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VOL. XXXYI1
BARNWELL, S t. JULY 16. .1914
NO. 46
.JULY TERM OF COURT
TO RUN ONLY ONE WEEK
4 JOHN H. SMITH” SAID
TO BE FULL LEGAL NAME
A Number of C*m« Hare Already Been
Tried.—Tod True BUI*.
The July tem of of the Court of Gen
eral Sessions for this county, Judge H.
F. Rice, of Aiken, presiding, convened
here Monday morning. Excellent pro
gress is being made in the trial of cases
and it is probable that the criminal bus
iness will be finished before the end of
the week.
A petition was presented to the Judge
asking that the present term remain in
session only one week, because of the
fact that it is a busy season with the
farmers, the heat is Jexcessive, makjng
it a hardshiy upon lawyers, uStoeasss
snd jurors to attend, and because C. C? -
Simms, Esq.,jmd other .members of the
bar are engaged in political campaigns
and furthermore because it has not been
the custom to try civil cases in this
county during—the , summer. Jpdge
Rice granted the plea of the petitioners.
The following True Bills have been
found by the Grand Jury: . '
Fred Brown, assault and battery with
intent to kill and carrying cohcealed
weapons. .
Ishmail Floyd, larceny of bicycle,
iimor, Hutto, abandonment and fail-
Ito support.
\arlie Hammond, violation of the
Sensary law.
Dan Hightower, housebreaking and
larceny.
Ben Miller, Otis Redd, W. M. Miller,
and Ueorge M+her, assault and battery
with intent to kill.
Solomon Jones, forgery.
Willie Banfield, grand larneny of
live stock.
Jake Mitchell, murder.
James Miller, burglary and larceny.
Herbert Cave, violation of the dis
pensary law.
Wash Croft, assault and battery of a
high and aggravated nature.
T. A. Rhoden, breach of trust with
fraudulent intent. *<*
Josie Washington, murder.
The following extra venire of petit
jurors was drawn Monday: J. L. Sal
ters, H. L. Creech, S. B. Carroll, S. A.
, ffair, "R. J. Keel, W. P. Morris, Jr., J.
R. Harrison, L. F. Sanders, B. L. Eas
terling, T. J. Langley.
Up to the hour of going to press the
following cases had been disposed of
BICYCLE RIDERS ON A
TOUR OF 33,000 MILES
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But State Committee Refuted to Make a
New Ruling.
The following is from The State’s
report of the meeting of the State Ex
ecutive Committee in' Columbia last
week: .
The construction of the “full name”
clause in the rules of the party came in
for its share of discussion. D. 'D v
McColl of Marlboro wanted the com
mittee to pass a resolution further
defining what a man’s full name is, but
the committee decided not to do so at
this time but to adhere to the ruling of
the chairman on this point in order to
avoid confusion.
Chairman Evans 'went very fully
into his ruling on the “full name”
clause. He said that he had been ad
vising all who^ asked his opinion on
the point that when a man’s name
was John Henry Smith he had better
sign it John Henry Smith on the club
roll and not John H. Smith or J.
Henry Smith or J. H. Smith. Chair
man Evans said that as a lawyer he
knew that the United States supreme
court had held in election cases that
John H. Smith was a “full name,”
but that it had not ruled on the ques
tion of the validity of J. Henry Smith
as a “full name.” While it had held
that J. H. Smith or any name in which
the first two initials were indicated
only by initials was not a “full
name" Consequently in the interests
of avoiding all confusion, Chairman
Evans said that he had been ruling
that John Henry Smith was the correct
way in which to sign the club rolls,
though he had no doubt that as a
matter of law any court would hold
that John Henry Smith w’as a “full
name.” - ' - ' • x
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SEIGUNGVILLE CROPS GOOD
The
A FAITHFUL SERVANT
MEETS TRAGIC DEATH
J&cklev Brother* Pasted Through
Barnwell Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Jackley and Mr.
