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SIXTY FIFTH YEAR SIXTY FIFTH YEAR Barnwell, s. o.. Thursday, jaxuaryxs, 1917 tt. D. C'S. CHARMINGLY ENTER TAIN AT FAIRFAX LAST THURSDAY ACCOUNT OF COLDER WEDDING ANNIVERSARY Lee and Jackaon Chapter Entertain la Splendid Manner aP hone of Mr and Mra M. A. „ s Maya. The ProfranT. *7 Special w> Xh«L Semit e): Fairfax' Jauuary 22.—One of the •tiioit delightful- social events of \,he winter was the Lee and Jackson public. meetingTrf the local chapter: of U. D. 0. hrld at .the home of Mr and Mrs M. A. Mo^eoa last Th dead ay evening. ' - The regular, meeting of the chapter wus fojlowed by a "banquet anii recep tion tendered by the Daughters to "the •honorary- members, including veterans, -husbands and frls'udsof the memla-rs of the chapter. '■(■* ' ” [ The hostesses of. the occasion were . M* sdames M. A._^loye, J. C. Preacher, \V. A. Lanca-t-r and Li. A, Sanders-. - ; The night was cold and rainy, but 'cheerful old-fashioned fires and the I glow of many lights beBpoke a warmth ; of welcome and.hospitality within-the home of this honored and beloved pair. The meeting Was gracefully presided oVgjr by the President Miss Virginia Capt and Mrt J- Anselm Meyer Recently Ccle- r braied Thalr Fiftieth Weddiag Annlveraary la Mo«l E let) orate Manser j ‘; ’"" ' Meyers Mill. Jan. 20.—The hpcjty of Mr and Mrs J. A. Meyer was a scene^uf lovelinaaa on the occasion of the cele bration of the 50th anniversary of their * S —- " - - - * • 1 . . .... . wedding day. The entire lQwer'floor was thrown into one, and .most artis tically decorated with southern smilax; ferns and a profusion of, cut flowers. The mantles were banked with white and yellow rqses with a background of «reen. . , . Promptly at '7-p’clock K l|p * ! *s began to assemble from ey* ry place i t n the county and various places in this state They were A. A- Kennedy Elected Chairman. Many Matters of Im - portance Discussed- would Hold Up County Court Bill. Meet Again Next Saleday. Boll Weevil Expert Cites Advantage of Clearing Fields; Ditch Banks. Terraces. Stumps and Underbrush in Preparing for- Cotton Pest- on the farm furnishing the insects winterV protection. - In thd* winter cleaning there should not be overlooked the neglected orchards, rubbish around the farm buildings and especially around the gins and seed houses. Th’S work of cleaning up during the winter is so important tjiat no matter what other farm practice the farmer may apply the results are minimized to the extent to which he neglects the dis- tructioii of winter hotel-. Wi^h the advent of the boll weevil, the effect of injurious farm crop insects now present will become much more noticeable owing to the great, attention;, paid to other crops,. Jt is an easy matter, at this time to go to any Cum stalk field and pull up stubbies, roots and all and split them, with a pocket knife. In most of the stubbles^ thfcre will be found one or more white worms or grubs, which are the young of. the Corn stalk borer, which causes an annual eligible for re-ell ction for the nekf five years. FourthThat the county coart bill be withdrawn for the present, in order to allow a further investigation as to whether or not it Will be’ a step to wards economy. ■ Fifth. That no appropriations be made by ^he general assembly fpr ex- -trwterms of court in Barnwell county Special to The Sentinel: Clemson College January 22 —With the approach-of the boll weevil there is lio phsRe of farm minagement of great-, er importance than clean farming. The ‘boll weevils, ia seeking winter quarters in the fall, select such places r that fur nish it the necessary protection against winter weather. We haye been in tjie habit- of speaking of insect winter hotels. By this we meah of course, the places where the weevils stay in winter, or in other words, where they hibernate. A strong example of the and Georgia. They were received at the door by Miss Cleo Boyd and Mrs J. M. Cafor. They were then presented to the register's desk, which was pre sided over by. Miss Willis. After reg-. istering they were introduced to the act as secretary When galled to the. chair, Capt Ken nedy stated briefly *®hat had been done nt_th»*. two previous meetings of the taxpayers and asked that the-members of the committee .bring Oefore the meeting such matters as they.deemed pertinent. The question of court Ex pense, road building and mamtainanoe. county officers, and other matters were discussed at length adjou riyi ngunt£Inea’flylhree o’clock. After the numerous questions brought op had been di-cussed at length resolu tions memoralizing the general assem bly in regard to the following'matters