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BARNWELL. SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, APRIL 19TH, 1928.
NUMBER.
Country Club and Steam Laundry for Barnwell
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DEVELOPMENT OF SWEET
WATER TRACT ASSURED
OWNERS SAY $10,000 WILL BE
Expended.
Plans Call for Nitie-Hole Golf CoUrse,
Club House, Fish Pond a^d
_ Swimming Pool. _ _ _
| Champi
ion Sheep Raiser
The development of the Sweet
Wate tract of land, about tTifee miles
West of Barnwell, on the Augusta
highway, is assured, accordiri? to an
announ^enwit this week by Col. Ed
gar A. Brown, who is one of the
owenrs of this property. Upon ,the
invitation of Col. Brown and his as
sociates, J. A. Searle, of Columbia, was
in the city last week looking over the
tract. Mr. Searle is an authority on
golf courses, having • laid off the
green at Laku Placid, N. Y., one. of
the most famous re-orts of the courf-
ry. He will return to Barnwell with-
n the next few days to survey the
course and draw plans for the com
plete development* of the property as
a country club and pleasure resort. *
Col. Brown states that present plans
call for an expenditure of about $10,-
| fAffrOCASTC-Rl
000. '“In addition to the nine-hole golf
course, o club house will be erected
on the hill overlooking the stream
that flows through the property and
which is already stocked with fish.
The presii’V dam will he raised . to
•provide a larger lake and a bathing
poof- will be constructed—below—the
fish pend, according to Colonel Brown.
It is also probable that several*cot
tages will also be erected on the prop
erty for the occupancy of wintar resi
dents. — — - — "
Loyal Marquis, fifteen years old, •
of Hickory, Washington County,
Pa., who recently won the title of
champion juvenile sheep raiser of
the '•rate of Pennsylvania.’ This
was awarded at the Pennsylvania
State Farm Products Show at Har-
risbur’g, where the young fanner
exhibited his pCn .of Shropshire \
Sheep to win first prize.
Small Tourist Hotel
Would Pay Dividends
Opportunity Here to “Make a Killing”
With Hostelry Built Adjacent to
Highway.
Nothing Unusual in /
Barnwell Friday 13
Day of Supposed Jinxes Marked by
Ideal Spring Weather and No
Untoward Events.
Nothing of an unusual character
happened in Barnwell Friday, the
13th, to mar the ideal Spring day
that followed the inclement weather
earlki* in the week. Although Friday
the 13th are supposed to be an
unbeatable combination of jinxes,
there were no fights, fires rpr fatal
\ accidents recorded here.
However, Lloyd Plexico, premier
fisherman, and popular manager of
the Barnwell Filling Statiop, was
btfwailing the fact that he had not
.noted the.date on the calendar until
it was too late to take a trip to his
favorite stream. “About .the best
day’s sport I ever had,*’ he remarked,
“was on Friday, the 13th. several
weeks ago. As soon as the bait struck
the water, there was a hungry fish
waiting for it. Pm sure going to
watch the dates more carefully in the
future P’
Long Branch School Closes.
All of which is just a forerunner of . The suggestion in last week’s issue
the efforts to be made to attract tour
ists to this citv next- season and the
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years to come. Already, Colonel
Brown says, the feasibility of build-
ine a modern tourist hotel in Barn-
wel 1 is under consideratior
Thursday of last week the Long
Branch school closed on<i of the most
successful sessions-in its history, at
which time a vdy interestirig program
was enjoyed by $11 present. AH of the
pupils rendered their parts most cred-
itably. both to themselves ard to their
teachers, and the attendance was so
/large that everybody v could not
admittance.
Improvements have been made in
-every"tiepaitment of the school this
year. A new set of books has been
put in the library and a new piano is
a great asset. The school grounds
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County Teachers to
Hold Last Meeting
SupL_ILX,.McCants, of Anderson Cjty
Schools, to Speak at Get-^Or^
gether Meeting.
of
be
of
E. C. McCants, superintendent
the Andcirson City Schools, will
the speaker a t the la.^t meeting
the Barnwell County Teachers’*Asso
ciation, which will be in the form of
a get-togother banquet at the Sham
rock Hotel in Black,ville, Friday even
ing, April 20th, at eight o’clock. Mr.
