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The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1918-03-07
Mrs. Bruce Christopher Dead

Easlcy Progress.
Mrs. ltstellc Christopher, wife Of Mr..
Bruce Christopher, died at their home
at Glcnwood mill village on February
23d. Age 20 years She is survived by
her husband and four small children,
the two youngest are twins about three
weeks old. The funeral conducted by
Rev. Hill was held at II O. clock Sunday
morning in the Glenwood Baptist church
and the body was laid to rest in West
View cemetery
Before marriage Mrs CHRISTOPHER
was Miss Estelle f,dens, n daughter oi
Mr.. and Mrs Sam Edcns, of Glcnwooh.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1918-03-07
Central Items

The lights are soon to be a reality
here, the contractor says.
Mrs. l.. O. Nicholson visited her pa
rents at Seneca last week k-end.
Chris Hopkins, who is stationed at
Norfolk, Va, was home for few days.
He left last Sunday for his post of duty.
There is to be mock wedding at the
high school building next Friday night.
If you have any news for The Sen
tlncl call t.. l.. Henderson at Central
Mercantile Co.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1918-03-07

The World After The War" pup-
ular lecture by Prof; f. l.. Hughes, at
the school house Thursday evening, at
3 o'clock The lecture will be enter
tanning. interesting, and instructive
lrice lbc aud 22". The proceeds to hr
used fo. the hcnci!t Of the school.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1918-03-07
Report of Pickens
Highway Commission

To the Grand Jury Of pickcns County.
Pursuant to the requirements of mn
act of the general assembly approved
March l, 1917, the undersigned we're
duly appointed by the governor as mem
bers OF the highway commission for this
county. Before entering upon the dis
charge Of our duties we executed a joint
bond in the sum Of $25, 600 with the
Royal Indemnity Company of New York
as surety. The commission orpanized
by elccting Mr.. G.. L. Cureton. chair
man. and Mr.. c. e. Robinson, clerk
and before assuming their duties thev
each executed bond in The sum Of
$40, 600 and SIS, 600 respectively with the
Royal Indemnity Company Of New York
as surety. Allof said bonds are on rec.
ord in the office of the clerk of court
Carrying out the requiem ents Of said
act we advertised for bids for $3.50. 600
of bonds Of this county, drawing I! Der
cent semi-annual interest and sold the
same to Breed, Elliott & Harrison. Gin.
cinnnti, Ohio, for premium of $675. GO
and the accrued interest on said honts
to date of delivery which amounted to
So, 847.25. We issued $50 bonds in d.,
nominations of 600 each to mature in
twenty years after their date, "a dav Of
July, 1917. These bonds were delivered
to the purchasers by express on the 2ith
day of September, 1917, and before the
first day of October 1917. the chair
man, G. l.. Cureton, received remittance
therefor in the fun of $253, 52225.
This &253, :i22 25 was dcrosilcd in the
several BANKS Of the county and was
apportoncd among them as follows:
Pickcns Bank $50, 800 %
keuwec Bank % 500 co
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1918-03-07
this bank to check on to meet our ex.

this bank to check on to meet our ex.
penses.
We elected Mr.. p. T.. Patton, of
Greenville. S. c., engineer, and about
the first of November, 1917, took over
the chaingang and hired few hands
and began work. The only work. we
have attempted waa the grading and
top soiing short section Of road from
Cateechee to Norris, and from the An
derson county line to Easley, but little
progress has been made on account Of
the severe weather.
We have paid oat since we received
the money up to the first day of Jan
uary, 1918, the following:
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1918-03-07

IN The Item Tor chaingang l8 included
$500 bundles of fodder, 1900 bushels
OF oats and dl6 bushels Of corn, all of
except 500 bushels Of fodder, 100 bush
els of oats and 25 bushels of corn which
had been used. This January /, 1918.
Respectfully submitted
G l.. CUREToN, Chm,
T. H. LENHARDT,
7. r. O'DELL,
norretl: Mem. Hig wy. Com
{. +. RonINsoN, Cork.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-24
COMPENSATION HEARINGS.
As Set By Commissioner R. w Simonds
for Month of June.

