The Barnwell people. (Barnwell, S.C.) 1884-1925, August 12, 1915, Image 1
M Ju*t Llk« a Member of (he Family”
fVOL. XX XV 111
BARNWELL. S. C. AUGUST 12 1915
IARNWEU TAKES
1ST BALE HONORS
1915 Cotton Sold Here Tuesday
for 15 Cents a Pound.
CLASSED AS GOOD MIDDUNG
John Owens, of Red Oek, is the Grower,
J. A. Porter the Buyer
Barnwell County walked away with
the first bale honors again this year.
The first bale of the 1915 crop of cotton,
weighing 340 pounds and graded as
good middling, was brought to Barn
well Tuesday by John Owens, a share
cropper on the plantation of Merchant
J. A. Porter. The cotton was bought
by Mr. Porter hy 15 cents a pound and
shipped by express to F. VV.' Wagener
& Co., of Charleston, where it will
probably be auctioned off. ^ Barnwell
has had the honor ot marketing the first
bale for several years.
The readers of The People are re
quested to watch for the announce
ment of the Barnwell Oil Mill, which
will appear in next week’s issue. Ex
tensive improvements have been made
in the plant during the summer, 'and
Manager McNab promises his patrons
^a good “turn-out.”
it
DSUMMER PARTY IN
HONOR OF FAIR VISITOR
+:
Mrs. J, H. Johnson Entertains in Com
pliment to Miss Wilbrr.
Allendale, August 7.--A" pretty mid
summer party was that given by Mrs.
J. Henry Johnson to the younger set
Thursday morning, in compliment to
Miss Annie Maude Wilber of Greenville,
who is the attractive guest of Miss
Phoebe Oswald. Two merry hours
were spent in playing progressive rook.
Mias Olive Calhoun of Barnwell, scor
ing highest, was awarded first prize.
The honor guest was presentVd with a
dainty embroidery bag. Cream and
cake were served after the games.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Neyle and Miss
Alice Dortnmgus formed a party
mptoring from Macon with Mr. and
Mrs. R. P. Searson, Jr., whose guests
they were for a week.
Mrs. C. deSausaure Clarkson, has
gone on im extended visit to relatives
in Maryland and Virginia.
Mrs. Leroy A Stoney and family are
in Hendersonville for the summer.
Mrs. Alfred A. Patterson and chil
dren leave for Sullivan's Island Mon
day.
Miss Lucy V. Darlington has re
turned from a visit to Richmond.
J. Heriot Patterson in in Camden
visiting his uncle. Dr. E. H. Kerrisou.
Miss Margaret Croferoa, is the guest
of Miss Clyde Williams.
Miss Isabelle C. Patterson of Beaufort
is visiting relatives in Allendale.
Mist Olive Calhoun, of Barnwell, is
ajtuest at the home of her uncle,
Thomas Warren.
Capt. Lee Raysor has returned to his
home in Ocala Fla., after visiting his
brother Capt. Henry G. Raysor.
Col. and Mrs. \V. R. Darlington, Jr.,
ve returned from Sullivan’s Island.
Mrs. John G. Williams and the Misses
Williams are in Winnsboro, and will go
later to Richmond, Va., where they
will be the ,guests of the former’s
daughter, Mrs. Hagood.
RECORD OF SUCCESS
FOR TEUTONIC ARMS
Advance Made Against Russians, Captur
ing Suburb of Warsaw.
Latest phases of the war as made
public through the various war chan
cellories may be summarized briefly:
The Teutonic allies continue suc
cessfully their operations against the
Russians in northwest Russia and in
Poland; an engagement to drive the
remaining Russians from east Galicia
has begun; the British have recap
tured trench taken from them recently
through the use of flame projectors
and have captured 700 yards of addi
tional terrain there; French airmen
have bombarded Saarbruecken in
Rhenish Prussia; the Italians and
Austrians are in heavy combat on the
mountains, in the valleys and on the
plains.
Starting in Northwest Russia, where
the fortress of Kovno is closely pressed
down through Poland to a point below
Warsaw and thence eastward between
the Vistula and the Bug, the Germans
and Austrians,. according to Berlin and
Vienna, are drawing more closely to
gether the lines which threaten to clear
Poland entirely of the Russian armies.
