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DaneUnfinel.,IUrMial UAL DEYITIES Some Things You Know and Some You Don't Know About Our Towns, County & People -Are you tIalki! g county Fair -The time ik ipe for Pr(.epar -ations h>wkin- to the 1909 Pick-, ens County Fair. -FOR SALE-One fine Jon net at reasonable price. apply to ? if. L. Huckaby. Norris, S. C. The promoters of the Pickens - County Fair expect to excell the t state fair. Do your part to make it a succesS. -Miss G race Gi bson, a most charming vouini lady, of Co lumbia, is spevndin(_, a time in I Pickens with her friend, Mrs. J. T. Richev. -Lost, lait week, during con ferene htet-we A residence of T. L. Biven . aii i churci.h one gold silk ((with ,ra set in it. Return to T. L. Rivens. -Major C. Welhorn, a son of Judge M. "Welhorn. of Pickens., has acceptt- a position \ with Messrs. .cign & Ledbetter, ,.% -1 wholesale grocer i (f .-%iderson. S. C. -Pick your beststalks of corn and cotton, save your best speci mens of fruit, pick your best chickens aintl push youir finest it stock to show at the fair this t fall. mae., vrs old, Rro'lbs, work 1y 'whore. 0e happy thouht rubber tire Baibc,ick Top buy , and harness. All in first class! condition. Apply to John T. t Abercrombie Pivke-s -Mill. n auL(in of -i .nted States I.ne (atuleshi p '\st \irgina, which has been ti inedi at San Franci-<n ('a!., forp several mlonlthS, is at the bouw of his1 mot dher Mrs. D)ebora1h 31 auld in, in Pickens, ((n a thiirtyv dayvs fur lough. ing at ShadiyG rve churecl on the; second1 SunldZy inl August. Be-1 ginning' on that dav Rev. Ben iMoore will conduct a series of meetings embracing the third Sunday. There will be two ser vices daily, at il a. mn. and1 8 p. mn. Singers are invited to be present Sunday with song books. and well filled b)askets. -Miss Elinor Knight, of Pick ens, lost h er watchi Saturday evening. It is a small1 hunting case goild watch andl was drop ped some where between the school buildling and the residlence of J1. T. Partridge. She w~ould apprt"iate the finder returning to her at Mr. Partridge's resi -(dence or to Bolt & Co's drug store and getting reward. -Mr. B. (. Alexander, who lives below Six Mile, on the B. D). Saterfield lace, has raised some enormous squashes. On oae vine is a s(iuash that mneas uses fifty inches aroundl, both ways andl is estimated to weigh over 50 pounds. On the same vineC is another squash that weighs over 36 pounds. Mr'. Al exander intends1 to exhib)it them at the Pickens County Fair. this1 fall. -Prof. Henry E. Townes of fers as a candidate for cotton wveigher this week. Henry asks us to state that he cannot make a personal convas on account of his htaving a school on his hands, nids will -sts. He I the pub itform is to give every man justice in the' we-ight of his cotton and treat the buyer with equal right. Notice -The chairmen of the various -commnittees of the Pickens Couin ty Fair Association are hereby cialled to mleet at the ofliee of the I und(ersigned on Mondlay, Au g-i nst 2 at 11 o'clock, and a full i attendance' of the chairmI)en of1 .COmmritte,t s is urged T. J. Mauldin. -Israel Ferguson, colored. i i mighty good farmer, who be ieves iI raising everything hi aii that i:s neede<l to run lie lace. He raises his m\ii (a-rn, xheat, eat and ca--title. le al ,o raises everything to go on his able, honey, chickens and all -inds of vegetables. Recently srael sent to this office sonie as ine hard-head cabbage as we yer cat. They were firm, white mnd as nice and large as any Yinter cabbage ever put on the "ickens market by North Caro ina raisers. When the negro ace learns to pattern after Is ael, not only in the farming line, r making a living, but in keep ng always at work, minding heir own business, paying their lebts and setting a good ex ampl o others, then the race will pros >er and there will be no race vars, lvnchings and trials for arious and sundry crimes, such Ls our courts are burdened with low. Camp Meeting Notice The annual camp meeting of he South Carolina Conferenc( )f the Weslevan Methodist 'hurch will be held as usual, at lentral, S. C.. July 28-Aug. 8th. Phe public is cordially invited to ttend. Preachers, of all ortho lox denominations are especial v invited to be with us and help >ush the battle against sin and vickedness. There are two .ood hotels on the grounds where neals and lodging may be had it reasonable rates. The man tgement will extend every cour esy to campers and others in heir pover. Our iotto is, 'Holiness unto the Lord." 