Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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*r. Pr I sDRUG CO. 'rappers and hunters should iember that J. O.'Brock will r all kinds of furs, such as Ak. otter, opossum, muskrat, ] n. fox. Bring in your furs. I1 buy until April 1, 1909. or first-class dental work see Lawrence, Fripr. Offie up rs in the Freepn building. )cal Happenings :wen Parsons, son of J. E. ;ons, of Pickens, who had a it attack of pneumonia, is - much better. -Clellap Powell, of Liberty, son of B. P. Powell, who I been seriously sick with .monia, is greatly improved. t the SE.i'INEL-JOURNAL of- I to that Pixt job of pri4WL?I ou, if .ie f'g for rbalni work. C. Ro inson, has just re of thp best I ver brought I nontii ts called to Ay- the bedside mot er, who is critically Is m friends hope for t - edy rec very. t 3. . -D. adows, who re near Libe y is reported se ly ill with neumonia. Her I is hope sh may soon be a. ,ain. E s. E. H. and. child- I Picken, week's c and It asley, t h4 l t Thel in this n Drug o. l enough already coinplete tv conti and stationery, a five mio tended ines. This-will be When y the reading pub- " funds it local ta one mc Bolt, of OJttenbein, sameiCnf nt of S. C. Univer another t That r.o g his uncle, Dr: J. - than sr other relatives a. this act week. 0 'See. 0 considere 1Tndricks, of the disric :: iornley & Co.,. n onfinedI toh 69 iis k t few days, isj~ be plid at bi.s post of' tendent o raised in t ti have b**i ads" should hit on is tv treasu credit of j to pave the Main p school d alks with .cement p: school sf e blocks give good jI cepand easily si if so mn91 any towns in the appropiafe ing them. ,ndtaLgf Greenville, b C -cken ~ ay, with E leIine of -samples of his g ingitings. The correctly- a to j gentlem ngets his suits o' is poul hm. r him 'S 'wart is remodeling n wi nc on West Main It is' Pickp~ns, and helping and h, of things very much discharection of a very wide Wross the front. Other Colum1 's ill be made by b ing of tich will add miuch day rep>pearan~ce 6f the old 11 part of4 b'e pase~ friends of Mrs. W. v weigTht an the Praters sec- 11 and it is Jy to learn that il gaticn "ha *f- gangrenous af ot from a sore Threftf ave the foot ta-h Abbevi)e amputation being were ins;aturday by our locald Air LineL Her friends will be 29 clli%wv that at the present of here it is doing splendidly ~ .The da.1 a r:p'id recovery-. ( Fireman - brakema;Val ker. Pickens, S. C.. The t' Silver Cap Winners," speed whEsome one is runnin~g ~ tie at lij the Columbia State. r oth 109~ a good many poultry ~ ta-on our town, but we $m in thee isa new one Ri:i4ere without the boys f ~it. '1 his is intended e * .. Hallum, breeder ofi winner White Leg alIlenger preached lsermon Sunday rge and appre tion at the Pick *rch. The sub - eal Preacher noregtion. - -L - Mrs. R. L. Davis and children )f Pickens, visited her parents Ir. and Mrs. W. 0. Richey, o asley, R. 3, last week. John D. Christopher, a son o Luditor N. A. Christopher, lef donday for Atlanta, where h, oes to enter a business college Miss Cogburn, a teacher ii he graded school of Pickens arried the scholars in her roon ver to Holder's ford for an out ng one afternoon last week. The electric lights were turne n Friday night during the rain ,nd it made walking much mor ndurable to the belated pedes rian trying to get home. The remarkably warm weath r this winter is likely to prov nore injurious in this sectioi M1n-beneficial, and it would b vell not to be lulled into a feel ng of unwarranted security. Miss Lily Winchester, who ha een staying the past year witl er sister, Mrs. R. F. Herd, o ickens, has gone on a visit t< riends and relatives at Pied nont. Miss Hutchinson, a teacher 1 e Pickens graded school, ein ertained her classes on Monda: ight with an old-fashionei andy-pulling, which