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-J f . .-4 l l ) 'I HOME BANK DEPOSITS | 1920 $211,000.09 • * 1922 $136,000.00 ! <* 1924 $.118,000.0j I HOME BANK OF BARNWELL. ; Established in 1877. e^“TUE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF BARNWELL COUNTT.^ ' • - • ' - t ‘Just Like a Member of the Family M J'anuar^ ’23 Subscriptions Hare ? ? Expired. PLEASE RENEW PROMPTLY! Largest County Circulation. VOLUME XLVIII. BARNWELL. SOUTH CAROLINA. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 192.7. NUMBER 24. BLACKVILLE MAN Social and Personal ESCAPES DEATH News from Wiiliston FIRE DESTROYS BARNWELL HOME BIG CAR TURNED TURTLE SUNDAY CONRAD MARTIN INJURED BY EXPLOSION OF DYNAMITE. Said to Have Ileea Thrown Fifteen Feet High by Blast.—Suffers Painful Injuries. Wiiliston, Feb. 8.—The Rev. and : Mrs. M. W. Rankin are visiting their j son, Mr. W. E. Rankin in Anderson. Mrs. B. F. Drummond is visiting | Mrs. Eva ~£av% in" Sumter and will * return by way of Spartanburg where she will visit Mr. and Mrs. Brown. Mrs. J. L. Smith has returned from Mr.. Conrad Martin, aged about 21 j a visi t to Pulaski, Tepn., Spartanburg y ars, had a narrow escape from ath Thursday while blasting near tie Edisto River. He is in the vm- oy of the State Highway Depart ment and according to reports re- * ived in Barnwell was assisting mi 1 lasting clay to repair the highway that section. Several sticKi of t’vnamite were embedded in the ound for one charge. 1 Vh Mi they I failed to explode, Mr. Martin went and other points Messrs. R. (?? Horne, Jr., and W. E. Richardson, of Beaufort, were visi tors in Wiiliston last week. They had the misfortune to have their car get stuck at Williams’ Crossing. Mr. J. W. Folk was a visitor in Columbia last week, looking in the Legislature of which he has been a member on two different occasions. Mrs. T. P. Mitchell spent Friday RESIDENCE OCCT PIED BY FAMI LY OF MR. CEO. CRUBBS / Alarm Was Given About Two O'clock Sunday Morning.—Flames TWO NEGRO OCCUPANTS ES CAPED WITHOUT INJURY. Unlimited Power for South Carolina Towns BARNWELL MAN IS BADLY HURT Spread Rapidly. the spot to investigate and while ‘ n Augusta < eging for the exploded sticks, they exploded. The young man was dir- < tly over the ohargo^*and it is s ud > at he was blown about 13 fret gh. He suffered severe raid •ain- al injuries about the face and :it st it w^s feared that he " ould lose e ^ rht () f one eye. It was also re- r rteu that his back was broken and *■ s nose blown off. Later reports ny more reassuring, however, . n,l k i- ureiei stood that his injur es were i t serious • enough to warrant tak-. i".g him to a hospital. It is said that t’ •• only thing that saved young Mdr- * from bci'.g blovCn to pieces was C e fact that the day was wet. Mr. Martin : s a -on of Mr. Darling i Martni.,of iBlackville. and jhe many I ::d- of family Hi/pe that he 3Ir. and Mrs. Lucius Willis and son, Lucius, Jr., of Denmark, were guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Ken nedy last Sunday. The home of Mr. George Grubbs, of this city', was almost totally de stroyed by fire of unknown origin at an early hour Sunday morning, to gether with most of its contents. The alarm was given at about two o’clock, at which time the flames had made such rapid headway that it was on | possible to save only a small part of the household furniture. The family was not at home Satur day night. Mrs. Giubbs having been called to the bedside of her sister, Mrs. John Hogg, who has been quite sick. . The residence, which was known as Automobile Said to Have Been Run ning at Rapid Rate When Ac cident Occurred. H Mr. and Mrs.. J. E. Boylston and ! j n the Southern part of the city and daugPier, Sarah and son, Reid, spent | W as owned by Mr. .las. H. Lancaster, last Sunday with Mr. and Mrs.. Q. A. Kennedy, Jr.