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PIcKENS SENTINEI LOCAL NEWS Text Sunday is Easter. Miss forrie Bruce, of this plaoe i visiting relatives atdfriends in At derson, S. C. The students of Clemson colleg have organized a brass band, numbei ing fifteen pieces. Don't fail to remember that w have the beat equipped job office ii this part of the State. Mrs. J. L. Thornley, pf Pickens, i Visiting her daughter, Mrs. W. V White, in Anderson this week. - Mr. Julius E Boggs, of Tui SEr TrKL, accompanied by his son, Leroi has gone to Charleston on business. The store of Judge J. B. Newberry on'Maine street has been greatly im proved by a new covering of fin eart shingles. M. F. Hester sold at auction las Monday morning a fine three-year ok horse. It was purchased by 11. 0 Bowen. Price paid, $20.00. The Rev. R. W. Seymour preachei two eloquent and interesting sermoin on hypocracy at the Baptist churci last Sabbath morning and evening. Gen. Rudolph Seigling, the largest stockholder of the News and Courier, of Charleston, die.d suddenly in that - city, on thh 14th inst., of paralysis. Mrs. J. M. D. Brudt and Son, Ha. good, loft Pickens last Thursday, for Cr4lgton, where they will visit Airs. Bruce's father, Col. J. E. Hagood. Three literary societies have been organized at Clemson. One is called Calhoun, another Palmetto, but the third has not yet been given a name. %,The Pickens Parlor Minstrels gave a performance in the Academy Hall at Easley. last Friday night, to a rather small, but appreciative audience. If the County Commissioners dc not soon give their attention to the road between Pickens aud Easley, it will become utterly impassable in some places. 0-MiIAn Cannon. colored. brothel - h it - . RNTI me it t the age UA 0. . Miss Lidie Hagood and Mastei Bruce Hagood, after several weeks ol pleasant sojourn with r.elatives an friends in the city by the sea; re turned to their home in Easley, S. C last Saturday. Tom Cannon, the old colored mai who has supplied shuck collars fo: Plckena count) for over thirty years died lnat Wednesday morning at th advane'd age of 87 years. He wa buried Thursday at Bethlehem. Chief constable Fan t of Andersoi saya t'here will 1)e no0 more dispensar~ cases tried in that city, except thosi of the Mayoi's court; that in futur< be expects to take all his cases befor< - trial justices in the country. Postal notes are now a thing of th< past. Moner orders have been sub stituted. Fqr orders not exceedinj $2.50) the charge is three cents, an< iuicreasea until it is fifty cents, fo1 hums over $75.00 and under $l00.00 This system will take effect July 1st Judge Simonton has decided in th, railroad cases, that the assessment areenot excessive, and that the rail roads must pay their taxes. Thil will benefit the State Treasury b inany thousands of dollars, and mak Tillman feel that his reign has nc been in vain. Some of our subscribers of th Town Creek section are complaining because- all the farmi news in Tn SEwrNIE last week, related to farm on the Wolf Creek side. We wish t state that, we will send our farmninj editor out again as soon as possible. On Monday night March 12th th stables of Mr. J. S. Fowler in Andeu 54)n, which are managed by Mr. J. C Hamlin, wvare broken open and tw< mules were st~olen. The mules wer< recovered the next day near Augusta Ga. No trace of the of the man wvh did the stealing could be found. Mr. James K. and Dr. R. Kirksev' accompanied by Surveyor W. 19 Hunt, weont to Table itiuck and Balt Engb last Thursday to eistablish th lina. of their mountain lands. Th valuable hard woods on thosqe land cause the logging men to be little indifferent as to boundarie sometimes. Here is the brief history of a dee which shows how tedious sometim4 is the approach to perfection. It we executed the 5th day of Nov., 1851 by Rt; E. Blassengame. Dower wi renounced thereon before H-on, E. I -Bates, the 9th of October, 1880. W. was proteoted by the oath of WV. J (arrison on the 13th of Januar 1894, and