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BARNWELL, S. C. MAY 22, 1913
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lN captured
IS NOT AUSTIN
lup Negro Not Desperado
Wanted in South Carolina.
rAS SEEN IN JACKSONVILLE?
‘Kruses, However, to Walk into Trap Set
for Him Saturday Night.
It was reported here Monday after
noon that Richard Henry Austin, the
Barnwell—Hampton negro desperado,
was being closely pursued by a posse
of men near Jesup, Ga. In response to
a telegram from Sheriff J. B. Morris,
asking if the men were certain they
were after the right negro, the follow
ing message was received:
“ A)sse after him in swamps five miles
from Jesup; sure it is him.
“W. R. Williams, Marshal.”
This report, however, proved to be
untrue, as have so many others. The
following dispatch from Jesup appeared
in Tuesday morning’s papers:
‘‘The report that Austin, the South
Carolina negro outlaw, had been cap
tured was erroneous. Sheriff Price
and his posse today ran down the negro
thought to be Austin and discovered
that they had again captured the wrong
man. The negro caught had no diffi
culty in proving his identity and was
released by the officers
"The report that the cook at a rail
road construction camp near here has
fed Austin for a week is believed to he
fatsr ~
Auttin in J*ck*onvill«?
According to information received
Monday Austin w as recognized in Jack
sonville Knda> night h\ a white Atlan
tic (’oust Line railway fireman who is a
ot Loras ami who has known
the daring h!:n k all his life A trap
was laid for h> i ant .it * > «atu r 'i1a’. night
b) the Jack win .! e jm.Ik ,• hit he failed
to fail intu it
l» Unafraid
When asked if he was not afraid to
he seen on the streets of Jacksonville
Austin drew his gun and, in a spirit of
braggadocio, replied
"There is no damn policeman in
America who can take me ’
The fireman, whose name could not
b« ascertained, made an engagement
with Austin to meet him at the union
station in the Honda city Saturday
night Afterward he reported the mat
ter to the police authorities who Isid s
trap to catch the negro Detectives
were concealed at the appointed place
of meeting, with instructions to rapture
the desperado at all hazards If he
made the slightest attempt at resisting
arrest the man Stalkers were command
ed to kill him Kverything was in
readiness at the appointed time, hut
Austin evidently became suspicious,
as he failed to keep his appointment
DOINGS OF BUCKVILLE
PEOPLE IN PAST WEEK
A Number of Entcrtainmonta Are En
joyed in Neighborinf Town
Blackville, May 17 —Misses Simmons,
Surratt and Rice entertained the Social
club last Friday evening at the resi
dence of Mrs R. B. Still. Several
games were played. The young men
wrote descriptions of the young wo
men’s costumes. The young women
placed tacks in a heavy cardboard and
the young men made animals of cord
wound around them. Miss Sara Ham
mett and Keys Sanders won prizes for
making the best animals. Ice cream
and cake were served.
Mrs. Isadore Brown entertained the
Busy Bee club on Tuesday.
Mrs. G. L. Weisinger was hostess to
the Priscilla club on Wednesday.
“Esmeralda,” a play of four acts,
.was presented in the naw school audi
torium on Thursday evening by local
talent.
Mrs. J. P. Moseley and son of Orange
burg and Mrs. A. C. Furchgott and son
of Charleston were the guests of Mrs. I.
Rich last week.
Harry A. Rich has returned from
New York.
Miss Frances Brinkly, who has been
the guest of Miss Ida Groves for several
weeks, returned to her home in Buf
falo, N. Y.
B; J. Hammet, Jr., Mike Groves and
Charles A. Buist have returned home
from the University of Maryland.
SCHOOLS OE COUNTY
RECEIVE STATE AID
Treasurer Armstrong is in Receipt of
$4,044.21 to Help Educate.
As a result of the application filed by
County Superintendent of Education,
Horace J. Crouch, with the State De-
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partmrnt of Education, term extension
for the weak schools of this county,
$1,414,21, has been received by the
County Treasurer, Capt. J. B. Ann-
strong, and placed to the credit of the
following school districts, with the
amounts indicated.
