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The Barnwell *Ju*t Like a Member of the Family!- 4>» VOL. XXXVI BARNWELL. S. C.. MARCH 20. 1913 NO. 30 MARCH TERM OF COURT CONVENED HERE MONDAY CITY POWER PLANT NEARS COMPLETION MAYOR HOLMAN HANDS IN HIS RESIGNATION Judge T. H. Spain of Darlington Presiding. MANY CASES ARE BEING TRIED SPECIAL JUDGE W. A. HOLMAN COMMENDED Grand Jyry Has Returned Large Number of True Bills. The March term of the Court of Gen eral Sessions convened here Monday, with Judge T. H. Spain, of Darlington, presiding. This is Judge Spain’s first visit to Barnwell in his judicial capacity and he found an unusually heavy docket awaiting him. As stated in these columns a short while ago, there are about 87 persons in this county awaiting trial on various charges. The entire Monday morning session was consumed in getting the machin ery of the Court into proper adjust ment for the grinding out of justice to Barnwell county malefactors. The Court officials were all in their ap pointed places when Court convened, but much valuable time was consumed in getting the jurors and witnesses in to the Court room. When the roll call was finally made, all of the Grand and 26 of the petit juroros answered to their names. Of the latter three were excused. It was, therefore, necessary to draw an extra venire to fill the places of the absentees and those who! The resolht.on bears the follow,ng signatures I) S Henderson, chair man of Bar Association, J B Salley, secretary; G. I. Toole, Daws & Croft, Former Barnwell Lawyer Made Good at / Special Court in Aiken. The many Barnwell county friends of the Hon. W. A. Holman, formerly of this place but now of Charleston, will be interested to know that at a special meeting of the Aiken Bar Association on Saturday, resolutions commendatory of his conduct of the Aiken county Court were presented and unanimous ly passed. Mr. Holman was appointed by the Governor to preside at the special term of the Court o£ General Sessions, which adjourned after having been in session one week and dispos ing of five murder cases. The resolutions in the matter of Mr. Holman follow: ‘‘We, the undersigned members of the Bar of Aiken, ask leave to bear testimony to the uniform courtesy, kindness, firmness and ability with which the Hon. W. A. Holman, of Char leston, has presided over our special term of Court, now.coming to a close, and we request him to allow this tes timonial to be spread on the journal of the Court and be furnished to the press of the State.” Electric Current Will Probebly Be Annoucement Caused Surprise.—Effect- Turned On Within Three Weeks. The work on the Barnwell water- At a ive at Once. special meeting of the city works and electric light plant is near-! fathers last Wednesday Mayor R. C. ing completion and it is probable that ^ Holman tendered his resignation, to be the lights will be turned on within the effective immediately!' The aldermen next three weeks. Most of the electric plant machinery, etc., is in place and about all that is necessary to put this department into operation is water to run the engine. Tnis will be supplied shortly, as both wells have been bored to a depth of about 150 feet and will soon be finished. The reservoir is practically completed and the work of erecting the 65,000-gallon tank is pro gressing nicely. A large number of stores and residen ces have been wired, but it is hoped that piany more will have installed lights by the time the current is turned on. Those who are contemplating using the city lights and water should see to having the work done at once. The only way to make the plant a paying proposition and not a liability to the town is for the citizens to patronize it liberally. If you have not already done so, see the contractor at once and have him give you an estimate on the cost of wiring your house or place of- business. were excused The following gentle men were drawn __ M .1 IMk. Charlie Bamberg, 1. 1. Birt. > C B l-a/ar, T .1 Attaway. J W Hut, > T Owens, K D Peacock, 1’ .) Drew A D Connor, Joseph Bo\les, .1 D Davis F W Bates. W (i Simms and W V Rn hard- son ()r. eortwo e! these were a,s,j e\i used True Bill*. The Grand .lur> has returned the follow ing 1 rue Hills William Hravtiin, hnusebi eukmg and lanenv Klorru* Heks. assault and hatterv with intent to kill and carrv ing conceal rd w ra|>ons Dorsey Dortch, larrenv of li\,* stock Ksae Youmana. murder Floyd Harvey, assault and batters with intent to kill and carr> mg com eai ed wea|>«vi» Arthur Scott, murder Hamm le \S ilUams, Arthur Moore Willie Dunbar. John Talbert et carbreaking with intent to steal L K Croft, Claude K Sawyer, Hender