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The Pickeos Setlll PICKENS, S. C. PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDA - $l.50 a Year Invariably In Advant ntered at Pickens, S. C. Postoffice Secoid Class Mal Matter. THE PRODIGAL RETURNS. Coming back to Pickens and Th Sentinel is to me like coming bac home. To those who know me, it is us( less to say that I am pleased to b back. because they all know I am crank about Pickens. And wh shouldn't I bl) pleased to be back? like the work I am ealled upon to (I on the paper here; I love and ha. gotod reason to love the people C Pickens and stlbscrilers of The S r tin 1, for they were good to mc whe. I was here before----they were '"t my faults a little blinid. and to im virtues 'cr:: H ind hw, old - kissed and hi.toirie hlg; of lP.iol . will ever he dl.:ari and an inspira'on to mi. I never expect to live ,' of sight o the nountninis a; rein, an I agree w.th Sheriff Peotark, w.ho s he doteso't .gee how aniybotly can liv more than two miles Iron Pie ken and be sr isfietl. I hope I can publish a good paper for you, aid will he glad to have my old friends drop in to see me a! time. Sincerely. Gary fiiott. The sound of the base hit is abroad in the land. The Raven is not the only one who has said "Nevermore." It is never necessary for a gentle man to prove that he is one. And the fertilizer this year smells just like it always did. GR EEP APR DOF PROSPERIT' With the r'eturn to germ brought about by readjust prices in all lines, we feel are on the verge of a most ous era. Everybody seems money and are looking f good, sane investment. W fore, believe this PROS Week campaign will brini your best investmenit oppori The merchants of Green, determinedI to share this PFl ITFY with their neighbors and and so have set aside one which to offer some real y everythinig that is needed ri in the way of wearing apj men, women and children, g house furnishing supplies, anything. Practically all th< ville Merchants wvill parti< this PROSPERITY Week Ca and agreeed to run some spe / gain each day. Therefore short of a personal visit a you anything. Don't hoard your money working. Waiting only ii employment, unemploymeni less eonsumption of the pr< farm and factory and gent ness stagnation. Get you: busy during this GRE~AT PI ITY WEEK. PROSPER 1T PLEASE ACCEPT TATION TO COM Greenville Once upon a time a man inventi eve glasses with which people cou see their own faults. He starved death. Y. - In spring time young men's fan< lightly turns to thoughts of B. V. D' O.i Health hint: Absorb all the su: shine you can and leave the moo: shine alone. And they told us that when pro} bition went into effect we'd have I e rent out the jails. k The Greeks captured Eski-Sharh Monday, but it didn't create muc e excitement in Pickens. y However, Japan will not have thi 1 island of Yap for keeps until Uich' ( Sam says so. f Somebody said, "1 had rather have a fool t ,ltaKo Im -. P'rry than ex th'ugtht. 'i. l'ratll" . - anyone needing '("h n . a.I who will cole Senator Dial recently sent us a bag of iovcrnmlent cotton seed. Now if Senator Smith will kindly end us a bag of fertilizer from his Muscle Shoals plant, and Congress nman iominick can furnish us with a meiic, we believe County Agent Bow en can find us a tract of vacant land and we could go to farming. A good fellow who had been com municating a little too freely with the stuff that revives (and sometimes kills), walked into Porter's barber shop last week t6 have some work done. After shaving him, Bert Par ter politely asked, "Will you have a lemon steam?" "Naw," replied the customer, "gimme an orange crush." COME TO IVILLE, WEEK OF IL 4-9 INCLU P'T FORGET THE DJ perit y Xy We'll al times All ment, of , cash p that we B . any on prosper- WEEX to have / refund or some Gl Prosp e ~there- ' merchs PERITY iip wi oyuyour j ~unity. To . pent ille are thisomm OSPER-thsr friends, $ee THE week In CHAM alues in ING is ght now -the cit arel for after roceries, -you- ni in fatt- wrap, a Green- anu brush i ipate in yus tmnpaign, cilbar- Youo nothing II his y< gill avail GREEJ Get it Week cans un~ and sti means iadThese ducts of made. ral busi- you ar r money Y as witl COSPER- in this pr - C AME THIS ANNOUNCEME E TO GREENVILLE Dl Chamber of S.U .. 