The Barnwell people. (Barnwell, S.C.) 1884-1925, August 28, 1913, Image 1
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VOL XXXVI
BARNWELL S C AUGUST 28 1913
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NO. 53
WHO WILL BE WHO IN
RACE FOR GOVERNOR?
Anderton Intelligencer Sejrt it Will Be
“McLeurin Against the Field ”
A-Columbia correspondent of The
Anderson Intelligencer, which was one
of the few newspapers in the State that
supported Blease for Governor, says
that while State Senator John L. Mc-
Laurin has not definitely announced his
candidacy for Governor next year “his
friends of the old day state confidently
that if he runs he will be a formidable
man and already the talk is being whis
pered around ‘McLaurin against the
feld.' ”
It is predicted that several men now
in the race will drop out. It is thought
like by that George Rembert,of Richland
county, will be among the number, as
will also be Richard I. Manning,of Sum
ter. Political observers are said to be
of the opinion that he could not be
elected and that he lost his opportunity
by withdrawing from the campaign of
several years ago.
Mendel Smith, The Intelligencer
states, is a variable character, having
withdrawn from the lists heretofore af
ter announcing his candidacy and it is
also said that he has a legislative record
subject to attack, in addition to one or
two matters "that might be used against
him In a local fight at Camden " It is
doped out "that John (I. Richard's part
in the gubernatorial race will consist to
some extent in an attack on Mendel
Smith'a record.''
The Intelligencer says further
“A man of personal strength in the
race for governor is Lieut Gosenor
t hanes A Smith There is nuth.ng
sensational about him and he *.i! make
a fight strictly on his merit In the
lieutenant governor s office Mr Nmith
ha* won many fnrndi who will stand
by him in hM campaign for the gm -M
orahip neat summer Mr Smith was
head of tha Baptist r<<n»ention and ha*
a large nr-tuaintanceship n this State
It is stated on good authority that Mr
South would have the aup;>ort of . rr
tain prospective candidates if they
themselves are not in the fight
"With regard to Messrs John (i
t luikncalaa and R A Cooper both gn<«l
men. the vvew is very generally hnd
that they will not entnr the rare neat
summer
Tha gas ernar’s rnca. It may be stat
ad confidently, la going to be narrowed
down to a very few man Tha idea of
tha smtor ts that the neat general a*
aembty mill see tha rnca won and there
after N will be plaia aailtaf for the man
who ria»M out of that session with fly
iog colors
DUNK AND DOVUNC
MUST STAND TRIAL
Twa Man Are Acoasad af Vmlabea «f
Geaegsa Stale lenhang Laws.
Augusta. Ga . Aug 2S.—S Sherwood
I)una of Aiken will have to stand trial
'in Augusts on the charge of violation of
the Georgia banking laws When the
Citixena' Trust Eompany of Aiken of
which the bankrupt Itterstate Trust
company of Aiken was the ^»arent in
stitution. collapsed, criminal charges
were brought against the president and
directors, but all officials have been
successful in clearing themselves on
demurrers except Dunn and Move V.
Dowling, the cashier, who is a fugitive
in South Carolina. Dunn s attorneys
filed a demurrer, but as he was the or-
ganixer of the Citizens Trust company
and the prime mover, Judge Hammond
in superior court here sustained the
contention of the State that Dunn had
violated the State banking laws. The
case was appealed, the Georgia court
of appeals today rendering a decision
sustaining Judge Hammond. Dunn's
whereabouts at present are not known.
Leo Frank Convicted.
Within less than fours after the case
was given to the jury Monday after
noon, a verdict of guilty was returned
against Leo M. Frank, the Atlanta fac
tory superintendent, who was charged
with the murder of little 14 year old
Mary Phagan in his office on April
26th. The prisoner received the news
of the verdict without any sign of
emotion, but his wife collapsed. The
trial has consumed over four weeks.
facts AND fancies COMMISSIONERS CANVASSED
FROM FAIR FAIRFAX RETURNS; RESULT DECLARED
Official Return* Show 991 Votes for and 319 Votes Against Re-
Establishment of the County Dispensary.—The
Rev. A. E. Evison Issues Statement
Interesting Social and Personal News
from Southside Town.
