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■ j^r, P. W. Bull, of Columbia, and a
young man named Still, of Blackville,
had a narrow escape from death while
returning to Barnwell from Blaekvi^e
in an automobile Thursday night. The
accident occurred at the railroad
crossing a short distance North of the
poor yard, On the outskirts of this
city. The approach from the Bfaek-
ville side is very steep and the public
road crosses the railroad at ah oblique
angle.. Mr. Bull, who was driving the
car, negotiated the incline safely but
when the wheels of his machine struck
the iron rails the automobile.skidded
and before control could be regained
plunged over the embankment, which
at that point is 10 or 15, feet high.
The car turned over," throwing the
occupants out, and landed.at the bot
tom right side up. Young Still, who
was uninjured, started at once for
town to get a physician. At first it
was thought that Mr. Bull’s back was
broken, but after his removal to a lo
cal hotel it was found that the extent
of his injuries was two ribs broken
and several painful bruises. How ei
ther ocupant of the machine escaped
death is a miracle.
The windshield on the automobile
^was smashed, one, Render and the
steering wheel bent, but it was later
brought in under its own power by a
local garage man.
r The State Friday morning said:
“Mr. Bull is connected with the
surety and bond department of the
New England Equitable Insurance
Company of Boston, lepresented in
Columbia by John W. Lillard, presi
dent and treasurer of the Fiduciary
Security Company. Mr. Bull has been
with Mr. Lillard-since January 1 and
is a young man of wide experience in
surety transactions. Previously he
was ma/iager of the National Surety
Company, of which J. Pope Mathews,
W. M. Gibbes, Jr., and W. T. Love are
representatives in Columbia.’*
The friends of Mr. Bull hope he
will soon recover from the results of
the acewient. It will be remembered
that he was in the automobile wreck
in Orangeburg some time ago in
which Mr. Simon B. Rich, an attorney,
was fatally injured.
FOG AIDS AIR MOVE.
Zt-ppelin Attacks I’airs, Killing and
Injuring Two Score.
Twenty-four persons were killed
and 2? injured when a Zeppelin air
ship Saturday night dropped • three
and a half tons of explosives on Paris.
The attack was under a heavy fog
. and the rafder escaped, although a
large number of French aircraft en
deavored Jo find it. Some of the
bombs weighed about t>bo pounds and
in exploding caused considerable ma
terial damage.
Another Zeppelin raid on Paris was
threatened Sunday night, warnings
being sounded throughout the city.
Crowds gathered to watch for the ap
proach of the raider and the attack
• rt it by the cordon. of aeroplanes
uarding the capital.
' ~ Berlin reports that all of the
ground gained in the city of Neu-
ville and south of the Somme re
mains in their hands despite strong
French attacks.
The position captured south of the
Somme, says the Berlin dispatches, is
3,500 metres in length and 1,000 me
tres in depth. Seventeen officers and
1,270 men, among them several Eng
lishmen, were made prisoners.
Paris says that in fresh attacks op
posite Dompierre, south of the Somme
r the Germans were twice repulsed.
There has been little fighting on
.the Russian front except near Us^
ciezeko, on the Bukowina frontier,
where repeated attacks by the Rus
sians against the Austro-Hungarians
are declared by Vienna tp have been
repulsed. 7
In the Balkans the situation is
quiet.
There have been usual bombard
ments on the Austro-Italian front.
Constantinople asserts’that the sit
uation in the Caucasus and Mesop-
. otama, where the Zurka,.are bafcUing-
respectively with the Russians and
British, is virtually unchanged. Near
Felahie it was asserted that the Turks
captured 1,000 camels from the Brit
ish. •
Petrograd on the other hand re
ports that tq the north of Erzerum
the Russians continue their, advance,
cing prisoners and capturing muni-
jns. '' ' \»
t _''The pursuit of the Turks south of
^Lake IJrumiah TbHfnfl!ei^* , "'‘**”*
Apparently pleased with his visit
to Berlin, where he had confered with
Germans, Col. E. M. House, personal
representative of President Wilson,
kas departed ior Switzerland.
Columbia,. Feb. 1.—Three'thousand
men are expected to meet in •Colum
bia, Feb. 6-9. It will be a greati Con
vention of Laymen of all denomina
tions, met to study the relation of the
church to the neW conditions through
out the world."'- Churches are com
posed of laympn; laymen support the
churches; laymen - support the mis
sionary enterprises of the church^-
now laymen will meet to survey the
field, to learn what is being done and
what ought to be done. Able speak
ers will address the laymen and on
themes that are compelling in their
interest and timeliness. Such ad
dresses are distinctly worth while and
.would repay a long trip; but along
with the information and the appeal
there are other benefits—a broader
outlook quickened interest, stimulus to
more active participation in the work
of the local church as the source of
power. That is worth reflecting on
The laymen are not undertaking any
new thing; they are just trying to see.
