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"Just Like a Mambar of tha Family” > • BARNWELL, S. C. DECEMBER 31, 1914 NO. 18 if' S 'CITIZENS OF BARNWELL ENJOY SANE CHRISTMAS JENNY LODGES ELECT OITICERS FOR YEAR Day U Markad by Walcorn* Lack of Noia* aad Drunltenneat. The people of Barnwell enjoyed this year what was perhaps the quitest, sanest Christmas of the past decade. There was a commendable lack of the usual noisy celebration of the greatest of all Christian festivals and a welcome departure from the old order of things was that wholesale drunkenness was conspicuous by its absence. This was due; perhaps, to "hard times" and the resultant scarcity of money, al though one prefers to believe that peo ple are beginning to realize that Christ mas stands for something more than an excuse for carousing. The day dawned warm and cloudy, with a premise of rain, which came down in sheets in the early afternoon, forcing everybody to stay indoors. \tfith the rain came colder weather, Saturday being a blustery, wintry day, followed on Sunday by the first sleet of the season. Despite the inclement weather, how ever, Old Santa Claus made his annual visit to the boys and girls of Barnwell and their iiappy faces brought a glow to the hearts of their eiders. The mer chants enjoyed a fairly brisk pre-Christ as trade, though not as large as in previous years. Gift-buying this year '.was confined chiefly to something use ful, necessity forcing the givers into membership in the Society for the Pre vention of Useless Giving. There was no tragedy in this com munity to mar the pleasure of the sea son, and, so far as is known at this writing, Allenale furnished the only near-homicide in the county, an account of which appears elsewhere in this issue. With the passing of Christmas, the people are looking forward to the com ing of the New Year, making their plans and preparing to face b-avely the changed conditions over which they had no control. DELIVERS CONVICTS FROM STATE PRISON C. B. JREE DIES AT BAMBERG Had Served County •• Clerk of Court Since It* Creation. Caatera Star aad Knif hte of Pytkiae Hold Elections. Jenny, December 28.—At the regular meeting of Jenny Chapter No. 62, order of the Eastern Star, the following offi cers were elected for the ensuing year: Mrs. Leta R. Kearse, W. M. Capt. J. W. Jenny, W. P. Mrs. Emma S. Jenny, Assp. M. Mrs. Maggie Loadholt, Secretary. Mrs. Ethel J. Loadholt, Treasurer. Mrs. Rena Jenny, Conductress. Mrs. Maude Williams, Asso. Conduct ress. Appointed by the Worthy Matron: Mrs. Florrie Jenny, Adah; Mrs. Jessie Loadholt, Ruth; Miss Latna Folk, Es ther; Mrs. Dor^ Loadholt, Martha; Mrs. Rebecca W. Jenny, Electa; Mrs. Ollie Chitty, Chaplain; Mrs. Addie E. Cole man, Warden; Mr. W. L. Priester, Sentinel. The chapter is in a flourishing condi tion and the prospects are bright for the coming year. Endowment Lodge No. 127, K. of P., at the last convention on December 24th, elected the following officers for the ensuing year: .. G. W. Jenny, C. C. J. C. Loadholt, V. C. J. W. Mayer, Prelate. John F. Loadholt, M. of W. G. W. I. Loadholt, K. of R. & S. Joe F. Folk, M. of F. S. E. Bailey, M. of E. T. D. Williams, M. at A. C. S. Platts, I. G. B. F. Beard, 0. G. J. R. Loadholt, trustee for years. Preparations are being being made for the Third District meeting to be held hare Wednesday, January 20th Christmas passed off very quietly here. Mr. G. M. Loadholt killed a hog last week that weighed over 400 pounds. If any one can beat that, let him trot out his hog. * , Miss Lula Belue, one of the teachers in the graded school at Bowman, spent a few days last week with Mr. and Mrv J. F. Loadholt EXCELLENT CHANCE FOR SOME nUGHT TODNG HAN BARNWELL LANDHARK DESTROYED BT FIRE Governor Grant* Executive Clemency in r , - ..Forty-four Com*. The governor granted pardons and paroles in 44 cases Tuesday. Practi cally all of the prisoners were serving terms in the State penitentiary, on the State farms and on the county chain gangs. Nine of the prisoners released were confined in the State penitentiary. Pardons were granted in several cases to restore citizenship, paroles having already been given. Since assuming office the governor has extended clem ency in 1,488 cases. Henry Priester, convicted in Decem ber, 1913, of manslaughter and senten ced to five years imprisonment, was the only convict from this county who received a parole. The crimes of the prisoners released by the governor Tuesday may be class ified as follows: , Murder /. 12 Manslaughter 11 Arson. 2 Criminal assault 2 Safecracking 1 three Bamberg, December 25.