The Barnwell people. (Barnwell, S.C.) 1884-1925, May 25, 1916, Image 1

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»• # -1'' 4 • ’ r: Like a Member of the Family" VOLUME XXXIX. .L. SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, MAY 25TH, 1916. NUMBER tomato club girls to meet. Will Gather at Winthrop from all Sec tions of S. C. in June. Columbia, May 20.—Tomato club girls from all sections of South Caro lina will gather at Winthrop College 5une 19th for the ten-day course of study in co-operative extension work outlined by the home demonstration forces of the state. This work is be ing directed by Miss Edith L. Parrott, Community rally d$y. Educational Rally to. Be Held at Heal ing Springs on June 1. CHARITIES BOARD REPORTS ON BARNWELL INSTITUTIONS Special to The People. Healing Springs, May 22.—’Ine get- together spirit or educational rallies in our schools are doing mor? right] now to arouse community interest | in agriculture and home economics as' than any movement that has been on Interesting Data Collected During Recent Investigation of County Jail, Almshouse and Chaingangs.—Recommenda- { tions Suggested. , Barnwell County Chaingang. Visited March 23, 1916, by A. D. foot for years. The old isolated schools and communities are disap-1 Oliphant with Foreman Parker, pearing. They have become back Camp located about 1V6 miles from from Winthrop College, and ffom sta-1 numbers. All schools, large and Fairfax. Convicts working street in tistics compiled, the work has made small, are awake to the transforma- Fairfax. # decided advances within the last few tion that is in progress. We gather i. Administration, months, the enrollment in clubs of all some idea from the papers in which ganK jg ; n charge of Foreman counties showing marked increases are published the progress of schools, p ar ) cer) sa lary $60 a month, and over last year’s figures. . commencement exercises, etc., from Q uar< j s j yj Kj nK an( j j a Green. During the three month, interuen- ^' ld d * y ’ w ' re I 0 ^ Dr. W R. Tuten of F.irf.r had been ing between the first of February and srve ln , m0 * t a .. e les ' ' attending a sick convict on the gang. May, clubs have been organized in e r* r! ' a " d * thle *! c contests, exhibits xh< , convicts „ e vaccinated thirty-one counties of the State, this the pupils to Pd* j against smallpox or typhoid when work being under the immediate sup- ' ort |' ? ir ° rt .* that are counting. Bet- , h( , y „ e com mitted to the gang, .ervision of Miss Edith 1 Parrott, being now planned fo sick c0 „ >ict , „rWt in the cage at Winthrop College. In twenty-seven " ext J ;'* r . We who remember so well the c , mp . Th, (oremo „ a „ d , , , . „ , the old don t-care go-lucky methods 1 nnnointed bv the suoervisor of these counties dates have been fixed 1 ... ... u i u I are a PP olniea D y lne supervisor and ruts from which our schools have emerged naturally ask, “What is hap pening?” The question is a simple one. Our teachers and patrons are awakening from an educational slum- , .... ber in'which the wlflte population has nated specific dates. The courses will . . .wo * j , „ | been $ince the Reconstruction days. On the 4th day of June last there of these counties dates have been fixed for the short courses for study and demonstration, to be conducted three ] days in each instance. The four coun ties of Chesterfield, Richland, Horry | and Lexington have not yet desig- begin with Spartanburg County May 31st and will continue in direct sue ession until late in August, when the waa * Community Rally Day at Heal- ork will come to a close. | in « Spring. The public was invited with the assurance that plenty of wa The foreman keeps in a book at the camp a .record of all convicts commit ted to the gang. The record gives social as well as criminal facts about the convicts. The grand jury inspected the gang in July 1915. II.. The Camp, i The foreman and guards sleep in a tent which is lighted by a lantern and Advance in Enrollment. j t<jr and a dinner would Riven j heated by a stove. The tent and its Itemized reports indicate marked f ree and f re ely. Several speakers I contents were in good