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OF~iCIA PAPFR N SR~~o IC
Established 1871-Volume 4- PIUKENS, S. C., APRIlL 26, 1917
Produce Prices 30
Years Ago and Now
It many be interesting to many of our
readers to see a comparison of prices of
some farm products thirty years ago
and now. We take theifollowing price
lidt from The Pickens Sentinel of April
28. 1887:
Granulated sugar, 6tc pound.
Bacon, 9e pound.
Hams, 16c pound.
Lard, 8 and 9c pound.
Corn from stores, 70c bushel.
Corn from wagons, 60c bushel.
Oats, 65c bushel.
Flour, $5 to $7 barrel.
Rice, 44c pound.
Kerosene oil, 10. c gallon.
Cotton, eggs, butter or other produce
was not listed.
The following market prices were
furnished us yesterday by Folger,
Thornley & Co.:
Granulated sugar, 10c pound.
Bacon, 24c pound.
Hams, 25c pound.
Lard, 18 and 25c pound.
Corn, $1.75 bushel.
Oats, $1.00.
Flour, $12 to $13.60.
Rice, 10c pound.
Kerosene oil, 20e gallon.
You will notice quite a difference in
the prices now and thirty years ago.
The farmers are not only paying more
now for what they buy, but are getting
more for what they sell.
It might not be out of place to men
tion here that tho The Sentinel was not
- near as large and newsy a paper then as
as it is now the price of it is the same
$1.50 then and $1.50 now.
Pickens- Old Vet Offers Services
A dispatch from Washington says:
That the patriotic fever that is sweep
ing the country is not confined to any
one section is demonstrated in a letter
addressed to the president of the United
States by one of the survivors of Gen.
Wade Hampton's cavalry. lie is the
father of Representative Hamlin of
MLsouri, who moved from Pickens
county immediately after the war and
located in Missouri. lie was chaplain
in Hampton's cavalry, an intimate
friend and admirer of the great chief
tan. lie addressed the following letter
to the president, which typifies the
spirit of the men' who fought under
Wade Hampton:
"I tender you my servicesi in defense
of this government olf ours. I served
through the Civil war in Gen. Wade
Hampton's cavalry, was graded as tile
second best rider in the regiment, was
not unhorsed during the war.
"I am 88 yearts Old; never had a hone
broken; my hearing and eyesight are
fairly good for a man ol my age; weigh
174 pounds. If you can use me, com
mand mo."
Punpkintown "Deadhead" Stuff
The mnore~ mail we.( get frm Jackson
* ville, Fla., t be more we ar inclinued to
think that it is .Jackson-still.
A man was seen some little time ago
* who said that he was searching for
Pumpkin town. lie said that if he could
* get to this to~wn he thought'he would
be safe in case of war'. We firmly be
1iqve that that nmn was actually trying
to pretend that our city is hard to see.
Considermng the prices, one might
suppose that radium is deriv'ed from
*meat andl bread, or that meat andl bread,
is derived from radium - we don't know v
exactly which.
WV. D). Hendricks,.lJr.. of P'leasant
Grove section has p~urchasedl a Ford
touring ear. Every'body else about
here, inicludinug ye pencil pusher, wants
one.
Pleasant Grove S1unday school reor
organized Sunday, April 1; and elected
V. TP. Hlardin as superintendent. You
are invited to come every Sunday at 2
p. m.
Mirs. Henry Burgess of the Pleasant
Grv Section is critically ill at the time
this is written. . Cinge.
*. Pickens Produce Market
m IurretedI weekly b~y i'o~ir. 'rhona~y mmi A ,
Cotton, pound .. .0
Corn, bushel. . $1.75
Peas, busheL - . 2.50
Cane seed, bushel ..2.00
Hams, pound ....- - 2
PEggs, dozen. .... .25
Butter, pound .- ... .25
CGhickens, pound.. . .12
TJhe spring sale and turkey dinner
given by the ladies of the Methodist
church last Friday was a sucem,~' more
than $80 being r'ealzed
Along Little Eastatoe
Lois, the 8-year-old daughter of Mr
and Mrs. A. T. Winchester, who hal
been so low for several weeks, is nov
almost well. She was able to atten
Sunday school last Sunday for the firs
time in three months.
