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O])F VICIAIL PAAI A PNSCS SE1 A a 9,. I9S5 P R - -'IH D J~~ Apr85 23,4 k0a 1 Oi a l S o veo eis m ieodaas fil mater r *at of~oarchess* ~I&UEUI1 ___ihe 81-llih-4 PICKENS, S. C,, APRIL'29, 1915 Nlhi. fs PICKEP PICKENS HIGH TEAM NOW S'] -_q-AWARDED-G Colie Seaborn Awa Oratorical Conte, Meet---Breaks R Clearly outclassing all oppon and showing superior speed, CO nd endurance, the Pickens school track team won nru' lace in the State Inter High ool track meet hold in Columb st Friday, scoring 33 points, afn re awarded the Sylvan cup. C ral high school of Greenville wo second place with 25 points id Clio third with 12 points. Colic Seaborn s easily the star of the meet, Ncoring 23 points for his team, beides win ning third place in the oratorical contest the night before. Thirty-seven schools through out the .state were represented. In presenting the trophy cup to Colie Seaborn, who. received it on - behalf of the winning team, Prof. Baker of the University of South Carolina said that.Colie Seaborn had not only won hon ors for himself but for his school, his town and his county. The meet was one of the fast est and best ever held, two rec A ords being established that will be hard to beat-discus throw and high jump. The Pickens track team is composed of the following boys: Colle Seaborn, Charley Curtis, Oliver Boggs, Steen Looper and Hansel idivens. Pickens was represented by perhaps the largest. crowd of rooters of any school in the state The State, in speaking of the meet, has the following to say: "Events of tle SOuth Carolina Intercollegiate High school track meet held yesterday in.Colum bia broke one national interscho lastic record and two Southern records. "Colie Seaborn of Pickens,the individual star oi the day,threw the junior discus 153 feet four inches,which is three four inches better thai a record of '150 feet even, made by L. Whitney of Worcester academy in a meet in New Y ork, June 17, 1911. This same young man (Seaborn) ran the 100-yard dash in 10 2-5 sec onds; won first placeinthe pole vault; did the 220-yard dash in * 23 1-5 seconds, and .won second place in tliexur ping broad jump. He madg 4,tLIo ~23*.oints and. his team .1 M Pich~ens High school, won first place in the meet. With 33 .points Pickens, its first year. in the meet, won first place largely through the work of young Seaborn." Tfhe records of the meet fol ,/ low: 100-yard dash: Seaborn (Pick ens), first,.:102-5 seconds;. Heus tiss (Clio), second; Hlough (Lan caster), third. Shot put: . Willis (W'estmin ster), first, 36 feet one-half inch; Looper (Pickens), second; Storey (Ninety-Six), third. 880-yard race: McManaway (Greenville),. 2 minutes 23 sec onds; Boggej.(Rickens), second; Wright (Batesbord), third. Discus: Seaborn (Pickens), t, 153 feet 4inches; Lawrence ), second; McManus (of le), third. run: Szabo (Green 53-5 seconds; W at ,second; McMan ,third. born (Pick ches; Stack nderson -Mc inch; nd; Atis ?4 &lr ji ard (Furman oted h i tenville, Trespass notldes prhf~lW cloth for sale at this offiee 4S SCH SCHOOL TRACK "ATE CHAMPIONS OLD TROPHY CUP rded Third Place in At and Stars in Track ecords In the oratorical contest held in the University chapel on last Thursday night Colic Seaborn of the Pickenslifigh school was awarded third place. Dakyns Stover of theCentralHigh school of Greenville was the winner of first place and Edwin Quattle baum of Columbia won secotit place. Thirty-seven schools were represented. Thursday after noon the representative3 of the different schools were divided into squads and the two best from each squad was chosen for' the finals that night-ten men being in the finals. In his squad Colic Seaborn won first place. 