The Barnwell people. (Barnwell, S.C.) 1884-1925, March 12, 1925, Image 8

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.j t PAGE EIGHT THE BA/IN WELL PEOPLE, BARNWELL, SOUTH CAROLINA. THURSDAY, M \RUH 121H, P>2.>. Barnwell Reflects Spirit of Old and New South > rONTINCED FROM PAGE ONE.) S:mms, II, William H. DimVan, Gap- lain Lancaster, G iptain Peeples, Cap tain Frank II. Creech, Captain S. W. Trotti and Captait) (>. Owen R ley. Mr. Simms, who served Barnwell County as clerk of court for .thirty years, was a gallant- Confederate soldiei and the scion of a rndde line «.f ancestors. M*. Puncjan succeeded .Mr. Simms as cictk of coilli: ami setwed until his death, hn heiny also the descendant •>'' proud forbears. Captain Lancaster, Peeples anil < leech were officers of the Confederate ar my and members of three of the State’s most prominent families. Captain Trotti wa al-o amoiiK Parn- well County's nobility and was a <riand old ^entiemao. Captain Trotti died at his home in W illiston last week, nearing his ninetieth year. Captain Riley wa- a leader in the Red Shirt movement of '70 and served in the Con federal army as a boy eourier between Columbia and Char leston. He was also one of the fore most race-horse breeders of the State and had hi- colts in every fair of consequence in the South during his lifetime. The present county officers are: R. L. Bronson, clerk of court; Boncil H. Dyches, sheriff; \V. II. Manning, auditor; ,T. B. Arm tifniy'; treasurer; dnhn K. Snelliu^, probate judfre; G. M. Greene, master; Horae? J. Crouch, superintendent of education; ,1. S. Still, supervisor; W. P. Sanders, mag istrate at Barnwell. The members of the board of -county jlirectors are: J. I!. Morris, K. ('. Matthews, Walter J. Baxley, J. \V. Fol.k and C. M. Turner. Mr. Matthews i< chairman of the hoard and Miss Emma Kirkland is clerk. , (Much Buildine in Near Future. [ Building prospects for the future- includt* new Methodist and Baptist churches, to cost rround $00,000 i ach, together with a number of‘new hi mes for contracts arc now being let. The roads leading into Barnwell are excellent type-- of South Caroli na’s famfius sand-clay State high ways. Three State maintained bigh,- ways radiate from the town and a dozen tine rounty roads also lead to the surrounding ^mailer towns in the county, A fine road is now being con structed through the western end of the county, comic.’ting with the State highway from Beaufort to Sand Bar Kerry near Ellenton. This road, when completed, will give Barnwell a straight line route into Augusta^ which is the chief market and trad ing place for the people of all parts of the county. 1* rom a health -t amlnoint. Barn well is ideally situated, being on the • rest of a great and hill. Any ap- Neuralgia Immediate positive relief Acute pain that you can hardly bear—that’s the time to use -—Sloan’s. You don’t have to rub it in. Ju?t the liniment itself does the work by sending fresh new blood to the painful spot. All drug gists, 35 cents. It will not stain, Sloan’s Liniment—pain! proach to theHown calls' for a heavy strain on the motor to make the grade Barnwell can be seen , by travelers as far as seven miles away, due ’fo the natural height of the town. The water supply comes from two 1,100-foot board wells, six inches in / diameter. The water is not ar tesian and is .<aiil to have passed a i)K per cent test by the State health authorities. The pres-ure comes from a 135-foot tank and standpipe and fhe lights are supplied from a 00- lycle 110 volt plant, with a lighting capacity for a town twice Barnwell’s present size. The water and light plant combined cost over. $100,000. “Turkey Greek” is Great Stream. The high , location of the town and the presence of ‘ Turkey Greek at the foot'of the hill on the west, al most within a stone’s throw of the courthouse*make the matter of sew erage a simjerf' proposition. To write a story of Barnwell not men tion “Turkey Greek” would he to in-ult the entire population. "Tur key Creek” is as clear as a crystal, with a white sand bottom and is the summer water-place for the people. Every ..six-year old hoy in the. town knows how to swim—he learns in “Turkey Greek.” It is not altogether impossible to go to the creek, late of