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Th% Barnwell People. Bntered at the poet office at Barnwell, S. C., a* tecond-clua matter. JOHN W. HOUHftS 1840—1912 B|P. DXYIK8, Editor and Proprietor Sebacriptiott*—By the year 91.2S; six months, 75 cents; three months, 50 cents. All subscriptions payable in advance. AdvcrtUmMiiU-L e g a 1 advertise ments at the rates allowed by law. Lo cal reading notices 10 cents a line each insertion. Wants and other advertise ments under special head. 1 cent a word each insertion. Liberal contracts made for three, six and twelve month. Write for rates. Obituaries, tributes of re spect, resolutions, cards of thanks, and all notices of a personal or political character are charged for as regular advertising. Contracts for advestisinc not subject to cancellatio after first insertion. Communication.—We are always glad to publish news letters or those per taining to matters of public interest. We reouire the name and address of the writer in every case, not for publi cation but for our protection. No arti cle which is defamatory any offensively personal can find place in our columns at any price, and we are not respon sible for the opinions expressed in our communication THURSDAY APRIL 15, 1916. Time for Action. A local business man, who is incidentally an automobile owner, suggested a few days ago that the motorists of Barnwell meet with the town council, formulate a set of speed regulations and co-op erate in enforcing the same against any and all comers. His sugges tion is most pertinent at this time, when so many of our people are buying cars. There are several town ordi nances along this line but their enforcement is so lax as to amount to nothing. For instance, the speed limit has been fixed at six miles per hour. While this is en tirely too alow, there are many drivers who go to the other ex treme in violating the law and tear through the streets at the rate of 20 to 25 and even 30 miles an hour. Another ordinance pro hibits the parking of motor or other vehicles on Main Street for a longer period than five minutes at a time. This ordinance is vio lated nearly every hour of the day. Still another ordinance pro vides that automobiles shall turn certain corners at a rate of not more than two miles per hour. To all intents and purposes it is a dead letter. In everybody who has ever driven an automobile there is born at some time or another a desire to "hit ’er up," but there are some local drivers, particularly two ne groes, who apparently have an utter disregard for the road rights of others. To such an extent have these two negroes become obnoxious that the writer has heard several threats made against them in the event that their fast and furious driving is repeated. We realize that the limited re sources of the town will not per mit of a sufficient number of of ficers to properly enforce all of the ordinances and the gentleman referred to above probably had this in mind when he suggested co-operation on the part of the automobile owners with the local authorities. In bringing this* mat ter to the attention of the public, there is no intention of casting any reflection on the members of the town council, who are all busy men and whose pay in their of ficial capacity is merely nominal. The time to act is NOW. There can be no good reason in waiting until somebody has been killed or seriously injured. It’s too late to lock the stable after the horse has been stolen, and we all realize how easily accidents may occur on our narrow streets. Let the members of council appoint a time for the automobile owners to meet with them and carry out the sug gestions mentioned in this article^ The People wishes to congratu late the Board of Trustees of the Barnwell Graded School on the manner in which they in securing one of the finest build ings in the State at the least pos sible cost to the taxpayers. . The patrons of the school are to be congratulated on having three such estimable gentlemen as Messrs. George H. Bites, Harry D. Calhoun and A. D. Connor to look after the educational inter ests of the community. The People wishes also to con gratulate Supt. Bailey on the excellent manner in which he handled the “house-warming day” exercises. He was tireless in his efforts to make the day a success and that he succeeded is beyond the shade of a shadow of a doubt. In turn, the pupils of the school are to be congratulated on the- efficient faculty, without which all the money that has been spent on the building and equipment would be wasted. The People believes it is safe in saying that not