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I l*. n / ■ M Ju»l Like a Member of the Family” _ VOL XXXVItl BARNWELL S. C.,SEPTEMBER 3 1914 NO. I JMA( MOTION PR — »■— Working Operation . Held Here Tuesday. raSQNS PRESENT to fio Put OB the Map Through # Medium of the Morie*. 4'' Thie complete working operation of OteRa 11 cotton maturing machine was t&i here Tuesday, Sept. I, and was a great success. An interested crowd of farmers, planters, ginners and others attended this remarkable operation YOUNG MEN OF WIIUSTON ENTERTAIN BRIDGE CLUB •J» l _ ^ . Delightf il Evening Spent at the Home of Miss Marie Harley. Williston, August 31.—The Bridge Club was entertained by the male mem bers at the home of Miss Marie Harley on the evening of the 25th inst. About forty of Williston’s young people were present. There were eight tables of players. The first prize, an elegant box of stationery, was , won by Miss Myrtle Thompson. The consolation prize, a box cf candy, was presented to Miss Sarah Merritt. At 12 o’clock a delicious supper was served. The grace of the charming hostess never IMPORTANT NOTICE TO CONTESTANTS!!!!n Watch next week’s paper for interesting announcement in con nection with the Idlewild Pony Contest now being conducted by The People. It means dollars to you. (Political Advertisement.) . THE HON. R. B. HCKLING EXPRESSES APPRECIATION BOLEN AND DIAMOND RUN OVER FOR SUPERVISOR Thanks the Voters of Barnwell County for the Handsome Support Given Him m First Primary. _ _ _ „ KI _ _ To my many friends in Barnwell County wKo joined in to give me the handsome vote I received in last Tuesday’s primary, I, take this means of extending to each of you my heart felt appreciation. I wish it were possible that I could write each of you a personal letter of appreciation. 1 promise you to strive to act true to the trust and do all I can for the betterment of our County and State. Very respectfully, R. B. Pickling. Blackville, S. C., August 29, 1914. t i.. Company’# plant. They saw a great <juaatitV of green cotton 130115 poured iqto a largi hopper and matured by the machine in less than two hours, pro ducing 400 pounds of the most beauti ful Vvhite and trashless lint cotton that the world has ever seen. ,^\fter the cotton had been matured it was placed hi a huller, which separated the cotton from the bolls. It was then ginned and , haled. Moving pictures were taken of j the entire process, from the picking of the unopened cotton bolls in the field, laaing them on the wagon to take to tie gia* clear through to the maturing, t^ng an^ baling of the cotton. These will be copyrighted at once and »Wp all over the world to conclusive- f^rove the wonderful difference in 1 and economical process of pro- lucieg pure cotton of a grade and qual- hitherto unknown. Aa additional proof, if such were Bsary, of the great success of the 11 cotton maturing machine, some- Itiane ago more than one thousand (pounds of green- cotton bolls were ipened to snowy whiteness after they been allowed to remain on the Mind for several days, absolutely tnprotected from the heavy rains, ware thoroughly water-soaked qoma were beginning to rot, but in 'of these disadvantages the ma le turned out a perfect staple, doing lin two hours time what even Nature herself could not have accomplished with the material used. The records show that there is a saving in the item of picking alone of from $4 to 15 a bale. It is officially estimated fhat the cost of picking cot ton in the South last year ranged from $125,000,000 to $150,000,000. By this method of picking the green bolls this would mean a saving of nearly $100, 000,000 a year in wages alone. This also means that by this method the great deficiency of cotton pickers now existing in the Southern States would “ overcome by one picker practically •ig the work that is now done by x e - ( local cotton buyer called Mr. Hall’s • ition to the fact that wet cotton, C.h loses much of its value by reason O being gin-cut and its tendency Cy alter being baled, could be in- ^led practically 100 per cent in by being run through the J- 'ng machine and dried out. Even sure of her guests. Miss Helen Battle, of Augusta, has returned home after a visit of several weeks with friends here. Miss Jennie Holly, of Aiken, has been visiting her aunt, Mrs. S. G. Matthews. Miss Wardlaw Stansell, of Clinton, and Miss Dora Stansell, of Charleston, are visiting Misses Sarah and Mary Harley, Miss Sarah Merritt, of Augusta, is visiting relatives here. Mrs. Kobt. Black and little son, of Bamberg, are spending some time with Mr. and Mrs. W - A. B. Newsom. Miss Loretta Baisden, of Blackville, spent Saturday with Mrs. S. A. Wise. Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Altman, of Char leston, are with Mrs. Altman’s mother, Mrs. Hattie Rountree, for a few days. Mr. and Mrs. Q. A. Kennedy and Mrs. J. L. Smith motored over to Augus ta Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas, of Aiken, spent Sunday with relatives. Mrs. Cary Smith has returned home after a stay of several weeks on Sulli van's Island. Miss Marguerite Harley is visiting in Aiken. Miss Nettie Shelton, of Blackville, spent last week with Mrs. S. A. Wise. Mrs. Lizzie Harley is expected home Sunday, after a yistt of a month in Charleston. Mrs. F. K. Cater, of Dunbarton, is spending a few days with relstives. Mr. A. M. Kennedy has just returned from the Northern markets. Miss Bettie Matthews, his assistant buyer, will leave New York for home this week. Miss Mattie Cook, of Olar, who has been ill for several weeks at the home of her mother, Mrs. Ann Matthews, is slowly improving. The Williston High School will open September 7 with Miss Mary Rich principal. She will have ants. Pickling, Folk Bad SawaBB EWctad to tka LaghlatBTB. The Barnwell County Executive Committee met in the Court House Thuraday morning for the purpoee of tabulating the vote in the First Primary Election ind declaring the results. There were only two contested votes m the county, one at Dunbarton and the other at Ulmer, although several tick ets were voted in the wrong boxes and had to be thrown out. The Dunbarton case was where a man had moved to this State about a year ago from Geor gia and under the new rules he was not qualified to vote. At Ulmer the- vote of a negro, who had voted in 1876 for Wade Hampton and had voted the Democratic ticket continuously since that time, was challenged. His vote was counted on the strength of an affi davit as to his qualifications. The results in the county election were as follows: , R. B. Pickling, of Blackville, J. W. Folk, of Rosemary township, and R. P. Searson, Jr., of Allendale, each received a majority of the votes cast in the race for the {louse of WILL HOLD COTTON FOR TWELVE CENTS Furman of Barnwell County Organized Monday. MEETING ADOPTS RESOLUTIONS r Splendid Addressee Made by Messrs Calhoun, Buckingham and Mayfield. A meeting of the farmers, bankers, merchants and other business men of Barnwell County was held in the Court House Monday for the purpose of or ganizing a branch of the South Caroli na Cotton Congress. At a previous meeting, Capt. W. D. Black, of Willis ton, and Capt. J. A. Jenkins, of Kline, were elected president and secretary respectively, but in order that all who were in attendance Monday might have a voice in the selection of officers, these gentlemen tendered their resig nations. They were renominated, however, and elected by acclamation. Mr. R. E. Woodward, of Rosemary township, was elected vice-president Mr. W. H. Duncan, acting as secre tary for Mr. Jenkins, read the resolu- Representatives and , trons introduced by Wade Stackhouae SOUTHERN COTTON OIL CO. TO REBUILD GINNERY Telegram to Manager W. E. McNab Contains Good New*. After the fire that destroyed the plant of the Barnwell Oil Mill last Wednesday morning, it was stated that it was not known whether or not the company would rebuild. A petition was circulated and freely signed by the farmers and other business men of this section, asking the Southern Cotton Oil Company, of which the Barnwell plant is a branch, to rebuild the nil mill and ginnery as soon as possible. The following telegram was received Friday evening by Manager VV. E. McNab- “Augusta, Ga , August 28.