The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1903-12-09

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framing those new ye4r resolutions
J. - Farmers say that tho cotton GRO,
gets shorter Tie nearer they get tc
She ond.
Miles NJ. Hunter, prominent
citizen Of Fendleton, was in pickens
Monday ON business.
| Rev. 0. NJ. Abnoy left Monday
Tor dreenvIlle, to attend the annual
conference which convened in that
city Tuesday.
All persons owing me for work
must pay up at once or their accounts
VIII DO gwen LAWYER to collect.
w. II. Ashmore.
"A. ". Grayely, Of Pindor, killed
two hogs on tho 2d inst, one wear
old that weighed 30 and 312, les.
p"ctivrly. Who can beat that.
-"rruil," the greatest of all card
games; something now; Just out; six
other games played with the cards
lhc grentest thing out to pass away
winters cvrring. The Columbian
Book Co., OF Atlanta, Ga, are selling
agents and hnvo placed this game on
sale with tho Pickens Drug Go. Call
and get pack and he in the swi ..
--Th re is talk of the Methodist
Sunday school having Christmas
tree; whether the other schools will
have a tree or not, we have not heard.
"A suggestion we would o(fur would
DO for "ll the schools to ioin in and
have union tree in the court house.
Ihls would give all the children of
SHALL IA woll ns Of larger growth,
much pleasure and OIL joymcnt.
The fodder house of IT. A, WAL
drop, of the Cedar Rock section was
burned about day break NIond.y
morning. Cause of the fire is un
known. He lost about twelve huu.
drcd bundles Of fodder, cane seed
and shucks. THIS hits MIR Wal,lrop
pretty heavy rs Oh last Thanksgiving
day he lost his stables and lot of
ronghnesS. These fires are thought
to have been the work of incendiarv,
Monday being suleday large
crowd of people came to town-some
to bid on the land, some to pay taxes,
some to pay up their accounts, some
to see aud be seen, some to get one
OF the Sentinel-Journal's good knives
ana soms to "just bo coming"
Many Of them spoke in the highest
terms Of praise of the push, energy
and growth of Pickens and were very
much surprised at the stride she had
made i'll the past twelve mouths.
Our knife proposition expires on
3lst December. 1t is made to new
subscribers who pay up one year in
advance, and to all old subscribers,
who, at the time Of the consolidation
of the papers, was either taking The
Sentinel or The Journal, who owe as
much as one dollar, or more, who pay
up thnir Indebtedness to the former
papers, and for one year from that
date arc entitled to knife. Bear
thse facts in your mind when you
come to settle. I'd.
-Christmas is almost hera and
YOU will miss Il great treat if you fail
to visit w. II. Johnson's Sc and 1Oc
department store, his counters are
piled up with bargains on top of bar
gains. Other merchants wonder
how such articles can be sold for the
money, nevertheless, they are going
for sc and 10c. Lots of Christmas
things coming in every day and be.
ing placed on tho counters, also 9TH
er Christmas presents from 10a to
$40 90. The finest lot Of musical in
struments we have seen in Pickens.
Don't forget that this is the place
Weston, the second son of w.
e. Garrison, aged about six years,
was severely cut across the right foot
Sunday about one o'clock, by his
brother Lois. 1t was bad cut and
Drs. Bolt and Webb had to take sew.
oral stitches in the wound to draw it
together. It is 10 be hoped that the
wound will heal nicely aud that he
will suffer 10 Inconvenience from it.
Little shavers should not be allowed
to handle axes. Parents are too care
less in such matters and it is won
der moro children arc not badly hurt
than are.
"A marriage in which many peo
pie in this county and elsewhere will
take pleasure in hearing Of, was that
of Mr.. James e. Parsons, fine gen
tlcman and q substantial citizon and
farmer, of the Liberty section, to
Miss \ Ada Mauldin, daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. Perry j. Muuldin, of the
Dalton section of this county. Tho
happy event occurred ut tho hospita.
bio homo of the brides parents on
last Sunday, the ceremony bong por
formed by Rev. d. A. Lewis, pastor
Of tho Wost Pickens circuit, in the
presence Of relatives aud friends of
the happy couple. The contracting
parties are both popular people and
number their friends by the score.
AIR. Parsons and bride dined with
his brother, Coroner B. L. Parsons,
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