Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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01 0 ~thrad 48o d z 2 doz. * Pitans Methodist nday, evening at 7:80 at Tweve Milo Moth the fifth Syliday at --A lucal woather profit says this is going to bo a good fruit year. We hopo so. ---Can't 'm Sne 8tir lip the cot ton ainn:l;oL and 1,pt n brig hbtr lol on mieind n d hnrg? -You have juist on imor- mn mti ill whicl to imake ou tax V0U- a oh Countiy Aliit >r; D mn't put i. V tooI long. --The early gardeur is gei)"og anxious to go to work, ntw if the weathor will parnlit ho will oon be at it. Do not delay but go at onco t) R. 0. (Carcer's great removal sale for goods vill not hist log at his pricos. 1Z, -ad li! now ad. - 4g amd hominy may niot sonnd i kstidious t. rin, but it is better i the farmr thau Iore cOtton at. 5 cents i pound. _-The11 mother of Sheritl and Robt. .lrown Wqs buried at, tle famtuilyl celm tery last second Sunday. Sho was) 83 years old and a devoted member of the Methodist church. -If you don't bAltove a country editor has a tough life, take his place alout on nonth and try it; then you will say he earns every dollar that is owinggthim. 4 -Rpresentativo Aiken, of Souith Carolina, has introducta a bill ap propriating $1.000 for a mitonumont over the grave of Glen. Andrcw Pick ens, who is boried in Anderson Con . S. C. -All farmers interested in the cotton groweris conventioa will moot at the court house Sattiurday Jaun ry' 28 at 2 p. m. to organizo the twn)siP. J. T. Looper. sley McCollum, gced 69, at Tabor last Saturday. years hA was a g-ent suf wa~s a1 cniisitent memuiber .ethodist ehurch. CIostO ato says thors were five -persons lynched in South Carolhna during 1904 and1( onily two ex'cuted according to laiw. Two of the five were lynched for muidior, one0 of them being a white mau. -~--Vaccination is m0 prolgress mi some0 of our sistor to\ws. Small pfx is ll over' 11he countr and111( people who have not clroady been vaccinaL ,te-d should be ait OniCO uad thus be xompt fro im this dIroalled disaso. -The1u reports of the solicitors of the Sitat'i show [lhat [hero wero only 17~5 hiomiciids inl S uthI Carolina in 1904 ag ist2:2 in 19103. Th'le ~st circuit haid 23i, the '2nd 4 I, tho 3rd 15 the 4th 14, tho 5th HI, the 6th '26, 'the 7th 16, the 8th 26. - G. C. MicMakin, of Wollford, re conitly killed a hog 20 mnontha old which weighed 800 poundr. lit was the litiest purker t.o its ago over raised in this sectim. 'Ihe hog was of tho Bet kshir-e anud Polanid-Chjina breed. -Spartanburg HerVald. -We trust our subscribers will realizo the necessity and the~ impor tinco of paying the RumialIll amounts they owe us. WVe mtust haiio moneiiy to meet our obligations, and the only way we have of raising, it is from those wh'o o wo us. .tho amounti each one0 owe' is sumill buit lin thae ag gregate is a considerato sumn to us. -At Uion01 a row d1ays1 ago a mnost unusual accident occured whleni a horse loosed from his stable and made frisky by the coht weathe.: ini kicking u[p around tho lot, struck a cowv in the foreod, breakinag its horn, crushing in its skunl and kill ing it instantly. -Rduce cotton acreageoh ne fourth work oneo fourth harder and( withi twice tho intelligouco as last year and u e will he nto caIu~so for long faces l e south. The South needs plou I - provisionis, bacon, b'eef, corn, em.).; hay and potatoes, and tont cenit cottoui. In lie meant[ine, bold cot ton, --A dispatch from Charleston says. The highest price that has been paid for sea-island cotton was recently paid for 700 bales from "Bleak Hall plantation" of Colonel Tlownlsond1 of Edkisto Island --75 cents a pound. * the cotton is pronouinced to b)0 the * Afluent which is grown. 