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PUKENS 'ENTIN[. 160CAL NZWN Many people got all theirpauccess through misfortune. If you want a nice fry of fresh fish, drop your hook in the Keowee, II. A. Richey, Jr., of Clemson Col lege, was in Pickens last Sabbath. Rev. L. T. Weldon was in attend ance upon the court last Tuesday. 0. T. Martin, editor of the Demo crat, is on the grand jury for 1894. One little baby with a shrill voice and a sweet face attended court last blouday. L. P. Orr will soon move to the W. It. Kay house, near the Method ist church. The judge that writes his name With-er-spoon is presiding at this term of the court. Miss Grace, daughter of Sheriff McDaniel, of Pickens, is visiting re latious in Greenville. A gun shot on the streets last Mon day came near causing a stampede from the court house. The guano'wagons and the melting a now last week combined tore the roads up in many places. Willie. Miller, a son of Irvin Miller, who has been in Asheville for two years, returned home a few days ago. The jurors, court officers and trial justices should file this copy of THE SENTiNEL away for future reference. L. T. Weldon met his regular ap. pointment at Liberty. last Sabbath and preached an interesting sermon. Rev. Joe E Foster -preached an interesting and instructive sermon at Secona last Sabbath, on the divinity of Christ. Mrs. J. B. Clyde, of Easley, isase .riously ill, and grave apprehensiois as to the result were expressed last Monday.. W. A. Hamilton, who is on the petit jury, managed to get himself objected to on accomnt of his suflering with the neuralgia. The Union Times has changed its name to Union Sentinel without being married. It now belongs to a joint stock company. Messrs. R. A. Thompson, of Wal. hAlla, and Nlaj. E. B. Murray, of An. derson, were in attendance upon the court last Tuesday. Dr. J. F. Williams has moved into the new house on Lewis street, oppo site the Methodist church, recently erected by Mr. W. H. Ashmore. Mrs. Mamie Bolt is quite sick with pneumonia. Her mother, Mrs. Mor gan, is also ill. Mrs. It. A. Bowen went down to see. them last monday. Jessie James, the eighteen months old child of Mr. und Mrs. C. H. Bil. Jingsley, died on Friday. March 2d, zafter a severe illness of three weeks. Evangelist R G. Pearson held a .meeting in Abbeville last week. His preachi ng never b~ecomnes cornmon acand the people flock to hear The five to eight feet snow men tioned in THE SEwNRL last week was in the road between the Pickehes cross ing and Mr. J. E. Robinson's. It is not' all melted yet. The' Pickens Minstrels have again reorganized, and will give a perfo~rm anice in the old Court House, next Friday evening, March 9th that will eclipse all former efforts. -The patf-ons of Martin School Dis trict, No. 40 are requested to meet at Mack Martin's, on Saturday, March 10, at 4 o'clock, as there is business - f importance that demands your attention. "Zade Cox left 22d ult. for Wash. ington, where he is to get a po~sition in the government printing qflice. His mnany frienas wish him succeed." -People's Journal. He would doubt less prefer on orange to a seed. spencer Stegall, who lives near Westminster, came over to Ensley Iast Friday, on a visit to relatives anid friends "in that vicinity. He is the grandfiither of Bud Mloore, who is to be tried this week for killing Henry Oates in self defense. A witness, a colgred woman, said a certain thing, happened at twenty minutes to seven o'clock. Tlhe solici tor seemed to doubt it and enqumired for some corroborating circumstances She became indignant and said: "If it's a lie the clock tol' it." Solicitor Ansel and Zeter Lawrence had it up and down "just aboumt dark." "What do you mean by just about dark, was it. dusky dark' or good (lark?" said the solicitor. "It was just about dark;" said Zetar', and the solicitor quit "just ab out dark." R1ev. G. R. Schaffer filled his ap pointmnent at the Methodist church Iast Sabbath, and faithfully and earnestly impressed the im portanit .lesson of the proper use of one's talents. A collectioni was taken for missions, amounting to nearly $20 00. In