Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Plckes Souinol7ourua] Happenings of a Local and Personal . I.stered, or you cannot vuw in Wle election. Maj. J. J Lewis, of Pickens, is visiting his daughter, Mrs. W. S. Hunter.-Farm and Factory. J. T. Richey and family re turned last week from a pleas ant stay with relatives in Colum bia. Earle (Pat) Jennings is on the sick list, and his brother, Frank is holding down his job with the Pickens railroad. Hon. Geo. S. Legare and wife are spending several days in the mountains in search of health and pleasure. A free scholarship is open to some worthy young man in this county in the Male college at Meridian, Miss. Apply at this office. Mrs. A. R. N. Folger and children have come to' Seneca to be with Mr. Folger, wfo is ticket - agent at the Southeru here.-Farm and Factory. Mrs. Theodore Smith, who has been on a visit to her daugh ter. Mrs. J. W. Sheriff, in Pick ens, has returned to her home in Aiiderson county. Full line of bicycle repairs, such as spokes, rims, tubes, cc tist sumtay chool at tis place are always fine. There is usu ally four or five dollars, but last Sunday it amounted to $d. 27. Misses Leila and Maggie Thompson have been engaged by the trustees of Liberty school to teach this fall. They will leave for Liberty the last of August.-Farm and Factory: The public are cordially in vited to attend a picnic near Birch's ford,, on the Keowee river, the 25th inst. Prominent speakers will be Invited. Come one and all with wvell-filled baskets. The senatorial campaign meet ing in Pickens is next Wednes day, July 22. Everybody that can should come out and hear the candidates discuss the meas ures they have for your con sideration.: W. A. Fallaws, a prominent fruit-grower of Florida, wvho for the last six or seven years has been a regular summer visitor in Pickens, arrived in town last Thursday and is stopping at the Finney House. 'Rev. D. W. Hiott, of Easley, ,who has been somewhat indis posed, and been on a month's vacation.- and ~rest, to Glenn Springs, and other places, is im. proving fast, to the delight of .his many friends. The Bethlehem Farmer' s .-Union,. have decided to meet twice a month- and their next meeting will be held at 3 p, mn. en urday before the fourtla utd y in this month, the sat ; i he 24th instant. .1 July meeting of th( Daughters was at Mrs. K. L, Cureton's last Friday afternoor at five o'clock. After the busi -. :10s ae a M a en 'd me even img immnsely. Tice fresh milk cows for sale or exchange. G. A. ELLIS. R. F. D. No. 2. 16-3t J. P. Carey, Jr., is attending to a case at Blacksburr this week. His friends hope he may be successful. Dr. J. G. Law will begin a series of meetings at Sunset on Wednesday July 22nd. Service will begin at eleven o'clock a. m. The primary election will be held on the last Tuesday in Au gust, the same being the 25th day. Register before that time or you cannot vote. Miss Christine Southerland and Miss Mary Lewis, two charming young ladies of Pickens, are the guests of Miss Mary Hughs at Richland.-' Farm and Factory. Charlie Robinson, Jr., enter tained soni of his friends at a pleasant lawn party last Friday evening, the cake which he and' Miss Kate Hutchings were' awarded at the "Cake Walk" was served with delicious ice cream. Married, on the 12th inst., at the residence of Rev. J. M. Stewart, at 6 p. m1., F. P. Cauley and Miss Tamer Hughes. After the ceremony the newly-wedded couple drove to the home of J. W. Cauley, a brother of the groom, where an elegant supper awaited them. At the meeting of Woman's Missionary Society at the Bap tist church last Sunday after n6on Miss Cecil Hester kave "World's Survey" of the mis sion fields which was full of in struction and was well rendered. Those who missed this meeting missed a great deal. There will be a meeting of the Pickens Chapter, R. A. M., held in their lodge hall, in Pickens, on Friday night, the 17th.inst. Work in the R. A. M. degree. All members are urged to be present, and visiting brethren cordially invited to attend. By order of B. Lewis, H. P. The summer school, held in Pickens, closed last Friday, af ter running two weeks. About 35 tearchers attended'and they were Iwell repaid- for the time, many speaking in the highest ternms of praise of the teaching of Prof. Dominick and Miss Moseley, who had charge of the drawing department. W. H. Ashmore