The Barnwell people. (Barnwell, S.C.) 1884-1925, November 19, 1914, Image 1
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VOL XXJCVIIl
BARNWELL, S. C., NOVEMBER 19. 1914
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WEEK QR FESTIVITY OPENED
TUESDAY BY COL CALHOUN
Girl*’ .Tomato Club, Southern
Railway and Audubon So
ciety Have Splendid
Exhibits.
In the absence of Mayor J. Emile
Hxrley, who was unavoidably detained
in Bamberg on professional business,
BarnWell's Gala-Trade Week was for
mally opened Tuesday morning by Col.
Harry D. Calhoun, president of the Fair
Association, who delivered the address
of welcome to Barnwell’s visitor’s.
Departing from the usual custom, the
exhibits in the Court House this year
are absolutely free to all, and while it
was not planned to hold the usual
county fair, it is the consensus of the
opinion that, aside from the individual
exhibits, the displays surpass anything
that was shown at the three previous
events.
The object of the Barnwell Ccunty
Girls’ Tomato Club is to '‘train heads to
think, plan and reason, hearts to be
kind, true and sympathetic; hands to
be useful, helpful and skillful; health
to resist disease, enjoy *Hfe, make for
efficiency.” . The motto of the Club is:
‘‘To make th»best BETTER.
That the members have succeeded in
their purpose and lived up to their
motto can readily be seen by even a
casual examination of the splendid ex
hibit in the Court House this week. As
soon as one enters the door he staight-
way forgets that there is any such thing
as “hard times,” that just across “the
pond” millions of men are engaged in a
death grapple, the results of which are
felt in this country to a great extent,
and it’s along this very line that the
work of these young ladies teaches its'
best lesson, for it brings right home to
the men and women of Barnwell Coun
ty the fact that they are blessed with
the soil and climate to grow every thing
needful for the home table and that it
only takes a little energy on their part
to reduce the high cost of living.
The pen of the writer is not equal to
the task of describing the sight that
greets the eyeof the visitor to Barnwell
It can only be appreciated by
a visit first-hand, for there is such an
array of tempting tomato products as
would tax the ability of a daily news
paper with its battery of linotype ma
chines and the brain of such a descrip
tive writer as that of the late Major
John W. Holmes to give even a vague
idea of the many delicacies that the
young ladies have prepared to tempt
the “inner man.” The products are
attractively displayed on tables grouped
about the room and show how well the
pupils have proiited by the splendid
teacnings of their tutor, Mrs. Dorjt Dee
Walker.
A new departure has been make this
year, that of pimento pepper culture,
heretofore coafined almost exclusively
to Spain and South America. Misses
Norma Guess and Julia Ray are the pio
neer growers and an examination of
their exhibit shows that they have
quickly mastered the art. The peppers
nave been “put up’’ both in glass and
in tins. They can be raised here and
sold at a profit very much cheaper than
the imoorted variety.
The following figures will give some
idea of the magnitude . of the work,
which is even now in-its infancy: Du
ring the past season the members of
the Club raised d,760 pounds of peppers
and 49,061 1-2 pounds of tomatoes,
which they have preserved as follows:
2,53d No. 2 cans; 6,974 No. 3 cans; 130
No. 1 cans of peppers; 1,710 Jars; 450
bottles; 350 glasses of jelly. They have
even out-distanced Heinz, the pickle
man, by producing 115 different va
rieties of articles.
Mrs. Walker also announces that she
has started 27 winter gardens in this
county, in which are now growing
English peas, Egyptian beets, Pearl and
Bermuda onions dud celery.
Another interesting feature of the
exhibit is a model poultry farm, de
signed and built by the girls under
Mrs. Walker's supervision.
■The Southern Railway also has a very
instructive Dairy, Horticulturil and
Domestic Science exhibit in charge of
courteous agents, who take a delight
< in explaining the work to all visitors.
This exhibit has attracted quite a lot of
favorable comment.
Barnwell is the second county-in the
State in which the exhibit on bird pro
tection has been shown. This exhibit
is given under (he auspices of the
National Association of Audubon So
cieties and the Bird Committee of the
S. C. Federation of Women’s Clubs and
FACTS AND FANCIES
FROM FAIR FAIRFAX
of the Civic League Gives a
Reception Lett Week.
Fairfax, Nov. 14.—Mrs. : Sal lie Smith
of Savannah and' Mrs. Cattle John
ston of Estill are visitors to Mrs. M.
Moye.
Mrs. Rosa Platts of Hickory Grove
is spending some time, here with rela
tives.
