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0* • *- * * —- THE BARNWELL PEOPLE ‘T-m? Entered at the post office at Barnwell, S. C., as second-class matter. JOHN W. HOLMES 1840-1912 B. P. DAVIES. Editor and Proprietor. THURSDAY FEBRUARY 17, A SufcKeHt^d Solution. OranKeburp is in the throes of an “excavation mystery,” that has been recently unearthed, as it were, on the Edisto River bank, where the new water and lipht plant is to be located. Several theories have -been advanced, one of which is that of a search for hidden treasure. This may be the cor rect solution of the “mystery,” but we are K ( »mK to venture*-•oh< f ~Kuess as to the identity of the industrious diners and in support of our theory will re late an incident that occurred here "when the writer was a boy.. Considerable Consternation was caused in this little city one day sew eral years a^o by the discovery ley some fishe-rmen of a rudely built hut on a little headland projecting into Turkey Creek, whose clear waters flow through the Western part of Barn well. As there had been reports of robberies in different "sections of the State, the te>wn peoplp at once jumpe»el to the conclusion that a band of rob- teers had taken up their abeale in the swamp, and a little rede>r was given to this theeery by reason of chicken feath ers being founel in the immeeliate vicin ity and because of the ‘'strategical” leecation of the hut, part of one wall being a fallen tree trunk, which was supposed to act us breast works to. case of an attack. Another wall of the house was maele by ingeniously weaving canes together. So great was the interest, that the spot was visited by quite a number of sight-seers. One day a party of the curious (we won’t call them by namek decided to take a look at the hut. Their, journ ey was uneventful until they came within about 25 yards of the spot. Then their eara were assailed by an unearthly din, and above the clamor could be heard cries of "Shoot the tall fellow!” Needless to say the would- be investigators did not tarry long in that neighborhood. The creek did not prove to be a very serious obstacle in their wild dash for safety, nor did briars and bushes hinder them to any great extent. After letting tjig town gloat over its “mystery” awhile?" the boys who had built the hut found the joke too good to keep and “let the cat out of the bag.” The energy and imagination of boys is proverbial and there is nothing more natural for them than to imag ine themselves prehistoric men and it ns very reasonable to suppose that Orangeburg’s “mystery” is nothing more’ or less than the result of their labors in digging themselves a “cave.” At any rate that’s our guess and it any of our renders have a better solution to offer we will be glad to hear from them. The congregations at the Methodist Church have increased considerably during the several Sundays that the pastor has been discussing th/ world wide mission o_i the Church. What ever the individual opinions of these substantial people respecting-’ the aforesaid subject they • have shown themselves not unwilling to know the point of view of the Church. The pastor will l>e especially glad of as large an attendance as possible on next Sunday when this series of ser mons will be concluded with a discus sion of the subjective side of mission ary endeavor. Reasons personal to ourselves as individuals, as churches, $*nd as a nation will be given as in centives to energetic and immediate effort on behalf of those who have not heard the gospel. blaes. (Respectfully referred to Bob Gonailes.) t Vi .... Just-as soon-as we bought a lino type, gasoline, which is absolutely esserv'ial to its operation outside of cities, began rising in price. If automobile manufacturers ex pect to sell many cars this year they had better get together and put the price of gasoline back to a reasonable figure, •'* 50,000 HOME CANNERS. i (CONTlNUFD-FKOft' PAGE.) Several hundred other, girls, whose Interest in cooking has been" stimulat ed by their canning experience, have taken ah, active part in the bread- malring demonstrations of the best ways of making regudar bread, as & variant from biscuit and other hot breads. ' 1 EARLY THUNDERSTORM. OUR LINOTYPE CLt’B. • First Storm of the New Year Pissed Over this Section Wednesday. Speaking of" Spring styles Br-r-r- i r-r! The ground hog is our idea of a pluperfect liar. What about that little matter of adequate fire protection for Barnwell? Somebody has well said that the l>est way to kill a bad law is to execute it. Our idea of the vulgarly rich is a man who has ten gallons of “gas" in his automobile. »i . St. Valentine’s Day in Leap Year is a rather dangerous combination for the old bachelors. . W’onder if the fashion designers will continue to revise the styles in skirts upward this season ? Pokeretieally speaking, when a m*n loses the blues he is liable to get the ■ .. ^ The records given are confined to the raising of products in one-fourth acre gardens and the amounts of these pr^ucts sold or canned. Thb girls who have been in the club work since its organization in the South in 1910, or who have''completed the work of more than one^year. have also made choice preserves, jelly, marmalades, and pickles, and in many cases have developed