The Barnwell people. (Barnwell, S.C.) 1884-1925, February 17, 1916, Image 4
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THE BARNWELL PEOPLE
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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.
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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.
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First Storm of the New Year Pissed
Over this Section Wednesday.
Speaking of" Spring styles Br-r-r-
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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.
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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
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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.
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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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pairs and it is thought that the blaze
started from a’ spark from the Chim
ney, as workmen had a fire in one
of the rooms. Fortunately, the fire
was discovered before it had gained
much headway and was quickly ex
tinguished by volunteer fire-fighters
before any real damage was-done.
Auditor’s Notice.
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. Boyls-
ton. *
Those favoring- the proposed levy
shall cast a ballot with the word ‘Yes’
written or printed thereon, and those
opposing the proposed levy shall cast
a ballot* with the word “No” written
or printed tfiereon.
Horace J. Crouch,
Sec. Co. Board of Education
Barnwell, S. C., February 5, V 16.
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