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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 11, 192& r* TU BARNWKLL PBOPLB-SKNTINn, BARNWSLU SOUTH CAROLINA ere an ^Hereabouts Thone U« the Names of Your Visitors, or Other Items of Local - Interest for This Column. — Beaks-Wells. Miss Annie Mood spent the week end in Columbia. Miss Sue Carter spent the week-end with rtJatives in Bamberg. Miss McMeekin spent the week-end at her home in Jenkinsville. W. D. Gantt, of Allendale, was a busines visitor here Wednesday. Miss Virginia Hutto was the Week end guest of Denmark relatives. Miss Margaret Free was the gueet of relatives in Bamberg Sunday. Mrs. E. H. McDonald, of Blackville, was a visitor in Barnwell Wednesday. Mrs. Ralph Brown left Wednesday afternoon for a visit to friends in Sumter. Mnvor V. S. Owens was called to Allendale on professional business last week. Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Dicks and chil- ren spent Sunday with relatives in -Cordova. Archdeacon Joseph Burton is able to be out again after an illness of several days. Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Searson and Mrs. Jasper Johns, of Allendale^ were visitors here Tuesday. Misses Derry Patterson and Mildred Moore are visiting relatives in Char lotte, N. C., this week. Col. Edgar A. Brown, G. W. Man- ville and L. A. Cave are in Charles ton on business this week. Mr. and Mrs. Perry A. Price and Miss Rosalie Spann spent the week end with relatives in Sumter . The local D. A. R. Chapter will meet tomorrow (Friday) afternoon at four o'clock with Mrs. R. C. Holman. The friends of D. Allen Brown are glad to see him at home again after an illness of several weeks at the Lenwood Hospital in Augusta. Give Your Child a Square Deal HE cannot succeed in s hool or later life with eyes that are wrong. Put yourself in his place. How much reading or work would or couliT you do If your eyes or head hurt ,or if your vision were a dull foggy one ? - P. W. Stevens Optometrist, office in Jewelry t Store, Barnwell, S. C. Every lime you have a date have a MARIN ELLO FACIAL fir/t MRS. ANGUS PATTERSON Barnwell, S. C. Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Anderson, of Albermarl, N. C. ; wr*€ the gacsts of Mr. and Mrs. A. D Fuitick this week. James Moore has returned home from Charleston, after spending several day| with his sister, Mrs. L. 0. Drew. Mr. and Mrs. E. J. DaCosta, Misses Elizabeth DaCosta, BcBee and Mary Patterson were the guests of Barn well relatives and friends Sunday. fc • / Mrs. J. W. Vincent, of Union, is visiting her mother, Mrs. Leah Best. The Ladies’ Guild of the Barnwell Episcopal Church met Tuesday after noon with Mrs. B. P. Davies. After the business session, delightful re freshments wore served during the social half-hour. Mr. and Mrs. B. P. Davies and son, Billie, spent Saturday in Charleston with their oldest son, Bun Davies, Jr., who is a cadet at The Citadel. In cidentally they saw the cadets win their opening football game, when they defeated Stetson University, 39 to 0 Mrs W. L. Hayes and son, Marion Hayes, of Richmond, Va., and Mrs Chenning Hayes and little daughter, of Georgia, were the guests of Barn well friends during the past week. Mis. Hayes, who holds a lucrative position with thu Amerimn National Bank, of Richmond, preslented the Barnwell Baptist Church with a new altar cover in memory of her late husband, the Rev. W. L. Hayes, a for mer pasror of the local church, who was killed in an automobile accident a number of years ago. \/dciety\ MRS. BROWN ENTERTAINS JUNIOR BRIDGE CLUB. Mrs. Charlie Brown, Jr., was hostess to the members of the Jtfnior Bridge Club last wetk. The high score prize was won by Mrs. Ralph Brown, and the consolation was cut by Mrs. Char lie Brown, Sr. The guest prize was awarded to Mrs. J. Julien Bush. A fruit salad course with iced tea was seived during the afternoon. THE SMART SET BRIDGE CLUB. The Smart Set Bridge Club met week before last with Miss Pauline Holman. The high score prize was won b yMrs. LeRoy Molair and the consolation was cut by Miss Elizabeth Deason. The guest prize was awarded to Miss Mary Wilson Gilmom Dur ing the afternoon the hostess served a salad course. Last week Mrs. LeRoy Molair was hostess to the members of the club. Miss Pauline Holman won the high score prize and Mrs. L. T. Claytor cut the consolation, the guest prize being presented to Mrs. J. L. Wid- man, of Asheville, N. C. After the games Mrs. Molair served a sweet course. SINE EILDER WANTED.