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The People's Journal. LOCAL ITEMS. Mr. J. W. Hopkins, of Central, was in Pickons Tuosday on busi noms. T. D. Harris says "shoos" this week, besides many other things. Read what ho remarks in another Column. Miss Stella Nowbery, who is vis iting in Gaffnoy, was reportmid as quite sick last week, but lator in f ormation is, wo aro glad to say, much improved. W. F. Dodson was tried hoforo Magistrato Jonkins last Friday oil the chargo of violating tho dispen sary law and was acquitted, the evidence proving not suflicwlit to convict. Madison Jenkins, colored, says ho wished that the "niggor" had chokod when ho was Oaltini' iloit. fine Wvandotte rooster liho run',d from the r'oost ait his house inst Sun(lay ight. On the 12th day of April at the imm11o of tho bridl.'s fIt her, Ai '. .1. 1\latt Itaipoy, Al r. lRohert Cant r. I I was married to Miss Jannah Ram poy. The ceremony was pei~rfor ed by B. 1). Garvin, Esq. N iss Anna A melia iii ooko l-ft Pickens TuesdIav for Easley to ro mailn until Weal;dly with Mliss Alice Finncy tit which tine she went with her family for iheir futuro hone in Florence county. The family of Rev. T. J. Rlooke took their (leparturo for Florence county Weoleslay to join Air. Rooko. We regret to lose so esti malble a family and wish them well wherever they may cast their lot. Mr. 'A. V. Eicholherger, Stato Constable, was inl PickIOns4 Alonlay looking ator tho Stato's intorests inl tho way of "blind tigers." ill will bo in tOse parts for sonio timo and says the tigers had bot ter look out, for they will surely ho taken in if they porsist in prowling about. Diod, on Tuesday morning at - o'clock, Mrs. Alihnda Stow-art, wife of Rev. J. M. Stewart, in the 54th year of her ag. SIhte has for many years hen a most conistut member of the Baptist chuchi, and1 was buriedt at Secona on \Wudnes day m->rning at I I O'clock in, the presence of a large Con1cor-o ot sympathizing rolatives and)l friciais. I Sho leaves a husband and toilr children, all grown. The railroad commission at its meeting a ow days ago 4ixd1 thi pa~sseng'er rate on the leadiing rail roads os the St alo at 8.4 cents for first -class and 2i cents for soeand class. On the small1er roads it w;as fixed at 8.l and 3 for first and1( secondl-clatss respoectively, thecso rates to go into oll'ect oni May 1st. Passengers who pay on the train mayfl be charged 25 cents extra but th1e conductor must.t give t hem a dlraw- back-ticket syhiich shazlIlibe cashed at any Oilica on tile line upJont its p~resentationl within twen-ty days from lits dato(. Clil dron over~ six and und(er t welve ar1e to he charged not more Ithani 2 cents a 1mil1. Ini another colitumi will be fon tihe profeJssional caenrd of ir W. \\ . B lassi ngamno, at(torm y at. law Alr 1Blas~sinigamol come lin our~II mith111 not as an1 en t iro st raing'r f or lie was horn and1( raised iin And1(ersoni ons. 110 gradula ted at Piurmn U niversi t in 1890) andl studliedl law a lonlg port ion of his tim1e1 smco0 lie chose thialt as his profe's srin, undI~er thi Hon01. J1. E. .1 b ggs fall . 1 le is a young gent lemani ot .11no attain tmentIs and we 1hospea k for hi m mucih success lbfore the1( bar, lie cani be1 found1( ill thi H llinlgswior'tlh uiing adjoi~ninug L. C. TJ.hornlhey's store. 