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Gives P e News fHE PICICENS SENTIINEL jafko 4 PUBLISHED WEEKLY Entered AL 23, 103 at Plken . . a second tams i mail ater, under act or2ongre.. 0 of itlarea , 879 SUBSCRIPTION PRICE, 1. YEAR Established 1871-Volume 43 * PICKENS, S. C., JULY 17, 1913 NUMBER 10 MARKETINGIN STATE THIS IS PROBLEM TO BE DISCUSS. ED AT THE STATE. FARM'ER8' UNION MEETING. THE PROGRAMME IS FIXED The Pee Dee and Coast Counties Are I Expected to Be Well Represented at This Convention To Be Held July 23-24. Columbia.-Gene'ral discussion of the problem of marketing crops will feature the aniual meeting of the South 'Carolina State Farmer(' Union to be meld at the Isle of Palms July I '28 ad 24. 1 "We expect a large attendance, es pecially from the Pee Dee section and coast counties of the state," said J. Whitner Reid of Columbia, state secretary of the union in announcing t e programme for the annual meet E. W'. 'Dabbs, -president, will call the union to order at noon July 23. The address of welcome 'will be de livered by A. V. Snell, secretary of t 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 C work, will deliver an address on the C marketing of cotton, wjhich will be e followed 'by a general discussion for t one hour, when all members' will be C asked to express their opinion on the. I situation. At the afternoon session, Commis sioner Watson of the state depart- 1 ment of agriculture will speak on the i "Misuse-Purchase of Fertilizers." a This ddress 'will be followed by ad- t dresses from the floor, on cotton I marketing and the use of fertilizers, i limited to five minutes each. |r Executive session will be 'held Wed nesday evening, July 24, when the f report of the executive committee s will be made and the address of the f - president heard. Thursday morning C. J. Brand will f deliver an address on the marketing .; of cotton. W. W. Long, state agent r for the United States demons.ration 3 work, 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. I Camden.-Benjamin John was con victed of murder with recommendation to mercy. John came to Camden sev era4 months ago with a fellow Tark | named Michael Simon, claiming to | represent a Christian college in Tur key, and solieited funds for it. The | two left Oamden, walking towards c Lugoff on the Seaboard Ai' Line rail way. When near the swamps of the Wateree river John shot his compan- t ion, put his 'body 'in a culvert and fled. f He was captured later on the train 11 near Bethune. '1 Man Found Unconscious. t Columbia. - Unconscious, an uin-| 1 known young white man was found |t on the top of a boy car an outgo ing Seaboard Air Line freight. He was taken to the Columbia hospital, e and an examination proved that he r was bruised about the face and was suffering from a lick on the head. 1 When the outgoing freight was in -the c vicinity of Elmwood avenue, one of 1 the trainmen found the man. The I train was stopped and the was taken g off. t 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 aiad passed, an~d that fifty-five out of fifty-seven passed the trained nurses' examination. It -was announced that the next exami nation would be held the second Tules day in November,. Reighley Deciared Not Guilty. Chester.-The jury brought in a verdict of not guilty of murder on ac-' count of insanity in the case of Rich ard R. Reighley, Who killed Freeman A. Wright at Great Falls several months afro. The attorneys for the defense showed that the crime 'was due to dementia attributed to pel lagra. Medical men in Columbia and Chester took great interest in the case. Dr. J. WV. Babcock, superintend. ent of the State 'Hospital for the In sane at Columbia, sent 'an article to the court that was of assistance. 4 ANNOUNCEMENT For Cotton Weigher The many friends of Frank Kirksey hereby announce him a candidate for Cotton Weigher In tho election of August 16, 1918. FROM THE PALMETTO STATE -atest News of General Interest That Has Been Collected From Many Towns and Counties. Saluda. - The interdenominational unday school convention for this ounty will be held at Nazereth church in July 17-18. A splendid program 'has eon arranged by the executive com nittee and an interesting and profit ble convention is expected. Greenville.-J. A. Foster, Greenville ounty's new treasurer, has assumed filce, the formality having been pre dded over by L. A. Searson, inspector tom the comptroller general's office. 4r. Foster succeeds Mr. Woodsido Oho held the office one term. Columbia. - Fundamental features f a plan for the consolidation of the >ollege for women and the University f South Carolina have been agreed o by the trustees of the two institu lone, according to announcement sere. Saluda.