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The Pickens Sentinel SLOCAL BREVITIES Some Things Yo Know and Some You Doni Know About Our Towns, County & Pele Much land will be planted this year without breaking. The gardeners have been quite busy for the past week. Craig Bros, want you to see their select stock of spring goods. Miss Essie E. Bowen is on a visit to the family of Capt. J. T: Taylor. . TO LOAN-A few hundred dollais on real estate. C. E. Robinson. Major G. W. Bowen, candi date for county commissioner, was in the city Monday. Mr. Z. H. Smith, of Travel ler's Rest, Greenville county,1 was in the city Friday. The town has been '-e:' giet for the past several days. Peo- i ple are too busy to come to town. D. A. Cooper. -of Henderson ville, N. C., was. on a visit to relatives in this county last week. All the trees on Main street along the business section are being taken down to make ready for the paving. The many friends of Mrs. NT M. Craig will be pleased to know that she is improving from her recent severe illness. Mr. John F. Craig. clerk of court of Oconee County was on a visit to his mther, Mrs. N. M. Craig, last w. Jack~Lewis, Hery?T tes8iid., Dick Freeman left here last Frida~y for Dillon, Montana, to try their fortunedi -.. Mr. D. G. Moore has accepted' a position with -Parrish, John son & Co., of Liberty, andy' en tered upon his work-fonday. We call attention to the law card of Mr. J. F. *Kew in this issue of The Senginel. His of fice is over the Pickens Bank. - Married at.Norris on the 11th t inst. Aaron Ganin and Eliza beth Lucas. Divris Mauldin, notary public,, performed the ceremony. - Rev. C. D. Wailer, of Virgini,. has accepted the, call of the Presbyterian Chui-ch ~~at Eas ley and will move there. about May 15th to ehter upon his1 work.1 At the present session of the U. S. Court in Greenville the Pal mers and Belcher's will be tried for killing Deputy Marshal Cor bin a.gd his brother near Wal halla in March, 1909. All right, if you do not want any of the offices that are to be dished out this year, stay out of the race. The present officers will be very much pleased to make the race alone. Typographical errors will occur occasionally. Last week we made the Pickens Drug Co., say they had "Meney Hal1" po tato slips for salgwhen it should have been "Nancy Hall." Clerk of Court Boggs has- re ceived the pension money and is paying it out as fast as ,it is called for. There is $6,478,05 to be paid out to the old soldiers and their widows in this coun ty. WANTED-Someone to fill the office of Counmty Treasurer after June 1, 1913. Don't all speak at once. The present of ficer, Mr. J. T. Richey, author izes the statement that he will not be a candidate for the posi tion. . The stock of goods belonging to Moore, Mauldin & Co., was closed out last week to Parsons & Ashmore. They will add it to their already large stock and sell at close prices. Look for their ad in this issue and see some of . the bargains they offer. The following will be read with interest: "After due con sideration I have decided not to 1 'make the race for County treasur'er of Pickens county,: and I take this opportunity of< thanking my many friends for their encouragement to me to: make the race. J. R. Falls, Centra' S. C." Our ro1" .,,;1 be delighted Sin another - pen of Hon. le unable to - ends andl to .dom and en her can send to 3 through the press. All, we are sure, w joinu's in wishing for his speedy reco -7ery. On acc )unt of the geneJl pr' valence of measles and uimp the regular meeting of the - 0. T. U. will be held next week instead of this week- dnes ay,. April-24 at 4 o'clock at the ethodist church. - An interest ing program is to be given at his meeting and it is hoped hat not only the members of ;he W. C. T. U. will be present >it that every mother in Pick mns who has a son will attend. Attention Democrats. The State Fxecutive Comn nittee held a meting in Col i.mbia last week and arranged I>r the meetins of the county Lnd state conventions. It w .s lecided by them that the St hte )emocratic Convention should e held in Columbia on May 5th. The County-Conventions will neet on the 6th day of May. vhi is the first Monday, and he township and local clubs Vill meet on April 27th. Tha.'presidentU or secretaries )f the various clubs .will take iotice.of these dates and take teps immediately to call their :ubs together on the 27th inst. 'he clubs will elect delegates to ihe County. Conv'ention which vill meet at the churt house md the county Convention will elect delegates to the tate Convention. All the leiocrats are urged to* respond o these calls, and attend their ub meetings. This is one of he iost important years - in >oliticial affairs of many past >nes for the reason every officer rom president to coroner is to > eleckel And the prospects or-Democraticsuccess.' has not yeen - brighter since Cleveland vs elected. *R. E. Goodwin Burried. -The remains of Mr. R. E. Jood win, who was killed at Iiami, Fla.., on Tuesday the ~th, reached. Pickens Friday fternoon of the 12th. The ody was accompanied by Mrs. -oodwin, Mrs. Flora Lathem nd Mr. J. L. 0. Thompson. Funeral services were held at he home of Mr. H. A. Richey aturday morning at 10 o2clock. ;ofdicted by Rev.' G. F. kirby, astor of the Methodist church, Lfd the interment was had in he emetery at this place. The sad accident occurred Ionday of last week about noon. Somnone brought an automo yile to his shop for repair about