The Barnwell people. (Barnwell, S.C.) 1884-1925, October 21, 1920, Image 1
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F* *irf»x last Friday. Thr martin*
wm a lanrvly tttendrd. th#r* b«in*
rcpreMntativrt front the curing
houses located at Williston, Fairfax,
Brunson, Furman, Vamville, Yemaa-
see, Walterboro, Piorence and many
r other points* The South Carolina
Sweet Potato Association has now
been perfected with a strong organ*
ization and the sweet potato is with
out a doubt one of the most promis
ing crops to meet boll weevil condi
tions. t
' One of the best affairs ever “pulled
off” in or around Williston was the
excellent demonstration given by the
W Mis ton Motor Co. on last Thursday
at Mr. J. D. Prothro's place near El
ko. The “Fordaon" tractor was seen
at every conceivable work in Conner-
lion with a farm and it did its work
well. After an ears lien t barbecu* the
several h—drod goset# ea|eyed talks
by Meeora Mil sea. Kennedy. Hark
Meytrtaa and rtfc*r« an the Impart-
Coman kainnail m md Ha maaoMy
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F«a mn alwota toot «a ti
Mat pthMmd fea The
pie W# are display tap a two pape I
ad this week anaoopclnp the Forter
dMorvh sale, which opened Thursday,
October 14th. and cioeea October 30.
When this two-page advertisement
was brought to our office, we looked
it over very carefully and then we vis
ited the store, looked the stock over
carefully and interviewed Mr. Porter,
the proprietor, and Mr. Chas. E. Rey
nolds, of Chicago, 111., manager of
the sale, who said that there were no
misleadii\g or untruthful statements
made in this advertisement. They in
tended to sell the goods just as ad
vertised.
Mr. Porter claims the public can
save thousands and thousands of dol-
lars in,clothing, dry goods, shoes, etc.
during this sale. He informs us that
he has made some very good pur
chases from the different manufac-
turvrs^and wholesalers, and during
this sale he is going to give people for
maay mliva aremad a sale that will he
talked shew! far a good while la
BARNWELL IN THE LONG AGO
In the towns and villages the
“dance** waa more common, I thipk,
than in the rural sections. And thik
was true of card playing and all
forms of gambling. There are temp
tations to bad things everywhere; but
they are more numerous where the
people more readily “get together.**
I was a country boy, and what I am
now going to say wij,l be shaped by
the country boy's observations and
experiences. When the young people
gathered in the country homes—
many of them homes of affluence and
bountiful hospitality—they often had
music and song, innocent little games,
such as “sailing the thimble,** “steal
partners,** “promenading,** and the
like In many homes what was known
as “quiltings** ware given by tbe wom
en. Ta taka part in theee. tbe women
(especially young oaea^wove iavitad
la opaad the day. all helping la
“gaM. “ TWae gtrtag the “gmllJag^
had almady —sow tagothee Ha may
pfolty areopa of ciagh. PH hmag woo
1 abaft *eaP? PH ^pHMiap frame.*
~ Hg *e ’ hp earth
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«f HtecftfgUee faaaapt aaal, aa aash
occasions
By way of “sport.** swimming. Ash
ing, boating and hunting ware com
mon in my childhood. Fish abounded
in ponds and creeks; and such animals
(“varmints”) as coons, possums,
squirrels, rabbits, wild cats, roamed
the forests and swamps. Occasion
ally a bear was found, and deer could
be had in places. And so there was
plenty of wild ducks, sometimes wild
geese, and all sorts of fowl s and birds
for the gunner and the trapper. Wild
turkeys were shot, or caught in “tur
key pens.** Some wild hogs were in
the swamps. Coon hunting and fox
hunting were common. I caught
quail and other birds in traps, and
during tbe Fall and Winter of 1862-
63, I think it waa, I, a lad. followed
my dogs and my cousins* dogs, in the
catching of eighte^ foxes.
We made loud racket and thought
It waa Aae fun So far as I remem
ber. there were aa legal rsafrftrtUae
•hart hftttng gam or SrtPag All
dM pretty mart aa they
•ottem pHfwd «
m «e» a»w •
apt %
rt Mr I A
One af PH
PHI haa ever areurtrt M Sara wall
waa perpetrated tael algid fWrtaaa
day I, whea a burglar anfterad the
realdenee of Mr. J. A Farter and
ranaacked every room la the hoaae
in hit hunt for money and jewelry.
So far as could be ascertained, a
beautiful diamond ring belonging to
Mr. Porter’s oldest daughter, Miss
Louise, a pistol and several dollars
were stolen, about $200 in money and
several valuable pieces of jewelry
having been overlooked by^the in
trude^ whose operations were inter
rupted by the return of the family.
* Mr. Porter and his family were at
tending a “tent show” just adross the
street from thehr residence. A dis
turbance during the performance so
unnerved Mrs. Porter that she de
cided to return home with her daugh-
ter. When they reacheed the yard of
their house, "Mrs. Porter heard a
| door slam and the sound of footsteps.
Sha cal lad to tome negro— * on the
atrart for hrtp. but they paid aa at-
Wad— la her. Tlftey then decided H
rrtara far Mf. F—ter. md 1m the
than he aae neaped. L'paa —wnag
ftha H— Mr ^Hfet ftm—ap aa a
NgH dwwwedpwv w4fH Men ^at—
PHhed aa mm aprtaAH f—m a awmrt
aa Phe Psaa Aam The
TW €
mm af aaveegl daya, in Camrf has
lag adjaamed at aaoa aa W<
•f laat week to permit the
and attorneys to attend the Suprema
Court, which Is in session in Colum*
bis. Considering the fhet that severe
al days were thus lost, fairly good
progress has been made in clearing
the docket. The following is a list of
the cases disposed of since the last is~
sue of The People:*
Hannibal Jones was convicted of
assault and battery with intent to
kill and sentenced to Ave yean at)
hard labor. «
Nick Green was found guilty of
aggravated assault and battery with'
recommendation to mercy.
