t V !77 *{• “We Are Careful, Yet Liberal.” 4 y We appreciate your Business. Ill 5 o o Paid in Savings Department. HOME BANK OF BARNW ELL. rSrT’JE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF BARNWELL COCNTY/^a Established in 1877. *Ju&t Like a Member of khe Family" / * ■ " • -p . 1. . $* Marc!r2t Subscriptions Have J l ■ X * Expired. I | PLEASE RENEW PROMPTLY! Largest County Circulation. I VOLUME XLVIL BARNWELL, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY. APRIL 2ITH, 192L NUMBER ^ 9 £ WILL HONOR MEMORY OF CONFEDERATE SOLDIERS Friday, May 2, to Be Observed as, * Memorial Day at Rivers’ Bridge. COUNTY AGENT WRITES ' about Treating seed ^brtyieight^years ago tliis associa tion' was organized in honor of the three hundred Confederate -soldiers of the 32nd and 47th Georgia regiments who on the 3rd day of February,’65, so bravely defejided themselves against repeated attacks made by ap proximately ten thousand Federal soldiers, preventing the enemy from crossing the Salkehatchie river for a period of twenty-four hours. When it was, seen, however, that to with hold them longer was impossible, the gallant Georgia men made a success ful retreat. The small number of Confeds who lost their lives at Rivers’ I.ridge sleep beneath the sod in. one. First Steps Precautionary Only and Must Be Followed by Spraying. During the month of March we car ried on a very successful campaign for the treatment of melons and cu cumber and cantaloupe seed. Most farmers have treated thefee seed be fore planting. At that time it was brought to the attention of fanners that the seed treatment was largely precautionary. It is very important that thi& be done jn order 4o free the j young plants from _the immediate at tack- of such diseases the germs of which” travel and are carried on the seeds. This is again to call the at- FORMER BARNWELL MAN * # WRITES TO THE PEOPLE ! r-CAMP GILMORE SIMMS” TO SOCIAL AND PERSONAL BE ORGANIZED HER|/SOON“ NEWS FROM WILLISTON Says Barnwell County Clay Is Used Sons and Grandsons of Confederate B. R. Tillman, Candidate for Congress on Roads in Georgia. grave ovi these hallowed grounds. A day set apart" once a year when several thousand people from Allen- ,y Hon. J. Carl Kearse, of •Ifamberg. -j- . ' Vocal music will be furnished by the Bamberg Choral Club, which-is < mposed o< jifte -n >>r twenty, me4o- tiious voioy?i'and fnst runnrtital music will be furnished by the Carlisle School Itand. These boys play well and they are a credit to CaVlisle. . The, invocation v.JU be otfered by lie cfiapknn, t>r. J. \V. Daniel, pas- t"! of Ti'inity Methodist .Chuieh ‘at ! lamtierg. • . • Tile schools and other organizations oie requested to send flowers tor • oating t he stage ami grave. - Dinnei will be •- very expensive t( of Kairfa.v (’., has been out here on a visit. amL she told me of the improvement in the^ roads. When l taught school at HUeuton J, never thought, neither did any one else think, that that o'* Ttobbintv day over Geo'rg-hx. use it here, as A temporary organization of a Camp of Sons and Grandsons of Con federate Veterans has "been started in Pays Visit to Town. „ Williston, April 19.—Mr. and Mrs Oti.-v Bates, of Augusta, and Mr. a-nd FARMERS OF DUNBARTON SHIP MUCH ASPARAGUl (luite a Number of Crates Go For ward.—To Increase Acreage. Dunbarton, April 22.—Quite a num ber of. crates of asparagus is being Barnwell, and when the plans are recent visitors in the Davis Bridge Mrs. Fred Brown, of Charleston, were shipped from Duntu-ion thiaf season. completed all the sons and grandsons of Confederate Veterans in Barnwell will bw-asked to join. In fact, each and every one of them should come forward and be enrolled to perpetu ate flu* great cause that Viur fathers and grandfathers fought for. George W. Manville has been sug- gestgjl as Commander, of Camp Gil more Simms. Sons of Veterans, and has the necessary application blanks and charter to perfect the organizu- tion, and - it is'hoped that all the mem-* it is “Our jH-opie.. heiv are wild ove'' .to bacco. and they are Tiullding to-bayco warehouses-4vere that will eovef two acres and' all over south Georgia.they bine stone per 'a •re foi; watermelons : are buildyig warel-ou-e- and .tobacco' and lb to 29 pounds foi-cucumber^ and bai ns; because there was good money cantaloupes. Small band -pray pumps made on'it last year. If it were, .to 'till not apply the spray as it should ! happen to be a failure this year, 1 be. a man should have at least a good ! think the whole: c.ountiot. would lie...