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y,''r * :.} - 9Hl; r r ! .i. - "i .ti '''f ,r .. ,. . . t Y i \ 1 i! rm "OFFICIAL PAPER SBC1~O ~C Established 1871-l~oumne. 46. PICKjENS, S. C., 4MlAIICII 29, 1917Nmbr4 Pleasant Grove News I will give your paper a few dots from tiis section, but - news is scarcq and everybody has the blues over the' pro longed wet spell. There is little stirring about these days. .Most all the oat crop in this section was killed by the cold weather in Feb ruary. Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Moody and fam ily of Greenville have moved to their farm in this section. We are glad to welcome them in our Midst. W. L. Green, who has been in Green ville for treatment, has returned home much improved in health. There was an airship passed over this section (or it was supposed to be) traveling in a southeast direction iast Thursday, March 22. It was seen about eleven o'clock in the morning by Grover Fortner and others. They report that it looked to be about the size of a wag on sheet and was traveling fast. The peculiar noise in the 'air attracted their attention. Officers LaBoon, McKinney and Rec tor destroyed a still near Table Rock last Tuesday, March 20. This makes the second one near that place in two weeks. Born unto Mr. and Mrs. John Moody about two weeks ago twins, both boys. Both died in a short time. Johnnie Cox of this section has on hand a nice lot of !young goats, so we don't think Mr. Cox will suffer for fresh meat this spring and summer. Boys, I'll tell you kid is ine. Eggs are down to 20 cents per dozen and it looks to me like they would be about as cheap for food as anything else as long as they leave the "nog" out. P.G.S. Appointments on Pickens Circuit Following are the regular preaching appointments of Rev. S. M. Jones, pas tor in charge of Pickens circuit: First Sunday--Porter's Chapel at 11 o'clock; Mt. Tabor at 3.30. f Second Sunday-Bethel at 11 o'clock; Salem at 3 30. Third Sunday-McKinney's Chapel at 11 o'clock. Fourth Sunday-Gap Hill at 11 o'clock; Twelve Mile at 3.30. Rev. C. R. Anderson preaches at Friendship every second Sunday at 11 o'clock and at New Hope every fourth Sunday at 11 o'clock. A Letter to Grandmother Following is a letter to Mrs. Aaron Boggs of Pickens, from her grandson, Oliver Boggs. "Granny" Boggs re ceived the letter on her 88th birthday and highly appreciates it: My Dearest Grandmother: How are you getting along during these sunny, breezy March days? My sincere wish is that you are enjoying them more than any which have preceded them. On yesterday morning I remembered that your birthday was tomorrow. An other year has been mercifully dealt to to you by the Savior. Although you are past the prime of your life, you have helped many during the year just past. You have been a blessing, not only to your kinsmen, but to all with whom you * have come in contact. Would that many more of us were capable of doing the good which you do! From your life of A merican and Chris tian womanhood I, with many others, have learned immeasureable lessons of love, cheer, and hope. Let me rfeturn to you my hope of a most enjoyable birthday-spent within the confines of ' wvorthy son's love. VWith many ot~hers my wish is that you may see many more birthdays, each surpassing in joy fimd good the one just past. Then, when we have left this iearthly abotle, may I be able to see you in the heavenly joy of a birthday spent in the sublime palacdof.our Father's home. Again I"' assure you of my deep and everlasting love; and with hopes of your good health, and a very strong de sire to be with yon~ soon, I close with an humble blessing for your welfare. Your loving grandson, 0. B. BOGGS. Clemson College, March 18, 1917. 0 Oolenoy News . ~,Miss Elizabeth Mauldin spent the Slatter part of the week here. A. C. Sutherland, Jr., spent Saturday :and Sunday with his coqsin, Earle Chas .tain. