University of South Carolina Libraries
The Barnwell People 'Ju»t Lite* alMembar of lha Family" VOL. XLUL VERY SLOW PROGRESS IN TRIAL OF CIVIL CASES Two Damage Suits Disposed of so Far. Third Week Jurors Drawn. BARNWELL. SOUTH CAROLINA. THURSDAY, APRIL 1STH. 1920. «*i M M HER J. M. YOUNGBLOOD DIES i • AFTER LONG ILL HEALTH *9 * _ ”” Father of Mrs. B. L. Easterling Pass ed Away in Augusta Monday. James Mayson Easterling, a veter an of the War Between the States and for the past twenty-two years keeper of the Fifth Street brjdge, died at his home, 237 Telfair Street, at 10:30 o’clock Monday night, following a pro longed illness with kidney trdubler Mr. Youngblood was born at Edge- field, S. C., and had he been spared until August 29 of this year would have rounded out the eightieth year of life. The deceased had just at tained his majority when war was de clared and he enlisted with the first troops to mobilize in South Carolina. He took part in the first battle of Fort Sumter, the reverberations of the cannon being heard in the family home of Mr. Youngblood at Edge- field. ^ All through the gruelling struggle he fought gallantly. At the battle of Gettysburg he sulTered the loss of an arm and was retired. Mr. Youngblood came to Augusta twenty-eight years ago. For the past s for the third week of j • rof * o( ** • rU * 1 •* keeper I drawn oa Monday, a* ! tW Center Street bodge. He was I well known and popular with all pus- I •eager* who dally passed and htf kindly, bensamg face and hearty I greeting was snteadrd In every pass j efby. K«dn*f trenhie develonsd fkrtaher Very little progress has been made so far in the trial of civil cases before the Court of Common Pleas, which convened here Monday morning with Judge Wilson, of Orangeburg, presid ing, only two suits having been disf posed of when The People closed its forms. The first case tried was that of T. A. Green vs. Kendall Lumber Co., which resulted in a verdict for the plaintiff for $1,500. The second case was that of B. J. Hammet, Jr., vs. Walter D. Hines, Di rector General, and the Southern Railway Co., which was a suit for damages under four causes, Mr. Ham- met was given verdicts amounting to $600 on the first, second and fourth causes, a verdict on the third cause being rendered for the plaintiff. When The People closed its forms the Court was engaged in the trial of the case of C. H. Mathis ra. Walter D. Hines. Director General, and the Southern Railway Ca. Petit joan .he term we foBews fx Dyrfcae. Btarkt iMe Mis, George's Creek Red. WtUleleo Bud. Jr . George*» Cseoh W Urik. George • Creek \ Things Dependable NO MIX-UP HAS OCCURRED IN COUNTY SETTLEMENT Statement Showing Allendale Due Barnwell $23 Not Accepted. MR. NATHAN PORTER LAID TO REST AT SPRINGFU ANM<H NCR* CANDIDACY I CIVIC WFROVEMP.NT'H IN FOR I LERA Of COURT WTLUJTON ARK OKI. %> KD Although thi* commissioners^ ap pointed to complete a settlemenluof the finances between , Allendale and Barnwell county, after the formation” of Allendale county, reported some time ago that Allendale county was due Barnwell county about $23, Bam- weircounty, it is understood, has since discovered items aggregating about $4,000 which Allendale county is due that county, according to a statement made by Supt. of Education J. R. Cullom at a meeting of the board of commissioners of this county held last Tuesday. - • Mr. Cullom says that Barnwell county is due Allendale county al>out $1,000 school money, and that Barn well county acknowledge* this in debtedness, however, Mr. Cullom says he is informed, this item, as well as an item of about $3,000 which Barn well county is due Allendale county for commutation or road taxes, is bring held up until an adjustment of thr $1,000. which Barnwell county claim- thi# cv g t) i% due Barnwell cotmly fta mad# TV All la rpmif (leek lot tu Work of Lay tag 1. H lira Ml \ and J. E Jahnotan and N is am Irmftoad that the Kara ark county I iffirom areay figure*, dkaw sim AlWadafte < f only da* kafowok caw Mg til a* carvarf a km " m m t M kaeoo** Mokwao* M , L. IM'kmdkm Make* J pi BaSks* RoSOWOff M **• i ) CMbOk Rkmkakk* A ta Nwr. Rkmkokks ft , SL Masaaop- Rkma*tk A a kbaed. RaeaaoR i M Rmmkv M (Ramoa • • • • *A*N*BUL MtC9 M.9UQL Dorm a • a a Two mote nil we 4a? I 4aa*t kwarw; the swimming pool la filled ap. However, we know oar friends will be glad to help us put it ia good shape. Many happy hour* are spent in the water, so who will come to our help? Father of Barnwell Man Had Rea Ripe Old Age of 85 Years. Springfield, April 10.