The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1906-10-13
Happenings Of Local and Personal
Nature.

The Texas Socialists have nomi
mated woman for congress.
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"A school of medicine in Atlanta
has placed at Governor Heyward's
disposal two scholarships.
Tho attendance of students at
Converse College, Spartanburg, is
stated to be unusually large.
The State Fair at Columbia this
year is from October 22d to the 9th.
Pickens county should have good
exhibit.
Col. John Nj. Patrick, of An der
son, has 6een elected to professor
ship in tho Southwestern College of
Alabama.
The Bailey Furniture Manufat.
turing Company at Union hae made
on assignment for the benefit of it's
creditors.
-Thoms Dixon's play, The CLANS
man, has had to cancel its southern
dates on account of the race troubles
in the South.
The First Baptist Church Of Oar
lington is soon to commence the
erection of new house of worship
to cost $25. 200.
The people of Seneca are in a
hot fight with the telephone compa.
ny and may take the franchise over
and run the exchange.
According to the Lexington Dis
patch, twin eggs abound in that town
one having been sent to the editor
by the daughter of the mayor.
Pedigree is worth something
when it comes to race horse or O
Jersey COW, but the world knows too
much these days for man to boast
of his long line of ancestors.
>,--The citizens of Anderson have
raised by popular subscription the
#uu' Of $15,eG4 35 for the purpose of
establishing hospital in that enter.
prising city.
We want all of our correspond
ents to write us letter each week;
wo have room for it now and can
handle MI of them that get to us by
Wednesdays of each week.
The superintendent of education
of Spartanburg county will, in his
forthcoming annual report, state that
for the year past there was an enroll
ment of 17,48G pupils in the schools
Of that county.
when we get systematised on
the changes we are max ing on this
paper we will put ont one of the best
neateat and newsiest country week.
lies published anywhere -one that
you will be proud to subscribe TO and
pay in advance for.
Walter Everett Middlebrooks
aged ten months, son of Mr.. and
( Mrs. r. l.. Middlebrooks, was drown.
ed in tub of water at the residence
of Mrs. Merrill on Brawley street il
Spartanburg, about o'clock Sotur
day evening;
-'Thore are 1o,648 telephone lines
in use in South Carolina. Picken.
county should have more lines and ,
= better service. Our rural relation,
should bo in closer touch with tn,
towns and rural telephone system
would do this and be money make
for the promoters.
Good roads are the cheapes
roads. The annual expense growin
out of the wear and tear to vehicle
and the delay and sometimes faiIur,
in marketing crops would make
sum sufficient in n few years to bull
md keep in order the most expensiv
system Of improved highways.
Rev. r.. G. Licon, minister of til
Presbyterian Church, residing in Al
derson county, died on the Goth ulI
leaving a widow, two daughters an
six sons. He was a graduate OF Err
kline College and of the Columb
Theological Seminary. Later
served Roberts and Good Hope chu
ches in Anderson county for abo
twenty-five years. }E. .E'&ta, ,@r.1