The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1903-01-15
Maj. j. J. Lewis improves

DR.. e. B. Webb returned Fri.
day from brief visit to Clarksville
Ga.
J. Calvin Jennings left Tues,
day afternoon on u trip to Colum-
bia.
| Rev. j. e. Foster visited
friends in town Saturday and Sun
day.
R. M. Wertz, of Atlanta, is in
PIckens shaking hands with his
many friends.
Fred Taylor, Of Taylor's Sta
tion is visiting his brother, Capt
j. II. Taylor.
Mrs. B. Frank Sloan, of Sene.
ca, is on visit to her brother,
Maj. j. j Lewis.
-Silas Hinkle, one of Pickeps
county's most substantial citizens,
was in town last week.
The newly elected County Of
ficers think it is about time to
play thinks up" and "jinks down. "
Miss Lucia Folger left Mon
day for II visit to the =, family of
Hon. j. l.. Boggs at Gainesville,
Fla.
According the census of 1900
Pickens county has 1875 iDhabi-
tants. S. G. has IL population of
l,340,316.
J. p, Carey, Esq. returned Sat
urday evening from Anderson,
whore he had been on professional
business,
III you really want to do bust
ness in 1903, you must advertise
let the people Of Pickens and
Pickens county know about your
business.
"A woman can stand being
kissed against her will all right,
all right, but it makes her very
indignant if you don't pretend to
use fol CO.
Married at the residence Of the
brides father, on Sunday January
4th, Mr.. Jacob Bearden to Miss
Amanda Turner. Geo. A. Ellis,
N. p. officiating.
The man who tries to do bust
ness without advertising is like
the man who rides backwards-he
never sees a thing till its gone by
him.
There are about 100000 miles
Of Railroad IN the United States.
This is about one half of the mile
age of the world. Pickens county
figures in this snm total to the eX-
tent Of about 81 miles.
Monday afternoon on the last
trip to Easloy the Plckens train
had a wreck-nothing serious.
Three cars partially left the track,
but were all back by about 8
o'clock. The engine did not leave
tho track. 1t proceeded to Easley
conveying the mail and passengers,
but owing to the condition of the
road bed, it was impossible to get
back to Pickens with the mail
Monday night.
Richard #. Hallum, County
Superintendent Of Education, is the
first of the County officers to quail
ify. He took charge Monday.
Suffice it to say the Office will be
equally as we'll looked after by
the present incumbent, as by his
worthy predecessor, which is say.
ing a great deal, for w. w. F.
Bright was not only likely the
best County Supt. Pickens county
ever had but was known as one of
the best in the State,
1t looks like the small boy is
going TO have to surrender the toy
pistol, Tt is stated that seven
deaths occurred in Charleston dur.
ing the holidays from this appar-
emily harmless toy. 1t seems that
the paper caps are composed OF in
gradients that cause lock-jaw. In
Norfolk there we're six deaths,
and tho police of that city have
been notified to seize every toy
pistol that comes under their no.
tice. We have heard of no fatali>
ties from this source in Pickens,
but from the facts stated, the toy
pistol may we'll be considered dan
gerous.
1t is said that the fertilizer in
dustry of Charleston will be at
least 20 per cont more this season
than at any time in her history.
She will ship in the neighborhood
of 10000 tons which will require
$4,000 cars. OF course Pickens
county will come in for her due
share, but We hope that every far
mer IN the county formed a News
Years resolution that he would de.
crease the amount Of fertilizer and
increase the size Of his compos
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