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The Barnwell People. “Ju*t Like a Member of the Family” VOL XXXVI BARNWELL S. C. APRIL 17, 1913 THE INTERESTING CAREER OF DR. CLARENCE J. OWENS Was a College President at the Age of Twenty. WILUSTON MAN MAKES GOOD Beat Work Done aa Director of Southern Commercial Congreaa. South Carolinians in general and the people of Barnwell County in parti cular will be much interested in the successful career and great work for the South being done by Dr. C. J. Owens, Managing Director of the Southern Commercial Congress. Dr. Owens is well known throughout South Carolina. He is a son of Alfred Owens and the sow-in-law of Captain W. H. Kennedy, both of Williston. Prior to his connection with the Southern Commercial Congrests Dr. Owens had a distinguished career as an educator. When but twenty years old he was elected president of the Orangeburg Collegiate Institute, of Orangeburg, S. C., and was widely known at that time as the youngest college president in the United States He served as president of Sum ter Mijitary Academy, Sumter, S. C., and for five years as president of the Southeastern Agricultural College of Alabama. INTERESTING LOCAL NEWS OF ELLENTON A LARGE EAGLE “GETS THE HOOK" IN ROSEMARY farm work deuyed HOME BANK OF BARNWELL AROUND WILLISTON A Number of Out-of-town Visitors to the Hustling Little City. Ellenton, April 12.^Mr. and Mrs. C. Furse, of Jrcksonville, Fla., returned home a few days ago after visiting Mrs. A. I. Boyd and Mrs. Edgar Stokes. Mr. Harold Buckingham is visiting Mr. L. D. Brabham in Batesburg. From there he will go to Columbia, where he will visit his uncle, Mr. Julian Bush, who is attending the university. Mrs. T. S. Dunbar has as her house guest Mrs. George Walton of Augusta, Ga. Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Wise, of Augusta Ga., spent a few days here last week ) the guests, of Mrs. T. S. Dunbar and Mrs. James Bonner. Miss Mary Foreman and her truest, Miss Butler, visited Mrs. P. B. Dicks at Greenland this week. Mrs. Jennie Finnelle, of Allendale, visited her mother here last week. Mrs.^John W. Dunbar, of Aiken, who is visiting her sister, Mrs. F. M. Y'oung- blood, was taken sick a few days ago We hope for her a very speedy re covery. Dr. Wyman, of Aiken, was in town l&st week He was v.ce-president of the Alabama Mjss Tutt Youngblood is the guest of Educational Association, president ; ht . r slster> Mra . H urne,. in Aiken, the Department of Industrial Arts oL Mr and Mrv James K Hammond that Association, and chairman of the motored 0Vt . r from Beech Island last committee that standardized courses of study and adopted text hooks for agri- Mr Frav ,, r of Augusta, was in tow n one day last week Mr. Alfred Dunbar, of Allendale, was m tow n this week on business. Miss Susie Dunbar spent the week ' end with her sister. Mrs 1 urner Mrs W 1 ’ Etchervm returned to Columbia several da>s ago aecom panied by her sister, Miss Nell Dun bar Mr and Mrs C M Turner and little boys are visiting relatives in Augusta, Ga | The C W B M of the Christian Church met at Mrs W D Croaland a Tuesday afternoon After the business •esaion delightful refreshments were •erved The last number of the l.vceum was given Friday night, when Mr Kemp^ the famous impersonator, delivered an interesting lecture. The people of F'lenton are antu i pat- mg the annual reunion of the Ihited Confederate Veterans to be held at DR. CLARENCE J. OWENS. M>er s Mill on the ISth — - I Little Miss Anne halkner, of Augus- cultura! institutions of Alabama While was 'be guest of Master Hush Hon- doing this work he wrote agricultural ner on \N ednesday bulletins which were published by the Mr W S Rountree, of Ksans. is vis- United States Department of Agncul- ' m k Mr R H Brinkley ture — — Dr. Owens'greatest work, however, The Columbia Hotel was destroyed has been with the Southern Commercial bv fire Tuesday morning It was Congress, an organization w hich has 1 ow ned by Lonck & Low ranee, w ho oc- grown in four years to a great national cupied the ground floor. The loss was Mr. E. Perry Hiers Has an Exciting Tima While Fishing Last Week. Mr. E. Perry Hiers, of Rosemary township, tells of an exciting experi ence that he had while out fishing last Wednesday. He was in a boat inspect ing some set-lines in a pond near his home when a large eagle swooped down on him while he was in the act of removing a fish from one of the lines. The bird, however, reckoned without his host, for