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Your Houme Paper Gives Pickens County News OffIcJ1,c Eaper of Pickens county PUBLISHED WEEKLY Entered April 23, 1908 at Pickens, a.0. as second 5lass mail matters under set os~agress of tcarek 887h SUBSCRIPTION PRICE, $1. YEAR Established 1871-Volume 43 PICKENS, S. C., JULY 3, 1913 - NUMBER 8 A Marriage and Other Liberty News On Wednesday morning June 25th at 10:30 o'clock Mr. B. F. Robertson led to "Hymen's Altar" Miss Hattie Boggs, sec ond daughter of Mr. and Mrs, M. A. Boggs. The bride wore an elaborate gown of white satin stiiped chiffort draped over white brocaded satin,carry ing on her hand white carna tions. Miss Otis O'Dell, the bride's maid, was hamsomely gowned in pink crepe de chine carrying pink carnations. W. H. Boggs, brother of the bride, * was best man. Little Misses Kathrine and Edna Boggs nieces of the bride were the flower girls, they were! dressed in white with pink sashes and carried baskets of pink and white sweet peas. The rear of the hall was banked w ith ferns and curtained off. . rirad party arranged them f tableau while Miss Calhe -Ohapman sang "Love's Rights," and Miss Nettle Par sons played the violin tones. As the strains of music died - away Misses Dessie and Wilmer Newton drew the curtains, then Rey, J. C. Baily stepped for ward and in a very solemn and impressive manner united them in marriage. Immediately after the cere mony the guests were invited in the dining room where refresh ments were served, the c-lor scheme of pink and white being carried out in the refreshments. The bride and groom left on No. 39 for some points in the land of the sky. After July 15th they will be at home to their friends at Clemson College. Miss Irene Clark left Tuesday n o r n I n g for Augusta, Ga., where she will spend the sum -mer visiting her mother and sister. Rey. W. M. Walker attended the union meeting and also the dedication of the White Water church in Oconee county Satur day and Sunday. R, E. B' gs of Spartanburg S. C., vIE9 Miits brother L. A. Boggs Wednesday. Mrs. Carrie Robertson is very ill and not expected to live. Mrs. J. J, Gantt and children visited at the home of Z. L. iamblain Friday. Thlese who took advantage of the cheap rates to Atlanta last d' W&r-Mrs. J. H. , .--B6wn, Mrs. E. F. All ood; Mr. J. A. Allgood and son Joel, Jessie Smith and W. R. Stewart. Mr. A. F. McCord left Sun * day afternoon for Gettysburg to attend the old soldiers reunion. Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Boggs and family, and brother W. H. Boggs and Miss Wilmer Newton visited at J. C. Boggs Friday on Route 3. Mrs. L. G. Gillespie spent last week with her father-in N law Mr. Lewis Gillespie of Fiat *Rock section. . J, Uncle Ambros Gilstrap Dead. Uncle Ambros Gilstrap died * at his home on Little Eastatoe > June 21st and was burled the day following at Friendship SMethodist church, funeral ser vices being conducted by Win, Gravtely, a large concourse of Sfriends and relatives being pre ~ . sent. He was one of the oldest 4 yarsofage, haying served ithull for yarsinthe Civ War wthoutreceiving a ound. He has been a consist Mnt member of the Methodist )urch for many years and was *evd by all who knew him. Swas a true Christain, a lov *ighusband and affectionate ther. He is survived by a o and eight children, '(six s and twvo daughters) 42 nd children and 18 great 'd children. The bereaved nmiiy have the sympathy of eir many friends in their hour trouble. ruly a good man has gone t~o .8 reward. IWe buy all kinds of old rub. F, including rubber boots- and 9(es. Old copper, brass, lead, tc, etc. We gayf\lghest p~rice oreg, chickehsi and poultry f lknds. Craig Bros. Co. Sunday at Methodist Church Sunday, June 29, was a great day at Grace Methodist church, Pickens. To start with, the Sun day school made the largest en rollment of the year. The Wes ley Adult Bible class room was well-filled with an interested company of men. There was no eleven o'clock sermon, but