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GT* THE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF BARNWELL COUNTY r • I ; Tfcto kM tM BXCLUWsll’ ? rifktt In ikte e»—wUy M M I NEWS, PBATUmBS *»4 ADVEE- 1 TI8ING IEEVICE—•( Um PUB- D LIEN ERE AUTOCAETER UR- I VICE «l N«« V«rk CMr- P Ji The Barnwell CooMlidat* Jem L IMS. a Ju«l Like a Mart^bar of f ha Family 9 ' GLUME L. • v a BARNWBLL, SOUTH CAROLINA. THURSDAY. MARCH BIST. 1927. • - NUMBER SL COOLING ARDOR BRINGS TRAGEDY FORMER VISITOR HERE SHOOTS LOVER AND SELF. Little Hope Held for Recovery .of American-born Countess and ... 'Young. Englishman. , A tragedy in which Countess Alice de-Jatue, wl:a » be the daughter <xf W. E. Cilvcrthoir-e and riece of A. E. Silvcrtfio’-nc, A.'ho oper ated large sawmills at Barnwell and Ellen ton several years ago and who are well known throughout this section, was one of the principals, was en acted in Paris Saturday, when the young countess shot her lover, Ray mond VincOTt de Trafford, son of a wealthy and jframinent English family, and then wounded herself. Dispatches from Paris state that both are in a Lerious condition and may not recover. Miss Silverthome visit ed hqr uncle in Barnwell while a girl in her teens. The countess de Jan«e is related be the Armours, the Chicago packers, and is herseii a native of that city, where she married the count in September, 1921. De Ttrafford is the youngest son of Sir Humphrey Frances de Trafford, well known in British sporting circles, and was formerly a lieutenant in the noted Coldstream Guards, now on duty in China. The countess seemed devoted t» her husband until about two years ago, when he took her on a hunting and exploring trip to Kenya colony, in British East Africa. There she met young De Trafford, who had just finished his Cambridge course after serving in the army during the World war. The count’s prolonged absence on his hunting eftcursions threw the countess and the young Englishman into each other’s company, and what at first seemed a mild flirtation de veloped, friends say, into real attach ment. — . Count Asks Divorce. * 0 Finally the count returned from no of hie trips to find hig wife and De Trafford gone. He returned to Paris within * few weeks but made no effort to see the countess. He th^n went back to Kenya. I^ater he start ed 'divorce proceekfingn, asking for the custody of their son and daughier. The countess and her lover lived to gether in Paris and London, traveled ■extensively and went to Africa at the end of last year. They returned to Pari* six weeks ago. De Trafford’* ardor began showing rigna of cooling under his family’s disapproval, and he went to London, leaving the countess in Paris. She stayed in an apartment, which her mother-in-law, the dowager Countess De Janze, placed at her disposal. For the Mat two weeks the countess had lived in a ntes: retired fashion, served only by a dbbk and chamber maid. Then, Friday, De Trafford came over from London. The pair spent part of the evening together, and the counteas returned to her apart ment alone, says the Paris dispatch. When she arose Saturday, her maid noted that »he was extremely agitat ed, her-face betraying deep emotion. De Trafford colled for her at two q’clock in the afternoon, -and she ac companied him to the railway station ini a taxicab. It is thought that during the ride he broke the news to her that hi* family had insisted upon the ending of the liaiactn. Aa he leaned out of the train win dow to kiss her and say farewell, she drew a revolver from her handbag and fired twice, the first bullet entering •her lover’s breast and the second penetrating her abdomen. Stories Told Police. De Trafford haiSTju#; time to pull the alarm signal as the train started to move. Then he fell through the door of the compartment onto the station platform. The countess sank to the platform, her German police dog stood over her, warding off would be helpers until he was finally overcome by the police. .“It was she who fired the shot,” De Trafford murmured as he wa* picked up. “Ya*, v I shot,” the countess ejacu lated, and then lent demaciduaness.. Countess De Janze and De Trafford in to grave a condition Saturday Discoverers of Nevada’s New Gold Field - -c . . , ■*' Adventure and Discovery, ' j. T \ ^ ^ ^ ‘ Upper, t i rank Horton, Jr. (center) and Leonard Traynor (right), the two Nevada youths who discovered Nevada’s newest gold field, now named Weepah, their mine assaying f78,000 to the ton In the upper picture with the boys is Frank Horton, Sr., an old-time miner, who is developing the mine for the youngsters. Lower- Cm- around boys’ mine as thirteen sacks of gold, valued at J13.no- beinj^ brought ■/»tit _ Home at Williston Destroyed by Fire The residence of Mias Bettie Mat thews, in Willisttori, was totally des troyed by fire between eight and nine o’clock Monday