The Barnwell people. (Barnwell, S.C.) 1884-1925, November 07, 1889, Image 2
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The Barnwell People.
John W. Holmes,
ClXTO* AND PROPRIETOR.
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LAKOhrST COUNTY UlKOUl AT10N I OnIHII Ui* L.Johu »i Uio NiiJ John
T»»<>*, 6. Bm
Ur. Ilrluiuftlntm corrolM»niled Mr.
MvAuliflr. Of the iiiunetliiite occur-
ranee he ►»M:
“l m »<* on the alUen aJk Ui front of the
fiftht-hiiml " Inflow of the jnwl m-nn.—
Hi’fTernen m nianflin^ In the iloor of
Hi** pift/ra. A mufatU) !>•»>' (Alfred
THURSDAY. NOV EMHKK 7. 1880.
looked h* If he ««ked him Homethliift that
I could uolhmr. lit* \M»lk*-l out on ilm
nbrioua reasona, that Ripley wan lu hid
ing with Kachel llanberrv; colored, a
damthterof Akro i W Intern who In the
huabaud of Hlpky’a mother. She Uvea
iiimnthe plantation of lion. J. U- Uuom,
near OrahaUN,
Mr. Bellinger called Capt. C. B Swan
ami XeMira. W. K Chrintie and II L.
O'Uaunon, men of true and tried cour
age toliif RNHlntanoe. They left Barn
well after 9 o'cloi'k Menday night and
rT—.—JF—. -«—srp
There la no plttocllky South Carolina. , . ,. r ,, . ,
* ... - .. | AulWIe w .i* standing, n* f waiting for'
A bu.h«l of cotlon Mod brlux. umm ; th<t u , v lu . w . rtom , .Tew
mti«ey here than a buahelol corn lu the KdcomU; the door wan al>oiit tw o-thlrd*
fdaaza, and Juhn wontln aaihough call-j V^hed and eurrounded Rachel Uan-
ivkonlng to nouiv one, and then i herry n hotiNe bef*i
or hi
ore day. They built
Rorthwest.
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WHlkvd ha-k to ihe door w here Mr. Mf- ! H,,tl ke P t w*tchfuJ guard on all
eldea until daylight. They eeandied the
w oman's dwelling but did not dud him.
Then they went to the fodder house
open.
- W.altar llnfunj, Lsq., baa v-l-l the
Oeorgetow ii.L'iiqtilrci cm a Tcnnt of the. ,
Increasing demsinU of hiN Jegrfl prao-,
Ilea. During the nine y»gri that h*
has sat upon the tripod ho has filled the
Mil a» a genllenun and Rcholur. and 1 lit
all that time fie ban not written a Hue
that he could w InIi to he blotted out.
The State w ill not permit him to remnln 1
long in the comparatHe stcluHlon of tin.- 1
courts.
*; Uto door wa* Nboiittuo-tlilrU* ‘ V J , , ’ uv
John piuhedthe d.mr with hie w, ‘ cr « ^ "»» rouUtl c«mceahKl under
r
lie
hi baud a little and
to the flarky Inetdo
turned his left
1 could see
P
to get b\, I kjvw the darky rUc from hi*
eeui and at the Name tiuu 1 rnisc hi* rignt
liand. and I hvard a click and thtsn the
report, yu the report of the pUtol 1
Icanl a ncnlAlng, such as w ould la* made
in getting out of a window or dob?, and
a remark, “Couie thU way. ’ Attheivi-
mt 1 sutv Mr. Ifclfcrnati fall acros*
the lloor. I ran up the *P*pN and saw
Mr. Il< ffertitin gaaping hn it
the bundles that had been placed care
fully over him. Mr. Bellinger will take
this Iniv any more until tue
j constable had hliu.’’ \
Ariiaji PufKSix.
Abram riuenlv, cdorod, worked at
; nrow iTs gin wiih Kipley. Said to Kip-
j l'*v ahoiu J o'clock, between Kyau's
. Ai«»ie anil Sander’s flealauraut, * It l*
time for us to go to our Work,” lie said.
Mtvy damages t.,; s ’ ‘' -Miu .icli mid 1 s.vear t il
.. , i ». ii V'” tight mi. Pm lug the time we were
ri'illar. wfta.’Tfvat.-, .trOl .ff.ruan r»«*'
-1> ;Vfcr. _
M-. lar u-* the steps, lie c’lilled: **is Kip-
.iev in then Alfred sajd,
lie v. aik« d Miside i}*«* doOi*. He says :
“Kipley, I want to hoc you a minute-
t'omcout here. Kipli-ysaid: ‘•Mr.llcV-
feruan, sv-v-n.v - 1 ighl here.’/ .Mr llef-
leinan tli .n walked out to the door.
Kipley came from the gtn hou .e the
|*re\htioscvenlng together. Kipley said
to Mii.< hell: •• | |iA\o heard great threat*
to-day, ( aptain. I want to see you as
s*em h>* you g»*t through that game of
pool.' | hen* i* a hack n*ouj to the res
taurant kept for gambling l>iir|>oi>e*.
I n-id*' t hat room js a floor that leads in-
• o Up* iistaitraiK Kipley ran Infs* the
d<*or leading iiitf> the restatirant, passed
through to the resTHuraul and g(»toutof
the window lum ceil the restaurant and
» oker’s +Urfv. I ha\ u not seen him from
that time to this. I -aw In there Uitchcll
Adams, Alfred <>antt mid Kipley John
The Ptu|)lu as a Thophft
Tiin PtorLE has insUtcd from tlm he-
ginning of this cotton crop year that
the )iold would not run up to the high
llgures marked by the enthiislucn*. ami
aUhoogh it has been \ery -loiiesoine in
that position proofs that it was ri
are already coming in.
Our up country exchange* h.no been
telling the ucwj for weeks pa^l that the
crop in the hills of this^tatc and North
C'arollna has been out ir.trfi.iiv aluaxi
by the early frost. In Addition tin rc
have been report* of hca
the Texas crop by caterj
worms, and now ^another section is
heard frvui whcr*» i>»«»y a»suMiitt- I.mi»
— lejen given ail along. Hill, l onrain
Co., of M**mpiiis, Tcun., the host au-
thorlty on thi upprr M issU h lppl riu*r
cotton hell, puhlislii*d h circular on ih<*
1st iiut., giving k true picture of the
production of tin* territory tributary to
Memphis, in that area the o«unl ) leM
U I,40l),h00 bales, nrm -fourth of the en
tire crop. llilljV'MUain A t o. s.*t\ that
the shorugr, allowing three points for
increaacd acruig* 1 , U twenty-*o?cu per
cent for the emlre rtlatrlcC.' 'Wc (Iglire 1 pyd. and j
that out. to be *7rt,00o b*h s less than tin ! ,,, * P»lh «kJhe ^rigger
, . x, ,, | (It was a sell-cockar) ami it tfred and
average crop of the Memphis cehtrc.
