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GLUME XLVIH.
BARNWELL. SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 1, 1925
NUMBER 18
TWO
FROM AUTO WRECK INJURIES
Citizens of Barnwell
To Expess Opinion
on Purchase of Tru^k
At a meeting of the Town Council
Monday night, the Board of Aider-
men decided to let the citizens of
Barnwell pass on the proposed pur
chase of a fire’ truck through tho
medium of a petition. This matter
has been agitated by the members of
the local fire department for some
time, the contention being made that
the present equipment is inadequa'e
t' the needs and growth of the city.
Some adquesce in this view, hut con
tend that the financial condition of
the town does not permit of the pur-
chase at this time, while another
group thinks that the present equip-
jnent. with the purchase of additional
• 'C, is adequate. The members of
,uneil were unwilling to accept the
-.ponsihility for the expenditure of
large an amount—between $0,0(1!)
and $7,000—so the decision was made
to submit the proposition to the free-
hiIders.
r It is understood that the members
of the fire department held a meeting
Friday night and decided to resign
immediately because the truck had
per-
hy one of their number to
such drastic
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WILLISTON MAN ACCEPTS
POSITION AT ALLENDALE
WITH GULF REFINING CO.
Williston, Dec. 29.—J. \V T arren Par
ker, manager of the Gulf Refining
Company’s station here for several
years, will shortly move to Allendale
trrtake charge of the Gulf filling sta
tion there. For the past few months
Mr. Parker has* been conducting a
pressing and cleaning business in
Blaekville, but had not moved his fam
ily. His Williston friends regret that
he will leave town but wish for him
great success in his new work.
Probably the heaviest mail in the
history of Williston passed through
the local post office this year, as high
as twenty bags of mail going out on
one train December 23rd.
Christmas eve and Christmas day
passed off uneventfully in Williston.
Merchants here had a fairly good
Christmas trade but the bad weather
Christmas eve cut somewhat into bus
iness that day. The town is filled wim
i t Ix'en purchased, but \j:ere per- ^°y s and girls back from school and
teachers returning to spend the holi-
aetion until the ■ their families. All places
izens of the town had been given business were closed December 2 >
a.r opportunity to pass on tb*’ matter. [ an< * t ,lWn had a Sunday appear
ance.— Inventory taking on part of
merchants and annual meetings with
1925 business is expected to open up.
suaueu
forego
Tht
* editor of The
People, a
long
V.
th
other citizens, is
proud of
t he
off
'icit
•nt work that has
been rendered
by
th
c fire department
in the pa: ‘
and
V
uhl
1 regret very muc
h to see it_
di-
gar
lized. At the sa
me time*.
tbe
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flal
ted condition of
the treasury
m
.1st
be taken into on
nsideration
. to-
t
the
r with the fact
that it is
said
t(
be
necessary to inc
rea-H* the
levy
*25
P*
m* cent, next yea
r to take
care
. 1
oi
rdinary running
expenses •
and
Santa Claus Pays His
Annual Visit to the
Children of Barnwell
Match Mr. Chitty.
Not content with paying his
subscription two years in ad
vance. The People’s good friend,
Mr. Jv P. Chitty, of the Double
Ponds section, has sent in the
name of a new subscriber—Mr.
H. J. H air, also of .that sect lap.
The publisher is glad to send the
paper to Mr. Hair and hopes he
will enjoy* its weekly visits, and
also thanks Mr. Chitty for his
kindly interest in promoting the
growth of The People.
Now, then, if other good friends
of The People will “match Mr.
Chitty” by sending in their re
newals. together with the name
of a new subscriber, the editor
promises to do his part by giv
ing them a better paper in the
future.
Who will be the first?
“My China Doll” at The'Vamp
All-Abernethv,
mania;
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Allendale, Dec. 28,—The
of Miss Sara Alva All of Allendal
and Charles Laban Abernethv of
I ovide a sinking fund to retire out-,j,home of the brides parents at Al-
standing bonds as they become due.| lv n(lak ‘ at 12:05 o'clock, December 19.
The result of the “poll"' will be
w at died with interest.
An Enjoyable Occasion.
The bride is the youngest daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. J. IL All of Allendal ■.
