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Let me fire you a demonstration of the worth,
reliability and easy-riding qualities of the
REO THE FIFTH
Completely equipped, with
Electric Starter and Elec
tric Lights for
$1,175.
Interested parties are requested to call on or address
C. H. MATHIS,
Agent for Barnwell County,
BLACKVILLE, - - - S. C
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GRAPES
COCOANUTS
walnuts,
PECANS
ALMONDS
RAISINS
MIXED NUTS
LEMONS
CURRANTS
CITRONS
DATES
FIGS, ETC
HEADQUARTERS FOR FIREWORKS
ROMAN CANDLES SKY ROCKETS CRACKERS
TORPEDOES AND NOVELTIES
Goods Shipped on Date Ordered
Full Price List on Request
Southern Fruit Company,
Charleston, S. C.
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We cater to the requirements of Kverylxxiy' We've
^ood.s for every member of the family, from (irandpa
do vs n to Hahvl The man or woman svith hut a small
sum to invest m the necessaries of life svill receive
the same courteous treatment and the same propor
tionate measure of ^ikxI value for the money spent
as the customer who has just sold fa) hales of cotton
at the top of the market. We carry a full and com
plete line of Dry floods. Dress floods, Shoes, Hats—
in fart, any and everything for the needs of the aver
age American family. When bargain-hunting, see —
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PREMIER CARRIER OF THE SOUTH
Schedules Effective April 20, 1913.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURES DARN WELL, S. C.
(N. B. These schedule figures are shown as information only and are
not guaranteed.)
2:08 a. m. No. 23 daily from Columbia to Jacksonville. Pullman sleep
ing car Cincinnati and Augusta to Jacksonville.
4:20 a. m. No. 24 daily from Jacksonville to Columbia. Pullman sleep
ing cars Jacksonville to Cincinnati and Augusta.
8:35 a. m. No. 134 daily from Allendale to Columbia.
10:18 a. m. No. 31 daily The Southern’s Southeastern Limited from
) New York to Jacksonville. Pullman sleeping cars, dining
car service.
12:06 p. m. No. 149 daily from Batesburgto Allendale.
2rl2 p. m. No. 148 daily from Allendale to Batesburg. •*
4:30 p. m. No. 32 daily The Southern’s Southeastern Limited from
Jacksonville to New York. Pullman sleeping cars, dining car
senice.
6:06 p. m. No. 133 daily from Columbia to Allendale.
For detailed information, sleeping car reservations call on
nearest ticket agent, or,
W. H. Caffey, DPA W. E. McGee, AGPA., H. F. Cary, GPA.,
Charleston, S. C. Columbia, S. C. Washington, D. C.
S. H. Hardwick, PTM., E. H. Coapman, VP&GM
W r ashington, D, C.
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D< DAIRY INSTRUCTION
SLAYOR OF E. PEYTON BEST !
TO DIE IN ELECTRIC CRAIR
Farm Lamls, Houses anil Lots For
CUmaon College Offers One-Day
Courses in Interested Sections.
The Division of Animal Husbandry
and Dairying of Clemson College,
through its cooperative agent of the
Dairy Division of the United-States De
partment of Agriculture, is offering to
hold several one-day dairy instruction
courses in sections of the State that are
manifesting interest in this line of
work.
The course will consist of churning
and butter making demonstrations; 1
explaining the use of the cream sepator
and the Babcock test, with talks on ’
marketing dairy products, raising
calves and care and feeding of home
cows. This wor k is to stimulate inter
est in farm dairying, making of better
butter on the farm, and in the general
care and improvement of the farm c ow.
The work will be simple, practical, and
adapted to sections in which it is held. '
Only a limited number of courses
can be conducted, and places showing
most interest will receive first consid
eration. |
Parties interested in these courses
should address R. H. Mason,
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Ed Durant, a negro, testified
that Mr. Best pushed Gilbert Miller,
who was standing in the door of the
restaurant, out of his way when he
left; that Miller then threw a bottle
at the murdered man and ran. Mr.
