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“Juftt Like a Member of (he FamUy”
VOLUME XXXIX.
BARNWELL. SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAy, AUGUST 24TH, lfl«.
NUMBER 12.
THE PEE DEE FOR MANNING.
Former Supporter of Mr. Cooper Says
Governor Will Be Re-elected.
ALLENDALE SOCIAL NEWS.
Columbia, S. C., August 22.—(Spec
ial):—“He deserves to be our next
Governor and 1 feel that Darlington
and the Pee Dee section will do their
part to reelect him,” said Mr. David
R. Coker in discussing the prospects
for the reelection of Governor Man
ning. “Many who voted for other
candidates two years ago feel that
they should show their approval of
Mr. Manning’s administration and
their gratitude to him for his pro
gressive, humane, and business-like
course as Governor,” continued Mr.
Coker.
Mr. Coker, it will be remembered,
two years ago gave his support to Mr.
Cooper in an effort to defeat Mr.
Richards. The work of Mr. Coker at
that time was largely responsible for
the large vote polled by Mr. Cooper
in the Pee Dee section of the State.
He speaks enthusiastically at this
time in reference to the reelection of
.Governor Manning. His statement to
the press follows in full:—
“After talking with many repre
sentative men during the past ten
days, I am convinced that R. I. Man
uring will get a big vote from Darling-
»n County in the ftrst primary—
sibly a majority of the total vote.
1 Many who voted for either candidates
two years ago feel that they ought to
show their approval of Mr. Manning’a
adminiatration and their gratitude to
him for his progreasive, humane and
business-like course as governor.
“Mr. Manning not only promised to
check blind tigerism, race track gam
bling and general lawlesaness but has
demonstrated his ability to do so.
He not only deplored the lack of law
enforcement and the contempt for law
formerly prevalent, but has shown
that he can enforce the law and com
mand respect for it. He not only ex-
Mrs. W. R. Darlington, Jr., Honors
Mrs. B. J. Hammet, Jr.
Allendale, August 19.—Miss Blair
Woodrow, of Ocala, Fla., is the guest
of Miss Sara All.
Miss Flora Tobin has returned home
from a trip to New York, Washing
ton and points in Virginia.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Crane have re
turned home from a visit to their rela
tives in Charlotte, N. C.
Miss Elizabeth Walker of Charles
ton and Miss Wylma Green of Mon
roe, N. C., have returned to their
homes after a visit to Misses Gladys
and Sara All.
A very enjoyable event of the week
was a party given by Mrs. William
Darlington, Jr., in honor of Mrs. B. J.
Hammet, Jr.
Mrs. Archie Campbell and children
of, Mulberry, Fla., are the guests of
Col. and Mrs. William Darlington, Sr.
Mrs. S. D. WilliaiAs and her daugh
ter, Mrs. Charles Farmer, have re
turned home from a two weeks’ stay
on Sullivan’s Island.
Mrs. P. H. All and children have re
turned home from Valdosta, Ga.,
where she has been spending some
time with her parents, the Rev. and
Mrs. Bascom Anthony.
Mrs. Charlie Wilson returned home
Monday from Charlston, where she
has been visiting friends.
Col. LeRoy All of Baltimore is at
home visiting his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Angus All.
Miss Emily Tobin is visiting friends
in Savannah.
Mrs. J. H. C. All left Wednesday
for Jacksonville, Fla., where she will
spend some time wl.n her daughter,
Mrs. H. G. Marsh 4 c* *
Misses Gladys and Sara All left Sat
urday for Savannah, where they will
visit relatives.
Miss Margaret Moore of Charleston,
Miss Eleanor Maxwell of Spartanburg
and Miss Willie Scoval of Orange
burg are the guests ef Miss Emily
OFFERED NO REWARD I
I ON SHERIFFS ADVICE
Mhlicious Report That Govomor Manning Was Lax in Performing
His Duty Is Branded as Untfue by Statements of
E. G. Hay and Sheriff J. B. Morris.
A HAPPY ROMANCE.
