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-• .K ! i - f X ' i A - v 4 VOL XXXVII M Ju»t Like a Member of the Family" BARNWELL S. C. APRIL 23. 1914 ' \ NO. 34 4 U. s. MARINES KILLED, 20 WOUNDED IN MEXICO BARNWELL KNIGHTS HOLD ANNUAL MEMORIAL SERVICE Star* and Stripe* Now Float Over Mex ico’* Principal Port. Vera Cruz, April 21.—Vera Cruz to night is in the hands of forces from the United States warships, but the occu pation of the port was not accomplished without loss of American lives. Four American bluejackets and ma rines were killed by the fire of the Mexican soldiers, and twenty fell wounded. The Mexican loss is not known, but. is believed to have been heavy. The water front, the customs house and all important piers, including those under the terminal works-in which ex tend the railroads to the Capital have been occupied. All the territory around the American consulate is strongly patrolled and detachments hold other sections of the city, o The Mexican commander, Gen. Gus tavo Maas, offered a stubborn resist ance to the American advance, and for many hours there was fighting in the streets,. Toward nightfall it was re ported that the main body of the Fed eral garrison was in in retreat to the westward. SINGING CLASS GAVE CONCERT ON WEDNESDAY “RIAH MAS” ATTENDS COURT AT BARNWELL UNITED STATES WILL SEIZE MEXICAN PORTS House Passes Resolution Justifrina Use . of Armed Forces. ^ The Rev. E. H. Clarke, of Augusta, Preached Splendid Sermon. Barnwell Lodge No. 16, Knights of Pythias, held their annhal # memorial service here Sunday afternoon. The members assembled in ' Castle Hall and from there marched to the churchyards where lie the mortal remains of their brother Knights, upon whose graves they places wreaths of flowers. They theh assembled in the Baptist Church, where the following program was ren dered: 1 Choir Hymn No. 220. 2. Invocation. 3. Singing of Pythian Ode. 4. Scripture Reading. 5. Prayer. 6. Hymn No. 94. 7. Notices and Offering. Duet, Hark, Hark My Soul. 8. Sermon, Rev.. E. H. Clark. 9. Hymn No, 604. 10. Benediction. The following is a list of the Knights who have passed into the Great Be yond: James Hagood Aldrich, Robert'Aid- rich, W.C. Baxley, G. Robinson Black, Mike Brown, C. F. Calhoun, J. E. Cave, P. A. Chisholm, W, R: Christie, W. T. Grubbs, D. W. flair, J. J. Heffernon, H. T. Jones, J. W. Lancaster. B. H. Manville, J. B. McNab, Dr. E. L. Pat terson, J. 0. Patterson, B. T. Rice, G. K. Ryan, James A. Schinner, W. Gil- of Washington, April 20.—In forty-eight hours, possibly less, the United States Government will have taken posses sion of the Mexico customs houses at Tampico and Vera Cruk. Detailed plans for landing of marines at these two important coast towns were completed at a conference at the White House between President Wil son, Secretaries Bryan, Garrison and Daniels, Major Gen Wood and Rear Admirals Fiske and Blue and John Lind. f Persons in touch with the President said the steps “short of war’’ which would be taken by the United States were of a nature which would not re quire formal notification to the pow ers in the same sense that a declara tion of blockade or other preliminaries to war. Foreign Governments will be kept informed of developments, ever. more Simms, Woodward. J. H. Skinner, J. W. COUNTY C0I TO ME! ION ON MAY 4TH R. C. Kirkland, County Chairman, Issues Call to Clubs. Pursuant to article four of the con stitution of the Democratic party of South Carolina and in obedience to the action of the Democratic State Execu tive Committee, I hereby call the Barn well County Convention of the Demo cratic party to assemble at the Court House in Barnwell at 11 o’clock- on Monday, the 4th day of May, 1914. Club Chairmen are requested to call their clubs together on Saturday, April how- 25th. at their usual meeting placas for I the purpose of reorganizing, electing The debate in the House brought ot»t the fact that, while the American navy probably would block Mexico off from ’officers and delegates to the County j Convention. Each club is entitled, un- 1 der Article 5, to one delegate for every commerce with the United States, it, twenty-five members and one for a would not interfere with the passage to . majority fraction thereof, and fro of foreign vessels, though car- j Club Chairmen are earnestly re- goes discharged on the shore might be quested to send promptly to the Coun- I ty Chairman lists of the names People of Fairfax Enjoyed Evening ✓ Music.—Personal*. Fairfax, April 18.