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Tl'ig Barnwell. PeuplB OFKUBHCSIPTIOX. ft Itoaet, P»r Amtmm.. #1,bo Ob $1.00 TMUK»nAY. JANUABY 4, 1000. t The Hocvtar C«mmanieMi<itM of - Harmony Lodte No. 17 A.-. T.\ M.'. V j/T will be held at the new V aaor.tc Twin* ' Nr \ |d® Oarowotl npon ThnTsd^-, •n «r next before the Ttall moon in each month, heginnlnc at early candle light. tij otvlarof Vi.’. M.\ H. P AaokKeoM. Aecretarr. Pythian i Fridh'y attend Tbe rettnia'’ meetlna of Rarnwel Lodxe No 16, KnitcHtii of will be held at their Hall on night at 7*i eV.ock. A (nil anoe ia rtHfaeated. ly onleroO C. F. MOLA1R, C. C. Win. cNAB. K B. - THE MONEY IAkIrsT 100,000 Aaparagu* Root* for Sale, of the two varieties that oxperifm.o'every where has shown In bo the best ever in* troilucod, EARLY ARQEXTUEfL . AND WltlTK If A M MOTH. Both are of Prencli Introditetion. anti 1 knowrof my t*wn knowledge and ♦•xiterieriee that tliey are A 1 Money Makers. Call ou or write to W II. EAVES, Wllllaton, 8. C. t. r. Meyer. Blackville, S. &, —bialeb m— rump*. Iron I'iplng'of all kinds. Fit- ting* of all:# tea and the best make and Quality. . CONTRACTOR FOR Wells, ling or Oriven, of any depth ami diameter desired. Twent\-hvr rears of prartiral rape- riem e have made me Master of my bus lues*, and qualified me to guarantee ftatfsfaVtion to all favoring me with iheir patronage Call «n or write me. and pyompt at* teutma will be given to all v'Bunuuiik'a* liUtll. E U MKYRR. Hiaekville, H.'C. f KUSTEK’HBALB. in asNiairrcr. da rtItegln ta Ten gthf>n~ Then theswkl begins to airengUMn.’* 1900 now. Write It ri*ht, Ft in Id jfSAa 1 ryn m $ 14>i Frayfr a 1» 1« • •• Tti •rvMiuu •% Donvi ion wfrY# How are your New Year reaofutlonH keeping? Sunday’s snow storm was a runaway from Texas. - __ - .,1, John R. Bellinger Esq. was in town on Thursday. r Roe quarterly atatement of Lite Bank of Barnwell. ^ V. 8. Owens Esq. of Aiken was In town this week. Pretty Mi«s Alien Still of Blackville is visiting Miss Minnie Halford. Miss Bertha Temp'eton of Blackville visited Miss Maud Kay last week. . t - -i . „■ I ' VBJHm r 4*aQuma1hnaL PCWDCR RAILROAD NEWS. . • I.aat year the Railroad tpiasl Vllklles of mw TlrtrfmtKr^T Commission j railroad lu j , Msj L T Irlarlias been too busy make his expected vidt to Elorida. to J^orti F Buist Esq. went, to Monek’s drner Monday on hroferstobai bus!- neas. *’ /T . . » Attoriey General Bellinger spent several days with Barnwell friends last week. <; f The Rosemarv Knitting Mirf»~sta"t- ed up on Monday, aftef a two weekit holiday. PowelPa Mill pond was froren Tuesday morning, for the first time Ur 8(1 years, R A. Ellis Esq enjoyed a portion of the holidays in the hospitable Savannah River side. Over four hundred invitations were Issued to the New Year’a Niglit Ball lu Atlienian Hall. HoJieitor Townsend and Stenogra pher W. T. BfeHThger are at Beaufort Court this week. The holidays are over and the young folks have gone, back to Ibeir.text books and school trials. Me-srs L. A Bush and Richard Mil' ler of Four Mile pulled the latch siring pleasautly oir Friday Aeflordlngjo tli^ oid Ik days sign The coining'Spring will He odd, windy and getreratly disagreeable. Mr J C. Grifflln enlled cleverly on the fJih tilt, ami moved his date of paid up to l>ec. 31 *t, 10t>0. The old year went out pnow shroud ed, an. 1 the new came vftotless In cloud woven swaddling clothes. ' Mr. Joseph Mlm«.. who went from Elko to Idaho in 1*77 ia back with rela* yves and oh! time 1 ue.ud*... ■— Gen. I.eroy E. Ynnwaw vwti>rne«l Is* Columbia on rhur*slav. after a week’s vacation at Fairfax.. |tueteachek8. NjGn Monday Gov. MeSweeney and: The meeting cal'ed hr Supt. Bnist to Comptroller General Dcriiam extemled reurganlxe the County Teachers’ Assn Tax KkTEXSlON. the time for payment of taxes to ruary Istv CHRISTMAS MARRIAGES. In Blackville