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TUB OFFICIAL NIW1PAPB OF BARNWELL COtTNTT ^-T. UK r UlHM >B *AUTOciffS Uc VICEW m« XmkcSSr " . J Consolidated Jane 1. lt». a Mambar oft ha Farnlly M VOLUME LL j" BARNWELL, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, P Second Week Juroirs , ds*c-r; Were Drawn Monday Two Weeks of Coart of Common Pleas Convenes Monday, Judge Mauldin Presiding. Petit jurors for the second week of the Court of Common Pleas, which convenes at Barmwell Monday, Sep tember 20th, with Judge T. J. Maul din presiding, were drawn Monday, as floTlows: Robt. A. Patterson, Barnwell. C. H. Smith, Williston. M. K. Harden, Red Oak. J. A. Shipes, Double Ponds. B. L. Peeples, Ellenton. N. V. Collins, Hilda. L. E. Porter, Edisto. B. W. j. Still, Reedy Branch. Olando Black, Reedy Branch. H. L. Harley, Dunbarton. C. D. Owens, Kline. L. M. Boyles, San HHl. E. C. Still, Hilda. J. A. Joyner, Oak Grove. E. IX Black, Williston. R. 0. Cave, Dunbarton. Jerome Martin, Blackville. John B. Ross, Long Branch.*' Willie C. Collins, Hilda. J. B. Black, Wflliston. * J. E. Grubbs, Williston. W. Angus Ross, A?hleigh. J. T. Baxley, Blackville. James Hair, Long Branch. J. B. Robinson, Tinkers Creek. R. E. Creech, Williston. W. R. Hubbard, Barnwell. Floyd Bodiford, Long Branch, tl W. Btrt Mwnl Oahrary: —^ — R. L. Mims, Williston. H. J. Phillips, Barnwell. Lacy Cheek. Barnwell. Leon Carroll, Ashleigh. Robbie Z is sett. Oak Grove. J. M. Haw, Greens Academy. armng the responsibility of the c, Chi Cart title, Champion Gene Tunney was never more serious in his life than in the finishing hours of his train ing at Chicago for the first defense of hi*. New Furniture Store . to to Open in BarnWell R. D. Deid, of Varnville, to Carry Up-tO-Date Stbck.—Has Rented Moseley’s Store. To Present Service / Crosses to Veterans Interesting Hart’s Program Arranged by y Chapter, U. D. C., of WUliaton. Negro Shot by Woman Is Dead from Wounds Many Rattlesnakes ^ Killed in One Week What is believed to be a record in I >nak* killing was established las*.! week by Jim Bates Morris, of Yenome, | this county, when he accounted for j 24 rattleeumkes in six days. Mr. Mor- ris is in charge of a logging crew. for a saw mill located a few mile* from i Barnwell and it was while he was enraged H t this work that the snakes I wdm killed. The reptiles were of various sizes and sported from nine to 14 rattles each. If anyone in this section knows cf a higger record,’The People-Sentinel will be glad to publish the news. Of interest to the people of this section is the announcemerst that R. D. Reid, of‘Vsfmville, will open an up- to-date furniture store irt Barnwell, between October 1st and 10th. Mr. Reid is a very successful/ business man of Hampton County and $njoy« a splendid reputation, for square-deal ing. He has been conducting a furni ture store at Vai*nville for a number of years and carries a complete stock of high grade furniture, as well as neded articles at cheaper prices. He has rented S. B. Moseley’s store building on Main Street and as soon as the interior can be remodel led to suit his needs, Mr. Reid will open for business. He. requests the readers of The People-Sentinel to watch these columns for* opening an nouncement. The people of Barnwell will extend 1 copdial welcome to M>r. Reid and it is hoped (fiat he will like this city well enough to move hs family here. Ri&h Mat Recalls .Riot at Ellenton This day, Sept 13th, fifty one years ago we went to the Ellenton Riot, and out of hundreds of men we saw and were with can name only four— TWnghTbSS,'JbiR Cave. Lawyer R. A. Ellis and Ben Peeples. In those days we had a big county with five representatives, orte of which lost his life in the above named Riot. We never did learn who killed him, but the U. S. Soldiers came to us and called for volunteers to see that he wa ■ taken out of the road and bur ried which was looked after at once. When we came home we hid out for quite a while dodging the U. S. Marshells and our feelings, towards the authorities that existed in thoae days is but little better now than it was then and up to date have not been able to decide which was the meanest—a native Scalawag or a Carpethager. However with nothing to back our Williston, Sept 19.