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Established 1871-Volume 44 PICKENS, S. C., DECEMBER 24, 1914
Kille1 By His Land
lord in This Count
A very regrettable affair o0
curred iri the Pleasant Gro
section of Pickens county lal
Wednesday afternoon, Decen
her 16, when Mr Perry Andei
shot and -instantly killed M
Sam Capps.. The weapon use
was a shot gun and the shc
penetrated Mr..Capps' heart an
lung. From reports it seem
that both men had been drin1
ing, but some mystery seems t
surround the affair.
Mr. Anders is* a well-know:
and well-to-do farmer and Mi
Capps.was a tenanton his plac(
They had been "good friends, a
far as known, up to the time c
the killing. The unfortunat
ffair took place near the bar
Qf Mr. Anders and there wer
two eye witnesses, Miss -Elis
Masters, who was visiting Mr
Anders, and Carlos Andern
brother of the accused.
Sheriff Roark went to Anden,
home Wednesday. night an
_ __ And the verdict of th
,- - that Sam Capps cam
artifeath by a eunshot woun
attheJiapds of J. P. Anders.
-Thencase-wilikie6:. cum u
at the next-term of court her
and Anders has employed Care
Carey to defend him.
Mr. Anders is about 40 yeal
of age and.is inarri& He seem
to regret the occurrence ver
much.
Mr. Capps was about 5 yeal
of age and leaves a wife an
several children.
"B" Still Pulling the Throttle
On last Thursday evening, th
17th inst., about 3 .p. m., whil
the officiating officer, J.. Alonz
Brown, N. P., was lying on hi
bed with sickness and not ab]
to get up, he spoke the word
that made Mr. John Glouse o
Oconee county and Mrs. Lizzi
Jones of Pickens county ma
and wife.
Also on Sunday evening, a
his resiffnce, he spoke the word
that made Mr. Thomas Teat an
and Miss Ida Bell, both of Cet
tral, man and wife. These hal
pa couples have our congratula
tions.
As Christmas is coming, w
want all of a matrimonial incl
nation to know that the old ma1
rimonial mill still grinds seve:
days of the week at the res
fr dence of J.Aonzo flrown. Thei
is no belto be rimngto call th
miller, but he is always upon hi
job. A legal notice from tbi
proper-officer,; from any'count
in this state and one dollar,eithe
in currency or silver, turns tk
water on the wheel an'd~ the ol
* mill turns out the meal.
If not -providentially-hindere
we contemplate giving The Ser
tinel the news regularly fror
this section after the new yee
comes in. With best wishes t
all, we will still sign B.
Along Route 5
Dear Editor: Will you giv
me space in your good paper f<
a few lines? WTe have had som
rough weather for the past wee
and getting wood and makin
fires is the order of the day.
Mr. W. D. Simmons of roul
5 has moved to Mr. John Ske
ton's roller mill, beyond Si
Mile, and will have charge c
this mill next year.
Waddy Stephens has takre
charge of the mill that belong
to Messrs. Silas Simmons an
G. W. Brazeale and will grin
there the rest of this year an
next year.
Mr. Elisha Younablood ha
bought Mr. Henry A. Towne:
phone and had it put in hi
house and is highly pleased wit
it.
Born unto Mr. and Mrs. Sila
Simmons a fine boy on Dec. 14
Week before last as a goo
F time to kill hogs and the peopi
in this section made good use c
it. Waddy Stephens helped t
kill twelve for his neighbors an
one for himself. The larges
one weigied 413 pounds and th
smallest one 195 pounds.
4 ~ Merry Christmas . and happ
New Year to all.
BLUE Binn.
