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, , ■ , - , r . _ VOL. XXXVIII FERAL MURDER CASES DISPOSED OF BY COURT “Just Like a Member of the Family" BARNWELL, S. C., DECEMBER 3, 1914 J. W. Hogs Cleared of Murder Charge La»t Week.—Other Caae>. When The People went to press last week, the Court was engaged in the trial of J. W. Hogg, charged with mur der. A verdict of not guilty was re turned Wednesday. The Court then ^adjourned until Monday morning. The following cases have been disposed of this week; - « • Seigler Hay, pleaded guilty to the charge of manslaughter and was sen- jg tenced to three years at hard labor on .^-the chain g?ng or in the penitentiary. Josie Washington, charged with murder, was found guilty of manslaugh ter; sentence not yet passed. Richard Polite, murder, not guilty. John Johnson pleaded guilty to the charge of violation of the dispensary law and sentenced to pay a fine of $100 or serve si* months on the chain gang or in the penitentiary. John McMillan pleaded guilty to the charge of assault and battery with in tent to kill and was sentenced to 18 months on the chain gang or in the penitentiary, James Washington, Quincy Washing ton, Eddie Washington, Herman Was hington, Cornelius Saxon and Bastine dom, assault with intent to kill and rying concealed weapons, first four led found guilty, last two acquitted. Ed Peck pleaded guilty to the charge of carbreaking and larceny and sen tenced to pay a fiqe of $5 and serve two years on the chain gang or in the penitentiary, ack Jack Barnes, murder not guilty. The grand jury found • the following true bills: Susan Mizelle, Cone Mixson and Benjamin Mixson, murder. Charlie McDuffie, murder. Frank Bailey, murder. Richard Polite, murder. John Johnson, violation of the dis pensary law. The following extra venire of petit jurors was drawn Monday; F. W. F'alkenstein, L. Cohen, G. M. Main, E. D. Peacock. FIRE AGAIN DESTROYS .EMERGENCY WAREHOUSE About 165 Bale* of Cotton Consumed Saturday Evening. Barnwell has been visited by another disastrous fire. At an early hour Satur day evening fire was discovered in the emergency warehouse of the Farmers’ Union Warehouse Copipany on East Main Street. Quite a number of volun teer fire-fighters quickly gathered and succeeded in saving about 40 bales from the flames. They were materially assisted in their work by the fact that a high wind was blowing from the East while the blaze started in the Western end of the warehouse. About 1G5 bales of cotton were totally destroyed, cov- by insurance in the amou*t of $5,500. About three or four weeks ago an emergency warehouse on the same lot was destroyed, together with 002 bales I df cotton, at almost the same hour of khe evening, Coming so close together it would seem, in the opinion of many people here, the fires must have been of incendiary origin, started by some misguided fanatic, who evidently hopes to increase the price of the staple by destroying a part of the crop. OFFICERS ELECTED. -IsJ- Choice for Emuing Year. At the tegular communication of Harmony Lodge No. 17, A ' F. “Mr, Thursday evening, the following offi cers were elected] for the ensuing -Ma sonic year and duly installed: J. Emile Harley, W. M. Perry W. Price, S. W. u Cohen, J. W. _ R. S. Dicks, S. D. , F. S. Brown, J. D. B. P. Davies, S. S. A. R." Moore, J. S. W. A. Owens, Tyler. ^ With the exception of Messrs. Davies and Moore, the officers are the same as last .year. ' Advertised Letter*. Letters remaining in the Post Office and advertised Nov. 30th, 1914. malk. W. F. Croft, E. R. Coxe, N. C ! Green .Martin Hunter,' Wm Jones, Frank Jones, E. J. Jang,. Johnnie Lions, James Monroe, Thos McKnight, J. F. ^Morris, C. N. Waltz. „ “ r KHALI. GOV. MANNING WILL BE INAUGURATED JAN. 19 Will Be an Event of Much Importance. —Many Visitor* Expected. The nqjirt important-event in South Carolina will be the convening of the 1915 session of the geneaal assembly.. Richard L Manning, of Sumter, will be inducted into the office and the present governor will retire to practice law in Columbia. The inaugural exercises will be held at noon on January 19th. The exercises, this year will attract much attention, and there will be many visitors in Columbia. Many new faces will appear in the .next general assembly. Some of the well-known members did not seek re- election. The general assembly will be in thorough accord with the policies of Richard I. MaTfniflg and every effort will be 'made to put through some progressive measures. Governor Man ning is expected to sound a keynote of progress in his inaugural address. Jince he was elected to office, Mr. Manning has been very quiet. He has a big job before him. He is giving