'The speakers spoke by number so that there might be no criticism of the judges' de cision. -they not knowing where the ma'n was from. The 'people of Pickens are justly proud of the honors won by their representatives both in the oratorical contest and in the track meet. . When a telegram came last Friday evening announcing that the Pickens High school track team had won first place in the South Carolina Interhigh school athletic contest held in Colum bia a thrill of enthusiasm swept over the town and reached its zenith when the train arriveml Saturday bringing the youthful heroes home. Greeted by hun dreds of school children and cit izens the track team, joined in a procession, headed by Prof. Mel ton B. Lewis and Colic Seaborn, the star athlete, marched from the station up Main street to the ,court h9use square, with the gold loving cup in their posses sionion. Speeches were made by several leading citizens, and the members of the team were not left in doul)t as to the ap preciation of the people bf Pick ens for the superior work on their part in winning such a complete victory, thus placing Pickens and Pickens county more prominently and..irmlygon the map. Every member of the Pickens team entered finals. It takes the mountain county boys to bring the bacon home. The Pickens high school now holds the county cup and the state championship cup. Colic Seaborn is not only an athletic par excellence, but he is "some" orator also, as his record shows. The team and "rooters from Easley, after seeing their chance so slim, were loyal to the home county team. Colie Seaborn won the great est number of points ever won by one man in the high school track meet. The trophy cups now in per manent possession of the Pick ens school can be seen in the window of the Keowee Phar macy. McQueen of Clio bids fair to establish a new world's record in the high jump, clearing the bar at six feet one inch. He has two more year's in the high school. urtels, Q liver Boggs, er and Hanhsel 1131vens e good records in their and without their points ip would have gone else e0. '' Thej members of the track team are loud in their praise of the Carolina boys and the en tertainment they received. Ca-. sey Porter was u'ntiring in his efforts for their entertainment, as well as for their success on the field. Olarence Mann, an other Pickens county boy apar olina, helped to entortatn the 5. Tve OOL x Liberty Locals - Drs. W. A. Sheldon and J. E. Allgood have gone to Green wood |to attend the medical meeting there. Dr. W. M. Long made a pro fessional visit to Central last Wednesday. ' L. A. Boggs has returned from a business trip to Atlanta, Ga. W. H. Harrison, iaveling salesman, is at home to spend the week-end with his family. J. A. McWhorter was in Co lumbia last week attending the old soldiers' reunion. Prof. W. S. Richburg, accom panied by Lyde Richburg, John Watkins and Sam Riggins, went to Columbia and entered the state oratorical and athletic con test last week. Messrs. W. H. Chapman,.P. C. Cartee and Jambs Chardy made a business trip to Ander. son last week. L. C. Posey went to Spar tanburg last week. Miss Ina Callaham assisted in the high school while Professor Richburg was in Columbia. J. Sam Wilson, one of Pick ens county's largest farmers, was in town on business last week. Senator W. T. O'Dell was a business visitor to our little city last Thursday. Rev. J. C. Bailey attended the state Sunday school convention held in Newberry last week. George H. Anderson has re signed as superintendent of the Maplecroft mills to accept a po sition with the United States government department of agri culture in cotton classing and testing. T. C. Curry has been promot ed from night superintendent to superintendent -of Maplecroft mills. S. A. Mahaffey has accepted the position of night superin tendent at Maplecroft mills. Union Meeting The next union meeting of the Pickens association will meet with the Peters Creek church the fifth Sunday in May and,' Saturday before. The following program will be used: . Saturday, 10 a. m.-Devotion service by J. P. Robinson; 10.30, organization; 10.40, the qualifi cations and duties of a pastor, by J. A. Griffin and J. R. Con nelly; 11, the qualifications and dtuties of deacons, by Rev. D.W. Hiott and Rev. Hunnicutt; 2 p. mn., Interpretation of 1 Cor.6-12, by Rev. Hunnicutt; miscellane ous business; adjournment. Sunday, 9.30 a. m.