The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1916-03-02
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i Gus Wilson of Pendleton was in town
the first part of the week shaking hands
with his old friends.
Don't forget the spring opening of
made -to-measure clothing at Folger,
IThornley & Co. IS store Friday and Sat-
urday of this week.
o. P. Heath, wealthy cotton broker
of Charlotte, N. c., who committed
suicide Monday, was an uncle Of Mrs.
Il. L. Bivens of Pickens.
Miss Elizabeth Mauldin, home dem
onstration agent for Pickens county,
spent last week with the Spartanburg
county agent studying the work.
The Ladies' Aid society of Pickens
circuit will meet Friday at 8 o'clock p.
m. at Salem church, and Rev. l.. e.
Virgins will preach. Everybody is
welcome.
Usually it rains in Pickens during
court week, but this"time it showed.
The snow began falling Monday after
noon and reached depth of three or
four inches before it began sleeting.
Bishop Collins Denny of Richmond,
Va, will preach at the Pickens Metho-
dist church Wednesday night. March l,
at 7. 45 o'clock This IS an opportunity
not offered the people Of this section
often and everybody is invited to attend
the services.
Misses Isadora Williams and Henri
eta Tongue of Pickens were operated
on for appendicitis at the Greenville
hospital Saturday Reports from their
bedsides Tuesday say they are improv
ing nicely. Both have many friends
who wish for them complete recovery.
j. Robt. Martin of Greenville was one
of the prominent attorneys attending |
court here this week. Mr.. Martin states |
that he will be in the race for solicitor
of this district this year and is receiv
ing much encouragement. He is we'll
known and has lots of friends in this |
county.
H. Earle Seaborn, manager of Hobbs
Henderson Co. $ store in Pickens, has
from the northern markets,
where he purchased complete stocks of !
goods of the different lines carried by
this store. These spring and summer
goods are now arriving and you are in
vited to call and inspect them.
The Pickens high school track team
jouneycd to Liberty Friday and met
the Liberty high school track team on
the athletic field. The contest was won
by Pickens, So to 18. The entire Pick
ems team showed up fine and the boys
are coming along well. The trip to
Liberty was an enjoyable one and the
Pickcns people were we'll treated while
there
Announcement has been made of the
approaching marriage of Miss Floride
Davis of Marion to Mr.. j. Nj. Smith Of
Easey. Miss Davis taught school at
Easley several yeas ago and is most
pleasantly remembered in this county.
Mr.. Smith is a son of Mr.. and Mrs. w.
G. Smith of Easley and is one of the
best known and popular young men Of
this county
President w. S. Currell, of the Uni
versity of South Carolina, will deliver
an address before the graduating class
of the Pickens High school May 90.
Prof. Melton invited President Currell
some time ago to make this address and
last week received letter of accept
ance. This will be good news to the
people here. Mr.. Currelk is one..of the
foremost educators of the country.
The next lyceum number to appear
in Pickens will be at the school audito
rum Monday night, March 6, beginning
at $50 O'Clock. The attraction will bt
the Raweis. a trio of native New Zea
landcrs, presenting in song. music, stor,
and picture most unique and fasci
mating entertainment, portraying nativ'
life of the South Sea islands. This j
an entertainment out of the ordinar,
and will doubtless draw a crowde
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