—W. E.Mc Nab, Barnwell, S. C.: You may notify the Barnwell ptlTSTTcfthat we will rebuild HAS SENATOR PATTERSON VACATED SEAT IN SENATE? to our gin immediately. Can’t do any- five assist-' ol * biiH proposition just at this time, but will take that up a little later. H. C. Brown.” ‘ This announcement was received with delight in Barnwell as the present BARNWELL LAST WEEK ginning facilities are not enough to take care of the incoming crop. It is to be hoped that the company will also re place the oil mill. • MANNING CLUB ORGANIZED IN for m ie small machine in operation; wo bales of wet cotton can - r air. *Floren an * lour - This means that Georgeto^ n P‘ c ^ ^* s c °l ton immedi- Greenville in, knowing that after it Greenwood "ough the Hall maturing Hampton . . Horry . . . Jasper . . Kershaw. . ‘Lancaster Laurens . . Lee .. .. Lexington h temperature, e boll weevil d it will bring as much \n that has not been • ^ -lents. ‘ ’ ‘\ilizes the seed ^idous advant- Marion . . .’. !pn ifis con- • Marlboro .. .. • .\> ral Depart- Newberry • • L* es the Oconee .. .. .. ../lited States Orangeburg * the loss is Pickens .. . . Richland.. . . Saluda .: . . Spartanburg . . Sumter . . . . Union Williamsburg. •York Totals . . . . • • • -55.9 ♦Complete but unofficial. Experiments not hurt by ved that it the same he field, ee from ter pre- n stored ore_ Voten of Barnwell County to Work Sumter Man’* Election. Following the publication last week of practically complete official returns from the First Primary Election, which put the Hob. TGchard I. Manning in the second race for Governor against the Hon. John G. Richards, the Barn well County Manning Club was formed here wiUi the foiling officers: B. P. Davies, president; Ben Hill Cave, vice- president; Edgar A. Brown, v secretary. Tme object of the club is to help elect Mflr. Manning. A paper headed “We Are For Manning’’ was displayed at a local drug store and is being jfreely signed by both Bleaseites and Anti- Bteaseites. The indications are that Mr. Manning will sweep the State and go into office by one of the biggest ma jorities ^ever given a gubernatorial candidate in South Carolina. Letters are being written to men in all parts of State, urging them to work for the the Sumter man. Germany to Real According to Informat ed Thursday the Germa: has ordered resistance to of Japn to drive the Ger: of Kiauchow. igress by a ent, to e Negro Killed in Barmvell^e John Washington, a ne/ie well, was killed by ea, a white man, Sundal the diet was In self-defeqae. jHaiL * ■ Ji be Celebrate ElecUon South Carolinians in H Till* celebrated the defeat of and the election of Smith by a torv xerdi its palatableness by stock eat it with great relish. If there are any lingering doubts in* the minds of of the people as to what the machine can do, its operation in Barnwell must effectually dispel them. 1 Mr. Hall has demonstrated that he can open green bolls as well as those that have been frost-bitten and his method revolutionizes the cotton-growing in dustry of the South. Owing to the pro nounced success of the machine, many orders are being received and it is un derstood that the Farmers Ginning Company, of Barnwell, is negotiating for a machine of much gi*6bter capacity than the one now in operation here. Many prominent men, among them being E. J. Watson,' Commissioner of Agriculture, J. Whitner Reid, seceetery ottbe St«t« FTiuoif Ujijptti Mr Mnwff er, son of the President of the Conti nental Gin Ctt. fit Birmingham, Ala., and others, were interested spectators Tuesday. F. W. Weathersbee. After a short illness Mr'. F. W. Wealhersbee died at his home here at 11:30 o'clock Friday morning, aged 05 years. The news of his death'came as a distinct shock, as it was not generally known that he was ill.' Mr. Weathersbee was born Decem ber 6. IS49, at Jackson, Aiken- county. In early boyhood he affiliated with the Methodist Church, but owing to defect ive hearing in his latter years was un able to attend services. He was mar ried in Augusta, Ga., in 1880 to Miss Georgia Simmons, of that city. Mr. Weathersbee was a man of large farm ing interests which he superintended personally until a few years ago when he moved to Barnwell and engaged in the mercantile business. The body was laid to rest Saturday in the family burial ground near Dun- J. Snyder con- services in the presence of a large number of relatives and friends, among the latter being all of the old family servants. The pall bearers were W. H. Duncan, J. E. Har ley, G. H. Bates, Charlie Brown, W. M. Parker and P. H. Hogg. Mr. Weathersbae Is survived by his wife and four children, Mrs. Bessie Bates, Miss Janie Weathersbee, Messrs. J. M. and George Weathersbee, and one brother, Mr. J. P. Weathersbee, of Hephzibah, Ga., who have the sympa thy of many friends in their bereave ment. - barton, -the Rev. W. the fact