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. *** •V? Il ?■ “Ju»t Like a Member of the Family^ -i—r- OLUME XL. BARNWELL, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY IsL 1917. IAR CONSIDERS PERSHING’S MEN HOST OF GUESTS COURT MEASURE!- LEAVING MEXICO ENJOYED BANQUET rtri TORRENS SYSTEM MAY BE AMENDED GARDEN PLANTING TIME IS AT HAND r, Barnwell lawyers suggest AMENDMENTS. AMERICAN TROOPS BEGIN LONG MARCH TO U. S. if. D. c C.*S AT FAIRFAX HELD LEE AND JACKSON MEETING. BILL IN LEGISLATURE TO MAKE LAND ACT WORKABLE. TIMELY SUGGESTIONS FROM EX PERIMENT STATION. rf- * ’ Special Election in May Necessary Before the Bill Could Be come Effectiye. More State Troops Will Be Refeased When Regulars Again Take Up Duty on the Border. Regular Meeting of the Chapter Fol lowed by Banquet and Recep tion to 100 Guests. * ' .<■ Measure Aims to Provide for Assur ance, . Guarantee and Regis- ^ tration of Land Titles. Land Should Be Thoroughly Ploughed and Sub-soiled as Soon as Soil Conditions Permit. At a meeting of the Barnwell bar held here Saturday the bill providing for a county court was considered. After going over all the provisions of the bill the bar made a number of rec ommendations . for amendments. Be fore the bill can become effective it will be necessary to have the people of the county vote for it at a special elec- ! tion to be held in May. The following account of the meeting is taken from - the minutes of the acting secretary: R. C. Holman, Esq., stated the ob ject of the meeting to % be to discuss the proposed bill for the establishment of a County Court in Barnwell Coun ty, and, at the request of the mem bers of the General Assembly from Barnwell County, to make such sug gestions, recommendations and amend- J ents to the Delegation as the Bar ^y' deem advisable in regard there- Washington, Jan. 28.—The HhaF act in the entrance into Mexico of 12,000 American soldiers as a result of the Villa massacre at Columbus, N. M on March 9, 1916, was, written today Gloved by T. M. Boulware, Esq., and carried, that the Bar favor the es tablishment of a County .Court and that the Bar submit such suggestions and amendments as they deem best. (All present voted yes except Messrs. J. E. Harley and R. A. Ellis.) Moved and carried that upon the recommendation to the Governor of a majority of the membership of the Bar, the Judge and Solicitor shall be appointed by the Governor. Moved and carried that the Judge of said Court shall not be permitted to practice law in any Court directly or indirectly. ^ Moved an^ carried that the Solici tor be prohibited from practicing law in any criminal court in the county, except as Solicitor and prosecuting at torney; that he be required to act as attorney for the County in any ad- visory capacity and to represent the County in suits for and against it. * Moved and carried that upon the r recommendation of two-thirds of the members of the Bar, it shall be thg duty of the Governor to refnove the Judge or Solicitor from office. Moved and carried that Section 7 be amended by striking out all of said Section after the word “persons,” on the 2nd line thereof, down to the word “the” on line 12 of said Section. Mr. J. E. Harley at his request was excused from further attendance upon the meeting as he is opposed to the bill in its entirety. . Moved and carrieiLthat so much of the bill as provides fOTNthejurisdictidn of the Court on the Civil side be amended by limiting the amount in volved to $3,000.00. Moved and carried that the com- . pensation of the stenographer be fixed at $600.00 per annum. • Moved and carried that the appoint- rnt of the- officers of the Court be *:-fleferred until after the ratification of the Act and that copies of these minutes be forwarded to the delega tion from this county. i NEW BLACKVILLE HANK. Will Open Doors About First of TSb- ruary. • Blackville, Jan. 26.—The Commer cial Bank of Blackville \yill open-its dopfsffor business just as soon as nec essary fixtures and material can be r secured,“probably by February 1. At a meetTftg held at Blackville Monday evening the. capital stock of $25,000 was subscribed and paid ’fc The stockholders elected the following board of directors: W. A. Fickling, _ ^ ^ w t WM11W1I ^ 0 W111W1I Iiavc ueeil C. J. Pickling, £ G- Fickling, Wyatt | washing'every step in'the criJoalTit- Browning, Crum Boylston, Joseph uation with the utmost intcres > Norwood of Columbia, C. R. I. Brown, | A combination, of reasons aVe given president of the C.tizens bank of unofficial i y for the withdrawal deci- ■ ^ A A T ■ AX lx y-v m m 9 m . m yv with official announcement by the war department that Gen.' Pershing had been ordered, and actually had start ed to bring his troops back to the United States. Secretary Baker issued the follow ing announcement: “Gen. Pershing has been ordered to bring his troops out of Mexico. < The movement is to be an immediate one