The Barnwell people. (Barnwell, S.C.) 1884-1925, August 20, 1914, Image 8
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SHERIFF MOUtlS TAKB
ISSUE WTH TREASURER
(Continued from fint
test yefr that you were Supervlaor and
the first year that he held the office.
My reply to him was that all the claims
for mi2 and 1913 had not been present- >
ed to me for payment and that I had |
not been able to get the books in the
Supervisor’s office checked up with
mine and would perfer not making a
statement until I was sure that the two
books agreed. ’
Mr. Diamond made several requests
later for the statement and not seeing
. any impropriety in giving out this
statement to Mr. Diamond, oi; to any
one else tor that matter, as they were
public records and I did not feel that 1
had any moral or legal right to with
hold the figures when a request was
made, I got permission from Mr. W.
V. Richardson, the clerk of the Board
of County Commissioners, to allow me
to check my book with his for the two
years mentioned and I fee! sure that
the two books agree and that the fig
ures given but are correct.
I wish to state further that since the
figures Were given out that claims
have come in for both years and that the
figures have been changed. Only to
day I have paid one claim for stationery
for 1912 and f9l3 and 1 am sure there
are other claims for 1913 which have
not been presented, one of which will
be charged to roads and bridges or to
the chain gang. My statement was not
^Intended to cover the entire years and
if you will notice it does not say so.
You suggested that it was possible
«that a lot of 1911 claims were added to
1912 account, as a great many of them
were approfed in 1912. I think you
are mistaken in this. While it is true
that they were approved in 1912 and
some of them were not paid until Sept.,
1913, still they were charged to 191}
* account. If there is any mistake along
this line it was made in the Supervis
or's office, as I charged them to the
fiscal year marked on the claim.
I told Mr. Diamond, and I have told
others, that the conditions were more
favorable in 1912 and that of necessity
you had to spend more on roads and
and bridgea than he did on account of
the heavy rains during the summer of
1912, and then I would suppose that
you did some permanent work in 1912
which did not have to be done in 1913.
To give you an illustration of what I
mean when I say that conditions are
not the samaievery year, I am includ
ing in this letter s statement of the
years of 191Q and 1911, which is as, far
back as my records show the expendi
tures of the different accounts that we
keep. You ^rill remember that 1910
was the first -.year that I, as County
Treasurer, was required to keep them
separate.
Chain gang for 1910 114,305.97
“ “ “ 1911 17,440 91
Roads and bridges, 1910 ... 2 576 73
“ 1911. 3,086 20
I will be glad to go over the books
with you at any time and If 1 have given
uut any statement where the feeords
do hot bear me out, t id e is no one
more willing ('tan I am to correct the
error. Certainly no statement has been
given out that is intended by me to cast
any reflection on you or any one else.
My only dosire is to keep the record
straight and to be able to give out any
information as it relates to the the fi
nancial condition of the county when
called on.
Yours very respectfully,
J. B. Armstrong,
County Treas.
Now as to the change of the book
keeping in the Supervisor’s office Mr.
Armstrong did not exp’ain, which would
be the result pf having a great many
claims itemized. I have noticed on the
supervisor’s books that the first day of
February, 1913, there had been seven
claims put on for 1913 and the 1st of
February 1912, there had been fifty six
(56) claims put on book for 1912. The
above shows where there could be a
big difference.
The following is the estimates that,
have been asked for by the county su
pervisor and board of commissioners
for a few. previous years:
1909 $40,726.25
1910 ,J. .. 55,421.57
19H 55,507.72
1912 53,941.64
1913 • 68,231.64
Yours truly,
’ J. B. Morris, S
for SALE!
Some Majt Be as Good—None Are Better.
B. C.
Notice of Election.
A petition having been filed in occor-
dance with section 1742, general school
law of 1912, notice is hereby given jhat
an election will be held in the Meyer’s
Mill school district No 54 on Saturday,
August 29, 1914, for the pqrpose of
determining whether or not a spefcial
school tax of two (2) mills shall ne
levied in the above named school dist
rict.
The said election shall be conducted
is it provided by law for the holding
of general elections. The polls wiH be
opened at the store of C. C. Meyer, and
-the following are hereby appointed
managers of election: J. H. Sweat, W.
