The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, May 19, 1921, Image 5
1848.
In the passing to the great beyond
of the swept spirit of Mrs. Mary E.
Alexander, the town of Pickens loses
its best friend as well as its oldest
native citizen, for Mrs. Alexander, in
company wjth her father, Col. James
E. Hagood, drove from Old Pickens,
September 12, 1868, bringing the
words of Pickens district with them,
and called this home.
It would be hard for one in this
advanced civilization to conceive the
possibility of abandoning a town,
- - with its beautiful home and hallowed
associations to mlove into an area far
removeid, only a dense forest, to have
the vision of a new town and com
munity with it p p"sibilities for
.rowth and happines.i. Yet such was
the courage of these earlier settlers,
when, undauitod by the effects. of
war, they la i d i ar(IC their persii:onal
f'eelling,. anld w'ithl :t braveriy ;-n "!d 1 r
titude which was tile he1ritai'2e of 1 ine
trie II loie terner, the: took up an: .w
the duties of Iif'e. And their cour
42:: ail Iortimlk'. - -t'.it h. ppy .u:t
look ulpol "torow"----he (I)
aunllm11 s:, phlv;lly andl inter'.t tin per
",ons aro'undll h-:r, wer the( enierc chbar
' icteris'tic' vhich ma1;rkei her li'' and
11ade a phikce for her in the hearts
.f their com ni;i ty. llei' stoi ,
Sie liind was ever husy (ev i) vinig
dt'nS for the h 'tt(erIlen1 of the comt
n1unity, and the imp lrovement o!' the
.~vn. l Her interest in the churches
nd their we'uiar', 'ininarked by de
fA 1oinational lined, was Wver for
aost in her nind, for she vividly re
d the time when divii. services
re hel] in the court house and
;v. Fl]''tchcer Smith e'Ve4d as
b, 0herd41 of teti' lit !t' ih44-k, and wh ni
'u8iny schoo was held in. he ofice
,f e l.k1' of court. 51he. saw the
uliilbuent of' her pray '' n inl !n ,dno,:)
6 v'll-e0uipIed1 chrlcheS. I1tily her
h oug' hts wr o center ine404 Ii th' :2choiol
i-ohlems-, forl .dhe had : eenl tit. chool
: steml une'i(lni f1rom1 a --mal m1,11
ePr, tiat L' b. ' the' lir.. t telc -r, .\ rs.
pi::r'tanl i . Gioedle;tt, undetir a }brU.;h
t rto) thilet' b ik tuc ne
at II
4 + :. . :Alexan-le'r served t the firt
I t' f ]'ic kens, tilt' ml14
uba!:t ion h! t ilfr 1anch'li:Cd( sif ter
iv \war, and unable to hold oflicel',
( O 4. . .. > .\' sill I S I \ fe
ekes. Auglue!ir i I, 1Sn lkts. A few
th th t' erm ..M lo the
,1inin1- 1)1t i su l Tl'v. 1;e l e,
] wit itt iclii hine:ii hen( veleet
3 i .ithe r-tIn iny Pien, lik 10
EN ENDURING MONUMENT.
erson1 Daily M~ati.
* the memory of that beloved and
rcd man, Dri. D~ay, who passed
*y at his home ini Pendleton afw
.ago, has been er'ectedI a monu
*t, which, though invisible to the
iaq Ieye, is miore enduring than
~ 4 4 shaft of bronite or granite that
.d be fashioned by human' hands.
he hearts of the people who knewv
1 ovedi him this invisible monu
'it has been erected, -and th)ere it
standl reverently and .faithfully
rded'as long as there shall be any
earth who knew him. And when~
. e have gone the name of this
7 d man wvill live on, for the friends
todlay will pass on to their chil..
ni, andl these children to their chil
n, the story of this unselfish man14,
di and~ true, who glorified( God
augh serving his fellow man.
\ news story in The D~aily Mail re
v e to tile death of Dr. Day prompt
~ & The Piedmont, of Greenville, to
this of him:
D~uring his severe illness of the
few wveeks, rurial carrpiers from
.dleton havYe s4aid they arie sto41ped
ve'(ry cro2ss roadis and~ mail box by
1who wiH ed p~at~i lit ly the com1ii-~
thei 4 rual aier 'I to learn of tile
r tich' and1 14oor1 atlike, held I)r. llay
1 i.