Miss All finished in music at the North
Carolina College for Women, at
Greensboro, N. (’.. and later studied
Denmark. Dec. 30. One of the at the New England Conservatory of
n est en joyable events of the Chri-r-j Music, Boston. Mr. Aberncthy is the
nia- season was a birthday and bar- only sou of Congressman Ahernethy
bccuc dinner at the borne of Mr. and
Mis. C. J. Creech, of this section, in
hniior of the 17th birthday of the
mcr. It proved to be a reunion ot
the two families, nearly 100 guests
being present.
A 50-foot table was prepared and
fa.Hy groaned under its burden of
ion things to eat. among whith were
o barbecued hogs. Such a beaut’-
\il and bountiful repast is seldom
seen .nowadays in the old Palmetto
State. The good cheer of Christmas
time was in the air and Mr. and Mrs.
Creech proved to be a most admira
ble host and hostess., exteiiding' a
most cordial welcome to each and
every one of their guests.
Among the guests of honor were
Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Birt, of Eaurin-
hurg. N. Mr. E. H. Grayson, a Con
federate Veteran, and Senator and
Airs. Hubbard, of Barnwell, who
furnished music for the occasion.
The Rev. Howard Cady left Christ
mas afternoon for Virvinia to spend
a fewdays with relatives. He will be
accompanied on his return by his
mother, who will make ' her future
home in Barnwell.
of North Carolina, , and is a Harvard
graduate. Mr. Abertheny is engaged
in tin- praetkv <>f law at Newbern.
After the ceremony, Mr. and Mis.
Abernethv left at once for New York
and Niagra Kails. They will spend a
few days with the parents of the
bridegroom in Washington on t,heir
return, and will be at home in New
bern, N. C., after January 3rd.
The musical sensation, “My China
Doll", with an important cast of
principals, including the famous dan
cer. Barbara Bronell, and large chorus
of unusually beautiful girls is comirYg
to The V'arnp Theatre January 8th.
Erom its credentials—reviews from
the press of other cities, where it has
been presented—there can be no
doubt as to the marked merit of this
American musical production, the
local engagement of which will be
played by the original company.
In its brilliant score, written by
Charles George, it boasts of twenty
some musical numbers and no less
than nine are recorded “hits”, in
cluding “How Do You Do Miss Rag-
timeJk “I Want A Man”, “The Big
Brass Band”, “Jazzmania”, “My
Doll", “The Wedding of Alv
Doll and Me” and the jocular
song, “The Land of Dreams.”
lyrics are by Mr. George, wno
o responsible for the book.* The
Since the last issue of The People,
Santa Claus has paid his annual visit
to the children of Bar^wgjl and re
turned to his home at the North Pole
•for another twelve months. The jolly,
old fellow made his first appearance
in Barnwell this year at the Presby
terian Church Tuesday evening of last
week at a Christmas tree for t|he Sun
day school children. ■ The
evening the children of the Episcopal
Church enjoyed a tree at the Church
of the Holy Apostles. -^That night*,
Santa Claus visited the homes of this
section and left presents of toys, can
dy, fruits, etc., for his little friends.
It was the editor’s pleasure and
privilege Wednesday afternoon to ca'l
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. A.
Lemon and see the splendid baskets
of fruits, toys, wearing apparel, etc ,
that had been prepared by a commit
tee of good ladies, under the auspices
of the Associated Charities of Barn
well, for the poor families of thi-
community. It was certainly “a sight
for sore eyes” and the thought that
came to thos*- who saw it was, “This
is truly the Spirit of Christmas.” The
work done this year was along the
lines mentioned in last week’s issue
that The People purposes to do m
1925 and the editor has been assure-1
of Ahe cooperation of the Associated
Charities. This year’s program was
made possible in large part by the
generous gift of Air. Samuel Coffin,
of Barnwell, but Mrs. Lemon told a
representative of The People last
week that contributions from Hie peo
ple of Barnwell will be necessary in
1925 and endorsed this paper’s pro
posed “Good Fellows Club.”