P. D. Jackley, who are making a 33,000
mile tour of the United States on bicy
cles, passed through Barnwell Tues
day. The trip is being made on a wager
of tl.500, three teams, each composed
of two brothers, competing. The start
was made from San Francisco, Cal., on
the first of March and nine months is
allowed to make the circuit of this
country. The route being followed is
the coastal and boader states of the
Union.
When the tour commenced, T. B.
Jackley was single, but at Tupelo,
Miss., he married an old sweetheart
ahd since the wedding his “wheel” has
been doing tandem-duty, Mrs. Jackley
riding on the cross-bar of her husband’s
machine where the roads permit. When
they have enough money, she rides on
the train.
The brothers, who hail from Boise,
Idaho, started out penniless, making
their way. by selling souvenir post
cards with photographic reproduc-
tions^of themselves and their machines.
When they reached Barnwell one
bicycle was sadly in need of a new tirfe'
and the riders themselves showed
signs of the rough travel that they have
endured, their clothes being soiled and
torn. The benedict of the party stated,
however, that he thought they were
about one day ahead of their schedule
and that having successfully negotiated
the Great American Desert feel that the
rest of the trip, about one-half of which
they have covered, will be comparac-
tively easy sailing. Their objective
point is now Washington, D. C. From
60 to 75 miles a day is being covered by
the tourists.
Will Floyd, Colored, Killed by Train
THE COW AND HER PRODUCT.
Near Y*ma**ee Station.
Dunbarton, July 13.—Will Floyd, col
ored was struck by a southbound coal
freight train at Davis Cross Roads, near
Yemassee, on the C. & W. C. Ry. Sun
day, July 5th, and his body horribly
mangled. The pieces were found the
following morning, gathered together
and buried.
Floyd, who was returning from Sa
vannah on an excursion train, lost his
ticket. Dr. Brinkley, who was aboard
objected to the negro leaving the train
at Davis Cross Roads but the latter in-
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sisted on doing so. When it was learn
ed on Monday that he failed to return
with the other passengers, Mr. Barney
Owens hastened to Barnwell and got in
telegraphic communication with Yem
assee. learning that a man had been
killed on the 5th inst. He, together
with Mr. Jim Rountree, the town mar
shall, and Owen Walker, went to Davis
Cross Roads, where they had the body
exhumed and brought to Dunbarton,
where' it was given suitable burial,
quite a number collecting to pay their
lasM-esrects to the memory of a re
spected colored citizen.
Floyd had been a faithful servant on
the farm of Col. Wm. Owens for 22
years and Mr. Owens and his family
thought highly of him. Before his
death. Col. Owens requested that Will
Floyd drive his grey horse to the wagon
to take his body to Cypress Chapel cem-
etary and requested his family to take
good care of the darkey as long as he
lived. This they have done and in giv
ing him decent burial have discharged
their last debt to the life-long friend
and faithful servant.
Floyd was a man of polite manners
and had many friends. It is presumed
that he fell asleep on the track and that
his tragic death was instantaneous.
CHILD IS MURDERED;
NEGRESS IS LYNCHED.
Orangeburg County I* tbo Scene of a
• Double Tragedy.
Elloree, July 12.—One of the moat
brutal crimes ever perpetrated in
Orangeburg County, committed mid
way between here and Vance late yes
terday afternoon in a dense bay near
the Two Chop public road, was brought
to light this morning, when the body
of little Miss Essie Bell, 12 years old,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Bell,
was discovered after an all-night serch,
foully murdered and carefully covered
by the confessed murderess, Rosa Rich
ardson, a negro woman about 35 years
old. A grim and a horrifying spectacle
is witnessed to-day in that community.
The body of little Miss Essie Bell, with
her head beaten into a pulp by a light-
wood knot, lies prepared for burial in
the quiet home of Daniel Bell, while
two hundred yards away, near the
scene of the crime, swinging to a tree
is the body of her alleged assassin,
Rosa Richardson, riddled with bullets.
Guilt was established, the woman
confessed, a volley fired, the unknown
silent, sober men mopped their brows
and dispersed. Thirty negroes, who
gathered near the scene of the crime,
would have fired the volley if permit
ted, and went to console the grief-
stricken family.
