Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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LOCAL BREVITIES' Some TbAgs You Know and Sme You Don't Know AbDut Our Towns, County & People -And it rained a shower yes terday evening. -Mrs. A. M. Morris left last week for a visit, to friends at Seneca. -Miss Ethel Jenkins has as her guest, at her charming home in Pickens, Miss Frankie Beeks, of Laurens. -Mrs. W. L. Jenkins, of Pick ens has returned from a visit to her brother and othcr r,-tives, at Greenwood. -Mr. V. R. Siansell and fam ily of the Greenville side vis ited the family of W. L. Jen kins, in Pickens. -Mrs. W. A. Gresham, and daughter, of Atlanta, are visit ing her father, M. F. Hester, in Pickens last week. -Mr. and Mrs. J.McD. Bruce had last week as their guests, in Pickens, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Maxwell, of Greenville. -Mr W. H. Austin. of the firm of Morgan & Austin, of Greenville, was in Pickens Tues day shaking hands with his many friends. --Miss Florence Bowen, of Pickens, gave a delightful socia ble last night, (Wednesday) in .honor of her two beautiful and charming goests, the Misses Bad - ' -~ L. Cody Craig, a pros perous merchant of Prosperity, S. C., is on a visit to his mother, Mrs. W. S Craig, and brothers, E. H. and J. B. Craig, in Pick ens, this week. --At the meeting of the Meth odist District Conference held in Pickens next week, the sessions will all be open and our people are urged and invited to attend all of fthem that they can. -L. M. Rigdon lost a ten (dol lar bill on the 2d instant in Pick en~s, or between Pickens and his home, which he is very anxious to recover. Any one finding the same return to him or leave at this office and get reward. -F. W. Whitmire. our effi ci (not market man has put mna phone, No 47, and put on a city delivery. He also handles ice, nd will take your order for 1eats or ice, or both, and make n ick delivery to you. He is to e congratulated for his enter prise. -Ed Harris, son of Robt. L. Harris, and Miss Ora Porter, daughter of Barney B. Porter, were married on the 4th instant, by M. F. Hester, at his reside nce. The young couple, w~ho reside in the edge, of Pickens, have the well wishes of many friends for a long and happy life. -Miss Irene Clark, who has been1 teachinlg large (classes in mnusic at Easlev and Liberty, has closed her school for the sun. mer and1 left Tuesday for her home in Elberton, Ga. She will sp)end two( mlonIth's at home and visiting friends in lower Georgia. Miss Clark is a most excellent teacher and her patrons are de lighted with her mtethods of in -A ten~ant house on the farm of T. Ma-on dL ooper, near' Pic'k enis, was burned down S,unday. the 4th instant, at abouit 12 o 'clock. noonc 1 . it was ocenpied by \'Im. Pitis, colored. Tlhe fire is si: pus dI to have <aught from a dueeciv stove flue, as the family wer.' cooking din1er when the fire was first tiisco ver ed. It was a total loss togethei with its 'on'ten1ts. -At thbe opening sessionl of the District Conference which: meets in) Uickenis next week. J. E. Mahaffy, of Clinton. wvill preach the oJpeing~ sermon on Wednesday~ night. The conhfer ence will b.! organ ized on Thurs day Morning, and the sessions will be held in the morning and ev-ening with a serImo)n or talk each night at the usual hour. The conference will last through Sunday. We hope to give a full program nextweek. -Mrs. G. B. McLeskey and two children, of Greenville, are on a visit to her mother, Mrs. Bolt, in Pickens. -Miss Bertie Long, of Ander son is spending a time in Pickens with friends, to the delight of her many admirers here. -Jack Allgood, a colored cit izen living near Pickens, and a good farmer, reports finding a cotton bloom in his patch on the 3d instant. --Miss Cassie Bolt, who has been spending some time with friends and relatives in Green ville, has returned to her home in Pickens. -Lost, on the streets of Pick ens, a good bar pin with the words "Imusic" on front and "Janet" on the back. Return to Miss Janet Bolt. -R. B. Lumpkin, of theupper Mile Creek section, reports a cot ton bloom found in his patch on 1 the 4th instant. This is pretty early for that section of the coun tv. -Do you know any news Well, then, why dont you tell it How do you expect us to know, see, and hear everything< that goes on when you try to keep us from it. -Beginning July 1st, I will I make free delivery of ice to my , customers in quantities of 25 pounds, or over. Will always , handle nice line of meats and can make prompt delivery. 