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Newspaper
Pickens Sentinel
Location
Pickens, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1894
Page
4
Poem reflects on finding value in simple acts of kindness and faith. It urges hope, trust in better days, and doing God's will with a cheerful heart. The speaker contrasts worldly riches with gratitude, love, and small mercies that illuminate life’s path.
A preacher likens the church to a cultivated garden planted by Christ, describing varieties of faithful believers as roses giants of battle and snowdrops. He frames Christ’s cross as the crimson bloom, notes charity and mercy as fruits, and praises temples, hospitals, and prisons as garden produce born from faith.
A sermon likens the church to a thoroughly irrigated garden in a desert, with water from above as salvation. Jesus enters as gardener guiding souls to peace, rest, and pardon, urging listeners to choose the garden and seek salvation now rather than delay.
June 30 in Yorkville a seven year old named John Pogram fell from a moving turntable at the Chester and Lenoir Railroad yard while visiting with Mason McConnell Willie Lowry and others. He died within an hour. He was the son of J B Pogram. Doctors Parker Bratton White and Walker attended. No blame attached to his companions.
The Senate approved the tariff measure amid long debate over wool, barbed wire, and mica. Senators Irby and Blanchard voted for the bill after key amendments, while Allen and Kyle backed the measure, and a final roll call ended with 89 yeas to 84 nays.
The judiciary committee of the State Partners' Alliance in Columbia reports after hours of audit that Col D J Duncan's management of the Alliance Exchange is entirely satisfactory and refutes charges raised by Piedmont Lead Light and others. The committee’s findings will be sent to Senator W J Evans.
News from Rio de Janeiro reports Reverend Edward I. Tilly, Methodist missionary from Holston conference, in great danger after siding with rebels against the president. Foreigners captured amid unrest may face court martial and execution. Tilly was born and educated in Bristow.
James Johnson, an African American man, allegedly attacked Stella King on August 10 1892. He was captured in St Louis and brought to Gurantin where a mob seized him from a train and hanged him. His body was subsequently shot with bullets.
The Crop Reports CommnBraA notes material improvement in weather and crops over the past week. Heat was widespread with high temperatures around 97 degrees F in the interior, rain was general though variable, and some counties faced drought, wind, hail, or flooding impacts.
A Columbia reporter notes county chairmen’s replies to General Butler’s request for separate boxes. Capers says Nettle’s reply understates the tenor. Reform leaders across counties send courteous, conciliatory responses, including a Montana County chairman's pledge to present the request and favor favorable action. The mood suggests conservatism across factions, pleasing Butler and stabilizing state politics.
Two men Ned Wehman and an unknown colored man were killed when a down train from Columbia struck them at the Broughton Swamp Trestle near Oakley Berkeley County on July 4. Wehman tried to save the other man and both were killed. An inquest found no fault by the railroad.
James Norton, chief clerk in the Office of Comptroller General, released a card denying Senator John Gary Evans’s alleged remark about Evans’s salary. Norton asserts Evans aimed to urge attention to perceived injustices in the Senate salary bill of 1802, noting the Comptroller General’s fixed salary at 1,000 with 1,360 in expenses.
A ferry boat capsized on the Thiess river near the town mentioned. About 200 people were aboard and initial reports indicate around 100 have drowned.
A Savannah music house ad urges readers to consider piano or organ purchases for homes. It claims long lasting value and youth engagement, notes 60 000 instruments supplied since 1870, promises fair prices and honorable customer treatment, and offers free catalogues on request.
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