The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, November 29, 1917, Image 1
O ,FICIAL PAPER
OF C TYTH KENSSENTI
E st a lis e d 8 7 1 V o u m e 4 7 I C K E S. . C 9 N V E M E R 9, 9 1 7N u m b e r 3 0O
People Are Paying
Taxes More Promptly
Treaaurer Hinton informs us that tax
payers are paying more promptly this
year than usual. Up to November 15th,
thfrty days after the tax books opened,
the treasurer had collected $6,014.45
against $4,600.62 the year before. The
following comparison of the last four
years may prove interesting, giving
amount of taxes paid up to November
- 16th of each year:
1a14-'---- -$1,187.02 1916..- . $4,500.52
191b_.._... 2,705.83 1917 .... - 6,014.45
Hurricane township is paying up bet
ter than any other this year, 101 of the
671 tax payers in that township haling
paid before November 15th. Following
table shows number of taxpayers in each
township and number who paid during
the first thirty days the tax books were
wnship No. Tax ayers No. Paid
Easley--- . ----- - 169 .--- 58
Ioberty . _-1068. 93
Hurricane - 671 _ _ - _ - 101
Pickens.. ---- 998 . 90
Dacurville - - 527 . .. 25
Pumpkintown 287 29
Iiastatoe .. .. . 289 . 23
Finney-Simmons
An interesting wedding occurred at
the home of the officiating officer, Mr.
M. k.. Hester, notary public, in Pickens -
-last 'Thursday night, the contracting
parties being Mrs. D. B. Finney of ,
Pridkens and Mr. I. H. Simmons of Oole- t
noy. The bride is the widow of the late ,
D. B. Finney of this place and the groom
-s.a well-known farmer of the upper*
eetion of the county. We wish them f
much happiness.
- Harrison-Fortune
Married on Sunday, November 25,
b Rev. N. B. Fant at his residence; in
" dleton, Mr. Arthur N. Fortune of'I
Liberty, to Miss Ellie May Harrison, of.
Pendleton. I
Coroner Medlin in Florida
Coroner .1. E. Medlin writes The Sen
R tinel as follows: Please inform the
people that I have gone to Florida for r
a short while and have made arrange- - t
n- tts with A. S. Porter at Pickens, .1
M, Jameson at Easley and M. A. Boggs
at Liberty to hold inquests while I am
away.
Waterworks for Liberty '
.13y a vote of 84 to 21 the people of o
Liberty last week voted in favor of. f
waterworks for that town. 1. C. Hun
ter. .1. }'. Banister and B. M. Holland '
wereaelected commissioners at the same y a
time, t
Our Ginghams
Special
Best grade Amoskeag Ginghams,
colors guaranteed fust. Worth on
today's market Oc. Our special
Sprice
15c Yard
The New Suits, Coats
Are hiere auim ' you will miss~ as
ati(1fi heresa si ylish ga rlen , tII
sat isfy all e'xt r~emi es of Iaste.
BOYS'.CLOTHING.
-Boys! Our c-lothes for~ you are di
very latest style and have that mani
Which you like. Tihey will not cost
either.
$1.49, $1.98, $2.95, $3.48 and up to
MEN'S CLOTHING.
- Our stock of Mien's Clothing is e
style, wvorkmanship and color is gut
clothes are muade by the best concern
try. Meni! You will certainly appre
ote. of our Suits and the price is exc
* for the high quality clothes we sell.
frm $8.98, $7.80, $9.95, $12.48, and
SHOES SHOES1 F ROM SMALLEST
oNow for the one thing that has adv'
ormore than anything else in our)
will sound goodl, is that we had ou
7long ago for our Fall and Winter Sh
enabling us to sell them cheaper tham
Children's heavy and light Shoes,
er, ranige ini price from 50c
Boys and girls Shoes are miarkedl t
ly low prices,$1:25, $1.69 and up to $
Men's and Women's Shoes. We ha'
~lasts and certainly can sell them at a
prices. See our large showing of She
Du'). Prices range from $1.39, $1.69.
$.40 and up to $7.80.
