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TV y A Ttif J.UBi 1 • Jumt Like a Member of the Family" VOLUME XLI. r* V BARNWELL, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 14, 1918. NUMBER 'INTER term of court CONVENED HERE MONDAY Good Progress Being Msde in Trial of Criminal Cases. The February term of the Court of General Sessions convened here Mon day morning, with Judge Ernest Moore, of Lancaster, presiding. This is a two weeks term devoted exclus ively to the trial of criminal cases. The Grand Jury has been verylmsy examining witnesses and returning true bills, the following being a list of those found up to the time The Peo ple closed its forms. True Bills, i Isadore Jones and Ben Coleman, lar ceny. H. Mihegan, violation of the prohi bition law. , C. C. Reeves and J. L. Oswald, mur- . der.' Chas. Williams and Herbert Hall, larceny. Chas. Williams, Herbert Hall and Sadie Hall, larceny. J. F. Grubbs, murder. Lesley Aiken, housebreaking and larceny. 1 Lesley Aiken, housebreaking and 1 ^PUesley Aiken, housebreaking and ^^ceny Upjohn H. Dealer, assault and battery with intent to kill and carrying coo-1 reeled weapons C M. Pender, embeaaiement. breach of trust with fraudulent intent Richard Albany, obtaining goads under false pretenses. Ben Simmon*, violation of the pro hibition law, Sam Bates, vielatisa of the prehi- itJoa law. Lewie Walker, vmlatma of the pew t Inhume law, Wil Henderson. taiaaap. W iB Heodersea. Urreoy WiO Henderson. larceny Jsmee Neeils, Bill Meere. emlatma of t.se peehi bitma law Bill Moore. «<^ot*aw of the peah*- hitme law J. J. Bull, dsowtag check wttheot funds J. J. Bull, drawing check without DELINQUENTS REPORTED TO POLICE AUTHORITIES The Names of Nearly 200 Registrants Sent to Officers Monday. THREE MEET DEATH IN AUTO ACCIDENT Lists containing the names of near ly 200 registrants who failed to sub mit their questionnaires have been prepared by the Local Board for Barn well County and were mailed to police officers and magistrates Monday, with instructions to arrest the delinquents and bring them before the Board. If any of them cannot be found they will be put in Class One and th^r names reported to State headquarters in Co lumbia as delinquents, If it appears that those brought before the Board did not wilfully fail to submit a ques tionnaire they will still be allowed to claim deferred classification in the normal manner. However, if such failure was a wilful attempt to evade the draft law, they will be immedi ately inducted into military service and at the conclusion of the war will be forced to serve s term in prison. The people of the county are re quested to aid the authorities in ev ery way possible in locating the de linquents. The entire list was pub lished in The People shout two weeks ago, but since that time nearly 100 registrants have submitted their questionnaires Would Jala the Navy. Since the classification of regis trants began the Local Board has granted a number of permits le men | who desired te enlist In the U. 8. Nevy These volunteers represent , every section of the county Perm le sion was graated on Monday to two Fairfax men te enliet. B. B Bast and Cameron L. Dowling An application has also bees rer»i««4 from a Bara- , well County man now In St Louis. Mo. te Jem the aviation corps The \uac%i Hoard held a meeting here Friday morning, at which time I a number of registrants were classi fied A aether meetmg of the Beard i wiB he held ea the JJnd met. whea it ill GOVERNOR R. I. MANNING CALLS FOR VOLUNTEERS Urges Citizens to Aid GoVernmen^ in Building Ships. In the following proclamation, which was issued last week, Governor Man ning urges the citizens of South Car olina to aid the government in its ef forts to build enough ships to trans port men, food and supplies to France: Our government is in urgent need of ships, in which to transport soldiers, ammunition, hospital supplies, food and other necessities of war to Eu rope. It is evident that the construc tion of a sufficient number of ships to csrry out the plans of the government is one of our most pressing problems. We need labor to build the ships. The government, through the depart ment of labor, has begun a campaign for the enrollment of 250,000 shipyard volunteers, of which 4,000 are expected from South Carolina. Applicants should enroll with Horace L. Tilgh- man. Union National Bank Building, Columbia, as