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- t f Y»- I 1 wRmm w Ju»l Llk« a Member of Ih© Family" BARNWELL, S. Qi JANUARY 6, 1916 .1 It J. M. FARRELL, ONE OF STATE’S BEST FARMERS Has Thousands of DoUars Invested ip Latest Farm Machinery. SUNDAY SCHOOL MEETING. MAJ. it W. RICHARDSON DEAD. TO MEET AT WILU8T0N. MARRIED IN PHILADELPHIA. One of the most successful farmers and merchants in the State is Mr. J. M. Farrell, of Blackville, owning a gobd part of a city block and culti vating thousands of acres' of land. Mr. Farrell has one’continuous tract of land that contains 2,500 acres, be dsides other smaller farming interests, with sixty-two plows running bn the big tract. Altogether he operates eighty plows, maintains between fif- .i^ty and sixty tenants on the “share- crop” basis, raising enough food stuffs to. enable these tenants virtu ally to “live at home.” Thousands in Machinery. Mr. Farrell is enthusiastic in the matter of modern labor-saving ma- , chinery and has thousands of dollars invested in the latest farm machin ery. He is using the International Harvester Company’s kerosene oil tractor which plows, gins cotton and hauls his oats from the field. The tractor., can plow five acres a *ay with sixteen gallons of fuel, only one « nan required to operate the machine he also maintains an auto truck op rating from various points and used n the main for transpqrting lime and fertiliser, two men operating. The « truck has a capacity of eighteen tons five miles per day. His motor hay press has put out 4,200 bales of hay thiryw. ' > More Than Bale to Acre. Last year Mr. Farrell realized 338 bales of cotton from 239 acres of land, and aver&ged a bale to the acre on the same land this year. His total cotton crop this year was ap proximately 750 with a total yield of 600 bales. ‘ Mr.” Faiy-ell is of the opinion that cotton will bring in the neighborhood of twenty cents a pound next fall. Heavy Grain Crop. 11,000 bushels of oats have already bOen sold this year from the Far- ► rell farms. Mr. Farrell states, though, that the crop was not profi table. He says South Carolina farm ers can not make oats and sell them here oo a feed basis in successful competition with the west at a price of fifty cents a bushel. He does .be lieve, * however, that oats can be raised profitably at sixty and severi ty-five cents per bushel as for seed. Mr. Farrell raised 500 aces of wheat which must average at least a yield of thirty bushels to the acre to be profitable. Humus. This enterprising farmer is very much interested in humus products, x This last year he planted 260 acres of velvet beans, which make an ad mirable humus, and 700 acres of peas after small grain. The beans were plowed under as were also 400 acres of the pea-vmes, 506-acres bT^tTieTat- ter being cut for hay to add to the um total of a hay crop of more than ,000 bales. Thirty-five acres $f peanuts have been raised for. the swine herds on the Farrell lands. He has raisec 'about 150 hogs this year and all his tenants have enough meat to last them until late spring or early sum mer, as well as enough syrup made on the farms to last them twelve months. That story is repeated with slight variations every year; in oth er words, the Farrell tenants largely '‘live at home.” Preparing for Boll Weevil. _ -. M{. Farrell says that the farmers iri Barnwell county are getting ready for the boll weevil and gradually in creasing their live stock, * mainly hogs and beef cattle.' He has him self lately purchased two pure brec Hereford bulls to improve the beef cattle stock. Questioned on the matter of fat tening cattle, Mr. Farrell said he hac not tried the proposition in three ears, but that he was still seeing the~7ieneficialresults of the compost of three years~^go»-«^e is of the opinion that to make . the clear profit one must be able to buy the cattle up on a four-cent market arid sell or a six cent market. His experiment with the matter showed a direct loss because he was^not in a position to feed