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. m ‘Must Like a Member of the Family” VOL. XXXVII BARNWELL, S. C. AUGUST 6. 1914 NO. 49 INCREASE SHOWN IN ENROLLMENT Tola! for Barnwell County More Than 2,500. 2,408 VOTES POLLED IN 1912 PEOPLE ON ELLENTON . ENJOY SPLENDID PLAY Executive Committee Met Here Monday and Named Manager*. According to figures compiled from the club books at the meeting of the county executive committee here Mon day, more than 2,n0C voters have enroll ed this year, which is an increase of about 103 over the vote in 1912, when E. J. Watson, candidate for commision- er of agriculture, received a total of 2,403 votes, leading all other candidates. With the Bennett Springs club roll to be added, the enrollment is 2,477. In 1912 Bennett Springs polled 29 votes and it is not thought that the enrollment willfall below this figure. This will make a to tal of about 2,506, an increase of 98. This is accounted for by the normal in crease in bopulatlon. The meeting was called to order by W. G. Ruddell, of Fairfax, who was elected temporary chairman in the I isenceofDr./R. C. hjirkland. B. P. Imes was requested to act as sece- ry in the absence of J. Henry John son. • W. II. Duncan called the attention of the committee two names on the Bar- well club roll—Clinton Owens and J. G. Howell. The former had been a resi dent of Augusta but Barnwell has always been considered his home. The committee decided to allow his name to j remain on the club roll. By vote of the j com.mttee however.it was decided that Mr. Howell's name be stricken from the club roll, inasmuch as he will not have been a resident of this county a suffi cient length of time to vote and also as it was stated that he has enrolled at Sumter. Other mi.ior matters concern ing enrollment were also passed on. The question of allowing negroes to vote was then taken up. At one of the clubs in the western part of the county several negroes had been allowed to enroll, but when it was shown that they had not voted for Wade Hampton in 1876, although they had voted the Democratic tideet since that time, their names w^re ordered stricken from the club roll, a resolution being adopted by n rising vote to the effect that the names of all negroes who had not voted for Hampton be stricken from the club rolls, this being in strict compliance with rule seven of ll.e Dcmccratic party. F. F. Dunbar then brought up the question of certain voters having en rolled at Zouave when, he said, they COUNTY CANDID! SPOKE AT BJ ! STATE AGENT URGES FEU! FARMERS TO ATTEND . were ne..rer to Baldoc^ The committee _ decided that under a resolution adopted by the committee at its meeting hereon June 1st, it is the duty of the club com mittees of enrollment to decide where a voter shall enroll. After appointing the managers of getion, the meeting was adjourned, the benefit of the readers of The Pic who are interested in election figures, the following comparative ta ble of the vote cast in t^iis county in 1912 for R. L. Gunter, who was unop posed for re-election as solicitor, and the enrollment for the approaching election is published: “Mr. Bob” Presented by Local Talent.— Other New* of Interest. Ellenton, August 1.—P. H. Bucking ham spent several days this week in Winston-Salem, N. C. H. Q. Cassels and familyj of Augusta, have been visiting the family of H. M, Cassejs. "Quite a large crowd attended the play, “Mr. Bob,” given at the school chapel recently by local talent. This play was staged by the Sunbeam class of the Baptist Sunday School, of which Miss Mamie Cassels is president, and all the actors acquited themselves creditably. Over $20 were realized. Those composing the caste were Misses Mamie and Louise Cassels, Flossie Miller, Edith Pearce and Messrs. Har old Buckingham, Charlie Youngblood and B. F. Foreman. Frank D. Bush left Monday for a two weeks’ stay at Glenn Springs. Mrs. Charlie Wise and Mrs. A. E. Walton, of Augusta, are the guests of Mrs. J. J. Bonner. H. M. Cassels, Jr., is spending sev eral days at Beaufort. W. F. Kennedy was at Meyer’s Mill on business this week. L. B. Baxley spent several days this week with relatives in Barnwell County. W. B. Turner left Wednesday for a trip to Hendersonville, N. C. Misses Irene and Helen Williams, of Rocky Ford, Ga., are visiting Misses Gussie and W’allace Miller. Mrs. E. C. Baker entertained Mon day evening in honor of her visitors. Misses Addie and Bessie Glover, of Aiken. Mrs. F. M. Youngblood and son, Richard, arc visiting relatives in Edge- field. _ Stanley Bush, of Blackvillc, spent Sunday with his mother, Mrs. 1. E. Bush. Mrs. Charlie Wise and Mrs. J. J. Bonner and son,Bush, were in Charles ton Tuesday. G. W. Bush was in Charleston on business Tuesday. Misses Mamie and Louise Cassels en tertained one evening last week in honor of their cousin, Miss Mildred Cassels