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Newspaper
Pickens Sentinel
Location
Pickens, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1890
Page
2
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The article argues for enlarging the Pickens County court house due to crowding and safety concerns. It notes the building’s insufficiency after years of growth, cites a near collapse from the portico crowd, and condemns opposition to public improvements as harming regional progress. It also references local politics, a Clemson College brick program, and notable national figures.
The State’s case against W D Wiggins for poisoning his wife ended with a not guilty verdict in General Sessions court after jurors were sworn and witnesses testified to alleged blue stone poisoning. Defense, led by H W Bowen, argued wife died of natural causes. jury deliberated and returned acquittal.
The Outlook for Cotton Bagging reports cotton bagging will cover the Georgia crop this year. Five mills in Georgia produce bagging with bases at Augusta Dalton West Point and Rosdale and more mills likely. Ten thousand yards have shipped to Southern Georgia. Burks says farmers will cover nearly all the crop and bagging demand will rise as the crop blooms.
Prominent stockmen from Pickens Oconee and Anderson counties apply to the Secretary of State to form The Farmers Sun Publishing Company a first class weekly agricultural paper to be printed at Pendleton South Carolina with capital of five thousand dollars in twenty five dollar shares corporators named include J C Stribling J C Watkins J Earle Lewis J B Douthit John W Shelor J P Glenn J M Glenn S Griffin B Harris and D K Norris. The venture aims to serve the Agricultural College Experimental Stations Alliance Grange Farmers societies and general farmers and stockmen. A consolidation with the Cotton Plant is contemplated to strengthen South Carolina agriculture through a premier paper. Subscribe for the Sun.
Wilmington July 8 1890 notice by Ennias Day Chaixmoan County Commissioners for August 7 1890 at 10 am at George's Creek bridge on Easley Bridge road to let rebuilding. plan and specification available on letting day.
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