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BARNWELL, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1017.
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BLACKVILLE ENJOYINNG
A BIG BUILDING BOOM
This Year’* Cotton Crop Proves Very
Profitable to Farmers.
Blackville, Dec. 15.—The high price
of cotton and the unusually good crop
here has put a large amount of money
in the hands of the farmers. Many
tracts of land have changed hands. A
few days since a transfer was made
of a tract of land and the price was
$211 per acre.
The Commercial Bank f of this place,
is erecting a modem banking building
and will move into it when completed.
This is a new bank which opened up
in the Spring. It will declare a divi
dend on its first year of business.
A large knitting mill is being erect
ed here and it is hoped this will add
to the business of the place.
Mesrs. R. S. Martin and C. J. Mar
tin have leased a large brick build
ing here and will in the near future
open up a modem automobile garage
and sell and repair automobiles.
Simon Brown's Sons have completed
one of the finest livery and sales sta
bles in this part of the State.
Mrs. Laurie T. Izlar, of Ocala, Fla.,
• fJiere visiting her daughter, Mrs. C.
pBuist.
[Marion Wales Watson, who is sta
ted at the Charleston navy yard,
mt two days here with his parents
this week.
Mrs. C. A. Epps has returned to her
heme m Sumter after spending sever
al days here with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. J. C. Matthews.
Mrs. H. R. Chapman, of Aiken, spent
several days here with her mother
Mrs. V. T. Pickling.
Miss Valeria Still is at home from
her school at Laurens.
C. R. Boylston has returned form a
trip to Detrfiit, Mich.
Keys Sanders, of Camp Jackson
spent a days here with relatives this
week.
Wilbur Grimes, of Camp Sevier, at
GreenvHle, is spending a few days at
his home here..
Miss Olar Grimes is at home from
her school at Liberty.
Miss Bertha Rich attended the Wil-
•on-Zeigler wedding at Bamberg last
HOME BANK HAS MADE
A SPLENDID SHOWING
Annual Stockholders Meeting Held in
Barnwell Tuesday, j
The Legal Advisory Board for Barnwell County, consisting of
Geo. H. Bates, T. M. Boulware and J. E. Harley, has called to its
assistance at Barnwell J. 0. Patterson. Jr., Jas. Julien Bush, V. S.
Owens, H. L. O’Bannon, Jas. E. Davis, John K. Snelling, Solomon
Blatt, M. A. Wilder, R. C. Holman, G. M. Greene, Chas. Carroll Simms,
R, A. Ellis, Perry M. Buckingham, Harry D. Calnoun, N.G. W. Walk-
The annual stockholders meeting of! A* A* Lemon, B. M. Darlington, W. M. Andrews, T, J. Langley,
the Home Bank of Barnwell was held A* A. McAllister, W. T. Aycock, Rev. W. L. Hays, Rev. L. E. Peeler
Tuesday at their directors room, and and W. J. Lemon. Their duties are to assist and advise Registrants
the report for the officers of the bank * n answering the questions required of them in the Selective Service
showed that the bank had a very System, and writing np the blanks sent to them. All Registrants
properous year. roost convenient to Barnwell can call on any of these gentlemen for
A dividend of eight per cent was de- whatever assistance* tney may need, and it will be given without
dared and ordered paid immediately, charge. . . » .
and $1,000 were placed in the surplus For the convmence of Registrants in the vcinity of Allendale,
account. This makes since the organ- the Board has appointed Jas. M. Patterson, R.P. Searson, Leroy Wil-
ization of the bank over $12,000 that son, W. T. Riley, Jr., and W. A. All, and others will be sworn in for
has been oaid to the stockholders and Allendale. For Williston. Registrants can call on R. M. Mixon, E.
five thousand placed to the surplus Prothro and M. C. Kitchens, and others will be sworn in for Willlis-
account. ' * ton. - ' ^
The following Directors were elected For Blackville Registrants can call on R. B. Fickling, H. D. Still,
to serve for 1918: L. M. Calhoun, J. O. W. E. Matthews, H. A. Rich, John O’Gorman, and E. H. Weissinger
and others will be sworn in for Blackville.