Horace jfarmer Hurt
A serious accident occurre
last Saturday afternoon at Mi
Frank Farmer's mill on route
Easley, when Horace Farme
painfully injuring the youn
man. It seems that he had o
his overcoat land was leanin
over oiling the\gngine when th~
coat came in -contact with
moving w h e el1 jerking hir
against the engi e. Fortunat<
ly, the entangled othing thre'
the engine out of gcar, but as
was Mr. Farmer cat- Lt wit
a broken rib and seVpinfi
lFirst Lynching In
Oconee's History
Walhalla, Dec. 21.-Oconee
e county had its first lynching
e Sunday when Green Gibson, an
L- old negro, was shot to death
snear Fairplay. It is reported
-. that a son of Green Gibson and
d another negro are missing, and
't they are supposed to have been
d killed. The following white men
s were wounded in the general
mixup: W. C. McClune, mag
o istrate, 16 shot in his face; Paul
Marett, shot in back: Woodrow
a Campbell, wounded, extent not
learned; Logan Ramey, shot in
face and one eye out.
s The report from the Fairplay
f section, which is twenty-five
e miles away is that the commun
11 ity is very much wrought up.
e It may be the sequel of the stab
e bing of Julius Marett some days
- ago by a Georgia negro criminal.
, The negro is now in jail at
Toccoa, Ga.
The sheriff's office was not in
formed today that there was
anything wrong in the lower
section of the county. An in
e quiry for details came from
e another county this afternoon
I and when Sheriff Davis was
asked about it he said that he
V knew nothing of it. About six
e o'clock a citizen came in from
7 the county and gave the above
which he had heard. Sheriff
s Davis will leave tonight for the
5 scene. It is feared that much
F blood was spilled last night as it
is, said that many armed per
S sons were preparing for a raid
d at dusk Sunday night.
Pickens County Will
Help Starving People
e
e Pickens people will have a
0 chance to contribute to the relief
s fund for the starving Belgians
e and help fill the ship which will
s sail from Charleston on January
f 26. This ship will be filled with
e food and clothing for the unfor
r tunate women and children who
have been made homeless, hun
,t gry and ragged by the war and
s who are starying and freezing
d to death. The ship has been of
fered free of charge and will be
- filled by the people of the states
of Georgia, South and North
Carolina.
e At the union service at the
i- Baptist church in Pickens Christ
- mas morning an offering will be
a taken for the Belgians, and com
- mittees are now at work solicit
e ing funds, food and clothing.
e Any article which may be of
s use to these unfortunate people
e and which is not perishable will
y be gladly received. The com
~r mittee hopes to get a good col
e lection in Pickens county. The
d people who have charge of this
work are giving their time and
d money free and the railroad and
Lexpress companies are not charg
ni ing for hauling relief funds.
r Even the ship is furnished free.
Thompson-Hall
.A marriage of interest to our
readers occurred in Pickens at
ethe home of the bride's parents,
ewhen Miss Lizzie Belle Thomp
kson became the wife of Mr.
g George Hall. Only a few inti
mate friends and the immediate
e family were present at the mar
r iage. Rev. L. E. Wiggins per
E formed the ceremony.
fThe bride is the eldest daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomnson
n and for the past several years
s5 has made her home in Green
d ville.
d The groom is a native of North
d Carolina, but is now employed
by a large electrical firm of
Greenville.
~'Both young people are popular
s and have many friends who
b wish them a long and happy
life. They will make their home
sin Green ville., and left Wednes
day morning on a bridal trip.
e Girls' Canning Clubs
SMrs. Walker, assistant state
demonstration agent for girls'
tomato and canning club work,
e w as in Pickens Tuesday for the
Spurpose of creating interest and
Gorganizing a club in this county.
Several young ladies from the
country were present and a good
deal of interest is being mani
fested in this work. The ex
treme inclemency of the weath
der kept the attendance of the
.meeting down. The club was
Snot organized, but plans leading
.to such an organization were
discussed, and it is likely that a
Sclub will be organized in this
Scounty. Twenty-four counties
in this state are already organ
e ized in this work.
Notice to Old Soldiers
Drawing pension from the CountyBoard:
AtrJnary 1 the board will discon
[tinue paying $3 a month te old soldiers
iuntil further notice. Board of County
Commissioners. .
y Go to B. F. Parsons' 4tore for,
*nn youlCristma tricks..
