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V '' A 1 \ BARNWELL. SOUTH CAROLINA \ THURSDAY, APRIL It 1»% lit Barnwell 50 and 25 Years Ago. i. 11 Interesting Items denied From the Files of The Bsntwell People. X APRIL If. 1884. The mills and several outhouses of Mr. Howell Anderson of Red Oak wore burned on yesterday week. _ Jfr. .J; P. Strobe! is buitdhng an rcr boose at Blackville with a capacity often tons. He will col off candidates at reduced rates. The net income' of the Barnwell Railroad last year amounted to $2,700, which paid a dividend of 3 per cent. on its bonded debt of $90,000. » * Scipio Williams, oolotjed, of Rad *Oak, tells u* that several good sized piss belonging to him were burned to -<ie*th on the 2nd mst. by a fire which a wept through his pasture. • e Laat week Messrs. John J. Heffer- wan and J. P. Strobel, proprietors of the Healing Springs Chicken Farm, received a shipment of prize poultry from Baltimore. One Plymouth Rock hen weighed ten pounds after a two days fast. . Mad dogs were killed laat week in Red Oak and Great Cypress. The Republican County Convention met at Blackville on Saturday. Sixty- aeven delegates, aH colored, presented satisfactory credentials. Mr. W. F. Parker died in Great Cy- pre» Township on Saturday after a long illness. APRIL 8, 1909. A colored woman living on Capt. J. M. Ulmer’s place in Great Cypress Township has become the mother of two pairs of twins in ttoer past 13 Napoleon Unted challenges, but you’ll remember, too, Thatrflnally, to hU dUmay, he met' hU Waterloo! owl avoids all boasts and claims— he rests hU case an facts; • V "he months. The two older children died. There are 90 State aided High Schools in the 42 counties of South # * » • Carolina. Three of these are in this county, Allendale, Barnwell and Blackville, each getting $500 from the State. In the daughter county there are also three, Bamberg get ting $600, Denmark and Olar, each $500. At the home of the bride’s parents^ p Mr. and Mrs. C. Lee, in Kline, April 4th, at 7:30 p. m., Mr. Joseph F. Ready and Mias Cora Lee were hap pily united in matrimony, Rev. R. W. Sanders officiating. Our young friends will make Kline their home, Mr. Ready being in business with, Mr. R. M. Harrison. Seven negro men were sent to jail He says: you’ll Essolene yourself and JOW how it acts!” We invite you to compare Essolene with any other .motor fuel. Make your own test •. in your own ear • • in your own way. Try a tankful today and notice the difference. See^for yourself why Essolene dimnuitees smoothed performance. "V - - lEisolube Motor Oil in the crankcase enables Essolene to do iiShest] AT RKOULAR ■ OASOLINK PRICE last week, charged with looting freight trains on the C. and W. C. between Appleton and Baldock. The robbers would break tl)e seals on the alo moving cars and throw out such goods as they chose. Many articles have been recovered from houses, wells, etc., where they had been hid den by the robbers. \ SHOW MUCH INTEREST IN SPRING FI ^CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.) S3E3SE=55S55S=SS3=sbsS532 meat. This company is this week in Jacksonville, and will stop over in Walterbbro for the festival before proceeeding north for a number of summer engagements. It has been playing strawberry and other festi vals in Florida. .The Captain,fff the polo teams, Mr, Coleman, states that the two teams from Savannah will be here with 24 polo ponies to give two. games, Wed nesday and Thursday afternoons, at 3:30 o’clock each day. This thrilling sport will doubtless attract thousands of spectators who have aa interest in the superb horsemanship displayed in the playing of polo. % Smoother Performance BUY AY TMIS SIBN tlM MnrioM ud prod»«t» <4 tb« world’s iMdiaf oil < 7" Wonders of Science and Snvention 400^ PICTURES Picture* tell the «tory. The article* are short, concise, and fascinating. 