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I T^e Barnwell People. THURHDAY. DECKHBtCR 15, 1PI0. tjA 8UDi)EN DEATH. STRINOFKU.OW-SMOAK. Mr. W. D. Weathrrsb^of Dnnhuton . ThU •fter»,«on »t tb« prettr h"m* \n nged iibout 00 yenrn tmldeuly on Elko of wbiuli »he l» »o fulr i»n»l Mondny iiiorniii^ in blm*kvil> # wh^re lin ^ cberUbed • flower Mi-» ho whm viiitiu^ bin «ion f^arkem*, from Amelia, daughter of ^Mr Benneti h «tr..ke of |ntrHly«iM. Hr pa^d Strin^fHlow, will give hrr hri.rt »nd through Hnniwell on f^tord*v. “and luU. thr loving life keeping of picture of healih. In hu death the Mr David Ha.i.uel Kmoak. «• them In Advance per Annum $1.60 | county has loat one of its best citiaena and for them 1 h* I eohi.k wtshea all per .auuuui • “ ! J the happlnea* that life c*n give to ill beat favorite* RATK8 OP SUBSCRIPTION. Ob Time. DYNAMITE FARMING. The II rot »ert Ion of the chain gang: There" will ire aomethi ng new in agrl- ROUNTREE TtlOMP>ON. Hiia week at Zinn Branch on the BlurtCultural mctlindr under tlic Barnwell Koad. Tpc eecond aectlou reraalQ* (.'ounty nun on next Monday alien ” e * re nonored witii an announce sear Ulmers. J. B. Harley, Clerk. J. B. Morns, Hupr. HARMONY LODGE NO. 17 A. F. M. l A/Ar^.Urcomrnur.WtlonofH.ir'nony 1 SCHOOL SANITATION Unige No. 1., A. I. M. will be held id Masonic Temple or. Thursday Dec. 15th. 7.;*» o’elock Visiting brethren are ooriUai.y invited to attend. H. W. yuin. W. M. Wm. McNab, Sec me regular meetlug ot Barnwell Lodge No 16, Knights of Pythlaa will three quarters of an avre are to be mcnp of the marriage In W illisfon on broken up with dynamite on Mr. J. i l “e 7th inst. of Mlsa Le««ie Marion. farmers Inter- daughter of Mrs Harriet Rountree, and Mr. Henrv Melville Thompson. To the charming, lovely bride and the tiand«ome, happy groom Tiik I’k >- rlK gives us tiest wi«he» that lives «n happily begun may reap all happiness and |>rosperitv and tie spared all sor- r"W in rtif sunsliine tlirrugh which Allen Tobin’s place Farmers Inter ested in new ideas are invited to be present. The Ultner School. Misses Thayer and Pate teachers, teaches healthful- ness ns well as hook lessons. A stone • lhe\ shall walk together. water cooler has taken the place of the open water bucket and a "rparate • H —ELLISON. drinking cup for each pupil is pro- ‘ vlded. The cooler is provided witii Married on yesterday in t'ohiwbl* at b« held at their Hall on Friday night ; Watt . r vv tiicbis drawn ort for the residence of Frank G. Touinkiu., at K o’clock^ A full ^attendance U r , ljrtv ttl| . OH , H 'througl. a fi,licet. There , K-q . brother-in-law if the bride. M--s is no more plunging of a common dip- ’ Sophie, daughter of Judge R^’ltert Al in the opeu tuicket. rsqneated. By order of IL W. QUIN, C. C. Wm. McNAB. K. R. & S FOR SALE—I offer for quick sale my house and lot on South Marlboro Street; price 11500. This i* a most de sirable piece of residence property and D cheap at the above price Mrs. K W. Hsrlev, care of Mrs. K. 1* Best. noT‘2t-4t Bai nwell, >. O. •••••»•••••••••••••• • • • HERE AND HEREABOUTS. • • • ••••••••••••••»••••• Only ten days to Christmas. Fourteen week days remain for tax payments without penalty. An appreciated call was made ua on Munaay by Mr. R. S. Weathersliee The carnival i» over and gone to Beaufort, aud with it much Chrutmaa cash. The valuable property of 'lie |»te Dr U. H". Krwln ta advertised fur sale la this issue. According to in old sign dark nights < bristmas will be followed by s good fruit year. Ths December meeting <*f the salt- kebatebie Agricultural t lub will be held tomorrow . Mr.J. B. Moore returned from Mot Hpriivg* on Jvauirdav. great!