'lThe A nacor1(da RiEcorderi detl ivers itself of the following pieC)cito sonso0 expreMssed inl plin Eniglish. Doun't got mad1( if your visItor's nam~lo (1oes not appear ini thle per sona1fl coluamn. Perhapsi yo ~id 1i~ niot kell time editor ; lie's no( mind( reader. Don'it get, miad it yourl n)eighblor's (do ings atre referred toi m1ioo frequently t hant your own). Your neighbhor uses hiis 111outhI. Your mfodesty may be keepingyoui in obscurity. Tihiat's no0 d reami. A counttry niOWSpapejxr man11 can't spondlc all 1his (3ino on1 the st reet - and make thro meas1011 a day. I 4 ~you know (of news, 1ho1( us up and1( give it out of yourI systemhl. Six-' hanlid there will bo0 a N'1under inl it. The11 effort (of any newspaper11 t a bu(ild up a town1 is pr'acticatlly niut lified((1I ule it is backed up hv Uhe bieslsH men.t A stra'il-Ir turns from the news columins oft a - palpor to its ad~vertisin1g pages, and1( if lie fails to find( there the hbusi nss cards of the. me)rchiant s andl professiona)lIf Ihrms,ho comes10 to ite )cclsion thalit the pulblisher is no;t apprecia1ted iln which case it is a goodl 1)1ace for him to keop clear of. No town ever gr~ow without the active assistance otf its news. papers. Nor can paporshl grow and1( build up their localities without the assistanlce of the town. iBusi nos9 mon01 should1( realizec this and~ rememnber inl givin~g supp~hort t~o the ne0wspapers they aire not onily building up their own bi moess, but helping to support that which is steadlily werking foir tc W. 0. Willard, of Liberty, mot With anl accidolit last Monday af tornoon that might havo provod very serious. He had started home from Piehns and when go ing down the hiil near J. L. 0. Thompson's houiso tho horso took a notion to tako the cross street and go to~vard tho jail. Thoro is a gully paialelling Liberty street and this gully is spanned by a smilhl pliink bridge. Before Mr. Willard could check the horse ( and start him straight, one side of tho huggy dropp( oft' the end of the bridge into th gully, which is, somo two feet (eop, and inl an in dleavor to save himself from fall ing, lie itiatteIpted to jump b1ut alighted on his face, and lost thle re(ins. The horliso disic)oering that he haud no driver kept, in his co rso toward s til jail with Alr. Will ard's littlo Sntl, who cl lile to Pickons with nim) still ill tie hlug gy. Alr. Thoil pson hap]wl 1p.eel to he in his back yard1'(l antl se ing, tite ~ianil ina tr-t-class way to r1o pd hi. ( lru i. Willard' ice, was veryt~ badl 1ut cn h th b-f ty 1htd !" art . i", i h imsell iit 11. ili it4 hi. r. an Iio'at va.lm honY e (Ap ll l . th ,exn-M whor Wr tW e w at lio a letOIilclt d shot, and kilh-.d h.(I limself in his storeo at thait placee Tuesday m1or ing ablout. 7 o'clock. N'r. Gilreath was 0on0 of the most prominlent citizons (f Gr1eenlvillo anld ait. the imo of his death was the head of t it( irmill of G ilreathI-DurhIa m Com any. i is.deathI Will be a SOiOUs loss to hiat, city. All groel'( r.(s at. L. C. Thor1ly')sIV( chapler thalu ayivwhero cis'e. Re nl iwhe m,,y G poundl c '()I- fo (ilw (dllr. C( ant ! . heat. Con.. and set) meW tid get. IyV picMs) gods. I not icol pulidu-d inl your. las-t i co*U'"pid A frio-m m he n vIt'';IilI tsys -lt the building' of, thle lEasev coere.-d wAvnthd-n brid:.ne had lwt'e avlwr41d4d to \\illialus & 01 Son1. Tint - arieCS wer! awa rdld the colitract kor t lie I'so11a11Wand A, I). h Il i .; .; he cont ract IEtir t II' Iti'ile. *110 e' ilra'ct4.( 1 m l r was.- awa,'I ttI I.") p idil. m:! wil N . .t ipp1 Irm C n r:!. Pickenls c niv. You;I see ou lu i is ' d h.. 1 1 1 ill vu r 'ill In tIvm.t ill r v~si al the l V.d - e ilI w\rI Up !l l ir. . n t 4 imt w Ill o4. Iin t JOd ' <tl A s-li A v Ia y hf r wla . ir)n wi1e I a'ti t hin-.