The Barnwell people. (Barnwell, S.C.) 1884-1925, December 25, 1913, Image 1
Barnwell
“Just Like a Member of the Family”
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BARNWELL S. C, DECEMBER 25, 1913
iW IS AVENGED
IN NINETEEN DAYS
Scott Madi«on i« Electrocuted for Mur
der of Peyton Best on December 3.
Columbia,n3. C. Dec. 22.—Nineteen
F days after he bad shot and killed K.
Peyton Best, a weJI known mercliant of
Barnwell, Scott Edison, a ne^ro, yes
terday paid the death penalty at the
State penitentiary. He was electro
cuted shortly after 11 o’clock.
The negro killed Mr. Best in Barn
well on the night of December 3. De
cember 8, he was tried and convicted
of murder and sentenced to the chair.
There was a large number of witnesses
in the death house when the current
was turned on. Madison said, shortly
before entering the chair: “I am sorry
for what I did.” It is said at the peni
tentiary that he had previously made
several confessions of the murder.
BRILUANT RECEPTION
GIVEN IN ALLENDALE
The house was
pot plants, holly
scheme crimson
to the Christmas
PRIZES AWARDED
FOR IMPROVEMENT
Two Barnwell County School* Win
Twenty-Five Dollars Each.
. The executive committee of the South
j^flbrolina School Improvement Associa-
of which Mrs. Dora Dee Walker,
Appleton, is Vice-President, met in
Colombia Friday afternoon for the pur
pose of awarding prizes. Two Barnwell
County schools were among the success
ful winners of second prizes of 125 each.
They are the Ashleigh school and the
Pleasant Hill school. $1,000 in prizes
were awarded, 10 first prizes of $50
each and 20 second prizes of $25 each.
The winners are to be congratulated
on their success.
Mary Knew All About It
Little Mary’s father had been teach
ing her to walk properly. ‘‘Walkslow
ly and turn out your toes,” he ad
monished her.
While she was undergoing this teach
ing she attended Sunday school one
day. The golden text was, ‘Teach me
to walk honestly.” After reciting it
several times the teacher asked:
‘‘W’ho knows what that means?”
‘‘I do,” replied little Mary. w Walk
slowly and turn out your toes.”
Misses Catherine and Elizabeth Mc-
Nab, who are teaching school in Ches
ter, S. C., and Rome, Ga., respectively,
are spending the Christmas holidays
with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wil
liam McNab.
The reading matter in this issue is
greatly abbreviated but the printers as
well as the editor desired a few days
rest from work during the holidays.
Rest assured that the delinquency will
he made up in future issues.
The Brunson bank has been com
missioned with a capital of $25,000.
The petitioners are D. F. Moore, D. E.
(iley, J. L. Folk. W. D. Barnes, J. G.
jik and W. J. Holladay. The hank
located at Brunson, in Hampton
county.
There were 49,811 hales of cotton
ginned in Barnwell County from the
crop of 1913 prior to December the 1st.
as compared with 38,03!) hales ginned
to the same date in 1912, according to a
report issued by the Department of
Commerce at Washington.
Charles Carroll Simms, of Barnwell
candidate for Governor, was in the citv
yesterday, having come to Charleston
Thursday night. Mr. Simms was a
guest of the Charleston Hotel. He was
accompanied by W. 11. Townsend, of
Columbia.—News and Courier, Dec. 20.
The Barnwell (lLards met at the
Court House Tuesday eveningand were
mustered in, there being 47 men and
3 officers enlisted. Speeches were
made by Majors R. Boyd Cole, and P. ,J.
Drew, Capt. J. E. Harley, John K. Snel-
ling and H. A. Simms. Oysters were
served.
The People has received quite a num
ber of compliments on its special
Christmas edition. It was the only
edition of the kind issued in the coun
ty and is only another instance of the
determination to give the subscribers
of The People the BEST and LIVEST
paper published in this section.
Commercial or chemical fertilizers
are a necessity in our modern farming
and can be used profitably in a lavish
jnanner, if used for 'the improvement
the soil through the legume crops; '
it used solely for the immediate pur
pose of getting something to sell from
an impoverished soil, any of the ferti
lizers will lead to soil impoverishment.
