The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1921-07-14
ALONG LITTLE EASTATOE.
Sunset, July d

Mr.. Editor: l will offer your
paper and it's many readers few
dots and happenings around Little
Eastatoe.
News is brief along Little Easta-
toe. AS / haven't seen anything in
your paper for quite awhile, l will
try to give your valuable paper and
it's many readers what few scattering
news and dots that 1 know of,
Farmers are very we'll along the way
in laying by their crops. Corn is
very good. What little cotton that
was planted is rather small. The
farmers of this section used the least
amount of guano this year that thew
have for several years. A very lit
tie amount of small grain was sown
and it turned little too, tell YOU,
We haven't suffered for rain as vet.
while some sections are very dry.
Leona Belle, the infant daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Ben T. Winchester,
is just recovering from Two
months severe case of sickness of a
complication of diseases. Dr., rkirk.
sey and Wood We're the attending
| physicians.
James. son os Elijah Winchester,
over at Rosman. \, c.. in J. S. Sill.
vesteen's tannery. returned home, \
few days ago with relapse OF meas
les and is not doing as we'll as ye
hoped for. Dr.. kirksey was called
to his bedside today.
Born unto Mr.. and Mrs. Paul c.
keesler on the 10Th of June, fine
girl.
Mr.. William Harrison Gilstrap
died at his home on Twelve Mile. on
the Maj. j. M. Stewart home place,
about seven or eight miles north
west OF Pickens, on July 3rd. He
was buried at New Friendship Metho-
dlst church the same day of his
death close to his father and
mother, MIR. and Mrs. John Ambrose
Gilstrap, who preceded him to the
grave Juts few years ago. "Uncle
Bill as he was known, was born and
raised on Little Eastatoe, has been
member of New Friendship Metho-
dlSt church for several years, and he
lived consecrated life and was low
cd by all who knew him. The writ
er had the pleasure of visitinp him,
some two or three weeks before his
death, and he told us that all was
we'll and would be we'll with him
after death, that he was ready to 90
when the heavenly Father called for
him, and that he would inherit that
eternal home prepared for all the
true followers Of Jesus Christ from
the foundation of the world. Mr..
Gilstrap will be greatly missed in his
church, settlement and country. He
spent practically all his life right in
this immediate settlement as a farm.
er, and we have personally known
him ever since we could remember,
and his life bore out his statements
and preached his own funeral, God
giveth and God takcth away, and
blessed be the name of the Lord.
The funeral services were conducted
by Rev. Charley Anderson. Peace
to his ashes.
The ladies of Antioch Baptist
church and Sunday school prepared
and carried very striking boquet or
wreath Of flowers to the memorial
services Of Rev. B. r. Murphree and
presented to his grave a "crown
made Of cedar. In the center a
"cross' was made Of cedar also, and
on the circle of the crown letters
were made of flowers and spelled the
name of the church. 1t will be re-
membered that he was the pastor Of
Antioch for several years. Brother
Murphree was a man that numbered
his friends by the score, and to know
hin: was to love him. We can say
his place hasn't been and will be hard
to fill
The Antioch Baptist Sunday school
elected their superintendent, Bro. J..
w. Winchester, and Miss Rosa Win
chester to go and represent their
school as delegates to the annual
Sunday school convention which con
vened at the First Baptist church,
Greenville, S. c., on June 28, 20 and
80. They have just returned, re-
porting to their Sunday school a
grand time. Teachings and instruc-
tions very fine.
Miss Bessie and Gorilla Seawright,
Of Piedmont, accompanied by their
cousin, Miss Anna Bell Fortune, Of
Liberty visited their old fr;andc in