that live ^ uct ' n 2 t ^ ie funeral Executive Committee Ask* Senate Make Inquiry a* to Hi* Right At the meeting of the Barnwell County Executive Committee held here Thursday morning, the following peti tion was unanimously adopted; “To the Honorable the Senate of South Carolina: “The undersigned qualified voters of the County of Barnwell, composing the County Executive Committee of the Democratic party for Barnwell County respectfully show unto your Honorable Body: “That they are informed and believe that the Honorable A. B. Patterson was duly elected Senator from Barnwell County at the general election in 1912 and that during the year 1914 the said A. B. Patterson accepted and entered upon the discharge of the duties of Physician or Assistant Physician at the. | State Hospital for the Insane in or near the City of Columbia (a position of profit and trust) under the direction of the Regents of the State Hospital for the Insane of SoutkCanofcna and of this State, and that the said A. B. PatteriOQ has recefved and is still receiving the salary and emoluments fixed for such position by the said Regents under the laws of this State, and they are further informed and believe the said A. B. Patterson has removed his residence from Barnwell to Columbia and that he is no longer a reside’nt of Barnwell County. “That your petitioners are advised 11 that by the acceptance of such posi tion and (2) the change of residence, as aforesaid, thfe said A. B. Patterson has vacated his seat as a member of your Honorable Body, under the laws of this State. “Wherefore, vour petitioners pray that the right of the said A. B. Patter son to hold his seat in. your Honorable Body, under the provisions of Article I, section 24 and Article 3; section 7, of the Constitution of South Carolina, may be inquirde into, in order that if a va cancy does exist in said seat, it may be filled under a writ of election to be issued by the President of your Honor able Body. Respectfully submitted R. C. Kirkland, County Chairman and Chairman Co. Executive Committee. “The above petition was unanimously adopted by the Barnwell County Excu- tive Committee in session August 27th, 1914.” • • B. P. Davies, Acting Secretary. August 27th, 1914. were declared elected. R. W. Riley, was declared the nomi nee for Auditor over his opponent, C. W. Moody. J. B. Armstrong, was re-elected County Treasurer without opposffibn. J. K. Snelling was nominated to suc ceed himself as Judge of Probate over his opponent, C. J. Hay. Horace J. Crouch was re-elected County Superintendent of Education without opposition. None of the candidates for Supervisor received a majority of the votes cast, a second race being necessary between E. G. Bolen and G. J. Diamond, the incumbent. There will be a second race for Mag istrate for only two townships, Red Oak and Ulmer. The official report in full will be found elsewhere in this issue. Consi derable delay was experienced in tabu lating the returns owing to the delay in getting the boxes from Four Mile and Sycamore No. 2. The attention of the managers is called to section 36 of the new rules, wherein they are required to certify the result of the election and “forward the ballot box, containing the ballots, poll list and all other papers, (except the club roll, relating to such election, by one of their number to the chariman of the county committee within 3*1 hours after the closeof the polls.” . , ELLENTON NEWS. a ■ ♦■ ■ ■ Little Child Seriouily Hurt.—Mr. Young blood Called Away. Ebentoir August 29 —F. M. Young blood was called to Augusta one day one last week on account of the illness of his brother, who is in the hospital. Mrs. Richard Miller was quite sick with asthma several days this week. Mrs. Frank D. Bush visited friends and relatives at Martin last week. Mrs. C. M. Turner has as her guests Mrs. Otis, of -Augusta, Mrs. W. M. Dunbar, Jr., of Johnston, and Miss Susie Dunbar, of Meyer’s Mill. Elizabeth, the little daughterof Mr., and Mrs. N. S. Brinkle, has been quite sick for several nays. H. M. Cassels was in Aiken on busi ness. T.. R. Miller contemplates opening a store at Iva in the near future and with his family will move to that point. E. M. Bailey will continue to run Mr. Mil ler’s store at this place. J. J. Bush, now living in Barnwell was in Ellenton two or three days last week. and adopted by the South Carolina