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iiifegi :•: •. SNSfefei: 1 ol. xxxvn COMPULSORY LAW IS BIG QUESTION ' ' — Legislature Is to Consicter School Attemtance. ^Jufct Like a Member of the Family^ BARNWELL S. t JANUARY t s. 1914 NO. 20 .. s% ASSEMBLY MET ON TUESDAY Reform of Primary Election to be Di»- cu tied.—Poitibilitiei. The session of the General Assembly of South Carolina which began Tuesday at noon, is fraughFWith possibilities of ■constructive legislation. Reform of the primary elections and. the compul- ~sbry attendance of children at the pub lic schools are two of the big questions with which the General Assembly will probably grapple early in the session, € BIG PRICE I& OFFERED FOR METHODIST COTTON 1 Blackville Merchant Make* First Bid Of . . Fourteen and One-Half Cent*. That bale of cotton which was do- tfated to ‘the Methodist Church some time ago, by J. 0. Patterson, Jr., is creating considerable interest in Meth odist circles. Rev. W. J. Snyder, who has charge of it, Relieves in getting all that it will bring. He is offering it,to the buyers of Blackville and Barnwell. Inasmuch as there is considerable rival ry between the two towns, the contest for this bale may prove quite interest ing. Mr. J. M. Farrell, of Blackville, starts the ball rolling with a bid of fourteen and a half cents. Mr. Snyder is smil ing and puts it up to Barnwell to raise the bid. < fl STATE NEWS IN CONDENSED FORM ^nczicjc .The State Sunday School convention will meet in Anderson Feti; 11-13. FARMERS’ UNION MEETING. State Body to Convene in Columbia January 19-20. Ilie following call has been issued to the Farmers’ Union:, The State Farmers’ Union wil^ con vene in Columbia January 19-20, to con- sidec legislation that wilt affect the interests of ihe farmers, f The executive committee will meet at the State Secretary’s office Monday, January 19, at 3:30 P. M., and the union at 7:30 P. M., in one of the large class rooms at Davis or LeConte College on the University campus. By order of the president. J. Whitner Reid, Secretary S. C. State Farmers’ Union. says The State. Last year two-thirds of the members of the house and a large majority of the members of the senate declared in favor of the enactment of the Law-son- McCravey bill, which provided for holding special elections ip every school district in the state to determine whether or not attendance on the pub lic schools in the districts should be de compulsory for children of a cer- age. The Lawson-McCreavey bill, er being vetold, was passed by the house by more than the necessary two* thirds majority, but ill the senate it failed to pass over the veto for the wan of a few votes. — There is undoubtedly strong senti ment in South Carolina in favor of leg islation which will requite the attend ance of every white child at the public schools of the State. The Annual re port of the State superintendent of education Tor 1913 shows that there are more negro children enrolled in the schools of South Carolina than there are white children. It has not yet been announced when the compulsory attendance measure will be introduced in the general assembly. It is possible that the majorities in both houses who are in favor of such legislation may get behind the bill now on the calendar of the house which was introduced by Mr. Harper of Darlington, On the oth«r hand, the compulsory school attendance sentiment may coalesce on some bill' yet to be introduc^, v ; Primary Reform. Several plans for the reform of the primary election in South Carolina will probfibty be laid before the general as sembly. All of them will doubtless have as their object making, the pri maries above the suspicion of fraud. If the many plans for eliminating “re peating” and similar evils from the primary system, which various citizens have laid before the , public since the primary of the summer of 1912, come to a head as bills in the general assem bly, the solons will be given at wide rangetof chojee as, to the manner in which the primairy is to be reformed. , It is regarded as probable that the eneral assembly at the coming ses- n will enact some law which wHl ■ ica| examination of children aVe0b ? eC iu a °^!