ensilage to the ^cattle but ' had to buy cotton-seed- ‘ hulls and meal but he feels that he ave had an indirect profit on the face of the above stated fact zt he is still seeing the benefits of ompost scattered three years ago. Jdr Ftfrrett also annually raises a good lot of cucumbers and canta- "Tmipw wittr wtten an4-peatc iespevt- ively, later planted in ■Qur middles. Believes in Lima. This BUrgvills planter believes in the beneficial effects of lime, and uses about 400 Urns annually. He Outlook Is Bright for Best Meeting Ever Held in the County. > M ' '1 * —f. ■ The Barnwell County Sunday | Gallant Confederate Anawera ' Roll Call. S. C. Asparagus Growers Association Hold Annual Meeting Jan. 20th. -A e_. Henry Warren Richardson, who, School meeting will be held at Barn- I after having been in failing health well at the Baptist Church on Jar- 9th, 1916. The indications are that this will be one of the best Sunday School meetings ever held in tho county. One of the principal speakers /or the meeting will be Mr. R. D. Webb, General Secretary of the South Car olina Sunday School Association. Mr. Webb has been in the State only a few months, but he has already helped in a number of Sunday School meetings. For thirteen years he was a teacher in a State college in Alabama. During that time he was a Sunday School Superintenckiat, a president of the County AsS^iation. and a Field Secretary of the Ala bama Sunday School AsSociition. His addresses come from his o*n ex periences and from his study of Sun day School problems for many years, i Mrs. S. N. Burts, Elementary Sup erintendent of the State Association, will also be present and make three addresses. Mrs. Burts is a special ist in the elementary work, and her talks will be helpful to every Sun day School teacher present. She is one of the best Sunday School work ers in the State, and will give prac tical talks on Sunday School prob- ems of those who teach children of from three to twelve years of age. <Lt will pay every teacher in Bamwv.t County to be present and hear her talks. Besides Mr. Webb and Mrs. Burts, number of others will take part on the program. This program has al ready been prepared with a view of making the meeting especially help ful to the Sunday School superinten dents, teachers and officers. r - v" m Rosemary News. Elko, R. F. D. No. 1, Jan. Mrs. R. J. Gunnels and son Master Theodore, of Olar, spent the week end with Mesdames P. F. Parker and C. E. Heath. * Mr. Charlie Johnson, of Warren- ville, spent « few days with Warren Parker last week. Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Hair left one day lash week for Millette, where they will make their future home. Mr. H. M. Cook and daughter, Misa Lucy, of Snelling, were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. M. S. Hair last week. Miss Mattie Hair has returned home after a very pleasant stay with relatives near Millette. Mr. W. C. Kennedy wag a visitor to Barnwell salesday. " Y' With regret we learn that Mrs. K. S. Hair and family will make their future residence in Williston. Miss Lessie Heath is at home af ter an extended visit to her punt, Misa Bessie Anderson, of Williston. Sold Out Entirely for a year, suffered an attack of prfeumonia a fortnight ago, died at 3:30 o’clock-Tuesday morning at his home in' Columbia. The remains Were taken to his old home in Hamp ton County and interred Tuesday af ternoon in Black Swamp cemetery, where sleep his ancestors. Maj. Richardson was born in Beau fort distrist August 21, 1844, the son of Dr. Henry Warren Richardson and of his wife, who was before her mar riage Miss Mary Maner. He mar ried Miss Sarah Aldrich, who, with 2 sons, Alfred Aldrich Richardson and Henry Warren Richardson, Jr., sur vives him. When the .War Between the Sec tions broke out, Maj. Richardson was a lad of 15, attending school in Cul peper, Va. He returned to South Carolina and entered Mt. Zion insti tute, Winnsboro, then a famous boys’ school. In a short time, however, he cast aside his