Dee. frith iSbH, hy the Rev. M. N. Askew, Mr Clinton Bodl- lord and Miss Susie Marlin both of Barnwell (Jontrtv. I u Blat*vlUe, Dee. 31-t. I8k9, hy Hie Rey G. N. Aekew, Mr George Grimes and Mi«* Mary Jpbusou, butt, of Barn» well County In Hlnckville on theS7th uit. Mr. Ko- ter Hair and Mias Annie DodeuhoK, Kev A P. Turner ottchttiiig. * In Blackville ou the frith uit., Rev. ^A. i* Turner otficiatiug. Mr. Virgil ""TiTNevlU ami Mis* Annie Reed. Manled at. Koaemarr church on the 24tfi ult„ hy Rev. A. P Turner, Mr. IliertOCook and Miss Maggie, daugh ter of Mr. LaFayette Cook, all of thfs county. A BLACKVILLE BRIDAL. Beneath pure white roses, under the fsmily roof tree., circled around hy lov ing kindred an I devoted friends,oh thn evening of the 37th uit. Prof. \V. S. I'eterson of New berry and Mias JuMs Notris, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. J. H. K. Midfous. were united in marriage^ Kev. A. 1*. Turuer conduetfiig the im pressive ceremony. After congratula- tio.is had been received a Wedding feast wa* enjoyed, aa^bundant a* wss ever seed in tli*'gomldays before the war and hard lime* came, and as delicious as wa« ever served in a Southern home. So radiant with youth and hope and rich lieynr.d wi>rds in the love of tho-e who-know (heir sterling worth they begin tlielr life journey under chmd- less skies, ami may continue so un til the dual golden sunset comes. ^ A WlLLtSTON WEDDl^O. Notice Is hsrahy given that the un dersigned will «ell to the highest tvid- d*r lor ca«h at H<ackvllle ou Saturday ] ?7tli Jahnary, IfrM. hegiuning at noon ti^i N j e«. A<‘cott>)U ami other Cimses In Action belonging In the estatesot P. VV. Farrell 4 Co , as a tlna. and of P W. $a>rell individually. All |>ersons Ind* hie I to the above named parties are urged to make pavmrnl in full or eub- luit offers -if compromise to the under signed before ibat date ami prevent Hie d image ihaf wo d I be d me to their j Tfta I’aorLi has and Is proud repotaiious by the sale of tbeir obllga- subscriber who ha* not forgotten t>o'i« at pu’dic aU'-tUvn. vear* to pay up Onisimas I’, raous c.ouwiup'atlng the purchase GpCas who nf the said nnfes Ac. can 'tispectand essiMine them at the office of the uu- Uei signed. U. FI-LLEKTON Bliisr. Blackville. S. C. Tru»tee 4c. ' January 3 I, IMP. a. —In tbv'INfitist (Hiwm If. H HiKlwn.'on the evening nt the 27lb ull. Kev T. M. restful I Gaiphln conducted tbe beautiful cere ninny uniting the lives of Prof. Clar ence J. Owens n( Orangeburg and M Is* Oue of the (vest philters that we Marie Louise, daughter of Capt. * It. know tell* us that lie egpecis to get 4*$ Kennedy. The churctf was beautiful- cents for his next cotton crop. ,* |y dreorated by (he loving batnis of de- . Weather Keeper Lange's aelf regU- 'otel fr»nds. A brillUot n»ep;lon tering Uieriiionieter at Blackville »ml a ipeib lei down to I f tlegrees Monday night iNsHajee «t • 1 large iiiimtier of relatives ami Feb- 1 elation wsa held *u Hie Barnwell Graded School bull ling Saturday; De cembcr 2>fd Notwitha'anding the in, element weather more thayi thirty teachers attended and took part In the proceeding*. - Hou.Jiio J. McMahan was present and delivered an excellent address, lull of sound thought and practical Ideat,. and It is to he regret «d that It was not hoard-hv every school officer and teacher In file county. Mr. McMahan I* a worker as well as a thinker and understanding the needs of our edncathmal system and being in dose touch and sympathy witji the teacliera. he lias infused new life into file schools and If * set In motion.many reforms that cannot fall to be of last ing bertelH to the State. He Is ener getie and enilmsiastlc and, being a forceful speaker, be never fall* to cre ate Hre same interest In- the cause be represent* ihal h feels himself. Hav ing at holsrship, the spirit of jrogres siveness nud the ahilitr