And yet thousands of farmers are
spending their money fo r what they
need not if they farmed instead of
merely being planters.—W. F. Massey,
in The Progressive Farmer.
Ladies of the Baptist Church Entertain
* at Home of Mrs. Oswald.
Allendale, Dec. 20.—A brilliant re
ception was that given Tuesday after
noon by the ladies oi'th" Baptist Church
at the home of Mrs. William B. Oswald,
in honor of their new nastor and his
t
wife, Mr. aiid Mrs. A. K. Reimer, lately
of Pine Bluff, Ark.
made beautiful with
and pines, the color
and red, appropriate
season, being everywhere evident.
Immense pots of Christmas cactus were
used, their crimson belle-shaped flow
ers being refected in the mirrors. The
rooms were darkened and numbers of
candles in silver candelabra shed their
light upon this lovely scene. Receiving
with Mrs. Oswald were Mr. and Mrs.
Reimer, and Mrs. John G. Williams.
Refreshments were served.
There was a meeting of the U. D. C.
at the home of Mrs. Fred Davis on last
Thursday afternoon. The usual busi
ness was accompanied, after which Mrs.
W. R. Darlington, the delegate to the
State convention at Edgefield, read a
most interesting report.
The college boys and girls who will
arrive next week for the holidays are:
Misses Minnie Reeves, Eunice Keel,
Emily Tobin, Vivian Owens, Winthrop;
Sara All, Emily Riley, Irma Warren,
Lucile Stoney, College for Women, Co
lumbia; Willie and Mary Bryan, Green
ville Female College; Clyde Williams,
Lander college; Harold Boyd, Universi
ty of South Carolina; Joe Patterson, J.
A. Tison, Clemson; Paul Zeigler, Cita
del; Lawton Ellis, Waring Wilson,
Georgia Tech.
Ernest L. All of the Birmingham bar
will spend Christmas in Allendale with
his parents.
Chalmers Farmer of Alabama is visit
ing at the home of his parents, Mr. and
Mrs Chas. Farmer.
C. Matthews of Charleston is the
guest of Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Darling
ton. Jr.
Mrs. W. C. Mauldin was the guest <^f
Mrs. J. L. Tobin, this week.
Miss Georgia Golphin of Beech Island
will spend the holidays with Miss Willie
Breeland.
Mrs. Gaillard Stoney visited Augusta
this week.
Mrs. E. H. Oswald has returned from
Augusta.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Crawford of Co
lumbia, were the guests last week of
Mr. and Mrs. James M. Patterson.
Mrs. C. DeSaussure Clarkson has
returned to Allendale after visiting
Miss Julia L. Clarkson and Mrs Preston
Darby near Columbia.
Mrs. R. P. Searson, Sr., has returned
from Spartanburg, when* she has been
visiting her daughter, Mrs. Buford At
kinson.
Mrs. Pierre Stoney and Miss Helen
Stoney have returned to their home in
Charleston after visiting relatives in
Allendale.
Miss Isabelle Patterson is ah home
after visiting Miss Katherine Patterson
in Barnwell.
Mrs. W. Arnold Searson visited Au
gusta this week.
JACHIN LODGE IS IN
SPLENDID CONDITION
SENATOR PATTERSON'S
VIEWS ON EDUCATION
C. C. SIMMS SAYS HE
IS FOR LOCAL OPTION
Think* Tru*tee» and County Board of
Education Can Help.
Mr. Editor—Some: weeks ago,through
your paper, I calli-J upon the ministers
of the v (nous churches in the county
to appeal to the people from the pulpit
the necessity of sending the children to
school and the importance of having
every child in the c< unty'enrolled. To
what extent my request met with re
sponse I can’t say. I feel that with the
co-opi ration of the ministry great good
in this direction can be accomplished.
1 wish to ask again the clergy, this noble
army of Christian workers, to lend a
helping hand in this undertaking.
I call upon the Count Board of Edu
cation, who have the appoitment and
supervision of the trustees of the pub
lic schools, to address a communication
to the trustees, urging them to use
every effort in their respective school
districts to have every child enrolled.
