J ■ 1 ’ l:.. • • ^r~L •■'. -c., v . „ • ; •_ - ■ * j ■ - : ' * . * ■ * . . - -.. * ^ M M®rry Xmas and Happy New Year”j) . /• 'V A to our Depositors and Friends. X • 1 f y \| HOME BANK OF BARNWELL. X >*X“X-X~X-S!-X*< , *& v £ 8 tabliahe3' in 1877. ^•TJE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF BARNWELt-COUNTY. e «* Ju&t Like a Member of the Family' 1 Largest County -Circulation. A HAPPY NEW YEAR To each and erery-one of our SUBSCRIBERS • • a • ' •*' •' ^ ~T“ VOLUME XLVII. ■ Ml „ A —— i. BARNWELL, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY. JANUARY 10, 192* MANY SOCIAL AFFAIRS MARK WEEK AT MARTINS Miss Edithe Ellis, Popular Brid^-elect, Honored With ^Shower. COLDEST SPELL IN MANY YEARS VISITS BARNWELL Theraometers- Registered It Degrees Above ■Zero Sunday-Morning. ^ A Martins, Jan. 5*—Mrs. John ; T; El lis was hostess at a lovely dance last Thursday evening in honor of Miss Edith Ellis and her bridal party, dancing ^was enjoyed until a late hour; Delicious punch was served throughout the evening. v • Tlie Martins Social Hour Club met with Mrs. J. T. Ellis last Wednesday aiternoon. After an interesttnrg pro- eram a sweet course wus served. On last Friday afternoon Mrs. W. !. Johns, of Allendale, -gave a honey moon shower in honor of Miss Edith Ellis. An original xoman^a contest afforded much amusement. tThe prize a box of lovely stationery, was .Won V.y Miss Vivia Peeples, who presertc- ed it to the guest of honor. The guests were then invited Into the spa- rrotrs dimng-room- -where- many beuu-r. tiful gifts ^ere showered from _a miniature Christmas tree. A delic ious sweit course was.served. i Mtft. Ait The, coldest weather 1901, with the exception of the winter of 1917-1918, visited this-section Satur day night, Sunday and Monday when icy blasts swept over the entire Country. Thermometers in Barnweil registered 11 degrees a'oove. zero both Sunday and Monday. Much damage was done to water pipes, automobiles and gasoline engines wherel the own ers failed to drain them, apd plum bers have been doing a lajid-office >us'mess repairing the-darriage. Hot water tanks in at least two Barnweil » ' * vome# exploded when fires wt> r e started in the kitchen stoves, but for tunately no one was injured. Numl*r< Vis di^uj^. were . reported COMMISSION WINNER IN BLACKVILLE CASE SUPREME COURT GRANTS M AND AM US TO STATE REGULATORY BODY TO COMPEL RAILWAY TO ERE(T SHEDS AX JUNCTION POINT—OPINION BASED ON POLICE POWER OF STATE AND REASONABLENESS OF ERECTION* OF SHEDS. BEAUTIFUL WEDDING IS . .. r SOLEMNIZED AT MARTINS Miss Edithe Thelma Ellis Becomes Martins, Jan. 5.—One of the most beautiful weddings of the season was NUMBER Jp / ^ SOCIAL AND PERSONAL i—*—-— ^ . NEWS FROM DUNBARTON Mr. anduMrsn •€. Greene Return . Bride of George L. Quatilebaum. -i—From -Wedding Trip to Florida. Dunbarton, Jan/ 7.—Baynard Ellis,- the high school boy who had the that “of Miss Edythe Thelma Ellis, of misfortune^of breaking hb arm some On VVednesday ' of last week the South Carolina Railroad Commission w r on its fight before the State Su- s. ' « /* ' * * ’• r preme Court to have* that body recog nize its authority to order an inter state railroad to provide facilities deemed necessary for the comfort and welfare j>f the traveling public. The opinion'of the recent en banc session of the court on the so-called Blackville shed, case- was filed in Co lumbia Wednesday. By a twelve to four vote, it reversed the original de cision of the court, reached.last- fail, . . . , , which held that the transportation v low temneratuiesxwere recorded . , , , • . , , //' x.