'Phone No. 47. F. W. Whitmire. -The Pickens Baptist Sunday, School, about 125 strong, had an afternoon's outing and picnic at Twelve Mile River, yesterday, I (Wednesday) evening. They re port having a fine time, and will spend the balance of the week ridding themselves of "red bugs" and catching up with the con tract of scratching. But such is life-and every bitter has its sweet. -July the 4th, Independence Day, was celebrated in Pickens Monday, the 5th by the store's being closed and the descendents of Ham taking the town. In the afternoon they played ball< with a visiting team and at night listened to a lecture by a promi nent negro Educator, who hand led his subject well and gave his race some good advice, which1 they will do well to act upon. -Mr. John W. Hendricks, who lives at the McAlester farm, just above Pickens, reports cotton blooms on the 2d. John has im proved this place and now has a valuable farm. He has built a beautiful house which overlooks his broad fields and fertile acres,. and from it he can see for miles in every direction. He has sev eral other good plantations and being an excellent farmer he knows how to plant, sow and reap to the best advantage. Mr. H. is a young man, yet, and if he lives his allotted time will: be one of the biggest land owners in the county. -With two phonographs, near] this office, going at full speed,1 nearly all the time, the S. C. State Press association ini full biast in Greenville this week. with its rounds of gaiety inter spersed between the b)usinees sessions, and Rutledge McGhee, of the Greenville Evening Pied mont, who is on the local en ter tainment c:ommittee, for the past week publishing all the good things that Greenville was going to shower on the pencil pushers. -trip to Clemson, Paris Moun tain, baseball games, reception's at the Country Club and POinlHett Ciuh, and banquet at the Ottaray Hotel, and the editor of this pa pe tied at home c'ompelled to grind out copy- is it aniy wonder v '1 lhave room to (cuss5 this measiev sheet The editors who are so fortunate as to be at the associat ion are to be c'ongr'atulat ed, while those, who, like ourself, are compelled to "'sit on the lid" should be cursed for their folly in trying to be the ''whole cheese" on a 'ou ntry weekly. HIere's hoping the bo.ys will have the time of their life at Green ville for those hospitable, open hearted people will do every thing they can to make them have a pleasant time. We hope next year to be with the boys even if we have to sell the "'junk shop" or suspend the "measley ra" for a week, in order to go.' -Mr. and Mrs. George Morri son, of Columbia, are on a visit to Mrs. W. H. Johnson and other relatives in Pickens. -NOTICE.-All persons are hereby warned not to harbor or hire or protect in any way my son Jay MeJunkin. Dver McJunkin. -R. K. Lewis and J. A. Burns have bought the W. P. Pilgrim place on Twelve Mile river, con taining 67 acres, The deal was made through H. M. Hester, and this is the second farm "Burch" .ia.s bought through Mr. H. in the last four months. Mr Lewis is a hustler and believes in Pea Ridge dirt which he shows by his heavy purchasing. We are Tlad to see the real estate of the *ountry going on the market in ,he way of small farms and be ing bought by progressive men much as tliese gentlemen are who intend to live at, home and )oard at the place. Mile Creek Notes News in this section is a scarce is grass is pl)entiful. We farmers are enjoying ood health and feeling fine over >ur p)ser( cr;) ops. Mrs. B. F. Mauldin and little laughter are on a visit to the 'ornier's mother-in-law, Mrs. P. J. Mauldin. Miss Minnie Herd, of Pickens, hisited Miss Inez Lioni)kin Sun lav. Miss Minnie Nix spent Sun lay with Miss Ola Chapman. Miss Nora Chapman visited \Iiss Inez Lumpkin Sunday. R. B. Lumpkin reports a cot :on bloom on the 4th. Little Luther Nix, a son of \. and Mrs. Dock Nix, died on he 25th ult., of cholera infantum md was buried the (lay follow ing at Mile Creek cenetery, Rev. B. F. Murphree conducting the 'uneral service. Little Luther s gone 1but not forgotten. Blue Eyes. Liberty Items. It rains everyday and the grass growvs both day and night, rain >r shine, and the farmners are aaving a time all their own, in :heir struggle to clean their crops. )ne good thing to be said in their ~avor is that they have managed o get peas sown in the stubble n an increditablv