The Barnwell people. (Barnwell, S.C.) 1884-1925, January 15, 1891, Image 4
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ET« Vm fkt>m Tt6t, bnt lie tturted Life
la th« M«<ro|H>ll*—Bauaembrancca of
HI* Kart)* Married Ufa—Straffifllng far
a Memento—The Hard Hearted Dow*. "
A midilll aged man who was pizing^
absently ont of a window of an elevated
car the ollun* day started suddenly and
craned his nock to look at a big hole in
, the wall of brick and brown ^Njne front
by which the tniin was passing'. Two
or three houses bad been torn down to
make loom for improvements, and the
holo was ail that was loft of them, save
a litter of broken brioks'ttf the cellar
and an acre or ro of w;Ul paj)er in many
designs nncff tbe pi-lea of the’ adjoining
-. building. The middle aged man got out
at the ner.i station and walked back to
the bole. He stood on the sidewalk a
moment, looking first up into the afr and
then at the half dozen wbrkmen who
were removing the last traces of the
wreck. Presently be appeared to pluck
up resolutiou, for he gravely descended
the rough plank gangway that Jodjrom,
the street to the bottom of the Judo and
Approached the boss, of the gaug.
tearing down these bouses, I
see,” remarked tho middle aged man by
way of introduction. *
Tlie boas stared.
“We ain't been puttin’ up any,” he re-
Spou-led.
CRKKUirt A SOCVEN'in.
“Thafo what I meant,” said tfie mid
dle aged m:m imperturbably. “Would
yo*a mind lending me u ladder for a
minute c: two?”
“What in thunder do yon want to do
with it?” exclaimed tfttrbosa.
“I w’ant to climb up to that piece of
paper,” responded the middle aged man,
pointing tu a section of the wall that
was covered with a greenery yullery df*
sign. “You see,” he continued, “I used
to live there.”
There was a suspicion of raoistnre in
tho middle i;j:*d man’s eyes and a faint
wriilc oa his lips ns he said this, and he
looked up at tho soiled patch of pajier as
a traveler might view the receding lights
of his native town. The boss was puz
zled and suspicious, but after a moment
ef dlence, while he pretended to b^
watching bis men. he said; .
“You eia take that one the comer
if you’ll move it yourself ami putjht bark
The middle aged man bowed without
n word, bh»k off his overcoat and laid it
gently upon a pile of bricks, laid down
bis cane, and proceeded, at the exjiens©
of no litvle exertion, to place tho Udder.
As he began to ( limb up tho boss ran
over and said threateningly;
“See here, now; no f.henauigfn! YdtaH
only get a broken bone or two if you fall
from tliat ladder.”
The middle aged man laughed quietly.
“Do not fear," ho answered; “I’m not
going to twiumit suicide. I ll be down
All right in a few minutes.’’
Nevertheless the boss detailed two of
bis liiui to stand under the ladder to
break the fall of the stranger should he
try to tempt death from tho ladder top.
TIIK STORY.
The middle aged muu cliinlmd up, and
when he wys at tho top ho could just
reach tho lower edge of the greenery
yallery wall ]wiper. He looked at it
enmertly, and then drew out a pocket
knife and cut off a small section that
contained the principal elements of the
design. He put tlie scrap into his pocket,
descended, lugg(*d the ladder back to its
jiroper position, put on his overcoat and
■topped once more before tlie Ixnw.
“I am much obliged to you,” ho euid.
•‘You sec. when I was first married wo
went to housekeeping bore. We had
two unfurnished, unfinished rooms up
two flights. Wo were desperately poor,
wife and I: just enough to get on with,
you know. The other people in the flat
“were also i>oor. They couldn’t afford to
•papor their vacant rooms, and the laud-
Tdfd Wouldn’t sprut a cent. So we pa
pered tlwin oursel’ves. Wo got the paper
—best we could find of the cheap grades
•—and wife made a paste out of flour and
water. Wo fixed up a brush out of a
towel. Then with chairs and a table for
a itep’.cd ter we p-qnre lour—our apart
ments. .1 fxvsr the same old pap^r »»rl
was riding by, and I thought a piece of
it would by a nice souvenir.’*
The iif»art was touched.