-The annual irunion of eiwberry college students and alum-' i will-be held at Delmar, In the lower ection of this county on July 25. A'd Iresses will 'be made .by President J. ienry Harms, Prof. S. J. Derrick, the rev. H. A. McCullough and others. Greenwood. - President John 0. Villson 'has recently made Inquiry of he United States geological survey a to the correct altitude of Green rood and has received reply that it 3 671 feet. It has been cmmonly put own as 634. Aiken.-Information came to Aiken f the destruction by fire of a reai ence located about two miles south ast of Aiken on what is known as he Gregg place. It was the property f H. P. Dyches, but occupied by J. [. Stewart. Mr. Dyches' loss w~as bout $2,500, with '1,000 Insurance. Colum-bia.-Suit in 'behalf of Co imbia shoppers is pending before 'the iterstate commerce commission gainst 18 common carriers. The sta us of the case was described by R. leverly Herbert recently at the meet ig of the Columbia Chamber of Com ierce. St. Matthews.-Calhoun county of cials are' now ready to receive the tate officials for a settlement of the seal affairs. At the meeting held ecently all matters pertaining to the nances of the county were thorough V gone over, and the books put in lost satisfactory shape. Supervisor Vise is pleased with the conditions. Spartanburg.--.On complaint of C. P. Fortner, a member of the General ?ssembly, Magistrate Robert J. Gantt ssued a warrant for the arrest of D. r. Poole, a merchant of Enoree, c'harg ig him with uttering and circulating Lise statements concerning Mr. Fort er, with malicious. intent to injure Is character and reputation. Columbia.--The merging of the Col )ge for Women, located in Columbia, 'ith the University of South Carolina i the plan of the University trustees,, ccording to a statement just Issued. he College for Women, of whldh Miss luphemia McClintock is president,, is ne of the best known schools for oung women in the South. Abbeville. - Corn and cotton tioughout Abbeville county have suf ired from the lack of rain for the past ionth 'and the crop outlook. 4is bad. 'he stands of cotton are worse than 1 years. A number of farmers say iey have not been able to sow peas ecause they have hiad no rain since hte grain 'was cut. - Orangeburg.-Comm iss Ion form of overnment discussion seems to be ne of the main things in Orangeburg owadays. Nearly every afternoon or ight addresses are made at public alls in the city. Recent'ly WV. lF. tieglitz of Columbia addressed a Arge audience at the court house. Iayor WV. H. Gibbes of Columbia will eliver the last address of the educa lonal meetings. Columbia.-The board of regents of he State Hospital for the Insane, Leld its regular monthly meeting Lore recently. Dr. T. R. Carruthers, f Rock Hill, c'hairmnan of the board, aid that only routine business was ttended to. The question of whether olored male or female patients hould be moved to the new Asylum .t State Park, near Co'-mbia, was not iscussed during the meeting. This satter will likely come up at the .ugust meeting. Sumter.-On the streets of Sumter egro women convicts are chopping rass. Council decided at its regular nieoting several days ago that female onvicts should be put to work in tead of staying in jail throughout heir terms and hence the grass chop ing. Florence.-The annual report of the i'lorence city schools has just been ublished, and in accordlance wiyh a 'esolution of tyhe public meeting. Sut serintendent W. L. Brooker has mtall id to each patron of the school a' 'op)y >f this report, -which is a most inter msting paper. Washington.-The senate subcom nittee considering the bill of Senator 31. D. Smith to regulate trading in ~otton futures and to provide for the standardization of "upland" and 'gulf" cotton separately mnade a fav >rable report on the measure. ubhcribe for The ,ti.. Easley Local News. Mr. John N. Wyatt has re turned . to Easley after a pro- c tracted visit to relatives in Greenville county. He is now i with his daughter Mrs. W. A. Mauldin on Pickens Ave. Mrs. E. W. Tate and son < Walter of Norris visited Mrs. t Tate's grandmother, Mrs. Mary I Briggs, who has been quite feeble for some time. Miss Mary Martin has been 3 spending awhile with her pa rents, Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Mar- t tin. She will return in a few days to Auburn, Ala., where she holds the position of assist ant librarian of the P. and A. colleze. Miss Martin is an ex ceptionally brilliant