At Elko Registrants can call on H. J. Crouch, and Paul Green,
and others will be sworn in for Elko.
At Fairfax they can call on B. F. Tnomas, and J. E. Johnson;
and others also will be sworn in for Fairfax.
At Kline, Dr. T. F. Hogg, and also others will be sworn in for
Kline.
ALLENDALE LADY DIED
IN RICHMOND LAST WEEK
Miu Laura Darlington Victim of Rare
and Strange Disease.
COL. HARRY CALHOUN
SUGGESTS GOOD FLA*
Would Use Part of J. B. White
to Build Bridge*
Sanders, T. S. Caye, S. B. Mosley, J.
B. Calhoun, J. Cohen, Harry D. Cal
houn and J. H. Hewlett.
The Directors then elected the fol
lowing officers: Harry D. Calhoun,
President, Norman B. Gamble, Cashier
and William McNab, Assistant Cashier.
The deposits of the Home Bank have
increased fifty per cent from last year,
and as a whole the bank is in a very
prosperous conditiou.
HERE AND HEREABOUTS. •
RED CROSS DEPARTMENT
BARNWELL COUNTY CHAPTER, AMERICAN RED CROSS.
W.
EDGAR A. BROWN. Chm*a.
MRS. W. M. ANDREWS. V-Chi
V* M. BUCKINGHAM^
Mr. J A Koti«
tending Court here this week.
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Mr. Harry G. Boylston. county dem
onstration agent, of Blackville, was in
tfct city Monday on business.
Mr. H. A. Bolen and his two sons,
Messrs. Euly and F. Bolen, of Elko,
were among the visitors here Menday.
Messrs. L. B. Creech, of Barnwell,
route 1, and E. L. Blame, of BlackvUle,
gave the week a pleasant ending by
their welcome visits to the sanctum
Saturday.
Sarah Virgiaia Hay.
On the 15th of May, 1917, there
came to the. home of Mr. and Mrs.
W. A. Hay, ef Govan, a little angel
bringing joy and gladness under its
wing. For six and a half brief months
it nestled dose to its mother's heart
and cooed and smiled so softly and so
sweetly that all the house was filed
with music such as angels make.
As I looked upon its tiny loveliness
a sad misgiving smote my heart, for
it seemed to me (list earth was not a
fitting place of abode for s thing so
innocent, so pure, so* sweet. One day,
November 30th, just as the sun went
down it spread its little wings and
flew awsy to Heaven whence it had
come, and going left the house it had
t ightened in darkness and sorrow.
Irkness so dense and sorrow so deep
that an impious mind might question
the mercy and loving kindness of the
Hand that had given and then so soon
revoked the gift. But—
“Not in anger, not in wrath,
The Reaper came that day,
Twas for a place in Paradise
He bore the flower away."
A Stricken One.
“I cant do without The People,**
were the complimentary words of Mr.
D. C. Ready, of Dunbarton, as he paid
two years’ subscription on Saturday.
Messrs. F. H. and 8. H. Gantt, of
Lyndhurst, were visitors here Friday.
Messr, P. W. Price and A. A. Lem
on attended the meeting of the Grand
Lodge of Masons in Charleston last
week.
Mr. W. I. tlohns, of Baldoc, was a
business visitor here Monday.
AUDITOR’S APPOINTMENTS.
. Snelling, Wednesday, Jan. 2.
Dunbarton, Thursday, Jan. 3.
Robbins, Friday, Jan. 4.
Millette, Tuesday, Jan. 8.
Martins, Wednesday, January 9.
Baldock, Thursday, Jan. 10.
Appleton, Friday, Jan. 11.
Allendale, Tuesday, Jan. 15.
Barton, Wednesday, Jan. 16.
Fairfax, Thursday, Jan. 17.
