The Barnwell people. (Barnwell, S.C.) 1884-1925, December 18, 1913, Image 9
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The Barnwell People.
Entered at the post office at Barnwell,
S. C., as second-class matter.
JOHN W. MOLMftS
1840-1912
B. P. DAVIES, Editor and Proprietor
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THURSDAY. DECEMBER 18, 1913.
Is evidenced by the fact that one of
them got off with a 30-days sentence
Think you, Brother Ayer, that a mob
would have daelt with him so lightly?
“Hu Is from BurnwolL”
,1
“And by the way, l)e is from Barn
well,” remarks the Pee Dee Advocate
in commenting on the accidental kill
ing of a negro by Attorney General
Peeples in Columbia.
That phrase rankles. What has his
being from Barnwell got to do with it?
As a matter of fact, he is from Ulaek-
ville, a town ten miles distant, but does
the fact that one is from Barnwell or
Barnwell County perforce make him a
criminal?
It is quite true that an unusual num
ber of homicides have recently occured
within the borders of the county, but
the editor should not judge the people
of Barnwell or the county as a whole
by the misdeeds of some of the citi
zens.
TEACHERS’ ASSOCIATION
HELD SPLENDID MEETING
The one best bet is that Barnwell
County will produce the first bale of
cotton in the State again next year—
and it will be an early record date,
thanks to Hall’s cotton maturing ma
chine.
FACTS AND FANCIES
FROM FAIR FAIRFAX
Our Christmas Edition.
This edition of The People—a special
Christmas number—is, we 'believe, the
first of its kind ever issued in the Coun
ty and is a new departure in journal
ism in this section. Including the
handsom cover in colors this issue con
tains sixteen pages of Christmas ar
ticle*, pictures and advertisements of
progressive business men in addition
to the news of the county and State.
It is not elaborate as compared to the
papers published in larger towns and
cities but is, we think, readable.
The’ advertisements herein are put
there for a purjKise—they are bids for
your trade. The advertisers have paid
their money to call your attention to
their wares and to help you solve,
in the most economical manner, tin
annual problem ol w hat to gr. e tbos, ^
near and dear to you.
We hope that our nubscnh' rs wi!'
gi\<’the paper a car, fu! reading b eiij
cover to cover and then patroiu/e j
those who have helped m ,k*- it pos i
sible.
Social Events of the Past Week in
Southside Town.
Fairfax, Dec. 13.—Charles Hammond,
Cleo Sanders, Eliza Hickson and Gene
va Barber, visited I'lmer recently.
Miss Maude Barber is now the guest
of Mrs. Roscoe Barber, .n Savannah.
Last week Mrs. Lily Drencher cuPt-
tained the younger set
The Rev W II Simpson ath n i> d
the Baptist State convention at Benn- tt--
ville.
Miss Willie Timmons of Low inh s \ g!.
and Miss F, K Marsh are e\pr, t. .1 .,
the guests of Miss b.ulic ll.utcr th,'
week.
h Harter, T T Speaks and I hi I
McMillan visited Mleiidale ra ••nt v
Chus. Wilson of All, ndale was Io n
thi* week
At a recent meeting h> d at Mrs |
M (iomgs of Ule 1 1* (' l a 'fax oh:,;,
ter, Mrs <). B I.yies h.n\ log r - n-V
is president. Mi" ’. ,r v• 1' .i\.,:i: a is
elected.
Mrs (' Da vs has r, t ..'"i, u 1 •.■)
visit to Tillman, w
the d'Jth anniversary of la: patent's
marriage
Mrs VV F Ha'ter , ts
brute the Jtth anniv •’ -a: . *■. near -
i ii’ge Christm is i" ;■ :
1 he Misses Harter v is.ted l re
eentiy.
NEW PASTOR ARRIVED
IN ELLENTON THURSDAY
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tsan- ..'.I •
At every term of the Court of
mou IMeas for Larnwell County tber,
are a number of suits brought her,
from other counto s for trial. The.
are mostly damage suits against th,
railroad comp lines It is very plain I
why they are tried III this county The Rrv Morri*on Succcrd* the Rev F..
Barnwell !
las made a reputation hv
giv-
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1 large verdicts against
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Tim attitude nt these lawyers in
brin; ig their suits m tins county is
insulting, to say the least, and it is
strange that the juries have not resent
ed it before now by returning verdicts
adverse to the plaintiffs. ,
The law should be amended so as to
require a person to bring his suit for
damages in the county in which the ac
cident occurred.