—Clerk of Court C. B. Pree died at his residence, on Railway avenue, Wednesday night at 10 o'clock. He was stricken with paralysis last Saturday evening at about 6 o’clock and gradually grew worse un til the end came. He was a man of sterling character and was exceedingly popular throughout the county. When Bamberg County was created he^ ran against strong opponents for the office of Clerk of Court and waS elec ted. He filled the office with such satisfaction to the public at large that he has never since had opposition eith er in the primary or the general elec tion. He was a leading member of the local Baptist Church, and was one of its •chief pillars of support. His liberality and deeds of charity were kown to all, but nothing was done ostentatiously. s He leaves surviving him a devoted k wife, nine children and several grand children. The funeral services were conducted Friday afternoon by his pas tor, the Rev. W. R. McMillan, and the burial took place at South End Ceme tery. A large concourse of sorrowing rela tives and friends followed the body to he grave. The floral offerings were profuse as well as beautiful and indi cated to some extent the high esteem in which the deceased was held in the community. "The Shepherd of the Hill*.” "The Shepherd of the Hills,” Harold Bell Wright’s novel, which has been accorded the largest sale in the history of publishing in America, has been made into a play by Mr. Wright with the assistance of Elsbery W. Reynolds. It will be seen for the first time in this pity at the Opera House, on Wednesday, January 20th. It tells a beautiful story of the Ozark mountains, a story that holds the audi tor by its thrills from the beginning to the end. It is unique in character drawing, giving to the stage a some what new atmosphere. The beauty of the Ozark mountain region lends itself to some very effective stage pictures, and Gaskiil Sc MacVitty, the producers, are said, to have given the play an ex ceptionally beautiful mounting.—adv. True to his promise, Magistrate L. H. Williams, of Ulmer, presented the editor with a 20-lb. turkey gobbler last week for the Christmas dinner. This welcome gift, coming as it did when everybody is crying "hard time*,”, was doubly appreciated. May Magistrate tar Mfl prnapa YWr lie Wirl/filWRJS DC Rule TO rctudn- ber his friends in such a substantial .manner! Mr*. Duncan Entertain*. Mrs. W. H. Duncan delightfully en tertained at auction bridge on the af ternoon of Christmas Eve in honor of her guests, Mrs. Townsend, Miss Edith Townsend and her sister, Miss Aldrich. After a series of games, delightful re freshments were served. Thafirst prize was awarded to Mrs. Drew, the guest prize to Mrs. Townsend and the consolation fell to Mrs. Riley. The invited guests were: Mesdames A. P. Cornell, H. L. O'Bannon, J. A. Will^ R. W. Riley, E. A. Brown, W. M. Andrews, Charlie Brown, P. J, Drew, C. C. Simms, J. O. Patterson, Jr., J. A. Porter, C. F. Molair, W. C. Jennings, Isadore Tobin, Gladys Brown Towles, George H. Bates, C. N. Burck- halter, M. B. Hagood, Harry Bronson, N. G. W. Walker, and Misses Bronson and Carrie Cave. Organization* for Farmer*. Untold good has been done for cities by chambers of commerce and similar community-building bodies. All cities now have their central medium of coop eration and benefits are accruing to the citizens in even increasing measure. The farmer needs cooperation more than the city man needs it. Organiza tion can do even more for the rural community than it does for the urban. Let the farmers organize. The county demonstration agents of Clemson have instructions to lend their effort to every worthy attempt on the part of farmers to organize. More Winter Gardens. Among the most encouraging reports that have come to the office of W. W. Long, state agentof demonstration and director of extension at Clemson Col lege, are those from the county and district agents to the effect that more successful winter gardens are in evid ence this year than ever before in every way. There is no piece of land on a South Carolina farm that can be made to return larger yields than the land on which there is a properly culti vated and properly utilized winter veg etable garden. TiUrnsn and Byrna* Anaownea Naval *•' Aeadaaay F.vaaiinaHww. B. R. Tijlman, United States senator and Janies F. Byrnes, congressman from the second district, announce a competitive examination to select two principals and alternates for appoint ment to the United States Naval Acad emy at Annapolis. This examination will be held in Columbia in the office of the State Superintendent of Educa tion, John E. Swearingen, January 22, 1915. All applicants must be between the ages of 16 and 20 years and must have been bona fide residents of the State or district for at least two years immedi ately preceding the examination. For full information relative to the scope of the examination applicants should address J. E. Swearingen, who