Name of
Number of
District.
District.
Amount.
Hilda
9
$100 00
dealing Springs
10
100 00
Rosemary
13
50 00
Mt. Calvary
14
61 70
Green’s
16
16 66
Double Pond
20
100 00
Ulmers
31
100 00
Barbary Branch
33
19 36
Kline
34
100 00
Cave
36
100 00
Oak Grove
38
58 18
Friendship
39
33 92
Tinker’s Creek
40
47 46
Owens Cross Roads
49
42 00
Bloomingdale
50
46 9*2
Shady Grove
53
38 01
Total
$1,014 21
In addition to the above, under the
recent consolidated and graded school
act, State aid, amounting to $400, has
been received by Treasurer Armstrong
and placed to the credit of the follow-
in school districts
Nauu! uf Number of
District. District. Amount.
Hercules Zi - $2UU UU
Appleton 47 '3») 00
Total $4<l) 00
The following high schools receive
State aid, w ith the amounts as Indicat
ed
Allendale $».sono
Barnwell tiOU uo
Blackulle trfKl UU
Fairfax fa*) (*)
Williston 2fa) in
Total $2,KJ0U0
Term extension is received by a
achool running less than five montha
on the regular achool funda and which
levies at least a two mill special achool
tax The maximun amount to any one
achool la $100 Graded school aid is
given only to those schools running at
I least six montha, employing at least
two teachers, enrolling SO pupils, with
an average attendance of :*), and levy
ing at least a four mill tax The
amount of aid in this instance is $200.
The people of Barnwell County are
indeed fortunate in having Mr Crouch
as their Superintendent of Kducation,
for he is what is nghtly termed a "live-
wire " He is always "on the job" and
looks for opportunities to benefit the
schools under his supervision rather
than waiting for opportunities to pre
sent themselves.
WILLISTON HAS NEW DEPOT
Fires in ApriL
According to a statement issued by
the State insurance department, ill
fires, entailing a loss of $379,763.42, oc
curred in South Carolina during the,
month of April. Only one fire was re
ported from this county and that oc-
curree in Allendale. The amount of
the lots vas not given.
Southern’s Fine Building Now Occupied.
Cotton Need* Rein.
Williston, May 19 —The new depot
of the Southern Railway has just been
occupied. The depot question has been
one of long standing, having passed
through the stages of alterations, re
movals and even a new building. But
the railroad settled the matter by giving
to the town perhaps the best all around
depot and cotton platform between
Augusta snd Charleston. It is con
structed of brick, with a tile roof, hav
ing handsomely finished waiting rooms
and office, commodious baggage room
and freight depot all under the same
roof. The factor of safety has been in
creased by removing the switch track
from the north side of the depot and
platform and leaving that side for the
sole use of wagons. The cotton plat-
form has been entirely reconstructed
and covered and sufficiently enlarged
to accommodate the increased supply
of the fleecy staple marketed here.
The continued spell of dry weather is
causing a great deal of anxiety to those
farmers who have not been able to get
their cotton up, some of which has
been in the ground for more than a
month. It is estimated that more than
50 per cent of the cotton acreage
around here is in this condition.
Rock Hill Extend* Invitation.
James M. Benton, secretary of the
Rock Hill Chamber of Commerce, has
extended an invitation to the members
of the South Carolina Press Association
to meet in that city next year. Rock
Hill wanted to be host at the 1913 meet
ing but Charleston won out. Secretary
Benton gives a number of good reasons
why the editors should meet in his city
number one being the slogan, “Rock
Hill is a Good Town/'
FACTS AND FANCIES
FROM FAIR FAIRFAX
The Young Folks Enjoy Several Event*
During the Week Ju*t Past.
Fairfax, May 17.—Miss Albergotti
gave a picnic Monday afternoon to the
pupils of her grade.
On Tuesday afternoon Miss Kenney
gave one to her pupils. The youngsters
seemed to have enjoyed both of those
picnics.