of Augusta. Edward Bonner and sister, Miss Sal- lie, of Philadelphia, are the guests of their father, John Bonner. Miss Mamie Bush has returned from Greensboro, N. C., where she has been attending a normal training school. J. C. Lamar and Mr. Jack, of North Augusta, were iu Ellenton a few hours Tuesday. Miss Hue Turncrfi of Olar, has been visiting friends aud relatives here for several days. Crowd of About Three Hundred Were Pre»ont. Th* Farmer* Owe it to Themaolv* to Attend Institution*. ENGLAND HAS DECLARED WAR AGAINST GERMANY Before a crowd estimated at about 3001 To tiib Editor of The People: people, many of whom were ladies and We realize that the many campaign children, the candidates for Congress meetings which are being held in the and county offices made their appeals J State are takingNip much of the fart to the* voters of Barnweil Thursday. 1 mers, time and we tbifik it only right The meeting was called to order by W.J that the farmers should attend all of H. Duncan, who introduced Col. R. M. | their campaign meetings. At the same Precinct. Vote in Enrollment '.r' 1912. in 1914. 4 Allendale— 253 237 A. Baldoc 66 100 Barnwell 368 ‘ 327 Bennett Springs _,-29 Blackville 270 324 Bull Pond 30 42 Double Pond 40 36 Duntyirton 84 90 Elko « 73 .79 Fairfax . 134 143 • Four Mile 64 47 * Friendship 46 41 Great Cypress 82 90 Hercules 60 100 Hilda ’ 65 • 79 • Red Oak 63 69 Reedy Brahch 17 5Q Rosemary 73 74 Siloam 97 v 65 Spur Branch 19 » Sycamore No. 1 77 84 Sycamore No. 2 52 ' 44 K Well Branch 76 108 \ Williston 194 i9i; i Zouave 52 57 Total 2,389 2,477 ^5 There .lias been an increase in enroll- ia nearly every'cdunty in the Bv Mad D^m | who lives Molair, Mixson, candidate for Congress. Col. Mixson’ thanked the voters for their support in the primary two years ago and said that he had tried to be faithful to the trust imposed in him. He re viewed hi's work in the Legislature and told of what he expected to accomplish should he be elected to Congress. He said that Mr. Byrnes laid claim to every thingCongress has done and that the pre- ent incumbent “joked” his way intothat body. He belittled the soil surveys, time, we should direct the attention of your readers to tHe fact that the far mers’ institutes which are soon to be held in your country must also have their attendance, nb matter hew many other meetings they may have had to go to before. Clemson College has gone to much labor and expense to s<?nd out these in stitute parties. Never in the history of the college have such competent and mature men been sent to the farmers. All Europe in Arm* end Other Notion* Expected to Declare War. The latest development in the Eupo-* pean situation was the declaration of war against Germany by Great Britian at 11 o’clock Tuesday night. Seven countries are now- involved—Germany and Austria-Hungary being opposed by Great Britain, France, Russia, Servia $nd Montenegrp. Other nations may be drawn into the conflict. declaring that this section needs soil i Everything that they wiH say has be€n analyses instead. Decla-mg that he can fill the job better than his opponent he closed amid applause from his hear- CONTESTANTS WORKING _ HARD FOR PONY OUTFIT carefully worked out and designed with the view of giving the most practical help to the farmers of South Carolina. I believe that the farmers of the State owe it to themselves to attend these in stitute meetings. One of these meet ings has frequently been worth hun dreds of dollars to a farmer who attend ed them. The time is is especially op portune for the farmers and the agri cultural experts of the State to get to gether and talk with each other, since the boll weevil is fast approaching and we must learn how to meet him. Please publish this letter in order that your farmer readers may be reminded of the importance of the institutes in his county. 1 wish every farmer who reads this would consider himself per- ! socially invited and would also invite his the nel H* 1 ^ ors to attend the meeting nearest to them. The meetings are for the far mers. Let the farmers be for the meet ings. Be sure and attend the institute at Healing Springs on August 8th. W. W. Long, MATURE COHON BY HALL PROCESS j •— ■ ■ Machine Was Operated Success fully in Barnwell. ) A SAVING IN PICKING COST SOCIAL AND PERSONAL NEWS ITEMS OF ULMER ers. The Hon. James F. Byrnes was greet ed with applause when he was intro duced by the chairman. He said that, while he cannot claim Barnwell as his home, he has many loyal friends here. He ridiculed the idea that he had not ac complished anything during his two terms in Congress, telling of what the Democratic Congress has done in the way of tariff revision and the enacting of a new currency bill. He charged that his opponent had voted against a bill in the Legislature to reduce the le gal rate of iterest and that he also