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:v- M Ju»t Like, a Member of the Family” / ' VOL XXXVIII BARNWELL. S. C„ DECEMBER 17. 1914 NO. 16 AND PERSONAL NEWS FROM WILUSTON Interesting Events of the Put Week in Neighboring Town. ' WUliston, December 14.—Misses Mar- guerite and Helen Battle, of Augusta, will visit Misses Maydelle Weathersbee, Annie Alexander and Marion Roun- K tree during the ^Holidays. Mr. Gasper Trotti, a student of the Atlanta Dental College, will arrive on the 19th inst. to spend Christmas with his mother. Mr. Eugene Greene, a student of the Georgia Tech., is expected home on the 23rd. Miss Mary Harley, who is at Win- throp, nyill also arrive on the 23rd. Mr. Smith Kennedy, who is in the preparatory department of Furman * University, tvill spend the holidays with Sy his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Q. A. Ken nedy. Messrs. Robert and Arthur Kennedy, < who are at college in Richmond, Va., will spend Christinas with their father, 1}: Mr. A. M. Kennedy. Weddings bells will ring in Wihi§ton on Christmas Eve. There was a delightful entertainment at the school house Thursday evening, . - g? v en under the auspices of the music y^^partment of the school. Mrs. Daisy ’ ^Wiley and her brother, Mr. Faust, of ^wchen’s Mill, added much to the plea- ^^kire of the evening with'several vocal ^Wuets and solos. Twelve dollars wer§ realized, which will be used for school improvement. The members of the men’s Baraca Class were the hosts on Friday even ing of the residents of Williston and community at the very pleasant affair, an oyster supper in Rountree’s Hall, the proceeds from which were given to * the Belgian sufferers. Guests began to arrive at 6:30 o'clock and a half-hour later oysters were served in all styles. * Later an interesting talk on Belgium and the Belgians was made by the Rev. W. M. Jones, pastor of the Baptist Church. More than a hundred per sons were present and every one seem ed to enjoy the occasion throughly. The class cleared about t25, which will be sent to the Belgian suffers thorough the South Carolina ship fund. The Masons will have an oyster supper Friday night. f Mrs. J. E. Newsom was a delegate from the local U. D. ' C. Chapter to the National Convention of the U. D. C.’s in Savannah recently. She reports having had a delightful time and hopes to attend the convention in Los Ange les, Cal., next year. THOUSANDS OF COTTON BALES NOT PROTECTED f Report* Indicate that Little Cotton It Being Sold. Thousands of bales of cotton remain unprotected in South Carolina, accord ing to reports from all sections of the State. “I have traveled all over the State recently,” said a visitor in Columbia a few days ago, ‘‘and find much cotton posed to the weather. The farmers luld protect Jhe cotton as soon as ssible. It is deteriorating in value every day. ‘‘Another thing, too, the farmers are leaving their cotton near the gin houses and it is exposed to fire in a great many instances.” Reports indicate that little cotton is being sold in South Carolina. Some cotton must move, it is pointed, out be fore business conditions will improve. “I find many farmers sacrificing their live stock to hold cotton. That is a great mistake,” the visitor to Columbia added. Store* to Close Xraa*. , A majority of the merchants of Barn well will take two days for Christmas this year instead of one. Asthe 25th falls on Friday this year, the following merchants have agreed to close their places of business that .day and the day' following: Lemon Bros., Moseley & Falkenstein, J. Allen Tobin, Farmers’ Union Mercantile Co., Jas. M. Caldwell, Jake Levy; L. Cohen, R. W. Dicks & Son, B. Mazursky, Miss C: 1 A. Cave,\C. F. Molair, J. A. Porter, Home Furni ture Co., H. S. Mellichamp, and W. M. r Andrews. This arrangement gives the clerks three days of rest and recreation. THE MARRIAGE OF MISS TRICE AND MR. CULLUN Happy Young Couple Will Make Their Future Home in Batetburg. Interesting to their many friends throughout North and South Carolina