a summer afternoon, and find swimming there.three generations of the same family. .lust across “Turkey ( reek from the- town, on the Williston road, is a plot of ground, ordinary-looking enough, hut which has a hit of history attached to it that has its interesting side, to a great many people. This plot is known locally as the “lynch- ing-ground,” so-called because of a lynchirtg of eight negroes there a“t one time by a mob of indignant white 1 citizens. It seems that the negroes had brutally murdered a deputy sher iff who was attempting to arrest one of them for a minor crime. For many years the trees on which the negroes were lynched were yet standing, but a few years back an industrious far mer chopped down the trees to make planting ground. Every young boy in town knows the story of the “lyneh- ing-ground” and the negroes are noC $100,000. The association has grown altogether ignorant about it. For from a very modest beginning into’" a A r ❖ ❖ t v ❖ V * * ■ «• W. E McNAB Dealer in Fertilizer and Fertilizer Material •i. t ❖ t ❖ t ? ? t y 7 .1 Barnwell, r « L So. Car. Arniour, Etiwan I have used these brands on my personal crops and can recommend same. See me for prices. A full stock on hand at all times. Can make prices on materials such as Acid, Kainit, Fish and Soda. y y t y y y y y f ❖ f y f y y ❖ f y y u strong fmaneially. The local officers of the Bank of Western Carolina are: G. W. ManviMe, manager; Perry A. Price, cashier; Mrs. M.'P. Langley,; assistant - cashier and bookkeeper. The officers of tho Home Bank are: Harry 1). Calhoun, president; N. B. Gamble, vice-president; John B. Mc- Nab, cashier. Col. Harry I). Calhoun, of the Home JJafik, is given cfedit by most 1 * of the people of the town for Barn- well’s marked progress in the last fifteen years . Colonel Calhoun came there in 1912 and organized t^e,lank. Before he had beet} there, a year, his enthusiasm and faith in Barnweil be came evident^ He started agitations for waterworks and electric lights, and Barnwell got them, ,and a great many other very progressive steps were taken at his instance and made possible by his efforts. Col. Calhoun has done a great deal for Barnwell and its people are grateful to him. Besides the hanks. Barnwell has a Building and Loan Association,-' with a capital and resources of around years, it is told, negroes would not go near the place after /lark. If on a ’possum hunt and the trail should happen to load—iu giant hickories th.a|- once the ’possum eojjldt stay there the balance of his natural life as far as th<- dusky hunters were concerned Has Two Firajly Established' Banks There are two hanKs in the town, the Rank of Western Carolina, a branch of the largest hank in South Cniolinn and successor to the old \ : Bank of Barnwell, which was then Hie oldest State hank in South Ciiro- • limt, and the Home Bank of Barnwell. Both institutions are firmly estab- bished and generally considered very factor in the town’s commercial life. Many of the town’s beautiful homes were made poisAib-lc through benefits ump—of I derived from the association, vVhich "here! has at all times fostered the own- your home idea. From the facts as presented, it will be seen that, though handicapped with tradition .and old-South aristocracy, Barnwell has overcome her obstacles and has forged to the front, thecqual at least of the other towns of like size in her part of the State. Despite all this, however, “old Barnwell” has lost none of her glamour not one whit of her glory! In conclusion, and a fit conclusion, mention -houlil b(> made of BarnweTl s Simple Way To End Night Coughing No matter how long you have been troubled with exasperating coughing at night, robbing you of valuable sleep and thereby weakening your system and laying you open to dangerous infec tions, it can usually be stopped at once by a very simple treatment. Most people have found that they can sleep the whole night through undasturbed often the first time they try it. The trMitmdnt is based on a remarkable prescription known as Dr. King's New Dis covery forCoughs. You simply take a teaspoon ful at night before retiring and hold it in your throat fdr 15 or 20 seconds before swallowing, without following with water. The prescrip tion has