The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, January 18, 1912, Image 3
The Picked RSet el
SLvGAL' BREVITIES
Some Thin o bu Kow1 and Some
You Doni KnOw About Our
Towns, CRnty & People
Mr. H. E. Sutherland made
a trip to Charleston last week,
&Mrs. W. C. Minter, of Chester,
is visiting her sister Mrs W. B.
Freeman.
Mr. W, D. Hendricks of the
Pleasant Grove section -was in
town last Friday on busiress.
Would the winding/up c6m
_ ion.be willing to '[e ound
upi yay be so if ;n1tler job
was for -them
The manyl n -Mrs. K.
L. (O will be grievid to
at- she has been -e7y
ill with told for several days.
Mr. Ellis Tripp- one F the
leading farm&s of Andeson
county and formerly a citizb.
of this county was in town last
week on business.
Hon, J. P. Carey was. sum
_4 moned by telegraph last Mon
Ofld" day to the bedside of his brother
Dock in Georgia who was said
sage. to be dying.
Berl Married last Sunday, the 14th
inst. by Probate Judge J. B.
Newberry, Miss Mary Clardv
of this county and Mr. Arthur
M. Lewis of Lincolnton, Ga.
A frieght train .was wrecked
on the Southern between Liber
ty and Easley last Friday but
no one hurt. Passenger trains
going North were tied up about
two hours.
The candidates :so far an
nounced for State officers are:
* For Governor, Cole L. Blease
and Ira B. Jones. For Attorney
General, T. H. Peeples of Barn
well county and H. H. Evans
* ~ of :Newberry.
It is earnestly hoped that.'the
* legislature will enact a strict
- and effective law against gam
bling in every form and espec
ially horseracing, which just at
this time seems to have so many
men in its toils..
The roa'ds throughout the
-- county are in the worecogdi
tion they have been in .many a
long day. This is no fault of
the county commissioners, how
ever, but is. due to the bad
weather we have been having.
In a~ conversation with Super
vigor Craig not long since he ex
pressed himself favorably about
improving~ the court house
- grounds. It is badly needed
and now during the winter
months when practically noth
I. can be done on the public roads
is the time to do it.
The weathier moan d'ecided hie
would give us a donble dose
-while he was at it, and so before
Bie first snow had left us
another greater, than the first
greeted us last Saturday morn
_ ing. We would be obliged to
you Mr. Weatherman if you
will send us. sunshine this week.
There will be eight crosses of
-honor bestowed on veterans and
descendenfs of veterans next
Friday afternoon at the school
house by the Daughters of the
Confederacy. Appropriate ex
-~ ercises will be rendered by the
school. Let all attend who
possibly can. The hour is half
past one o'clock.
While our lawmakers and
politicians are wrangling and
fussing in Columbia let us get
bsy to do something for Pick
Cannot the business men
e'eher and devise some
lnby which wve can get more
pet and ni:ore 'business here?
f eve1-y fellow sits still nothing
ill bi done. Let us move and
ye now..
The U. D. C. meeting held
Nt Friday afternoon at. the
me of Mrs. Bruce Hagood,
-as well attended and veiy
leasant. Two new members,
Mrs. Melvin Holder and Mrs. J.
W. Ba'llentine, were received at
CL this meeting. Mrs. Hagood
F. E served a delightful salad course
suui ~ring the social half hour fol
adi'ing the regular program,
*Y Sattd e clearance sale now on. at
,er, Thornley & Co's. means
Jaspepars saved to the purchasers.
"WeT ,ese sales are put on to mlake
- ~short b1Om for new goods which will
printel on begin to arri-ye, and those
' who take advantage of them
find it to their profit. All the
goods handled and now in 'stock
at.Ajs store are fresh and the
best quality and have been
marked down to meet the con
aitions of -the pressing times.
Mr. -B. P. Kelly braved the
mad and came to town on busi
ness last Friday.
The marriage boom seems to
have subsided since the Christ
mas holiday season.
Miss Thomason is on a visit to
her brol her Rev. E. L. Thona
son pastor of the North Pickens
Circuit.
Baltimore should furnish free
entertainment for the delega
tion from South Carolina dur
ing the National Democratic
Convention on June 25th for it
was the vote of Senator Tillman
which won the day for them.
The Big Store is to the front
again this week with some in
teresting ieading. for their cus
tomers. They have a sale now
going on in which are some rare
bargains. The knife has been
put to the hilt in prices and if
the people fail to avail them
selves of. this opportunity to
make purchases they have onl3
themselves to blame. See ti ir
ad. in this issue.