instead of getting the toothsome morsel upon which he in tended making a delightful meal he “got the hook’’—in one of his wings. Before the king of birds could ex tricate himself from his predicament and incidentally the hook, Mr. Hiers had killed him with a well-aimed blow from his boat paddle. The huge bird measured five feet, nine inches from tip to tip. One of his talons was brought to Barnwell Saturday and is now on display at The People office. The claws are cruel looking and doubt less had the strength to carry off i fairly large size goat or sheep. With rural mail carriers being at tacked by wild cats in one end of the county and fishermen having to fight with eagles at the other, one natural ly wonders what is going to happen next J. WHITNER REID WILL ADDRESS CAMP MORRALL OFFERS VALUABLE Oat Crop U Boat In the Section in Year*. Asparagus Profitable. Williston,/April 14.— Crop prepara tions have been delayed somewhat by bad weather, but the farmers are fair- y well advanced with their work. About the usual amount of fertilizer been sold by the dealers and the increase in acreage will be small. The oat crop is the best in this section for years. The asparagus shipped from Williston is of the finest quality and is bringing satisfactory prices in the Northern markets. Large quanities are shipped fron here every day. This immediate section has a very large acreage and more is being planted every year, as this land is especially adapted to it. Raising asparagus has made the farmers independent. They find it more profitable than any other crop. Almost every fanner around Williston ships “grass.” Among the large growers of aspara gus in this section are, Messrs. W. E. Pro thro, G. C. Matthews, A. F. Greene, H. K. Anderson, L. J. Shuler, R. M. Mixson, M. T. Willis and Dr. W. C. Smith. Williston dirt is what miners call gold bearing land. It is what miners call pay streaks—some better than others, but it is all good for asparagus, which puts our firmers on “Easy street’’ regardless of low priced cotton DEUGHTFUL AFFAIRS MARKED THE PAST WEEK $50.00 In Gold to be Away Free. t, a) »‘i * J. and international institution Dr Owens' service as a leading Southern educator, together with his South-wide acquaintance gained while Commander- in-chief of the Sons of Confederate Veterans, was responsible for the call that came to him three years ago from the Southern Commercial Congress, which elected him Commissioner of Agriculture. After a year of service as Commissioner he was promoted to be Secretary and Treasurer of the Congress, and at the beginning of his third year’s service he was elected Managing Director, a position which he has filled with conspicuous ability. He is how serving his fourth year with the Southern Commercial Congress. Dr. Owens has accomplished great things for the South during his con nection with the Southern Commercial Congress. He was Secretary of the conference at Nashville, Tenn., last year, presided over by David Lubin, American delegate to the Inter-national Institute of Agriculture, at Rome, Italy. Twenty-seven states participated in this conference, at which was launched the plan of the foreign com mission of the Congress and the United States Government, which sails from New York April 26, for a three month’s tour of Europe to study agricultural co operation and finance. When it was decided to send an American commis sion to Europe for this purpose Dr. Owens was placed in actural charge of assembling the commission and his work has been so successful in this re gard that the commission comprises more than one hundred delegates, from thirty-six States and five Canadians Provinces, besides seven federal de legates appointed by President Wilson. Dr. Owens will be in direct charge of the tour of the commission. Assembling this commission, which will be the largest and moat important practically covered by insurance. American commission that has ever gone abroad is, however, not the only- achievement of Dr Owens in his work for the Southern Commercial Congress. Secretary of State Farmers Union Wil Attend Reunion Tomorrow. The itinerary of Col J Whitner Rmd. Secretary of the State Farmers I n ion who has been delivering addresses in the interest of the Cnion at a numlier of towns in this county, has been ( hanged so as to rmit tom to address those who attend the reunion at Cam; Morrall at Meyer's Mnl tomorrow. Fn day He was to have spoken there to day, hut this date is to lx- arranged !