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Sr THE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF BARNWELL COUNTY a d JjThe Barnwell People-Sentinel Consolidated June 1, 1925. VOLUME LI. "Just Like a Member of the Family" BARNWELL. SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JUNE 7TH, 1928. -Larret Gouty Ctrcalatloa. NORMAN B. GAMBLE LIFE INSURANCE I NUMBER 41. Bishop Wm. A. Guerry Is Shot by Minister Rev. J. H. Woodward, of BrunswtA, Ga., Wounds Prelate and Takes His Own Life. Republicans Meet Next Week Convention Hall Built. Quarter of ; . ' ' y Century Ago Scene of Big 1928 G.'0. P. Political Show. His many friends in BamweP, es pecially'these of the Episcopal denomi nation, were shocked and saddened Monday evening when they learned that the Rt. Rev. William A. Guerry, bishop of the South Carolina diocese of the Protestant Episcopal Church, had been shot and seriously wounded earlier in the day. by the Rev. j.* H. Woodward, aged 66, a retired clergy man of the diocese, who then turned 1 the pistol on himself and committed suicide. The shooting occurred in the Bishop’s office in Charleston. Bishop Guerry re-gained consciousness at a hospital, where he w T as carriecj for an operation.,, and though desperately wounded, hope was entertained for his recovery. The story pf the deplorable affair is to*yi in the following dispatch from Charleston: ■F * Charleston, June 4. — Critically wounded by a minister bearing a fan cied grievance, the Rt. Rev. William jWritten Specially for The People-Sen tinel by Robert Fuller, through Au- tocaster News Service. Kansas City, June 4.—The whole town’s talkwg-abTTcrr^tbe~Toming Re publican National Convention, which meets here June 12. And the town is not merely talking—it is making the Criminal Court Term Adjourned Thursday Mistrial Ordered in Case of Marion Browning, Charged With Assault and Battery. The May term of the Court of Gen- Lack of Opposition Establishes Record For First Time in History of County, There Is No Opposition for Major Offices. There is something new under the eral Sessions for Barnwell County, 8Un ’ nv.; t-tx most thorough preparations for event. These preparations have been going on continuously since Decem ber 7, 1927, when the wmrd was flashed through the country that Kansas City had been chosen as the site of the Republican Convention. There will be adequate accomoda tions for every" one of the delegates, altei nates and visitors. As a wag put , . ., . , . . and vice-presidential candidates will it: There even will be room for the , , ... _ elephant’s trunk.” Exterior of Convention Hall, Kansas City, where Republicans will Fore gather June 12th. Here the Republican presidential Kansas City was chosen as the site of the convention after the most hot ly staged battle to pick the‘convention s . ea ^ s the front row in the cen city ever fought. The convention will be held at the .A. Guerry, D. D„ 67, bishop of the: Convention Hall of Kansas City, quarter of a block on 13th Street and sin-cere, forceful method of delivery. Central Avenue, close to the down- He is an historian and a staunch Ad- town district of Kansas City. /. minist , ation adherent . , William H. Butler is chairman of the Committee on . Arrangements and chairman of the National Committee. There will "be a nation-wide hook up of radio stations to bring the news of the convention to every corner of the country. Not only will the speeches and tabulations of votes be be chosen, and the platform of the party will be adopted. Maine’s delegation of 15 will occupy ter of the hall. On its left will be the big Pennsyl vania delegation, on the right the 29 heard, but also the cheers, demonstra- South Carolina diocese of the Protes- j was built in 1900 for the Demo- delegates from California, and to the tions and noise of spontaneous par- ^ ar -f Episcopal church, tonight lay in4 cratic Convention of thart year, when] 1 car those from Massachusetts. | ades taking place all over the conven- the tion floor. There will be