Kline, Friday, Jan. 18.
Blackville, Tuesday, Jan. 22.
Elko, Wednesday, Jan. 23.
Williston, Thursday, Jan. 24.
Mercatus, Friday, Jan. 25.
Sycamore, Tuesday, Jan. 29.
Jennys, Wednesday, Jan. 30.
Ulmer, Thursday, Jan. 31.
Hilda, Friday, Feb. 1.
Personal and real property must be
returned this year. The time for mak
ing returns will end Feb. 20th. Fifty
per cent penalty will be added on all
returns not made.. No returns re-
\ ceived after Feb. 20th.
^ R. W. RILEY,
County Auditor.
Tu Pi
it Ci
'Am Allendale U. D. C. Chapter
will hold a public meeting on
bar 20th, at which time Crowes of
Honor will be pretested to the fol-
J. J* Banes, J..D. Box, H R
Reports from the various Red Cross
divisions of the country indicate a tre
mendous interest in the Christmas
membership drive to sdd ten million
names to the roster of the American
Red Cross*, In advance of the time for
'tailing the drive, which is to begin
on December 17th and end on Christ
mas eve, there are signs of spirited
rivalry on the part of the membership
boomers who are organizing in the
•espective divisions. Every drive com
mittee seems desirous not only of
'going over the top** for more new
members than its apportioned quota
of Christmas membership, but of win
ning the distinction of first place for
its particular territorial part of the
'organisation.
Committees have been appointed at
this place to canvass the town and
community and enroll as many nev^
members as poasibe. For all mem
bers who join during this drive there
will be s button provided as well as a
Red Cross Service Flag to be placed
in your home. There is space on this
large flag for smaller red crosses for
every member of the family who is s
member of the Red Cross. At the
close of this drive—Christmas eve—
every home sdiich has s service flag
is requested to place a lighted candle
in the window.
Chairman Edgar A. Brown and
other Red Cross officers and workers
will go to Allendale Friday night, the
14th inst., for the purpose of organiz
ing a Red Cross Chapter at Allendale
and possibly an auxiliary in the Bull
Pond community. Several Red Cross
speakers will be present on this occa
sion and it is expected that the peo
ple of the lower section of the county
will turn out in considerable number
and thus show their interest in the
Red Cross work.
The past week an-Auxilliary was
formed at Dunbarton with about 30
members and these ladies have gone
to work in earnest and we expect to
have great things to report from this
■■■ Auxilliary.
Private Sam J. Woodward, of Camp Qn Frid afternoon an Auxilliary
Seviar, spent the week-end in the city | wa8 formed at HealinK Spri n K s with
about 20 members and the promise of
^ . others. The good news comes to us
Dr. D. K. Bnggs, of Blackville, was f rom these good people that they have
in the city Monday on business. | a num ber of ladies who knit and I feel
sure that this corps of knitters added
our boys will all be able to don a
sweater in the near future.
The ladies of Blackville Auxilliary
have sent in about 40 of the neatest,
Mrs. J. R. Kelly underwent an op-1 best filled comfort kits that we have
eration for appendicitis at the Baptist seen. Every' one filled with the very
Hospital in Columbia Saturday. | articles most needed by our boys.
Quite a number of kits have been fur-
Richmond, Va., Dec. 16.—The vic
tim of a rare and strange disease,
which the doctors termed acute lym
phatic leukemia, Miss Laura S. Dar
lington, superintendent of the John
ston-Willis Sanitarium, of this city,
and a daughter of Col. W. R. Darling
ton, of Allendale, S. C., died here to
day, following an illness of several
weeks.
Accompanied by her father and oth
er members of the family, including a
sister, Miss Lucy Darlington, of Al
lendale, and two brothers, Col. W. R.
Darlington, Jr., of Allendale, and Mr.
T. D. Darlington, of Charleston, the
body was shipped to South Carolina
this evening.
