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i J y i THURSDAY, AUGUST It, THE FUMBLE FAMILY Now for Fame and Fortune By E. Courtney Dunkel *md m 'Vwatv Tvii?? as 3EAjjTy con res.T fop -i tue TTTLfc 0F-*MlS9 ?MALL TOWN AMERlCA'f OH QOV, THAT COUNDV GOOD TO ME-! I THINK iu. enbou. at onc&^ i ought to Stand AS MUCH CHANCE AS THE NEXT ONE-f ••NawujSMTEC OP MINE Y OUT UOPPA j VIU. ENTE12 ANV BEAUT/, (CXJNTEST NO SlCEE; - MOU-Vl L. L Jme 000 HOO—-l WANT x v / EB^A-OH,i WUZ ONLV KIDDIN' SlS-GO AHEAD and join if you want A BEAUTy “ VINNER/ 4 ^ ^tUanks Avmxy wpa- you are nov^ FEASTING VOUB E/ES ON THE FUTURE- • ♦MIS? SMAU. TCHUN AMERICA ! VATCH ME’BCING HOME- THE- BACON» WATCH ME/x ^I>UNKJftr EXTCA f MOU.y FUMBLE TO ENTER. BEAUTy COKITESTFVATCH NEXT WEEK. FOR FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS ff • Si. BARNWELL 50 YEARS AGO. ITEMS OF INTEREST THAT OUR GRANDFATHERS READ IN THE BARNWELL PEOPLE A HALF-CENTURY AGO. VOL. 1. THURSDAY, AUGUST 15, 1878. No. 50. Printer’s -ink is the best cure for hard times; therefore, advertise in The People. Rev. Arthur Buist baptised four teen persons at White Pond Church on Sunday last. A colored man and woman were tytten by a bad do* at Prosperity the ether day, after v/hich the dog was alain. An old bachelor said he orce fell in love with a young lady, but abandoned all idea of marrying her when he found that she and all her family were op posed to it. We regret to announce the death of a son of Mr. Edward Rountree, from sunstroke, while pulling fodder one day last w’eek. He was an industrious young man and bi 8 many friends will hear with regret of his sudden death. Blackville Dots. Mr. E. Rosenthal, the enterprising baker, is about to move to the store next to Maj. Steadman’s on the Ave nue, and is erecting a bake house in the rear of his store. When finished he expects to have everything in apple- pie order for the fall trade. Mr. Farrell is erecting a gin-house in the outskirts of the town nea* the Baptist Church. His gin is to be run by a twenty-horsepower engine. We are anxiously looking for that “first bale” of cotton to this plaice. Can’t somci enterprising farmer strain a point to make up the bale? We will almost worship him if he does. We were favored Saturday’and Sun day with copious showers and the farmers around here appear *to be more hopeful and cheerful in conse quence. ;| 9 I fill Social and Personal News from Williston Williston, Aug. 11.—Mr. and Mrs. B. S. Bearelle, of Charleston, are visit ing Mr. and Mrs. Crouch. Ralph Weeks is spending a few weeks with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. O. L. Weeks. Miss Clothilde Weeks, of the Uni versity training school, of Augusta, is spending her vacation with h<r par ents, Mr. and Mrs. 0. L. Weeks at White Pond. Miss Annie Laurie McKagen, of Rocky Mount, N. C., is visiting Miss Clothilde Weeks. *Miss Sarah Brown, of Spartanburg, is visiting Mrs. B. F. Drummond. Mr. and Mrs. P. M. Hair and Miss Jnet Hair have returned from a visit 1o Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Birt and Mr. and Mrs. John Gmbbs at Laurinburg, V. C., and were occompanicd home by Mis* Maggie Birt, who will visit here for several days. Miss Naomi Templeton, of Denmark wa* a recent visitor of Ai*. and Mrs L P. .Vi iii,ms. J. J. >!:!< y, of Bi unison, was a v ; .?i- tor last week of bis son, John Miley. John A. Walker, of Walterboro, was a visitor here this week. Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Mims, of Black ville, have recently moved to Willis ton. ! .i J. N. Cudd, of Spartanburg^ was a visitor last week of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Willis. Lah. Quattlebaum and L. R. Hair have returned from a motor trip to Thomas A. Edison. Hard work! These two words sum up the caretft* of Thomas Alva Edison, the world-famous inventor whose name has penetrated every remote quarter of the globe. Edison is perhaps the greatest—at least one among the two or three daughter, Miss Kathleen, are motor ing in Florida. Mr. and Mrs. Allen Hair and family left this week for a motor trip through Florida. Mrs. P. S. Uss«ry and son, Prof. Isadore Ussery, have returned home from a visit \o Charleston, Isle of Palms. While there they visited Mrs. Ussery's sister, Mrs. J. C. Hogg, who returned to visit tbeijt. Mrs. J; C. Thomas; of Aikon, sras the honor guest at a party given by automobile in which he was riding careened off the beach at the Isle of Palms into deep water. Two com panions escaped with their lives. Major Frith was riding on the back seat and evidently was unable to open the door of the car. CANDIDATES’ CARDS. Announcements under this head are payable strictly in advance. Rates upon application. For Congress. greatest—of Americans born in a small town, and his career is an inspirftion to every boy, whether he hails from a big city or a tiny hamlet. For Edison is the miracle mani of the century. His inventions and experi ments are known so widely that it is futile