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THURSDAY. MARCH 318T. 1M7. THE BARNWELL PEOPLE-SRNTINBL, BARNWELL. SOUTH CAROLINA j i t I J Social ^Hl Personal - _ r • News from EDenton Son of Old Barnwell ‘Breaks Into Rhyme” Ml So “riled” Have members of the au- FTUflt State Seriate become over Gov ernor Richavda* effort* to enforce the bhie Sunday laws that some of them have been driven to an expression of their sentiments throujrh the medium ef “poetry.” A lengthy debate Was precipitated in that body Friday when Senator James H. Hammond, a son of old Barnwell County who is now rep resenting Richland County in the up per brnach of the General Assembly, introduced the following touching res olutions: _ Be It Resolved by the Senate, the House of Representatives concurring: WHEREAS, On our Statutes, two centuries old, Is a law all hoary with age, Resurrected, it was, by the Gov’nor bold And placed in the midst of the stage. WHEREAS, King John has seen fit to pronounce Hell enforce this old law as it‘s writ, ^ On golf and on'druggist he'll pounce But gardens and ice hell permit. WHEREAS, The Senate has tried to a mend, -And with deference due to the •Cove,” Has combined with the Law of the . I«ord '"A little oMfo I>aw of Love. WHEREAS, We should not bow down to the poppies, While roses we place on the rack, Ami may God deliver .the present While we move two hundred yeaire back. NOW BE IT RESOLVED, by the Sen ate, The House concur, if it will, That the Gov’nor push to the limit The terms of that terrible Bill. That cooks be stopped in the kitch- • ' en, ^ — The child at Its innocent play, And wipe out the smiles and the' laughter, , And SNORE through the sad, dis mal day. . No longer let them <hnnk hot coffe<s On Calhoun's Celestial soil, And cut out the ice plant at Aiken And cause babies’ sweet milk to spoil. F^r such was the law of the an cients. And such is the law of our land, And such is the will of the Gov’nor, With hi* rap with brass bells in his hand. ) Let ire cream and bathing be ended, Like witchcraft, be under the ban. And golfing and auto be banished. Since unknown to primeval man. SO RESOLVED, that the law of the ancients Be invoked that the present might see With unmistakable clearness WHAT FOOLS WE MORTALS CAN BE. Hilda Happenings. MOST LITTLE BOVS WHO I T.Al K NAUGHTV AT , (mangles grow up “ \ TO BE GOOD OFFERS I V; M'tPs - .V»HX\ > Ellemton, March 26.—Mr. and Mrs. Hagry Fanning and,, daughters, Mar garet and EHsabeth, were in Augusta Tuesday. ^ .. j Mrs. E. 0. Gfcwer, of Meyer’s Mill, is visiting her . mother, Mrs. J, C. Beitea.-. Mrs. Elmo Ashley and Mrs. P. H. Buckingham ware in Augifsta Tues day. . ‘ v Mr. and Mrs. Harry Gordon, of Augusta, and Mr. and Mire. John Bohler, of Kaitahwiaod, were visitors here Sunday. Those from here attending the party ^J*given in Meyer’s Mill Saturday even ing] for'Miss Margaret Kirkland and her visitors were Misses Myrtle Mayes, Ruby Birown, Eleanor Dunbar, Elizabeth Miller and Betty McLeod, Zack Miller, Le.e Brown, Otis Dunbar, Gaston Bush, Dude Brown, Dunbar Bush, Ghas. MiitQn_Tumer and Wiglie May 4^ Chaa. Milton Turner, who is at tending Clemson College, spent the week-end here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Turner. Mrs. T. S. Dunbar, Mlrs. W. B. Cassels, Mrs. Z. D. Miller, Misses Louise Cassels and Elizabeth Miller were in Augusta Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Council Bush and daughters, Gladys and Julia, spent Saturday in Charleston with their son, who is a student at The Citadel. Mrs. Idas Brinkley attended the funeral of her uncle! Mr. Jim Eubanks in White Pond Wednesday. Mrs. Brinkley wa* accompanied by Mils Elizabeth Brinkley, Fred and Norman Brinkley. Mrs. Mamie Merrynum has return ed to Sumter after visiting her sister, Mrs. Carrie AAley. Friends of Mrs. Ben Peebles, who is at the Margaret Wright Hospital, will be giad to know that she is much better and it is hoped that she will be able to return home soon. Mrs. Will Greene and Miss Kittle Butler were in Augusta Saturday. Mrs. Bill Wise, of North, is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bob Moody. Misses Gladys Owens, Hettie But ler, Eleanor Dunbar and Bertha Ken nedy attended the teachers’ meeting in Greenville. J. B: White & Co. to Cele brate 53d Anniversary \ This sale, which begins Friday, April 1st, and. continues through April 9th, is planned to be the great- est event in the yearly program of the J. B. White & Co. store in Au gusta. Store officials designate it the most important in the ToUcwfng respects: ' ■ ““ •% - 1st. In the large a.ssortnru'Va f 'I of merclvand’se offered and thous ands uj.on thousands of dollars have b" i en spent in special pur- C chases far this sale. - * --JS ‘ 2nd. In the genuine and most unusual values offered. No great- % cr values will ever be clfere < than are found *rom month to month in the store’s regirfar Dollar Day Sales, but in the Anniversary Sale the same splendid values will be found m merchandise not confined to any one price,'but at a wide range of exceedingly krer prices. 