Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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flDDeDIlls V I a LOcal and Perdnal Nature -Give the preachers the glad hand and plenty of chicken. ;.00 on the bale last week. - ps, of Toccoa, ia. is visiting friends at Liberty. --Mr.4 J. L. Bolt and children are visiting her parents at Anderson. - If you have not got a sister take somebody else's sister to the ice. cream super Thursdav night. -The. W oleCreek school, district No.. 29, will b\'gin Monday, 17Lh, with Miss Josie nle as teachor. -- Misses ha aRd Maka Boggs, daughters of Cl(kk of Court A. J. Boggs, spent h9'At vetk in Greenville. -M. 0. Tng, stenographer of the tenth circtfit, accompanied by his sis. tet, are spending a while in Pickens. --See change of ad of H. Enttel Greenville's popular clothior. W hen in need of Lyood goods at closo prices give him a call. -W hen you so a farmer wearintr a broad smile that wont como off you may know that it is becauso he has held his cotton. Tho weather man is 9 little prema ture with theso heavy rains. The Baptist association does not meet for several wocks.--Daily Mail. -With a telephone in the hqpse, a buggy in the barn, a rural mail box at the gate, the problem is solved how to iteep the girls and boys on the farm. -Tho Pickens'b~oia?-Main will give an ice cream supper at the coul't honse on next Thursday 13th from 7:30 to 10 p. in. Everybody invited to como and enjoy theuzelves. -In order to avoid collission at Seneca, all trains entering the yard at that place are required t-) stop be fore reaching the depot. By doing this the train enters the railway yard at a slow speed. --Spot cotton has gone up about the I 04 mark. Now sell and pay up your debis thAt 3ou have been carry ing. Give the Cotton Association the price; had it not btiching together the - been lower. ithe 9th inst. by M. P., at his residence, S. Walker Hood to Miss Bello Duncan, all of Pickens county. After the ceremoiny the bride and groom re turnned1 to the home of Mir. Starling Hood, father of the groom, where a nico repast awiaited them. The hap py coup~le have the best wishes of their many friends. '--The Pickens base ball team wvent to Easley last Friday and dlefeated that team by the score of 2 to 1. The ganmin was called at the end of the sixth inning on accont of r'ain. Femunell pitched for Pickens and the Ea -Icy players. caine near breaking their backis stikn at his curves. Tis makes five gamnes be.tween Pick 0n8 and Esley thlis seasonu, Pickenis having wvon fontr of thiem TIhere ill be another game betwveen these teatus at Pickens next Friday. -- The other duay a good looking young lady atepped1 Into the Pickensa Drug Co's lace of business and ask. (ed how to take a dose of cator 1'oil wit hout tating it, Brandon T1avluor who has charge of the soda foun tain, thinking that the remark was direct ed to him and that the young huly waniltedl to t.'ke the oil, fooled around a lit tle while and then asked her if she wvould like a glass of Immonade. Of co'urse she would. TIhen lhe unnt. (3d to kno3w if she hitaste the cast >r oil. "'Icha ;eas, n. ' she exuhui med. "Did you put it in the lemionadttf" I Ie told her that he had. "'Oh, I wanted it for mother,'' she groaned as she began to sprint .for home which happened to be ab->t a :nile outsidte then (ity limits. - Mr. 1). P. Montgomnery, who has lheenl in Arkansas for then post two years, hauving mboved there from Ct ni tral, hans tmoved back to lisa old staimp~ing ground," ini this county. *1 from him last week a paper. chuangedl to the 'flO(, sl ates that lie is * . Iia better coOuntrY than It he -has come back to "God's 5countrI y, ihn land of the tlossed," to r'emain for good anid all. Threi no l'etter utlate than SouthI Carolina, and no liner country any. wihere than Pickens, and all wvho I enve here are nt satisfIed until they return, T1heo sooner the outside world finds ont the advantages we possess, and( come here to enjoy them, the sooner1 they3 will get rich - and be healthy and happy . Come, -Miss Oa bello Richey spent few days at Clernson last week. --Born .unto Mr. and Mrs, 8tit Porter on the 8d instant, a fine girl -Farmers should now be happy they have won the fight for 10c cut ton. -8. B. Furman of Atladta, Ga. visited at the home of J. H. Newtoi last week. ..