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SPLENDID PROGRAM HAS BEEN
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The Her. W. R. Daria to Dellrer An-
naal Address.—Basket Picnic
and Barbecue.
The annual reunion of Camp George
W. Morralj, U. C. Y., will be hbld at
Meyer’s Mill on‘‘Friday, April 30th,
beginning at .10.30 a. m., and every
Confederate Veteran in the county ja
requested and urged to attend. In
addition to the splendid program
which has been arranged, a basket
picnic and barbecue will be sprved,
the ladies being requested to come and
bring well filled baskets. This is
an event that is always eagerly an
ticipated and largely attended. The
program for the occasion is as fol
lows:
Invocation—Dr. W. M. Jones.
Salute the Flag and chorus—Chil
dren of Confederacy.
Readlngr Division
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Motion »
Looks Promising This Year
! Col. Harry d/ Calhoun, president
rof the Home Bank of Barnwell, is In
Yes Sir. the miUanium
at least in Chicago, where Mrs.
Mae Waltisher refuMa to accept
the $10 weekly alimony her ex
hubby pays her. “I don't deserve
it,” she says, and has gone to court
to have it stopped! Can you best
it?
poem—
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prae
Derry Patterson.
"Dixie”—Full chorus.'
Short business session; roll call of
jterahs, reading of minutes, etc.
/^Apong, ‘‘Carry me back to Old Vir-
my.”
W Eulogies on departed Veterans—
^Ur. A. B. Patterson, Rev. D. W. Hec
kle, Chas. Carroll Somms and E. A.
, Brown, Esqrs.
Song, ‘‘When you and I were young,
Maggie”
.Annual address—Rev. W. R. Davis.
Music.
■ Reachngf
Mn. Dora Dee Walker
receipt, of a letter from Mr. J. B.
Mixson, of the J. B. Mixson Broker
age Co., Wauchula, Fla., advising
that "from preseat indications eevery-
tKing looks promising” for'this sec
tion this year, as tha Alabama-crop
of cucumbers will be very light and
the acreage in Florida has been cut
by the cold -weather., Mr. Mixson
writes in part as follows:
*T have heard that Alabama will
have a very light movement on cukes
this season and as you know they
have always interfered with S. C.,
particularly for the Western markets.
Have also information that Willis-
ton, Fla., has only about one-half
cukes planted as last year. The first
crop was killed ufp there March 14th
and only about half the growers
planted over. We have shipped only
^tgbotll two oars, plus express move
Given Warm Welcome
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Mrs. Dora
Dee Walker, State
Specialist in Production and Conser
vation, with headquarters at Rock
Hill, visited Barnwell County this
week in the interest of her work and
met with a warm welcome every
where. “Mother” Walker, as she is
called by her club women, began this
work in this county about sixteen
years ago and since that time has
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acy—Mr. ”N. ~X. Patterson.
Death of Mrs. Lucretia Creech.
Mrs. Lucretia Creech, aged 81 years
and 11 months, died at her home here
Wednesday of last week. April 14th,
after long ill health. Her body was
laid to rest the following day in the
Mt. Olivet ’Churchyard, Dr. W. M
Jones, of u th» city, conducting the
funeral services in the presence of a
large number of sorrowing relatives
and symy>athetic friends.
Mrs. Creech is survived by three
daughters, Mesdamd* H. W. San
ders, Ed. Sanders and Cora Brooker;
two sons, Messrs. Willie and Broadus
Creech, of Kline; two sisters, Mes-
dames Rcn a Peacock and Mamie. A-*h-
lev; two brothers. Messrs. E. B. San-
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ders, of Kline, and R. W. Sanders, of
Greenville; 25 grandchildren and i5
great-grandchildren, who havq the
sympathy of many friends in their
bereavement.
Death of W. P. Bailey.
The many friends of Mr. WiHiam
P. Bailey, of Ellenton, were shocked
to hear of his death, which occurred
about 12 o’clock Monday night, follow
ing an attack of paralysis early in
he evening while he was at his store
Or? Saturday Mrs. Walker visited
Long Branch, where an excellent pic
nic was given at the closing of this
school, and gave a v^ry inspiring
talk on beautifying the church and
school grounds. On Monday after
noon a splendid meeting was held at
Double Ponds, where a demonstra
tion on pickling and preserving was
given. A large number of interested
women were present and much in
terest shown in the work.
