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The Pickens Sentinel DICKENS, S. C. 1 JVL'Y 10, 1918 GARY HIOTT MANAGER Ent 'rcd at Ptckenh rvetomwfe eo SetiDOnd Cls MalI Matter The Sentinel is not responsible for the views of its corres pondents. The Coming Election. Now that we are called upon at an unexpected time to elect a member to represent our county in the legislature to fill out the unexpired term of the late Hon. Fred Williams, let us for one time in our history-if never before--haye a sane, sober, sen sible election. Lot us elect a good man, a straight, upright, honorable, christian gentleman. We have many such men. Only that kind of a man can fully represent, a christian peo ple, and such we claim to be. flow would it do for each connunity in the county which may have a man whom you think would be the best man to be found, who could be induced, to allow his name used in the election? We sincerely wish that the people would. decide to leave every man at home who may come out of his own accord. Some people will say that politics are too dirty for good people-to run for office. How wiV it ever be any better until more -ood men allow them selves pult forward for office? The way to purify politics is for moro good men to take an active part and cOndenin the wrong and uphold the right. We already have a great many good, clean, honorable, upright men in office. In the general assembly of South Carolina we have some of the salt of the earth; let us add another one to that body who will reflect. credit 111o11 h imiself and bring honor to 1our county. Please allow us to suggest that in the next election we make the office seek the man, and if we find the man seeking the oflice we agree to let him Ree) on seeking, but not finding, Another thing: Don't let us ever ask to what faction of our pa rt y -- Denmocratic-he belong ein the patst. Only let u1s 'on sider hiis fi tnoss5 for the onlice'. O ur count ry wvill grow bet ter as we (lect good 1men1 to oflice. Thel goodi book says when the righeous bear rule the people rejoice, anid when the wicked ru le the p~eople mUournl.Th imore good mteni we have in ofllice t he more peace a11nd prs perity we will surely have 'd .vou lie 4thIt (Centra'l Iis not such a h ad town. N orru-is Lib erty. ''oour P leasanmt Grove henI is 241 year ms ol, her little chick - ('ns ar~e fine atnd her eggs are hard~( to beat. Tho. l'~dison1 salys that pov- e erty v will be uinknown a hun- h~ dlredl year1s henIce. \'ond(er hi what they'll ('all it theni. 0 P ickens (oniloy< d 01ne otaN the hest fou rths of Ju11ly ini its h) s tory, last Frmiday. Good1 order ill and1( 'uiitness 1revailed1 an e11 v- dIe cry ihing and everybhody wvas S< l'eaceful- I.r' Acc'ordling to reports of the S< 'or'resp)ond(ent s of' the .Journal al of Comm nerce the condition of Si cotton ini South C arolina was n :s.04 points better in ,July than 'W it, was in June. - ir \We're on t he grape juice a wa1on1 no0w; we can't get a jag c on no0w; Mr. Bryan and the a administration look at us in admiration, 'cause we're on the grape juice wvagon no0w.t T1he will of a New York corset t mnan ufacturer, recently deceas- t ed, shows that he squeezed t $465,000 .out 'of the people.- s Columbia~tate. Buthecouldn't hug to it as he crossed the Jor dan. -. - The Greenville Piedmont says that the fourth' of July ini Greenville without baseball 18 like a doughnut without a hole. Last ~year's Greenville team probably reminded them of the hole. It is said that a Pickens young man proposed to a young lady of another town recently. She 4 being a very practical young lady wanted to know would Oaseyporter? (Who threw that / . brick?) ThatTr( In its last issue, The Pickens ?ehtinel says editorially: "What about that tri-county fair the Keowee Courier mentioned last fall? It looks like Pickens coun ty will have a fair at Easley next fall. Why not Anderson and Oconee counties join us at Easley this year and start the tri-county fair? These counties can have a fair wich could not be surpassed by any other three counties in the so.ith." The suggestion is a good one, in part. The Daily Mail began last winter to advocate a tri county fair to be held in this city, but our chamber of cor merce was not (then organized and unfortunately fairs that had been held here had left a bad impression, and the people of Anderson.would not Ao into one unless it was under responsible management. While the local board of trade was being organized the Farm ers society of Pendleton got busy and organized a tri-county fair We of Anderson are giving al and encouragement to Pendle ton this year. The local fair a Pendleton last fall is said to hav been one of the best ever held it the state. We call upon Ocone( and Pickens t;) co-operate witi Pendleton, and next year Easle or Seneca or Westminster may be the favored city.