It is supposed that the trustees know
the number of children in their districts
of school age, the number enrolled
and in attendance, and the number
who are not enrolled. A visit from the
trustees to the delinquent parents and
a friendly and encouraging talk to them
on the importance of sending their
children to school would have the ef
fect of putting at least ninety per cent,
of the children in school.
I stand for government by persua
sion and intelligence and not by force.
If the men and women who are clamor
ing for compulsory education would
think less of putting the fathers and
mothers as well as the children under
police surveillance and lending their
energies and personal effort to influ
ence indiffent parents to take more in
terest in educating their children, there
would be no more talk about compul
sory education.
If County Boards of Education, Coun
ty Superintendents of Education and
trustees cannot be induced to take up
this work in a practical way, then we
must look rather to statutory enact
ment to compel them to do the work
than the enactment of laws of a threat
ening and forceful nature.
A. Bethune Patterson.
Bernwell’* Candidate for Governor
Made Statement in Columbia.
Columbia, December 18.—Mr Charles
Carroll Simms, of Barnwell, a candidate
for Governor and a close personal and
polilkTt! iViend of Governor Cole L.
Blouse, favors local option and opposes
compulsory education, according to
statement which he issued to-day. Mr
Simms lias been in the city on business
and while here expressed himself on
several issues in response to requests
from newspaper men.
Mr. Simms is generally regarded as
the candidate of the Blease faction for
Governor and his views on primary re
form are of unusual interest. He fa
vors letting every white man vote and
opposes educational or property quali
fications being required for the prima
ry. He favors regulation of the prima
ry along proper lines and opposes fraud,
repeating or illegal voting.
CROSSES ARE AWARDED.
Interesting Meeting of Allendele U. D. C.
Chapter ia Held.
Allendale, Dec. 21.—An interesting
meeting was held at the town hall by
the local chapter, Hampton legion of
the U. D. C., for the purpose of con
ferring crosses of honor upon veterans
and descendants of veterans.
The following veterans received
crosses of honor: C. M. Hires, P. H.
Tison, J. S. Calhoun, I. A. Peyton, Jas.
Carlton, W. T. Breeland, Jas. Osfar
Carlton. The following lineal descen
dants received crosses: Mrs. Ada Allen
O’Brien, daughter of A. T. Allen; Mrs.
Ellen Fitts Googe, daughter of M. D.
Fitts.
The programme was as follows. In
vocation, by Rev. A. E. Reimer; song,
“Maryland,” by U. D. C. chapter; pre
sentation of crosses, by Mrs. C. R. Wil
son; song, “Dixie,” by chapter mem
bers; benediction.
ALLENDALE TO ELECT
MAYOR AND WARDENT
Masons at Fairfax Install Officers and
Enjoy Banquet.
Fairfax, Doc. 20. —One of the most
enjoyable occasions held here was that
of the banquet given last night by
Jaohin lodge, No. 2!Mi, A. 1-’. M. After
the installation of the newly elected of
ficers of the lodge the members repair
ed to the Commercial hotel, where their
friends were in waiting in the spacious
parlors, and after some good selections
on the piano, they were invited to the
dining room below, where covers were
laid for about 50. Oysters were served
in several different styles followed by
turkey, chicken salad and deviled eggs,
apple sandwiches, steamed country
ham, stuffed olives, pickles, celery,
Delmonico rolls, ice cream, cake and
coffee.
Jachin lodge, No. 296, reports a
flourishing condition.
The Progressive Ticket Is Without Op
position so Far.
Allendale, Dec. 21.—Much interest is
manifested in the coming municipal
election, December 31. The ticket so
far without opposition, was named by
the progressives as follows: Jas. M.
Patterson, for mayor; W. I. Williams,
C. R Wilson, W. T. Riley, Jr., and Dr.
J. Allen Patterson, for wardens.
At the same date and place an elec
tion will be held on question of bond
ing the school district for the purpose
of enlarging and improving the present
school building and also for retiring
the bonds at present carried by the
town. This is a question of \ital in
terest to the town. Upon its settle
ment depends the question of progress
or stagnation in inunieipa,! conditions.
When it is settled and the town is re
lieved of this restriction, it is expected !
that the question of bonding the
town for water and lights will ari-w ^
and be carried to successful solution. I
THREE COMPANIES REORGANIZED. !
