The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1903-02-12
DIR. j. Lee Carpenter is in
town on brief visit.

on a visit to Central.
There was a considerable fall
OF sleet Friday afternoon.
-Dr. w. T.. Austin will bo IN
Pickcns, Feby. II and IS.
DIR. j. N. Hallum paid a brief
visit to Easley last Thursday.
-Douglas Jenkins, Esq. made a
brief visit to Charleston last week.
Mrs. Amanda Freeman has
moved up on Main street into the
Amber house.
Mrs. M. A. Hollingsworth has
been on visit to her daughter,
Mrs. M, +. Ansel, in Greenvllle.
Henry p. Sitton, of Pendle-
ton came up Friday on visit to
his bIother-in law, Maj. ]. J. Low
Is.
The condition Maj j. d. Lew-
is the past few days, has been en-
couraglng, though he is not yet
considered out of danger.
Mrs. Ivy M. Mauldin returned
from Central Monday, whore she
has been on a visit to her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. Ross Eaton.
j. +. Brock has disposed Of
his stock Of fancy groceries, but
will continue his jewolry business
in the DR.. G. w. Earle Drug Store.
Senator Carpenter has intro
duced a bill to authorize and re-
quire county com missloners to re-
fund certain commutation road
tax.
--Supervisor STEPHENS large
barn was consumed by fire Tues
day night. One horse, and two
COWS perished and 1000 bundles Of
fodder and other roughness we're
consumed. The fire is supposed
to have been Of incendiary origin.
Mr., Jones Fuller has pur-
chased a house and lot in Easlev
and will soon move there, whore he
has accepted a position with the
Easley Loan and Trust Co. Pick
ems loss will be Easley's gain, as
Mr.. Fuller and his excellent wife
are held in high esteem here.
By mutual consent of all oon-
cerned, Dr.. Webb has withdrawn
from the Pickens Drug Co. The
Drug Store will be bis headquar-
ters, however when not out on calls
DR.. J. N. Hallum has bought the
interest Of DR.. Webb and now has
two thirds interest in the busi-
ness, while Dr.. Bolt has the other.
The new firm will take even more
progressive strides than the old,
and the stock will be gradually
increased to meet the growing de.
mands of the town and community.
DR.. Hallum is full graduate in
pharmacy and a careful and pains.
taking prescriptionist, while Dr..
Bolt the other member of the firm,
needs 10 introduction at our hands
to Pickens county generally.
Representative Doyle of Goo.
nee has introduced bill prohibl.
ting treating On election days with
in three miles Of the precinct.
That will be hard OH an aspiring
candidates, who may desire to treat
their friends OH little cider (soft
cider Of course), or pink lemonade
"fve for five" Such law would
even prevent q candidate from
passing around 81 cent plug of
tobacco,in extracting tie juice from
which there is SO much innocent
and genuine pleasure; the fumes
Of the aromatic and redolent social
cheroot would forever cease to rise,
We suppose the intent Of the bill
is to decrease the consumption of
80 Be Joyful" on election days
If it will accomplish that, the bill
has our support, even if all the
above privileges must 90 too.
considerable interest centered
IN a "spelling Bee'' at the Graded
School Friday afternoon. 1t wa,
participated in by the pupils O.
Seventh, Eighth and Ninth Grades
There was several visitors nreaent
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