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njR.; i' t ■ r- - X ■<g Ht X w .j; ». ^ I® ■ > ••■tW- ■■ ’t x ^ ^ ■ .•% is(T. . -¥^ ■' i i» r u . ^ yon nf>w ' c#n y° M bn y Bullclln* J* 1 * 4 U,w h¥ “ l urgent. Thu New Uubm iHhi you ^w"** 0 *‘ w,, bB t ,,r l eM '■oney tMe year Haext. Tbo<e repair* *hnuld have auvntioii. Don't put It# will bo In huaine** right here next yerr and will late 5our order* then, but [ have made a life long ^ flMt tutttb«*r hiiftlnpiii and tin «ure of my if round • (tato ¥UUR INTEREST to act quick. Write tue a per- tonal letter. Trli me your trouble*. Long hour* and hard ‘ Work hare no terror* for u* and we will give von the beat ttet It In u*. ®^*DO IT NOW l^flT h - , * mr " 1 B E- DYE8S, Gen. Mgr.'* AUGUSTA LUMBER CO. AUGUSTA, :: :: :: GEORGIA, 'BCY OF THE MAKER' FREE DEMONSTRATION FARMING WITH DYNAMITE m Stumps bLuited out into firewood. f;o\ a from nctital pboto^rmph. 1 en months later—M worth of calery per i Come and learn the modem, qalek. cheap and sale way to use the pfant force ol dynamite to Keasve Stomps and Dodders. Plant Trees. Dig Ditches. Iretk Dp Sahsofls and Make Old Farms Produce Big Crops. RED CROSS DYNAMITE Will Be Demonstrated oa the Farm ol C. W. Garris, 1|4 Mile ffest of Denmark, Jan. 19th JO A M Red Cro»* Dmainitr i* »<>ld by J. Z. Bronker, Denmark, S. . A. Ilunter, Rumberg. 8. C ; Bamberg II. A F. Co.. Bamberg, S. C.: J. N. K..b.on *nd Son. Charloatoo. S. C.; A. B. Hair. BUekvil!*, S. C ; J. I,. Oawald, Allendale, 8. C ; Lorick and Lowr*nc<*. Culumbla, S. C. Afncultural Blaster Wanted. ^ •"‘ereuiog and pro&ubie work to b« done foe (amen who do not want to do a%. Wa wiB teach 70a the work and help you a* it. If mtereitod attend thie • and tel! out reprejejtatiTe you want to learn blaehng He will ahow you how. Candidate Cards Primary Election August 27th, 1912. ' County Supervisor Wllli.ton, S C.. R F. D No 2, January 2, 1912. I re*pcctfnllv announce my«e>f a can- ditiaie for the oftice of County Buper- vlaor, aubjeot to the rule* an t regiila- tione of f he Dcmooratie Primary Eleo- tion and pledge myoelf to abide bv the reaulta and to aupport the nomlneeA ol the party T J. Gruhba. Wheelwrignt and Black smith Work Done Here. Hc.rsc shoeing a Specialty; also repairing rubber tired buggies. M. W. HITT, —At Johnaon’e Old Stand,— Black ville. S. 0 The Best Goods and The Lowest Prices Notice of election. The municipal election for the town of Sneilltig w ill be held Ftb . 8, 1912, to 1 elect one Inlendatrf nud f«tur Warden*.! Tlie manager* of said election are: .1. F. Hander*, K, J. Kawla and B K. Woodward. . J. M. Hill. Clerk. Calhoun & Cio Sr '.' X'-, -X' s Skj'WffilBBb Life, Accident. CYCLONE UGHTNINf • LiveStocR INSURANCE. . , j a -At Lowest Rates in- • ■ ... k . ■* Strongest Gompaneie -OFFICM k\. ' .7- -• —» - OF BARN WEI I can be found nt Elko, S. C. Ju*t received direct from the leading Northern market*, a fully complete, carefully choaen STOCK OF GENERAL JIERCHA5DISE that I.s gu&ianteed to please the beat tastes and to satisfy the most careful purchasers. They were bought right and will be sold right, and I pledge revself to make the Fall and Winter business campaign on that sonnd platform. Come and see the beautiful Dry and Dress Goods, Notion*, Hosiery that the good ladle* of our county *0 natural ly dealre and so richly deaerve. Nothing requisite for tbeir nan for any pnrposn or occaaion baa been omitted from my pur* chaaea. EampexEai y 9Sr x "’* *■'- .i* ■H ,, , *v .* r. T n?e Barnwell People. ’HURSDAY. JANUARY 18. ISli. RATES OF SUBSCRIPTlOil. in Advance, per Annum tu Tit *L«f W-OC On# aectton of the chain gang la at Barton. the\other at Dunbarton (hia week. W. V. Rlehan^on, J. B. Morn*. 0!erk«\ — Hupr. HARMONY LOl IE NO. 17 A. F. M. intcation of Harmon} nony A.