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TH1E PICK(ENS SENTIN PUBLISHED WEEKLY- OFFICIAL PAPER OF PIOKENS COUNTY SUBSCRIPTION PRICE ONE DOLLAR PER YEAR Established 1871-Volume 46 PICKENSS S. C., DECEMBER 21, 1916 Number 3 SPECIAL NOTICES. Notices insert'ed in this columan for one cent a word for ittnSel)Urtion and one-haif cent a word for eaOh subsequent insertion, Wanted-Wagon load of pine at The Sentinel office at once. * Notice- After December 23, the Pickens offinill ginnery will be run only on Fridays. For Hale-Good two-horse wagon. * See B. M. Smith, Pickens. 34 For Sale-Fine blooded mare, bay, weighs about 900 pounds. Will sell at a bargain. P. G. Bowie, Nimmons, S. C. it's mules you need, see us. You are sure to need them. We now have on hand, one of the largest bunch toselect from that has ever been offered on this market. Come early and make your selection while our pens are full and save the advance that is sure to come in the Spring. Our stock isguaranteed to be as represented. 1). L. Johnson & ra~f 'St., Green W. S. Bradley, 111 LaurensStGen ville, S. C. 3s Ft~or soale --One of the finest little farms in the county, lying 21 miles east of Pickens, near railroad, containing about 53 acres, adjoining lands of Mack Farmer and W. W. MlWhorter, con taining 8 or 9 acres of fine Wolf Creek bottom land, high and dry, about 17 or 18 acres of fine upland in cultivation, balance in woodland; enough timber to pay for place at price asked. New six room house, every room ceiled, on lead ing public road from Pickens to Cross Roads church. Terms to suit purchaser for quick sale. Anyone desiring to ex change land or buy, apply to Hf. B. Hendricks, Pickens, S. C. 33 . For Rent t-Five room house in Pick ens, known as Jule Parsons place. $10 month. 11. A. Townes, phone 2313. Notice-1Ifany claims are hmeldl against the estate of R. W. Willinon,.deceased, let thiem be put in within thirty days. C. L'. W illimlon.;1 I have some special bargrains in my store. Come in and see them. B. F. Parsons, Pickens. Forit 1 e--A farm of Gw acres, one mile from Norris Station; well im-proved; on the railroad; daily mail; ono mile to Wchool and Church-0; goo0d pastLure fence; keep cattle and hogs; good house and barn; good water and orchard. B. "N. * Alexander, Liberty, S. C , R 2. 33 Wa n toed---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 only. Warehouses at P. & N. depot, Greenville. Dixie Flour and Grain company. 34 . Man, your wife will appreci ate an Allen's Princess Range for an Xmas present. Get her one at The Pickens Hardware & Grocery Company. Notice of Final Seitlement and Discharge Notice i's hereby given that, we will make applicatioi\ to .1. 13. Newhery' Esq.,' Judige of 'roliate for Pickens county, in the state of South Carolina. - on the 18th day of January, 191'i, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, or as soon therea fter' as sal id application ennI lie heard, for leave to make final settle ment of the estate 01 . F. Rolbinso,. deceased, and obtain discharge a. ex .ecutors. of said estate. .J. M. R~om3NLON, J. P. Owr':s, 35 Exceutor's. Kitchen Cal flA LL at my sltore and letr ()going to give a way 108 7 Kitchen Cabinet aibsolt gOing to mlake some)4 house' J-Kitchen Cabinet w~ould mank en t imnagin'able for' your wvif' A without extra cost. Comie tc M4 bird will have the best chami I have just received a car * this to sell,'not to keep, and * ~will move it. Can save you turo as well as on staple Dri for before the adivance in pri H'ave a few sample Hat picked up at a baranin and i I will buy your farm prc Smarket for it. I am paying 35c for f'ryers, 3I6c a dozon fc - It wvill surely pay you tc ~ . W. HfE NICKE MMMMMMMMMMM SCHOOL HOUSE BURNED Incendiary Fire at Oolenoy-A Serious Cutting Scrape Oolenoy, Dec. 18.