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HE> SE E =U Entered April 28, 1903 at Pickens, S. 0., me "oond class matter, under aot of Congress of March 8, 1879. Vol. ___il_ _ _ICi,9 8QUTH WAUOINA, TZURtDAY, JANUi? 1908N. CFROM. OUR COR Prater's Section I. C. VFew and wife are very, ill with fever, but are slowly recovering. Lawrence Hester is very ill at present with typhoid fever. Dr. .RJbison is attending him, 'The school at Prater's Creek! Is progressing very nicely under the supervision of Prof. Looper' and wife, They have about 75 pupils,I There was preaching at Pru ter's Creek church last third Sunday, the usual preaching day. Rev. W. C. Seaborn, the regular pastor, delivered a very interesting sermon to a large .and attentive audience. Prof. J, W. Looper visited his lhene near Dacusville, Satur ,day and Sunday. Sealorn Pilgrim attempted to -isit the home of W. L. Mor .gan flast Tuesday, but failed to -do so. He was thrown from his mule, but his friends are glad t' know that he was not much hurt. The little child of J. M, Gar rett, who has been very sick, is Itported better. Ga-land -Seaborn visited the horne of J. K, Garrett last Thursday evening. Will Pilgrim,, who owned the Tarm at Tarpin Crossing hos sold ,out to Alfred Bolding, 'and. has moved down near the Cateechee cotton mill. Mr. Bolding has also moved In the house he purchased. Liberty, ft. D. 3. Notwithstanding the extreme cold weather, health is good and everybody enjoying life in this vicinity. Miss Nora Nations visited lgr sister, Mrs. S. A. ,Duckw6rth last week, and reports- -a nice time. Good morning, "Old Rid dies." Maybe I can say that I saw the top buggy coming up the road. Sometime, when I haven't got long to stay, I will see which way it came. FAnsa~ GIRnL. having some fine weather just now; and I see some people esowing wheat and oats. We are glad to see our little 7barg improving. Say, "Old Riddles," unless you want to keep busy baking cakes, you had better be careful how -That top buggy visits your home so of ten. MAM's Bov. Milo Creek. Witer wind blowing this mcmning, and almost everybody is sitting in the corner, Rev. J, E, Foster filled his regular appointment Saturday and Sunday, Walter Seaborn and his wife were the guests of Robert Lumpkin and family Sunday. Miss Nannie Robertson spent a few days with her aunt, Mrs, Mary Parsons, last week. Miss Elsie Herd, of Pickens, RESPONDENTS. is spending a few weeks wit] her grandfather, J. J. Herd. N, D, Parsons is very ill a 1his writing, His many friend hope to see him out again. The little 2-year-old daughte of Arthur Stokes and wife die< on the 13th inst. Little Nor was too pure for this world o sin and care; the angels cam and carried her to a world o rest, where she will dwell i happiness and joy, Thou at gone, little Nora. Thou wil peacefully slumber in joy an rest, Bright as the sunbeam, pure a the dew, Anxiously looking, mother, fo you. Little Nora is gone but no orgotten, PAPA'S GIRL. Pickens, R F D 2 Thank God, the hoAlth of i6 ace Lion is excellent at this writing. Rev. Garrett is building a nice res idenco a. Cautral. Miss Julia Meiok. of the Six Mil se'tion, is very ill. Carney Parrott and - Parrot were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. 1 . Baker la-it Sunday. Mr. end Mrs. John W Durbac visited their friend-4, Mr. and Mrs 3. B. Stephens last Saturday. The people in this vicinity are stil bolding their cotton for 15c. Sum .f them say they are going to hol till spring if they doun't get thei price. My impression in they wal get their prict in the sprig. Perry Durham, of Six Mie, is ver: siak at this writing. R H. Halcom has moved to Ca ral. Mrs Kelley and Mrs. Fletcher, c Elberton, - Ga., are visiting their pa rents in the Six Mile section Mr. and Mrs. B. U. BLiker wer the guests of Anthony ELktr an< family last week. John Roper, from Elberton, 0.4. ba bought the home place of R 11 Halcom,. near Six ASile. Prohibliton a Farce in Charlotte Since the 8th day of July 18,787 whisky prescriptions hav been filled by the Charlotte drui stores. Putting the averag charge of the doctors for wril ing prescriptions at 40 cent each, this will show that th abolition of the bar-rooms ha added to their incomes during period of less than six mionthi just $7,518.80, or