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Newspaper
Pickens Sentinel
Location
Pickens, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1890
Page
6
The notice outlines subscription pricing at 61 260 per year in advance for six months and ad rates of one dollar per square inch for the first insertion plus fifty cents for each subsequent insertion. It notes liberal discounts for merchants, obituary notices over five lines and tributes may be charged as advertisements.
A flood of political chatter runs through Georgia and the South as factions debate treasurer candidates, Farmers Alliance actions, and local contests. Reports mention the arch convention fallout, Lexington County indignation over Willie Leapheart’s reprieve, and the Alabama style tariff talk including an egg duty proposed in Congress.
West Cyclones rage as two Illinois towns lie waste by the so called storm king. The text notes expansion of the United States with Thaho slated for admission as the fortieth two state, while Republicans push partisan measures under Tom Reed. Samuel Randall dies in Washington after a long career in Congress, hailed as a leader and trusted statesman.
A Charleston newspaper column argues the Old Guard and Capt Tillman feud harms the Democratic Executive Committee and the party, warning against internal splits. It notes rumors of Tilman opposition, possible leadership shifts, and quotes a Spartan-Laurens reaction while finishing with a moral tale about a Kansas City coin prank and a Sheridan quip about women's idle status. Subscribe for the Sentinel.
The Greenville News reports Baptist interest in an alleged evangelist calling himself Rev Jas Faulk from California and elsewhere. Citizens recount his lack of credentials and erratic claims as he tours Newberry Leuvens Greenville Walhalla and attempts union services. The Courier plans to publish findings likely to challenge his character.
For school commissioner Fol Glazener is announced as a candidate, subject to Democratic primary. For county commissioner Martel Hendricks is submitted for the office, subject to the primary election. Many voters.
The ordinance for Pickens Town sets a tax period April 1 1890 to April 1 1891 with a 15 cent per 100 dollars tax on real and personal property due by June 1. It imposes daily fines on itinerant traders, requires road duty for certain groups, and enacts public decency, sidewalk repair, and sanitation provisions with specified penalties. It retains and amends town ordinances, enforces pig pen standards, and requires property statement filings by real estate owners.
The South Carolina legislature orders the Board of Regents of the Lunatic Asylum to seek bids of land or money to establish a separate colored insane asylum. Advertisements will run at county courthouses before July 1, 1890, with proposals reported to the next General Assembly. Also notes a bridge contract competition at Pickens and Oconee counties over the Koowee River.
The Atlantic Coast Line passenger department Wilmington Delaware issues a condensed schedule for trains between Charleston Columbia and upper South Carolina and western North Carolina. Trains run by 76th meridian time, one hour ahead of 70th meridian time.
A decree of foreclosure by Judge James Aldrich directs the sale of a 702 acre plantation on the Twelve Mile River in Pickens County. The property is bounded by Richard Lewis, Mrs. Wilson, James Hunter and others. Sale date in May, half cash, balance in 12 months with interest. purchaser provides bonds and mortgage. purchaser pays recording fees.
The notice lists Pullman sleeper routes including New York to Atlanta and Washington to New Orleans as well as Birmingham and Atlanta to New York. It names James T. Taylor G P A Washington and L L Moleshey D PLA Athuta with initials and locations in Washington D C.
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