1t wIll [)e 1shipp M to Franuce td bei maniufaio. j ured ino thinest laces. ore is a puzzle that' puzzles # ody: Tako the number of yOOr' living brothers, double the amount, add to it three, multiply by live, add to it the number of living sisters, multiply by ten and add the number of deaths of brothers and sisters and subtraot 150 froen the re suit. The right number will be the number of deaths, the middle will be the number of living sisters and the left will be eumber of living brothers. Try it and see. - -In the grand jur'ys prescut. ment to Judge Townsend, at Beau fort; last week, at tention was called to the fact that a number of dealers ii, pistol cartridges had failed to pay tho annual license of $25.00 which fauluro had been going on for some timo. It was alleged during the die ussioin of the matter that tho dealers in mainy other counties of the State have beeni habitually fai!ing to pay his sp-cial cartridge license, and it as uggosted that some of the re cently-orgauized law and order lea gues look the matter up. -The following is a summary f the resolution offered b y the execu tivo committee at the last meeting of the County Farmers' Union at And erson tnd adopted: Resolvcd: "That as i; is apparent that there will be a small surplus of the 1904 cotton crop unslu when 19Q5 crop begins to be marketed, thereby causing the price of both crops to remain below the cost of production and in order to avoid such calamity to the cotton growers and consequently to all other Iutineis in the cotton growing 8tates it is the opinion of this union that it is necessary to reduce both acreage and fertilizer bill at 25 per cent, and that no fertilizers should be purchas ed under 30 days, or until a corres pondling reduction be had in the price of fertilizeis, which we are con tident the fertilizer manufactures will give." Locals trom Kings. We are pleased to note the great improvements made in the Sentinel Journal and are especially apprecia tive of your kindness in giving us farmers a page. Brother farmers we should make this page the brightest page in the paper. We are awaro of the fNct that Pickens county hae some of the best farmers in the state. Give us your experience, speak up brother farmers and let the world know that we are worthy of our noble calling. We feed and clothe the world. Spring will soon be here, which means activity in farm work. Give us your modes of preparation, fertili zartion, planting und culti vation, with hints a-' any labor saving methods you pracice. Wmn. Boldwyn and family, late of Oconee, have pairchased the Normis farm on Six Mile, and moved thereto. We welcome these estimable people in our midst. Wmn. McJuinkin, an employee at the shingle mill of Coat Steward, has a badly maugled hand, the result of coining in contact wvith the saw. R1ev. WV. F. Strickland preached an able and instructive sermon at 01(1 Pickens on the 3d Sabbath, after wvhich the commiunion of the Lord's su pper was administered, rand three of Mr. and Mrs. WV. P. Dixon's child ren were christened. Misses Bessie and L'"ie Smith, two of Cateechee's charming young ladies, are viniting the family of T. Ii. Steward. Owing to the inaccessible location of the present school house, the trus tees anid the patrons of King's dis trict have unanimously agreed on a new' site. The new site is on the p ublic highway near F. C. Stewarts. Shoy propose to erent a modern school house, W. T. Lrnd having the contract for same. Jess Hill, a respectable colored man, who livod on the plantation of Capt. Jas. W. Lawrence, died of con sumption one (lay last week. He leaves ma aged mother, who at onme timie was the servant of the late Jno. C. Calhoun. The modern residence of Capt. N. Rt. Kennemore is nearing completion. W lhen completed this will be one of the handsomest rural residences in the county. The cottage of T. 3. Rlamsay is nearing completion. F. 0. Steward, our enterprising merchant, is somewhat indisposed at thip writing. . R1ev. Thos. Kelly, formerly a resi dent on the Morgan place on Keowee, has moved to Newry. Fred Holliday and bride will soor occupy their cottage. Miss Berthia ,Lawrence, who is at tending school at Seneca visited bei parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jas. M. Law rence, ON Satturday. - She was accom panied by her. cousin, Mips Stellt Fals. m[I.