scholar and devote ; much of her time to f literary work. o The protracted meeting which v was held ten clays at the Metho dist church closed '1fuesdav night. A great deal of interest . was manifested and there were E several -additions to the church. D Mrs. Goldsmith and Miss Hat Goldsmith, of Greenville, are visiting Mr. and Mrs. J, Milton 1 King. ' '] The many friends of Mrs. W. D. Spearman will be grieved to I learn that she is seriously ill f We all hope for her a speedy e recovery. t The K. of P. Lodge of Easlev is to hold in the near future a r memorial seryice in honor of a its dead. Miss Janie and Master Frank c Ellison have been visiting rela- c tives in Pickens. Mlrs.' J. HT. Cheath n and c brother, Mr. Jackson, of Vir ginia., who is her guoit, visited relati yes in Belton this week. S The Ladies' Missionary society t Af the Baptist church met at the t: home of Mrs. P. M. Taylor on i1 Monday afternoon, Miss Lillian N Sholar presiding. After the c meeting light refreshments were 13 3eryed. p Miss Lila Surratt has as her P uest her sister from Gaffney. Master Oliver Bolt is visiting tt riends inl Pickens, a Mrs. J. B. Jameson ami chil iren are visiting her father, Mr.' The Baptist Ladies' Mission- a .ry Union of the Piedmont as- y' sociationi will meet at the' Eas- A ey Fir'st Baptist 'chur'ch July C 29th and 310th. Mr's. John M, Geer', of Green- a v'ille, visited her neice, Mr's. J. F II. Cheatham, last week. Mayoi' J. T.i Lathem has r'e burned fr'om a business trip to Alabama. Mr's. C. 1). Bolt is on a visit to c her' par'ents, M'. andl Mr's. R. A. e H-ester', nea' Pickens- a At Mt. Tabor There wvill be an all (lay ser' vice at Mt. Tab)or church, two miles fi'om Central, on the third1 Sunday in July, for the pur'pose of dedicating the new building , at that place. . Dri. Z. T. Cody of: 1 Greenville will 1be present. The j afternoon wvill be spent in sing-:r ig. Porter's Chapel Cemeterv. f' All interecsted in cleaning off Porter's Chapel cemetery willI please meet at the chur'ch on Saturdlay, July 26, and bring n'ecessary tools. V r Griffin Cemetery. s All thoise iter.'ested in the 5 Griffin c'emeuter.' will please I meet at the church next Satur'- c (lay morning and bring neces- C sary tools foi' cleaning off the I cemetery Liberty Local News Mrs. J. W. Strickland and hildren, of Atlanta, Ga., are isiting Mrs. Strickland's pa ents, Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Mc Jord. Mrs. W. J. Preston and three :hildren, of Atlanta, are stop >ing at the Brown House for a ew days. Miss Mamie Jett,- of Atlanta, s visiting Miss O'Dell on route this week. Mrs. S. W. O'Dell visited rela ives in the city Monday. Mr. Frank Alexand1er, of the Zaplecroft Cotton mill, died unday morning and was uried Monday at Six Mile. J. H. Brown left Thursday or Blunt Spring, Ala., the place f his boyhood days, where he' il1 visit relatives and' friends. Quite a number of our people ent to Atlanta . last week. mong them were Joe Brown, am mie Skelton,Hubert Brown, irs. Lida Smith, Miss Fleda mith and Eva Smith. J. F. Banister attended the tanker's association at Lake 'oxaway last week, Clarence McWhorter a i d [ugh Chapman left Thursday r Spencer, N. C., where they xpect to accept a position with he Southern Railway Co. Mrs. M. A. Hutchinson and piece, of Hickory, N. C,, are on visit to Mi's. Susie Parsons, Mrs. L. A. Boggs delightfully ntertained t h e Embroidery lub Friday alternoon. After pendiIng awhile in chattiig and Loing fancy work and ice course as served. Rev. G. B. Vaughn preached unday night to a very alten ve congregation. He scored le Christians for their lack of iterest in church work. Mr. aughn left the city Monday to ai.rry on a revival at Bethlehem. ev, E. L. Thomason will reach at 11:00 a. m, and 8:30 m. Miss Annie Belle Brown en 'rtained Tursday evening at I old fashioned party and old tshioned games were played ad an old1 fashioned good time as had b~y all present. Trhose 'ho were so fortunate to be b Miss Browvn's party were: [isses Louise Sheldon, Vivian ligood, Ina Callaham, Calla hapman, Addie .McW horter, eta Hunter, Mamie Jack Mas y. Messrs. Wade andl Jessie oggs, George Anderson, Dri. J. .Glenn, Dri. Ri. E. Ingold, lifford Lewis, of Pickens. and Vill and Bob Gresham,, of partanburg. A fter the games good old fashijoned sweet' auirse was servedl by the host as. Everybody left dlelighted rd longing for another "'01( aishion party."' J. Wolf Creek School. The Wolf Creek school will, egin its sum mer tern next 1Ionday, July 21, witli Prof. ohn Eders as teacher'. Pros ects are bri;'ht for an extra :ood school. rioleau Turned Do vn by Mr. Capers. John G. Capers. has refused to opresent Aaron P. Prioleau in ontem plated con test for the eat in Congres;s now held b~y Ion. Richard S. Whalev, who ucceedled t he late lHon. Gleo. S. 2egar'e, and also in the matter f collecting $2,000 co'ntest fee laimned to have been granted 'rioleau by the last Congress, mut which had not been paid. Roy Dobson Dies of Bullet Wound Anderson, July 10.