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■» S AFETY What a splendid slogan of the hour! What a striking WARNING against SHIFTLESSNESS in our daily ^ It’s a warning, among other things agSnst WASTEFULNESS and CARELESSNESS in MONEY MATTERS. Friend play SAFE with your INCOME. Don’t live BEYOND your means Put something away for the COMFORT of the FUTURE Put it where it will be SAFE and EARN you INTEREST. BANK IT WITH US. HI O IMI IE 33 _A_ IN' IKI BARNWElTI c. HARRY D. CALHOUN, Prcident. N. G. W. WALKER, C»thier. Wm. McNAB. Ai.’t. Ca.hier. II The Rayo Rests Your Eyes T HE briuht, yet soft light of the RAYO I^mp rests your eyes as surely as a harsh white glare is injurious to them. Scientists recommend the light of an oil lamp — and the Jteyb LAMP is the best oil lamp made. Ask your dealer to show you the Rayo. No glare, no flicker. Easy to light and care for. STANDARD OIL COMPANY w M h»«_.D.C. (NEW JERSEY) cwi^u.n.c Va. D A f ’T'lMS'tDr Ck*rU«to«i, W. Va. Rj.hmoo4i.Va. BALTIMORE CWImton. 5 C To* reeuiar meet Id a ot Barnwell Lodjce No. W, Kotchts ot Prthtaa will be held at their Hall on Kim and Third Friday nights at * o’clock. A toll Attendance U requested, order of ' ,R. S. DICKS, C. C. h Wm Wm. McNAB. K. H. & 8. HARMONY LOOOX NO. 17 A F. M A rtignUr commnnlcation of Harmony Lodge No. 17,<A. F. M. will be bbld In Vlaaonlc Temple on Thuradoj . _ Dec. HI. 7.90 o’clock VisUIng brethren are coruiany id sited to attend. J. E. Harley, W. M. Wm. MoNal. Her \A/i J8L\ ft & v.jy. 6 o k isAt . fr When You Go To Build Get Our estimate on Your Lumber Requirements Complete House Bills our specialty. An immense stock of sash, doors, blinds, screens, interior finish, columns, newel posts, grilles, mouldings, etc., to select from. Our facilities for handling your order promptly and with satisfaction, are un excelled. : We own our own stumpage—operate our owh saw arid plairrng mills, and we know cjr product is right from A to Z. Call, phpne or write. Get our estimate before you buy. ^ AUGUSTA LUMBER CO. , AUGUSTA. GA. Church of the Holy Apostle*. (Protestant Episcopal) Skrvipbs. Sunday: 11:90 A. M. on the first, third and ff*th Sundayelof the month. Sunday chool every Sunday at 10:30 A. M. Wednesday: I.ate atteruoon service, the hour adapted to the changing seasons. Other services as may be announced. You will be welcome at all the services. A..Eh EV'ISON, Rectoh. FOR SALE OR RENT.—One hundred and five acres of good land; two-horse farm under cultivation; dwelling and one tenant house; good, neighbors, healthy location; two and *one half miles from Martin Station, C. & W. C. Railroad, and twelve miles from Barn well. For further information, call on or write to C. C. Meyer, Me/er’s Mill, S. C. — 12-3-tf $5.00 REWARD. To any man that takes up and delivers a little bay, Texas mare-mule, about 18 years old, weighing about 800 or 900 pounds, strayed on Dec. 21. from my place three miles from Barnwell, on the Stinson and Boiling Springs road; mule is the property of Mr. Terrie Richard son, of Barnwell. Address Rev. J. 0. Williams, Barnwell, S. C. •••••••••••••••••••• -• ^ • • HERE AND HEREABOUTS. • Merry Christmas! Mrs. B. P Davies spent Thursday in Columbia. Special Teacher*’ Examination. ' the State Board hereby given By authority from of Education, notice is tbit a special teachers’ examination will be held in the CuurL .House at J Barnwell, S. C., on Friday, January 15th, 1915, beginning at 9 o’clock A. M. I and closing at 5 P. M. This examination is being held to afford an opportunity for all uncertified | teachers and all prospective teachers to : qualify legally. No teacher's salary warrants can be approved unless a valid license has been registered in the 1 office of the County Superintendent of I Education. This is the last opportunity ' for the teachers to meet the certificate requirement before the regular Spring examination in May, 1915. . .This examination will be based upon the following subjects: Agriculture, History, English, Algebra, Arithmetic, Physiology and Hygiene, Civics and Current Events, Pedagogy and agogy raphy. The examination on the above ibiec Geog- the State Advertise in The People for best resuhs The days gain one minute in sun shine this week. J. Emile Harley, Esq., spent Monday in Columbia on business. Mr. Gordon Brabham, of Olar, was in Barnwell Thursday and Friday. Miss Mary Guignard was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Duncan lasf week. Miss Lucile Creighton is visiting her aunt,'Mrs. H. C. Walker, of Eatonton, Ga. On Christmas day there will be a service at the Episcopal Church at 11 a. m. — Capt. G. E. Birt, of Rosemary town ship, was in town for a few hours Fri day. E. A. Brown, Esq., motored over to Lexington Thursday on professional business. , Jo Berry Liles, Esq., of Columbia, was in town last week on professional business. Sheriff J. B. Morris and his son, Mr. J. B. Morris, Jr., motored over to Au gusta Thursday. There will be two eclipses of the sun this year, neither of which will be visi ble in th a e United States. This section has had an unusual amount of disagreeable, wintry weath er for this season of the year. Attorneys H. F. Buistand A. H. Nine- stein, of Blackyille, were in town last week on professional business. Messrs. J. W. Folk and J. M. Weath- ersbee. of Rosemary township, were in Barnwell on business Saturday. ^Mrs. J. B. Harley, and son Aubrey ot Warner, are the guests of her parents Mr. and J. 1L-Morris, this week. Miss Flossie Patterson, a student at the College for Women in'Columbi;:, is spending the holidays with Banuye.l relatives. Miss Aldrich, Mrs. and Miss Town send and Mr. W. H. Townsend, of Co lumbia, are spending the week with Mr. and Mrs W. H. Duncan. Col. Alfred Aldrich, of Greenwood, was in Barnwell last on business. He is as genial as ever and says hard times, so-called, are not worrying him in the least. — ^ ' • _ Miss Louise Porter, a student at Converse College, in Spartanburg, ar rived Friday night to spend the holi days with her parents,, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Porter. The Barnwell Graded School closed Friday for the Christmas holidays. A number of the teachers have gone to their homes for a.eouple of weeks. The pupils will resume their studies on Monday, January 4th. Governor Blease has paroled J. F. Walker, white, who was convicted of manslaughter at Hamptop in^February and sentenced to ten years imprison ment. Walker killed Policeman Harter, of Allendale, at Lena sev/eral months ago. ^ - Harmony lodge No. 17, A. F. M., will hold its* regular compiunicafi'dnT nekt Thursday evening, December • 51st. The?? h** feiaM kflWP IflilH 8 d Off landing j-by mail must be properly signed and aeaethe members ns to the time of probated before they will be accepted, the meeting, inasmuch as til of the new calendars do not give the correct phases of the moon for the month of January. • Mr. L. G. Richardson, Jr7, of Raleigh, N. C„ is spending the holidays with Barnwell relatives. Messrs. H, F. Buist, B. F. Peeples and Reid Boylston, of Blackvillet were in town On business Monday. The People goes to press a little earr her than usual this week so that the editor and the force can take a day off for Christmas. r • ' rJ - ’ , ’ \ t Housekeepers should bear in mind that Barnwell’s leading stores will be closed Friday and Saturday of this week and make their purchases before that time. Misses Pauline Richardson and Sallie McNab, who are teaching school at Cave’s station and Baldoc, respectively, are spending the holidays with relac ■ ** tiyes here. Mr. DeWitt Lancaster, who is study- ind dentistry at the University of Mary land, in Baltimore, is spending the holidays with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. James H. Lancaster. »—•'* ' Mr. John Duncan Holmes, of the Col lege of Charleston, Cadets Perry Price and Ben Calhoun, of the Citadel, and Albert Snelling, John Simms and Charlie Brown, of Porter’s Military Academy, are spending the holidays in Barnwell. The “Go-Ahead Girls” are filling a week’s engagement at the opera house 'this week, and the attraction is proving to be a very popular one. Good crowds are attending each night. It is not a dollar show nor does it claim to be, but it is well worth the price of admission. Mr*.