the. afternoon he preached at .Bethlehem. Major WVhitner Syrmnes, who was sentenced to three years in the peni tentiary without hard labor, for kill ing WV. F?. Gary, anticipatedI the rem. ititur from the Supreme Court, affirm ing the judgement on the circuit, and went down to Columbia last Saturday. He .telegraphed Pickens on Wednes day for his credentials. Judge J1. H. Newton is State agent for an enterprising publishing com-~ pany, and is traveling the State push . ng the work. Traveling is not an experiment with him, m's he was once a ,successful commercial tourist. When the local agencies are rnranned it is probable that he will make Eis head. Willington A. Mcrakin wer down to Atlanta last week on bus ness. The mass-ineeting elected T. C 10binson a delegate with instruction to vote for an early convention. - Oconee county has the money t pay the jurors and witnesses spc cash for attendance upon the courts. On the 1st inst. Mr. Willis Star sell died at his home in the northeri part of the county, aged eighty fou years. Just as we go to press, we receiv the sad'intelligence of the death o Mrs. Mamie Blt, which occurred a Daousville Tuesday. W. A. Hudson, of Greenville and T. W. Davis, of Atlanta, are pushing the interests of the Farmer'a Insur ance Company in the numerous coun ties of Georgia. The Chester Bulletin says: " Some of the dispensary advocates are sc deeply in love with the law that they actually go round and try to pers dc men to patronize the State barroo 's.' Mr. F. V. Clayton's. health 'was not good enough for him to attend at this term of the court, although his busi ness required his attendance. It is hoped that a liberal use of turnip greens will set him right again. On the let inst. one Powell was round dead near Westminster. His jug was near by him, but the poor fellow did not live to appropriate all )f its contents. The -coroner was aotified. The death was thought to iave been caused by exposure. Mr. William D. Lesley qpd Miss Daisy Verner were happily United in narriage at the residence of the bride's parent's, Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Verner, of Retreat, S. C., on Wednes. lay evening, February 28th, 1894, Rev. Newton Smith officiating. Mr. Lesley is a native of Abbeville county. Col. w. E. A ilborn was in attend. %nee upon the Walhalla court. ie ;till enjoys flue health, and ats ready ws ever with reminicenses of the good )ld days. J. T. Singleton, formerly )f this county, is a constable in the >ourt, and Hon. J. U. Alexauder was )n the petit jury. Mr. Bennett Uill, )f Keowee was on the Grand jury. " We couldn't think of anything else to do at the club the other night, io we took a secret ballot to decide who was the smartest man in the yrowd, who was the laziest, and who was the stingiest. Brown was voted he stingiest and Jones the laziest.' ' Who was the sinurLest ?" " That wasn't decidied. Every mati voted lor himself." The last Legislature appropriated 85,0v0 as an artificial hib Iund. Tihe tun1 will be distibuted in the usual manner, throughi the clerks of Lht courts, and there will be no changt except that those entitled to the ben etits of the appropriation, who did nol receive their quota last year, will b given preierenco this 3ea above others. Ev'ery candidate for office fron Senator down to trial justice will be requiredl to declare his position on thi court house question in Uconee, and on the new countj question in A bbe. ville. These questions in Oconee ami A bbeville Nill go a long way towath obliterating Tilainan and Anti-Tillman lines. The big troubles always swal low the little ones. Mrs. Winchester, the mother of DanJiel Winchester, died at her home last week at a ripe 0o(d ahe. WVhen she heard of. the sudden and painless death of Daniel Baldwin, an account of which was published on the 25tl1 ult., she said that was just the way she wanted to go. She wvas in hei usual good health. In a few days after having taken a hearty meal she returned to the sitting room and tool her accustorged place in an easy'chair where she wvas soon found with he, eyes closed in death. She wvas good woman, and loved