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» Muftt Like a Member of the Family' 9 VOLUME XLV. BARNWELL, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13TH, 1921. # MEETING HELD OCT. 5 TO DISCUSS ONION CULTURE Farmers Getting Ready to Plant Va- rious Kinds of Track. ^ ■ V Willistcn, October ^ 11.—(Special.) —A meeting of farmers was held in Kennedy’s Hall at Williston on Wed nesday, October 5th, for the purpose of considering onions as a market crop for the coming season. Ad dresses were made by Messrs." Aud- ley Hill, E. F. Jackson and J. C. Mc- Auliffe, of Augusta. Much interest was manifested and thei*e will likely be a considerable acreage of this crop. It was stated by Mr, Hill that off of an acre of. onions grown on his farm he realized $330.00 last year. Mr. Hill is a wholesale grocer of Augusta who handles a quantity of vegetables. The fact was also stressed that, owing to dry weather, the onion Wop of the United States has been curtailed, making a scarcity of this commodity, and consequently prices are high and the probability is that this condition will continue until onions now planted come on the market> . According to best advices, this crr/p should be planted at once. It was stated at the meeting that a concern in Chicago would contract for onions, provided * sufficient acre age would be planted tb warrant sending a man down on the field. However, it would be too late to now consider contracts for this year, as it is time to get seed in' the ground. Bulletins have been put out by Alex ander Seed Company of Augusta and Hastings Seed Company of Atlanta, both of which give full information on onion culture, and if either of these firths 1* written io they will send their bulletin, u’hich covers the ground fully on this crop. Other seedsmen throughout the South" no doubt will be glad to supply useful information a^ong this rubjecV as well as Clemson College and the county agents. Among the out of town visitors at tending the meeting were Col. Harry D. Calhoun and Mr. Charlie Brown, of Barnwell, both of whom manifest ed considerable interest. Col. Cal houn presided at the meeting. It was stated that in California, clear across the continent, ' that truck fanners, with no better soil and cli mate than ours, are getting very large returns from vegetables and truck. One case was cited of eleven acre* having yielded $44,000.00, the profit for one season being $8,000. The speaker making this statement fMr. McAuliffc) stressed the point that our farmers are playing a los ing game planting cotton an their main money crop when there are so many other crops to be grown with great possibilities. In addition to onions, the farmers of this section are now getting to gether and getting prices on large quantities of spinach seed ami it i* the expectation to havn enough of this crop early next Spring to load a car a day. ‘ST ALL ,IN READINESS FOR THE BARNWELL COUNTY LETS I VETS OF 30TH DIVISION BIG SHOW t CONTRACT AT LOW PRICE TO MEET IN NASHVILLE Everything is nor.-’ practicall com plete for the big Savannah Tri-State Exposition which opens in Sjiyannah one week from next Monday and con tinues 6 days and 6 nights. Many of the exhibits are now* being in stalled; while the speed barns are Road from Kline to Barnwell to be built by White and Simpkins . What is said to be the lowest figure yet obtained for a standard sand-clay road under the rigid ai^kdj fined with~Srfa7t"honM! . of the that will compete in the daily har ness and running races. Hundreds General Pershing Will Review Re union Parade November 4 and I*. interest to ox- GROWING MATURE FROM SEED ONIONS of cattle and swine are arriving for ; the live stock show. Workmen are busy installing boths for the agri cultural and merchandise display which will be a prominent feature. The Exposition Amusement pro gram is the most elaborate ever presented in $he Southland. Run ning and harness races are pro gramed daily while on Saturday, October 29 professional auto races will be staged. Some of the most daring dirt track drivers will engage in this sport. Twglve high class circus acts will be presented each day and night. A magnificent fire works display will be featured each night. Johnny J. Jones Famous Show's, with his twenty-five tented attractions and twelve riding de vices, will be found on the Joy Plaza. The combined amusements can not be surpassed, as the Ex position management is determined to present a program that will ap peal to all classes of patrons. One hundred acres of exhibits and amusement* will be ready in Savan nah for your linstruction, amuse ment and entertainment. The price of admission will be only 50 ct*. to adults, while children will be ad mitted for half price. On opening day,‘Monday, October 24, ladies will be admitted free, Wednesday, Octo ber 26, Gov. Hardwick will make an address at the . Exposition. Ex cursion rates to ftavannah will pre vail on all railroads during the Fx, position, Oct. 24, 25, 26, 27, 28. 