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BARNWELL BANKER TAKES OWN LIfE Strain of Exacting Duties Shatters Health NOTE EXPLAINS DEED Perry M. Buckingham, Prominent and Useful Citizen, Fires Bullet into Temple Barnwell, Oct. 10 -'his community was greatly shocked this afternoon when it became known that Perry M. Buckingham, president of the Bank of Western Carolina, was found dead in his room At his home here by mem bers of his immediate family, who had been attracted by the report of a pistol. There was a vistol wound in his right temple arnl the following note was found clusped in his left hand: "Presidency force I on me against my will. Nervous system shattered by strain of new work, brain numb. Not over four hours' sleep a night for week-. Insanity stares me in face. Somet.big has b:o!'en in my head to (iay. Ftuight hard to hold grip. Everything slipping in ncrves. Am dooimed." Just one month ago Mr. Bucking hami was electld president of the B'nk of West.rn Carelina, which has branches in eight towns in this sec tion. The elevitioi to this position from that of manager of the Blarnwell branch wvas over hi; protest, as he was an ill man at the time, although only his closest personal friends real ized his true physical condition. Dur ing the short time that he was active end of the institultin he reduced the ank's indebtedness over $230,000 and leaves it in excell ent condition, but the constant application to his duties proved too much of , strain to his overtaxed powers of resistance and culminated with the tragic ending of a must useful life this afternoon. Mr. Buckinghamn was born at 13nrn well, November 0, N862, his parents being J. C. and Estnicr Rebecca Buck *inghamn. iHe received his education in the common school, of this place an(d at St. Paul's setwol at Concord N. II ., from which hIe was graduated. in 1881. le was eashier of the Citi een's bank of Barnmwell until 1890, and cashier of the Bank of Barnwell until 1908, when he berame president of, IL I' AA - I 'I GA UI - HTI8 The next time you buy calomel ask for . al otabs The purified and refined calomel tablets that are nausealess, safe and sure. Medicinal virtues retaiti cd and improved. Sold only in sealed packages. Price 35c. that institution. In 1909 he was elect ed vice president of the Bank of West er'n Carolina and manager' of its branch at this place, resigning this position a mionth ago to ac(.e)t the presidency made vacant by the death ot H1. M. Dibble several months ago. For 18 years he was; a member of the Barnwell school board of trustees and in 1918 was electe a iiember of the Barnwell counitv board of educa tion. During the worbl war he ae tively interested himself in all phases of war work, beinig treasurer of the Barniwell chpter of the Red Cross anid chairmnan of the Liberty loan caimipag-1ins in this Coity, and a great deal ol the success of the Liberty loan drive in this sectioll was due to his untiriig zeal. lie was a iemiher of the Episcopal church, having resigned as senior wardeni just two weeks ago. On Ocltoher 5, 1892, Al i. Bucking ham i a iuwrried Miss Daisy Duncan, daughLer of the late W. II. Duncan, 17 N Noti2 T he ~leanrigDCE da ilf fewver thtan five importai grantiedl ntohing left to ht palss' fiv'e stiff e'xamiiinat ion Iline itsel f, tot determ'im etc. I'hysicalI Ilbora'tory Iet '15i Inl'e's5Iure dleveIlpmenlt, lit forimance, etc'. I)ynamomlleter tests ini stmt oped, miiileage per't gallon11 se?~\ Ntc Ih )A Sr., and a sister of the late W. H. Duncan, clerk of court of Barnwell county. This union was a most happy one and the sympathy of the entire community goes out to the beretived wife in this dark hour of grief. TRAFIIC CENSUS DISCLOSES SIZE ANID S1ED OP TRUCKS How large is the average truck anl how fast (loes it travel? This (uestion and others of interest to truck owners and users of the highways are answ cred by information obtained in a re cent traffic census taken by the Bu reau of Public Roads, United States Department of Agriculture, on one of the most traveled highways in New England. [he census discloses that 40 per ceit of the trucks Were of I ton capacity or less; 33 per (ett between I and 2 1-2 tons; 5 per cent between 21-2 a-id 5 tons; and that less than 2 per cent of the trucks were of more than 5 tons capacit-. On a level stretch of road, over which the speed of lmotor vehicles w:s timed, it was found that more trucks traveled at a speed of 20 miles an hour than at any other rate. Thirty-seven per ce it traveled 21) 0 mile amd hour or fmOer. One truck, whose driver said he was in a hurry to get. there, was found to be traveling at a speed of .15 miles an hour. -- - o-.