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Reed, president- of the civic- league,—Miss Carrie Johnson and Mrs. Monroe Rivers, Jr., will be in charge of this colorful event which will be given either Tuesday or Wednesday even ing. This will be most attractive and will doubtless prove immensely popu lar. Songs and costumes of the long ago will be used. Here’s The 5 Star Sale Of Electric Refrigerators You’ll Want to Buy Yours NOW - - While You Have This Opportunity ! An Else trie Rsfvifsrator Is not only a wise investment but one that will mak* tha whol« family happier. well, nor that can Happy the family with a General Electric Refrigerator to uve foods and keep them healthfully sweet and freth, regardless of weather temperatures. And with a G-E you can make so many delicious desserts, quick* ly and economically, to add extra pleasure tc ever)- meal. You should investigate electric refrigeration during the 5 Star Sale. Come in, phone or write. Our representative will . gladly call with full details. ★ Low Sale Price it Real Low Down Payment it 30 Months (2Vi Years) to Pay it Really Low Operating Cost it Utter Cleanliness and 24- hour Constant Cold Pre-. vents Food Spoilage and Waste Senators Return to Barnwell. The Albany Senators returned to Barnwell Monday night after a road tnp to Charlotte and Columbia. They - split a couple of games with the Tar Heels and the tilt with the Sandlap- pers--wtrs- rained notrt Monday after: noon. Let Not Your Heart Be Troubled. Card of Thanks ' We wish to thank our many friends fer their kindness and expressions of sympathy during the illness and death of our beloved wife and mother. W. H. Boyles and Son. Any trouble you might have with your suits or dersses, don’t sit down and worry over them. Just bring them to us, we enjoy helping you solve them, and make dark clounds have silver Jinings. ALWAYS AT YOUR SERVICE. NOTICE TO DEMOCRATS! Slsotrielty is ons of tha most ussful houss- SoW servants that w* ha vs today. All tho slaves of previous ae*s could net work so Is thsro any othsr agency today '*■ ao aeonomically. S. C. QODSHALK, Vlcs-Prss. and Qsn'I. Mgr. ★ ★ ★ Pursuant to the rules of the Demo cratic party of South Carolina, the president of each Democratic club in Barnwell County is requestd to call a meeting cf his club, designating the hour thereof, to be holden on Satur day, April 28th, 1934, for the purpose of reorganizing and electing officers for the ensuing term; also to elect a county •executive committeeman tnd delegates to the County Convention, which is hereby called to meet in the Court House at Barnwell, S. C., on Monday, May 7th, 1934, at ten o’ clock a. m. “The convention shall be composeed of delegates elected from the clubs in the county, one delegate for every 25 members and one delegate for a majority fraction thereof, based upon the number of votes polled in the first primary of the preceding elec tion year.” Under the above rule, the clubs in the county are entitled to the follow ing number of delegates: Barnwell, 23; Bennett Springs, 2; Blackville,<19; Double Ponds, 2; Dunbarton, 3; Elkc 3; Fcvv Mile, 1; Friendship, 3; Great Cybrcss, 7; Healing Springs, 3; Her cules, 5; Red Oak, 3; Reedy Branch, 3; Rosemary, 3; Silc&m, 4; Williston, 14. Each club is earnestly requested to send the names o£ the delegates and executive committeemen elected April 28th to the secretary, B. P. Davids, at Barnwell, as soon after the dub meetings as possible, in order that a temporary roll cf the County Conven tion may be prepared. EDGAR A. BROWN, County Chairman. Bafnwell, S. C, April 10, 1934. Plexico’s Dry Cleaners “LET TED DO IT” Greatly Reduced Fares between stations via. - ' . /• ■ .■ Southern Railway System l%c per Mile Coach Travel. 3c per Mile Pullman travel, one way. 2%c per Mile Pullman travel round trip limit 30 days. .—a. •’ 2c per Mile Pullman travel round trip limit 15 days. PULLMAN FARE EXTRA. Sample one-way coach fares from BARNWELL, S. C. Birmingham, Ala. $7.18 WASHINGTON, D.C.__ $8.06 BALTIMORE, MD. ... 9.50 PHILADELPHIA, PA. 12.96 NEW YORK, N. Y *16.20 . Atlanta, Ga 4.67 " Savannah, Ga. 1 1.34 Lexington, Ky. 8.56 Louisville, Ky. 9.34 New Orleans, La. 11.73. St. Louip, Mo n — 12.80 Asheville, N. C. 3.40 Charlotte, N. C. 2.56 Greensboro, N. C. 3.97 Raleigh, N. C. - 4.26 Cincinnati, O. 9.67 Anderson, S. C. 2.87 Columbia, S. C. .94 Greenville, S. C. 2.64 Spartanburg, S. C. ... 2.35 Chattanooga, Tenn. ---> 6*78 , Johnson City, Tenn 4.72 Knoxville, Tenn. 5.35 Memphis, Tenn. 10.38 Lynchburg, Va. S . 5.65 Richmond, Va. 6.34 J. N. 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