a yearly avel age of $15,937.60. Placing the amount purchase on each prescription at 80 centi this' -will show that the dru stores have done a whisky bus ness in that same length of tinm of $15,037.60, or an annual trad of $30,075.20. Combining thee amounts paid to the doctors an the drug stores, it will sho' that $45,112.80 aro spent annm ally for whisky in the dru stores alone. These figures will show the it pays to be a drug store and doctor in Ohariotte. To R F 0 Patrons < The postmaster at Pickens de sires to call attention to the . practice of some patrons of rural a delivery of placing loose coins in their boxes each time they de sire to dispatch letters instead 8 of supplying themselves with postage in advance of their r needs, i This practice imposes undue hardship on rural carriers in re f moving loose coins from boxes e and delays them on the service f of their routes. i The postmaster, therefore, ur t gently requests that patrons of t rural delivery provide theni 1 selves and keep on hand a sup ply of stamps consistent with and in advance of their needs. It is also very desirable that ru r ral patrons place in their mail boxes small detachable cups of wood or tin in which to place t coins, when necessary, in pur chasing supplies of stamps. Southern Railw.ay According to Washington ad vices President Finley, of the. Southern Railway Co., stafes "that, in view of the falling off in business, and the decrease in e revenues, the management of the Southern Railway Company t has determined, as a- step in its progress of reducing expenses, to put into effect Feb. 1, 1908, a reduction of ten per cent. in the pay of the president, vice president and the other general officers, and their office forces." To Tax the Counts. American heiresses, or mil r lionaires, who are inclined to give away a considerable por tion of their hard-earned 0) cash for the privilege of marry ing a count and getting mixed up In an international divorce scandal, will find an obstacle in' their way, if a. bill introduced in-the house-by Mr. Sabath, o# ;Pennsylvania, should become a law. Likewise, foreign noble (1) men who have wasted their substance in riotous living and seek to replenish their funds by marrying rich American girls, will find the plan not quite so profitable as formerly it has been. Mr. Sabath's bill, which was referred to the committee on ways and means, provides that ,all gifts, dowerles, settlements, e or advances of money or prop g erty, or both, made In consid e1 eration or in contemplation of -marriage, whether paid or de s livered or intended to be paid or e 1delivered before or after the s ,actual solemnization of any a such marriage by any citizen or s subject of the United States of -America to any person other than a subject or citizen of the d United States of Amerlea shall , be subject to a tax of twenty g five per centumn of the total i- amount of any such gift, dowry, e settlemnent, or advance, and e such tax shall be paid into the. e United States treasury; that the d treasury department shall be ,v authorized to adopt and estab i- lish such rules and regulations g regarding and concerning the' payment or collection of any at such tax as may be necessary a to carry into effect the provi sions of the act. The Poultry Convention At a meeting of the Poultry Association, held recently, in their club room, a very enthusi- p astic meeting was held, and 01 most of the old officers were re elected. It was resolved to make the association a perma- 8 nent one, with an annual elec- u tion of officers. Many new names were added to the list and more members were promised. h After hearing the report of the cl 3ecretary and treasurer it was d found that there was something 0 Dver $6 to the credit of the club, ." which was a pretty good show- r( ing for a first show in as f small a.town as is Pickens. At H the next show, which will be held to-day, at 3 p. m., in the n business office of the SENTINEL JOURNAL, a good meeting is antiipated, and each ieiber. is dwged to be present and bring d a n4w member. 14 The association is a county j rganization, and any one, any where in the county, who raises improved chickens, pigeons or a pets, is urged to become a mem- F ber and help to make this a per- 3 manent and finencial success. C 1t has been decided to work for a fine poultry show and county fair this fall, and it will be a success, when such m1en as e Messrs. 