\F. M. wlU be held \ A /A rogularcoi ME/ D>dire No. V tn Masonic! Temple on Thuraday mMBk Feb. t 7.SO o’clock Visiting brethren are cordlauv invited to attend, A. A, Lemon, VV. M Wm. McNab, Sis’ H The 1 Lodge No 16, Knights of Bytblas will (be held at their Hail on Friday night fat H o’clock. A full attendance is requested. By order of L. O’BANNON, C. C. Wm. McNAB. K R. A 8. regular meeting df Barnwell 1 of py \ eepera war* disturbed on lit by the whistling, of Ike WINTER WEATHER. Light ah Friday night by the whistling, of wind and the . ’ patting of alect on the window panea. When day datrnedjhere was no Sunny South, except fit down In Florida. The ground wa* white carpeted With anow and aleet and the feathery flake* no • tinned to Tall until Saturday afternoon. The anow fall averaged two inebra deep on a level and thermometer* put out door* dropped to 11 degrees. The cold was the severest end the anow the deepest known In thD State since the bllaxard of Febuary 14 and l.*i, JHIK) In that apell the blue bird* In Thi* county were nearly exterminated and thousand* of dove*, quail and other bird* were frozen So Intense wa* that cold that numerous lege«trlna tree* In Barnwell were split open. The aun did not ahow It* face on Saturday or Sunday Thb Pboplb office wa* an cold that the etMTVi'rcalled a strike and gave the cotp'podtor* » hnlidav In recompense for no Thanksgiving and short Christ ina* real FOR S M,E. On* f»w mill, engine and boiler in go ><l condition for $.'i00 00. Apply to Geo. E. Crouch, Elko, S. C. FOR SALE. M. R. Turkey* from prize strains cr.-*ed; adult lien* weighing 20 to 24 IIm.. voting Tom« 20 to 25 lb*., fit young hi ns 15 to 18 lh*., |4. Kgg* in aeiioii Guaranteed as r-pre*euted. Mr*. W. A. WIHiani*, janll-.lt Kline. S. C. THE MOON THIS MONTH. January :— First Quarter Full Moon . Last Quarter New Moon •••••••••••••••••••• • HERE AND nERKABOUTS. •••••••••••••••••••• New moon tomorrow. The *onn(l of the chtireh Jgoiug wai not heard an Su nday. The dav* gain 8 minutes between sunrise and sunset this week. Judge H -yne K. Rice bell yne F. Kice wll] preside at the Baiuweli Summer Term of Court. Six nhite and tl ve colored canJldatea f..r teacher*’ cettificate* attended the Friday examination. Saturday and Sunday were signalized bv the tlrst sleighing done In a long while In Barnwell street*. One prophet »*v* we will not have settled good weather until attar sd- Jourmueul of the Legislature. Dynamite farming will be demon strated tomorrow on the plantation of How . C W. Garris of Denmark. The sleet—*r>ww mu*t have ended cotton pioklng in many field* that were white uptll another crop I* made. Two week* hence the ground ho^ will come out of winter quarter* to *e« whether the w inter It over or w ill *tay six weeks longi-r. About eleven mile* of the Bamberg and Kbrliardt Rallrn«d have been gra ded and cros* lie* laid for several mile* on the Weaiern end. Congressman Byrne* Introduced |a*t .ek a bill app-.opriatlng flOO.Ouo for the purchase of a alle and erecting a post office building at Bamberg. Dr W. M Jones of Wllliston was In town on Friday, and hi* Barnwell friends would be glad Indeed If hi* vi«- it* could be nearer together and more protracted. Chicken* are wiser weather prophet* than the government observer a. They predicted this bad bli/./.arJ bv crowing *t odd hour* ol the night. They never make mistakes. THE SUPREME COURT. The highest tribunal In the State a* completed by last week'* election* con sist* of; Eugene B . Gary of Abbeville, Chief Mtiatice, aucceedltig Ira B. Jones, ret signed. He was the senior Associate Justice. C. A. Wood* of Marion, D. K Hy drick of Spartanburg, K C. Watt* of CherBw and T B Fra*er of Sumter are the Associate Justice* Justice Watt* had long been one of the best Circuit Judge*. Justice Fraser was a member of the House of Repre sentative* Hi J father was a > itcuit Judge, elected alter the Hampton vic tory. CIRCUIT JL’DOEb. The Legislature'Jn joint session of the Senate and House dieted last week the following Circuit Judges: For the Second Circuit H*yae F. Rice E-q of Aiken was cho*eu on the third ballot a* sm-cesaor of the lale J .dg- Kobe t Aldrl. h For the Fourth Circuit Thomas H. Spain K«q. of Darlington was elected nn th^ second ballot over Edward Mc- Iver K*q. of Chestetfield. They tied on the first ballot Judge Spain suc ceeds Judge R. C. Watt*, who was promoted to the Suprem- Court Bench. For the Sth Circuit Frank B. Gary of Abbeville was elected without < p- position, lie succeeds the late Judge J C. Klugh. For