recorded on the 14th March, 1894. . The Keowee Courier tells the ft lowing good joke on Probate Jud1 Holleman: "Are you the judge< reprobates ?" said an old lady, as sI walked into Judge Holleman's offic "I am the Judge of Probate," was tI reply. "Well that's it," quoth~ tI -lady. "You see, my husband dit detested, and left me several litt infidels, and I want to be their exec tioner." The ~J' " Constitution's wox contest ., 'uary has been det ded and pu. .ushed. As all readers < Tag SENTINEL will remnember, the sei tence was: "Iu socibi~y the all al sorbing topic in England during ti quarter :was the Prince of' Wales an the-affair." The missing wor was bpccarat. One thousand ar twenty-nine subscribers made gues es, and one thousand and one we: (orrect. Each correct guesser r H. 0. Bowen is on a business trip t Greenville Mr. and Mrs. D. F. Sutherland,' Pumpkintown, visited Mrs.. Suther a land's mother, Mrs. F. J. Griffin, o I. this place, last Sunday. Stella Bowen, youngest daughte of Wm. Bowen, eloped last Sunda night with Crook Gadsden, boti parties colored. Rev. B. Holder tied D the knot. Take Heed: Sampson,- Mark An thony, Chas. Stewart Parnell, W. C P. Breckinridge, Delilah, Cleopatra Kittie O'Shea, Madaline Pollard Moral: Shinny on your own side. Wadley Express. An Oxford (Me.) man got excited because his wife went out to make e call without his permission, and av. e9nged himself by circulating the story that she had eloped with another fellow. He ought to find her out more thoroughly. next time. The most widely separated points between which a telegram can be sent are British Columbia and New Zealand. The telegram would cross North America, Newfoundland, the Atlantic, England, Germany, Russia (European and Asiatic), China, Japan, Java and Australia. It would make nearly a circuit of the globe, and would traverse over 20,000 miles in doing so. Charleston gives Judge IzIar a majority of 1,683, or iu round num bers about 1,900. This is a falling off from the Brawley majority of 1250, Major Brawley having received a ma. jority of 8,150. Orangeburg gives Stokes 1368 and Izlar 582-a ma. jority of 786 for Stokes. In the for. mier contest Orangeburg gave Stokes 1,916 and Brawley 758-a majority f 1,158. Stokes' present majority is a falling off of 410 votes, which is to be placed against IzIar's falling off from the Brawley vote in Charleston of 1,267.-Greenville News. Unlon Meeting. The Union Meeting of the 1st Div. of Twelve-Mire River Baptist Associ. ation will convene with the Baptist church at Pickens C. H., on Saturday before the fifth Sabbath in April next, at 10 o'clock a. m. The Uniou of the 2d Div. of said association is respectfully invited, and they are hereby requested to meet with us at the timae mentioned, witb delegates from all the churches. It I is believed that such a meeting will prove beneficial to the entire associa tion. The executive committee of the Is Div. of said association is hopeful thai r this arrangement will meet the ap proval of the officers of the 2d Div and that they will arrange at once t< conform to our request. At thiu -meeting matters of great importanc< will be 'considered. It is hoped tha t every minister in the bounds of the association will meet with the unions at the time mentioned. The comn mittee has arranged for the present v program to-wit: Introductory sermon, Rev. J. L. Vass; alternate, Rev. W. C. Seaborn, Query 1. Is it the duty of the Bap tists of South Carolina to sustain tht Baptist State Orphanage? Opened by J. E. Foster. 