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WI OXIAL PAPE2Rm ___________r FI KIS SNIE .4 ~OL sf KLY & sflia-Apl at 0%ORP 190 as V 5ocqki6ii malmt 'undejt act 6Vogo. fMrh8,898 Oat W ,f Esta, Ws~e '810Y~w 45 ____PkENS9 S. C.9 JUNE 10, 1915 NM Local and Persofmal There will be Children's Dav exercises at King'% rove churc1 Sunday, June 18, beginning al 10 o'clock. Prominent speake will also be present. Prof. R. M. Bolding will have charge of the song service in the afternoon. Everybody welcome. Come. J. C. Jennings last week car ried a young lady from - this county to the state hospital for the insane at Columbia. Mon day he made another trin to the same place and carried a young man. Mr. Jennings says Mike W. Hester of this county has the prettiest field of cotton be tween Pickens and Columbia. Floyd, the 8-year-old son of H. J. Massey, of the Pickens Mill. died unexpectedly Friday morning at 4 o'clock. The little fellow had baen sick for several days but his condition was not known to be serious. The body was laid to rest Friday after noon in the Pickens cemetery after services conducted by Rey. L. E. Wiggins. W. Ed Bowen, son of Mr. and Mrs. Reese Bowen of Pickens, has returned home to spend the summer after finishing his sec ond year at Furman University. Mr. Bowen recently won two medals at the university; one for the best orator in his society and another for the best orator in school. This is quite an honor and we congratulate our young ' friend and wish for him contin ued success. We notice in I a s t week's Chesterfield Advertiser t h a t that paper has been leased by Thompson & Barentine, and the name of J. L. 0. Thompson ap pears as editor and manager. Mr. Thompson is well known to our 'readers, having at one time been editor and proprietor of The Sentinel. We wish him all good luck in his new venture. His family will continue to make Pickens their home for -the present. While Mr. R. H. Baker and family were absent from home on May 30, some person or per 4 sons visited his home and killed eight young chickens. Look out, friendly sinner, the Lord will overtake you after awhile. It is sad to think people can't shut up their doors and go to hear the gospel preached which is to save them that believe. If we have done you any harm, come and tell us and we will deal fair and square with you. B. This Is Top Dre If you have fertilized laciag in potash, it i Side dress with a ferti necessary elements of Do not make the mi (Ammonia) only, such as well as stalk and f< not only provide amn acid and POTAI. TO * Will stimulate the g unfavorable seasonaL blight and shed. PRESTO TOP D) ROYSTER'S SPE * MAGIC TOP DI Royster top dressers,'I compounded on scien proper time and in -* Lookjfor the trade-mi diad postal for b F 'ai Fo.o na Sprt1br Court in Session Oourt .convened In Pickens Monday morning, with all of the regpular court attaches in their places. Routine business took up 'the morning session. The first case to be tried was the State vs. L. L Hendricks charged with killing Henry Brook. Testimopy of witnesses was heard all Mdnday afternoon and Tuesday .morning. Argu ment began at 2.40 Tuesday af ternoon and consumed about three hours. Carey & Carey are defending the defendantand Solicitor Bonham was assisted by B. F. Martin of Greenville in the prosecution. It was a hard fought case and much interest was manifested. After being out about three hours the jury returned a ver dict of guilty of manslaughter with-recommendation to mercy. Upto time of going to press, early Wednesday morning, the sentence had not been passed. Defendant will make a motion for a new trial. Pickens Chapter U. D. C. The citizens of not only the town of Pickens but the county of Pickens are proud of and grateful for the Pickens Chapter of United Daughters of Confed eracy. It is one of the livest chapters in the state and is com posed of faithfur, pure and pa triotic women and true Ameri cans. There are thirty mem bers of the Pickens Chapter and the following are officers: Mrs. T. J. Mauldin, president; Mrs. W. E. Findley, recording secre