by all wh< knew her. A communication from Bright Gil strap, dated 24th February, at Green yille, Texas says it was snowing that day. lie wants to know how Tug~ Hester is getting on with the mail and what has become of Uncle Mike and wvhether we have a new postoffiei at Pickeins. Provided THE SENTINEl had not flopped over to Tillmnan, 114 wanted a copyr sent to) his addresm during the year We put him on the list and require hirp to take all thme risk of a flop. Bright's mnan~ friends will be glad to know that his health has much improved since he went to Texas. The WValhalla court went right e n with busimjess last week, despite the smow andl mud. Very few of ti e jur nrs and witnesses were absent. Solicitor Ansel bagged much game. Muse Emmerson, white, was con victed of stealing a still,-and sentenced tt one year in Lhe penitentiary Andrev Ramey, a white man from the Georgi' eide, was convicted of stealing a hog, and received the same sentence. Thei civil docket was much crowded, and as the criminal b)us.ineCss occupied three days, not much imipression wil made on the c)iliommo pleas business The foremen of the two juries collect ed about $5 00 each on; verdictfl. The handwvritin)g on the wall i plamn--the mills must come' to th< cotton., The Sun',; cotton report, put lished h to day's Registqr; chronicle the fact that six cottonm mills in th New England States will be remove< to) the South. While many mills i the North have been closed down; c running on less, than full ti ne durn the past year, the mills oi the Souti have been bowling along as usual TheQ reports of cuts in the wages c operatives have also been confined t Northern mills. These things hav o >enedl the eyes of the owners o N orthern mills and they are begin ning to see that the South has man' advantages over the North in th manufacturo of cotton. Those whi are wise are preparing to move t< this acton. To~ gM :1. - -Al' ' useful The United States produces 85 per cent. of all the lead of the world. Fifty-sjx of the huadred medical missionaries in China ire women. You cannot keep your opportunities in pigeonholes.-Galveston News. The first iron foundry was at Lynn, Mass.; the first coppor works at Salem. r The Jewish scribes were the law yers, registers and notaries public of 13 their nation. f Zoologists say that all known spe. t cies of wild animals are gradually di minishing in size. j It is stated by authorities in naval architecture that a steel vessel car carry 20 per cent more than an iron ship. More women than men go blind in Sweeden, Norway and Ireland; more men than women in the rest of Europe and the United States. Cremation is increasing inpopularity in Paris, and the crematorium erected at Ithe cemetery of Pere )a Chaise has already been found too small. The Washington Star states on authority that during the last year the postmasters of this country handled nearly 4,000,000,000 stamped pioces of paper. The most destru'etive epidemic that has ever been was the " Black Death," which appeared in the fourteenth cen tury, and is said to have detroyed 70, 000,000 people. The Chebra Bias Torah Losias Cyver, for the purpose of educating Hebrew children in the Hebrew lan guage without compensation or re numeration, has been incorporated at Albany. A family wrote to the secretary of a poor .fund, at Belding, Mich., the other day, inclosing a list of articles they needed. Among the eatables asked for were a can of oysters and two quarts of cranberries. An English officer named Harring ton, in India, discovered a working telephone between the two temples at Pauj, about a mile apart. The sys ten is said to have been in operation at Pauj for over 2,000 years. If thou desirest ease in this life, keep thy secrets undisclosed, like the modest rosebud. Take warning from that lovely flower which, by expanding its hitherto hidden beauties, when in full bloom gives its leaves and its happinebs to the wmnds.