29. It is expected that many from this section will visit the big show. COUNTY MEDICOS MEET. way Commission was ^received, by tjhe Commissioners of Barnwell County last Friday. White ASimp- kins, of Virginia were the success ful bidders and work will start r.t once on the road from Kline to Barrtw'elty Plaais for the Lees to Barnwell part of the highway via 4 Elko and the road from E.ko to Williston and the Aiken County line are being rushed and it is hoped that these contracts will soon be let. MRS. ESSIE WEEKLY The members of the Barnwell County Medical - Association-% met here Tuesday, at which time reduc tions were made in the fee* for visits, as follows: Country visits—5d cents per mile and $2 for visit, which is a reduc tion from 75 cent* per mile and $2.60 for visit. Town visits—Day, $2, a reduction of 50 cents; night, $4, a reduction of $1. Clem.son College, Oct. 11.—The cheapest way to grow onions on a large scale is from seed. In the South onion seeds may be planted either Barnwell County in ^, rinK °S to ^ r or , lt i " „ between February 15 to March 16, Drs. Wallis Cone and Smith, of Williston. were in the city Tues day attending the meeting of the medical association. NOTICE OF SALE. JACKSON-DOUGLAS A marriage of much interest ‘u-r fiends throu^puf the State was that of Mios Anne Moore Jackson, formerly of this city but more * recently of Emery University, Emory, Ga., to the Rev. James Bax ter Douglas, assistant pastor of the* First Methodist Church at Shreve port, La., which was solemnized Wednesday afternoon at 5:30 o’ clock at the home of the bride’s •■unt, Mrs. R. C. Kirkland, of Barn well. the Rev. Mr. klennan, pastor of the Barnwell Methodist Church, performing the ceremony in the pres ence of several members of the im mediate^ family. Shortly after the ceremony, the young couple left for Shreveport, where they will make their future home, followed by the best wishes of many friends for a life of happiness and prosperity. Mrs. Douglas is a- very attractive young lady and Mr. Douglas is to be congratulated on winnifig so charm ing a helpmate. PLEASANT HILL NEWS Mr. B. 0. Mitchell of Augusta is visiting in "the community. Mrs. R. S. Weathersbee was called Saturday to Augusta to the bedside of her mother, Mrs. Julia. Edenfield, who is in the University Hospital. We - are glad to. report that the latest news says her condition is improved. The Rev. Mr. Byron Woodward of Charleston was the quest of MrML State of South Carolina, County of Barnwell. Wc, Harley & Blatt, Attorneys for the Connie Maxwell Orphanage and the Epworth Orphanage, will sell at public auction on Monday', Novem ber 7th. 1921, at 12 o’clock M./and ttrl after the "MasterV sale*, in front of the Court House at Barnwell, S. C!, to the highest hinder FOR CASH, the real estate described hereinafter. That the purchaser or purchasers will be required to put up One Hun- ded ($100.00) Dollars immediately after the said sale to comply with the bid,'otherwise the said real es tate will be immediately re-sold. ' . The description of the property is as follows: f ^ All that tract or parcel of land, with the buildings thereon, lying and being and situated in the said town and County of Barnwell, State a- foresaid, fronting on Main Street Twenty . feet, "measuring on its Western line, one hundred and five (105) feet, and on its Southern line measuring twenty (20) feet. The Northern and Southern linos being as nearly parallel as practic able^ and its Eastern and Western lines to be parallel, or, as - nearly as practicable. This being the same lot conveyed by Mrs. Harriette E. Harrison, to the said J. A. Ladson on Dee^l^th., 1906, and recorded in Book 7-R>age 382. ""also Ulmers, Oct. 1.