morning. Hie blaze waa first discovered on the roof over the dining room. Fanned by a stiff breeze, it spread rapidly to other parts of the dwelling, rendering, use less the efforts of the volunteer fire fighter* to save the building. Moat of the household furnishings were re moved, but were damaged in the hur ried handling. Miss Matthews hid only recently finished remodeling her home. It is understood that the loss is partially covered by insurance. Turkey Hen Lays Eighty-fourth Egg Mr*. Joe Link of Bethiah communi ty and Mrs. Edgar Woodhurst of Sharon gave me their names recently for our council roll. When I asked Mrs. Link if she could give me a giood report for this week’s Corner she re plied thafcghe had something remark able to report, but was afraid for me Da publish it because she might lose her reputation for truthfulness. She has a turkey hen which has been lay- %nr since test Thanksgiving and had, on test Friday laid her eighty-fourth egg. The turkey refusee to “set’* like the rest of her kind, but seems to think that she will furnish the eggs for other hens to hatch land in that way be free from the responsibility of raising a family.—County Council’s Comer, in Abbeville Press and Ban ner. Hilda School Honor Roll. The following is the honor roll of the Hilda school for the month of March:* ’ First Grade—Eula Collins, AiHvean Black, Addie Evelyn Bonds, Ula Mae Still, Id R Hutto, Rachel Carter, Bertha Mae Hutto, Margie Lee Gkllam. Third Grade—Bessie Mae Hhtto, Myrtis Dyches, Verna Bonds, Achille Collins. Fourth Grade—.RhodeH Black. Fifth Grade—-'Lucille Black, Thelma Delk, Mary Black. Sixth Grade—Mozelle Gijlani, Al berta GoAlirm. Seventh Grader^t)alice Mae Bonds, Alethe a Collins, Meredith Collins. A man in South Africa has just pa pered his room with 500,000 used post age* stamps. —, Vamp Theatre Books Many Good Pictures Under the management of Tom Bolen, the Vamp Theatre is again showing the best picture* produced a nd the public it showing its apprecia tion by increased patronage. As soon as he assumed charge, Mr. Bolen went to work to secure the productions of Paramount, Metro-Gcfdwyn-Mayerand First National Pictures and has an exceptionally fine program for the coming week. Laat night (Wedneeday) and this (Thursday) evening h* is showing “Heaven on Earth,’* which, is de scribed as love t and war in a film masterpiece and features Renee Ad- oree and Conrad Nagel. Friday and Saturday nights, Mil- ton Sills will be seen in “The Silent Lover.” Thia well known actor has a large following and many will wel come the opportunity cf seeing him again. The attraction for Monday and Tuesday nights of next week is “Ladles *t Ptey,” with Doris Kenyon, Lloyd Hughe* and Louise Fazenda in the leading rolls. On Wednesday and Thursday nights of next week a post-war comedy will be shown. It is entitled “Tin Hats’* and features such well known actors as Conrad Nagel, Claire Windsor, George Cooper, Bert Roach and Tom O’Brien. In addition to showing the best pictures, Mr. Bolen also plans to stage am occasional boxing match and give the fight-fans «n opportunity of see ing several classy boxers in action. A slight change in prices is also announced, as follows: Children under 14 years of age, Me; school children over 14 years n i~e, oc; adults 2 ( h. Subscriptions Expire. Quite a number cf subscrip tions to The People-Sentinel ex pire with this issue and will be discontinued unless renewals are received within the next few days. Examine your address label NOW and ij’ it is' dated March 1927 or TApril 1927 it means that your subscription (tas expired. While the publish er dislikes to discontinue strid ing the pajior to any oi.f, he has found that the paid-imad- vance plan L the most satisfac tory w.v/ for all concerned Denmark Lad v Right Eye in FaU As the result of an accidental fall in the Denmark grammar school ore day last week, little J. C. DrawJy, Jr n son of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Draw- dy, sustain'd ike kes of his right eye, which was removed at the Bap tist hospital, Columbia, where he was taken for treatment. The boy whd is orfly eight years odd, recently suffer ed an attack of whooping cough, which kept him from school for sev eral weeks. He returned to school the first of last week, agd on Tues day afternoon suffered the accident which coat him his orb. It seems that while the boy was walking down the aisle in the school room a fellow student, with no inten tion cf doing little J. S. any injury, thrust his foot into the aisle, causing J. C. ta trip, and in falling he struck his head against the corner of a desk, the force of the impact being on his right eye. He suffered con siderably and it was decided*© take him to the hcwpital for treatment. The surgeons decided his eye must be removed. The friends of the kttle fellow will be glad to know that he is now get ting ak«ig fine, and will soon be out again.