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ENS MUSD KYEntered Apnl 23, 1903 at PICeOens. S. C. as second elass man oMasero understo~nrs fMrhS17 1871-Volme 4 '5 Ouny Vetera'eunion A Trckens chapter U. D. C. ext&ds an invitation to t ies of the county to join with them in the basket picnic to the veterans of the county on the occasion of their annual re union to be held at the court house on June 3.. A committee of the local chapter consisting - of Mrs. J. J. Lewis, Mrs. B. T. 8 McDaniel and Miss _Nellie Gran dy will be at the rear door of the court house to take. charge of the baskets at 10 a. m. The following young ladies are asked -. ~ / to be present and asist in serv ing the dinner: Miss Ernesti le Hendricks, Miss Essie Kelly, Misses Lois and Pearla 4 Hester, Miss Hortense Durham, diss Vivian Allgood, Miss Annie Belle Brown and Miss Fannie Mauldin. 1BF.MartinWiISpeak Th veteranswill be entertain ed and inspired this year by the speech of an able son of a lo) al soldier of-the Confederacy,Hon. B. Y Martin of Greenville. rni the number who have ad dressed the on the oc 3 8ininwf 4erannual reunions hiv ineet :oratory 4 L Bonham, -James . the deep i .h h -soie four ablest] Dreacher. and statesmen of sound udgined repretsenting| thebest in public. life. both in! i4iics and law. These have lefttheirimpsson the. corn mlunity The seectfonemade btheladiesthis.year will ink nomeasurq fall short o6f their hi established standard. .119ra .dForOl Soldiers Runo Assembling of yeterans on t lorth Lewis street at 1015 a.m. t uider command of Capt. W. B. C Allgood. commander. March to court house. CA to order by Judge Maul * din. . Prayer by Rev. D. W. Hiott. b Musiceby PickensBand. t J16 Address by Hon. B. F. %Martin v Qf Greenville. r 'Ifd A y band. Tresentation of crosses. Music by band. Reports of .Jacksonville re- t union. - Talks by veterans. Open to all. 3 .&anouncements. e Dinneron court house grounds. t s * . r Judge Mauldin will adjourn ~ court June 3 duiring the. hours ~ for the gercises -incident to the I reunion of the veterans. SIDE DRESS Every ..ak of cotton grown in S wouldhe taken on more boils than ia .You will not see the long a b tha1 ou see in other cotton, and you i YEvery stalk of cotton grown in So "shed" less if it had been ;properly sheds is that it is deficient in plant fa plant food is to side-dress your cottor young tender, growing child should b< rpdy and develop and come into its young, tender, grwig plants; they: quently. Yp do't expect to feed you: October, and the plant food you suppi 4 ~ last till October, either. When the p~ *Your crop is "cut" You can only make one cotton croj You want to make all the cotton yot money you can. For every dollar yC dressing you get back from three to i Florence county, who fertilized every 880 pounds of lint cotton to the acre cotton. - By side-dressing early your cotton ity early and opens early, for when co and ripens it is ging to open. Your 4 4 ~ late cotton. It taes about 120 boils c October to make a poud. It takes fr in the last half of, November and later When the boll weevil strikes a farmer gets. The boll wevil gets the the boll we'evil will strike you, nor I d< Experienced ginners say that 1,300 make as heavy abale as ,500pon The lint is better dvlpdand thr maaamaextra bis to the stalk. Many Farms in Pick ens Co. Have Phone There has recently been cor nected with the Pickens telt phone exchange four farmer, lines, having 21 subscriber, One of these lines extends abot eight miles northwest of Pict ens to Crow Creek postoffice an connects the following: B. C Fields, R. M. Welborn, C. IM Graveiy, R. Kirksey and J. E Kirksev. Another of these linE exteids about four miles west c Pickens and connects the fol lowing: Ivy lighting plant, J H Townes, Hoyt Townes. D. E Adams, J. M. Brazeale and Sila Simmons. The third line ei tends about a mile and a bal from Pickens, is owned by J. W Hendrix and furnishes his resi lence and stor6' ith