University of South Carolina Libraries
Pickens Sentinel-Jornal Rapuenings of a Local and Personal Nature. Capt. V. A. Courtenay, of the Newry Cotton Mills, died i.1 Columbia on the 17th inst.. W. H. Griffin, of Greenville, is spending the week in Pik ens, the guest of his mother. R. E Lewis, of Charleston, is, on a visit to his parents, Major and Mrs. J. J. Lewis, in Pickens. Miss Ola Richey and Mrs. J. L. 0. Thompson are - visiting their cousin, Mrs. Con ie Acker, in Anderson. B C. Robinson hast just re ceived a carload of fine horses and mules, that must be sold within the next few days. A. H. Dagnall, attorney of Anderson, is shaking hands with friends in Pickens. He will be a candidate for solicitor. Miss Essie Earle and brother, Edwin, have returned from a trip to Florida, where they went for the benefit of Ed win's health. Married, on the 15th inst., at the residence of John Gilstrap, Miss A. N. Gilstrap and R.'S. Gillespie, Rev. B. F. Murphree officiating. Our columns are open for the discussion of all pertinent ques tions. Poult-y is a leading topic and arth es along this line are solicited. News has been received in Pickens th at George W. Thomp son, a former resident of this county, had died at his home in Brookston, Texas. Attorney J. J. McSwain, of Greenville, is mailing out letters to the voters announcing his platform and candidacy for so; licitor of the 10th circuit. John H. Graveley died last week at his home on East Fork, N. C., from paralysis, aged about 78 years. He was a brother of Bal. Graveley, of this county. Ex-J udge 0. W. Buchanan was accidentally shot Sunday evening while sitting by an open window on a train en route to Augubta. Hie died from the effects of the shot. Rev. D). L. Lander filled his appointmien ts at the Presbyte rian church last Salbbath and preached to large congregations. The doors of the c:hurchi wer'e opened and several members were received. There will be an all-day sing ing at Golden Springs on the 4th Sunday in March, conducted by Profs. James and Lawrence Hughes. Everybody invited to' bring their best song books and' dinner to spare. R. A. C. Golden and C. L. Anerson spent Sunday with friends in Cateechee..W. S. Parker and Misses Ida and Laura Shelor spent a few hours Sunday with friends at Norris. --[Newry Co. Oconee News. Married, on the 15th inst., Mrs. Jane Pardon and Peter Thomas, J. Alonzo Brown, N. P., at the throttle. The hap~py cou-l ple have the congratulations of their friends in their old age while entering upon the second voyago of life. N. D. Parsons, who has been s.uffering for some time from jaundice and catarrh of the sto mach, was taken worse a few days ago and was attacked with hemorrhage of the stomach, but at this writing he is improving and his friends hope that he will soon be out again.. Sol~ egents~ for 31 fchel WValover anld Z.* .ia e TPhe personal property of the late N. M. Madden will be s;old at his home on the 30th inst., by J. E. Boggs, executor, with the exception of the bank stoc k, which will be sold on sonme sale day and advertised later. Mr'. and Mrs. J. L. Valley, of Anthras, TPenn., have arrived in Pickens and are stopping with Mrs. V.'s parents, Maj. and Mrs. J. J. Lewis. They will becomc citizens of Pickens. as Dr. Val Iey wvill locate here for the prac tice of his profession. We we'l come him and his.excellent lady to our town. Thle entertainment given in the school building last Friday night wa~s well patronized and was a success from every stand point. Everything p~assed ofi nicely and every one0 acted well their part. Tihe net sum of $2& w~as made. Miss Knight and the ladies assisting her, as wel as the children participating, de ssrve much credit for the very successful manner in which th< programme was rendered. Ti< violin playing by a little juven ile, Ralph Parsons, son of B. F. Parsons, acc:ompanied on the piano by his sister, Ruth, wm~ one of tile features, and brought encor'e after encore. Ralph is n musician right and Is destined to beat his daddy. and Ben h F R O m TROM L3' We buv nearly every piece of Furnitt which enables us to save you at least purch xe yon make. A look at our line i we carry the largest line of Furniture, S this part of the country. Chairs, all sizes, styles, p Stovs from $ 7.0 to $; Beds 2.00 to : Sorings 2.00 to Mattresses 2.00 to I Kitchen Tables 2.00 to Dining Tables 6.oo to i Centre Tables -75 to Sideboards 12.50 to Kitchen Safes 3.00 to Waslstanda 2.00 to Dressers 5.00 to Suites 15.00 to < Hall Racks 3.00 to Bed Lounges 8.oo to Iron Beds 3.00 to Big stock of Machines, Trunks, 1\ Squares, Lace Curtains ond Window SlI thing needed in the house at prices thot Call on us for anything. IWR- TRORJL C!otiing, SIoep, HtR and Gents Furnishin IWagonsc~ Chm i;ity Bu~ggies, Iron King Stovoes, N one of the best fiddlers in the whole country. It was a most enoybl evening to those who Saturday night a couple of charges of dynamite were let off in town, in front of *Will Rosa miond's shop, ado usa night another charge was fired somewhere in town, This prac tice should be stopped-it is dan gerous; some one will be seri ously hurt or some building wr~vecked by such pranks. A r~e wvard should be offered for the capt ure and conviction of these miscreants. Mayor LaBoon, hiaving~ two policemen -on tho r force s. hould compel them to Gu use their utmiost efforts to pro- Col teeCt the interests of the town youi a'l <atdh evildoers. One of them shonld be a night-watch -for these things, if allowed to yo riun on1, will go from bad to worse. T[he promiscuous firing of guns, pistols and dynamite will become a common occur renWce, the people will becomeii used to it, and some of these fine rmornhigs wve will get up and find the bank dynamited - and robbed, and no one will be 'the wise-anrd all because of promiscuous (1ischar'ges of dy na mite heretofore led the people to b~elieve it "'was the hoodlums atJ, work again." Stop it, and1 ati once, and for all time to come. EN re in car load lots 15 per cent on every vill prove to you that toves, Chairs, etc., in rices 5 00 500 5.00 5.00 2.50 5.00 10.00 S.co [0.00 !5-( 0 o0.oo 17.50 17-50 5-00 lattings, Rugs, Art ades, in fact every can't be matched. LEY & CO. Goods a specialty. ~w Home Sowing Machines, Hlawos' $).00 Hatsa-Boydei', Piekens Drug Co. See us for Cabbage Plants. sh twice a wveek from now until the season closes iranteed to live. ne in and let us explain to you how to prepare r land and start your garden early. have studied this business carefully and can tell something. Pickells Drug Co.