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BARNWELL, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, / MAY 24TH, 1923.
NUMBER 38.
SPRINGFIELD MAN
TAKES OWN LINE
BUIST JUMPER SHOOTS SELF
AT FATHER’S HOME.
Community Shocked by Tragic End
of Man 22 Years Old.-—Mar
ried Short Time.
EVANGELISTIC CAMPAIGN
TO START AT DUNBARTON
HAMPTON MAN SHOT TO
DEATH LATE SATURDAY
Revival Services Begin Sunday,
June 3, and Continue 2 Weeks.
Dunbarton, May 21.—The Con
certed Baptist Evangelistic Cam
paign is to begin at the Baptist
Church Sunday morning, June 3rd
at 11:30, and will continue for two
full weeks, to Sunday June 17th, in
clusive. The pastor, the Rev. Will
O. Gordon, will be his own evange
list, with Mr. Frank McCravey as
chorister and soloist. A choir of
thirty to forty voicfes will be organiz
ed at once. Prof. H. H. King will
have this feature of the work in
charge until the coming of Mr. Mc
Cravey, when the choir will be turn
ed over to his command. Mr. Mc
Cravey is * splendid choir director
and a fine singer, and the tinging
will be one of the great features in
this evangelistic campaign.
Mr. Gordon, the pastor, has had a
wMe experience as an evangelist.
Dave Lightsey Lodged in Jail on
Charge of Homicide.
BARNWELL HIGH SCHOOL
CLOSES FINE SESSIOJ
RANKERS OF- BARNWELL
HEAR EXCELLENT TALK
Springfield, May 17.—That Buist
Juniper came to his death from a
gunshot wound inflicted by his own
hand was the verdict rendered at the
inquest today .held over the body of
Mr. Jumper, who died Wednesday
night at hia father’s home. His
tragic end shocked this community
as have few events in recent years.
Mr. Jumper has been married less
that a year and was in comfortable
circumstances Jiis parents and those
of his young bride being among the
largest property holders of this com
munity and had bright prospects. .. .. .
having held meetings in thirty four
His bnde was Miss Eleanor St roman ... . ..
and for some time past he had been
liviag with his wife’s parents near
town.
I It is not known exactly how he
Bet his death He went to kts
father’s home about 7 o’clock la the
evening, com plained of feeling badly
and hit Mother went fur some
• Maple remedy Almost immediate
ly there came the report of a p.»tol
and she returswd to find her eon ehot 1
through the fempte It is aatd a pa*- I
tel a a* on the mantel 10 the mam ;
•here the ywssug mao had gene and
that he pished H up
Betef'*Tgmpet who erne ahead t3
Poor* all, one the powngoot paw of -
M« and lire B J Jumper of thm'
ptmr Mo li suretrod Vy he*
potent* and an et^er heothoe. Journo j
Jumper and a aasfler. Mam Ray
Large Crowd Attended^Graduating' Dr. W. W. 4png Discusses Problems
Exercises Monday Evening,
different States in this country. He
is thoroughly evangelistic in hia
style of preaching. He believes tha tensive farming operations
Goepel he preaches, and strives to around Hampton He k.
Hampton, Mny 19.—George W.
Fennell, a prominent citizen of
Hampton, was shot and instantly
killed about 5:45 o’clock this after
noon by Dave Lightsey, a farmer
who resides about three miles from
Hampton. The fat» s shooting took
place in the store occupied by Joab
Mauldin. Details are lacking, but
it is alleged that both men wer?
armed and each began shooting,'
though it is not known who Tired
first. Mr. Fennell was shot four
times, thr»e of the wounds being
mortal. Mr. Lightsey was arrested
immediately and .placed in jail.
Mr. Fennell was in his fifty-fifth
year and had resided in % Hampton
for more than thirty years, being
always actively identified with the
development and uypur.dlng of hia
home town.’ Besides being the own
er of the Hampton Coca-Cola Bot
tling Works he owned con*idenble
real estate and * conducted ex
in and
been
of Farmers at Meeting Here.