~in wl '.!ii xri r ia I 11i EI x ) mU\4 14:C, *;tiiiii~ t llit y o lor vi) lst Mr.i Ii I )'i5C. ' Ti )lrn i ) tav coght andi s i ge 14 lsmni No i.en t us~ cof-nn :i nazd.Iie cryod goiengd.' D I4a J o)a:A I'i'have saw. notingas rom ith is sctionuI.wl lTre Alar Dch' winds010(1mi a p-e tirngs qitd lo c for the s TheIy~ furnwr HS) ao coing riht StCong I) wit ttir with no Sumalh 11ain ~is ito s in thi4)1so cion. Vite tarwr ardtie psanting tcoretn hurry nowm hui~t' noilci tion t 11ds, .at te puting kin guino al Issea ryar d wa an14'~ I yl Grtaelt 1id)0 aI visit toltivs and i 4 nXis 1;urihn I subscriptionhe 'scho I at few4 days1 ago. \ i n his 5 sect.on.K large isubci in ( schooI.w~ l at Jiamp-4) 'alast' In'rd. llSho'r clos. Ithe shoo a. 1 o'clockol sh avidth ill)ye t he mselvesi ict ly playing1"t ste lat r a '; otheril so iable plly l4oand4 als gav t' has ne ganizel ah. iabbath Schooale and ion ites te iTwlve4 ~ Alio Singing As..oi softion( il unet wf 'ih thm the ldthiaunday hi av an lso :in-. v ie .t hl time singin 1 o m41 1 ee adi spr15'm'ting r h imer l '.l' . will re bye er kindly. Froma Urosivell. Mr. Editor: I regrot that. wha wo had to say about tbo buildint of the Easloy bridgo has caused i con tro% orsy with our Superv i sor. WO will ropoat that inl our judg mont if Mr. H. had gono to ti Supervisor of Greenvillo and given him to undorstand that nothing bu a woodon bridge would lith agree to build, instead of monkeying with the coilbiailttioni, 0110 Io fa vored, we would now havo a bridge to cross oi. I guess the brot her has forgot ten that., two or throye' woek-i was lost ill trying to com bin tho two, Yet ho says tIhero wa no( timlo lost ()n his part. H-) furl ther' Says that. ho li or It) other Initil ldid hearl that re'Plivillo h itid agureed to build a -voodoln bridge l'uitil h went hoforo 0 0t bollrd. Was inOt Imly letter writt en Iwo weeks- after. you wvent before theml and really, it wais advertised ill Gr1-eenvillo papers ait tho timlo ()f lly writing, but, I ain'It noticed it. Was L Ioi correct in sayog that Greenville. ha.d agreod to buil a w Iden bridgi I vas 4) 1 il, opjin ion that it wo h aive to h.. :-.d Vort i-4id ill our county pap s aN\ lIy N wrote as I did. If 'ir. ii. 0.1n have it bridgve built t hItI -. Il In. t wvo o r thrIo gene* rations- for n silaill milm f 44 mulleyv w y did 11'.. I.iy so laril to cotillbint 1 W t Iwe roa1ds, when.1 there is, molw trav.'tl ile either of tholl. thall mIv otht'r 1,01ad in tle comity. It Il hi) d fn ' Ceodedl. in putting them h1th iinto on(e, aniid ll iitirely ilow road aS it would havO b'On with thei i m0se travol oil it, wo fear -smile of us would hRvo boohi found sttck 111) 1 thil mud. The brotlhor Pays he nevor makos law. We would liko to know why the peoplo paid the $2 road tax if this was iot law. According to a statement made by onn of the ElIsloy toiship board, it wNas a a law, and that mado by you and the countv boaird. Ile says ho tried to havo it $1 insteaid of j2 Iut i imajority favored tho $2. No.brother don't. 11at lo)ok itw a lIaw made by youI and tho h l ord. I mean fixing the road tax at, $2. JIlo says had he succeeded inl mak ing the change 1. woutld have 11(1 the hest, ronid that I ever I iravlh d donl't. vish any better romdi tIon wo hav', es$)pecially th e ( rt. oviH rfotd tax. lie aso s aid Ithat vi v likely'. it this et h d wo ad h ', charge f the busi tIe.; w* uiu d4'~g' In lett I lica itd t, ia le hsta bitdg by Julv t t e 1~cI fow I ot t 