Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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?JONENS SE1N'JINEL. LOVAL NEWS Youthful life6 ih Plokba isa inl hiloent bonanza. Monday m~rbing Was tiid dhrMeft klay of the witer. Federal supbivleion of eleutidns hah gone by the board. The afternoon mail noW airives and is distributed -B 4 T. The 6th of Febtutly wah iW1d day s1 ,the countycbib hishibne's office. Mr.dJohn Lig o of Green'ville paid our town a fying visit last Mon Lak week D. X Hendricks sold hirty bales 6f cotten to W M. Ha. good & Co. 'As wifl be se on oUr first page, there are now fifty-hine digeishties in the State. Some how sitting UP biose to peoule you don't like very Well; never makes you any warmer. . Mr. and Mrs. D. F. Sutherland, of Pumpkintown visited Mrs. Florence Griffin last 'I uesday. James R. Morgan and several mem bers of his fawiily, who have been quite sick, are up aid abbbt again. Nelson Smith is a tinodel ahd suc cebsful farmer. His fields are as neat and orderly as a well kept flower garden. Judge Brawley had an ovatioil on taking leave of his inttiy Washiigtoi friends. He had prepared himself for a most useful car -., in moigi. ss. John N. Smith has dug a well and is preparing to erect a dwelliig on the public road, just this side of his father's. He has certainly selected a beautiful site. ltich ilosamond's shop caught on fre last Friday, and but for the very prompt action of the few near at hand there would have been a serious con figtation. Daniel Baldwin, who had passed his three score and tei v-arp, 'ied at his home, neat Sunny Dale, on the 6th inst. lie was a nativ. of . nt 'son county. .Ron. Judge W. H. Brawley ar kived in Greenville, S. C.1 from Wash higton last Monday evenin-. He wfias %iualified Tuesdav anld iunxiediatelv assum'ed hi's duties in the United titates court. The well known firm of AlcAlister & Bentz, W'f 'Gi enville, hat1 been dis. solved by mutual consent. Mr. Mc -A-lister bas bought Mt'. Bentz's inter %st and will -conti'nko to do busiuees aut the old Vtai'd Afia. Joseph -Jennings, the founerr of the Jennings Orphilage -at 8paa tanburg, died last Friday. She lived to. inaugurate a groat and noble work and was blessed with seeing it prs per in her hands. We sympathizo with Dr. 0. M. Doyle in his recent suddeh attack of agule while hunting i the Indian Rivr ectonof ,Florida. It made -his hnsrebeso, the whole prty vas disappointed in having the cov eted Yension for dinner the next day The Cosmopolitan 'Magazine .for February is now on file in Tn E SENTrI M4EL office, and is a gem in both cofln p)ositionl and workmanslhip.1T Any une dtesiring good literature for the home, will do well to sectire the Cos W mfopolitan. Spcimen copy may be -seen at this office. Every (Sabbath school stiperintend enL and teacher should haveo a copy of 1'eloubLet's Notes on the Interna tional Sunday School Lessons. It in the best book of the kind extant, and .a valuable addition to any Library. Pr'ce, in cloth, *1.25, by %Wilde & (J>., E ton. Attention of out' readers is specialy - alled to the Gum Roofing and tPaint advertiged in our columns; it is ready for use, easily applied and a very lowv price-rliable article. Nothing bet. ter for a newv roof, or an old roof need ing repairs. They will mail vou a sample if you write them at once, and mention this paper. Mrs. M. A. iR. Durham died at her .homne in Oconee county last Thursday, nndl her remains were buiried on' Saturday at Zion, in Pickens countiy. Her maiden nlame was Mc "~horter. She had been for many years a de 'voted member of the 'Methodist -church, an earniest and zeahmis Chris tian, and leav~es many friends to bnouirn her loss. Capt. J7. T. Prior having recived all the habiliments of office frotn Column bria and Pickenis, has qualified as Tr-ial Justice