The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1916-12-14
B. Lewis is representing the Pickens
lodge at the meeting OF The grand lodge
of Masons in Charleston this week.

B. Lewis is representing the Pickens
of Masons in Charleston this week.
The back mountains above Pickens
were covered with snow Tuesday morn
ing, the first time snow could be seen
from here this winter.
The bazaarIof the ladies of the Meth
oolst church, held last Friday, was most
was realized for good purpose.
DR.: j. l.. Valley is attending the
Southern Commercial congress in Nor
1olk as delegate from Pickens county.
He will also visit Baltimore before re-.
turning bome
Mrs, w. H. Hughes of Richland vis-
came to attend the surprise birthday
party given by relatives and friends to
Mrs. Maggie G. Lewis last Monday and
"hlch was most enjoyable affair.
The ladies' aid society of the Pickens
Baptist church will hold bazaar in the
freeman building, next door to B. f.
Parsons store, Friday, December Is.
Dlnnerwlli also be served and the public
generally IS invited to patronize these
good ladies on that day.
only two more weeks in which to pay
taxes without penalty. The treasurer
asks as us to state that he would be glad
II the people would come in and nav
now, as 1T will be impossible to wait on
all the people in q day or two. Taxes
are being paid very slowly this year.
;, n. L. Sitton and son Vedder, of Pen
dleton, spent Sunday in Pickens with
the elder Mr.. Sitton's sister-in-law
Mrs. Maggie G. Lewis Vedder Sitton
is famous baseball pitcher and last
year was member of the Binghamp-
ton, N. Y, team.
The church clerks of the Pickens
Baptlst association evidently do not care
much about the association minutes.
These minutes have been at The Senti-
mel office ready for delivery for three
weeks, and SO far only two churches
pickens and Griffin have called for
them.
Married, at the residence of Rev w
?. Holland, OF Easley, November 2s
1916, Mr.. Clement Smith, the Youngest
son or Mr.. Calvin Smith, and Miss Res
sic Smith, daughter of Mr.. Robt. Smith.
all of near Easley The happy couple
nave the congratulations of their MANY
friends who wish them a long and usc.
ful life. = Easley Progress.
While Officers Roark, LaBoon. Julian
ana Mckinney were at Calhoun last
week they accidentally ran across Bud
Harper, notorious and dangerous no
gro who escaped from tho Pickens com
ty chalngang about Is months ago He
was drunk, disorderly and as usual had
Dig gun. The officers took charge of
nm and he is now in the county gang
Miss Helen f. Hill of Columbia was
here last week. She is working under
the State Board of Charities and Cor
rectlons in the interest of better con-
dltions for our feeble minded class and
making survey of the state with q
view to laying before the next legisla-
ture the facts as they exist concerning
these unfortunate and unprovided- for
people.
Mr. ". >. Sheriff died at his home at
GlenWood cotton mills on December 9.
from appoplexy. Age So years. He is
survived by wife and several children.
besides many relatives and friends.
The remains were carried to Carmel
Presbyterian church in Anderson coun
ty Sunday and inferred in the cemetery
there. He was hard working man
and has been citizen of Easfey for
several years. Peace to his ashes.
Easley Progress.