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Youru HomenPaper k' Gives Pickens County News - ou Ituuc apr~ TIE PICI(IE S SET NL -oPienout PUBLISHED WEEKLY Entered April 23, 1903 at Plakous, S. U. allseond class inmll matter, under act of 0.nrs.o ~ac,8 81 RC,$ ~ Established 1871'-Volume 43 PICKENS, S. C., JULY 17, -1913 MARKETING IN STATE THIS IS PROBLaEM TO BE DISCUSS. ED AT THE STATE. FARM-ERS' UNION MEETING. THE PROGRAMME IS FIXED The Pee Dee and Coast Counties Are Expected to Be Well Represented at This Convention To Be Held July 23-24. 'olumbia.--Gene'ral discussion of the problem of marketing crops will feature the aniual meeting of the South Carolina State Farmerq' Union to be held at the Isle of Palms July 28 ad 24. "We expect a lage attendance, es pecially from the Pee Dee section and coast counties of the state," said J. Whitner Reid of Columbia, state . eoretary of the union in announcing re programme for the annual meet ing . E. W'. Dabbs, president, will call the union to order at noon July 23. The address of welcome twill be de livered by A. V. Snell, secretary of the Charleston dhamber of commerce. The response will be made by R. M. Cooper, member of the executive com mittee of the union. Dr. Bradford Knapp, head of the United States farm demonstration work, will deliver an address on the marketing of cotton, which will be followed by a general discussion for one hour, when all members' will be asked to express their op.inion on the situation. At the afternoon session, Commis sioner Watson of the state depart ment of agriculture will speak on the "Misuse-Purchase of Fertilizers." This 'ddress iwill be followed by ad dresses from the floor, on cotton marketing and the use of fertilizers, limited to five minutes each. Exwoutive session will be 'held Wed nesday evening, July 24, when the report of the executive committee will be made and the address of the - president heard. Thursday .morning C. J. Brand will deliver an address on the marketing " of cotton. W. W. Long, state agent ter the United States demonstration w.ork, will discuss the "Use, Misuse and Purchase of Fertilizers." The members of the union will be asked to enter into a general discussion of this subject, all speeches to be limited to five minutes. Officers for the year will be elected and the next meeting place selected. Turk Convicted of Murder. ,Camden.--Benjamin John was con victed of murder with recommendation to mercy. John came to Camden sev era4 months ago with a fellow Turk named Michael Simon, claiming to represent a Christian college in Tur key, and solited funds for it. The two left Oamden' walking towards 4' Lugoff on the Seaboard Air Line rail way. When near the swamps of the Wateree river John shot his compan ion, 'put his body in a culvert and fled. He was captured later on the train near Bothune. Man Found Unconscious. Columbia. -Unconscious, an un known young white man was found * on the top of a boy car an outgo ing Seaboard Air Tine freight. He was taken to the .5olumbia hospital, and an examination proved that he was bruised about the face and was suffering from a lick on the head. When the outgoing freight was in the vicinity of Elmwood avenue, one of the trainmen found the man. The train was stopped and lie was taken off. Eight-Two Pass ExaminatIon. Columbia.-After an all-day session - the state board of medical examiners announced that eighty-two of the one -hundred and twenty-one persons who stood the physician's examination June 10, 11 and 12 had passed, aid that fifty-five out of fifty-seven passed the trained nurses' examination. It - was announced that the next exami nation 'would be hold the socond Tuies day In November. Relghley Declared Not Guilty. Chester.--The jury brought in a verdict of not guilty of murder on ac-i count of insanity in the case of Rich ard R. Reighley, who killed Freeman A. Wright at Great Falls several months 40. 