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Newspaper
Pickens Sentinel
Location
Pickens, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1890
Page
3
The column details farm work and weather impacts in Pickens and Anderson counties, noting frost concerns and cotton outlook. It mentions local marriages, a notable obit, arrivals in nearby towns, and community updates from Greenville and surrounding areas.
The printer appeals to patrons in arrears to settle debts promptly as the newspaper moves to cash basis. Statements will be sent to those overdue a year or more, and the firm emphasizes business necessity and courtesy to debtors.
The report describes cotton prices falling as movement slows and trade dulls, with cotton likely moved out of town toward Piedmont. It notes locals fined for rough behavior after drinking, mentions planned Charleston trips, illnesses, a wedding, and a heavy rainstorm damaging crops. It also reports deaths, convalescences, typhoid concerns, and a Pickens Medical Association meeting on November 5.
A garbled 19th or early 20th century style note mentions a Buchanna Georgia boy of nine and Kinch jr aged seven with daily tasks at school and home. It references a New York Monthly Union and a shore setting with names Willy and others, describing routine work and attendance. Text is fragmented and difficult to verify.
No. 5 offers a Pullman sleeper from New York to Atlanta. No. a2 runs Washington to New Orleans and Washington to Birmingham. No. 61 provides a sleeper from Atlanta to New York. No. 43 carries sleepers from New Orleans to Washington and Birmingham to Washington. Names James TL Waylor and L L McLeshky appear with offices in Washington DC and Atlanta.
The condensed August schedule for Biclarmornd Ebamwille B25 Greenville and Columbian Division lists train times in Tothmeridian time. The fragment notes August as the travel period with departures and arrivals implied.
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