2. Has State Mission work been r auccess in the past? Opened by J1 T. Lewis. The question box will be on hand Missionary sermon on Sabbath at 11 o'clock a. m., by Rev. T. M. Bailey tArresed as She Whit. me... Still another White House crani turned up yesterday. This time it ii Le a man of about sixty years, who claimi Sthat he lives in Virginia. Samuel H E Smith is his name. Hie called at th, 5 White House yesterday morning an< started to go in. He was mnutterinj i and waving his hands, and a police man stopped him, and told him tha hdb could not enter. "Well, I expteted to be stopped, he sa'd, "it is getting so in this coun try that a man has no liberty.] have a little note here which 1 wan1 you to hand to the president." Then the man handed the officei this note: "Hon. Mr. PRES.: -"you kindness will please to id -your humble petitioner have 61.50 t< get somnethling to eat and to go home Y Yours. very risspectfully and mosi 0 humble servant, "SA M'L H. SMITH." \ tr. Smith wvas taken to the Thirn Sp 'lice precinict station and locked ut, He ref used to say just where his hom< d was, but if he tells to day he will bi s turnished with a ticket and returned 5 TI,- is not violent.-WVashington Post ), 17th imst. [Wasinagton'. New Daily. [t W A4HINoTON, D C , March 18. ). The Washington Timnes, a morninij y,~ daily, appeared f.>r the first time i yf this city-to-day, and made a~ very fin vorable impression. Its appearanc ,1. was clean and bright, presenting fou re ieasing typographical pages. H of thewn formerly of the post, and latt of thRoanoke (Va ) Times, is tla 2businmess manager, and Marshall Cusi e. ing editor-in chiet'. The times begir Cits career with a circulation in Wasl '* inlgtom of 10,0"0,'1,800 of' which at ddelivered C> the emnplores of the Go' Le ernent printing office. It will be l' four-page paper on week days, an from eight to twentyfour on Sunda, 'd It is strongly backed by the labo i rganizations, and is unique in thi >i tact that fully 4,000 persona are inte, i. ested as stockholders in its success. 2. Augusta Chronicle. d suigaia reunmaar,. d1 It is about a year and a half to a1 early, brethren, to begin the cultivi a-. tion of Presidential booms. The, ee may be kitling frosts in some local e-: ti es between now and 1896:-Chicag -Trihunn. Well-Pa14 Work. When people speak of authorsl as an underpaid profession, i reckon without their Mrs. Humphi Ward. For the Ameriean and Ei lish markets alone she was paid "David Grieve" $80,000. Say ti r she gets $80,000 more for "Marceni r and that she got $40,000 for "Rob ElAsmere." That is $200,000 for thr books written during a period of abo six years. Two hundred thousai dollars in six years is not bad ps when one considers that it is all prof The success of an author depen< upon the demand for his work. T book market is like any othetr, at the iuthor for whose books the pu lie lareor has no cause for complaim -Now York Critic. This clipping does not apply country editors. secona Deasth as Ceema.e. Yesterday afternoon, under til escort of Cadets W. L. Felder and h L. Siffy of Clemson College, the r mains of Cadet J. H. Dukes, of thi institution passed through the cil enroute to the home of the parents 4 the deceased young man at Orang burg. Cadet Dukes was a son 4 Sheriff Dukes of Orangeburg. I had been a student at Clemson Cu loge for a month only. He died i the college yesterday morning < malarial fever. lie was 17 years < age. His mother had been at hi bedside for a week. His father an sister r6ached him only a few hos'r before his death. The young mal was highly thought of by all wh knew him, and his sad death will b nmuch lamented.-State, March 17. Notice. All old soldiers belonging to Lb Wolf Creek Camp of Confederat Veterans are hereby notified tha there will be an annual meeting c said camp at Pickens C. H., on Satui day, March 31st, 1894, at 10 o'clocl Every member is requested to attend Our annual dues of ten ente eac must be forwarded on or by the I of April next. In order to keep u our organization, let each and ever one come prepared. J. A. GRIFFIN, Capt. H. B. HENDRICKS, See. Numnons for Belief. S TATE OF SOUTH CAROLIN) PICKENS COUNTY. COURT OF PROBAT John W. F. Thompson, R. M. Gran Robt. A. Thompson, in his om right and as administrator of tl estate of Ranson Thompson, d ceased, Plaintiff s, against George McD. Thompson, S. Fran< IH amilton, Charles Neal, Silas I Neal, John W. Neal, the heirs law of Abbie Dean, deceaised, nam4 