Before this uew* gou to our readers
theru may In* more truth* of the same
aort from other directions. —
&
is Atmeloua Birdtr.
e went to pre«* on tin* 3otli nit. at j
1 .JO p. m. Then ull ^tarnwiH wmra«l
quiet ns a mldsummvr idgl t. Our mail
fora number of fK>st ofttec* was made
up w hen. Ml :< o'cloek, die (unlnoiis urack
of a llrtlUh Bull Dog revolver ran?out j
irom the pool rtn»m ke|»i t*y MD-hell
Adams, colored. Boon tin* sad news ;
»prcad that .Mr. John d. llell'ariiau had ;
been shot an 1 killed by Kipley Johnson, ,
colored. Those near by entered and ;
found him, so lately full of life and i
hope, mo instinct with generous syutpa- ;
thy and courteous ITiendirUcs*. pros- •
trate, gasping, dying—the vital currant
Bowing from a ghastly wound in tl.c I
face. Words cannot tell ail the sadness !
of that scene which will long haunt the !
horror stricken utcuioricN of all who
l(M>kw«l upon it.
Ills remains wore soon taken charge
of by the Knights of 1‘yilih*, of whieh
«»rder he was a mcniltcr, and by pernii —
»iou of Trial .lustice I’Httcr^m rcniu\ed
to his rooms in rear of Jus *ion\
A special train Irom IHackvillo came
starly in the evening, bringing a large
number of warm friends ot tin* ilecea —
•d With them came Trial .ftTsiicc
ilatnmct, acting f*ir Coroner Krc« niaii.
who was too unwell to leave, home. A
iury was iinjmnelted, consisting of t;
K. Kvan, foreman, H. C. H i>. Henry
Kasterllug, S. (J. t a\e, M. d.’p.iie, (,.
1*. Aaron, B. L. Heath, J Jt. Mc.\al».
K. 'V. Vogel, t». NV. Price, Jack Cave,
William Cave and Joseph Blieppard —
After viewing Jic rvmains'tho iuquest
wa«adjourned until Tlmrsday inomifig.
<*s>ntluued in the Court 12oti*e Theiu,-
vestigaiioii \v*s h painstaking one, t
® Intelligent Jury seeking tadoc.iircr th
"■ v.rtnpler-r mirh of rT ( ?U: leaf crime.' "1 liV
sad story is be-t told by the tesilmuuv
ot tlic vv iim*s>e» :
TaTKicR Mi At t.im:.
Mr. MoAulitf* is of Augusta, and nti
old friend of Air. Hoireriian. He went
with Mr. BrittrugliHm also of Augusta,
to tell the-deceased that they would re
turn U> Augusta that afternoon. Mr
Ifctlornan asked t hem to go vvit!i him to ;
the store of ,'lr Bon Davies, fonucrlv |
of Augusta. M' lien they came to v;r.
Dav les’sstore Mr HeB'ernaMasked them
to go in uiitd he returnei, and went on J
two dsKH* to the po»d roonr bunding.— ,
They foMowtnjJ.dm. As Mr. HellVinaii
got on the piaxza a cojored boy (Alfred
Cantt» said to him : •*JDplcy is Inside, j
John stcpjvd inside about four feet and ;
looked around the ?<*oni, aiul I stvpp* d
inside about two feet t<vvlio Kiplcv
was. Kipley w a* behind t he door that
John and 1 entered. A large colored j
man, w idi a sort of crick in his neck,!
(Mitchell Adams) wa* »ia.ruling n, at
John, and he reached over and »«liiit tin* l
door partly- in my face. Mr. Hcllernan
“ Ofiened the d(H»r Till* large man held
in his hand, as if he w*as prepared to strike
itoiiiH one, a billiard cue, heavy end rc>t- '
ing on the timir, his hand grasping it
about a fvmt from the smail end. John !
then addressed the mulatto icllo.v.call
ed Kipley, and said : *‘J w ant to see you
outside; l want to speak to^'ou outside. 4 ’
Kipley said: “l won’t go,” and I step- i
. hack just ouUlde the door sill, and
ou U** pbirr-a amj turned about to see!
If John w as following, and at that mo- .
meut Kipley jumped up from where he |
was sitting, when the door was hiding
him from view except you were in the 1
room. 1 saw him through the urack of I
the door get up and take one -step for- !
ward tow ard*.John, and present a pis- I
• tol of the English bull d‘*g pattern, and
altoot John, and John's-diead fell, for
the dark v Ui tough 'in* w Indow ; his back 110 P )<rt kl»« rew-arvls offered but w 111
was to me As J<»hn pushed the’ door lurn “ vor tbt! |>ro|H*rth.ii to which he la
entitled to bU informant .
, -s* mow m aacAraD.
To correivpoudenta of tke Charleston
dailies R pJey gave a full statement of
j )il*moi4*uient», from the time he tired
: the fatal sliot He »ays that he left the
: street leading to the depot, entered Col.
! Kobert Ahlmlh's premise* unseen and
; concealed himself in the coni cellar
where he lay iiuii) Saturday morning
He went near his mother’s
talking
the
Alliance Department.
Adopted at lU* County Organ by tke C’etm-
ty AlUanoe JuJ> Stk, Itvst*
M. J. PATE, AMoct,\Ta Editom,
To whom all Communioatlou* on Alliance
Matn*T» should be addresst-d. .
“TIMtT Stowr TO COSQCKIft.*''
The Jute Trust is in an MnUappy
frame of mind. The reb«l)io« of the
farmers ag*lust It* robbery has woun
ded lu pocket ai»d It I* hungering and
from time to time for many yean, and
we aay again it is gratifying to see plan
ter* now approwuhlng a vonditkoa of per-
mspent fluaneial independeMce.
“The demaud In so great thru a higher
plane of valuo for cotton than la some
years pa-d seem* likely far this teasou.”
thirsting for revenge.
