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0 THIS SPACE POE SALE. Ap»ly »i THK PEOPLE OFFICE^ CTTJE OFFICIAL HBIWAFn OF EAEKWELL COdCrT/ The Barnwell People. Eatabliahed in 1877. *Ju»t Like, a M«mb«p of kh® Family" LarfMt County Cirmlatio* Mak* 7Mir AotUrn ka»# W# M7 8 l« Saringn HOME PANE OF BARNWELL. ; VOLUME XLVI. BARNWELL, SOUTH CAROLINA^ THURSDAY, JULY 5TH, 1923. NUMBER 44. CUCUMBER SEASON COMES TO CLOSE AT BLACKVILLE Over Two Hundred Carloads Ship ped at Sstisfactor> Frices. AN ENTERPRISE THAT MERITS YOUR SUPPORT Blackville, July 2.—Binckvilte as just closed one of the most -remark able cucumber seasons, from , many points of view, she has ever had. This has been a truck - center for many years, but this has been its best cucumber season. Two hundred and thirty-two cars were shipped from here this season as compared with 183 last. Possibly the best price ever paid was given this season> They brought as high as 85 per crate at the track for the farmers and sold ds high as 8® to 810 at the markets. 4 It is estimated that the % crop brought the farmers here from $150,- 000 to 8200,000. There were more buyerd' Here this season than has ever been known before and then cucumbers were haul ed here from miles around and sold. They were brought here from Bam berg, Denmark, Olar, Go van. Fairfax. Kline. Ba mwell. Meyers Mill. Dun barton, Willis ton. Elko and many j ►r points, in owe instance they . brought her* from a distance I ^3 miles, making a M mil* haul deltuary. It is remarkable the money that seme smell patches even have brought ; tu their ewnere In awe leetenrs e 1 farmer heughi n gswi eMrd farm lest j SOCIAL AND PERSONAL NEWS FROM WILLISTON Nothwithstanding the amount on shipping that is now lying idle in the harbors and at the docks of the United States, oc£an travelers are still obliged to pay high rates for trans-Atlantic travel, and an un- paralled opportunity to build up thi American Merchant Marine is being lost. Recognizing this fact, and realizing that the time was oppor tune for an undertaking of this nature, the organizers of the Great Northern, S. S. Co. formed their Corporation, which received its charter from the State of Mass achusetts, October ft, 1922. They visualized a new ocean steamship line, plying between Bos ton and European ports, controlled by the people, which would offer to these same people a chance for ocean travel on comfortable com modious ships, at a price within the reach of all, but large enough to al- Young Men's Chorus Enjoy Fish Supper.—Other News Items. INTERESTING BUDGET OF NEWS FROM BLACKVILLE Mr. Asbury Hutto Suffering Broken Collsr Bone. Williston, June 30.—Harry Trotti is spending a few days with his mother, Mrs. T. E. Trotti. Miss Hattie Newsom is visiting er sister, Mrs. B->bert berg. S. A. Wise and children, Joe. and Marie, are visiting relative here. v f J. W. Folk spent Monday with hh daughter, Mrs. Jennings Woodward, in Allendale. The Misses Edna Lott and Louise He is Prothro have returned from * a trip J filter to Boston, New York and • Blackville, June 30.—Miss Sadie De Witt has been on a visit to her friend, Miss Edith McIntosh, at Hartsville. They were roommates at Mack, in J Coker College last year, and Miss De Witt was one of the bridesmaids at the wedding of Miss McIntosh and Mr. Robert Eugene Carrigan last Wednesday evening. Mr. Charles Harding, engineer for the Atlanta waterworks, was a bus iness visitor here several days ago. securing the sand for the I works from the Rosemary other sand bed, owned by J. M. Halford DEMPSEY-GIBBONS BATTLE ~ DEFINITELY CALLED OFF Eastern cities. I here. Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Kennedy and . Dr. and Mrs. Ryan A. Gyles of daughter, Julia, are visiting Mr. Spartanburg were in Blackville Wed- and Mrs. Angus Riley, in Bennetts- nesdsy to attend the Mason-Snuggt ville. wedding Wednesday evening. Marion Willis, who graduated Dr. C A Epps attended the phar- low a profit for the investor and a - from Clemson College this yaar, maceutical association this week, sufficient margin to allow for the ha. left for the University of Del-1 Master Jooseph Stafford Halford carrying on and enlarging of the .ware, where he has been elected as- is la Denmark visiting his little enterprise j •i.tant agr—smlst. In addition te cousin. Sterling Ray. Jr. This was their threefold purpose to render a genuine service to the people.