The Barnwell people. (Barnwell, S.C.) 1884-1925, February 18, 1915, Image 4
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THURSDAY FEBRUARY 18 1915.
Our Position.
Because of the fact that in the two
preceding issues of The People there
have appeared articles criticising the
Civic League's plan to enclose Court
House square with a fence, thus clos
ing the present road, the impression
seems to have been created in the
minds of some of our friends that we
are opposed to the project. For that
reason we are going to state our posi
tion in the matter.
One of the fundamental principles of
our government is the right of free
speech. To muzzle the free expression
of views on any public question would
be undemocratic and unjust. We
stated in a foot note to the first article
criticising the proposed plan that we
did not endorse the sentiments express
ed therein and thought that we had
made ourselves sufficiently clear. How
ever, In order to leave no room for
doubt we take pleasure in stating that
the plan of the Civic League has our
whole-hearted and unqualified endorse
ment, but that will not prevest The
People from publishing the views of
any citizen who thinks otherwise, pro
vided personalities and abuse are left
out of the discussion.
That the plan has strong opposition
is unfortunate, but we do not believe
that any member of the League would
be so partisan as to deprive their op
ponents of the right to put their objec
tions before the public, and for this
the newspaper is the logical medium.
We have written the above explana
tion in keeping with our policy of a
square deal for everybody.
Lasy Farmers, Don’t Road TW
The United States Department of
Agriculture, the state boards and the
experts all over the country are urging
the farmers of America to cultivate
every available acre during the coming
year. The war in Europe assures the
sale of almost everything that can be
raised. Every article that is exported
to feed the soldiers and the citizens and
the stock of Europe means just that
much less for home consumption,
therefore, even with big crops of every
thing, the priced will be high. If it is
-^not a good crop year the farmer
wNlat least raise enough for home use
* and will not have to pay the high
prices that will prevail. Utilize every
available acre for grain, grasses and
vegetables. In many sections farmers
are urged to try a double acreage of
potatoes. It should not be necessary,
under proper conditions, to import
potatoes into any agricultural county.
The war in Europe may last for
months or years, but while it continues
there will be an active demand for
everything we produce. Shpuld the
war end this week the nations engaged
will need all our surplus products for a
year at least. Take our advice, for
once, and do not permit good tillable
- land to He idle in 1915. ’ t —
Letters to the Editor
Seymour Owena, the local member of
the board and the only lawyer on the
board, give us the desired informa
tion?” ,
In reply I will say that the Barnwell
County dispensary belongs to the
citizens of Barnwell County. It is a
creature of public statutes as much so
as the boards of county commissioners,
of education, of registration, or any
other official in the county. As such
all of its acts belong to all of its qitizens
of the county, in the sense that they
have a right to know them.
But “Vox Populi” has forgotten to
state which of the citizens he happens
to be. His written request is merely
an unsigned and anonymous communi
cation. Hi the world of business, so
cial life, newspapers, or in fact every
where, the anonymous communication
never gets any further toward a reply
tlyin the waste basket. “Vox Populi”
is perhaps moved by a spirit of false
modesty, or timidity to hide the name
of a good citizen behind a meaningless
Latin phrase. If “Vox Populi” is really
in earnest to “want more information”
the first step toward it is to come under
the name by which he is known in his
community and in his county.
Very truly yours,
V. S. Owens.
Told While
Waiting For
A Train
By EDITH V. ROM
I am offering a big redaction in price
oa tU silks, skirts and dreaMs. Ilmve
a splendid stock to select from but ad-
vide my customers to come early before
it is plcked over. J. A. Porter, Barn-
weU, S. C.—adv.
ON KEEPING UP YOUR FRONT
Good“FroRtinc” Better than Good “Back
ing,” ThinkAf Occasional,”
Some time ago\ the Chicago “go-
ahead” newspapers urged that the mer
chants and business men of that city
“putup their fronts.” This admoni
tion is especially applicable to our
business men at this time. There is
no doubt but that the most of the busi
ness enterprises of our town have
good backing, but what we want is
good "fronting.”
It pays, literally as well as figurati
vely, to “put up a front.” City lots
are sold at so much a front foot. Front
space is what counts. A water front is
worthy, but a back beach borders on
stale back water that breeds frogs and
mosquitoes. It's better to stand in
one's front door smilingly that to mope
on the back stoop, wrapped in melan
choly and tobacco smoke. “Forward
march!” is one of tiie first orders given
the army recruit; “backward step" is
taught later. “Keep up your front”
to the front: Forward!
