The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1916-07-27
Local and Personal

Miss Matte Griffin is visiting rela
tives in Greenville.
Miss Addie Hiott spent several davs
last week with friends in Greenville.
Bertran B. Porter has been confined
to his room several days on account OF
sickness.
| Messrs. G. M. Bowen and j. T. Par.
fridge spent Sunday with friends in
Greenville.
Miss Lorena Taylor spent several
days last week with Mrs. A. B. Taylor
in Easley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Il. A. Kelley of the
Hagood Mill section were in town shop
ing Monday.
Sheriff Roark spent Tuesday inGaines-
vile, Ca, where he was a witness in
the criminal court
Mrs. Elmira Boggs has returned to
plckens after an extended visit to rela-
tives in and around Calhoun.
| MIR. and Mrs. H. M. Hester of Green
vile visited his parents, Mr.. and Mrs
K. A, Hester, near Pickens Sunday.
Rev. ". l.. Coker is assisting Pastor
ID. w: Hot in q meeting at Keowce
church in Abbeville county this week,
r. A. Bowen attended the Greenville
district conference at Gray Court last
week as Il delegate from the Pickens
M. +. cnurch
The rural policemen and revenue Of
! flcers cut up two stills in the northern
part OF the county recently and destroy
ed quantity Of whiskey.
According to the omnibus public build
ing bill made public last week Easlev
Will get S5. 00o from the government for
a new postotfice building.
There was Il MAD dog scare in pjck ems
last week. Several dogs were bitten
by mad dog and had to be killed. No
person was bitten.
Dr.; }. l.: Valley spent Sunday in
ltenderSonvlile. \. c., making the trip
IN ms Ford. he went by way of the
Huncombee highway and says ne found
the road in very good condition.
! All those interested in the cemetery
at Mt. Grove church are requested to
meet at the church on Saturday morn
ing. July 20, for the purpose of clean
ing off the grounds. bringing suitable
| tools.
W. NJ. Capps. who lives on Ooenoy
river, was in town one day last week
and reports that the recent freshet
ruined great part Of his crop and
caused considerable other damage in his
section.
We are requested to announce that
revival services will begin at Bethel
church next Sunday at II a. m. The
public is cordially invited to all the SER
vices. Rev. S. B. White will be in charge
Of the meeting.
There will be Il Children's Day at
Rice's Creek Baptist church Saturday,
July 20. Everybody is cordially invited
to attend. Come prepared to spend the
day. The revival services will also be-
gin at this place Saturday night at early
candle light
Messrs. r. E. Yongue, w. r. Griffin
and NJ Griffin, who have been work
ing in Westminster for several weeks,
where MIR. Yongue has the contract for
the erection of several large dwelling
houses, are spending few days with
their families in Pickens.
The day before the first county cam
paign meeting will be the last day for
the Pickens county candidates to file
| their pledges. The county executive
committee at its meeting August will
arrange the dates for the campaign and
it will not be known until then when
will be the last day for filing pledges.
Sheriff Roark arrested young white
man in the Six Mile section several
days ago by the name of Dean, charged
with stealing Dean was working for
George Masters and was suspected of
having stolen $45 from Masters. He
was arrested and the money found in
his hat and was returned to the owner.
He is in Jail and will be tried at the
next term Of court