and is probably already under way.” Later advices to the department said that the troops already had be gun the evacuation of Colonia Dub- lan, 110 miles from the border where they had been concentrating during the past few weeks. The last Amer ican soldier is expected to recross the border in about a week. Villa May Follow.. No official information is at hand as to whether Villa or Carranza troops will occupy the territory vacant by the Americans but the belief is strong here that the bandit, who is credited with having at least 8,000 well armed men and who now is at least four times as strong as when the American troops went across the bor der, will make a desperate effort to take the territory, particularly for its moral effect. The two other phases of the Mexi can problem on which interest centres now are the disposition of the more than 60,000 militia still on the border and the sending of Ambassador Fletch er to his post at Mexico City. Officials said both these questions are depend ent” on the turn of events in Mexico. At xleast a part of the remaining guardsmen are expected to be order ed home as soon as the 25,000 now leaving have been moved out of the r way and Pershing’^ regulars have been redistributed to provide adequate protection for the border, perhaps in three weeks’ time. Pershing’s with drawal will permit a much smaller border guard, as a large support has been essentia] to his long line of com munications. The delay in sending Ambassador Fletcher is due to the administration’s hesitancy to avoid that degree of recognition to the Carranza govern ment which is felt not only to have been none too .friendly, but also to be seriously endangered by Villa, Za pata and other bandit activities, as well, as by an extremely weak eco nomic condition. The Pershing withdrawal will be carried out * w ijh as much speed as possible over the rough, arid, water less section and it is hoped that the men will cover about 15 miles a -day. Railroads will not be used even for carrying supplies, as it is desired neither to run any chance of j-aids by Villa, nor to incur any obligation to Carranza. Plans Already Made. Preparations for .withdrawal have been going on for some time it was admitted today, with the calling in of outposts and the taking of steps to protect friendly Chinese and Mormans from punishment by Mexicans. No announcement could be made, it w^s added, before the actual march was under way, as it was feared some un expected event might come up whteh would require more delay and em barrassing explanations to South American countries which have been Fairfax, Jan. 27.—One of the most delightful social events of the ^win- ter was the Le^ and Jackson public meeting of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Moye on last Thursday evening. - The regular meeting of the chap- tre was followed by a banquet and re ception tendered by the daughters to the honorary members and friends of the members of the chapter. The hostesses of the occasion were: Mesdames M. A. Moye, J. C. Preacher, W. A. Lancaster and G. A. Sanders. The night was cold and rainy, but cheerful and oldfashioned fires and the glow of many lights bespoke a warmth ofwelcome and hospitality within the home of this honored couple. The meeting was gracefully pre sided over by the president, Miss Vir ginia Young DuRant, and the. follow ing programme : was rendered: A prayer, the Rev. D. B. Grosclose; hymn (a favorite with both Lee and Jackson)“How Firm ^ Foundation” was sung. Pape/on Lee, Mrs. D. B. Grosclose; piano solo, “Lorena,” with variations, Miss Alma Knight; paper on Lee and Jackson, written by Mrs. W. M. Lightsey, read by Mrs. E. A. McDowell; vocal solo, “Carry Me. Back to Ole Virginny,” Mrs. E. A. McDowell ^remarks by the president, The programme was concluded by all joining heartily in singing, “Dixie.” The banquet table was laid with covers for nearly 100 guests and the repast consisted of a bountiful three course dinner; The place cards were tiny Confederate flags. An absence of formality'and the hospitality of the- A bill to make workable the Torrens system of land registration has been introduced in the house by Repre sentatives Toole of Aiken, Dominick of Newberry, Hamblin of Union and Rogers of Dillon. - The bill aims to provide for the assurance, guarantee and registration of land titles, and to make the system within the under standing of the layman. Section 1 provides that after an ex amination by -a reputable attorney,, setting forth his conclusions as to the estate contained in said title, that it shall be the duty of the clerk or rtegis- terer of mesne conveyance in the county in which the said land is situ ated, to examine carefully the abstract, and verify and attach his certificate of approval, and such certificate, with of-' ficial seal, shall be prima facie evi dence that such title is a good tfnd merchantable one. Section 2 