—A J very inter esting program has. been) worked out by Hart’s Battery Chapter, U. D. C of Williston, for next Tuesday even ing, September 27th, at 8:30 o’clock, at which time World War Service Crosses RiU b$ delivered to ten World War Veterans of this oonununity. The speaker of the evening is Con gressm&n J. J. McSwain, of Green ville, who saw service overseas as an officer. Mrj McSwain is one of the outstanding men of the South and one of South Carolina's leading law yers and a very pleasing speaker. These exercises are to be held if> the Baptist church and all World War Vetemns of Barnwell, and adjoining counties, as well as the public arc invited to be present. Appropriate music will be rendered during the evening. 3 Important Things for Farmers to Do Reception for Bride. I Ellenton. Sept 17.—Beautiful In every detail was the reception Thurs day afternoon a* the home of Mm. H. M. Caasels, Sr., with which she enter tained in honor of her daughter-in- law, Mrs. Sumpter M. Cassels, a re- bride.' 1 ruriio easw * ceived the guests on the ’porch and invited them into the hall, where Mrs. P. H. Buckingham ushered them to a beautifully appointed table from which iced fruit punch was nerved by Miss Mary Quarles and Miss Gladys Owens. The receiving line, donate tod of Mrs. H. M. Cassels, Sr., Mrs. A. A. Foreman, Mrs. Sumpter Cassels, Mrs. W. P.* Cassels, of Johnston, Mrs. ’ Campbell Davenport, and Miss Belle Bailey, both of North Augusta,, were assembled in the living room. After the guests were presented to those in the receiving line, Mrs. J. J. Hood, Jr., invited them into the adjoining room where block cream and cake were served by Mrs. W. B. Cassels and Mrs. F. C. Brinkley, they being seated at a table which held a beauti ful centerpiece of pink Mexidan.rose and fern, these being the flowers used throughout the house, carrying out the color scheme of pink and white. The cakes were iced in white with the letters “C. C.” in pink. Misses Elizabeth Miller and Virginia Cassels assisted in serving. Pink and white mints were served from cut- glass bonbon dishes. Mrs. W. E. Ashley at the piano rendered ' expuisite music throughout the afternoon. As the guests passed out they were again served with punch. About 120 ladies called from 4 to 6 o’clock to meet Mrs. Cassels, who be fore her marriage two weeks ago, wa* Miss Clara Calhoun, of Greenwood. A number of out of town guests were present / ADVERTISE in The .People-Sentinel Altercation Occurred at Badkam’s . Mill Saturday Night.—Woman Lodged in Jail. k . Blackville, Sept 18.—In an alter cation Saturday night at Bad ham's sawmill, on the South Edisto River about ten milen from this town, Mur ray Marshall. a negro, was seriously shot by a negro woan. The injured man was taken to* a hospital in Col umbia. The woman waa arrested by Sheriff Bonril H. Dychee, of Barn well, and was lodged in the Barn well County jail. Her name could not j ^ P ur * m » nhoo <l w * P uU ^ be learned here. - j the woo( over their eye. and walk’d off with great victory wnh the great Dies from Rounds. ! ****"« u *’ Ther * U 001 one ir Columbia, Sept. 19.-Murray Mar-1* hundred living that can understand shall, negro, died at the Good Samari- how it was done at this tune. Aiken tan hospital ywiterday afternoon as, ^ <>unt y on ^' ^ oUr y** 1,8 * n ^ the result of a gunshot wound in the | ‘ t8 ihuriff. Holly, along wi a abdomen, received Saturday night doz * n otW * w<r * tried in the U ‘ S * near Blackville He waa brought to Couft in Charleston and through mis- the hospital yesterday morning. Mar- 1 .hall’s home was at Georgetown. Mrs. Fowke Entertains. Lyndhurst, Sept. 17.