- . \ Miss Pearl Peaiock will leave with in a few davs for Columbia where i of Barnwell and Baltimore. It was built many years ago by Col. N. G. W. Walker. It is understood that Mr. Giubbs his furniture, but it is not known at this tiitte ,whether or not there was any oo the building. ^ CONFEDERATE PENSION ROLL soon be entirely recovered in juries. from Buying of Fertilizer Is Important Matter LIST OK VETERANS AND WIDOWS *— I OF VETERANS. If ! should think that the buying of f tilizer by the farmersun this toun- t; is one of the m >-i important mat- t-'rs that concern ' iliem at thi'.time of the year. You hear a greaCdeal of * b cus.-ion as to what kind of fertilizer to use, the brand and the analysis, (•: . If the fanners of this county i ild u-v just the right proportion' o! fertilizer, the nght amoum. at the e red time, it would .he larg- < >: saving that could be had m the 1 .iilfction of o» ops. lb \.ever,' we 1 c eyit hgpe ttt ar. ,:, .| ’ at that degree > : I'i rfection. lv.it- intelligent vise of f. tilizers will result in increased y • Ms and enormous savings. •'or those farme:- who u-e a snf- fi.eent amount of fertilizer .to warrant it. :* will be found to pay ijf we mix feitilizers at homo. One should s; • froin ti $10.00 per ton p ably if raw materials are bought a* the best prices, then when we make up those fertilizers at home we i.now just what we have in the fertilizer, i have given assistance in making up the formula- for three farmers in tlv past week, the amount of fertili- z - that will be home mixed as was (in. tded upon wiH—be approximately of'o tons. Any fertilizer whether ■i’ooio mixed or -bought already mixeiR v ' . h has a source of ammounin, m t of it derived from a mineral - urce, will not bo found ’bes' 'on a i ni ,ia- are so readilv leached out of freshments were served' to the thirty odd of his guests. Kittle Katherine Richardson was hostess January 2(T to quite a num ber of TTtte foiks, til!' occasion being her sixth birthday. Enjoyable games and delightful refreshments were Hint of the fact that mineral am-i 1 ^ '•^ ls - C. Richardson and Luther Hair. t soil and washed away. My ad- vi to a farmer is that. ■ whether I rne-tnixe ! or eommercial fiiix'-d. at ♦ r. - I-. half f the .ammonia be derived f n organic soiit res, such as tank-j . •. . fish -,• vap, cotton -eed meal, etc. 1 8 a fainu-r should inter'est himself t inquire as to what source * the 1 ; monhi is derive 1 and buv in view Mrs. S\i\ester C. Guess Dea the above fact.; that Kemember, f*. lands which have'a good clay subk .- . the percentage of potash may be i ; (‘(1 to probably il perc ent. and for sych types of ,-eil a good mixture v. viId be with a side apppea- (:« a of nitrate pif soda of from. H.^0 to l.'n pounds per a; e two weeks after e!. ping of cotton, where 600 to SO,.- nounds of the mixed guilds have been used should be found to be the fn<-t economical, as well a.A the most U Mrs:—SylvesU-r Cleo Guess^ 3S, of j Olar died at tha Coi'umbia hosj ital 1 yesterday noon after fit days’ illness hi the inst-itutoin. Mrs. Guess was the Wife of the late Sylvester C. Guess, Orangebui’g planter, who died Septem’x r 11. Be fore her illness die Was living .vitli her only child, F. M. Guo s of Olar. Any Names Have Not Been Fu ll red. Mailer Should Be Kc- , ported Immediately. she has accepted a position with J. had a -small amount of insurance'’ on L. Mimnaugh and Company. Miss Cora Hutto is spending sev eral weeks in Atlanta. Mrs. S. I>. Ray ; s visiting relatives in Rishopville. S!v* was accompanied hack by Master Dubose Simpson, who has been visiting here for several Weeks. . • M’s. J. R. McCormack. Jr..of .iaek- si rAillo, Ida., was called home this week by the serious illness of her mother. Mrs. A. l*. Hiers., Mi vs Ethei He ith has returned to ('■dumbia after an extended visit to her parents. Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Heath. Mr. and Mis. ('. C. Reed, of Aiken, were recent vhitors in this section. Mrs.. S. L. Inahinety-and si.m, of Gjitunia, Panama Canal Zone, are visiting her sister, MlM. R. E. Wood ward. Mrs. R. S. Weathersbee is visiting her daughter, Mrs. W. B. Hair in Gastonia, N. C. Miss Blanche Baxley is visiting Mrs. Frazier Eubanks in Augusta. ' Miss Lucy Phillips, of Sandersville, Ga.. passed through Wiiliston Wed nesday. Mr. and Mrs. \\ . R. Kennedy were hostessi-' to the Bridge Club Tues day evening. M< ssrs. C. K. Winn, E. C. Winn, M, P. 'Winn, T. J. Ripley and S: II. Ed- wanis, of Ward, were visitors in this section thi(- week and last week en joying the 1 chase of the fox with a pack of Walker hounds. John Austin Latimer, Jr., cele brated his eighth birthday Wednes day afternoon, February 4. by being host to^the children of the second gradi- of the Wiiliston school. After playing many games on the lawn, re- Two negro boys who claimed Wil- liston as their home had a miracu lous escape from injury or death Sun day afternoon when a big Stude- baker car that they were driving ran off the approach to the Turkey Creek bridge, in this city, landing bottom side up several feet below and only a short distance from the water’s edge. The fact that the front of the car fell on a small stump, holding the machine n -few inches from the ground, is probably what saved the occupants from being killed. The negroes are said to have been driving recklessly ; n and around Barn- ve old Prentiss home, was located well for some tirne before the acci dent. In fact, a young white man told a representative of The People that he had just gone up town to re port the matter to Chief of Police Ross when the ear plunged down the j emba.nkment. The negroes were com ing out of the street or road in front of (’apt. J. B. Morris’ sales stable*. This road intersects, the Barnwell- Elko highway a short distance East of Turkey creek, on an embankment several feet high. Evidently the car was traveling at such a rapid rate of speed that the driver was unable to negotiate the short turn successfully, and in attempting to do so h > turned the steering wheel too far to the right. v\ith the above result. Vickery Bros, succeeded in getting the heavy car back on the road, and with the exception of a smashed to£ and windshield it was not damaged to any great extent. __ The negroes in question are said to have driven the car at a rapid rate of speed through the principal streets of this city and narrbwly missed a collision with a car on Main Street. It is just such recklessness that causes* the innumerable , accidents on the highways of South Carolina and the driver of this car should be tried and, if convicted, made to pay the penalty fixed by law. Below will be found the pension roll for Confederate Veterans and the widows of Veterans. If there are any whose names have not been en- tered, they should report the matter at once to Judge John K. Snelling. > J. A. Meyer, Chairman. Name: PostofFice: Anderson, G. \V. Dunbarton Baxley, J. V. Blackville Betterson, Preston, . _ Wiiliston Black, A. Black, D. W. Black. F. J. Boylston, G. W. Carroll. William B. _ Cave, L. F. Go van Barnwell - Barnwell Blackville Blackville __ Dunbarton Cohen, Jacob Creech, H. W. __ Creech, J. S. Croft, Henry J. Dyches, Isaac A Greene. .Unison Gyles, W. A. _ Hair, F. N. _ . Hair, L. F. .. Hankinson, G. W. Wiiliston Hartzog, ('has. 11. Blackville Hutto, Henry _ __ Hilda Hutto, Starling ._ Ulmers __ Barnwell Ulmers Barnwell Blackville - Hilda - Dunbarton Blackville Elko Blackville Jenkins, II. M. Sr. Jones, H. W. Lancaster. I). P. . —_ Kline Blackville Bai nwi'll Wiiliston Barnwell Wiiliston -Movers Mill Bamberg, Feb. 7.