-Last Thursday night at 3.30 o'clock the Oolenoy school building was burned. There seems to be no doubt but that the origin of the fire was incendiary, as on Tuesday night before an attempt was made to destroy it. The building was a two-story struc ture, the top story being used by the Woodmen of the World. The loss, all told, was approximately $2,000. Insur ance of $1,000 was carried. The citizens of this usually peaceable and law-abiding community are very deeply aroused over this affair-the destruction of this public institution which has meant so much to this people. They were proud of their school and of their building. Besides an educa tional it was al so a social center for. the school entertainments, the ban quets, the picnics, club meetings, etc. Little wonder that everyone felt a per sonal loss and resentment wOhen, in the darkness of the night, beneath a leaden sky. the guilty one accomplished this dark deed. Another serious affair happened 'ues day night at Freeian's lumber mill on the stroud piac-. some miles from here, when Siilney McJuIinkin, member of a vell-to-do family of this section, was seriously cut hy a negro. The exact cause of the trouble has not been stated. Blows were firstexchanged and the negro left, but soon returned with a knife and inflicted nine wounds in the body of young McJunkin, who finally ran some distance with the knife sticking in his back. Medical aid was at once sum moned and the injured man is expected to recover. "Gent" Brock, the negre who did the cutting, was arrested at his home near Daeuaville by Ollicers Roark and LaBoon and is in the county jail. The condition of Mrs. .1. 1). M. Keiti is quite erious. Mi. and Mrs. 10 Keith of' Greenville and Mr. and Mrs. Earl Keith of Pihkens were with her foi f'or the week-end. From Mt. Carmel We are ail very hu'y just now on thi side of the county trying to get every thinwg ill gopd sihape for old Santa Claun to come ne:<.t .veek. \Ve think .hat everybody iught to be thankful an( enjoy themselves this Christmas as nev eri before. We have made fairly goot crops at good prices and no bloody wai to devastate our fair land. We hear of a good many changes tha are being made for another year. 0 course everyone thinks he is betterinj himself. Frank O'Shields will leave in a fex days for Ohio, where he has decided t, try his fortune for a while. . Homer Smith and family go toGreen ville, where he has accepted a positio with the Southern Power conpany. ,iohnnie Williams is going soon to tr; the sunny climes of Florida for a while but not long, for there's a reason. TyrIe Hitt of Knoxville, Tenn., is vis :ting his br'other. J. T. litt, for a fev wveeks. N1 iss Eva lolcombe andI Mrs. W.12. Ho1 comlbo have beenl visiting thiri sister M rs. .1 ea;sie D'uaeus of Sugar V alley, Ga. for I he past few weeks. T ho ArI s t roni graded selool hild igIm just over' lt Saluda river on the 'reen v ille side, wams burmned last.I * lt'sda igh t hoult :3o'clock. The ori;:i O' th Iire was thought to he som1 - -1 f1o it stove which had beein put il %. :dei box and left in the building IIe los was very leavy, as they hwi a larg audi torium, besides several ck-A.om We close with best wishes for' a Merr' Chr'istmas to The Sentinel f'ore~ and al its readlers 0exatoyuhow I o -piece Di nner' Sets and1 a .2~5 )( (ely firee. Tlhese ar'ticles are vives imight~y glad. The 2' the finest Chr'istmias pres andl yon mafy give it to her see me at on ce, as t h ear ly M e at this. oad of F~'urnitinre. 1. bought ) have pnt a pr'ice onl it that M someC good mOney onl Furni- g y Goods which I contracted (ca. My lin e is complete. 3 for' men( and boys wvhich I vill sell the same wvay. duce and on y the Greenville M 10c a poundl~ for hens, 17 to r eggs. see VDRICKS~ VS R4' MAA GES| Brackens-Merrell.