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omciAL unwAf n or babkwbll ooi imr. J3~;1~ The Barnwell People K«Ubli«hed In 1877. "JuaI Like-Member of Ih© Family” i', LBrf«rt County Circulation. MP.RRY CHRISTMAS To each and every one of our SIBSCR1HXRS VOLUME XLVIL BARNWELL. SOUTH CAROLINA. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1923. NUMBER 15. J. 8. WOOD CONVICTED OF MANSLAUGHTER—5 YEARS Court of General Sessions Adjourned Sine Die Tuesday. The December term of the Court of General "Sessions adjourned sine ‘die Tuesday morning. The following is a list of the pases disposed of since the last issue of The People: Nolan Scott, alias 'Willie - Scott, alias Henry Nolan, was convicted of carbreaking and larceny and sen- tenced to three years at hard labor. George Thompson pleaded guilty to the Charge of obstructing railroad tracks and was sentenced to 60 days at hard labor. Saxon Scotty pleaded guilty to the charge of violating the prohibition law and was sentenced to 12 months at hard labor; on payment of $100. 6 months of the sentence to be suspend- HOME BANK OF BARNWELL ADOPTS “GO SLOW” SLOGAN Annual Stockholders’ Meeting Held Here Last Week. The Home Bank of Barnwell held its annual stockholders’ meeting Sat urday and the directors ordered paid immediately to the stockholders ten per cent. This makes 110'per cent, the bank has paid since its orgirrriifa- tion. The other ten per cent, was placed to undivided profits and a bon us was paid to each officer, director and attorney. » Norman B. Gamble was elevated to the position of active vice president, i, LETTERS TO SANTA CLAUS. Hilda, S. C.'Dec 5 ' Dear old santa I afn a little girl 8 year old I go to school and in the 2 grade pleas Bring me a doll, and a stove, and some pots and fruit and candy. want ask for very much as times is so hard Your little girl Lore Dyches * i — Hilda S. C. Dec. 5 Dear old^hta I am a little girl 6 year old 1 go to school and love my teaeper please Vance S C Dec 14 1923 Dear Santa Clause I want you to bring me a sleep doll and a carriage and tea set and some fruit, fire works also some candy ftom your lit tle girl Christine Hutto WILL HOLD TONSIL AND ADENOID CLINIC HERE Specilist to .Perform .Operation on Barnwell County Children. L. don’t forget her.Yplease Wring me a a. e ing good behavior. houn. J. o Sander a. N. B. Gamble. Mon ,oe Livingston pleaded ruilty Harry D c a!h< lun and S B. Moaeley. te the cha rgr of larceny and wa i ten Pre* lilt nt Ca Ihou it* in a vi fry opti- tenerd to 18 months at hsi rd lab or. mistir m in nrr. reel • met the icrnenrt J. S. W Mid. charged wr :h m urder. COV1Q it » t he peat year a •ui BAt<i t h# etvi rted of mansion ightrr and bank*! cW >pu aita aoi now fteer IUU per —■ten red to five year* at hard labor rent n lor r* 1 har the •an* M Ual at Lot: ■■I — w of • r** r^vCr. n A tee atrw rk a ne'e of tiaa U ap ipral to tW Supi VUM * 'oor*. Kl iiMrtllf i * * he el cj e 4t ■ t to Home i Paa H Glvrer waa aciyu It tod ||^ IU A - w » "HSi Iff!** F»»/ f _# murder —— —• Harry D. Calhoun, president, S. B . | do11 and don ^» rra ^ ^ a litt,e c) l» ir Moseley, vice-president, William Me- j and !i0me ®nd candy I will be a Nab, cashier, V. S. Owens, attorney. R 00 ** little girl The same directors serve the bank | « ^ Pernell. Dyc hes another year; they are: J. B. Calhoun, T. S. Cave. J. H. Hewlett, L. M. Cal- B1 » ck *ille s C ^ H 19tt * Dear santa clause Please Bring me a Big doll, and nuts a fruits and fire laelfrijle S C Dec. 14 1923 ‘ Dearest OTd Santa: Ar Xmas are near, I am writing you what I want you to bring me for Xmas—I want a Doll and Carriage and a little bed for my doll, and lots of Fruit. Your little"’girl Thelma Youngblood Barnwell. S. C* Dec. 17, 1923. Dear Old Santa. I am a little boy