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V •' j >t Like a Member of the Family" f: BARNWELL, SOl^TH CAROLINA] THURSDAY, JANUARY 23,. 1919. 2 NUMBER 20. 3GR0 WOMAN KILLED BY FAST RUNNING MACHINE Ellen Myers Run Down on Turkey 1 Creek Hill.—White Men Arrested. COOPER NOW GOVERNOR. Iitaugur&l Exercises on Tuesday Char acterized by Simplicity.; Columbia, Jan. 21.—At four min utes after one this afternoon, Robert A. Cooper, of Laurens, succeeded Rich- 1 2 A most deplorable affair occurred in Bamweirabout 5 o’clock Thursday afternoon, when Ellen Myers, colored, ard I. Manning, of Sumter as Govern was fatally injured by an automobile, or of South Carolina, which the coroner’s jury decided was occupied by Shelly Bessinger, James M. Brabham and the latter’s small son. The accident occurred at the foot of Turkey Creek hill and was wit- nesi^d by several persons, none of •.<- ■> In conformity with Governor Coop er’s desires, the inaugural exercises today were characterized by a Demo cratic simplicity. The oath of office was administered by his life-long friend and former fellow-townsman, whom recognized the occupants of the f Associate Justice R. C. Watts, of the machine because of the rapid rat-i of : Supreme Court, of* South Carolina, speed at. which it was - travelling, j These v tncsses testified at the coro ner s iKucst, which was held Friday, /that the v ur.an was on the left hand side of the read, which at this point is wide enough fdr three or four ve hicles to travel abreast, and that as the machine approached her it swerved to. the left, knocked her ■if? and the prayer was offered by his pas tor, the Rev. A. H. Templeman, D. P., of Laurens. For General Cooperation. . Following the administering of the oath of ^office, Governor Cooper de livered his inaugural addres^, which was generally commended as being constructive in its recommendations, They Lie in France Where the 4 court convenes,Monday. £ i T T f J T T T T T £ Lilies Bloom. They lie in France Where lilies blbom; Those flowers pale That guard each tomb Are That Close That down, the wheels passing over her and conducive to a spirit of political harmony and general cooperation of endeavor among all the people of the State. The key-note of the Address was educational advancement nnd the administration of all the lafts of the State jn the spijjt of their enactment, and in accord with the intent of v * Constitution and the statutes. head, and went on at a fast rate cf speed towards Williston, merely slow ing up to make the bridge crossing in safety.. 1.,.. Other withespes^ testified that a car? answering the description given „ by those who witnessed the fatal injury the woman, passed them on the frliston road, going very fast, and Tit turned round and came back >ards Barnwell. The car coming towards Barnwell was occupied by the men named in the verdict of the coroner’s jury. Warrants were sworn out for their arrest and they surend- ered to the authorities Saturday morn ing. Their attorneys made applica tion to Judge Mclver in Aiken for bail, which was granted in the sum of $1,500 each. . The verdict of the coroner’s jury was “that the deceased, Ellen Myers, came to her death by being run over by an automobile occupied by Shelly Bessinger. Jim Brabham and son,” and the testimony given at the inquest saintly souls ' * smiling stand by them in ' • V martyred land, . V \ . • t And mutely there the long night shadows creep 'From quiet hills to mourn fpr tnem who sleep, While o'er them through the dusk go silently The grieving clouds that slowly drift to sea And lately round them moaned the winter wind . Whose voice, lamenting, sounds so coldly kind, Yet in their faith those waiting hearts ,fibide The time when turns forever that false tide. In France they lie Wherw rilies bloom > Those flowers ] ' fair For tham made room. BLACKVILLE STARTS < COURT HOUSE MOVE ♦ ♦ ESTIMABLE WOMAN DEAD. Lee Cave. Lee Cave (colored), sworn, says: When I was coming to town the de ceased was going out of town. I saw a car coming down the hill; she was crossing the road and when I looked back the car had knocked her down. I ran on up town and told Mr. Allen Owens. I think it was a Buick car. The car was running very fast. Did not notice the number of the car. I was about 30 feet from her when the car struck her. W’hitc men were driv ing the car. Floyd Munday. Floyd