While the crime has cast a palter
over the entire community, and hun
dreds of people have gone to the scene
there was no race feeling whatever
evident.
COUim CAMPAIGN OPENS
AT WILUSTON JULY 22D
Farmer* are“Laying-by”.—Shipper* Bu*y
With Watermelon*.
Seiglingville, July 13. —Crops are
looking fine in this section. The far
mers are about through laying-by their
crops, but have no time to rest as the
melon crop is ripening so fast that the
shippers are kept busy.
Mrs. B. R. Lewis, of Sycamore, is
for
Harrison Johnson and Cha r rlie”john- spending a few days with Mrs. J. P.
Moody this week.
Mrs. Willie Moody and her sister,
Miss Ada Chitty, of Blackville stopped
over here en route from ■Savannah and
spent a few days with Mrs. L. R. Mirhs
last week. »
Little Misses Kittie and Jennie Sue
son. murder, not guilty.
Simon Hutto was found guilty of the
Charge of abandonment and failure to
support (his family! and sentenced to
one year on the chain gang or in the
penitentiary or pay a fine of $200.
Solomon Jones pleaded guilv to the, „
Charge of forgervand was sentenced to Au « le > ’ of timer, v.sded relatives here
last week.
A number of folks from here, the
writer among them, attended the evan
gelist meeting at Allendale. It is being
conducted by the Rev. Palmer, of Col
umbia and great good is being accomp-
gang or in
eight months on the chain
the penitentiary.
Willie Barfield pleaded-guilty to the
charge of grand larceny and was given
a sentence of 18 months on the chain
gang or in the penitentiary.
. Junius Peeples, murder, not guilty.'
. Ismail Loyd, larceny of bicycle, guil
ty; sentenced to one year on the chain-
gtvj^^r in ihe penitentiary.
Mitchell, charged with murder,
pl«Kd guilty to manslaughter and
was senteQced to two years on the
chain gang or in the penitentiary.
CLOSE* SUCCESSFUL MEETING
Revival at Fairmount Church Do:* Great
Good.—At Olar Next.
Blackville, July 10.—Editor The Barn
well People: We have just closed a
very successful meeting with Fair-
mount church, Barnwell Association.
The meeting was begun the first Sun
day ip July and closed the following
Thursday, after the, second service on
that day. Brother W. L. Hayes, pastor
of the Barnwell Baptist church, came to
us on Monday morning and preached
great and good sermons twice daily
Until the close.
; ’• i The church was . greatly revived-five
. ifeeived by baptism and one by letter.
. ' We had a very gracious mef&tihg. The
ii^erest began with the meeting and
^ Continued to the close. Bro. Hayes is
it a very congenial helper in a series of
ces. We begin at Olar second
t av. Brother J. D. Huggins will
assift there. D. W. Heckle.
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Caught in Georgia.
Sheriff J. B. Morris received a tele-
k Tuesday from the authorities at
cus, Ga., that Anderson Hayes,
aped negro convict from this
had been arrested. Hayes was
ad at the March term of court
ind..l$attepy with, -hrtetlt t5
atenred to ten years on the
ITg, but made his escape in less
lished. . <
Miss Jennie Barker spent the week
end with her sister. Mrs. J. W. Augley,
at Ulmer. • '
Resolution* of Respect.
Whereas, Almighty God, the Supreme
Ruler of the universe, by the hand of
death has removed from Our midst our
Brother Master Mason, S. J. Clary,
Be it resolved by Harmony Lodge No.
17, A. F. M., that while humbly bowing
Clemson College Weekly Note*
Farmer *nd Dairyman.
(These notes are prepared weekly
by the Dairy Division of Clemson
College, which will be glad to answer
all questions pretaining to dairying.)
Clipping the hair from around a
cow’s udder makes the cow cooler
and is also an aid to getting clean
milk. The hairs serve as convenient
waiting stations for germs and dirt,
which are likely to land in the milk
| during milking.