From a reliable friend w ho bad a free hundredaud^gliry
it WHS III*
j last 1 dhihot hear but one plstql shot? | before day.
; * I? 0 X 4 ’ u»*gro, supposed to l>e the prv»- j house, but beard some persons tall
privior. ( M .it hell Adams,i did not come and he went Into the woods near
) «mt of the front *lo(*r. 1 «aw him after
; the shooting on Hie front piazzav The
boy that met Mr. Hcffcrnau at the door
j ( Alfred Can't) had a billiard cue In his
i hand ami stayed ouuUlc untii alter the
i shooting, lit* tlA-'U immediaietv w»*nt
j in, in h»r Lh. uugii ilwMhM.r or w imlovv.
colored school hmise, w here he lay-all
day. At night he took the Orangeburg
road ami followed it unmolested Dra-
batn*. ThPre ho met a colored man wiro
guldeirnThTToRaciiel Hanberiy’s hou ve.
TFe also gave his version «»f the trouble
hot vv edn Mr. Hf»ir. niftn tnwi ui mirt*
claimed that lie alone w as responsible ,
and that th»?re ha<i been no conspiracy !
against Mr. Heffcrnan. lie said that i
lie had eaten nothing during his flight ;
except a few raw potaUK*s and some su- \
gar cane that he had gathered at night, ; their surrender
and that he had started to take refuge ' rar v, nnd they
in Beaufort but his weakness was so
great that h/ returned. He also fcaid
'.' that he. did not k»*sw the fatal efi'ect.of
1 his shot until he overheard.Od Al
drich’s cook *ay that Mr lleffernau was
dead. ; :
ami ea»y talk with a jute Uisctnle a few
day* ago we get the plan of lu next
battle against th* Alliance.
J edging other* by itself the monopoly
believes that ey?ry man has his price
and w ill toon try to bribe where it lias
failed to bulldoze. * Ttielr present plan
Is to put the price of their bagging down
to three cents a yard at an early day,
and they have faith to believe that such
a bargain as (hat wilt dissolve the Alli-
anc« belter skelter.
During t tie late war between the States
there w ere men on both sides w ho wlotild
swap uniform* and^lTags to getoiit of
prison. In so doing they lost the re-
■speot «f both their former friend* and
Dive tbsMuaTul North Carolina ne
groes went to Um West during last
tnoaih. * - y
The aunuaT con fere noe of the M. K.
Church, South, wit) bi'glu > lo Camden
on the ^(Bh of thia mouth.
Dr. W. S Spikes, of Walterboro, has
discontituied the practice of medicine
to join the Methodist ministry.
B. F. Perry, of Granville, took three
on line stock at the Atiauta EkpOsitttm.
l*r»!sident Ilarriaou haa appointed
Thursday, 24th inst , as Thanksgiving
day. Gov, Kichardsou will set apart
the same day.
To prevent chill* and fever, take
Frog P ond Chill and Fever Cure in
broken doses. i>olil every where at 50
cents shuttle.
A great relief: the new local anas-
thetic used by Dr. J. H K Milhous in
extracting teeth, greatly relieves the
pain, and sometimes entirely,
Wilson Purvis, of Chesterfield coun
ty, made four bales of cotton and two
hundred and sixty-tlve bushels of corn
this year w ith an ox as his plow power.
THE kOlTUkKX FAItl.
■Mitclu ll had his arm re-ting on the door
when Mr. ileUernan euitie hack .a sec
ond Uinc to se» if Kipley was. coming.
Kipley juui|icd right up. The usxt 1
-aw vva.- a pi-tol in Kiple^’s hand at ter
h** got up.* Mr. Uefferiiau said : ”Co«b«
ou, Kipluy, 1 only waoi to talk to vou.”
Kiplcv had t^e pi-tol then in his right
hand, presented it, but the pi-lol snap- ^
>ed. and Jailed to ilrr.-the-Jirat-Uma.4 Lilllui{Um ’ di,MluV¥r ^ banks of
the Cu|»e Fear River s plant rcscmblin
cotton. The growth and a leaf dr Hli
Mr. WWt»*rti:in fell. There were 1101111^^18111 being so |H*eiiliar he Mhtermiiied
gry v\«»ids IhjIween them at all. Kipley
ran. I did not m*c any pistol that vir.
HetTernan had. Hltehell, Bain J.ee and
4 Batrh of Prartlcsl Afrlrsltsrjl Isrursisttoa.
Capt. E.”B. Walter and MT "J. A
Weathersbce, two progressive fartunrs
of Orangeburg, w ho have tried is* auvv
variety tor this aectlon, have made tl»e
follow ing exiioriinent:
We will s|>esk of the origin as vve get
it from the Bailey Cotton Company, of
Kaieigh, N. C. During rtie siimnu r of
|H85 Hector C. Bailey, a colored mail,
living In Harnett Count v, X. C., near
1 enemies. And even if the monopolists
c uld buy what they have failed to cap
Hire they would despise the property
after its delivery to therrt. Of course.
would be only tempo-
would soon lie worse
than ever.. But they have not properly
measured - the resolution of ifiFAHiatice.
The farmers are in for the war and at
its close vvill all attend the. funeral of
many trust*. The jute trust ought Lu
die gracefully, for there is no appeal
from the judgment that lias been pro-
Marie- Burdreyon, the French maid
who w as brought so prominently before
* j thelmldb-ttr iheiilitlur Dr. McDowTor
- ■ the de'arli of Capt. Davvst
Toxsis last week. ‘ •
son. went to
Now is the best tima to itisure dwel
lings and gin house*. Policies written
ih tirst companies Tiy IT' M.
Graham, Banibeig. 1 >elavs are dan*,
geruns, so don’t, put off the perform
ance of this duty,
tf ' *
Dissolution.
The copartnership heretofore exU
ing between Dw under-igwed nndar th
firm name Bf Howard Knit hers was dis
solved on the Isth of Juije bv mutual
eonsent, J.C Howard withdrawing and
W. <4 Howard eoniinuing the business
under the original tirm naaieand forhU
own account.
,T. C. HOW \FI>,
W v». HO WARD.
Blaekville, V»rli Oc»„ 18W4.—4w
What and Why?
Those are the questions that are now
perplexing the few people that have not
yet visited CIIRI>TI K’S.
'To iuerease their know leilgoand l*aru
them the way m'-tlii- n.»w- il, |, M nn.,-
store Chri*uw wiH tmswer boili inqui-
rles.