Misses Harrison and Kenney gave a
party recently to the young folk, Miss
Louise Wilson, of Ulmer being the
guest of honor. The decorations were
lovely. In the piazzas (which were
illuminated) progressive games were
played. Miss Porter received the prize.
The Misses Googe served fruit nectar.
Other refreshments were handed
around in the parlor.
Saturday evening Misses Kenney and
Albergotti entertained the high school
girls and the baseball nine. 'Games
were played, Broker Simpson winning
the prize. After partaking of refresh
ments the youths left heaping blessings
on the heads of their kind teachers.
C. M. Wates of Augusta was a recent
guest of N. Loadholt.
Mrs. Roy Tuten and Mrs Eva Holiday
of Brunson were here recently.
Mrs. Anna Wolf of Florida is visiting
Mrs Julia Sanders.
Mesdames Julia Harter, M. Youmans,
F. Loadholt and M. Anderson repre
senting the Fairfax chapter attended
the memorial exercises of the U. I). C.
at Allendale last week
MEN ARRESTED HERE
WANTED FOR ROBBERY
Sutpiciou* Character* Thought to be
Connected With “Yegg”. Gang.
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Two very suspicious characters were
arrested here last Wednesday by
Policemen F. M. Cave and W. A. Hayes
and being unable to give a good ac
count of themselves were lodged in
the county jail pending the receipt of
answers to telegrams sent out for in
formation concerning them. They
gave their names as Dan Scannon and
Jim Bryan. The authorities were re
ferred to a Charleston telegraph opera
tor for identification, but a wire to the
address given failed to elicit a re
ply.
Jim Bryan resembled the picture of
a fugitive from California so closely
and tallied so nearly with the printed
description in every particular except
that of weight, that the authorities in
that State were communicated with
and they wired back to hold the man and
send photograph and description. This
has been done, but so far the Sheriff
has received no reply. The man is
said to be wanted for murder.
There being no evidence upon which
to hold Scannon, no answers having
been reveived to requests for informa
tion concerning him, he was released
from the jail late Monday afternoon,
and went to Blackville, where it is said
that he bought a ticket for Columbia
and boarded the early tram Tuesday
morning. A letter was received Tues
day from D J. Boyd, the post master
Mrs Amelia Courtney Kirk of Kings- at Kingville, which was robbed several
tree is visiting Mrs F M Hav-^ days ago, and the descriptions that he
mg taught here some years ago, she
has many friends here. Her husband
was American consul to Denmark and
they lived four years in that faraway
land
Mrs V McDaniel visited her sister,
Mrs Woodward, at Valdosta, Ga , re
cent!)
MADE SPLENDID CROP OF OATS
Mr*. C. F. C*rt#r Find* that Oat* Pay
Batter than Cotton.
Mrs C F Carter, who lives on Route
No 1, a few miles from Barnwell, sent
The People a fine bundle of oata last
week that was grown on her place
The italks measured over three feet
and from her huaband, who brought the
oats to Barnwell, the editor got the fol
lowing fact* in regard to the crop
The "patch" comprised not quite an
acre, from which 1150 bundles, weigh
ing on an average 2 7-K pounds, making
sent are said to fit the men arrested
here. The officers in towns between
here and Columbia have been notified
to be on the lookout for Scannon and
it is thought that he will be re-arrest
ed
! It B thought to be- highly - probable
i that the men are connected with the
I gang of yeggmen who have operated
m South Carolina sinc e the sensational
J escape- of Portland Ned from the Uov-
I ernor s private office m Columbia
MISUNDERSTANDING
IN DOWLING'S CASE
EitraXrtM C«iUJ
A BEAUTIFUL MARRIAGE
SOLEMNIZED LAST WEEK
A conference was held Saturday be
tween Governor Blease and the attor
neys for M ;C Dowling, of Fairfax,
who is wanted in Augusta for several
counts on allegations of defrauding the
Citizens Truat Company, while cashier
a total of :i.306 25 pounds on the patch, I There was some misunderstanding a*
were gathered. the dates on which the hearing on
The expense of producing the crop was the requisition papers from Governor
Miss Alma Ruth Strange Becomes the
Bride of Mr. Charles B. Fanner.
