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prp*-' T’ Ty ■ ,-r* ^C/\ • V - ii. > r »- F t -ti I %*r 4" / / ,l_ SIXTY SIXTH YEBR ESTABLISHED 1852 SJXTYfSIXTH YEHR 1. Y< 4;: liAUNWKLI;;^. C *W*- t TIIVIMUY / • - AlRyUST J. 1917 •n f t.r .Sestet ii EXEMPTION BOARD TO t THE COUNTY COURT CALIDRAFT MEN SOON. * ‘ . k WILL BE A SUCCESS CoutiH Board Now at Work oa 'Records Procedure 'All Claims Must Be ’ Made onjBlanks to be Furnished. Th* exemption board-for mis -comity which in.d»*r tlu* provision,t)f the draft act. rt to pass on the physical Ability and (Maims for <-x<T:ipt\ m. of t hr-3ii5 ' ijnen to j>»‘ I’hosen for the dir^j-al'l by~ the recent -drawing?, is now at w"n; .f The it. to the n’JtnbeTS'of tjie master 1st fur-j m* Held Aligns le^t week,from Washington, and ! i ? - iq. - -illakinj^-a.cross index df ifto tit tire HI,** !l First>-'TTie<?*l registrar ion cards, an&rijtill in a Tew *1 _^days-firrdrahly.begin th-cal.!’ men lit*fore j 3(K*Iays; 'afteivrt them for, physical examination at. th c urt tio’Ue. > .. -v There Wi ! be Speed* Trial of All Casts l ndtd I s Jurlsd ction. The Expense of ar. - (irand Jure tlimioated O'.ber Points As tlf u t tse'is near at haniLwheji tie tie 11 h* are. to speak as to -1hc ereat ion of aA'oui.ty CiTTTrtlrfPe are moved in the 1 utereSLji"f the publig to call the atten- Vum oh the people-to some reasons in oifr judgment, (h*p crni, t ,shi'i-iid be. not 1 cell’d ;eTeet « Mti. }■ .'blipfnjtf in.' this BEEN KIliED IN CHESTER Cundiiion Kriween Kates In PensA vania To»ns are Belter. Flvt Persons Dead 1 and a Number Mounded. -rA-T* ' * ^ __ Chester, I'll. J'uIy *ol—‘With <fie ex>' CHpti-.mof a brief period thi> morning,, when a score of whites in Hutamnbifes- * . ' “v-. .; - . *• ‘ invaded the negro section with the mi. w hjL, .nputieed utteju44^jj..jut' ’ -tH . ■; brought and the 1 lily. Cvurt ■ will en* cable liic'gHi.ts to-try tfieir ca-es within action lias been ssuejs made Lip. There, *t be tlves light* s', de- wiil riot and •lhe b iird will firstma,kt* a ph.yRicul ! lay unless the parties voluntarily'agree examinati >ti of a person called for ser vice. A;I.-persons accepted by them will ^ie reexamined /Hr physical dis to ik V Second: Til tile cases t he court doe 1 * bUi ' 1 '•» *""* *»"r <h,.j «r , t „. „, 4on ( ,,. th ^ ,. iwid rive at rende/yous camps. If :n the opinion of the board a person is not tria ! ot - criminal not have to ayrlut Jnry./Ws the Bib provides it: Section 7T “In all criminal cases within -the criminal -then and deputy sherds kept life (Trends moving while the ttegrtt die.trlet wifs^P^ped i)H. „ r „ It was announced tenig,ht that' sa- — y 1 1 oabtied tp P -acmniEd h»«ins »nd phters HT-ntnu^eineti'f-xyonTtr*. may waive in writing,his Yiglpt to the rfti ■eerttttcare —?f xtifctiarcfe. DJid- s 11 >JecT~4<». : . tn.no further »■ xamiiiat*oifF" ^ If the j Hysical examination fie passed th** board will then consider claims fori exemption. Persons exempted will re- | ceive a>cert.itj *atc iif ilischarge. which Lu^entmei.t fiy a grtind yury: u f / ; '*■ *.w- . ^ The tim>-corvffn.med in calling wit- NO MORE NEGROES HAVE WEEVIL ATTACKING COTTON IN LEXINGTON COUNTY in Hollow Creek Section Farmer Finds Fields. ’• * " . * • . + % *•' t . Have Been Kavafted by the ln\adep Much . Like Mexican Terror’, • ■ ^ y- - . • i 'Lexington, July 31,—Wil am K. Tay lor, ad'tMtninent t I •inter' of