With a record-breaking crowd in
attendance at the graduating ex
ercises in the Vamp Theatre Monk
day evening, thte 1922-1923 session
of the Barnwell High School clos
ed “in a blaze of glory.” The com
mencement exercises began Thurday
morning with a recital by the music
class at the school building. Friday
evening a large audience was pre
sent at the oratorical ftcontest, the
winner of which was Miss Maude
Brabham. On this occasion the
contestants in the Home Bank’s
“Four Power Pact” contest read
their essays and the prizes were
awarded, as follows: First prize,
Julian Harrison; second prize,
Charlie Still; third prize. Miss
, Hr# what he prvarhe*. Having made chief of police for many year*, hat
1 a rigid *tudy of the New Tvatameat ! resigned that position some ytarv
■ BMPthod* as mlrodared by Jeans! ago
{ Chnvt. and adopted by Mks apostle*
< he raawot aee how the New Testa-
! meal amt beds ran he impeovrd upon
Mr Fesnetl had
An informal meeting of the bank
ers of Barnwell County was held
at the Diamond Hotel Friday, Dr.
W. W. Long being the guest of hon
or. The gathering was a get-togeth
er meeting for the purpose of dis
cussing the problems confronting
the farmers of this section and it^is
believed that much good will result
therefrom.
Following an excellent dinner. Dr
Long was introduced by Col. Harry
D. Calhoun, of this city, and made
an instructive talk. He urged the
bankers to organize, keep in touch
with the farmers and suggest to his
office plans for their benefit, pledg
ing every agency at his command
to' the betterment of farm condi-
MASONS TO MEET
HERE NEXT WEEK
MASTER’S DEGREE TO BE CON-
- FERRED TUESDAY.
Grand Master J. Cambell Bissell te
Be Among Notables at
- -District Meeting. ~
Barnwell will be the Mecca of th«
Masonic Lodges in the Fourth
Masonic District next Tuesday,
May 29th, at which time Harmony
Lodge, No. 17, will be host to visit
ing brethern. It is officially an
nounced that Grand Master J. Camp
bell Bissell, of Charleston, will be
among the notables tn attendance
and will take part in the cere
monies of the occasion. Another
D distinguished visitor will be Past
lions. Boiled down, the gist of hts %, v 1 u. > - -
. . I Master von Kolnitz, also of Chartea-
ton, who will deliver an Ulastrated
lecture on the CoiUmae. Thu la said
to be a a»ust entertaining sad in
structive address site all Maseaa la
Eunice Greene.
Sunday morning Dr. W. M Jones : remarks was cooperation and ape
delivered the baccalaureate sermon cialixation. His idea is for one |
to a large congregation at the farmer to raise asparagus, another I
Baptist Church. i atrawberries. another soy beans, and
The commeiwement reached ite end that no one pro- ^ ar , 9rr ^ u kmr ^
cliarsz Monday evening, when the duct •holl he overproduced, sad. by ^ eacelUnt pcagrinr has beau
capacity of the Vamp Theatre was marketing cooperatively, secure pro • ^ Trrrt> , nn ^
Used to tta ataaost to accomodate Atohte ret arm He alee called k*s rwnfemag of the Hertrr*s
