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i •••••••••••••••••••A * HERB AND HEREABOUTS. * ••••••••••••••••••• Thrift Stamps Free. . ' \ The People offers to give FREE to the boys and girls of Barn well County a 25-cent THRIFT STAMP for every subscription, wither new or renewal, that they send in to this office at the reg ular subscription rate of $1.50 a year. There are no strings tied to this offer. Simply send us a friend’s subscription for one year and we will send you the Thrift Stamp. This offer is made primarily to promote the sale of the stamps in this county. Address The People, Barnwell, S. C. Mr. W. B. Warren, of Appleton, was in the city Monday: — i ■ a Cotton advanced $3 a bale on the New York market Monday. Easter comes on March 31st this year. • Mr. Geo. W. Jenny, of Jenny’s, was here Tuesday. The days gain 12 minutes in sun shine this week. Mr. J. V. Dunbar, of Martin, was in the city Tuesday. The dry s'pell was broken by heavy showers Monday jafternoon. The warm weather of the past sev eral days has caused the trees to take on the appearance of Spring. Mr. J. B. Kirkland, of Meyer’s Mill, has purchased a Hudson Super-Six touring car from the Hagood-Jennings Auto Co. The next number of the Lyceum course will be given next Saturday night. An attractive program has been arranged. ^Mr. and Mrs. F. P. Cone and little son, Woodward, and Mrs. G. W. Way, of Sycamo’-e were viators here one day last wee*:. Capt. C. H. Mathis, Messrs. Greene Mathis and Sam Buist, of Blackville, were among the visitors here sales- day. .Capt. Mathis reports two Reo sales last week. And still they come!- erm. “There’s a reason. -new subscrib- Miss May Kinloch, originally of Charleston, who has been visiting her aunt, Mrs. William Gilmore Simms, is now with Mrs. Albert D. Oliphant on I^aurens Street.•The State. Mr. J. J. Walker, of Milletteville, was a visitor here Tuesday. Mr. W. I. Johns, of Baktork. was in ih* itty Tuesday an busir. Major J. Anselm Meyer, of Meyer's MiD. was ta the nty saleaday. Mr Brown Calhoun spent the week end in the city with relatives Mr J, P, Guana, of Appleton, was a husiasss visitor hare Tuesday The people of the county evidently appreciate a good thing when they see it, as evidenced by the increasing number of new subscribers added du ring the past week. “There's a reas on.** Messrs Than M Boulwsre. C C. Owens. Wm McNsb and P. H. Miller were delegates from BamweB Lodge Me It. K of P^ U the meeting of the District Grand Lodge at Fannas last seek. Col B ur m March rai In bs hoped tomb It 1 likewise Mr B. J. Boundvee. of ViBmion. was n relief at The Pen pis sfhsu Men- day Dr B V* Blits, of Meyer s Mail. the counts sent Turn- ( apt N A Stmfl m. was the guest s. of Camp Jerk ef relatives here Messrs lughtoey. J C Jabas of I’airfat. u Wt\ ae Messrs J C Mayer and J An. of Sycamore, were m Tunodny. «»r and Ison. John Good* Imer. were m the t) A number of Barnwell Comity negro soldiers were nt home on furloagh for the post week-end Messrs R R. Johnston snd H. J. Crouch, of Elko, were among the vis itors here Tuesday. • Private W. H. Duncan. Jr, of Camp '.Sevier, is visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Duncan. M Mtiban. and Dr Jenna, of Vilhoton. were omesm the visitors here Tweed vy Col Mi toon eta tod that shosrt llbi was added to the With etna Bod Crons treasury f the proceeds of the RadrllBe t ) tnugun Tho Lera! Boned for Bammed G ty begsns the physical eanmmntmn of tegmtmnts m (lass One today One a wad red and Afty osea hose boon rnBsd and o hho number will he ruMod ouch i week until od m dns rftnos ha«e There wtd ho sum# •mpuftod pies of wuwt and dreas patterns at the Bad trews room Vednosday, Thursday, and Friday of this week Orders ore being token for theem and the prwAta gteen to the Rod Crews t ome In and look at them Major J. Anselm Meyer, of Meyer's MiB. was m the nty Tuesday and told o representative of The Pssplv that the annool meeting of Camp Morrall would he