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BARNWELL, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 22, 1917.
NUMBER U.
FAIR LAST WEEK
BEST EVER HELD
MAJOR LAURISTON
IZLAR
The Healing Springs Meeting Was “a
State Fair in Miniature.**
Former Resident of this County Died
in Ocala, Fla., Last Week.
Special to The People.
Healing Springs, No„v. * 19.—The
Healing Springs Community Club held
its second annual fair here Friday,
Nov. 16, and as predicted, was the
biggest and best * fair, ever held in
Barnwell County. Some one said it
was “a miniature State Fair without
the midway.** The exhibits were
more varied and of much better quali
ty than heretofore. There were not
as many hogs and horses on exhibit
as formerly, but the stock displayed
was better. The same is applicable
to the poultry exhibit, as there were
on exhibit some extra fancy birds of
the Barred Rock and Rhode Island
Red strain.
The agricultural exhibits this year
were far better than ever, both as to
quality and quantity. The fanners of
this community proved beyond the
shadow of a doubt that they *iive at
home*' and are true “soldiers of the
lisary,** doing their ' 4 bit** in the
it war against hunger.
tThe exhibits in the Domestic Arts
irtment were varied and splendid
rre is no shortage of Vanned goods
in this community, and the farmers'
wives are amply prepared to do their
share in the conservation of food.
The (lowers displayed were very
'eeutiful and abided much to the at*
*rartivenes* of the Domestic Arts
Department
. . .. I but later was admit!fd to the bar
at the fair was that shown by the
sc boat, consist tag of educational pa*
pert, maps, manual arts, etc, done by I
the pupils Visitors were impressed |
by the variety and sit "actlvmess of t
the decorations
The searing and fancy mpMt d>»f»U\ ;
was eapenatly good, and the cunee and
novelties deport meat deserve* spec*
ial meatioa A (lav "*(1 pi no mg Jinny.*
brought from Ireland many years ago,
and displayed by Sir P J. Boy I slot*,
ideated marb fas arable comment, as
did also a piece of the Brst railroad
iron—the drat railroad m South Car*
oltfta and then the longest m the
world, built m 18)0. hlaay war voiles
wees shown
The address by Mr Ayer, of Camp
Jackson, la support of the Army “Y**
was stteatively listened ta Vy the
large a adware Follow! ag this a lit
tle girl and hoy, representing s “Red
Cross* nurse and a wounded soldier,
sang a song in support of the “Red
Cron." The contributions far both
ureve generous.
The free musical feature eras very
much enjoyed by the people assem
bled. An excellent musical program
ftps rendered by De Robertis Saxa*
phone Baud. . , im
* Thi* Tomihunft^ Rftf been
with abundant harvest and abounding
prosperity The reward* of labor, the
leasings of Nature have U-*»n lx-
Lowed upon us. Then let us take a
little time, means, and energy for the
fair, and rub elbows, not only with
nur kin-folk, but also with our neigh
bors, with whom we ought to talk of
old times and plan for a better com
munity. True rural cooperation can
only have its finest fiowering where
such a spirit exists.
“Visitor.**
LOCAL BOARD
MAKES REPORT
Mr. Toole Takes Mr. Byrnes to Task
for His iTesent Dignity.
Dear Sir:*
~Sb you do not care to meet me now
. in debate or explain those questions
to the people?
In addition tg your last letter de-
— clinmg to meet me you have said in
The many Barnwell County friends
of Major Laurie T. Izlar will read with
regret the following account of his
death at his home in Ocala, Fla., which
is reprint?! from the Ocala Evening
Star:
After a long, an useful and an hon
orable life, our good old fellow-citizen
Major L. T. Izlar, passed from labor
to rest Friday afternoon.
Those who have known Major Izlar
were privileged. He was a typical
southern gentleman of the old school.
His standards were high and he lived
up to them. The keynote of his life
was loyalty. He was loyal to his
family, his friends and his commun
ity. He was loyal to his state in those
other days that tried men’s souls, and
then like his great leader, Robert E.
Lee, many of whose noble character
istics he had, he transferred his loy
alty to the nation and kept it un
swerving to the last.
Major Izlar was born in Orange
burg, S. C., three-quarters of a cen
tury ago. He graduated at Wofford
College, and before he attained his
majority he became a soldier of the
Confederacy. He served faithfully
through most of the war, participating
in some of the great battles in Virgin
ia, and toward its ending had to en
dure some of the sufferings of prisou
life, a little detachment he was with
being captured during the retreat
from Wilmington. Returning home
after the war, he became a teacher.