the large audience, away being fare- leorera* attention to the fart that ^j |>J ^ | # eteeo #f five Pellov-
ed to *taad throughout the ex- ■***7 lanm la Smith Carol tan are ^ pr^ram m fal B as
* retest. Fork number am the pew , «<prraftg by Ipaaats and advocated
thro* name, and heoldeo has wtdew I »*** thoroughly enjoyed The fw**e»m^a« eld I* make these tea
be la aurotoed by the 1 remm* sea meat addra«i wrn ssad* by *»te tea4vwaef* through the *
ev tam piece
RlXRRMJt OF t«Rii| p mo
BILL MRJTT AT DRNMtRh
foe they ha*o la
that fe* sane, are
at furtive and far rourbiag to the
way m loteaoivo evaagoliam Fur
the puts ate weeks My. Cuedsu. hue
bom* tsmrhtug peourktag evoogeTlu
te baa ruugyogutlua. and alrawdy hue
a goudhi aumhue aaahaliaod mao a
baud ad prvowaol wuekeoo m tha*
eowagoluMc eampalga He B seek-
teg to gm haa eat wo membeeoktp
bawd ap ha* dadbame peeouual toe
teas te thte camputgu foe the ausdi
af at beet
Ya huso a real heart fblt tnui tal uf
mHgma. thraatmo paepls mute tote
rtgkL pro* tight, and wueh right
/ r hts m Bhat Mr Go man Is doing m
ha* peopueotkau peuaoot amoow
fuapi* uho ruaofWeae the aaamhee
• k *P of the Ihmfturtou Roptasi
*"bueek. he letee hts people to eapart
•onsethtag ang of oodfctery. God wtfl
t* the uawevul fay w*. If u* 1st MteS,
mvevdteg 11 vunr fa*th an ahull M be
them everything children Mra. F V Roy re of
wonderfully cm* . Jocktoueille. Mra h t* Thmtuet uf
Cat ill ead b*- flee aoan. aH reatdrats
of Mamptoa
rv that
m t»r V. M
the Rorouti
teemou of the
BBS peeathed , * _
wmmm —r thamh ool
teat huatea/ sseenoug by Dv V, M
Joaoa the yoatm of that rharih The
rharrh bad bueu kaanuftely dmueat
tee gvudaattag dona lo aptla ef
the r ~ /I
Coma Moteut*
I Dr A M Tmutch, of Wofford Col-1 mm of loop teem loooo.
I lego. Fotlewtag the dallaary ef the theoe ‘arm* he ate
I diploma* t# the member* uf the Helpful tatea wove aim aaade hy
I gvadaattag ctaoo. CuL Morry D Cal- Cuaaty Agent H G Royletou. ef
I bow*, m boholf ef the rtaae. pro . IPeekedAe fhtettrt Agent Meury R
I tensed Wept Jnha D Mtedana wwti JoAmmw n# Ateeu nug Wmaate A
I a guM knife m taken nf (hate op M Kteondy. uf WlMlaSua. Raeey
I yet 1 teli*o lot the Hioaate ha ha* tetea «a Mte county wua rapeoseated
owes peoaeuSed ha the
dte* ood gentle
Am r. wL
4 u
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Ldt—Wmd ad Wtest
A Reuwm
wm
teg the The
_ uaatber the chaeeh
M tei fateast capacity
R M Beleh to Wake
Adfe
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Meet mg
1 et ter
Fart af May
te ******,
May 1
a 1 aw latter*
f gtxmp* t.
Swath
Corel t— Raohee*’
apHMttteh 1
mi iti Itete
4d their oaaaal
terting te
I VteflviA
rh. F nday. May
A to UJte
0- Mi
Thte gr—p m
dv
comp*—rd of the banhor-t from Gte
ft-iatlrt rf AlkJa. AiVadafe. Ram
berg. Barnwell. Beaufort. Edgefield.
Hampton. Jasper and Saluda; M. M
Chtaolm, prvsldent Bank of Esttll, la
chairman and E. B. Jackson, presi
dent First National hank of Wagner,
is secretary of the group.
In this group there are 55 state
hanks and six national banks. R. H.
