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C O :'' : '•Ore ✓-«nr,w •a f ■ •. •,. 7i r'.f /I / VOLUME XLry. ‘Ju*k Like a Member of (he Family” BARNWELL, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 11TH, 1921. NUMBER a. COTtON ADVANCED OVER .CENT A POUND LAST WEEK ** - Indicated Yield for 1921 Is Smallest in Twenty-Six Years. * New Orleans, Aug. 7.—The low prices of this last week in cotton market were made on the opening session and the high prices on the closing session. From thw lowest -to the highest there was a rise of 128 to 146 points. The close was at net gains of 127 to 136 points. At the lowest levels the active months were four points under to five points over the close of the preceding week and at the highest they were 127 to 144 points over. . October traded down to 11.64, rose to' 13.10 and closed at 13.02. In the sjJot department prices gained 125 points oil middling, which closed at 12.25 against 36.75 a year a- go. The opening session of the week brought a bulge % of over a cent a pound because ©f the bullish showing of. the government’s figures on the growing^ferop and much more favor able annual statistics than expected. Th.- advance wad kept going ^y the hot and dry weather in the belt, . especially. in the Western portions, , and - complaints that it was causing 1 severe deteriortion. Hot windswere complained of at times in the Eastern belt, but during the last half of the weel. large areas east of the Miss- issipi received showers. Extremely hot weather continued to the end of the week and the closing session brought offical weather returns showing tempei'atures of 100 and a* hove at many points. Texas reported temperatures up to 106 degrees and Oklahoma up to 109. The foundation for the week’s ad- ffPfcnce was laid by the government’s report of 6t7 per c»nt of normal as the condition of the ©top on July 25. This was the lowest percentage of condition ever return© J on that date and waif fully thr«o points under general expectations It indicated a crop of but 8, 203.000 bales and if these figures are realised it will mean that the South has grown the small est crop in twenty-six seasons. The outstanding feature of the an nual statiscs was the carry-over of 9,194,000 bales which, while the larg est carry-over on record, was far un der expectations. The trade general, ly looked for at least 9,500,000 bales and there were estimates of around 10,000,000 and a few as high as 10,- 600,000. The commercial crop was nmaller than expected. 11,377,316 bales against 12,443,180 a year ago, but wax offset by the small con- sumpion of 10,500.000 bales agaiimt 12, 670,000 last year. These figures related to the cotton year ending with July. News From Lyadhurst Lyndhurst, Aug. 6.—Mr. Fred H. Gantt, of Columbia, motored down on Thursday, spending several days with relatives. Messrs. R. H. Gaunt and Harold Hay spent several days in Columbia during the past week, the guests of relatives and friends. , ’ Master Billy Toland, of Augusta, is spending some time here, the guest of his little friend, Whitney Tharin. % Mr. L: G. Hay is spending some time with relatives in Columbia. Mr. and Mrs. Laurie C. Fowke and little daughter, Mary Josephine, who for the past several weeks have been visiting Mrs. Fowke’g-parents, M|r. and Mrs. R. L. Merler, of Kings’s Mountain, N. C., are at home jfgain. The farmers of this section are now busy harvesting their iodder. This community^ was visited by quite a heayy rain on Thursday, which, while somewhat detrimental to harvesting, was of great benefit in laying the dust 'and of improvement to the roads. BUDGET OF INTERESTING | _ ITEMS FROM WILLISTON Events of the Past W«ek in Barnwell’s • Sister Town. V: HERE AND HEREABOUTS Tinker’s Creek News - - Williston,^ August 6.—Messrs C. P. Hair and Clem Boylston visited the latter’s brother, Mr. Claud Boy Is. ton,.near Spring Branch Church Mon day. Misses Maggie and Lerlene Hair were the guests of Miss Dora Mitchell Thursday evening. Mr. and Mrs. John STobfly, of 'AllffwIvB,' VISTTTTf|£" TTrcuT uTOtlTPr, r. B. H. Hair. Miss . Alene Mitchell if visiting Mrs- C. L. Woo ley at Elko. Mr. Orian Peacock is visiting Mr. Clarence Hair. . ^ ~ Mr. Charley Black, of Hilda, U the (guest of Jus mother this week. The days lose H minutes in sun shine this week. *, Williston, August 6.—(Special.)— al.)