McCants is one of the out-standing
school men of the State and a magnetic
speaker, according to County Superin-
tc^ndent of Education Horace J.
Crouch, and an interesting evening is
assured the numbers of the assoeia-
i v-., • • ‘ , v . ' ’ . A
tion. The committee in charge of the
meetmp has secured plates at, $1.00
each ajpd every teacher is privileged
to bring a friend at the same rate.
Mr. Crouch hopes that there-will be
a full atbmdance of the membership
at this meeting. * ,
$25,000 LAUNDRY PLANT
■■■ TO BE INSTALLED HERE
Chauncey Depetv Passes
LAUNDRY OPERATOR WAS IS
CITY THIS WEEK.
Notice to Veterans and Widows.
of The People-Sentinel that the peo
ple of Barnwell should cater more to
the tourist travel through this city have be w improved, with the help of
occasioned considerable favorable Miss Elizabeth McNab, home dempn-
I receive! on last Thursday, the
12th inst. frqm th^ ComptroHer Gen
eral $10,920.00 to be distributed among
the Confederate Veterans and widows;*
a notice was immediately given to the -
members of the pension board who.
met at the Judge of Probate’s office
on Saturday/the l-'th, a.id after free-
Xo* sfu^-sln g the u r >. I asses At
was determined that we would con
tinue to have only two classes* and
that ,the Veterans were all placed in
class “A” and the widows- in class
“BX ItTwas further decided by tKe
board that the Veterans should re
ceive $15.0.00 each, which, when dis
tributed amongst twenty-one Veterans
amounted to $3,150.00, which leaves
the sum of $7.770.00 to be distributed
comment by readers of this paper,' stration agent. A number of trees
It is who are enthused, over the increased 'bas been planted, each class selecting
hoped to secure a suitable site within 1 (possibilities that will come with the a s P«*ial variety and planting and car-
the corporate limits of the town, ad-* better roads that will soop be under i 11 ^ f° r P ar ^* cu ^ ar tree, h lowering
iacent io the main highways^As the course of construction. All-weather shrubs of various kinds have been sot
Sweet'Water property is within a few roads will insure a maximum hmount ou t near the building, which in a year’s
nfiiiutes ride, the development of a of travel through Barnwell from the time will add much to the attractive-
country cluj> there, would he an added North and East to Florid^ and return. ness the grounds.
Mrs. T. A. Holland and Miss Odom
‘action
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an up-to-date hostelry in as this city is on the shortest route
1 between those sectiorv?, the claims of bav ^ been, reelected as teachers for
business men of other towns to the East and West to another term.
Barnwell.
The progressive
Barnwell are alive to the possibtlities the contrary notwithstanding,
of developing this city as a tourist The experience of a local home-
■ town and of catering to the needs of owner during the past several weeks
those who travel the highways to and in catering to tourists has shown tho
from Florida. Colon*it Browr, and wonderful possibilities’ along this
1 his associates wIIT doubtless receive line and the suggestion has been
the w-hole-hearted support of every-
ody who is interested irt the future
.evelopment of this city.
‘THE DOO-FUNNY FAMILY"
PLAY AT REEDY BRANCH.
made that a 20 or 25-room hotel near
this city, adjacent to the Columbia-
Savannah Highway (No. 3), would
among 62 widows, giving them the
sum of $125.32 each, and we have
made all arrangements to begin pay
ing out this sum at once; it is there
fore, requested that all Confederate
Veterans and widows of Veterans who
are on the Barnwell County pensfon
roll come to the Judge, of Probate’s
Office and receive your checks. /}—
John K. Snelling,
Judg<i of Probate.
Clerk of Pension Board,
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School Trustees Elected.
Frost Tuesday Morning.