Commissioner of Industries r. w. ST
monds has announced the following hear
ings:
June 6 at Vergennes, Henry Plude y.
Vermont Shade Roller Co.
June at ST. Adams. Walter Clark va
Central Vermont railway
June at Bennington, Maude Hewel
ys, Sanitary Laundry Co.; William H
Caldwell VS.. Plunkett Webster Lumbei
company
June 10 at Rochester Dan Daley VS.
American Realty company; Alstine A
Briggs vs.. American Realty company.
June IA at Barre, Charles l.. Booth vs.
Harrison Granite company.
June Is at Montpelier Guiseppi Ri.
anehi VS. G. r. Bianchi Granite company.
June II at Bennington, A. w. Moore
VS.. Bennington Wax Paper company; n.
Petros vs. Holden Leonard company
June / at Pawlet, Agnes Chesney VS..
Rising & Nelson Slate company.
June 10 at Rutland. Mrs. l.. J. Weaver
vs.. Howe Scale eompany at Castleton.
German Vidal VS. Staso Milling company.
June 10 at Springfield, Gerald Barrows
vs. Bryant Chucking Grinder company;
at Bellows Falls, Charles NJ. Royce VS.
Bellows Falls Canal company
June 20 at Wilmington. Frank White
vs.. Deerfeld Lumber company
June 20 at st. Johnsbury, John f.
Brady VS.. Parker Young company.
June 26 at Barton, Anna r. Wells VS..
Parker Young company
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-24
TALK OF THE TOWN

Women's white shoes 81 40 Sheas.
botts.
hig reduction on paints and varnishe'
at A. V. BeckIeys.
regular meeting Of |. O. o. L., NJ. IT,, in
~ OF {, hall Friday night at o'clock
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Soule and daughter
Frances Soule, Of Fairfield are spending
u lew days with friends in the city.
Miss Margaret Roberts of South Barre
mas returned home, after completing a
course IN an Albany, N. Y, business col.
lege.
just arrived, a new shipment of white
hats All black and colored hats at a
good discount. Mrs. Blar Miariani, II
Warren street.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. =. Higgins and children
and Mr.. and Mrs James Brown left this
morning by automobile for Manchester,
N. H., and Boston.
A. G. Nelson of this city, who annually
leases the summer house at Woodbury.
pond. has placed 100000 pike fngerlings
IN the waters of that well known resort.
Louis Clay, who has been spending sew
eral days in the city as the guest OF Mr.
and Mrs. Il. i. House Of West street. re.
turned to-day to his home in Natick,
Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs Harry Macneil and Miss
Shirley Macneil of Ayers street. who
have been camping at Greensboro during
the past several days, returned to the
city yesterday afternoon.
Notice, Swedish Order of Vasa. There
Will be a regular meeting at X. of c. hall
Saturday at p. M All members are re.
quested To attend, as important business
viii come before the meeting Per order
president
MIR. and Mrs. Edward Duprey. who |
were married recently in Nashua. n. H..
arrived in the city last evening for Wis. /
II in the home of the formers parents on |
Maple avenue. Mr. Duprey has enlisted /
in the service and expects to 90 to Fort
Slocum, ~ L., to report for duty June !
Outward indications of Italy. America
day were to be observed on all sides to-
day Merchants featured the display of
the American flag and the Italian nation
al banner In some instances new flags
replaced colors that had long since faded
INTO meaningless riot of red. white and I
blue. On North Main street the Ameri-
IAN flag which was dedicated on Italian
lag day, Barre's big celebration May 49,
1917, was unfurled to the breezes II was
20 be noted that good many deferred
% President Wilson's wishes by wearing
lowers in commemoration of Ialy's en- {,
rance into the war three years ago.
Many Italian born American citizens OBJ
erNed the anniversary as a holiday. ,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-24
MEETS IN BARRE MAY al.
st. Johnsbury District of womans Home
Missionary Society.

The annual meeting of the ST Johns
| bury district OF the Womans Home Mis-
sionary society will be held with the
Methodist Episcopal church of Barre on
May 81. Names of delegates should be
sent to Mrs. l.. ID. Martin, Barre. The
program is as follows:
Friday, $50 a, m, devotions. Mrs. r.
q. Lipsky, Barre; district president s
greeting, Mrs. G.. H. Redding, North.
field; Barre auxiliary greeting. Mrs. l..
d. Martin; appointing of committees /;
reading Of minutes, reports from district
officers and department secretaries, re-
ports from auxiliaries; "A Call to Arms, =
Mrs NJ. G. Morse, Hardwiek; election of
officers, miscellaneous business, noon tide
prayer
At > p. m. music; praise service con
Quoted by Mrs. Alice Bickford Crane,
Hardwick Mob or Army" Louise Lew.
is Robinson, Groton; Efficiency" confer.
ence, conducted by Miss Muriel Day,
Rochester, n. Y; music; Home Mis-
sions and the War;" Mrs A. II. Webb,
Fairfax; offering; response TO address of
welcome, Mrs. Ellen r. Colby, Plainfeld
report of committees; at 4 p. m, exhibit
at North Barre mission; $50 p m, lunch
at deaconess' home.
At 7;30 p. m. playlet, "The Sale of
the Worlds Children" by children of the
North Barre Sunday schools song by
To-ya-i-ni campfire girls; address, Miss
Muriel Day, field secretary, w. H. NJ. s..
benediction.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-24
What Belasco Thinks of Mary Pickford
A. p. ABBOTT co.

