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' BARNWELL LADIES HAVE VERY NARROW ESCAPE •~ l -v AUTOMOBILE STRUCK BY EN* " ' » ' ' cine FridayT Mrs. J. S. Still and Miss Rosa Owens Painfully Hurt in Accident at v . - - ■ <• . Crossing. Mrs. J. S. Still, wife of Supervisor Jut Still, her little daughter and Miss Rosa Owens, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. Ashley Owens, all of this city, had- a miraculous escape from death late Friday afternoon, when the light coupe in which they Were riding was struck by an Atantic Coast Line freight engine at the crossing on the BarnwelUAllendale highway, near the passenger depot, in the Southtm part of this city. The car, which was al most totally demolished, was pushed by the locomotive a distance of about 175 yards and when it was brought to standstill the train crew found Mrs. 1 and Miss Owens still in the car, h the former’s little daughter was g on the pilot of the engine. The ured Irdie* were placed in automo- iles and rushed up town for medical attention At first it was reported that Mrs. .Still, who was the driver of the car and on the side struck by the train, nad Fern killed, but H was found af- ler a thorough examination that she was not seriously hurt, although her injuites are very painful. She sus tained cuts about her head and chest and just below her right knee. Miss Oweia wr* painfully cut about the face. The little Still girl escaped al most unscathed. The crossing where the accident oc curred Friday is a very dangerous one and was the scene of a fatal accident several years ago when three persons wer killed. Horace Crouch Makes Formal Announcement Mr. Horace J. Crouch, of Elko, makes his formal announcement in this issue of The People-Sentinel as a candidate for reelection to the office of County Superintendent of Educa tion. Mr. Crouch, whd is a progres sive farmer, was first elected to this responsible position in 1908, lacking only seven votes of defeating two opponents in the first primary. Since that time he has been regularly elect ed without opposition until four years ago, when he was Opposed by Miss Alva Baxley, of Blackville. On two occasions during his incumbency of this office he has been offered posi tions in the State Department of Edu cation, but declined each time, be lieving that he owed his services to the people of his native county. Dur ing his administration, the schools of Barnwell County have made wonder ful progress. Mr. Crouch states lhat he is prepared to giv e an account of his stewardship on the stump this summer. FREE STREET DANCE AND BIG BOXING MATCH HERE. To Deliver Lecture to Barnwell Mason* Thursday, July 15th, promises to be a red letter day in' Barn well, as announcement is made of a free street dance to be given ny -the citizens of the town on Main Street, preceded by a big boxing match in the Vamp Theathre. The main bout of the evening will be staged between Sailor Leonard, of New York, and Kid Simmons is said-to be a boxer of note and a scrappy fight is who fbught Juk Jones, of Augusta, two weeks ago, has been in tn ining for the £est srve.a. days and should be in excellent trim for the fight tonight. He didn’t have an opportunity to display his ability to any great extent in the previous match, as Jones retired at the end of the second round, being clearly outclassed. Kid Simmons is said to be a boxes of nofe and a scrappy fight is being anticipated by the fans. There will be two preliminary affairs—one between Bill Holland and Brooks Bennett, and . the other between colored boxers, Leon Fikes vs. Boy Hampton. After the boring bruts, there will be a free street dance, featured by “Charleston” contests and a melon-eating contest. There will also be a plentiful supply of Barnwell County’s famous watermelons and cantaloupes for everybody. Main Street will be roped off for the occasion and music will be furnished by one of the best dance orchestras in the State. A most cordial invi tation is extended the people of this section to attend the big events and enjoy Barnwell’s hospitality. SALE OF POWER PLANT a; , Captain Armstrong to Seek Reeled : DISCUSSED AT MEETING o j VISITORS FROM NEIGHBORING Auto Driver Escaped After Collision Here A collision between a Hudson Coach, driven by a traveling sales man, and a heavy Studebaker car, carrying a dealer's license number, occurred at the corner of Main and Burr Streets, in this city, Thursday afternoon. Eye-witnessra state that the driver of th* Hudson had brought his car to a stop just before the col lision and that after the accident the driver of the Studebaker backed his car and drove rapidly away. He was chased by Mr. W. P. Franklin and the owner of the Hudson in the former’s car, but in spito of the fact tha: the pursuing car attained a speed of 65 miles an hour, the driver of the Studebaker succeeded in mak ing his escape, but not before his collision. A few hours later. a collision be tween a Studebaker and a Ford coupe occurred near Denmark, as a result of which Mr. and Mrs. Leon P. Tobin «pd little daughter were pain fully injured. At the 189th Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge, A. F. M., of South Carolina, held in March of this j jj cen8e number had been noted. The y** r » * n educational program Hudson was slightly damaged