will be the announcement of the mar riage of Miss Nellie Forrest Trice and Mr. Merrit Wilson Culhin, which was solemnized at the home of Mrs. A. P. Cornell Monday evening, the Rev. W. L. Hayes, pastor of they Barnwell Bap tist Church, performing the ceremony in the presence of a few relatives arid intimate friends. The bride, who is a very attractive young woman, looked very lovely in a tailored suit of blue chiffon broadcloth, worn with a picture hat of blue velvet with French plumes. Immediately after the ceremony-the happy young couple left for their future home Batesburg. Mrs. Cullun is originally frdm Lex ington, N. C., but has lived in this State for the past few years and made many friends by beFsweet and gentle ways. Mr. Cullun is one of Bates- burg’s well knowp business man, and both have many friends who will wish them much happiness through life. The out-of-town guests were the bride’s mother, Mrs. C. W:THce, Miss es Maud and Alice Virginia Trice, Miss Ruth PropsL.of Lexington, N. C., and Mr. W. H. Trice, of Lexington, N. C. CoL R. M. Mixton, of Williiton, Appoint- ed on Committoo. Resolutions calling on the Federal Government and the Southern States for legislation to care for immigrants who seek refuge in this country after the European war, were adopfffi Satur day night by the immigration confer ence called to meet in Washington by the Southern Commercial Congress to consider the feasibility of distributing immgrants on farms in the South. Dr. Clarence J. Owens, formerly of Williston, now managing director of the Southern Commercial Congress, de clared in an address that the future development of the South was meas ured in terms of an efficient, industrial ^ind agricultural immigration. A com mittee was appointed to work out some practical plan of action, Dr. Owens and Col. R. M. Mixson, of Wil|iston, be ing among the members. “THE PRICE SHE PAID” COMMENNED BY CLERGY NEGRO WOMAN SUFFERED * AWFUL DEATH TUESDAY Linda Kennedy Burned to Death When Fire Destroyed Her Home. Linda Kennedy, a negro woman, wha with her husband, Scott Kennedy, oc cupied a house in East Barnwell,-was burned to death in the fire that des troyed their home about 11 o’clock Tuesday morning. When the alarm was given the house was in flames and it Was not until the fire had burned itself out that the horrible discovery was made that the woman had lust her life. It is thought that she was making a fire, using kerosene for kindl- ing, and that the can exploded, setting fire to her clothes and the house. She had been in ill health for several years and fright probably caused her to lose consciousness before she could call for assistance. SCHOOLS OF BLACK VIIJ F Vacation for Christina* Holidays B«ains on December 23. Blackville, Dec. 11.—The public schools, which are under the manage ment of W. Jay McGarity, will close on Wednesday, December 23, for the, Christmas holidays and will resume work again on Monday, January 4. All of the teachers will spend trieir vaca- tiou at their respective homes. Black ville can justly boast of having a school second to none in the State in effici ency. Much credit is due Superinten dent McGarity for his untiring efforts in bringing the school tap to its present high standing. During the past week Miss Erin Kohn of Columbia has been a member of the faculty, instructing classes in drawing. She had charge of the morning classes with the pupils and afternoon classes with the teachers of the faculty. Her work was both help ful and instructive. Rev. A. £. McDowell Move*. The people will learn with much re gret of the intended removal from the county of the Rev. E. A. McDowell, for some years pastor of the Ehrhardt Baptist church. Mr. McDowell has ac cepted a call to the pastorate of the Fairfax church, and will leave for that field Jan. 1. Mr. McDowell has been a useful citizen and prominent church man in the county, and has made hun dreds of staunch friends 'during his residence ' in Ehrhardt, whose best wishes accompany him and his family to Fairfax.