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gou Need Now Fruit Preserving Powders Fruit Jar Rubbers Paraffine Wax he Fruit Preserving Powders we sell are harmless. They keep frait perfectly and do away with cans.. They d not cause fruit to taste. A I 5-cent package .will preserve 50 pounds of fruit. Fruit Jyr Rubbes at 5 cents per dozen-so cents per dozen dozen. Also 1o cents per dozen-$i per dozen dozen. Paraffine Wax to cover jelly, preserves, etc., and keep them cean and airtight, 15 cents.a pound. eNKENS D)RUG COM Y The Rexal Store re 4.N)U. HLLIUM, Proprie Caro na ple-the at nd a chan - 1s for every; o- matter - e he ma L6MA and Pehal SrFrank for cotton Mrs. kate .Jolly of Atlanta, iv and Mrs. W. H. - -Ashmobre. Miss Ane Aiken of Pied mont's-visiting her sister, Mrs. Wakn Christopher is- spend g e. ,'part of his vacation at Bro4's hotel. IA JStoley of Charleston is stihisennSydneBruc Ahe C. D. C. Chapter will n ken eet with Miss Vesta Ashmore ---0 VFriday afternoon. 9,, Johnson, the ten-ItC A man is in Baltimorur The town authorities are hav oods this wee! .ing some good work done on the a h-streets of Pickens. ddaugh eand Bernice Ftves in Grifi MYr. and Mrs. R. M. Holden of G r Calhoun are visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Bowen. Stewagrt of- Calhoun of this county is Miss Eva Christopher visited, #ie parents Is and elatives in the Mt. Carmel sec tiQn' of the county last week. Bill" Ponder of the east Misses Bessie and Corrine Rob of the county was a ertson of Greenville are visiting business visitor at the their sister, Mrs. T. R. Allen. "'ea Tuesday. Miss Lura Pickens of Ander arngan tale Se son county visited her -sister, e &enauf Charleston are spend- Mrs. M. C. Smith; in- Pickens e x while in Pickens as the laSt week. -~'gest of ame Hagod.Mesrs. James Edens, Gignil - . . liatt Christopher and 'Douglas Shave a_ communmcation Yongue are at Brown's for sey ~ ~um ~ISubscriber" which we eral days. - ~ publish because we do ib kow the real name of the - M. 0. Looper, who has been ~iithor.confined to his bed for a long - time, is able to be up, we are ~~ruedat the home of the glad to report.. - ~ 'sparents, Mr. Robert to Miss Bertha -Mae Rev. John C. Bailey will'~ Rev. Robt. H. Lupo preach at the Presbyterian - church Sunday aftenoon at 2 lauP~l Beggs was in Pickens a forocok Shotwhile last week on hi Sayfrom Tampa, F'aida, to The Presbyterian Aid Society 'vithis mother,' Mrs. M. E, met with Mrs. J. J. Lewis last i at Nimmons. Tuesday afternoon. A most i - - interesting program. was carried -, ~%~Arthur King, postmaster out . 2Eale y, and Miss -Salli Magistrate A. S. Porter and ~~4 . were apri mcuc te family have moved from, their lapst huarch nea home near the school house to las Tusda.- the, Crane house near the courtb *--- house. . b Mr. Urias- Wood of Greer,8 sAnnie Alken of Piedmont Mr. and Mrs. J.- T. Partridge t< ofeise Geneva and Addie and little sons,James andFrank, f( ~ 'niey ofPickens spent one haye returned from a very pleas- E .'-a:last week at Chick Springs. ant visit to relatives in Ander- " If von are interested in the county. ~. best method of canning fruits Those interested in orcharding IC and vegetables in tin, or glass and diseases of fruit trees should a cm vou can learn something attend the rally s-at Reunion.0 at theakyt~ Reunion.,- An experienced expert will be " -at your service. - M. .~ Smith has traded his Z big -tchell automobile to Ernest Christopher is off on G - , r Griffn of Greenville. his vacation and visited h is el th is now driving one brothers, Rev. Arthur Christo- of of th st looking horses in the pher, at Duncan, and Bristow w ~ounty. at Clyde. N. C. m I--_P - - -TRY OUR. SPECIALSb TODAYm Af - - cli - I fic da ha Our Pure Food Soda Fountain Drinks will quench that thirst i n 0 Ce: Ask anybody about our 40Mr ST Ice Cream the ~ -~ the ves Most complete line of Drugs uI e m in Pickens 2 o -~ ten The Nyal Store Telephone 24 6 a for Mr. and Mrs. Doris McGlure Atlanta are visiting at the ho of Capt. J. T. Taylor. Willie Harris, of Atlan visiting his parents, an