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VOL XXXVI
BARNWELL, S. C. AUGUST 7, 1913
NO. 50
LIVE STOCK KILLED
IN THURSDAY’S STORM
R L. Creech and J. O. Sanders Lost
Valuable Horses and Hoes.
The storm that passed over this
section Thursday night proved very
disastrous for several farmers, two of
whom lost some valuable live stock,
while the third lost the contents, of his
barn, consisting of hay, etc.
Mr. R. L. Creech, who lives a few
miles from Barnwell, was perhaps the
heaviest looser. A bolt of lightning,
which struck his stable, killed a horse,
for which he had paid 1270, and seven
fine hogs, which he valued at $10 each.
Mr. Creech is a hard working young
man and the loss falls heavily upon
him.
Mr. J. 0. Sanders also had a valuable
horse killed. The horse had been
driven by a son of Mr. Sanders to the
house of Mr. F. L. Still. It was hitched
near a wire fence and it is thought
that the bolt hit a tree some distance
away, ran down the fence and killed
the horse. It was valued at $2.'>0 and
was a county raised animal.
The loss of Mr. Henry McDonald, of
Williston, is told in another article in
this week’s issue
NEGRO MAN ATTACKED
WHITE LADY AT ULMER
Jerry Franklin in Jail Charged With
Aauult and Battery.
Jerry Franklin, a negro, was arrested
by Sheriff J. B. Morris Saturday after
noon and lodged in the county jail on
the charge of assault and battery of a
high and aggravated nature. The al
leged attack was made Thursday afterc
noon on Mrs. Hattie Harrison, wife of
Mr. R. W. Harrison, who lives near
Ulmer. According to the best infor
mation obtainable, Mrs. Harrison, act
ing for her husband, who has been
confined to his bed for some time with
fever, ordered the negro to assist in
unloading some ice. This, it is said,
the negro refused to do, becoming ab
usive in his language and finally at
tacking Mrs. Harrison. Mrs. Harrison
was in town Monday and showed a
bruise on her arm which she said was
made by Franklin. She said that there
were also bruises on her body. It is
understood that th»* negro has waved a
prelimmurv hearing.
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PRES. CALHOUN PRAISES
TREAS. McADOO’S PLAN
BASKET PICNIC AND
FARMERS’ INSTITUTE
August 11 and 12 the Dates, Snelling New Organ Has Been Bought for Church
ASHLEIGH BOASTS OF
FINE SCHOOL HOUSE
NO NEW REGISTRATION ONE MAN IS KILLED,
CERTinCATES ISSUED ANOTHER INJURED
LIGHTNING STRUCK
BARN AT WILUSTON
Henry McDonald Lost
but Seved Hi*
Williston. Vug^ist J —
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and Blackville the Places.
To the Editor of The Barnwell People:—
I wish to remind the citizens of the
county of the Institute to be held at 0.
C. Baxley’s, Snelling, on August 11th,
and at Healing Springs, Blackville, on
August 12th. We will have with us the
following speakers:
Prof. Jackson, of A. & M. College,
Mississippi, on Live Stock.
Prof. Burges, of Clemson College, S.
C., on Dairying.
Prof. Elliott, one of the District
Agents in the Farm Demonstration
Work of this State, on Cover Crops.
Crops Improved by Rains.
Special to The People:
Ashleigh, August 2.—A very pleasant
event of the recent past was the bene
fit party given by the ladies of the
community at the new school building.
Ice cream and cake were served, and
every one present expressed them
selves as having enjoyed the occasion
very much. A neat little sum was real
ized which was applied to the purchase
of a new organ for the church.
Ashleigh now boasts of one of the
best country school buildings of any
country school in the county. Contrac-
Statute Requires that Books Be Closed Tree on the Track Couses Wreck of I ■■
The ladies are invited tocome out and ! tor Woodward, who. had the contract
bring well-filled baskets, for it is for erecting the building, deserves
through their co-operation and presence ! much credit for the very satisfactory
that we wish to make these meetings a work done on it.