Fairfax, Aug. 23.—The Misses Brun
son were recent guests of Mrs Benj.
Brunson.
Mrs. M. C. Dowling has been visiting
relatives near Varnville.
Mrs. W. G. Ruddell has returned from
a visit to her mother in Jenny. In a
few days she, with her husband and
daughter, will leave for the mountains
of North Carolina.
Miss Margaret Youmans left on Tues
day for Richmond, where she expects
to study for three years to become a
trained nurse.
Miss Mary Harrison, after visiting
friends here and receiving much social
attention, has returned to her home at
Johnston.
Mrs. W. E. Harter recently visited
her two sisters in Hampton county.
Mrs. G. Connelly and children have
returned from a visit to her sister in
Allendale.
Mrs. W. Wingard and daughter are
visiting friends in Augusta.
Miss May Brunson has returned from
a pleasant visit to relatives m Barnwell.
Miss Alma Knight is spending some
time in Savannah
Miss Lena Mammon 1 :s visgmg rela
tives at Tampa, Fla
Mrs \\ White \nderso:i is rejuiring
over the s isit of tier aunt, w fin has been
se nding some time in California
Mr* .las Budget: of Lake Butler.
K!a . and son, >idt ev. are s,n-iuimg
some time with Mrs loin s Lane
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BYRNES INTERESTED
IN CHANGING BILL
Commilt** Acc«p<* Aa>*ndm«ol le Cor
r*a<r Law Wktck H* Fa**r«d
VS aahmgtoo. Sug k- prrsenta
tivr Bv-ne* ha* txwn frrp 4 ntrmtrd
in an rftort to induce the house hank
mg and urrrncv rommiaaion to amend
the redi*count *e* lion of the hill vu that
it would nut diacruninatr againat note*
aeeured agricultural pnidurt* Me.
with aeveral other memtwr*. haa been
negotiating with the committee looking
to the *rftlement of the difference* by
the committee and the repre«entativr*
of the agricultural »eetK>n» and todav
the committee agreed to accept the
amendment which apeciftcally *tate«
Messrs. Maurice Manning and S. A.
Wise, election commissioners for this
county, met in Barnwell Tuesday to
canvass the returns and declare the re
sults of the recent dispensary election.
The result showed a majority of 672 for
the re-establishment of the county dis
pensary, the vote being 991 for and 319
against the dispensary.
Just as soon as the necessary ar
rangements can be completed, dispen
saries will be opened at one or more
points in the county, but as there is
quite a bit of preliminary work to be
done it is hardly probable that they
will be opened before about November
1st.
As stated in The People last week,
there will be no contest of the election
by the prohibitionists. There were ru
mors prior to the election that a con
test would be made on the grounds of m " an - v
illegality in the registration of voters, 1 '•
hut the vote was so decisive that it was
seen that a contest could only delay
the establishment of the dispensary a
short while The K* v \ K Kvisun
has given out the f<> >v\.ng statement
in this connection
"The sue of the dispensary vote in
this County makes it urmis'aketi'y evi
dent that the people want the ili'[x-n-
sarv As a contest of the election, if
made, i ouid ha\ e no u t mate rffi-i t in
changing that decisior it seems the
better part of wisdom to ae luiesce
with as g'HHl gTj' e as in mustered
up
It would f*«- an e\ « dent thing to
secure a . ourt ruling o’’ 'he issues in
vo v «d, huf I am not *o person*.ly in
trresfed in that as to f« • justified in
sending money to *«• u'e it Mow
ever, in thi* connection i wou.d okr to
make a comment or two
In an opinion given t>> the Asai*t
only provision for the closing of"' the
books being that no person shall be
registered and allowed to vot.e in an
election which is held within thirty
days after he has been registered.’
