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* The ,r^ “Ju»t Like- a Me mber of the Family" i GLUME ¥ BARNWELL READY FOR DAY OF DAYS ' •- • . , " j ■ EXCELLENT PROGRAMME . HAS BEEN ARRANGED. BARNWELL, fOUTE CAROLINA, TWIKSDAY, MARCH aiTH,. W7; NUMBER It Events Begin at 10 A. M. With Mon> “liter Parade of School Children r ^ and Trustees. All arrangements have been com pleted for the second annual Field Day at BarnwelTTomorrow (Friday), and the present outlook is for one of the largest crowds ever gathered together jn this city.. In response to a procla mation issued by. Mayor J. Emile Har ley, the people of Barnwell have cleaned up their premises and the city will present a ^pick and span appear ance to the visitors. Governor Manning, other State of ficials and several members of the Governor’s staff have accepted the in vitation of 'the Executive Committee and will head the monster parade of the school children and trustees, which will leave the school grounds at 10 a. m. The line of march will be up Marlboro Avenhe, down Main' Street f d “the Circle** and bfck to the L building. Southern Railway will run spec- sins to Barnwell tomorrow, ar riving in ample time for the parade and returning late in the afternoon. ALUED FORCES . TAKE VILLAGES BRITISH AND FRENCH CAPTURE THREE MORE. Germans Interpose but Vain Resistance to the Advance of Entente Troops, Three additional villages have fallen ipto the hands nf the British., and TK * > ^***** erjafir 10:00 to 11:00—Parade. U/*f to 1.*00—All mental CoaWata in the Class Rooms 11:30—Address by Governor Rich ard I. Manning from a stand erected in front of tbe school building 1:00 to »:00—Dinner. All schools are ashed to make their own arrange* ■mats shout dinner. 2:00 to 6:00—Atfeletir Events 6:00 to € 00— Maypole Dances, Man aal of Arass. Folk llaaors, etc. 0*00 to IldHI P. M —Oratorical and Reading too tests 16 cent a admis sion. I French troops operating against the Germans between Arras and Soissons in France. One village was taken by the British and two by the French. Lagnicourt, situated about six miles northwest of Bapaume, fell into the hands of the British and Follembray and La Eeullee in the Bassee-Foret de Coucy' region at the base of the salient that has been driven into the • German lines at La Fere now are in the hands of Gen. Neville’s forces. The French also have gained some additional terrain northeast of Sois sons, but no important changes in position have occurred in the St. Quin- tin sector, where the Germans appar ently are stiffening their line to keep d^wn inroads by the French. Paris reports the dispersal of German as semblages in this district by the ar tillery fire of the French. Trench raiding and bombinjt .oper ations continue on the remainder of | the although there also have " ” ' r various T ADVISES GROWING HOME VEGETABLES ^ , V. - - DEMONSTRATION. DIRECTOR IN- STRUCTS ^GENTS. J * V Impresses on the People the Need of Growing Vegetables for Home * ‘ Consumption. PROGRESS SLOW IN CIVIL COURT 17 Those invited to lake part m the parade are 1. Governor Manning aad mem bers of Staff, J. E Swearingen . 2. JBarowell Repteeea tat nee; Sea. J. H. Johnson Hon A^W pureas. Hon R P Sea men, Jr Hea. J. R Davis. %. Barnwell State Officers: Huef Gaam Warden A. A. Richard von Ally Gen. Thos H. Preylts Adjt Gen W. W Moore. 4. Comity Board of Education: Dr W. M. Janes, _ R Boyd Cole, Supt Horace J. Crouch. Mayor J. E. Harley 5. Home Demonstration Club, in eSargc of Miss niffoul Bar- »VV Off especially east of Dixi aad Steeimtraete in Belgium Conridertible aerial activity Is still 1 in progress between the British and Germans London ‘reports* the farc ing down by British airmen of Are Or man airplanes east of Neuvtlle St. Yaast and Aim»ntteres t«ut says that seven British machine* have failed to return to their bases. The (•ermans, who are reported ta* be in farce aa the aafth Russian front. are again becoming active. South of .. ^ ^ IH«*. .W rrfMMl Ol r-ur,. .fur *• M ' having loaaod gas waves against the the Germans cssaysd aa ad- j ta IVtr«ad. HON RICHARD IRVIN0 MANNING Owwiwr of SontliO«roMn» — Special to The People, Blackville, March 2fi.