The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1904-03-02
From Six Mile.

Hero comes another correspondent
from Six Mile. | could not keep
quiet about the high school at Six
Milo Cony wrote about last week.
How many more are interested 1
think all in this community should
be, and now is the time to show our
interest So things are working
night now, as wo have good man
that is willing to take up the matter
and push it. If the people want the
school house and will go down in
their pockets, and go to work there
will soon be n school here that will
be blessing to the community far
around here. The value of the lond
near here won't be the thing to look
OF, but just look in Six Mile church
in pretty days in summer at preach
ing and other services at such host
of young people, little boys and girls
that are growing up in this com
munity and how important that they
should be educated, Fathers and
mothers, had we not better leave off
some fine dressing, some fine horses
and bugGios, and lot Of other things
that we spend money so freely for,
and spend it educating our children?
I thiuk So 1t does not matter so
much about what the boy or girl
wears, or his fine horse and buggy,
as IL does about how that boys mind
is trained, and while they are grow.
ing is the time to train them for fu.
ture usefulness. Then you say you
are not able to do so much to build
The high school. What will it cost
to send the children clf to town to
school, and what will it cost to go
through life without an education?
Most of tho citizeus Of this settle
lneut have had that experience. But
surely you are not willing for your
children to remain IN the background
with the past generation and he sub
iccjcd to the better educlted class all
through life. When now there is an
opportunity in the reacn Of all to
educate their children will Six Mile
lag iehind? No, say no! Six Mile
is going to be in the front ranks and
her young and rising generation
shall be equipped with an education
that will not only be an honor to
their parents, but that will prove n
blessing to the children all through
thcir lives.
Speaking of the grave yard at
this place. Why can't we set day
next conference day and clean it off?
then again next summer. I suppose
the readers will think if we would
take our hoes and go to work in it,
instead of writing about it, the de-
sired result would he obtained much
quicker. 1 get ashamed enough very
frequently to take a hoe and go to
work in it.
We are expecting Elder Nj. p.
Matheny Of Greenville, to bo over to
see something about the high school,
Saturday conference day, SO I sup
pose he will preach for us Sunday.
l notice Old Riddle had some
names wrong last week. 1t was Mr..
Aaron Holiday and Miss Lala Thomp,
klns tlat were married at Rev. Sea
brook Atkinson's residence Sunday,
the 1lth instant.
BE sure that you don't plant cot
ton to the neglect of other crops this
spring. The cotton market is very
uncertain, rs you ali know, and The
only safe and sure way is to raise
everything we may need and the re.
moinder Of the crop in cotton. That
viii insure us Il good pric" every year.
Wishing tho Sentinel, much
success, and all the readers the same,
l am, A Beginner,