The mangjr should be low, since
j the cow gets up on her hind feet first
! and a high manger also makes it
j tiring for her to get her food.
| The best cow is always the eheap-
; est. A seventy dollar cow costs lit
tle more to feed than a forty dollar
j cow and is likely to give much more
and better milk.
Bloody milk is due to injury to the
| udder. To remedy, wash udder care-
| fully with warm water and apply lard
| or vaseline.
Give a cow wholesome, fresh food
at all times. Mouldy 'food will make
her sick or at least is likely to cause the
milk production to fall off.
The success of a dairy depends
largely on the careful rearing, of the
best heifer calves.
When selling butter, it pays to put
it up in neat, attractive cartons.
A trade mark can be made very
A BUDGET OF PERSONAL
NEWS FROM WHITE POND
CandkUte* Will M*lr* Tkair Bow* to
Tko “Door Pooplo” Wod»o*doy.
The candidates for county offices— '
Supervisor, Auditor, Treasurer, Super
intendent of Education, Judge of Pro
bate, House of Representatives and
Magistrate—will make their initial ad
dresses to |he voters of Barnwell Coun
ty at Williston next Wednesday, July
22nd. The time for filing pledges and
paying assessments closes at 12 o’clock
noon, Tuesday, July 2ist, and unless
the political bee buzzes pretty freely
during the coming week the crop of
office-seekers will be comparatively
small. A glance through the candidates
column in The People shows that only
one has announced for Auditor, one for
Treasurer, two for Probate Judge, five
for County Supervisor, six for the
House of Representatives, and eleven
for Magistrate, a total of twenty-six.
There are two or three more who have
told the editor that they would have
their ca: ds published shortly. Of this
number, one is for Supervisor and one
for Auditor.
Six county campaign meetings will be
held this year, as follows:
Williston, Wednesday, July 22. " -
Blackville, Thursday, July 23.
Dunbarton, Wednesday, Ju!y29.
Barnwell, Thursday, July 36. •
Fairfax, Friday, July 31.
Allendale, Saturday, .August 1.
Interest in the county races is rather
lukewarm at present, but will doubt
less awaken after the starting gun has
been fired.
TWO AUTOMOBILES IN
A HEAD-ON COLLISION
to the divine decree, we
cord our sense of loss in the death of
so good a man and Mason as was our
departed brother.
Resolved, That we set apart a page
of our Minute Book to the memory of
Brother Clary, * ^
That we extend to his bereaved fam
ily our sincere sympathy with them
in their deep sorrow,
That a copy of, these resolutions be
given to theTlounty papers, and that a
place bn re- valuabIe b y a K ood dairyman.
The wise farmer puts his cow to the
test and gets rid of the boarders.
A fall calf becomes a producer when
milk and butter are most valuable.
Concrete floors in the barn and the
milking room can be kept clean easily
and aid sanitation.
■>. Huerta Abdicate*.
Mexico City, July 14.—At 10 o’clock
President Huerta, his whole family
copy, suitably engrossed be sent to the and other Relatives and dose friends
family of our deceased brother.
A. E. Evison,
W. J. Snyder,
R. S. Dicks,
Committee
left the capital for
special train.
Vera Cruz abourd a
Resolutions of Respect.
Resolved by the members of the
Woman’s Missionary Society of Fair
mont Baptist Church:
1. That in the death of Mrs. Alma
Folk, on May 7, 1914, we lost a loyal
sister, a pure, unselfish woman, one
ever ready to help others.
2. That we extend to the bereaved
family our deepest sympathy and that
we bow in humble submission to our 0 ar n^ e n
Mr. R. R. Speaks, of Fairfax,
town Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Huggins
over to Blackville Friday.
Mesdames J. A. Porter and
Cave spent Thursday in Augusta
ping.
sMessrs P. W. Price and G. W.
ville left Tuesday afternoon for a visih
to Washihgton, D. C.
Mr. Gary Owens and daughter, Miss
Sarah, of Dothan, ~Ala., came up to
Saturday afternoon for a
was in
went
T. S.
shop-
Mant
Basket Picnic and Fish Fry Enjoyed at
Dari* Bridge.