This is my town, it is your town, it is
our town and we want it to be the best
town on the map. Here is a clipping
that you will do well to memorize. You
can sing it, too, if you like, to the tune
of “Alexander's Rag Time Band” or
“It’s a Long Way to Tipperary.". It's
called "It Isn’t your Town-IT'S YOU.”
“If you want to live in the kind of a
town
Like the kind of a town you like.
You needn’t slip your clothes in a grip
And start on a long, long hike.
"You’ll only find what you left behind,
For there's nothing that's really new,
It’s a knock at yourself when you knock
. your town,
It isn't your town—it's YOU!
“Real towns are not made of men afraid
Lest somebody gets ahead.
When everybody works and nobody
shirks.
You can raise a town from the dead.
“And if you make your personal stake
Your neighbor can make one, too,
Your town will be what you want to
see,
It isn’t your town—its YOU!”
"Occasional.”
PLEASANT HILL NEWS.
Mr. Quince Woodward Recovering After
Second Operation.
Pleasant Hill, February 14.—It will
be of interest to the many friends of
Mr. Quince Woodward to learn that he
is recovering very rapidly- after the
second operation for appendicitis in the
city hospital at Augusta. His many
friends hope to see him at home again
very soon.
Miss Mae McLemore i? the guest of
Mrs. W. H. Wooley, of Elko.
Mr. J. M. Weathersbee visited Au
gusta last week.
Mr. and MHktog Anderson and Miss
Belle Anderson^ if Dunbarton, and
Miss Virgie Anderson, of Chesterfield,
motored over to Mr. J. W. Kennedy’s
Sunday.
Mr. Ryerson Edenfieldand Miss Kate
Edenfield, of North Augusta, are the
guests of Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Weath
ersbee.
Mrs. J. W. Folk and Miss Kahron
Folk spent the week-end in Columbia.
Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Grubbs and Mr.
and Mrs. Sid Powell motored over to
Mr. L. B. Grubbs’ Sunday to see the
latter’s brother, Joe, who has been
very ill for some time.
Miss Bertha McLemore is at home
again after a very pleasant visit to
relatives in Elko. ►
Mr. Willie Burgess and family, of
Roland, Ga., are at his father's, Mr. A.
B. Burgess, where they will make their
future home.
"You detactivau.** 1 aatd to Bentley,
"moot have lota of queer caaaa to tell
about Can't you give me one while
we’re waiting for the train?”
Bentley looked at bis watch. The
train was duo at 12:15, and It was just
12:00.
“The only one I esn think of that Is
short enough to get Into ten minutes
Is a case wherein a valuable sapphire
bad been stolen. Tha tblef was known,
and all there was to do wss to get the
property. A Jewel Is so small that It
can be easily got away with, or If
neeeesary to the tblefs safety It cau
be lost either where It can be found
by blm or where K ca^ never be re
covered. "
’ A man of the name of Prichard and
stolen the stone from on* who saw
him take It. Therefore there was no
doubt about It 1 was telephoned for
Immediately and was with the owner
five minutes after the theft He de
scribed the thief to me—a man with red
head, striped waistcoat and tuft of
beard on his chin. He had gone up the
street I was to find him and recover
the property.
“Not much chance, eh? That’s Just
what It was—chance. I hurried up the
street and had the good luck to see a
man ns descrilied coming out of a Jew
eler’s. That was enough for me. He
might have sold the sapphire to the
Jewelr. If so !t would keep; If not
It was my Job to get It 1 followed
him to another Jeweler’s and. going in
after him. waited for him to offer the
article for sale. BOt he gave me a
suspicious look, asked the Jeweler to
show him some scnrfplns and wvnt out
without betraying himself.
“Of course I followed him. Being
quite sure from his having entered the
second store that he had not yet parted
with the stone and believing that he
had It <m bis jK-rson. I shadowed him
or. rstlier. kept close to him. In order
that he might not drop It without my
seeing him do it Of course this gave
me away to him. and It was not long
Itefore he knew what I was about
though I fancy he wondered how I goi
on to him so quickly snd ixmslbly how
I got on to him at all. for he did not
know that he was seen to take the
property
“The problem with him now wss bow
he conld elude me. If not Im>w he could
get rid of the gem In a way that woulil
admit of his getting It again, or. If this
also wsa ImpossIMe, bow be might drop
It where It would he lost to him. He
dodged Into alleys, rut Into hack yards
went through buildings but I kept no'
over twenty ynrda behind him Then
he took a trolley car. I lioarded It and
took a sent opismlte him. but the car
was so crowded that If I bud attempt
ed to take the sapphire from blm be
might hare been able to loae It with
out my knowledge.
