The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1918-04-25
LOCALS AND
PERSONAL

were at home Saturday and Sunday.
|. Our Special Notice column is one Of
!. the most interesting parts of this paper.
: Keep your eye on it.
. Mrs. Willie Grady of Greenville Wis
. tied her sister-in-law, Mrs. B. G. Rob-
. inson, i'm Pickens last week.
Married by j. b. Newbcry at his
Office April 22d, Miss Lena Gilstrap and
Purley Byars, of Pickens route 4.
Those who buy Liberty Bonds are not
only helping their government out. but
will get their money back with interest.
The Pickens Township Singing con
v%ention will meet with Bethlehem
church next Sunday afternoon at 2
O'Clock.
j. II. Baker that he will
be at Mountain Grove church the fourth
Sunday in April with a supply of song
books.
Don't forget the Democratic club
meetings next Saturday. Don't stay
away and then grumblc about who
were elected delegates.
The Pickens Baptist Sunday School
voted unanimously last Sunday to buy
$3.50. 90 worth Of Liberty Loan bonds.
An example worthy of emulation by 9th
or Sunday Schools.
Elihu w. Pickens and family left
Pickensl last week for Henderson, Tenn,
to make their home. Mr.. Pickens has
accepted Il position to run the machin-
cry Of a large mill at Henderson.
Master Frank Partridge, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Troupe Partridge, broke his
| right arm last Saturday while practic-
ing the high jump" We trust the
! little fellow will soon be all right again.
Mrs. Ernest f. Alexander and son.,
and Miss Grace Mcdaniel have been Wis
iting relatives in Rutherford county, N.
c., for two weeks. MIR. Alexander ex-
poets to go up and return home with
them this week.
The government is going to give an
honor flag to each town which sub
scribes its proportionate share Of Third
Liberty Loan bonds. If you would like
to see your town have one of these
flags, help out a little.
The Sentinel always welcomes local
news items from it's friends. We re-
ceive many items this way which we
would never near of in any other way.
If you know of anything of interest to
the public let us know and it will be q
pleasure to us to print it.
Bennett Fl. Powers spent Sunday
with his family in Pickens. Bennett
recently resigned his position with
Folger, Thornley, & Co. to accept a
place as 1agman on the Southern rail
road between Greenville ana Atlanta.
He has not decided yet to which city he
will move his family.
While returning from the singing at
Griffin Sunday afternoon; the team OF
mules being driven by w. Edd Boggs
became frightened and ran away, throw
ing him, his wife and child from their
conveyance and bruising them consider
ably None were seriously injured, but
Mr.. Boggs was painfully hurt about the
face and neck.
Lieutenant and Mrs. Blakcly have
returned to his post Of duty in New
Jersey after a short visit to her
parents, DR.. and Mrs. f. S. Porter, in
Pickens. Patti Porter accompanied
them to New Jersey and will return
home with Mrs. Blakely when the lieu
tenant leaves for France, which Will
be soon.
Cole Seaborn, who is a son OF Kew.
and Mrs. w. G.. Seaborn of Plckens,
represented the University of South
Carolina in the intercollegiate Orator.
cal Contest held at Greenwood last
Friday night and won third place.
Eight colleges were represented John
s Watkins of Clemson won first place
and f.. c.. Kolb of Furman won second
place.
Werner Guy Corbin. who is in the
army at Camp Sewer, was visiting IN
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