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. , - .~- - 91E 4 I. p OFFICIAL PAPERPI KNSiN i lI iL $.0AYR OF PICKENS COUNTY Establshed PTHE PICKENS SENTINEL3-1N PRIC Establishied 1871-Volumec 47 PICKNS S. C,9AY 31 1917Nubr4 ules and Horses In Pickens Count) Auditor Townes last week receive< e following letter from A. W. Jones airman of the South Carolina Stat< x commission: "Please furnish ut th a statement by townships showinf mber of horses and mules and theil eased value in Pickens county foi 17. It is important that we get thi. formation that we may equalize thif perty throughout the state." In response to the letter the auditot mpiled the foliowing interesting in rmation: HORSES. ownship No. Value. Av.Val ley ... 323 $8305 $25.71 erty 221 6148 27.82 ntral. - 283 7732 27.32 ricane... 149 4195 28.1C kens... - 226 5805 25.68 ---eusville.. . 146 3580 24.52 pkintown 49 1158 23.6 tatoe 61 1443 23.6U tal 1458 $38,368 $26.31 MU U.,S. wnship No. Value. Av.Va ey- 653 $15,357 $23 48t117 13:983 28.7] 514 14,143 27.51 ricane 471 13,424 28.6C nq----- 445 12,210 27.4 usville 309 8,081 26.1E pkintown 148 4,090 27.6k tato 101 2,726 27.O otal . 63128 $84,014 $23.8 t is quite likely tht the tax Cominis.; n will considerably raise the assess nt on 5 horses and mules i thi nty. __ Easley Locals irs. 4John 1. 1Jameson returned lst ek fri' I-ot Springs, Ark., where has been spending several weeklis 'her health. cv. J. -Dean Craine, well-known untain evangelist, will preach at te e EaEley school auditorium next Sn y morning. -ubal Williams and Clrence Smith, enlisted in the utler Guards and aed at bn urens, spent several days their homes here this week. P. H. Sellers of Easley Dead 11. I Selleis, a prominent citizen o sley, died at his home in that city t Friday morning, after having su red a stroke of paralysis the Saturday fore. J r. Sellers was block inspee r of the Southern railway and had de Easley his home for te past eight ea-s. e ws well known and popu. r. sle is survived by his wife and ur children, s aollow Mrs. Roy nith, Mliss Virgril, Mliss Margaret and laster Robert Sellers. Funeral ser ices were conducted Saturday after oun by.1 Rev. .1. 1). Holler and Rev. Mrl. lolroyd. Death of Mrs. B. F. Rike Mrs. . F. Rik, who has beci in ill efilth r at ear or more and who has ecad quite ill for the past few weeks, edat her home inowentrand pue-y r. and rs. uried filyif have eoiur cindrentral forlws mayMers and emwell known trghoutMiis Magaection. ices wre conducted atuording houte D etalth ne of yers. SRi e selt orvie by er husband and siora >en childen aud ao thopst fe wreks, "ed lettom her eath.CentrlTeayt das maeWdesa5fenona.t rRi c ondctdetbarinyhus t Uentrl for 0. Wube onumas.Se stried er husband89 W 0 and, sillo urelf to monmet toth laterno.ent I lolcombe on the second Sunday in SJune, the 10th, at 3 30 o'clock p. mn., t the Lathemn cemetery near Hester's tore. The address will be made by tev. D. WV. Hliott of Easley. All sighboring camps and sovereigns and he public are cor dially invited to attend. . W A. LOOPER, Con. Corn L. L. SMITIu. Clerk. SBULLETIN There should be no confusion in the lands of the people in regard to regis ration under the new draft act. No nan between the ages set forth by tihe _ t has the Privilege of non-registration. In this issue of The Sentinel will be ound full and complete information -overing the rules of registration to ether with a reproduction of the reg straBtion card. Other interesting and important news ppears in this issue of The Sentinel. Watermelon and Cantaloupe Seed la 4Wee Pharmacy. From Cateechee Owing to the cold weather the Ii of May cotton is looking sickly a dying in places. Some few farm( have planted over. Wheat. is sorry a the oats crop is nearly a flat failu Gardens are late and people are nea starved for something "green.' From all appearances the blackbei crop is going to be fine, and if a pers can manage to live until they come he can live in one corner of the fer and have his bed in the other, provid Uncle Sam don't have him so busy fig: ing Germans he won't have time either pick berries or sleep The Rebekahs have organized a lod at Cateechee and gave a "cake-wal at the