held early In April dote and the program of the emer does will be published lo the near fu tore • •«•••*****#**#••• • • * Home Demonktration Work. * • / • »•**%*******#•*#*. The poultry club members who have not yet gotten their eggs to raise from may secure them from people in their communities who raise pure bred chickens or if this is impossible the county agents will get the eggs for the members if they are notified to do so. All club memjjfirs are urged to have all of their cljpckens hatched be fore the last of April, for early hatched chickens do so much better than those hatched late. The regular monthly meetings of the Woman’s Home Demonstration clubs will be held at the following places and dates: V Hilda—March 6, Wednesday, 3:30 Pleasant Hill—March 7, Thursday, 3:30. Big Fork—March 8, Friday. All members are urged to attend demonstration—preserving eggs -in water glass. The following is a copy of a letter which has been mailed to all canning club girls. Parent* will please take notice and help the children prepare for the work of the club: Dear Club Member: First, 1 want to tell you to be sure to keep all letters, information, etc., that come to you from this office. You will need these things for reference. Enclosed you will find the third cir cular letter concerning your tomato plants. Read It very carefully and then put it away until tiase to use M. In it you will And directions for mak ing a spray mixture with which to keep the insect pests from your plants You had better get the materials with which to make this spray soon, so that you ortll have It oa hand when you ueud it Bolert your one tenth aero of land I S3 feet lung by SS feet wide, ef any convenient width and length, provid ed It cwatatM 4Jtt4 > sue re feet. If the fuB com pent M and break it up thoroughly Just as sewn ae N la dry In plow The owner you do -• the better for ywof crop u' tamo io The better your eod m Wuhan t We better your temetweo oiU W You win wood la sew about S puck • • • SPECIAL NOTICES. One cent a word, charge, 25 cents. Minimum FOR SALE. ..FOR SALE.—One nice gray horse> seven years old, good saddler and driv er, perfectly gentle. Also a nice three- year old colt, will work anywhere. Will sell either; the reason for selling, have , one too many. S. M. Hankinson, Elko, S. C., ( Route No. 2, Box 39. FOR SALE.—One Grist Mill, top runner, 3 foot rock; one 15 h/p. Inter national Gasoline Engine; one 12 h. p. steam boiler and 10 h. p. engine. Ad dress H. J. Moody, Dunbarton, S. C. FOR SALE.—Tom Watson select watermelon -Seed. Price $1.00 per pound. Apply to McRoy Boyles, Al lendale, S. C. 2-28—4t. FOR SALE.—1200 to 1500 bushels Cleveland Improved Big Boll Cotton Seed, known as Saw-yer; saved espec ially for seed. $1.50 a bushel, f. o. b. Blackville. Address C. H. Mathis, Blackville, S. C. 10-25-tf COME COLUMBIA TO THE- Seventeenth Annual Meeting of the South Carolina Live Stock Association AND AUCTION SALE OF PURE BRED HOGS March 13 th-14th. i We have induced W. P. Smith, of Kinards, S. C., to sell at auction 55 head of pure bred Duroc Jersey breeding hogs. The Councils of the Nation are calling o.n South Carolina to produce our sup ply of meat and the only way it can be done is to raise more hogs. Tho best breeders and feeders of hogs in America will be at this meeting to tell us how to produce pork successfully and economi cally. For information address: -i L. I. GUION, Pres Lugoff, S. C. T. O. LAWTON, Sec. Garnett, S. C. W. P. SMITH, Kinards, S. C. KEOS! KEOS! Now on hand, me at Blackville. C. H. Mathis. See KOK SALE.—Job Work of any kind—from a visiting card to a double page circular. Send us your orders The People. Barnwell. S. C. INSURE Your AUTOMOBILE WITH CALHOUN & CO. OFFICE: BANK OF WESTERN CAROLINA BARNWELL. • A. C. m which to FOR 8ALR.—600 pounds aspara gus seed. French Argentile variety; pnee 35 rents per pound in lots of one to three pounds; reduced prices on larger quantities Apply to W, H- Wooloy. Elko, B C 1 34-4t FOR BALS.