in the launched. A committee composed of the Rev. Geo. T. Harmon, chairman. W. A Giles, vice-chairman, and O. Frank Hart, secretary, was appointed, to be known as the “Educational Committee.'" The first duty of this committee was to appoint an educa tional director who could devote his whole time to <he work. Charles K. Creitzberg, P. G. M., of Rock Hill, was selected and is how actively en gaged in the work. He will deliver lectures at the following lodges in this section next week beginning at ,30 p. m. Wagener, July 19th. Bamberg, July 20th. Blackville,. July 21st. , . Barnwell, July 22nd, „ , '• | '- WiTliston, July 23rd. These lectures will be illustrated with slides- and should be very inter- es;ing and instructive. Daily Vacation Bible School. k A Daily Vacation Bible School will be held in Barnwell under the auspices of the Presbyterian Church from July "’^th through August 2nd. Children of aTl denominations from 6 to 14 years of age are invited to attend. Two specially trained young ladies will have charge and will be assisted by the Sunday School workers of the local churches. A most interesting program, including hard work by the pupils, has been arranged for and it is hoped that many children will take advantage of this opportunity and be present at the bpening of the school on Monday at 9:00 a. m.) at the Presbyterian Church. - >• Announces Vor Magistrate.. Marketing of Melons Begins at Barnwell The first carloads of watermelons from the 1926 crop were loaded at Barnwell last week. Several cars were of excellent quality and were sold on the track for $250 per cat. The prices received f^r-others ranged downward to as low as $76. Market ing began in earnest this week, with many cars being loaded. It is under stood that tftie pricq# are slightly lower than last week. Williston Motor Co. % Is Victim of Forgers The Williston Motor Co., of Willis ton, is the victim of alleged forgers who operated in a rather unique man ner. Several days ago Mr. H. M. Thompson was approached by two young men who gave their names as Jackson and Williams, of Pelion; and stated that they wanted to buy a Ford car. Whfle Mr. Thompson was showing the alleged prospects his stock, his partner is slleged to have se cured s number of blank checks with name of Willinton Wotor Co. printed thereon. After deciding to defer the purchase of the car, the men. one of whom is said to be rather slender and the other a little stout, departed in their Ford roadster. They visited Springfield and Kline, where they are said to have represented themselves as salesmen for the Williston Motor Co. and succeeded in getting busines* men in those towns to cash at least two checks, which Mr. Thompson says are forgeries. These checks were endorsed with the names of “J. E. Jen kins” and “E. T. Harrison." A re ward of $26 is offered for their ar rest and officers in this section are requested to be on the lookout for the. two men, as it is possible that they may attempt the same scheme in oher towns. Caught in Florida. Sheriff Dyches statgd that the two men wanted in connection with the alleged forging of checks on the Wil liston Motor Co. were arrested in St. Augustine. Fla., being brought back to this county Tuesda/. Several Candidates Qualify for Primary The time for. qualifying for the approaching pi unary elections by fil ing pledges :.»;d prving assessments expires at 12 o’clock noon today (Thursday), July 16th. with the first campaign meeting at Hilda tomor row (Friday). Several candidates for various offices have qualified during the past few days, the complete list up to -the time The People-Sentinel closed its forms being as follows: J. B. Armstrong for County Treas urer. John K. Snelling for Judge of Pro bate. Horace J. Crouch for Superintend ent of Education. * C. W. Moody for County Auditor. D. W. Heckle, Victor Lewis am J. W. Folk for the House of Repre sentatives. C. 8. Buist for Magistrate at Blackville. O. W. Harley and C. S. Anderson for Magistrate at Dunbarton. J. A. Morris for Magistrate at George’s Creek. B. W. Peeples for Magistrate at Bennett Springs. R. L. Wooley for Magistrate at Wik lieton. * Mr. Rountree Resigns. Mr. W. L. Harley, of Olar, R. F. D., annotfhees his candidacy for the of- • fiee of Magistrate for George’s Creek township in this issue of The People-Sentinel,A>pposing Mr. John A. € 'ris, the incumbent. Mr. Harley, is a. young farmer, served one i as Magistrate for that township prior to its abolishment several years . - fci ■ Advertise in The Peoplfe-Sentinel V Dunbarton, S. C., July, 13,1920. Jutige C. S Anderson. Dunbarton, S. C * Dear Sir: I hereby tender my resignation as constable to you, -the same to become effective the first day of August, 192(1 My purpose in submitting my resig nation as constable is -that I under stand that the fight whicKT^ being made against you in your race for re- election as Magistrate has as its ex cuse that I am to continue as your constable. In order therefore, to re lieve you from-any embarrassment on that account, if any does exist, and to also remove any- cause, or excuse for a fight being made on yo^, I have decided to tender my resignation at this time.I Yours very truly, J. F. ROUNTREE, (Political Advertisement.)* ^ Mincellaneons Shower. Hilda, July 12.