—Mrs. M. O. You- mans of Columbia and daughter, Mr*. S. Winston Lewis of Savannah, visited here this week on their way to the Folk-Garrick wedding. C. G. Reamer of Columbia visited relatives here recently. Misses Mabel and Helen Gue, Mrs. Janie Jeffcoat and Mrs. Mary Garrett of North visited the family of the Rev. W. H. Simpson this week. There were quite a number of visit ors here last week to attend the Easter hop. ' — Mrs. Emma Boynton of Ulmer, Miss Kate Kennedy of Augusta and Mrs. Silas Gladden were recent guests at the home of Mrs. G. W. Barber. Mrs. James Gray ofBrunsonandMrs. Lewis Dowling visited Mrs. M- A. Wil son recently. J. R. Blount of Augusta visited Mrs. W. Wingard this week. Mrs. and Mrs. C. W. Leslie of Jack sonville, Fla., were with Miss Sue Best this week. Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Sawyer, who have lived here, have gone to Collins, Ga., to live: Miss Mattie Davis has returned to her home at Garnett after spending several weeks with her brother here. Mrs. Laura Gooding is spending sofhe time with Mrs. W. W. Ander son. Prof.- Lovett,- who has taught ir [ singing class for several weeks^-gave a concert to the public Wednesday evening, exhibiting his class to great advantage. They sang in choruses, duets, quartettes and also the little ones were in motion songs. It was an enjoyable occasion and as the girls had decorated the church, it formed a pretty setting and background for their fresh young faces. Mrs. G. S. O’Neal has returned from a visit to her daughter in Orangeburg county. Mrs. Chilette Jamison of Norway. is visiting her parents here. Mrs. Kennedy of Johnston is visit ing her daughter, who teaches here. Mrs. Hugh Williams of Walterboro, was in town Thursday. Miss Margaret Folk has gone to Yarn ville to see her mother. The last number of the lyceum took place Thursday evening. It was much enjoyed and there were many visitors present. Branch Philosopher Tolls of HU Impression* at Recant Term. But in degenerate modern days There’s quite a change in people’s ways, And what a person does or says Must be held unto the gaze Of every buisy body. ‘ We attended court the 3rd week and being “skeerd” into staying in the Court House, by his Honor, we like to have been graduated in what it takes to make a lawyer, the first thing is to make a speech to the Judge, If he will allow it, and be shure each time to ask Favors that he will not grant, then get both hands full of papers and a “yaller” covered Book under his arm then walk slowly and cautiously about among the Tables and chairs (with a Black coat on.) then they throw “hifoluten” squibs at each other and at his Honor, while the Juryman sits and twists on a hard seat, clouded in mystery and misunder- standing^and as the phrases and court house terms are poured out at each other all this time the Back Woodsman is thinking up big words such as carbolic acid Constantinople umntelligibillty and various other blue back speller words, then the tide turns and the misunder standing so simple that we are held at the customs houses The joint resolution passed by the House and sent to the Senate, read as follows: “A joint resolution justifying the em ployment of the armed forces of the United States in enforcing certain de mands again Victoriana Huerta: f v “Resolved, by the Senate and House Representatives, in Congress assem bled, That the President of the United States is justified in the employment of the armed forces of the United States to enforce the demands upon Victoriano Huerta for unequivocal amends to the Government of the United States for affronts and indignities committed against this Government by Gen Huerta and his representatives;” of the officers and delegates elected, and a full attendance at the club meetings is urged upon all members. The County Convention, which will meet on May 4th, will elect eight dele gates to the State Convention which will be held in Columbia on Wednes day, May 20th. R. C. Kirkland, County Chairman. Barnwell, S. C., April 14th, 1914. LADIES REORGANIZED > CIVIC LEAGUE HERE Democratic Club Notices. All members of Sycamore Democratic Club No. 1 are requested to meet at Bethel on Saturday, April 25th, at 3:30 P. M., to reorganize and elect delegates to the county convention. G. W. I. Loadholt, Chmn. Jenny, S. C., April 18,1914. BANQUET AT ALLENDALE. reminded of the fellow who sawed hole in the bottom corner of his Door shutter for the old cat to go in and out and cut a small one right by for the kittens. then a gentleman of the Bar makes a Speech, when he is through the coun tryman (being one of the Twelve) thinks the Rascal he is running down ought to be destroyed without remedy, and before the other side gets through the Juryman (with ideas always light) concludes that the first Lawyer who spoke ought to be blotted out for telling fibs. but wo are back