This section was visited by qnitv a
heavy frost Tuesday moming, follow- special election held here
ing a d'4?ided drop in Temperature; Fri^JL M. B. Hagood was elected to
Installatwn Depends Upon Adequate
Supply of Water and Current at
Reasonable Rate.
Lhaunccy M. Dcpew, veteran
statesman, humorist and the great
est after dinner speaker ever known
to America, who died in his 93d
vear at his home in New York of
bronchial pneumonia.
100 Master Masons
in Attendance Here
Representatives of Some 14 Lodges
Present at Special Communica
tion Thursday Night.
Monday night. Opinions vary as to! succ *‘d himself as one of the trus-
the amount of damage done, but all
seem agreed that the growth of crops
pay handsome dividends to the owner was retarded. The greatest complaint
tees of the Barnwell Graded School
District and Terie Richardson was
■elected to fill out the unexpired term
About 100 Master Masons, repre
senting some 14 lod-ges in thjs and
other States, attended a special com
munication of Harmony Na,
A. F. M., in^BarhweTl Thursday
evening, at which time Grand Master
W. A. Giles, of Graniteville, District
Deputy Grand Master W. W. Edger-
ton,.of the 7th Masonic District, C. K.
Chreitzberg, Educational Director, of
Rock Hill, and Mr. Reardon, Grand
Pursuivant, of Graniteville, were dis-
tinguishetk guests of the lodge and
assisted in raising Fellowcraft B. F.
Martin to the Sublime Degree of a
Master Mason. During the evening
the craft were called from labor to
refreshment and enjoyed sandwiches
‘and cold drinks.
It is authoritatively stated that se
$25,000 steam laundry will be install
ed in Barnwell in the very near fu
ture. A gentlicnan who has been
operating such a plant in a reighbor-
ing State and who desires to retirra
to South, Carolina, was in this city
early iii the week looking over tho
ground. It is understood that he was *
very mu.h pleased with the outlook
'arjl stated that he would install a
modem steam laundry h<tre at an ear
ly <Jate if hg can secure am adequate-
supply of water and electric current
at reasonable rates. He was assured'
that there would be no difficulty along
this line.
For , obvious reasons, the ramn oT
the gentleman is withheld from publi
cation at this time. Suffice it to say ’
that he is experienced in the laapdiy
business and is the sOn of a man who
has made a marked success of 8temm
laundries in another city. Should the
plant be erected here-—and the writer
is assured that it will be—trade* wiD
be solicited from adjoining towns and
the new enterprise will provide work
for a number of people. .More wTefcfy
jpayrolls are needed here and it: is. i
hoped that the installation 1 of a
modem steam laundry will inaugurate - —j—
a new era in the business life of Rant- -
well.
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Deaths in S. C. Show
,j.- Decided Increase
Hair-Williams.
or owners.
It would not be necessary her4e a t this time is of poor stands of of the ,ate Dr. Cecil B - Ba y- Tbere
to erect a cOstly building, just soj cotton and it is feared that a consid-
long a s it is comfortably heated and erabl e acreage will haveHo be planted
furnished and has electric lights and, over * TM 8 stems to be mote-or less
runrjng^ water. A wood frame with tfenerl over the earlier sections of the
A marriage that came,, as quite a
surprise to the bride’s many friends
throughout this ?ection r w*as that of
/
Lester M. WilHams, of Olar, and Miss
Fatalities from General Accident* Ri-_
ceed 1927 Figures by More Thaa
80 Per Cent.
Columbi April 14.—Deaths from*
genera laccidents during the first two~
months of 1928 exceeded fatalities tor f
the same perkvd in 1927 by 83.7 per*
cent, automobile accidents caused £1.4
more deaths and railroad acctdente*
snuffed out the lives of 42.& per
more people.—^——
Deaths from general accidents to
taled 68 for the two-month pericKX ai
1928, compared with 37 in 1927;
tomrbile fatalities totaled 34,
A great treat aw'ait* all who come
out to Reedy Branch school house on ^ , , , . ,
FriA.y April onth. at 8:30 stucco over metal lathe would providu belt and was partly responsible fm-a
rlosino-pvpr.-isos a mos t ser\-keable structure at little "O-pomt advjinoe in the price Tuesday
if any cost above an ordinary weather-
Sueh” an
o’clock to w’itness the closing exercises
of that school, the leading feature
being a play —“The Doo-Funny
Family” staged altogeth<r by local
talent, with other exercises by the
\
pupils o^ the school.
