Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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llmelngs ol a Local am Personal Nature. -Thero was a light frost on Crow Creek on the 18th iat:t. -C. E. Ro'inson, E, went to Control on busiiness 'Tuesday. -Tho ginne ry at the oil mill start. od ill) ill full bh11ut today, (Thursday.) -- Dr. L. 0. Clayton', a prolminlit citizen of Central, wats ill towli Fri. day. -F ranik Moore, wlho lives on Codar Creek, is roported to havO typhoid fever. -Miss Josie JoggJ, of Easley, is visiting her sister, Mrs. J. N. H al lum. -Clinton J. l."organ, of Green. Ville, spont, a few ayV in Pielens ]lst week. -1r. and -Mrs. Walter White, of Aidersoii, iro spending a few days inI Poekotal. -Ed. Bronzeale left 'J uesday for WVolford college, where ho will take a business Course. S --Don't forget the reat. iillinory Opening at. the B:g Store Friday and fiaturday, Out. 2d ial 3d. -The Pickens Railroad now sell tickets from Pickens to Easl3 and from Easley to Pichens4. -Pickens bumechanltts are layitig in the largest stocks of goods they havo ever ordered for the coming fall trade. -It m'atters not which way the iarkets turn, it, is 1.ho former who farms on the hog and homiiny plan that wins. -R. II. Olureton and family have moved hero from Greenville and are occupying the house recently vacated by Prof. Dendy. -Read what John F. Harris has to say this week and call on him for good, first class goods. You will re ceive fair treatment. -Rolad the annotincement in anl other column of the Millinery Open ing at the Big Storo Friday and Sat nrday, Oct. 2d and 3d. --Dr. A. J. S. Thomas filled his regular appointment at the Baptist church at this place Sunday preach. ing two instructivo sermons. -We have on1e Second hand, on1e. horse buggy for m ilu. Been run very little. A ny reasonable price will buy it. Oruig Bros. -'rh ohioninig are nne" arrivals at tile Aiibkr Haust: Mrs. Frank Riers. Chalrleston; Miss Manlio eh wing, GIreenv ille; D. I Copelaud, 'Newberry. -The many frionds of Dr. W. T Fiehl, w , o has been coIIfi( i dto his .roomu for somne time with t he gripipe, wvill be glad to) learni that he is re <OVer'ing slowly. -Miss Lizzie Calhoun and Mr. Walter Turner joinied hauds and hearts in marriage 01n the 20th inst. Rev. JBen Moore performed tihe cere mony. All (f Pickens county. --FQR SALE: -I have a lot of; pigs reaaly foe delivery. Price four weeks old, three (dollars. Eight week oldfourdollars. ~weh~soldfou Johin Ferguson. -On the 17th instant, Mr. J1no. M. Gea r, presidlent of tihe Easley cot ton mill, bonght the first bale of cot toni fold inl EleyO this seaison fromi .Mr. Jno. C. Ellison, panying 13b ets. ---The Eiisley Grade(1d schiroI open (ed onii TIhursday1(, Sept. ]O0, with an enlroillmen~lt of over. 140 puils. There are bet'veen t wenty and thirity puplils in attendlanco from outside the dhis -Trade is beginning to boom11, arnd ii; is a good timo~ for local merchants :to let out a few tucks in the way of :advertising. A spa1ce in The H'enti moil-Journal, proltIy use.d, ne ver fails to pay. -Jlam, a Harris, who has been do inig blasting in Pickons, got his right hand severely mashed Tuesday wit~h a heavy sledge hamiimer. He was holding a drill for another pe-rsoni wvho was striking it. - Work onl the oil mill is progreso ing satisfactorily. 'The ginnery is nlearinig com leion). Whein finished it will likely be the hest quipped ginnery in the counlhty. It will have ~a cap~acity of fifty bales per day. .