INCREASED FREIGHT
RATES ARE GRANTED
EASTERN RAILROADS ARE AL
LOWED INCREASE OF FIVE
PER CENT.
THE PRESIDENT IS PLEASED
Wilson Expects Oeoision to Have
Immediate Effect on business. Will
Add $30,000,000.
Washington.-Ftirther increases in
freight rates were granted to the
Eastern railroads by the Interstate
Commerce Commission In a decision
from which Chairman Hallan and
Commissioner Olements dissented
vigorously.
Except on lake and rail traffic, coal,
coke, iron ore and certain other traf
fac, upon which the commission here
tofore has fixed rates adjudicated
"reasonable." all railroads operating
in the territory between the Atlantic
seaboard and the Mississiippi, north
of the Potomac and Ohio rivers, were
allowed the flat five per cent increase
for which they have been asking for
tour years.
The railroads hoped to get increases
which would add to the annual rev
anues some $50,000,000. The commis
sion's decision is expected to give
them additionaa revenue approximat
ing $30,000,000.
The roads east of a North and South
line drawn through Buffalo, Pitts
burg and Charleston, W. Va., won by
today's decision from the increases
other than upon the traffic excepted
which were denied them in the com
missioner's decision last August. The
roads west of this line, which got par
tial advances in the August decision,
received further advances; so that
now all the roads in what is describ
ed as official classification territory
will enjoy uniform advances in both
class and commodity rates.
The majority of the commission-held
that the roads had established in the
latest hearings a greater need of ad
ditional net income than ever before.
This was due, the decision held, to ex
igencies arising out of the war and to
an already existing necessity for addi
tional revenues to maintain the rail
road properties.
Chairman Harlan in his dissenting
opinion, held that sufficient aid had
been given the roads by the August
decision and that the findings of the
majority was "morally wrong." Com
missioner Clements based his dissent
upon what he regarded as the inabil
ity in law, of the commission to take
cognizance of anything in the making
of rates other than their justice and
reasonableness.
UP AND AT 'EM NOW..
England Rises in Anger-Would
Avenge Scarborough.
London.-Although there seems no
doubt the Russians are retreating, and
that for the present any expectation
the Allies may have held of an early
invasion of Germany must be dis
missed, considerable mystery sur
rounds the reported decisive German
victory which Berlin celebrated.
Vienna gives a few details -of fight
ing in the East. The claim is made'
that the Russ'ians have been driven
from their positions north of the Car
pathian mountains from Krosno to
Zakilicyn which would indicate that
part of the Southern line of railway
in Galicia again is in the hands of,
the Austrians and that Piotrkow and
another Central Poland town have
been stormed, but silence is main
tained as to North Poland where the
German vicotry Is said to have been
achieved.
"Avenge Scarborough! Up and at
'em now."~
Mexican Bullets Still Flying.
Naco.-Five Bullets from the Mexi
can fighting around Naco, Sonora,
struck near shelters built by United
States troops on the border. Many
other shots tell on United States ter
ritory.
Intermittent firing on the Mexican
side continued all day. Hill's Carran
sa troops, defending Naco, seemed to
by doing most of the shooting.
Methods Still Asunder.
Atlanta.-No definite action on the
proposed amalgamation of the North
ern and Southern branches of the
Mdethodist Church was taken by the
Church Commission on Federation,
which adjourned here after three days
of deliberation. Three bishops from
the Southern Church, four bishops
of the Northern Church, six ministers
and six laymen comprised the comn
mission. All sessions were strictly
executive, but it was stater that more
progres was made than at any time
previous.
Teach Farmers to Sell.
Atlanta, Ga.-Establishment of a
'marketing agent" in every state
'who will instruct farmers in .the
scientific marketing of their crops
was advocated by Judge E. R. Kone,
Texas commissioner of agriculture, in
an address to the final session of the
annual meeting of the Association
f Agricultural Commissioners of the
Southern States. here, Judge Kone
said that "sthe most lmportnat work of
3. state dcptmouj~t of agriculture lies
in teaching !arrnrs how to profitably
narket their crop&."