It is true, probably, that most lay
men have been rather half-hearted in
their efforts because they knew but
little of the work, of the church be
yond the Sunday sermon and the
weekly prayeMneeting. Such a Con
vention as that in Columbia will bring
to laymen when they are most recep
tive a view of the world as a religious
opportunity. But there will be much
more; for the church has problems at
home and must study these problems
astchurch liabilities. Social problems
in the congested cities, a somewhat
perplexing subject, must be solved.
But the church niust infuse into all
relations the spirit of the gospel.
Laymen are studying as well as min
isters, and a free discussion, led by
men who are in touch with those
things, must prove greatly beneficial.
And the individual—what should be
his attitude? Such questions will be
illumined by intelligent discussion.
Read the program. It fairly grips
you in its suggestiveness. Our re
ligious opportunity is a big one; but
it consiata not ao much in getting more
men into the membership of our
churches as it does in developing the
churches as an efficient factor in the
life of a workaday world.
All roads have offered special rates
and good rates are offered by Colum
bia boarding houses. The County
Chairmen in almost every county have
arranged for special coaches to take
their delegations to the Convention,
all. delegates leaving Monday morn
ing, Feb. 7th, arriving in Columbia in
time to register and be'assigned to
their hotels or boarding houses be
fore time for the evening sessions of
the conference. '
Mr. and Mrs. Baxley Entertain.
Special to The People.
Dunbarton, R. F. D. No. 2, Jan.29.—
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Baxley give an
“Observation Party” in honor of the
latter’s cousin, Miss Ada Sanders,
and her sister, Misss Ida Kate Sand
ers, recently. After some time spent
in pleasant conversation, each young
man was asked to write a description
of his partner. The first prize was-
won by Mr. G. L. Hill and the booby
by Mr. Allen Hill. The guests were
invited into the dining room, where
they were served with old-time pound
cake, nut cake and fruit salad by
Miss Ida Kate Sanders.
The following Sunday several
couples enjoyed a delightful turkey
dinner at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Baxley. •
Cleveland, Jan. 29.—President WiW
on, speaking,, as he said, “solemnly,”
warned the nation tonight that the
time may come when he can not both
keeb the United States out of war
and maintain its honor. He declared
that the country must be prepared at
once.
“America is ngt afraid of anybody,”
he said, “J know I reflect your feel
ing and the feeling of all of our cit
izens when I say the only thing I am
afraid of is not being ready to per
form my duty. I am afraid of the
danger of inadequacy; I am afraid of
the danger of not being'^le to ex
press the. chief character "of this coun
try with tremendous might and effect
iveness whenever we are called upon
tp act in the field of the world’s af\,
fairs.”
The president spoke in Cleveland
tonight with more gravity -and force
than he "has spoken during any of
his previous addresses on prepared-
ZT ■* mStm
ness. —
He was applauded frequently and
when he spoke of defending the na
tion’s honor the cheering was tre
mendous.: . _ .
May Come Any Day.
“Let me tell you very solemnly you
can not, postpone this thing,”' he
declared. “I do not know what a sin
gle day may bring forth. 1 do not
wish to leave you with the impres
sion that I am thinking of some par
ticular danger. I merely wish to tell
you that we are daily treading amidst
intricate dangers. The dangers that
we are treading amongst are not of
our own making and not under our
control. I think no man in the Unit
ed States knows what a single Week,
a single day, may bring forth.”
Again and again the president
spoke of the nation’s honor. He de
clared the real man believs his hon
or is dearer than his life and a na
tion.’*-honor is dearer than its peace
and comfort. He said it had been
difficult to keep the United States out
of- the war and he felt he had proved
he was a man of peace when possible.
He expressed regret that the ques
tion has come up in a campaign year
“Let us forget,” he said, “that this
is a year of rational elections.” The
preparedness issue, he added, should
have nothing to do with politics.
Should Increase Navy.
For the first time'during his present
tour the president spoke of the navy
and of the coast defenses. The latter,
he said, are good in quality but not
in quantity. Some people say that the
navy ranks second, he declared, but
the experts agree it ranks fourth. He
added it should be increased.
Among the possible sources of dan
ger mentioned by the president were
the difficulties growing out of the
protection of ArnerlM~ns~7iHroa3~and
the obligation of the United States to
maintain the liberties of the people of
the Western hemisphere.
