The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1918-02-21
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Born unto Mr.. rnd Mrs. Perry Mpr
ply Sunday, February 18th a girl.
The optician for the Pickens Dr,o
Co. will be at their drug store next
Thursday, February 2lst.
.Mr. Joe Looper, prominent citizen of
the Mt Carmel section, was among tho |
business visitors at the county seat
Monday.
Misses Martha Cureton and Nellie
Freeman are spending several weeks
IN the northern markets selecting mil
linery.
M. F: Hester. accompanied by Miss
Pearl Hester, left Wednesday for
visit to relatives at Calhoun and At
lanta, Ga.
Bower Jones Of Calhoun, Ga, has
been visiting friends and relatives in
rickens county. He is a grandson of
the late Van Jones.
Mrs: George Hall has returned to her
nome IN Plckens after week 8 stay with
MRS. Ola McKagen in Greenville.
Wm Masters. an old Confederate SOL
der, is very i'll of pneumonia at his
home near Table Rock. MANY friends
hope he will soon be up again.
II. 0. Spearman Of Central. was the
first person in Pickens county to send
IN report of how much flour he had on
nand in excess Of thirty days supply.
Tie is to be congratulated upOn his
promptness.
y: 1. Grandy died at his home in
Williston on February IL, after short
illness of pneumonia. He married Miss
Alma Glazener Of Easley and was well
known in Pickens county His widow
and one small son survive him.
We appreciate very much the thought
1ulness of our Montvale friends Mr.. |
VIII Price has our thanks for some fine
Irish potatoes, MIR. Wade Chastain for
some very fine kraut and Mrs. Lem GRAY
ley for rickled peppers and canned
peaches.
Arrangements have been made to
nola a horseswappers' convention at
Pickens the first three DAYS of court
week. which will be February 25, 2G
and =. There will also be milk cows
and pigs here for sale or trade during
the convention. Big time
There will be meeting of the Home
Demonstration Club at the residence of
Mrs. }. l.. Valley, in Pickens, Wednes
day afternoon, Febr'y 81. at 3 O'Clock.
Az members are urged to be present as
TINS Will be very important meeting.
Misses Mauldin and Earle will speak on
gardening.
Mrs. Sallie Marie Hardin Grice. wife
Of w. w. Grice. died last Friday, after
being in declining health for several
ship of Greenville county, near the
Pickens county line. and had many
friends in this county who will be grieved
to learn Of her death.
I. A. Julian. wel!-known citizen Of
the Cross Roads section, was at the
county seat on business Saturday. Mr..
Julian recently had the misfortune Of
getting his residence and all household
goods destroyed by fire. He was in
Greenwood at the time and knew moth
Easley. lie carried no insurance and
| says his loss is 81, 600 or SIS, 900. He has
begun the erection of new building.
! Auditor Townes Of Pickens county has
received the following telegram from
| the South Carolina Tax Commission and
it will be Of interest to all tax payers:
Auditors are instructed to take returns
at 100 per cent value of property aud
equaliZc assessment thereon at AZ per
| cent. General and uniform reduction
Of assessment will be ordered by the
tax commission if above will result in
raising more taxes than the Legislature
appropriated.