Welch will deliver an address on the
‘intermediate Credits Bank,” which j
is operated in connection with the 1
federal land bank at Columbia. This '
feature of the prog*should piove
■ % in tgr wml4
M**» Mmt a#
tlrw fuff fhM
geagaii »aal *drg
t AfNF til it % a j
from awl of Iowa wdl addroa* tl
umrtmg. Ralph Kt” tycuotlh *.
hove charge ef the song service. D
•IfltiT uin ail as ihairma
the oceasbm.*
OtUer special day* wifi he ob
served during the meetings Child
ren’s Day, Barnwell County Day,
Farmer’s Itey, Family Day and
many others. There will he meet
ings for men only each Sunday af
ternoon during the campaign, In |
wbith a searching appeal will he .
made to men on strictly Biblical
grounds.
There will be cottage prayer
meetings, and meetings will be held
wamaSy Mtsnrtrao. botag cuadbeod by
puvouaa comguteag the ehtesa of lb*
•acaMoa shuevheo m ' town Yh* I
• wlm aaia by Mr* Moeman Ando#- I
•w*. aad a tonal aab* by Mv J. A j
kcoa-gy wot* gtoatJr eBjayud. The |
theme af the eevueaa be the rtwm I
•*• The Charm af ChetecMhe I
Charartae.
An tuioceetmg featur* af the sev- I
vwe was th* aaaoaareaarte that the I
»ffmag taken duriag th* myvire
would be —rot to th* saffenrrs of the
Mseae* loawae (roach, Thekma Mr R F Aaterc—*.
Weoako* Mart* Grubbs. Raaaro gatea aa ateWSisB b* Me
I Geaeae L- • Lewa* M—*-* Rofep A tecg* puevh, aad aona
I F*o**ak 0*urt Fvucork Mmam fousaa Olhev
Fate 1 a* Motes**. Mato Men— WaR. af A
I Late Croou*. Doeuthy Joaeo. R R oba uu* a ebarmcag etetena af M —
I Ma«**. (bartsa Ri*ll. Fruah Cue*. Atee* Wg*taflssw teft au W—gaaaday * ^
I Jterna Karra— Rdwta t'arvuh smd far he* hasa*
j Ragsaa h»»ao Charfea Msrr* and Rad Rwaalr—, -
• ® * made s r»i*g trip la the r*ty al
Whtee Mao Marvfps Nag— %ogw*ta aa Raiaaday ufWtwnun.
■ " The Rev Mr aad Mra Wdl Q
l*aa* L. MagwuR. trMSe. aad Mbs- f j
IM* Lac hr*. • argra a—* have
| toga l—4r*>d m th* Apartaaburg
411 nm
ittaa af dte
Mara aad Ralph
eat Tueaday m
eatetei
aekael fWv a*
tW
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•at Mm „
U the Hot*
tegh
ool A
•whetantial
•um
WO*
teteS
far lit mg lagvtbec **
lb. Yh* cuupie predutud
rbaaiag that
amrrted la Oartaatt,
ira ago and bad been
F. 8rae« Dead.
. . , . ., . , * n stores of Dunbarton and
interesting md instructive, especially] oth , r pUces „ here opportu „ ity
t„ the state bankers, as it is . souree pres( . nts for th( . MIn ^ Th( ,
pro-
„f rediscount for them. Congress. merrllants of Dunbart0 „ hav0 aKreed
man James F. Byrnes and Congress- • t0 c|oJ( , (heir plafcps at 8 0 , clock every
night. They ask that all persons
wishing to make a purchase from
any of the stores while the cam
paign is in progress do so before
7:45 p. m. This will enable the
MS present are urged to bring up t<) cIose
up by eight o’—
for eons,deration any inside routine c l„ ck> s0 as , 0 be on time at thc
man H. P. Fulmer are on the
gram. .
Under the head of “general dis
cussion” this group has always de
rived much information as the bank-
Th* death is announced of Wil
liam F. Sease, who died here Sun
day morning at 8 o’clock, after an
illness of one Week. He was 71
years ot age.
The body will be shipped over the
C. and W. C. Railroad Monday
| afternoon to Milletts, S. C. The
funeral services will be held there
from the Speedwell Methodist
Church, after the arrival of the
train. Rev. W. W. Watkins, pastor
of the Asbury Methodist Church,
officiating, and the interment will
follow in the church cemetery.