'd MISSIONARY INSTITUTE ANI d LOYALTY MEETING. The Northwestern Division of the W. M. U. of South Carolina wiil y hold an institute and loyalty meeting s. at Anderson, Friday, April 8th, 1921 morning and afternoon session. 1- Among the speakers will be Mrs I- Maxcy White, missionary to Brazil Mrs. W. W. Lawton, missionary t< China; Mrs. Maud McLure, of the W i- M. U. Training School Louisville o Ky., and Mrs. J. D. Chapman, presi dent W. M. U. of South Carolina. Each organization is urged to send r one delegate: each junior organiza ti ion to be represented by its leader. This includes Pickens, Piedmont and Twelve Mile associations. BAPTIST DAY IN APRIL. On Wednesday, March 16th, at the request of i r. C. E. Birch, represen tative of nerly ;all churches in\ Pick ens Association met in confer ?nce at the Pickens Baptist church. Also there were prc:ecnt four visiting pas tors anti at id conference it was agree o ti k ve th third Su'nday in April as Baptist day; to have serv ice at el ven o'clock at each an1d every church in the Pickens As::ocia tion. A committee was appointed to airrange a speaker for each church for that day, and a report of that committee will be published in next week's paper. We hope that the members from each church will pull together to make th third Sunday in April a most profitable (lay for our Master. W. E. Findley. W. C. T. U. MEETING. Mrs. Dietrick will meet with the -Pickens W. C. T. U. at the Methodist church Thursday evening, April 7, at 7:30 o'clock. Every one who is in terested in the W. C. T. U. work is cordially urged to attend this meet ing. You can get your favorite maga zine at the Pickens Drug Co. S. C. SIVE ETE /leek NOTICE! out of town parties making irchases of $50.00 or more in e day, during PROSPERITY ,will have. their 'railroad fare ed up to 30 miles. Apply for r~Ity Week Sales Slip. Each nt whose name appears on the 1 enter thereon the amount of >urchase and when you have is much as $50.00, take it to cretary of the Chamber of arce, and he will' gladly make fund. |REST ROOM IN THlE BER OF COMMERCE BUILD one of the nicest places in y to go and rest before and doing your shopping. Here ay check your package and read or write, eat your lunch, ip after a (lusty ride and make f at home. are cordially invited to make ur REST ROOM WHILE IN qVILLE. RY MERCHANT PARTICI G IN THIS "PROSPERITY" Campaign will have posters ckers conspicuously displayed. are .the merchants that have ~his campaign a reality, and 3 requested to patronize them, out their aid, time and atten mu wodild not get the benefit of oposition. NOTICE! NT AS YOUR INVI.. JRING WEEK OF 1iVe Commerce New Complet< a year ago. 1 df staple mer< Prices for 192 Best 50c and I 40c Dress Gin Best quality 5 75c Kiddie Cl $3.00 all wool $3.00 Silk Me 82.50 Silk Por $3.00 and $3. 'i 50c and 60c 3( 60c Nainsook, All $1.00 and 35c and 40c C 50c Cheviots, La $2.00 Work S) $2.50 Dress Sl All $3.50 and $1.00 Neckwe All $2.00 and $1.00 Shirney 50c hose for c All 50c Socks $2.00 Silk Ho; All $3.00 hose 75c Interwove All $1.50 Silk $1.50 Union S All $3.00-and Men's Childrens Ref less, than a y Very fem are fortunate greatly reduci We hand nothing. FOLG E p "~The stoire wh< Clothing, Shoes, I COMING, GARDEN SEED. Coming, April 7th, Garden Seed, Easley School Auditorium. Coming, "Garden Seed," a stock company composed of marvelous tal ent. Among the cast are the follow ing famous stars: Ruth Taylor, Mar garet Garrison, Graham Patton, Gary H'iott, Jr., ad infinitum. "What do others think of "Garden Seed?" "Never h~s an amateur perform ance in Columbus given more genu ine pleasure than the presentation of 'Garden Seed' on Friday evening at Springer Opera House." Columbus, Ga. Are you human? If so, you will like "GardenSeed." "Garden Seed" has had a very sue ce'ssful 'run' already, and has won for its author much favorable com nment everywvljere that it has b'een produced. The Children's Theatre in Boston, Mass., staged( a most suc cessful performance