4 The attorneys for the defense showed that the crime 'was due to dementia attributed to pel lagra. Medic'al men in Columbia and Chester took great interest in the case. Dr. J. W.. Babcock, superintend ent of the State 'Hospital for the In sane, at Columbia, sent an article to the court that was of assistance. ANNOUNCEMENT For Cotton Weigher TVhe many friends of Frank Kirksey hereby announce him a candidate for Cotton Weigher in the election of August 16, ~1913. FROM THE PALMETTO STAT Latest News of General Interest Thi Has Been Collected From Many Towns and Counties. Saluda. -- The interdenominationi Sunday school convention for th county will be held at Nazereth chur< on July 17-18. A splendid program 'hi been arranged 'by the executive cor mittee and an interesting and profi able convention is expected. Greenville.--J. A. Foster, Greenvill county's new treasurer, has assume office, the formality having been pr aided over by L. A. Searson, inspectc friom t'he comptroller general's offic Mr. Foster succeeds Mr. Woodaid who held the office one term. Columbia. - Fundamental feature of a plan for the consolidation of th college for women and the Universit of South Carolina have been agree to by the trustees of the two institt tiens, according to announcemer here. Saluda.-The annual reunion c Newberry college students and alun ni -will-be held at Delma, in the lowe section of this county on July 25. At dresses will be made -by President Henry Harms, Prof. S. J. Derrick, th Rev. H. A. McCullough and others. Greenwood. - President John C Willson 'has recently made inquiry o the United States geological surve; as to the correct altitude of Greet wood and has received reply that i is 671 feet. It has been emmonly pu down as 634. Aiken.--Information came to Aikei of the destruction by fire of a rest dence 'located about two miles souti east of Aiken on 'what is known a the Gregg place. lt was the propert of H. 'P. Dyches, but occupied by J H. Stewart. Mr. Dyches' loss w.a about $2,500, with }1,000 insurance. Oolumbia.-Suit In behalf of C( lumbia shoppers is pending before th interstate commerce commissio aga'nst 18 common carriers. The sti tus of the case was described by I Beverly Herbert recently at the mee ing of the Columbia Chamber of Con merce. St. Matthews.-Calhoun county o ficials are' now ready to receive th state officials for a settlement of th fiscal affairs. At the meeting hel recently all matters 'pertaining to tb finances of the county were thoroug ly gone over, and the books put I most satisfactory shape. Supervisc Wise is pleased 'with the conditions, Spartan1burg.--On complaint of ( D. Fortner, a member of the Genera Assembly, Magistrate Robert J. Gant Issued a warrant for the arrest of I L. Poole, a merchant of Enoree, chart Ing him with uttering and circulating ralse .statements concerning Mr. Fori her, w.ith malicious. intent to injury his character and reputation. Columbia.-The merging of the Col ege- for Women, located in Columbia with the University of South Carolini Is the 'plan of the University trustees, %ccording to a statement just issued Phe College for Women, of whidh M{is: Buphemia McClintock is president,, it ne of the best known schools fo rouing women in the South. Abbeville. - Corn and cottoi hroughout Abbeville county have Guf ered from t'he lack of rain for the pas month 'and the crop outlook. ds bad ['he stands of cotton are worse thai n years. A number of farmers sa: they have not been able to sow peal because they 'have shad no rain sinci egrain was cut. government discussion seems to be one of the main things in OrangebuiN nowadays. Nearly every afiternoon o night addresses are made at 'publi< halls in the city. Recently W. F' Stieglitz of Columbia addressed Large audience at the court hiouse Niayor WV. H. Gibbes of Columbia 'wil heliver the 'last address of the educa tional meetings, Columbia.-The board of regents o the State Hospital -for the Insane held its regular monthly meetinj here recently. Dr. T. R. Carruthers of Rock H-ill, dhairmnan of the board said that only routine business wa: attended 'to. The question of whethe Dolored male or female patient; should be moved to the new Asylun it State Park, near Columbia, was nio discussed during the meeting. Thi matter will likely come up at th August meeting. Sumter.