—“R emtice** typewriter ribbon# for any make of morhine Bend as year mod orders The Peo ple. Bomwett. B C or FuB BA LB.—Reed Bye and Rope Band G M Borrkhnhef. BC MUM BU 4NBUI* BBiiB* RBOB' mo ot BlockviBe TMB BERT—Deo A ho do- Five grain sepino lohdels. lb THE CITIZENS BANK FAIRFAX. S. C. Condensed statement from report to State Bank Examiner, November 20th. 1917. the seed m the f*4Ww plant rente par r Bore I cento. G ■ M BofvkhwBer. for deni nrh gar the kottwo ef the hot I B Phi a layer ef good I BEBOtTKCEB Inane and Diareanta. Mo.ofidJB Bmldtao, Fhmttore ami rhrtMMi •••••• ftJMB.IT Btorks and Banda UJMiB Caah and Due from LIABILITIES. Capital Btorh Paid la. .flM UadHrtd- .*• TOTAL iiiCTsi-a TOTAL |l?t,Tt! “THE BANK OF SERVICE. M ; j. B JOMhtfTO*. Pres. r. M TOI NG. Y GDI) D. BANDBBB Y. J. B »#»»»»♦» »»»4aa»dt if dd»d»d»d»dfddddd»d»dMM» aetl la the awttoa, ea hep BI B-MY-TIBM--Aattoeptw. Behevea TW i bwx. thaotai at Kora well. Mra. Theo Kohn, of Mayesville, is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. Mazursky, this week. Messrs. F. H. Dicks, B. F. Ander son and A. E. Corley, of Dunbarton, were in the city Tuesday. 'T/he infant child of Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Owens, of Barnwell, died on the 22nd ult. after a long illness. Messrs. T. J. Grubbs, J. W. Folk and J. M. Weathersbee, of Rosemary township, were here Tuesday. Messrs. J. R. Boylston, J. M. Pat terson, A. W. Owens and the Rev. Mr. Dibble, of Allendale, were here Tues day. lecture—“The S. Laurie Greene and Charlie L. Hiers, who are in training at Camp Jackson, spent the week-end with rel atives in Dunbarton. Monday was salesday. There was quite a large number of visitors to the county seat, but inclement weather caused their early departure for their homes. The Radcliffe Chautauqua opened a three-day engagement in Barnwell yesterday (Wednesday. I It is'being held in the Woodland Theatre buid- ing. The theme of the Chautauqua this year it “Wake up, America,*' the program being as follows: Opening Day—Afternoon. “Capp’s Orchestra.** Dr. Henry Clark, lecture—“Wake* Up America.” Night. Dr. Henry Clark, Call of Democracy.** “Capp’s Orchestra.** Second Day—Morning. Demonstration Lecture by an ex pert bearing the authorized message of the Food Administration: “Mobiliz ing American Kitchens to Help Win the War.'* • Afternoon. Louis Williams, Electrical Enter tainer. Domestic Science Expert, Lecture— “Patriotism Expressed in Domestic Efficiency.” Night. ’ The Chautauqua Director, lecture— “The Call to the Colors.” . Louis Williams, Electrical Enter tainer. * Third Day—Moaning. Demonstration - Lecture by Red i Messrs. J. A. Creech and S. H. Rush, of Blackville, were in the city on bus iness Monday. While here, Mr. Rush joined The People’s steadily increas ing list of subscriber*. Cross Nurse bearing the authorized message of the American Red Cross: “The Prevention of Disease as a Pa triotic Duty.** Afternoon. Mills Andrus Company snd Martha Morrison, Reader. The Red Cross Lecturer presenting “The Story of the Red Cross in Peace The Rev. and Mrs. Morgan and **** War," Mias Prichard, children, of Pendleton. N. C. »m»«d here Kndaa evenin*. where the fee- The ( houuuqu* Director, lertore- of the *W ben the Hoyt Come Heme ta Pur Town After the W ar * .TW MtUs I ef a few smell forks ae beekee creek- eey Meat, pet a layer ef wall ret lee taaapaai. thee a layer ef leaf amM or top sell from the weada. Make little ferreaghe 1-4 lark deep sad 3 aarhee span Beak the seed ever eight m sweat mtlk TW aeat warning, dram <df the autk aad mu the read with a little aad TWe plant the aaad la the fact a art about t in rhea apart. Pear betbag water near the rd ar»1 all >*** t.w# Ito th * last as aoaa as tW trad are planted TWee seed tboald be planted the 15th ef March DeaY let yours get behind the others by not planting nt that time Keep the boxes in the house near a sunny window. You will need 363 plants. Your one-tenth mere