on Long Branch now having retired to private life trying to keep the setting hens from getting things mixed, acting cow pen boy slop ing the hogs following up turkeys hunt ing Guinea nests keeping goslings out of trouble and about the only thing we fear now is our creditors snakes and mad dogs. we will introduce the candidates later, but will say in conclusion that we expect to have a good time during the soft soaping period. Riah Mas. CAMP M0RRAU MEETS APRIL TWEKTY-FOURTH BOILER EXPLOSION PUT UGH15 "OH THE BUNK’’ MOVES ENCAMPMENT. FROM ISLE OF PAUB Latmatod Loss of 91#0O Dosm to Black* villa Powar Plant. About 5:50 o’clock Thursday after noon an alarm like the roaring Of can nons was heard' by the citizens of Black ville and it was discovered that the. boiler of the Blackville Lighting Company had burst. It was a terrific explosion. Mr. Moody, the fireman of the plant, was about 50 feet from the scene of the explosion and he was hit on the leg and knocked down. The boiler was thrown<about 100 feet. In addition, parts of the roofing, brick and wood were thrown about 20 yards. The plant is owned and oper ated by Mr. J. K. Hair, who‘estimated his loss at about $1,200 with no insur ance. He hoped to have the damage sufficiently repaired by Friday even ing to resume service. SOCIAL AND PERSONAL NEWS FROM ELLENTON The Bull Pond Democratic Club will meet at the club house on Saturday, the 25th inst., at 10:30 o’clock, for the pur- 1 pose of reorganizing and electing offi- Enthusiastic Meeting in the Court House Tuesday.. • About 50 ladies held an enthusiastic cers t ^ ie ftn< * appoint dele- meeting in the Court House Tuesday 8^es to the county convention. Every afternoon, the purpose of which was voter * n ^ ie township is. urgently re- to reorganize the Barnwell Civic Lea- quested to meet, as there is some im- gue. The organization was perfected portant business to attend to Spread Given by Manager is Enjoyed at New HoteL Allendale, April 18.—The Cleveland hotel, which has been closed for sever- eral months, during which J. L. Os wald, the owner, has made valuable ad ditions and improvements, entertained at a banquet its friends and patrons last Thursday evening. The occasion was a happy one for Mr. Oswald and 150 of his invited guests. i Mayor J. M. Patterson presided as toastmaster. Several appropriate toasts were responded to by the .prominent guests present, and all the speakers bestowed high praise upon the public spirited efforts of Mr. Oswald in giving to the town an asset, of high value, a modern and first class equipped hotel. Mr. Oswald has spared no expense in enlarging and fitting up his hotel with every modern comfort and convenience. He is the owner and temporarily will be the proprietor. NOTICE TO VETERANS. by the election of the following offi cers: President: Mrs. H. L. O’Bannon. Vice-President: Mrs. N. G. W. Wal ker. r- Recording Secretary: Mrs. W. J. Lemon. J. L. J. C. Keel, President. Box, Secretrary. >’ The members of the Barnwell Demo cratic Club will please meet promptly at 4 o’clock p. m. on Saturday, April Pre- 25th, 1914, at the Court House, for th» f Corresponding Secretary: Mrs. W. G. 1 purpose of reorganizing and electing Simms, Jr. Treasurer; Mrs. George H. Bates. Eighty-nine ladies have been enroll ed as members and it is hoped to bring the number above the century mark. One of the plans of the League is to combine the grounds around the Court House with Calhoun Park, inak- ing one large park. A fence anil be erected, shrubbery, planted ami walks laid out. The co-operation of the entire city is eamestly solicted in the work of beautifying Barnwell. The next meeting will be held in the Court House Tuesday afternoon. delegates to the county convention. H. L. O’Bannon, Sec. All members of Dunbarton Democrat ic Club are requested to meet at Dun barton at 4 o’clock Saturday, April 25, to reorganize and elect delegates to the county convention. \Y C. L. Hiers, Chmn. Barnwell Chapter, U. D. C., Will sent Crosses Monday. This is to give notice that a meeting of Barnwell, chapter U. D. C., will be held in Barhwell on Monday, April 27, and it is earnestly requested that all Veterans Who have applied for Crosses will be present to receive the same, and it is also hoped that all others kindly to the l order will attend, as we want a joyous and pleasant time. We expect to have some speeches commemorating the oc casion complimentary to the old fel lows who fought for a cause they thought was right, but lost Mrs. Pearle Harvard, - Sec. & Treas. U. D. C, United Confederate Veteran* Will Hold Reunion at Mayor’s MilL The twenty-second annual meeting of the survivors of Camp Morrall, United Confederate Veterans, will be held at Meyer's Mill Station on Friday, April 24th, at 11 o’clock sharp. Dr. B. H. Teague, of Aiken, Major General, South Carolina Division, will be the orator qfflie day. ^ the same time and place the United Sons of Veterans, Camp B. B. Kirkland, will meet. The ladies are cordially invited to supplement the attendance, accompan ied by the usual basket of dainties. All the Veterans of the county are urged to be with us on the occasion. The musical features of the year, we think, will be as meritorious as heretofore. J. Staff Halford, Commander, J. A. Meyer, Adjutant. MR. B1RT LEAVES R1DGELAND. Allendal* Defeats Ellenton.