Oak Grove News.
pact to go to Williaton from here
about May 10th and work that deal
Until S. C. is ready. From present
indications, everything looks promis
ing for your section this year. Will
you write me and let me know how
the crops are. looking apd about how-
many aches in the county. Also how
maay, approximately, that we can
handle at Barnwell?
“I will bring several cash buyers
with me and feel sure you wilt-not
regret advising fanners to plant
cukes at Barnwell this year. The
price of cukes here today is $4.75 for
fancy and $3.75 for choice. We have
an unusually short acreage here,, but
the yield promises to be large.”
It is understood that -Ahe crop
around Barnwell has been damaged
to some extent by the late cold
Spring and that several farmers
have fe-planted. It was also report
ed here last week that considerable
damage was done to the crop No
MEET THIS WEEK
ALL ARR,URGED TO ATTEND
CLUB MEET1NG8.
.Execntt^e
and Delegates te Be Elected
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SNIlQfVSjr*
Cart bed T.blGr Giragrosman of
Boston has invented an “unlimited
energy” machine which he claims
can drive aircraft and .sMpa un
numbered times across the
Congress has consented te look at)
trains,
his apparatus, which is the first
time aa inventor has received such
recognition.
Saturday the Dejwcratfc 'chfBs ‘in
Barnwell County wfB Reorganise pre
liminary to the primary elections to
be held late in t$n Summer and all
qualified Democrats are urged to be
punctual in their attendance. Each
of the clubs will elect e president, a
vice president, a member of the
county executive comiqiUee and dele
gates to the county convention < In
May.
Only those whose names were en
rolled two years ago are entitled to
vote «t the reorganization meetings.
From the lists of delegatee and al
ternates certified to the county chair
man will be made up the prime facie
rolls of the convention
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ments, to date but next week the
“deal” will be on in earpett. I ex-
of Blaekville by
morning.
hailstorm Friday I Farm Women’s Market
Reopens in Barnwell]
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Pension Fund Ready
For Disbursement
Judge of Probate, John K. Spel
ling, announces that he has received
from Comptroller General A. J. Beat-
tie the sum of $10,832.25 to be dis
bursed among 101 Confederate pen
sioners. At a meeting of the Coun-
Crops Being Damaged
by Cold Wet Weather
Crops in this section are being
damaged to some extent by the un
seasonable cold wet weather' that
has prevailed this Spring and h
reported that many farmers are ex-
On Saturday before Easter the I
progressive Home Demonstration
Club of Hilda opened the Club market
in Barnwell for the first time since
the early Fall, bringing to the market
quite a number of broilers and fryers,
30 dozen eggs, butter, sausage, pud
ding, spring onipns and radishes.
$30.00 was realized from this sale.
The. various Club Women are busily ]
to speak again after the stroke. His
body was laid to rest Wednesday .af
ternoon. Mr. Bailey was a former
.resident of Barnwell.
Hercules News.
Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Creech, Mrs.
Farrell Creech, Mr. J. A. Creech and
family, Mr. and Mrs.'Lenton Creech,
Mr. C. S Creech and children and
Mrs. N. L. Creech and children, all
of*this section attended the funeral
of Mr William Creech, at- Alien’:;
Chapel cemetery Friday of last
week.
Mrs. Mattie Brabham, from near
Denmark, spent Sunday with Mr.
and Mrs. J. H. Still.
The many friends of Mr. J. H.
Still are glad to know that he te im
proving after a recent illness.
Mr. John Still and family visited
Mr. J. H. Still recently.
The Hercules school will close to-
morro;fr\(Friday) April 23rd, "with a
basket picnic and a few songs, recita-
Olar, April 19.—Mr. and Mrs. Mutt
Harley were the dinner guests of
Mr. and Mrs. S. P. Platts Sunday.
Mr. and Mis. Lee Fail were the
guests of Mrs. Paul Sanders Sun
day.