Hlow miainy mim dol you \~ knowv to)
011om IiI i such a super ributiie ofI siln
e' atIeetion~ ,wo4uhlI he pid b~y so
.ny people, high and4( humbl1I)e?
S Yet the man11 they loved wats "af
i n clounltry dloctor, a1 man4 (If char
ter andi undeisrsani, wvith an in
h4.it into huimani na:tue and) a lov2
' fhis own people surtpassed' by
n~re," according to the Anderson0f
"wspaper, which further st yles him
4 big man in a small town."
For twenty-two years he practicedI
ALEXANDER
1921.
mance.- hardly had she reached
young womanhood's estate wheni
dwar's alarms were sounded and she
threw her heart into its preparation,
and guffered and sacrificed through
the years of struggle.
Again during the progress of the
great World War, though enfeebled
by age and illness, she was busilye
alive to her duties and responsibilities
as a patriotic American citizAen, ad~
she spent' her time knitting and sew
ing alnd in teaching the younger gen.
'eration these acts -and prinlc'ipl.s of
paLtriotism.
On May 12, 1870, she was- ln:l .({
to P. Mc). AlexLl(ler, ard: r
turned to Old l'iekens to vv. f C'r
ltviii- e h ere 11(l). a 1e(w \r I' I
inI a I'ew mlonthlts .ilr. auil
il(1r 1eturne,d to I' 1 o
'.>i ho se "si ch t1 ' ' ' ', C
Ci o for. C t hel: tow a
1' ' 1 1!' 11( 1 V~ l
''1trl' ('itilC li.
II '"i'1,:1' r if t . en -. )1 aS.:'1 1 1 .CV 1lC
'C't'It.C fell t I i It' 1,'1 .' 5 C~tI i. I
hv -o n w rel r.
.t { t''h Mo -n In the
h, auty of ': ' -:- I C aim d.
nlely fifty yearst, bilt; as; -:he hiy upon
herl heI ( t! {):l n ::n-i utorrow, f'or kIt
s(eemed't th1 .t no(thi 1;g ~i :mg;.ui.-h ul
amefwere-pan i i . he mndlo k
it't utmC n the' fC it11re. C vt hioC ping
C.; ,.? b br, "! hter, (;-el
m'i. -i 1r th r tC'-inm :: o!' her
' t t " i ! tC' Io 'i i1'".C CCCI~ C 't
l: . l s 'N 'ti: (. I. lr ill '1IC'' ' IV'1 . I
'', I' !t:or touch~led her andt sh11
S rl ' 't . ti,- . . - t .
t{:C lu l rnC' C i , 0e11 t<II - dX
V ' i. j'C . I I:: .-- ' ' s Ctu! bia,, 'n t t
:l,. i . I -, 't .\l1' ;'Ii", f'I C L , lii ' 1 :
1". Pt.: . ' lt. ' IOt 'I ! i't' its \'.' .
h'I''1C gLo .u As > lT~ ihee. . ,:n
11).t1 l)C)(ly _ 111)it 1 h '~ i:':l \,' I II
bod w- driyNMtore
1'j L( S '. r 1 ,\ I i e :I 't'I' o at il . :t
un b mfSri- t w :. thi chw1)e.
l . i ' .r m el~ '1bII1r \ ;r ""(i ?:!
1't 'l to US.''rrr. 1 il '
1 111 )'leS.i; llj' itfl.1l111oI and11; \te
v.Cel'ro tltit , Iont1r. l !nh l's, the
,one. to wnit, to : hurec t by th11.
lon , t1'own, frins, oourni the
havel whtelcdher tae thru mever
eter oain. roug wrolads her pnr!
thes body ofahhmahesuhaeowsg. Yt he
grave coftn to live anvd vor wiln hle
"We~l shll. liet herbut s .hal n
thes rfeso is Peltonand the
lirounding ounry. Hswr h
sTreu aennsofeth enra iprhigh
puicr whato, athereh-tredn out byte
longl di work their apoited ite
butnight wllchetaverosc triutsevere
woe aherrvereroug rads te answer
ta hel ofihman ououring. Ye hoe
hemrts spherd.moe eloent olf tie
thae'te asl ervice of th~we nHe
Ther areouan neuberes.einhg
pulic. Istainfte awrk wen ofymi
:L of the country (dftn'tinaorftal
whp i,1 die ian ther apinthed time
wsnth impl'Te ou'tpouin of hornet
hearts~:. It was11 mtore loquenht bf the
chI'acter aondsieo theil ',D.Gere man
D ~ r. a' ie andth w'owa typi
eny ~ of ItheC )O' countyV docto imortal- 1'
iz'' d by . anMclarent 1)11 in "Th Bon-L
(lianti outern, Dr' IlL. George W.