-State. Who Will Seattle It? How much is Leavenworth? How fast does Chicaro ? Who is it Council Bluff's? And who laid Buffalo ? Oh, whom does Syracunec? What sad uight has Racine? Why throw that Little Rock ? Who painted Bawling Green ? -Kansas City Journal. How Heavy is Washinton? -Washington How can we Savannah ? News. -A-ihville Citizen. Who knows that New OrIcans ? Who was it Idaho ? Whecrebouts did Portlantd?. Who assa)3 ed Baltimore ?.. --The Tranasyl va nia Hlustier. Who does not like our Pickens ? A Newr'Sehool Ieos.. The subscriber requests his patrona and all friends of the cause of educa tion in this com-nunity and the sur rounding neigh t-crhood to meet at the School House on Saturday, 17th inst., at 10 o'clock a. m. The object of this meeting is to taike some action in regard to build. iug a new school house. * ,J. 0. H ANLON, Principal, Pickens High School. Game Law. The game law as frequently amended now stands as follows: It shall niot be lawful for any person in this State, between the first (lay of April and the 1st day of November in anty year hereafter, to catch, kill or injure or to pursue with such intent, or to sell or expose for sale, any wvild turkey, partridge, quail, woodcock or p lheasant ; or between the 1st day of March and the 1st day of August, tany dove ; or at any time during the year to catch, kill or injure, or to pur sue with such intent by fire light any of the birds named in this section. PRICE 5o CENTS PER BOTTE.. 018 G VALUASLE IUFSIUATISN FiEE. L. C. TuonNI.Ey, sp LIVERY, FEED and e 3 1 EXCI[ANGE STABLES, r EASLEY A ND)PICK ENS, a C. (Opposite Hotels.) Carriages, liuggles and Saddle Horses at Rea sonablo Itates. Your Patronage Solicited. The railroad has not yet come to Pickens, bu P iickens is in speaking dishtunee of the railroad If you are in Easley or Pickerns and wish to talk to anyone in the other town, just stop to a the "phone" andl call the one you want. Telegrams promaptily tratnstitlted and correct ness guaaranlteed. A il messages for P'ickens and v iinity promPily delivered. M- -- 2 AP E-RS For One's Price. BY SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT WITH IKE ATLANTA WEEKLY CONSTITUTION We are enabled to offer it with THE SENTINEL for one year for $I.50, club. bing subscriptions to be sent to this olliee md acconpauied by cash. LIBERAL PRIZE OFFERS Every subscriber to this remarkable club. tI bing proposition is entitled to enter TWO PRIZE CONTESTS, sending his guesses for the $1,000 Cotton Crop Contest In which thereare FOUR PRIZES offered for the NEAR'ST ESTIMATEA of the size of the cotton crop of 1893.4, now be ing marketed, and award to be made as 80o1m as the New Orleans Cotton Exchange announces the official crop flanres. $4l00 IN GOLD for nearest guess to the Crop, $200 prize for second, $200 prize for third, .5100 fur fourth, $100 tfsr fifth. Crops for recent years' hiavc been as follows: In 1888, 7,917,707 bales; In 1889, (;,935,082; in 1890, 7,313,726; in 1891, 8,655,8; in 1893, 0,700,36'>. In addition to the above every clubbing subscriber can enter our combination MEll1 WOR QNill P I FOR FEBIRUAIRY, el Supply the missing word in the ui following sentence: t We fimd a serious crror in the navy of to-day to bc the ..........height of our cruisers. ONE FOURTH'I of the not sub script ion receipts of those en terinig this content will be divided among those who supply the correct word in the blan11k in the above senttence. Thus, if there rre $5,000, one fourth wouIld be $1,250. If ten supply the correct word, each would receive $125, if 100, each $12.50, &c. Both of the above contests fr(e and inaddition to TWO PAPEDRS For the Price of One. Has a circulation of 150,000, an-1 is THiE PEOPLE'S PAP~ER. It fa. vor's Tariff Reform, an Indlividlual | Income Tax, and the Expansion of the Currency to a degree sufficient to i meet the legitimate business demands 6 of the country. It covers the news of the world every week, having news correspond ents in all the news centres of the world. We offer you T HlE PICK ENS SENTINEL andl TilE ATLANTA WEEKLY CONSTITUTION for $1.50 nar yenr. HAGOO ANN To begin wi trade and pr< have never ha4 position amon' counts. We ; can for them tl been in some i to come forwa: your help, and and give your . We have so Coffee and Fk Plows, Plow S Tools. \Ve ha will sell them