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The Barnwell People EstMbHshed in 1877. 4 Ju»t Like a Member of the Family" Largest County Circulation. VOLUME XLV. BARNWELL. SOUTH CAROLINA. THURSDAY, AUG. 24TH, 1922. NUMBER *r/ l BLEASE ALONE SILENT AS TO VOTE FOR PRESIDENT WOOD AND HARLEY HAVE REEN RELEASED ON BOND Five Candidates Affirmed Loyalty to Coroner’s Jury Heard Additional Democratic Party Monday. WalhaUa, Aug. 21.—Candidates for governor at the state campaign meet ing here today were given the op portunity to declare their allegiance to the Democratic party when the question, “In the general election of 1920 did you vote for Cox for presi dent and the Democratic ticket?” was addressed by J. H. Brown, county chairman, to each of the candidates. All, with the exception of Cole L. Blease, hastened to declare their fealty to the party and to leave no doubt in the minds of the voters as to the soundness of their faith in the tenets of the party. Mr. Brown first read the question to the audience an ] then showed the question to the can didates as they arrived at the audi- to: ium. Whether this question was shown by the chairman to Mr. Belase th * correspondent can not of his own knowledge say. His information it “If elected e your influence the pension act ippropnation of Mi that it was was. Al nother quel go' * mor. w ill y« to c ontinur in f Testimony Thursday Morning. Edgar A. Brown? Esq., of the firm of Brown Mid Bush, of this city, ap peared before Judge J. W. Devore at Edgefield Saturday for the purpose of securing bail for Jobe Wood and E. M. Harley the former being charg ed- with the murder of Alfred M. Hill and the latter being held as accessory before and after the fact. Bail was granted Wood in the sum of $4,000 and Harley in the sum of $1,000. The coroqer’s jury was re-empanel ed Thursday for the purpose of tak ing additional testimony, at which time J .M. Hill, a brother of the dead man, J. R. Rosier, B. O. Bates, J. O. Walker and J. W. Walker, Jr., were examined. J. M. Hill testified as to the size of gun wards four^ in the buggy in which A. M. Hill was riding at the time the homicide occurred. Some of them, he said, were large wants PROGRAM Bamwell-Bamberg Baptist Sunday School Convention. "Annual Sunday School Convention will meet with Springtown Sunday School Wednesday, Thursday and FrL day, August 30, 31 and September I, 1922. . • -V Wednesday Moorning, Aug. 30 11:00 A. M. Prayer and Song Service by W. R. Bell. 11:30—Address of Welcome on be half of Sunday School and Community by Supt. M. J. Free. W'elcome from the church, by Pas tor J. F. Davis. Response by S. A. Hair and Rev. O. J. Frier. 12:15 P. M.—Roll Call and Enroll ment of Delegates. Organization and Miscellaneous Business. ^ and others were of a smaller gauge. I 1.00—Selection* by St. John's sffi- The wads were offered in evidence, i day School. J. R . Rosier testified th*t he 1:1S—Addrea*. Rev. A. L. Pickens, knows E. M Harley and that the j Sunday Schcol Board, latter has a small gauge shot gun** 1:45--Recess for Dinner. that h */ < es#d Organized Classes are doing, here and there,” by Rev. Thos. J. Watts, Executive Secretary, Sunday School Board. 12:00 M—“Studying The Sunday School Lesjson,” Dr. J. R. McCor mick, C. J. Fickling, C. C. Morris, Dr. W. M. Jones. 12:30 P. M.—Reports and Miscel laneous business. ! Thursday Afternoon. 3:00 P. M.—Devotional Exercises by R. E. Woodward. 3:15—“Grading the.Sunday School” —Dr. Robt. Black, Rev. L. H. Miller. 3:45—Selections by Mt.‘ Calvary Sunday School. 4:00—Address by Dr. Thos. J, Watts. Columbia, S.C. 4:30—Announcements, Adjourn ment. Friday, Sept. 1, 1922. 10:30—Demonstration program, by Blarkville Junior and Senior B, Y. P. U.