IS NOT WEAK IN PIEDMONT.
Miss Leota Lott Becomes Bride of Mr. Anderson County Man Says Man*
James J. Librand, of Aiken. | ning’s Strength is Surprising.'
For some time a malicious report
has been circulated throughout Barn
well County to the effect that Govern
or Manning refused to offer a reward
for the party who committed the brii-
tal murder in the Boiling Springs sec
tion of this county on the night of
Wednesday, March 22,-1916. Know
ing that this report has no founda
tion in fact and was circulated merely
to injure the candidacy of Governor
Manning in his campaign for re-elec
tion, Mr. E. G. Hay, of Lyndhurst, who
has been assisting Sheriff J. B. Morris
to capture the guilty party, has writ
ten a letter to The People, in which he
sets out fully the reasons for Govern
or Manning having offered no re
ward, which statement is fully cor
roborated by the Sheriff. The letter
follows: r
To the Editor of The Barnwell People:
Dear Sir:—As I understand Govern
or Manning is being blamed for not
offering a reward for the arrest and
conviction of the murderej of a young
woman of this county, which occurred
several months ago near the Boiling
Springs, and not wishing an injustice
to be done any one hi connection with
this matter, I wish you would print
the following* facts in the case: The
day after the murder I was in the
Sheriff’s office to see the Sheriff in
connection with this crime and while
in there Governor Manning called up
Special to The People. I Columbia, August 22.—(Special):—
Elko, Route No. 2, August 21.— “I am satisfied that those persons
A four weeks’ romance culminated now claiming that Governor
last Thursday morning in the mar- is weak in the Piedmont will be great-
riage of Miss Leota Lott, of Mt Cal- ly surprised at his strength when the
vary, and Mr. James. J. Lybrand, of vote is counted,” said Mr. D. A. Geer,
Aiken, the ceremony toeing performed a large farmer and merchant of Bd-
at Mt. Calvary Church by the Rev. H. ton, in relcrence to the political situ-
C. Bell, of Aiken. Mrs. Librand 4s a lation in the Piedmont and 1 with espec-
charming young lady and has a host! ial reference to the reports that have
of friends ih this section who wish her been sen o<n it rt Maro>ng has lost
much happiness. I ground in that action of the State.
Mr. G. W. Hutson was called to “I firmly believe •that Governor
pressed his sympathy for the unfor
twnate Insane but has reorganised the I Ri|«y.
institution for their cnre and placed Mr. and Mrs C. B. Farmer ind
it on a par with the best of its kind j children. Rudolph Farmer and Mr.
His administration has been efficient. | dn d Mrs. C. B. Farmer. Jr., have just
economical and clean. He deserves j returned home from Sullivan’s Island
to he our next governor and I feel , Charles Farmer, Hugh Myrick and
sure Darlington and the Pre i et sec- Theo Harley left Wednesday for New
tioo will do their pert to reelect him.” York.
Mr. Coker is a business man and a Victor Spigner is visiting friends
farmer of large acquaintance through- j , n Ridge Spring,
out the State and any statement he |
make* on the political situation is ac- 1 Appleton Items,
repted as being a fair statement of |
j Special to The People.
Appleton, August 21.—The first
bale of cotton of the 1916 crop' from
this point was shipped by Mr. M. Hill
on the 2?th inst
Dr. F. P. Walker, of Jacksonville,
Fla., is in town for a few days. Mrs.
Walker is spending the summer with
her daughter in Mainl.
Mrs. W. T. Calhoun and daughters
P. CONVENTION.
Greatest Meeting in Years Planned at
Blarkville on August 30.
Special to The People.
