The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1904-02-03
Pipkaas SoatiiaoI-jesraaI.
Happenings of a Local and Personal Nature

~. ~. USuhlIlS, lIStl 10 COhiihCo
to his room with la grippe.
How does the new leaf you
turned over on January 1st look to-
day.
-FoR SALE-A nice young milk |
COW. Apply to AlonzD Pace, Pickens,
S. @.
According to Bradstreot 80 per
cent Of the merchants who fail have
failed to advertise.
-Bennett Hill, of West Union,
Oconee county, was welcome visitor
in PiGhens yesterday
Nearly every other person you
meet these days is suffering with the
grippe or very bad cold.
Many people are setting out
trees now, and especially fruit trees.
Let the good work continue.
See the new advertisements Of
The Ii. X. Sturdivant Co., and E. Q,
McCollum and consult them.
j. B. Newbery, Probate Judge,
has lately made some decided i'm
provements on his new residence.
Congressman Wyatt Aiken is
making the annual distribution of
garden seed among his constituents.
The time will soon roll around
for political club meetings and con
ventions and some people will bo
happy.
j. p Carey has returned from
Greenville and Oconee counties
where he has been on professional
business.
If you have not made your tax re-
turn to the County Auditor, you
should do 80 at once. Tho time ox-
pires February goth.
Sheriff Mcdaniel is rapidly push.
ing to completion, rs the weather
permits, his new residence on Liber-
ty and Pickens street.
The wheat that has cume up is
not making much show. It's not
coming up till this month makes tho
farmers fear poor yield.
We heard furniture man say
some days ago that chair fnG!"
wnnld paw in Pickens.
-Marrlou,rt theGn. 3lst, 1904, q
the residence of Henry Nix, Mr.. ,
H. Hudson to Miss Linnie Grant, n
OF lickens. NJ, f. Hester, N. p, ol
ticiated.
Aaron Boggs, A. John Boggs
Austin Boggs, and Ramsey Doyle O
Colhonn, sold, Wednesday, fifty si
bales of cotton for over Is cents pc
pound.
Married on tho l4th ult, b,
Rev. b. e, Grondy, at the rcsiaenc,
Of George Looper, near Dacusvillc
Miss Sarilln Looper to NJ. A. Ellen
burg, ot EOsley.
Tho Wood Lumber Compan,
has received at their mil at Calhoun
good supply OF logs from the noun
tains and will begin work as soon as
the wal Ter modcrutes.
Married at the residence OF
George Looper, near Dncusvile, ON
the oath uIt., Miss Annie Young to
Eugene Wright, both Of Easley, Rev.
Is. d. Grandy, oiliciated
"A Mrs. Rcyis, who lives near O.
r. Field, died Saturday from catn.
lepsy. She had been under the care
OF physicians for week, bat their
treatment was of no avail.
The railroads are now handlinn
large shipments of fertilizer, The
movement promises to be unuaualv
heavy this season and the roads will
be taxed TO furnish the necessary
cars to handle the business with dis.
patch. -
1t has been suggested that this,
being leap year, is likely to show up
"ith short crop of marriages. The
girls say they are afraid to contract a
marriage this year for fear people
VIII think they took the initiative in
topping the question.
The Eastatoo section Of this
county is greatly cloted over the pros.
poets of the new lumber COMPANY, os
~" VI 'IcII lhDN lies IN TINS town
snip The company has under con.
sldcration railroad from this place
or from Seneca to their newly ac
qnired posse ssions.
The amount of taxes, exclusive
OF the tax roads duty. for tho fiscal
year 1903, is SAT, 7,240 90 OF this
amount II. W. Farr has collected
$47 636 27 including 81 1868 for roads
This leaves about $987. 70 yot due to
be collected Of State and county taxes
An additional 2 per cent penalty is
TO bo added to all taxes collected this
month.
"A marriage announcement has
recently been made that is Of much
interest to Pickcns folk. Miss Anitn
Amber, youngest daughter Of Mai.
James III. Amber, of Amiier's, will
be married Fob. 18th to lfr Matthew
Breazeale of Bolton. The wedding
VIII be an elaborate affair Mt the
spacious country home of Mai Am
bier, Six miles north OF Pickens
Besides being leap year 1901
IS peculiar in several respects
Christmas will fall on SUNDAY for
the fret time in six years, and spring
VIII bo ushered in on Sunday, March