The third fire in Barnwell ’ within
less than a week occurred Wednesday
night about b o’clock, when the pretty
cottage of Mr. M. E. Black, in Acad
emy Street, ; was totalljf destroyed.
When first discovered the fire was
burning fiercely in the fitting room
and is'thought to have been caused
from a spark igniting a pile of cloth
ing on a chair. None of the members
* '
of the family was at home^at the time,
but a door was broken open and an
attempt was made to save the house
hold goods.' The blaze spread with
such rapidity, however, filling the en
tire house with dense ^moke, that on
ly a fe\v articles ;J of''furniture' were
gotten out.
Mr. Black had only recently com
pleted the remodelling of his residence
s^nd his friends sympathize with him
in the loss of his home. He carried
! >3,500 insurance on the house and its
contents.
This was the second fire in Acade
my Street in two days, the residence
occupied by Mr. A. E. Hartin having
been destroyed the previous day.
Wants Investigation.
Senator A. B. Patterson, of Barn-
wejl, last week introduced a joint res
olution in the Legislature to require
the solicitor of the 5th judicial cir
cuit to investigate the current report
that the superintendent of the State
Hospital for the Insane has unlawfully
accepted extol compensation, in addi
tion to that provided by law, and to
take such action in the premises as
is agreeable to law and justice.
Won’t Run for Sheriff.
It has been rumored that Supervis
or G. J. Diamond would oppose Sher
iff J. B. Morris for re-election this
summer; but when seen by a represen-
ative of The People and asked for an
answer Mr, Diamond stated most em
phatically: “No, not oppose
Sheriff Morris. I am satisfied with
the offifej-n owjiald-awtto- be
a candidate for re-election.”
One of the most enjoyable enter
tainments of the winter was the mock
Marriage in the auditorium of the
BarnweU Graded School Friday even
ing, when “Mias’ Wilhelmina Riley
became the bride of Mr. Mordecai Ma-
zursky, the “Rev.” R. Boyd Cole per
forming the ceremony.
Just before the entrance of the bri
dal party, “Miss” Angustine Patter
son sang a parody on “O, Promise
Me,” “Mrs.” Roberta Bailey playing
the accompaniment on the piano. Then
to the strains of the wedding march
the party entered in the following or
der: “Miss” Wilburina Porter, flower
girl; “Miss” Haroldia Simms, ring-
bearer; “Miss” Arthuria Moore and
Mr. A. T. Beard; "Miss” Walturina
Richardson and Mr. Carter Price;
“Miss” Johnnes Robison and Mr. J.
M. Brodie; “Miss” Wilhelmina Man
ning, maid of honor, and Dr. Mace,
the best.man; “little" Lang Cave,
looking very cute in his best bib and
tucker, held up the bride’s flowing
train. •
The costumes bf the attendants
were ludicrous in the extreme and
caused yells of delight from the au
dience. 73 .
After the couple had been joined
with a pair of handcuffs, a delightful
oyster supper was served in the base
ment of the school building. Quite i
tidy sum was realized, the proceeds
being used for School purposes.
Partial Eclipse of Sun.
Washington, Jan. 30.—Scientists at
the United States naval observatory
are preparing to traiij their telescopes
on a partial eclipse of the sun Feb
ruary 3d.
As it occurs in this* region the
eclipse has not a great scientific value,
but observations will be made of the
sun and mpon to-correct the tables
of their motions.
The eclipse tyegins at 10:11:23.4 a.
m., and ends at 22 minutes 52.9 sec
onds after noo}i, eastern standard
time. Thte maximum obscuration of
the sun will be somewhat Ipss than
four-tenths.
Woman’s Reading Club.
While in the city salesday, dear de
linquent subscriber, it would not be
amiss to call at The Pettple office And
put yourself in good standing.
Allefidale, January 29.—The Wo
man’s Reading Club, of Allendale,
held its January meeting with'Mrs. A
W. Owens. After business had been
disposed of a spirited debate was en
joyed, Mrs. W. R. Darlington and Miss
Marie Keel, affirmative, and Mrs. W.
D. Gray and Mrs. Jennie Montgomery
upholding the negative. The question
was, “Resolved, that compulsory edu
cation is needed in South Carolina.”
Many pointy were brought out by both
sides. The judges, the Rev. B. G.
Murphy, Prof. T. E. Crane and R. L.
Merryweather, finally decided in fav
or of the affirmative.
' Receives Death Sentence.
