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"K," Pronounced By Competent Critics the est Story of the Year, Begins in This IssueoThe entinel. Read Cotton Seed, $6200 THE PICKENS SENINEL - PUBLISHED WEEKLY OFFICIAL PAPER OF PIOKENS COUNTY SUBSCRIPTION PRICE ONE DOLLAR PER YEAR Established 1871-Volume 46 P8 N 30, 1916N ______________ ________ PICKENS* S. C.,NVEBR3,1(Nubr0 STA i;M NT 01 Ti l- .'ON D)ITION 01F The Pickens Bank Lacated.at Pickens, S. C., at the close of busi ness November 17,1910. e 'RESOUltCES. Loans and discounts ...................2r,8.39 07 Overdrafts ................ ......... .5,762 89 londs antfstocksowned by hank ...... 3,200 00 Furniture and fixtures ................ 2,286 78 Ranking house ........ ...... ....... 10,789 .59 Other real estate owned............... 3,72509 Due fromt banks and bankers...... ... 49,872 73 Currency............ ...... ... ....... 7,787 00 Gold . .............................. .70 00 Silver and other minor eoii ......... 1,-113 02 Cheeks and qash items .............. 1092 90 Other resouces, viz: In transit ..... 1,229 20 Total .......... . ..... ........ ......$31-4,033 27 ,IA~ lBl LITIil-s. Capital stock paid in........... .....$ '0,500.00 Surplus fund ........ ............ ..... 5.125" 00 Undivided proilts, less current ex penses and taxes pAid ....... ....... :,273 39 Diue to banks and bankers ............ 19 31 Individunl deposits subhject to cheek... ...... ...... .$ 1.1. ,401-11 Savings deposits ............ 5 .1 Cashier's cheeks......... ... ..6 30 88 3:10.7Si t9 Notes and bills red is-on t led ..... ... 12,919 .18 Tlotal .. ................. .......:1.i,0;3 2r State of Sou th t 'aroliia, County of Pi.ckeis. fS Before ile une Frank Meleall, etnshier of tle above-named bank who, being duly sworn, says that the above and foregoing statement is a true condition of said banIk, 'is shown by the books of said baik. FRt ANK McFA L L. Sworn to and subscribed before ine this -!:ft day of November, 1910. W. L. MATillNY, Notary Publie for S. t. Correct attest: W. M. IIAGOOD; . .J. Mel). IiitUR. 'irector. 1RANK M iA L L, i Statement of the Comition of thme KEOWEE BANK, Located at Pickens, S. (., at the close of busi Ile. November 17, 1916. it ESO U'R 11iS 1.oans and Discounts.... .I l.. e d,7 80 Overdrafts. ... ....12 Furniture and Fixtures......... .. 1,826 16 Due from lanks and ]lankers ..... 11,726 18 Currency........................... 43) Gold ..............................10(N 0 Silver and other Mlnor Coin ...... 168 Ill 'otal ....1 .151 LI *li LTIES. ( Capital Stock l'aid In........ ...... ...n..!5,00 00 Surplus Funds..... ............... 21,7M) 0 'Undivided Profits, less Current Expen he u and Taxes Paidl,... ............... ,.m9 go Dlue to Hlanks anld Jankers....... ... individual D)epositm Subject to Che k ...... .. ...... .... 15,002 1 Savings deposits ............. 19,924 67 Cnshier's Cheeks . ........... .222 94 515,os ; Hills payable, Including certificates for money borrowed....-.......... 15,00 0 Total ....... . ........ ..........101,151 07 STATE OP SOUTH CAROLINA. COUNTY 0F PICKENS. Before me came Jno. C. Carey, Cashier of the above-named 1lank, who being duly sworn says the above and foregoing statement is a true condition of said lank, as shown by the books of said Hank. .J.NO. C. CAREY. Sworn to and subscribed before me this 2.i day of November, 1910. W. it. ClASTA IN, Correct--Attest: - Notary Public. A. .1. HOGUS, ... P. CAREY, R. MIDirectors. JOhiN C.CA iiy, PREPAREDNESS! CORN1.50 FLOUR -----$12sO Not Now, But Soon If you would be prepared you had better sow lIberally of wheat and oats. We have a small amount of seed yet. T wo cars of Flour and Feed this week. See tns for. what you need. Moriris & Company, - Old Postoffice Building. Phone No. 36 7 H IS * Furniture Buyers, I * House Furnishings * Here Bargains Stoves, Raniges, Biedroom Suiti Mattresses, Springs, Davenp *Beds, New Home Sewing Machine, Diing-R~oom Fturnl Don't Fail to See 1 and Save Yours( . 