sons, John F W,IIlams, R H Carter, W <J Davis, Gunter i Gyles, Robert 1. Gunter, solicitor J.i judicial circuit; K 1’ Hinder-son, F S Henderson. T R Morgan I‘ \ Fmanue! ♦ ♦ ■ — MEDICAL SOCIETY METJN ALLENDALE An Intereatinf Meeting Was Held in Soutkaide Town Tuesday. The Barnwell Countv Medical S.Kietv held its regular meeting m Allendale on lueadav The attendance was the largest on record sirtv its organization two vears ago Much, interest was manifested in uniting the doctors of the countv into a stronger Inind of fellow ship COUNTY FAIR ASSN, WILL HOLD MEETING violation of tin hv ans Brow ri, jvensarv law I .or k w imh! Folger g-and lat ■ so housebreaking and 'arcenv lb nrv \ 1! * * n .,\sa.,.' ami w itb intent ’o ki n v b.itt r. h JS. I ak.ng and -a j t and and earring gixads \iv in I v cenv i tin'! e :-o om >n w ith intent to ki cealed weapons B M Jenkms, Jr , obtamm under false pretenses John Cave, assau t an i batterv wnh intent to kill and tarrying concealed weapons. Joe Brown, Fssie Brown, Ben Thomas, assaulj and battery with in tent to kill. Joe hike, grand larceny. Luther Ray, buggery. J R Lewis, breach, of trust with fraudulent intent. Willie Webster, burglary and larceny. William Braxton, bouse-breaking and larceny. Daniel Myers, burglary and larceny. Abraham Hightower, abduction. Ca»e« Disposed of. Some of the alleged blind tigers al most fell over themselves in their ef forts to plead guilty to the charges against them. Very good progress is being made in trying cases and a num ber of convictions ha,ve resulted when the defendant failed to enter a plea of guilty. Up to the hour of going to press the follow ing cases had been dis posed of: Sam Edwards pleaded guilty to the charge of violating the dispensary law and was sentenced to four months at hard labor on the public works of the county or pay a fine of $125. He paid up. Lee Bradley was acquitted of the charge of violating the dispensary law, Zeke Brown, charged with violation of the dispensary law, pleaded gvdlty and was sentenced to four months at hard labor or a fine of $100. The fine was paid. • Jake Graham was convicted of violat ing Jhe dispensary law and sentenced to four months at hard labor or a fine of $150. George Noble pleaded guilty in a noble way to the chyge of violating the dis pensary law and was sentenced to four months at bard labor or a fine of $100. He was able to pay hii fine. Clifford Belford, having caught the Mi Dr T C Hoi a ell. of th< e State Board (»f H. •alth. w US present ai rid ileliv e red a du most mten •stm »T lire ss oil the h oo k - Inch (I’V ras is now hem- al • c>i fre • • ,if t ha ’ 11 [i this c mi nt \ Utuio r !l.i- tio’l of »}. e MetL, . J . Si [rf t i let . Tt: <• U) v n :i in ' of H. impt ni ' untv Lr VI C' c » X| . trd to t ' i' ’ i ■ ■•:;!. but th« > failci 1 to n c, V e tin • it: is 1 tat:<>n in tin o ' r r\ to ;»!' Viol Tin ■ !!• \t m .•(•tOin , d tin* •nn- SiMIr tv Wil 1 1 I.eM at i airf.ix u n the November 18th to 22ad. Inclusive, Hare Been Picked a* Date*. It w.i', authontalivelv stated b> a rep resentative of The People on V imlav that the Barnwell County Fair Associ ation will hold its third annual meeting the latter part of November, from (tie ISth to the JL*mi. to t>e exact Plans are alrendv on foot to make this Fair the best that has ever heen tn-ld and if that is done, the directors w ,11 he "go ! I ing tome, for the previous meoMngs have Ix-eti great successes and have doubtless fn-en of mu< h benefit to the (H-ople of the countv One of the features of the week will be a reunion of the surviving memfx rs of the famous Wallace House It will be remembered that seven of these fine old gentlemen met here last vear and held a reunion \t that time there were atmut thirh-cn living iTu*ml»ers. but since then at least one has passed to his reward, tie In-mg Major John W Holmes, founder of The People \n attractive premium list will In- prepared and the prizes will all t>c well w >rth striving for Begin to mtk- vo-j: | reparations now It isn t a ti.t : -o c.ii v ELECTION FOR MAYOR WILL BE HELD SOON were reluctant to accept his resigna tion, but Mr. Holman, who stated that he had given the matter careful consid eration, was firm in his decision. Until an election can be held to choose his successor, Mr. V. S. Owens, a mem ber of the council, will act as Mayor. We publish below a copy of Mr. Hol man’s resignation: Barnwell, S. C., March 12th, 1913. To the Hon. V. S. Owens, Mayor pro tern., and Aldermen of the Town of Barnwell: After due and deliberate considera tion, I hereby tender my resignation as Mayor of the Town of Barnwell, to take effect forthwith. I find that my