-<-tTTrng. Keys Sanders, R. L. Bronson, barrel spray pumn with two leads of i ruined. We are planting only hose lb feet long, fully equipped, or small crop.’ very Double Bond Items. I Vide -IVuhIv A pi ll 21. Miss Jlil a /Wu-ren—-petit-JsntUrilay —night—ami Sunday with Mis - ()llie Lee Jom-s... * Mr. W. H.~+hyto spent jliv weeki ynd with his family near Double Bond.. Mr. and Mrs. I-adore Hai't/og and •4 s. M's- Gt-anie Deljkjini'tMied to Barh- v.ell Saturd.av hioiliitis-. if his acreage is from 20 to' 2b acres he should buy a still larger barrel outfit with a doube* acting purftp, and where still larger acreage thar\ 50 to 00 be planted it womu Wk* necessary probably to gt-t a power spray. I will be in a position to assist and ad vise in.the purchase of the spray mu- terals. ami also the spray outfits. I am now ordering each week from one 1 to three or four of these outfit* for the. different farmers. A great many farmers are contem plating using Bordeaux dust fn pre- Terei.ee to the liquid spray. Let me again impress upon you that dustng. cannot lie iect-mmended > (iVer spray- •as- then u- SBONSOR AND MATRON OF HONOR ABBtMNTED General Harry D. Calhoun Names Mrs, Simms'and Miss Weissinger. —-— _ * ' H bers who can possibly go will attend the meeting to be held in Orangeburg May 14th. The old Veterans, the Daughters, the Sons, the Grandsons anil Granddaughters will be there. * . Following are sor.vc of the Sons whose names are ruggested. and this is notice to all Sons and Grandsons to htmd in their names to the Comman der: | O. H. Best. M. C. Best. W. L, Jack- son, L. M. Mace, R. C. Carroll. C. C. Siqjms, Bet ry Simms, E. A. Brown., Julian and Berry Bush. (’. F. Molair, L. M. and H. D. Calhnun, Dim- an Cal houn. M. B. Hagood, J. A. Boiler, (’. C. Owens. Sr.. (’. Owens, Jr., A. A, . * and W! J. Lemon, Furman Davis, Tw E. Davis, Eugene Easterling. W. # D. Gantt. C. C. and Eurman Black, Jeff Black, Ilorris Creech. Barney Baxley, Allen Brown. V. S. Owens, G. M. Greene, John K. SnelBng. B. B. Davies, R. S., Norman, 1 .Sidney and Jim Dicks, Louis Cohen. E. D. Beacock, Gregg Moody, Angus Patterson, J. B. Arm- section. B. R. Tillman, of. Trenton, director of the South Carolina Asparagus Growers Association “and candidate for congress To succeed James F. found out, however, that their lands The farmers startej this crop only * few seasons ago, and consequently not as much of this product is shipped from here as from some other points in the county. The farmers havtL Byrnes, was a visitor m WillLsdn la-t Tuesday. are suited for this crop and it is be- # lieved more acreage will, be planted ems. Mrs. W. W. Molony and Miss ^ueyle Molony, - of Blackville, were visitors in Williston, last Saturday. Mrs. w. B Ow.-ns, Miss Mildred Owens, of White—PomT; and their guest. Mr-. James Ray, of New York, have returned from a visit to Mrs, John Dapi.els, of North Augusta. Mr, ami Mrs. W. K. Davis and Mr. ind Mrs. J. V. H-ci'' v'«'re visitors inr W. H. Duncan, N. G. W. Walker, E. M. Cave, Perry and Carter Price, W. H. Manning, W. L. ami Lang C^ve, N. B. Gamble, J. E. Harley," and many others.