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The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-12-27
GRANDMA'S
POWDERS

GRANDMA'S WASHING
POWDERS
The largest size boxes, 5 boxes
for Csc.
HEAVY GRAY NOTIFIED
QUITTING
Worth zoe everywhere. We
contracted early and in large
quantities and our price is 15c
yard.
LADIES' e GENTLEMEN'S
BATH ROBES
1898, S3.9S and s4.9S. These
make most excellent Xmas
Gifts. &
ADMINISTER WOOL ART !,
SQUARE
9x12 value SIS. 90, pretty de-
signs, price, $3.50.
MAIL ORDERS PROMPTLY
FILLED. WE PAY POST,
AGE ON ALL OUR GOODS
EXCEPT SOAP & MATCHES
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CLERKS SALE.
State Of South Carolina.
County Of pickens.

State Of South Carolina,
County Of Pickens.
In Court of Common Pleas.
II. M. Hester, Plaintiff,
0. e. Blythe, ct al, Defendants.
In pursuance of q decretal order made
in the above stated case by his Homer
Judge i. j. Mauldin, December 90,
1917, l will sell to the highest bidder or
SALESDAY IN JANUARY, 1918,
the same being Monday, January 7th,
1913, all and singular that piece, parcel,
lot or tract of land situate, lying and
being in the County of Pickens, State
aforesaid. adjoining lands of Reece b.
Wen, Pierce Mauldin, John Noble, and
others, and having the following metes
and bounds, as shown by d plat made
by g.. A. Ellis, surveyor, on the 25th
day of September, 1907, as follows: Be-
ginning on a rock X;;O.M., the corner
u John Mobiles land and a part Of this
Spanish Oak X. old mark, thence N. SO
or S (indistinct on plat 10 w. 1856 to
kock X. 0. M, thence N. 83 Id e. IL. so
TO Pine, old mark; thence N. 81 l-2 E.
IL to large chestnut, dead, now down;
thence N. rs 81 w. 25. SO to stone
\. 0. m: to corner of John Mobiles land;
thence in a westerly direction a straight
me which has not been measured, to
me beginning corner, containing fifty
I'VE n scventenths (55 7-10) acres, be
the same more or less.
Terms of sale, cash; purchaser to pay
ior all papers and stamps and recording
the same. Terms must be complied
with within one hour or the premises
Will be rcsold at the risk Of the former
purchaser.
O. S. STEWART,
Clerk Of Court.
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G ADVERTISEMENTS
AUDITORS NOTICE.

The time'for taking returns fo,
fiscal year 1917, will open the first
day. of January, 1913, and will close
goth February, 1918, after which
time 90 per cent. will be added, as
provided by law for non-returns' "
The Auditor will make the romnds
as usual, beginning at:
Calhoun, Tuesday, Jan. 8, after.
noon. 49,
Central, Wednesday and Thurs.
day, Jan. 8 and 10.
lsaqueena Cotton Mills, Friday.
Jan. IL, forenoon.
Cateechee, Friday, Jan. II, after.
noon.
Norris, Saturday, Jan. ~, fore.
noon.
Flat Rock, Saturday, Jan. 12, af.
Liberty, Monday and Tuesday,
Easley Cotton Mills No. 3, Tues.
day, Jan. IS, from 1 to a p. IN.
Easley Cotton Mills No. 3, Tues
day, Jan. Is, from d to z p. m.
Easley, Wednesday and Thursday
Jan. 16 and II,
Easley Cotton Mills, No. 1, Fri
day, Jan. 10, till 3 D. m.
Alice Cotton Mills, Friday, Jan,
Is, from 3 o'clock till 6 O'Clock p.
M.
Glenwood Cotton Mills, Saturday,
NJ. W. Testers Store, Monday,
Jan. FL, till 4 o'clock p. m.
Julian's Store, Monday, Jan. 2l,
from S o'clock till 7 O'Clock D. m.
Looper's Gin, Tuesday, Jan. 20,
forenoon.
Dacusvillc, Tuesday, Jan. %, af-
ternoon, and Wednesday, 23, fore
Peters Creek, Jan. 23, afternoon.
Pumpkintown, Thursday, Jan. "a,
forenoon. >
Holly Springs, Thursday, Jan. "a,
afternoon.
Antioch, Friday, Jan. Is, fore
Shady Grove, Friday, Jan. Is,
afternoon.
Mile Creek, Saturday, January goth
forenoon. ~
Prater's, Monday, Jan. %, after
noon.
Six Mile, Tuesday, Jan. 20.
CrosWell, Wednesday, Jan. 80, till
3 o'clock p. m.
Respectfully,
HENRY A. TOWNES.
zee. ~, l9l7. Auditor.
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Little Clifton Youngblood