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Keith visited 'helatter's parents; Mr. tmnd Mrs. *L. M. $ ~gdon, last Sunday. Messrs. Matthew Looper and Roy 'athem were here Sunday. The Sunday-school here,. has been *anged from morning to afternoon. Central Route 2 Mr. and Mrs. P. T. Kay visited the fatter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Nelson, on route 1 last Sunday. Misses Berta and Selma Kelley spent one night last week with Miss Mary Richey. Misses Sallie and Mattie Duckworth of Liberty route 3 visited Misses Evie and Mollie Woodson on Sunday last. Mrs. B. R. Smith and children visited friends Saturday afternoon. Garvin school will close Friday, March 80, after a successful term taught by Miss Sallie Mulligan of Liberty. The e ercises will be held in the afternoon, including speeches and debate, "Resolv ed that the country is a better place to live than the city." They have been having some debates that were vdry interesting. Mack Kelley and Robert Richey are good speakers and every body is invited to come out. Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Durham and chil dren visited the latter's homefolks Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Rampey and children of route 3, visited relatives in this burg Sunday. If you want to hear some good sing ing go to Camp Creek some Sunday to Sunday school. The writer was there recently and enjoyed it immensely. They also have a good attendance there. Mr. and Mrs. 'F. Holliday and chil dren visited relatives in this burg Sun days Miss Ola Hendrix spent Sunday with the Misses Kelley. J. D. Rampey and brother of Pickens route 2 visited their aunt, Mrs. P. T. Kay, Sunday. Homer Willimon visited friends Sun day afternoon. - Oh, we will soon have something to eat. We hear the little chickens chirp ing in the yard and that means "fried chicken, sho." RED Eyn. Discusses Road Bond Issue Dear Editor of The Sentinel: I thank you for printing a copy of the. act pro viding for issuing $250, for road im provement in Picken county. I am heartily in sympathy with bonds and the purpose and design of it. I reluctantly discuss same. I have no axe to grind, but only desire the development and im provement of Pickens county. The only question I apprehend is the constitutionality of the bond issue. It seems to me that the people should have been consulted in regard to the same, and allowed to vote on it, because the people have to pay the bond,. It is a matter of extraordinary consideration and very important to every man and woman in the county. Chester, Chero kee and several other counties are sub mitting the matter of issuing bonds for good roads to the people. By disallow ing their vote on it it is now the princi ple of taxation without representation. This principle chiefly caused the Revo lutionary war. Another constitutional question is that all acts must contain only one subject. This attempts to require the supervisor to consolidate and combine his duties with other oflicers when they require it. It makes the supervisor subservient .to the special commission, which may have a tendency to diminish his efficiency and duty and wveaken his authority. One county officer cannot perform his duty and at the Hame time pid andl assist other offieers to do their duty. The re sult will be conflict and confusion. For illustration: suppose the supervisor has hands and road machine repairing a road in the eastern part of the county and the special commission requires him to discontinue that work and move to the western part of the county: This wvould defeat all of his plans where he wvas at work. You can see at a glance the in jury that would result. The constitu tion never did contemplate such a com bining of offices and duties. The fact that the people did not votc on the bonds will have a tendency to embarrass the sale of the bonds on the market. Our representatives deserve the com mendation of our county for making an effort to make road improvement, but the act should be amended in some sec tions, I think. Very respectfully, JOSEr'Uus H. NEWTON. Pickens Co. Singing Association The Pickens County Singing associa tion will hold Its regul ar spring conven tion with Griffin church Saturday and Sunday, Aril 7 and 8. The public Is invited. Each local convention should send delegates and a contribution. Lunch Will be served on the goundI both days. We'expect some good sing. inganda slerdidtime. J.a~ L. AgWULIL E. P. McCRAVEY, Secreta y. President. President Wilson Emphatically Indorses Gd to Church Movement. Go to Church. PRESIDENT WILSON emphatically indorsed the GO TO CHURCH campaign in a letter he sent to the Massillon (0.) ghamber of commerce. He declared that the habft of churoh going LAY AT THE FOUNDATION OF STEADFAST CHARACTER and the MAINTENANCE OF THE STAND ARDS OF LIFE. Herewith is produced a facsimile of President Wilson's letter: THE