-Roy Dob son, the 12-year-old boy who was shot and badly wounded when his brother, aged 17, shot and killed his father, John Dob son, near Central in Pickens couuty, and who was brought to the hospital here for an oper ation, died at seven o'clock Wednesday afternoon. When interviewed by a Senti nel man, Williams Dobson, who shot and killed his father last week talked very freely and s 'id his conscience did not hurt hii, because he thought the tragedy could not be averted. He said there had been domestic trouble, in the Dlobson 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 off i some two weeks before) lie abused his wife .severely and struck her more than once. \ According to what William Dobson said, his father was jealous of Mrs. Dobson, tho I there was absolutely no grounds ; for his jealousy. Directly after dinner Monday Dobson started a fuss with his wife, and after awhile left the house. When he returned about 6 o'clock that afternoon his son Williani was standing in the front door. His father came up with a. ,rifle under one arm, and a few words were exchanged before the hooting comiiiienced, \Vil liani saying his father fired the I first shot. The father fired three times, none of his shots taking effect, while the son fired six times, four of his snots hitting.Mr. Dobson. William says he does not know who shot his younger brother and he is sorry about that. He has engage'd J. P. Carey as counsel. Death of Mrs. Hattie Clark. Mrs. Hattie Clark, wife of A. J. Clark, died at her home in Wreenville, July -7th, after a lingering illness of lung tro ible, While Mrs. Clark has been sick for so long death came rather uLnexpCcted to the family, She was a memher of Bethnel Bap List church, having joined ini arly life and has lived a chris tian life doing everything she -ould for her Master's cause. Just before she died she told them of an assurance of. a better worldl andl that she w as readIy and prepared for it. She leaves besides a hu isbandl, nine children to mtourni her :leath. She hats one doaughter in this county, Mrs. L~em D). Bravley, of Pickens route 3, the rest of her famnily reside in Greenville. Mirs. Clarkc was be for'e her marriage a Miss Cox. She was 49 years of age. She wasi buried the (lay 101 lowing her' (leath at Befthuel 3hurch ini GLireenviale couty~. 1 Juite a large cr'owdo attent1dd t.he funeral, Rev. Mr. Wretnn zonducting the serv ices.' TIhe family ha~ve the heartfelt synm- I pathy of the ent ire commnitity in their hour of sorrow. One who knew her. Educational Rallies TI. A. Bowen , farm demuon - strator, and R. T.i Hallumt, su perintendent of' ( eduation, have ar'ranged for' ed1ucationial raillies at Gates, D)acusvill and Ooiile1 noy. Prominent speakers wvill he at each lace. WaT~tchl for announcemenit netIXf week. A number' of young people spen11t a pleasant afternoon last week at the "'Coney Isle of Pick ens.'' According to iniformnat,iont r'eceived several enjoyed a ride over the "national highway,"' while those wvho were0 looking for somethinrg more exciting rode0 oin the "happyjackc." We are glad for our friends to tell us of any news item they may know. Pleasant Grove News Fortner, -8. C., July 12.- -Good growing showers visited this vicinity today and 'crops are looking very promising, A very bad electrical storm passed over this neighborhood last Saturday evening, but did not do any great harm altho several people were slightly shocked. The lightning was so regular you could hardly (is. Ainguish one bolt from the other. ). L. Barker, an old bachelor ind merchant, of this section, ,vent to town yesterday on busi less. hobel t C'ouch and wife, of i 1:enville. visited Flemi Crago Imdl family last week. Yes, Mr. Editor, the old hen s still alive and enjoying a nice ang of chickens, and if you yere up here at the foot of these nountains awhile to enjoy the food cool air and eat Sole of he good watermelons we have -elieve it would hel) your celings 20 or 30 per cent. Coming.