—The announce ment of the contract between the power company of Augusta and large power interests of Georgia, North and South Carolina, Alabama and Virginia comes with peculiar interest to several cities in South Carolina, including Bamberg, for poles arc now being erected and the line stretched to connect nearly all the towns in Bamberg with the Augusta power concern; hence Bamberg will benefit by this power transaction, one of the luggest in years, it is stated, com pleted. it is stated, by officials of the Augusta-Aiken Railway -and Electric company operators of the Augusta power plant, and the Aiken-Augusta railroad. This section of the State, including Wiiliston, Aiken, Black ville, Denmark, Olar, Govan and Bam berg" and probably other towns are to be supplied with this electric' energy through the Edisto Public Service Co.,* of Denmark. Augusta will he con nected at Toccoa, Ga., a line to which place is to be erected, with the Geor gia Railroad and Power company, which, in turn is connected with some six of eight of the largest power companies in the South, covering several States. Hence, it is stated, this section will be furnished with unlimited power, and that if for any reason the power fjioilities in any State become depleted or overtaxed, other companies can be switched on to. This will pobobly mean more to the development of the Southern part of .South Carolina than any other one thing that has transpired in years. Th» supplying of lower Carolina with adequate ' power facilities has been a matter to worry industrialists for years, as there are really no power sites in this section, excepting small enterprises, as the water falls are insufficient for very large develop ments. s JAMES BURCKIIALTER THROWN FROM MOTORCYCLE. Remained in Semi-conscious Condi* lion Several Days.—Accident tin Blackville Road. ii Models of 1925” at Vamp Theatre Feb. 20 A Valentine Party. The Johnson Hagood Chapter, U. D. (’., will stage a Valentine Phrt\ at the Court House Friday, the 12th inst., beginning at four o’clock in the afternoon and lasting until 11 p. m. Ri freshments and amusements for all. There will be a post office, so be sure and bring your vauentine. Many games and' contests will be enjoyed. Also a cake-walk. Come and win the delicious cake.. The re freshments will consist of oysters, fried, stewed and raw; chicken and fruit salads; all kinds of sandwiches; candy of all kinds' and ice cream. Spend a pleasant evening and help a worthy cause.—Contributed. Advertise in THE PEOPLE. i ifitable ,for such types of soil, or Gilho is also survived by one sister, Mrs. J. E. Cook of Olar, and four brothers, ( . ( '. I^Ijorris, A. R. Mm * is and Bezebec 1 Morris, all . f Olar, an 1 G. (’. Morris of Likqland, El i. The funeral party 1-ft for Olai this morning at 12:20 o'clock ••'i.l the fu neral services will be held from the Friendship Bapti-t church tills af;or- tv on. Interment will bo in the church yard.—The State, Feb. 8. Lee, John P. Sr. _ Manville, A. P. . Matthews, Wi liam Meyer, J. A. Morris, (i. P. __ ____ Barnwell Ready. T. J. Barnwell Sanders, E. B>.. Sr.. ___ Barnwell Still. Tobhfs Barnwell Trotti, Samuel W. Wiiliston Weeks, Emanuel F. ___ Blackville Willi*. W. C. - Elk . \' id.ow* of Veterans. Bailey, Corne’ia A. Wiiliston Bennett, Sallie V. 1_ Kline Blackwood, Susannah .. Barnwell Bolen, Ellen . . . . Blackville Bonds, Rebecca Ann ..Blackville Browning, Maw I. ... B’aekvill.' Bush, (jaresa R. ..-Barnwell Bush. Ellen J. PaGTveli Hart. Marv Barn wo i 1 Hartzog, Margaret S. . Iti'da Harvey, Mary P. Willis'tup Hutson, Simpson Wiiliston Jenkins, Martha E. Kline Johnson, Winnie- O. Wiiliston Jowers, Rebecca Blackville Johnstone, Jane E. Elko Kilchings, Elizabeth . Willi, ton Lard, Carrie Blackville C»l. Edgar A; Brown. Speaker of G. Bolen, the sandy loam soils it will he found he-t as . a rule, especially where the snil does not contain murh\or ? anic' the Housd ahd 5C E matter, to apply about an 8.4-4 with keepel . of lhe Spearer . s r00m ramf m a side application of nitrate of soda j own fl . om csiumbia Friday after- W -..8 above.