The Barnwell people. (Barnwell, S.C.) 1884-1925, June 18, 1914, Image 1
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VOL. XXXVII
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BARNWELL. S. C. JUNE id. 1914
CHARLES E. FALKENSTEIN
APPOINTED POST MASTER
BURGLAR ATTEMPTED TO
ROB STORE AT ELLENTON
More
Hm Worked for Unci* Sam for
TIimi EitfctMn Year*.
Mr. Charles E. Falkenstein, who has
been assistant post master at Barnwell
fora number of years, was notified
Saturday in a telegram from Congress
man Byrnes that his nomination as
post master had been sent to the Senate
by President Wilson. Many letters of
endorsement had been sent to Mr.
Byrnes by the people of Barnwell and
the news of the appointment of Mr.
Falkenstein was received with univer
sal satisfaction, as was evidenced by the
number of congratulations showered
upon him.
In 1895, “Charlie," as he is known to
his friends, began to work for Uncle
^>am as assistant to Mrs. E. A. S. Mix-
son, who was post mistress at that time.
Sc well did he perform his duties that
he was retained by her successors, and
of late years has been post master in
fact if not in name. That he will con
tinue to render the efficient service in
the future that he has in the past goes
without saying. His promotion is a
well deserved mark of merit.
Several Shota Fired but He Made Hi
Escape, Leaving No Clue.
Ellenton, June -13.—H. M. Cassels,
Jr., is buite sick at his home with
fever. A trained nurse is in atten
dance.
H. L. O’Bannon and J. A. Willis, of
Barnwell, were in Ellenton last Satur
day on business.
Mrs. W. A. Bailey visited Mrs. Ada
Bush several days this week.
A burglar entered the general mer
chandise store of H. M. Cassels one
night last week. He was discovered
in the store and several shots were
fired at him, but he escaped, leaving no
club behind.
Mrs. C. W. Holly and children are
visiting relatives in West Virginia.
Mrs. M. W. Martin^ wife of Chief
Martin, has been quite sick for some
time.
Mrs. E. R. Buckingham was quite
sick a few days this week, but is now
much improved.
Joseph Ashley was in Walterboro
Wednesday.
W. Y. Miller has returned from a
visit to his brother at Rocky Ford.
TWO MORE CANDDUTES
ENTER RACE FOR SENATE
IUTIA CAN ENCAMP AT
AUGUSTA, SAYS GOVERNOR
Claim* War Departmenut Ha* Granted
** Promise He Requested.
Columbia, June IS.^Governor Cole
L. Blease to-night made public a letter
he had addressed to Adjt. Gen, Moore
giving the South Carolina troops the
right to take part in the encampment
of the 9th division, at Augusta, Ga
^This letter was written following a .tel
egram received by the Governor from
the war department, in which they
promised that the troops would not be
used for service in Mexico without
being brought back to South Carolina
to mobilize and that he would not lose
control over them when they go to Au
gusta.
The war department has set August
16 to August 25 for the dates in which
the troops from this State are to go to
Augusta, but as the 25th is the time for
the first primary, Governor Blease will
ask that these dates be shoved up so
the troops can get back home in time to
vote. The entire three regiments go
into camp at the same time.
(Political Advertisemente.)
PRAISES SUPERVISOR
FOR EXCELLENT WORK
‘SHOWER” FOR MISS BUCK
Bamberg Lady to Wed James Thoma*
Burch, of Florence.
Bamberg, June i3.—One of the most
enjoyable social affairs of the season
was a linen shower given by Miss Mo-
zelle Copeland last Friday afternoon
in honor of Miss Pearl Black, who will
soon become the bride of James Thomas
JBurch of Florence. Miss Copeland was
assisted in her duties as hostess by
Mrs. J. D. Copeland, Jr. The parlors
were decorated with palms, ferns and
sweet peas, carrying out the color
scheme of green and pink. A contest
lasting ten minutes afforded much
amusement. At its close Miss Cressida
Breeland was awarded the prize, a
beautiful volume of “Sunshine," which
she presented to the bride-elect. Mints
and a salad course and ices were served.