} Ihiproved tv its kesliug waters. Sloes kuilUng went out of f**h!n* the (,'bristnias tr^e has taken tnr ^•|a^e • f the Santa Ulaua stor king. Numerous Barnwell ('ounty Mason- atlsuded the annual mevting of the Grand Lodge In Charleston this week W ork on the Mko H:gh School bui'd- Ing goes on well and it is eit.eeted that the root will be pul oiT before < hrlel- Oias Fourtb week juror* w i]] be (!i»< hs'ge I on aext Wednesday. JI si mat., sad ins •ou ri w ill hear eqiily ease* on.il the end of the term. Governor Ansel ha* appointed Mr. M. 1. Ifltchlng* Magiatrale at W iHt. tan to tucceej J u Ige W. I.. Krr der.rk who bad resigned. Dr. J. H K MUhous, who I* a* op to dale in farain.g as hr i* etn.neul I aurgery, advertises ijood se. d for nrx: year * cotton r rop lm not forgst, O 5’e |ea«-tiers, tt,c meeting of your Association nr. sa’or- 4ay next, leal ve ati»s tisarlr.g the ad- Mrese of Lawutu H Evau* of Augutta « orrespondents, advertiser* a n .1 every t>od y will toHa»e take mdice itiat ws Want to take thing- • a • I 1 V t tl I » ( fiMstma* lime .So sru I io your new- t>r builnest early Die neat week Martie l on tin* 't!! urn at the resi dence of the brl 1e • m ftiei in Bam berg by K< - 1 <» Hsftiert, Mr J. lm M Harr of l.e<'«v I le .-n | M » Alma K. Hay*, daughter o| ti)« U;. wen, F, M Bamberg. Supenaten lent t'roueh t.rough' liar k from i opimnia a ha' t*oms phot .grsph of the Barnwell t orn ( ong'es- cu rse of (io , tn « ansoluieli lair l*nee. THE COTTON < KOi>. drub, and Mr. David'G. Ellison of Columbia. And all Barnwell give* sincerest con- gratulttinns to tiie well beloved daugb- Tbe report of the United state* De- ter wtioae life has been of m*e beauty partmeut of Agtieulture l««ned on Kri * n, l sweetness here frotn infa.ncv and day estimated thD ve ir’a cotton c r*'p ' f" t “ t * ctio*en liusliand who shall In all at I 1 Ufi.iM) bales j their future veara hold iier iieart and A ml the price advanced after the j “ Hni * a* sacred treasures in liis faith- new* was given out $2 oh to $1 25 per keeping, fish*. According to government tig-I lire* the crop of luut) wa* In,'Ud.lM'd j LAST WEEK FRIENDS bale*, that nt lltus was l.'t,'c'7, ii't*. *outIt ( arolI year 1-1,1 lii.unij haljs I he soutli ( arolina estlilla'e for till* , AS OLD TIME U INTER. That’s the prediction of a prophst witti a memory reading hack to the winter* before the war. Then the most of the cold came before Chrl«t- tna*. mid after new year the weallier moderated. There w on Id he occasional itiorc snap* of cold but ent enough to • tav farm work or po-tpone corn plant ing Nter than the beginning of March. That w a* before the protecting pine wooi). fell h t fore tiie saw mill* and niadeea«v the way v( the blizzard* (rom tiie north. M ETHfiDlsT M 1 N ISTEBS. Ths following appointment* for this territory were made l.y Hi-hno Hen drix pre-nling over tiie Soiuh f'uiolina Ai.nnal ( onfrevnee in Cturie-toli : A Ih-ridsle —J " w o ling. A pp cton — E Z .1 alio -. BaftrWftl—W «f S'lvder. * 1 a r —i 11 he -II III.' icd , lJ«mtierg—vs H liodge* Denmark—I E Morn*. Elirt.ardl — A it V* nls.ui S p r 11. g 11 e I d - -11 M A n n e v H'-v E. * V* I Ikes goe. io I lifton and ( ' 1 w pen-, Si i«r:hnt'u ■ g t ountv. K'V J T I’eeler [o C tl III be I 1 a lid , Uharie*toii. 1.0T A (,U(»D SHAKE. lUrnwe] farmer* did not win r1'«t ilonor* c r h.gfie-f prize* in 'tie < o'i. ("ongres. in ( U unit'la l*«t week, hut they made a f ne show iijg, e-pecially a* so te w oi t hem -n i, r> d i to- i "i y. «r t r Colo j.e 1111 o 11 wna -o many rival* ( fi In GeiMgis, Nor.li t ar. |iua and thi* S t a ’ e Tne follow ing B»rnwell farnsvr* were wirier*. kk 1 'V a 1 ke r. It' a ■ k v | i , -*t c ■ I n t V pr 1*" f ’ 11 •• a - . , Bea! . I n g |,. -a •, a V va'ie’y . s, , .ill • uig re.