—Quite an en- foVfita splial creut wws-n party given on Tuesday afternoon by Mrs. J. C. Fowke in honor of her two aunts, Mrs. Julia Fogler, of Sylvester Ga., and Mrs, Annie Alfred, of this place, and her two cousins, Mrs* Annie Ben nett, of Tifton, Ga., and Mrs. Lily Waldrep, of Greenville,*Nr C. The large living room in front was tastefully decorated with spider lilies, the color scheme of red and white be ing carried out. A salad course was served, followed by a delicious course of ice cream and cake. 1 The guests who enjoyed the hospi tality of this ever^t were: Mrs. Julia Fogle*, of Sylvester, Ga., Mrs. Annie Alfred, of this place, Mrs. Annie Ben nett, of Tifton, Ga., Mrs. Lily Wal drep, of Greenville, N. C., and Mrs. John Gantt, Miss Sarah E. Gantt, Mrs. L. C. Fowke, of 4his place, and Misses Lillian and May Calhoun, of Baldock. ' Misses Lilian and May Calhoun aqd Miss Sarah E. Gantt furnished choice music for the occasion, which was milch enjoyed. Another important event of the week was a stag dinner given by Messrs."Whitney Tharin and Framp- ton Harper, of Allendale, who were camping out for a few days at the home of Mr. Harper’s grandmother, and which is at present vacant, the family being in Florida. Those who enjoyed the hospitality of these two young men were: Mr. Richard L. Gantt, Mr. John H. Fowke, end Mr. Samuel H. Gantt -r-— ■■ Mrs. Jasper Johns, of Allendale, was a visitor here Monday. take they got one white man on the jury—Mike Maloney, of Bhg'lcvfne, who after two weeks delib« - ataon made them eleven negroes say not guilty. James AMrirh, of Aiken, them a yqudg lawyer defended them flwt aU w !>« n eWc - kitted' tSon time came in Nov. we wiped them out but then »t took three months before they oduld be made to give up .-the reins of government Rtah Mas. Several Students to Get News from Home Several students a>nd teachers have already taken advantage of The Peo ple-Sentinel’s special subscription of fer of only $1.00 for the school term and the paper is being mailed this week to, the following young ladies and gentlemens , Madison Woodward, Clemson Col- ~s , , lege. Miss Mary Frances Moore, v Win- throp College. — Samuel H. Still, Jr., The Citadel. Miss Mary Still, Ridge Springs. Lewis Black, Georgia Tech. Miss Blanche Bennett Columbia College. Other recent new and renewal sub scribers, other t^ian students and teachers, are as follows: C. L. Hankinson, Barnwell. ^Lydie E. Ford, Barnwell. Mrs./ J. W. Arledge, Jackaortville, Fla. ^ ^ Mrs. J. M. Terry, Goldsboro, iL B. M. Wall, Martin* J. E. Owens, BlacWillei. Eugene M. Easterling, Greensboro, N.CT -• . W. G. Oroft, Bellview, Fla. T. W. Dicks, Dunbarton. Mrs. R. L. Usaery, Columbia. D. I. Rosa, Blackville. J. P. Chitty, Blackville. > 1st—There is a wonderful oppor- portunity for the farmers to destroy cotton stalks this year. The crop is short and will be gathered within the nexit ten days. Them are mil lions of weevils feeding in the cotton fields that aril! go_ over in winter quarters In the best of condition the atalks are not destroyed by about the middle of October. Let’s get busy now and start Mling cotton •talks as fast as the cotton is picked It is all open and there is no use to let the stalks stand longer. It possible that every cotton stalk eould be destroyed by October IBtb. Now we will see how near we can come to that. Who is the first one to cut his •talks? Let me know' who will be the first one to finish. 2nd.