hall last Saturday night for i benefit of the lodge and the Sund school at Catecchee. The proce< amounted to $29.48. Our worthy sup intendent of the Norris mill, W. Ward, was a great factor in this towc helping the ladies out. The school at Catecehee closed I week. The teachers, Miss Lillie Pet son and Miss Kate Pickens, have gt to theil' respective homes, the forn to Laurens and the latter to Hlend sonville, N. C. The closing exercises of the Nor high school took place on Wednesd and Thursday nights, the 16th and 1' instant. The program would be I lengthy to give, but suffice to say it V a grand occasion in every respect a the auditorium was filled each nigI The children showed they had been w trained. On the first night the audieji had the pleasure of listening to an a dress made by the president of t South Carolina university, which w highly enjoyedl. On the next nigi after the school closed, the 'patrons the school and some good citizens Norris took Prof. Kirby and wife surprise and gave them a poundir Needless to say, their pantry was fill with such things as the cook likes find about meul-time. Of course, Pr( Kirby and wife feel very grateful I such appreciation of the Professo work. Prof. Kirby has been re-elect as principal of -the school another ye; Resolutions of Sympathy Whereas, That grim monster, dea has visited the home of Brother J Dodson and claimed for its victim Bi Dodson's only child; and Whereas, Realizing as we do that t cord has been broken which bound t nearest and dearest tie on earth to th( hearts, and while we realize that noi ing we can do or say will bring the di ling little one back to the arms of t grief-stricken parents, yet we can poi them to One who can wipe away tears and heal a broken heart; ther fore, be it Resolved, That we extend Bro. Dods and wife our heartfelt sympathies thi; their sad bereavement.and ask the to weep not as those who have no hor but look upon high and believe liti Oliver is there, and so live a life th when (;od calls the righteous, be ta among the number to rise and parta supper with Ilimn in the air and the meet little Oliver to part no more. Resolved, That this resolution be p~ on record in our lodge, a copy sent Biro. Dodson and wife and a colly to T Pickens Sentinel for publication. Done by order of Keating Lodge 1N 128. .J. S. LEOPARD, N. G. .J. M. SATTErRILD, V. Perq J. ALON/.O l1RowN. ('ateecheec, May 22, 1917. From Sugar 'Valley, Ga. Crops look goodl, except cotton, w~hi has a yellowish cast, due to dry wveath< Ollis L. Sutherland, who has he continedl to his hed with catarrhal fes and afterward had dlouble pneumonia (out again. Mr. and Mlrs. T1omi Hoaz' and Mr. Mrs. Lawrence Neal of Cdlhoun w4 the Sunday evening guests of Mr. r Mrs. W. D). Sutherland. Mrs. Lee Cooley and daughter Leoi Leota Dacus and Mrs. 0. L,. Sutherk were the guests of Mrs. \V. D). Suth land and daughter, Denia, last Tuesd We are glad to state that Mrs. WV. Sutherland is up again after five wei of illness. Miss Mao Dickey closed her term~ school last Friday with a picnic. wvh was much enjoyed. -A -lecture -given by Rev. Mr. Bila burn at Sugar Valley last Satur< -night was just fine. Subject: ('ath< cism. Earl Morris and Rlaymond Cox Pickens recently loft here for Charl ton, where they are now working. .t President Wilson Ei nd Go to Church Moven ee. 13' IESIDENT WILSON e11 [y CP11URCH1 eampaign iln a on cliamber of coinieree. Ile t *" going LAY AT TIE FOU. in CHARACTER and the MAIN' ce ARDS OF LIFE. Herewith is ed Wilson's letter: it to TI4E WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON ge he ay ids P. rd I need not tell at~ quicken the ohtroh-goini r ne People meets with my w& er has always seemed to me i ohuroh-going tomehow 10t ay steadfast oharaoter and the standards of life nd it. ce he G1O TO 0iU011 mxt Stul) as Iduce others to (O T<) Cl] at, of of Pletitions are being circulated and by freely signed in this county asking for 9- the pardon of .1. 