“He stuck to the car till It regghed the
terminal which was on the outskirts
of the town. Th re were a few bouses
where the car stopped, beyond thar
open ground. My quarry set off walk
Ing on a road till be came to a fork
There be hesitated which road to take,
and I mad# up my mind that ha was
loatng his nerve.
“Ha didn’t take either road. tmt.stoop-
teg. picked up sever*I atonea. I knew
what they were for and draw my re
rolvae. Suddenly be turned and stood
at bay. The next thing I knew a atone
graced my cheek. I carted oa him to
stop throwing storiee and give himself
up. producing my rsvotva^ to enforce
my demand. Whether or not be bellev
ed I wouldn’t aboot. be kept on throw
ing anrh stones as ha picked up on the
road. som« Urge, some small. At last
I fired a shot to miss, and this brought
him to tetuns. ,
“'1 want a valuable sapphire you
have In your possession.’ I said.
” *1 ain’t got no sapphire.’ was the
dogged reply.
“T advanced and arrested him. Tak
ing him back to the trolley terminal
near which waa a police station. I took
him to the latter and searched him.
“The sapphire was not to be found.
“He had beaten me after all. The
only course left me was to drop him.
putting another man on to him to shad
ow him vrith a view to being on hand
when he regained the stolen property—
that la. if he had got rid of it where
he cotfld find It again. So 1 held him
till I had got a man from the agency,
then let him go. I took a trolley car
back to town, and tl)e thief took the
same car; also the man I bad directed
to shadow him.
“Prichard on the way home abused
me soundly, declaring that 1 had tti*
tended to.rob him and he would have
me arrested and sent up. f paid no at
tention to him. baying an evening
newspaper and reading 1L When we
reached the city I left him In charge
of my deputy and went home to dip
ner. ^
“The next morning when I went to
the office there waa Prichard In charge
of a policeman. My ahadower had
watched all , night before the bouse
where be bad alept and In the morn
ing immediately after <]/iybreak bad
followed blm without himself being
noticed to the place, where be had
stoned me. Prichard spent nearly half
an hour looking for something. Final
ly be stooped, picked up what seemed
to be a pebble, put ft In his pocket and'
returned to the trolley terminal. There
he waa arrested, takes again to the
portce station and the sapphire found
to hta pocket He had throws ft at
dm as ose of the atooea. <to
"A vary Ingenious way of
rid af It. wasn't ft?
5 “Hart
Treasurer’s Notice.
The Treasurer’s office will be open
for the collection of State, County and
School taxes levied for the fiscal year
commencing Jan. 1st, 1914, from the
15 day of October, 1914, to 15th day of
March, 1915 inclusive. A penalty of one
per cent will be added frofn Jan. 1st,
1915 to Jan 31, 1915 inclusive. From
February 1st to February 28, inclusive,
a penalty of two per cenHwill be added
for all taxes- -paid in February, 1914.
From the 1st to the 15th of March, 1915,
a penalty of seven per cent will be ad
ded on all unpaid taxes. Books close
Mch. 15th, 1915.
LEVY.
For state purposes 6 mills
“ ordinary county purposes 5 1-2 mills
“ back indebtedness 21-2 mills
“ constitutional school 3 mills
Total 17 mills
Commutation Road tax will be $1.50
payable at same time as other taxes.
Special School Levy.
Ashleigh, Baldoc, Rgrbray Branch,
Cedar Grove. Columbia, Edisto, Ellen-
ton. Friendship, Greens, Harmony,
Hilda, Kline, Meyers Mill, Morris, \ft.
Calvary, New Forrest, Oak Grove,
Pleasant Hill, Sand Hill, Seigling,
Barton, Bloomingdale, Cave, Hickory
Hill,OwensCrossRoads, Reedy Branch,
Shady Grove, Sycamore and Upper
Richland. 3 mills.
Appleton, Big Fork, Double Pond,
Healing Spring, Hercules. Leea and
Ulmer, 4tinlls
Dunbarton and Elko 5 mills.