to organlxe, lie is undoubtedly the right man for Su perintendent of Education, the most important office In our educktfoual ays tcin. After Mr. McMnha** 2 * address and short talks from Messrs Buist. Me- Cant* ami Marvhant the Association was organised and the following offi rer* were elected for the ensuing term : A. Buist. I’resldcnt; W. W Hart, Vice President; W. 11. Jone«. Secre tary and Treasurer; E. C. McCants, W N. Msrchanr, U. II W. Smith. Ex ecutive Committee. The next meeting will he held at Barnwell tbe tlrat Safnrdav In Febru ary and, aa there la much husinesa of Importance fn be transacted, all of the teadiei* of the county are Invited and requested to attend. Below la a list ol those who were present' Misses Carrie Llde, Merrie Brown. Kk>1«* Owens. Fannie Hsgooil, Susie E Creech, Minnie K. Washington. C K Bellinger. Anna Walker* Messrs A. P. Manvllle Jr . C. F. Carter. W, W, “ nwelL For the y«*r ending June "Oth. the. railroads In this State4ook In $H.- HOO.OOO. and paid In Stalk and other taxes MHJ.ot#. » TheSoutio ru RMilway will put oh tbe N> w Yotk and Florida special on the lOh lust,. It will iiiuke a mmrti brcuklng tun,.lighting only occasiot.- ally. Giading on the Cheraw-ro’innlda cnnnoclioii of toe Sealioaid Air Line will he compictctl this month. Al ter 'hat the Charleston-Augusta line will either maUnializc or take a Black Dia mond real. / SEWING MACHINE \ SUPERVISOR'S NOTICE. In ortler to keep the Msgl-trutca throughout Hie Cmintv jmsivd to tit- whereabout^nf th>;Cmiii»v ChainGaiig. 1 will heroufter puhlisli h notlcejin ••act. Week’s rsktie <If the Counti paper#. Fite cliain gang Is at the forks of tin Barnwell. Buford's jirulgc and Alien O. W. Batkqr, County Supv'sr. R. C Roberta, Jr.. Clerk. dale Ronds Remarkable Reamer. ) Handles the New Home ing Machines, best ever built asks the purchi _ public before buying to examine into their superior merits. • t Mr*. Michael Curtain. Plainfield. Ill . makes the statement th it she caught cold, which settled bn,her lung*: sic was Heated fora month by her family'- physician, but gr„w wivrse*^ Me-kdd _ __ ferSH, 'p'OlKisT attention will Be liven you Needles. Attachments and everything in an up- to-date house always In stock, and Prices chal lenge competition. CaJI In person o * drop a card by mail and promptest sumption at, cure her. tier druggist suggested Dr. KiugV New Discovery for. con«ni»t|i- tion; she lioughv* bottle and to herdc- liglit found herself honelltted from 'Ir-t dose. She eoniluned-Us ti** nud afur taking aix bottles, found herself sound ami well; now does Iter own lionsework, and is a* well as *h* ever ws*. Ftee trial bottle* of litis Great Discovery at 1 C. X. Uuickhalter’s, Barnwell, ami D K. Briggs it Co’s.. Blackville, Drug Stores. Largo bottles 50 cent* and $1 <10 * W. H. STILL-. BLACKVTLI, I*:. S. C. were enjoyed si the Itritlc's I.it iter bv a friend*. Marshal Gunnels <>f GnVSil, in I berg jail, for killing jouug ‘ Grimes Tub Pxori.r has and Is ftTOLKN MI LE. From inv premise* on the night of th>-3Mih De«-eiMi*era small black mare iint'.e A ye«r« id l, w ith •hort rumn A reasonable rew ard and maojr Hiatik* for it* recovery. Mr*. Margaret Ifsrtaog, Hlackt ille, s. C. Jit tge James A'drlc'i refused hall to t H i,,| InHumerable eon grsl ilia lion* were Bam-j tn-atoa cd on the fair favorite* of for; Wlliie | milt*, rnterlr* life umbw »uch happy ausplcra. A Urge niimlier of Iwauti 0 # n tut ami valiiatde presents will long re- in 23 mind them of ihi* ha|ipi*sl event of Werk This cnrre*|M>n>!ent admita entire in J ahiliiy In do Justice to the grace and | Accord ng to grape vine new* work j w insome beauty of the bride and atteii : will b>'gin on ib« svahoard Atr.l.lo*'- .Unt«, the exquisite elegance of thei- Charlesinu—AugUtla cOonevthm about I udle’.te*, the sallabtry of the groom next April. and hi* waiting