“An-1 the wife,” he said hesitatingly,
“is—cr’
- “Oh, nol” exclaimed (he' mitfdle aged
man, smiling cheerfully. ‘‘She’* alive
and hearty, thank you. We live in Troy
now, and we’ve got tiiree strapping chil
dren. Circumstances are better now, if
you please. Whenever I come to town I
make it agioint to look at our first home,
*Hl today I saw that it was only empty
air. Tlie wall paper was there, though,
and I thought I’d get a piece to take
borne to my wife as a remembrance of
®ur first housekeeping. I am Very much
obliged to yen.”
The middle aged man walked up tho
gangplank with quiet dignity, and the
boss, still disturbed by the episode, re
marked:
“What a queer chap it is, by thun
der!"—New York Sun.
"COL M BIA, S. C
N. (V. TKUMI*, Manager.
COFFINS*AND*CASKETS
OF ALL 8I2W, STYLES A»n QUALITIES.
Prices the lowest In the Oounty.
Persons n&edtng these goods will call on
D. A. PHESSLEY, Agent. W. W. MOORE,
~RT A TSTOR
At l^cNab, Wglker & Oo.’s Htore^ Barn
well C. 11., 8. C.; W. H. OSWALD, Al
lendale, S. 0,
ch tf-tf
—AND—
^.j_ & ajCLS
So/J at Factory Prices.
10 Different makes to select/wm.
- -»imANcif orricE ok—
MONEY TO LENDS
The business of money lending here
tofore conducted by Col. W. 11. Duncan
will he continued by the undersigned,
at the same placeyxyer the liank of Barn
well. '• '
Terms made easy, ard Loans effected
with promptness and dispatch.
WILL IS J. DUNCAN,
- -J; J. BKOWItr—
Januaf^Oth, J89U.
LUDDEN& BATES. Talbott & Sons,
aprlO-ly
Charles Zissett,
'radical Watchmaker.
First door smith of Jirow*n { House,
Barnwell (’. H., S. C„ offers his services
to tin* public. %
An experience of upwards of forty
years is the best guarantee that ho
knows bis misiness and will give satis
faction In the quality of his work and
the moderation of bis charges.
Reliable time keepers for sale.
—tnchfl * r
People $ Bank
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“ GRATfAMSr^
s. D. M.Gl’KSS, Pkrsident.
C. L. WROTKN, Cashikk.
Deposits solicited, si>eclal attention
given to * Collections. Kemittances
made nt lowest rates of exchanges.—
lioans made to farmers on good collat
erals. [jauU-iim
Fire! Fire! Fire!
To guard agifinst loss by Klre, insure
with the
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R. M. Mixson Agency,
BLACK VILLENS. C.
Fourteen years expeHenee. This
Age ney writes for the strongest and
most reliable Companies in the United
States —Namely.
Home, N. Y., - - - $
Ins. Co., North America,'
riiumlx of Hartford,
Conn.. - - - - 5,061,247.6d
Hamburg Bremen, of
Hamburg, Germany, -
Hibernia, of N. O. - -
Ass<'t-.
8,961,637.00
8,000,036.00
1,118,658.00
587,352.00
Total amount represen
ted by this Agency, $ 24,455,870.00
Cheapest rates on Dwellings, Barns,
Mercantile Buildings, Mercantile Stocks
and all mannerof personal property.
Uin hquses and machinery a special
ty Prompt attention to business.
For further information address
R. M. MIXSO.VS ACKNt Y.
I rppresent the best and cheapest ac
cident Comnann's doing business South.
It. M. M1XBON, Manager,
BlackVille 8. C.
april 11-tf
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Tanks, Stack*,
Tubes, Engines,
Gins, Mills.
