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91 -pit -iePienCut News Ii.II.IL I )LiOfiilPproNkesat PIC'NSSE Entered April 23, 1903 at Pleens, S.. as seoandlass ma1l M&er. uAde at PUBLISHED WEEKLY ---------~~--j~ A~ PICKENS, S. C., APRIL 9, 1914 ..--vaimn- 43 \Il ry Brock Kild By L L Hendrick% Coroner's Jr Veriet coroner's jury found "Tha\ Henry Brock cane. to his death by a lick or wound upon his headmade by a lick with ign in the bands of one 9uther L. Hendricks and thLat'sIuther L., Hen dricks, was aided and abetted by one BrnmIett'Adcox and PaulJenkins lcolored) as ac Icessortes About 11 o'clock op the night of April 1st an agair -occurred h wbent. m Norrs, in which resulted sad enry Brock. of 4 promi family. wasbit on tim head with a gun by Luther Xen dricks, his neighbor also of a prominent family, aid. his skull fractured, 'fr6m which .wousd he died five days later, It is hard to get at the facts of the affair-at present, a Herman 'Mullinax, the only fying eye witness besides the accused, can not be found at present. s -It seems that someone shot into the homeof MackJameson, a negro tenant on ths Hendricks place. Wednesday ni.4it. and that Mr. Hendricks got his gun and went out to hunt the arty who did the shooting He was eite ac mied or Joined by Adcox and - J ins and they met up with Henry Brock and Heraman Mullinwr, who it is safd wiee opossum - hunting. Brock was going-to spend the night with Mnll'max and both had guns, preprator .to lx~ant ing the- next, dav>What kind of a difficulty todk*plceor how it bega has Xknioxbut it resulted ai stated above. It is. not, no who shot into thateena~nuse. Mr. Hendricks sento LibertV for a .'policeman and a doctor, who came to the scene. . Young Brock was knocked unconscous by the lick anid remainedlin a semi-conscious condition until his death. He was taken to a hospital in Greenville and -an operation performedon him. but he died Monday afternoon at 4 o'clock. The occurrence took place on the public road the line be tween the farms of Mr. Brock J \ and Mr. Hendricks.. Luther HeadetM came- tol Pickens Monday and surrender ed. H~h now in jail here and~ efforts are being made to get bal for him. ~Sheriff Roark arrested *Bramlett Adcox and 'Jenkins, and they are also in jail. Oarey * ~t & Carey have be'a engaged by the defense, and1 the State will also likely b" represented liv able lawyer. B rock was about 22 years of age and ason of ~Mr. William .Brock. Luther Hen dricks is about 34 years old and is a son of Mr. James Hendricks. Bothsingle. . * -The-raffair-has created mW'ch exciteinent. - The fuineral of Mr. Brockswas held Tnesday at Mt~ ion, Niu nmerousfdinds! are sympathiz-, ing with the bereaved family. The Pickens township sing ing conventiona will meet with Bethlehem church next Sunday afternoon. Some pr o minen t singers are expected to ha there. Singers- from other townships will be welcome. On next Thursday and Friday. April 9 and 10,Miss MaudReeves will be showing some exception aIpl attractive models in the lat est spring and summer styles of * ready-to-wear and pattern hats; also beautiful new Easter dress es for ladies, misses and chil * dren, blouses, waists, suits. col lars, beads, ties, and other nov elties. Don't fail to call and see them when in Easley. We invite the "hard store.I We welcome the - we h~ave every need provid given an opportunity we a' tomer of you, No matter had in the past we will end * our shoes you do not have comfort. -Prices most reas< PIEDMOM * Greenville's B * . CRNER"Where theIR Automobile Accident Last Monday morning a ser ious automobile accident:occure( near George's Creek bridge be t(p -Rasley and Greenville Ad obhte D 72 rxock and son Jo( and his7- tnee I 31 Johnsor were being drv.. as possi ble by Clark McWhortr of Nor isto Greenville, Mr.McWhorter c car Iturned turtle. throwing the occupants 15 feet down an 'em bankment. Joe Brock w a s caught beneath the car and ser iously injured. It is feared his injuries are internal, and he is now:confined to his bed. The elder Mr. Brock and )Mr. John son suffered severe bruises. Mr. Brock, who had heard that his son, Henry who lay in a hospit al