-Prayer, and praise service, led by WV. E. Nelson; 10, a talk on the Sun day school lesson by C. E. Rob inson; 10.30, song service for 15 minutes; 10.45, discussion of the church covenant, led by J. T. Taylor; 11.15, song service, 10 minutes; 11.25, missionary ser mon by Rev. D. W. Hiott or his alternate, Rev. Hunnicutt. The afternoon will be devoted to pr~tise service. Some of the leading singers will be present. Every church in the associa tion is requested to send a full delegation, and the speakers on the foregoing subjects are urged to be present and fill .the places assigned them. Ex. Coxi. Colie Seaborn has the honor of holding the national record for the junior discus throw. His record of 153 feet 4 inches will stand as a national r'ecord until broken. T1he members of the track team will be the honor guests at a banquet to be given Friday day night, May 7, b~y the young men of the town. The medals will be presented to the winners and the ti'ophy cup will be pre sented to the school.' Among. those who attended the track meet in Columbia last week were: Dr. J. L. Valley, J. N. Edens,Hagood Bruce,Syd ney Bruce,Fletcher Porter,Mack Christopher, Harrison Edens, J. H. 0. McDaniel, A. S. Porter, Mr'. and Mrs. Weldon Christo p her, Mrs. T. L. Bivens Miss Grace McDaniel, Harry hobin son, Ralph Hester, Ralph Gil strap, Prof.' Melton, Gary Hiott, Whitsett Hiott, besides the Pickens county boys at Carolina. The lad with the long haji' was there with the gooda. INS S Mt. Carmel News .Mr. Editor: We think that I you will take a day' 6ff, borrov a fish-hook and come over an spend a day on the Saluda rive fishing for carp, then you wil -be able to finish that spring poen you began to write when th< snow came. We can't promisi that you will catch anything,bul the experience, you know, ii worth a great deal, especially t< a man in the poem-writing busi ness. The farmers seem to hav about completed their first seig< of battle and are now taking , brief respite until the next etag< of the battle is on, which will b( just as soon as a good rain comes The school as this place closei a most successful term of soyer months last Friday, with Mis Margaret Attaway of Pickens aE pripcipal. The ehrollment wa about 60 scholars. As this schoo is only a branch of Dacusville we consider this a aood record Miss Geneva Looper of Loop. er's Gin spent a few days lasi week with her cousin, Miss Lelki Looper. Henry'Lathem. J.T. Pace and Miss Nannie Holcombe have re turned to tht ir homes from thc Tigerville high school. Last Saturday evening the Cross Plains Embroidery club was delightfully entertained at the home of Mrs. M. W. Hester. A large attendanceof the mem bers was present. Ref reshments were served after a social hour. Mrs.'B. D. Lathem and chil dren are spending a few days a' her parents, near Looner's Gin. The next choir practice at Mt. Carmel will be the second Sat. urday night in May. FAnmmIN Biu.A Federal Court The following Pickens county men were sentenced by Judge Johnson last week. -at Federal court in Greenville fQr violation of the internal revenu'e laws: Will Johnson, six months in Oconee county jail; Earl Gal breath, one month in Oconee jail; Ed Chapman, one month in Anderson jail; Will Aiken, one month in Pickens jail; Gro ver Griffin, four months in Pick ens jail; Jake Lewis, 2 months in Pickens jail; Guy Bowie, two months in Oconee jail; Bud Mas ters, one month in Pickens jail; Early Chapman, two months in Oconee .ail; Tom Powell, one month in Abbeville jail; Rich Reeves, one month in'Abbeville jail; Al Ramey, four months in Spartanburg jail. Easley Locals Miss Louise Ligon of Ander son is visiting Mrs. A. B. Mathews. Misses Mattie Finley, Lila and1 Janet Bolt attended the Bright Christopher wvedding in Pickens Tuesday. Dr. Jas. L. Biolt attended the Sunday school convention at Newberry last week. Mr. W. WV. Benson and Miss Marie Elms, accompanied the high school boys to the state track meet in