director for South Caro lina of the United States public ser vice reserve. At present, in spite of the urgency of the situation, our shipyards are I working only one shift Ms days a week. TTtfa is due largely to the leth argy among workmen capable of working In shipyards The plan of organisation contemplates three eight- ' hour shifts a day. seven days a wee If 1 Car Dashes Into Atlantic Coast Line Engine at Crossing Sun day Afternoon. \UT0 ^TOTALLY DEMOLISHED Miss Estelle Ready and Fred Lee and Negro Man Killed; Miss Neeley Moody Injured. The Dead: Miss Estelle Ready, of Kline. Fred Lee, of Kline. Jim Wright, colored, of Kline. The Injured: Miss Neely Moody, of Kline. MEETING OF MAGNOLIA CHAPTER GREAT SUCCESS Children Take Great Pride and Pleas ure in Their Meetings. One woman and two men were killed and another woman was seriously in jured in Barnwell Sunday afternoon about six o'clock when an automobile in which they were riding dashed head long into s west-bound freight engine at the Atlantic Coast Line depot, where the railroad intersects the pub lic road leading from Barnwell to Al- lendale The dead art: Miss Estelle Ready. Mr. Fred Lee and a negro man named Jim Wright The injured is Miee Neely Moody. All df the occu pants of the car were from Kline, and were oe their way home from Bern- well. where one ef the young Indies had been te see a dentist, when the ere idea t occurred and weeks a real ! According te the testimony ef eye- war »•">•* tfc. m* | Mr u,. drl , inr •hip*, only ui ihn *,y ran rar, appraarkad Um rroaaina at a * «r»»ra »» tfc* battla rapid rata of apaad. aad aa hia Vtow af fiaat . aaly la tkia *ay caa •• aarata ! ^ w .Warad by a lon ( a. aarty aad rtrtaoaas paara Each Mna( w dra^fc, rar. Ml lb. North mat .at «a aa an.aar u tb. laiOT-. I .U. af ih. au.n Ua. ha d.d art m. th. on coming engine until it wee tee Isle te stop hie mnrhine Fee the seme rsesee It wee Impossible foe the engi neer te see the sstomsbile The cur wue struck by tb# locomotive with ewrb u force thet It wee tetelly de molished end the cww-cetrher ef the engine wee bedly we FRANK *. MEALY WRD* MRU GLADYS J. HI NTER le Deeghter ef Mr. W ef Ihm leunlv. tail Lelewd Myers, eh eg from the Cube Miller, eln Is teeny end privity person t aara tMapaaad af. The f el lowing reset heve been dis posed of: H Minegen pi ceded guilty te vio lating the. prohibition lew end was sentenced to pay e fine of 150 or serve ihrrp tnonths at herd labor. He paid thefine. Ben Simmons pleaded guilty to a like indictment. Will Henderson pleaded guilty on two charges of housebreaking and lar ceny and was sentenced to one year in tech case. ^MHerbert Hall, Sadie Hall and Char- Williams were convicted of house breaking and larceny. As The People closed its forms the Court was engaged in the trial of James Nevils, charged with the mur der of Preston Pressey. To Hold Memorial Session. On motion of Attorney A. H. Nine- stein, of Blackville, Thursday' after noon, beginning at 3 o'clock, was des ignated as the time for holding a mem orial session by the Court in honor of the late Capt. George H. Bates. Second Week Jurors. Petit jurors for the second week of the present term are as follows: Allendale—B. 0 Sanders, S. P. Hewlett, E. D. Gaitley, L. T. Hartzog. Baldock, J. R. Harley. Barnwell—Charlie T. Bamberg, W. G. Simms, J. C. Hogg. Blackville—C. B. Bodiford, G. L. Weissinger, W. H. Bodiford, J. *S. Creech, J. P. Chitty, G. C: Kemp. Bull Pond—W. L. Best. Four Mile—Thos. A. Greene. George’s Creek—J. H. Ray, B. F. Hutto, C. F. Carter, C. H. Fields, Lee Ray, A. P. Collins. Great Cypress—W. H. Johnson. Red Oak—T. F. Penwell, R. L. Gantt. Rich Land—B. F. Creech. Rosemary—J. E.' Hair, J. J. Beck, Sanders Bell, Pat Mitchell. ' Sycamore—F. M. Cope. - Williston—J. R. Lott, R. C. Thomp- » n, G. W. Hutson, T. R. Pender, Z. lien. . K egistration Notice. To tho voters of Barnwell County: There wiB bo uo as the books will be By the Columbia. Feb 1.—Mrs • Glodys John* Hun tee. daughter of Mr. W. L John*, a prominent farmer of BoVdork. Born well Cewoty, and Mr Frank W Sheoly. rail rood commissioner of Booth Carolina, were quietly married in tho office of the rat I rood commis- oioo this afternoon at 5:36 o’clock The ceremony was performed by tb# Rev, W. H. Riser, pasta/ of 8t. Ste phen's Lutheran Church, of Lexing ton. Mr. Shenly's colleague's of the commission. Major John G. Richards and James Cansler; Mr. J. R. Darby, secretary, and Miss M E. Carr, steno grapher of the commission; Mr. Cyrus L. Shoaly, of Lexington, brother of the groom, and a lone newspaper man witnessed the ceremony. Mr. and Mrs. Shealy will leave tomorrow for a hon eymoon of ten days at Florida points. Prize Announcements, 1917-1918. Fairfax, Feb. 9.