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The Barnwell People. “Ju&t Like- a Member of Ihe Family’' VOL. XXXVI BARNWELL. S. C JULY 24. 1913 NO. 48 JULY TERM OF COURT CAME TO ABRUPT CLOSE FRIDAY rr=Dnc Fourteen Case* Were Disposed of; Eleven Convictions 12 MORE TRUE BILLS FOUND Court MainUinMl Good Average in the Trial of Criminal Caaes. The intensely hot weather of the past week brought the July term of the Court of General Sessions to an abrupt close Friday evening, in spite of the fact that the Grand Jury had asked his Honor, Judge Ernest Gary, to continue the term until the docket had been cleared, or, if his Honor’s health would not permit, that a special Judge be ap- INTENSE HEAT CAUSED NEGRO CONVICT’S DEATH Kelly Hazel, Sentenced Laat Week, Re leased by Grim Reaper. The first death in Barnwell County from the intense heat of last week oc curred Saturday when the grim reaper released Kelly Kazel, a negro convict, from the service of a six months’ sen tence. Hazel pleadedguilty last week to the charge of housebreaking and larceny and had only served a few days of his sentence when he was overcome while working on the roads. He was hur ried to the camp but died in about fif teen minutes. The coroner’s inquest pointed to carry on the term. Judge Gary said that it would be suicidal for ; was held at Barnwell Saturday night him to attempt to preside longer than and a verdict in accordance with the one week and that he would be lucky above facts was rendered. There had if he did that well. been some talk among the negroes A large number of True Bills were ^ aze ' rt ‘ Ct ' lw,( l a "hipping returned by the Grand Jury, and these, earlier in the day hut the doctor who together with the forty continued cases on the docket made the total an ap palling one I >ut of the fourteen cases trat came to trial there were rie\en lonvictions, two a 1 pj tta > an i one mistrial True Bill*. True Bills found In tf.<- G-'nnd Jurv v r. e the last inVui- ■ o I t.< 1 v • a-< a-- f i.low -> M* mm rgi r l*r • a •" ■ •- <n <: • v ib \s made the post mortem examination could find no bruises w hatever on his bod\ On the contrary, the guards stat'-d that he had been a willing work er and had given them no occasion to reprimand him Hi- had been confined m the countv jail since his arrest and the sudd'-n ( hang*- t > the ex[H>sure of □C □DC Correspondent* Wanted. The People wishes to print the news of every section of Barnwell County, but to do this we must have the co-operation of our friends. We are, therefore, going to ask that if there are any persons who have the advancement of their towns and communities at heart they send us the news each week. There is no better way to bring your section to the favorable notice of the reading public than through the columns of the newspapers. By writing the news each week in an interesting man ner you help to advertise your particular section and whatever helps a community as a whole must necessarily help the individual. If you who read this notice desire to send us news letters each week, please communicate with this office and writing paper and stamped envelopes will be forwarded immediately, together with a copy of the paper each week. Address THE BARNWELL PEOPLE, Barnwell, S. C. 1DC □DC '■ 0 □□nil THE GRAND JURY MADE A MOST ABLE PRESENTMENT “MY WIFE’S GONE AWAY”— BUT NIX ON THE “HOORAY’ HILDA SHOWS SIGNS OF PROGRESSIVENESS fh*' h ' m \ \ u n w .iv ib.ih'v t'*<> mu h b ■ r VS «.r* . w • -n :i ri 4 -n u •><!*- jm. l.llilrf tl ! M rt Is n' ■" m “ r I J .V •• : '.ti lt >• m . •1 ! hr * ’' . T , • t " i * u r «*N fi#*n r . .1 •i • ^ u. I;* •r. •- ! it »• The Experience* of a Stay-at-Home a* Told in a Letter to Hi* Wife. The following really clever play cf words is the product of the brains of a Barnwell man after he had dined sump- | tuouslv on clabber and blackberry jam It will serve to b-t the wives] knew the splendid time tn.it their hub- toes' have while they, the wives, are ! 'on the island • Well, m> dear. 1 am af’-aul to fuss | aitri ashamed U* tell vou the treatment , 1 re.•.•iv ed and tlo- .-xperi.-m *• ! had BARNWELL COUNTY FAIR TO BE HELD NOV. 18-22 ^ o je - *v TV ' 1' ''tl [ #. h'.i * ’ . )• . 4 1 W P * r ' J P'*n' • 4' r * » .a * H H B'*«’ - a- t K .