-Mr-s. Alice King, of Charlotte, N. C., visited the falmily of her sis ter'-in-law, Mrs. 0. W. Earlo, in Pick. ens, last naeck, and( is niow visit ing her son, Dr. H. Earle Russell, in Easley. -Mrs. Cora L. A. Stephens de sires uis to thank Ior her the people of P'iekons and vicinity for their time ly aidl, help and symnpathly during theii illness and death of her husband, John11 Stephens. -Rains wvere general in the coun ty inet week. The everlasting hills keep silent guard over this favored section of the State and frequeuntly protect us from wind andc storm. Tis wvas particularly noticenolo the past fe (lays. ---Miss A lice Fin nev- has returned1 to Atlanta after a brief visit to her father, 1). B. Finney. She was ac comipanhitd back by lPhisa8 Mande A sh. inmr who will enter the Presbiytoirian ihspital for the pulrpose (of becomning a tramied nurs.-. --Oni alccount of the meeting of the Tweolve Mile As.sociation, the oi-dina. ti mi thait was to have taken placii at Mt. Car-mel (on Saturday blefore the 50o0fnd Sunidaly in October isi post Ponied until some fultire tim". W. A. Christopher. --There will be an all day singing fo: the hoe-fit of the old1 peoplo at Six Mile church the first Su;:day in Octer. Eveorybody invitedl to come and birmg sonmg books and wvell filled baskcots and spend the (lay in song a erv ice. -Cards are out announcing the mnarriage oif M iss Nanioi Irene Roper, . < Easley, to Mr. Ernest Hamptoni Cr.iig, of Pickens. on Wednesday ( vemtng, Obe r 7th, 1933, at 8 .o'cl nk, at the home of the bride's rar.-.nte, Mr. and Mrs. John Roper. -J. E. Porsons has thb fever; im iany friends hope he will be up - Nio . J. J. F.inistor, of Cateccbee is sp--nding this week with her pa rent", Mr. and Mrs. R. A. llowen. --It. U. Carter, Liberty, has re ceived a lot of the celebrated "Thorn hill" wagons Which ho Will sell at tie right, price. -N. D. Taylor, photogi aphor, wil be in his studio at Pickens, in ti Carey old building, next, Tuesday and Wudlosday, Soptembor 29th and 80th, If yo-. want first class work cal WI him, and rest assured you wil get it. -Now is your chance. They musl go regnrdless of price. I still liave fow econd -haind sowing maohines left which will be sold at some price Come and got one before they are al pone. Thoy all do good sewiug. W. 11. Johnson, Pickens, S. C. -Auditor E. F. Keith has complo. ted his returns of taxable property in the couity. Tie property returns amount to $2,292.141; polls, 2,994 'Th is does not include additionals sinco February 20. For 1902, thc total property returned was $2,105, 344; polls, 2,580. -Mr. J. W. Hunt, of Mt. Carmel section, is ill. lie is a vtterai of th< civil war aid did four years of good service for his country. He has been a good citizen and a hard worker. Ho is now about 70 years t age. We hope he may recover and live many years yet. --Jas. It. Powers, son of J. T. Powers, of the Keowee side, has graduated in the business course at Converse College, atid has como home. He loft last weelk in company with J. B. Hill and son Ross, fur At. lant.a, on a pleasure trip. On their return young Hill and Powers will attend college inl bpartanburg. -News reached here Saturday af ternloon of the suicide of Robert Jones, who lived in the upper part of the couity in the Dacusville section. The suicide was efceted by laudanum, the seem1)ingly favorite loath dealing drug of those bent upon self-destruction. No cause is assigned for the act. A Iriw years ago the deceased married the daughter of Air. J D. M. Keith, one of the best citiz.-ns of the Oulen oy section of the county. -This paper is published to dis. Sellillato the news, and we canl only give the news whenever we learn of it. We want to give you value re ceived for your money and all the nlows we can, so will appreciate very m1uch any itemDs you will senid ue. While they may not be news to you, rellember that oti-ra will apprecilte reading them. Just send us the skeletoi on t postal card and we can put the clothes on it. tf. -Thirty would-le teachers pro Pented themselvos before the county boord of edutication Friday for c.xami nation. T1here were twety-five wvhit.es and live blacks. The number of y-oung men01 was the largest, in