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I ^-*v t * r- * 1 M Ju»l Lik« a M«mb«r of th« Family” XX XVIII BARN VEIL. S. t JULY 22 191! rr NO. 47 TERM OF COURT COMES TO ABRUPT CLOSE Irrofiilarity ia Drawiny Second and Third Wook Petit Jurors. The July term of the Court of Oen- entl Sessions and Common Pleas ad journed sine die Monday* The reason HARD FOUGHT GAME WON £ BY BARNWELL tNCINCIBLES rWI? 2,000 PaepW S.w Will.to. Lom Exdting Ball Gama. , ' V . • A crowd estimated at between 1,500 and 2,000 excited fans saw Barnwell defeat Williston here Thursday after noon in one of the fastest games ever played on the local diamond. The score was 6 to 5, Barnwell winning after practically reforming the whole line-uo in the sixth inning. for the early and unexpected adjourn ment was duTTd hn irregularity in * drawing the second and third week jutora, which was called to the atten tion of the Court Saturday morning by C. A. Best, Esq. The Court, however, |^, No game perhaps in the last .decade convened Momtay morning for the pur- has aroused as much interest as did pose of hearing cases in equity. j the Barnwell-Williston .contest. There The People has been requested to were visitors here from practically publish the following statement from every town in the county, while Barn- Treasurer J. B. Armstrong, one of the berg, Colleton and Hampton Counties Jnry Commissioners: '“Editor of The People: I'am advised that on account of an irregularity in drawing the jury for the present term of Court the remaining two weeks of Court cannot be held. “As one of the Jury Commissioners I wish to make the following statement: A few days before the time for drawing the jury for the first week, knowing that Mr. W. H. Duncan, the Clerk of Court, was in the hospital in Columbia and would not be able to he in his of- | to assist in the drawing of the jury, Dt being posted as to the law in ses, I called on the county at- bey, Mr. J. E. Harley, for advice, old me that Mr. C. A. Best was at ne Court House then for the purpose of looking up the law and would advise me. “Mr. Best came in my office and I gave him the Code of Laws for 1912. After reading several sections to me. none of which I recall at present, he told me that we could proceed' to draw the jury with the Superintendent of Education, Mr. H. J. Crouch, to assist us. I made this statement to Dr. R. W. Riley, the other member of the com missioners, and I then notified Mr. . Crouch to be present to assist us, ^ which he did. I wish to say further that if we had been fully advised there - would have been no irregularities. “J. B. Armstrong. “County Treasurer. “ When seen by a representative of The People Tuesday morning, Mr. Best gave out the following statement ‘for publication: “Mr. J. & Armstrong asked me who, in the absence of the Clerk of Court, who was then ill, would be the proper officer to take his place in drawing the jury. I stated to him that the Superin tendent of Education would take his place in preparing the list and drawing the jnry, and referred him to Section 4Q9U, Code of Laws, 1912, Vol. I, which provides as follows: “ ‘Vacancy in Jury Commissioners— Hoar Filled —In case there shall be a vacancy in the office of the Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, County Auditor, or County Treasurer, at the time herein fixed for preparing said jury list, or for drawing a jury, or any one of said officers shall be disqualified or unable to serve for any cause, the County Superintendent of Education shall act in his place and stead, and in ^Mse there shall be a vacancy In two of VRd offices, or for any other cause, two of said officers shall be unable to serve, the County Superintendent of Educa- * lion and the Sheriff of such County shall act in their places and stead.’ "There were no further questions asked or advice sought. ‘•Tbere was no irregularity in pre paring the jury list or drawing the jury, but the irregularity was the failure of the Jury Commissioners to issue the proper %rit of venire to cause the at tendance of the jury after they had been drawn. As to this irregularity or advice as to how the venire should be issued, I was not consulted by any one, which also sent representatives. Williston scored in the first inning on a wild throw by the catcher to second base. Barnwell came back strong in the third, however, pushing three men | across the home plate. In Williston’s half of the fifth inning, the visitors succeeded in bunching hits and scored four runs. Barnwell, in the same in ning, again came from behind and tied the score. When the winning run i was scored in the lucky seventh the local contingnent of rooters went wild, and it is said their cheering could be heard for two or three miles. Muller and Wolff were taken out at the beginning of the sixth and Ander son and Rivers finished the game for Barnwell. During the last four innings Anderson did not allow a single hit, only thirteen men facing him, one of whom reached first on an ereor. Moore, for the locals, got the best hit of the game, a line drive to left field, scoring two men and being caught at home in a close play by a beautiful throw by F. Bamberg. In the ninth inning, with a man on second and two down, - Youmans made a fine catch of a line drive to centre by Horton. Bron son featured, coining to the bat once, getting a two-base hit and scoring the winning run, also by making a fine stop and throw from third Mills, Rivers, Barksdale and Mack Riley, for the locals, and F. Bamberg, for Willi%. ton, starred throughout the game. Score: Williston. .1 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0-5 10 3 Barnwell (>0102010 x—6 7 2 Batteries: Milne and McPherson; Muller, Anderson and Wolff and Rivers. Umpire, Bill Livingston. Adrartiaad Lattara. Letters remaining in the Post Office and advertised July 19th, 1915. Persons calling for tnese letters will please say advertised. Mats Schley Beasinger. Lawrence Hoskins, Malver Jenkins, W. S. Tyler, Eleck Simon. rsMaLa * Marie Arcum, Miss Susie Belle Bone- part, Miss Annie Mirk, Miss Catherine Walters. Chas. E. Falkenstein, P. M. old Lyodhurtt New*. Lyndhurst, July 17.—The “good summer time” is here in earnest now. Dr. and Mrs. H. H. Wyman and daughter. Miss Lailah, motored over from Aiken last Thursday, spending the day and night with relatives. Mrs. J. C. Fowke is the guest of rela tives and friends in Brunswick, Ga. F. H. Gaunt made a business trip to Davidson, N. C., a few days ago. L. G. Hay returned Wednesday from a trip to the low country. Overland Agency. The Powell Hardware Company, Aiken, are distributing agents in well County for the Overland automo bile. The price on this celebrated car was recently reduced froij* 7 11,060 rn- b. the facto fact is admitted by Mr. Arm strong. He further admits that the J J- _ ^ advice given by me was a complete an- P r * ce ** * s believed to swer to his request, and that he did not ask for any advice as to how the writ of venire should be prepared or issued.” to . best values ever Watch the colurtis specifications, and at this one of the on the market. The People fer It is understood that a special term of charKe of violation of the dispensery'£ nC,e in £ ourt, to convene August 16th, will be j™ Jirop College. 16th, will be asked for, in-order to finish thi work of the July term. The following cases iNpfe been dis posed of since the last issue of The Peoole: Josie Washingtod, charged with mur der, was found guilty of murder with recommendation to mercy and' sen tenced to two years at hard labor on the chain gang or in the penitentiary or the county jail. ■ Dan Bradley pleaded guilty to the charge of disturbing religious worship ad was sentenced to pay a fine of 160 law. John Sanders was found not guilty of incest. John Matthews, charged with dis posing of property under lien, was ac quitted. Robert Hayes was convicted of house breaking and sentenced to nine months at hard labor on the chain gang or the penitentiary or county jail. - _ JStjflic Holmes, charged with larceny of live stock, ^was convicted and sen tenced to pay a fine of $6 and serve 18 months at hard labor on the chain gang or in the penitentiary. TO EDAMCAtE CATTLE . GRAND JURY HADE STRONG 1KX IN THIS COUNTY PRESENTMENT LAST WEEK -To Now Work to Bo Inoagarotod at Onco. Piece Local Man la Charge. (J. C. Barksdale, County Demonstra-' tion Agent.) ^ _. w , _ J. W. Murphy, of the U. S. Depart- week to Judge Shipp, presiding at the ment of Agriculture, was in this county Juty term of the Court of General Ses- J. t •. i• _ etnne tr\w* DaMml 1 •«4«r• Waterworks System of Bookkoopiag. The following is the presentment of the Grand Jury, which was made last THE REDS INCREASED LEikb OVER BLUES BT M POINTS Saturday making preliminary arrange ments for freeing this section of the cattle tick. Mr. Murphy was looking for a man to begin work within the next few weeks. The eradication of the cattle tick means more to the cattle industry than is commonly thought, especially so since more cattle is lost from ticks than all other diseases put together. This is a step in the direc tion of progress and we trust that our farmers will throw their support to the work and that Barnwell County will soon be in the tick-free territory. The injury to the hides alone will more than pay for the eradication. After the work is completed, cattle can be improved to where we can get 8 cents per pound instead of 3 to 5 cents, as it is now. The average price of cattle above the quarantine line ip South Carolina over those in the tick infested territory is over S3 per head. Thus it will be seen that the movement has an economic status not to be treated lightly. The work is to bb directed by a local farmer for the benefit of far mers, and farmers and business men of the county should throw their support to the movement and free our territory from the tick at the earliest possible date. We know men that will go into the dairy and beef cattle industry if the county is freed from the tick and a suitable market can be found for the dairy products. It woulil be risky business to import cattle into this terri- tojy unless the tick is eradica&d. It requires from four and one-half to six months to free premises of ticks, if the cattle are dipped every 14 days for 14 or 15 consecutive dippings. Men who own 20 or more head of cattle can afford to put In va« and those who own less should go together and estab lish community vat*. Knowing the wholehearted interest of the people of the coiinty in affairs pertaining to agricultural development we can vouch for the practical success of the move ment from the farmer's point of view. , . Cotton Rod Spidor. Watch your cotton fields to see that the cotton red spider doesn’t get a start. Destroy the infested plants when first noticed; if the infestation is extensive, resort to other methods of control. Spray with 15 per cent, kero sene emulsion or self-boiled lime sul phur, made as follows: Stone lime 5 pounds. Sulphur .. 5 pounds. ' .. 100 gallons. To the slacking lime the sulphur is the mixture being stirred unti- ulphur is well incorporated. The spiders are minute, reddish mites that stick to the underside of the leaves turning them brown and wriak- ling them, gradually killing the plant. The injury is worse during drouth. The mites winter on violets and such vegeUtion as they can find along tier- races, ditch banks, around ponds, e(tc. They leave these winter quarters and migrate to the cotton fields from early to mid-sumtasr. v sions for Barnwell County: We, the Grand Jury, having com pleted the term of duties and investi gation of the different offices .and, otherwise advised ourselves of Hie conditions of the county and its affairs generally, beg leave to report to the Court as follows: 1. The Grand Jury are glad to under stand that the Court will continue throughout the present term, as fixed by the statute. A custom has seemed to arisen in the county, whereby this Court generally has been abanded.or at least not fully held. It is important in ' our judgement that where a’Cburf bas | been established by law it should carried out. 2. We are glad that more order has been^btained in the conduct of the Court than usual, and the witnesses, jurors and attorneys seemed to have been influenced by our previous.re port and are endeavoring to facilitate the business of the Court. 