were adopter. • , - . Fifst: That the county be divided in three districts and that one county commissioner be appointed from each by the governor on the recommenda tion of the grand jury ; and a|so that ttfr'fe be one chaingang in each district as long as it is practicable to have it so. Second: That all counfy pfficers be put on a salary basis, and that all fees collected be put in the general county fund. ; • Third: That the state constitution be.amended so as to provide for hi-, ennial sessions 04 the general assembly , and that all state offic-rs be elected for. four years, ap<t that they lie in- Bixth: That no salaries of magis- tratefr he-raised^ •wnd that the county delegation be requested to devise-tome means of'reducing the ex ponies of the magistrate’s courts. The secretary was Instructed to for ward a copy of the resolutions to each receiving line by.Mrs F. C.’ Boyd and Mrs Spencer SlcSwain. Those in‘the; rrccGving line were: Mr and Mrs J. ■B. Kirkland, Mr ,and Mrs W. A Meyer, Mr and Mrs V!. C. Meyer. - Mrs. Janies Bates, Mrs Bailie Miller, Mrs Hiram Moore, Misses Enies.t and Gussie Meyek. From two artistic booths on the front ; 1 ♦ porch punch Was served by Misses Myrtice N Brabham and "Annie Laurie Rountree. ,. - In Die rear of the spacious hall and partly concealed behind tin- ferns and other pot plants was Balk’s Orchestra- which furnished music the entire eve^l ■S-. a * iiing. —-Promptly at 8 o’clock the wedding march announced the approach- of Mr and-Mrs, Meyer with their attendents. 1 Miller' with winter hotel.is-the following' Stubble fields. Stubbles of corn or cotton left on the field not only furnish shelter to many injurious insects during ffiV wtnT ter but these stubbles together with' such weeds or gra*s that occur on the fields collect b'owing leaves and other .farm rubbish which furnishes an ideal winter' lodging place for all kind of pest*. Other places are dirty terraces, grate? ditch banks, underbrush, old sturhps, logs, etc. It is easy to observe- in weevil infested territory that the, greatest damage often occurs in a cltton field the meeting noV meml»er of the Barnwell county de!eg&L_~ tion at once. On motion of Hon J. W. Fotk a com mittee of three was appointed toTook into the advisability of consolidating \ certain county offices the committee appointed by the chairman consisted^ of. f. H. Hcwlette of Allendale, Busier Hagood of Barnwell and J. W. Folk of Rosemary j- The committee adjourned to meet on February 5th. saleday iu next month at 3 o’clock, p m. It is expected that a full meeting of the committee will <be had at the next meeting.The weath er permitting. Those present at the meeting Tuesday were : j. H. Hewlette, Allendale; Butler Hagood, Barnwell; J. A. Meyer, Bennett Springs „(bf proxy); D. VV. Brown, Four Mile; J. 0.. Bandera, Georges Creek; F._ H, Dicks, Rich Land; J. W. Folk, Roaemarv. Virginney,” Mrs E. A. McDowell. liefnarks by the President. The 1 «. • 1 program whs concluded by all joining heariilyjn siiiging “Dix'e.” 1 ‘yt t . •> The banquet talkie was lajd with covers for nearly one hundred guests and the repast consisted ot a beautiful three-course dinner. Ai) absence of all formality and the gracious hospitality of the hostess*^ ai?d Mr and Mrs Moye made the evening one of rare pleasure for all present. The focal chapter of U. D. C, ii one of the most active and progressive in the state, and owes much to its energet ic pieiidcnt,, Miss Virginia D-. Rant. adjoining 6uch-places as have been mentioned. It is sometime necessary tJ burn them to controll the situation but whenever it is done.it represents a very undesirable farm practice This rubbish constituting winter hotels should not be allowed, but as far as it is possible within the power oJ[ the firmer all" this vegetable matter should be utilized and properly incorporated in the soil, One of the first discoveries of great importance by the Bureau of Entomol ogy, United States Department of Ag riculture, in beginning their great study in Texas was the occurence of a high death rate among the weevils in winter. This death rate is governed Very greatly by the amount of rubblflh F1 ret c amT iVl rs Sara! 3Ir W. C. Rountree, of Augusta, Ga., the only two surviving attendendB of their wedding fifty yea|rs ago. \ NexA came Mr Meyer'on the arm of his brother, Mr C. C. Meyer.