—Last Fall this office called to the attention of the farmers the fact that there would likely be a greit damage done to the oat^rop this Spring by smut, and advised strongly to treat all serii. Many farmers treattvi their soed, but a hers did not. The damage, was very severe this year,'os much 'as seventy-five per cent, in some cases. Let this not occur again, the cost of seed treat ment is less than one cent' per bushel. Call the county agent to show you how to treat yours and provent the recurrence of the great damage. 3rd.*—At the same tinro that we are considering getting cotton, stalks killed and oat seed treated, we must think seiiously of the fact that there must be more organic matter put into the 'aoi!. This lack of litter or or ganic matter m many cases has re sulted in large acreages of crops being mi- mi mm m (SEgsvgD Here is the former king of heavyweights as he appeared in final workouts at Chicago for his battle there to regain the title, which he lost to Gene Tunney at Philadelphia last rear. Asparagus Growers High School to Batik With Barnwell Eleven in UtlgT Goa# of the Fail The 1927 football season will apes in Barnyrell tomorrow (Friday) after noon at 3:80 o'clock, whom the Swan* High School team will battte with _ the local, eleven. Although {£ls is . the first contest of the year for those team*, a good game is expected and naturally the Barnwell boy* are ex pecting to win. Coach Hugh Mc- Laurtn has been putting hie boy* through some strenuous workouts during the past three weeks and it is expected that they will enter the con test in better physical condition than in any opening game in the post. Fpom the talk on the street# a large crowd of fans will be in attendance, as considerable Interest Is. being mani fested. ini football here this year. Mr. McLanrin attended a meeting of the high school league officials la Orangeburg Saturday and • tentative schedule was mapped out. Ik is not complete, however, and will not h* made public until all dotee are filled. But from what can be learned, the locals will face a number of strung teams this fall, including St Mat thews, Springfield, North, ville, Aiken and probably burg. Mr. MeLaurin is snterteaning hopes of a euctesaful season and thinks he is developing a team Hut will merit the. support of local fans. Be ease U attend tbe game Friday afternoon aad encourage the boys. to Meet October 13| Picture for Benefit of Church Organ Fund r+-mw* r . -’■ IJI I o>th4r important reason* why we should get cover drops planted. Through the saving in plant food, bet ter retention of moisture and -other reasons the crops following the cover crops will be’ increased in yield. Plant rye, oats and vetch, some of each or one of the grains along with the vetch. Every acre of oar cotton lands should be planted to a cover crop. Those farmers needing assis tance ini gettnig seed, etc., call on the county agent who is ready to help any and every one.—By County Agent Boyleton. Shoots at Gasoline Thief. A. J. Bennett was awakened about three o’clock yesterday (Wednesday) morning by the barking of a. yard dog and looking out of his bed room window saw a negro walking away with a can of gasoline which he had. drawn from a drum in the Ben nett yard. Mr. Bennett commanded him to halt but the man walked leis urely away and hoping to frighten him into stopping, Mr. Bennett fired his pistol. However, the negro ihade his escape. Birth of Son. Mr. and Mrs. N. T. McElroy, tor merly of Barnwell, but who are now residing in Sanderpvil’e, Ga., are re ceiving congratulations upon the birth of a fine son, who arrived last Friday evening. Col Edgar A. Brown spent Monday in Anwual Meeting to Be Held at Tree ton. According to Announcement of Genorml Manager. * Williston, Sept. ,17.