some1 1time. The need for miore men tenebers is urgent iln this county. The suplply is short and1( there ar~e schools in thle county that are closedi for lack of compeet male teachers. There are some communities that em1ploy only 1male1 teachers. --Uuiless somle unfdorseeni acciden t, or rush of wvork prevents, the papers are put in tihe Pickens postoffico on WVedn eday afternoons, and le ave here on) T1hursday morning, so that our suibs-cribers should receive their pa pers~ not later thani Friday. If you (10 not receive y'our paper on) time, or et aill, please notify this office atnd we will look into the matter and1( see wherec the trouble lies. tf. --Mr. IR. Y. Hlellams soldi his splendid farm this wveek to Williami N. HIughes0 andi hits soni, Thomas .2 Hugbes, of Looper, Pickens counlty. The farm is located on the Cedar Lane road, five miles from the ciy and contains 108 aicres of land, with one of the handlsomnest residences in the cunlty and out buildings (If the best kind. The price paid was $9,000, caish, and the Messrs. Hlughes have secured a bargain. Mr. T1. T. Hughes will move to this farm between now and Christm'as.- Greenville Moun. taineer. Fromi Bethlehem Ridge. Mr. Editor: As I haven't seen anything from this burg lately, Il try andi give you a few (lots. Health ill our sectioni was never better. Fodder pulling is about over, and now it is pick cotton and peas, anld I s( e some of the farmers are sowing oats. Mr. and Mrs. C. T.1. Hughes vIsited friends and relatives in Lauren~s county recently. Mesdamnes R. M. Newton and Lula M~ar tin, and Miss CJatharino MIartin, of Pendleton, visited the family of M. WV. Newvton last week. M'drs. M. W. Newton has returned flroml a pleasant visit to her sister, M r-s. WV. A.1loggs, of Calhoun. Ike Hamby and children, of Green. ville, visited his brother-in-la N, John Vaughin, Saturday and Sunday. Our school, taught by Misses Obui Major and Luhti Glazener, closed the 11th inst. Th'iey are fine tenehere and were loved b~y all. Miss Olga left for her home this week. She will be missed here. R1ev. 0. M. Ahney tillcd his rego lar apin~i)tmen~t at Ulethilehetm last Siunday. A large audience was pres ont. lHe preached a historical ser mon on Methodism, wich was rca interesting. Our Sunday school is very goodi. "WVe Two." Card of Thanks. To all who rendIered1 anly taitnci during the recent and fatal illness o my beloved wife, I tender my sin cerest thanks and commnend you t< the Giver of all good, and prany tha He will reward you in this and thu world to come. .P. P. McDaniel. Card of Thanks. We desire to express our siuncer, and heartfelt thanks to the good pec ple of the town and surrounding country for their kindness rondere< during the sickaess atnd death o Mrs. P. P. McDa~iich: May the L~on 'abundantly bless and reward them J. 11 0 MnnmnieI anul Fnmily. Death of Mrs. P. P. McDaniel. On Wednesday tuorning, 231 i ist, at 7 a. in at the residence of boriff J. II. 0. McDaniel, in Pickens, the happy.and glorifled spirit of Mra. May O'Dell, the beloved wife of Preston P. McDatniel broke tho vrison bars of life and winged her flight to the realms of joys on high. Mrs. 1JcDainiol was tho second daughter of Ex-Senator W. T. O'Dell of this county, and was In the twenty third year of her .life. Two years ago she waa converted and joined tho Baptist church at Liberty, and since that time she has lived a happy, de voted christian life. Last April slio was happily mar ried to Mr. McDaniel, and since that time she has lived in Pickens where she has endoared herself to our poo le. For some weeks of her short, appy married life, Rho showed her true womanhoood by her devotion to her wounded husband who had been seriously hurt in tho discharge of his dty ats un oflicor of the law. She( Wiai always of a bright and cheerful disposition, carrying sun shine and gladness