of Dacusville Township. The sessions -of his court will be held an the school house near Mrs. La them's when school is not in. He will weigh all his cases on the plat form scales of honestyi, and the law. yers must not try to p)1lug the weights. The chimney to the auditor's office in the new court house caught on fire a few (lays ago and emitted sparks at a lively rate. Fortunately none fell on the inflamiable roof of the old1 court house. If it had the whole business would have wvent up in smoke. Now, come right away and get out all your deed(s and v-aluable papers. ~There is not r oom for them in the clerk's safe. The marriage of Miss Olat Iolligs worth to Dr. RI. A. Lancaster, of OGainieville Flat , has been announced to take place at the Pre-sbyterian church, in Pickens, on the 21st inst. at 10.30 a. mn. The ceremony will be r~ performed by the piastor, Dr. Riley, assisted by Dr. Curry, of Gainesville, Plat. M~iss Hlollingswoh is the adl rimred of all admirers, and if any one coul be .worthfy of her heart and Wedding bells will soon he r1nging in Pickens. The Prees iid Banner informs us that there is h scarlet fever scare iff Abbeville. Col. James i 1Iagood Clerk of the K. S- Circuit Court was in Pickens last Ba~bbath,. J bn. it.. F. Smith and A. W. Folger bhlpp'ed a cut- of fAve beef cattle to Norfolk last Fridat. Mepsrs,.Gus fShuklin, of Oconee, and E- Blythe; of Greenville, have bien thosen da tUtors at Clemson Collig. The many fidIidh of Mrs. John L. Thuinley will bb glad to know that she has quite recoiernd from her recent illiess; C. F,. Roibhhorl will soon have a new office on the ruins of the old one, whiulh was destroyed in the meruor able A-4e of tuiji 1893. Capt. IL C. Grndy and Mr. Ward will eauhh at sik horse crop this year. The toirthr broke up about thirty acres of land last week. Mrs. H. C- Gitidy 1as a fine muster of paafowls; and we have been inform ed they are for Anle. Some prefer the peafowl tb thrkey for dinner. Some malibibns person last Wednes day kiiltd it tiuable pointer dog, be. longing to Uiaj. J. J. Lewis. His death will be generally regreted by the sportinen uf Pickens. O4 the 1st Intt. Col. R. E. Bowen atteudb , hibeing of the Clemson trtitees %t Collifbbia. Several have had the~i inameb itititioned as condi dates to eisfceba Prof. Newman. it is a i-lel with TiE SEXTIN1in not to publijli annymous iortfihiba tions. Put whti duboHiphfiied with two dolligti' .bash hey will receive our prompt and bareful altentio6. Misses Lidio Folger and Lucy Gos sett, two of E asley's beautiful, charm ing and aceotnplished young ladies, visited the Misses Murff and New berry, f this place last wek. So:ne comparisons are not by any means odious. For instane Samuel B. Dole looks like W. J. Ponder; Wa3 no Mceagi like T. C. Spencer and President Piexoto like N. A. Christopher. Mrs. Cresswell of Landrum's is visiting the family of Mr. T. C. Rob inson. She is teaching and selling the art of crytalizing photographs. She had for exhibition some very pretty spelimens of her handy work. Six Mile church, which has just bleel finAhed, a few miles west of Pickens, was burbed to the grouwit last Tuesday night. 'The fire is sup posed to have been of incendiary origin, as ah empty oil oan was found near the front step~s "On to W#shington" went WValter 0. Hester last,ifriday mantled with the kindest; winhos of his friends for hi4 success, and arnred with a moth er's praye.rs, and - biessings, fir de fnice. Hie has the promise of a good job on a weekly paper. A bolt -of lightning near Luling, Texas, struck the corner of a house, passed through a shelf, hit a snouff bottle and leaped to the Iloor, where it seemed to exhaust itself on~ a little two year-old child. The child was only slightly stunded. but in a short time its bank turned peifectly black. Collector Townes has nofified D. T. Bounds, of this city, to repair at onlce to the distillery of WV. J. Ponder, in Pickens county, to act as store-keeper and gaugei-. This ill a temp~orary ap pointme'nt, but it is understood that Mr. Bounds will have a p~ermaknent position soon. We congratulate him on receiving the first lum from' the collector's office.