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_/ r r- • t- ‘If 70a want money, we have it— If 70a have money, we want It.’ HOME BANK OF BARNWELL. firms omcub _ OF BARNWELL COUNTT.^fil Established Jn 1879. Largest County Qrenlatien. BARNWELL COVNTrd BEST A MOSt 1 POPULAR NEWSPAPER. ALL HOME PRINT. 111 1 OLUME XLIX. v BARNWELL, SOUTH CAROLINA. THURSDAY , FEBRU ARY 11, 1926. NUMBER 24 MARION HAIR IS KILLED BY TREE , 1 • SON OF H. JEFF HAIR MEETS TRAGIC DEATH.. Ten Year Old Boy Fatally Injured; Wednesday by Falling Tree » • - ‘ ‘ * ■ and Died Next Day. v Marion Hair, the ten-year old son ■of Mr. and Mrs. H. Jeff Hair, of the Healing Springs section, met a tragic death last week in a most distressing accident. According to reports re ceived in Barnwell, the little feHow accompanied a negro woman into the woods near his home Wednesday to cut a tree. Just as the tree was about to fall, the; woman told the ’ad to run, hut unfortunately he chose the wrong direction. The tree fell on him, his skull being fractured, ( me leg broken and the other pierced by a limb. He was rushed to a nospital in Columbia but was so bad ly injured that he died the following lay. His body was brought back tnd laid to rest near his home. Marion was a bright boy and had scores of friends who sympathize Jiwith his grief-stricken parents in Jtheir bereavement. P Hotel Diamond Under Sanders’ Management West Heard From Mr. B. O. Sanders, of Allendale, has rented the Diamond Hotel, as suming control of the lonrt hostelry ast week. It is understood that Mr. Sanders, who has been operating^-the Cleveland and Gildare Hotels in Al- endale for the past several years, vill not remove to Barnwell but will ..lace a local manager and housc- seeper in charge, having engaged the •ervices of a Mr. Moody, of Allen- iale, and a Miss Smoak, of Walter- •►oro. for these respective positions, lending their arrival, Mr. and Mrs. Reynolds have been taking care of *.hi* needs Of the guests. It was not kpown until a few days .p<* that Mr. Reynolds was oontem- ■lating a change. He states that his -fife's health makes it imparative for nim to retire from the hotel business 'or a time at least. They will visit 'datives in McCormick, their old 1 00me, for awhile a n d plan to move to Florida in the near future. They -.ave managed the local hotel very i'f- nciently and their many Barnwell 'riends will give them up with regret. Mr. Sanders, however, promises the uhlic the same courteous treatment •i the future that they have received n the past. Cov. Mrs. Nellie Ross, Wyom ing’s dynamic leader, made a specr iai trip to see Pres. Coolidge and protested granting concessions in Colorado River Basin giving pri vate interests control of water power. Wyoming and other Basin State Governors will appear before Federal Power Commission in pub lic's interest. TERIE RICHARDSON MAY DEVELOP SWEET WATER [ ——,, ■ .. 1 .— Aims to Aid Farmer jK* ; afc ,j " BARNWELL MAN MAY MAKE RACE COL. BROWN MAY ASPIRE FOR •GUBERNATORIAL CHAIR. Speaker of House Is One of Several •* Who Are Being Mentioned as Possible Aspirants. to SOUTH CAROLINA ' NEWS CONDENSED SHORT ITEMS OF INTEREST FOR THE BUSY MAN. The State’s Most Important Happen ings Told Week by Week for Quick Reading. BARNWELL MAN CONTEST PLATES BATHING BEACH Has Site That Is Admirably Located On Barnwell-Augusta High way Near This City. IX .8. Coker, of Gray Court, S. C., was killed in an automobile accident in Tampa, Fla., Sunday. A nation-wide search is being made for Walter W. Kzell, aged 18 years, Furman University Student, who disappeared Thursday. A Lincoln penny was found in the gizzard of a chicken by a Charles ton man a few days ago, , One side was well preserved, while the other was worn smooth. Mayor Thomas P. StoneJ >'ind a party of Charlestonians are in Chic ago this week to represent the City by the Sea in the national ••(’harlea* ton” dancing contest. 