careful attention to the needs of all branches of the government. Frank W. Shealey, of Lexington, will be the only “new” official, except Gov ernor Manning, to be inducted into office. Other state officials have been holding office for many years. The inaugural ceremonies, will be held in the hall of the house of rep resentatives before the joint assembly. The supreme court will participate. It is practically conceded that James A. Hoyt, former clerk df the house, will be elected speaker to succeed Mendel L. Smith without opposition. Mr. Smith is a candidate for circuit judge from the Fifth Circuit and the indications are that he will be elected. E. P. McCreavey will very probably be elected sergeant-at-arms of the house. He is a former member of the house from Pickens County, having led the fight for compulsory educa tion. He did not seek re-election last summer because of illness. J. A. Hunter, former member of the house from Bamberg, and Capt. D. J. Griffith, will ask for the place of superintendent of the state peniten tiary. Captain Griffith has held the place for many years. Mr. Hunter was oite of the most progressive mem bers of the legislature. He served well as a member of the commission which investigated the conditions at the state hospital for the insane. There will be a big scramble for the position of clerk in the house. The campaign has been going on for more than one year. There are six candidates for the place. A bill providing for compulsory edu cation will be introduced in the house and senate.. CONGRESSMAN BYRNES MAKES APPOINTMENTS Harmony Lodge No 17, A. F. M., Makes Newspaper Man Will Be the Next Po»t- Master at Aiken. The many frienck of Mr. A. K. Lo renz are congratulating him upon his appointment as postmaster at Aiken by Congressman James F. Byrnes. Mr. Lorenz is editor and publisher of the Journal and Review and has been connected with that paper for the past twenty years. He is widely known and his appointment will meet with general approval. Congressman Byrnes announced Sat urday that he would appoint J. B. O’Neal and B. J. Hammett as post masters at Fairfax and Blackville re spectively. Farewell Service. On the|oceasion of the farewell ser- sice of the Rev. W. J. Snyder to be held at the Methodist Church, next Sunday evening, there will be a union qf all the Congregations of the City,and the following program wilj be followed: Anthem—“Gloria,” from Mozarts 12th Mass. Hymn * •• Scripture reading. Quartette, “Hark, Hark, rny Soul,” by Schelly. Prayer. ’ ) , " Announcements. Hymn. ; Sermon, by. Rev. W. J. Snyder. Words of Farewell from the other pastor*.. Offering, during the taking of which will be sung a Duet,“O,Loving Peace,” from Handel’s • Judas Maccabaeus! Hymn. • # Benediction. • HERE ARE THE WINNERS IN THE PEOPLE CONTEST Grand jury makes - ABLE PRESENTMENT Master J. Emile Harley, of Barnwell, Heads the List, His Splendid Energy Having Won the Pony Outfit. ' ’ J. Emile Harley Jr,. ; IFirst Prize - ft Harold Woodward Second Prize Birdie Diamond ..Third Prize ZDZ JDCDC There were people about waiting to get the news. There were friends of contestants who hastened i to telephones to transmit the messages which brought to the winners their reward for their four months’ labors. Then there were also some of the contestants them selves who were anxious to l^arn the outcome. The handsome fittle pony outfit has already been turned over to Master Harley and the other prizes will be delivered within the next few days; The People regrets very much that it didn’t have a pony for each little boy and girl in the contest but only one could win. The management of the paper wishes to thank the candidates and all their friends for the excellent work done during the contest. SOCIAL AND PERSONAL NEWS FROM ELLENT0N A Number of Dinner* Given in Honor of Bride And Groom. Ellenton, Nov. 28.—Rev. Mr. Reamer, of Allendale, preached at the Baptist Church Tuesday evening. W. D. Bush and wife, of Greens Cut, Ga., are visiting relatives and friends at this place. H. H. Brunson and Miss Lucy Pugh, of Mayesville, and Miss Mamie Bush, who is employed in the school at Mayesville, spent Thanksgiving with Miss Bush's mother, Mrs. Ida E< Bush. \ Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Turqer enter* tained Friday at dinner in honor of Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Turner. Preceding dinners had also been given in honor of this newly married corople by Mr. dnd Mrs. F. D. Bush, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Bush and Mrs. L E. Bush. Messrs- T. L.Wragg and Jack Farrell, af Blackville, were in our town Wed nesday. M. T. Johnson and family, of Clar, spent several days here this Week with friends and relatives. Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Turner enter tained last woek in honor of Miss £thel Dunbar, of this place and Miss Erwin, of Columbia. Mis J. j. Bonner, and Miss Floride Carey spent several days this week in Augusta. Prof.J. B. Kay spent Thanksgiving at his home in Lowndesville. Rev. J. J. Payseur, of Westminister, will preach at the Ellenton 1 Christian Church Sunday-morning and evening, November 29th.* Mr. Joe Brabham, of Olar, visited his brother, Dr. R. C. Brabham, last week. R.J. Dunbar and C M. Turner at tended a meeting of the Savannah River Association at Yarnville last week. F.C. Brinkley spent several days last week at Norfolk, Va., on business. Ty Cobb, of Augusta, was in this vic- cinity hunting this week. W. E. Ashley was in Florence sev eral days this week. J. J. Bush and T. M. Boulware, of Barnwell, spent Thanksgiving with E. R. Buckingham. Rev. E. S. James preached his fare well sermon at the Methodist Church last Sunday morning. The following from Ellenton attended the musical comedy, “High Jinks,1’ in Augusta Tuesday evening: Misses Ethel Dunbar and Florence Bush; Messrs. P. H. Buckingham, H. M. Cas- sels, Jr., W. I. Bush, Joseph Ashley, and Mrs. E. R. Buckingham, Mr. and Mbs. W. B. Turner, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Bush and Mr. and Mrs. Evan E. Settle. THE REV. W. J. SNYDER APPOINTED T^GREER Methodist Conference at Sumter Ad journed on Monday. The Methedist Conference closed its session in Sumter Monday. The fol lowing appointments were announced for this sectiop: Aiken and VFilliston, A. E. Driggers; Allendale, B. G. Mur phy; Appleton, W. A. Kirby; Bamberg and Bamberg mills, E.* O. Watson; Barnwell, S. W. Henry. The Rev. W. J. Snyder, who has filled the pulpit of the Barnwell Meth odist Church so acceptably for the past four years, will go to Greer. Not only his own congregation, but the people of thfc entire town, regret very much to lose him and he will be,followed to his new home by their best wishes for a long life of usefulness. The.congre gation at Greer has just completed and paid for a new church costing between fifteen and twenty thousand dollars. They are also erecting a modern par sonage which will be ready for their new preacher.- , On next Sunday Mr. Snyder will visit all of his churches for the last time. Beginning at Blackville in the morning, then at Siloam at 3:30 P. M. and at Barn well at nighi At Barnwell and Black ville the other churches will unite in the farewell service. The Conference has been divided in to two districts. Next year the Upper South’Caroliga Conference will meet in Spartanburg, while the South Carolina Conference will hold iU next meeting in Charleston. County Officer* Commended for , Excel lent Performance of Dutiea. To the Honorable I. W. Bowman, Pre siding Judge, November'Term of Court, 1914, We, the Grand Jury of Barnwell County, beg leave to make the follow ing, presentment. 1- We beg leave to thank your (Hon or on behalf of the people of Barnwell County for the business like procedure of this term of Court. From time to time our body has for the common good ventured to recommend to our honored judiciary along this line and we beg especially to call your Honor’s attention to and ask that more promptness be re quired of the witnesses and jurors attending Court, whose names are called and called and then no answer, thereby causing bench warrants to be issued and placing additional expenses l on the Sheriff and delaying the Court We recommend that penalties to the full extent be imposed on these wit nesses and jurors. • 2. We beg to call attention to the CORNER-STONE OF NEW |t > f SCHOOL BUIUHNG LAI0 Interesting Ceremony Conducted Here by Grand Lodge of Meson*. The Grand Lodge of South Carolina, A. F. M., met in Barnwell Friday morn ing in special session. for the purpose of laying the corner-stone of the new school building of the Barnwell Graded School. The Grand Master, Geo T. Bryan, of Greenville, being the only Grand Lodge officer present, the fol lowing members of Harmony Lodge No 17, A. F. M., acted as Grand Lodge officers: J. Emile Harley, Deputy Grand Master; C. J. Hay, Senior Grand Warden; A. A. Lemon, Junior Grand Warden; R. S. Dicks and C. A. Beat, Senior Grand Deacons; B. P. Davies and P. W. Price, Junior Grand Deacons; Louis Qohen and E. A. Brown, Grand Stewards; William McNab, Grand Sec retary; W. L. Hayes, Grand Treasurer; A: E, Evison, Grand Chaplain; Butler Hagood, Grand Marshal; W. H. Manning Grand Tiler; J. D. Grandy, Grand ArchitecL H. D. Calhoun carried the Bible. The members of the lodge assembled enormity of crime being committed in * D Masonic