The—pubi k* is cordia 14y- invited - bo
attend these exercises. No admission
charge will be made, it being a free
entertainment for the enjoyment of
all who attend.
The public is also cordially invited
to be present at the Galilee-Reedy
Branch picnic at Reedy Branch church
moming, all of which/however, was
lost in the last hour of trading after
boardedi house. Such - an entertise
would cater to tourists from Septem-! the government issued a boll wecVil
her or October to late Spring and
' old serve as a country club for
report at two o’clock showing a light
er emergence than last year at this
Til TiAoplA Hiiriny- thir reiMniri(ler-ftf-|-t4BlC T The market 13 to be subi^tfid;
the year.
Winter residents here find * the
climate and th^ people of Barnw'ell a
very delightful combination, and who
knows but th a t a comfortable tourist
hotel in a rustic setting would be the
means of inducing travelers to cast
their lot i n this^ section to the mutual
Friday, April 20th. Tables will be
waiting to take care of the well filled j ab toncernfd?
baskets that the people are expected Barnwell may never become
to such reports'^?
awhile now, there evidently being
rnthing else at this time that the au
thorities can think of to depress the
market. , g
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Sapp to Make Anifual Address.
was no opposition to ..either of these
gentlemen. Only 59 votes w<u*e cast.
A similar election was held on the ceremony was performed Thursday ef-
same day ii| Hilda School District to ternoon. April 5, by Dr. W. M. Jones
eledt a successor to J. B. Weeks, at the Baptist parser age in Barnwell.
There were three candidate for the Only a few close"relatives attended
office, Monroe Rowell being elected, th* marriage ceremqny.
Thirty-eight votes were polled.
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pared with 28; railroad accidents re-
suited fatally to ten persons, compar
ed with three in 1927.*
A great incrqase of deaths anas
X Sacred Concept Sunday Night.
Annoumlmtent
TTatcSburg-LeesvflTe
m(a,de ! that the
arid male
'to bring.
Stores to Close at 6:30.
We, the undersigned merchants of
Barnwell, do hereby agree to close oiir
stores at 6:30 o’clock, beginnirg on
- Monday, April 23rd, 1928, through the
summer months to September 1, 1928:
L. Cohen,
B. Mazursky,
H. Antopolsky,
Creighton’s Dept. Store,
Carrie A. Cava,
Weiner Bros.,
Lemon Bros.,Inc.,
C. F. Molair,
Farmers Union Merc. Co.
Aiken or a Pinehurst.' but most as
suredly an opportunity awaits some
enterprising man or woman or a
group of men aqd women who wiU
' organize a stock company and pool
their resources. At any rate, the
thought will serve to furnish discus
sion and at least g^t one’s mind aw'ay
from the depression caused by the boll
weevil,* et cetera.— ; *-
Wild Oats! What a multitude of
sins are committed in thy name.
.Wooing by Letters.
He—T love U.”
She—“C here. F U don’t stop, U Jj
HI call mother.”
He—“Y?”
She—“G! It’s E Z 2 C U R 2 Q-
rious.” ^
He—“Will U B mine?”
She (falling on his neck)—“0 U
kid!” / 4 /-
It is expelted that General Claude
an N. Sapp, of Columbia, will deliver the
annual address to the Confederate
Veterans at the reunion of Camp G.
