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A The Barnwell People Established in 1877/ VOLUME XLVI. “Ju&t Like a Member of the Family” BARNWELL, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, APRIL 12TH, 1923. Larfcnt County Circulation. NUMBER 32. SOCIAL AND PERSONAL NEWS FROM WILLISTON The Misses Black Entertained at Cards in Honor of Visitors. Local and Personal News. Mrs. V. P. Bonner spent the week end in Charleston. Williston, April 7.—Mrs. Chester Page, of Augusta spent a few days this week with Mr. and Mrs. R. M v Mixson. »■ . Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Mitchell went to Columbia last Saturday and re turned first part of this week and attended quite a number of the Sun day meetings. Rev. and Mrs. M. W. Rankin have returned from a visit to their daugh ter, Mrss. Cook at Greeleyville. Mr». W. H. Manning has returned from a visit to her siater, Mrs. N. H. Sharrard, in Commerce, Ga. Mrs. Manning’s children remained with Mrs. Sharrard for a visit of several weeks. / Mu* Mary Harvey Newsom re turned to Coky College at Harta- ville last Tuesday after spending the Easter holidays with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Newsom. Miss Hattie Smith has returned to Mrs. Virgia Morris spent a few days in Columbia last weel^. Mr. E. F. Woodward went up Columbia Friday on business. PRESIDENT HARDING PASSES THROUGH CITY Distinguished Visitor and Wife Were En Route to Washington. Misses Lena Cave and Helen Cal houn spent Sunday in Columbia. Dr. L. M. Mace went over to Au gusta Monday morning on business. J. Julien Bush, Esq., went up to Columbia Saturday on professional business. Barnwell was host to a distin- t 0 guished visitor Saturday night, al though it is possible that the dis tinguished visitor did not know it, and it is certain that only a very few Barnwell people were aware of the fact. It is quite true, however, that from about 9:45 to 9:47 o’clock Saturday night President Warren G. Harding and the “First Lady of the Land’’ were within the 3ity lim its of Barnwell—that is, it should have taken their special train just about that long to make the run un less the engineer was greatly ex ceeding the speed limit. President and Mrs. Harding were en route on their special tram of aev- Mr. G. M. Neeley and Mr. Peart- or* from Augusta to Stine, of Olar, were business visitors' ^•■Wngton. |t.h«* route being over here Friday afternoon, j Atlantic Coast lane Railioad ■ from the Georgia city, through Bam- Mr. O. D. Moore, of Snelling, was w * n th * National Capital. It is the first scbecrtber to renew his understood that all freight trams had Mrs. Carter Price has returned home after a pleasant visit to rela tives in Laurens. CENTRAL UNION MEETING, . ■ 4 BARNWELL BAPTIST ASSN. To Be Held With George’s Creek Church April 27, 28, and 29. Interesting News from Double Pond. The following is the program of the Central Union Meeting, Barn well Baptist Association, which will be held with George’s Creek Church April 27, 28 and 29: Friday A. M., April 27th. 10:00 to 10:30—Song and Devo tional Service, led by J. W. Sai.ders. Organization. 10:30 to 11:00—“How may we make these Union Meetings benefi cial to the entire Association?” Led by ProC J. H. A. Carter. 11:00 to 11:15—Song Service, led by C. W. Rents, Jr. 11:15 to 12:00—Colportage, Jed by W. M. Jones, D. D. 12:00 to 1:00—Sermon by C. F. Pittman. 1:00 to 2:30—Dinner. Friday P. M . AprH 27th. 2:30 to 2:45—Song Service, led by C. W. Rent*. Jr. 2:45 to cloae—Discussion of the Double* Pond, April 9.