to enumerate them here. We are in contact every day of our liv^ with instruments, devices and com forts that owe their being to the gen ius of Thomas A. Edison. Milan, Ohio, was the town of his birth—Febrautry 11, 1847 the date. He receive^ some instruction from his mother, and at 12 years of age began in the battle of Itfo by selling news papers on the Grand Trunk Railway. Already young Edison was tinkering with machinery and developing those interests that in later life made him such a world-figure. He learned telegraphy and became an operator at various places in the United States and Cana4a, and soon invented many telegraphic appliances that brought him a reputation that was a forerunner of his present universal recognition. His present workshop is at West Orange, New Jersey, where he and a staff of experts constantly surprise the world with their scientific findings. Edison is now eighty-ono but his quest for the secrets underlying natural forces has not ceased. He has just set I hereby announce myself a candi- cut on experiments in rubber-growing date for reelection to the ^office of which he contemplates will take Sheriff of BamwcH County, subject to 20 years to complete—and he looks the rules and regulations of the Demo- forward to completing thtm. I cratic primary election, pledging my- Edison is an inveterate worker, at it. self to abide by the results and to sup- I hereby announce myself at a candidate for re-election to Congress from the Second Congressional Dis trict of South Carolina and pledge mysulf to abide by the rules of the Democratic party. BUTLER B. HARE. For Clerk of Court. I hereby announce myself a candi date for re-election to the office of Clerk of Court for Barnwell County, and pledge myself to abide by the rules and regulations of the De o- cratic party. R. L. Bronson. For Sheriff. all the time, and allows himself at most six hours sleep at right. He be lieves that if we all worked more and slept less, we would be happier and healthier. Most poople find more sleep than Edison necessary—but his constitution is such that he reeds very little. Work »soibs him from morn till night, and be thrives on it. The small town boy, among other things, has given irs the megaphone, the phonograph, the incandescent lamp and light system, and motion pictures; he has received patents for over 1,000 inventions, including many war instrument*. Dog Must Catch Fish or Go Without Meal The Afnus of Saghulin, off the Si berian coast, have a unique method of fishing for salmon-trout with dogs. The waters about the island are won derfully clear and from a boat the bottom of the water is distinctly vis ible and innumerable salmon-trout may be seem swimming. The Ainus, when about to fish, take with them a number of dogs. At a certain point all the men and dogs come to a halt. Then half the men and dogs move farther along the water’s edge, about 200 yards. At a concerted signal, the dogs are start ed from their respective points, and swim straight out seaward In a sin gle file in two columns. At a cry from the Ainus, the right column wheels Asheville, Knoxville and Bristol. TennJ M rs. H. M. Thompson. Friday morn- Mrs. J H. All he* returned from a in(f of Ult week .. SeVera , iHted visit to her daughter, Mrs. I. L. Wag ner, of Washington, D. C„ pad was accompaniud home by Mrs. Wagener and son. t- • A. M. Kennedy, E. P. Riley, Billie Plttersoo and Gordon Garlington were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. R;' Davis at Bluffton last Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Lee, of Macon, Ga-W. L. Butler, Jr., and Mr^.Shoff, of Raleigh, N. C., were recent vllitors of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Lee. *~ Miss Thelma Purvis and Kinloch Porvii, of St. Petertburg, Fla., are visiting Mr. and Mr». R. 8. Purvis. Miss Billie Scott is visiting Miss Virginia Boland in Columbia. Mss Nilla Kstheryn Hair, of Ashe- N. C., is spending several days with Miss Annie League Merritt Mrs. H. H. Altman and children, Hugh and Meyo, of Charleston, ar rived Monday to visit Mrs. J. A. Roun- Wti for •MU. 8. M. Pinch and interest games of hearts-dice were played. Mrs. W. C. Cunningham won top score prizo, a lovely handkerchief. Mrs. Thomas wa s given a guest towel. Miss Harrydelle Thompson enter tained sixteen friends Friday after noon in honor of her cousin, Miss Gwendolyn Altman, of Charleston. An enjoyable > afternoon was spent playing rook, hearts-dice and touring. One of the many partke given for Miss Olive Kennedy while visiting in Augusta last week wag a Prom party at the home of Miss Martha Anderson on the Milledgeville rosd, Thursday evening. M/. and Mrs. A. M. Kenedy. Miss Bettie Matthewg and Billie Patterson left Monday for a motor trip through the Shenandoah valley ,Gettysburg and other points of interest en route to New York. After spending several weeks, they will return via Philadel- phia* Washington and other points of port the nominees of the party.. Bcncil H. Dyches.. For