>\ Mr J () Sanders president of the Barnwell County Cnion Col Reid spoke here last Thursday night, at which time a temporary organ nation wax effected by the election of the following officers John R Snelling, president, Alfred Aldrich, vice-preai- dent. H D Caihoun, Conductor, R H (’ole, d<K>rkeeper, W T Aycock, sec retary and treasurer Another meet mg will be held at an early date, at which time a permanent organization will be effected and members enrolled. Col Reid delis errd a sery good ad dress here, and it is regretted that so few were m attendance u;»oii the meet ting BlackvilU N«w». Blackville, April 12 — The Busy Bee Embroidery club met with Mrs T L Wragg Tuesday afternoon A contest was the social feature of the afternoon Mrs Heffernon Buist and Mrs. Alt man received prizes Punch and ice cream and cake were served Mrs Wragg was assisted by Mesdames George Wilkins, Eugene Weisinger and A. H. Neinstein. Mrs. P. C. Mellichamp and Miss An nie Laurie Groves entertained the Pns A SPLENDID PROGRAM HAS BEEN PREPARED H He is the author of the plank in the last cilia Embroidery club Wednesday af- Democratic platform on rural co-opera tion and finance. He prepared Senate and House documents on this subject which were published by the Govern ment, one of these documents having a circulation of a half million copies. He is the author of the joint resolution, passed by Congress endorsing the in- 2 uests Mrs. Herman vestigation of European co-operation He secured an amenment to theGronna ternoon. A salad course and hot chocolate was served. Miss Marion Mack of North is the guest of Mesdames T. L. Wragg and Heffernon Buist. Mr. and Mrs. L. Cronheim are the Brown. They will return to their home in New York Friday. Bill providing to be used in in-1 Mrs. FTymah Pearlstine of Charleston vestigaVoh of European co-operation, in conjunction with the foreign com mission of the Southern Commercial Congress. He secured tho endorse ment for the foreign commission and the general work of the Southern Com mercial Congress, of all the principal agricultural and commercial organiza tions of the country, and of former President Taft, former President Roose velt, President Wilsno, and Secretary of State Bryan. He managed the par ticipation of the House of Governors in the movement for agricultural co operation in the United States, and had charge of the great banquet and re- and Mrs. Tom Pearlstine of Allendale are visiting Mrs. Isadore Brown. Miss Lucile Matthew's is visiting Miss Ethel Holman in Cameron. P»opU of Mey«r’« Mill Hava Mwda Crawl Preparation* for Reunion. The program of the twenty first an nual reunion of Camp George W Mor rail, U C V . which will lie held at Meyer* Mill tomorrow, Friday, is very interesting one It is published in full iwlow The people of that good section have! most enviable reputation for hospital ity, and everyone who attends is as • ured a most delightful day The program follows Meeting called to order at 11 a m Prayer. Rev A K Kvtson Song 4uld I-ang Syne (ireetings to Veterans, Rev E Clark Song Bonnie Blue FTag. Resolutions to Imparted Comrade* Sacred Duel Hark, Hark, My Soul Shelly Miss Griffin Mr F'vison Memorial \ddress Col Alfred Al drich Duet <) Morning Land Miss Griffin- Mr Fl\Ison Address to Sons Col Butler Hagood Announcements Adjutant J A Mey er Song Dixie. ———— ■ ♦ ♦ - - K. OF P. ELECTS OFFICERS Allendale Lodge Take* Important Ac tion at Last Convention. Allendale, April 10.— At the last regu lar convention of the Allendale lodge, Knights of Pythias, No. tk), held Tues day evening, J. L Ellis and W A All were elected representatives to the grand lodge which meets in Aiken May 27. Dr. A. A. Patterson and S. B. Bar nett were elected alternates. A W. Owens was nominated as the deputy grand master for the ensuing term. A committee was appointed to com plete the arrangements for memorial and decoration day, which w ill be on the fourth Sunday of this month. The lodge made a liberal contribu tion to the flood sufferers which was ordered forw arded to Grand Keeper of Records and Seal C. D. Brown at Ab beville. PARTY FOR UTTLE FOLKS. Mrs. William H. Duncan Was Radpiaat of Several Social Honors. Allendale, April 12.