-ino a 1 liuirh' 1 ■« pi > o (id* l’;» 111 e 11 ■ f r M f. r M or a. e J 1 r.. on li K k - . »i in, d eo iiny prlz ., f'i casli. Heat In ears w tl cor i , See, Old I 'on *' re*» Ion a! Di ■ tru-:, r.r»t p' z*-, a pig given by "1 ay lor faro, of i ol o m Id a Jacob is i * • i, Rlsckyille, *e.'ond pnze >cci.nd t '• o g re.aion*; Dlatmt, » »t«*C I he a HI w ,1 » i tl g p o w W H W k ko ttilr l pr'/s ■aecond l on g res-ion a| Diitri t, I'.oO poo ml - I "a' me't" fe r' 111 r» r Mo-s itarnweli 'armor* wl| We in tbs field next yi ar Th'y will •tart earlier, go fa»11 r ami get in re .ban in t'il« year of late beginning and anial num bers. THE G E\ ERA I. SESSIONS ( on tl t V tn.ot 11 a' l h e I o* I ol!gI e«* had n n it and w a» ,*o.e * f ti u - i n e - - and f i to y On l»*t Thursday night about oin ! o'clock tire destroy, d a -tore f. ill i ng and itfc CO' tent* tietonging t" Mr I ang Brant, near 1 Irner* . I hi ti n' ling, which was used a* a barn, containc 1 about |.’)i*l w or'll of pea«, coMoil seed, ' farming itnplemeut*. e c There wa- no tn-urance I tie ti i c >* auepo-oi to ; have been incendiary in orig u an I I ^iperrlaor Morn* and In- blood ljoo"d* i were sent for, but the ' hre bug" was j not caught. JTidge Memminger pre*Mea at thi* term in a manner happily c im'uning 1 ••orutsnt diligence, untaritrig coiirte*!, coropicuoiis atnlitv and coii«eo i.'iou- fairnes*. The attorney - are supporting w»li Ids eflorU to relieve the congealed docket*. Tbe presence of Mrs. Memminger and Master Robert makes Barnwell feel like a country home to these so welcome temporary residents, whose «r*y caq not tie too tong for the wishes of tbeir many aud adcuinug frlomjs, The old time neighlKirlme** lhat characterized Barnwell county people before thr day* and month* and year* of commercialism came ha* not yet en tirely departed' On Monday M i. J. O. Griffin pt^ved that happy fact by bringing u« a contribution of'thn mo*t toothsome sausage and backbone that a tirst das* f inner and superior house keeper could prepare. For there was the flavor of the beloved o! 1 time* when life w»# a long period of ease and com fort and abundance at home and of kindly relation* to neighbor* and gen erous sympathy with the less fortunate. There was a plenty of thi* good pre* Christmas cheer .o go round, and all the office waa tempted to go Back to the Farm. Tbe vote of thank* was uoanlmous. A dsring attempt st escarm wa* made early Thursday morning by Charlie Holman, colored, who wa* convicted at the March term of court for cow stealing and sentenced to five year* on the chain gang. With a piece "f a tiie mat he say a he. got.. Lu. AllejodfUe. he succeeded In filing the shackle from one leg, ami while the other convict* were at breakfast made a brtak for freedom. He wa* fired upon ky Guard Ed Weimorts, the first *h<>t taking tiff one linger, wliil*- tiie second *triick him In the right side, going through ins body. He wa* carried back to the camp aud his ^wounds dressed. It D thought that ho will recover. It will be remembered that Holman •soaped from jail la*t Bpring ami gave tha officers and the bloodhounds a live ly ebaae lasting two days before be wee inallj caught near BlackviUe. _ Mi tv our D-t week'* report Die I’ourt of i.ciu-rs' fM'-.nui* dl-pu-ed of th" fol io w 111 g n-c- • 11 s i in i" W i 1 o. (ll», m ii rder. w It ini re w hi- p "* iff tint guilty ami ph ailed goil- ly Im*n-iaiigli cr II•• w ,•»« -cntctn e.l I" -erve two y ai — at bar : Ubut on tiie Cou ii' y cii »i t. g 11.g (fio'-gc A-hoi, who was charged wi;li inuidcr and foun t g nitv o' man • • laughli ' wa- scntenct-' l to Iwo year* i at I ia I A ! air r Ahuphtf D u hi I ti snd John Hamp !o.i, lini.