Allendale, May 17.—At the home of
Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Strange, on Hamp
ton terrace, a beautiful marriage was
solemnized on Thursday, the 15th, at
high noon, when their eldest daughter,
Alma Ruth, became the bride of
Mr. Charles Baring Farmer, former
ly of this place.
The spacious rooms of the lower floor
were thrown en suite, and made attrac
tive by pot plants and cut flowers. An
improvised altar of delicate fern, white
lilies, magnolias and roses in the recep
tion room made an appropriate setting
for the impressive ceremony performed
by the Rev. Mr. Wolling. The bride
was lovely in a gray traveling suit, with
hat, gloves and shoes to match, carrying
a bouquet of white roses and asparagus
fern. Immediately after the ceremony
a buffet luncheon was served. Mr. and
Mrs. Farmer left on the 4 o’clock train
for Charlottesville, Va., where Mr.
Fanner occupies an important position
with the Southern road.
Mrs. Farmer being the first to wed
out of ;the younger set of (this town,
naturally the wedding was of unusual
interest and the best wishes of a host of
friends follow, this popular young
couple.
Mrs. W. Gilmore Simms, of Barnwell,
is the guest of Mrs. Alfred A. Patterson.
Mrs. Ira Burkett, of Atlanta, is the
guest of Mrs James M. Patterson.
Mrs. Ada O’Bryan, of New Y’ork city,
has hern visiting Allendale relatives.
Mr and Mrs Thomas Pearlstine and
Mtaa Sura Wolff are vt*«Ung relative# in
Greensboro, N' C
Miss Fnzelle Allen, of Columbia, is
visiting Miss Isabelle Patterson.
Mr and Mrs Edward A. Oswald and
‘family have returned from a visit to
Atlanta They attended grand opera
while there
Mrs Fred F Buice, of Columbia, it
visiting Mrs Wilmot F. Riley.
Mrs Alfred A Richardson, of Colum
bia, will be the guest next week of Mrs.
Alfred A Patterson
Mrs George Kifkland, of Milletta, is
the guest of Mrs Edward Oswald.
DOCTORS ENJOY FISH FRY
Hee»—De. A.
$28 50 which will net her a profit of
$21 10 on the acre, at the prevailing
price of $150 a hundred for hay. Item
ized, the expense was as follows
30 bushels cotton seed at 35c $10.50
2 loads compost at 50c 1.00
5 bushels oats at 50c 2.50
1 day * plowing
Rent of land
Total $28.50
Mr. Carter stated that he had often
figured the cost of proeduinga bale of
cotton and finds that after paying all
expenses a profit of only $15 an acre is
left him. Growing oats, therefore, pays
him a profit of $6.10 an acre m&e than
does the production of the fleecy staple.
Having had his eyes opened by this ex
perience he is planting less cotton this
year than ever before and expects to be
better off at the end of the year than
at any time in recent years.
The land on which the oats were
grown will be planted in pjeas, which
will be plowed under and sowed in
Vetch this fall. The Vetch will be in
oculated and cultivated by the methods
used by Mr. A. M. Sanders, local farm
demonstration agent, thus making the
land yield three crops. At the same
time it will be very much improved,
and capable of producing an even larger
yield next year.
Brown, of Georgia, would be heard,
and tht conference was held today to
come to some definite decision. The
chief executive announced that he
would set the date of the hearing at
another time.
Mr Dowling was represented Saturday
1 50 ^ ^ U. Simms of Barnwell, S L.
5 00 Olive of Augusta and S. G. Mayfield of
Bamberg Richmond County, Georgia,
which was to have been represented
by Solicitor Genesal Franklin, of Au
gusta, and Col. D. K. Henderson, of
Aiken, had no attorneys at the hearing.
I* Powerl«*s to Prosecute.