in imlanyi homes How we shall miss her smiling faceI and cheerful words. Wednosday afternoon hor body was laid away in the ol1 Clayton grave yard, ivo miles southwest of Pickons, in the presenco of anl iimieni)s conl. course of friends and relatives. The funeral services were conducted by Rev. D. W. Hiott, of Easley. We cannot understand whv our Heavenly Father has taken our dear young sister away from us so soon in life, and left the crushed anid bleed ing hearts of father, mother, eitters and brothers, and especially the young husband, whose life seemed wrapped up in her lifo. May the God of all graco comfort the hearts ot the boreaved. Hr Pastor. News From Calhoun. Children's Day exercises were ob. served in our Sunday school last Sun day night. The recitations by the children were unusually good. Prof. D. W. Daniel, of Clemson College gave an address which was especially interesting. The remarks mad by our able Superintendent, Mr. Dillard, were very al)propriate fur the occa sion and were enjoyed by all. A very large crowd was in attendancu which was highly gratifying to the members of the Sabbath school. Miss Helen Comstock, the pretty and intelligent daughter of Mrs. 'k H. Comstock,-left some time ago for New Haven, Conn., where she will attend school the coming sesion. R. B. Cochran-visitcd in the Fair view s etion one (liay last week. Mrs. J. E. Lebby and daughter, MisS Mattie, are visiting friends here DOW. lisseR Hunter and Snie Palhuer, of Pelzer, are visiting their aunt, Mrs. O-ear Harris, this week Miss Graco Routh viited rebi.tives hero last week. She left oin Wodnies day for Asheville where she will eutur college. Miss Pearl Bogge visitedl relatives at Pendleton last week. *Mirs. 0. R. Doyle and Miss Clara Hairris spent two days with the form-n er's parents at Goncross. Henry Todd, a pop~ular business man fromii Columbia, visitedi thbo faim ily of 0. Harris recently. Miss May (Cherry, of 8eneca, visit. ed at Mrts. Doyle's one day last week Dr. W. R. Doyle was her., on buii ness Saturday, lMiss Lena Monres wais a charing~' visitor to our town recen tly. Lee and Walter Cochran spent Sunuday with friends ini the Long Dranch section. Sunday sc-hool every Sunday mor-n ng at 10 o'clock protopily'. Ever body' invited and urged to attend. Liberty Locals, Liberty, S. C., P'ep. 21, 1903. A Methodist protracted maeetiing has just closed; wasL coinducted by R1ev. Yarbaugh, a traveling evangel. ist. Tihore were several adlditions to the church anid a great revival. R.ev. Yarbaugh preached two sermons on the streets for benefit of thos'e who could not leave their business to at. tcud service at church. Dr. Claytoni prea~che~d Sundicay afternoon. Liberty has been wonderfully blessed with pr-each ing. Comnmenc ing second Sunday in July3 there has been preaching hero about forty days; two and sometimes three sermaonsi each day, or about eighy sermuoins and about sixty five members aidded to the different churches, to say noth ing of the colored people who have iun protracted meetings all suminer hereaboat. John JRanikin has finished rolling his store hou'e and1( iP now located where the Hollingcworth old livery stable lately stoodi. Material is being placed for T. N. Huinter's brick store. Newv wvarehouse uinder way at the cotton mill. 8. D. Stewart and wife are visiting their son, S. C. Stewart, at Pittsburg, Pa. P. A. Greer has resigned the do. pot agency hero. Clande Hutchins, of Charleston Citadel academy has just olosed1 the public term of school at Flat Rock school house, lie gives promise of making his influence felt no a teacher in the niear future. Hie returns to the Citadel in) a few days where he has to attend aniothier yeair. Rose O'Dell, of R1. F" D. No. 3, ie ports a treat to a fine mess of straw. berriesa from U. P. IKelley, one of his patrons near Twelve Mile river' ir . Kelley