The deceased is survived by two
daughter^, Mrs. N. M. Strauch ,of
Wheeling, W. Va., and Mrs. Tom
Ford, of Johnston, S. C.; two sons,
W. D. Sease, of Milletts, S. C., and
llvmR tog*I he* *vgy *myp.
aev wadv** «f Rowftanhurg Cmniy.
moving to Okm about -14 years ago.
The laws of Ohto pmatt th* liter-
mamagi’ of white* and negroes but
those of South Carolina do not. so Bnd x n j p Kmnody. of Willis-
that an interesting legal point has ton . Mr A B Ho „ man and brother
twen raise I hy the cate. .The wo- 1 of Wagner; Mr. and Mra. Holman.
tmgvworta 1
gwsto
Mss* Melt Acslerma attewdad
Joyce Rram h (*hwrvh, aa Raadby
late ebeervtag Old foopl**» Day,
Mr aad Mr*. A- E Corley of the
Joyce Rraarh arigkberkoete gave aa
(MHTnHMte
friends, doe* by the old mill stream
The following ^ore the gweeta of
"the happy occaaloa: Mr and Mrv
B. F. Anderson, of Dunbarton; Mr.
.win De
wy
. No. 1M Cedar Ledge te Wag
No. 283 Sprmgfteld Lodge at
held.
No. 244 Denmark Lodge at
| No. 248 Olar Lodge at CHar.
man told the authorities that she of Barnwell; Mr. and Mrs. Nat Wal-
and Bagwell would separate and not ker of Ramwell; Mr. and Mrs.
live together sgain if they were re- Simmons, snd family, of Joyce
leased. The offer was not accept- Branfh neighborhood; Mr. Elect
cd. It is understood that the Ku c^y and il%ter of Sa|ley; MiM
Klux Klan worked up the evidence Evelvn Faugt of WjUiaton; Mrs. B.
54 ACRES IN DEWBERRIES
SET BY FAIRFAX FARM!
against the couple.
Bailey-Gyles.
F. Weathersbee, of Williston. It
was a* joyful time for all that
participated in the barbecue party.
Despite the weather, a splendid
Other Planters in Allendale County
May Follow His Lead.
Blackville, May 21.-The an- con(jre}fation attended the
services
bankinp problems which actual „. h „ e meetinKS are t0 ^
ftperatinn nf the hank has brought to Md each n|ght for twQ weekSi
their attentiopi. These discussions ginning at eight prompUy
are informal and always educative <_
and especially so for the younger
hahkgr. Lunch will be furnished by
the bankers of Denmark.
Raise Fryers for Market.
Services will he held Sunday
morning at Lower Three Huns Church
at 11:30 o’clock. Subject of^the
sermon, “A New Testament Revival
and How to Get It.”
S. H. Sease, of Augusta; one sister,
“Mrs. T. M. Cloud, of -Augusta, and
by one brother, Samuel Sease, of
Barnwell, S. C.
Mr. Sease resided at 951 Reynolds
Street.—Augusta Chronicle, May 21.
Prof. Jno. D. Robison In University
Summer School.
Barnwell is fortunate in having as
Allendale, May 21.—George D.
Sanders at Fairfax has this spring
set 50 acres in dewberries and this
planting, carefully managed, in co-
nouncement of '.the m.rriage «f Sunday arjoyce" Branch.' Mn.' "w. j JTo'L^A^rtt'D bX
Misa Louise Bailey and Dr. Ryan A. D Un b , vhlg re he d the aee of cl “ hsts ^ " ho^d lnd ”li
Gyles, which took place at Easley, ^ w „ , hd old „ f lady present in rt “ *“•
Sunday afternoon, Dr, Watson per- 1 tbe 01d P( , op|e , s Day servicei wH|( ,
forming the ceremony, came as a Mr j H Cre( . n 77 year8 o{ age
great surprise to their many friends
was the oldest ambng the men pre-
ertson, -will, it is hoped and believed
demonstrate that dewberries culture
on a commercial scale is practicable
in Allendale county.
