The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1913-06-19
NUMBER 8
FROM THE PALMETTO STATE
latest News Of General Interest That
1as Been Collected From Many
Towns and Counties.

| Towns and Counties.
McColl.-M McColl bonds of SEQ. 900
for light. sewerage and watervo,,,s !,
sold to r. M. Marshall and brother Of
Charleston.
Blackville.-The people OF g.acj,s
Vile have become aroused along edus
cational Lines. They are planaing TOR
the best session Of the school In it's
history, to begin next September
Columbia The governor has I'D.
pointed w. @. Jackson, II. J. Lylas.
John Bell Towill and Luther William
son as members Of commission In
the matter of annexiny a portion Of
Lexinstdheounty to Aiken.
Washington.-Repr Wyatt
Aiken was notified that Frank L. Hess
or the geological, survey deft here Cor
anderson county where ne goes to in,
spect some lands upon which the own
ers think oil and natural gas May be
found.
Columbia.-By means Of a resolution
offered by Councilman keenan, recent
ly, council rejected tho proposition cf
Walter A. Keenan, with reference to an
alley between his proposed buMddiug
on Sumter street and the central fire
station. No counter proposition Was
made.
Monck's Corner.-The county super.
Sr -,
over tho petitions asking Cor an cleo.
tion on the "dispensary Of no dlapen-
sary." and decided that the petitioners
for the election had lost, without GO.
Ing over the entire petitions. 1t was
shown clearly that large number OF
the petitioners were not quad1aed
Washington Congressman Lover
has written D. 8. Murph Of ST. Mat
thews and Morris Lumpkin OF Colum-
,bia, requesting that they report Ter
duty here. Mr.. Murpn will become
clerk to the house committee on agn-
culture. Of which Mr. Lever Is ohsAr.
man. and Mr.. Lumpkin will be esstat-
ant clerk
Sumter.-lt has been decided to taY
TO get the flremen's convention hea>e
for the 1914 turnament. An invitation
| Will be extended at tho meet at 40
beyillo, June 81. Sumter's yaGtnaaat
Will be represented in the urnament
that follows the conventio the do
partment boys having practiced at the
foot reel and wagon events for ssme
tme.
Lexington. - Acquilia Sharpe tho
young white man who was cmvic. cd
OF seduction In tue. general sessions
court, and upon whom sentence was
deferred pending the disposition OF a
motion or a new trial. was sentenced
by Judge Hayne T.. Rice to pay O ane
OF. $500 and serve period of 12
months at hard labor.
Chester. The Carolina e. North.
western railway announced the new
schedule for passenger trains, Nos. 7
and 8, that will be extended to Ches-
ter Sunday, June 20. These arc tho
trains people held a meeting In York.
vile along with the railroad commas.
sion some weeks ago regarding The
scehdulc allows about an hour ana
one-half in Chester.
Columbia Tho crisis at BluGton Is
passed. The village has regaiaed Ito
calmness and there has boon no riot
The town had been greatly excited but
1t is now quiet and the danger Is over.
The hunt goes on for the negro who
attempted to assault the wife of an at
torney and everalsnegroes have been
arrested, found to be tnnocens and re.
leased.
Walterboro.-Thr young women
and two young men received diplomas
at the graduation exercises OF the
Walterboro high school several days
ago. The commencement exercises
began with drills and a singing pro.
gram, the cantata, "a Doy In the
Woods" being especially wen pre-
scnted by the pupils OF the higher
grades.