---. GEORIAN SLAYS .1OTII Et -I N-LA W Slayer Then Shot )in it y lirother-iii Lav--Ioth )ie on l'orch--W ife of Dead 1lan Alleged (4 Hlave Ite fused to Go Aw-t W ith hlushand. Wright sville, Ga., net. I6.-- Boger Gatlin, 40, garage ow-tr of litzgerald, (a., drove up to the frot, Vat" of the residence of his niotlhero-in-law, Mrs. William Snell, her. at : o'clock this afternoon, calmly walk d 'rim his au teiobile to the fror.t porch where Mlrs. Snell was sitti.. an slot her through the hellad. She lid instantly. In a (ulf a minut' hter with Mrls. Snell's son, Alar'vin, Gatlill himself was shot. and killed instaitly before he had tine to leave the porch. Gatfln moved to l it zgerah Il three moniths ag~o and his wife refused _s accompayhll m, it was i. l blamed his l'Othern-hiw for lor rc fusal. Lwast F riday Gallin appeared here and ever since h1e hai heen trvine: to tecidentLal [ U Made ti it testS are Roa(l! lesis a: ~ taken'l for' t rnrks, v~ wh'b ' in has 1~i to gre'aterl acc ianly adje ,' l . et c. 11( (lice(l t:et n I latP i4 ly, : ' 14 rna i frit Ri)npins OIL tratrs (Nc~~Jci'4' ~ r persuade'his wife to return to him, it was s:nid. Arriving at the Snell home, a mile anl a1 half from this city, at 5 o'clock this afternoon he was told, "Clio is at her brother's, two miles away." Ga~tlin (1"w a pistol, pIessed the muzzle natginst Mrs. Snnll'srih templet mil pull'il the tritcger, the bullet passing through her (ead. Marvin Snell, a son of lrs. Snell, g"aspel a shotgun and ran from the rear of the house, takiig up a stand at the side of the porch. There he exchanged shots with GIatl in, the lat ter being killed, although Gatlivi emptied his pistol without Wounding Snell. The shots coul he leard he ir, a mile and a half away. No arrest was mla-l and io iniuest was held. Both botI is are il tle samle undlertalking shop tonlight. o ANl1A.A, l"'') IS NECK'CSSAIY l'OlR II ENS )URtlNGN WINTI'EIt During the summ11111111 mon4ths the farmer's flock halmes its ration of gra in and seeds v.ith hugs, wormus. and1 green stuiy, an'd the farm-r nieE' not. wory about c ' '41production it' his fowls have been well culled. liut wint er feeding requires t1nat. provisioln he made to supply. the de-ficienev of ani mal feed ma succuele:'e. Tlhe ah SOncC of these e'sentials to good egg pro ltion is r. spon'sih!e in larg d.' gnE for the fall in- f inl \iel durii cold watheir. Animal feed, to ither few'ls rich in I :'otein, Ilay h.. e ii4v pplie I most I* - - , P rticula i irly where( skimi milk or buttermilk is, a va ilabh-. The liking (f if ns for thesE' dairy hv-pn) duct is : good indica-ic n (d (If'thE' -(n4 for. wh-t, they conltainl. 'Aient scrap1 is anl(th('r exc Ilent prolein feed ti '1 hal4 v h lr me sta(hmi(' a ill p(nItry Ir a tions. 'Inve' an lalfa l'e've'- Ilro( \.ih'( . combina-tionl of protein !*(-"d and gren stlff. tO ften( EniugI of t heml m11y be swenlt up froml thelbar flo,)r whe;re the( hav is handled. A IoodII way to prear.' ve fo( 1' th flock isz to pour homlin-g watevr ov.-r them, cov er the (cent'(a u 'r aild let th-iml sh< nim forll :t t ime, when Oh..v will be ready 1 to I'ed : ,11 al o . o inl :I nash. -' prolut d" q0 at4 s :|.a 1 he m(1 e W (41 "r h i est -kn nrI ' vider'!( 4 of l lucr lo(e il wvinte:-. I'a s for makinigV Syn()uters m 4y1be b i I fri th lnit4-i S :(V I )1(.14 rl-lte i' o' f \.-ri eS ur, .111,1 a h s w/-/ w, m1nY 00 A ~e* Fi 'llat W a.yiiV 1)011 IE0i'I1U i V O Il liV Irs'ige,-(I 0014'l'4'I4l. ,l;44'I4rPIlliillle ti.e all'. lii 4 4j.li 4V'V &~ i114' II isn eqip1e*.Th IlliitANYlIprfs Ox9 l~) r D 0YOU whs to know . of women have go] knowing some of the pai to childbirth? Listen to Motheriint ircatcs ;cio t w-. . st at e of, ieing for a w<>:n As a reuilt, nii w nervs2.;, t ho. ! h. c tofore restful ant uits .cc riti. into activit y, ti( y ry Tvit, t hey ticejl Itl y iurin in tih ir unist. Ti he net wor k cf nerives :cernsc. t a alainnea, the Iis, the biack ai. other pa ts no...w hr nc su e iisi ttcive. All ici cc-c netc arce bcintg eclle onil to cerforni Iuuscc:.J dItiics. Tites. ril cc in ust I(. pIc-iti a rid cornfor ter t n-/ ust be! put iv corlitiot :!.- thI crisis th.at is pendirig. If tien: I co , Scic are It scoticl dIII (iuiee thc v n11 cy t i) agrav:.tcci icrve teliocn, ino' cinlg ill so verit y fromt m nth It< riithi, so:nictinic eveli c liit icic in ;i ti dven'. >:ccily sis oi h Ih . i -!. 1 :1 h . This bIt v the mother i -I in I con(dit ion whrc she is mnah;' . 1 , c meeit iic: I< St wienth Iice :h: 10:c 0, 11t maeli rt Inir riv-. 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