York, Jan. 31.—At a special term
of court, ordered by Gov Manning
and bald here todfcy, Israel Good, A
17-year-old negro, was convicted of
criminal assault upon the person of a
little six-year-old white girl of t this
county and was sentenced by Judgf
Thomas 8. Seaae to be slectrocutec
on Friday, February 26-
RILEY—MAZURSKY.
Large Audience Enjoyed Mock Mar
riage in School Auditorium.
Advertised Letters.
Letters rjeipaining in the BarnweU
South Carolina Post Office and adver
tised January 31st, 1916.
Male '■ i
Willie Gibbs, N. K. Jones,- Jeffory
Jones, Guss Louis, Moses Mitchell
Daniel C." McQueen^W. S. Patterson
Henry Rock.
Female
Mellie Harley, Mary Humphries,
Louise Haynes, Mrs. Brine Jackson,
Minnie Morris, Julia Richards, Sabah
Smith, Essie Sanders, Meddin Thomp
son, Carrie Way.
Persons calling for these letters
will please say advertised gnd ‘give
date.
rj—r=fiY_j^ Cha’s. E. Falkenstein,
Postmaster.
* OUR LINOTYPE CLtJB#- •
The*"'1 olio wing subscribers have
qualified for membership in The Peo
ple’s Linotype Club by paying-their
subscription dues:
Miss Carey All, Williston.
M. A: Harden, Kline. --j—^
T. C. Hair, Williston.
D. C. Ready, Dunbarton.
J. S. Ferguson, Ajllendale.
Hass B. Lott, Elko.
Wade Hampton Hutto, Blackville
W. A. Hayes, Barnwell.
Cotton Ginnings.
There were 35,917 bales pf. cotton
ginned in Barnwell County prior to
January 16, as compared with 59,-
683 bales to the same date last year,
a decrease of 23,766 bales, according
to a report issued by the Department
of Commerce on January 20. Th»-
ginnings in Bamberg County were
15,936 this year as compared with
27,693 last-year. The total for the
State was 1,149,772 bales of the 1815
crop and 1,424,700 for. 1914.
Advertise in THE PEOPLE.
Columbia, January 29.—The gen
eral appropriation bill went into the
House today and Chairman Liles has
the distinction of having introduced
this most important measure earlier
than it has ever before been presented.
The committee members, <phref Clerk
Malcolm Miller and-fMr. J. C. Towns
end, chief clerk of the engrossing de
partment, all worked with persisten
cy to get the bill into the House today
so it could be* ready for consideration
on Monday.
The essential point of the bill is that
it provides for a tax levy of 6*4 mills,
which is to cover all of the expenses
of the State Government. Notwith
standing the very heavy demands) the
appropriation bill shows a net reduc
tion in the total of 179,260.80.
It will be interesting to note how
continuously the appropriation bill has
hung around the two million dollar
mark. These figures will be inter
esting:
1914..^ __L_ 12,213,675.54
1915^.1. 2,463,759.82
1916 2,384,4^9.02
It is very much' easiier to under
take to make reductionsi in an appro
priation bill than it is to accomplish
this. •
Chairman Liles in a talk with the
newspaper men after the introduction
of the bill had this comment to make:
Lite's Comment.
The committee has faithfully en
deavored to serve the best interest of
the State. We did not appropriate in
accordance with our desires, but we
believe we appropriated as the condi
tion of the State’s finances justified.
The most careful consideration has
been given every item and we feel
sure that* the actual needs of every
(tepartment and every institution have
been supplied, and we think we have
provided funds for extension and im
provements where the needs for such
were great. . The wprk of the com
mittee has been absolutely harmoni
ous. All differences were settled in
the committee room and we are ready
to stand by our work. I cannot speak
too highly of the faithfulness of the
members of the Committee. It has
been a day and night job since Janu
ary 11. We are hopeful that the re
sults of our efforts will prove satis
factory to the people of the State. It
will be noted that for ordinary State
purposes we have appropriated less
than $2,000,000. The amount for pert
sions and for the improvement of the
State Hospital for the Insane in
creases the total as shown. We have
carried out the resolution of the com
mittee to keep the amount raised by
levy within $2,000,000 and have re
duced the levy one-half jrnill.”
The appropriation bill "is a very
long document, consisting of forty-
two itemized sections.
The bankers have begun their as
saults on the state tax commission
Their representatives in the general
assembly are demanding that the act
creating the commission be repealed
It is practically certain that the act
will nefer be killed. It may be
amended in several particulars.
Little Done by Assembly.
The general assembly has been in
session for three weeks and nothing
of great importance has been enacted.
Probably the most important acts
have been those tightening the whis
ky laws. The road will be made very
hard fon illicit whisky dealers and it
is now up to the juries to do their
duty. As yet no solution has been
found for the disposition of the stocks
held by the old county dispensaries.
