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TH ONLY ALL-HOMEPRINT N'EWSPA?ER PPUB LISHED IN >ICKENS COUNTY THE ONLY NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED AT THE COUNTY SEAT OF PrCKENS COUNTY PUBLISHD WEEKLY Enered April 23, 1903 at Pckens, S. C. as second class mail mauer, under act of Congress of March 3, 189 tabished 1871-Volume 42 PICKENS, S. C. DECEMBER 19, 1912 THAT EAS Y---LOCALS E. H. Barton Dead--Lecture at School House-Mission ary Societies Meet Mr. E. H. Barton, one of Eas ley's oldest citizens died after a lingering illness last Monday afternoon. Mr. Barton was 82 years old last July. His wife preceeded him to the grave only a few mcnths. Four children survive them. Mr. James E. Barton, of Anderson; Mrs. Mamie McMahan, Miss Emma Gunter, and Miss Nettie Barton, of Easley. The bereaved fam ily have the sympathy of the community. The funeral ser vices were held at his residence on the corner of Hudson and College streets Tuesday after noon being conducted by his pastor, Rev. E. V. Babb, assist ed by Rev. D. W. Hiott. A small number of people assembled in the auditorium on! the 13th instant, to hear an ad * dress delivered by Col. V. M. Flen ing, of'Greenville, on the 50th anniversary of the battle of Fredericksburg. Mr. Flem ing was in the battle and had a, brother killed in the battle. There were present four other veterans who were in the battle viz: J. W. White, W. F. Davis, Laban Mauldin and T. J. Bow en. Other old veterans were present who enjoyed the ad dress of Mr. Fleming. The U. D. C. were present and furnish ed music for the occasion with Miss Fay Sellers at the piano. Every old veteran ought to be pensioned by the State. When the call came for them to go to the front, they yolunteered, left: home and loved ones and made bare their bodies to the the mis sels of the enemy for four long' years. When the war clouds lifted and peace was declared, these battle-scarred soldiers re t irned home to find wreck and ruin. With indomnitable ener gy they went to work, and out of chaos and deformity, they h Ave brought order and beauty. -God bless our veterans and may their last days be their best. The U. D. C. are to be congratu lated on the success of the work already done, and to be encour aged to still greater achieve ments. May their work con tinue until in every school authentic school histories shall be taught, and our children shall know the principles for u EA n Is the place to 1 We have a full line of] 7 1 will find our prices on these other large city. We have ladies' all wool s low as $7.98. They are easi] X[ Ladies' long ponny skin c( * ~ $5.98. Ladies' long broadcloth co; $4.48; with velvet collar. Chldensponny skin coa Shoes. Shoi M We have the largest stock M haps, in Pickens county. A u shoes, too; bought within t: u months. We can sell you M shoes cheaper than you can 1 u where else. M We have children's shoes S$2.00 ) Men's and women's shoes to $4,00 It wil! pay you to corn N believe we can makc it to': Severy item you buy. Give uback. TFa 6 The Store That's which their fathers fought, the odds they had against them, and know how brave and fear less these men stood for what they believed to be right. Harvey Thoren passed thru Easley Sunday. He is trying to break the walking record between Ukiak, Cal., to New York and return, He has been to New Yerk and is now on his way back to California, via Atlanta, New Orleans and Gal veston, being due in Ukiak next fourth of July. He was clad a suit of khaki and was the cause of many a curious gaze as he walked up the street on Sunday. Miss Eva Wyatt, a student of Columbia College, arrived here Saturday night to spend the Christmas holidays with her parents, Dr. and Mrs. C. N. Wyatt. Misses Bee Able and Floride Davis spent Friday afternoon shopping in Greenville. Mrs. A. B. Mathews returned last week after a visit to Char leston and Columbia. Rev. Mr. Holler, the new Me thodist pastor, and his wife. arrived here last week. Mr. Holler preached his first sermon here last Sunday to a large and appreciative audience. The William Easley Chapter of the U. D. C's. met with Mrs. J. L. Camp last Wednesday afternoon. *Mrs. L. B. Odell and Mrs. Hubbard Smith gave reports of the convention which they attended in Charleston. After discussing many business matters, delightful refreshments were served. The Ladies Aid Society of the Presbyterian Church met at the home ot Mrs. A. W. Boggs last Wednesday