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1 HARMONY LOOOE NO 17 A. F. M pmruUr <w«iinunloal)on of HarnotiT N«v. 17, A. F M. will he h«>M laannlc Temple on TbarwU} 17, 7.S0 o'clock VlelUog brothnsn ere coroiei.T iocited to attend. \A/tZZ' The reRninr meetinR ot Rarnw< K UkIkb No Ifi, Ktuahto of Pvthliie will be held at their Hall on Fir* «>M Third Friday nitfhtH at H o’clock. A full attendance is requested order of W. C JENNINGS, c. {'. Win. Me NAB. K. K. A 8. Chain Gang Notice. The chain gang sections this Moeek are: No. 1 at Blackville. No. 2 at Trotti’s Ford. W. V. Richardson, G. J. Diamond, Supervisor. Clerk • HERE AND HEREABOUTS. * • • Mr. Ben Sexton, of Biackville, was in town Sunday. t See the Horae Bank's new advertise ment in this issue. in Mr. J. C. Porter Tisited refcttives Springfield Sunday. Mr. Ben Anderson, of Dunbarton, was in tovn Monday. Mr. Barney Owens, was in town Thursday Magifttrate I. L Tobin was in Barnwell >-1 on day Mr. Angus F*att ’Ounbarton, Mr a«d Mrv R D Cat a a pent Friday in Blackville with friends. Mr. J. M. Gantt of Lyndhumt, was in Barnwell Tuesday on business. Messrs. T. J. and Walter Richardson sf>ent Sunday in Black- ville. t ol. W. M. Bostick, of Spartanburg, * former citizea of this county, was in town this week visiting friends. Miss Rosa Harley, of Charleston, spent the week-end with Barnwell rela tives, rqluming to the City by the Sea on Monday. Col. J. Whitner Reid, secretary of the Stah* Farmers’ Union, spoke at Meyer’s Mill Tuesday morning at 10:30 o’clock The object of the meeting was to organize a local union. Col Reid will probaRiy speak here again in the near futuro The People acknowledges with pleasure the receipt of an invitation to the ‘commencement exercises of The Clemson Agricultural College, June 8th 9th, and 10th. The program shows that a treat is in store for those who attend. farmers are complaining of the great b»t k of rain in this section. The rain which visited Barnwell Saturday night was a purely local shower. Asa result * f the continued drouth, planters have "• cry poor stands of cotton and it will, ^ if course, be nen^sa r y t“ reliant in-n large number of fields. DKATKS. ] Matter’s Sale. } *! Allendale. terson ‘pent days tr Coluinbrt, last weeG. a fvw Spartanburg, F'r ew. Miss Carringtrn, <>t the gwst of Mrs IV ,1 Mr R A Griffin, o‘ frobbm visitor to frienis here ths wa ck. Mr Fd Ynp l, of Sumter, vsxs gueFt of relntucs here ,rst week C*pt .1 A Meyer, of Meyer s MV was a welconu' visitor u Barnwell wr*e.k w av t tie.* Mr. B. K. Gardner, of Blackville, Route No. 1. wishes to thank his com munity for the quick work in sawng his dwelling and barn w hen t is cow- barn and siables were total’y destreved by fire Monday evening. The fire was started, it is said, hy a brtle six year- old boy, who wa 1 - badly burned ip try ing to put it out Mr. 1. F. Mr. I. F. Holmes, father of Mr. H. A. Holmes, who is connected with the Barnwell Lumber Company, died at the home of his son on East Main Street last Wednesday night, after long ill health. Mr. Holmes suffered a ptroke of paralysis about a year ago and never fully recovered from the ef fects. He was 78 years of age. On Thursday afternoon his body was laid to rest in the Episcopal Churchyard beside the good wife who preceded him several months ago, the Rev. W. L. Hayes, pastor of the Barnwell Bap tist Church, conducting the funeral ser vices. Mr. Holmes was a native of New York, but his lumber interests carried him to a number of States. For the past few years he has resided with his son, Mr. H. A. Holmes, who is the only surviving member of his immediate family. The sympathy of the Barnwell people is extended to him in his be reavement. The County Committioners Meet. The newly appointed Board of Coun ty Commissioners and the members of the legislative delegation met here Monday to devise some means of secur ing enough money to ru» the county until Fa! 1 , “-hAii ti.w..., pgarn—berome due. At present there is no moiey to pay bills and no claims have been approved for the month of April. Af- me State of South Carolina, County of Barnwell Court of Common Fleas. Horace L. Bomar, Plaintiff, vs. James A. Willis, Defendant. By virtue of a decretal order to directed in the above entitled cause, 1 will sell at Barnwell, in front of the Court House, on Monday, June 2nd, A. D. 1913, it being salesday in said month, within the legal hours of