1. Anders. It will be ed reinemnbczred that Mr. Anders killed a to Mr. Capps in the upper section of the f. county several years ago. When ar or raigned in court he pleaded guilty and e'l has served three years of his live-year ed sentence on the county chaingang. h, - he - he ir e [ic n t 'e In in M re "Thou that art full ( Lit city, a joyous city to Men say 'tie smoke across the hHi rae T~'hesuHen. drifting haze Thast whirr throughout the day, o Mlen say it is a city there, A city great ini strength. ttis no city-it is where A dragon spreads its length. TIhere are ~oOf mc As tril They say Tio fright But 111 iFrom off the hilltop you may see r. The dragon stretching low, And mark how many folk there nThat to its clutches go; er And times you hear its rumbling1 When hunger grips its tongue, Or hear it murmur and rejoice WVhen bliindly come the ymflna The you; They hol Thes a, To sate1 -Men say 'tis smoke that lowers 1< Agmainet the hollow skiesi ty. At ntight they see as lights aglow D. 'IThe dragon's thousand eyes. Men see a city there. between ~ks The sloping h41saides pent Thie dragon they have never seei liut there is where she went. of ch lo of nphatically Indorses ient. io to Church. iatically indorsed the GO TO tter he sent to the Massillon (0.) leclared that the hb1lt of church NDATION OF STEADFAST LENANCE OF THE STAND >roduced a facsimile of President you that your effort to P habit amone our eme et sympathyt ,.It that the habit of at ths foundation o f the maintenamoo of haiv. U.1C1f. Mrs. J. D. Ilunt (lied at her home on Townes street in Greenville last Friday night after a lingering illness. Her husband is a native of the Daeusville sietion of Pickens county andIshe was well known in this section. She is survived by a husband, two sons and a daughter, who have the oympathy of manny friends. D1 efTit f stirs, a tumultuous "-Ezekiel, xxii 2. a mills I. old legenda, .ales and rhymee. therm sore afraid, - ins in the olden times bute claimed a maid. the dragon was a myth ir and fancy blent the timid people with at is wihere she went. >oe nw-lte young will not believe tories of the old. d them tales meant to deceive legends that are told. Ing road and beaten path country aide and town, the waiting dragon's wrath r'outhe-they hurry dfow. Pickens School Closes Pickens school closed a most success ful session this week with appropriate exercises. Sunday morning Rev. Ed ward R. Mason of Greenville delivered the sermon to the graduating class and Monday evening the graduation exer cises were held. The exercises were of an exceptionally high standard and the address of Gen. Bonham was pronounced one of the best ever delivered in Pickens. Judge Mauldin introdued air. Bonham. The W. C. T. U. prizes, open to stu dents of the seventh and eighth grades, were presented by Rev. E. T. Ilodges to the following winners: First prize to Mary Hallum, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. J N. Hlallum; second prize to Janie Holder, daughter of Mrs. Melvin. Holder; third prize to Ethlyn Gantt, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. .1. M. Gantt. These prizes were awarded for the best essays on "Alcohol and the Body." The U. D. C. medal was won by Joe Frank Freeman and presented by J. P. Carey, Jr. Miss Eleanor Earle and Miss Margaret Aiken received honor. able mention. This medal is competed for each year by members of the ninth and tenth grades, and the subject of the essays this year was "Pickens County From Colonial Times." The program of the exercises appears in another part of this paper. Aiken-Williams Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Aiken announce the marriage of their daughter Florida I eota to Mr. George Elliott Williams of Easley May 24, 1917 Greenville, S. C. The marriage took place Thursday at t6o'clock, at St. Paul's Methodist church, and was witnessed only by immediate friends. The bride's pastor, Rev. A. E. Holler, performed the ceremony. Mr. and Mrs. Williams left imme diately for Easley, where they will make their home, Mr. Williams holding a responsible position with the Easley bank. -Greenville News, Before accepting a position with the bank Mr. Williams was express agent at Easley and is one of the most popu lar young business men of the county. Chapman-Glenn The society event of the past week in Liberty was the marriage of Miss .Julia Callaham Chalman to Mr. John Perry Glenn, which occurred in