A. Meyer and J. B. Kirkland.
Those favoring the proposed levy
shall cast a ballof with the word “Yes r ’
asmtsd Missmboj
I will sell for cash, or one-half cash, balance in five equal
payments with interest at 8 pet; cent per annum, the following
very desirable tracts of land:
TRACT NO. 1. 196 acres, 4 1-2 miles north of Blackville;
known as the Geo. Zeigler place, containing 6 settlement, 2
barns (one.60 x 66), Double Box Screw Press, two 70-saw
Winship Gins and feeders, one C. & T. 35-H. P. Engine, one .
Lombard 40-H. P. Boiler, one Hustler No. 2 Saw Mill complete
TRACT NO. 2. 47 1-2 acres, 5 miles north of Blackville;
known as part of H. F. Zeigler estate; one 4-room building,
one 2-room building for tenants, barn and stables.
TRACT NO. 3^ Known as Still place; barn and stables;
two tenant houses, four rooms each; 6 miles north of Black
ville.
TRACT NO. 4. 175 acres, known as the old Reed Mill
Pond; none cleared, but well timbered and never 1 sending in
water; a very fine pasture. This tract joins Tracts No 1,2 and 3.
Will sell tracts separately or all to one purchaser. For
full information, address
Execuffve Committes, Democratic Par
ty, Barnwell County.
| - Barnwell, ;S. C.
* August 3,1914.
Notice is hereby given that a primary
election of the Democraticperty will be
held on Tuesday, August 25th, 1914,and
a second primary, if one be necessary,
will be held two weeks after.
The following managers are hereby
appointed to serve at poth elections:
Allendale: W O Kearse, J L Harley, J
E Warnock.
Baldoc: E. S. McLin, J. P. Johns and
J. G. Bramlett.
Barnwell: S J Halford, J Staff Halford
B M Darlington.
Springs: C
B Ellis Jir, W A
Bennett
Meyer, Jas. Duncan.
Blackville: C S Wilson, C C Stone, D
P Mfcrtin.
, Bull Pond; J L Box, J A Rouse, J J
Furse.
Double Pond: J L Croft, Jacob Delk, J
P Chitty.
I Dunbarton: B F Owens, P J Hiers, B
' F Davis.
Elko: F P Lee, W H Wooley, F N
! Hair.
. Fairfax: J T Wilson. W L Brooks. W
; W Anderson.
Four Mile: L A Bush, W F Duncan, R
A Griffin. * ...
1 Friendship: H E Creech, James Ray,
Ben-Zorn.
Hercules: L S
Creech.
Still, J A Morris, J A
Blackville, S. C.
Drop in with, or M&il
your architect’s plans and builder’s list,
and let us figure with you on a complete
house bill. ! -
You will hi surprised and pleased. f)ur stock
is so complete and varied, you can easily satisfy
yourself on the most particular and exacting
specifications.
Controlling the manufacture of our entire out
put as we do, from stump through uur own saw and
planing mills to the finished product, we furnish
mill work and interior finish that is of the highest
standard.
Complete house bills our specialty.
“Buy of the Maker"
, AUGUSTA LUMBER CO.
AUGUSTA. GA.
Sash, D<;ort,
Blind*, Etc,
THINKS RICHARD 1.
MANNING IS THE MAN
A Confederate Veteran Say* Anti-BIeaie
ilet Should Concentrate.
Aiken, Aug. 14.—To the Barnwell
People: A few lines from Aiken, a sis
ter county of bid Barnwell, 'as to how
the political situation at present looks
to us here m»y be of interest to your
readers.
The Anti-Bleaseites in our county are
more satisfied than ever that in the
governor’s race in the first primary it
is of the utmost importance, as far as
possible, that our forces to concentrate
their votes on one man, the strongest
apparent candidate out of the six men
running on the Anti-Biease side, so as
by all means to have an Anti-Blease
man in the second primary, that we
may win out and forever bury Blease-
ism in South Carolina.
Now, who is the strongest man to
center on? It appears to us here in
this county that Richard I. Manning, of
Sumter, is all- around the
strongest man to put in the second
primary. On a recent poll made by ua
in Aiken, comprising 44 counties, Mr.
Manning is decidedly in the lead on the
Anti-Blease side in the majority of the
counties heard from and is fast improv
ing his lead. It is conceded almost all
over the State, and our poll just com
pleted confirms it, that Mr. Richards
will lead in the first primary on the
Blease side. Governor Blease said in a
recent speech for the Blease men
to vote for their choice, bu t it is more
than probable that orders have gone
out recently from the "Bloase-machine”
to concentrate on Mr. Richards, judg
ing from tickets already being written
In Horse Creek Valley in Aiken
the word
printed thereon. ■ •
Horace J. Crouch,
. Cv. of Education.