White Pond, July 11.—Rev. J. H.
Owens and family have returned from
a visit to relatives at Vaucluse.
Miss Ray Kitchens, of Charleston, is
visiting Mr. and Mrs. O. L. Weeks.
Miss Maude Burckhalter has returned
to her home in Augusta after a pleas
ant visit to relatives here.
Master Haskett Eubanks, of Augusta
is visiting his grandmother, Mrs. H. W.
Scott.
Mr. Jim Mosely and daughter, Miss
Ella, are visiting relatives here;
Miss Julia Davis, of Savannah, is
visiting her sister, Mrs. J. N. Hankin-
son. ' •
Miss Mildred Glover, of Aiken, is
spending some time with her aunt, Mrs.
O. N. Alderman.
Miss Louise Brown has returned to
her home in Augusta after an extended
visit to her grandmother, Mrs.' H. W.
Scott.
Miss Alma Hall, of Augusta, is visit
ing her little cousin, Miss Mildred
Owens.
Mr. John Wilcox spent several days
with relatives here en route to Mexico.
Dr. Haywood Alderman and wife, of
Springfield, spent several days with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. O. Alderman the
past week.
Mrs. R. C. Purvis has returned home
from a visit to her parents at Walker,
S. C.
Miss Emmie Chapman, of Charles
ton, is visiting her aunt, Mrs. J. H.
Owens.
Mr. A. C. Blount has returned from
a* visit to Graniteville.
Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Hair of Blackville,
spent a few days with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. J. W. Black. n
Mr. John Swancy has reWriied to his
home in Columbia after spending sev
eral days with his brother, Mr. J. D.
Swancy.
Mr. Edwin Owens has returned from
a pleasant visit to Vauctause.
One of the most delightful social
events;.of the week was a little basket
picnic and “fish fry” down at Davis
Bridge yesterday given by Mr. and
Mrs. J. H. Owens in honor of Miss Em- 1
mie Chapman. About thirty young
folks attended and spent almost enjoya-:
ble day. ^ «
Mr*. W. A. Dicks Received Painful Inju
ries a Few Day* Ago.
Dunbarton, July 13.—When Mrs. W.
A. Dicks and son were returning from
Dunbarton a few days ago, a severe
wind and threatened storm caused them
to increase the speed of their machine.
Mr. Ben Anderson, a Dunbarton mer
chant,and his family were approaching
from the opposite dirh(:tion and on a
sharp curve on the edge of Dunbarton,
where high corn observed the view of
the drivers, thg two cars met in a head
on collision. Mrs. Dicks' left arm was
broken and her right severely brusied
at th^ Wrist, besides being so badly
shaken up that she had to be carried
OLD RULES TO GOVERN
MUNICIPAL PRIMARIES
First
n.
Primary to ba Held August
Second August 25.
A meeting was held in the Coart
House Monday afternoon for the pur
pose of making arrangementi, for the
approaching primaries to nominate a
Mayor and Aldermen for the town of
Barnwell. In the absence of the presi
dent, Dr. R. C. Kirkland, Col. Harry D.
Calhoun acted as chairman. The fol
lowing officers and executive committe
were elected: R. C. Kirkland, presi
dent; A. A. Lemon, vice-president; G.
W. Manville, recretary and treasurer.
T. M. Boulware, E. -A. Brown and the
above mentioned officers constitute the
to the home of her daughter, who lives I executive committee. The executive
nearby. Whiel she is still in a pros
trate condition,her friends hope for her
early recovery.
ABELOVED PASTOR LEAVES
Dr. C. C. Brown and Wife Quit Sumter
After 40 Year*.
Sumter, July 8.—Dr. artd Mrs. C. C.
BrOwn left here Tuesday for their
future home in Beaufort, S. C., going in
Dr. Brown’s car. Dr. Brown has been
pastor of the First Baptist Church here
for forty years and his departure is
sincerely regretted by the members of
thecongregation. When he tendered his
resiguatiori several weeks ago it was
decided not to accept it, but Dr. Brown
decided to leave despite their requests
to remain with the church.
