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r i} V * / r *" • .n niH ornaAL newspaper of barnwell county/ 'Loaned Depositors $215,233.86. De- ^posits in Bank $$274,792.24. Surplus # ^•and Profits $17,578.38. Monjpy bar-| ^^Xrowed by bank None. X HOME BANK OF BARNWELL, j; ^O^X^X-X-X^X a Established in 1877. I OLUME XLVIII. The Barnwell People « Just Like a Member oF the Family" X December '24 Subscriptions Have ^ £ ^Expired. % . 5* j ? T PLEASE RENEW PROMPTLY! <* ? ? Larpest County CirculaUon. BARNWELL, SOUTH CAROLINA. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11. 192t. NUMBER 13 MANY NEW RESIDENCES SOCIAL AND PERSONAL MUCH BUILDING BEING WOMAN’S BIBLE CLASS ARE BEING BUILT BY NE\yS FROM WILLISTON DONE AT DUNBARTON: OF BLACKViLLE CHURCH BARNWELL CITIZENS Williston, Doc. 6.—Mr. and Mrs. HOTEL OPENS AGAIN MAKES DEFINITE START 1 — WALTER E. DUNCAN WILL PUBLISH STATE WEEKLY There is quite a building: boom in Barnwell and several handsome new’ residences are being erected. In spite of this, it is said,'there is still a demand for houses, showing the steady growth of this section. Mr. TI. W. Sanders, who recentlv completed a very pretty bungalow for himself, has another one in course of construction and it is understood th?.t he contemplates building still another. Mr. Ralph Sm^h Ls 1 erecting a beau tiful brick home, with stucco finish, on his Marlboro Avenue lot. The a. chitecture is on the English style and when finished this bouse will be a great addition to the city, already noted for its many brjtutiful residences Mr. John Hogg has a substantial V. ick residence under construction on his lot opposite the Catholic Church. Mr. R. S. Dicks is remodeling his Marlboro Avenue home, which gives i omise of being a most attractive p'ace. Sorrii' time ago Mr. Jim Dicks r- om- eted a very pretty bungalow in the ..'tern part of the city. Other construction work noted is l v ie rebuilding of the stores destroyed ey fire hist winter on Wall Street, j This property is owned by Col. J. E. Harley. So it will he seen that, in spite of | the cry of “hard times." very few, ’f n.iy, have lost faith in the future this section. William W\ Anderson were hosts hast Wednesday evening. December 3, to about sixty of their relatives and friends, the occasion being their gol den wedding anniversary. An elabor- ateQlurkey dinner was served, fol’.ow- Dunbarton, Dec. 8.—-Quite, a lot of building is going on at present in town. Mr. P. C. Baxley is putting up a neat little cottage on Hickory St , almost in front of the school building. Tllackville, Dec. 8.—The Woman's j Columbia, Dec, 8.—Walter E. Dun can. who after four years,'service will as CRIMINAL COURT AD- (lOl'RNEI) TUESDAY AF TER TWO-DAY SESSION - Mr. Walter Moody is having con ed by block ice cream, cake and coffee, j structe< j a fi ne six-room bungalow on The long table looked very attractive j Walker s treot . Mr. B. F. Tisdale is j making additions to his home. We with many candles alternating with many vases of white* chrysanthe mums. Receiving with Mr. and Mrs. Anderson were their childrenr Mes- dames C. E. Heath, P. E| Parker, W. S. Sizemore and Messrs W r . E. and J. M. Anderson. Fifty years ago Mr. Anderson was married to Miss Sadler, of Barnwell, and soon there after brought his bride to Williston, where he has since resided and was actively engaged in the mercantile business until he retired a few vears ago. Among the presents was a hand made walking cane made over a quarter of a century ago by a oro- ther of Mrs. Anderson, the late Mr. retire from offiae as Comptroller i Ji will thereafter devote him-elf to the are glad to welcome new residences to our town. At last the Dunbarton Hotel is again open for business. Mrs. E. H. Williams has charge now. We fee- sure that the traveling piihlic and local boarders will find that Mrs. Wil- I elected officers: President, Mrs. cal boarders -ims is caps Bible Class of the Blaekville BapU.st , Church made a definite start toward . C ' ( '. noral <>f South Carolina