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The Barnwell People to* I ft ih n*r^ *« «l •••!» %H ItHTWTf LAHT «MOL N#ff* W—na KUU4 Mi PlanUrtkM •Ad NeciV Ma« at OH MIIL Two homicides were committed in Barnwell County Saturday. The first occurred on the plantation of Mr. E. P. Peacock, a few jnilea from the city, about one o’clock Saturday morning, when Edmond Charlton shot and killed Rebecca Twiggs, his sister-in-law, both parties being ne groes. According to the testimony of Charlton’s wife at the inquest, they had been separated for several months. About one o’clock Satur day morning, Charlton returned home, lit a lamp an<^ fired two shots into the body of her sister, who was sleeping with her and whom Charlton is said to have mistaken for a man. He then beat hie wife over the head with hb' pistol, and made his escape. )fr. E. ft. Morris, who is acting as Sheriff in the eheenns of Sheriff flan- den, who fte sway ea hi* wee notified and trailed the te Shat whaot ha sotflaalty fee MtfcinMf rtflUHMCS* m Arm % km *m*A or la* AnfemsMIo Owaors Meat /Heplsy Id roaee Namhrrs or Pay Klara. Mr. Arthur C. Coward, of the State Highway Commission, was in the city Saturdsy for the purpose of securing the cooperation of town and county | officials in the enforcement of the road laws of the State. He was as- 1 sured by Mayor Harley that the lecal authorities would do all in their power to see that the statute is com plied with. Mr. Coward stated to a representative of The People that an , active campaign will be waged against those who fail to comply with the law. While here, he caught two ne- grq|p who were driving cars without licenses ahd warned them that un less same were secured at once they would be prosecuted. 1 Mr. Coward's attention was called to the vast amount of red-tape that encumbers Che administration of the affairs af the CeftimieSlnn with the re sult that hi eoase laataare» svteaMhtle ea, whe try to eansply with the law. glee up la dlaguol after stteeapse ta eeewre hsonaa lie ataAad that th«e defart anil be BARNWELL IN THE LONG AGO VII.—PREACHERS. — (Coidinued.) (b.) I must try to b! ftur anl im partial in referring to Ministers. And so, I will now write of the three Methodist preachers that labored dur ing my early life in Barnwell Dis trict. I had opportunity to hear only a few preachers other than Baptists. Yet, as often as I could, I went to hear Ministers of other denomina tions. Siloam M. E. Church was a favorite place for going—a church in which Mr. Jack Holly, wealthy plant er, was an active leading member. The Morris and Harden families wor shipped there. At this church I heerd Rev. Mr. Holmes preach en im pressive sermon oa rightly observing I "The flebhath.**. He urged the house keepers te evetd the dnsdgsij ef prayer.** Mr. Williams moved* to Georgia about the year 18&9, was* elected Colonel of the 47th Gs. Regt. of Infantry, was a courageous com mander and soldier. In 1864, he died cf tdird'ye land was buried in Savan nah. As a preacher, he won many to Christ. Rev. Thoihas Pawson was a beloved man of God and served churches ac ceptably. He was the first Moderator of the Barnwell Baptist Association, organized at Springtown, the year 1866. He there preached the intro ductory sermon. He came to this country from England, having been a soldier in the Army of Great Brit ain. While in the military service, he was baptised. I heard him say that when he wap about to he hap- Uaad. tha Bveacfcar reomrhad -Mm •aldto* af King Jo M Mr Maamm ad Ml % * fiHtti *%* flM» wra fit MUMP %PAfi m *• rawed Away a ends y The me ay Barnwell friends of Dr. N. F. Kirkland. 8r., on# of the most highly esteemed citizens in the lower pgrt of South Carolina, were deeply grieved Monday to lear of his death, which occurred at his home near Olar Sunday afternoon. He was born Jan uary 27, 1831, and had he lived just four more months, he would have been 90 years of age. Until his re cent illness, which began about three weeks ago, he was a faithful attend, ant at old Mizpah Church, of which he was a steward and Sunday school superintendent for more than a half century. Being a man of unusual mental ability, unblemished charac ter and impressive personality, fully charged with Christian love, the ex tent of his asefulncjp and InfluetM far good can hardly be eetimated.1 Dr. Kirkland eras edneated at the Caheehnry Conference arks si. He la aMdirtae at Ike Modtaal Callage af fin nth Cnratias to tfififi and laser took e York. Me fimA laeatai ■# and mm • % • Aklfito MttMMBM fi < *41 • I Netks la All members of the County Cotton Association are ] J urged to attend a moating of < * the Association to be^held at the Court House in Barnwell on Monday, Octol>er 4th, for the purpose or reorganizing and discussing and formulating plans < for the best methods of handl- ! ’ ing and marketing the present crop If you’ are a farmer you ' * should be interested and lend your ♦♦♦♦♦♦»»MIppppggpgg The Barnwell County Cotton As sociation met at the Court Hoots oa Monday, the 2©tk. in*, led te order by J. A. Porter, dent, whe announced that sattoa was in etder. CeL K. M. Misaea . moved that ha deferred and a Oetshar Mh. vhkh wfti la * akkk urns chore vmdd ha a