Ladies' Sport Coat
A Special
A iassortment of cheeks, laids
and sof d colors, a $5.00 value. Our price
$2.98
Mr. Robt. Gantt Dead
Mr. Robert Gantt died at his home
n West End, Pickens, Sunday night
about 8:15 o'clock, after an illness of
olght weeks, lie was first stricken
with appendicitis and it later .developed
that he was also suffering from ulcer of
the stomach. The body was laid to
rest in the Cross Roads cemetery after
funeral services cohducted by Rev. Ben
G. Field.
Mr. Gantt was about 55 years of age
and leaves a wife and two children
Grover Gantt of Pickens and Mrs.
James Porter of Anderson county. -He
was a member of Cross Roads Baptist
church and was a Woodman of the
World, being buried with the honors of
that order. At the time of his death
he was conducting a store at West End.
He was a goo man and neighbor and
will be greatly missed.
Death of Mrs. Byrd.
Mrs. Elizabeth Elders Byrd died sud
enly at the home of her son, G. B.
3yrd. Liberty, on Wednesday, Novem
er 21, 1917. She had been in ill health
or about two years, but the end came
nexpectedly from heart failure. She
vas 78 years of age. Her maiden name
vas Fountain and she was born and
eared in Darlington county. She mar
led David M. Byrd'who preceded her
o the grave about three years. She
'as the mother of live children-Mrs.
':. R. Cash, Gaffnev; Mrs. A. .J. Stall
ngs, Charlottesville, Va.; G. B. Byrd,
liberty; R. 1L. Byrd, Gaffney, and Mrs.
regory. all of whom are living except
he last named. She was a member of
he Baptist church. The burial took
lace on Thursday in the cemetery at
affney. Since the death of her hus
and she made her home with her son
. B. Byrd, superintennent of Easley
ill No. 2, at I.iherty.
Mrs. Dillie Grant Dead
Mrs. Dillie Grant died at her home on
.,ttle lE:astatoe, November 9, aged 85,
fter an illne-: of several weeks Her
eath was not unexpected. She had
een in had heith for almost a year,
ut was coniined to her bed only a few
.eeks before her death.
She was huried the day following at
dew Hope Methodist church. She was
he widow of the late Willis Grant, and
saves four children, one daughter, Mrs.
1. Alexander of Walhalla, and three
ons, W. Hi. Grant of Little Eastatoe,
V. A. and Pinkney Grant of Pickens.
Mrs. Grant, or ''Aunt Dillie'' as she
as affectionately known, was a stead
at and lifelong-member of the Meth
dist church and her good deeds will
ollow her.
Send The Sentinei to that boy in the;
rmy. le will appreciate it like a let
er from home.
EDWI
W E h ave each and every (
Pri ces. No doubt. You h
this store. \'e are :' n xious t
Gfoods, (Clot.hinlg, Alillinlery, 1,
andi asnr. yont chat von will
A loo wiitll convinc',' Vco. \1
1"t1. ''he st 5 VlII.lih. (ht
A BARGAIN YO
~signted in the.~ EVER
h1 allppearan~ce Ea;gh'e'Thistle
ut very~ muchd Ocean Light Mt
rangi- frm;Grndnm 's Wash
11.50ng .r Soan ('rystal I,
MI
)mplete. The ( en ine Iindligo
-'anteedl. Our anda $1.48.
in the coun.. Good Cantont Ib
cite wearing Cotton ('heeks, I
pltionally low Counterpanes, E
Prices range Hosiery for. Chi
up to $17.50. G;ood value in i:
'O LARGEST MEN'S A
nedas much We have a latr
ne, but what alpreiate anl 0op1)
contracts in are v'ery low cons
es, therefore. P'rices range from
you can buy and up to $16.50.
il solid loath- LITTLE TI-I
up to $2.48. Good Paper I)
i. exceptional- Ladies and Me
-.00. Ilair Pins all ki
!O all the new Safety Pins -
'ery attractive Men's Canvas G
ea before you H[ooks anid Eye
$2.39, $2.98, Good Sewing C
Colors--......
