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yesTHE PICKEN SENIE PUBLISHED EKLY Enee pi 3, 1903 at Pickens. ..as second Glass mall mtatter, under act of congeo a rc,17 USRPTO RC,$.YA Established 1871-Volume 43- PICKENS, S. C., AUGUST 14, 1913 NUBE 1 Vetch Seed at Cost For Pickens Farmers Farm Demonstrator T. A. Bowen. is now arranging to order some vetch seed for those farmers of Pickens county, who expect to use vetch for a cover crop next winter. The seed will be sold to farmers at actual -cost. Those who want some of these seed should. let Mr. Bowen know at once. Address him at Pickens. Educational Rallies The following educational meetings will be held at the fol lowing places on the following dates:. Gates, August 19th, Dacusville, August 20th. Oolenoy, August 21st. T h e folluwing prominent speakers have promised to be present and make addresses: Hon. J. E. Swearingen, Prof. W. K. Tate, W. W. Long, Miss F reiaer and Miss Parrott. Every' teacher, pupil, patron and trustee.in the county should attend one of these meetings. . Bring well filled baskets and come prepared to stay all day. Speaking will commence at 10 o'clock. Pickens Route 5 Dear Sentinel: I'll give .you a few dots from route 5. Health is very good at present. Crops are surely fine in this part of the county. Mr. Vernon J ones is teaching a flourishing school at Martin. Rev. R. H. Lupo closed a !series of meetings at Mt. Bethel The church was very much revived. J.. W. Grant has moved his shingle mill on J. R. Kirksey's place. . T. L. Bivens is having his 200 cords of wood moved very fast. Andy Martin has a fine crop of cotton on Mr. Biv on's farm. Mrs. W. E. Nelson is up again :after a long spell of sickness. D. P. Herd and family from (Glen wood have been on a visit in this section and in Oconee for the past ten days. Rev. E, S. Jones assisted Rey. R. H. Lupo in his meeting at * Mt Bethel last week, I. C. Few took dinner with'1 Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Durham Saturday. J. T. Skelton has been very busy at his roller mill the past' few weeks. Liberty Local News. Mr. T. W. Young, the very popular salesman of T, A. Gary spent last week with Mr. and -Mrs. D. G. Moore at Chester. Married on Aug. 6th at the home of the bride, Mr. Bert Jones to Miss Mae Willis. Rev. J. E. 0rim officiating. The ,hride and groom left on No. 42 for Caesars Head. Mr. and Mrs. Jones will make their home in Pickens. Mr. and Mrs. Will Gantt of 'Greenville are visiting the for mer's parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. .A. dantt this week. The members of the Presby terion church are unloading brick for their new church. liLiberty will soon have one nice .church.' Mrs. J. W. Strickland and children returned home Tues day to Atlanta after spending several weeks in the city. .Mr.. 'oe Smith, of Tpexas, is there on a visit to his brothers, - Jim and J. P. SmIth. Mr. W. WV. McWhorter of . Glassy Mt. visited Mr. B. W. McWhorter Friday. Mr. J. A. '1ilhble of Lavonia G (a., is visiting l.'ends .and re * atives in the city. - Mr. W. B. Glenn and wife, spent last -week with Mrs. Glenn's parents at Fair Play S. C. Mrs. Besaie Smnitn has gone on a pleasure trip to Waynes ville N.. C. Mrs. B. W. McWhoi'ter left Monday ,for Lavonia Ga., where she has gone to visit friends and relativ.es. A blue Berge coat was8 found on the -IEasley roadiast Saturday by Mrs WV T Bates, was purchased at' Foigor, Thorn - 1e & (Jo's, where it can I'e foundi Easley Local News Miss Laura Norwood of Green ville is the guest of Miss Janie Thornton this week. Miss Theodosia Jones, of Ma rion, who has been visiting Miss Ruth King, has returned to her home. Miss Maude Robinson, of Winnsboro, is the attractive guest of Miss Eva Wyatt. Mr. and Mrs. B. G. Jackson and Haskell Rhett, of Beaufort, S.C., arrived in the city Friday. They will spend some time visit ing friends and relatives. Miss Janet Bolt is the guest of Mrs. T. L. Bivens in Pickens. Mr. and Mrs. Monroe Pickens of Greenville spent several hours in the city Sunday. Miss Edith Elliott, of Dillon, is the attractive guest of Miss Sarah Smith. Misses Essie Hagood and Mary Graham left last week to visit friends in Abbeville. Miss Virgil Sellers returned to her home Saturday af ter a weeks visit to friends at Cedar Moun tain. Mr. Ben Martin, Miss Beryl Martin and Miss Rosamond Russell of Texas, left last week for Washington and New York. Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Gaines, of Honea Path, are visiting rela tives in the city, A large crowd attended the farmer's meeting here Saturday. Several notable speakers were present and the meeting was an interesting an enjoyable one. Misses Ruth King and Fannie Lathem spent last Saturday in Greenville. Miss Lake Ballentine spent the week-end with , friends in the city. Mr. W. W. Kennedy, of Clarksville Ga., was in the city for a few hours last Wednes day. We congratulate the Pied mont Association on the re-elec tion of their splendid set of officers. Hon. Laban Mauldin, moderator; H. Dean Singleton, clerk, and L. L. Smith, assist ant clerk and treasurer. Rev. T. Jeff Richardson, of Texas, is out on a visit to his friends and relatives in South Carolina. Mr. Richardson was baptized into, the fellowship of the church at Enon about 34 years ago, and began to preach at once, and has been an active minister out in Texas ever since. He is a brother of Mr. E. B. Richardson of Liberty. We hope he will preach at Enon be fore he goes back West. Hon. Laban Mauldin delivered the memorial address at Enon last. Friday. Rev. F. R. Mc~lanahan was in Easley Saturday for the first time in a month. He has been on the sick list. We are glad to see him better and hope he may soon be well. Norris Local News Miss Captola Garren and Susie Osborne, of Atlantag are Visit ing in Norris this week. The reunion at the home of E. H. Galloway on the 29th or July was well attended, there being over 100 persons present. It was Mr's. Galloway's 30th birthday. Married on the 10th of August by J.D. Mauldin at his residence, Mr. Elmer Gilstrap to Miss Eula Davenport. Also on .the same day at the residence of Mr. New ton Sentell, the bride's father, Miss Mary Sentell to Mr. Louis Porter. We wish them a long and useful life. Trhe officiating officer says his latch string is still on the outside of the door and $1.00 wvill raise it day or night. Mv. C'. Rhodes' house on bib erty avenne will soon be com pleted. Messr-s. E. W'. Tlate and J. D. Littleton are having. their homes remodeled. The second section of train No. 37 was wrecked near1 W.\ M. Johnston's, near- Norris, lasti Saturday. No one was serious ly hurt. The funeral party ac comipanying the body of the tlate Senator Johnsoli of Ala bama, was on board. Senator Smith of South Carolina was in the party. MayBee. Say a good word for Thn Sentinel Items from Oolenoy One of thr most severe rain falls recently experienced in this section fell Friday after noon about 3 o'clock. For about half an' hour the water fell almost in torrents. The precipitation was accompained by an electrical display, several trees through the community being strugk. Miss Alma Jones is visiting eer sister in Brevard and other interesting places in N. C. Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Morris of Pickens, are spending awhile with the latter's parents. Mr. Joe Keith and family of Greenville, visited at the home of his father last week. Prof. J. I. Reece has gone on a business trip to Florida. Some of the people of this section went to Table Rock last Saturday and had a jolly. good time. Mr. and. Mrs. Jesse Morris visited MVIr. and Mrs. Grover Keith Sunday. , The school at Oolenoy is pro gressing nicely under the man agement of Profs. W. T. Chas tain, G. E. Keith and Mrs. Grover Keith. Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Morris and Miss Irene Hendricks spent last Thursday night at the home of Misses Lillie and Lena Turner of Dacusville. The protracted meeting closed at Oolenoy church last Thurs day morning with three new members. Listen ! ! There will be a picnic at Oolenoy school house Aug. 21. A large crowd and a good time is expected. The picnic promises to be an event of much interest and enjoy ment. Everybody is invited and will be welcome. Promi nent speakers will be here. Don't forget to bring those ".well filled" 1 .skets and come prepared to s )end a pleasant and profitable day. The band will furnish music during the day. Family Reunion. On the 29 of July, there was a family reunion at the home >f Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Roper, near Liberty. All their child 'en and family being present 3xcept their oldest son of Eas ley, who could not be there. MIany friends and relatives were also there. All seemed to en joy the day in the grove under the beautiful wide spreading 3ak trees. There was a long table made for the ocassion, which was loaded with the best of eatables. (lood music and singing in the af ternoon. Th ese wvas one miss ing we loved so wvell, since the last reunion, gone to his long eternal home, wvhere I hope we will all meet each other, which will be a greater reunion in Heaven, where parting will be no more.. One present. Mt. Pisgahi Church. Last Sunday will not soon be forgotten by the people who at tended serv ices at Mt. Pisgah church in Anderson county. The cr'owd was immense, the spirit of wvorship earnest, and intense interest was manifested from the beginning of the wor ship to the close. There seemed to be a pent up excitement hard to control. It was evidently the power of God's Spirit upon the congregation. After' the sermon the pastor baptized 28 into the fellowship of the church and 10 were added by letter', making a total of 38. The eveor increasing congr'egation demands m o r e room, so we believe the house will have to be enlarged. If the brethren take a notion to build they are abundantly ab~le to (10 so. Our, hearts rejoice greatly to see this (dear old church, which has been comparatively asleep for some time, waking up. May the good work go on till every member wvill be found at the front ready to do their duty. H. Messrs. . G A. Ellis and R, T. (Burch) Lewis have mighty fine corn crops this year, and re port that if it keeps on growing they will have to haul the ears from the fields on the r'unning gears of wagons, like -hauling logs. Easely Progress and Greenville Piedmiont will please 1notien.* The Col. Bowen Monument. The following gentlemen are asked to solicit and receive con tributions for the monument. Prof. W. S. Morrison, Clem son College; R. G. Gaines, Cen tral; W.F.Davis, Brushy Creek; P. M. Taylor, Easley; C. E. Rob inson, Pickens; C.H. Carpenter, Dacusville and George's Creek; W. H. Chapman, Liberty; E. W. Tate, Norris; Aaron Mann, Six Mile; J. B. Findley, Cross Roads and Looper's; Matthew Hendricks, Pumpkintown; Maj. G. M. Lynch, Antioch; W. W. Aiken, Eastatoe. a When a suflicient sum has been collecte:1, a committee will be appointed to select the. monui ment, erect it, arrange a pro grai for the unveiling cere monies, etc. On behalf of Jasper Haw thorne Camp, Confederate Vet erans. No. 285, Easley, S. C. .3. C. Johnson, Com. Elias Day, Adjt. . D. W. Iiott, Chaplain. The farmer's institute aiild picnic at T. It. O')ell's, near Libei ty, last Wednesday, was well attended and great go id will result. from the meeting. Practical talks on subjects of interest were madte by men who know and a great deal of inter est was manifested. The ins titute at Easley Saturday was also a great success and the most largely attended meeting of its kind in the co-ount.y so far this year. Mr. Editor- Please permit me place in your valuable news messenger to say that, the ''Old ex-slaves, reunion, Aug. 7 at. Griflin Ebenezer Baptist cluirch was a brilliant success. There were about a thousand people on the ground, who made the day delightful and enjoyable. by their good order and beautiful behavior. The many speeches, though brief, were full of wholesome counsel, timely ad vice anld cheerful encourage ment for all. In the afternoon the president, the Rev. R. South erland invited the Old Folk to a royal feast, which was par ticipated in with great satisfac tion. This wss the fourth ex slave reunion celebration and was considered one of the best in the history of the organiza tion. XX ANNOUNCEMENTS For House of Representatives Fri'ends of l)r. J. L. Bolt. here by announce him a candidate for- the Tiouse of! Repressil t utivyes from Pickenis co(unut~v to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Hon. Fr'ied Willians. anud subl jec;t to the rules of thle special election of A uguust 26. 