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OFFCA PAPER ESbcito rc OfPces onyT H E P IC K EN S SEN TIN ELtb hd 81-oue4 DCES .C, UE( 98 Many People Attend 'ed Reunion Monday A larger crowd than usual attended O) the reunion of Pickens county Confed erate veterans held at the court house Monday, June 3. The reunion was a success in every, way and thoroughly enjoyed by all. The veterans marched up Main street and into the court house about twelve o'clock. Judge T. J. Mauldin called the meeting to order and after prayer by Rev. John C. Bailey and addresses of - - welcome by Mrs. Gary Hiott and Mrs. T. M. Norris, Judge Mauldin introduced Rev. Mr. DuBose, the new Presbyterian minister at Easley, who delivered a timely and delightful address which was greatly enjoyed by the large audience. Rev. Mr. Juhan of Greenville was sched uled to make the principal address, but he failed to come, His place, however, was more than filled by Mr. DuBose. A Cross of Honor was conferred upon Mr. Charles Sanders and one would have been conferred upon Capt. R. E. Steele, but he was unable to be present. Several resolutions were adopted and copies of them will be published in The Sentinel next week. The good ladies prepared and served one of their fine and famous picnic din ners for the veterans and of course it was enjoyed by them. Pickens is always glad to entertain the old soldiers and do them honor while they are with us. It was with a feel , ing of sadness that we missed several familiar faces from the line of march 42this year, but we are grateful for those that still remain with us. Thanks Red Cross Contributors To all persons who contributed to Red Cross under jurisdiction Pickens County Chapter: I desire to convey to each contributo to the Red Cross fund under the juris diction of Pickens County Chapter my heartfelt thanks for giving to such a noble cause, and giving so freely and greatly. The good people of Pickens county can always be counted on when duty calls them, and I desire to state that ninety-nine per cent of the citi zens of our county are loyal to their country, and if [called upon to do so, will contribute every dollar which they have in order to win in the great war in which we are now engaged--a war of might carried on by the Kaiser against the civilized people of many nations who are fighting for right, honor, virtue and freedom. There are two instances of patriotism which I desire to call to the attention of our people: First, a gentleman, who lives near the mountains, on Oolenoy river, was asked to contribute to the Red Cross War Fund $25, and he re marked to the collector that he had just paid ol' a mortgage on a piece of land which he had purchased and be had no money at home or in the bank, but that he would take enough corn to market to .pay this amount, anu re quested the collector to return to see him that afternoon and he would pay the $25. Thue collector went to his home at the appointed time in the af ternoon and this gentleman had carriedl his corni sev-eral miles andl sold it .and gladly gave his part to this worthy 6 cause. Second, a young man wvas asked by one of the collectors to aid the Red Cross, and he remarked, "I have only two dollars and I gladly give it." I believe thcse two acts of patriotism should be mentioned, and I further be lieve these acts really speak the ',patriotism of every man, woman and child in Pickens county. I also desire to express5 my thanks to all the co-workers who worked so faith fully and patriotically in this great cause, andl were responsible for the great success in Pickenis egunty. We have nearly doubled our quota and I will give the exact amount raised when we have tabulated it. Each person is being marked (during this crisis, and there are two marks which speak for themselves. Those who help are marked "all right," and those who do not help are marked "no good." I am glad to say that P'ickens At' county citizens have been marked "'all right," and 100 per cent true Ameri caniism has also been stamped upon them, and i thank God for all these true and loyal citizens, and speak truthfully, that nowhere on the face of the earth can you find better or more patriotic citizens than right here in the grand county of Pickens at the foot of the Blue Ridge mountains. I desire to close this