was zreat y enjoyed by the young folks Col. John L. McWhorter, ai rstwhile editor of the Farm an( 'actory, of Seneca, spent Tpa ay in Pickens. He is nov with he Greenville Nro as circula ion. nr and will make a done. He intends to have ie paper handled by newsboys the various towns in his ter Col. Riley A. Christopher and ife are visiting their son, Aud r N. A. Christopher, in Pick s. Col. Christopher, who 2( d years ago was a citizen of is town, is an old Confederate ~teran, and while getting up years is very sprightly for ec of his age. Mr. and Mrs. V. L. Loehr are Pickens, from Lavonia, Ga,, t their wpy. to Clinton, where Ir. Loehi- will take a position ith the Religious Press Adver ing Agency of that town. He a first-class all-around news per ma'.n and no doubt will ~ove a valuable man on .the b to which he has been as ned. Jev. W. A. ehristopher, who r somne time has been in bad alth, left Monday for Colum a, where he goes to consult r. Guer rey, the famous sur ~on, as to his condition, and he ill very probably have an eration performed before he turns, which his friends hope Lay prove entirely satisfactory. The quarterly communion ser e -vill be observed at the ethodist church next Sunday orning. The members of the orch are respectfully urged tc present. All Christian peo ec of the town are cordially vited to join with us in t.hi ost solenm yet delightful ser. ice. The subject for the morn g will be "The Home Gather. ig." N. G. BAI LENG ER,Pastor. Miss Caroline Hawkins, whc ad been living wt.th Mrs. WV. T. ild for probably forty years ied on Saturday, 6th inst., afte1 sottillness, aged about 7 ears. Her remains were in ~rred the day following a ~eorge's Creek church, the ser ices being conducted by Rev . M. Richardson,'of Green ille. She leaves a brother anm ister, besides a host of othe: elatives and friends to mouri er death. Snow fell very thick and fas r a while last Friday night ud it reached a depth of a: nch. The mercury took a sud [en drop and it looked as thougl verybody wanted to freeze aturday and Sunday were ex eptionally cold. The wini vould very near cut a person it 'wo. The mercur - t to 2.5 elow freezing point. VerNiea .l the ladies we haveh rom lost their pretty fiowe n - 4'^^- ey had take: eep from free2 ins who ha -stayeil by th~ [l day nd wer Thy every time he comes brings a load of produce to sell, usually f fine river-bottom corn, of which he raises great quantities. Mr. Cox is a fanmer who believes in buying nothing that he can raise on his farm. We T, Bowen Much Improved, Hon. W. T. Bowen, who fell out of his barn loft last week, is doing nicely. No bones were broken and he will soon be out again, to the delight of his many friends. Ragsdale-Chil dress. Married, on the night of the 3d-inst., at 7 p. m., in the Pick e ens Methodist church, by the a pastor, Rev. N. G. Ballenger, e Miss Bessie Ragsdale and P. F. Childress. The church was crowded with guests to wit ness the union of this happy young couple. After the cere mony the young couple, together with the minister and a number of the guests, repaired to the hospitable home of Mrs. Ethel (C. M.) Ragsdale, of the Twelve 1 Mile campground section,mother of the bride, where an elegant repast was served. The con gratulations of many friends are extended the happy young cou - ple for a long, happy and pros perous matrimonial voyage. The Epworth L, . com posed of the young petM of our town, irrespective of denomina tional creed, under the manage ment of Rev. N. G. Ballenger and Mrs. J. A. Peek, who are I two of its youngest but most enthusiastic members, is doing a work and spreading a Christian influence that could not be done in any other man ner. The work, as outlined, car ries four features, and the social and religious parts are being pushed now, by the members, to a great extent, and the Meth