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BARNWELL. S. C OCTOBER 7 1913
mtOUSFIRE
SATURDAY NIGHT
and Opera House
Destroyed in $30,000 Blaze.
ILY ABOUT $14,000 INSURANCE
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|B«r to the Value of Twenty-Three
Thousand Dollars Consumed.
One of the most disastrous and
spectacular fires in Barnwell in recent
occurred here Saturday night
[about 11 o’clock, whentheOpera House
I building, containing the Barnwell dis
pensary and bottling plant, was totally
destroyed, entailing a property loss of
nearly $30,000, partially covered by in-
sufance. •
The fire was first discovered by Judge
C. J. Hay, town treasurer, who had
sleeping apartments in the rear of the
building. The Judge was going to his
room, when his attention was attracted
by a crackling noise in the bottling
plant, located in the store room adjoin-
the dispensary. Close inspection
through a front window failed to dis
close the cause of the noise, and not
wishing to give a false alarm of fire, he
harried up town and called the chief of
and several other gentlemen,
i they could return to the build-
sowever, dense smoke was pour-
am every crack 1 and crevice, and
although the front doors of both the
dispensary and bottling plant were
quickly broken open it eras impossible
to save any of the stock. Hurrying
around to his room. Judge Hay suc
ceeded in saving practically all of his
effects, except a few articles of minor
value.
For fifteen or twenty minutes after
the alarm was given, heavy black smoke
poured from the burning building be
fore any blaze became visible, the fire
finally eating its way through the second
floor and breaking out of a side window
with a mighty roar Fortunately for
the businaas portion of town, the night
was vary still and the direct ion of the
smoke was towards the north-east. The
glare from the burning building was
gt seen for miles around and the thous
ands of sparks soaring overhead was
a beautiful sight, having the appearance
of fireworks on a magnificent scale.
When the rodf fell ia, sparks were car
ried as far as the old Aldrich home oo
East Main Street.
Many burning embers fell on the
cotton platform end the guardhouse,
in which were several drunken negroes
who were immediately released by
order of Msyor Harley. At one time
it W-8 feared that the Baptist Church
, would be ignited by falling sparks, but
this danger quickly pasted.
The recent checking of the dispen
saries by the clerk of the dispensary
board shows that the stock on hand in
the Barnwell dispensary and bottling
plant combined was, at consumer's
prices, nearly $23,000, on which there
was $8,000 insurance. This docs not
mean, however, that the loss will be
£*£000, as the invoice price is consider-
/ ^^®J ,n der the retail price. The build-
i n^Bmhich was valued at about $8,000,
' j^^wjsured for $4,000, while insurance
\JVife amount of $800 was carried on
the Opera House furniture, etc. The
origin .of the fire is unknown, one
theory being that it was caused by
defective wiring.
[ It is m>t known at this time whether
or not the building will be replaced.
There are tentative plans for erecting a
town hall and guardhouse, providing
the hall with a stage and suitable seat
ing capacity for public meetings, etc."
This matterf however, will be probably
be discussed at the the next meeting of
the city fathers. ,
So far it has been impossible to se
cure a suitable place for reope ning the
dispensary, as there is not a vacant
store room in town. Unless a place
can be found, Barnwell Will be “dry”
three months ahead of time.
ANTUELUm cum IQ r
. BE PAID BAMBERG H1EKS
1221.38 Do. E*Ut. o* T. J. C«int, |„
Carrying y. S.MaMa.
There is $221.38 due to the estate of
the late Cpl. T. J. Counts, who died at
the home of his daughter in Bamberg
several months ago, on a contract for
carrying the U S. mails at the time
war was declared between- the. States,
according toe letter received last week
by Clerk of Court W. H. Duncan, of
Barnwell, from Fred G. Golden, an at
torney, of Washington, D C. The let
ter is as follows:
“Clerk of County Court of Barnwell
County, Barnwell, S. C.—DearSir: Mr.
T. J. Count, of Buford’s Bridge, Barn
well County, South Carolina, was a
contractor for carring U. S. mails at the
time the Civil War began in 1861and the
records show there is at least $221.38
due him on his contract
“Will you kindly give me his actress,
if living; if not give name and address
•f his administrator or any of his heirs,
so that collection may be made?