-and Mrs JVIeyer with Mrs (T. C. M-eyer. Tr.ey proceeded to the parlor, when the ‘ bride and-groom of fifty years” stood under the arch of the bay wtdow. over- which was placed io_ gold letters the dates 18U6 1916 Hind, from which was suspend* d a cluster of fifty white rosles. Just - above were two golden hearts .. joined so as to represent a double heart. The background was of ferns WILL TELL HOW TO RAISE THE SPANISH PEANUT BANK OF SPRINGFIELD VERY PROSPEROUS E. B. Gunter Jr., of Aiken to Speak 4o Farm 1 era Monday F*bruarv 5tb oa Growing and Seateaced to Six Years. Trial at Baakerg Reaatt of £eceat Kttllag of Charles klasey Special to The Sentinel Springfield. Jan. 22 meeting of. the sfceek JAILER’S DAUCHTER COMMERCIAL RANK OF BLACKVILLE ORGANIZED Marketing Spanish -Peasuts. The following letter should be of es- pecial interest to Barnwell County farmers. It is expected that many will avail themselves pf the opportunity atlorded. Aiken. S-jC-January 21st 1917- Col.-Harry D Calhoun, Barowell, S. C. Dear Mr Calhou^:— Will you kindly give this notice to Bambopg, Jan-.- 2O.—0. J.'HUHrf prominent planjter of the Ehrhar^ft section of Bamberg county, was to night convicted of manslaughter by a jury in Court of General sessions here, Jfe was -tried o 0 the eharyeof’ihurder, Bank of Springfield,'t.lie following 'gen tlemen were elected as a Board of Di rectors for the ensuing year: L. M. Mims, Jno„ McBean, T L Gleaton,'M. A. Jumper, W I) Black J. A. Berry, L, B. Fuimer. \V. F ■HutTn James Rav, Dr L. VV.-'Busbee G. B Harley, Dr W. M.1 Alderman, G L. Smith, tt-, Ga. Cooper, and they ii But'When Brother Takes Pistol JVould-be y Lynchers Rush lato Hampton Jail Girl - The Cominerciir Bank of Blackville will open itt doors for business junk as Soon as necessary fixtures ami material - \ , ' .» *re.- • - -SkhTreieeured, probably by February 1st. ‘At a .meeting he!«l at Blackville -'Monoay eveniTig the capital/stock of twenty-five thousand dollars was sub-’ , s Titled antUpaid in.- The "stock holders e ected the fcmmytrig Board of“ (ilrec- ihen Calls Sheriff -- HanSjifon, Jaw.dl. -.-Da^ Richards, a nepro df- Estill. was taken from the county "Jail here last night by . a party fropr Estill, and although not lynched he wai ba<|ly treaten up and left in the woid.8. According to the negro’s state- the result of the killing of Charles Kinpey, a merchant, of Ehrhardt. the latter part ot 1916- ^ Judge Gary, preaiding, sentenced the. -newspapers <$f your county, and the new year : L» M. Mims, PreMdent ask .them to carry same this week.'ofi their tntpers, so the farmers of your county can meet me at the Barnwell court hftuse on Monday, February 5th at 11 o’clock, that I miwy tell them-of —-advantages of panting ‘‘Bpaniih Peanuts” thiR spring. I will tell them how to plant thdin^ will furnish the seed, and will send ft picking machine into Barnwell county and pick all*the peanuta for (hem, and pay them the cash market piMea per bushel, the price now prevailing is 75 oenta to 11.20. Two crops can be made on the same plot ot land each year, besides the vinca m|ke fine hay for stock, and as the boll weevil is near ua, I regard this an im appeal, the defendant was released on bond.of <5.QQlv —The trial was l>*gun yesterday and about 5 o’clock this n/ter* noon tiie case was given to the jury, which in two hours returned a verd r ct, The defendant, who kept his com posure during the trial, even while undergoing a moat rigid crosa-exami- nation, broke down and wept when the verdict was announced. This case was hard fought through out, able counsel being engaged on both sid es. A great deal of in tenet was manifested in the trial on aeeoont ofUie prominenee of the principals in their community, and the eoart house was crowded while the witness wen testifying and during foe arguments. J110. Me. Bt*an, vice president. J^_ B, Smith. cashier aiiU Miss hidith Fhijlips assistant. *—*— r J The presi lent madet- liis annual re pp r t, w 11 i ff h s 110 w e d am ark ed degree of t ^ UJ tuciress for the year. hthI the stockhold ers were highly pleased.. During the thirteen years of .the banks existence it has accumulated in net egrnings more than $50 000 has paid oui in dividends $24 000 and now has a surplus.of $20,000 and undivided profit account of $6 000. T’lie bank has recently moved into its new and commodious building where it will be pleased to see its many friends a ment, hit life was spared as lbtc-rtil 1 B. G. Fielaiug, M’ya'tt Bmwmrig. Crum Boylston. Ji.s. Norwood of CoFiimOia, ,C. R. IrBrown; president ot 11>e Ci;i- zena Bank of Charleston., and A. M-. Deiibbw/Vice president of .the F*“oples Bank-of Bamberg. The directors met and elected the following offioers: A. M. Deubow,-pre sident, C J. Fjckling, vice presjdent; C. W. Reutz, Jr., cashier.. roses brants The attractive souveniers were badges of ribbon, on^which were printed irL gold the dates and initials of the con tracting parties. The closing feature^ of the occasion