seven years old and go to school every day. and too, I am very fond of my I teacher. Fearing tl get me as sou ha ind dont for get my sitter IV i little .. \ you m ight for < only $25, b so man ly other ^ i the necessa eiait, . i thought! ' Idanket. a r hat 1 w< su'd like 1 i Ordinarily i pop ef irk. Are * ra*t about TdtOf an ftoiim j 1. - - r/MpRai inf y i ia aa * ^ No child Announcement is made that a ton sil and adenoid clinic will be held at Barnwell January 16th and 17th, un der the auspices of the Associated Charities of this city, for the benefit of Barnwell County children under 14 year 3 of age. Dr. Chas. V. Kol- lock, of Charleston, who la a special ist in this line of surgery, has agreed to perform the operations, and he will be assisted by Dr. Hiers, of Ehr- hardt. The Barnwell High school building will be converted into a temporary hospital and four trained nurses will be in attendance. One local doctor and a trained nurse will be on duty all night. The ry bed linen, towels, light gown and a pillo* DEPOSITORS IN DEFUNCT BANK RECEIVE DIVIDEND Between $5,040 and tlO^M Distri buted by Receiver H. D. Calhoun. W illtwJB Hi the fsmi Dunbarton, Dec. 18.—Mrs. Mc Gowan, of Richmond, visited Mrs. H. J. Moody last week. ^ Mr. Henry Moody, of Osborne’s Business College, Augusta, spenV the week-end with his parents!. Misses Jane Owens and Doris Goolsby and Mrs. J. M. Killingsworth went to Augusta last Saturday to do their Christmas shopping. 1 Mr. B. F. Owens spent severe! days last week on a bunting trip to the lower part of the State. He re port* that he had good luck in killing partridges, but did not kill any ducks. Mr. Walter Moody went to Augus ta Saturday. That night he teok in the musical comedy. Mr. C. H. Dicks is having a radio outfit assembled and hopes to get it installed in his home ta (he near »peration would j future. The outfit, being assembled at any reputable! by Mr. Waller Moody, is <>f the im- | proved type sad whew rnmplstsd be admitted So the > will he eue of the best outfits iu this pee* toue euaunnet mmi , part of the State physlrtaa Apptwa 1 A Uhrietmos yneeut lu the shape t Dv «r a*** •red from the ! of s dM the Farmers and Charljg ftial j,roiW»l gu*U> barge af assault aad battery and aas { Hit rtv ml to •*» moetVs at hard taho* I Harry feoaeity was acquitted of! be charge of mseder M ,3 pwhy and I *Tf**“ Defey •* re i send guilty af wstatiug the pruMM* I Mm taw. the former heiag sooteared I • tew via* et fea*d Inhor. umme the I l«o . I tee Purhrvw Ratal Lai too* The • t *. *« The H. r. • »«» TW \«o >» •* %**»••>• wdi' fi"«e ■—i mmi He* l£HP pufs #1 rw*mt to IS 9mmm NfhgF fMwHFdMfWl a i % flBdriftiftjMi to li * "dhai tow^^tof. ^ to#WKhr w HtP r f"N m aiit m . K MupHubMs Buah has hsoo n by the is pas tbs ri of the hanh. 4>. -dead one for twenty fie* neat ohwh hetags the bstal di to thtety five per satUL %ea pat hoetag heoa paid ahaul a you Artweeo fieo 0*4 tea e««* dtotrtbubod si »ee ’ eSweUheSder* tost weeh. a* m- ‘'-*9 wdl e-sas *a mlgtHy heady f«r e* Owvseams •hoppors Mr H D Cal- I hew*. Heeoteoe fee the huah. etaias i that Mother dtebduad aril ha paid whrui the banh tudMMg aad etlmr j peeparty beteagiug ta the bauh psa • I said. e oM I The OuaharteW High leheal wtt o| ‘ rieee far the ( hrwtsBM hahduye eaet ^ Frtdsy. Dae fi. aad wtQ reopaa aa So I adl spead the hahdupa at Ihstr e*- oss I spartsea heum* a * Dr Cl W Duagtatw wha It with the late Baaed ef N aag the deatul t Fm d Ml U a lb .1 a**| PC hr hsddr r in U H. Ken A. e. , ^ Grand Jury I'resrntmrat. if the Honorable C. C. featlwrston*. Presiding Judge: The Grand Jury for the Gaunty having performed all .of its work fo. the present term begs leave Ao report s- follows: 1. We Lave passed upon and re turned to the Court all bills of indict ment handed to us by the Solicitor. , 2. We have m.ide the usual inves tigation of all of the County offices and officers an<| find them all in fine shape, and being pro^rly managed. 