will be glad to mail them the rules and regulations of the Naval Academy gov erning such appointments. As the result of this examination the applicant making the highest average from the State at large will be given Tw*-*tery DwMBac by the COMPARATIVE QUIET Bk WESTERN THEATRE Miscellaneous 16 Senator Tillman’s appointment, and the applicant making the highest aver- THE COW AND HER PRODUCT. Buzzard* Spread Cholera. N Buzzards' are active agents in the spread of hog cholera. They visit any place where there is carrion or offal of any sort and they have been known to transport hog cholera germs for long distances. In fact, in many cases there is no other possible source of a cholera ^.evrepl th«i hugani if bgm that die shodWTi*-turned or buried. This will do much to check the spread of infectlqui sittne diseases. for One Clemson College Weekly Note* Farmer and Dairyman. (These notes are prepared by the Dairy Division of Clemson College, which will be glad to answer any ques tions pertaining to dairying.) The time of churning is largely de termined by the temperature, degree of ripeness and richness of the cream. Rich cream churns more quickly and with smaller loss thad thin cream or whole milk. Cream that has been skimmed with a cream separator makes better butter and more of it than does haudskimmed cream or whole milk. The price of dairy products will in all prouability be high as long as quali ty is high. Before churning, use a dairy ther- mometcr and have the cream at from His 60 to 70 degrees. Butter should re quire from 25 to 30 minutes to come. Regulate temperature so that this will be true, but do not add hot nor cold water to the cream. In salting butter, one ounce of salt to a pound of butter is generally about right. To know when to stop churning, watch the size of the butter granules. When they are about as large as wheat kernels, it is time to stop churning. In butter-making, one’s hand, no matter how clean, should never come in contact with the butter. Use a paddle. You cannot make your herd produce more butter except by making it pro duce more milk. ' Butterfat is the most valuable part of milk. The cow that gives the greatest quantity of butterfat during the year is the most valuable cow. You cannot know which cow is doing this except by by using the Babcock tester and milk scales. * age from the Second congressional dis trict will be given Congressman Byrnes appointment. Fire completely destroyed the large two-story dwelling on Hagood Street, occupied jointly by Mr*. F. H. Creech and Mr. W. T. Still and family, Tues day morning. The blaze waa discov ered shortly before seven o’clock and spread so rapidly that it Was impossible to save any furniture from .the upper floor and one gentleman had to climb down one of the porch pillars to escape death in the flames. The alarm brought a large number of volunteer fire-fight ers, who succeeded in saving a large part of the furniture from the first floor rooms. While the fire burned fiercely, for tunately there was very little wind and as the heavy rains of last week had thoroughly soaked the roofs of adjoin ing buildings, the destruction was con fined to this one dwelling. The loss was partially covered by $2,000 insur ance. This residence, which was the prop erty of Mrs. Creech, the widow of the late Sheriff F. H. Creech, was one of Barnwell’s old landmarks, having done duty for a long term of years as the county jail. When the present jail was built, it was sold and remodelled into a residence. XMAS HOMICIDES IN BAMBERG Nefro Wa» Shot to D—th Another Fatally Stabbed. Bamberg, December 26.—Two homi cides among the negroes is Bamberg County’s record for the Christmas boli days. Mayfield Grayson shot and fatally wounded Jno Sanders Thursday nigh within the corporate limits of Bamberg Grayson had previously had a difficulty with another negro, and in attempting to shoot him fatally wounded the wrong man. This morning in the Clear Pond sec tion of the county Willie Myers stabbed and almost instantly killed Fed Carter. knife blade entered pew tne centre of the breast and severed a blood Vessel, causing speedy death. P0UCEMAN WOUNDED ATTEMPTING ARREST Equipped for Lire Stock Work. The extension division of Clemson College is now well equipped to assist farmers in any part of South Carolina with any problems in live stock that may arise. The college, has two men giving all their time to live stock, three extension dairy agents and one exten sion poultryman. This, it is believed, is one of the largest and best equipped animal husbandry extension forces in the United States. South Carolina farmers should take advantage of their opportunities along this line to get expert help free of charge. School Work Succeeding. Assistant State Demonstration