Thanksgiving day was q sad day for.
Mr.. and Mrs. ". W. Youngblood. The
death angel visited their home that day
end claimed for his victim their little
son, Clifton. The little one had suf-
fered for several weeks with some kind
o throat trouble. Clifton was three
and a half years old and was q bright,
sweet child. Too sweet for earth and
God had a place for him in heaven.
j.. M.
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Probate Sale
State of South Carolina,
County Of Greenville,

State of South Carolina,
County Of Greenville,
In the Probate Court.
. M. Evins, ct al. Plaintiffs.
against
Ida +. Johnson, ct al Defendants.
Pursuant to a decree filed in the above
matter, December 8, 1917, I will sell at
public auction in or in front of the court
house at Pickcns, S. c..
SALESDAY IN JANUARY, 1918,
Durins the legal hours of sale the
following described lands:
All that piece, parcel or tract of land
lying and being in Pickens county. S
G.. in Pumpkintown Township. near
Pumpkintown, and bounded bv lands
now or formerly owned by Barto Barker
and others, containing sixty acres, more
or less, and being the same tract Of land
conveyed to Elizabeth Evins by w. M.
hudson about twenty years ago.
Terms of sale, cash; purchaser to nav
Tor papers and stamps.
Walter Nj. Scott.
Judge of Probate for Greenville County.
35 '
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papers. stamps and recording same.
Should purchaser fail to comply with
the terms of sale within q reasonable
time, same will be resold at risk Of
former purchaser.
0. S. STEWART,
Clerk Of Court.
Dec. 13, 1917.
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Executors Sale of Farm Lands

by virtue of the and authority
conferred upon me by the last will and
testament of w. II. H. Ariail, will
sell at public auction to the highest bid
der, for cash on day of sale, on
SALESDAY IN JANUARY, 1913
at Pickens Court House, S. c.. during
the legal hours of sale, the following
tracts of land:
TRACT No. /
All that piece, parcel or tract of land
IN Pickens County and State of South
Carolina, adjoining lands of George
Hendricks, e. f.. Mauldin, the McCol.
lum lands and others, and containing
eighty-eight and one-half (S8 1-2) acres,
more or less. Plat will be on hand for
inspection.
~ TRACING. 2
All that other piece, Tparcel or. tract
or Ian in said County and State. con
tanning thirty-eight (38) acres, more or
less, adjoining lands Of w. r. Ariail.
Thomas Lesley, w. p. Duncan and the
Home Tract of w II. II. Ariail.
Both tracts sold as the property of
the estate Of w. H. H. Ariail.
r. II. ARIAIL,
Executor Estate of w. II. II. Ariail.
Dee. IA, 1917.
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CLERKS SALE.

State Of South Carolina,
County of Pickens.
In Court of Common Pleas.
Leslie Morgan, Plaintiff,
Coke Palmer, Defendant
In pursuance of a decretal order made
in the above stated case by his Honor,
Judge II. j.. Mauldin, dated December
18th, 1917, | will sell to the highest bid
der on
SALESDAY IN JANUARY, 1918,
during the legal hours for sale, at
Pickens Court House, S. c., the same
being January 7th, the following de-
scribed tract of land, to-wit:
All that certain piece, parcel or tract
of land situate. lying and being in Pick
ems County, State aforesaid, on the
Madden Bridge Road leading to Six
Mile, containing fifty-threc and one
fourth (53 1.4) acres, more or less, ad-
joining lands of T. G.. Palmer, Simon
Hicks, James Morgan and James Law.
renee.
Terms, cash; purchaser toYpay TO,
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-12-27
BLANKET SPECIAL

Largo 1914 Cotton Blanket
81. SO value for $1.OO.
BED ROOM SHOES
A full line of the styles and
cOlors at $1,25 and 81. so.
LADIES' SATIN SKIRTS
Ladies' Heavy Satin Skirts,
beautifully tailored, i $3.50
value, q special at 1898.
MATCH SPECIAL
3 boxes $1,000 or about zoe
worth for 1Oc.
CREX ART SQUARE
9x12 pretty line Of patterns,
price 50 .48.
apiece DINNER SET
Blue Bird Pattern, in a gen
uine first quality China, the
regular price Of these sets are
$3.50 but you can buy one here
during the month Of December
for only 81. 98.
MEMS WOOL SOX
Good heavy grade. worth 35c
pair, Our price is Csc.
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X. w. Pickens and Andrew Pickens as
executors of the last will and tesla
ment Of w. S. Pickens, deceased,
Plaintiffs. -
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-12-27
L. l.. SIIEETING