Ir
IM8. he married Miss Eleanor Rosa
mond Banders, who survives him. He
teok a leading part in the redemption
ef his state from carpetbag rule. He
earned his military title la the Booth
Carolina stats troops, meetvtag his
reaMBtseiea from Wade Hampton
Failing health of team of his children
I brought him and his family to Ocala
•uteen yearn ago Mpjee Izlar mm
S iron In hio new hosae the friendship
I and canMsace he had held m the eld
| one He taah high place among the
I cttiasaa, and among the members of
I the bar. He was sleeted mayor la
1888 aad could hart been m elected,
but dertmsd to rua. He served as
city recorder for several years, aad
was noted for the Justice temps rod
with merry of his decioteas.
‘Major Izlar was a scholar aad a
assn of letters. He wrote largely for
the aswspapsrs; hie artirios wore al
ways ists root tag, his logic exact and
his literary style irreproachable.
He eras a Masse of high degree,
and during moot of his Hfe was a
consistent member of the Methodist
church.
Major Izlar ia survived by his wife,
| his faithful helpmeet of over half a
century, two sons. Dr. A. L, Izlar and
Izlar, and two daughters.
Mrs. 8. C. Buist and Mrs. Clifford
Anderson. A son and daughter, Mr
Horry Izlar and Miss Eloise. who
come to Ocsln with the family, soon
after passed sway, but not before they
had made s place of lasting memory
in the hearts of many friends. An
other son, Mr. Marion Izlsr, died in
South Carolina some years later. '
In the death of this grand old gen
tleman, a Damascus blade is sheathed
and laid away among the relics made
sacred by history.
The remains of Major Izlar will be
laid to rest in Greenwood this after
noon. Rev. J. M. Gross, assisted by
Rev. Bunyan Stephens, will officiate
at~the services, which will take place
at the grave
Table Prepared Showing Results of
First Call in this County.
In response to orders from the of
fice of Gen. E. H. Crowder, Provost
Marshal, the Local Board for Barn
well County has prepared a report
showing the results of the first call
for men from this county for the
National Army. This report, which
should be of interest to the readers of
The People, is as follows:
Total registrants 3,418
Quota due 365
Called , for examination. 1,480
Failed to appear 149
Accepted on physical examina
tion 981
‘Rejected on physical examina
tion 350
Certified to District Board.. 446
Ordered to report to camp.. 189
Failed to report.. 9
Rejected at camp.... 3
Claims for exemption filed.. 672
Claims allowed............ 535
Claims disallowed......... 137
Discharged by district board
on appeal ................ 13
Discharged by district board
on industrial appeal......... 4
The board ia now engaged in the
work of classifying the registration
cards of all men registered under the
•elective Service act ia order to yi
desired Informatioa to the War De
partment.
WHEAT REPORT
DISAPPOINTING
Up to this Time Little Grain, Espec
ially Wheat Has Been Seeded. /
OWENS—BRINKLEY.
Marriage of Popular Young Couple
Solemnized at Dunbarton.
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ITALY’S ARMIES
STOP INVADERS
Mrs. A. E. Gerig. of Ocala, Fla., ia
the guest of Mr and Mrs. L P. Wil*
Mrs. Gerig is en route to her
home after a visit to Cal. and Mrs E.
P Wolfe, in Washington, D. C.
Mr. Harry G. Boylston, county
demonstration agent, has received the
following letter from Mr. W. W. Long,
director of extension work in South
Carolina:
t
“I have been scanning your field
reports for the last two weeks with a
great deal of interest, especially for
the purpose of getting such informa
tion from them as you have given
concerning the seeding of grains, es
pecially wheat, in , your respective
counties.
44 1 have been greatly disappointed
in the information that I have ob
tained. Up to this time, little grain,
and especially wheat, has been seed
ed. There is little time left if we
expect to obtain a profitable crop at
next harvest time. Surely our people
have not forgotten the call by our
Government for the seeding of an in
creased acreage in wheat to the
amount of thirty-seven percent over
last year. Last year's acreage in the
State was 226,000 acres. In order to
meet the demands of the Government
we should seed 350,000 acres. This is
absolutely necessary if we are to do
our part in furnishing the bread sup
ply for our arwuss and the armies of
our allies.
“We are asking our young men to
defend our honor and our liberty. If
need be by giving op their Uvea. If
they are willing la die for un, surely
our people should be willing to live fer
1 hem
AdwrtiM ta THE PEOPLE.
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RED CROSS -|- DEPARTMENT
BARNWELL COUNTY CHAPTER. AMERICAN RED CROftB.
Chma
EDGAR A. BROWN. Chm'n.