A Pleasaet Afternoon
Messrs.JohlClyde and Hamp
tLon Wiginton' of the Mountain
Springs comfie.'ity visited the
home of Mr. J. , Gentry last
Saturday and u~nday. TheyI
brought with th.m their cornets
and violin. In' e afternoon the
neighbors camne nand enjoyed
themselves sin Agood sns.]
MEXICAN ARMIES
STILL ON BORDER
GENERAL BLISS REPORTS THE
RESULT OF HIS DIPLOMATIC
RELATIONS.
NO ULTIMATUM ISSUED YET
Denies to Secretary Garrison That He
Has Made Definite, Final Demands
on General Maytorena.
Washington. - Secietary Garrison
gave President Wilson the latest re
ports from Brig. Gen. Bliss on the sit
uation at Naco, where the Mexican
generals have not yet moved their
forces to avoid firing into American
territory.
The reports showed that the situa
tion had undergone no apparent
change, although little firing was in
evidence. While the United States is
determined, if necessary, to open fire
on the two Mexican forces to com
pel them to stop shooting Into the
State of Arizona, it was feared that
no decisive action was planned, pend
ing efforts to Naco to influence the
two factions to adjust the situation.
The general belief in official quar
ters was that some satisfactory un
derstanding would be reached.
Agents here of the Gutierrez Gov
ernment to which General Maytorena
is loyal, claims that he is preparing
to move his force down the railroad
south of Naco, so that he can con
tinue to besiege the Carranza force
under General Hill with the Ameri
can border out of the range of fire.
While reports from General Bliss
to the War Daprtpment were not
made public it is believed they indi
cated that he thought he had persuad
ed General Maytorena to stop firing
across the line. Until there Is a defi
nite understanding on the whole situ
ation, it is thought General Bliss has
warned General Hill not to take the
offensive, which would draw the fire
of the Maytorena troops.
RUSSIAN ARMY RETREATING.
Failing Back From Poland to Get
Better Base of Operations.
London.-"The Russians are retir
ing along the entire front in Galicia
and Poland."
This statement officially issued at
Vienna is the outstanding feature of
news from the battle fronts. While
there is no confirmation from other
sources, such a move on the part of
the Russians would- be In line with the
announcements in Petrrograd dis
patches that the Russians threatened
on both flanks had decided to take up
new positions where they could better
meet the Austro-German onslaughts
from the Carpathians to the East
Prussian frontier.
The Russian delay In fulfilling ex
pectations that they would prove a
serious menace to German territory
is diappointing the peoples of the Al
lied countries, but military men ex
press the view that it is better for
Russia to fight in her own territory,
where means of communcation would
be more on an equality.
Admiral Fisher Talks of Efficiency.
Washington.-Five years would be
required to put the. United States
Navy in the highest state of effi
ciency to meet a hostile fleet, accord
ing to a statement by Rear Admiral
Fiske before the House Naval Com
mittee. The Admiral, who is chief
of the Bureau of Operations, member
of the general board and a former
president of the Naval Institute, said
the Navy was deficient In air craft,
mines, scout cruisers, torpedo-boat de
stroyers, submarines and in number of
trained officers and men and had no
mine sweepers.
Members of the committee were
particularly interested in Admiral
Fiske's view as to the possibility of
foreign air craft dropping bombs on
American cities. He expressed the
opinion that an attacking fleet might
begin sending its airships on bomb
dropping fights over New York from
a range of 500 to 600 miles off the
coast.
One foreign Navy, which was nam
ed, the Admiral said, was more effi
cient than the American fleet in gun
nery. This he declared however, was
so only because the American marks
men had not been given adequate op
portunity for practice.
Norwegian is Ashore.
Colon. - The Norwegian steamer
Falk has been ashore on the San Blas
coast near Diable for several days,
according to advices received here.