- If we farmers will bu.y „„„„ sp ~ l| fa „ eek . end at hl , me ourselves at this time-to properly buy — fertilizers we will effect a very l^rge | working out formulas for home mix- saving* Remember, that the most ing fertilizers! or any other informa- profitable amount of fertilizer by all ; tion concerning the proper use of the tests has shown to be for cotton ( fertilizer,, I shall be very glad to from 600 to 800 pounds per acre. have, you write or call on me at any Should you desire information on time.—H. G. Boylston, County Agent. Barnwell B;r n\vell! Barnwell Kline Barp wet! Barmvi 11 j 1 Wiiliston Collins. Mary J. Collins. Rachael ..... Connelly, Rebecca A. _ Creech. Laura A Creech, Lavinin ... Creech, Lucre ia .. • Creech. Mae . .. Delk. Jane C. DoubW> Pond Duncan; Frances V. ... MitloCvilie Ellis, Julia A. Millottvillej A Fanning, Karelena, Wiiliston , Hanning, Sarah C. Wiiliston Guess, Charity A. Blackville Hagood, 3!ittie E. Barnwell Hair, Hattie S. Willistoh Hair, Lizzie S. BairweM Hair, Susan A. 1 Elko Harley, Eliza Kl : ne Harley, Mary E. Willi-ton Harrison, Florence S. K'ini Long, Sallie' ... . Lott, Malinda Lott. Matilda ■ M Millan, Leonora E. '.Mitchell, Emmie S._ Mitchell, Margaret _ Moore, Mary Norris, Georgia - Newsome, Mary E. __ Odom, Hester J Owens, Sarah A. Ray, Sallie R. _____ Ready, Cornelia Jane ._ Barnwell . Blackville _ Blackville .'.Blackville j. Wiiliston ._ Wiiliston Wiiliston Barnwi 11 . _ Wiiliston Elko Barnwell _ Blackville __’_1 Elko Tickets go on sale tomorow morn ing at 10 o’clock at the, J. and J. Mar ket for George E. Wintz’s successful musical comedy, ‘‘Models of 1925,” which is booked to hold the stdge of the Vamp Theatre at Barnwell for one night on February 20th. An usually large number of mail orders have been received not only, from local pa trons but from adjacent towns as well. It is expected that a long line will be waiting for the box office to open ar the sensation the “Models” has been creating in every city thus far visited has preceded it. With its wealth of beautiful models from the motion pic ture studios pf Hollywood, and its professional beauty models from Lady Duff Gordon, Lucille, Peggy Page and Franklin Simon, as well jas the gor geousness of its costuming, electrical and scenic effects, the “Models” is an outstanding attraction. The comedy Ts in two acts and sixteen scenes and is said to have an unusually brilliant hook. The lyrics ai.d music were fur nished by Charles I). Maynard and K;.r; Burges. So massive and intri cate is the scenic and electrical equip ment that a crew "of six skilled stage mechanics travel in advance of the company to prepare for its reception. Nvra Brown, America’s most famous • » stage beauty, and Johnnie Getz, the inimitable comedian, head an unusual ly capable cast of principals. A speb- ial symphony ^orchestra is carried with the company. Death of. Mr. A. K. Burckhaltor. The friends of Mr. A. K. BurcUhal ter will learn with regret of his dt-aift which occured Tuesday morning a: the home of his niece, Mr*. M.*B. Ha good, where he had been making his home for some time. He had been in i'l health for several months and suf- e fered a severe heart attack about three or four weeks ago. It was thought, however, that he was on the road to recovery, as he was well enough to he on the streets during the Mr. James Burckhalter, a son of Dr. and Mrs. C. N. Burckhalter, of this city, was seriously injured Thurs day when he was thrown from his motorcycle on the Barnwell-Black- ville highway. He was able to rids the machine, to Barnwell, but col lapsed after reaching his home an l remained i" a send-cor s< ious condi tion for several days, Ikm i j unable to tell where t r how the acciden* oc curred. It is presumed, however, that the motorcycle hit a hole in the highway on the hill near Kilkenny pond, about two and one-half