communication to you in the words ot Senator B. it. TJillman : "'To hell with all G erman sympathizers and thank God for WVood row Wilson."' Sincerely yours. W\ar' Fund Chairmann Court. Disposed of Much Business Mon. The summer term of court for Pick ens county convened at ten o'clock Monday morning, took a recess from 11:30 to 3:30 on account of the old sol diers' reunion, and finished criminal business the same day. There were thirty pleas of guilty, mostly for viola tion of the liquor law, and not a case had to be decided by a jury. All jurors were dismissed Monday ovening. Sev eral civil cases are scheduled for Wednesday morning. Judge T. J. Mauldin presided and other regular officials were all present. C. R. D. Burns,,well known Oconeean, assisted Clerk Stewart. Central News Items All the stores here closed from 11 to 1 o'clock last Thursday, and the people assembled at the school house for pray er. Very earnest and touching prayers were offered by several for the success of our boys. ' Mr. Palmer Shirley has been ill for several weeks, being unable to work, and his crop was getting in bad shape. One day last week neighbors met at his place and worked out his crop. It's a blessed thing to have good neighbors. J. N. Morgan has been in Anderson the past week artending Federal court. He was a petit juryman. Miss Ida McAlister, hospital dietitian at Camp Wadsworth, spent a few days with her parents here last week. Miss ida thinks she may go "over there" before long. The haccalaureate sermon will be de livered here at high school next Sunday night. There are quite a number to graduate this time. Mr. and \irs. T. A. Robinson fur nished an excellent table for some of their friends last Saturday evening. Carl Morgan left last Saturday for Charleston, where he expects to make preparation to join the navy. Carlisle Folger was here a short time last week visiting his mother, Mrs. F. P. Folger. He is doing some special inspection work for Uncle Sam. Central Chapter Red Cross Drive This campaign was a success from the very start. Mr. F. 13. Morgan, war fund chairman for Central Chapter, assisted in Central by Messrs. H. and J. Ramseur, Earle Seaborn, Dr. J. I). Bearden and Mr. Galloway, succeeded in raising the sum of $2,477.30. This amount was contributed in cash by the good people of Cen{.al, Central Mill village, Six Mile and the country sur rounding Central. While Mr. Sesborn and Dr. Hearden deserve special men tion for the good werk they did, they were greatly asst ted by Mr. J. G. Gaines and Mr. .J. 'T. Gassav:.-; the country around Six Mile being worked by Mr. Jlones and Mr. Willis, a!.:o Mr. Pinson. Tlhe Issaqueena Cotton Mills wvent over the top, contributing something like $600.00 in cash. On every side the several committeemen were met with open purses. Never before have peo ple been more loyal in giving to support a goodl cause. Only two men called on around Central refused to contribute, and it was very disappointing since these men are two of our wealthiest andl best citizens. The little town of Norris went over the top pmder the generalship of Mr. Claude Burroughs, raising $333.50 cash. Liberty came up in good style. Dr. Abernathy, chairman, did excellent work. Prof. Richburg also did good wvork. These men were assisted by the business men of the town. Liberty sent us $581.30 cash and pledged $600.00 more. Glenwood Mills forwarded us a cash subscription of $525.00, which helped us a great deal. The Central chapter was assessed $2,500 and raised $3,583.69 cash. With the pledges collectedl we will have something over $4,000. We had forgotten to mention the Central Graded school, which comes up for an additional ere dit oif $68. 