Cot ton Congress in session in Columbia on the 20th ult. Mr. Stackhouse’s plan in brief is to make a cauvass of every cot ton farmer in the South in an effort to haw *Hwwt-3,1WO,O0O bales of the pres ent crop stored in warehouses and held for a minimum price of 12 1-2 cents per pound, basic middling, and to secure a reduction of 50 per cent in acreage next year, except in the case of those farmers who plant not more than S acres of cotton to the plow. In the e yent that 3,000,000 bales are not pledged each man's pledge is to be returned. However, should that amount be pledged, merchants, bankers and other business men are to see that a liberal loan is made on the cotton placed. It is thought that this plan would enable the farmers to get a reasonable price for the cotton then offered for sale. The meeting was then addressed by Col. Harry D. Calhoun, who advocated the plan of emergency warehouses, which is to enclose a vacant lot with a« fence, (tore the cotton apd protect same from the weather, have it insured and issue warehouse receipts, which could be handled in lieu of money un til Conditions are bettered. His talk was very concise and elicited much applause. Mr. P. M. Buckingham, being called upon to make a few remarks, endorsed what Col. Calhoun had said and stated that the banks were anxious to co-operate with the farmers in any way possible. I he Hon. S. G. Mayfield, of Den mark, made a stirring address, urging the farmers to organize and store their , cotton. -He too advocates the emer gency warehouse plan, estimating that cotton can be housed in this manner at a cost of only 25 cents a bale, exclu sive of insurance, etc. At the conclu sion of his speech, which was given close attention, a motion was made to take a standing vote to see who de sired to join the Barnwell County Union, membership fee in which is $1. The eagerness with which those pres ent signed their names and paid their assessment shows that everyone is awake to the gravity of the situation, j Seventy-eight persons enrolled and paid their assessment, while eight oth- i ers were allowed to enroll and pay later, In this connection the secretary t requested The People to announce that two dollars were paid by two mea whose names he failed to get. The following is a list of those who en rolled: B H Cave W A A1W- R M Mixson Mr*. Fannie Bethea Hair. .Williston, August 3I.-After two ^ ^ ilUnfi:sworth weeks of suffering, Mrs. Fannie Bethea “ „ r * D W Brown Idis Brabham Hair, widow of the late Millard F. Hair and daughter of the Rev. J, S. and, Martha Ann Matthews, closed her eyes ^ ^ Meyer in the last sleep on the I6th of July in ““ H ^“ cast| ® r the Riversid^ .Hospital in Charleston, j j* M Bucking Early in life she embraced religion and .„:*u W D Black W H Manning ^ (Political Advertisement.) TO THE VOTERS: ’ This is to thank those who supported me and my principles in the recent rlrrtinn anil hr arpi'niffTtirl identified- hersdf with the Baptist Church, of .which denomination she was a consistent member. She was a true friend, a devoted wife and af fectionate mother. She was frail of health but always steadfast to her duty and ever ready with a helping hand for the sick and distressed. Her body wm laid to rest in the Williston cemetery CongreMman “Jimmi*” DeUghted With 0 n July I7th. Manificnt Support, Surviving h*>r arc one ypp, Mr Alnh. The People received the following i zo Hair, of Charleston, one B F Owens F H Dicks B S Jenkins J W Jenny M C Kitchings S H Greene B M Smith W P Bailey J J Ray James Ray R H Burckhalter J O Sanders J L Carlton L 3 Creech G S Blount W H Hazel S T Owens BYRNES THANKS VOTERS. light procession. Advertise in The People. the day is not ffu - off when we i join hands in fight, even against i for purity in politics and govc ThosM. Boulwa Advertise in The People. \ James F. Byrne*: “Aiken, S. C., People, Barnwi columns I the magnificent' \ L mg. •nwell S. "C; wishto thank icentvote jbrettw.Hr. S. O: Matthews, and one 25.—Barnwell sister,''‘Mrs. W. A. B. Newsom, both Williston. Many friends mourn i them. our for for me. James F. Advertise in The People, G D Sanders R S Purvis i W H Johnson C D Dyches • ' J F Lightsey* J H Sweat < A A Lemon T E Turner S A Hair G C Matthews GF Harter .v W E Prothro W P Renew E JHair W H Wooley HGGooge ‘JC Matthews JR Renew \ L F Bonner snwMM ■ . J DJenny * ■ •'in -