Blackville and Fairfax 6 “
Williston 6 1-2 mills
Barnwell 8 *
Allendale 8 1-2 ‘
United States currency, gold and
silver coin, county and school claims
properly approved will be received for
taxes; checks and drafts will not be
accepted for taxes except at the nsk of
the tax-payer.
. J. B. Armstrong,
Treasurer Barnwell County.
Barnwell, S. C., Sept. IS,, 1914.
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Thos. M. Boulware
ATTORNEY AT LAW
Negotiate loan* on real e«tate. (Jan
j get 7^ money la auma not lea* than
86, ouo.no. _____
Office over Beak of Wei tern Carolina,
BARIMLL' S. C.
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EDGAR A. BROWN
JAS. JULIAN BUSH
Attomeya-at-Law.
Money to Loan in Small Amounts.
Walker Building, • Barnwell, S. C
John j. Jones
Attorney and Coilnselur at Law
Practice in all the State and Federal
Courts of South Carolina and Georgia
Prompt attention given to Collections
Office 413 Dyer Bldg.
AUGUSTA,- - . - GEORGIA
Bell ’Phone 3237. .
DR. W. C. MILHOUS
©cntiwL
Office hours: 8:30 a. m. to 6 p. m.
Persons living away from Barnwell
will please make appoii. tmenta before
coming By so doing they will be sure
of iramediste servine and
Dr. J. W. Reeves
Dentist
In office last week of each month.
Barnwell, South Carolina
Office ln Harrison Building.
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H OUSEHOLD expense* mount up. The wife, a« nuktor hew
ical, ii liable to LACK BUSINESS METHODS. ImM
methods in your home by teaching your wife the simple ABT 9F
BANKING. She will enjoy her new responsibility and yen will be agree
ably inrprised to note the saving at the end of the month.
START YOUR WIFE WITH
A BANK ACCOUNT TODAY I
"Ra.-n ~k~ of 'WillistOICL,
WILLISTON. SOUTH CAROLINA.
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FREE TRIP TO
AUGUSTA and RETURN
SPECIAL OFFER:—From now until April 1st,
_ 1915, we will pay the railroad fare both ways,
of any customer comjng into Augusta from
Barnwell or Barnwell County, and who on
such trip places an order for Sash, Doors,
Blinds, Etc., amounting to $»iU.OO or over.
A splendid opportunity to secure free trip and
attend to any business you may have in the
City of Augusta, and if you do not need this
amounf of gobds yourself, see your neighbors
and bunch your* orders. Prices and quality
guaranteed. Mail order* do not apply.
“BUY OF THE MAKER”
AUHTA LIB COMPANY
Augusta, Ga.
’Phone 275.
NOT HOW CHEAP
BUT HOW GOOD
is whattyou|should consider when having repair work done
oo that Cor of Your*, Mr.
' We have our garage well-equipped with the right kind Of ma
chinery for a first-class job and are in position to make repairs
QUICKLY. We employ only reliable workmen and every job
MUST BE RIGHT before it leaves the shop. We handle
A FULL LINE OF SUPPLIES.
Try us on that next order for tires, spark plugs, etc., etc.
THE BARNWELL GARAGE,
T. H. CRENSHAW, Proprietor,
Barnwell, S. C.
—
Dr. J. P. Lee, Jr,
Dentist
WILLISTON, - - S. C.
Work done at your home anywhere in
Barnwell County
Office over Bank of Williston.
Hours 9 a. m. to 1 p. m. 3 to 6 p. m:
&6-1V1T.
I am offeriog a big reduction in price
on all silks, skirts anfl dresses. I have
a splendid stock to select from but ad- j
ty customer* to comm early before
ft is picked over. J. A. Porter, Bara
New Orleans, Mobile and Pensacola
fa r f*~—- , : ■ t,
Excursion Tickets.will be sold for the aboye occasion from BARNWELL
on February 11, 12, 13, 14 and 15, at fares named below, by the
ATLANTIC COAST LINE
The Standard Railroad of the South.
NEW ORLEANS _______ | 2 5.85
MOBILE, ALA $16 85
pensacola FLA._______.„. r ;;:;;;;;:::;;;:;;;;ii5j 5
Tickets will be limited, at time of burchase to February 26th, but an
e xtension of final return limit to March 15th may be obtained by depositing
tickets poor to expirstion and upon payment of $1.00. / *
For schedules, reservations, etc., inquire of Atlantic Coast Line Ticket
Agents, or address,
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