The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-02-22
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| Mrs. II. l.. Davis is in GrcenVllle tax
lng ostcopath treatment
Miss Ada Craig spent last week end
with relatives at Walhalla.
Miss Lorena Taylor spent last week
end with relatives at Grccnville.
We received good letter from Lib
crty this week too late for this issue.
Miss Matte Finley, Of Easlcy, spent
last weekend with relatives in Pickens.
Mrs Lou Curtis of Pickcns is visiting
the family of l.. Ross Henderson in
Easlcy.
John f. Craig, prominent citizen Of
t,aslcy, was in PickenS on business
Tuesday.
Miss Martha Cureton is in Baltimore
buying new millinery and supplies for
her spring trade.
Miss Mildred Cox has returned to her
home in Pickens after spending several
months in Washington.
There will be box supper at Martin
school house Friday evening, February
%, at o'clock. Everybody invited
llagood & Hendricks will sell 25
horses and mules at auction at Norris
next Saturday. See ad in this paper
Married by Judge j. B. Newbery at
his office, February L3, Miss Blanche f..
Davis and William r. Lark of Easlcy.
The Woman's Missionary society Of
the NJ f. church will meet with Mrs.
Frank McFall next Friday afternoon at
33O o clock.
Married, February 18th, at the resi-.
dcncc of MIR. Ed Hendricks, by G. ".
Bowen \. F., Mir. Frank Chapman to
Miss Nora l.ooper, Of the Mica section.
Mrs. S. l.. Tcmpleton and little
daughter, Myrtle. and Miss "Bilic"
Bramlctt, of Greenville, spent last
weekend with their sister, Mrs. b. f.
Parsons, Of Pickcns.
Mcssrs. r. L. Yonguc, w. Z. and
Ben Griffin have returned to their
homes in Pckcns after being away
several months building houses in
Autun and Pendleton.
1. d. Harris, Jr., has opened
clothing store in the building recently
vacated by Louis Copcl He is daily
receiving new goods and invites all to
call and look at his stock.
Louie Thornley,, who has been with
the W. G. Stubbs Shoe Co., has accepted
a position with the Childress- Cely Shoe
Co, of Greenville, and will be glad to
have his friends call and see him.
According to the Greenvile Piedmont
several revenue officers from Green
vile and Asheville destroyed three
illicit distilleries and caught AL Rainey
and Eulus Chappell making whiskey in
the Canebrake section of Pickens
county last week
| Olar T. Hinton tells us that he has
recently received several letters from
people asking about their taxes. Such
letters should be addressed to T. II
Stewart until July l, as MIR. Hintor
will not take charge Of the treasurer
office until that date.
We want to call your attention to tn
new advertisement Of the Pckens Druj
Co. this week This store has lust ad
ded the wcli-known brand of Sherwin
Williams paints to its stock and woult
be glad to have those interested cal
and investigate this line.
Miss Malinda Davis died at the hon,
Of her niece, Mrs. r. i. Boggs, nea
Gap Hill church. February 6, 1917. at
O'Clock, in her 10Th year, after con
tinued illness of some time with tho
grippe. She was q most cStmablt
lady and will be greatly missed.
The Maynard Graded school will have
box supper on Saturday night, Feb
ruary 2ith, mt the w. O. w. hall. ncal
Juian's gin. There will be other forms
of entertainment besides the selling
Of boxes. This entertainment will be
n ~ 'nIn D,,ll
daily invited
The w. G. r.. u. held a most inter
csting and delightful meeting with Mrs
j. Nj. Stewart last Thursday afternoon
After the business had been disposed
of literary program and social per iot
was enjoyed, during which the hostess
assisted by Mrs. Major, served tempt
ing sweet course.
About oncfourth Of Pickcns count,
tax receipts for 1916 remain upon the
treasurct's books unpaid. Taxpayers
are not paying their taxes quite as
promptly us usual. Wednesday, Feb
ruary 2S, will be the last day to pay
taxes without the seven per cent pen
atty. Tax books close March Is.
We call attention of farmers espec
ally to the advertisement of the Ander
son Phosphate and Oil Co. with state
ment about the car shortage. Thi
shortage of railroad cars is no myth. al
some may think, but s a reality which
is apt to cause much Inconvenience t
those who are not wise. Read this ad
vertisement and do syou please about it
Cora I{agood, the negro woman wht
strnyed from her home in Ooleno,
some time ago, has not been found
Her father. Miles Burgess, a respected
negro, thinks she has gone to some
friends home and is still living; bu
most people in the Oolenoy sectior
think she frozc to death during the re
cent cold spell