books and enlisted in the Confederate army, becoming a member of the Charleston Light Dragoons. Gen. M. C. Butler was his devoted personal friend through life. In this branch he served gallantly until he was captured at Cold Harbor and carried to Point Lookout prison. Managing to effect his escape after h* succeeded in working hi» way home to Allendale by way of Savannah and conducted his mother to Ninety-Six just in time to escape Sherman’s army, as the result of the raid of which his home was burned. The war over, he planted success fully in Bsrnwell County and a nota ble incident in his public and patriot ic service was the selling by him of 20 bales of cotton in New York with which to purchase 100 rifles for the members of the Richardson Light Dragoons, a military company organ ized by him for the protection of the. southwestern part of the State du ring the Reconstruction period. This company figured in the riots of El- lenton and Stafford’s Cross Roads, at which latter place a number of prom inent white citizens were rescued from a house in which they had been surrounded by negroes led by Gen. Whipper. Msj. Richardson, heading a guard of 600 men, escorted Gen Wade Hampton through the “low country” during the perilous cam paign for governor in 1876. Subsequently he was for four years collector of the port at Beaufort, during President Cleveland’s first sd ministration and was for four years in the revenue department under Col A. S. Towne during the second Cleve land administration. ~ * From the time of the oi*gariizstion of the State Confederate infirmary in Columbia antil a year ago, Maj. Richardson was the superintendent of the institution. The People has received the fol lowing notice for publication: -The South Carolina Asparagus Growers Association will hold their annual meting at Williston on Mon day, January 20th. All growers of asparagus are requested to attend and all farmers and business men' who are interested along this line will be welcomed. We will have with us on thaf date Mr. A. R. Rule, general manager of the North American Fruit Exchange, which has been' employed to handle the business for the Association for the season of 1916. We also wish to announce that the Department of Agriculture at Washington has been asked to send down the Hon. C. E Bassett, who has had quite a great deal of experience in organizing as sociations. He is a most entertaining speaker and one that will be worth the timetof all visitors. The Association was organized at Trenton onM^ly 27th, 1915. While we have not been able to do any busi ness through the Association we hope to begin the coming season. The contract has been placed for the crates—fifty thousand or more. A contract has also been placed for 400 spools of tape. The Association will be represent ed at the following points: Ridge Spring, Jlrsnisjl* Hattieville. Pond, Williston and Elko, and a cor dial invitation is extended to the growers of Barnwell and Blackville to join at the approaching meeting. M. C. KITCHINGS, . • , - Director. Mr. H. A. Rich and Misa Rnsah Viv ienne Sh rfsin Wed Last Week.'’ • •••••••«•••••• OUR LINOTYPE CLUB. of of the the The dispensary is a thing past in Bamberg county, all whiskey having been disposed of be fore • Christmas eve. Several other counties in South Carolina have large stocks on hand and have until the first day of January, 1916, in which to dispose of them, after which time the prohibition law goes into effect.—Bamberg County Times. Cotton Ginnings. The Long Branch Philosopher • • • • • • There were 34,766 bales of cotton ginned in Barnwell County prior to December 13th, as compared to 56,- 791 to the same date in 1914, accord ing t6 a r.eporf of the Department of Commerce on December 20th. The total for the State was 1,098,495 last year as compared with 1,328,- 482 in 1914. /- ^ Tc ’o Wed in March. Bainbridge, Ga., Dec. 30.