INVENTOR RETURNS HOME.
John B. Hall Carried Bale of Reclaimed
Cotton fo Philadelphia.
John B. Hall, inventer of the process
to mature green and frostbitten cotton
bolls, after spending^everal days in Co
lumbia and Barnwell, for the purpose of
testing his machine, left Wednesday
for his home in Philadelphia. One bale
of cotton reclaimed in Barnwell was
shipped to (Philadelphia for exhibition
purposes.—The State.
Barnwell Command Has Fifty-nine Men
and Three Officers
Companies of the National Guard of
South Carolina at Bennettsville, Barn
well and Conway have reported reor
ganization to the adjutant general’s of
fice. The company at Bennettsville
has 49 men and three officers and is
known as Company E of the Second in
fantry; Barnwell cpmpany has 59 men
and three officers and is known as
Company K of the Third infantry. The
Conway company will be Company H
of the Third infantry. The company
recently mustered in at Woodruff is to
tafccerihepjace of the Bamberg company.
A companjns’in'hrMW^et'ed in at Che-
raw December 22 to take "the place of
the Chesterfield company.
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Sitgre&ves-Brown.
Th3 following invitation has been re
ceived here:
“Mr. aad-Mrs. Edw’fcL McBurney-^Sit-
greaves invite you to be present at the
marriage of their daughter, Annie
Love, to Mr. Edgar Adlen Brown on
Tuesday evening, the thirtieth of De
cember, at half after seven o’clock.
The Church of the Epiphany, Laurens,
South Carolina.
Nitrogen a Factor.
Nitrogen obtained from decaying or
ganic matter is the controlling factor
in crop production on practically all
Southern soils. The agricultural asset
of which wc boast so much and right
fully—our favorable climate or longer
growing season and the ability to grow
two crops a year—is not only taken ad
vantage of, but this climate of which
we talk so much is actually the cause
of our depleted soils and low crop
yields.
Our mild climate and heavy rainfall,
taken advantage cf with crops kept on
the land all the time and’a free use of
legumes, would indeed he an agricul
tural asset which would make the South
the most marvelously productive sec
tion of the country; but this same mild
climate and heavy rainfall, not taken
advantage of, with our fields left hare
for the greater part of the year, be
comes the source of our agricultural
weakness and poverty. Our greatest
asset through our neglect has become
our greatest liability? That which has
made us and our lands poor if properly
used ,would make us rich through pro
ductive soils. When will we awake to
the fact that richer soils are our only
salvation and that these can only he
obtained through taking advantage of
our favoring climatic conditions. If
neglected, these make our soils still
poorer, hut it' utilized as they should
l)e, would make our soils marvelously
rich. We have our choice and so far
we have elected to take low crop yields
from a poor or depleted soil. The
greater the opportunities, the greater
the responsibilities. The greater our
opportuntties for soil improvement, the
greater the losses when these oppor
tunities are neglected. Our oppor
tunities have been great, we have neg
lected them and our losses have been
great.—The Progressive Farmer.
Mr. Lonnie Richardson, of Florence,
is spending the Christmas holidays with
his parents.
Ellenton News.
Ellenton, Dec. 20.—G. W. Wingate,
of McBean, Ga., was in Ellenton Mon-«
day.
Q. A. Kennedy, of Williston, was in
Ellenton Sunday.
R. W. Bailey, of Rocky Ford, Ga.,
visited his brother, E. M. Bailey, at this
place, several days this week.
Miss Florence Bush has returned
from a visit to friends at Sumter.
Miss Nell Dunbar, who has been vis
iting relatives in Atlanta for some time
is now the guest of Miss Tutt Young
blood.
Rev. E. Z. James, of Appleton, filled
the pulpit at the Methodist Church Sun
day night.
W. B. Turner and Miss Ethel Dunbar
witnessed the performance of Creatore’s
Band in Augusta this week.
KITCHEN SHOWER FOR
MR. AND MRS. MARTIN
popular Young Blackville Couple Given
a Surprise.—Personals.
Blaackville, December 20.—Mrs. A.
H. Ninestein was hostess to the Busy
Bee Club Tuesday afternoon. Mrs.
