The Barnwell people. (Barnwell, S.C.) 1884-1925, April 15, 1920, Image 1
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.
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M M HER
J. M. YOUNGBLOOD DIES
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AFTER LONG ILL HEALTH
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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.
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Mis, George's Creek
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Bud. Jr . George*» Cseoh
W Urik. George • Creek
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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
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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
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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.). . ^
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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.
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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.
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