—A charming affair of last week was the miscellaneous shower giveri on July 5Fh in hebor of Miss Julia Delk. whose mnrriage to Mr. Charlie Jones occurred Sunday. It was given at -.the home of the bride’s grandmother, Mrs. W. A Capt. J. B. Armstrong has qualified as a candidate for reelection to the office of County Treasurer and else where in this issue of The People- Sentinel will be found his formal an nouncement. He it probably one of the best known officials in the county an\i one of the oldest in point of ser vice, having assumed charge of this office by appointment Mfcrch 23, 1904, to complete the unexpired term of . a 'ormer treasurer. The only time that ie has ever had opposition was in the ’eleotlon of the same year—1904— when he offered to succeed himself. Capt. Armstrong states that he has mad£ out nearly all of the vouchers used in the annual acttlement end that, without exception, he has made up every annual settlement since the expiration of the term of the late Mr. W. H. Duncan a 9 County Auditor. He was jointly interested with the present Auditor in getting back several hundred acres of land from Allendale County and has made several unsuccessful attempts to settle with the officials of that county since its‘formation, the contention be ing that Allendale owes Barnwell County around $5,000 or $6,000. Mr. Armstrong also says that when he assumed charge of the office, the total araouflt of the abetract was about $110,000, which includad all taxes and practically no outside col lections, whereas now it totals about $600,000 annually, including the out side collections.' Along with this increase, the work of the office has increased in about the same propor tion. He pledges a continued efficient administration of the affairs of the office. •‘■'s TOWNS PRESENT. Opponents of Sale Took No Past in . Meeting.—Judge Chan. Carroll Simms Presided. Confederate Veteran Celebrates Birthday • # » , Dunbarton, July 13.—The children of Mr. Geo. W. Anderson held a re union on his 82nd birthday, July 11th at the home of Mrs. Neese and Mr. pnd Mrs. Byron Baughman, near town. Yearly the children of this old Confederate Veteran meet to honor his natal day. The dinner was given by his five daughters and two sons, and two large rooms as dining halls were required to entertain the children, khanditoildren antfMriends. At the appointed hour the guests re paired to the home of Mrs. Neese. and seldcm has <the writer seen as fine a menu or food in such abundance. It was indeed touching to note the ten- Delk. Hostesses were Mrs. Fannie Graham, Mrs. Monroe Powell, andjder solicitude and the presents for Time for Enrolling Expires on July 27th Reports from throughout thfe county are to the effect that the peo ple, men and women voters alike, are extrnmely slow in enrolling for the primaries to he held this summer when a Governor and a United States Senator and other State and county officers will be nominated. And t*» time is growing short. The books for enrollment will remain open only until the fourth Tuesday in this month, closing on July 27th. By neglecting to get his or her name on the club rolls, which is in effect the same as registering (and more important for the reason that it is in the primary that the contests are decided) the citizen is voluntarily disfranchising himself.. It will be too late alter July 27th, to refu^that one did not ffet Kis or' her toot#' offitke rolls. The books cannot be reopened. This is an important matter, no matter how the individual citizen intends to cast his vote or fer whom, which should be given prompt attention. Kills Large Snake. Mr. S. H. Gantt, of Lyndhurst, who was visitor here yesterday, reports that on Tuesday he killpd a rattlesnake that measured five feet in length and » . sported 19 rattles and a button. Miss Evermae Broughtpn. The house was decorated with yellow gladioli and firns. Several games and con tests were enjoyed. Mrs. G. M. Greene was winner of a lovely hand made handkerchief, which was pre sented to the bride-elect. | During the evening the guests were invited into the dining room, which 'presented a scene of real beauty in ks color scheme of yellow and white. Little Dfewise DeJk, cousin of the bride-elect, was seated on a sunflower table holding over her head a yellow Japanese umbrella with tiny stream ers of yellow and white. She was a beautiful little fairy. She.asked to be lifted down from the (table so the bride-to-be might see the gifts her friends had given. There was a profusion of beautiful and useful articles. An iced course, carrying out the color scheme of yellow and white, was served . The favors were tiny pencils hnd books, as the bride-elect is a bookkeeper. Miss Alice Watson and Mr. Lod- wick Hartley, of Batesburg, Miss" Marian Berkley, of New Haven, Conn., and Messrs. John and Nat Rife, of Columbia, were the week-end guests of Mr. Dan Hartley. the venerated old father, whom God has spared for so many years. The occasion will long be cherished in fondest memory and the hope is ex pressed that all present may live to meet again at his next birthday re union. The farmers in this section have “laid by” their corn and many have planted pea& and legume crops. The cucumber crop brought in some revenue and the farmers are “'now movirt^ and selling their melons at varying prices Soon all hands will be in the cotton fields—picking. The "general outlook is quite favorable. A near neighbor, Mr. Fowke, has a field of the finest cotton the writer has seen. Last year it yielded a bal e to the acre and in 1926 1 it will do as well, if not better. x J N. A. P. Delk-Jones. To Serve Refreshments. A bootfe will be near the speakers’ stand Hilda on “Campaign Day,” Friday, July 16th, at which drinks, cream, sandwiches, etc., will be sold. This will be under the auspices of the newly organized school improve ment association. The public is in vited to patronize this booth for the benefit of the Hilda school. * * Hilda, July 12.