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VOL XXXVItl
BARNWELL S. C.,SEPTEMBER 3 1914
NO. I
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MOTION PR
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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
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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.
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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
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( 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
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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
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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.
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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.
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James F. Byrne*:
“Aiken, S. C.,
People, Barnwi
columns I
the magnificent'
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•nwell S. "C;
wishto thank
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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
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