— iW, is / '■ B. S. Moore, Jr., is visiting in Charleston this week. Mr. J. O. Reed is spending a few days here with his parents. IJNmmw Mr. L. P. Tobin, of Bamberg, spent Sunday in the city with relatives. Mrs. E. G. Fletcher, of Columb visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Kitchings. Mr. M. C. Willis of York, S. C. was a visitor in Williston last week. He is a son of the late Mr. W. W. Willis who will be remembered by some of our older readers as a brother of Capt. R. M. Willis. His home place was Willis’ Mill now own. ed by Mr. Boylston. Mr. M. C. f Willis is an older brother of the late Mr. Tracy Willis. He is a repre sentative of the New York Life In surance Company but was kept so ,s busy while in town shaking hands with his friends, some of whom he hadn’t seen since he left this section Considerable damage was done to forty years ago, that he didn’t have Allendale County’s new road by rain The Hon. Thos. H. Peeples, of Co lumbia, was a visitor here Monday. Mr. C. W. Calhoun, of BishopVille, the guest of relatives here this week. very much time to yrork insurance. Mrs. J. J. Bell has had as her guests the past week, Mrf. W. H. S. Johnson and her lovely little daughter, Mary of Macon, Ga., and Mrs. J. B. Goodson and children, of Sandersville, Ga. Miss Carrie Trotti, daughter of Mr. Lewis Trotti of Ctiesterfield, is visiting her uncle, Mr. S. W. Trotti, Jr. Miss Valirie Addison of Columbia is visiting Mrs. M. T. Wise. Mise Addison will be'remembered in Willis ton as the daughter of Mr. William Addison who* lived here some years ago. Miss Frances Rankin is visiting of last week. Mrs. Lena Davies left Friday for a visit to friends in Charlotte and Goldsboro, N. C. , Col. Edgar A* Brown went down to Charleston one day last week on pnf fessional business. Miss Kate W’oodward leaves this week for a visit to friends in ; Burlington. N. C. The many friends of Mrs. J. W. C. Reed will regret to learn that she is confined to her bed again. i her sister, Mrs. Cook, in Greeleyvflle 1%.*,.. . . • * Mr - Martin C. Best is hauling lum- and will go from there to Manning to 1. . .. . . | her to his Marlboro Avenue lot pre- spen a wee . f paratory to building a handsome Rev. Theroit T. Rankin is in Co- ^ lumbia this week on a visit to his brother and preached last Sunday in ' the Tabernacle Baptist Church of, Columbia. He goes from Columbia to Ander.on where he will visit an- | oibcr broLhvr and then returns home fer a low days before leaving toi China. %lea.m Jackson Matthews, T H. 1 Q.iutr’(*-baura and J W. Black m i !e a tr.p through Lu- Ridge se.-ti’-n Inst week risiimg s n Saluda Comty j in and around SaMflurg and retu.t- inv by way of wiMton and sev< *?»1 other points. Tftey found the bi'i weexil very bad, especially in it* Batesburg section. Mr. M. A. Smith and his family and his brother of Memphis, Tenn. are on .a visit to Batesburg. Mr. and Mrs. H. K. Anderson are spending a few weeks at Healing Springs. It is, hoped that the Springs will be beneficial to Mr. Anderson's health and that he will return to Williston in the Fall stronger in health. • . _ { Mr. and Mrs. Lucius Willis and , little son, and Mr. and Mrs. M. R. Willis and daughter and Mr. M. T. Willis all of Denmark were visitors in Williston Sunday. Just as services were being brought . to a close in Williston Sunday morn ing, quite a little excitement was caused by the fire alarm being turn ed in. The occasion was a small fire at the residence of the Misses Willis. After tearing off a part of the roof the fire department quickly extin guished the fire with only slight dam age. resident. Mr. J. A. Latimer, editor of The Williston Way. is spending his vacation in the mountains of North Carolina. • Quite a number of Barnwell base ball fans waat over to Denmark Mon day afternon to see the Augusta- Charleston exhibition game. Mr. and M rs. G E. Hudson and little daughter, Roberta Lee Hudson, of Denmark, spent several days with Mrs. J. W. C. Reed recently. Mr. and Mrs. Hail, of New York, are viaiting relatives in Barnwell. Mrs. Hall ia pleasantly remembered in Barnwell as Miss Louise Duncan. Mr. J. A. Porter returned last week from a business trip *o St. Louis, Mo. He states that goods are prettier and cheaper than they have been for years. Mr. K. M. Hale, the popular catch er for the Barnwell baseball club, has accepted a position as cashier with the Barnwell mill of the South ern Cotton Oil Co. I - By request, 5Jr. Prevonga, man