Dj(by iin "e'!I O dahinedn Cou
trvli aDoiCor."~ Lie CtheS beloved phy-I
f anrsi they portrCaed, Dor ay r
ell gt ne i YOnt man( Lin~l a0 mad
GETi :iv . bon wit hu('Sy.i1 sryour
wat lak liy on vihunij.' s Youn heln ,
dg eito inh business. .20,000,00or
usrers of ou podnut Wrtea for
formation where you can get terrr
tory. J. R. Watkins Co., Depart
ment 112, Winona, Minn.
upon Him of whom they have not
heard? The heathen cannot believe
in lii z of whom they have not heard.
1V( must send them preachers; Bibles
auld (hris'tian, workers to tell theml
about Jesus, about His death on the
cross for the redemption of the souls.,
of all who will believe in Him. Let I
us send preachers to tell the heathen
that "God so loved the world that He
gave His only begotten Son to die
GALLEY 2---SERION
on the cross that whosoever believ
'eth on Him shall be saved."
"Whosoever heareth shout, shout the
sound,
Spread the blessed tidings, all the
world around;
Tell the joyful news wherever man
is Ioun(l,
Whosoev r will niay cIom."
ALONG LIBERTY ROUTE FOUR.
.l r. D. d. \'.m e nIld daughter.
iu(th. .,'1 . e . at : .'c1 :
"It ~ ~ ~ an M r) l! It !' i( . 1111 ,h.
x.')\t -,.~ n 1d in t e o
.:,.1 :ulu.
Nethl ml(('"m11::n)ied( byi Ali,~ : alinnie
1ell' I.bon , atteaded the other''
!h !:: ier 'ices at'i rv in~ I unday.
eIsrs. Robcrt. J .'sh-:: and .1 ud-e
' ~ e n' ue1:t.ndIed 1loihe'r's 1):1y ,(r1
" (. ait 1Fair, iewv S unda.i
Thi:rain weahergill C:ltue the
eIt to ' tA lar^"e eflo h to cut, so
they wll 1nt hav' to uc1.
t 'c . u* r 1II '1(1 t' ( t i c t
\1 ,.T1 Tw:-It ve! me of
s~l~ d 1 I ationl (co'Ie' t! 1 "1h 1
t,:1 I(, takl ' a f: .'( ur li ' in
1 +.'( ' i l ; , : t ( t' 11 :: l r) l*It
II The u. n w ii then
:1' I l " (, 1 ' ' , 1 ''1 ! l t t
\.( Ict.'
(..".. ....... ............... ....1
.GC UG }t (i.
('de(in(' ' other topifate is givel, is
ev"1ily .,:'rd by givin11.; Chambrh liin's
('uough . (I;'. 3o peJople b.eli 've
Ihs it 14111ru its course, not knmow
('ned, and that there is little daineir
* o i " c.: ee when ih rm ady is
rI en. It ni beeni us~edl inl manty *]pi
Itoun'l' -uet.e . It i~ and
CASOLINE SYSTEMS.
Oil TIanks and~ Pumps, Air Comipress
ors. Computing Scales, Show Cases,
Acecount. Registers, Floor Scn-., e
built -Cash Registers, Safeyc, Store
Fixtures.
THE.HAMILTONV SALES CO.
Columbia, S. 0.
J. R. Martin J. H. Earld
G3reenville, S. C. Pickens, S. C.
MARTIN &- EARLE
Attorneys-aa:-Law.
Prad~tice IN All Courts
-Pickens Oflice in Cour't House.
Greenville Offce opposite Postoflce,
Phone 404.
BABER SHOP PRICES REDUCED.