3rd Sacred Concert Pleases Large Crowd J Seven persons were willed in acci dents occurring on . State highways during the month of January. Sixty- five accidents occurred during the month, 34 persons were seriously in jured and 37 received minor injures. W. .1. Faust and Arthur Williams, both citizens of Baldock, Allendale County, are in separate hospitals as the result of a shooting affray at Baldock several days ago. Trouble between the two men is said to have been of long standing. A large audience, thoroughly en- <yed the third oTThO senes of sacred •mcerts. which w^is given in the 'Vamp Theatre Sunday evening for :he benefits of the Barnwell Presby terian Church. These concerts, which were inaugurated i,n December at, the Methodist Church, have grown in popularity and are attracting visi- L-ii!«==from other towns ,in the county. While each number on the program was excellently rendered, the duet by Mesdames \V. I. fob ns and Harry All, of Allendale, was especially pleas- It is to be hoped that_the Bap tist Church will give the people of ’dis section another musical treat of this character in the near future. The ; 1- gram Sunday evening was as fol- mwr: a -* Horology. Prayer—Dr. Hugh R. Murchison. • Seng—Choir. Psalm. - - Prayer—Rev. R. W. Humphries. Duet—Mrs. Perry A. Price and Mr. C. H. Fowler. •< Piapw Selection—Mrs. ‘Uolden and Miss Blanche Bennett. Solo—Mr. Turrentine. Reading, “White Rose"—Mrs. Ken- a — tedy. , Solo- Mrs. Ira Fairs. Piano Selection—Mrs. Holden. Duet-—Mrs. Harry All and Mrs. W. 1. Johns. Chorus, “Rocked in the Cradle of ' the Deep”—Choir. Violin Solo—Mr®: J. N. Anderson. r j Solo—Mi**. Harry All. 1 Offering, and Offertory by Mr. C. H. Fowler. " < . » • . Song. “Revive Us Again"—Congre gation. Prayer—Dr. W. M. Jones. Benediction— J&ev. Howard Cady . Delaware- - people are making’“Tru quiries about South Carolina with a view- of locating in this State. In a letter receved in Columbia a few ■ • days ago, the writer stated that ‘‘this i.^ no religious or political cult but ju*t a, group of neighbors and 1 frjends who- wish to move further South to a better climate and pleas anter life conditions.” The political pot is beginning simmer in Columbia ar^df several men from as many different. sections of the State are being mentioned as possible candidates for the Governor’s office in the primaries next summer. Among the number are Col. Edgar A. Brown, of Barnwell, who is Speaker of the House of Representatives, Carroll D. Nance, of Laurens, Chair man of the Ways and Means Commit tee of the House and close ’personal friend of Col. Brown; Representa tive Mendel L. Smith, of Camden; Representative A. F. McKissick, of Greenville; Representative Olin Saw yer, of Georgetown; Lt.-Gov. E. B. Jackson, of Wagoner; Senator Roach Stewart, of Lancaster; Senator T. B. Butler, of Cherokee; Senator Howard Moore, of Abbeville; Senator D. A. G- Outz, of Greenwood; Senator D. A. Spivey, of Horry; Representative Thos. H. Peeples, of Columbia; Solici tor Ir a Blackwood, of Spartanburg; George K. Laney, of Chesterfield, and John G. Richards, of Liberty Hill. Several months ago, the Hon. Eugene Blease, half-brother of Sena tor Blease, Iqj it be known that he contemplated making the race and as a result was “persuaded” to offer as a candidate for Associate Justice, being elected almost unanimously. Evidently the political gladiators didn’t relish him In the arena ths year. It’s n open secret that Col. Brown has l»een contemplating making the race ,for some time, but so far has m«<ic no definite announcement. In this connectiop, the following para graph'from the Aiken Standard will lie of interest to readers of The Peo- .ple-Sentinel: Whether Mr. Nance will positively throw his hat into the ring remains to be seen, bqt it is certain that both Mr, Nance and Col. Edgar A. Brown, Speaker of the House, will not run. The Damon and Pythias relationship of these two potential candidates would preclude the possibility of their opposing each other. And while the talk of Mr. Nance for Governor is comparatively new, budding forth since tho present session began, it has been known for sometime f>ast that Col. Brown has been long considering making the race. His pe^sphaTpopu- larity gives him an enviable-*- place among those who are being talked