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wmmmwAm i ■v V MV-Xtoi,-*!': -.Vv-k •; «•, ” lot ■ .-4.' ^ ■ \ • - The Barnwell People BA«S Of SUB8CBIPTIVS. In AilVHiice, |)«r Anumu fl.BO 11.00 On Time.. Greenland 5ewa. TIIURSDAT. JANUARY 1<(. IS0«. Th« uextrcita'.itrcuinuiunlcatmnof llnrinony Lodin; No. 17 A.-. K.-. M.\ will be held el the hck MaaonlcTem , . pie in Bannrelt npou 11th day ut «l nu.vry IS.W, the *amo kwliie the ami Sat unlay In sail luouth, twelv^.” rfy order of W.\ M.\ _ _ E. Vj. FttkmaV.’Socrctarr. begiuniug at ■ ■ V ‘High The regular meeting of Hamwe Lodge No. HJ, Knights of Pvtldas will be held at their Hall on Friday night at o’clock a full attendance la feq tested. . My order of . J - ' " ’ ■ ■ ■ . ' Pt.W 1KICF,C. C. Wxu McNAB, K. R. S. < hurch of the Holy Apostle*, Harn- tveil, S. E. ITentUs, Rector, Service (he Hrat, third and Itflh Sundays atll 3'J u. m. and 5 p. nt. Service every, Wed- ilesday afternoon at 5. Sunday school every Sunday' aftcnioryi at 4. A cor- tlial Invitation is extended to all Chria- tiana to worship w ith ti*. Attention Governor’s Volun teers Tfr. Henrjf Ban^hman, i>ne of We oldeat residents of Dnnharion neijfh- borhood^who lell from a foot log about a week ago, and broke hi* thigh, died front Injirrte* received, at hla home last Friday 1 '. He $k‘a* buried at Joyce Branch burying ground Saturday evening. Mr. W. F. Ureene. who Has had a severe atlack of illneas last week la improving. The friend* of Mrs. Jane ■KHHngs- wnrth and her son. Mr. V. A.'TtfHltig** worth will be glad to learn that they are each Improving Messrs P. K. and F. H< Dicks, tttb euterjtrtsing rarttteftjttf this tietg hood have killed oyer seven thousand live hundred pounds of meat, and have made about one hundred and forty gal lon* ,of lard., '1 hey did not enter the prize hog con test, but think that la doing pretty wt-H. Mias Bessie Greene, one of Willls- ton’s most lovable and pretty young ladies, who has been visiting her otiain, Mias Estelle Greene,.returned Saturday We regret that her at ay Was so short, and hope she will come agsl'i soon. Mia* Bello Bryant, of -l.aurena, 8." C» i* expected this week to take charge of the Greenland School. “B. E.” Sidney ffartaog la back from Atlanta, Capi. Jc1trtT. Willi* resumedhti old run as Conductor on yesterday. H. II, Myers, Esq., returned last week from a lougvUit to 'I'enneaaoe, very much Improved In health. , * Tax collections ti|Ho the closing of the hooka have been about «a ttattal,even when were granted. Hosing i t guotl I extcnaietia of time as nary trmllic and rsLc advantage* Solicitor Bellinger U attending Paat, PreMBt »d Frapheey. Perhapsnn town In the srata of equal | sise Hml commercial ImporUnc* has 1 been so isolated from good railroad fa cilities as has Barnwell Court House While at the present time she enjoy* j S Mtarilcp^f/Wernolv line) The Cam- na Midland. ItilUmly the most ordl- .•t*. ■ M.ACIvVII.I.E, S. C. All nrnnlnr* of tbi Company arc re quested to attend a drill and busincs* meeting on Saturday Jaiiy. 25 IS0(» at 4 o'clock p. in. By order of ' \* 11. I*. Dvcb^*, CatJt. J.G. Green 1st Sgt. . . (2\v) Rew AdrertUeuienl*. Hitlcoit L*. Green—Special Master’s Sale. \V F. Googe Co.—Opening Books of Huhni-ription. A. Howard I’atter*oTi -Master’» Sa’e^v Equitahle Building and Loan A>so- Wiliiston Rena. Maj. R. Vj Wiilia elation—Mortgagee’s Sale. T. S. Weeks, Frobate Judge—Cita tion, E'tateof J. II. Moody. J. J. Cumeton, Quincy, Diamond, Executors— Notice t>» Debtor* and Creditor* ot C-tate of Mr*. Fanny Dia- tn nnl. Dissolution No!k;e—F. M. You nr. You n ^ i5 nr J. W. I,auca»ter— Sheriff's .Sale. DANGER. and wife, who moved to Montgomery, Ala..about one year since, anived here Sunday morn ing mi a visit. Mr*. Willi* came to sec her father, who is growing feeble un der the weight ofSf year*. . • Mis* Allie I’oole, who ha*, been living InN.J. fol - so me time with relatives,- edmeborne on a visi; last week. Hon. Howard Martin, who was secre tary of ’American Legation la China and Japan for seven years, i* visiting Dr. E. C. Smith, lie w ill deliver a lecture here Tuesday night and w ith the aidof pictures illustnfte the lives,- habits and customs of thoAc people. Mr.