-On the streets of Sumte negro women convicts are choppin grass. Council decided at its regula meeting several (lays ago that femal conviets should be pu~t to work 1h1 stead of staying in jail throughou their terms and hence the grass choi: ping. Florence.-Tlhe atnnunal report of thi Florence city schools has just bee published, and in accordance wijfh. resolution of the public meeting, Sn perintendent W. L. Brooker has mnai ed to each patron of tho school a cloi of this report, 'which 'is a most inte esting 'paper'. Washington..-The senate subcor mittee cons'idering the bill of Seniat< E. D. Smith to regulate tradingi Cotton futures and to provide for tI: standardization of "upland" ari "gulf" Cotton separately made a fa orable report on the measure. Subscribe for The Sentinel. E Easley Local News. it Mr. John N. Wyatt has re turned to Easley after a pro tracted visit to relatives in Greenville county. He is now 1 with his daughter Mrs. W. A. . Mauldin on Pickens Ave. SM's. E. W. Tate and son Walter of Norris visited Mrs. e Tate's grandmother, Mrs. Mary d Briggs, who has been quite ' feeble for some time. >. Miss Mary Martin has been " spending awhile with her pa rents, Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Mar tin. She will return in a few Y days to Auburn, Ala., where she holds the position of assist ant librarian of the P. and A. college. Miss Martin is an ex t ceptionally brilliant scholar and devote : much of her time to literary work. r The protracted meeting which was held ten days at the Metho dist church closed 'I uesdav f night. A great deal of interest was manifested and there were t several-additions to the church. Mrs. Goldsmith and Miss Hat Goldsmith, of Greenville, are visiting Mr. and Mrs. J, Milton King. The many friends of Mrs. W. 1). Spearman will be grieved to learn that she is seriously ill We all hope for her a speedy a recovery. The K. of P. Lodge of Easlev . is to hold in the near future a t' memorial seryice in honor of its dead. r. Miss Janie and i\[aster Frank e Ellison have been visiting rela lives in Pickens. e X1rs:* J. H-. Cheath 111 and brother, Mr. Jackson, of Vir r ginia, who is her guost, visited relatives in Belton this week. The Ladies' Missionary society t of the Baptist church met at the home of Mrs. P. Ml. Taylor on Monday afternoon, Miss Lillian Sholar presiding. After the meeting light refreshnments were served. Miss Lila Surratt has as her guest her sister from Gaffney. Master Oliver Bolt is visiting friends in Pickens, irs. J. B. Jameson and chil dre'n are visiting hei' father, Mr. Finley, near Mile Creek. The Baptist Ladies' Mission ary Union of the Piedmont as sociation will meet at the' Eas 1ey Fir'st Baptist .chur'ch July 29th and :30th. Mr's. John M,-Geer, of Green ville, visited her neice, Mr's. J. H. Cheatham, last week. Mayor J. TI. Lathem has r'e turned from a business trip to Alabama. Mr's. C. D). Bolt is on a visit to her parents, Mr. and Mi's. ER. A. Hester', near' Pickens. At Mt. Tabor Trher'e will be an all (lay ser' vice at Mt. Tiabor. church, two miles fr'om Central, on the third Sunday in July, for the purpose of dedicating the new building at that place. . Di'. Z. T. Cody of rGreenville will be present. T[he Safternoon will be spent in sing ing. Porter's Chapel Cemetery. f All interested in cleaning off Porter's Chapel cemetery will please meet at the chur'ch on -Saturday, July 26, and bring necessary tools. Griffin Cemetery. Ar*ll those0 inter'estedl in the o Griffin remneter. wvill please <t meet at the church next Satur-' 'day morning and bring neces sary tools for' cleaning off the emetey. Liberty Local News Mrs. J. W. Strickland am children, of Atlanta, Ga., ar< visiting Mrs. Strickland's pa rents, Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Mc. Cord. Mrs. W. J. Preston and three children, of