short time, :onsidleri ng the weather; and an ther good thing to be noted is hat there has been more sown han usual as there was more ~rain sown last winter. Present indications are that Lhe new bank will not be ready :0 open July 1st, as was intended, >wing to delay in getting the ~urniture for the same. It seems that the good roads movement storm has blown on to the north, as we notice that there is to be an automobile road built from New York city to Richmond, Va. As everybody wanted to have their way about the road from hiere to Easley there is a possi bility, as well as a probability, if the same old roadl being used is everybodly was never known to agree on how to (do any one thing. We notice Rufus P.arsons, of Bainbridge, Ga., who is tele raV~ph operator at that place, is visiting his father, W. S. Par Sat.nrday, June 26th, was the hottest dayv we 1have had to (date. The t hermomn et( r registered 93 -Dri. M. R. Sewvell, a dlentist fmmn Georgia, has located here teethl tlthat l ben needin. re la il's for s li7. peaches aiid water' hielonls p.1ss here d(lIlv oin g N ;-t(} S 01(:1\ nolt excepIted. at h<>th enids if not h<>tter. B. W. MeWhorter' and wife, who for the past mnonth, have been visiting relatives, in Texas have returned to their home in Liberty. June 28th. C. Dr. King's New .ife Pills The best in the worlcd. OR.KlNG'S N~EW DISCO VERI Will Surely Stop That Coah Alcohol to Children Ask your doctor how often he prescribes an alcoholic stimulant for children. He will probably say, "Very, very rarely. Children do not need stimulating." Ask him how often he prescribes a tonic for them He will prob ably answer, "Very, very frequently." Then ask him about Ayer's non-alcoholic Sarsaparilla as a tonic for the young. Follow his advice. He knows. I C. Ayer Co.,Lowell, Mass. The first great rule of health-," Daily movement of the bowels." Ask your doctorif ts is not so. Then ask him about Ayer's PIMs. Sold for nearly sixty years. New, Fresh, Crisp SPRING GOODS. I have spared no means in securing for this Spring's bus iness the newest and freshest goods that could be found, and at the lowest prices such goods can be sold for. Our goods and prices are such as to give us a SPECIAL SALE all the time. We do not have to try to focI the peoph into "Special Sales" My 20 years business repuiation justi fies me in saying that you get what you buy and what we promise, when you buy from us. AS TO OUR GOODS: We have almost anything in stock that the average buyer of dry goods may need, but es pecially do we call attention to white goods. We have a grand assortment of these goods in plain and fancy, ranging in prices 1o, 15, 25, 35 and 5oc. the yard. OUR COLORED WASH GOODS are equal to any seasons offering we have ever shown. A great showing of both Men's and Ladies Under Vests await you here, also Men's and Ladies Neckwear and Hosiery, plain and. fancy no tions and head ornaments of all kinds. NOW FOR THE STAPLES. The best shirting, cali coes for 5c. The best aud heaviest 36 inch wide sheetiig that can be sold for 5c. Cotton Checks and Ginghams at 5c. Remembe me when you want good shoes at low prices. A. K. PARK, West End. 0reeirv1lle, 1. O Where to Buy the Best Professional Cards PoWtry nd Eggs, J. E. BOGGS W. E. FINDLEY J - BOGGS & FINDLEY. -FOR SALE -Silver Laced Lawyers Wyandotte eggs. $1.00 per 15. Pickens, S. C. Guarantee a hatch of 8 out of 48f 0.fice over Pickens ank. 15. J. T. PARTRIDGE. S. C. Rhode Island Reds NnRmAL StoOL OF m l:GGS FOR IIATCHING from carefully mated Anoalshlofuicil pu .5upper 15. E. 11. CRAIG betuhatPtr'Cek S. C. Buff Orpmntons chrhbgnigJl12, *u4Ot of 5 ird Shown -o 1t n how, of teleas Creenvile SA ui ys -Jan. 12-15, -09 B igis ec'v -ut cf 4 irds Shown, Won 3rd Coekere ,e 1s W. E. HENDBRICKS- omlsholo ui vl Notice of Election,.etuh tCosRascuc Whereas, a petition from the freeholders andbeingJuy2t19,ad eltetors of Kings school district No. 25 hascotun fraemofwle been tiled with the County Uoard of Education of l'lckens County asking said Board for per- dy. B .Gaee,Sc mission to hol an election in said district t det ermine whether or not 2%4 mills extra levy shall be levied in said District for school pur- l eiigt td h ho It appearing to the County B5oard that the r fmscweei ilb petition meets the requirments of the law. a h Therefore, it is ordered that the trustees of the ~ t is-Sfl( so l aboive namne'ldistrict do hold an election onated oe orbt, f ths .tuly 17th at