odist church is always crowded at their services, which are held every Sabbath evening from 6.30 to 7.30, Last Sunday evening a special programme had been prepared and the church was packed to its capacity to witness the exer cises, and many comnmenda tions of praise have been heard since relative to the nicely arranged and wvell-carried-out programme. For thIs meeting the commit tee had arranged an es~I'ecially interesting programme consist ing of splendid music, speeches and recitations, which were greatly enjoyed by the large congregation present. Among those who delivered addresses were Messrs. *W. J. Bolt and Elbert Finley, and their dis courses were exceptionally fine. The recitat.ons by Misses Grace Prince, Mattie Griffin and Meta Boggs were well rendered and .elicited much favorable com .ment. Three new names were added .to the membership roll, and a .very liberal freewill offering was .made for current expenses. Besides the splendid work the League is doing among the young people of the town, they are aiding in the education of a young Cuban boy who is equip ing himself for work as a mis sionary in Cuba. The young -people of all the churches of the town are co-operating in making - the Epworth League a great - snecess, thereby quickening our -whole church life. 0 Notic Opening Books of Sub scription Pickens Lamber~ Company. Noieis hereby given that Sbooks of subscription to the cap ital stock of the Pickens Lumber Company will be open at the office of the company in Pick ens, S. C,, on Saturday, Feb. 13. 1909. T. L. BIVENs, J. McD. BRUCE, J. W. SHERIFF, -Incorporators. MONEY TO LOAN. 1 We have money to loan on - 'desirable farming lands in Pick d ens county. Write us, giving e full description ot your prop e erty, value of same, end the Sif aouant you Asire to Y. D. Meadows, T. J. Ligon, Elford M. Bolding, A. M. Mauldin, G. F. Norris, Robert Stewart, J. S. Williams, E. C. Bowie, Wm. H. Chapman. Irvin Miller, Noah R. Kennemore. PETIT JURORS. I. N. Cook T. T. Arnold Esley G. Childress S. L. Boggs Jas. M. Davis Joe D. Holder Edw. L. Hamilton C. E. Day P. K. McAdams Jos. Looper Sr W. F. Owens L. S. Edens HenryW. Hamilton L.A.Roper T. N. Hunter T. G. Palmer A.Kay Holcombe J.J.Chastain J.Coat Stewart M. C. Fowler Curry Chapman J. A. Hinton W.R.'Nimmons J. E. M. Steele John M. Brazeale N.D.Parsons W. D. Christopher F. B. Fields Aug. H. Newton L.T.Wimpey Thos. Durham A. B. Fortner J. Ellis Smith F. B. Murphree Claud M. Boggs A. M. Simmons Seneca Merchant Disappears. Ben F. McElreath, a former Easley boy, but for a number of years a resident of2 Seneca, where he ran a -first-class fancy grocery store, disappeared on the 20th of January and no trace has been heard of him since. . e and re narked to the clerks tha e was oing to "turn in," and th, t P he last seen or heard of him. everal post-cards have been re eived frorp New Orleans, with o name attached, which, it is bhought, were sent by him, but here is no proof positive that they are from him. Dr. C. N Vyatt, of Easley, is a distant 'lative and he has been notified f Mr. McElrath's -disappear ~ne. He is havinig description nd photographs sent out to the hiefs of police in all the cities. ith the hope that the missing an may be found. Mr. McEl ath's financial affairs are in ~ood shape, and no reasorn is, nown for his disappearance. lis friends all hope that he may oon turn up safe, sound and well. New Firn at Liberty. The Sullivan-Eskew Co. is a ew firm that is opening up in Lberty in the newv storerooms ecently completed between the pstoffice building and' J. F. anister's store. The building ; a large one, with a wall be ween and archways cut in, so hat it is practically one store oom, 60x110 feet, and will be led from top to bottom with ~ew and seasonable goods. The members of the firm of ullivan, Eskew & Co. are oung mn,n