“The Assistant Attorney General
must have TtTade a very cursory exami
nation of Section 205, if he arrived at
the conclusion given above.
“If he had read a little further on he
would have found that it provided for
the opening of the books ‘until thirty
days before a general election, when
they shall be closed until the general
election shall have taken place:
After each general election the regis
tration books shall be opened for the
registration of electors entitled to reg-
i istration under the Constitution, on
the first Monday in each month, at the
1 Court Mouse, until thirty davs preced-
e
general election, when th
same shall be closed until said general
election shall have taken place The
registration books shall be m like
manner closed thirty days before any
special election
"Their are in this same section of
th*- Cod*- further provisions relative to
opening the !»M>kv et> , in the year of
a genera, election and in Counties hav
ing a popu.atnin of Fifty Thousand in
habitants. and this partu uiar pn>-
v ision shall in no wise affect the regis-
trati >n of electors m th* Counties hav
mg less than fifty Thousand inhabi
tants
Set tiot. .NFi then, far fr <;ri support
mg the opinion given hy V\*i»tant Vt-
torner < ieru-ral, s[**-rifica.ly v»v». m ai
plain language as i* to tx- found m the
English language, that the Registration
ti«H>ks may be opened until thirty day*
t»efore any general or *;»ecial .-lection,
and must remain rbiwed until after the
election «• over when they may again
ant Attorney tmneral. which the At <M*rned until thirty day* before
torney General *ent to m*- a* in the main inother election when they must be
rovenng my recent letter to him. the flowed until the election i* pw**ed, and
Assistant Attorney tiwnrral refrn to *o on, ad infinitum
Section JJf> of the Cod* of lifld, which ‘The Aaai*tant Attorney General
provide* for the opening of the books correctly mtrrpets the Code when h*
of registration on certain days, and says that ‘No person shall be register'd
their closing at leaat thirty day* pre- 1 and allowed to vote in an eieetton
vioua to an election, and give* it as hia whtrb m held within tlurty days after
that agricultural »o4e* shall not he dm- . *»nioo that the provision* made for , be bwa brww rwgiaterod Thai pout »
the opening of the books of registra- pert welly dear But the real point at
tion are not exclusive, and do not mean tame m the status of renewals granted
that the books can be opened only on • wtthm thirty days of an etrctioo
those dates set out in the Statute "krarwahi cannot be granted with
To my mind, he continues, that sira- out reference to the books, and as. sc
ply mean* that the book* fnu*t be rootruj tw SevTx>n 2Ufi, the books are
opened for the registration of electors, supposed fo be closed for a period of
certainly and at lesat on Ih.iae dates. tlurTy days before any general or
but doe* not prohibit the Board of
Registration from registering electors
on such other dates, and at such other
times and places as may be convenient
to the Board of Registration
" l think they can stay in session as
long as they want, and on as many
days a* they desire, for the registra
tion of such elector* aa may be quali
fied for registration, and as may pre
sent themselves for registration, the
INTERESTING NEWS
OF HUSHING KUNE
Social and Personal Happenings of the
Past Weak Briefly Told.
Special to The People.
Kline, Aug. 25.—Misses Odelle tnd
Kathleen Jenkins are spending some
time in Dunbarton as the guest of their
cousin, Mrs Sam Greene.
Mrs. H. C. Creech and children and
Mrs. Sanders and Miss Eva Sanders
motored over to Barnwell Saturday,„re*
turning that afternoon.
Misses Kathleen Walker and sisters,
of Port Royal, returned home Tuesday
after an extended visit to relative*
here.
Miss Lillian Appleby is spending sortie
time in the mountains of North Caro
lina.
Miss Eunice Sanders and brother,
Lonnie, spent Sunday here.
Mrs. Best, who had the misfortune to
sprain her ankle very badly, is improv
ing.
Mr. B. (). Sanders, of Savannah, was
in town Saturday.
