The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1905-02-08
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Happenings Of a Local and Personal Nature

-Ihere is good deal OF moving
about among the farm laborers and
tennnta
.--Ne"r!y eY""H ''hs r@'aoa you
moei r>o". l. ryN,t.ra Nith : severe
co,d o" El.,. 2.
~.~lJoo'. yIv~lH &"i Hio"A about
the weather. Just think what The
other fellow is catching,
The next festival is that OF 81
Valentine, February 14th, when' 1t Is
sail, tho birds mate.
Wells, ponds and water courses
still need much more rain to raIs'
them to usual winter levels.
-pleaso do not hold your coupons
II you intend to vvto them, vote them
now. They count as much now ~
ever.
The cotton acreage in Pickens
county will bo materially reduced
this year in comparison with last
year.
Many of the contestants in the
contest are holding back fo1 "a ru, h. ="
Don't fool yourselves, call the world
lGSe shter'"
latest "fad" among the
you1agirls is the collecting of boys
handkerchicfs ond making "friend-
ship shirtwaist.
If any subscriber fails to get his
paper regularly and promptly, he
will confer favor by letting it be
known at the Office.
Although cotton keeps down
the farmers are cheerful and hope
full. Many of them are anxious to
start the plow for The next crop.
Tile rural mail carriers have u
hard time when the blizztrds come.
Taking one consideration with IN.
other, their lifo is not an altogether
happy one.
, IF those subscribees who have
not paid us knew how badly we need
every dollar owing to us, wo believe
that n great many of them would
come up and pay us.
IF the demand for wood increas-
es for the next twenty wears as it has
for the last, people out in the couu
try will h"rr coal, coru stalke, cobs
y" oNy-I.0& axcept wood.
S52n~ 4 merchants are offering
.tcn l~rpAins in winter goods
jl'9d ,@a A. ertisements carefully in
The Pickens Sentinel. journal aud
yeu will know where to get them.
~. Il >,n. il, n.,3 t,a,n elected to
a.cv.,t The .".o l,l. = x. Norris as
,s4a.o,u # "a. ".t,..:nee Cotton
,n". Il. & l";.,+ ,HA. Norris s
succoseol "o ,.c~.>.~-, - Isaqueena
Mills.
We nro SO well pleased at The
number OF names sent us by those
working for the sewing machine that
we bnve decided to present much
handsomer one than first intended.
The winner will get beaut.
-M"rriea, on Thursday, january
Goth, 1905, at tho residence of the
brides parents, at Simpsonvile, S. G.,
by Rev. D. S. Spearman, Mr.. j. II.
Wyatt, Of Brushy Greek, Anderson
County, S. G., and Miss Ola Findlry,
of Simpsonville, S. G.
No weather profit can tell the
people whether this is to be wet or
dry year. Many are making fore
casts but mono OF them know what
the future will bring forth. Nature
will proceed along her usual lines
and give the country the usual variety
of weather.
Clemson College has been award.
ed two medals by tho officials Of the
st. Louis Exposition. The exhibits
from the mechanical aud textile
departments won q gold medal for
their excellence, aud u bronze medal
was carried off by tho agricultural
exhibit, in which was included Prof,
Newman's method Of preserving
sweet potatoes.
w. nj. Hudson, Of the Grow
Greek section, came in last week aud
paid for his paper another year. II,
is glad we have adopted the cash in.
advance plan and says he would not
do without it for five times the cost.
1t was the liret:t moana Of his chil1