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arrange me ms will wve refreshment* on the school boose crounds Field Day. Miss Clifford Barratt, . Agent, Barnwell, S. C mission.) NEXT FRIDAY COME ANNOUNCEMENT OF FUDGES TEUTON ARMS CAN'T FOR FIELD DAY EXERCISES RESIST HEAVY BLOWS Field Day Exeuillve Committee Announces Names of Judges ft ho Wilt Pass on Evints and Contests. Furthix Big Gains. Berlin Admits Retire ment Before British bit Says Retreat Since Court Convened Was Ordered COME - Vo IM PLANTING FOOD Present Shortage of Food and Feed Stuffs ft ill Be Increased When War Is Declared. Coadltioo Critical. - , . The following timely let’er has been received from Dr W. W. Long by County Agent tt G. Bnyleston. The conditions, as being reported. jr,J the food crops of the world if not alarming are serious. This is especially tr ie when we realize that Che reserves w;1l he exhausted at the end of this crop year‘’’^ • M- ■ • * 11 ( is reported that the English wheat crop is exceedingly* backward. The Dutch crop is email. The Franch crop is very much less than usual, and 'what* is most alarming Argentina will r have little wheat or corn to export, i The Australian wheat crop is reported 5ir000.000 bushels less than last years The statement is made that the Eng lish Government has contracted for the entire surplus oUThis wheat crop of Canada. Wheat in the wintergrow ing states in our eountry has suffered much for the want of moisture. Early vegetables in the,Southern States have been destroyed by the recent freezes. Coming nearer„home i the prospects for the wheat And oat crops'in South Caro lina are most discouraging ' in years. The season is backward and therefore, little gard' ning ha-been done in this jr.Plte?” ' . avu’i .'»in. , m ( "‘ ‘The Country is virtually in a state of war and we have every reason to ex- * -— . i -—•— v pect in a short time thousands of voungmen may be called from the ri - Ids to arms. Therefore, it is neces sary tc impress uppn all classes of peo ple the urgent heed of growing all vegetables for table use and for can ning purposes.’ 1 * “You should take up this matter not only with the farmer*, but with the officials and residents of cities and vil lages and bring about organizations for the cultivation of vacant lots in food crops in large areas, particularly iu Lie velvet bean, sorghum, 8udau grass., cow peas and soy beans, is urgent. The Acreage in corn should be greatly increased •'The greatest care .should be taken ~r*ith spring pigs. Hogs now selling in the northern markets at 15 3-4 a pound on foot; beef oattfe frdm 10 to 12 cent! a pound on foot with every prospect of increasing. 'The acreage in sWeel pc a- toes should be ii creasecHm ny fold. Every farmer should plant a fall crop of Irish potatoes the Lookout Mountain variety if obtainable.” "The food supply of the world in its present-condition, we may be assured .-of a profitable demand for all food crops. We owe jtjtn ourselves and to our country to produce the necessary sup plies for the family, and in the event Ahalwar.. is. declared, for tlie man that ■^^ve-performing his patriotic duty. The.; indications are that for the lirst time sinee the Civil.war we will be'unable Very Few Cases Tried — Monday, March 19.h. Jurors For ‘A-- Third Wjtek. Only a small number of cases have been tried since th* convening of the common pleas court on Monday of last week. Those tried since our last issue are as follows: Geo. D Sanders vs Emma R. Boyn ton-, a land suit; a verdict for Vhe de- -iendant. p*- Wesley Jefferson vs Southern Rail way, verdict for the defendant. -- E. G. Bolen vs N'aliqnal Security company, nonsuit. ■* , ’ Farmers Union Mercantile Co. ys F. H. Anderson. Court sustained de murrer of plaintiff. I’. W. Bull vo Southern Railway. ' * ’ 7— Tii'i rtr> tvkek ttrBOns! Allendale—If. F. Parker,. E. LeKoy Young, J. Fred