^^_ Ve i parents attending public schools and colleges within this State. A bill to establish a State highway association, to define its powers and duties, the term of office, salary and engineer and to provide for its main- A dog supposed to be mad bit a white woman and A negro boy on the streets of Greenville Friday. > ■ Richard Sonley, a freight engineer on the Seaboard Air Line, was killed by a switch engine in Abbeville Wednes- ! day night. More than a hundred petitions for pardon were laid before the pardon board when it met in Columbia on Wednesday. -—• - - Sheriff Rector raided twe white blind tigers in Greenville Saturday night and captured a large quantify^of whis key and beer. Mrs. Eliza Kennedy was struck a' killed by a Southern tram Wednesday near her home, four miLes from Ridge way, Fairfield county. John Wilson was fined $400 or 120 days Friday in the Spartanburg police court in several cases of violating the liquor laws, and Ethel Mack was fined Monroe Buskey, a negro fanner, was mangled and killed in Avinger's saw mill at Flloree, Orangeburg county, The city health officer of Sumter re ports 60 births among whites and 58 the pavillion type which will requite little equipment'in comparskm with a hospital for the treatment of general diseases. - Elections. A good bit of the time of the general assembly wilLj be; comsumed by elec tions this session. Among the places which will become vacant are those of the chief justice of the supreme court an associate justice of the supreme court, the insurance commissioner and the librarian. Rumor has it that about deaths reported—whites 45, negroes 102; deaths from tuberculosis—white one, negroes'dS. Governor Blease Monday issued a pardon to Jno. Y. Garlington, late presi dent of the Seminole Securities com pany, who was sentenced to three years for fraud, and swindling. Garl ington had been under parole for some Ume^ Isaac Donen, the country merchi attacked in his store in Beaufort coun ty by a negro Tuesday afternoon, died Wednesday night. The murderer and thief has not been captured, but offi cers have clues that may lead to his captured- The Anderson Intelligencer, begin, next 'Tuesday, will issue a SAYS PRESENT LAW WRONGS THE WIDOW R. M. Minon Would Alter DUtributfofT , of Property Loft bv Institute. » R. II. Mixson of the Barnwell dele- g&tion Will introduce in the house of representatives a bill to change the distribution of property in cases where among negroes in that city duripg LgjSi. _the owner dies intestate. “The pres- PEEPLES AND ACQUITTED Attorner General Found Not ' P.illlo Ilu li.ru * 11 — _£_ >n ' Vcultty Dy Jury IVlOiiOUy. : , SHOT AN ACdDBIf ^ m 30 candidates wilj 'offer for the position of State librarian. The present incum bent will not offer for reelection. Many bills of State-wide importance were left on the calendars of the house rand senate. Among them are the fol lowing: t, A bill to create a State life fund for. the,granting of life insurance and the admistration of the ^ame. A bill to define ‘ what licohoiic drinks may be sold in this state. A bill to require companies engaged in the life insurance business in this . i i State to invest a part of the reserve policies on lives of citizens of this State in South Carolina, and to define South Carolina securities and to regu- lafi same.. A bill to create a^fate board of aminers of teachers. A bill to provide for a system of med- $200 or 60 days.. Buck HUT, a negro, was found guilty in Columbia on Thursday of assaulting a white woman, and was sentenced hy Judge Prince tadeath hy electrocution the 30th of this month. Orangeburg has sold $60,000 worth of Water and light bonds td.the Securi- Trust company of Spartanburg at a remium of $500. The bonds will draw ive per cent interest. 'W'‘ - The city council of Chester have passed ah ordinance making, it a misde meanor for any one under. 16 years old to appear on the street with any' kind of firearms or with air rifle. Harvey Blue, a 12-year- old Indian of the Catawba reservation in York county was accidentally killed with a gun on Friday by Walter Horris, of the same age, while they were hunting togeth- er. Congressman Lever has received a promise from the amy engineers at Washington that they will recommend an appropriation of $35,000 for cleaning until all indicate or the V X out the Edisto river as far up as Orange-, burg. , nine with . — morning be suspended for a the^ subscribers have ti whether they want the semi-weekly. Chief of Police J. T. Hughes of Honfea, Path, Anderson county, was found Sat» urday night in an alley, badly beaten and unconscious. He was taken to the Anderson hospital, and may recover. Efforts are making to “find who “fife guilty parties are. ‘ The Greenville sheriff and deputies made a raid on Stradleyville, a suburb of Greenville, on Friday and rounded up 17 soiled doves and carried them before the recorder on the charge of vagrancy. Fifteen pleaded guilty and paid fines of $15 each. Warrants were issued for a number of others of Tike’ kind. Homer Brown and John Duckworth, two of the five negroes charged with the jnurder of Jno. W. Lee, white, near Piedmont, two weekaago, were bound "over do court after a preliminary ex amination on