J. W. Batson of Greenville has beei
visiting J. It. Meece. Mr. Meece mad<
a business trip to Greenville in his cal
'last week.
Farm work is very much behind thii
spring. 'Some corn has been planted
but no cotton seed yet as we know of
Small grain will be very light this year
Ben T. Winchester, who has been at
tending school at Six Mile Baptist acad
emy since the close of Antioch school
is at home for a few days.
Elzie E. Meece, oldest son of J. It
Meece, who has been gone for abou
eight years, is here on a ten days'vaca
tion. le has a job as private detectiv<
for Uncle Sam. lie says he has bee1
in every state in the Union and fourteei
states in the Old Country since he lef
home. It is right interesting to hea
him. tell of his travels.
Walter Mecce. who has been workini
in a machine shop in Greenville for th
past year, is on a few days' visit to hi:
parents, Mr..and Mr.s. J. It. Meece.
Edd Bowen of Norris was in this sec
tion one day last week on business. 11
sold the Ifenry Bowen machinery to .)
R. Mecee, and Mr. Meece is contem
plating putting ulp a regular wood
working machine shop. We are glid t<
have all such enterprises go up in om
settlement and country. We like to se(
the wheels of progress roll, war or nc
war.
Mrs Va:h irngton G alloway has Ie
turned to her home in Rosman, N. C.,
after spending the winter with her
daughter, Ilrs. .. L. Murphree, of thik
county.
Mr. Daniel Winchester passed his 80th
birthday on the 9thdayof January, 1917,
and he is still hale and hearty. lie i
still able to do work on the farm, antl
he has done a lot of work on his mill
wheel and race this winter and spring,
We sincerely hope he will live to se(
many more pleasant birthdays.
Say. Mr. Taxpayer from Pickens R3
we thank you. We are glad to knov
sonicone reads our articles with inter
est. We will write on the road questioi
again sometime in the near future.
MOUNTAIN SrnoUT.
Mt. Carnel Notes
Farm work on this side of the county
made considerable progress the past
vleek, tho there is a lot of land to be
prepared and planted yet, and the farm.
ers will have to get a hustle on if they
succeed in making as large food crops
as they are being urged to m.ke. The
cry will be the ground is loo hard to
plow.
The C. C. e'luh was delight Cully enter
tained by Nrs. I. P. Ilah. y Saturday
afternoon. At the close of the meeting
an ice coursg and cake wvas ser'ved by
the hostess.
Miss Ev'a-Holeombie hats joined the
Ford gang and Grady Wiiams' has
joined the new gang known as the
Chevrolet, but is yet a little nervous
over his experience.
Ruperf Farr, Misses Nannie Hol
combe nnd Lois Lathem attended the
closing exercises at the Tigerville high
school Ist Fridaty night and report a
fine time.
Miss Emma Ferguson, one the teach
cera in the Zion high school, spent Satur
day andI Sunday at home and attended
.Sunday school.
Mrs. Ben G. lField of Pickeuns spent
the week -end withI her father, .Josephi
Loope ~r.
Honor Roll Cedar Rock School
First Grade -- Rufus Porter, Norai
Henry, Ora lienry, Clovie Anthony,
Bruce Bagwell.
Second Grade-- -Elaine Anthony, Nellic
Davidson, John D~uckworth, Estelle Me
Collum.
Third Grade -J.1acoh Porter, Ada Me t
Collum, Bula Porter.
Fourth Grade Ora .Julian, Willi.an
Phillips.
Fifth Grade - -Ben Singleton, Clillor'
Blagwell, Eiene Anthony, Cora Single
ton, Kate Norris, Clifford Julian, Clauw
PhIllips, H ensuley Porter, Lawrene<
Porter.
Sixth Grade--El~a Maude Julian,.
Seventh Grade-Clifton Singleton.
Eighth Grade-Addie JTulian, Christa
Carson.
Ninth Grade---Ida Phillips.
BENNIE UUClWOR'rn, Principal.