microphones a hospital here with a gunshot wound in his left chest. - . \ ' / His assailant, the Rev. J. H. Wood- the Democrats nominated the William Jennings Bryan. For a quarter of a century Conven- late Behind Massachusetts will be delegations from four other New Eng- placed all over the floor and balco land States—New Hampshire, Ver- nies. . ward, 66, of Brunswick, Ga., a retired . t j cr jj a ij ba< been the scene of con- mont, Rhode Island and Connecticut, I Elaborate preparations are- being minister in the South Carolina di°-1 certs, athletic contests and industrial with New York’s 90 representatives, made to make this ladio hook-up one cese, was dead .having turned the gun ; exhibits. - j the ] arffest un j t j n t b e convention, of the most thorough ever made in the n himself after felling the noted Now again shall rfesound in its halls grouped near the center of the audi- history of radio. Length and time of which convened here Monday, May 28, with Judge Hayhe F. Rice, of Aiken, presiding,“adjourned sine die Tlnirs-^ day. Cases disposed of after The People-Sentinel went to press last week are as follows: A mistrial was ordered in the case l of Marion Browning, charged with assault and battery with intent to kill Henry Peeples, white. Oscar Armstrong, charged with assault and battery with intent to kill and carrying concealed weapons, was found guilty of carrying concealed weapons, and sentenced to p^y a fine of $50 or serve 30 days at hWd labor. Moultrie Daniels pleaded guilty to the charge of house-breaking and lar ceny and was sentenced to serve 18 months at ban! labor. Rederick Mitchell was tried in his absence of violating the prohibition law. He wr c found guilty and a seal ed sentence imposed. Elbe Baxley, charged with the murder of Jerry Twiggs, was acquit ted of that charge and found guilty of carrying concealed weapons. He was sentenced to pay a fine of $75 or seive 30 days at hard labor. F uthern .leric. Late todav Dr. R. S. Cathcart, at- the great tumult of a national eonven- j torium.. tion! Again history shall be made! When Kansas City was chosen the session in Kansas City are still in very much in doubt, which makes the tf nding the bi.-JOnp, sa.d his patient j w ^b:n its confines! And truly,- this December, it was. decided to change task of the radio interests very diffi- »years’ convention promises to be a the usual 1,109 delegates to 1,089 dele- cult. However, radio listeners will be was in a “very critLal” condition. He was .stiU unconscious. An operation -tory of the very ex iting one, as recent develop- pates. This latter number of dele- ‘‘in on” every phase of the convention, 'or removal of the buulet was P<-1-1 nients in the political situation indi-' pates will attend the sessions starting f * mod late to.lav. „ cate. June 12th at Convention Hall. I NOTE: Next week we will publish Tbe attack and suicide occurred in - Tbe Convention Hall 1 has room for The keynoter, or first speake-, af tbe private off >.e of the bishop at over persons—there is room on the convention will be Simeon O. Fess,’ of the Democratic Convention Hall at d:c re^an headquarters he re. Just what t b e arena floor for all delegates and United States Senator. He is an ag-j Houston, Texas,’ and a s occurred between the two men cotild ] aTtefhates: The building occupies a gressive, earnest speaker, who has a Democratic Convention, rot be learned but apparently there , — —-—t——1 ~ 1 "T.s some , discussion of the retire- '" “ “ 1 1 1 ~ — \ • -~w u -.lint age »f ministers and finances, 1 as the Rev. Mr. Woodward before en-I ter’ng tbe office told Mis< Henrietta J .Jei vey, private secretary to the, ‘bishop, that he wished to see the^ . (prelate about 'the retirement age of -ntmsters. When Miss-Jervey entered 1 the piivate office after hearing two] shi ts she found both .men' on- the ' ii;or, the Rev. Mr. Woodward with a , pistoJ in hi^ hand; the bishop uncon-j scious and a check for $50 made out j to the minister and signed by the j bishop lying on the floor. • \ The Rev. Mr. Woodward, according | to Miss Jervey, was demented. She ' said that when about to retire to his private office the bishop asked her not to leave the adjoining room. ‘‘This m^n is crazy and there is no telling what toil! happen,” she quoted the bishop as saying. ■ The Rev. Mr. Woodward was for 20 years a minister in.the South Carolina diocese. He was known as a man with fixed opinions cn the Negro question,' lr particular. In b918 when Bishop: Guerry sought a suffragan bishop for work r.mong the Negroes of the diocese, the minister made a number ( f public attacks on him through pub- interior of Convention Hall, Kansas City, wheie the Republican National Convention will be held starting June 12th. In th is hall, which accomodates over 18,000 persons, the late William Jennings Bryan was nominated by the Democratic party in 1900. , : ' ~ ' lie- statements and speeches. While serving a* a pastor of an Episcopal church at Bluffton he shot Corley Store Burns . j Four New Candidates * in Face of Fish Fry Make Announcements I -j Insurance Fees Go to Counties Late Wednesday afternoon of last W. P. Sanders Opposes J. M. Diamond week, iust as the members of the PROMINENT BARNWELL CITIZEN DIED FRIDAY Barnwcli County Bat Association and their wives were gathering tor a fish for Magistrate at Barnwell.- W. K. Black at Hilda. The formal announcement of four Checks weie sent to the countv treasure's last week by the insurance commissioner for $95,777.19, which represents half of the 2 per cent, tax the <n insurance premiums during | last semi-annual period. Checks for , i r tt , fry at Corleys Mill in honor of one:.. and killed a Negro burglar. He was i • , yi of the members of the association, the exonorated following the kil'ing, resi-; . —rc „ . t ,. . , .tents said frttt nevfr fuTIv'recovcredl 8t0r °Cortey. near the new candidates appear in this issue the followine <amounfit wer « s y. t ' f y m , he nervous .hock. ' ' mil1 ’ was d,?ccvered t0 be on fire and of The People-Sentinel-two of them. counties in this setti . on; ‘ / . . I . rc . lA ... ... was soon completely destroyed. .So being unopposed, G. M. Greene to After his difficulty with the bishop —ir —— \ a . XT ... .. ., rapidly did the blaze spread that Mr. succee^rnrhseltTrs^TirsTer and B. W.- overrthe Negro bpshop. question the , r - _ 4 . . . , 1 , . . j , Corley, who was summoned to the Peeples for reelection as Magistrate minister was retired but retained a 1, ^ 0 . , ... ,. scene immediately, was unable to save of Bennett Springs and Four Mile etion with the diocese. ,1, .even his papers from the burning. Townships. The fa?t that they are 1 building. It is understood that his j unopposed is sufficient proof of the stock of goods was valued at several efficient manner in which they have canonical conne For several months, a short time ago, he was a supply pastor at St. Mary’s Episcopal church at Brunswick. His family is said to live at Darien, Ga. Savannah Boosters Coming. thousand ^dollars with no insurance. De«pite the fire, the fish supper was served their constituents. * - One of the other two, W. K. Black, court celebrating the approaching Mayor W. D. Harlev is in'receipt of marriage of. Miss Alva Bax.ejk well a letter from Nelson T. Stephens, sec- known attorney of Blackville. rrtary of the Savannah Junior Cham- j . * * * her of Commerce, stating that a party | Kills Large Alligator. \ » of 25 boosters from that c ty will reach , ‘ —— earned out as planned with a mock candidate for Magistrate at Hilda, is Aiken . ___ $1,557.88 Allendale it: ->411.02 Bamberg -Z: 727.03 Barnwell 686.74 Calhoun . 489.10 Colleton . _ _ 592.75 Dorchester . _ _ _ . 432.22 Hampton r __ Z-__ 645.62 Jasper 200.19 Orangeburg __4«. 