The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1904-10-12
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Happenings Of a Local and Personal Nature,
dry and dusty.

Columbia Saturday night.
Tho music Of the 'pCssnm hun.
ter's horn is abroad in the land. n
sr :. Ralph Oliver, of Knoxville, paid
brief visit to Pickens Thursday.
John G. Valley, of Yorkvil!e, has
been on few days visit to Pickens.
The Pickens Oil Mill caunot run
en- full time on account of the lack OF
wa:er.
-Arbor Day will he celebrated in
the public schools of the State on the
third Friday in November.
Mrs. Ross Eaton, of Central,
spent Friday in Pickens with her
daughter, Mrs. Ivy Nj, Mauldin.
DR.. D. w. Key, OF Ureenviie,
preached an able sermon at the Bap |
list church last Wednesday evening.
Cadets A. Brandon Taylor and
Ernest Freeman, of Clemson. came
over Saturday on brief visit nome,
Mr.. and Mrs Albert Malone, of
Bolton visited relatives i'll Pickens the
last Of the week. returning homo Sat
urday,
Misses Kate Hester nn'l Ella
Looper spent Saturday at the home
of the lotter's father, Mr.. Joseph
Looper
Mrs. II. Richardson and daugi
ter, Miss Pearl, of L,berty, attended
the Heath. Bruce Morrow co. opening
on Friday.
.- The friends of Mrs Emma Gil.
reath, who has had n long siege OF
typhoid fever, will be glad to learn
that she is able to be up now IA few
hours each day.
The regular meeting Of the Pick
ems Chapter, U. D. c., will be next
Friday at four o'clock nj the home OF
the president. All members are re
quested to be present
DIR. Bolts new home beyond the
school house, is being rushed. squire
w. T.. jenkins is the contractor. 1t
is expected that it will he ready for
occupancy by the New Year.
MIR. Ola Freeman, who won the
scholarship given 10y the South Car.
olina College To Pickens County, left
on September 2G for Columbia, to
attend that excellent educational In
stitution.
Cotton picking is very rapidly
progressing, and soon the crops will
be fully gathered. Virtually there
is no top crop, owing to the drought t,
and the harvest will be one Of the
earliest in the history OF Tie couuty.
The seed from 500 pound
balc of cotton is worth about $500
In ante.bellnm days cotton gins fol
the most part were located on streams
and run by water power. The seed
we're considered SO valueless that
they were not worth hauling home
and consequently were thrown into
the streams and iloated away.
There have been local showers
in portions Of PIckens county thu
past week that have proven very help
lul. If there were no late crops t.
benefit, it would be blessing to bt
rid of the dust. There can be NJ
doubt about the deficiency of rainfall
Streams are lower than they have
ever been known before, and the wa
ter supply for domestic purposes is {
matter Of grave concern with many
The X. of p District Convention
held in Anderson last week was quite
success Every lodge in the dis
tnct, comprising Anderson, Green
Vile, Pickens and Ocomee, was repre-
sentod. When the time came fO
selecting the place for the next meet
ing there was warm but friondI.
contest between Seneca and EpsIey
-lGnsley won by one vote no prOtcs
was fled and tho next convention
will be held with Epslcy in February
1905
The Annual meeting Of the Soutl
Carolina Temperance Law and OrIe
League VIII be held i'll the city q
Columbia on Thursday, October -
at g O'Clock, y. IN. The purpose {
this gathering will be to complot
such an organization as may bo ctfec
tive in stemmiUg the flood tide {
lawessuess that is sweeping over on
noble and beloved State. In veN
of recent criminal happenings in th
State, the League will evidently hav
plenty of work on It's honds.