—T r r-— -nct-of--19.?n had xnrcumscribed the The cold weather waJi welcomed by .x rro t us dm lout tflH throughout tnd^country, especially in* the North and West, where «rti*eme- # B, F'ur^e entertained with a beautiful arty in honor of her charming nibce, Miss Reba Ussery, who is attending school at Lucy Cobb.. The spacious and beautiful dir&ng room and par lor .were thrown into one by large f dding doors and much beauty added by. the lovely decorations pf the sea- —After man-v opportunity to butcher hogs, xH is "believed that many’ boTl weevils that otherwise would have survived the winter tune perished, together with other injurious insects. B. <). MITCHELL DEAD. ; , — . . . powers of' State regulator^ bodies farmers, however, as giving them-- an ——— ... x . that the commission was without au- Southern Railway Company to erect passenger sheds at Blackville' in this State.' x * Voice of Y'irVuit dudges. The reversal pf the court’s original, decision was due 'to the voice of the ’assed Away, at His Home in North Circuit Judges in-thehnli anc session. The Supreme Court,justices were di- garded of capital imjiortance in the State because of the-'effect the origi- nal decision was "s'aitl to have upon the authority of the State to regulate the operation of interstate railroads. (t was pointed out by Chairman Frank W. Shealey, of the railroad commission, that should the decision stand, it would deprive the commis sion of practically^ all control over carriers, with regard to compelling the erection of needed facilities, and in the matter of abolishing prade crossings, among other things. Of Much Interest. —-Outsidv- ta11■ r the ALartin.'J, to Mr. George Lovelace Quattleluium, of Orangeburg, which was solemnized at high noon on. Sat urday, December 29th, at the Baptist Church at Martins. The church was artistically decorated in Southern smilax, the altar being banked with ferns intermingled with burning tap ers. The ceremony was performed by. the bride’s pastor, Rev. E. if. Clark, of Augusta. - Just before the entrance of the weeks ago when trying' to crank a car, is doing nicely how and hopes to take the splints off in the near future. Mr. and Mrs. P. JC. Greene, who were married the day after Christ mas, and who have been on a tour to points in Florida, are at hoipe to their friends. They are staying at present with Mrs. Louis Bradley. The high school opened after the Christmas holidays on January 3rd. All the teachers report a good lime wedding party “At Dawning” was during the vacation and have return-' beautifully rendered by Mjss Hilma j ed with .renewed life to make the Rice in her sweet soprano voice and next five months a success. A new < “For You Alone”* was artistically^teacher,.Miss Bessie Easterling,*^ of / sung by Mrs. W. I Johns, of Allen- 1 Augusta, Ga., takes the place of Miss anied with the piano and V irtrinin Sullivan -urVirv vnu! cmr,A i, -watched.with interest because of sim- ilar Proceedings in other States and ihmily To Issue .fT^TTs-reKIuTn 16 an attempt dale accompanied with the piano and Virginia Sullivan, who resigned be- case w^g | violin by. Mrs. J.'L/Oswald, Sr., and f on . the holidays. Miss Easterling M v:~z: Dr RobertsOTr, n^p(Ttivery,-*lvWT»i-ve ^ Tourth; 4- both- -oft-Allendale,—— by the State of California to have the’ United States Supreme Court declare that* the transportation act of 1920 did not deprive State regulatory bod ies of their control over interstate^ railroads, in matters coming under the police powers*-of the separate States. The prevailing opinion of the court Eugend Rb Miss -- ; and half of the Sfeyenth Grades. “She— ins of Mendel-ii has bt'en supply teacher in the city schools of ^Augusta under Lawton B. Evans for the past two years, and comes to our .school with a record for successful teaching in the past. It has been rumored that Dr. K. W. Ellis contemplates moving to his We certainty hone Just as the first strains sohns wedding march were played the bridal party- entered forming a semi-circle around the altar. Mi*. Lynn Brabham, of Orangeburg, bro ther of Miss Blanche Dudman with Mr. Daniel Vincent bo«th of Charles ton; Miss Margaret Cleckley, of Cone, f arm . Rt Willett. 