Temple and marched in our county; in short,'we suggest that body to the site of the new building^ FACTS AND FANCIES FROM FAIR FAIRFAX A yard full of poultry, well attended, comfortably and sanitarily housed, Jedi. JjLQttfi-aLthe: itneafc Auto Accident. , - Themadp friends of Mr. Dan Halford, who is now living in Augusta will learn with regret of the automobile accident that occurred in|frcnt of his residence on the Washington Road Saturday, in which his little two-year old daughter, Agnes, was painfully bruised about-the legs. She is not seriously injured, however. A lady, who was driving Mr. Hal ford’s car, backed the machine, pre- panng to turn. The- child had strayed tq the roadway and, sstithg.ut notice, had toddled behind the ^ar. ^ As the ma chine moved the littieope was knocked down and struck on the legs by the rear wheels. Event* of Intereat from Hurtling Little South aide City. Fairfax, Non. 28.—Misses Eloise and Alma Griner of Brunson and Miss Beaufort of Beaufdrt visited here Thanksgiving. . Miss Elizabeth'Woodward of Valdosta Ga., visited Mrs. Laurens Youmans recently. Mrs. Oregon Lawton and mother of Barton visited- friends here Thanks giving. Misses Bessie Priester and Clyde Best of Bamberg were in town re cently. . x Misses Lizzie Rice and Kate Cal houn of Allendale were here Thanks giving with friends. Mrs. Sadler and daughter of Olar were recent guests here. Mr. Youmans of Estill was’ here re cently. Mrs. Tom Deer of Ulmer and Mrs. Anna Barnes and daughter were the guests of relatives this week. r Mrs. Myrick is getting the young folks ready for the play, “Popping the Question.” Misses Mildred and Lee Lightsey of Brunson spent Thanksgiving here with relatives., Mr'S. G. Jarrell. and children have moved here from Barton and are keep ing house. Cecil Lancaster, after spending quite a long time in Atlanta, has returned here. ’ the Courts be presided over with a firm hand to the end that justice may be meted out with dispatch and put some stop to Hie number of homicides in ouf county. 3. We have visited the jail and find the same well kept and in perfect order, and we commend Mr. Main, our jailor, for the excellent manner in which he conducts the jail. 4. We have visited the several of fices in the Court House and find every one in perfect condition and commend the several officers for their attention to their duties. 5. We have visited the poor house and find same in excellent condition, its inmates well cared for and perfectly satisfied. 6. We recommend that the partition dividing the two rooms in the Treasur er's office be removed,so as tq give the Treasurer more room, throwing both rooms into one office, as this extra room is not used for any purpose. 7. The combination lock to one of the tiers of cells in the jail is broken and has been so for a long time. We have recommended in our previous re ports that this lock be fixed and find that the same has not been done. We recommend that this lock be fixfed at once. In bur previous presentment we recommended that the terra cotta pipe, which is enclosed in wood of the sewer age system at the jail was in a deplor able condition and we recommended that the old wood and terra cotta be taken out and replaced at once with steel piping. This ji«s not been done being joined en route by the children of the graded school. The, ceremonies were opened by singing “Americn,” after which Acting Deputy Grand Mas ter J. E. Harley introduced the orator of the day, the Hon Charles Carroll Simms, who delivered a most eloquent address. A poem written by W. Gil more Simms, South Carolina’s distin guished author, was read by his grand daughter, Miss May Simma. The eor- ner-stone was then placed in position and properly adjusted, a box containing | a copy of each of the local papers, the Barnwell People and the Barnwell Sen tinel, a history of Barnwell written in 1904 by B. P. Davies and other articles being placed therein and sealed with cement. The Grand Master then de livered s beautiful address, the cere monies being concluded with prayer by Acting Grand Chaplain A. E. Evison. It mAy be interesting to note that the trowel used here was the one made in 1825 for Gen Lafayette aad used by hiaa to lay the corner-stone of De-Kalb's monument. It was afterwards present ed to the Grand Lodge of South Caro lina, and is only used on special occa sions of this kind. The corner-stone bears the follow ing inscription: “George T. Bryan, G. M., A. L. 5914.” “George H. Bates, Chmn, H. D. Calhoun, A. D. ’ Connor, Trustees; N. G. Walker, Archi tect; J. D. Grandy, Contractor; 1914.” Hampton County is again bleased with another newspaper, The Estill Herald, published at Estill and edited and we again recommend that the same I by Emmett E. Goodaon, of Barnwell be attended to at once, as we find the | Editor Goodson is a clever young n««n sewerage system in a deplorable con- an< j we congratulate him for his nerve, dition. We also recommended in our He ^ our ^ wuhes.