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'5 4P 'K, PrnoucedBy CompetentCritics the Best Stcyfth Year, Began in Last- IsE4oh etne.Ra t " Coto THEd PIIKES SE TNE.00o 1.7 TilE Pcl(E SENT T1 PUBLISHED WEEjl-Kl*.Y OFFICIAL PAPEJR OF PICKENS COUNT~Y SUBSCRIPTIO]~IEOEDLA IRYA Established 1871- Volunic 46S PICKENS, S. C., D)ECE1111il 7, 1916;Nibi3 SPECIAL NOTICES .4 Notic Itiserte(I In this columnn for otte ceitt word for first isertloti and one-hiti f <T itt t wor for eatch mibsequent Insertiona. I have some special bargaim in my store. Come in and see them. B. F. Parsons, Pickens. Liomt-A pair of nose-fitting glasses, in small black case, Sunday afternoon between Pickens and Bruce's Mountain. Reward. T H. Campbell. Lost-Between Pickens and Easley November 28, one automobile tire chain. Finder please return to Sentinel office. Lost--Between Pickens and Brevard, N. C., September 1, one red hound bitch; answers to the name of Bell. Any information will be rewarded. R. G. Gaines, Central. 33 Waras nuang !- All peCrsons are hiereb~y forbidden to hunt or trespass on my land In any manner, and if no attention is paid to this notice I will have the law strictly enforced. W. 11. Lark, Pick ens route 6. .1. Beunton Itclaisuesov of Seneca has bought the stock of Doyle & Grant Sales Stable and will sell 27 head of good mules and horses at a low price for the next 30 days; also some good second hand buggies, wagons and harness. Call and see me. Fo. Kale-One good mule. Must go at once. Milton Wynn, Pickens R 1. 32. For iltent-A two-horse farm. Ap ply to Mrs. A. E. Kelley, Pickens R4. (32 F'orWaie--Fine dark bay farm horse, 7 years old, .weighs about 1100 pounds, well broke. Apply to Henley Porter, Pickens. , 32 .For Male--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 Fo' Ueeit., ONa-e o1 ta de-400 acres of land 7). miles from Pickens C. H., known as thelJacob Lewis place; also 100 acres joining same on south; churches, school, mill, physician hnd telephone convenient; good roads and desirable neighbors. 50 acres near Woodall mountain known as Alexander land. 100 acres near Pumpkintown. Lloyd H. Smith, Easley, S. C. 32 Fos' %ale oz Renst-A farm of about 50 acres, on main road from Pickens to Aiken's store, about 20 acres cultivated; some -branch bottom, four room house and outbuildings; wire pasture, wire garden, good spring; daily mail, church and schools. $550, half cash; balanee 12 months. Will rent this place. Also other lands for sale. M. J. Welborn, Pickens, S. C. Waznted--To buy.all grades of peas and cane seed. We pay highest market prices. We carry complete stock of staple groceries, fruits and produce. Wholesale onl.. Warehouses at P. & N. depot, Greenville. -Dixie Flour and Grain Company. 34 Got the White House Flour at Pickens Hdw. & Grocery Co. FOR SALE! Fifty-seven and one-half acres of land with one good 5-room house, large new barn, other outbuildings, good well of water, one 5-room tenant house and outbuildings, within one-quarter mile of Norris cotton mill town and within half mile of the town of Norris son Southern r~gw~~y, itinhalf mile of a six .u ollar school on one side and 'quarter of a mile of a good graded .21 on the other, five churches, near -est one between one-fourth and one-half mile and the farthest one etwo miles, within from one-half to two anid a half miles of three corn mills, thraee mails a day passes the place. Part cash; rest on easy terms. D. M. NEWTON, Norrist, S. C. P. S.