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41 y RU~e A0pral $8, 1903 SOO*hc~u 80 an lsoood 40184 ma! matter* nude@? fet of 061is , SB I$ OITINP~~ S E blshed 1--Volume 44- PICKENS, S. C. MARCH 11, 1915 NUMBER 44 Civil Cout Last Week After finishipg' the crimina business courtlconvened Tues da reornitngt,'ahrch 2, ad dis posed of several cIvil. cases, th rMost promfentbeing as follows Mrs. Elizabetly M. Thorwag' o: Dactisville was awardad $1,466. 26 diriages against the Green vill- Caroliti- Power Co. fol dar.age her .land caused: b. vvater, overf'wing it, 'a' Wartt dam built by tfie defendenti across Saluda river caiting.thi overflow., Mrs. Thomas asket for $3,006.00. A consent verdict was render ed in the similar case of Johr H. McDaniel against the nowe] company, the plaintiff receiving damages in the sum 9f $225. . H.. F. Collins of NoriIs receivec a verdict of $900 against th( Western Union Telegraph Co. in the mental anguish case. Collins claimed that on account of the telegraph company not delivering a telegram which he had sent to a doctor at Liberty asking the dpotor to come to see his seriously: sick baby, he suf fered great mental anguish ahd asked for $1,500. The case was hard .fought and created mudh inteit. McSwain & Craig rep resented the piaintiff. John Ga'ry Evans and Carey & Carey, representing the defendents, will appeal the case to higher - court. Case of.. W. W.. Russell. vs. Fred E. Oullom and Mrs. May me N. Opilom resulted in a verdict of $800 for Mr. Russell. Outcault Advertising Ob. vs. Edwin L. Bolt & Co. Verdict of $109.20 in favor of the adver tising company. Motion for new trial by defense. overruled. Hendricks &:Keith, plaintiffs, v6. Pickens county, defendants, Order of non-suit. This.case re sulted from a. horse driven by Mr. Hendricks beinv hurt on a road in Pickens county. Appeal was taken by the plaintiffs. Several other minorcases were disposed of. Some big guns were booming all thiu this sossion - of court. Besides the Pickens lawvers, among those connected with this court were- ex-Gov, John Gary Evans of Spartanburg, ex-Gov. M. F. Ansel, B. A. Morgan, J. J. McSwain, Jag. H. Price and H. J. Haynsworth of Greenville. Long Branch Locals Thie school of this place is pro gressing nicely under the man agement of Miss Sallie Mullikin. The young peouje enjoyed a party at Mrs. Birdie Mont gomery's Saturdaiy night.: Miss May .Smith and her friend Miss Singleton of West minster visited relatives here Saturday. Misses Agnes and Gertrude ilpnnicutt visited in this comn Mrnit Saturday night. Mr and Mrs. T. S. Lawrence visite1 Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Law rence Sunday. Mrs. D. E. Lawrence has been 1. on the sick list. We hope for iei a speedy recovery.. .Mr. Frank Holleman attended Dreaching at Lawrence Chapel Sunday. Misses Tony W7,errjor, Louis Hammod, and Lula Belle -Pikt of' Central visited- Miss Etta V Montgomery Saturday night. Mr. and Mrs. Lyston 'Morgar of near Pickens yisited th( latters parents recently. Mist Dorsa Palmer spent Saturda3 night.' with Miss Emily Law rence. eseSit "Misses BeseSihand Fleeti $ Stewart visited Miss . Lllliar Ra'msay Sunday. Miss Elsie Morgan and brothe: Stanley were reecent visit6ra i this burg. Miss Mattie Craig and hrothe: Olin of Gap Hill attended the .4 quarterly conference at Law rence Chapel Saturday. .Mr. Marvin Lawrence attend ed services at Lawrence chape Sunday. Miss Ina Taylor visited MIa IFleeta Stewart recently. * ,Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Falls o Oentral visited Mr.. J. M. Law rence Sunday night. Mr. and Mrs. Broad us Moor visited their parents recently Messrq. Bill Uolden andl Fran] HEolleman vislted in Senec Wednesday night. V.~. Mrs. Will Owen visited he parents Thursdavv a sindilig at 1!r. Voh'ath's Wed naesday night. Will ring off for this time. .