Blackville, August 21.—The Dis
trict Convention of <he Knights of
Pythias will meet at Blackville on Au
gust 30th. and the blackville Lodge I M,!,9e, Lu,a * n ' 1 R *‘ b *- an<1 ,on * W ; T
promises that this will be the banner
convention held in years. There will
be music by a picked choir and an ad
dress by one of the best speakers in
the State. Plans have already been
made for entertaining the visitors and
the Knights will be made to feel at
home the moment they arrive within
the city limits. The exercises will
open in the school auditorium at 11
a. m. and a dinner for the delegates
will be served at the Rush House,
where there will be something doing
that the delegates will long remem
ber. Every lodge is expected to be
represented.
- The public' Is urged to attend the
exercises in the auditorium.
Calhoun, of Columbus, Ga., are visit
ing therr aunt, Mrs. Dora Dee Walker
Mr. M. W. Walker, of. Ehrhardt
spent Sunday with relatives and
friends here.
Mrs. Alice Walker, of Bambe
spent a few days with friends 'hi
last week.
The annual picnic at Baldoc on the
17th inst. was well attended, but the
crowd was not as large as in former
years.
Mr. Julian P. Guess has purchased
a Maxwell car from Mr. George Turn
er, of Barnwell.
the Sheriff and suggested offering a
reward. Placing his hand over the
transmitter, the Sheriff turned to me,
stating what the Governor had said.
We-discussed the matter and both came
to the conclusion that it would be bet
ter to have the Governor employ a
detective, which Mr. Manning did, get- ^Spartanburg Thursday to the bedside I Manning’s strength in this section of
t * of hi8 aunt< Mr ^ j j Getainger, wid- the state is growing daily regardless
ow of the late Rev. J. J. Getsinger, of wild claims to the contrary,”
founder and pastor of Mt. Calvary Mr. Geer. At no time has hia
Baptist Church. Mrs. Getsinger was for reelection been brighter,
laid to rest Friday morning in the he not be nominated in the first yri-
Spartanburg cetiKtery. She leaves mary over all his opponents I
many sorrowing relatives and friends isfted that he will repeat hia
in this section as well as in Spartan- victory of two years ago when he de-
* mr lG feated Mr. Richards by an ovenrhei-
Mr. Wyatt Ussery, of Dublin, Ga., ming majority in the second primary.”
is visiting relatives here. I Mr. Geer has large fanning Intar-
Messrs I. D. and Leroy Ussery at- eats ip the Piedmont section of the
tended the Baldoc picnic. state, and hae n wide aeqaaiataaee
Miss Essie Woodward entertained His knowledge of the political aitaa-
a few friends informally Saturday tion comet from intimate with
evening. Music and progreasive con- the people and he is a —n of awh
veraation were enjoyed, and then a high standing that no ona
delicious iced course was served in the question the truthfulness of his Mate
dining room by Mrs. G. W. Hutson. ment.
Mr. J. T. Hutson, of Spartanburg,I —— .■ ♦
is her# the guest of his brother, Mr] Black rifle H
G. W. Hutson.
Blackville, August 19.—One ef the
MR. COOPER’S CANDIDACY. I”*** beautiful parties of the aaaaea
ting, I understand, one of Pinkerton’s
men.
Our reason for this was ouf desire
to get the right man or men, as it is
well known that there are certain men
who make it a business to get a con
viction regardless of whether the par
ties are guilty or not in order to get
the reward.
It might be of interest to the pub
lic to know that the Sheriff, with the
help of a few men, is still working on
this case and that we are convinced
that we know who committed the
crime and are trying to locate his
whereabouts. It is merely a question
of time before we succeed in getting
him. I am in a position to know that
the Governor is ready to aid when
called on in this matter. *
Yours very truly,
E. G. HAY.
Statemeat from Sheriff Morris.
To Whom It May Concern:—
I beg to state that the above facta
as stated by Mr. Hay are correct in
every particular.
' J. B. MORRIS, Sheriff.
S. 8. PICNIC ENJOYED.
THE FARMERS ARE BUSY.
Cotton Picking Begins la Earnest in
the Lyndhurst Section.
Large Crowd Attended Annual Event
at Ditch Pond Recently.