The bay window was converted into
a miniature thorne*«s a seat for Miss
Black. Just over,her head was sus
pended a huge basket of pink flowers,
but when the ribbons were pulled the
basket opened showering the. many
pretty linen gifts at her feet. Just
before leaving each guest was given
a unique souvenir, containing a bag
of rice to be showered on the bride on
her wedding day.
Ben Black is at home from the Uni
versity of Soutli Carolina.
bn
R. P. Bellinger is at home from Cor
lumbia.
Jas F. McGowan of Colleton County
was in town a few days this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Hen^y F. Banfberg are
visiting in Asheville.
The Appollb Music club entertained
with a linen shower for. Miss Pearl
Black, the gathering being held at the
residence of Mrs.Robert Ayer on Thurs
day. Refreshments were served.
, .Will Brabham is at home from Bailey
Military school.
Bamberg County Man Enjoyed Trip
Over Barnwell’* Highway*.
Bamberg, S. C., June 1st, 1914.
Dear Mr. Editor:—
A few days ago I had occasion to go
from Barnwell to Allendale, Fairfax
and Brunson.
Beginning with Barnwell, I want to
say a word in behalf of your worthy
Supervisor, Mr. Diamond. I had heard
from others of the splendid work which
Mr. Diamond has been doing upon the
public highways at Barnwell, but it
was only when I had gone on, and seen
and had passed over the entire high
way from Barnwell Court House to
Hampton County line and found every
foot of the highway widened, properly
ditched on each side and the entire
way covered with clay, properly mixed,
that I could appreciate the splendid
results which Barnwell County is gett
ing from its Chain Gang. King Solo-
man in his palmiest days never rode
over such highways as are being fur
nished to the people of Barnwell
County.
- The writer was told that the Suoer-
! visormn each side of these highways
j had extended the neighborhood roads
| t'oc a distance of four to six miles and
j made each of these a “Royal Road.”
1 The Supervisor’s scheme seems to
i be to take leading roads and, by ex-
, tending the side roads to the right or
J left, to work to such a line that, when
, he has completed the next road and
extended the neighborhood roads, the
work will have met.
The writer attended a meeting of the
citizens where a United States Govern
ment expert figured upon tha cost of
dirt and sand’ roads and named the
amount .of costs from $700 to $1000 per
mile. ' X. "
The writer has driven overthe sample
road constructed by the people of
Aiken County, under the supervision
| of the United States Government expert
and is prepared to say that every mile
I of the Barnwell Coiftity road driven
i over from Blackville to Barnwell, from
Barnwell to Aljendale, Fairfax and
j Hampton-County line is equal to the
sample mile of model road built in the
i County of Aiken.
| If the people of Barnwell County will
give Mr. Diamond a chance, when he
has had four years in this office they
can say that Barnwell has the finest
highways at less cost than any county
in South Carolina or 'any section of
the South.
“So here’s to Diamond, hoping that
he may succeed himself” and build
roads for Barnwell County.
Respectifully,
H. F. Hoover, M‘ D.
SENATE MUST RULE.
Will Dadd* Whether Patterson Forfeits
Barnwell Seat
In an opinion last week, Thomas H.
Peeples, attorney general, held that
the State senate must decide whether
~OT out A. -Brftrttciaoir,- M. D., mein-
berfrom Barnwell, is to resign be
cause of his accepting the position of
assistant physician at the State Park
plant of the State Hospital for the
Insane. - •
HEAVY RAIN SATURDAY.
Pollock, of Cboraw, and Jennings, of
Sumter, Enter Arena.
W. P. Pollock, of Cheraw, and L. D.
Jennings, of Sumter, shattered the
hopes of those voters who were expect
ing a Smith-Blease affair this summer
by a throwing their hats in the ring
last week for the United States Senate.
Both of the new candidates are anti-
Bleaseites and are said to be excellent
stump speakers, thus giving promise of
a lively campaign.
In making his formal announcement
Mr. Pollock stated that he had hesi
tated to enter the xace for fear his
entrance “might keep some other man
who might be more acceptable to the
peopl.e from announcing his candi
dacy.”