EDI
SA~
During
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month of December which it belih
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If you subscribe 'Tor two year
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Mrs. William Heaton Dead
Mrs, William Heaton died at her hot
near Pickens last Sunday afternoon aft
3n illness of several weeks, aged abc
50 years. Her body was laid to rest
Secona cemetery Monday afternoc
The is survived by a husband and fo
hildren, who have the sympathy of t
ommunity in their loss.
Big Time at Dacusvillc
There will be an oyster and box su
er at the auditorium of the Dacusvi
traded school on Thanksgiving nigi
Music and songs will be given to ent<
tain the audience; among the latter v
be the popular war song, "Send r
Away With a Smile."
There will not be any admission fe
and the public-is cordially invited to 1
tend. The proceeds of the evening '
be used toward buying seats for
auditorium.
NL.E
HE STlORE THAir
epa rt nietnt of-'011 store overflc
a VU been lieu riiig of goods bei
) inlpr'ss 111)011 YOUr1' niiinds th
adieS' Readey-tu-Wecar, (rents'
get. ad vantaLIe of our early bu
hen Yolu are read(ly to bly t.l
id tii iiil the 'prese'it. stock is s
Coat Suits
lowv1) rices ran ge fni 01
)t.in OilaL n kl 0 wortih .d5).
U CAN BUY AT THIS STORE
DAY IN THE -YEAR.
odai, 2 big lb. boxes for. Sc.
itches, U boxes of 120(1 for. .10c.
ing I 'owdeir, 5 big boxes for 25e
uindry Soap, 5u big (Cakes for 25e'
N'S OVERALLS.
Dye, will not fade, $1.15, $1.35
oinel. . 15 and upl to 25c yard.
r~ts go patterns, at 11 cents a yard'(
8c, $1.25 and up to $3.50.
lIdren- 10c, 121c, and up to 35c.
re Gighm at 123 and 15c yd
ND BOYS OVERCOATS.
e stock of Overcoats and would
artunity to showv you. Our prices
idering the quality of the goods.
$2.48, $3.50, $3.98, $5.00, $5.98
'NGS AT LITTLE PRICES.
ress Pins. ..... - --. --... 3c.
n's Jlose-... ..... .. 10c.
nds... .. .. . ... - -- c.
-------- --- -- .. c.
loves--...--.-.-.------ ...1c
S-------- -- ---------S. c.
tton, all numbers and
---------------- --c.
L.BOI
4LEY, SOU
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December
3 a special subseription offer during the
ves will be attractive to the people. The
is $1.60 per year and will never be less by
are going to accept subscriptions for
rs for $2.50
vantage of by many just now for several
times when all good citizens should read
cpect to make the pper better than ever
now as much as possible about our county
ear will be campaign vea. and of course
hen.
s now you not only save lilty cents clear
f your county paper inting the next two.
with renewing next year. Then you have
whether you will have it next year or not.
nd new subscribers. We never make an
old ones can't take advantage of. We
i best printed paper in l'ickerns county; it'
other paper; has a largert circulation than
is the only paper published at the county
Tord to do without it. Besides the county
which alone are worth the price of sub
ur family and pocketbook :.t heat take
THE PICKENS SENTINEL.
Dacusville Singing Convention
ne I The Dacusville Singing Convention
:er will meet with Mount 'l'abor church
ut next Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
in Prof. Moody, a graduate of' Dayton,
mn. Va., school will be with u". Everybody
ur invited to come and bring song books.
he - Pit-SIn'T.
Negro Children Burned to Death
Easley Progress.
p- A tenant house occupied by An
Ile drew Langston, colored, on Mrs. Ida
it. Green's farm known as the James
;r- McAdams place, four miles north of
'ill Easley, was destroyed -by fire last
de Thursday about 11:00 -o'clock a. in.,
and two little negro children, one 4
'e, years and the other eighteen months
at- of age, wvere burned to death. The
'ill parents it is said, were in the field
the picking cotton at the time, and left
the children locked in the house.
30LT d
wing with Merchandise vhich we 1:
ng hitg'h. You will find no high pl
at our cut ire $30,000.00 stock of neu
Furnishings, Etc., Will be offeredl b
ying. We ar' ainxiolus to show vo
t fall and wintt'r hill of goods, now
rddl out.