Columbia. Dr. C. N. Wyatt attended the medical meeting in Green wool last week. Oolenoy News Dr. J. M. Crenshaw wvas a business visitor to Greenville thc latter part of the week. Mrs. W. F. Hendrix speni Sunday as the guest of him daughter, Mrs. Geo. E. Keith. Dr. and Mrs. L. F. Crenshaw~ spent the week-end wvith theji sister, Mrs. WV. (!. Smith of New ry. Mr. and Mr's. Thos. J. Keiti were the Sunday gnests of thei: sister, Mrs. Mark Jones. An automobile party consist ing of Misses Olive Jones and Jessie Beat rice Edens, Messrs Jones and Williams r'ecenth, made an afternoon trip to Chich Springs. T1hey report the road: in an excellent condition. T1he younger set enjoyed musical recently at the hospit able home of Mr'. and Mrs. Wad H. Rigdon. Dr's. Valley and Robinsot) o Pickens were In this vicinity or professional buslness last week -Mr. Batson of Marietta was recent business visitor to thi: place... rATE Looking For Bad Negro f Piokens officers have received v word from Grieenville to be on I the lookout for a negro who has r bad scars on both cheeks and no I mustache. It Is said the negro i is t'aveling toward the moun 3 tains of the upper part of the 2 county. . The following dispatch from 3 Greenville tells of the crime the > negro is wanted for. Greenville, April 25.--Sheriff Hendrix Rector and a posse Is scouring the upper end of Green ville county and part of Pickens in search of a negro, who on Saturday night; is alleged to have entered the home of a white woman near Traveler's Rest, in the upper section of this county, and after commit ting an awful crime, robbed the house. The negro is said to have called.in the afternoon and talked to tWe woman and asked where herihusband whs. He is said to have retired to the woods until dark and then entered the house. A negro suspect was ar rested early this morning by the sheriff, but he was not the man, according to the woman. She I said the negro had bad scars on both cheeks and no mustache. The man caught had the scars but a mustache. Ie also proved a good alibi. Reports are that the citizens in the upper part of the county are aroused and several have called at the jail to know if the right negro had been caught, promising a visit m case he was. Sheriff Rector announced that he would not bring the negro here, but would carry him to Columbia, in case he catches him. At Mt. Pisgah Church On Saturday beford the second Sunday in May Judge D. H. Russell of An(lerson will deliver the memorial ad(lress at Mt. Pisgah church. On Sunday at II a. m. Rev. David M. Ramsay, 1). 1). presi dent of Greenville Woman's college, will preach. This will be the thirty-ninth anniversary of Pastor Hiott with that church. Dinner will be served on the ground and the afternoon will be spent inl singing. Prof. R. McDutlie Holding,the well-known gospel singer of Pickens will be there. At Cross Roads Church rThu.rsay, May .., wA'ill be Decoration Day for the old sol diers at Cross Roads church. The exercises will begin at 10O:30 a. m. 1. Opening exercise by the Ipastor. 2. Address. 3.Dcorations. Capt. 13. C. Johnson will have charge of the 01(1 soldiers and wvill or'der the sarlute. 4. Dinner. During the afternoon the old soldiers will give their experi ences during the war. Every old soldier and the U. D. C's. are cordially invited. To the Far West Messrs. Jack Lewis, Theron Hester, Ivey Kelley, Wilson Watt and W alter Kelley lef t last Thursday for Dillon, M~ontana, where they expect to make their future home. On last Monday Messrs. Claude Keasler, Guy Thomas and - Murphy left for the same state. Some of themi have made their homes in the West before, others are try ing it for the first time. We re gret to see thcse sturdy young men leave their native county, but wish for them success and happiness in their adopted state. IJust before leaving for Mon tana last Thursday Mr. Ivey Kelley was married'to Miss Vir-~ ginia Allen of Central. Mountain Grove News Everybody is ab)out through planting now in this section, and hunting andl fishing is the