says lie has had strawberry pie occasionally for some time. Frost reported last week in low 1)1aces. J. D. Smith has about three acr-, R in tomatoea andl has already p~ut upj over 7,000 cans. Beats cotton 0. Bridge to Repair. I will 1)e at the Jewell bridge, on Twelve Mile river, near Calhoun, on Saturday, Oct. 8(d, at 11 a. mn., for theopurpose of letting to the lowest b(dde the repairing of said bridge. A. 1B. Talley, County Commnissi~ner. Alien's Foot-Es. IL rests the feet Jures, k tda.fee. A t all drumggis and shu )Io& creH Big Reduction Sale Dry Goods, Notions, Shoes, Pants, Overalls, Buggies, Wagons, Barness, Saddles, Blankets, Laprobes - And All Kinds Of - HiARDWARE, TINWARE, S1%APLE AND FANCY CROCERIES. My buyer wvill leave for New York about Aug. 28th to buy one of the most Complete lines of Goneral Merchalndise ever kept in this country and will be sold at the r ight pIrice. .1 AM ACLENT FOR 'I'H CELEBIRA'TED LANO MOWERS aid RAKES. 'Ilhey are the most simlple inl con.. structioi and lighest running and most lasting mowers ever maide. '~.*~ ' ,cCOM V1~A M~ W L M ABOUT THEM11S tR. C. CarterMERCHANT, CASH EC A s u~ te r-,;,iber~zy, S. C. GradMilLe ry Opening A/r %_npE Heath=Bruce=1orrow Company Friday & Saturday Oct. 2nd & 3rd. $ Don't fail to atteid. A grand display of Hats and $ Dress Goods. 'The largest and most varied selec 0 tion we have ever men and the prices are right. Watch this space for add. Cures Grip T0 Cr a In Two Days. Take 0ative E'4XuO r . RR IleTabilets. Ont every Seven Million boxes sold in past: 12 months. This SigLature, *% v-A 7 -w box. 25c. 00ts Fr m Equnhty. ] lte lenie Johua IAc Uice, Phrg C mpny you cnuse thema as you see best. -"-.. ... m ... Saillie Kellecy, of thii.s. phice, bu.t week.I. 0UR-im .M ina Do'.h' Jev: , 0l' I Iope~ we visiteud her cousin, Mi - Wi'l i Kehov.r ill ieiitl4t. an lElIena (dh.ici~., of Au.nn t~' s guaranteed to cure CORNS for We 0\ n ow iir a int o anai y 1 l flui~.tt~ Sbbt ~~uh1i' Ih ickenis Drug Com-ipany. Thel babty of Mcr. anti ' .i. 11. ('. Poorn 111 hal beej<iite sich 1:11 i prove~d. I--- - WXish, you ain yc uri te.i'elet imp able t (0care in al its stai es anl t l:ot ;..sd tutionail dIisease. ru cinire.- a conif/t nii s*.- 4 a! treatmeut. [ball s ( l arri (ti r t is tlt en inti-rnailly, noting dlirecLy upon)0 theilo i n~i mudiiuc'tns surfaices of theursotCi ie pic e 3 stemi, Iteeb itiroy~ji th fruindia--/ te let evs n aet , tion of t he (<lisease, anil giin ig Itiw pn. tierst r0trengthl by bluiling~ up~ ihe en/ So Cetos r .befud stituton and assiM ing seituretV in doing i v n .1tht\akn much01 faith inlII its urtive! I~Owesht they offe'r Owi HI iiniti t I)clars for ni y hlrn Sh e h anuy cUaso that it, fa tls to cur1e. Seu in orn list of testtimlonlials. - iefml. Frwaee Address, F. J1. Chlenlev & C2o ,/ roeyoma Toleido, 0O.lir he Sold bty all I rnuagists, Tic./ WChetemadtte 'r / Haull's Farniily P'ila are' the best. / lw s If constipateul or li outs, eat! focr T'a../~/ m~oni's Pilla andi bet erli n ourt cilerlw give C treatnienit 25 (10ses 250. PickensI Dr ug Co. Tae 'l's Ocire a ('old It On U lh)-Iiy'ES O IlUE TaoLaxative Biraio Qiuinine 'I'alets. I{EYI~E .0 All drnggists reftundt thle riorney it' it ft iis \ \ \ \ ~ . to ctur., E. WN. (Orove's signatlire is onl each btox. 25c. Manu~y Seiaool (lildren a ell 1t 1ily. MoilierUracy's Sweet i'ciwetrs for t'h ib it, ied by Md(othe Gray. 8141 rr e iti ('htiht ren's Ilomei Newiu York, Ureak iir> cd I'o i la - citur,. luret i.' - .. 7 . *--... .- . ._______________ yerishnss t ies c hI e ec. Sloeh i it ubles. Tleul h- ~ --------- i~gIix a isorders, candi ei'strcov Wormi .\ti ii al drug To hothlerR Inc Ticn nt. Will gileiciclilcrlc! imm lelc' e!illeini iri' lletic l'i. ctc l:etcM irAother Shipment sweet l'ccwdecrs df or Childr hel elentatecelntIlns'toariethswek as cstoechcc , cccl onith lie mic't ing j cc 'iekly cibt ctaos; and e al cti y. .