Lightsey. Baldock— W. I. Johns, I. L. Eubanks. B. W. Miller. -- Barnwell—B. B. Easterling. C. T. Bamberg, W. J. Lemon, W. P^Illume, R. 0 Carroll, J. K. Carroll, 8. J. Keel. Bennett Springs—W. A. Meyer. Blackville—C. C. Stone, J. L. Bnist, .S. Jl. StilLCJeseland Kemp. * ^ . Bull Pond—G. H. Bryan, K. B. Cun- ningham. . ... Sheppeird, JT Great Cypress—G7~M. A . Myrick, C. S. Furman. Red Oak—T. 0. Davis, U. D. L-e. Rich Land—J. J,‘“Cochran,. R. F. Rogntree; H. C. Rountree. * t—- v Kosenyary — Walter Sprawls, J. W. Folk. / . Sycamore—C. F. Croft. Williston—H, C. Weeks, R. S. Pur vis, L. F. Cushman. Moise Hair, W. H. Wooley. All Preparations Made For the Biggest Day of Year ‘ Next Friday. Mammoth Parade of Two ,._ s —Thousand School Children. ; r-~ GOVERNOR MANNING WILL DELIVER AN ADDRESS Glee Club, Brass Band and Orchestra Will Furnish Music For ' >r ' 'X ’ * * > -. j ' " » The Occdssion. The Southern Railway Will Run <v Special Train from Williston and Allendale. The chairman of thi* executive com mittee for Field Day hah give 1 the press the following list of j*udges who will serve next -Friday. Parade—Superintendents K. M. An derson, E P Allen, J. H. Sullivan. ~MTss B’OFSlT-ITartsef, Mlv W. D. BictC* - Composition and Spelling—Superin tendent? E. P. Allen, R. ,F. Goodwin, J. IF. SullLvan. Geography—Miss Bes-ie Harper, II; L. (/toque amLijupt E- M. Ander*on. -Reading ffiuTW^Hing—Misses Made line Spiegner. Kate Simpson and Mat- tie Griffin. , • Arithmetic—7Henry . JohnsonW. Cox and Supt D. C. Huestes?. The oratoricaleontest will take place at 8:30 p.m. An admission charge of Jure the British; bet ween - Eeaumetz Fords carsV permitting '"and the weather man not objecting, next Friday, wilkhe the'biggest day Barnwell has seen in many years. Visitors are eoming from all directions and they are go ing to travel in crow ds. The executive committee fpr Field Day states the indications are that every school in the county will be represented by pitfijUft, patrons and trustees, and in addition to these all who are interested in school work in the ■ county, and .not included iinthembo-vn.c.1 assifloatiema T ..wiLLlm-h ere. in. farcfcy 25cents will be made ; the judges are: Boys—Supts. E. M. McCovn. E. P. Allen ; J, W. Cox, Mrs W i D. Rice and Miss Florence Bell. Girls—Misses Kate Simpson, - Made* line Speigner; Supts. E. M., Anderson, It. F. Goodwin, j. H. Sullivan. Athletic Contests—W. 0. Mann and R, R. Harley of the University of cords the loarof seventeen airplanes by South Carolina. **-- " ■ m " — - The cotnmittee has everything in readiness and it is believed that everything will move as slick as a whistle. Down to the minutest details every thing looking toward making the day a success has been attended to. If yqu did not get your premises 01 that vacant lot cleaned.up it is not yet too late-po IT TODAY! ' ANNOUNCEMENT TO PIC CLUB MEMBERS. The Southern Railway has agredd to run an t xtra train from Williston to Barnwell and from Barnwell on to Allendale and return in tirrre to git passengers from both sections of the coun ty, here before the events begin. In the afternoon the special train will be run back to Willistcm and the regular afternoon f I . A ^ • / • -1 train will care for passengers for Allendale and way stations. Glieaji rates have been granted from all points. The schedule held, and ratesWill I>e found in another column. f.» purchase supplies from foreign coun tries. Therefore, it i? imperative that we produce them at heme. This pos sibility of ahortage may bring some of our peo. la to'actuai suffering,’* . WORK. On the third Friday in this month the wom^n of Double FoTuToommun. fty held a me* ting of the Home D<*montration Club. (.Suite a number 01 the ladies attended and seemed to be yery'muchinterested in the work. Mr®.W. L. Hsyes accompanied the ■c Qhty ligent to this meeting fend showed ttie ladies how necessary it ia ihm they all pull together, toward the -tme end, if they are really to accom plish anything. The ladies