The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1904-11-16
NORRIS NUGGETS.
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The health Of the community
fairly good, with the exception ut
measles III the family of j. G. Gar,
rett. :.
Cadet Thos. Garrett, of Clemson,
returned to his studies last Satur-
day, after recovering from measles.
The farmers are quite busy lin
ishing picking cotton and sowing
wheat, and this is most favorable
weather.
Crops have "turnod out" better
than the majority of the farmers
anticipated. However, in spite OF
a goodly yield, we can hear Of a
limited number Of "chronic grum-
blers' saying that they are some
what disappointed Crops amt as
good as you heard they wuz We
have lived through the age Of so
called hard times, and are now de-
lighted to see q great effort on the
part of the "chronic grumbIer" to
get the "twlst out of his mouth. ~
Indeed 1T requires an effort on the
part of some people to admit that
Times are better and that farming
does pay. Your scri g is not very
elderly, but he remen hers Quite
we'll twenty years ago when the
saying among the farming class
was quite common, such as Il tell
you times are gong to be hard, and
l don't know what we ale all CO.
ing to do;" 81 don't know what's
going to become of us, times are so
hard" Oh, what change has
come about. How thankful we
should feel, and as Thanksgiving
Day draws near, let the masses feel
truly there Is need of giving thanks.
- sSS!lll y H-s,o; 1f exchanges mail
with us again and we hope to get
The Sentinel.Journal regularly on
Thursday hereafter. We under
stand our papers are sent from
Pickens on the afternoon train and
should reach us on the same after
noon, but as no exchange of mails
on No. II heretofore we were de-
prived of our papers till next day.
People enjoy news fresh from the
press, and much complaint is heard
among subscribers when they fail
20 get their papers on time.
Mr.. Jas. A. Within is on an ex-
tended business and pleasure trip
TO a tlanta.
Agent r. w. Alexander and tam.
lily visited friends in Ayersvllle,
Ga, last Sunday. Ayersville is
the station whore our former agent,
4. II. Barker, is located, and we
were sorry to learn of the serious
Mrs. e. w. Tate Is visiting her
parents near Easley.
Miss Texie Bowen, the efficient
book keeper OF III. b. Bowen, is on
a visit to the Worlds Fair.
Mrs. j. p. Dendy returned last
week from Anderson where she
had been visiting her parents, both
of whom are quite sick.
Miss May Robinson Of Plckens
visited her father r. G. Robinson,
this week. She is considered live
Pickens teacher and will likely ac-
cept the Six Mile school to which
she has been elected.
Miss Mary Hughes of Richland
passed through today on her way
to Cateechee, whero she will resume
her work in the school room next
Monday. She is accompanied by
Miss Werner, who Will assist in the
school ut that place, and who has
also secured large music class
there. Miss Werner has attended
school in Columbia the past two
years. Success awaits her and a
welcome is hereby extended her.
The fall and winter term Of the
Norris Grammar School opens
Monday the 18th. A large attend
Ance Is expected, and we hope fol
another successful term. Best
wishes. e Pluribus Unum.
To Cure Cough.
The coughs so prevalent these days
usually develop before you realize what
has happened. Now the best thing tc