II dkAsafi la fea fimmmau. CaL s i Ma t t tmm C 4 , „ B . *— t. t mi w y eoee *- ftl C eori J P I*- gp Creol t rpreon J 9 l r W4da. i^eoa , rtooa to M IforrMN* K to to» •* agon, hah toed Onh—O to Moors. Gary Cook. t ciaea M Throe lea tsmk. hard ry—Frad Prsofl. A L Mr- ur— ifito Lemora. Byron Hair. j Claes N Fear lea track, paou- Williatoa—W. H Waaley. to A. amttc ttrea, 176. Greene. # COTTON HEED ADVANCEfl Claes O: Fear ton track, hard tires, 9100. Class P: More than foar too truck, M CENTS IN FEW WEEKS|ESSOSS OO. • 15 ° •"<* ® v * r Class Q: More than four ton truck, hard tires, $200 and over. Class T: Trailers, $7 and over. Class X: Dealers, $26 for one make and $16 for each additional make. Class Y: Motorcycle dealers, $26 for one make and'$15 each addi tional make. Class Z: Motorcycles, $3. Now Briagiag from fit te «7V, Cents Par Bushel in AagosU. The price of cotton seed has been goings up for some time and now the mills are plying from 60c to 67%c per bushel against 46c, the price at which seed opened up the first of the season. ? The advance in pricy has made the farmers feel very much bet ter over the situation and although the price now is very "much under what it was last year, still it is a great improvement over the price of a few weeks ago. The price of wagon la 60 cents and the price of seed la carload Vole la $7 He. TVs farmers are sptjmlrt* pr^ ef cwltea ami WIwti ifcsi ikkf to ga'Jhar, Prow uea aatil ■heal I m tea toam •Vto* e Us* papa flfiifeiteflP up BP* Dr. H. C. Buckholz will conduct a slides of revival meetings at the Barnwell Baptist Churth, commenc ing Sunday. He is an evangelist of the Home Mission Board. The pub- Ik k cordially invitsd to attend the ef fee apse mad baaed la s» * YL% a tor* V || toewkeg af Hemp ton | fit* ana hear oft M Ififlfi He one a yegag preacher, veal- ly attired, haadaama, pohte. attract ive, He haa heea. sad yet la, eae af old Bara well’* remarkable awn. Ha is now nearly flO; but still preaches as the pastor of three country churches. He haa baptised ovyr (wo thousand people, organized fifteen churches, and has served as pastor, since 1869, for ty-one churches in the Barnwell, Sa vannah River and Colleton Baptist Associations. He entered promptly the C. S. A. Army, in 1861, and serv ed and fought bravely in Virginia and other States, as a member of Gen. M. C. Butler’s famous cavalry. He was Chaplain, too, of his Company and regiment. In the battle of Benton- ville, N. C., March 1866, he fired the first shot, there on the Neuce River. He was a delegate in 1860 to the Barnwell Association, has been an ef ficient school teaches, and always act ive in Sunday school work. His fal low countrymen owe him groat honor -lift our hats'* to Mrs, ppfl tod tom Qt+mmil Mi BasumsB Dbrtrtrt. Mi pfuask whoa dfvLeftf eem % <• imu f *mmt p<, Boo M Ykmpua ■smmoa maa pm > gf sfii bepna to psuasu wmm aHmmy wee i4. and toa mBdotry iasSed MB Marek. Ififil.—-84 years Me wes hardly 69 years af age erkea ha died ea* etrk furWegh** Ip fee flprtagtown pan usage, a captain in fee 17fe to C Regt. of Infantry. It was the regiment of ex-G«vem©r Means, who eras killed at Second Manassas. Mr. S. received education at "The Furman Institute” and was no mean scholar. His Voice, pulpit manner, fervid, melting eloquence, rivettod the hearts of his hearers. As a boy, I saw people weeping under hi 8 tender appeals. He was spoken of as a “Prince of Preachers." He was, for several years, Modera tor of the Barnwell Baptist Associa tion. As a debater, he was clear, lively and very entertaining. The custom, those days in protracted mootings, was to hold services each morning and then “at early candle light." The Negro alavee wenf in crowds to the night meetings, sat an the rear aanta, and many af tpfie fee bt fee whm mk* Mpf to a tom sad peuaskee ween toil la Maeek. tflflto IP fee eld gvwvofued. Whaa ha died, too subs* ( pauy sad rvgkneat weee ea Jehu'S i laAund. Just toeuch to Churteelau. The War wu# becoming rapidly mere ewfol and Woody, aa Rev. John K. Jehneton wae one of Barnwell’* beat men and preachers. He preached and exhorted most im pressively in protracted meetings. I heard him at Mt. Olivet. One night after an earnest sermon, he invited people to come t6 the front for spec ial prayer. Quite a number of young persons promptly complied. He knelt and made a most fervent pray er. Arising from his knees, he “walked the floor," arms folded, and sang most touchingly: “I will arise and go to Jesus, He will tmbraca me in his arms, In the arms of my dear Saviour, • Oh, there are ton thousand the attorney feat hm to deg the footsteps to wore registered. The bogey of "jury duty” has probably frightened tome of the former timid sex to such an ex tent that they have refrained from placing their names upon the books, and very likely many a husband has earnestly enjoined hit wife to remain away from the registration hooka through fear of her being' drawn up on a petit Jury. This four is new al layed and women who have registered may rest content that they will not be called upon, for a while at least, to do jury duty. The attorney general’s opinion wan given in response to au Inquiry by J. L. Partin, clerk to to fee Jury m, #1 JHh