—Dr. and Mrjs. E. C. Smih, formerly of Wil liston, now of Bainbridge, Ga., an nounce the engagement of their daughter, Vera, to t)r. Glen Darby- sKl?Br4h«jjeddmg to take place Wed nesday, MarcT The hollabelow is over the ex change of presents, good wishes &c are over and old folks are glad that things are normal once more and most people are about as well off as if they had kept their money for their own use. to illustrate, when Mrs Mas gives us a pack of Cheroots and we giv6 her a nickle Handkerchief we are just even. • ihst years progress wilh most of us was al)but like Fords peace Mis- ion to Eroupe it would not bear close inspection, and the traders, my! they have had a time goods at % ^4 % value there is always a cut price and a big Sale on. we have come to be lieve it about likff we would a fellow who says he likes a cold bath in mid winter but every fellow to his trade, and our trade digging in the sand will soon be on. yet we have en joyed the Holidays fine we. killed a shoat and went to mill and during our idleness we received some fine Holiday card from very prominent people, we don^mean-president-Wrl’ • ••••••••*•••••• The following subacribers have qualified for membership in Tfie Peo ple’s Linotype Clnb by paying their subscription dues: T. B. Harley, Barnwell, Route 2. Mrs. F. H. Dicks, Dunbarton. M. \ Moye, Fairfax. J. L. Weathers bee, Williston. R. M. Wilson, Allendale. LaUrie C. Fowke, Lyndhurst. H. W. Deer, Ulmer. A. W. Manuel, Ulmer. B. M. Darlington, Barnwell. D. M. Oglesby, Seigljngville. J. E. Jowers, Blackville, Route 3. Dr. W. E. Ellis, Meyer’s Mill. M. L. Collins, Govan. C. E. Edenfield, North Augusta. W. T. Steed, Appleton. J. B. Hartzog, Hilda. E. A. Furse, Martin. 0. W. Barker, Seiglingville. J. L. Croft, Blarkville, Route 2. A. P. Hiers, Elko, Route 1. R. A. Weathersbee, Williston. J. A. Creech, Blackville. W. H. Hartzog, Blackville, Route 2. D. W. Brown, Meyer’s Mill. C. B. Parker, Williston, Route 2. R. L. Wooley, Williston, Route 2. Mrs. D. M. Johnston, Elko, Route 1. G. C. Matthews, Williston, Route' 1. B. H. Dyches, Elko, Route 2. E. H. McDonald,- Blackville. M. P. Webb, Blackville. Blackville, Dec. 28.—Wedding invi tations have been received at Black ville reading thus: “Mr. and- Mrs. Moses Sharfsin request the honor of your presence at the miurriage of their daughter, Eosah Vivienne, to Mr. Harry Asher Rich on Thursday, December '30, at 6:30 o’clock. The Roosevelt, 2027 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia.” Mr. Rich is a Blackville boy, man ager of the Blackville Insurance agency, a man of sterlihg qualities and polished manners, and numbers his friends by the score. - , Miss Sharfsin is a sweet and charming young lady, having made numerous friends here during her frequent visits from Allendale, a for mer residence, and they shall be hap py to learn that Blackville will be her future home. Mr. Rich left last week for Phila delphia, accompanied by his mother and sister, Miss Rosa Rich, who will be in attendance upon the ceremony, and their friends will look forward for an opportunity to extend congrat ulations to the happy couple, and wel come the then Mrs. Rich to her new home. Mr. L. P. Groves, connected with C. of Ga. railway, with headquarters at Chattanooga, Tenn.; Mr. Harry C. Groves, manager Flinkote Mfg. Co, Boston^ Maas., and Dr. Mike G. a prominent dentist at Charleston, spent Christmas at home with their mother and father, Mr. and Mrs. F. P. Groves, at the Shamrock hotel. Miss Teressa Cain of Augusta tr the charming gueat of Miss Ada Craech. Miss Loretta Baiaden has returned from a three months sojourn In South Florida, her trip being featured by many social entertainmenta given in her honor. . LEGISLATURE MEETS IN — COLUMBIA NEXT TUESDAY. General Assembly of South CaroE- na Convenes Janaary 11th. The second session of the 71st gen eral assembly of South Carolina will convene in Columbia bn Tuesday, January the 11th, at noon. Both houses are organised and the prelim inaries should consume very little time. ^ The'house will be called to or der by Speaker James A. Hoyt ani the senate by Lieut.Aadrew