1-.. ii’andng was enjoyyd. . Nhss Elise jilack presided a/the punch - bowl. , The occasion \yfis. proven an enjoya ble one by the merriment of those ' present./b Mrsy .fohn T. Eli is entertained with —a jhiscellaneous shower Wednesday afternoon in honor of Miss Edith El- IX. popular bride-elect. The ro6ms were tastefully decorated .in ^hojiy and Southern smilax. After an in- —rresting contest dt liei«us punch was served by Miss Adelaide Dunbar from an alcove banked . -with ferns and lighted with , many burning ta pers. 'Ada May Ellis, lovely little < iughter of the hostess, dressed as a ‘.liiy. searched among the guests for The death .at his home in North - Au- guvta of Mr. B. O. MitchelJ^ for many years a resident of the Rosemary sec- ion. brought sadness , to his many "riends in Barnwell County. Mr. Mitchell was in his seventieth year and IS survived by one (laughter, Mrs. William Farmer, of Rocky Mount, N. C.. and one son, .Edgar MiuJiell, of North Augusta. Hi* was nurua! at Old Field Cemetery, near his former home, Saturday afternoon, the 5th Inst., in the presence of a prge, number of sorrowing 'ifl^tice en banc held thal the transportation Eugene. Gnr|';Twv()te the opinion fiJe(Ts^et did not deprive the State of their Wednesdayi add Associate Justice T. poKee powers, and that, the Blackville. B. Fraser cO^ur red in Tiro result. -A* [shed ^ai?e was plainly a matter com- sociate Justice Thomas P. Cothran, iiig withinHhe poTce power. Attorney GVnerat Samuet M. Wolfe argued-the case fpiythe railroad com mission at the hearihg, while Frank G-. Tompkins, of . the Southern Rail way’s counsel,.appeafed for thecom- Walters, of Elizabeth that tlve doetor will reconsider—thhr friends. i Date of Clinic Postponed. who wrote the first opinion, filed ~ n dissenting opinion last week, with ! Justices J. H. Marion and R. C. Watts j concurring in it. Circuit Judge J. K. Henry was the only circuit judge *to dissent with the prevailing opinion. ’ Circuit judges Concurring in .the opinion were: Feathers to r.e, Sease,’ Dennis, Rice. Bowman. Johnson, Memminger, Dc- Vore, Townsend, Shipp and Mauldin. The Blackville shed case was re- # the* bride-elect end gracefully led her 'ftjto tht* dinmg room where' among ovh* boughs a small tent hjuj been '*:’eeted from which she, handed many ,h- autiful iind JusefuL gifts ta^.tiu briile-elect A chiyken salad course with hot co’ffeo-w;as served. On- last Saturday evenmg. many .friends of -Miss Kathleen Oswald eit- \oye(l a'winner roast at the home *vd her brother, 'Mrr J. Ij. Oswald, near Martins/^t’he roasting of weiners, af- f rded much amusement and many- entertaining games weie enjoyed at- terwards, r _, Mr v and ,Mj s. L. L. Harley, of Beaufort. haVe returned to their home after- spending the holidays .with her parehts,. Mr. and .Mrs. C. B. Ellis and Mr. and Mrs.-Johnson Har ley. Mists Rel>a Usperv, of Athens, Ga.. is spending the holidays with Mr. and >>rs. M. B. Furse. Miss Helena Rice, of Dunbarton *s the “guest'of. her sister, Mrs. N. D Ellis.' _ / * : . Mr. George Mackey, of Orange burg, has returned to his home after attending the Ellis-Quattlebaum wed ding, , / yy Mr. and Mrs. J. -H/ Osw^ald spent Christmas with Mrs ^Oswald’s, father at Winnsboro. The Rev. E. H. Clarke, of Augusta Ga,, was the guest of Mr. and Mrs M. B. Furse. a few days last week. ~ 'Mrs. Annie Kirkland spent severa not c6me as visitors pni- no Vine will;.be admitted to the wards or operating room a's a visitor with out special permission frNm the nurs'e in .charge. NOTES OF W1LLISTON Miss Ida Weeks. * Aged 70 Dies at Home. • Yea*. OI'ENS LAW OFFICE. F’ormer Barnwell Man to Practice in the Capital City. Elko Bov Killed in Accident. The tragic railway, * accident near •Orangeburg last week brought grief to the Elko section of Barnwell Coun ty in the death 1 of Conductor Cleve land Youngblood, an Fllko hoy, son of the late Mn Sam Youngblood.