sale, the fol lowing described real property: All those lots situate,lying and being in the County of Barnwell and State aforesaid, known as the “Switzer lots,’’ being numbered eleven, twelve, twentv-one and twenty-two in Block Number three, as shown by map drawn by J. R. Ed munds, C. E., of Greensboro, N. C. and recorded in Clerk’s office at Barn well, South Carolina. ? fo cash H. L. Resold at risk of former purchaser. r I Pi urchaser to Terms of sale pay for papers. O’Bannon Master Master’s office, May 13, 1913. Ctu4 of TtiMkft. ".ditor of'nit• Barnwell People:— | 1 desire to express my heartfelt i* 5- ! thanks to the many kind and loving ■ friends of Gm rommonny who visited JUT'S () H Best h:i> returned hcaa*' H, '(i assisted me through ivy three after a pleasant visit t« relatives m ( u weeks illness with pueumom.v I ais# luBobia I thank the good Lord for my recovery » t l on, . , . Mrs Salln- Hair Hr* .John B Harb-v and little son ; Atbrey art i isiting rr latr. evin Charr**- tou thi* week J Emile Finney 1 sip. lett for ingCon Satu'-flay ufterrnwni on pmfe* siunal Wr B P f »a\I* s sg. fit S.m lav wiPi his mothei V1'> l.t i j Davo s. :ft tV luK' bin ( illlfge Misses Mum it- and Mxttn 1/ard.of O- loittbia, art the g iest> it Mr and Mt> W H Puriwim ter discussing different plans for rais ing the money it was decided to try to borrow it from Columbia banks, wkere, it is thought, a low rale of interest can he secured 11 F. ItniM, Ksq . chair- uran of the Board, anA Pol. K M Mix- von, a member of the delegation, were • uthorized to go to Columbia wid, if possible, perfect * loan of Atb.lM), which is deemed sut/it lent to carry the county ir.itil other money coires m Thcv left Tuesday. W rejiorfs are true, tl»- orani; w il he j v *«ry popular flower well next month m hi* W.WU1) Id s ad vert eople. kt-at A« " 14m »1 rn« rUi r»*rv’ E^g. Mr ,lo(iu ( liter, of Runharlim brought thr editor a h. n egg MoiuUv that is quite u cunu^ity. U wetphv a quarter of s pound and rreawiressi ven inches aroa/ol ihr middle and eigtit inches the long wnv I her» is a riQ^e that runs a-nund The middle, and that perhaps, iBC’-easet the si/e a little It was laid hi an ordimrv, three year-old hen that bis b-m rn the habit of producing of ‘urge siae, hut this is said to he her premier production Barnwell P-ounti Wm are n-rtamlv «jii the job hatching out Jkree-leggrd chickens and laying reoard-bresiking eggs The one hnawgln The People was pronounced hy many as be*wig the >i«rjg est hen egg they have ever •rrn Ijenaim B-i**. have h n mcart in thw issue of it nMui jimfr by it. NA' Ctiarhi Brow n and Masters RaJp* and Eugr ne lirown were the guesLs lit Blarkiuike relatives hui day . Mr I. P Hkilhams. rf Elko, Ruule No L wat au town fcu’iirday and {laid The Pwapk- nr apprecurt-tf call Mu* kathieen Cailiff and Mr Ms- Caslan nwilnd mt the humr of Mrs. W ^ R mvar DuaharUn, Sunday. i ... • hm a stunning tilow on the head. Mr { M Turner, of BAmton. was a , hnot'ktng him down and powdering hi— visitor to the county seat Monday, and f« r the time being unco»cK>us. while in town iile.verly ruovmbered the trmffic was the impert that a felkrw e d>tor elrrk in the store heard it and rushni i to his assistance. Medical asnrtanct called in and it was found that the Injvred Mr 1. F. Nance, who fcas beet, m the employ of Mr C. F. Mwkair fur tflie past few months, sviffenrd a pamiwl hough not a serums acndrwt Monday afternoon While Hosing t window in Lie hardware department, two lonne ricks in the window arrh fedl and kit m a stunning tilow on C. A. Best Ea»q , returned well Sunday afti-rnoou e a few days in Cliariestun on business. fV;-r s[ie n.ji’bfes: to Barn- ndmg fessional Thomas H. PeejA s, attorney general, has returned to Ciizimbia, efum a trip of several days to points in Tejcas. —The State, May 13th. Mr. J. F. Rtchardfcan, uf Aufnsta, a former resident of Barnwell, was the guest of his brother. Mr. E. H. Rich ardson, last week. bnr*s, which weighed ten pound*. ha< cut n gash about three inches long id ha bead, exposing the hone. It was necessary to take a number of stitches toclw.e the wound. Mr. Nance suf fered great pain Monday night, but is now rusting easily and it is hoped by his many friends that he will soon be able to attend to his duties again. In the Mayor’* Court. John Mi Lemore was fined #150 or 60 days on the chain gang Monday morn ing by Mayor pro tem, V. S. Owens. The charjsos