--45 acres of the above in culti vation, two goodl pastures, both well watered. Price, $76.00 per aere. :32 1Sale of Land 1 will sell at Pickens Court flouse, Salesday in January, 1917, between the legal hours of sale, the tract of land ligabout one mile from Pickens that bongs to the estate of P. A. Porter-, deceased, containing sixty-seven (617) acres, more or less. Terms, cash. 33JAMES PORTER, Executor. Dr. A. A. Will be in K ~ Gireath Hoi S. C., Hunte: 1,for the p R. R. Stevenson Dead it was a shock to the people of Pick ens when it became known that R. R. Stevenson had died at his home here Friday morning a few minutes past 11 o'clock. Although Mr. Stevenson has been seriously ill for three weeks it was thought his condition was getting bet ter. H is death wias caused by catarrhal juaundice. Mr. Stevenson was born in Anderson county about thirty-eight years ago. He enlisted in the regular U. S. Army in 1900 and saw active service in the Philippines. lie came to Pickens about twelve years ago as- foreman of the brickyard when Col. Neal was in charge of it, and for the past ten years had been general manager of the Pickens Lumber Co's. ple at here. He was twice married, his first wife being a Miss Rice of Oconee county, and she preceded him to the grave about six years. One son, Theo, by this union survives his parents. His second wife was Miss Myrtle Holder, a daughter ot Mr. and Mrs. J. 1). Holder of Pickens, and she and a six-months old child also survive him. He is also survived by Mrs. T. K. Ioper, a sister, and W. P. Stvenson, a half-brother, both of Anderson. Mr. Stevenson was a member of the Presbytei ian church. was a Mason and W. 0. W., and not only the members of these organizations, but all others were his friends. He was a quiet and unassuming man, a true friend, husband and father and many are the sincere words of sorrow we have heard spoken since he left us. To the bereaved ones The Sentinel joins with numerous other friends in extending sincere and heart felt sympathy. Funeral services were conducted Sat urday by Rev. J. C. Bailey and the body was laid to rest with Masonic honors in the Pickens cemetery. Death of a Good Woman Mrs. Sarah Corbin died at the home of her son-in-law, Will T. Watson, near Mt. Pisgah church in Anderson county, December 2, in the 84th year of her life, and was buried at Cross Roads church in Pickens county, on Sunday afternoon, December 3, after funeral services conducted by her pastor, Rev. ). W. Hiott. At the time of herdeath she was a member of Mt. Pisgah Bap tist church. Mrs. Corbin joined the Baptist church when quite young and lived an exemplary christian life until her death. Many kind words were said about her by those who knew her well. Before her marriage she was a Miss Reeves and was reared in the upper part of Greenville county. She leaves four children- three daughters and one son. Her daughters are Mrs. Will Watson of Anderson county, where she had l'ved for the past twenty years; Mrs. '.A. Capps and Mrs. James Tur ner of Pickens county. George W. Corbin, chief of police at Seneca, is her only living son. The bereaved ones have the sympathy of many friends. H. County's Oldest Woman Dead Mrs. Rosa Nalley died Sunday, Nov. 26, 1916, at the home of her youngest daughter, Mrs. R. H. Barkley, on Lib erty route 3. Mrs. Nalley had reached the ripe old age of ninety-six years, three months and seven days, being at the time of her death the oldest person in Pickens county. She was a conse crated christian woman and to know her was to love her. This kind and loving mother will be greatly missed by all, especially her two living children, Mrs. R. H. Barkley of Liberty route 3 and Mrs. James Crowder of near Cen tral. Her husband (lied 52 years ago in the war, leaving five children, of wvhom three died. Mrs. Nalley was a Imember of Flat Rock church and her body was laid to rest in the cemetery there, Rev. W. C. Seaborn conducting the funeral services. A FRIEND. Morgan-Allen A marriage of much interest in this section was that of Miss Mattie May Morgan of Central to Mr. Basil Ernest Allen of Lowndessille, which was sol emnized November 22 at Central. Be cause of a recent death in the bride's family only the immediate members of the families were present. Rev. B. M. Robertson performed the ceremony. Mrs. Allen is a daughter- of the late Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Morgan of Central. She is a graduate of Columbia college and received her M. A. from Vanderbilt university. Mr. Allen is an alumnus of