—Contributed. Attention, Democratic Women Voters. mg, as-there is nut ’s-uffieient data to warrant .us in doing so. We know that the liquid applications when pi r- perly made will give an effective con- trolV Up to the present time not a great deal .is known’ of the dusting method or the different kinds ofdusi, and 1 call particular t atLcntiunTo this tact, that we should not feel like we can take Bordeaux dust and under any ’circumstances get the proper results, at the same time khe re seems to bo a great future to.the-use of dust whin hlU ‘ il has beep proper'y Worked out. Cer tain chyck.' and tests will be made by us in the use of dtist this season to see as to just Imw-*4fective iD use is. IL (\. Bo\dston. " County Agent. 1 General Harry I). Calhoun, Brigade 1 Commander,iSec*md DivU+orh-fkrm? d' Veterans, has appointed Mrs. W. Gil more Simms, Jr.. <>f Bamberg, as ma- t Iron bf honor, and Tdtss Helen Weis singer, of Blackville. as sponsor to repre-ent the Sou* and Grandsons of the Confederate \'eterans at th<* meeting in Orangeburg. May 14th. (ieneraj (’ajhoun hus addressed the following letter to ‘.TTese lad • s: "It is with honor, and i or.'’liege to name-.-you af- Matron of H uai and Sponsor, re-pectively.' on n.y ftaff L represent the Sons and G mm Isons of- the CoiTi-ilerate , V,>ns - nt the Second Division, -in 1 Voii'ane herd..- requested to meet o.u- tatf in Orange- jiurg on, May 14th to a joy 'inu be with the old Veteran- ’•-ill Taughtew of_tho ’ Confede’a'v o’i chat day. I named, Mr.'^V. B. T.rner, if Aiken, as my Brigade Adjutant, ’Mr. F. V. James.-u-f Denmark, my Brigade Inspector, and Mr. Q. A. Kennedy. o*|. • Williston. my Brigade Quartermaste.r. 1 ■ since relv Ho pie vou wTTT agrept and i « ,. • ■< j..... 'aeut Saturday night at the home of^^lf?. I-adore Hartzbg . Mrs. W.TL Martin and children, Mj;. ami Mrs. Freddie Jones.and Miss oll-e I.ee Jones and Julia Your Democratic Club will meet Saturday, Apili t$tb. ’ Be.sure and attend that meeting if possible. Stand for election as a delegate to the Coun ty Convention which meets in the Court House at Barnwell May .Ith to elect delegates 8o the State Conven tion in Columbia. At The meeting of j* tjn- County Convention stand for ele - tioli as a delegate to tine State C,’on- veiUion: It is the'wish and desire if tiie men that the ladies take an active part in the. coming election-, iState, county and national, -hayJrfg th< if names' placed , on the ckriUroll.- in oi- der that they may vote at the pirtp'-r, time and the prope-r p!;u-e. This -jU!;- get-ion is made to you all. regardless of whom y.ou. may Vote tor. *o that you may be prepared to vote for thy candidate of -your choice, Harry D Cajhoun, . , County Chm,n.. McAdoo Campaign, tending the picnic that day to come hack to Dunbarton amt take in the Chautauqua that afternoon an/l eTeM- ing. The second day’s program of the Chautauqua is thought by many to he the best of alt because of the fact that Herbert Sprague and his players will be seyu in two plays, one in the afternoon and one at night. Mr. Cloud, the advance representative of Orafigehurg last week.' Miss Pinkie "Bates, of Calvary, and Miss Pansie Staley, of Denmark, Were visitors here last weeK. * _ , . Mrs. B. S. ,. Moore and daughter. Miss Nell Moore, ami Mrs. E. F. Woodward, of Barnwell, were visitors in Williston last week. Mrs. Martha Redmond has return ed to her home in Elko from a trip to Savannah, Ga. Mrs. D. P. Martin and Mrs. Harry Delk. of Blackville, were visitors in Williston Monday. _JVI* and Mrs. R. L. Peacock and family, of Barnwell, were visitors Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Par ker. Mrs. Hayne Hogg and Mrs. Jeff Black, of Barnwell. Were in 'Willis ton last week. Mrs. Lang Cave and Mrs, Clyde n >Kht. Vickery, of Barnwell, were visit+rs here Monday. J —s—— Mrs. E. C. Brie \ of Barnwell, and Mr-. MyFal 1, of Anderson, visited friynds in Williston Monday. Mi*. B. I/. Easterling' arid Mrs. Eugene Easterling, of Barnwell, vis ited-,Mrs. R., A. Weathersbee on Mon- 1 • lay afternoon. : Mr*! - .!. E'. SteadPian. Mrs. Albert Steadman, Mrs Elmore Steadman and Mr*. Arthur Bregnpls, of Denmark,! were yDitors here Tuesday. , W. R Davis, A. E, Thompson. L. 1 the Chautauqua, spent last ThTfrsday in Tqwn getting things rounded