1. T. Hartsoe, Chairman Coni. Monaghan Mill. Dear Editor: I have been hinking for sonie time that I vould write you a letter and 1 uess this as good a time as I vill get. Everything is moving alongi ine and I think that the people >f Greenville ought to be the )st people anywhere for I eieve they have more preach nig here than anywhere, but naybe we need it more than ihers. The Monaghan boys recentlyx >ayed the Greenvile team and >eat theni 12 to 2. Hurrah for >ur side. "B,'' I don't think you need ~et discouraged for there are >lenty of girls that would like to ide behind those fine horses. Mr. Will Barton was a recent isitor to his brother, Mr. Perry, md sister, Miss Anna, at Mon ighan. The excessive rains have got. en the farmers very much be iind, and the crop prosnects arn iot very encouraging. Mr. Sutherland met with a erious accident recently, in that 1e had his right arm torn off just bove the wrist, while at work~ round some machinery at the Ionaghan Mill. Mr. Heath, a resident of the Ionaghan Mill village (lied re ently from an attack of feve1 md( was carried to his old home n North Carolina, for burial. Ee leaves a wife and six small :hildren, b:esides a host of rela ives and friends to mourn his leath. I tell you it is something grand : be a Queen! That is why the ~vriter is wearing such a smile: he thinks she will be the wife >fa King, and she don't care if ;hat Pickens fellow did get mar ied-she doesn't intend to wvear nourning for him. Well, for fear of the waste has ~et., I will close. Greenville Girl. "Jones, He Pays The Freight." Hallum's Backache and Kid. iey Pills are doing the work. h ardly a mail but what there s an enquiry or an order. Send s your orders for these pills, leducting the cost of the money >rer and we wvill send them tc ou by return mail, postage ful y paid. No one that has usei ;hemi has yet asked us to refunm heir money. This speaks vol Pickens Drug Co., Pickens S. C. Disribntors. Thw n n ' \) i-nary 1 - ion, Ai'xillilarv thel i cknI p ti--t at.so iationl will a -ta rf fit 1ch11n-hc. S:un III4a, Au1t 7Ih. AHl char-chw, :ir-e .pe to s1nd4 reprwcms-nt at ives- :1111 all wonnen and irls are invited to attend. Following is the pro gram. 10:30 a. im. Devotional exer cises le(d by Mrs. Richard A. Hes ter. 10:45 Minutesread. Rollcall of churches responded to by re presentatives. 11 'Welce addret s by Mrs. H. F". Smith. Response., Mrs. Jesse Childs. 11:15 What; is a W. M. S? Mrs. C. E. Robinson, 11:45 Discussion of State Mis sions, Mrs. Emma Major. 12. im. Gifts to God. Mrs. Middleton Hester. 12:30. Dinner. 1:30 Devotional exercises led by Miss Ida Hendrix. What is a Y. W. A Miss Nellie Granly. Duet: Misses Maka Boggs and Norma Cjriffin. Poem: "In as much- Miss Meda Birs. R:I ding: "Heathen lives made be utifuIl," IMiss Girace Prince. EsSay on giving, Miss Viola Moore. Recitation, "What he said, Miss Mattie Griffin. Discussion: -Are we willing to prove our love for the advance ment of his kingdom every day?" Miss Mytrie Holder. Duet: Misses Meda Boggs and Mattie Griflin. Rea(dinig: "Mattie's self-de nial" Miss Lillian Bolt. What is the object (p the For eign mission Board Miss Grace Hendrix. Reading: -Prayer a power Miss Eva Holder. Hymn, Work for the night is Coming. Liberty iems. The sun has comi out, and the clouds have rolled away and the' farnmer is getting to kill someW of thle grass. though a great many of the crops will renmin foul, as the cleaning wold ( injure the cr'op inl some ini ancte wors.e t han the grass. There are but few fine crops to be seen in this se*ct io n, of either corni, or cotton. The fruit c. Op is rather on the short order, and inferior in (qual ity, as it has rotted badly. A child of T. 13. Smith,. died last week after a lingering illness of several weeks. An 01l1 lady, Mrs. Lock, died at the Liberty. mill village, last week. From personal expe'rience we can say that numps are as pe culiar in their ways and manner of business as any- contagious dicase that ever came our way, as w-e was not aware b)ut what we were on friendly termis with them for the last 40 years, until we woke up one line morning apprised of the fact that our timie for settling our account, was upl. And from the earnest ness they seemhed to manifest in the nmatter, we were led to con clude that the account must have been long past (due. Thew all day singing at the Baptist church was one of the attractive features of last Sun day. The lion. J. E. Boggs appearedi in the afternoon and nmade a few very appropriate re marks, to the convention, which