was Lhe presehtation of two beautiful gold hearts joined to gether by fifty links to Mrs" Meyer by Hon. G. H. Bates, of Barnwell. His remarks were indeed eloquent and in- spiting. Many good wishes were extended the couple for many years of happiness and prosperity. Some of the guests fi'om neighboring towns and cities were town, learning that a party was being and fled ii .formed to take the negro from the jail tion of Esi l|nd lynch him, had him removed by The you automobile to the county jail at Hamp- Lightey b; ton. Magistrate’s Constable J. A. that the p Cook and John O. Smith brought hjm by five ur to Hampton. . ,wasa‘*pu Arriving at the county jail the negro Brunson, was delivered over to the jailer, J. P. ton and n ,Bowers, who proceeded upstairs to the of the par oel>< with his prisoner, locking the anything front door of the jail. Then one of the* whereabo men who brought the negro to Hamp- ers ptead* Ton went back down stairs to get the the negro negro’s lhat which he had dropped in an him and t -effort-4© get-away. When he unlocked Today-t the door and went out he was met by other neg a party of about thirty-five men, sc- Hampton! cording to hj» estimate, ..wjR—lushed. Alld WAai for the open door. l «■ ' - ' . that the Just as the crowd reached the door, account c the jailer’* daughter, who is about H of it were years of age, <ran into an adjoining pie in ! room, grabbed ob£ of her father’s pis- Hampton ids, and roshecTback to the door, cov; closely, d ering the lynching party with the re- l>ut beat volver and declaring that the would the car. shoot the JIFst one that enter*d the not know door. She held them thus atTfay until were. A her brother, fearing that some harm were tfir* might happen to her, took the pistol Th? negr from her, whereupon some of the crqyvd tention a rushed in and went upstairs, over- lp awjut patrons. The baVk enjoys the patronage of the good people of Barnwell countv as well as Graugeburg, _ move on the farmers part E. B, Gunter, Jr. Capt A. M. Kennedy of Willistoa was here Tuesday to attend the meet ing of the tax-payers association of Ralph Walker of Appleton was a Capt J. O. Sanders of Georges Creek was an interested and active member of t^ie steering conimittee of tfie Barn well county Tax payer* association which met here Tuesday. , » . - * > . • F. H. Dicks of Greenland was here Tuesday wartend the meeting of the association. - —*- .- ■ • business visitor h^re the latter part o last week. Barnwell county Mr D. W. Brown of MeyevsJdill here Tuesday to Atteud the meHir the steering Cumrtrtttee of the tax ers association. '■ ~ T \ Mr and Mrs H. Moore, Prpf. and Mrs, A- -F—Otis of The fol owing names of tubterib ers were sebt during our recent con test ^hd jhe addresses given ween wrrTtg. The papers hgyt ljggn go. ing to thewrorgpoet office, and ay we are very^desirous of getting our Barowell’s chief industry continues Favorable report has been given by the judiciary committee on 4he ^State- highway department bill by Senator Johuaon of Barnwell county. The bill would creat© a State highway board arid a State highway commissioner. TheJjilf fa to enable the State to quali fy for federal aid, as providod in art act 0 ( July, 1916, edtitled, “an aetto' provide that the United State- shall aid typ' State in the Construction of ganized and an office oppened. Messrs A. IT: Niuestpin of Blackville and John M. KinloiShiO' Barnwell have formed a ccrpirtaefship for the practise of law Mr Ninestein has been a euccesMul practicionCr at the loco! bar for a num ber of years with his office in Blackville; Mr Kintoch was admitted to the prac tise oftlif# law; a few ( ypars ago and served for leveral months as magistrate in the city of Columbia. The new p.rm will have their offices inAhe-Burekhal- ter building. Mr Nirtestpin will con tinue UY have an efilce in B aekvide in add itinii to tin new. offic* being opened "tnre.' . k - r editor will esteem R^nnci vor if any.-reader of The will give correct | address of any or all qf the parties: J W Good son _ H L Brown. Elvin Lyons G J Harden ^ ^ Janie Kearee Rebecct Kearse B W Bishop — JBHen Hon J. W. Folkrof Rosemary, mem ber of theesteerlng committee-from Ms township, was here Tuesday to attend the called meeting of the committee' Miss Ada Morris, daughter of G. R. Morr’?, was married Satiird-sy^ Janu ary 20th, to Eddie VV. Carter of Ehr- Ashberry Kearsc Lonnie Wright ; J H,Bhaw _ W D Kinard , J V Mitphunl Adren Allen Lee Brown s f*F Conuelif Miss Ruth Bennett of Williston and Thos. W. Weeks of White Pbnd were married Wednesday evening, Rev ®T. M. Jone* performing the ceremony. 4 i • f j -J-. “ Hiii ■ - ■ IT. iulr j ■ H