—Bamberg Herald. Advertised Letter*. Letters remaining in the Post 6ffice and advertised Dec. 14th, 1914. MAI.K. Hopewell Lodge Officer*. Dunbarton, December 15.—At a reg ular communication of Hopewell Lodge No. 127, A. F. M., the following officers ^tore elected and installed for the en- ^^■ig Masonic year: ^^.J. Cochran, W. M.; J. A. Stokes, S. W.; R. A. Griffin, J. W.; H. P. An derson, Secretary: B. .fV Weathersbee, s. rrrA r;. • I B. F: Baxley, S. S.; W. J. Harley, J. J.; W. P. Bailey, Tiler. Henry Coleman, Shellie Byrd, Joseph Ellington, M. Frier, Q. Fleming, Larrie Hay, Teague Lanray, Jerrie Miers, Moses Razer, Stepp Smith, A. Gilmer Timea.. • . ' —, KKMALK Lowman^ J, Jestine Coleman, Lillie Dunbar, A. I*, Hicks, Mrs. Ben H. Klien, Mrs. Clam LGud,'Mrs. Queene Riley, Mrs. Jane Wise, Mrs. J. R. Walker. Persons calling for these letters will please say advertised. - Sfe- E - Falkenstein, P_M-. , The days lose-only two minutes in sunshine this week. - ‘ , ASK LEGISLATION FOR IMMIGRANTS TO AMERICA MRS. W.R. WALSH DIED INN. AUGUSTA FRIDAY Play Will be Preaented at Barnwell Opera House Dec. 19. A few weeks ago, when the newest dramatised story, ‘‘TH£ PRICE SHE PAID,” was being presented in Cin- citimiti, the management was much sur prised to receive a visit from six cler gymen, all of whom had heard about the play and were anxious to see it for themselves. It was at first thought that these reverend gentlemen might take some offense at the clear plain mannrs in which the story of the play was told. Much to everybody’s sur prise, however, when the final cur tain was rung down, the churchmen complimented the management upon the absorbing interest of the play, as well as the high moral lesson which they readily saw was taught. “Our girls nowadays," remarked one of the clergymen, himself a high dignitary of the church, “have untold temptations cast is their way. This is especially true of the larger cities where mothers are so eagerly seeking entertainment themselves, that they have no time to watch over their daughter’s welfare. I often wished that somebody would bring us a play like this which would prove so con clusively to young girls that the best thing for them is the straight and nar- j row path. The highway of sin may glitter and be very inviting for the time being, but there is a bottomless pit at the other end of the road of pleasure from which rescue is impos sible. Once a girl fiiids horself in this maelstrom of vice, no hand is held out to her, and there is no chance for last ing reform.” “I am glad I saw “THE PRICE SHE PAID.” 1 am going to my congregation and tell them to see this play by all means. It will purify their souls, it will make all the men have a better opinion of women and will make all young girls realize what a priceless thing is their virtue. Headed by a metropolitan cast, and having as its stars no less a competent actress than Miss Helene Leigh, admir ably supported by Howard Leigh, brother and sister of Bert Leigh. This great play which has been pronounced even more absorbing than David . Gra ham Phillips’ book will be seen at the Barnwell Opera House Saturday night, Dec. 19.—Adv. Body Laid to Rost in th« Williiton Came- tery Saturday. Williston, December 14.—Retiring at the usual time antf in apparent good health, Mrs. William Robert Walsh, residing bn Forrest Avenue, in North Augusta, was found dead when mem bers of the family went to her room to awake her Friday morning. Mrs. Walsh was in the 65th year of her age and was enjoying her usual good health. She retired at her usual hour Thursday night, after sitting around the fireside and talking after the supper hour. Shortly after 8 o’clock Friday morning, one of the members of the household entered the bedroom and discovered that she was dead. Heart trouble is given as the cause. \ - The funeral services took place at 10 o’clock Saturday morning at the resi dence of her son, Mr. W. P. Walsh, of Williston, the remains being brought here Friday afternoon. The Rev. C. E. Peele, of