K ings School House for the above shos stated purpose. The trustees are to be manag ers and shall conduct this election as all gener MD Wan,Picpl al elections are conducted, and in accordance Lbry .C with sec. 120'8 of the school law. lBy order of County 15oard of Education. R. T. Hallum,NoieoSize Sec. & Chmn. E lectric Bitters scto s0I..US, Succeed when everything else falls,.h a utfl oii h olco' In nervous prostration and femaleofceitnthrydy fh'aehr weaknesses they are the supremeofortesnewlbeofitdoth remedy, as thousands have testified.Untdtte:Oeronuead FOR KIDNEY, LIVER AND fu 4 aln fo. hse.sie STOMACH'TROUBLE frmGog''rrl it is the best medicine ever sold Dj.tl.,riLit over a ruggistsauountr.t IPrater's Cee w mclens. ad eaud'1909e,ai and~ coninorater Oun. scalp dA.sB. Riggains,ilSecr'y. beOtaught31t0CrsstRoads churc AnyfmuicwTime wllb isBlssTgeht nis'ipicitysol Keepndaono, orboth.sofNthes cie-fr hadcheditrs hos aftratig-ilouses-co- McoD. ePrncipal, stipatlon-iceumatise-buoo disorders.rTakeRavtnblet once i a whie jus for"healh's ske."is ~tril South l Caoina, BT'I'~~ ATIVE ept lelCllectors offie.l N otic ilhrbygie tZhalt thefllow is n od-tme emey o rots r~the l 9theda ofJne1a. a ickens, hebsan brk pesed in Formes ofny .C flor vlato of2 oreonetiak.n -45 R.00 . . pertleamn Ge hegnunhieelo saPruice b3n in theCo.5ctr' United Staey-moneebrwnBmuIeSan Washigton,D. N (. SC' GGS F. . INL Y,p .c nCol. C dDs. Pover n rugs Sone. Cit...C "USE YOUR PHONE" Phone your order to us and we will send it out promptly, we keep a man to deliver goods to any part of the City. If you need ary thing in the drug line CaH No. 24. BOLT & CO.s D'EL74.U BTR'C L PICKENS, S. C. THE "FIXIT" SHOP! R. E. GOODWIN, Prop'r. In Rear of Freeman Building. Pickens, S. C. See us for bargains in Bicycles and Sundries. Patching Cement, 2 tubes for i5c. Good Single Tube Tires, per pair $3-75 No. i Inner Tubes, each $1.25 Bicycle Spokes, per dozen, 25C. Good Bicycles, from $10.oo up All kinds of Repair Work done on Short Notice and at Reasonable Prices. Sewing Machines Repaired and made as good as new, at one-fifth the cost of a new machine. Full line of Sewing Machine Needles to fit any name or make of machine. Also belting, oil and attachments, R. E. GOODWIN, AT THE "FIXIT' SHOP. PICKENS, 8 C IWE DON'T CUT THE PRICE! 0 The extra care and attention we put into the manu fscture of our products-such as buying purest and best flavors and mixing the extracts, the buying of 0 good bottles and the seeing to their being clean (each 0 and every oue of our bottles is washed, rinsed and Ssterilized by hand,) the extra, but necessary time and 4. trouble to keep a clean place and furnish a pure drink, e * is why we maintain the, price on our drinks that we do$ $ We could mix our drinks and bottle in a slip-shod* * way and sell to you cheaper, but we ain't going to do* *it. Another thing: - $ONE PRICE TO ALL $ Ais our motto. The man in Pickens pays the san~e Sprice for our goods that the man in Central or Pump-* *kintown does. We don't cut the price to any one, and * *we don't cell cheaper away from home than we do at * home. Another thing: we never misrepresent any-* *thing to make a sale. *When you buy and drink our goods ytare getting $as pure as can be made and at the same price the other* * an paid No cut prices in our business.S * R. L. Davis, Prop'r. ; : Pickens, S. C. * CITY PRESSINC CLUB! - Will do your DYING, PRESSING AND CLEANING in a first-class manner and guarantee satisfaction, Dry Cleaning Suits 50c, to 60c. Pressing Suits 40c. All other work in proportion. We do Repairing. Special Prices made on Washing and Dying Suits. tri~Special prices to Clubzi embwi s. B. J. G ARVIN, Over Jennings' Store. Manager. Piclkens, S. C. We overbought in Men's Qxfords and to sell them quick we have cut the profit to near zero 1 Lot Fancy Tans $4.oo values at $9 1 lot Patent Leathers and Gun Metals, good shapes QOl an1d styles. Worth $3.50 and $4.00. Specials at, A good low price will be made you on our line of ladies adchildren's slippers. We have just received a bunch of bargains in Staple Dry Goods. For instance Sheeting at, per yard ,tr and other things eqnally as low, Nunnalley's Engineer Over alls 01P Plenty of fine Wash Shirts in all colors and styles 0 JU, at equally low price.. When you are in town call around and let us show you how we can save you money on what you have-to buy. Yours for a Square Deal. WE. FREEMAN & CO. -At the Old stanid."