The Barnwell people. (Barnwell, S.C.) 1884-1925, April 12, 1923, Image 1
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The Barnwell People
Established in 1877/
VOLUME XLVI.
“Ju&t Like a Member of the Family”
BARNWELL, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, APRIL 12TH, 1923.
Larfcnt County Circulation.
NUMBER 32.
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL
NEWS FROM WILLISTON
The Misses Black Entertained at
Cards in Honor of Visitors.
Local and Personal News.
Mrs. V. P. Bonner spent the week
end in Charleston.
Williston, April 7.—Mrs. Chester
Page, of Augusta spent a few days
this week with Mr. and Mrs. R. M v
Mixson. »■ .
Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Mitchell went
to Columbia last Saturday and re
turned first part of this week and
attended quite a number of the Sun
day meetings.
Rev. and Mrs. M. W. Rankin have
returned from a visit to their daugh
ter, Mrss. Cook at Greeleyville.
Mr». W. H. Manning has returned
from a visit to her siater, Mrs. N.
H. Sharrard, in Commerce, Ga. Mrs.
Manning’s children remained with
Mrs. Sharrard for a visit of several
weeks. /
Mu* Mary Harvey Newsom re
turned to Coky College at Harta-
ville last Tuesday after spending the
Easter holidays with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Newsom.
Miss Hattie Smith has returned to
Mrs. Virgia Morris spent a few
days in Columbia last weel^.
Mr. E. F. Woodward went up
Columbia Friday on business.
PRESIDENT HARDING
PASSES THROUGH CITY
Distinguished Visitor and Wife Were
En Route to Washington.
Misses Lena Cave and Helen Cal
houn spent Sunday in Columbia.
Dr. L. M. Mace went over to Au
gusta Monday morning on business.
J. Julien Bush, Esq., went up to
Columbia Saturday on professional
business.
Barnwell was host to a distin-
t 0 guished visitor Saturday night, al
though it is possible that the dis
tinguished visitor did not know it,
and it is certain that only a very
few Barnwell people were aware of
the fact. It is quite true, however,
that from about 9:45 to 9:47 o’clock
Saturday night President Warren
G. Harding and the “First Lady of
the Land’’ were within the 3ity lim
its of Barnwell—that is, it should
have taken their special train just
about that long to make the run un
less the engineer was greatly ex
ceeding the speed limit.
President and Mrs. Harding were
en route on their special tram of aev-
Mr. G. M. Neeley and Mr. Peart- or* from Augusta to
Stine, of Olar, were business visitors' ^•■Wngton. |t.h«* route being over
here Friday afternoon, j Atlantic Coast lane Railioad
■ from the Georgia city, through Bam-
Mr. O. D. Moore, of Snelling, was w * n th * National Capital. It is
the first scbecrtber to renew his understood that all freight trams had
Mrs. Carter Price has returned
home after a pleasant visit to rela
tives in Laurens.
CENTRAL UNION MEETING,
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BARNWELL BAPTIST ASSN.
To Be Held With George’s Creek
Church April 27, 28, and 29.
Interesting News from Double Pond.
The following is the program of
the Central Union Meeting, Barn
well Baptist Association, which will
be held with George’s Creek Church
April 27, 28 and 29:
Friday A. M., April 27th.
10:00 to 10:30—Song and Devo
tional Service, led by J. W. Sai.ders.
Organization.
10:30 to 11:00—“How may we
make these Union Meetings benefi
cial to the entire Association?” Led
by ProC J. H. A. Carter.
11:00 to 11:15—Song Service,
led by C. W. Rents, Jr.
11:15 to 12:00—Colportage, Jed by
W. M. Jones, D. D.
12:00 to 1:00—Sermon by C. F.
Pittman.
1:00 to 2:30—Dinner.
Friday P. M . AprH 27th.
2:30 to 2:45—Song Service, led by
C. W. Rent*. Jr.
2:45 to cloae—Discussion of the
Double* Pond, April 9.—Thera was
preaching at Double Pond Church
Sunday morning, the services being
conducted by the pastor, the P.cv. J.