A Racket is a Bargain Store where
good g«M»ds are sold at pbor prices, ft
has.a w ide variety of men handi-w* not
kept in miscellaneous stores and tip.ns
price* w ay below (lie liguies a-k^d by,
tread-iniil merchants.
'To the second question why Christie
can sell jpiods-su tinich cluam-r than
i other dealers tiiis answer is ^iveri from
J the W'tfneas stand lie has :« ivpre^* n—
Money to Loan
4 r ’ #
On Improved-Farms.
For furtImt Informution a}>ply toj ^
JOHN B. PALMER & SON,
Room 7, Central National Bank
t «
Building.
l\ (). Box 288. Columbia, S. C.
oct :u-*>t
- $25 REWARD.
Stolen front the ftndendgned at Barn-
wej| (J. II on la>t s ileday a d irk l»ay
liorse, aboui lJ y;,*ju sidd^lo )ian<ls high,
and an open. i»iaiio box buggy with me
dium s**l of li lt ll-Ss.
I will pav a reward of twenty-fivd
didlais for their recovery.
oerJI
Fiddle Pond. - s .
nouticed again-t it.
KltotM. r*lr* Xutirf.
- The niemlier* of Silnaru Alliance No. !
C72 are earnestly requested to attend
out next regular meeting, which will
be Saturday, Nowr IGth, at 10 o'clock a.
tn., sharp, f.et every nicmlier attend
withoui tail, an imporiant business will
he u 4 tend**d to on thst liav. —— —■—
G. M. Hot.i.v. Be«;r«tnvrv.
t*ti«-rial Xwtlc*.
Riislues* agents of the *ub-.\Jlianees
will plcasa ascertain at the ne\r mect-
of their sub-Alliances
To cure chills take Frog Pond Chill
arid Fever cure. If iMails to dire go
back to the store where you bought it
and get your 50 cents hack. Every
• H*ttle bears tile follow ing inscription :
“ if IVmros-vutt tell your~nvighlM>r—
if it fail- condemn it.” F'rog Pond
Chill arntT'ever Cure pay s the coun
try merchant a good protit to handle
and gives the customer satisfactinn.
Order from Davenport Mauufaeturtug !
Co., Augusta, Ga
U K CAN AND DO
Guarsjitee Acker’s BPkkI E ixir for it
has b*en fully do .mnsfated to the |>e«»-
ple of this county that Bis superior to
ail other preparations for hheal disease*.
It I* a |e*s|tive cure f<»r syphilitic |*»i-
t:itive in New \ ork who kcep> ho;TFT\**«.
open all the time and whose w its an* as
keen as razors. Whenever a bg mer-
<*hHlit falls and his good* go under t!i<-
hammer Christie’s buyer hss a front
seat at the' auction and huys_all tile Itesi
bargains which he *hips >outhw ud a-
to watch it closely. In the fall he found i
that it had produced cotton, the fibre oi . ' n ^'* ol ’b' lr *ub-Alliances ui<l rfqMirt, soiling. Ulcers, Eruption- and Pimples
which, was remarkable for Its length, i *(* Uif> P ro|>l P t Iv at 11 Its ton a lull es- ft purifies jhttj*'hole sy-iem and lh»*r-
Htid very tine nnd^dlky in texture. ||e lunate ot alt the gtisno. scbl phospImU's ouglil) huihl* up Hieeoustitution SoKI
carefully saved the seed and planted and ksinit they will want for the next- by A. B .I’stterson, Barnwell, and \lex,
them next season at s safe distance from ! I*; 1 / ” '' ro P* # , Stornc Blackvilh, Druggists,
other cotton. In the .ea-on of 1H*7 he | 4 M,r ‘* ^ n?in » , ''‘ " f Bn-ines-
A gen is and sob-1 rustee stock bidders.
fast a-stVam esn carry thetu. A* suoif
a* they-come Christie throws them on
the market I,eeail-e tile procession kieps
moving and »ln*v iiiii«1 get out of tli^_
w ay of tiic_uext shiphicnts that arc ftd-
owing.
CHRISTIE
A
-JMSC-
planted a quarter of an acre with the*- .
seed. Kaeh yeap the parent, plant wn*
exactly reproduced in all Its peculiar
characteristic*.
So well known in Harnett and neigh- i
(Hiring counties had this efUton berome
that in Nt»vem»M*r, ls>7. Bailey refund
an offer of |>er bushel for the seed, j
a* this ha I proved to be »uch a valuable !
with |>o*t olliee address of each and
name and number of the sub-Alliance.
M. VV, PIMM.IPS.
Business Agent and Trustee Stock
holder Bantwell County Alliance, Wil-
Bston, B. C.
There was a good attendance of *iih-
ABiaiu’e trustee stock holders in the
Court House on Monday. Dr. G. B.
f.artigiie w as ejected President and Mr.
kind of cotton, both on account of it_ ,, ,. ,
yield andtUe *u|H*rior quality of rhelint i ^ ul11 . 1 V ou * 4 ’ 0,1 boolay. iir. G. B. I
sou and Mini ifaniefs was standing out- j I^bs Hailey planted two acres with j *, ^ r ? r
1 the seed he had Mned. ] " ^‘incaii M*cre»aryof themeet-
1 n the fallo| tfiiscotton proflttced lA*** bumd that iweniv-eight
on only fair land, w ithout extra manur
ing two hales to the aere, and of the
same long and tine fibre. In November.
I.HS8, Bailey sold bis entire crop of seed
and the right to sell the same to the
Bailey Cotton Company, w ho offer them
now to the fanners of the country and
guarantee mat they are genuine.
side and the gentlemen n ho carne with
Mr lIclleHVian, Mitchell must have
gomrout the back way w ith Kipley, for
I < on Id not see any other way for him
to haw gm out. I. saw Mr. Hetfernan
do nothing for Kipley to shoot him. 1
saw no pistol ou Kipley. Heard Kipley
tell Mr. Ingram, w ho asked him w hv he
, wa<^-urr\mg a pistol, that Mr. HelVer-
nait had thieateiied lliai ihe next time
In* went up-iown he would l»e hi* bird.