—At the net ting of the sun Thursday evening tim remains of Nathan Porter were cow ered by the soil that he loved so weR, in the Methodist church yard at Springfield. He died the night before on the spot that had been hi 3 home for nearly 60 years. Several change* had been made in the old heme in fhdfc time, and the new home is now occu pied by his daughter, and was built by her husband, Morgan E. Boyleston, yet'the old man lingered at the same old spot until his sun of life had set forever. He would have been 85 years old cm July 6, of this year, having !>een in the year 1835. He, like so of this section, was of the sturdy Irish rare that settled this part Of Orangeburg county, in the year 171R, and whose descendants still live In the year of 1859, he married Al < Ka- mn^r. arvi t«. them were torn ti follow trig children* Mrs. (Tam R. lee of Mobile. Ala.. Mrs. Hattie MIRer of Augusta, (ia.. JAP. Harr»rll. N I* f 1 ' rter. ('•lumtna. mmd J. C. Porter. Mm. Eogtoe E. Atew «u»n and Mrs Morgojt F Hoyl all a# HpnwgfwM Hte avws see all wwi! kwoww aoao a*ea m laealMIsa la wkMk k%w He k#4 a wwaskee ed •AabiMk* kmoww ki ■ wwebd Nm w*#e 4*4 AepSewsVe ami ko wmk eovey asms# «*ee os*f trnmmm so mw> •»•**•*• tRos m ksW ssaaapoag sS gks vwf o«e takom ka *■ i os4so Of oO—k ewlevtoiossl tV • • • • • lorvo*m flak at rewA Her «ftast<ec* k M C> 1 weee Mrs |i K Retgga aa4 Mm [ foe Ike j d aad | Joka Matlkeww TV pnae wao wwa t urkirk la The school is moving smoothly now. We are looking forward to examina tions, which begin seven weeks from today. by Mm Eogoao Wemoaigor., (Might J office and ia coaaomoewco of ful refrwakmewta were served. I drscgwod a complete fke Mrs. I. F. Still entertained Ike pets- ( dex wktrk hat amt with the cilia Chib Friday afternoon with an I of the inent Have you forgotten our Literary Society, or have you never heard of our meetings? We meet every Fri day afternoon at 12:45 and will wel come you to our midst. We are not satisfied to be among the best, but want to be the best. We are not going to be second violon- ist anywhere, so must make some im provements on our course. There will be no graduating class this year. Next year the eleventh grade will be added. This will enable us to enter any " college without examination.- We hope all of our present tenth grade will return. We hate jto give any of you up, so come back and help us make this a great success. We also sincerely hope that we will have some pupils from other districts. Easter egg hunt. Mm. Same Lowe, hostess to the Em broidery* Club on Thursday, enter tained with h contest, Mrs. LrRoy Still winning the first prize, while Mrs. T. O. Boland received the consol ation prize. Delightful ices and home made candy were served. Mrs. A % H. Ninestcin had as her guests for the Easter holidays, Miss Mina Kirkman of High point, N. C., and Dot Ninestein of the Confederate College. Mrs. C. S. Buist is visiting in Ocala, Fla. Cadets Stanley Brown and William Gant were week-end guests of Mrs. Herman Brown. Miss Minnie Rich, of New York city is a guest of Miss Rosa Rich. The following young people were home for the Easter holidays: Miss Florrie Stome, of Anderson College; Miss Edrie Bell Boylston, of Coker College; Miss Lois Nevils, of Coker College; Cadet Sol Brown, of The Citadel, Cadet Nick, of Porter Military Academy; Miss Edna Blame, of Anderson College and Miss Rebecca other ettisews who have had ta inspect the records of ths office. This file book which was dtsigoad by me has been adopted by oar sister County, Allendsle, which sdoption at tests the value of this book to m Clerk’s office. Upon the death of MY. W. H. Duncan, father of the incum bent, I did not give my friends tha opportunity of assisting me in socur- ing the appointment to the unexpirod term, although they requested me to make application for same, but gave no opposition to the incumbent, al though I was, and still am, tha most experienced party desiring the office. Now I respectfully ask the support at the citizens of Barnwell County who wish an officer of experience, assur ing them the same services in the future that I have rendered in the