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TIltJRSbAY. MAY 25. 1800.
1 Ornp report* from all part* of life
county are uniformly rore rolored.
(«■ Snn bonnet* are coming Into f*rnf
again. One make* a nestutiful frame
for a pretty girP* charming face.
Robert Lide K*q , of Orangeburg,
and Dr. J. L. C«>pelandr-of Ehrhardt,-
were in town on Fridav, gue*t* of Rev,
“ P. LMu.
«“* '«rL
As
f The next regular communication ot
Harmony Lodge No. 17 A. - . F.\ M.\
will he hold at the new Masor.icTem
pie In Barn well upon lOib day of
June 1M)9 the same being the 2nd Sat-
uday ia said month, beginning at “High
‘ Wf 4 1 Vf*
By order of W.-. M.-.
H. P Andeksom. Secretarr Pro. Tcm.
~ ' ,rX 1 ' * ' •; 1
The cool week In May U upon us.
Wheat and oat harvesting has fairly
begun.
J. T,. Tobin Esq. was An town on
Monday. *
A glorious good rain fell Tuesday
evening.,
Mr. 11. \V. Montague was in town on
Thursday last.
Profs. R. C and J. M. Kirkland wece
> in town on .Saturday.
Messrs W R. Owen«, W P. Bailey
and O. D. W r ood were in town Tuesday.
Ilalcott P. Green Esq., of Columbia
was iiv^he Master’s Court on Friday.
Mr. 1*. M Buckingham gives capital
real estate advice iu his new card on 2d
page.
All sorts of fishermen are making the
Cave trout pond their smoke hutue this
Spring. .
, Mr. F 1) Wilson of Four Mile was in
town on Friday, and cleverly remem
bered the poor.
R«b Murray, an old colored man, fell
dead;, on Monday on Mr. 1>. P.
tipraw Is’s place.
Miss Edith Pressy. has returned home
after a pleasant visit to relatives and
friends at Kline.
The tl'ermonieter dropped to 58 de
grees yesterday morning and lire# were
quite comfortable.
Hon. c F. Calhoun left yesterday
morning to attend the Mayor’s Con-
ventiou at Newberry. ,
There were light fall* of hail in dif
ferent directions on Monday, but no
serious harm was done to crops.
( apt. ,1. W. Woodward is a* busv a«
a whole bee hive on the Coast Line !>e-
pot, which is to be finished'by Jn’.y 1st.
Hon. \\* J. Talbert will deliverjtn
addresse at the annual pie nic of tlje
YaruVilie Graded achobl on next Tues
day. •’ «
Dr. -V. W Bailev, of Four Mile 1 . i«
recovering from a recent *e\ ere iHoess,
to the great rejoicing of his family and
Irit-nds .
Mr. F. it. Clements, travelling AndG
tor of tile Soutlieiii K ihvav, and a
clever gimilcman too, wa» in town
Tuesday.
^ % •
Bali.!well young folks arc looking
fnrw ai d eagerly, to ilic prouu«cd vi»it
of a h*^vy- of Rock Hill •heautle^s.iitnuif
June 1st.
.W e have ticard not a complaint of
Cotron lie- tbit Spring, although the
wind has hot*u from the East the most
.of the time. •» r .
Our good friend Cspt. Isaac A.
Dyciies ,w is in town on Fridav and
treated us mighty nicely. He invaria
bly dnes-that.
„ C. A. B‘sr P'sq. is now a resident of
Barnwell, having associated himself
with .lames K Davis Esq. in-the prac-*
lice oif tip law. %
Probate Judge John K Spelling E*q.
has an important notice in today’* pa-
per to executors, adftiiHistratora. gmtr-
ilians and trustee*. .
Rev J. F Preacher, of Fairfax, will
preach at Seven Pines church on the
1st Sunday, (dr-h d iy), in June, at il a«
in. anti also in lift* evening. *
Mr. H J. Bruce, formerly of Black-
vlilc. and Wiili-ton, is now Auditor of
the t>. K AC. It. K. running ftoin
Camden, S. C , to Marion, N. C.
The Supreme rottrt began yesterday
hearing appeals from life Second Vir-
1*101, and con** qtienily several Barii-
vvcil barristers ate in Columbia.
Stynogiaidier W. T. Bellinger is at-
rendliig Court at Beaufort this week.
JiidgeJ. 0 Kliigli. of Ablmville, pre
sides over the Summer Term in this
Circuit.
Theodore Vogel returned to the Na
val Station *t Port Royal ve*terdnv,
’haring pleasantly spent the tw^-WHek*
vacation given liim by the government
out of healing of the sad sea wave*.
J.„P. Walker, winner of .tlie Molair
gold watch in tlie tilst^ distribution,
came in on Saturday and pocketed hi*
prize, a* proiid as could be. Tickets
for the second watch are going like hot
cakes.
Dr. J. K. Warnock of MiliettviFe
passed a successful exan Uratimi before,
the State Board of Medical Examiner*
in Columbia last we*fc, and Is now ful-
iv llccuged to minister to suH'criiig Im-
Bianity.
We wcie.eomforted while taking a
pleasant Sunday morning ride bv see
ing such promising blackberry pros
pects oft both high and low land.
Coast Line civil engineers Latta and
Thomas have returned from an cxcur-
tion to the up country, during which
thev surveyed two .diort lines from the
C A W. C. to back wood’s cotton, fac
tories.
WILLIS TON LOCALS.
Mrs. \l r . W. Royal, of Chattanooga,
Tenn. has returned home after a
pleasant vi-it to the home of her uncTe,
Mr. L. D. Dicks.
Mr. Jos, Dicas, a former resTdent of
1 Williston, now residing in Tennessee,
spent last week with Ins brother and
many friends, -
Miss Mattie Dick* spent a few days
in Augusta Merry Makers \yeck. y-
Misses Anna and Maud Peac**ck' and
Minnie Creech, the guests of Miss Min
nie Sprawls during the WIHIkton com
mencement, have returned home.