about' for gubernatorial honors. Rumor bus if. however, that recently Col. Brown has been casting his eyes toward evefi bigger things. The people of Barnwell and other towns in this county will enjoy the delights of a bathing beach this sum mer, if Mr. Terie Richardson, of this city, puts into operation contem plated plans for the development of “Sweet Water,’’ which is located ad jacent to the Barnwell-Augusta high way, about three miles West of this city. Mr. Richardson, a short time ago, purchased a tract of land con taining several hundred acres and in eluding the stream called Sweet Water. The. water of this stream, which has a white, sandy bottom, is crystal clear at all times and would lend itself admirably to such a de velopment. Mr. Richardson is contemplating the construction of a bathing beach, with a sand bottom, rather than the usual concrete swimming pool. .This type itf said to be vastly more popular in cities where both arc available. In addition to the beach, Mr. Richardson will probably erect a dancing pavil ion for the devotees of Terpsichore. Such a resort would prove both popular and profitable, as the lo cation is easy of access to all the towns in the county, situated as it is along the new highway. It would provide a pleasant place for recrea tion and, it is believed, would be great ly patronized by picnic parties and other gatherings. It is sincerely hoped that Mr. Richardson will per fect his plans and have the resort in operation by early Summer. Not many people, perhaps. are aware of the manner in which Sweet Water derived its name. It is said that many years ago a farmer was Xaukng supplies from Barnwell to his t0 * e P° ,ce ' home. On his wagon was a barrel of sugar. When he reached the stream the barrel rolled off into the water. Hence, “Sweet Water.” WILUSTON MAN . LODGED IN JAIL' LOUIS WEATHERSBER ARRESTED S— w'-wnragBOBO— ■ Said to Have Confessed to Three Store Robberies in WUliston ip Past Two Months. ' .*> •- > ■ The farmer and his problems are receiving much «ttentiop these days from the lawmakers at Wash ington. Speaking to the Senate the honorable William B. McKinley of Illinois, told of actual conditions and presents a. bill to improve them. WORLD EVENTS IN BRIEF FORM RESUME OF THE NEWS OF THE PAST WEEK. » Short Paragrapha Which Tell of Im portant Happeninga Throughout ‘the Country. Clarence Ousley, of Fort Worth, Texas, chairman of the Southern movement for a more profitable agri cultural program, declared Tuesday that it is financial auicide for the South to depend upon cotton alone for subsistence and for the payment of debts. The merciless code of the under world is blamed for the death of Genevieve McGuire, 26-years old whose body was found on a snow, bank in New York City Tuesday She had been shot twice. The woman is alleged to have given information Louis Weathersbee, a young white man, was brought back from Winns- boro Tuesday by Sheriff Dyches and lodged in the Barnwell County jail, charged with three robberies in WiL listen within the past two months. Weathersbee is said to have confess ed to the crime and completely ex onerated his brother, Ernest, who was odged in jail last week in connec tion with the robberies. From information received here, the Williston Hardware Company’s store was entered and robbed about December 1st a nd again about Janu ary 1st. On Sunday night, January 31st, the store of R. L. Hair was also robbed. Suspicion felt on the above men and Ernest’ Weathersbee was arrested when officers found a pawn ticket for a gun in his posses sion. The gun was pawned to a man in Aiken and the ticket was issued to Louis Weathersbee, it is alleged. Ernest denied any connec tion with the robberies and his pro testation of innocence in apparently borne out by the alleged confession of his brother. It is understood, however, that he was still in jail Tuesday a fternocn, awaiting further instructions 'fyun the .Williston au thorities. There seems to have been a series of robberies in Williston during the past few months, several places of business having been entered. Wea