-U. (J.Sprawl* gut out of hi* two New* and Courier pig* 810 lb* lard. If tie did fait to yet the prize .he has a !ot of cheap meat and lard, Hon. M. W.Phillip* left on Monday for Columbia. He i* fearful bis stay will be cooliiftied till Spring time, as so many new law* will have to be made to conform to the new Constiimion. Miss Aileen iiankinsoit left uti Mon day on a visit to Columbia. Rev. J. D. Higgins sermon on UTTn- Jay TilgTinTa’d' 6n« "Or/jrW.HlttrtH. ■ in the home and come when ro- I.ook out for the Oregon and Western Cattle. Save yourselt by hunting up It. O. Moody, w ho only sells Kentucky and Tcnne^ee horses and mhle?. AH stock guaranteed as represented or money refunded. ■ * Don’t fail tocall and see Dick, the O’ Iv reliable «U>ck dealer You can thnl biinatC. N. Burekhalt- •r’s drug Htora. [ i.uiili A So n Start. People having |>etitions to the f-egis- lature for amendments to existing laws Or the passage of new act* should for ward them to the Barnwell* delegation early in the session. Very soon the Calendars wiil be crowded and those wl.n wait will weaken the chance* for getting their measure* through. De lay* are alw ays dangerous. ’ night was 6no Subject, Religion sdhool. The time ha* ligion and education must go together. Thcy’are essential to each other. Rijv, lliggin’* family came In on Monday and occupy the \Yal.«h house in rear of the church. IV. A. VV iills wlH leave in a few day* to replenish hi* stock of horses, having nearly sold out. Horse ll,e*b is cheap and in demand. IVe fear the Ih-sh will be scarce by J unc and frames plentiful. Rex Red Oak News. First Blood. A killing Is su'd to always foFow harbLiTfter a’,hanging. On the itd in*r. .lame* 8. Sander*, colored, was hanged for the murder of Simon Riley, cobucik On the following Monday near Don- mark Daniel Haver, colored.Joaded his musket witli sixteen buck shot and Fred wpotr Elliot Hiehwirve, (fvktretl, througli a hole In a-window all utter, teariygoira large part of the vicliinV head, causing instant ycath. Magis trate J.M. Dickinson, of H tmbe.rg,hcld jail. There had been a previous difli- citlrr In which RhrhWrtne had shot Bax ter with a pistol, wltliout burting him mneh. To Baxter belongs the distinc tion of taking the first life in the new year. iHackrille Now*. Mr.C. J. Martin and \ tm Ms rho re- family, moved to Abbeville two years ago, jirned t-» this place last week. Mr. lartin spy* Blackvllle i* equally a* good business place a* Abbeville He Will open hisgeneral inerchaiidiac busi ness about the 1st of February in the atofe now occupied by Mr. Morrison iind Mr. Morrison will move to filestore known as (lie Able & Able store on the corner of Railroad Avenue and Clark .street. Crosby'* circus wdts hereon last Fri- tlav. hut the sight seer* were few. Died on I'liursday nioi nliig January Rtb, from cancer, Mr*. Fat nie Dia- niond, wife of James Diamond, de ceased. The poverty party at Mr*. W. TI. N evils on last Friday night Was quite a puccess. This was a party that you and I/bould have att,ended with impu nity, Hr. Editor, but the want of an Invitation keptti* away, even from a poverty entertainment. A. B. C. Four Mile News. Capt. J. NnHIing kill’ll last week two hog* that down any tiling in IN-d Oak, and manv other townships iu the coun ty; 1st 15 month* old weighed 515 lhs; 2nd, Id mouths ol I and weighed 351) |b«. They were pig* of the famous hog Paul Black. »he largest ever raised in thi* towns nip. Mr. and Mrs James Parker,of Augus ta. Ga.. arrived here some time ago, and Will make this their future home. We welcome you. and hope Uiat your stay among us w ill be one of continual hap- pines*. -Mr. T. O. Davis, one of our most cin rgi tic young farmers, lias accepted a position with Mr*. J. A. Killings- w orth to take charge of her ten lior*c farm in the Dir>ibaFlou section. Rev. T. P. Ude preached au excel loiit serm *n at.Seven Pine on Sunday afternoon. The *mall at^ndance wa due to so inucli sickness in the neigh borhood. ' ■ Capt.G. O. Riley did |lie best day work at Suellings on .Monday taking returna lhat iia* ever been done here. L’ Inconuu. of the Attorney General The pleasant minor rcilcho* ns that Blackvllle has red hut good chance* for a big cotton factory. Bring the uiills to the held*. , Forty car load* of stock have bean brought to this county thl* season, but adjacent counties have bought largely from our live dealers. The last annual ktatementof the Bam. berg Cotton Mill shews a protltof over 18 per cent, and the capital stock is to be increastd to $100,000. Anv one wiahlng Photographs w Ul please note tho coming week will be be last week I shall remain In Barnwell. C. A. Warner. The