Miss Inez Fail was the week-end
guest of her sister, Mrs. Paul San
ders.
Mr. and Mrs. Shelly FaH, of Au
gusta, visited their parents last
week.
Mr. and Mrs. Willie Lee Still were
the week-end guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Willie Morris.
Mr. James Ray and family were
the dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Jeter Creech Sunday.
Mrs. Paul Sanders- and Miss Inez
17th inst., it was resolved that the
fund be disbursed as of one class,
giving each pensioner $107.25. It is
very important that each one call in
person to receive check so that re
ceipt for same can be signed. Below
te a complete list of pensioners:
G. W. Anderson
J. V. Baxlby
, A. Black
F J. Black
William B. Carroll
L. F. Cave _ ’
Jacob Cohen
H. W. Creech
J. S. Creech
Henry J. Croft
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Isaac A. Duches
Judson Greene
F. N. Hair z
L. F. Hair
G. W. Hankinson
Henry Hutto
Starling Hutto
B. M. Jenkins, Sr.
H. W. Jones
D. P. Lancaster
John P. Lee, Sr.
A. P. Manville
William Matthews . .
Robt. Muns
T. J. Ready
J. M. Ryan '
Tobias Still
E. B. Sanders," Sr,
periencing difficulty in g- getting
^gxandi^ iif TdHf "aTtfi'Tbttbfi. . ^ ^ nt in their gardens J i n gg md it it Hoped that there will
tary of each club ia requested to fur
nish this information promptly either
to the county chairman, Edgar A,
Brown, or to the secretary, B. P.
Davies.
Two Chib Meetings Here.
Democrats of the city of Bans pal
will attend two club meetings this
week—the municipal club meeting to-,
morrow (Friday) at 11 o’clock a. m^
and the township club Saturday morn
ing. The first is for the purpose of
reorganising the machinery for the
city election for Mayor and Aider-
men. Both are very important raeet-
In addition to the cold weather,
considerable damage was done . in
some sections of the county, particu
larly the Edisto River section, by
heavy rain and hail storm Friday
morning, according to reports re
ceived in Barnwell. The hail was so
severe in some places that it was
necessary to re-plant the cucumber
crop, while the heavy rains have
packed the cotton beds so hard that
the tender plants are having difficul'
and hope to soon be able to furnish!
the market with produce of every de
scription. The Hilda Club began
work with eight members and today
enjoys the distinction of haring added
be a full attendance at each.
' Barnwell.
The members of the Barnwell
Democratic Club are requested to
twenty others, giving it a total mem-1 meet in the Coon Houae Saturday
bership of twenty-eight
Hilda Newa.
ty in breaking through the crust.
Monday a cold North Wind blew
nearly all day and further reduce!
the chances of a good stand of early
planted cotton.
The ‘‘a’Tiers are not discouraged
by the outlook, however, finding com
fort in the old saying that ‘‘ a bad
beginning makes a good ending” and
they are “carrying on” in the face
of advefse weather conditions and
other handicaps.
Hilda, April 20.—Mr,' and Mrs.
Willie Croft snd Mrs. Annie Wood
ward spent Sunday with .Mr. and
Mrs. Joe Willie Bessingsr.
Messrs John and Lee Dyches went
to Barnwell on husiness Saturday.
Mr. Joe Willie Bessinger, of
I Olustee, Fla., spent the week-end
morning, April 24th, 1926, at 11:60
o’clock, for the purpose of reorganis
ing, electing officers, an exscuthro
committeeman and delegates to the
county convention.
B. P. Davies, Edgar A. Brawn,
Secretary.
Kline School Honor Roll.
Fail motored to Olar Saturday
Miss Zola Stilt and her sister, Em*nUelX WeekA
JllUXU j .
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs.
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of relitives
Billy Collins were
the wee-end guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Roberts Bolton.