of Reedy Branch com- tuuuity Q.’iuuiized a Home Demout.tr&* tion . Club on Thursday. -March 22. At this meeting the ladies decided that tiiey would raise #10 tq p$y the rail road-dare anil incidental expenses of •one of their members who is to attend — the short course trr-be held at Winthrop 1 CoilegerJune 1S-23 inclusive. This is the first year that the short course for * „ . •* ’ : " . • v* W —+he Women Home Demonstration, Workers haj5_been held,<- SuchiLcoursd Couitv Agent Boylestoo Makes Improveneot to Pig Club Members. Asks for Cssh Donations for Prfies.' v ■ On the second dt Arr.il weigh your pig and have two disinterested parties present to see the pig weighed. Start your record o f your pig and be sure to weigh all your feeds that you feed to the pig, in general keep a record of what you do. If for any reason you have not been Able to get the pig,that you want by the 2nd of April why then as soon as' you get it, weigh it and - start the re cord. Get busy and plant some greet* food now to assist In growing a large hog che.aply, Plant some rape and amber cane now. . • ^ -' The County ^gent wishes to~an- nounce that the following haxgdonated to our prize list. The Bank of Western Carolina,. Blackville branch. 45 for eorn club and #5 for pig club. The Bank of Williston, $5 for corn club and $5 for pig club. . ; The Barnwell Sentinel, $5 for both, . - Who will be next in assisting in this great work? Send name and amount that you will give to the County Agent NEWS AT Special to The Sentiitel Martin, March 27—Mrs W. H. Sm i ling and little daughter of Allendale spent the ^week-end with Mrs C. B. Dunbar. ~~ Dr Rufus Ford, field agent of Coker College, is in our neighborhood, trying to raise money for the endowment of has been made pcssibhL bj, the ^n<^ ‘ 1 H oiily of Dr Johnmn, President of Win- TtHly aecorateu tor me t; firnp college, a man who hgs the inter est of our country women at heart. The club ^meeting at AshJeigh was turned int(Mi millinery training class, id which ths members made hats and caps for the Ashleigh boys and*girls to wear on Field Day.' ■ • . As these clubs meet from time to time the members will become strong er by sharing their experiences with aa alaaoit sire of the county agent,- that these clubs may rfeally and truly help to meet misnwlem WAiMAn ' COES TO WESTMINSTER. Bamberg, March 26.—The Rev. W. R. McMillan preached his farwell ser mon at ithe Baptist church,here last' night aud spoke ftelingly of the pleas ant relations that have existed between the people of Bamberg and his family. Mr McMillau has been the Baptist pas tor here for five years, and h*s leaving causes regret not only among the mem bers of his congregation but among the entire citizenship of the community. During this week he will move to West minster to begin service iu his new ’ . Governor Manning -md members of liis stall', and several state officials from Barnwell county have accepted an invitation to be present. Immediately after the parade which begins at 10 o’clock a. m. the governor will deliver an address from a stand erected in front of. the school building. After the governor’s address the regular schedule of mental and athletic contests will be held. - \ ' v ' ■ " • ■ . -j—* . ^ The parade which-will he the most imposing sight of the day will begin in front of the school house* at ^en o’clock anti will proceed up Marlboro to Main, through Main to the Circle, where tlie trustees and children will he reviewed by the governor and other invited guests. After passing.the reviewing stand the parade will proceed around the Circle through Burr Street Washington, through Washington to Marlboro, throuiz 11.