F. Davis. A large crowd was pres
ent.
Mr. Charlie Hutto and family, of
Vance, were visitors among the
Double Pond people Saturday night
and Sunday.
Mr. J. B. Weeks and family spent
Easter Sunday with relatives in
Orangeburg.
Mrs. Bessie Jones and children
spent Friday night with Mr. K W
Jones, Sr., of this community.
Miss Julia Mae Warren spent Eas
ter Sunday with Miss Ruby Lee
Warren near Hilda.
The Rev. Paul A. Bolen, of Or
angeburg, spent the day at the home
of Mrs. H. W. Jones last Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. Willie Lancaster and
children, of Fairfax, were visitor*
here Sunday.
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Comrerae College after spending the J •ubscnption to The People th:s meek. on ** r * clear the main line one lour Church Covenant, hy O. B. Fails, D-
_____ before the scheduled arrival of the t D . followed hy a round table d'xus-
OwrmaU were again in evidence •**ctaJ. wkkh was preceded hy a ' sioa of some
Monday monu^,. having been railed train traveling three minutes / Saturday A. M . April 2**h
into service by a belated cold tt»op- | ahead of the spertal | 10 00 to 10 3^—Boag aad Itevu-
holidays with her parvnta. Dr
Vnre* W. C. Smith.
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Mr*. Sefcamaa Steti aad ktllo sonS FfcaoMeat of the Luted Staton hue I Jr
rstueusd home Sumter eight after a' pmmad through Ihw city, the late ' 10 30 to 11-00—Ecyeeso
ten days vesN to tutetfvu* la Sute-1 ®*o***aM ho* tog made • tr*p delegates as to spirttual
ter through hteo over the Southern ef their thorites
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Mr Will Qmmm mme dean from'* 1 •hot tune the special trata peesod
gsraaoea test meed fur "h vial I to this posefl durtag tbe day tuae and
tea father G M fins a. Eon «f this fane a large croud ef Beruned pee*
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BARNWELL COUNTY GETS
MONEY FROM ASPARAGUS
Many Carloads Being Shipped North
in Spite of Cold Weather.
The sale of asparagus in Northern
markets is bringing many r ~ thous
ands of dollars ; into Barnwell
County, and “grass” is going for
ward in carload lots in spite of the
cold weather, which retards its
growth. Several buyers have been
located in Barnwell for two or three
weeks to take care of the shipments
from this city and nearby points.
So far as can be learned the prices
'in most instances are satisfactory
to the producer, a wire from Wash
ington Monday morning quoting the
price at from |4 to 34 a crate.
Several new growers are Making
shipments from Barnwell this
Spring for the first time, und when
other fields begin to produce next
year this city will rank high in the
Mr and Mrs. H. W Jones. Jr., and | l ,roduct * on co,umn - wiUl • forT **
little son. Harvey. Mrs. Ellen Jones 1 »*reMe of receipts in a
and Mim Ollie Cee Jones were vial- way.
tore to the Eubanks home in the Go-
van section Sunday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Ethmge T%nt and
little daughter, ef Denmark, were la
this vicinity Sunday.
at W|
Williston. April 7.—With three re
frigerator cars ef asparagus e* the
W tUistoe tracks being
snd Mrs John Ethrew and and five rare hnvtng have
W. Brail. 1 link daaghtcr. uf Oep%>i* JeU this
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hortly.
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visitors in Vt
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Mr. Shellie Black.
Mrs.
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The Court of Common Pleas con
vened here Monday with Judge R.
. W. Memmmger. of Charleston pre
siding. Fair progress is h*mg made
in the trial of cases. The third
week jury list will be published next
week.
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NejrfVWnniiFa
(Continued fi
last wr.'L
Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Willis spent
Tuesday in Augusta.
Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Willis, Jr.,
Mrs. Q. A. Kennedy, Sr., Mr. and
Mrs. Q. A. Kennedy, Jr., J. E. Ken
nedy, Mrs. W. C. Smith, Jr., Mrs.
A. M. Kennedy and Dr. J. L. Smith
attended “Gold Diggers” in Augusta
Tuesday.
Mr. L. K. Bolen and family of
New Forrest spent last Sunday with
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Boyleston.
Miss Alifar Porter is visiting the
Misses lya Mae and Coree Boyles
ton.
, Mr. G. C. Boyleston, of Oswego,
S. C., spent last week with Mr. J.
L.Boylestoh.
Morris and’little daughter, M-s J.
D. Garrison and Mr. and Mrs. -'^ r Horace J. Crouch, County
Horace W’illiams went up to Colum- ^ TI P er ’ n * en< ^ t ‘ n ^ Education, is at-
bia Sunday to hear “Billy” Sunday, j ten d* n lf the meeting of the State
_____ Teachers’ Association in * Columbia
The friends of Mf. W. ti. Duncan this w eek and his office will be
will learn with pleasure that .he is closed today and tomorrow (Thurs-
recovering from an operation for ap- ( ^ a y an( ^ Friday.)
pendicitis performed at a Columbia
hospital Wednesday afternoon
last week.
of
Dr. W. M. Jones announces that
Hhe candidates for baptism received
during the recent revival meeting
You were only privates, and ’twas
yours to obey.
Not yours to command, or lead the
fray;
But yours to endure and follow
and fight.
And to know that the cause you
loved was right,
Hujigry and thirsty, and footsore
and lame,
You fought for your country and
thought not of fame,
And so to the end you 'followed
and fought
With a love and devotion that could
not be bought.
Titanic was the struggle of - the
South for the cause she deefned just;
Thos. M. Boulware, Esq., wen: up Barnwell Baptist Church will
to Columbia Sunday morning to ap- , baptised Sunday morning at 11
pear before the Supreme Court Mon- o’clock * n the Blackville Baptist magnificent is the repord of Com-
' r-u..__u c. *i~* *« manders and Privates alike; and
everlasting is the glory shed upon
all 1 mankind by those, who placed
above all else the honor of our
day in the Bradley-Calhoun land. Church. So far this year. 42 new
case, which has played such a mern bei's have been added to the
prominent part in the Circuit and l oca l church.
Supreme Courts in the past few
Miss Louise Black, accompanied by
house guests, Misses Richardson. ' y ears
Johnson, Rose, have returned to
with Miss Black's parents, Capt. and arr ' ,nKed - In add;tlon tlle "nests surance firm has succeeded in get
Mrs. W. D. Black.
tisement oh Smith *r.<! Walker, of
urday afternoon. Four tables were this city. This progressive in-
Messrs. Wesley Stokes, of Bam
berg and Red Cullum of Batesburg
Attention is called to the adver- native land.
Thus it is that to you .and your
beloved commanders belong the Con
federate Banner, tattered and ^orn;
the honor and the glory, the triumph
and the defeat are all yours, so long
as we shall be blessed with the life
of honor, Miss Helen Richardson, | ting one of the best companies in
of Ashland, Ky.; Miss Bolton John- the country to write hail insuiance
son, of Jackson, Miss.; Miss Blanche on cantaloupes and watermelons In
Rose, of Valdosta, Ga., and Messrs, i addition to cotton and other staple of one of you. But^when time has
It U
am} tererv, and umr
>•? W» ten* • vr
ter ttert te tht* Hfe perhaps ’their ' tj»e man who
flat
May. f* IB*
as her
eyea would behold them nevermore.
Their silk dresses, they gladly con
verted into banners; their woolen
dresses and shawls were made into
shirts for the boys; their carpets,
from mansion and cottage alike, be
came blankets; (their sheets, our-
tins and other linens were made into
lints and bandages for the wounded
and dying. All day long th«*y knit
socks and gloves that the boys in
the trenches might not be cold.
