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*'• Ju*t Like a Member of the Family” r • BARNWELL COUNTY’S BIST A MOST POPULAR NEW8PAPIR. ' ALL HOME PRINt. Several Plead Guilty to Violating the Prohibition Law.—Sentences Not Imposed. LAW VIOLATION COSTS COUNTIES PAY FpR DERELICTION OF AU TOMOBILE OWNERS. Failure to Enfprce Provisions of • * ■ # Motor Vehicle Law Causes Loss of Tax Money. BARNWELL, SOUTH CAROLINA. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1926 mil in ■■■ ’ — MAZURSKY’S DEPARTMENT STORE ROBBED OF SUITS The February term of the Court of General Sessions for Barnwell County convened here Monday morning with Judge John S. Wilson, of Manning, presiding. Fair progress is being made in the disposition of the cases >n the docket. The Grand Jury has ieen quite busy passing on indict ments and many True Bills have been returned, five of them being for mur- ier. The following is "a list of the True Bills: R. L. Peacock, murder. James Oliver, murder. Wm. P. Floyd, murder. Guy Simmons, murder. I Arthur Jenkins, violation of the firohibition law. Bub Barritt, violation * of thc prohibition law. L. R. Sease. violation of the prohibition law. Arthur Greene, violation of the rohibition law. J. M. Brabham, violation of the ; rohibition law. Ulan Cobb, H. H. Lamb. Ben Robin- -on and Willie Drake, violation of the prohibition law. Oscar Hankinson and Joe Dillon, tolation of the prohibition law. W. E. jQunningham. murder. R. R. Peeples, drawing ( , heck with -itent to defraud. G. M. Holley, violation of the rrohibition law. •Manly Dunbar, drawing check with ntent to defraud. ^A>*> Moody, breach of trust. - ^Vscar Stroman, assault and bat- *-ry with intent to kill and carrying mcealed weapons. Walter Thomas, assault and but- :< ry with intent to kill and carrying •mealed weapons. L. I'.. Mornings tar. drawing check v ith intent to defraud. rt. R. Long, violation of the prohi- tion law. Herman Cook and Perry Brown, • .olation of the prohibition law. Lewis Weathersbee. E. W. Wea- tberslnv and H. H. Williams, house- • reaking and Ian ‘uy and* receiving stolen go«»ds. ’ Warren Hall, assault and batte: y of high anil aggravated nature. r t‘a.ses Disposed of. Thr- following cases had been dis- eosetl of at the time .Tfi' 1 People- Sentinel closed its forms: Ronald Peacock was acquitted sof murder of Goldie Fuller rt W’.lliston a short time ago. It will 1h>,remem bered that Mr. Peacock, who is ai policeman at Williston. killed the ne- to jo thi- disclntrirr of his duty. { I wa! Barnwell and other counties in South Carolina failing to enforce the provisions of the motor vehicle law have penalized themselvqs for their failure by being deprived of their otherwise due share of January’s gas oline tax receipts, now being distri buted. The.counties’ quota of the gasoline tax receipts for the month—amount ing to $361,114.64, of which 60 per cent, is allocated to the State high way department and 4q per cent to the counties—is distributed on the basis of motor vehicle registration and the amount of the tax money al lotted to the county varies, therefore, fn direct proportion to the number of cars carrying licenses. Barnwell County is one of the counties in the State that received a • • smaller amount in January than for the previous month, and other coun ties in this section similarly affected are Aiken, Allendale, Bamberg and Hampton, the distribution being as follows: * December January Aiken $3,566.14 S2.S08.07 Allendale 1,094.30 572.90 Bamberg ...i 1,412,33 L234 94 Barnwell 1,611.63 1,406.80 Hampton 1,378.14 1,377.21 Debuty Collector to Be Here Feb. 23-24 Announcement iv made that a depu ty collector from the Internal Revenue, Service in Columbia will make his annual visit to Barnwell on February 23rd and 24th for the purpose of as sisting taxpayers in preparing in come tax returns for the year 1925. Other towns in this section to be visited are as follows: -* Aiken, February 15th and 16th. Allendale, February 25th. Bamberg, February 18th and 19th. BlaekviHe, February ^ird. - x Denmark, February 20th. . • Hampton, February 19th. A Variety'of Weather. Former Barnwell Rector Called UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPT ROB WEINER’S STORE Tubes and Tire Patches Stolen from Vickery Bros.’ Garage Early Sunday Morning. CAR OF POULTRY BRINGS $2,664.64 TOTAL OF 11,400 POUNDS LOAD ED IN THREE TOWNS. Sale Was Successful in Every Re spect Except That More Could Have Been Sold. NUMBER 25 WOULD INCREASE PAY OF SHERIFF SALAMf OF <2,MM RF.COMMEND ED BY GRAND JURY. Would Abolish Practice of Furnishing A ' Clerks to Probate Judge, Sher iff and Others. Eleven thousand four hundred The Presentment of the Grand Jury This seilion has been treated to a variety of weather during the past fen days. On Tuesday afternoon of last week, a thimoerstoim brought up visions of mid-summer. The fol lowing day there was a drop in tem perature and snow flurries were re ported from various sections of the •imunty. Freezing weather made its appearance Thursday, after which the ihercury liegan climbing again, with thivv^sult that Sunday and Mon day were x springlike in warmth. Some trees in Barnwell are beginning j to put en their neV foliage and while according to the ground hog winter is n».t over, it would scem^that spring is 'just around the corner, /v During the thunderstorm oiKTues day of last week, a holt of lightning struck the jail at Allendale, teaiing a hole in the roof and shocking the inmates, but without seriously in juring anyone* Chester, Feb.\14.—The Rev. A. Ru fus Morgan for six years the popular and able rector of St. Mark’s Episco pal Church and one 6f the best known rectors in the State, has been tender ed a call to the rectorship of St. James’ Episcopal Church of Marrietta, Ga. He will make known his decisiv ion shortly. s Mr. Morgan came to Chester from Barnwell. He was graduated from the University of North Carolina and the General Theological Seminary of New York. The church has grown greatly under his rectorship. He has identified himself with many pro gressive, civic amf. patriotic move ments here and his hundreds of friends hope that he will remain here. He has accomplised a wonderful work with Chesetr’s hoys, being the scout master along with his other many activities. Mr. Morgan is secretary of the upper South Carolina Episcopal dioc ese, as well as publicity director. He is also editor of The Piedmont Churchman, the Episcopal publication He and his charming family are a great asset to this community. Thieves have been active in Barn well during the past week, two rob beries and one attempt to rob haVing been committed. Friday night an unknown person or persons entered Mazursky’s Department Store on Court House Square and stole seven suits of clothes, three boxes of shirts and possibly other items that have not been missed from the large stock of goods. Entrance was effected by way of the front- door, which was forced open. Mr. Mordecai .Mazurs- ky states that all of the suits were small sizes and were taken from one show case. The same night an attempt was made to rob the store of Weiner Bros, on Main Street. The attempted rob bery was a failure, however, as the thieves were unable to force the front door.' Sunday night, about nine o’clock, the garage of Vickery Bros., on Burr and Washington Streets, was entered and robbed of several automobile tire tubes, patches, etc. A local man pounds of poultry brought $2,664.64 at the present term of Court is fea- to 206 poultry raisers of Barnwell ture d by the recommendation of that County as the result of the loading bo<1 y that the Legislative Delegation and sale of a carload of chickens, discontinue the practice of furnishing turkeys, ducks and geese at Dungar- 'clerks to the Judge of Probate, Sher- ton, Barnwell and Hilda on Wednes- iff. . County Auditor and County day, Thursday aftd Friday of last Treasurer and the increase of the week under the supervision of Miss Sheriff’s salary tq $2,000 per year and Willie Mae Vann, home demonstra- that he also be furnished with a Ford tion agent, and Mr. Harry G. Boyls- 1 c *t fot official use. The presentment ton, county farm agent, assisted by * s as follows: Mr. C. A. Owens, marketing special ist of the Extension Division, Mr. W. M. Walker, of Blackville, Mr. L. D. McCullum,, division freight agent of the A. C. L. Railroad, and Mr. Hewett, development agent at the railroad. Prices were good and people and his wife, White passing the gar-1 re ^ ,I * es ^ t ®^ ve ®* ii a P'ttsburg con- age *on their way home, heard the To the Honorable John S. Wilson, Presiding Judge: The Grand Jury of Barnwell Coun ty begs leave to report as follows: 1. We have passed upon all bills of indictment handed us by the Court and returned them jo the Court. 