Cleano--Kleans clothes, rugs. laces
Now, More
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t
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THE PICKEN
PICKENS
The civic preparedness meeting held
at the court house last Saturday was
attended by about fifty interested and
intelligent farmers and about twenty
five ladies. Many farmers were lept
away by the busy work season !tev.
W. If. Mills of Clemson College and ex
Gov . F. Ansel were the' speakers
and they pointed out quite convincingly
the necessity of our farmers raising
more foodstuffs this year than ever be
fore. They did not advise anyone not
to raise cotton, - but pointed out that
even if cotton brought a high price it
was quite probable that no food could
be secured from other sections of the
country at any price. The safest way
is to raise our own food. Both speak
ers were frequently applauded.
1). J. Fant, the well-known engineer
evangelist, will preach in the 'ickens
Methodist church on the first Sunday
in May at 3:30 p. in. A song service
conducted by irof. R. M. Bolding will
begin at 2:30. Tie public is cordially
invited. Fant has a message the peo
ple should hear.
Religion, Withstandin:
vived Through the A
A ET utnuiiber of t lhe peop
menl and women wvith the
EX PERI ENCE. Maniy ye
.J0.108 W~IlEN THIEY AR1 E C
to ( ()0P TO CH1URCH, but, flippa
One grea't writer saidl, "W H()
HESTl POOLS BE." Another s
18 -\ IAYD-N IJOS TPill NG."
(lhe ziget. Onei hates to think ul
IX)IUSNElSS. And yet t here are~
Illappily they aire ini the greati
they will soon be mov-ed by the,
o)ver thle hind. Ina njany 'hu rebi
SP~LENDiD .\TTPENJI).\NCE l 1
THE DAY IS GONE WHEN
CHURCH IS ALL RIGHT FOR OLI
TO ANY OF THE GREAT CITIES
THE REAL BIG MEN, THE ME
DIVINE SERVICE. THEY ARE P1
NO, INDEED, THE CHURCH -IS
WEAK. IT IS FOR THE YOUNG
ERYDODY, FROM THE HIGHEST
WILSON HAS EMPHATICALLY(
GO TO CHURCH MOVEMENT.
UC you are one oCf the younxg ii
GO TO CHURCH appeal and r
are to bo commended. But von
.that friend of yours who is ine*Iinci
CHURCH throng. Argue with h
the right way. If you do this, ym'
Get him to 00 TO CIIURCi
Get him to GO FVPny sti
Than Ever
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3 SENTINEL
,S. C.
R. A. Bowen has returned from a
pleasant visit to his son Charlie at
Central, and daughter, Mrs. Ifolder, at
Calhoun.
According to a story in the Greenville
News, the preliminary survey of the
proposed Bankhead military highway
will be made from Atlanta to.Greenville
via Anderson county instead of' Pickens
county.
Smith's Grove Baptist church will be
dedicated next Sunday. Rev. ). W.
Hiott will preach the sermon. Other
ministers will be present. All day ser
vices will be held and dinner will be
served on the ground. Everybody is in
vited, good singers especially. Rev. T.
r. Durhmnn is pastor of the church.
We see by the Christian AdvoC.ate
,hat Mrs. George F. Kirby of St. Mat
hews is in a Columbia hospital, where
dhe was operated on fIor appendicitis.
lhis will he bad news to her many
riends here, where she is well known.
SIr. Kirby was pastor of the Methodist
Ahurch here several years ago.
Cynicism, Hias Sur=
ges. (1o to Church.
ung peopled who) seema to RRE
X1LLED) C'VNICS lnot only fail
intly refer to thle miovemnlt.
(Churilce havie suri vived through
nuI w ~ouhl be(:4ouwI ofi I hiis world(
sou yon pbeople who are dlis
ioitybi, and~ it is cetaini thai
X\.\NINN Oh' REL4IGION
IT CAN BE SAID THAT THE
) WOMEN AND CHILDREN. GO
IN THE COUNTRY AND NOTE
N YOU'D LIKE TO KNOW, AT
tOVD TO BE SEEN IN CHURCH.
NOT FOR THE OLD AND THE
AND STRONG. IT IS FOR EV
TO THE LOWEST. PRESIDENT
lIVEN HIS APPROVAL TO THE
*en who has beeni reached b~y the
ow regularly attend church, you
can do more. You can induce
1 to cynicism to join the GO TO
imn. Plead with him. Show him
i'll be doubly rewarded1.