Atlanta, are stop. ping at the Brown House for a few days. - Miss Mamie Jett, of Atlanta, is visiting Miss O'Dell on route 3 this week. Mrs. S. W. O'Dell visited rela tives in the city Monday. Mr, Frank Alexander, of the Maplecroft Cotton mill, died Sunday morning and was buried Monday at Six Mile. J. H. Brown left Thursday for Blunt Spring, Ala., the place of his boyhood days, where he will visit relatives and' friends. Quite a number of our people went to Atlanta . last week. Among them were Joe Brown, Sammie Skelton,Hubert Brown, Mrs. Lida Smith, Miss Fleda Smith and Eva Smith. J. F. Banister attended the Banker's association at Lake Toxaway last week, Clarence McWhorter a II d Hugh Chapman left Thursday for Spencer, N. C., where they expect to accept a position with the Southern Railway Co. Mrs. M. A. Hutchinson and niece, of Hickory, N. C,, are on a visit to Mi's. Susie Parsons. Mrs. L. A. Bongs delightf ull entertained t h e Embroider club Friday afternoon, Aftei spending, awhile in chatting a( doing fancy work and ice cours, was served. Rev. G. B. Vaughn preache( Sunday night to a very atten tive congregation. He scored the Christians for their lack of interest in church work. Mr. Vaughn left the city Monday to carry on a revival at Bethlehem. Rev, E. L. Thomason will preach at 11:00 a. m, and 8:30 p. m1. Miss Annie Belle Brown en tertained Tursdav evening at an old fashioned party and o1(1 fashioned games were played and an 0old fashioned good time was ha~d b~y all present. Those who were so fortunate to be at Miss Brown's party were: Misses Louise Sheldon, Vivian Ailgood, Ina Callaham, Calla Chapman, Addie *McWhorter, Neta Hunter, Mamie Jack Mas sey. Messrs. Wade and Jessk( Boggs, George Anderson, Dr. J. P. Glenn, Dr. R. E. Ingold, Clifford Lewis, of Pickens, and 'Will and Bob Greshanm, of Spartanburg. After the gamies a good 01(1 fashioi'ed sweet couirse was ser'ved1 by the host ess. Everybody left (delighted and longing for another "old fashion Party.' J. Wolf Creek School. T1he Wolf Creek schlool will Sbeg~in its sinnmer' termi next IMon~day, Jnl~y 21, with P~rof. John Edlens asM tea'cher'. Pros pects are brighit for' an eAxtra good school. Prioleau Turned Down by Mr Capers. John G. Capers has ref'used t< represent Aaron P. Pr'ioleau ii contempjlated con test, for th( seat in Congres;s now held by Hon. Richard H. Whaley, wht succeeded the late Hion. Geo. S. Legare, and also ini the mattei of collecting $2,000 co'ntest fe4 claimed to have been grante( Prioleau by the last Congress but whic~h adr not been nali.1 Roy Dobson Dies of Bullet Woum Anderson, July 10.-Roy Dot - son, the 12-year-old boy wh, was shot and badly wounde when his brother. aged 17, she and killed his father, John Dot son, near Central in Picken couuty, and who was brough to the hospital here for an oper ation, died at seven o'clocl Wednesday afternoon. When interviewed by a Senti net man, Williams Dobson, wh< shot and killed his father lasl week talked very freely an s (id his conscience did not hurl him, because he thought th( tragedy could not be averted. He said there had been domestic trouble, in the Dobson family ever since he could re member and on last Monday it was more violent than ever. Altho. he said, his father was not drinking (haying sworn oil some two weeks before) he abused his wife .severely and stt uck her more ithai once. According to what William Dobson said, his father way jealous of Mrs. )obson, the there was absolutely no grounids for his jealousy. )irectly after dinner Monday I)obson started a fuss with his wife, and after l awhile left the house. When he returned about( 6 o'clock that afternoon his son William was standing in the front door. His father came up with a .rifhl under one arm, and a few words were exchanged before the hooting commenced, Wil liani saying his father fired the first shot. 