--Ed.) Can any one teil 11e if' West Minster if far enough North for I. man to wyear his overcoat i tune, especially when cradling raim. E. MT, Keith, an old darkey, iving on J. P. Ander's place, aw in his flel on June 28th, a !otton bloom. Uncle Alex is a ood farmer and is a respectable )ld darkey, The revent 'flicers (lest royed a still near . A. Vhitmiire's last l\londa y a il sonw one took a good foat race. Alonzo Fortner, who has been confined to his bed for sometime)10 is very ill at this writing and his re(oer y'1 is o1t expIt)ed, litho we truly hope lie will oon be up1 again. Sanmel Capps, who lives near lavfield, lost a horse last Sat .'day. Mrs. Ola )ill, of Sandy Flat, s at, the bedside of her father, Alonzo Fortnetr, aind also her mUSband lRid Dill.I J. P'. Anders and wife mat amlarins Anmuders are on a visit North Carolina t see re(l I es LeO lUrgess-and1 famnilly spent I 3aturday night with the latter's ')are'nts, M r. A. I'tore's;., near !darietta. D)r. Cannon01, of nearti Pickens, wvas ini this section this week. B. i. Barmker, of' flins v iciity 1, wh'Iile hoeinmg (cottoni in hits flid soe~i1 few (days a'go), founm a p)ecuiliar couin. ii is the samet' weight and1)( sizew of' oulr Amlericanl ltollarI and~ is pure'( silv!T. It has >Ilain' tlinrs oin it showing t.hat, t was nminde in the year :180t;. It has the pieltamre of a mian's hend on one sidie andM on thle, diller side it has a ciross alul a Singing School at Bethlehem A siniging school ill b'giii at Beth lehemi churcho on Antgust 4 11d( (c)oniine f'or Iw~elve (days. Prmof. MIcD1. Weamis wiill t each the class, which f'act, insures the best of inistruction. A reasoni [able1 tuition will be char'ged and a, laree class is expeted. Town Taxes Due.. Notice is her'eby given that, all low n taxes, advaloremn, str'eet tax and license tax must be paid1 by August 1st. After that (lato all taxes not piaidl will be Placed in execution. Please give this matter your pr'ompt attent tion so as to avoid any ti ronble. 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 inl 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 goverm'entt; 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 neetin 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 mer in Pickens aini adjoining counties will not, frame up any xcuse, but be present at this meet ing as wo feel sure that 3very man that attends this meeting will be benefitted. J. M. Jameson, Secy. The Garden Spot of the World Mr. Editor: Of course we pe)oplo 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 conies and goes, that we over look many of the ilessings that we have, that other mortals are missing. For instance, I was among the attendants at. the ILadies Ice Cream Festival on t he Court house grounds last Phursday night and feasted on Cream as long as it lasted and the splendi(d music (lispel 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 am-of the opinion that no town or city in the grand ol state of South Carolina has as fine a collection of musicians as Pickens, and "our boys" are just; the best boys that vou canl start up ,,Iywhere. You won't find snch a fine lot of fellows aiy where at all, nice, congenial (111(1 pleasant with nothing of flowdyisml in themn. I want to (rop a bouquet at the foot of these boys of Pick ('ns. Theliy are al ways ready to furnish good 1nmsic andI with it goodl cheer to all who care to I t wasalso my pleasure to be presen1t Wednesday niigh t, w~heni one0 of .)ur younug attorneys wVho hadl been off getting married, had r'etuniedI to his new honme with his happy bride, whent these same11 a bon' b)oys with )the1(r (con)ti igents car'ryi ng all the cow bells, trate chains, fin pans and so forth, quietly ar ranged themselves on this young b~enedlict's front plazza andl pro-, neederi to give thlemi a royal we'co ie t)> Pickens, and when Lhe bandl wasn' r dispensing weet strains of music, the b~oys w ith t hei r bells were m aking the welcome ring and crying 1peech, sp)eech, and they just had t~o have it. The young lawyer had his hands jamnmed into his pockets up to his elbows and when he would hear the cr'ies of speech, speech, those elbows got deeper, if anything, into those self same pockets, and finally wvhen he found that these boys weore going t'o haye a speech bef ore leaving, he rushed to the back oorch tand got him a drink-of water-to clear up his throat, and whena he re-ap peared any one could see that he was loaded for the boys, and when he sncceeded in getting them (quiet you never hear'd such a ringing( speech as that you g in wyer miade. So I say three cheers for ouri band boys and our young law yerps too. Howv could we live without them? A Citizen. For Sale-Scyotal fine pigs, 6 or' 7 weeks old. Call on S. P, Freoemant, Pickens Rt 1, or phone 3211.2