1 niext Sunday.
DAY.
Mrs. Annie Parsons Haynes
Mrs. Ilaynes was born in 1850. Died
April 25, 1917, and was buried the fol
lowing day at Bethlehem church. The
funeral was conducted by the writer at
the residence of the decna5ed.
Mrs. Haynes was the daughter of the
late Samuel Parsons'of near Central.
In the year 1868 she was married to Mr.
Harper Haynes. As a result of this
union there were fourteen children,
thirteen of whom are now living. She
is also survived by sixty grandchildren,
and of this number fifty-two are living.
Forty-five years ago Mis. Ilaynes
made it public profession of faith in our
Lord and on that statement was baip
tized into the fellowship of Enon Baptist
church and remained a consecrated
member to the day of death.
Itseems that her mission in this world
was to do good-to be a benediction to
others. and when she could no longer
serve she wis anxious to go home. To
her aged husband and sorrowing chil
dren, as well as other relatives, we ex
tend the sympathy of the entire comn
mun i ty. F. It. .MCC L~ALNA uu-,
Liberty, S. C.
Good Meeting at Cateechee
Rev. .1. L.. Willis, pastor, ha1,s just
recently closed a series of meetings at
the Cateechee Baptist church, ihe result
of which was59 accessions to the church,
41 of whoin were by experien'e. The
baptizing took place last Sunday, the
22d inst., at 3.30 p. iml., near the mill,
and was witnessed by one of the largest
congregations Cateeclie has ever had.
At 7.30 the same night the audience
had the pleasure of hearing a talk from
Rev. C. Courtney, a representative of
the Rescue orphanage at Columbia, after
which a collection was taken up illand a
nice sum realized for that. institution.
Brother Willis is doing a grnnd work
at Cateechee and the I ord is crowning
his work with success.
As stated in this correspondence be
lore, the Odd Fellswa lodge is doing at
great deal toward Christianizing the
people of this town. B.
Birthday Celebration
On Saturday, April 7, a combinec
birthday celebration in honor of Mrs. J,
T. Chastain and Rev. J. A. White was
celebrated and enjoyed by many friendv
and relatives of the two at the home of
Mrs. Chastain. The (lay was mostly
spent in singing and conversation. About
one o'clock the crowd gathered around
and with thankful hearts partook of de
licious food which had been prepared
by the hands of many good ladies. We
feel grateful to our Heavenly. Father
for sparing these dear people to see so
many happy birthdays, this being the
59th for Mr. White and the 55th for
Mrs. Chastain. May. lie let these dear
souls he with us many more such birth
day.s. 'There were about 65 pre oeg
from Pickens., Greenville gnd
counties. P isFlo!,
Barns Br
Easley Progress.
On last Sunday night the barn of
~John Melton, who lives on the H. Lang
Clay ton place near ILiberty, was destroy..
ed by fire. All the fodder, hiay,'figrm
ing tools, etc., together with eight hand
of mules, were consumed by the fire.
I he loss will h~e about $3,d000, with no
insurance. Tlhe' origin of thd firce is un
k now'n.
Fire ofI uta i:now~tn origina dest royedl thle
barn of Tr. E. Hlunnicut t at Gle'nwood
mills Thursday night last between I10
and 11 o'clock. The fire dlepartnment
responded, but were too late to save it.
A horse andI a practicolly new Ford au
tomobile were burned. L oss ai botu t .4 (.
No insurance.
Tlhe Sentinel's Honor Roll
NICW HUBSClunBERs
W. 1). Hendricks.
F M McKee,
WV F Ray,
Mrs V 1I Cameron,
R M Stewart,
W E Hendricks,
fl Rigdon,
C If Grant,
Lang N Anderson,
Dr GA H Abernethy.
Dr V V Collins,
.J A Couich.
T1 E Reece,
Mrs Md J Cauley,
Katie Williams,
James T Powell,
W J Lewis.
We thank you.
Nyal's Corn Remiover takes out. Keo
wee Pharmacy.