Hands that had never before known
an hour’s labor, then knew daily and
nightly toil. In the hospitals they
were in charge, caring for the sick
friend. It all appears to innocent,
this trap tfnt is set for the *oong
bride, that she does not realise the
folly of it all until, just at the cru
cial Aoment, when her real happi
ness seems assured, the crash c>mos
which tears her from her husband
and casta her down .nto the crucible
of blasted hopes.
The story of Georgia Wayne la
one that will bum into the hearts of
countless young girls who are now
facing the same problems of life.
She was a small town girl who be
lieved that the real happiness of life
laid in a great city. But Georgia
and wounded, untiringly. The last^ Wayne is not the only heroine in the
Mr. Harvey Black and Miss Louise
Hlack, a£jrcjppa&tcd Us thou house
guvst*. Mtaaee Richardson, Johnson
•od R^e* aad Mr. Mofe, made s trap
hy motor to CBartestau Meador to
• •alt Mofutete Canteen
Mr and mju r R Grove a*vot
tern Mtodter m Aassesa
la heaug •# tew Iwbm
IRweae Losev and teen
Sim a osur#«te*ad as egote
course Mrs Charlie Brown. Sr., Mrs. B. beat
t P. Davies, Ifrs. C. F.^Mplair and j__ The soldier’s laat tattoo.
games, a delicious
was served.
Joe Grave, of Greenwood, has been Mias Ella Liwriie Molair Trent down' So more on life’s parade shall meet
vtsitiag Mr. aad M. ra. P. &. Grave, ta to Charles too Saturday rrv ■ The brave aad fallen few ,
> were jetted the next day by ’ On fame’s eternal camping
si
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Mary R StaaevR. af Orl*ate^ Mooses t hortie Browu, Sr . C. F 1 Thrtr si
FtA. ti vrmCMif ratetn m te thte If stew aad Lerof Mstetr. whs mute And gtery
'itedtete the mi* 3^ uteo the teure party The hteeteue i
Mseute. G C. Chomte A. E V «*- * raeepeeite home Bmntef segM aftse theu we,, yewr
moeun A T BNB nut A E 10m «te*BUg B^pmtea Gmrteew ued edtec * teB hem ha tn
twotooui te CvteMMteu 4m> wwra ier" tmiMs ed mteeuei te ued eeumut 1 uur emru Ct
jtef Rimm* mmmmm Chmteuumh
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words of the dyinp boy were gently
breathed to these-ministering angels
and the dying words with perhaps
a lock of hair were sent back home
by them to the loved ones. And
when the flag was furletT, and the
terrible days of reconstruction and
negro rule were the. lot of the
South, these sublirne women stood
the test without flinching On the
topmost pinnacle of fam£ we place
the women of the Confederacy; their
memory will ever *be held most
sacred; and the halo of ^glory en
circling them shall gleam the bright
er with the passing of- time.
story; there are three of them, and
it is hard to say which is the most
interesting.—Adv.
Olar News.
Olar, April 8.—Ray Barker and
William Sanders of' Columbia and
James Cook of Lexington, N. C.,
spent Saturday and Sunday with
their parents. Misses Marguerite
Cook and Juanita Neeley of Colum
bia cfollege, Emmie and Vere Syres
of Summerland college, Gladys
Brabham of Jacksonville Business
#
college and Russell Gray of the
. Yes, we had .the leaders on the g out j, Carolina university spent a
field of battle, unrivalled in their , few days at home , Mt weck>
loyalty to country and in general- ’ Mj „ Annit Uara Moodj and
ship; we had the privates in the rank j H oyt Mscklin of Allendale spent
and file, unmatched in patrotitm ^ Sunday with Mias Jinks Lyvca.
and fortitude; and we had the wo ti* Misses Sanders spent last
b a way unparalelled in the annals
of Btetocyr but alai
Jackson. Hill and
«f oat land uvra stem,
wsih hte ho*te sf
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