men and of the *p«rk- I Mr.lt K Carroll gave bond on KrL ‘>r|l|l..cT of the entire ceremo-| | dar in Dn- *uiii of $2 ‘,(111 a* required by I ni * • Judge Aldriyli. and waa di*< barged ■ * — Hart. WTI T.merrg^ Allendale—Misses (hirlnne Searaon, Annie l.oii Dunbar, Luc* U’Ueai Dar- lingtoi . Sarfle K. Farmer. Hlackvilla—Mlsa Gertrude^ Care: Messrs S. D. Kickenbacker, E. C. Me- Canta. Millrttvill*—Mia* Kate Kirkland, Mrs V. h La a Aon. - Ulmer—I'rofa. Kobt. Kirkland, Jnn. M. Klr'slknd. Weathershre —MDa Addle Altman. Monie—Mia* Moxell" tValker. Dunbarton -Mix* Kettle II. Wa»h- In (ton. Klmo—Mi*« Pauline Cave. / Itiiddenville—Ml** Mav Kmannel. Thoinaa—Prof. W. N. Marrbaut. Morris—Prof W. S Rogers. Fsirfax—Prof. G- W. ||. Smith. Among tbe prominent vLitot* were Hons. Goo. '$f. Boles and A. Howard Patterson ;s BKnT in the WORLD. Ten to Mfiren thousand Palmetto A* paragus Koota lor aale. Apply at till* idSue. . (411 1 RESPASS NOTICE! t hereby notify all nerwina tre*- passing epon my lands by pasturing •lock, cutting wood, hauling straw, him'lug or lishing, hy day or hy night, that thev will on and alter tills date tie prosecuted to iIm full extent of the law. «, '■ - W, 4$^ Eaves. : .uecJsfii. — FAIRFAX LOCALS. Wedding bell* will toon be ringing. ft•no confinement. Friday wa* rruelly cold, hut a call from Capt. J. M. Gray of Slillwood, m || t| y •it u* io right oondillon lor the co.ih, ' | k# M ,i U <m1Ui and IUptl*t Sunday g of a Happy New i ear, | united and gave the children a To the regret of tbeir many Barn-I tre it of candii», fruit*, 4c. I hey all well fi lend* Me**ra W. C. ami U H-Jenjoyeil it Ve r Jf much. Halford returned to Augusta on *atur- M i-a Saw ver of Kitgelicld has conte eil and graceful liisirin-tu**. dow n to take eharge of tbe Fairfax Kn- programme wa* a* fojlowa: r: KLINE IK ITS. Among the happiest enjoyments of the (’hri*ti*Mi* time realized In Great Cypres* Township was the e itertain- ment given on the evening of the 3 ith uit by the school of oar worthy and highly avi-omplisbeitteacher, Mis* Kf- .. lie McKctitie. It was indeed a sflen- oOUtll \/ttfN>ltt>R. did *iicce *, wfitiiont fault or failure, and reflected InAnlta credit •'! tho fine ability and high cxceilnuev of ihisgltt- The A CAPITAL CHANCE. property ills Comp The property of the Maver- SEWING MACHINES ■ - IN THE WORLD. DJ. ffilAM NEXT DOOR TO Mcrctots and Planters Bank, *E IACKVILLE, S. Cs. " - ick Mills Company, located in Barnwell County, containing! 700 acres of land and water | power, well timbered and witlv good patches of rich cotton te^TITe"s<>ld'gr : WnHsioil, at 12 o’clock Noon, on Mon-* day, 50th January, 1900, bv OITrri the liigtieri result* of American IngenutAf and caidtal Dr. John M, Smith or his a-1 " JWir.'SpiaMId rtoa^Ml*, Happy New Uuom Sgging Machiuev gent- 1 Therms: Twenty percent. of| purchase money payable onj day of sale, balance within six- ( tv’days,- ’ W. HENRY GRANT. the Wondarla! —For C.v*h or on InstHllinenls—4V In Kji hangeHor Old d Machines In addition I handle the New I den I and New Climax—Lower I’rh Needles, (Hl< and AttachutenU for anr and all Sewing Machine*. Fir*t-rla*a Repairing done at short miiice. Call* made Is Aiken, Or-ngeiuirg and Harnwell Cnuntlea. F'(r Pi ice* or Particular* call on or w rile to u>e and promp* repl! made Se|(t. frMm. will be C01E STRAIGHT TO KoriC’K TO DEBTORS ANIM’RKD- ITOKS. All (iprsnns having claim* againal the Estate nt lira Ann w. Hagosnl. d I CAN SAVE M SIOI^EV. I gto still In bosli ami alf kind* of II" »mng t • r« tA Barnwell, ceased, will prsisenl the *3m- An me a* 1 Nt>B is die tune ami I Ills laihs olaca oner, properly proven, and all ier**(H* I ur you 4*»gelynur money a worth, owing live said estate will uiaho |»»f-I Al**( I will ib# «nv kind of lurnlug. met.I to me at o.me. sn.dv a* Cstlnmn*. A ...u amt lirmSieU. Win. 11. Oikrnvn. | 4)^ AII