The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1918-10-03


Messrs II. e. Seaborn of Hobbs
Henderson Co. and f. B. Morgan, Jr.,
of Central Mercantile Co., two of Cen
trails enterprising young business men,
were in Pickens Monday on business.
There will be a birthday dinner at
the home of w. D. Simmons in honor
of his mother, Mrs Margaret Sim
mons, October 13, at Glenwood Mill,
Easley. Everybody invited to come
and bring well filled baskets.
A Liberty Loan rally will be held in
the Dacusvile school auditorium Fri
day night. October A. A program con-
sisting of patriotic drills, songs and
speeches will be given. The public is
cordially invited to attend.
Senator elect Frank E. Alexander
will make his headquarters when in
town at the Sentinel office. Mr.. Alex
ander is in the real estate business and
necessarily is out Of town part Of the
time and any word left at this office for
him will be deli, cred promptly.
MIR. n. A. Christopher has accepted
the position of bookkeeper at Folger,
Thornley, e. Co. Mr.. Christopher was
auditor for Pickens county for num-
ber of years and is very efficient
bookkceper and a very pleasant gen
tleman with whom to DO business,
MIR. Henley Porter received tele
gram from the War Department Friday
that his son Ernest Porter had been
wounded severely, having been shot
through the right shoulder. 1t is the
nope OF his many friends that it will
not prove as serious as reported.
w. B. Allgood received word from
Ernest and Frank Allgood that they
had arrived safely overseas and were
feeling fine. These young men are
sons of Capt. w. B. Allgood = the old
war horse = and we feel satisfied thew
will give a good account of themselves
Uncle Jack Wakein, age IS years. q
former resident of Pickens county, died
suddenly at the home of his daughter,
Mrs. Crenshaw, in Atlanta, Ga, Sat
urday, and was buried at Liberty Mon
day. Uncle Jack was good old man
and the sympnthy of the community
goes out to his loved ones Peace to
his ashes.
Rev. F.. l.. Henderson, of Central.
has been elected field secretary for the
Wesleyan Methodist College and will
enter upon his duties in few days.
His territory will include North and
South Carolina, Georgia, Florida and
parts of Virginia and Alabama. Mr..
Henderson is splendid all-round man
and the college could not have made a
better selection
The regular teachers examination
will be held in the court house next
Saturday. October S. The law re-
quires that all teachers have valid GER
tifcates before they begin teaching.
Diplomas are not certificates. All per-
sons that are teaching and expect to
teach this winter in the county and do
not have certificates should present
themselves for examination Saturday
morning at o'clock.
The w. c.. r. u. held most inter
esting public meeting in the court
house on the evening of Thursday,
September 10. Prizes of one dollar
each for the best essays were awarded
to the following named: Miss Beulah
Porter in the seventh grade, subject,
''The Effects of Alcohol on the Human
Body" Ernest Bosse in the eighth
grade, subject, "The Business Mans
Opinion of Alcohol" Rule Cannon in
the ninth grade, subject, Cost Of
Crime Caused by Alcohol" Rev. j. G.
H;iley Of Liberty gave an interesting,
instructive address which every person
in i'ickcns county should have heard.
Don't go elsewhere to get your cot
ton ginned. We are prepared to take