North Augusta, assisted by^ the Rev. W. M. Jones, of this place, officiated. The interment was made in the family section in the Williston cemetery. Mrs. Walsh is survived by her hus band, Mr. W. R. Walsh; one son, Mr. W. P. Walsh, of Williston; and four daughters, Mrs. E. A. Nixson, Misses Julia E., Mamie A. and Annie L. Walsh. ADVANCE OF ALUES HOME BANK DECLARES GATHERING IMPETUS 7 PER CENT DIVIDEND FAIRFAX NEWS. Mr. June* B. Moore. - Mr. James B. Moore, aged 44 years, a brother of Adjutant General W. W. Moore, died at his home in Barnwell Tuesday morning after an illness of only one day. The news of his death came as a great shock to his friends, very few of whom knew that he was ill. Mr. Moore was on the streets Monday morning, but upon his return home suffered a stroke of paralysis and lapsed into unconsciousness, from which he never rallied. The body was laid to rest yesterday afternoon In the Baptist Churchyard, after touching funeral services at his late residence, conducted by the Rev. W. L. Hayes. He is survived by his wife, who was Miss Carter, of Ander son, before her marriage; five daugh ters and one son; four brothers, Gener al W. W. Moore, of Columbia, Messrs. A. R. Moore, of Barnwell, G. H. and J. H. Moore, of Hendersonville, S. C.; and four sisters, Mesdames R. C. Kirkland and W. C. Milhous, of Barnwell, W. A. White, of Hendersonville, and E. B. Norton, of Warsaw, N. Y. t who have the sincere sympathy of a host of sor rowing friends. Mr. Moore was a devoted husband, a kind and loving father and a true friend, and his presence will be sadly missed in the community in which he has lived for so many years. Fact* and Fancies from Huitling South- side Town. Fairfax, December 12.—Mesdames Laurens Youmans and N. B. Load holt, Messrs. Wm. Sanders, N. B. Loadholt and L. Youmans and Misses Zelle Loadholt and Alm<» Knight motored to Barnwell last week to witness the per formance of “Peg o’ My Heart.” Mrs. E. L. Sanders and son, Horace, of Ulmer, visited relatives here last! week. Mrs. Frank Lancaster, of Atlanta, is visjting relatives here. Mrs. Mary Deer, oTUlmer, has been visiting her daughter here. 0. C. Compton and family, lately of ’ Georgia, will be in a few days at the Commercial hotel to live. Mrs. D. F. Moore„ entertained the teachers Tuesday evening. — Mrs. Carrie Rutland and children, of Neeces, are here visiting Mr. and Mrs. G. L. O’Neal. I Mrs. J. E. Johnston entertained the U. D. C., Fairfax chapter, last week. Quite a number attended and much business was transacted. The pupils of the high school gave a play. Friday evepmg, » Mr*. Mary A. Stalling*. Mrs. Mary A. Stallings, at the age of 87, died Sunday morning at her late home, 456 West Avenue, North Augus ta, S. C. The funeral service will be held this morning at 9 o’clock at the residence, interment following at the family cemetery at Beech Island, S. C. The following gentlemen will act as pall-bearers: Messrs. W. S. Lanier, John Ransey, B. M. Youngblood, Har ry Verdery, E. T. Rambo and C. E. Edenfield. Among Mrs. Stallings’ survivors are one son, Mr. W. W. Stallings; two daughters, Mrs. Emma Hankinson and Mrs Ida Hankinson, of North Augusta; one brother, Mr. I. N. Eubanks, of Aiken, S. C.; three sisters, Mrs. Emma Dicks, of Atlanta,.Mrs. Rosina Dicks, of Birmingham, Ala., and Mrs. N. Hill, of Barnwell, S. C.—Augusta Chronicle, Dec. 14. ' .. * * Offensiv* Movement Continue* AHhoufli Resilience |s Stubborn. London, Dec. 13.