, Mr.. Smith just did
miss being himself struck by tho
tree.
--Douglas Jonkins, Esq, will 60
on the Groenville News next Monday
as reporter. "Jenks" has good
nose for news-an instinct for nows-
poper work, and it will not be long
before he has his feet under the edi
iors table and be dealing out "hot
stuff" for some metropolitan daily.
He is a capable young man and we
wish him all kinds Of success in his
new field.
Chief of the Constabulary, U B.
Hamett, Of Columbia, spent few
days in Pickans last week, the guest
of division chief, G. l. C,,rcton This
WAS Mr.. Hamett's first visit to the
up-country and he WAS very much
pleased with PIckens and spoke very
encouragingly of the outlook for this
town, rs he saw it.. lIo is very affa.
ble gentleman and is held in highest
esteem by his subordinatcs
The Easloy progrcss..says: Dur
ing thunder storm last Saturday
evening bolt Of lightning struck a
tree in the yard Of AIR. T. 0. Lathcm,
which stood near the we'll. Otis, the
little son of Mr.. Lathem, was knocked
to his knees and pretty badly shocked.
Some Of the bark from tho tree hit
by the lightning struck Mrs. Lathem
who was III the yard, but she suffered
no injury.
N. D. Taylor, the photographer,
is in Pickens every week, on the dates
named in his notice, and on no other
days will you find him here. Como
to Pickens next week prepared to
have n nice picture made. He can
give you any kind of mounted work
you want. All Of his work is guar
anteed to last and not fade away, and
his price is as low or lower than you
can get first class work done for, else-
where.
Miss Lida Folgcr and her
brother, Mr.. Ed, of Easlcv, and their
cousins, Misses Tirzah Hughes, and
Mario Folger, OF Pickens, returned
home last week from an extended
visit to that far off mountainous coun-
try, Colorado and Idaho. The party
went on top of Pixies Peak, where
they had tho pleasure Of eating snow
in August. Tho party enjoyed the
trip greatly and are enthusiastic in
the description of the gorgeous scen-
cry of that romantic country. Their
many friends here will be glad to
know that all the party enjoyed good
health while gone and that no acci
dent befell them Easley Progress,
If constipated or bilious, call for Ra-
mons Pills and be certain our clerks give
you the genuine Ramon'>; Complete
treatment 25 doses Csc.
Pichens Drug Go.