a Come to see u Vic FALL'S A.LMANACK MARCH, 1B94. Now for Irish Potatoes, On ms and Garden Seeds, Flow r Seeds, Garden Hoes and takes, Elbow Grease and 'im. That's the way to "git tar." Ladies call in and see our lew lot of Baskets, Willow, Aunch,. Market, Fruit, Vegeta >le, Hamper, Feed and Fancy laskets. Hat Racks, Coat and Hat -looks, Trunks, Satchels, and dl kinds of house keeping goodls and useful articles, Call in and look at our goods. N~. T. MceFA LL. Notiee. Notice is hereby given that te tolicies of the F~ariners' Mutual Fire tsuranice Association will ntot take Tect until the 1st (day of Maty next. lie delay is caused by sickniess and tifavorable weather for the agents > canvasstfl the coutvt. J. M. STEWART, President. Caveats, and Trade-Marks obtained, and all Pat ent business conducted for MotEnaTE Fres. and we cn secue ae n in less limo hat tose remote from Wash ngton. Send model, drawing or photo., with descrip tion. We advise, if patentable ot not, frce of charge. Our fee not due till patent is secured. A PAMPHLEtT, "How to Obtain Patents,' with# cost of same In the U. S. and foreign countries sent free. Address, C. A.SNOW&CO. OPP. PATr.NT OFricE. WASHINGTON, D. C. . COMPOUND. Sold An Pcent diseverywh by 1hysiciao.nsible ~Druggists.e ma(1'3 l. iste iy tot1ae sisND YOlt rONlsan addes d boeo l e rt en ofond or unnedr druggsaddWresfer Inerio 'idino s Wn c ftis. sk No CkswCs t tooN uouREADg. to is thbse rge n w eey pub ned in pte outh-tixteenn hirgowiaese . e le pedy tten sn ull aed ariulaisd Inpoui Sold ner Pieen a p find orwhee bnd ou rellpronsibce Drthubggst abst.es apewyoue ersreadF\EE good rN o or y e(~ VNNars, and aid one candu lia t fi tGtunElale yu Pait cos o ii~nly enat pe ai n, in ratt, or oti4.50. igt i fcjy or i itc allonat rtubs. Clrdr e. W l or~~t yeArs it IT. Send li s~trg at n~ ypubo aple nd fullygte tp andrtfi l eaie. i o AV iuvrmEIIasi opofing for ., n Ot w9 atn 1 t illst Brodw~ay jE YcwaK. Tpe yo nveead. Aaiant aWastm SBRIUCE OUNCEMENT FOR 1 th, we want to thank our friends ft >mpt settlements during the past I better collections. There seems g the' most of our customers to s, ippreciate such trade, and propose us year. The few who have stood vay hindered from lpaying us, Sv< rd at once and do their best for u you may need ours later. Pay us 'lote for the balance. BARGAINS. me Bargains to offer in Groceric >r to be had any where. A full tocks, Plow Gear, Hoes and oth ve b6ught these goods lower the ccordingly. Lots of corn and seed HAGOOD, .BR NOW THEN, BRACE UP Anid stop grov No wondiear yo UIame Yeou Asa a No? Well, peo it buIamsIes ana sveens hard to V4 Call and get oi Past sitn adbd Inn developmen ts. will soous pass The Hest Shoesa for the LeaptL Money3. W. S3 Sque akless, 711 W. T.McFiALL, PICIKENS, S. C. Buist's Se are the B We have i Gardeni S 1reville. FORD) Wi have Oniio: on1i4)ns 2 to Cat One Hundred Brewste .The BEST and Ever Offered in --AT TH1l Greenville Co We amke the One and Two Hoi Why buy Cheap Western Wagons when thmat will out hI *ratronmize HOME IND)US'l'lfY. H. C. MA 894. >r their liberal season. We to be a dis ttle there ac to do all we back, or have , again urge s' We need what you can s. Thle Best assortment of er Plantation .n usual and oats for sale. UCE & CO. vl1g abont hard tianes. it thimak tinnex are hard. dd Ina THIE NENTINEL? pie dona't knmow you are I that in the reasona timamen [1U w1IIte otlaers prosper. ior rates on advertising. Time MeSatiasel, and await Iard tisnes 5with you away. L. DOUGLAS SHOEWEL" ottom Waterproof. Best Shnc sold at the price, and :;9.50 Press hoe jun Cl'lm N tikCostlifg ironm $6 toP * doek 'e StA os. $2.50, and $2 Shoes, : Uncqunlled at the price. Boys *2't 61.75 School Shoes Ar t" li~t tr Survice. LADIES' $3, $2.50 $2, $1.75 Bet DOugolas Stygih, Persl cr fhin tne world. All ttyca. Insist upon having W. L. LOU, Shoes. N adpcest.mede gue flest applctiono ~eds ever brought te GENUINE BRAD). LTERt MELLON. Wc la Seed that will rals4 3 pounds the first year )ellter Bros. REENVILLE, S. C., r Spring Buggies JHJ4APES3T South Carolin a~ch Factor BEST se P.74 te, tWO. RKLEY. Propriefo