was well received. We had two sermons by Elder Duncan, afternoon andl night, at the Methodist church. While the attendlance was not large, those who (lid attend were well paid1. Ther'e are an unusual number of visitors in town, and house parties, and tennis, were among the social attractions of the past week, and miountain trip ha.s been arranged amo ng other things for this week, and the Igood tinmes go rolling right on. We nioti'e P.rof. Mc. D. Weems, was at the singing Sun (day, and taking a hand. W hear talk of some rural telehn lines to be b)uilt soon telephone more of our rural with more of the world. Mr. Horae E Davis, who is a traveling salesman in Virgina, is, b114lmit' ,I]1 a vac'at ion. Is. I). J. Greer, fromil Ala lham. is ()n a visit to relatives mnd frienls in Vickens county., lIIs riince (. Davis has ret Iried to North Carolina, where she will take up a ie months school, where she taught last year. C. Around Moon's Store. Crops in'our section are looking fairly well. The farmers will soon be through work. With seasonable showers, we will make plenty of corn and cot on to (10 us. The water melon season is right now on us and there are 3one fine patches in this neigh borhood. Children's Day at Bethlehem lastSunday was well attended and greatly enjoyed by those present. Excellent addresses were made by Hon. C. E. Rob inson and Ben Fields. V. S .Medlin, of Oconee couII ty, visited his brother, J. E. Medlin, of this section, last week. Sloon looks well and says he is doing better. Misses Ella May and Jessie Freeman, daughters of S. P. Freeman, visited at the home of J. E. Medlin, recently. We think these charming young ladies had a most enjoyable visit. The farmers are all talking the fair, and as soon as they get through their farm work they will puill off their coats and go to work to make it even a great er sucess than last year. Our neighbor, J. E. Medlin leaves this week for a trip to Franklin county, Ga., where he goes to visit his father. As soon as Allvood Moon gets the shelter up to the front of his P. P P. P. P. purifies the blood, build strength to weakened nerves, expels d h1appinless, where sickness, gloomy feelin; In blood poison, mnecurial poison, and skin diseases, like blotches, pim; head,. we say without fear of contradic purifier in the world. Ladies whose systems are poisoned a dition due to menstrual irregularities, derful tonic and blood cleansing prope Root and Potassium. F. V. IPPMAN, I THE "FIXI R. E. GO0Dm In Rear of Freeman Building. See us for bargains in1 Patching Cement, 2 tubes for Good Single Tube Tires, per No. 1 Inner Tubes, each Bicycle Spokes, per dozen, Good Bicycles, from All kinds of Repair Work d Reasonable Prices. Sewing Machines Repaired al one-fifth the cost of a new ma Full line of Sewing Machine make of machine. Also bel R. E. GC AT THE "FIXIT" SHOP. New, Fre. I have spared no means in iess the newest and freshest gc at the lowest prices suIch goods Our goods and prices are s SALE all the time. We do not into "Special Sales" My 20 ye fies me in saying that you get a promise, when you buy from us AS TO OUR GOODS: \ stock that the average buyer of pecially do we call attention to grand assortment of these good in prices 10, 15, 25, 35 and 50C OUR COLORED) WASE seasons offering wve have ever s] both Men's and Ladies Under Men's and Ladies Neckwear an: tions and head ornaments of all NOW FOR THE STAPL coes for 5c. The best aud hear tht can be sold1 for 5c. Cotton Remembe me when you want g< A.K. F West End. n Does not Color the Hair IngrLedjents of Ayer's Hair Vigor Sulphur. Destroys germs that cause dandruff Md fAn~g hair. Cures rashes and eruptions of sca GlYcerin. sooting~ healing. Food to the hair4buft& (uWWn.A strong tonic. antiseptic. stimulant. Sodiun Chorid. Cleansing. quiets irritation of scalp. COpiW". Increse activity of glands. Sage. Stimulanttonic. Domestc remedy of high merit Alcohol. Stimulant. andise0tc. Wafter. Perfum. Show this formula to your doctor. Ask him if there is a sWnge injwrioas lngmdkenL. Ask him if he thinks Ayer's Hair Vigor, as made from this formula, is the best Prepa ration you could use for falling hair, or for dandruff. Let him decide. He know J. C. Am Com" Uoell. Mam... Disinfectant== A A Liquid, Buy a pint of Disinfectant for 25 cents. It will last you three or four months to disinfect closets, stables, hog-pens, wet places, etc. Prevents sickness flies and odors. See us, we will give full directions. PIOKENS DRUG C01 WATCH!. The peopie crowd our store all the time. They can get bargains, low prices and good goods any time from W. E. FREEMAN & CO. "A0,t the Old Stavd." 