in January. becoming a Standard Organized Bible Class on Friday evening, Decembers, of a weekly newspaper of at which time if held a business and ^ate-w,de c.rculat.on to be issuer! social meeting combined at the from Columbia, the organization of ‘-church. The meeting was well an vvhkh ha * been Perfected. Mr. Dun- tended, there being sixty-three nres.j can ’ who ls a news P a P er of 1 experience, will edit and publish the The primary business transacted at 1 new P a P‘‘ r ’ whk ' h wil1 P™bably be this meeting was the- election of on ! calkd Tht South Carolina Gazette, ficers for the year, beginning Decern-I ta ^' n ^ riarnt ' f«om the first paper her 8. 1924, and thb appointment of P ublishe<1 in the Colon y ^ South Ca-- group captains. The following were j ol * na - Mr ’ r,uncan d,d not mn for election as Comptroller General. The South Carolina Gazette, as Mr. H. B. • Duncan has explained, will enter into Hugh Clark, of Columbia, has | Grimes; 2nd vice-president or social - competition from a news standpoint first | Frank Walker; 1st vice-president cr membership director, Mrs. liams is capable of running a class hostelry. Mr , .... , accepted a position in the local high (Tffector, Mrs. PoaVl Mathis; 3rd vh-e- school. Mr. Clark is a graduate of president or director of the “Good the Citadel and enters upon his work I Samaritan" work of the class, Mr A f Death of Mrs. Brayshaw. The many Barnwell friends of the Rev. Albert Delacy Brayshaw. ■ f o v several month' a visiting rector of the Church of the Holy Apostles, will learn with sincere regret of the sud- <: n death of Ins mother, which OC- c.irred Sunday -morning. The sad news was published in Tuesday’s issue of The State, under a Richmond, Yu., dateline, jv 1 follows: Richmond. Va., Dec. 8.—Mrs. Ada Browning Brayshaw, who died sud- - denly yesterday in th^ rectr>ry v of Wcstover Episcopal church. Charles City county, w-ll he hurried in Wash- iiurton, D. C.. her native city, it was announced today. Hei- death followed a fall she suf- f red a week ago in which her hip was broken. She appeared to he improv- \V. E. Sadler, of Barnwell, w^k-h -was ( recently mounted with gold for this occasion, and presented by a niece of the couple, Mrs. Jeff Gunnels, of I Olar- , The follo'wing enjoyed the even ing with the happy bride and groom of fifty years ago: Mrs. Mary Sadler, Miss Pearl Sadler, E. L. Sadler, Mon roe Sadler. Frampton Sadler, Alberta Sadler and Charles Sadler, of Mont- morenci; Mrs. Addie Sadler Morris, Mrs. Jeff Gunnels, R. L. Gunnels, Miss Evelyn Gunnels, of Olar; Miss Lessie Heath, of Blaekville; Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Sizemore, of Lang’ey; Miss Ethel Heath, of Columbia; Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Givens and daughters, Beatrice and Agnes, of Bishopville, and the following from nearby e-im munities: Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Parker, s Miss Ruby Parker, Mr. and Mrs. L. ’ E. Hair, the Misses Annie Lou and Adele Hair, Miss Edna Lott, Miss Pearl Peacock, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Latimer, Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Roun tree, Mr/and Mrs. W. E.'Anderson, Ethelyn Anderson, Mr. and Mrs. I. E.* Anderson, Mr. and Mrs. P. F. Paiuer, Jr., Mary Ellen Rarkef, Mr. and M: s. here, highly recommended. He has charge of the sixth and seventh grades and will assist with coaching the different athletic teams. We are gl,ad to state that Cypress Chapel Church has extended, a unani mous call to Rev. E. B. Johnson for the coming year. Under Mr. John son’s leadership the church has made splendid progress during the oast Emmett Matthews; secretary, Mrs. Bessie Brooker; teacher, Mrs. S. B. Rush; reporter. Miss Alva Baxley; librarian, Mrs, Mary Blume; choris ter, Mrs. 1). P. Walsh. The group captains appointed to serve tor three with no newspaper, either daily or weekly, now published in the State, since it will differ in ..its .scope from all other publications at present is sued. The new paper