Thursday. The body of Mr. Lee has not been found; there are many who think that he is not dead, but that he left the country. ent practice in South Carolina is a relic of feudalism,” declared Col: Mixson Monday. “Georgia made a change for the better as early as 1855. I am against woman suffrage but I do believe in justice for women, certainly in respect of property at least.” - —— 7 j'. Col. Mixson’s measure makes the wife the sole he\r of the intestates if he die without issue.' If there be children the widow shall take half the estate and the remainder be vested in tlie chil- Likewise it is provided that on the death intestate of a married woman, the husband shall be entitled Ito the same share of hat-estate as is given to the widow offT of the estate of a husband, but if there be no husband surviving the estate shall be distribu ted among the decedent’s descendants Evid* semi-weekly witt an( j relations in the same manner as is directed in cases of the testacy of a married man7 ^ ^ ^ The bill is intended asa-substitute. for section 3555, chapter 66; code of 1912. HOLIDAYS SWELLED , DIPPENSARY SALES WAS Offered In Cant Similar te Thai at Coroner’* laqaeet. Thomas H. Peeples, attorney gen eral, was acquitted Monday of the charge of killing Robert Marshall, the negro chef at the Elks’ club, on the night of December 6. The attorney general was placed on trial Monday morning at 10 o’coek in general ses sions court for Richland county before Judge Prince. The case was completed and the verdict returned about 11:30 o’clock- -t- •' v X* The testimony in the ease was sim* Har to that held fey the coroner’s jury, which rendered a verdict of accidental shooting. No arguments were nude on the part of W. Hampton Cobb, so licitor, for the prosecution, or oh the part of Fred Itaajnick, assistant attor ney genetel, Counsel for the defense. \ Peeples was the only witness for the defense. The witnesses' for the State were S. F. Wheeler, A. H. Martin, George J. Howard, E.~ F. Bookfer, Arthur Gaydon, J. F. Weaver, J. C. McCain and M. M. Rice, M. D., city physician. ^ X Allendale 1 X othw Towa* JDR- H. N. SNYDER TO IW.U c~. w , ADDRESS TEACHERS Dispensaries in Barnwell County sold \ ) ■*> $35,520.72 worth of whiskdy during L. n,,„ ^ December, according to the statement g t , of the BarnwelLCounty Dispensary) on Febraery 7th. Board. The total operating expenses) The Hon. Horace J. Crouch, County for the ten dispensaries were $1,286.- Superintendent of Education, ah- 98. All dispensaries in the State sold I n °unced Saturday that Dr. H. N. 8uy- $317,425 worth Of whiskey in Decern- der . president erf Wofford College, wfll her, Barnwell County standing fifth in addresa the Barnwell County Tenshnrs’ the column. % | Association at their meeting in Allen* Following ate the sales by towns, together with the operating expenses; FAIRFAX CHAPTER MET WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON ex man to vote in 1he primary for tHe candidate of his choice, but avowing him to'vote only ; once. If the general assembly sidesteps the matter of pri mary-reform for any reason, it is pos sible that the Democratic convention tenance by licensing au tomoj>ites and » usle uunDar were 2 U ' which meets late jn the spring ™y : other mo{or vehic l es 0Der afTng 'on the P iam Simpson recently change its rules so that it'will be made more‘difficult for a “repeater” to re peat.3l Of special interest in view of the ex periment Wisconsin is making along practicaljy, the.same lines is the bill on the calendar of the senate, introduced by Senator Patterson of Barnwell, amending the marriage license law by making the holding of a physician’s cer tificate of health by both the man “and the woman by a reputable physician ne cessary before a marriage license can be issued. The South Carolina Medical association, at a special meeting, in dorsed the Patterssn hill. — Medical Inspection. The question of medical inspection of school children will probably be under discussiorl at,some time during the coming session of the general assembly. Senator Weston of Richland county has a bill on the calendar of the senate inquiring medical inspection of the pupils in the public schools which has .received the unqualified approval of the South Carolina, Medical associa- tion.'x* Step looking to the establishment of ie : hospital for the treatment of rculosis will probably be taken by general assembly. The State of. health in its annual report for the appropriation of $25,000 other motor vehicles operating highways of the. State. - - j A bill to authorize the construction ; and maintenance of a line of electric or steam railway between the city of Mr*. Lauren* Youmana Entertained Daughter* of Confederacy. , *'■ Fairfax, Jan. 10.