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Pickens Seninel-Journal .Happtnings of a Local and Personal Pick i' a last Born on the 12th to Mr. and Mrs. D. G. Moore, of Pickens, a daughter. Born on the 10th instant, to Mr. and Mrs. John Bolding, of Pickens, a son. Born on the 18th instant, to Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Newton, of Pickens, a daughter. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Ed Hen dricks, of Pickeis, R. F. D. No. 1, a son on the 1lith inst. Rev. N. G. Ballenger, of the Pickens circuit, is visiting in Oconee county this week. -A little child of Ed L. Ham ilton, who lives a short distance above Pickens, is quite sick. Miss Janie Griffin of Green ville, visited h r sister, Mrs. H. M. Hester in Pickens last week. Several Pickens people are complaining of "being under the weather". It is mostly bilious attacks, Capt. Robert E. Steele will address the Veterans, June 3d. He will tell you interesting things. Every Veteran is urged to comie to Pickens June 3rd, and be the guest of the Pickens Daughters of the Confederacy. -Trade with the merchants who advertise in this paper if you want to be treated right. They do not believe in boycotts. There will be music at Pickens June 3rd, and the Daughters are expecting to give the Veterans the best time they have yet had in Pickens. Don't forget that I am here to do any kind of repair work. Bicycles a specialty. R. E. Good win, at H. A. Richey's store, in Pickens, S. C. R. L. Davis, proprietor of the Pickens Bottling works, is hav ing a house erected on his lot on Main street in Pickens in which to move his plant. -Pclgens Chapter, 1J. A. M., No. 47. will hold a regular con vocation Friday night. Work in all degrees to be done. R. R. Roark, Secretary. -The Laymen's Missionary Meeting, with T. 0. Lawton, Jr., of Greenville, in charge will be held Sunday morning at the Baptist church, in Pickens. C. T. Hughes has about finish ed his residence on the Robinson property on the east side of Pickens and has moved to it. He has a neat and cominodious house. There is a crowd of Gypsies camping between Secona and Pickens and a good many horses and mules are changing owners. Some of their children are down with measles. The ice-crerm supper given by the ladie~ Friday night on the court house square was well pat ronized andl a tidy sum of money was realized. It is for the bene fit of old Soldiers day. If the population of Pickens in creases in the next seven months like it has in the past six, by births and otherwien thve t Lot everybody come to Pick ens, June 3d-Veterans' day. -How do you like this Issue? It's a pretty fair boycotted shct., ain't it? It was a. ice rain that fell Monday night and the farmers tre wearing broad smiles. Fon SAtjLE-Nice building lot', 93x239 feet, on Main street of Pickens. (2*) D. F. PACE. -A little child of W. H. Langston, of Pickens, who has been quite sick, is reported bet ter. Judge George E. Prince will deliver the address to the Vet erans, June 3d. Come out to hear him. Mr. Henry Bivens, father of T. L. Bivens, of Pickens, died at his home in Waxhaw, N, C., on the 13th instant. ,. -Floyd, little son of Mr. Brooks Adams, who scalded itself pretty. badly a short time ago, is improving. W. A. Thomas, of Pickens, who is clerking for R. L. Haimes is confined to his bed. It is thought to be only a bilious at tack. Rev. White and Davis have, for the'past two weeks, been con ducting a series of services at the Pickens Cotton Mill. They are zealous workers and no doubt will accomplish much good. -J. H. Wilngton, surveyor, is doing sonie work in the town of Central and on Twelve Mile river this week. Hie is a mighty gogdsurveyor and lines are cor 'rect wfivehhe runm41em out for you. What do you think of the two page ad of Hobbs-Henderson Co. in this issue. Many of our readers have traded with this firm in the past and they know fair treatment awaits them at this store. There is not much business to be transacted at this session of court and it will not interfere with the exercises of the old sol diers reunion-in fact Judge Prince is scheduled as the orator of the day. Come and bring your family and friends and your baskets and join with the Daughters of the Confederacy on June 3rd In making that day one of pleasure to the Veterans and a success in every way. Rev. D. L. Lander preached two excellent sermons in the Pickens Presbyterian church last Sabbath. He was accompanied up by Mrs. Lander, who has made many warm friends among the people of the town. J. 0. Gravley of the north western part of the county was in Pickens Tuesday and reports things all right in his section. Says a good rain fell in that sec tion Monday evening and night which was needed badly. -Gary Hiott is again holding down a job in the Sentinel office.I A young man of splendid char-' acter, excellent habits and a sunny nature, it is pleasant to! have him with us once more. Gary has many friends in Pick-' ens who will be glad to welcome him back to his old home. B. C. Llgoni of the upper Oole noy valley was in Pickens Tues day and says his section is all right; he says that his brother, Paul, of Spencer, Idaho, has been crippled up by his team running away with him and it " 3 some time before one of! it will be in a condition to Veterans! 