—Mr. H. G. Boylston, county demonstration agent; has received a letter from W. *W. Long, of Clemson, director of coopera tive extension work in agriculture and home economics in South Carolina, in which he is urged to impress on the people of Barnwell County the need of growing vegetables for home con sumption. The letter is as follows: “The conditions, as being reported, of the food crops of the world if not alarming are serious. This is espec ially true when we realise that the Reserves will be exhausted at the end of . this crop year. ’ft is reported that the English wheat crop is exceedingly backward. The Dutch crop is slnall. The French crop is very much less than usual and what is m«>st alarming Argentina will have little wheat or com to export The Australian wheat crop is reported 60,000,000 bushels * less than la * Thr U na4r Lhal governor Nanning mill lead tme.monmtkr parade OF MCHOoiTCHILDREN AND TRLSTEKH IN RARNMELL TOMOU ROM. AUtER MHK-ff HE M ILL DELIVER AN VDDRKSS I ROM A WAND IN IRONT OF THE BARNM ELL GRADED M Hoot BUILDING. . „ * - PLAN TO KREtT HOTEL. A GRKAT CAMPAIGN. la Perfect Effects j •d for the entire surplus of this year's whaat crop of Canada. Wheat in the * winter growing Stou t la our coun try has euffefnl much far the want of moisture. Early vegetables hi the Rout hem States have heea de strayed by recent freesea Coamag nearer borne, the pcooperts far whaat aad aal crops ta South Camliaa are meat diereuragtag m years. The sea ta very backward aad, the ref an. little gardening has Wen done m this COMPARATIVELY FEW DISPOSED OF. CASES One Non-Suit Ordered and Two Casea Withdrawn from the Jury During First Week. * wpy were repmasw. East af Barsasvitchi snot her Tro , Inn attach was put down by the Bun* sian artillery ftre. The Buaniaa war minister has arrived la Riga probably to consider the sit ant lea created by tbe arrival of German reinforcements. . . ,, . . IM.II Mfltlwf MW of Ik. Man fraatMr iata Tnrtrjf ha. bmi rf* j , atTaaa»M«ntt frrtr.1 by tk. RuMian*. «bo hav, ^ ~«-—ry fund, and that a Ur* Ik. vilajrM o( H^lhr.M.rb fart - A " f wkwh Ik. Twri.^mT alo«« lu ,^„ “ “'Vk."’’.^ Urg'Z arktrk Ik. Rrtttah ar. Mill ta pantut , '.y'. ' . ot tk. Tari. nrtrral.a. tnm Ka, taH —b. ntaMtartod of hert. Elsewhere ta thm tsaue af The ^tu ple will he found a notice ta the etarh- ladders af the Barnwell Hotel Carpa ration of a meeting ta be held thm iTfcmedey) evening for the purpoae af electing officers. A repraentaUee of The Keplc was informed this week by s member of the beard af corpora- that all the preliminary work has ta aa- H. y. ratt. Farm IVmonstrator: Mr. II. G. Boylston. Trusters of all Schools in Ma chines led by the . Barnwell Board. The Band. # All the Schools marching in or der of the District numbers. Major P. JL.Drew, Mr. t'harlie Brown and Mr, Butler Hagood with others will lie asked to serve as mounted escorts for the Governor and Staff, route- for the parade will be ‘ To the southeast, oa the Turco-Per- * sian frontier near Khamhan, the Rus sians have captured the Turkish forti- firsthwis at KalairhaHin, thereby plac ing a further menace in the way of the Turks making their way up the Diala rider before the British. * The German • Field Marshal von Mackensen. who has been in command of the Teutonic allied forces in Rou- mania, is reported to have arrived in Constantinople with the purpose of reorganising the Ottoman forces. In the Austro-Itslian and Mace donian theatres the situation is un changed. two stones high, and will contain 20 < • or £» rooms, with connecting baths Both the building and furnishings will be modem in every detail. It Is un derstood that ground will be broken at an early date.