thersbee, however, denies being guil ty of any except the three instanc cited above. Dyches a Candidate But Not for Sheriff North Carolina l#d ^entire South last week in the number o:' traffic fatalities, the total in- the Tar Heel State l»eing 15 killed amT 39 injured. Florida came second with eight killed and 43 injured. In South Carolina, three persons were killed and five injured. Although Sheriff Boncil H. Dyches was elected to his present office,' which is for four years, in the elect-' ion of 1U24. he has announced his candidacy rgain this year—this time for matrimony. The date for the election (or selection) has not beer ^et, hut Dan . Cupid is named, as manager. At least, thris is the infer-1 once drawn from his “card" printed i on the program of “Love in a Palace," Charles Ponzi, of Massachusetts, his wife and two other associates were indicted at Jacksonville, Fla., late Tuesday on four' counts alleging violation^ “of declaration of trust” laws. Ponzi. some months ago, com pleted a jail term a s the result of a get-rich-quick scheme. New Dry Goods Store to Open in Barnwell It is reported on .reliable authori ty that the Creighton Dry Good* Co., which operate* stores in Denmark and Augusta, will open a similar es tablishment in Barnwell 'about March 1st in the* Porter building on Main Street, and that the present occu pants—Terry Bros.—will move into the building recently occupied by the J and J. Sanitary Market, which consolidated with Easterling and Co. on January 1st. It is understood that the new concern will carry a large and up-to-date stock of goods. Death of I. F. Still. Senator Patterson and County Agents Senator Patterson, of Barnwell! i County, does not think much of the^ i farm demonstration work as carried out by the Extension Forces of the Federal department of agriculture un der the direction of Dr. W. W. Long, of Clemson College, says a recent news dispatch from Columbia. Dr. Long was in 1 Columbia last week to ask for a larger State appropriation for the work. Senator Patterson arose to say that if there was any farmers j in Barnwell County who had benefited by the farm deimonstratioh agents he did not know him and he thought that- the work was* not worth what it Delaware National Guardsmen were , , ..... forced to .resort to tear gas bombs "•h,ch v.„s presented at th, V»mp Tu „ day t0 prolect nal l . y BuUct> 21 . Theatre Tuesday evening. The gen ial Sheriff, who so far has succeeded ir> evading all atfempts of the fair year old negro, from threatening citizens a crowd of who surged [ cost. Dr. Long fetortfcd by saying he thought he could find a lot of , Bern well farmers who would admit that they had been much benefited ! Slanderers, by the demonstration work. The versa *- Vamp Has Splendid Program This Week The Vamp Theatre has a splendid program for Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights of this week. .“Af- tl*r Six Days,” which was the attrac tion last night (Wednesday), will be shown again. This is .claimed by many to be better* than the “Ten Commandments” and has drawn large crow'd.s wherever shown. As an add ed attraction, Mr. Nick Black, the manager, has secured the services of Miss Annie Abbott, who is heralded as “the Little Georgia Magnet.” She is not a so-called strong woman.” hut in spite of her size it is claimed that she can lift ten men. who in turn are unable to lift her. Friday night, Paramount’s latest release, “Hands Up,” will be shown. Manager* Black hks engaged’ the Car lisle Orchestra of Bamberg to play during the showing of this picture. The week comes to close with ... . . * about the court house at Georgetown, sex to capture his heart, ha? ap- , . . u- * • r- 1. . , , . . 1 1 Del., during his trial on charges* patently succumbed to the romantic and bewitching title of the play, for his announcement reads as fbilows: the of criminally assaulting a 12-year old girl. Butler was convicted and sen- ..... , tenced to be hanged February 26th. Sheriff Boncil Dyches wants a wife; , , Three guardsmen and a young woman age 16-21 yrs. Applicants send X 1 * ■ , ' 1 jNverp overcome by the fumes of photographs. * * W Whether or not there’ are “two hearts that beat as one,” it would seem that there are “two minds with but a single thought,” for on the same program, over the name of n mem-! her of the deadlier 1 ?ex (if one is to believe Kipling) appears the follow- 1 ing: “Wanted a Husband, must he “Love in a Palace” Pt eases Audience .