The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-01-18

OF twelve Mile and Hampton schools,
respectively, were in Pickens Sunday.
MIR. and Mrs. Will Mauldin of Green
wood attended the funeral of his broth
er, Ebert Mauldin, at Pickens Satur-
day. >. a.,
There will be box supper at ,Roa-
noke school house Friday night, January
26, beginning at 7.30 o'clock. Public
cordially invited.
Miss Margaret Attaway, who teaches
the Mt. Carmel school, has had grip for
over week. Her sister, Miss Sarah
is teaching the school,
j. Wesley Julian continues very sick,
but is slowly improving Mrs. Nickells,
trained nurse of near Easley, is at his
bedside and we trust he will soon re-
cover.
Presiding Elder Turnipseed of the
Greenville district preached most in
teresting and forceful sermon at the
Pickens Methodist church Sunday night,
after which quarterly conference was
held.
The January Clearance Sale at Hobbs
Henderson Co.'S. store will continue thru
this week. Many exceptional bargains
are offered, as anyone can see by read
ing their large advertisement in The
Sentinel today.
Ed Hendricks is in Columbia taking
the Pastcur treatment. MIR. Hendricks
was bitten on the hand by dog last
week. The dogs head was sent to
Columbia for examination and it was
found to have had rabies.
John b. Craig has gone to High Point,
N. G., where he will personally select
and buy large shipment of furniture
for Craig Bros. Co. This firm expects
to do big furniture business this year
and are making their plans accordingly
Earle e. Mauldn of Texas is visiting
his father. E. E. Mauldin, near Easley,
and other relatives and friends in this
county. This is Mr.. Mauldin's first
visit to his old home in fourteen years
and his many friends are delighted to
see him.
A beautiful home wedding took place
in Easley on the 14th inst at the home
of Mrs. B w. Duckworth, when her
youngest daughter, Miss Margie, be-
the bride of Mr.. Alexander Cal
youngest son of Mrs. Mamie
Barton McMahan, Rev. D. w. Hiott
officiating.
Monday and Tuesday of this week
were probably the most disagreeable
days of this winter. Cold rains fell and
everything outside was covered with
ice. However, it was very pretty
sight to see the fences, trees, telephone
wires, etc, covered with ice and gleam-
ing like diamonds and silver.
Mr.. Warren Sutherland and son, of
Gordon county, Georgia, formerly of
the Dacusville section, are visiting rel
atives and friends in the county at pres
ent MIR. Sutherland has been residing
IN the state of Georgia about four years.
Says he is getting along fine and likes
the section where he is located well.
After an illness extending over a
period of several years, Adolphus G.
Smith died at his home four miles below
Easley, January 6, Of dropsy. He was
about 72 years old and is survived by
wife and two children. Mr.. Smith came
to Easley about twenty years ago from
Blacksburg and was for some time
chief of police at Easley.
Two petitions asking for the position
of postmaster for the city of Easlev
were being circulated in the city Mon.
day. One by Mr.. A. G. King, the pres
ent incumbent, the other by Mr.. j. e.
Craig. Both petitions were receiving q
number of signatures. Postmaster
Kings present term expires some time
in July next. -Easley Progress.
Fielding A. Lewis died at his home at
Walhalla, January 4, after an extended
illness. He was Ia years old Mr..
Lewis was well known in Pickens
county, having at one time lived at
Central, when he was member of the
firm of Gaines & Gassaway, and later
lived at Pickens several years. during
which time he served as supervisor of
registration of this county. He was
twice married and is survived by his |
second wife, two children by his first
and four children by his sec
ond marriage. He was a gallant Con-
federate soldier and member of the
Methodist church.