chain gang will complete the new crosrlng over little Haltkchatchle above Dowling’s mil thi* week and next go to work at “Cousin Bob” Hightower’s mill. «. Gen. M. C. Butler has been retained as an Attorney for the Cramps, gvaat ship builders, at a salary equal to that lie received ns a member of the United States Senate. In Yorkvillc, a town of about the same ptf&ujat'on n*~Barnwell,.there are over 800 cases of measles. f)n account of the epidemic over half the schools in Yodgil£punty have been closed. Major#. B. Lee, Chief the Greenwood, Anderson and West ern Railw ay, operating the Carolina Midland Railway, was In town on Mot day. ’ ^ Mr. Lawton Hair died on the May ‘place neat Bamwc.fl, on Monday, af ter a long lllneaa, leaving a w ife, seven children and many friends to sorrow for his loss. He was about forty live years of age. Capt. L. G. Harris has declined the offered position with the Greenwood, Anderson apd Western Railroad, and Major-L'. H. A,ee will act as Geaeral Suiietin 1#IBl&Lk.^ ' Attorneys Aldrich, Simms, J, O. Pat terson, W. A. and R C. Holman, 'V. H. Townsend, of Barnwell, L. T. Isfar. of Blackvllle, and S. (#. Mayfield,of Den mark, arc in ColunHiia iu aUeudano^ upon the Supreme Court. ” Iti* seldom that live more charming ami attractive young ladle* are cluster ed together than the live from Barn well visiting Mis* Anna Eliza Calhoun Miss Mat-lie Warren, Miss Annie Calhoun, Mi** Lola Warren, Mi** Mag gie Lemon and Mis* Lizzie U*rley, —Port Royal Post. Why suffer with Goughs, Cold*' and LaGrippe when Laxative Bkomo Quinink will cure you In one dav. Docs not produce the Jrlnglng In the head like Sulphate of tlulnine. Put up in tablets convenient for ttklng Guarautccll to cure,or money refund ed. Price, io Cent*. F’or sale H* C. X. Burckhalter. A. 38) been permissible, by reason ef -this line being purely a hical one, and not In a position to offer such nractfclrt bertnn » to it* patron* as would a road tuning longer mileage and strong connection*. However, the town of ‘‘old Barnwell” has had reason to cougyatulate Itself in having the Carolina Midland pass through her boundaries, for it sounded the death knell to the “hack and wagon lines” that, from time Immemorial, ran over the hdavy sandy road to Black- vine, aftd was the onlp^tneana of pas senger and freight Interchange between kite two places. The history of the present railroad, formerly the “Barn* well Railway,” was a chcckerod and not nbromantic one. It was graded during tliu^outbreak of the war, the la borers being slave*. Atone point on the line, w hile cutting through a hill several of the laborer* were killed by a cave In. Yo i can aee, even now, at’ some points alengvjhe “right of way,” large piles of cross ties which were placed preparatory to ihe laying of the rails. They have rotted Into an almost Indistinguishable mas*. Aa the war progressed work finally ceased andfor year* the light of way lav abandoned. Rome 18 year* afterw ards the late Col. 'W. II7Duncan bought it for a few dol- tnrsHnd subseqifently sold to Mr. J. RL Woodward, who built hi* unique and famous Tram-road upon which he placed the steam engine “Lula May.” After various vicissitudes thl* “popu lar line” failed and the South Carolina Rond bought It, laid * track and ope rated it a* a branch of the main stem. One of the high official* stated that the Engineer of j turning* exceeded any other nine miles of'road In. the South. ‘That It wa* a line piece of property wa* corroborated hr the chagrin of Receiver Chamber- lain of the S. C. R. K. at finding It loat to his Company when lie ofttciailv took charge of the main line. It wa* fortu nate for Barnwell when Col. Mike Brown bought the Barnwell Road, In asmuch as his possession guaranteed a future for the Road, that Its former owner dhl not care to establish. His first move was U) consolidate with the B. A. & N.. making a line 34 miles long, with five flourishing local towns and a jungtion. Next he formulated The County Alliance held Its quart erly meeting In the Court Houa Friday laaL The attendance was very good ladeed, and with the enmlng back of better times there •» a marked revi val In the Interekl of R* membership. The order In this county la in excellent condition as to Ha management and the dlsciisslog of questiont of Importance on Friday were full of hope for the betterment of the agricultural classes Drat and aa a natural and necessary consequence of