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- SE T THE SENTINEI2;JUkA7 Entered April 23, 1903 at Pickens, S. O., as second class matter, under act of Congress of March 8, 1879. V L. "ZVIhIS 11C19, BOUK CAEOINA, THURMDAY JULY, 2 1908 BATTLESHIP SOUTH CAROLINA. Columbia, June 23.-When the next battleship of Uncle Sam's navy. is launched the warship will be christened South Carolina by Miss Frede rica Ansel, daughter of the gov ernor of this state. The launch ing of the ship will take place on July 11th of July at the Cramps ship yard, Philadelphia. Governor Ansel has sent out latters to his staff asking them to accompany him to the launch ing and he stated that his daugh ter would christen the ship. The ceremonies are in charge of the builders of the ship, who have requested Governor Ansel to bring his party and partici pate in the launching, the cere .nonies of which are simple. .After the launching the party w.ll be entertained at luncheon ty the contractors, when two -or three short speeches are to be made. The United States battleship South Carolina is one of the battleships authorized by con: gress in the naval appropriation .act of March 3, 1905, her sister -ship being the Michigan, which was launched a few- weeks ago at the New York Ship B3uilding Company's dock. The South Carolina is being built by the 'Cramp Steamship Company, of P'hiladelphia. Tie contract for her construction was signed on July 21, .1006. Her keel was b:tid Decenber 18, and she will be finally completed and turned over to the United States gov ernment on December 25, 1909. The contract price, exclusive of armor and armament was $3,540,000. She will have cost t te government when completed .about $7,000,000. The Soath Carolina will have displacement of 16,000 tons: a sipeed of 18.5 knots; coal supply, -2,200 tons; ar,mor belt,^12 inches; casem ate side armor, 10 to 8 in ches; barbetts and turetts, 10 -to 12 inches. Armam'ent, eight 45 calliber 12-inch guns, 22 three inich guns. Torpedo tubes, two submerged 21-inch. Her length between perpendiculars, 450 feet; breadth on load water line, 80 foot, mean draft, 24 feet 6 in cies; full load displacement, 17,600 tons. Horse power, 17 000. Her tot al complement in c' ading officers and crews will b3 about 900 men. The battleship South Carolina -is of particular interest, because .she is one of the first of our bat tleships designed after the con clusion of the Russo-Japanese wvar. and her-designersJave em hodies in her construction the exporience gathered during 'the n~aval operations of that conflict. Possibly the greatest change ma le in her c;onstruction from the former ships is the elimina 4ion of initern~ ediary .or second ary b~attenties, which were comn posed of 5-inch, 6-inch or 8-inch guns. Instead of having these guns the costomary numrber of guns In the main battery has been doubled so that instead of four 12-inch, the South Caroline carries eight such guns mounted in four turrets. A numerom~ battery of small rapid fire gunm is retained, however,as a defen~s( against torpedo boat attact. The South Carolina wAm ib equlr pe.1 wi .h two of the mais LETTERS FROM Several letters were unavoida From Dacusville, Dear Editor: Being absent so long I will try and give the many readers of the Sentinel Journal a few items from this little burg, and let the people know that I have not boycotted the editor and his paper by not sending in the news. I was only too busy at work to write. I will stick to the old Sentinel Journal. Health in this community is very. good at present. Mr. Jerry McCombs must have him a new sport; he has recently changed his route over to Marietta, R. F. D. No. 2, almost every Sunday evening. Hurrah for Jerry! J. W. Bently and Geo. Smith visited Thomas Hughes last Saturday and Sunday. Miss Irene and Lillie Burry visited Miss Jennie Looper last Sunday and reported a nice time. James and Anna Hughes v i s i t e d their brother, L. F. Hughes, who is afflicted with rheumatism, and is as helpless s a babe. We hope for him a spedy recovery. Dr. Stroud is the attending hysician. Rev. W. C. Seaborn will preach at the James school house the first Sunday evening. A good crowd is expected and all good singers are urged to be present with their song books. We are having sonie very fine weather for cleaning the grass from the growing crops and the people are making good use of it. The crops are very good in this sectiLon. Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Duncan and Mrs. H. A. Freeman visited Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Looper last Sunday. -- Miss Lillie Dacus visited Miss Anna Hughes one night last week. Miss Mamie Davis, of neat Greenville, is visiting her cousins, Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Bridges, and 1 also Miss Emma Smith. Mrs. Eva Turner of Easley, is visiting her brother, Mr. Jesse Hendricks, t'his week. Well, the county scrape fias worked out some of our roads in this section, and if G. W. B3, wants us to vote for him, he wvill have to conme and work out the road from Mr. Freeman Lay's, house down to the new bridge on Carpenter's creek, and from Mr. F. G. Hill's residenct down to Rigdon's Mill if he ex pects me and Joe to vote for him. IAs news is scarce I will clos( with best wishes .for the old Sentinel-Journal. June 25. JUNE SWEETNER. modern cage types of military masts similar to the one recently tested and found so satasfactory on the monitor Florida. The South Carolina and hie *sister ship the Michigan wvill b( the two finest ships in the Unitei States navy, until the Delewari now in couse of construction il launched and put into comn mission. OUR COUNTY CO bly left out, an especially inter Six ,Mile, As It is raining today and can't work in the field, I will try and give a few (lots from this burg. Farmers are somewhat be hind with their crops, but are scratching to catch up. Mr. and Mrs. Garden Pickens and their charming daughter, Miss Anna, of the Stewart sec tion, -were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Mauldin last Sun day. Don't forget the big singing at Gap Hill the fifth Sunday in August. Miss Mattie Craig- and two brothers, Dennis and Olin, and Miss Dora Oliver of the Keowee side, were the guests of their friend, Miss Sophia Mauldin, last Monday. Miss Nara Hendricks of the Oconee side, visited friends in this section last week. Don't you knov that Mr. G. L. was glad of that visit. Mr. and Mrs. B. 1). Mauldin of the Stewart section visited 'friends in this conniunity last Sunday. Born, on the 22nd of July, to Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Willinoii, a fine.boY. Health is fine in this set tion at this writing. Mrs. Maije Willimon is very ill at this writ-ing. Her many friends hope to soon see her well ao'ai Mrs. C. L. Willimon visited her - arents, Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Alexander, of the Stewart sec tion, this week. We have had some fine rains Iately, which did the crops much good, and they are looking good. Walter Willimon and sister, Miss Maggie, aid her cousin, Miss Mary Trotter, and Mr. Glenn Stewart, attended the wedding of Miss May Cox of Oco'nee last Sunday and reported a fine time. Miss Sophia Manldin visited in Liberty one clay last week. I will ring off for this time, with many regar'ds to the S-J and its many reader-s. OLD RmnuE. From Mile Creek. Good m orning, Mr.- Editor: I thought I would give you the newvs from this side, al)though news is about as scarce as hen teeth. Rev. J. E. ' Foster filled his regular appointment at Mik Creek Saturday and Sunday, preaching two interesting ser mons to large congtegations. Crops are looking fine in this section. R. B. bumpkin has the finesi cotton in this section. All who are interested in th< grave yard at Milo Creek arn requested to meet at the grav< yard on Saturday, July 11, Ii the afternopn, bor the purpost of cleaning off the grave yard Mr. and Mrs. Edd arret RRESPONDENTS1 esting one by "13" from Norris. were the guests of S. B. Dalton and familey Sunday. I believe I will have to quit my crop and get out and hunt up some news or quit writing'to. the old Sentinel-Jounal. If this don't find its way to the waste basket I will write again. UNCLE JAKE. Norris r Health good, but news very I scarce. We have a new church under way. What's the, matter with Mr. 1 B? Haven't heard from him 8 for a long while. You must t not slight us that way. Last Saturday evening Will 1 Maddox started to arrest Nat Allen, colored, and got his shirt- 9 sleeve torn off. The darky was t locked up, and will have to pay I $100 or 75 days in the chain t gang. It took three men to d lock him up-Clark McWhorter, a Henry and Will Maddox. The tent meeting, which has been holding forth at Liberty, will move back close to Catee chee next Monday. C Born, oii the 21st., to Mr. and Xrvs. Lock, of Cate.cchee, a fine boy. Jim Roland's fine l1orse got r struck by liglihtning last Sunday while in the pasture standing t u1nd(er a tree. Eugene Sexton, of Cateechee, has been driving the young la die- around. 