—For vears Mr. Youngblood ran through Fllko as freight conductor on the Southern Railway. He Was buried.at the Minis, cemetery, -near Elko, Satur day, The 5th inst, in the presence of many sorrowing relatives‘■end sympa thetic friends. He is survived by nis wife’and seven children. The de ceased is a first cousin of Messrs. Norman and Clinton Youngblood ^ml a, nephew of the late James Young blood, of the Fllko section. Williston, Jan-. 5.—Miss Ida, Weeks,' about TO years-, of age, 1 died at her home in White Pond at 1 o'clock Mon day afternoon. Miss Weeks had liv ed her entire life in the White Pond Vectioir, and was a loyal member of the White Pond Baptist—Church, where the filberalj. services were held January 1st. - Interment follows * * • ’ -' ml in Tfcott’s Cemetery. The deceas ed left no* immediate family. She had "Keen ill—for only about a week. • . ' . "i i New Year’s radio parties were heid ail over Williston the morning pf January 1. “The ringing of the s Liber- ..in lH.ikipoudence 4 Hall, Phila delphia, was clearly, heard here. Q. A. Kennedy, of Williston, bought the bank budding owned by the F’arm-. ers’ and Mercharils’ Bank of Dunbar ton, which went into the hands of re ceivers some months ago. This'•pro perty was sold at public sale at Dun barton on Friday. December 21. Through oversight on part of offi-- ejals supplying the informatign, an nouncement was madedast week that the iBank of Williston had in addition to payihg over *100 per. cent in cash 'dividends since organization had is- ! sued stock dividends of 50 per cent. 1 Thjs bank has. issued-100 per cent i-Mack filvkiends -as--wed—pairing John I. Rice, young Columbia at t'orney, Has opened an office for lh( : practice of his profession on the sec ond floor of' the National Loan and Exchange bank. F'or about, five yea s Mr. Rice was connected with, the state tax commissiojn resigning as secije> tary of that body to assume a connee- | tion with theTaW firm of Thomas and ^ Proposition and decide to remain with Muckinfuss, of Orangeburg, with Mr. ,. a . * ri- x u , A-—,——j—,—y.-, ■■- us. His coming to Dunbarton has I.,, EH,,, brother of the bnde. n»"t ad ,r P( | qu ite a Kreat deal to the moral eame Mrs. C. B. EU,«. Jr., of Meyer, „ tmo , phore thc p | ace and hia lo „ Mill, dame of honor, Kowoed in. af(M . he and ^ ^ ^ mart beautiful .Iross of l.laek velvet the commua . aniT-hlue brocaded sat.n »>^ Ky. will be tawly Wt. It i, through Picture hat, carrying pink opholu. . aw| - bnM<| minded Suer.ia he M,S ,‘: S ;, . .. ... that a community is made a pood .hollowing was Mu» Claudia Vm- p|ace to in b cpinKthat cent, of Charleston, maid of honor he wil , remai „ „ ur whose brunette beauty was enhanced bv her lovely-drex, of orchid crepe. Mr has recently move 1 liVbouquet was of pink Ophelia noar< ' r t0 '* n - ll< ' i8 at P re! * nt „ . / * - pymg rooms about a mile from tow.v The ring beam- was Ernest Ellis, “"<> wi,hes to move in town as soon little son of -Mr. and Mrs. Norman » h « ran M a house. Mr. Cave Ellis, who carried the ring on a white bM " appomt, ‘ at Mr^Keunedy has in mind, but wlnye blonde beauty-was never more is sincerely hoped that he and his jRYely, gowned in -a- bf6eaded satin associates will 'see fit to place a dress with a cascade 6f