alt other oecnpetlons. In the beginning of the nog year the following add rest from President Keltt U as thoughtful as It U timely: Bowarc of Ointments for Catarrh that c ntnin Mercut'iY a* mercury will surely destroy the s«nsc of smoll and completely derange the whole system wheu entering it through the mucous surfaces. Such articles should never bo used except on prescription* from reputable physi cians. a* the damage they will do is ten fold to the good you can possibly de rive from them. Hair* Catarrh .Cure, manufactured by F. J Cheney A Co., Toledo, O., contains no mercury, and is taken internally, acting directly upon the blood and muenu* un laces of the syiten. In buying Hail s Catarrh Cure he sure you get the genuine. It is taken internally, and made in Toledo, Ohio,by F. J. Cheney & Co. Testi- montjtirTrCT Irfr^ohlby Druggists, price 75c per bottle. Mr. Harvey Joiner and Miss Hattie, daughter of Mr. Eiisha Morris of Ular, were married on .Sunday nioruing last, Hey, Mr. Chisolm officiating. Their attendant*, Mr. John McKeuz'e and Miss Cattle Joiner, gave the communi ty 4 pieamntt *nrpri*e In the evening by joining their hand* and hearCk in happy wedlock. the la*t meeting of Barnwell Lodge No. 10 K. of I. the follow ing of ficer* were elected fur the next Pyth ian rear: I\ C.—W. G. Britton. C. C—F. W* Price, V. C.—W. W. Moore. ' 1’.—-V. B. Ifxruou t. . _ M. of W.—C. Vred Molalr. * M. of F. and K. of R. A S.—Wm. Mc- Nab. M. at A.—G. W. ManvIHe. • The appointees arc: O. G.—C- C. Owens. I. G.—F. C. Butler. intended to absorb the Midland. To Col. Brown justly belongs the credit of the building of the South Bound, and while divergence of view s caused him to resign ids position after the success of the road wa* assured,he had already demonstrated hi* ability a* a financier in thl* great branch of business ss well as establishing a solid reputation as a practical all-around Railroad manager. Many blame Col. Brown for the failure of the South Bound to follow Its origi nal route, but tho^jwhobost knew the untiring 'energy* and tremendous re sources of the man said naught but waited. Hi* next significant move was to extend tlifl C. M. Road to Allendalei This lengthened the road 17 mlUa ana gave a most desirable connection with the P. R. A A. and establiahed the baela of competitive rates. The Information, positive and as sured. that Col. Brown has formed in alliance, by lease, with tho Greenwood, Anderson A Western Ry Co. date* tho beginning of a strong system that will command respect and play an Impor tant partln Railroad affair* in Western Sou’h Carolina. Barnwell will soon be on a Trunk line. She will bo In touch and sympathy with all the countrv and enjoy a thousand and one advantage* which heretofore her Isolation denied her. Allendale, too, has reason to be proud of this great move, and all the country along the Carolina MldlanJ should thank the brjlliaut and brainy Col. Mike Brown for his creation of Railroad facilities out of s little nine Te The lottos Plant: The new year opens with no leas need of a compact organisation of the farmers than the past. We live in an age when organization Is essential to the protection of any Inter est. Men of other vocations have long since experienced the advantages and reaped the beneflre of organisation. The farntera and laborere of our coun try, although conatUuting a numerical majority of population, have been and >now subjected to the most fearful discriminations In their oouimerclat latlons. i The Individual farmer alone has no power to. protect himself against these discriminations. The power of* the farmers to protect themselves resides In organisation, consultation aiid co operation. - in the multitude of coun sel there Is wisdom, and with whom can we better consult than With our selves. The battle of life is fought by force, and In whatsoever form it may be wielded, H la thp superior force that always wins- The unity of the fann ers and laborers in things esse’itial, based upon truth and honor, would be Imiiuolble against the forces that now oppress us. But organisation must precede unity. We must organise to consult and communicate with one another. By thorough organisation alone can unity be secured. If we fall to prginlsc—If we are determined to act Independently of each other, whether actuated by In difference, distrust, or an unwilling ness to surrender our Individual views to the sense of the majoirity—the