W. Morrall at Mityer’s Mill, Friday
May 4th. All Veterans ard the wives
and widows of Veterans are urged to
be present, as this will probably be
one of the best^speeches that has evci'
been made at this camp. There will
be other entertainmtmt, if full pro
gram of whidr^ill appear in next
week’s issue of The People-Sent irri 1 .
Watch for it.
John. K. Snelling.
When his sister disebvered ^K>urg
Thos.
Arrayed in his parent’s pajos.’
An<d cried in dismay:
“Oh! what will father say?” ‘
He-replied: “Not a word. These are
mos.” * j
choir
quartette wlTl give a sacred concert
in the Barnwell Baptist Church Sun
day evening at tight.o’clock. A free
w’ill . offering will be taken for the
benefit of the organ fund. An enjoya^Lr
ble evening is promised and the public
is 'cordially invited to attend.
Two Cars Shipped Saturday.
y
Annie Lou Hair, daughter of Mr. and reported throughout the State amoop
Mrs. L. E. Hair, of Willistcn. The ^jte an d colored citizens. In Jammir
and February, 1927, white deaths to
taled 1,214 and colored deaths were-
1,670.
In the same pqriod >n 1928, white
1,949.*
There was one death from tulsse-
mmm HjHi PHI BP mia, or rabbit fever, in the first two
bride is the only daughter of Mr. and months of the year 8nd none f „ jgZT .
two persons were killed in airplane te-
The bridegroom is a prosperous
farmer of the Olar section Vdiere the
happy young couple will reside. The
Mrs. Ha«y a graduate in the 1927
class of the Williston-Elko high school
and one of Williston’s most attractive
your/g ladies.
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Carolina Alumni to Meet^
cidents, which ajdds another form of
de^th to tha extensive list of causes
T
of ^Heath. There were fifty-five peo
ple burned to death, compared with
increased from five to eleven, and
Solomon Blatt, Esq., announcos homi( . ides from twenty . five t0
that a meeting of the Carolina alumni • ^ ' -
from the counties of Beaufort, Hamp-
tor» Allendale, Bimberg, Aiken and
Barnwell will be held in this city May
4th for the purpose of organizing a
district association. Dr. Douglass,
president of the University, D. A.
Two carloads of asparagus were
shipped* from Barnwell Saturday,
making a total of seven cars shipped
from here to that date, in addition fcT Early,-alumni secretary, and Coach
numerous express shipments. The Bin y Lava] have'been irwited to be
cold weather of Sunday and Monday op, that occasion,
again retarded the growth of the
“grass,” further delayifg an already
late 8<iason.
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Galilee News.
Mrs. G. W. Black, of Galilee, spent
the wee-end with relatives at Olar.
. Mrs. F. O. Black has returned from
a visit in* Orangeburg.
F. O. and Dave Black were visitors
ir» Orangeburg Sunday.
The Galilee school will have its
closing exercises Thunday evenbig,
April 19th, 8:15 o’clock.
Visit Magnolia Gardens.
A most delightful visit to Mag
nolia Gardens was enjoy<H on Thurs
day, of last week by Mrs. Julie' B.
Easterling and her guest, Mrs. C. C.
Brown, of Sumter. The Gardens are
now resplendert in their wdnderful
beauty of nature’s handiwor^, and
ev*ry one who may have the privilege
of visiting them should take advan
tage ft this seaaon of doivvg so.
Frost at Blackville.
E. F. Boylston, of Blackville was jr
visitor here Tuesday and stated that
the frost in his section that morniafr
was very heavy. It was impossible at
that time, he said, to estimate the
approximate damage to the cotton and
cucumber crops, but he feared that
they had been damaged to a consider
able extent. There is consideraUe
complaint arounjd Blackville, ~ Mr.
Boylsbor^ said, ofpoor stands of cot
ton, a s seems also to be\the case in?
the Barnwell section. He found' It
impossible' to get a stand of canta
loupes, so on Monday he planted the*
field in cotton. That should be a
“prize patch,” as be had used 1,29(9
pounds of high grade fertili
well a s a quantity of compost, ii
effort to raise choice cantaloui