Bethea or, in his absence, by Senator Le- grand Walker of Georgetown, the president pro tem. The lieutenant governor went to Europe with Henry Ford’s pacification expedition and ha may not. get back until after the op ening day of the session. % The annual message of Governor Richard I. Manning will probably ba read in both branches on the opening day. There are no indications on the eve ot the session of any matters of un- usrial interest to come up. The most interesting election to ha held by the general assembly will ba that of warehouse commissioner. John L. McLaurin is the present com missioner and he will be opposed for reelection by John J. McMahan of C»- lumbia, at present member of the del egation from Richland county. This fight is beginning to attract attention and may take on considerable of a } political significance before it is over. ('oznuulAorv tMiurutirm TPjlo i mnm VSBy walw X ws aWSBM system of land registration, rural credits, diversified farming and trerm- omy will come inf or their share of at tention., and it la believed that' more stringent laws for the punishment of violators of the prohibition laws will be made at this session. says 4^13 necessary* to “sweeten” the~ J ’ &Qn nor H enr y Ford, but fish just a soil. •' ' ' j little~Slrraile£^et all the time the pa- Taken all in all, Mr. Farrell, still pers are Keeping^us-^eered about young, has met with most signal sue- j t * le European ^rirhr, the cess in his varied interests and es-* and man y other things too numerous pecially has he been successful in his 40 mention . but we have long ago agricultural interests. And ‘ one dec ‘ ded . th#t Mr Wilson wont fight must admit that the Farrell farms i > ,ou P lu 8 him right on the and the Farrell methods are distinct- no8e - we are not finding fault and ly educational and valuable, have at- ‘ 411 we &ak of ^ creditors is to let traded no- littlo attention and study te-brought 1 gtrite good profit—The (NOTE.—Other articles abou Blackville's successful fanners will follow in subsequent issues of The People.—The Editor.) Owens-Crane. Allendale, Jan. 2.—The marriage of Miss Eva Mae Oweni, daughter of and Mrs. Augustus Washington Owens, to Thomas Edward Crane of Charlotte, N. C., was solemnized at the Baptist church in Allendale, De cember 22, the Rev. A. E. Reamer, pastor rif the bride, officiating. Im mediately after the ceremony a bril liant reception was held at the home of the bride’s parents. The same evening Mr. and Mrs. Crane left for Washington, New York and other points. After January 1 they will be at home in Allendale, where Mr. Crane holds the position of superin tendent of the graded and high schools. The bride is the only daugh-' ter of -Mr. and Mrs- A. W. Owens, having always made her home iri Al lendale, and is a young woman of unusual r; charm, numbering her friaudAjft-gH who know her. At Fmur Score Years. Mrs. M. D. Boineau returned today from Charleston, whore she has been spending the holidays with her broth er-in-law and sister, Capt. W. E. Murray, U. S, A., and Mrs. Murray, at whose home on Christmas Eve, was held the annual reunion of the Calhoun family on the occasion of the birthday of the mother, Mrs. A. W. Calhoun. The feature of the occae sion was a reception in the afternoon when a huge old-faahioned pound cake, ablaze with four score signifi cant candles, was cut and the health of the venerable guest of honor pledged in champagne poured from a large silver loving cup presented to her by her children. Among the guests invited outside of the family was Col. Barrol, commanding officer of the fort; Mrs. Barrol, and the oth er officers and their wives. The First artillery band played all after noon, including in the programme a number of old-fashioned airs in com- piiment to Mrs. Calhoun. The children present were^ Mrs. Boineau, dolumbia; L. M. Calhoun, Barnwell; E. O. Calhoun, Teague, Texas; H. D. Calhoun, Barnwell;. J. B. Calhoun, Charleston; M. B. Cal houn, Allendale. Mrs. Harry G. Wil son of Charleston, a granddaughter, was also there.