-ebre'ik i ng and larceny, were fn'wid gutty Mini -ent.-nced to 1* months at hard later U itf and Arthur Green, murder, tint g u 111 v, E i*' Brow n, keeping a hnu*e for gl'ilt'lli g, pleaded guilty snd Was *.-n teuced to itirve months burd labor or M fine Ilf |2.'|. Tlic ia»i* against the following, charged with violation of tiie dispen sary law were ecintlnii' d : Aaron JamUon. B>fii McKerley, H. H Rn-h, Cora Cotinel.y, Katlfe Dicks and B H. Cudam Font teen parties eitlier pleaded gull y or were convicted of violating the di»- ,.en*arv law, the total amount of tine* Imposed -aggregating fgltiO. Out of this number tho following have paid: W .1. Faust, |It*i; Mace Jeffcost, IlhO; .1. C Calhoun, $.')0: 0 F Greene, full; Norrtlau (irt-ene, IKK); Marvin H' l and, 5100; Lucius Rohlnson. $25;. Robhie Adams. $25 Gs*ie Jenkins is kerving out III* sentence ou tiie chain gang.^ John Mcl.emore, I.ee. IVwell and Joint i. Renew have appealed to tiie Supreme Court. On Thursday eight appeal cases were heaid by Judge Memminger and only tsvo were sustained and new 10*1* ordered. The Court of General Sessions fin ished its work on Thursday, and the Court of Uommnn I’leas convened im mediately thereafter Good progress is being made in clearing tiie usually heavy docket. Our earlle-t ealDr was Mr. T. R F.r- i win, whose visits are alwav*-ton short to saii«fv our enjoyment, of hi* good company He eclipsed all recent rec ord* bv tiie payment of three separate subscription* Tne recollection of happy Rich I.snd \ «ar was brought us by Die annual c*.i "f that thiT"ngh going, always cheerful and cheering merchant-plant er, Mr B F, Wealhersltee. And we almost envied Mr B F. Baughman a* we listened to hi* account of life In the ble**ed country home sur rounded hv flowering tree* In Spring time bending with golden burdens ss the Fall ripens and Die fields are full "f plenty snd prosperity . As helpful s* a Surnlsv sermon was the quiet i hat w ith Rev J M Bande.s, w hose clear sighted judgment of life and its lesson* make* him a good mis • mnary wherever he goes. There are no hslfwav doing* in (’apt. 1. K. Matr's composition. Straight forward In ewry deed aud tbmrifhf be keeps the golden rule of treating hi* neighbor as himself, and hi-conscience must becry-t-llv void of offence. The evident pleasure with which he seitlea 111. (Jues s|w M\* doubles the value of hi« liberal unquestioning payment. On the ev of a yolun'sry attendance upon the I ouiiiihia • urn < ongre-s Dr. J II E Mull u-e sent us *n iotere-i- a letter that we reque*t him, for the pu’ lie go..,) io glie >i* a foil write up of that great event His judgment "f it* worDi aid lueafiing wouM t>e of weight and yslue to all agriculturist* If h* • || w r j • 1 "g rna V be conshiered a M In 1» X of "t.a-si ter and i"Udltl"ii th n M r W I i alhoim mii«t he in tiie pei- fect flower o' hesitii and happllie** aid it-e 1 ii 1 ties*, Id* cieai tirain the autocrat and dl'ector of every nerve and muaele and equal t" the -oln'ion of the most ytiing protdenia of the modern farm fe A *afe man to fo| ow m tin- m**- ter farmer f the ■*, lM t i.