1913. For Cotton Weigher Thlo: malluy frienids of Frank Kirksey her-eby announce h im a c'and1idate for Cotton 'Weigher in the electionI of August 1 (, 1913. Farm for Sale (9 acres. 2?. miles west of Pickenis Cour-t H ouse, on publicw road. IR. V. D). right by dloor. I Ifine state of cultIi -ation.1 Two good dwellings and a good pasture. B. A. Allenod, Pickenis, S. C. R . D. '2 THe 10 NEWXESTl ot-namients foi silflfICme we(ar aeinlude~ld ini ourl large stock of BEAUTIFUl, JEWELRY WeT( have here eyer-ything t hat wonmankind could desire and~ there are mnany useful articles that men need. If you 'are looking for the hntest novelties at fali- prices, see our display first, Hi SNIDER. Pickens County S. S. Convention The sixth annual convention of the. Pickens County Inter denominational Sunday School Association will meet in the Methodist church at Pickens, S. C., on Wednesday, Septem ber 10, next at 10 o'clocle prom pt ly. The executive committee is hard at work securing speak ers and making all arrange ments necessary for the best Convention 'vet. There will be a morning, afternoon and night session. The prog;am is now being made up and has some very important questions for discussion. The purpose of this association is not to help any one denomination, but to help all denominations so that every man, woman and child in Pickens county will be in department of the Sabbath school. This is due to nothing but organization. Pickens county has two townships or ganized and a systematic can vass shows a large increase in the enrollment over last year, This increase is due to nothing but organization, All Sunday school folks. working together for one common purpose, the salvation of souls. . Each school is requested to elect or appoint three delegates who, with the superintendent, will represent the school. These delegates should be elected at once and the names sent to the chairman of the entertainment committee so that the entertain ment may be provided. Mr. Taylor H. Stewart, Pickens S. C., is chairman. A committee on music has been selected and good music will be a special fea ture of the convention. The full program will be published as soon as completed. Albert F. Riser, Sec. Pickens Mill News Everything is progressing along very lovely at the village now days. Rev. C. A. Waters filled his regular appointment at the village church Saturday night and Sunday following, to a large house. The infant baby of Mr, Hom er Reeves, has been very ill, but is much improved at this writ ing. Messrs. Charles McNeely, Cecil Porter visited in Easely Sunday afternoon with their best'girls.. Go ahead boys and have your fun while you are youlng. Dr. Jewell of Pickens wor shiped at our church Sunday. We wvelcome this young gentle man into our midst. Mrs. James Hughes and son, J. R., of Laurens county are on a weeks .visit to her son1, L. E. Hughes, of the village. Messrs. Luther and Lucian Pace, have accented positions in the Pickens Mill. We are glad to see them back again. Messrs Joe Bagwell, Pharoah Chaistain , Maudie Bagwell and Ethic Porter have been takmng a wveeks vacation in N. C., visit ing at Brevard and Lake Toxa way and the beautiful Sapphire country. Mr. Lee Chastain of Green ville, is at home with his father, who is on tihe sick list. His friends hope to see him out again soon. Mill Boy. T1he waters of 12 Mil~e river at Robinson's bridige were troubled again on the 'thl Sunday. The1~ pastor b~aptized a happy young convert Into the fellowship of the Baptist Church at Norris. Desirable Farm For Sale F Iarm1l kf)noin as the R. H. Dilworth place, [lonsisting of 100 acres, most. of it in high state -of cultivation, situated five miles south of W alhalla and1 three miles north of Westmins ter. One three r0oom house on place. Will sell to the highest bidder at Walhalla Court House at 2 p. m. on Mondr y Septem ber', 1, 1913 provided not sold at private sale before. Terms: one-third cash; bal ance in one andi two years pay mlents with interest at 8 per cent. For particulars apply to Mr's. Mary Illworth or W. B. Dilworth, Westminister. R. F". Money For This Statg Columbia.