Irnlt >f b* . Slid lorr Hr % j rr-U \
in rrti»o\ing fui mu «-» s.though >nr
of thrm •*» to ttunnrd t>* the
thst it • st «ith d # *K'ult;» ths! it C"u d
USiivd to nte to lt» fre-t snd t-e
g '(ten out of thv hued.ng
A> rorUing
he 'r M >nda)
L.1W4 by
t o i n f of m* t) 0(1 r r • e I . ed
b<r F >t»in*on s v.egro
w s* a oed bt s h»xt of .gh’n.ng d-r.ng
tf.e thunderstorm ttis* past* J •>er
H it kti..r .''jnls. **’. t ' . Mi «• s»
%l s nditi g u ii«Ji ' i ‘ r • <
Says South Will B« Greatly Benefitted
by Money Distribution.
Col Harr) D t’.ilhujn. pn\;dent n!
the Home lisiik of lUrnvtei) has
out the follmsing mter\:rva in regard
to the distribu’ >n b\ the tr< svur\ d,
par t ment of !tie f •< i s»i in ,,f i • r r
merit bind* in 'hr n.itiona bai ►. v ,.f th«
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'•.-•h and W est ! • r nt , t,, r « #. ,
mil i<i« d<>• .*.'s to m r the i ri.^t ths!
sre -ipi ! i maturing Th s rre»i.
i help the ''late hanat at t^e sta’r
bsnht are a mss! ent -rdP drt^oden'
the Nations ftonat and nhs!
ete- hr![«s them ns* . 'S > he ja
ln><ra.*.»thktNtr M \t» n ft
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;«per . t. •unt.i anJ "'atr '-.nd» st
fl 7i <ent» St ter J» • , • ,r
m .he , and the Ns' ,• i s r
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success.
All farmers wish to build up their
soil, so why not come out'.'' The talk
on Winter Cover Crops will he well
worth the trip, provided you put into
practice the advice gwen
You it* truh.
A M Sarub* r s.
l.oeal \gent
CENSURED COUNTY
DISPENSARY BOARD
Mo/oeity of F.IUntomains Did Not Want
Diapvnaory. It it S**!
Pe[-irt» born Klh '■ ■> • g* 't.-it a
majority ■ * thr < :11r• • s * ’'.at t on
are high.* d.sp raxed A " '*• \ »• n
I .. ’i1 ' nxa' > 1* >! ' s' "
extab.ixr t ,• » ’ -at • * j: '. *-..• <•
if t f'r .; I .'I t X t a * * ' a » • * • . ' '
j ,xr x ' 't e r. * • x ; > i, • '• - '' ' ’ ' •
ma"e'' M' H M '«■'*' t • "e-
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•hr*,' » • g t.. ua * • g 1 ' ' ' ’ ^ r
rx!a'> xf mr nt of the d x, < sa r • I
r n r , n
Thirt* aexrn r t/r » f tt,e mu
ne 11« it* d.d m o' ea •*' * [mtit*.. 1
and plead • th the t-o ' '>■ ! ! e»
tatUiah a ditio-naar* at I r*f..r> T>.e.
a:*>* h*d t>«‘ , oee them a , ' ' >«i • 'I
! • e n f» n e na m«-« •! " r m u n . ip* ' .
asking an ! j’^mg that t'r, estat* xh a
!. s va ■ > 1 n 'he t . • ' \ . r •
T » > of this nu'Tl’xr -r grated
•. ui' 1 • r'ase 'he' ntt-s * • .rr*
l*-* lion ' .re taking a ' '• i
d the t.gne't • d n d
a' " h r ' m r f ' h r r * a' ' .
30 D»ys Before Election.
Although it had been advertised that
the books of registration would be
opened at Bartiwell August 4th and
kept open for one week, no new cer
tificates are being issued by the Super
visors of Registration this week for the
election on the 19th inst. The statute
requires that the books be closed thirty-
days before a general or special elec
tion, and for this reason only renewals
can be issued to the voters whose
names are alreadv on the books. Should
I
ber Train Naar Olar.
Olar, Aug. 2.—David E. Pifer was
instantly killed and D. L. Shiplet pain
fully wounded in a wreck on the
Saltkehatchie Lumber company's rail
road yesterday morning.
The Saltkehatchie Lumber company’s
train was running backwards going in
to the woods after logs. Messrs. Pifer
and Shiplet were riding on a flat car on
the front end of the train. Mr. Shiplet
discovered a tree on the track ahead
of them caused by a storm the previous
Mrs. Mamie Hartin, of Savannah, with
little sons, Stoney and Palmer, is visit
ing her parents, Mr and Mrs. W. A.