condition on advance in enrollment in the different hjjgve the people something to think I l ^ e t *V e - v ' s i t departments the, wojdt, In the i a bmit fturing*the day. On Thursday, ’fTlirtj’.ona rOUntlM SOT Miming club® |Che Tsi Jay of^June, a similar rally I in a cage made of metal. The trusty have been organized with a total I da y w j|| ^ observed. The public is I convicts sleep m a tent. When thefe membership of 2,286. Bread making invited. We hope to have.our usual I are white convicts on the gang (there clubs fall much lower in the number good water. We shall do all we can were none on the day of the visit, of. organizations, but have a member-1 8ee t j, a ( no one a way hungry. | they stay in the tent with the trusty ship 120 Women's home demonstration clubs i ^ as ^ etg total 174 with an enrollment of 3,744. hip alnmst as large. These number , n >ere will again be a barbecue, but convicts, although they occupy separ 20 witfl a membership of 1,842. p* 0 p| e are asked to bring full | ate beds. In the cage, there is a plat form suspended about three feet , . . . . , One of the best men in the State I * ho ''* wooden floor - ^ convicts I apeak at ll:30 Dinner will on P* llet9 on ^e platform and ganized in seventeen counties with membership of 8,486. Darlington County holds the lead by a wide mar gin, with forty-four clubs, registering a membership of 749. Twenty-six of the agents have pur- WITHDRAWS FROM RACE. Gapt. George H. Bates Will Not Be a Candidate for Senate. ■> IV. Recommendations. 1. As to records, in Supervisor’s of fice, same as Recommendations No. 1 in reports on gangs in charge of Mr. Still and Mr. Bowers, although the records kept in camp by M*. Parker are satisfactory. There should be, though, a complete record of all con victs in the supervisor’s office. 2. As to physical examinations and medical treatment, same as Recom mendation No. 2 in reports on gangs in charge of Mr. Still and Mr. Bowers. 3. The kitchen car should be thor oughly scoured and the tables cleaned. The interior of the car should be re painted. 4. Convicts should be required to bathe and annoint themselves with a verminicide when they are brought to camp. 5. The sleeping equipment o? the ARMY WORM - DOES DAMAGE. . Cotton Pest Makes Early Appear ance in Fields of this Comity. To My Fellow Citizens:— I am not oblivious to the high com pliment which the unsolicited nomina tion of myself to the Senatorship of Barnwell County conveys, nor un mindful nor ungrateful for this re newed evidence of esteem and confi dence which indicates in the hearts and minds of my friends. I have been repeatedly and invariably honored in the past and this is a gratifying ap proval of the fulfillment of the duties heretofore cast upon me by the suf frages of the people. In the cam paign now approaching, although it was known to the public that I had definitely retired to private life and that no further political preferment was desired by me, but rather that the happiness of my home and the immed iate prosperity of my community were my chief, if not my only ambition, I have been sought to be impressed that a public duty required my again en tering political life, and that a refusal The army worm H&s made its ap pearance in some of the fields in this county, but as yet small damage has resulted. Mr. H. G. Boylston, coun ty demonstration agent, of Black- ville, has the following to say in re gard to the pest: “I find that there is an outbreak of the army worm in Barnwell Coun ty. This worm has not done very much damage as yet, but if allows! to continue, considerable damage to the cotton crop will result. “The Government recommends that the first thing to do is to run around the infested field with s large turn plow, making a deep furrow. Then when the worms collect in the furrow, either turn another furrow and cover them or drag a log down the furrow. “The dusting of either arsenate of lead or Paris green on the plants is the general treatment for corn and cotton infested with the worses. The arsenate of lead is ready for would be selfish and unpatriotic and that the demsfnd upon me was general I when purchased. It may be