—Miss Myrtle Reeves of North and Paul and Edgifr Good- wyn of Walterboro were recent guests of Miss Edith Googe. Miss Patterson of Barnwell visited Fairfax recently. Dr. Steve Hickson of Kline visited relatives here last week. Mrs. Emma Kennedy of Williston is spending some time with her sister Mrs G. W. Barker. ^ There was a house warming at the Lutheran manse recently. 7 Dr. and Mrs. Ellis of Jesup, Ga., have been on a visit to Mrs C. Davis. Misa Louite - Weekley visited Mrs. Gordon Kearseu-ecently. The Rev. P. C. jCogburn and Miss Susie Dunbar were guests of Mrs Wil- Columbia and the Congaree river at a point at or near Ihe entrance of Rocky branch into said Congaree river by the Columbia Railway, Gas and Electric company, and the authorizing, ofithe operation of a boat line, etc." A bill to wind up the affairs of the county dispensary of Chteleston county. ‘ i Bill* in the House. _A few of the important Mils on the 1 calendar of the house follow: I A bill to amend section 2512, volume, 1, civil code, 1912, so as to" make the legal rate of interest 6 per cent, per annum. A bill to provide for the sale of the State farms and for the disposition cf all able-bodied male convicts. A bill-to provide (in gertain eases) for the compulsory sebex/ attendance of children between the iges of 8 and 12 years upon the public schools of South Carolina, and providing a penalty for failure and designating the manner of collecting such penalties. A bill.to provide for-an additional 1 mill tax for school purposes. A bill to provide for the maintenaiice of South Carolina School Improvdment Miss Pauline Harter has been spend ing some time with Mrs. J. Knopf. Mr. Melvin of Allendale was here this weekr Mrs, Beatrice Franklin and Mrs. Luguire of Augusta are with Mrs. W. Wingard. _ ■ "Xir^ MrsG. S. O’Neal, Sr., and son have returned4o Florida. The U. D. C. Fairfax chapter met with Mrs. Laurens Youmans pn Wed nesday afternoon. MissDuRant presid ed. Mrs M. A. Moye was elected re corder of crosses. An instrumental solo was given by Mrs J. E. Johnston. The hostess was assisted in serving re freshments by her three small children. A salad course, cake and coffee, then after dinner mints, were served, the latter by her little son. SIX MILUON DOULARS GAIN WITHIN ONE YEAR Total Value of Property i* Placed at $297,431,000 for 1913. Approximately $6,000,000 represents, the totaMncreftse in the value of all property in South Carolina for taxation according to the annual statement issu ed by A. W. Jones, comptroller gener al. The total value-of all property for last year was $297,431,000, as compared with $291,531,003 in 1912. The total value'of all, railroad property in 1913 was $43,783,509, as compared with $42,- 742,671 in 1912. There has, however, been a decrease in valutation in Barnwell . County of $23,350, while Bamberg shows an in crease of $50,670. The figures for the tYYQLCOunties are as follows: Personal Property in 1912: Bamberg $793,270; Barnwell, $1,316,250; in 1913: Bamberg, $830,030; Barnwell, $1,271,- -fate.,;;. ; - - Real Estate in 1912: Bamberg, $1,436, 700, BarnwelL $3,000,370; in 1913; Bam berg, $1,450,060; Barnwell, $3,018,- 800. ' ' ' Totals, 1912: Bamberg, $3,080,190; Barnwell, $6,198,470; 1913: Bamberg, $3,130,860; Barnwell, $6,175,120. From the above it will be seen that Sales. Expenses. Allendale.-. ...$7,301.25.. — $190.41 Barnwell ...7,090.00.. 184.92 ^Blackville.:. -.6,471.52- -.—143.00 Dubarton... -.2,302.00- —.80.96 Elko.7 —,944.45- 58.00 Fairfax .—4,036.06.. 244.88 Snelling ..,..901.75- 1 78.15 Ulmer ...2,077.35- .—60.06 Williston.-.. -.3,397.35- 153.63 Total .135,520.72- —•1,286.98 dale on Saturday K Febniarjr 7th. Snyder is a noted educator and an able speaker sod those who attend the meet ing can rest assured that they wffl listen to a highly instructive sad eater- taining talk. The local speaker wfll be Prof. W. £. Allen, superintendent of the Barnwell Graded Schools. A com plete program of the meeting will be published at a later date. SEIGUNGVILLE ITEMS. Partner* Making Good Hoadway In Spite of Bad Weather. Seiglingville, Jan. 12.