3. We have visited the Jail, Poor House and offices of the county and found them all in as good condition as circumstances will permit, and since our last report the septic tank and other work has beenfp^formed at the Jail, as recommended by our last re port. The conditions at the Poor House have been improvee since our last report, but we are still of the opinion and recommend that some method be obtained for furnishing water to the Poor House and we would, in this connection, suggest that a con nection be made with the water work system of the town, if practicable, as to avoid the expense incident to pumping water or other water devices at the Poor House. We find that the 125 has not yet been turned over to the ladies of the Missionary Society to be expended for the benefit of the Poor House inmates, as recommended in our last report. We reiterate our last recommendation and that the same, be paid to the ladies in cash, that the same may be used for the best beqafits of the inmates. . 4. We recommend that the Sheriff, who has very diligently endeavored to emforce the dispensary law, be refund ed the sum of H. A. Holms. Carried Off Hfak Sears Honor, with 12 Birds* High score honors in Iasi week’s trap-shooting events went to H. A. Holmes, of the Red team, his score be ing 12 birds out of a possible 15. The Reds also increased their lead over the Blues in the contest for the trophy spoon by 10 points. The sconfe last week was as follows: . 1 , * \ The Blue*. MRS. GRAY ENTERTAINS in honor or mint 4 Budget of latarmting mmI Now. from Allendale, July 17.—On Tuesday af ternoon Mrs. William Gray entertain ed at a rook party in compliment to her sister. Miss RIHe Fortson, of. Bk berton, Ga., and again in her honor bridge Friday morning. )Um Fortson Attaining highest score wes awarded first prize, a collar and cuff set, which she presented to Mrs. Bn- Charlie Brown o f or d Atkinson of Spartsinburg. Mrs. P. M C. W Buckingham Calhoun 3 boudoir cap of lace and ribbon were served after H. D. Calhoun 7rr. T: r.;: -5 L. A. Cave g A. D. Connor . 2 W. A. Hayes ! ‘.. 3 N. L. Kirkland ’ g A. A. Lemon . 2 G. W. Manviile 2 W. C. Milhous. .......5 be A. R. Moore ; 4 V. S. Owens ... 0 J. W. Patterson 7 W. G. Simms g J. K. Snelling .' \ 1 J. G. Wooley >..' .. 2 Percentage, 25. Th« Red*. R. S. Bailevfev «. 9 C. A. Bes g T. M. Boulware..: 0 J. J. Bush 4 P. J. Drew 2 Butler Hagood ! | Johnson Hagood 3 H. A. Holmes 12, W. J. Lemon g W. E. McNab 2 H. L. O’Bannon .Trrrr.... IT E. L. Patterson 5 J. C. Patterson g J A. Willis 7 Percentage, 35. Judge Shipp, Solicitor Gunter and Court Stenographer Anderson were the guests of the Club Wednesday af ternoon, but judging from the number of birds missed it was the consensus of opinion that they are infinitely better court officials than trmp-sbooteers, the Judge being the only one of the trio who succeeded in killing a pigeon. STOP! LOOK! Canning and Bread-making Demonstra tion at Barnwell July 27. There are some farmers who still scoff at the idea of Uncle Sam trying to teach them how to cultivate cotton, and there are perhaps some good women who do the*same when instruction in CAPT. JAMES A. JENKINS PASSED AWAT LAST WEEK Confederate Veteran Died Suddenly at Friday Night •89.40, used by him in _ . — r extra help toward that accomplishment, ' na > * Prominent citizen-andprtMperous •rui we also, in this connection, desire of Barnwell County, died at the to commend thq/ Sheriff for his indus- hom « of his daughter, Mrs. C. B. Free, try and ability in obtaining such good 1 w bere he and his wife had been spend- returns on the delinquent tax list. We ' n K much of their time since the death understand that this is this first time ^ ree - was apparently in his that the law has been complied with } usul1 health yesterday and spent part and the delinquent tax collection and, °* *t Healing Springs, near executions returned, on the 30th day of June. If this course is pursued it might be well expected that in the of Mr. Free. usual health yesterday and of the day at Healing Springs, BlackVilie. He and his wife, who slept in the same bed with him, retired at iiiigin in: wen expected mat in me their usual hour and upon awakening future there will be less delinquent this moniihg she found her husband taxes. We have also received the ’ co,d in d**®- Heart trouble is sup- Treasurer’s report, duly itemized, and to have been