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Newspaper
Pickens Sentinel
Location
Pickens, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1892
Page
2
The Journal discusses editorials on the Lexician, the SENTINEL, and conservative vs extremist rhetoric. It reports a tax dispute as the Air Line Railroad offers taxes and the county treasurer refuses. It notes Manning’s marriage to Chief Justice Puller’s daughter and previews a Greenville News governor poll.
A historical rant on political discourse and the voice of the people. It laments endless revolts and sees allegi politicians on top, urging individuals to do their best and accept outcomes, whether victory or defeat.
A writer urges men to send in names and five dollars to seek county commissioner posts while noting uncertainty in existing law. The Attorney General and Lexernet differ on the status, claiming the old constitution and Section 19 remain in effect until repealed. The piece argues offices remain and are needed in local business.
The new law requires hands to work ten days per year and eight hours daily on roads, with the overseer sworn to certify. Delinquent workers face prosecution and the commutation road tax is abolished. Commissioners may draft workers from within three miles of a road line to open a new route.
A 1892 appeal urges Democrats across counties to assemble at court houses vote delegates to a Columbia convention April to name a state ticket. Signed by Edward McCrady and colleagues, the document pledges loyalty to party principles and advocates peaceful strength for the state.
A letter excerpt from the Greenville News denounces political meddling and racial fear, insisting against aiding radical movements and warning of dark outcomes. An amendment suggestion replaces the word hell with a racial slur proposal, noting likely no major intra party clash but signaling potential line disputes.
Stamp machines adopted by the First Assistant Postmaster General to cancel and postmark letters in first class offices. They handle about 4 000 letters per hour, occupy little space, and stamp times change every minute via a clock link. One unit processes mail from street boxes to show exact reception time. Also notes a Gardner Me sportsman story about a frozen icicle bullet impact on a catamount. Track work on the G C N connects with Atlanta street railway. March schedules expected. Governor Tillman legal talent comments appear. Pilgrim fathers and potatoes remark ends the column.
A long, partially legible 1891 1892 collage mixes an In Memoriam for Rev. 8 R Riley with verse about heaven and a court sale notice from Pickens South Carolina listing multiple tracts of land on Golden's Creek. The document blends obituary verse with real estate auction details and a scanned local notice.
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