ager of the Vamp Theatre, has very kindly consented to donate a liberal per cent of his door receipts Tues day night to local charities. Every body is urged to support this worthy cause by his or her presence. Bebe Daniels in “O Lady, Lady” will Pleasant Hill News. Mr. M. B. Buckley and family spent ^ attraction for this occasion, last Sunday in Augusta. Mrs. J. E. Steadman, Mr. and Mrs. Elmore Steadman, Mr. Boyce Stead- man, Messrs. M. R. and Ludus Willis, Mr. F. V. James* and many other fa miliar faces were seen in Williston Monday. . .. -V Miss Evelyn Courtney of Aiken is visiting Miss Louise Prothro. Dr. C. N. Burckhalter has returned from a visit to relatives in Oklahoma. His daughter, Miss Elizabeth, who ac companied him, will remain in the West for a more extended visit. 1 While riding through the Friend ship section Sunday afternon, the editor < noticed quite a bit of open cotton. Local # ginners expect to begir> operating within the'next few days. The cotton farmers will be glad to know that there has been a sub stantial reduction in the price of ginning this year. Be sure and read the advertisement of the Barn well Oil Mill in this issue. The snappiest advertisements pub lished in The Peofie in a long time are those of the Standard Oil Co. The new series began last week and will continue for several issues. The company is advertising g, high text gasoline. The Committe on Local Charities expects to sell tickets to the attract ion at the Vamp Theatre for next Tuesday night. A part of the door receipts for * this picture will be given for local charties. Come out and help a good cause. A novel game of baseball will be played on the local diamond Thursday afternoon between the young ladies of the town and members of the op posite sex. A royal good time ia promised all who attend. Prtxgeds for the benefit of the Barnwell ttise- ball club. In a game replete with errors by both teams. Barnwell defeated Willi*, ton on the local - tamond Tuesday afternoon, 9 to 6. The visitors oeod two pitchers, but Were unable to stop the Barnwell sluggers. Then* teams crossed bats again yesterday (Wednesday) afternoon. Barnwell eras visited by two of the hardest rains of the •ummer Thurs day afternoon and night. Another heavy rainfall fell here and in Willis ton Friday afternoon. Baseball games between Barnwell and Willis ton were scheduled for both after noons and it was necessary to post pone them until Tuesday and Wednes day of this week. * The many Barnwell friends of Mr. N. T. McElroy will learn with regret that he expects to leave here about the middle of this mor,ih, having %c- cepttd a position *n Spartanburg. He has been manager of the Bamweii Chero-Cola Bottling Works for the past two or three yearp. It is hoped that he will again make his home here in the not distant future. It is understood that a meeting of the directors *of the Tri-County League in Bamberg Tuesday morn ing, the games that Springfield won with- Gilliam pitching were thrown out and the second half of the sea son awarded to Bamberg. That town and Williston will, therefore, play the pest season series. Barn well was not represented at Tues day’s meeting. Pleasant Hill, * August 4.—Mrs. John Dickson has returned from Co lumbia, where she visited her broth- dr, Mr, W. C. McCrary. , Mrs. C. B. Parker and daughter, Miss Ruby, left Tuesday for Dublin, Mr. E. G. Bert of Long Branch was G a., to visit Mrs. Parker’s parents, a visitor in Williston Monday. i Mr. and Mrs, Jim Davis. . After a visit £o his father, Mr^. J. j j|j ss gddie Lou Weathersbee is at R. Boylstqn of Allendale,., Mr. Du- ^ ome a fter attending the summer bose Boylston speftt-a few days with school at Furman Univers , ity and a his sister, Mrs. Q. A. Kennedy, Jr., ^ ew days visit to her Sister, Mrs. and returned to Denver Colorado, Winiam Hair> at - Gastonia, N. C. Mr. Yancie Weathersbee, of North last Sunday, where he is now making his home. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas of Aiken,: an J' Weathersbee," last spent , Sunday with the . latter’s wet . k J ' ^ .. "Other “r,. Hsri.y, Little Mi„ Mery Ellen Petker, of The Mieses Willis wish to express Williston> was the of Miss their thanks ahd appreciation of the Ruby p, rter u , t weekH , nd . kindness of every one who took parti . ■ > ' - i Elko News UNION MEETING NO. 2 MET WITH MT. CALVARY CHURCH Excellent Program Rendered at Well : ' • . '* . -- ...