result will be the same. Unity cannot be se cured, and we, a* a class, will continue to be the victims of weaker classes w hose greater power la secured through organization. The Farmers' Alliance la the best or ganisation the farmers have ever had ts fonmtrd upon the experten other organisations. The scone of Its work lor the social, moral and financial advancement of the farmers la un limited. There la only one subject '‘that can not be cousldered^nttd that Is partisan discussion of pblitioal questions. Po litically the AHiance la an educator In the science of governmnt. Its record In the educational Held -4* a glorious one, when w« reflect that the St Lonls demand* of the National Alliance are practically unchanged; when we trace these political demands through the course of yean that have fulluwed; re ceived by the partisan press with rid icule afad derision; then with silent suppression; pigeon-holed by bath Houses of Congress and aide-tracked by both eld parties with n sham battle over the tariff, yet forced at last Into recognition as the vital political ques tion* that underlie the fnture pros perity of our country and the preser vation of Its free Institutions. This year will be fought the greatest political battle ever known In this country. I n view of the magnitude of the Issue—an Issue which will In all probability determine whether pros perity or depression shall be the fate of future generations of the masses—It Is'surprising that there should be apathy. If there were no other object to SEE G. FRANK BAMBERG, BAMBERO.S.C. -SUCCESSOR TO T.A.GpEEJt BEFORE fOU BUY. He denis in Carriages^ Bug gies, Wagons, Harness, Etc. Mules and Horses. He pays Cash, gets all the discounts, secures the cheap# . •' ;v' ' ^ -• * 1 ■ : /■: ■■ r>V est'freight rates and sells afl ch cap or cheaper than any dealer iu South Caro- Charles CKv r\ i KJ^mcucai i other ^— Linn. Give him a trial, he’ll ap preciate your business and treat y<Hf rigtyTlJ First Barnwell C. IT. ihe public. An experience of veara la the best gnsrantuflh knows kia business and will give faction la the qoalhg of bis the moderation - Mrmollablei mobs julyM mile road lie bought a few years ago. SALE STAPLES Third Season. FIRST CLAM HORSES, FIRST CLASS MARES. FIRST CLASS MULES. Any and everybody needing find class stock for pure pleasure or simple work day purposes will find exaotiy what la desired at my sale stabtea In Btrhwell. I I select my stock In peraon In the the West, know exactly I get and give ay customers the best of all bargains. Call and tee Brown's Beauties before buying. ..... l O. BROWN, Agent. Carolina IMlaal L T To take effect at M9 A. M. 1 November 14th IMS. Tfth Meridian Time. Barnwell Oil Kill I Will Gin your Cotton fori One Dollar per Ikle. Ca-I pacity GO Bales daily. We guarantee satisfaction. Highest prices paid fori SEED. Jn<>. D. MalsbY, President. J. R. Easterling, Manager. C. II. Langley, 4.4A, ft.*)Lv.**elveni..A •....Wegener. *.!#, Harry. Salleya. M0 ,*... SprlngfleM. m^-WbaMfi. 7.35 Walkers. • SOOlAr) Blackv. \ Lv. 10.»|Lv! 4 f Ar. ol organisation, thl* great Issue, forced on by the Alllni Manager of Ginnery. ..Aehlotgh.. M r. J. D. Baxter of Denmark, a wide awake successful farmer, is greatly pleased with amber cane as n forage crop. Last year hoplanted an eigblli ol an acre in good land without any ma nure. From thi* little patch he fed seven head of slock for two months, greatly to their advantage and to the relief of hi* corn crib. It* is planted when danger of frost I* over, in drill* about cotton row distance apart, culti vated entia lv with sweeps and allowed to grow witliout thinning. The stalks grow from little finger to thumb size, tt tmrot safe trt teed it until after the head* are ripenod. The second growth I* fatal to stock. Big Railroad News. Early And Late Easters. Tho Four Mile Literary Society held Its last meeting at the residence of Dr. Nl. A. Turner on Friday, January lOth. but owing to sickness in the neighbor hood several members were absent, therefore the programme was not -car ried out. The President being absent the Vice President called the meeting to order and appointed a committee to arrange the programme for the next ' meeting, which l hope will be success fully carried out. There were a good many visitor* present, among them Misses Emmie and Carrie Youngblood from Augusta, Misses Lizzie Dunbar and Maud Fore man fnm Kllenton. also Mr. Wiley and our old friend 8* , who ^ere very de voted to the fair sex. The Dr. sug gested that we should spend the eve ning dancing and talking •‘colliky Molliky.” 