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B. Hall and Party Here
Last Week.
Demonstration successful
Plant to Manufacture Machine* Will Be
Erected in Barnwell.
John B. Hall, inventor of Hall’s cot
ton maturing process, C. I). Williason
and Fred D. Maisch, of the Philadel
phia Commercial Museum, came down
to Barnwell last week from Philadelphia
to give a demonstration of Mr. Hall’s
invention. They were accompa
nied by J. Whitner Reid, Presi
dent of the State Farmers’ Union,
and E. F. Cole, of the Southern
Railway’s Land a.fd Industrial Depart
ment. Mr. Cole was the ex officio
representative of the Hon. E. J. Wat
son,^Commissioner of Agriculture. The
object of the tests was to prove the
success of the process and secure the
official endorsement of the State of
South Carolina.
The demonstration was made at the
plant of the Barnwell Oil Mill. A
model machine was shipped here by
express and erected in the basement
of the gin house. The machine itself
is nothing more nor less that an incu
bator. In appearance it is a box-like
affair, in which is arranged an endless
belt, a large fan and a series of steam
pipes. The cotton bolls are poured in
to the machine and kept in motion by
the belt. The heat from the pipes
does the work of the sun and the fan
is to drive out the moisture as it evuixj-
/rates from the cottnii.
The tests were mode at the mill Fri
day morning—an acre test and a weight
test.
,A committee, composed of Harrv I)
Calhoun, president of tin- Home Bank,
T. S. Cave, a planter, K. F. Cole, of
the Southern K.u!u.i\, and .1 Whitner.
Reid, president of the State Farm, rs'
Union, made the fo.lowing n p ei.
Acre Te»t.
One row of cotton was meis iiei! mid
computed as the traction.tl part of an
acre, ail the Lo ,s were tie n pu ked,
Weighed and put through the prota-ss,
after w hu h they were again weighed,
and the cotton ieme\ed be hand, an t
the weigh.Is taken separates ot the
seed cotton and the remairim ; b ill
1 til seed Cottoll Was then compaiVd
to represent an acre unit, tha n .elo.v-
ing-.lh per < ent for lint cott-m it was
found tli.lt to ea h .1' ot Itind the re
was 11J 4 > pounds ant rot! n and JO' •
Governor Blease Issued Orders Satur
day.—5 Companies to Go.
Five companies of the national guard
of South Carolina are to be mustered
out of service by order of the governor
who is ex officio commander-in-chief.
The order sent to Adjt. Gen. Moore Sat
urday follows a conference of the rank
ing officers of the national guard held
Friday night. The companies at Ben-
n^ettsville, Conway and Barnwell are to
be mustered out and new companies
mustered in. In another order it was
stated that the Chesterfield company is
to be replaced by a company to be mus
tered in at Cheraw. The governor in
his letter said that a new company is to
b$ mustersdin at Woodruff. This com
pany it is said will take the place of the
Bamberg company. The companies
mustered out failed to pass re-inspec-
tion by the United States war depart
ment
The governor Saturday addressed
the following letter to Adjt. General
Moore:
“You will please issue orders at once
mustering out Companies E, Second
infantry, at Bennettsville; H, Third in
fantry, at Conway; E, Third infantry, at
Barnwell, and I, Third infantry, at Bam
berg.
“Also issue proper orders mustering
in a company at Woodruff, assigning it
to First infantry.
“You will please write the company
commanders at Bennettsville, Conwuv
and Barnwell, that they will he given
until December IS, BUS, to reorganize
and urge upon them the importance of
immediate action. You will please call
to their attention that they must have
their petitions signed by throe officers
elected by the company, and 4i>on!iste ( i
men, and have all papers m the hands
of the adjutant gem ral by Deccmherls,
or i ompajiies w il' he organized e'se-
! where and admitted m their place-
| A compliance with circular S require,
^that tile brigade he < •ungietcJ bv .lanu-
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W.A. WILLIAMS
SLAIN BY M. C LEE
HOME BANK’S STOCK
HOLDERS MET MONDAY
Institution It in Splendid Condition.—
Dividend Declared.
ing for a young bank and Mr. Calhoun
and his directors are to he congratula
ted on their wise management of the
bank's affairs.
Directors were elected for the ensu
ing year ns follows- .1. (). Sanders, H.
The sti ckimlders of the Home Bank D. Calhoun, T. S. Cave, L M. Calhoun,
of Barn well (nld their annual meeting IB. L F.asterlmg, .1 B. Calhoun, S. B
Impc: ta:\t Notice.