Portecr's barber shop andI Recce's
barber shop, at Pekens., announce re
dluctions in price of all barber work,
efieeti- e immediately. Shaves are
no0w 15ne; hair cuts, 35e, and other
wokin proportion. e
NEW CORN MILL AT PICKENS;.
WV have .inist in stalled a new e.r
mill :cth Pb!icke.ns Oil Mlill and- r
n1owV r.M:; to rer've the public. V:r
WX. fl. i ~iin, an experienced.c mui r'
fromt - . :-:, isc with us and we cna
(~v .\1 :n d serIvice. Weruil
('very c;::.
4It Pie <ens Oi! "
VlSTORS.~ FROM INDIANA.
Mr. andI .' irs. W. S. !Holt and
dlaughter, Martha .Jancs, from Otter
hein, Indiana,, are visiting Mrs;. D. H.
Russell and .XIr. and Mrs. Ifugh Rus
sell.--Anderson D~aily Mail.
Miss Cassie Bolt, of Anderson, is ,
the guest of her brother Mr. C. D).
olt -in Ensem.
..Ai COMMISSION.
By 1). W. lliott.
"MI power is given to mle irl
hea':ein and in earth: (Go ye into all
ithe world and preach the gospel to
'V .'ry 'cature." Matthew 28-18-19
A11rk 1..1 G-1 5.
This command is just as binding
In us now as it .was upon the early
lristians and in order that we may
to this work successfully, we must
lave this power. Unless we get the
>ower of God upon our work all our
-Ilorts are in vain. For it is not by
night nor by power but by my spirit
:iith the Lord that the work is to be
loine. I :im afraid Som) tetiles we re
too much on our splendid organiza
-ons, our intellectual :tttainmenL., or
i': :ione'!y, and not enigh 4.n the
pir'it and word of (Godl to to the
':ork to whice~h I le nas (:llI us.
Ve are to go in obtdiience to His c~omi
u:ttid, reI.I:"n: unot -." :. \'11i thle
a : that. I Iwc be w :th us
un a\ the end of t h' :-- .
n-a 1 in .li= h' t . t h i.t - n wt '
rd . '\ . e'r h . r o t . u.
! i s It ,1 t\ 1;"..U .U '
ill' 1 'i "( t ;, v c4I l)'~** .
t v:l (~ li C I L
erus' to '<0, or to IL:dio is C .lv y
horit.v' !f w ,'.' r t
athe'r anrd het connnt~lands . II I d
rlano thing. Wc ' I., ;I i th., t
hpth w l e\ .I . -t" the \\. j.''. of i
r1 m. >wh n urb en(ly ' t.he.
' u.:.11 .: 1;' 1, 0 1 ilu'.' t> Ob( e~i i, . W (
* ~' iii~tsbdi,.~ Viiv' 01
d '1 t tI b' it.
t w
1th:' 1, .tn i ll reject l
1t(l . I ol -: ;
m~ti. :1 the"I l., V it 1a . w :
.i ' i s '.". 1: ., t t ,*: t~d ~ v
i. (' !,: *it! Lj 1 ' I I '. h~
A 1d th1 ".:0. o - 0(o those wkhi
'1.0 et it v:"! b o1 lg t, ,(, i the(: c al
-vith wet w lithoutp it lihri tild it
Irna ourpt p-hingo is n vain
, o:: ha br h'd'' noh-e he b<he
oh th "stoin: of blood theres that br
he romsi of Calna." thathu done
yo hering H0w1' they hvem
ihut ba faith r, im, hiw ca hi
>recfho ep hae~lm be n. Thve
>loodt hame beeshud i'lhe oheather
old the soryo the nlroeivs:rtho
or -th sinof the wonl worl d a
ieaven among men wvhereby. wve musi
Je sa 0ed, "for there is salvation in n<
3rd. Why shoutld we send the gos.
'mel to the lost wvorld?