He says he is not a candidate of any
clique or caucus and has nothing to
give and nothing to promise except
faithful service to his country and his
people.
Mr. Jennings is serving his second
term as Mayor of Sumter, and is said to
be a self-made man. He is president of
the People’s Bank, a large farmer and
one of the leading lawyers of this sec
tion of the State. This is his first ven
ture in State politics.
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL
NEWS ER0M BLACKVILLE
TO EXTEND TOWN UMITS
Survey
to be Made for the Purpose of
Anumring~New Teniturr. ..-.t*”
It is highly probable that the town
limits of Barnwell will be extended so
as to take in “Bingham” and other
outlying districts, provided, of course,
that the residents of these suburbs are
in favor of being annexed. Mr. H. R.
Erwin, who has been engaged in mak
ing a survey of the Barnwell Graded
School District, has been employed by
the town to make a survey of the terri
tory affected and an election will pro
bably be held in the near future on the
question of annexation.
Not only would the population of
Barnwell be greatly increased by the
addition of this territory, but the resi
dents therein would receive the bene
fits incident to living in an incorporated
town.
Thu Mi**e* Milhous Entertain la Honor
of Miss Sarah Hammet.
Blackville, June 13.—One of the most
delightful social events of the year was
the linen shower given by Misses Vera
and Hattie Rena Milhous on Wednesday
afternoon, in honor of Miss Sarah Ham-
met, who is soon to be married to Dr.
J. C. Johnson, of Durham, N. C. The
Misses Milhous are charming hostesses
and an invitation to their home always
means a delightful occasion. The dec
orations on Wednesday were in white
and green and the rooms were particular-
attractive. Quanities of daises and
ferns were used.” Among tin* SinuM-
ments was a cake contest. The, a box.. _
of linen handkerchiefs, was won by Mrs
H.F, Buist, who presented it to the
bride-to-be. Mrs. Buist also gave a
toast in honor of the bride-elect and
crowned her with a beautiful cap as a
souvenir of the occassion. Each guest
brought for the bride-to-be a recipe, all
of which were copied in a recipe book.
A number of musical selections were
rendered during the afternoon and re
freshments, consisting of fruit punch,
ice cream and cake, were served. The
color scheme of white and green
carried out in the refreshments.
The bride-elect, who is one of Black-
ville’s fairest and most accomplished
daughters, was the recipient of many
beautiful and useful gifts. Her going
away from Blackville will be a distinct
loss tolhe soctalwriCT-of-tfae- town.
ULMER SCHOOL CLOSES.
Only One Student Completed Course of
Study.
Ulmer, June 11.—The Ulmer high
school closed with its usual commence
ment exercises in the school building
Tuesday evening. A large crowd at
tended, many in the audience being
forced to stand. There was only one
in the graduating class this year, Miss
Lorena Brant. The exercises of the
evening consisted of songs by the
school, the presentation of the diploma
and prizes by Emile Harley of Barn
well, music by students and an address
by Carroll Simms of Barnwell. The
exercises seemed to be enjoyed by
all.
Misses Harley and Bozeman
re-elected for the following term.
was
Miss Vera Milhous will leave tomor
row for Bristol, Va., where she has ac
cepted a position with Virginia Inter-
mont College at that place as secretary
to President Noffsinger and teacher of
stenographer and typewriting.
Miss Doris Lippman, who was the
guest of the Misses Rich, left yesterday
for her home in Savannah.
Mr. and Mrs. I. Brown, Mrs. I. Rich,
Miss Lippman, Misses Rosa, Eva and
Bertha Rich, Harry Rich and Keys San
ders attended the Wald-Moore wedding
Tuesday in Orangeburg.
Miss Elisabeth Foster, of Union, was
the guest of Mrs. C. Blackwell last
week.
Misses Best, of Allendale, Free, of
Bamberg, and Harley, of Williston,
were the guests of Miss Evelyn Leonard
last week.