says that any land-owner holding a title properly certified, as provided in section one, who shall ap ply to the State Treasurer of this State can have same guaranteed. Three weeks’ Bbftice must be given in some newspaper published in county where land is situated that, parties have applied for a guarantee of title. After 20 days, if no adverse claim is filed with the treasurer, he shall give an official State guarantee with offi cial seal attached. Section 3 provides for a fee of one- fourth of 1 per cent, of the assessed value of the land for the guaranteed title,, and the funds to be placed in fund known as the “State title sink ing fund.” hostess and Mr. and Mrs. Moye made the evening one of rare pleasure for all present. This chapter of the United Daugh ters of the Confederacy is one of the most active and progressive in the State, and owes much to itsenergetic president, Miss Virginia Young Du Rant. MARRIAGE AT WILLISTON. Wedding of Miaa Bennet and Mr. Weeks Was Interesting Event. MRS. , MATTHEWS ENTERTAINS. Delightful Reception Tendered Visi tors from Olar and Blackville. Charleston, and A. M. Denbow, vice president of the Peoples bank of Bam berg. sion. First was the impracticability of actually “capturing Villa” as the object of the expedition was explain Williston, January 29.—Mrs. Ann Mary Matthews was hostess on the afternoon of Saturday, the 20th, at a most delightful reception in honor of her guests, Mrs. Sarah Brabham, of Olar, and Mrs. Sallie I. Hair, of Blackville. This entertainment was unique, in that the hostess and these guests have all passed the alloted span, of three score years and ten. . All are in fairly good health, and happy over the privilege- of enjoying the society of each pther, a‘nd recalling the days of “Auld lang syne.” Days before the ‘War Between the States were dis cussed—“days that knew no shade of sorrow,” when they were light-heart ed girls at school in old Dunbarton. The lives of these friends of long ago are linked inseparably together by memories that are dear to them. It was a delightful occasion, and one that woll linger in-the memory of those whose privilege it Was to be present.. Delicious • refreshments were served *by the little grand daughters of the hostess and Mrs. Brabham. As the company dispersed, many times was the hope expressed that Diving Providence would permit again the reunion of this trio of friends of other days. As the setting sun flings back its beams over these lives which have been so well spent, may no shadow of sadness or sorrow touch those gentle hearts. , Mrs. H. K. Anderson. i . uuject u; The directors met and elected the; ed to ^ in a Whjte House 3tat0nlent following: officers: A. M. Denbow, I Usued at the time the dition was 1/J T TP i Fr-1 i Mr. Perry Bush, of Ellenton, was a will be glad to learn that she is re visitor here Monday. president; C. J. Fickling, vice presi dent; C. W. Rentz, Jr., cashier. ♦» sent in. Then with the border ap parently safe, the demand for the re turn of the State troops has become best to withdraw all American sol diers from the stricken country in or der to remove any American oi; an- Farm work has been very much de- more and more pressing. , layed by the rains of the past several Moreover,. Pershing’s present loca- weeks. - <- f ^ [tion was recognized as a source of military weakness both in the face of Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Brown returned attacks on his long flanks and also rh r n Saturday from Aiken, where the the eventuality of larger expedition former has been attending court. into Mexico. r Probably more decisive than all It is understood that several Barn- these reasons, however,- was the be- well people are planning to attend the lief'that thq. situation would never.be inauguration of President Wilson next solved one way or the other so long as month. Pershing stayed, and that if would be t ...» ti-American issue. In other words, there is a disposition to leave Mexi co to work out its own salvation with out interference and even to give Car ranza a diplomatic victory in the hope that in some way a stable government may arise there. ' Wjth the last American soldier out of Mexico, the "Mexican problem can be viewed in a pew light. . From now on, it will not be possible for Car ranza to meet American demands for the withdrawal of Jhe troops. During her recent visit to Barnwell, Mrs. G. H. Mathis, of Alabama, made the statement that $2 worth of garden seed, properly planted and cultivated, would produce vegetables enough for the average family. It is now time to prepare for, the spring garden. As soon as th« soil conditions will per mit, the land should be thoroughly plowed and sub-soiled to a depth of from 12 to 14 inches, and then har rowed until a perfect seed bed has been formed. Any available barn yard manure may be scattered broad cast and thoroughly incorporated with the soil by repeated harrowing. • If only a small quantity is available, it will be best to apply in the drill and mix thoroughly with tffe soil. Even though many of the vegetables will not be planted until March and April, it is well to prepare the land as soon as the soil conditions will permit. Just before planting time the land may be freshly worked with a harrow or cul tivator. Williston, January 28.