The indications are that the ses
sion of the general assembly will be
brought to a close in about two weeks.
The prospects are that the appropri- -
ation bill wilj be attended to during
the next week. After thatTfaag been
enacted the^ members will be ready^ to
go }iome. •
It is very probable that a steering
committed will be named this week
to weed out the more important legis
lation. ,Z|3b local measures of impor
tance will be attended to.
State Board of Councilation. '
Governor Manning is preparing a
measure which provides for a state
board of counciliation and he will in
sist that this be enacted at the pres
ent session.
The general assembly has provided
handsomely fcHv the State Hospital for
the Insane. The appropriation bill
carries $100,000 for the continuance of
thr iiHprovement work. The gover
nor will insistHiat the institution be
improved, and it is possible that an
other $50,000 will b« added, although
this will not affect the atate tax levy.
The matter of fixing the salary for
the superintendent of the State Hos
pital for the Inaaoo will ha ion
After a lingering illness of several
months, fallowing an operation for
appendicitis, H. Fullerton Buist, Esq^
of Blackville, died in a hospital in
Charleston at noon on Wednesday of
last week, in the 54th year of his age.
The news of his death came as a great
shock to his hundreds of friends
throughout the county, as it was not
generally known that*;-his condition
was so serious.
Several months ago, Mr. Buist suf
fered an attack of appendicitis. He
was taken to Charleston and an oper
ation performed. After hovering be
tween life and death for several
weeks he recovered sufficiently to re-1
turn to his home in Blackville. Re
cently, however, he took a turn for
the worse and a second operation was
deemed advisable in order to restore
him to health. His weakened con
stitution was not equal to the strain
and in spite of the tender nursing of
fbving hands and the skill of physi
cians the brave spirit returned to it*
Maker.
The body was carried to BlackvOle
and in the presence of a large con
course of sorrowing relatives and
sympathetic friends, gathered togeth
er from all parts of the county, was
tenderly laid to rest in the Blackville
cemetery, the Revs. A. E. Evison sad
W. L. Hayes, of BarnweU, conducting
the funeral services.
Mr. Buist was a son of the lata Rev.
Arthur Buist. He was a gentlemen of
sterling character and unimpeachable
integrity. By his gentleness of dis
position and thoughtfulness of the
welfare of his fellowmen he
himself not only to the people of
community but of the county at
He was an honored member of
Barnwell Bar and was an
the legal profession. Ho
term as chairman of the Board
County Commissioners and under
businesslike administration tho
of tho county were put on o
nancial footing. In hit
State has lost a useful son, his
a kind and loving husband end
and the people of Blackville a
friend and upright citison.
Mr. Buiat is survived by Ms
three daughters. Misses Etta,
and Charlotte Buiat, one son
Harold Buiat, one sister, Mrs.
Odom, of Blackville, and three
era, Messrs. C. S. and J. L. Buist, of
Blackville, and G. M. Buist, of
well, who have the sincere
of their many friends in their
bereavement.
SALES WERE ENORMOUS.
Dying Dispensaries
ness in Month
Did Large
of December.
The dispensaries in 14 counties of
the State sold $512,271.22 worth of
whiskey during last December, ac
cording to a statement prepared by. L.
L. Bultman, former State dispensary
auditor. The profiteer the itispse .
saries in the several counties for the
last quarter of the year aggregates
$200,247.05. The value of the ear-
plus stock is estimated at $75,000.
Following shows the sales for De
cember and the profits for the la*
quarter of the year by counties:
Aiken . $
Bamberg .
Barnwell -
Beaufort
Calhoun
Charleston
Dorchester
Florence
Georgetown
Jasper
Lexington
Orangeburg
Richland
Union „
Williamsburg
Sales
33,954.84
6,993.42
12,558.13
12.582.27
144,304.95
11.163.27
33,257.43
12,470.24
4,030.45
16,756.19
47,283.45
128,613.63
35,661.10
5,581.85
rroBts
19,833*2
5.710J*
2,011*1
5,47S4S
24*80*4
Total $512*71.22
Barnwell Wins Game.
'—
A very exciting game of baakethal
was played here Friday afternoon be- >
tween the girls of the Barnwell high
school and the snappy Bamberg high
school team, resulting in a victory far
the locals of 25 to 17. Both
played- well. Each school has
won a game and the deciding
will be played on neutral grounds
an early date. <
the board of
amount it carried in the
tion bill. This procedure Is
by all other state
trustees fix the
dent of the University off
Ima.