—The South Caro lina School Improvement Association offers many prizes to local organiza tions in-every county. Applications for these prizes must be sent in dur ing February. The first twenty-five prizes are twenty-five dollars, each awarded to individual schools making the greatest improvement during the time between March 1st, 1917, and March 1st, 1918. One prize of ten dollars to the local association in each county raising from outside sources the largest amount of money. One prize of five dollars to each local association sending in twelve reports to the county organizer. For further information concern ing these prize offers write the county organizer or State president. Myrtle Epting, County Organizer, Fairfax, S. C. wedvr c tou»u£ th# muu Mm» mi th» fallowing trad— ura pur. Urulufly urgod to —rail Aratylmm uud •>—tn> wldxra. —toil— work rra, blur limit ht. bmUnuukif. rar powtora, chi ppm and ralkm. itortfl- rm—w u)ram— mid era— oporatora, foundry work—. murktUMto und mu- ehtffc# kind*, pumtora, plumtora und pipo fittora, itoot motul workora und ropporamithi. ihip fittora. iran workm und ram—ton of uthor kinds urt glut This iu not u rail for m— to go to tho shipyards now, bnt It is ua arg—t call for vohmtoor —rollm—G to that tho dopurtm—t of labor cun sond thorn to tho shipyards wton all farilitios. ospoetally Housing, art mado randy for thorn Such enroilm—t anil avoid tho ranfusi— mod—t to tho sudd— rush of mon to tho jobs wherb they art not yot noodod. . Tho men who —roll arr not bocausr of enrollment exempt from tho draft, but it is to be borne in mind that men who are at work in the shipyards now ire placed in a deferred classifica tion under the draft. As far as pos sible the men will be sent to the ship yard nearest their permanent resi dence. The building of ships is as neces sary' for the success of our cause as j the raising of an army, for without ships we can not make our strength and resource^^our supplies and am munition count against our enemies. Now, therefore, I, Richard I. Man ning, governor of South Carolina, do urge our workmen and laborers to en- J roll for this work and to aid the gov ernment in building ships. MR. A. B. BURGESS DEAD. Highly Respected Citizen Passed Away Sunday Morning. Fire Tuesday Morning. Williston, Feb. 12.—Mr. A. B. Bur gess, a prominent and highly respect ed citizen of Williston, passed away Sunday morning at his home here. He was stricken with pneumonia, and lived only a few days. Their children all having gone out into the world, Mr. and Mrs. Burgess decided to leave the old home and move to Williston for company and companionship. They had only lived in their new home about a month. Mr. Burgess was a man of ENDS FIRST YEAR. Fire Tuesday morning destroyed high character and integrity, and Wil Fairfax, Feb. 9.—The Magnolia Chapter, Children of the ConfedermeYt take great pride and pleasure in their meetings; they were entertained by Miss Virginia DuRant, Director of the Chapter. Officers elected for the year were President, Miss Robbie Wilson; Vice President, Miss Lucile Jenness; Treasurer, Miss Helen Lightsey; Sec retary, Miss Lucile Bessinger. Prizes were offered by Miss DuRant and Mrs. JyFT Lightsey, for the best attend- nce, and best chapter work by boys or girls during the year. All seem interested and eager to work for the prizes. On Friday, February 1st their meet ing was held at the home of John Young Wideman, Perry and Valmore Wilson assisting the host. The pro gram couldn't be carried out in full on account of illness of some of the mem bers. Essays on Paul Mamelton Haynes and Jam— Ryder Randall were read by Misaet Robbie Wilton and C. C. Hammond, essay on Randall being the work of Miss Hel— Light sey. Music and recitations added to the pleasure of the meeting. After the feast of ambrosia and cake, came adjournment, every one declar ng “I M a good Urn#.