Youngblood & Brazeale, the
new mercantile firm in town
ome before the public this week
w h their announcement and
clairu a share of the patronage
coming to. Pickens. These
young men hope by fair dealing,
close prices and good goods to
win their way into thc confi
dence. and patronage of the
people. The will make it to the
interest of those who haV: pre
duce to sell or exchange. 8ec
their announcement in another
olumn.
Mr, W. D. Spearman believes
in using printerrink. He kno ws
the advantages to be derived
from it, and knows also that
thisis the best way to let the
people know what he has to
offer them. There apnears in
this issue two advertisements
y Mr. Spearman offering
special inducements to all who
are not in reach of his Pickens
store to visit and trade at his
Easley store. He is in the bus~i
ness to please, his customers in
prices, goods and fair treatmenft,
and: will do so if he has to lose
by it.
Messrs Hobbs-Henderson Co.
of Greenville are among . -the
leading business .men of that
city. They are up-to-date and
secondsto none when-it.semes to
~coparmg gode ari prices.
Customers will' aiwayslfind it
to their interest when making
purchases in Greenuille to. visit
tis splendid* firm and share
with them their :patronage:
They will accord you:the kind
est treatment and sell you the
best goods for the least money
you. can find in the city. At.
tention is called to their advei
tisement in this issue of the Sen
tinel which will be interesting
reading to prospective buyers.
Six Mile.
On Sunday afternoon, Janu
ary 3d, the people attended the
funeral and burial of McClellan
Powell, who died at his home,
three miles wvest of Liberty.
McClellan had been sick \vith
fever two weeks.
He was in the prime of young
manhood, and was the eldest
son of Mr. and Mrs. B, Powell.
Being of a cheerful and sunny
disposition, he made friends
whither he 'went. He was
highly respected by all who
knew him, and well known at
Six Mile, having lived in the
community more than a year
ago. McClellan was a miember
of Rice's Creek Baptist church,
and shortly before expiring, ex
pressed himself that he was
"going Home."
A place is vacant in his home
never to be filled; "but blessed
are they who sleep in Christ."
Rev. B. C. Atkinson conducted
the funeral services. The sor
rowing relatives have the sym
pathy of many friends in ti e
loss of their son and brother.
Mr. Whit Garrett, who bcs
been very sick for several week3'
is improving.
The school faculty respmed
work again Wednesday, Janut
ary, 3d.
Rev. J, E. Crim, of Six Mile,
has been elected pastor of Firnt
Baptist Church of Liberty the
coming year.
Mr. Seagler has returned to
town, after visiting home in
Sumter, S.-C.
Rev C. R. Abbercrombide and
family, of upper Oconee, are on
a visit to relatives here this
week.
Messrs A. D. and N. M. Mann
are on an extended business
trip to G-eorgia.
Messrs Dewitt and Cartee, of
Liberty, were in this coimmun
ity recently.
Mrs. W. Pinson and children
and Mrs. T. R. Merc' of this
hamlet.
Mr. W. M. Beasley. and fam
ily, of Pickens, spent the week
end in this section.
Mrs. Hattie Porter and chil
(1ren were the guests of her
brother James, Saturday and
Sunday last.
Mrs..Mc Durham and little
daughter, Ollie, have been
spending several days in Easley.
Mr. W. Pickens and fanily
ave moved . to Orangeburg,
S. C.
Mr. Styles Alexander, of
upper, Oconee, passed thiough
on husiness one (lay last week.
The rural mail carriers, of
Liberty was ice bound last.
week. It is probable that others.
were too.
Miss Elma Claytop. of Liber
ty route three, is teaching Gar
vin School. Miss -Clayton is
gettini along nicely with the
school.
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Hunni
cutt stopped at the home of Mr.
B. R. Parrot. en route to Pick
ens.
Torrap."
Accidentally Killed.
At about 10 o'clock this morn
ing Mr. J. T. McKinney, Chief
of Police of Easley, R. T. Chap
man, Mr. J. R. Green of Spar
tanburg, S. C., special officer
for the Southern R. R. Co., and
Mr. Irving Hendricks, had
Iathered in the City Hall of
Easley, for the purpose of dis
cussing some matters pertaining
to the Southern Railway's busi
ness in regard to some stealing,
and while in this conversation
Mr. J. iR Green stooped over to
expectorane, at which time his
pistol fell Irom his hip pocket to
the floor, and was discharged,
The ball from the pistol struck
Mr. Irving -Hendricks in the
back. of the *neck, about two
inches below- the right ear,
ranged upward, making~ its
way through the brain, crushing
the sku 1 at the top of his head.
he pistol was a 38 caliber Colts
make. Mr. Hendricks never
spoke after ball hit him, he ex
pired instantly. The killing
was purely accidental..