G.md. I>r.ivere.t within ten If you Dot’ll n finer horsp. i prettior marc or lK*IU*r niiili’j tlinN you find t’lsowlioii* in •lay after spending the holidays a> home. t- Twenty-iwo car load* of work itnl. m*)*, 8*2 head, have hern brought ini" the County lhi* season The deinaml terprise. Misses Annie ami Jennie : Durant, Wno had prev ii u«eharge iif il, I left lor their home in M irion County • before Christina*. M i««e« Eugenia and Estelle Young ■or hi* waterwolon mule# v’oiiliniies Al|lt m.. Kvi| t , nnnnT of 1 last w«gk away from home. WcareJ glad to have them back again. * Rev. John F Preacher w as married t" Mi«s Rivers of Cn«-ketvllie on Wed nesday. D«e. 27th. IMA) Mr Oti* l>eer of Ulmer* wssln tow n several dav* last week. His friends are always glad to see him ‘ - Four Inches ol Hie “BcaoUful Snow J lively. • Hatnwell was a pretty good tiffin du ring the holiday*. Tlie t'ay ir * court realized only $3 <<0 in dues from the few transgressors of the town ordi nances. , Col. sn 1 Mr*. R M Butler came up from Charleston on a visit to their snii. M,. i fioUshrys-periecf by Htctr-pwkwei SALK DAY. Tuesday wa* bitterly cold but many people braved the had road* ami low teiiiponvtora a d came to town. The tlav wa« the winding up of the holi- days and beginning of the new year’s work. r . The Master sold a few parcel* of la d, getting betier price* than usual. The Coiipty Board of Commissioners held its quarterly‘meeting There was / considerable business In the slock line. - / ‘ GOOD FOR GALILEE.’’ Galil e, S.C,', Jan 1st, 1»00. Mr. Editor: iVe let our i’ght shine In your last issue we see. an estimate ol J. C. Faust of Barnwell township of his extra farming.*' As, we are requested to let our light shine we feel It our doty to explain of other*. Air. K. O. Black, wah one plow, made thla year to ortr knowleJgc 11 hales of cotton, 200 bu«li el* of corn. 76 bushels of peaa. 90 gal Ion* of syrup, 80 bushels of potatoes, all other* product* In popmrtlou, in cluding rice. Let the good werk go on, let us hear front others. v Seldom Writer. l*KW ADVERTISEMENTS. Thoroughness is an admirable trait of Geiman character, in the Father land and in all countrhs* where tliese sturdy people make their h They can be depended on. And if anything ie needed in hi* Hue My. K. R. Meyer of Blackville can We relied on to give exactly 1 w hat he represent* hix good* to be And remember that pure water means"better health and the deeper tbe well tbe shallgwey the hills of the doctor and druggist. See Mr Meyer’* advertl«ement. _ If the Gr:*ss eaten by SjehdcTiadnes- zar was as dcl’clou* a« the Asparagus grown about. Elko and WillUton that old sinner didn’t have such a rough time after all. It is a money making crop, and with the better railroad fa- cilisle* of tins section supply cannot equal demand. Now is tlie^, time to plnnt roota, and two groweis offer them through advertlseinenta in Tax PxorLK. * You pay your money and take your choice.” Township pension board* are 1 J ulred to meet ou the third Monday In anntrv.* There D luually much de lay In t»D important matter, owing to the fac»- that it ia difficult to (el any «oe to eerve on the ianird. :i town. 5lnce Frldav Mr W. W. Cope of.Sy- ‘•more Town-hin U the vAungcvt sub scriber. He’ll outgrow that. .And liv s one o| Hie cleverest and best looking which he will not outgrow soon. The tax book* closed .Saturday night. Tnlea* the Legislature, which will inc't on next Tuesday, aliall extend the time a good many will hare to pay the penalty o: 18 per cent, for prucrastiua- "Joii. Col. L. W, Youmans paid n* a brief all on Thursihy He believes in stay ing ahead of hi* hmdtie**. I.aar year he made a full crop by starting early and keeping at It.' And his plows be gan running on new year’s day to p e- pare for another as large. The Musical Entertainment, at tjie Opera House Thursday