* ’’ 1 v . . A capacity house greeted the per formance of “Love in a Palace” at , . , . , . , the Vamp Theatre TuesdaV evening, handsome and ricft\ without poor re- 1 1 u- u i . a . „ . , ... This musical comedy, which tx the lations. Another “natural inference , , ^ i T y 1 1 j* . , . , , , , . ’ i product of two Denmark ladies, was to bo drawn J S that th, lady ,n by lacal tak ,„ t un der the per turn will not be ratirfiod with any- ( aonu| dir8ction Mi , s Caroline Mr. Issae Furman Still, aged 42 years, died at ;i hospital in Columbia early Friday morning after an illnesa of. several morith*. Hi* body was brought hack to hi* old home the same day and laid to rest Saturday morning in the Baptist Cemetery. Mr. Still was well known through out the county, having been Magis trate at Blackville for a number of years. Because of ill health, he moved to Texas several months ago in the hope that fie would be benefit ed by the change. He later returned to Blackville and underwent a series of operations at a hospital in Colum- . bia, byt neither the skill of surgeons nor the tender nursing of loving hands could stay the summons of the Grim Reaper. He was a brother-in-law of Dr. W. C. Milhousc, of Barnwell, and is sur vived by his wife and several child ren. ' Govan Items. thing short of “Love in n Palace.” as Johnston, of St. George. It was truly one of the specifications of the wanted t j * < , , an all-star cast and the efforts of husband is that he must be rich. t , „ . - 'each one .wei*e rewarded with gener- Lt is not known at this .time just 1 > m, , .. , J ous applause. The lines of the play what will b* the result of the two »4-< ara + „ )od the . lunefu | and Xr:': p ” u ' nt :‘ 'X tho *0>u>m<» t* proceeds were for the benefit of the Barnwell Methodist Chufch. be watched with breathless interest Residence of C. F. kizer Burns. a picture by Uni- rnatter ended there with Senator Pat- \ Mr. Black promises a good pro- tfcrson waiting for Dr. Long to pro- [ Jtram every night and his patrons are duce the farmers, according to the ; requested to watch the columns af item in question. ! The People-Sentinel for announce- 4 mepts each week. The per c apita debt of the-United States was $11.83 in 1024, reached its ( Nearly fifteen million toothbrushes peak at $240.09 in 1919, and is now were imported into the United States $179.92. last year. ^ A performance was also given in Olar, Feb. 8.—The residence^o'f C. Williston Monday, evening under the F. Rizer in the town of Olar was do- auspices of the D. A. R. ( hapter of stroyed by. fire this evening abput that town. * 6 o’clock. The fire originated in the ^ ^ * ’ a roof of tho huildin*. It wa- valued ,>0 “ K " n,,H at $12,000, with $3,50<) insurance.. . , Part of th, furniture was aaved. R.. A BO ' 1 tr *’ ' m »‘ fc * d ' Fair Goodwin and family lived with X in ‘ lw Un« week. The ear Mr and Mr.. Hirer. Mr,. Goodwin «»« in »“>>‘>arton yenterday ‘(Wed. , . T ., .... • r-sday), wHl be m Barnwell today being their daughter. _ ; . ..... . o j • l , a - ;ar.d in H.lda tomorrow Good prices I axe being paid. . * Advertise in The People-Sentinel. Govan. Feb. 8.—David Brinkman of Ivythqd, Pa., who held a revival here, Ift Monday for Ulmers, where he will remain for three weeks. • R. G. Kennedy of Atlanta. Ga., spent Monday here with his mother, Mrs. S. M. Kennedy, e Miss Thelma Mcl^eod has returned to resume her duty as operator after having spent several days with her parents in Live Oak, Fla. Mrs. J. F. Lancaster, Mrs. Irik Smith and Mrs. Corey Z^rn were shoppers in Orangeburg Thursday^' Samuel Zorn fs visiting his siater, Mrs. Lt S. Kennedy. Corey Zorn, who has been working in Florida, is at home for sMraral days. „ . 1 | Advertise in The PeoJde-SentjneL ~