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Newspaper
Pickens Sentinel
Location
Pickens, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1890
Page
3
A jumble of local items reports taxes due, real estate transfers, farm sales, and town happenings. Mentions J R Williams at Central, Crenshaw farm sale, Bishop appoints pastors, and a busy tax day with many paying at the eleventh hour.
The Liberty market shows steady cotton prices with similar levels to the prior two weeks. Trade remains strong as a large portion is being marketed locally. Merchants report unusually high stocks of Christmas goods and a crowded furniture storeroom seeking more space. W J Smith moved forty hogs to the area, all sold. Lizzie Boggs closed her Fountain Inn millinery and returned home. The Gunnery Co. reports unusually good business this season. An engaging lecture by Mr. Scott of Clinton on the orphanage was held last Friday night.
At a Prater's Alliance meeting No 380 resolutions mourn the death of Joshua Owenby Smith on November 23 1890. The group expresses Christian submission, memory of his virtues, sympathy for his wife and children, a memorial page, and sends copies to the family and the Cotton Print and Pickens Sentinel. Committee members are W C Stanony, Jas E Bonovans, and P C Repentsox.
The Rock Hill Herald notes the nuptial conference will send Rev. R A Child to another field amid distress in his congregation. He is praised for zealous religious work and universal affection, with good wishes for him and his family of motherless children as they move to the new home.
Gates and Mr. Lawrence Barker travel to Arkansas while local growth continues with more alliances passing through en route to Liberty. The 1890 crop outlook is strong with higher bale counts and the gin buzz fading. December 16 1890. Ben Jones seeks three thousand food shingles at the Lewis NUL office.
A mix of business notices and consumer ads. Includes a lost stock share item, medical patent remedies, tonics, oils, and salves, plus a land sale entry by Junius E. Bocas offering twenty one acres in Ensley with a tenant house for $500 cash. Individual testimonials from Chas. Keyser and others mention Salvation Oil and Dr Bull’s Cough Syrup.
The Auditor or deputy will collect returns of property for fiscal year 1890 1891 at multiple towns and dates in South Carolina including Pickens C. FL Central Liberty Easley Cross Plains Dacusville Fosters Store Pumpkintown Holly Springs Mastatoe and Hurricane with specific days in January and February 1891 and a 50 percent penalty for late returns as required by law.
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