4 , . - --- * ,a ce~ Along. Little Eastafoe Am glad to report that health is fine in this vicinity. J. R. Meece made a business trip to Asheville in his Ford last week. Farmers are most thru gathering and sowing grain. We have had exceed ingly fine weather for farm work this fall. Rev. J. M. Stansell, one of the Six Mile ministerial students, will preach at Antioch Baptist church the first Sunday in December at 11 o'clock a. m. Miss May Gilstrap will return Mon day, November 27, to take up her du tied as assistant tsacher in the Wolf Creek school. We congratulate this school in getting Miss May as one of their teachers. Mr. Hannon Durham and family of Williamston visited Mrs. Durham's brother, Mlr. Elijah Winchcster, and family recntly. They returned by Nine Times, where they visited Mr. James Winchester, another brother of Mrs. Durham. Prof. .1. L. Murphy paseed thru this section a few days ago on his way to visit relatives and friends in Rosman, N. C., and on his return reported a good time. Mrs. Wash Galloway came back with him to spend the winter with her daughter, Mrs. J. L. Murphy. J. W. Gilstrap is the champion turnip raiser on this creek this season, having raised one that weighed 4 pounds and ope ounce. Who can beat it? He is a widower the second time and is now liv ing by himself, so we feel sure that he needs a woman to cook those fine tur ntps for him. We had the pleasure of entertaining one night last week our good old friend and neighbor Robert L. Gilstrap of Oconee. He was over in the interestof a well water drawing device which he invented and has recently got a U. S. patent on. Mr. Gilstrap was born and reared on this creek, but for the past 18 or 20 years has been making his home near Walhalla. The Antioch school began its winter term November 13, with Miss May Garrett as teacher. Enrollment was fine the first day and the school is doing good work.' Let me say right here that we have onesscholar, Ben Tillman Win chester, who stood the last teachers' examination at Pickens and won a sec ond grade certificate and he has never been to school anywhere except at Antioch. The last teachers' examina tion is also said to be the hardeft the state has ever sent out. I am not tell ing this in a boasting way, but just to show what can be done in our little home country schools. So let us try harder and work more for the upbuild ing of our country schools. Antioch has already turned out foui teachers and others are struggling hard for the work. The present board of trustees is doing all in its power to improveeach term of school, and we say to everybody, do all you can for the cause aud advancement of education. MOUNTAIN SPROUT. Death ot Mrs. Rebecca Grant Mrs. Rebecca Grant died at her home near Crow Creek on November 3, 1916. She was 83 years of age. Her husband, J Wesley Grant, preceded her to the grave 52 years. He served in the war between the states. She was the (laugh ter of the late James and Lydia Neal and first.cousin to beloved R.A.Thomp son, deceased, of Walhallt. She was born near old Pendleton December 25, 1833, and was raised in Oconee county. She was a consecrated christian woman, a member of the Methodist church for 70 years and a great Bible reader. She would read it every day as long as she was able. Like Mary of old, she was always ready to serve. She was loved by all who knewv her. Beneath a mound of lovely flowers In the quiet churchyard ground. We laid her down to slumber Till the trump of God shall sound. ONE WHO KNEW hERl. Miss Addie Hiott of Easley spent Sunday with homefolks in Pickens. W AY!! or Your Needs in .You Will Find in All Lines. . es, Odd Dressers, Bedsteads, orts, Parlor Suites, Feather : dtachines, Norwood Sewing . ifture of all kinids. - Js for Your Needs: if Some Money. i with Co. ,e. 8. C. Corn and Pig Club Meeting To Members of Boys' Corn Club and Members of the Pig Club: ~0 All contestants in the Boys' Corn club are requested to bring ther reports io and exhibits to the county superintend- d ent's office Saturday, Decembes 9 at 11 o'clock. Prizes will be awarded at that time. The first prize will be a short a course at Clemson college, to be award- b ed to the. two boys that stand the high est in. the contest. Other valuable t prizes will be awarded, among them V eing $10 for the best ten-ear exhibit. No boy cannot afford to-bring his report and exhibit, no matter what his yield a has been. c The members of the pig club must send in their report to T. A. Bowen by '1 January 1, 1917, as prizes will be " awarded at that time. Good Times on Central Route 3 The people of this community are generally in a fine mood over twenty- v cent cotton. New buildings going up, ) old ones being repaired, people flocking n to the center of life and uplift, the Six Mile Academy, others going out to spread its fragrance in other commun ities as teachers, and so it goes. a One of the most enjoyable occasions t of the week was the <celebration of the 63rd birthday of Mr. Anthony Baker at his home the 20th inst., when the chil- h dren and some of the near relatives and friends collected there. The party con- t sisted of R. M1. Baker and famiiy, B.R ' Parrott and family, Bruce Hunnicutt and family, Tilman Garrett and family, d Mr. and Mrs. John T. Cantrell, Mr. and g Mrs. M, D. Cantrell, Mr. Richard Baker a and family, Rev. and Mrs. J. L. Willis, t Rev. and Mrs. B. C. Atkinson and son, Rev. Charles, Rev. E. M. Bolding and family, Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Mann, R. b P. Prince and family, Mr. and Mrs. R. 9 K. Lewis and a few others. 