The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1903-12-02
Norris Items.

rather scarce, but beg pardOn; thanks,
we arc all still living and quite we'll
We regret to state that two Of our
best citizens with their families arc
soon to migrate to tho far west-D.
Garvin Parsons and ID. L. NIontgom-
cry; nro both reliable, respectable,
live and energetic citizens and loss
to our community but OF course we
do not mean to consure them by any
means, but it appears to us as folly
for men who have spent the majority
OF their years allotted to man and
then pull up and leave to try their
fortune in tho wost - but again as
one Of tho gentlemen eXprcssrd him
self for tho benefit of his children, so
it may be well. Mr.. Parsons expects
to go to northeast Texas AMI Mr..
Montgomery to northwest Arkansas.
Best wishes to you gcntlcnen.
Jake Garrett has purchased the
farm, ginnery and grist mill bo!ong
ing to D. q. Parsons. We welcome
Mr.. Garrett to our community, spec
tally when we remember he offered,
or rather pledged himself to supple.
ment the public school funds in his
district by giving one hnlf us much
MS all the patrons OF the school which
YVES ono hundred dollars. Those
kind OF mon count in any community.
Welcome to you again Mr.. Garrett.
We would not forget to state that
considerable improvements have re.
Gently been nude on our school
building, enough so that the dear
children will hail with delight the
coming Of arctic weather, for We are
prepared. Our school opened Mon
day morning with j. =. Dondy as
principal and Miss Nita Clayton as
assistant, and another successful
term is anticipated.
Crops ore about gathered and
While the production is off some it
makes tho farmers cheerful when
marketing their cotton for eleven
cents.
There arc many visitors coming
and going but we havo:,'t timo to
register them ut present, also tran
sient men, but they arc compelled to
go to Cnteochoe FOR lodgings
On Wednesday the 25th inst. Mr.
Holler while reading newspaper in
the meat market ut Catccchoo drop,
ped dead.. He was stono mason
and was doing work on the dam ut
Norris Cotton Mill. Ills family lived
at Statesvillo, N. g., his son came for
his corpse and carried it to States.
villo for burial. Heart failure is said
to be the cause Of his death.
Miss Lillio Kinard Of Ninety Six
opened the school at Catcechce last
Tuesday. The attendance at that
school will bo considerably increased
this torm, which of course is duo tc
the increased population of our mil
village, since the enlargement of tho
mill.
Capt. p. Within n long tried and
faithful employee Of the Southern
Railway was discharged q fow days
ago all on account OF trivial matter
He has done sectin work for man,
years and wns section master fol
twenty three years. Capt. Griffin OF
Liberty will succeed him.
1t is rumored that fertilizer fac
tory is probable enterprise for Nor
ris. Can it be possible? Yes pro;idci
few mon with monoy will cooperate
and work to that end. There is al
ways demand for fertilizers in this
section and probably always will be.
We heard certain agents say that he
had sold more fertilizers tho past
year than ever before and would col.
lect every dollar for samo. WHY not
ship the raw material and have it
manufactured at home.
We were much impressed by an
editorial in last weeks issue of vou
paper. "The poor man and the
church" All that editorial is heart
ily endorsed; indeed how is it posi-
bile for it to bo considered otherwise
by all right thinking people.
Sometimes it appears to us that
there is burden of wealth in our
great republic. Some people have n
lot of trouble about their money.
However tho writer is not ovelbur.
dened understand. But review the
work in our courts and the cases in
which money is involved. Go to the
halls of the legislature, count the
bills of appropriations, go to con.
gress and consider yoreelf accountant
Tor session and tell us about it.
Money not only troubles the possess
Or put the other man also, Labor V. s.
capital. "
Many crimes have been committed
and money was at the bottom of it
al, robbery, dishonesty and every
thing that is evil almost, committed
for the love Of money and we call to
mind money is the root of all evil"
We cannot ingnore the struggle
for money that goes on everywhere
and propably we ought not to wish
for the time when such competition
shall pass away.
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