miles from this city, as be was s^en ly others on that road shortly before the hill was reached. The semi-con scious condition in which he lay for several days was probably due to a slight concussion of the brain, it is said. Although his mind is now dear, it is understood that Mr. Burckhal ter is still unable to give an account of the accident. The young man is an expert motor cycle rider, having made the trip from New York to Barnwell several months ago in record time. Sjnce his return from that city he has been employed by the \V. D. Harley Motor Co., of Barnwell. His many friend* will he glad to know that his injuries were not more serious and hope that he will soon he oat again. Deputy Collector to Visit Barnwell Soon Major John F. Jones, of Columbia, Collector of internal revenue, has requested The People to announce that a deputy collector will be in Barnwell February 27 and 28 for the purpose of as.-isting income tax pay ers in making their returns. The itinerary for this section is as follows; Aiken, February 16, 17 and 18. Allendale, March 2 and 3. Bamberg, February 21 and 23 Barnwell, February 27 and 28. Blackville, February 25. Denmark, February 24. Fairfax, March 4. r Hampton, February 23 and 24. Olar, March 5. Springfield, February 16. Wiiliston, February 26. Announcement was made week’s issue of The People representative of the South Carolina Tax Commission will be in Barnwell February 24th for the purpose of as sisting tax paye'-s in making their State income tax returns. in last that a Mrs. Tinie Goodson Dies. The many friends in Barnwell Coun ty of Mrs. Tinie Goodson will beb sad dened to learn' of her death at her home in Allendale last Thursday years, and grew worse about six weeks ago. Her body was la'd to rest Friday afternoon in the Mt. Ar- non churchyard in the presence of a largt* crowd of s or-owing relatives and friends. She is survived by one daugh ter, Miss Mamie Goodson, and one son, Mr. W. H. Goodson, both of Allendale, several brothers and sNters, and a ’arge number of clqse relatives. About the Dog Tax. Rei-d, Nettie Wiiliston I Rountree, Martha A. __ Blackville | Sanders, Laura A. Snelling j Sanders, Mary Barnwell! Sanders, Virginia Barnwell V ’ Sheppherd. (Mrs.) ___. Barnwell t Mr - Burckhalter had gone to the Still, Addle R. Barnwell' sm,,koh ^ use at t he Hagood home Still, Mary Simie ------ Barnwell Tuesday) morning. When the dinner Still, Alice C. Blackville | hour approached, Mrs. Hagood sent Thomas, Mary Emma __ Wiiliston | one °, f her sons to cal1 him an ' 1 his Turner, Mary C. Blackville hod y W- found lying on the floor. A Weathershee, Anna ..Wiiliston 1 P h y sician was hurriedly summoned, Wood, Ellen Blackville i but ,ife had evidently been extinct Woodward, Annie Hilda 1 for sdm e time, as the hody was quite Woodward, Elizabeth __ Wiiliston 1 c °hE Wooley, Mary Barnwell McCreary, Kittie Lee _ .Wiiliston Harper. (Mrs.) Lyndhurst in the mercantile business here «y . ' ■ • , V Mr. Burckhalter, who was about 60 years of age, was formerly efgaged He Treasurer J. R. Armstrong has re- Tfimsted The People to announce that the penalty attached to non-payment of dog tax prior a> January 31st has been changed. I.i lead of a penalty of $5 when paid between February 1st and March 15th. the. penalty is only 10 per cent, an t t^e tune limit ,bas“ been extended to April 1st. Owners of dogs are requested to take notice and govern themselves accordingly. Messrs. Terrell Parker and B. S. Moore, Jr., came down from the Uni versity of South Carolina Friday af ternoon to spend the week-end with relatives here. is survived by two sons, one daughter and two brothers. Dr. C. N. Burckhal ter, of Barnwell, and Mr. F. L. Burckhalter, of Vinita, Oklahoma, who have the sympathy of many friends in their bereavement. Funer al arrangements had not been an nounced at the time The People closed its Yorms.