WHITE.HOUSE WASHINQGON I need not tell you that your effort to quioken the ohuroh..going habit among our people meets with my Warmeet. sympathy, ,..It has always seemed to me that the habit of oharoh-going Somehow 1ay at the foundation of steadfast oharaoter and the maintenanoe, of the standards of life GO TO CIUIRCH next Sunday. Induce others to GO TO CHURCH. T HE PICKENS SENTINEL With the "ALL WINTER READING" Club is our - Biggest, Best Bargain. ou oC Our paper contains all the Local, County and im portant State news. "The Weekly Kansas CityStar" lies the world and general news. "The Progressive Farmer" is the South's leading Agricultural - weekly. of which it is said, "you ean tell by a man's farm whether PARMfRS' lhe reads -it or not." "The Farm. 8sIsS BooK ere' Business Book and Almanac" MAMJ qAQ :"> ;sued by the Progressive Farm er endis a simpliued form for keep. ing farm accounts. Forty pages. - - card-hoardl cover. "Today's" Magazine is amonth. MiLS &'S ly containing clean stories and .. much good reading for all the fam. ly. while "The Housewife," a monthly, will be found interesting to all and helpful to wife and daughters. The. Grapeines are of four varieties selected for Southern *growing. Th. total valuen of a year'sOuprefotisBgs, subscription for our paper , Bs agi sgvni and a year each for the other , 'tlneo hs none publications of the mn l cetne r "ALL V/INTER READING" t esn oorofc n Club, together with the Farmers'icldsoeya'reel Business Book and the Grapevines isnmore o e usrpint u thr nrfourfoollars.Bpager. **The Progressive amzer' standslbac of thisrmakbeoerndil anno~th ub.e era Bsies Bok ndth furgraevne. e ecomed ou metel acceptancesofarei Book and te Gi'aptonee willt toe ouruafo to you I acet te 'AL WNTRRADNG newlubscflr:int u thnRour Solae. ..&~on "TePrgessd FamrUts $2ck50 thioemraeoe ands Cll upytesb crpThsoe yeare ns l thenpbctinel is w n il losn o the t arm. fookan the Gmaevney il iro n Pickensleuntoyou. Itcoslenss than2.5 tee cens awee Are you a subscriber? From Pickens:Route 3 Measles;has hit this section and abpui 'steen cases have developed since Roarl Powell went to Sunday school at Holly Springs about two weeks ago. Walter Edens of Oolenoy visited thi home of M. A, Cannon last Sunday. Cutting crossties is the order of the day. A fairly large crowd attended the Pickens township singing convention at Concord last Sunday and enjoyed the songs. Mr. and Mrs.LW. H. Chastain visited Mrs. Chastain's parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Price, Sunday afternoon. Hagood school has closed after a five month's session, taught by Miss Bethel Mann of Six Mile. Hampton school closed a splendid ses sion last Friday. Miss Louise Gravley has been the efficient teacher. We are looking for that road which is going to run from Pickens to the "Old North State" How long shall we have to look, and where? PICKENS SCHOOL NEWS The examinations for the second term were held Wednesday, Thursday anc Friday. The meet between the basket bal teams of Liberty and Pickens has beer postponed until later on account of bat weather. Miss Ada Craig, teacher of the Sixtl and Seventh grades, was in Easley Sun day afternoon. Miss Ethel Stewart of the Tenti grade spent the week-end in Andersor county. Miss Louise Gravley and Charlie Cur tis of last year's graduating class at tended chapel exercises Monday. Misi Glennie Attaway, also of last year' class, was here last Monday morning. Clarence Bowen of . the Ninth grad was absent from school lastweek on ac count of illness. The Pickens county boys' oratorict contest will be held in the school aud: torium at Liberty' Friday evening. Th exercises begin promptly at 8 o'clocl< TENTH ORADE. Last week ,saw the birthdays of tw of Pickens county's oldest and bes people. Monday, March 19, was th< 83th birthday of Mrs. Aaron Boggs, am Friday, March 23, was the 92d birthda3 of Rev. B. Holder. While we can hardl3 expect these good old souls to be witl us much longer, we cannot help bul hope they may. Their lives have beer a blessing to the world, and W.e trusi that the evening of their lives will h< the most pleasant part. Miss Rosamond Lynn and brother David, of Washington, D. C., are on ai extended visit to Mrs. Isaiah Cox. Pig Club Rules THEs Following Rules Have Been Pro. mulgated to Govern the tontestante in The Boys' and Girls' Pig Club foi Pickens County for the Year 1917. 