Ross.
Mr .1 H McDonald, of Bullock Coun
ty (ia , lias returned to his home after
a \>-ry nleasant visit t<> hi> brother, Mr
C N McDonald
Miss Biarn he Hartin has returned to I
Columbia, where stir is taking a course
at Slacfeat s Business Coin ge
Mrs 1 C Odom and son. of \uguxta. I
ar* \ isitmg rf'latis at Kshlngh
Mr W h Itvsenx nf Mette* I leorgn, i
ix x.w-nd'rg a b-w dasx *» ith hix mother '
M • x \\ V ' >w enx
M r Pa! i a, • of Vugix'J, vs.'h h x
FACTS AND FANCIES
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certificates be issued to voters whose 1 night. Mr. Shiplet called to Mr. Pifer
names are not already on the books and to jump which he failed to do in time
should they attempt to vote in the com- ^ and was caught in the wreck and al-
ing election it would give sufficient most instantly killed,
grounds for a protest of the election. ) Mr. Shiplet saved his life by jump-
S mg, but lost three fingers by the clash
I of the cars which caught his hand just
as he leaped from the car. A car box
FROM FAIR FAIRFAX ^m g ahead of the engine, the engi
neer was unable to see the danger
ahead
Mr Pifer was a young man about
years of age and very t>opular He
w.»s m business at Schofield, having
< i>me here from Pennsylvania about 12
m ars ago His t>ody will be shipped
t ’ his h'lme in PennssKima
Mr Shiplet is su(wrmtrndrnt of the
Saltkehatrhie l umtuT company
He was given immediate medical al
ter ton and eft fur a h,>spital in (.'<►
wi t b.a
T> x x Mir %e. ond white man that
•a* ‘wm a • i ,n th.» w,,rk thia year
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INTERESTING NEWS
OF BETHEL SECTION
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Ten Days’ Meetinf Closed A Budget of
Lire Social Newt
Fairfax, Vug 2 Mrs S.’.a** Gladden
and little s<,n. of Colomhia are xpendmg
sonn- tim* with Mrs t, W Bar!**.:
I. Hughs atnl \ r no d Riv ers of B r un
son were here ret mil) and atten,l*-<l the
Methialist me*-ting
Mrs MaMm l.igt.tsrs is taking an • \
tend*-*! trip g*x*ng from ''jawtant'urg to
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CORN AT BRUNSON IS
DAMAGED BY DROUTH
A Number of Acres Seeioxiilx Damaged
Good Price* for Melont
Hr utis .-i \ ,g J ! • .- '• a , - ■
x *rs tong s ft..* da • * i* • -
so iiew fit! th*- -i* ' ' ' - r . • t . • • ‘ .
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I* tlamage*! f-tuu ilrouM. RhI ! «)*!. •
pu ling is getting fair.* un i*-- w t .
The watt-rmeltin crop tit-re has pros . d
Urnanzas to man) who planted f >r
market A vers reliah.e plan’er rv-
ptirts thirtv cars of melons from fort)
acres of land with several more to be
gathered. Sales f o b here average
IIJN to ll.iO the earload Another plant
er reports one carload of ordinary mel
ons as to size and quality sold todav for ceived a letter from the supervisor of
I'JlIP. A planter in the lower part of Greenwood County, the answer of
this county Hampton has 200 acres of which will show what a splendid con-
very fine melons just coming into market dition the finances of this county are
age and size. in. It seems that the financial con-
A revival meeting of much interest is dition of Greenwood County will re
in progress this week at the Beech quire it to float a l>ond issue of $110,000
Branch Baptist Church of this communi- to pay all past and bonded indebted-
ty. This church is second in point of ness of that county. The supervisor
seniority in this part of the state. The asked the question what is the present
pastor, Rev. J. H. Edwards, is ably aid- indebtedness and bonded indebtedness
ed by Rev. Mr. Jones, of Bennettsville, of this county. He replied that Aiken
an able and eloquent preacher whose County had no debts, or either bonds
.sermons are splendid, and greatly en- out; that she had been on a cash basis
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AIM N t (H MV I s * HU H
No Drbtt and No Bonds and $42.S30 to
tbe Good I as l^»»
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I hr IVop.r t<, publish th< f.>,; iwing
dispatch from Vikt-n. whu fi app» ar*-*l
in the Charleston News and Courier
last year
Aiken, July !* —S;H*rial Chief Com
missioner Jesse Green has just re-
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Rain Helped Hilda Crops.
