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Newspaper
Pickens Sentinel
Location
Pickens, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1912
Page
4
Local items report illnesses including Mrs C E Robinson and Mrs G R Hendricks in Atlanta calls, travel notes for Miss Edna Hester, Eva Sheriff, and others. street work improves town looks in Pickens. Roy Nealey joins Pickens Rail Road. Jack Power named Greenville County election commissioner. Fields minstrels attendances. Daughters meet at Mrs J W Ballentine with ice cream and cake.
Miss Ora McFall visits Greenville guest of Dr J O Mauldin while Pickens hosts many visitors. W W Jones of Pumpkintown calls in, E C Fulgum resumes traveling sales after vacation, Stansell family moves to Pickens, and a lyceum program opens with strong turnout. Charles Hester attends Draughon’s business college in Greenville.
Willie Bowen comes back to Mt. Pleasant after a summer with grandparents and plans to attend Carlysle Fitting School in Bamberg this winter. Sallie Lewis opens The Millinery Shop in Folger Thornley & Company store in Pickens with latest ladies hats. opening announced for Friday and Saturday. Rev W A Christopher and family visit Pickens. he resigned Enon church pastorate to work nearer home and baptized seventeen converts at Enon Saturday.
Thomas A. Bowen of Pickens is a Clemson college farm demonstrator available to county residents. He will aid with livestock illnesses at no charge and, for cases needing more skilled care, will request assistance from the college. Address Pickens, South Carolina.
Mr Furman Looper his wife and baby boy at the J B Finley place in Cross Roads are ill with typhoid fever. The child has been ill six or seven weeks and was not expected to live but is improving rapidly now. The parents have been sick about two weeks and are not improving fast. We hope they will soon be entirely well.
A barn near Cross Roads church owned by John Julian burned about five o clock Saturday morning. The cause is undetermined. Julian saved all stock but lost much feed and a large quantity of newly stored pea vine hay.
An old ad touts Dr King's New Life Pills as a quick remedy for constipation biliousness and indigestion. It claims easy safe and sure relief available for 25 cents at all druggists.
Capt J W Rosamond a leading figure in Brushy Creek Anderson County died last Saturday morning at age 86 after a period of ill health.
A Pickens County merchant promotes an 18 month turnover in stock and urges customers to travel 20 miles to inspect a sale with deep discounts on sugar coffee and shoes. The ad guarantees refunds if coffee disappoints and boasts fixed measures and prices.
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