The Barnwell people. (Barnwell, S.C.) 1884-1925, January 08, 1920, Image 1
The Barnwell People
H Ju»t Like a Member of the Family"
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BARNWELL, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY. JANUARY 8TH, 1920.
* NUMBER 18.
14TH DECENNIAL CENSUS
OF UNITED STATES IS ON
Enumerators ^'ow Busy Collecting
. .• • . • V
Statistics for Uncle Sam.
POPULAR YOUNG COUPLE
MARRIED HERE LAST WEEK
Miss IiW*z Browning Becomes Bride
of Mr H. C. Creech.
i
The Fourteenth Decennial Census
of the United States is on!
Under the immediate direction of B.
F. Davies Supe- v;-or Of the Second
senilis distri.*: of South Carolina,
census enumerators ^’111 call at eevery
dw/ling house in tins community to
*eeir.e the information necessary to
fidl out the questions contained on
the printed census schedules.
Questions concerning the following
points will he asked of every person
in the United States:
, Sex; / i
Color or race;
Age at last birthday;
Whether single, marriedi widowed
or divorced
Birthplace of person * enumerated
and birthplace of father and mother.
A marriage of much interest to
their many friends throughout the
county was that of Miss Inez Brown
ing to Mr Henry Clay Creech, which
occurred at the w beautiful colonial
home of the bride’s parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Willis S. Browning, at 8:30
o’clock Wednesday evening, Decem
ber 31st, the ceremony being pre
formed by Dr. W. M, Jones in the
presence of a large number of rela
tives and friends. The walls of the
spacious rooms were covered with
pink and white carnations and trail-
ling bamboo, while pink and green
DANGER SIGNALS.
Danger signals are flying Trom the
masthead. ...
Strikes and rumors of strikes are
prevailing all over the country.
Wages of even $10 to $15 a day
who have studiechthe boll Weevil prob
lem have pointed out the "steps which
ought to be taken to weather the fi
nancial sorm which invariably fol
lows in the vvakebfthis terrible pest.
(which some of the coal miners have They tell us that in almost every^part
recently been earning) do not deter of the cotton belt west of us he
some classes of labor from calling for farmers have planed big cotton crops
^more.' # . one year .too long ar.d have suffered
Capital in many industries is reap
ing unheard of returns,
Money seems plentiful but has small
purchasing power. ,
Itnerest rates are climbing and the
reserves of the federal reserve banks
are approaching the legal minimum.
Socialism and even Bolshevism are
lights cast a soft radiance over^the j making progress p many sections of
! the North and W»*st.
staggering losses because they have
delayed their preparations to meeet
bol 1 \VeeviJUcand i t ions.
I do not advocate the wholesale
abandonment of cotton,^ but I do ad
vise that every farmer, hanker
and business man in the State make a
LOSSES BY BOLL WEEVIL
WILL DEPEND ON STATE
Experiences of Others Should Be Suf-
_—_.i_— r ~ _-— —* 1 •. ; ‘ ■ ; • —7;
, ficient Warning, Says Cooper.
Governor Cooper has issued a call
to farmers and business men m Barn
well and other“cbunt!es infested with
the boll weevil to attend the series of
meetings arranged by Clemson college
the next few' weeks to discuss meas
ures with which tjo combat the in-
vasion, Januafy’"’ l5tS being the
scheduled date for the m<‘eting at
Barnw-ell. It will be the fault of the
people themselves, the governor points
out, if South Carolina suffers as much
from the invasion ps other states, as
:r~
MRS. W. H. DUNCAN DIED < v
SUDDENLY AT CONWAY
Highly Esteemed Barnwell Lad} Paa-
ses Away at Daughter’s Home.
»— ■ 1 a
I he entire Community was^greatly
shocked Sunday to learn of the death
in Conw'ay ^that marning ^f Mrs.