but thoroughgoing usiness nmen, who vwill make a remendous effort to get their hare of the trade that is done n the thiiving town of- Liberty. hey came from Anderson up here, and have had several ears of experience in selling oods before locating in Liberty, nd know all the crooks and urns of the mercantile world, nd where to get the best goods ror the least money. This firm will handle dry oods, dress goods, notions, hoes, hats, clothing, groceries, rockery, tinware, hardware, tc. In fact, anything usually arried in a first-class stock of eneral merchandise will be ound here, and the stock is all ew, clean and fresh, and the prices will be right. Give this firm a call and see ow well suited in price and iuality of goods vou will be. Watch for their ad. in this paper. REPAIR SHOP. Do y-ou like to have your lothes clefned, pressed, dyed and repaired first-class? If so, remember that there is a first class workman in th1 West End. Pickens, S. C., opposite Folger, Thornley & Co.'s. Cleaning enlemen's su.its and ladies s irts a specialty. JAs. RoBissoN, Mgr. FOR RENT. 32 acres; a goog/Dhorse crop; near Six Mile ;church: good house. barn and pasture. Foi terms apply to'W. E. PINSON, for the freeze, buf the damage may not prove to be very serious t Notwithstanding the quantity i of oats and other small grain sown there is a great and un usual 'demand for seed oats. We take this to be a healthy sign, for the farmers, at least. One lot of cotton sold here the' other day at 10c; and then it dropped to 9jc, and won't budge from it. T. N. Hunter and wife, Mrs. C. S. Robinson and Miss Minnie Hallum have gone to Florida for i a few weeks' visit. ..Quarterly meeting was held at the Methodist church here Saturday and. Sunday. Presfd ing Elder Durham preached Sat, urd,ay and two sermons Sunday. Among the social features of the past week vere-oyster suppers. Friday and Saturday iights, which were well patron ized, notwithstanding thesevere storm that raged Friday night; The suppers were given by. the ladies of the Presbyterian church. Another pleasant occa sion, was a social given' by Miss Hatty Boggs, Friday night. By way of progress in our midst, we call the attention of the trading public to the new firm of Sullivan & Eskew, from 'Anderson, who are opening up a department store in the new storerooms recently finished by Riser & McWhorter, and a new drug store by Dr. J. P. Glenn, who. has recently .finished a urse in pharmacy in Atlanta. T new firm. 'are candidates for a s .of the patronage of the trading p we you will give these young men a chance to show their apprecia- 0 tioi of your trade. The' drug 'v store is at the old drug store stand on east side of Third street, next door to the hardware store. What about the vagrant law? If it is not in shape so as to en-I able all well-regulated towns and cities to handle the loafing element in this state, we -hope our solons will take the matter In hand and overhaail and'~other wise patch up a law'that will meet the demands of the case. This little neck o' the woods is badly overstocked with a gang of the loafing element, of theC Cuffy persuasion. Day after day and week after week they dongregate and loiter around, while their women are at the washtub, or in some white fam ily's cook room', and in nr any instances feeding several of these loafing cusses. C. Twelvq Mile Associatiol. The Union meeting of the Twelve Mile River Association met with Fall Creek church., Jan. 29, 1909. The Introductory sermon was preached by Rev. W. M. Walker. After which organized, by electing Bro. E. R. Waldroup, moderator, and Bro. C. I. Mur phree, clerk. Adjourned one hour for din ner. Reassembled by singing, and prayer by Bro. C. I. Murphree. 1st Query-"Why do church members do wrong?" Opened by Rev. W. M. Walker, followed by Bro. J. T.~Hudgins. 