instead the pastor, Rev. G. F. Kirby, first read the general rules of the church, then baptized twenty persons, all kneeling around the altar. These twenty, together with five oth ers who had been baptized in infancy, were then received into the church.. Seven others pre sented their certificates of mon bership and were received with the class entering by vows. At the conclusion of these ser vices the sacrament of the Lord's supper was obsqrved. It is said that this was the most largely attended sacramental service in the history of Pickens Method ism, ninety-seven persons hay ing partaken of the "elements." This church uses the individual communion service and it was an easy matter to know how many members attended the ta ble by the nunber of used glasses. There was a large con gregation present and the day was a happy one from every viewpoint. Next Sunday, July 6, Mr. Kirby will be at High Point, N. C., to assist in the dedication of a splendid church he founded and built and which has been enlarged since his leaving there. The congregation voted Mr. Kir by a leave of absence during the entire month of July, if he de sires to accept it. On this trip he expects to visit two former pastorates in the mountains of Western North Carolina-one around Asheville, the other at Murphy. Mrs. Kir by and children will accompany Mr. Kirby. Inasmuch as there will be preaching at the Presbyterian church the first Sunday in July and at the Baptist church the third Sunday, there will be no preaching at Methodist church these two Sundays, but the pas tor expects to have his pulpit filled the second Sunday by a friend from another place. Prayer meetings at the Meth odist church have grown in in terest and attendance. Every one is invited to these meetings every Wednesday night at 8:30 o'clock. Mrs. Hendricks Entertain Mrs. G. I. Hendricks enter tained on 'June 26th, her first wedding anniversary, and comn plimentary to Mrs. E. A. White af Atlanta. The veranda where the host ess received wvas beautiful in its color scheme of pink and white, bowls 'of sweet peas were on e~very side, 1912 andI 1913, made of the same beautiful flower-s, were artistically arranged on either side of the entrance. Delicious punch w as seryed by Miss MattieFindley from a beau tiful hand-painted punch bowl, one of the hostess' wedding presents. Little Miss Emily Thornley, M i s s Sarah Bess Clement and Miss Mary Morris, in lingerie dresses and pink rib bons, served angel cake and strawberry ice cream. Those in the receiving line were Mrs. G. R. H-endricks, Mrs. E. A. White, Mrs. Bettie Hien dricks, Mrs. J. Tr. Partridge, Mrs. Ben Hendricks, Miss Grace Hendricks, Miss Mattie Finley and Miss Sarah Bess Clement. I The hostess was lovely in her weodding gown of white char- I menso made tkain chiffon, lace I trimmings and pearls, Mrs. White wore a beautiful while charmense with lace trimmings. Mrs. Bettie H~endricks, black] and whiito mar quisette. Mr's. J. T. Partridge wore a beauti ful lingere elabmrately embroid- - ered. Mrs. Ben Hlendr'icks, pink ratine, black velvet 1rim- i mings, Miss Mattie Finley, lin gere. Miss Grace Hendricks, blue silk, Miss Sarah Bess Clement, lingere with pink rib bons. The naper' presents received byv the hostess woe both beautIi ful and numerous. The out of town guests were Mrs. E..- A. White and Miss Sarah Bess Clement, of Atlan ta, and Mt's. Laura Alexaniler', of Bh'mlmrham. Ala. From Pickens Route 3 Mr. Editor: As we have seen nothing from this section in the columns of your paper for some time, we will endeavor to write you some of the happenings of our section. The health of this community is very good at this time. The &frmers are all well up with their work and all crops are looking well, tho a little late on account of the cool weather du ring the latter part of the spring. The small grain crop is good. We think the wheat crop is the best we have had for several years. Farmers are taking con sidel able interest in the pea vine