the Presbyte ria church last Tuesday evenin, May IF), 1917, at 8 o'clock. The ceremony was said by Rev. .1. C. Bailey, pastor for many Vears of both bride and bride groom. After the wedding a rec'e)tion vas given the bridal party and a number of special friends at the bride's home. Mrs. Glenn, as Miss Chapman, has been a popular member of her set and tie best wishes of the town have been expressed for her upon her marriage to Mr. Glenn. In elaiming t he hand of' so fair a bride Mr. Glenn has been roundly congratulated. As a business man, ai citizen and an all-round gentleman Mr. Glenn has no superiors and few equals; so, contrary to conventions, the bride in this instance has also received tihe con gratulations of many friend.s, whoee expressions of' good will have also been ex travagantly tendered the, young . D~rinking Officer Kills Man V. Barnes Wilson was shlot and killed and~ lIfenry Curran shot and plainfully injuredl by [Deputy Sherifl' JIim Williams of' Ander'son laist Thursday night. The shooting o'ccurtredl about 9 o'cl'ck jnst in fronit of' the home of' Mr. Willis Me Gee, near Starr, 1-1I miies south of' thei city of' Anderson. From testimony it. seems that Barnes Wilson of Anderson, I Ienr'y Curran, a postoflice inlspector, oft Greenville, Jake Gosnell of Greenv'ille-, andl Jim Williams of Anderson were out1 riding in Mr. Gosnell's car and~ all were drinking. The shlooting Occurred durn ing what was said to hav'e beeun afred ly scuffle. All the par'ticipants were officer's or' ex-oflicers of tile law. TIhe dead man was well known in P'ickens, ihaving made speverul trips here while in the U. S. re(venlue service. Gosnell and Curran are also well known here'. From Pickens Route 3 Mr'. Editor: Please allow mec space Sin your good paper 'for a few dots. Our good mail carrier has to work the road and carry the mail, too, What has become of our supervisor? .Sar ah, the little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Price, in seriously ilm Pumpkintown "Deadhead" Stuff "Root, hog, or die." We're rooting, and finding these canebralkes pretty tough rooting, too. Apparently the farmers here are de. termined to do their best this year. Some of us are plowing and planting Millsides so steep that the corn-rows ,ilmost roll down. Does the word "Pinacle" on a sack of lour mean anything about the price of lour? Will Anders of Oolenoy section is re ported as having joined the army, say ng: ''I'm goin' over to France, kill all Lhei Gernans, and then go to shootin' it the spar'birds." Don't blame us if our news isn't what t should be. In fact, it begins to look is if, in order to keep up with the times. ve shall have to write our news begin iing at. the end, where Nwe ordinarily Juit Most everybody, we believe, stops alking war and high prices a little vile every twenty-four hours. gener illy at night. If Uncle Sam becomes a farmer, will iv get behind? Farmers here are behind, as is usually .he case with farmers. Few are done >lanting corn Cotton hasn't conie Up nuch, and where it has it looks over vorked, we s-uppose, from bursting the 'ard, cold ground which it encountered )n its way out. Grass is coming up n overwhelming numbers, and so you an see we have ait battle just ahead. \Vell, we're tired of talking about war and such Uing!s now, and so we'll stop talking for a while, as is our habit these days. CEDRIC. The Sentinel's Honor Roll NEaW SUBSCRIBEiRS C L Bagwell, S S Childs, S J Robinson, C B Yates, Wats Clayton, 1, A Stewart, 1' T Porter, 0 T Hinton. W W Robinson, Leigh Hunt, S11) Moore, G W Gaillard, S G Walker, H C Holcombe, Jay Porter, L, 1, Leopard, Dr. JIM Crenshaw. We thank you. Vhen you come to the old soldiers' reunion or to court nex t we :!k don't for get to call at The Sen tinel office and r.'new your subscription. 04The Home Merchant KEEPS HIS EAR TO THE GROUND * C$V SHe knowvs whlat TH{IS TOWN wants.+ He knows yer INDIvIDUAL Heis anxious to please. He wants you to call again. .He GUARIANTEES his goods. ,1 He'll exchange them if they do ", not please. Why Not Trade at Home? You can tell who the live merchants of Pickens are by reading the advertisements in this paper. Trade with those wvho advertise.