WOMAN’S RIGHTS. ,
Kniron People: - “
Tliere is no law ip South Carivllna
against woman’s carrying con< ealed
deailly weapons. 'i bcrH'aie gotul rea-
•»ou* wb v they tdiotthl be worn and am
ple justification f(<r tlieir use w henever
occaai<>'i calls for ut. Recently a Geor
gia giri while dipping turpentine was
attacked bv a negro with a pistol,
whichJl*'dropi*ed. She iiicked up the
weapon, shot tbo negro i^fld saved lier*
self. A night or so afterward not very
far away a negro tried fo break info a
house during the absence of the head,
of the family. A plucky woman shot
the negro through a window. Her aim
was good. The inq a‘*t foiiqd that lie
got exactly what he deserved.
Old Man. ..
Supervisor Barker ha* instructed
road overseers to have cut down all
dean tree* within dpigeroua distance
of the public roads Sinfre are paying 1 4
—Ptt attention to—hi , « , ' , onlers .Now, itj j
-anybody is killed or crippled by the
negligence ofjiu overseer, where will
the blame lie?
CLEMSON COLLEGE.
The programme of tltc commenci-
ment exercises of Clemsoii College has
ha* been pulilis|,ed. On Sunday, June
llth. President II. Hartzug will ad-
drc*s the Y. '1. C. A On Tiiestlay,
June Kith Col. Robert Aldrich w ill de
liver the literary address. -On Wed
nesday ih« commencement exercises
w ill be held and diplomas delivered.
There are pi member* in the gradua
ting clas*. The Barnwell represepta*,
lives and tile subjects of tlieir theses
are :
Jaiuea-S^Ca!hrmn, Jr , R.iilroaudnr-
vexing; A. J Mathis Sjlciiee vsClas
sics; Rtlph McLendon. *‘.\ re wp doing
prais -whi thy work ip, tin- Field of Ed-
neaiinny”; Thomas II.Turner. Oesign
of 2u K W, Dynamo; W Flowers
Walker,’*‘The AequisTtTon of Atrno's*
pli-uii; Nitrogen , by Legumiiious
L'Hi ills *’
MEMORIAL SERVICES.
The annual memorial servle ,
Ra^fiwH Lodge, ‘JHi 18 K of*!*, will/
be held on Sunday, June 4th. At 5 o’
clock p. m.'the Lodge will assemble at i
it* ('a*tle 1I-.II and march In proee*-l
sion Ur the Epla* o|»al cemetery and deo-, i
orate with memorial flowers the grave* |
jjf their departed brethren. At ® o’- 1
Clock the menfivi ial sermon will bn ,
prenehed in tlie Church of tlie Holy j
Apostles by Rev. S. E. Pycntiss, the
Rector. >
Baking
AbSOLUTEEY -pURE
Makes the food more delicious and wholesome
OTRANTO NEWS.
' 'Mis? P. A. Woods is visiting at Sem
inole?
Mis* A.oiile Oestcrrelcher, who has
been sick, we are glad to liear is better.
Mr. Jim Bronson, of Erwinton, spent,
last Wednesday and Thursday here
with relative*.
Miss Minnie Rndse, of Seminole, vis
ited relatives here last week.
Mr. J. E Shuman has palmed hi*
new dwelling._ y
Fanners* arc nearly through chop
ping cotton. ’
A light shower of rain came on
last Thursday night, which we hope
maybe followed by more in the next
few days.
The farmers played havoc with Gen
end Green last \tcek
OitpicLTs still at work In this neigh
borhood. ' K.
BARN W hi.L’.** RE I l KNS.
From Auditor W II Duncan 4 * re
port t<> tin* Comptroller General, sent
hp on the |7tli insl., we take tlie f**l-
low ini fnlals as to taxable property in
rhi*-<*o’untv :
For taxation :t,!M*f ^><>11* aceretunred.
Tlie live -t'-ck reiuros are 2|ItKt horses,
value $77,215; mqje*, 2,51*. .value $H)1>-
71b; cattle, H.5W», value f/fa.fViO; *di<*ep
M*rd Goats. 150. value $201; Hoggs, 7,-
755. Value $15,510; Watches, 1120, value
87,2i)l; Pianos A c.. 310, value $14,001,
carriages, w agon*, buggies Ac , 3,180,
value $0i.75b; l)ogs, i,2S3. value $12,-
Slgl; value of pr.qicrty ap|>crt:ii>iing to
merchandise, $Ill, , l2i; to m mnfacfji-
ing #J75; value of tool* Act $3s;(r.'S;
m mey. $7.7')7; credits over imleiced-
ness, $1,200; Household furniture Ac ,
$l52J><k(; Acres of I,anti, 541. Ii7, .value.
$ I .Still.J'.Mi; Country liiiildiugs, (J.'.Ls'l,
value ;2.i3,7*i5; Town Lots, 1,175, val
ue, $13'.0(Kt; Bnihliiigs in tow ns 1.211,
value SJf.MiOU 'Totjl value taxable
Real Property $2,588,417); Personal
$'*03 02.'..
ET.KO NEWS.
Rev. G. N. Askew preached liis reg-
ular-seiaMon to a largs: -ctuigregation
S u’n day!
Mrs, Aliee Thoinsoo-epi qt, last week
f n Augusta. '. * r •- J.
Mi«* Dora Stansell ba* returned after
spending some time witli relatives in
.^igii*ta
vlr. D. M. Johnston visited relatives
in Orangeburg a few days ago
Mi*s T.ottle Drummond spent a few
(lav s last week in Willistou.
Mrs. Edna Joliiistou spent several
(lav* with Mr, W. B. Johnston, Black
'd'le. . - ' .
We are very sorrv to hear of the i> \
ness ol M rs. M. D. Anderson. . I
Mr llenry Heir and Miss Daisy 1*1, J
of Blaekviile visited .relatives here
Sunday.