- Htlr. . EASLEY NEWS FURNISHED BY "JOSEPHUS," OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT. Pencil Piotures Prettily Protrayed for the Publio. Easloy, Jan. 24.-n Ile journalis. tic floid Unclo Zeko i. thoroughly at home, and doesn't ask odds of any oue; but wben ho crosses over into the agricultural domain he is clearly guilty of trespass. His recent article on "farming" recalls an anecdote re lated of one Schenoaky, a Polo, and i "'poot and shoomaker" of'no incas reputation. A more sober, quiet, and punctilious follow to -business wati rarely over seen. Early and late, week in and week out, Schonoeky was to be found at his bench--peg ging away. Peoplo began to wonder ask him, aind admire aliko his profes. aional skill and patient industry. But at longth the drudgery of routine work became monotonous with him, and he decided one fine morning to lock up shop and go out and recreato. Filling himself full of whiskey, he birod a first class "rig" at the livery stables, and started out. One vicious slash with the whip did the "busi. ness." Thli horso ran away, threw Schenosky out, and tore the buggy literally to pieces. When picked up by Pympathetic friends ho said by way of apology: "Clintlemens, I ish no puggy driver, but I ish one poot and shoo makor, to hell and back, by damul" Unclo Zeke is no farmer, but hoi i a journalist and a -gentleman, just the aamo. The Anderson-Roehr Recital Com pany gave quite an enjoyable enter. tainment in the auditorium h6re laut Saturday. It was largely att. aded; quite a number coming down from Pickens, as well as from other points out of town. The Old Soldiers reunion, held hero last week, was quite a notable success, The addresses of welcome by Judge T. Lathem, Col. Bowen and the Rov. Mr. Mathoson, wore much enjoyed and widely commented upon. They gave warm assurances of the appreciation in which the old voter ans are hold, and woro el.xquent tributes to their valot. Tho dinuer, served to them by the ladies in the Masonic and K. of P. hall, was a banquot long to be remembered. Somewhere in twenty Crosses-of Ihonor were distributed among the old followers of t'he Lost Cause. Messrs. V. P. Randolph & Co., Cotton, Stockis and Grain, have coni nected their private wire wvith an of fiee over the post office on main street, and have opened a brokerage busi ness under the dir ection of Mr. E. A W ood, correspondent. Mr. Wood is a most excelleant young gentleman possessing intimate knowledgo of commercial business. Wesley McColhum, 69 years old, and a Confederato veteran, died at huis home near here last Thursday night, and was buried at Tablo Rock, Paralysis was the cause of his death. Quito a number of our citizona5 are on the sick list, with the grip, and Mr. B. C. Jlohnson, and Mr. WV. A. Mauldin, are confianed to their homes, under treatinent of Dr. Wyatt. Mr-. A. J. Welohborn is also reported as quite sick. Mr. John Craig, whlo has beeni indisp)osed for some days, we are glad to state, is conivalescont. The Muses Griffin, Julia and Ada, left hero last Saturday for Greenville, where, it is said, they will miako their future home. The room being fitted upj for the occupancy of thei~ Easloy Loan and Trust Co., is about comiple. The lixtur-es arc of theo moat select chair actor, and are strictly motderni anid up-to-date. Thoe work is being done, by Mr. George Muller, of Atlanta, and in ill coat, approximately, about seven hund~ted (dollarsi. The bank, when domicilled in its now quarters, will be among the most elegant in the State. The "Horse Swapper's Convention." of which J. T. Lathomn is President, and J. B. Jameson, secretary, is billed to meet here the 26th, 27th and 28th inst. Bring down your "plugs" and exchange them for local thorough. breds, of ap~proved registered peCdi