Ihepreiious iijglii I was walking with
Mitchell Adams, Sain l.oo, Kipley and
• ♦Hhers emnitigTn>m the (Ie|H>t, and t liPTe
’weir others along. Sam l.eo, Kipley
j JoliiiHtn'and Mil* hell Adam* a-k -'i us
to w alk on. They remsined near Amy
i A llde: son's house atrd seemeil to be ill
clo.c conference ubuuL some private mat-
icr.”
Wit! mm Owens.
'Ir. Owens said : “After Mr. lleffcr-
nan wa- st, u t Alfreo (tantt told me that
Kipley had shot him without cause —
He said ih.ii Mr. Heffcmaii had asked
him it Kiplcv was inside. He answered
that he was. Mr. llelicin.iA asked him
ing-
shares of st«H*k iit she Mate Exchange
hail bi'en taken. Mr. M. W -i'hillins
was e|erl**tl ( otirity 'Triiajec SuH*k hol
der. Th»efo||i,v\ ing Board of Directors
wMsehoseii: K. C. Kirkland, -Jno. W.
Dyehv-, A. F. Cave, S. S. Owens, B H.
Barnes, E. B. Gue** undG. A. Chistdni.
'I h«* Elbert countv ( Ga.. Alliance has
: adopted the plan of using from ten to
twelve ties to u bale of cotton tocircum-
, vent tile iniquitous jute tare.
.‘‘ The last lie of the jute men,” says
the Nations) Economist, “is to the ef
fect that the cotton bagging is taken
THE AOVANTJIUTCS.
First. ltn|>ensmnrc regularly and
evenly than other cotton. ‘The peculiar
formation of its leaves allow* (lie »iin
nnd air to have free aere** to the boll-.
and rijien them nearly at the same tune.
Becond. Its staph* is a* Hue and «dlky
and nearly as long as the *e«i*l*ud cot-j [f m t lie bale and jiitc-sutMtituted at the 1 _
New Advertisements.
I HE STATE OK Si»U i II r.u.O IN A
BAKN \\ Y.U. <*Ot^NTT.
IN TUX COtRT OK I’KOlt.VTZ.
By Janie* O. Patterson, Esq., Judge of
Profiate in Barnwell Cuuaty.
herea* Annie M. Ht'irernau applies
for l.etier* of Administratiqu on the es
tate oi John J HeiiVrnno, «lerea*ed,
These are. therefore, to rite and ad- !
monish all and »ingular, the kindred -
and creditors of the -aid «le«;ea*e»f, to b- j
and app *ar fedore meat a Court ot Pro-
bate for the said county, to In* holden at 1
Barnwell 4.*. II. on Thur«d:tv, the 2l*t
d*v of .Novetnl»er, Ihv.i, H t II orl*ark a.*;
tn., to show cause, if any, why the said !
adniinUtratioii should not be granted.
GKen under inv hand and the -en| of
RA/Sm A RACKET
I'nder (lie Opera House,
WEST OF COURT HOUSE,
BARN V/ELL.- 1
U 'HK If ECHOED T » THE Kl'K-
thest <*i»ntli|. s n| tin* ( oiinrv an I
ring- out ih** music of i qu tl Intftpiues-
in th** houses of the poor and the man
sion* of the wealthy.
* Come to Christie’s «
I.adies >rnd chlldmi, g«*til!cinen artd <*ld
bachelor*, all who want tli** gr»’.Ji*st
quantity and \ ariety of useful _..o.ls j.-i
the |ea»| aiuoiiru of re.flv moliev and
I
Lands For Rent.
OFFE R for rent f«>r the next year or
a longer tenn^on iea*unnblc term*
the following tracts of land across tin?
Eow er K’ii is -:
_'Tho beck Place c*oTitntning 150 acres
of-rtiitivahle lands—
I lo* .lolm Henry Anderson plarwcon-
tainirrg .'?(k) aeres,«*t cuItivifTTTe Iteml.
B«ith place* are strictly bealtbv and
-dwelling-, tenant lions*** and ne-
e«*--;irv »-iiiT'iii!-! ui:-. w iih good w atcr,^
For further Informaiion apnly to
S.-hr. FEAi'OCKx
oct
IU*uw ell II., S. C.
Special Notice.
.M! }«*rs' n< HrSe+ttwl t** me either by
note or ojn■ n at*c.«»unr are reqjt* sit'd" U>
make earlv -cttbiut ut, as burger iiwlul-
ffence cannot. !«■ gi\ » n.
t H A KrT> PMCII51 A NN.
Barnwell, Sept. l ,< ’ : y. ^
DAVID BEMTSCHNER,
•»CLOTHING,:C-
Furnisiiing Goods
4 —and—
-
For Men -md Boys,
Corner King and Hazel Streets,
1 CHABLE'TON, S. C.
oct 31-tf
J L $
.‘in irioiN («• ’vb ••in D- l<*u an's.
f- of
ilnn
( ^ «/> «,- J4
>nn.I
r.*u
-/ S' (
'I t oinmom
JHfUM.
KKi.ir.r.
the Conn this Itltdav of November A.
D. 18SS>, and in the 1 Util year of Apieri- ; > ou a, " , y o,M ’ H ,H? uiade hapj*y
can Indefe-mtence.
hov 1
JAMES O. PATTERSON,
Jmlge of Probate.
-2w
ton..
Third. Ifri* more easily picked than
the k*» island or any other cotton of Un*
same grade.
Fourth. - It yield* more lint per acre
tiitm *ea island. It produced two bale*
to the acre in the fall of IssH.
Fifth. It is tiie only variety of cot
ton that can be successfully raise.i in
i to mil Kiph*v to come out, that he wish- j the interior capable of coinj»cLing uiih ,
jj l ‘icdto talk to him , .Kipley ryfii^i L^ j tlnisewjej***d in staple, and it fdiotllft
j city coin|»H**Hr*. However well stuck
to, this is simply a lie. Onion covered
bale* go through and on ship boutd
w ithout discrimination.’*.
County Trustee Stm-klndder* are no-
titled to meet in Coluiubia on Wednes
day, Nov. 2* th, at the Agricultural
Hall, at' 10 o’clock u, in., tooigamzc the
.Slsle Excbange.
Each TrpMee
Executors Sale
x. *
B Y VIRTl'E of the jmwer vested In
me by the willof Auam Bishop,de
ceased, I will *«>il at public an linn t»*
the highest bidder, at the lure residence
of sai I Adam Bishop, on Thlirsdav the
:?*Th tiav of \i,i\l*i»«i-
* Hundreds o
Of different article* for sale, fill ns. ful.
all ornamental, all cheajrrr than ever
-old -in tjiis Coumy Many never
brought to this markefbefore
cuitut. out and
rt.om. As he came Kiplev was behiml
the tluor. Mr Heffcrnan tiirncul his
left side towards him and Kipley Tired.