Munday, sworn, says: Oscar Owens and myself were going out of town.. The car that struck the,de ceased passed us, running about 25 miles per hour. I don’t know what direction the^woman was going. She was on the left hand side of the road going out of town. I saw the car pass over her. The dfiver went on but I "Think he slowed up a little after cross ing the bridge at Turkey Creek. There was three people.in the car and after ' passing one of them looked back, then S j\v^d on rapidly and went thft Willis- ^ •dh road* I did not get the number of the car. Did not know any of them. ’Hie people were white people, a large touring car Oeland Oeland Lazar, sworn, says:; My self and Mr. L. M. Calhoun was going out of town and,as I reached down to cut off the moto# of the truck I was • driving, a car passed me going about 25 to 31* miles per hour. Did not know who was driving. I think it was a Buick Six. A similar car that passed me on the Williston road I saw coming back. 1 Knew the parties in the car that was coming—Mr. Jim Brabham and Shelly Bessinger. Bes- ? singer was driving t&e car. The car I saw coming back was 15 to 25 min utes after the car passed me going out. O. H. Ow^ns. Mrs. W.* Martin Lightsey of Fairfax Victim of Pneumonia. Fairfax, Jan. 21.—Mrs. W. Martin Lightsey died at her home here yes terday morning of pneumonia, which followed influenza. Mrs. Lightsey was a lovable woman and her death has brought sadness to all the people of the community. As Miss Etta Cope land, she was one of the teachers in the graded and high school here dur ing several sessions with satisfaction to pupils and patrons. 9 She was a member of the U. D. C. and contribut ed interesting historical articles the reconstruction nerirwl Pb'? active in raising funds- for the Red Cross and in the sale of war savings stamps and Liberty Bonds during the world war just ended. Mrs. Lightsey was a member of the Lutheran Church and a teacher in the Sunday school. Her constant aim in life seemed to be to make the world better and its in habitants happier and she died be loved by all who knew her. She is survived by her husband and four children, three sons and one daughter, ranging in age from two to eight years, and her father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. David Copeland of Hamp ton County, two sisters and two broth ers.. . * .' Not vainly . placed The crosses stand 1 Within i that brave And stricken land; ‘ Their honor lives, Their love endures. f Their noble death The right assures, For they shall have their heart's desire, They who, unflinching, braved the fire, Across the fields their eyes at last shall see ♦ Through clouds and mist the hosts of victory. ♦f ^ . * —Percival Allen in New York Times. ♦ ^ ^ ^ x ^.Va. on „„ W Af.TER D. RICHARDSON DEAD.! ASPARAGUS GROWERS MEET. It was Lazar. Resolutions of Respect. We, the members of th$ Long Branch Church, wish to take this, imr first opportunity, to express our sense of loss in the death of Mrs. Della Car- roll,‘"our beloved - member. Resolved: 1. That as God in His infinite wisdom and love has- seen fit to call our sister, Mrs. Della Carroll, we have lost one of our Christian members." 2. That while we miss her in our community; 7 we humbly submit to the will of our Heavenly Father, and ex tend to the bereaved family bur deep est sympathy. 3. That a copy of these resolutions be recorded in the pages of our min utes. a copy be.sent to the bereaved family and one to the county paper for publication; ~ r T. E. Turner, E. G. Birt, R. L. Peacock, * Committee. OJ H. Owens, sworn, says: Yester day afternoon myself and Munday were going out of town and, I saw a colored woman walking up the hill. A car passed me going out, running very fast. As the car passed me there was a short turn of/it to the left and ran oyef.th$ wom%n mentioned above. When I got to her I tliought she was dead. I do not know who.was "driv- ing the car. It passed over the bridge and went towards- Williston. The driver did not stop. J. S. M. Carter. 