evening was' a sparkling artistic success. The unfor tunate weather prevented a large at tendance. All present were more delighted, w hile the kept aways all grievously disappointed. The 22d Annual Ball of the Barnwell Col 11 ion (dub given on New Year’s night waa the most brilliant of the long series of those happy eventA previously (Mid, The music was excellent and many visitors from neighboring towns anil cities wen* present, and all in the facc t of the roughest of wint 1 *? weather. Rev.H. G. Beckwith, the new Mctho- ist pa*tor, prenehed hiy- ttrst sermon- in Barnwell on Sunday morning to a large, the weather co sidcred, congre gation. He took for his text the 27th verse of the 12th chapter of 1st Corin thians: “Now ye are the body of Christ and member* severally thereof.” His hoarer* were ino»t favorably Im pressed with both the ad in 1 fable mat ter and manner of his excellent dis course. WlLLtSTON NEWS. Wllllstnn Lodge No. 21 K. of P. e- let ted the follow ing "fib ers fur thD year: C. C—Dr J. #. Lee; V. C — A. Owen*; Prelate—M T. Willi*; M. K —H. Jeff Harvey; K. R. & S & M. F-J. M Hair; M. «.f W —M. W. Phillips; M.at A.—P. II. Sanders. Cspf. K. B. Cain of S. C. C. -I. is s|ieuding a few days with friends In and around town. Mattie Bush of Aiken is visiting rel atives in town. George Matthews of Savannah is vis iting hi* mother for a few days ( apt S. K Smith left Saturday for Paeksviilet he re|iorts having a flour ishi ig school at that place. Walter H. Hair left on Friday for hl« home at Marigold, Mb* , having spent a pleasant week witli the oid folks at hoim 1 . T F. 8. Weathersbee and 0. C. Hair, 8 Hl '' i who are working on the S. A. L R. R. than it, < olnmhia, spent Xma« at home. we,e J. A Newsom, the efficient clerk at To .the K liuir of Tmk PxorLK: Will yon please grant me space in your column* to make the folluwiug announcements: T.iere will tm services next Sunday at lllzpah at 11 am, and at Salem at | :30 p m. i he Hoard of Stewards of the entire circuit Is called to meet at tiie Method ist church in the town of Barnwell on Tuesday, Jan 0th. II am. Very lar-j portant busines* will tie tr*n*a*'ted and | I ho|ie that every Steward of the four churches on the Barnwell circuit will 1 be present. —* •Tnn. G. Beckwith, i Prexcher in ilurge BaruweU Clrcait- the Columbia HoUgl, is visiting his rel atives here , isses Maud and Emma Harley spent Xmas with relatives in Augusta J E Kennedy- and Lewis Smith, who are attending Furman University, spent the holidays at home. .iliss Maner Mix*on, a lovely blond nf Columbia. D visitidg the family of J J Wise. "^'Prof Willis gladdened his friends by spending the holidays with r them. , Mis* Belie' Weathersbee cam« home to* attend the wedding of Miss Marie Kennedy. She wa* accompanied hy Misses Meta McMicliael and — Brown of Lake City; they left on Sunday morning. Misses Lillian Phillips and Salile Rountree from S. 0. C. 1 came home to spend Xmaa. AA the nonnnl-elertfon To Officer* of Hope Mnige 126 A. F. M tlie following • •llii-eis were electr4> It, M —J. T. , Smith. Jr ; S. \V.—H. K. Andersop; J. W, Dr J. P I^e; Treasurer, il. Jell' Harvey; Secretary, W. II. Cary; S. D , I J E Sqnde-s; .1. I)., T. J. Brooker; ] Stewards, H. W. Scott and J. P. Me- I Creary. . • Welcome Addre**—Mr. C!av Pate Song, A Hearty, Hearty Welcome-- by Sc In ad. Hecllaihin, The ilolldaya are Coming -—MU* Je*«ie'Cave.< iMaiogue, Wbat Will We Be—by sev ers I siaall girt* Recitation, Lip* that Touch Liquor Shall Never Touch Mine—hy Miasi.Id le Jenkina. JU.ng, America—hy School. Recitation—by Master Rnbt. Creech ” f Annle’e and Willie’s I’ray- er—by Mis* Esther Jenkina.