The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1916-06-15

MIS. T.. ~. Bowie, pOStinlSCreSS Ut
Nimmons, has been quite sick recently,
but we are glad to state that she is
now much improved.
Married on last Sunday at the home
of the officiating minister, Rev. j. M.
Stewart, Mr.. A. j. Clark and Miss
Omie Barron, of Pickens.
Misses lnez and Mary Morris have
returned from Washington, D. c., where
they have been spending some time
with friends and relatives.
| George Prince of Easley, who is well
known in Pickens, graduated at Glenn
son college last week. There were 118
young men graduates in the class Of
1916.
Mrs. w. M. Melton and son, Robert,
attended commencement at Clemson
last week, while Prof. Melton went to
the 25th anniversary Of his class at
Wofford.
The cOunty-t0-county canvass by the
candidates for state Offices begins in
Spartanburg next Tuesday, June goth.
Wednesday they are in Greenville and
Thursday they hit Pickens. Remember
the date Thursday, June 22-o one week
from today.
Miss Cleo Attaway, state organizer
for the w. G. 7. u. delivered thrill
ling address at the Methodist church
here last Sunday afternoon on the work
their society is doing in the interest of
prohibition. They are working for ma
tion-wide prohibition.
Mr. A. J. Geary, foreman Of the Toe
Goa (Ga.) Record, spent the weekend
in Pickens with his boyhood friend,
Lewis BURNETT. 1t was the first meet
ing of these ''old boys" in over twenty
years, and to say it was joyous one
would be expressing it mildly.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Calvin Garrett came
to Pickens June 8 to spend few days
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. M.
Garrett. Before returning to their
home at Newberry, where Mr.. Garrett
is manager for the Bell Telephone Co.,
they attended commencement exercises
at Clemson.
DR.. R. S. Saunders of Mt. Airy, Ca,
pastor of Concord and Cedar Rock
churches in this county, was in the city
this week. He is man Of fine ability
and these churches are fortunate in Sc
curing his services.
John "A. Horton. driving Ford auto
mobile, was in Pickens this week shak-,
ing hands with "the boys" Horton
knows the needs of the people, for he
was raised between the plow handles
and is successful business man.
Earle Hudson Of Atlanta, freight
conductor for the Southern railway, re-
ceived painful but not serious injuries
last Tuesday afternoon in collision be-
tween his train and work train near
Beverly between Liberty and Easley.
w. O. Hester and family of Easley
spent one day last week with his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. M. r. Hester, in
Pickens. Mr.. Hester learned the print
er's trade in The Sentinel office many
years ago and for the past ten or elev-
en- years has been foreman of the Eas-
ley Progress office.
Prof. r. r. Hallum, president of the
county superintendents' conference of
the state, has collected from the county
superintendents Of the state<a sufficient
sum to purchase chest of silverware
which will be presented to State Super
intendent Swearingen, who is to be
married in Greenville soon.
! The Woman's Christian Temperance
Union will hold it's regular monthly
meeting Thursday afternoon at d. 80
O'Clock at the home Of Mrs. A. j. Boggs.
The program will be in charge Of Mrs.
Gary Hiott. 1t will include interesting
readings on "The Flower Mission. :"
The members are urged to meet prompt
ly. Visitors are cordially invited.
Announcement was made at Furman
University commencement last Wednes-
day night that Lawrence H. Bowen, an
alumnus Of Furman of the class of 'l3
had been elected assistant instructor in
mathematics for the next term. Prof.
Bowen taught the past session at Fort
Lawn and two sessions in the Spartan
academy, and has specialized i'm math-
ematics at the University Of Chicago.
He is another of the many Pickens
boys who have made good, being son