Mrs. I. S. Levy, of Jacksonville, Fla.,
has been the guest of Mrs. Herman
Brown. - ' •
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WIND BLOWS DOWN BARN | BARNWEU1V0TED B0NDS
AND KILLS LIVE STOCK I BY A LARGER MAJOtlTT
• s
Om
. W. Browa Lost Swvoa Mali
Hors* and Two Cows.
A wind storm that swept over the
western part of the county Saturday]
night destroyed the barn of Mr. D. W.
Voto
Brown, who lives about two miles
from Robbins, killing seven mules, one
horse and two cows, b*$idea badly in-
juring four more mules' in the n^lns.
No details of the misfortune, Which
falls heavily upon Mr. Brown, are
available at this time.
It is also reported that some dai
was done in the Robbins’ section
hail, wnich accompanied the wind
stown. w '~-
BARNWELL MERCHANT TO
INAUGURATE BIG SALE
Saeoad Elactioa Carried by a
Eight to Oaa.
The second election on the question
of issuing bonds in the sum of t2M0t
for the purpose of erecting a modem
school building here was held Monday
and was carried by an even larger ma
jority than the previous one. Only M
votes were polled, 88 for and 8 against
the bonds, the ratio in favor of the
bonds being 11 to 1. In the first elec
tion only 19 ballots out of s total of 148
were cast against this progressive
step.
was stated in these columns a
ebtpte-bf weeks ago ttrtr new electfcwr—
was hHd because of s technicality la
regard to the survey of the school dis
trict. Every requirement of the statute
has been combed with now and there
will be no further hitch.
Tenth Anniversary and House-Warning
Event Begin* Saturday.
Merchant B. Mazursky will celebrate
his ten years in business here and the
remodelling of his already handsome
store by giving his customers the bene
fit of a big reduction In prices in his
“Tenth Anniversary and House-Warm
ing Sale,” which begins Saturday, June
20th. Great preparations are being j
made for the coming event, which
promises to eclipse all former sales
held by this store.
One of the features of this sale will
ha o
were baked in the cake, which will be
cut at 12 o’clock M. of the opening day,
a slice being given to every customer
in the store at that time. The dimes
are redeemable for presents, if the
lucky ones so desire.
The second floor of this progressive
establishment will be given almost en
tirely to ladies' ready-to- wear dresses,
coat suits, etc., and a cordial invitation
is extended to everyone for miles
around to come to Barnwell during
the sale and pay the Western Carolina
Department Store a visit.
See big double-page adverisement in
this issue.
IT PAYS TO SAVE CLOVER SEED
Dwnand
(Political Advertisement)
CHAIN GANG IS NOT IN
BULL POND TOWNSHIP
J.
IN HONOR OF A BRIDE-TO-BE
Mrs.
were
Op.
Easter ling-Lawton.
A marriage of unusual interest to
friends throughout the State was
that of Miss Xania Easterling to Mr. T.
O. Lawton.
The ceremony took place at the home
of the bride’s parents in Bamberg last
Friday, only the immediate family being
present.
These young people are from two of
the oldestand best families in the Statee.
Miss Easterling is a daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. A. S. Easterling, of Bamfeerg,
and is a young woman of unusual in
tellect, a very attractive personality,
and numbers her friends by the score.
Mr. Lawton is a man of sterling charac
ter. He is a graduate of Wofford col
lege, and is now a very successful bus
iness man of Barnwell county.
The happy couple went by auto to
Columbia, where they, boarded the
train for White Stone Springs, Fla.,
where they will spent their honeymoon.
—Bamberg Herald.
Temporary Relief from Week of
preMively Hot Weather.
A thunder storm, accompanied by a
very heavy rainfall, passed over this ; Light and Power company,
section Saturday night, bringing tern-j tion capitalized at $10,000,
pory relief from a week of oppressive
ly hot weather, during which time the
thermometer ranged between 90 and
102 degrees in the shade. The intense
heat and lack of moisture has done j
more or less damage to the crops.
^ Light for Danmark.
Denmark is to have electric light
and power. A steam power house is
to be erected there by the Denmark
a corpora-
to be or
ganized by Columbians, the com
pany has been commissioned. The
petitioners are: C. D. Campbell, T. M.