Special to The People.
Hilda, August 3.—The heaviest rain
of the season fell here Sunday afternoon
and the crops are now the rhost promis
ing that this section has ever seen.
Mr. J. B. Browning, of Govan, spent
Sunday of last week here with his many
friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Hiers spent Sat
urday [here with Mr. and Mrs. J. B.
Grubbs.
Mr. E. N. Still was in town Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Cave, of Olar, are
in town today on business.
Mrs. F. V. Nix is visiting relatives
here this week.
Miss Nora Eubanks, of Augusta, is
visiting Mr. and Mrs. McD. Eubanks
this we?k.
for the past ten or twelve years, and
the settlement with the Comptroller
General, which has just been made
shows a cash on hand to the extent of
$42,530.93.
This is a remarkable showing for this
county, due in part to the wise man
agement of the county affairs. The tax
levy is only 2 1-2 mills, one of the low
est in the State. But the dispensary
brings in a big amount of money.
This amount does not include the
school fund. The schools of the coun
ty have a cash balance of over $50,000. I
Ih'Wtvrr w. *n.*w thV M.<
utijuxl l.tw th*' l^iurd has th* .tuth.inty
t*> do as th«-y hav. dune
"Wc trust some day the people's
wishes will he regarded
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MELONS ARE GOOD.
Planters Near Ulmer Are Busy Shipping
to Consumers.
If Mr lames Henry Ri*e w h*
Insisting Mi th*- Williamson p an "f
orn planting wi!'. * ome her*- am! s*-**
some *.*>rn planted on the old style and
worked by the old style, he will change
his mind Thr Williamson plan has
caused the farmers here to hue more
money, and to buy more corn than any
plan ever tried (dur fathers had corn
to sell the year around, raisee hogs in
herds of more than a hundred and fed
1 and fattened them on corn, but of late
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x.>n o' i
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Orangeburg are visiting friends here
Misses Fxxie Feeples of 1 still and
Mertie I.y brand of VSageiier visited
friends m town this week
Mrs Sable Jenkins has gone to Bir
mmgham, Ala . to s|**-nd some time with
her son, Sam Jenkins
Miss Kthel Brooker of Swansea and a
friend from Dillon are sending some
time with Mrs W B Simpson
M x V\ H i bas -eturnrd horn*
a*', a ; .rasa- t x*a * atf airfax
M- an*! M s F Ml >,*• visited Mr
btarung < rre* h at • bar Thursday.
noti. e in the paper where tt
x;*«-aks of the * otton blighting and djrlmg
around Ha rnweli We also notice the
fields of cotton in this country are bad
ly affected in the same way
This country was shocked Friday
morning when we learned of the sudden
death of Mr David Pifer, whowaa killed
on tbe railroad near Schofieldi mill.
Mr Pifer was on his way to work in tbe
swamp, and the storm the night before
had laid a tree acrosa the railroad which
consumer*. —.., ( - - , Ilau lalu a tree across ineraiiroau wnica
Ulmer, Aug. 2.-Miss Kate Fair of ; years crowding corn has been followed Miss Hattie Gooding of Brunson caused the wreck. Another gentlemen
Klloree has been the welcome visitor of
Miss Florrye Harter for the past few
days.
Misses Marion Wilkinson, Lorena
Brant and Annie Lou Dickinson are
visiting friends and relatives in Varn-
ville.
Miss Louise Blount has returned
home, after a visit in Fairfax.
Misses Florrye Harter, Daisy Week-
ley and Kate Fair have gone to Sally
and Aiken, where they will visit friends
and relatives.
Miss Mattie Harter is at home again
from a pleasant stay in Aiken.
Tommy McMillan from Charleston
spent Sunday with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. J. C. McMillan.
The melon crop in this section is good
and the farmers are busy shipping.
