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Pickeu SeiiineIldollrnal Ha- i Persona Dr . . Globe Oplual .0's. Eyesight Specialist, will be at oar store one day for fitting eye glasses, spectacles and artificial eyes. If you have eye trouble don't fail to see him. He will be at Bolt Drug Co., Wednesday June 10th, afternooni only. FoR SALE-40 acres of land, which is part of the Bob Child's farm, near Norris Cotton Mill. G. H. JOHNSON, Norris, S. C. Rev. Aiken, of Fair Forest, S. C., spent a port ion of last week in Pickens, the guest of his brother-in-law, Capt. J. T. Tay lor. If you have headaches or eye pain from reading, sewing or .;oing out in the bright light, don't. fail to see Dr. Odom while he~re. Dr. Odon comes to Bolt & Co-: drug store every three months and guarantees to fit you satisfactorily or refund your money. A large crowd attended 'the old soldiers reunion in Pickens yesterday. Thr iusic was fur nished by the band and a splendid tir Parents, your children's have the oppo ig your childre .y cared for. I ree exam ination. R. L. Simm, of Pickens, R. F. D. 3, is bragging power fully about his bean patch, from which he picked a mess of beans on the 24th ult. We are from Missouri, and he will have to show us. Dr. Odom gives Confederate soldiers, widows and orphans who are dependent, a special discount for optical work done. And will fit anyone free who will come with evidence show ing that they are dependent and unable to have it done. Lost, on Saturday,- the 30th ult., at the merry-go-round In Pickens, a 2-compartment purse containing a $10 and a $5 bill and silver to the amount of $20 or more, a cotton bill Ifor $81.09, and a deposit slip for $65, and probably sonme other papers. Return to A. D. Mann, R. F. D. No. 2, or to this office and get rewarded. Capt. I. M. Mauldin of Pick ens, who became the proud pos sessor of a brand new Maxwell automobile only a short time ago, has been walking for the past few days and his friends -have been wondering why. The following from the Greenville News of the 2nd inst. tells the tale: "An automobile owned by. Mr. Mauldin from Pickens was torn up on Sunday after noon by one of the street cars on College street. Mr. Mauldin had just purchased the machine and made the trip to the city. He left It standing on College street. One end of the machine was very near the car track. A car coming along struck the end and splintered the machine. 'the motorman -on the car thought that there was enough space to allow his car to pass." nnyxt time. News is rather scarce. Mr. Horace Davis and sister, Florence, of Liberty, visitcd at Calvert, N. C. last-week. Court Stenographer, M. C. Long, is at his post, but is hardly able to attend to his duties, having been sick for the past week. There was a large crowd in Attendance upon the court last Nionday. It was also the time ror holding a meeting of the county Union. J. H. Wigiugton of .ickens wants to buy a lot of calves. If my of our readers have any to lispose of they can conmuni :ate with him. A good many prospective can lidates were in Pickens Monday Lnd were throwing out feelers ;o see how the pulse of the peo Ae were beating. "Commencements" or "clos ng exercises" of schools are now n progress all over the country md the "sweet girl graduate" ,vill soon be much in evidence. Mr. W. T. Griffin, one of the )rogressive and prominent citi sens of Pickens, spent a portion )f -last week with his sister, VIrs. Enoch B. Richardson, in iberty. Paul Robinson, one of the rounger set, and a popular roung fellow, of Easlev, is clerk ng for the Pickens Drug Co., in ?ickens. He has charge of the oda fountain. The two year old child of Mr. mnd Mrs. W. S. Masters died at Kasley, Sunday, May 24th, af Jer a lingering illness and was >uried Monday at Holly Springs, Rev. Spearman conducting the luneral services. There will be an all day sing ang at Concord Baptist church Jhe fourth Sunday in June. All lovers of music are cordially in vited to attend and an enjoy ible time is promised those who :ome. Come and bring song Looks and well filled baskets. Mrs. George S. Legare and :hildren arrived at their summer iome in Pickens on the 2nd inst. bo spend the heated term. Mr. Legare will appear later. A hiearty welcome awaits this most 3xcellent family and is now being tendered them, upon their irrival in Pickens. The article'r ublished last week hieaded "Layman's Missionary Movement" and signed by J. T. Taylor, is a letter he wrote to bhe Baptist Courier and it was published in that paper and should have been so credited at the time. We failed to do so then and do so now. Mr. Anthony Baker, of Pick ans R. F. D. No. 2, treated this affice to a nice basket of luscious Elberta peaches last Saturday, which were fine