ordler of the day. Rev. Charley Atkinson filled his regu arappointment at Monntain Grove last Sunday and a fine sermon was deliverec. Mr. Ray Lynch of Qolenoy section spent Saturday night wvith his friend, Robert Welborn. -Misses Vessie and Lillie Lewis vis itedl their cousins, Misses Inez, and Katfe-CGillespie, Sunday, andl the girls report a good time. -Messrs. Hovey Graviey and Ernest SPace took dinner with Eugene Gillespie a last Sunday. n~fowN-Ey~vrj UINSY-Rv.R RACK Norris News Items Here I come again after being absent for several Weeks. The health of this communit. is very good with the exception of a few cases of mumps. The Norris graded s c h o oI closed a very successful term last Friday, with closing exer cises. After several drills, dia logues and other exevoises the pupils with their teachers en joyed a bIcnic at Phillips' pas ture. Miss Zoa Zeigler will leave this week for her home in Orangeburg. Her friends and pupils regret her departure .but it is hoped that she will teach here next term. Messrs. J. C. Garrett, R. M. Baker and R. E. Bowen were business visitors to Greenville. last week. Hon. E. P. McCravey and several friends of Easley were In town a short while Friday. Mrs. M. C. Rhodes and son, M. C. Jr., who is attending Liberty high school, spent Friday in Greenville. Mr. Fussed, of Kings Hard ware Co.. Atlanta Ga., was in town Friday, while here he called on the merchants. Miss Minnie Sheiiff arrived home from Taylors Monday where she has been teaching. Mr. Melvin Rice, son of Mr. and Mrs. T. ). Rice is expected home Wednesday from Rabun Gap Industrial school. Messrs. Lewis Mauldin and Guy Little ton who are also students of the same Georgia school will remain until summer. Mr. and Mrs. William Garrett of Six Mile visited relatives here TI'hursday. Miss Maybelle Mauldin made a shopping trip to Liberty Satur day. Miss Emily Zachary has re turined- to her home in Seneca after an extended visit to Norris and Greenyille. Mr. C. Howard 3irchum a traveling man of Atlanta was here Thursday. Miss M. Billingsi y has returned to her home "Belleview" after spending the week-end in Libor ty the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Gary. Mr. Ralph Gilstrap went to see his best girl Sunday on Libqrtv route 3. Mis-. Clio Lathem of Green ville spent ,he wveek-end at "Hilrest" as the guest of Mrs. MN. C. Rhodes. Mr. and Mr's. R. M. Baker at tended the funeral of Mrs. Bakter's brother, Mr. Eugene D~urham at Six Mile Friday. Mr. Sam Erwvin w~ho was in disposed last wveek is alble to be out again to the dlelight of his friends. The many friends here sym pathize with Mr. and Mrs. "Al fred Bolding in the loss of their baby which (died last Friday. The internment took place at Prater's Creek. C. G. Rowland, Ed Myers, with L. A. Falls of Central. motored thru townvi en route to Liberty on business. Among those who attendled commencement at Six Mile last week were: Mr. and Mirs. E. W. Tate, C. C. Burroughs, J. C. Garret and Ralp~h Burroughs. Mrs. R. E. Bowen spent Fri (lay in Liberty shopping. Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Bell of the Pleasant 11111 sectIon spent Sat urday and Sunday her'e as the guests of relatives. The Misses Hunter of Liberty spent the week-end with their aunt Mrs. Sherm an G istrap. Mr. and1 Mr-. Marion Roper' of Himuters Mill spent Snunday with their dlaughter' near CentralI. N i.ws C.vr'eiim:. Joe M. Finley Died Sunday Mr. Joe M. F inley, agedl 64, dlied at his home in Piedmont, Sunday, April 25, andl~ was b)uriedl there the day following his death. H~e is sur'vived by two dlaughters and1( three sons: Mrs. Walter Gilliard and Mrs. Essie Jones of Pied mont; L. N. F'inley, of' Atlanta, Ga., D. A. Finley of Vakiosta, Ga., and1 H. W. Finley of Anderson county. Mr. Finley was .formerly a citizen of Oconee county and was a nephnew of of ex-Sheriftf Moss; also a nephew of C. BI. Finleyof Pickens and WV. A. Fi'nley of Anderson county. Miss Nellie Grandy was a "visi tor in Greenville last Friday. Pickens Route Three