hay crop and are sowing a great deal of their oat and wheat land in peas. Mr. Hampton Field has a field of cotton that is hard to beat. From some unknown cause Mr. Mack Gravley lost a fine hog last week, that would weigh uore than 300 pounds gross. We were grieved to hear of :he sajdeath of the Hon. Fred Williams. . Not only was he a -ood citizen, but as a legislator he was the right man in the right place.' Messrs. George and Robert Welborn left yesterday to take .a the semi-centennial celebra ion of the great battle of Get ysburg. We have just learned that a, ')ov by the name of Gantt was gilled by lightning yesterday. We are taught that in the midst )f life we are in death. Misses Esther Edens and Ruth Dannon of Pickens are visiting Hiss Emma Welborn. The all day singing at Con cord church yesterday was large ly attended and fine music en joyed by all present. Rev. W. C. Seaborn filled his regular appointment at Moun tain Grove on the fourth Sunday and in his usual manner deliv ere(l an able and instructive ser mon to an attentive congrega tion. Our town cousins frotp Pick cns here of late have been mak ing Irequent trips ini their autos Lo the shady brooks among the root hills of the Blue Ridge with i view of recuperating their bealth after the strain of the hard winter and spring work. We clod-knockers delight in see ng them sneeding thru this sec ;ion in their rapid and modern way of traveling, and hope they will use their ir~fluenco with the mupervisor t ) widen and improve is, a leading' road to those; IQalth giving .resorts that their rips may .he more easily and >Iftene1r mad Pickens Route 2 Several from thuis si le attend xd the all (lay singing at Con :ord( Sunday. Mrs. J. R. Griffin and little sons. Ross and LeRoy, visited at* she home of R. K. Lewvis last Eriday night, Misses Vessie and Lillie Lewis Conis looking very promis nonPearidgeno. otn loesni't look quite so well. J. A. Hunniicutt lost 'a fine mi1k cow last v~eek. Walter Bolding visited Mr. lohn Uolding recently. Correspondents, let us hear' romi you. Blue Birds. Dots From Murphy Well, Mr. Editor, as I have iot seen anything from this sec ion in a long time, will give a Cw (lots. Cr'ops are looking fine and we laven't had any rain to amount o anything in about four weeks, mut to look at Silas Madden's 0-acre bottom of corn, It does iot look like we need any rain.I [t sure is the finest field of cornI .e have seen this summer; and 1c has a fine boy,' born on June L7. This makes him seven boys md one girl. I think he Is try ng to raise corn according to iis boys. Hurrah for Silas! R~ev. B. F. Murphy preached last Sunday at Salem. J. C. Alexander and wife vis-I ited B. F'. Murphree's family last Sundlay. Rambler, Winthr op Colleg~e Scholaship. Thelw examination for a scholar ship in Winthrop College from Pickens county will take place in the court house Friday,..Iulyv4 Easley Social and Local News Items :Miss Louise Best, of Pacolet, spent last week with friends in Easley. George Prince, of Greenville, spent the week-end in Easley. Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Watkins, Misses Fannie and Floride Wat. kins. of Greenville, visited Dr. H. E. Russell last week. Miss Ruth King visited in Greenville last week. Miss Myrtle Scott, stenograph er for J. E. Leach, has return ed to her home in Abbeville. Mrs. P. C. Johnson and daughter. Miss Winnie, have returned from Hendersonville, N. C., after a visit of several days. A, J. King, the new post master, took charge of the post office Tuesday, July |2nd. Mrs. E. P. McCravey charm ingly entertained the Y. W. A. of the First Baptist church last Thursday afternoon. Several interesting contests were indul ged in and later in the after noon a delicious ice course was served. Mrs. W. M. Anderson enter. tained in her usual charming manner in honorof Miss Sellers, a bride-elect, on last Friday afternoon. Her marriage to Mr. Roy Smith was an interest ing event of this week. Glenwood Camp W. 0. W. unveiled