The iuftnt daughter of Mr. and Mr*
Lannead, Florida, died on la*r Wed
nesday and was buried ut the Elko
cemetery on Thursday
Several from our town were present
at the commencement exerci*ea of tlie
Willistou High School last week.
J.
BLACKVILLE NEWS.
•, Messrs Daniel Qninn and Jas. Gray,
Esq ,«.f Little Rock, Arkansas, are viiT
iting Mr. P. W. Farrell and family.
Mr. liray i* SiiLclfol* of Uie Supreme
Court of Little Rock and a gentleman
of superior ability.
. H. F Buist Esq.-'-wa* admitted to
nraet'ce iu tlie District Court o? the
1'lifted States on Monday In Charles
ton, be'ore Judge Brawley.
.Messrs ( has. Molonv and Charlie
Grove* spent last Sunday at home with'
relative*. ' "
The achoolk and Sunday School* will
have an excursion pic nic at Bates burg-
next week. A game of base ball will
lie one of the features of the d.ay’*
pleasure,
Mr. W. J. Pollard, of Augusta, who
ha* been quite sick for Some time, is
here recup rating at the home of hi*
daughter, Mr*. Dr R. A. Qyl$*. 1 ~7
Mr. (’. 11. Mathis of Lake City, Flor
ida, is -here looking after hi* truck
farming interests He will commence
shipping melons from hi* Florida farm
the fi r*t (if J uue.
Mr. Fart at Gyles, of Miami, Florida,
is at home again..
Mr Frank Groves, who ha* h-en
quiie-stck foraomo time, is out again,
vve are glad to *ay, and hope be will
continue to Improve. A. B. C.
boom, hmhw sowb** co., *«*r <0**.
Write on a piece of paper the num
ber representing your age, multiply by
two. add 3 798, divide bv two. then »ab-
-tract the nnmbor representing your
age. airiifcfore your Fyt • will be sbinfl-
thing.you little exjiected to nee.
Hypnotism taught by mallLarge
lesson Ire*. Address with four cent*
to pav postage, Hudgins, White A
Page Double Spring*, Ala.
Jones a»ked hi* wife - Why 1* a tins-
b.iud like -dough7 He ex|>ected she
COMMENCEMENT AT
TON.
WILLIS | 1 Norway recently enacted 8 law for-
. bidding the sale of tobacco to youth*
. I under 10 year* wWioiit aigntid order*
1, Never before have the people of Wll- from adnlts. The police are eml>ower-
‘ist«*n witnessed a more successful ed to confiscate*the pipe*, cigar* and
Commencement than they did on' the
nnsriilug* and feven’ng* of last Tnurs-
day and Friday, when the WiUistdn
High School showed to the'people that
the school is iu a most prosperous con
dition. Much credit I* due to both
teacher* and pupils for tlie nice way
that they conducted the closing exer
cises of tlieir school.
On Thursday a. m at eleven o’clock
Rev. A. C. Wilkin* of Batesburg
preached a most eloquent sermon to
Ids many hearers.
Thursday evening at eight-thirty
‘o’clock the exercises began by tlie stu
dents of the Intermediate and Pritiuirv
department under tlie able manage--
ment of Prof. B. N.Coghurit. and Mgs
Hattie Newsom. T.he ezeroises were
as follows: . , ^
1 Chorus, Greeting G'ee.
2 Recitation, Nobody's Child, Karon
Woodward. ;* ■
3 Dialogue, An Anxious Inquirer,
M iss Maude Harley and Eugene; Green.
4 In«ti’umerH«l Duet, Mi*s Hattie
Newsom and Cary Loud.
" 5 Recitation, Tlie Holidays, John
Nixon
11 Dialogue, Give and Take, Henry
Johnson and Essie Loud.
; 7 Chorus. We are Just as Happy
H Ricitation, l Got to Go to Tichooi.
Bob Willis.
9 Song, Won’t You Come to my Tea
Party, Marguerite Harley.
• 10 Dialogue, Cnele Rob’s Examina
tion, Roll Hair and John Black.
• 11. Studies in Expression.
12 'Song, If a Bony Find* a Lesson.
13 Rcciratton, What a Little Girl
Said, Cary Loud-
14 Vocal Duet, 1 Do ’t Want to
Play-in Your—Yard, Marguerite and
, Mel la Harley.
15 Recitation, Not Guilty, Henry
Johnson.
Hi Instrumental Solo, Les*le Roun-
KHRHARD'l NEWS.
Mrs.'ll A. Hughes spent la*t Friday
at 'I r. G L. l!;-lioj) a. 9 —,—
Mi*se* E'-sie ami Eugenia Young
spent last we'd, at Mr J. •. <'upeland'*.
Pray( r m "eting vva* held at Mr. Heu
rv Ebrlianii'* la*t Eiiday night,
Mr*. W. E Se i»e spent la»t Tuesday
al R* , v J H At iU.m’s.
Mr. F M. Ymug, .of Fairfax, wa*
here Wedji,» * lay..
Mi* J L. Copeland was here Tugs-
dav.
Mi** A.nnie. Sea«e ami Mr. I-aac
Copeland sp. nt la-t Moisjav eveniug at
Mr. I>. C. < npelamP*.
Mis* Latijja MyMillau who tias.liecu
visiting relative.* iu Hauipum, return
ed MctiUay.
Mr. Robbie Lide of Oiaugeburg i>
visiting his brother in law, Dr. J. L.
Copeland.
M i-* Sue Williams, of Hampton, is
vNit’ng relative* near liere.
Mi-’-c- Lizzie and Millie Clmer re
tunic I from CtiarlCMon la*t Thursday
nigiit.
Dr. J. L. Copeland went to Barnwell
Friday.
W e arc sorry to hear of the illness of
Mi** Minnie Loti'Copohtiid.