-ide, a id- neer in new endeavor* who make* no mt-- taki *. \ erv much enj ye.l w a* the hu-y lav c* 11 of Mr K S < a< e «o hapt'V in hi- home life and Die oorwpanion-htp of turtoundliig good neigiihor*. doing hi- e v ry duly we I, enjoying ev.- r y wak’ig hour and looking forward 11 o | .e f 111 1 v to future year* of good for tune From him we learned much ano from him we hope to learn lie re. We alwav* Dii' k •( Ko.emarv *• a town-hip of tiafdv memorie* tiiaf are u n.1 i*l ii Died hv the noises and -rriving* i of the new SoiiDi World, in which the wli|si|e of tiie locomotive and the honk ol Die automobile sound and tepeat the requiem ol Die dead pa“i >o when Mr W I’ Mitchell psv* us lii* annual vi*it we are a hov again fur a time, nt - It the printers cal for more c*pv nr t-dl u« the |iaper I* In I Even then Ii I* ea-v to bring tn mind the picture of In* contented tace, to hearing In* p!ea*anl wu.rfii. ANNUAL REPORT OF THE County Superintendent ol Educatioo. To His Honor, the Presiding Judge: The Home Bank of Barnwell para to Us Deposjtors In the baying* Depart ment 4 per cent Quarterly Compound ed. Pleasant and .courteous treatment accorded all in each Department and •triot privacy wkh overy transaction, ad. U-s-s z_ The Wonianl* Mission So- lety of the Elko Hap i»l < h u rch w tl 1 give an oy* ter «up|ier in Hie Town liai! on F riday evening, Dec In, irom 7 5o to ln.Jil o’cloik. M r» Rosa Stan sell, Mr*. W H. Wontey, Mr* M (V Hit:, For ( omnuttefc. EVERYBODY COME. There will be a festival at Ulmer* School House Friday e\enlug, Dec 16 Supper from b to 11 o'clock. Tiie mnu ev will go for the benefit of tiie Baptirt Parsonage of this field. Mr*. J. (1 McMillan, “ J. O. Griffin, “ Wyman Harter, “ A. R. Tuten, •' G. A Best. W. (). *McCa*key, Mi*s Ada >anders, •* Florrh-Harr#r, Uoinmittee. «(',625 DaYS OLD. (’apt. Jonathan H- Miller, a native of Beech Island, now a resident of Au gusta, reached the ripe age of a hun dred year* on Friday last. In good heslth, barring failing sight. The event was celebrated hv Die tiring of a hundred cannon and ended with a re ception at Die residence of Judge H. ('. Hammond, to which everybody was Invited A feature of the reception was a cake on which a huadred can dle* burned. Ip wa* so heavy that It took two men to 1ft it. THE MEAT SUPPLY. Report* made from seven leading in terior live stock markets to the Depart ment of Commerce and Labor at Wa*h In Barnwell Cnnhty there are fifty school districts Five of these are special school district*, district* oper ating under a special A'd "f the Legis lature During the school year closing June doth. PMO, there were 04 white school* and 7;t negro school*. Teach ing these school* there were 104 white teachers (IS men included), and fi7 negro teacher* < 2*2 men Included) Tiie majority of the white teachers had first g 1 ade teachers’ certificate*, while the negroes had second and third grade certificates about evenly vivided. Tiie enrollment numbered 2 510 while* agaitrst 5,47“ negroes In thi* enroll ment, the white hov« and girl* number about the same; with the negroes there were appraximaf'lv 1.000 more girl* than hoys, 'The session of tiie white school* averaged nearly 30 weeks; the negroe* ba 1 e!v 17 week*. The total revenue of the countv was f 62 HI 1.96 for school purpose* Tiie expentiiiur" amounted toftsulGQh. leaving * hsl atice on hand July 1st, 1010, 514:!25. < J0, over $1,000 mors thaa last year. TKl’STKKS. On July 