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here Monday. I’n-sidi ut Harry I).
Calhoun mile his annual statement,
showing that the hank is m Better fi
nancial i ondiBon than at any time since
its organization, the <1* posits being
nearly $_*!),ikM i.i nv than at tin- same
time last year A 7 per cent dividend,
amount mg to f_'. lot i, was dei l.ired and
oiili reil pod at oiici' J'iOI) was placed
’ci*u111, making a total
A i»in , $ 1. k I was a! s.»
f". id d p:-ofi* account
i.Miual dr. idei:11 |.a I
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h * ohi in tfie iricu-
Moselev, T F. Hogg and .1, li. Hewlett.
The officers are: Harry D. Calhoun,
president; S B Moseley, vie*' presi
dent; NG. W Walker, cashier; Wm.
McN’ah, assistant cashier.
I sham Ritter Asked for $75,000 Deeaefes
for Son’s Deelk.
After deliberating a day and two
nights and making a trip by special
train to Orangeburg for the purpose of
viewing the scene of the death of
young Ritter, who was killed at a
street crossing in that city two or three
years ago, the jury in the caSfcgUsham
Ritter vs. A. C. L. R. R. Co. failed to
agree on a verdict and Judge Gage
ordered a mistrial Saturday morning.
The plaintiff asked for $75,000 damages
against the railroad company for the
death of his son. The case was orig
inally brought in Orangeburg for $10,-
000, was discontinued and brought a
second time for 12,000. It was discon
tinued and action for $75,000 brought
in Barnwell County.
This was the last jury case tried at
the Fall term of Court, and after hear
ing several motions, Court was ad-
jonrned sine die.
The following cases were disposed
of:
Savannah Chemical Co. vs. D. P,
Johnson, verdict for the defendant.
Dr. L. F. Bonner vs. Simms Sc Best,
verdict of $2,%8.90 for the plaintiff. *
L. H. Loadholt vs. Seabord Air Line
R, R. Co., verdict of $2,500 for the
plaintiff.
Savannah Chemical Co. vs. O. B.
Deer, verdict of $628.10 fur the plain
tiff.
Reliance Fertilizer Co. vs. W. H.
Johnson, et ah, verdict of $1,141 for
the plaintiff.
Enterprise Hardware Co. vs. A. J.
Harter, verdict of $14s.SO for the plain
tiff.
John F. Coleman vs So. Rv. Co. and 1
Seabord Aia Line R. R C , verdict of i
$70 tK) for the plaintiff.
Isharn Ritter vs. Atlantic Coast Line i
R. R Co. 1
Two Shots Were Fired, Both o#
Which Took Effect
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INQUEST WAS HELD SATURDAY
Tragedy Occured in ike Kline Dispen
sary Friday Afternoon.
W. Aiken Williams was shot and
almo?l instantly killed in the Kline dis
pensary Friday afternoon by Milledge
C. Lee, the dispenser. After the trag
edy Lee came to Barnwell and surrend
ered to the Sheriff. He was commited
to the county jail.
There was only one witness to the
homicide, Mr. Henry Jenkins, and the
details of the tragedy are meagre.
From what can be learned in Barnwell,
there had been a dispute between the
two men a day or two before and
when Williams went into the dispen
sary Friday it was renewed. Two shots
were fired by Lee, both of which took
effect on Williams just below the heart.
Mortally wounded, Williams staggered
out of the door and walked several
yards before he fell. A pistol was
found in his hip pocket.
The inquest was held Saturday morn
ing and the blame placed by the jury
on Lee.
Williams is survived by his wife and
six children. He was one of the defen
dants in the case of the State vs. J. W.
Hogg and and W. A. Williams, charged
with the murder of J. V. and Henry
Hogg in Kline on the night of Septem
ber 15th. This case was tried at the re
cent term of court and resulted in a
mistrial. Lee is also a married man.
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id Murrav Mathis, of
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New Pastor Arrive*.
Rev. and Mrs A. E. Reimer, former-
| ly of Pine Bluff, Ark., arrived in Allen-
Barnwell county basset an example 0,1 Saturday, where they will
which might he well and propitably fol-! mak »’ ,ht ’ ir future home. Mr. Reimer
lowe.ll.yothercount.es in the State ‘s the newly elected pastor of Allen-
j dale Baptist church. They are at the
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than a week after a prominent
.'it w .is k idcd in the town of
*o was tried, convicted
a a in
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ind '■ nteti. e 1 to die for the crime he
nad i cinMiitte.i 1 h.-re would he few
er min d. is in ti e State if there wore
mere om,!. like the on. m Barnwell.—
if..ml>e; g 1 illies
home of Mr and Mrs. K. H. Peeples
hut will soon move into the Wilson
cottage. Mr. Reimer preached two
strong, eloquent and inspiring sermons
on Sunday And from now on regular
services wll he field at this church —
Allendale Herald.