-Go to the ice cream supper nex Thursday night and help the base ball team. They will appreciate it. ..-J. Frank Gary who lives in th( Portertown settlement, had a good mule to take Pick and die last week. --Misses Lillian and Elliot Aliney of Columbia, are on a visit to thei brother, Rev. 0. M. Abney of Pick ens. -Some one has said that if ten cent cot ton had comle earlier there would have been a larger crop o June brides ---Mrs. L. A. MoCord of Liberty, spent a few days last week with Mrs. W. L. Jenkins and Mrs. D. W. Ili, ott, in Pickens. -A man can advance a thousand good arguments a1gatinst matrimony until the right woman comes aloti and marries him. -A ecirntist has invented i machine to measule love. It aeti like a thermometer and tells the tom perature of your girl. -A great many farmers have takei advantrge of the present high pricei being paid for cotton and hav< unloaded their holdings. -If a woman refuses to go awa' for a - eek's visit it isn't because sh - afraid her husband will be u.mesone but because she is afaid he won't b< . -.Wie'- ' is Sure that a w( man will make him a good wife, 1 is very sure that she could not selec a better man for a husband thai himself. -Married, on the 9th instant b, A. L. Edens, N. P., it his residetce Miss Susie Ferguson to Welborn Ei rod, all (if Pickens county. Th happy couple have the cougratula tions of their many friends for a long and useful life. -It seems to be the irony of fat< for peas to be so plentiful or in othoi worls so much cheaper than commo and the weather or season unfavora ble for planting. However it is noi yet too lato. All hands anid plowe should be put to planting peas in th( corn field and stubble us soon as th< rains permit. --Charles McAlister of. G reenvilki spent Satur'day night in Piokens on bisi way to his summer home in Ojo noe county, for a few darys rest. He owns valuable property on Oheohee and has a big boundary of valuable farming 1lands up) there that be wvould sell to a good farmer on long terms and at a low prico. --News wvas received in Pickenm Saturday, by her father, Ben P. Gif. fin, colored, announcing the death oi his daughter, Ma rtha Jane Baker', al her .bome in Waxnhatchue, TVex where sht had been living since hem marriage to Arthur Baker in PickenEm about twolve years ago. She will be remnembered l~y many of the p'p of Pickens having been raised near town. -W ~e appreciate the happeningi frm alirl over the county being seni in, und would lie glad to have a cor~ r'espondien t at eacth post oflice andi or every mail route in the county. ThiE weevw w elcome to our columni "Reader," who w'rites the news fron Pipkens Route I, and .especially of the G3riffini church and Glassy Mounm tamn section. WVe hope that "Reader' will favor us with the (lots often. -Misses Bert ha Reves oif Marion Bessie Barniet t of Neuwberrv, an May Zeigler of Orangeburg, who are attending the suimmer school nl Clemson College, spent a few dayi last wveek with their friend, Miss 01 ive Biggs Newton, in Pickens, re turning to Clemson Monday. Thea were v'ery much impmressed with the moun tain senery a'ounod P~ icenE and1( were to -y muich charmed with our town, and pied ictoed that the feo Itire held much mat erial possibilitiet for her. ---Ed and( J. Stanley Farmer wh< reside at the H~ollingsworthu home place on Twelve Milte river' have been on a two weeks visit to relatives and frienda at Murphy, N. C. Whelio they left Ilnyesville, they came baclh l.y Rabun Gap and Clayton, Ga., rid ing the distanice on (,heir wheels, and arrived in Pickens Monday evening without any Serious mishap. befalling thema except punctured tires, whici: they said wecre hard to get mended, having to go on the Iiasin from C ay ton to D~emnoresqt, GIa , before they could find a bitcycle repair r hop. TheyV harl a fine tri. 