—This entire com munity was shocked on last Mon day morning to learn of the death of Mrs. Essie Weekle’J, wife of John F. Weekley. The suddenness of her death greatly added to the sadness of the parsing of this belovedwo- man. Immediately prior to her death, Mrs. Weekley wa* apparently enjoying the best of health. She re tired on Sunday night in her usual jovial spirits and was discoverd dead the following morning about 6 o’ clock when she was called by her husband. Mrs. Weekley was a consistent Christian and a regular attendant of the services of the Mizpah Metho dist church of which she was a mem ber. Only the afteraoon before her death, she with other members of the family attended service* at h«>r search. She wa* the daughter of« Jeff 4. Craddock and Mary Ann My- rick Craddock, her family being widely connected and well known in Allendale and Bamberg counties and throughout the lower section of South Carolina. She wa> in her 54*h year. Her marriage to Mr. Weekley took place in January, 1888, conse quently they had lived together a most happy married life of over yeafw. Mts. Weekley wan in the truest sense a oevoted wife and mother. The funeral sendee* were conducted by her pastor, the Rev. Mr. Peeler, of Olar, on Tuesc*. ternoon. at the Great Saltkehatchie Baptist church in Ulmers, after which the remains wen- laid 10 rest in the Gt. Salkehatchie cemetery near Ulmers. A very large number of kindred, neighbors and friends gathered at the church and ceme tery in token of their esteem ami af fection. The entire community will jlceply mourn with the surviving members of her fam:*y: Her husband, John F. Weekley, and daughter, Louise Weekley. and son«, I^on H, Weekley, J. Francis Weekley. Sum ter Weekley, N. W. Weekley, Howard Weekley, of Ulmers, mih] William T. Weekley, of Weekley, of Of considerable service men of the announcement that men of the Old Hickory Association, veterans of the Thirtieth Division, which three years ago was pounding away at the German strongholds in France, ‘will again march in review before General Pd-shii^? at\ third annual reunion, to be held in Nashville, Tenn., on November 4 and 5. In fact, it is probably, that Marshall Fouch, Generallissimo of all the Allied armies, who ha* been invited- ed tj accompany General Pershing to Nashville, will also be in the re viewing stand. The parade of the veterans, how ever, will form but a part of the full reunion program. Men who billeted in French villages or battle field shelters three yars ago will find the homes of Nashville opened to them. Plans have been made to house and care for not less than ten thousand veterans and more if they should come. Convention sessions will be held in the Auditorium, with a capacity of seven thousand. Dances and other social features enough to give every man who comes an opportunity to enjoy himself are being arranged for by the hosts of the occasion, the citizens of Nashville. Separate headquarters for each of the regiments of the Division will he established in Nashville, and in the billeting arrangements it ia planned, as far as possible, to put men out of the same outfit* in the same section pf the city. There will be all sort* of op portunities for the eld timer* to get together and “fight the war” which started on the* Mexican border for some, at camp Sevier for others, and ran all the way «cioms the sea*, over the Hindenhurg Line, through the Argonne, into Belgium and Luxemburg and home again. In the course of its training and traveling and fighting no Division in the American Army made a more creditabk* shewing than ^iid the Carolina and Tennessee t~oopv The achievement of the division in flrat smashing the great Hindenhurg de fense sy*t‘*m at Bellieourt, across the St. Quentin Canal Tunnel, is one of the outstanding achicveement* of the wui, while the artillery brigade, operating separately -»n the St. Mihiel, Argonne and Woevre sectors, took rank as one of the most ef fective artillery outfits of the army. Reduced Railroad Rate* Railroad* have granted a reduc'd rate of one and one half fare* for the lound trip to mem!