William Hansford^Duhcan, w-ife of
Barnwell County’s popular Cleric of
Court. Mrs. Duncan was visiting her
daughter, Mrs. M illiani A. Freeman,
at Conway, when she was taken ill
and died suddenly. Only the day be
fore her husband had received a mes
sage that she would arrive home Sun
day night, but the following morning
a telegram advising *him <if her seri
ous illness was followed very shortly
the experiences of others are being
careful*study of the program so care- I daily emphasized and warning issued by another telling of her sudden
fully worked out by the farm demon- as 1° the dangers confronting the ag- /b'ath.
stration bureau; that every farmer rieultural welfare* of the people. If Mrs. Duncan wa$ a daughter of the
raise ample foodstuff for heme con-I the advice offered by the Clemson col-*j’ate Judge A. P. Aldrich and was a
•».
naiw. * 01
•e if frt
ination.
* lK»th countVy and
In.rn;
fv mi., trade or pro
scene.
, *The wedding march was played bhy | The South is strong because social
Misses Kate Woodward and Ethel unrest is at a mipimunl here because | sumption, put in such live stock ns I I 4 **?** workers is taken, disaster will be sister of the late Judge Robert
Sanders and Mr. Eugene Easterling.' our people art* habitually consi*r%'a-
uho also pi a yeti **The Angel's Seie- tive, and Iscaus** thev have liecome
un
tb
T. M» Eli
ceremon)
I Love Y
Mr. N. , fmancia
1 Truly - " We a
follow s: 1 b< In tb
y atrong.
c, therefore
nata n In
in a p
to t
h:«- fom "iii carry, plant (experi The meetings ope* Jaagarj \ldrich. Sh*> was a d« • <.-r it.,man
money ft and Meoeh's ( mmer * athofo and was widely known fog
bout
vau whit h have pro\***l sue- January J4. Governt r C(M»p< r's ap- Ai
in similar b.»ll weevil terri- P»*nI follow*: jW
lb
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'll
iffe
as m
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inthropic work. Thr
s participation in the World
wa* an imlefatigable Red
irker and also lent invaluable
»• to other wirtHv
In
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d hwvaoaOa
look* the
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Mr*. W T. Riley. Jr. entertained
with a dinner and dance one evening
last week.
Miss Gladys Barker of Beaufort i*
visiting relatives at and near Allen
dale.
Mrs. C. R. Wilson eentertained in
honor of Mrs. James - Prillman of
Roanoke. Va., one night last week.
M,Ys. W. D. Darlington, Jr., enter
tained with a dinner dance one even
ing.this week in honor of Mrs. Pot
ter.
Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Kenirpdy spent
the holidays here with Mrs. Kennedy’s
parents.
Mr. Leroy and Earnest All spent
the holidays here with relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Wilson have
returned to Chicago after spending
the holidays with Mr. and Mrs. C. R.
.Wilson, parents of Mh\ Wilson. „
£ Mm*, and Mrs. R. P. Searson enter
tained at a dinner dance Tuesday
night.
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Ht
W
|lrm<
»f Mill
with
* J. C. Quatthdiuum
Fla., «prttt the holiday* h
hi* father T. B. Q uattlehaum.
Dr. Frank Willis of New York
*pent the holidays here with hi*
brother. Dr. W. T. Willi*.
Senator A. M. Kennedy spent sev
eral day* last week in Washington.
II. H. Altman and family spent
Christmas here with Mrs. Altman’s
mother,: Mrs. Hattie Rountree.
Mrs.. J. W. Odiorne and children
spent the holidays visiting relatives
in Manning.
W. C. Matthews of Augusta, Ga.,
spent the holidays here ^vith relatives.
Mrs. G. W. Whitaker is visiting her
parents in Barnwell.^
Miss Mamie and Annie Laurie
Walsh of Augusta, Ga., spent the
holidays here with their brother, W.
P. Walsh. *
Prof. Henry Willis of Simpsonville
is visiting relatives in town.
Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Hinson, of Ker
shaw spent the holidays hero with
relatives.
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him ■
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ful until
a* of
r»tM !
' Uy * I rMI
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fit iiiii
ltt|b mH«te».
