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Newspaper
Pickens Sentinel
Location
Pickens, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1891
Page
2
Storms have raged on the English channel and parts of the Atlantic for a week with many lives lost and substantial shipping losses reported. The notice details subscription and advertising rates for the Pickens Sentinel.
The regulars and reformers of Charleston's democracy ended their dispute in last Tuesday's primaries. Results were not released at press time. Dr. Driver sold the Anderson foundry and machine shops to Mr. Alston of Charleston who now runs the works, a prosperous local enterprise.
Cotton receipts at Anderson run about 1 000 bales ahead of last year at this time. The state generally moves cotton to market as fast as possible this season though a price decline last week slowed sales somewhat.
The community shows a spirit of unity as citizens support public improvement. Those who oppose progress hinder the nation’s advancement and act as a clog to communal advancement.
Governor David B. Ili of New York traveled south through the county on Tuesday and will speak in Atlanta today at the unveiling of the Grady monument. He is noted for backing local boys on notable occasions.
The Journal quotes a standard price of one dollar per square for the first insertion and fifty cents for each subsequent insertion, claiming the rate is affordable for readers and enough to cover printing and staff costs.
Gen W JL Lee second son of Gen KR Lee dies at his Fairfax county home in Virginia aged 64 after protracted illness from dropsy and heart trouble. He served two terms in Congress and was the member elect for the 52d Congress. The notice recalls the Confederate officer Rooney Lee and notes census wealth increases in the United States since 1880 with per capita gains.
A Athimata Journal reporter asks Governor Campbell about the sub-treasury plan. Campbell says Ohio voters know nothing of it and that the campaign hinges on tariff reform. He notes the issue is mainly raised in the Southern Alliance and cotton states, not in the North or West.
A Greenville county mass meeting of the Alliancemen approved resolutions urging farmers to withhold cotton from sale, warehouse it for better prices, and hold it for up to fifteen days with free storage for buyers and sellers. The move aims to concentrate grade lots, attract buyers, and boost local prices while pledging statewide action through sub alliances.
A public meeting is set for Saturday October 30 in Tolly Springs with speakers Het C E Carpenter W A Thuristen J P Looper J H L Miller and Col D K Norris. The Eustatee and Wampkintown Alliances are urged to join and a private session in the monte follows.
Commissioners announce elections in Pickens Township Hastatoe and Hurricane townships on November to decide subscription of seven percent bonds to the Pickens Rail Road Company. Polls open 8 am to 5 pm with managers named. road to be built to Pickens within a year, bonds issued only after progress. Assessment notices also warn town property returns by November 16.
In Common Pleas Court Mary A Norris and others vs Mattie Norris and others orders sale of two parcels. The first tract near Henry Arial Smith Griffin and others covers 91 acres with one third cash and balance over one and two years secured by bond and mortgage. A second sale in the same court by Nancy J Burdine and others against Naomi J Lewis and others describes a 246 acre tract on Little Eastatoe with one half cash and the rest due in twelve months secured by mortgage.
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