will he devoted to the industrial; civic, social, agricul tural, historical and political interests of South Carolina and will he, as Mr. Duncan states, largely a feature pa- months were as follows: Group No. per. 1, Miss Marie Bpylston; group No.! Honry. S. Johnson, formerly and 2. Mrs. Cliff Sandifer; group No. ", for a number of years associated with Mis. R. B. Fickling; group ’ No. -t. the Co-operative Extension forces of year, Sunday School rooms having I Mrs. Mallie Hckling; group No. o, Clemson College and the United £een built and quite a number added j Mrs, J. V. Baxley; group No. 6, Mr'. States Department of Agriculture, to the membership of the church. A | C. R. Kelly; group No, 7, Mrs Wil'i > and well known throughout the State Altman; group No. 8, Mrs. Edn i for his constructive work, will he as- Faulkner. The president called a rociated with MV. Duncan in the pub meeting of the officers and ^Voun yaptains for Monday afternoon, the J. W. Parker, Mr. and Mrs. R. L. I’e i- f. : cock. Miss Georgia.. t Lee Martin, Mr. and Mrs. C- E. Heath, Mildred Parkc-r, Ruth Heath. Augusta Givens, Miss i.g nicely when she suffeied a relapse Ruth Hair, Franklin and Douglas Pai- - ker, Corrie Anderson and Ma’ gie Heath. In addition to a number of movement is on foot now to remodel the church, and we hope in the near future to have a church pjant that shall efficiently care for the spiritual needs of this community. The Dunbarton High School is the largest this year of a-ny year in it’s history. The total enrollment to date is one hundred and forty-three. It was necessary to add another teacher this year, and in order to accomodate the enlarged enrollment, a *room was ’-i lication of the new journal. * Prior to his election four years go 8th, at which ,:me each officer •* i • 1 | as Comptroller General, Mr. Duivan group captain will he given defiri^ wa . for a timo Associate Editor of instructions as to theii duties am' ^j u , Columbia Record, previous' to further plans for the upbuilding of service he served as Executive Secretary, during the war period, to the class will be made. A number of plans for the improve ment of the class were offered, dis cussed and passed 'on. One of the built back of the present building. I most interesting plans determined uo- Under the supervision of Mr. H. H. on was what might be termed "Tin King the teaching force and the en- Rainy Day Drive.” It was decide 1 rollment. has been doubled in the last that the members or trie class who four years; this is a fine record, P- have automobiles will be responsible deed, but this growth should not for those members not having cars on until the eleventh grade Is added, an rainy Sundays, so that a full atten- adequate building is erected, and the dance in inclement weather mav be children in this section of Barnwell | assured. Definite assignments will York papers and written for various County are as well taken care of as I be made so that there will be no 'in-Knagazines of national circulation. yesterday while her son, the Rev. \\ il- !. .m Brayshaw, rector of Wcstover ( lurch was conducting morning sc’- grand-children there were four g'eat- vices. He halted services and hurried grandchildren present. I from the- church to summon mo-lion! | A. L. Bouknight, of Aiken, was ‘h" jai<l. hut sho passed away before a doc- 1 guest last - Sunday of Mr. and Mrs tor arrived. Death was ascribed* to (;. \y. Whitaker.' h< irt tailure. J M. A. Smith and family attended Fwo other sons, both Episc opal clot - fupgrar services of J. S. Lybrand gymen, arived at Wcstover today in , at X ew Holly last Friday, Miss Thelma BrazeUon spent any in the State. 