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Newspaper
Pickens Sentinel
Location
Pickens, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1891
Page
2
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The paper acknowledges an invitation to the Labor Day observance in Columbia next Monday and notes preparations for a successful event. The Cotton Growers convention in Atlanta moves from September 2 to October 7. Wet weather worsens the cotton crop welfare across the South with Texas and Mississippi reporting about twenty percent damage. A political clash in North Carolina sees Col Polk accused by rival papers and ordered to respond.
The text declares the twentieth century starts January 1 1901 and notes the first century ends in year 99, with the second century beginning in year 100 and 1901 marking the start of the twentieth century.
The Missouri State Alliance sustained Polk and Macune while deposing President Hall who has opposed the third party concept and the sub treasury since the Ocala convention. The third party is now an assured fact in Missouri.
A large prairie fire last week burned through over twenty townships in South Dakota. Crops including corn and wheat were destroyed and plature lands swept away. Tens of thousands of acres left barren as farmers endure homelessness and poverty across a twenty by fifty mile strip.
The crew responsible for the Ridgeville collision that killed Engineer Brissenden and fireman Browne has been arrested and bound over to court. Browne’s parents will also pursue legal action against the railroad for damages.
A passenger train derailed from an eighty foot bridge on the Western North Carolina railroad last Thursday night and plunged into a creek. Twenty people were killed outright and fifteen seriously injured. The disaster was caused by track spreading.
The papers praise United States farmers for an excellent grain harvest despite a world shortage in Britain France Mexico Germany and Russia. The South faces a small share and struggles with cotton losses from continuous rain. lower counties despondent as cotton fields rot and corn suffers. Renters white and colored, face lien holder pressure as crops fail.
The text suggests President Harrison may not secure his party’s nomination with Republicans from North and Bonth backing Blaine for the next campaign. It notes Blaine’s likely challenge to Cleveland’s influence, anticipating 1892 dynamics and Cleveland’s opposition as a barrier.
The Pickens county Air Line railroad investment of 100000 is now valued at about 579200 and will yield 24560.60 this year to the county and state. Projections show repayment of the principal within twenty years and ongoing annual income, asserting the investment outperformed expectations and promising similar returns for a proposed 20000 rail project to the county seat.
A farmer correspondent urges fellows to plant enough corn and hay to weather bad seasons and market swings. He warns against heavy cotton planting driven by politics and money markets, advocating more oats wheat and flour production and home-based sales. He urges timely sowing and notes nearby flour mill readiness.
The notice asks every Pickens farmer not in better condition than twenty years ago to inform the office in confidence. It questions the claim that residents are more prosperous now and urges reporting to reveal the county’s true financial state. It notes some men have not profited by farming and invites public response on postwar progress.
Greenville News reports optimism for a Pickens to Ensley railroad, with a contractor ready to proceed and a 20,000 vote plan to grade the line. The project would pass through Pickens and benefit Greenville by increasing daily trains, encouraging county business trips, and boosting regional commerce within eighteen months with local support.
Section 1178 requires landowners and long term lessees in Pickens County to remove trash, debris and timber from running streams for March and September each year. Violations carry misdemeanor penalties including fines from five to fifty dollars or jail time up to thirty days. County Commissioners must enforce compliance, issuing notices and pursuing indictments for noncompliance. A separate reflection quotes J J Ingalls on equity and reform as a distant aside.
Gen John B Gordon urges ex Confederates to form local camps of the United Confederate Veterans in every Southern state. The address outlines aims to preserve history, relics, and provide aid, with no political action permitted. Reiterates loyalty to the Union and Southern memory, urging organized solidarity among veterans and descendants.
A Valhalla Methodist church was struck by lightning on Friday causing east side damage and a hole in the west wall. The bolt traveled an 80 heavy charged rod and ended in the parsonage cellar. No family members were hurt though two chickens were killed near the oak in the yard. The Gala Week Association in Charleston sets October 26 to November 1 for the fall festival.
A charter for the Ghat Tobacco Company of Valhalla with a $5,000 capital restricts activity to chewing tobacco manufacture for the present while other forms may be added later. Directors include Wm. J. Verner, John D. Stribling, J. J. Norton of Oconee, and W. J. Duffie of Columbia. The firm intends to raise tobacco and issue peddler licenses as needed. Sloan Bros. in Greenville reports arrival of twelve bushels of new turnip seed.
County commissioners of Pickens county South Carolina announce a sale at Pickens courthouse on October sale day. Properties on Vin Garvin street Bowen Street and Pendleton avenue total about 3 1/4 acres to be subdivided into 1/2 acre lots. Plats available in the commissioners' office before sale. Cash terms. buyer pays papers and recording. Matthew Hendricks and O L Dunant chairmen. September 3 1891.
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