Furman university and a successful business man of Lowndesville. Singing at Mountain Grove IThere will be a singing at Mountain Grove church the second Sunday after noon in December, beginning at2 ocok Itwi be esp~ecially for the young -peop~le but everybody is invited. ODOM. ti'i alhalla, S. C., at Dr :el, Tuesday, Decem e's Pharmacy, Thur urpose of examinin FOR TE Oolenoy Girl Wins Scholarship An Oolenoy tomato club girl leads Pickens county tomato clubs in the pro duction of tomatoes. Miss Merle Hen drix, the 13-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Hendrix, a junior mnem ber of the Oolenoy Tomato club, enjoys the distinction of being the most suc cessful tomato grower in Pickens county. The yield from her one-tenth of an acre was 609 3-pound cans, besides $5 worth of fresh tomatoes sold. For this extra ordinar achievement Miss Merle is awarded a short-course scholarship at Winthrop college. While it was pos sible for only one member to' surpass, all met with splendid success- and this season hundreds of cans will be sold where heretofore they had been bought. A step in the line of progress and a "star' for the name of the home dem onstrator, Under the auspices of the Oolenoy Bread club an oyster sup er was given Friday evening at the se Tool building. A table of homemade candy, cake and hot coffee was presidel over by Misses Mary Rtoper and Jessie H. Edens, two club members. Music was furnished by the Clark string band. The proceeds of the evening, a neat little sum, will be used to equip a cooking department. Manning Roper, the youngest son of Mrs. M. J. Roper, who has been in Mon tana for the past three years, has re turned, to the pleasure of his friends. Mrs. McClanahan of Liberty spent a few days of last week with Mrs. W. E. Edens, Jr. Misses Lennie Lewis and Flora Kelley were visitors at Oolenoy last Sunday. THE PICKEN With the "ALL WINTEI Biggest, Be ,t_!o' e w Pr PAF_ Our pope ithe Local, C ' portant Statb Weekly Km -- tas the wor] news. "The Progr HER the South's lea, weekly, of whic can tell by o mi he reads it or n4 ers' Business Be is issued by the er and is a simpi ing farn accour card-board cover 4ILE IEIC DE I"Today's" M Oy contaning e much good read; ily, while "T11 monthly, will be to all and hell daughters. The Grapevi ~ varieties select growing. The total value of a year's subscription for our Iper mid a year each for the other Ipubl)1ications of the "ALL WINTER READING" CIub, together with the Farmers' Business Book and the Grapevines i than four dollars. I"The Progressive Farmier" stands back of Iscriptions one year each to all the publications c ers' Business Book and the four grapevines. W o)ffer as every publication named is clean, inter Book and the Grapevines will prove valuable to FILL IN AND MAILl. SEND C I accept the "ALL WINTER N ame____________ Addrs .__________ Route. State -._. . Semd Vis $2.5 e.WeII Kn Barton's Drug Stol ber 12; Central, S. 3day, December 14; g'eyes and flitting g [E LAST 'l Pumpkintown "Deadhead" Stuff If you've got the price you can get most qmything you want-even to a pair of overalls. Lots of farmers sowing wheat. Know the reason? And we, being a bachelor, are also thankful that it's not against the law to wear a nail for a button. Mr. Editor, you say: "It will not be long until our farmers will be bringing a dozen cotton seed to town and swap ping them for sugar, coffee and tobacco same as they (to eggs now.'' But if this other thing keeps up, too, how many dozen seed will we have to bring when we want to swap 'em for a sack o' flour and not have to pay boot? [A farmer ought not to have to buy flour. --El.] E F. Keith and W. ). Hendricks, Jr. have just returned from Anderson, where they attended U. IS. court as jurymne. Mr. Keith says they enjoyed their trip immensely, and got plenty of good things to cat while there. Mr and Mrs. Nelson of Michigan are visiting the latter's brother and par ents, 1. A. and Rev. and Mrs. Whi tmire at their home here. Mr. Nelson says that he sold a a thousand dollars worth of beans just before coming south, and had more to sell. We pumpkins didn't eat much pump kin pie Thanksgiving day for the very good reason that we didn't have the pumpkins. Canmuc. Miss Lennie Lewis is visiting at the home of her uncle, Jason Lewis. S SENTINEL t READING" Club is our st Bargain. r contains all ounty and m news. "The uns City Star" d and general ;sive Farmer" is ling Agricultural h it ;s said, "you in's farm whether FARMERS' >t. "The Farm- BUSINESS 1300K ok anY-Almane" Progressive Farm.' 