Alfred said that he opened the side w in
dow through which Kipley made hi* es
cape, that Kipley jumped over into the
lot of Mr. Ben Davies, ran tlfrough it
and passed out into Mr. George Price’s
lot.” V
Dr K. C. Kikkl v^n.
The ball enlcrya the left check bone
i liiflc to the left and below the angle
of the eve, traversed the lm»e of the
brain, cm iing the venous Minus on the
left of tin* sphenoid bone, fracturing the
petrous portion ot llu* tem|N»ral bone
and lodging in the posterior portion of
the skull.
The te-timbny of other w itnc**es wont
to shdw the connect ion of Sam Lee, the
baiber, Albert Gantt and Mitchell
Adams with the crime.
The jury reiiinit-d a verdict of felo
nious homicide against Kipley Johnson, I
price,
TIIR PKCl LURITIKS.
First. The bave» are different froift
all other varieties and fonn'oue ot it*
most remarkable peculiarities.
Second. It ha* very small seed.
Third. It has usually uiue seed to
the lock.
Fourth. The boll* of this cotton are
larger than those of ordinary cotton.
Sixth Having tested it and never
having it attacked by rust, Bailey be
lieves it to be rust proof. It has never
been known to Ik* attacked by cotton
worms, though it is not claimed to be
proof against them.
In the early part of thf* year we met
an agent traveling in tiiis-rountry try
ing to introduce this new variety of cot
ton, but was going aw ay without hav
ing any one to take hold of Jr, and we
were somew hat interested, and from the
fair pro|H>siti.tn made by the agent and.
Jestimouials in his |>o*sc**ioii thought
it a good cotton, superior in many w ays
Umli-K -Ilfc-hell Adam., Alfred a i‘<« U-'--r-Hn-ry I
-.ml Sum I me *«*w..rig '.ef,.f5 »nd .f- i ««' * w " f ‘J »? ** """ k ' * I 1
u-r Um The »ree.«orle. had , f “ 1 1 “, elKln "' d ,,,r "• “ l " > " ‘
I men Iml-red in jail Uedne.-Uy aftl . r . f«rfher deve-pment-nnrinnf «e will
neuu, Kiplev J-hii.ol., the prineipnl, I ^“ t,l ° [> »''«'•“ " rlhl \* nd
|r afU ,^ Kon J*. * Barnwell (/ounty, which is tlie extent
| bring tlie Li |u!r cent, ii.si^luooi ihhh-
I *
tuck subscribed for in his county.
Secretaries <d County Alliance* arc
iej|ucsted to notify me of the orgaidza-
lioa of tlieir County Exchanges, giving
name and address of County Trustee.
Et c vs McIntosh,
Chm’u. Ex. Com.
Doyesv ille, Oqp 22nd, 188'J.
The Ullasre ia Politlr*.
Southern Alliance Farmer, of
escaped. 'Thai Justice
was reading In his piazza, several hun
dred yard* away, nnd vv ho had not heard
of the tragedy, saw* him run past his
residence and take down the street be-
tuceii vi r. A P. Manvllle’s and Gen.
Dav ant’s No one else saw him.
Mr. Hetfernan'* remains were carried
to Augusta on 1 hursday morning, ac
companied by Messrs. Mike Broon, P.
B. Hagood, J. H Tobin, N.G. W. Wal
ker,'Carroll Siinins.of Barnwell, and P.
W. Farrell, Thoma* Walsh, F. P. Orovea
and W. K Kelly, of Blackvlllc.
Mr. iieffernan w as thirty-oue years of
age. In Blackvlllc nnd Barnwell no
uiaiiStaffor. deserved a greater measure
__ ~ In tbia com-
nimdfy no one ever dreamed that such
a fate would come to him. But bis death
aeetns to have been pre-determined.
Ilia life was insured for tlie sum of
three thousand dollar* with the Knighu
wurd, and X^aid .’iOUP-my God, John i ‘jf.. p ‘J. r . wo “ al . ,kipu 1 * ri 1 t - r ‘
is killed!” He fell bat'kward on the
floor. Ae soon as Kipley 4tot he ran to
the back t#f the store, assisted by this
large man (Mitchell A dams) and oilers.
They went out of the back do^r, and
slamined it after them. The next I saw
. of this large onloreU it'ian, hn came up
^ after a w bilo to the from door. He did
ii<H come from the rear IhmugU the vVay
he went out of tlie sf^#. 1 never saw
the boy that shot John afterwards, i e
after the shooting. Kipley had the pit
a's! in bis hand, but hid from my view
of our territory.
We would be glad to show the plant
to any out w ho is intereated in the ad
vancement of the growth, and would he
glad to have them come at once. The
crop of Mr. J. A. Weathersbee i* in the
uor|M>ratc limit*, so any one w ho may
can see it any time they are in the city.
Should any one wish to come from a
distance by notifying either us we
will take pleasure in meeting tnem at
the depot and carry dlret t to the held.
This invitation is to all and every plan
ter In any part of the State to come and'
look and see thia peculiar cotton grow
ing. If it is all that ia claimed it will
be the cotton toplant.andwiUbcagreat
advance, to the industry.
'There, has always been a great demand
for a superior staple to the ordinary
short cotton, auu if this variety should
fill the graded between tlie beat of the
The
Atia ita, Ga., say* :
“The outside world Is very much !
afraid the. Alliance will go into polities :
and rubv-it-.plf. I hey are • *o deeply j
troubled that every oftUdnu* quill dri- |
ver is w riting long articles on the sub
ject Now u hy i* all this? ‘Uitpo**!-!
ole that the world is so very anxiouaJor
Alliance aiicce.— ? . We fear ‘not. 'Bo- •
ware of ‘Greek* bearing gilt*.’ 'The
Farmer*’ Alliance can take care of itself. 1
If it want* to take a hand in politic*
enough to *ay that true friend* of the i
people shall hold olHce, vve do not see i
w hy it should not Let those solicitous |
friend* keep their own skirt* clear.