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to the grower, not con Bing tie’ s.n.i .
am uiit of ferti i/mg V.i.ue II let to d -
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A iju.i.itity of f.'M't h.tteii hods u. ;v
also gathered from the p>vm ms of Mr.
T. J. Ready .if B..rn.ve:l, and an aifi-
davit taken from him stating to.a the
same were \v,». th' *•«•> to 'n.i: ami woo: !
otherwis. n «ve .» e:i a tot.a lo->s to lum.
These I'igur.’ sliow :h a lor i ■ ery ton
of frost bitten lioks left m the Held
there is a gross loss to the owner of
J-lP.-l'd. The cost of gathering is less
than twenty per eent. of this. Then
allowing the grower sixty-five per cent
of the gross value as has been sugges
ted, or iJilJ.Bi, less twenty per eent. for
gathering gives him $15.7-1 net for each
ton he gathers. Then allowing thirty
cents per hundred for ginning and
thirty cents for processing, we still
have left a profit of $5.83 as royalty to
the Company.
A meeting of a number of represen
tative citizens of the town was held in
the directors’ room of the Home Bank
Friday evening for the purpose of en
dorsing the process. Dr. J. G. Wooley
was appointed chairman and Dr. E. L.
Patterson secretary. Cd. Hary D.
Calhoun made the opening speech and
introduced Mr .‘Hall to those present.
Mr. Halt stated briefly the benefits that
will result from his invention and also
said that the by-products of the cotton
plant will eventually be more valuable
than the lint itself. He stated that he
can make gun powder, paper, rubber,
and a number of other commercial ar
ticles from the stalks and bolls. He
had a sample of his smokeless powder
which he exploded with a match. Mr.
Hall also read a letter from a represen
tative of the British government in re
gard to the explosive, which will, it is
said, throw a projectile three times
further than any other known explo
sive.
Mr. Reid expressed in glowing terms
his opinion of the invention and en-
1 MV 1 l..li . pr.n’t’XMN as
an rn h ion_g r than
a i '! t■' ;nal iir.' in the
g:g a ii'.’:ii;!:ful gin-'.
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\ I'esniu!Hi.u was tin a inti’inlueed ep-
I'n’sin. Mr. Hall's invi ntnui ami o.-
te i;l,:i'/ a vote of thanks to the visiting
g i 'is t! e ;ne!i. This was U’HininimisI,
a In; te i by t standing \ i'<te.
>n impressetl was Mr. C. Ik Dunhar,
e.' Miliettev 1 e, w:t!i the worth of the
inv eiitioii that he immediately placed
an order for one of the machines.
A more complete test will he made
here next year. It is planned to plant
ten acres of cotton on the place of Mr.
T. S. Cave. Five acres will be allowed
to mature in the field and the bolls
from the other five acres will be gath
ered as they reach maturity and opened
by the new' process. An accurate
record will be kept of the yield from
each acre and comparisons made. By
this test it is hoped that the advantages
of the invention will be proved con
clusively. It is safe to predict that a
larger yield will result |rom the five
acres matured by the machine, as it
will be possible to open the frost bit
ten bolls, which would otherwise re
sult in a total loss. 4
There are great possibilities awaiting
the commercial development of the
' invention, and when it once comes in-
i to general use will revolutionize the
! production of crflton, as it will be pos-
; sible to grow more of the staple on a
I reduced acreage and at the same time
reclaim the top crop, which is near-
I ly always ruined by frost.
1 Mr. Hall stated to a representative of
The People Saturday ’ morning that a
plant would be established at Baimwell
for the manufacture of the machines,
work on which will be commenced
early in next year. This means much
i for the future of the town, adding as it
will a manufacturing enterprise to the
other industries of the county.
The shl skirl has emancipated the Shoe, and
now my lady has the world at her feet—her shoe
the observed of all observers.
The American Lady Shoe meets the emer
gency and sets the style, hashion experts design
the American Lady Shoe and forty years’ shoe
making experience goes into the making of every
pair. Hie result is beauty, style, comfort and
durability.
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