Snifiij put
^ u !d»8 *^ll n d
'auj^sqs 'sjopafui
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Man's Opinion.
It was a wise man who said on the
subject of'woman’s dress': “I have found
invariably that those'women who really
understand the art of dress, who know
what to wear and when to wear it, have
taste and intelligence of a more refined
order than those w*ho regard costumes
in the light of mere clothes, and who not
only reveal no appreciation of a wom
an’s obligations to look her best at fill
times, but affect to treat dress altogether
«a a subject only for tho attention of
Xtltrcdoru minds.”
A Small Mailer.
I Mrs. Foruudrid—Horrors! Half a dozen
•words in your note to Mrs. Society are
tmispelled.
Miss Forundrid—Oh, that don't, mat
ter. She can see by the coat of arms on
our stationery" that we’re all right—
Mew York Weekly.
m SALE.
r. LARGE NEW DWELLING,
coiitamiug 8 large rooms.
B di-room and Water-works in the
-nice Servant’s Hiuse, laigo
ami H necessary outbuildings.
I * ■ water,
g a* !• garden.
flower garden,
wn.
» easy . - O ' \
a . J. LEV Y,
Blockville, a. C.
Mr. F, M. 1’OOSER, our Soutli Caro-
liiiH rcprcsentativH,will be glad to call
on persons in need- of or intending to
purchase machinery. [aug22
BEST IN BLAt’KVILLE.
J. H BORGER8
RESTAURANT AND FAMILY
GROCERY.
New Store, New Stock. Fresh Bread
every day. All the Delicacies of the
Season, Choice Confectionaries, Begt
Cigars, Fruits, &e., and au old
fashioned welco ae from
J. H. BORDER, Proprietor.
GOOD MEDICINES/
West’s Electric Cure, price $1.00
per bottlit
Lawkknce’s Liver Stimulator—
price 50 cents per bottle.
Charles Pechmann is agent for these
-excellent remedies-amhwiH' die pleased
to relieve the sick and suffering.
sepUl-tf
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Gao W. Croft, J. B. Burckhaltkr,
Aiken, S-. C. * Barn well, S.C.
Croft & Burckh alter,
_ A. , ;i OX|3N K Vftl A*! X,A \V
BARNWELL C II., S C.
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Will practice in all the Courts of thU
State and in the United States Courts.
Mr. Croft will attend tlie Courts of
Barnwell County and all matters of im
portance will receive the personal at-
tantiou of each lucuificr of the firm.
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En^iiaes and Boilers^
SAW MILLS AND GRIST ISlLS,
are acknowledged to be the bc&t ever
s<dd in this State.
When you buy one of them you are
satisfied that you have made no mistake.
Write for our prices.
Cotton Gins and JJotton Presses st
bottom figures.
I can save you monev. "■"' •
- V. C. BADHAM. :
oiuNiciiAi, a icrw'r,
y ' ' : COLUMBIA, STC.
mar l.'Mf __ -
PAEA&ON
lachine Works,
Howard Bros. Propr’s,
'< K « mid t* aCIIINIIVJ'**
BLACKVILLE, S. C.L
To ihe users of Motive Power and
General A1 acbinery ; —*
We call^your attention to tho fact that
w*. are prepared, with latest improved
T<mRtwnd Machinery, to do work on
any Machinery used iu this country.
Such as — . ,
COTTON GINS,
GRIST MILLS,
COTTON PRESSES,
PULLEYS. HANGERS,
MILL GEARING,
Shafting and castings ot Iron or Brass
of anv size. Special attention given to
GIN WORK.
Having a first class Gin Builder, we
can doallkinUsof Gin Work, new brush
wheels, new saws, boxes, Ac. Saws
sharpened only by hand.
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THE SCALES
Of Justice.
B. J. HAMMET.
ItAII.J10 Vl» AVKNUfO,.
lie VC'KVIL.L.K. M. t
Clljr siiovH in a i oauiy t liy.
