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/. > ' t \ ; V-J. ■ 1 •: / /• -'ir r Lj" * SIXTY SIXTH YEAR ESTABLISHED 1852 SIXTY SIXTH YEAR ) . VOL- LXVI. BARNWELL, S. C., THURSDAY, MARCH 7, 1918 , NO. 20. rr. * r HOME DEMONSTRATION WORK. j- The poultry club members wlio have not yet gotten their eggs to raise from may secure them from people in their com munities who raise pure bred chickens, or if this is impossi ble; the county agents will get the eggs for the club members if they are notified to do so. All club members are urged to have all their chickens hatched before the ln.«t of April, for early hatched* chickens do so much better than- those hatched late. The regular monthly,meetings of the Women’s*/Home Demon stration dubs will be held at the following places and dates : Hilda, Wednesday, March 6, 3 :30: Pleasant Hill, Thursday, March 7. 3 :30 ; Big Fork, Fri da v, March 8. All members are urged to attend. Demonstration : Preserving eggs in water glass. Clifford Barratt, Eloise Cave, Home Dem. Agts. BLANK CARTRIDGES v, FIRED AT RANDOM By Just Us. .»*• HEALING SPRINGS ITEMS. Healing Springs, March 4.— Miss Helen Wise, a seni.or in the Colombia High School, has been visiting her parents durih^g the quarantine,of the Columbia city schools. Mr. and Mrs. J.- B. Hartley, of Batesburg, spent the week end. with Mrs. W. S. Mims. Mr. aiid Mrs. Edward Black, pf Willistou, spent Sunday with friends here. Mr. and Mrs, R. J. Salley and family spent the week-end with Mi'**- Lon Walker. The many friends of Mr. E. J. Hankinson will regret to learn of his. illness. Mr. Je.ff Kay has also been ill for several weeks. - ' -| ■ -4: • V" t Private Nathan Whittle, of Camp Jackson, spent the week end here with his parents. M iss Matilda Keeler, who is at St. Angelus Institute at Aiken, spent the week end with her pa rents. RURAL CARRIER EXAMINATION: The United States Civi Service Commh-ion has an- noiuued an examination for the countv of Barnwell, S, C., to be held at Alb irdnle and' Barnwell oil April lib 1918 to fill tin position.of rural carrier at Fair fax, ami vacancies that may after occur on rural routes from othe* post ofiices in the above mentioned county. The examina tion will he open only to male <ytizens who are actually domi ciled in thp territory of a post *?>fii'ce in.the bounty and who meet the other requirements set forth in Form No. 1977. This form and application blanks may be obtained from the ollices’mentioned above or from thr United States Civil Service Commission at Washington, I). <J. Applications should be for warded to the Commission at, Washington at the earliest practicable date. SEALED DAY. ~ Old grandmother -‘Collier’s calls itself The National Maga zine, but it ought to be The National Faultfinder, for fault finding is its editorial stock-in- trade. Nobody objects to the right sort of criticism of the Ad ministration at Washington, hut the right sort of criticism is the constructive, not the nagging kind—nay, more, in these times and days criticism of the Gov ernment should ho sympathetic as well as constructive, not only os a matter of patriotic duty, hut in order to reach the *objective point of the criticism,—the heart and mind of the American peo ple. *Tliis nagging habit of “Col lier’s” is sopronounced and well known that really fine things aj>- pearing between its covers are under the haijdicap.of suspicion. The excellent article by Mark f Sullivan (editor-in-chief-, but not the writer, as I understand, of tile nasty articles"! hat so often appear under tin* editorial cap tion), on the subject of our ship shortage, in last Saturday’s is-1 sue; should have had a Letter medium through which to ad- dre-s the American public. I’m sorely afraid its appearance in /Collier’s” will greatly weaken its influence find lead readers to question the accuracy of the claimed facts on which the arti cle is based. However, the arti cle ought to help to speed-up shipbuilding, and as we canno.t have too many ships that would be well. ’ ./ NEGRO RACE CONFERENCE To Be Hell la Different SkIImi of Sooth Carolioo—Soolhrai'era aad Westers - to he field it Baaiberx Friday : ’ iK ■> V t ■' • fe • " March IS, If 18. 1. The Rev. Richard Carroll, president of the South Carolina Negro Race Conference, which he organized fourteen years ago for tlid purpose of encouraging the colored peopleiilo.ng indus trial lines, butter ami more help ful relations between the two races in South Carolina, will hold: a meeting in Bamberg,Fri day, March 1,7th. Other meetings -were scheduled to be held in Charleston and Beaufort, but they have been called off, The only meeting to be held in the Southeastern section will be at Bamberg., We hope that the white citizens who are "'readers of this journal will/notify -the best thinking colored men to at tend this meeting. The Defence Council and Food Administration presidedover by Mr. 1). R. Coker and Mr.