—The weather is bad on farmers, but they are good headway preparing ground'few the new crops. Mr. H. J. Moody has erected a nice pottage and buggy house. Miss Ruby Myrick has returned home after a pleasant visit to her sis ter, Mrs. F. W. Good son, in Georgia. Miss Georgia Anderson has returned to her home in Dunbarton after a week end visit to her, sister, Mrs- _H. J. Moody. Miss Virginia spent a few days with Miss Annie Laurie Moody. Mrs, E. L. Renew, of Summit, Ga., is a visitor at the home of her brother, Mr. R. W. Youngblood. Miss Annie May Grubbs is visiting her sister, Mrs. F. W. Wilson, of this place. . X X Lemon, party < BARNWELL HOME IS Residence of Mr. W. J. * Monday Night. The residence of'Mr. W. J. in the Southern part of town, tered Monday night by so unknown or partiesand a number of valtm* articles of jewelry, together witboo ! automatic pistol, was stolen. The thief entered the bedroom of Mr. and Mra. Lemon, but they were sleeping ee | soundly that they failed to hear tbo intruder. Among the articles stolen were a diamond ring, Mrs. Lemon’s wedding ring, a smaU set ring, a bar pin, a necklace and cross, Mr, Lemon’s ITjewel watch, his eye-glasses, an , automatic pistol and some money. Ef forts are being made to apprehend the guilty party but up to the time of going [ to press no arrests had been made, i NATIONAL GUARD I • tuberculosis hospital for the reatment of casea of the dreaded dis ip the incipient stage. The State Hare Lived Many Years. "■ - - Mrs. Louise Kennedy, aged 88 years, of Aiken County; Mrs. Emma McCall, aged 76 jpears, of Bullock, County, Ga., and Mrs. Maggie Mitchell aged 74 years, of Williston township, spent Sunday, January 5th, af the home of Mrs. Mitch ell’s daughter, Mrs. C. L. Wooley. They are sisters and the fact that all of them have passed thfe allotted three score years and ten is remarkable. Their combined ages make a total of 236 XyNSJH?'' They tte Tfif THS- A bill to require railroad corporations tivqrXt Elko, to pay theirjemployees bimonthly and XH there is a similar case of manufacturing and textitle corpora- MMtrd of heaRh advocates a hospital of. tioas to pay their employees weekly. longevity in fiie county The People will be very glad to learn of.1t ” ‘ ^ “ there has been an increase in both real and personal property values in Bam berg, while in Barnwell there was a decrease in personal and an increase in real property valuation. TO ASK FOR OFFICE. W. W. Moore Announce* That He Will • I-e Seek Reelection-Next Summer. & . v’u W. W. Moore, adjutant general last week announced positively that he will jgpk for reelectipn. ~ "Many of my friends Wve been ask ing me of late whether I wiil be in the- race. You can say that I Will certainly offer forxeelection,” said the adjutant general. _ W. W. Moore Attend* Seuion of Associ ation in Wa*hinfton. Adjutant General W. W. Moore ad- tended a meeting in Washington on January 13 of the National Guard Am- sociation of the United States. Several matters concerning the National Guard were discussed. The Adjutant Geaer-. al will also attend a meeting of tbo national board of file American Rifle Association at Washington today (Thura- day.) —l.l M , ,^7, MADE GOOD SHOWING. . - Missionary Meeting*. A series of three Missionary Meetings are being held at the Baptist Church this week. On Tuesday .evening, the .Rev. W. R. McMillan, of Bamberg, conducted the services, while the Rev. W. M. Jones, of Williston, was expect ed to preach last night' The Rev. J. D. Huggins, of Denmark; is the preacht er fdr tonight (Thursday.) • Appleby-Mikeli. Kline, Jan.* 7.—A quiet but beautiful wedding in its simplicity was that of Miss Lillian M. Appleby to Stiles M. Mike 11, a well known traveling sales man of Estill. The marriage occurred at 10:30 o'clock Wednesday morning, December 24, at the country residence of the bride’s cousins, Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Hazel, near Cave. . ' ' •' The couple entered the parlor, which was decorated in holly and ferns, ftp ceremony being performed by the Rev. J. R. Cullom of the Baptist church, in the presence of a few friends and | StaskboMur* of F«nM*Y tile Co. PleascxL A meeting of the. stockholders of Ihe Farmers’ Union Mercantile Company was held in the the direetprs’ room of the Hdme Bank Tuesday. Hie anneal report wm read and *showe3 that the company had enjoyed an exeeBeat business during its first year, asd WhBe no figures have been made public, it hi said that a substantial turn to undivided profits. The i are well Tfte Hon. Horace J. Crouch, County j Superintendent of Education for Barn well County, and the Hon. Cecil H-1 suing year, Seigler, who holds a like office in AL president; If. JL Black, ken County, are visiting a number of W. T. Ayeock, schools in this county fids week. surer, s' members of the immediate families. The bride was extremely pretty in a tailored suit of Delft blue with acces sories to match and carried. & • bouquet of bride roses and ferns. The bride was originally from Cres cent pity, Fla., but recently has been teacher at the CaYe school. Mr. end Mrs. Mikell motored to Fair fax to take train for a trip to They will be at home at Estill. \ v X’VA. „ » pleased with tike Etiohof officers x i being re-etected r, Ss follows: M.