Mrs. Jacob Kiitnnl was seriously
hurt liy a covV la*t Tuesday. W e liope
*!)(> Wilt soon be better.
Prof. T. D. June*, vve arc sorry to say,
was sick a few days last week.
Mr. ILJ Ritterand son, Willie, of
Keaise, were licre la-t ’Tuesday..,
W e arc sorry tnaay that Mr*. Charles
Pony, w iu* recently came here,, w very
ill.
Bernard V. Kparse.
_ • 7tli Grade.
Ehrhardt High School. .
tree.
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tress
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cigarettes of voutlis who smoke In pub
lie street* a fine for the offencq being _
likewise imposed, which may be any- Then send your address with 4 cent*
would give jt tip, and w as going to tell
tier it W a* because a worn*o needs him-;
but she said .liecauee It was bard to get
off her harfd*.
TheworM D awakening to the won
derful revelation* of hypOotlsin Ev 7 -
ery one shoii f hl underttaud tid* sclency.
Do you want to learn it? Certainly;
where from 50 cents to $25.
School certificate* bought at reason
able discount.
4t P. M. Buckingham.
t * p*y postage, to Hudgins, W hite A
Page, Double Springs, Ala.
Probably Lot’* wife passed some
other woman and turned to see what
she had on.
and
TO BORROWEBS.
The undersigned offers his services to
negotiate loan* upon Real Estate
all other clas*e« of security.
P. M. ituckingham.
Brpker and Real Estate Agent,
Barnwell, S. C
CORN AND PE Ad,
100 Bushels of Pea*.
135 Bu-liels Corn. ,
For Sale.
Apply to • . • .
Mr* G. A. Nurnberger,
Barnwell, S. C.
NOTICE
To Township Boafdsof Commissioner*.
The Chairman of each Township
Board of. Commissioner* will please
forward to thl* office at once a complete
list of R r o:ul Overseers for their respeej-
ive Townships and request all Ovq^
seers who have not already spnt In a
list of their road hands and tool* to dp
so at once. A prompt cofnplfa'bce with
this request will insure an early appor
tionment of the tools now on hand for
rood ivorkj'' .
The Township Comn»i**1oner* must
also see that the pmetloe of plowing in-
To public roads Is discontinued.
O. }V. BARKER,
R.,C. ROBERTS,Jr... Supervisor.
Clerk.
NOTICE.
Since Mr. F. M. Jenny has moved to
Hampton county 1/ have decided to
open a general repair and blacksmith
shop at my place. Will work cheap
for cash or on easy terms and guaran
tee Satisfaction. . ^
. . , . Yours for business,
J. A. Harter.
Jenny, !■*. C.
RI AH MAS REVIEWS THE
•ION.
RELN-
RA1LR0AD NEWS.
We have received valuable Bulletins
on Rice Blast ’and a New Kmuton tlie,
Rice Plant, Preliminary* Report on
Treatment for Rice Mmut p v-arieties'oF
cotton, and Ajialvse* of Commercial
Fertilizers, from the Experiment Sta
tion at Cjemson College. A ixistal
card addressed fo President H. S. Halt
zog, Ciemson College S will secure
the free sending of all Experiment: Sra
Bulletins to any citizen requesting
them. - ^
Elder? Mar*ton amL. of the
^Church of the hatter Day- Saints,”
better known as Die Mormon Church,
hehl service* iu the Court House Sat
urday evening and Sunday afternoon,
The.r congregations consisted of hanl-
Jy a corporal’s guard of men and hoy*
curious t* hear them.'' 7 They were quite
discouraged by tlie absence of interest
»ml have pfobahly o^me to the right
crfi'flu* on tliat this ia a marble heart
tow n so far »« their mitaionary labors
»recopcerned. •—
Marriel at 11 o’clock on Sunday last,
at Die homa-nf tin? bride’s father, ittru-
wcil, Aliss'Mary Binckhaitor ami Mr.
C. J. Bainberg, of Den marie. Aitenl-
The Carolina Midland Railroad *# ro
more. At Saturday
into possession of
taking possession ten davs earlier thkn
it w as expected to do‘Die Southern
shows that H is in dead earnest in it?
(leteriuinatlon to get to ,Savannah over
its own rails a« quickly ns the gaps be
tween Aliemiale anil Savannah ami
Cafce and-Perry e*o be bn-Ht. «
Tlie B aek Diamond people appear to
have taken anoiher nap, as nothing
was said in lust week’s papers of the
project While the' people of Barnwell
town would like to see it come they are
in position to be cairn and serene, at a
crosring of Die Coa^t Line- nmLSouih-
cT« trunklines. In answerToan in
quiry from Black Diamond promoters
ip the up country we think that it is as
necessary for their road. H If is ever
hirflt. to come to RarnweH ns it is for
Barnwell to have it. As the Coast
Line and Southern secured their ow n
rights of way so the Black Diamond
must do.
The Louisville and NsDhviHe clvi!
engineers weic at^the Holman Place,
tnis side of Joyce Brain li, on Monday,
and are expected to .reach Barnwell to
day. They at£> following the old sur
vev tliat approaches Rarnwe l from Die
West through C8pt.' Wa«h Uaiford’*
place.’ ,
• The siowness with which the L. A N.
cngrt»»^rs are making tlieir wav'from
August* Eastward i? a good sign for
bosinc-s"—'They" onW not fake so
We attended thb reunion in rhnrles-
ton May 10th- to 13th, and rubbed up
• against pin pie 'irom aliout 15 States.