Keep free from bribery, Trickery and 1
competition and perhaps it will pot ho
necessary for the Alliance to take any
bands in politic* at all ”
lug profH/fTvro w'U*/*“»
The fromc-r*.*HLtct of laud of late
. Adam Ui-h«>p, containing IVIaere* well
impntva d and in high state of cultiva
tion; one Watertown Engine 10 horse
power; kO Saw Eagle (iin, Grist Mill,
i all in good « rder. Horses, Mule*, Lorn,
i Fodder, Caitie, Hog* and general a»-
sortment of farming implement* Ac,
Terms made known on day of (ale.
Sale begin at 11 o’clock n. in.
GEO. W. BISHOP, '
Executor.
5th Nov.. l*80-3t
Estate David McMillan.
All person* having claim* against tlie
estate, of David M e Mill an . deceased, are
reriuested b) present them duly attested,
and all persona indebted to the said es
tate are required to make payment to
the undersigned or Id her Attorney, A.
B Connor, Esq , Allendale, S. C.
-MRS TYRA McMUJ.AN,
(n*M1-4w Administratrix.
Notice Debtors and Creditors
Gm4 Xtw* Iwr Fsraert.
WUAT A PKOMINKST COTTON KIRII THINKS
OK THE COTTON OUTLOOK.
The fo)h»w4fig from an autograph eir-
culsr of .Messrs. Latham, Alexander A
Co., the well-known bankers ami cory-
misston merchant.* of New York, w ill
be of interest to those interestec in cot
ton. The circular is of the date of Oc
tober 12: ~ y
“Painters,” ray the firm, “In many
sections are sending their cotton to mar
ket In a deliberate manner A syste
matic and abrupt holding back of the
crop is not commendaf»le, ami such «
course of action has not lieen adopted
in the South. Planter* have, however,
resolved not to rush tlieir cotton to mar
ket, and it is gratifying to know that
they are In a position Ur adopt their pres
ent policy without being dilsUiry in
Kiplcv la known a* a “keen” negro. I th * r<; "“i** » ' ah, 1.? f at ,5cent 1 - | | h «‘ r fbllgation*.-
)«d auoiiier no- ’ ** er P ound * ** ^ uillls want just such The fact la they have made their orop*
of l*vlhl«« for th- br.ll.lU of hU .Ulcr. -h'ln .UpIo and llw lower (trade, of .ea
who live in AuguaU. i baaed on present price*, we think
And John’s view, for he bad wo time to
dr».v It (row his pocket or oven cock it.
(l i* *aid that he had killed another ne- 4 . . . . ... ^ ^
gro in Charleston tnnrTOapSd convlc- J cUm of***™ m‘* w 1 h tlie m.on
tion. About three years ago he return- fat ? urB wr ^ ,n which 10
wl to Barnwell alter an absence of ten H r ther
_ . - |n
10 cqnts more on the pound. The fann-
woulduae this va-
year* In Florida', LouT-lana^aiid VxUu- r‘ e, y ,n, ‘ UMld o1 *** UUnd ; at ^ r< ’ # bmb,y
•ive.iraxala w ith horse jockeys.
CACJJHT IN CONCKALMKXT.
He had the pisuil
Gaw Inches of John’
I IL * c
witblAAlwut a /oot orjl y ? >»wrherewbmiu were
a face. It wa* tlfci numerous and ooutlic*lng. On Tuesday
ig. Ot
it .appearance of this large mwreiugh* w a*Jm>nght back and quiet-
ui attracted my attention
larda him and Jess toward*
*re. I did not hear John ■ intemlaiUG. Duncan Bellinger waa
told by a reliable <*olored citin
rJpe- If pm In tall. The story ef hia capture vanclug tlieir interest aa anything ©n
1* the can be toid in a few werda. poaaibjy do. W'e vlll. from tima to tl
■ _ . I a /> ■ w.. n * * » —^ ~ TV . * *
iug interest of our country la makin
vast strides upward ami onward, ami i o
should this cotton coiitinuelodb aa well ; b
lu U»« future aa it haa up to the present than formerly. The majority of tbem
i it will have done aa much*A6warda ad- are, therefore, In a position to tell their
cotton m hen they pleaee.
“This course on the part of the far-
with much lighter advances from fac
tor* and merchants than in any previous
• year. They h“ v " throughout a
large extent At-territory, pursued a sys
tem of diversified farming and, besides : duly proved to tiie undersigned within
> cotton, they have raiseil an .abundance two* monlhs from thia date—to wit—op
of corn and many othnr-anioJe*. -They or before thweerenth dSf oT*Decern»*er
ave used leas of commertiial fertilizers next, upon which day all of the funds
All |M*r*on* having claim* against the
i estate of A. W. Smoke, deceased, are rc-
I quested to jire-cnt iIimhi duly attested,
ami all persons indebted to tlie said es
tate are required to make payment to
the undersigned.
J. G. SMOKE,
Adminiskrat >r,
oct. 10-3w] • Branchville, S. C.
Notice Debtors and Creditors
A LL person* having claim*against the
estate of Mr*. Judith Holland, de
ceased, are requested to present them
duly attested, and persons indebted to
the said estate are required to make pay
ment to the undersigned.
GKO. H BATES,
(JualBled Executor,
OCt^-Sw] Barnwell C. H., S. C.
Estate Of Martin J. Brabham
DECEASED.
BY VIRTUE of the decree of Ihe Prd-
Kafe CNuirt in a certain iiauscentitled X.
F. Kirkland, r.. Plaintiff, vs. Mrs.Sal-
lie D. Brabham, jet af., Defendant*.—
All creditors of the estate of M. J. Brab
ham are hereby required to eatablhh
their demands hy presenting the same
From New Year'sUay to dirk Decem-
xiyr,
Truo truth* that ail folk-> shouM jrc-
—IIICilltM-
’(Jo<*d San'a L’.aua Coote* »»»>>— yrretr;—
But W. K. ( hri*vh*'s alu ay«* Ik*re-.
The(.'hriatiilH* -aiut tHing'* gift** galor**,
tl'o young and old. to Sqcli ami poor.
But all too simmi he got * away.
’ Tw ixt night-fall ami the Inea^ o’day.
‘Thch Ctiristie -.u p* into Id^ *!»o*--
Ainf tell* the |»eop]e giad-ome ncW*.
So gentle reader now he w i»e
'Trade wi'll tin* men who advert:*©.
Join with tin* crowd that ever grow*
A* on to Lhriafie's store it goc*,
N»-^ kv the broad and beaten road
That lead* Vo Pluto’* dread abode.