-William Elloit will he COUNTY COUNCIL OF DEFENCE. All urgent Monday was one of the quietest sales days that we hava over witnessed in March who were here came on business, and were exceedingly quiet and orderly. Not one arrest was made. T ' The Probate Court was a bo hj; thVbusiest place, and it was not. HCar so busy as on Saturday, notwithstanding tip* fact that Liquor' Permits are still beprg issued without a P by s i ci a n > ce r t i f i e a t e. a mhv i 11.1 >e untilSaturday. The only sales made in real estata were made by tin? Judge of Projtate. Two lots with the buildings thereon in the town. r x - of WillUton and three small tracts of farm - .lands . sold for Over fifteen thousand dollars APPOINTMENT OF MISS HOLMES. Miss Harribtte Holmes has been appointed by Secretary of the Treasury McA'doo as , the Agent of the* Bank of Western Carolina, at Barnwell, to sell Tnft stamps for that institution* Miss Holmes wdl be prepared at all times to furnish these splen did evidences of thriftyriiid every iinje you go into, the Bank of Western Carolina yqiF should make a point of buying at least one 2")-cent stamp. v • Mr. T. J. Grubbs, of the Rosemary section, was in town on Tuesday.w. . Mrs. J. L. Johnston and daughter, Miss Ruth, of Grewi- ville v S.C.,- haveheen visiting l)r. and Mrs. Jones, of Willston, and are now- the guests of- Mr. *and Mrs. Johnstoft. -of 'Blackville. Mrs: \Johnston..i is au aunt of Mrs. Jones and mother of Mr. J.E. Johnston of. Fairfax. RC B-M Y-T!It - Aitissptil Relicvei Rheumatism, Sprei n, Ntmralgia, etc. ' Most of us are simply indi viduals. units of a community, without significance or impor tance, strutting our little fret ful hour on the ^fage of life without impression on our sur roundings. Occasionally, in favored communities, some one mail steps fo.rtli from the mass of inerjfciaized (now I hope the language-purist won’t go up in the air,) humanity and begins to impress his.personality on his neighbors and friends by doing! things of value to his town. Such men are usually regarded more as institutions tliajfl dividends save with the carping citizenry of the locality whose FIELD DAY PATRIOTISM. Field day in county schools has become the biggest county event of the year./On account of being engaged in "war many counties have decided to turn tlie occasion / into patriotic assemblies, which can b*p held in centers adjacent) to the near est high schools. The expense incurred in preparing for field day would, if converted into War Savings Stamps, make a patriotic service, and serve the pupils as a wise Wesson in thrift. The suspension of Field day was recommended by the County Teacher’s ‘ Association on account of the general condi tions imposed on the county by the war. A box party was recently present or send a representative. R. W.Westberry,of Sumter,who gi<\ en at the school house for the is at the head of the Negro Food DC 111*111 OI lllti IvlTl Vjl Us!), a very enjoyable evening quite a nice sum.3v ; asLrealized. i / Administration, will give an address at 10:39 a.^m, The white people ai*e' cordially A very interesting meeting of 'the county council of defence was held in the courthouse on Tuesday. A.large and represn- tative attendance from all parts of the county was present. In the absence of the chairman, Mr. P. M..Buckingham as Vice chairman presided. A reorgani zation* was made by reelecting the same.ofTicer, A M. Kennedy, Chairman P. M. Buckingham, vice chairman ; H, J. Crouch,' secretary, J. B. Armstrong, treasurer. The speaker for the day was Dr. Currell, the pres-j ident of the University of South Carolina. • I)r. Currell fnilv *> V sustained his reputation as an attractive speaker. Special H. W. KEMP- Healing Springs, Feb. 25.-—* [Mr. H. W. Kemp of the Heal ing Springs community died February 9, The funeral ser vices were conducted at the Healing Springs Baptist church and his remains were ‘taken to the family cemetery for inter-; ment. ', Mr- Kemp was born Decem ber 12, 1854, and was fliarried in 1884. For a good many years he has l>een an inmate of the State hbspital. But in spite of sickness and separation from loved ones he remained a stead fast and faithful Chri-tian tothc emphasis was laid on the work’pP/j' M -survived by his wife- ih vited to the meeting also. Rev. W. W. Chappelle, of Bamberg is chairman of the local com mittee. For further information write to Rev. Richard Carroll, Pres. Negro Race Conference, Columbia, S. C. LONC BRANCH PHILOSOPHY- i of x food production. and conservation. The' coming liberty loan-issue which will shortly be launched as well as the thrift savings by persons of small means were stressed as the first stops to be taken. A large number of the colored people of the county.