in Greenville was sinking fast, hurried on with Joe Brock and Will Johnson. being picked -up by an antomobile from Easley. They reached Henry's bedside before death came. Mr. Mc Whorter was only slightly in jured and succeeding in getting his car out, returned to Norris. County Singing Convention We have securedProf.Vaughn and Prof. Callicott, of Tennies for the county singing conven tion to be held at Mt. Carniel dhurch Saturday and Sunday, May 2 and 3. . We hope every church and Sunday school in the county will be represented. We 'also expect ever'y township associa ,tion to be well represented. We are expecting this to be the best meeting in the history of the association. IE. P. McCR_,vEY, Pres. J. L. $AGwELL, Secy. Among others who received clemency - from Gov. Blease Apri13 were the followin: Jim Rgers, white, convicted of petty-larceny at Pickens in December, 1913. and sentenced to the Flofence-Industrial School until he reached the age of 21 years, was pardoned. Herman Mansell, colored. convicted of assault and battery of a high, and aggravated na ture at. Pickens in the' fall of 1913, ..and sentenced to two years, received a parole. J. H. Haynes,. convicted of violation of the dispensary law, in O)conee countys July, 1913 and stntenced to pay a. fine of $100.or serve six months on 'the, chaingang, the sentence being suspended upon payment of a fine of $50. was paroled on con dition that he pay the 'clerk of court $25. Colored School Closes. Mr. Editor:-Please~permit us space in your goodly paper to spread this bit of news. TheWolf Creek colored school, district No..27, closed its very pleasant ititer. sessigh~ with an nteestinikirogr~m of recita1 tions, 'declamstilis, beautifull sgs and oge-thnelyalkr orn' s~eer yita -ic vertainind Vrur~' ~shs and .3he home :lafe 'd t ountry folks. The exercises were witnessed and en joyed by a fine and orderly au dience. The patrons and guar dians were eager in their praise of the good wprk done by the teacher, John C. Gibbes. The school numbered 63. an increase of 10 over last term. The scholars have made much progress, and all without an ex ception have made and received another grade. We desire to express our thansks and appreciation to our generous and considerate trus tees,. Messrs. S. Simmons. A. Mann and J. P. Whitinire, for their efforts and interest in be half of the education of our boys and girls. JoN~ C. GIBBES, A. G. BOwEN, BAYLUs ARTHUR, For the Patrons. End Foot Troubles .to-please" people to our 'different foot." Because d for. We know that if ill make a satisfied cus what foot troubles you've them -satisfactorily. With to sacrifice ityle to get >nable. SH 0. ig Shoe Store i~haiIang Out" PiedmontAthetic and Oratorical Contest The Piedmont Oratorical and Athletic association held its an nual contests in Greenville Fri day night and Saturday. The oratoricalcontest was held in the G.- F. - C. auditorium Friday night, and Raymond Lehr, of the Fuiman Fitting school, won 1first place. His-subject was %"The Defense of Hofer." Wilt lie Austin of Seneca won second place, and Jerome Beck of An derson third. The Central high school of Greenville won first place in the track meet, the standing of the schools irr the track meet being as follows:. Greenyille, Westminster, Cen tral, Furman Fitting School, Richland..Easley. Liberty, An derson. Fountain Inn, Seneca. Anderson Man Ships Chickens to Mexico Anderson, April 4.-S. J. Hes ter of Hester station just south of this city, today shipped 12 extra fin3 fighting cocks to Gen. Villa, the rebel leader in Mexico. The order from Villa is the sec ond that Mr. Hester has filled since Christmas, which goes to show that Villa is interested in more than one kind of fighting. Mr. Hester says that he has sold.his cocks for $12 in Mexico,. but the war has decreased the demand and he was able to get only $6 each from Villa. In all, V illa has been shipped 24 - cocks by Mr. Hester in the last three months. Piohlibitioi for the Navy Absolute prohibition will pre vail in the United States navy after July 1, next. Secretary Daniels has made public a sweeping order, which not only will abolish the traditional"wine