** Mr and Mrs. Lipscomb of Bates- burg were week-end visitors at the ime of Mr. J E Johnston. Mias Ma mie Beard has returned from the Baptist Hospital, Columbia, and is recovering slowly. Mr. Cloo Bandera is still quite sick and suffering eery much from the hurt received last week. Mr Karto Hammond has not got ten on well lately and m still Mi bed He la sn sioos to get back to Camp Jacks—, aa to IS well pleased with the life there and wishes that hie 111- neaa la not due to any wrong condi tions there Mr, Me Henry Kearae returned home last week from Baker 8amtori- urn. Chariest—. but has go— back for a few days treatment tnk BARNWELL’S QUOTA OF WAR SAVINGS STAMM Uncle Sam Expects People af Can- i/ty to Invest $584,180. "Money makes the mare go,** and if we expect to come out victorious hi the war against German militarism the people of the United States hare got to' back their Uncle Sam with their entire resources—men, money aad material. To this end the Gororu- ment is making special efforts to in terest its citizens in "War Savings Stamps." Based on South Carolina's population of 1,546,545, the War Sav ings Committee has apportioned $32,- 932,900 worth of stamps to this Stats, or $20 per capita. In Barnwell Coun ty, according to an estimate by tho Bureau of Census for July 1st, 1317, there were 34,209 people and they are expected to invest $684,180 with their government, the strongest institution in the world. Twenty agencies far the sale of stamps have been secured in different parts of the county and they esn be purchased from sny peat office. One does not have to wait until ha has. the entire $20 to invest, but can begin with 25 cents. When to h— bought 16 stamps of this denomhm- tion they can be exchanged at the pant office, with a few cents difference, far ■ war savings certificate that bean ^ per rant interest and matures Janu ary 1st, 1323. However, they caa ha cashed in at face value at time the purchaser should deairs. This meth od offers a very easy way for syuto- matk saving aad at the same Urns aa opportunity la given the people to 4a their bit la the of the war Call at your get full infoni At the mom—t ef the rallmraa the two mm aad Mias Ready were evtd—t- ly buried with terrific force against the engine, as the toads af both Mr Lee aad the negro wort crushed la a horrible manner aad their badiea ami gWd. death being instantaneous Mias Ready's skull was also crushed, but she lived for a short tiara, dying la the waiting room in the depot a few minutes after physicians reached the scene The todies of the two om were dragged s short distance by the locomotive, the spot where each was thrown being marked by a pool of rl-»tted blood. The front of the engine and the right-of-way of the railroad for several yards were spattered with blood and brains of the dead men. Miss Moody, the only occupant of the car who escaped death, suffered a broken collarbone and a broken leg. She was taken immediately to the home of Dr. A. B. Patterson and given medical attention. The engineer brought his train to a standstill about 100 feet from the scene of the collision. He testified ‘bnt he was running about 18 miles an hour when the accident occurred. A coroner’s jury was empanelled Sunday night and rendered a verdict in accordance with the above facts. After the inquest the bodies were re moved to their homes in Kline for burial>\ The negro was the only one of the party who wao married. Missees Ready and Moody and Mr. Lee were related by blood or marriage. The latter was the son of Mr. THilledge Lee, of Kline. . \ s to— se pi—Ufui that Dr Dutoe to v fee goto teeth fee I il—g with his 1 MRS % W. R1LRY DRAD. Estimable Bare well Wemea Died Very SuAAeuly Haturffty Night. This —tire faundly shocked wh— the death ef Mrs R Vjeife af the reuuty night Mr. Jake Falk and his sister, Beulah were gueete at the tome of Mr O. J. V unmans last Tuesday night They have be— attending college Mi Cetum- bto, and were — their way home aa all colleges, churches, schools, etc., bare bee— dosed for a while owing to M—ir^giUs in the city after IS o'clock Bra had be— sick far time, but aa sue. not er— the tore of tor immediate family, —til a few hours before tor that the end was — near. Mr* Riley of the late Capt J. Wilt— W< erto played such an Important la the upbuilding of Borawott, to mg one of the builders of the old Mrs. Madeline ftp.goner of Colum- , of ^ ^ >H-. .prnt TuMday n l( ht «itti h.r °""* l ‘ ,dU " d IUllro * <1 ’ now * ^ friend, Mrs. J. B. Brunson. Mias Spigener as President of the State was going to Walterboro to make an ad dress to the schools there and to the other schools of Colleton County. REPORT WAS FALSE. Dr. Cecil Kay, of Olar, Is Alire and Well in France. the bam and stables of Judge John K. Srdling in the rear of his resi dence on Hagood Street and for a time seriously threatened the dwelling, which caught fire several times, the blaze being quickly .extinguished by the volunteer fire-fighters Their ex cell—t work confined the loss to the Judge Sneiluif esti- liston regrets to give up so good a man. He was sixty-four years of age. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Dora Burgess, and three sons, A. S. and W. H. Burgess. The former lives in Ocala, Fla. The latter is making his home in Florence. The other son, Ea- ! k°. *» fighting foe his country in 1 France. at about $506, partially j af few Jem Blackville Bank Holds Annual Stock holders’ Meeting. • Blackville, Feb. 7.—The Commercial Bank of Blackville ended its first year’s business yesterday and at the annual stockholders’ meeting declared an 8 per cent, dividend, passed 10 per cent, to surplus and over 13 per cent, to undivided profits. The same of ficers and directors were reelected and Dr. F. G. Hair of Bamberg and C. W. Rentz, Jr. cashier, were also msde directors. The directors snd of ficers now are: A. M. Denbow, pres ident; C. J. Ficklmg, active vice pres- id—t snd manager; C. W. Rentz. Jr, cashier; Joseph Norwood, A. M. Den bow. P. G, Ficklmg. C J. Fiekhnr. the Southern Railway's line fr—i Co lumbia to Savannah. It la mg to note that the first operated over the road was named I the "Lula May" in honor of Mrs. Riley ! At an early age Mrs. Riley affiliated with the Methodist Church and waa ! • consistent meml^er of that faRI until her death. She waa a moat un selfish woman, her entire life beuq spent in the service of others, snd sto won many warm friends during toi brief' sojourn on earth. A devoted wife ee*l mother, a loving sister and a true friend, she leaves a place in Um hearts of many that will never bi filled. Mrs. Riley was twice married, hei first husband being the late Mr. R Creech Roberts, for a number of yean clerk in the county supervisor’s offici at Barnwell. One child blessed thk union. Several years ago she wmi married to M'rR^W. Riley, who, to gether with tKeifollowing children survive her: Mary Roberts, Jean Martha and Lula May Riley, the las named being an infant only a fee days old. She also leaves a sister Miss Kate Woodward, of Barnwell and the following brothers: Mr. J W. Woodward, of Columbia; Mr. E F. Woodward, of Barnwell; Lieut Harry Woodward, of Camp Sevier and Mr. Oliver P. Woodward, of All- dale. The funeral services were conductei at the family residence Sunday after noon by the Rev. Mr. Peeler, pastoi of the Barnwell Methodist Church and the large number of people win gathered from this and neighborinf towns to pay their last tribute of res pect to her memory was a glowtni . testimonial of the esteem in whid she was held by all. The People joins with hundreds ol Hilda, Feb. 12 —The public is again other friends in extending heartfelt reminded of the box party to be given sympathy to the bereaved family, at the Hilda school house on Friday night, the 15th inat. A bounteous The Rev. and Mrs. W. M. J lunch will be served, aa well aa many j and Mrs A. M Kennedy and Mr Dr. Cecil Ray, of Olar, about whose death persistent reports were current a few weeks ago, is alive and well in France. He has repeatedly communi- j cated with his family and in a recent letter to his little son expressed*his thankfulness that he could- take a part in so nobje a conflict, saying, "I hope to come back to you and Mother Jes sie; but if my body should find a rest- , ing place on foreign soil, you will al- | ways remember that your father died trying to make the world a better place for you and Mother Jessie to live in.” Dr. Ray urges all young men to ally themselves in this splendid effort to make their lives count. Lyndhurst Items. e r, Lyndhurst, Feb. 11.—Miss Kate DuBose, of Ellenton, visited her broth- Mr. T. C. DuBose, last week. Mr. Dick Gantt, of Beaufort, spent the week-end here with his parents. Miss Louise Moore, of Barnwell, paid a flying visit to Miss Alleen Fowke one day last week. Dr. L. F. Bonner, of Barnwell, was here on professional business Satur day. The weather has been very warm and Spring-like for the past few days. Hilda News.