—Avere organize their people along the general purpose of putting the t he com i ty • sq u a rely behi i id the- war. It was decided to organize all the townships as a unit, and hold each chairman responsible for the work in his township. A meeting of the Executive Committee will be held in the near future. and other relatives. it POISON MOUTH. A strange thing to us is that it so often happens that the j ^ newspapers and preachers, .and j some other charitable folks, never discover«fellow’s virtues j ^ ^3. till after lie dies Why not, if j- A.-Well, I know I ought not lie has any good qualities, lot tell you this but I’ve got to lnm ronri Mnnnt it nnn iiPnKhinniP 1 . i i tell somebody—r4nd . anyhow, A. — : Come here a minute I’ve got something to tell, hut if you ever breathe it and it comes back me I’ll swear I didn’t say it. B. —0 you know you can trust me ; I never tell a thing, I know SERCT. ISADORE OWENS i We learn with pride and pleas ure that Isadore Owens, .son of Mr. aiid Mrs. A. J. Owens, has been promoted to 1st Ser geant. / ' • This is evidence of close as in-1 application and strict comp liance to military discipline. It will ahvays be a [4 ?a- visiotl lacks perspective and is sure to its to chronicle the pro narrow, whose chief'business in life is seeking out tilings to crit-. icise. To the outsider, unham pered by local jealousy and per sonal prejudices, it appears that John Farrell Ts not so much a) simple citizen of Blackville as lie is-an institution of the town. A few years ago Blackville was as badly in need of a first class hotel as some other towns in' the county arc today, and when it became apparerrt=rttnn.l the people generally could not be united into a corporation to supply that need, Joly_J;’arrell stepped injo-lbe-breach and so<)_n__J our neiglibbring town could justly boast of--one of the. best hotels in the State. That cer tainly helped but it also empha sized the fact that in the'strenu ous struggle with business, as with individuals, for existence, something should bedoueto close the wide gap in the business pe riod. hetween the planting and thcTntarketiirg^of our agricultu ral crops. -The obvious thing needed was that which whuld provide a weekly or semi- weekly payroll to new labor brought into town or to that al ready there tyut unemployed. Much conversation Was spent in discussing the situation but nothing tangible resulted when John Farrell again stepped for ward with his capable shoulders 1 ] to ihe wheel and started a pracr tical solution of the matter^To- daya knitting mill is well on its motion of any of our bovs. ■ w ’ * * We commend the spirit and ambition of Isadore to all of our boys. Of such, great and succeseful armies are' made. Now is the time t(Trenew your subscription to The Sentinel. wav to completion, entirely fi nanced by Mr. Farrell.. The huihlin.g is a modern up-to- ♦laje stripcttire aiuH'ill he ready to begin turning out \vr k by July—possibly by June. When running'diiU thertL will be on- jiloyed ahoul seventy-live hands. The mill building prOper has a fi-onfageOn Main street of fei t h.v a dept-ii of 134 feet,'the dye houseNhe'in< Tin* building is stories high, with windows of steel. The’completed' structure will lie a pleasing addition to Main street. Mr. Farrell is also building ten or a dozen attractive bunga lows to , house some of the mill people and otherwise' providing for their comfort. The entire inyestmont will represent about a hundred thousand dollars. If Mr. Fairell had made Black- ville a present of $100,000 in’ cash it .would not have been nearly so valuable to the town. rt9 the knitting mill will prove to be, which fact, 1’m sure, is fully understood and j^ropetby appreciated lVy etery on6‘ in our gieighbdtihgtqwn, tell of it before he reaches his final destiny; and if he has no virtue at all, why prevaricate. His condition, as we see it, will not be improved in that"other [•country by anything that we might say or do. . But preach ers and editors are full of kind ness towards the deceased, and it is probably better thus'than to he like tin; fellow who placed on his wife’s tombstone this verse: - ‘ • ’ Here lies our wife, Cymantha I’roctor— She caught a cold and would not doctor, t She could not stay but had to go, Praise God from; whom alt hlessings flow. Riah Mas. AUTOMOBILE N0 T !CE.