36 inches wide good heavy
grade, today's price at the mills
is lG 10 cents. We bought this
before the'advance and our price
is Is cents yard.
TAFFETA SILK
Good quality Chiffon finish,
will not break split, black only.
great value at $l.25 per yard.
AMOSKEG INGHA
(SpeciaD
Guaranteed colors, worth zoe
to Csc yard. Our price 15c. (NOt
over 90 wards to a customer.)
SOAP SPECIAL
5 big full full sized cakes best
Laundry Soap, value on today's
market 35c, our price is Csc.
COTTON CHECKS
For quilt lining, etc, very
today at the yard lie.
MEMS GRAY SOX
especially
Very good grade and quality
at 10 cents pair.
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Sheriff's Sale

II. w. Pickens and Andrew Pickens an
executors of the last will and tesla
ment Of w. S. Pickens, deceased,
Plaintiffs,
against
Mary f. Smith, Rebecca Smith, D. G.
Smith, T.. O.. Smith, A. M. Smith,
Matte Smith, Nancy Gunter and
Lille r. Taylor, Defendants.
Execution.
ny virtue of an execution to me d.
rected, in the above stated case, I will
sell to the highest bidder, at public
auction, within the legal hours of sale.
at Pickens court house on Monday. the
7th'day of January, 1918, the following
described property, to wit: All that
tract or parcel of land lying and being
in the county of Pickens and State of
South Carolina, and known as the Mary
Ann Smith land and containing seventy
five (75) acres more or less according
to q plat of same made by j.. A. Rob-
inson, surveyor, on the 23d day Of Sep
TENDER, 1891. and bounded by lands of
Bill Clayton, Tract No. 3 and Tract No.
], said tract of land being known as
Tract No. 2 and set off to Mary Ann
Smith, now deceased, by commissioners
as her dover in the lands Of Joshua
Smith, levied on and to be sold as the
property of the said defendants, except
bound by the said judgment, to satisfy
the aforesaid execution and costs.
Terms: Cash on day of sale.
r, r. RoARK,
Sheriff Pickens County.
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Citation
State of South Carolina.

state or South Carolina.
County of Pickens.
by >. b. Newbery, Esq, Probate Judge.
Whereas, S. w. O'Dell made nit to mo
to grant him lettersof administration Of
the estate and effects of w. A. Blass-
ingame, deceased.
These are therefore, to cite and ad-
monish all and singular the kindred and
creditors of the said WA. Blassinoamn
deceased, that they be and appear before
me. in the Court of Probate. to be held
at Pickens Court House, S. c.. on the
2 nub1; DAY of December, 1917, next, after
pupilcaIloh hereof, at IL O'Clock in the
forenoon, to show cause. if nnv thew
have, why the said administration should
not be granted.
Given under my hand and scrl, this
3rd day of December, 1917, in the l42
year of our Indcpence.
j. B. NEwBERY,
6 Judge of Probate, Pickens County,
.. -. 33
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-12-27
EADbvXW A.. BOAT & COMPANY
AUR AIM is11to make the month of December 1917 the
best IN our history. Our busnes for November was
y the largest by more than a thousand dollars than anv

one month since we. have been in business You may ntb be interested in thse
hgWes out you must admit that there's a reason FOR this phenomenal growth and in
our business, and W e give same goods for less money You car come to this
store at all times and find the goods you want at the price you want to pay It will paw
you to q your Christmas shopping with us as we will have a lot Of special bargains in
every department n mI store dungth his month Lety your Christmas gifts be sfu articles this
low. However, We advise you to COME EARLY bfoet the stock is mcked over Read ead t ha
specials thSa advertisement
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Advertisers will please get copy for
advertisements in The Sentinel office by
Monday to insure publication in the fol-
lowing issue of the paper.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-01

The War=camp Community Fund~iss preparing for $1 900 900 drive. It plans to accommodate parents of soldiers near camps.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-01

Comparative quiet reigns along the battle fronts except for heavy bonn bardments on various sectors Even on the Italian front. the fierce en- agreements by infantry, in which men came into hand to hand encounters, have turned into duels with the big guns in the hill regions of the Vene- rian plain and along the middle and lower Piave river.
 Around Cambrai- on the French front where last week the British forces under General Byng, made not able advances toward the important railway junction virtual quiet prevails so far as the infantry is concerned, except for an attack by the Germans near Gonnelieu. at the southerly base of the salient formed by Byngs ad- vance
 No details have been received regard ing this attack
 Tn Palestine on the line extending from the northwest of Jerusalem to the sea the Turkish forces facing the troops under General Allenby are showing considerable activity, but as yet have made no manoeuvre in the nature of a general attack. Several local fights have taken place. however, and these according to General Allen by. have had results favorable to his men
 Following Germany's announced will
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-01