—Mrs. Stokes Celebrates Birthday. Ellenton, April 18.—-Prof< H. H. Brun son was in Orangeburg last Friday night, April 10th. i Mrs. Luther Googe, of Allendale, vis ited Mrs. C. M. Turner last week- Mrs. W. M. Waltot was quite sick several days last week. Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Cassels and tie daughter, of Johnston, tfere lenton several days this week. Miss Tutt Youngblood has returned home after a visit of several wpeks to relatives and friends in Aiken. Miss Nelle Dunbar is at home after having visited in Columbia for several weeks. F. M. Youngblood conducte'd the Easter services at the Methodist Church last Sunday night, the pastor failing to arrive. ~ v- - 1 Miss Belle Bailey, of Augusta, if vis iting here this week. A -» » Mrs. C. M. Turner visited at Meyer’s Mill Tuesday. . ’ • Mrs. Furse, of Baltimore, is visiting her sister, Mrs. J. A. Stokes. * P. M. Buckingham, of Barnwell, and E. P. Henderson, of Aiken, director^ of the Bank of Western Carolina, were in Ellenton for a few hours last week, checking up the local manager. The Ellenton baseball club went to ; Allendale last Saturday and crossed 1 bats with the team at that place. El lenton was defeated by a small score. Mrs. J. A, Stokes gave a birthday dinner last Tuesday to a number of her friends. A delightful four-course din- was served. • ■ ■■ BImm’s L / Not Yet Picked. Washington; April 20.—“The en campment of the Ninth division of mil itia which was proposed to be held at the Isle of Palms Will not be held there.’’/ This was the briefbut positive state ment made to The State’s correspond- ■ ent by Secretary Garrison late tide afternoon when asked about the mat ter. Asked further whether thl* meant that South Carolina had been entirely eliminated from consideration in con nection with the holding of the en campment, the secretary said that he bad nothing to say on that feature at the present time, but that, as above stated, it would hot be held at the Isle of Palmit. . Those who are familiar with the situ ation and who have kept track of this matter for the past two weeks are posi tive that no point in South Carolina will bn chosen for the encampment That the Isle of Palms has lost the en campment because of the attitude of the governor of South Carolina is well known to those who have 1 with the efforts of Whaley, Senator Tillman,and others to have the encampment held Charleston. It wad March 29 when Secretary Gar rison, after considerable work on the Mr. Whaley and representative business men of Charelston and Senator Tillman and other members of the South Carolina delegation to congreaa, informed Senator Tillman that the Me of Palms had been chosen for the point of manoeuvers. Then trouble began to appear, the exaff nature of which is clear to readers of the daily papers In South Carolina. In a word, the war department wonii not stand the attitude of the governor of South Carolina. Today was the flail time when the governor could square himself with the war department He failed to do so with the result that the Isle of Palms loses its proposed en campment and in all probability an other place in South Carolina wffl be selected. risen, i n< * P*ri of m E1, bustnei CoL Leroy Molair is in Ssvi Week attending the Fnth Drainage Convention. ivannah this National Dr. Moor* to Speak. Th^Httdaichoj* trvery fortunateia securing Dr. A. C. Moore, acting presi dent of the University of South Caro- liha. as t speaker at its closing exer cises. Not only the patrons but nny others out of the school district who may be interested in education are cordially invited tube present- -f - ' The Split Lof Drag, w—, It is part of the duty of a good farmer these days days to join, with his neigh- Former Barnwell Man Accept* Pontion , • ■' on The Stnte-. The following special from Ridgeland will be read with interest by the Barn well County friends of Mr. W. Rexie Birt, who received his training in the art preservative in The People office: Mr. W. Rexie Birt, Editor of the Jasper