* WWW • ••••••••a • • • • Home Demonstration Work. • ••••• NEW BARNWELL CHAPTER Quite a number of girls have joined the Girl's* Canning Club for 1917. It is well that they have, for of course all kinds of canned food stuffs are go- ip g to he very valuable this. year. I hope that most of those who havts giv en me their names will stay in the The from the school grounds up Marlboro club: Don’t do like the girls at Dun- New D. A. R. Organization Starts Out barton. At first, eleven from that With Membership of 31. A second I). A. R. chapter has bpen %•*■*«** KM | " AVSCSX 1 MVZI VZ # avenue to Main Street, up Main Street; organized in Barnwell with a member- and around “the Circle,” returning to the building through Washington Street. . t \ The Contests. In addition to the athletic events, there wilj be contests in Composition, Geography, Drawing, Reading, Writ ing and Arithmetic, which will be held in th^^iass^ room^ of the local graded school. The following are the athletic events as arranged by the Executive Committee: For Boys. 100 Yard Dash, grade 8, 9, 10. „ 100 Yard Dash, grade 4, 5, 6, 7. : 220 Yard Dash, grade 8, 9, 10. • Three-Legged Race (50 yards), grade 4, 5, 6, 7. Running High Jump, open to all. . Standing Broad Jump, open to All. Running Broad Jump, open to all. . Sack Race, (50 yds.) grade 1’ to- 7. Pole Vault, open- to all. ship of. 31. The officers are: Regent, Mrs. W r . G. Simips, Jr.; vice regent, Mrs. Robert. C. Holman; recording secretary, Miss Carrie McNab; corre sponding secretary, Mrs. S. B. Mose ley; treasurer, Mrs. Robert Dicks; registrar, Mrs. Wm. M. Andrews; his torian, Mrs. L. M. Calhoun. After a consideration of several i names and since the vicinity lacks distinctively Revolutionary associa tions the chapter has degded to bear the name of the city ar\d county and be known as the Barnwell chapter. The roll of the chapter follows: Mrs. W. M. Andrews, Mrs. R. S. Bai ley, Mrs. K. D. Baird, Mrs. John Bax ter, Mrs. R. JI. Bigger, Mrs. C. N. Burckhalter, Mrs. I. E. Burkett, Mrs. Tarleton Cafe, Mrs L. M. Calhoun, Mrs. A. P. Cornell, Mrs. E. J. Da- school said they wanted to do canning club work, but when 1 went back a second time only one girl had determ ined to stay in the club. I don’t want you Dunharton girls to feel that I am criticising you too harshly, but after bragging on .your splendid initial re sponse 1 could not justly refrain from saying what I have- said. ■' To the girls w’ho are sticking to the work I am sending patterns for the brim to the cap and the porlcota fun*- Apri 1» -ffdmwliimal Mmrth” far th* thwwamU af Mrth—IidIx ia Rueth t araliaa A groat rampaarn will hr raa4nrtmi «twrmr that maAth ta aa rf- fart ta ram# 6.urmd*» far thr hrarfft •■f WaffarJ, Laa4rr, aad CallPgi a. Mwting* havo alrd thramrhaat rvrry Hmrrh hi thr Btata, aad fi Pulpit thr appral far thrar grrat la- •titutMafiawill hr trat rat ta Mrlhadirt awn aad Viaain Thr grrat work that has brra ar- rampliahrd by thrrr mrtitatiaar aad thr rffmrat amrirr rradtrrd by thrm ta their draommatian and State have eatabliahrd their place in thr edara- tiafial realm. Men from Wofford have ominird many place* af Iradrrahip and women instructed at Landrr and |,G«ltaabia have amdr wood tr butiovi* ta the intellectual and rial growth of our common wealth. The aggregate value of thr proper ties owned by these colleges is some thing over $900,000, with an endow ment combined of only about $230,000. The three institutions are in debt to th<v amount of nearly $200,000, and f his campaign is being waged with the idea of putting them squarely up on their financial feet, and to add to their scanty endowment funds. Not withstanding the lack of funds in the past, these church institutions have educated boys and girls in a wholesome atmosphere at the average cost of $109 per student annually, while State owned institutions of learning aver age the annual expenditure per student of $227. Among the meetings to be held in Barnwell County, the following churches and dates have been an nounced . * Barnwell, April 1, 11 a. m. Blackville. April 3*^n p_4^ Grww Nam# nry is tirfmuiy m a af war ami wa have #v#ey raaaaa la part that la a Nmrt Nam thausamts af yauag ama amy ha raBad frwai the Baida la anaa. Tharafars. II ta ascaa ■ary la impraaa apaa all cftaaaaa af aar paapla tha argaal aaad af gram- mg aU vagatahln far tahla aaa aad far caaaiag parpaaaw m Ym should taka thm mattar ap aal aaly with tha fanaara bat with tha affinals aad rastdaata af ettma aad sillagaa aad bniqr alaat satmaa far tha ruhtvatma af lata ta f«md craps. Chambars af _ amrra, wnaura's clubs aad avary agaa- cy shouhl ba appaalad to assist ia thm most importaat work Thr produc turn af foraga craps aa larga arias, particularly thr srlvrt bran, sorghum, aad soy baaaa, is urgent 1 i ’rmicr in com ckottld b» croaU A coinpantlv^ry sma 11 “number of cases was disposed of by the Spring term of the Court of Common Pleas, which convened here last week, with Judge Frank B. Gary, of Abbeville, presiding. The following is a list of the cases tried up to the time Tha People went to press: Heyward Williams Co. vs. P. J. and V. S. Zeigler, suit on notes and ac count, verdict for plaintiff on notes for $2,073.40; also verdict for defendant on counter claim for $076.80. Geo. D. Sanders vs. Emma R. Boynton, suit for land, verdict for tha defendant. Richardson Scale To. vs. J. H. Hew lett, suit off cortlract, withdrawn f jury on account of defendant allowed to amend his answer. Mrs. L. R. Graham vs. A. Howard Patterson, partition, withdrawn from jury. Wesley Jefferson vs Southern Rad way Co. suit for damages, verdict far the defendant. 1L fa anil fer i j Jones H C. All va. Atlantic Line Ratinmd Co, claim for •alton. verdht far tha defendant Tha court was engaged hi tha trial af P. W. Bull ve Ca. when The Pseple rlaaed Ha Tide la a suit far jurw* suets whan Hr, h Mg maul off the avuaamg an the ^ public mad. aa tha Third Reek Jeeerm ThP BiBawteg m a hat af tf jurey far Nm thud wash af N aut tana: Allmnlal* R P Barker. R J. Prod Ughtary leldaa W. L Jehus. I. L. W Miller •N—B* B Kaetorttog, ft T W J. Lsumn, W P Hi«me, R C Carrell. 8 J. Reel Bennett Springs- W A Meyer. Blnrhvttte C C fltonm, J. L. 8. H. Bull. Claes land Eeasp Psnd-G H. Bryan. B ft the aprons which they will need. I am also sending printed instructions as to how to make these caps and aprons. • - ' June‘20, 21 and £2 I am planning to have a short course for all the canning club girls. This is to be held in Barn well. At this time the white caps ^nd aprons will be needed by the girls,/ so lei each one see to it that hers are ready. ; - (Miss) ClTfford Barratt. Lyndhurst Rifle Club. Special to The People. Lyndhurst, March 24.—The mem bers of the Lyndhurst Rifle Club held their second shoot here today. Sojnj* of the members were again absent from the meeting, but a fair* number was in attendance. The score w’as as follows: • Costa, Mrs. R. S. Dicks, Mrs. J. ft. Easterling, Mrs. B. L. Easterling, Mrs. .spent Sunday in the. efty with Mrs. M. ‘ Relay Race, (460 yds) 4 boys, open “Johnson Hagood, Mbs. M. B. Hagood,' Lr. Johns.