Christmas Day dawned cold and
cloudy, but the spirit of goodwill was
in the air and refused to be chilled by
the weather. Those who so desired
were given an opportunity to worship
Collision Near Fiddle
Pond One Night Last
Week Results Fatally
BUDGET OF INTERESTING
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL
NEWS FROM WILLISTON
J. F. Ferguson, w*hite, and a negro
man were fatally injured one night
last week on the Barn well-AJIendalc
highway, when the Fojrd automobile
in which they were riding collided
with a buggy driven by a negro near
Fiddle Pond. Neither regained con-
siousness after the accident, the
negro dying the next day and Fergu
son three or four • days later. Al
though tKe'liuggy was demolished, its
occupant escaped injury, as did the
mule he was driving. It is said that
Ferguson was driving without lights.
He was a son-in-law of Mr. W. L.
Harvey and is survived by his wife
Withdraws From Law Firm.
China
China
theme
The
Little Boy Undergoes Operation.
Robert, the little son of Postmaster
R. A. Deason, of Barnwell, was oper
ated on for appendicitis Saturday
mornfng at a Columbia hospital. The
little fellow had been sick for several
days and his symptoms became
alarming Friday night. He was car
ried to Columbia Saturday and th'-
operation was performed immediately
after his arrival at the hospital. The
friends of Robert and his father will
be glad to know that he is getting
along fine and hopes to be back home
in about a \Veek.
is a!
scenes are laid in New York’s China
town, during the Fete of Lanterns,
thence to the Land of Flowers, Melody
Town in the Land of Music, the Land
of Story Books, and finally to a pala
tial home in up-town New York.
The story is a romance of love un
wound in a novel manner and abounds
in novel situations, enabling the
players a continuous rounl of (liven
ing experiences in-which to display
their joymaking talents.
Much stress has been laid upon the
beauty of the large chorus featured
prominently as a corps de ballet, for
they are exceptioonal dancers an
singers, too. -
Fickling-DeWitt
at the Church of the Holy Apostles,
where services were held at 10:30 a.
m. Many attended the Vamp Theatre
Christmas night, while for others the
day was brought to a close with most
enjoyable radio programs.
Attend Marriage in Charleston
Mr. and Mrs. John Duncan Holmes,
of New York, spent the holidays here
with his mother, Mrs. Alaude Holmes.
Blaekville. Dec. 28,^-Miss Sara
Fiekling wa.*j married to Earle DeWrt
of Columbia at the home of her fa
ther here Sunday morning at 9 o’clock.
The Rev. L. H. Aliller, pastor of the
bride, performed the Ceremony.
They left immediately in an auto
mobile for Charleston and will be at
home in Columbia after a few davs.
Airs. H. D. Calhoun and son, Mr.
James Calhoun, went down to Char
leston last week to be present at the
marriage of the former’s sister. Miss
Alarguarite Townsend Duncan, and
Mr. Frank Osborne Miller, of Fort
Valley, Ga. The ceremony was per-
formed at six o’clock in the evening
of December 24th, at the home of the
bride’s mother, Mrs. James Duncan,
by the Rev. Ca$ey Beckwith, rector
of St. Phillips Episcopal church.
Mr. and Mrs. Miller spent Chri-t-
mas Day withj Col. and Mrs. Harry T).
Calhoun, leaving Barnwell that , af
ternoon for a wedding trip to Florida
and Cuba. Upon their return they
will be at home to their 'friends at
Fort Valley. Mrs. Miller has many
friends in Barnwell who wish them a
long andikappy life. '
Williston, Ded. 27.—A cocral affair
of last week was Friday afternoon,
December 19. when Mrs. S. B. Ray
entertained'.with a bridge party in
following "k° nor of her house guests. Airs. W. J.
Josey and Mrs. Clifton DuBose of
Bishopvijle.
A --nlad course with hot coffee was
served. Airs. W. C. Smith, Sr., made
the highest score, and was presente 1
\vith hand painted salt and pepper
shakers. The guests of honor each and several children,
were presented" with lovely handker
chiefs.
Mr. and Airs. W. W. Armstrong are
spending the* holidays in Savannah
and Egypt, Ga., where they will visit
at the latter place, W. F. S. Griffin.
Mrs. E. VV. Black and children are
spending, the holidays with Mrs. M.
W. Mims and family, in Spartanourg.
Carroll Johnson and Miss Myrtle
Johnson of Aiken were visitors in
Williston Mondayr
Yancie Weathersbee is home from
the University of South Carolina to
spend the holidays with his parents,
Mr. and Airs. R. S. Weathersbee.