* Dialogue—hy MDa Esther Ail and II# fmlUMMWPiWiIwi ■ Kecitalloii-a-by Hugh Ail. Motion Song, Here W*6 Stand—by the llt'le MW*. ; ■ Dialogue, The Cat pet Bagger—Mis ses l.idie Jenkins, Jetaie Cave and Blaiicltc Ihompson. Kccifation. Graud-Ma’s Mistake—by Mi*. Willie Best.. Reciiation Santa Claus on the Train —by Miss Maude Jnnkiha. Recitation, Tlie Xmaa Tree—Mis* Annie I'arzlen. ong,Columbia—by school. Recitatio , How Girls do When They Want to Catch ^a Beau—Mbs inex Creech. Recitation, Don’t Marry a Man if He Drink*—Mi** Esther AIL Recitation—Miss Mary Rest. ” —Master Walter Diamond. Dialogue, Tiie Bridal Wine Cup Song, We’ve Had a Very Pleasant Time—by school. A rrlval Of Santa Clans. Distribution of Ninas present*. A generous disti ibution of presents from a well fruited Christina, tree, made by the notable and noticeable Santa Claus, dHigbled and amused old and young equally. * , Among our visitors for the holidays we are delighted to mention : Miss Pauline My rick of Ulmers visit ing Miss Jane Jenkins. Mias Pauline Cave at home from her duties of teaching in Orangehui g coun ty, where she is much delighted with her surroundings and work. ' / Cadet B. M. Jenkina Jr. at home from Clem son. I*r. Tom Hogg at homo from the Charleston Medical College. Dr. S. Hickson from Auguata Medi oal College. Mi«mui Emma and Cassle Owen* of On Tomorrow .*W two car loads, will be receiv ed. They arc all rijtbt nntl will he sold ho cheaply that the buyer can well consider bin t nirclutitc an a C’hriHlmnsGifl. mean htisineMi. • CHAKLIE PKOWX, f Agent. FOR SAI.K—An Aeolian, a musical instrument which I* auloinatic. and vet artis lc; automatic, bsstaiisa il can nowle.lge offilW w hateW-7• 'an dS" hessausM tho Urns*, cxprvs.ioiz,imiealnsd- ing are nil under .the control of the |ier fornter, which fact remove* the Aeolian from the class of strictly automatic in strunicnts Ail kind* of iinisic uisv be purchased for the Aeolian; pnpulai music, sacred iinisic, dance music, ac companiment* to songs, iind all til* classical inhsic of the grand old mas tors. * Examine the Aeolian pamphleta; note the prominent people from Goeen Victoria to G rover Cleveland^ w lio liave purchased the higlier priced Aeolian*, and see the tesUuioniaia from the world's most famous mu-tcian*. This small Aeoliap, pnrnliased on« vear ago, cost JltiO 00 liealde* freight etc. It I* practically perftctlv new a* it. has been ti ed very little. PriceITow 75 0», incltffllng several piece* of ilne music. Apply to O. K. Ryan. Barnwell, 8. C. Wm. II. Oskman, kxcs'iiiur. Blai kvllle, 8. • T. B. ELLIS. ,jr. Surveyor and Civil Engineer Hprclal attention given In the compu tat inn of water-powers, leveling and drainage. A |M>sialcaril addreasedto me at Mar lin, 8. C., will receive prompt atten tion. nctl-bO, ty All GimmIs wile*; over ten m For I or User p«i Isr.iverwd within tea Ma F. O. U. U'Ui4i'R writ# |«» J. A. IIA If I Frt. Jr x? T.*8. * Dr.J.H.E. MILHOUS Surgeon Dentist, RLA(’KVM*i.K, - - - - - 8.0 Will lie at ki» off | «1ar and Tor ad*) « hiU la- at Ms II" j- | rr> Frida) and n»! jr. I iMiintnK-iits to mi-1 countv towns or cal! ;v 1 I am a full grwlcitir t.'olWire: hare had srv- J tlral ca|irrWn«r, me) t of work and prior*. The West End Store 8pouts vpltiiig Misses Pauline god Jes sie Cave. *** Cadet A. B. McMillan visiting home of Mr H. B Cave. Last hut not least must he mentioned Ihe delight afforded to a host of young folks b'y a cak walk at the home of Mr J M. Goodsou Friday evening, tbe '29th uit. ^ Observer, Volr.inir Kruplions Are grand, but 8kin Eruptions rob Amungthe honored guesU a.t Lake i life of joy. Buvklen’s Arnica rtnlve, Vicwr on last Thursday were: Mr. t Waller fl. Hair of Marigold, Mi**.. Mi.Clie«ier Matthews, Riverside, Mr. Willie Matthew*, Maxim, N. C., Mr. G. C. Hair, Oolumhis, Miss Edna Hair, Kbrhardt, Dr. J. P. L*e, Wild»ton, and Mts« Matid Hair iff Williatrm. All re- perted having quite *n enjoyable time. Kr X . I* selling out All The Time. QUARTERLY STATEMENT ^OF-r / - . THE BANK OF BARNWELL, Barnwell, 80. Ca. , — At the close of Business, Dec. — 30th, HML RESOURCES: Banking Hoiiae and Fixturos$ G,7riL12 Other Real Estate 180.00 I.oans and I Hscounts 44,1131.33 Cash in vault and due bv other Banks. 