'ed form for keep. ts. Forty pages, agazine is a month. lean stories and Lig for all the fanm-. e Housewife." a found interesting Aful to wife and xes are of four ed for Southern i Our Price for th;s Biggest, Best Bargain is given in last line of this announce ment. All acceptances are to be sent to our office and * inclucles one year's renewal or new subscription to our paper. this remarkable offer and will supply the sub rcept our own and will also send you the Farm. recommend your immediate acceptance of this esting and useful, while the Farmers' Business you. R BRING THIS FORM TO US READING" Club offer: mount $ Date_____ 0 for this Club own Gree 'e, Monday, Decem I., Rikes' Hotel, We' Pickens, S. C., Keox 'lasses, RIME THEh Pickens Schoo! News The school received both Thursday and Friday for Thanksgiving. The Thanksgiving exercises given by the classes of Miss Belle Yongue and Miss Nellie Grandy were very muchen joyed by patrons and pupils of the other grades. Miss Isadora Williams, the assistant teacher of the high school, visited for mner pupils now attending Greenville Woman's College Saturday. Miss Ada Craig of the faculty spent the Thanksgiving season in Walhalla. '' The Tiird Society will give a public meeting in the school auditorium Fri day evening 7.30. This will be the first public meeting our society has given. The subject for debate is: Resolved that the mill school should be a part of the town school. The public is cordial ly invited to attend. So11001, CORRasPONDINT. Honor Roll of Pickens School First Grade - Alary G ravely', Elsie l ies ter, Frederica II ailum, Eleanor M auldin. Second( Grade F- rances Cureton, Irene Johnson, IHelen Langston, Annie Mae Stewart, Margaret Valley, Quinton Por ter, Fant Thornley. Third Grade - Eugene Alexander, Wyatt Stewart, Linnie Cantrell, Nan Newton, Margaret Rtichey. Fourth Grade- Margaret Rivens, Ruth Gravely. Fifth Grade- Lois .lames, Mable Fin ney, Neta Belle Johnson, Artie Hughes, Ellen Freeman, Lucille Harris, Helen Griflin, Essie Stewart, Athalie Hallum. Louise Ilu tchings, M ary Maude Stewart, Daisy Bivens, Ansel Nealey, James Qantt, Roy Herde. Sixth Grade-Don Roark, Frances Cox, Nannie Morris, Bessie Stewart, Edna Willis. Seventh Grade - Ernest Craig, Norman Yongue, Esther Baker, Bonnie Hender son, Eunice Cameron, Emily Thornley, Edna Porter, Mary Hallum, Sara Mac Freeman, Claudia Welborn, Eula Stew art, Fannie Finney, Eva Freeman, Eli nor McDaniel, Maud Morrell Eighth Grade- Bernice Otrey. Eth elyne Gantt. Ivy Mauldin, Melenet Thornley. Ninth Grade--Agnes Edens. Tenth Grade-Margaret Aiken, Ber. tha Cantreli, Joe Frank Freeman, An. nie Gravely, Marie Hiott, Frank Keith. The Sentinel's Honor Roll New subscribers since last issue: I E Porter, .1 T Durham, Jake Porter, , F Lewis, R B Hunnicutt, 0 N Garrett J H Garren, J E Pressly, J C Pressly, John Hagood, J S Bagwell, Walter Lewis, JB Bolding, W M AiKens, J E Bridges, J M Cantrell, J Coat Stewart, T N Stone, J D Duncan,. W D Hen dricks, J H Durham, Mrs. Jane Win chester, L A Alexander (col). Renewals: Mrs. F L Garvin, Annie M Kelley, R. G. Gaines, Rev. C R Ab ercrombie, W FJohnson, John F Childs. M M Rogers, T E Porter, J W Garrett, Ralph Murphree, B M Smith, H B Brookshire, C G Lewis, J C Stewart, S E Hughes, J E Durham, Ed Seaborn, N A Garren, S H Garren, Mrs. D W Cantrell, Jr., J E M Steele, C S Dalton, A D Duncan, S M Jones, W F Welborn, W C Ciayton, Jno. T Lewis, B R Por ter, W M Hagood, Roy Garrett, Elisha Younghlood, W R Garrett, W A Por ter. We thank you all. Resolutions Be it Resolved, by the churches of the town of Lancaster, in union meeting assembled: First-That we earnestly regret, that our town and community are s0 soon to lose the services of Rev. E. 