in many years has it been the school’s good fortune to have such capable teachers in charge of the future manhood and womanhood of the town. May they live long and grow even more useful in their too-little-appreciated profession! Several days ago, Gov. Manning appointed a noted alienist from Maryland as the head of the State Hospital for the insane. Several lawyers then looked into the law and gave it as their opinion that the governor had no author ity to go beyond the borders of the State in making his selection, one provision of the statute being that the appointee must be a qualified voter of South Carolina. It is unfortunate that a suitable man cannot be found in the State. It is more so that, such being the case, the inmates of the asylum must be made to suffer because politics has been so interwoven into the affairs of the government as to tie the hands of the chief executive in so important a mat ter. It is merely another instance of what the people must sub mit to because politicians insfei on "playing the game.” Appletoh: J J Barnes. Barnwell: F J Black, Thomas Oil lam (daad,> Samuel Orubbs, J Staff Hal ford, Vf R Morris, M B McLemore (dead,) T S Ready. Bart Ray, W M Still, Tobias Still, B F Still, C E Still, W R Sanders. , Blackville: William B Carroll, D P Lancaster, H M Martin, J E Templeton, EF Weeks. Dunbarton: Q W Anderson, B F Baxley, David Ready. Elko: J J Baxley. Elienton: R M Muns. Hilda: Starling Hutte, W E Hutto. Martin: J R Bennett, W H Bennett, Marion Johnson (dead,) J G Lazare, J A Peyton. Meyer’s Mill: J B Rountree. Mittett: J W Walker. Olar: A Black, E B Joiner. Otranto: M D Rouse. Travel Slips are given by the leading merchants of Barnwell and Blackville on all _ ' ■ • ' ' f ~ ' l ' • ' -V '■ * O cash purchases of 5c or over at the rate of Robins: W M Bailey. Seigling: C P Griffin. Sycamore: W S Priester. Ulmer: H W Harter, W J Myrick, G M Cope. One Mile in Travel for One Dollar in Cash Trade. White Pond: William Lewis. Williston: W DF Bell, W. J. Court ney. From Orangeburg: D W Black. To Aiken: A M Walker. CUmC, No. 3.—$48. Barnwell: Elsie Shepperd (dead,) P Jacobs (dead,) Amanda Wilson. Blackville: Ellen Bolen. Govan: Carolina Collins. Meyer’s Mill: Martha Drummond. Millett: Julia Connerly, F V Duncan. Sycamore. M D A Augley. CUm C, No. 4.—$28.50. TVowrsal are good on any Railroad, Trolley or Steamship in 1 ravel lips the world. They are also good at the Lyric Theatres in Barnwell and Blackville. Ask your merchant. Deal with t^ie merchants advertised on this page and get travel slips on all cash purchases. Travel Slips Pays You to Trade. will take you on that long contemplated trip to mountain, seashore or camp. Trade Where It - The following merchants give Travel Slips: Allendale: Laura A Boyles, Sallie E Cloy, L J Youmans, J. G. Williams. Appleton: Martha A Bennett, E R Dicks, Josephine Drawdrey. Ashley: Catherine Miles. Baldoc: Mary A Kearse, Sarah F Pender. • Barnwell: R I Anderson. Mary Bax ley, Carolina Black, Mary A Baxley,Ida Cole, Laura Creech, D A Creech, T J Hagood, Georgians Long, Ann Odom, Mary Patterson (dead,) Sallie Pate N C Sanders, Harriett Sanders (dead,) Mary Sanders, M A Sanders. E T Still, M C Williams. Bennett Springs: Eliza Rountree, M A Rountree, C J Ready. , * Blackville: Martha' Baxley, Anna Berry, M A J Blume, R A Bonds, Rebecca A Connerly, Rachel Collins, Annie E Byches, E A Dyches (dead,) O A E Guess, Martha Hair, Carrie Lard, M A McLendon, Mary Nevela, Ellen S Odom, Mary Odom, Marcelle Rhoden (dead,) Martha Still, S L Still, Mary C Turner, Ellen Wood, Mary Wooley. • Brunson: M A Loadholt, J F Mat thews. In Barnwell: S. B Moseley, General Merchandise. Barnwell Fruit Co., Fruits and Oysters. ~ The Lyric Theatre, the Best in Pictures. Black’s Quality Market, Fresh Meats. • • * Huggins’ Drug Store, “Satisfactory Service.” Tobin’s Millinery Emporium, Hats and v" Dress Goods. Lemon Bros., Hardware and Groceries. The Barnwell People, Newspaper and Job Printing. * In Blackville: J. L. Buist, Groceries Blackville Hardware Co., Hardware. The J-yric Theatre, Moving Pictures. E. D. F. Pharmacy, Drugs. Allendale: The R. P. Searson Drug Co. Drugs. Allendale Hardware Co., Hardware. The R. P. Searson Di^jg Co., Branch Drugs. I. D. Ellis, Grocery Sundries, Etc. Searson Furniture Co., Furniture. Sharfsin & Oswald, Dry Goods and Millinery. Funds on deposit for redemption of Travel Sjips at Home Tfont ot Barnwell, Bank of Western Carolina. Blackville, and The Alllendale Bank. 40 miles or over re deemed at the bank - less than that amount good for picture show, tickets. Don’t