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THURSDAY. FEBUARY 26, 1914.
Fair
The County Fair.
Will Barnwell County have a
this Year?
This is Ji ' Question that is now con
fronting the people of this section. The
present officers and directors of the
Association have given notice that, so
far as they are concerned in the active
management of the Fair, there will be
pone. For three years they have done
thsir utmost to give the people of the
county an agricultural event second to
non# In the state. They have received
only the partial support of those who
should have entered Into the movement
whole-heartedly and they feel that un
less more Interest is shown In the
future than has been the case in the
past that it will useless for them to
make any further efforts.
In their letter published this week,
the suggestion is made that a citizens’
meeting be called to see what steps can
be taken looking of the perpetuation of
the meetings to the Association. While
it may seem a little early to agitate the
question, there can be no good in delay.
“Procrastination is the thief of time.”
The best time to act is the present—
NOW!
Who will take the initiative? The
town and county cannot well afford to
allow the Fairs to become a thing of the
past,
Primary Reform.
The Pepple is very sorry indeed that
Barnwell County’s three representa
tives in the lower branch of the Legis
lature have gone on record as being
opposed to primary reform, these gen
tlemen having all voted “nay” on the
measures that have been introduced.
It is not necessary to disfranchise the
white man in order to place certain
Restrictions around the primary, but as
it is really the election in this State—
although it is supposed to bo merely a
nomination—there should be certain
safeguards placed around it in order to
keep down even the suspicion of fraud,
which was openly charged by both op
posing factions in 1912.
Some wideawake candidate for the
House this summer should make pri
mary reform one of the planks of his
platform.
THE BEST
M LIFE’S FLIGHT
Y OU’VE read about Orville Wright’s success with his aeroplane stab*
ilizer, the balance wheel of flight In life’s flight you need severa]
balance wheels. For instance, yon need the balance wheels of
honesty, of morality, of physical well being, of money. One might write
a column about life’s stabilizers. Instead we suggest that you THINK
this sketch over.
THEN COrtE GET A CHECK BOOK.
IB am. Is: of W il 1 iston,
WILLISTON, SOUTH CAROLINA.
sor’s office in Edgefield County,
being
of
under the impression that his term
office was only two years, ran over
again in 1912 and was defeated.* It now
develops that the term is for four years
and a “pretty kettle of fish” is the re
sult. We’ll bet dollars to doughnuts
that no “four-year termer” in this
county will make such an egregious
mistake.
WherKure sees the paid officials of
the one-time high and mighty State of
South Carolina attacking the good name
of a noble woman, we are forced to the
conclusion that our once boasted “chiv-
airy” is a thing of the past golden age
of the Old South.
“She slipped on a pink shel-lshaped
dressing-gown of slinky silk with a riot
of azaleas scattered in the weave.”—
From a popular novel.
Well, that beats slipping on a banana
peel.
When it comes to forecasting the
weather, the ground hog is our idea of
“the abysmal brute”—taking Webster’s
definition of “abysmal” as meaning
“profound.”
The cry of “persecution” has long
been a favorite ruse with “two-by-
twice” politicians in this State and a
number of men have been boosted into
office on the wave of popular sentiment
that resulted. If Dr. Eleanora B. Saun
ders were a man, or if women could
hold political offices in this State, she
would make an excelleaL^»ce~ £or gu
bernatorial honors this year. But she
is not a “two-by-twice” politician nor
dock she ask the people of South Caro
lina for anything except that her good
name be left untarnished.
Governor BleaSe and his satellites
present a sorry picture indeed by their
uncalled for attack on a woman, for no
other reason than that she tried to per
form her duties as physician at the
State Hospital ibr the Insane
And what has become of the “new
ho said there was
nd hog?
The dispensary has now been long
enough in operation to enable one to
judge of nesults. Some of the results
are as follows:
1. Financial: The revenue received
has reached a considerable amount; but
that amount is a source of satisfaction
or of shame according to one’s view
point. When we reali2e how many of
our fellow-citizens are addicted to the
liquor habit we confess to a feeling of
shame; and we are moved by the same
sentiment when we contemplate the
fact that “we, and all the people” are
making money out of their misfortune
(to call it by the mildest term.)
Then, there is the insidious influence
of this revenue as it affeels those who
would share in its custody and distribu
tion. So much as to revenue.
2. A4 to the amount of liquor con
sumed: It will not be seriously ques
tioned that the amount of liquor con
sumed is very much larger than
before the re-establishment of the dis
pensary,—witness the number of intox
icated persons one meets in the street,
or sees being carried home in various
stages of collapse, in buggies and
wagons.
3 As to blind tigers: As to this point
Philagathos has no first-hand knowl
edge; but if report is true there is a
considerable business being done by
persons who purchase liquor from the
dispensary and then re-sell it at night
and on Sunday. So that while osten
sibly the sale of liquor is regulated as
to time and place there is very little
restriction as to either.