Best turned and asked Scott Madison
who hit him, the defendant replying
that the man that hit him was the one
running down the street. Mr. Best
then turned to walk away and the fatal
shot was fired.
The testimony of Rufus James, Mit
chell Stroy and Julius Williams, the
The Duncan Tract near Snell-
ing, Four Hundred and Fifty
acres, two hundred and fifty ten
able, four room dwelling, three
tenant houses. Only $14.00 per
acre. One third cash.
proprietor of the
room in question,
i Fifty Eight Acres near the Barn
well Lumber Co., Barnwell, Thir-
I ty five acres tenable. Lands
adjoining sell for twice as much.
Only $40.00 per acre. Splendid
restaurant and poo! terms.
all corroborated in
the main the .statements made by Du
rant.
Major R. Boyd C' testified to find
ing a pistol under the depot upon in
formation given by Andrew Simms, the
weapon being the one with which the
murder was committed.
Madison’s Story Weak.
Scott Madison is from Remini,
was put on the stand in his own
Clem- fance and told a story entirely at
Seven Hundred and Forty Acres
two miles of Barnwell, ten tenant
houses, \telis and all out houses,
open land for twenty plows.
$20.00 per acre. (
Two Building lots at
each other in front of Set
Bates’ residence on Main St
for a quick purchaser $750.00
both. Terms allowed.
One New Cottage with large
lot, all out houses. Owners price
$1000.00. Terms easy.
One Cottage near Main St only-
hundred yards from post offee,
two building lots on each side, for
only $1200.00. Terms Allowed.
son College, S. C., as soon as possible,
so that a definite schedule may be
made out at an early date.
Jenny New*.
Jenny, Dec. 8.—At the regular com
munication of Buford Lodge No. 27, A.
F. M., held in the Masonic. Hall Satur
day, December 6, the annual election of
officers took place, resulting as follows:
N. W. Weekley, W. M.; Joe L. Folk,
S. \V.; A. W. Brabham, J. W.; ('apt. J.
W. Jenny, Treasurer; J. 1). Jennv, Sec-
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riance with the testimony of the wit
nesses for the State. So unsupportahlc
was his testimony that he got baoly
mixed in the telling and no weight was
given to it whatever. He denied doing
the killing, hut said that it was done
with the gun he had gotten from An
drew Simms. He accused Seaman
Moore of the crime.
Gilbert Miller testified in his own be
half and apparently told a straight-for
ward story, impressing his hearers
with the truth of his statements. He
retary; (I. W. Jenny, S. D.;J. (J. Load- admitted-buying a bottle of whiskey
holt, J. 1).; Dr. G. \V. 1. Loadholt and
W. L. 1'riester, Stewards; C. I). Load-
holt, Tiler.
The lodge is in a flourishing condi
tion and has the prospects of several
applicants for the ensuing year. As is
customary, the lodge has some one to
prepare a dinner annually for thi'-
occasion; it was prepared this year by
Mrs. (i. W. Jenny, who showed herself
See me for other Houses and Lots and Farm Lands.
lEEaxTr^r ID. OaHvonn
Office in Home Bank Barnwell, S. C.
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equal to the task, for it was certainly
feast of eatables worth remembering.
Jenny Chapter No. .V_\ <> E. S , met
Saturdav afP-moon and li'-rub d to haw
a special meeting on Dm ember '27, at
1 o'ckx k I* M \il rut mbers art re
quested to be present, a-, there will be
some important busmes-. to transact.
SettlingvilL Nrw».
Seighngville, Dec s ibi-ine-s is
dull these days The farmers are
through gathering this year's crop and
planting fall oats, and tenants are
changing places.
Mr O. W. Barker, superintendent of
the Sunday school, attended the funeral
yesterday at Mt. Arnon Church of the
infant daughterof Mrs Mo/elleStrange.
Mr T S. Cave, of Barnwell, was here
on business last week.