tip* middle Ifollojw Creek sLyction of Lexington County, brought to tlii! court I muse a few «lnvs kgo specimens (d cotfon stalks Chester was ii'tiul tliri.iu^ht. td»e day„_wTlitilthad bieu attackedJ^y^a jiestjof Ms.ire than dp" shots we.re tired try tTTe ku.d^ - -Alohg Ttilh ttie ^.ccinietis ., • r 1 , tt,,, ( . v ., ,. p, invading party; but so far a> could be learned no|one .was ii j ire(l. punier- ,UU.s w indoA' glasses in tive Jp-i/nes of’ tie- gri »*s were shattered. ^bFwever, '/before ti^* police arrived and drove the white No arrests drstri XYt-f+t—Olit .of were- made, TroUey trajLiji ; ..was rps imed today amjkfnore tn^fi tile ■ usual 'Lumber; of ctsoiis were mi 'tlu*—l*iiip*H- MARRIAGE AND THE V CONSCRIPTION LAW ..^Srrr* be open tomorrow.' Five persons have nesses -.and swearing them as now pre vails in tilt*.court of session? will be ,, . , , obviated and the county thereby saved wiil-be absolute, CMiditional. or t-m-.F. i — » ! the en.irirmu.s expense which is novy her .iHfEary as 'he.c4.se may reouire, ^.The rfftcal board wiLI.ee/--tify He the respect-! ive district board MiavTiTg jurisdiction! ovm- them the nam*‘s apd .address (d. 1 tfc e me h called.' 1 A li-t if those called w ill be p )Sted pTublicly by the local’..board at the co'urt house as ti 'Tt to th; liras completed. 111 Hddi- 1, not tications'w'illhe mailed «***> - ' - * ! - ,/ aK ~f to the address given on f it is i| ing saddled upon, it Third : T heX^ounty t\ urt Iw“d I sarxc nearl-y or quite $1,000 a jfetir in*jail l fees ("feeding prisoners) atid tin? unfor- tunatt prisoner who ia unable td fur nish bimif w iir nut have to'languish in jti. fir months ait the Coun'ty’s e x tie use and tjrereby be pmushed anyway when Ip* may afte'rvvards he found not (juab i:y- W lost thei r live - in the have tfeen ip-jured. ‘ no. s r and scores BYRNES WINS LONC FICHT — FOR NITRATE AT COST of live plants,'5>Fr- Titylor also’ tirmight samples id the w-d-nis. <Tlie worihT havealUhe appearanee-of the famous bull'weeVil( It js believed liy - ime. that the boU weevil has H.etualiy .arri ved in Lexington-auil that Mr Taylor’s Helds’are the Hrst to be* attacked. The pest bored into the young bolls, killing and destroying them cotiiph tcly^ and they go about it in the same manner t h‘ato>ne~reads Hbout the Way the b.dl- .Women \\lp> Marry Men to Help Th m Evatfe Diaft ^lay t) * Pros, cut’d Marflfjfe Not \aUd biouuJs for Fix mptlons. ' AVashingt itii July 31—Ila-tv xnar» riagejs madt the army drawing., in an effort to es cajs'conscr ption through the claim of a dope fid e 111 vvUe.bwi 1 TTi t be con eml ground* for dTicTuirgFuHTess" i ■ , wife- is 1 Ctuatlv dependi'iif up>n. tlije liiHbaitd’* -daily labor. -■ I'romptecl by rep irfs from many citic-s o’f inarriago licenSe bureaus b»~ seiged liy mi'ii included i.ujthe first draft called. .Provost Marshal 4Jen. .Crowder ruled today tfiat ‘marriage is not of uselt a valid grouivd for iTTs* charge.” Dependency is a matter of fact, not of lawJj tien Crowder uointed out. THIS STATE FAR ABOVE 1 ITS QUOTA FOR OFFICERS * <•••, 1: — „ fhraHles Seven Hundred and Fifty for Camp. Donald McCain at Ojletborp Wiib jTwj Hundred and Fifty Allotment. ~~ ,j‘ W ashingt’bu; July : 3o — North and e since July yO'-Adre-Tfatr-^f-^-Hith Ca/-(di l ua had <\ mtas of-^79 and rilivniff in Mu <jfT,irf f m JaL » r .r. e.,'.,,.,.*,,,.!,. , : fc . \ ... a. ^• _ ■ 'T , respectively : iti Hre -aHotmi'Qi^for the wrevi 1 approacl.cB cottuil in the bull weevil sections of the Southern cotton oit. r. ; y PORtER-HARLEY. Married 'on Potter the ^iceotnpUshed Mr and Mrs Sumter Porter to those cal the registration caol When ktriwn to' the board that the addreys of ^ a .case in point■: A white I i the registration card will not reach the man charged with adultery, has been person directly two notices wifi be 10 jail for about two months. We are miailed^one to the registration car'd ad- : '"formed thpt the maximum pymsh- dress, and on<* to the '41reseumiddress .; ii liment'for this offense is six pnintlrs. According to the terms ofi t ie draft M e cannot be tried before OcAoIkt. afnl act, any perfbn' who .snail tmJke false wi!l l‘«ve served the. greater part of tl e statements or cerMicates a* to tlie fit- j m »x>mut/» sentence that can be im- fness or pabilit^ of fumself or-any other f; »«“*d whether guilty or innocent. This person or shall rrcglect ahy duty rt *. ; in effect. is pu>»isliing a man twice for quired of-Tiim in the execution of the ! lhe same offense rf he eh.qtjM be found act shall be subject'to court martial if ofknilitary age. and, tit imprisonment — of hot levs that) one year if not^of mili tary age. \ Persons wishing exemptions muslrTtrf so on blanks to be provided l>y the board. e claims for an) The person claiming exemption must" sign -4nn eWear to it before a nbtary. and Hie it Within ten days after, receiving a call __ from the board. All Blanks must be lilted legibly, 111 ink. (ireaf care must be exerc.oed in furiiidmig all yiforma- .turn on tfie blanks required bydhe reg ulations as indicated by the forms of the provost niarslial’geijeral. The ex* iFinption board will not be bound by the legal rules of evidence, and may make such personal investigations as they see lit... I Following are the only claims to he allowed for exemption': - 1 ' . 1 .' That you are an Officer, legisla tive, executive or judicial," of the United States, a State or Territory, yr the Ibs- iri-et of Columbia. 1 - That you are a registrar or duly ordained minister of rehgiou. 3 - That you yyexe 3Jay. Is. 1917, a student preparing for the ministry iir any recognized theological or divinity --school, ' 1 That you ar guilty and is in violathm of the Consti tution besides running the County to anRxpense of about $(k> all of which W nkld be ot)viat**d by the establishment of titeXiounty Court. Fourtlrv This court will,, be practi cally self snHaining by reason of the Washington . July ^7r— (X+Hgre?>mau, r r*. ' ' t • • - . ■ I James r. Byrues, of ttu* *Jn(l South Carolina diettirt, is i.nvTconHderit that his * ff mrs' in bi li'alf of the jilti,000.000 jLpprppriat i":i for tin- gyVeVnnuOJjt >T> pbny nitrate of ?iai;t :ti farmer- at co-t W i 1 IXlve re warded To- day hr had another White diouse eon- ference'and was again^a^sured by the president that the ad/nfriistration would put-no obstacle in the'way of the adt p- tijm by the conferees, a.nd ht» was also assured • by the two branches of tITe c*|"grt*ss the amendment of Senator Tillman-to the food biiLthat this amount would be exp nded for the purpose indicated. Mr Byrnes was al ike White flt^use yesterday with Sena tor Ti\iliian also and they wept ovrr the I v .. situatioa with the president. Senator TillinanM amendment was d>rawn by Mr ByrnCs and the veter^g,senator now seems a-shretl of its adoption. I u:y 30th, Miss Bessi*L daugfiter * f f Spring- Held.* trp- (iilinore -8.'Harley,-one of Barnwell County’s popular sons. They were- married Sunday evening at the residence of Ju(|Ige John Sneflirip, at pdu’dlock p in. Tne ceremony was performed by Judge duelling, and was ^iXth district f vr tFie gegont ntficersl r*RT “A man whose wil UOIl 4is the cases in the the Clerk of Court feitures arising'out o *4if • s. • ■ T * Comity "Court as is done Xp the Sessions Court; ~ ~ . .Fifth': A County Court will'.reduce the Circuit Court to two terms a x year ami the criminal business of t(ie Circr 0 urt will tie. reduced SO per cei t Think of it'* Kv<*ry criminal casts ex- c *pt murder, rape, arson! common law ■ e* • . y> » 1 burglary, bribery aiid perjury will fce tried by the County Court, thereby saving to the County untold expense and delay. Of course there are some vfTm will oppose the creation of the X'Dunty Court but wi> do not Trelieve they can advance any cogent argument a/ a nst it. We are informed the County Court w ill be opposed by the corporations. It does not suit them because it will foreegjjggg ag4ixLRL them -to trial. It will be the means of forcing them to ArcBsurtp d»y^[ NOTICE OF ELECTION, f all tines;and tor While other things are being done t aid 'and beautify our town. let’s^fTt forget- to . give it a thorough cleaning and keep it so. ftueWd by only a few friends. The many friends of Mr Harley con- hand ~-^r sHI- it tFtlie ru F 1 * att * him iq.jn winning .the of so fair4 brideF: > REVIVAL MEETINC. your h»H. I’lease allow ( me rpace in ci 1 min? , The revival meeting' at New Ho: Baptist church was a great due The (people of the community took great lute rest in thg meetm The meeting was run by/Rev. Whitehead, assisted"Xw Bev.’ K.; A. Moss both of Auginita, (la. /k There were lh^and iilates for baptism during the meeting. The meeting was closed Ftrnav evening, Our collec- V dent on his -dally labor for support.” he said, s'may claim exemption on that ground. Only, the exemption boards can determine this fact ~ WKcrTdeL trertFcney. is claimed and icircumstadf- fes show a marriage hastily conautn- mate,(i since July JO l»y a man whmC number is high on the 'available list, ti e actual fact of dependency must, be closely scrutinized. , - Moreover, Oen. (Vowder declared, women who marry men’’•merely) to aid them to tio slackers are liable ti] prose cution under the Draft Act.’ tramijjif -cauh>*^ Hu*imsseemaking up Uie^stdJTthe di«* 1 rir '7s q-qota of U?*j. Hut ‘South Carn- t M Ja qualiffed the'jji** «ntne n uml gr of" men in th,i*. physical examination as Nuxth Can.litjjar K ick State ’ qiiatifiyd ■. ;>0". a 'hiWfV overpias; TeniieiSeF qnaJitird 1 000 ^ I 'I he qnhta of the eamps insy -be Fin- creased on account of g<> id material. of the ahuridance CLUB GIRL S PRIZE LIST SITUATION MORE HOPEFUL. Lfiffdf.ni, July 3H--A dispatah to the Tunes from^the hea«lqtiarter» iO| BuS?Tan Seventiramiy says the si tions during the meeting Ou* were •f 105 DO Hankinson, - Clerk, i __ A. Blocker Pastor. Mr and Mrs Bupert Beed returned "to thefr hoThe in Columbia on Sunday %fter a few days'visit to relatives herip. • Notice is hereby given that pursuant to an act of the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina approved on the Hrst dav of March A. D. 1917, an election wijX.be Injld in and for the (’ouiity of Barnwell In said- State *;n Tuesday the JSth d%y of August A^ D. 1917. at which election the question of establishing a Countv Court for said Sqimty -will be subipitted-to the quali- tieXi'lW'tors of said Cuu'nty. No |*rrc*(>ti shall bf entitled to vote at 'said x elevtion unless irappears (a) that he h*ps ' he* , n duly: reg stered t a producti iii of\his cate will be su ha vi g been reg is have pH id his tax fgistratiop certiH- iCietft. proof is -Do his I or one of them, t Q tie delig-nated in writing by the boardr phall deliver 4. That you are in the military’"or oaval service of the United States. 5 That you an* a subjtCt; of (ler- mahy. whether you have taken ui.it pa pers or nut. . 0 Ttjat you are a resident alien who .* has norTaken out first papers. \ • Hi addition to claims' for exemptioiX V flaints for discharge may be (made on any of the 'following ■gropiids, which , RriHhe only grounds for disCharg** by a local board., v .„" /' 4 *7 - v j 1. Tt^at-you are a county or fipal otlitfer. 4 • 11 rorci sir the -Grander, unto Cemo the things that are Ce^sar’*,” and of course in the very nature of things, this does not suit dnem. . ■ • 1 ^'77 ’ •’ . , : *. > ’’ . t it William Kirkland of Florence is on a visit to his sisters. Misses Klizai and Emma Kirkland. ' ; mum- Lssee Louise Zeigier of Denmark, and May Smith of Union were the- 1 " A 0 guests orSVIisses Jessie and Htiby Anp- striong this week I X clerkr 3. That Unijtei you are a custom house yyp a^-e employed bv the [■.States in itiie transmission of mails.* - 4 Xliat you are an artiHcer or work man employed in an armory, arsenal or navy yard of the L'uited States. 5 That yoii are 'employed hi the service- of the United’ / 9. That j'.;iii have x a x vvi*lowed mother dependent-ou your lahiixfor supfmrt. ID. That you .'have- aged, or infirm "pitrents dependent on your support. 1 * i /, ■' ,■ father labor for of. a I I That you'are m ilherless cliijil uialer. 1 *• yeafs depen dvfit oij UnAinahor for supp irt.- 12, '|’i on are axbrotiiet' ofi an certain ccTnditio^is) ■ 0 That'ioti arfa Jicens *a *iniut, reg- v ularly employed in the pursuit of your .Vocation. That you R#e a mariner apHuailv States (prider tjrpharnp'hrbi or children inkier 1(3 years fep.eiidvlit on your, lalmr.ft ed : (h) He must (including poll) collectible during thpXprevions year.' The pr* ductipirof his taF^eOejpt from the officer authori led to cMHect- such taxes shall be conclusive . proofs of the payment thereof.: , ’ The managers at each poll are Au thorized and required to 1 clerk who shall keep a poll list, which shall contain h column headed “Name of Voters,” and the name of each elec tor shall be entered bi said column, and the sai the clerk iu clerki aliall before entering upon Mn| duties take and subscribe to the oath Provided for m section 30 of article 2 of the consti tution, and the oath w^h regard to duelling, before the chaiffian of the board of managers. And |uch chair man, in each instance is recurred and empowered t < administer ou|hs. ^The polls shall be opened at such voting places as shall: be dfsigivated, at 7 o’ck/Vk in the foreneen, ^nd cl* t*e--deos, B. M. JenkinSjfer. at 4 o^cfnck in the aiiernoon of the day of electio n* qualified to" fote tliis election . according to the eobsti- Syca tutiou tif this* tState, and that he hR^ (3. W. I^*adliolt hot voted during this election. , ’ ,, “ The voting Jhall be by ballot. Which ba l it shall bold plain white paper two if electionr The managers spall ad*.(Greeii.e, P. J. Hiera.’ ir>h IS ter To each person offering to vote’ Tinkers Creek^-Cln-st^r in nath that he is qualified to" yute ut E Woodward. A. fl. McL arid one-half inches wide., by five inch es J-ong. clear and even cut, without ornament, designation, symbol or mark of any kind whatsoever except the AjirlTs, “SlTBll a ITmnty' i'uurt be es tablish* il for the County of Barnwell, is field*: - ‘ not' stricken out will be the election the situa- tion is inure hopeful. 1‘t.nies anioug the y/ire Liters are supprecs^d ruthless- '.\ 1,1.ree divisions *<f cavalry have taken positions across the; whole frohrt ter: of retr.eat. Deserters are shot and attempts to spread panic are suppressed by prompt executions. Deserters, spies, and agi tators whu eti j**ved cotnpL t.**-itnmrinit y wilder the committee system lie dead o::-the highways. A paper pinned, on the corpses reads: “Here lies a traitor th his country.” Bed badges and other symbols which accomplish the demor alization have almost disappeared. compete,: —_ B^st d< z-n N*3'3 cans tomatoes $1 HO ^--Bes^df^en tft jafs. at tomaioFa'F" k_.„. — {glass)’ l iNF Best bottle of catsup .fregu- \ ; ? • fation size> ,50 :. Best jar chilli sauce . NfiO ■ .Best jar "«*eenytomato pickle (sweet) Ja ; . Best jar green -1 inato- pickle Dour) 55 Best pt puree pf tomatoes .■ * 25 - y Best pt tomaio paste 25 Brizes /or which second, third and fourth year girls may compete :—_V-t=r- Hei?t *) .Vo 3 cans of tomatoes 1 50 “ Best (» No 3-cans of beatrs N 50 Pest *pt tomatoes \ • 50' - w Best qt beans (glass) ‘ \ •W = ' . Best qt sour mixed (iiI•bJ) _ BesMjt of okra- (g ars>-*; Best bottle ea'sup (segu'lar size) Coiitests w‘hich aljclub girls hiay en bear words other than-the J question to he voted for, all must be destroyed and none couuted. *" ! If more, ballots shall be found on opening the b ix than there are names on the poll list, all the; ballots shall be returned to the box and thoroughly mixed together, ami one of the man agers, or the clerk, shad! without see ing the ballots, dr** .therefrom and immediately destroy' tfSTTnany balluts- as there are in excess ot the names on the poll lisUT "t' .*—L ;* j Within three days |fier said election the chairman of the board of managers to the cominfssionerrof election the poll list, the boxes containing the ballots and a written statem#nt of the result of the election tuTtis prqpinct. The following are the managers duly appointed by the upderligned -Com* missioners of electiotf at the respect ive pollinig places profided for by law. Allendaie-rH. : E. flrange, J. R, Is tom J. J. (Twens, kidi c—A. B. Metz, B. A. Aahe, F. S.Owl BarnwMJ—S. J. Malfprd. B. M. Dar lington, J. H. J„at casts/, ) Blackville—^ C; Meijichamp, D. P. C. M art illB: M - . Wise. *- f " Bull Fond—J. R Box. Henry Flowers, W. C. GrayX Swelling—O. C. Baxleyy Angus Brix- ley, J, D. Garrison. Bobbins—U.'Ml Tufner, AWlty Bush A B Dunbar )•- ‘ • n. ’’ Kline—C. W. Pate, Wide lUN&ait- u Sr. " . Dunbarton—F. H. Di ijcxks J. M'ss Susie Cook of AThens, <ia. , was the week-end guest of Mrs M. B Furse. Joe Uss**ry has retur><ed to his' home in Augusta after visiting relatives here. Mtss-BachaeU’LeCoy ArT Denmark is ihe.guest of her sister Mrs \L L. Roun tree. ' v” • * ;■ W. M. Bagnal kiid family will leave this week furr Columbia where the^ will make their future home. Mr Bagnal has accepted a position with Snand Builders Supply Com Mrs A E, Silvcrtliorne l**ft Monday for Atlantic City. - Mrs W. A. Gibbs and little son are yr* visiting relatives in Augp^ta. ,Mrs E B. Ussery and son, Tom. of (FJpiir'S^TpeTjding a few days-wrili Mrs M B. Furse, Dr E Z. Jlijrat is on a business trjp in Waycross, Ga. • Don’t miss “Womanhood” at Lyric Theatre at Blackville. next Tuesday- and Wednesday Agugust 7th and 8th. Sycamore—G. Vt. Jenny. r Barker. ,empre. lore. Ben Deer. X-UltB-ur-^J. F. \fetkley, J.]L..Augley, W. H. Wilkiiisoiy. llWette—C. B Dunbar, G/ D. Kirk- l.'NvxS. Snellitig 11 ’“oh—F. Ti > Merritt, S. B. Hair. MTHlette- lanl.’V Wij.istih .1 W. WachT-vi.. J HcnrrB'- B. Tfqhnpon, G. W. Hutson-, 11. Wooley.l X7 - — 7; o" : erculeg—J.!E. J 3 (TICE OF ELECTION. Commissioners bf Election for County of Barnwell. ,—— " Whereas, by virtue of the terms of an Aclof the General Assembly of the State bf South.Carolina. approved the Dt day of March A D. 1917, the super visor of th^ County ot Barnwell is re quired to submit to Ahe (pualifled elec- tombf said cupniy at a special election to be heft! on the fourth Tuesday in August neat, said dajt being 28th. the qui-siioti orest|bliphing a County Court ior said county ; and \ Wherea-, Ht Raid election the ques* ticbiof-esti b isliytg said court sha.ll be suhtmUed to*thg 'qualified .electors in the folib^ijig forrp • .“Shall a County Court be estahlish^(d for the County of Barnwell”?xAnd upon this question the electors slmll rote “Yes”, nr “No.” •Now, therfr fe, Ontjer and by author!- ‘iuns o/ the afqgesaid a* t audit fie words fi e Ip w:: - * 1 V es.”. ".No. ’ ’ N .7 A BiacIT. I’lie word counted * e-. C-. Ft Charter. IpandW?, N W. Foil are iv . At tli® c ‘hn^nng**r? st prpcetd.pU.li Fairfhx-C: TT Weekjey, B. F..Thomas ^ 1 The manager4 At each prfotn ai! employed in tlfT 1 sea ^**r\ citizen or merchant within States. - 1 "“ ’ -8. ThaB you*3are a man suppoxt .ofxanj) /United- with Vou for >yell recognized religious ^ecH or . v ) b ganiz tiion recogniz'd iinil •'exi-ttfifjr'd^"' May IK, 1917. and.whose'then exiftMfg creed or jjrinciple^ fUrbat*** its members to |i trtioipate in war iu ang^/orm aiid whose religims convictions kreiTagai.11 st war or participation therein in* accorj- i a'nce with the creed or principles-of said religtous u/gaoUatLou. clrtse pf ? and cittflT shall 1111 in* "d late I y r Pi (hi 11 ^dat e reqiteste*l~ to delryaT? puliiiciylo Open the ball* t hdxtoT their Humber tir secure boxes .t the ballots therein, and edn- blanks-fnr the f|ectiAn.a.t the...„Cie above 1 anjd coin i*nii*e- sttch c chrirrwitWfti t Bltflfl rYiMferTt 'Hrinterritptloii, until the same is coLit- p’.Fted, and rnjake such statement of itie rfnnVft thereof, and sign, the same a? the nuture df the»eIect'on shall r* 1 trtJirrr- ■i IT''Hi coufHhig two or nnre.hallo •shall Ire'fhu.idNplded together 1c pactly.only due sh^il be counted ; other must pc destr^jfdif tiv^y one s 'krnl ty of the proyjsiu of the General Asseh) stated,. I, Boncit 11. Dy^my? of the e 1*1 pry df. Bar a We known : That a »p*cial elc*Ct 1 wej ih) fsmrth'Tues'iay iii August A. D:.T^17. H Wlt■ eff'-eteflitltfi■, Ttu^ goWtion of *>s- j tablishiiig . a f County C imt fdr th- Cunity nf B-ftniWell rvij.1 ha submitted tn thv <pm 11ffed -iderHors^-as-^abov'e "get forth.—-. /— • aforesaid upervisor do make 1 wi 11 he held in said County of BarnweiToR the •Best individual display 2 00 Second best individual display 1 00 Third best individual display 75 First best all.round record."u^c’uding history, record book v garden, etb , trip to Winthrop ^Short Course for G,irla. Best (5 glasses of jelly -— 1 (X) Best 0jtls of pickle ' *• V Best 0 pte1 of preserves \ . 50 Best dozen jars of canned fruit 100 Besqdhz jars canned vegetables* 190' Best 0 glasses of farn . 50 Best 2 glasses of marmalade 25 Best qt grape juice v 50 Best 0 pimento producta 50 4)est cap and apron i 50 Contests fur memb-u of the poultry efub:— „ . _ ^ Firs.t best f»air of Barfed Plym outh Rocks T 00 Second best pair of Barred Plym outh Rocks — — .7ft.: •Third best pair of Barred Plym- t out.h Rocks 50 First fiest pair o( Rhode Island Reds / ICO Second best pair of Rhode Is land Beds * ; 75 Third best pair of Rhode Is land Reds - * ^ ■ 50 First best pair Buff Orpingtons 1 00* First bes’t pair of B.uff Leghorns' 1 00 First best pair White Leghorns TOO First best pair Brown Leghorns 100 First best pair white Plymouth 1 (X) Rest d(/.•vn white eggs 50 Best dozen’brown eggs £0 - Col tens for the wotafen who are : members of tffe Home Demonstration Clubs will be arranged later. —7— / _ n ?Mis« Helfjb Lathan". af-Little Mouu- taie visitsd her sister', Mrs Lonnie Cal- houn, laet w^ek,. M-r.s R. Boyd Cole^retiirned Monday from a visit to her sister Mrs A. D. Oli- phant at Columbia.'* s * Miss Dor^ Greene is spending sodse timejn Grqehwood with Mr and Mrf 1,Sheiling,- ••, EE. idson left Sunday afternoon C'ou-rf’jf office at Barnwell, ’S. C. on Saturday. Ahugu-t 25th,J917; n a rtu i u r 1 u . - j - erk uf ., The CV'imni^roriTr8*0! elecCVYn (who . Tiiveii under our hani^. and dated at lliriiWeM, S. C . A ■ D 1917. j" J. M, KilJmgaWhrtjh. . . S , B. I'ovLlim, ■ - , B. H. Cave, -’. Commissioners of Elections for 'the State * f Sui.th Carniioa in and ferithe Count* of Bari.wi’- ) >-• * -w i . x ibider the law hoid—-<*ver nf\tiI their ,s icc?K>si)r».are api>ojut**d» will tyroe*)ed forthwvtjh to airp<>int tlie managers of sajid election at the various precinct!* (im 'pfovuded for by\law) at which (he*electioq i4><tiuire"d to.b* r held.' " " .. ■. Tjjveirunder rnXhand.ftiuLl seal of pf- ffee. this 1st day orA^urust, A'.'FL 1917 v BoneiKlT. Dyclies, ! 'Cojc ty.' ” supervisor for Barnw ' I t- for Florence where he will te mustered into the Feda?Tal service. r . - . .* ' I . If you have lost or missplaced your regia; ration ccrtifftyite get another on Monday Aug ist 0th, salesday. .VUsse^ Irene and EuTaUia Turner of (ireeTiWuod. alre visiting the home of Judge and Mrt John K. Suelijng. t , Mr and-Mrr J. FI Rountree of Duu- barton, spent Sunday in town the- goests ot-Mr and Mrs A. T. Beard. Why, worry ab^ut the draft when jhaw'c of defiU* will be fffty-ttfty at h*)iue:U4iless Die town has a general cteaiiup urine kin^fr - y -• V * — r • • f •' ■.fl' ■ “• ' . * " r > 3* ■S^V'- *»!* * Miss Lu 1 a* FaUenst.ein returued Sun• day from a visit of several weeks spent with hertrother, former PostmasterC. Jr- ■ % * I V , E FailuenstVin aTAshevHle N. C. where Xlr 1 Falketistein went for his health, We aje g'lad to report that he ie very much improved and iu fipe* spitiM. N. tt * A . r £ ■~-r *- -wzr -7 • — V N \<l ’ » ■ • V ’ - -■ „,L UhL*