4 Mrs. Snllie Gillam, of Barnwell route 1. received the following telb gram some time ago: ' Washington, D. C. Mrs. Snllie Gillam, R. F. D., 1, Barnwell, S. C. Deeply regret to inform you that it is officially reported that Private Johnson Gillam, infantry, was slight ly wounded in action September 30th. Further information when received. Harris, the Adjt. General. yards from where I met it and turned round and came back. They were the same men that . passed me. They were running very fast going blit slower as they came back. That was the only car that passed me going out. I left my school at 3 o’clock and when" this car passed me it was after i 4 o’clock—about 4:15." News of Death September 26th Re ceived by Family on Sunday. The entire town war profoundly shocked and grieved Sunday after noon when a telegram was received by Mr. L. G. Richardson from the War Department announcing the death on September 26th of his son, Private Walter D. Richardson,'" of bronchial pneumonia. This was the first official news received of Mr. Richardson since he sailed, except the card, mailed in America, announcing that the ship on which he sailed had landed safely overseas, and it is presumed that he died on shipboard. Mr. Richardson, who was in the Sig nal Corps, was a most estimable young man who held the respect and esteem of the people among whom he had grown to young manhood. For a ■number of years he was manager bf the local office of the Western Union Instructive Addresses Delivered Several Hundred Growers. to Petit Jurors Have Been Drawn for Approaching Civil Term. • V Xi . ' - y . ' A two week’s term of the Court of Common Pleas, fof Barnwell County will convene "here Monday mofming, with Judge — —- presinding. Petit jurors hi*ve been drawn as fol lows: \ : First Week. Allendale—aW. G. BoweterT;. H. Sanders, E. R. Tessier, W. H. Young, J. J. Thomas. Baldock—J. R. Harley. Barnwell—S. if' Carroll.' Bennett Springs—C. L. Kier.i, Jr. Blackville—C. L. Groves, Herman Brown, W. G. Howard, W. W. Hair, C. B. Bodiford. George’s Creek—J. H. Still, H. J. Delk. ^ Gt. Cypress—J. W. Blount, W. F. Hazel, J. W. Goodson, W. L. Harvey, J. A. Mooday. Red Oak—Richard Hay, Jr., R. M. Hay, J. W. Browder, O. R. Ferguson, P. H. Bates. /Sycamore—Jno. R. Loadholt, W. O. McCasky, G. E. Harter, F. P. Cone, J. H. Platts, W. F. Harter. ^ Williston—N. H. „ Bolen, J. B. Kitchings, J. L. Shuler, J. W. John son, J. J. L. Hair. © Second Week. Allendale—J. G. Stoney, W. H. Fen-> nell, *• Barnwell—W. H. Davis, A. J. Ow ens. Gt. Cypress—W. P. Morris, J. F. Creech, C. W. Pate, J. R. Harden, M. C. Lee, N. £• Creech, S. F. Hogg. George’s Creek—Jas. Sanders, W. K. Black, L. J. Nix. Red Oak—W. B. Seay.*' Sycamore—W. RsAllen, C. C. Bish op, M. S. Brant, J. F. Deer, G. W. Harter, F. W. Manuel, W. H. Load- holt, J. P. Roberts, J. Q. Jenny, G. L. Brant. Williston—G. C. Matthews, A. E. Quattebaum, B. A. Johnson, R. P. W J? 'PolOn T. P. MitchelCH F. Beck, A. A. Still, R. A. Porter. / Chamber of Commerce Would Haro • T^wn Displace Barnwell. Williston, Jan. 15.—Th% fourth an nual meeting of the South CArolina Arparagus Growers’ Association was held on Monday, the 13th instant, at Williston. The meeting was largely attended by : epresentatives of th? as paragus growers throughout the State, and in addition, representuti 'es were prese.it f rom the burea» of mar kets, Washington, D. C., the ref-ter ator car bno-i, ami from the induxtiral division of the Southern Rvlwa.**. Very instructive addresses were made by the va.iois visitors; to between iwo hundred und thr * hund-el as paragus rs. The same board of directors was elected, in addition to B. R. Tillman, who succeeded his late father, Sena tor B: R. Tillman. The~officere *lect»f-gffloitgg—aiwf ~you kiwwbhat ed were, J. B. Knight, president; J. Telegraph Company, resigning that' M. Vann, vice president; J. W. Jones, position to accept that of agent for the Southern Express Company, 1 secretary and treasurer. Charleston was represented and the which he held until he entered the service^of his country. His untimely purchase of all nails and crate mate rial was awarded to a Charleston death is sincerely mourned by scores 1 concern. of friends, not only in Barnwell but in other parts of Ihe State, and their sympathy goes out to the bereaved family in the dark hour of grief. Mr. Richardson's death is particularly sad, in that his brother, Mr. E. T. Richardson died just a week ago. Mayor Porter has ordered that the flag be kept at half mast for ten'fiays in memory of Private Richardson. GOOD MAN PASSES. Charles Hiers Died of Paralysis at Fairfax Home. Fairfax, Jan. 21.