30. Aliso the good work dlone by our colored friends at New Olive and A bell. These good p~eople seem to have caught the spirit, andl every where blacks as wvell as whiten are willing to give. We (10 not intend to fail to mention any one who alssistedl in this work, as they were many, but writing hurriedly it is im possible to get every thing in. We are glad that we went over the top) and that we are surroundimed hv1 good peoplle wvho are really helpling to War lundII )ri vio Notice To Young] Become 21 Yea Every male person who 1 since June 5th, 1917, and wh< before June 6th, 1918, are her the Pickens County Local Bc Court House, S. C., on June for Military Service as provid signed by the President on and under Proclamation of ti 1918. Office open from 7 a. m. t E. P R. G. WYATT, Clerk. Here's a Chance To Help Your Country If you are not able to shoulder a gun and march in the regular army, proba bly you can get in some other branch. Uncle Sam is wanting some skilled help and if you want to apply for any of the following positions give your name to the local board at the court house by June 7: Locomotive engineers, firemen, rail road grade foremen, railroad track foremen, wooden bridge carpenters, locomotive repairmen, telephone line men, surveyors or railroad instrument men, telegraphers, draftsmen, pile driver foremen, stationary engineers for donkey engines, steam shovel op erators, carpenters, steam fitters, electricians, auto mechanics, auto driv ers, cooks, clerks, railroad brakemen. railroad conductors and a large number of laborers. Patriotic Resolutions Whereas, the nations of the earth are now engaged in deadly conflict in the great struggle between democracy and autocracy, and calling into the conflict all the free nations of the world to combat this master coalition against liberty, virtue, and' the institutions of civilization into which groat struggle our own nation has been drawn to help make the world free for democracy. Therefore be it resolved, that we, the members of this efficient conven tion for the Southern District of the Wesleyan Methodist Connection (or Church) of America, now in session at Central, S. C., do hereby express our loyalty to the flag of our country and to His Excellency, Woodrow Wilson, president of the United States, as leader and commander-in-chief of the Americe:n forces; also our fidelity and patriotic devotion to the government in the fiery trial that has come upon our beloved country. le it further resolvo:, that we en courage the boys who have answered the caRl of their country by showing them that wve heartily approve of their loyalty, patriotism and courage, and express to them in every way p)ossible our appreciation for tihe great sacrifice they are making for the protection of home and womanhood. Resolved, furthermore, wve pledge ourselves to observe Thursday, May 30, 1918, set apart by presidentiatl procla mation as a (lay of fasting and prayer for the triumph and success of the allied nations. TFent Meeting TIo begin at Liberty Friday night, June 7. All denominations are invited to come. We trust many hearts that are sad will find their way to God. The Wesleyan Methodist band has charge of the meeting. G.. E. CnR.NSJIAW. You can get TJhe Sentinel 8 months for $1.00. TRY AN ADVERTISEMENT hen you want AGAg ro ARCO UR' (2. MANUFACT UI L ces QuiteaResoGable as ( Men Who Have irs Old Since June as become 21 years of age will become 21 years of age eby notified to appear before ard at their office at Pickens 5th, 1918, there to register ed for by an act of Congress the 20th day of May, 1918, e President dated May 20th, S9 p. m. . McCRAVEY, Chairman. Negro Shot and Kill ed At Rock Quarry Will Murphy and Frank Ilendricks, colored laborers at the rock quarry at Beverly, got into a dispute last Wednesday afternoon and Frank had to be buried the next day. lie was shot five times with a thirty-eight cali bre pistol and died instantly. Murphy escaped and has not yet been caught. Murphy's brother was the only eye witness and it has not been ascertained how the difficulty began. Both par ticipants are Pickens county negroes, Hendricks being a brother of Gus and Jim Hendricks of Pickens. The shooting occurred at the rock quarry. Four Convicts Escape Four convicts escaped from the Pick ens county chaingang Sunday night of last week by sawing a hole in the floor of the cage in which they were locked. Those escaping were Furman J ames, white, and Gus Scott, Vesley Jones and John Wilson, colored. James was caught by Policeman Black near Lib erty, and Jones was caught near Slab town, in Anderson county,"by a Mr Gillespie. The other two have not bee1 captured. Scott was serving a five year sentence, but the others were short-termers. This makes the' fifth time James has escaped from the chain gang and the fifth time he has been re captured. The convicts were working on the top soil road from Pickens t< Griflin church and their camp