Field Marshal von Hindenburg’s
troops north and northeast of War
saw are pressing steadily east and
southeast and a ring ofl>esiegers has
been formed around the fortress of
Novogeorgievsk, the last stronghold
on the Vistula line remaining in Rus
sian hands; Praga, the eastern sub
urb of Warsaw, on which the Mus
covites fell back, when they evacu
ated the Polish capital, has been cap
tured, the railroad from Warsaw to
Lubin has been crossed between Ivan-
gorod and Garwolin, evindently with
the idea of moving on toLukow. Farth.
er eastward and southeastward between
the Vistula and Bug and along the
Vieprz the Russians are still falling
back, but at some points, especially
between the Vieprz and the Bug, they
continue their resistance.
The bag of prisoners at Warsaw was
small, Berlin declaring that only a few
thousand were taken. Nor has the
number captured by Archduke Joseph
Ferdinand been large, Vienna assert
ing merely that the number of men
captured by him “has been increased
to 8,000.”
Naval activities have again been
brought to the front with a great
German attack on the entrance to the
Gulf of Riga, in which 21 large sh ps
are said to have participated, and the
sinking of the Turkish battleship
Keyhr-ed-Din Barbarossa by a subma
rine of the allies. Petrograd asserts
that the attack on the Gulf of Riga was
fruitless, resulting only in the injury of
one cruiser and two torpedo craft.
SAYS KAISER MADE PEACE
OFFER TO CZAR OF RUSSIA
Bourse Gazette Learns Answer Was
Against Acceptance, However.
London, August 8.—Reuter's Petro
grad correspondent transmits the fol
lowing:
- “The Bourse Gazette learns from an
unimpeachable source that the German
Emperdr made an offer of peace to
R issia last week through the King of
Denmark. The answer sent to the
King stated that the question of peace
negotiations could not be raised at
preaent time.”
the
Discussed in Lobbies of Duma.
Petrograd, Aug 8, via London, Au
gust 9.—The report that Germany had
ftude peace proposals to Russia became
known in official circles here several
1 day* ago and was dfieuMed freely in
l^the lobbies of the Duma, says the Vech-
^ ernee Vremya.
“We learn on good authority,” says
the newspaper, “that Germany, through
-Denmark, proponed to Russia a sepa
rate peace, Russia to receiv%r Galicia,
lie Germany would retain the west-
district of Poland. A representa-
of the foreign office categorically
pdasIMllty of any peace negotiotions.
In the lobbies of Duma the proposal
w«a dtaiaiaaed as “unworthy of aenoo*
PASTURES NEED ATTENTION.
BARNWELL GRADED SCHOOL
: BEST EQUIPPED IN THE STATE
> • • »
Patrons of Schools Unable to Offer Hijfh School Work Are In*
vited to Send Their Boys and Girls to Barnwell.
MANY PLEASURE SEEKERS
VISIT
HOLMAN’S BRIDGE
HUNTERS’ LICENSE LAW
W FORCE IN 17<
If Covered With Weed Growth, Mower
Should Be Driven Over it.
(J. C. Barksdale, County Demonstra
tion Agent.)
The pasture needs attention at this
season. If it is covered with weed
growth, you should drive the mower
over it to prevent the weeds maturing
seed. W.e need more pastures in the
county and those that we have should
not be allowed to run up in weeds.
Weeds do not belong in pastures. They
choke out the grass and prevent the
cattle and work stock grazing closely.
Several parties in different parts of
county have announced their intention
of putting ip Bermuda or joint-grass
pastures. This is the right step and
the county agent is glad to see it.
He would be glad if the farmers would
keep him busy this September assist
ing in setting the pastures to Bermuda
and sowing a seed patch of burr clover
so as to get the clover to seed the pas
ture another year. With our growing
interest id livestock we simply must
have more pastures for our cattle and
work stock. Now that the county is to
be freed of the cattle tick within the
next few months and cattle can be
rsised and imported more extensively,
it behooves us to put in pastures. Ber
muda; if handled rightly there is no
danger of its spreading over the farm.
The mad that refuses to allow Ber
muda, to be brought on his place is
simply standing in his own light. He
should permit himself to become ac
quainted with the excellence of the
grass as a pasture proposition. It's
the best grass we have for the pur
pose. •
Mr.. Mary NevilL
Misses Mamie and Annie L*urie
Walsh have returned from Blackville,
where they were called by the extreme
illnesa and subsequeat death of their
vflle. Though very old, Mrs. Nevill had
been in good health until a week ago,
wjjea she was taken with a stroke of
paraljsia, and quietly passed away on
Thanks to the energy of the school
board and the progressive patriotism
of her citizens, Barnwell now has one
of the finest and best equipped build
ings in the country. The building is
wisely planned, not only with regard to
convenience and comfort, but also with
due allowance for that expansion which
is bound to come in the near future.