1ill ad i ta ickn has itb 11hrlwd mcl heldonment iu ri i at r I aliad vurbtax acmerc wlas ;i gh itc orwn thylarg n th .ir. ig1. ouultwrittenhtoitoJthesupoviltor of A'hnersill aoulivey toh-1 Icuity tho brt idge I fee~ ,'uil osan hd 0th itak factndod o gave it rm alos relibe hinanllt o' Anderctyanooll tontv. m siRecived twnth Pilt)hfirks.c fTcho o rcuie boad of ahe Tior main ofu thel ta o t ng ato~l oh choamie' of tmme Carsl inigh ii ia Ind conclde to i arrang. fori a n T allan wi ityiv a i (t cig to tten the od eowail coveniona' rongte1th ando onghe i0thi is intk.ndesto Bloodi addrsh hpepleorgte city and ofJ Pl the surrondin t Lown wo atn hec Diener. .galf rates il~l oa inr t intl)cn of the sta1hatcrwd tof tPhe admrersl in thiev Cai nia aefro intarerndlaoing toanarlum Ther-i noe ha ll thecitya Inlargeiar enugh fo will crowd eu' w 'jiaosoe ar hav h' iim speakork win sitome larei o'r and J. G rw eea h estii te coin-Call thatr. ) iThe parad in thfvnngbfr 'hjpan ill'jkt1i bo atiIv. distncrtio ado.et' il l have aoiti hle mil i't ap. 1p'onreneo, 0s \oe man is expected to cary apitchfork Th armersi wh'o will atyen aro requestedI toxaii bryig, theiors w'iiiti I them.-Den Mnd eyItoglan-CllatP. Ilo N . -5,Plce'. C. iNo, Kll Scoll Co.lliutyi I)corti. Apicknson edesdy he 3n Announce ments. Cotinty Siperintem (ltit o( tinention. To tho voers of )iteir(e outay, I hor Iy aninonne1o iyxelf a i i tidhto for the 0o Ilee of, Cominty st ipSi Jili IIetimr iet t of lItluel tion)i, alIjevt to the voteIs'4 il the priinar; clection.J. Aimoszo .llaows. Comity TrC,sr.ter. To the voters of I'ikli)s cotity, I here by amunnsv myself it canlidlato for the of flee of (o .inty Treasuirier. Siihject. to tho v4 ters in the printary elections. .1. ). Cmtnwrox. DRt. T. 1). LIO-N AltD, 1)lFNTI ST. A II w4oIrk gI:rant i . t-( Wouhlbe ple ' ae t 0) v you. ( reelivillo, S. C. Oiliev m iruce &I-114. S oster's Drug Store. tur b1Iy I. Olerk's Sales, State of South Carolina, County of Pickens. In the Court of Common Pleas. P'lauters Bank, of Greenville, '.. W. ITf. Su,1tnmolv. J udginet'of Fore'closura an1d Sale. By virtue (d a judgmIleIt of 1 r(e(ure u inatle in thu above oinled cask, by lon. Janes Al d(rin, p residi;.- .iudge, on 23d n'y l ' will S(ll to th ll igh e:.aOk i hcra Iebns C. .fl. dur In,, *14h1- iIwlhne or sale, Onl h' i l n .\ V, 189(6, 19' Nin4 og decribed real es I: btt? ceta ~)in pc, parcel or piintatio' of land lying, be i1i' 'it t t ill ih Colinty of 'ickens, t:;ato aforesaid oil 'Tox MVaV 1iver in lastatou Town. ship bomi(led by lands of R. L Touias, W. J. Dufliie and oth ers, containing about seventy Iive (75) acres more or less, it be ing the same tract of land con veyed to the said IW. Hf. SuInmey by uid from Jno D. Galloway, l'er1t 1, Cash on lday of sale, purch baser to pay for palers. J. \M. STICW'\A.R, Clerk of Court. 4th April 1896. T ,1111 1KiA0N No Iu nsl n lO N v.1.k - 4 s :11 iW an.-, M iss you t un toSecur lhiain s Com :m'i so-heise th meae picked The ~actory Shoe Store. J. M. Dickson, MVang'r. rII eed shoe miaker, is with us, who r11airs; all kinds of shoes, ladies shoe0. a speociality. mieh I 07. Our Store, 205 Main Street, is N~ow Open ! pulic in L~e'ral to' inlspLct our1 stockh wi,-hi consists ofL Dry Gjoods V' woul )d espoilly calli your attet t o'u ou1 ( ur lini> (of Novulty Yo ill l hl 1(ver'ytin g thiat is kept ini a Iirst class Dry Goods storo,0j (i Pu stoc k. I t wiil be' ou r chiif im to1) givo you the latest styli's, thle host, qua11lit ies anid thse I desi ro to thank the peoplo of this el'y nt i suirrouniding counlities for thieiri lihoral paitronage and1( thia uniny fa'bvors shiownt 111 inl 4hio past anid truist, that I many be aubl to nmiko it. to thir~i initerest to share't aL po rt ion of it with mu ini the fut tre. V'ery trurily, -A' J, JONES, ATTh )1N -:Y Al TLA W, l'iekens, (. 