3rd. Last, hot not least, it is to the Mkaa organisation the year’s ever# fncpn the stand- poii* of sentiment, for k cele brates the birthday of the trasi- 59rd T anniversary—and . N every employee feels a desire to do everything humanly possible to * ' ■ - • _ —f r ' \ hvA all friends and custome-s join in celebrating the event. , Naturally prims have been made , to give such values as will make - the oocasiorr one to be kmg and pleasantly remembered. • NOTE: Because it is impossible to accurately guage the demand for ev ery item, and mme articles wHl be • • *- aid out in a short tame, as many were bought at great concessions is price, the people of Barnwell are urged to attend the sale on the first day, Friday, and make selections as early as possible. Tree’s Leaves Trap Cattle Stock owners around the Australian roast swamp# In southwestern Vic toria run s novel risk with their cat tle. Grass trees In this vicinity grow to 10 feet high and In their spring frolics rattle often play around these and their horns become entangled In the trees' long, rope-llke leaves. Cat tle, In attempting to free themselves, break their necks. Also, cattle fre quently starve to death, being unable to break their natural tethers aoThat dried carcasae*. still tethered, are oat uncommon In this district 6 6 6: is a Prescriptiaa far Cold*, Grippe, Fhi; Den gue; Bilious Fever end Malaria. It Kills Urn Germs JUST RECEIVED.—A suuply of Real Estate Titles and Mortgages.— The People-Sentinel office, Barnwell. MONEY TO LOAN Loans made same day application received. No Red Tape HARLEY & BLATT. Attomeys-at-Law BarnwelL S. C. T. .B. Ellis J. B. Ellis ELUS ENGINEERING CO. i Land Surveying a Specialty. *— v*\ Lyndhnrst, S. C. t •- j (To late.for last week.) Hilda, Miarrh 24.—Mr. and Mrs. Martin Dyches, of Columbia, were the guests of Mrs. Cha*. 0. Jones Thurs day night of last week. • Mr. and Mrs. M. W. Hartzog visit ed Mr. and Mrs. P. H. Hartzog Sun day aftemo:n. Mr. and Mrs. -Heixy Fields were railed Saturday to the bedside of their little son, William,, who is seriously ill at the home of the latter's father near Ulmer. Mir. and Mrs. G. W. Delk visited Mr. ojk! Mrs. J. C. Dyches Sunday. Mrs. Annie Wbodward and ' Mr*. Margaret Hartzog spent Sunday with Mrs. P. H. Hartzog. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. 0. Junes visited Mr. and Mrs. Taft Dyches Friday night. M. L. Collins and family spent Sun day at the hom<e of D. I. Hartzog near Elko. The st-ik visited the home of Mr. and Mrs. Taft Dyches Wednesday of last week and left a little boy ,Hayne Terrell. Mr. and Mrs. Franklin Gilliam, of Columbia, were visitors in this com munity Sunday. Govan News. Govan, March 26.—Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Kennedy amd Mrs. Mary Ann Nimmons, of Denmark, were the din ner guests of Mrs. M, B. Kenlnedy Sunday. Miss Ethel Kittrell, of Columbia, spent the week-end here with her parents. Mrs. J. B. Hunter, of Bamberg, is spending some time with relatives here. • Miss Carrie Lancaster, a student of Winthrop College, is spending t spring holidays at home. 'S. S. Williams and son, Lester, were visitors in Savannah last week. Misses Hazel Ray and Leila Tem pleton spent several days of last week with relatives in Savannah. ADVERTISE in The People Sentinel. Patronize Home Industry! All things being equal, people should patronize a home in dustry. Such industries help in the support of the local schools, town, county and State governments and building of good roads. Our ice is manufactured right here in Barnwell in a plant that pays taxes for these things. It is manufactured from pure water drftwn from deep wells. The plant is operated by men who * » a • spend their money in Barnwell... _ - Improvements and additions to the plant will double our capaci- ty, insuring at all times an adequate supply of ice. . a “ r ^ • * .... j A' -, $•. However, our connection with the Edisto Public Service Company, of Denmark, will take care of any emergency, such as a breakdown at the local plant. An experienced man will be in charge of the me chanical vend of ihe plat, guaranteeing pure ice and prompt service at all times. ^ / * ^ \ ~ • * * . • /'*.'■ It is our desii'e to,give our patrons the best ^service possible ami we request that any short weights or other cause for dissat isfaction on the part of the wagon drivers who are Harry Martin and Leroy Sabe, be reported at once to the management. * • /' • ? '• , . Phone orders for ice will he received either at the plant or at the store of Easterling & Company. . Our Phone Nos. 84, 29-J and 16. Mutual Ice & Fuel Co. H. J. PHILLIPS, Mgr. Barnwell, S. C.