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PE NS SEN TIP PUBLISHED W kly OFFICIAL PAPER OF PICKENS COUNTY SUBSCRIPTION PRICE ONE DOLLAR PER YEAR Established 1871,-Volume 45 S. C, MARCH 23s 1916 BETFER MILLINERY BETFER LOOKING MILLINERY There is a decided ten dency this season toward ,the better grades and hig'h er class in Hats and other Millinery Goods. We have them, but as usual our prices are wonderful both in the intrinsic values and the "Style" values. Also Hats are better look ing than forseveral seasons past. The styles are be. coning and the fact that considerable more materi- - als are used in trimming themn makes it look like an old-time season of "Hats Beautiful." FR EI We have purchased a handsome One Hundred o1)0II a r Grafanola outfit from John H. Williams, the piano merchant, and will 1 ye ivt away. Step in the I Xtore and ask for particu lars and let us play vour favorite piece on it for you. AYERS "Where Thousands Buy Their Hats" Greenville, S.P, A /1' a/ \ Mr. J. D. Aiken Dead. A telephone message from Central brings the sad news of the death of J. D. Aiken, a prominent citizen of that place, which occurred about. 4 o'clock Tuesday morning, after a short illness. His death was unexpected and a great shock to his many friends. Mr. Aiken was a merchant and well known all over the county. In the last election he was a candidate for treas urer of Pickens county. He was a member of the Baptist church. He was a native of Transylvania county, N. C., but moved to Pickens county 20 or 80 years ago. Mr. Aiken leaves a wife and seven children, as follows: Boone Aiken, of Florence, Allie Belle, Jeannette, Lore na, Nattilee, John and Wilma. He was a brother of W. W. Aiken of Sunset. Many friends sympatize with the be reazed family. At this writing funeral arrangements have not been made. Along Pickens Route 3 Misses Lucia and Mayora Mauldin visited Misses Vera and Ruby Pressley Saturday night. Messrs. Bob Mauldin and George Durham attended services at Mountain View Sunday where Rev. Mr, Aber crombie filled his regular appointment. Mr. Jim Garrett has recently purchas .ed an automobile. Rev. Mr. Willis, of Six Mile, has ac cepted the pastorate of Six Mile Bap tist church. Mr. Jim Bell has traded for a horse. Look out girls for a ride. Miss Emma Wood, a missionary from India gave an interesting lecture at .Mount Olive last Sunday morning. Rev. J. E. Merck preached at Mar tin's Grove Sunday night. W. L. Pressley visited Mr. Spencer ,Gantt, of the Gap Hill section, Sunday. NEwS GATHERER. The public is cordially invited to a box -qupper to be held at Wolf Creek school house Friday night, March 31, the proceeds to be used for benefit of selol. A $25 watch will also be dis posed of at the box supper. Well-dressed women are getting anx ious to discard winter hats. We have Prepared hundreds of summer hats-a very positive relief from -the winter styles-and the prices are within rea son. Our. Millinery opening will be held March 24th and 25th. Don timiss these dates. We will expect you. Folger, Thornley & Co. SPRIN The First Ev Styles i Spriiig, according to 23rd and 24th. In ht claborately prepared new season. This sp will undoubtedly pr1o The new~ M4ilinery, ( Fab~rics I epresenit th<' We extend a cordial invi Modes Scores of new creations a of our own expert milliners. the other extreme are found form entirely. feature new cot that this is the grandest colle< community. Everything New A Gathering of New Sui That Comnpares Fav< The Finest. The new suits aire really b~ unqestonalythe smartesi \ sented for several seasons. or outline, has changed decid is, in niany instances, quite \ natural waistline. Trhe skir but the shortage is made up In that respect designers ha' indeed; some conservative r five yards around the hem.