David Belasco has written short IN
PRODUCTION to an article about Mary
Pickford which appears in the May
American Magazine. Belasco says;
"Rehearsing Mary Pckford was q
great pleasure She was hard work
err, the first at rehearsals and the last
to 60,
at was remarkable how she could Wis.
ualize story. Often | would tell ner
one. and even as | told it she would il.
lustrate it with her ever-changing ex-
pressions and delicately subtle move
ments of body,
"On the first night of The Warrens
composed of the entire company This
same composure has been one of her
greatest assets on the screen. Her fea !.
lures did not become strained. She is
all repose--easy and graceful at all
times, From the first she gave promise
of the ability that has since made her
the greatest motion picture artist in the
world
Before she left me, Miss Pickford
said: Mr.. Belaseo, remember. no mat
ter where | am or what | am doing,
when you want me just let me know, and
II come.
81 did not see her again for a number
of years, but / watched her grow in
popularity Then came the time when
wanted to produce a child's play, "A Lit.
lie Devil, the delightful fairy drama by
Rosemonde Gerard and her son, Maurice
Rostand.
by this time Mary Pckford was ia
nous and had become known throughout
the land as the Queen of the Movies.
But | sent for her and she came to me
that very day.
MARY. | said to her, I have a beau
tiful part, one that is just suited to
you. You will make a great success in !
II and | need you in it,
"'Do YOU really and truly need me?
az certainly do
"'Then I'll come back TO you, she
said.
Her success in the difficult role of !
the little blind girl was phenomenal. |
Nothing like her remarkable performan -
Of a child's part had ever been seen in
New York or elsewhere. And her reward
anne when she was sought by motion
picture managers with such eagerness
hat she commanded the highest salary
,aid TO any moving picture actress in the
world
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-24

Lids for Kids at Abbotts.
Nome tri-weekly nugget., 1918-08-16

arrival Austrian troors northern France entering rhs" and also significant change the situation Germany unexpected ending of the war from other than Austrian assisting the Germans  evidence that produce" during tn" n'" four of war It detchmens Austrian artillery operated with the of Antwerp and the H'' 'n f0r 's' "' N' "" >o"o the W aah uin I, ,rs , am, a, of inc conflict The absence of Ans evidence that no recognized bodies of Austrian troops were included in the France actually fighting lines the conflict should to another which already of changes during the years since Germany launched her scheme of conquest against an unsuspectng world
 In sense tn" Western front 3 development of immense importance " h t' allies possible the that overlooked in relation the it possible situation overwhelming which the whole id r 'r inr'tnc >t tI, no Toso of m A,stns to O struggle regardless Germany may rcv, Austria presence
 
 other than delay the ons'moton of t \lid pna There that will liter the hnd tN oh gree tn" trend of present developments The coming of tho "n is in which the allies little principal
 military aspects presented significant
 
 d agrins is he $
  surplus strength either
  0 In either this that a point where she  is thru-I period he" This superiority especially marked since the Russian retirement ticaly her entire military strength
 
  0 the By employing beenI able will of the the little into the gaps torn in the ranks the artillery
 
 'ltrusive ateng dcrafyf the
  Sftset y America
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Nome tri-weekly nugget., 1918-08-16

drives exhausted her forces to the degree that sufficient r2sive strength match the offensive O he
 of h weakness hardly peculiar bluff and deceive her and necogn o n O vcr a n
 Germany possibly trick bringing the Austans the but such conclusion is hardly enabl battle
 
 assistance abandon her ngoous back
 
  until other be Austria remainder of German allies ranks Germany will undouby hold she forced
  who have led them by the boodt death and suffering which a The no only Austrns bat Turks Bu that she will before The added pparing the greater the evidence that principal And when the day arrives it probably allies represented over the certainty that the O s at
Nome tri-weekly nugget., 1918-08-16

NEW FORM PLACER LOCATION CERTIFICATES NOW READY (ReVd May 1918 NUGGET)
 subscnle get for your money
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-11