At the services Sunday, which were
conducted by Dr. Howard Lee Jones,
president of Coker College, a farewell
letter from Dr. Brown .to the congrega
tion was read and later a reply from the
board of deacons on behalf of the con
gregation was sent to Dr. Brown. The
separation is a sad onetp both Dr Brown
and the members of his flock who have
loved and revered him. His place will
be a hard one to fill in the hearts of his
friends and in the church pulpit.
Dr. Brown, while he severs his con
pection with the church here, w r ill con
tinue his work for the Aged-Ministers’
Fund, to which he will now be able to
devote a larger share of his time and
energy.
Another Freak.
Barnwell County is growing famous
jin the production of freaks of the vege
table kingdom. Last week a double-
barreled watermelon, srailar in shape
to the twin cantaloupe, was exhibited at
Deason’s Drug Store. It weighed 47
pounds and was grown by K. Diamond
at Kline.
committee has set the find primary for
August 11 and the second primary on
August 25..
Must Announce in Paper*.
It was decided to be governed by the
old rules of the club, no changes being
made. The main points in the old
rules were that to be eligible to enroll
ment the voter must have resided in
the state one year and the town sixty
days prior to the election; the club list
is closed five days before the first pri
mary; the Candidates for aldermen and
mayor must announce their candidacy
in some paper published in the town of
Barnwell at least three issues before
the primary; they must file their pled
ges and pay their assessments at least
ten days before the first primary. The
club roll will be in possession of the
secretary of the club at the Bank of
Western Carolina, and all voters eligi
ble for enrollment whose names are
not now on the roll can be enrolled by
requesting the secretary to do so.
Notice.
Candidates are hereby nidified that
their pledges must be filed with the
County Chairmand on or before 12
o’clock noon, Tuesday, July 21st. The
form is as follows: “As candidate for
the office of in the
Democratic primary election, to be held
on the last Tuesday in August, 191..,-,
I hereby pledge myself to abide the re
sults of such primary and support the
nominees of the party, State and
national, and I declare that I am a
Democrat, and that I am not, nor will
I become the candidate of any faction,
either privately or publicly suggested,
other than the regular Democratic
nomination.”
R. C. Kirkland,
\ Co. Chairman.
3. That a page of our record book
^than a week. It will be remembered copy of these resoluttotrs be sent to the
- “ ■ Vabout 23 knife wounds 1 Baptist Courier and The Barn well People
.®n his 4rife. Sheriff Morris left for for publication.
^mericifs yesterday morning.
A new carpet has been put down in
> court room.
Mrs. R. S. Weathersbee,
Mrs. A. I. McLemore, *
Mrs. ft. E. Woodward,
Committee.
short- visit to relatives and friends,
rejoining the other members of the
Tybee. Ga., the following day.
Two officials of the Land and Indus
trial Department of the Southern Rail
way were in town yesterday looking
over the jituation with, the view of
establishing a cotton mill at Barnwell.
Fir*t Hand Primary.
At Abbeville Tuesday; when
W. P.
School Close*.
Dunbarton, July 13.—The public
school here has closed for the summer i .
vacation. Dunbarton can now boast of Pollock asked those voters l4 who oej
a modern 16,000 brick school build- Heve in Cole L. Blease’s record hold up
in this section are most prom- although hundreds of hands went up
ising and the general
lent.
health is excel-
on the reverse proposition.
, 1,200 people were present.
About
Mrs. W. C. Ellis and daughter, pf
Heath Springs,'are the guests of the
former's brother, Mr. Mobley.
Mr. Clark McCaslan, came over from
Washington, Ga.,Saturday afternoon to
yiait friends here.
Baxley-BoyUton.
Blackville, July 12.—On last Sun
day evening at 8’oclock Clyde E.
Boylston and Mias Elizabeth Baxley
were quietly married at the home of
the bride. These present were ooly a
few of their near relativea. Thei
Augusta, Atlanta and other polatm.
Both of them are from the tame town
and have many friends. After fety
return from their trip -they will make
their home here where the groom b
interested in business They art ex
pected to return soon.