'Lookout, girls, Eugenie will get you '-Ct. Mrs. V. N. Maddox is quite si(k at her home near Nor'ris. Dr. Shirley is her physician. Mrs. J. G(arrett's mother is very sick at this writing. We hope for her a speedy recovery. 1 BoNNUI BLUE EYES. Central-R F 0 2. The farmers in this section are 1 getting along finely with their : crops. It looked as if "Gen. Green" w oiId get us all a few days- ago, but I think most of the farmers have got him captured for the season in this section. Mrs. L. L. Willimon, of this section, is very sick at this writing, but we hope to see her up very soon1. Rev. J. T. Carey, of Calhoun, visited L. L. Willimon, Sunday afternoon. C. W. Garrett, of Six Mile, has purchased an automobile, but somne 'one said it should have been a mule. Rev. J. T. Carey filled his regular appointment at the Wesleyan Methodist last Sun day. He preached to a large congregation. A ten days' meeting will be gin at Mt. Olivet church on the 16ith inst, and will go on until the fourth Sunday night. Everybody Invited to come; but come filled wvith the Spirit and not with the things of this world. Rev. J. R. George. of 'Piedmont, will assist Bro. Carey t in the meng.n< AMOY. A TRIP TO WEST VIRGINIA. On the morning of June 5th I eft Dayton, Va., where I had )een in school for the past two rears, to accompany Miss Bessie logers, a friend of mine, home, vho lives in Cowen, W, Va, We boarded the train at H1ar -isonburg, Va., early in'the norning for Harpers Ferry. leached that point - in time for linner. After dinner we went )ut to see the town and .look at he beautiful scenery that sur ounds this place, The first. )lace of interest that we visited vas Jqhn Brown's monument. From this place we . went to tare college, a school for the olored people. Prof. McDonald, white man, has charge of the chool. We were very anxious o see the professor, for he had oeen to our school and gave a ecture on the city of Rome. The professor took us through ,11 the different departments of he school. I was surprised to iote the different .branches aught. They teach the stu Lents to do most all kinds 'of vork, besides the trainifig they ,et in text books. They' have tu school bach year about 800 tudents. From this place we went to effer'so's Rock, a place, no loubt, a great many of your eaders have seen. It*eing almost train time, we mirriod back to the- hotel to get 'eady to leave for Cowen. But before I go further I want o say that some of the prettiest cenery that I ever saw sur ounds this little town of Har >ars Ferry. It looks like some., )f these people might be poets, or it is a great inspiration to my one to behold such beauti ul scenery as can be seen here. We left here late in the after 1oon and arrived at Cowen'on he morning of the 6th. When Ive reached the station a nun >er of friends were there to neet us. I was taken to Miss Rogers' home, and a home it wvas, too, for everything seemed -o greet us with a smile. 'After ,esting a short time we were showed into the dining-room, where the table was laden with fll kinds of'good things 4o .eat. While here I v'isited several of Miss Rogers' relatives, I ftnd that hospitality flows freely through this town and country -as freely as any place I have ever visited. To prove my state mont I gained five pounds while I I left Cowen on the 15th for Pickens, coming by the way o'f Washington City. Not having S long to wait, I didn't get to see as much of the city as I wanted to see, but I had a view of the principal places. I arrived in Pickens on the evening of the 17th, and oh? how things aro moving in the old town. But beautiful Pickens was not enough for me. "Home sweet hornie" was the place for me, and I was not satisfied until I could get to see all of those sweet, smiling faces at the old homestead. I was sure glad to get 'back home and enjoy all the solid comforts and the,. many good things to eat which mama al ways fixe nnUFE AR