Coats
aiiw~ if all Xi loI lle\\ Voltitos j
are altt rat i vel y rm
CURT AIN SCRIM.
We are sellingi it at 7c, 9.c, 1 2?c, ut
WINDOW SHADES
They are going at
SWEATERS THAT WII.L KEEP
Good Sweaters for Mcin andl Woni
Childrien 's Sweaters all colors..
All wool Swveate'rs for .\cen andl W
t a $5.98.
Apron G i~)inims. lots oif good h
and 15ew yard.
BEAUTIFUL SHOWING OF PIE
36o inch black Chifon Taff'etta $1
price $1.25 y aid.
3i; i nch Mlessa line all colors, $1.I
price $1.39.
:36 inch stripe Tal'ifetta's and Al essi
line, of patternls, $2.00 vaus our pi
'iard wIde Wool Serge, all colors,
our price 50c.
36 inch all wool Amioskeag Serge
shrunk, $1 .0(0 value, our price 75c. y
:6 inch all wool French Serge, $1
9i8c. yard.
Beautiful line Dress Plaids in Coi
25c, and 34e. yard.
SOMETHING DOING ALL THE TIM
SO COME!
T&CON
TIH CAROL.irP
Stores to Be Closed
All DayThursday
5 We the undersigned merchants a ree
e to close our stores on 'Thanksgiving Day.
-. Novejuber 29, 1117.
R Foger, Thornley & Co.
d Bivens & Co. 2
Craig Bros. Co.
4, Pickens Hardware & Grocery Co.
L. Copel.
B. F. Parsons.
e Porter's Barber Shop.
J. M. Reeco.
f Morris & Co.
d T. I). Harris.
Pumpkintown News
n Dear Editor:--As I have not seen
anything from this section in a longk
' time, thought I would send you
' some of the happenings around here
People are very busy gatherine
corn, picking cotton and sowin
grain.
Avery Cisson, who has been work
- mng at Grenville for some time, is at
home, to the delight of his many
Y friends.
Miss Clovia llendrick:; spent last
'1 Saturday night with her cousins.
Misses Bernice, Bessie and Wilma
t Hendricks.
Messrs. C. L. Welborn and E. H.
- McWhorter of Pickens were thru
this section one day last week on
- business. They stopped for a short
- while at the home of the former's
brother, J. F. Welborn.
Miss Mattie White and sister lint.
tie, visited their friends, Misses Ber
nice, Bessie and Wilma Hendricks,
last Sunday afternoon.
E. D. and HI. F. Hendricks made a
business trip to Greenville last week
J. D. Vickery who has been suf
fering with his eyes for several days
is able to be back on duty as mail
carrier on Route u.
Messrs. Will Gibson and Will Bat
son, from near Marietta, S. C., pass
ed thru this section yesterday.
Holly Springs Sunday School
The Holly Sj rings Sunday school will
- Imeet next Sunday morning at ten o'clock
Everybody come and bring Bibles and
quarterlies. Let us make this one of
the livest Sunday schools in the corn
Smunity. S.
I Professional Notice
y s.h.. McSwain and A. P. Iuose an.
y ynouncc that they have formed a partner
sh for the practice of law at Green
w' vile, S. C., under the firm name of
McSwain & Du Bose. 33
Underwear
Special .
Men's hea vv lent'cr'dined'
Shirts and )ra wV(rers. 75c
value,. Spi~a at
63c
Dresses'
riee ar' la w. Ifn f mm 1'ie g
I A TS FOR FA LL 1917.
have .iust arr'ivedl ad you will be~
emi. . $1.00 up to $3.50
IDERWE:AR FOR THE WHOLE
iMILY HERE NOW.
-a r st ocks were all ()i tontracted for
in(( p'rices, bienei(1 t he lilIo winjg loW
vailuei , (inr price . 39c.
io uits fo Ice .ood aei. hil*,50( !
'ieed. 35c, 39.., 50c, and 69c.
Um-m'~ SLuitsi, guarar: teedi to lie a
boU..rbt t hem last .January in order::
d are going to.sclI them for.... $1.25 *
fleced-hinedl Shirts and( Drawers,
.....- - - --- ..-- 50c.