1 certainty in the matter. By reason A literary siciety has been organ- of this plan, it is expected that an ized in the high school and an inter- attendance of at'tpasjt fifty may v he esting program is rendered each Fri-1 -counted upon on rainy days, the day afternoon. We shall be glad to membership of th t > class being sixty have visitors attend ;nese meetings. | eight A most enjoyable social. program was presented under the direction of Mrs. Pearl Mathis, after which re freshments were served. The next bu-iness and social meet ing of the class yill he held on Jan- former Governor Richard I. Manning In the past Mr. "Duncan has been con nected with some of the leading news papers of the country, including the Columbia State, Washington (D. C Herald, Washington (I). C.) Times Baltimore American, Savannah Morn ing News, Augusta Chronicle, Augus ta Herald, the old Atlanta News (with Col. John 'Temple Graves), and has done a great deal of w f ork for the New The Court of General Sessions, which convened here Monday morning, with Judge J. K. Henry, of Chester, presiding adjourned Tuesday a f ter being in session less than two days. Lack of funds for meeting the neces sary expenses of the Court was given as the reason for adjournmerjC^ Petit jurors were* discharged Monday after noon, but the Grand Jury did .lot complete its work until Tuesday. The following is a list of the True Bills: Willie Jones, housebreaking and arceny. Mack Kirkland, Harry Franklm and Schofield Scott,? housebreaking and larceny. Henry Croft, malicious mischief. Willie Youngblood, bastardy. Cliff Green and Louise Smith, mur der. Cases Disposed of The following cases were disposed of: Joe Corbett pleaded guilty to the* charge of violating the prohibition law and was sentenced to 12 months at hard labor, the sentence being sus pended during good behavior. ' John Sanders was convicted of vio lating the prohibition law and sen tenced to 12 months at hard labor, sir months being suspended during good behavior. Willie Jones pleaded guilty to the charge of housebreaking and larceny and was sentenced to 18 months at hard labor. Louise Smith, who was charged with the murder of Rebecca Samuels, pleaded guilty to the charge of man slaughter and was sentenced to two years. The case against Cliff Green was no! progged. j_ , This, was Solicitor R. L. Gunter’s last appearance in Barnwell.as Solici tor of the Second Circuit. Miss Beatrice Hiers is Presiden TTbulie Greene, vice-president, and Ernest Eubanks, secretary. Engagement Announced. Start Is Delayed. .Mr. Duncan’s weekly will make its initial appearance some time in Janu- j ary. , •- No Bad fs in 36,000. response to news of her death. They v.vre the Rev. Robert A. Brayshaw of d-»- ovington. Yn.. and the Rev. Albert belacy Brayshaw of Camden, S. C. It was planned to take the body to Washington tomorrow for burial. Mr'. Brayshaw was born in that city N'lvember 26, 1866 and was 'the widow (■ - Dr. Joseph- Delacy—Brayshaw- Officers Fleeted at Allendale. Allendale, Dec. 6.—The animal eommunicatvon of Allendale Lodge No. 109. F. and A. M.. was held Fri day night. December 5, at the Mas onic Temple, and officers £or the en suing year were elected and installed. The election resulted as follows: F. P. Furman. Worshipful Master; J. J. Allen. Senior Warden; E. 11. Oswald, Jr.. Junior Warden; S. B. Bennett. Treasurer; J. C. Spann. Sec- i.Iohn Black, Thanksgiving at her home Pender*- grast, Ga. , The Misses Sellers and Messrs. Sel lers, of Spartanburg County spent Thanksgiving day with Miss Harriet Sellers! Miss Annie Salley spent Thariks- Mrs. John Porter has returned from a visit to Cjjharlotte, N. C. * Miss,Daisy Clark spent end at her home in Trenton. Barnwell. Dec. 6.^—Dr. John Clark ' Atkinson, of Barnwell, anounces the 1 engagement of his daughter. Miss Johnnie Atkinson, to Cordie Page, of Conway, the marriage to he solemniz ed December-16th; no cards. The announcement is of cordial in teiest both in South Carolina and Georgia. M iss Atkinson, the daughter of Dr. J. ('. Atkinson, pastor of the Barn- well Methodist church, is a native of Georgia, having made her home there the weel - ' untd a ^ ew y‘‘ a, ' s ago. She is a grad- uate-of Wesleyan college, Macon, Ga. uai y 1925 Alva Baxley, Class Reporter. retarv ’•S' Jr., Senior Dea con; Linsey Moore, Junior Deaeon;. Earle Howard, Tiler. Officers were installed