White Pond. Aug. !».—Mrs. C. C.
Whittle and children have returned
from a very pleasant visit to her
mother’s, at Leesville, S. C. ’*
Mrs. P. S. Quattlebaum has gone to
visit relatives at Johnston, S. C.
Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Hair and children,
of Blackville, vfaited relatives here
the past •week*
Mr. Edgar Quattlebaum has returned
from a visit to relatives at Bateaburg.
Mrs. Matt Clark and daughters,
Sarah, Grace and Eileen, have re
turned from a very pleasant visit
to relatives near Barnwell.
Mrs. Fred Toole and daughter, Dor
othy, have returned from Augusta,
where she went to visit her brother,
Mr. Cape Matthews, who has been
very sick at a hospital. for a short while on business a few
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Dawson and chil- ^ ay * a,fo
Special to The Peopla.
Lyndhurst, August 19.—Since the
completion of the bath house, Robert’s
Landing has proved a very popular
resort during the past week.
Miss Julia Gantt, of Winnsboro, is
spending some time her*, the charm
ing guest of her aunt, Mias 8. E
Gantt.
Mr. Fred H. Gantt, of Columbia
•pent several days here during the
past week visiting relatives.
was given last Monday night by Mias
Dr. W. C. Smith, of WilUstoa. Thinks Bertha Rich in honor of her meets.
Solicitor Made Mistake. | Misses Pearlstine, Rich and Schra-
meck and Messrs Rich and Wald.
The following letter from Dr. W. C. I After a very lively contest which was
Smith, of Williston, to the Charleston won by Miss Rosamond Bulat and Carl
News and Courier •xpreaeea the sen- Buist, progressive conversation and
timents of a large number of Anti- dancing were enjoyed until a lale
Bleasites throughout the State: hour, when a delightful iee course was
To the Editor of The News and served.
Courier: In your quoUtion from the Mias Schrameck of Augusta. Os-, Is
Florence Commonwealth, August 17,1 visiting Miaa Bertha Rich,
the following is a clear, concise state- Mr. and Mrs. H. Brown and *htb.
ment of a fact that has been bomp|dren have returned from Atlantic
in on the consciousness of tens of City.
thousands of voters in South Caro- Miss Buckcanar* of Piedmont Is
lins: “We feel that in this fight just visiting the Misses Bulat,
as in the fights of two and four years | Miaa Bertha Rich spent the wwek-
ago, the ipsue always has been—un
bridled licenae or rational govern
ment. Mr. Cooper could not do other
wise than make the issue doubtful I
and to that extent it is to be regretted
end in Augusta.
Miaa Rena Brown
Orangeburg.
ie visiting hi
Miaa Frances Mecccr. of King’s that ^ «ntered the race
Mountain, is visiting her aunt, Mrs.
R. L. Gantt.
Misa Edith Hay, of Brunswick, Ga.,
is the attractive guest of Capt. R. P.
Gantt and family.
Mr. G. L. Hill, of Snelling, was here
Are You?
In Memoriam.
Resolutions of Black Jack Camp
No. 29, Woodmen of the World, Black
ville, S. C. on the Death of our es
teemed Brother J. H. Sanders, Sr.
Whereas, it has pleased Almighty
God to removfl from time to eternity
our brother,(J. Henry Sanders, Sr.,
thus removing him from thid tem
porary home to that country from
whence no brother ever returns;
Be it resolved;
1st. That our Camp has lost one
of its best and truest members; and
that a Woodman as the years pass by,
have an increasing love and interest
in our noble oi'der.
2nd. .Tljat we extend our deepest
and truest sympathy to the bereaved
family, and assure them that they
have our love and interest in their
sad bereavement.
3rd. That a copy of these reso
lutions he sent to the bereaved family,
he published in the county paper and
the Sovereign Visitor, and that a page
be act apart in our minute book, for a
copy of these resolutions.
J. R. Myrick
. H. V. Hart,
E E Fickltng,
f Cemmittea.