'The long 7 table was loaded to its capacity and the t quality being the best part. After din- t ner the crowd enjoyed one hour in song, prayer and several good talks from t members of the crowd This ending a I a happy day at a good home. The crowd < having best wishes for Mr. and Mvs. 1 Baker for the future. P. t Nelson-Kay The officiating officer, J. Alonzo Brown was taken on a complete surprise on last Sunday, November 26. about 3.30 p. m., when Mr. Perry T. Kay of Cen tral route 2 and Miss Bell Nelson of Central route 1 presented themselves for the hol bonds of matrimony. After showing their authority why such re qnest should be granted, and His Honor calling for objections and hearing none, they were soon made one flesh and blood. Mr. Kay is the youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. D. L. Kay of near Sit Mile and is a promising young farmer who numbers his friends by the score, while his bride is one of the eldest daughters of Rev. and Mrs. T. F. Nelson or near . Central. She is one of a set of triplets, two of whom are living, and to now I her is o love her. They are receiving the congratulations of many friends. i B. t Successful Hot Supper Charlie Smith and another negro whose name we are unable to find out, who both work on the new double track ner Central, went to a hot supper at Central Friday night and had a quarrel. Both negroes slept in the same tent, and after the quarrel the "other" ne gro went to his tent. Smith followed and as soon as his roommate got in bed Smith pulled his gun and shot thru the side of the tent and left. Investigation showed that the ball entered the other negro's breast and inflicted what isI thought to be a fatal wound. Officers are after Smith now and it is likely that he will be caught, as he was recently on the county chaingang for gambling - and, is well known. The officers also searched several shanties in the rail road camp and found twenty-eight ~ pints of whiskey. 1Fall Anno nlounlcs its ralns vice Gatnents for' M M \en thiat the colutI Thrlle Blest Maker's' Choice Haberl'asher' helre. Thle best at A nyV I.~li Yourl conilS(eratl ion i. Strictly One Price al SSMITH & BRIS -'S Local and Personal Born unto Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Griffin f near Pickens, November 22, a son. Born unto Mr. and Mrs. D, Bagwell f the Griffin section, November 21, a aughter. W. F. and T. H. -Ariail of the Enon ection were at the county seat on usiness one day last week. C. H1. Storey, elothroom overseer at he Easley mill, got his arm broken last 7eek while trying to crank a Ford. Hlagood mill which has been closed bout two weeks is now in first class ondition for grinding and crushing. The stores in Pickens will be closed 'hanksgiving Day. Bear this in mind nd make your purchases accordingly. A lot of valuable land is going to be Dld at Pickens next Monday-salesday i December. You will find it all ad ertised in The Sentinel today. If anybody fails to read "K'' they rill niss a treat. It. is the best story ublished in a long time. First install ient appears in this paper today. Carl Perry, son of Mr. and Mrs. R.L. 'erry of the Georges Creek section, left ist week for Pitts4burgh, Pa., to accept position with the Westinghouse Elec nic company. Among the most valuable property to e sold in Pickens next Monday is the IcDaniel place, just on the edge of the Dwn of Pickens. Read the advertise ieut in this paper. Does your boy like to read? If he oes, go to the Keowee Pharmacy and et him one of Henty's books. They re just the kind of books real boys like D read and are good for them., Up to November 14, 1916, there had een 11,146 bales of this season's cotton 'inned in Pickens county. Up to the ame time last year there had been 12, 37 bales ginned, 991 morb bales ,than his year. Any of our old subscribers who wish o may pay one, two or three years in dvance for The Sentinel at the old rate f $1.00 per year, provided they renew efore January 1, 1917. After that date he price will be $1.50 a year in advance. At the last meeting of the