Mrs. T. D. Harris, The protracted ':ieeting at Mt Carmel church' closed Sunda' and eight ne'w members weri baptised. The W. O. W. picnic whici was to have been held at Dacus ville Aug" 22 has been indef in' po stoned. jrs, N. D. Lesesne of Kings ee will visit her sister, Mrs. vv - McFall, in Pickens this week Mrs. Lesesne has many friend, here who will be delighted t( se.e her. An expert on tomato diseaseE will lecture at'Reunion the 14th. Brn your particular trouble tc him with an affected plant if you have failed to find a cure tourself, Mrs. Lou Watkins and son, Willis, of Easley, spent :last week at the home of her brother, W. C. Wyatt, one of the excel lent farmers who lives near Pickens. Misses Hassie and Grace Gar vin of College Park, Ga., who have been visiting friends in Pickens, are now spending sev eral days in Central before they return home. The closing exercises of the Mt. Carmel school of music will take place Friday night; August 14, -at 8 o'clock. All lovers of music are invited to attend. Admision 10 and.15 cents. Mis~Meda Boggs left for Greeville Monday and will spend ten daysthere assistingPresident Ramsay of --the Greenville Fe male College in his office. Miss Meda/is a student of this college. We learn that Mrs. Wesley Hudson. who lived near Pick ens, died Friday after a-short illness. The.remains were laid to rest at Mt. Bethel after fun eral services had been conducted by Rev. Mr. Lupo. The annual camp-meeting of the South Carolina Conference D f t h e Wesleyan Methodist church will conyene at Central, August 19-30. A hearty invita bIon is diven' to all to attend this mucampment. . The candidates for governor mnd other state offices will speak I n Pickens next Wednesday. ] a.ugust 19. A large crowd is ixpected to hear the candidates1 iere .Come and hear the is- e nes discussed. Marshall -Parsons is on a ten lay' trip to New York, Philadel ihi, Baltimore, Washington and j 'ther places in the North. He vill attend the meeting of the rational Merchants' association 1 New Y ork. (5 Miss Maka Foggs, the efficient ookkeeper for the Keowee !ank,'is enjoying a well earned acation. Accompanied by Miss a [attie Finley she spent several i ays of her vacation in Waynes ille, N. C., last week. Rev. James F. Singleton wil l y at Cross Roads church nextn sturday' at -4 p. m, to preach ~r the pastor, Rev. D. W. Hiott. ei >r several days in a protracted 01 Leeting.- Broth er Singleton as. brought un in Pickens >unty and his numerous friends sC id relatives will be very glad nm ' see him and hear him preach al rain the blessed gospel of F lirist which sayed him and E ill save everyone who will M 'lieve it. Everybody invited. w of B. S. Johnson evidently thinks to oyernor Blease is going to be acted Senator. In the post aice the other day somebody pi as reading about 25,000 Ger- sta ans being killed, when Dr, ris >rter remarked 'That if that in any "Bleasites" were to get in lied they would be missed. a 1en Mr. Johnson had t o fix it as remarking that "if that W any Bleasites were to get killed pr e election would be pretty >se. The candidates for county of- th es opened their regular sched- E. of meeting at Easlev Thurs- ca v. moving down to Flat Rock Hi iday and over to Liberty fai turadav. All of the meetings ly ye been well attended and a W >d deal of interest is being lie inifested by the voters. At th~ it Rock a good sized banner is stretched across the road 1i on it 'was painted the words )0 per cent Blease." Practi- w8 lv rno factionalism has cropped "fl among the candidates. The F ct meeting will be held at it. itral on August 13. 