We should scnd it from a sense9 of
gratitudeP. We have been saved our.
uelves~ We wvant others saved.On
>f the first thoughts that conmes to ii
iew born soul is Lordl, help me tc
>e instrumental in saving sonic one~
R1se now that I am saved. Should ]
all into the river andl couldl not
~wim andl waVs about to be drIownet(
nd1( aI man should conie ailong ani
-escue mei, wvould I not feel lke
hankidnt: h im for saving mie, anid
hen if 1 sthouldI find somle one elsc
ibout. to be dlrownied, woiIhl I not
ri~v to saive him? Of cou rse I would
would think of my own condition
imd how I was savedl, and I would do
dII in my powier' to saive other.e. A nd
the I reml0~iober' that on lhe crioss
[-:iis.died'( for me andl that throneh
ibout himi and~ ,his salvation', anid
IrI e t heim to aiccep)t lIIm as t.he ii
Ith. Ilow can we htelp to preach(t
hei gospel to every cre'ature'?
T'her'e are many ways ini whi<-h wei
anhelp to preach the glorious gos
>el of t he blessed Christ. Somt' of
Ia or oar chiildreni may go in person
0 car'ry the WVord of God to the
i(athien world. All of us can't. go,
ut we can htelp by our gifts and out
arayers. By giving to the suppori
If. the men and womien'. who go as
iissioniaries wve are hlngto
treach the gospel to the world. In
>r'der to be saved the mus call upo
State of South Carolina,
. County of Pickns.
Wt't~hreas, at petitions h11s been filed
with the trtistens of Pleast Grove
Schoil District No. 49, in said county
ind 2:ttte, .:igntetd by .more than one.
third of the resident electors and an
'lutl number of the resident free
holders of the a:re of twenty-one
years of said school district as ap
pears by'the enrtificate of she Coun.
ty Auditor of said county attached to
said petition, praying that the trus,
tees of said school district order at
election on the question of issuing
bond: in the sum of One Thousan<
Dollars for the purpose of buildin;
a new school buiblin': in th. plae
of the one recently destm ii b'((y lir,
said bonds to be denoinastions ta
two hundred dollarIs: ch beai n in
terest at. the rate of six pt:r cent tot
aInnum to ble paid in five coiu:0! ,tu
'inual inst:almients from the L::t t hcre
of;
\ni it l'urther afpitrtit' b\ !:
''t il-teI', . of the County Audit ort'
"I lv that th' propow-d H
ue of One Thou .nd )ollrs ui
ed e iht per cent of the ast
-h ' 1 'i ti' ct inclutf l
i.* 4 ~ ',."" t*.)14''i' i1\" ' 7
tu. 'i t . . . such btil'tl
!hil *! , ;tI , id holb. to b
n dl -non ! 1' :O huirtIIeit
dluId ir 7n, i let't i : t rst ) fron
the t e th r . the rate of si
:W t~ ' 1'r ::nen; it - i t ' i. bri
iin ive' equ'1 : n1 j:la I bu-at s t. A
.such'l -Ial tio:I (niv <pm itied voters re
:t I1; :t: .:ah! til' rI: sh!l he allow\
ed to \oto.
TIhe plib .,bail ojon ai.t ?; o'cltte
:t. mi . :u n si s h'I,-e' , ; .! ' .1t-f p ."' ll i
i he h lbs,'..: 'vlmi Ihtl h C . w ti
'(' ; '' '7 ;
.\ tim iri.
Thi s l : \\\i:I-. IInto
* ' I l r ~' , . i ,f 'I'
II. . ('j..w e.
1.I 1'iA 'r If N.
I. t i .";'t , ita
ho" vtas, A \I r. Edith ioa:tr- I hod
mfa uia e. i, t Nt, rfmter itttir;
ofMrtionih' 01,~t ooc in E- he fai'
n sine to. o 1. At ' lii ,\n. ith:ard It V
r~I~'te sthe'tliitrto te iu)ta
tmoni hb :gand nmue-il.kid
- indeit tttlr ofy then adr: Aiit
3rd ly plle hMa'y, 1921 in the I '1u
m' Proha . A.b hldstpick,
S'u.loC,. .Conte19hd
tio hC oflat otoc Snerve o
noao oth Carolin anytea
whytye saicAdmnsrto hu
not heograted. omo Pe
Given.unery haniduandy eal, th
3d day in i Mtay 192, t nietate i 45t
B. . Ls~eN. A. Chrsope, V1
Jud'ge', ottProbate, Pickens'4 Cunt
d .,I Comlaintu No11,At Si'ered.,ki
. . Lesley 1u idivdall andvts .1o
lamstr aor of lte's estt o MiE
.\0'Satt~ie L eldecsed pttlaintifft
4'r.in i F.'Lesly ,W.AeleW
his, Letona e, Malj' V''5thi te Chi
ofss e~laDuncan, Maiet En(1t irt
.\thur.' Lette, Juli)ius Als. rs, Jolt
thiCrS iie Cren0aw OtIi and :\1ti Cu1h
t'o the) defedacon t t bov named :
Youvic ae(1i heei summioe and n.