“Such favor will be appreciated by
me and doubtless by his heirs, as I am
certain I can now make collection of
the sum ( due his estate.”
Mr Duncan turned the letter over to
the Clerk of Court of Bamberg County
for attention, as Buford's Bridge is now
a part of that county.
COMBAT WEEVIL WITH
DIVERSIFIED FARMING
Cwnty Agent Urge* Importance of Mere
Gram and Livestock.
(J. C. Barksdale, County Demonstra
tion Agent.)
State Entomologist E. Lee Worshsm,
of Georgia, ia fighting the boll weevil
in his destructive march through Geor
gia. A tour of the State wi 1 be made
by automobiles, making two or more
points in each county. The parties
coasist of a boll weevil expert, a busi
ness man who knows from experience
the effects of the weevil upon business
in infested territory, an expert on di
ve' siflcation of crops and an expert on
the livestock industry. Those men
urge ear mess in cotton planting and
turotag the cotton lands in the fall and
a diversified system of farming, which
will include more grain and livestock.
We urge our farmers to prepore for
war in time of peace, to increase their
j grain and livestock, to fence fields sod
set pastures, so as to fortify themselves
against the attack. Livestock is need
ed to manufacture the rough products
of the farm into beef and to provide
compost for maintaining soil fertility.
The'average farmer needs more live
stock. It wou)d be a sound policy for
him to produce ons steer to every two
bales of cotton. He could do this and
realize s profit bn livestock and have
produced each year enough compoat to
provide a heavy manuring for his cot
ton. Better livestock is needed be
cause they are better feeders and are
more economical in every way than the
“scrub.” As we see it, there is but
one handicap to prevent the average
farmer beginning with livestock—the
matter of capital. By proper relations
with their bankers and by exercising
foresight, this handicap can in a meas
ure be removed.
There is a crying need for more and
better pastures, a need for more fen’ced
fields and a continuation of the diversi
fied system begun last year. We need
to get rid of our “joint grass.” Ber
muda grass is a God-aend to the people
of the South: it is an essential in a per
manent pasture for this section, and we
trust that our farmers will not wait for
calamity to teach them this truth.' Pre
pare for the boll weevil war in time of
peace—make the farm as near self-sup
porting as possible, fence the fields
and increase livestock.
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Barnwslt Opera Houm, Entirely Destroyed by Firs Saturday Night.—Photograph
Token When Flames Wore at Thoir Het^iL
SMALLEST COTTON CROP
IN THE PAST SIX YEARS
Gov*
ent Report Pets Crop at Only
lOJSO.OOO Bale*.
Washington, October 4.—A heavy de
cline in the condition of the growing
cotton crop, almost double the average
decline of the last ten years during
September, has decreased the produc
tion prospects forecasted previously by
four million bales. The department of
agriculture today estimated the crop
at 10,960,000 equivalent 600-pound bales
which would be the smallest crop siftce
1900.
The condition of the cotton crop of
the United States on September 26 was
60.8 per cant of normal, com pa rad with
60.2 per cent oo Auguat 26, 73.5 last
year, 64.1 in 1912, and 68.3 per cent,
the average of the past ten years on
September 26. That announcement
was made at noon today by the crop re
porting board of the United States de
partment of agriculture, in its final con
dition report of the season.
The September 26 condition indicates
a yield of 168 pounds of lint per acre,
which, applied to the planted acreage
less the average abandonment—1.3 per
cent—indicates a total of 10,960,000
equivalent 600-pound bales, compared
with 16,136,000 bales ginned last year.
Final results probably will be above or
below the amount indicated, according
as conditions after September 26 are
better or worse than average.
MIGHTY CRUISERS TO BE
BUILT BY UNITED STATES
Advertimd Latter*.
Letters remaining in the Post Office
and advertised Oct. 4th, 1916.
Mats
Max M. Brown, John Children. C. H.
Duncan, Mr. Greatheart, H. H. Head-
den, S. M. Washington.
Mrs. Rosa Beck, Janie Boney, Miss
Lela Hyel, Miss Susans Johnson, Mrs.
Mary Johnson, Miss Sam Morgan.
Persons calling for tnese letters will
please say advertised.
Chas. E. Falkenstein, P. M.