'Don't fail to note that new ad of the Pickens Drug Co. -Borri unto Maj. and Mrs. J. M Stewart on the 7th inst. a fine girl. -Born on the 6th inst. to H. W. Roper, of Pickens R F. D. No. 1, a fine boy -T. D. Harris says fruit jars, rub. bers, powders, soap--four necessary articles just about this time of the year. -Ernest Weber, of Charleston, is on a visit ta his friend Col. B- A. Ha good, at his summer home in Pick. ens. --Rev. J. M. Stewart preached an excellent sermon to a large congrega. tion at the Pickens Baptist church Sunday night. -Win J. Kelley, son of J. A. Kel ley, formerly of this county, but now of the Wolf Stake section of Oconee county, visited relatives and friends in and around t'ickens last week. -Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Valley, of Bordeaux, S. U., spent last week with her parents, Major and Mrs. J. J. Lewis. Mrs. Valley's many friends in Piciens were delighted to see her. -Rev. 0. M. Abney delivered two excellent sermons Sunday, in the morning at Pickens Methodist church and in the afternoon at Bethlehem. lie had large congregations at both lappointments. -Miss Vesta, daughter of John D. Gilstrap, of Pickens, R. F. D. No. 1, who for the past five weeks has been quite sick, was thought to be a little better this (Tuesday) morning. Dr. Bolt is waiting on her. -The recent heavy rains have don( considerable damage to crops in say oral sections of the county. G. W. Lathem who was in Pickens saturday reports the land terribly, washed in his sec i' "I d crops badly damaged. -Mr. J. 11. Charles, o'i"" Tille, was in Pickens Monday. He was on business, having appeared before Probate Judge J. B. Newbery pray. ing for letteralof administration on the estate of F. P. McAlister, deceased. -Rev. 0. U Abney will begin a series of meetings at Tabor. begin iing on the first Sabbath in August and lasting a week. B-ginning on 3 the second Sabbath he will hold a weeks meeting at Bethlehe m. He will be ass.it-ed in thOse meetings by the Rev. Mr. Yarborough. who is an) excellent preacher and wvho wvill do much to strengthen those ch'irches spiritually. - Beginning on Friday night, the 28th instant, Rev. 0. M. Abney will b~egin a series of meetings in the Pickiens Metbhodist church, lasting ten dlays. He will be assisted by the evangelhst, Rev. Thomas H. Leitch, who has been bere before and wvho has made a wounderful impress'on on our peop~le. Th'e R1ev. Leitch, will have Mr. Mlarshall with him to lead the singing. May much and lasting good be accomplished. - Bethlehem ridge is sure coming to the front. All of the farms in that section are in fine fix and in a high state of cultivation; the farmer~s all have nice homnes and good1 barns and stables, and are living in lopend ent. Chas. TV. Hughes, who owns the old Majors farm, consisting of 110 acres is bringing up the place rapidly andl has a line young orchard started. With his improved methods Charley wvill be independent in a fewv yeard. ---Soain Moore, son of our fellow townsman, J. D. Moore, left Tues day morning for Atlanta, Ga., where he goes to accept a positi on as clerk in a store'. Sloan is a nicee, manly young fellow , and nio donbt will give entire satisfaction to his emiploycrs -A family riot occurredi on Lar kin llnghes' place Sunday afternoon betwe en Bob1 Sanider.", Jesse MeJur.. kini and Charlie Foster, in wvhich lbb Sanders was stabbedl twice in tube -left breast fast b'elow the nipple by Jesse McJunkin and in the back and arma by Charlie Foster. Sanders is pretty badly cut. Warrants bave been issued for the parties' and pl)aced in the hands of Sheriff Jen zings for their arrest. ---J. hitrank Boggi of Liberty, has benhi retty hard in the past two weeks. One of a tine pair of mules that cost him $500O died and lie esti mates that it was worth $300 to him as it wvas the best one of the pair, then a few days ago some one brokE into his house-, while no one was on the premisenrs andl rifled him of be. tween.