liy Past Master John Black, Jr. Mr. ami Mrs. W. C. Woodward, of Mr ' PaKl i is a member of »n otdSmlS | Greenville, spent Thanksirivimr with Carol,na family n,|d was educated a* 1 » f , tu r> wo -itr a i the University of South Carolina, re- Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Woodward. at i at at u it i • v, ceiving both his B. S. and LL. B. de- Mr. and Mrs. Mayhew Hankinson, I * . f i , •, , , grees there. He has been a member ; who formerly owned and resided at ,, ., * rs i i r 1 of the Conw’av bar for several years the attractive Goodsward farm near Aiken on thi* Edgefield road, have re- | eently bought a home hear Williston from Q. A. Kennedy and expect to move to their new home about Di • loth. Mrs. Hankinson is a 1 The following item taken from The Savannah Morning News’ write-up of the town of Boston, Ga:, will be of interest to the Barnwell County, friends of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Good- son, who moved to South Georgia several years- ago: One Savannah institution until re cently has for nearly four years been receiving from Mrs. L. J. Goodson, whose home is near Boston, a case or two of eggs a week—the members of the establishment apportioning the Jot among them, one, two, four or five dozen. In the four years approxi mately three thousand dozen eggs, or thirty-six thuus.and hni 1 ivi<Iua 1—eggi. comber daughter of S. H. Hankinson, of Whit and recently was appointed assistant atorney general of the state. . He will make his home in Columbia after January 1st. Denmark Beats Blaekville. THE MESSAGE OF THE CHRISTMAS SEAL TO YOU Pond and both she and Mr. Hankin son are well known throughout this .-J section and are extended a cordial wel- Following the election and inslal-^; come into this community, lation an oyster supper was served i Thursday, November 27th, a num- at which time O. P. Woodward mailje—ber-of relatives and friends gathered a very impressive talk. at the home of Mr. and Mrs. D. J. Gardner in the Calvary section of Methodist Appointments. Barnwell County to spend Thanks giving and enjoy a family reunion. ! About 24 were present. About 12 The Lower Conference of the Metho dist Church, in session at Dillon last o’clock all were invited to dinner and week, made the following apoint- ments for this section: Allendale, Woodward Ward. 'Appleton. W. R. Jones. Bamberg, J. W. Daniel. Barnwell. R. Wj. Humphries. Denmark, B. G. Murphy. While the people of Barnwell will welcome Mr. Humphries to his new charge, they are' sorry to lose Mr. Atkinson, who has made many friends during his stay here. _/ the long and spacious table was filled with everything good to eat. After j a most pleasant day the guests de parted to their respective homes late in the afternoon. Denmark, DoJ. 7.—Denmark girls defeated Blaekville in an interesting game of basketball Friday by a sco*v of 18 to 12. The star players were Misses Helen Brooker, forward, and Dorothie Crum, who played a fine game, considering their guard,, Misses Nathalie Dukes and Annie Laurie Turner, centers, played star ball, while Misses^Irene Gilliam and Doro thy Hightower, guard, played well. They play Ehrhardt here next Fri day, “Buy Me—Sell Me—Use Me" My presence tells the world that you have joined in the warfare upon its greatest scourge. With your help I go forth to succor, to guard and at las* to abolish Tuber- ; culosis from om State The fight has b'.*er_a winr.’r.g one foi eight years: Year Death Rate 1916 1917 1918 1919 were received-—and eaten. In the lot of large, snow white, almost trans parent eggs, there was never a bad one—never one that came under 'us- i . . ' v - • picion, never one you couldn’t open confidently if you were eating raw eggs for breakfast in the morn ing following the night after, never one tha.t when broken with ordinary care did not beam at you like the morning sun with tV yolk standing up proudly as if to say—“Pm as fresh as you are, no matter who yjm are!” That’s the sort of eggs they ship from the Boston region. “ - - Football Banquet. Send your Job Work to The Peonle. 