special products best adap ted to their sections of the Southern States. For, example, much special work has been done with peaches, berries, grapes, figs, scuppernongs, mayhaws, ajerit^s, oranges, kumquats and many other native fruits. Many of the better-trained club members, not content with the rais ing of gardens (firing the summer, have taken up winter gardening in localities where climatic conditions were suitable. Many of them are growing such vegetables as spinach, cauliflower, lettuce, endive, aspara gus, and celery, some of which were entirely new to the girljs haxe taken them up.. Here is the.story of an 11-year-old Virginia club girl who on November Ifi, 1914, began a winter garden 20 feet wide and 50 feet, long, which was a part of her tenth-acre garden cultivated the previous sum mer. Spinach, lettuce, radishes, rape, kale, and mustard were planted in November and December, and in March and April potatoes and peas. She gathered in all 357 pounds of vegetables and sold from her frame 700 collard plants, 800 cabbage plants, and 400 tomato plants. This crop was worth $17.05 and gave a profit of $14.25. She writes: “My mother has learned how to make a great many new dishes out of the vegetables in my winter garden.” In addition nearly 3,000 girls now belong to poultry clubs, having for their object the raising of chickens and particularly the production of eggs for market. The first, thunderstorm of the new year passed over 'this section on Wednesday afternoon of last week. The cloud, which brought to mind the storms of mid-summer, came out of the West and so darkened the heavens that lamps had to be lighted in stores and residences. The lightning at times was quite vivid and was fol lowed by loud peals of thunder. There was a light fall of hail, followed by a heavy shower of rain. The phenome non excited cotlsiderable comment, as thunderstorms are unusual at this season of the year. The following subscribers have qualified for membership in The Peo ple’s Linotype Club 'by paying their subscription dues: G. W. Greene, Jr., Williston. • B. J. Hutto, Hilda. H. H. Delk, Blackville. B. F. Gardner, Blackville. Mrs. C. B. Swan, Barnwell. O. W. Wallace, Barnwell. r. W Morris. Olar, An Enjoyable Dance. One of the most enjoyable affairs of the winter was the initial darice given by the Young Men’s - German Club in the Masonic Hall Friday even ing. There was a large number of out-of-town dancers present and the excellent music rendered by an Au gusta orchestra made the evening one of pleasure to the devotees of Terpsi chore. ' ■ - The Club was organized a short time ago with the following officers: J. D. Robison, president; II. A. Simms, 1st vice-president; M. C. Best, 2nd vice-president; Mordecai Mazursky, secretary and treasurer; Carter Price, assistant secretary; L. A. Cave and R. W. Riley, Jr., floor managers. It is the intention of the members to give one dance each month, invitations to he issued at least two weeks prior to the date. • F. D. Rowell, Hilda. W. T. Cave, Olar. C. L. \Yooley, Elko. W. F. f Cone, Ulmer. B. M. Wall, Barnwell. ^W. M. Thomson, Martin. F. M. Young, Fairfax’. Miles Loadholt, Fairfax. J. M. Brant, Ulmer. W. M. Parker, Snelling . J. R. Kelly, Spelling'. G. W. Delk, Blackville. M. A. Rountree, Augusta, Gp. A. P. Givens, Williston. J. Q. McMillan, Ulmer. Charlie Frost, Allendale. N. A. Hiers.-Olar, C. H. Hutto, 01*r. , J. S. A hi, Ridgeville. E. P. Lee, Elko. E. F. Harter, Ulmer. H. W. Creech, Ulmer. _ J. L. Carlton, Allendale. L- A. Peyton, Allendale. Rev. S. W. Henry, Barn well.- L. S. Still, Barnwell. W. A. Gyles, Blackville. Shock Absorber For jF'dfcd Cct raf \ A Small Blaze. A Cold Day. Tuesday was probably the coldest day of the winter, thermometers in Barnwell registering 21 degrees, which is 11 degrees below the freezing point. Water pipes in residences and stores, where the occupants neglected to cut off the water supply, were frozen, cansing considerable inconvenience, doming as it did after extremely mild weather, the cold spell was all the more disagreeable. ' Advertise in THE PEOPLE. Fire was discovered Monday after noon on the roof of the old Vogel house on Burr Street, owned by Mrs. Charlie Brown ami which is to be occupied at an early date by Mr. ami Mrs/J. J. 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Notice is hereby given that the Au ditor’s books close February 20th, after which date a penalty of 50 per cent, will be added to all property not returned for taxation. R. W. RILEY. February 8, 1916. Auditor. NOTl( E OF ELECTION. A petition having been filed in ac cordance with section 1742, general school laws of 1912.»notice is hereby- i given that an election will be held in +h«* • WaekviUe school district No. 49 Saturday, February 19, 1916, for the jiurpose of determining whether or not a special school tax of two (2f additional mills shall Ik* levied m the above named school district. The said election shall be conduct ed as is provided by law for the .hold ing of general elections. The polls will be opened at the usual voting place, and the following are hereby appointed managers of election: H. I). Still, Jr., Thos. L. Wrsgg, A. H. Ninestein, A. B. Hair and S. R. 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