—The State, jan. 2. Pleasant Hill Newt. . | JOINT MEETING AT BARNWELL* | Teachers aad Trustees to Meet Here Saturday, January 15th. There will be a joint nsting ef the teachers and trustees dt the schools of Barnwell County in Em Barnwell High School audltorfuni eu Saturday, January 15th, at 10 e’cteck. Among the prominent speakers are Prof. W. H. Hand, State high achsal inspector, Representative R. P. Roar- son, Jr., of Allendale, and Dr. |F. M. Jones, of Williston. The following teachers will also taka part in tte programme: Prof. F. C. Chi tty, af Fairfax; Mrs. W. D. Rice, 6f Apple- ton, and Mrs. ( Clara Li Johnston Hitt, of Elko. There will be short talh% in the nature of a round table dis cussion, by the teachets and trustees. Refreshments will be served by the Barnwell Civic League. A full programme of the exercises will ba published next weelt. Party far Mias Simms. Miss May Simms of Barnwell, whe is visiting Mias Emily Bellinger m Pickens street, was complimented by ' Miss Bellinger with a pleasant little bridge party Wednesday afternoon. Beside Mias Simms those who playnl were: Mrs. W. Hampton Gibbes, Mrs. Oscar L. Keith, Mrs. Henry L. Foehns Mrs. W. E. McGee, Mrs. S. M. Rica, Mrs. William Hatcher Jones, Mimas Nellie Smith, Carolina Vance, tohmi* Derieux and Annie Cooley of Grnan- ville. Mrs. Gibbes, scoring higbont, was given a box of dainty correspon dence cards and Misa Cooley, mak ing the lucky cut, was given a haiql- embroidered handkerchief, MMs Simms received as a souvenir nf flm Later Special to The People. Williston, Dec. 31—The families of Messrs. J. G. Davis and Thomp son Baxley left here last week to join I party * pretty card case. Later t|to them in Dublin, Ga., where they will ] er8 ^ b ^ e card tables were daintily A Narrow Escape. Mr. Angus Baxley, of Dunbarton, -*-harrpw escape from serious in- jury~-ao4^possIbte death Thursday morning wfieTt hia horse took at an approaching aBtOmotule and ran away. The drive^hroughT machine to a stop at a signal from Mr. Baxley, whb then motioned for hat Scrjcnr:..? onf- As he approached, however, the horse became unman- cable and da«hed off, overturning the buggy and throwing Mr. Baxley out. *' '.oogh the vehicle waa bad ly damaged, Mr. Baxley escaped make their future home. Mrs. E. P. Mitchell and children have returned to their home in North Augusta after a pleasant stay at the home'of Mr. and Mrs. B. 0. Mitchell. Miss Mattie Kennedy is visiting relatives in Atlanta. Miss Inez Weathersbee, of Elko, and Miss Mayna Weathersbee, of North Augusta, are spending the hol idays at home with their parents, Mr. and Mrs.-R. S. Weathersbee. Messrs. Wyatt Woodward, Preston Beck and Ashley Greene visited in Augusta last week. "' Miss Essie Woodward is at home again after an extended visit to her sister, Mrs. G. W. Hutson, of Mt. f Calvary. Misses Blanche and Priarle Hank- inson, of Windsor, spent last week Miss Thelma Creech. s '_ Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Woodward were guests of relatives near Black- le'tasMyeek. Mrs." Moo^T^Caarm’ xai | daughter, of MidrHleTcBt.-'Hqipnt -“a a few days of last waek at the of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Weathersbee. set for | Jan. 2. a salad course.—The Stat^ Silver Wedding Ulmers, Jan. 1.—On Chriatmne evening Mr. and Mrs. J. 0. Griffin celebrated their ' silver wedding at vtheir home at Ulmers, which wan’ mtifully decorated, the coler ^scheme beinf white and green. The ^ were met at the dock by Mn. Ira Griffin, where the presenta mein received and displayed by Mrs. Grif fin. The guests were then ushered down-the hall to a nook, where pUMffr~ was served by Misses Lorena Brant and Sadie -Harten. Music wa» rend ered by Misses Brant and Harter. A salad course was served which was followed by mints by Misses. Connie Brant, Sadie and Virginia Harter. The bride was handsomely gowned in black pilk with silver lace. Mr" ■ Lybraad, who Ka for Mr. D The Graded of yean, wfll aw#