The People’s job department has been
“snowed under” with orders for'the
past several days, but is again ready to
give immediate attention to that order
for job work.
Proposed Supar-Battl* Cruiser* WiU Be
Mo*t Powerful Vernel*.
Washington, October 4.—Super-battle
cruisers, bigger, faster and more heav
ily armed than any war craft now
afloat or building, to cost eighteen mil
lion dollars etch, will be recommended
to Congress as a part of the navy build-
ing programme for next year. Decision
on this step was reached today at a
conference between President Wilson,
Secretary Daniels and Representative
Padgett, chairman of the House naval
affairs committee.
Plans for the new vessels already
have been prepared and are being con
sidered by the Secretary and members
of the general board.
Just how many of the new type ships
will be asked for has not been de
termined, Secretary Daniels said after
the conference. Coat of cocstructioA
of navy craft has risen since the out
break of thq. European war. Dread
noughts, which also will be recom
mended for construction this winter
will cost $18,000,000 each. It Is esti
mated, against $16,000,000 for ships now
building. Part of this increase,
though, is due to better hull construc-
tioh.
The number of shipe of each class
to be urged probably will be agreed,
upon within a few days. The esti
mates, by law, muar be in the hands of
the Secretary of the Treasury by Oc
tober 16.
Lyndhurst, October 2.—The long dry
spell in this section has been broken by
refreshing rains which have greatly
improved the condition of the roads.
The Rev. P. D. Hay, of Summerville,
who has been visiting his son, E. G.
Hay, returned home Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Cater D. Fowke, of
Brown Hill, spent the week-end with
J. C. Fowke aad family.
W. H. and F. L. Fowke enrolled last
week as pupils in the Barnwell High
School.
P. R. Hay and daughter, Miss Emma,
motored down from King’s Mountain
in their new car a short time ago.
Farmers in this vicinity are getting
out their cotton rapidly and the gins
are kept busy.
ALLENDALE D. A. R. MEETING
Ait Enjoyable Dinner.
The big-hearted hospitality of Mr.
and Mrs. G. M. Sheppard withstood a
seyere test Saturday, when a party of
hungry men'from Barnwell; composed
of Sheriff J, B. Morris, W. V, Richard
Mary McClure Chapter Begins Fall
Activities.—Delegates;
Allendale, September 30.—The Mary
McClure Chapter, D. A. R., began its
new year with a very interesting meet
ing held Friday afternoon with Mrs. W.
A. All Mrs. J. Henry Johnson, the
regent, presided. Miss Eunice O. Wil
liams read a splendid paper on “Coloni
al Home Life in South Carolina.”
The following delegates were elected
Nittend the State conference in Green-
Mrs. J. Henry Johnson, regent;
s. W. A. All, alternate; Mias^Eva Mae
Owens, delegate; Miss Sara* Raysor,
alternate. A committee was appointed
to select and purchase a flag for presen
tation to the high school. Upon ad
journment of the busin ess session re
freshments were served.
son,Mayor J. E. Harley and son, Sena-
. tor A. <B. Patterson, Jut Still, Super-
I visor G. J. Diamond, Capt. J. S. Hal
ford, Clerk of Court W. H. Duncan and
B. P. Davies, motored out to their Sait-
kehatchie farm and partook of an ele
gant barbecue dinner, such as only
Southern cooks of the old school know
how to prepare. Following the sump
tuous repast, the visitors were shown
-over Capt. Sheppard’s farm, which, it
might be remarked m passing, is not
given over to the all-cottoh plan, but is
made to produce practically all of the
necessities and some of the luxuries of
life'. In addition to the town guesta,
several of Mr. Sheppard's neighbor's
were present.
The days lose 11 minutes in sunshine
this week.
Special Offer Extended Until
October 15th.
About a month ago, The People announced that in
order to collect past due subscription accounts the price of
the paper would be lowered to $1 a year during the month
of September. Quite a number of subscribers took advan
tage of this exceptional opportunity, but there are still sev
eral hundred who owe us fo^from one to five years, and in
response to a number Af requests for an extension of the
timelimit, we have decided to hold the offer open until
October 15th, on which date the former price of $1.25 will
again become effective.