diMsd . - , and popular. Without admitting the by mixing it with equal parts of sir- trusties tent can be improved by fol- com p re hensiveness of this demand as giacked lime. Paris green ahorfi lowing Rcommendation No. 5 in the stated to me, I was deeply aware of Lever be used until it has been thor- reports on the gangs in charge of Mr. t h e sincerety of the numerous friends oughly mixed with equal parts of sir- Still and Mr. Bowers. a n over the county and from every g , acked , iines cheap flour( wood aah(B 6. While the manner of disposing walk in life, in asserting the same, 0 r meal, of the sewerage from the coqvicts’ and the earnestness of their purpose ’ “j n applying the poison to smsI cage is partly satisfactory since it is in my behalf and their belief in the areas, the most practical method is to dumped in a pit instead of being situation. I, therefore, took the mat- dust it on with a cheese clotk bag thrown on the surface of the ground, | ter under advisement with a full | attached to the end of a stick. Oa . . * . itill it can be improved; llv.v *r. , knowledege »f the far reaching obh- ttfrire-areai the most practical'metfcbd The. convicts who are-shackled P | disposal of sewerage. The first of I gations which would be cast upon me is r to use two sacks attached to the these is that the sewerage must be | by the acceptance of this call. I ends of. a poU and carried on be at 1 o’clock. At 2:30 p. m. the sec- on the floor - 71,6 beddings consisU ond speaker will entertain the crowd. I blankets and straw. The graduating exercises of the I The cooking is done on a stove in Healing Springs school will be held I a wooden car. The floor and rough on Friday evening, June 2nd, at 8:30 board tables in the car were dirty and o’clock, in the school auditorium. >t* walls smoked on the day of the chased cars, which has been a decisive Supt w j McGarity( of Aiken( will visit, factor in effecting organisation and j make the literary addre „. directing the clubs in remote sections X y of the counties. The Womens home demonstration! UNION SCHOOL TO CLOSE, clubs meet once each month and study the lesson sheets issued monthly by j Most Successful Year to Come to Winthrop College. This series affords | Close Friday, the 26th. much valuable information relative to III. Convicts. Convicts are not required to bathe nor annoint themselves with a ver minicide nor are they given a physi cal examination by a physician when they are brought to camp to start their sentence. The food for the convicts is pre pared by a trusty. On the day of the rice COURT OF COMMON PLBAE | Comparatively Few Cases Triad Itoi Last lasoe of The People. demonstrations of various household Special to The People. *■ th ' "'T*'!™, O? “-“j- Mi'-1 ,i.it the convicts bill of f.re (tiven of home conveniences, the study of l er , of Salisbury, N. C, is spending I g . balanced meals, fruits and vegetables * 0 me time with Dr. and Mrs. G. W. f. a8 RrB , Wa .*. in the diet, home sanitation and home Ldgdlfolt, . • L Breakfast. fried bacon, syrup, corn- ■ a a * I ^ I bread. * Un ^7' . A four - year C0Ur ?I* *11' Tbe Union school closes next Fri- Dinner: boiled bacon, peas senbed for girls and a three-year day with e j cerc i 8eg by the children, CO rnbread. course for the women. The poultry f 0 n 0wed by a basket picnic and fish Supper- Corn bread syrup club work in the seventeen counties »»i R ut h Bishon of Fhrhardt 'm. PP • * ’ * P * , . t-j u r> r’ /•! . exi-ewi \ ry ’ M1M Kuin t^aaop, o* ft,nrnarat, The convicts are given one sack of is directed by C. C. .eveland, state hag 8UCCe88fully uught the school this flour a year. They also have barbe- poultry agent. In add t on t, he p - year with much cr#dit ^ herself and C ued meat on Christmas day, but are try c ub work engag l- n by t g jent.re s.t^faction to the trustees and dependant during the remainder of sevetal of the women.* clubs have .. . _ j _„i„„ j- i • patrons. t h e year f or t h elr fresh meat on gifts formed circles for the sate nnJ distri- c ., „ , ,, ., bution of e s ihe Southern Conference of the from citizens as the county provides Lutheran Church held a two-day ses- none for them. Directing the Work. sion in St. Nicholas Church last I The convicts are required to bathe ^ Those who are directing the work Thursday and Friday. The conference once a week after they begin rtheir in the several counties are: Mrs. F. was called to order Thursday morn- sentences. Fresh water is provided W. Benton, Abbeville; Grace Lum >- , n g by the President, the Rev. H. J. for each convict to bathe in. A soil Black, of Charleston. In the ab- bucket is kept in the cage for, the use sence of tfye Secretary, the Rev. J. W. of the convicts at night. The sewer- Oxnei 1 , of. Cameron, was appointed to I age from the cage is dumped into a act as scretary. Devotional exercises pit but is not immediately covered were conducted by the Rev. E. F. KJ^with earth. Roof, of Ehrhardt. This was follow^j v The convicts clothing is changed ed by the conference sermon, preached weekly. Their blankets are “not of- by the Rev. Mr. Black. ten” washed. Confession was conducted by the I 0n the day of the inspection eight Rev. Mr. Oxner. The Holy Com munion followed. At noon a splendid picnic dinner was served on the grounds. placed where there is no danger of weighed it in its various aspects from back. But at this season of the year contaminating food or water supplies the sUndpoint of citizenship and all when the cotton and corn are very by direct contact. The second is flies that citizenship in its highest and most small, I think the use of one bag weald must not be allowed to breed in it. sacrificing requirements would de- do the work'better, as one coold get The first requirement is met adequate- mand, and reluctantly was influenced the beg closer to the plant when he to ly at this ramp by dumping the sewer- to the statement “that I would serve walking. Where a good applkattoa age in a pit. The second requirement if elected.” I had not, however, con- of the mixture is made I think titoft can be met as follows: sidered or contemplated the sacriflce a 1-6 or 1-10 may be used «»»ft to, of Before placing this bucket in the that would come to my family; I had 1 Paris green.” cage at night cover its bottom to the not realized that time had been pass- [ depth of at least three inches with I ' n K with-the years—that the care and water. Pour in this water a small j responsibilities to my home had in amount (A teaspoonful is enough) of c rea*«<l ■<> that my continued pres- kerosene oil. When the contents of * nc * there had become an absolute I the bucket are dumped in the pit in the necessity. This has been the subject I morning cover them thoroughly with n, > r moat serious consideration and i A comparatively -~- n dirt. I have come, so to speak, “to the part- cag ^ 8 ^ ^ ir|rrtt g ^ ^ By carrying out these directions, ' n * **** W>y * between a pablic Court of Common Pleas since the ] the flies will be prevented from breed- co ' intr T* nd • w * 1 ' MU i b - issue of The People, eonskicraMe I ing in the sewerage as the oil will re- d “ ty 10 my . ?*? and fa,n,,y being consumed in the trial of an pell them while the fetal matter is in f f* re *° ,V ! d in ^lons. the bucket and the layer of dirt will favor of **** latt * r ', ^ y**” °* an ' I A verdict for the defendant 1 prevent them from reaching it after ,wervln K '“yalty, low, care and as- f ound hi th case of Danner the sewerage is dumped in the pit. , ! ,t * nc * 7 h '' h con « mut ** th « ,amily Co. vs. B. J. Hutto. 7. The foreman should not permit c,rc |* and obligation are too dear and In the case of L. R. Baughman oa. new convicts to be initiated when they tender and all-absorbing to admit for Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Gam- are brought to camp as the practice is a n>oment any ■ u P«‘ nor da»"»—it is the pa ny the jury found a verdict of $16i^- useless and open to abuse. duty P» r a moun t. 60 for the plaintiff. 