'he father fired three times, none of his shots taking effect, while the sot fired six times, four of his soot hitting.M r. I)ubson. lWilliani says he does no know who shot his younge brother and he is sorry abou that. He has engaged J. 1 Carey as counsel. Death of Mrs. Hattie Clark. Mrs. Hattie Clark, wife of A J. Clark, died at her home it Greenville, July -7th, after r lingering illness of lung tro Ible. While Mrs. Clark has been sick for so long death came rathe1 unexpected to the family, Sh< was a mem her of Bethuel Jani tist church, having joined ir early life and has lived a chris tian life doing everything slt( could for her Master's cause. Just before she died she tohl them of an assurance of a better world andl that she w as ready and preparedI for' it. She leaves besides a hutsbaind, nine children to mtourn'i bei death. She has otne dlaughter in this couty, Mrs. LIem D, Gravley, of Picketns route 3, thc rest of' hter family residle it' G3reeniville. Mtrs. Clark was he. fore her ntarriage a Miss (Cox, She was 49 year's of age. She was buied'i the (lay foi lowing her' death at Beftue church in Greenvitle couty.r Quite a large cr'owdl attenideo the funeral, Rev. Mr. Wtrono conducting the servyices.' h family have the heatfeit sym. pathy of the entire comttitI in their hour of sorriowv. One wvho know her. Educational Rallies 'I'. A. Bowen, farmt detmotn strator, and Ri. T1. Hlallum, sut perintendent of edutcatiotn, havy arranged for' educatfiontal rallie; at Gates, D)acusville and Oole noy. Pr'ominent speakers wvil be0 at each place. Watch fo anunicemient neCx f week. A number' of yountig peophi spent a pleasant aftentoon las week at the "'Contey Isle of Pick ens.'' Accordinug to ittformatio, received several enjioye'd a iih overt the "nationial high was,' while those who were lookittj for something more exc'itinIi r'ode on the "'happyjack."' We are glad for our friends t< tell us of any news item the' may know. Pleasant Grove News Fortner, S. C., July 12.- -Good . growing showers visited this a vicinity today and 'crops are 1 looking very promising, It A very bad electrical storm s passed over this neighborhood t last Saturday evening, but did not do any great harm altho several people were slightly shocked. The lightning was so regular you could hardly (t. tinguish one bolt fromn the other. 1). L. Barker, an old bachelor and merchant, of this section, went to town yesterday on busi neSS. Rober t Couch and wife, of Greenville. visited Flem Crago an( family last week. Yes, Mr. 1Editor, the old hen is still alive and enjoying a nice gang of chickens, and if you were up here at the foot of these mountains awhile to enjoy the good cool air and eat some of the good water melons we have 1 uelieve it would help your feelings 20 or t) per cent. (Coming.--lEd.) Can any one tell me if West niister if far enough North for a man to wear his overcoat in June, especially when cradling grain. E. M, Keith, an old darkey, living on J. P. Ander's place, saw in his field on June 28th, a cotton blooi. U nce Alex is a good farmer and is a respectable old darkey, t The revenue oflicers destroyed a still near 1. A. Whitmire's last Monda y and some one took a good toilt race. A\lonzo F'ortner, who has been ('onfine(1 to his bed for somietimnie is very ill at this writing and his reo.'ry is lot, ('xpeced, alte we truly hoIp' he will soon he ip again. Samuel Calls, wvho lives near lavfield, lost, a. horse last Sat nrlay. Mirs. Ola Dill, of Sandy Flat, i is at the bedsi(le of her father, Alonzo I'ortie', anud also her husband 111id Dill. J. P. A nders aid1 wife and (1arluis Ainhers are on a visit i I North Carolina to see relatives and~ frieis. l~1.00 urgess-andl famiily spent Sati rday' niightI wi th the Iat ter.'s MIarietta. D)r. Cann~honi, of ne'ar Pickenls, wVas in thIiis s(,ction ti his week. l1. lB. llarker, of (his vicinity, whuile hoeling ('otton ini his field1 weighit and~ siz~e of ouri Ailmeric'an dollar an~d is pure silver, It, has phliin fliures 1)n it showing that it was mi:ele in the year 180t. It has the pictuire of a mian' s hemd on one sidle and oni the 'of her sidIe it h as a cro0ss and a A lfarmer. Singing School