telphoni service. The fourth line ha been, built down the Easley roa< and serves the following partie iving east and southeast o Pickens: F. F. Kirksey, Robt tewart, B. B. Gilstrap, Elishi 3ilstrap, W. T. Bates, W. T Nally and W. T. Bowen.. Pickens now has thirteen far liers' lines connecting with thi elephone exchange and.extend ng in all directions and givin srvice to more than 80 farms )ther lines are being planned mnd as soon as the farmers' busi eason ends a number of nev elephones in the country arouni 'ickens will be added to the list All Day Singing at Praters There will be an all day sing ng at Prater's Creek Baptisi hurch on the third Sunday it une, 21st, to which everyboly hoth old and youii, are invited. - The Harmony hymn bool; vill be used and some fine sing Dg is expected. All singers es. ecially invited. Nonor'fo 'Gaillard. Charleston.-In the historic'Frencl [uguenot church, the only congrega .on of its kind in the United States 2e Huguenot Society of South Caro na and the Huguenot Church Aid So lety have placed a marble tablet tc ie memory'of Col. David Dubope brlard, corps of engineers, United tates army ,conqueror of Culebra ii ie Panama canal zone. The tablel ears a suitable inscription. It is nema iblets to the memory of Marthl ashington, Matthew Fontaine; Mau r and Gen.. W. H. F. Lee . Spartans Won't Vote. Spartanburg.-Taking the ground at there is an insufficient number o: gnatures on the petitions, D. M [fles, supervisor of Spartanburg ounty refused to call an election for de re-establishment of the dispensary ystem in the county. The books o: egistration show over 14,000 names nd the petitions only contained some ting over 2,500 signaturei. There was mass meeting in the court house a' rhich arguments on both sides of the uestion were heard. IING PAYS y Cze~astyear could and kips between side-dzessed cotton ni see more boils to t~e stalk. ith Carolina last year would have side-dressed. The, reason. cotton yod. The pnly way to supply this .You can't pup it into it. A i fed freq~uent ,to make it grow own, and it is te same way with should be fed (side-dressed) fre Smule enough in April to last until. y your crop with in Aprlwill not - lant exhausts your cotton sheds. Sa year; that is your money crop. t can. You want to make all the u pay out for fertilizer for side ive dollars. This man Rodgers in time he cultivated his crop, made lint cotton-not seed cotton--lint grows off early and gets its matur ton gets its growth and maturity early cotton weighs better than f cotton picked in September and >m 300 to 400 bolls that are picked to make a pound. :ountry the early cotton is all the balance. You don't know when m't. pounds of side-dressed cotton will that has not been side-dressed. a more of it. Suppose side-dress The right kind properly applied ry~boll heavier. It will add three least 12,000 stalks to the acre; h1s to make a pound, you bis, to say nothing of cotton. It is l Cedar Rock Items W. A. G. Jameson and fan ily of Anderson were recen visitors to G. H. Hendrix. Elmer Hendrix of Greenvill was a week-end yisitor her recently. 6 Prof. and Mrs. Evans Myers d who have been teaching nea Seneca, are spending a few day with the latter's parents, Mr and Mrs. Tom Turner. The: will return to their home i , Berkeley county, the latter par of the week. Mr. and Mrs. Joel H. .Mille: spent several days in Hone s Path as guests of the latter' brother, Mr. J. R. Johnson re f cently. T. M. Jones and family of th Concord section- were visitinj e Mr. and Mrs. Z. T. Jones 'no1 S long since. I Mr. and Mrs. John W. Stewari 3 spent the week-end in Green. ville as guests of the latter': mother, Mrs. Bettie Robinson. Mr. .ohn Nobles and famil) of near Anderson were Visiting relatives here Saturday and Sunday. Tom Turner was in Green. ville Saturday visiting his moth er, who is very ill at present. Mr. and . Mrs. J. A. JoneE r were guests of Mr. and Mrs. B. H. Williams Sunday. I 1 Miss Lizzie Coleman of- Gray Court and Miss Lula Cisson of the Cross Roads section, were visitors at Mr. Joel H. Miller's last week. L. F. Smith and son of Slab town, were visiting in this burg recently. The Sunday school at Cedar Rock is progressing nicely. Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Jones of the Mt. Carmel section at tended church at Enon Sunday. Miss Mae Hendrix of Easley, spent the week-end with her sister, Mr . John Anthony. J. A. Burgegs and family visited friends and relatives near Piercetown last Saturday and Sunday. How's Jack? REXIE. Card of Thanks Mr. Editor:-Please allow us space in The Sentinel in which 0 thank our friends and neigh rs for their kindness and help during the illness and death of our dear little baby, Jim Frank; also to Dr. Ponder for his kind ness in trying to relieye him. Mr. and-Mrs. J. Wesley Julian. Cure For Stomach Dlisorders Disorders of the stomach may be avoi'ded by the use of Cham berlain's Tablets. Many very remrarkable cures have been ef fected by these tablets. Sold by all dealers.-Ady. See The Sentinel for printing, 7 SOMETHING GOOD TO DRIdNK ?Bennington-Hall Bakerized Steel Cut Coffee The Votan Mocha and Java tThg Votan Tearis the Best in the World SA mellow, fine and satisfying Coffee and Tea with a de lightful, lingering after taste Folger, Thornley & Co. Ayer a Starts Sat )Hats in many ca Sliving convenien1 Swe will put on si ISuch bargains as tw~ ains at 5c, 10c, 15e an -ill offer in many othe recent special ba dozen hats, nearl eady large stock ntinue this sale,1 Pass the word a Retail and Whol th Main S "AnI yefor a. Eye; A Tooth for a Tooth. Geo. W. Tidwell was found e guilty of manslaughter by a e Greenville jury Friday, and Judge Mauldin iiposed a sen tence of twelve years in the " penitentiary. Counsel for the r defendant gave notice of an ap s peal to the state supreme court, The jury was out five -hours and three minutes. Tidwell killed Emett Walker, a 21 t year-oid boy, in Greenville last March, and claimed Walker r ruined his daughter. The plea t of the defence was temporary 3 insanity and self defense, while - the state claimed that Miss Tid well had- illicit relations with other men and that Mr. Tidwell , knew it. H. T. Thompson, formerly a b prosperous farmer of Greenville, Saturday was convicted of criminally assaulting his daugh (ter and was sentenced by Judge Mauldin to die in the electric chair on Friday, July 31. . Friday a jury of twelve men for the second time decided that Charles Becker, formerly a-New York police lientenant, was re sponsible for the murder of Her man Rosenth, a New York gambler, and he was sentenced to die in the electric chair. Becker's attorneys will appeal to the state supreme court. METHODIST HAVE ADJOURNED. In Session 18 Days the Quadrennial Annual Conference Closes. Oklahoma City, Okla.-After being In session for 18 days the quadrenial general conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, formally ad journed. The selection of the place for holding the next conference has been entrusted to a special commit tee named for that purpose. It is gen erally believed that either Richmond, Va., or Atlanta, Ga., will be chosen, both cities having extended pressing invitations. Despite the fact that strenuous ef forts were made to clear the decks of all business at night session,' ad journment came with many petitions, memorials and resolutions still on the calendar. The majority of the dele gates will remain in the city for a day or so, numerous board meetings hav Ing been called to meet Immediately after the adjouranent of the- con-. ference. Interest in the last, sessions con tered in the decision of the confer ence to not again submit to. the an- .1 nual conferencethe question of chang ing the name of the church; the ad option of a committee report recom mending stricter regulations of evan gelists traveling within the bounds of~ the conference gand the adoption. of the resolution 'that both sides havej four years consecutive jurisdiction in the various mission fields. At the afternoon session the corn mittee on education recommended that $105,000 be raised annually, to be spent at the discretion of the board of education and that anl money due the theological department 'of Vanderbilt University to June 30, 1914, be paid. Detectives Assert- Innocence. Atlanta, Ga.