$1,000 and $1,201, worth of nlos, (du1 blills and mortgages. He has no clue to the perpetrator; he of. furs a reward for the return of the (ldocum~ients andl arrest of party who robbe~d hun. See notico in this ismwe o~f reward andI notice to the public not to traido for any papers in any body's posscssion that are made pay able to him. PINHoe Dhug Do. The Dispensary is Gone and many mourn its going. We car not sell you alcohol with which to make your Cam phor, but we can soll you rea'dy-mixed CAMPHOR-spirits of camphor-about as cheap as you can make it yourself. We make it the required strength, with pure alcohol and camphor gum and tell it to you at the following pricos: ) pint 20 cents '. pint 35 cents 1 pint 65 cents. Plenty of Candy -at o cents per pound. Pigoss UDug 00. gREATLY REDUCED PRICES. The season is a little advanced, but not too much so buy your Spring and Summer Millinery W We can suit you in style, quality and price on any thing in our line of goods which is-the very latest and best creations of the Milliner's art. We also handle all accessories that goes to complete "My Lady's Wardrobe." Your patronage solicited. You will be pleased with your purchases. Ladies of Pickens conic to ]gn Ton Millinery Parlors -,-R NEBETT, Proprietor, GREENVILLE, - - - SCAROLINA From Nov. 15, 1904, to Jan, 1, 1905, I wish the trade to bear in mind that at my store is the place to buy YOUR WINTER GOODS AND SAVE MONEY! Bargain Prices Are What I Mean 1000 panimns, womens, boys, girls and childrons shoes, all kinds, to Igo at a barga.i A hig lot of meons overcoats at a bargain. A fewv mens and boys suita left, to go at a bairgain. A big lot of mens pants to go at, a bargain. IA big lot of mens and boss hats and caps at a bargain. A lot of drummer's sample hats at loss than cost. z A bargain in mns dress shirts and mens underwear. A bargaim in ladies underwear, fleece lined and balbr'iggan. SEVERYTHIING THAT 18 USEFUL In the house or on the farm is to go at a bargain. J. F. HARRIS, Cash Merchant, Pickens, S9. C. --eare wvell equipped to (do a1l uds(1 of artistic job printing at ream.# ) nioble rates and on short notice.. --E. G. McIamel has Opened a boarding house at the home place on - tho ouitskiris of town. T1his is an deal place for a summe~r boarding BeerrtsB trPofs liouse, a place where the weay' etrpa pls er n "summer a w allow" can find a havenal a~ledt tm oi.T of res t. In a few weeks he will have ' nueafl rp o hietqaiy the place full to the overflowing with ta 0prcnata parties who have already engaged board, and is turning off applicants every dayv. So far Mr. HI. T. Mor. ts ison, wife and five children from Mc e cdfrujci~lbosfifrain Clellandville and Miss Blessio Stro- seilfriics OacatIoiiv man51 and1 Mrs. M. M. Mc~illivrav', ofORANAL RS of Ciha rleston, have already' ari ived. Nwok9 asuS.o and are much pleased with Pickens ?~~~ra as a place of abode Next year, Mr. McoDaniel expects to fix up so as to accommruilate at least fifty p)eop'e._________________ Citizens of Pickens, do you think a _____________________ tourist hotel here is nodedl? Would it not pay you to buil one? It MA H NE V could be filled to ov'erflowinig the enitire year if. properly managed and Al idadfooiPuos. wvell ad vertised. hnI h ale o Clearedm for Acltin.EN ESBOLRAWML, When tihe bodly is cleared for notion,AN by Dr. King's Newv Life Pills, you can ODOKNGMCIEY tell it by tihe bloom of health on the GITMLS cheeks; the brightnesma or the eyes; tho firmness of the flesh and musche; tha~ BIK AHNRY T. buoyancy of the ind. Try them. At -RT O [ickens Drug