'he Sentinel is indebted toSa E. L. Dacus for a basket of P. finest flavored peaches. Per pes and plums we have had tr pleasure of sampling this r. Mr. Dacus lives' on his T ae just east of the Pickens to l. When he bought this city :e six years ago .there was and a fruit tree on it, but by at- Mr. tion and work he now has a was orchard furnishing peaches, last les, pears, quincss, plums. sup: pes and other fruits. In the stos k~et given us were four kinds hou eaches and three kinds of the pes. We thank Mr. Dacus cani f CottOn Weigher's Election e The election to select a cotto: weigher for the Pickens marke s to serve this year will be held i Pickens. on August 15. Th polls will be open at10 a. m. ani close at 5 p. m., and the man agers of the election-are W. I r Griffin, J. L. Thornley and B.C e Robinson. Those wishing to vote in thi election should call on W. F i Mauldin, at the oil mill office - wfth registration certificate, an< - procure an additional certificat entitling the holder to vote i the cotton weigher's election The books are now open and wil close at 6 p. m. three days beforo the election. Get your certifi cate today and vote for you favorite. Names of the candi dates -may be found in the an nouncement column of The Sen tinel. Revival at Norris A great revilal meeting closed at Norris Baptist church last week.' The pastor was assisted by Rev. W.J.Bolt and the mem bership was very much helped. Besides several conversions some were reclaimed and the congre eations were large at each ser vice. After the iieeting'gotun der good headway the Methodist pastor, Bro. McFarlane, did good service, as did Prof. J. H. Rue bush pf Dayton, Va. There are several to be baptised on the next preaching day at Norris. Brother Bolt is well known in Pickens. He is already a great preacher, and if he keeps on im proving he will be among the biggest preachers in out coun try. _ H. Waldrop-Stephens Married, at -the residence of M. F. Hester on August 9, Mr. Arthur Stephens to Miss Irene Waldrop, both of Pickens. M. F. Hester, N. P., in his usual polite way, performed the cere mony, after which the happ couple left for Greenville and other, places to spend a while. Friends of the nely .married couple wish them a long and happy life. Bagweli-McMahan On August. 5, at 5.30 o'clock, it the home of the bride's pa rents, Mr. and Mrs. W. t. Bag well, in Easley, Miss Willie Bag wvell becamne the bride of Mr. ['homnas T. MfcMahan of Lafay atte, La. Rev. D. W. Hiott of Easley officiated. Af ter a few days' stay in Eas ey the young couple will go to lafayette, where Mr. McMahan iolds a position on the railroad. ~Ve wish for Dock and his bride ~ happy and useful life. Miss Margaret Attaway, who s teaching at Mt. Cannel, spent ist week with her mother, Mrs. i ). H. Attaway, in Pickens. Prof. J. L. Murphy closed his o inging school at Concord Fri- a ay. It was an exdellent school if 45 members and it is needless b > say was well taught. A is trae crowd was at the closing nd heard some excellent sing- l ig. A delightful dance was given the young peonle by Mr. and h :rs. B. A. Hagood at their mnag ificent home Wednesday night. large number of invited guests ijoyed the occasion. Several it of town guestsweepsnt The W. M. U. of Pickens as ciation will hold its annual ~ eeting with the Baptist church t this place on Thursday and riday of this week. Mrs. C. si Watson of Greenville and si rs. 3. R. Fizer of Columbia a] ill be present. All the ladies the community are requested m attend. A Mrs, Minnie A. Craig, one of W ckens' good women, was ricken with paralysis on her so tht side last Thursday morn- w g about 2 o'clock. She was in a very serious condition for while, but is now improving th rapidly as could be expected. 1, e hope for her continued im- 'W aved health. wi pr M[r. and Mrs. J. W. Cartledge Augusta, Ga.. are visiting at w. e home of his brother-in-law, to M. Gille-4pie, in Pickens. Theyv ba rne up from Augusta in their th ipmnobile. J. T. Gillespie and th nily of Greenville also recent visited his brother, E. M. e hile together. the thi ee famni- v enjoyed a week's outing in , mountains.to L. splendid revival meetin2 s closed last Thursday morn ~at Beth lehem Baptist church. irteen members were added ( ;he church, and uhe reviyal, hoped, was of lasting good. ( a meeting was conducted by rs. C. R. Abercrombie. of em, and 0. B. O'Kelley, of I kens county.