Phifer and Frank G. Thompkins.
William L. Califf Compliment*
Mi** Emma Owen*.
Denmark, Junk 13.—Mrs. William L.
Califf entertained on Thursday after-'
noon in compliment to Miss Emma
Owens, a bride of next week, her wed
ding to John R. Miner to be a happy
event of Tuesday afternoon. Tt|e 8ew<
home of the hostess was decorated in
pink and white oleanders and graceful
ferns. The guests were met by Mes-
dames R. A. Goolsby and A. P. Guess and
presented to the guest of honor by Mrs.
J. A. Wiggins and Miss Carrie Riley.
Each guest was handed hand-painted
hearts and asked to write thereon her
favorite recipe for the bride’s future
use. Delicious ice cream and cake were
served by Mesdames Hightower, Cain
and Miss Inabinet. At this juncture the
bride’s washerwoman arrived bearing
a gaily decorated clothes hamper ladened
with many dainty and useful gifts which
were presented to the bride-elect.
Miss Susie Miner of Norcross, Ga.,
is the guest of Mrs. L. C. Rice, having
come to be present at the Owens-Miner
wedding Tuesday evening.
Miss Josephine Faust left Tuesday
for Rocky Mount, N. C., to spend the
summer months.
Miss Carrie A. Cave of Barnwell,
spent last week in town, (the guest of
Mrs. W. D. Califf.
V. Lee Virby of Savannah. Ga., is
spending some time with friends here.
Mrs. Edwin A. Green and Miss Mar
garet Thorpe of Aiken and Miss Josie
Pratt of Greenwood will arrive in town
Saturday to be present at the Owens-
Miner wedding.
T. B. Wilkinson, Jr., ahd W. H. Rice
and Jessie Folk of Clemson college
have returned for their vacation. -
Misses Lorise Zeigler, Blonde Barton
and Ruth Seymour of Winthrop and
Misses Lula Bess Wroton, Martha 1
ahd Annie Lou Collins of Columbia col
lege are at home again.
C. W. Rice of Norfolk, Va., is spend
ing tome time with his brother, C. S.
Ripe.
Thank* the Mayor.
Dee Walker has requested
j . ..,’Feople to thank
Mr. Jtfdson Greene,' who was in town Harley for his kindness in allowing the
Thursday, reports having seen a small Tomato Club girls thd Use of Circle
boll about three days old in his cotton
Held. The first bloom in the State was
reported from this county.
Mr*. A. M
-EoflfeL JltfL ;
heard the sad hews oi
blood-poisoning of Mrs. A. M. ‘Sanders,
Lawton Box Correct* Statomont
of Mr. W. I. John*.
| Editor of The People:—
I wish to ask for space in your col-
ums, Mr. Editor, to correct a statement
written by Mr. W. I. Johns. Mr. Johns
states that Mr. Diamond has one sec
tion of the gang in Bull Pond township
and has worked the road thoroughly in
said township to theJHampton County
line, which statement, Mr. Editor, is
incorrect entirely. Mr. Johns certainly
doesn’t know where'Bull Pond town
ship is or the Hampton County line.
We don’t tnean to have it appear that
Mr. Johns is incorrect, but do say that
his informant is, and the citizens of
this townshio do think Mr. Johns
should have known facts about the
roads being worked before he endeav
ored to put Mr. Diamond’s road record
before the people of the county.
The writer may not have the senti
ment of all the voters of this township,
but feel it a duty to come back at
the statement and to put it before the
public as it should be.
As a matter of fact that can’t be dis
puted by even the Supervisor himself,
the gang hasn’t camped in this town
ship since he (Diamond) was elected,
and there hasn’t been any of the roads
worked except obout one and one-half
miles on a road from Allendale to
Bryan Bros, plantation and about
two miles on a road know as the
Allendale road to Mr. H. C. Flpwers’
place. Certainly these two roads are
important highways, but it is an un
disputed fact that there are other
roads in the township that are just as
important as these two, as everyone
knows that the public highway from
Allendale to Cohen Bluff is one of the
most traveled roads in this county and
there are others that are juat as impor
tant to the public as this one.