—The South Carolina Asparagus Growers asso ciation will hold its annual meeting Oct. 13th ft t Trenton, According to recent announcement of L.X. Ekkoo, general manager of this association, which has headquarters in Williston, and now has over 600 members, in cluding the larger part of the H grass . ... _ . ^ ^ - fT.. \ permitted by the United State, gov- growers oi south Carolina and seme 1 of Georgia. Of interest to the pubtic in will be the announcement of the gi gantic Western drama, * West,” a drama of epic | graphically depicting the white mao’s invasion and conquest of the West. There appears in this dost 4,000 In diana and sekHera, showing General Ouster’s historic last stand and ro mance of frontier army poet life. Some 2.000 Nava joe and Utes were Mr. Eidaon announces that 200,000 crates of asparagus were handled by thn asaociation during the past year. This, he mid, is 86' per cent of the total South Carolina crop, and an increase of 30,000 crates over last year. Seventy new growers joined the association this year. • Work started today under the direc tion of Mr. Ryan of the Ryan Engin eering company, of Columbia, on the paving of a mile through Williston Trees are being ness section. Principal J- D. Hamriek, of the Williston-Elko high school is organis ing in Williston a men’s dub, whidh gives promise to rank high with the choral organisation of the - State. He is also developing a splendid high school orchestra. Mr. Hamrick is an evangelistic singer of some note. To Begin Active Work. Dr. L. F. Hall, the tuberculosis Clinician recently employed by the State Board of Health in cooperation with the South Carolina Tuberculosis Association for sanatorium and field work, begins his active work with the tuberculosis ass delation this month. Field clinics are being sched uled for a.number of counties includ ing Aiken, Cherokee, Darlington, Dil lon, Dorchester, Florence, Georgeton, Lexngton, Saluda and Sumter. Following a period of work with the staff it the State sanatorium,. Dr. Hall bos been taking a course fai the tuberculosis clinics conducted by the Henry Phipps Institute at the Uni versity of Pennsylvania. By special arrangements, Dr. Hall worked un der Dr. H. R. M. Landis ip the tuber culosis dinks and with other emi nent specialists in the bronchoscopic, pediatric- and nose and throat clinica. Dr. Hall will continue to stay at the State sanatorium, working on the staff there, while giving a part of his time to the field dinSe service pro moted by the State Tubercaloeis As sociation on Christmas Seal Funds. — ■■■■ Bates Hagood left Sunday to enter the University of North eminent to appear in the picture, which waa mode hi Southwestern Colorado, and as many cowboys and soldiers were used to oppoee them. Id the cast of this First National picture are such notable players os Clara Bow, Robert Fraser, Robert Edeoon, Johnny Walker, Martha Francis and others. "The Scarlet West" exudes that romantie’spirit which has given the Want such a powerful held on the affections of the millions. It wee made by men who know the West and it produced in one of the beauty spots of t)ML redo. This the and 27th, beginning at' 8:11 p. prices 20 and 40 the evening old . and spirituals will be sung by sons of Barnwell's best talent among the col ored people. Hue picture will be dMwn for the benefit <*f the orgeps fund of the Barnwell Baptist Church. Come oat and sweep the plains with your forefathers. Come, live with the sturdy pioneers in battles for Hie and k>va Come, sit by then- twinkling damp fires a nd listen to their tales of adventure and roaring songs—dm while they builded a nation with their bloody . Remember the ditee, September 26 and 27 f the place. Vamp Theatre; Urn time, 8:16, and the price, 20 and 40 cents. Don’t forget the spirituals and plantation melodies. On Board of Regents in Barnwell County; (governor Richards on Friday ap pointed P. W. Price, of Barnwell, and G. C. Matthews, of WUliaton, to serve on the board of regents for the Barn well County poor house. To Reorganise S. S. Claao. * Announcement is made that G. M. Greene’s Sunday School at the Barnwell Baptist be reorganised Sunday Mn. V. P. Bonner aa Gi Cava as organist. A fan A6v*$lae hi .12