Allendale and Rtdgeland Win.
w. c. wmis
Allendale and Ridgeland teams
were picked from the Southeastern
regional judging contest among voca
tional agricultural classes and are to
send representatives to the State
contest at Clemson, it was announced
Saturday by Vend Peterson, State
director of vocational education. '
Tiie contests were held at the fed
eral department of agriculture, Clem-
son extension service station at Sum
merville Friday, 168 boys, represent
ing 18 schools, being present. The
Williston school was imong those
represented. *
Decisions were strictely on team
arid total basis, mules, hogs, cows,
corn, peach trees and grape vines be
ing judged. ' V-
The members of the Allendale team
tions, etc., by the school beginning at are: Spann Zeigler, George W. Chav-
11:00 oMock a. m.
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A Correction.
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A recent news no
church had presented me with n new
I Bnick Sedan. Several in the eorti-
unity outside of our church metn-
^bership helped liberally to moke the
gift possible. I wish 0 extend my
grateful thanks to each and all.
, *• -L. H. MILLER.
ous and H. E. Johnson.
Second Race in Columbia.
Incomplete returns from Tuesday’s
city prtWZry iiT (^hm^bia make cer
tain a. second race for Mayor be
tween William A. Coleman,. incum
bent, and Dr, L. B. Owens, member
of the Richland County delegation in
the Lefizlature, the latter leading. ■
Advertize in The People-Sentinel
Widows of Confederate'Veterans-
Widow: Husband
Cornelia A. Bailey Charles J.
Sallie V. Bennett Jas. A.
Susannah Blackwood, __^_Fred A.
Ellen Bolen, J. B.
Rebecca Ann Bonds, Wilson
Mary L. Browning Chas. M.
Claresa R. Bush Thomas L.
Ellen J. Bush Stephen S. L.
Mary J. Collins James W.
Rebecca A. Connelly Willie W.
Laura A. Creech : W. C.
Lavinia Creech Louis B.
Lucretia Creech, Richard C.
Mae Creech Joseph W.
Mrs, G. W. Boylston Geo. W.
Frances V. Duncan William J.
Jane C. Delk H. G
Julia A. Ellis Thomas B.
Karelena Fanning, __ r Geo. S.
Sara C. Fanning Gariel
Charity A. Guess John p.
Rebecca Gyles W. A.
Mittie E. Hagood__ 1 Earl V. /
Lizzie S. Hair David S.
Susan A. Hair Nathaniel G.
Laura W. Hammond E. S.
Eliza Harley . Benj.
Mary E. Harley Lunsford F.
Emily Howard Harper,. Henry C.
Mary Hart.. William W.
Margaret S. Hartzog .... Gpo. H.
Mary P. Harvey J.
Simpson Hutson Z. T.
Martha A. Hutto William
Martha «. Jenkins B. W.
Winnie O. Johnson .... Robert-H.
Rebecca Jowers w Edward
Elizabeth Kitchings E. W.
1st Grade—Gurney Jester, Minnie
Moody.
2nd Grade—Lois Creech, Juanita
Moody, Mamie Sue Padgett, J. F.
Ready.
3rd Grade—Lester Browning. Jack
Sanders, Iranora Jackson, Otis San
ders. _;'; „; 'ilT: 1.......
• '• V . *: •'-..fr-cy*’ ‘ v.' 4th Grad*—Paul •HwHer?'-—Moyd
Moody, Bess Jackson, Mazie Sanders.
5th Grade—Lucy ‘Braxton, Irene
Johnston.
6th Grade—Willie Best Gruber,
Oneda Moody, Elizabeth Sanders.
6th Grade—Mary Hogg, Louise
Johnston, Mildred Lewis.
with his family.
Miss Eulala Black spent last week
with Mrs. J. F. Davis at Williston.
Miss Lenora Delk went to Salem
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Black, of Wil
liston. spent Sunday with the latter’s
parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Collins.
Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Fields went to
Barnwell on business Saturday.
Misses Edna, Bertha, Imne and
Dorris Collins were the guests of
Misses Beatrice and Amirdyth Col
lins Saturday night.
Mr. and Mrs. Herman Sanders
spent Sunday night with the latter’s
parents, Mr. and Mra. Wesley Jpy-
ner,— - - - ''
' Bennett Springs.
Notice is hereby given that the
Bennett Springs Democratic Chib
will meet at the San Hill Schdblhouaa
Saturday afternoon, April 24th, 1926,
at four o’clock, for the purpose of
reorganizing, electing officers, etc.