Agent W. H. Barton is now compiling reports of the demonstration school work that have been received from county agents. Thus far reports from the schools in which agriculture was taught under the direction of Clemson College have been even better than was expected by the most enthusiastic. Indications are that Clemson’s method of having the rural schools teach agriculture to chil dren in lessons written on the ground in growing crops has established itself successfully. Coming Soon. ‘The Shepherd of the Hills,” adram- atization of Harold Bejl Wright’s novel of the same name by Mr. Wright and Elsbery W. Reynolds, is announced for its first annual presentation at the Opera House on Wednesday, January 20th. Never in the history of publishing of books has a novel attained such a widespread popularity in the short space of five years. It has exceeded by over one hundred thousand copies the sale of the previous biggest seller, “David Harum.” In makiug a play of his story, the author, in collaboration with Mr. Reynolds, has retained the big dramatic possibilities of the book, making the love story of "Young Mat” and "Sammy Lane” his big theme. The play would be interesting even if it only depended upon its excellent character-drawing to entertain, as the characters of the mountaineers of the Ozarirs are indeed unusual upon the sta^and lend a picturesqueness that is really worth while.—Adv. Frank Clark Shot.—Brother of UK* You- man* Charged with Deed. Allendale, Dec. 26.—Frank Clark, policeman, waa shot in an attempt to arrest Ulio Youroans on the street here Thursday night. Youmans as saulted him with a knife and Clark shot him through thigh on the aide, neither wound being dangerous. Youmans’ brother is alleged to have come to bis assistance and, throwing Clark down, to have shot him through the lungs, while some one else stab bed him in the stomach. Bystanders interfered and stopped the fight Clark was taken to an Augusta hos pital and was doing well when last heard from. ALLENDALE YOUTH LOSES ARM I Accidental Diackarg* of Gun Nacoaaitntoa Amputation. Allendale, Dec. 26.—The 16-year-old son of E. W. Brunson, a prominent farmer near Allendule, lost his right arm as the result of the accidental dis charge of his shotgun while out hunting Thursday afternoon with his little brother. It seems that to control his dog he laid his gun across a stump and, on taking it up again by the muzzle, it was discharged,, tearing his hand and wrist to pieces, necessitating amputa tion above the wrist. The rural mail carrier who was passing took him home, where surgical aid was hastily summoned. At last accounts the pa tient was doing well. Advertised Letter*. Letters remaining in the Post Office and advertised Dec. 28, 1914. MaMC. Angus Brown, John Collins, Henry Hays, Robt. W. Harris, William Jones, Willie Jones; Eugene Kearse, H. L. McMillan, Jeff Morris, Frank Robinson, Wm. Sally, Wade Thomas, F. Vance Taylor, W. H. Vetter, W. H. Riley, Ellis Wilson. KEMALI. Mrs. Elsie Berry, Marie Brown, Tillie Daniels, Gussie Jordan, Mrs. Florow Still, Miss Ivy Pearl Wise. rROM LUCAD LKTTKR OFFICK. Terry Lane. Persons calling for These letters jvill please say advertised. Chas. E. Falkenstein, P. M. A Spalling Lesson. does Ghoughphtheightteeau What spell? „ Do you give it up? It spells potato— that is according to the following: Gh stands for p, as you will find from the last letters In hiccough; ough for o, as in dough; phth stands for t, as in phth- Don’t Sell Breeding Stock. This autumn fanners have been showing a tendency to dispose of horses, cattle and mules indiscriminate ly, selling these possessions before any thing else. In their haste, men often sacrifice on the market animals which they should keep for use as the founda tion stock of their herds or the produc- Monday.—Comparative quiet prevftBs in The western theatre of war. la Flanders the cannonading has beea intermittent but in the Argonne regkn and Alsace there have been attacks and counerattacks with no material progress on either side. 'French aviators, in the way of a ro ily to the dropping of bombe on Naney jy the Germans, flew over the aviator hangars of Frescar, one of the railroad itationa of Metz, throwing down bomba in their fight. Notwithstanding the fact that a recent official statement announced that the Germans had ceased their attacks on the Bzura river, in Rus sian Poland, latest advices from Ber lin indicate that they still are advanc ing in that region. Petrograd asaerta, however, that along the Bzura aad Rawaka rivers the fighting of late has been confined to artillery. The Austrians in Galicia, the Rus sian general staff assert*, have beea driven back in the neighborhood of Tarnow, where many prisoners were taken. The Austrians are