( remains much to talk about ii colorings of fabrics which we esting readilng, but we preft come and see. Your visit will one. Prices range from $8.0( I4.H obb Al 910 n lB ges and Wagons Ialore! - With almost 100 Chase City, Weber, Buckeye, Gregory. Columbus and Sterling Wagons in atock we can sell you one-horse wagons for $3 to $40; two-horse wagons $55 to $65. The best buggies in the world for the money are the "HIGH 4 POINT" at $80 and the "'PARRY" at$50. Two carloads now in stock. We will give two years to pay for any buggy or wagon we sell, and guarantee the price of cotton to you. Remember, also, we guar antee absolutely every buggy or wagon we sell. A fine lot of nice, choicy young horses and mules on hand now, weighing from 760 to 1300 pounds.' One span of fine PERCHERON M brood mares, 6 years old, weighing 2500 pounds. See our standard bred road horse. He is fast, 2.50. We will sell you goods cheaper and give you longer terms than any other firm we know of. Trade with us. We do not mind carry ing your account. We have just added a line of fine Sewing Machines and Organs to our business. W. M. BROWN, Walhalla, S. C. SHorses Mules, Buggies, Wagons, Harness, Milch Cows, Beef Cattle, Gasoline Engines, Oliver Chilled Plows, McCormick Mowing Ma- n chines, Reapers and Binders, Disc Harrows, Sewing Machines, Organs, Roofing, Lime, Cement, Dynamite, etc. "Brown Has It-Or Brown Gets. It". Next Sunday, March 26, will be ob- A dwellin house on McD. Farmer's served as "Asbury Day" by Southern. >lace near labor church was destroyed e y fire Monday. J. Matt Darnell and Uiethodists in honor of Bishop Asbury, I family, who lived in the house, lost all Avho was the first bishop in this country their household goods in the fire and the mnd who died March 31, 1816. Pastor loss to them is very heavy. Another Wiggins will deliver an appropriate ad- house will be rebuilt by Mr. Farmer' at ]ress in the Pickens Methodist church the same place at once Sunday and the public is invited. Sun day will also be observed as decoration~ day in honor of all deceased Methodist' Walter Chastain, son of Mr. and Mrs. ministers. The late Rev. J. C. Yongue Nelson Chastain of the Griffin section, is buried in the Pickens cemetery and died Saturday after a short illness from all who wish are asked to assist in dec- double pneumonia. Burial tookl place orat in his grave :Sunday. The Wal- at Griffin church Sunday after funeral hala c iurch where he was once pastor, services conducted by Rev. Fulton Chil will send a large and beautiful wreath dress. The bereaved family have the to be placed on the grave. sympathy of numerous friends. G OPENING DISI nt of the Season Which Presents n Millinery and Apparel for Spring THURSDAY, MARCH 23rd, 1916, the caleldar of Fashions, will be inatugurated Thursday mnor of this occasion, we present Our Annual Spring Rev event featuiring the handsomest and best developed sty ring plans have been made on a mioro geners scale'the W0 tho iuost~ interesting o(ccasion1 of the seaLsol. J~oats, Suits and D1resses are bewvitchingly handsome. 'I a highest aehievemnents of bo0th skilled designte's and we tation to all to attend this style event and benefit by the style kno From Several Style Periods Represented in Our Superb Assembla R IN G M IL LN E >pear in our beautiful Millinery Salon each morning as refreshing as spring blos: Amnong them you will find hats rather high in shape that bury themselves unda smart Spanish sailors with simple flower wreaths or novelty bands for dlecorati< ors and garnitures that are certain to win the alpproval of every woman in Picke tion of new Spring Millinery it has ever been our good fortune to present to t' is Embraced in This Remarkable Gathering. PRICES ARE LOWEST. ts for Spring Fashion's Chief Eftorts Are Portrayed Chi rably With in These Elegant Frocks and Cos- Ca tumes for the Spring of 1916. ENHANCE TI ~autiful to view I l em grarmenits pr- You will be delighted when you come to ter ale soemar ie silhouette, mnspec t the wonderful Dresses fashion artists althe rou soa edly. The coat have developed, for spring. The bouffant ef- lacesly higron short and has ai feet of Civil War times and "before the war''o laeadctigfone is short, too, has never been so cleverly interpreted asi ing i selueg.h for in fullness, the modes for 1916. The essential featLureta dmeideelse 'e been liberal, which is fullness of skirt, has been copied tharto hidnte? 