She has little cargo and her position
is regarded as dangerous. Shb car
ries no passengers.
Lions Escape in New York.
New Yorkr-Six trained lions escap
ed from their cage on the stage of an
East Eighty-sith street theater and
bounding into the audience, consist
ing principally of women and child
ren, created a panic. One lioness,
Alice, largest of the pack, escaped
into a crowded street. Policemen
pursued her into the hallway of an
apartment and shooting at her, prob-:
ably fatally wounded Sergeant Daniel
Glenn. T wo other officers were slight
ly wounded by the claws of the beast;
in a battle at close range.
We had some good music-Mr.
(lyde, with his cornet, Mr.Wig
inton with the violin, and Miss1
Nellie Gentry at the organ.
Come again, boys; we like your
music. One Who Was Present.
Quite a number of subscribers
renewed their subscriptions last
week and we are very glad they
diA Thrmaerae6t11 nniteannm
JULIUS KAHN
Representative Kahn of California is
president of the National Defense
league and holds that preparedness
for war is the only insurance against
war.
GERMANS MAKE BIG RAID
WHITBY, SCARBOROUGH AND
HARTLEPOOL ATTRACTED BY
SWIFT CRUISERS.
Casualty List Totals 110, Dead 31;
Big Property Loss-Unusua!
Excitement.
London.-For the first time in
centuries England has been struck
by a foreign foe. A squadron of swift
German cruisers crept through the
fog to the eastern coast and turned
their guns against the Britons.
When day broke they began bom
bardment of three important towns
Hartlepool at the mouth of the Tees,
Whitby, noted as a pleasure resort,
15 miles beyond. Hartlepool suffer
ed most. There two battle cruisers
were engaged. The British war office
fixes the number of dead at Hartle
pool as seven soldiers and 22 civilians.
At Scrabrough, shelled by a battle
cruiser and an armored cruiser, 13
casualties are reported while at
Whitby two were killed and two
were wounded.
Men, women and children of the
civilian population were left dead or
wounded struck without warning
while at work. In all the casualty
list totals 110, according to the of
fcial estimates, of whom 31 are
known to be dead.
At Hartlepool, churches were dam
aged and the gas works and lumber
yards were set afire, while the - ab
bey at Whitby was struck. The Bal
moral Hotel at Scarborough received
the full effect of a shell. A number
of houses and shops were shattered
and partly burned in each of the
towns.
The hostile squadron escaped in
the mist after an encounter with
coast guard vess'els.
CARRANZA AND VILLA CRASH.
Armies In First Big Battle East of
Torreon.
El Paso.-The first Important battle
between the Carranza and Villa arm
es Is in progress near San Pedro de
las Colonies, esst of Torreon. Several
columns of Carranza troops from Coa
ulla Statet, aggregating about 5,000
men und.ar Colonel Ilifonse Vasquez,
are engaged by a slightly larger force
under General Villa.
Both sides have ample artillery and
the fighting is described as desperate.
The. Carranza forces made a threat
ening movement to take Torreon and
to shut off Villa's communication
wth the North. Villa garrison in
Northern Mexico have been depleted
by the movement into Mexico City
and troops from the National Capital
probably will be sent to the northern
theater of war.
It appears that Carranza, from
Vera Cruz, has ordered a general
movement into the North. Four hun
dred men from General Hill's rorces
in the extreme east of Sonora are
moving on Juarez, held by a small*
Villa garrison. Five hundred Car
ranza troops from Coahulla recently
passed below Sierra Blanca, Texas, on
their way toward Juarez.
Goethals Again Asks for Fleet.
Panama.-Governor Goethals has
again cabled to Secretary Garrison
setting forth need for destroyers in
canal ports to preserve neutrality.
Colonel Goethals says he has no
means of preventing the use of canal
or Panaman ports as a means -of
communication and that these ports
apparently are being used to that end.
Colonel Goethals expressed opinion
that there was as much necessity for
destroyers at canal ports as at any
other American ports where they
were stationed to prevent breaches.