. Though highly educated in music
and painting. Miss Darlington chose
to be. a nurae. She trained here at
Memorial Hospital, and was elected
head of the Johnston-Willis Sanitar
ium a few months after graduating
seven year* ago.
Court News.
Southern Cotton Oil ce. rm. J. H.
Hewlett, suit on account of ourchase of
peint, verdict for the fat
Tropical Oil Co. vs. D. L. Johnson,
The Augusta Chronicle of the 16th
inst. contained the following:
Among the numerous suggestions
that have came up regarding the hast
way to use the J. B. White fund, left
by the late J. B., White to the city sf
Augusta there comes one which will wm
doubt be of especial interest to tkm
traveling men.
The suggestion comes in the fora off
a letter from Harry D. Calhoun, an
oud Augusta traveler, now of Barn
well, S. C., to our good friend, Dr. B.
J. Videtto, and we understand that the
doctor thinks well of the idea and will
take it up with the committee, which
has been formed to decide to what
use the fund is to be put. Here’a the
lew*.?:
“Hon. R. J. Videtto, Traveling hniek*
man for the Cotton Belt Drug Co*
Member of the United Commereiat
Travelers' Association, August^
Ga.
“Dear Doctor: Mr. H. M. Casaaka»eff
Ellen ton, S. C., has suggested to aw
that I bring the matter to the atten
tion of the traveling salesmen that
travel fh and out of the city of As-
gusta that they may interest the com
mittee a^_
ago to have them
the building of
hop. to have enough for .very one I •"'* °" •" ount of PorehM. of paint. Riv * r « S"* Bar Kerry tn
for the nlemtiff for ftiaoAA interest of the farmers and amr-
of our boys.
Jennie P. Greene, Secy.
Dec. 12, 1917.
First Red Ci
Christ mas.
Capt. H. A. Simms, of Camp Jack-
son, spent the week-end in the city
with relatives.
Sergeants Zack Creighton and laa-
dore Owens and Bugler Johnson Ha-
good, of Camp Sevier, were the guests
of relatives in the city last week.
Mrs. R. Boyd Cole and Miss Annie
Lee simms, of Columbia, have been
visiting relatives in the city for the
past several days.
Mr. Eugene Easterling, who is at
tending a business college in Augus
ta, is visiting his parents, Mr. and
Vfrs. B. L. Easterling.
with his mother.
Private Laurie C. Fowke, of Camp
Sevier, is visiting relatives in the
county this week. •
The friends of Mr. C. F. Molair | nished by our people in town and we
will learn with pleasure that he is rap
idly recovering from his recent severe . . _
illness ‘ At their last meeting the Pastors
Conference of the Barnwell Association
decided to launch in the near future a
Mr. Geo. D. Sanders, of Fairfax, I series of inspirational meetings or
Something haa happened. A simple
and thrilling thing that brings some
thing of real greatness to our lives,
humid** v they may be.
It H the observance of our first Red
Cr>** (Hristmas One cannot have
even the thought of its appropriate-
neer and its significance in this world
of anguish without having toochod the
higheat thought of all the world—
that which waa given on the birthday
we are about to celebrate—“Behold,
I bring you good tidings ef great joy
which shall be to ALL people;** axil
that which waa expressed in the Red
Cr> * Treaty mad** uy nation* which
established that in warfare the sick
and wounded of the enemy should be
sacred to the Red Cross. •
This ia a Christmas when we cannot
see our new young soldiers, strong and
straight of back, without visioning
those others whom war haa made
helpless. We cannot see the happiness
of our children without thinking of
those little ones in Europe who have
starved to death. Perhaps we cannot
deck our children’s Christmas trees
without remembering that He in whose
honor they are was a “man of sorrows
and acqiyunted with grief.*— *
In the Red Cross campaign for 10,-
000,000 new members during the week
preceding Christmas there is scope
for all our tenderness, all our richest
imaginings, all our new-born' power
of simplicity of heart, all our possi
bilities of service.