Misses Eva and Annette Davis from
Williston are the guests of Misses Ada
and Eunice Sanders this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Council and family have
‘ so, till some farmers have been forced ' visiting her sister, Mrs. W. White An
te buy nearly all the corn they use. derson,
. returned to their home in Lakeland,
Miss Annie Gantt,a daughter of Depu- p[ a ( a ft er a pleasant stay with Dr. and
ty Clerk of Court Longstreet Gantt, | Mrs j M Weeldey andfamUy.
stopped over in Barnwell Monday with ; Miss Wil l ie Lou McMillan has
re-
Mr. T. 0. Davis, of Snelling, was in
town Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. William McNab, while en- turned home from a visit to Charleston
route to her home in Winnsboro after an( i Branchville.
Miss Marie Weekley has gone to
Lakeland, Fla., where she will visit her
cousin, Miss Edith Nelson.
a pleasant visit to relatives and friends
in the Boiling Springs section. Miss
Gantt will be a senior at Winthrop Col
lege the coming session and is held in
high esteem by both the studenU and
| the faculty.
Many are going back to the old plan,
and while the Williamson plan corn
burned to a crisp, the old plan corn
was green and growing through a three
months’ drouth, making a record yield
with only a sprinkle now and then.
Corn on uplands will not bear crowd
ing a dry year and froth the middle of
March till the middle of July was cer
tainly a dry spell, but the crops are
much better than they would have
been had the rain been normal. If it
could be managed to cut the rainfall in
two, getting only half of the normal,
farming would not only be a pleasure
but a bonanza. Normal rains bring
millions of mosquitoes, flies, gnats
and other pets, while dry weath
er does not bring them. Rains poison
young crops, causes them to “shed,”
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Cantral, recently
of Jacksonville, Fla., and child are now
living here and are at home with Miss
Sue Best.
Miss Emma Lightsey visited the Misses
Best recently.
The Rev. Sam Rose left today, after
conducting a ten days' meeting at the
Methodist church.
WANTS MORE WHITES.
Byrnes Complains of Appointments
in His District.
Representative Byrnes called upon
the second assistant postmaster gener
al Wednesday for information as to the
manner in which railway mail clerks in
lost his hand. Mr. Pifer's remains were
sent to Pennsylvania.
the Second district are appointed. Mr.
to “fire,” to “switch up,” make fol-| Byrnes states that upon investigation
iage at the expense of fruit; make grass h e finds that there are 18 mail clerks
and weeds troublesome. When the on railway lines running through up a saw mill on his place on Three
other fellow prays for rain, I pray for ^j s district and that only three of them 1 Mile Creek.
SOME UVE NEWS FROM JENNY
Rain* Helped Crop*.—J. D. Jenny Erect-
inf Sew Mill—Personals.
Special to The People.
Jenny, August 4.—Since the recent
rains, crops have improved very mudi
in this community.
Miss Latna Folk, of Ehrhardt, is
spending some time with Mr. and Mrs.
J. L. Folk.
Capt. J. W. Jennv has purchased a
handsome touring car.
Miss Edna Cone, of Fairfax, is visiting
Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Loadhoit.*
Mrs. W. G. Ruddell, and little daugh
ter, Hattie Elizabeth, of Fairfax, spent
a few days last week with Mr. and Mrs.
S. E. Bailey.
Mr. J. D. Jenny is now busy putting
dry weather.
Chief C«ve Acquitted.
are white men. He informed the post- ( Capt. and Mrs. J. Wyman Jenny are
master general that he has enough now in the mountains of Western North
negroes in his district without coloniz-
Crops as a whole are looking exceed
ingly well around Williston.
Chief F. M. Cave, of the Barnwell ing railway mail clerks, and that as
police force, was acquitted Tuesday of long as 90 per cent, of the clerks are
the charge of assault and battery upon negroes, the white men will not stand
the person of Mr. H. S. Mellicharap, of the examination for this service.
Barnwell. The case was tried by a jury ,
Carolina for a few weeks' stay.
before Magistrate J W. Hair, of Black
ville.
Capt. and Mrs W. M
Snelling were visitors here Monday
Newspaper for Fairfax?
Dame Rumor has it that a
is to be started at Fairfax. Mr. WiQ
Walton, who published the Btackrdie
Parker, of Builder at Blackville a couple of years
ago. is said to be behind the project.