Wc tMuk Die Tar Heel* of NnrthCaro-
liua-STie roiighestrTonkiiig, tlie Geor
gian* know the least about the lyiu-h-
iiigOTfvatn Hose, Die Tciiue>seeaus arc
the worst Rebels, in fact some of them
jire as bad as old Bob Toombs. The
iveiitifck'v* women are the prettiest, the
wiuYHsan* had Die most money—to start
j,est. . the Kentuckians love iiqunr the
, 8 1 ■ the Mi-sou;^.’ 'vked more like
home folks, the Ij^t"7**'*pians were tlie.
sauebst, the |.VriKam-as w ere
the quietest, tit,. lD,x ns brought
the must pick pol.going 'A G« hut not
least, the South CarJ9 m th*,| e were
the most eloquent and Cliarieslon gave
u* a hearty welcome, especially tlie
lodging snd lunch orators. We were
welcome iu the Rig Cite just as lor.g as
our iiionejrlastcd We heard Geu. Joe
Wheeler make a speech which was
largely composed oi historical events,
- - .-.but we never met one of Wheeler’s , , -n .
v mhluight it paased k-ioirf'etlci hut•T7Tiyrttri’T’''befrei 7 ~^l~o~ri' alt<i , 1 r “ ,t<>c A f*iHu«Au make Dtc an
its new~owner. In among ns in I8t>5 a? Wheel u’s Chick* if ' 1,,!l, *' etl ii'n8 required to thl? office be
Htoali r?, vet vvesenjoved ourselves fine fore the first day of JuH, Is. i), will be
and duriqV our Slav’ forgot that Die according to law,
Yankee bugs were eating up our plants "•b 11 * 1 ' » ,r0V1(le " ,h>lt ' anv Executor, Ad
and all about Die gold
(fants were. Mi*# Mattie Burckhaifef
With Mr. C. D Mrt’lendon; Mi*« CNr*
.WrLemore with Mr. W, || _
Kcv. T. I* Lida orticiatiiig. Jlr. afHl^.tt ai’te-1 its ow n 4in^ from Augusta to 1 we gave tliree cheer* furthe('a[v
IHalogue,.Trial*of a School Mi*
Fairy Spraw ls and John Black.
Instrumental Solo. Ca<y Loud.
Recitation, IrDh Coquetry, An
nie Maztirsky. ,
. 20 Duct. Lessle Rountree anil Mar
guerite Harley.
21 l low ri Drill, . .
The elegant style in vvhicl) Die lilfle
ones rendered tlieir parts, showed that
l hey had beeli Well Lu*eu«iii, .
tin Friday a, m at eleven o’clock the
eg'TgieCs begin with a so ig by tile
(•.Iior.us. “The Star Spangl' d Banner,”
•v ter which Die address before the Lit
eral y Societies by Hon. Thos. F. Brant
ly of yrangeburg. ^T'lie Speaker *i»oke
of'our young friend I’rof. (’. J. Owen*
in elcquent term#. The address was
one of the beat we liave ever iiad the
privilege of hearing. Tlie- subject,
VAim id Life,” Dm stvie and oratory
were the best. We would like to pub-
lisli the address In fii'l but time will
not pei mi', We predict that bur young
friend, the sfvcakAP, will inpunt to Die
t >p of Die ladder, if lie would only take
time t<> get him a good partner for life
from among some of Die lair sex.
Next was an instriinieirtal solo by
Miss Mary Allan Weatwersb#©.
Hon. G. Duncan Kelliuger, w ho. was
to deliver Die address ro the palro s of
Die sclidol, failed to put in IDs appear-
•nice. Then tin* exercises closed by a
song from the Chorus, Red, Wliiteand
Blue
’ltie follow ing wa* the program of i
Die annual eoi.cert st 8:30 p. m :
instrumental Duet, Misi^s Hattie
and Mattie Newsom.
Declamation, The Heritage, by J B.
Webb, Jr.
Instrumental Solo, 'IMss Mattie
Weathers bee.
Recitation,'Trouble ln^ the Amen
Corner, MG* Maude Hair
Declamation, The Evils of War; R.
M Smith.
Moxio Drill.
The exercises closed by a I’lav, ‘ An
Old F.isSiioiied HirSklng Bee,” ih whlclu
liierc.werc fifteen characters, and all
rendered their parts exceedingly well,
so much *o, Di^t it lias been requested'
to bo repeated at an early date. All
present will long remember ‘‘Tlie
Husking Bee.” The concei t whs well
patronized and all vyere satisfied that
Die Cnimiienoem nt was a grand, suc
cess. We are glad Pi announce tliat vve
w'ill have ITof. banders with us next
year. \
(jnite a mimhcr of old students were
i>resent to witness all the cxelcise*. ”
Rex.
TO INVESTORS.'
' . *. » *
The ilndersigucd offers ills services
a* a Broker in negotiating loans on
Real E-tate and other securities uhon
advantageous term*. ■ Being thorough'
ly equipi e i by experience and training
parlies desiring the services of a Bro
ker w ill do well to apply to
. I*. M. Buckingham,
Broker and Real Estate Agent,
Barnwell, S. C.
Jos. M. Skii)i)ery
Attorney-at-Law,
n i unweLl, r.f
Will attend faithfully snd promptly
to any business in tlie Courts and pub
lic offices that may l>e entrusted to him.
DR. M P. LEE, JR.,
DENTIST. Office, Wlfllston,
rt. O. Kquiiipcd for travel
ling Work done - at your
home anywhere in Barnwell County.
Wi'l be at office in Willtston every :vit-
C OTTON it and will coiC
tinue to be the mone^
crop of the Sbuth. TW
planter who gets the most cot
ton from a given &tei at the
least cost, is the one who make&
the most money; Good culti
vation, suitable rotation, ancf>
liberal use of fertilizers con-'
taining at least 3% actual
Potash
will insure thtf largest yield;
We wilt send Free, upon application’
pamphlets that will interest every cottott
planter in the South. . . ,
OERiTAN KALI WORKS. * _
91 N***ao St.. New Vor*.
ANOTHER GOLD WATCH GIVEN
AWAY AT MOi. iIR’S.