numbers and residence unknowi the heirs at law of Dempsey Thorn son, names, numbers and residen, unknown; the heirs at law of RI becca Evatt, deceased, names, nut bor and residence unknown, D fendants, Summons for Relief. (Complai; not Served). To the Defendants above named: You are hereby summoned and r quired to answer the petition ar complaint in this action, which herewith filed in the Court of Pr bate, at Pickens COurt House, Soul Carolina, and to servo a copy of yoi answer to the said petition an.1 cotn plaint on the subscriber, at his offil at WValhalla Court I louse, South Car lina, within twenty days aft the service hereof, exclusive of ti day of such service; and if you fail answer the petition and complai within the time aforesaid, the Plai tiffs in this action will apply to il Court for the relief demanded in tl petition and complaint. IDated March 5, A. D. 1894. Pickens Court Houl ROn-r. A. THOMPHON, Plaintiffs' Attorney. 3. B. NEWnF'RRY, [Seal) Judge Probate,Pickens Coun Efese ""5ne Et twCG PRICE S0 CENTS PER mOTTL.E. - U6 SF VAtUASLE IUFUIUATISE DUEt. -J. E.. HiAOOOn,Jn,, J. L..-TuonxtLY, L. C. Tauonx4Lr. r. LIVERY, FEED and EXCilANGE STABLE EASLEY AND) PICK ENS, S C. r (Opposite Hiotels.) sonabl ateuor 1atronao Solicited. tJIAINULILHTlh Pichen rIr an peakng dintonce of the ra ltt e tak to anone in th yot~hertown, jrtaO [te"phone' and call the oneO on want. o nass guarn t ed. eosagettfor Piokenr vicinity promptlj 'eli ered. lip T-W 1*or, ist 10 ort 02' 10 Id b. P0APERJ t For One's Price. 1. BY SPECIAL ARRANGEME WITH THU ATLANTA WUE B CONSTITUTION P We are enabled to offer it with I 7 SENTINEL for one year for S1.60, c bing subscriptions to be sent to this o and accompanied by cash. LIBERAL PRIZE OFFE C. Every subscriber to this remarkable t, bing proposition is entitled to enter I 'u PiIIZE CONTESTS, sending his gu for the $1,000 Cotton Crop Coni ii. at to which there are FOUR PRIZES o: for the NEAREST ESTIMATES c f;size of the cotton- crop of 1898-4, noa ing marketed, and award to be mac soon as the New Orleans Cotton Exci announces the official crop figure. [N GOLD for nearest guess to the< $200 prize for second, $200 prize for t $100 for fourth, $;00 f.,r fifth. Crops for recent years have b-e follows: In 1888, 7,917,707 bales; In C d ,985,08; in 1880, 7,318,7Z6; in j 8,655,518; In 1893, 0,700.G5. r> In addition to the above every clut: Ii subscriber can enter our combination 16~ WoN FEaRUARY, Lo nt Supply the missing word in n- following sentence: ~We find a serious erre the navy of to-day to be .........height of our cr uis ONE FOURT'H of the not .scription receipts of those ent this contest will be divided at those who supply the correct we -.he blank in the above sent C'hus, if there rre $5,000, one ft .vould be $1,250. If ten suppi .arrect word, each would receive :f 100, each $12.50, &e. Bloth of the above contests a ,d inaddition to TWO PAPE?A For the Price of 6 ?UE IZE CDOInilnfle R{as a circulation of 166,000, at ['HE PEOPLE'S PAPER. I vore Tariff Reform, an Indi, [ncome Tax, and the Expansic -he Currency to a degree sufficie meet the legitimate business dem o~f the country. It covers the news of the 1 every week, having news corresi ents in all the news centres o; world. We oferyouTHE PI4 ENS SENTINEL and T but 0 ATLANTA WEEK CONSTITUTION for $1 p er year. D'HAGGO AN To begin trade and ha-*.. never. position am counts. W can for them been in som to come fori your help, al and give yor We have Coffee and I Plows, Plow Tools. We will sell them Come to see NT Mc FA L L'v ALMANAOI --FoR MARCH, 'HE Now for Irish Potatoes, O lub. ions and Garden Seeds, Flov Mce er Seeds, Garden Hoes an Rakes, Elbow Grease an RS Vim. That's the way to "g -iub- thar." wo Ladies call in and see o es new lot of Baskets, Willo Lunch, Market, Fruit, Vege est ble, Hamper, Feed and Fan ered askets. f*h Hat Racks, Coat and 1 le *i Hooks, Trunks, Satchels, a. ange S40o all kinds of house keepih irop, hird, goods and useful articles, Call