he time he was preparing to go : dinner. H a and another man ~vho was working with him ;tarted with the machine up an neline gangway to the second ;tory of the building they were sing, and before reaching the ;op in some unaccountable way ;he machine ran off or fell off the gangway to the ground, a listance of twelve or fif teen feet, and in the fall Mr. Goodwin, un ortunately, fell~ underneath with the result that his chest was badly crushed and bruised and his neck broken. In this ondition he lived about thirty ours, but was conscious until as death. The man who was with him sustained quite a serious injury ilso in haying his hip and thigh >roken. Election of Trustees. state of South Carolina,. County of Pickens. Notice is hereby given to the oters of each and every School istrict in the County, except asley, to meet at their respec ive school houses on Saturday, Vday 11th, 1912, for the purpose >f nominating three school trus ees to serve for the next twoc ears. Rules governing the yrimary election shall govern his one. The polls will open at me O'clock and close at five cock. The voting place shall e at the school houses within he District, except Pickens, istrict No. 31., the election vill be held - at the City Hail. ['he Trustees -are hereby ap* ~ointed managers of said elec ion. Returns *of said election hall be forwarded to the County oard of Education -within five lays after said election. By order of County B'oard of Education, R. T. Hallumn. Sec. & Cihm. [t No. 2. The Pickens train will leave 2ere on Friday morning only at 5:30 insteae of 7:30. Don't for ay up yr subscription. State Teachers' Association Spril5 26 and 27 the State Teachers' association will hold its fortieth annual session in Charleston, this being the first meeting in that city in the his tory of the association. The program contains the names of some of the most prominent speakers in the South among them the names of Pres. W. W. Finley of ^the Southern railway; Prof. Charles W Kent, professor of English in the Uni versity of Virginia, Dr. Howard Lee Jones, an eminent Baptist minister of Charleston, Lewis W. Parker of Greenville, 0. B. Martin of Washington. D. C., Dr. Chas. W. Stiles of Wash ington, and many, prominent school officials of South Caroli na. Those who attend are assured of the full benefit of the far-fam ed hospitality of the City by the sea. The local committee. com posed of A. B. Rhett, J. R. Guy and'D. M. O'Driscoll, have plan ned many nice things for the entertainment of. the visiting teachei-s. Opportunity will be given them to visit the beautiful Magnolia Gardens and other points of interest in and around the cl Y. There will be much to entertain and divert as well as to instruct. The attention of the trustees and teachers is called to the fact that the State board of educa tion has recommended a two days' holiday with full pay for all teachers who attend the meeting. Aside from the excellent pro gram arranged by the general association, the affiliated organ izations, which include the school improvement association, the association of town and city -uperintenderas, the association of elementari schools, and the association of county superin tendents, have also arranged in teresting and instructive pro grams. Publishers of text books have been asked to make exhib its, and reduced rates are being negotiated for on all railroads. In short, no stone will be left unturned to make this meeting the most successful in the histo ry of the association. Proarams are now out and will be sent to any member of the assocIation by W. H. Jones, corresponding secretary, Colum bia, S. C. Democratic Clubs to Meet Notice is hereby given to - all the Democratic clubs in Pickens county to meet at their respec tive meeting places on Saturaay, A pril 27 inst., at 3 o'clock p. m. When assembled each club will reorganize by electing a presi dent, one or more vice-presi dents, a secretary, .a treasurer, an executive committee and such other committees as may be deemed expedient. They will also elect delegates to the coun ty convention which will rneet at the court house on. Monday, May 6, 1912, at 10 o'clock A. M. Delegates will be elected upon the basis of one delegate to ev ery twenty-five enrolled mem bers of each -club. Such other business as may be necessary will be transacted. I. M. Mauldin, Co. Chmn. Pickens County the Gem A man who left Pickens coun ty twenty-five years ago might well wish he were again on his native heath. It has made greater progress in the last ten years than any county in the State. In selecting a good place to live there are so many things to consider' besides the fertility of the soil. Tfen. acres of land in Pickens county are worth more than one hundred acres in some places in Texas and Okla homa, though thei Western land be ten times as rich in plant food. More than the soil, more than the quality of the water. more than the climate, the char acter of the people who occupy a scope of coun try adds to its charm and fixes its value as a place to live. So the sage brush philosopher of the Western des ert told the pious parson that all his country lacked was good water and, good society. The parson replied that those were the principal objections urged against hell. So far as the law is concerned Pickens county was formed on the 16thi day of Apr il,1868, when the constitution of that date was adopted. But it was not discvered until about thirty t w years later. Its peop)le then discovered themselves. One im portant observation in that dis coverv was the room they had for improvement. 