'T. Hodges, who has so faithfully and ably servedl the first Methodist church of Lancaster for the past four years. Second--That in times of health, sick ness, (death and sorrowv he lias endearedl himself not only to his own flock, but also to all the christian people of our town andl community. Third--That. recognizing his ability as a preacher and organizer, his faith fulness and deep) sympathy as a pastor., his soundness in the doctrines of the Church of Christ, his deep~ )iety as a CThristian, and also the excellent traits of. Christian character of his devoted wvife and children, we (10 most earnestly commend this faithful servant of God, and his family, to the church at Pick ens, S. C., to wvhich the Bishop has as signed them. And, in dloing this, wedo earnestly pray, that our Heavenly Fath er may spare Bother H-odges for many years yet to the South Carolina Confer ence, which he has served so long and faithfully; and that lie will give him many more souls for his hire. Fourth -That a cop)y of these Resolu tions he handled each of' the county pap ers and that a copy he likewise for warded to the paper at P'ickens for publ hecation, nviIle Opt ber 11; Westminst flnesday, December vee Drug Co., Frida YEAR CARD OF THANKS ( rdI of hanlks putnllhed for on -half cent wiiord.'. We wish to return our heartfelt thanks to the many generous friends who stoomd by us witb such unwearying kindness (luring the recent sickness and death in our family'. Their gracious acts will never be forgotten. Especially do we desire to thank Dr. Porter forhis untiringefforts and kindness. May God bless you all. MRs. R. R. SrEVIENSON, MR. AND MRS. J. 1). HOLDER. Farm for Sale 1 have for sale an excellent farm of 53 acres located 15f miles west of Pickens court house on a good public road, ColvelleinBlt to both Metihodist. ;d(1 Baptist chelmurches and within on, mile of 2Ifadeld school. On this farm is a(I brand Il vl1 9-rooi1 dwelling house. built bungalow style. with eighty f'et of por(1 all fillishled andt ceile(l with best of Iaterial; one 'brand new 5-stall barn oil concrete, Io fndcation with shed Oil on)e side; one lice new. crib With shelter, and a few other outbuildings. About 20 acres cleared. For quick sale this place will be sold for $2500. The buildings alone are worth $2,000. For terims or other in formation see G. A. ELLIS,ickens,S.C. I Am Ready For the Holiday Trade with a complete line of new goods such as you can be pleased with. Bracelet Watches of assorted styles and Cameos to suit every taste mounted in stickpins, hand some Brooches and dainty La Vallie's. I also have a new assortment of those good ouintain Peins the Waterman. H. SNIDER Easley, S. C. Columbus Wagons are the best wagons by test. When in town call and let us show them to you. Pickens Hardware & Grocery Company. Important Notice On account of the increased cost of paper, type, ink, and everything else that goes into the making of a news paper, The Pickens Sentinel is forced to raise its subscription price to $1.50 per year. The new rate will go into effect Jan uary 1. 19)17. in order to give our old subscribers and friendls at chance to remain wvith us at the old price wve will receiv'e renewanl * and new subscriptions from nowv until January 1 at $1.00 per year. We can not, however, allow anyone to pay more than three years in udvance at the old to take advantage of our offer between now and Jannuary 1 andl save the differ ence. GARY lH10TT, Manager. ESTAIILISEI 172 R1evilloiz fireres Largest Fur Manufacturers in the World IiGHEST PRICES PAID FOR RAW FURS Ship your furs to us. We pay all express and mail charges Write for our price list 45 et28th St. New York camet rist, er, S. C., at 13; Liberty, *y, December