a monument over the grave of Sovereign E. E. Free man in West View cemetery Sunday afternoon. Hon. E. P. McCravey delivered the address. Miss Willie Folger Howard and Mr. G. B. Collins, of Bir mingham, Ala., were united in marriage by Rev. E. V. Babb, at the home of her father on last Wednesday afternoon in the presence of a few intimate friends. The happy couple left on No. 30 for New York and other uoints of interest North: Morton Nichols, of Atlanta, arrived in the city last Friday to spend the summer with his grandmother, Mrs. R. J. Gilli land. Claude P. Wyatt, - of the United States Navy, returned to New York Saturday after a thirty days visit to homefolks here. The many friends of Chief McKinney are glad to see him out again. Miss Eleanor Chappel, of Ninety Six, is visiting Mrs. H. E. Russell, Dr. J. H. Myers has returned from Tate Springs. Rev. W. E. 'Wiggins, to the delight of his many friends. preached 'a splendid sermon to a large congregation at the - Meth odist church last Sunday. Mrs. Lou Bolt, of Anderson, is visiting her son, C. D. Bolt. Mrs. Milton Clapp and two children, Barbara and Milton, of Salisbury, N. C., h'ive been visitmng relatives in the city. Strange but true, Hon. E. P. Mc~ravey, memb~er of theelegis lature from Pickens, and Hon. T. F. Nelson, from Anderson county, both 'members of the Piedmont Union attended and took part in the Union meeting at Mt. Pisgah last Saturday. V. B Higgins, of Gastonia, N. C.. was a visitor' here the latter part of last week. Bill1 Folger left last Monday f o r Bartlesville, Oklahoma, where he has accepted a position for the summer months. Joseph E. Leach spent the week-end in Greenville, his old home. Mr. and Mr's. Coke McKelvey, of T~aur mns, S. C., and Mrs. Mc Kelve) 's 'brother and sister, Jim and Lyde Howard, of Greenville, visited Mi'ss Bes le Jones last week. Coke Smith, formerly of Eas Iey but now of Sumnmervllle, S. C., was shaking hands with old friends'in Easlev last week. Miss Mattie Jameson Brain lett, of Atlanta, Ga., was in Easley last week. We were pleased to see in our town last week Rev. W. E. Wiggins, formerly pastor of the Methodist church here but now of Fountain Inn. Mr. Wiggins served this work here for four years, and was the friend of everybodiy. He is a polished, christian gentleman of the highest typn andl a neern of Robinson-Carey. Miss Catherine Eberhart Rob. inson and Mr. Jas. P. Carey, Jr., were married at 5 o'clock Wed nesday afternoon at. the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and MIrs. J. E. Robinson, in Easley. Owing to a recent bereavement in the family of the bride, the marriage- was a quiet home affair and attended only by re latives and intimate friends of contracting parties. Rev. W. E. Wiggins of Fountain Inn, assist ed by Rev. J. D. Holler of Eas ley, performed the ceremony. The bride is a graduate Win throp College, an accomplised and beautiful lady. She taught in the graded school here the past session, The groom is the eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Jas. P. Carey of Pickens, He has been practicing law here for several years and bids fair to equal the ' brilliant record of his father. They begin life together with the very brighest prospects' and have the congratulations and best wishes of friends all over the state. Iminediatey after the cere mony the couple left in an auto mobile for Greenville where they boarded a train for Washington. They also visited Tate Springs, Tenn, and other points. They will be at home to their friends in their new home in Pickens after July 15. Jones-Hendricks. A very pretty wedding occur red Wedne day afternoon at 5 o'clock at the home of Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Jones when their daughter, Miss Jennie Grace, became the bride of Bennett L. Hendricks. The house was decorated with ferns, palms, ivy and field daisies. When the wedding march was sounded by Miss Geneva Looper, the, bride and groom entered the parlor and stood under an