—To get in touch with parties with the following commodi ties for sale: Oats, Oats Straw, Cot ton Seed for oil mill purposes.—Wal ter R. Able, General Brokerage, St. Matthews, S. C. 10-4-4tc FOR SALE.—Fulghum Oats Seed, Coker strain, new five-bushel bags. Call or write me for prices before buying.—Waite** R. Able, General Brokerage, St. Matthews, S. C. 10-4-4t FOR SALE.—Ford Touring car in good condition, motor recently over hauled.—B. P. Davies, Barnwell, S. C. WANTED:—Ten pieces of tin roof ing.—Apply The People-Sentinel of fice. FOR SALE:—Several * fine, young Barred Rock roosters.—Apply E. E. Goodson, Barnwell, S. C. ADVERTISE IN The People- SeatineL The Rev. Martin Luther Banka and Mrs. Banks, of Barnwell, announce the engagement of their daughter, Maud, to George Baker Wells, of Co lumbia. The wedding,, which will be a quiet one, will take pTace at high noon November 8th in the Methodist Church of Barnwell. The bride’s father will perform the ceremony. Yaaks Win Series. By defeating the St. Louis Cardi nals in four straight games of base ball, the New York Yankees won the world serks during the past week and are now the undisputed champ ions. Babe Ruth was again the out standing star, getting three home runs Tuesday in the fourth and last game. This is the second year that the Yanks have won four in a row in a world series. Denmark Theatre Nears Completion. Of interest to his Barnwell friends is the announcement that the theatre being built in Denmark by Robt. A. Easterling is rapidly nearing comple tion. The building is brick with a concrete floor and the walls and ceil ing are beautifully decorated. It is equipped with two pretty curtains and will have a seating capacity of 600. Mr. Easterling has named the theatre for hi 8 little daughter. Lexington Here Friday. The Lexington High School foot ball eleven will furnish the opposition for the local boys on the Barnwell field tomorrow (Friday) afternoon, beginning promptly at 3:30 o’clock. Lexington always hag a strong team and last year defeated Barnwell by the score of 24 to 12. The local boys are but for revenge this year and a scrap py game is being anticipated. The fans of this section are urged to at tend the game Friday and “root” for the home team. ^ Death of Mrs. C. D. Gmatt. Lyndhurst, Oct. 6.—On Monday of this week this community was shocked to loam of the sudden death of Mrs. C. D. Gantt, who passed away at her home in Port Royal following a brief illness. She was considered better, and was expecting to go home the next day for a visit to her mother, Mrs. J. C. Fowke, of Lyndhurst, when the end suddenly came on tho night of Sep tember 30th. Mrs. Gantt, who was before her marriage. Miss Jessie Fowke, of Lyndhurst, was a young woman of sterling character, an ideal wife and mother, and esteemed by all who knew her. She is survived by her husband and three small children—Laurie Ella, Louis and John—and her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Fowke, of Lyndhurst, six brothers, Laurie, William and John, of Lyndhurst, Walter B. Fowke, Augusta, Ga., F. L. Fowke, of Stuart, Fla., and Carroll Fowke, of Society Hill S. C., and one sister, Miss Alleen Fowke, of Atlanta, Ga. Intermit was made in the Presby terian cemetery here on the morning of Tuesday, October 2nd, attended by quite a large concourse of relatives and friends. pany, which is trying to promote the dairying industry in the counties of Aiken, Barnwell, Bamberg, Allendale, Hampton, Jasper, Colleton and Beau fort, spoke on his line, urging farmers in these counties to buy cows and make a start, even if small, in dairying. The election of officers was held. M. C. Kitchings, of Williston, G. H. Courtney, of Trenton, and L. C. Eid- son, of Trenton, were re-elected presi dent, vice-president and treasurer, re spectively. Roland Turner, agricultural devel opment agent for the Southern rail way, made the address of the occas ion. In opening, Mr. Turner told the assembled grass growers that al though ho knew practically nothing about asparagus it came within his knowledge that the quality of the c rop produced by the members of the South Carolina Asparagus association i* commented on