up, and he was very much impressed with the spirit here. , " • Miss Clara Trowbridge, of Stam ford, Conn., is visiting her brother, Mr. _F. R. Trowbrirtge, at Donora, this week. Miss Mary Belle Rountree, who has been out of school for three weeks on account of measles, is back again. Mr. Perry Moody, of Allendale, vis ited his father, M-. H. J. Moody, last Friday. Preaching next Sunday will be as follows: Lower Three Runs at 11:30, Dunbarton at 4:30, and Meyer’s Mill at 8:15. Invitations are out for a B. Y. P. U. “weihie roast” to hi held at the home of Mrs. L. X. Owens on Tuesday Snpt. Robison Decides to Stay. Mr. Lewis Announces. Elsewhere in.,th : s issue of The IV*- ple will be found the announcemew of Mi'.* Victor Lewis., of Kline, a* a (andiilale roe the Hojise of Riq-fcsen- Resolution of Respect. Caitip Morrall to Meet. Whereas. it has pleased Almighty G<»d in His inlin,aV wi*itom to remove from bui' midst llncher J..J. Cochran. Who wa- her of Haymoriy Lodge No. 17.. A’. F, "M.. for!, a numlu'i qt years and yvh \ when* elevated ot the .position if Worshipful Mastei’ of the Loilg», showed by his actions that he was worthy of the .office. Resolvml; That In the death of P. M. Cochran, this Lodge, has lost _a- member who was ever readv to serve i ? •* ' W arren spent i the Lodge in anvmanner which could Camp George W. Morrall; U. C. v . will meet at Meyer's Mill on Friday, May 2nd. according to' the following / announcerhent and Willie Sauls Saturdav after- “violet hunting joyed by all. Mr. Freddie .lone were in Blackvilh noon. 1 •' Mr. H. W. Joiies. Sr.. was in Black- , f ■ ' ville Saturday on business. I.yist Tuesday |was Mr. J. 1*. Chit- ty’s birthday and the people'of This community surprised him by giving him a nice birthday dinner at his home. Man/ ^f his friends and rela tives were present. Issued recently by a -zealous and effijyat nieni-'; r .,p t J. .Staff Halford,JJarnvyeTr "The annua! reunion of Camp Georgr-AY!'Morrall. U. C, V.. vvjll bo held'a't Meyer’s Mill oh Friday. May 2nd. AM members- of the (hemp are requested to be present and Veterans •who are not members .of the Camp or any other camp arc aUo requested to be present and have their names placed_on the roll. • y “The ladies are also invited to be _ * ] present and \sqpplement the occasion trip wa* en-1 Resolved: That the sympathy of w Rh baskets fill 'd with -omethn^r j this JLodge goes oqt to the bereaved K<>0 d to eat. w, £ -"'~ i family.-r v ”• j ' “Dr. W. M. Jones, pastor of the ' Resolved: That a page in our min ute Boqk Ik* inscribed to his memory and a copy of these resolutions he sent to his family and oe published in the County papers. . , . ' N. G. W Walkfer, . m . ' : 7 L. E. Davis, ' Louis Cohen, — : ' ’ Committee. tatives. This is his-first entry into the arena of politics but hi *manv friends are confident that h" i- goin;: to make'on excellent rare. Ay ha- been cashier of the Bank Tl’-Kline c? • *— for many years-and i- oguizisl- as a safe, h vei-hea i » H. Bolaiid and Bryan Powell attend ed the chapter meeting in Aiken Tuesday and tool, the Royal .Arch degree. Others- attehding from WJ- ’• 4 Liston were A. M. "■ Kennedy, M Self and Dis. G. J. Trotti and lace Cone. Wal The trustees, children, teachers and the entire community, are delighted thjit Supt. J. D. Robison, vvho has Im'iIii in charge of the Barnwell High School for a number of years, has de- • cided to guide the destiny of this in stitution for another year. The pea- i pl«* of Barnwell were distressed when they learned that he and Mrs. Robison 1 would likely move, to Florida to be with their aged grandfather, but the latter has improved in health of late and Supt. Robison was finally’induced by the trustees to remain in Barnwel’t In announcing his decision, Mr. Kobi- *on said; "1 "just love old Barnwell 'qand the children I have in my charge and I have decided to remain with ^ ,• '.them.' I have large plans to bring to ; Mrr-anil Mrs." It.omsrs IT.