The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1918-03-07
LOCAL AND
PER SONAI

Want your cane seed threshed? See.
special notice column. '
Eor good time be at the school aud
itorium Thursday evening.
Miss Fay Smith, the telephone opera
tor of Liberty. was married last week
| TO Policeman Batson OF Greenville.
adding per cent penalty to all taxes
collected as provided by law. Tax
books close March 18th.
NJ. j.. Welborn Of route 3, was in town
Saturday for the first time in quite
while. About five weeks ago he pot
his foot painfully burned and has been
unable to get around much since.
One hundred men are being examined
for army service every week in Pickens
county They are not now beina sent
to the army, but those who pass the
physical examination will be called later.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. A. Jones of the
Amber section, have returned from
Caihoun, Ga, where they were called
on account of the death of Mrs. Jones'
brother, who was with the u. s. navy
Corporal Paul McClanahan of the N.
"A, OF Camp Jackson, Columbia, is at
the home OF his parents on short leave
of absence. He says he has had good
treatment and his looks bears out the
statement
Il. B. Ponder of Dacusville, was at
the county seat on business last Thurs
day. MIR. Ponder has been confined for
the past seven months with rheumatism
and many friends are glad to know he is
again able to be out
Miss Thibadeau, celebrated French
beauty specialist, is spending the week
IN Pickcns. She is {. native of Toul. |
France. and has been in this country
only few years. Two of her brothers |
are now fighting in the French army. |
Miss Thibadeau has very attractive !
personality and IS Il most interesting
talkcr. Ladies are invited to cal! upon !
her at the pickens Drug Co. store.
Rev: 7. 7. Nelson, u wsll-known citi-
zen or Liberty route 3, was stricken
wifi paralysis last Friday Mr.. Nelson
was travelling in Il wagon and by him
self when stricken. He was on his way
to his old home below Central and his
mule kept going unguded until their
destination was reached Mr.. Nelson's s
right side is affected and tho in a dan
gerous condition he is doing wonderfu-
~ well for q man IT years old. Many
friends trust that he will soon recover.
Deputy Collector r. j. Nj. Scott. in
| charge of raiding force, and special
employee Jake Gosnell have been trans
ferred from Greenville to Pickens and
their headquarters are now located here
They are United States government
employees and their main business is
suppressng illicit liquor traffic. There
has been good deal of complaint made
about whiskey made in the mountains
Of Pickens reaching the soldier camp at
Greenville and the government seems
determined to put a stop to it.
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