The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1918-07-18
LOCAL AND
PER &SONAIl

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PERSONAL
j. w. Langston has changed the
name of the Pickens Garage to Lang
ston's Garage.
If you have visitors at your home
let The Sentinel know about it so we
may put it in the paper.
Mrs. Cynthia Garrison of Column
bia is visiting her brother, Auditor
Townes, and other relatives in Pickens
county.
w. f. Townes and daughter and
Mr.. Bleve Young and daughter of Honea
Path spent Sunday with Auditor II. A.
Townes and family.
Sheriff Roark collected 81, 414. SIS de-
linquent tax money up to the end of the
fiscal year. June 80. This is about 80
par cent more than usual.
The regular campaign meeting of
the candidates for governor and other
state Offices will be held at Pickens
Wednesday morning, July II, beginning
| about l o'clock
Sam j. Looper, who is connected
! with the constabulary force at Charles
ton, spent several lays last week with
his father, e. Frank Looper, and other
relatives in Pickens county.
II Mr. and Mrs. James p. Carey, Jr.
and little daughter Katherine motored
to llendersonville last week. Mr. Carey
returned by rail and Mrs. Carey and
daughter will spend some time at this
resort.
w. A. Edens of Easley has re-
ceived a letter from his son James
stating that he is in Italy, arriving
there sometime in June with the first
contingent of the American ambulance
corps to go to that country.
The Sentinel's supply of soldiers
testaments is exhausted for the present
| and we are unable to fill several orders
received by mail More are coming,
however, and we will fill all orders as
soon as possible. If you order by mail,
add five cents extra for postage
l.. Lem d. Gravley reports that he
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l3 rattles while it was crossing the
road near lIagood's mill last Friday.
Snakes are reported scarce this year
and it is supposed most of them froze
during the recent severe winter.
The Mile Creek school will begin its
summer term Of school July 90 All
children are requested to be present on
the opening day A list of books for
each grade will be found at the Pickens
Drug Co. In order to know what work
your school is doing you must visit the
class rooms frequently.
T.. l.. Henderson of Central was in
Pckens on business last Friday chock
full Of good things to say about his
town and praise for The Sentinel. He
says this paper is the best advertising
medium he ever used and he has never
offered anything for sale thru it's col
umns but what he sold it.
Pickens county officers have captured
four more soldiers who deserted from
Camp Sewer Two of them were
caught near the rock quarry last week.
They were from Alabama The other
two were from Tennessee and were
caught Monday about two miles below
Pickens on the Easley road
b. II. McWhorter. of Dougasville.
Ga, was recently lodged in the Pick
ems Jail charged with selling stolen au-
tomobiles. Two stolen cars which were
bought from McWhorter were found
in this county and identified by heir
owners who lived in Georgia. McWhor-
ter was taken from here to Atlanta.and |
lodgedsin Jail there.
The state War Savings committee
urges that these who pledged them
selves in the June w. S. S. campaign
to purchase War Savings Stamps dur
ing the remaining months of the year
should not wait until the last minute