MRS G. M. GREENE. Bee.
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MEM W. M ANDREWS. V
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print that “I do not think it dignified,*’
meaning to debate or explain my
question. THIS SMACKS OF AU
TOCRACY, SURELY NOT DEMOC
RACY. The book of man in the Book
of All Books says “Folly is set in
great dignity." The great “I am" on
man power without regard for an ac
counting to the people, whom you are
supposed to represent. I trust that
the time will never come for me to
hide behind a highness, dignity or no
bility to keep from answering for my
political transgressions. •
The five hundred words used to
show why you should not explain and
answer to the peeople would have ans-
rered all of my questions fully. But
le responsibility rests upon you. How
>uld giving an account of your votes
and acta, at this time, to an interested
Citizenship, hurt Our Country's Cause
or uhperii her Futpre? With your
whether your present PATRIOTISM
will square with your OFFICIAL
RECORD.
You seem concerned about my en
trance iee of $250.00. It is true that
I haven’t as much money as yourself
with your opportunity of FOUR
TERMS in CONGRESS, for ACCUM
ULATION. But you need not fear
when the time comes, I will get it
together.
You must not forget that you are
still a servant of the people and not
their master, and they have a right
now and at all times, whether cam
paign year or not, to demand an ex
planation of your acts and votes. Past
experience has taught them that re
ports and eleventh hour letters are
to be shunned. j
You have tried to evade my ques
tions by saying tKat they are mislead
ing and untrue, with the CONGRES
SIONAL RECORD in your hands, and
you know that very few of the people
have got them. The record cannot bo
on the light* R*V‘ tfu*r.
• * G. L TOOLE
There are so many good things to
write about this week that one hardly
knows where to hega.
We are more than pleased with the
results obtained from Red Cross Day.
which eras indeed a Red Letter day for
•Id Barnwell. Through the htwdneee
of the Black Furniture Company, the
entire front of their store was con
verted into a Red Cress Hsspital ward,
la which was placed a cot with a
wounded (?l soldier, Mr H. G. Van
divers, principal of the High School,
taking the part of the soldier, and
Misees Currcll and Ball acting ae
nurses, while at the tsmr time were
to be seen the little Juniors at work
rolling bandages, cutting scrape for
fracture pillows.’He. If• all of our
soldiers at the front receive as good
attention as was given the wounded
soldier on this occasion no (bother
need fear for the comforts of her boy
in case he were wounded on the battle
front. This window was very inter
esting and attracted a great deal of
attention throughout the day.
I feel sure that our people will be
interested to learn just what was
realized ffom the various sources on
this day, which money was to be used
as stated in last weeX s Issue—to pay
for the Christmas packets. The High
School girls dressed as Red Cross
nurses collected on the streets the sum
of $52.00; the donation from the
Town Council and the manager of the
carnival amounted to $58.25; the la
dies of Bakloc Auxiliary sent in a
contribution of $5.00; the Auxiliary
at Williston sent in their pro rata for
the packets, which amounted to $19.50;
Mrs. C. B. Ellis, of Martins, handed in
$35.00 from the people, both colored
and white of Martins and hattieville,
also $15.00 for membership dues. It
is very gratifying to note the enthus
iasm worked up among the colored
people in the vicinity of Martins and
Hattieville by Mrs. Ellis. The tenants
on the plantation of Mrs. F.,F. Dun
bar, contributing $11.50 to this cause
and the members of one of the negro
churches contributing $9.75. Up to
Thursday morning the people of the
town ^f Barnwell had contributed
$37.50. -
The ladies at Blackville are buay
making comfort kita for our boys and
this Auxiliary, although in its infancy,
is endeavoring to furnish forty kiU
by the 23rd of this month. This ia a
fine beginning on the part of our
Blackville ladies aad we expect great
debted to Mias Gertrude Bteveweaa,
•ae ef the leacheri ef the IItiling
Spring* school fer the splendid ex
hibit on behalf of the Red Cnee A
teat was pitched ea the grenade la
which was a little wounded (?) soldier
aad a small Rod Cross nuree In at*
tendance Little Olive Ray, ns the
aurse sang to her soldier hey, telling
him of hew we loved and cared fer
our wounded beys, while Bern Gard
ner. aa the soldier, ia tern sang to her
ef the appreciation ef the boy for our
work. After whkk the soldier and
hia little nurse went among the peo
ple and naked fer a contribution for
the work and received $3.78.
. We are also indebted to the editor
of The Barnwell People for the'valu-
able space allowed us in last week's
issue in boosting up Red Cross Day.