-On December 17, 1916, at the Presbyterian manse, Liber ty, by Rev. John C. Bailey, Mr. Samuel J. Brackens and Miss Lillian Merrell. Willlaihs-LaBoon.-On December 17, 1916, at the Presbyterian manse, Liber ty, by Rev. John C. Bailey, Mr. Ray mon Williams and Miss Lassie LaBoon, daughter of Mrs. William LaBoon. Married, at Salem, on Saturday, De cember 9, Miss Eulii Head and E. F. Freeman. Mr. Freeman is a sonof Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Freeman, of Pickens, and is a well-known and highly respect ed young man. The bride is the eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Head of the Flat Shoals section of Oconee, and is one of the county's most popular young ladies. The young couple have the good wishes of a host of friends in Oconee and Pickens. The marriage cei emony was performed by Magistrate P1. L. Green.-Keowee Courier. Gilstrap-Perritt.-Last Sunday, the 17.th inst., about 1 )). in., the vehicles began coming, some from the ast and some from the west. and twice t'.:.t nianny f rom the north. fly 3 p. i. there was such a crowd at the residence of J. Alonzo Brown that he began to wonder whether it was a prayer meeting in vogue or whether they had congregated to help him and his better half celebrate theile sixth wedding anniversary, but when the latter thought presented itself he then began to look around for baskets and seeing none realized that was not the object; at least he thought so on his part, for he knew he could never feed such a crowd by himself andovheat bread $9.00 a barrel and corn bread $1.40 a bushel, saying nothing about the shortening, etc. Well, our curiosity by this time began to get stirred up, when Mr) John W. Gilstrap) of Liberty route 3 and Miss Artie Perritt of Central route 2 appe'ared at the doo'r and were invited in, when'the former handed tie olliciating officer a long envelope w'hich looked very much like an express pack age. After opening it slowly but care fully we found that its content.; gave Mr. Gilstrap the right to take unto him self al lielimiate, provided he saw hi) - way clear to forsake all other sweet hearts for her and to support her if corn was 81.150 a bushel. Aifter taking the I. above oath His Honor pronounced them; - man and wife, and now it is Mr. and I Mrs. Gilstrap. The bridegroom is the seventh son of Mi and Mrs. E 0. Gil strap of Liberty, while the bride is the t only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. ). A. f Perritt of Central route 2. The happy young couple have the congratulations of their many friends. B. V Says Liberty Wants County Seat - A member of the staff of the Green 1 ville News went to Liberty last week and wrote the following story foir his l paper: , iberty, Dec. 13. -A movement thiit is being talked of considerably hero is - the effort that may be imade to remove the county seat from Piekens to Liberty. For the tine being no steps can be taken as the outcome of the Williams ton county proposition1 may alter some whalt the tentative plans. Should \Vil liamston fa;il to scure the new county, (fort1 vi will be madIe to :Innex a orti m of AIldersonl cout y to Pickens. In the event of ihs -nexatiot carryia i. exlpc)ted it will, LUberty will titen he thc ceinter and thv logical plhe for the court hou11 . While. of cIure it is expected that Pickens will, put uip a spirited fight to maintain the court house, Libert y ex pects to enter the fight to win. It is 'said t hatI a larg.: portion of persons around Easlev favonr the removal and would so express themselves iift~ iven - the opportunity. Others be tween' here andl iikens arc equally dis::atIisfied, contending that the present county seat is too greatly isolated to be conivenien~t. As the election has been ordered on .the new