will make 8 1-4 rows 4 feet apart and it will take 44 plants 3 feet apart for each row. When these plants are 6 inches high transplant them to the field. When you are bedding up the land, put in the fertilizer your circular letter calls for or 150 pounds of the best com mercial fertilizer your father can fur nish you. Save your foul house ma nure and the wood ashes with which to fertilize your plants. \ I will give you directions later for pruning and staking your plants. If you are a first year girl you will have in your garden tomatoes only. If you are a second year girl have one half of your plat in tolfiatoes and one half in beans. If you are a third year girl have 1-3 in tomatoes, 1-3 in beans and 1-3 in pimentos. If you are a fourth year girl you will be allowed freedom of choice and you may plant what you wish. Now, be sure to keep this letter and follow directions carefully. I will send you a record book soon and I want you to keep it accurately and neatly. Yours sincerely, Clifford Barratt, Eloise Cave, j Home Demonstration Agents. Rkvwwi s . »* Ncvtalgta. etc I RSUB? BMHB aw ai BWrhvtB* Maw eh bawl G H Mathis DRAWBACKS Break jam Cali ar LaGrtppr • »tk a few daaaa ef 466. NeUs* la A el amatol* Owaara: TW Gcaad J ary has rerasaseemkad that the law be eafarced »a regard to nambaciag aetomebilee All thnaa aha have eat yet abtaiaad their licence numbers mast da so by Monday. March 11th. or keep their cars off of the pub lic highways. J. B MORRIS. Sheriff, NOTICE. State of South Carolina, County of Barnwell. WHEREAS, s meeting of the Board of Directors of the Barnwell Saw Mill Company was duly held at the office of A. H. Ninestein, at Blackville, S. C. ( on the 21st day of February, 1918, and WHEREAS, at the said meeting of the Board of Directors, a resolution was duly offered, and duly carried; that the Capital stock of the Barn well Saw Mill Company be increased to FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS, and that a meeting of the stockholders be held as provided by law to consider the said resolution on the 28th day of March, 1918, at ten o’clock, A. M., at the office of A. H. Ninestein, in the town of Blackville, Barnwell County, State aforesaid. That the said stock holders are requested to be present to vote on the proposed increase of the said capital stock of the Barnwell Saw Mill Company to the amount of FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS. Dated Feb. 21st., 1918. Barnwell Saw Mill Company, By W. E. Silverthome, Pres. By M. L. Silverthome, Sec. 2-28—4t. Medicine va. Food. the Church ef the Rely i Do not buy something which you already have. You have food which you feed your horses, cattle and sheep, but when you want medicine, buy only medicine. That is what you get in B. A. Thomas’' Stock Remedy Wa sell it and guarantee it to be medicine We tell you that it will tone up the eaUrt system of your stock arvJ aid digu ing then to gat all the fond ef the gram that ym feed far mla hy Lamm B«wa. B G» ami al gaqd # TWre Is a drawback to nearly every thing TW fragrant rune has its thorn. tW busy bee has its stinger. tW useful mule has its kick,-and as an down the line TWre is seldom success without economy at tW start. It ian*t always pleasant to pinch aad scrimp and aave, but most of us who start out with nothing, have to travel that road. TW savings thus attained if placed in a good bank like out where they art safe, will in time mean comfort, ease and satisfaction for you. Bank of Western Carolina StSiTo. Barnwell, S. C. t-~ r RUB QUT PAIN wkh good oil limmeot That'* the suredt way to atop them. The beat rubbing Eminent is MUSTANG LINIMENT ' Good for 0m Ailment* ef Horses, Moles, Cattle, Etc. for your ©cm Ache*. At al Pure Dixie Wilt Resistant Cotton Seed FOR SALE Bred and grown by Geo. D. Sanders under the direction of the Government and the S. C. Experiment Station. Supply limited, so please place orders at once.. For prices address I Geo. D. Sanders FAIRFAX. & C