S. C., Aug. 14 191f 8-20-2t
'AST, .
quite * number of counties!
The writer would appeal to all loyal
sons of South Carolina for aid at this
time in redeeming this State from the
bUght and curse of Blease ism, and a
return once more to law and order and
a cessation of factional strife. Our best
course is now to lay personal choice for
governor aside, if such choice is not a
strong leader, and vote for the State's
best interests.
B. V. A., Confederat Veteran.
Hilda: J B Grubbs, P G Eubanks, JF D
Rpwell.
Red OakfO C Baxley, S E Moore, W
B Parker.
Reedy Branch: J M Grubbs, M. L.
Still, M O Creech:
Rosemary: W C Bell, P F Parker, B
O Mitchell.
Siloam: O H Owens, C P Morris, H W
Sanders.
Sycamore No. 1: J D Jenny, J A
Cope, S E Bailey.
Sycamore No. 2: J A Vernon, D S
Deer, B R Loadholt.
Well Branch: J O Griffin, J L Augley,
J P Harter.
Williston: A Owens, M F Weathers-
bee, O N Courtney.
Zouave: W S Snelling, J J Walker, V
W Peeples.
Soecial attention is called to the fol-
lowina new rules: v
Rule 36. The managers shall open
the polls at 8 o’clock a. m., and snail
close them at 4 p. m. The managers
shall then proceed publicly to count the
votes. After tabulating the result, the
managers shall certify the same and
forward the ballot box, containing 'the
ballots, poll list and all other papers,
except tne club roll, relating to such
election, by one of their number to the
chairman of the countycommittee within
36 hours after the close of the polls.
Rule 41. The county committees
shall assemble at their respective court
houses on the momiug of the second
day after the election on or before 12
o'clock noon to tabulate the returns
and declare the results of the primary,
so far as the same relates to members
of the general assembly and. county of
ficers, and shall forward immediately to
the chairman of the State committee
at Columbia, S. C., the result of the
election in their respective counties for
Unites States senator, State officers,
congressmen and solicitors.
Rule 42. The protests and contests
for county officers and members
of the general assembly shall be filed
within two days after the day of the
declaration by the county committee of
the result of the election with the chair
man of the county commitlee, and said
County committee shall hear and deter
mine tin same at its first mt cling there
after. y
Copy of rules wi(l be mailed to mana
gers of each club with tickets.
R. C. Kirkland,
J. Henry Johnson, Cou. ty C'.i.nn.
Secretary. 3t.
for D
THE
New School Addition.
Work has begun on the new addition
of four class rooms to the Allendalp
High School and will be pushed to
completion. Mr. J. J. Knopf, of Fairfax
has the contract.
Notice of Stockholder* Meeting,
Notice is hereby given to the stock
holders of Barnwell County Building
and Loan Association that a meeting of
the stockholders of said Association
will be held in the directors’ room in
the Home Bank of Barnwell, at Barn
well, S. C., on the 21st day of August,
1914, at 5 o’clock p. m. for the purpose
of considering a resolution by the
board of directors to increase the capi
tal stock of the said Association from
Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000) to an
amount not to exceed One, Hundred
and Fifty Thousand Dollars ($150,000).
Wm. McNab,
' Secretary.
7-30-41 i
Geo. H. Bates,
President.
W AUT E D !!
Beef Cattle in" any Quantity.
We pay highest cash prices.
Write ami let us know what
you have to sell.
V Proprietor* of
The Parlor Market,
■ Barnwell, & C
Bankrupt’s Petition
charge.
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF
'UNITED STATES.
In the Matter of
Walter S. Peterson,
Bankrupt.
No Li Bankruptcy.
To the Honorable H. A. M. Smith, Judge
of the District-Court of the United
States for the District of South Caro
lina:
■ Walter S. Peterson, of Blackville, in
the County of Barnwell and State ofS.
C., in said District, respectfully repre-
| sents that on the 1st day of June, 1914,
j last past'he was duly adjudged Bank
rupt under the acts of Congress relat
ing to Bankruptcy; that he has duly
surrendered all his property and rights
of prenerty, and has fully complied
with all the requirements of said acts
and of the orders of the Court touching
his Bankruptcy.
Wherefore, he prays that he may be-
declared by the Court to have a full
discharge from all debts provable
against nis 'estate under said Bankrupt
Acts, except such debts as are excepted
by law from such discharge.