3. We have inspected" the County Jail and find the same in the usual dean and good condition and- we most heartily commend Mr. Main, the Jail er, for the good service he has so long rendered the County sn this capacity. 4. We have visited and inspected the County Poorhouse which is being operated under a Board of Regents and we find the same in better condi tion than we have ever known this in stitution. The inmates are satisfied, the premises are clean, food is good and we want To commend Mrs. Lemon, the Chairman of the Board, for the fine sen’ice that she-has rendered for these unfortunate people- We do rec ommend that all the buildings at the County Poorhouse be white-washed. 5. We have visited and inspected the County Chaingangs and find them in good condition. We find the storlc well kept and doing good work. Wo the umerou* occasions anil up to this tiipc have i t a* a LUJ*. I 3 tit** *A.*i pff’dM# mtm ® ^ t doll that I can make drr««e« for. a I story Boob mm Lot* of »cuit nut* I and randy dont for get my little *i«* | ter and Brother. Ed ry Garland lb anted ta Bamberg. n Marti made no effort to comply with the Presentment of the Grand Jury. This sanitary kitchen should be furnished immediately and put in use. 6. We recommend that the Court House yards be cleared of all -Mash and that all the property of no ser vice be removed from the premises surrounding the Court House. 7. We recommend that the walls between the old Court House building and ’ the annex now under construc tion be torn down so as to furnish more’ room 5n<f light for the Public Officers who use the building. 8. We< recommend that gQ Magis trates Trmhrver the necessary wit nesses in every ose sent to the Gen eral Sessions Court and th,at the wit- , ® nesses who do not report at the prop er time be dealt with by the Presiding Judge. 9. We recommend that the roof ef the Court House immediately over the Grand Jury room be repaireJ, as there are some holes in the roof caus ing wafCT (<■> cbffTe through and drT damage to the Grand Jury room. * We desire tbVpxpres* our apprecia tion to the presiding Judge in the manner in which he has conducted the Court and the speed in which he is deposing qf (he numerou* raar ed for trial. mm ■■in ■! ,*■“ Blarkville. S. C Dec 15. 19*23. Dear old Santa Clause 1 am a little Boy five years old. and thought 1 would write and remind you that Christmas was near I want you to bring me all kinds of fire works and a car also lots of fruit, hope you a merry Christmas an ! a liappy new year. From a little buy. ;Harold Stoll j Vance S C Dec 14 1923 r Dear Santa Clause I want you to bring me a little tea set and a doll, some fire works, fruit" also some can dy your Jittle girl Hutto Barnwell, S. C. Dec, 15 1923 Dear old santa I am going to write and tell you what I want for Xmas L want you to bring me a large doll large doll carriage and" also a tea set and some fruit and candy I supposet that is all for this time from Elberta Still fi^rkyille C Deo, ... 14--4U&4- >11. My dear Santa I am a little boy 3 years old, and I want you to bring me a trycicle and a little train, and also lots of nice Fruit, and don’t lor get my little Sister she would like to have smorthing to. Your* Horace Youngblood Olar S C Dec 12 1923 dear Santa Clause a* t ; mes t« so hard 1 am not goymg to ask for much I wont you to bring me a littel wagon and a cap pistol an | a teddie bare to shoot and some fruit candy and nuts remember sister and aunt Florone from your loving littel boy S D Knopf Jr Dear Santa Please bring me fire crackers candy auto Garage horn fruit and a draw