gree. -.Josephus. Savoat rromx a Terrible IDeath. The family of Mrs. M. L. IBobbitt of Bar-gerton, .l'nn., saw her dyin g and wore powerless to help hear. Tho most skille(d hys'icianis iand ever-y remedy used, failed, while consRumptionl was slowvly but surely taking liar life. In this terrible hour Dr. King's New D)is covery for consumiption turned despair into joy. Thflir st bottle brought imn medaiato relief and its continued us5ocom plotely (ured1 her. [t,'i tihe most ce-rtaini aturi- ini L~bO wor-ld for all throat and lung troulos. Gn uaranteed blottles 50c and s1.00. Tria' bottles free at Piokens Drag Ce. Trecsspass Notice. All piersioni are hereby warned not to hunt, ilsih, sot onl l ire, cut tiamber, make roads, tt'avol over, or in nnywV.ey trespassa on any of our landR, unde(tr penalty of the law. -JOHN E. 200, 118 4t COR A L lROGOS For Tbi Whatever prescribes c what we es to supply so well t known as HIEADQI F ALL SICK R PICKENS J. N. Hallum, Pl1 If We Please You, Tel BUSINESS LOCALS. ---Don't fail to attend the great closing out sale at Carter's, Liberty. We are solo agents for I1arrison's Town and Country Paints. Folier & Thornlhy. -If you want bargains dont fail to attend R. C. Cartor's cloming out Salo. -Old newspapers, suitabo' for wrapping purposes, for salo at, this oflico r.t 2c the pound. -R. C. Carter is cosuing'out hi. ;tore at iberty, and is offering greart bargains. Read his new ad. Whon you paint y'our housn nia the best, paint-Hrrison'sI Town anc Country Paints. Folger & Thoruley, .\gt. My Btoek of buggies, WiigOnl6 hat ness, and impljlements of varioui kinds for prep)aring your land, is to< largo, anid I will slaughter lprices to: cash until this stock is roduced. 46t T. M. Lowery, Seneca, S. C. For Sale--80 acres well tuiberec land oight miles north of Eausley in Dacusyille T1ownship. U. W Taylor, Greenville, S. C. Sixty head of mules and horses any kind you want. All broke am teady to work. Will make pr ices t< cash buyers that will make the, sale Come this week if you want choice o bargains. T. 11. Lowery, 4t Sentecai, S. C, GZTflTION. By J1. B3. Newberry Esquire, P'rolb ,Judgo. W 11 ERIIE A S, J. 8. Sizeotl1( made suit to me to grant hini Letters of Administrationt of the Estate, of aind eff'ctr of William Siz: more, d' ceased. Tin WI AulS TH'ERRFOREI to cite Iand1 ad muomlsl all and1( siniguilar thue kin ire. I a nd creditors of theo said Williamn 'iz -an1)re, deceaselHd, th1at they~' be and1,j~it a p11 befre mie, inI the ( out fof Pr'tobate, to iho hi ait PickonsH tourt Ilouset, S. C., oni the~i 2ind daiy of Feb,, 1905, after publicat ion here'of, at. 11 o'clock( in thet forenoon, lii sh ew eause, if any they have, "4y fhe said Admninistration sihonid not be grant. ed. (iv ls iunde'r my haniid and reali, this 16lt diy of Jan11., I190~>, in the 129th yeni of our1 Independen~tco. J. B. Nowhery, J1. P. P. C. Citation. STATE 01OF30SO rH CAROLINA, County of Piens. By J. B. Nowbory, Esquire, Probata Whereas, 3. E. Parsons' mode suit to me toj grant him Letters of Ad minisijtratuin of tho Estato of and of fcts of F. (I. Parsons, decensed, witi theo will atnnoxed. T'hese are theorefoV6 to bite and1 ad monish all arnd Rhig}ular the kindre<i and creditors of the said F?. C. P~u pea batu., Ht 190 : o'clock in the forenoon, to sheow cans if any they havo, why the imald A] ministration should not ho grantedu Given under my hand and sal this 10 day of Jan. 1905, in tho 12' year of our independence. J. B. Now bery, J. P. P. C. Ren ao*h Kind o aeAwy Boug the doctor v suggest's is poeillytry andC succeed hat we are JARTE RS D)OM GOODS. DR{UU CO. g,, Prescriptionist. I Others; ii No tel us. GOOD POTATOES 0 BRING FANCY PRI2CCs TIo grow a 1a-rge crop of riood potatoesa, the Tull itueq, mnelons, cab a t ip: t ttuce -n1 f aat, 01til a s rea ra e quanti ties of PotaZan (rom tlc soil. Supplly Patash liberally lay tl, ise of fertilizers aining not /ass thnan 10) pe cent. aacit:aI