~, .BLUEBIRD. ~0q ~he bt~ el for- Printin Pickens Local and Personal T. S. Stribling spent a day in -Seneca last week on business. . W. T. Edens, a well-known* citizen of route 3, was in town on bu iness Monday. Merchants will also find our Special Notice column useful. AdVertisefrients in this column prove profitable. Married, on March 7, at the home of the bride near Easley, Miss Della Sheriff to Mr. Sam i. Gentry; Rev. Levi Rigdon offici ating. Married by J. B. .Newbery, judge of probate, at his office on 7 March 4, Miss Mary Hall of Fortner and Mr. Benson Howard of Greenville. The many friends of Mrs. G. R. Hendricks are pleased to learn that she is able to be up again after a severe illness of two weeks. A law made by the recent lpgislature forbids the giving of "tips"- in hotels, cafes, dining cars, restaurants, barber shops or in 'any public place in the state. Miss Mary Wyatt will repre sent the Easley'school nt the Pickens county girls' speaking contest which will be held at Liberty on March 26. The Ladies' cot' age prayer meeting will meet Friday even ing . at 4 o'clock with Mrs. Ben LaBoon. All the ladies of Pick ens are cordially invited to be present. Mrs. Curtis Martin has return ed to her home in Greenville, after a pleasant stay of several days with her sisters. Mesdames T. R. Allen and Guy McFall, in Pickens. T. A. Bowen left Friday for Lisbon, Fla., on account of the illness of Mr. Jule Parsons and was at the bedside at the time of death: He accompanied the. body back to Pickens. John M. Daniel, a well known attorney of Greenville, has an nounced that he will be a candi date for the office of solicitor. of the 13th district next year. Greenville and Pickens counties compose this district. The Misses Cashion have ar rived in Pickens and are now preparing their millinery goods for display at the opening the latter ra4 of this month. For this seasoh they have purchased a nice stock of new and stylish millinery goods. Their place is in the store of Folger, Thornley & Co. The Oolenov correspondent of the Greenville News says: Capt. I. M. Mauldin, of Pickens, has recently purchased the old home place of Mr. J. H. Simmons. Mr. Mauldin will probably rent this propery. Mr. W. E. Edens, Jr., has also bought the T. B. Clark farm and homeplage. This place is situated on one of the leading roads of the county and on a summit which comn "ands a most picturesque view of the mountains. It is not defi nitely known whether or not *Mr. Edens will move to this place this year. Mr. and Mrs. Clark have many friends who regret to see them leave here. They will probably go to Green ville. 'The next and last lyceum number to appear in Pickens this' season will likely be the most pleasing of the entire list this year and a record-breaking audience will likely enjoy it. The American Quartet with C layton Conrad wvil.: he the at traction the latter par't of this month. The quartet is a high class musical organization, fea turing both instrumental and vocal music, and good quartets Sare always welcome here. But the real feature of the entertain ment is the cartoon -'work of Clayton Conrad, world-famous artist and a wizard with the crayon. It will be two shows in one for the price of one. M v o r e definite announcement Swill be made later. Professors Hare and Watkins Sof Clemson College were In Pick ens Saturday in the interest of the farm extension department ofthe college and gave interest ing talks on poultry raising and Smarketing and dairying. The -meeting was held in the super visor's office and was attended i by about twnty-five interested farmers. The Heath-Bruce-Mor-. r row Co. store at Pickens was made a receiyiv station for all Sbutter fat wht0 none wishes to send to C01nCollege for sale 'Later on A creamery route, and -possibly an egg route, will likelv be inaugurated out of Pickens. Any one interested may get information from T. A. Bowen. New. Advertisements U. 8. Woolen Mills Co.-Great Iiloring sale n history of Easley. 