pearls. She branch bank here. There is no rea- wore a coronet of pearls and her veil whatever why a bank in Dunbar- was caught with real orhngt* bios- ton should not be a paying proposi- soms. The. only ornament she wore ton. A great many people have ex- was a -tring of pearls, the gift of the Pressed their hearty co-operation in i-M Lumpkin, with Which he has practiced '‘'Meyer’s Mill,-who gave was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. H. E.. over that amount in cash dividends Johnson and other relative^ for the i pcWitt—T, Latimetv—for—sevei o/f holidays. w.... .. - ! years connected with Q. A. Kennedy, Mr. and Mrs. Lesesnc, of Columbia, ! and manager of the State- warehouse visited M r^ and Mrs. C* B. Dunbar 4 a t Williston, left this week to take last week. ^ up his duties as “manager of the 'Misses Elizabeth " ’aTOf Margaret^ Beltori ‘.store of AV K. Hudgens, a Johnson were the charming guests of prominent merchant-of the-Piedmo it Mr. and-Mrs. H. FT Johnson last coction '•* U ■ ' *»*• • •* -, ' . ‘ ^ „ n V <*♦. week, . ^ —i— i\r. K. B. Ussery is in Augusta Mr. Charles R. Harvin. this w^ek on business. - , I ' • -., E. groom. Her bouquet was qf bride’s the event that Mr. Kennedy opens a .... 1 rcses and ferns, i She came in with bank for business. I her brother, Mr. C. B. Ellis, JrJ^of The Rev. Mr. McDavid, of Green- her away, viile, filled the pulpits in the Dunbar- 4 She wivs met at the altar* by the tpn field last Sunday, preachings at . groom, where *the ring ceremony w as Joyce Branch in the morning, Dun- performed .after, which the bride and barton in the afternoon, and Meyer* , gFoom and maid of honor apd beff Mill at night Although the weather . Mr - R,c » 15 a **•***%$ th< ‘ : man amended to. the. pulpit. was inU-nsely cold, a good 'crowd • There, as the bride and groom turned out at each church to greet knelt under the arch of white roses him. The field has not as yet called and ferns, the ceremony was corn- a’pastor, and until one is called, the ■ pleted. Mrs. Oswald and Mr. Robei'- committee will endeavor to supply son softly played “To a Wild Rose*! .the churches with, available pastors, during the ceremony. The bride’s j Dr. C. M. Douglas has about finish- maids were gowned in lovely dresses e( .j ^ work w jth the’ dental clinic in in^pastel shades, with black picture «chdol. We, wish to thank the hats, and carried p.nk orphelia roses. p a trons of the school for their hearty A breakfast was extended the cooporatkfrf «. to make the * clinic a i bridal party arid friends at the horn" S uc<*ess. The wbijc was carried, on of the bride!s_i parents immediately ^ during, the holidays, and when the*. after the ceremony. Punch was serv- school reopened the work was almo.it ed in the reception’hall. In the ftiA,. fl^ikheiL Approximately a hundred room were displayed many and use- an( j twenty-five dollars. were taken . ful presents testifying the popularity in at - the ^ al sch ooI, which. in pro- ofjh^ bride^ Amongthe out otjtojm* the .pumhex ill, pupils is ” ' ~ e bridal narty, the 1 best record yet made in Bam- fo.r the past two years. During this period he has handled much legal bus iness for the First Carolina Joint Stock Land bank. • . • - . , versity of South Carolina, ip, both academic.and law*. He is a native of Barnwell County, a nephew of Judge H. FT Rice, of the Second circuit. Mr. Rice has busjtu-ss ‘connections and is also interested in farm opera tions. One of his interests is a peach orchard between Columbia and Cam den. . • , Mr. Rice i,s also connected with va- rious social and community organiza tions arid his many friends will lie in terested in his announcement.