wa about two miles from town. .L PICKENS CHAPTER SF RED CROSS NOTES The Pickens County Chapter is mos happy to welcome two Sp1lendid neu branches. The Cross Roads branch represents fine community and with its chartei membership of thirty-one the chaptei is anticipating fine work. Mr. R. M. H ill is chairman; Miss Addie Freeman, vice chairman; Miss Eva Farmer, sec. retary; Mr. Van D. Freeman, treasurer, wvhile Mr. J. L. Looper represents in or the county executive committee. The Reunion branch comes to us witl flattering prospects and a membershil of seventeen. Mr. W. B. Couch is th( eflicient chairman; Miss Evelyn Parr, secretary, andl Miiss Isadora Williams, treasurer. The Pickens County Chapter has ie call from the government for '760 large cotton padls. Let the good women heet the call and give a few hours time te help our boys wvho are suffering for us " ov'er ther-e." A copy of the home paper wvould( be worth a great deal to that boy of yours away from home. Let him know that you are thinking of him by sending him the paper. IN THE PICKENS SENTINEL . .9 4INT1INELT 4G ENGIAVERkS onisis f ef'wvh n Qam -l. Pickens School Will Close This Week 'The following article about the clos ing of the Pickens school is taken from The Eagle, the excellent paper publish ed by pupils of the school: The school will close on June 7. The baccalaureate sermon will be delivered at Grace M. E. church on June 9 and the commencement exercises will be held in the school auditorium on Mon day, June 10. The following is the program: Invocation-Rev. E. T. Ilodges. Duet-Pearl Hester and Viola len dricks. Class History-Floy Ilerde. Song. Class Prophecy--Ellen Finley. Piano Solo-Bernice Carey. Class Will-Rosamond Lynn. Piano Solo-Lucile McClanahan. Class Poem---Cleopatra Hallum. Address-Dr. I). M. Ramsay, of Greenville Woman's College. Duet-Lucile McClanahan and Pearl llester, Valedictory -1)essie Few. )elivery of diplomas. Star Spangled Banner. G;RADUtATELS. Clarence Bowen Pearl Ilester Eleanor Earle Cleopatra Hallum Dessie Few Viola hlendricks Addie Finley Rosamond Lynn Ellen Finley Lucile McClanahan John Freeman * Olive Nealy Milledge Griflin Batie Simmons Floy' llerde CLASS OPPI I('IRS Clarence liowen, president Eleanor Earle. vice-president. Mlilledge Grifuin, s('cretary and treas urer. Class Motto 'Find a \Way or Make One." Class Colors-- (old and white. Class Flower-- )aisv. Mrs. Sarah Jane James M rs. Sarah .1 ane J ames died at the home of her son, W. S. James, on J \V. Earle's place near Pickens on Mai 28th. Funeral services were held nex - day at Siloam Baptist church in Ander son county, Mrs James being a member I there. The deceased was eighty-si> years of age and had been in declining health for some time, the only forces to bed two weeks before her death, which was caused by Bright's dis. ease. She was born and reared ir Anderson county. One son, two broth ers and two sisters survive her. Iler husband was a Confederate soldier and was killed in the civil war. Death of Mrs. Rankin Mrs. George A. Rankin, who for ' many years lived a few axiles below Liberty, died last 'Thursday in Green. ville, where she had been living since the decath of her husband about ten years ago. She was stricken with pa ralysis May 24 andl never recovered. Funeral services were held at Slabtown in Anderson county. - Mrs. Rankin was an aunt of Sherill Itoark of Pickens and mother-in-law of Solicitor Martin. She is survived hy the following children: Rtobert Rankin and Mrs. Sallie Everett, of Texas; Mrs. Warren Watkins, of Fitzgerald, Ga., Mrs. W. C. Smith, of Easley; Mrs. .1. IRobert Martin, of Greenville; ('liff and George Rank in, of Anderson county; Misses .Joe, Zoe, W inni fred and Anna Rankin, of Greenville. William T. Smith D~ead G;reenldle Piedmont, May 24. William TI. Smith, aged 62 years, died at his home on the Cedar Lane road at 11i o'clock Thursday morning. Mr. Smith had been ill since Friday. Fu neral and burial services will be conduc ted from Peters' Creek Baptist church~ lFriday at noon. Mr. Smith is survived by his wife and the following named children: Edwarc R . Smith, of liellams' Crossing; Mrs, Emmie L. Griflin, of D~acusville; Geo, TI. Smith, of Pickens county; Frank Smith, of Cedar Lane; Coy Smith, of Monaghan mill village; Misses F'annit and flattie May Smith, who lived wit) their parents. One brother, ZA. II. Smx~ith, of Pickens county, and one sis. te.r. \Mrs. Emma .Jones, of Dacusville, survive. G;ermlanl SJmarines Over Her( ;erma~n submoarines are nlow opera'lt ing along the Atiant :c coast of th< U nited( Stae and~ : n( iinc Amenrican ves (iP are kne to have been sunk sine .