Spartanburg Journal. ,
“I don’t care who is elected govern
or just so Manning is not,” is a.re
mark accredited to a former blind ti
ger in another city of this state. He
expressed the sentiment 'of several
hundred men who have been forced
to desist from selling whiskey during
the administration of Governor Man-
ninaj.
Lira of good people are unwittingly
going to help this man try to punish
Governor Manning by voting against
him. Are you*?
a Hunter's Chappel Happenings.
Hunter’s Chapel, August 15.—Mrs.
Julia Cave and daughter, Mildred, of
near Blackville, are visiting her broth
er, Mr. B. F. Smoak.
Miss Jessie Dyches, of Hilda, is
visiting her sister, Mrs. W. M.. Sum-
mers.
Mr. and Mrs. ■•“Major” Walker, of
Barnwell County, spent a few days
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. E.
Walker.—Bamberg Herald.
Mrs. A. F. Otis and Misa Elizabeth
Otis .have returned from EHenton,
where tiwj were very delightfully en
tertained by Mr. and Mrs. A. R Dun
bar aad Mrs. C. M. Turner -Augusta
dren, of Charleston, are the guests of
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Moseley, of this
place.
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Purvis and little
son, Robert, have returned to their
home in Jacksonville, after an extend
ed visit to his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
R. S. Purvis.
Mr. W. L. Harley has retume<ffrom
Charleston.
Mr. Henry S. Johnson and Miss Ge
neva Hjte, Aiken County club agents,
spent yesterday afternoon with Miss
Theo Clark, one of the tomato club
girls, giving instructions in the work.
M iss Lula Scott, of Augusta, is
visiting her brother, Mr. T. P. Scott.
Mr. P. Harley Clark and brother,
Roy Clark have returned from a very
pleasant visit to friends in Charles
ton and on Johns Island.
Mrs. Bemy and little daughter have
returned from a visit to relatives in
North Carolina.
Mr. Edwin Owens has gone on an
extended visit to relatives at Chester.
Mrs. Catherine Baughman has
gone to visit her relatives in North
Augusta.
Miss Minnie Swaoey has returned
to her home in Belvedere.
The annual Sunday school picnic
was held at the Ditch Pond, Saturday.
There was a large crowd and every
body sp^nt a very pleasant day. Out
of town visitors were Dr. and Mrs.
Jones, her mother, Mrs. Owens, of
Williston; Mr. and Mrs. Span Han-
kinson and daughters, Misses Blanche
and Pearl and sons, Messrs. Criramins
and Claude Hankinson, of Aiken.
Some of the/ffoung folks attended
the Baldoclt*<fricnic on Thursday.
Some of the ladiea of this section
gave a delightful afternoon picnic on
the banks of the Lower Three Runs
Friday. “
The farmers are now busy pulling
fodder and cutting hay. From all ap
pearances there will not be much horse
feed bought for the coming year.
Cotton is opening in places and in
some fields picking seems to have be
gun in earnest.
I wish to add that no man in South
Carolina was in n better position to
realize the truth of this statement
than Mr. Cooper. If he was not astute
enough to see it then he is not the | Mia# hloiae Morris last
man to be trusted with the office of
Governor; if he did see It, but per- Mr,. W. R. Birt and family, of
silted in the exercise~of his undis-1 bia ’ visited relatives here last weekj
puted right to becomV a candidate,
thereby placing in jeopardy the rights
and interests of every man, woman
and child in the State, then he is not
the man to vote for.
‘The Gods of Fale.
“The Gods of Fate,” that tremend
ously thrilling feature, on which the
Lubin Manufacturing Company have
‘concentrated the best^efforts of their
entire- staff, waa chosen as the most
appealing type of photo-play with
which to begin tha New Year. “The
Gods of Fate” embodied everythipg
that goes to make up an interesting
and gripping feature. Daniel Carson
Goodman, conceded to be - one of the
foremost .screen writers of the pres
ent time, has woven into his tale of
Love and work, themes which ?annot
fait to impart a great Moral Lesson
to all who see this powerful play of
PUNCH and PURPOSE.