—Bamberg Herald. RICHARDS NOW AWAITS DECISION OF THE Cotton Crop Totals Nearly 30,000 Bales Barnwell County produced nearly 30,000 bales of outton in 192$,. or, to be exact, 29,284 bales as compared with 26,647 bailee the previous year, according to the final ginning report of the Department of Commence made public March 21st. The total for the State woe placed at 1,014,682 bales. Ginning* by counties jn this section are as follow#: > > 1926 Aiken — 37,190 AUandale 17,145 Bamberg 21,424 Barnwell .29,284 Hampton 7,537 Orangeburg . 76,740 1925 30,102 14,530 19,833 26,647 12414 61,836 Hilda Personals. Hilda, March 30.—Mr. and Mrs. Willie Croft, J. C. Dyches and Mrs. May belle Dyches motored to Colum bia Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. D. J. Hartxog visited Mr. and Mr*. J. C. Dychca Sunday af ternoon. Mrs. Joe Willie Beasinger and chil dren, of Midway, Fla., are spending a few days with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Dyches. Nohon and Russell Black and HtUe Mias Louise Black, of Healing Springs, attended preaching here Sunday af- term on. George Besainger, of Belleview, Fla., is spending a few days with relatives here. Mrs. Chaa. O. Jones spent Sunday afternoon with her sister, Mrs. Mon roe Rowell. Henry Fields and son, Woodrow, went to Sycamore Wednesday. . Mr. and Mrs. James Still and chil dren, of Bteckville, attended preech ing services here Sunday WILL ORDER NO FURTHER AR~ RESTS FOR GAS SALES. Governor Foiksra Owa Precedent Sot in Com of Golfers.—Wishes Ctti- c sens to Observe Law. Sales of gaKiine and motor oio on Sunday will ndHte interfered with by order* of Governor John G. Richards until the Supreme Court of South Carolina may finally construe the State's Sabbeth observance' statutes as applicable to Sunday gasoline and motor oil sides. It is the hitentfcn of the attorney general, the chief executive explained in announcing his decision, to curry the Charleston case, in which a tem porary restraining order was allowed Saturday by Judge William H. Grioi- ball, to the Supreme Court if the. in junction be made permanent. “Pending this appeal,” the govern or said, “I will . . . order no fur ther arrests for the tele of gauoline end motor oils on the Sabbath in the State.” “The law, I art persuaded,” he add ed, “should be construed end enforced uniformly throughout the State.” The decision is not intended, how ever, to promote or encourage viola tion cf the Sunday law and the gov ernor in his announcement expressed the wish that all citise* of the State would on Sundays ccntinue to ob serve the late as heretofore. In his decision with reference to Sunday gasoline sales the governor follows the precedent set by himself and John M. Daniel, attorney general, with reference to Sunday golf. In Ai ken Judge Hayne F. Rice leaned e re straining order, enjoining peace off!- day golfers on Aiken's two golf links. Judge Rice, after • hearing at which The many friends of little William 1 the State wee repceaented, a.- 1 _a. - ' a. * *e Death of Mre. Alice Sendifer. Fields will be glad to know that ho is improving from s rcent III: Resolution of Respect. tar their rooms, police and relatives even being excluded. No great hope was held for the liven of either. Poliee inspectors who visited the hospital several times were told it was impossible for them to see cither the or Dn Harmony. Lodge No. 17, A. F. M., records with genuine sorrow the pass ing of a beloved brother, D. C. Vick* ery, and it being meet and proper that this Lodge should give t > prgs- sion to the loss it has sustained; 4 Therefore, be it resolved: 1. Tbit' in the death of Brother Vickery, Harmony Lodge No. 17, A. F. M. has lost * loyal member, a faith ful brother and a true friend, and one who exemplified ini his daily life the noble tenants of our Order. : we extend to hie bereaved family our sincere sympathy. 3. That a copy of these resolutions be forwarded to the family of our de parted brother, and a copy be placed in the minutes to hia memory. Lmia Cohen, Arden A. Lemon, , . Ira Falea, Committee. Barnwell, 8. G, March 23, 1927. w* known la India in Bteckville, Mar^h 28.