tion of face value of S100 or fraction. To meet the practice in some states of issuing stock without face value, 1t is specified that the tax shall be laid on the actual value if there is no face value.
 For drafts or checks payable other than at sight or on demand, and fer promissory notes and their renewal, fraction. This levy will lay a burden particularly on the banking business. Ordinary bank checks are not taxable. ,
 Reality conveyance and deeds are taxed 50 cents where the value of the interest conveyed is between S100 and $500 or fraction. Deduction may be made of only a lien or enCum brance remaining on the property at the time of sale.
 Before any parcel post package may bc accepted by a postofhce it must hear, in addition to the regular post age, revenue stamps amounting to one dent for each p cents postage or l fraction.
 | The entry of goods at a customs house for consumption or warehousing l is taxable 25 cents when the value is
 not more than $100, 50 cents when
 the value is between $1oo and $500,
 and $1 when the value exceeds $500 l Passage tickets to trans Atlantic,
 South Amercian, or other ports not in
 the United States, Canada. or Mexico
 are taxed according to sliding scale
 running from $1 on tickets costing be- l costing more than sec. i Proxies for voting at any meeting, | except of religious. charitable, frater- nal educational or literary organiZa-
 stamps. For a power of attorney the tax is 25 cents. In addition to the old l tax Of cents on playing cards, new
 lavy of cents pack is imposed.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-01
MOTHER OF MRS. KING
 TESTIFIES AGAINST MEANS
Means "Body Guard" Tried to Block
 Her Entrance Into Court Room.

Her Entrance Into Court Room.
 Concorn, N. C., Nov. so.-Mrs. Anna
 l.. Robinson, the aged mother of Mrs.
 Maude A. King, testified for the prose
 cution today at the trlal of Gaston B.
 Means, charged with the murder of
 her daughter.
 When Mrs. Robinson was being talk
 en into court in her wheel cL>1r, Henry
 Deitch, known as Means "body guard,'
 met the party at the door, raised his
 hands and cried:
 Don't take that woman in there." Court attendants brushed the man aside, ending the second effort to halt
 the proceeding of the gray-haired and feeble witness. The first had come few moments earlier when Mrs. Mary c. Melvin, sister of the dead woman, who sat with the defense at the pre- | liminary trial, tried to reach her moth CT when she was brought up the stair
 way.
 nature on a document used by Means to revoke a trust fund of $125,0O0 held in the Merchants Loan and Trust Company of Chicago, for Mrs. Robin
 nature. Later, however, on cross-ex- animation, she failed to identify her signature on checks payable to her and on which she admitted she had re- The witness told a long story of hoy
 during the two years preceding her
 daughters death at B1ackwelder Spring, near here, the night of last mental in keeping Mrs. King away from her. If she and her daughter did meet by chance, Mrs. Robinson testi- fled, Means always interfered. On one occasion, she said, Means moved her from a hotel on short notice, saying that a woman had arrived at the ho- ! tel who was liable to "give them l trouble.'
 Mrs. Robinson told the court she was not advised of her daughters death until two hours before the body reach | ed her in AsheviTle, N. c. When testi flying to this, she bacame faint and the trial was halted until she could | be revived. The aged woman was so feeble that 1 her voice carried only a few feet and the jurors, judge and counsel had great difficulty in hearing her. Finally the court stenographer was placed be side her chair and he read her an SwerS.
 Several times the court admonish- | ed Mrs Robinson against expanding her answers to cover matters not re- ferred to in questions of counsel. Besides Mrs. Robinson, three wit the. day. Dt Otto Schultze, patholo- gist attached to the office of District Attorney Swann in New York, gave | it as his opinion that it was impossi- b1e for Mrs. King to have inflicted the would that caused her death. A. Leonard Johnson secretary of the | Merchants Loan and Trust Company, told of the creation of the $125,000 | trust fund for Mrs Robinson and Mrs. King, from which the former receiv- subsequent revocated on paper pre- scented by Means and purporting to be
 signed by Mrs. Robinson and Mrs. King.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-01
GoNERNMENTAf--A AID IN =sl '=- s-s=5z-
 ADJUSTING LABOR SUPPLY
Is Being Arranged by the Council of
 National Defense.