103,2^.HI “yft LIABILITIES. npital paid in ... If 60,000-00 irplu* Fund. 8,000 00 miivlded Prollts Net. .. . 3,(>74.29 Dividend No. 23 pa v a .Me .hm. 2, 11*00 2,100.00 Personal Deposit# ,s. 79.424.45 Due otlmr Banka 1,070 52 Call and choose. Better value* fnt Cash than ever before offered in Bain- well county. „ Now the time, the West End Store the place. Mrs. G. A. NURNBERGER. / Proprietress. General Merchandise LIGHTNING Live Stock \mUHANCE. —At Lowest Rates In— T. H. OWEIVlS, m Strongest Companies, watch makkk ,m> jewki.eSp*.—ffuilef, Calhoun 4 Co. West Ekd Maim St., Barmwkll, 8.C. Ten year* experience lias qualified me to do the best work and to guarantee complete sat isfaction. J^yltepair* executed with promptness and dispatch. Jewelry ordered by sample. Price* as low as the lowest Crystals in Open Watch 25 eta. “ “ Double Com* 10 ct«. fy Two dfhim W est of Price's Uepalr Stop. —prness at— THE BANK OF BARNWELL. Auditor’s Appointments. Jruy. —THE— [0 sen 7- cures Gtetn; also Old. Running and Fe ver sore*. Ulcers, Boils, Felons, Corpa, Waru. L'uta. Bruises. Burns, 8caM*, Cliapimd Hand*. Chilblains, Best Pile cure on earth- Drives out PpiHS ami | Ache*. Only 35 cu. a box. Cure gu.tr- j autred. Hold by C. N. Kurckhalter, ! Druggist, Barnwell; D K. Briggs 4i Co.*, Druggisu, BlacavUly* - * E. 4 0. E. ' S154.fl78.ltl Before mo personally appeared F. C. Biuler, Cashier, and made o«th thar the foregoing statement I* correct and true to tbe best of ills knowledge and belief. F.C. BUTLER. ( .»hier. Sworn to and subscribed before me this 3d day of Jany A. D. 1900. JLG. W. Walker, ft a) y Notary Public, 80. Ca. Attest: C. M.CALHOITX. A. P. MANVILI.K. BLTLEK UAG«H»D. PrrMrei Do)i sad OlrU far CoUrc* aad far llsslaets. Jr The High fchoo! Department, which con sists of the eighth, ninth and tenth grades, is devoted to instruction in tiie higher braucht-s. English, Fiench, Germ a, Latin, Music, Higher Mathematics, Book- Keeping, a* well as all common school branches, will be iboroughl)- taught Miss Edith Townsend w ll have charge of the dei>artti)ent ot music snd tiurnun A kindergarten depnrtment hns hem ear toblished under an ext>erleiced teacher, MW 1 Aeic M. iUimsey. The ratrg cf tuition are: Eiahth Gnide... g2.(i0 jhw month (4 weeks.). Ninth tirade 2.5u ** Tmfhtirade.... 8.00“ Music 150 14 German lr ...... 1.00 •* Kindergarten... 1.00 “ ‘ ’ era Ot-I and rahjecu are free to <• 11 11 u N M All-oi her His Hr triet. pupils Bring in tbe Barnwell Uraded be bool I>tstrl< Excellent board can be had at I Hat reasanvda nfes. The Principal will have genera] auper- vislon over aU pupils b.Anhnc In town. For pruspbetu* cr further b.( finalion ad- Mondafi Tuesday, *• Wednesday, 41 Thursday, ” Store. Friday. ** Saturday, “ / Moods.v% “ Tuesday, “ Wednciday, V 8t<rf). Thursday, •• Tncsilayi Wednesday. ** Tbursday. Feby. Friday, Tuesday, Wednesday, “ . Thursday, Friday.. Tuewiay, Wnlneaday, •* ‘Titntsday, nedv’s Stole. 13, Soellitigs. Ifi, Joyce Brar.cb. 17, Dunbarton. 1% Ashley’* Homo 19, Robfcins. 2i> v Fursj’a store. 22, Baldock. 23, Appleton. * 21, Dunuau Hatnk* 25, 80, 3!, 1, 2. d. Allendale. Fairfax. Svoai'iore. Uimers. Brownell, Friend* hip. , Kevrly Branch* U h.iJcva^. . Fdackville. 15, -FTSC. 14, B iliiaton. , 16, MercaiM*. Ken- W. 11. J0NE8, Goa II Katie, Ct 'V m. Me Nab, w. p_ ivwmmL m a t’d. ■ Me be at the above rucr.tlcnttj places on date* designs:***!. All pavers arc requested to uvake '.hdr turn* within ihf time pn«<- ■ Uw—from Janr lat to Fehv. aRb will bare to add 60 per oiwvt p8»i personal |»ro|jerty returned date—Feb». StHh. Hei* See Statute* 1893. This h r* tomarv4ievetof"re, iuit 1 dere*l by Cpnt)D piv •trWUy < statute. T - KarBwel