We realize that in many instances the money received
by our farmer friends from their first sales of cotton must
go to settle their accounts at the banks and with the mer
chants, and this additional extension of time should give
every one an opportunity to settle at the reduced price. We
had rather give them the benefit of the $0 peY cent dis
count than pay an attorney for collecting the accounts, so if
a ring appears airffuV^the label on your "paper, send ns a
check or money order fpr the amount due by return mail.
. This offer will positively be withdrawn after October
15th.
DO IT NOW—TODAY!
The Editor.
ELLEHTOH SCHOOL OPENS
v WITH BRIGHT PROSPECTS
Show TWr
Ellenton, Oct 2.—On Inst Monday
morning a large crowd was present to
witness the formal opening of the
fourth year’s existence of the Ellenton
graded school. Patrons end well-wish
ers were on band it! goodly number to
attest by their pret$£ee the place of
this splendid institutioE| in their hearts.
Under capable supervision and effi-
dentmanagement this school has grown
better each year and ranks today aa
one of the best institutions of learning
in the State.
The board of trustess is composed of
W. B. Turner, chairman; A. M. Harley,
C. T. Bailey, F. M. Youngblood and C.
M. Turner. The teachers this year are
Prof. H. F. Steedly, of Bamberg, prin
cipal, Miss Ella Jacobs, of Johoaton,
first assistant, and Miss MaAie Bush,
of this dty, second assistant. Mias
Bush is a known quantity; having
taught here before, and all bear witness
to her sterling worth as a teacher.
Prof. Steedly and Min Jacobs come
with the highest of recomasendatioos
and all in all a banner year is looked
forward to. <
Promptly at 9 o’clock the assembly
was called to order by W. B. Turner,
chairman of the board’of-trustees, who
presided with much ease and dignity.
The first song “America" was rendered
by the audience, after which E. H.
Clark, pastor of the Ellenton Bnptist
Church, read from the Bible on matters
pertaining to wisdom, the reading being
followed by prayer.
Min Ethel Dunbar, who always de
lights her audience, then sang “A Lit
tle, Bit of Heaven.” Following this
talks ware made by Messrs. E. R. Buck
ingham, C. T. Bailey, R. J. Dunbar, F.
M. Youngblood and R. D. Mayes.
The remainder of the musical pro
gram, Mrs. M. L McElheny, pianist,
consisted of “My Old Kentucky Home,''
"Star Spangled Banner” and “Mary
land, My Maryland.’* Prof. Steediey
made a short address, pledging his bast
efforts and asking the cooperation of
tnisteae aad patrons E. H. Clark
made ■ few remarks, giving some good
advice to (ha children and also to the
parents.
Elleuton is proud of her school, her
patrons apd her trustees, and justly
may she be.
TROOPS OF ALLIES
LAND AT SALONKl
Eotante Powmra Prf nriag For
Entry qf Baltina.
BULGARIA FAILS TO ANSWER
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES.
el Stedy Hell Tamed la
Ms UtBBMC
The enrollment of the BarnwtU Pub
lic School shows an Increase of 25 over
last year. This is nearly 16 per cent
increase.
The high school is so large that the
•rating capacity of the study hall ia
taxed to its utmost.
Mr. Oallegfaer, photographer, took
film pictures of aU school activities and
these will be throws oo the screes at
the Lyric Theatre Wednesday sight.
Under the assuagement of ChoMl
Robison the foot ball team In showiag
marked improvement, [The first gtme
of the season will be played with Den
mark October 22. ,
The girls' basket ball team began to
practice on Monday. They mean busi
ness and are on the lookout for ecaipe.
Look out for the Scarlet aad Whitea!
The high school orchestra organized
Tuesday night. There will now be no
scarcity of overtures, preludes and in
terludes.
A meeting of tho Dramatic Club wiD
be held Friday night. Since the lots
by fire of the opesa house, the school
has the only public auditorium in town.
Every Monday morning one of the min
isters of the town conduct* the devo
tional exercises at the school house.
The Pyerian and Gilmore Simms Lit
erary Societies meet every Friday af
ternoon at 2 o’clock. Patrons and citi
zens are cordially invited to attend.
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Denmark, Oct. 2.—Mrs Dora Dee
Walker of Wiathrop college and Miss
Napier of Columbia were here on Dept.