afternoon, Mrs. C. D. Waller presiding. Be HOME RAISED "H( NY" AT PICKEN The garden of M. C. Smith, cashier of the Keowee Bank ontains some very fine and large turnips. He had one on exhibition at the bank which weighed four pounds. It was of the purple top variety. Mr. Smith says he also has a fine home-raised hog to cook with his turnips. Our farmers should follow his example and raise more foodstuff of their own. Mr. Smith also raised enough potatoes this year to supply his family about a year. Think of a man in town (and a busy man L. Bolt hSLEY, S. >uy your Dry G( Hats and Shoes. ..adies' Coat Suits, Misses' and lines as cheap as you wouId g rge suits as Bring us yo1 y worth $12. up in a good p ats for only guarantee to j Lts as low as money back. Men's good s from $1.48 only 98c. Men's fine di and up to $5.00 S Boy's pants of shoes, per- Boy's full pt 11 brand new Boy's blue si e past nine 1 big box Se your winter 8 cakes good my them any 7 boxes Gr for25c. from 48c to 10 full pouni 'for 25c. from 98c up Ladies' avia a bargain, too many miles to do your fall tra our interest and we are sure: us a trial and we will please y< e Batte in L. Bolt & Co., Pr4 Always Busy. fore adjourning a delicious sweet course was served. The Ladies' Aid and Mission ary Societies of the first Baptist church held a call meeting at the home of Miss Bess Hamil ton Monday afternoon. The afternoon was devoted almost entirely to business matters. Mr. Walter Poore, of Panama was the week-end guest of the family of Dr. C. N. Wyatt. Mr. Poore left Monday morning for Summerville, S. C., where he is to act as best man at the approaching marriage of one of his old class mates. Mr. Ken nedy Rutledge to Miss Louise Scarborough. The many friends of Miss Bess Burton, will be grieved to hear of her mother's death 'which occurred last Thursday morning at Newberry. Miss Burton has returned to resume her duties as assistant teacher in the Easley High School. Mrs. Henry and two children of lrev-ard, N. C. is visiting her :nother Mrs. Eliza Aiken at her home on North Main Street. Mrs. Jane Roark has returned to her home with her daughter Mrs. E. E. Ellison, after a two weeks visit to relatives in And erson county. Ex-Governor and Mrs. M. F. Ansel, of Greenville, visited the - family of Dr. R. F. Smith last week. Miss Bertha Wyatt and Tom Wyatt, of Greenville, visited the family of W. D. Sitton last e week. ti Master Henry Sitton delight- h fully entertained a few of his a friends at a spend-the-day party si in honor of his twelth birthday. ti Those eni6ying the occasion it were Oliver Bolt, Frank Ellison, 01 R. T. Thornton, Charles Wyatt, 0 Julian Hiott, Bill Tripp, Tom tj Wyatt. 01 DG AND HOMI- t, 3 BANKER'S HOME C ti too) iaising more things of this li kind than some of our farmers p do. These are not the only p things Mr. Smith has raised. v Some of our own farmers come a: to Pickens to buy potatoes and si such things. It is no use to ir talk hard times and blame it on w the country, for this is the best a: country in the world. All it ci needs to be the richest is a little 01 more energy and less harping p about hard times. We've got the good people; we've got the ~ good country; all we need is just a little more interest and i work. ol bl h< t1 leseyo o yu e ou f ess Clothing $.9 , 4 Ma laudren'soa s for youcs dtin attiGtre,il or we M tru cetand sae msnfit ohem eas o iv youg your ne evryywo at o asLEYc. S. C. 3rgepans fr 4c. KR1S KRINGLE I MODEL BY ............... Christm How short the year has seem 1 and shorter and shorter stil ev will appear to many whc ve reached the hill-top of lif d are going down the othei de. When we were children ie years dragged slowly by and was iuch a long wait fron e Chr'stmas to another when Id Santa should come to fill e stockings. And this is thE ay it appears 'to the childrer today, and will go on sc tiough ages yet to cnme. As we approach anothei hristmas it would be well foi e young and old to reflect a ltle and try to unravel its pur )rt and meaning so as to get a >per conception of its obser ~nee. Some possibly may'not1 ~ree with the wiiter that il >uld not be a festive occasior the strict meaning of ..thai rd, i. e., of hilarious revelry, many now make it. The stonm of making this day orn frolic, carousal and frivolous ~stimes and ;3musemnents is al: ong. People who indulge it ise things should refrain fron am at least on this day and serve it as a sacred, holy day. e should