--A special from Washing ton states that because of the stront showing made hero by the South Car olina bankers when they appeared be fore Assistant Secretary Williams o: the 'treasury relative to the distribu tion of the $50,000,000 for crop mov in-g purposes, it is understood that be tween $1,000,000 and $1,500,049 will be sent there. Representatives of banking inter ests from Columbia, Charleston, Greonvillo and Spartanburg reached Washington early in time for the meeting and are loud in their praises of the method Secretary McAdoo chose to relieve money stringency at a time when funds are most needed in thc South and West. Greenville has Perry Beattle, J. W Norwood and A. L. Mills, while Spar tanburg sent Arch 13. Calvert and oth ers. Columbia was represented by Geo. L. Baker, G. M. Berry, Wilie Jones and John W. Lillard. Charleston sent X1. 11. Pringle, It. 0. Rhett, E. II. Sparkman and John C. Simonds. Senator E. D. Smith called at the treasury department in behalf of a number of South Carolina banks which want to be included among those to receive direct from the gov arnmont money for moving the crops, Secretary McAdoo told him that the decision to place South Carolina's share of the money in banks in Char leston, Columbia, Spartanburg and Greenvillo and no other cities would not be changed. The treasury ofi vials want to have direct dealings with a minimum number of banks. Union Trustees Form Organization. Union.-J. 1E. Swearingen, state su perintendent of education, addressed the trustees of the various public schools of the county. The address was a strong one, full of instructiot and advice on school matters. Dr James M. Farr of the University o1 Florida also made an interesting tall to the trustees. 11. C. Little, count superintendent of education, presidoe at the meeting and afterwards suc ceeded in effecting a, permanent oa ganization of the trustees. The ofl cers elected: Dr. J. T. Jetor, Santu< president; J. 1. Minter, Sedalia, vie president; M. C. Gault, Jonesville, sec rotary and treasurer. Saluda Farmers' Union Meets. Saluda.--Saluda County Farmers' imion held its regular meeting at Pleasant Grove. The meeting was well attended, six local unions being represented by full delegations and there were quite a number of visiting imembers. One of the main features f the discussions of the meeting was tLh subject of cotton bagging and ties. The union instructed the business agent to gather information on this iatter and report at next meeting. A ^onmittee of three-W.' 1E. Bodice, J. W. P. Harman and W. B. Ilare--was appointed to make arrangements for reviving and reorganizing some of the suspected local unions in Saluda. Much Interest Ina Farming. Barnett.-Anr enthusIastic farmers mneeting hold in the academy at Gar sleLL, Hampton county, marks clear'ly Lhe day of new interest in this great work. Meni, women andi children as uembledl for mIles out of town to meet lecturers from Clemson college. J1. M. Riley was called to the chair, anid the Methodist minister, the Itey. Jf. I. Brown, opened the meeting withi ean uppropriate prayer." Prof. J1. M. Hur' gess ably discussed lIvoy stock and silos. Prof. C. F. Nivon ably follow 3d on fruits and truck. Hail Storm Does Much Damage. La4u rens.--A hail storm in the vicin ty of lloyd's Cross lioads, wrought considerable dhamage to the growinug crops, eight or teni farm11 sl eig struck. The young cottoni was badly boniten downa and stiiped of Ilim bs and fol age. Con alIso siuftfered from th e hail and wvind. At Madden an old gin house was blown down and in the city of La urenss a negro clhuirch was wreck ed. At \Vatts mills a small house was struck by lighitning, a bureau do miol lihed andi a hirige eoeiing renst in the gable of the caini. Want Money to Carry on Work. Columbla.----J. W. H a bcockl, M . I., and l'. If. Ausll, represxent ig the State Hospital for the insane comm ission, appiearedl before the sinkIng fund ('om mission andl asked for' a loan of $:25,. 