Williamston countyv, the pro. muoters of the remiovail idiei arel( quietly uaaiting toe result before announcine; their plans). However, th1ey arec far from iniactiv~e and wvillI tackl Iche prop ositioni with vimn when thme time isdmeeim ed proper. Along Central No. 4 HIealth in thI is section is very good at present. Wie are sorry to have J1. F. Steele leave uis, but, our loss is Grieinville 's gain. Good lucm to you, lFrank. T1he Keowee school is progressing splendidly with Miss L ila (Childress as teacher. A.1P Alexander andi daughter, Miss Bessie, visited at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. HI. Hlaynes last Sunday. WV. E. Nimmons and family, from Oconee, visited Mr. and Mrs. .J. C. Stewvart recently. Luther Childress, who is attending school at Anderson, mtoredl up to see his parents, Mr. and Mrs. 1. E. Cil dress, one day last week<. Guy Haynes left the.firstof t his week for Atlanta, where he expects to make his future home. Mrs. Gussie Alexander has recently moved to Greenville. A Mer'ry Christmas to all. From Route 4 WonAegret to learn that.Joel A. Holder islaig us. lHe is moving on George H iendricks' pla5ce, near Mauldin school, so he can sendl his children to school. We hope he will like his new home fine. RosiE Bum. DE ATHS| . . J. C.'Garrett A gloom that can never be forgotten was cast over this section when it be came known Friday evening, December 16, that Mr. J. C Garrett had breathed his last at his home in Norris. Mr. Garrett had only been sick since Tues day night, and while 'was very sick no one thought the end was so near until the day he died. He died from con gestion of the brain. The deceased was a leading citizen of not only his town and county, but was prominent all aver the state. He was a member and deacon of the Norris Baptist church. Mr. G.arrett was a great factor in his community, always ready and willing to advise and console when it was nee ded. Hie never turned the needy away empty handed or without cheer when it lay in his power to help them. Being left without a father when quite young, and As he often reniarked, had to plow an ix to make bread, he knew what it was to he in need. By hard work and good anage lent ie accumulated some of this yorlfs goods. being worth at the time ot' his death, forty or fifty thous mcd dolhIcs. lie and his ron, Thomas "arrett:zid son-in-law, E. C. M cWhor ter, had just recently installed a seven thousand (1llar ginnery at Norris and were doing a good business. Besides they dealt in fertiizer, real estate an(d cotton. Being just fifty seven years of age and a mani of good health up to just a few days before his death and seeing him around Norris as of ten as the writer saw and talked with him makes it sad der to the writer to now pass his place of business and not see him. M any were the consoling words the deceased has spoken to the writer when the road looked rugged to us in our helpless con dition trying to make a support,'and not only did he console us by his friend ly words, but did what he could to help us get a job to follow to make bread for ourself, wife and little children. Truthfully we can stand and while we drop a tear on his grave and can say a friend is gone. The detessed leaves a wife and four' children, nairiy: Thoimas Garrett, Mrs. E. C. MeW horter and Mrs. C. C. Burroughs of' Norris, and Mrs. It, T. lall umi o1' Pickens, besides scores of friends to Inourn his denth. le was buried at Six Mile the (lay following his death, Revs J. L. Willis and W. C. Seaborn conducting the fuineral services. 