—Mrs. Alice Sandifer, of Barnwell, passed away Thursday, March 24th, at the home ct her niece, Mr*. Charlie Delk, whom ahe waa visiting when stricken with paralysis. Her death was a great shock to her loved ones and the en tire community. Mrs. Sandifer, who was 71 years of age, was affectionate ly kmwn as “Aunt Alice.” Her body was teki to rest in the cemetery at Ghent’s Branch Church, of which she wa* a member, the funeral services being conducted by her paster, the Rev. Mr. Gaston. Mrs. Sandifer is survived by her husband, B. F. Sandifer, and the fol lowing children: Mrs. Bamie Smoak, of Bamberg, Mrs. Bob Lee High tower, of Denmark, Mia. Riley High tower, of Barnwell, Monie Sandifer, of Atlanta, and Harris Sandifer, of Charleston. “Tis hard to break the tender oord Where love has bound the heart— ‘Tig hard, so band, to speak the words, . “We must foreveri part.” Her niece, Essie. Death of Miss Leila Jeanings, The many ^arnwell friends of Miss Leila Jennings were greatly shocked to learn of her death, which occurred at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Jennings, in Greenville. It is understood that she died as the result of an operation which was per formed about three weeks ago. Miss Jennings, who was only 17 years of age, was a very attractive young lady and had scores of friends in Barnwell, where thet family lived prior to moving to Greenville a few years ago. Death of Miss Eva Usaery. Aiken, March 25.—Mr. and Mp. W. F. Usaery have the sympathy bit the community in the teas of their daugh ter, Mias Eva Usaery, who died | Thurs day morning at h^r home here In Ai ken. Miss Usaery had not been strong for a number of yean. She is survived by her mother and fattier, two sisters and one brother. The fu neral was held in WilBaton Friday af ternoon. Small Blase Tuesday. Some little excitement waa caused Tuesday afternoon when the old Moore stable on the corner of Jef ferson and Washington Streets, one block South of The People-Sentinel effice, was discovered to be on fire. The alarm was given and the volun teer fire department quickly respond ed. The blaze wa* subdued with a few buckets of water. It la thought that the fife waa started by a careless cigarette smoker. Galilee School H Roll. The following is the honor roll for the Galilee school for March: First Grade—Elijah Dyches, James Kennedy, Viola Kennedy, So lata Hut to, JT W. Sanders and Deborah Black. Second Grade—Harold Black, Clyde Creoch and Luther Dyches. Third Grade—Annie Black, Jessie Kennedy. Seventh Grade—Gladys Senders, Myrtis Black and Mildred Bteck. Eighth Grade—Kathryn Creech. Veteran^ Attention. Postmaster W. H. Harris has re quested The People-Sentinel to an nounce that he has application blanks for loam on World War Veterans’ in surance policies and will be glad to furnish them, together with full de tails, to those who desire to borrow on their policies. ^ « * Canning Demonstration. and the hit tnteatten to appeal the to the this appeal ho would, ho no further prosecutions of Sunday golfer*. He wanted a test ease; ho k. The governor concurred. Sunday golfers would not be arras ted, he aniuxmced, until the Supreme Court should hand down its decision. “I’m going to bo ’hands off* until the Supreme Court speaks," be aa- nconced Monday a week ago. “Will ttie rokfor* stay off the links until that court renders its decision?" 4 Last Sunday golfers ware not dte- A demonstration ||n canning of asparagus will be given at the Wfl- Kston-Elko high school on April 16th. Mrs. Dora D. Walker, Production and Conservation Specialist from Win- fchnop College, will ba present find will be glad to answer any questions relative to this work. Every one in-; Saturday Chariest on dealers in ollne, following the lead set by the Aiken golfers, also appealed to the courts, obtaining from Judge William H. GrimbaU a restraining order pro hibiting peace officers from interfer ing with Sunday sales of gasoline and motor oils hr Charleston. The order is returnable April 8. “In view of the universal use of motor transportation today," Judge GrimbaU said, ‘v.he sale of these com modities falls within the clam desig nated by the law as ’necessities’ just as much as the operation cf the rail roads.” i Last Sundays gasoline and motor oils, under the protection of this in junction, ware sold in Charleston without molestation. Elsewhere in the State, however, the prohibition held. Tuesday the governor announced thy decision to order no further ar- f**te in cases of Sunday gasoline terested in the demonstration it urged] ren ®J n * W*1 »nd the Su- 7 ^4 prams Court’s decision I will—white “Saturday," he said, “Circuit Judge WUliam H. GrimbaU, of Charleston, signed a restraining order prohibiting errerts in Charleston for the sale of gMoiine and motor oila on Sunday. “The attorney general has inform? ed me that it is his purpose, should the case be decided adversely to t^e State, to carry <hn issue to the So- pree&e Court of South Carolina. “Pending thia appeal and the So- ■ r4* Believe It er Not. 2100 B. C. H is reported on good authority that Hummel Harley ate 15 at one iittteg oaie day Mot to be present Card of Thanks. Hie family of Mrs. W. A. Dicks wish to express their gratitude to their many friends and beighbom for the many acts of them during death The days gala 14 shiae I hope the people of the State win aa on recent Sundays continue to ob- serve the law—order no further ar rests for the sale of tor oils on tfte Sahhaih in “The law, I am ba construed and • »