—to help build up Amertcen shipping, end to bring business and trade to ths p»>rt of Boston. (By the Associated Press) .Bulletin 2:44 A. M. Great Falls, Mont. July 3.—The Dempsey-Gibbons battle for the heavyweight championship of the world was definitely called off shortly after midnight by George H. Stanton, Great Falls banker, after a last-minute conference with Jack Kearns, Dempsey’s manager. Kearns, it was stated, agreed to go on with the fight if the promoters would pay him 850,000 immediately and permit him to take the remain ing 850,000 of the guarantee out of the first gate receipts. Mr. Stanton stated that he told Kearns it was impossible to pay him this amount aa the committee which he represented had already mailed back the checks to those who had advanced sums to make up the final amount. In spite of the failure of the Ship Buheldy BUI. m spMe of the eppook- ttoo which each new wmpstttec hi ao established f krld ewrouoteve, thks bis teaching be will pursue a study course which hi two years will give him a master setewee degree Walter Miller of Augusta, was a visitor hi W U he too loot Monday Mrs Srrthby TWe sad Utils -laughter, of Augws .. were recsot *i*i tecs of retottvoo te W dtlotoo sod are aww * test lag m Alkvdale fall aad paid far It with tea naram- | * Step* ay la bnagtag Na plaa ab I M we Daae Reseat 1 uf GmaaetB*. Wf** 4 . BB brf rvwp thm avaeea j malar* ly aad expert* teat eery MMA welted her adM. Mm D L Merrm. rtekfieslwa Oa* beamrheM* feataev abswt the I m win he aM* la offer defleite «a4 laet wweb Mm Rite rvwa this ueaeea lu the favl that the 1 Gate* 1 la the paMte Mr aM Mrs F A • G«atbeeskee a»m*a at 1 ***** eeamawed beanag ua luag Thm , savaty. 1* ae ewteearbee IAai , , ami Mm M L. RsAtvk \ *pee« Twee 1 Dr aad Resm aftev the eteea Uarawd teema ' mertta yeas vaapavt. I day te Aagaeta •btetewa (bv faruuevs *«*(•«eed paikteg atm laee adewntaouaesi 1 Mr wte Mm A M Rewaady aad msadTe pu geeew vUevb ter ueaag days ate - - j*. i Mtey Favbeeaes base ea arxed fchsm v a i Os* vsmma wby the rmg Wwegbt \ vieea mutet. GeasweiA* eed MesdeeesemOe A. tee**. 1 ... * Iftw* the. acreage •eoodeos swot pear mJi hs a tee* as a am aad Mrs. I saeeot. Maws M aad Ibe \ fevawes warn eupw Me a eaua fvste that *e«m tete bp* ae* ap lu am reap m H tew a*xx eed 1* fw*am« the ( tee fameem ear taey ami aal 4* be pwb a t am tp* i* aa w mape ha* beea pal eepaeadte la the paet t w* i «w a*d seat , •saps** dma raap > eat bees b y Ibe levftemke Jwp I at # e'skseg at ‘b pasoaaa. Mr West, oa Moaapaea •abetb Bteaahe West gad Wdsoa Cast itesst uf Bteefcvdte woeo teas •f fca W. G M—cs pasgtm of *ho Facet Bagatsi Chaseh of Mho effp Oaip the amateoee of the heads *• tea**? wore psoaswt at the aeaw umay The heads wwt teeuaaiagty at used la a irewiiag sum of oaey baas wttb gvey aceweseeiws aad tar Mtse Kbsteo hoe tad a hag* wag asst of hewbr rosea T ** t.rean ore a Mm teae* | * the eMrartt *s daagh- we of |fr wu 1 Mm !„ W Veet af Ate cm Ip sad 1 u a rvadaate af Via Amp < rwAag*. Fee the pae* year *bw eaght la the lienee erlb Mr. ftei ■ut I Batst ts a pcetaastag y sewg iMhUhMl | outs of the f»rm Uses of dim sooUaw Mr aad Mat C 9 Itttks dakaghtos. Joaats. •sob la Bavaaaah ottb Mrs E D Wnaming Me aad Mrs A G ami raoldseu aad Mr aad hotoa aad two chrMcee a Ihss west with rvlotm oreaad Meter, Go.. Joe Motaso asd sews, i burg, are rtsittag thetr i graadasother. Mrs. aal Mias Grarr Glover of Joba’s la- load la the geest of her ft wad. Mu* Haas! Ray. af the Govaa ssctlim M ms Closer i. rsrelvlag ssoay se rial honors den eg her vtett, otw of Aheoe eseats being aa rajsjrahte ptratr at Hightower** Mlfl last Wsd- eeeday Mrs Charlie Psedrr aad her te* Hhldrow. fr«m Manh i are smstmg her aartber. Ssattb here aad 'taher rsi ienegfwtd. Mat Q D Httamwnl aad las etatuag Mrs Mate* ,*«-*.