-Keowee Cour he five-room house belonging a. Mr. J. L. Hendricks;, of this .g. -, situated in the Mica section, g I occupied by his son-In-law, Holbert Jones and family, a totally destroyed by fire on * , Sunday afternoon. It is J posed to have caught from a A e flue. Very little of the sehold effects were saved as a family were away when it tht. Loss a b out $1,000. Cross Roads News t Wylie Hill has purchased al 2 automobile. e Miss Gertrude Freeman visite I in Greenville last week. Tillman Julian made a flyin trip to Atlanta last week. A'ery Cisson is the guest o: Messrs. Edd and John Cisson. Kay Williams spent Monda] night with his friend, Ernes Looper. Miss Jennie Mae Julian wa. the guest of the Misses Loope Sunday. The young people enjoyed z singing at Mrs. Corbin's Sunday afternoon. Compton Julian has set him. self up to a new motorcycle. II - is built for two. Miss Lola Glazener was thE guest of Misses Lillian and. Eva Farmer Sunday. Miss Gertrude Dunlap of West minster is the guest 'of Miss Nannie Mae Jones. Miss Lillie Barnett of Green ville is' the guest of her sister, Mrs. Forest Freeman, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Smiti and children spent Sunday with Mr. 3. E. Looper and daughter. Mrs. Sam Robinson spent last week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Roper, of Pipkens. L. B. Freeman and Miss Beu lah Cisson attended preaching at Mt. Carmel one night last week. Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Farmer spent Sunday with their daugh ter. Mrs. W.N.Jones, of Easley. Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Hill of Easley are the-guests of the lat ter's parents, Mr. and.Mrs. J. B. Fendley. A crowd of young people went fishing Saturday and caught a lot of fish and enjoyed the day immensely. Misses Margaret Jameson and Mabel Henderson of Easley were guests of Mrs. John Williams one evening last week. The Maynard school is pro gressing nicely uxder the man agementof Prof. R.M. Hodgens and Miss Nettle Newton., Clive Bates of near Pickens is staying with his sister. Mrs. R. F. Looper, and attending the singing school at Mt. Carmel. James H. Julian, who has been in the navy, has served his time out and is now at the home f his father, G. W. Julian. Misses Lillian andEvaFarmer, sadie. Cloyie, Ruby, and Ernest Looper attended the singing ;chool at Mt. Carmel last Satur iay. Messrs. Will and Odus Wil iams and Horace Farmer spent everal days of last week in forth Carolina, and report a uice time. JACK AN JOE. ~Ieasant Grove News i S 'Crops are coming to the front ~ a this part of the county. "Just before the end of timee tiere shall be wars and rumord f wars." So the ,end must be t hand, Willie D. Cox is confined to is be d with typhoid fever and very ill. There are quite a number of w country visitors in the T iountains at this writing (,'s r's Head is running over. Calvin Barker is confined to is bed with a~ bad leg caused C -omn a mosquito sting, from ~ hich hehassuffered very much. 01 Born, unto Mr. and Mrs. V. .t .Rigdon on Aug. 2nd, a fine H Miss Mary Jane Cox has been arv sick, but is improving at i aIs writing-.a Miss Lillie Barker of Norris is ti( c >ending everal days with her * ek fath 4r, Calvin Barker, and of so her uncle, D, L. Barker. H< A series of meetings corn- or enced at this place last night coi ug. 7. and we hope we will i wve a good revival, as I feel " e all need it. Mayse Cleveland, Sr., and his Po n, Mayse, Jr., of Marietta, th are tierough this section to-day en their big touring car. ab We will have a rural mail for "P is section commencing Sept. vm for which we thank Hon. the ~yatt Aiken very much, but fie] 11 show him more of our ap- tio, eciation on Aug. 25.a Mr. Editor, can you tell me me 2y Scotch-Irish go, South do, spend the summer anid come b*,r ck to the mountains to spend ' a fall and winters? I thought for ay were of arather hot nature. fiel Well, Progressive, I want ma are body to vote just like I do, ern be for whom they please. - WVith ggd wishes to the Edi and his paper. A FARMER. F County Campaign Mveetigs of Jentral. August 13. n six Mile, August 14, "tn lateechee, August 15. on j tntioch, August 18. 