—The Statei v . . Thompson-Meyer. Mis: -Kffirebetfi M^yefT Mill, annaHncoi tbi* maTriiage —Utf, guests, not inc of h vie'ie Dr. and Mrs: daughter, Pgarl Augusta, to Mr. j ham; parents of the Francis Marion ThompsorT; of Wjllis- i y' ( : lls Brabham; Mr. f Mackey; Miss Mary Brabham, gToom; _ Mr. tGeorgc FT - of well County. Dr. Douglas will next work in the San Hill School, the pu- nils probably, being brought to the Dunbarton School where there" is at Mrs. A. FT Thompson and son have returned from Sayannah where they visited Mrs*. S. S. F’urse. Mr. Lee FTlis leaves soon for C\)- lumbia, where he will enter Draugh- on’s- Business College. Wilhstfiriy January 8..—Mrs.. J. W. Odjorne, of Williston. was called to hen old. honje at Manfting Saturday by the sad news of the Heath of her father, Mi\ Charles Harvin, who ton, which took place'Thursday, Jan- pary 3rd, at the h-im- of the bride’s Orangeburg; Mrs, L. R. Heck ley. Mr.. fom f or t a ble place to work. The same mother ih Meyer’s Mill. and Mrs. J. p.T lecljley, Mr..and Mrs.j^ arrangement w’ill* probably be work- Tire wedding was a quiet one with J ; F- Cleckley, Francis Miles Cloe^- the-Meyer’s Mill school. only dose relatives arid a few inti;, '■' ^ "P ( • Mr. and Mrs. ■*. . ai ley; of Beaufort; Miss Reba YJssery, of ^Athens, Ga;; Mr. and Mrs. J. B. , c, f . .. i Peeples and daughter/’’of Millette- of brown crepe with hat, shoes and 1 ’ , ■ , ' . j. ^ - »• , . rn vHle:, Gwendolyn Lins, of Meyers gloves of corresponding 1 tones*. The J J ~ „ a t **i i ceremony \yas. performed by the Rev. - 1 • FT H. Harkeypof Augusta.^ Immedi-*j The bride is thr-■attractive and the Oak Grove Items. mate" frvmls presertt 1 The bride looked lovely in a becoming costume Oak Grove, Jan. 7.^-Mr. Monroe Aldrich and sister, Miss Lizzie ^Al drich. have returned to their Koine , , ( , . near Statesboro, Ga., after visiting atdy afterward-tlio .bride and giroom youngest daughter of M-r. aid Mrs. t h e i r brotlltr, Mr. C. T. Aldrich and Pa./VvRere - they , C* B.^EUis, Sr., of Mu crM J’he was graduated from Memminger school. - V-iP . Mr. Lynn Lraugham, of Orange- on the morning of the 5th burg, was 'the guest of Mr. Richie 1 FTlis a few days this week for. thc\ Ellis-QuatUeltaum- wedding. • Mr. and Mrs. N. D. Ellis enter- Friday evening in honor of Ellis-Quattlehailm bridal' party. the Advertise in THE PEOPLE. iqst., at the' home of his daughter jji Spartanburg*." Mr. Haryin had made his home for a part of the time in Wit- are grieved to leai.n of bis death and . who* extend their deepest sympathy I to Mrs. Odiorne' in her great be- ; reavement. left for Pittsburgh. Pa./where they ■will make their diohre. . i Mrs. Thompson > a beautiful and of Charle'son, in 1921. She is ve-y .alarming girl, who has many .friends popular and her many friends are and ad'iriirers who will unite in fol- luetant to give her un*^ lowing her to her new’ home with» The groom is the oldest son of 0/ good wishes. Mr. Thompson be- and Mrs, Yanse VV. Brabham, of & Dx.aL,; Mi O*’- Tives » ,*ono of—South Carolina s *anirc.burg; He wHis educated at the • and' most prominent families, a successful civil lOdgirn’er, fahiily. ne^lr Barnwell. * - d Mr; VVatlge Morris has returned to Rot^k Hill after spending the Christ mas holidays with Mr;, and Mrs. C.'T. Aldrich. 7 > ‘ r Mr. C. T. Aldrich is visiting rela- es near Stateslxiro, - <5*- oldest and’most prominent families. University -of. Carolina. At- present HaOm "left in their car for a^trip to* ile isTa. successful civil lOfig+wcr, he .is superintending the/cohstructiori Jacksonville and other points south, and^haf? ri* KosF of friends who -will' .’of the highway from /Yemassee to They will be at home to their friends, join in congratulations* ^ J Wnlterbnrp. • Mr. and -Mrs. Quattle- in Walterbofo after January fifth.