'Wednesday, June 3d, will be your day. Come and tpke charge of Pickens! R. E. Bruce, is reported quite sick and is confined to his room at his boarding house in Pickens. D. A. Allgood of "West End" Pickens Is selling out his stock of goods preparatory to quitting merchandising. Pickens will be your host June 3d. Conic and join the Daugh ters in making the day a grand one for the Veterans. If you care for history and patriotism, come and hear and enjoy the exercises given by the Pickens Daughters, June 3d. Let everybody bring baskets and spread their contents with the dinner the Daughters will give June 3d. Fivery mother and wife is invited to conic and join wil h the Daughters on that occasion. -See R. E. Goodwin at Ricely's store before buying anything for your bicycle. I have anything you need to make your wheel like new. Let me tell you what T will fix that old wheel up for. Last Sunday was a big day at Cross Roads and a. great many people from all over the county and from Greenville were pres ent. A good many "will-be" as well as those already declared candidates, were present, mend Ing gaps in their political fences. Miss Nora Jones, of Pickens, S. C., spent. Friday night and Saturday at Mountain City Inn while on her route to Penrose, N. C., where she expects to spend thel&jmner with her uncle, Rev. M. L. o . -Heindersonvilk (N. C.) Hustler. ' T i e Buchanan-Henderson. Scott Co., of Greenville, bid foi the trade of our readers with a 2-page ad. This Is a firm that started in business this spring and have a new and select stock to offer. Charlie Bowen, of Pickens, is with this firm and will take care and treat right, all of the Pickens county customers that go there to buy goods. Messrs. A. F. Brown and John Hughes, who have been run ning the merry-go-round are on a visit to their home In Georgia this week. They will return to Pickens today (Thursday) and will give the people of Pickens, both old and young, a good time for the next two weeks. They are nice gentlemen and make friends wherever they go. Commander W. B. Allgood urges that the county people and especially the young men and ladies, children of the old sol diers, bring well-filled baskets to Pickens on June the 3d and help to make the old soldiers' reunion on that date the best ever held. We owe it to the old guard to see that their last days are ones of peacefulness and enjoyment. J. Alonzo Brown, N. P., of Cateechee, is an adept at tieing the knot matrimonial with grace, dignity and dispatch. Here is sonic of his late work: On 2d inst., Miss Hattie Hart and Elisha Pruitt. Miss Alice Bleckley and E. L. Manley, on 2d inst. On the 18th Inst., Miss Susan McClellan and W. A. Spence. May joy and happiness be the lot of all the above happy couples, and may it not be but a short while when the officiating officer's pocket- will be the recip ient of another dollar from sonme one in the same notion is the the prayer of one who perform ed the ceremonlies. Two fresh young cows for sale. JAMES M. GILLESPIE, R. F. D. 2 Pickens. --Mrs. J. H. Bryant and Mrs. Kemp Johnson, df Easley, spent last week with Mrs. B. P. Kelly, of Central, R. F. D. 3. -Mrs. M. A. Hollingsworth is reported quite ill at her home in Easley, and her children are at her bedside. Her many friends in Pickens hope that her sick ness will not be anything serious and that she may soon be up again. -Last Sunday at Cateechee the Layman's Missionary Meet ing was In charge of C. E. Rob inson. Fifty-seven dollars was raised for the work, although there was a very small congre gation present. A tent meeting was being held near the church and the "unknown tongue" proved a strong drawing card. Curiosity will catch even the worshippers. A good and rare opportunity to save your own and your children's eyes. Dr. W. G. Browne, Columbia's noted Eye sight Specialist, is at the Pick ens Inn nday to stay a week, and all persons suffering from weak or defective eyes, and spectacle wearers g e n e r a ll y should call and consult him and have their eyes examined free of charge-a rare opportunity indeed. -This office is in receipt of a communication from "Peahull Ridge" whom we do not know from the fact that there is no name attached whereby we can tell from whom the article came, therefore we can not publish it. We must insist on articles being signed by the real name of the author, as a protection to us. Un this is done conimunica 1* I "' v a~e.