*a—( Winners State banners I. 11:00—Address “Let the Children I*- VOTERS SHOULD SELECT THEIR CANDIDATES NOW State and County Tickets Reproduced for Benefit of Our Readers. Below will be found reproductions of the State and county primary e- lection tickets, showing the names bf the candidates as they will appear on the official ballots in Tuesday’s, e- lection. The People is giving this information in order that the voters of the county may decide upon the man they want to vote for and thus facilitate-the casting of ballots ; election day. The enrollment this j year is about 50 per cent, greater ! than it was in 1920, which means ■ f that no lime should he wasted by the voter in preparing his or her ticket in the booth. It will be noted on the county ticket printed below that candidates for Magistrate at Barnwell appear. They’ will be voted for at Barnwell, Red Oak, Reedy J Branch, Hercules and Friendship. ; There are, of course rther candidate- for the different magisterial dis tricts* in the county. The ticket* are as follows: ■a' TV lg a H. by Mi** Elisabeth ) Mty Serf! rtary Sunday mm tmttifi l+om* r Eletnea rtary Claaa. t Bam ibvrv Sunday w i alar of a Gr* MHCkl IH S CEurvE". Bei r rsday ir*r—IT a f • ( MORE. 1 MMPMP t «MMM bf V f Ia 4MactM BE bf Jb VvriB "TW 4%m MRXT MILE u* t »rTTn\ I LAM<*R ( EtiWD ATYVM>Rt> t.INMU* MEEK EATt EDO i LAET 4 AMEAIGN MEETING huM mm the Lueul Mashes fue JU I Mas* 1^4*ea M %tt#wEMW-—4 aaEL 4 eoS. -tlslfceo. t.Miaod MouEsv dates M.he t .ssel ffewseehCs OFFICIAL BALLOT Deworralic Primary Election. Au gust 29. 1922. For (iov»ra»r. (Vote foe awe. Vraldi other.) COLE L HI.EASE . J. J. CANTEY WILLIAM COLEMAN JOHN T DUNCAN CEDBGE K. LANKY TNOMAE (3. MCLEOD Far Ll*wlewawl Govorooe (tote foe awe, scratch ethers) „ E C. L A. J. BENNETT NOMINATED FOR MAYOR OF BARNWELL Attaway, Brown, Cave, Davis, Dia mond and Harley AMeraMW. Mr. A. J. Bennett wiw nominated for Mayor of Banrveil in Tuesday’s primary eection over Charlie Brown, Sr., the vote being 231 against H8. Messrs. T. J. Attaway, F. 8. Brown, T. S. Cave, L. E. Davis, M. C; Dia mond and W. D. Harley were nomi nated as Aldermen while a second race is necessary to decide the nomi nation of a Commissioner of Public Works. Mr/ T . J. Langley, who lacked only five votes of being nominated on the first ballot, will run over with Mr. A. A. McAtlkrter. Coonsiderable interest was mani fested in the result of the election and practically a full vote was polled, the total number of ballots cast be ing 350 out of a total enrollmeUt of 393. Many ladies voted Tuesday for the first time. There were 11 candidates for Al derman. with six to be chosen. Eight received a majority of the vote* cast, the highest being declared the nominees. The compete vote was as follows: K*r Mayer. A. J. Bennett , — ^ .131 t horite Brown M ... .HE For tldsrmew- G. M. Anderson , - 133 T. J. At to way ........ UTi P 8. Brown t*t L. M Calhswa ....' !?• T. E Cave ..... ..JN L E Davis S42 HE ADAMS T A HeBand .......... iCKSON K OWENS i J G 1 bwWfEB . •>«-• *« • « *# « Iff ry ad Ntoto. j T. J. LmbMp ........ a. ,...^..|BI •crate* ether) | A A. Mr A Hi*lev ........ ......114 IS DOVE W K Mr Mob , m L DOSJEB BEortJy after tEr raaaH was aa- i \ etc fm W, EA ) AMES Foe Allwrewy (•oweeul \ nlo foe owe. eerolth *lhoes) BaBuCD Kt'BAhEE ., D M MINTED BAM L M MfH.FE Fee t MopfroPev fiew^vol (Yolo f** owe, •crotch olhoe) M Al TER E DUNCAN T HAGOOD t*4lOfHNG Eoe Mete Tvseeweer BAMT. T CAETEE Mote Neipvctotewdrwt of Edoro ’a "thoeo) AKE ooowweodL Mr E «WE*oiahkUd hte ewecoooful opponent end ptodped hte wtkslo-hewrted soppoet Me the futwee ■ efface of the ettp Mr Eewwott to aw oEEesowl hnat- owso men owd the poopio of EoffwmoE fool aweo (hot the offolr* of tEo cBp ecu to aofe hoods for the ewowtwg twe lewm. The (tttoeno of tEo loom ore tgsd to gtvo him tEetr • hot* hearted rapport Ml ott vffuet* ieohlWg to tEo edvowcotWeM end proopertty of Bor owe II * MX TH ( %BOLIN A CIEL w EEEEEBENTM AMBSICA M ||< i f ? William Coleman’s tim«- clap.