l'rtaat. It.aand inore profitable yjLiz are :rre to a ur pamaphleta are not advecrtising t'rcubirs 4 hnaomimai vpet iial fet ilizer2, bu t i.a! v - a b t le itnforma:.an t;, I.t rer. bfat f re. tor t..c I skng rite nowv. a~an.GE RMAN !ZA1.1 Twn: i New York-93 Namsau :.t aet, or 4Ainna, Ga--./ .1h 1: ! use Ohmial in' ttl fotn id a; iou. Tubi s 2for(. itaig gioa in t haaa l)'.yl~ah latn '; I hiatv hiver tried ait. I li use unm~ aa~y al ianta remuediea;. I t etaly HIt~I~y-onet yeaIrs~ or ago antd ha 1-uaffea :i great. deal2 fromi iid igest i.. 1 eau a at n~anIiattt an ythintg I wpalit 1no (t) o W.Emory, Rloch !!ilis, Al Fo s 'alo lby Preckons Drug Cjo. Earha Draug Store. An old1( TIimue Riemediy. kIrray's 1 lorehoni ii 011( )i and Tijl' has1 it it, t he puretst of dru:gsa, aill gr a ipaen ts. 1, is4 a comaalitiona Jputa togelbeaar thaat, it curat; a cough1 rig (all. Nathainag i-a be'licr for babiaes. It aot re('llaiable3 eurot loe aill (casesa all ha11ve i. rlad y. C~osts oly 250 a hei te- la ra large bo l tes--regulna)r 50ea saia I~tHanwmber to astk for "'Mlurray'a" ain taike' aa othar. Notice. TIo theaI~I) Pbiie: All pers~ons ha 1il' buinesslC~ itn tis (tlic w i basea call onl Saiturdays. I w he1 aay on01 other dlays visji aechools. Platease tak o duo notti andt MOorni yourseolvsa aiccordi ig Sincerely yours. R., T1. 11allum. Co. Suipt. Ed 1H1IN V 'ET BARBER8H0l I . st: of shop f tures, ide mnyself my wVo Easy Sh. oos an Artistic Give me1 ai Triali a,1 Isral Marshall, No Coupons (except singles unless subscription is paid it To the personl semJ the largest list c scribers accomnpar the cash, befoi-e N' 1905, we will give class [DROP-HiEAD~ t ING M'AC NE .January and 7 Aloi g all un , eiily heavy clothing,she, vi~ jackats, ts blanke lar :md woolen goodsh d e havea m 11lot (about 40) of overcoats that, C o tween now and March ist. I" PLIR, ( VEN )ICOTJNSTo If your size is in IIhe lot this is a great opportunity to get a coat at a bargain. Ans - ig trade last fall made g ietn oad(s in 0111 stockI, 1iLlt v, il ha\ve some great Valuestoofe in suits, extra coats ad 's. '"h ' eatA biv e lot of Bla iketfr at V u Nr own Price....,. We are making preParations for the largest spring stock av ever shown, and11 to make room for this stock we will f1er Ix tween 110w and \larch ist, some unheard of bargains. Jlst received a solid barbed wire and nails, also a car of flour and salt. An'ioiher car' of furniture to arrive in a few days, and also anothir Ca of 4 "Thoso ( ' M1itchell Wagons" the best w.n dn l, as everybody knows. If you wmnt 1b( paint made, we have it; Harrison I*'own and Co!n , Iuit is known to be the best. Big lot of tunntiii ure, hardware, buggies and surreys, with 'Vt py f I I . 1 10 tua v AlO'U) 1 WI ant w11e 11Y inn V'I h 01 1tock n.o Ra k9-s0 onur:O awn Ilac tlose Her. YOURS T RULY, FOLGER &' THORLY 1t5g, Shoes, IaS, 1.4 647(''i Furia lig 0,04d, at Sp cial ty. Age in s for na trison Towliiaits ( emi r:6 Iaints, Stetsona Nihoe-. Steirsula 111nt0 an114 of Pickenis. $ 6oo. Sacres within nile of Pickens. Good tenant house IIandi orchard. >500. 48 acres wfithin i all of Pickens. In high state of culti v \ation. 0 acres Within iile o)f 'Pickens. Good land and a fine , homC. hi hol boun icn acre of land. Splendid view. Surrl1ounJ(ld byv the~ b - ile. 1,0oo. * GoodI 6 rooan I. *d.. outhouses, entirely new, with 50 crsof landl, 27 C ultivation. !ust outside of theco Iorate 1imits of lPick tr ~Y~i~ Sn p. $,,00. J. D Mo.ori co u :0r u~s '0cntDpt .C W SIR T O Y \N)I ) SO rj ( TK~ \ CO l - o ( 'i.\ (RESPECT- $ .'e aml o Ms.M L. Bobi( 'Lof ,1 rgeron, enn. sa herdyin an ro oweles tohep hr. ho3os lidp hyiin an vryrmd O fald hiecnum to a ,wybt ueytaig brlf. I ro inth wrl fr llthoaoad.m ,)bI s Gurnep oto 0 n 0. Tra0ote rea ikn .'It Iit3i~yol ~4Ii4 Al T1 J~I)1A.A '. P.rhe A. ou~ tIh, Ry. ,~Ioars the 1reKy tdtYiti 1301'Alife. 0ii * io ti~ji~3) hor Dr.King' Now i gnarokturron -:ag~ fo onmhntind (oa11A .P . o l.fy