the Eleventh and Twelfth Cir cults Judge* J. W. Devore of Kdge- tleld anti 8. O. W. nhtpp of Florence wore reelected without oppoaition. Willi*, Baby lift on Tfiur*- Ithaca, New holiday Visit friend*. / Bennett StringfeLkw, South Carolina. Dr. and Mrs. Frank M Ruth and Master Robert day for ihelr hnma at York, after a delightful to Wllliston kindred and Ronv Thnma* H. People*, who I* chapman of the Barnwell delegation in the 11 -us* if Representatives, has announced himself a candidate for At tnrney General in the next primary campaign. •'The good work goea bravely on.” L’p to Saturday night two thirds of the counlie* in the State had been or ganized to put Into effective operation the Rock Hill plan for reducing cotton acreage aud raising cotton orice*. An appreciated letter from our good friend. Mr J. H. M >rrl* of Claxton, G* , bring* o* some new* that wilt be regretted by hi* manv Carolina friends. In October he wa* an unfortunate a* to have a leg broken and baa not yet re covered from the disabling accident. Hevward County received Ita final quietus last week Governor Rlea*e al lowed the bill against the formation of HI shaped countie- to become a law without hia approval. He thought the act unconstitutional hut preferred to let the court* decide If the Jacksoniies fight further. ► M r. O H. Best Sr. d'ed "t hi* resi dence in Barnwell on Monday morning of pneumonia, after an Wine** of a few dava He was a good man. Jn*t in all his dealings with his fellow men he won manv friendships aud made no enemies as he passed through Rie. He Is survived hy hi* wife, one daughter and two aon*. Tomorrow will be the anniversary of Gen. Robert K. Lee’* birth. Crosses of Honor are to be presented to twentv- eight Confederate Veteran* hy the Kranci* Mtrjnn Bamberg Chapter, United Daughters of the Confederacy. The preyoufation will be made at 11 o’clock In the parlors of the Garland Hotel at Bamberg. No better New Year remembrance ha* come to Tit* Psori.a than the kindly letter of Capt. L. F Hughes of Brunson. He is out of tbe county now but hi* heart la with his old friend- and there is no wakening in their re- gnfd and at7ection for him. Mav hi* future be as bright as hi* past has been ao helpful, useful and honorable. -Mr and Mr*. W. B. Johnston oel»- brated their allver wedding on the eveivinjc of the 10th isat. by entertain ing aome hundred and fifty loving rel ative* and honoring* friend* in. their lovely borne. Manv beautffu]ami love- i presents attested the popularity of e happy couple whose Ideal lifei h»* added so much 'o the happieesa of all that have bed the good fortune to know them and to bo uumbered atnoug tfaetr Ml - ■-< CONVENTIONS TO COME. Five month* fiom today the Repub lican national convention will meet in Chicago to make campaign promise* and nominate candidate* for I’re-ident and Vice I’residsnt. Mr. Taft, a-klng Ing reflection, is the favorite of the ■ land p»t taritT wing of the ’’grand old party ” while Senator LaFotlette, In surgent and progreasive. I* tne most prominent announced opponent uf the inonmbent There Is a w Ide sptead feeling In favor of Theodore Roosevelt, wba continue* a* silent a* a wood Raw er as to hi* rntenlldhV Tlie Dtmocrailc national convention wj | meet In Baltimore a wevk later Tbeir leading announced candidates lor the I'resideniiai nomination are Gov • rnor Judaon Harmon of Ohio, who mat a member »( Clevtland * last cabi net. Governor Woodrow Wj'.onof New Jeisey. a former President of Prime ton University, and Champ Clark of A1 Issourl. present Mpeaker of tti« House of Representative* It i* among the political posslbilitir- that both parties m.y become so tangled up in tbe game that in one or the other or both tbs dark horses may win. A 8ATISFIF.I) 8KNATOR. a That aa* a high ant), old henator* say. an unprecedented honor paid to George H B<te* K-q on Frldiy bv In* a-soclales of the Upper House of the General Assembly with whom he U now completing hi* eighth year of pub lic service. On the final ballot lu the judicial elections fMnators from thirty ► lx out of forty one counties voted for him a* a candidate for Judge of tha Second Circuit. The Senate