*4 'a• *«--» It* r • ! M n | ^ I ■ n » * v « *» • | n % ! r r n a j * U- 4 ”S J K VS » r » , h. f'- a J j 1 r r * » r> d * » ■ ■. J S > n »t>.>n I ’^'tvav VI . • v »n : V * % -,- r t r • t I ? » ' ‘ r VS , Jr - r ■ 4 : I 4 - » a 14 *»■' > C *••« mJ S» The * ‘r • r -i * * t'» 'Kr'.hv- '4gr!» IT • 1«- » Hr-«4*' - (' » » U M *• r * •(' * \r • 1 r • ! * V. r * > r i -v • e. 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W M* mining* • w.is found guiltv of that • barge whi.*- 1 'ton was found guilt) of reieivjng stotn stork and reeemmended to the mere) of of the Court Memmmger was sen tenced to one year on the chain gang BUSINESS FIRMS GIVE v este-dav In attempt.ng to 1 got stung 1 wa k- d into in, *s a ( u umber S' the d » - 1 v.iw the k ’ t ■ ’ 't .V . sa d m (St d.sg i' 1 .U, %.-t -.V g • a ma* h ‘ 1 V t 1 -.aJ- t ti .t ' r ’ * * g ■ ■ 1 -'a'' * h • , | ‘ r*4V* so ^» sal t ”.r i ’ -ante- * ’ . ■ » 'e ' r -T 4 • » • >1 . n » "I ’ T, » • - r r i furda * ■ V - d ->* • -.g* ed f ,r • hi ’ I TV *• w en.rd. • ;>ane ’ t * • r * »e ; .* and » apped t» !-<■ ’ g I g^’ ^ r ' 'dent • g* t a bite the house Telephona Line and Pott Office Build ing Near* Completion. Special to The People. Hilda, July 21 —A much needed rain fell here Saturday evening, followed by another nice shower yesterday. The Rev I) W Heckle is at present condm ting reviv al services here As the church building was not completed in time, the school building is tveing used inst*-ad Mr and Mrs Isaac Hartzog, of Clio, Ga . spent the past two weeks with rehtiv r-s here VI,ss 1'tc e (’ollins. of G >v an, is Recommend that Salaries of Ru ral Police Be Reduced. COMMISSIONERS COMMENDED Hop* Exproaaod that “Thay WlB Contin ue to Koop Their Eyoa Open.” The State of South Carolina, County of Barnwell.—Court of General Sessions (Summer Term, 1913). To the Hon. Ernest Gary, Presiding Judge: We, the Grand Jury of the County of Barnwell, submit the following present ment: 1. In the able charge of your Honor have lost money—and for a time it was ! to our body, your Honor stressed the problematical whether or not there ; fact that crime was proven by our own would he another meeting of the Asso- ! docket to be rampant in the county, ciation, but realizing that a county fair there being forty-odd cases continued of the right sort is of untold benefit to from the March term of the criminal to the farmers of the county the men Tourt, to which would be added fifty or at the head of this enterprise have de- new ones, making the appalling cided that the adv antages accruing to total close to one hundred, the people of the county is of greater Now, we admit being ashamed of this moment that th * mere mitter of dollars ( record and acknowledge as citizens and Plans Are Being Made for a Bigger and Better Fair than Ever. Unless something entirely unforeseen happens to prevent the third annual meeting of the Barnwell County Fair Association, which will take place here on November 18th to 22nd, inclusive, will be on a larger and grander scale than any fair ever held in this county, according to information given out Monday by President Harry D. Calhoun. From a monetary standpoint the pre vious meetings have not been unquali fied successes—In fact, the stockholders » '*I1IIIV' x 1 *» 1»«-* || r nriT I hr t 4; ’I a; i ! Mrs 1 . . ** !u-r •1 t >:r.*- ‘>4 ^ t i /<• at \. ' :t! 1 !.• * « , I h* v ■ |.) >i.i- ; . 1 .fi ! 'i. . . ■ and c-nts It is, therefore, hoped that the farmers and business men will lend their aid in making this one of the big- gest meetings in the history of the As- sin iat on The directors are not prepared at present to m.xke a detailed announce ment i>f their plans, hut this will be done at as . ar 1 ) a date as is practicable The patrons of the fair ran rest assured how« v * o- *hat att-a Polls galore will he • ruv ,d< d for th* am iverin-nt the.' p.ans instruction and make jurors our share of the blame,| though we do not take all of the blame; but we plare a pari and a large part on the whole Court. from the Honorable Judgea on the tvench down to the moat obacure lawyer Time and again we have plead and urged that casea be not continued, save for the beat of reaaoni, —that pun ishment