The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-10-21
Pickens County Items

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| Work has started on Liberty'sa
power plant at Hunters mill
and the manager says he ex-
poets to give Liberty 24-hour
electric service by January 1.
/ Married, by j. d. Mauldin, N.
+, at his residence in Norris,
Mr.. Clinton M. G. Cole and Miss
Ossie Gilstrap, both of Norris.
They are receiving congratula-
tions of many friends.
Have you read the big adver@
tisement of Folger, Thornley, e
co? If you haven't you have
missed some of the best reading
in the paper, and if you will
turn to it and read it now you
will say so, too.
Frank l.. Bunker of Easley,
who has been conducting a NOV
ing picture show at Walhalla.
will leave in few days for Pitts
burg, Pa, where he will be en-
ployed by the Westinghouse
company in their large electrical
plant.
The Pickens association last
week passed q resolution calling
upon our state senator and mem
bers of the legislature to try, at
the next meeting of the legisla-
ture, to do all in their power to
have the gallon a. month law re-
pealed and give us simple prohi-
bition.
Just a small instance proving
that you can't afford to be with
out your county paper happened
recently when one of our readers
lost pair of spectacles. They
{ were advertised in The Sentinel
. and the advertisement caused
their return to the owner, who,
said he paid $ll for them. SfaVi
"UncleSam" Looper and fam
4 lily desire to express their heart
felt thanks to friends and rela7
tives for their kindness in rebuilt
Q ding for them a home upon the,
S spot where the old house was.
/. burned in August Nearly ev-
}. erything in the house was de-
+ stroyed by fire, but friends have.
: presented Uncle Sam and his
/ loved ones with many nice things,
to put in the new house. He lis.
, praying daily for every one who
: contributed in any way to make
his last days bright and happy,
| w. NJ. Nichols, representing
theNicholsC Contracting company
OF Atlanta, Ga, who have con-
tract in the work of double
tracking the Southern railway
between Easley and Central.
was in the city last week ar
ranging the location of their
!, camp and making arrangements
to begin work about the Goth Of
I, October. They will probably be-
gin work near the Oil mill. The
camp will be located on the Hal
lum land just west of Alice Mill,
-EasIey Progress.
/ At3 O'Clock Sunday morning
!; fire OF an unknown origin de-
stroyed the large two story brick
Storeroom owned by John A.
Roblnson and occupied by T.. c.
, Folgcr Grocery Company in
, Easley. This store room is
situated near the postoffice
and has several large stores
ON either side Of it, but owing to
| the heroic work Of the men
handling the fire hose the flames
werH confined to this one build
ing. ltwas stated that the value
/, or the stock Of goods was al
. proXimately $4,000 with So. 500
insurance. The building, it was
, stated, was insured for 1000.
at a recent meeting Of the
county superintendent of educa-
tlon and the trustees and patrons
or Praters school district il was
decided to move the location OF
/ the schoolhouse and build a mod
ern graded school building near
1 the old site. The contract for
the erection of the building will
pc let October 81 at Q O'Clock
nj. y. Looper gave one acre of
ground for a building site and
the trustees bought of him three
addlti0nal acres for school
, GROUNDS, The progressive citi-
zens OF this community are to be
congratulated upon the perspic-