Misses Willie ami Mary Best and
Annie Hedge have gone to Charleston
for a visit of several weeks.
The many friends of Capt W. R.
Hogg will learn with regret of his sick
ness It is hoped that he will soon re
cover
Mrs <i B Kearse and little son spent
several days in Barnwell this week as
th*- guest of her cousin, Mrs J Emile
Harley
Miss Bessie Collum, of McRae, (ia , is
visiting tier brother, the Rev, J C
Coll urn
Mr P M Jenkins. Jr , is in Asheville,
N C where he will s^x-nd severs!
w eek*
Mrs Rotiert Williams, of Allendale,
who has been here visiting relatives,
returned home last week
RECOMMENDATIONS Of
COUNT! DELEGATION
S. A. WUw, W. S. Crssdi sad Aagas
The county legiriatire delegation,
composed of Senator A. & Patterson
and Representative* R. M. Mfaaon, C.
S. Warner and N. C. Creech, met here
yesterday to recommend three men far
appointment as county dispensary cam*
missionera. After a number af ballots
had been taken the following gentle
men received the racomimndatiou ef
the delegation: .
S. A. Wise, of WUliaton, Angus Pat
terson, of Barnwell, and W. Sv Creech,
of Kline. The governor has the ap
pointive power and it will be several
days before it ia known whether or not
he has acted favorably on the recom
mendations of the delegation.
mmmstrd agsinat «nd rxtrndrd the
time from days fo days
ktr Byrnes stafrd that whdr '¥) days
i» oof what hr wantrd hr thought it
iw*t to rnfr()ri»mi*r and arrrpt it Thr
bill originally madr rligib'v only »urh
l<a(ier» a* had maturity of 4.'> day*
Thi* timr will now l»r ‘.ai davs
If
WtlUaton. Aug il —Mr Wyatt Parker
i* hrrr from hi* home in Georgia viait
ing fnrnd* and relative*
Mr* William Hair and children, of
Augusta, are visiting the family of Mrs
W M Hair
Misi Sarah Harley is entertaining a
house party this week in her home
here
Mr Albert Owens is quite sick at the
home of his father, Mr A. owens
Th*- friends of I>r J M. Smith will be
pained to learn that he is still very ill at
the home of his daughter, Mrs. U A.
Kennedy
Mr. and Mrs H. K. Anderson, both of
whom have been ill for many months,
are improving.
Watermelons and cantaloupes are
still being shipped from here. About
forty cars have been shipped up to
date, and the shipping will continue till
the last of this month. With cotton,
corn and asparagus as a regular crop,
and melons and other truck as a side
line, the Williston farmers are in first
class shape. A farm in this community
is a veritable gold mine.
special rlecOoo. and to be kept Hoard
until after thr election, it would take
more wit lhaa that poaaesaed by the
proverbmi ‘Philadelphia Lawyer’ to
make out how it is pusmbie to have
the hooka eloaed for thirty days prior
to an election, and at the aaaie tune
to ixeur renewals three days before
the election, and allow the persons so
renewed Do vote at the pending elec
tion."
IAKNVU
Fire Destroys Barns Near Hilda.
Fire destroyed two barns and their
contents, the property of Mr. M. K.
Zorn, who lives near Hilda, Saturday
night. The origin of the fire is un
known, but is thought to have been
incendiary, as flames were bursting
from both barns when discovered. The
loss falls heavily upon Mr. Zorn. It
is not known here whether there was
any insurance. •
HOW THEY VOTED IN CANVASS RETURNS
LAST WEER’S ELECTION FROM ELECTIONS
The Official Vote by Preonets wa the State Board Will This Wwwk Publish Re-
Dispensary Queetioa. suit* of Dispensary Ejection*.
The following is the official vote of R. M_ McLown, secretary of state and
the election held on the dispensary | chairman of the State Board of canvasa-
question on the 19th inst.: ers, said yesterday that he would call a
meeting for some day this week, to
canvass returns from elections recently
held in 11 counties of South Carolina
on the dispensary question.
