The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1916-11-16
LOCAL AND
PERSONAL

Sam B. Craig, Esq, visited Asheyi,le
last week on legal business.
F. G. Hunter of Liberty route 4 was
at the county seat Saturday.
Born, unto Mr.. and Mrs. Bennett
Powers, November Is, daughter.
Miss Alice Finney, a trained nurse of
Atlanta, is visiting her mother in Pick
ems.
The w. c. 7. u meets Thursday af
ternoon at four o'clock with Mrs. G. e.
Robinson.
Mr.. and Mrs. a. b. Cantrell and Miss
Eva Cantrel Of route 4 were shopping
in Pickens Friday.
Rural Policemen LaBoon and Mckin-
ney were witnesses in Federal court at
Asheville last week.
Mile Greek school will begin it's win
ter term next Monday, November 20.
with Miss Cannie Murphy teacher.
A protracted meeting is in progress
at the Presbyterian church this week
and everybody is invited to attend.
Married, November at Central, Mr..
Willie Holden to Miss Connie Hail, both
forming the ceremony.
There will be preaching at Smith
Grove the third Sunday instant at 3 a. |
M. as it raned out the regulur service
on the second Sunday morning. Sun
day school will be at 2 clock.
a Rhode Island Red chicken belong
ing to DIR. Il. A. Seawright of Pickens |
won second prize at the Union county
fair last week. His chicken which won
ilrSt prize at Greenwood was not enter |
ed at Union.
Misses Minnie and Emma Herd de-
lightfully entertained the Tattlers Fri
day afternoon. After the usual social
hour contest followed after which
qelghtful sweet course was served by |
Misses Floy Herd and Bernice Carey.
! The Pickens Drug Co. will put on one
of it's famous One Cent Sales November
28, 70, 80 and December l. Look for
advertisement in The Sentinel next
week. There will be articles offered
| this time which have never been offered |
in sale before
Martin graded school will begin it's
winter term next Monday, November
27, with Prof. Ben G. Field as principal
and Mrs. Claud Adams and Miss Pearl
Murphy assistants. Mrs. Adams was
recently elected to fill the place of Miss
johnson, who resigned on account of
her mothers death.
A wedding of wide interest was that
of Mrs. l.. Ross Eaton to Mr.. Thos. A. |
Robinson of Central laSt "Wednesday. |
Rev. Jno c. Bailey officiating. Mrs
Eaton is the mother of Mrs. l. M. Maui |
din of PicKens and is most prominent
and popular lady Many friends are Of
fering congratulations.
Sheriff Roark left last week for Pitts
burg, Pa, to bring back here Ossie
Young, colored. Young killed another
negro at Calhoun about two years ago
and escaped He recently went north
with large number of other negroes
and the Pittsburg officers picked him
up and notified the Pickens sheriff
Mrs. j. E. Boggs and Miss Inez Nor
ris attenned the marriage of Clifford
Lewis and Miss Louise Newman at Co
lumbia Tuesday. Mr.. Lewis is a son of
Mr.. and Mrs. B. Lewis of Easley, but
is well known in Pickens, where he was
reared. He has been living for the past
iI'two years at Lockhart, where he holds
a responsible position.
Frank Peterson and John Gary, both
= colored, staged private battle at the
j rock quarry between Easley and Liber-
Z ty Saturday afternoon and after both
Z had emptied their pistols at each other
j and the smoke cleared away it was
q found that John was shot in the foot,
Y but not seriously hurt. Both were ar
s. rested and Peterson is out on bond while
q Gary is nursing his sore foot in Jail.
= Old corn likker was the cause of it all.
8 = j. M. Bolding, good farmer of route
s g. was in town on business Monday and
e while here renewed his subscription to
5 5 The Sentinel. Mr. Bolding informs us
a that there has been more wheat and
q other small grain planted in his section
s. this year than ever before. Mr.. Bold
. ing, himsef has always planted wheat
g and says he has bought no flour for
S seven years and has also had to buy only
S about two dollars worth of meat in four
teen years, making practice 0 { raising
his own meat.
Messrs. j. K. Lathem and George H.
Reeves of Pickens were members of the
jury which convicted Editor V. B.
Cheshire of the Anderson Tribune at
Greenwood last week. Mr.. Cheshire
was charged with sending 'flthy''
reading matter thru the mails. Argu
ment for new trial was overruled and
the defendant was sentenced to serve
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