The Best Groceries for family use,
Hams, Breakfast Strips. Floor, Kiee^
Ct»lTees,“l'ir*HS, Srrgars; t'TTWse, Ac.
The best fruits that the markets afford,
oranges, apples, bananas, lemons, Ac.
also potatoes, turnips, cabbage, Ac.
The best cigars, chewing and smok
ing tobacco that can be found, so con
noisseurs say.
The best/^ming Machines, all attach
ments, oil^^^edles, Ac Ac., Pictures
and Frames, Glass for all purposes,
paintings and engravirgs framed in the
best manner.
Also, a miscollaneous stock of useful
goods too numerous to mention but de
serving the attention of buyers.
CHEAP FDR CASH.
I am always glad to f ee and serve my
friends a.nd the public.
oct27,
you want a
FINE WATCH OR CLOCK .
STERLING SILVERWARE,
RICH JEWELRY,
FINEST QUALITY TABLE CUT
LERY,
a
. OR SPECTACLES,
Send your orders to or c?»«< af *
Jas. Allan & Co
235 KING STREET,
charleston., s. c.
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Is selling Goods Cheap-
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er now than they have
ever before been offered
r— r_— p ‘ f ^
in Ilarnwell smee the
first settler cut the first
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house pole in itsprimeval
a - :— -. *
torest.
Cotton is low—too low,
but MichalsonV Artesian
J^ce& are_ dowii below
s' ’ ' r • ., ^
Bed Rock aiftd bring’ up
health and happiness to
all who will take ad van-
• * . CfesJ
<:«ge of this OPPOH-
TU1VITY of the GC\-
liKATIO.Y.
% All hi\ immense stock of splendid
Merchandise must go scurr>ing as
leaves before the winter s winds.
His stocks are too heavv to car-
* ry and he is resolved to unload be
fore the New Year comes.
So come and quickly. I am not
giving you newspaper lies to-day, > ‘
but spreading the plain, unvarnish- . ;
ed truth before the people. ' -
Bargains in everything. Wagons,
Buggies, Road Carts, Harness, Sad-
lery, Furniture, Cooking Utensils.
-—^Splendid tailor fit Clothing for meiu
" and boys; Honest Woolens for
everybody. Boots and Shoes for the
multitude. All the new and nice
Dress Goods, Notions, without
. \ 1 •»‘mvm’* 'y
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number and Groceries enougli to
- defy all fear of famine.
In fact and truth I propose
to make an entirely new start
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with new goods after new year
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and before that time want to sell
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everything I have from the front
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door back to the " Methodist
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FRANCIS F. CARROLL, Jr.,
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Attorney-at-Law,
, <v BAMBERG, S. C.
Office over U. C. Folk & Co.’g store,
mar 20-t tt / X\
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T. B. ELLIS, Jr.,
Surveyor and Civil Engineer.
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Special attention, given to the computation
water-power^ leveling and drainage.
A portal card addreened to roe at Martina,
A C., will reortTe prompt alloc lion.
octlose-Ur ‘
Church, upstairs, down stairs
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We. have removed to New Store corner Clark. Street and Rail Road Arenu%
Rlackvilie, S. C. and can now show you a& complete a stock of; Hardware as wiia
be found anywhere.
Our stock cornpriseRall kind<* of Staple and Fancy Hardware, Flue Table anti
Pocket I’utlerv. Guns, Pistols. a^Kl Ammunitiou^ Stoves, 'flnware. Harness,
Paints., Oil and Glass. You can save*money by buying from us. >
We also do all kinds of Tinning. Roofing, Guttering and Repairing at lowe*
possible prices. ,
We have constantly on hand a full line of Steve repair* and can make your
atove as good aa new at small cost. ' —^— -X- WW*'.
FIRE.