2. We have visited the county jail brought chickens from every section an d we found the same to be clean of the county, 68 poultry raisers sell- f and well kept. We find, however, that ing at Dunbarton, 59 at Barnwell and the jailer needs a helper and we rec- 79 -at Hilda. There was space in the. ommtnd that a convict be detailed for car, however.for 2,000 or 3,000 pounds this service with the understanding, more and aside from this the sale however, that the county is not to be was • a success . in every respect, charged for dieting said convict. Prices paid, at the car door by the 3. We Have visited -the county ’ chain gang and we find affairs there intruders in the garage but sup posed it was one of the members of the firm. There are no clues to the identity of the thieves, but judging from the articles stolen, Sherlock Holmes would probably deduce that they are small in siz e and drive a Ford car. It is believed that the robberies were committed by local persons who arc familiar with the stores here. Robberies are being reported from different sections of the State cern were as follows: Hens, 24% in’"good shape, the stock and machin- cents per pound; boosters, 12 cents; ery are being well cared for. stage, 20 cents; friers, 30 cents; tur-l Some time ago a heating plant was keys, 30 cents; ducks, 20 cents, and installed In the Court House but we geese, 16 cents. Several New Subscribers. are informed and we find that the same has been giving inefficient ser vice. We recommend that the Clerk of Court or whoever is in charge thereof see that the same is immed- Shcriff Loses Allendale Man Lodged in Jail. Arthur Williams, white n>»m, of Beldoc, in Allendale County, has been removed from the Orangeburg Hos pital to the county jail here. lb/ was brought here for treat ment the litst Friday in January, he having been shot by his uncle, W. J. Faust, of the same place. The shooting affair lesulted in eaMr man shooting the other and FaustX^as taken to a hospital in i Augusta. Williams is said to have been implicated in other like affairs and since his arrival here he has beenjunder guard at the hospital. Tuesday afternoon Mr. Hampy Dukes took his ambulance and haul- “I find that 1 just can’t get along . without The People-Sentinel,” said iate,y put in pr °P cr workin * condi * Mr. A. P. Hiers, of Elko, who called t ‘ c,n ‘ at this office Monday to have his' 5 ‘ Wc have vi * ited Count y name replaced on the mailing list. Home and we find the inn » a tes well and Because of the fact that he was tak- ' clired for and * 8 a ** ner *\ ™le only a week ago a white man was ing another paper, MnUicrs can- sa ^'*^ ed * MTa racommend in ronnec- lodged in the Barnwell jail, charged celled his subscription a short time. !i° n w '^ affairs of said County with robbing stores in Williston. Healing Springs New«. ago and The People-Sentinel gladly ’ Home that thc sie ^ ot !,everal in r welcomes him back as a member of mate8 ’ house8 ** r «P»‘«d. We rec- the family. | ommend that all medicine for the in- U r. i ... , , i mbtes be purchased only hy prescrin- Whjle this paper closed a success-,.. - * . \ , | . * . . • tion from the county physician and H.-lin* Springs, Feb. HS.-We are creul.t.on cnmpn.gn only » short ^ w ^ b glad to know of the reeovery of Miss | We "**- «• *«-. individual inmate of said home. We the w . Marlin Renew, violation ot i rohifntior law. hot guilty. G. M. Holley was tried in his ah- -i'aec on. a charge of violating the prohibition law and was convicted. L. R. Sease, Arthur Jenkins, Spann Dicks and Mack Jones each plead guilty to charges of violating the prohibition law UlanTobb. H. N. Lamb, Bc-n Robin-i .son and Willie Drake, charged with violating .the prohibit’on law, were convicted of storing whiskey Sheriff Boncil II. Dyches had the misfortune to lose -his poekethook containing $55 one day last week, and although his name was-stamped on the. Ji^LJ&dliamts on u stretcher to the allct. it has not been returned, by j the finder. The Sheriff says that the ' loss occurred somewhere between the I Court House and Blackville. Sheriff Dyches further states that," while he may Ik- unlucky* in’ financial . matters, Dan Cupid ix beginning to i smile on him, judging ft'om the re- j l sponse he is receiving to-the item in j i last week’s issue of The People-Senti-; Mol,da5 n '8ht. the Aldermen vot 'd jail, where hq, will be Held for Allendale County sheriff until he re covers sufficiently to be' moved to that -county.