1 think one or two couples did have such talk and seemed to enjoy It very much Now. Mr- Editor, ! suppose you un derstand the meaning of that, as I’ve no doubt you have talked “Colltky Mol liky” In day* gone by. We broke up about twelve o'clock and agreed to meet again on Saturday, the 25th. Mr. Yancey Miller received a severe v kick several days Sgo.-but I am glad to hear he Is rapidly Improving since using the prescription given io him by a friend. I sincerely hope none of the rest of our member* will be so unfortu* nato as to g t si kick, as I assure you they are hard for one to recover from. Amicus. On Saturday the negotiations that 'nave been in progress for several week* looking to the lease of the Caro lina Midland Railroad to the Green wood, Anderson and Western Railway, with option to purchase, .reached a conclusion satisfactory t>>all concerned andatwangehifluts were made for turn ing oyer tiie property to the-lessees on yesterday. The American Banking HiMpFfJiet Company of Baltimore, a large and influential trust and surety -company, guarantee* the lease, and wiB* be trustee when the extension is begun aiul the new bonds issued. The Odficers of the new road are Mike Brown, President and Treasurer; J. L. Villalonga, Vice President; T. M. M or decal, General Counsel; L.G. Har ris, Superintendent; Thomas B. Lee, Chief Engineer. V.. 1—: In an Interview with a New* and Courier reporter Col. Brown statfed that a corp* of engineer* would he put in the field the first thing, to make a survey from Seiven., the present. Northern terminus, to Batesburg and Greehwood, and from that point to An derson and^Ureenvillo. From Allen dale, the present Southern terminus, oonncctiou with the seaboard will ’be made, eithe r at Savannah or Charlestons according te-tho-eucouxagement given. The new company is backed by am ple capital mid Col. Brown has more and more irrepressible energy than any other two dozen men in South Carolina. .. . Easter Sunday eannot happen earlier than March 22 or later than April 25ih, but between these two dates It hss a range of 35 days. At the time of the Council of Nice, 325. A. !>., it was agreed by the representatives present that from that time forward Easter should fall on the first Sunday after the full moon occurring on or next af ter March 21; or, in other words, “on the first .Sunday after the sun crosses the line.” _ Since tho above arrangement wa* adopted by the great ecclesiastical council referrcxl to, Easter has fallen on March 22 and on every date between that and April 25, but L i* only after long intervals of time 'that it occurs on Its extreme dates. In 188 ; 3 Easter fed on April 25, Rs latest possible date, an event which had not before occurred during the present century, and which w ill not again occur until the spring of 1943. The last time Ea*ter fell on As earliest date was In 1818. This will nojt happen again during this century or the next, in 1895 It came surpri* ingly near < breaking this century’s early record, fallingpn March 25. The Easter dates for tho remainder of the century are: 1896, April 5; 1897, April 7; 1898, April 10; 1899, April 12, 1900,Api|tJ5, ' The Pension Co., will meet at Board for Barnwell the Court Hoii«e on 3rd Monday, 2«ili Jam. remain in aession oqly 2 days, the law having been changed to 2 days instead of .8 as formerly.’ ftVlIliston, S. C. M. F. Hair, Jzu. Kb r .£Xi, Ulerk. The Atlanta Constitution offered last year a prize of $100 each, for the best one-acre crop of cotton, «prn, tobacco, sweet potatoes, and watermelons under certain conditions. Thj prize winners as announced are aa follows: W. H. Dili, 8andjt Flat, South Carolina, for.629 1-3 bushels of sweet potatoes, cost $21.80; IV'. U. Cross, Lorane, Ga., 7,089 pounds of seed cotton, cost 452.20: Q. 11. Cfren- shaw. Newborn, Oa , 17<i 1-H bushels of corn, cost $9.70; Y. Green, Wolf City,- Texas, 1,193 w atermelons on one acFe, cost $50 90: J. 8. Do Jarnette, South Fork. Ark., 1,032 pounds of to- baoco, cv»t $43.25, Do ■ you think your sister like* me Tommy T Ye«, she stood up lor vou at dinner. Stood up for me? VVas anybody saying anything against me? „No, nothin' much. Father said he thought you were -• -good -deal of a goose, but sis right up and said you wasn’t, and told father he ought