and greatly en joyed. Mr. Baker has a nice rchard, which is pretty well oaded down. The hail on the 23d ult. did some damage to the fruit, bruising it considerably. His crops were not badly hurt. T. C. Martin, formerly a resi lent, and at one time a County Dommissioner, of this county, clied at the home of his step claughter, Mrs. L. T. Earle, near Central, on Wednesday morn ing at 9 o'clock. Mr. Martin was well and favorably known throughout the county and his friends will hear of his death wvith genuine regret. He leaves three sons: 0. B. Martin, State superintendent of Education; 3. F. Martin, lawyer, of Ander ;on, and F. H. Martin of that countv; I have some fine shepherd pups for sale. TAYLoR H. STEWAR'r, Dalton, S. C. Mr. Kennemore, of the Kings section reports having young canteloupes on his vines as large as hen eggs. R. G. Gaines, of Central, has from 10,000 to 20,000 bundles of good fodder to sell. Sec him if you want to buy. Miss Cassie Bolt. of Pickens, left todey for an extended visit to friends and relatives in And erson and Greenville. -Trade with the merchants who advertise in this paper if you want to be treated right. They do not believe in boycottb. Rev. J. P. Attaway and wife, of Fountain Inn, S. C., are vis iting friends and relatives in Pickens and vicinity this week. S. I. Brooks and wife, a form er resident, of Pickens, but now of Greenville county, is visiting friends and relatives in this county. One of the twins of Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Brock died Wednes day after a short illness. The tarents have the sympathy of their many friends in the hour of tlitir trouble, S. L. Simmons, of Pickens R. F. D. 4, who has been sick for the past eight weeks, is improv ing and leaves today for a weeks stay at Brevard, N. C., and the Sapphire country. Camp Garvin, U. C. V., met Wednesday, after the memorial exercises and elected W. B. Allgood, Commandant; J. B. Newbery, Adjutant, and P. A. Porter, color bearer. Johnny, the infant child of Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Griffin, died today about 12 o'clock. The sympathy of Pickens and com munity goes out to the parents in their hour of sorrow. Deputy Marshal J. C. Alex ander and constable Miles All good made a raid Saturday evening up in the Griffin church section of the county and cap tured a keg and a jug of corn whiskey. After July 1st, several post masters in this State will receive larger salaries. Among them is the Pickens office, the pay of which is now $1,100 and will be raised to $1,200. The Easley office will also be raised from $1,400 to $1,600. Lost, on Sunday, May 31, at Cedar Rock church, one good size pug dog, almost white and had plain leather collar on. Send any information to me and I will pay you for your trouble. ELIJAH 0. MCorLM, Pickens, R. F. D. 1. B. P. Kelly met with misfor tune last Friday, in that light. ning struck a lot of about fifty bales of cotton and burned all of It, burned up the shelter, a thresher and a gasoline engine. The cotton was almost a total loss. The damage aniounts tc something like $4,000, with nc insurance. Mr. A. F. Brown, who has for some time been running the merry-go-ron d, leaves this weels for Piedmont. While here Mr. Brown has made many warn friends and has treated hih patrons and the people of th( town fairly and well, and whik( the people hate to see him leav( Pickens, their hearty good wish e~s and commendation go witi him to his new stand. The peo pie wherever he stops will fini him a nice, affable gentlemar and one who will always trea them right. B. C. Atkinson, of the Si Mile section of the county r( ports cotton squares the 2nd insi Dr. Odom fits artificial eyef corrects cross eyes in childrei without pain, also fits near sigh and far sight. Married on Tuesday night June 2nd, at 8 o'clock, at th, residence of the bride's parents Mr. and Mrs. Martin Bowen their daughter, Miss l'annie to Edward Looper, Rev. Len Freeman officiating. The happ: couple have the congratulation; of their many friends for a long happy and prosperous life. Married on Sunday morning May 31st, at the. home of th< bride's parents, Ma. and Mrs. W N. Hendricks, of the Kings sec tion*of the county, their daugh ter, Miss Emma Hendricks ani Mr. Fletcher Holliday, Rev. W T. Land officiating. The man) friends wish for them much jo3 and happiness and a long an( prosperous life. In a listless game of baseball the Easley Cotton Mill tean beat the Pickens team her( Wednesday, 10 to 4. Pickent had a patched up team and dki well under the circumstances They are not discouraged bu1 are determined to have a win ning team. This makes th< eighth straight game Easley ha. won. They defeated the West minster team Saturday, 11 to 8 Lost between Easley and Pick ens on Tuesday night, the 2n( instant, a brown leather han' bag containing a check for $45. 