Mr. Archie Barker, who has a posi
tion witn Ins brother m law, Mr I T
Harden, came home on a short visit
Saturday.
Miss l unicc Matthews returned yes
terday from a visit to her home in Wil-
liston
Messrs J B. and Raul Harley and H
H Youngblood, of Thomas, Raul Allen,
of Allendale, and Berry Ferguson, of
Appleton, were visitors here yesterday.
Ellenton New*.
Ellenton, Dec. 6.—Mrs. Denny, of
Johnston, is visiting her daughter, Mrs.
\V. C. Bailey.
H. M. Cassels was in Baltimore the
first of this week. Upon his return he
left for Florida to be gone several days.
Bro. C. W. Holley was in Charleston
Sunday. He preached that day in the
Second Christian Church.
Miss Tutt Youngblood, who has been
quite sick, continues to improve. We
are also glad to state that her mother,
Mrs. F. M. Youngblood, is better.
I). W. Crosland was in Charleston
this week on the federal jury.
Mrs. S. M. Dicks and Mrs. J. C. Bush
were in Aiken and Augusta several
days this week.
Mrs. T. S. Dunbar has returned from
Augusta, where she has been at the
bedside of her little grandson, Otis
Dunbar.
in
the restaurant, that Mr. Best had
pushed him out of the way and that he
had hit the dead man w ith a bottle af
ter which he ran away, and that he was
quite a good distance off when the
shots were fired. He Inter met Madi
son, who admitted having shot a white
man.
Two negro women and Seaman
Moore wore put on the w itness stand,
hut they denied know mg anything con- ]
nected with the tragedy.
This completed the case. The jury
was only twenty minutes, returning
tie- verdict given above.
After sentence w as passed, Madison
asked permi-ooti to s;v ik. This was
grant* d, and in a ral'a, passionless
voice, utterly devoid of feeling, he
mad several requests as to the dispo
sition of Ins body after death, the col
lection of some money due him, and
that he he allowed to thank his friends
for w hat they had done. The prisoners
were then remand* d to jail, Madison
being taken out later and carried to
Columbia on the evening tram.
The Solicitor was assisted by K. A.
Brown. Esq , who conducted the ex
amination of the witnesses The de
fendants were represented by At
torneys 11 A. Simms and T. M Boul-
ware, of Barnwell.
E. L. Sander*
Mr Elliott I. Sanders, of Clmer,
died in the \ugusta citv hospital Fri
day night, following an operation for
tumor several days before. The body
was carried to his late home Saturday
and laid to rest m the Saltkehatchie
Baptist Churchyard the folloyving after-
n ion in the presence of a large con
course of sorroyving relatives and
friends, the Rev. J. D. Simpson con
ducting the funeral services.
Mr. Sanders yvas about M years of
age. He was at on« time a member of
the House of Representatives and dis
charged the duties of that office most
honorably and creditably. He yvas a ,
man yvho made many friends and no |
enemies, and he yvill be sadly missed (
in bis home community. He is sur- j
vived by his wife, three daughters, j
Mrs. Cleve Cssery, of Elko, and Misses
Ada and Eunice Sanders, of Ulmer; and I
five sons, Messrs. Grover, Lonnie,Otis,
Allison and Horace Sanders, all of
Ulmer. The bereaved family has the
sympathy of many sorrowing friends.
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A. C. WALKER, Jr.
CULLER & WALKER
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Grow More Cotton to the Acre.
Plant Simpkins’ Prolific Seed.
Ihe earliest Uotton in the World. Ninety-
days from planting to bale. Very prolific anil
a gixxl linter.
We sell tlie only eenaine—Mr. Simpkins’
own seed—direct from his farm.
Price $1.25 Per Bushel. 25 Bushels at $1.15
Liberal Discount if Ordered Before January First
On every order sent us before Jan. 1st take
HX- off this price. Order now—the time is short.
W. H. MIXSON SEED CO , - - CHARLESTON
Sol« Distributor* for South CarolinA.