« • fw* ' »«4l Matst Root |ltrry rWfd Yurswr Mtsh Moctm teroooder aad kmmogi VWa* oa stssaod a* Charloetsm Baadag Mat RBsa tstoc to hi flhaaaaadc staatag soteawoo tea a few wwefce Mtsaao (bmethf Wrogg FWoueu Mbaaateat aad Rhte Leo Mortm oaa aa attoadteg taaateor srhod at Mm tflwep t'edaga Mr Idga Martta af Rmagtaaso ota* rw dad rutettoaa boss so s seel dare age- la The Moses Wg Fhlmar af Bprmgflahl wore ad nttaors at dm tefae of thorn wt Mm* Adtes Ahaamt ad Frwadt af "t/arte mil regret to leere ta fsrtag freaa a beehea J the result af try-tag ta ag Ned beeao. which asossd Maaaa-Baaggs. BlackvUle. Jdly 1.—One of the prettiest wedding* of the soaaoa here eras that af Miss Grace Creaer Mason aad Harold Ho laager Sauggs. which was solomataed at the new Rap- Hat rburrh Wednesday eseaiag. June IT. at 8 s’riach The mala audit ortem af the church, where the roromaaF was parfsrmsd. eras beautifully dor ere tod far the er* raasoa. Mum Saco FWhMag played the woddtag marches aa the ptpe segam The order uf outruns* of the betdal party was ae teRouu Ths rth- ban bearers. Bohrrt Ayer aad Ragssw fhetam. thea ths admra. Grady Mew- mea. Bherteaa Newmee and Feel Massn af Bmih aad Mrwtaa < Marhla of Bteshudte Than sate* the hrtdaa* •Midi Mta* Wane he MaMheue. w«h the grsaasamma. tee Re*. R A Fhh* me of ttauaateaate Mag Ah RMte HARMONY LODGE TO GET VALUED MASONIC RELIC B mk Taken When Lodge Room Was Burned in ’65 to Be Returned. The members of all Masonic lodges in this section, and especially those of 4 Harmony Lodge No. 17, A. F. M., of Barnwell, will he interested to learn thbt an old Masonic relic la shortly to be returned to the local lodge. It is nothing less than a copy of “The Book of Constitution of the Grand Lodge of South Carolina,** edited byDr. Albert G. Mackey in 1852, which was taken from Har mony Lodge by a Yankee soldier when Barnwell was burned by Kil patrick’s men during the closing days of the War Between the States. The existence of the relic was disdoaed in a letter received last week by Mr. Mordecai Maxursky, the secretary of Harmony Lodge, and written by a lady in New Lisbon, Wisconsin, who tells In an interesting manner the way the book caam to be la her pos session Needless to say, the mem bers of the lodge or* glad to get the book bock m their possess ton after so amay years and it will bo a highly prised possess ton Ths letter, which was written June t&th. Is as fsltsmo: fls< islsry sf Masonic Ladg*. Barn- well, R. CateHaa Dour Sir. I have in teg paaaaaamo a “Bosk af ('oaotltwtmao af tee -Iroad Ladg* af A actant Fro* Maoaws of R. Guaw- IMhl" ctesod by Dr. Ateart G Mark ey te IMS That you sang knew ham I rate* by It. aa eeplaaatbaa la aseosaary Thm hank was taken by awe WOUem Mat Sail. Suatag tee Woe of IM1. at the mm* af tea burw- mg af RarwuuS's ttaaaatr Lodge Room, by Input rub's team Mr MuttaS mme seattsd bees sad km eatae a pateeat af mg fatfemeV Do. • ■ - " gta are wan plsused with the results of the l-l-t misture of ealctum arse nate. blackstrap aad water. There eeeuu ta be a great effort « forth here to make cotton and warm weather of the poet few —, ■ has very much improved the crop and now the prospect* are very fine. Nearly every farmer is poi soning, even the renters, mostly with the syrup mixture, and nearly every one seems pleased with the results. Hm of Blar%vf!!f Q’Vtekr tlterif h - v . , . "JW t* 1 ! 111 -*** of 7 L. Bums ^ *'* i ~ m < * where 7heT «m ,, * a ^ vteitorS of Ml Asbury* Moils that be as saf- ceitar baa*, a haM a agsr- sff as he • buggy % l Carl Bukst a deligteful rtwv sf t Mm. Far t'emmi Q A. Kennedy, a visit of several days with W, Green, Miss I net Shel- Wauchula. Fla., left this R«* ea H stermeisa * Stem Do you know what stem-end cost you last year? It cost Hradley-Calhoun Land Case Ended. Allendale, July 3.