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^VOLUME XXXIX. BARNWELL, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, AUGUST SRD, lfl«. J. H. SANDERS DEAD. ASHLEIGH NOTES. Blackville Lost Old and Beloved Citi zen Wednesday of Last Week. Annual Protracted Meeting Begins on First Sunday in August. Blackville, July 29.—Quit? a gloom | The unprecedented heavy rains of was cast over our community |Vod- | the past few weeks have pr >vc«l >lis- nesday by the death of J. Henry San ders, one of Blackville’s oldest and most prominent citizens. He had at tained his 69th year, was universally astrous to the finest crop prospects ever known in this section. With the wheat grinding season un der way, home-grown flour, a good loved, and was a devout member of j sign of the tendency among the farm ers to get away from the domination of King Cotton, is to be found in many homes in this immediate vicini ty. The annual protracted meeting at Ashleigh Church will begin on the evening of the first Sunday in Au gust The pastor, the Rev. J. B. Pea cock, will be assisted by his father, the Rev. J. D. PeaCock, of White Pond. Mr. W. F. Odom, Director of the Department of Chemistry and Chemi cal Engineering of Northeastern Col lege, Boston, Mass., is spending a short vacation with his parents, Mf and Mrs. H. F. Odom. Miss Blanche Hartin, of Columbia, spent the week-end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Hartin. Mr. and Mrs. D. P. Lancaster were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Lancaster recently. the Methodist church. * Mr. Sanders suffered a stroke of paralysis in November last and par tially recovered, only to be taken down on the 12th instant with a leak ing heart, complicated with Bright’; disease, and another stroke on Satur day last, from which he lost con sciousness and never recovered. As soon as the state called for her sons in her defense, Mr. Sanders vol unteered, and he was always at his post of duty, ever in the forefront of the fight, never asking his men to suffer what he was not enduring nor to go where he was not willing to lead Above air he loved his home and family. At every period of life his habits and mind inclined in the direc tion of domesticity, and his devotion ■to his family was one of the most autiful and charming of his many [ractive and strong characteristics lie is survived by his wife, six sons, has. Sanders, Pelahatchie, Miss Johnni? Sanders, Columbia, S. C.; J. H. Sanders, Jr., Ed. Sanders, Keys and Farrell Sanders of BjackyUlc^AOd. A Progressive Ticket. two daufektan, Mrs. G> E. Turner, Ms- con, Ga., and Mrs. R. H. Bond, Black ville. The local lodge, Woodmen of the World, of which he was a charter member, assisted by Drs. Henry and Barclay, of the Methodist and Pres byterian churches, respectively, con ducted very impressive ceremonis | over his remains, the interment tak ing place Thursday afternoon at the City cemetery. GROW FORAGE CROPS. Sodas Grass sad Amber Sorghum Can Be Grown Before Frost. There is yet time to grow Sudan Gram and Amber Sorghum and get png rutting before frost. Amber cane is about two weeks easier than the Orange variety. If sown thinly, or bunched with hoes it urill make a large enough stalk to shock for winter food. If broadcast ed, not less than two bushels of seed per acre should be sown, and on very fertile land three bushels per acre will not give too thick a stand for good re sults. Thirty pounds per acre of Sudan Grass seed broadcasted will give an excellent growth for one cutting. The second growth may be turned under in the fall, and the land planted to Abruzzi Rye or oats and vetch mixed. Clover should not be planted unless a very firm seed bed can be secured after breaking the field. Sudan Grass should be ready for ^cutting within sixty daya^and, if fa- rored with a very late fall it may af ford a second cutting. After the sec ond cutting the field should be har- To the Voters of Barnwell The following ticket has been suggested as the proper ticket for the management of the af fairs pf the town of Barnwell for the ensuing two years: Msyor, J. Emile Hhrley^ Ald ermen, W’m. McNab, P. M. Buckingham, B. L. Easterling, H. A. Simms, R. S. Dicks and A. T. Beard. The citizens of Barnwell are called on to sup port the above ticket, with the assurance that under their wise guidance this city will be a better, bigger and cleaner place in which to live. Progress. A Delightful Occasion. Dunbarton, July 27.