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“The trial and ct^iviction of that ne
gro in Barnwell was very swift and
very dramatic, but as we read the testi
mony as produced in the trial we can
not but think that there was only a
shadow line between the mob and the
court.”
This is another effusion from the
brain of Hartwell Ayer, a one-time res
ident of Barnwell County but now
editor of the Florence Daily Tinjes.
He recently attracted attention to him
self by characterizing Charles Carroll
Simms, candidate for Governor, as “a
small lawyer with a large mustache.”
Neither the people of Barnwell nor the
State at large will pay any attention to
, this, Iris latest attack on his native
County. There could have been no
'.»e vy. y . ,
v. other verdict on the testimony pro
duced, even had the ewe been tried 4n
Florence County, if yon please. The
•Mused nten were given a fair trial, as
''inv-t d'v lv ■ v. F /. 1 >:’.ps .is p.>Pir <•'
the Flit rit'»n M,‘t'-.t.i.-t i’huivli.
W. F. Asblcy. l>r C F. H' riklcv am!
W. Holly spent ttic week on a hunt
ing and fishing expvdition.
Mrs. G. d. Ashley and Miss Annie |
Foreman were in Augusta Monday.
Basil T. and N. S. Brinkley wore in !
Augusta one day this week.
J. T. Coleman, of Charleston, state |
manager of the Prudential Life Insur
ance Company, was in Ellenton one
day this week.
F. H. Hicks and \V. A. Baily, Jr.,
were jurors at Barnwell last week. Mr.
Bailey was on the jury that convicted
Scott Madison of the murder of E. F.
Best. Madison is to be electrocuted
between December 19th and 22d.
Mrs. Frank D. Bush was quite sick
several days this week.
At a meeting of Hope well Lodge No.
127, A. F. M. heid at Dunbarton on Fri
day, the following officers were elected
for the ensuing year:
H. P. Anderson, W. M.
O. C. Baxley, S. VV.
W. P. Bailey, J. W.
J. J. Cochran, Secretary.
B. F. Weathersbee, Treasurer.
R. A. Griffin, S. D.
P. B. Bush, J. D.
E. W. Ellis and B. ty. paxley, Ste
wards.
T. G. Cobb, Tiler.
Miss Ethel Brabham, of Hattieville,
is visiting Miss Meta Schley.—Augusta
Chronicle.
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A GOOD PLACE I O sHOP
CoL E. J. Wataon Mad* an Excellent
Address injWtUiston.
The Barnwell C6unty^ Teachers’ As
sociation held its second meeting on
Saturday, Dec. 7, in the Williston Urac^ 1
ed School auditorium, Supt. Parker, of
Williston, presiding.
The most interesting feature of the
meeting was the excellent address by
Col. E. J. Watson, of Columbia. The
following program was rendered.
Opening Song, “Come Thou Almigh
ty King.”
Prayer, by Prof. Crane, of Allendale.
Address, “Preparation for Service,”
by Prof. McGanty, of Blackville, who
made a strong appeal to teachers and
parents in behalf of the education of
of boys and girs.
Volal Solo, “A Garland of Old-Fash
ioned Roses,” by Mr. Feister.
Col. R. M. Mixson, of Williston, made
a short address, introducing Col. Wat
son, whose subject was ‘The Relation
of the School to the Public Library.”
The basis of his remarks was that the
foundation of the State depends upon
the education of the masses.
The next number on the program
was a vocal solo, “Because,” by Miss
Ruth Kennedy.
The meeting then went into business
session. The executive committee was
requested to decide later on the time
and place of next meeting and arrange
the program, which will he published
later. A vote of thanks was extended
the people of Williston for the kind
hospitality shown to the teachers dur
ing their stay in town. A vote ol
thanks was also extended Col. Watson
for his splendid address, after which
the meeting was ad|our::ed.
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SE1GLINGYTLLE NEWS.
Two Tcnxnt Home* Burned La»t Week
-Other New».
S -.gl'flgv die. Dec. l"p Mrs .1 S
IVrgU'.on. o' \p;>!i t Hi. was a \ ;m1o - .
the home of In r par :itv Mr and M -
R W V . uv l. it-!, la t a a
M-s J \\ A a lev. ,.f S.i a n o . a
* tin; tiin a l Ip. lor '-.x.?. r. Mr^ , i
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i'dt• .1 11' re las’ vv ■ ■ k.