Neinstein’s mother, Mrs. Jaret, of High
Point, N. C., was a visitor. A salad
course and coffee were served.
The Priscilla Club was entertained
Wednesday afternoon by Mrs. G. L.
Weissinger. Salid and a sweet course
were served.
On Wednesday evening. Mesdames
Ninestein and Boland tendered Mr. and
Mrs. R. S. Martin a surprise kitchen
shower at the residence of Mrs. Boland.
A large number of friends of this pop
ular young couple, both married and
singte, gathered at the residence of
Mrs. Ninestein and from there went to
Mrs. Boland’s, where the couple had
been invited to supper. Some time af
ter the arrival of the guests they were
invited into the dining room, where the
many gifts were opened by the bride
and groom. Chocolate and cakes were
served. Vocal and instrumental music
by Misses Milhous, Rich, Harris and Mr
Halford was enjoyed. An enjoyable
evening was spent.
Miss Lucile Matthews is visiting her
brothers, Messrs Ralph and Hubert
Matthews, in Birmingham, Ala.
Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Ninestein and son,
Albert, left Friday for a visit to New
York.
Mrs. Herman Brown and son, Stan
ley, returned from Charleston Wednes
day night, after several days visit to
Mrs. Nat Isarel.
Mr. Herman Brown returned from St.
Louis, Mo., Thursday.
Mrs. Cora Silberstein, of Chicago, left
for her home Monday night after sev
eral weeks’ visit to relatives here.
Help at Last.
Under the atmve heading, Editor W.
Rexie Birt, of the Jasper Herald, makes
the following remarks:
“We have for the past two months
been trying to secure more help but
did not succeed until this week when Mr.
Zack A. Creighton of Barnwell wired
he would accept a position with us. We
have found it quite a task heretofore,
doing everything from getting up news
to sweeping the office to get out on
regular press days with very much
news, hut we now feel like we can do
much better.
“Mr. Creighton is an all-round good
printer, and has had a number of years
experience. We are not only glad to
have Mr. Creighton with us but feel
very near towards him, for the reason
that he ernnes from our home town and
from the very printing office that we
started from,—“The Barnwell People.”
—Editor.
With this addition to his force, The
Herald should experience no further
difficulty in “going to press” on time.
“Zack” is a steady, willing worker and
The People regretted very much his
decision to leave Barnwell.
NO. 17
ONLY TWO SURVIVORS
OF HAMPTON TICKET
K. of P. Election.
At the regular meeting of Barnwell
Lodge No. 16, K. of P., on Friday even
ing the following officers were elected
for the ensuing year.
R. S. Dicks, C. C.
E. A. Brown, V. C.
A. E. Evison, Prelate.
H. D. Calhoun, M. of W.
John K. Sn’elling, M. of A.
William McNab, M. of F. and K. of
R. &S.
G. W. Manvilie, M of E.
F. S. Brown, Inner Guard.
C. C. Gwens, Outer Guard.
A. A. Lemon, Trustee of Widows and
Orphans Fund.
E. A. Brown, Trustee General Fund.
After the election, a smoker served
bv Coclin Bros., was enjoyed.
John J. Dsrgan and John R. Abney Only
Candidates Now Alive.
With the death of W. St. Julien Jer-
vey of Charleston, John J. Dargan of
Statehurg and John R. Abney of New
York are the only surviyors of the
Hampton ticket of 1876. Mr. Dargan,
was a candidate for solicitor of the
Third judicial district. Of the presi
dential electors Theo. (}. Barker of
Charleston is the sole survivor.
