The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1906-04-11
.PiCkenS Sentinel
happenings OF a Local and Personal Nature


All who haven't paid they road
tax by tho 18th instant will have to
make days on the road.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. White aud
child, Of Anderson, arc on visit to
Mrs. N. e. Thornley,, in Pickens.
Squire w. @. Bramlett has pun
chased lot from II. D. Harris, on
the Liberty road, and is preparing to
build
Mrs. Mary e. Alexander, who
has been quito sick for some time at
her hume in Pickens, is reported as
no better.
"A great many farmers have been
rushing their plows the past week,
Notwithstanding, That in many sec
tions the ground was wet and heavy.
Esquire w. l.. Jenkins has pu'
up very neat and commodious dwell"
ling house on his property III tho
edge of town, on the Central road,
and has moved into it.
Capt j. II. Taylor is spending
this week ut tho works of tho Cullo-
whee Mining aud Reduction Co., in
Jackson county, N. G., looking after
his interests in his property.
Miss. Jannio Blassingame or
Van Alstyne, Tex, spent last week
With tho family Of W. II. Ashmorc,
in Pickcna. She will remain III tho
county until August visiting rela.
tiveg.
Pearl, the nine year old daughter.
of Mr. and Mrs. B. G. Baker, Pick
ems, is worry ill with geiapso of meas
les and brain foveSs It is to 10 hoped
that she wil!4-ss'Scon take turn for the
'"45t,t '"bsttabf aia"ai3dd Sad ultimately recover.
ALI old soldiers who desire Crosf-
es of Honor from the Pickens Chapter
u. D. G. ut the annual reunion. IN
June next, should make out their Cor
titicates at once. Blanks mag bo oh
tanned from Mr.. j. Newberry.
---Rcv. Z. G. Crawford. the paster
of tho Pickens Baptist church preach.
ed his first sermon l.crc last Sunday
night, delivering fine grafton. He
is fine preacher and made good
impression on his congregation.
j. II. Newton, who is in his 70;h
year, says he is too old to farm any
longer, SO has gone to his children t.
-'->->3 the balance of his time with
.~,.. lie was gallant Cohfederot'
..... belonging to Company A.,
cgiment.
Squire John L.. Gru,ley, of the
Sunnydale sec tion of the county, has
bought the M. w. Newton farm, twr
miles south of Fickens, and will NOV.
there next year. We arc glad that
such good men as equire Gravley are
getting closer to Pickens.
The Pickens County Singing
Convention will meet with tho Griffin
Baptist church, near Pjckcus, April
21st and 22nd inst. All churches and
Sabbath schools in the county nre re
quested to send full delegation. All
are cordially invited to attend.
MIR. j. &. Cannon, of Atlanta Ga.
has located in Pickens for the present.
He is general state agent for South
Carolina for the Farmer Mutual Life
Protective Association, a good C IN.
pany, and any Of our readers VINO
want good insurance at low cost,
will do we'll to figure with him.
The all-day singing exercises held
0t Mountain Grove church last Sunday
was grand success. Tho meeting
was conducted by Med. Weames, as
sisted by, Messrs Ed Heard, Med.
Baker, Andrew Parrot, Calvin Gar
ret, r. M. Baker, and A. r. Win
"heat"r The congregation was di
,'s" " classes and lod by these
F.'...'g, each class singing fifteer
"..o.
We learn that Mnj. LOWS J.
Redmond, tho noted moon sinner O
by gone days, diod at his homo neal
Seneca last week, after an illness OF
only few days. Maj Redmond was
well and favOrably known to many n