The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1921-07-28
FROM cATEEcHEE.

good rain on last Thursday night
the 2lst inst, which was the first
season since the middle of May.
crops are looking very we'll consid-
ering the drought
Farmers are through laying by and
as the protracted meetings have be-
gum fried chicken and watermelons
are in order, debts for the year 1921
not yet due and as the collectors for
the year 1920 have ridden until thew
got tired and quit for at least a
while, the poor old overcharged, look
ed down on, abused turkey trodden
farmer will have only two temptors
Tor at least month, and those two
VIII be the devil and his wife. Nav.
De with genuine case Of religion
ne can get by the devil, but if there
Is not plenty of stove wood cut. the
cows watered, the turnip patch clean
ed OF and thousand and four other
JOBS done, / don't know what about
his wife.
AS the postoffice department. has
granted a postoftice in the thriving
village of Six Mile and the writar
has been designated as the one to
carry Uncle Sans mail pouch we
nave the pleasure of spending about
lour hours every day except Sunday
Wit those good people. On last Sat.
urday, the 23rd inst, while waiting
Tor the time to return with the mil
oS q special invitation we drove over
ana spent the time with that good
"hoie souled fellow, Mr.. Lando Maui
aln and family. While his better
hal1 ana two daughters prepared q
eooo dinner Mr.. Mauldin showed us
some of his crop. Mr.. Mauldin in
formed us he has in cultivation this
year slxty-five acres, forty-five in
corn and twenty in cotton His
crop is fine for the year. He saws
WIN a few more seasons he will
gamer between six and seven hun
dred bushels of corn. This place ;s
known as the Widow Trotter place
ana Is owned by Mr.. j. H. Chapman
mere are several fine crops
around Six Mile.
Rev, II. H. Williams, of NIiltonvo,e
hansas, is conducting tent meet
ing near Six Mile at what is called
W. Ollie. Mr.. Williams bears tho
name of a good preacher.
on last Sunday, the Gath inst
ABOUT $3.50 p. m., just after the old
miller had gotten in from church
shed his collar, tie and coat and
taken his seat on the porch to cool, he
saw a John Henry" coming up the
NH at rapid rate of speed. In
few minutes Mr.. Lang H. Bark,ey
and Mrs. Nord Parsons presented
themselves for the holy state of
wedlock. AS the groom was armed
with the proper authority from the
Judge of probate, saying he was 26
years of age and was an American
citizen, he had perfect right to a
cook, and as his bride had crossed
the matrimonial bridge once before,
was a widow, and knew all about how
to cook to please and satisfy hun
CRY appetite, the officiating, officer. ].
Alonzo Brown, saw nothing in tho
way so long as the groom kept plenty
to cook, and now it is Mr.. and Mrs.
Barkley. Immediately after the
ceremony the happy young couple
left for Greenville and other places
to spend the honeymoon.
Mr.. Barkley is a son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Bob" Barkley of Liberty r. |
8 and is promising young farmer
who answered the call of his country
in the World War and served over
sea for nine months. His bride is a
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. j. d. Ma
tions of Liberty r. 3 and is de-
serving companion.
Six Mile ball team has played 23
games this season and lost only two
games. They have the best pitcher,
Bryson, of North Carolina, there is
in the county and that is saying
good deal. They played the Alice
Mill team last week aha had them
shut out until the eighth inning.
Bryson sit down 20 men of the Alice
team. Game stood 2 to l in favor
of Six Mile.