The Red Cross Chapters have asked
all members of the American Red
Cross to take part in a simple cere
mony on Christmas Eve—the placing
of a lighted candle in the window
shining through a Red Cross service
flag on the window pane. This flag
is a piece of white transparent paper,
blue-bordered, with the sign of the
Red Cross, five inches square in the
center, and smaller crosses to be add
ed for each of the household Who is a
member of the Red Cross. It is an
expression of service in this unexam
pled time—a symbol so instinctive that
the Red Cross will glow from the win
dows of our homes over the length and
breadth of the land, sending out the
Christmas message to the world, and
telling not only the passer-by, but our
own hearts, that just as our boys and
men are finding new strength in their
new sacrifices, so may we through our
new service.
verdict for the plaintiff for $190.00.B. Jl.-M
Jo# Roberta vs. Atlantic Coast Lina Aiken, Barnwod,
Railroad Co., damages for injury B* nRt * r V and Colleton Counties, & G»
caused by mashing foot under cross who n< * ^ «*•* <* their aaL
tie, verdict for the defendant. , ^ ** Augusta, Ga„ hut have Car
G. W Greene. Jr, vs. R L. Mims tkem€ <*herwtee
and J. J. Bond, suit on land, verdict Augusta; in fact, the Hon. J. B. White
he (IrfcmiAnt who has •Of
for the defendant
Jaa. H. Lancaster va. R. W. Dicks
and Son, damages for taking proper
ty over which the plaintiff had a lien,
verdict for the defendant.
Jamaeon Williams va. A. C. L. R R.
Co., action for damages for being
knocked off of track by train, verdict
for the defendant
Martin and Eddie Mixson vs. Eddie
institutes in vsrious sections of the
Association. These will be conducted
by prominent laymen in the state,
they have been very fortunate in se
curing fo r the first meeting Mr. C. B
Bobo of Laurens. In business life be
is a prominent merchant. As modera-
was in the city Monday on business.
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Dear Santa claus i will write you
and ask you to Bring me something
for the Xmas tree if they have it to
hilda also i want pleanty of candy and I tor of his association and as a moving
apple oranges you must remember factor in the Laurens chur:h be is one
mv littl* Rmth*r fc;™ of the most prominent figures in the
my I ttle Brother and Bnng re i4p OUi iif e of Uurens county. It is
tomething wh«Uver you want him to earneatly hoped that each church in
have But remember all other little the aatociatioo will be well represented
children aa times ia so hard, will clow to hear him. Mr Bobo will apeak at the
^aninssasnsjp".'x
\ ictonne and C E Delk I joih., in Jhe WtiUstoa church
O. B. Harden. F. B
G Ray tor end W. A.
Capt H.
J. H
At to have this aasma-
ment erected in Augusta, Ga.. eu-
ceivsd a large portion sf hit tvufia
from South Carolina, and this bridge
would not only be a monument to hte
memory, but would ha
bWooing to the people of tho
mentioned above, together with tea
traveling men who get a lot of thehr
bus moos from this Stats, and are asm
Saunder.. et al, suit oa claim anddT. *«*•“»« >«r**ly ia automata*.
II**ry, verdict directed ia favor of de- Thl *’ y<m W0,,M
fendants. advuntago to all partiss rirnrarafi,
Jas. H. Uncaster vt M B Ha- al>d wottW ^ <kmor > 1 “
good, vordict for the plaintiff for Wert ** •***•
$126.00. If think woU of this, you
Vverson T. Hardin vs. T. J. Lss, cm,! 00 ^ «>»**tteo and kiadly agg-
damages for killing horse with auto- r##l ***• u them
mobile. “Vtith high personal regard,
| A I. Best va. C. F Riser, et aL. ac- •HARRY D CALHOUN,
lion on account of buying rent cotton Traveling Salesman Out af
and display of same.
J. J. Still vs. Southern Ry, Co.,
tWmages caused to three cars of mel
ons,* verdict for the plaintiff for
$390 00.