mess" of the officers, but - will bar all alcoholic' liquors from every ship and shore station of the navy. - This order constitut ng one of the most notable vic forieg ever w by prohibition. ,orcsI ed on. the recom n urgeon General A was brief an4 to t e.on: "The use Pr introduction for riikig purposes of alcoholic iquors on board any naval ves sel, or within any navy yard or station is strictly prohiblited,and omanding officers will be held directly responsible for the nforcement of this order." -Has Pardoned Many There have been 1,176 con victs who have received clemnen4 y at' the hands of Governor Cole L. Blease since he was in agrated for the first time on anuary 17, 1911. Of this num ber -about .three-fourths were~ eleased under paroles and the est were given-full pardons o ad their.;entenes. commnuted. Thsefgures .were .complied redordain the~ office of R. . MCown, secretary of state.! fhe Test of Manhood. "Life lasts only a little while, but if it goes out lighted with the torch of glory., it is better than if it-had lasted upon a dull leyel a thousand years. That isthe test of manhood, it is the test of humanity, and it is the glory and sign of Christianity, that a man will lay down his ife for another, no matter what the consequence may be tohimself"-Woodrow Wilson. Melvin Cathern. [Written by a schoolmate, L. N.] Melvin Calvin of Central died April 3, 1914. Melvin left five brothers and fonr sisters. He was 15 years old in n his hands some flowers he did hold; He jryed and sang to God; in heaven is his soul. He has gone to rest With his hands folded on his breast, And by God he has been blest. The death angel passed over the door; He will be thought of forever more. He told his mother not to cry, For then he was ready to die. t is his end of this world of old. But in heaven he will walk the streets of gold. state of Or-4o. city of Toledo-. Lucas County. Frank 3. cheney miakes oath that he is senor parter of the firm of F. 3. Cheney & Co.. doing business In the City of To ledo. County and State aforesaid, and that said firm will pay the sum of ONE HUNDEDOLLRStor each ander by the use of HALL' CATARRII CUE Sworn to-before me and subscribed in my presenCe. this 6th day of December. (eal) A. W. GLESN. Hal'a Catarrh Cure Is tsednternial adacts tU upnthe bo4 andm F.-C3 . CHEE O.. Toledo. 0. Sold by anl Druggists. 75c. - Ta 7an'sl PillsUm for constpaton. What it takes to make good coffee,we have it-6 ounds for $1.00. Pickens Fruit Co. hone 7. Get my prices before buying your Fertilizer. ~W.B.'Preeman, at ickens Hardware andGrery Co. Phone 30. SNo better fior made of wheat, $4.95, every pund guaranteed. 20lbs sugar, $16 20 lbs headliee, $1; oil, 12c . 4on;. plows, 4&c. County Locals Let everybody come to Cross Roads the third Sunday in April. All day singing and dinner on the grounds. The all day singing at Norris last Sunday was a great success. The sermon by Rev. J T. Mann was a treat to the large and at tentive congregation. The order was perfect,the fellowship sweet and uplifting. D. B. Cobb, recentlV ordained a deacon of the Glen wood Bap tist church, decided that he wanted to do some church work which was not being done. so he went out to drum up a crowd of boys for his class in the Sunday school. Last Sunday he had in class 44 boys not in Sunday school before. Let some one else try. Next Sunday, the .12th inst., 1Rev. John T. Mann will preach at Six Mile at 11 a. m., atMoun tain View at 3.30 p. m.,-and at aile Creek at 8 p. m. Every body cordially inyited to attendI all these services. Bro. Mann is the regular colporter in the Sa luda association. He-will have with him Bibles for old and young-red-letter Bibes. Howell on the " Deaconship," "Grace Truman," and other good books at reasonable prices. Hear him' preach, buy a book, and ydn will be helping him and doingtyour self good. Central Hotel Burns. No little excitement wascaus ed in Central Saturday mokning when a railroad eating house caught fire in some m rious manner and was. wrap in flames before the alarm sounded. A freight train standing nearby hardly had time. to move before the flames were spreading to wards the track and thrae ing to set fire to the cars. A jarge crowd gathered - in a short iine and all possible- assistance was, rendered. Tedoss has no- been estimated. W4#er Cox, a traveling man D 1,feca, was in town at the Oe fire broke out demon ring his tire extinguishers, which he is 'agent. 