000 to carry on the de velopm'en t work at state fair. It was held by the mnenmbers of the asylumii comminission, tpon the~ ad vice of thle attornoy gen eral, that an act of the Iegislature gave them the right to borrowv the( money. The propjwait Ion wvas taker1 under consideratIon by the sinkini fund commission. Columbit.--With the arrival in Ce lunsbia of 11. H. von Ezdorf, the Unii ed States public health service launcl ed a (campsaign for the eradicationc msalaria ins South Carolina. Dr. vo E-,zdorf w'ill work in conjunctlin wit the stato board of health and the cit boards of hanlth. Proposes Easley Mountain Highway Pickens route 3, August 10. As we have seen nothing from this corner for some tine we decided to gather up and send in the happenings which have transpired in this quiet section here of late. The health of this section is very good with few exceptions. Col. 0. P. Field is still very feeble, but we are glad to note that he is some better. 11t is very likely that the wounds he received during the Civil War are to a great extent influencing his siffeliig. He is today wearing perhaps some of the wvorst battle scars of any veter aun of the lost cause; some of which he received in the great battle of Gettysburg of which the 50th anniversary was re. cently celebrated. Crops in this section are very good. but injured some by the continued rains and wind of the past two weeks, vet if no further disaster befalls the crops farmers will go into the winter of 1913 in much beettI r shape than they did the winter of 1912. Yes, we h-tve been reading in Ihe iiiIfereiit. papers of the prop osil ion of Coinmissioner E. J. Watson to build a highway from Columbia by Anderson, Walhalla, Whitew'ater rn:l on to Lake 'ioxaway. And the business men and officials of these points have extended him a hand of hearty recogniiition with a' promise of liberal aid. For instance Mayor W. M. Brown of WValhalla, and Super visor W. C. Foster of Oconee coun it.v, are wide awake to the poposit ion. We are influened to believe this would be a svreat medium of advertising our up per counties to sections where the real value of them are little known. As .Easley and Pickens did not happen to be on the suggested line of which no het - ter rouit e could perhaps be local - _ ed than the 41r-y ridge from An - (lersoi to Easlev, thence to Pickens, then by N. F. Looper's place, Gravley's mill, Nine 'l'imes, Sti Set, (A iken's Store) Moseley's bridge, thence across into Oeonee county two and on half miles up to Whitewater. ''he grade from the a] o ve oiits is fue and with a little expen diture coluld be ntulh' a grand i:oad and a great adv'ertisetent, for 0111' county. But as the broken link 1rom Anderson to Iasley exists, viv not, the town1s of I asley amd 1Pickenis m(d the citizens along the line from Easley to Wlitewatetr take up the mat"1 ter.." and. b il it, fromi Ea4~sey to Whiteowater'1 am I highw~ay. Th'in k of' th imlupor' priise wvouhld beu toi i4asley aiI Pilckenis andii thei ston1 ithrouigh whlich1 it, iraiversed'(. '1Trulv wI' not lIiing in a dead1 aIgu. I thtis siubject b)u1t wVill stopj forit this t imet. A hiarmer.' Bethlehem Cemetery. All persi'ons interestedl in the 1betlehiem cemetery are re <1ueosted to meet at the chmn chi onl Tluiesday, August 19th, foru th purpose l)05 of cleaning off' then (ceme'tery. Bing all suitable tools andl dinner and1( come pre pared to stay all da~y if neces sary. Concert at Holly Springs Thle singinig school at Holly SprJintgs wie 0.,I has beeon taught by WV. A . Portier for ton days wvill close next Satnr'day, the liith inst. A concert wvill be given at 1:30 p. mn. on Saturday to whtich the publlic is invited. Mr's. 11. J. Massey died at her home near Pickens Wiridayv night,, She had been ini bail health for several mon this, but I been confined to her' bedl only about four weeks. Theii blody was laid to r'est in the Pickenis cemneteryv Satulrday, Rev. It. Holder' (condu ctin ithfe fuuneralI s0.rvices ait the cemeliterIy. Mirs. Massey was a daughter' of A.J. Crane of Central, and leaves a husband, six children, th re sister's, Mr's. 1?. L. Ilamnes of Pickenis, Mrs. W. A. Garrett of Cent rat, Miss Blonnie Crane of Central, and one brother, R. II. Cranie of' Liberty. The bereav ed oneos hav'e the sympathy of mianly fr'iends.