arch of daisies, while Rev. D. W. Hiott performed the ceremony. The bride wore a gown of white charmense, l avish1y trimmed with shadow lace, Her only ornament being a diamond and pearl brooch, a gift of the groom. An informal reception was held after the ceremony, when a salad course followed by ice cream and cake was served by Misses 1Florence Sutherland, Nellie Grandy. Geneva Looper and Fannie Grace Hughes. Mr. and Mrs. Hendricks will make their home with the groom's mother, M' s. Betti Hendricks, df near Pickens. The prospects of the young couple are unusually bright and' they have the congratulations and very best wvishes oif numer ous friends. Rockefeller to Give 3 Million Yearly. John D), Rockefeller Is prepar ing to spend, through the Gen eral Boardof Education,$3,000o, 000 a year in educating Southern far'mers in the improvement of their farms, and in assisting through mortgage loans on farm lands, Souther'n home building. The board is a Rockefeller creation and has co-operated for some years with the Southern board of education. It is to have the assistance of the D~e partment of Agriculture. Secretary Houston will ap point experts to select sections suitable to crops, and wvill name local boards to assist in directing the farmers and to pass on their claims to financial assistance. Lost-One Waterman's Ideal fountain pen. Finder will please return to R. T. Hlallunm and get reward. Subscribe for The Sentinel. fine ability. After our good friend, Br'o. Holler, serves out his four years, we hope the con ference will return Bro. Wiggins. A few of our people took ad vantage of the excursion rates to Atlanta last week. Julian Hiott spent sever'al days last week with his brother, E. W. Hinot, in A tlanta.' Mr. and Mrs. Parsons Entertain One of the most enjoyable events ever held in Pickehs was the lawn party given by Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Parsons at their beautiful home last Friday evening. Their home was nev er more beautiful than on this occasion. Electric lights arid Japanese lanterns were scatter ed here and there thru the trees and flowers making a veritable fairy land of the already beauti ful lawn. About 8 o'clock the guests began to arrive ani were welcomed at the gate by Mir. and. Mrs. Parsons and Mips Ruth Parsons. By 9 o'clock some thing like 300 guests were pres ent and were scattered over the lawn enjoying the occasion to the fullest, On the upper edge of the lawn, from a cozy little booth, Misses Mary Morris and Mary Best Clement served de licious punch. The Pickens band made their first appear ance in their new uniforms and delighted the crowd with their excellent playing. Miss Irene Clark and Miss Margaret Booker also delighted the crowd with several selections on the piano. The time passed - only too quickly for the hours spent seemed only as so many min utes. it is needless to say that this event will long be remem bered by all those present and Mr, and Mrs. Parsons have the congratulations Qf their many friends for the charming man ner in which they entertain. Among the out of town guests present were: Misses Billie and Gertrude Bran lett, Margaret Booker, Aiddie Anthony and sister. Mrs. S. C. Templeton and children; Messrs. Everett Bramlett and George Prince, from Greenville. Misses Enla and Bessie James, from Taylors. Miss Pauline Elrod, from And erson. Misses Calla Chapman, Irene Clark, May and Daisy Willis, Miss Sheldon; Messrs. Alonzo and Harry Chapman, George Anderson, J. P. Glenn, Claude Smith and others, from Liberty. C. P. Wyaf t, New York, Vnde Boggs, Texas. Sch olarships for Boys. There are four vacant scholar ships for Pickens conty boys at presen t, and examination will be held for all these scholarships at the court house on F, iday, July 11. There are two schola rship in Clemson College, one in Univer sity of South Carolina and one in College of Charleston. TI ox' -genuine refreshmnenti Starts quick as the first delicious i drop of Pepsi-Cola moistens your