Were *
torn
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1
1 Hi*
per**
•n ami He
WTH*
th. n
A particwbvf h
. t -oft • .1 k y r
ifkaMc
i “PP*
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hum- I
| thrown to the ground. He wav alone
| at the mill, and wa* unclothed in the
cold until a small negro ho), some
distance away, heard hi* call* and
came to him and thi n sent to Olar
I for a physician. The physician had
to move him to his •homo, after ar
rival, about an hour and a half after
the Occident. The mfin was exfreme-
ly cold and suffered agony. His
entire body was severely bruised.
Hg_ has compound fracture of his
right legend an extensive laceration
of the scalp amMeft leg. ''*•
He will probably lose his right leg,
it being badly mangled.
wee K, o T ’ • • b u v 1 1 r« .» h. I t h * I
'markable are of ll.** year*.
Although the old negro woman
Mrrrur) Take* a Tumble.
Burned to Death at Denmark.
Mrs. M. L. Middleton Dead.
i " Mrs. M. L. Middletcn, of near Al
lendale, died in an Augusta hospital
on last Saturday^ Mrs. Middletpp,| Denmark. Doc. 31.- (\cil Ibirs,
who wa'* years of age, had gone 14 years of ag**, resident of Cuyce
to the h< spital for treatment, an«l was burned to death here yesterday
although rhe had been ill for som** -when a railroad camp car, ip which he
Another New Building.
wa* far advanced in year* her sudden In spite of the fact (or possibly
death was not expected, for '•he was because of it I that the weather pre-
T* e that Ihrr hw*NMV(l vi
krn *»Mrnly til Suaday at
raa fwrmmmmry U> carry fell
ruda ’o>«pital for an r>\
viav night. Tu^s^Iay hi* e
: reported as being favorable and
many friends throughout tho
tr sincerely hope for hi* early and
iplete recovery.
h was
s alva
kt and
to an
■ratioai
vditiow
apparently well and vigorous a day
or so before thi* end. .
She leaves almost an army of
relatives, her* thirteenth son now l>e-
ing 80 years of age.—Allendale Coun
tv Citizen.
January Salesday.
The ^January salesday crowd was
not as large as usual .this year, many
being kept home because of the ex
tremely cold weather. Another rea
son for the diminished number is
the formation of Allendale County
during the past year. • However,
On Monday workmen began tear- parking space for automobiles and
ing down the old Easterling frame other vehicles was w'ell filled,The
time
* he
cr d«*:*th was m
it. expected
by
was s
Uh'P ng was de*
it roye
il by fire.
her
r» la
live* and many
frien
ds in
Al-
Tie 1
:d* uiH-le, B. A.,
loyi c
r, f‘ reman
tend
rle
county. Fune
ral
sen'i
ircs
of C a
yce ami another
man
were also
wen
• he
Id here M n.hiy.
morn
ing, c
0?1 '*
in the
cr.r. The l»oy 1
vas a
vcompany-
duct
All 1
by Dr. O' IhB c(
thi*
Kpwra
irth-
ing hi
* untie,- with wh
om Li
c made hi*
storebuijding, opposite the* Molair
House, to make room for a modern
brick gasoline filling station, w-hich
will be,owned and operated by Mr
B. B. Easterling. In additiouUo sel
ling the best grades of oil$ ! ra'nd gas
oline, Mr. Easterlings will hartdle «
complete line of automobile tiros and
accessnrie!?. This buildiiTg is otif of
BarmyLll’s old lamlrrarks, but a new
brick st
[t i* itl'
irsty th
iipic<i I
al For
A Dinhcartmcd Soldier.
visitors began leaving at'an'early
hour in the afterroon, and long be- } K) ji weevils,
fore sundown- the streets presented
their usual appearance.
New Company for Williston.