^MaxL. horo to the school building. g .l The order of the parade will he as follows : NEW COMMISSIONERS New Board Mel Moodoy and Elected Officers For ihe EoiuIok Two Years. Harley i aid Oweoa Hold Over. The French forces and the German Hguin have been engaged in heavy fight ing on several sections on the front th - tween the £k>tnme <aod the Aisne rivers and again the French have rpade ad vances toward the strongly defend-d town of St. (J'jentlr.e. according to tKe 1 rench war oflicA, the, French troopi have pushe<l forward 1 ver a front of about two and a ha ! f m iles south and southwest of St. ijuetitih, the new po sitions, taking in the town of Castries, three miles southweit. 8nd Essigny !e- Graud, four miles south of Sf. Quentin. also were made south of the Oise and north of Soissons. Berlin sdmitsltpe retirement of the bh**mani, “according to 1 orders," be- and Iloiset, northeast of Peronne, but says the Germaha repulsed French at* tacks northeast of sOra^oiis. For the. most part the ’ fighting otK.^he British end of the line has consisted of recip rocal raiding and bombing attacks " . There has been considerable fighting in the air. The Berlin war office re- the French and English, while London re porta eight German maer.inea were driven down out of control* but admits that four British machines failed to re turn to the base,. Bombs have been dropped from German aircraft on Cal ais and Dunkirk! While on raiding operations and ar tillery duels have been reported from the Russians front, a. dispatch from Petrog-rad says there is indisputable evidence that the German! are brin#_- O. W. Barker, B. F. Owens and C. W. Moody, recently appointed mem bers of the county board^of cotnmia- * , , • sions met here Monday with Supervisor and assumed charge of th3 office. Un der ihe new law the county super visor is chairman of the board. -The elec'ion of clerk, county attorney, etc./ resulted as follows: Clerk—Miss Hallie Armstrong, vice UmXii THE PARADE Mounted Police. Governor Manning and Stall', with niounted,escort. ‘Btcrnwell conntv delegation to general assembly. Barnwell Bounty State olticers. 1 * — ! County Board of Education, and Mayor Of Barnwell. Home, Demonstration (’l-uh. Farm Demouhixation Clubs.' -"j-nistees of all schools in machines lead by The ! Barnwell )Onrd. . - The Hand. - •; All schools marching in the order of the district nuVnbers. ^ y; ‘ T'here-will he music ynlore during, the dav 1 and evening/1 ! BaliCs hand ami orchestra has 1 »een employed for the day and the celebrated Columbia College Glee to suceetd himself. County Physician—Dr E. L. Patter son, vice Dr A.. B. Patterson. Supt Poor Yard—A. J. Owens succeed himrelf. the college. . __ Rev. E. H. Clarke of Augusta, Ga, is i evening, and in adelilion here to till his appointment at Loyer [Hkllf wjlLbe present- f^B-d render 'mahv of their jitost popular, sel- Thtee Knits ehurcdu One of the most pleasant social e.veuts of ithe week - was the-festival given at the home of Mrs H. E. John son on Friday afternoon for tlje benefijL of the Lower Three Runs church. The dinniqg room and hall was most taste- occasion with X. _ . ections." "rtm entile day Will he replete ^ith events of interest for the young and old alike' Ht is going tu. he the biggest day Barnwell hio limi.in many-,many Tears. Those who fail to conic a great trea'G —-- 1 ----X: — " " — • • _• ■ ’ ■ l’lie oiTicial program for the day will be asTolIow-: wiH ini'- .i ’"'u NEW CHAPTER IH BARNWELL. A second I). A. R. chapter .has been organized in Barnwell with a member ship of 31. The i fficors are: Regent, Mrs W. G. Simms, Jr., viee regent, Mrs R. C. Holman, recording nrretary. Miss Carrie McN-ab; corresponding secrotafy, Mrs 8 B. Moseley.; treasurer Mrs Robert Dirks; registrar, Mrs Win. M. Andrews ; historian, Mrs I.. M, Cal houn. y. — After s consideration of Ecveral names, and since the vicinity lacks dis tinctively revolutionary associations, the chapter has decided to bear the rmmvvnT'nrtri’rwrrrrj aud ui' viti'iywvr a«t the Barnwell Chapter. Th- roll of the chapter follows: Mes- danics W. M. Andrews. R. 8. Banff. K. D B*ard, jobn, Baxter. R. 11 B;gg-*r. C N. Burckha ter, l.