Cora Brooker vs. A. E. Silverthome,
verdict for the plaintiff for $3,000.
Augusta.*
A CHRISTMAS MESSAGE
TO THOSE WHO FEEL
Letters to Santa Gas,
I write aa your brother
We are a large family.
This world-war, Made in
against which we are fightii^,
sent our. income down and our
oen&cs up.
The pinch hurts, but it is not m
Dear Santa Clans will write you
and ask you to bring me Something to kill us.
for the Xmas tree if they have it at We still have enough and
hilda also I want plenty of candy and 1° *p:tre.’
apples oranges you must remember my
litle sister and Bring her something
what ever you want them to have but
remember all other little children as
times is so hard I will close remember
all little children
Lenora and Eloise Delk
Beldoc, S. C., Dec. 6, 1917.
dear santa. I am a little Girl a-
bout 6 years old and I want you to
bring me. a doll and a piano and a
lots of candy and fruit and i have a
little-Sister about 2 years old and she
wants you «to bring her some candy
and h lots of fruit.
Yours, truly.
Mildred Williams.
days in Barnwell the past week as the
guest of Col. aud Mrs. Harry D. Cal-
loun. Mr. Moorehead expressed his
delight at being in Barnwell, and said
le had just come down more pn a
social visit to tee his distributors in
his State, Harry D. Calhoun and E. T.
Richardson, who by the way, it is said
are selling more bodies for Ford Cars
than the factory’can make.
Mr. F. A. Ames has been buiding
Buggies and Bodies for the South
Carolina trade for thirty-five years,
and enjoys an immense business.
While here Mr. Moorehead gave the
people of Barnwell quite a nice little
talk at the Baptist Church Sunday
night aa to the workings of the Red
Croat ia his dty and state, and told the
of BarvvaB tea great im-
of this great work ta tea
of tbe
Beldoc, S.eC., Dec. 6, 1917.
Dear Santa
I am a little girl 13 year, going to
school. I want two vace and a cup
and saucer and a ring and a doll baby
and some fruit
your truley
Jessie Jarrell.
Though we feel poor, don’t let
be impoverished by selfish fear!
Let us save in food, in service,
clothes, in luxuries and joy-i
but not in money!
Let us* use that by giving it to
the wounded, the suffering, our
our country. •
Let us keep Chrietmas this year
by keeping up the Red Cross.
Then it will not. be a poor Christ
mas, but a rich Christinas to oar
heai u.
—Henry van Dyke.
Mrs. Paul Quattiebaum Buried.
Lyndhurst, S. C. Dec. ^0. 1917.
Dear Santy
I will write and tell you what I
want t want a Bracelet and a neck
chane and a large tie and sum fruit
so that will be all I will ask you for
this time. Yours truly'
A me Ready
w r A |
Lyndhurst 8- C. Dee. 10. 1917.
Dear Santa
I want you to bring me a toy ex
press wagon plenty of fire works and
fruit
hoping you will bo by toon
Your little Boy
L F. Bendy Jr.
Williston, Dec. 11—Mrs. Paul Quat
tiebaum, a resident of this aegtrag
who died in an Augusta hospital cm
Friday night was buried here yester
day. The services were conducted by
her pastor. She was born in Edge-
field County 64 years ago as Mias {So
phie V. Whittle and was married to
Mr. Paul Quattiebaum, a member of
a prominent family from that section
of the State. She waa possessed of
splendid attainments of character and
was a consistent member of the Bap
tist Church. Besides her large con
nection of relatives she leaves the fol
lowing children: Mr. Willard Quat
tiebaum, of Savannah, Gp.; Mrs. Len-
sie Wilds, of Longtown; Mrs. Ella
Rushton, of Johnston; Mrs. Eva Mit
chell, of Ridge Spring; Miss Gladys
Messrs. MM ton and Judson Quattle-
baum, of WilHslon. The interment wan
made in the local cemetery.
Mr.
tee lory, of