Mr. Sanders’ plants put out in
the Women'’ Missionary Society,
moved to Spartanburg and Miss : -fhe c hurch is going to purchase
Bailey has been v teaching in the new hymn books at „ ncet . A well
Blackville High School. They have boumi hymn book sellin>f at 65 d()1 .
many friends who wish them a lprg ^ hundred this was made
long and happy life. i posible hy the good ladies of the
Mrs. Gyles is a graduate qf Win- Missionary Sodety of Joyce Branch
throp College^ and Dr. Gyles is a Cburch
skilled surgeon and eye, ear and - , ' a
h r. 1 g ’ .j . r st ‘ nt > A token of appreciation and M , nromising the
Dr. Gyles was a resident of recoj!nition , vas pr( , sc;ned to ^ by March, are now very promismg^tn^
Blackville until recently—when—1«1ji, u Wniniin'.- Itod.iv county agent raim j/
Dewberries from Allendale would
come on the market ten days or more
ahead of those from the Sand Hill*
territory in North Carolina and thi*
is only one among a number of rea
sons why it is believed here that *
considerable acreage in dewberrie*
would pro*e' profitable in Allendale
county.
Another interesting item in Mr.
Sanders’ operations is aft eight acre
The Woman’* Home Demoostra- p^an nursery where stocks are bw-
Coiumbta, May 20.—Memorial Dey'ttoa and Girl* Sewmg Chrtrt of propagated according to th* mete ay-
throat fpminsf.
Ice Cream Festival.
R>rnes to Speak.
of th* A teecii BW ■Lrgvoo. Major P^tc
10 C. Dsriee. esedel el Wo or.
, te <k»smM ef the
htege «f tew
teli 11 red tieee to ttw
IS <uHa*!v
Allendale. May 21.—‘‘Ten thousar, Stee , Creek Baptist church,
frfors for the spring market” is an Sfrrvieef Sunday night, 8:15 o’clock. ^ superintendent of iti schools,*
item innh^ poultry development pro- Subject of sermon, “Just Common m » n wboi « • bnit J r “ ^ogpized hy
gram for AlTewdale county, to which Everyday I ie# ” leading edoeator* of this state. For, -
‘County Agent Z. TV Robertson is ' , , , the last two sumtn«-ra he was a »dl be oUervcd in Colu«hte on tX^Wr Ford; will giro ar let proved modern prertice Pm
committed. The early htfd gets tha member uf the Tn Co—ly Summer Mag » with exermee to be held Cmam FhaLi.nl nt the arhoul loose w*H in thu region and th*
jr*r*f > 4jP4»l . - T ' —^5.”7^ Vho.4 te^OMHKpMMPte^lMU fHRT
Other pooltry husbandry plant Report* from many seeuwaa of th* k* haa be— offered ead ha* arreptod
wktrk Mr Roberta— it praanetiag coamf toll of poor stead* ef red— * paptli— — the ftrail/ af the!
leu late ^ '*W C—flteeid —M aad raiay wrath- faUsstely fammer Ark, u. id Co
Fifty hwa* te aa*h farm Dark; at ar. R is ***A hae reased the aend to immhHk whwe* lw wd| tw—k eaatew
Mate <tea pm* WW fWaa te <mrk ted te fvsmiatee TVa Is mganeMy mmtimm Finx T » law—«d hy Wmm
(hark it (etewys aa th* <mm ate gray tetetek pmm* <kwmw ef Ron 11*
uaea ef temMoMwtei aaa 4
te
t*vt«d. W* ^paeamstraMtete te
a g—d tiaro The teas aad earriea a Ha*. Haa
w« gw la ha% defray w to e—ey hatep.*
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