in and look at our good n as 889, 891, we T. M c AL L bing Notice. Notice is i.ereby given that policies of the Farmers' N utuail Fi [nsurance Association will not ta iet uintil the 1st day of Miny ne: Flhe delay is caused by sickiness a: the unfavorable weather for the ager to canvass the countyv. .1. M. ST'EWAlitT, Presi lent, r mi: the g l sub bring Caveat,and Trade-Marks obtained. and all Pi eat business conducted for MooSntE Facs. iiong Ourn Orract ma {posrU PaTE~ orr Se n d e , drawing.r photo., w'ith descr1 ence. tion. We advse, If atentable or not, fre >th cost of ae I the*U. B. and foreigna cont tesent (see. Address. 2,C.A.SNOW&CC OPP. PATNT Orrae. WAsmINorow, D. C SCOMPOUND A recent disooverbya -rn~jgb toead (Ir"J I~otc~odiroe.. is tbolcooreu erre abie **ed *oi*s da ene de~tgeso Wh ote. E ltool~ NoU,t) tae st u fitisoleoiai, Sold in Pickens and everywhere til responsible Druggists. may 1 '93.ly. Newspapers .- FR E lhps of ve totenW of yor friends orneg t fa.. n apota crd o.r ol an a copy of idunl each addresn rass. Y EW -> of Is a BURIN~E5s AND PA~tfY NEWsPAPER FOiR :t oVNTs e n t isi tee Larest Weekly asav'o never see a e opyod eIt,aon fo o ne eri l pronortrn Ad itebiggest and best ne THlE W'Vi{ILY NEWS, roric. savaninah, 0 Gnd ElasticRofn Costs only $2.00 per 100 square feet. 3Ma -t good roof for years, and any onie can 1 ,it on. Guim-Eliatie Palit costs only cents per gallon, in bbl lots, or *4.50 lIE five gallon tubs. Color dark red, v 'atop leaks in tin or ironl roofs, and will I for years. TRY 1iT. Send stamp L Y samples atnd full particuilai-2.. .50 Gum-Elastic Rtoofing C 39 and 41 West Broadway, NEW YOI Local Agrents Wantcd. B, BRUCI NOUNCEMENT FfOR with, we want to thank our friend prompt settlements during the F had better collections. There see ong the most of our customers t e appreciate such trade, and prop( this year. The few who have stc e way hindered from paying us, vard at once and do their best fc rid you may need ours later. Pay ir note for the balance. BARGAINS. some Bargains to offer in Groce :lour to be had any where. A fi Stocks, Plow Gear, Hoes and < have bought these goods lower accordingly. Lots of corn and se us. HAGOOD, B] NOW THEN BRACE UP And atop gs No wonder lHave you am No? Well, I in buisliess i seen hard to 4'all and get Put nni add developnakeni d The Bet shoes fo the Least DIoney. it ur $ w, g AL s. DEA LE RS who push the sale of V which helps to increase the sales o taood toareUl at aelellra.rl(an o iiuc2 c..W. T. McFALL, PICKENS, S. C. BU'st's S It. are the I We hav Gardlen G reenvi hiave' 01 onio118 2 old uled .t by the "One Hundred Brew The BEAST an IEver Offered ir SGreenville C WVe mak11 O'ne and Two L ~~Why buy Cheap Western Wagons v asttha~t will < for e-Patronize HOME INDUSTRY. b. W. -NIRBINE. Sujnerint 1894. Ls for their liberal ast season. We ins to be a dis. o settle there ac-. )se to do all we od back, or have we again urge r us' We need us what you can ries. The Best .ll assortment of )ther Plantation than usual and ed oats for sale. RUCE & Co. 'owling about .' You think tinm -. aiad ina lm THE Si ELT eople doun't know youE are 31nd that is the reason tines YOU while others prosper. our rates on advertisiuug. [an Tihe Sentinel, avnd await Is. lard tines with you Ism Uany. SL. DOUGLAS 3 SHOE"E" kless, Bottom Waterproof. Best Shoe sold at the price. Tad$%3.50 Dress Shoo. ni tootar a g r 01 $6 to$8. 3.50 Police Shoo, Soles. $2.50, and $2 Shoes, Uncqualled nt the price. Boys $& $1.75 School Shoes Are he ie.-t I-or Service. LADIES' $3, $2.00 $2 $.75 L. Dogittihoe an stomerse3.e in theifulin or d. AThSyes. on a are ,none n nyving n.you CENTA Li Sh. C.zn eeds iestmedo e the fulliuestf osleo ofm Seed cs ver brmooyu~l~sigh to 7 Ml.ORGNUN BROASD.. ENTRLON. Ce einedsta il as toepd the fisct year rp enter Bros., GREENVILLE, S. C., ster Spring Buggies d IIE APE ST South Carolina TH~E oach Factory e the 1BEST rorse W'AGCONS. lhen you can buy a Homemade Wagon !!IA R KLEY. Proprietor. &iI