tongue. Lasts long as the fruity, tart juices and oils i stay in your system and mix with your blood. Not so sweet as some others--it stops thirst-doesni't produce morel Anybody can drink it and feel better. PEPSI-Cola gites- you natural/refreshment in a perfectly natural way. it's pure. Cools off body - 'wakes up mind. It isn't medicine-it's pleasure and I benefit all dlay longl Do you drir.k Pepsi-Cola? One glass, Aen a second will prove it is bet er than them all. Try it. Yor 're thirsty, NOW! In Bottles At Founta Mill News--Boy Killed by Lightning During the storm Sunday af ternoon, lightning struck and killed Demus Gantt and severe ly shocked .Homer Davis. The boys were returning home from a walk and were near the brick yard whon siguck. Demus was the son of Mr. John Gantt of this village and Homer is the son of Mr. Edd Davis. The fam ilies have the sympathy of their friends and neighbors in this hobr of trouble. The body of young Gantt was buried at Secona Monday. - He was 15 years old and a good, hard working boy. Marriedj at the home of the bride's father, Mr. Chastain Stewart, on Sunday afternoons by Probate Judge J. B. New ber, Mr. Johnson Tathen, of the Glenwood cotton mill of Easley, to Miss Mattie Stewart of the Pickens mill. After the ceremony the bride and groom entered the dining room where a nice supper was awaiting them. tA large crowd witnessed the ceremony. The happy cou ple have the congratulations of many friends who wish them a long and happy life. Everybody is looking forward to the glorious 4th of July. Mr. Edd Davis has the finest patch of corn in his garden the writer has seen in the village. E. J. Wolf and family visited in Spartanburg recently. Tlley made the trip in their auto. W. A. Patterson is running an ip-to-date livery stable at the village. Any one wishing quick service should call on him. Rev. C. A. Watcrs filled his regular appointment on last Sat urday night and Sunday to a large audience. Mrs. J. 13. Holland, who has been sick for some time, has sufficiently recovered to take a vascation to some point near Asheville, N. C. We are having plenty show ers now and the gardens are looking very prosperous. Among the social events of, the week was a singing given by L. E. Hughes on last Thurs (lay evening. A good crowd at tended and enjoyed the music. All come again, Mr. L. E. likes good music. Several from the village at. tended the baptizing at Holder's ford Sunday morning. Rev. J. A. Hughes, an up-to date and prosperous farmer of Laurens county, visited his soi, L. E. Hughes, Tuesday night. He reports the crops of that sec tion as looking ver'y priosperous. Ayone desiiring to buy13 first class candies should call on S. L. Adams, the candy inan. HIe'll tr'eat you right. Several from here attenided the union meeting at Griffin Sunday and all report a nice tinme. Mr's. A ngie Pace was slightly shocked by lightning (during the electi'ic storm on last Tuesday a fternoon, but h as recovere(d andl is getting along abight. Prayer meeting every Sunday (veninig at 8 o'clock. Let every body attend. We were sorry to learn of the, suicide of Hon. Fred( Williamsi~ A series of nmeet ings will be gin at the Pickens muill church'(' the first Sund~ay in July and continfue util the second Sun dlay. E (ery b)ody3 shon 1Id attendi these services. S. A. Par'sons, who has been sickc for some time, is reported as getting along slowly. Mr's. Gertrude Bry ant, who has been on the si ckilist, is able 'to be out again to the delight of hoe' many filends. Mr. Vann Whitmuire of the v'il lage is in North Carolina taking a vacation. Walter Pace is also taking a vacation this week. The mill will close Th'iursdiay night until Monday morning. Stores Will Close Fourth of July We, thme undersigned, her'eby i agree to close our respective places of husiness on Friday, J ul-y 4th 1913.. Craig Bro~s Co. , Pickens Hid w. Co., Rt. B. Waidi'op, Tr. D. Hiarrmis, HI A. Rtichey, F~olger', TVhor'nIey &~ Co. , HIeath Brzuce Morrowv Co.