8. Same 98 Recommendation 7 in I feel, therefore, that however proud A verdict for tlie defendant was aa- report on Mr. Bower’s gang and Rec- » nd grateful I am for this evidence of 1 turned in the case of Fletchar Itoato ommendation 8 in report on Mr. Still’s y° ur confidnee, I am Compelled to defl- ham vs. Seaboard Air Line gang. In Memorism. nitely and fully decline the honor j Co. _ 1 sought to be conferred upon me, and j Judge Rice directed a verdict for 1 jo withdraw my name from the list of defendant in the case of F—— | candidates/' feeling assured that I Halford vs. Barnwell Lumber Co. shall be held acquit of any charge of In the case of K. Furman HaH selfishness or lack of patriotism when Western Union Telegraph Co. a kin, Anderson; Mrs. B. W. Faust, Bamberg; Nellie R. Ray, Barnwell; Magistrate Richardson, Beaufort; Pearl Napier, Charleston; Mary Bar- ratt, Cherokee; Jo Yarborough, Ches ter; Stella Mims, Chesterfield; KatheY- ine Richardson, Clarendon; Cora L. D. Connor, Colleton; Bertha Leachner, and Mrs. F. W. Ham, Darlington; Lu- cile Lemmon, Dillon; Annie Mae Mc Lendon, Llorence; Mrs. W. Marvin Willimon, Greenville; Annie M. Der- ham, Horry; Eula Lawton, Jasper; Martha C. Creighton, Lancaster; Mary Gist Fleming, Lee; Leila A. Ful mer, Lexington; Ida Moore, Marlboro; Willie Mae Wise, Prosperity; Gracie M. Patrick, Orangeburg; M. Eliza beth Mauldin, Pickens; Dorothy Na pier," Richland; Lois C. Ervin, Spar tanburg; Mary Lemmon, Sumter; Al- sie r O. Smith, Union; Amanda Ed wards, Williamsburg; Minnie L. Gar rison, York. County Short Courses. Dates fixed for county short cours es are: Spartanburg, Converse Coir lOge May 31st-June 3d; Bamberg, Barnwell and Bambet^r, June 5th-8th; Beaufort, June 6tb-9th; Aiken and Anderson, June 7th-10th; Cherokee and Chester, June 12th^l 5th; Charles ton, June 12th-17th; Lee and Sumtery June 13th-16th; Jasper, June 14th- 16th; Lancgstef^md York, June 14th- 17th; statfe slyirt course, Winthrop College, June 19th-30th; Orangeburg, July 3d-6th; Darlington, Coker Col lege, July 3d-6th; Clarendon, July 5th- After dinner the election of officers took place, resulting as follows: President, Rev. H. E^Beatty, ojf Or angeburg^ Vice-President, Rev. E. F. K. Roof, of Ehrhardt; Secretary, Rev. J. W. Oxner, of Cameron; Treasurer, Mr. J. F. Ligfitsey, of Fairfax. The first topic for discussion was “What is self-denial?” This was thoroughly discussed by Dr. J. H. Wil son, of Sumter, Dr. M. M. G. Scherer, of Charleston,'*and the R6v. D. B. Groseclose, of Fairfax. —The sessjons of this meeting were continued Friday with an interesting programme, followed at noon bjr an able sermorr, preached by Dr. M. M. G. Scherer. The conference ' vtras handsomely entertained by the people of St. Nicholas. ' . ’ Messrs. J. H. Johnson and J. R. Boylston, of Allendale, were in the city Tuesday. * of the 30 negro male convicts present were trusties. Whipping is the only method of punishing convicts who have not been made trusties. Trusties are required to wear chains as punishment for va rious offenses. The convicts already on the gang initiate new convicts. Convicts are given one twelfth off for good behavior. Special Notes. Foreman Parker is to be commend ed for the care with which he keeps his records of convicts brought to his gang. It would.be well for the super visor to institute a similar system of record keeping in his office. Under date of March 27, 1916, this office wrote to the supervisor recom mending the transfer from the camp to the jail of a negro convict, Johnnie Coleman, desperately ill with valvu- lac heart disease. The foreman said that he had talked with the negro about going to jail, but that he had expressed a preference for staying in the camp. The negro told me that he would ge anywhere to “get relief WHEREAS, in His infinite wisdom,] the Supreme Architect of the Uni verse has seen fit to remove from our I R >* remembered that, since 1876, 11 diet was found for the plaintiff midst our worthy brother, C. Arthur h ave endeavored to perform my du- $100 actual damages and $60 Best, who departed this life on the tie8 40 the public, and that in the va- damages, morning of the 10th Inst., rious preferments and offices I have The following extra venire of petit AND WHEREAS, we bow in hum- fi Ned I have endeavored to serve my jurors was drawn on Monday: A. T. ble submission to Him whose inscru- country well. Beard, A. E. Hartin, W. M. Andreway table wisdom it is not for us to ques- j -GEO. H. BATES. I R* W. Riley, Jr., W. J. Lemon, W. QL tion, yet it is left to us to express and | Barnwell, S. C., May 23, 1916. | Halford, J. N. Dicks and T. J. ] deplore the irreparable loss which has been sustained, . | A SPLENDID MEETING. | SCHOOL CLOSES TERM. THEREFORE, Be It Resolved by Harmony Lodge No. 17, A. F. M., That in his sudden demise our hearts are filled with inexpressible grief for one whose place it will be difficult to fill in our Lodge and in our county, Orangeburg Boosters Interest Barn- Appropriate Exercises Were Hf»4 to well Men in Packing House. | Blackville Recently. The Orangeburg boosters, twelve j Blackville, May 16.—The strong, visited Barnwell Tuesday and I exercises of the Blackville High Scfassl In social intercourse he was always I were F>ven a warm welcome. The ob- began Friday evening, May 12, in tfto affable, considerate and just, ^is af- J ec4 ° 4 4 ^ e 4ld P wa s to warn the farm- school auditorium, fectionate solicitude for the happiness ers against the early coming of^the The exercises were made up of ctos- of his family was beautiful in its ten- boll weevil and to intesest the people ruses, drills'and a little play entittoff derness. ; of this section in the $150,000 packing “The Queen of Hearts,” by the pci- An affectionate husband, a tender bouse that is being established in Or- mary and intermediate classes, fol- father, a true friend, an upright citi- angeburg. lowed by the high school play nniittod zen, an astute lawyer andm noble soul A meeting of the visiting boosters “Tbe Cabbage Hill School.” has passed away. , J and local business men was held in Sunday morning the commenee- Our deepest and tenderest sympa- the Masonic Hall affd interesting and men4 sermon was delivered by tin thy is hereby extended to his be- instructive speeches were made by Rev. Mr. McMillan, of Bamberg, in ttos reaved -ortes and we affectionately Messrs. W. W. Long, John W. Greer, school auditorium, commend them to that Great Spirit Robt. Lide and J. M. Albergotti. It Th* exercises were concluded m who has promised to be a husband to is understood that several Barnwell Monday evening by the reading of toe the widow and a father to the father- gentlemen subscribed for stock in the essays of the graduating class. Short lesa - • • ‘ packing house. After the meeting talks were made by Prof. Bailey, of Resolved, further, That the Secre- the visitors were entertained at the Barnwell, Mr. Ninestein, the Rev. Mr- tary of this Lodge communicate a Molair House, where an elegant din- Barclay and the Rev. J. K. Goode. Newberry and Unkm; - July ffIat-Atf-~ 'from TT^TP^nryttiing considered, I thought he would be more comfortable in jail . 17th-21st; Abbeville and Pickens, July | Horry Counties will be arranged im- 1 than in the camp and recommendec 24th-28th; Greenville, July 26th-28th; mediately. ;his transfer. 12th-15th; Dillon and Marlboro/July Chesterfield, Richland, Lexington and COPJL 0 * these Resolutions to the Barn-- well Sentinel and The Barnwell Peo ple and transmit a copy, suitably en grossed, to the family of our deceased brother, and that a page in our Min ute Book be inscribed to his memory. A. A. Lemon, V. S t . Owens, 1 G. W. ManviUe, •: ~ L. r . rnmmittaa oa B—atottottr i irnniol^g Qn May-ll, 1M6. ner was served. 14 . , - ~ ' i- r Among those who c&tne in the par ty from- Qrgngeburg were: Messrs.’ J. T. Liles, E. R. Liles, W. W. Long, Robt. Lide, John W. Greer, W. A. Livingston Geo. M. Seignious, W. D. Berry, L. W, Summers, L. S. Wolff, J. M. Albergotti and Harvey Hunger- ^ELUfC Mrs. C. W. Cajhoun and little son have returned home after a pleasant visit to relatives in Wysacky.. Mr. C W. Calhoun went up to Co lumbia Friday morning to attend the meeting of the Underwriters Asso ciation. The following received diplomas: Misses Edrie Boylston-, Rosa Broom, Duese Altman, Missouri Walker, J»- lia Barclay, Bertha Baixley; Grissm Halford, Tom Barclay and flem Istor fuist. .- The school closed with a very son- cesaful year under the ency of Miss Lula Walkar, of reelected: Misses Lola Walkar. Koto Ssrratt, Louise Wilson, Bens Land holt and AdeUe Dunbar. Advtttoe to THE PEOPLE. > Y*