—-Orangeburg Times and Democrat. To Donate Salaries. At a meeting of the city council Ruby Cain, who has been seriously, ill with pheumonia. Mrs. Annie Hutson has returned home after a weeks visit with Mis. Agnes .lowers. Mrs. Carrie Lard spent la^t week- j at the home of her sister, Mrs. R. H. Morris. -f The following were week-end visi-. tors at Healing Springs: Mr. and Mrs.-; Frank Odom, Mrs. Razor DeWitt, Mrs. Alvin Odom and Mr. and -Mrs! J. M. Templeton. The Healing Springs Sunday'school has changed the hour* of meeting ed to the list each week, the follow ing Ik-ing a list of the additions since the last issue: • H. W. Wilson, Fort Bnigg, N. C. W. N. Creech, Ulmer. A. P. Hiers, Elko. J. A.* Collins, Elko. B. H. Hair, Williston. W. T. Walker, Walker’s fetation. W. H. Dyches, Hilda. Mrs. Sara J. Walker. •. recommend that nil the provisions for | the County Home 1)« bought as far as possible in wholesale lots. We rec ommend also that the present convict helper a t thc County Home be- de tailed to remain there as a helper to the Superintendent. _ 6. We recommend that one of the inmates of the County Home, to-wit, ^ | one Warren Hall, be removed and sent ., therefrom. • ^ 7. We recommend to the Legiala- 1 tivr> DelegatiorTlfiat, in making up Sara their County Sujiply Bill for the pres- T 1 1 nel about his canditianr'ffor matrimo- ■ unan ’ rnousdy to dona ^ t ‘ their salaries A motion for a now trial was refused. 1 ny. In fact, the god of love almost laughed out loud, for Barnwell Coun ty’s, robust 'guardian of the peace has received letters and ^photographs Judge Wilson has not* yet passed e . , , . K a. ^ | from various members of the fair fcntc-nce in. any of the above cases. ,Joe» Dillon, charged with house- ^ m m Wv.k.w <M«f larceny, was ’ found j ()pc„» Lumber Yard. ' for the two years of their term to the civic organizations that arc beautifying the local parks. The | work of improving the appearance ! of Calhoun Park will begin this week, and it is planned to* sov it in i grass and enclose the park with a hedge similar to the one around “The a •j'lty with recommendation to_ • _ \ - ' X j Circle.” This is a much needed nen y and was sentenced to six , Kov the convenience of the people j work and will add greatly to the months on th ( . chain gang. Warren Hall, assault nd battery of n high and aggravated nature, not guilty. Suffers Stroke of Paralysis. — T ** The many Barnwell County friends ..f Mr. Clay W. Pate, formerly cf Kline, but for .the past several years a resident of Savannah, will learn with regret that he suffered' a stroke of paralysis on his right side last week. He is being treated in a his- pital in that city and it is hoped that he will soon recover. His wife is a tim of dpcomotor-ctaxia, being un- Be to move her body from the waist ITCwn, Mr. Pate is a brother of Mrs. G. M. G ecne, of Barnwell. | For the c 1 of Barnwell who desire either a small' appeaiance Barnwell. The Alder- or large amount of lumber on short mcn ar( ‘ ^ con K ra tulated for their notice. Mr. C. F. Molair, cf this city, j public 'spiritedness in donating- their has opened a lumber yard hove and ! sa l ar i e s to such a worthy cause, will carry stocks of rough and dress- ed lumber on hand at all times. Mr. -- Sen ices at F.piscopal^< hurch Molair, who owns a large amount of “ timber'land a few miles of Barnwell,' Services at the Church of The. Holy Allandale, Fob. 11.—Mrs. Josephine Walker, nee Hickson, died 1 ent year that they discontinue the from 3:30 p. iu. fo 10:30 a. m. We at her home in Appleton on Thurs- practice of furnishing clerks to the hope- the change wHl be helpful and i day morning at 11 o’clock after he- Probate Judge, the Sheriff, the Coun- we invite-all who can. to conic and ! Ing in failing health for several ty Auditor and the County Treasurer he with us. .! months. She was nearly seventy-five and that no further appropriation be Mrs. Emma Evans, of Healing years old. She was the widow of made therefor. Springs community, spent last week -the late R H. Walker, who proceeded 8. We re‘-ommend that the Legis- with hei grandson, Mr. Johnnie Tern- her in death in 1918. Mrs. iWaJker lative Delegation of this county in- • p *^ on- . ! * a survived by one daughter, Mrs. J. crease the salary oT the Sheriff to two Mrs. Fannie Whetstone, who is P. Guess, and one son, R. H. Wal- thousand ($2,000) dollars per year, staying with her son, has had a bad ker, both of Appleton.