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THE BARNWELL PEOPLE-SENTINEL, BARN*ELL, SOUTH CAROLINA e: K} I' Barnwell 50 and 25 Years Ago. Interesting Items Gleaned From the Files of The Barnwell People. APRIL 12, 1883. Mr. C. H. Golding, of Appleton, died last week at the ripe age of 90 years. Vennor predicts frost for today and the oldest inhabitant says it will come about the next full moon. It is all nonsense to pretend that lore is blind. We never knew a man in love that could not see ten times as much in his sweetheart as we could. i Mr. B. H. Baxley of this township tells u g that he expects to make three bales of cotton on one acre this year. He will only apply commercial fertilizers. He says there is more virtue in preparation than in fertili sation. Xast year he made 47 bush els of corn on one acre of upland and lii 8 best cotton picker gathered 680 pounds m one day. A responsible gentleman ask s us to say that there are more fools in Barnwell than in any town of equal size in the State. We respectfully decline to say any such thing. The largest tree in the county is a red oak on the I>avia place, near the Lower Runs, Red Oak Township. Many years ago an old gentleman named Giddings bent it down, cut off its top with a pocket knife and ex pressed a desire to be buried under it. Hi s wish was gratified and many other persons are buried around it. Four feet above the ground it is thirty-one and a half feet in circum ference and it is eighty-four steps between the opposite ends of its limbs. Many of its limb s are as large as the tiunks of the trees on the square. Temperance in Allendale.—Mrs. S. F. Chapin, of Charleston, delivered several Temperance addresse* in Al lendale last week. Two hundred and thirty-five adult whites and colored have enlisted under the Temperance banner. The work is beinjj energetic ally continued. APRIL 9, 1908. Dr. R. W. Riley announces his can didacy for the office of Auditor. Capt. Dunn left yesterday on a five hundred mile horse back ride to Kentucky. V Capt. J. C. Keel today annouces himself a candidate for re-election as Auditor. Tlje card of Capt. J. B. Morris as a candidate for reelection as County Supervisor is published today. Rev. J. K. Goode will commenfce a series of evangelistic services in the One Beer Bill Allows Quaffing on Premises '~T 9 I? __ Harvey Measure W'otold Allow Pur chasers to, Turn Up Steins in Gardens, Cafes, Etc. Barnwell Baptist Church next Sunday evening. Extra early Saturday morning ris ers saw light frost in low spots shel tered from the wind. The prophets say the Easter cold will be too mild to bite. Mr. Fiank M. Mixson, who was the youngest Confederate volunteer from South Carolipa, was in town on Mon day, as sunny hearted as before the gray began to crown his head. Couple cf months ago Mr. R. Creech J Roberts put out a number of grape vine cuttings. Last week he was surprised to find on one of them a small but promising bunch of grapes. In Red Oak Township on Sunday Mr. William Smith was shot by his son, John, dying on Tuesday from the wound. It is said that the father was pursuing his son with an open knife when the fatal shot was fired. Coro ner Wainer held the inquest. The son is about 17 years old. He sur- rendered to the Sheriff yesteday. A Life Lost.—Elliott Green, colored, was lodged in jail on Sunday, charged with the murder of Bob Smalls, color ed, on Saturday night, about two miies from Blackville. Green and Small* hail been gambling at the house of the latter, who won Green’s money and pistol. Green struck Smalls with a smoothing iron, crush ing his skull. Taking ^>ack his pistol, Green left the house fer an hour or so, but returning found his victim still alive and set the house oil fire. 1 ❖❖❖❖❖❖❖❖ THVRSDAT^APRIL_lS^jr_jJ^* v »> ♦To STEIN’S 4 There’s a One-Gent Sale Every Day Right in Your Own Home Electricity is your greatest modern servant. It works for fractions of pennies. It works day and night— rain or shine—winter or summer— arul never asks a,| ay off. And its wages grow less as th** hi urs grow longer. Let this great servant do all it can in your home. Electricity will do the h usewoik moie easily, more cheaply and more quickly than you can d > it by hand. SouthXarolina POWER COMPANY J. w. RUFF, Local Manager ASPARAGUS WANTED Jtfe Have An Excellent Outlet^ Efficient Service, Prompt Returns (U. S. Poatal Money Orders If Desired) Walter J. Quinn & Bro. 217 DOCK STREET PHILADELPHIA Only one of the three beer bills be fore the Soitfh Carolina senate would allow steins to be quaffed in beer gar dens or shops, that by Senator Harvey of Beaufort. First under consideration i s a meas ure offered by a majority of the sen ate finahee committee. Ten amend ments were affopted to it last week.