Easley inging convention, held with Glenwood hurch, the following officers were lected to servenext year: J.H.Baker, oresident; J. S. King, vice-president; ). T. Golightly, secretary and treasurer. The ladies of the Methodist church mill have a bazaar and serve dinner or [riday, the 8th of December, in the sacant storeroom next to B. F. Parsons' ;tore. They will have articles suitable For Christmas presents and a variety of ,efreshments, all of which they will sel .easonably. Several have come into our office re. !ently and renewed their subscriptionm :or three years in advance at the dollar ate, thereby saving themselves $1.50. Ne are not urging anyone to pay three rears at this rate, but we wish to give ur old subscribers this opportunity if hey want it. Mr. Joe Massingale, a farmer resid ng a few miles east of the city, had he misfortune to fall from a wagon Daded with seed cotton at the Easley 'il mill Monday morning and break his eft leg netween the hip and knee. Mr. 4assingale, who is a Confederate vet ran, is about 70 years of age. - Easley rogress. Among the new and renewalsubscrip ions received by The Sentinel since the ast issue are A. M. N. Gravlcy, D. L Perritt, W. H. Nix, A. R. Chastain, )aniel McJunkin, Sam B. Craig, W. D. ;pearman, A. M. Simmons, W. C. Por er, B. T. Garrett, Anthony Baker, I. 2Inabinet, J. A. Robinson, W. A. Aik n, T. M. Looper, J. T. Langston, W. ri. Benjamin, .J. K. Massengill, Alton Wdullinix, Bob Waldrop, E. N. Moore, V. L. Pressley, C. H. Marchbanks, Wrs. Damia Ariail, Mrs. Eva Cooley, ,lrs. Lissie Stewart. We thank you all. Lost.-On the streets of Pickens sev ral weeks ago, a sqvare pin with five urquoise sets. Finder please return to he Sentinel office and get reward. unCement! to serv~e its p~atr'ous .4 ule Retlyd-for Ser atand the mo1stf; y canll o b0 e fouli lI 3'olll' 111011ev\')back TOW, GREENVILLE SSouth Carmlina Local and Personal Miss Minnie Herd left last week to take charge of a school near Salem, in Oconee county. T. M. Looper, well-known citizen of Easley route 1., was among the county seat visitors Tuesday. Mrs. Robinson, mother of fellow townsman C. E. Robinson, is very ill at her home in Liberty, we are sorry to state. We regret to report the illness of Mrs. N. M. Craig at her home in Pick ens. She is suffering severely from rheumatism. Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Long of Edgefield spent Sunday with her parents, Rev. and Mrs. D. W. Hiott, in Pickens. W. B. Freeman has purchased th6 Legare house from the Blue Ridge De velopment Co. and will move his family into it this week. The Oolenoy Bread Club will give an oyster supper Friday evening, December 1, at the school house. The proceeds will be used for buying a cooking equip ment. There will be services at Flat liock Baptist church next Thursday, Nov. 30. The )ublic is cordially invited. The pastor will sendi a man from Greenville to preach a Thanksgiving sermon. Ralph Dlargan, son of Prof. Dargan who taught school in Pickens many years ago, spent Monday night at the home of John L. Thornley in Pickens. Mr. Dargan's home is in Columbia, but he travels out of New Orleans. Messrs. E. R. Freeman of Nashville, Tenn., and H. S. Guy of Corpus Christi, Texas, are in Pickens for several days examining titles for the Carolina Tim ber Co., which owns about 63,000 acres of timber land in this and Oconee coun ties. Mrs. .1. D. Stansell and Mirs. Rosa Ellis Holder, of Pickens county, are with Belk Brothers department store in Greenville and would be glad to have their friends call on them when in Green ville. Read Belk Brothers' advertise ment in this paper. J. D. Simmons of Six Mile came into The Sentinel office to renew his sub scription and while here told us that he had sold his Six Mile property to C. E. M. Garrett and that he expected to moye back to his Ambler place, near Pumpkintown, after Christmas. Dr. Lawrence Roper of near Pickens has opened a dental office in Greenville and has gone there to practice his pro fession. le will move his family to Greenville after Christmas. While the doctor's friends on this side are sorry to have him leave all wish him the best success in his new home. Messrs. Guy McFall and Salathiel Clements have installed a new corn mill in the basement of Mr. McFall's garage building and they will be prepared this week togrind corn. Their miil is first class in every respect and the fact that Mr. Clements will be the man at the throttle insures good grinding. Mary Roberts Rinehart is the highest. paid woman writer in the world