Wallace Smith of Asheville, N. C.,
is visiting Mr. and Mrs. W r . B. Owens.
Miss Laura Willis is home from her
school at Winnsboro.
Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Kennedy enter
tained four tables of bridge Thursday
evening. A course supper was en
joyed before bridge was played. Mrs.
J. A. Kennedy made .the* highest score
for women and was given a lovely
handkerchief, while W. T. Willis car
ried off the honor for the men. The
out of town guests were Misses Mar
garet Warren and Ruth Best of Allen
dale. Mesdames VV. J. Josey and Clif
ton DuBose of Bishopville.
One of the most delightful recent
events was the surprise celebration of
thi* 49th anniversary of the marriage
of Mr. and Airs. S. G. Matthews on
December 15th.
The out of town visitors were: Mrs.
VV. J. Price and daughter. Airs. Lula
Cain, Air. and Mrs. J, H. Burekhalter
and daughter of Aiken, who came in
with a complete wedding dinner and
brought great joy to the happy couple,
especially Mr. Matthews, who has
been confined to his bed for several
years. After spending the day with
Mr. and Mrs. Matthews their guests
departed wishing them many happy
returns. Mr, Burckhalter is Mjcs.
Matthews’ brother and the others are
close relatives.
Bemberg, Dec. 29.—B. D. Carter, re-
cently elected solicitor of the Second
Judicial circuit, announces his with
drawal from the law firm of Carter,
Carter and Kearse, effective Jan. 1st,
when he will establish offices in the
Herald building, where he will ad
minister the affairs of his office and
continue his practice of civil law.
This firm is one of the leading legal
firms of legal advisers "in this section.
The senior partner, J. F. Carter, sev
eral times a prominent candidate for
associate justice of the supreme
court, began practicing in 1905. In
1910, B. D. Carter, his brother formed
a partnership \Cith him and practiced
with him until 1919, when J. Carl
Kearse, present member of the gen
eral assembly, was admitted to the
firm. Messrs. Kearse and J. F. Car
ter will continue to practice as Car
ter and Kearse.
J. Q. Hiers, familiarly known as
“Quillie” Hiers of New York city,
spent several days last week in this
section visiting relatives and friends.
Mr. Hiers was reared near Branch-
ville and left this section 27 years
ago. He is the father of the famous
Walter Hiers, known to sereejv-fans
a: “Fatty” Hiers, who has madp *i
tremendous success in the movies as a
comedian. It is a fact not generally
known that Fatty is, a product of this
scctiurrof thi> country.
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Card of Thanks.
“I always look forward to seeing
the paper and fel‘1 that 1 couldn’t be
without it,” were the kind words of
Mr. Geo. M. Armstrong, of Florence,
accompanying a check for two years’
subscription to The People.
-Editor j»f The People:
Please allow me space in your paper
to thank the Associated Charities of
Barnwell for the many things given
my family and myself during Christ
mas. I assure them that everything
was heartily appreciated and was
most assuredly needed.
Isaac *Knoff
Among the new subscribers being
added to The Peoples’ mailing list this
week are the names of Messrs. L. VV.
Hutto, of Blaekville route 2, and M r .
VV. S. Grubbs, of Blaekville.
Olar, Dec. 27.—Olar lodge, No. 120,
Knights of Pythias, has elected the
following officers for the year of
1925: J. O. Sanders, Jr., chancellor
commander; Ruby L. Morris, vice
chancellor; George?Cave, Jr., prelate;
J Frank Fail, master of work; E. I),
nessinger, master of exchequer; M.
E. Rizer, keeper of records and seal
and master of rtnance; Q. M. Brabham,
master of arms; G. I. Odom, inner
guard; H. H. Hiers, outer guard, and
A. S. Barker, deputy grand chaijicel-
lor.
Olar lodge, No. 128, A. F. Masons,
has elected the following officeijs for
next year: George I Odom, worship
ful master; S. I). Knopf, senior war
den; C. L. Long, junior warden; E. D.
B?ssinger, secretary; A. F. Morris,
treasurer; F. H. Guess, seni<*I deacon;
A. J. Sanders, junior deacon, and J.
VV. Sellars, tiler.
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Airs. W. P. Brabham; oi Barnwell,
called at The People office Saturday
to renew her subscriiption.
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