00 signed by M. L. Donaldsozi one for $5.00 signed by Mrs. Parker, both being payable t< Mrs. Flora Lathem; also on< Southerii Railway trunk checi and a Southern Railway permi ticket. Return to Mrs. Flor Lathein in Pickens and get re ward. The Editor of the Sentinel Journal is very sorry that h, could not get the arrangement perfected whereby the Centra section could appear this week but he hopes to meet with th< business men of that progressiv< town next week and make it prominent and permanent fea ture. We are pleased with th< words of praise and encourage ment we are receiving from tha section of the county. Mrs. H. E. Couch writes tha she has just received a lette from Mrs. Eva Martin of Tren ton, Texas, telling of a destrut tive cyclone which swept tha section on May 19. It swept space about fifty yards wvid and twenty miles in length, d< stroying many homes and ir juring several persons, thoug none fatally. One house wa turned completely around an the family remained inside ur hurt. James 0. Bowen, well an favorably known to many< our readers, died in a sanitarini in Greenville on the 30th ul and was buried on Sunday George's Creek at 3 p. m. I was a son of Col, R. E. Bowe] of that section of the count, and besides his father and si ter, he leaves a wife and t( children, and a host of relativ< and friends to mourn his deat1 Further particulars of his 'd misc are not obtainable. Among the Candidates. A. H. Dagnal. a promine attorney, of Anderson, annou ces as a candidate for Solicit of the 10th JudIcial Circuit, this issue. b Mr. Dagnall, who was born Greenville conty n 1875 l. x son of the Rev. R. R. Dagnalil - at one time pastor-in-charge of i. the Pickens Methodist church' and is a graduate of Wofford ' College and the law department t of the South Carolina Universi ty. He located in Anderson in 1899 and has built up a large practice there and made many friends throughout the county. His friends and the newspapers speak in the highest terms of his efficiency. Win. F. Young, of the Liberty side, a 7-footer, offers his length and breadth to the people of the county, in the capacity of Coun ty Commissioner, and pledges a. faithful and conservative ad ministration of affairs should he be elected. John E. Gassaway, of the Central side, announces for the office of County Commissioner,. He favors the Texas wide-road law, and is opposed to part of the public road being cut up into ditches or planted in cotton. Mr. Gassaway is a broad and liberal minded man, a good citi zen and would make a good and faithful officer, should the peo ple elect him. The friends of Hon. James P. Carey announce him for re-elec tion to the House of Representa tives. Mr. Carey's capabilities for the position and his ability to fill the office to the best inter ests of the people whom he rep resents are too well known for us to comment upon. Suffice it for us to say that he has beet tried and has not been found wanting, and if elected will serve the people faithfully and well. Robert Stewart is announced by his friends for the office of Supervisor. Mr. Stewart has in L times past represented the coun ty as commissioner and his friends pledge. an economical administration of the county's affairs. Should he be elected, - the office would be in good hanas 3 and his friends would find no. fault with his administration. D. A. Parrott is announced. for re-election to the office of Coroner. He has served in that Scapacity faithfully and well, and his friends pledge that same painstaking fidelity to duty that. he has shown in his presen't in cumbency. W. C. Bramlett offers for re election for Magistrate of Pick ens Township and promises the rsme faithful discharge of duty that he has heretofore shown. t W. L. Jenkins, formerly a Magistrate for Pickens township e again offers for the position. His. - record is before the people and L- he stands on that record and h asks for your suffrage. d Colored Teachers Summer Schoof. The summer school for colored teachers of Pickens county will d be held in the Easley colored >f school building, beginning JulW n 18th and continuing ten days. L. It will be to the interest of all it the teachers of the county to [e begin now to make provision so 1, they can attend and make this r, school a success. B- The studies will be arithmetic, n grammar and algebra. as The State Board of Education I: has placed the management of e- this school under the efficient teacher, Prof. J. B. Simpson, who will be glad to have the parents of the various rural rit schools drop in and see what ni- their teacher is doing. or J. B. SIPSON, Principal.. No complaint is made about in short measure when we have a