Dated this 15 day of July, A. D. 1914.
Walter S. Peterson,
n . » Bankrupt.
Order of Notice Thereon.
■ ' » - J - L_
District of S. C.—ss:
On this 14 day of August, A. D. 1914,
on reading the foregoing petition, it
is—
Ordered by the Court, that a hearing
w had upon the same on the 17 day of
September, A. D. 1914, before said
Court at Charleston, S, C., in said Dis
trict, at 11 o’clock in the forenoon, and
that notice thereof be published in
The Barnwell People, a newspaper
printed in said district,and thatall known
creditors and other persons in interest
may appear at the said' time and place
and show cause, if any they have, why
the prayer of the said petitioner should
not be granted.
And it is Further Ordered by the
Court, that the Clerk shall send by
mail to all known creditors copies of
said petition and this order, addressed
to them, at their places of residence
BUY LAND-CROPS GOOD
(See Crops Growing now on these Lands)
No. 1. 200 Acres adjoining city limits. 160 of same in
cultivation. One 7 room residence, one tenant
. house, wells, barns, large wired pasture. $35.00
per acre. i —
No. 2. 225 Acres two miles from town, two tenant
houses, wells and barns, two thirds in cultiva
tion. Clay road. A bargain. Only $20.00 per
acre.
No. 3. 300 Acres three miles from town, 260 in cultiva
tion, one dwelling, five tenant houses, wells,
barns, etc. A peach for the money. $30.
No. 4. 98 Acres, one small house, half in Cultivation,
seVen miles from Barnwell, three from Elko.
A sacrifice. $7.00 per acre.
No. 5. 206 Acres five miles-from Dunbarton. Well im
proved, fine dwelling, 10 rooms, three new ten
ant houses, a ginnery, all out houses and barns.
You ought to see it. $30 per acre. Terms.
320 Acres of land six miles from Barnwell, one
dwelling, one half in cultivation. A bargain,
only $7.50 per acre.
436 acres half in cultivation, crops can be seen
growing three miles frSfff Barnwell,, pnly $13.00
per acre. Desirable terms.
70 Acres, 50 in cultivation near city limits with
residence and three acres in house lot. Resi
dence and lot $1500.00, (the farm land $30 per
acre. Terms.
ALSO SOME HOUSES AND LOTS FOR SALE IN
BARNWELL.
Write me or come see.
HARRY D. CALHOUN.
Real Estate Dealer, Office in Home Bank Building
*No. 6.
No. 7.
No. 8.
FORD AND BUICK
AUTOMOBILES
I have the agency for these
cars. I will deliver them any-
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where in Barnwell County upon
a few hours notice as cheap as
they can be bought, either for
cash, or upon satisfactory terms.
C. ARTHUR BEST,
Barnwell, -* S. C.
ur
Have you seen the
NEW RE0 THE FIFTH?
I have bought one of the new summer models,
with all the latest improvements, including hand
some streamline body, robe rail, etc., and will take
pleasure in giving demonstrations to all interested
parties. ' ^ .
Th£ prices remain the same, $1,175, complefely
equipped, with electric started and electric lights.
For further information call on or address
C. H. MATHIS,
Agent for Barnwell County,
i
BLACKVILLE,
S. C.
ice as ,
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t itness the Honprable H. A. M.
Smith. Judce of the Said Court, and the
Seal thereof at Charlestou, S. in
said District on tb* 14 of August, A. D.
1914. Richard W. Hutsou,
(Seal of
the 'Court).. • V ,
hi Mltgt i lit Mi mi
^ CHARLESTON. S. C.
Schools of Medicine and Pharmacy.
Owned and Controlled .by the State.
86 Session Opens October 1st, 1914, Closes Jilne .3rd,
Fine New Building ready for otcupancy October 1st, 1914. A
tageously located opposite Koper Hospital, one of the largest Hospital
the South,hospital containing 218 beds. v, ■
. .Practical work for Senior Students in Medicine aufi Phlj*lf>
Special Feature,—— ■ 1 - — - - -.r.-
Large and welbequipped laboratories in both Schools. ^
* Department of Physiology and Embryology in affiliation with the .
ChaHeston Museum. - ‘ ■ J
Niue full time teachers in Laboratory Branches. A > j
Six graduated appointments each year in medicine. V,
^ For catalog address ’ , . ? T -3
• OSCAR W. SCHLEETER, Register, Cfcarlestea, 3. C.
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