past, and pledging myself to abide by the laws of the Democratic party and to support the nominees thereof. Respectfully, R. L. Bronson. P (£oUticaLAdY.). . ^ Mm mevMHsef hoe ^ os k e eae4it*"*si vvey be left beam. • are aemmeefy kamk • pfOparalfteae far s asm crap by Ike heavy ram* and aleo by the ekortage of labwr, which ie acuta. Mack of Ike land will not he cultivated at all oo th is account. Thr lata asparagus season ia unpreceden ted, the weather having been so cold that vary little has been shipped. Tha seaeon it usually at its height ear- liar than this, with '‘grass” leaving In carload lots. Mr. J. Frank Grubbs. burg Blatt, of Columbia. Martin and karoney speilt 1 Mias Mitchell of Charleston, is the with friends in Orange- guest of Mias Kitty Browning. Bad Type of Liquor. Macon, Ga., April 11.—A new type of Hlicit liquor which appeared hare today kept doctors and nurses buoy m a local hospital. Up ia t a‘clack to- Mn. Mary L. Moody, Mrs. J. E. Newman and Mrs. J. G. Scott, of Au gusta, have returned from Barnwell, S. C., where they were summoned by tha death of their father, Mr. J. Frank Grubbs, one of the most sub stantial and prosperous farmers of Barnwell County, who succumbed in his Mth year after suffering a para lytic stroke. Itr. Grubbs st one time was deputy sheriff of Barnwell, his native county. Ha was married to Mis* Lena Baugh man, of that section; three daugh ters, all residing in Augusta, and one son, George Grubbs, of Barnwell, be- tog* hORr ta Mie unton. Deceased is also survived by the following broth ers and listen: T. J. Grubb* and Charlie H. Grubb*. Blackvitle. S. C.; B. N. Grubbe, WDU*ton. S. C.; John Rudolph Grubb*. Robert ad Miee Lottie Grubb*. I~*u N. C; Luther Grok be. Du* A*G» tad flamoei M. Grubb*. Ckfuatrftr. • - us* Ike Gfuvk rattrir. 'b* (*rv»%* ef R0r*u*4 weal #v* f Augweta. whrfv the uhMPwaare of Ike Any wu* auirk**! by rvligiuae aoevl- •ur Mil gut hr nag* sad rseksoge of gift*. •The fed that the Greek East*^ is ohurrvvd on s different dsy then the Easter of the rest of the (Tinstian work! is due to difference in calendars used. The Julian ('slender U used in Russia ami wherever the Greek church dominate* The Junior calandar differ* from the Gregorian by thirteen dsy*. Easter come* only seven day* later under the Julian Calendar, and not thirteen, because it must fall on a Sunday, and the actual difference can not therefore be maintained. In Greece the figure of Juda* is burned on Easter eve. - ■ $ * - \ _ ■ ♦ ♦ ♦ Return Engagement. There will be a “return engage ment” of the 1920 Minstrels at the school auditorium in Barnwell this (Thursday) evening, with a change Of program. An entirely new part has been added, which is uproariously fun ny. The admission will be 35 and 50 cent*, the proceeds being for the ben efit the local baseball team. In spite of the fact that the auditorium was packed at the first performance a couple of week* ago, there were many who did not attend and t will wow have ike opportunity of lag "one of tht boat aa tha road* Th. perforata are will ka itlgid Ik ERawtoa toOMpipw (Friday i expo- ^ far th* boa ON «d the U. D C MOkUPS<■ yaaat. uM «d whom wwkM ti sad k** grooWot doilghl os* *k them happy. Lake moot otvoog idea* of life, oad to kau. a kora* and a dog were sacred hunter, having perkapo dorr than any one man ia Ike era state*. General Hampton excepted. Up to the last two years he from the swamps of the* EdistoAa wilds of Florida. He had at in hia business life, ami was enjoy many things that a leaa forto- nate man could not afford. Hia Imm was open to every one, and hia ad vice sought by many. He never aspir ed to any office, and cared little far the plaudits of the multitude. -In the year 1886, he, with Capt. D. H. Salley, and a few friends in dif ferent sections of the state, began the construction of what now forms Hm connecting link of the Southern rail way, between Blackville and Columbia, and to hiin is largely due a full meo*- ure of credit for the move that put Springfield, and many other thriviug towns upon the map of South Caro lina* I'retracted Meeting Starts Sunday* The .protracted meeting will at the Barnwell Methodist next Sunday, the 18th teat will ha preaching at lUS k. m. Iff Ike port or At tW re—ikg aft 8 eVftark Rmhap U ff, W. loo. of Veal Vwgmw. uti Ok Mamiay <h* kav A d wdi