The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1916-07-06
Local and Personal

Misses Lura Pickens and May Pepper
Of below Easley are the guests of Mrs
M. G. Smith.
H. M. Nichols and son, Robert, Of At
lanta, were business visitors in Pickens
last Friday
|. II. Simmons was in Pickens Satur-
day on his way to Oolenoy to attend the
all day service there Sunday.
Prof. r. II. Hallum attended the we'd
ding Of j. E. Swearingen and Miss
Hough which took place in Greenville
last Thursday.
Miss Media Boggs, who is teaching
in the Spartan Academy at Groce,
spent the week end with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. }. Boggs.
o. l.. Clayton of Central route sends
US cotton bloom which was planted on
April 18th and boomed on July 3rd. 1t
is the Cleveland big boil variety.
Caradine Chapman of the Lenhardt |
section was in Pickens on business Mon
day and while here paid The Sentinel
visit. He is hustling w. o. w. and
good citizen.
| In writing the article about the Pick
ems mill school last week, we failed to
mention that Miss Esther Edens of this
county is the efficient assistant and is
doing good work in the school.
| Il. H. Stewart is announced this week
as candidate for reelection to the Of
fee of treasurer of Pickens county. He
has been treasurer for several years
and has made good officer.
George Ellis of the city of Pickens
has been on visit to North Georgia re-
Gently. We would regret to see Mr..
Ellis leave Pickens and we hope he did
not fall in love with Georgia while out
there.
j. P. Carey, Jr., driving an Overland
automobile had head-on collision with
a Maxwell auto just below Liberty last
Friday. Nobody hurt. The Overland
being the heavier car was not so badly
damaged. but the Maxwell had to be
left on the side of the road in badly
damaged condition.
We are glad to hear that Capt. Will
liam Ponder SO well and favorably
known in Pickens county, was baptized
into the fellowship of the Mt. Carmel
church last Sunday by the young pas
tor, Rev. Walter Coker. May he be as
good soldier Of Jesus as he was Con-
federate soldier. II.
Gaffney Ledger: NJ B. Christopher,
recently connected with the Peoples
Bank of Greer will succeed Mr.. Brock
man as cashier of the Cherokee Savings
Bank. Mr.. Christopher is native of
Pickens county and is young man of
pleasing address, and doubtless he will
make many friends in Gaffney.
Rev. Andrew Lee Pickens preached
for Rev. D. w. Hiott last Sunday at
Big Creek church in Anderson county.
Mr.. Pickens is on the editorial staff of
the Greenville Piedmont and is a young
man of great promise. 9 He is one of
the best young preachers we have ever
heard. The churches ought to keep
him busy and will as soon as they find
him out. r.
A special representative Of the G.. l..
Hall Optical Co., which has establish
ments in Norfolk, Richmond and Lynch
burg, Va, will be at the Pickens Drug
Co. Monday, July 81 one day only.
All who are in need Of eyeglasses are
urgently invited to call and take advan-
tage of this exceptional engagement.
This company will have representa-
tive at the Pickens Drug Co. every
three months. Watch for announce
ments.
There will be an excursion over the
p. &. N. and the C. c. &. 0. Railway
to johnson City, Tenn, Tuesday, July
l1th. Train leaves Greenvlle at a.
M, round trip fare So. This trip af-
fords some of the most beautiful seen
cry in America, going right through the
heart of the Blue Ridge mountains
through "a tunnels hewn out of solid
rock with high mountain peaks in ev-
cry direction. Train arrives in johnson
City at d. .45 p. m. and tickets are good