“The Gods of Fate” will be the at
traction at the Crystal Theatre on
Thursday, August 31.—Adv.
S. S. CONVENTION.
Miaa Morris EntertainSTV
One of the happiest occaaions of the
summer waa the party given by Mis#
Eloiae Morris Wednesday evening in
honor of her guest, Miss Mittie Joy
ner, of Statesboro, Ga. After mrtr-
■1 games were played, the guests
were invited into the diSing room
where refreshments were served Him
Joyner left for her homo Sunday and
her friends here hope that ahff' will
cam at an early data.
The three days annual session of
the Barnwell-Bamberg Baptist Sun
day School Convention wjll be hek
with the Barnwell Baptist Church at
Barnwell, beginning Wednesday, Au
gust 30th. The hospitable people ol
this city are expected to entertain the
Visitors.
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Miss Essie Sanders waa the guest
MS. 1*. W. Price is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. J. G. Howell, in La
mar.
W. C. Smith.
Williston, S, C., August 17, 1916.
The first bale of Hilda cotton waa
ginned Monday for Judge N. A. Hiara
at Hutto’* ginnery.
Election Returns.
Mrs. J. B. Rysn, of Wedgefield, aad
I Miss Sadie Caldwell, of St. Matthew^
are visiting at the home of Mr. J. M.
The People and The Sentinel have Tidwell
made arrangements with Manager L.
A. Cave t6 show the election returns The annual Sunday school picnic of
EXCLUSIY EL\ at The Crystal Theatre the Baptist, Episcopal and Methodist
Tuesday night. No information will churches waa held at Farrell’s Lake
be given out at either newspaper of- yesterday (Wednesday.)
fice, but the Friends of both papers are
invited to go to The (jrystal.
The Issues of the Campaign.
The opposition to Governor Man
ning’s election to a second term ia
now based on three great allegations
Mrs. Mozelle Furman, of Hickory, M. >
•C., and Mr. and Mrs. Jasper Furman,
of San Francisco, Cal., are the guests
of friends here this week.
.The Rev. S. W. Henry left Tuesday
morning for Orangeburg, where
joined a party of friends from Bow
man in an antomobile for a trip to
Glean Springs. Mr. Henry will re
turn in tiaM U fill hi* Sunday ap-
Mr. and Mrs. G. Norman Snelling,
of St George, were the guests of tha
First, that his administration has former’s parents, Judge and Mn.
been extravagant—though it will not j John K. Snelling, this week,
be denied that the cost of government
in South Carolina is as low or lower I - Mrs. Milhous, of Blackville,
than in any other American State. Monday with her brother, E. A. V*aj,
Second, that Governor Manning who has been very ill but ia gradually
stood under an umbrella held by an | improving.—Saluda Standard,
employe of The. State. The principal
element of doubt in this damning I Messrs. B. B. Easterling, W. L.
charge is that the bumbachute may Cave, S. B. Moseley and T. 8. Cava
have been a parasol. I have returned home after a
Third that his administration haa trin. to New York and Bovtim.
been lawless, the truth of which is
proved by the unanimous and enthus- j Lemon Bros, have accepted
iastic antagonism to him of the blind I agency for the Overland line ef aata-
tigers and race-track gangsters and ! moblle(1 and expec » a shipment of
their friends. The State. I# carload in the very near future. .
The People understands that a re- Misa Monroe Owens,
port ia bring circulated to the effect Mrs. L. X. Owens, «f
that Governor Manning pardoned a I the misfortune to break her aria
Sumter bank*clerk who defaulted with | “cranking” her automobile
a considerable sum of money.
matter of fact, the clerk was aever 1 The many friends of
tried. Hid friends replaced the moo- jby win lean with:
ey and the grand jury of I
County found no tnm hiU agaiaat I of
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