of' 'Garden Seed' a 'few months ago and it has also been prodluced in Atlanta, Columbus, Savannah. Augdsta, Greenvillo and many smaller t'ities of Georgia." Fort Valley, Ga. A BARREL OF: FUN. (L'he auct-ion sales at the furniture store of E. L. & 'G. 1;. Hamilton in Easley are attracting large crowds. Every article offejred is sold at .just wvhatever is offered.' Mr. Ferguson, the auctioneer with a forked tongue, is furnishing fun and amusement for big crowds at every sale." Spring a stock, with prices one-ha Ve give you below prices handise, as compared wi 0 Prices I 30c Dress Ginghams, now ghams, now selling at 15 Dc and 60c Percals, now - - -25 th, 36 inch, now selling a 42 inch French Serge, nc in, now selling at - - - uin, now selling at_ _ - >0 Silk Georgette, now sel inch Long Cloth, now sel 36 inch wide, now selling $1.50 colored Voils now s otton Plaids, now selling 4 --- - ---15 best quality, now selling a - - -- -20 nirts, now selling at. 7 lirts now selling at. - - - $5.00 Dress Shirts now se arnow $2.50 Neckwear now . - President Suspenders nov rildren now... for children now ;e for Ladies now for ladies now n Socks for men now - - - Socks now uits for men now_____ $3.50 Union Suits n<w . and Boys' Clothing, Lad tdy-to-Wear at one-half ear ago. r goods carried from last in showing you nearly ev 3d prices. le the best we can biuy, YourB truly, R& HIEN[ re quality in merchandis lats and .Gents' Furnishihg MR. PERRY DURHAM DEAD. Mr. Perry M. Durham died last Sunday night at his home at Tarra pin crossing in the Six Mile section. He was about forty-two years old, a member of the Baptist church and! one of the country's best citizens. Hie is survived by his wife, who be fore marriage was Miss Ada Gonde lock, and several children. His father, Mr. Isaac Durham, was killed several years ago when a mule ran away with him. DEATH SENTENCE IS PASSED UPON EDMUND BICH-AM. Declares "1 am Innocent. I Know Nothing of How That Crime Was Committed. Florence, S. C., March 28.-Ed-i mund Bigham, charged with killing five members of his family at Pamli-. co over financial troubles, was con victed of murder by a jury here to day and sentenced to die in the elec tric chair att Columbia between the hours of 10 and 2 o'clock Friday, April 8./ After passing sentence, Judge R. W. Memminger, presiding, overruled a miotion for a new trial and-.A. L. King, sof counsel for the de~fense, an nlounled~ he would appeCal. Mr. King, in his plea for a new~ trial, asserted that preivious to the trial one of the members of the jury had, declared he wvould like to siee Bighanm burned. Mr. King also had asked for delay in arguing his mo tion before Judge Memminger, but this was denied.. Goods . if and less, than on certain lines ha year -ago.. or Spring, 1921 selling for - - ---4 25c Yd. c and 20c Yd. ellingat c ansd 30c Yd. t- - - -35c Yd.yr_"" w selling at -$1.50 Yd. --$1.50 Yd. - -$1.00 Yd. ling at - - - -. --$1.50 Yd. 1ng at 25c Yd. at- 30c Yd. elling at_ Oc to 75c Yd. -t - - -- c ad" 20c Yd. c and 25c Yd. 5c and $1.00 -.- - --$1.25 ?s tihng at / 1.50 to $2.00 ------50c -----$1.00 -------50c ------25c ------ 25c - -1.00 -----1.50 ------40c ----- -75c -----75c =-- - $1.50 t ies, Misses and N" the price, and season, but we ~rything new at it all times, or a comes before the p Goods8 a Specialty COUNTY BOARD OF EQUALD TION MEETJNG. The County Board of Equalli will meet at Pickens court hous Friday, April 1st, 19?21, to trai any and all business that may c before them. Any one having ness to bring before..the county bt will bear the date in mind and accordingly. H. A. Townes, Sec. of Boar WATCHES If you are thinking of buying thing in the Jewlery line, It wi you to come in and let usi sho what we have. We have most of SOUTH BEND, ELGIN, and THTAM WATCHES, all sIzes, irt Gold, Gold fillecd and nickle cascr big line of Braclet Watches ju ceived. Also a big line of Clock:. - they~ are beau ties. Silver ware In anld 0(dd plieces. Cut Gle~ss and an . Anything in Jewlery we have it. 000.0 in and let us sliow you over om i. Wej are glways glad to (do SO. H. Snider Jeweier and Optometuist EASLE~Y,S. C.