delaved would be justice de feated but our wortla have never been heard The lawyer atill gets up with ht% excuse flima) or otherwise, as the case mav he. and ao far as a layman can < ' nr* r . v 11im h thr rxiepfiori of thr i Si »ix*-i I' it r\jw-<trd th*f a »nd r r *•'1'*' drttrrv w i : (>«• It da m th* nr»r future started f-otn ; mjf th PRIZES TO CORN CLUB • ht-wgr » * an.fr »t • *i i I t.mrd hi'd hrwdrd , T.r *nd 1 threw * '1o«r» t which ‘ A M Awiert Ma*»« Aw lwl«***4 lw Rw? t I am t. >»er ou d not hr it rutting %h :• 'Ml j r ad ng 1 * r • t.r n *hr tr mjfr. said • g if .' » run %«rrj' !hrn i O'a d hate »een the a* • »h»ar' Thr '^"rr was a., ttrtoeig 1 cou J not rr.*t.*gr it and r a ' ’rd S’ 'hr t » 1 T A ui K :>.*■ iu r. m r Pc, r ! hr !r * • *» *»> • rft* 1 , w-.j n *( • •r a 4 % n r \y t > ^ir % fair * v I c a r ! n ! he . r r hw! ha! V ; *\J " ’ 4 [* •* !r tP.cif ■ n * madr J Y> - . r v r n thr * * ? ’■V i • 1 ' 1 «■ a * • ’hr •n a a< ^' r d * .fl mr t a a rvl I hr g' • % 'S • * r H* '•! » r ’ « .c !i • t r X , r f i '*• ? >r n .! hA* mg *. » - ' :«* » ’or il. f fuc *•■. : 1 **»<! 1 a n *. ^ r v\ Ba h . H • hi vs. H'i ' Ha ’ !l » r 1 . ■;• * s, f i * j., ha' n * • i . | 1 > A St i n Ba • n w r Ba'n w * ii h4- Ttr Iva. T v * Ba r 1 . h' lu a i \ .' l ),ar e Ii’ K d.ng Br.d . i » 1 i l SI > a r Ba • n vv *■ I! I .if * I.m ' Har'ow H m B Ma/ur'kv Barnwell, one Hat dm I desire to thank th*- above firms for their kindness in contributing these prizes and for their co operation in or is the Penitentiary , making the contest a success- If there James Creech, w ho was found guilts are any others in the county who desire of manslaughter, w as sentenced to to contribute to this w orthy cause, their four years on the chain gang or in the help will be greatly appreciated. Penitentiary; his co-defendant, Lizzie Respectfully, DeLoach, was found guilty of man- A. M. Sanders, »’ A t * VA f r r t -a thr f.A a « n # » • *4, a fid ( a r ! Il l.r A • I. \lr ' 1 ! . *..a !hr drun. x ! |C A and a r>< - Ard !’ ng '-x' ' >f * 1 • »s SI > iu! d 1 If.*- a * • n thr akr V •ha’ 1 sat d•. w 'i xnd t'» a a n\* . •fl 4"..! d. 1. d tu f-ur »>* A * 1 * h« n tfir cat.tax >u,** said i uu h. 1 • r tw an t hut ' Ifi n k nf t :hc ( r* am » 1 i u just * f (J.Jx ,1 rv, I washed th*' ■*' tt Uc e h • jk d and st uf ** il the .gg and w as ft* A 1 d) 1" M .ak* frn-ruix vs hen t fi* ii!' h »r thre w m enwj uet ba,;. w hi ch I \\u i k *-d d lul it iitrrsil) j'*-*-i* J a le mon, mxl King IIn !■ 'icr CM •am with laug hter 1 sx I down and got full with the tank slaughter with recommendation to mer cy and sentenced to two years in the Penitentiary. W. W. Willis pleaded guilty to viola tion of the dispensary law and was sen tenced to pay a fine of $100 or serve three months on the chain gang. Sam Perry, who pleaded guilty to the same offense, was given a, like sen tence. Lee Wilson was acquitted of the charge of malicious mischief (poisoning a horse). Ed Cherry pleaded guilty to the charge of assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature and was sen tenced to serve three months on the chain gang or pay a fine of $50. Dave Myrick was acquitted of the charge of murder. The case against Dennis Williams, charged with murder, resulted in a mistrial. Local Agent. TWO LADIES INJURED WHILE BUGGY RIDING and sang, M v wife's gone aw ay, loaded the gun with fish balls and joitu-d the Greeks, with the hope that they'd send Turkey’ to me. “Good-bye. When you come home you will find‘welcome’ on the mat.’’ If there are any readers of this paper who desire the name of the writer of the above effusion, their curiosity will be gratified by calling on the efficient postmaster at Barnwell, who reads all post cards and knows the correspond ents of every married man in town. Mrs. T. N. Bennett and Mias Jimmie Gra ham Were Painfully Hurt While Mrs. T. N. Bennett, of Chester, and Miss Jimmie Graham, of Columbia, who are the guests of Mrs. J. A. Tobin, were out buggy riding Thursday after noon they were painfully though not seriously injured. In trying to turn the horse around in the road at a point about two and a half miles from Barn well, the front wheel of the buggy was “locked” and the vehicle tilted at such an angle that the ladies were thrown to the ground. Miss Graham’s shoulder DR. C. N. BURCKHALTER OPERATED ON THURSDAY Following Acute Attack of Appendicitis He Was Taken to Columbia. Following an acute attack of appen dicitis Thursday morning Dr. C. N. Burckhalter, the popular druggist, was hurried to a Columbia hospital that after noon and an operation performed im mediately. The surgeons found that there was a trace of gangrene, but in WON BY MARGIN OF ONE VOTE B. F. Thomas ia Barely Elected Intend- ant of Fairfax. Fairfax, July 16.