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the guest of friends here last VS. e\
I vso tenant h tu-.t a tin the pee- - ot
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On another page of this issue, Mr. C.
H. Mathis, of Blackville, makes an ex
cellent suggestion for a Christinas gift
—a Reo the Fifth. Such a present
would give untold pleasure to the en
tire family—father, mother, son and
daughter. Read his advertisement and
then let him give you a thorough de
monstration of its worth and easy-rid
ing qualities. The price, with full
evuipment, including electric lights
and self-starter, i^ $1,175.
The public is cordially invited to at
tend a Christmas tree to be given at
Seven Pines Church Tuesday evening,
December 28rd, at 7 o’clock.
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Kulfierine Hopson
(Copyright. 191S.)
LL the stores alonf
M^ln street were gay
with Christmas decor
ation. Even the win
dow of Scarvin’s curie
shop bravely flaunted
some brilliant holly
wreaths.
Edwin Lander paus
ed before this window
and stood for a long
time apparently lost in
J contemplation of the
filigree bracelets displayed there. At
last he roused himself with an effort
and opened the door. At his en
trance, old Scarvin, the dealer, came
smilingly forward rubbing his wrink
led hands.
"What may I do for you this after
noon?’’ he suavely asked, while his
shrewd, beady eyes noted every detail
of his customer's tall, well-dressed
figure.
"1 should like to look at something
that would be suitable as a Christ
mas present for a lady," Lander an
swered briskly, but a keen observer
would hav« noticed that his cheerful
ness was forced, and in his eyes was
a look of utter weariness.
"Certainly, certainly, right over
here," said Scarvin. leading the way
to a case where some quaint necklaces
were displayed. "This amethvst one
I AYr'iiyiVTOI
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with her sympathetic voice and restful
way* who had made it seem eo. No
matter how tired she might be with
her day in the school room, the was
always ready to rejoice or sympathise.
“I’ll tend her some roeea—the flneet
I can find,” he declared with a sudden
rush of remorseful tenderness. He en
tered a flower shop and bought a huge
bunch of velvety American Beauties.
"Send them to this address,” he told
the dealer and gave him a card.
Next door was the establishment of
an expensive furrier, and a Lander
passed the window, he saw Marguerite
Fenton looking at a set of brown lynx.
The rich tones went well with her
brown eyes and tawny hair. As she
... following described real property: All
stood there with the soft furs that certain piece, parcel or lot of land
her, she reminded him of some bar
baric princess. Ever since he had first
met her at a dinner given at the home
Magiitrate Lain Wounded.
Majixtratf U. J. Lain cf ' >lar wa-
xjut and wounded by a son of 1 cab-
deux White, colored, on Tuesday, tin
load of small shot entered the Magis
trate's legs. Mr. Lain went to arres* !
a negro, and White and his son were I
near the place of arrest, both of then 1
armed with guns, but the Magistral*
had no idea they were going to take
part in the affair. However, before
Mr. Lain and the arrested negro, had
gone any distance, White’s son fired.
Mr. Lain immediat ely shot the negro,
the ball taking effect in the hip. The
negro who shot Mr. Lain was arrested
and brought to jail, but White, his
father, made hie escape.
Mr. Lain’s wounds are painful, but
not serious.—Bamberg Times.
Spread Open the Book Enticingly.
has the antique Betting that is so
much in \uv’i-‘."
Land* r gravely touched the silver
links and thoueht: ' Mv a flair wi'h
Marguerite is wnat Aun <Vlbns would
call betwien grass and hay.' It is
past tia- candv-and-fiower stag*'; but
has hardly arrived at jt w. is—"
Then aloud he said: "No, I had in
mind something different—a'book per
haps."
"Ah. the very thing!” Scarvin dived
into a dusty corner and brought forth
a foreign-looking volume, whose brown
leather binding was curiously inlaid
with pearl.
"Early English poems, after the
old missal style, and hand illuminat
ed," the dealer spread open the book
enticingly.
Lander turned over the leaves with
interest. “Yes, I believe this is unique
and costly enough U) please even the
fastidious Marguerite," his thin lips
curved in a cynical smile. "I'll take
it,” he remarked with the brevity of
the average masculine shopper when
he finds something which strikes his
fancy.
Ae he threw down a bill he wae an
noyed to see how his hands shook.
"Burning the candle at both ends has
had an effect," he thought, and as he
left the shop, added: “This mixing of
business and society Is the pace that
kills. I suppose stimulants will be the
next resort." j
of the senjpr member of the firm,
Lander had been greatly fascinated,
and felt that her beauty and position
fitted in with his ambitious dreams.