—Thera was preaching at Double Pond Church Sunday morning, the services being conducted by the pastor, the P.cv. J. F. Davis. A large crowd was pres ent. Mr. Charlie Hutto and family, of Vance, were visitors among the Double Pond people Saturday night and Sunday. Mr. J. B. Weeks and family spent Easter Sunday with relatives in Orangeburg. Mrs. Bessie Jones and children spent Friday night with Mr. K W Jones, Sr., of this community. Miss Julia Mae Warren spent Eas ter Sunday with Miss Ruby Lee Warren near Hilda. The Rev. Paul A. Bolen, of Or angeburg, spent the day at the home of Mrs. H. W. Jones last Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Willie Lancaster and children, of Fairfax, were visitor* here Sunday. • • i Comrerae College after spending the J •ubscnption to The People th:s meek. on ** r * clear the main line one lour Church Covenant, hy O. B. Fails, D- _____ before the scheduled arrival of the t D . followed hy a round table d'xus- OwrmaU were again in evidence •**ctaJ. wkkh was preceded hy a ' sioa of some Monday monu^,. having been railed train traveling three minutes / Saturday A. M . April 2**h into service by a belated cold tt»op- | ahead of the spertal | 10 00 to 10 3^—Boag aad Itevu- holidays with her parvnta. Dr Vnre* W. C. Smith. *** Smith. Sr has return Mn vd from v hovpttel c •tdvraMy It |3pW% Mvosts J l J. aud W. c. Bvfl *{ tmtral tei rs m Auguste last w • tih thvW \ • •!«» Mr* l Was. IL M •ho is BL Mr* Bov uh Mom if Boamr AnagMov. f Laagtvy. •WV Ihv gSN mi Mr* F T. Msrvuu 1 test •*** Mr usd Mrs J. F, Gvaadv • tel i ll it t txaMB Boadsy Mr* V O B99901 te hao rater ft«m a *1*4 0 iv# teogUs*- I R CL crih ute40B 00 C rum Aavteo Ea*oUteei m vuMteag gvwutew*** s* Mr aad Mr* M Rtestessaf* Mr A M Bhoolv* 1 igoof tte •* and _______ I Thle la not the first ttaw that a i Tienat Service, led hy < Mr*. Sefcamaa Steti aad ktllo sonS FfcaoMeat of the Luted Staton hue I Jr rstueusd home Sumter eight after a' pmmad through Ihw city, the late ' 10 30 to 11-00—Ecyeeso ten days vesN to tutetfvu* la Sute-1 ®*o***aM ho* tog made • tr*p delegates as to spirttual ter through hteo over the Southern ef their thorites _______ Railway do’ .ng he* term of sdii ■ Mr Will Qmmm mme dean from'* 1 •hot tune the special trata peesod gsraaoea test meed fur "h vial I to this posefl durtag tbe day tuae and tea father G M fins a. Eon «f this fane a large croud ef Beruned pee* (tig | pie nem at the d^gfe^^i ge< a . ______ I etuapso of the grant man Mr and Mea J Aateresne wnl turtle daaghbeo Mamed Mag The dan gaos IJ msaaeea is sun dndte tsardeoo sear Chnrteetee don sOtao t* s eoeO BARNWELL COUNTY GETS MONEY FROM ASPARAGUS Many Carloads Being Shipped North in Spite of Cold Weather. The sale of asparagus in Northern markets is bringing many r ~ thous ands of dollars ; into Barnwell County, and “grass” is going for ward in carload lots in spite of the cold weather, which retards its growth. Several buyers have been located in Barnwell for two or three weeks to take care of the shipments from this city and nearby points. So far as can be learned the prices 'in most instances are satisfactory to the producer, a wire from Wash ington Monday morning quoting the price at from |4 to 34 a crate. Several new growers are Making shipments from Barnwell this Spring for the first time, und when other fields begin to produce next year this city will rank high in the Mr and Mrs. H. W Jones. Jr., and | l ,roduct * on co,umn - wiUl • forT ** little son. Harvey. Mrs. Ellen Jones 1 »*reMe of receipts in a and Mim Ollie Cee Jones were vial- way. tore to the Eubanks home in the Go- van section Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Ethmge T%nt and little daughter, ef Denmark, were la this vicinity Sunday. at W| Williston. April 7.—With three re frigerator cars ef asparagus e* the W tUistoe tracks being snd Mrs John Ethrew and and five rare hnvtng have W. Brail. 