—Charles Hiers died at his home here Sunday night of paralysis. Mr. Hiers was a good man, hia whote life being void of of- fense. Mr. Hiers had been in the em ploy of the late J. T. Wilson as a blacksmith from the time the busi ness was established about ten years ago until his death. He was capable A seVen course dinner wss served to all visitors and members Jby the ladies of Williston, which was one of those delicious feasts That only the ladies of Williston, know how to prepare. The next convention of the associa tion will be held at Aiken. ways and can get along very good with them now. The French people are very good and kind to us, they will do anything they can for ua, of course they can’t do much for us be cause they are not able, the war is Blackville, Jan. 16.—An enthusias tic meeting of the business men of the town and farmers from the surrouad- ing* territory was held in the school building here last night and a Cham ber of Commerce was organized wMi about 100 charter members. It was decided in the meeting to psil forth an effort to annex part or Or angeburg and Bamberg Counties to Barnwell County and make Blackville the county seat instead of Barnwell • as at present. The meeting was well attended by Blackville business men and several neighboring towns were represented. -The visitors from Springfield spoke favorably of the movement, one of the speakers declaring he would only be willing to come into Barnwell County providing Blackville was made the county seiit. The Springfield people are in the extreme corner of Orange burg County and going by railroad te their county seat have to make twe railroad connections. Twenty-five thousand dollars waa raised in a few minutes to bear the ex penses of the campaign and it was de cided to augment this to $50,000 if se much be necessary, the Chamber ef Commerce guaranteeing that it will not cost the county one cent of ex pense. Blackville already has a court house, as this waa once the county seat, and it will compare favorably with some of the newer cqurt houses. Blackville ha*, a modem school building, aeverarsplendid churches, a thoroughly modem hotel and numbers of business places and the prospects for- making this the county seat are encouraging. Attorney General Thomas and James Hammond of Columbia, former Blackville boys, were at the meeting. Mr. Peeples joined.the Chamber of Commerce and contribu ted libei «uiy to the fund for rdmedri ing the court house and building a jail. - „ /J 1 Since the lower part of Barnwell County has been cut off, forming Al lendale County, the county seat aa It now stands will be in one corner ef the county only eight miles from the county line and is 16 miles from the Edisto River, the other edge of c«u»in*-tbem to need for m»»y i c By annexing the SpriagMi things they can t get, you dont see * ... *i._ .. . .. any of them walking the streets and roads they are all working if not old enough to fight, they are old enough to work, and they are put to it well. Mamma I don’t know any news, oh, ytes, I do know some great news, too, we have an American Y. M. C. A. with us, they just put up a few days ago, and it is so good for the boys to get paper, candy, tobacco, etc from. Our 1st Lieutenant came down today and brought us some paper, candy and territory to the county, that put Blackville in about the center ef the county and add some very desira ble territory and valuable fanning land to the county. Canvassing committees were up- pointed and work will be begun at once upon the project. It is proposed to make a trip to W Springfield with 50 o^ men in the near fut of the proposition. iston and te re business n the interest 4 A Tribute of Eespect. kind in him; he did not have it to do, he just did 1 it on his own hook, and it „ . was so kind of tim for doing, so you Wh « reM - ^ in Hl » see we can’t get off now to-get such has "moved from our mrirt om things until our vacation comes. We f I ne " d ’, me “ ber ,nd * le * con - Broti “ !r J. Wadley Birt; /' Whereas, his long-and faithful ser vice with the Long Branch Church will have a few days rest in a few days, or in a few weeks any way. It will be called rest but I am having , more rest now at the present time "“A” “ th,t we Than I have had since I’ve been in the cord our love * nd •PPreciaton; 0 WITH THE COLORS. • * ***••*•»•••*»•* Mr and Mrs. W. P. Brabham, of Barnwell, have received the follow ing letter from their son, Corporal John 0. Brabham: * Somewhere in France, Oct. 1918. Dear