Surprising Election Echoes and Local News From Pickens
The piece notes a surprising election in the area and the general cautious optimism for the county’s future. It mentions Capt. J. W. Perrin’s sudden death, Westminster’s police absence, the Reed law push in Congress, and the Democratic gains in the next House with 234 Democrats out of 300. It also critiques Northwestern Alliance tactics and predicts steady legislative adjournment.
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Westminster
Gennee County
House of Representatives
Gov Power Fears Rise in State Public Bodies Plan
The piece critiques congressional relief ideas like Dorsey’s bond deposit proposal to expand circulating notes and protect farmers from state taxation, while warning that a General Assembly bill would grant the Governor unlimited control over public institutions. It condemns gag rules and laments reduced legislative debate, fearing oligarchy and centralization.
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Republican Party
Congress
Dorsey
United States
U.S. Treasury
General Assembly
Earnest Appeal In Williamston Female College Case
At the South Carolina Conference session the college directors offered to surrender control of the Williamston Female College for a six hundred dollar annual rental to maintain a high grade Female College under the Conference. The Board of Education proposed accepting title to the property with a reversion clause and preserving Dr. Lander as president. The directors plan to appeal to Christian education supporters to raise funds, as they can buy stock furniture and library less than value.
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South Carolina
Williamston Female College
Board of Education
Eaid College
Futhermore
Lander
Friends of Christain
Williamston
Friends of Christaan
James P. Gossett
Turbulent Polk and Livington probe in party rift aftermath
Columbia correspondent reports on internal strife within the Farmers Alliance and Tillman reform movement as leaders McCaune Polk and Livingston face scrutiny. The piece notes political maneuvering in South Carolina, a looming 1892 election, and forthcoming legislative challenges including factory employment rules and public salaries. It mentions Hampton and Donaldson, caucus pressure, and anticipated voter backlash in the west, with emphasis on the Alliance struggle and shifts in power.
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Mares
Messrs
McCaune
Hampton
Irby
Tishnan
Mr. Irby
Canonas
Brongbt
Dewar
Donaldson
Tiis
South Carolina
Kim
Alliance
Tillman
Columbia
Greenville News
Miss Anna Smith Weds Hubert Munford Carlton at Home
Miss Anna Smith married Hubert Munford Carlton last Thursday at her Pendleton home. The ceremony, performed by Rev. Pritchard, followed a romance sparked by a name change.Tymms, formerly Andrew Jackson Tymms, changed his name to Carlton at Miss Smith’s urging after a legislative petition.
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Anna Smith
Pendleton
Hubert Munford Culion
Pritchard
Andrew Jackson Tymms
Miss Smith
Mr. Tyne
Tymms
Mr. Tymms
Hubert Munford Carlton
Mrs. Carlton
Political missteps and unsettled Indian scare policy
Attorney General Pope dismissed Mr. T. B. Butler over political opinions, a move called a mistake. Butler’s allies had the AG arrested for intimidation, a greater misstep. The piece notes political short sightedness and that the Indian scare is winding down with troops nearby.
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Pope
T. B. Butler
Mr. Butler
United States
The Art of Silence in Domestic Discourse
A Presbyterian voice urges the virtue of shutting ears to gossip to protect temper and happiness. It warns that listening to petty complaints and ill-natured talk corrodes modesty and wide life’s calm, recommending quiet restraint among good people and caution in bad company.
Sexrmven Subscription Notation Noted
An OCR fragment advertises a subscription offer with a price of 31.59 per year. The text is unclear on publication name or service scope but implies a monthly or annual rate and access details.
Golden Premium Subscriptions Offer in 1890s Rail Ad
The Richmond and Danville Rail Road and Atlanta and Charlotte division promote a gold reward offer for new subscribers to the Pickens Sentinel. Prizes range from ten dollars in gold to two dollars in silver for top recruiters, with details on eligibility, payment, and deadlines through January 1891. The ad touts the Sentinel as premier local news and urges support for the paper.
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Richmond
Danville Rail Road
Atlanta
Charlotte Air
Sentinel
Pick County
United States
South Carolina
Pickens County
Seyrinen
Junius BE
Boags
Weekly News Promises Broad Distribution Free Sample
The Savannah weekly paper offers free samples by sending your own name and 5 to 10 addresses to The Weekly News. Described as the largest weekly in the South with 16 pages, it invites readers to request a copy to judge its quality and contents.
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Savannah
S Brainzas Axp
South
Haven Vant
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