M E ARR NOW PREPARED and wRl be pleased to place rour Insurance br
letter or wire in the strongest and Hie most reliable-companies on the Globe. A11
rates for Fire Insurance are the same for reliable Companies so when you pay'for
insurance be sure you ar<y.received in a companyThat is able to pay w'heot a lota
occur*. We represent tbe
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iHrtrpobl, |enion enb glabe,
OK I.IVKItIVJOte. KNCJI-vNI>.
LANCASHIRE, of Manchester, Eng.,
HARTFORD, of Hanford, Conn.
KNOXVILLE,of Tenu.
CO NT l N E NT.VL, of N. Y
HOME, of N. Y. •
XOTKS.
fn the Towns of the County we a ill insure Dwellings, School Uouaes and
Churches on the Note plan. For one year we will take a note payable the 1st
November, tor three years po ides one half cash and note 12 mouths after date,
r or five years cash, tg :2 months and ^ 24 luontbs.
GIN HOUSES, we will Insure 09 easy terms
WIND STORM Policies written. For Insurance call on
SIMONS & WOODWARD.
Barnwell S. C.
Gk XD. G. Xj_A-ItX<3-E,
DEALER IN
Plush Goods, Xmas Cards, Magic Pocket Lamps
All ihe Lsiesi Novelties-
FARGY
0OOBS
Hobby Horses.
Velocipedes,
'Toys* Dol £
Stationery
—AND—
Bo:ks-
Musical Instrument Sheet Music. Guitar Violin and Banjo fttrlugi.
THE GEM ROLLER ORo AN ONLY »6,00..
Stw* r>r Pisuos and Organs, Rubber Stamps and Stencils. Muriea. laatru
ments Repaired. ' „
The largest and cheapest stock ever brought to thU city.
INTO. 2 V. Tl. Tt.
Blaekyille, S. C.
Pfogfess apd Prosperity.
THE Country is to be congratulated upon the closing of the unprecedaniiHl
political campaign of this year. Its hot **xc<t ments are cooling and th* publlw
.*au now give undivh'e 1 attention to business affairs, leaving the management of
nubile concerns to iheiiands of the servants of their choice and trust. It is Wb©
hoped that the laVrsofj he politicians win bear the rich ripe fruits that they
promised to the people Yet w hile waiting for their, coming all the inhabitanta
of lower Barnwell and upper Hampton and Colleton can find the bright begin
ning of better times at tlie establishments of
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All & All, Allendale, S. C.
Who, measuring the full meaning and responsibility of their words, claim and
are prepared to prove by the logic of sight and feeling that they are now offering
for sale the most
Of General Merchandise ever gathered between the w aters of the Savannah and
thtvjSaltkehatchie, the sea shore and the foot hills of the up-conntry.-. From tho
best American and foreign markets we have collected all tne goods that the needs
wnd the^e|egant luxuries of life require, including Clothing, Dry Goods, Staole
anrd Fancj^ s G roce ri eg > Crockery, Hardware, Hats, Shoes, Trunks, Umbrellas,
Rood Carts,^tuggies, Jersey and Plantation Wagons and Harnesa and all the
long lines of ujw^l and ornamental goods belonging to the civilisation of the
century. . x. 4
Our stock of Notion* and Dress and Millinery Goods has been selected with the
greatest care by a buyer.of the choicest taste and cannot fall to please tho ladies,
who are most cordially Invited to inspect and pass judgment upon the results of
our efforts in their behalf. X. -
As to prices—They will «atisfv the most tfrref ill buyers. No one can under buy
and n«» one shall undersell ua. The g<*nd*are h*Te and they were bought to sell.
j0flF*_We h*ve just received three « ar load* of prime horse- and mules, and have
arranged for weekly shipments of the best Blue Grass Stock for plantation and
pleasure purposes >
Don't buy anything elsewlr re until you have given ns a-trUL We pledge our
beat efforts to »erve you to your advantage even more than to our own profit.
ALL A ALL,
out 30-tf " x - Allendale, ti. <V