professional and per sonal business requires all of my time, as I am engaged in numerous Courts in and out of the County of Barnwell, which requires me to be absent a great part of my time, hence it is impossible for me to give the high office of Mayor of the Town sufficient time for the dis patch of business and for the dischorge of the duties of that office. Our work and relations in said office FOREMAN OF GRAND JURY SWEARS OUT 3 WARRANTS CAPT. G. E. BIRT MAKES INTERESTING REPORT 156 Vateimn* in Barnwell County, 71 of Whom Receive Pension*. Capt. G. E. Birt, Chairman of the Barnwell County Pension Board, has giver! out the following information in regard to the Veterans and pensioners of the county: On January 1st, 1912, there were living in Barnwell county 156 Veterans, 71 of whom were receiving pensions. The ages of the old soldiers range from 64 to 92 years. There are 68 from 64 to 70 years, 85 from 70 to 80, 5 from 80 to 82, and one Mr. William Smith, of Will- iston, 92. Since the 1912 report 27 Veterans have passed away. On January 1st, 1912, there were 102 widows of Veterans living in the coun ty, 89 of whom were receiving pen sions. Their ages range from 55 to 85 years. There are 3 from 55 to60 years, 39 from 60 to 70 years, 44 from 70 to 80 years, and 6 from 80 to 85 years. There have died during the ypar, two of the oldest and one of the youngest. From the above report it will be seen the death rate for the past year has been very heavy and it will not be long before those who wore the gray will In have been m<*t pleasant and atfree.ble f h * v *• '' asscd ,wa - v n, ' ar, > ev< ' r >' and I consider it an honor to have i ,h <’- v hav '' r< “ ach,,d ,h ' ir ,h «' < ' .served with you. I am, Action Follows Visit of Serersl Citizens. THE PEOPLE WANT RELIEF score vears and ten, while yome have Committee Call* on Grand Jury to Enliat It* Aid. Following a visit from a committee of citizens of the town of Barnwel Tuesday afternoon to the Gram! Jury, three warrants against alleged “Mini tigers” were sworn out by Mr. M. B. Hagood, the foreman opthirt-body. The warrants were served^by Sheriff J. B. Morris and at 0. D. Moore’s place of business on Main Street two full bar rels of whiskey and one broken barrel, containing 26 half-pints, 16 pints and 1 quart, were seized. Nothing was fonad at the stores of Alonzo Harley and K. R. Beasley, the other two men agafamk whom the warrants were Aaron Anthony, a negro, was raided buL nothing incriminating found at his place. Declaring that present conditions becoming intolerable, a committee, composed of four ministers and a num ber of the leading business men of Barnwell, called on the Grand Jury and requested that some action be taken by that body, if possible, lookii^ to the suppression of the liquor traffic in this and other towns of the county. No direct evidence was presented bbi Yuurs verv trulv. y % R C Holman CONGRESS TO MEET IN EXTRA SESSION M-cond luesdav in M.t\ -U • ► SLAYER OF W.L. CROFT IS DOWN IN FLORIDA Frank Stronf, a Negro, Will Probabh Be Returned to thi* County. A report was sent out from Fairfax last week to the effect that Frank Strong, the alleged slayer of W. L. Croft at that place in March, 1903, had been arrested in Jacksonville, Pla., and that Sheriff Morris would go for him soon. The Sheriff has received a tele gram from the Florida officials that Strong had not been arrested but is under surveillance. As soon as the arrest is made a constable will be sent to Florida to briftg him back to this county. It is charged that Strong shot Mr. Croft from ambush at a late hour of the night and made his escape. Govern nr Heyward offered a reyhard of $100 for his capture at that time, but it is not known whether or not the reward has been withdrawn. So esprit de corps, pleaded guilty to the charge of larceny of live stock jand re ceived a jKentence of one year at hard labor or a fine of $150. William Braxton was found guilty of house-breaking and larceny and sen tenced to 18 months at hard labor. Charley Solomon, assault and battery with intent to kill and carrying con cealed weapons, not guilty. Dorsey Dortch was found guilty of the charge of larceny of live stock and sentenced to two yea/s at hard labor on the public works of the county. The case against Ben Boynton for housebreaking ahd larceny was nol pressed. Willie Webster pleaded guilty to the charge of burglary and larceny and was sentenced to one year at hard labor. Sam Harley was being tried for vio lating the dispensary law as we closed ourlormr rx N Far There i* only One Avowed Can didal* for the Off\c«. An election to choose a successor to Mr R U Holman, who