It is the only school building in the
State that is equipped throughout with
electric lights. It is the only school
building in the State that has a tele
phone system connecting every class
room with the superintendent’s office.
So far as is known, it is the only school
building in the State that allows the
light to enter the class rooms on one
side only and the only one so thoroughly
equipped with sanitary arragemenls.
The color scheme on the inside-
green—is Nature's own scheme for
protecting the eyes from intense glare.
The auditorium is so arranged that it
does not interfere with the passing in
and out of the class rooms. It occu
pies a separate portion built on to the
main building and being on the first
floor, offers greater aecurity from
panic and fire. It ia equipped with a
good stage and three hundred and
fifty seats, and the lights are so arrang-
that any amount of light can be turned
on or off at the switch board in the
dressing room. On the rostrum is a
five hundred dollar mahogany piano.
The campus of over five acres affords
ample play ground for the pupils.
These extensive grounds will be great
ly improved by the planting of trees
and the construction of an oval drive
way. The children will beautify the
front with flower gardens. One corner
of the girls’ side will be fenced off as a
playground for the primary pupils and
at an early date it will be equipped
with all the play apparatus used in a
good municipal playground. Basket
ball and tennis courts will be laid off
on the boys’ and girls’sides, respective
ly, and everything possible will be
done to furnish scope for the activities
of the children.
An excellent faculty has been secur
ed for the approaching session, the
personnel being as follow-s: >
Superintendent, Robt S. Bailey, A.
B., Ph. G.. M. D.
Principal of High School, J. D. Robi
son, A. B.
Assistant High School Teacher, Miss
Gladys K. Bailey. A. B.
Seventh Grade, Miss Allie Carson,
A. B.
Sixth Grade, Mrs. Robt. 8. Bailey,
A. B.
Fourth and Filth Grades, Miss Susie
McD. Currell, A. B.
Second and Third Grades. Miss Sallie
McCown, A. B.
First Grade, Miss Georgia Antley.
All the teachers come highly recom
mended and all have been successful
in tMr chosen profession. With the
sympathy and cooperation of the pat
rons, they will be fully as successful
in Barnwell. There are now no dis
agreeable differences in the school
community and the prospects for a
successful year are particularly bright.
There are several country schools in
this vicinity that are not able to offer
any high school work and some offer a
very little. The Barnwell High School
offers a course equal to any in the
State. The patroni of the school re
ferred to above will find it to their ad
vantage to send their boys and girls to
Barnwell. Tuition will cost them noth
ing and reasonable board can doubtless
be secured in various private homes.
If pupils are sent to college without
adequate preparation they are requir
ed to take the same work at college
that is given in the best high schools in
the State. Under these circumstances
they uually become discouraged and
leave college without graduating. The
country folks are cordially invited to
send their children to the Barnwell
High School and they are assured that
ever}-attention will be given themby the
superintendent and the teachers. All
communications should be addressed to
Superintendent Robt. S. Bailey, Barn-
w. 11 S. C.
People frees Several States Casapief at
Edisto Please are Resort.
Blackville, Aug. 7.—Not a city, not
even a town, but only a bridge known
as Holman’s, approximately thirty
feet, which spans the beautiful Edisto
river that the present summer has
adopted as a camping ground or plea
sure resort. *
The past week found between 150
to 200 people, representing the states
of North Carolina, Georgia and South
Carolina, hugely .enjoying themselves
by divers means of amusements, such
as bathing, fishing and general camp
life.
A spectator, unacquainted with this
beautiful camp spot, its fresh stream
of water about 20 to 30 feet across
the mass of beautiful trees and branch
es along its sides and the pretty white
tents pitched along its banks, in the
absence of seeing the highly reputable
and prominent people encamped there
on, might run through apprehension
that several tribes of red men had
recovered lands taken from them by
the great White Father.
In addition to several ordinary boats
and some propelled by motor, belong
ing to private owners, there are many
that are unlocked, giving (hose nautic-
nlly inclined an opportunity to gratify
their desire for trips up and down the
nver. For redbreast, bream and other
perch the usual hook and line are used
while those evincing a preference lor
larger fish, such as jack or trout, bob
bing ia generally resorted to. while fre
quently fish of large aize, known as
‘‘rock, ,, are caught by what ia known
as a set-line. Many prominent fami
lies from Barnwell and Bamberg Coun
ties have been encamped there for
weeks, while many from Atlanta, Ga.,
Columbia and other points in Georgia
and South Carolina are apparently to
charmed as to prolong their stay.