C. B. Ellis, Jr, Sec.
/ Hercules.
All members of the Hercules Demo
cratic Club are requested to meet at
the shelter at four o'clock p..nu Sat
urday, April 24th, 1926. By order of
J. A. Morris, F. L. Still,
Secretary. President
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Sons of Veterans.
Silaam.
The Si loam Deipqcratic Club will
meet Saturday morning, April 24th, *
1926, ten o’ribek, at Siloaift'Chirdi ' t
I for ,
ing officers, etc.
Carrie Lard Cornelius
Sallie Long , James
Malinda Lott Haseltine B.
Matilda Lott Pink
Lenora E. McMillan W. D
Kittie Lee McCreary Robt. A.
Sara C. Merritt W. L.
Margaret Mitchell J. W
Mary Moore Glover
Rebecca M. Morris G. P.
Mrs. D. W. Black .D W.
Georgia Morris William M
Mary E. Newsome - William B.
Hester J. Odom James A.
Sarah A. O&ens Samuel S.
Sallie R. Ray James J.
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Cornelia Jane Ready William
Commander Harry D. Calhoun, of
the South Carolina Division of the |
Sons of Confe4erate Veterans, say*
that he has received round-trip rail
road tickets at half rate to be given ]
to any son or grandson of the Con
federacy who wishes to attend the an
nual meeting in Greenville on May 5,1
and any Confederate Veteran who lute
not already been supplied with these |
-tkikets will be gladly furnished with
same by calling or sending to the
Home Bank of Barnwell.
Commander Calhoun will be accom
panied to Greenville by Mrs. Calhoun, I
who is the chapero^b for the State,
and Misses Blanche Porter and Paul
ine Holman, who are maids of honor
on the Commander’s staff.
J. W. Bates, President.
Body of Fisherman
Recovered in River
Barnwell Trips Olar.
Allendale, April 17.—The body of
J. D. Bearden, 70-year-old fisherman,
who was drowned about two weeks
ago in the Savannah River near
Johnson’s landing was recovered last
Tuesday. A post mortem examina
tion revealed no signs of foul play.
At the time of the drowning, Mr.
Bearde nwas paddling a; boat from
the Georgia side of the river .where
he' lived in a boat house on the South
Carolin a side. The boat capsized in
the middle of the river according to?
Mr. Bearden’z adopted son, Dan An-'
derson, who as the only eye witness
to the tragedy was standing on tha
river bank.
In a weird exhibition of baseball
Barnwell Loses First Game.
Martha Rountree J. S. j here Friday afternoon Barnwell kept
Nettie Reed Wade H.
Laura Sanders Belton O.
Virginia Sanders Capt. F. J.
Mrs. Sheppard W. L.
Addie R. Still Judson S.
Mary Simle Still Chas. E.
Alice C. Still James B.
■;Miry“ Emhig" Thomas _. Henry R.
Anna Belle Weathersbee .. B. F.
Belle Weeks S. B.
EHen Wood O. R.
Annie Woodward W. L.
Elizabeth Woodward J. Artis
Mary Wooley — A. Quilla
EnAng S. Mitchell &cy. H.
up its winning streak by defeating
Olar, 11 to 9, making the sixth
straight victory for the locals. Olar
The Barnwell High School base
ball team lost its first game ef the
season Tuesday afternoon to Allen-
took the lead in the first inning by J dale on the latter’s diamond, 6 to 5,
making five runs and Barnwell did J in p game featured by the many er-
not come from behind ' until the J rors of both teams. The boys wera
aevewth when thriTtaftOTZ ‘ . _ .. . r
and seven runner* scored. (body’s game until the test man was
It was not a high school game, as J put out in the »teth inning, BarnweU
Olar did not use any high school J haring two men loft on bone ia that
players; while Barnwell' played six] frame. Tim locals did not play their
members of the regular school team, j usual brand of baseball and art eoo-
The game was arranged In place ef j ftdent that they will take Allendale's
one acheuled wtth Beaufort, which | ranriber when the return game te
cancelled the game at the IHh hour.{played her* t