Shir ts and1( Driawer. X5. value 69c.
LINE OF HANDSOME SHIRT "
ATTRACTIVEL.Y PRICED.
elighted with a lot of Waists which .
a y, wvorth $l.5i0, ou.r price 98c. "
.s worth up to $1.00, our price 4
uc.
10 Waists in flesh and white, $3.00~
ery week b~y express the wvell known '
our price ------- --- ------1.00
Best Grade Heavy Gray
Matted Outings
15e Yard
Oolenoy News Letter
OOLENOY, Nov. 2a.--After
few weeks' vacation, the school her
resumed work last Monday wit
Miss Nellie Wyatt, of Easley, Mie
Julia Jay, of Troy, and Miss Oli
Williams, of Greenville, in charg
Miss Mae Jones, who is teachm
at Roanoke, spent the week-en
with homefolks.
W. 11. Gibson and Wm. Batsor
of Marietta, were here Sunday..
Dr. and Mrs. Wm. B. Furman, o
Easley, were recent guests at th
Suthorland home.
Mr. and Mrs. S. F. Keith, o
Greenville, spent last Sunday an
Monday with relatives here.
Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Rigdon anion
our oldest residents, left last wee
for Easley where they will mak
their home. We regret to have ther
leave.
Guy Keith, of the U. S. Army
now stationed at Chickamauga, Gt
has been in a hospital the pas
month, but is now able to resum
duties according to a letter recent
ly received by his parents here.
Miss lone Hendricks was in Pick
ens Saturday.
Mrs. N. B. Jones spent Sunda
with her daughter Mrs. S. B. Eden
F'arim Demonstrator, 'T. A. Bowel
supt. Vans Clayton and Dr. Lewih
of Clemson College, were visitors a
the school Friday afternoon in th
interest of the "More Wheat" move
ment.
Besides being a physician, a tar
mer and a merchant, Dr. J. M. Cren
shaw is also a successful stockman
He recently sold $145.00 of six
weeks-old pigs from three breeder:
which he keeps.
Col. Jas, S. Austin Dead
News was receiv, d in Pickens son
time ago of the death of ('ol. James S
Austin, which occurred at his home it
Santa Rosa, Cal., October 26th. Col
Austin was a native of Greenville count
and was well known in Pickens county.
where he often visited. Ile marries
Miss Essie Earle, a sister of .l. W
Earle of Pickens, and she with fiv<
children survive him. He went to Cali
fornia in 1885 and immediately becam<
prominent in that state. lie was presi
dent of the Pacific Methodist colleg
for a number of years.
S. ii. Sammons, a well-known citize
of Liberty route 3, 'is preparing to mov
his family near to Durant, Okla., wher
he will engage in farming. Mr. Sam
nmons lived in that section several year
before. He came to Picktens count
fiteen years ago from Greenville count
and has made a good citizen. Sonic <
his boys left last -week for their ne
home.
Ia C O.'
ought )efore the advantced
lces or scarcit y of goods at
and up to dat' Shoe, I)ry
a you at a ve'ry low price
i whether you buy or not.
i siu re to get our Itw l)rices
'4. our~t Iariuh ( )ur slt unni
17.50ing andl the ii
- s .h- tij ti sI .7.50.
M EN'
to 25c. t he yd Tim' - 01.
j'densed with th
- 50c. WV!NTF.R~ U!I
YOU WARM -
II, - - 98c- IOr Uniderw<
49c. befoe th e ad va
omenm $ 1.98 upJ prVices:
La:dies Uniion
COD. lari value, sperVi
CE GODS. Children's Uni
.50 value. Our heafvy weight, pi
Men's Ribbed
'5 value, our $1.50 value, we
to get a price an
line, be.autiful Meni's heavy
ice $1.48. 75c. value for.
a 75e, vialue, Men's ribbedl
sponged anid A SPLENDIf]
ard. WAISTS
.50 ~liii', U'ii' ou will be0 d
.toni anmd Wool we haive oni disp:
1 lot of Waisti
49c. and 61
C'repe dne Clii
E AT BOLT'S value, our price
We receive cv
"FERN" WAus-1
PANY
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