The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1904-05-11
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happenings Of a Local and Personal Nature.


vile. visited the family of her father,
MAJ. j. ]. Lewis, last week.
wv. n. johnson, who is attend
% ing a business college in Atlanta
visited Mrs. w. n. Johnson in Pick
ems this week.
-Wanted-to sell Is bushels Of
Russell's Big Boil cotton seod, soc
per bushel. Apply to John Fergu,
son, Pickens, s. o.
Mr.. Q. D. Stradley, a progress.
sive citizen and prominent mer-
chant of Greenville, is spending to-
day in Pickens on business
Miss Maud Stansell; the charm.
ing daughter of j. l.. Stansel OF
Chastain, visited her sister, Mrs. b.
G. Robinson, in Pickens last week.
e. III. Roper of the Ensley side,
was in Piokens Tuesday on business,
and paid this Office call, carrying
away receipt for his paper up to
May, 1905.
There is less work calculated to
be done on circus day than ON any
other, Yesterday tho Shelby show
hit Piokens and the town put on a
holiday appearance.
w. w. Aiken announces for Super
visor this week. He is q safe, con
servative business man, and should
he be elected the county's finances
would be in safe hands.
ID. L. Sutherland is announced
this week for Sheriff Dan is we'll
known throughout the county, and
should he be elected will discharge
the duties Of the Office faithfully aud
we'll.
Henry w. Farr announces for
reelection to the office Of treasuror
this week. He is we'll known and
should he be reelected he will con
tinue to discharge the duties of the
Office in the best possi ble manner.
Charles Lane, the noted lecturer,
humorist and satirist, will give one
of his inimitable entertainments to
the people of Pickens, on the night
OF May Goth, in the court house
Entertainment will begin ut the
usual hour. Popular prices. This
is treat that should not be missed.
p. @. Cartee comes before the
people this week as candidate for
coroner and asks the people Tor their
suffrage. He is good loyal citizen,
and stands we'll wherever he is known
and and should he be elected to the
Office he will serve his constituency
faithfully and well.
Two excellent sermons were
preached in the Pickens churches
Sunday to large congregations. In
the morning Rev. Abney preached n
good sermon in the Methodist church
and at night Rev. EIiott preached an
excellent sermon to the young people
at the Baptist church.
Come to Pickens Friday and
Saturday, May 18th g. 14th. 1 ain go.
ing to sell out my dry goods. shoes
..nd hats at and below cost. l want
10 make room for my meat market
and groceries. l am going to sell
out on those two days
Respectfully.
j. D. Moore.
The election for school bonds
for the erection Of modern building
for PicGens was held Friday, and re.
suited in n vote of 43 for, and 9
against the issuing Of bonds. Pick
ems will soon have the plans for an
elegant school building and at an
early day work will begin 1t is
something that has been needed
here for a long time and is tho pre-.
cursor of lot of other improvements
that will shortly be begun here.
One OF the best 25c shows that
Pickens audience ever attended,
was the Shelby show which was in
town Tuesday, The features Horc
all good. Tho singing, dancing and
acting, especially the contortion foa.
lures by the two little girls,
was amply fine and elicited much
applause. w. T. Ogden, the mana
ger, is o good acrobat, and did some
good stunts on the swinging bar
He has been here before, having
travelled with the Teets Bros. show,
and speaks in glowing terms of this
town and the many improvement is
and wonderful progress it has made
in tho last ten years.
Mr.. r. G. Simpson, most pleas.
ant and affable gentleman of Glenn
Springs. spent from Saturday till
Monday in Pickens, in the interest OF
this justly celebrated water. The
Messrs. Simpson have leased tho
hotel to Mr.. Bryan Lawrence, n we'll.
known hotel man. of Augusta, Ga,
who will run it this season. They
have retained the water.right and
are devoting all their time 70 the
shipping Of this water. Mr.. Simp
son has established an agency in
Pickens, and you can now always
find o supply of the plain and car
donated water on tap at the Pickens
Drug Co.'S. store. There is no bet.
ter water on the market for kidney
and bladder troubles than the Justly
celebrated Glenn Springs
Capt. w. T. French, of Mount
Hopo, Kan, commonly called "Wild
jim" gave q free (2) exhibition in
Pickens last Wednesday evening.
The only things free were the 25 cent
pieces the boys freely gave up to him
before he began his Performance, and
iha froa ,,ea of Iha doon.;,>t;.o A.