Mrs. Julia Harter and Miss Jennie
DuRant went to Savannah as dele
gates from the Fairfax chapter, U. D.
C., to the conveption.
The ladies of the Civic league were
given a reception Tuesday afternoon
at the home of the president, Mrs.
Geo. B. Sanders. A large number
partook of Mrs. Sanders’ hospitality
and much business was transacted
also. A sweet course was served.
Eight new members joined.
Mrs. Henry Givens of White Hall
visited Mrs. J. F. Lightsey this week.
Mesdames W. D. Gray, J. H. John
son, Montgomery, E. R. Tesser of
Allendale visited Mrs. G. D. Sanders
Tuesday.
The last meeting of the U. D. C.,
Fairfax chapter was at Mrs. John
Harter’s. Such a crowd assembled
that all couldn’t be seated in the par
lor. They then determined that a
hall must be built for these meetings
which increase each time. Mrs. Har
ter served a sweet course and all en
joyed the occasion.
The ladies of the Civic league ob
served arbor day by helping to beau
tify the grounds at the academy last
week. *
Mrs. Arch Blount is spending some
time at Denmark, her old home.
Mra. Kenny of Johnston is visiting
her daughter, Mrs. D. F. Moorer.
Mrs. W. W. Anderson visited Brun
son recently.
Mrs. Geo. Anderson of Ninety-six is
spending some time here with her son,
in his new home.
G. D. Sanders spent the week-end
at his place in Orange Lake, -FIs.
Misses Bessinger and Thomas of Olar
are visiting Mrs. Thomas.
Miss Anna Kearse spent the week-end
at Olar with relatives.
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Cotton Masquerade Ball
at thg Masonic Temple
Friday Evening, Nov. 20, at 8 O'clock
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Everybody invited. Admission 25 cents
to all. Dancers requested to come masked
and to wear costumes made from cotton cloth
Under the auspices of the Barnwell Civic League
THE PONY OUTFIT ARRIVED
* ON SCHEDULE TIME FRIDAY
SERIOUS ENCOUNTERS
ALONG IKE YSER CANAL
The Bootter'i Clqjt Acting in Bad Faith.
Editor of Tbe Barnwell People:—
In your issue of the 22nd of October
there appeared an item giv ing the re-
French Claim to Have Driven tbe Ger
man* Back.—Severn Loom*.
Soldiers fighting in trenches knee
deep in water and swept by driving
rains is the story which still comes
out of West Flanders where the Ger
man troops and the allied forces still
hammer at each other with shot and
shell.
That serious encounters have taken
place along the Yser canal is indi
cated from the French official an
nouncement that the Germans have
been driven back to the right bank
and that the left bank, a small sec
tion which the Germans had held
for several days has been completely
evacuted
•■To the south of Ypres the allies
also have been successful, replusing
a further offensive movement. This
was accomplished, says the French
general staff, with heavy losses to the
Germans.
On the other hand, Berlin claims
slight progress on the right wing, the
capture of several hundred French
and Britiah in a preliminary encoun
ter and the taking of a strong French
point in the forest of Argonoe.
Another proof of the severity of the
fighting in that sectloff' WtlCre the
British forces are entrenched is given
in casualty lista just published at
London showing the loss of 56 British
officers killed, 108 wounded and 47
missing.
The German emperor, whose move
ments of late have been somewhat
elusive, appeared on Friday at Kol-
BIRDSARE PLENTIFUL,
SO SAYS CHIEF WARDEN
BAPTIST UNION MEETING
NOVEMBER 28TH, 29TH
mar, 40 miles southwest of Strassburg,
, suit of a meeting of the Booster’s Club accordinK to a dispatch f rom Hasel,
chairman of the committee
hibit is in the form of charts,
The ex
each de-
t auBRyL ia-ieasiUA*
regard to the value of birds, calling at
tention to the good that birds do, show
ing reasons why they should be
to plans
Week to
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which had been held a few days pre
viously.
At the meeting referred
were made for a Gala Trade
be held the present month.
From the report of the meeting
quote the following:
A number of innocent amusements
and free attractions will be provided
for the entertainment of (he crowds,
but there will be nothing of a harmful
nhture, nor anything that will cost the |
people much money.”
The impression was thus given that
there would be nothing of the nature
of a Carnival such as had been custom
ary heretofore. But at the last min
ute, as it were, announcement is made
that a Carnival Company will be here
with 25 high-class attractions. These
Carnivals are notorious for taking
the people’s money. Yet the
Beoster’s Club said there was to be
nothing that would cost the people
much money.