1 link daaghtcr. uf Oep%>i* JeU this It «• In II IS—S«m Sowue. Im ? C. W RewU. Jr. to 11 an The chrsslie« CM Bee's Hoce In the Bertel end ISIn* el Life ef His fmwaMnMy. tel hi W» Cufter I bts« »ned la hrlters ef teeeting reread ef the effort M* Mali I S- m w Id I Mr Mr a ms Mrs Pw Me#** He Case >*a Mewtey Mr agree IQSte f«r ti •* SCI s ef Jetetehna. tmk4 renew eaec%»v*4 as ues e W».«»ss «te* as hew The tefcei Mew teg% sshnu w laraln Freday (sues after ■ > n-Ounaer tear F M. tpnf 3 3* in 2 4V Sssag Seeviee C w Bene a. Jl 1 43 |u 3 IS—Cvwngehen. O J Freer asnds hy yuu ead yuur rauaredM in I a ruts te haM ten vials the seeved rtghta ef new Bnechere Slneea. Such is Ike UMBksvtatMf ef uue! ^ udedveeie Meeuee nwg the Meewten 1 swur's e a the t'aufbdwecy ere ne tees ua 1 Mairaao set* TVs prueVes jrusli e Neu Task's Hlgk U k.; vhvm y«a •ow (ho ihv 9wmm r—io*« te mute ihv * * ♦ uhsrh w»S he tee eskne- fae (ten el the Yaaep Theatre Thursday Uhl four (umrudte teugjhe . and Fvedey night. April It end 13, steea ef Ihe Suuth. Twuo shame an reetnatee suds la the tenh- ef the SauMi with them tauuftte gntetee ef Mem Tosh CM*, eve and dm el ten mho. It is nnl Mu suet uf sate, i i efsdvrate Baidter uhot, (hoi adeefttseu He Teraa thaw putvtelteue, end pthee rerteatve teut Sniuedsy •asua ssaSiii ten Mr Marr« Lahateed I SB | vd Mr Beamu (*aOvaa. Mrs |_ M ’eteewn end Mile sun spree the mad mol w >th retelieao m i nueehas. aeurumg te BeruwaM Suede* r*eu- Atteuiva in rutted te the B^mad- iteg Bute advertssaaoree af Mssur- Elevuuth haws ndveetiteteeute teedv g nasuosnry te held evue ew* • ral ertutee uerd aeet waeh Mr end Mm Mr out Mrs A . ry end WWI up mi te* P>ge r» Ossa * - * rd dei Mi mm nt Easter h*». :«o*9£t tocautx. Lsv« dlthmE _‘!*urds» evrrvr t k *Bb I Veew recesau \ % r . that m rmne Itl wt «f mptiwn S ll to « 11 Bsiuma te A J. faMhfulaoM and fwflteda tkof svior arouaod Ihv ralhwMUtm af lha teeter A. M» Apvd 33 vultaui Mtdwvy af OksioteuA aad * il la la an — $m Mteuad ihvm thrragh ihv tearful rsmteal lhal sras wagad au Bvsdhvra i*3i la II il Bu otef Arhool aad Ihv four httg yrara Mamas 10—h te Moo. B B FWhlrog. Issguagv la M •teuualv la vspvwas II II to 12 II- Bertei mi Vdl O itm amMImomI f of the Glrte af lha •steai • Msuos They •wv lha wvawa aha T"00'F0 wll Imf 00 f(ft00Mhf 001 ISmp 1 f FtpAM 0 Itte af tasary rad rwoutf on Poutey ted Ihv B v . F raw id auv ml svratlv dradgwy L Bahy •ill te hv!4 her* at I te •tthotd a mar awr far lha take af 9 k t00% 101 |l^0 0fl0Ah003 T Ci g0 i * * U 100 te0|A 000 aaswvrad lha cull af r«0 f 001 |0 W I0$0 0ET0 0 tc il their rhwwhvd Braihlaad. Ah. yas. w M b the paper*. t00 000000 (pf lha Seath ga*a thvtr Commit is v. all to I heir rvaatry * They gave ■— thirif aad beat hers. -Ihvtr Hera aadsr (Os spell af ea ea hghts end eeuteinting n angled mtth Mm MSBBdg ef o f | Lag gteas nod sufl uaete. the dne ef ppafBgury rstgws, m and unthsught ef hy the ea young useeen who are hared te the apparently innocent pleees ef sajey- Mrs. J# H. White, of Charljttr, is Btraabrrrie* from field* 0(1* visaing her | mrvnl*. Mr. and M»s.( jarrat to Barnwell art l being t n^oy • L S. Mellicl lamp. ed by local consumer ». It J *01- Mrsdame* C. F. Riser, L? 11. pec ted that quantity shipmrr its to Hartsog. Hon ser Kearse, L. O. Brsb- the North will begin s hortly. ham and Frj nk Starr, of OKr, »ere visitors in Vt illtston Monday. Mr. Shellie Black. Mrs. Virgia hones in' Orangeburg. J "* —--- tL- r‘ The Court of Common Pleas con vened here Monday with Judge R. . W. Memmmger. of Charleston pre siding. Fair progress is h*mg made in the trial of cases. The third week jury list will be published next week. •r Mite r. %tv» Ha tie* at NejrfVWnniiFa (Continued fi last wr.'L Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Willis spent Tuesday in Augusta. Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Willis, Jr., Mrs. Q. A. Kennedy, Sr., Mr. and Mrs. Q. A. Kennedy, Jr., J. E. Ken nedy, Mrs. W. C. Smith, Jr., Mrs. A. M. Kennedy and Dr. J. L. Smith attended “Gold Diggers” in Augusta Tuesday. Mr. L. K. Bolen and family of New Forrest spent last Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Boyleston. Miss Alifar Porter is visiting the Misses lya Mae and Coree Boyles ton. , Mr. G. C. Boyleston, of Oswego, S. C., spent last week with Mr. J. L.Boylestoh. Morris and’little daughter, M-s J. D. Garrison and Mr. and Mrs. -'^ r Horace J. Crouch, County Horace W’illiams went up to Colum- ^ TI P er ’ n * en< ^ t ‘ n ^ Education, is at- bia Sunday to hear “Billy” Sunday, j ten d* n lf the meeting of the State _____ Teachers’ Association in * Columbia The friends of Mf. W. ti. Duncan this w eek and his office will be will learn with pleasure that .he is closed today and tomorrow (Thurs- recovering from an operation for ap- ( ^ a y an( ^ Friday.) pendicitis performed at a Columbia hospital Wednesday afternoon last week. of Dr. W. M. Jones announces that Hhe candidates for baptism received during the recent revival meeting You were only privates, and ’twas yours to obey. Not yours to command, or lead the fray; But yours to endure and follow and fight. And to know that the cause you loved was right, Hujigry and thirsty, and footsore and lame, You fought for your country and thought not of fame, And so to the end you 'followed and fought With a love and devotion that could not be bought. Titanic was the struggle of - the South for the cause she deefned just; Thos. M. Boulware, Esq., wen: up Barnwell Baptist Church will to Columbia Sunday morning to ap- , baptised Sunday morning at 11 pear before the Supreme Court Mon- o’clock * n the Blackville Baptist magnificent is the repord of Com- ' r-u..__u c. *i~* *« manders and Privates alike; and everlasting is the glory shed upon all 1 mankind by those, who placed above all else the honor of our day in the Bradley-Calhoun land. Church. So far this year. 42 new case, which has played such a mern bei's have been added to the prominent part in the Circuit and l oca l church. Supreme Courts in the past few Miss Louise Black, accompanied by house guests, Misses Richardson. ' y ears Johnson, Rose, have returned to with Miss Black's parents, Capt. and arr ' ,nKed - In add;tlon tlle "nests surance firm has succeeded in get Mrs. W. D. Black. tisement oh Smith *r.<! Walker, of urday afternoon. Four tables were this city. This progressive in- Messrs. Wesley Stokes, of Bam berg and Red Cullum of Batesburg Attention is called to the adver- native land. Thus it is that to you .and your beloved commanders belong the Con federate Banner, tattered and ^orn; the honor and the glory, the triumph and the defeat are all yours, so long as we shall be blessed with the life of honor, Miss Helen Richardson, | ting one of the best companies in of Ashland, Ky.; Miss Bolton John- the country to write hail insuiance son, of Jackson, Miss.; Miss Blanche on cantaloupes and watermelons In Rose, of Valdosta, Ga., and Messrs, i addition to cotton and other staple of one of you. But^when time has It U am} tererv, and umr >•? W» ten* • vr ter ttert te tht* Hfe perhaps ’their ' tj»e man who flat May. f* IB* as her eyea would behold them nevermore. Their silk dresses, they gladly con verted into banners; their woolen dresses and shawls were made into shirts for the boys; their carpets, from mansion and cottage alike, be