the cause of his we commend his work as Treasurer bread-making and other important domestic arts is offered them. We are > —. sure, however, that the ladies of Barn- j aDd reasonably furaished and would 5. We find difficulty in understand ing the assets and liabilities of the county from the system of boo^kpep- ing by the County Commissiorfars This system at present appears t quated and while it might have sufficient in the past, modern con tions require a modern system to established, whereby any of the ^offi cers of the county, at any time, canftie advised as to the expenditures and liabilities of the county, as well as the funds on hand. Books, therefore, should be furnished the Clerk of the County Commissioners Board and said proper system established. 6. We further recommend -^° f syster of water works be established in the Court House, which can be e&sil death. He was a gallant Confederate soldier, serving with distinction throughout the war. He is survived by hia wife and four children: Mrs. C. B. Free, of Bam berg; J. A. Jenkins, Jr^spnd B.S. Jenk ins, of Kline, and Mrs. G. P. Kearse, of Gulfport, Miss., \The remains were taken to his old hVne at Kline this morn ing and the funeral and iqlerment took place there this a^qrnooh. well will gladly welcome all valuable! instruction so freely offered to. them by i Uncle Sam in co-operation with Win-1 books of the Magistrates of Barnwell County, which'We think is a very salu tary recommendatjon, so that the Court can be advlsdtfrdim^lhe report of the Gnod Jurytiereufter as to the method being pursued by the Magistrates of , Barnwell County. >0 report that it has been brought to our attention that ie~QBe of the State against E. B. Gaiiiard Stoney cut the consolation, a freshments games. Capt. Lee Raysor of Ocala, Fla., it the guest of his brother, Capt. Henry C. Raysor. A htppy event of this visit was the celebration of the bit ter’s 81st birthday. Both of these men are prominent veterans of the War Between the Sections. Misses Emily Riley and Erma War ren have returned from Summertoa, where they were the guests of Mias Katherine Capers at a house party. Mrs. Wilmot Riley and son have re turned from Columbia. Mrs. Hugh Tiaon has returned from Hendersonville, N. C., wbere she rfa- ited her mother, Mrs. John Stoney. Mrs. West and children of Atlanta have been the guests of Mr*. Chariee Farmer. Mrs. Henry Flowers and the Mtanee Flowers are in Asheville, N. C„ for the summer. Mrs. Otis Brabham and sons are in Asheville, N. C. Mrs. W. T. Googe and Mrs. Lacy Tisou have gone to Hendersonville. N. C. % Miss Wilbur of Greenville has been the guest of Mias Phoebe Oswald. The Misses Williams, of St Petere- bueg. Fla., are vidting their grand- mother, Mi*. John tl. Williams. Mrs. W. Ahxrid Searson and ebA- dren have returned from Beaufort Dr. Alfred A. Patterson and Hevfat Patterson have returned from a camm ing trip. Mfaa Agnes Tiaoa (a the guest ef Mr*. Norman Bull to Orangeburg. Mrs. Harold Boyd and children me spending the summer at Beaufort. Mra. William Speights and are in Beaufort. Mrs. Amelia Fafa—toto. The many friends of Mrs. Ami Bamberg. July 17,-Capt J. A. JeoU «ritvnd hear of her death which occurred |serve 60 days imprisonment J Inez Johnkon, charged witn murder, en Gray pleaded guilty to the was found guilty of manslaughter and charge of placing an obstruction on a sentenced to 12 years on the chain gang railroad track and was sentenced to the or in the penitentiary or county jail, reformatory for colored boys on the * J B. Morris and J. E, State farm in Lexington County far- acqaitted oTthe charge of murder. On Tuesday, July 27, Mrs. Dora Dee Walker. Miss Huffington, and Miss Nellie Ray will offer to the people of Birewell valuable instruction in can- ning and bread-making and other dom estic arts, before the demonstrations are riven, very short talks will be given in i by Dr. R. S. Bailey and Mrs. Bailey on the “Nutritive Value of Foods” and “Fireless Cookers,” respectively, fhe instruction is absolutely free, and everybody is invited to attend. The lectures and demonstrations will be held at the new school building, Tuesday July 27, at 10 A. M. be a great saving fn