But to the year round < hn-tmus tree
Where Christie make* bin ii»iu»trel*v.
.lame* D. Lrw in, Executor of the will
*>l i>r. ■Wliiiaui K. Erwin, Pl.iiutill,
agaiu«t
Lcilotr M. KrW'Iu, Marion Erwin, Mr*.
Julia A. How« il, f!* a11 i*. Hoyxi lL
( lark l|*»well, .\i'»crt ll«>wrll t Elbe
Pa! k 111-Well, Ida Ei w Hi ! 1 1 i.vell, Ho^-
*.c M a Ic Howell. \iii.i«* \\ sde ||ow*«
.11, Evan P. jlowwll, Jr.. Mr*. Ida L.
Womlward, Jaim - h. W.HMlward, Kl-
l* n N’ail W.s dwar.t. Da sy Erwin
- Woodward. Ida Howell Woodward,
Erwin ’.V ard, Edward C. Wade,
Sr , Edward t . VV ad**. Jr., Itenjaiuj
I . Wad*-. M am r I.. V\ a le, Erwin
VV v>le, Annie E. Miller, i harle»
•- V-'.. i . M I -r. > n f.i-A it.. .5.1 Kr^
w4« Juin ? .iMi'i.m rrmirTUBffi?
VV agiioiiv Ephitt AugU'tn* Williaui*,
JameH |» p.rw m, fiobcrfErw in, 1'lv*-
*•••. M. Krw in, Jo* -ph
Erw in. anniH
All ami P. A.
ALL CASH!
NO TRASH!
uld
me.
came out
make known any change that may occur
M m -.tizan of j which would »lier the atatcuieiiU made
I JferaweH, " hota, name U withheld for In ihD couimuulcatiou.
mera, the making them solve* Ii
dent of onuide aid, le one we have stren-
uoukly rocounucodvd in our circulars
;n aay
of said estate will be distributed, and all
ereditora failing lo establish their de
mands by that time will be debarred
payment. . "
_ N. F. KIRKLAND, 8r.
— • ICxeculor.
7th October, 18W.
Like Falling Leaves
**
Bargains are lying thick on my
CENT COUNTERS,
• ■0/
JQ CENT COUNTERS,
|fj CENT COUNTERS,
2Q C E XT CO U N T K KS^ '
2^ CENT COUNTERS, do., Ac.. Ac.
Home and Gather Some
Before the harvest season la over and
your money melted by the hot prices
that old and hardened merchant* are
wringing from you. I have a great
many articles that you need ami your*
wife w ant* and your children would cry
for. Don’t go away from Barnweil
without carrying off enough to nmko
H0AVE H/1PPY.
Come arid keep coming, for new goods
are arriving eo.itinuelly and price* are
rewting on everlasting bottom bed nark.
Ladies waited on first, gentlemen
next and old bachelors ou raiuy daya.
Tl. M an in, Jones 11. (
Erw in, I>efeiul:ints.
'J’o the 1 ic fen da ni* :
Lenoir M. Erwin. Marion Erwin, Mrs.
JuJfa A. Howell Evan P, Howell,
rjark H**wcil, Albert Howell, F.fllo
PaFkdlowell, Ida Erwin llowt*!!, K.**-
*ie VV^nh* Unwell, Annie Wade How
ell, E\rtirtL Howell, Jr., Mr*. Ida L.
VV nod w ard, osune- F. Woodward, El-
l*n V.vl W.NMTqaird, Dai-v Erwin
Wof.dward, Ida jt>vy>«*|| Woodw nrd,
Erwin Woodward, EuXard Wade,
Sr , Edward (’. VV ade, J r>. Benjamin
F» ade. Manor L Wade, Erwin
W ade, Annie Ii M iller, < buries J. *
W ade, M.vi> I- ibcJl Erwin. Lilia Ev-
w in, JuLia < nr.ditie Erw in, Kiltie K. ^
W.tgiion, Ephie Augu*ru* Wiilliniia,
Jainc*D. F.i win, Kobert Erwin. Uly*-
*••* *vi. Ei)'in. Joseph Erwin, Annie
K Mai tin, Jones 11. C. All and p. A.
Er;yin.
Yon lire hereby summoned hih! re-
quired to an-w er the coiup^Tmt In this
acLion, whieh i** tiled in the olliee of the
< h-rk of tin* Court of Cotnnion Plva*,
lor BaruwHl County, and to serve a
copy of your an*w-er*to the swiff cnni-
piaint on the subscriber, at hU office, In
Barnwell, S. C., wiihiii twenty dayaaf.
t'*r the service liereof, exclusive of tho
day .JMich .s^rvicr; and if you tail to
answer llu-complaint within the time
aforesaid, tin* plaintiff in tin* acthui
will iipplv b* the Court .ur the relief
d»*m;nu|cij in the complaint.
Dated 17th Septeinh^, A. D.
mrirERT aedricii,
Plaintiff'* Attorney,
w. Gu.MogR Simms, C, C, P, Itaj
'To the 1 >efendanU:
Lenoir M. Krw in. Marion Erw in, Vfra,
Julia A. Howell, Evan \\ llowei],
ClaiTt'How ell, a Ihert How ell, EWe
Park ttowvll, Ida Erw in Howell, Ko*-
_ »!»*' Wade Howell, Annie " ade Ho\y«
e’,1. Eahu P Howell,'Mr,, Mrs. Ida L.
WooTTward, Janie* K. Womlward, El- .
hri Vail Woodward, Daisy Erwin
Woodward Ida Howell Woodward,^
^ Erw in VVOodward. Edward C. Wade,®
, Benjamin
in M.
Sr^, Edward C. " ade, Jr
F. Wa4j*.. Mailer L. Wade, Erw
Wade, Annie K. VflHer, Charles J.
Wmle, Mrs. tsahell ErwlHiLllla Er
win, Julia Caroline Erwin, Kittle E.
Wagnon, Ephie Augwatu* "llllams.
Vugwatu* V
. Jamra D. Krw in, kidiert Enviii, Ulya-
! sea 51. Ecwiu juid-Amme E, Margin.
Take notice that th« auniinotia end
coin plaint herein were tiicd In theoftlo*
of the Clerk of the Court of Common
Pleaa for Barnwell County, South Car
olina, on ibe iOlli day of Sepfeuiber, A.
D. l*tw. ~
j ROBERT ALDRICII.
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