Members of the board are the secre
tary of state, the comptroller general,
the adjutant and inspector general, the
attorney general, the State treasurer
and M. M. Stanley, chairman of the
house committee on privileges and
elections. Under the law the board is
required to meet within ten days after
the election.—The State.
ITEMS OF STATE NEWS
IN CONDENSED FORM ' 7 m foMlld th . t
IV «id Mr
Hwpp—lagt tw Swwlk
TwU fwe Q*wd
Thr cotton mill* of South Carohaa
consumed 711. 31R bale* of coftoa last
yrar
A patent haa been taaued to Lafia
Blount, of Denmark, for a merry -gw-
round which he haa in vented
It t* expected that tha G S A A.
railway will be ia oparataoa hot we a a
Spartanburg and GreeavtOa hy Jan
uary 1
The pellagra conference, which waa
to have taken place in Spartanburg
Vuguat 3k haa been puatpoaed till
September 3
The Yorkvtlle Publiahing company
haa been chartered with a capital Block
of U2.U0U The purpuae ta to publish
a artni weekly paper
Dr A D. Ihlmour, pastor of Purity
Presbyterian church of Cheater, ha*
been elected to a chair tn the Cnioa
Theological seminary, of New York
James H Craig, of Anderson, haa
aliout decided to offer for Comptroller
tieneral of South Carolina and oppose
the present incumbent, A. W. Jones,of
Abbeville.
TWO MEN ARRESTED FOR
DYNAMITING ROCK FISH
Henry Corley and West WilBaaa PWwad
Under Bond of $700 Each.
Bhtckville, Aug. 26.—Hanry CorMy
and West Williams were arrested at
Salley today by Magistrate Eidaott m
the charge of dynamiting fish in tfca
EdisSa nver. The warrant was ssaare
out hy V K. Funderburk, assistant ta
chief game wardaa of South Carolina,
following an investigation of several
days. The two men ware admitted, la
bond m tha sum of $700 each aad
case will be tried at the
term of court in Barn wail
Several days ago report waa madw la
A A. Richardson, chief gam* wardaa,
that parties were dynamiting ftah ta
the Edisto nver V. P.
was detailed to make aa
Hr maa aaaiated ia tha work hy
Stive wrier, rural
| Warden McClendon of
CorWy aad WiBtem had
Ci
Kline, W
For
Against
Allendale
83
54
Kline
38
14
Dunbarton
43
13
Sycamore
.... 49
19
Barnwell ...
188
40
Elko .
35
12
Williston
. 97
27
Ulmer
22
25
Hercules
63
16
Blackviile.
.158
43
Baldoc
25
1
Bull Pond
3
9
Millett
26
18 -
Snelling
34
0
Tinkers Creek
47
2
Fairfax
63
16
Robbins
. 17
10
Total _
991
319
Seymour Owens, Esq., spent Sunday
in Columbia.
Killed Hia Little Brother.
Woodrow, the two-year-old son of
Postmaster William M. Moore, was the
victim of a fatal accident at Pregnall
about eight o’clock Thursday morning.
It seems that the dead child and his
five-year-old brother, Ernest, were
playing in a room in their home when
Ernest got hold of a gun, resulting jn
the discharge of the weapon and almost
instant death of the younger child.
The parents, who were in another part -•••--
of the house, heard the report, and, Copper at St. George,
rushing to the rooom where the chil- While employes of the St. George
dren were, found little Woodrow Cotton Seed Manufacturing Company
dying.—Orangeburg Times and Demo- were Coring a well on their property
crat.
Saw. Mill Burned Near Allendale.
According to reports here, Mr. T. 0.
Sanders, who lives near Allendale, had
the misfortune to loose his saw mill
Will Delxiach. assistant postmaster
at Ninety-Six, committed suicide Th»r*-
day night by throwing himself into, the
pond at the Ninety Six cotton mills. He
had threatened to kill himself.