ha* not withio the recol lection of Ha ol le*t member* been *o nearly unanimous In support of the candidacy of a brother Senator. Sena lor Dates I* eutirelv satisfied with the result of the election. Indeed be I* happier than lie would be If he had been elected For promotion to the bench would have Involved large finan cial loss by the discontinuauca of the practice of the law and a sacrifice of the home life In which he finds such constant happjne** He had no desire or ambition for judicial preferment and consented to be a candidate only because of the manv solicitations that came to him from different section* of the State. The people of his native connry had honored him with a aeat in the Constitutional Convention and with two terma In the State Senate, his last election bating been without opposi tion, and he felt that hi* refusal to b» a candidate for the Judgeship might be construed as an evidence of ingrati tude ami selfishnesa foreign to bis character. Now that a worthy anti w.-ll qualified gentleman has been chosen the successor to Judge Briber^ Aldrich Senator Bates can very proper ly withdraw at the expiration of bia present term from the strife of active political life, give undivided attention to tue practice of hi* profession and the discharge of hi- duties as a citlaen and find recreation and a renewal of tooth in tbe care of hi* flower* and fruit trees, the companionship of hie home folk* and ft lend* and especially in hi- daily meetinga with bis grand children. FORTY YEARS AN EDITOR. Georgetown lost last week Us best citizen in Die death of Joaiah Doar. For over 40 years he was editor of Tue l ime*. Besides being a newspaper worker he wa* *heriff for 12 years, postmaster for 5 and county superin tendeni of education fot 0 years A GOOD TIME COMING. Macon. Ge, la making great prepa ration* for the entertainment of the Confederate Veterans at tbeir annual rounion next May. The Georgian- propose to spend |75.0('0 in giving the old soldier* a good time and over $4U,- 000 bas already been subscribed. ENttREO INTO R»8T. On Monday We I eg Mr*. Anna t~ Welker, daughter of tlie lute Mr- Ifll- Ham B. Cere of Rfc'baoad. reftiotof tbe late Col N G. W. Welker, of Barnwell, departed thie et the home of her daughter Mr*. B T. Kice, »o CoetMai* attest. (the was boan in the Virginia cepHel city in the year 183* Coming to this Sune the grew to beautiful end refined womanhood In Rdgeleld. After her marriage to Col. Walker Barnwell ha ea.ee her home, and in tha heat social life of this historic e|d town aha pre set ved and frustrated through all her manv rear* the rerechiritt of ipvivner, thegmtle goodoees of character aad the rich culture of Intellect that di*- tinguUbed the splendid matron* of the old South. The funeral service* were held In the Baptist C hii*oh on Tuesday hy the paator. Rev. J. K. Goode, assisted by Rev* A. E Evi-on and W. J, Snyder. All life'* tasks aud duties well done she ha* entered the rest that remains forever, where loved ones gone before waited her coming. She is sotvived by three children. M Is* Anna Walker. Mr., B. T. R'.ce tod Mr. N. U. F. Walker OVER TUe, HILLS. Over the hills and f*r awny, A little boy steal* from his morning play. And tinder the blossoming apple tree He He* and dream* of the thing* to be, Of battle* fought and victories won Of wrong* o’erturned and of gieat deed- done, Of the valor that he sbal! prove some dav. Over the hill* and far away — Over the hills anil far awav — Over the hUD and far aw iyt Over the hill* and fir t w*v, It.’* O for the toil the '; veloog dav! BntH mattered not to live •mil aflame With a love for riche* and p- ver aud faun*! On, t) man ! while the »uu i» hign — On the yonder jov* that He, Yonder where hlazeth the noon of dav ! Over the Idll* and fir awav— Over the hill* and (»r away! Over the bill- and far awav, An oltl man lingers at ch'-e of dav ; Now that hi* journey i* Almost don*/ His battle- fought and hi- victories won—- The old-time honesty and truth. The tni«ifu|ne*« and the frieudt of Youth, / Home and mother—where *re tbayf Over the hill< and far awav f Over the bill* anil far a war! — Eugene Field. Jack—’>he ha* refused me four time*. What rhall I do? Bob— Stop while your luck I* with you.