Right Side of Balance.
Washington. - November foreign
trade statistics show a balance in fa
vor of the United States of $79,299,
417. For October the balance was
$56,630,650, for September $16,341,722,
while in August it was $19,400,406
against the United States. Novem
ber's exports announced by the De
partment of Commerce totalled $205,
76,424 and imports $126,467,007.
There as a decrease of $71,000,000 in
cotton exports compared with Novem
ber, 1912.
ber whose subscriptions will ex
pire January 1, and we hope
yery one will renew before the
year is out.
When a subscriber, writes to
us to change the address of his
paper the old address as well as
the newaddress should be given;
otherwise we may not be able
to locate the name.
ALMOST A SCRAP
IN LOER HOUSE
REPRESENTATIVES HEFLIN AND
MOON COME CLOSE TO ACTU.
AL BLOWS.
DISCUSSION OF POSTAL BILL
Rule for Amendments Made Subject
of Bitter Passages, involving
Several Members.
Washington,-After two days of hot
words which culminated in exchange
of invitations to personal combat be
tween Representatives Heflin of Ala
bama and Moon of Tennessee, the
house adopted a special rule to con
sider legislation for reforms demanded
by the postoffice In connection with
the annual appropriation bill. A de
flection of democrates defeated a sim
ilar rule. which provided for a con
sideration of an amendment decreas
ing postmasters' salaries, elimination.
of assistant postmasters, experiment-.
al substitution of contract service for
the rural delivery service, increase of
salaries for rural carriers, changes ft
the -compensation paid railroads fo?
carrying the mails and other reorgan
Ization plans of the ~eprtment.
The rule was passed iatewi*th pro
visions for cutting postmasters"s
aries, abolishing assistant postmasterS
and -the rural service substitution
scheme eliminated.
A speech by Representative Moon
after defeat of the original rule, in
which he intimated .that "some rail
road influence" had operative to shift
Democratic votes caused a bitter de
bate here. Representative Heflin de
nounced Mr. Moon's statement as
"false and untrue." Mr. Moon chal
lenged him to make the same state
ment off the floor of the house, and
Mr. Heflin expressed his willingness
to do so. The two representatives
were advancing threateningly towards
each other when half a dozen mem
bers stepped in between them.
Republican Leader Mann, who had
led the fight against the original rule,
later renewed the controvprsy.
"The charge has been made on this
floor," he said, "that the influence of
railroad interests has been felt in this
house. I believe it is the duty of the
house, if the charge is not true, to re
pudiate the charge and condemn the
man who made it. If it is true, then
the house owes it to itself to investi
gate the charge and-punish those men
whose votes have been changed by
railroad influence."
Representative Ragsdale of South
Carolina said that "when the gentle
men charge that there is railroad in
fluence enough on the Democratic side
of the house to defeat this legislation
I do not believe it and repudiate it,"
"Well, the gentleman has his opin
ion," replied Representative Moon. "If
the hit dog yelps, let him yelp."
Representative Webb of North Car
olina said he "was not influenced by
railroads, but by my own colleagues,
who I think are high-minded, honest
and conscientious men."
A little later Representative Moon
in a brief speech disclaimed any in
tention to "reflect on the honor or in
tegrity of any member of the house."
He said that his speech was made "in
the seat of debate" and "may have
been a little too rough." lHe offered
to withdraw any "offensive language"
he might have passed..
SMALL GAINS AND LOSSES.
All Sides are Claiming Some Few
Successes.
In the offensive operations of the
alies in the western war arena, in
teresting features are the loss in the
neighborhood of Nuve Chapelle of
several of the trenches recently cap
tured by the British and an advance
by the East Indians toward Riche
bourg l'Avouve, as reported in the
latest French official communication.
This statement also indicates that the
Germans have not been lacking In the
offensive. It recordes, in addition, the
annihilalation of a German column at
Lihons.
In the east the situation is still in
doubt.