5th of this year the County Board of Education in accardancn with the law commissioned trustee* for ad the school district* except tiie so called special school district* Their coinuii«- tluns in effect until J uly, 1912. ftraeiAi. taxaTIojv Thirty-five of the Ifty school districts in the county lew a special tax for school purpose*. Since the dispensary wa* voted opt six school districts either raised their levies or voted a special lew to replace Die deficiency caused bv the loss of fund* from this source. Wi li-ton pavs 7^ mills (the msximumisnd Cedar Grove pay* one mill (the minimum) Tiie amount raised f om thi* source is nearly $15,• dOO. STATS All*. Five ^tate tilled high schools oper ate in the county, VVilliston, Barnwell, Alienda 1 *, Blackvilb* snd Fairfax The maximum amount received tor the present session will be $.525 for Allen dale and the minimum amount l.ihu wl I be received hy th" Barnwell High School On|v two «chnol« will receive aid from th" fund appropriated fiNr the exren-i in of the public schools. Bar bary Branch and Ftlind-hlp anioot. hi 11 pini.s Marked Improvement ha* recently been made In both tiie rnr*l . Mild the town »i li'M.l* Since January l*t, 191(1. four coiiiitrv srhnij* time erected new building-, and ' w 11 town ■ ehool* have issued bonds for *1 him! building* Fllko Voted $e,l*M worth of • ehool tmnd* and V\ lllstmi i-»ued (12 1» ti Tiie funner •"Inml hought sii fl, Hsi si Fool |. t nearly ten '.cres, anil now ha* a 45 1**1 brick building under con • t r Ui't'nn Th' latter sehoi'l. "'1 Itston, ha* secured a 1"' and wi j begin Die erection of a modern building hi an ear'v date. During the Inst ScUnol *e»*ion two schools. Oak Grove and Hilda in the coh ntr v r--, ei \ ed eacli $,)0 a« * prize from the State Rural School Improvement A*»oclatii*n. T a *<' 11 x as. TLo average salary paid tiie wiilte male teacher* for the la-t session wa* $5 0 and the white female teachers wa« f2tu The •alsr? average for Die pres ent *e*«ion w i I exceed Dil* amount hv a few dollar* There j* little discrimi nation in the ssDries of the (’"liege Women and the oDier teacher* M"*i of the women t> sciier*, white, tpdd teacher*’ cer'ificite* secured a* a te- • ult of teacher*' i-x .mina 1 ms except in the town school* the teachers haie certificate* Issued on college diploma* The average salary for the negroes D a* follows : tn-" $!S0 women $120. >eini-antiual teachers' examinations are held by Die Coutitv B 'ard of F'lio- ca'lon. Ttie numtier of white teacher* i* ati<" t the «aine a* Die negroes, won about five women to one man. The total number of applicants annuailv, probabiv, I* one hundred, usita ly about 1 6 of Die white* fail and about 1-4 of the Degree*, Txo intH.a association. T.ast school year the teacher* organ ir.ed an A--'s'iatlon bidding month y meeting- The body wa* an itinerati' orgaotzatum »ml met Lu near!y evey town in the co'intv. Prominent sclio 1 no ti lectured at these meetings. I.iye issues In educational matter* were di* cussed and fnueh benefit wa* derived from these gathering*. hoy’s corn cu b A Boy , *<'orn Club whs organized on March 2.’ird Tiie final enrollment numbered 52 bn\ * representing ttie 17 post WffiiUli in the county. Merchast* and bankers offered priz- s a* Induce ment* and the liny* enrolled manife-t- •d much friendly rivalry in the com petition Excellent yield* were an nounced. The maximum amount ralred in Die county hy a boy, 12 years old. wa* 1U7 buain-U on one acre. Ten boy* made over 75 bushel*. om NX kps. For the further and