I am informed that the Fair Associa
tion, or whoever is at the head of the
present movement is to receive 25 per
cent of the proceeds of the Carnival
Company’s activities.
What does this mean? It means
simply this, that in place of the harm
less and free attractirns which had
been promised, the people are to be
given the opportunity to spend money
freely for their own entertainment,
and their hosts pocket one-fourth of the
money they so spend. v .
It seems to the present writer as if
tbis r was perilously akin- to double
dealing.
A. E. Eyison
Swilzland.
Petrograd continues to report suc
cesses in East Prussia and also in the
region of Soldau and Neidenbarg,
where the Russians however, are
meeting with desperate resistance.
On the Galician front the Russians
are advancing toward the passes over
the Carpathians.
Austrian troops invading Servia have
met strong resistance at Yaljevo, but
along the river Save are making pro
gress.
While the Trukish are reported
from Constantinople to have occu-
;pied Kotura in the Persian province
of Azerbaijan defeating the Russians,
an official statement from the British
admiralty announced successful oper
ations against the Turkish garrison at
Sheikh S&id, on the Strait of Babel-
Mandeb at the entrance of the Gulf of
Aden, ahd the occupation of the Tur
kish fortification of Turba by Indian
troops assisted by the cruiser Duke of
Edinburgh.
British cruisers, thought to be the
Suffolk, Berwick and Lancaster, are
lying off Colon with the possible in
tention of passing through the Pana
ma canal to join the Japanese squad
ron off the west coast of South Amer
ica.
Mr. Richardson Find* Game Law* Better
Observed than Ha Expected.
‘There are more birds than I have
ever heard of before in South Caro
lina,” said Alfred A. Richardson, chief
game warden, yesterday. “I have had
eight men in the field and the game
laws have been obeyed by the people
much better than I expected,” he
added.
The game season opens in South
Carolina today. The open season for
partridges, wild turkeys and other
game was begun yesterday, November
15, under the statute, yet there ia a
law to prevent hunting on Sunday.
The season continues until March 15
The season for doves opened August
15. Deer may be shot until January 1.
For woodcock, the open season com
mences September 1 and continues
until January; for willet, November 1
to March 1; for wood ducka, Septem
ber 1 to March 1; violations of the
close season are punishable by a fine
of tlO for each bird killed or pursued.
No person is allowed to kill more
than 25 partridges, 25 doves or two
wild turkeys any one day during any
one aaaaon. No person Is allowed to
hunt on lands of another without own
er’s eooeesrt; and -it 1$. walawfaL far
persons to hunt witfc. fire by night.
This offense is punaiiable by a fine of
not more than $K) for each bird killed
during the night, t25 for each deer
killed and 150 for each cattle or horse
killed. It is also unlawful to trap
partridges except on one’s own lands,
unless by the special permission of
the owners of other lands. No person
is allowed to sell or offer for sale doves
or willett.
The regulations of the United States
department of agriculture for the
open and close seasons fqr migratory
birds give the following closed sea
sons for the State of South Carolina:
Brant, ducks and geese, November 20
to February 15; rails, cools and galli-
nule, September 1 to December 31
(this reduces the State open season;)
black-breasted or golden plover, black
snipe or Wilson snipe greater or lesser,
Yellerlegs, November 20 to January
31.
Doves are not covered by the new
federal laws, but may be taken dur
ing the open season provided by the
State game warden. It may also be
stated that no person who is a non
resident of the State is allowed to
hunt in the State without a license
and that no person, whether resident
or non-resident, is allowed to hunt
wild ducks for market without a license
which can be secured from the chief
game warden, A. A. Richardson, or
one of the assistant State game war
dens.—The State, Nov. 16.
Good Program for St John’*, Frioadship,
Fairmount and Mt. Okvot.
1. A Bible reading on “The Duty of
Giving Money to the Lord’s Work.”
2. Fellowship—Its meaning, extent,
and effectiveness. 1 Jo. 1:3.
Phil. 1:5. 2 Cor. 8:4; 1:7.
3. Plans and prospects for the com
ing year, as to Material and Spiritual
Things. Jas. 4:13-15.
4. Religion in the Home, its Diffi
culties, its Benefits. Jas. 24:15. Deut.
11:18-20.
Speaker*.
No. 1 at St. John’s.
1. J. A. Hunter, D. A. Herndon, E.
A. McDowell.
2. J. P. Hiers, C. B. Kinard, W. R.
McMillan.