voted against a bill to tax automobiles $'>, the revenue to be used for road improve ment. The speaker had done for better roads and in matter of establishing rural mail routes. He,then discussed his efforts to secure better prices for cantaloupe growers. Declaring that he could not bet on the outcome of the election, he made his opponent a proposition that they each write a check for $50, and that if Col. Mixson “carried a single county in the District he (Byrnes) would give $50 to the Barnwell Civic League, provided his opponent gave $50 if he failed to carry a county," After a discussion of the main issues of the day, the speaker closed amid loud applause. The candidates for the House of Rep resentatives followed, C. S. Warner being the first speaker. His speech was practically the same as reported last week. Mr. Folk, the next speaker, ., said that several Weeks ago, four gen- ount >> w ° Wl ‘ P an * fro® one-half to tlemen had visited him at his home two acres of thH s f jlcndid caver and and told him that a "ring was being P as * l,re cro p. formed at Barnwell to efi'ett his de-1 Addresses were made by Miss Bos- feat.” Declaring that he was not (he ^ 1C * A. A. McCowan and Paul Calvin on candidate of any l ing and that any “Home Economics.” “Soil Fertility and statement to that effect was absolutely Ei™e,” and “Live Stock,” respectively, false, he again read his platform. ^ rs - Dora D. Walker, of Appleton, gave R. B. Pickling mide his speech along ? d ^‘*nsfation of a home-made fire- the same lines as previously reported, i less cook,;r - U is t0 be regretted that more farmers did not take advantage State Ajj^nt A Director of Extension, Clemson College At BarnwatL A farmers' Institute was held at Barn well Saturday under the direction of Clemson College authorities, but owing to the campaign meeting at Allendale the attendance was rather small. The institute here was known as vetch and clover day and one of the features of the meeting was the distribution of 90 bushels of bur clover seed among some twenty demonstrators in Barnwell Several Town*, However Have No Favo rite* Running.—Get Bu»y. ||| - '' m a eeV^.' The People does not believe there is a single boy or girl in Barnwell County who would not be proud to own the pony outfit that is going to be given away in a few weeks. And it will be so easy for some live little fellow or industrious little miss to own it. Ail that is necessary is to clip the nomina tion blank from the advertisement on page eight fill out the blank space and mail to the editor of The People. The contestant will then be credited with 1,000 votes and. receipt book will be mailed with full instructions. Then see your friends and have them to renew their subscription if they are already subscribers. If they do not take The People* ask them to subscribe for one year or more. You will be credited with votes for every dollar collected, either old ot.aew sub scriptions, according to the scald of votes in our advertisement. Parents, you have always wanted that child of yours to have a gentle pony and a swell little buggy. Now is your chance to get one for them ABSOLUTE LY FREE. In each issue of this paper there will be published a vote coupon good for votes. Save them up and vote them for your favorite. Below is a list of the contestants nominated to date. If the child you are interested in ianot among the number, nominate him or her TO DAY. Dpn’t wait. Gather in all the subscriptions you can at the start- then you will have more time later to work on those that are hard to get The contestants are as follows: Barnwell Fiih Fry Given in Honor of Visitor from North Carolinu. Uimer, August 3,—Misses Willie Lou McMillan and Marion Wilkinson are vis iting relatives and friends in Charleston. Mr. Marion E. Perkinson, of Raleigh, N. C., who has been visiting Miss Kath leen Williams, has returned home. A fish fry was given in his honor a few days ago. Mr. J. G. Wilkinson and Doney Dick- erson^peht Friday in Columbia. Miss Daisy Weekley is on a visit to relatives at Varnville this week. Mr. Norman Harter has returned home from Charleston. Mr. G. S. Boynton, of Jacksonville, Fla., has returned to his duties after a visit to his sister, Mrs. E. F. Philips. Mrs. J. C. Lewis, of Bamberg, is vis iting relatives here. » Miss Annie Lou Dickinson has return ed from Savannah, where she has been visiting relatives. Miss Alma Googe, of Fairfax, is the attractive guest of Miss Thelma Good- son, • >*'* , Miss Edwarda Dickinson is in Savan nah visiting relatives and friends. Miss Kathleen C. Williams and Mr. Marion E. Perkinson spent Tuesday in Savannah visiting relatives and friends. M. Boulware - of this re- opportunity advancement. He was followed.by Thos. who said that Sheriff Morris had quested him to let up in his discussion of the alleded dispensary ring the