'umpkintown, August 20. )acusville, August 21. The 'ickens, August 22. By. MM+--H+++suit SOM~ETHING GOOD " m TO'DRINK +. Ti ennington-Hall Bakerized Steel- ?mon Cut Coffee . ered The Votan Mocha and Java .,ceas Coffee J4me, he Votan Tea is the Best in the at Au World Auger mellow, fine and satisfying L here Coffee and Tea with a de- 4shod lightful, lingei-ing after- sed tasteGi Folger, Thornley & Co. e 114 ---- -+ ----+ + --+ + 15 Mrs. Laban Mauldin On the 6th instant Mrs. Mari Rogers; the beloved wife of Hon Laban Mauldin died at theii home on Main street in Easley n the 71st year of her life. Mrs Mauldin in her younger day was a very active church work r er. She joined the church al Enon when she was young, where she with her huand dic much good work for the Mastei. Mrs. Mauldin had not been ablE for several years past to be very active in her church, but till the last she was bright and cheerful, always ready to do what shE could to help in the Master's work. The funeral services were held by Rev. E. V. Babb, assist. ed by Rev. D. W. Hiott, on the 8th inst., and her body was laic away in West Vis'w cemetery amidst tears and flowers. T( the bereaved husband and othei relatives we extend our heart felt sympathy. H. Girls' Club at Reunion The Girls' Homekeepers' club and Garden club have completed preparations for the canning demonstration and agricultural rally to be held atR eunion school house on Friday, the 14th inst. A number of good speakers have been secured and nothing has been left undone to make a pleasant and profitable day for each and all. The canning demonstration will be held in the morning, be ginning at 10 o'clock. The afe ternoon will be taken up by the speakers. Refreshments for sale. Don't fail to come prepared to spend the. day. Popular Milliners Will Be Here It will be good news.to the ladies of Pickens and Pickens county to learn that Miss Josie Chastain and Miss Margaret Booker will conduct a millinery establishment in Pickens this fall. These ladies need no in troduction to the millinery buy ers of this~ community, Miss Chastain being a native of-this county -and: having friends in eyery-section of the county, and Kiss Books ibeing yery pleas antly remembered as being one Af the most artistic milliners who ever had charge of a miMn )ry shop in Pickens. They will 2ave. their parlors in the store )f Heath-Bruce-Morrow Co. Frank McHugh of Greenville s visiting Harry Robinson. Liberty Singing Convention The Liberty Townsifip Sing ng convention will meet with i'lat Rock church the third Sun lay in August, 1914. Every iody invited 1. come and bring ongbooks. and well-nilled bas :ets. All leaders invited from ,11 over the county. Come,let's ave a good and glorious time, verybody Don't forget the ay. 0. E. ROGERS, Secy. and Treas. [Advertisement] A Statement the Free and Unvarnished Demo cratic voters of Pickens County, I desire to impart the following infor mation: Two months ag I had no idea of be ming a .candidate for any office in is year's campaign. Early in June, conversation with a reliable fermer our county, the suggestion was made at I enter the-race for the House of spresentatives in the 1914 campaign. wing never sought political prefer mt by the ballots of my friends and ighbors, the suggestion at that time I not appeal very strongly to me; but others in whom I have confidence ded their request to the first sugges n, I took the question under careg-~ isideration, and~ today, reader, my niouncement for the important office a membership in the South Carolina iuse of Representatives appears. [n enteigthis race I ask of no man men inTbng but a fair and careful usideraton of the .questions that I all bring before them, and I specially c that no one of my supporters be. ne coercive or antagonistic in their itude toward the friends and sup ters of my compeers who shall be in s race with me. t pleases me to believe that our pres officials have to the best of their lity and knowledge reflected the rit of the great majority in their ad iistration of the law. I am con ced that the producing classes and ir friends and co-workers, in all ds of endeavor, in this coming elec 2 will do the things that are right I just, as we are all citizens of this at