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4 i0on Soltinl-dournal Hapt 'nine n 'it e% Local au Personal Nature. Mrs A. .1.., coutmues slo~lv to hnpr a.* Mrs. J. T. Partridge continues quite sick. School opt ned Monday without a bitch, just where they quit off before the bolidays. Misq - Thomason, of Rock Hill, is visiting her brother, Claude, and sis. ter, at the Pickens Iola. The storehouse and -dwelling of Mrs. M. J. Chapman, at Liberty, n as destroyed by fire Sunday night. Go out to the Baptist church Fri day n'ght and contribute something to the Obristmas offering for China, .The many friends of Edwin Earle will learn with deli ht that he is im pioving. They hope for l4im a speedy recovery. Re. Davis, the new pastor, preach ed an excellent sermon at Se one, Sunday, to an eppreclative congre. gation. Married, at the resdeuce of the officiating minister, Rev. B. Holder, Thursday, Dec. 26, Miss Evie Lysibh and Robert Jones. The Pickens Chapter U. D. C. will hold a very interesting mestiug Fri day next, at 3.30 p. m.; at the honme of Mrs. T. J. Mauldin. Most of the students of Pickeps and vicinity. who spent the holidays at home, have returned to the various cbleges and resumed their studies. 1 h. teachers, after a very pleasant i: .-nt with relatives and -ve returned to Pickens, med their duties Monday morL . The warehouse -of the Norris Cot ton Wiill caught on fire last Thursday and was burned, About 700 bales of cotton were consumed, which is covered by insuyance. The week of prayer is being ob served by all do nominations this week, serVices being held in the Baptist church. On Friday nigbt a special programme, consisting of recitations and songs rendered by the children. The K. of P Lodge had their in stallation and banquet Monday night. A good many visitors were present to enjoy the hospitality of the Pick ens Lodge, and the members and guests had a most enjoyable- occa sion. Since our last issue much interest has been manifested in the contest and many coupons have been jesued. Most of these have been carried away to he voted later. There is no telling where they will be placed-maybe a rush will be made with them for some of the low contestants. -- This editor is the owner of a pig, a horse and three cows. They are obliged to eat and must be fed, We have offered to take corn and fodder on subscription or pay cash for same. We have got to have some roughness and will take it any way we can get it--paying the highest cash prie for -same. Bring us some corn and fodder. Figure up how your favorites stand, Stop and think a mmnute-$5 pays for 1,000 votes and 5,000 votes will put any one of the low contest ants up in the running. So don't be so sure that your favorite won't yet win out. If you aire interested, get busy. '.e give 200 votes for every dollar paid in, be it for a back sub scription or one in advance. We have a lot of the old cut-off accounts from our other contest that we allow coupons on, and some of these are being paid every (lay. Come on and pay up that old account and help your favorites. One man, a. cut off. came in last week with a smile and paid $4 back account and a year ahiead, and said he came purposely to get the 1,000 votes this entitled *him to. Do likewise. JUS lot wol sto, I frie to I ing rigi Tl bu3 10 me get Ye FOLGI Sole .1gents for Mitchell w Walkover and Zeigler Shoi 3. F. Kown, after a ten days' visit to relatives in Anderson, has return- el ed to Pickens, much improved in a health. Mtrs. J L Bolt, after spending~ the 'n holidays most pleasantly with her , mothler 'in A' derson, returned home y to Pickens, Friday. A The baby show closes the 1st of hi Febrtiary. Get youir pictures in'h early. ,,After the show the photos N' will be keturned to those who desire I them. N. D. Taylor will be in his studio in Pickens, Saturday, and * every Saturday thereafter until the 0' above date. Come early and avoid the rush. ei Ilal A. M. Morris is happy. It is ag.od Ig year for him. His salary has been i put at $1,100, aid be bas got his w appointment for another u r venre.I He is a polite and accon)Imcdaiting official-one who takes pride in look-j lng after his office and keeping hisi work up to the top, notch-in fact,b we consider him one of the lest all round postmasters in the state. The contest eloses the 1st of Feb- i ruary. We will publi~sh the standing? w of the contestants probably one more h time; after that all is guess woik fiu Notice will be given later, prob'a ly jm next issue, when the last rep~ort is of published. IBe prepared for it and o)L then go; to work in earnest.,D all et you can to bring up your favorites; J get them in the running and then get|M busy hustling for bieln. fis. olid car of Chair-4-iooo heavy straight chair ever brought to Pickens. Price 65c and they th $i .od. 13y bting a car load we save at lei luy now Wht