1i., S, C, Ii * 2. in al tiatmi Iout Just t ec ivedli !~ .4:1WA' d 1101elU b Iy' I 1;:e ":a full hine of I I. !? 1 .+ ' <ti 1 A l s \l 'ii UI, (' uiSSN I [.11 , '.(5. ll.V"I('pV Ii(h for liwa as uth NOVICui~. . '(. 0 a T I ~tt ut o f:'5 slwr&(l. ie Ie .' Mn i n S. t ;e i llS. WO are opening up1) the best line c )RY GOODS), CLOTIIING, SIIOEE~ Ladies and Aen's I ats. Tinware, Glaware, Crockory, H arne'ss and IIard ware, Ever shown in Pickens. They are bought to sell, and w< ilvito youI all to come. Yours truly, 8351 AG N THE BEST ARE MADE BY And Every Variety of Fine carria es, lhe and Harness, I lardware, Paints, .) and Varnish, At tIke Greenville Coach F G W. SIRBiNE, Sup:2intendon NEW SHOE STORE MILLER & UUKS1 With a new and wecll s~elcd stock of Ladies' and Gentlemn's lFine Shoes a specialtyv. Iteceiving good( eery dlay direc"(t ftromtl the 'etoi G2i"Shoes Neat, Comtfotabie and Las tig. No. 105 N. MAIN STREET, Cre W'Agents for the W. L. D)OUGLASS Warranted NEWFU.NT Wearo making addiationsa to our (lIr immonIt~so wheni you needl now, choico gtoods, kindly drop ini and through our stock. We soll the very best goods the rnd offer themi at remarkably Closo pricos. Westfoeld and Hell Near the Couti. H~ouse. feb20t f- Gree MiIISSIES R()G WSPRING MiLLI On and aftor theo 2d of Ap pil, and will sl prot tiostItine of HATS AND BONNETS Witth past expebrionco and1( the adlvantange of' nors aill the eastern fashiions, and~ wit~h great caro inI soec confidont that tho most exacting can find what. thi( on us. All are cordially invitedl to the opening, and respectfully solicited. MSSes iRoger WHOLESALE AND RETAII apr4m61 100 Cofftra t (.. der jioa.. ot EASLEY Just arrived and Cheap. Come ;i and aeo them. *&B-Thoso who owe- me will pleas come and pay without further dela t 7 or notice. A. G. WYATT oct3 Easley, Spring C3-ood~! ARRIVING DAILY J ust opened a beautiful line of novelf DRESS COODS. in all the new coloring and desigus O9 Waist and Dress Silks Ini Persian and Dresden Effects. Trimmings Allover Irridescent Nets, Jewei Edgings and Insertions, Persiari bons, fancy littonf to match afi the other New Trimmings. D'nn fail to see these lines as you will find all the Novelties of the seasona here. NEW PERCALES AND CITEVIlOTS NEW JOINTLESS MATTING, [Get our Prives] *M'A L Dry C l'. S. STLL I ies, Car1ts, :1111 ."opr' s A vin x( -. Shhi for1.: MlY shiwk y Im -. I k iii. 11b. pa-he11d , pite1in-aches- I hos oct im . 'i.a k 11:111, pol Che l,'ertiliZ.r ) e enile*.C stioy, and us ll itii 1vile * ronilo SC St O~k dail., .,1with coutryiifors ynianckhadSt. e Klingler' hs pridziepaiiireeBck Ralto Relt Foo. Uwt Rlson Pacaelor Ralston Health Flour at ________ _ Ferguson Bros. N b 1~* ~ I l~N I - LIE 1I2. , eis''Iilre -~lO -- -lIi)vill, o r ut 11. O let over A io n &lii (1w the 1tIhho i iae0 i~ fet on al inlspecti on ofth tliSle idntwirefe tiI g stock, wo areo0le i.I'eevx(or os,8 . y watil b y calli ng o i t ~yo ~ll9 et the i~ri)O0 or - yo . rie ea l'if~.:s 11?t iy Wheras, Corrt ie .\i. Baylocki hatnodo suitll ot e grit her le i rso ainn As rat1 I81 in o t he a tl o a effc o1. . INaylock, Jnsed. T)'esrarevTerlfor to ,0* andadmon ish ll ad sngnir ih kidredand red