resigned as Mayor of Barnwell last week, will prob ably 1 >e held in about thirty days. The law requires that the registration books be opened twenty days prior to the election ahd that they be kept open for ten days. So far Al(ferman V. S. Owens is the only avowed candidate. When seen by a representative ofThe People Tues day afternoon Mr. Owens stated that “he is in the race to the finish on a platform for the strict enforcement of all the ordinances of the city—a plat form of law and order—and an econom ical expenditure of the public funds for permanent improvements.” J. Emile Harley, Esq., is being urged to make the race but stated yesterday fully decided whether or not he would be a candidate. —— DOESN’T WANT TO COME BACK TO NATIVE LAND EUiott Gardner Hire* Lawyer in St. Paul and Fights Requisition. Sheriff J. B. Morris is in receipt of a telegram from Mr. J. L. Carlton, of Allendale, who went to St. Paul, Mini), to get Elliott Gardner, the escaped Barnwell county convict, in which it is stated that the negro had hired a law yer and jvas fighting the requisition Member* Have Been Summoned to Meet in W^akington April 7th. Washington. March 1'* The extra session of congress called by president Wilson on Mondav to assemble April 7 will begin with nothing but the 'Tariff 1 revision bills before it Until tariff i legislation is well under way in the house no general committees will be 1 named and no other legislative subjects w ill be taken ui> The president sjH-eified no subject for the extra session m his prorlama- | tion. but it ls fully understood that his message to congress at its open mg will dwell u(H)n the need of tariff revision If currency, Philippine in dependence. Alaskan affairs, woman suffrage or other pressing questions are finally forced upon the attention <>f congress, it will be only after the iMnocratu leaders of the two houses and the president are convince ! that the surrexs of tariff revision is assurt-d The date fixed for the tariff session was accepted by congressional leaders with satisfaction. Senate committees are organized for w^yrk and w ill take up the prelimin*t-y stages of much general legislation early in April. A general agreement exists, however, to keep general subjects out of active discussion while tariff legislation is under way. House leaders will be ready to go ahead with tariff revision as soon as the session convenes. I passed the four score milestone. m Pi ( attention was called \q the brazenly Birt states that it has been generally 0 P«‘ n manner in which certlin paitfta recommended that all of the old sol-; Mld to be illegally selling whiskey, diers who l>ore arm* in the sixties be The member* of the Grand Jury pensioned wpr »* the opinion that the town and — county authorities were the one* to proceed against these law breaker^ and agreed to recommend* to tfcn How- committee had were avAom out MAY SOUND DOOM OF THE “PEEK-A-BOO” Uourt that these officials take the er steps to suppress the tigers. Ok*e Laci.iator Would Ra C uUu Ww eVer ‘ * f, *‘ r ,h * . ^ the warrants m*n * Cloth**. — Drattic Rut**. ...... served with the above result. Declaring that the immodesty of the 1 m m ’"‘7 won ,'"' '”7" *" d ' ,n pub CAPTAIN WM. W. WHITE lie places is the cause of a great wave 1 of immorality now sweeping over the j WAS WIDELY KNOW! country,” Representative Chappell of Cincinnati on Monday evening intro duced a bill in the lower honse of the Ohio legislature providing for the ap pointment by the Governor of a com mission to prescribe the fashions to be worn by the women in the State of Ohio Members of the proposed commission according to the bill, would have to be between :*) and 50 years old Two of them would have to be married men of good moral character One would be a minister, one a parent of not Uws than three children and the third a so cial settlement worker The commission'would be authorized to prescriln* rules and regulations for the designing and manufacture of wo men’s clothing and to prohibit such styles and patterns of garments as the commission after hearing shall deem to be detrimental The bill goes so far as to prohibit de partment stores from displaying un draped artificial figures. The bill makes a violation of the act punishable by a fine of not less than $25. PELLAGRA IS MORE PREVALENT EXCESSIVE RAINFALL MARKED PAST WEEK Even Physician* do not Rewlize How Disease Fla* Spread. Washington, March 15.