—The final de cision of the Supreme Court in this long and hard fought case has reach ed Allendale. Mrs. .Walter T. Cal houn is tfie winner in the end. She .. was represented by Holman & Boulware, of Barnwell, and J. E. Tobin of Allendale, wnile the Brad leys sued the case through the Hen dersons of Aiken, and Brown & Bush of Barnwell. £ The case involved the_ will of Wil liam Cave, made in 1855, and at tracted much interest in Allendale ''-and Barnwell Counties. It was -tried . three-times in the Circuit Court, and three times in the Supreme Court, and the hard fought legal battles of the case have given it jot^iety ovpr r "'‘ -The'State as well as fnthe law books of the Suprerite Court. . Mrs. Calhoun is to be congratulat ed on the final outcome of the case. Mr. C. C. Owens. Sr, has thrown I w ** k * or • v “ il 10 f^nda in Black- hia bat in the ring a* a candidate for j v,lle Commissioner of Public Works to, Mies Marie Wise, of Aiken is succeed Mr. W. T. Aycock, resigned. h« r *unt. Mr*. G. W. Green, loss was, reduce and his formal announcement will ! Smobk, editor of the Wal- possible. Here’s how. Collect in appear elsewhere in this issue, tfr. t* rl >oro Press and Standard, was a barrels or boxes and remove from 0 f j visitor in Williston Tuesday. Ms Mbs we wed WU wttb has Wstbev •f • sw* So * g*-s < *>**. pi tee uMue The besde vuMey Itees umf bfteeuueeu Tim •** R T Mmsa uf iMlk. te Mme sf te* hebte. peetermeM Ike eaew- mwwy. Mwsssed kg te* Me* P N CeseuHL D D, ef Meuuekwtee The bvtte uud beteegvwmu left urn- ae*4mte4y after the rsremeey kg aw tateakM* fee te* Natural Brtdga. the CwAeaa Cue* cue aad at her paswle af mterwet ta Vmgwuu. TWy Mil Aa gwst 9 fur Fukhas, ClMdk. where Mr Awegge gsa* ia tbs intrreet af Chna- U«u steuiti ia^ ^ Mr* Smiggs ae Mkss Mason has taught here far the last several year* in the graded school and has been very popular, not only with the pupils of the school, but with every one who knew her. She was actively engaged in different phases of church uf aa be m hssbery. Mg u pauper Owens has served the Barnwell in the past as and enjoys the respect and esteem of practically every man and woman in the city. If elected he promises to give his careful attention to the duties of the office. rot the four Southeastern States 2.500 car loads of watermelons. Florida grow- work; was superintendent of the pH- ers suffered heavily. Whatever the mary department of the Bible school it this year. It’s j and an active leader in the B. Y. P. U. work and she will be greatly mimed. Announce Marriage. Williston, July Jy—Cards have been received in WuTTfetSn—reading as follows: Mr. Walter Hughart Cheatham and Mrs. Clare Barnette Davis announce their marriage Mon day, June 11, at Williamsburg, Va. ; At home after September 1, Black- stone, Va. Mrs. Cheatham once regided -4n Willistoon as. Miss Clare ^Barnette and is a sister of M,s. J. E. Kennedy of this place. pwpl, ofiv-uor ,n wumion j the fi.Id .11 rotted n,eIo n , .1 l« !t | Mr. Sno*g, w« bom in Chin.. Alderman 1 Mr8> A.. McCue, of Bamberg, i once a week. Handle all melons is visiting her parents, Mr. and carefully to avoid bruising and cut- Mrs. W. P. Walsh. g ting. Leave as long stems as pos- W’yatt Woodward , of Akron, sible in cutting melons from Ohio, is visiting his father, Mr. R. Load the fruit within a few hours E. Woodward, having made the trip after picking. Clean cars thorough- down in his touring car. ly before loading and bed melons Mr. H. M. Poythress is enjoying with dry straw. Line the sides o an automobile trip through the the cars with heavy paper and Barnwell Fruit Co. Robbed. The cash reegisters of the Barn- mountain?: of Western Nopth Caro lina. B. O. Mitchell, of North Augusta, see are . opened. that the ventilators DON’T NEGLECT TREATINQ ,; ^ bscribers to its steadily growing STEMS . WITH DISINFECTANT list of satisfied readers. Among is spending a few days in this sec-; PASTE. .This should be done as the the new “members the family” tion. | melons are loaded, the stem being f tha t have been Ridded during the past The Young* Men’s Chorusrof the re-cut, leaving about an inch aW week are the foUowingr Wiffiston Baptist Church, attended , tached to the melon, and thd