-#-*! he- I ire he gi»t to makt* answer to the questions, but he managed to get, in enough to let the audience know that he nas n Democrat and wa? anxious that no wrong tmprcs-*ion go abroad. He could answer both questions in the affirmative, he assured the vot ers. # J. J. Cantey took occasion to say r that-the man who was di srt)?tfi to the ideals of Woodrow Wilson was a traitor to the state, the nation aud the world. \ “Traitor to State.” “It's an insult to a riouth Carolina gentleman to ask if he voted the Democratlecticket,” Mr. Cantey said. “I voted for th^Cox presidential elec tors and never dodge> or scratched a Democratic ticket in my life. Wood- row Wilson is the greatest Democrat who ever sat in the White House, and _ he. was crucified by Democrats. Any man who. is a traitor to the ideals of Woodrow Wilson is a traitor to your - state, your nation and the world.” The reply of Cole L. Blease to the - question as to the appropriation for Confederate veterans was made in response to this question from the audience as he came to the close of his speech. FREE COTTON PICKING BOOK 'homu their wi to P d and with clearing weather tt is thought that a numlier of bales will lie marketed here in the nex* few daya. As stated in another column of this issue, the yield in Barnwell County has been estimated at 10,000 hales, an increase of 84 per cent, over last year. The crop has de teriorated rapidly in the past thr.*e and the Walkers on one side ' woeks and ‘ fre * t daniaKe has ; W, ‘ n ami' Wood on . the other. it! done h y the bon th ‘‘ t,xtent of being contended that . the. * Walk- which cannot ^ «»*»niated at this ers, who made damaging state- j time * Past **1*™™* shown ments against the defendant, had that two and three l<xks of . a 1 )U,U> hardly been on speaking terms with lu, ' ed ho11 wd * opt ' n W(K»d and his family for years. It .was further shown by affidavits from a number of citizens of Barn- a well that on the day before the kill ing, Hill had stated on the streets of Barnwell that he expected to “get” Wood and Harley on sight. Other old mill to fish; that they each cai fishing tackle and that Woood wa* the only one who had a gun. Thu claim is substantiated by affidavits from members of their families aivl from outsiders. It was also show by affidavits that bad blood existed between Alfred Htll ROSEMARY NEWS After a successfuT week, the pro tracted meeting dosed Friday at Rosemary. Rev. E. T. Mason of Bath assisted. Twelve members sis threats alleged to have been made by j were added to the church. Hill against the defendants atid com- ! Miss Clyde ^Powell had as her munricated to them were, also proven ! guests last week Misses Fairy Mae by affidavits. Additional affidavits Kennedy of Aiken, Josephine Bodi- Were also offered to show that Hill ford of Healing Springs and Estelle was a dangerous man. The trial will probably be held at the fall term of the Court of General Session, at which- time Judge Geo. E. Prince, of Anderson, will pre side. . ' - • - CARD OF HI VNhS ) \ KlNi.LN t 11 Hi The first on Lh»‘ list wore the can- dolatos for County Superintendent of education, Mr. iiocace J. Crouch and Mis* C. Alva Baxley. They were followed by the candidates for Audi- etir, Messrs. R. W. Riley, A-. Ray Sanders and C. W. Moody. The two candidates for Magistrate at Barnwell came next and the meeting was clos ed with speeches by aspirants for the House of Representatives, Messrs. J. W. Folk, L. M. Harley. G. L. Weis- singr, Edgar A. Brown and Solomon Blatt. The candidates made their usual speeches and as a synopsis has al ready appeared in thee columns and every voter in the county has been given an opportunity "to hear their appears in person, this paper^ill not attempt-to report same. The crowd ivas very orderly and good humored, giving each speaker a respectful hear-, ing. Ice cold drinks were served free to the thirsty. Fee 4 —mfiomrr ol \grtrultiirv (Voir f®r our. srratek other) . H HARRIS GEORGE W WIGHTMAN OFFICIAL BALLOT Barnwell Club DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY ELEC TION August 29th, 1922. I wish to expr -sa my appreciate n Th* Home Bank is jiving* awayTtrsp -to my frtfmfa Dr “tKHr supjBTT in ^^to ■ ^Pgrea to their customers a cotton picking K>k and a pencil. The book is a A aid to the cotton framer, keep- aciount ing his cotton and calculating quickly, of the hunk arv urged to sari got tEvir fra* copy correctly Cuttwor* all at o* »- Tuesday’* primary election, and taka opportunity *> say that 1 feel that the affairs of the low j of Rani- wy It will he arise I y a«i*W'*v ttefr <4 ly •he new Mayor. Mr. B* iwat- * E* p«4tfo CEar. 4 E'wwu, Br. ! Funds of Williston. Mrs. Mary Hair spent one night last week with her mother at Healing Springs. Mr. Edgar Givens of Spkrtanburg and Mr*. Ernes t Grvens of North have been visiting in this section. Mr. TLonnir.. Birt and party left Tuesday for their home in Laurin- burg. * . , STrsT Earl Owed* add cRWren^lt- tended services at Pleasant Hill Sun day Mr. and Mrs B’. A. Hair spent tEeJ week-end with Mr. andd Mrs. Jackson I Matthew* of WitfialeO ,Mr* Eulhe Haw hoe tafurwod from] a aisal h* Ear •sate* ip OroaipohurB CARD OF THANKS Words are inadequate to express i my grateful appreciation to the peo ple of Barnwell for the handsome' vote given me'in Tuesday's primary j curt ion. at which ti re I wf* uominat^; I ed for the office of Mayo- 1 *. It is un-, Necessary fot aa'tT aiy fllif f TMItt" l exert ex cry effort to vindicate the For Congress: JAMES F. BYftNES For House of Representative*: (Vote for two and scratch the others) SOLOMON BLATT EDGAR A. BROWN J. W. FOLK L. MICHAEL HARLEY G. L. WEISSINGER (Vote for one for each office and scratch tho others) For County Treasurer: >r J. B. ARMSTRONG For Judge bf Prbbate: JOHN K. SNELLING For County Auditor: CSW. MOODY ‘ ' R. W. RILEY A. RAY SANDERS For County Superintendent ®f Education C. ALVA BAXLEY HORACE J. CROUCH For Supervisor: > E. G. BIRT v G. CULL STILL JUT 8. STILL For Magistrate at Barnwell: ~ r. w. ironrAN w ~ W. P SANDERS Mow Lorile Gedhwld. of Batttl. Breaks Eec4d Regard In Paris, S<*ith ('arotintaa* generally ara interested in the fact that Mt*s Lo- ole Godbold. of EatiU, Hampton County, is now ta Paris ta attend*nro at the M'oaian’s CMympk Meet, at* which she enjoys the (8*tiiutn>n of representing America, and according l<> the Charlottee Observer she “may prove Herself to be the world's great eat woman athlete. Mias Godbokl, who is a student at Winthrop Col lege. already is the champion woman shot-put-.of America, and, by her work an athletif meet in the East recently, ahe was chosen as one of ! eight women to go to Paris to rep resent America at the Woman's Olympic-Meet. A dispatch from Paris under date of August 20; on which day the meet was held, stated that “Lucile God- hold, Estill, South Carolina, and Cornelia Sabie, Newark, N. J., were the star point earners for the American team, the former 4*- tablishing a world record in the eight pound shot put, putting alternately with both arms, at 20 meters and 22 centemeters, and Miss Sabie doing the 100 yard hurdles in the record 'time of 14 and 2-5 ieconds.” Miss Godbold was also fBurth in the l,- . 000 meter run. Another Araafrun girl finished second to Mis* bold in the dhot puf. * Previous to the Putin Godbold’ * greatest feat throwing of the 1 tanoe of 3k EbB _ ing tKc former American of Mr. nnd^ii F* and oufkdencc that they have *Ho*ai» in I ae. A akin c the suoper* n4 every I Mr. J ttiam far th# ad^am i went of the gmeer earn. I rveautu. GratadkOy yaure in Bamberg Last August IfMfrV * I eu- The frof lb a U> Bamweil to farrier gf it* Eia pradanasou He has Tbr kvris V> f4m attractive headquarter* at the Mace Drug C*. «d Mr aud Mr*. ^L A J Bee Em •lauwEere turn tEo