Then there is another factor in the
situation which is cause for alarm. The
presence of-the- dispensary stimulates
traffic in empty bottles, and the lads
of the towns are making a regular
business of collecting and selling the
bottles. U - i ■'
The boys are thus brought into asso
ciation with the, dispenaary, and even
if no worse outcome results, the associ
ation must inevitably tend to blunt the
edge of the boys’ finer senfeibilities.
“The people loved to have it so."
Philagathos
R. H. Easterling
& Co.
Parlor Market
BARNWELL, : : S. C
Fresh mea s of all kinds
Highest cash prices paid for
hogs, cattle, poultry, eggs
and country produce.
Notice of Final Discharge.
Notice is hereby given that the under
signed will on Monday, March 16th, 1914
file with Hon. John K. Snelling, Judge
of Probate for Barnwell County, his
final return as Executor of the will of
Mrs. E. A. S. Mixson, deceased, and ap
ply for Letters Dismissory.
Ezra Wilder,
Feb. 10th, 1914. Executor.
For Sale.
Triumph Seed Sweet Potatoes, $1.00
S er bushel. Earliest, largest, heaviest
carers. Best keepers.
W. E. Prothro,
l-29-5t Williston, S. C.
.INSURANCE.
FIRE INSURANCE
LIFE INSURANCE
HEALTH AND ACCIDENT
INSURANCE
LIVE STOCK INSURANCE
SURETY BONDS
Ail old line Stock ('ompanie*. Per-
«onal attention given to all buoineea in
trusted to niv care.
If l can serve you in any of the
above lines, give me a call.
Office In Harrison Block, Main St.
.Wm. McNAB.
“Le»t You Forget.”
, This is just to remind you that 1 am
prepared to do all kinds of plumbing in
a first-class, workmanlike manner. If
you are thinking of installing this mod
ern convenience in your home, see
me
before placing the job elsewhere,
P. W. Price, Barnwell, S. C.
Advertising Is the Cultivation
That Makes Business Grow
Maser’s Sale.
State of South Carolina, 1
County of Barnwell, i
Court of Common Pleas.
Janie Myrick,
against
William Priester, et al.,
Defendants.
March 2nd, 3rd &
4th the special repre
sentative of Isaac Ham
burger & Sons, Balti
more, will be with us
to make ? the Spring
opening Display of The
Only Line in America
Bac&d by Real Mer
chant Tailoring and
your inspection ‘of it is
cordially invited.
The line, compris
ing the very newest
weaves and shades, will
be displayed in large
woolen lengths, and
your measure will be
expertly taken. Fit and
satisfaction fully guar
anteed.
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Anticipating the pleasure of your presence we are,
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Yours very truly,
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CORN DRILLS
HARROWS
~ DISTRIBUTORS
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CULTIVATORS
The Light to Study By
Children should never study under a poor
light—it strains the eyes and the in affects
may be permanent.
The best lamp for study is the Rayo—its
light is soft, clear and steady—you can
use it for hours at a time without hurting
your eyes in the least
The Rayo lamp is strong, attractive and
durable. Can be lighted without remov
ing chimney or shade—easy to rewick.
The Rayo costs little, but you
can’t buy better at any price.
Your dealer keeps the Rayo—
ask to see it.
LEMON BROS.
BARNWELL, S. C.
By virtue of a decretal order to me
directed in the above entitled cause, I
will sell at Barnwell, in front of the j
Court House, on Monday, Marehr 2nd, |
A. D. 1914, it being salesday in said
month, within the legal hours of sale,
the following described real property:
All that piece, parcel or tract of land, ‘
Situate, fyin^and being in the above j
names State atad County, known as the
Tamer B. Briefer JTomestead glace, in
Sycamore Township, and bounded on !
the North'by JoejJoodson; East by Ben
Barker; South by lands of H. C. Raysor,
now Sanders, and West by lands of W.
E. Carter, and said to contain about
406 acres, more or
Re-wMat risk of tC«trmer purchaser.
Terms of sale cash. Purchaser to pay
for papers. > '
H. L. Q’Bannon,
Master.
NEW
FURNITURE
STORE
I beg to announce to the
public of Hilda and vicinity that I
have opened a furniture store in
addition to my line of general
merchandise and will be glad to
supply the future wants of all
housekeepers. My stock of fur
niture was bought right and will
be sold at
REASONABLE PRICES
I also have a good stock of
BUGGIES AND WAGONS
See me before you buy.
J. B. Grubbs;
Hilda, S. C.
to
The People*
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Puts the farmer &t an advantage becausg he is firs
' in the markfet with his crop.
THE EARUEST COTTON IN THE WORLD.
^ A-
Winery Day! From Planting to Boll. Grows More s
Cottojj to the Acre.
Supply is Limited. Order Quick.
The Only Genuine Sold in this State.
W. H. MIXSQN SEED CO. CHARLESTON.
Sole Distributors for South Carolina.
Also All other Seeds.
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