The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1906-10-20

~AooA VIC uldudS9menC or Mr. J.
A. Gary, with Mr.. S. w. Craig
Mr. L. w. Young ard Mr.. J. E.
Christopher as assistants.
Mr.. Norris made a very happy
selection in his corps of salesman,
having an eye not only to business
ability, affuble and gentlemanly
manners, but also personal ap.
pearance, as these young men are
what the ladies would term "de,
cidedly pretty"
For the benefit Of "whom it may
Concern" l wish to state, that Mr..
Gary Is married and therefore out
OF the market, but Messrs. Craig,
Young and Christopher are not
only willing, but are on the matri.
monial anxious seat and emile
alike on widows, spintsers, old
maids and misses. with decided
preference for handsome young
ladies.
This comes as q reminder that
"advertising counts" Under the
persistent and effectual advertis.
ing of Alonzo Brown, N. p,
Cateechee is fast becoming the
"Gretna Green" of South Caroline.
the Mecca of runaway couples and
love sick youngsters and Alonzo ia
building up an extensive and lucra.
tive business ia tying of the "knot
that binds" But Alonzo. has his
setbacks and his troubles. Last
Sunday he received q hurry up
call from Norris to tie the knot In
tine to dodge the irate old man,
who was In hot pursuit.. In his
haste to reach the station he failed
to notice low hanging telephone
wire which caught his buggy top,
carrying 1t by the board, leaving
our "worthY" in the buggy box
minus Q seat. Tho result beng
that Alouzo missed his job and his
dollar, and he Is now busy study
ing the code to Gee if he has not
oanse for a damage suit against the
Bell Telephone Co.
We cannot vouch for the fol.
lowing, but it is told that when he
first received his commission he
knew but little about the marriage
ceremony, never having had any
experience in that particular line.
One day a couple appeared before
him and as might ba expected be
was somewhat frustrated, but love
Of the dollar overcome his modesty
and he told tho couple to join
their right hands aud then got off
the following:
"Do you take this woman to be
your lawful welded wife?"
"I do"
"Do you take this man to be
your lawful welded husbandf'
81 do.'
u now pronounce you man and
wife and bind yau over to the Su.
perior Court of Pickens county,
Evidently Alonzo was not aware
at that time that there was no
divorce law in South Carolina.
Jim, I am still able to eat three
rations day and never fail. 1 am
very pleasantly sltuated at the
home of G.. w. Poore. Mr.. Poore
is slasher in the mill, if you
know what that means. I don't,
and as he sets a slashing good table
I ask no questions.
BY the way, why don't You shake
up our "county fathers on the
road question? Just whisper
loudly that a little work on the
roads would not BE amiss. The
mud has gone but the holes and
ruts are very much in evidence, and
"oh LordY how bad l feel" for I
rode to Salem aud return last Sun
day in company with S. w Cra'g.
where we attended the AssO ia
ton. There was large number
in attendance and plenty OF din.
her, but I got very nervous to-
wards the last, fearful we would
not reach home before the shades
of night. That young mpn was
slow to start, and while he was
good company his only subject for
conversation was "The girl he left
him." She had better move to
Cateechee or Mr.. Norris will lose
one of his salesmen.