-H! lthjrtu larlc- ton Cave, L. M. Calhoun, A. I’. Cor nell, K. J. DaCosta, R. 8. Dicks. J, B. Easterling, B. L. Efesterl.ipg, Johnsni ing up large forces of troops on the northern part of the line for an effort to break through toward Petrograd. The spring thaws are bolding the Ruaeo-Ramainan* and Teutonic Allied troops in check in Rumania. In Mace donia. near Monstir much artillery ac tivity prevails. The usual artillery IIFFT AMI duel * •“d ■mall infantry actions oon- HICCI MRU tt tion® i n the Austro-Italian theater. Berlin reports that the raider Moewe which has returned, to a home port after operations in the Atlantia, has on board 693 prisoners, taken from ves sels destroyed by the Moewe. Wheth er any of these are Americans has not been stated*. ~ r STATE TAX COMMIS SIONER Ji ERE FRIDAY. A member of'the S^ate lax commis sion of South Carolina will be in Burn- well Friday March ;i0th and will meet with ^ie several township and town board of assessore of, Barnwell eouniy for the purpose of advising with the members and-offerihg suggestions as to the best and most feasible plans for securing an equal assessment of- all property. ^ . ; Auditor Riley has notified each member. of the different boards by inail and is very anxious to have a well attend* d meeting. '•* 1 vases ot wild flowers and potted plants. Barbecue and salads were Bi-rved in the diui-ng room, On the front varanda was a beaulifuly decorated booth where ice cream, cake and cigars were sold by Mifses Jones Hud Bagnal. The ladies- of the cburch netted a nice sum of $55 and very much appreciated the interest of those who attended. • The members of the Lower Thr HUBI'WWllUll PROGRAMME. Id-11. Farad*-. ! 11-1. AirMental Contests in the ('fas- Rooms. H-30. Address bv Got. Manning from a stand erected-Ti Hagood. Mrs M. B, Ilagood, Mrs It. C. Holman. Mrs W. \V. Moore. H. L. *)’- front of the budding. 4 :—_ ^ 12." Dinner. All schools are about dinner. .asked to makr their own ■Barmfm, .Mu-eiry, -ft! r? ■¥:. 4.!■•■Pat*' terson, David Provenee, W. G. Simms, Jr., N. G. W. Walker, the Misses Geor gia Antley, Carrie McNab, -Aiuiie L. Moody, Gertrude Ryan, Anna Cary Ric**‘, Flpride Sextoil amt Sarah Amur Walker; 7 Col. Alfred Richardson, chief handsomely remodeled on ^h'e im iices. Manual *d Arras. Folk Dances. Etc. game warden, was ,-here on business Tuesday. It will be remembered thal Co ntestNf: (25c ad- preme court to cust; Coi. Richards >n from office. A hearit g will be held next Friday to determine whether or I not C 1 R chardson is to coutitiue in office. .• ,!TT “ : : .... ,. ‘V * ‘ . . ‘ GENERAL W. W. MOORE OFFERS HIS SERVICES. ‘General Wm. W. Moore spent the w-'ek end in Barnwell with relative?. General Moore recently tendered his services to the government in the event of war with .Germany. When quest ioned about the matter by a repreien- tative of The Sentinel General Moore said in substance : There will be no new units organized in Boutli Carolina until all of the pres- ent National Guard organizations have been recruited tu war strength. As Adjutant General I sh^ll exert every effort to the cause..of recruit!: g until the National Guard units are at war strength. Then in case there.Js a call r for volunteer troops. I have offered my services and will gladly attempt the.or- ganizYig of a regiment or brigade as is needed. I shall make no move, how ever, that will in any way interfere. with the—recruiting uf Hie urTOTial Guard units. General Moore left Sunday—for New York where he goes b> attend the an nual meeting of the National Associa tion of the National Guard. He will stop^ off in Washington on ( hia way home 4 to confer with officials there in regard to military affairs in South Carolina. - * * 1 r. -mtV.i'■ I? erf" l-tartnrgvog- wji ||||B this week as a witness in the casa of P. W. B ;ll vs the 8jutiiarm Railway. Mr Cole was the phnt >grapher who photo graphed the railroad crossing a short lim*?at er the accident. ■* 1 ^ jut