at Bethulehemu - A singing sch ool will begini at Beth leheni chiurbc 03) Autguist 41 .j and1( continue for t welve (lays. - Prof. McD). Weams will te'achl I the class, whlich fact inisures the r b~est of inistrui ction . A reason11 able tuii tion wvi Ib e charged1 and( a larv'e class is expectedl. Town Taxes Due.. Notice is hereby given that all town taxes, advalorem, street tax and license tax must be C paid lby August 1st. A fter th at (late all taxes not paid1 will be Placed in execution. Please give > this matter your prompt atten r' tion so as to avoid any trouble. W. F. Mauldin, Clerk. Farmers Institute To Be at Easley Dear Editor; As-stated thru the columns of our county pa pers in.last week's issue .in re gard to the farmers institute to be held at Easley on Saturday August the 9th, I wish to an nounce that Hon. E J. Wat son, Commissioner of Agri culture; Mr. Hunnicutt, editor of the Southern Cultivator; W. W. Long, farm and indus trial agent of. the govermont; Messrs. Plunkett and Chapman, representatives of the Southern Railway in farm demonstration work, also others will be on hand to address the farmers. As the (late of this meetin, has been set at a (late to the best ad vantage of the farmers and at a time when they have con pleted work in thier crops we sincerely hope that every far mier in Pickens aiid adjoining counties will not frame up any excuse, but be present at this meeting as we feel sure that every man that attends this meeting will be benefitted. J. M. Jameson, Secy. The Garden Spot of the World Mr. E(ditor: Of course we people of Pickens know that we live in the garden spot of the world, but in my judgment we are so used to having a good time and enjoying life, as it comes and goes, that we over look many of the blessings that we have, that other mortals are missing. For instance, I was among the attendants at the Ladies Ice Cream Festival on the Court -ouse grounds last Thursday night and feasted on Cream as long as it lasted and the Splendid music dispen sed by our own Pickens Band, and it is this particular feature of our pleasures that I wish to sneak briefly about, namely the Pickens Band. I an-of the opinion that no town or city in the grand old state of South Carolina has as fine a collection of musicians as Pickens, and "our boys" are just the best boys that; you can start up anywhere. You won't find such a finie lot of fellows any where at all, nice, congenial 1m(1 pleasant with nothing of Itowdyismn in them. I want to drop a bouquet at the feet of these b)Oys of Pick ans. They are al ways ready to furnish good1 music and with it oodl cheer to all who care to listen. Rt was also my pleasure to b)e preseni1t Wednesday night, whenci oine of *.ur young attorneys who had been off getting married1, had returnied to his newv home with his happy bride, when these same hanti boys withi olther contingents carr'ying all the cow hells, trat.e chains, tin pans and so forth, quietly ar ran gedl themsslves on this young . benedici's front piazza and pro-, ceededt to give thenm a royal we' COme1 t') Pickenis, and when the band wasn't dispeCnsing. sweet strains of music, the boys with their bells were making the wvelcome ring and crying speech, speech, and1 they just had to have it. The young lawvyer had his hands jammed inito his pockets uip to his elbows' aind when he would hear the cries of speech, speech, those elbowvs got deeper, if anything, into those self same pockets, and~ finally when he found that these boys wvere going t'o haye a speech before leaving, he rushed to the back porchiand got hinm a dIrink-of water-to clear up his throat, and when he re-ap peared any one could see that he was loaded for the boys, and when he succeeded ini getting them quiet you never heard. such a ringing speech as that you g la wyer' made. So I say three cheers for our band boys anid our1 young law y'ers too. How could we live without them? A Citizen. For Sale-Seyeial fine pigs, 6 or 7 weeks old. Call on S. P, Freeman, Pickens R 1, or phone 3211. o