to know better than to judge a man by his looks. —' Great Hogs. The News and Courier on Monday published Hie ro«tiUanf the prize pig contest, which wa*_ made under con ditions prescribed t by that paper. There were 26 contestants. The first prize of $80 in goal wii* awarded to Master VV. J. Richardson, an Ab beville boy, whose pig. a Poland China —Berkshire-cross, was born on Feb ruary 23*1 1895, and weighed, gross ’>91 pounds on December 17th. His feed bill amounted to $22.95, making the cost 3V4 cents per pound. The second prize of $20 in gold for the second largest hog was given to J. 51. Leech, of York County. His pig, of Ohio improved Cheshire stoex, was born 14tb March 1895 and weighed 529 pounds on December 17th. His feed bill amounted to jlU.65, making cost 3)4 cent* per pound. ^ The third prize, A set of American ized Encyclopedia Britannica, for (he hog showing the largest gain at the lowest cost i* as yet undecided, as be tween Dr. H. F. Manson of Edgefield and Benjamin lliutt of Colleton. Mr. R. C. Sprawls, of, Rosemary township, this County, put two pigs in the race. They were born Feby. 3d. The largest weighed 9} pounds on Feb 20th, the first day of the contest and on December 17lli, its close, [ gained 5l0j£ pound* at cost of feed amounting to $16.50, making cost per pound 3.23 cents. A* Mr. Sprawls had only every day Barnwell county stock, which ho hpd judiciously improved, we think that ho ha* won the highest honors of the contest, although miss ing the golden dollars. Mr. sprawls gives this report of feedirffc: 1 fed the mother well while suckling the pigs and weaned them wlieii about 3 months old. 1 then fed them on corn meal and hominy, soured mostly. 1 think the average daily feed was three and a half quarts per day for each pig, and at 09 cents per bushel this amounts to the figures given below: Thirty- three bushels at 59 cents per bushel, $19.50. In the watermelon season 1 gave them one melon q pig per day, and fed them three times a day, and al lowed them to fun in a horse lot two or thiee hour* every morning. For the rest of the time 1 kept them In a p«n 10 by 20 feet. Tills Is, I hope, explicit enough. You will see from this that for $19,50 I put on my best pig 519 1-4 pounds iu the three hundred day*. K. C. Sprawls. WlllUton, December 18,1896. Alliance, ought to be suflt- cient to maintain a full membership and drew in feernits. But ttorwrork of the Farmers’ Alliance Is unlimited. It will expand and be JuftMtaDeflctal | a* the members make it. Now It the time to organize. The Importance of I a complete organization can not be overestimated. In this work the Fres- Clark Street, Near Kuflh idem* of County Alliances have 1 special charge. 1 appeal to them to | 4 Brow Mil. f I*# ***CxTe4..... .•Baigllag. 12.24,Ar*A!lMMU)« Lv I. lUfiMAN sm. charge. I appeal td engage actively In the work. The 1’reaident and l*ecturer of the I State Alliance are prepared to render any services la their power. If there is trouble Jn reorganizing lit any county, the subscriber will be glad to hear from the County President, and such assistance will be rendered as may Ige needed. I would urge Al- liancemeti to take The Cotton Plant. Without a medium of communication w© can not know “where we are at,” and the Official organ of the State A.- lisneo is the proper mediam of com munication. There are evidence* of active effort* in reorganizing In certain counties. It Is hoped that It will he extended over the State, and our com munication through the official organ may be more Intimate than ever. Fraternally, Jos. L. Keltt. January 4th, 1?96. House, Blackvllle, 8. C. Naomi, Hie daughter of Enoch, was 580 years old wheu she married. While there is life there is hope. f * * con D—I guess Brother Goodly Is njft feeling Well. aeon B—'fV bat makes yoff think •f ' ■ -: Deacon D—He dM not go to sleep urtiig preaching tiffs morning. The plowman U beginning year’s labors merrily. the The United States minister to Libe ria reports that the 209 negroes who went front Savannah to tit# land of their fathers last Msrch in the Steamer Horsa are doing well, and that there Is a demand there for uegroea of thrifty habits and mechanical genl.us. On February 27th anothei steamer will leave Savannah for Liberia to carry 409emigrett$ volunteers from Arkema, Hissleaippi, Alabama aad Georgia. A Charleston truck farmer raised a doaen #r to bunches of aspefagns la hot house and sold tbcnf for tlx Dealer In Shoee, Hats, Clothing, Urn brella*, Trunks, Whips. Ac., asks spe cial attention to the adVantarea that he la able tooffer tothepurchaalng public. Dealing In the above named ept elal- ties he is able to dairy larger stocks In the lines he handle* than tbe merchant who setls “everything.'