previous day at Dunbarton, “in the interests of peace and good order.” He is standing by his statements made Blackville. Referring'to a statement from R. Boyd Cole in the last issue of The Barnwell Sentinel, Mr. Boulware said: “Mr. Cole has made a statement in this week’s issue of the Barnwell Senti nel, that any statement to the effect j that he had withdrawn from the race j ! for the Legislature for any reason J appropriatioll b IJL other than the state of his health is ( absolutely false. “At Blackville, I called the attention of the people to the fact that Mr. Cole had been a candidate for the House, ' A as opposed to the present Dispensary Board, was and had been receiving about $800.00 a year for advertising work done for the Board, and had with drawn from the race. I then stated that Mr. Cole had refused to give an for their material F. W. Bates * Helen Calhoun James Overstreet Calhoun Birdie Diamond J. Emile Harley, Jr. James Riloy McNab C. U Bryant, Jr. M«7er’* Emma Muns Blackville. Pretto Ross Age Mill. V E. B. Ussery Eulalee Hiers Elko. HikU. 14 14 13 or not the Board or any of its members have been taking an interest in the election of the delegation.” Nothing new was brough out by Jas. E. Davis. N. C. Creeph was the next speaker. He charged that a news report of his speech at Williston and Blackville, sent out under a Barnwell date-line, where in he was quoted as saying that the governor had vetoed the cattle tick was a “newspaper lie.” He had made a like denial at Dunbarton the previous day under pressure, it is understood, from Gover nor Blease. B. P. Davies, who is the correspondent at Barnwell for The State and The News and Courier, rose to a question of personal -privilege, and requested the chairman to allow him to i make a statement, which request was ; granted. Mr. Davies then read sworn i affivadits from three Barn Well men, who 9 Subscribers are requested to look on the label on their paper and if they are due anything for subscription, pay the amount to one of the above contest ants. ' Vote Coupon. Good for FIVE VOTES for the contes tant whose name is signed here... * in the Idlewild Pony Contest conducted by The Barnwell People. Not good after August 12th, 1914. About USO Pound* of Seed Cotton Produced From Green Boll*. The initial demonstration of the HaB cotton maturing machine was held here Friday and was pronounced a success by those who watched the operotion of the machine. An interested crowd of farmers and others attended the demon* stration, which was held at a local gin ning plant. They saw a quanity of green cotton bolls poured into a large hopper, passing into what can best be described as a "dry kiln.” The bolls were kept in motion by means of an endless belt, N while a large fan kept the heated air in circulation and drove out the surplus moisture* After the cotton has been matured it is placed in a huller, which separates the cotton from the botla. About 1,280 pounds of seed cotton were matured Friday, which will make a bale weigb- ng about 400 pounds. It had been hoped tfaat Barnwell County would be able to pat a bale on the market by August 1st, but a chain that drives the hulling machine broke before the cot ton was picked out, and it was neces sary to suspeud operations until a new chain could be brought down from Philadelphia. The records show that even at this time of year, when the more fully ma tured bolls are widely distributed over the field, requiring a longer time to gather them, there is a saving in the item of picking of $4 a bale, and it is thought that this can be increased to $5. Following up a suggestion made by. Col. W. R. Darlington, of Allendakv Mr. Hall made experiments that show (hat the “hulls,” or cotton pods, have a fertilizer value in potash and amonia of about $50 a ton. They are also said to be very valuable when ground as afeed for live stock. This by-product should mean hun dreds of thousands of dollars annually to the Southern farmer. Mr. Hall says that, with Europe envolyedin a general war, no potash would be exported from Germany and the only available supply would be from the cotton bolls, which would greatly advance the price of this commodity. Arrangements have been made to take motion pic(ures of the experiments now being conducted here, and Mr. Hall expects to put his invention and Barnwell itself befo/e the public through the medium of the “movies.'* While the machine being used here now is much larger than the model tried out last fall, there has been no material change in its construction. The pres ent machine has a capacity of about tea bales a day, and it is said that others will be erected here after the invention has been given a thorough test. TWO FOR FAIRFAX. of Johnston i* Defeated in Both End* Double-header. Fairfax, Aug. 1.