According to the official state
ment from Petrograd, the Germans
have been repulsed in an attempt to
cross to the right bank of the vistula
river in Poland and fighting in the
Bzura river district is developing. Re
garding the victory which Germany
was reported to have won In Poland,
Berlin remains silent.
Austria claims important successes
in the battle of Limanowa in Gallicia,
where 26.000 Russians are said to have
fallen into their hands.
A Berlin dispatch says that Em
peror William has paid a visit to the
wounded soldiers at rotsdam.
Army Gets All Asked For.
Washington,-The army approprir
aton bill, aggregating $101,000,000
agreed upon by the House military
committee, carried a special fund of
$15,000 for, United States military ob
servers in Europe. The bill closely
follows the War Department's esti
mate. "We gave them practically all
they asked for," said chairman Hay,
referring to appropriatfons for ammu
nition and other materials for defense.
ncrease of 25 regiments in the regu
lar army was proposed by a bill in
troduced by Representative Anthony.
M -ssrs. John and James Gray
ley, sons of J. C. Gravley, and
Frank Stewart, who have made
their homes in Montana for the
past seyeral years, arrived here
this week and will spend some
time visiting homefolks. They
are all in good health and look
i~ng well. -
respass notices printed on
cbth for sale at this office.
Local News Items
Along Route No. 3
On account of the drizzlN
weather and frozen roads farm
ers can do nothing much except
make fires, feed and go to mill,
consequently there is not much
news along route 3 that we
know of; so, as it has been said,
a short horse will be easily cur
ried.
Rev. Charles Atkinson of Six
Mile filled the appointment of
his father, Rev. B. C. Atkinson,
at Holly Springs Saturday and
Sunday. Charley, though quite
young, is a zealous worker in
the SAaster's vineyard.
A pound supper given Satur
day evening at the hospitable
home of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew
Perritt was. greatly enjoyed by
the young folks.
Mrs.J. MattieStewart,who was
stricken with paralysis several
months ago, we regret to say,
does not improve very much.
All are glad to welcome the
Rev. L.W. Johnson and family,
who recently moved into the
Methodist parsonage on route 3.
Regret was also expressed at the
removal of Rev. R H. Lupo,
who occupied the parsonage for
the past two years.
As this will be the last issue of
The Sentinel, ouri excellent pa
per, before Christmas, we wish
a merry Christmas and a
New Year, and that
the grea n war will
soon end and new
ity wlll be instilled in the
ness of this great nation.
Dacusville Camp No. 587, W.
0. W., at their regular meeting,
Saturday evening, December
12th, elected the following of.
ficers for the year 1915. R. P.
Thomas, C. C; J. J. Ponder,
Adv. L; P. L. Jones, Banker;
J. A. Friddle, Clerk; L. P.
Thomas, Esc; H. L. Looper, W;
S. M. Looper, S; W. M Baker,
Manager. They till have a
banquet and give degrees to
several new members one even
ing during Christmas week.
AU Gummed Up
Olney W. Weave of the Sedg
wick (Kan.) Pantograph voices
what many feel when he writes:
I've licked a dozen stamps today for
telegrams I've sent; I licked and stuck
one on a bill with which I paid the
rent. I licked a stamp to paste upon a
note which I renewed, and then I licked
another one to make the mortgage
good. I've licked these stamps to show
that I respect my country's will, and
now I'd like to lick the man that intro
duced the bill.
The Batti
DIVERSIFIED CROPS
The Battle to Kill TI
K ANSAS, when a one crc
her farms mortgaged.
crops, it is one of the r
farmers rich and happy..
The South for 50 years a
staggering-hundreds of tho
food or homes-not knowing
rible condition and it is going 1
-yes, real battle to bring abou
pendence for Our Southland.
We need great Generals
great battle-but thank God,
was a just and righteous cause
wanting.
In this Great Cause-this
future prosperity, happiness
have a truly great leader-one
won his spurs by past achieve
We have enlisted with th
this Tried and True Leader a
and readers to join with u:
South's Greatest Battle, with t
Under the Leadership
with a battle cry of Diversifie
let us all shoulder arms and ft
be back-Living at Home-01
as Money Crops and not worry
next fall.