came blankets; (their sheets, our- tins and other linens were made into lints and bandages for the wounded and dying. All day long th«*y knit socks and gloves that the boys in the trenches might not be cold. Hands that had never before known an hour’s labor, then knew daily and nightly toil. In the hospitals they were in charge, caring for the sick friend. It all appears to innocent, this trap tfnt is set for the *oong bride, that she does not realise the folly of it all until, just at the cru cial Aoment, when her real happi ness seems assured, the crash c>mos which tears her from her husband and casta her down .nto the crucible of blasted hopes. The story of Georgia Wayne la one that will bum into the hearts of countless young girls who are now facing the same problems of life. She was a small town girl who be lieved that the real happiness of life laid in a great city. But Georgia and wounded, untiringly. The last^ Wayne is not the only heroine in the Mr. Harvey Black and Miss Louise Hlack, a£jrcjppa&tcd Us thou house guvst*. Mtaaee Richardson, Johnson •od R^e* aad Mr. Mofe, made s trap hy motor to CBartestau Meador to • •alt Mofutete Canteen Mr and mju r R Grove a*vot tern Mtodter m Aassesa la heaug •# tew Iwbm IRweae Losev and teen Sim a osur#«te*ad as egote course Mrs Charlie Brown. Sr., Mrs. B. beat t P. Davies, Ifrs. C. F.^Mplair and j__ The soldier’s laat tattoo. games, a delicious was served. Joe Grave, of Greenwood, has been Mias Ella Liwriie Molair Trent down' So more on life’s parade shall meet vtsitiag Mr. aad M. ra. P. &. Grave, ta to Charles too Saturday rrv ■ The brave aad fallen few , > were jetted the next day by ’ On fame’s eternal camping si « Elko. M Mary R StaaevR. af Orl*ate^ Mooses t hortie Browu, Sr . C. F 1 Thrtr si FtA. ti vrmCMif ratetn m te thte If stew aad Lerof Mstetr. whs mute And gtery 'itedtete the mi* 3^ uteo the teure party The hteeteue i Mseute. G C. Chomte A. E V «*- * raeepeeite home Bmntef segM aftse theu we,, yewr moeun A T BNB nut A E 10m «te*BUg B^pmtea Gmrteew ued edtec * teB hem ha tn twotooui te CvteMMteu 4m> wwra ier" tmiMs ed mteeuei te ued eeumut 1 uur emru Ct jtef Rimm* mmmmm Chmteuumh •* ^ Bl .teT • words of the dyinp boy were gently breathed to these-ministering angels and the dying words with perhaps a lock of hair were sent back home by them to the loved ones. And when the flag was furletT, and the terrible days of reconstruction and negro rule were the. lot of the South, these sublirne women stood the test without flinching On the topmost pinnacle of fam£ we place the women of the Confederacy; their memory will ever *be held most sacred; and the halo of ^glory en circling them shall gleam the bright er with the passing of- time. story; there are three of them, and it is hard to say which is the most interesting.—Adv. Olar News. Olar, April 8.—Ray Barker and William Sanders of' Columbia and James Cook of Lexington, N. C., spent Saturday and Sunday with their parents. Misses Marguerite Cook and Juanita Neeley of Colum bia cfollege, Emmie and Vere Syres of Summerland college, Gladys Brabham of Jacksonville Business # college and Russell Gray of the . Yes, we had .the leaders on the g out j, Carolina university spent a field of battle, unrivalled in their , few days at home , Mt weck> loyalty to country and in general- ’ Mj „ Annit Uara Moodj and ship; we had the privates in the rank j H oyt Mscklin of Allendale spent and file, unmatched in patrotitm ^ Sunday with Mias Jinks Lyvca. and fortitude; and we had the wo ti* Misses Sanders spent last b a way unparalelled in the annals of Btetocyr but alai Jackson. Hill and «f oat land uvra stem, wsih hte ho*te sf uni tea |p Cm wv •a* A* JW* 'te