\a : 2. i x- uhnmrine has been see Liberty Man Violat ed Espionage Law R. M. Wertz, a well known citizen of Liberty, was indicted in Federal court at Anderson last week for making dis loyal remarks about the government. He plead guilty and was sentenced to serve six months in the Federal prison at Atlanta. Several of Mr. Wertz's nighbors appeared in court to make statements in his behalf and Mr. Wertz also made a statement in his own be half. The judge said he would take these statements into consideration, but the ggovernment could not let go unpunished people who lived in this country and enjoyed its liberties and protection but who talked against it. Larry C. Gilstrap of near Pickens was also indicted for violation of the espion age act and the grand jury returned a true bill against him. The indictment grew out of an article Mr. Giletrap wrote and had printed in The Sentinel last August. lis trial is scheduled to come up at the next term of Federal court in Greenville. Oolenoy News Notes In the recent Red Cross drive both this and the Pleasant Grove section act ed in a most praiseworthy manner, giv ing nearly $300. Some one remarked that it was the easiest money to get that had ever been collected here. Old people, who experienced the privations of the 60's and who a year ago thought we ought to keep out of the fight, now see the wisdom of the matchless leader Wilson. J. D. Vickery made talks both at Sunday School here and at Pleasant Grove in which he forcefully outlined and explained the great work. A corn mittee consisting of Misses Lois Crea . shaw, Jessie Roper and Addie Surbar land of the Sunday school here collected $125. Mr. and Mrs. .. F. Welborn got $ro at 1. A. Whitmire's store; Mrs. Lucy White collected $45, while Misses Lillie and Eula Fortner got over $50. 't'wo colored girls in Liberia collecteds about $10. Mrs. A'L lleudriecks Tpent last wedan with her daughter, Mrs. '. B. Martin, \ of Greenville, who has been quite ill. Mr. J. 1). Keith visited his son Earle in Pickens Sunday and remained for the reunion Monday. Mr. and Mrs. .1. H. Jones of Easley and Mr. and Mrs. S. F'. Keith visited relatives here Sunday. On last Sunday, May 2(, Miss Adell Fortner and Mr. Floyd Evitt wore mar". ried W. E. Edens, .lr. N. P., olliciate,. Six Mile Items The farmers of this section are at. Ii sure at Present on account of dry weather. Crops aure looking well. Bev. ,1. 'I'. Mann, the blind evangel ist, prreached a very interesting sermon Sunday afternoon to a large audience. Services were held at the church on Tlhursday, May 30th, in accordIance with Presidlent Wilson's proclamation. The serv'ice was conducted by Rey. R. F. ,Jones of Central. A large number were present. andi the serv'ice was great ly enjoyedl by all. Prof. and Mrs. S. E. Garner are to leave next wveek for :Kentucky where he wvill take charge of one of the moun tain mission schools. Rev, and Mrs. ,J. L~. Willis, who were connected with the school two years ago, are to take (harge of the school. We are glad to have them back in Six Mile and are looking forward to a successful year. Miss Ora Prince has returned home from Limestone College where she at tended school this year. Two of the school boys, Messrs. Dock and Edward Lay, were visitorA here Sunday. Six Mile is not behind on the subject of patriotism, It has subscribed a large sum bo0th for Liberty Bonds: and the Red Cross. News Beec. Smith-- -Aliwine *A marriage of much interest and a surprise to their many friends was that of Miss Tennie Elizabeth Smith, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. John P. Smith, of Liberty, to Mr. Henry Earle Aliwine of TJaylors, S. C. T1he ceremony was per formed] Sunday afternoon by Rev. G. HI. *Hodges at Hampton Avenue parsonage, Greenville, S. C. The happy young couple have the best wishes of a host of friends. Millers' Certificates TIhe Sentinel oflice has: a small supply -of Millers'- Certificates~ in stock which are being sold at -110ce er hundred..