* Beside# be can study tbe market* Ut better pur pose and taka advantage of opportuni ties that escape the attention Of one whose mind Is mixed np with a hundred Trains No. 5 ami 4*111 run M£fe| r. n. a. u. No. 5. Ke.it. —It Lv. fttaekvflta, Ar. - •.II Ashlelgb. 9. tf Wood ward, •.34 Barnwell, • .*4 Morrises, •.44 Brownell, •At Caves, 9*7 Belgllag, 10. U3 Ar. Allendale, D. Lv. J.C. For Knt or Sale. My well Improved, highly tive, strict! things, efm Lyaching Statistics. Some lynching statistics prepared by st past mobs m^n and 10 E the* statistician of the Nashville Ban ner, who ha* been keeping tab on the lynching industry during the year 1895, are interesting. lie finds that though bloodily brisk It did not equal the ghfcstty output of pl*ti*rfW9fc Duriftg the year Just killed 17) persons, 191 women. Of these lynching^, 144 oc curred In the Sooth and 27 hr the North. Of the total number who has been keeping tab on tbe lynching for 1895 In various Stales and territories were as follows: Alabama 10 Arkansas . 9 California ,7 Colorado.... t . ..••...'•...7 Before buying give me a call, exam ine the larfpwt atooka of Sboea, Hats, Clothing, Trnnks and Umbrellas In BlaekvlVle and And tbe loueet prices In South Carolina. I will do My beat to pleaae and profit you. One price to all, and that always the lowest. gNMTUt.i. L. Johnston Is with me andwill be pleased to see and serve hts many friends. angl5-0m v stir bralthv farm | South Carolina and Georgia near Elko Is nffaredi forjrent next year. Poeeeeslea will 1 January next. Either ton rent wilt he taken. Mane' and approved parties need apply. The place contains IKft seres «f opea land, baa a comfortable dwelling, alt necessary oat bulidiaga. water supply and la convenient •etOflhi pot. Post Office, Church and _. To an approved purchaser 1 at a low price and <h» eaav piyw F.T No.,7 Library Bnl tf Special Tlij Shop. ■march Fire lasmice Yoor patronage Is respectfully sollc- all kinds Itcd for Tin and Sheet Iron Work, Hoofing, Guttering and General Repairing. CAPITAL $300,000. betagfl Tbe Company not Tariff ,rales offers I sarers. Agents wanted fa take. J. Alu»T< VALLEY TIN furnlsbed builders In | any length andstee wanted. All sizes Barnwell •. C. Florida ’M2 Georgia.. ....It Illinois 2 K a n sas. ........i 1... .i..............1 Kentucky 14 Louisiana 4 Mary land 4 Mississippi 13 Missouri 3 Nebraska » » j'a'fa'w » s-'s s *.* * 4 sTvrwvns.e • I $ North Carolina. 1 South Carolina 6 South Dakota. 2 Tennessee.. 11 Texas .......24 Virginia I Washington ...f New Mexico - 1 Indian Territory .4. 2 Oklahoma 9 The number of legal executions In the United State* last year were 132, of which 89 were in the Soeth and 43 In the North. By a carious coincidence there were exactly 132 execution* in this country In 18f4, Smoke Stacks and Spark Arresters Ms dollar* tp'eee. New Year. So bo hfld a happy The Woshfogla* Mhrtspobdent of tbe Piedmont BaadlidhL Spartanburg, writes that Booth Carolina Congress men have undortakoa In reoinefl* the differences between debaters Irby and Tillman. The senior Senator needs while winged peace, V (to order only! on short notice. Syrup skimmer* and dippers made of either tin or galvanised Iron, as wealed. Make and have on hand fall stork reg ular sizes and thickness stove pipe, spe cial sixes and thlckaeaa to order while you wait. • * Don't rnn risk of horning op yoor home with defect!vestove flues, hot get on* of my galvanized trim inee. Thee* are the best flees. All kinds of stoves. They have s better draft are Are proof and arranged to be put an vrltT little trouble to be absolutely tight, thus preventing watt down the pipe and raining and pipe, as Is the ease with Also galvanised Iren and tin flahgea, something cheaper than to use where there I* no celling. Correspondence solicited. Any formation oheerfutly gtvaa, mull attended to promptly. ' Yours for tret elaee hork atreaMnn- Insuhb your - —IN THE— b-0pcntin9IMilLlfcl ~or— GREENWOOD, J. P.STROBEL, County. txssi Ai differ**!>U Me*, fllsi different from any Woeoltoetaemalli Insured natU *•» I plan we pa) pen! to' toted W. M. GarVii), North of * Planters J *»«