-Andersor Daily Mail. We remember the fair at Pen dleton last fall and that a Pick ens county man-S. M. Johnstor of near Liberty- -had the larges1 farm exhibit at the fair; but w( did not know it was a perma nently organized tri-county fair 1-lowever, since it was held a Pendloton last year, it seem: -only right and proper thr t on< of the other counties should hav< it this year, and as Easley is al ready making arrangements t< have a fair we respectfully sug gest that the two fairs be merg ed and a greater tri-county fail he held this year at Easley When it came Pendleton's turr to have the fair again it woulc be still better. In commenting on the para graph, about - tri-county fair, Why Pickens C D)ear M r. Editfor: in a re-en t editor-ial you a'sked the re'tders >f your paper' whyI Pickens ~ounty 1is he best (1 ounty in th~e - tate. In cornpliance with1 that. request I submiit a few reasonis. F'irst . I t. is populated by the best. A niglo -Sa xon people. The y ar law abidine. and t ake the Bible for their guid~e to high < iving. The people hold their ~hu rch anud their religion abov fOO 'ver'ytin ug else. The material fi h11inugs arie a seconida ry conisideir- it LteOd. Th'l y are a home r flving people. No matter howv c >)Or or humble, they lov'e their 1 lOmels andl arie 'onitenlted and lI at isfied as far as th is wvor'ld an satisfy. Yet ever working mid foiling for th(e upbuilding of r heir homes and1 county. Not f nv ying their neighbhor when t 0 prospers, but,~ rejoicing wvith im in his prosperity. Not coy- j ring the luxuries of life that t e does not possess, but ever E Alessrs. E. L. and G. B. Ham-'] on1, the hustling furniture 'alers of Easley, attended the i muther'n Retail 13%rnture Deal- i s Association at Charlotte last cek. They also attended the >uthern Furniture Ex jo'sition High Point, N. C. Air. L.'J. rnith also attended the latter eteting. At Charlotte they ere given a big barbecue. At igh Point, the furniture dealers, itended to serve their guests ith beer, and for that purpose edered 24 barrels, but North larolina being dry, the women nd preachers of the city held a ieeting and put the lid on so ght, they could not serve It in be city. They hitched an en :Ie to it and pulled It about hree and one-half miles out of he city, where they expected o treat their friends in a umptuous manner at night. )ur Inqui~ HE WONOER$WH9-AT rT is-7i .~ //*" ounty Fair in The Sentinel two weeks ago, the Tugaloo Tribune of West minster says: "Capital idea, Brother Hiott, and we heartily commend you in renewing the subject. We, too, see no re'tson at all why the three counties could not hold one of the best fairs in the country. What says you, Mr. Farmer and Mr. Business Man1 It will serve to bring the citizene of the three counties closer to gether, besides showing to out siders what can be produced here. We respectfully recom mend the tri-county fair to the people of Oconee county, the Westminster Board of Trade and the Anderson Chamber of Commerce f o r consideration, Pickens county h a s already started." Getting Ready at Easley The directors of the Picken; County Agricultural and Mec hanical Association held a meet ing in the office of the Easley - Loan and Trust Co., on Thurs day afternoon Vlast. The con mittee appointed at a previou meeting to arrange for an Agri cultural Fair to be held in Eas lev next fall, made a very en couraging report. Somethin like $400.00 in cash, beside other valuable prizes have al ready been subscribed. 'Phi committee is composed. of th following well known citizen who are indefatigable workers 'T. B. Higgins, W.A. 1-anilton XW. D. Spearman and J. Niltor - King. It goes without sayini that they will let no obstacl b deter them from making al ; necessar y arrangements for th< success of the fair. A commit tee consisting of " E. P. McCrav. ey, T. T. Barton and W. L. y Pickens, was also appointed to arrange the program and fix -the date, which will probably be sometime in the niont.h of 1 October. Liberal p r e n i u in s will be offered on prodllcts of I the farm, live stock, etc., andi every one should begin now to prepare to enter the contests and make it interesting for the other fello w.- Progress. Rnty is the Best contenJted as the Lord( has pros per~ed him Third. Thle c'itizenlsh ip of the rounty loves their schools and are' anlxious5 to see t hem inm. proved1. 1Oltrt h . O) ii r~ eorah ical .i tuationi and1 cli1ma tic condlf1itions ire the miost~ fav~oredl in the vorldl. I lere we (can raise t wo riops on the same land the ~ame -year. and still retain the ertility of the soil, by proper arming. Our soil wvhile not he richest in the world, has five imes the productive or germi iating powve' of other sections f the world. We have raised 25 bushels of corn per acre, two ales of cotton andi other crops a like propoi'tion.. Fifth. Men in public life are aen of honor and always work or the best interest of the coun By a united effort among our eople we can make this county he most happy and prosporous pot on the globe. * 3ut each afternoon the Lord ient a heavy rain, so the auto nobiles could not run, and the >eer was not drunk by the visit >rs. So the people decided that she Lord was on the side of the women and preachers to prevent bhe people from drinking beer. It's strange that none of its rivals ever refer to Bamberg as Bumberg. Trough on you denizens of the street level, no doubt, but up here a burly breeze is blowing, and the wv. kc. porter has just dumped a glistening iceberg'into the cooler. We should worry. -Columbia State. Pretty soft, pretty soft. Subscribe for The Sentinel. .Itive Pup it 5000ENLT FiMOS 011 Will Build Monu ment to Col. Bowen The old soldiers and their friends have asked for the privi lege of erecting a suitable monu ment over the grave of one of South Carolina's noblest sons, and one the bravest nen that ever faced an enemy on the field of battle. 