—Both the Ger* man and French official reports con tain evidence that the allies’ offensive movement is beginning to gather im petus and is meeting with stubborn resistance. The French have, been particularly active in the Woevre re gion.' At several points the Germans have made counter-attacks, which the French claim have been repulsed. The German report shows that Gen. Joffre’s men have reached a point midway between St. Mihiel and Point- a-Mousson, which would indicate that they had crossed the German line of •f the 1 Held Her* Tuesday. The annual meeting of the stock holders of the Home Bank of Barnwell was held in the directors’ room at the bank Tuesday, the 15th inst. The old Board of Directors was re-elected for the ensuing year, as follows: T. S. Cave, B. L. Easterling, L. M. Calhoun, J. H. Hewlett, J. B, Calhoun, J. O. Sanders, ft. G. W. Walker, S. B. Mose ley and Harry D. Calhoun. Immediately after the meeting of the stockholders, the directors met and re elected the following officers: Harry D. Calhoun, president; S. B. Moseley, vice-president; N. G. W. Walker, cash- communications. In these operations -ifcTFWilliam McNab, assistant cashier, the French lost he:ivily. The battles in Poland continue al most without intermission, and while both Russians, and Germans announce successes, apparently no decisive both result has beed reached. The Germans still are delivering heavy blows at the Russian centre, where they assert they>took 11,600 prisoners and 40 machine guns. South of Cracow the Russians claim capture of 4,000 prisoners, four guns and seven machine guns. Another Russian force ia holding the passes of the Carpathians, pre venting the Austrians from sending relief to their Galician army. ThSre is no news of the German troops advancing south of Mlawa with the object of attempting to turn the Russian right. The rehabilitated Servian army con tinues victorious in the Balkan area. The shattered Austrian right crossed the Drina into Bosnia, where it was attacked by the Montenegrins near Vishegrad and had to leave another toll of prisoners, killed, wounded and war materials. Meantime the Aus trian army from Belgrade has attack ed the Servian right and been re pulsed. It is unofficially reported that the Austrians are preparing to leave Belgrade. That the former German cruiser Goeben, now owned by Turkey, was not ao senously damaged as was re ported in her brush with Russian cruisers is ahown by the fact that they took part in the recent attack on Batum, the Russian Black seaport. According to a Russian statement, lit tle damage resulted from the bombard ment Bulgaria, according to a Paris re port, has expressed to the powers of the Triple Entente her desire to re main neutral. This is taken to mean that Roumania, if the so wished, could join the allies without fear of being attocked by Bulgaria. The usual dividend of seven per cent, was declared, amounting to 12,- 100, and was ordered paid to the stock holders at once and ten per cent, of the net earnings of the year was placed to the surplus account. THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS Ckis- Verdict for $6,100 for Plaintiff in obn Cato. The jury in the case of J. B. and Mrs. S. E. Chisolm vs. Seaboard Air Line Railway Co. brought in a verdict in favor of the plaintiffa laat week, aa fol lows: $4,700 for J. B. Chisolm and $1,400 for Mrs. S. E. Chisolm and her husband, J. B. Chisolm. • . A verdict for 1200 and in the land dispute was found for the plaintiff in the case of Carrie J. Aahiey va. M. R. McCorkle. The Court directed a verdict of 25 cents actual damages in the case of W. C. Duncan vs. Western Union Tele graph Co. In the case of V. K. Duncan va. Phoe nix Mutual Life insurance Co. a verdict for $3,456 was rendered for the plain tiff. A verdict for $203.50 was directed for the plaintiff in the case of H. A. Pat terson vs. W. H. Duncan. In the case of Hattie Williams vs. Western Union Telegraph Co. a ver dict waa returned for the plaintiff for $2,475 actual damages. As The People closes its forma, the case of R. E. Miller, Administrator, vs. C. k W. C. Ry. Co. ia on trial. DR. PATTERSON TO QUIT POST AT STATE ASYLUM WAREHOUSE SYSTEM IS A “BLOODLESS TURNIP” Mrs. T. W. Scott ^ K Williston, December 14.