1 raincoat given away free., :,...: .J.T. Flynn-Harter's A No. 1 fib Keowee Pharmacy-Lewis' Liv' St Tohice Pickens Hardware & Grocery 'Oo Covington Cotton Seed Droppers Perry 1Business College- Import: notice. Deaton Brothers-$25.00 gold wa given away. Bargains in several lin Craig Bros. Co.-Liquid smoke .reserving meat. Interesting. S bhem. Childress & Reece-New barber s rices. Special Notice Column-Several n ind interesting ads. Read them all. Mr. Parsons Declines Mr. Editor: I have been solicited ieveral of my friends to make the ra :or mayor, and some of them have go 1o far as to announce my name for i fice. I thank those who have intA .sted themselves in my behalf and 1 -o respectfully decline to enter the c: ;est. B. F. PARSONS Easley Child Burned to Deat Effie, the 4-vear-old daught )f Mr. and Mrs. John Harr wvho reside In the Glenwood m illage at Easley, died la Wednesday morning as a rest f being frightfully burned ( 4ond av af ternoon. S P y e r ;ma1l boys, playing at the re )f the house, set fire to sor Iry grass and the little tot, r. -ealizing her danger, attf mpt .0- put it out. Her clothii 'aught and was practical urned from her body befc issistance came. 510 R Read! For 1i Greatest Tail held at PICKE THURSDA' . MA U. S. Woolen Mill :>orted English, S( Every yard o per yard will be t Suit tailored Free. Your che TO ONE .It matters nl( want to meet anc dresser can find I will have on dispi You will not and look at these P. S. This' the place and dal Oconee Men Not Guilty es The jury in the case of tb pik' State vs. W. 0. McClure Wood row Campbell, C. 0. Kay, S. A u. Jones, William Kay and Job cn McDonald, all white men o Oconee county, ,rendered a ver dict of not guilty after deliberat Ing twenty-eight minutes Thure rt day at Walhalla. The defend ants were charged with the kill ;ch ing of Green Gibson, colored, h as. the Fair Play race riot severi for weeks ago. lee At Antioch Second Sunday op 3 Rev. B.F. Murphree will pro icI a special sermon at Antioch Bap tist church the second Sunda1 in March at 11 o'clqck and Sat urday before at 3 p. m. Every body come to hear him. He i. by a great preacher, in'deed. ne Maj. J. M Stewart, we ar he glad 'to see, is able to be on thi r- streets again, after beine shu eg in with the grip for some time Misses Mattie Finley and Lo rena Taylor have returned fron Atlanta, where they spent sev or eral days. Miss Finley will bi is, with Edw. L. Bolt's milliner ill department at Easley this sea st son. [tl n A. 0. Tolbert, a white mai 31 was sentenced to (loath at Green ar wood Saturday for killing hi 1e wife a few days before las ot Christmas He choked hi "d younv wife to death and waite< Ir an hour before he notified any ly one, saying he wanted to bi re sure she was dead. He charge( her with infidelity. INCOAI ten Only! $1000.( cring Sale in history S-ELLISON BUIL] EA S L E4 f, FRIDAY AND RCH 11th, 12th am s Co., of Greenville, totch and Australian f these fabrics worti brown at your merc2 to your measure ic >ice of any $25 to ( 1. t whether you need I convince you that* tis choice among the .ay. be urged to buy, we soft, rich and beaut iolen. Milk is the $15.00 6f Gre Pickens Local and 'Personal e Poiicrnan Black of Libert was in town Tuesday. Marshall Parsons has returne from a.business trip to Aberty Mt. Redce Bowen, a progref sive farmer of rotite 1, was i1 town one day last week. Mr. John Jeanes of Pledmon -has been on a visit to his both i er, Mr. William Jeanes of Pick I ens. Mrs. Alonzo Folger of Easlo has been on a visit to her sister Mrs. J. B. Newbery, of Pickens Married, by B. S. Johnson, N P., at his residence in Pickeni Sunday, Miss Sallie Roper t< Mr. Grover Ferguson, both oj Pickens county. Work at Maynard school Ii progressing smoothly. There ar 71 bright children, all eager t< learn, enrolled. Cross Roadi ought to have a graded school Mr. J. A. Merritt, a wel b known citizenlof Brushy Creel township, Anderson . county died early Saturday morning et the home of his son, D. M. Mer ritt, after four months' Illnesi of Bright's disease. Aged, .51 a years. He was the father 