We have not only bad roads to con
tend with but bad bridges. One bridge
that the writer has in mind is a large
bridge on the Allendale and Cohen
Bluff road oyer King Creek, which is
and has been in bad condition for sev
eral years. The writer on one occasion
reported this matter to the Grand Jury
and Mr. Diamond promised me to fix It
right away and has made repeated
jwomises to do so, but we have been
filled up with promises and no bridge
fixed. ] ' v
Mr. Diamond will argup to the people
^nuthoraed o>v^elf to fix said
for Seed Next Fell
Break All Record*.
During the next few weeks
thousands of acres of bur and
clover will come to and that
maturity, and it is excedingly import-
ment be made now forsaving a Mg
crop of clover seed. Last
fall the demand, particularly for bar
clover, far exceeded the supply sad as
a result, toward the end of the seasoa
ie few »eed availaWe were quoted ai
$3 a bushel.
In the South interest in these twa
greet soil-improving crops has beea
greatly stimulated during recent years,
and the demand for teed this fall wS
likely be far greater than ever before.
We know of many farmers who failed
to plant clover last fall simple becaase
the aeed were not to be had, and those
of our readers who are growing ciorer
should arrange to help supply the cer
tainly big demand next fall.
We know one fanner who has recent
ly bought for $25 a clover-huller attach
ment for his ordinary thresing marhiao
Tbit attachment la manufactured by can
of the largest implement concerna la
the country, and is guaranteed to da
satisfactory work. If it proves entirely
successful the way to cheaper
clover seed seems open. But even
where a clover-huller is not to be had,
crimson clover seed for home use tmj
be saved by hand an<f sowed chaff and
all, using per acre about three times the
weight of cleaned seed ordinarily
used.
With bur clover no hulling is neces
sary; in fact, is really a disadvantage
since the seed in the bur carry inocula
tion. When the bur clover dies early
in May all that is necessary is to rake
away the stems and trash and sweep
up the clover seed. Of course, if the
seed are intended for market, all dirt
and trash should be ■screened out. Mat
if they are to be used at home this is
not necessary.
The demand for clover seed next
fall will likely break all records; we
hope Progressive Farmer readers who
are already growing clover are prepar
ing to aid supplying this demand—The
Progressive’ Farmer. ..... /)>"”
k Park during the recent demonstration ] who lived a few miles from - Barawel'.
and also to thank all others wh’o helped
make the day s success. "-
A Hffl account will be published next
week. ■ \ . 1 ’
want the light to shine where it should ]
so we want the people of old Barnwell
County to know that we, the writer,
was elected several years age to run a I
V
Col. and Mrs. Harry D. Calhoun, Mr.
and Mrs. L. M. Calhoun and Mias Car
rie A. Cave attended the, Owens-Miner
wedding at Denmark last evening.
farm and try in our feeble way to pro
vide for our family, and Mr. Diamond
was elected to work the roads of the
county.
Mr. Johns gives Mr. Diamond the
praise for good road work that he has
built. We admit this to a certain ex
tent. His work is good if completed
but we all know that hia road-bed is
not wide enough and doeta’t come ap
to the rules of the law. And another
thing, Mr. Editor, we must remember
that Mr. Johns or any one else has
never seen a better two years for the
roads as these two have been. We haws
not had the bad weather to w^ke bad
roads.
In conclusion we wish to say that we
voted for Mr. Diamond the last j
and did what we could for him, but
can’t do so again unless he will try at
least to fulfill some of his prombMa to
the people of this township. Cer
tainly our influence might not eoont
but one vote but it can do that —
and, Mr. Editor, it is a very sorry maa
indeed who hasn’t some influence in this
world. But we do not wish to cant a
stone in Mr. Diamond’s way If the pen-
pie of the county as a whole want
to continue in office an<|;
near the towns and the roods
ing the toihia and let the poor
uw, mM wC put *V Jwv «
town as beat be can, we'
submit to it
Thanking you for the space,
J. Lawtn
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