The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1904-03-30

nonnced this week for County Com
missioner.
- Do not be scared by little cold
snap, but plant those snap beans on
Good Friday anyhow
| The announcement of j Levi
Sanders, for Coroner, appears in this
issue. Mr.. Sanders is an honorable,
pains.taking gentleman, aud should
he be elected will fill the duties of
the office to the best of his ability.
--B. p. Powell, of Liberty, has
| been visiting his uncle, Joe Thomas,
at Roanoke. Ben is a good farmer
and q good horse trader, He knows
every horse he gets, or at least he
has seen them as four-year- -olds at
Rocky Bottom church and the ~ners
Dragged on them making good ami
mails, SO he trades for them on the
strength of their former statements.
The pickens Daughters of the
Confederacy will give an entertain,
ment in the Court House on the
evening of the 9Th of April, The
program will consist of music by the
famous Pickens orchestra and play
entitled "The Spinsters Return" by
the Daughters. A year or two ago
"The Spinsters Convention" was Civ
Ell hore, play in which the old maids
decided to seek husbands in the
Klondyke region. Tie "return" gives
their experiences in man catching.
= Ernest Hiles, who was convicted
at the last term of court, for carrying
concealed weapons, and sentenced to
pay fine of fifteen dollars, prevailed
on the Rev. Il. II. McClannahan to
pay his fine and lei him work it out
Alter stayin two days with Mr.. Nc
CIanahan he decided to leave, and
come by Pink Earle's, near Pickens,
where he persuaded Ea,lo's thirte en-
year old daughter to leave home and
go with him. He is rascal Of the
deepest dye and should be appre-
hended by any one seeing him. Ho
left for tue mountains, carrying the
girl with him, and it is lhought he
has gone into North Carolina. The
girl is very small for her age
Prof G. b Newton, the cele
brated CALIFORNIA humorist and On
tcrtainer, will be in Pickens Satur-
day, the 9th inst under the auspices
of tho Masonic and X. of p. Lodges
of this place. Prof Newton comes
highly recommended, and should you
be 80 fortunate as to possess an ad-
mittance card, you will never regret
his discourse. To the thinking man
or woman his sidelights on secret
orders will well repay you for the
time spent listening to him. Will be
in the court house, for the bepeft of
the two secret orders at this place,
and for those who, not members, are
favorably inclined toward fraternal
orders, on Satur lay night, April 9th.
The subscribers to the capital
stock of the recently organized Peo.
pies Oil and Fertilizer Compan met
in the city last Thursday and elected
the following board of diroct ors:
levi n. Geer, J.. r. Watson, w. H.
Tucker, S. n. Browne, Stephen Shir.
ley, e S. Moore, J. s. McFal, w. j.
Mcclure and d. l.. Beatty The di.
roctors then elected tho following
officers; Levi N. Gecr, president;
$, N. Brown, vice president; d. O.
Browne, secretary and treasurer. A
provision OF the by laws is thot stock,
holders cannot sell their stock to out
sidcrs without the consent Of the
company. The capital stock is $35, 900.
Anderson Iutelligencer
Mrs. II. b. Bnst, Of Rock Hill,
has been engaged in making an ex,
pertinent in silk culture, and has be.
come quite enthusiastic over this in
dnstry as the result of her expert
mont. A correspondent Of the News
and Courier describes the process of
silk culture under Mrs Bust's man
agement, and says: "She came from
Il county (AbbeVille) IN which at least
one settlement was formed With silk.
raising as the most prominent indus.
y" This was Old Bordeaux, where
the coioa. - ~ Jean Louis Gilbert
made its first hons. The Hngonot
names in that CONN unity still boor
witness TO French orignl, while few
silk garments remain 20 show what
the Grst 8ettors did.