'Observ g the flames, he rushed to- the cene and in a desperate effortI to demonstrate the value of.his. ksrument he fell from theipf, A the bttrning building and w's severely injured internally. -Ie was taken to h home at Seneca.I This is the second fire at Cen-' bral within the past 60 days. The new county board of re gistration met at the court huse Monday and organized by electing G. W. torr, chairman and Elias Day,: clerk. The board is composed of G. W. Dorr. Elias -Day and J. D Sim mons, and will be at the court botse for tire purpose of regis tering voters e-,ery first-Monday until 1ovember. A - goodly number 'if' redstration. certifi-1 cafes weie issued Monday. You are cordially in MdILLINERY at Miss Maud Reev Thursday and Frid ADVERTISI S On and after May 1,1914. a .SENTINEL will he charged for .l charged. . .i This increase in price will Xcreased and better service giye ain The Sentinel's circulation a. The price of advertisemeri ain proportion to our circulatio Aadded more than 1000 new-n .t but we have raised our adver -- inch to regular advertisers. ?advertisers are charged a higi jWe believe this increased Sin price will be appreciated I now have an opportunity whi, Sto tell the yieople of this couni 3have pun'yeselvmade this lo w:Aill helpthe town of Pickeuis, xto advertise extensively at ai The subscribers of The- Se: Slive well and have money to +that they can do their buying + Advertisers who wish to < i pace in The Sentinel before +effect should see us at once. Pension Money Here The pension money -for old soldiers and widows in Pickens county has arrived, and those entitled to pensions may get same by applying in person or sending a written order to Clerk of Court A. J. Boggs at Pickens. The pension money for Pickens county this year is about $7,000. Hendricks-Keith. On April 2. at about 3 o'clock, a few (if the near relatives of Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Hendricks began to assemble at their home for the purpose of witnessing the marriage-of their daughter, Miss Irene, to Mr. George E. Keith, both from the upper part of Pickens county. At four o'clock they marched into the parlor, preceded by Miss Merle, sipter of the bride, as flowere girl, and Mr. James E. Anderson with Miss Alma Jones, where Rev. W. C. Seaborn in his usual graceful manner pronoun ced them husband and wife. Immediately after the ceremony the happy couple left for the home of the groom's father, where a most delightful repast awaited them. The groom is the young*stson, of Mr. and Mrs. J. D. M. Keith. I is a prosperous young farmer and teacher. The bride, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Hendricks, is a charming young lady, and Mr. Keith is to be congratulated on winning such a fair bride. The writer joins their many friends in wishing them a- hap py voyage through life. Honor Roll Roanoke School. Eighth Grade-Frank Herd, Myrtle Hughes. Padl Gentry. Seventh Grade-Lillian Sam moms, Kate Stewart. Darthulla Mon, Hortense Durham, Fran es O'L grade-Bertha Sam mo - ,1 Young, J. L. c13 _,* an. Thfi-4-0 ,- dAaoodJa ie ,baw Wefi Saiamie Second- e ck Moon, Olaude Nix. First Grade-CarolineAlgood, tis O'Dell, James OIDell, Dar ie Hughes, Rufus Hughes. rances Dorsey. - '-- ' 'Honordb";]Wntin RU t ihj tewart, Clyde SamimonsWillie Sammons. Edith Allkood, Ruth entry, Repey Ferguson, Robt. Morgan, Weldon Young,Hamier Freeman, Annie Rathal, allie Rathal, Ella Rathal, Zela .rgu son. Special Easer Service. A special Easter service will ~e held at the Pickens -Baptist hrch Sunday night. beginning t 8 o'clock, and the public IA ordially invited to attend. An ecelleriprogram has beerr aru raged, in which the primary epartent oftiem & schoe ha the eeatei~art. cement vited to attend the OPENING es', in Easley, next ay, Agi 9 and 10 G SERVICE rivertisements in THlE PICKENS+ at a higher rate than is