A story ia being circulated to the
effect that sweaters and other articles
knitted for the Red Cross are being
sold, either in public shops or to the
soldiers in France. This is emphati
cally not true and if such were the
case vigorous steps would be taken to
prosecute the offender. There is no
way of preventing people from making
the same type of articles as are pro
duced by the Red Cross workers and
selling them for their own advantage;
but should they use the name or em
blem of theV Red Cross in connection
with such sale they would be vigorous-^
ly prosecuted.
We have just received the follow
ing letter from Atlanta acknowledg
ing receipt of the Christmas packets
forwarded through this Chapter: “We
note yourtChapter has forwarded 20
packets for our boys in the service.
We have noted the contents and want
to express to you our sincere apprecia
tion of your splendid contribution to
this cause. We would appreciate
your shipping the remaining.packets
to our warehouse, 32 James St., be
tween now and Dec. 1st. Again thank
ing you for the splendid spirit of co
operation shown by Barnwell County
Chapter, and with best wishes, we
are, Yours etc." These Christinas
packets each contained the following:
Fruit cake, candy, chewing gum, nuts,
raisins, prunes, figs, apricots, pad, pen
cil, pipe, two bags tobacco, cigarette
paper, pocket knife, two packages en
velopes and checkerboard.
• * The ladies of Healing Springs, Fair
fax, Kline and Dunbarton are very
much interested in (his work and with
in the next ten days or tore weeks we
One of the loveliest weddings of the
sealon was that of Miss Lit! Owens, of
Dunbarton, and Dr. Fred C. Brinkley,
of Ellenton on the evening of the 14th
inst.
The ceremony was solemnized at the
Baptist Church at Dunbarton by Dr.
W. W. Daniel, of Latta. The church
was beautifully decorated in South
ern smilax, yellow and white chrysan
themums. The altar was outlined
with graceful ferns, vases of yellow
chrysanthemums and cathedral can
dles. ,
• Before the arrival of the bridal par
ty Miss Gretchen Bredenbery rendered
very sweetly, several piano Selections.
Miss Elizabeth Deaver sang “For You
Alone.” Preceding the wedding march
“Midsummer Night's Dream" (para
phrase de concert) was played.
As the strains of Mendelssohn's
Wedding March sounded, the* bridal
party entered. First to enter, was Mr.
Horace Ashley. Then came Mias Jane
Owens, aister of the bride, and Mias
Colene Broome, of Augusta. Mr. W.
C. Harley and Mr. C. A. Smith, of El-
lenton. Miss Mary Foreman and Mias
Nonie Best, of Barnwell, Mrs. I. W.
Dicks, the dame of honor, Miee Mon
roe Owens, sister of the bride. Little
Francis Bradley, cousin of the
came m strewing ehry
petals ia the path of the bride
was followed by Nancy Baxley Owens,
little sister of the bride, who carried
the nag hi (Re heart of 8 yellow
chrysanthemum The bride entered
with her brother, Mr Bemry F. Ow
ene, who gave her ia marriage, am
was amt at the altar by the groom aad
hia beat amn. Mr B I. Brinkley
The bnde eras never leveller thaa la
her wedding gown of white satin •
kiasd wttk silver lace aad tails Her
I veil eras caught to her hair with i
wreath mf ernagv hlaasaam and farms*
I her tram Her heuguet wee ef or
i etude and valley hi lea.
The maid of honor was beeutifally
gsuasd In yellow satin, hand embeesd
, seed, and enrried white vuee buds. The
, dame of honor were white setie, hand
* embroidered aad carried white ehry
aaathemuma The amide were white
g> erg site crepe dreams, fashioned af
j ter Grecian tyke, and carried ysBow
I chrysanthemums The iing ksaiur
Germans and Austro-Hungarians Un
able to Cross Piavs River.
London, Nov. 18.—All along the
Piave River the Italians are holding
:he German and Austro-Hungarian
armies in check. No where have the
invaders been able to cross the stream
and at several places where they pre
viously had gained access to the wes
tern bank they have been brilliantly
counterattacked and forced to with
draw to the river’s edge. ^
On the Zenson loop sector, in the
south, the enemy haa endeavored to
extricate himself from his serious po
sition but the Italians, putting down
an attack with heavy losses, closed ia
upon the invaders and made more pre
carious their situation. The Italians
in the fighting along the western beak
of the waterway have captured more
than 2,000 prisoners and also taken27
machine guns. In the Fagars sene
the enemy has been completely van
quished and forced to give up his po
sition.
Italians Repel Attacks.