Be Fooled. According to recent reports, many farmers of York County are seriously considering ploughing up their oat crop and planting the land in cotton because of the fact that the price for the staple is now around nine cents a pound. The farmers of the State should bear in mind that a good price is always quoted at this season of the year when nearly all of the crop is out of the hands of the growers and should not be fooled into putting a large acreage in cotton. They should have learned an unforgetable lesson from last year’s experience and should here after make cotton their surplus crop... Don’t let the speculators fool you into cutting your own throat, Brother Farmer. PENSION ROLL, 1915, FOR BARNWELL COUNTY One Hundred end Sixty-five Veteran* to Receive Stat^ Aid. A check for the pension money to be distributed among the Confederate Veterans or their widows in Barnwell County was received by the Clerk of Court last week and this official has been kept quite busy getting the checks ready. On accppnt of the in crease in pensions this yeaa Class C, No. 2 and Class C, No. 4 will each receive $28.50 as against $24 last year. In this county a few have been dropped fromthe list on account of death while other* have become eligible to draw a pension, making the number of pensioners about the same as usual. The following is a complete list, of those who will draw pensions this year: ' CUm A.—$96. Allendale: J S Calhoon. Appleton: W G Wilson. Olar: D C Burckhslter. Williston: H B Lott. 1 CUm C, No. l—$48. Allendale: Wilson Barness (dead,) H F Dickinson. Barnwelh J S Creech, H J Croft, J E Delk (dead,) R H Hagood, J C Hiere. Fairfax: Edmond Bowers. Olar: Henry Hutto. Tuteo: D M Hoover, CUm C, No. 2—$28.10. r J C Lee, if B Dtyrtiarton: Maggie Anderson, H L Baughman, Ellen H Greene, M F. Wood Elko: Virgie Ashley, Martha Hair, S A J Hair, A H. Hewlett, Alice Sprawls. Elienton: G M Fennel. Fairfax: Carrie A Jaudon, Jane Knopf, L P Sindersine. . Greenland: Kittle Mooney. Hardy: Ellen C Still. Hayville: M H Hay. Hilda: Elizabeth Barnes, Susan Still (dead.) Hilton: Mary J Collins. Kline: Lucretia Creech, Eliza Creech V S Lawton. Martin: Margaret Harden. Meyers Mill: Jane Boiles. Morris: J I Hutto, G H Morris. Olar: Sarah M Johns. Seigling: Rebecca Ferguson, E E Hays. Snelling: Sarah E Tarrance. Sycamore: Martha J Brant (dead.) Tuten: Rebecca Johns. Williston: Lena Fanning, Sarah C Fanning, Elsie Hair, M 0 Johnson, Elizabeth Kitchings. Report of Fines Collected by J. B. Armstrong County Treas. for the Quart er Ending March ja ir ir UNWELL ELECTHL Cin. Contractors for Wiring, Etc. We Have a full line of Electrical Supplies including Fans, Globes, Irons, Etc., Etc. Would be glad to make a price on that job of yours. 31 1915. F. S. Owens, Magistrate Jan 15. Paul Edwards $30.00 E. W. Holman Magistrate ‘ x Jan 22. Dan Major two fines $55.00 Eddie Washington two fines 15.00 Willie Williams . 5.00 R. Allen 10.00 Jack Bush 10.00 Dave Goldsmith ’10.00 Dave Jamison 10.00 March 3. bill Dyches .60 March 15. Willie Carter 50.00 $165.60 W. P. Sanders Magistrate. Feb 6 Henry Mathis 15.00 C. W. Dunbar Magistrate March 15 Lottie May Robinson 10.00 Dovie Kennedy . 10.00 Irene Harley .,10.00 $30.00 ) See Us Before You Buy Anything Electrical. Barnwell Electrical Co., Langley & Dicks, Prop’s ' *• ~ - . • T - , . . - * v -, Office in Burckh&lter Building. 3C IUL IUI JL ASK FOR ; . ■ eOHPONS GIVEN BY JT JTJbJlJf&i General Merchandise. Cash Coupons are little slips of paper that look like money. With every cash purchase—no matter how small you get a slip. . They are re deemable by the mercl^ant who gives them at of 2 cents on the dollar., You can take this- money ^nd buy railrmd f»n> nr iny, -thing else you want to. .. Save them—ask for them. They are as goodas gold. Fresh Norfolk Oysters We handle the freshest, choicest oysters on the market. A full line of candies, fruits, cigars, etc., etc., at all times. Barnwell Fruit Company Agents for , (Randies Notice to Debtor* and Creditor* A'' persuns indebted to the estate of McD. Eubanks, deceased, are requested to make prompt payment of such in debtedness to the undersigned and all persons having claims against the said estate will please present the same properly attested to me. O. F. Nunamaker, Clifton Eubanks, ... ^ ■ Executors. March, 2, 1915. Send us your job work. .Wm. McNAB. x _ Representing The Equitable Life Ins. Co. also the Strongest Fire. Health aod Accident hrsnrance Companies.' 7 Personal attention given all business 0«oa In Harrison Block, Mala Sc. Babs-well, S. C. SEID DS T0S1 JOB INK