•«• M ' : ; i Attended Meeting. LEE SCOTT KILLED BY WIFE NEAR WILLISTON Domestic Difficulties Are Said te Have Lead Up to Tragedy. ^Union; Meeting No 2 met with Williston, Aug. jg;—(Special.)-d-A- Mt. C&lvary Baptist Church Satur- bout nine o’clock Monday morning day* July 3<Hh. Very nearly all of Lee Scott, a white fanner, was shot the churches in this DivtsTbn were to death by his wife, Mrs. Ada Scott, represented. The several subjects near here. The deceased Was about were well discussed, espe<ftally the sixty years of age and his wife be- first one, “Should the collection of the 75 Million be urged at this time?” The union as a whole was of the o- pinion that the collection should be urged now and a resolution adopted to that effect. The delegations from the different churches were also ask ed to tell their churches the opinion of the union in regard to this mat ter. A vote of thanks was extended the people • of Mt. Calvary for the splendid dinner of barbecued meat and other good things to eat which were in present seemed to ee;oy the meeting very much, and the hope ia expressed that the meeting will be held at Mt. Calvary again in the near future. The next meeting will be held in Williston on Saturday before the fifth Sunday in Octolbr. * Clerk. tween fifty and fifty-five. There seems to have been difficul ties between Mr. Scott and hia wife for some time and she has had to leave home to protect herself. Recent ly it became necessary for her to leave andgo to the home of her son. Cohen Scott who lives at theStringfellow mill place near Williston. On hear ing that she was there, Lee Scott de manded that his son make her return home. This he reiused to do and Lee Scott then starter upstairs where his wife was, leaving Cohen Scott in \ abundance. Everybody the yard. It is said he advanced ML Calvary N*wa. Mt. Calvary, August 4.—The Un ion Meeting was held at ML Calvary Church last Saturday and Sunday, resulting in a vesy enjoyable day for a large number of folks. The Rev. D. W. Heckle preached to a large congregation, both morning and night. Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Bates and pa ft both Barnwell of family expact to Wave in a few were en hand, there being a days to visit reWtiees at Matter, Ga. aa te the county ia which the The prospects of cotton W very poor tide took place, in this section. Codon hand-high has only one grown bell t but the farm* re expect to make It up on peanuts. Rev. J. D. Peacock, pastor of ML on his wife, with sn open knife after making certain threats and she pick ed up a shot gun to hold him off and tried to cock the gun and it went off, the load entering Scott’s body pierc ing his liver. Dr. Gregg Smith of Williston was summoned but Scott was. dead before he reached the place. A coroner's jury brought in a ver dict that the deceased came to his death from gun shot wounds at the hands of Mrs. Ada Scott. Owing to Mrs. Scott's physical con dition she could not bo carried te the jail but bond is being arranged for her. The killing occured ia the edge of Barnwell County and officials from And Aiken Death Of Mm Calvary Church, ia helping in a ing at Dean Swamp Church, Springfield, this week. Mrs. Mack Bates her son. John Stedmaa, and Mias Janie Ba i of Mr. and Mrs of her •top-daughter, were Ate goes J. Bates and family part week. Miss Florence Bates and littW broth er, Claud, of Waycross, Ga., are via iting their grand-pa rents, Mr. and Mrs. B. Bates. The Sunday School at this place is Mrs. Frances A. the late Alfred t. in Williston W« it * the k. | R. A. 1 accompanied by ( *7 years of age. She eras hem ami ■pent n Wrge part of her hfe W the city of Augusta. Georgia, moving from there to WUbaton. For Mm past fWe years she has boon a resi dent of the city of The funeral aerviess we in WilHston at ten A. M. Friday August 6th followed by intenaant In the Owens’ PWt of the City Cemetery of Auguste at 2 P. M. Mrs. Owens C. of last prospering every day and the mem- was the daughter of the late Robert Mr. W. H. Hair has just return ed from Laurinburg, N. C. where he has been visitjng his daughter, Mrs. L. A. Pender, for several days. Mr. W. - H. Wooley is again in Charleston, for this week. His ex cuse is, “Selling watermelons.” A good many of our folk last Saturday and Sunday attended the- Union meeting services at Mt. Cal vary Church. Ifc'.was ^nnourtced that the next Union meeting would be held with the Williston Baptist Church on the fifth Sunday in Octo- Augusta, visited his parents,,^ Mr. j ber, and Saturday before. Mr. Albert Hair spent a few days in Charleston on a business trip last week. Mr. Jasper Bates joined him in Charleston Sunday. ' in saving their residence on Sunday, ing an operalimx ior apoandkitiw-»t •JuTyStT** Both'white and colored. j the University Hospital of Augusta, Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Smith, Jr. have i Georgia, returned from their honey-moon and i Messrs. C. N. Bradshaw and A. are at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. 