30. They gave demonstrations in can
ning, preserving, bread maJdag andthe
tireless cooker under the auspices of
the Community Improvement associa
tion of Dtfiaiark. Mrs. WUker organ
ized about 90 of the women present into
* club for the study of home economics
Iltf hoped that an aporopriation will
be spade to pay in phrt the salary of a
demonstration agent for the county,
the balance being given bv the depart
ment of agriculture."Lunch was served
making a pleasaat social occasion.
The Grahams chapter, U. D. C. t at
the last meeting elected the following
dnlegntrs: To Sea Francisco, the
preaident, Mrs. 4. S.
Mrs. F. H. McCrae, lathe
vesttoe, Mrs S O
J. S. J. Faust.
No Words#
s’s AaoWwr to
London, Oct 4.—The time allotted
Bulgaria by the allies, through Rus
sia, to turn her batten Germany, Aus
tria and Turkey expired late today hot
the expiration of the time limit brought
no immediate surface indications to
clarify the situation.
Whether the Russian minister prompt
ly left the Bulgarian capital ns his
government threatened provided Bul
garia declined to meet the Ruastan
ultimatum; whether Bulgaria dissem
bled, asking for further time;
or whether King Ferdinand and
his supporters merely observed
silence, was not known in London Up
to 11 o'clock tonight .
Either the censorship or the vags-
rie* of wartime cable service, or the
two combined, resulted is keeping
London in the Ark. although definite
news was expected hourly.
Events have been tnumplnng, how
ever, In keeping wittUMftit sppr
mg erisia4tvQlviaf
Balkans into the
Russian warships have appeeted in the
Black sea off the Bulgarian port a#
Varna; Fronah and British troops have
landed at Sakmlki, a Greek port M
miles south of the Bulgaria frontier,
and Bulgarian troops, which have
been on the mors for deye, have been
maaeed ia great nnaaher along the
Servian border.
From central powers’ side have eeme
amplified reports of the great Weight of
men aad metal being piled ap
tory to a Mew against Bervti
side, as the first step in
popular imagination I
cepted as a I
to smash ^ _
aad Uak ap with Bulgaria,
der to Constentiaopte.
Delayed cables told of the Mediae of
the allied troops at SaloaikL With
these reports arrived comments from
the Athens papers, the gist of which
was that the appearance of Preach and
British soldiers in Greece at a time
when Greece was still outwardly neu
tral should cause no exdtamont, in thte
their thisston, as one of the Athens
papers expressed it, wee "to defeed
the failw*y against Bulgarian sggv^.
sion and giva help to Servin, the ally *#
Greece.”
The Greek minister at London rw-
feaed to comment on the repeat that
the Hellenic government considered
the tamdieg of tho allied troops a vio
lation of neutrally aad bad |
In the West the Gena
stated ia their driving
agrtart tho British until they hare
retaken most of the Htrhtnxnllei
doubt This in admitted by
ManhalFroach, bat it ia not d
apedfkallr by the Germane A
possibly because of the tact that
lorn of this ftronghoM was aevfcr <
red.by Berlin.
TO* death.
Negro Suffers Horrible Fate ia Dan*:
A negro, who, from papers found fc
his pockets at the time of his arrest, is
thought to have bpen named Charite
Williams, was burned to death early
Friday morning in the firq that des
troyed the Dunbartop guardhouse.
Williams was arrested Thursday even
ing on the charge of housebreaking and
larceny, he having entered the house
of Wash Halford, of Dunbarton, and'
stolen several valuable articles. He
was placed in the guardhouse for side-
keeping until he could be brought to
the Barnwell jail and it i* supposed
that he tried to burn his way to liberty. *
When the fire was first discovered at
about 5 o’clock Friday morning the in
terior of the building was a mam of
flame* and the rescue of the miserable
negro wes impossible. The coroner’s
jury brought in a verdict ia i
with the above facts.
To Wed 1.
Augusta, Sept 29.—An
ment of interest to both Sooth
lina and Georgia is that of-Mr.
L. W. Hilt of Ellen ton of the
ment ef their daughter, Mm
HOI, to Eustace Clarence
Augusta, themarnagetohei
eariy ia November at
young people eome of
Caro-