$40, SIS
for New Fall
Overcoats
SIS, $50, SIS
for New Fall
& Winter Suits
q These Fall Over
coats at $40 and $25
are blacks with full
silk Innings. They
are cut conservas
lively and,a are hand
some Overcoats.
g The S25 Fall and
Winter Suits are
in G o o d cheviot
mixtures that show
dark a u t u m n a |
tones and colors.
Models are conserv-
ative with the addi-
ton of style that
comes from Perry
making.
G At $50, and S35,
there are Suits of
dark Oxford. with
b r o w ms. blues,
greens. and grays in
unfinished worst
eds, cassimeres, and
cheviots.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-11
COOKE WARNS MEAT MEN
THEY MUST LOWER PRICES
Threatens Inrcsigaon Thai UW Ho Rotoiiors
fccouniabiiiy' Unless They Meet Recent Cut BY
Hhoicsocrs- Statement Charges Proftccring

Food Administrator Jay Cooke. VINO
yesterday I'm \ public statement. gave
housoholders their first intimation of ~
jump ~ milk prices to II cents n quart
effective next Monday--an incroa -
which the administration approved he.
caus" of "our military program abroad
today in another statement attack
ed retail meat dealers whom he hints
are using pronDccrInR methods.
Mr. Cooke threatens to order another
investigation unless these retailer
reduce their pric" to figures consistent
with the cost Of their product And
the dealers, he adds. will hc held to -
strict accountabihty"
Here's tho statement
"Owing to certain conditions i'm tho
West the wholesale prices ON meat have
declined from 35 to i0'pcr cent during
the last few days. and there Is q large
amount Of lighter grades of beef. veal
and mutton now on the market. In the
meantime there has not been any APP
prcCiHhle decline IN the prices to the
housewives Of the city.
The retailers must reduce their price
to figures consistent with the cost or
they will he beld to strict account
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-11
GRIP CRIPPLES POLICE
Fifth District Has Twelve Nem.
bers Down With Influenza

The lieutenant, two sergcants and
nine policemen of the Fifth District
police station. Fifteenth and Locust
streets, have been stricken with Spanish
influenza The few who remain are
compelled TO work two shifts To police
the district.
Those who are III arc. Lieutenant
Joseph w. Van Horn, Fortlcth and As
pen streets; House ScrgcautS John
StuCkert. S16 Buttonwood street. and
William Ferguson. 6l6l Upland street
Frank Flynn. 212l - James Terrace
John clark. 905 South TWeuty-Hfth
street: George Graham, 73l TaSkcr
street; Thomas Brown. 75O South Elf
teenth street Edward Coyle. 23l7 Wa.
verify street; Robert Monroe. 33li Har-
old street; Charles Moore, i4l5 Brown
street: James Maloney. 217 South Ninth
street; Harry Dean, l3G Dickinson
street.
Sergeant John J. clay is acting leu
\ tenant
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-11

aNlliiy by the food administration. IN
!'Sn nus reduction IN prire ~ not ehec-
tNg within q fow days Mr. Cooke VIII
"Iu'r au Investigation. aud the Offenders
NlII b" punished severely. Under the
lg"d control act II is possible for the
administration to withhold supplies from
tn' retail dealers where thoy nre con-
Nlctod of unfair practices. and this law
WIZ he used to tho limit unless the re-
lall prices show decided and imme-
diato DECREASE.
The drop in wholesale prices Is
caused by the dry spell and the lack OF
heIp i'm the producing district which has
b'"n brought about by the war and by
~" present Epidemic. This has driven
the lighter cattle to market in enormous
quantities and has resulted in an over
supply nf these lighter grades Lack
~ frccz'r space has also materially
contributed to this surplus Of meat
These conditions have forced the
cdttl" into the hands Of the dealers at
q lower tigur, than they had been able
Ia buy for long time. This applies,
however, only to the lighter grades Of
cattle The heavier grades and fancy
-radoS have not been reduced. and,
owing tn the enormous demands for
this grade for shipment abroad. they
are holding their owns and there is no
probability that the market for these
grades will break
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-11

Albert Schroeder. fifty-cight years old
Of 1900 Memphis street committed sui
eide carly today by shooting himself I'm
the head with revolver, He was pro-
nounced dead by pr j. e. Chestnut, 1917
t'rankford avenue. The cause of the
suicide Is unknown.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-11

First distribution of uniforms for the
student army training corps at the Uni-
versity was made today Approximate
" one-half of the men were provided
for at this time aud 1t Is expected that
within few days the entire corps VIII
he equipped and uniformed.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-11
FIGHT OR GO HOME
That's What Chinese Is Up
Against on Government Order