YOUR CITY COUSIN
Can boast of no better delivery service than given you by UNCLE
SAM’S PARCEL POST SYSTEM.
Have you good yveanirg apparel needing CELANING or
IQ LING' Send mo h articles to us, with any linens re
quiring high-grade hiuiiory service We will promptly
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Advertised Letters.
Letters remaining in the Post Office
and advertised Dec. 8th., 1913.
M A I.K.
E S Bucibeth, Charlie Barton, Morse
’Burrell, Abe Seley, Johnnie Willis.
KKMALK.
A* to Taxe*.
Hilda, S. C. Dec. 8 1913.—made for
the benefit of the public the town tax
paid to the town of Hilda by the rail
road Company is now being used to
I clay the railroad avenue and the side
walks in this town and the town tax
to be paid in by the citizens of said
town will be used as necessary to pay
A police men for said town and for the
I benefit of the citizens of the town and
S UNI'MOUSE,
Ready to Store Your
OOTTOUNT
ROBERT E. WOODWARD,
President.
J. A. JENKINS,
Secretary.
DIRECTORS
HARRY D. CALHOUN,
Treasurer.
E. H. Richardson, M. B. Hagood, J. A. Jenkins
Robert E. Woodward, Harry D. Calhoun.
Miss Bessie Brown, Miss Minnie of the public to the best of my ability
Frankfort, Marion Lawber, Essie an d for the upbuilding of the town and
Morse, Jennie Morris, ^Elsie OBerry, comunety we kneed
CITATION NOTICE.
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STATF. OF SOUTH ( AHOLINA, )
Poi nty ok Baunwki i.. *
Thos. M. Boulware,
ATTORNEY AT LAW
Mary Paten, Anna Sanders, Miss Mamie
Sanders, Mabel Wallard, Miss Manuel
Way.
FROM DKAD LKTTKR OK KICK.
Anna Williams.
In the Probate Court.
By J. K. duelling, Esq., .1 inQe of Probate in
Barnwell County.
Whereas, Frankie R. Best hath made suit
to me to urant unto Her I otters of Adni’nis-'**
tration of the estate of and effects of E. Pey
ton Best, deceased.
These are, therefore, to cite and admonish
v**m*i**m ——t tfHUxixgtfti——ooaM
more union for
where they is unite they is strength
union and brotherly love that which
we owe one to another is one of the
best things A comunety or town can
have, , it is now ordered that all citi
zens of this town which are entitle to
Persons calling for these letters will road duties shall pay to the said town ah and singular, the kindred and creditors of
please say advertised. ! A comoound or Street tax of J1 50 ttic v Rid ,v .' l, ’ n deceased, that
K J icumpuunu or cu et.i tax u tlmv be and appear before me in the < nurt of
which is of the age 18. to. 55, this or- probate to be held at Barnwell on Saturday
diance will be posted in apublic place I the 20th day of December, next after pubii-
. ,, , I,. , | eatioc thereof at 11 o *l(x.“k in the forenoon,
in the town of nilda, and this will be | t 0 show cause if any they have why the said
used on the roads leading to and from administration should not lx> granted
this town, to my best effort,
Respectfully,
H. C. Hutto,
Mayor & Treasure.
Negotiate loans on real estate. Can
get 7" () money in sums )not less than
$5,000.00.
Office over Bank of Western Carolina,
BARnUIELL S.C.
S. B. Moseley, P. M.
Mr. L. F. Nance Spent Sunday
Williston with relatives.
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Mr. S. E. Bailey, of Jenny, who is
here this week doing jury duty, called
I ‘ Tuesday morning to renew his subscrip
tion to The People.
5th day of
(liven under my tjand this
December, Anno Domini 15)13
J. K. SMELLING,
Probate Judge.
Published In Thb Barnwell People,
Dec. 11th, 1«13
ALVA MELLETTf
Successor to
Wm. W. MOORE and E. H. RICHARD-
SON.
and Funera
Liveryman,
Undertaker
Director.
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