'Thle heart-broken family has our syn pathy. I. Win. Burgess Oolenoy. Dec. 18. -- On last Tuesday, at noon, Win. or "Little Bill'' Burgess, of the Pleasant Grove section was fat ally wounded by a log on which he and his son were sawing. The tree had just been felled and they were sawing a "cut" from it. It was this piece of timber which, being released, sprang up and struck him on the head, knock ing him against a rock. In this way both sides of tl head wae injured. However, in this condition he wa's able to walk with assistance and seei( d conscious, altho speechless, Drs. Can non and Valley gave mcedical attention, but it was soon believed that nothing could be dlone. I)eath caie at. II o'clock Satur'day night. Interient was made Sundav ifternoon at 2 o'clock at Oole noy. Rev J. E. Poster conducted the fuineal hv.hich v.as hirvely attended by rebitives and i'riends froim vhrious com nauiities. Ile is survived by a wife, who wvas a MisFrikile, and 11 chlil drenl. The sympathy of the entire com mi) iUnity! goes out to the grief-stricen Little Elizabeth Bowvn little Eliz.abeth, 7-yearc-old dau1gbher oft Mr'. andi Mr's. iR. 1B. Bowven, of Nor ris, died on the six teencth inst . ti'com a throat triooublce. She was sick but a short t ime and had the best of' cmediecal atten tion, but all tha t hantds tconl d doc wacs to no avcuil. Little El izabei'thI was a brighct childi and was always focmosot inc herc class ait school. 'lh' icarents have our syinpacthy but may r'~t asr ed its soul is at sst, wh ichi is I be'tterS Ccnsolaitim.iI t han all1. 1:. School Entertainments The pupils and teai~crs ofi .\lnhlin school will giv'e a box suppcler ait the school house Tlhursdayv evening, Dcec. 21 . TIhe pr'oceeds wvill he usedic '' the b enefitI ofi the schocl . All friend s cc thec sc'hocol ai'e inlvitedI to attend. T1here will bce a Chris'tmcas tree and enatcrtaiment at Peteris (Criek school house, Sat urday night, D ecembc er 23, at 7.30) o 'chick. The publ)1ic is 'iicially A box5 supper01 will bce bht'cI at Mocntvale school hcouse, on the hill fi ve mciles above Pickens, Friday night, D~ecember' 22, beginning at seven o'clock. Local tail ent wvill furnish music oni stringed in str'uments. We expc(t a good ci'owd. T1here wvill be a free en tertainment at Roanioke school house F"riday evening. Deccember' 22, beginnincg cit 7.30 o'clock. The [public is cordially invited. Re freshmients will be ser'vedl hv the ladies of thme community. Th'lere will be a (Chr'ist mans tree at G;rilln 'church on Monday e!venincg, D~e eember 25. The Sunday school pupils will also give an entertainment. l~xer cises will begin at one o'clock. Every body invited. Ther'e will be a box supper at Cedar Rock school Friday night, Decemnber 22, beginning at 7.30) p. am. P'rocceeds for the benefit of school. After December 31st the price of'The Sentinel will be '$1.50 a year, seventy. live cents for six months, forty cents for three months. The new r'ate will positively go in to ef1'ect Jlanuary 1, so nlease do not nslk ns to chnne theru.. 'CORN CLUB WINNERS Cleo Finley Raises Most Corn On One Acre Following are the results of the con test between members of the PickenE :ounty boys' corn club for 1916: Herbert Wyatt of Easley route 4 was awarded first 'prize of $10 for the best en-ear exhibit. Marvin Ellison of Easley was awarded ;econd prize of $5 for second best ten .ar exhibit. Cleo Finley of Easley route 41 and Karvin Ellison of Easley were each iwArded a short course scholarship at Dlemson college for largest yields of :orn on one acre. Finley raised sixty Four bushels on an acre and Ellison aised sixty bushels on an acre. Herbert Wyatt of Easley route 4 and F. E. Edens of Dacusville were each twarded a pure bred pig for good re )orts. - The Pickens county pig club contest vill be decided about .1anuary 1. New Bank for Easley Presi(den t V. (. Smith of the iley 3ank has Iurchaised tle interests of X. l. Hlago(d and I. C. iHagood in that nStitutionI and tlie (ua1rters of th0 >ank will be reiovel to the building low occu pied by NI. L. Sullivan & C Co. it Easley. essrs. ilagood have or !alized the new Commercial Bank, vhich will be located where the Easley Bank is now. The new bank will have I capital of $50,000 and will bigi ausimess January 2. Our Snow Poem So many requests have come in foi our snow poem to be recited at up proaching Christmas entertainment that we are forced to print it this mos appropriate week. 