—Buffalo Evening Newt. (Advertl-ement.) A NOMINATION. I hereby nominate (4 J. Diamond a candidate for Hupei vtaor In Barnwell County. 1 baye heard some of the best people lit this town-Mp tav he 1* the right man fur the place He I* well ex perienced with the work *■( the chain gang We know him to be a good men for the place. We hereby endorse him a* a candidate fur Hup. r vU».r thl* year. If he I* not elected it will not he nnr fault. We wt’t do onr best and he 010*1 not refuse to make the race Voter. George’s C'eek Township. X' : .ve*.-**.**: .. y ' ? -Jr • f — I X % I i&m \ ' M ’ y ['.\ / A A / ■ . • 'fL, Christmas is coming So is cold weather! Now is the sensible time to begin thinking of what you are going to give Him or tier. Molair s is the sensible place to buy goods at all seasons of the yar, but now are especially well fixed to supply all of wants, large or small. Nothing could be better or more appro priate for the coming season than a nice suit or overcoat, a serviceable and stylish dress of coat suit, a pair of those “nifty,’ long weiring shoes, a stove or a range than which there is no better made, chinaware, crockery, etc- ete- Our space prevents a fuH enumeration o( all the goods that we have for your inspection- A visit to our stores will convince you that no where else will a dollar do fuller duty. • - ■ •./ i mm MOLAIR ■vT.-’YA The People Printery offers opportunity to particular people for selecting styles for their Stationery, Letter. Note and Bill Heads, Envelopes, Dodgers, &c. D^ing the Summer the plant was overhauled and put in ai>- ple pie order, new material bought and the office is better prepared than ever to give ^uick and satisfactory service. (L^There are ready for you and use over ninety fonts of Job and Display Type. Some of these are of sizes and faces no longer made and cannot be duplicated. Those who may wish dis tinctive stationery should come m person and make choice of type and arrangement. Bank the Proceeds. <w HEN yen market ?o«r eotUin yon ahnwM tank the proceed*—np#n an amount wHh n»-|n. »teed of carrying the money It. yonr inaetat or keeping It In yoor hr nee. JP Money kept at home or la year pockets U tabjeet t» I *■ from Are or thsft * Plf you should get checks or draft* f.»r cotton or tnlng else drawn on other henka, yon do nut hay# to present them In person to the tank on which drawn to get (hem cashed. Bring or mall (item to ua and we wt|| ©« Hect the money and piece It to yoor credit on onr hooks ■object to cheek. Come and see us or write us. 4 o|o Paid on Savings BANKofWESTERN BARNWELL', S.C. CAPITAL & SURPLUS $500,< LOCAL D/RECTORS C D George H.B&tea J.M.Easierlictff Butler H&good P.MJhicJdngHarti We Can Please You! MM -WebsterS New International Dictionary THE MERR1AM WEBSTER? Refan** « • NEW OBBA- TION, ooeertnjt every field of the world'# thousbt, action and culture. Tbe omty now unabridged dictionary in Reranae *t defines over 400,000 - Word*; more than ever before appeared between two eorer*. *700 Pmgoo. 0000 U- lastratlono. Re ran** R Is the only dictionary . with the new divided A “Mroke at Oeniu*.” 1 K la ao onoyclopedla fat ^ •- yolume. lepted by tko fiohoole and It la Court*, Free* an |ho< thori(y. iDONT GO WEST. With 113 deaths In New u leans last year from wbnuuing csiugh aa com pared wito 17 In ItftO, and with hun- drrd* of ease* luntlnKctls In lata* tha Wtal Da good country to keep out •I. * . >L . yon 1 ta Who knows Wtam L«t «n toll C.fiC.1 CAR LOADS READY FOR SALE A Car Load . ’ of Horse* nnd Mules of ttt Standard excel! handled hy me and that have made BUckviHf best market in Lower Carolina lately received And ready for most seasonable sale. A Car Load r . . ’-x of genuine Red Rust Proof Seed Gate, grown om own places and the best of this kind IhAt •oil and seasons can produce. Only 75 cents a A Car Load ■ . . • _ X ' f ' fa of the splendid Bancroft Oa% made on places, a really unequalled grain for aU stock first favorite wherfrer known. V X SW—MT ’ I oan spsi# from two car loads. The quant low, so the wise farmc from my Wonder Cro , - 1 BL4 wm-m* fetaawp .