-Mountaineer. Uncle R. E. McWhotetr rites fromu Salubrity, Ga., to renewv his sub scription to TIlE SE~NTINEL. and COnl gratuilates the editor on makinig friends with thn governor, and initi mates that a smanll nibble from the pie counter set us adi right. He is in tine health and spiritR, and notivith standing the low price (if cotton, he is preparing for nuother big crop Venum and Nap~oleon. At presenit, Venus is our- nearetst neighbor ainong the planets. It will not, be so near igain in eighty years. About 2 p. m , anty b~righit, clear (uay, it Jna~y be seent at its meridian The Washington Stnr has the following: "lIt is l'elated by Ar-ago that Napoleon Boneparte, upon his repairing to the Luxembourg, when the directory was about to' give him a fete, was very much surprised at seeing the multi. tuide which was collected in the Rue do Tour-on pay more1 attention to the region of the heavens, situated above the palace, than to his person or to the brilliant sinaff which accompanied him. HeT inquir-ed the cause and learned that these curious personts were observing with astonishment, although it ws noon1, a star which they Svpposed to be thtat of the con querer of Italy, an Iilusion to n hich the illustlious general did not seem itdifferentwheni lie himiself, with his piercmng eye, remarked the radiant body." A (apitel ChIaracter Dead. Mma. ('lara Morris, known as "Lady Jane," who kept a phlotograph and curio stand ila the corridora leading from the rotunda to the House, died Wednesday, at her~ hiome, 515 Fifth str-eet southbeast. She was born in 8ou th Carol in a seventy-fou r years ago, and( came to Waskhintgton at .the close0 of the war. She had a peculiar personality, and wvas known very well to visitors and residents of the city. She died p~ossessed (of consider-able p)roperty, consisting for the most part of twelve houses. Funeral services will be hetld at the residence to-day. Requiem mass will be0 sung at St. Peter's church at 9 o'olook--Wash Atitior or Pickedi dt, e4- . Be it enacted by the Senat4 aid l-buse of Representatives 'of thf State of South Carolina; now" met an sitting in General Ausetibly, and b) the atithority of the same, That aftei the lassage of this Act th' County Auditor ol the Cotinty of Pickene shall receivo ai aniudlMsalary of five hutindred dollars: Provided; That the Cbiuftrollhr-Oneral shall not issue to tlhe said Couritt Audfbr a warrant for his satlary tintil said Auditor shall hav6 filed in the ,offleb of the Coipa Lroller:Getlral all Absfracts and re poftS due by said Auditor to be filed wvith thei Comptroller-General: Pro eided; ffitei' That said Auditor shall iot receive any conpensatiol froii A i County to defray the expenses of issessnfent of .propbrty; as now pro ided by lVw. Sec. 2. That the provisions of thiN Ict shall ot iake, effect untill the 1st lay of Janutry, 1895. Thdt all Acts inconsistont ivith his Act be, and the sinide are hoieby, Approved Dedember 18th, A. D. L893. rhe Fdi-in'ek and the Niwapses- Slai' Many men think that newspapet non are pereiftent dunners. By way >f comparisoir; let us suppose tiat a Farmer raises 1;00 brishbls of wheal i year and sells this to 1,000 persons n all parts of the country, a great portion of them 6aying. ', IJll hatid you a dollar in a short time." The rarmer does not want to be small, ind says all right. Soon the 1;V00 aushels are gone, but he has nothing 'o show for it, And then lie realizes le has thrown away his whole crop, imd its value to him is due in a Jhousand little driblets. Consequent y he is seioitsl embarrassed in his business, because his debtors, each >wing him a dollar; treat it as a small natter and thitik it w(tild tilt help nnch. C~ontinne~ this kind of bu..inxM eal in and yeari out, as the pIlilisher loes--how long will he sta' d ii? A nonien't's thought will diitinde any >nm that h ptibllhei- bas cause for ersistent dunning. doe PRICE 50 CENTS PE R BOTTLE. 