Herald, has resigned to ac cept a position with the advertising department of the Columbia State. The Jasper Herald is s young newspaper, having Started upon its career since the formatidn of Jasper county, but with Mr. Birt as editor is has become one of the leading weeklies in the lower part of the state. Mr. Birt has been awake to the possibilities of Jasper county and has done much good throughout the couhty in promoting in his paper all live matters that were of benefit to bis DR. PATTERSON ELECTED BECAUSE OF STANDING Member of Board of Regent* Gives Out Statement About Asylum. From a statement given out in Co lumbia Saturday by James A. Summer- sett, a member of the board of regents, in regard to affairs at the State Hos pital for the Insane, the following paragraph is taken: “A. B. Patterson, M. D., senator of Barnwell county, -recently chosen by the board of regents for State Park, elected or account of his high standing as a citizen as well as a finely educated and experienced physician, ffe had testimonials, writfen and verbal, from a great many of the most distinguished citizens of South Carolina! Dr. Patter son is hard at work, getting everything in shape for moving negro female pa tients out to State Park, lit is neces sary that more individual rooms be provided and guards put to many of the glass windows in the new building at State Park before occupancy by the insane patients. An office and recep tion or public room also has to be pro vided for temporarily. In another 30 days it is expected 150 patients or more will be cared for at State Park.” LOCAL TALENT MADE A HIT. Large Audience Greeted Ametuers s| Palmetto Friday Evening. Friday night was “Amateur Night” at the Palmetto Theatre. Special amage- ments were made with the meaage- ment to stage a one-act comedy, Ur. Devine,” by local talent, 50 per eeaL of the door receipt* to go for the bene fit of the local baseball club. A large audience greeted the amateurs, whe played fully as well as many profeasiaa ala, encore after encore attesting to the enjoyment and appredatfoa of the crowd. A very substantial sum was realized. Mias Pauline' Richardson, to whaai the team is indebted for so f l T"' tfai ty training the young ladies and gentle men in their parts, expects to stage another “production” this week, pr«b* ably Friday evening. The pubBe is urged to give the same support as ea hut Friday. I BARNWELL BEATS AUGUSTA A LONG FELT WANT. Watering Place for Stock Provided by patrons, thus materially hots in the use of the ^split-log drag, helping Jasper in her growth, say Qemson College authorities. This | Mr. Birt has been editor of tb to the opportune time and thevtime for about a year and during when the judicious use of the split-log drag will produce the most yjsibteand immediate results. John M. Kinloch, Columbia, tame down to Barnwell Tuesday on a visH to relatives. here has made a large nui friends, who regret that he ia here. Mrs, F. H. Huggins of days with friends * in week. ; Y . ent a The Farmers’ Union Mercantile Com pany has filled a long felt want in Barnwell by providing a watering plice for stock on the vacant lot in the rear of their stores. A large cast-iron basin contains the water, which is bought from the city plant, connection having been made with the water main 01 Main Street f ’ A second watering place is being Herald j provided by the city fathers on Court sy4 House Square,. The pipe bas already, ber of { been laid and the necessary connection levying made. Yr “ r These watering places will prove of { great benefit to the fanners who visit couple Barnwell and shows that the people last here are interested in drawing their trade to this market. \ In Batting Rally Local* Lead in Eighth. In a batting rally in the eighth i of Tuesday’s jjame between and Augusts, the locals came from hind, overcoming a lead of four if The pounding out of hits one of the rapid Are machine guoa to the h'Als of United Statea sokUan againsMthe Mexicans. Augusta tied the sed^ in the first half of the ninth, but Barnwell came back with tha winning run. Tha features of the game were the pitching of Pate and the heavy batting of his team mates. Thin was the first df a series of three pm(rs The score: R H E Augusta: 200200(101-6 • » Barnwell: 00 00 000*1-6 t* J l-Y-l Me- s*' I s Mr. J. M. Grimes showed us tiMs week the greatest curiosity or freak have ever seen in an egg. It was a twin egg about the size of a small pal let’s egg. They were joined like you hive see berg County Thnea. ; -:Y Mr. C. F. Molair 4fr tebaiHg ffieUfkfelge w. Mr. Frank Burekhqlter and hto Miss Addie Belle " " homa, ate the gueets ef ' - 1 - — uves. tained in their noon, Y-jfc