2d Query-'"How can a pastor best know his members?" Open ed by Rev. S. D. McAbee, fol lowed by Rev. W. M. Walker. Adjourned, to meet Sunday at 10.30 a. m. Collection Sunday was to go for the Orphanage. The Missionary sermon was preached by Rev. W. M. Walker, from Romons viii: 6.. Collection amounted to $4.00., Adjourned. Next meeting to be held with Salem church in May, 1909. We return our thanks to the people of Fall Creek for their hospitality. E. R. WALDROUP, Modr. C. I. MUJRPHREE, Clerk. North P!ckens Circuit. Rev. E. L. Thomason preacher in charge. FIRST SABBATH. At Porter's chapel, 11 a. mn.; Salem, 3 p. m. - SE.COND SABBATH. -Mt. Bethel, 11 a. in.; New Thpe, B p. m. TH SABATH. Digging wells appears to be he order of the day in this com nunity. Several attended the singing tt Camp Creek, Sunday. Miss Mary Trotter visited the ittle town of Cateechee one day ast week. Walker 4rnold has purchased i fin'e buggy, and all the girls -ill now be on the qui vive foi he first ride. Mrs. Maggie Hendricks is very 11 and not expected to live. Hei -nany friends hope for he] ;pEedy recovery. A. D. Mann is putting up a arge .and nice barn. Miss Mayme Anderson visitet ,iome folks near Calhoun, Sat .irday and Sunday. M. B. Evans is having his iouse -painted. When f.nishei t wil just be beautiful. Miss Maggie Willimon and hei :ousin, Miss Mary Trotter, vis [ted in Seneca, Monday last. Bob Alexander has erected 2 nice house on his farm, and i: now putting up a large barn Fletcher Evans has also put ui and painted a nice little house Dur community is coming to th( Front. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Mauldir recently visited friends and rel atives in Calhoun. Mrs. A. D. Mann visited ir Seneca, Monday last. What is wrong with the cor respolen Wake up, an< give is the news fro" rr RZtive sections. Your scribe had the pleasure f visiting in Cateechee, last veek. OLD RIDDLE. NewestS rnFR J~ur N' The man who gives the mat :onsideration will do well to p > handsome garments that vw dakers in the world. [HE YOUNG CHAP THA~ see the showing-the wor inch a "Winner" with one -'srorIous DRESSERS who are r preciate our oxtraordinary lored clothes-priced so r every gentleman to dress cmicui, too, for-ca~r prices AR RAIN-COATS -The sensible --made of Priestly and c numerous styles, sh2pes suitable for wet or dry we very han<dy the year rouni den's and Young Mefsfu. landlers of the Famous ScIrL vt? I. wil geaty incraeyu yield per,ce In some cases re reswts Mr. C. W. Caruthers of Sumpter Coun cannot express the value of your fertilizer. of other companies' goo!A, that it would not brands, were they given free and put in tu. da to be a fact. I made a test on Ave" 'cre the your fertilizer and on the other lia a imr, isme grade; the land received the satbe . Ai- jt- arcmnt of he amount of anl ~ e from tk land on i4. Comp z6py of the new 1909. Almanac, f of the most . ble and un planters and farmers; or ask ur fertilizer dealer S&s ofas Richmond. Va. Norfolk, Va. Columbia, S. C. Atlana.Ga. Savannah, Ga. Memphis, Ten ARE PERY Come in ani ex THE VERY BES BOLT& UP-TO-DATE D MENTION THIS AD, S .heS friend. Onl tyesr Fine M EN AND YOUNG6r r of the selection of us a visit and see y 3 ful ehave haCl SWA NTS TO BE OR IGINA~bt dloves winners-and yoi4 1oo f our Superb Rex Designe At tSuit RTICULAR ABRT THEIR CLOTfhES -will ap ollection of'Ready-to-Wear-hand-tai~ isonably that it is within the reach o ecomingly at little cost re as low as others; OUR CLOTHES .E BETTER. arment for mid-season or for antl ter cloths. Worsreds and Clieviots in and lengths-a light weight Ove~ :her-water-proof, yet.dressy. In fact1:i for theatre or other occasions. sing ' shades...Gr e every hue that as ion .dictates. -CORDIAI.L'3" 2 OTHUHILD GrREENVILLE, S. C. )s BRos, & Co,, U. ADLERi BSos., MAX B MF' C's line of hio-h-g-rade wares.'