—Two games of base ball were plaved here yesterday be- tweeh the Fairfax and Johnston ball teams. Fairfax won both, the first 5 to , 2, the second by 4 to 3. tfhe games affidavit setting forth certain conversa- had a tt e nded the Williston meeting, Were witnessed by a large number of tions he had had with the Board and its and j rom tbree Blackville men, who people, many of whom came this morn- Clerk after he announced himself for men, . ... ,,,, , ,.. , were present at the meeting at that the House, and 1 then asked the people place to effect t h at the statements vuoted from Mr. Cseech’s speech were correct. The affivadits were signed by MAROONED IN PARIS AMERICANS ARE HELD ' Negro Child Burned. A little negro child was seriously burned at the home of its father, Man- ville Thompson, Who resides on Mr. H. E. "Creech’s place near Friendship Church, one night last, week., Itifitaa. a lamp, which was on the' foot of the ' bed on which the child was sleeping, exploded, setting fire to the bedding. to find out for themselves why it was had he withdrawn from the race,for the purpose of haying the voters find out if the Board Was taking an interest in pqlitics. “These conversations with the Board C. B. Swan, J. B. Morris, Jr„ and E. S. Rountree, of Barnwell, Mayor, A. H* Ninestein, C. RisherandG. W. Wil- . „. . . r ■ . kebs, Jr., of Blackville. Mr. Creech and its Clerk* have become immaterial. ^ ^ ^ and aeain den ie<nhat and I am relieved o the duty of prov- he had made {he statements Peferred ing to the yoterg;lhkt„ihe boord^or at- to> say j n g he would have 25 men at the some w its members, have been ing to attend the county campaign meeting. There were many pretty fea tures but the batting and fieldiqg by Earl Hammond deserves special men tion. The games were fast and inter esting. Batteries: Fairfax, Preacher You mans and Rivers; . Johnston, Lott, Marchant and Hazel. Allendale meeting to substantiate his New Law Firm. J, Julian Bush, Esq,, of Elleutoa, 4MT- Q. A. Kennedy, of Williston, Amoi* tho Number Halted. Washington, Aug. 3.—Senator Dun can U. Fletcher of Florida and about 50 Americans representing the South ern Commercial congress are at the American embassy in Paris, marooned on account of the European war. Word of their plight reached Fletcher’s friends today.. The gation had intended to remain in rope for 30 days longer but canceled all its plans and ehdeavored to sail for the United States. Its members were unable, however, to get passage. Among the members of the party are Senator Duncan U. Fletcher of Flor ida and Mrs. Duncan U. Fletcher, Dr. Clarence J. Owens of Riverdale, M<L, A. J. • Matheson of BennettsviQe, S. C., and Mrs. A. J. Matheson, and Quincy A. Kennedy, of Williston, S. C. Some reassurance is to be felt hy friends of Americans now marooned in Europe by the war conditions, inas much as the government is moving promptly to provide means for their sustenance and protection there and as for as possible for their return to this country. The problem is a serious one, which will call for wise and effeet- iv.a msTHW■ alnppgge uf~air ■ Owens, a negress, plantation of Mr. C. F. ( bitten by* a mad dog last Thursday, i woman was carried to Columbia to take the Pasteur treatment. B. P. Davies went up to Columbia * on business. the little darkey received serious inju ries. Xanville is an industrious negro and has the- sympathy of his white •neighboijs., - . V . . —**•‘1 - ~ Messrs. C M. TifTner, of QJenton, and F.. F. Dunbar, of Miletteville, were in town on Monday. Xl • I taking an interest in the election of denial He was severely heckled during rived-here Mondav tn enTer’ in to" part- checks brings a "stote^of the delegation, for the rearon that Mr. , checks brings a state of destitution, J. W. Folk, on the isth a. Du n b.rto n , Si Mr X-l., u l?,.' roK stated that Mr. Wise, a member •of .tbe *“. *P- Mr. Bush j^dueted U. Jttn,et the UoV *«t«l w* J. Board, ia Company, witb its Clerk. Mr. ' \ «m,tySobth Cerobd. ««*** heed mtd depend tor their enpptte. Tobin, Mr. Angus Patterson and Mr. ’ R- P- Searson, Jr., was the. last speak- honors and hit-friends expect him to upon their-letters of credit and tmW- Allen of Allendale, went ud t6 his er * He mtde P^jically toe same rife high to his chosen profession, erf 'check*. When payment is ana. of Allendale, went no House in June politicaf ring w sgtfnst the Dispensary and against . . Mr. Folk. for county offices made “It is now left to you to say whether for the votes of ' ' '* " ****^y:; to inform him that a speech as at the previous meeti, “ being formed in Barn- joumment was then taken for In the afternoon the other can rise high in bis chosen Ad- The People wishes both of fiiese ex- ner. cellent gentiefnen much success. ngs. ■ din didates a Deals i * v . nuau Mr. and Mrs. B. J. Sexton spent Sun- their pended on these they nay be i poverity-stricken, hundreds of