—Pellegra is more prevalent than is ordinarily sup posed even by physicians practicing in pellagrous communities, declared As sistant Surgeon R. M. Grimn of the United States public health service in a in several Southern States. Because of its widespread existence in certain districts, he urges a sweeping inquiry to ascertain the cause of the puzzling disease. Dr. Grimn found more cases among whites than among negroes. Women of both races seem to be more suscept ible than men. The death rate was highest among negroes. More cases, he said, occured under conditions of poverty than of comfort and more utj- der conditions of comfort that afflu ence. The rural districts seemed less' affected than small towns and vil lages. Much Damage Done to Road*, Bridge* and Early Corn Planting*. ‘‘Yes, it was a heavy rain, but not the heaviest that I can recollect, al though many people have said it was the heaviest they ever saw,” said a fkrmer friend to us last week, L'Aud Death ia Ckarlaetea af F ville CMm* b The following article la taken the Charleaton New* and Courier March 13th The new* of his will be read with much regret by many friends in Blackville. where made his home for the pest eight and in other parts of the county, sincere sympathy goes out to White in her dark hour of sorrow. News and Courier said: The funeral of Capt. Wm. W. While was held at St. Michael's Church oe Monday afternoon at 4 o'clock, the Rev. Dr Kershaw conducting the vices. Capt White leave* a large nt of relatives in this State, and he will remembered gratefully by friends, who love him for his hearted and generous qualities. He was for nearly twenty-four yeara Oe quartermaster of the Citadel, aed it hi doubtful if there it one of the hoa- dreda of cadets who have been at institution during the years froa to 1906 who will not recall more one act of kindness done him by genial and beloved quartermaster. Cjipt. White served gallantly in the war, being a member of the Charlestnw Light Dragoons, which did duty ia South Carolina, and later in Virgiaia. At the battle of Hawe’s Shop he was wounded and captured, being takea a prisoner to Elmira, New York, he remained until the close of the CapL Wiiitejyas the ion nf .Simms the for his return to this county. Up to i The surgeon declared there was a the hour of going to press no further P oss *bMty that some insect played a word had been received from Mr. Carl ton but Sheriff Morris thinks that the requisition will be honored and the negro, brought back to serve out the remainder of his sentence for burning the gin house of Mr. J. L. Ellis near Baldoc. part in the dissemination of the dis ease. * Mr. L. A. Stoney, of Allendale, ! here Tuesday. was After nearly 40 years of publtt ser vice, Joseph Guerney Cannon, private citizen, “went home” Monday. And thus passes into the seclusion of pri vate life a man once high in the coun cils of the nation How have the mighty fallen! that reminds me of how an old negro described a terrible wind storm. His master had been away and on his re turn the old darkey was telling about how hard the wind blew. ‘Why, sab,’ he said, ‘the wind blew down trees that were never blown down befo.’ ” But anyway the wind blew and the rain fell,—in fact, it poured in torrents, —until the streams ran out of their banks, the Lowlands were covered with water, and the fields made so boggy that the farmers will be unable to do any work for several days. Early plantings of corn, it is said, will be ruined, and wise farmers advise im mediate replantings. Much damage was donelb the roads and bridges over the county and the Supervisor and his gang of convicts will be kept busy for some time to come making repairs. In other sections of the country the property damage will run up into the hundreds of thousands of dollars and the toll in human life wa^ large. About all the damage that was done in Barnwell was the ‘‘caving in” of several wells. White and Atm Eleanor Gaittard, was bom at Moss Grove, in November, 1830, so that at the time of his death he was in his 84th year. About seven years ago his health be gan to fail, and for several years he has led a secluded life, although he was not so feeble that he did not get about some, and on the evening of his death ^was up, and retired seemingly in his usual health. He passed away peace fully from slumber into the last long sleep on Sunday morning about 3 o’clock. Capt. White was married in 1892 to Mrs. Ann Reynolds Carroll, who sur vives him. The senior paulbearers were llsjsr T. G. Barker, Col. C. S. Gadsden, Major P. J. Mazyck, Dr. T. Grange Simona, Mr Chastignier Mazyck, Dr A. E. Baekr.Mr W. G. Mazyck and Col. O. J. Bond. The junior pal bearers were Capts. John W. Moore and H. E. Raines, of the Citadel: Dr. C. G. White, Mr. D. G. Dwight, Mr. Charles Dwight, and Messrs Tom and Archer Perry. The senior class of Citadel attended the funeral in s body.