fimrto the County. Sanders, Jr., has been continued upon The Grand Jury does not wish to the affidavit of Dr. J. G. Wooley, dated appear to control the situation, but by July 13, 1915, in which he states' that E way of suggestion it would seem that B. Sanders, Jr., is suffering with an up-stairs, over the portico, might be acute attack of malarial fever, which built a proper house for the establish ment of this system, and with the septic conditions now existing at-^e Jail, a similar system -might be estab lished at the Court House, and we earnestly recommend that this be done at once, before the next term of Court. At the same time, the . lighting of the rooms is wholly inadequate, especially tha Court room and jury rooms. There should be a chandelier or other suffi cient lights in the Court room and a light in the other room!* up stairs and down-stairs, adequate to the needs of officers for for the Cjunty business four years. Luka O’Naal wap acquitted of the was found not guilty. and we recommend that this be looked Owing to the extremely hot weaker after by the Commiasioners and a VviTmJ 0f I*** P J “ t teD d * y * '* w “ deci<led to proper system be established. Orubh^.Htog put on daycui^at for the benefit of 7. We further beg to state that a those who wished to operate fana. The coouaitte, coesistiag of H. Jeff Hair, Martic Renew, chargedfrith murder, service was inaugurated Saturday -and mm f r> 1 s m 1 od * 11 e m * V. I is proving a great boon.— would prevent his attendance upon the present term of Court and we' find further that the said E. B. Sanders, Jr., was in the town of Kline on the after noon of the 13th of July, 1915, engage- in a game of base bail, which we re spectfully bring to the attention of the Court. In concluding this, our report, we beg to thank your Honor for the cour tesies extended the Grand Jury and also the Solicitor for his assistance in the performance of our duties, and we trust that you will be spared to return to Barnwell and to dispente jus tice in the very admirable manner in which your duties have been charac terised at this term. ‘ ' All of which is respectfully sub- A. A Calhoun, rtU of Jtly 14, 1915. W.l Johns, Fc her home in Barnwell about 10 o’4 Sunday night, in the 05th year of her age. Several weeks age she suffared s stroke of paralysis and in spite of the ministrations offender, loving heads and the skill of physicians, the Death Angel entered in the still hour* of tha night and carried .the sweet spirit of the devoted mother to her reward tas “that house not made with h-y-fy eternal in the heavens.” Mrs. Falkenstein was s devout Chrto- tian woman, affiliating with the Bara- well Methodist Church several years ago. She had a heart overflowing with sympathy for her fellowman and aa one in sickneaa or distress was rtimtod whatever comfort ahe was able to bestow. Her life was a benediction oa those with whom she came in and in her death the church ban leal a devoted member, the community a noble woman, the home a place which can never be filled. The sympathy of hundreds of friends goes out to the bereaved sons and daughter ia thefc dark hour of grief. Mrs. Falkenstein was born November 6th, 1850, at Baden, Germany, to the United StafiMPibout 15 year* later. A short time after msigng her home in Barnwell she was married to Jacob F. Falkenstein, who preceded her to the grave some 15 years ago. The funeral services were conducted at the Methodist Church Monday after noon at 6 o’clock, by the Rev. S. W. Henry, assisted by the Revs. A. E. Evison and W. G. Britton, in the pre sence of a large concourse of sorrowing relatives and sympathetic friends. In terment was made in the Episcopal Churchyard, beside the body of her husband. The following gentlemen acted as pallbearers: P. M. Bucking ham, J. B. Armstrong, J. K. Snelling, C. E. Molair, J. M. Caldwell and N.‘ a W. Walker. Mrs. Falkenstein is survived by oaa daughter, Miss Luis Falkenstein, of Barnwell, and three sons, F. W.and CL E. Falkestein, of Barnwell, and Pgal. Falkenstein, of Dunedin; Fla. ' Creech BeyUa. ' Married, at the home of W. A. Hayes, in Barnwell, on Saturday rflrrnoeu at 5 o’clock, the Rev. W. L. Hayes, of the IJ.W.