celebrate it certainly. t in the same spirit as th( ~avenly choir when they calded to all the world, "Peace iearth, good will to men.' should be a day of joy and oicing because it commemo es the adyent of the "Prince Peace." We should celebrate blic Meeting Literary Society The public meeting of the nrod Literary Society at the ool house last Friday night s quite successful and enjoy. le. A larger audience should .ve been present to encourage e puoils. The debate-Resolv that South Carolina should e a compulsory education -was decided iin favor of e afrmnative.' Colie Seaborn :d Doyle Looper spoke for the firmative and Ralph Gilstrat Hold Up and I T has been right hard d chin and smile, but the end, and let's see if we We want all our old frien< who never entered our dc their Xmais trading with-u you values that will make You will find many barl Xmas toys, etc. Don't fc at 4oc a box; Bear Brand $1-50 oil can and 5 gallon Come on and trade wit1 ahead. CR AIG I N COMMON CLAY C. A. BEATY. t - c t t C t c~i~4c t t l\ VV ......... .............. ' e as Again B n it with gifts of love to God, to t] the poor, to friends and loved C ones. In such gifts we proclaim the best gift to men-Jesus :Christ-"For God so loved the world that he gave his only be gotten son," More than in any past age we of toay have greater reason to celebrate this day because we are nearer the time for the sec- t ond advent of our Lord. The natural response to this s great gift of God to .an, is for us to make zifts of love to others. Giving is a right ex pression of this spirit. Often it C is imperfect, often too narrow. d Yet thereis no more appro-riate D way to celebrate the day. All can give. No one is so pfoor, so unworthy, so feeble, so frail, so lonely, but what he ors she can give something to ex- ii 'press God's good will to men. C Deeds of kindness, expressions g of sympathy, words of love and li cheer and hope and courage. a ~Give in time, in strength, in P means. at home and abroad and li every where. Lt "Give, give, be always giving, "Who gives not is not living, t "The more we give the more we live" When we celebrate the day ! in this spirit then truly we can join in the gloria in excelsis of the angels of "Glory to God in the highest, on earth peace, a good will toward men." Xmas. and Harry Robinson for the negative.I The following was the pro gram: Piano solo, Frances Bruce; oration, Robert Baker,J original story, Stella Porter; violin solo, Oliver Boggs; essay. Emmie Griffin; debate: music, Ruth Parsons; recitation, Susie Hester; quartett. For Rent The McComi~s place 4 miles4 north of Pickens C. H. App'y to I. N. Miller. Easley,. S, C., route 1, box 2'7; or to J. J. Mc Combs, Dacusville, S.C., route 1. ~h Your Chin Smile lring 1912 to hold up your year is drawing close to an can't cheer up and smile. is and customers and those ors before to come and do s and we, will try to give you smile. ains on display, including rget. the Robin Hood Shells Extracts, r oc bottles for 5c; s of oil for $1.65. a us--There are better times mROS. CO. ,entral Wants A New Depot srom ThA Messenger. The Central board of trade met .t the auditorium Monday night heir regular meeting night, ,nil after going through the ezular form of bisiness Dr. L. . Shirley was received as a new aen ber. The special feature f the occasion was the reading f a resolution prepared by a -mmitee consisting of M. M. titchie, T. M. Norris, F. B. foran. R. Ramseur. and Prof. Mancock, to be submitted to he Southern Railway company sking that a new depot be rected at this place. The same ommittee is also investigating he cost of electric lights for his place. Interesting talks re made by Dr. L. G. Clay rm and M. Ritchie. Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Norris de .ghtfully entertained at a five ourse dinner Sunday in ho .or f Mr and Mrs. Rice, of Liberty. 