—On Monday evening .Master Randolph Anderson son of Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Ander son, of Dunbarton, having reached his fourth mile stone, delightfully enter tained a number of his friends with birthday party. At 6:30 o'clock the little ones were called from their play to a table in the yard where they were served with delightful refreshments. After being bountifully supplied with ice cream pineapple, cake, etc., they returned to their play, until approaching night reminded the little ones that they would have to hurry home, so with much reluctance they bade their host good bye, all assuring him that they had had a grand time. Those present at the happy occas- sion i^ere: Kenneth Anderson, Wil liam Bradley, Ellis Bradley, Henry Bradley, Frances Bradley, Lessie Dicks, Ruth Hasty, James Killings- worth, Aubrey Rountree, Wilbur Tis- BYRNES AND BYRNS. How Kindly Tennesseean Aided South ^ Carolina Congressman. HON. RICHARD I$VINO MANNING ....... Governor of South Carolina __ WHO IS GAINING FRIENDS EVERY DAY IN HIS CAMPAIGN FOR RE-ELECTION. WHERE CHARLESTON STANDS. Manning's Friends Confident That He Will Carry That County. rowed to a depth of one or two inches dale, Dean Rountree^ Franklin Wha- with a disc or cut-away harrow. This ley, Eugene Whaley. ONLY FOUR MORE WEEKS. ^ — The Interest in the State Campaign Is Undemoostrstive. will prepare the land for clover seed, ] which should then be sown. Seed may be gathered from the clover next spring and the stubble turned for corn; or, the balk method may be used for cotton. The latter is especially recommended for sandy soils. An application of 400 to 800 pounds per acre of cottonseed meal and acid phosphate, half and half should be I worked into the soil with the harrow. Nitrate of Soda might also be applied j when .the plants are up to a good stand. News from Lyndhurst. Fairfax Takes Another. Fairfax captured its fifth straight game from Barnwell on the local dia mond Friday afternoon, 5 to 0. The visitors led off with a run in the first inning and the game promised to be close and exciting, but unfortunately what appeared to be a foul ball was called fair by Umpire Tuten, three men scoring. From that point on neither the Ideal team nor the “root ers” took any interest in the game. Barbecue Dinner. Special ta The People. Lyndhurst, July 29.—The prevail ing heavy rains have visited this sec tion of late. Dr. Solomon Brown, of Barnwell, was here for a few hours on profes sional business Sunday. Mr. W. D. Gantt, of Barnwell, spent Sunday with relatives. Mr. Harry Boylston, of Blackville, was the guest of Mr. L. C. Fowke a few days ago. Migs Jessie 'Fowke Returned on Monday from Estill, where she has been spending some time, the guest of Mr. R. Marshall Gantt paid a fly ing visit to friends in Barnwell a few days ago. Mr. L. C. Fowke motored over Williston Friday. to * There will be a barbecue dinner at Ulmer on coupty campaign day, Aug ust 16th. The proceeds are for the benefit of the Baptist Church build ing fund. The price for the dinner is as follows: Ladies, 25c; men, 50c. The iron pips to be used is the con- of the fence to enclose Cel- Park and Coact House Square utd work will begin (Political Advei ti lement.) For Aldermen. We stand for: 1. A progressive business adminis tration. 2. ’« For the opening of Court House Yoad. 3. We pledge ourselves fcfflithfully serve the best interests of. all the peo ple and see that the town- is run by ourselves as economically as possible and without the aid of any outside or J. A^ Porter, Jss Julian Bush, M. K. Black, a H. Beet. J. a Moody. Sr . The meeting of the State campaign party in'Charleston on Tuesday was chiefly interesting in the clear exposi tion which it afforded of the line of political cleavage which divides the voters of this city and county, mer Gov. Blease still enlists the en thusiastic support of those elements which have followed him in Charles ton for the last half dozen years. His pronAse that if re-elected he will give the State “the same kind of adminis tration he had given bAore” was re ceived with acclaim byAhose Charles ton voters who approved of his ad ministration during the four years he was governor. They tumultuously cheered his declaration in opposition to "cramming down the throats of the people any law they did not like. 1 All this was only what was to have been expected. Unquestionably a sub stantial proportion of the Charleston electorate would prefer Blease as governor to anybody who could be elected. They want just the kind of administration which he gave before and which they are convinced they could expect of him again. They re sent bitterly the '.closing of blind tigers and gambling dens in Charles ton and they would like to see these places in full blast again. On the other hand it is not less true, and this the meeting on Tues day also illustrated, that there is an other element m Charleston which is earnestly and actively committed to the re-election of Gov. Manning. We are confident that this element *is more numerous than it has ever been before. For months past persistent 1 efforts have been in progress in other parts of the State to injure the can- , didacy of Mr. Manning through the suggestion that his law enforcement : activities in Charleston had lost him i the support of this community. There was never any foundation for this re port. It was^ true that some of Mr. Manning’s friends in Charleston were disappointed that he did not veto the insurance bill—a, thing which in all , the circumstances it was utterly im practicable for him to do—and others who disliked his handling of one or . two other matters, such as the re funding of the State bonds; But the suggestion that even those citizens who found themselves in disagree ment with. Gov Manning-in the mat ters referred to would attempt on that account to defeat him for re- election was a slander upon them and upon the community. This the course of events has al ways made plain and we are con- viheed that the outcome of the pri mary. election next month will show conclusively that the larger propor tion of the Charleston public has nev-'fv er lost sight of the burden of obltga uon which th» e-»-»r iwsc 0,, Manning. Hi* friend* here are confi dent that he will easily carry tea county. He sheald do Conner. The campaign from county to coun ty of the candidates for State office has still four weeks to run. The meetings this week began at Sumter on Tuesday, the itinerary for the rest of the week including Manning, Monks Corner, Georgetown and Kings- tree. The tour of the other throe weeks will cover the Pee-Dee section of the State, bock through the edge of the Piedmont and will wind up at Winnsboro. The interest in the campaign is un demonstrative, emphasizing what has NUMBER fin = ALLIES PR^SS HARD. Beginning of War’s Third Year Germany on Defensive. Detroit Free Press. Representative James F. Byrnes of South Carolina is certain that Repre sentative Joseph W. Byrns of Tennes see is about the most accommodating man in congress, if not in the entire country. You can see for yourself the sim ilarity of the names. When Byrnes was nominated for congress in South Carolina, where the nomination on the Dqxnocratic ticket is equivalent to being elected, several hundred voters in the district assumed that Byrnea was henceforth a member, and began to write to him, making all manner of requests. All this mail went to Joe Byrns of Tennessee. Byrns reads the papers, and soon figured out what was the matter, but did not have the heart to shove off Congressional duties on man not yet a congressman. He sim ply looked after the correspondence himself. If a South Carolina man wrote for a horse book or a document, Byrns of Tennessee supplied it out of his own quota. The South Carolina folk passed many encomiums on the promptness with which their congress man caught on to his new official chores. Joe Byrns used up tons of good energy looking after the correspond ence of the man, with the name like Germany enters upon the third ; of the war with her forces in all portions of the main theatres operations on the defensive, and w! her lines at numerous places France and Russia pressed back fn where they stood a year ago. Her allies also have yielded t initiative to the entente almost ew where—the Austro-Hungarians Volhynis and Galicia, and in Italy, i spectively, to the 'Russians and 1 Italians and the Turks, in Asia Mb to the Russians. In addition along 1 Greek frontier unofficial reports cate that Serbs, British and are preparing to throw down ths gage of battle to the Bulgarians and the soldiers of the central powers. The Russians, according to tfcn latest Petrograd communication, are continuing their forurard against the Teutons in the river region of Volhynia, and tlMra have captured the entire Thirty-first Honved regiment, together with Ms commander and staff. To the south, near Brody, the Russians also ara pressing the A astro-Germ* ns who an* answering the attack by Brody and the crossings of the R rovka river, endeavoring to hold lines of defense. Large re Info are being brought up to kei Russians from additional gains hi* 'before he even knew' the man * by"| sight. ■ Jenny News. Jenny, Aug. 1.—The crop* in this section have been damaged consider ably by the recent r^ns, and the roods are almost impassable in many places. Little Willie Roberta, who was taken to the Baker Sanitorium, Charleston, two weeks ago is bow doing nicely and it is hoped will soon be able to WhilS an unofficial Petrograd aaye the croeSbd the Stokhod river be twees Kovel-Sarny and Kovel-Rojitrbe roads, Berlin says that on both i of the Kovel-Saray railway, aool the Turga rivet, and on both aUi the Upo. attacks by the against Gen. Von Lmslagsa'a were repulsed with to the attackers, and that nearly ■actor of Galicia, Capt. and Mrs. J. Wyman Jenny are spending some time in Henderson ville, N. C, Misses Mery and Lillian Miller, of Salisbury. N. C-, art spending boom time with Dr. and Mrs. G. W. I. Load- holt. . Mr. G. M. Brant was taksn to the Baptist Hospital in Columbia last Tues day night by Dr. Loadholt for am been apparent from the first that the operation. Mr. Brant is one of the people are refusing to be stirred up to factionalism and will vote this year without prejudice and passion. It Is the concensus of opinion of those who have observed the campaign from the standpoint of its news value that the people care nothing except the issues of the day. The yelling and noise of campaigns of past years is absent and will not go on this round. STOP! LOOifcJ LISTEN! Barnwell and Bamberg Sunday School Convention. old landmarks of this vicinity and it is hoped that he will bo sparod many years to come. Denmark defeated Barnwell Tuesday afternoon in an exciting game of base ball 4 to 3. * • ••••• Letters to serta. In the Somme regie British and the Fret dating positions won French were forced to attacks Monday in the Han and at the Maaaru farm, whie says were put down with aerie es to the Gormans. There fighting on the British front the day. In the Astico valley the I tali keeping up their Austrians an Mont* put down Austrian attacks Adige valley and ths Tra toy. Petrograd reports a further for ths Russians in ths r Erzmgan, Turkish Armenia, repulse of a Turkish attack Mosul district. • • • • • The convention will meet at the Barnwell Baptist Church Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, August 30 and 31 and September 1st. Each school is entitled to five delegates. It is re quested that as schools elect their delegates that the secretaries will at once send names of all who desire entfertainment to W. C. Milhous, Barn well. This i|r important. Every Sunday School is expected to take part in the exercises of the last day. Programme published later. . W. G. Britton, Sec. THE STATE CAMPAIGN. Sumter, Tuesday, August 1. Manning, Wednesday, August 2. Moncks Corner, Thursday August 3. Georgetown, Friday, August 4. Kingstree, Saturday, August 5. Florence, Tuesday, August 8. Marion, Wednesday, August 9. Conway, Thursday, August 10. Dillon, Friday, August li. Darlington, Saturday, August 12. Bishopville, Tuesday, August 15. Bennettsville, Wednesday, August 16. x Chesterfield, Thursday, August 17. Camden, Friday, August 18. Lancaster, Saturday, August 19. Union, Tuesday; August 22. Gaffney, Wednesday, August 23. York, Thursday, August 24. Chester, Friday, August 25. Winnsboro, Saturday, August 26. The Rest Room. • • Dear Mr. Editor:— I was very much impressed with a conversation a few days ago in Barn well between some of the ladies there in reference to securing a Rest Room fox the ladies and children who come to Barnwell to do their trading and are often tired and worn out and have no place to take themselves or* babies to rest and refresh themselves, and it seems to me that this is a wise steji forward and one, I am sure, that will be appreciated very much by out- of-town ladies. The very least the Barnwell folks could do for their friends in the country, who often have to hang around the stores all day af ter trading, is to have comforts for the visiting ladies and children, and I wish to pull my hat off to the ladies of Barnwell who are behind this long needed enterprise. Observer. says the Turks have driven ths sians from Rcvandus and are ] them toward ths Persian bordar. * The British casualtie^in all ths theatres during July number 1JH officers and 62,591 men. COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT. A Few Timely Suggestions far proving the Home sad the Fan An Endorsement. Scrape the roads. A.good road n ning by your farm indicates that j are a good farmer. If tomatoes are tied to. stakes i plants will take up much less room a the fruit will ripen more evenly. This is the time of year that m and beast enjoys the shade of a g« sized tree, even though it is notU but a box elder. Is your home yi and the pasture well supplied w shade? What protection are you giving I birds in your vicinity? You can least give them a pan of water drink and bathe in on these hot da Have the school and COUNTY CAMPAIGN MEETI "Fairfax, Tu^.y, August St£ Ulmer, Wednesday, August Ifith. Blackville, Tuesday, August 2tm Dear Mr. Editor:-*- , I attended the state campaign meet ing at Barnwell on the 18th instant and heard the speeches of all the can didates, but what imlfressed me most of all was this: That Mr. McDuffie Hampton, candidate for railroad com missioner, and a son of Governor Wade Hampton, never once during his speech referred to the fact that he was a son of Wade Hampton, the ‘ mention of whose name would have \ brought cheers from his audience, so been given over to weeds sad gns or have they been mowed and ha clean ? The well kept yards esnaa I passerby to think more favorably a community. How qbqut that silo? With a lib hustling there is yet time to Take the boys down to ths ming hole and teach them to You’ll all enjoy it Every farm has broken d broken terraces and newiy gullies, due to the r floods. Fix them up right away. , .. . ... . They will grow worse with every i I reached the conclusion<hmt he wasl - r _ , 5- ■ # made of the right serf of stuff, and Juiy is the month in mmue L hear your corn grow, >w fast enough to that on the day of election he would EETING. get my vote. V5Sr. The County ! Auditor with the iuvtrnmm to n »