Charlie Foo, Chinese, must either fight
Tor the United States or go back to
China.
Charlie Is loath to do either. At a
nearing before United States Commits
sioner Long to determine whether he
should be deported under the Chinese
exclusion act. Charlie declared that he
had lived in the United States all his
life.
Very well. then" said the District
Attorney; where is your registration
card?"
Charlie smiled when he produced IT,.
but he lost the smile when the attorney
read Charlie Foo. alien, Class 5-F"
Now it's up to Foo to fight or go
back
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-11
liEuv. hOvvANsO MRS. leONORA
n. LAWSON LAWSON
Four children Of Police Lieutenant
Howard II. Lawson and Mrs. Law.
son, one Of them a girl. are in the
service Of the United States
GIRL AND 3 BROTHERS
ALL IN U. s. SERVICE
Policeman and Wife Have
Daughter in Navy and
Fighting Boys

-Four children of Police Lieutenant
one Of them girl---are in the service
of the United states. The daughter is
in the navy. two sons are In the army
and the other son is In the marines
They are all veterans now, for they have
been in the service since Just after war
was declared. Their home is at 22I7
NenanGo street.
They are children Of n fighter, Lieu
during the pioneer days in Texas and
New Mexico. He was in the Southwest
from 1877 TO 1887. He is now at the
Twenty-sixth and York streets police
station
Miss Leonora Lawson was yco-
woman before It was stylish for women
to appear on the streets in navy uni
forms. She is assigned to the office of
Chaplain Dickins. at League Island.
Howard Lawson. the oldest son.
twenty-three years old. is in France with
the marines. He has neen in action
several times. hut Is not as good a cor
respondent as he is a fighter. for the
only mail his parents receive from him
are postcards saying he Is well.
George. twenty-one years old. enlisted
the day after war against Germany was
declared. He is an ambulance driver
and has had many thrilling experiences
among them miraculous escape from
death when shell wrecked an ambu-
lance in which he aud an orderly were
riding
Albert, the youngest sor is nineteen
years old. He is in the chemical war
fare service in Washington, n. c. He
enlisted in the aviation section. but be-
cause of his knowledge of chemicals was
transferred to the chemical service. He
was a chemist for a large manufacture
ing concern before he enlisted.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-11
10000 WANTED IN TANK CORPS
Expert Mechanics Specially
Needed to Qualify as Officers

Approximately i2.000 men are needed
within the next five weeks by the United
states tank corps to replace the bat
talions TO he sent overseas shortly to
help the Allies In their drive on the
western front
Expert mechanics are in special de-
mand at the recruiting Office opened at
the Automobile club headkuarters.
Twenty-third aud Chestnut streets. by
Lieutenant a. @. Mcknight. Men with
technical cduCations and mechanical
training will he sent to France with
out delay, while the unframed men
VIII receive a course OF instruction at
Camp Colt. Gettysburg, where all will
he given chance to qualify for one
months officers training school
Nerve, initiative and stamina are the
sole requisites TO qualify as a member
OF the Treat EN- Rough" squad Tn
conquered rovers of No Mans Land. the
boys In the American tanks. in con-
Junction with the British. have been the
pathhnders in the great Allied drive
from the outset.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-11
For Young Men

q Youth will have
its way and the
way of it is this
the Governm ent
wants cloth saved,
therefore, no belts,
no excess material
anywhere. And the
result in these new
Y outh full Perry
models is marvel
Gus.
u w e We put a
cla ssic simplicity
into their lines
milita ary in their
trinness from top
to toe. Coats are
cut off at the waist
line, shoulders are
concave-snug and
clos e Fl ttin G, of
course, where the
belts might have
been. M a n y. are
brilliant with rides
cent silk Innings
and in de seam
edge nipings $50,
S35, $40.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-11

John Wilkinson. Is years old. SSH
chestnut street. Boy Scout who has
been taking an active part in the fourth
Liberty loan campaign. suffered a frac-
ture of the leg today in the cause Of
the loan Tie was getting out of an
automobile At city Han when the car
started sooner than he had expected.
II ran over one foot ana the resulting
wrench caused q fracture above th"
ankle. n" was taken to the Hahuc-
mann Hospital
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-11
MAY ADD To PORT SHIPPING
Larger Share of Government
Overseas Cargoes Expected Here

Philadelphia may b" allotted larger
share or Government shipments overseas
after an official investigation into the
facilities OF all Atlantic coast harbors
has been completed. according to Her
bert ". walker, Federal manager Of
coastwise shipping, who was in this city
yesterday as tho guest of Harvey q
Miller president of steamship com
pany
The harbors of this city compare
most favorably with those of other port $
that | have seem" Mr.. Walker sa i'm
summing up the results of n tour Of in
spection along the river front. There
are plenty of facilities here. and al
though we have met with little conges-
tion as yet in our present port of EN-.
barkation. there is'every possible chance
Of difficulty there in the winter months
we shall certainly make use of the port
arises"