paste ! Mr - Stafford Moody, of Waycross, services''at . Joyce Branch Tu'esday applied to the freshly cut stems with Leave* for Fraare. of far, July 3L—Mrs AAdie Morris rnnteea. Mr l^roy*Gunnels, of Olar, left ) sstsftey for Near York, 90J 4xb tar Fvuaru b* naN tea fsp* tear's ^teteur. M*u Fteeeeer Mtw IteHia • jf •>*•*if sf Mru. fluJUs Mc- tea* af Thij “ section of" well Fruit Co. were robbed of be- . wedding march at same, tween 835 and 840 Sunday, no clue j tv following from one to the identity of the thief or San Diego, CaL, papers will he read | being found. The proprietor* ba-j wkh interert in WilUstori | Lav# thi Lite rntfui had hidden hies-; throufMlt self la the building before closing State Uar and after rifling the regtesera I mad* hie eerap* through a rrgr ‘ .luch — 1—4 * * " and M»a Mmeae Mary Praam* and Mdl )f M Vi Man** see siaNteg Mra F V Par night and wefe''-t^e guests at a de- a sn\all brush. Don’t smear the Ughtful fish supper that afternoon fruit with the paste, at the home of Mr. and Mru. Lon-j For information as to how to nie Corley> The chorus gces ^Jto make paste and any other informa- White Pond next Sunday afternoon, i tion see.County Agent. Miss Edna Lott attended the ' Harry Boylston. Pittman-Matthews wedding in Au- j - * — gusta last week and played the Advertia# in THE PEOPLE. gueeta wen given »w day, was one pf the honorees, the th* other being Miss Harriet Smith, of Williston. S C... Miss Smith, who Sa a sopkmory coilegt. antved re cently te be the gurtr for several wsefci of her brother sod •i*c<r >n- law, Ceateaeder Smith The dmamr esae givte m the mala dwaug mate af the betel, the large e*al tabie Irnwg fw-y dtem- euind 4a auey cemm sf Mtet eed ~temte tkks 1*4 lev beeds uf « wke am ikua N si aad yak wte pnee bwibesl. De breed Nsetb C'erskalm i_ Maaam He ha* beea Ini thm maitTr e*d argsetly geUmg mis leurb wMh Msssetc eteherNles ‘^Trusting that I amy beer truly. (Mrs (trend i Tewaaead Stanma. flew Juneau Cm, Wiaronsia.** On the 28th uit* Mr. Maxureby re plied as fellows: “Mr*. Brand Starnes, New Lie- bon, Wis.—My dear Mrs. Starnes: I am just in receipt of year interesting ftnd valued letter of the 25th with the information that you have in ypur possession our “Boor, of Constitution ef the Grand Lodge of South Caro lina’*. We appreciate the spirit which prompted you to locate our Lodge and desire to return It to us. On ac count of its history, we shall prize this book one thousand fold. “Our Lodge has leen in existence since 1807, but has been only meet- ing in the "tobrn or Bapiwell, S. C. since the year 1840. All records of the Lodge were either taken or burned during the fTre. “We lost numerous other records in this fire arid I know that the pre sent members 'of Harmony Lodge No. 17, A. F. M., will more than ap preciate your spirit of fair play in your offer # to return this: “Our most valuable relic and history”. “The seventh district of Ancient Free Masons of South Carolina is having a big meeting on the Fourth of July, and if possible I shall ap preciate it if you can get this book to us promptly, that I may show it to this gathering at that time. “I am enclosing postage sufficient to mail this to us, and will ask that ydn register same- people of this section is the liquids-fraternal ttBaate Ik —- f roar father sod b—hand aad beat where his father is stationed as a missionary, but recently has had headquarters in Columbia, hav- vines. J jnjf work with the Baptist general board. New Subscribers. The People continues to add new Ga. Mrs. Minnie Black, of Blackville. > T. M. Boulware, Esq., of Barn well. If you have not already done so, subscribe ,to one .of the newiest weeklies in this section of the State Green A Co. Liquidate*. Elko. July S.-^Qf interest to the ' wishes te yi ! Meedemi M Harm** y Lad tm* ok the leegwet memranttt* fi in EQte, that of Greg* A Cm Ths bttviaesa wHI he earned on a* a perteerskip with R. C. BtenacL %ad s D 9 Groom ns perfem Femme C***, uf Rwyaalds amuas The M Fi iu la take tete* note gva« rearsad wte m tse«emeam eed aemm te| ■