In the hilly region representing the
northern front from Lake Garda to
the region south of Fettre all the
A astro-German attacks, some of them
rieleucu, hero
_ to the Rums
Ire, although Berlin
that northeast of A stage aad
the Breata aad the Piero Rivers the
1 to!ten* hero beee driven fi
strong mountain pssitisaa.
No ndvicea have ream 1
■hero that the Brttteh aad
iwfocremeot* have roarhsd the
line la nay
the “few days* which R
nnunced last week arose Ini
fore they could stiff so the front ert
at aa end. Therefore R Is proeumed
that with the Italians havtag borne
the Want of the TmineMr allied attach
derley the last wroh urekted. the peso*
sot week, with the aid ef the ilflae ks
their line, will turn the \atenrr ef the
•rale ta their farur,
A gam the artillery duel eg At Ptma*
decs front has
pm portions and It le
Field Merehai Haig has la
another dash forward fr
giea of
and 8ew»r gtrl were dreeeee of white j f,f R^uUr* the
At
eg yt Friday
ef theday u
I A. aad Red
is T*
tulle with large kutterffy bows
The wedding eras felleweed by a re
ception at the home ef Mrs. L. X* Ow
ens, mother ef the bnde. The ruler
•rheum ef yellow end white chrysan
themums was used ia every available
spot.
After a buffet supper the bride
changed her wedding gown fer a go-
ingaway suit of taupe with corre
sponding accessories/
Mrs. Brinkley is the third daugh
ter of Mrs. L. X. Owens. She is a
graduate of Columbia College and a
very charming and popular young wo
man.
Dr. Brinkley is a .successful and pop
ular young physician of Ellenton.
Among the out-of-town guests
were: Congressman James F. By met,
L. >1. Coward, John C. Hutson and J.
B. Eubanks of Aiken; M. Hankinson,
Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Langley and Miss
Dixie Owens of Columbia; Miss Mar
tha Ray of Bamberg; Miss Elizabeth
Deaver of Carlisle; Misses Colene
Broome, Gretchen Bredenberg, Mrs.
Zach Miller and Mr. Earle Hollings
worth of Augusta; Mr. W. N. Edge
of Atlanta; Mr. and Mrs. H. J.
Crouch and F. Hair of Elko; Mr. and
Mrs. B. F. Drummond of Williston;
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Lake of Kath-
wood; Miss Jane Owens of Estill and
Dr. W. W. Daniel of Latta.
FOR MISS BELLINGER.
Miss Emily Bellinger, as a popular
bride-elect, was honored by Mrs. Oscar
L. Keith with a charming little bridge
party yesterday afternoon at Mrs.
Keith’s home on University place.
Playing at the two tables were: Miss
Bellinger, Miss Annie Lee Simms,
Mrs. Albert Drane Oliphant, Miss
Nellie Smith, Mrs. Peter E. Griffin,
Mrs. Cornelius Y. Reamer, Miss Em-
> ma Salley and Miss Rice of Barnwell.
The score prize, a set of playing
cards, was won by Mist Simms and to
Mist Bellinger was presented a beau
tiful embroidered table cover. Dainty
■ reffeihmentz were served after the
gaum.—The Stale, Nov. 30.
Hue eerviug
the North S
the
netibie
-in-chief
Artillery Active.
To the south the big guns of the
French and the Germans also are ac
tive along the Chemin dee Dames and
the present week doubtless will wit-
aess another attempt by General Dp-
tain’s army here to press further for
ward toward Laon.
The British troops in Palestine are
giving the Turks no rest The import
ant city of Jaffa on the Mediterranean
has been captured by them, the Otto
man forces offering no Resistance. It
is stated that infctead of standing and
offering battle the Turks are in re
tirement northward. - • ——
The German naval forces encounter
ed by British light warcraft in the
North Sea Saturday were forced to
seek safety under the protection of
their battle fleets and behind the mine
fields of Heligoland.
S he latest unofficial advices from
sia indicate that Petrograd and
Moscow are still in the hands of the
Bolsheviki.
Miss Louise Porter visited her sis
ter, Miss Emily Porter, at Converse
College, last week.
Mrs. A. C. Matthews, of Newberry
spent a few days in the city last week
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. G.
Richardson.
Lieut. Elmer Bei
M the gurot of
•f Puna 1 aland,
n the city
The Williston Telephone Company,
of Williston, has been chartered with
a capital stock of $1,000, the officers
being W; D. Black, - president and
treasurer, and L. M. Mims, vice-praei-
dent and secretary. ( ’
Master George Robert, the Id-year
old son of Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Holman,
died on Sunday, the 11th met, at
Falla Church. Vu. Hit body was
Hu
Gave, el