tary; Mrs. G. R. Hendricks, cor responding secretary; Mrs. J. J. Lewis, treasurer; Mrs. W. T. McFall, registrar; Miss Florence Bowen, historian. An Unusual Sale Something which is very un usual and which will attract much attention is the One Cent Sale advertised this week by the Pickens Drug Co. Dr. Hallum, proprietor of this drug store, is well known to all of our people %and we know we can depend upon what he tells us. Never before has a sale of this kind been conducted in Pickens pnd there may never be another 6ne. Just turn to the advertisement and read it, especially the prices given, and you will find it mighty interesting reading, and more than that, it may save you some good money. This is one of those chances for which we all look. ser Year your crops lightly at planting tir s not too late to remedy this, p lizer containing sufficient prop, plant food-.-Phosphoric Acid, Al stake of using a material that as Nitrate of Soda. To get the >liage, use ROYSTER'S TOP]1 tonia in quickly available form, LOYSTER'S P- DRESSE] TRADE MARit R EG\ST ER EC. rowth of your crop, increase t conditions, and check the ter BRANDS> Available RESSER . . 4. CIAL T6P DRESSER, 4. LESSER . .. ike all Royster Fertilizers, are bi tinc principles: plant-food for ti right proportions: mechanical Lrk on every bag. ok on Top Dressing and name of nearest 1 i nttee romih MA nf w visiting teams., ai ladies' retirim ' ~~ dI?~Free ess of men '4 .w. Former Dacusville Citizen Dead Mr. Hellam D. Hunt, formerly a citizen of the Dacusylile sec tion of this county, but for a few years past living at Branch ville, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. C. S. West, near Forestville church in Greenville county, Saturday, after five months of declining health of heart disease, aged 77 years. Mr. Hunt was a farmer by occupation and was a man high ly esteemed as a citizen and ahurchman. He was a veteran Af the war between the states and served his country with bravery during that trying pe riod. He is survived by his wife, five daughters and three sons ind a large family connection. Re was a member of Dacusville Baptist church and his funeral service was held there Sunday. Dacusville Singing Convention Representatives from the sev nral churches in Dacusville ;ownship met Sunday, June 6, it Cross Roads and organized an issociation to be known as the Dacusville Township Singing Jonvention. After spending some time in iinging some soul-stirring songs we proceeded t6 organize, and ;he following officers were elect 1d: Jas. A. Robinson, president,; Lawrence L. Smith, vice-presi lent; B. M. Hill, secretary, and W. E. Cisson, conductor. The convention will meet on he fourth Sunday in each nonth. We hope to make the Dacus ville convention equal to any sonyention in the county. The hearts of ex-Sheriff and VIUrs. J. C. Jennings were made :lad this week when they had with them all of their children, except Lonnie, who is stationed in the Philippines with the IJ. S. army. Those here were Jesse Jennings, wife and baby, of E{ardeville. Jesse is an engineer for the Southern railway and runs between Hardeville and Blackville. Frank Jennings and wife, of Fort Wort, Texas. Frank is an engineer for the Frisco railroad. Wyatt Jen nings. district manager for the Bell Telephone Co., of Raleigh, N. C. Mrs. G. C. Dodson of Pickens route 2. H. A. (Dick) Tennings, wife and baby, of leenville. One hundred and twenty-eight roung women graduated at Winthrop college this year. ne, or used fertilizer rovided you Top or artions of all three nmonia and Potash. contains Nitrogen increase in fruitage, )RESSERS, which but also phosphoric I lhe yield, overcome dency in cotton to Amimon'ia Potash 10. 4. 7.50 2.50 9. 