10dels measure truly enough; but it has been modified In wayv far' varwit? )f course, there that are extremely novel. Elegant, indeed, ierfr'ait I the weaves an~d then, are the new frocks and costumes. The . ybe suited If uld make inter. silks and fabrics of which those bouffant rantge of style *r to have you dresses are made up also represents the shon so many be an enjoyable ~reatest efforts of their producers. Prices to eaon.. to $25.00. at every purse---.00 to $10.00. Prices range f s=Henderson Comn Pickens, S. C.. News Letter From Oolenoy On last Friday afternoon, Home De monstrator, Miss Elizabeth Mauldin, met with the Oolenoy Home Demonstra tion club. Several items of business were transacted and some instructions were given to the Tomato club. A Pig club was also organized with nine boys and one girl as members. On the evening of the 29th instant, Miss Mauldin will entertain the Tomato Club, a number of their friends and the teachers of the graded school at the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Suther land. This promises to be a thoroughly enjoyable affair. Paul Edens left Sunday for Clearwa ter, Kansas, where he joins his uncle, Dr. J. Q. Edens, of that place. Besides being a social favorite in the junior set, he is a young man of excellent business ability, having been associated with his father in the merchandise business for some time. The odds are that he will make good in the Sunflower state. Dr. and Mrs. L. F. Crenshaw, of Lo cust, spent the week-end with relatives here. Misses Florence and Lillie Sutherland spent Sunday at the home of Mr. A. C. Sutherland. Dr. and Mrs. C. W. Smith, of Liber t , were recent visitors at the home of the latter's parents, Dr. and Mrs. J. M. Crenshaw. Messrs. Jack Sutherland, Robert Ba ker and Homer Edens, of Pickens, were here Sunday. W. E. Edens, Jr., was in Greenville Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. H. Y. Jones spent the week-end with the former's parents at Dacusville. Prof. W. M. Hammond and sisters, spent Saturday and Sunday with home folks near Seneca. Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Lynch spent Sun day with the latter's mother, Mrs. A. K. Edens, who has been quite ill. Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Hendricks spent Sunday with their daughter, Mrs. Earle Keith, of Pickens. Mr. and Mrs. James A. Hendricks were recent guests of their sister, Mrs. W. T. Batson, of Marietta. T. A. Bowen, farm demonstration agent, announces the following prices on fertilizers: Standard 9-2-0 guano, $20 a ton; prime 7 per cent cotton seed meal, $33.50; 16 per cent acid, $16.15 cattle tankage. $34. Fertilizer deliver ed at any station in Pickens county a1 these prices. Mr. Bowen states tha in his opinion it is not good business foi farmers to buy potash at the preseni prices. PLAY!1 the Correct r Begins and Fr-iday, A a rch iew of Fasions; an les Created for the hIo( Silks anid I)ress - Wiedge it Will give you ge of R Y ~omls. TIhey ar the product 3r streamers of ribbon. A t m. Still others, different in - ns. We can truth fully state )e wome~n and( mfisseS of this ting Blouses HE SPRING SEASON 7 . a depend on the occasion .diftferen t dlesigns. Natur I blouses composed of fine i are favorites when it comes T e dressy llouse. Next comee -and when was the spring >roud of these admir able af.-ab Truly this is a remarkableFa r and every woman will slure- arehi she selects from this broad ;, We have never before arrat lifferent kinds so eatrly in the . for e m5eto $2.4.I.fn i Cloti panR y nishi sortn usua A CHALLENGE WE claim that no tailor in the .*0 United States is now pro- "* dueing better Clothes for thle* .money than is now being mnade. .for us by JULIAN RAY & CO. of New York-Chicago. ' To Measure Only at Popular Prices. I also carry a first-class line of Ladies' and Children's Read.y 'Trimmed Hats, and the prices are right. Cadlos Ganttx - Liberty, S. C. Near thle Maplecroft Mill +.M-t/lMt!b ewstW avs n es inDes od er inawndI u . SpigOxod wlnHas ndfr Tclaitshatnorices n-th VY Untdottew. o po