Holman'a bridge is about eight miles
from Blackville and in view of the good
roads separating the two places the
trip can be made either by horse or auto
mobile in a very brief space of tune,
as shown by many machines reaching
Blackville daily for the necessaries of
life.
40 CENTS PER HUNDRED
WILL BE MAXIMUM WAGE
KNIGHTS WILL HOLD
CONVENTION AT OUR
3rd District Members to Hear Address
from Well Known Pythians.
Olar, Aug. 7.—The Knights of Py
thias of the Third district will hold
their regular convention at Olar on
Wednesday, August 11. Much inter
est is being manifested, and no doubt
the meeting will be a great success.
There are 24 lodges in the Third dis
trict, each of which will be repre
sented on this occasion. Perry W.
Price of Barnwell is district deputy
gr nd chancellor. The following grand
lodge officers will be present: Her
bert E. Gyles, Q. C.; ^Iva Lumpkin,
G. V. C.; W. E. Derrick, G. P., and C.
E. Brown, G. K. of R. and S. _ '
Among the other prominent knights
to be here on that occasion are: George
Warren, B. D. Carter, Edgar A. Brown
and Dr. Watson B. Duncan.
H. W. Purvis, superintendent of the
Seaboard Air Line railway of Jack
sonville, will also be a visitor.
Dr. Watson B. Duncan of Orange
burg, one of the most brilliant speak
ers in the State, will deliver a public
address that evening on “The Prin
ciples of Pothianism.
The morning session will convene at
11:30 a.m. .•
SEVEN YOUNG UD1ES
NOMINATED FOR QUEEN
Selection of County’s Representatives to
Be Made Soon.
The following young ladies of Barn
well have been notified by Dr. L. A.
Griffith, Mayor of Columbia, of the
fact that they have been nominated as
candidates in the State-wide contest for
a beauty queen to reign over the Har
vest Jubilee at Columbia, October 25-30,
announcement of which was was made
in last week’s issue of The People:
Misses Nell Duncan, Martha Ayer
Duncan, Catherine Patterson, Veryl
Holmes, Louise Porter, Margaret Shea
and Mrs. Gladys Brown Towles, ^
A committee of ladies appointed for
the purpose will decide which of the
young ladies will finally represent
Barnwell County in the contest and her
photograph will appear in the special
state-wide beauty supolement which
will appear in The People on August
26th. If there are any other young
Ulmer Finner* end Merchant! Decide
They Can’t Pay Higher Price
Ulmer, August 6.—At a mass meet
ing of the farmers and merchants of
Great Cypress and Sycamore town
ships, it was agreed that forty cents
per hundred pounds for cotton picking
was all that the farmers could afford to
pay, and then to use their best efforts
to have the cotton picked drier and
cleaner than heretofore. It was shown
that the county produces about 70,600
bales of cotton per year and that at
least 30,000 of them are ruined by
reason of bad picking, trashy and sandy
cotton, causing the farmers to lose at
least $10 per bale on this badly gathered
cotton. This is a great loss to the far
mer and no great benefit to the picker,
for the more money they get tor pick
ing cotton the-more money they spend
for whiskey.
So look closely after the mode and
manner that your cotton is picked and
prepared for market and keep this
money at home, where it belongs. We
call upon the farmers and merchants
all over the county to meet and discuss
this matter and combine together. Lat
er on we can meet at the court house
aud discuss this subject thoroughly.
J. P. Weekley, Chmn.,
G. A. Best, Secretary,
Fey
OteJ.
With the opening of Hie
season on the 15th lost., hunter*
counties of the State will be
to procure licenses in order to I
These licenses for resident
cost $1.10 and can be procured
the Clerk of Court, or from H. R.
win, Allendale; George W. Halford,
G. Bolen and L. G. Richardson,
well; Williston Hardware Co.,
ton; A. B. Hair, Blackville; W,
Ruddell, Fairfax; B. M. Jenkins, 1
G. A. Best, Ulmer.
The counties affected by this law i
Barnwell, Beaufort, Calhoun, Charton-
ton, Chester, Darlington, Dilloni
chestrr, Florence, Greenville,
ton, Jasper, Laurens, Lexington,
on, Oconee, Orangeburg.