—The reception and musical given at the home of Mrs. W. R. Darlington, its president, by the Woman’s Reading club on Friday eve ning proved to be a delightful affair. The entire lower floor was thrown in one, being decorated with ferns, palms and cut flowers, carrying out moat ar tistically the color scheme of green, pink and white. During the evening music was rendered. ’ The color; motif was carried out in the refreshments. Those enjoying the hospitality of the club for the evening were the club members, officers of the other women’s clubs in town, their respective hus sands and guests and the school facul ty- Mrs. Charles Wilson was hostess at bridge party Thursday morning given in compliment of Mrs. William Duncan of Barnwell. A salad course was served and many spirited games enjoyed. The home of Mrs R. P. Searson, Jr. was the scene of a bridge party Fn day afternoon, given ih honor of Mrs William Duncan of Barnwell. An ice< course was served The score prize was awarded to Mtss fuiriington. Mrs Duncan waa presented with a gift as guest of honor Another party complimentary to Mrs William Duncan of Barnwell was given at the attractive home of Miss Agnes Tuu>n by the latter and Mr* Sidney Tison A number of animated gamea of auction bridge were played and a luncheon served Mm Sidney Tiaon has returned home after a waiter apent in Florida. Mm Thomas Pearlstine is visitng in Baltimore Miss Flora Tobin is m Columbia, the guest of Miss Georgia Keller. Mias Isabelle C. Patterson is on a visit to Sumter. Mr and Mrs Gilmore Simms of Barnwell were the guests of relatives here last week • “RIAH MAS” ATTENDS COURT AT BARNWELL MUST HAVE FIFTY ENTRIES ). a Live News of Fairfax. Fairfax, April 12.—It was missionary day Sunday afternoon at the Baptist church. The children recited well. They had been drilled by Mrs. Lily Myrick and others. Miss Flossie Porter is spending the week with home folk in Orangeburg. On Tuesday evening the ladies of the Library association and a few out- ception recently tendered in Washing- siders, including some of the high ton to Sir Horace Plunkett, the father school girls and boys, assembled in the of rural co-operation in Ireland and a spacious parlors of Mrs Sallie L. San- prominent member of the British Par- ders’ home, being invited to a library liment. He has delivered scores of ad- social and book contest. The prize for Many Children Enjoyed Event at Olar Last Week. Olar, April 12.—On Thursday after noon at 4 o’clock quite a number* of little people gathered at Mrs. P. H. Starr’s home to celebrate with Miss Carolina Starr her 10th birthday. Many merry and amusing games were played. The chief enjoyment of Lung Branch. Apnl 8. —We visited Barnwell one day during court and nitent something like an hour in the Court House we noticed at the Door a man who could speak with a loud voice, who took up aome of hia time calling I-awyem to come into court, and on the inside we taw the gentle men of the Bar all wearing atore clothes starched shirts and collar*, we noticed that they moved slowly and concioualy about among the chairs and Tables generally holding a paper or large yel low colored Book in hand then he would call a halt Just in front of his honor, and read for him something that wa$ tried in New England or else where then the Judge would quote back at him and the two would get in to a little argument all the while the Jury sat listening and twisting on the hard bottom chairs. and this is the thought that came in to our gourd: somebody has to foot the bills and even pay the interest on mon ey borrowed to run it. the Taxpayer, the little man at the plow and the big Burra who Speculates- and makea-hts money by and off the misfortune mis management & poverty of others, yet some people think that every body has about got what he deserves, and that Jacob of old did right when he cheated old man Labin out of his cows when he was only hired to him to mind them and if we complain we are told to hush and be shure and not neglect our Tax es, Just work along as hard as we can and shurely we shall be fed. we be lieve all that But while we Are feeding and trying to work out a scant living the other fellow has already planned to fatten off what we do. So after a days study of the Situation we returned to Any Fanaar in Barnwell County u bio to Eater the Coateet. The Home Bank of Barnwell has in augurated what is to be known as tW "Home Bank Crop • Rotation Gtttfr,** Fifty Dollars in gold, divided into four prizes, will be awarded to the success ful contestants. There are no strings tied to this proposition. Any farmer in the county is eligible to membership, but there must be at least fifty entries. Below is published full information in regard to this public-spirited contest sn the part of the management of the Home Bank: Select a plot of land in a body con taining not less than three acres. It should be in some prominent part of the farm, if possible on or nesr the road. This plot must be divided into three parts, containing not leas thmi one acre (13,660 sq. ft.) and deaignstod as plots numbers 1, 2 and 3. Fire* Year. No. 1. To be planted in corn, peas Is he ■own in the rows at last cultivstien ef com at the rate of not less bushet per acre. After corn ed land must be thoroughly by turning under all stalks, and other vegetable matter and ed dunng the fall in oats at the rate ef not leas than 2 I -2 bushels per acre. No. 2. To be planted tn cotton and at laet cultivation of the cotton, or not than Nov 1st, rye (1 bu. \[etch 120 lbs. per acre), (15 Ibe per •cm or burr lbs per acre i must be aown in the i aa a winter cover crop. No 1 To be town in pens at the rats sf ast lee* than 1 1-2 bu. peri vine hay has beea must be sown in rye (1 ha. pm vetch (20. lbs per acre), crimaoa (15 Ibe per acre), or burr clover pi Ibe per acre) ea a winter cover eng not later than Nov. IsL Seeeud Year. No I To be sown in peas st the rale ef aet leas than 1 1-2 bus. per pea vine hay has been harvested must be aown in rye (1 bu. per vetch ('20 Ibe. per acre*, *15 Ibe per acre) or burr Ibe per acre i aa a winter not later than Nov. 1st No 2. Clover crop must be turned during late winter or early apria| to be planted in corn, peas to ha in the rows at last cuitivatioa of * the rate of not leu than one bushel per acre. After corn is harvested kand must be thoroughly prepared by ing under all stalks, pea vines and i vegetable matter and planted the fall in oats, at the rate of not leas than 2 1-2 bus. per acre. No. 3. Cover crop must be turned nnilar during late winter or early spring and to be planted in cotton and nl last mftl vation of the cotton, or not later ttum Nov. 1st. rye (1 bu. per acre), vetah (’20 lbs. per acre), crimson clover (IS lbs. per acre), or burr clover (2D lbs per acre), must be sown in the rowans a winter cover crop. Third Year. No. 1. Cover crop must be turned m the afternoon consisted in “pinning the Shack and am now following our the necktie on the dude.” for which old trade, minding off the calf, tying Miss Reba Williams won the girls’ out cows, watching the Turkey to her prize and Grigsby Milhous the boys’ takeing of little chickens, looking prize- after the goslins, building fires in the At 5:15 o’clock Miss Starr led her Stove and various other things too nu- . little guests into the dining room, where merous to mention. Riah Mas. dresses throughout the Souths on agri- best representation among the married cultural co-operation and - the general persons was won by Mrs. Martin Light- j were^served cream and cake work of the Southern Commercial sey; best for young folk, won by Miss Congress, and under his management M. S. Harrison; best for high school, the Congress has become so effective won by Miss Ruth Wilson. All en j 0 y_ j Inenas nere tms weeK - Whaky in L—d. that the State Department and the Ag-, ed the guessing and the social part, I Mm Mobley and little son are at Charleston, April 15.—“Dixie” Wha- ricultural Department now refer all in- too. The books won were presented Mrs. E, D. Bessinger’s. j e y has an advantage of about 500 votes quiries concerning rural credits to the to the library, ang a new interest has I Miss M^ida Still spent the week-end over hia opponent, E. W. Hughes, in Congress. ! been awakened in that good institution, at Denmark. , the race for Congress in this District -TC during late winter or early spring and to be planted in cotton and at last culti vation of cotton, or notjater than Hoy.. 1st, rye (1 bu. per acre), vetch (20 fa. per acre), crimson clover (15 lbs. per acre) or burr clover (20 lbs. per acre) must be sown in the rows as a winter cover crop. No. 2. To be sown in peas at the rate of not less than 1 1-2 bus. per acre. After peavine hay has been harvested land must be sown in rye (1 bu. per acre), vetch (20 lbs. per acre), crimson clover (15 lbs. per acre) or luur clover (20. Ihn per acre) as a winter cover crop not later than Nov. 1st. No. 3. Cover crop must be turned under during late whiter or early spring and be planted in corn, peas to be sown in the rows at last cultivation of corn aft the rate of not leas than one bushel per acre. After corn is harvested land must be thoroughly prepared by tam ing under all stalks, pea vines and) vegetable matter and planted .* (Continued on wf -V