3. G. W. Folk, Bunyan Bolen, E. A.
McDowell.
4. J. A. Hunter, G. W. Folk, D. O.
Hunter.
Missionary Sermon—W. R. McMillan.
No. 2 at Friendship.
1. W. H. Hutto, C. C. Elzev, J. D.
Huggins.
2. W. H. Collins, J. O. Sanders, W.
G. Britton.
3. J. M. Grubbs, W. L. Hayes, L S.
Still.
4. J. E. Lain, W. T. Still, W. G.
Britton.
Missionary Sermon—J D Huggins.
No. 3 at Fairmount.
1. G E. Birt, R. E. Woodward, W.
M. Jones.
2. M. O. Wall, T. J. Grubbs, F. H.
Funderburk.
3. J. W. Kennedy, M. O. Wall, W.
D. Heckle.
4. Walter Hill, R. R. Johnston, F.
H. Funderburk.
Missionary Sermon—F. H. Funder
burk.
No. 4 at Mt. Olivet.
1. J. A. Jenkins, W. I. Johns, J. R.
Cullom.
2. T. J. Deer, George Hopkins, J. A.
Goodson.
, SL J. A.. J«tliiee«.. Wv Ur
George Hopkins.
4. George Hopkins, J. R. Cullom.
Missionary Sermon—J. R. Cullom.
It I« a
It? Only Two Mora Week*
> in Whack to Work.
Take it from us—if yon do not
this handrome pony outfit you will
regret it You’ll never get anottMr
chance like this. Just thjnk of it, |ou
candidates and friends of candklsia;
only two more weeks in which to put
in your best “licks."
It is now or never. All yon hove to
do is to put on your “thinldng cap” for
a few minutes—THINK of whom you
want to go to see—make a Hit of the
persons and then start out to SEE
tHEM and get their subscriptions.
YOU CAN NOT WIN ANY OF TUB
PRIZES WITHOUT SUBSCRIPTIONS.
Subscriptions are easy to get if you
make up your mind to get them. No
one has won the prizes yet You aO
have a chance—why not make the best
of it?
When you see one of your friends
driving the pony outfit you will bo
sorry you did not get a “move-on” and
get it yourself.
Contest closes December 1st Only
two more weeks. Remember—Hilnk
-Goto Work!
Our CeelMtaata.
The following young men end ladiee
have been nominated by tkatr friends
as candidates in The Peopto eouteet:
Bessie Boylston.
F. W. Bates
Helen Calhoun
James Overstreet Calhoun
Birdie Diamond
J. Emile Harley, Jr.
James Riley McNib
C. L Bryant Jr.
Claudia Baitoy
Black Till*.
Sadie DeWitt
Dorothy Wragg
Fare 11 O’Gorman
Samuel Buist Jr.
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Albert Hair
Leroy Hair
FALL TERM OF COURT
CONVENES NEXT MONDAY
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Hilda.
Among those from Barpwell who at
tended the Fair in Orangeburg Thurs
day of last week were Mr. and Mrs. T.
S. Cave, Mesdames R. C. Holman, J. A. j
Porter and H. D. Calhoun and Mr. S. B.
Moseley.
tected and suggesting means by which
this quay be accomplished. A number
is ip^hfrge of Miss Belle Williams, of books on bird protecttoir rad styles
pf bird houses are also on display.
Everybody should see this exhibit.
The “Wim Guy’*” Dictionary.
Rube. A man who owns 240 acres of
farm land valued at about $200 an acre.
Jay. A man who owns a 1915 auto
mobile. ‘ -
Country Jake. A man whose home
is equipped with gas-lights, hot and
cold running water, bath rooms and
hot water heating plant.
■Yap: A man whose sons is leading
his class at the University.
Hick. A man whose signature is
good for $10,000 at any bank in the
county.
Boob. A man whose daughter finds
herself worth $25,000 when the will is
read. .1- -
Simp. A man, to borral whose vote
the congressman tramps over forty
arranged for every day this week and
it is. expected that'targe crowds will be
pro-1 jo attendance Thursday and Friday. ■
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' Wise Guy. A city clup—with about
30 cents in bis pocket—using the above
terms.
“PeaO’ My Heart.
The extraordinary success of Oliver
Morosco’s production of “Peg O’ My
Heart,” which comes here on Dec. 4th
is unquestionably accounted for by the
fact that it is supremely human and
wholesome. Mr. Manners, the author,
has displayed a keen insight as to the
wants of the theatre-going public, and i
hit upon a theme which will forever
endear hin to all lovers of a clean,
wholesome play.—Adv
Fir*t Half of Term to Bo Dovote*
Trial of Criminal Ca*a*.