A number of twenty-pound parcel
post packages have been receured at
the Greenwood post office recently.
Umbrellas and push carts are among
the articles that have been received.
A $15,000 fire occurred at Midgeland,
Jasper County, Sunday night A store
building, residence and the dispensary
were destroyed before the blaze, which
threatened to wipe out the entire busi
ness portion of the town, could be
gotten under control.
There has been so much opposition
to the appearance of Jkck Johnson, the
negro pugilist, in London music halls
that his engageonents have been
“postponed’’ and will be cancelled,
which speaks well for the good sense
and good taste of our English cousins.
A wild horse belonging to George
Douglas, frightened at an automobile
and a quantity of lumber by fire Fri-! in Bennettsviile on Friday, ran with
day night. The tire, the origin of j buggy through a plate-glass win-
whtch is unknown, occurred late at , dow int0 McCal i Weatherly’s store. J.
night and only a part of the lumber on
the yard was saved. It is not known
here whether or not there was any in
surance.
Were Not Drowned.
The three Charleston boys, an ac-
R. Liles, age 80, was run .over by the
horse inside the store and seriously
hurt.
At a meeting of the board of trus-
last week, a vein of “free” copper, six
inches thick, was struck by the drill at
; Warmer Weedier thi* Week. a depth of 280 feet The find created j count of whose death occurs in another elected to the chair of Latin and
Washington, August 24.—Moderate a great deal of excitement and prepa- column of this issue, returned to their French in place of Prof. Randolph,
weather during the coming week, ex- rations for the mining of the ore are homes safely Friday after a horrible who resigned. The board voted to in
cept in the far West, and irregular being made. It was impossible to tell experience in the water, where they crease the endowment fund from
rains were forecasted today by the over how large an area the layer ex- i were tossed about at the mercy of the $100,000 to $200,000, Dr. Moffatt fo act
1 What are th*
advantage* of the aaaeal call
2. Are the Baptists riafaf tWfr riety
toward State Mtaatooaf If aot. why?
3. How ran the ^ritaal comdtbmm
of our churches be inproved?
4 State some raaaoos why every
Baptist ought to tmka Tha Baptist Ctm-
her?
Speakers at Klim:
1 W L. Hay** W. G. Brittoa.
2. J. A. Jenkma, A. P. Manville.
3. ' W H. Simpaon, W. W. Cope.
4. W. G. Britton, W. L. Hayes.
At Rosemary?
1 D. W. Heckle, T. J. Grubb*.
2. F. P. Lae, R. R. Johnston.
3. R. M. Hixson, D. W. Heckle.
4. W. M. Jones, ChestfT Kennedy.
At Colstan.
1. W. R. McMillan, Thot. Clayton.
2. F. H. Funderburk, D. O. Hunter.
3. J. D. Huggins, S. G. Mayfield.
4. V. R. McMillan, J. D. Huggina.
W. R. McMillan.
W. L. Hayes,
Geo. Hopkins,
Committee.
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The Thaw Case.
Harry K. Thaw still occupies the first
pages of the daily newspapers. Since
his escape from the hospital for the
criminal insane at Matteawan, N.
on the 17th inst. he has been detained
in Canada b^r the authorities, atthoogh
it was said at the time of his escape
that if he got out of New York State he
could not be arrested. Attempts are
being made to have him turned over to
the New York authorities, but at
present the whole affair ia in a muddle
weather bureau.
tended.
waves for hours
tees of ErsLine college at Greenwood and it may take weeks to straighten
on Thursday Rev. E. B. Kennedy was out all of the legal technicalitiee. Aa
one paper has pointed out. Thaw ia In
the same boat with the old negro whe
had been arrested and when hia Imp*
yer told him that it was imptwalbia ta
put him in jail on that
“Bot, boss, I’m in here.”
as financial agent in raising tl^e fund.
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