1. Any boy or girl between the ages of 10 andl 18 years of age may becom< a member. 2. Each boy or girl must secure al least one pig if he or she becomes member of' the Club. 3. Each member must (are for -hi. or her stock in p~erson, andl keep record of the feed given and the pastur< graz/edl, also record the weight of eaich pig when it came into their possession -1. Record blanks, which wvill he furi nished, must be filled out and cert ific< by two disinterested p~ersons. 5. Each member must have owne< and kept a record of his or her pig foi at lenet four month~s in order to compet(t for a prize. 6. The members of the Club imust agree to study the instructions of th< United States Department of Agricul tu re. 7. All reports must be in the hand! of the County Superintendent of Edu. cation by December 21st, unless thE Farm Demonstrator extends the tim< until .January 1st, 1918. 8. No one shall contest for a priz< unless he or she becomes a member b3 A pril 15th. Prizes will be awarded upon the fol lowing basis: (a) Greatest gain on the hog, 25 pe: cent. (b) Cheapegst cost of production, 3| p~er cent. (c) Best kept records of the feedini and care of the pig, 25 per cent. (d) The greatest daily gain in th hog, 15 per cent. IPECIML NOTICES Notices inserted In this cout Imir one cent a word for firstinsertionsail onie-hlnf cent a word for each bubsequeut inartin. Peanuts Wasated--I will buy and pay cash for all good Deanuts brou ht me. Adams Bros., Pickens. 49 Lost-Pocketbook, with $7.21 in it, between Concord church and Anderson Ellenburg's. Reward if returned to - Sentinel office or to John Watson, Pick ens route 5. 47tf Lost-Somewhere in Pickens good umbrella with letters "D. W. 1. on handle. Finder please return to Senti nel office. For sale-Cleveland Big Boll Cotton Seed, selected. These seed produced last year 8950 pounds seed cotton on less than three acres. Craig Bros. Co., Pickens. * 46tf Waated-300 cords of first class stove wood, 4-foot length, at $2.75 a cord. Pickens Mill. 49 For Sale-At a bargain, used cars. Among the lot one Ford roadster and one touring 1916 models, and in first class order. A fortunate contract en ables me to sell "Havoline Motor Oil" at less than manufacturers prices. It's highest class. No engine trouble if you use '"Havoline." W. H. Harris, prop. Hiawatha Garage. For anle-25.1 acres quarter of a mile of city limits. Goo'1 4-room house, two fireplaces and stove flues, coiled, with porch fronting on Liberty road, good new 2-stall barn with a shed on the side, several poultry houses, good pasture and land in good state of culti vation. The owner lives at a distance, and to make a quick sale will close out i cheap and .give terms. See G. A, Ellis, Pickens. Lost- From express ofilce at Central,. two hound dogs, one red, the other black back with ring around neck, white breast and belly, yellow ears and head. Any information appreciated. R. G. Gaines, Central. 47 iWanated, 2000 cords sweet' and black gum, poplar, chestnut and pi e wood. See W. HI. Chastain and M. C. Smith for specifications and prices. Linwood Land ' &.k Investment Co., - Pickens. tf Few thousand dollars to loan on real estate. If interested please call at once. McSwain.&. Craig, attorneys. Pickens, e - 122-sere Fa-na, foor saie-.ten miles west of Pickens, 9 miles of Nor ris; about 85 acres cleared and 37 acres in timber; 12 acres branch bottom; home , house has seven rooms all coiled with good heart lumber, 3 chimneys and 3 fireplaces, front and back porch, well in 3 porch; good log barn with 6 stalls and f shed on each side, good crib and other outbuildings; good 4-room tenant house; within one- hall mile of store, church and graded school; public road goes thru place; R. F. I). Place made in 1916 about 600 bushels of corn, about 14 bales of cotton, besides 50 bushels wheat and other small grain; good Pasture. Price for entire place $-1,500, or will sell part at $30 per acre on long-time payments. See G. A. Ellis, Pickens. Lost, strnivel or, %toeu91i-One brindle female pup, about ten months r old; white breast and white feet, left eye is white. Finder return to W. M. Cannon (colored), Pickens route 2, and get reward. SDrive the - Point Home! This is YOUR town, Your interests are HERE. Spend your dollars with the LOCAL MERCHANTS, If you spend them out of town it REDUCES THE PEO0SPER ITY of the town, .I It reduces your prosperity. Trade at Home