Washington, Nov 3o.-Preparations for greater governmental cid in adjust ing labor supply to war needs were put under way today by the Council of National Defense with the appointment of L. c. Marshall, dean of the school of commerce and administration of the University of Chicago, a chief of a newly created section on industrial service.
 The new section will undertake pre- liminary investigation of the increas- ing number of labor problems arising in direct ratio to the growing demands for war supplies. This inquiry, it is announced, will have four main ob- jects:
 "To determine present and probable future demand for labor in war indus tries.
 'To determine in conn ection with the priorities committee of the war fn- dustries board the relative priorities of the labor demand;
 gro arrange for the supplying of the demand through the department of labor or such other governmental or civilian agencies as can best meet the demand and
 'To determine the needs for diverting of labor, including the Introduction of women into industry, and to recom- mend policies to be followed in regard thereto"
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-01

ingness to reat with the Russian Bo1- sheviki for an armiStice having as nts purpose ultimate peace comes the statement that AuStria-Hungary is likewise disposed. Already the gov ernment of the dual monarchy has sent an official reply accepting the present Russian governments wireless propos- al for negotiations Unofficial reports say that the Russo German plenipo- tentiarieS will meet at noon Sunday on the Russian northern battle front and thence proceed by train to the German headquarters at Brest-Litovsk to discuss the Bolsheviki project.
 The letter of the Marquis of LanS- downe, one of Great Britain's leading statesmen, pleading for a re-statement of the war aims of the entente allies and favoring an attempt to secure peace before the "prolongation of the war leads to the ruin of the civilized world" is still the theme for bitter discusSian in England. Lord Cecil Robert. the blockade minister, and An drew Bonar Law, repudiated the let ter of the Marquis of Lansdowne, des- cribing it as a disaster" while the meeting in a resolution condemned the utterances of the marquis.
 Units of the national guard from all states of the country have arrived in France. Some of the men already are training within sound of the guns on the battle front.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-01
COINAGE OF PENNIES AT
 PHILADELPHIA MINT
During November Was the Largest of Any Single Month in Its History.

Philadelphia Nov 30.-With an un- precedented deDand for one cent pieces. the coinage at the Philadelphia mint during November was the largest of any single month in its history. In the eleven moEths of the year 16, ,383,- los more pennies were coined than TUT ing the twelve months of 1916. In No- vember A 74S e27 one cent pieces were coined. making a total for the eleven months of the year of 14s, ,121, ,785 pieces. In 1916 the coinage of pennies was 131. .S33, ,667 pieces
 The total coinage this month was 6S.640,4 ,445 pieces. of a value of $3,714,- orr, which ecIipses all former records.
 During tirC calendar year of 1916 the coina- mounted to 269, S46 O97 pieces. including 31,376, BPS foreign pieces For eleven months of the present year r. was 76.097. .o9S pieces, including 6.Oe2 S24 for foreign govern Uents.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-01
CONGRESS WELL HAVE TO az-g~-- <~ AUTHORIZE NEW TAX ISSUE
To Raise Five Billion Dollars Between
 Now and July 1. N

Washington, Nov. 3O.-Congress will have to authorize early in the session converting next Monday means of col lecting from the American people be- tween now and July 1 about five bill lion dollars, in addition to the $3,666, 1000 from Liberty bonds already authorized but yet to be issued, the billion dollars or less expected from savings campaign and about three bill lions from war taxes.
 Most congressional leaders believe the billion dollar balance must be provided principally by issue of bonds and Secretary McAdoo has told mem bers of congress that he heartily fla vors this method. Chairman Kitchin of the house ways and means commit tee, on his return to Washington to- morrow, will take up the question inn mediately and the committee within a week or two is expected to frame a new bond issue. If this plan is finally adopted, the country probably will be called on to absorb two more big Lib erty issues between February 1 and July 1, aggregating more than sss500,- O00. 900.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-01
WOULD BE POOR POLICY TO
 DECLARE WAR ON TURKEY
In Opinion of pr. William E. Strong
 of A. B. of c. of F. M.

Boston. Nov. sO.-The Turks ere heartily tired of German rule, and a declaration of war by the United States against Turkey now would be playing into the hands of the Berlin officials, in the opinion of pr. William B. Strong, editorial secretary of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions.
 Why the United States should de- clare war upon either Turkey or Bull garia is incOmprehensible to those who know anything of the internal situa- tion of those two countries" said a statement issued by pr. Strong to- night. 'HBoth of the countries are as much under the control of Germany as are Belgium and Poland.
 "Who would suggest" he continued. that we should declare war against Belgium because Belgian subjects are working for Germany and Belgium is supplying Germany with foodstuffs and other war equipment? Those who have come out of Turkey within the last few months give only one testimony. and that is to the effect that Turkey is heartily tired of the domination of Germany. Even the leaders recognize that they went into this war not for any possible gain to Turkey but with every opportunity of losing every thing"