most favorably in various sections of the country. He r said that he believed that there were wonderful opportunities in this sec tion for thd growth of a wide range of highly valuable agricultural products. Mr. Turner, in the main part of his address, dwelt on mixed agricultural products, soil enrichment and high standard of maintenance for soil en- ilchihent and conservation of tree resources. Immediately after Mr. Turner’s ad dress, the meeting m:eased for din ner, which was given in the pine woods around the Aiken Agricultural club, barbecue and lunch being served by the Aiken Chamber of Commerce, the Kiwanis club, the Civic leage and tht. Agricultural club. Between 700 and 800 were served. An executive committee of the as sociation met this afternoon in the directors* room of the Bank of era Carolina, L. C. Eidson, befoff elected general manager of the Me* elation. The standard crate for the shipneafc of grass was selected and a crates and labels. Thct next annual meeting of the e*» sociation was set for Williston, second Thursday in October, 19S9» admissions to the business sessions and dinner at that time will be br card only. This is an innovation. At adjournment, the city of Aiken and the various civic organization* were given a vote of thanks for th* entertainment of the association to day. LAST EXCURSION —TO— WASHINTON FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1928 Round trip fares: Barnwell $15.00 Blackville 14.50 Denmark 14.50 Tickets sold for all trains October 19th eotcept Crescent Limited. Final limit reach starting point midnight, Wednesday, October 24th. For reservations and ticket, see Ticket Agents. SOUTHERN RAILWAY SYSTEM ADVERTISE in The People-Sentinel. This Modern External Treatment is hast Mothers prefer the external treatment, Vicks VapoRub, for children's colds, be* cause it avoids the constant “dosing” so disturbing to delicate little stomachs. You just rub it on throat and chest Other members of the family prefer Vicks for their own colds, because it is convenient,and quick in bringing relief. Colds usually yields ££ Asparagus Men Meet and Re-elect South Carolina Crop Comes in for High Praise and Is Assured IWwimI Aiken, Oct. 3.—The 13th annual meeting of the South Carolina Aspar agus Growers’ association was held in Aiken today. The program was opened at 10:00 o’clock this morning with the business session in the Aiken opera house building, the seating capacity of the auditorium being taxed to accomo date th<« large crowd which gathered there. M. C. Kitchings, of Wjlliston, pre sident of the association, opened the meeting and caHed on several of the men who handle the South Carolina grass for the market in the large cities of the North to speak. These men, G. C. Hayes, of the S. H. and E- H. Frost company, of New York City, Fletqher Cochrane, of the Robert T. Cochran ^company, of New York City, Russell Wilson, of the J. P. Wilson company, of Philadel* phia, and Thomas Collins, of Winn- Ricker and company, of Boston, made brief talks in which they assured the Carolina grass growers of the great demand for their product in spite of the competition of the California pro duct. W. H. Ramsay of the Savannah- EdisU Reality aod Investment com- $ 8o,ooo.ooo for New Equipment N EW engines end cars purchased since 1920 have cost $80,000,000. The 364 new locomotives, 31,000 new freight cars, 266 new passenger train cars, which have been added to South ern equipment during the past eight years are an indication of the extent of the improvement program that has been carried on steadily for years. The Southern, as s consequence or such large investments, is equipped to handle the great increases in Southern commerce which are coming with the progress of Southern agriculture and industry. And as the South's growth contin ues, the Southern is constantly antici pating the needs of tomorrow by planning ahead today. The mi 11 tone of dollmre epent in the South eech yemr bj the Southern for meterimle, eappliee, end now equipment provide e etrong etimalue to Southern proeperity. So KAILWAY Laid in a network across tbs Booth; linking together nearly every important Southern com munity, the Southern earv— that territory east of the Mis- sieetprl and sooth of tbs Ohio and Potomac oa perhapa no other aree of equal extent is by any singla THE SOUTHERN SERVES THE