turd o. e he complaint ivti1 il irafr
hisl atin uithl was this dat fio e
madin the co inS S)tw r.te
Afrcourt, 1921. cony n ,o
above nained, Ea pi kins, o n,
to he aidcoplaint' oney.u
leric and Cort 8o ait nw
AND DISCHARGE.
Notice i. hereby rgiven that 1 will
make app)lic:tion to N. A. Christo'
pher, E'4(., .Judge of Probate for
Pickens county, in the state of ;South,
Carolina, on Wedinsday, the 18th dayi
of May, 1921, at I 1:00 o'clock, in the'
forenoon, or as soon thereafter .as
Said application canl be heard, for
leave to make final settlement of the
le(rsonal estate of W. II. Rigdon, de
consed, and obtain discharge as ad
Innistrator of said estat2. .
B. E. Igdon,
I t Administrator.
NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT
AND DISCHARGF.
i. leirheby given tha'. I will
hc a'li tion to N. A. Christo
- I.. .Judu e of Probate for
aty, in the state of Souih
Iti (". ;',utrhiy. the 2Js1; day
M , I921, at. 1 1 100 o'clock, in the
- r + . t et'ea:itter as
S, ,he:Irtl. for
.it Il t t
Sft l
utor'.
NOTI' . Ill .:' TLEMI.1:!d ENTl
AND. D C', .'1:
Noat ice i.hreby ;ven tlh:tL I will
,I ake Ipplea;tion it, N. .\. Christo..
h I .i., dud:-e If Probale for
Ie conility, ill Li.e state of 8orA h
( rttliat , O11 Slatu 1-il \', the I- th ("ay of
\l:y, ':2i, it I I 'c'lock, in the fore
. 11 ,11 ot r at , . ol i i h 1 ;i aii r 1s said
lit en atitol (n1 be he tr!, for e ave to .
mak finial >41,1. tment 'I thet personal
e.,tateL o . Ir (',rr' S'hep1herd, de-.
eei d nelI obitumi del lcharge!l as ad
nl i ra t o(): Of,t t :ite'.
NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND CRED
ITORS
Al ; (er on:< hoh1lnrt elanim:: au-i.u
te 'it o':.1.: f tI h his It .la me 1ti. id en..
I iti must t pre8 the- une, duly
D)ro wn( , (4n or ht''(r( tit,- 1 51th day of
oy, '"'t (.' r" I. - <h- n-. paym( lc;" ent
:td :l persma holb tO :aid es
1:l( 1,!(:' tina ,v ( ,t \ t- i t' iti or1 be
1(l1'1; i. l . : 8 t tl a 'tti
I.. L.. It -ndl i u,.' r.~
It 1( tis t ': ( ii ; , i 1
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G. M1. Keith,,
!':xecuiitor's,
PUIJJ C DRIAY -I have put onl a
pared to do( yo'ur haulIing of all
inds. I 'romtpt service and1( reason
able prices. PhoneW 3213. A. A.
s Pace- 4wkspd
F. L. WEBB, M. D.
-, Physician and Surgeon.
t Cateechee, S. C.
NEW GROCERY
STORE IN PICKENS.
I have just put inl a new and fresh
stock of groceries ini connectiont with
amy bottling plhmt at Pickens and am
s prepared to furnish the people wvith
alnytini ini my line at the very low
est pices.
.I am also in the market for counL
.. try produce and( wvill pay highest
, market price.
R. L. DAVIS
Pickens.
POEM.
- It. wasI on ia cool StumI~x'ay orn,
TI atll hn:n- u-r laf ajerk
SIn: a. unatu rght. Unimir
Ao when thcs eretw in vrI aw.
r Yehs i no ri enhapst asle,
Whdt youloe C my corn d end.
AbNighor