\ ”)9x:]() feet/ of brick, two Automobile owners have been fully warned-as to the provis ions of tliiPlaw relative to sec uring their liceiis^ numbers and affixing them toythier cars. All possible leniehcy haVhecn sbown- to deiiiKjuent parties, accor dance with the recent instnut- 1 ; ion—received by. me frou.i ^ th> grand Jury*of Barnwell County. I will on and after ^lareh iHthvT arrest all* persons whose cars maydaffertind o,n the public'.l{ig!r- way i./ tl’i- county without the automqlfiic license for this year. J. B.Mqrris, Sheriff. what I’m going to tell you just goes to show what some people really aro who try to make out they are so proper and all that. B.—Do go on and tell it, I’m ; just dying for some scandal! Then and there, dear reader, the news was told*. “A” strung out what he or she heard ; and what was added to,the story made it liiglily interesting and poisonous. . “Poisoli Moyth” is as preva lent and, luxurious in the garden- of our lives as jinison weed in fence corners. This “poison mouth” clog^up the sweet paths of our social existence like poi son ivy and cow ijtch.vipes make hideous the uiitrod path in..the the forests, .. Hearts are hurt, reputations are besmirched and -hiIs are xa^t down because of file venopi that is spread by ti * terrible “poison mouth” that ll/urishes in every clime i A great writer -said, “Good name in man Or Woman is the immediate jewel op their-souls.” A^e, indeed, a good name is the soul’s jewel ! Surely, ’tis an uiv j justifiable . deed to assist in the Durloining of the jewel that be- lou^W|um7Terr —— - It bT-weli/ine thinks;to begin MRS. SARAH ELIZABETH MOODY. . Mrs. Sarah Elizabeth Moody departed this life on Sunday, February 24. • She was 94 years old and had been tumble to walk for four years. Although she was in ill health for some time she never murmured, but bore hersutTering patiently. The funeral services were con ducted on Monday by.the Rev. Ji li, Ctillum, pastor 'vi tlio , Arnold' Baptist church, of which she was a true and consecrated member.. Her remains were in terred in the family cemetery. , She is survived by one daugh ter, Mrs. E.vM• Boyles; three - grandchildren, Mrs. W.L.Hayes . of Barnwell, W. W. Boyles and J.P. Boyles of Allendale ; eleven great grandchilden and ten great great grandchildren, makiugfive * generations. We feel that home is no home without her care, But in heaven we know she will be there. LITTLE WILLIAM CARY OWENS. Litt e William Gary Owen9, the six months old son of Mr. and Mrs. Gary Owens, of this ' city, died on Saturday, Feb. 20th of pneumonia, after a three week’s illness. The body was * carried to Graniteville, S. (Lon Sunday morning for interment. The’fricnds of Mr. and Mrs. Ow<*Us extend their heart felt .sympathy in this their sad bereavement. .*rv CARD OF THANKS i’ *— \ . . , ■ -4- Please allow me space to ex tend to,the good people of Barn well and vicinity my heart felt thanks for their kind assistance rendered, when my sister, Estelle, ; met such a horrible death at the Coast Line depot in the auto wreck, . - . —* May God Mes5 all of yoii, for your noble acts of kindness and sympathy on this sad.occasion.- . .. J E. Ready, » . • Kline, S.C. Mrs. J. L. johnstone and daughter. Mi^s Ruth, of Green ville, lias been visiting Mrs. Dr. \V. M. Jones of. Williston, and is iiow visiting Mi. aiid Mrs. W. B. Johnstone of Blackville. | Jailnstone i> tlie mother of Mr. J. E Johnstone of Fairfax. at once a ca,nlpaign within each of.-ourselves', against this foe of. “Poison Mouth.” DuBois. US .|lll NOTICE. A 1)0': party will be given at* the Friendship school house on Friday evening the-:8th. inst. The prqceeds will be'"used for the benefit of the school. Every body is invited to attend.' 7 % Money or Long Tei^iw. BROWN tSc BUSH - ^ V S' Lawyers BAfiNWELL, S. C. T . NOTICE. Canlp.Mori'ttll, l’. C. Y., will meet on ahmjt first week in April. A day will be fixed for sa>l meet ing and will appear in a later ne-+ tice. L . ‘ “ . - ' • ' J. A. * . Cofmuander. ——— —r*"*—* The public will please take notice that the law Jfirnr ofl Peeples^ *and * \Y rider- has been dissolved, on account of Wilifer expecting to be called ifc the ser- vic: some time soon. - , There are two ways to’ «>ok at a small farm: One view*—the common one—is that ft is a pla^e- to make a llvtnp. but rather a hard place, aad should he sold as anything easier. la found. The other is that the owner ship of land is a mark of honor, that g patent to land ts a title- of nobiR?, % right to sovereignty.—Dr. Seaman ▲. Knapp. The- education of the farmer his farm by working out problems ia iha field aad receiving the answer fen the crib or granary la, like all ed*a»- lion a personal matter, and tech man must acquire It tor. himself. Thin points to the sgiall farm, worked, as beat for the man, for Und. for society, aad tor the Dr. Seaman A. Knapp, . V I :