Mother and family^ I am 0. K. tonight only my cold is still sticking with me. I hope these few words/will find you all well and jolly. I received a letter form Letha yesterday. She is fine and likes and honest and grave satisfaction to; Charleston fine. She said in her let- service. It is nothing but rest. We don’t have to do anything but a little guard duty, on four hours and off eight. Well it is about Time for me to get some more mail now, I think I will get some from you all in a few days. I have received a good many letters since I’ve been over on this side and you can’t imaging, how I ap preciate ,a letter from any one. I won’t readmit and throw it away, I will read it and put it in my pocket and when I get blue I will pull it out and read it over. I have not heard a word from Hattie and Frank since I’ve been over. I am’ almost sure they have written but I guess the mail has been S. M. Carter (colored), sworn, | Dr. R. C. Kirkland. As I was coming in from my ! Dr. Kirkland testified as to the in- >1, which is 4 miles from Barn- juHes inflicted upon the wozpan, located on‘the Williston road^'T*? which were fractures of-the lower-jaw a car about one wile from Barn^bope and the left temporal bon# and isirsirtKeT uusta), fftfrarnr was three white men. I did not know conscious from"' the time the either of them. They passed me cn *t’*uok her until she died, four hoqrs ~ ■ 11 car both patrons of the shop and his em ployer. The family Of Mr, Wilson in appreciation of Mr. Hiers’ faithful ness presented him with ^ $25 last Christmas. ,. Mr. Hiers was a consistent mem ber of the Baptist Church. He is sur vived by his wife and son, Neva Hires, about 15 yea^s old, and a brother^ Her bert Hiers, who is a locomotive engi- “t Mr. Ben Brabham was dead, too bad. Well mama today was. Resolved, first, That the removal of such a life from our midst leaves a vacancy that is deeply deplored by all members of our church. Resolved, second, that in his death we have lost a most faithful, loyhi and self-sacrificing member. Resolved, third, that we extepd the bereaved family our sympathy and love and commend them to the Father of us alb whom he loved and served se devotedly. -— > 4. That a copy of these resolutions be sent to the family and papers sad recorded in our minute book. A?T. E. Turner, E. G. Birt, R. L. Peacock, T Committee. neer. / / It U now The* Fjjit National Bank s>he Was tin- ‘Br’BftfTM&jl InstfeA^ IhiT liarnwen Banking Company, this change having been authorized on the 16th insL See half-page advertisement in this delayed some Wdy. I have not re ceived but one letter from you, that mailed since I sailed. Well, mama I have no more news tonight. Brant and myself are still togeth er, we are together .every day, he is in my squad and we stick together. We have made a promise to each oth- j day with us down hr the woods, 1 ® r to//together as long as there ! pay day don’t amount to much a <lrop of blo °? ln us - We cam <“ in i ...... me now since I made allottment the 8erv,ce to / her and are from “>0 to you, but it amounts to enough. 1 // Rad we ^ th o only ones We don’t need much money over here, 0 / hc bar ' cbwho came from Barnwell; just enough to spend while we are off ‘ ha / C *™ e the sa me day we di.d, that ^ is together. We are £omg to stay to- f^getber as long as >ce possibly can. Well mama I will come to a close* for this^tim^A^frite soon, love and and know very much how to ask for ’ f regards to and all my » pie office last Saturday, anythuigjve' want lb buy fjgm'Jtfcewr: P‘ (>nV -y ou J Iovin£*on, .. . 21 ofllg*JQ j? : - Corp: John O. Brabham,^ ’ iff J. B. Morrjx, has been very 1 Inf., M. G. Co., U. S. A. P_0. days much to"the Cotton Meeting Called. A meeting of the Barnwell County Cotton Growers Association is called for Monday, February 3rd, at 12 , clock in the Court House at BarnweH. J. A. Porter, J. 0. Patterson, Jr^ J. K. Snell ing, Ex. Committee. on a little rest. We are paid off with French money; it is altogether dtf ferent from the good old U. S. A. money; of course we ca»~coufit it Mr. J. R. Black, of Branchville, was a business visitor here last week. Mr, F. S. McLin, of Baldock, waa in the city on business one day last Mr. J. E. Lain, of Barnwell i called very pleasantly at The Fan- When I first came over here it tvs# some difficulty for me to get'any thing, bT I. soon cabght^on to 1