Last week while riding in a Pullman
car on the Southern Railway, Railroad
Commissioner John G. Richards saw a
negro man, also a passenger, enter the
ladies’ dressing room to complete his
toilet. The negro had bought a ticket
at Washington for Savannah. Upon
reaching Columbia Commissioner Rich
ards reported the matter to Attorney
General Peeples and asked whether,
in his opinion, it is a violation of the
“separate'coach” law. The Attorney
General decided Monday that as it was
an interstate journey he is powerless
to prosecute the Pullman Car Company
for the alleged violation. He suggest
ed that Mr. Richards take the matter
up with the mambers of Congress from
this State in an effort to secure the
passage of legislation that wOt prevent
negroes riding hi Pullman cars.
WANTED IN BARNWELL,
CAUGHT IN SAVANNAH
Ed Cherry, a Negro, Wa* Lodged in Jail
for Shooting Woman.
Ed Cherry, a negro man, who last
August shot a negro woman on Mrs.
Ashley s place, in Four Mile Township
and made his escape, was lodged in the
Barnwell County Jail Sunday afternoon
on the charge of assault and battery
with intent to kill. He was caught by
the authorities in Savannah who noti
fied Sheriff J. B. Morris. The-Sheriff
went down to Savannah and returned
with
SPONSOR IS APPOINTED
Gen. Brailsford Makes Announcement*
for Sons of Veteran*.
Aiken, May 18.—Gen. A. M. Brails
ford, Jr., commanding the department
of the Army of Northern Virginia, Sons
of Confederate Veterans, announces
the appointment of Miss Grace Lee of
Irvington, Va., sponsor, and her maids
of honor are Miss Clio Lartigue Roth-
rock of Aiken, Miss Hairston of Roa
noke, Va., and matron of honor, Mrs.
J. W. Bostick of Danville, Va.
Two Alleged Blind Tiger* Raided.
Two alleged blind tigers, 0. D. Moore
and Alonzo Harley, were raided by the
town authorities Tuesday afternoon.
Only a very small quantity of whiskey
and beer was found. Harley was
placed under a 1200 bond. Moore was
out of town at the the time of the raid.
:0MM0N PLEAS
COURT CALLED
Judge Ernest Gary, of Columbia,
Is Presiding.
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MANY CASES DISPOSED OF
Bamberg, May 16 —The member* of
the Medical Society of Bamberg Couafy
gave a fish fry at the club house on the
banks of the Edisto River yesterday.
A large number of the physicians of
the county were in attendance, as well
a* many prominent business men of
Bamberg
Dr A E. Baker, the distinguished
surgeon of Charleston, was the guest
of honor It was his first experience
at one of these famous Edisto fish fries,
and it was a novelty to him. He en
joyed it immensely snd expressed s
desire to be present st another one
soon.
After pa risking of a hearty meal of
stewed fish, fned fish snd red horse
bread, speeches were made by Drs.
Baker, Sibert and Black and Col. J. R.
Owens.
Dr. Brown and Col. Owens were
awarded belts for being the champion
fish eaters, having out distanced Dr.
J. B. Black, who has been considered
the champion heretofore. Dr. J. J,
Cleckey was the master of ceremonies
and he did his part handsomely.
The day was delightfully spent by the
doctors, all of whom agreed that the
time of parting came far too soon.
WAS PAUL KIRKLAND’S BODY
Preaant Tana, However, Works Hsrdikip
on Farmer* ef thi* Section.
The May Term of the Court of Com
mon Pleas convened here Monday
morning, with Judge Ernest Gary, of
Columbia, presiding. Thirty-two juror*
answered to the* roll call and thrfi
were excused for various reasons.
This necessitated the drawing of aa
extra venire from the seven-mile box,
as follows.
L. F. Nance, J. M. Hair, G. W. Hal
ford, Bunyan Morris, T. J. Langley,
S. W. Hutto, E. R. Cox, L. Cohen, C. F.
Molair, C. W. Moody and E. R. Beas
ley.