-Declaring their only crime "his been possibly the public announcement of our belief in Leo Frank's innocence," Daniel S. Lehon, Southern manager for William '. J. Burns, the detective, issued a, state ment here defending himself and fel low operatives of the charge of using improper methods in obtaining affidav Its which were used in an effort to ob tamn a new trial for the factory super intendent. Mr. Lehon was indicted for subordination of-perjury in connec tion with the case of Frank. Great Jur) And.Semi-Annual .Morning, MV ses at. less than half L to see our window ale, beginning Sature o and three dollar shapes at 8 id 25c, some of which you may r hats at various other prices rgain purchase of twenty-one y two hondred dozen flowers at prices that will attract mai ut regardless of the length ol long to your friends. esaeAY News From Along Marietta Route 2 I suppose all your readers know that it is dry now. but we wish to add it is certainly dry in the northeastern part of Pickens county just now, but we are hoping and believing that the Lord will send us rain in due time. Mr. and Mrs. Allen K. Edens of the Oolenoy section visited W. A. Edens last Sunday. Mr. Edens was a gallant soldier in the late war between the states, and we like to hear him relate some of his experiences in those days back in the '60's. Come again, Mr. Edens; we are al ways glad to welcome you. J. D. McConnell has located his sawmill at B. A. Foster's place for the present and will soon be turning out the lumber. Mr. Fred N. Jones of Pickens was a visitor in this section last week. Hello back, Farmer. Yes, sir,, we have most of our roads worked out, but lack some yet. Divine services were well at' tended at Mt. Tabor the fourth Sunday. The Lord's supper was administered by the beloved pas tor, Rev. J. E. Foster. Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Turner took dinner Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. W. 0. Turner.. Mr, and Mrs. E. T. Edens took dinner with Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Williams last Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. L. S. Edens vis ited the latter's -mother, Mrs. Mira Turner, of Dacusville the third Sunday. Mr. Robert McJunkin's plow is stationary for the present. It is another girl. Yes "Farmer's Boy," we de sire to know who the candidates are, and juding by the candi dates' column in The Sentinel we will know ere long. We hope .the best and truest men will be selected this year, from United Senatot down. PROGRESSIVE. Birthday Dinner Monday was the seventy-sec ond birthday of Mrs. Martha Looper, wife of the late Jerre Looper, and the day was fitting ly celebtated by her near reli tives and a few- invited guests, who gathered at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Boggs, with whom Mrs. Looper makes her home, Mrs. Boggs being her daughter. This home is widely known for its splendid hospital ity and there is something wrong with any one who cannot enjoy a day spent there. One of Mrs. Boggs' famous dinners was served, which means that there was an abundance prepared in a most appetizing way. Tho 72 years old, Mrs. Loopen' does not look it. and The Senti nel joins with numerous other friends in wishing hir many mord years of usefulness and happiness. Among those present *ere Mrs. Laura O'Dell, Mrs. J.. B. Hester, Mrs. M. F. Hester, Mr. and Mrs. Will Smith, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Mauldin, Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Hendricks, Mr.Elias Mauidin, Mr. and Mrs. Will Hester, Mrs. T. B. HigginsMrs. Lewis