3. Lcked by experience: e plant at just *the condition perfect, toyster DeaI~ gcops. Short News Items European War A fierce battle is reported to be raging along the eastern battle front In Galicia between the Russians and t Austro-Germans. The Muscovites are- I said to be in retreat. Submarines are reported to have E sunk seven shipping vessels belonging to English, Danish, Norwegian and t Portuguese concerns. Portugal is q'uite exercised over the war situation and the Lisbon press is urging severing relations with the T German government. Hard fighting is reported along the western war front and Berlin asserts the British have been badly beaten at Givenchy, a village on the French front.ier. - An Amsterdam dispatch says Amer leans in Berlin have received warning to leave Germany immediately, as all relations between the imperial govern ment and the United States mity be severed without further parley. Fierce struggles are still reported in eastern Austria along the Russian r border in the desperate attempts of the Teutonic forces to retake Przemysl. t Vienna dispatches disclaim the Ital- t ian successes reported from Rome. I Despite the invasion of Austrian ter- I ritory, the Vienna war office says the % enemy has made little headway and I: has wasted much ammunition. An agreement has been reached be- t tween Roumania and Bulgaria, it. is reported by correspondents from Bu- E charest, and it is expected that the C two Balkan nations will soon enter the war, Roumania against A-ustria and Bulgaria agaiAst Turkey. The Constantinople war office as- - sorts that all reports of the progress of the allies in the Dardanelles are t unfounded. 1: An American woman, Mrs. Isabelle In Wade of Chicago, has been arrested in Milan on the charge of being an C accomplice of Bavarian offlcers who C are accused of espionage. Parliament has conferred a long list i of honors on many of the men prom inent in the present management of I the war for England, among whom is Lord Kitchener, who received the knighthood of the Garter. Several oth- I ers have been raised to the peerage. The Turkish soldiers are reported to 1tave repulsed the allied land forc es on the Gallipoll peninsula. The i Moslems were highly praised for their < valor by the French war office. I Despite the claim that the Austro German forces are reported to have I been repulsed in their attack to re- I capture Przemysl, advices state that. the Teutons are pressing with great I force on the fortress recently taken I by the Russians. Roumania now breaks into the war t game with threats to Austria, demand- s ing certain territory for remaining N neutral. t Berlin advices say it is unofficially reported that Germany does not in- n tend to recede in any particular in J the argument with the Uni'ed States, a and that America has been accused e in signed newspaper communications b of taktng the defensive in President r: Wilson's recent note. Speeches bitter with invective have IB been uttered in the reichstag denounc- Ii ing Italy as a traitor among nations, a San Marino, a tiny independent g state on the Adriatic within the gen. fi eral bounidar-y line of Italy, is s-oon e expectedl to dleclare itself at wvar I< with Austria as an ally of the ital- r< Ian kingdom.. The German Imperial admiralty has ii officially told American Ambassador Ger-ard that tlge American merchant- h mani, Gulflight, sunk in the English a channel, May 1, was accidentally tor'-( pedoed as the Germani commander' b who fir-ed the shot (lid not notice the C Americani flag until after the unf'or. tunate ord(er- was given. C'ommenting upon01 Ger-many's r-eply to the Unitedl States, the British press a states the kals-er's gover-nment is only running a bluff. Germany has sent her r-eply to the United States which is exp~ected to precipitate trouble bet ween the t wo nations. The German gover-nment contends it was jutstiiledi in sinking the Lusitania inasmuch as thle boat a conveyedl Canadian ti-oops and wvart mnun itions. 2 By imperilal (ldc Get-mans are lbe- t ing dlepottd ftrom Japan, a P'acillc steams-hip recently s-ailing with a r' goodly number ft om Yokohoma. The Easley Mill Band Visitors at the old soldier-s' re- d union Thursday were dlelighted1 < with the music of the Easley 17 Mill Band and1 the condluct of its members. This band is rap- h idly deCveloping~ into one of the best~ in the state and should be nT encouraged. Followinig arec of- o ficers aIIn t members of the Iband: L. L. ILackey, mlanlager;- W. M.l Tlhoml~asson, leadIer;',TI. B. O wens, il secy. and( tr'eas.; B. F. Ilarr-is, V J. Leo Owens, Ben1 Thomasson, a Jim Owens, J1. F. Epps, Clyde s Waldiroo, W. A. McKee, Harry C WValdrop, Lester Turner', ,J. W. i1 Nalley, B. D). Simmons, R. J. I Brandt, Oss Bolding and1 Frank V Waldrop. Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Boggs at tended the commencement exer- I cises of the G. W . C. at Green- II ville last week. Their daughter, I Miss Meda, finished her course JI in music there this year and' wasi fl vice prsdn ftega a g A j The Confederate Veterans, in sen. ion at Richmond, enthusiastically heered the name of President Wilson nd pledged support to the chief ex. cutive in the present crisis. In his Memorial Day address under he shadow of Grant's tomb on the E Iudson river in New York, Assistant < ecretary of War Breckinridge declar- t d the United States army was do- o icent in case of war, compared to 1 he European monarchies now at war. i Ralph De Palma won the big 500 lle International Sweepstakes In the lth annual internatinal automobile aces at Indianapolis Memorial Day. Great crowds .ire in attendance at he Confederate Veterans' reunion at t tichmond, which may be the last of he kind ever held, it is said, on ac ount of the advancing years of the a eterans. Poreign General Carranza, first Constitution list chieftain of Mexico, is reported g : have interpreted President Wilson's ote as most encouraging to his cause nd warmly praises the president, rho, he feels, does not imply he will esort to any harsh action immedi- ' tely. Baron Kato, Japanese foreign minis Er, declared in a speech in the diet hat Japan had agreed with her allies, e ,ussia, England, France, Servia and taly, that none of these countries g ould act independently of each other ( A negotiating peace treatigs. The Japanese ministry has been itterly censured by the Tokyo pop lace for what it. believes to have a een back-stepping in its demands up- I n the Chinese republic. Tense feel ig prevails in the Nipponese capital. c The Japanese imperial diet has vot- E d to increase the island empire's landing army another 24,000 ien. 'he previous diet was dissolved by he mikado last. December for refus ig to uphold the program favoring illitary extension. 'Phe London Tines is being prose uted by the government. on the harge of printing information that rould be useful to England's enemies. I 7he Times printed a public letter vritten by Major Richardson begging iarlianient.to vote a conscription bill, vhich the government contends re reals the weakness of the British trmy to Germany and Austria. Washington President Wilson read his second iota to Germany to the cabinet, all >f the members of which approved ds decision. Governor Whitman of New York, iow attending the San Francisco ex iositin, listened over the long dis ance telephone to the crying of his oby in the executive mansion at Al any. Thirty-three Ohio school children in lie state spelling bee at Columbus, pelled long and difficult words for a ,hole day without making a single lunder. President Wilson has sent a brief ote to Gernny, answering Herr von igow's recent unsatisfactory reply, Lating the United States will not tol rate any lengthy discussion of the sues at stake, but will fight for the J ghts of humanity. r President Wilson received Count von A ernstorff, Glerman ambassador- to the ly nited States, in a private conference c the White liouse, arranged by re iest of the ambassador who is hope-c il of a peaceful outcome of thle pres it crisis. It is reportedi in Washing m's diplomatic circles that all the a' ucent admiionition of Count von Ber-n- ( ortff to the Berlin war office has been i nored by lHaron von .Jagow,.1 Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo C is announced commit tees who will U e-t permanently in thle perfection of I te Pan-Amer-iicant union, which will 'lng into closet' associat in andt~ ac >rd hereafter t he twenty-one repu~tb u-s of thle western hiemtispher'e. Tihe 'cretary says all thle finaincial inst I it ions