against McLemore were drunkenness and disorderly conduct, carrying concealed weapons and va grancy. He was given #100 or 30 days on the first two charges and #50 or 30 days on the charge of vagrancy. Mrs. Gladys Brown Towles and Miss j The trouble started Saturday night Marion Patterson and Messrs, diver when McLemort ’ ln an intoxicated con - Andrews and Max Bronson attended a ^ ition > walked u > to Policemen F. M. daahe in Blackville Friday evening. - 1 Cav / a,ld W ' A ‘ and told th0m ! ttm “what it took to run them out of A parole has been granted to Dan j t owni he had it,” b*t instead he found Rtsbw, who was convicted in Bamberg jjjg S0rr0 w that “what it took to run county, in March, 1913, on the charge ' him in the lock-up they had it.” When of mao*laughter and sentenced to two McLeinore reached for his gun, Chief years. | Cave caught him by the wrist and The attention of our readers is called twisted his hand loose from the weapon. to the advertisement of the Home Fur- He was carried to the guard-house, and niture Company in this issue. The his bond fixed at #100. Not having the goods that they advertise are strictly necessary coin, he was placed in the first class. county jail the following day. r I After passing sentence, the Mayor Nineteen young lawyers were recom- toM McLeroore that lf hc woold Imv( . jltended for admission to the Bar when tovrn and not come back for a perlod Messrs. Nat Bethea and W. H Man ning left last week in Mr. Bethea * au tomobile for Clio, where they will •visit .relatives and friends. With this issue of The People a serves tof advertisements for the Southern Cat ion Oil Company begins. Farmers w>Jl 4o well to read them each week. To Conduct Evangelistic Mornings. It was announced at the Bapti-t Chun h last night Wednesday that the Rev I)r (' S Iflaikwell, of Norfolk, Va , would begin a senes nf ev angelis tic n e» tings there on next Monday night The meetings will begin each evening with a v*ing service at 8 !T>. The ectire comnuinltv is invited to at tend Dr Blackwell held a meeting recerrtlv at Mu-gxnton, N (' , m? which the Marganton News said \t almost every evangelistic service for ten davs past, persons havse professed orrs ersion at th* Ba(itist Cburch Perhaps more nn n kave heard Dr Bhy kwcJ] speak than fcaive attended, ch.urcti ir Morgan ton manv yean, His menaage has a vigorous masculine ring that ap|H-als to men Ten thousand persons have aciqpied Christ under his preaching, mure lhan half of whom were men The people of Bum well and v urv/uty are to hare the hle«Msi privilege of hearing the glorious gospel preached hy Dr Blackwell through a period of two weeJuv. beginning; May Pi, PiPt Notice Election, Nulicr i* hereby given that an elec tion will be held ir Pleasant Hill school district No 13 on Friday, May 23d, 1913 for the purpose of determining whether or out .toe rlea*ant Hill and Conyers schools ui said district shall he consoli dated The prqnosed consolilljited school lo be located on the land now owned by Mrs E A Kennedy, bounded by lands of R S Weathershee and the Miilislua public roaft The alection shall he conducted as is prescribed by law lor holding general ejections those favoring the consolida tion shal' cast a ballet on which shallim written *r printed .the word “Yes,” those opposed to the consolidation shall cast a baklot on which shall he written the word “No.” The polls will be opened at the school house and the followirg trustees are hereby appointed managers of election,! R. E. Woodward, J. M Weathersbee ami J. G. Daris. Horace J. Crouch, C. S. E. 5-15-13 Barnwell County. Notice. Mr. J. N. Hullo having handed in his resignation as a Warden ofrfhe town of Hilda, an election will be heid to fill the vacancy. „ A. P. Collins, Inkendant. Hilda, S. C., May 12, 1913. *31P&*59? Of conn* you will wear pumps this season. Nothing equals a pump to *et off a pretty foot. And nothing so aurely conceals a pretty foot as a pump that doesn’t fit. lie particular about the fit. See that the pump hugs firmly above the heel, and clings snugly to the sui* and doesn't bulge. These are features you are sure to find in the American I*dy Shoe. I lie natural grace, snap and style of the pump rerqams long after the new ness is worn off. Thu is a snre sign of quality—the result of forty years of shoemaking. We have a fine line of the American l^dy Shoe. Come in and let un show ycu (these attractive In enthnating the »*fety of a Bank U well to re- memtier that Capital and Hurplu*, in other worda, the BANK’S OWN MONEY, Is that which gives security to depositor*. In this respect we stand F1RBT among the SCO state hank* in South Carolina. Seek safety first and accept the cordial invitation which we extend you to bank, with tii>. 