Burtnett, Miss Elinor Knight, Gary Hiott. M. C. Smith is in Colunbia in the interest of his gas generator. teMillin< [ Sale of Ribbons [ay3O, at 8: the usual price. V lisplay of just a fes ay. Sc; Trimmed Hats at $1.75, see in our windows, are no throughout the store. cases of Millinery merchal and five hundred pieces of]1 iy. W\e have not decided ji time we urge you, one and iRS Dacusvifle Dots The "farmers are most through thinning cotton and waiting for rain. If a refreshing shower would come I believe it would help us in recovering from the blues. Mrs. Sallie Sutherland, who has been visiting friends in Da cusville, has returned to her home in Pickens. Misses Mattie Bruce and.Mon tie Maddox of Greenville were the guests of Miss Florence Ac Daniel last Saturday and Sun day. t Misses Bessie and Irene Thom as visited Mrs. W. M. Ponder one day last week. Mrs. T.O. Hooker visited Mrs. I W. D. Sutherland one day last ) week. Mr. Grance Mauldin and his a daughter. Miss Grace, passed ! through Dacusville last Thurs- ' day. r Frank Hunt. who has been in Greenville for some time, is at home again. C Alonzo Jones passed through t Dacusville last Sunday evening. The picnic on the river last Saturday was enjoyed by those who attended. The choir practice will meet again next first Saturdav right at Mt. Carmel at -7.30. Every- b body come. I, wish to thank Mr. H. F. c Wright for the article he wrote last week. Maybe the boys of Pickens county will take heed. I am a girl reader of The Senti- a I nel and I trust some of the boys of Dacusville who are lovers of 8 whiskey and cigarettes surelyn rad the article, although our drinkrrs are few.. 'Tis true some of us young people don't realize the good opnortunities that are before us. We could 1 be worth' something to our fel- I low men if we would only try. h Chances are so much better than they were years ago. a CA4NATION. Griffin Dots Small grain in this section is d short. - S J. S. Findley and family visit edrelatives in Anderson county P last week. t Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Findley visited at the home of J. S. Fin dlev last Snnday. The father and mother of Mr. I Robert Pace visited him last d Saturday and Sunday. Our announcement column is getting interesting now. Keep your eye on it. James B. Craig is announced' this week for re-election as su pervisor.3 Henry~ A.. Townes, one'of the r well-knofen young mien of the .~ county.~is announced this week - for auditor. Bennett H. Powers of the Ke owee section is announced this' week as a candidate for treas urer. While in town one day last week Coroner J. E. Medlin an nounced that he would give the people a chance to re-elect him this year. __ The first candidate brought out this year for the legislature ~ is Jas. P. Carey, Jr., who is an- 1 nounced this week. :ry ,Sale; :30 o'clock b [e invite people v of the bargains M and Great Ribbon bar- ii greater values than we M idise, containing about M ibbon, will be added to M a ist how many clays we all, to come early and ousands Buy Their Hats"' M Greenville S. C. E Newsy Letter From 'Pickens Mill Village J. A. McNeely and son, Chas., were visiting in Easley Satur lay. Lawrence Davis visited his jest girl in?Liberty Sunday. ] Ned Cassell and son, Way-] ,nan, of Easley were busines risitors in our village Saturday. Miss Christine Parsons spebit. 5aturday night with Miss Pearl 5wayanghar Several from the village at ended the singing at T. H. tewart's Friday night. Clayton Porter has purchased new -and up-to-date piano rom the Trammell Musical alace. The series of meetings begins 6t the village church Monday: ight. after the fifth Sunday n May. Let everybody be nuch in prayer for the success I if the meeting. H. M. Gallaway has just re eived an up-to-date soda foun ain. Aiy body ,wishing to' iuence the thirst of the inner aan, should call on him. Miss- Lillie Chapagn "of Eas y viited in-the village Satur ay. - ii W. A. ?atterson has goneput f the mercantile