The Fall term of the Court of General
Sessions and Common Pleas for Barn
well County will convene Monday, the
23rd inst., with Judge 1. W. Bowman
presiding. The first half of the term
will be devoted to the trial of criminal
cases. The petit jurors for the third
week were drawn Monday as follows:
Allendale: R. F.- Bwkfr, A. W.
Owens.
Baldoc: L. L. Anderson, L. M. And-
derson. .
Barnwell: L. F. Nance; L. E. Davis.
Bennett Springs: B. F. Anderson,
W. A. Meyer, A. P. Penwell, H. S.
Anderson.
Blackville: G. A. Still, Henry John
son, W. T. Walker, Milledge A. Hair,
Bonsel Dyches, Cleveland Kemp.
. George’s Creek: N. C. Grubbs, Jr.
Great Cypress: B. S. Jenkins, J. M.
Griffin, W. H. Johns, C. P. Morris.
Four Mile: E. C. Hutchinson.
Red Oak: J. D. Garrison, T. O.
Davis.
Rich Land: A. E. 'Corley, S. H.
Crreene.
Rosemary. A. B. Burgess.
Sycamore: J. S. Lynes, Joe L. Folk,
D. S. Cone.
Wiliiston: W. T. Mims, Make Bolen,
DeWitt Quattlebautn, M. D. Bell, W. H.
Wooley, W. O. Sprawls.
Eulalee Hiers
Forrest Harrison
Katherine Jenkins
Evelyn Bradley
Earl* Jenkins
Norman Gibson
Meyer’*
Emma Muns
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Advertised Letter*.
Lettera remainingjn the Post Office
and advertised Nov. 16th, 1914.
t M W K. . • -
Rinifer Allen, Tossie Brown, Earnest
Black, E. D. Carrol, Earle Coxe, L. C.
Hammond, J. H. Hay, H. . Hay, Eddie
Morris, Charlie Odom, D. Robbins.
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Mary Gardner, Mrs. Euenia Harley,
Lois Sample, Ella Wright, Mrs.
Good Attraction*;
Roberts’ United Shows, which are
furnishing amusement for the visitors
tp Barnwell this week, are the b^st of
the kind that have been here in the
past two or three years and seem to
be enjoying good patronage. The Fair
Association gave .assurance that only
clean and moral attractions would be
allowed to exhibit and it would seem
that they have lived up to their assur
ance.
Ardes Woodward
Uimor, R. No. 2.
Allie W. Cone
WlUtam.
Alma Kitchings
Helen Willis
Alberta Owens
Hattie Smith
John Marshall Lee
Williatoa R.N* 2.
Harold Woodward
TWO GIN ACCIDENTS LAST WEEK
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MrwAiafair. -YuIUm
There were 44,128 bales of cotton
ginned in Barnwell Coonty prior to
November l«t as compare^ with 39,222
bales to the same date in 1913, ap in-
J crease of 4,906 bales, according to a re-
j psto i—a4 by to
Momt* W. W. Woodward and A. P.
Rood Soffor Painful Injurio*.
Two gin accidents occured in this
county last week, resulting in painfal
injuries to the victims. On Thursday
Mr. A. P. Reed, who ia employed at
the Fanners’ Union Gin, was work
ing on a belt that, drives the feeder
when his left sleeve was caught by a
projecting set screw on the shafting.
He was whirled oyer rapidly three
or four times before his clothing
was torn from his body. Two of his
front teeth had been knocked out sad
his arms painfully bruised. He was
given immediate medical attention and
is able to be about on the streets
again.
On the following day, Mr. W. W.
Woodward, of Barnwell, had the mis
fortune to Ipse one of the fingers on his
right hand while performing his usual,
duties at the gin house of Mr. j. W.
Walker, at Cave’s station. He was
cleaning a clogged feeder, which sad-
denly started running, catehing his
right hand in the machine and seyerteg
the third finger at the second' joint
The middle finger was »i*o badly out,
but is hoped that amputation will dot
be necessary.
Persons calling fortnese letters will i merce oh the 9th
please say advertised.
Chas. E. Falkeustein, P. M
inst. In Bamberg
j County there were 20,374 bales in 1914
as against 20,066 ta 19)3.
The Rev. C. C. Brown, of
preached a splendid
Department of Oete-i Barge eh OBfO
ing. A
and listened to his
divided sttenttoa.