—The marriage of Miss Julia Dellf, of Hilda, and Mr. Charlie Jones, of Columbia, was sol emnized at the Baptist parsonage in Barnwell, July 11th, at ten o’clock, the Rev. W. M. Jones officiating. The bride, gov/ned in a charming brige and tan dresi) and carrying a bouquet of gladioli and fern, entered with^ the groom. There were no at tendants and only a few intimate friends and relatives were presrtit. Mr. and Mrs. Jones left immediate ly after the ceremony for a tfedding trip to Columbia and Charlestgp. .The bride is a young woman of pleasing personality and has endeared herself to a host of friends whd wish her happiness. She has been con nected with V business firm in Bam well for several years. Mr. Jones is a prominent business man of Colum-' bia. „ A sweet thought of the bride was to have her bridal bouquet placed on her mother’s grave. A meeting of citizens of ftarawell was held in the Court House .here Friday night for the purpose of dis cussing the proposed sale of the local power plant to the Edisto Public Service Co., of Denmark, whose vice- president is a native, of this city.- Repretentative business men from Williston, Blackville and Penmate were present upon invitation to in form the people of Barnwell as to tkn quality of current and service being rendered their towns, this being one of the points on which the proposed sale is being fought. The meeting was presided over by T udge Chas. Carroll Simms, who ad vised the people to vote according to their honest convictions in the elec tion on July 20th. He favored the sale of thn plant, charging that it had been operated at a Iocs until two years ago and also that no accurate ac counting had been made to the people- He expressed the fear that if the plant U not sold, at some future time it may be placed under the control of commissioners who will involve it m petty politics., Judge Simms coas- pared the ratw offered by the Ediste concern with those effective now , V. 8. Owens, Esq., a local atteraer, questioned Mr. R. A. Easterling, vice-president of the Edisto compeay, as to certain cfauaes in his contract as published in The People-Sentinel, especially the one in reference te the ‘rates being under the supervision ef the Railroad Commission, and was to- formed that the commission caamot in terfere wkh the maximum rate eel out in the contract and authorize an increese. Mr. Owens declared . that he ie considering the matter strictly from a businass standpoint and favors the sale. Messrs. W. E. Prothro, cashier of the Bank of Williston, J. M. Farrell, s merchant and planter, of Black ville, Frank James, a Denmark banker, and Q. A. Kennedy, a live stock dealer and planter, of Williston, wore turned as to the quality of service; illumim lion in their respective and each stated that he was entirely satisfied. They were also asked as te whether <*r rot there were many In terruptions of service and replied hi - the negative. Mr. Farrell stated that current in Blackville seas off on an avnrage of possibly once a month, while Mr. Kennedy stated that be did not believe the lights had gone off hi Williston more than a half dozen times in the past two yean, that plant having been sold to the Denmark con cern In 1924. Both Masers. Kennedy and Hqpthro expressed the opinion that hydro-electric service had been responsible for the establishment of two or three small industries in Wil liston. Mr. Easterling, who had previously stated that inasnAch as there to be considerable opposition m quarters to a sale to him, declared that he is willing to withdraw Us offer and have his certified check for $10,000 returned, as he had made what he considered a very advanta geous offer to Barnwell because it is his old home town. He also replied* to a question' from a member vt the local fire department in reference to a rumored increase in insurance rates in the event that the plant is sold by saying that he had taken the matter up with the insurance people* and had bo^n informed that in order to main tain the existing* rates it would be necessary fo >ns all an cil engine for pumping water. This he is wHlingto do, he said. Those opposed to the sale'did hot participate in any of the discussions. A Record-breaUng Car. v Mr. L. J. Baughman, of Blackville, bjught a car of exceptionally fine watermelons at Dunbarton Tuesday, only 680 melons being required to load the car. As a sample of the fine melons being grown around Dunbar ton this year, Mr. Baughman, pre sented Col. Harry D .Calhoun, of this city, with aa Excel weigUag 7514 pounds that was grown by Mr. Jesaa G. Burckhalter. Adv#fUra ia The Feopli Ssattoel • , — ^ -wi "i-ii tonto ' wE . +3* afr- • - <