Mr. Hendricks canme to Easley
last summer, had been in the
employmerit of the Cji,tv of
Easley, as street overseer smnost
of-the time. He was one of ojur
best citizens, perfectly harmlesh
and inoffensive, kind and
obliging to' every one. Mr.
Hendricks was unmarried and
about 27 years of age. All of
his people live: in the western
part of the' c6ity, near old
Pickens.'
An inquest was held and the
verdict of the jury, was that
Irving Hendricks camie to *his
death from accidental discharge
of pistol falling from the pocket
of J. R. Green..
For Mayor.
Mr. J. P. Hyde is hereby an
nounced as a .candidate for
Mayor of Pickens at the ap
praching election. . tf
We, the friends of G. R. Hen
drkks, hereby announce him as
a candidate for Mayor of Pick
ens, the election to be held on
3d day of Feoruary, 1912.
BUSINESSLOALS.
Craig Bros. Co. want 30 bush
els white multiplying onions, at
$1 per bushel, in trade..
-For land anywhere in Pick
ens county see or write J. R
Ashnore, "The Land Man."
For Sale-Two mules1eabout
7 ears old.
W. P. STEWART,
Pickens. S. C.
dec7 R. F. D. 1,
If you desire anything 'ihl the
jewelry line, I have the best
watches in solid gold and gold
filled tha~t are made. Prices that
will y any one to call and see.
H. SNIDER, Easley, S. C.
IIf you need anything in the
jewelry line for Christmas pres)
ents, I have it. Bracelets,lockets,
fntain pens of various styles
and designs, cuff buttonls, silver
\vre of many and all kinads
H. SNIDER, Easley, S. C.
FOR SALE.-I offer for sale the
house and lots known as the A.
B. Cameron property, in the
town of Pickens, and in a good
locality. Reasonable terms can
be had. T. J. MALcLDIN.
dec4-3t
All toys, vases, etc.. at and
below cost.
Pickens Drug Co.
FOR RENT-A desirable lot
and dwelling in town; conven
iently located.
3.5-4t J. M. Stewart
FOR SALE:-A good soung
horse. Cash *or acceiltab~le
papers.
T L LILE ONEY
'ViU not huy a Dependable Piano.
TooA Mchi Monley
Does N t Necessarily Gu r o a< (u .
9 " H WILLIAM PI
e Strikes happy nedium in Price-and insures the
maImu mntrinsic value.
This Piano is built according to strict specifica
tions in one of New York's most modern Piano Fac
tories. and contains every feature possible in a sci
entificallv buIt instrument.
7 ne Artistic Piano
in which you do not pay for name.
GuarMteed for a life time. Sold Direct From Fac
tory only by
John H. Williams
----THE PIANO MAN,
Phone 682, ,GREENVILLE, S. C.
Victor Talking Machines and Supplies.
Cabbage Plants
We have the ale of the Famous Carolina
"Frost-Proof" Cabbage Plants
These plants are grown in open air, near
sa' water, by the Ge%. L. Sands Co., of Ran
L towles,-, S. C.,- unrder the special supervision of
a skilled piant growver, and it is solely on ac-J
count of the cinnatic location of their farm and
'conitinuous wind( blowing in from the ocean,
preventing heavy white frost from forming in
the winter, that they are able to produce a
FROTRMF plant.q
We have contracted with thc Sandt' peo-)
plc for a large quantity of these plants, and
LWe solicit the patronage of market garde
Sners and others (lesiring large quantitities. Get)
iour prices b efLor~e ordering from elsewhere.
We make a spcucialty of supplying the gen
eral public ith plants for home gardening.q
rDrop in and see us when in need of plants. )
YOURS TO PLEASE,d
ePICKENS DRUG COMPANY.
Ie
..Th 1ty
Frthe last week, we
have ben very busy tak
in stci but are now
thouhand there is
nohn to -hinder us in
wasin o our custonm
er.W are anxious to
se yu, and want you
5cU8iu to do your
ishoppks here. We will
ak it o yous advan
tag to shop at our store
ANNOUNCEMENT.