Mayor C. L. Cure
ton Will Resign
A petition has been brought by the
State of South Carolina and E. H. Field
against C. L. Cureton, praying that the
ofice of mayor of Pickens be declared
vacant on the ground that Mr. Cureton
accepted a comm ission as Pickens county
highway commissioner afterl he had
beeni sworn in as mayor, and it is alleged
that by accepting the place as commis
sioner Mr. Cureton autoniatically va
cated the ollieb of mayor.
Judge Mendel Smith has signed an
order requiring Mr. Cureton to appear
before the court in Greenville on the 28th
day of April, 1917, to show cause why
the oflice of mayor of Pickens should
not be declared vacant on the grounds
set forth in the petition and complain t
of the state and E,1. JI. lield. Tlhie state
will be represented by Attorney-General
Peeples and Mr. Field will he repre
sented by J. 1. McSwain of Greenville.
Vhen a.sked if he had any statement
to make regarding the above-mentioned
action, Mayor Cureton said that it did
not afeet him in the least; that he had
decided to resign as mayor before the
petition was iled, and that he would
probably resign at the nw t meeting ot'
the (ity' council.
Union Meeting
Following i.s the programn of th'u union
meeting of the Twelve Mile River Asso
ciation to Le held with Fall Creek Unp
tist church, Oconee county, A pril 28 and
29, 1917:
Introductory - sermon Saturday at 11
o'clock by Rev. R. F. -Jones.
Recess for dinner.
A'TERNOON SE.ssIo:.
Organize.
First query: Can a person be a true
Baptist without having a real mission
spirit'? Opened by Re%. J. A. Bond and
discuss-ed from 1.30 to 2.30.
Second query: The duty -and respon
sibility of the executive committee of'
the Twelve -Mile Rivei' Association.
Opened by Rev. It. F. Murphree and
discussed from 2.20 to 4 o'clack.
Night session to he arranged by the
ulmon.
SUNDAY MORNING
Sunday school at 10 o'clock.
Missionary sermon at 11 o'clock by
Rev. M. J. Stansell.
Devotionals at each service conducted
by the moderator.
* Song servi& conducted by Prof. I. M.
Bolding and others.
REv. '. R. AinEncntoA1em.n,
1). E. GAuu;TT, Coimmit tee.
Union Meeting
Following is the programt ot the union
meeting of Pickens association, to be
held with the Piekens Mill church, April
28 and 20,-.1917;
10.304&Organizat on -
11.'00-$qrmion byA. ie d
A-fte'non iession -130 p. m: Dis
cussion of' James 5:14-15. Opened by.
A. M. Simmons.
2 'p. in. What is required of the Chris
tian as taught in Mat t. 6:14-15. Opened
by C. E. 1Robinson.
2.30io--Can we acquire true success
without lollowing the teaching of' Matt.
3 Ji. ml. --Assigning homi's t'f dele
gates.
Night S'sshion, '.00) De)vot.ionals by
.1. N. ,J e\ ; song ser-vice, ledI 1by R. I,.
Ilenderson ; rma t a ble talk on mnissions.
Sunday.- Voerning Session: Sunday
schllOI; uisual se$4rvi'e. .
11 :'. m Address by TI. 0. Lawton;
song ser'vice. All singers invited.
All chureches ar'e urgently requested
toi .nd delegates Ex. C:oMuTTTsE.
Notice to Teachiers
An' examninat ion for' teachers will be
held inl the court house Friday, May 4,'
examlinaltion) to commence at 9 o'clock
a. me. All alpplicants must be at least
('ighteenl yvears. of' age.
By order' of the State Board of Edu
cation. R. T. HALLNM,
Supet. of Education.
At .Shady* Grove Church
We are requested to announce tha~t
Rev. W. T. A bbott will preach at Shady
Grove church next Sunday, April 29, at
11 o'clock.
Arthur Alleni is visiting his father,
Tr. R. Allen, in Pickoe. Arthur is
checking clerk in the munitions depart
ment of the Richmond Locomotive
Works at Richmond, Va., and recenltly
got his foot badly mashed when a work
man dropped a nline-inch shell on it. On
account of the injury he wasi -given a
week's leave of absqence.