01 Mrs. Mollie Freeman of Pickeni . county. Misses Margaret Booker and Jo sieChastain haye arrived In Pick i ens and at e arranging the Frenti - Hat Shop for their milliner3 3 opening which will be the lattei t part of this month. Miss Bookei 3 has recently returned from Bal I timore where sho purchased i - large stock of millinery goods ir 3 the very latest and most pleas I ing styles. Their shop is in th, Big Store. F FREE 10 Given Away of Easley will b )ING, Main Street SATURDAY d 13th S. C. Famous imn Woolens. ifromn $3.00 to $4.0( uding a $10 Raincoa 0Suit in the hous< clothes or not, w the most particula 200 newest styles w only ask you to corn iful line of fabrics. Compan! Julius E. Parsons Dead A pall of deep gloom was cast over Pickens Sunday when it became known that Julius E. Parsons, a native of this county, had died at his home in Lisbon, Florida,' early that morning about 3.80 o'olock. He had been sick o'nly about four days and his many friends in this county were unprepared for the shock ing newas6of his death. Only two *eeks ago he was in Pick ens on business and in apparent , good health. The body was biought to Pickens Monday and interred in the Secona cometery, Rev. A. E. Howard, assisted by Revs. ). W. Hiott and L. E. ffWiggins conducting the fun eral services at the church in the presenc ;of the largest crowd which has attended a funeral in this ' section in many years. Many beautiful floral tributes were placed on the grave by sorrowing friends. Julius E. Parsons was a sol of the late Mr. and Mrs. Colum bus Parsons, who preceded him b to the grave. He was about - forty-fourW years old and was 3 born and raised in Pickens coun ty. Besides his wife and chil dren he leaves one brother, Mr. Dock Parsons, and two sisters, Mrs. Sam Porter and Mrs. Josie Thomas. He was married to Miss Lillie Bowen, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. T. B1owen, and to them eight children were born, all r living, as f o I Io w s: Bowen, Gladys, Bernice, Ira, George, Harry Dean and the four-year old twins, Vivian and Lillian. For awhile Mr. Parsons farmed in this county and at the time of his death owned a nice plan tation here. Later he was con nected with the Heath-Bruce Morrow Co. for about five years. Later he and J. R. Ashmore formed a partnership and openea1 a general store in Pickens which they conducted until about t1wo ago, when they traded their 9tore to P. M. Cate for a farm in Florida and moved to their new ly acquired propertv, where they dngaged in truck farming and fruit raising successfully. Jule Parsons was...popular..all over Pickens county, making 3 friends with all with whom he came in contact, He was a jo vial, good-natured man and held his friends. The memory of hie hearty hand-shake and genia smile will linger long and be a pleasant memory to those wh< had the good fortune of know ing him. He scattered sunshin along his way and in the pathE of others. He did not live ir vatn. To the heart-broken wife an< chiadreinL'he Sentinel joins witli numnberless other friends in ex tending sincere sympathy an< rernLi them that God knowi best and d6 things well We shall in shall no forget him. Mrs. Lucy Massk - On February 3 the deth1 ;angel entered the home of VAr ) R. Massingill and claimed for its victim his beloved wife, Lucy :Massingill. Mrs. Massingil I w as born and reared In Pickens coun ty and was the daughter of the late Wilson Jones. She leaves a husband and seven children, 3 three brothers and three sisters, besides a host of relatives and friends, to mourn for her. Heri children are as follows: King, Robert, Walker and Deloar Mas. singll, Mrs. Richard H-ayes Mrs. Oscar Clark and Mrs. J1 ameF Roper', all of Pickens county. Truly she was a noble Chris tian, altho she never unitet with any church. She was & kind and loving wife and mothe and was always ready to do al she could for her fatnily an< friends. She was faithful am e patient in suffering and nove murmured. She is gone