Yet, strangely enough, ((oday her beau
ty did not make its u^ual appeal to
him that mingled WRh her sinuous
grace, was also something of feline
cruelty.
“Those furs probably cost more than
my month’s salary,” he muttered. "Her
Insatiable craving for luxury would
fasten itself, vampire like, on the life
blood of the man who marries her!”
He strode down the street, feeling
that the crowded cars would stifle him,
and longing for the sense of physical
motion and the stinging air against
his face. When he reached his rooms
he found on the table an invitation
from Mrs. Dane, a prominent society
hostess, inviting him to attend a din
ner she was giving that night.
"That doesn’t fit in with the load of
work I must get through with before
office hours tomorrow." Wearily he
laid a package of business papers on
the table and rested his read in his
hands. “What does it all amount to—
what does life amount to?" he ques
tioned despondently. "These people
who invite me do not really care for
me. It is merely because I fill in and
make an agreeable dinner guest, and
for that I have practically given up
my old friends."
He realized that his present mood
was the reaction from exhilaration of
conquest which the past year of al
most spectacular success had given
him.
"Td like to chuck the whole thing
and go back. If only [ couid have a
talk with Alice in the old way, Td feel
myself again.” He sat up with new
energy. "I wonder if she’d let me
come?"
There was need to look in the tele
phone book for the familiar number.
With breathless suspt nse he waited
while the landlady called Miss Glea
son to the ’phone, and at the sound of
h'-r voice his heart b>-gnn to pound
boyishly. She was serenely gracious,
yet be- d* fected a note of surprise as
he askt d p< nnission to call. Then she
spok " ’i>- rt s s, and added:
"1 (..n\ bezia -o 'lescriht mv delight
over that qua.’ t old English book, it
tilled a loug-’eit want for the posses
sion ot a real first edition." Mechan
ically he res; mul' d, questioning hnn-
s. If th- whi! "What book? Did I
| make ;■ mistake and send Mies Fen-
i ton's ( hristmas gift to Alive? 1:.
i my di'-'n-il wt arintss I mum have giv-
j en the dealer tie wrong audress." E"
1 thought of Margm r:u's demand of the
best as her due, and a sense of impish
joy swept over him at" the mistake
which had defeat d tie' usual order.
He sent a messenger boy with a
note to Mrs. Dan" c m'aining reurets
! f< r the diii:e r , then dressed and hur-
| ried to the lodging liouse on Fleet
1 e:r< et. j
I 1 .-•’hor’-e, and vou're a stranger !
. ihe.-e d r Mr, Landers," remark' 1 | •‘ 1 ' 1 1
I the maid, v.no opme-'d the door. As
I
s.'ie went upstairs to call Miss Gba-
j son her round 1: ish face reminded him
of a cheery mil moon. H" glam-ed at
tlie worn old Lain huh sofa, and cen
ter table strewn with magazines, t!e>
famiiiar shahhitess of tie- little par-
, lor made the ; imt year stem as unreal
1 as a l—v. ri h dr- am.
1 Wlo. n Alice i nt errd she seemed to
Master’s Sale.
State of South Carolina,)
County of Barnwell, j
Court of Common Pleas.
Mrs. E. M. Parham in her own right
and as administratrix of the estate o~
T. C. Parham, deceased,
Plaintiff,
against
Hattje Parham, et al.,
* : Defendants..
By virtue of a decretal order to me'
directed in the above entitled cause, I
will sell at Barnwell, in front of the
Court House, on Monday, January 5th,
A. D. 1914, it being salesday in said
month, within the legal hours of sale, the
piei
situate, lying and being in the corpor
ate limits of the town of Allendale,
containing three (3) acres, that is to
nng
say: two hundred and ten feet on the
road leading from the town of Allen
dale to the estate of Stoney, which road
is the southeast boundary and running
back 517 feet and hounded on the
northeast by lands of T. E. Gboge; on
the northwest by lands formerly of Mrs.
P. H. Tison; on the southwest by lands
formerly of Mrs. Lucy Tison and T. E.
Googe and better described by plat
made on the 9th day of October, A. D.
1905, by Jas. M. Patterson, Surveyor.
Terms of sale cash. Purchaser to
pay for papers.
H. L. O'Bannon,
Master.
Master’s office, Dec. 8th, 1913.