0. P. Field, B. F. Par sons, A. J. Barnes, George H. Hendricks and others lend their aid and assistance to the enter- t prise. A good many people i9 have expressed a willingness to f help, and a desire to join, the association, and-now is the time for them to send in their names. At the meeting this Thursday h evening the time of the next P meeting will be set, which will " be published next week. t From now on. a department h devoted to poultry will be a reg ilar feature of this paper, and therein will be found the pro eedings of this association and Oimely articles on poultry in it geheral, ti 1) Splendid Testmon i-A Fine H card Charleston, Jan. 13. J. C. Jennings, Sheriff, Pickens, S. C. Dear Sir: I note that In your account for support of U. S. h prisoners, etc., that during the September quarter you had four U. S. prisoners and not a visit for them by a physician, anda that for the Decenmber quartera just ended you had four U. 8. prisoners, with only one visit,I making for eight prisoners con- I~ fined in your jail the last six a months, only one visit by a phy-a siclan, which indicates that you have the healthiest climato in: the country and that you keep! a clean andl well-regulated jail.~ This is, indeed, a very uinu-J sual record1 for the support of U. S. prisoners. I Respectfully, 0 J. DUNCAN ADAMs, I ___U. S. Marshal. 1 Rural Delivery from Dalton jt Washington City, Jan. 21. Ip Hon. Wyatt Aiken, M. C. Sir:---1 have the honor to ad- c vise you that rural delivery ser vice has been ordered establish- e ed from Dalton, Pickens county, c S. C., with one carrier, to be'I effective April 1, 1908.1 Respectfully, P. V. DEGRAW, 4th A.PM G, + ADDITIONAL LOCAL. H. A. Townes, Who Is princt 1i of the Hampton school, has io of the best schools in the )unty. It is progressing noothly and is in a very flour hing condition. Robert Hardin, an aged and ighly respected citizen of this mnty, died at the home of his 3ughter, Mrs. Robert Brown, i the 23d instant, after a linger tg illness, aged 84 years. His imains were laid to rest the day >llowing at Griffin Church. le loft a large family besides a >st of relatives anc friends to Lourn his death. At a recent meeting of Cen 'al Lodge, No. 19, K. of P., ie following officers were elect 1: L. G. Gaines, C. C.; C. G. owland, V. C.; J. N, Morgan, relate; E. H. Brown, K. of R. rid S.; J. W. Willey, M. of W.; [, J. McGee, M. of A.; Tom arrett, I. G.; R. P. Gaines, .G.: J. D. Boggs, M. of F. R. Falls. M. of Ex. This odge- is In a very flourishing mndition. Have you cast your votes he contest? There are o bree more days of the votin nd there are surprises in stoze or the contestants and their riends at the "count out," rhich will take place Tuesday, 'ebruary 4. Thousands of votes ave been cast since the last ublished report, and thousands iore have been carried away > be cast later. Big changes ave taken place, and at this ,riting- no one can pick the -inners. Frank Jennings, while walk kg the railroad track between ie depot and the cotton mill, st Sunday evening, missed his 'ep and fell through the trestle iat is between these two >ints, thereby dislocating his ip and sustaining serious bruis ;. His cries for help were card by some of the mill oper dives who lived nearby and he -as picked uq and ca'rried in ie house, physicians sent for, aid his injuries were given roper medical attention. He 'as removed to the home of his ither, Sheriff J. C. Jennings, aid is now progressing as well a could be expected. The rain descended in tor mnts, the wind blew with great clocity, the thunder rolled with eavy rumbling, the lightning ashed with vivid brightness,. nd the hail fell, Sunday night, nd the folks felt as if the end F time might be at hand; but meo storm spent its force about [).30 and the stars shone and be heavens brightened up, a ortend of the bright Monday le had. Reports from the ountry tell of no casualties, be ond a few trees being uprooted ,nd some outhouses being blown town. Verily, it was a time to. >e talked of in the future by the 'ising generation, and the bless ng of it was there was no more lamage and casualties thani here were.