'The Piercig Arrows FA LL! "USE YOUR PHONE" Poeyour order to us and we will send it out promptly, oaman to deliver goods to any part of the City. the drug line Call No. 24. PIC KENS, S. C. SWE DON'T CUT THE PRICEIN * The extra care and attention we put into the manu-$ *fscture of our products-such as buying purest and best flavors and mixing the extracts, the buying of$ *good bottles and the seeing to their being clean (each* *and every oue of our bottles is washed, rinsed and* $sterilized by hand,) the extra, but necessary time and$ 4 trouble to keep a clean place aud furnish a pure drink,* $is why we maintain the price on our drinks that we do* *We could mix our drinks and bottle in a slip-shod$ *way and sell to you cheaper, but we ain't going to do* #it. Another thing: ONE PRICE TO ALL$ *is our motto. The man mn Pickens pays the same* Sprice for our goods that the man in Central or Pump- / p kintown does. We don't cut the price to any one, and * * we don't 5ell cheaper away from home than we do at *home Another thing: we never misrepresent any-* *thing to make a sale. * When you buy and drink our goods you are getting $ $as pure as can be made and at the same price the otherv *man paid. No cut prices in our business. SPICKENS BOTTLING WORKS,. * R. L. Davis, Prop'r. ; : Pickens, S. C./$ store anI gets seah nuoh- onr loafers (1111) will reorganizY ai meet with him as often as he will let. us. He will havo to keep plent of ice water. red leonilade and goo<l wittling timllber hn11AV for lis. tholig. He is doing a good business with his store. Leather Breeches. Notice to Old Soldiers. The survivirg Soldiers of the Confed erate States in Pickens county are re quested to meet in eaci twnsfhip on the 7th day of August at 3 oclock p. m. for the purpose of electing a representative to meet at the Court House on the first Monday in Sept. next, to elect a county Pension Board for tne year 1910. The place of meeting in each Township. Easley Township Easley Liberty Liberty Central " Central Pickens Pickens Hurricane " Hurricane Eastotoe " Eastotoe Pumpkintown" Sutherlan<'s Store Dacusville " Looper's Gin When assembled they shall elect by ballot an exconfederate soldier not a holder of an applicant for a pension as representative of said Town,lhip. Those now drawing Pen4on's will con tinue to get Pensions without further application. Newberr, Pensio:i Com. Wesleyan Methodist College. The above institution of learm: wil open its Fourth S--!-ion S -tei - t . 1MO9. It is Co--Edu ciational. Full Salvation pre-emino-nt. B- of - ligious Influences. Healthy h :t entirely free from Malaria. (m>d U'l ing. Two excellent hotels on ;rou; :. Expenses moderate. Situato lie-L.d: mile from town on farm of 146 acres. Good lots fcr sale. Common Selo.!. Preparatory, College and Theological Courses equal to the beIt. Considering its religious and educational advantages, we . do not think you can find a better place anywhere, to send your son and daughter. Before deciding send for new Catalogu 3. Central S. C., June 29th, 19-9 Rev. Walter L. Thomls i, President. For Cotton Weigher. The many friends of Henry E. Towns, announce him as a candidate for cottrn weigher for Pickens Township, subject to the action of the voters at the elec tion August 21st, 1'03. OR.KING'S NEW DISCOVERY Will Surely Stop That Couah. s up the weak and debilitated, gives isease, giving the patient health and ;s and lassitude first prevailedl. malaria, dyspepsia, and in all blood Iles, old chronic ulcers, tetter, scald tion that P. P. P. is the best blood nd whose blood is in an impure con are peculiarly benefitted by the won rties of P. P. P., Prickly Ash, Poke ~AVANNAH, CA. T" sHOiP! VIN, Prop'r. Pickens, S. C. 3icycles and Sundries. pair $3-75 $1.25 >ne on Short Noti ad made as good as new, at chine. Needles to fit any name or ting, oil and attachments, ODWIN, PICKENS, S C sh; crisp securing for this Spring's bus iods that could be found, and :an be sold for. uch as t' give us a SPECIAL have to try to fool the pecople ars business reputation justi hat you buy and what we Ve have almost anything in dry goods may need, but es white goods. WVe have a s in plain and fancy, ranging the yard. GOODS are equal to any 10wn. A great showing of vests await you here, a'so :1 Hosiery, plain and fancy no kinds. ES. The best shirting, cali 'jest 36 inch wide sheeting Checks and Ginghams at 5c. od shoes at low prices. DARK, ennville. 54. c~