300K OF VALUABLE INFORMATION FREE. WISE GARD)ENER OFs FARMIER WILL U UN SEE3DS AT' $LOAN'S DRUO S~olmE, AND THE\ CA\N SU R1W TO GETP TH E KINDS T H AT G;ROV. DON 1 FAIL TO CALL AND C THEIM WHEN IN GREEN VILLE, AND GET THE BEST O0F EVERYTHING SLOAN'S, 13 Main St., GREENVILLE, S. C J. E. SIRRiINE, Civil Ergiter and Surveyo: Greenville, S. C. Special atention given to Sul: division of land, TJerracing and esti mation of Waiter Power. Office 88 Main St., over Felton's Book Stort Jan24 3mti 1,. C. 'I'ItrhNL.T EXCH ANGiR STiABLES EASiLY' A Nn PR-K ENS, S C. (Oppiosite Hlotelst.) so aleR 1 at.orr i Sadl < on es t Re I'IrAaflroatd h as nt ytome to Plcesa, h tal to anyone In te othe to it, ja t t th phone" and cal) tito one~ you want. reg rams promiptl y trainii'ed and corre< naraniteed. A 1 nsages for Pickens at 2 PAPERS For One's Price. BY SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT TH: ATLANTA WEWLI CONSTITUTION We are enabled to offer It With TIIE SENTINEL for oie year for $1.50 club. hing subscriptions to be sent to this offibe and accompaid. d J cash. LIBERAL PRIZE OFFEkS Every subctiber td this fbmarkable club bing proposition is entitled to enter TWO PitIZE CONTEST'S, sending his giesses for the $1,000 Cottori rop Contest [n Whici there are FOUli PRIZES offered for the NEAREsr ES'iNATEs of the size of the cotton crop of 1863-4; now be. ing marketed;-and addird to be inicde as soon nii the New Oileanis Cotion Exzchanee annIounIces the oficial crop flgures. $400 IN GOLD for naenflest guess to the ci-op, $200 prize forsecorid, $200.prifze for tliirdI, $I100 for fourth, $100 for fifth. Crops for recent fearsa bave b-en as follows: In 188 '7,017,707 bales; in 1889, (,935,082; in 1880, 7,31,72%j in 1891, 8,635,518; In 1892. 0,700;305. In addition to the above every clubbing subscriber can enter our combinnation FOR FEBRUARlY, Sdipply the missing word in the followinig sentence: "tn society the all absorbing topic la~ England during the qluarter was the Prince of Wales and the..~............fai' ON1E FOURTIt Of the net sub scripliun receipts of thoso entering this contest will lbe divided ardong those who supply the cofr'edt word in the blahk in thai abbve seiltence. Thus, if there rre $5,(i00, one fourth would be $1,250. If ton supply the corrct~ word, each would receive $125, - if 100; edeh $12.50; &c. Both of the above contests free u nd iriftdditieri to TWO ~)pPgjl F#or the Price of One. Hats a circulation of 156,000, and is THE PEOPLE'S PAPER. It fat. v'ors Taill' Reformn, atn Individual Income Tax, and the Expansion of the Currency to a dogf'eu sufficient to meet the legitimate brusiness deinands of the country. It covers tho n'ewvs of the .world every week, hav inig noews correspond ents in aN the news centres of the world1. We offel you THlE t'iCK SENS SENTINEL~ alni 'FIIE ATLANTA WEEKLY CONSTIF'TUTION for $1L50 per Veari HIAGOOT ANNO To begin with trade and pron have never had 1 position among counts. We ap Lad for them this been in some wa to come forward your help, and y and give your nc We have sot Coffee and Flou Plows, Plow sk Tools. We hav will sell theni ac< Come to see us: Mc FALL'S ALMANACK - vont FEBUAI Y, The signs of the Zodiack are now twisting around and getting in good shape for a good spring trade. This alhtana will staft thid iall with a fine assortment of home mdd shoes dnd