Mr. Editor: Just a little space in your columns and we will write you a few dots from along route 3. LtThe health.of this section is good wh ew exceptions;~though we are sorry to note that Mrs. E. F. Looper has not been enjoying good health for the past few days, but hope she will soon be restored to her usual good health. The weather is dry and warm and land that has not been prepared is get ting hard. Farmers are well up with their work and the principal part of the corn crop was planted last week. Cot ton planting is also over. The little garden vegetables are needing rain, as also is tie grain that was sown last fall. Oats are beginning to head just above the grouud. Dogwood blooms ai-e putting out nicely and. soon the small boys will be seen on the streams with their fishing tackle in the height of their enjoyment. Rev. Charles Atkinson filled his reg ular appointments Saturday and Sun day at Mountain Grove, preaching in structive sermons to attentive congre gations. We received last week the first issue of the Farmers' Tribune, a new paper established at Anderson. It is a spicy and interesting journal and we hope it will be of great benefit to the people and live long and prosper. It is an eight-page paper. Bright-Christopher Altho the houi was quite early, the Grace Methodist church was filled to its utmost capa ity last Wednesday morn ing, Apiril 2 , at 7 o'clock, when Miss 'Emily Brig t became the wife of Mr. weldon Ch sto>her. Rev. W. A. Chrstopeplr' t uncan. brother of the groom, assisted by Rev. 'L. E. Wiirgkins, pastor of the Methodist church, per formed the impressive and heautiful ring ceremony. Tastefully #nd gracefully decorated with quantities of ferns, potted plants and evergreen, and the candles of many candelabra shedding a soft glow over all, the interior of the church was a scene of rare beauty and charm. To the strains of the wedding march, played by Miss Franges Bruce,. the bride, gowned in a handsome traveling suit of blue garbadine, and carrying a lovely bouquet of bride roses, entered with her attendant, Miss Lorena Taylor, and met the groom, who was accom panied by his brother. Mr. G. C. Chris topher, of Greer, as best man. Acting as ushers were: Messrs. Ha good Bruce, flansell Bivens, Douglas Yongue and Mack Christopher. The young couple left immediately for Charleston and other points south. The bride is ai charming and attract ive young lady anud is indeed popular in Pickens, where she has made her home for several years, her former home be ing in Northumberland, Pa. Mr. Christopher is a son of Auditor N. A. Christopher and is *a young man of sterling character' and good business qualities, being coriedilWf&jhefi of Folger, Thorniey & Co. The Sentinel joins their many friends in wishing for them mrany years of peace, happiness and prosperity. LocalI and Pergonal 'tD. L. F Robinson attended the SaeMedical Association in Green wood last week. .J. TI. Tayilor was a business visitor to Spartan burig and Greenville last week. F. L. Finley attended the funeral of his cousin Joe M. Finley in Piedmont Monday. Prof. Lawrence H. Bowen, who has been teaching in North Carolina returned to his home near Pickens this week for the summer vacation. Forest fires swvept hundreds of acres of woodland and damaged thousands of feet1 of timber in the upper section of this county (during April. Please hear in mind that Dr. Ramsay wvilil preach at the Bap. tist church next Sunday morn ing and night. altho this is not tho regular pr1each ing day. Among Easley yisitors at the county seat were Messrs. Tomn Whiten, William 0. Smith, W. M. and W. M. Hagood, Jr., and A. Frank Wyatt. J. T. McKinney received is commission as rural police last Saturday and before dayight Sunday he had under arrest one "transporter," a mule, wagoii and two gallons "of blockade liquor. ~ Mr's '1. 0. Duckworth 'died suddenly at her home in Brushy' Creek towvnship, Anderson coun 'ty. She leaves a husband and several chikfrn. Before her marriage she as a Miss Mc Dowell of Centra .