reported to have retreated in disorder. They are also said to have been forced bock from the line running from Zmigrod to Dukla, in the Carpathians, with enormous looses, including 10,000 pris oners. The British raid on the German coast with aeroplanes apparently netted small results. Four of the seven aeroplanes were lost and one British officer is thought to ’ have been drowned. The attack brought about a unique engagement in which submarines, cruisers, seaplanes, de stroyers, aeroplanes and Zeppelins took part. With the return to Paris January 7 of the ministry of war from Bor deaux all branches of the French government again will have their heed- quarters In Paris. Italy has ordered the cruiser Cala bria at Beirut, Syria, to render any necasaary aid to tha American cruiser North Carolina should them be fur ther demonstrations against the de parture of Europeans from Tuririak territory. Russia has officially denied tha port that aha has ceded half of the island of Sakhalin to Japan. Emperor Nicholas again with the Russian army at the front A regiment of Italian sharpshooters is on its way to Avokma, Albania, to relieve the Bailors landed there last week to put down disorders. None of the powers has protested against Italy’s occupation of Avolona. Turkey is said to be reinforcing her troops defending the Dardanelles aad the Bosphorus with soldiers and artil lery from the Adrianople garrison. TWO DENMARK FIRES. Store* Mm Negro Tenant House and Two Are Burned. - Denmark, Dec. 28.—The fires in Denmark Saturday consumed a negro tenant house and two brick stores. The tenant house, which belonged ‘to Harry Graham of Bamberg, was burned about 6:30 o’clock in the morning and the stores at 12 o’clock at night. It is believed that both conflagrations were caused from stove flues. The stores were brick houses on the main business street—one was occupied by Mrs. Fogle as a millinery store and the other was Spann’s gro cery. Mrs. A. P. Haskell df Shandon is visiting her aunt, Mrs. J. D. Huggins. New Gam* Law. A new game law that should be pass ed by all States would contain the fol lowing: “Book agents may be shot between October 1 and September 1; Spring poets from March 1 to June 1; automo bile speed demons from January 1 to January 1; road hogs from April 15 to April 15; amateur hunters from Septem ber 1 to February 1; war-talkers, no closed season; any man who accepts a paper for two yean and then, when the en of their future work animals. Do not be too quick to sell your breeding ' bill ia presented, Bays 1 never ordered County Ags The county demonstration agents are now gathering and compiling the facta that are to go into their annuel reports and submitting these reports to State Agent W. W. Long, at Clemaoe Col lege. The state agent’s report of aH the demonstntion work for the year will be made up shortly after the first of the year. The report for 1914 will contain information indicating that Clemson College had the national government have assisted the farmers of South Carolina in larger measure this year than ever before and that the next year promises to see the college still more helpful to the farmers. Big Christma* Mail. ' ^ Hard times? Why, “there ain’t no sich animal,” according to Poet Master C. E. Falkenstein, who says that the Barnwell post office did a record- breaking Christmas business, both In out-going and in-coming packages and parcels. Last year the holiday busi ness was large, but this year the amount of mail handled practically doubled that of any previous Christaaa week. And with all that and with no increase in the number of clerks, there was no delay whatever, the enormous business being handled very expedi tiously hr Mr. Falkenstein and his capable assistant M stock. nine advanced cases of reported from Barnwell ; inform*gj—f* druespr Hayne, M. D., State health if may be killed on sight and shall be buried face downward in quicklime so as to destroy the germs and prevent the spread of the infection.” There were 56,791 bales of cotton ginned in BarnweB County prior to December 13, as compared with 52,506 bales to tire same date last year, accord ing to the report of the Department of Commerce issued December 21.. This is so increase of 3,286 bales. There were 25,940 bales ginned hi Bfendwrg County this year, as compared with tawiBholifrfeggL There trie tuberculosis Count , ^_ Hr. and E. Harley and chiK ’Mr. < and Mrs. tte stands for t, ss in grisette, and ean James A. Hayne, M. D., State health dren went over to Wllliston Saturday Messrs. J. B. McNeb and J. M. stadds for o, as in beau. • officer, is advocating a hospital in every afternoon for a visit to relatives end went up to " Thus you have p-o-t-e-t-o. . county In South Carolina. *• -, friends. to tee “Pofly of