— As an altemative^should the house^ about-face in it 8 support of beer, the senate ha s the bill by C. W. Martin, Beaufort representative, which the house approved 63 to 39 and which would net have to be returned there if passed unamended by the senate. The Harvey measure affords a third alternative to legalize beer. All three limit the beverages to 3.2 per cent, by weight, as congress did. Details of the three measures, as amended, follow: Finance committee bill: (1) Would tax beer eight cents a gallon in bulk or one cent on an eight- ounce bottle. (2) Would charge beer retailers $50 a year license ^fee, bottlers and wineries $500 a year, and breweries $1,000 a year. (3) Estimated to raise $500,000 to $1,500,000. (4) Would allow municipal author ities to “regulate” but not to prohibit beer sales within their boundaries. (5) Would provide county-wide referendum* for and' against beer within 60 days after, one-thitd the county electorate petitions for a ref erendum. - . (6) Specifically forbids sales for drinking on premises, to minors, at night, or in quantities less than one- half pint. (7) Provides enforcement by state tax commission and “licensing beards” appointed by the governor upon rec ommendation of majority of each county delegation within 30 days. .(8) Presetibe s penalties of $25 to $100 or ten to 30 days’ imprisonment for violations. (9) Would have revenue of 40 per cent, for state aid to schools, 40 per cent, to the county where sold and 20 per cent, to the municipality in which sold, or, outside municipalities, 50 per cent, for schools, and the remainder for the county. The Martin house bill: (1) Would levy a $2.25 tax on each barrel of beer 31 gallons or less, and two cent<» on e*rh 12-ounce bottle. (2) Would charge a retail dealers’ license of $50 annually. (3) Estimated to yield $500,000 in annual revenue. (4) Would give municipal authori ties the right to “prohibit” sale of beer without a local referendum, as well a s to regulate sales. (5) Would provide countywide ref erendum? upon petition cf one-fourth the elector's, apparently at any time. (6) Forbid s sales to minors “with out consent of parents or guardians,” sales at night, or for consumption on the premises. (7) Provides enforcement by state tax commission. < 8 > Forbids of. beer jn "mcor- porated town 8 and cities of 14 coun ties until counties approve it, and pro- vide* popular referendum before any is sold in Orangeburg and Laurens counties. (9) Fixe s fine .of $25 to $200, or ten days to six months, (10) Would have entire beer tax income used for state aid to Schools. FeatUt'e* of the Harvey Ijill include many of the ab ve provisions and in addition: (1) Would allow sale of beer with meals and at chibs having regular an nual membership dues of $10 or more. (2) Would have licensing commis sion appointed by the governor alone. (3) Would have beer and wines sold for retail other than by eating places solely by the state and coun ties. ‘ (4) Estimated to bring in $450,000 revenue a year. ' _ . (5) Would give Q0 per cent, of rev enue to state for schools and the re maining 40 per cent, to counties where sold, on a population basis. Men’s 1438 MAIN STREET COLUMBIA, S. C. * Just arrived, 500 New Spring Suits, including short models in all of the colors, to retail at $12.50. Our Suits are strictly HAND TAILORED throughout. £ Every garment guaranteed. f f f T T f v ? T T ? i Look for 1438 MAIN STREET t ♦!♦ i } t The Barnwell Theatre % PROGRAM for MARCH 29 to APRIL 6, INCLUSIVE ► <~x~x~x~x~x-x~x~x*->- :~x~:~:~:~x~:~:~x~x*x~x»<~>->x-x*«>, Wednesday & Thursday THIS WEEK I’m a Fugitive - From a Chain •-* — - Gang with Paul Muni I t Friday and Saturday THIS WEEK -Tom MIX in “Hidden Gold” Coming Next Week • .. i i * - ■ * Monday and Tuesday NEXT WEEK “Call Her Savage” with Clara Bow Also Magic Carpet Venetian Holiday Z' ■ ■ ' Wednesday - Thursday NEXT WEEK f ♦:♦ ADVERTISE in The People-Sentinel n I Ml I 11 f BROWN & BUSH Atteraeye-at-Lev SHOWN-BUSH BUIUNNG BARNWELL, SOUTH CAROLINA i PRACTICE IN 8TATB AND FEDERAL COURTS “NOW I FEEL FULL OF PEP* After taking Lydia E. Pink- ham** Vegetable Compound That's what hundreds of * ssy. It steadies thsnsrve*. They Call It Sin Also Comedy "You Call It Madness’ 9 Alio “The Lost Special” serial episode No. 1 and News Reel trylnt If wsat to hs. Admission: 10c and 20c, Plus Tax Beginning Monday Night, March 27th, there will be only ONE Show each night beginning at 8:30. ***+*++***+**+++*** ♦