—In the election held for town officials here today, B. F. Thomas was elected intendant, defeat ing the incumbent, W. E. Harter, by one vote. G. R Bolen, R. R Speaks, W. G Keane, E and G A. Sanders were elected wardens spite of this the reports from his bed- was dislocated, while |Mrs. Benfiet re-' side have been very reassuring and ceived bruises on her face and body, his many friends hope and confidently As Miss Graham was unable to get back expect an early recovery to health and into the buggy, Mrs. Bennett and a return to his home, colored woman drove to Barnwell and secured the services of a doctor, who brought the former to town in his auto mobile. The ladies were given medical assistance and recovering rapidly from their unhappy experience. It was in deed fortunate for them that the hone they were driving was gentle, as other wise they would have been more seri ously hurt Mias Hxrriaon Entertained. Miss Rena Harrison entertained sev eral of her friends on Wednesday morning of last week in honor of her guest, Miss Annabelle Connor, of El- loree. An “Ad." contest was enjoyed by all, after which delightful refresh- menta were served. MISS JULIA C LATHAOP, On* of country's noted woman and head of Child Welfare Department of National Coneervatlon Exposition. MR. J. M. EASTERUNG PAINFULLY SCALDED Was the Victim of a Peculiar Accident on Monday Morning. Mr. John M. Easterling was the vic tim of a rather peculiar and painful accident Monday morning while at his farm a few miles from town. He was trying to loosen a bolt on his mowing machine and found it immovable. Having heard that boiling water poured on obstinate bolts would loosen them he decided to test the remedy. Hav ing secured a kettle of hot water he returned to his task when the negro who was helping him carelessly dropped the kettle, allowing a steady stream of boiling water to pour down Mr. Easterling’s leg and ankle. His shoe caught a large quantity of water and before he could remove it his foot was severely scalded. His many friends will learn with regret of his painful injury. Rovival Mooting. The revival meeting will be held at Double Ponds Baptist church the fourth Sunday in July, at 4:30 o’clock P. M And the meeting at George’s Creek church, Govan, S. C. will begin the first Sunday in August, at 11 a. M. The Rev. R. L. Bolton, pastor of the First Baptist church, Millen, Ga., will assist the pastor at both these places. The public is cordially invited to attend all these interesting services. Come one, come all. P A Bolen, Pastor and tfu- * ar«- t >• t»j a11*• nd, ax ail road* vre thr grnuinrneaa of the eacuao ta H»'r, »* . i S 4. <Ti’>rr seldom looked into, and. no matter bow heinous the crime, the case is cootinuod • from court to court until the witneooea are nattered, some even dying from old age. and when at last th* trial NEWS OF FAIR FAIRFAX cornea the criminal gets off entirely and the people suffer All over thta land we are crying tn the court# fur help, askingthom lo think more of actual justice and the feed of the country and leas of their legal forma. tochnicaJlOen, tie., our humble opinann. if the Judge* continue to diaregnrd thm cry. the radmJ doctrine of th* recab of th* judiciary will certainly aprend. tt being our only redress We re*peclfuly urge that yowr Honor will continue thta Court and, |f poombie, clear the criminal docket, and tf your Honor » health will not penult, that you communKate with the proper aethort- tie*. explain the situation in our county and a»k (hat a special Judge be ap pointed in your stead 2 It has been brought to our atten tion that no adequate record u kept in the office of the County Couamwaaonert and Supervisor