2,567.20 W. L. Cave, aged 64 years, died at his horn? in Bam well about 9:30 o’ clock Fnlfc \ T n gh;, after an .i’mess of five week. 1 ’. rr inr news o r his death came as a distinct shock to his host of friends, as it was thought that he was improving. Early last week he was rtrickeu with pneumonia and had ap parently parsed the crisis Thursday night, but he took a turn for the worse the following day, when heart tiouhle aggravated his either condition. The (ryl came suddenly just after the attending physician had left the room for th^ night. Mr. Cave was boin March 7th, 1864 his parents being Samuel Cl anr Martha StWsel! Cave, fffr chosen avocation was farming ami by.the strict appl ration of business princl pies, together with the invaluable le.s sons learned in the school of exper icn- e. he amassed considerable wealth “Governor,” as he was affectionately known to" his more intimate friends was possessed of a dry humor that made conversation with him a de lightfully pleasant pastime. Because of his sour.d busiress judgment, his opinion on various matteis was often sought bv ethers. During the World War the houvht liberally of the several issued of Liberty Bonds and showed his patiiotism in various other ways. He was a member of the Building Committee of the new Barnwell Bap tist Church, in the erection -of which Be took a d?en interest and rendered unselfish service. Though quiet and urassumihg in manner, he endeared himself to a wide cir:le of "friends and will he greatly missed in the lifo- of the home, the community and the church• Pea e to his a-hes. For possibly the first time in the history of Barnwell County—-certainly for the first time since the adoption of the primary system of nominating office-holders — candidates for the major county offices are without op position, and so far as is knbwn here this establishes a record in South •y *» Carodina politics. The battle-ground of many hectic political struggles, at times marked - by physical encounters and marred by personal enmities between erstwhile friends, the arrival of the “zero hour” for filing pledges—12 o’clock noon, Monday, June 4—found the dove of peace hovering over the various politi cal camps, with an oli^e branch of harmony in its beak. True, the eleventh hour announce ment of a “dark horse” for a time threatened to ruffle the otherwise placijd waters of the political 4>ond, but when G. L. Weissinger, of Black- ville^. decided not to offer for the House of Representatives in opposi tion to the incumbents, J. E. Harley, of Barnwell, and the Rev. D. W. Heckle, of Healing Springs, the poli tical waters once more assumed their mirror-like smoothness, and it will be two long years before the voice of the county candidate is heard i' the land, so far as Barnwell County is concerned, except in the various Magistrates’ races, an,d even ‘among these there is no opposition for three of the eight places to be filled. In the race for the major offices, ajl of the incumbents are seeking re- election except for the \ State Senate. Dr. A. B. Patterson, who was ?lecteY fon»‘ years a*' recently moved to Atlanta, Ga. a,id Col. Edgar-A. Brown, of Barnwell, will succee.i n!m. From j*!l of widen it would ‘orri that th'* vpters Barnwell CoUrty aie con tent to iet v c’l enough and not swop hebt - it thi* st ige -of gamei The Tf.e-,1 raught-fo.’ office is that of Magi^rite a? Ih!n.: titre being five candidates- in the race. There is also opposition „ in the Magistrate races at BanTWeP, Blackville, Dun- bauton ard Red Oak, while none de veloped at Bennett Springs, Great Cypress and Williston. The first—and probably the only campaign meeting of the year was held Tuesday at Hilda. The list of candidates is as follows: I Sheriff—B. H. Dyches (incumbent.) Clerk of Court—R. L. Bronson (in*- cumbent). . Master—G. M. Greene (incumbent). State Senate—Edgar A. Brown. Coroner—D. P. Lancaster (incum bent^. - —*—^ House of Representatives—J. E. Harley (incumbent.) cf Barnwell,and the Rev. D. W. Heckle (incumbent), of Healing Springs. Ma-gisTrate at Barnwell—J. M. Dia mond (ircumbent) and W. P. Sanders. Magistrate at Bennett Springs—B. W. Peeples (imumbent). Magistrate at Blackville—C. S. The funeral services were conducted Sun-lav mrrring rt ll oMock at the Ba ist (incumbent) and W. S. t .Gruhbs. ErtTHweT! Baptist Church, Dr. W. M. Jones ernduding ♦he services in the r.re^c^ce of ;« large ‘‘oncoifr-o or rela- tives ar. I frierds v l» bad gathered to pay their last tribute of respect. The Magistrate at Dunbarton—J. L, All and O. W. Harley (incumbent). Magistrate at Great Cypress—R. B. Harden (incumbent). Magistrate at Hilda—W. K: Black, hodv was ’'"id t** i r st in the adi»cent A. Dyches, W. Hayne Dyches, W. cemetery D •- newly-made frrave being Hailey -and Paul H. Sanders. Magistrate at Red Oak—G. L, Hill (incumbent) and J. M. Hill. Magistrate at Williston—R. L. A Mammoth Onion. Weevils in Marlboro. Barnwell about one o’clock Tuesday, 1 Allen Hammet, son of A. K. Ham- June 12th, and after partakmg of met, of this city, killed an alligator lunch here will leave about 2:30 p. m. mez -uri ng7 feet 7 inches in Turkey for Blackville, Bamberg and Orange- Creek this week, just below the cross burg. The tour of this section is be- J ng of the Barm\ell-Elko highway. It trict, having previously served themUy, tipped the scales at a pound and in this capacity. He also held the' three-quarters. Mr. Rountree stated office of Magistrate of Red Oak Town-! that many other onions in IHs wife’s ship before moving to Barnwell garden are fully as large and are the a newcomer in politics. He is a sub stantial farmer of that section of the county and will doubtless make a good I showing in the five-cornered race. j j E Rountree, of the Martin sec- The fourth candidate to announ e ticn, was a visitor irT*Barnwell Fri- this week i 8 W. P. Sanders, who is day and presented the editor of The' Mrs. Nellie Cave, of Barnwell, and plants and pulling them up, be discov- opposing J. M. Diamond, _the incum-j People-Sentinel with a mammoth Mrs J. L. Buist, of Blackville, and €red that weevils were causing tbe bent, for the office of Magistrate at onion, which was grown by Mrs. several nieces and nephews, who plant to die, by puncturing the bud. Barnwell j Mr. Sanders needs no in-! Rountree in her fine garden. The have the sincere sympathy of the en- ^ r - Newton had the weevil in an en- tioduction the voters of this dis-j onion, which was of the Milhous varie- tire community in their bereavement, velope with a large number of plants covered \ itb beautiful floral desie^s. The pall bearers were: Active—W. P. Franklin, Martin C. Best, WPliam E. M Nab. George Manville, E. D. Wcoley (incumbent). Peacock, Edgar A. Brown, W. J. Lemon, and P. W.^PHce; honorary, Wm. McNab, L M. (Vhoun, Terie Richardson, C. F. Molair, S. B. Mose-' Bennettsville, June 3,—L. D. New- Icy, H. L. O’Bannon. J. B. Armstrong, ton, a farmer, Friday morning found A. A. Lemon, H. W. Sanders and N. G. boll weevils on his cotton. He noticed W. Walker. / black places cn the plant, especially Mr. Cave is survived by two sisters, ! n the hud, and on examining the ing made in the interest of the Savan- is understood that there are two othei nab Water Carnival, which is to be ’gators in the same pari of the stream, he’d early in July. Miss Frankie The finding of these saurians has put Harley, of this city has been selected a stop temporarily to the use of “the bv the Mayor and lounty officials to old swimmin’ hole.” represent Barnwell County at the ♦♦ water carnival this year. ADVERTISE in The People-Sentinel. W. M. U. Merlin*. that had been punctured by the weevils. Cotton in Mariboro ^County is about / ■ 30 days late. About 50 per cent of The IV. M. YJ. meet ng of the Barn- the first cotton planted had to be plant- several years ago. HLs entry pro-'product of home-grown sets. All of well Baptis* Asscciaiicn will be held ed over. Cotton is now just beginning vide s the people- of this <ity with] which clearly indi |ites that, as a at W’iHiston June 14t\ a; 10:30 a. m. to grow a little. It is small for the their only active interest in county gardner, Mrs. Rountree ceitainly All churches are urged tc send dele- time of year, but the weevils are on politics this year. “knows her onions.” gations. the job in spite of the facts.