more rapid de velopment of the educational interest* of our county we need: Fir«», more teachers and teacher* more efficient. Second, better building* with mod ern equipment. Third, longer t"rrns (for tbe country school*) and better salaries for our teacher*. Fourth, a manifestation of Interest on Die par t of trustee*. Fifth, more concerted effort on the pari of all school official* Horace J. Crouch, 8upt Kd. Barnwell County. A: Welcome Waits 11 ll •• 1KMB FJ1 < When you Come to Town to Attend the big sales—— Remember that the Cordial Invitation Continues that you visit the SATISFACTION STORE, WHICH SINCE 1679 HAS NEVER WEARIED IN THE SERVICE OF ITS FRIENDS AND CUSTOMERS-^ W uen you come to town for any pnrpoae whatever, of Snainraa, pleasure or public duty—kkmkmber that there I* a genuine a id g«n»r ou* de-ire to give the beat service to you at the MOLAIK FULL STOCKED STOKES. -Seasonable Selections* Sped*} attention D called to tbe choice and eharmlag new good* just received, among them are: Beautiful Outings, Light and Dark CoI t*. tee . . . A cent* per vard. F'aney Dre»* Gingham* r ‘ ■ Yard wide Sea Island . ,5c *' ' GOOD SEED. NEW S, C. JUSTICES. On Monday President Taft sent these Dtree nomination* to the Senate to fill vacancies on the Supreme Court Bench : The Savannah Guano Co , which h*« Chief Justice — Edward Douglas* been shipping It* Reliable Brands of Whiteof l/Ouisiana, who was appointed , Fertilizers into this section for 2ft vear» an Associate Justice by Grover Cleve- and number* it* customers by the land. thousands, wdl be represented in thi* Associate 4u*tlcf$—Willi* Van De- territory Lie coming season by Mr V*nter of Wyoming. Jotepb Rucker LONNIE M. CALHOUN, au old Laaar Of Augusta, Ga. Baru well County boy, ad You must iiave good *eed to make . . * z- . u t gn<Fd crops. I have A few hundred ngton show receipt* for October <’{ , gjhel* of the best imprAved T00H ot- largelv .pereased numbers of sheep and | fofv f „ r , a]e at onp ^diar and ten cattle over the records of several years. „ nr ol v n n \ n »t> beef and matton should be cheaper. Un the otliar hand the receipts of hogs wore the foweet of the year ex- t.ept iSeptenaber, and as compared with the last five year* show a decrease of over 25 per cent That doe* not prem ia* lower priced bacon, cents per bushel, F. O. B ^rder now and get the best. \ i J. H. E. MUttons, tf. Blackville, S. C . FOR SALE. Wanted, to sell 1*}5 acres of land knovn as the Maria J. C. Creech place, four mite* and a half from AF- lendale, three mile* from f-dg-ling and three miles from Sycamore, Meaboard Air Line Railroad . Will sell for half cash, balance on time. H. L.Creech, Agent. Barnwell, d. C. All tiie year round stock* of Dry Good*. ftho*«, Clothing, Hat*, (JnTHries, and sTGeneral Merchandise fer home bappine** anti nbioad enjorment are full to all need* lu quantity, up-tu-dat* la -tyle, unsurpassed in quality and at prices that can aot fail l# plea-e Ibe most careful buyers. A coaiinuance of the liberal appreciated patronage of tbe past SI v**h 1 * is asked and every effort will be Bade le prove that the In terest- of merchant and customer are mutual. Let me help vou begin getting ready for the Merry ChrlstBa* and Happy New Year that I sincerely wish you. : V I: nil! ) THE ESl'AL CHRISTMAS PROBLEM. 