The Sentinel-Journal, 1906-11-10

FROMOUR CORI NEWS FROM EASLEY. Items From This Thriving Town and Community. Personals and Other Matters% 1Easley, S Cl. Nov. O. 'We havn't had a chance to hustle for much news this week, but will .givb what we have caught. We are sorry that the Rev. D. W, Uiott and his excellent family nill leave us shortly. Th'y go to William Williamston, - ston, Williamston, their future home, wvit[h the Regrets of our people here, but they carry with them the best wit,hes of our entire community, The Anderson and Easley iailway seems to b. on assuroil fvct. The firsct "'train"' over t.1bis road caio inI yesterd,v at 11:30 a. In. it was an automlolile bemaing ia placardl "Eusley and Anderson Raihv ay." By the way an It1lt(,Iolile serice wo1ld pay on this routo until the stcai road wast put in operation. We hope some of our enterprising citizens will think favorably of this scheme. Mrs. IM[alinda Harper died on the - Ith instant, at her home three miles southeast of Easloy and her remains were interred at Enon Baptist church 'the day following her death. bUiss Eloi Jones visited friends in Greenville last week. A pretty home wedding occurit d at Easley on the eveniin of the Oth in inbtan-t - btan-t inbtan-t at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. W. M. liigood, when 'their lovely and charming daughter, Miss May Gertrude, was led to Hymen's altar by Dr. Albert Biardman Moth nu, of Elbtrton, Ga., The e'r emony w%as performed by Rev. .1. F. Metheson. Dr. and Mrs. Mathews will spend their honeymoon at the Nortt and will make their home in Elberton, Ga., to which place they will carry the best wishes of their tnany friends here. Dayton, Va., Oct. 29th. Editor 8btinel-Journal. If you will give spade in your valuable paper I will give youi' many readers a few dots from this pait'of the country. I arrived at this plade (Dayton Va) Sep. 18th to enter the Shenndoah Collegiate Institute ab'd schoo1 of music. The school opened with a large attendance, there being q00 V nomes on roll and still more coining in. We have a faculty of twelve teachers, South Carolina has nine representatives in school, This is a very old town with only 900 inhabi tants. It has two good schools and( seven churchis of various creeds. On my way here' I hadl a stop over' at Mannasas, remiemboring this to beo the place where the rebels fought and1 died I de(cided to visit, the (cmetar'' while it is well cede for at the same time I was made to feel very sad in indeed to see so manyI patriots graves. Dayton is in t he Shaenande,ahI vallev oneo of the most prodneutive couni.ties ini the state, Corn, W beait, Oat.s, Ba,r Ba,rley, - ley, Ba,rley, Irish p)otatoes (Clover aund Havi are the chief prod nets corn yields from 40 to 75 bashels por)1 acre soe farmers mlaIZe as high a 2500 bnshelo of wheat, wvhea,t Hells at 75 cent corn at 50 (cnts aLpples at 40 cents per bushel chickens never die in D)aytou. ~a small fryer will soll for .35 cents, I see cattle and1( Hseass byI f)' rom 50 to 500 in a drove, I haivn't s(een a Mule since I left South Carolina far farmners - mners farmners use very large horses for their draying and farming the average weight is about 1200 lbs. 1'be wveath wveather - er wveather has been very unsetledl we hadl a light snow yesterday, tihe 28th. If this letter ,fails to reach the waste basket you may hear from me again with best w shes to the Sentinel .Jour not and its many readers. MeD. Weams. .Makes Kidnaya ad Dlader Right