*Quattlebaum Bros., Inc., of Wil-
liston, was commissioned last wet
diction for Monday was “not much
change in temperature," the mercury — —
in local thermometer*, unlike the well A* one of the many boy* who went
known H. C. of L, took a decided over |t*a'<, to do our bit, I am sorry to
tumble Sunday night, the lowecst say, that I am disheartened and dis-
temperature in tw'o years, 13 degrees appointed. When the call was made
above, being recorded Monday morn- for young men, and then the draft,
ing,. Considerable damage was done the older persons persuaded us to do
to water pipes in a number of resi- our part, and when we returned home
dences, and many automobile owners we could get any position we wanted,
experienced difficulty in starting I have been home about eight months,
their cars. While its owner was ami >K)t a single person has offered
waiting for a train at a local depot me a position, w'ith a deasant salary
Sunday night the water in an auto- for a support, cons’dering the high
mobile froze and it was only by hard cost ng, and when we want to
work that serious, damage to the purchase land, or an^ pecessities of
motor was averted. Some farmers life, we have to payjust as much as
arts of the opinion that- the cold the man -who stayed at* home with
weather has destroyed numbers of his love ones and read the daily paf
ers and coined his dollars. But if we
ask for help, we are told, you have
Boyd-Saxon. ’ got plenty of money, pay cash.
Augusta, Ga., Jan. 2.—The many After we have devoted months
friends of Mr. Joseph Polhill Saxon (anfi .some yeears) in the' service at
and Miss Katherine Avis Boyd will the big sum of thirty dollars per
ten ted to learn of their mar- month, about what the average man
ek riage, which pfejurfe 1 Tu< sday, Dec spend..in one week, ^1. wonder what
with a proposed capita) stock of &!’>.- 2^, at high ne<*«-at-rht- Fi;-*•»! Baptist the people think wohld havh become
1 Indian.,gr. C'dlunibui, <!«» * Inch i* *ti- home at Caycr mi the trip
Mr*- left < : jHivebr rah! - fort %'mm madr U> *ave II
lira. Mvkllctofi t* vjmivicf flam* j *pfvad wm zBpmMy
Evefy rf-
r* I Hit the
tat it «a»
th
I'
tun*
on its present 1
-ite
000. A
gen<
i : ral m
ere
handise
catly
tc
the appearance
of
ness is
cont«
•mp!at»*
d.
The • p<
s dis
trie
■t of the city.
ers are
T.
L. Qus
ittl<
chaum.
1- st:
A tCJ
1 on reliable
an-
Quittleb
aum.
F.. D.
Qu
aitlebou
t the
W'4
««l.*n building r
|l IW
Li. D. Q
JUttb
•buum.
r Mr
Roy • Z. Wan
■en.
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ler,
will br rrpla
Hunting ia
41
onda
by
ft b
ifTck buibitng.
lf#a»n
» W
L Cj
V. Sr
luting
Imm«diatclv
the war had rot been won? I do not
n a
ami
Mr. . nd Mrs. Saxon lt. f * want any body to give me any thing,
^ if they don’t want to, but I do think
0-1 i\ in bu-ines* with the we my ht to have a.chance given us,
to >how' th» sr appreciation of out
fii
*f 1 ^ D 1 1
1 Ht* hat bt
mir •* vm yea
<ttn left Augusta's
,, r* • 1 » > fkj w
past services.
M»r«ifacturing Co.,
-n employe«l for th
s. M«*i Boy«| is one of liowe%*er,
rtaduate mirset. Having If snr’rvmM
l" '
—
firaarr | Thu fMfcmd m*t* L Id at! ^ C ■ —ty prior to
*4 tlAa* 1 *rt iim AJEhudhlr Coahlf Olar. the tmrmmw Horn* }■* .-itHtry" tOMvoMWe 1% luth ps tntfc
1 . Mn f Jt • afWmMwa, I h&arta hahm ha thi* oarat dpi* va
4 rm* a*^ Mesdret.xBy laoh
frnrnmm ar*d eon *a e*mt'AMats t
tc Uhr utmm&A'i.
pver frtrsah orsdk flonm happ<ii»»« aid m
dhpt eooa They usd flaaha ti*r c houar
SCI J
- m* o Tl watf. amt If there
t*e. amothev K«aer ta# U«iU
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