came near getting seriously hurt Tuesday evening' at his shop in Pickens, while shoeing a horse. The ~horse surged and mashed. Mr. Ashmore against a post hurting his side and stepping on his foot. As it is he got out of the melee without any broken bones but it was a narrow escape from being severely hurt. H. M. Hester has sold the tract of land he has been adver tising in this paper; in fact he sold it from the first issue con taining the notice; and Middleton says It pays to advertise in the Sentinel-Journal. He is right, the more you advertise, the more business you will have to advertise. He offers another place for sale this week. Mrs. Ellen K. St'ansell; mother of Mrs. W. L. Jenkins, of Pick ens, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Carrie Martin, four miles east of Peizer, on Monday evening, and was bur'ied the day follo wing her death at 'Washington church, of which she was a member. Mirs. Stan sell leaves seven children-five -sons and two daughters-besides a host of relatives and friends to mourn her death. A good number of the younger set of Picke1ps, have been mak ing incursions into the moun tahis, adjacent, for a few days outing. At present there is a crowd angling up'there for the finny tribe. Mayor B. B. LaBoon, Rev. N. G, Ballinger, Dr. J. N. Hallum, J. R. Ashmore and others, of Pickens, are in the mountains this week, hunting all, kinds of big 'game-bear, deer, wolves, wildcats, panthers, etc. The Pickens railroad is putting on airs! A new passenger coach all done up in carninme, or rose lake, Helias red, or some bright hued color, and lettered in deep gold and nicely furnished and fixed up, with toilets and water coolers, bundle racks and red plush covered seats and fenders to the windows to keep out the cinders and dust and spring roll er shades to keep out the sun in fact as nice a car as you will find anywhere, even up on the Pennsylvania lines-is n o w making -daily trips between Pickens and Easlev. "Old n31f" is now in the passenger service and the schedule time is now imaintained to a t. The libsiness of the road is gradually increas ing and the management is con stantly adding iniprovements for the convenience and benefit of its patrons. The next thing is a new depot. This coach makes a handsome appearance and the mana-enent ar natir ally throwing out their ohesi, over st. They are so prollrI of this coach until they are carr-I ing ice water in the coujler. Bully for theni. A Delightful Time. One of the most delightful occasions ever enjoyed by this scribe took place at the. beauti ful home of Mr. and Mrs. W. W. McWhorter on the the 14th Inst. The children had planned to surprise their father by hdv ing a family reunion on his 61st birthday. The McWhorter home is two miles east of Pickens C. H., hardly, or at the foot of Glassy mountain. .A broad, level front and the mountains as a back ground gives the place a very picturesque appear ance. Mr. and Mrs. McWhorther have seven children-three mar ried and four single--and they have eight grand-children. The children a ni d grand-children were all present. Mr. N. D. Taylor and D. W. Hiott, of Easley, were invited guests. The hours were pleasantly spent in social chat; crops, politics, business and religion were topics of conversation. Dinner came on about noon1 and such a din ner we did have. I shall not attempt to describe it; I could not do as wetl in description as I did at the table-ask Taylor about It. After the dinner was over the entire party assembled in the yard andl Mr. Taylor pho tographed the crowd. Then some songs, followed by the reading of scripture and prayer. Mr. Hiott made a short review of the Welborn and McWhorter families and spoke of the reun ion here and now and of the prospective reunion on the other side of the river. It was a very solemn, tender moment as we Iknelt in prayer. We left early in the afternoon, wishing for this kind family long life and prosperity here, and Heaven on the other side of th river. D. w. H. Noic change of..the Liberty 'Hhardware Co. advertisement, Marriage. Many years ago Pickens and Oconee c >unties were . both In one and even now only a little silver stream divides the two. Occasionally the Pickens boys will cross over Into Oconee and secures for himself a fair and beautiful bride, believing that S- lonion, the wise man, was right when he said "lie that getteth a