The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1906-10-13
NEWS FROM EASLEY..
Fair Weather Puts People In Brighton
Spirits-HusiI,ess Activity.

seemed to take on q little new life.
There is more stir IN town today
than on any day this fall. A good
deal of cotton is being ginned and
sold today. The Easley Oil Mill
Go, inst allied six new gins this fall,
but have glnned only about three
hundred bales up to this time.
The merchants are busy arranging
their fall goods. To give some
idea of the business done in EasleY
there were twenty solid car loads
of goods for Easloy merchants one
day last week. Very few changes
have been made in the corps of
clerks this fall. Mr.. Shrine Hig.
gins is with Pickens Bro. now.
'The first regular meeting of the
Philosophical Literary Society was
held yesterday. The first program
was we'll carried out and would
have been q credit to college so.
ciety. All took hold with real
enthusiasm and it promises to be-
come a great addition to the school.
The subject of Miss Queen John.
sons inaugural address was "The
Value of High Ideal" Miss May
Putnam read a very good essay OH
"Glances at Life..' The enrolment
has already reached fifty and there
will doubtless be others to Join.
The familiar sound of the "Pick-
ems Doodle' is still husbed. 1t 10
greatly missed here, as it makes
two trips daily and has a good
long wait each time. It Is expected
that the trestle will be III condi-
tion to cross over this afternoon.
Easley can boast of her secret
orders. Large and we'll organize d
K. Of p, Masonic and Woodman
orders are here The members
take an exceptionally great ID.
terest in them.
Misses Ellie and Queen Johnson
en- tertained number of friends at
the residence of Mr.. w. A. Hamil-
ton, on Friday night. During the
evening many entertaining games
were played, after which delight
full ices were served.
Misses Mary Hamilton and
Jessie Boggs are visiting Miss Lila
Folger, at Central.
Misses Aurie Shanklin, of Eas.
ley, and Helen Boggs, of Pickens,
attended the dance given at Glenn
son last night.
Miss Mamie Norris ls spending
today with relatives in Spartan.
burg.
Miss Annie Kirksey, of Pickons
left yesterday for Atlanta, where
she Will study pharmacy. 1t is {
little rare for young lady to tak'
this course.
DR.. r. Il. Smith and son, Floyd
and Mr.. Gwyn Humbert, were
among those who wont to Green
Vile yesterday.
= Mr.. II. j. Haynesworth and MI
A. G.. Furman, Of Greenville, I'll
| in Easley today Oh business.
Mr.. John Jamison has returne
q from the western markets where i
n purchased q lot of mules an
n horses. A car load of twenty eigl
+ was unloaded this morning.
State Constable P. P. Mechanic
l.. assisted by Constables Charlie
Mckinney and Goldsmith, seize'
y about forty gallons of grape win
4 from Mr.. Petor Nalley at Pickent
# vile and placed the same in tn
depot at this place TO be shipped
O the State dispensary. Mr.. Nalle
v appears to have been laborin
under the impression that it wa
i not violation Of the law to max
VINE.
Il Easley, S. c.. Oct. 12.-Mr'
Eliza Miles, of Greenvlllo, was o
a visit to relatives hero last week
J. W. Ellison, wife and childrc
visited in Seneca last week.
. Several OF our fair young ladies
accompanied by some from
" Plckens, attended dance a
Clemson ono night last week.
, Miss Marie Folger, Of Plckens
who had been on q visit to rel'
t,voa l., Hroanyjl1n atOpne0 owe