Resident hunters in these
must procure s license st a costof $1.10
in order to hunt. Landlords and I
and their children are not required to ~
have any license while hunting upoa
their freeholds or leaaeholda, i
ively. Written permiaaion will
the place of a county license
certain conditions; as a> landlord may
give a written permission to any resi
dent of his county to hunt upoe hie
lands. This permission is a substitute
for a county license, and is required by e
hunter while hunting upon land
he has written permission from
pwmz^ -
South Carolinians living in the
and wishing to hunt in any of the I
counties are required to have a
license st s cost of $3.10. This i
regardless of whether the hut
comes from s license county or a
license county. No written
will take the place of a State license.
Any person hunting in n
county will be required to show any ef
the following facta in order to be es>
empt from prosecution: Owner ef the
land upon which he is hunting; rmt»
dent of the county with a county li
cense. South Carolinian with
license, non-resideat South I
with a non-resident license.
Licenses are required for all elm
hunting, whether birds, game, fo:
rabbits or anything else.
The wild birds and animals art
property of the State, and only alto*
to be hunted at' certain times, srl
times are designated on the bee
j each license.
The license allows the holder to I
in accordance with the laws, and ^
not in any way give authority to I
pass on private property. It ii
transferable and is liable to be
if the bolder violates the law. In ot
words, each licensee is directly res|
sible for his actions while hunting.
License can be procured from
gams warden or clerk of court to
license county, or directly from A.
Ricltsrdson, chief gams
lumbia.
, , Georges Creek—J. C. Byches, J.
ladies in this section who would like to j enil y f j. H, Still, A. J. Bonds, P.
ontot* 4VlXX nrtntxxct • Vt• 1 oAn$ mm a.. *-“■
^Second Week Jurors.
Allendale—J. H. Carter, F. Chatous,
T. J. Brigman, W. H. Googe.
Barnwell—Tom Garrison, J. H. Lan
caster, H. F. Gdom. W. A. Owens, J.
R. Carroll, F. W. Falkenstein. D.
Birt, J. G. Moody, Sr.
Blackville—L. P. Boylston, S.
Lowe, C. R. Boylston.
Bennett Springs—W. H. Harper.
LYNDHURST ITEMS.
Crop* and Pasture
proved by
Lyndhurst, August
weeks of drought, rel
have greatly improved the
croos and pasture Dnds.
Fred H. Gantt, stenographer
Columbia law firm, is soendibg i
days here with his parents,
Mrs. John Gantt.
Gerard Fowke, of Augusta,
several days with his brother,
Fowke, during the past week.
Longstreet Gantt left on
Winnsboro, where he wQi
eral weeks visiting relativec.
Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Ussery
through from Estill on
route for a visit to frienda Is
W. H. Fowke paid a sho
Dunbarton Thursday,
hours with his cousin, John
Some of the young folks
delightful rook party at the
Miss Jessie Fowke Wednesday,
Wednesday. The funeral services
were held Friday, after which the
Misses -Walsh returned home. Mrs.
Nevill was s member of a well known
_ E
and was s woman beloved by all who
' knew her, both young and old. Sin
i cere sympathy will be felt for the mem
bers of (he sorrowing family.—Augusta
Chnmida, fth uut
enter the contest they should sent their
photographs to The People at once.
Mr. and Mrs. ftyers and son. Post
master Peeples and Mr. Pettii, of
Estill, stopped oyer in Barnwell Sunday
while en route to Glen Springs, Hen
dersonville and Asheville.
B. Mjiursky left yesterday afternoon
for Washington, Philadelphia and New
rlr ■hara ha gnaa la hup hi»4ntosmd»
Mit-
Eubanks, W. H. Black.
Four Mile—F. M. Youngblood.
Rich Land—A. E. Corley.
Rosemary—C. B. Parker, B. O.
chell. ~ ‘ ’ T
Sycamore—J.‘ F. Loadholt, J. P.
Lynes, W. H. Mixson, Frank Thomas.
Rad Oak—J. D. Qarrtson.
Williston—B. M. Smith, W. A
W O. Sprawls, S. B. Hair.
MritecvillaNewa.
Seigtingville, August 9.—Ii
cis, the 7-year old daughter of ]
Mrs, I. T. Harden, is vary
fever.
Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Ya
going to move toCave, w
mer is depot agent and I
ator. They will be
their new home by the'
many friends.
u i O. W. Barker, Jr., of 1
t— {ing relatives here.
I Mr. snd Mrs. J. S Fa
James snd little Zelia
here Sunday.
rftTUer SWChlUTdry goods, millinery,
etc. Upon his return he will have some
good sews to tall the people of Barn-
11 County through the columns of
The People.
this week.
L P. Tobin, of Newsom, N. C., is the
guest of his parents, Mr. sod Mr*. J. A.
Tobto.
this week.
Amoag the eet«