of the property of the county, such as mule*, wagon*, tents, machinery, etc , nor of the number of conxicta on the chain gang, length of their sentences, the nature of their crimes, etc , and we recommend that this unbusinesslike method be discon tinued and that the Commissioners pur chase a suitable book immediately and rtMjuire their clerk to keep the anid record We understand from the present commissioner* that claim No. 127, which was actually for an automobile for the Supervisor, was iworn to and presented as corn and approved as such by the former Board, and that they, the pres ent Board have refused to issue a war rant for the payment of the same, maintaining that an automobile for a county officer, no matter under what head charged up, does not constitute n legal claim under our present law. We commend our present commission ers for the stand they have taken and their vigilance, and hope they will con tinue to keep their eyes open. Our county has been spending too much money for the return we have been re ceiving. In reference to the former Board of Commissioners, who approved the said claim, we wish to go on record as condemning their action. 3. We have received numerous com plaints against certain of the Rural Police. These have not been investi gated to our entire satisfaction, but will before the next term of this Court Nevertheless we feel certain that the rural police are not doing their duty, are very little if any value to the county, and we recommend and insist that our Commissioners exercise the power vested in them and reduce the salary of the said Rural Police to the minimum allowed by law. If the Police resiga, so much the better, for we hope a*d SOCIAL AND PERSONAL •4 f ■lirlaim *~ Mw/k«g tif W—4 h tirfax July I'A - Powell Harnaoe o? Johnaton hx« been x lading Tom Wil ton and other f'lend* here Sx dne * Padgett of Ktondi it tpeod mg v>me time » th hi* aunt here On Friday rienmg Fairfax waa iwarmmg with x iiltora and vehiclea in abundanre kbout 50 young per ton* of Mlenda.e pretentrd an oj*er etta tn the a«'hou! hall Tow much >rai*c . an not Ire gixrn Meadamet • aid K \ itaer and Mit* Eunice VA il- liam» fo- iar->ing out ao xucveaafully thix h.gh grade entertainment M-x John G Wilhama of Mlendai* xivited Mra > l. >*ndert F r iday Mitt Mell hea r ~te <>f < >!ar vtailed Mr** Julian Harter recent!) t arh*.e and Hrrtx-rt Raal of Swan tea vixitrd B r o*>ker Simpton laat week Mr* <>ti*I>x-er ha* returned from a vi*it to rimer, where *hr wax in a house party of alwjut 25 pertons at Dr John VN eelke) * Mr* J F Coun cil. Mi*s F’.dith Nel*oii of laikeland, F la . and Loui*e Blount uf Clmer are visiting her now The “backward part) of Misses Zelle Loadholt and Alma Knight to visitors was much enjoyed. Miss MauJ Barber eqjertained the young folks recently at her lovely home Misses Eleanor and Elizabeth Ed wards of Brunson are visiting Miss Ethel Simpson. Mrs. Padgett of Florida is spending some time with Mrs. Jones Lane. Miss Olive Calhoun, after spending some time with Miss Zelle Loadholt, has returned to Barnwell. Mrs. Amye Moye O’Neal and son, Allen, are spending some time with relatives in Bamberg. Mrs. H. M. Harvely, after a short stay in Augusta, is bound for the mountains of North Carolina, accom panied by her son, H. M. Harvely, Jr. Miss Lucile Youmans, after spending some time in Tennessee, also at Jones- ville, has returned. She expects to return to her school at Kosciusko, Miss., later on. Mrs. Malcolm Moye, with her four children, of Bamberg, is spendin^aome time with Mrs. M. A. Moye. Mrs. W. E. Harter and son, Carlisle, visited Ulmer recently. W. Reed Kirkland was in town re cently. Mrs. Kantie Rouse of Brunson visit ed relatives here this week. Miss Ella Youman is spending some time at lampa, rut Dr. I/a Youmans. w.th her sister, Miss Hallie Armstrong, stenographer recommend that our delegation in the Attorney General’s office, and her this office entirely at the next sister, Miss Jessie, who has been her guest for some time, motored down to Barnwell Thu -sday with Attorney General Peeples on s short visit to rel- tives and fnends. of the General Assembly. 4. We have visited the jail and the same kept all right We fail CONTINUED ON PAGE