1920 1921 1922 1923 the best wishes of their many friends Saturday afternoon, Novembe** 22, | for a long and happy life. Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Rounrtee ancF Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Greene and chil- i.ives save 136.5 •• 135.6 10 134.1 38 126.7 a..-170 111.9 481 104.8 521 100.7 615 98.4 .1 662 Total lives saved _:__2a59 S. C. Tuberculosis Assn. The members of the Barnwell high school football team were the guests Tuesday evening at a most delightful banquet, which was given in their honor by the business men of the town. A turkey dinner, with all the trimmings, was prepared and served by the ladies of the Barnwell Episco- Though planned to start December 1st, it was necessary to hold off the actual launching of the campaign to sell Christmas Seals in Barnwell County for’a few days. Mrs. A. A. Lemon is county chair man of this work, Perry A. Price, of Barnwell, treasurer, and J. A. Lati mer. of Williston, publicity chairman. The following head the work in the various sections of the county: Barnwell, Mrs. A. A. Lemon; Black- viile, Mrs. Heffernon Buist; Williston, Mrs. W. C. Smith, Sr.; Kline, Victor Lewis; Dunbarton, H. H. King; Elko, Rev. J. S. M Finch. The papers of the county last week as well as the dailies circulating in this section, carried an interesting story regarding the work of the tuber- culo-is clinic ir Barnwell Countv. Splendid educational work along ♦his, line is being carried on looking for ward to a clinic next Fall. To render this‘possible the citizens of Barnwell .County are asked to purchase 50,000 seals .at one, cent each. They mako 1 n ire dorqrtitm'-- a re uml Christmas 4tmer- and show that the sender of the pack- * age is interested in one of the great est fights of the time—the complete eradication of the white plague. When it is considered that 25 per cent of all deaths between 20 and 40 years of age are due to tuberculosis and one out of every eleven deaths in South arolina is caused by this plague, no one should hesitate to buy lots of seals, as every penny derived from the sale of these seals goes to fight the white plague. The chances of recovery for a tuber culosis patient who has sanitarium treatment are 5 to 1 over the one who does not have hospital care. Buy Chri-tmas Seals and help give every sufferer a chance to get the best of treatment. Barnwell County Is indeed fortun ate to have Mrs. A. A. Lemon in active charge of this work.—Contributed.’ A December Thunderstorm. to a Miss Genie Porter became the bride of Robert Bonds at White Pond. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. j dren spent Thanksgiving with Mr. and J. H. Owens at his residence. Both Mrs. C. B. Bush at Ellenton. contracting partial; arc well known j 0. L. Weeks has returned from ?. afid popular in this Section and have visit to Knoxville, Tenn. r , Messrs. L. B. Creech, of Barnwell route 1, and A. P. Hiers, of Elko rotate 1, took advantage of The PebpKe’s special dollar a year offer while in the city Saturday. From freezing temperature mid-summer thunderstorm was the pal Church at the Molair House. Solo- past week’s record of the weather in mon Blatt. Esq., acted as toastmaster Baigiwell. Following several dayi of and several other gentlemen made ! unseasonably warm weather, heavy | after-dinner speeches, which were j clouds gathered in the North and ! greatly enjoyed. J West Monday afternoon and a heavy The local team made a most ex- downpour of rain w’as accompanied by cellent record this season, losing only j vivid flashes of lightning and peals one game and that by a margin ^ of' of thunder. The rain continued after one touchdown. Only two opposing the thunder cloud had passed, there teams were able J^o score agajnst being a decided drop in temperature them. ^ ‘ 1 I that night and Tuesday. A thunder- About 40 men and boys attended storm in December is a rather unus- the banquet Tuesday evening. ‘ ‘ ual occurrence in thie section.