'he t: ble wa,4 beautiful and rtistically arranged. Those njoying Mr. and Mrs. Norris' ospitality were: Mr. and Mrs. ice, Misses Janie and Watts layton, Mr. Bert Morgan and [iss Mary Morgan. We are very sorry to hear of ie sudden death of Miss Sadie ohntson on last Wednesday iorning. She was buried at ie family buring ground above entral. ix Mile Acad emy Growing. Examinations are being held 11s week at Six Mile Baptist cademy. It has been a very jccessful term here this year nd is hoped that it will con nue to be a fine school. We re going to stop the 20th forl hristmas and *ill give ten avs holiday. There is a good umber in school here this ear, but we have room for iore yet. The last session tO 1s year will start up with weral more students with us,, those who are planning to me get in. The boys and irs are getting advantage of terary society, B. Y. P. U., nid other things that are es ecially helpful in every day fe. That is one of the great eeds of today. We need more raders, and better leaders-I ien and women 'who will do e right, and stand up boldly .nd fight for the right. The |om*e PIANOS For EN SAL D uring the holidays we ans in charge of Mr. T. H. aving to come all the way 1 Mr. Trammell can suppi 5 different makes of Pianos nd Victrolas. Make your selection eam JoIu The rand Opera Hot faculty are laying special stres on literary work; training th< boys and girls to do public worl along with their other work Any one should prepare them selves to be able to tell wha they do know when it is neces sary. Mr. J. M. Childers is movinf from this section to Georgii this week. Mr. Childerw is at up to date farmer. All hi. friends wish him much sccesi where he is going. Mrs. Mack Durham was sen ously injured- from a fall which she received eight or nine weekc ago. Mrs. Du'rham is not im proving any that we know of, We are all in spmpathy with her in her affliction and hopE that there will be some means used for a speedy recovery. . Miss Olivia Durham of Six Mile, visited friends at Seneca last week. There is still some land trad ing being done in and around Six Mile. A School Boy, Subscribe for The Sentinel. BAPTIST AND MET GREGATIONS P Some recent occurrances in our little city caused the church people to take notice. A meet ing of a number of the parents and other members of- the Bap tist and Methodist congrega tions of the town was held at the Baptist church last Sunday afternoon for the purpose of considering "certain sobial evils." It developed in the talks at this meeting that one of the things which was giving the church people much concern was the young Deopl.. dancing. It further developed that some of these were members of the church and others who were in position to set what the congre gations thought better exam ples and influence the younger paole to a higher life. The meeting passedla resolution call ing upon those who are church members and who are in posi tion to exert a better influence to ref rai > from such things for the good of society and the churches. Other things were considered and discussed and the following resolution was passed: "The evils of Sabbath dese cration, gambling, raffling, and all other devices tending tow ard these things was also con e me me Christr IN P will place on sale in Picketi r'rammell, and you can selec o Greenville. y you any instrument from 4 Player Pianos, Organs, an< -ly and get your choice. ill. WiIIi Home of Pianos of Qi ise Building. Six Big stroyed DeputV Coll Constables Alex and Cambeil made seizures of stills and accompaniments in last Wednesda LTh. tite and estills-two on 00 near Saluda Hill, one toe and one at They were ill large on sides the stills a larg of beer and mash were. ed. Program Union Twelve Mile River to be held at Keow. December 28-29. 1. What is the Bib financing God's workf" R. Abercrombie.. 2. Is the present the churches as should be? Rev. W. H son. c, e churches -ig asi Associatio^ ga Baptist prin should? Rev. B. HODIST CO kSS RESOL* sidered, and itk solved as the sense of.thi ing that such things are and injurious to the bes1 ests of the community hereby call upoi our'c thorities to have all business, except thaLof ty, closed on the Sabbath thaTthey put a ban upo phase of gambling and all devices which tend to gambling, including .'e and billiard tabl" A copy of this sent to the mayon. Following the fIth4na G. F. Kirby, pastor of odist church, preached i1 ful and thoughtful -se the Baptist church night on the subject of da The above resolution, misconstrued by those n quainted with the situ womight thinkr Picken~ ~"wide open" town andti4 without effort teto it. Su6 is not the case. Since tok office Mayor Hendricks ever 'made a fight on plain gamrblhn and two weeks ago he g ample notice that there be no raffling in Pickens. ~ authorizes The Sentinel to sae that anyone havinginform of gambling, raffling or .n other violation of the city di nances to report it to him. [UKEN, raslock of Pianos andP t a nice instrument -wi >ur large line, con i Victor Tralking iality Green