1 of selecting gift* ts again confronting most pen ile You can relieve yourself of thii perpleufy 1'V ft-llowing the growing custom which has be <umr*moNt popular, and give a bank book in t ic Favings department. fiapk of Wcsterq Carollqa tisticd in the name of your son, daughter, nephew, niece, relatives, or frtendi. We have a handsome and •easonible card which will he enclosed with each book, thus en abling you to present this best of gifts in an ap preciate way. 4 °|o Paid on Savings BANKofWESTERN CAROLINA BARNWELL, S. C. CAPITAL & SURPLUS $500,000.09 —- - LOCAL D/RECTORS George N.Bates J.M.Easterling Butler Hagood P.M,Buckingham TT ONE CAR . OF Fine Horses 4 AND Three Cars OF THE Best Mules .4' [THE West Produces Just Received . AT TMumkr* KtrrieB. Tm TrM*ui»r a « will lor U* »u'B w?i>ow uf SaSM l-, 1 bo tseol year «H«»a»*inelag Jenwin 1IW, f'ww the Ilth day of Or*fc Ifie to th" Iftth day of Marrb, IMI l»- •uu-lvr . From th** 1st tn it*** $i«$ ni , January Iftll iniiuaiv* • unaaiiy I pvt neni will ho added. Froa 1 to tbo Mth of Kobmary, I$11, j * $M*u*»|ry «'f I pof ooot wiM I tu all tax*** p*td In Fthruary. Flap 1 th- l*t ta ibe Iftth of Maiwli, l»tl, li- clu*iY« a pnnaity of •***•» par ao«t will be added (a all unpaid laxaa. fl^ry) For titato Purpoaoa Ordlaary Gaaaty 1‘urpoaa* “ Nvw Jail Pnrpoaaa " Cmislitutioual School Purposoa h Hi •Hl$ •« T-rtal 11)4 Than* will be an aetra lovy of two will* In Varnweil, htackvlile and Wil* I |i*ton township for public rood#, ( ninmnutlon ux will bo $1.(10 aa4 will be r—eiyed from October ||, Itja, te March. In 1911, ineludva. (SpoeDI dchool Lovj) Cedar Orovo 1 mid; Rarhry Braoeh, C'lvarr, KdUl«, Krlonffsblp, UlMa, | Hwallng Aprlog*, Kltno, Morris, Now Foroat, Oak Gfovo. OM C<4umh4a, Ploasaat HUI, Kooay Bra nob, Kan HiU, j (MgRflgvilia, Savon Fiae*. Tlnkor* Creek, $ mill-; Barren, nig Fork, Blat kvl'.le, Ula«rs. Upper Bleb Laud, ('av* Hickory Hill. Ow-ns Croat Rood, ^ycamoro No. 51, I mills; Alteadolo. Double Pood Her-ulo*, I^oo, 4 ailQ*; Barnwell 4M mills; Blko. ft mtlla, Fairfax « mills, Mr i)iisioa. 7 1*2 mille. Uiil^d Mtat-e fturronoy. Gold and Silver cola, county and sobnol elaima properly approved will bo received far I tasee. Check* and drafu will be reaaived I for tax«e at ux Myrre rUb only. I J. II. Armstrong, Trooevror Barnwell Onintf. DR. JNO.P.LEE.JL r.o •—•. Dxntmt l^nOWwiLUhTON, . . Ift, Office soar Book of William*. Wh not receive ealte In tbe aeon try, e- wlll make appointment* at oAam So. Car. A. fl. NINESTEIK ATTORMET AT UT NOTARY POBLIC. BLACK\ .(.LE. ts. c DR. J. H. E. MILHOUS DENTIST BLACKVIL1.B. * i Office Huy® Thursday, Fri day and Saturday. Well lipped offioa. OpeaadioQ® made aa fm*- lean aa comaietcnt with safety Prices reasonable. Tenm cash. DR. W. C. RILUODb lESriST, linvtU, - • • ihh* OFFICE HOVBm. 8.*t0 S. rn. to 0 p. m fViooti* living away fr*MH Barw,. - wilt please make appwlt tmanla b**'- I onrulag By so doing they will be m. I.»( Immediate servl-a and avald rf- | sppel"unenu. The valuable lands nt u$* late «I. Terrill Smith of WI*- I inton. demised by him w Connie Maxwell OrphanmiRw. are now offered fpr aale uam |on liberal terras. For particulars *ppo cither to Di. W. Cheat** Smith, Williston, or Orlande Sheppard, Edgefield, or A T. Jamison, Greenwood. T. B. ELLIS, JR SORVEIIK U» TERUUIk A postal card addressed »* me at LyndhuraL S. C. wil* receive prompt attentioo. MON ICY TQ LMI» . Monvy t«* lend on first mortgage 04 vchi -»ra«*. r |•*•r cert liil-rast <>z amonerw tinder $1000.00 t per eeirr~ ^•111 amuuntS'.v-rf 1.600 00 J. O. Fateerson A Bon 4 | C. F UiUcBH. P. M. BtCKiDgea* e»-e — .—is Calhoun & Co £•' Life, Acciderit. CYCLONE LiaHTNXlSrr Live Stock INSURANCE —At Lowest Rut* Ik: STHOHOIgT i-i BLACKVILLE, - - - . SOUTH CAROLINA jHB |