bridles, haltera, collars, breeliing And ha1ness--all natcd6 of hoitie tanned leather, adi intido foi torvice. We sho have a fice lot of sole, harniess and lace leater. A dplendid ldt of furnittire rtnd bther goods that is required to tuake a home complate. CLall and sed our goo'as and give us your patronage ile far as you can. tus W. T. M\/cFA LL. Ndtico is hereby given that the polleies of the Farrniers' Mutual Fire Insurance Assomvation will niot take effect until the 1st Slay of May next. Trhe delay is ca'used by sikness and untfavorable w~athei' for the agents to canvass the county'. J. M. STIE WA RT, President. Caveats. and Trade.-Marks obtained, and all Pat ent business conducted for MODERATE FEES. VutRICE a PPOIT U.Q PATENT OrlCE enmotodel dawing or photo., with descrip tion. We advise, if patentable or not, free of charge. Our fee not due till patent is secured. A PAMPHL.ET, "llow to Obtain Patents," with cost of same in the U. S. and foreign countries sent free. Address, C.A.SNOW&CO. OPP. PATENT orricc. WAsHINGoON. D. O.. Ok800cttonlRoot SCOMPO U ND. A10 vert dso to s byano n edionos in plac66f r s e dcoe.4u~ I rr enrinos. l t h ulypret ae e o anmaaidlesbne 2 t mis. oe. isareot enprioia.4 al epnil druggistsWoofrifro those C o f e no y ur friedorneio rs echdent no F~~ltRF.ata.. - a~aqAi( by.a rIAn A ND Ful poa . PAtoir gnp lishe in thaes o Sth-s.nlag4 aos t Slddy gtn upcc and aryheed bfy ya ll ronouce tebirggstadbenes N paper ed d s . . .RE SI-Al YO~ Tu w n ; NAEi adrs, n ona gostd rf for yealrtud and an cno pt itA onAIWI GNnEateWaill b cost o0 t ea ind re in or1au ofs ti il.ls fort yerTRY llA)a t . dud irgstniypufor sapledygttstj and arulete. o ui-lstcRoof ing. 8o9 anl 41 b West 10 B adwar feet Mo'k.a BRUCEi 1NCEMENT FOR .i89 *e want to tieadrk dtir. fie'd's f(6r thi 9ipt seiiiedtg din elf past ed 3ettef colleciloni. There s'eenids 1 the itost of duf custopiefs to sette preciate sitch tiade; and propose to d year. The few who have stood back .y hindered fr'm paying us, we ag; at once and do leir best fot us' i au may need ours lardi. Iay ds Akt te for the balance. BARGAINS. ne Bargains. to offer in Groceries. r to 4e Had any where. A full assoi inks, Plow- Gear; H-des , and other F 6 bought these gb'ddU tower than u :bididgly. Lots of dotn and s'eed oafs HAGOOD thU4 NOW THEN, BRACE UP Anad stop growltas No wonder you t Have you an add I No? Well, people in bustasess amid tn meeni laard to YOU i iall and get onr I Punt an nddE in The~ ai-eobtete. Ei ivill soon pass ail The Best Shoes for the Least Money. Squeik1css,Bdtto: 85, 84a 835 lit 82. Bo NI SSTHE~ SEsr4SOE E DNAiLrR$ /ho push the sale of W. L. 13 which hlsto increase the sales on their afo(twe a a A nas prftan4* VU e f ou cai tV. T. MicFA LL, M PICKENS, S. C. Carpenter Bro ., GREENVILLE, S., C., IHave i Buist' Buy yc have a twUk Ond Hundred Brewster The I3EST and CI Ever Offered in S( -AT TI1E Greenvirill Coat Pe make the BE: One und T1wo horse Why buy Chieap esbrn Wagons when yoit that will out last it CFPatronize HOME INDUSTRY. AC r COe :)n. we* ie a dis. there ac all we' or have in urge Ve need A you can ['he Best tment of lantation ual and for sale: JE & CO. K about hard tv:$g aliak tinmem are bard'r lam TAKE SENTINEL# don't kanow you are it In the reason IImef vhie othera prosper.' -ates Ot tvadVertIsIga tSNiaivtu , ind a*ait a-d tianes witk i44 ay* DOUGL AS. HOEWELT. n Waterproof. Best Shoe sold at the pris. tm n~r costig Ar o 50, and 02 Sho, Unequalled at the price. L0 At IE TO& I shEsW saalo.s, stetO, bottom. broeka ee IE WO "''' uglas Shoes gain customersg Full line of goods. They ears ro aon apuleato.nga e ORGAN ANOS.I CENTRAL, S. C. ceived their stock of Fresh Gardeo SEEDS. ur seeds of themi and rood gardeni. Yours RENTER BROS. Spring Bniggie9 iEAPEST >Uth Carolina d1. Factor% iT WAGY&NS.