but no forgotten. rWe can only say to the be reaved ones that we feel sur e that she is sleeping with Jesue N. O. ej $25.00 GOLD Drop in our store and get a ci It costs you nothing, as we are the good people of Pickens cou We have some exceptional save somebody some monty, I$2.50 pants to go at 89c. A lot A lot of hosiery and sweaters' plete 11<- a of groceries at close mnahy other things. W e will i Highest market pr~ce paid ft De a t on PICKI Mrs. Dicken Dead Mrs. Sunie Ambler Dicken wife of Walter.E. Dicken and daughter of the .late Maj. and Mrs. James H. Ambler, died at her home In Birmingham, Ala. on Monday, March 8, after a lingering Illness. Mrs. Dicken was born and reared in Pickens and leaves a host of relatives ald f riends here whose heai ts are truly grieved. No lovelier character ever grew up in this community. ."To know her was to love her." 1 After her marriage to Mr. Dicken the family made their home here with her sister, Mrs. Emma Gilbreath, but for a num ber of years they have lived in Birmingham. Mrs.Dicken leaves a husband, one son and one daughter, to whom the sympa thy of this communit y is (x tended. Mrs. Alma Parsons Deal Mrs. Alna Parsons died at her home in Pickens Mlona(ly morn ing last anld was buirie(d at Enon church on 'iesday, after finer al services con(lucted by Rev. D. W. HLioti. 1Mrs. Parsons was a daughter of MIr. and Mrs. G. W. Dorr of near Einon and a grand 'daughter of the Rev. W. B. Sin gleton of blessed memory. She was twice mairrie(d, the first time to a Mr. Priit-chard. Her last husband was Mr. Andrew Par sons, who (i -d a little over a year ago. She leaves two little boys, several step children and three brothers. They are W.T. Dorr, S G. Dorr and G.H. Dorr. She also leaves three sisters,M rs. Ella Gilstrap, Mrs. Della Hughes and Mrs Emmna White, all of this countsy. M rs Parsons was 43 years l l. May cod comfort the ber\'((I ve nd care for the little b . ?vtI/~F. Lesley Dead The many frieinds of Prof. John F. Lesley will sympathize with him in the death of his beloved wife, wiich occurred at at their home a few miles below Easley on Sahtna y, Vebruiarv 27 last. The funeral w\ as held by Rev. J. ). Holler at Zion church the day follo wing and the interment took place there. Mrs. Lesley leaves several small chil dren. Before her marriage she was a Miss Perrv. A kind friend and an affectlonate wife and tender mother, a devoted Chris tian, she liv ed inl readIiness for the kaster's call. She loved to sing with lier hiisbaiid and chil dren, and now she has go'ne where she w\-ill sing the songs of Zion forever. "Blessed are the dead who die in th e Lord."' D)r. R. A. Child D~ead b Many Pickens peopile wvill re member the Rev.Ruf(us A.Child, D. D., who died at Hen'der'son I ille, N. C., last Wednesday m hard(eninig of tI e arteries, a year's iu un eral s aid the bod39 rled fth6~ IDr. Ok ild was born in Green wood C4'r y in 1850. H~e was educated at the College of Rich mond in Virginia, anid after graduating practiced I a w i ni Pickens, being a p)armerO! of the late Colonel Holcombhe, whose daughter was Mrli. ChildI's first wife.' After his conversion Mr'. Child prepared for the ministry and1( In 1889 joined the Methodist con ferenco, where he found rapid promotion due to his extraordin I ary ability. or' seven years he was finiancial agent fo' Wofford L' college and held a similar pos5i I tion with Landler colhege I-e j held a similar position with a 1 North (Carolina college when r fo'rced to resign on) accoun t of t ill health. IHe was 615 years of age at the I ime of his (death. 3 TV. E. Craig of ContralI routeC 2 .was at t~he county seat on buisi neOSS Tuesdlay. WATCH FREE! iance at a $25.00 Elgin W at ch free. doing this to get acquainted with ity. bargains in several lines and can A lot of men's and boys' $1.50 and of crockry ware to go at half prilce. o go dir t cheap. Fresh and com prices all the time. Bargains in ~ppreciate your business. r country produce. Brothers