1This was be tensely enarmimo that they stopped looking back. They seemed to forget those things that were behind and to put their peepers on the curves that lay ahead. They soon found that they !ad played a losing game by looking backward. They took the initiative and be gan to experiment. As they ex perimented they discovered the capabilities and possibilities of the red clay subsoil. As the plow went deeper the price of land w ent higher. Ten dollars per acre was once a fair price for farming lands. Now ithey sell for from forty to fifty dollars an acre. There are many farms in the county for which an of fer of a hundred dollars an acre would not be very tempting, even if the owner's son or favo r'te son-in-law wished to yield to the lure of a mercantile life. The energy, industry and de termination which accomplish ed this is not going to stop in sight of the goal.. The farmer is going to go farther and faster in progress. He will soon close the hay market to. outsiders. A maiority of them now have corn to sell. An unpretentious speci men of a farmer told me a few days ago that he had ten nicely cured country hams he would like to sell while the price of meat is up. Another is adver tising tons and tons of hay for sale at $23 per ton. Before long they will sow wheat in the drill with a little fertilizer.and let it come up in the bottom of the furrow which will be a cradle to protect its tender joints from the cold of winter. Then the train loads of flour from Tennes see will have to roll oi to some other country. -:ut the greatest item of s.aving and profit is com ing to the f armers of Pickens county when a few of them dis cover what a good country this is for stock raising. With corn, hay, flour and meat to sell, would they not strike a Bonan za if they should stumble on mule raising. I have seen some as fine home raised mules as ever brayed to the echo of a din ner horn. Some of the most highly valued land in the coun y, and hill sies at that, bear nothing but Bermuda grass This is the only crop to insure the hills from becoming bare, ndl pays a better dividend than any eth r crop if its owner is stock-wise. It laughs with ver ant joy at the assaults of the festive goat, and gives nourish ng food to every beast of the field not too proud to put his ose to the earth. It holds its rip on the soil and will not let the floods carry it to the valley below. So in a few years when he scrub oak and the stately pine scurry from the mountain sides and in "t e blazing hearth shall burn, Bermuda will wrap their thrones in a carpet of green. Every acre of mountain so used will be worth from $25.00 to $50.00 an acre. Then another poet may come along and make a new song about "the cattle upon a thousand ills." There are just about that many hills in the county. This land or rather soil discov ry has been the geatest boon that ever came to this section. [mproved implements makes improved farms and farmers. One store in Pickens has more of these than all the stores in the county carried ten years ago. Julius E. Boggs. Closing Exercises at Six Mile. The Six Mile A -ademy will close the present session on the 27th and 30th inst. The fol lowing program will be observ Saturday, 27th, 7:30 p. In. Play-"Rescued," Snnday, 28th, 11 a. mn comn mencenent sermon by Dr. A. E. Brown, of Ashville, N. C.| 7:30 p. mn. Program by B. Y.I P U. and Y. W. A.| Monday 29th, 10 a. mn. meet ing of the Board of Trustees. 11 a. -m. Essay and Declama tion contest. 2:30 p. mn. Annual address by Dr. E. M. Poteat, Greenville, S. 7:30 p. mn. Recitation and debating contest. The trustees are all requested and expected to meet at the school building Monday at 10 o'clock. Horror of Horrors. The ocean liner Titanic collid ed with and iceberg last Sunday night about 10 o'clock off the coast of Newfoundland, In three hours after she sank two miles below the surface of the sea and 1,2:32 passengers went down2 with her. There were 2, 100 on board and only 868S saved. Among the number were men. women and children, many of whom were millionairs. The vessel was on Its first trp from Liverpool to New York. It was the largest afloat, having cost $10,000,000, and having aboard Sn1On00,0 on rth of jewels (Prickly Ash, Poke Root and Potassium) Prompt Powerful Permanent Its beneficial ef- Stubborn cases Good results are P g p fects are *usually yield to P. P. P. lasting-it cures felt very quickly when other mnedi- you to stay cured cines are useless ee 0_P Makes rich, red, pure blood-cleanses the entire system - clears the brain - strengthens digestion and nerves. A positive. specific for Blood Poison and skin diseases. Drives out Rheumatism and Stops the Pain; ends Malaria; is a wonderful tonic and b6dy-builder. Thousands endorse it. F. V. UPPMAN, SAVANNAH, GA. PICKENS DRUG CO. The Sentinel One Dollar A Year JUST RECEII rV ISAAC H *BAL 4/Fu If ATS PACEL F OUWA THE EST AN HaNGLEYce NANCY HALL POTATO SLIPS Leave your orders with us at once for Nancy Hall Potato Slips. 25c per 100 We have contracted for a large supply, and will be able to fill all orders promptly. Will begin getting them in aboud Aprl 25 ,; PickensDrugCO The Rexall Store ED- .. - I 'I. -- -i* - TIIOREnoD 1 line of arger & Sons' thing A HA MnBE E R YOU NIB PI E IS RIGHT Big Shipment Received HATS COME IN AND LET US FIT YOU UP lorrow Corn'py. South arolina