ing board, love. BILLIE Davies Barnwell S. C. Barnwell, S. C. Dec 14, 1923 Dear Santa Clause I am a little boy 8'-years old and going fo acHodT every day. T want you to Bring me a few things this Xmas some Fire crackers. Roman candles, sparklers, some fruit, nuts, and some toys, your little boy, Edward Boyles Dear Santi Clause I am a little girl 5 years old and want you to remember me apd my lit- tie brjRher Edward who is 4 years old ahd my little baby sister Marie who is 3 years old and hoing u* such things as you have that will suit such little fellers as we. Thanking yo uw» remain your little friend*. Inez, (Ms* Blayk and Edward mud Met . K S_ C. Extradition of W. C. Crawford, wanted di MJamberg County to face charges of obtainihg money un<Dr false pretenses, has been honored by Gov. Cameron Morrison, of North Carolina, according to a telegram re ceived last week by Gov. Thomas G. McLeod from the North Carolina ex ecutive. , ^Crawford is charged with obtaining $352 from a Denmark bank by falsely representing himself the owner of property, which, the State contends, was not in his possession. Sheriff S. G. Rayr earned as the agent of South Carolina in tfie requi sition papers issued by Governor Mc Leod, has been notified of Governor Morrison’s action and is to return the prisoner to South Carolina. ' • i ■ Dv*b*J Ommc. wfR *mb» la Dwa • tmrtm* mmo Uaa* tba tattv* pan «f : tfew w—b I* wtrfb M Um wbail Dr 1 v Tglii s(Blu* that h* wtU Itfcaty •pawd tha bafeday* mi DwaBartaa aad j warto aa tba laatb af aa ■kaajr rhtl- I draft aa ha caa l baa Ha wifi ba hara I wferft arbaal raapaa* ta flaiah hi* | wark ta Daadan**. TW ladtaa af tba Jayaa Branch I Charrk gat* a bos-party at tba ; ut^!n A. E. Cocky kat Fn* 1 day night. TW wratWr waa vary thrrataniag and cold* but ia spit# of | that a large crowd waa praaaat aad a neat sum waa rat sad for tba aaw piano at the Church. The young sat gave Miaa Beatrice Hiers a surprise party Laat Saturday night. The Dunbarton^ Field ia still with out a pastor. 'The committee baa not been able to settle on a pastor as yet, and until a regular pastor is called the committee will endeavor to have the pulpit* filled from time to time. New .Subscribers. The People is glad to add the name of Mr. L. K. Shipes, of Waycross, Ga. He’ is a former resident of Black- ville who writes that he would enjoy reading the home paper. Other new subscribers are Mrs. S. E. Delk, of Blackville route 2, Mr. L. J. Goodson, of Boston, Ca.,Mr. J. B. Good*on, of Gainesville, Fla., Mrs. C. E. McGregor, of Girard. Ga., and Mr. J. F. Goodson. of Wadley, Ga. The People ha* added more new J auhecriber* to its list this Fall than during any other like period in the memory of the publisher **TWre'i ew " eyr TV ♦ Jh^rr'* aioody Fairfax Bank Closes. The Citizens Bank of Fairfax closed its doors to business Wednesday of last week and the afrairs of the bank were placed in the hands of .the State Bank Examiner, according to tnR fol lowing notice posted on the doors\fi^ the bank under date of December 12: “The Citizens Bank of Fairfax har ing exhausted its cash reserve and be ing unable to realize on its bills re ceivable sufficiently to pay its cred itors, has this day placed the affairs of the institution in the han<js of the State Bank Examiner for a period of 30 days under Act of 1912.” The notice was sighed By the direc tors of the bank, as follows: J. E. Johnston, J. F. Lightsey, C. G. Car ter. W. M. Lightsey and E. L. Yoking. ® wW M* 192” Yamee, A C- Pec an** I am a Uttk hgy I Deaf gaafta CImpo (W Mwwad grade ! am j | «•%! »f* l^bemg m* » ,* IT < «*d «d * mm i * aat »*>f F*« 4* t Wj * h*f - ces t ' AMtfafti, R FRMr I * • « t rcratly were aecurad wub their radte re set*. 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