Appreciating Die lihcra) patronage I
have received at tlie hands of my
I friends and customers this Spring 1
! have purchased another 14 carat Elgin
Watch and will givJevqrv one a chance
! to draw it. By buying one dollar’*
1 worth of goods at mv tUorc, or by pay
ing fl.OOwo account you Hreentiited to
. a ticket. Cut prices on Ciottiing.
: Slioes, Hats, Shirts, Gents* Furnishings
i will begin Saturday, May 13th. No
trouble tit show good?. Polite atten
tion—honest dealing* Satisfaction
guaranteed or money lefundcd at
. - • 1 . Molair’s.
•‘A penny for your thoughts, Miss
Sharpe.”
’•They are not worth it—I was think
ing of you 4 ’
Tliere Is more Catarrh in Dds section
of the country thay all other disease*
put together, and untTl the last few
years was supposed to be incurable.
For a great many years doctors pro
nounced it a local disease, .and pro
scribed local remedies, and by con
stantly failing 10 tore with local treat
ment, pronounced it Incurable. Sci
ence has proven catarrh to be a consti
tutional di-ease, and therefore requires
constitutional treaMneqt. llaH> Ca
tarrh Cure, manufactured by j*\ J.
Cheney «fc Cn.. Toledo, Ohio, is the on
ly constitulional cure on the market
It is taken internally in dcse£ from 10
drop* to a tesspoonfui. It acts direct
ly on the blood an I miiciMis surfaces of
tlie system. They oiler one hundred
dollars for any case it fails to cure,
Send for circulars and testimonials.
.Address
F J.CHENEY A CD., Toledn,-©.
Sold bv Druggists, 75.;.
Hall’s Family Pills are the best. ;
unlay and Monday.
lyr.
I,
WILLISTON, S. C.
Am prepared to do Dental Work a*
your homes anywhere ,in Barnwell
countv. fn tny home office Friday and
Saturday of each week. Office over
WcaDiersbce'd Stoic. :
- T. H. OWEhiS, -
WATCH MAKER axo JEWELER.
Wkst End Main ST., Barnwrli.. 8.V.
fen years experience has (luaiilleil me to do
the'best work and to guarantee complete sat
isfaction.
MT Repairs executed with promptne*.* and
dlsvat''^. Jewelry orderetl by sample. Price*
as low ivs tlie lowest.
C rystals in Open Watch 25 (t*.
“ ‘‘ tKinblai'jiwi.H> <88.
J-vT' Two doom West of Prt<s:'s Pc pair 8Top,
T. B. ELLIS, Jr*
Surveyor and Civil Engineer
Special attention given tq the eompn-
atidn of w atcr-powers, leveling and
drainage. , :
A postal card addressed to me at Mar
tin. S. C., will receive prompt atten
tion. ■ ■ octl-80, iy
Charleston & Western Carolina R’y. Df
Augusta and Aahrllle Mhort Line.
Schedule in effect Juny. 8th ItftiO.
11-me Augusta 5*:40a m i l’ 1 p aa
Arrive (irtenwossi ‘ 12 Jf* pm
Anderson.’.' ’.j 1 *»:lo p *a
laninms. i 1:20pm 7:00a at
llrecnv iTo.. ..... J S t«> p tii'10:15 a ut
(!lcn springs 41)5 j* ml..
SlHUtaiiburg.....
H.lllldu
Keudersocvilld...
A.dii viile.
• • -o , - •-
“w
NOTICE. ‘
Complaints having lieeu made to me
officially bf a great many persons In
terested ill Estate* that Die Executors,
Administrators, Guardian* or ITustees
of said F.state* liave fcegteeted and fai>-
ed to make to tills office the annual re
turns required of tliein within the time
prescribed by law,
NOTICE i? hereby given that all
Exicutors, Administrat'oi*, Guardians
hugs and all
other bugs We forgot tliat eiir ciedi-
tors ought to have had the money we
B|b tlT aT-Lh'e frip.' M’e forgot that our
|)C"ple at home might be sleeping late
and probably doing but little during
our absence. We forgot our ext rune
poverty and tlie prospect of getting
poorer. We came home with sore teet
and tired limbs, believing tliat tliere
are enough old rehs to lick a small na
tion without help from anybody. The
marshals or Die b«vs' with blue coal*
and bFass buttons, called by town peo
ple policemen, behaved remarkably
well and gave no trouble. We never
heard an oath except by a little “nig
ger,” who was fishing for tadpoles
tli rough the Ka«t-sb*»re Terminal R. R
There are about two hundred ‘blind
tigers’ iii.Charleston who opened their
eyes pretty wide during icunii n week.
We were shown the working and how
the string was pulled Ac.; and was in
formed by a Charlesfcmian that th5
constables drink tlieir fill at those beer
and liquor fountain# and' receive'occ*'
sionally an extra dollar, then pull the
fellow fo$ a half dozen bottles of beer,
and tliat. the wnolfi thing was a farce.
. The water gaveo'nCon the up train
on our I’ciurn rimne, ahtfCant. ILililer
*eM f vo men in a run with bucket*
niinistrator, Guardian or Trustee lail-
ing to make such return shall pay the,*''
cost of citation and forfeit all commis
stmt# due for services, -g——r; "
JOHN K. SNbLLINCJ,
Judge of Probaic, B. C.
23d May, 18S0.
Dr. J.H.E. MILHOUS
- Surgeon Dentist,
BLACK VI LLE, ----- H.c
Will lie at his offiee in Barnwell every Pule*
day snd Tuesday anil VVcdnewlay lollowina
Will l*e' at his I iota.'ofl,'c. in BUrkvfile ev
ery Friday and Xaturduy, and will make ap
pointments to mt-et pntients at any of out
county towns or call at their residence*.
I am a full graduate of i'hila<lclpliin Dent#
College; have had seventeen year* active pra<
Deal cxpc*’i«'nce, and eSn plca*e>ou in qualitv
of work and price*.
FIRE INSURANCE.