'Von Olsen of Augusta, Ga., were in T. M. Willis. Williston last week on business. It will be good news to the many L Miaaes Ethel and Marion Sheridan friends of Mrs. Edns E. Lee to know ar-d Judge Calhoun of Greenwood are that she ia doing well after tfnderge- the goeste of Dr. and Mrs. J. L. hers wish to send out a hearty wel come to the surrounding folks. We will be glad to have you come every Sunday aftrnoon. Hon. Jams Hammond and family, of Columbia, are out at their place near Springfield for a few days stay. Master Earl Bates spent a few days in Augusta with relatives last week. Hunting Season Changed To the Editor of the Barnwell People • “Owing to t.v fact ; hat the Hunt ing licenses for this season were printed before the acts of 192|. «*me fro.n th* - hands of the j, ‘nters, it it stated on the back of each hunting license that the season for hunting squi:rels, ra'toons. rabt : ts ani o- pcssunr.s ope -ej Oct .U r .* and c!o«ei Mi rt h 15. * At the 1921 sessitn of the Lejn- l.’tuje, an act was passed allow; <g p.-orle to b^g . hunting fqiirrels,re'- coons, rabbits and oppossums Sep tember 1 and to continue through March 1, “I will thank you to give publicity to this matter through your columns, as a news item, in order that the read ers of your paper may be advised of the change in the law relative to hunt* to enforce the law set forth in the act of 1921, above referred to.- Yours very truly, “A. A.Richardson, “Chief Game Warden. * “Columbia, S. C., August 7, 1921.” W. M. U. Meeting The quarterfy meeting of the Thirti «. Fmith. ■>^4inH^4i. > fty!Wfti'snif'Wireryr: W:' 1 1). of the Barn B. Potter and wife, Mr. €. K. Calla- well Association will meet at Bethel Easterling of Align.**. She ia sur vived by Dr. Clarence J. Owens, Di rector General of the Southern Com mercial Congress and we II-known throughout the South and nation, by Albert E. Owens, and Mrs. H. E. Phillips, all of Washington, D. C. and Mrs. R. A. Weevesrsbes of this place. Also by thirteen grand-child ren and one great-grand-child, and two sisters, Mrs. W. M. Parker of Barnwell and Mrs. J.M. Youngblood of Auguste. Best-Vincont A marriage of much interest to s wide circle of friends was that of Miss Nonie Best, of Barnwell, and Mr. J. W. Vincent, of Union, which occurred here Monday morning at the home of the bride’s mother, Mrs, O. H. Best, Sr., the Rev/Mr. Glennan, pastor of the Barnwell Methodist Church performing the ceremony. Only the xdembers of the immediate family and a few close friends were present. Immediately after fho ceremony, the bride and groom left in an automobile for their honeymoon trip. Mrs. Vincent is a very attract ive young lady who numbers her friends by the score and it is with keen regret that they give her up. ing these animalf. ’ * • • * • . , „ , Mr. Vincent ia.a prominent business “Hiave instructed all game wardena - — ^ man of Union. The People joins with other friends ip wishing them a long life of happiness and prosperity. ^ ^ * Springfield News Springfield, Aug. 8.—A. P. Sites of Elloree spent several days here this week. * Miss Lucile Dtekert of-Newberry ft the guest of Miss Pearle Odom. ham »nd Mr. E. E. Webber, Sfirtanburg, were guests of Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Pearson last week. “Bungalow Row” and a few of his other ViUiston friends at a meet delightful barbecue dinner at the lands of the Spartan Land Company. of i Church, 11 a. m Saturday, August 13th, at camping for two weeks m. Visitors and officers from the other divisions a?e cordially in vited and aQ speakers are urged to be presenL. Mrs. Minnie Cave, , -V • - Pre* 3rd Divi»i«jn their leader, Miss Bertha Mims, and several other women of the town, ana Miss Addie Phillips after a wash’s stay near Sallie • while 0. ^ jm frrs