The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1916-03-30
LOCAL AND
PER SONAI


you right.
Some news for you in the announce
ment column this week.
Gignilliat Christopher has been made
a director of the newly organized Greer
baseball club.
Miss Corrinne Robertson has return
ed to Charlotte after pleasant visit to
relatives in Pickens.
There will be an all day singing at
Old Pickens the second Sunday in April.
Everybody invited to come and bring
well-filled baskets.
Miss Stella Wood, returned mission
airy from India, will lecture at Pickens
View church next Sunday night at 8
o'clock. The public cordially invited to
hear her.
There will be an entertainment at
CLASSY Mountain school house Thursday
night, April g. beginning at 7. 80 o clock.
A small admission fee will be charged
and will be used for the benefit of the
school library Public invited.
The governments final report of the
number Of bales of cotton ginned of the
crop OF 1915 was made public March 20.
There were II, 845 bales glnned in Pick
ems county against %, $40 bales in 1914.
Tho the 1916 crop was shorter than the
1914 crop, the 1915 crop brought great
deal more money.
MIR. Burt Mauldin, Confederate vet
cran, died at the home Of j. II. Chap
man, near Six Mile, February %. His
death was sudden and is supposed to
have been due to heart trouble. He
was 70 years of age and leaves two
children besides many relatives and
friends to mourn his departure.
c. G. Rowland has been appointed
postmaster at Central. He is at pres
cnt magistrate of Central township, but
will resign that place in order to take
up the duties of postmaster. There
were several other applicants for the
postmastership and Mr. Rowland's 8
friends are jubilant over his appoint
mcnt
John c. Carey, cashier of the Keowee
bank, has purchased the interest of
John F. Harris in the Linwood Land &
Investment Co. and has been elected
secretary Of the company. Mr.. Carey
has also bought the interest of Mr.. Har-
ris in the firm of Smith & Harris, rea,
estate dealers. and the name of this
firm has been changed to Smith & Carey.
The many friends here of NJ Bristow
Christopher, assistant cashier of the
Peoples Bank, will be pleased to hear
Of his Of his promotion to the cashier.
ship Of the, Bank Of Fletcher, Fletcher,
NJ c., to which position he has been
aclcctcd by the directors. He will
lcsve here about April first to assume
charge of that institution Greer OBJ
server. Bristow is son of Mr.. and
Afla. N. A. Christopher Of Pickens and
hi@ friends here will be much interested
in the above item
MeSsrs John A. Horton, candidate
for congress, and Albert S. FAINT, can
didate for railroad commissioner, both
Of Belton, were in Pickens one day last
week. They are both pleasing gentle
men and worthy Of the positions they
seek. They both received much encour-
agetnent in this county and reports from
other counties in this section are favor
able to them. From present Indications
it. 'ould not be bad guess to say that
both gentlemen will be elected to the
offices to which they aspire.
The Pickens Chapter, u. d. c., held
it, regular monthly meeting at the
nome Of Mrs. J. p. Carey, Jr., on the
10th inst. The subject for the after
no',n wss South Carolina poets. Sketches
from the lives of Timrod, Simms and
r., sne we're read. Several poems from
; e"ch poet were read and very much en-
. joycd. Several instrumental and vocal
! solos were beautifully rendered. The
Ch>pter is planning "Clean Up Day"
sometime In April and wishes the coop
Grafton Of the people of the town. Af-
le, the business meeting WAS over a
delicious ice course was served
Rcrsr l.. Bowen died at his home in
V"n Alstyne, Texas, Friday, February
u. !lr was SO years old and q son OF
the lote Thomas Bowen. who moved
from pickens county to Texas about the
/. ycar 1850. Thomas Bowen was broth.
9, nf the late Reece and John Bowen OF
this county. The deceased leaves &
wife and three children. He was pres
iaent ot the National bank Of Van Ais