We are able to give the people of
Barnwell county reliable Fire Insu
rance. The Fort Wayne Insurance
Co., which we represent, wa* establish
ed In 1850 and Is now licensed and do
ing business in seventeen States, Con
servative in its management, we solTuit
a share of tlie risks of the county. We
insure. Gin liouses Vud content#. If
you arc in need of insurance write us.
J. C. Smith & Go.,Gen. Agents,
Barnwell, 0. II., S. C.
NOTICE I
A competitive examination will be
held at Blaekviile, Barnwell Co., 8. C.,
on the 27th of !ffafy next to nominate a
suitable candidate for cadetship at the
IG 8. Military Academy at West Point
from Die 2nd Congressional District 8.
C. Applicant* will be examined in the
following brandies: Reading, iPrttlng,
Orthography, Arithmetic* Grammar,
Geography and History./The second
highe*t will be appointed as alternate.
Applicants are required to beat least
five feet in height, physically sound,
and of good moral character. Tlie ap
pointment must be made by the 1st of
July, 181)9, and the term of the success
ful candidate will begin at West Point
in June iSOb. Age of the applicants
must be betweenJ-7 and -2. - AppUeqnts
can apply on Die day of examination.
Any further Information may be ob
tained by writing the Secretary ot War.
>V. J. Talbert., M. C. 2d List. 8. C. .
6'
Just peceived
:—at
Whittle’s Stables,
* BLACKY!LLE; 8. O. •
A CAR LOAp
—OF-
fINe MUles.
’ They are all right and will lie sold at
prices that will enable good farmer* to
clear money on cotton at even lesj than
five cents ap ouud.
glBFCotne quick. They will not
stay oil the market long.
' J.D, WHITTLE,
Blaekviile, S. C. 5
on
arc
much time and trouble if they were
imt."The L & N ha* for a long tiiimj fiBed with Bamberg arJAafah water rfml
8).
^8
DlRCovered By a Woman.
, Another great discovery hat been
made., and that too. by a lady in Diis
country. ‘‘Disease fastened its clutch
es upon her and for seven year# she
ftitlfjood its severest tests, but her vi
tal organs were uhdermiue'rand death
seemed imminent. For three months
she coughed Incessantly, and could not
sleep. 8he finally discovered a way to
recovery, by purchasing of us a'bottle
of Dr, King’s New Discovery for Con
sumption, acd was so much relieved on
taking first, dose, that she slept all
night; and with, two bottles has been
absolutely cured. Her name is Mrs.
Luther Lutz. Thus writes W. C Ham
nick A Co., of Shelby, N. C. Trial bot
tle* free st C N. Burckhalter’s, Barn
well, aud it. K. tyrigg* A Co’s., Black -
ville, Drug Stores. Regular #i#e 50c’;
and $1.00. Every bottle guaranteed.
Saturday -m-L ' > •
bv State’s Attorney Brown oh account
of iiutiilitv 'o secure testimony. jj v SCHOOL IRLSTELS.
g.'tt'mg a divorce from wifj No I and SNtcm, DMTnicTD.
reinan v ;n g No. Jlhe Judge outwitted: „• . . ■*. ,
the prosecution. , j All trHwtee* of »chojra_ throughout
. I tlie county will i)lea«e send in
LJe had a little garden and
llisjieighbor had siunechickens;
The only thing raised ihereaoout
At present is the dickens.
The ten thousand people living
Blackwell’* Island, New York,
quarantined b cause small pox has bro
ken out in the Alms House. If w ill be
kept there amoag the poor,- fdfr small
pox is about Die only thing in the Uni
ted States that Wall Street doesn’t
want to take. »
The bigamy case aga’nst ii-Judge
F. J. Mackey of this State a£ ( /Charles-
ton, W. Va. was dismissed on Safu
FIPEI
Life, Accident
Mrs Bamberg left for tlieir home in : i’barle.toir. and <'Iren in stance# foroaitj iftlrnej* were like they were tn ’7* we
Denmark nil Sunday afternoon, carry-> to build now. Hi )*a survey »a? : wquld feeijike crossing over Die lin« j exaited’ Woman in the world. She has
tnv Jiih them Die best- w ishes of aj-uuide ami some of the «taj(ea are #$iH [ and voting for $i1ih We^rt election at | re(‘«0tlr"-in»'t Die *igliC of one eve
hirge (“rule of friend* fuf iLuir future . standing close t>i tlie Atlantic Coast 1 about half a dozen boxes. ^
Eappinest »ud prosjierity. X , i Ltnc is» Jtwl Gak Tot#u*bip. ■ - i: . - . - l-- _ liubjias.
the comity will -please send in ail
'Queen Victoria was 80 years' old yM- I uames tliey may liave to bring for-
ryrdav. „.A ijart of ner palace wa* ai- w’ard on tai liuuk*, also send me name
ranged by "her attendants as in her i of stiltable p»rtj U4 a*«t#t In making
girrlisli days, all tne toy* witli which special levy )n such districts, In c<mb-
sho piayed being brought out It ptiance with usual eu»tom. Thl*
must half been a sad day for the most,,should be attended to on or before the
n the world. She ha* j ist of June.
and ! vp * W. II. Duncan;
the vision of the other i* much impair-I ‘ Countv Audit jr.
kAJ jihnwli. 1 C May 1. Ib'JJ. *
LIGHTNING.
a nd_I—
Live Stock
INSURANCE.
—At Lowest Rates In—
Strongest Companies.
Buffer, Calhoun £ Co.
—OFFICES AT—
THE HANK OF BARNWELL.
Btb YEARS'
EXPERIENCE
Patents
-V-
5. lo p n. to.-jp a i
5:;i3 j, ru
0:01 m
7:00 in
V;’!o a m
11:45 a ui 3:10 p I
(Bern Springs. •• am....
(■irrenvHte .frJDl p m 4^«) p m
iaia.jj AaficviUo.
Kpurlanbcrg.