—Bam Berg Herald. tjUll. . . v r Mrs. R. Y\ 'Holman, Mrs. W. W, Moore, ! ^Brdle Race, one contest, open to aH H. L. 0*Bc.r.non, Mrs, S. B. Mose- Invitations have been issued by the ^ln the 120 yard hurdle race, each by. H.t, E. L. Patterson, Mrs. David Seven-Five ferpsichoreaq Club., of hurdle shall be 2 feet 6 inches high Provenee. Mrs. W G. Simms, Jr., Mr*. Barnwell, to the second annua) Field They shall be placed 10 yards apart N. C W. • Walker. Miaaes .Georgia Day Ball ia the MaMic Hall . W. Woodward, 102; Dick Gantt, 38? H. H. Hay, 2T; W. H* Fowke, 42; S. H. Mr. and Mrs. W. I. Johns, gf Baldoc, Gantt, 51; W. B.* Fowke, 16; F. H. Gaunt, 96; E. G. Hay, 29; L. C. Fowke, 108; R. L: Gantt, 6. B with the Brst hurdle 16 yards distant j A alley, OuriU McMaly from the starting aamt, aad the last M Cettrude Byaa .CUXTLNl ED OS OGHTM PAGE) Walhey greatest rare should be taken with spring pigs. Hogs are now idl ing in the Northern markets, at 16 3-4 cents a pound on foot; beef cattle from 10 to 12 cents a pound on foot with every prospect of increasing. The acreage of sweet potatoes should be increased many fold. * Every' farmer should plant a crop of fall Irish po tatoes—the Lookout Mountain variety if obtainable. Demand is AaHured. “With the food supply of the world in its present condition, we may be assured of a profitable demand for all food crops. We owe it to ourselves and our country to firoduce the neces sary supplies for the family and, in the event that war is declared, for the men who are performing their pa triotic duty. The indications are that for the first time since the Civil war we will be unable to purchase supplies from other countries. Therefore, it is imperative that we* produce tKem at home; This possibility of shortage may bring some of our people to ac tual suffering. “If you think wise have this article published in your local paper. Call your hankers, merchants and farm ers in conference so that the most powerful influences may be put in motion for the growing of necessary food crops for man and beast.” * • Great Cypres* ~G A. Myrirk, C. 8 Bed Oak—T. O. Havm. U. D Rich I aad I. A Rountree. R F Rountree Roormary— Walter Sprawla, J. 1 oik. H C Wilhston—H C. Weeks, R. 8. via, L. F Cushman, Moise Hsir, W. H. Wooley. NOTICE TO PIG CLUBS. Members Should Plsnt Green Food to Grow Hog Oiesply. Board Selects Clerk. At s meeting of the newly commis sioned Board of County Commission ers, held here Mondsy, Miss Hsllie Armstrong, a dsughter of Capt. J. B. Armstrong, was elected clerk to sac- There On the 2nd of April weigh your pig and have—two disinterested parties present to see the pig weighed. Start your record of your pig and be sure to weigh all your feeds that you feed to the pig; in general, keep a record of what you do. If, for any reason, you have not been able to get the pig that you want by the 2nd of April, why then as soon as you get it, weigh it and start the record. . Get busy and plant some green food NOW to assist in growing a large hog cheaply. Plant some rape and amber cane now. The County Agent wishes to an nounce that.the following have dona ted to our prize list; The Bhnk of Western Carolina, Blackville* Branch, $5.00 for Corn Club and $5.00 for Pig Club. The Bank of Williston, $5.00 for Com Club and Y5W for Pig Club. . The Barnwell Sentinel, $5.00 for both. Who will be next in assisting in this great work? Send your name and the aaiount you will give to thr County Agent. .* H. G. Boylston, * Blackville, S. C. Another Veteran P Mr. Dick Gantt has the distinction __ t „_ ti w of .hoot.!* the number out of tbe W , V. Rirhardton syjjf £* '**■ rjl ■ t ‘^ . other Him ^^* • Armttrunc ho. hem. .tenormpher » •r-ftt €MR' . ^ the Attorney General's The lad** of the Methadmt Chore* neatly pualiBed to 'discharge the vdi term rrfnAmmii an the aituuA l*» «# Capt Robt J. Dunbar, of the Ctm federate Army, died at his home In K*lrr ton lost w?ek at the eg* of 76 He rm Boy