We are new in the Mercantile business but are here t<
erit your patronage, and we will do so if fair dealing, good
oods and right prices count for anyihing. We carry a ful
lne of
Dry C00ds, NtinS, Hats, Slio68 aild GrOories,
And will make you prices to suit 9 cent cotton.
We pay highest cash price for prices for all kinds o
prodtce.
Make us a visit and be convinced that we will treat yot
right.Yours for .business
Ymo-hgoood & Brazeale.
II INV~f
1CLE A1
We have just finished taking
* called otit somte lots of Depen
sold as they should. We wil
over, but, right in the middle
Men's Suits and Ext
* Ladies' Shoes, Ladie
and Coat Suits for
* selling price.
1 Big Lot Crossett Shoes
One lot, Assorted Leathers, 285
former price 3.50. now -23
Big lot Bay State and Won
in-a-Walk Shoes, $3.50 val, at $.98
One lot Assorted Leathers,
same brand, $4 val., now--- -
One lot Men's Shoes that $.
sold for $4.50, now.
One lot Men's Shoes, $2.25
to $3 values, for - -
One lot Men's ol
* Hats thisSale... .0
SMen'sI and Boys' Suits
OektMen'eSsuits, vun 18 00, to
S One lot of Men'a Suits, that sold f~r 80
S 16 Q0 now -- - - -._ .-...
On*e150 lot Me'sCothing, sol for 60
* One lot Me'n's Heav. S tits, so'd for 0
3 .50. sale p. ie.........
KUAiy Youth's Lorng Pants Suit inthe
house atiActual Cost.
P One lot ofen's 1'as . - .0 t . 5
. values, for-- . - -- - .-..
neg Mens Pints, 1.5') to 2 50 98
ne otMe'sPanta, sold fo r 3 ) 1.75
O..e lot Men a Paz:s, 'eile -150, to 1.8
'IHleath-ce
?n bthswe do n t mean "
we are going to offer certain Ii
20 Per Ceni
This discount will apdly to Coa
Cloals, Hen's and Boys' Overt.
Woolen Dress Gioods. This wi:
Good, Clean Merchandise at cc
TO THE YOUNG MARRIED PE0O1
show you the Largest and best
House Furnishings in the Cout
Furniture of every description
Art Squares,.seiiing Machines,
Call on us for anything. We ri
You2
Folger,Th
-. Clothing, 'shoes, Hats and Gi
ow Solenagent for Walk-Over Shoes,H
ITORY*
I Nc
our Annual Inventory, and h
dable Merchandise that-have t
1 not wait until the season is
of the season, we are offer
ra Pants, Men's a
bs and Misses
one.half thei IF
Ladies Coat Su its
5 Suits, sold for $22.50
this. Sale. ------------
4 Suits,4 sold1 for $25.00$
this Sale.
8 Suits, sold for $20.00 &1 ,
now ----------------
7 Suits, valued at $15.00
to go in this Sale for
One lot $12.50 grade tot'M
go at *-- - - -
One tot valued at $8.50
to go for.....-- .--*
Quueen Qulity o
Tje kind that se~id for .3.00 to--go
for---.. --.. ..:.. ..1....---..
One~ lot same brand, formerly -3 t0 -
One lot Queen Quality 4 00 grade -
goie'a..-------- ------'.&
One lot Bostori Favorite Ldies' 198
Shoes, were 2.50. 'now..---- .......-.
One lot Southern Girrfand 4.uto
graph Shoes. value.2.50,. for 1.-.. - -
Orm lt soutblana~ slansalue 1.iO
*O-o * - ....... .. ... -. *
1llot Pink and TazChambry,8 13 at 5c
1 lot Percal, Striped and Checked Ging
.ham, value 10-12 1-2c.. ... - d
1 lot Percals, Ginghams, 1245c...........
Blanket and Comfort Steck to go at Cot
1loet Black Crow Hose 25c val.,.. .:.lc
-. .I O 0
Low Prices.
~OR
ast sale" or "old stock iae,~.t
nles of the best winter go
:DI5CQOUNJ
ts Suits, Ladies' and Children' s
sats, Heavy Clothing and feV ~
11 be a good opportunity to
se figuxres. - - :'
LE, we wish to say that we- can
selec'ed stocK of Fagniture and
anid at all prices, Jlugs, Matting
Stoqes and Coo~ing Utensils.
seed, want, appreciateYCar trade.
's truly,
ornley
mts' Furnishin Goods a Specialty
awes ats, Ion Kfu StovesNwEo
chell Wagons and MiTchell Automobiles