Master's Sale.
State of South Carolina, /
Barnwell County. f
Court of Common Pleas.
Weller Rothrock,
Plaintiff,
against
Nannie Kammcr, Adeline Hammer,
John C. Kammcr, and Herman
Frown and Isadora- Brown, known as
S'lmon Brown's Soils,
1 MVndants
Plaintiff
Weller Rothrock,
c
against
Nannie Kairim r, John K: miner, and
Herman Frown and Isialore Brown,
known as Simon Brown's Sons,
Defendants,
ions and lor
fern c. Consolidating
sale in foreeiosiire.
By \ irtue of a ch en ia! older to me
directed m the a! o\ e entitled cause,
1 will sell at Barnwell, in front of tin
Court House, on Monday. January oth,
A. D. Il l4, it Tea g x.Lay in said
month, wi'hm the It cal hours of side,
the tollnw ;ng dcsrr.Ted real jiropnG:
Ti at lot of lord situate in the 'I ow n oi
Black', ilit , C. unty of Barnw oil : i d
State of South Carolina, and known ax
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option of purchasor.
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office, Di e. ' th. Tel.’,.
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hop an atmosphere of so
poace. Eagerly he rose
He" recalled last ^Christmas at his
former boarding place, and of the
friends there—especially Alice Glea
son. Whenever he thought of her
now, it was with a sense of reporse.
They had been very warm friends, but
since his sudden advancement in busi-
nees had necessitated more commodi
ous surroundings, he had seen little of
her. He had really not meant to neg
lect the old friends when he began to
go more into society and make new
ones, but unconsciously he had drifted
away from -t£e little circle on Fleet
street
"The shabby old place seemed far
more like home than my new quarters
ever will." he muttered, and a realisa
tion came to him that It was Alice
bring v. uh
renity ami
then sank back on the sofa, his facd
went white and everything blurred be
fore him.
"Wbat is it, Edwin, are you ill?” she
cried, in her alarm the old nasne
slipped out unconsciously.
Ho passed his hand over his eyes in
a dazed fashion. “No—it is nothing,”
he, muttered. Ther. earnestly, "I am
tfred—weary with life as it is. It is
you only I want, Alice, you, alone in
the wide world thr.t I love. Is there
any hope?”
His voice sank almost to a whisper,
and for one tense moment there was
silence in the little room. Then, by way
of answer, she drew the poor, tired
face against her breast with a ges
ture of ineffable tenderness.
In that moment. Lander felt that to
his weary questionings as to what was
worth while, the answer was not ma
terial success, but love which means
life in its fullness.
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Curious Christmas Superstition.
On Christmas eve, at midnight, coun
try people in England believe that the
Christ child revisits the earth. Some
times, therefore, if there is a sick
child in the house, the mother will
take the little one to the door, Just be
fore midnight, and wait till the hour
strikes. If the child recovers, k is be
cause the Babe of Bethlehem has
touched it with healing fingers during
the earthward journey. But if the
child sickens and dies, all is well, for
the mother heart is comforted by the
thought that the little one was called
by the Christ child to be his "play
mate" In heave*.
and Gi rai u (n
1 bd'cmlantx.
SIMMONS FOR RFI.IFF.
Complaint Solved..
To li e IVI'endnrts:
You are hereby summered and re
quired to answer the complaint in this
action; of which a copy is herewith
served upon you. and to serve a ropy
of your answer to the said complaint
on the subscribers at their office in
Hampton, South Carolina, with,in twen
ty days after the service hereof, ex
clusive of the day of such service; and
if you fail to answer the complaint
within the time aforesaid, that plain
tiff in this action will apply to tl>e
Court for the relief demanded in the
complaint.
Warren & Warren,
Plaintiff’s Attorneys.
Dec. 3, 1913.
State of South Carolina, 1
County of Barnwell. I
Court of Common Pleas.
W. W. Woodward,
“Train tiff,
vs.
Clayton S. Warner, Dessie Colding,
Charles H. Colding, Barry Colding,
and Gerard Colding,
Defendants.
, NOTICE.
To the defendants, Dessie Colding,
Charles H. Colding, Barry Coiding^^
and Gerard Colding, absent
defendants.
TAKE NOTICE:
That the summons in this action, of
which the above is a copy, together
with the complaint was filed in the of
fice of the Clerk of Court for Barnwell
County on the 5th day of December,
1913.
Warren A Warren,
12-11-St. Plff.’s Attys.