now a be made on account of in n, owing to the great increase - ts, however, is not increased a . Since January 1 we havej ames to our subscription list,:1 tising rates only two cents an Occasional or intermittent xer rate. service at such a slight raise y shrewd business men, who? h they have never had before y what they haye to sell. We~a v -rate because we believe it zimug the merchants a chance mzall cost. rtinel are people of class, they? spend, and it is our opinion a in Pickens to their advantage. dontract for a regular weely the increase in rates goes into S. SElTINEL Liberty Locals Misses Anna and Nellie Irwi spent the week end in Easley. The regular weekly meetin of the high school girls' dome tic science class was held wit Mrs. B. H. Callahan March 2. Mrs. J. F. Banister visited re] atives in Calhoun last week. Mrs. McMullan has returne to her home in-Hartwell, Ga, after a visit to her daughtei Mrs, C. E, Rice. Miss Lou Horton of Belton i the guest of her sister, Mrs. W M. Long. The School hnprovement clul met at the school building oi Thursday afternoon. i; Mrs, R. E. Bowen and chil dren have returned from an ex tended visit to relatives at W6l halla. Mrs. C. H. Strickland and sor have returned from Gainesville Pickens -Route 5 Mr. Editor:-As I haven't seer anyting from Route 5 lately, ] take pleasure in giving you a few dots. Mrs. R M. Grant, who has been very sick, is improving al present. I C. T. Lusk has measles and ii is h6ped he will be up soon. J. J.Adams and wife from the Pickens mill have moved back tc his farm near Crow Creek. W. M. Martin has made great improvements on his farm since he bought it.. J. W. Grant had a log rolling n his Pearidge farm last week. Zack Jones and wife visited aylor Jones and family Friday night and Saturday. James Whitmire and family, rom Oconee.werein this section unday. Miss Lila and Preston Can Lrell visited Miss Pauline, Floyd mnd Austin Durham Saturday riigbt. James Skelton and family risited J. E. Durham and fam ly Saturday night. Lewis Lusk and family vis ted J. E. Durham and family 3undav. - - Clester Crenshaw and wife have got a sick baby at present. Their many-friends&hope ill ,on iecover. The small grain in this section is looking fine. J. T. Adlam .as the best wheat -w have een. A FAgRMER. - Marietta Route 2 Mr. Editor: We will try to en you a few -dots fro~m old dfarietta agaisi this week. Mr. andi WsE T. Edens vis ited Mr. H'enrf Looper of Da ~usvifleroute 1 last aweek. Avery, the little solf of:Mr~. md Mrs. J.;M.: Turne-;who has 'een very siek, is'oxilescing. 3Misses Mvnltad ~Ileailey Mrs J. X. Thrnie&rf, t Judge Crenshaw has left off farming for a season and gone into sawmilling. Mr. F. N. Jones of Pickens was visiting in this section last riday. Mr. J. D. McConnell has one f his sawmills -located at Mr. ohn I. Williams and is turning off lumber in a rush. He alsc as another one located at W. . Williams. G. W. Bowen has nioved his road scrape into our section and isdoingsome splendid road work. "Uncle Wash" knows what tc do with roads and would make an excellent supervisor. Messrs. L. S. Edens and J. M. Turner visited in the Dacusville section last, week. L. 8. Edens has under con, struction a nice dwelling. E.T. Edens is the contractor. Correspondents, please sigt your names to your letters, as we are ever anxious to see therr in print. It will soon be time for candi dates to announce themselves and then we will have some thing to talk about. PROGREssIV E. Leopard-Eyatt. Married, at the home of th< bride, Mr. Samuel Evatt to Mis: Dora Leopard, on April-15. P.O Wilson, notary public, officiat ing, both of Cateechee. Thi happy young couple have th< congratulations of Their mana riehas. - SAnother Carload of Sunbeam and Self Rising Flour Folger, y&Co T .Dacusville News 2 Farmers are busy hauling fer tilizer and some have begur putting it in the ground for an other crop. Miss Carrie Robinson of Da cusvilleroute 1 visited herfriend, Miss Anna ifughes'recently and reported a nice time. Rei. M. L. Jones of Penrose, N. C., visited his neice. Mrs. J. H. Hughes,on last fifthSunday. Come again, Uncle Marvin; we enjoy your visits. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Hughes visited the former's parents, Mr. J. G. Hughes, last Sunday. Mrs. H. A. Freeman retured home April 5 from a two weeks visit to her daughter. Mrs. T.A. Juhan, and other relatives in ' Pickens. Mrs. Freeman is'78 yearsof ageand hale and hearty. Mr. an [rs. Alpha Garren visited the Wter's parents, Mr. J. J. McConih. last Saturday night and SundV Mr. J. W.- Loopef Lathem visited his brother, MRS. Mat' Looper, last Sunday. Oscar Looper and wife visi W. 0. Turner last Sunday. Mrs. J. W. Hendricks and brother, James Chapman, of Pickens visited their parents. J. W. B Chapman and wife, last Sunday. Mr.. W. N. Jones, formerly of Dacusville, has sold hiseal- es tate at-that place and has noved to Easley',where he is engaged in the mercantile -and automo bile business. Ow GRUnrER. New CourtSte Mr. F. H. Anderson, seie tary of the South Carolina Cot ton Manufacturers' Association and also secretary to C.ptA. Smyth, has been appointed court stenographer for the new thirteenth district by Judge T. J. Mauldi.' This district is composed o Pickens andGreen-I ville counties. Mr. Andersohl served once before as d court stenographer. Easley Singing Conventa.s The Easley Union Singing Convention will e held at th Easley Mill Siday, April at 3 p. m. Invitations ex to every body. st the Batte Our store is full from fkc spring goods.' We are p the prettiest lines of Sp have eirer seen, and our op di-ess goods department -siIcs, crepes, ratines, crep kinds of spring dress good and'embroideries. for trir Our millinery departme we can save you money on; have to get such a profit on lines to make .money on and all kinds of millinery goods SNettie Barton Wallace is in and Miss Mattie Finley is as glad to show you through ti *Hosiery al We are showing a nic4 and lisle. We have seyeral (Gfrom-Black Cat, Hole-proc carry the Hole-Proof silk gl~ our ladles' 50c silk hose. good as the dollar kind. Shoes an~ We have a very pretty all the latest in this season' Pumips, and Button Oxford ) Clothing I Come to see us before We can sell you a suit for have been paying $12.50 an saye you $5.00 on your suit to $15.00. Also a full line of colors in Norfolks and Dout to $8.00. }Just a few prices for cc 36-inch guaranteed all-i 36-inch wool creape, the Best grade fruit bleechi 39-inch Sea Llan~d shee Figured curtain scrim < 2 big boxes Searchlight 3 ca toil4.oapfori 10 full~pound boxes sod AR1 kinds of calicoes. e -,eeks at 50 yd. IWhen in Eiley make ur'clerks will be glad to s. to ' y or not. Dr. J.L. B Giand he will be glat Lhis oldt.'ends. EDWIN L.. The Store Thu E Fie When To TrC Clemson Coege, "Don't beirnpatientaboa ing under your cover r . the advice bein - mers at tstime:b W ton, asistaat Stat nonstration. f man wantst.- e derivi his AMd only. A few ,e~hW wil ge sme etout quanity itrogen n inns thatmkouid be &ai it if he in fun.o under, as cloe'ses 8Ui itrogen i~ a the season tf and: it is nia detoo ear. A weekwE ence i a man ca turning..~e Care'. the case of a oata. sand rye, cder crops. Oot lDAp un&r too early these 9~ecare taken to let the hlifa- the'.,aro_ begim to te~i much-mo out and will i hardt hAre. should be ore they be Inogl rus, t A mum of nfleic ofr o d ren ranme Th Ipo will g an o'lock.a An7 hs been ic is'cordialiyn mission fe4'~ ~ ' will bech&b4~ epared to shod e t ing arid EasterG d & ices are thle laet O. s showing a rttj in decinse pplisns salsfapyrettyine~ke t is comlilete. our Spring hat~W~o his line as we4 you will findioa.n c~1 o be. very resona~~ir charge of thisda $~ istant. These aissI~ eir department. ~d GQeves~ lie of holeae btsbhik well known br'ands to let ,. Knox Knuit,.ste. 'We also )Yesfoi- ladies. Tiy apairof iou will find them most a' l Oxfords' line of foot wear. Hv~ styles in PumpsCoI1 ou buy your Sbring ~bf. i~ $10.00, the see kind yrou' We have thenm fron $5.00 pason: ool serge for 48c. - nw niaterial for skirts 48cyd,4 g only 10c yd. I ting. the L. L. grade, 5c vd5 nly 5c yd. matches only 5c. ip for 25c - 1 ;4~ for 25ci ~-> pron ginghamis- anl cotto ur store your ow you whether war t Dit is now a pa Ito meet and BLT rs Always Y9. C.