\ccicc < -rttain ..u e itu noro m - rrcce' t cltho t c hi l' eorr ~1 ~ 1'~ecccet!3 c tM "Pieet jueri iQ WociVd t e t~itcoula . SHOUT FROM EVERY HUUSE-TOP Friue tvs ukIo esa~ with tho strength <r f nnillosa voiees r. King'sWeAeFxdorYu NewDiscoveryomanseu. I ...... Pn umont,Ar . aei i :.reni __ _______ MONEY BACK tF IT PAIL.U. ~ -- Price 600 tndeIb0stTnewlesttand latest--/ SoCraionsar;t b fun.. Hevyad ieh Wlin. I'alk About Your "Mill d es" and'ou "Wreck W st'" but they are not "in It" with our "Knock Down", "Drag Out" Clearance Sale for the MONTH OF AUCUST, , Big lot of Dry Goods, Clothing, Shoes, lIats and eits Furn ishig Goods to go at an( and below Now York coat. Over 800 pairs of metns and boys pants all sizes and colors to go at'-plices never be fore heard of in the tate of Pickens. Big lot of Clothing, conio and select your suit rame the price and take it. This is no fairy tale but plain facts we are talking. We would rather have cost for every suit in the house than to the timo and troublo to muove and reariange them in our now storo. We lopo to be in our new -1uartors by Sept. 1, and we contem. platO bilying the largest stock of (lenoral Merchandier, consisting of Clot hing, Dry Goods, Shoes, Hats, Gents Furnishimgs, Grocorlos, Hard will'o Furnituro, Buggie-s and Wagons ever brought to this part of the coutntry. We will convert our old store into a wpgon and Buggy and I urniture Depository and by Sept 15th we will be prepared to show you a complete and well selectod stock. Have just ordered a oar of Mitchell & Lewis wagons which are the best on the market. Remember: For the next 30 days we will offer some of the greatest bargaiins ever offered in Pickons. Folger & Thornley Clothing, Hats, Shoes and Gents Furnishing A Specialty. P W. T. MFAL, J. MoD. BRUCE, President. Cashior. SPICKENS BANK, OF PICKENS, S. C. CAPITAL, - - $ 20,500.00. PROF'TS, - - $ 10,312.09. DEPOSITS, - - $100,055.29, Interest paid on time Deposits. Careful Management. Liberal Treatment to all it's Customers. WE MAKE A SPECIALTY OF SMALL LOANS TO FARMERS. .1. E. IIAGOOD, ,1, . (lic. y. J. E. OGGS w. M. IIAGOOI, ,w. W T. Mc"A Li,, T'. N. HiUNTER 0I. A. RICHlEY, J. T. STEwI A IT, .. Me. HidfE. oo .. STall. OR the last two months we have hardly had time to get a longq breath -4 trying to handle so many chickens and we w"ish to say to the pouhrty raisers for their good and ours to stop selling' - your chickens so small as they are not wvan ted anywhere at any price. Large chickens wvill bring a much better prFice and arec al ways wanted. Hiens are in good demand. We want all the eggs we can get and wvill One-Price Cash Store WV. Tr. McF"ALL, J. S. W ILSON, p'. E. B3RUCE. PrIesjdent. vice-Pres. Sec. & Tlreas 4The Pickens Oil IMill Company, ? -DEALERS IN t'aCotton Seed Meal, Hualls, Oil and Linters~ Ginning Cotton A Specialty. Capacity 510 hales Pe~r Day. R. H. CURETON, Mgr. \Ve want to buy all the seed you have and wvill pay top of the market for them. A first-class ginnery. Capacity 50 bales per day. Satisfactory turnout and a fmne sample is our guarantee. As soon ae the season opens we will have p~lenlty of meal and hulls for sale. We will be readly to gin your first bale~ as well as your last one. WANTED) AT ONCE-500 cords of 4 foot pine wood. Help us to make a success of this enterprise by givmng us your patronage and we wvill a surte you "good measure and running over." The Pickens Oil Mill Co. IYou Will Be Sorry... II you don't buy the best and you witll always buy the best if you tiade at my stoic. A nice clean stock of GENERAL MERCH AND)ISE con sisting of Dr'y (Goods, Notions, Shoes, HItIZs, (Groeies and a lot of other things. See my line of ..SH OES.. before you buy. I carry one of the best lines of shoessin town. Biring your produce and come to see me. R. R. ROARK.