chairs you need for they wont lasi Liso just receiveo. a solid car of Gordon Stove re made At the pike. All sixes. Pricrs from S 907 was the beat year We have ever had and w nds and cust h 1 ir their liberal patronage. I nake i 908 a bettt year if honest, square dealii goods at thiegrht rices will make it so. Go it sell themselves. The small buyer is a thin g merchant has to buy right before he can se l nearly everything ins car load lots and can save 9 ot on every purchase you make. Ve dorit advertise to sell goods at/cost but for I rchandise at the right price come to see us it, Ve wish you, one and all, a happy and prosp ar. Yours truly, Clothing, Shoes, HatR and aGentq Furnishing Goods a agons, Chase City Buggies, Iron King Stoves, New Home S )s-all wiuners. Rev. N. G. Bldlinger delivered an R-'v. N. G3. B~alli quent discouirs Sunday night to Mlauldini are attond large and attiecongregation. forence, in Grteenville WVe are out fur th~e money-we. -1. H. G. lc Dat ed it in this business --that is why Ruthierforton, N. ci,, t put on this conteet, wvhy we give days wvithi his child 0 votes for every tollar paid in on Tbe ex- hai'jff i'gloolt becriptions, so if you are paid up, iuis is a mighty p It are inlterpste~d and still want to - i creating a heap of alp some or the contestants, , we wvill bid iwkigu ye you a receipt for your money., as h'< i wing Wha r ahead as you wanit to psy for, and l andytu elit Wat gn contract guaranteeing that inAryohepnay ~se of our death or sale of paper, Monday was salei ir contracts will be faithfully carried land sold was ai tra< it by our successors. Is this fair it brought $1,350 an tongh? We need the money badly fone of the executors, id will use any honorable means to' There was a large t it. We have been here and in many of them payin 2irieas long~ #'naighl in he trust- iing up their yeanr's {y.oflice received plea Judge Mf U'(lhorf, believe~s in im- many of them. sovemnet. He hse reenitly im- B. P. Martin hasr roved the K,-ily property on the, to Pickens and are edar Rlock road. (lere he lhas gone; logga hous on (ri ilow the spring anid cleared up a welcome them to our ace and( erected a tice 2 story, 11- father and mother ar om house wvit~h all modern conven-! His father, "Mlartin tI aces and cold, eparkling spring is well and favorably iter piped over it. The house has of our readers, and ti en painted and1 isl being rapidly traveling toward thi iishi d inside. Mr. WVelborn bas sun, he is sprightly, I [)ved in and( is now atL home to all aind as full of his wvil his friends. He has a pretty h~oein the days of "A uld] a beautiful site and just close it i.3 not only a jleal ough to towvn t :be costly situated treat to conIverse ith a suburban farmer and gentleman. glad he is a ci zenze< ay he live many years to enjoy the he will ,do much to tits of his toil and prosperity. aw. IVED . Largest are easily kst 15 long. s-the best 7.50 to $25 e thank our Ve propose ig and buy ods bought f the past. right, We you nearly rood honest nd you will erous New E Y& coo pecialty. Iwing Afachines, flawes' $3.00 Hats--BoydI, wer and T. J- Frank J( n ings is visiting hi iog ditrict con- par~nts, Sheriff and Mrs. J. C. Jen. nlings. e pndwihe hof Some our of perchants change their rent in hPickn- ads this wcek. You wvill do well to rin w eln. .,bunt them upI and profit by their ing well.ontents, ritcnteest Eveny W. A. Bruce has boughtj Dr~ J L& indeet wanting- Bolt's interest in Bolt & Co.*e drug are wantding a store. Will is a first-class saleman one along? and drug man, having served nor Bruce & Doster, of Gireenville, 'nd4 'day. The only is a valuable acq-lieition to this firm. t for partition; We congratulate him on branching Il was bid in by ont for himself, and are glad that hos 3. M. Crenshaw. has invested in an enterprise iin crowd in town, Pickens, business.n T-i gThis is campaign year, and ofi-srs snes cais fomm magistrate to president 'will have sau cals romto be elected. The papers will be. ..full of politics and candidates and) coved his family every citizen in the county should be occupying the a reader of this paper. Those of you frin street. We who are interested in the contest town. Mr. M.'s should get busy and work on your a also with him. friends and u<.ighbors who are not rom the Creek," subscribers to get them 03n our ulis known to many You will do them a favor and help ough his life is yonr favorites in the contest at the setting of the same time. Get to work early and . ale and hearty, stay at it until the 1st of Feibruary and humor as and see how big a vote you can pile Lang Sine," and up. Remember back debts, cut-off, lure but a real count the same as the nlow one him.- We are for every dollar paid in on subscrip. >f the towu, for tion we allow a coupon entitling the drive dull care holder to 200 votes on caeb one of the prizes ofred.