'I'le first verse fol lows: The snow, snow, the beautiful snow. The beauItifl, beautiful, beaut i ful :uiow Oh! oh! , The beautiful snow. There are thirty-two versus of thi thrilling poem, but lack or space foi bids us publishing all of them. Ilov, ever, as the other thirty-one lre ey actly like the first verse, bright schola will be a1ble to recite this poem, any way The Sentinel's Honor Roll New subscribers last week: I t Pal1rrott G , Cooks E M I itchell W W Seaborn R 1) Durham .1 W Holliday Mrs. Sudie Vickery M E Winchester A 11 Newton C F Pace G I Whitlock 1 L Hamilton T F IHudson .1 G Simmons I Brewer ' ID Hendricks .1 W Cauley J T Rosemond (e( Miss Eunice Willimon. Renewals: B G Moore J) E Singleton John W Brock Rev J A Hughes T Rt Merck Reese Howen J L Moon E C Bowie W R Cantrell RI T Lewis It S worter .1 M Gillespie E A Lewis G W Kelley L G Gilstrap .1 N Ligon Rev. L, E WViggins T I Gassawar .1 Nlarioln L iooper V A Ferguson Niss Nellie (;ranl W S Gantt .J 11 )illard P I- Childress C E Robinsoni .1 A f lolder SWV larle Mrs AlI ice Cocirar l','D Mmengh- liss; Virginia Ligc I' N I untr I., it Vatsonl M N S immns .1 F Nelley I I: Andmlersonm %V II lome (col). Wwi 0111' trielu 1916. WV iProsper'oU CRAIG BR( Sheriff's Sple State of South Carolina, County-of Pickens. In Court of Common Pleas. Hattie Willis, et al., Plaintiffs, Vs. J. A. Rampey, et al., Defendants. By virtue of a decretal order In the above-stated case, signed by His Honor, T. J. Mauldin, Judge of the Thirteenth circuit, at chambers in Pickens, S. C., datqd December 2, 1916, and on file In the el rk's office (,f Pickens county, I will sell to the highest bidder, at Pick ens C. i-I., on SAILESDAY IN JANUARY, 1917, the following described real estate, to wit: All that liece, parcel or tract of land lying and being in the county and state aforesaid, Iliurieatne townsihi), conltii img twenty-four nerea, iore or less. bounlded bN lanlds, now or f*ormlerly ownied by .1. M. (lildr-es,. J. M. Nations and otheis, and bling the in eustat ownoed ly IRiley F. 1'orter at. the tiei of' his death. Tam's, cmh. Iluclaers to pay Ifor all papers and ftor recor'dinig .'tho R . U.. Sh riff i' C. OVERSTOCKED [on a few staph 'S, snli s SH gar. Coff'e, La rd, lIuir and Feed. \Will inake special tprices on the above till JannatIUIy 1. Car Cotton Ii ee(d Meal, car of 8lorts, car of I"ted Oats, car of SweeL Feed and a car of Hay, - a1n1d aniothir car. of 18alt, on the way. Conw in and see if we have got what vI vant., or call Phonle No. :6. . Morris & Company, Old Postoffice Building. l'hnue No. 36 Notice of Fial Settlmctri wid Dfischarge Notice is hereby givoi that I will make ll) application to .1. 1 ewherrv, lag., judge of, lrobite fo l'o )iekenis Counflty, ill the stale of Soltl Carolina, on the 291th day of lecemler, 1916, at 11 o'elock in the foreino m11, o' as Soon1 thereafter as said applicainon can i heard, for leavo t I I m a i .-: I. ttle - ment of the estate tof .1. It. Nix, de ceased, and obtail diselargve a; admin istrator of said estate. 1.-1. CALLA11ANI, A(finistrato. FSTABLIsEIM) 123 OJi1eri/on FAnres Largest Iur Manifarcturers In tho World ICII EISTPR ICES PAID FOR RAW FURS Shi) y0ur fur to us. We pay all n express add mail 'harges Write for our price list 453 West 2.t84h New York ewshtthankr rithirY tlb sagewdYring )SeCOy Phies '$ap y1nd s NewYear