wifo getteth a good thing from the Lord." Prof. John Oliver Field, of Pickens, recently was converted to Solomon's views on the sub ject, gathered up a few of his friends and crossed over the Keowee river, invaded the splen did country home of Mr. E. W. Nimmons, on the banks of the beautiful Keowee, just opposite old Fort George, and there, on that historic spot of earth he claimed as his bride the beauti ful daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Nimmons. On the 8th inst., just at noon, standing before an altar made of evergreens, ferns, flowers and ribbons, Miss Nora Nimmons became Mrs. John 0. Field, according to their own agreement, made in the presence of a few friends. Rev. D. W. Hiott received their plighted vows. After the ceremony a substantial dinner, such as you get only at a good old time coun try home, was served, and the happy couple left for Asheville, N. C., and other points on their bridal tour. After their return Prof. Field w II 0, found at Keowee school i >Clkens county during the iSUir1 ifolthsh- -wih: rs. Field will be near by to silli oni him n hil he works. Suih sm-'1es will be woith :i ,ood deal. May prosperity and happines be theirs, ). W. H. Congratulations are in Order. The many friends of Sam W. Robertson of this county,at pres ent manager for the Virginia Carolina Chemical Co., at Mt. Pleasant, Tenn., will read the following from Nashville (Tenn.) Banner, with a great deal of interest: ROBERTSON-BOSTICK. "Mr. and Mrs. James A. Bos tick of Mt. Pleasant, Tenn., an nounce the engagement of their daughter, Jessie, to Mr. S. MW. Robertson of Liberty, S. C., the marriage to take place Saturday, July 18. Owing to the recent death of the bride's sister there ClosiE I offer the balance of my stock At Greatly r All $5.00 hats, a All $3.50 hats, a Nice line Ladies Sailor H; The season is not too far tage of this safe. These goo< this season's models. Sale is July ! Friday and Saturday, at wh Gaines & OW CENTR These same models have 1 Florida, Savannah, Augusta, and other prominent cities. worn in Europe by customers, style in these goods. Also handle nice line of Iace Fillet Valenciennes, and Se, will be no wedding cards Issued. The bride elect has a larke circle of friends and relatives In Nashville." Sam's many friends in this neck o' the woods extends con gratulations. Appreciated Favers. Mr. Editor of S-J:-[ wish to publicly announce my sincere and heartfelt thanks for the res toration of my wife from a re cent attack of typhoid fever. And I wish to extehd my appre ciation to the good people, to gether with Dr. L. F. Robinson, for their kind administrations during the time of need. May the Lord with rich blessings bless and ever keep them from sin, and when they reach the golden gates may the angels let them in. Respectfully, IIERBElIT F. WRIGnT. Mr. Editor: Will you kindly allow us to use a small space in. your paper to extend to the young friends our gratitude for helping us to give the entertain ment on the 5th inst., by Nhich we made several dollars to use in our chapter. We greatly ap preciate their kindness and ex tend to them our hearty thanks. Most truly, PICKENS U. D. C. What woman wants is a coni plexion like breakfast food ba by's, a figure like the cloak model's, teeth like the dental powder girl's, hair like the seven Sutherland sisters' and a hus band like John D. Rockefeller. Small Farm InSale Do you Need Such a Place? I sold the other one, but here is a better one: 53 acres, 3 miles from Liberty, 4. miles from Pickens; 35 acres in high state of cultivation, bal ance in heavy oak timber; two small houses, necessary out buildings; on rural route and has fine water and good pasture. Am offered $2,200 for this,. but must have $2,500. I refused $225 standing rent for the place this year, preferring part of the. crop. Are you going to let the other fellow get ahead of you on this? H. M. HESTER, Pickens, 8. 0.. Lg Out -of Hats for spr'ing and summer educed prices. nd over, at $3-50. nd over, at $2.25 ats, black and white, at 25c. Ldvanced for you to take advan Is are all new and stylish and M4th and 25th, ich time the season closes at issaway Bros. AL, S. C. >een sold by me to customers in Asheville, Charlotte, Richmond, Some of my hats are nowv being You are sure of quality and :Valenciennes, Square Mcsh oi ,illa Torchons in all widths and MISS TECOA MADDEN.