Lauren-
Aiiiler.- on ..
f :37 j, tti hr45 p m
a nr ’
Arrive
Grveiiwoad
2: 7pm
Auitustw.........
5:lii p m 11:1(1 a at
la-avo
4 iilhoun Fulli-....
4:44 p in
Arrive
iiuU itch
2:10 a U>
• • • a • •
44
N»>:folk.
7:30 a n.
44
Pcti rstiurg
O.OM a ni
• •••••aae*
41
Kichmoind ......
h:’Jl* a ir.
• •••••eee*
Leave
AlIKIIslW
|
i o») pat
Arrive
Allendale
::;(*i j> nt
%t
Fairfax.
3:15 p u
If
Vemasuvc^.-
s .io a m
4JB pm
I.
Beaufort,........
vy.5 h in
5:20 p ut
41
I’uit Kopal
1U:U0 a in
5J5 p u\
li
< lmrleston<-
0:30 p m
I.( live
Satanmh
• • • • • • a*
0:15 a m
• 4
< hat lesion
0:13 a m
44
Port Uoyal.-.
1:15 p m
0:45 a m
tl
Beaufort,
1:.’«) p nt
(1:55 a m
14
Yctnnssee
8:4ft j, ui
7:5ft a m
II
Fairfax
.•#••••• ..
8:55 a ai
l«
Alleudale
. •
11:10 a m
Ariive
Angnsta
11. 00 a m
( lose eonneettona at Greenwrssl for aX
points oaH. 4, L. kfnl A O. Railway,
at .Spartanburg with Southern Hailway.
Fur any Information relative to
rates, schedules, etc., address,
W. J. ( BAKi, (Jen. Bass. Agent,
K M. N(jRTH, Sol Agetrt.
T. X. Emerson Traffic Manaaer.
“X|IE CHARLESTON mU*
80U*£H CAROLINA A
I * « oLorgia R. R. CO
The Shortest Route Between Charlea-
ton and Atlanta and Asbeville, N.C.
PASSENGER DEPARTMENT^
Chani.tsioN, 8. C.,
SCHEDULE IN EFFECT JANUARY
1st, ISD'J.
DAILY
Lv Charlcstom...
....7 00
am
P*
Summerville..
.... 741
am
8 09
l»«l
Pregnallk
....8 13
am
6 45
Pm
Georges...
.... 8 23
am
700
pm
Brandiville...
.;., 8 56
am
7 50
pm
Rnwesville....
.... » 10
am
8 07
pm
Orangeburg..
... 1*271
am
8 24
pm
st. Matthew*..
.... 9 45
am
848
pm
Fort Motte...
.... 0 59
.tin
963
pm
Kingville
...10 15
am
920
pm
Ar Columbia
...11 CO
am
10 10
P* '
Lv Columbia
.... C45
am
356
pm
KingvHle
.... 7 :to
am
438
pm
Fort Motte....
am
4 50
pita
St Matthews
.... 7 58
am
5 04
pm
Oraiigelmrg..
.... 8 24
am
5 29
pm
Rowesville...
.... 834
am
5 45
pm
Brancliville...
.... 9 05
am
6 17
pm
Georges......
.... 931
am
6 42
pm
Pregnails
934
ttm
7 CO
pm
* Huminervllle.
....10 18
am
7 «3
pm
Ar Charlebton. „
11 00
a in
8 17
P« 1
Lv Ctiarleston.t 1 .-
am
530
pm
Branehville. .
.... 9 15
am
7 50
I'm
Bamberg
9 41
am
8 Iff
pm .
Denmark
9 52
am
8 31
pm
BlaCkville.: .
.....10 10
am
8 50
pm
williston
.. .10 27
am
9 10
pm
Aiken
.....11 09
am
9 57
pm
Ar Augusta... . .
"...11 51
am
10 45
pm
Dcsiais*
COWYRIOHT* Ac.
An?r»se ovofUaf a •Mf'b »mtgmcrkpikm womj
qu(< k?T A»rYjptAin oor optirt«»n fre€ aft
iraiassffigtpgei&issaai
'”2 asznaSElsa*
wUbous cfa.rr-, la th«
Lv Augusta.....
Aiken....
WUllston
Blaekviile ...
Denmark.....
Bamberg.—
Brauchville..
Ar Charleston..
..... 6 20 am 3 10
..... 7 02 am 4 00
.... 7 41 am 4 41
7 56 sm 5 03
.... 8 11 am 1 5 1»
.,8 21am 5 38
. ..T, « 05 am 617
.....11 00am 8 17
**itt
Fatso (a takaa
«#arM netie*.
Scientific Hmcrican.
A h*»^«»wlz furtw***
enuthrm of an? Aclcnut« T<rry. M 1
jmmr . tnmr nx»ntkj. $L BoM
FAST KXFKE88 AL'ZJl’STA AHD W ASU1I
TOM.
Connection via Denmark and A. CL 1^
Lv Augusta 2 30 p»
Lv Aiken 3 09 pwi
Ar Denmark..... 4 12 pp
Lv Denmark . 6 17 p»«
Lv Aiken 7 10 pm
Ar Augusta 7 55 am
DAILY XXCKFT SfNDAT. ^
Lv Camden 8 4.5 am 3 00 pm
Camden Junction. 9 35 am 3 50 pm
ArKingviMe.. 1005am 4 % pm
Lv Kingvtlle.w 10 15 am 4 .IS pm
Camden Junction 10 am A 13 pm
Ar Camden....... ...11 40 pm 0 38 am
Commectiom# : Clyde Line, Cbarle#'
ton; C. M R. R., BlackvHJe: F.C.A
P. R. R. Denmark ; Ga. R 1 '. R., Augus
ta; Southern Rv., Columbia.
Conuectiuii to and from At lanta 1
through Paiaoe Sleeping
sleeper. .
la. A. EMERSON. Tral*
j li »AND*,Oaer*i:
GeueralOOka: