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a. j / SIXTH YEHR «r- ■ ' , -~fC~ % / ESTABLISHED 1852 SIXTY SIXTH YEAR • 1 YOL: LXVI. BARNWELL, S. C<, .THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 19,1-s WINTER TERM COURT , 8YCAM0RE H ^_ CLUB MEETS - ADJOURNED TUESDAY ! — * >v judge. Ernesi Moore Presided—Disposing of the Busloess With Promptness sod , Highest Efficiency J J V» ’ The Court of General Sessions fuljp'unied siue die '611 ; /l uesday night after eight days of earnest ,and continued work. Many cases were tried'and the criminal docket cleared. Judge Moore was highly complimented by all in attendance upon the court, upon liis courtesy and dignified /bearing and liis splendid knowl edge of the law and impartiality in it< administration. This was his first visit to Barnwell and he .prides with him the best wishes- of the public. GRAND JURY PRESENTMENTS To the Honorable Ernest Moore, Presiding Judge: The grand jury beg*leave to make the following report ai recommendations. 1, ” T ’ ' 'es.dgated and reported on all bills that have been handed to us.by the So/ lieitor and; returned thtfsitmjrto the Court: • - *2. A c«mimitt(A^f thj^ -body has visited the jail ^md prem ises, and made a thorough in-, vestigation ...of the same, and;'we find that the lame’is kept in a very sanitarv eonditiou and that .all the premises are well cared for. Wt* desire to compliment the jailer..upon the very efficient manner in which be manages the jail and cares for the prisoners. 3. AconTThittee has also visi ted the County Home and -Poor Hou^r, and made an| invent i- gation of the premises there, and report that the same is well . managed and that the inmates are all satisfied and weir cared for. . . • • 1 4. It has bleu called to our attention, and this body has noticed the same, that at each term of court, a -great many witnesses ^-ho have been bound over to attend upbo the court, do not answer when their names are called, which causes a great deal of delay and expense to 1 the county in the operation of the court. We recommend that the solicitor and the court should tiike steps- to punish persons who are bound over,to attend court and refuse to. come* to court at the proper time. We feel that if this course were pursued, that ft would only be a matter of time before wit nesses -and others whose busi ness it is to be at court would • be punctual in their attendance .upon the same. We reeom-. mend further that the- magis trates in the county who send up criminal eas^s and bind'over T' witnesses, be requested to "no-* tify all witnesses' when the next • approaching term of court con- i . venes. ■ ' 1 y 5. It bias been called to our attention that the State Auto mobile license- law is- being laxlessly_ enforced all over the country. We recomriiend that all peace officers, whose duty it is to 'enforce • this law, be more vigilant in seeing that this law .is properly observed. 6. There is. a. great deal of complaint over the county about the sale of Jamaica ginger and other extract as beverages, and we, recommend that tlie law against the 9ale of intoxicants be enforced, if possible to stop this traffic in ginger and other extracts, which we understand is being sold in .great quanti- • ties as a beverage. . 7* We recommend that the law* requiring medicine ped *• dlers and peddlers of every va riety, to take out a county li cense before they can-do busi ness, be strictly enforced. 8. The grand jury notes that The first real meeting of the Home Demonstration club was held Thursday, Feb. J4. There was great interest; shown by t|ie ladies of Sycamdf* and the sur rounding coi|rmunity. Some of the' ladies of Ulmer and Hick ory Hill contributed to the value "of Hie. meeting by their presence and ethusiasm. Every one present enrolled as a mem- ber of the club, there being 35 members in all. The meeting was opened bv tlie president, Miss Florence Way land. Tlie minutes were read by the secretary, Mjrs.. Estelle Load- holt. The wheat substitutes recipes of soy bean Wafers and peanut biscujts were demonstrated by Miss Eloise Cave. ./ The ladies of Sycamore al- - , / * ways inake a success of what ever they undertake in earnest, .and from Hie way they have entered TnuTTHe home demon stration work, it is evident that they- will have success, in this also. We are proud of our club Which meets every 2nd TlmrS- day. New members are solicited. A ' PRIZE ANNOUNCEMENTS 1917-18 MEMORIAL EXERCISES 4T ' . • IN HONOR SEN. BATES *r. ft jfcf {- ■ -1 ■Jf' ■' BLANK CARTRIDGES 1 FIRED AT RANDOM Resolutions Unanimously Adopted at Tbttry* day’s Meellof — Remarks by ihe Judge and Bar. — By Just ll>. aved The South' Carolina School improvement Association otters many prizes to local organiza tions in every county. Applica tions for these prizes must be sent in in February. The first twenty-five prizes are $25 each, awarded to the in dividual school making the greatest improvement during, the time between. March: 1, 1917, and March 1, 191 <S. One prize of $10 to the local association in each county rais ing - from-outside sources the largest amount'of money. One prize of $5 to each local association sending in twelve re ports to f the county organizer. For further information con cerning these prize offers write the county organize^ or state president. Myrtle Epting, County Organizer,* Fairfax, S. C. Don’t abuse your successful competitor by saying that he has used underhand, methods It would be nearer the truth to se? -that the materials with which he builds his success have come from tlie lumber yard of your mistakes. Better ask the loan of liis spectacles and take a square look at yourself. ’ . t the front porch to the court house needs some-slight repairs to the lloor, and we recoma end that the same be repaired im mediately. x 9., We want to make this spe cial recommendation at this time, when our county is in volved in such a horrible con flict as is now being waged in Europe ; that is to say, that the people of the county be urged to observe the food saving days, that have been denominated the food administrator as wheat- less and meatless and other food ^saving days. We feel that the people as a whole by conserv ing the food supply of the coun try can .do a great deal, towards an early ^determination of the war. \ We want to especially thank the presiding judgeTpr the very efficient manner in which* the court has been conducted.H The court, by ihe very excel charge given to the grand jury, has helped us' wonderfully jn the discharge of our duties. We also thank the solicitor and other court officers for Hie kind assistance that they have given us during our deliberations/ Respectfully submitted, C. FqMolair, Foreman., Last Thursday afternoon was set apart by the Presiding Judge, Hon . Ernest Moore, and the Bar* for proceedings memorializing the death of tlu> Hon. George II. Bates. Five or six niembers of the .Bar made remarks in oulogy of his estimable life and character, holding him up as ^worthy, ex ample to the youiigeiMnembers of the Bar and to those who may hereafter pursue that career. . JThe following resolutions were offereibby R. A. Ellis, Esq., and after Messrs. R. C ./Holman, A. H. Ninestein, XI. L. O’Bannon, and Hon. R. XL Searson had ad dressed themselves to tlre/eso- Xu’tions,and appropriate remarks by the Judge, the resolutions were unanimously adopted, or dered spread upon the journal and a copy sent td his beiei family. RESOLUTIONS. Whereas, on tlie 23rd day of January, 1918, Hon. George II. Jutes departed tills life at his lome in Barnwell, S. C., and it is fitting that.so sad an- events terminating a useful life and' career of one so loved and es- eCmed, should be memorialized jj the Bar in a suitable, way ; Resolved/ bv the Barnwell Bar, in special meeting assem bled, First, we deeply regret and deplore tlie death of our bi other, so repeatedly honored in politi cal, educational and religious spheres, by election to responsi- ble positions in church and state, —all of which positions lie filled with profit to the public, and honor and credit to himself. Second, That we, with mourn ful pleasure, bear testimony to Ins faithfulness in the discharge of each and every duty incum bent upon him; to the fine fidel ity with which he served his cli ents ;■ to the delightful comrad- erie and genial kindliness and courtesy of his . social relations and intercourse ; and to his de- votion to his family and his friends, and to the church of liis The following story presents a true picture of the slacker, aud it is here produced to enable that spineless individual to see himself as others see him : In the house, were /Hire© por- motheivHie 71 A VERY UNIQUE SERVICE. sons',uthe motherAAlie soil, a husky, strapping young fellow; and another mail, a boarder in the house;- It was nighttime and a great turmoil and noise were going on outside, punc tuated frequently with.wicked oaths and vile language; a regular shouting menace to law- abiding and -decent folks. The three persons in the house real ised the gravity of the situation and held themselves im tense expectancy of an assault at any moment. Finally it came, and two stalwart bullies of the lowest and inost depraved order of humanity burst into the room| their lips vocal with the inost insulting language and them selves moving in threatening assault on the woman.. Imme diately the son took refuge be hind his mother while - the boarder engaged the invaders, launching himself against them in .fury. A sanguinary strug gle ensued, but the boarder w fin ally | victorious and drove the raschls away, but only after great bodily injure to himself. And thus the sanctity of worn- anliQod was defended, t>ut it was not the son of the woman who defended her, but “the strauger A splendidly unique service was.held at the Barnwell Bap- ■tist. .church on Sunday night, Fehraary 17, when Mrs. E. C. ('roiik, .a Lutheran woman of nation, wide distinction, under the auspicies of the Methodist Missionary society, spoke to a large audience of every denomi nation. ‘ Mrs.-Cronk’s address was one of wide scope and great power. She went to the very heart of all Christian endeavor in the discussion of her subject. “The Price of Missionary Advance. This-“price” she described as four fold, Money, Life, Sacrifice, Power. The strength of her ar guments and the eloquence with which they were presented, stirred her hearers profoundly and laid a heavy respodsbility on those who listened. ■ • PROGRAM OF HOME DEMONSTRATION WORK GRUBBS—SCOTT* MarrietlTliursday morning February 14th,- Miss' Nannie Grubbs of Barnwell to Mr. ,J. G? Scott of Augusta. Miss Grubbs is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J\ F. Grubbs of this city. within the gates. Now, men of Barnwell, are you willing that your woman kind, shall need to turn to oth ers for protection* while*you are able to give-it to them ? v • — . * — —— ———♦— —r*— We are told that “humor is the' rope op ‘which wisdom dances,” which leads me.to be lieve .that it would be a good thing if a lot pf our Barnwell folks would secure some of that rope and take lesso-ns in rope dancing. While we apjiear to have brains enough in the com munity, > the sense of huiiior seems to be lacking, and Humor is the leaven that resolves brains into wisdom. Now don’t all shoot at once. i We, the citizens of the greatest nation theworld has everknown, do not realize how we are blessed with the innumerable edmforts ami pleasures of life, luxuries our grandfathers never dreamed of. All we know is that we are not satisfied with what we have and are always craving for more. What a selfi»h people we are ! Though inevitable it is to most of us, it is the truth ; this selfish spirit of our countrymen has got to cease. Individuals must stop thinking about greater comforts and more luxuries, and ouly bear in miud that the rights of humanity are at stake. Tlfere has been • a wrong committed against humanity and it is up to us to redress that wrong. Then remember the great truthf“uni- ted we stand.” Let everybody do his or her “bit,” bearing in mind you” “bit” is all you are able to do for your country’s sake and the sake of humanity. religious faith and allegiance. Third, That by his death the Bar of the State, and especially the locaPBar, has lost a valued 7 f member, and the State, a valued citizen, honored and useful. Fourth, That we extend to his bereaved family, and to his part ner for twenty-eight years, Hon. C. C. Simms, our profound sym pathy, with the N hope, that “He who tempers the wind to the shorn lamb,” may administer to them Divine consolation. Fifth, That we request the Court to direct that these Reso lutions be spread upon the Jour nal of the Court, and that a copy be sent to his bereaved family, and that the Court stand ad journed, as an additional testi monial in honor of his memory, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Wagner Gyles of Blackville, S.C., are the guests of- Mrs. Gyles’ pa- , , , , rents. .Hi, nnd MW l To»G,-D,n i . able : « becomes absurd when rnneo XA7aiimBnln Tria \f„ ^cariied to the extreme, i We ranee of Wauchula, Fla. Mr. Durrance is. president of the Peoples Exchange Bank of Wau chula and is one of the biggest citrus growers and cattle raisers in the “land of flowers.” Mr. Gyles is an attorney and merchant of Blackville. He married Miss Durrance a year ago, and as the young couple spent a part of their honey moon ere at the Reif house they are santly remembered by many friend^ Leaving Wauchula they \vHX spend a few days at Boca'Grandp,-to fish for tarpon, and then contemplate a trip to Cuba before returning Carolina.—Fort (Fla.)' • to South e Leader * * Our olet friend, Solomon, must have woke up with a grouch and, a jot ten taste in his mouth that morning when he hurled this satirical sentence at his several wives and other female entertainers: “She eateth and wipetli her mouth and saith, I’ve done no wickedness.” With a great many people, whatever is different is wrong. Ofcourse that is not only fool ish but unjust, and hits at us as hard as it hits at the other fellow, for are not we and our way as utterly different from him and his way, as he and his way is to us? And while a certain tenacity of conviction is admir- that there was some older per son to advise you, listen to me If you wait . for some one elso’s advice you maj’ not have to wait so long, but if you take the advice you’ll have taken the first wrong step, You’l >e starting out to do what some >ody else thinks you ought fo do in somebody else’s way, anc you’ll not get very far. Even so, when you get to that short end you’ll be looking round for your mentor t# tell you what to do next, and you’ll never really be doing that which it was in your own mind to do at the beginning. So you’ll work against tlie worst Sort of The to tlie extreme, i * A/ should at least be willing to admit that there might be some thing worth while in the dif ference and go tb work to find out. This-, attitude is the be ginning of knowffodge and if we will approach the subject of the “difference”, with an open mind and a firm resolution to find out the truth, the seecLof wisdom has been planted in us and'soon it will blossom into flower. * . -. . , * , Now young /man, you who are hesjtatttig.. between a half a dozen or more, v St less, opin ions, unable to make u^ your mind what to do, : and wishing A-> •• -A ' friction all the same. Strike out for yourself, if you Want to win. jj; If you can’t make up your mind between two courses, take a shot at one of them, and if it proves to be a mistake, pick youFsell up and try again, but try without out side. aid. This will teach you self reliance, and that is half the battle. Don’t be afraid to strive for what you desire. You d notHiave tho desire un less it wore good for you to try to achieve it. And don’t for get 'that you know what it is right to do aT'well as the teacher in the school or the preacher in the pulpit. These men have no monopoly in right action. It is given to all of us, however lacking in wisdom, to judge as the right so.far as it relates to epr own acts. What appears to us ae right at the moment, is fight, provided we are filled with a purpose to do right. Fulfi’l your j>art of the condi tions, and you may bank*0n tliis great truth to the cosajng of the last t. : -K The meetings 'of the Home Demonstration clubs for next week will he held at the follow ing places and dates at 3:30 ’clock: San Hill, Tuesday, February 26th; Morris, Wednes- d ay, Febc 27.th at depot; Reedy - - Branch, Thursday, Feb. 28th. The following paragraphs are v copied froifi a letter from the as- - sistant secretary, Clarence Ous- ~ ley. and all are urged to read them and-profit by the informa tion there given,, “If the South neglects this year t-o provide her own food and feed she is likely to suffer serious-privation; and she will put a burden upon the nation which may prolong the war and even imperil our victory. The hard truth is that with 40 mil lion ppopte withdrawn from pro ductive industries and engaged in the business of destruction, it is not * hunianly' possible for production on the whole to ex ceed normal demand. Theques- ~ tion is whether production can equal necessitous demand, _ Secretary Mc^doo has given warning that the transportation may be lacking in 1918 to haul food and feed to states? and com munities that do not provide “or themselves. -Many cattle lave been sacrificed in Hie drouth regions of the - northwest and the southwest during the last ew months because railroad cars cbuld not be obtained as needed. Military movement must have first consideration, aiid military jiiovements will be greater-in 1918 Uhan - in 1917. The prime question for the farmer is not what product will bring the highest price, but what products will insure food for his family and feed for his live stock, and the an swer is L a vegetable garden, a milk cow, a brood sow, a poul try Hock, ample corn, oats, pea nuts, etc., and then as much cotton or tobacco as he can cul tivate well. It is the highest demand of patriotism, it is- the first re quirement of living, that in. 1918 every state, every county; every neighborhood, every far mer, be as nearly self-sustain ing as possible. For tlie south to plunge on cotton or tobacco or any other speculative crop and to depend upon the corn belt for bread and meat will be for the south to engage in a gamble which may cause privation to its peo ple and disaster to the nation. For any man now to determine his business operations from the standpoint of profit alone, without regard to tjie nation’9 needs is for him wilRulty to- profiteer in the blood of his fel lows who are fighting in France (pr the preservation of the ref- public. No man can be ex cused for not taking his share of the responsibility.” CITATION. V STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, County of Barnwell By John K. SneliinR. Esquire, Probate. Judge. L ' Whereas,: Clarind* Wright made suit to me to grant unto her Loiters of Ad ministration qf the Estate and effects of .l ames Wr ght; These are. tnerefore, to, cite and ad- monish all and singular the kiudred and creditors'"! the said James VVright de-i ceased, tlut they be aud appear before me. in the Court of Probate, to be held at Birnwell on Monday, March 4, 1918, next, after publication thereof, at 11 6’clock in- the forenoon, to show cause, if any'they have, why the said Admin istration should not be granted Given under my.hand this20th day of February, Anno Domini 1018. JOHN K. SNELLING. ' Jodg# of Probate. Published on the^2lit day of February ' 1918, in the Barnwell Sentinel. Break your Gold or La Grippe With a few doses of 666,