Commonwealth, and no snan or n, in the great majority, desires to wilfully, anything tat would weaken destroy the imperial power of our aved state. hanking in advance my opponents the opposition that will broaden the I of vision and my supporters for power which they will confer, I re n your fellow citizen for good gov mnent, W. L. PICKENS. Announcement r House of Representatives cting under the request of a number my friends I hereby announce myself candidate for the House of Repre atives from Pickens county, subject bie rules of the Democratic primary -- tugust 25, 1914. W. L. PICKENS. Citation State of South-Carolina, County of Pickens. W . B. Newbery, Probate Judge:s hereas, Mrs. HL. G. Lumkin made and to me to grant her letters of ad- prie stration of the estate and effects of tem: I. Lumkin. Cl ese are therefore to cite and ad-$1 ish all and singular the kindred and !$0 itors of the sad&R B. Lumikin, de-,W ed, that they bedand appear before|M in the Court of lrbate, to be held. 'ickens, S. C. ',in the 27th. day nst, 1914, ne~ after -NT f, at 10 o'clock in th-. a . ause, if any the' Miministrat on s1.' Electrie Sign - ren under ' a Street, near Main th day of SPECIAL BA R A IN. AT' THE BIGJ STORE) We are still closing out our Dry Goods, Shoes, Notions, Clothing, * + Millinery, etc., and ve are off ing some special values in Ladi Queen Quality Oxfords and Men's Crossett Oxfords. Almost an shape or leather to. select fron SWe are giving a substant on these well known makes o Oxfords. MILLINERY + We are closing out this d ment and you can buy a. nice.-', for less than one-half the regular pnce. It will pay you to yisit theBig Store before you make your Sprin purchases. - Heath-Bruce- Morrow Company, Pickens, - . So Car. Sow More (ri ,If every farmer will sow five acres of eats to the plow, and three acres of wheat to the plow, on ground tijat is well prepared and well fertilized, he will make~ enough2 wheat and oats to do him. The corn crop is likely to be short in this section, 's -the seasons have not been favorable for making cor., If the war in Europe continues for a Iong time, heire will be a tremendous amount of corn and wheat and oats ex ported to Europe, and this will make corn, wheat and oats high. September is a good ti~ne to sow oats, Prepare the ground carefully and thoroughly' before you get to pick mng cotton and fertilize it with about 300 pounds to the acre of say, 10-1-3 or 10-1-4, your oats will get well root ed before -the cold weather comes on and it sown in the drill it is about as sure a crop as you can plant. These oats will come in early next spring and-w~iill heip out a short corn crop. Now and then you hear of a farmer sowing- oats in August, and we believe the August sowing always makes a good crop. September is a capital time to sow oats and we believe2 it will pay you mighty well to sow some this fall. It always pays to prepare your land well, and to fer tilize it well. Anderson Phosphate and Oil Co. Anderson, S. C. See W. B. FREEMAN, Agent, Pickens, S. C. less than $2 to $3. All sizes. Your choice, 98c. Fruit jars, rubber caps, 8y ar-old ypl~inea for pickling.' ~e our Bargain Counter of 5c, 10e. - Our Big Bargain Counter of 5c, 10ec 15e bargains in Dress Goods. Our [and 15e goods is- a rare and: captivating ' is are so small that they would collection of splendid qualities and bar-. pt a miser, Folger, Thornley & Co. gain prices. Fgeornley & Co. ioice of 250 farms, 50-to 500 acres. Th- -sasf osfis n o to $50 pracre. ,Come and see.Tu sasf oseis n oe efor - r,.:.A. L. Bprnside- saving house afterwards.' Quality is - or" --1 never sacrificed here for the sake of ' :~ O~ .~making little prices. Our Bargain --- get money is to save it, Counter is complete now. Folger, save it is to come in and Thornley & Co. ts from our Big Bargain Cr fT~ns. oney talks and it usually Cr fTak ." At this counter a dime -tos ase ly. as adoiar. Mr. Editor: Pleaseallow us space in rnley &T . your valuable per to thank the good4 wYork manufacturer want- peopl o f tasisud c om -out 300 adies'housedresses- a M rhos eing burned. Ma .G4 -