Up to the hour of going to press the
following cases have been disposed of:
Ernest L. Rhodes Co. vs. Allendale
Mercantile Co. and M. Sharfsin, jury
trial waived; ordered that the
plaint be dismissed as to second
and that the plaintiff have judgment
against the defendants jointly tad
severally for $381.66 and the coets of
the action.
The case of James Cadle vs. the
Southern Cotton Oil Co., in which the
plaintiff asked for damages in (he
amount of $1,900, resulted in a verdict
for the defendant.
It was ordered that the plaintiff has*
judgment for $483.9$ tn the ease ef
Chas. E. Morris Co. vs. Marshall HflL
In the case of A. S. Lee k Sons On.
vs. H. C. Raysor it was ordered Out
the plaintiff have judgment for$t3M4
Judgment was ordered for the pMfe.
tiff in the sum of $173.21 in the cnee ef
Du Rant Hard ward Co. vs. L. R. Wi
liams.
In the case of H. S. Min hard and I.
M Frank, trustees in bankruptcy Mr
M. Ferat Sons k Co., va. B. M.L
Jr., judgment in the sum of
ordered for the plaintiff.
Judgment was ordered for the
tiff in the sum of MBIT In the cam ef
the Interstate Chemical
O. D. A. Wilson.
Hattie P. Padgett et al., va.
Air Line Rjr. Co., verdict for
fendant.
It was ordered that the plaintiff 1
judgment for $460.40 and coots hi flW
ease of F. B. Thomas, et al., va. &
Hill.
In the case of American NntinMf
Bank of Macon vs. Charlie Browa R
was ordered that plaintiff hnve Judg
ment against the defendant for MB1.W
snd coats.
As we close our forms the Cewvt b
engaged in the trial of the ease of tte
Taylor Mfg. Co. vs. M. N.
The May term of Court
does at s very busy
farmers, works a great
them, and for that -isenn
ber asked to be excused. Urn
of only s few were granted, however.
Victim of Hampton Mystery, However,
Bright Mulatto.
Hampton, May 19.—The local author-
ities here got into communication with
the postmasterUt Sycamore, in Barn
well County, to-day and ascertained
that Paul Kirkland, whose body was
found in Saltkehatchie River on Satur
day, was a negro of very light skin. It
seems as if he left Sycamore fast fall,
giving his intended destination as Flori
da, but nothing was heard of him until
fhe telephonic communication this
morning. Nothing further has been
done to solve the mystery surrounding
his death.
Mad Dog Rub* Amuck.
White Pond, May 19.—Mr. Matthew
Clark left here this morning for Colum
bia accompanied by his wife and eight
children, all of which are to be treated
for rabies, as the result of being bitten
by their family pet dog.
The dog, or puppy, ran amuck in
this neighborhood last week, biting
both persons and animab. Mr. Clark
was urged by his neighbors early last
week to IdD the dog, hut at it was a
faaaOy pet, he refused to do Mw
NEW FARMERS UNION LOCAL
Orgawaod at Moyar** MU, im tWsCemMt
U*t Woak.
A local Farmers’ Union
Tuesday morning at Meyer’s Mill, is
county, by J. Whlitner Reid,
of the State Farmers’ Union. Thb
be known as Meyer’s Mill Local
No. 821 and is started with
members. Mr. J. Ancil Meyer, om
the prominent citizens of
County, is one of the charter
The union is made up of good
and promises to be an active
organization.
W. P. Bailey was elected
and C. B^ Ellis, Jr., was choaen
reuLrjr. t nt posto
is Meyer’s Mill, S. C. The time sel
ed for regular meetings will be the
Friday in each month at 3 p. m.
MAKE BAD BEGINNING
Brunson Farmers Hop* Old Maxim WS
Prova True, However.
Brunson, May 20.—Hundreds of am
of cotton in this Neighborhood stubs
plowed up and planted over on
of no stand. With much of the aofl jut
entirely too dry to bring np seed of tiw
late planting and the cold dews of the
cool nights on the young plants np tm
facte that furnish abundant food far
serious thought on the part ef the far
mers. The only consolation b the smut
im of some of the old time
“A bad beginning means a goad
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