Talk won't accomplish a
something won't get us anywi
bring us our rewards. So Aci
blank right now, and get the
General-The Progressive Fat
Of course, you must kee]
neighborhood, your county, yo
need your old Reliable Coul
blank offers you both at "A
Both these Great Papers
self-your family and your E
for the South's Independence
-Act Now.
PUBLISHERS PICKENS SENTINEl
Pickens, 8. C.
Dear Sirs:
There never was anyone in our
country's call and I now enlist in this
and wili fight with you to the last di
Enclosed find $1.50 for which sc
one full year and THE PROGRESSI
year. .,
Nami ..............
P.O.......
Two Marriages
a Death at L
On Sunday eveninz,Dece
6, at 4 o'clock, a very- p
marriage was solemnized at,
home of Mrs. Emma Bo
when her youngest daug
Miss Christine, was united
marriage to Mr.Henry M.S
both of Liberty. Miss Bogg
one of our most popular youni
ladies, and Mr. Smith is of
prosperous young business men.
Both have a large n7umber of
friends who wish for them a long
and happy life. Many congrat
ulations to this young couple.
Married, at the home of the
bride's parents, Mr. and Mis. G.
E. Hooper, on Sunday, Dec. 20,
Miss Sallie Hooper to Mr. John
Boyze Fowler of Pelzer. These
young people have the best
wishes of a large number of
friends for much happiness and
prosperity. .
D. J. Fant of Atlanta, who is
known throughout this section
as the "preacher-engineer," will
spealk at Liberty twice next Sun
day, December 27. In the morn
ing at 11 o'clock he will speak at
the Presbyterian church and in
the evening at 7 o'clock he will
speak at the Baptist church. In
the afternoon at 3 o'clock he will
speak at Norris Baptist church
Those who have heard Mr. Fant
know that he is a preacher of
-much power and intense earn-,
estness. The public is cordialfyr
invited to be present at thele
ces.
alter Rampey died at
her ho December 14, after
a short illn e fune
vices were con t -
mah by Rev. W.M. erand
she was buried exactly seven
teen years, to a day, after she
was married. She was a daugh
ter of J. A. Gary of this place.
Besides her father she leaves-a
husband, six children,one broth
er and three sisters. We extend
our det pest sympathy to the be
reaved ones in their sad afflic- -.
tion.
Marriages at Salem
Married, on Tuesday evening
of last week by Magistrate P.;
L. Greene, at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. B. J. Moody, in Salem,
their niece, Miss Alice Whitmire,
and Fred Whitmoire, both of
Jocassee.
Married, at the home of Rev.
C. R. Abercrombie, of Salem, on
Sunday, December 13th, at 3
o'clock p. m., Miss Ida Holden
and J. H. Smith. Rev. Mr.
Abercrombie performed the cere
many.
eTo Win
AND INDEPENDENCE.
Le All Cotton Practice
p state, was poor with most of
Today, with widely diversified
ichest states in the Union-her
n All Cotton Country is today
1sands of her farmers without
vhich way to turn-it's a hor
a take heroie effort and fighting
tDiversified Farming and Ide
great, leaders to help us ini this
our Great Ruler-there never -
to fight for that the leaders were
great - battle for the South's
and agricultural greatness, we
who has proved his ability and
nent-one we can all trust. -
SArmy under the leadership of.
nd ask and implore our frie
s-that we can fight this,
he assurance of an early vic~
of The Progressive
d Farming and Independene
rward march-and we will
it of Debt-with Surplus
ng about what cotton will
nyting-thinking about
ere-nly intelligent acti
Today-fill out thef
first commands of yo
mer.
> posted on the doin
ur State and Nation,
ty Paper more th
War Time Bargain
nly $1.50. You 61
tate to enter this.
so don't hesita
amily who failed
Great War for the
tch.
nd me THE.
E FARME