—The sudden and untimely death of Mrs. T. W. Scott, which occurred December 2nd at her home near Williston, came as a shock to her family and friends, Mrs. Scott was sick only two days, her death being due to acute indigestion. The leaves a husband and five small children, her oarents, Mr. and Mrs. John P. Lee, and #wo brothers, Dr. J. P. Lee, of Willis ton, and Mr. F. P. Lee, of Elko. The deepest sympathy of a large circle of friends is extended to the bereaved family. So Sot* John L. McLaurin in Writing to Mr. P. M. Buckingham. Answering a question as to the rea sonable charge for warehousing and insuring cotton, John L. McLaurin, state warehouse commissioner, in a letter to P. M. Buckingham, manager of the Barnwell branch of the Bank of Western Carolina, says that “the diffi culty is that with a $15,000 appropria tion, I am helpless to reduce the cost of storage.” Concerning the storage capacity of warehouses in the state system, the commissioner says: “We now have about twenty warehouses, whose ag gregate is about 40.000 bales, and we are taking more in every day. The the town, state treasury is without money, so through the Will r«M*m« Practica Hara at End at the Currant Yaar. A. Bethune Patterson, M. D., has resigned the position of assistant phy sician, State Hospital for the Insane, and will resume the practice of medi cine at his home in Barnwell. The resignation becomes effective Decem ber 31. Ur. Patterson is State senator for Barnwell county and in that capacity will return to Columbia on the conven ing of the general assembly in January. Dr. Patterson joined the hospital staff last April. He has been in charge of the State Park ulant, near Dentaville. MINSTREL AT ALLENDALE. Member* of Guild Score that I have to go slow on even the ap- EpUcopa) Success. Allendale, Dec. 13.—The ladies of the guild of the Episcopal-church scored a brilliant success last evening in pre senting a minstrel entertainment for the benefit of the church organ fund. The chorus, composed of the ladies of was splendidly trained untiring efforts of Mrs. Jennie Montgomery. The solo* of Mrs. propriation. Comptroller-General Jones , Wm. R. Darlington, Jr., Mrs. J. Henry has done everything in his power to aid me, but even ^he can’t squeeze blood out of a turnip.’ ” Dr. N. L. Kirkland and Mr.- C. W. Calhoun spent Synday in Augusta. w Mrs. Richie Youmans. Allendale, Deceniber 13.—Mrs. Richie Youmans, wife of Policeman Youmans, died at their home here, Wednesday evening after a short iilpess. Her re mains were taken to Crocketville in Hamp'ton County and interred in the family burying ground. She leaves a husband and Mveral children. Advertise in The People. The Tuesday Bridge Club. Mrs. J. W. Patterson charmingly en tertained the Tuesday Bridge Club at her beautiful suburban home Thursday afternoon. The interior of the house was prettily decorated with red and green. After several games of bridge had been played, prizes were awarded to the following ladies: High-score prize, Mrs. S. B. Moseley; consolation prize, Mrs. J. O. Patterson, Jr.; guest prize, Mrs. Gladys Brown Towles. A delightful game course was served. Those who enjoyed Mrs. Patterson’s hospitality were: Mesdames S. B. Moseley, E. L. Patterson, I. L. Tobin, A. P. Cornell, J. O. Patterson, -R Deason, E. A. Brown, H. D. Calb W. C. Jennings, f. E. Cunamii Gladys Brown Towles, C. F. Molair, A. Porter, R. B. Cole, Malcolm Lawton and tyias Virginia Moseley. Johnson, Miss Estiil Flowers, Mrs. Harry All as the Yama-Yamaman, were all signal successes. Miss Goldman deserves especial mention for her painstaking work as accompanist. GINNING REPORT. IDln, | yg w r, w 54,677 Bale* of Cotton Ginned County to Dec. 1. There were 54,677 bales of Cotton ginned in Barnwell County prior to December 1st, as compared with 49,- 811 bales to the same (bite in 1913, ac cording to a report issued on the 8th inst. by th6 Department of Commerce. This is an increase of 4,866 bales over last year. In Bamberg County there have been 24,807 bales ginned this j year as compared with 24,002 bales in 913. Orangeburg County leads the [tate in the number of bales ginned, ith Spartanburg second and Barn well third. . Mr. W. H. Manning spent the week end with friends in Sweetbriar, Va. Be sure and readi vertisemeots ia this issue of The Peo ple. They will help you hi ytar shop ping.