of the Amer-ican republics ar-e greed~ on the unity policy. The Supreme court affi'ms the con- ( itut oionlity or thle use of initials. President Wilson hats issued his for' al warnIng to Gener'als Carr'an-za,c lla, zapata and othler' Mexican chief inis, that t hey nmitst comeht to some rteement and form a government tat may be r'ecognizedl by thle Uinit- E I States in a "very shior't tIme" or L e United States will have to take t epts to settle the dispute in that c 'sublic. Bulloch-Parsons Hian~dsomely engr-aveud wed ing invitations, reading as fol >ws, have been re~ceived in ickens: Mi-. Aiva Billips Bulloch requests the mor of your presence at the marriage his (laughter, Gertrude Bur-ton, to 'r. Marishall Parsons on Wednesday orning, .June the sixteenth, at eight clock; thirty-eight hundr-ed andi nmne ifth A v'enue. South, Birmingham, Ala. Thllis annlouncement is of mluch iterest, in P i c ns county, rherec Mr. Parsons is well known nd has many friends. He is a mn of Mr. B. F. Parsons and is ngagedl in the mercantile busi ess with his father in Pickens. le formecrly held a responsible osition in Birmingham, where e met Miss Bulloch. Miss Lola Glazoner, daughter f R. N. Glazener of the Cross toads section, was married to Ir. Ransom ttrown, Sunday,, ley, E. V. Bably of Easley of dlating. The groom is a son 0Mr. Jim Brown of the lower art of the county, Graduating Exercises The annual commencement exercisep f the Pickens High'school will be held n the school auditorium Wednesday vening, June 9, beginning at' 8.86 clock. Rev. L. E. Wiggins preached he commencement sermon at the Meth dist church Sunday morning, and fol nving is the program for Wednesday light: Invocation-Rev. D. W. Hiott. Duet-Mrs. Melton and Miss Booker. Class History-Harry Robinson. "The Red Cross Society"-Sara At away. Piano Solo-Frances Bruce. Government Ownership of Telephone nI Telegraph-Ralph Gilstrap. Class Will-Mildred Cox. Duet--Mrs. Melton and Miss Booker. Education-Homer Edens; The Ordinance of Secession--Coley caborn. Prophecy--Oliver Boggs. Song by the class. Conferring of certificates. Presentation of U. D. C. prize. Announcements. Benediction. Marshals-Hansel Bivens, Jack Suth riand, A. J. Boggs, Charley Curtis. There are twelve members of the raduating class this year, as follows: ;ertrude Aiken, Johnnie Attaway,Sara tttaway, Oliver Boggs, Frances Bruce, iildred Cox, Homer Edens, Clovie Gil trap, Ralph Gilstrap, Sadie Neiley, larry Robinson, Colic Seaborn. An admission fee of Len cents will be harged all except school children. school children admitted free. Twelve 'Mile Union Meeting The union of the Twelve Mile River esociation met with Pleasant Hill Hap ist church May 29-30, 1915. Introductory sermon was preached by tev. R. A. Hudson, Saturday at 11 i'clock, from 6th chapter, 19-20 of Cor nthians. Recess for dinner. Afternoon session-Song and prayer. rook up first query: Are the funda mental principles of the Bible taught. from the pulpit as they should be? Opened by Rev. B. C. Atkinson and discussed W. N. Bolding, Rev. A. J. Bond, D. E. Garrett, Rev. R. A. Htud son, Rev. H. F. Wright, I_. A. Parrott, Rev. Charles Atkinson, R. P. Prince ind Rev. M. L. Jones. On motion passed query. Second query: The value >f systematic giving. Opened by W. 4. Bolding and discussed by D. A. Par -ott, Rev. H. F. Wright, D. E. Garrett md Rev. C. R. Abercrombie. On mo :ion query passed. On motion third iuery was referred to next union,' Ad ourned till 9.30 tomorrow. Sunday Morning - Devotional exer ises, conducted by moderator. 