and "K " is considered her best story. Com petent critics pronounce "K" the best story published this year, and of course you will want to read this intensely in teresting story of love and mystery. It is going to be published in The Sen tinel and the first installment appears today. Be sure to read it. Bro. J. R. Connelly of the Griffin see tion was in town this week and told the editor that members of the four churches of which Rev. Fulton Childress is pastor, viz.: Griffin and Cross Roads in Pickens county and Corinth No. I and Six-and-Twenty in Anderson coun ty, recently went to Greenville and dressed their pastor up in one of the finest suits of clothes they could get. Blessings be upon these churches. May they realizo the comfort that comes from the words of Jiesus: Inasmuch as ye have (lone it unto oine of these ye have done it unto me. Get the White House Flour at Pickens Hdw. & Grocery Co. and Co. ~FOR CHF All Kinds of Fancy Casseroles, Fe A n i m mense~ stock of Djolls, D olI Carriages an '1( Other Toys. T'he best5I stock ofi Kid Gloves 1)1 the mta rket Si1.25 to$2.50 Now is, the time to buyvy< le Rugs, assorted colors. * they are going at a bargair 27 x 54 ...---..---...15 29 x 54.--------.......16 Suits: wooltex suits an Omta Anno SPECIXL, NOTICES N otive Isertetd Il this column for ono cent a word for first inwertion asid one-half cent a word for each subseqeni Il.,nertion. Foiiir #Went-A two-horse farm. Ap ply to Mrs. A. E. Kelley, Pickens R4. (32 F'or Maite-Fine Berkshire shoats from two to seve' months old. R. A. Hester, Liberty R 3. Ftor Marie-Fine dark bay farm horse, 7 years old, weighs about 1100 pounds, well broke. Apply to Henley Porter, Pickens. 82 Fior Snle-A farm of 60 acres, one mile from Norris Station; well improved; on the railroad; daily mail; one mile to school and church; good pasture fence; keep cattle and hogs; good house and barn; good water and orchard. B. N. Alexander, Liberty, S. C., R 2. 33 . 4For *a4l at auction-O.1 Salesday in December, immediately after the public sales, one 5-passenger 1913 medel Mitchell automobile, in first-class order, fully equipped, practically new tires. This car has been well ta-en care of. Can be seen at the Hiawatha Garage. Fo.' Itteut, litime or' Masite-400 acres of land 7A miles from Pickens C. If., known as the -Jacob Lewis place; also 100 acres joining same on south; churches, school, mill, physician and telephone convenient; good roads and desirable neighbors. 50 acres near Woodall mountain known as Alexander land. 100 acres near Pumpkintown. - Lloyd 11. Smith, Easley, S. C. 32 For- Sale' or. Rent-A farm of about 60 acres, on main road from Pickens to Aiken's store, about 20 acres cultivated; sone branch bottom, four room house and outbuildings; wire pasture, wire garden, good spring; daily mail, church and schools. $550. hal' cash; baince 12 months. Will rent this place. Also other lands for sale. M. J. Welborn, Pickens, S. C. W aitedl--To buy all grades of peaa and cane seed. We pay highest market prices. We carry complete stock of staple groceries, fruits and produce. Wholesale only. Warehouses at P. & N. depiot, Grcenville. Dixie Flour and Grain Company. 34 Bank of Norris, Lutent er it(, N tvri . Is. c., lit fie l e or f i e - 1. i r .( I19s . l.o11s anid dis,,n iti . ..........,. 50.5 ;it, 0Overd raifts...... .................... ,N 7,I 11Onds an1d stocks owled.h1y he bl Ian . 514) 00 I ti n tuire tal t ii xitires. . .......... (I thinking house.... .... ..t 40 flue fromt bank-s antt is inkets . 27 ; id ..urren.y...... .... .103 (I Silv-r anil ut-her mmor e.iui......... . i to Tta l I... .................... .....111151 0-) 1. 1 A lIl1. 1'l 11 ts. Capit siti k a hl .. .............. srinsi..... .. i;' I 'l'd ivilled pr . ...lit, le .i vnirent ex pen Notes i ilii s rilti cou ..... ... . 1li i ao l e, hi i 'line veilt3iniru w i~~,i.... .1;i 41iOi Hills airY111 S il l vi iiiiiii, v r~in e for 1anoney horrowved ......... A )14 t i llt f . .t . '. .li. t tif or mean -: lt.iiTa t,. enshh .r of the swoirnu to, nud- subtsibeld before lilth li s 2;th t'orectnitst:Notary I'li e for S. U. U- . I'll ItI,P'.. -----+----+-----r+----------------... tradley| 3reenville, S.C. Baskets--Big Stock of .: icy and Plain. 2,000 yards D.nnean Mills. FAST COOR Madras~ X Shirting, 3-1i andi :; imt~i~'s 0Gingham, all coilors. for ...........2.' ;,nd 15e : ur Rugs. 200 fet n esru1 We want to close out and -- 27 x72................$1.756 30 x 72 ................ 2.00 * di Coats. Printzers Suits and I stas and Sweaters. '