'That soldier was Col. Robert E. Bowen, whose body lies in the grave yard at Picken s Chapel, only a few miles across the Anderson coun ty line. Our plans are to call for voluntary subscriptions and appoint a committee to solicit and receive any amount which friends may desire to contribute. A list of which will be kept and published in this and other papers. Col. Bowen was a life trustee - of Clemson College, so named in the will of Mr. Clemson. We feel quite sure that many of the trustees, teachers, students and former students of the college . will be glad to contribute to the monument. The war record of Col. Bowen was one of which all South - Carolinians ought to feel proud. - He went out with Company E., ' 2nd Rifle Regiment. T. H. - Boggs, captain. R. E. Bowen, - first lieutenant. When Boggs - was elected major, Bowen be came captain. After the battle s of Lookout Mountain, Bowen was promoted to colonel over s some senior officers, Most of his fighting was done in Virginia. Ie was in the Seven Days fight around Rich mond, S e co n d Manassas. t Sharpsburg, Cold Iarbor and r many others. After the war he represented I Pickens county in the house and senate for many years. It was he who iptrodiced the bill to investigate the stealing of the radicals when they had I charge of the State government. ( The following gentlemen are i 1101 AIR.. Is About the Cheapest Thing on the Market Today. Almost every paper you pick up these day-, you read where some merchant tells you he can sell you goods for less than other merchants can buy them, that he can save you money on every purchase you make, H-ave you ever stopped to think why one merchant can sell you goods so much cheaper than another? The answer is very simple: He handles inferior goods. Watch any concern that can always sell a $i.5o article for 98c, or a $1.oo for 67c, When you buy such merchandise, you are simply getting what you pay for, nothing more. These catch-penny, fake sales, however, are about a thing of the past, for people are getting wise to them. There was a time when these "below cost sales" would catch a few suckers, but the people, especially our Pickens county people, are on to their job, and what they want is value for their money, not cheap,shoddy goods. We do not advertise to sell you goods below cost, or at cost, but we can sell you honest goods as low as any one, for we discount our bills, and buy in quantities ' which puts us on the ground floor with any one. A look thru our stock will convince ' you that we are -prepared to back up every word we say, when it comes to price., qnantity and quality of merchandise. Yours truly, Folger, Thornley & Co. Clothing, Shoes. Hats and Gents' Furnishing Goods a Specialty. Sole agents for Walk-Over and Boyden Shoes, Carhart Overalls, Hawes Hats, Iron King Stoves, New Home Sewing Machines,Chase City and Babcock Buggies,Mitch ell Wagons and Mitchell Automobiles. asked to solicit. and receive con- When a sufficient sum has season in this section was tributions for the monument: been collected, a committee will ported by Elisha Y oin Prof. WV. S. Morrison, Clemsn be appointed to select the monu- of Pickens route -. on 1t Cnient, erect it, arrange a pro- John F. Childs, Who lives oil V. F. Davis, Brushy Creek; P. iies, etc. nel a bloom on Julyu 2nn. M. Taylor, Easley; C. 1'. Robin- n behalf of Jasper Haw ;on, Pickens; C. Ht. Carpenter, uorne Camp, Confederate Vet l)acusville andl Georges C erans, No. 285, Easley, S. C. C WV. H. Chapman, Liberty; E. B C. Johnson, Commander. W. Tate, Norris; Aaron M1ann. Elias Day. Adjutant. For Infants and Children hxad Mi(JIB Finler y, Crossh l). W. Hiott, Chaplain. h toads and Loopers: J. 3 iho Kind You HaVe Always Bought Jendricks, Piimpkintown; Maj. . - ~ Liken, Eastatoe. I The first cotton bloom of tie Signature of YOUR SHOES ARE THE KEYNOTE OF YOUR APPEARANCE Choose them so they will fit and feel right. That means comfort and a graceful carriage. Women's Footwear Inclid ing all the very latest Spin'g models' in Oxfords, Slippers andc PI>~umps. Ladie's low cuts in white can vas, white nu. buck and white linen. Ladie's 1wv cuts in tan. Ladies low cuts in black. + Men's Low Cuts In all.leathers and all styles from the low flat heels Of the English. lasts to the fuller toes and h ighe' heels. If it's new, stylish and worth. wearing you will find it here, and, at a price that you w I appTeciate. School Shoes for Growing Girls and Boys We make a specialty of chienll's Shoes, frowu am iV's first soft soles to the hardi wearing, traiping Shoes built to stand IJhe rough usage of the healthiest .3oy scout. When in Greenville give us the pleasure of helping you solve f ih Shoe qujiestion. Wte are near the corner of Main and Washington, the busiest corner l)etween Atlanta and Charlotte. All interuiban cars arrive and leave within four seconds walk of our (loor. Pride, Patton & Titman [The Shoe People] GREENVILLE. S. C.