—An inter esting event of Wednesday evening, the 24th inst., at 6:30 o’clock, was the marriage of Miss Willie Ruth Bennet and Mr. Thomas West Weeks, at the Baptist Church. The wedding party included Miss Mattie Lee Bennet, sis ter of the brid*, maid of honor, Misses Janie Matthews, of Williston, and Sarah Whitsell, of St. George, brides maids. The best man was Mr. Marion Hutson, of Augusta. Groomsmen, Messrs. Albert Snelling, of Barnwell, and Willie Matthews, of Williston. Little Miss Marie Wise was the dainty little flower girl. The ushers were Messrs. Roland Hutson, of Williston and Bryant Weeks, of White Pond. The bride never looked lovelier than in her traveling suit of 'blue broad cloth with accessories to match. She carried brides’ roses and valley lillies. Miss "Bennet wore a beautiful gown of golden georgette crepe, and carried white carnations.* Miss Matthews’ gown was of green messaline. Miss Whitsell wore pink crepe de chine. Both bridesmaids carried pink carna tions. Immediately following the cer emony the bride and groom left by automobile for Augusta. The bridal party, with Rev. W. M. Jones, >yho officiated at the marriage, were de lightfully entertained at the home of the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Bennet on Tuesday evening. The presents were numerous and beautiful. The young couple yvill make their home at r White P6hd. Mr. and Mrs. Emsly Fletcher, of Charlotte, N. C., came down last week for the Bennet-Weeks weddrng. - • Mrs. E/ E. Parker and children, of Atlanta, have been visiting relatives and friends. Mrs. Louisa Knox, of .Charleston, paid a brief visit larft week to Mrs. G. W. Greene. 1 The friends of Mrs. Mary Harvey English Peas. English peas may now be planted. Lay off the rows three feet wide, and cover the seed to a depth of from five to six inches with soil. Plapt the seed thickly m the row. Thirty to fifty seed to every foot of row should give a good stand. The smooth seed varie ties will stand more cold than wrink led peas, and may therefore, be plant ed earlier. I would not advise plant ing the wrinkled varieties before the 1st of February. Irish Potatoes. Irish potatoes should be-planted as soon as the soil conditions will per mit. Plant in rows three feet wide and plant the tubers twelve inches a- part in the row, and cover to a depth of four to five inches. If the potatoes come up early and there ia still danger of frost, they should be covered with soil by running a furrow on either side of the row with a plow. This will not in any way injure the potatoes. The Irish Cobbler, Red Bliss, and Rose are all excellent early varieties. ^ Asparagus. Every garden should have an aspara gus bed. The roots may be planted any time before March the 15th, but the sooner, the better. Asparagus may be grown in rows six feet apart and the roots placed twenty-four to thirty-six inches apart in the row, and covered to a depth of frogri five to.six inches. The second year some of the asparagus may be cut. It is not ad visable, however, to cut any of the young shoots the first season. The Palmetto and Conober’s Colossal are both excellent varieties. If only a small area is available, the asparagus roots nfky be planted in beds four to six feet wide and any desired length, placing the plants two feet apart each .way. Asparagus is a very gross feeder, and therefore, should be heavi- >vei covering from a severe illness. Miss Bettie Matthews is recovering from an attack of grippe. , Dan Cupid has been busy in Willis- NUMBER MEDICAL ASSN. HOLDS MEETING INTERESTING SESSION HELD HERE TUESDAY. Resolution Endorsing State-wide Pro hibition Law Adopted.—Med- leal Papera Read. ton this winter—and there are others. The Greene Crate and Lumber Co., has installed the necessary machinery and is grinding up large quantities of velvet beans in the hull for the farm ers, to be used for feeding stock. Peo ple who have never before realized the value of velvet beans are preparing to plant largely of them this year. The meeting of the Johnson U a good iloi Chapter, U.. D. C., will be hefif at the home of Mrs. George H. Bates on the second Tuesday of this month. ly manured. Cover the bed every sea son, with well decomposed ’manure, and apply commercial fertilizer at the rate of 1,000 lbs. per acre, used as a side application during March. If white asparagus is desired, the soil is banked over the row from eight to twelve inches high before the aspara gus beginfe to. grow in the spring. The young shoots are cut off with a