-Hampton last presentment that the gasoline en- [ County Guardian, gine used for pumping water' at the | 1 ■' jail be dispensed with and water works installed from the town. This has not been done. 8. We beg to report that the short age of two thousand seven hundred thirty-six and 98-100 dollars of the late Sheriff, Frank H. Creech, has been paid by his bondsmen. 9. Our committee appointed to visit the chain gangs'reported them in good ortier, prisoners well care#for and do ing a good work for the county. 10. Our committee appointed to in vestigate the Dispensary' Board begs leave to report the same well kept, books in good shape and the Board at tending to their work in a business like manner. The profits from the dispen sary for the last three quarters turned over tq the schools, county and towns and by them amounts to thirty-five thousand seven hundred ninety-nine and 54-100 doll 11. It has beeh'e^lled to our atten tion that the Dispensary Board were paying two hundred dollars per month for one two-mule team and driver to trustees from the chain gang be put at the Court House under the direction of the Clerk of Court to do this work, and that the same be doqe at once. 15. We beg especially to commend our County Superintendent of Educa tion for the splendid work he has been doing. Hia report is excellent and in every way shows diligence and atten tion to his duties. - 16. We beg to call attention to the law covering mistreatment and cruelty to animals. This is a law that should be enforced. We also Jbeg to call your attention to the vagrancy law which is being violated too much, and the proper officers should see that this law is-, en forced. We are also informed that gambling is going on to a great extent in our County, both ampng white and. colored, and we recommend that the proper officers do their duty and bring these parties to justice. 17. Mr. M. C. Kitchings, of Williston had to go to Georgia to bring back a murderer and his account, expenses, haul whiskey. We deem this entirely etc., amount to Sixty-six and 61-100 Dollars. We recommend that this ac count be paid at once. In conclusion, the Grand Jury begs to thank the Solicitor and other officers of the Court for their uniform courtesy and assistance to this body, and we especially desired to extend to your Honor our sincere thanks for the cour- nanner in too much and we recommend thatxthe Board give this contract out to the lowy est responsible .bidder after due adver tisement. 12. We beg to call your attention to the present Board of County Commis sioners. These gentlemen are consci- Mrs Janey Cote, Miss' Annie Mae Harsham, Emma Powels, Mrs Clara ifjflfollfii) i.. , .. . .. Persons calling for these letters #ill protections against hard times. Write please say advertised. , to Clemson College for poultry infor-j Chas. E. Falkenstein, P. M. mation. » Dr. J. W. H. Dyches, of Heath Springs, was in Barnwell Thursday and paid The People a visit. The editor regrets -very mnrhita entious and doing a great work in be- Cotton Ginned... i half of our tax payers and we feel that teoua and able manner in which you There were 50,568 bales of cotton they should be commended* ' enlightened us in regard to our various ginned in Barnwell County prior to 13. We have a report from W. V, t duties. We have been very much im- November 14 as compared with 44,216 Richardson, * our expert accountant, pressed by your Honor’s manner of date in 1913, accord- showing the condition of and disburse-, presiding, by the business like^ the Depart- ment of the county’s money and we in which the affairs of the Court find same in perfect condition and we beg to commend him for his excellent work. >< 14. It has come to our attention that i’- ■ from the office and failed to nuke the acquaintance of this estimable gentle man. bales to the same ing to a report issued by ment of Commerce on November 21, an increase of 6,352 .bales. In Bamberg County there have been 22,645 bales ginned this year as compared with^g,- i# n i$n. Si iner been conducted and we trust that i Honor will be spared many years, to come to preside over the Courts of this State. \v in the State in point of number of bales ginned, Orangeburg and Spartanburg, in the order named, leading. Court House at an expense of $156.Q0 a year. This work has been unsatisfac tory and we recommend that one of the Grand Kij. Barb well, S. C., Nor. 30th, 1914. ✓