a double action. It not only soothes soreness and irritation, but it quickly loosens and removes the phlegm and congest ion which are the direct cause of the coughing. The re sult is you usually sleep soundly the very first night, and theehtire cough'condition goes in a very short time. The prescription is for coughs, chest colds, hoarseness, bronchitis, spasmodic croup and almost every throat irritation. It contains no opiates or other harmful drugs. Economical, too, as the dose is only one tcaspoonful. On sale at all good druggists. Ask for, i DRdaiJC’S CoucHS Attention: Truck Growers ♦♦♦ I ❖ f i If you are interested in an to own a Ford some future easy now way —or at “circle.” The “circle” sits in the center of Courthouse Square and is exa<Hy what the mime implic-i. a eij’Me. Sown with beautiful green grass and -graced with fine old oaks. it is ti real beauty spot, indeed. A neat concrete coping encloses it ami protects the lawns from trespassing automobiles and careless walkers. In the center stands the old artesian pump, which will probably never hi removed, so long has it been there. This pump was sit one time the source of the water supply of the business section and the cttmmeretaf hotels sf the town and is now hut 5i relic of the older days, though it still yields pure sweet artesian- water. The circle \va iloiiaied to the town by Barney Brown, — * one oi The town - greatest Wnefae- . L was. he. who also gav • th- site fn - the roil tholl-e itself. His property mice embraced all that now, is occupied by the -tores and bu.-ine-s | houses. Hr- old ancestral home -til! j stand- -and is a- bard-omr in ^ts old ag" a- i^v**r. Truly Barnwe!] ha- hail- its shine of the old -tyle glory, an! -he think- j i-t i- time lie were up and going after modern glory, to i n i l in . romnveref ami education. Right w< she started but after h x ■ x X We are specializing this week on seeds y «|> for the truck grower. Our stock is pure and y y fresh, insuring satisfactory results to plan- Y ters. We recommend the follow'ng: , X Excel Watermelon Seed, Kirby Stay ^ f Green Cucumber Seed, Henderson’s Im- yi y proved White Spine Cucumber Seed. Y Also a full line of fresh Garden Seed. See <^> us before you buy. ^ Mace & Deason Drug Store i | | v Y Y LONG TERM MONEY vivl (i per cent, interest on large amounts. Private funds for small loans. LAWYERS BROWN & BUSH BARNWELL. SOUTH CAROLINA. <» •. i I ~x~x~ •X*<-X->X-X«M«X-X-> f Y f Y Y Y t Y ❖ f Cucumber Seed! We have for sale “The Hencjerson cu- ^ 4 cumber seed, direct from Peter Henderson and Co., 1 0 pounds and up $ 1.25 per pound, [] less than 1 0 pounds, $ 1.40 per pound. V ❖ ❖ ❖ * * V THE BEST SEED TO PLANT. ton. ha> •r new w< fid- to conquer! ❖ .♦. Simon Brown’s Sons Y V f f f ❖ ❖ ❖ ❖ ❖ ❖ ❖ »!♦ D ❖ ❖ ❖ * ❖ ❖ TF ❖ # ^Biimbcrg-A r ledge. Ih’iimii'k. March 2. A wedding of ■ <1 intci'ost to fi'icnd of this city took place at 1 o’i">i> k Sunday 51ft<-rr>ooT l l at the home of M . jmd Mi-. Ld. Hud- BLACKVILLE, L ■ ■■■■■BaHIB3«iWgEWWWgB«»aBgr8SBgE 3 8*1 ’iileiifioBBaiaaaiVifSiii i«i »iu¥Ii¥Ssr^ eal'd'dl'i HliAfilsa ■ in • • ^8 Cramping Spells “17°$ MORE THAN A YEAR I had boon in a JF very bad condition,” says Mrs. R. E. Kimbrell, ■ - /of Route 1, Dorchester, Texas. “I suffered with cramping spells which gave me bad pains in my back and sides. Sometime^ I would have to catch at something* I. would get so suddenly dizzy. ... I had to quitdoing my work. I tried many reme dies, but none of them seemed to do me any good. “In April I went up to Arkansas -tp vi-.it my-sist?r, v.v. fh'e said-to me, ‘Willie, if. you are going to take anything, take Carikti. It will really help you,’ 1 came home and told my doctor-what she had said and he said I could not take any belter t nic,'so my husband immediate!“ got me a Lot-tie arfrT= I began it, . . My case was a pretty tough one, I know, so 1 kept on faithfully.' After the fourth bottle, I begun*to~Te$l very much better, so much so that i was surprised at myself: I have t-,iken six bottle- now and 1 can truly -ay I feel like a different woman. ... I feel fine and I owe it all to Cardui, .which 1 took faithfully.” pi 7 Gi JC 3 m m m \m ft \* IM W Ini H HOBO MEDICINE (<). Beaumont, Texas. <-x~x-:-x~x-x-x-x-:»*:~^x«:->*>*?