Master. I hereby announce myself a candi date for re-election to the office of Master of Barnwell County, subject to the rules and regulations of the Democratic primary election, pledg ing myself to abide by the results and to support the nominees of the party. G. M. Greene. support the nominees of the party. B. W. Peeples. For Magistrate, Red Oak Township. We, the voters of Red Oak Town ship, hereby urge and present J. M. Hill as a candidate for Magistrate of Red Oak Township, and feel assured that he will abide by the rules and reg ulations of the Democratic party. Voters. For Magistrate at Blackville. I hereby announce myself a candi date for reelection to the office of Magistrate at Blackville, subject to the rules and regulations of the Demo cratic primary election, pledging my self to abide by the results and to sup port the ncminebs of the party. C. S. Buist. candidate for the office of Magistrate at Hilda, and pledge mysedf to abide by the rules and regulations of the Democratic party. W. Haync Dyches. I hereby announce myself a candi- v date for the office of Magistrate at Hilda, subject to the rules and regula tions of the Democratic primary elec tion, pledging myself to abide by the results and to support the nominees of the party. W. L. Harley. I hereby announce myself as a can didate for the office of Magistrate at Blackville, subject to the rules and reg ulations of the Democratic primary election, pledging myself to abide by the results and to support the nomi nees of the party. W. S. Grubbs. For Magistrate at Hilda. I hereby announce myself a candi date for the office of Magistrate at Hilda, subject to the rules'and regula tions of the Democratic primary elec tion, pledging myself to abide by the results and to support the nominees of the party. W. K. Black. For the State Senate. I hereby announce myself a candi date for the office of State Senator from Barnwell County, subject to the rules and regulations of the Demo cratic party, pledging myself to abide by the results of the election and to support the nominees of the party. Edgiar A. Brown. For House of Representatives. I hereby announce myself a candi date for the office of Magistrate at Hilfda, subject to the rules and regula tions of the Democratic primary elec tion, pledging myself to abide by the results and to support the nominess of the pkrty. Paul H. Sanders. I hereby announce myself as a I hereby announce myself a candi date for the office of Magistrate at Hilda, subject to the rules and regu!j*C\ tions of the Democratic primary elcim' tion, pledging myself to abide by tnF? results and to support the nominees oi the party. D. A. Dyches. For Magistrate at Dunbarton. I hereby announce myself a candi date for re-election to the office of Magistrate at Dunbarton, subject to the rules and regulations of the Demo cratic primary election, and pledge myself to abide by the results and to support the nominees of the party. O. W. Harley. I - ' For Magistrate at Barnwell.. I hereby - announce myself a candi date Tor ttrernofftce of Magistrate at Barnwell, subje:t to the rules -and regulations of the Democratic primary election, pledging myself to abide by the results and to support the nomi nees of the party. W. P. Sanders. I hereby announce myself a candi date for reelection to the office of Magistrate at Barnwell, subject to the rules and regulations of the Demo cratic primary election, pledging my self to abide by the results and to sup port the nominees of the party. J. M. Diamond. left and the left column wheels right, until the heads of the columns meet. Then, at a another signal, all of them swim in line to- cratic party, ward the shore. As the dogs near the shore, In creasing numbers of fish appear in the shallow water, frightened by the splashing of the advancing column of dogs, which, as soon as their feet touch bottom, pounce upon the fishes with lightning rapidity. The animals promptly bring the fish which they have seized to their masters, who ent off their heads and give each dog the head that belongs to him as his shfjire of the catch. The dog that catches nothing gets nothing. It Is believed that this dog-drill of the Ainus Is entirely unique. It is the more extraordinary when It Is considered that the dogs, many of which have been captured from the forests, are still half wild. —— a I hereby announce myself a candi date for re-election to the House of Representatives from Barnwell Coun ty, and pledge myselLto abide by the rules and regulations of the Demo cratic party. ^ - _ D. W. Heckle. I hereby anrounce myself a candi date for reelection to the House of Reprosentattves from Barnwell Coun- —" ty, and pledge myself to abide by the rules and regulations of the Demo- SAY “BAYER ASPIRIN” and INSIST! Unless you see the - * Buyer Cross** on tablets you ure not getting the genuine Bayer Aspirin proved safe by millions and prescribed by physicians 24 years foe J. E. 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