long knife from four to six inches below the surface of th£ soil as soon as the shoots appear above the ground. If green asparagus is desired, cultivate in the same way as you would cotton or com, and cut the young shoots about one inch below the surface of the ground after they have made a growth of from five to six inches. * . * Celery. * Celery can be grown successfully in any part of this State. It 19 best to grow the young plants rather than buy them. Select a cool, shady location on the north side of a fence or out- buildjng, and after thoropghly pre paring the soil, sow the seed in rows twelve inches apart and cover about one-fourth to one-half inch with soil. The seed may be sown any time dur ing the month of January of February. Celery is perfectly hardy and will not be injured by cold. The seec] are-ex- tremely small and therefore, the great est-care should be exercised in plant* ing them. After the plants have come up and formed the fourth leaf, they should be thinned out so ‘as to stand about one inch apart in the row Tha thinnings may be used for transplant ing in» another plant bed. Keep the The fourteenth semi-annual meeting of the Second District Medical Asao- ciation was held in Barnwell Tuesday. The different communities of the dis trict were well represented by the fol lowing doctors: R. A.' Gyles, Black ville; A. B. Patterson, Barnwell; J. S. Matthews, Denmark; C. B. Ray, Olar; C. G. Blackburn, Cordova; R. C. Kirk land, Barnwell; Hugh Tison, Allen dale; J. R. McCormick, Olar; Robt. F. Black, Bamberg; T. M. Stuckey, Cope; L. A. Hartzog, Olar; M. H. Wyman, Columbia; Edward Kirkland, Olar; J. J. Cleckley, Bamberg; H. J. Stuckey, Bamberg; G. W. I. Loadholt, Fairfax; J. H. Roberts, Ehrhardt; J. S. Palmar, Allendale; W. R. Tuten, Fairfax; M. B. Munson, Estill; J. P. Johnson, Fair fax; E. L. Patterson, Barnwell; F. H. Boyd, Allendale; H. G. Googe, Fair fax; J. G. Wooley, Barnwell; C. F. Bryans, Augusta; and Vance W. Brab ham, Orangeburg. . The 'officers of the association ara Dr. J. L. Copeland, Ehrhardt, presi dent; Dr. W. R. Lowman, vice-presi dent, Orangeburg; and Dr. Vance W. Brabham, secretary and treasurer. In the absence of the president, Dr. Low- man called the meeting to order and presided at the session, after a prayer, by Rev. A. E. Evison. Dr. R. A. Gyles, president of the Barnwell County Association, made an eloquent address of welcome which was fittingly responded to by Dr. G. H. Walter. The reading of papers and the dis cussion of the same was next up. Papers were read by the follow ing doctors: r Auto-intoxication—Dr. J. S. Palmer, Allendale. * * - Carcinoms of the Colon—Dr. Charlie Crane, Augusta, Ga. Blood-Transfusion—Dr. I. Bryans, Augusta, Ga. . Dr. Bryans lecture on blood-trans- fusion created profound interest from the fact that it was an able disenaskm of a comparatively untried procedwn. Tranfusion was attempted several cen turies ago, but not until recently has It been done skilfully enough to insure success. The following resolution was adopted almost unanimously by the Associa tion: “Resolved: That the Second District Medical Association endorse a statewide law for the enforcement of prohibition.” After adjournment, the members were entertained at dinner by the Bamberg-Hampton ' County Medical Association. WILLISTON FOR i PROHIBITION, Petition With Large Number of Nam Sent to Barnwell Delegation. V Special to The People. Williston, January 29.—A petition waa circulated in Williston and mailed to the Barnwell County Delegation on January 27th, urging them to sop port any measures that might come up during the present session of the Legislature, looking towards total and absolute prohibition. In a short while 133 names were affixed to the petition. This petition did not have reference to any particular bill that has or might be introduced in the Legislature but simply expressed the sentiment of this community, which is that the people want an out-tnd- out prohibition bill. . Practically ev eryone approached, regardless of pre vious political affiliation, signed the petition. On the following day the Williston Baraca Class, with a mem bership of over fifty men, voted unani mously to send a similar petition to the Barnwell Delegation. * Dra» N. F. Kirkland, Jr., and F. H. Boyd, of Allendale, attended the meet ing of the medical association here Tuesday. celery growing vigorously through out the spring. Care should be taken not to allow grass v or weeds to choke out the plants. The first five«to six weeks after the celery seed have ger minated, it is .advisable to partially shade the plants by means of a lathe screen or brush. After the plants have become well established this covering may be removed. The plants should not be transplanted to a permanent t place in- the field until late July. The Giant Pascal and Perfection Hartwell are two of the best varieties for winter use. ■ — ».. .1 - «