4 per cent Paid on Savings BANKofWESTERN CAROLINA BARNWELL, S.C. CAPITAL & SURPLUS $5OO,OC0°9 : -1 LOCAL D/RECTORS I George H.Bates J M.Easterling Butler Hagood P.M.Buckingham large W line of Men’s and n’s Rubber-Soled Oxford a. EXPLREMCEhks 'perfected this product LsteJdisKed tkeir st?sj\dcsjd <\i\d misde their $569 repufatiotv taas tL For S»U by Farmers Union Mercantile Company J. A. Porter. L ’ Fv Barnwell, rything to and Wear” South Carolina (Advertisement.) Gold and Silver Fish Free Beginning Saturday, May 10th,, and continuing until the supply is exhaust ed, 1 will give away with every 25 cents cash purchase of the famous Rexall Remedies one silver fish, with every 50 cents cash purchase one gold fish a«d bowl and with every dollar cash pur chase one gold fish outfit Remember, the fish are absolutely free, the Rexall goods being sold at regular prices. K. A. Deason, Barnwell, S. C. the State board of law examiners made its report Saturday. Among the num ber is George W. Gyles, of Blackville. R. C. Holman, Esq., left for Charles ton qn professional business Friday af- of twelve months, that he would sus pend the sentence of the Court. Other wise, he would have to pay up or go to the gang. McLemore was given until Tuesday night to “vamoose the ranch.” ternS&n. While away he also visited Failing in this and not having paid his Ridgeland, the county seat of Jasper fine, he was taken to the chain gang County, where be ha* a growing prac bee. Advertised Letters. Letters remaining in the Barnwell Post Office and advertised May 11th, 1913. MALK. Walter Bostick, Willie Davison, Eu gene Jenkins, Willie Furman, L. Ran dall PKUAl.K. Anderson, Miss Alleen Miss Viola Pearl. ^ PROM DKa\p I.XVrtR Of PICK. Ella Brisby, B. Barnwell. Persons calling for these letters will 1 yesterday morning to begin aerving his please say advertised, sentence. S. B. Moseley, P. M Our Advice On Roofing is unprejudiced because we handle not only shingles, bu* mao pre pared routings. The proper (SM i J cither, the. affords careful thought if satisfaction is desired. We’ve studied them both, from ad SOgies and adaptod to all sort: r^ofi. Before you decide, let’s talk your roof over particularly. Maybe we can save fou some money as well as trouble. Augusta Lumber Co. Augusta, Ga. — “Buy of the Maker”— Calhoun & Co. Life, Accident, cygloMe LIGHTNING* AND- Live Stock INSURANCE, —At Lowest Rates In— Strongest Companies —OFFICES AT- THE BAM OF BARNWELL <es»i a* % Southern Railway PREMIER CARRIER OF THE SOUTH S hs-dulcx Effective April 2D, WI3. ARRIVAL AM) DEPARTL’HKH HARNWF.LL, K. C. N B These schedule figures are shown aa information only and ar« not guaranteed i 2 u 4 'a m No 23 daily from Columbia to Jacksonville. Pullman aleep- ing car Cincinnati and Augusta to Jacksonville. m. No 24 daily from Jacksonville toColumbta Pullman sleep- iiig cars Jacksonville to Cincinnati and Augusta, m No KM daily from Allendale to Columbia, ra No 31 daily The Southern s Southeastern Limited from New York to Jacksonville Pullman sleeping cars, dining car service. 12 <»; p m No. 149 daily from Batesburgto Allendale. 2 12 [i m. No 148daily from Allendale to Uatesburg. 4 Iki p m No. 32 daily The Southern’s Southeastern Limited from Jacksonville to New York. Pullman sleeping cars, dining car service. <; (»■- p. m No. 133 daily from Columbia to Allendale. bor detailed information, sleeping qmt reaervations call on nearest ticket agent, or, AV H Caffey, DP A W E. McGee, AGFA., H. F. Cary, GPA., Charleston, S. C. Columbia, S. C. Washington, D. C. S H. Hardwick, PTM., E. H. Coapman, VPfcGM . Washington, D. C. i 4 21) a 5 35 a 10 KS a ****•+•+•+♦+•+•+•-fa+ •-Fa-F«4*a+ •Fa-ba>{-a-i-a-i«a-l-«-i-«-ra-ra-{-a4-«4-*«i> HOME BANK + a + a + + a + a + a + + + a t + a + a * a + a + a + a + a + + a + a Solicits Your Borrowing and Deposit Accounts Officer* Harry D, Calhoun, President VV. L. Cave, Vice-President . N. G. W. Walker, Cashier Wm. McNab, Asst-Cashier H. D. Calhoun S. B. Moseley J. H. Hewlett Directors T. S. Cave G. M. Greene T. S. Cave L M. Calhoun J. B. Calhoun B. L Easterling *+»+•+•+•+•+<