Bub Bright plead guilty 'to thd
charge of violating the prohibition
law. * ,
Frank Roberts was convicted of m<
tering a dwelling with intent to steal
aad aentencad to sis
labor, four of whfctl
daring good bohortog,'
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A D W Heckle. O Frwr. T J.
Gruhha.
A W. M. Joan. E. T. Mason. J.
W. Bat—.
III. Ard the distinctive doctrines
of Baptists worth teaihing, ami how
.shall they be taught?
1. Geo. P. White, D. H. Owings,
M. J. Free.
2. F. P. Lee, G. W. Hutson, M.
W. Rankin. ,
3. E. T. Mason, T. D. Deer, C. B. \
Anderson_._
IV. Preachers.
1. Rev. Geo. P. White or D. H. Ow
ings.
2. Rev. 0. J. Frier et M. W. Ran
kin.
3. Rev. E. T. Mason or W. M.
Jon—.
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gW— ——aartH bs gaoas poa aad am
dbas ywa o— §—aw**v sa— iae
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pmsmrkr of faaw
On bad me —gwwS
• War* ahrawfapaj
mi IflHtv Soar b—odtb ewepn from
inslaat death, keep tbe aadsewce oa
tipt— of exetteosent.
Prof. Chas. Barry, ditk his troupe
of educated dogs and Shetland poni—
which are the delight of the children
and interesting to the grownups;
these celebrated Barry dogs, present
an entrancing series of numbers, at
the command of their master, in
stantly change their positions and
form their different poses. Twenty-
five of* the most beautiful Shetland
ponies present drills and most dif
ficult military maneuvers with all the
precision and skill of trained soldiers.
This is known as the best trained
school of ponies seen with any tented
organisation.
Harr John Diffenbach's trained
baa— art another European imports
Kftaa Herr Prteabarb ewawa highly
m mb te—— h gw Artmam
*— rtmhmge* me— **—•*• eAee
I aaa a rtma Tto — ma— gwuw*
ad. baabrt aad pHsad m bma baaga
aa the g—aeu mmd she •herhtwg waa
da— bg a«gb( N**gbWwa av— ashed
la seed tbs h!*g— W lake pari la
tbe work, aad, of eaarw. they are-
glad lo go, he—use • A— tapper al
ways. and sometimes a “moderate
drink** was-given by *ome planters
to the slaves who esme anti shuckad
the com. White men, too, joined in
the job. “Com songs" wefe sung by
the ^‘shuckers” to enliven things. To
wards the close, the remnant of the
corn heap was divided. “Sides were
taken,” and a race was entered to see
who could beat. When all was done,
the Negro men all fell in line, like sol
diers in ranks, to march together to
the farmer’s house. One of the men
would pick up some white boy and
bear him on his shoulders, aU singing
as they marched. A big meal was
( eaten, to the satisfaction of all,—
made up of Ane. solid fort, to every
' a—*• lot After
a—mg os mMHbi dAF HP abm burt
— • gamma—am so —rtb ga— ae
•ea eaaaartmg Fhh gaua ae gaas*
Ass I aa—e md ** owS ea *oma—
•rtb g—a Ham a *upaUbg gmaaA *
• •» Ha gomfla gmf ea—ba Aoo
«—at I oubnrt gam— i— mrtbmg —
a— bam— #• eaaHi sag— oibno tal
Hwa Mg monad baadbagto^AL A^ A
—'Cmdg *taa» a auBaa—■€** al aoy
i*a— aad “raieb aa bw faaC ** Aa
j ’ «■ f .m.'.y Tbe Myrwb
Boy» " ■ Kli Myrwk caald run and
jump twenty feet; Gram Harrimn
twenty-one. This was regarded as
remarkable. To “jump up and pop
the feet together” twice before hit
ting the ground was considered a
good feat. Green Harrison could
“pop" his three times. That was
wonderful. Try it! .. *.* «
On the plantations of the farmers,
boys and young men, white and black,
had good sport, . often—breaking
colts (mules and horses), riding
cows and “yearlings,” and also
goats. I gaw a big goat^ one day,
throw a boy over hfs head, like, and
gii* Him a hard butt, as he lay on
the ground. Be sure it made the
fellow “grunt,” and a little more shy
of mounting "he-goats **
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gto— — e— ef He ramsa— iae tbe
—b—sd —nab— af Ibn mart*
He* era I Bala* af leal— Berwcd
Mr, W. A. Owacia Mat about If
bates of seed cotton by Are of un
known origin Friday night on his
farm near Snelling. Fortunately he
had taken out insurance only the day
before. * i
Sunday night or early Monday
morning, about eleven bales of seed
cotton were destroyed by fire on the
farm of Col. N. G. W. Walker, several
mileS from Barnwell. His loss was
also covered by insurance. It is
thought by some that these fires were
the work of reckless incendiaries in
their misguided efforts to boost the
price of cotton.
Teachers te Meet.
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Vaxrteas Fnttors. gjma—!■
a— family bggbbbta art! J
•dura tad Shetland pan lea,
and dogs Tbe rtewn
large one and te headrt by
Berry, Andy Rice, Sam Lewte and
Valdo. In the menagerie will be seen
Tom Tom, the largest elephant in
captivity. The big show travels
aboard its own special train of rail*
road cars.
There will be two performances, at
2 and 8 p. m., the doors opening an
hour earlier to permit a concert of
popular and operatic music by Prof*
Fred Melvin and his military band*
A series of free gchibjtions will bb
given on the show grounds bt 4
7 p. m., in addition to a band
on the downtown streets at