The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1905-09-13
THRIVING NORRIS.
Several New Business Firms
Organized.
New Church and Residences GOiu6 Up,
School N0teS-0ther Items.

MOTIFS, sept. u i our COrre
spondent having been dormant fu
some weeks awakes to find tina
the town in which he lives ha,
taken a new 'lease on life" ant
things brighter for the future
New ginnery, new dwellings and ,
new mel camille firm, with a prob
able new merchant from Six Mile
all of which can't help but inspire
Messrs. II. B. Bowen and J. G.
Garrett have formed partnership
and are almost ready for the gin
ming season with a new building
new gins and new press, and the
farmers who bring cotton to this
ginne1y will only be detained long
enough to unload their cotton, for
the four gins and new improved
press will soon do the work.
j. @. Garrett & Son is the name
of new firm who have bought the
storehouse Of II. B. Bowen, and
they are now receiving daily new
goods of various kinds and sun.
dries and will offer bargains-real
barRains-to the public. This
building will be used temporarily
only, as the firm contemplates
building a large, up-to. date build.
ing and a Wholesale house thrown
open to the Six Mile merchants
(and the merchants in our neigh.
boring towns, too). Now by way
of comment We would add that
this part of the world has been
suffering for just such a businsss
from time immemorial--a store in
which man oan buy anything
from pair of sox to toothpick.
I. D. Rice, of Six Mile, has
about closed a contract with II. B.
Bowen for a nice residence TO be
built on the lot adjoining the
school house, and verify another
merchant "who sells goods" will
br - ur n'irst, hur ut presnt he
cant find a building that Will ac-
c"mmoda'e his Immediate stock OF
goods, ard will likely erect him a
sn,tah huidlng in the near fu.
'nr a. d run u kind Of brancn
hruse rt six Mile.
vi Course all Of this aounds big
lOr Norris, and 10 d. ubt sume one
VIII thlnk your correspondent is
A'il ase p AID is only dreaming;
but ali watch and see.
II would br an injustice to our
c"i"red p' ople not TO mention that
':.rll Presbyterian church is COM
t"tt+d and IS now receiving the
flushing touches of the paint
hrusb This church is situated on
Vest Boulevard (colored street)
III our town ald is an ornament
and cr"dit as well to that .art of
town.
Jay Robinson, son of r. c. Rob.
mson, departed yesterday for
Clemson College, where he will
stand entrance examination for
cadetship in that institution. MAY
SUCCESS attend you, young man.
Miss Mary Garrett, youngest
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. j. G..
Garrett, is now at Plckens with
her sister, Mrs r r. Hallum, and
has been enrolled IN the Pickens
Graded school, in the ninth grade.
Thos. NJ. Garrett, who has for
the past two months been travelling
for a Chicago house, is at home
for a rest and debating the quet>
ton of entering business college.
Young men, hear what Franz lin
says: ''1f IL man empties his purse
into his head no man can take it
away from him; an Investment in
knowledge always pays the best
interest,"
The schools in this district
closed on the 9Th inst. b. h
s"hools have had a succassfuI sum.
mer term. Norris school enrolled
eighty pupils and Cateech.e ever
sixty. Miss Matte May Morgan,
of Genital, assisted during the
summer term IN Norris school and
did most eflicr'rt work.
Best wishes.
T.. Pluribus Unum.
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