- Peeples, f. —^—r- , . , , s ^ i the attention of the trustees and the ot ( ()i,urn.l)!a,- were visitor*^Tr W-Uhr- s . ton Wednesduy.— - — : z.. ——H neonle of BJrnwell in finally making !' e! i I i S-Wi- Sunday mornings at Hightowey’s mill j redound to its benefit. The 1 I US K ness man. In addition h<'.i- a f< rfr r auil i- cognizant of fie agricultural classes. His A: nds i e- lieve that should he be elected by w ill vindicate the confidence placed"in. I’"ni bv the voters of Barnwell County^ Mrs; MeClellan h^is returned to her home in McClellanville after vis iting her sister, Mrs. W. C, Smith. Sr. Miss Thelma Ray has returned to her home, in Denmark after visiting Mr and Mrs. S> ■B. Mav. the Barnwell High School he best and uarget in the lower part of the State for the size town" — Stores Close Early. Whitaker. Death" Mrs. George Shepheard was called to Bennettsville oiv Saturday" on ac- • count of the ci itical illness of her sorry who is seriously-illwith pneumonia. pastpr BarnvvelPBaptist Church, will be .the •orator of the diy.” Two Autos Burn. While returnim* from the Shrine .Ceremonial ‘in Columbia Thursday aT" te.rnoon. the^Essex Coach of M-\ B. To Reopen Club Market. The Home . Demonstration Club members of BarnwcH County will re open, the dub market on Saturday, April 26th, at 9:30 a. m., in front of- the Court House. Th«*y will.w»**V+4»e following prb.duct^//or'Siifb',:. , rf _ Eggs, butter, mi’k, bacon, as^ra- gus, can bed tbmatoes, Irish, potatoes, garden peas.. turtiips. radish and mus tard. y Come buy your Sunday dinner—we will have it there for -you. just what BegTnning Monday.- Aped 21st, the Mr-. William Meen the custnpv in the past -Muring the sirmnuT months. . in order thaU _ ; : . i . — B their , emplq>^es«A«Ainay enjoy a tittle time’ off from their duties. The early closing, however, does not apply to Saturdays. The following merchants signed the agreement: ’F. W. Falkensteih. J. G. Moody, Jr., B. Mazursky. L. Cohen, The J. A. Por ter Co., Farmers-, Union Mercantile j Co., Miss Carrie A. Cave, C. F. Molair, On Friday, Ajiril 11th. at 7 p. m.. the Death Angel visited the home, of Mr. and Mrs. N. H. Blume, of Willis ton. and claimed"their only daughter, Mrs. Ida Mae Blume Richardson, ag id 22 years. She wasAtjck only one week witlr' measles and pneumonia. She leaves her hus^an^l. .father, mother j ^parksi-Mk- Store! Lemon’Bros., Inc. unit two brj>t.hers tit rmilltsn hee 1 . . ... . and-L. Weiner. Mr. and Mrs. F. R. Trow,bridge and son. of Dunbarton, and Miss Clara Trowbridge, of Connecticut, were vis itors in town Sunday, the guests of Mrs. G. M. Greene. , S. Moore, of this < Ty. caught fire md ware completely consumed. . That - night the Hudson* Speedster of Mr. Perry Harley, who lives a few miles from Barnwell, was destroyed by.fire.- Both cars were practically new. you have-breh wanting all the Spring. • Elma Cave. C. H. D,-Agent. of the .Barnwell Bantist • • V • • .1 \‘ The ladie Church will .serve a barbecue dinmv at; the Molair House to-day (Thurs day), the proceeds being for the bene fit of the church building fund. and two brothers to mourn her toss-. Her body-was laid to rest in the Dou-1 - # » ble Pond cemetery, the funeral set- | Calling a Candidate, vices being Conducted by her pastor, • EdUor% XK? Barnwell People:- the Rev. Mi. Davis. | wish space in The People to call One week has pa^-d. dear.Ida Mae, ; a can(lidate _Mr. J. A. Morris, our Since that sad and dreary day j preser)t Magistrate. I7e was appoint- \\ hen Death s AngeJ came to take ^ the recommendation of you ’ our Representatjv'es and has made Ufl To'that land so far away. Her Aunt. E. V'. R. Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Goodson, of Al lendale, were the guests bf Mr. and. Mrs. E. E. Gpodsoii Sunday. a worthy officer. Therefore", r am voicing the" sentiment of a number of ! voters of 'George's Creek Township in hoping that he will offer himself as a candidate in th*' coming primary | elections. * Voters of George’s Creek.