1 ourth uery: In what way does the Sunday chool aid the church? Opened by M. I. Garrett and discussed by Rev. M. L. ones C. R. Abercrombie, Henry Law ence, R. P. Prince and D. E, Garrett. Lnswer to qluery: By preparing the earts of the youths for the reception f the Lord, who will make active hurch workers. On motion, liberate ommittee to arrange for Sunday school onvention in August or union meeting, s they think best. - Sermon by Rev. | . Abercrombie at 11 o'clock, from Iatthewv 7th chapter, :!0th verse. (Col action for- state missions, $2.41. T1hus ndJed the business of a spirit-filled nion. Many thanks to the Pleasant [ill people for their kindness. RFEv. C. R. AIIEnenOMBn.:, Mod. ID. E. GARRETT, Clerk. W. 0. W. Decoration The local order of W. 0 W , Willard :amp) No. 68, of Liberty, last Sunday, une 63, decorated the graves of the deC easedi Woodmen with very appropriate nd1 solemn services. A very touching nd masterful speech was made by uperintendont of Education H allum nd music was rendered by the eflicient rass b~and from Easley, which headed he procession from Main street to the emetery, followved by the dlegree team nd behind which marched the valiant 'choppers'' of the camp, which is in a ery prospernus condition, having over ne hundred members. :Vour.I Vour 11 * They dleserve good trea * used "' Lewis' Stock T< * 25 ai Fresh sulPI KEG WEE I Geland-Robinson On Wedresday afternoot"J the residence of Dr. George Quick, Miss Lois Olekand Hartford, Connecticut, and Mr. C. E. Robinson Jr., of Greei' ,ville Were ni in marriage, Dr. Quick ped0toln the cere' mony.-Greenti1 I ws, The above iter da of especiat, interest in Pickens on being a native of ah ln t the eldest son of M v-Ad " X 0. E. Robinson. The mit4ng was a surprise to hi in friends here, only the most 1. mate knowing of it beforehand, Mr. Robinson is one of Piccens favorite younger sons and,.b numerous friends hore whdwri O or him and his bride a 1 happy and useful life. For past several years he has 'ma4e . $ Greenville his home and is now " manager of insurance for the well known firm of Gilfillin & Houston. The bride formeritY. lived in Greenvilli but movdtI with her parents some time ano to Hartford. Conn., which would make more convenileht head quarters fof her father, who is a traveling man. After the cere mony the bride and groom left on an extended bridal tour. Henderson-Williams Beauty and simplicity marked the consummation of 'the wed-' ding vows of Miss Mabel Ulaite Henderson and Mr. Ford W. Williams at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. Ross H inderson of Easley, on Wedne y evening, June 2, at 6., 30 ,o' fock, 'Rev'..D. W. Hlott of Picl; ns, former pastor of the bride, ifliciating. T erior of this home was love soft and tasteful dec oratil pink and white. The w'i ans effectively decorated' with ferns and beautiful white roses. The large room on the, right was used for the ceremony room, while a similar room on the left was the room in which t. h e guests assembled. Both roonms were beautiful in their simple4m)ut lovely decorat 6j*0f tiny pink \oses, Iag'~e~rns'atd palms. TH Inntels being banked in both rooms with the little pink roses and innumerable tall white candles were used, from which gleamed the soft glow of the lighted tapers. Mrs. B. G. Collins of Birming ham, Ala., beautifully rendered the wedding March to. which entered the only attendants, Miss Margaret Jameson and Mr. Bob Latheni then came the bride and groom, who took their places under' a lovely arch of pink roses. Mrs. Collins played "A Garland of Old Fashioned Roses'" very softly d1uring the im pressive ceremony. In this beautifully a r'ranged room and surr1oundJed by relatives and a few ('lose friends the t~w6 b trothed hearts were made one. Immnediately after 'the cere mony a delicious ice course hear ing out the color sche'me of lpink and wite was served by Misses Mae Pgpoer andOlive Hlenderson. The hvide wvas attired in a most becoming suit of blue with, hat and gloves to match. Mrs. Williams, as Miss Henderson, is a young woman of unusual per-. sonlal charmn anid attraction, and has a host of friends her'e who r'egret to give her up, but are glad that her home is no farther moved than Dacusville. Mr. Williams is a proninent youn~g mlerichanit of D~acusville, and is held in the highest es teem by his numerous friends. Many handsome and useful presents attested the popularity of this couple. They will ,be at home to their many friends in D)acusville after June 9. OR SF5 FU LESJI tment. People who have . nic'" say it is the best. id 50c.: )ly just in at 'H A RNACY u. sTOR R. E LFWIS. Pe