The ticket of 1876, when the State of
South Carolina was redeemed from Re
publican rule, was as follows: Samuel
J Tilden, New York, president; Thomas
A Hendricks, Indiana, vice president;
Wade Hampton, Richland, governor;
W I) Simpson, Laurens, lieutenant gov
ernor; R M Simms, York, secretary of
state; James Conner, Charleston, at
torney general; Johnson Hagood, Barn
well, comptroller general; S L D Leap-
hart, Richland, State Treasurer; H S
Thompson, Richland, superintendent
of education; E W Moise, Sumter, ad
jutant and inspector general. The fol
lowing were the candidates for con
gress: J S Richardson, Sumter, First
district; M P O’Connor, Charleston,
Second district; D Wyatt Aiken, Abbe
ville, Third district; G D Tillman, Edge-
field, Fifth district. The following
were the candidates for solicitor: W
St Julien Jervey, First circuit; F Hajr
Gantt, Barnwell, Second circuit; John J
Dargan, Sumter, Third circuit; W W
Sellers, Marion, Fourth circuit; John R
Abney, Edgefield, Fifth circuit; T C
Gaston, Chester, Sixth circuit; BW
Ball, Laurens, Seventh circuit; J S
Cothran, Abbeville, Eighth circuit
The following were the presidential
electors. Theo. G Barker, Charleston,
and Samuel McGowan, Abbeville, at
large; John Harrington, Marlboro, First
district; John Isaac Ingram, Clarendon,
Second district; William Wallace, Rich
land, Third district; John B Erwin,
Greenville, Fourth district; Robert Al»
drich, Barnwell, Fifth district.
Important Bank Notice.
In accordance with the usual Holi
days custom, we will close on Christ
mas Day and Friday following. Please
anticipate any business arising these
two days. ■_
Bank of Western Carolina
By G. W. Manvilie, Cashier,
Home Bank of Barnwell
By N. G. W. Walker, Cashier.
A. B. Fields, one of The Peopee’s
good colored subscribers, came up from
Allendale Wednesday to have that ring
removed from his paper. He succeed
ed.
Experience or experiment has proved
that it does not pay to feed the fattening
hogs corn alone, and by the same token
we know that it does not pay to fatten
hogs on cowpe»s, soy beans or pea
nuts alone. It takes the combination
of corn and these legumes to make the
cheapest pork.—The Progressive Farm-
God Rost Yo, Morry Gontlomow.
God rest ye, merry gentlemen, let
nothing you dismay,
For Jesus Christ, our Savior, was
born on Christmas day;
The dawn rose red o’er Bethlehem;
the stars shone through the gray.
For Jesus Christ, our Savior, was
bom on Christmas Day.
God rest ye, little children, let noth
ing you affright.
For Jesus Christ, your savior, was
bom this very night;
Along the hills of Galilee, the whits
flocks sleeping lay,
For Christ, the child of Nazareth, was
born on Christmas Day.
God rest ye, all good Christians, upon
this blessed mom,
The Lord of all good Christians, was
of a woman bom;
Now all your sorrows he doth heal,
your sins he takes away,
For Jesus Christ, our Savior, was
born on Christmas Day.
—By Dinah Muloch Craik.
The Soil Must be Fed.
The soil that is kept constantly grow
ing a crop will not have its nitrogen
and humus supply increased if
these crops are removed from the soU.
While it is the business of the farmer
to take nitrogen from his soil, he can
not and has no right to take nitrogen
from the soil if he does not put it into
the soil. The increase of soil fertility,
the importance of a rich soil,sis so great
that no man can afford to cultivate a
poor soil. The man may with much
reason argue that he cannot affpnt to
miss a crop of corn, cotton or oats to
grow a soil improvement crop, but
when he can grow such a crop without
the loss of a single sale or food crop
there is no excuse for poor soils ex
cept poor farming. As surely as rfcfti
soils mean rich farmers, do poor sofln
mean poor farmers. As surely as oao
crop a year, removed from the soil,
means poor soils, two crops a year, one
of them a legume and that plowed un
der, mean rich soils.
Of course we may need)to buy phon-
phorus and lime, but we need' those
anyway; in fact, we are buying phos
phorus already, but because of a lack of
humus and nitrogen in the soil we are
compelled to pay four times as much as
_we should pay for it and get less Talse
from it.—Tait Butler, in the Progres
sive Farmer.
The faculty of the Barnwell Graded
School left for their several homes to
spend the Christmas holidays, as fol
lows: Prof, and Mrs. W. C. Allen mA
Miss Lillian Allen, Easter* North Caro
lina; Miss Nannie F.
ton, Va.;Mtu Emma ,
ington, Va.; Miss
dockville, Va.; Mise
Wessex, S. C.; Miss Elizabeth 1
ter, Jones villa, S. C. - ^
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