- There is effective as of January 1st, 1926, ( and attack of high blood-pressure,- but -aslo a child of another son, J. Nor- that the county also furnish to Maid we are glad to know that she is bet- man, namely Miss Mary Frances 'Sheriff, to be used in the discharge of t° r - W’alker. Funeral, services will be 1 his official duties, a Ford touring car. 'I he young *jn embers of Healing; held Friday mornlpg at 11 o’clock at 9. * It has been reported to us tliat Springs and the older folks also wel-j Mount Arnon Church, conducted by a citizen of this county, cno J. D. come every member and visitor of j the Revs. J. R. Cullom and C. K. Tur- Grubbs, is' at present living in adul- the surrounding community to meet! nor. at the Healing Springs Baptist! - - - Church for an election for a new B.j Ciemson Man Honored. Y. P. U.- We hope to have a large ^ crowd, so we can get busy working for the Good Master. X tery. We refer this, matter to the Solicitor. 10. We have appointed a commit tee, composed of Messrs. A. J. Ben- T. nett, M. M. Mazursky, R. R. Johnston, of Ralph Smith and ,E, D. Dicks, to audit Honor Roll of Kline School. operates a n up-to-date sawmill and recently installed a planer. He is Apostles for the First Sunday in Lent will be Holy Communion rft 8 prepared to fill any size order ami! a - m - Church School 10:30 a. m. will be glad to quote prices to those i Morning I raycr 11.30 a. m.. Evening needing lumber. ! Pra y* r aad address by Mr. W. A. —• , ♦ ♦ — Boykin, of Boykin, S. C., at 5 p. m. Ground Hog a Good Prophet. Services during Lent will be held ' j on Wednesday at 7:30 p. m. Thurs- Thc ground hog has again proved da V s at ^-^0 a. m. and on Fridays at himself to be,, a vci*>’ good weather ^ p ‘ m - are fort lially welcome to prophet,' as some of the coldest worsb 'P us * weather of the winter has been ex- Rev. Howard Cady. Rector. ■ ■ ' • _ _ _ _ ' * + ■ perienced since ~ -He emerged from • • * f Ciemson College* Fob. 12 -I [ Lj^zar, of Allendale, a gradiate ; ciemson Agricuitura! ’ College, has the book* of the various county of- been selected by the North Cirohna fiicerg. We wijl make a report of the 1 Agricultural Experiment Service as' result.of the investigation at thc next The following is the honor roll of the most efficient county farm demon- 1 term of Court, the Kline Graded School for the, atrator in ^the State and has 'been We thank the Presiding Judge of scholastic month ending Feb; 12th,: awarded a trip to Washington, D. C.. this Court and the various county of.- First Grade—Derrell Stevenson. a * s is the custom in North Carolina. Beers for the courtesies shown *us Second Grade— J. F. Ready, Jr. ; Mr. Lazar graduated from Ciemson during our deliberations. Third Grade—C^tis Sanders and College in the Tlass of 1912 and has Jack Sanders.^ , ‘ been with the North Carolina exten- Fourth Grade—Paul Harley. ‘ , sion service since 1918. The authori- Sixth Grade—Willie Best Gruber^ ties, in making "the selection for the Seventh Grade-^ Mildred Lewis and; 1926 honor, stated that Mr. Lazar The colored Baptist parsonage <vas Louise .Johnston. had done superior work in organiza- totally destroyed by fire, which was • • • tion and in ,the working out of- a discovered about nine o’clock Tues- carefully prepared farming program <i ay mcming. The flames made such for his county. , ^ rapid headway that it was impossible ^ . v ty save the building, but volunteer A. J. Bennett, Foreman. Fire Tuesday Morning. (’ard of Thanks. We wish to tha^k ou: friends of this community for their * kindness 'Mote - than LjO.OOO.OOO ta;king ma- winter quarters on February 2nd. chinc^Taqords were made in the • ■ ■■ - United Stafes-jas^ year. Advertise in The People-Sentinel. , story . hotel in Detriot. ^ ( An electrical kitchen will be in- ! stalled on each floor of a new 29- Forty per eent of all securities sold helpers succeeded in remova rendered us during the illness and in the United. States last year *were of the household furnilure. death of cur baby, Carolyn Elizabeth, those of electric, gas. telephone, wa- is thought to have stalled from the Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Still, ter and street car companies. ‘ kitchen flue.