* af cc tions will go in te wastebas ket. Last Sunday evening there was a Young Men's Christian Association organized, at the Methodist church in Pickens. The organization was perfected by electing J. W. Swittenburg, President; W. J. Bolt, Secretary; J. R. Ashmore, Treasurer; M. S. Nimmons, E. H. Craig and L. A. Watson, Executive Com mittee. It is to be hoped that the association may be produc tive of much good and may stay organized longer than the one here a few years ago. Melvin, the little son of Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Holder, of Pick ens R. F. D. No. 1, died Sunday after a short illness from pneu monia, aged one year and ten months old. The little one was buried at the Pickens cemetery the day following its death, Rev. B. E. Grandy conducting the funeral service at the residence of its parents. The sympathy of the community goes out to the parents in this their hour of sorrow. "Suffer little children to come unto me, and forbid them not, for of such is the Kingdom of Heaven." Central and Newry Play Ball. Central, S. C., May 16, 1908. The Central baseball team wvent over to Newry last week, and defeated the Newry team by a score of 3 to 2 in one of the best played games of the season. Fraz-ier of Central struck out 14 men, while Alexander of Newry fanned 11. Only 1 error wvas made by Central and 3 by New ry. [A. T. For Sale-A good horse, buggy and harness. Liberty Hard Thriving Liberty A tourist hotel Is the thing we all want to see built hero at once. Chapman & Callahan, whose store house was recently burn lown, have decided to rebuild vith a brick department storm m the old lot. S. 0. Skelton anticipates buld ng another brick store room oa West Front Street. Look for Roberts' new barber ;hop near Willard's store. The Liberty Cotton Mill will sun on full time after the 20th )f May. After a little canvassing we ire now convinced that Lib arty Township will give $50,009 ;o move the court house from* Pickens here, the central rail road point of the county. This 3hould have been done yeam %go. This is the logical thing to lo. All the farmers are in favor >f one good town in the county. [n the first place the northern. part of the county will not mind. i little more driving to -reach a, good town and good market.. Let the f armers build good ware biouses here and then put the -ourt house here and we will show you a good market here in a years time, equal to Greenville or Spartanbirg. Now is the time to build, while everythiug is at the bottom. We would like to hear from some other party about this question. We are anxious to see some progressive farmer plow his land with a gasoline plow. It would pay better to plow than. to run an automobile. Mr. Luther L. Hendricks is a. progressive young farmer. He is blowing up his watermelon. hills with dynamite. He ex tends invitations to all hzs ri n i(s f 6o cnfe - t io a .u. melons with him. This is up to-date. Who next? Bad stands in the cotton fields are reported on every hand. Mr. Hendrix ihas reduced his cotton acreage to nothing and is planting all corn, and is sell ing corn at $1.00 per bushe. Berry McWhorter is just fin ishing a new brick post office. Miss Ada Goudelock, of Ib erty, Is on an extended visit In North Carolina, having gone to Lumberton to the marriage of her friend, Miss Janie Prevatte,. to Mr. R. H. Taylor, of Ash land, Va. Mr. 3. C. Caldwell is back here among his friends. He has been visiting Greenweed fr some time. X Card of Than~ks.. We desire to thank those who were so attentive and kind to u and our husband and father luring his last illness and after his death. More especially do we wish to thank Drs. Long,. Shirley and Clayton, who did everything in their power to relieve his suffer ings, especially Dr. Long, whoil remained constantly at his bed side for over two days. May God crown each aria every one with His richest bless Ings, and when He calls us to our reward may we all meet around His throne as one blessed family where no farewell tears are shed. MRs. P. WHITEN and Children. Card of Thanks. I return thanks to my friends~ and neighbors who so kindly assisted me, during the illness, of my wife, who is much betterq also to Dr. Robinson for his kinid attention. FRA,- n . .