^*, A. Lindlejr. Mrs. J. A. Lind^y died af-the home of her brother, Mr. CliL Swan, in Barn well, Thursday night, after an illness ! of several weeks. Her body was laid to rest Saturday in tne famiiyvburying grounds a few miles from Barnwell, the 1 Rev. W. L. Hayes conducting the funer al services. .Mrs. Lindley had many 1 friends, and the news of her death was a distinct shock to the entire commu-, nity “ECONOMY DAY” , . When the price of our money crop-;’ cotton—goes down, everybody begins to econ omize. Merchants offer reduced prices on their goods—buyers watch the papers for bargains. \ We have here for your buying a most up-to-date stock of everything for men, women and children, and as every day is “Economy Day” at our store, you have a most unusual chance to buy something you need at a money saving price. What are you doing about it? Are you letting opportunities slip, or are you going to come here and buy what you need while the choosing is good? It’s vp to you to save money if you want to. ' a * ; We have a well-selected stock of Dry Goods, Ladies’ Cloaks and Suits, Mens and Boys’ Clothing, Shoes, for the Whole Family, Underwear, etc., etc. The Prices? Well, they are entirely in keeping witl^jie times. And— WHEN YOU GET TIRED of eating just the ordinary brands of groceries —the kind that are put up for sale at big profits—come to us and get something differ- ent~-get groceries that put strength in your body—that have lasting and building quali- tieV—that must be sold at SMALL PROFITS in order to compete with inferior goods. • V X ’ ' In conclusion: Watch the columns of this paper for money-saving store news. - IV Farmers’ Union Merc. Co., “Everything for Everybody,” Barnwell, - - • . South Carolina. * subjects will be based upon adopted text books. Tne questions on each branch will be ffiven out separately and only a certain time will be allowed for answering; each set of questions. The scheduld to be followed is as follows: Preliminary examination, 9-9:10, Algebra, 9:10-10:10; Civics and Current Events, 10:10-10:40; History, 10:40-11:30; Agriculture, 11:30- 12:00; Arithmetic, 12:00 1:00: Dinner, 1:00-2:00; English 2:00-3:00; Pedagogy, 3:00-3-40; Physiology and Hygiene, 3:40-4:20; Geography, 4:20-5:00. Horace J. Crouch, C. S. E., Barnwell, S. C. December 18th, 1914. 12-24-4L Administrator’s Sale. Pursuant to an order of the Probate Court, I will sell the personal goods and effects of H. C. Creech, deceased, at Ids late residence near Kline, S. C., in The County of Barnwell, on Tuesday, tne 12th (ray^pf January, A. D., 1915; the sale beginningat ten o’clock(10o’clock) A. M. and continuing from day to day until the whole of the said property has been disposed of. The property consisting of a number of fine farm mules, three (3) milch-cows and two (2) calves, 25 killing hogs ^nd a num ber of other hogs of all sizes, and corn, fodder, forage, peas, wagons, farming implements, plows, wagon gear, house hold and kitchen furniture, 1 piano, 1 sugar mill, 1 Oakland automobile, some new and second-habtP buggies and also a stock of general merchandise in the store on the place, stock in Home Bank of Barnwell, stock in Farmers Ware house. Terms of sale, sale cash upon deli very of the property purchased. Lottie S. Creech, Administratrix. 12-24-3t Auditor’s Appointments. The Auditor will be at the following places on the dates named below for the purpose of receiving tax returos for the year 1915: Snelling, Wednesday, January 6th. Danbarton, Thursday. *-x “ 7th. 1 8th. 1 9th. 1 11th. 1 12th. 1 13th. 1 14th. 1 15th. 1 16th. 1 18th. 1 19th. 1 20th. ‘ 21st. MAdAmeJalk 1¥>is Over nusl H OUSEHOLD expenses mount up. The wife, no matter how econom ical, is liable to LACK BUSINESS METHODS. Install business methods in your home by teaching your wife the simple AST 01 BANKING.. She will enjoy her new responsibility and yon will be agree ably surprised to note the saving at the end of the month. START YOUR WIFE WITH A BANK ACCOUNT TODAY! C>f W ±11 Igrho-ri WILLISTON, SOUTH CAROLINA. Calhoun & <jo. )anbarton, Thursday, Robbins, Friday, Millette, Saturday, Baldoc, Monday, Appleton, Tuesday, Barton, Wednesday, Fairfax, Thursday, Allendale, Friday, Kline, Saturday, Blackville, Monday, Elko, Tuesdays Williston, Wednesday, Mercatus, Thursday, » Hilda, Friday, Sycamore, Mon 22nd. ycamore, Monday, 25th. Jennya, Tuesday, “ 26th. —Ulnw Wedimxday, “ 27th. Only personal property will be re turned this year. All ret mail must be _ . „ _ V accepted Remember, 50 per cent, penalty will be added after Feb 20. R. W Riley, Auditor B. C. returns sent in Life, Accident,» CYCLONE LIGHTNING AND—— Live Stock INSURANCE. —JS Lowest Rites In— Strongest Companies - '—OFFICES AT- THE BASK OF BARNWELL (proftMtonaf Curb*. mt Dr. J. W. Reeves Dentist - in office last week of each month. Barnwell, South Carolina. Office in Harrison Bnlldlng. oc 131-12-1 jr Thos. M. Boulware, ATTORNEY AT NecoUste t«*«* on real C«t 1% money ta aame ■ $5,000.00. Office over Baak el Weet LAW eerata. Cfcn ot lee* thae BARRWCUI S. L