Co., 25 cents. Mtottrn! Mothiers! Mgiheri"H MCIEY EPE Hlow many children are at this season eeihand constipated with bad W.i.Gb e &Co itomachi head ache. Mother Gray's _____________ Sweet Powders for Children will always aure. If worms are present the~y wvil OL M A,.C. 3ertamnly remiove thecm. A t all drug TeGbs otbeSiucMci. isets; 25c, Sample I ottle muailed FREE For nfans an Ohidren ~., Better~J peacsaples, ear nd~oi erieai' :I.s areprc ed wheu n oas h TheKid Yu aveAlaysDoWNT 1iis ieal appliedm to the oilT insu fre a.1 full csro,~ of chis qaliy thanr~ ",1 on ri cnt.ractralIaima hey ar' r ouriprati 1> o, ain s1-9..t 2. The Hot flonths ARE HERE And we are well supplied with all kinds of Hot weather goods. We have just received another big shipment of white goods for waists. Our tiade on white goods has been immense this season, and we have some new things to show you; a prettier line of patterns than we had at the first of the season. Big lot of Two-piece Suits juist arrived. Put your heavy suit naide and be comfortable in a nice light two-piece suit. Can fit any size, slin, stout or regular. NEW SHOES AND OXFORDS COMING IN EVERY DAY. Big line of Oxfords for men, women and children in black tan and white. A mong the many popular brands of shoes we handle are the Stetson, Walkover, Battle Axe, Peter's Black Diamond, Selz, Julia Mar, lowe and others, all winners. HARDWARE, HARNESS. BUGGIES, WAGONS, SADDLERY AND FUINITURE-One of the beet lines of Buggies and Wagons to be found in the state. We are sole agents for the Chase City Buggy and the celebrated Mitchell Wagon. Call on us for anything you need, we are always glad to serve you, ana we appreciate your business. We propose to make hustling months out of June, July and August, if low prices have anything to do with it. Our entire line of bry Goods has been strengthened with i large filling in order, and we can sup your wants as well now as we could at the flrst, of the season. YOUK!S TRUL-Y, FOLGER & THORNLEY, 500 yards Whito Lawn, the 20o and 25c kind, to go at 12J and 15c. Clothiug, Shoes, lints, an1d Genlt's Fnvurnishing Goods, a ypeclalty. We Set Them While You Wait -GO TO C. W, Garrett, Six ille, S, C, To have your tires set for $1 00 per set. Anything from a buggy tiro to a two inch wagon tire. Come and see for yourself. It beats the old way, taking from 20 to 30 minutes. C. W. GARRETT. MID-SUMMER SELLING. We are constantly selling out And we are constantly buying in -ee un-1new ieasonable Every week bri:' I AA n LIAU to offer our customers. Our trade has been good tmis sprmig, and to keep it lively during the hot summer5 months we have reduced the price on all summer goods, and all newv goods we are now buying are bought at prices that we can save you money. We have no old accumulations to run off, but will sell you New, 1Fresh Goods worth every cent we ask for them. Our Lawns, Swisses and Organdies are the best we have ever shown. We are offering some big bargains im Men's and Women's Low-Cut Shoes and Slippers. You will do well to call On us whenever you need any thing in Dry Goods, Hosiery, Underwear and Shoes. A. K. Park, "Et' Greenville, S. C. I (1av8 (Hbout O ligp Ready for Distribution. All wvho wvant one come and get it. If you want to pay for i~t bring the money; if you dlon't want to pa~y it come and say so and I will give you the receipt, as I wvant to get these accounts off my mind and also my book. So conme and pay, or get your receip)t anyhow', andl oblige J. D. MOOR E. I prefer the money, but leave it to you. FO1 SA LE.. 70 acres of land near Mariet~ta, S. C., on Pumpkmtownr road, *10 por acro. 1'20 acres near Travelers .Rest, joining lands of Mr. Thos. Cunningham. Part of the Butler Watson old home. $15i per acre. Also small tracts of land, 20 to 50 acres. We have also some very desirable lots near cn y Iimit3. Tneso lots atro along the car hne--$60) each. THACKSTON & SON Greenville,.. rC.