business and.17 as sold his entire steck to A. E. Holcomb, who has taken: barge.. Frank.Davis, who hasb'een, rith the Pickens miil for somej4 ime has resigned his position to! ccept another with the Tuca-1 au 'Manutacturing Co., of partanburg. We regret very iuch to give him up. Edd Davis had a fine milchI ow to die one day last week. - Adolphus Bagwell and family f the Flat Rock section spent 'hursday night with MrA and irs. Joe Pace. Come on all ye carrespond nts from all-the different see-11 Ions, we're anxious to hear rom you. Several from the village' at: ended the singing at SeconaE unday and report some good inging. 1 We are glad to see a corres ondent drop in from the good i own of Central. Mr. Cfairlie Bryat-ard .wife j f Easley spent Saturday with 'om Parker. Mr. George Tripp and wife of Vhitmire, S. C., spent Satur ay with Tom Parker. You have not seen many. of' our old friends since Junie 3, ist. Meet him again next' ,eek.at the reunion. - Veterans, come to Pickens on uone 3 and enjoy the privilege f meeting with your old comn ades. A LES! About il Teacher -Johnnie, into how ivided? Johnnie-Two-Fords and Ai Teacher-Correct. What is a Johnnie-A Ford is a scient aotor car intended as the safest a ~ast cost. Teacher-Does it fulfill the p Johnnie-It does, Teacher-What can'you say< Johnnie-It censists of a con1 ill of pleasure. fun and incidents Teacher-What are the neces Sa Ford? - Johnnie-A little gasoline in nd a little water in the radiator, Sr. Teacher-Why are Fords ni perated than automobiles? Johnnie-Because they are n imbersome adjuncts; in other va Teacher-Now, what is an au Johnnie-A car usually of het neumatic tires. high rated horse orage betteries, magnetic clutcl iatic pun:'os, air-pressure pumps, i1 feed, s' eedometers, odometers, ir pressure gauges, deep upholste iechanical conglomeration inten4 ie rich from their cash. Teacher-Does it fulfill the pu Johinnie-It does. Teacher-What can you say ie? Johnnie-It consists of break Lowouts.. Teacher-Whatare the~neces 1 an automobile? Johnnie-Four big extra cas echanician, an able-bodied chai ccount with your local bank; asoline stattons, telephone statio: Teacher-Why are automobi ian Fords? Johnnie- -For the same reasoi te locomotives with pneumatic ti Ford Cars 1 -Fully Equipped F ouring For informatiom W. N. JONES a Easley LocaN Mrs. Eltisoi Mr& 9" 'Miss Mattie H s relatives and friendsin Miss Virgil SfE spent the week parents, Mr. and: lers. She was Misses Snow- Jefriesd lie Padgett. The college ans arriving to spend the with home folks. have returned are 1.. Wyatt fChicoreM Smith, Roy PerryadB good of Davidsou Mrs., J He Eullyetetedhe, pie of the BistW iome lastlay er seval hon Mr. George' B. mown and lied athis home.. >f Easlev last .ally was formeri W gethodist. preacher. H >een in good halthun lays ago. A )f rheumatismn )y typodfeya J led Xnedica.U~ estim y 1Heh.U Bodsi& Lhd'several4 r~' " -Those wh ~the Easley schoi day moinlwere 1e 'hted with the great [11i ed "by Dr. J. S1o fErkineCo ie ng class By high, gregationi yterian h ngs where he nost inte non. Thtfrieis rieved-to after ali hortlyat o norim ould do for be was ier husban wo -ers, hilscity and~h )f PickeAs. hemfms ag mach 0m Doene s l bon of--the ua~ hIa Tube. - rou ihave a - In -h Iin se no ub etomt thnnols aaamut ftn a mny~t h cs ifical1y mny clarest a~ irpose forw 1t >f a days otn~ ~ inuous spin over ~i~ ,but without accident iaries to take for ad' tank, a little oil in te md your wife and ba ore cheaply and echanically pret ords, aresmpdy( tomob~iei tvft weight. withi ower, made ugetoL les, a networkfce ing oil -pumps, oilfied clocks, volt meters, ring, shock absorbersa led as amedium of ~pose for which it was >f a day's oating in an7 -downis, bog-downslao taries to take for a d y ngs, extra tubes, an iffeur, a checkbokl Lfnd you will ned-t 2s and garages. les more expensive $ 1 that it isimpradtical res on dirtroads. )14 Prices O. B. Detroit call or rt d L. ~'