>er* of the Division s Association. Member* planning to attend may come to Nashville, (laying the full fare, and but beat results will be had usually from the fall plantings, say the Gem- son College N ’ horticulturists. The seedlings however, must become well established before very cold weather in order that they may not he injured by the severe cold of De cember and January. If the tops are injured by the cold it will not serious ly injure the bulbs, a* growth will be gin again as soon an tfee weather is favorable. Onion rows are laid off 12 to 15 inches apart and the seed planted in the drill, with an ormaary seed planter. From 4 to 5 pounds of seed should he used per acre. In spring when the oniofis are large enough to handle, they should he thinned to stand 3 to 4 inches apart in the row. These tninnings may he used to Till out any vacant spots that may have occured in the row. GENERAL SESSIONS COURT IS MAKING GOOD FROGRBSS INTERESTING ITEMS FROM ROSEMARY. Rosemary, October 6.—Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Birt and family, of the Long Branch section, were visitors at Mr. ami Mrs. Willie Hair’s Sun day. Quite an enjoyable sermon was preached at Rosemary Sunday by Rev. Byron Woodward, of North Charleston. Mr. Woodward’s many friends were glad to see him again. Mr. Hollis Powell was a visitor in Williston Saturday. • Mrs. Virgie Birt and Mrs. Lizzie Birt, of Long Branch, left last Thursday for an extended visit to Laurinburg' N. C. Mr. Willie Birt, Micagey Birt, James Cook and Misses Sina Birt and Ldcy Cook, of Snelling, were vi*itors in this section Sunday. Mr. Hillie Parker and sisters, of Williston, were visitors at Rosemary Sunday.. The Green’s Academy School will open Monday, October 3rd. Miaa Mary Bodiford, of Healing Springs, is the teacher for this year. ' Mr. Oscar Woodward ik back in this community. Mr. Jim Anderson ami father of Williston. were in this section Sun day. WILLISTON NEWS. then- receiving their certificates of Atlanta. J. Craddock j memheiship entitling them, to half Birmingham. Sisters | fare qn the return trip. Certificate* may he secured in advance of ^he Flunk P. who rurvive are Mr*. Peny Cave, .of Palatku, Fla., and Mrs. J. L*. llocgg, |aueeting, however, from of Barnwell.^-. . V School opened Monday with a large enrollment. ^The teachers this year are, Miss Alice Ray of Healing Springs and Miss Eddie Lou Weath ersbee of this community. Mr. Jim Ray of Healing^Springg was a visitpr in the cohyntinitv Sun- day. Mr. R. E. Woodward and famPy and Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Woodward LYNDHURST ITEMS. Lyndhurst, Oct. 10.—Mrs. George C. Flanders, formerly Miss Edith Hay, of Decorah, lowa, and two lit tle daughters. Josepnlne and Mary- lyn, are spending some time here, the guests of Mrs. Flanders’ mother, Mrs. A. P. Hay. Mr. Oscar P. Huy, of Raleigh, N. C„ spent several days here during the past week, the guest of relatives. Messrs. Stephen and Edwin Ellis, of Barnwell, spent last week-end here, the guests of their parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Ellis. ^ Miss Mae Woodward, of the Aik^n section, has accepted the position as teacher of the local school. Mr. L. G. Hay has recently re turned from a visit to McPherson* ville and other points in^ -the low country, „ Owing to the exceedingly short crop of cotton, most-or the fields are now' practically bare, and. no doubt most gin* will close down for. the season in the near future. I B<.wen, • Hobtorr National Bank, Knoxville. Tenn., or from the Re union Headquarters, Chamber of rummerce Building, Nashville, Tenn. . All that certain piece, parcel <u- $ot <of land/, ^ith the buildings thereon, situate, lying .and being at Meyers Mill, in the " State and County aforesaid, containing and measuring sixty (60) feet fron '•1 wid^hdhe ; afternoon in the first game of the distance of two hundred ^200) feet, season, the score being 38 to 0. Al- Bounded North by the right of way though weight was against theirt, f the Atlantic Coa^<<Xine Railway the locals held their line well aguinst In spite of thp^fact that they were greatly outweighed, man to man, the Barnwell/High School fo9tball team put jofTa game fight against the strong Carlisle Fitting ScnooT aggre- . .. ^L i gation oriHbe local gridiron Monday and running back of equal width the , afternoon in the first of the DEATH OF ROBERT KIRKLAND Williston, October 8. — (Special.) —Prof, and Mr*. (Waters ore ♦He proud parent* of a line daughter. Mr. and Mrs. Leon Dick* of Dun barton were week-end visitors in Williston. Dr. and Mr*. Wallis Cone w’ere hosts at a delightful barbecue at Smith’* Swimming Pool last Wednes day. Col. R. M. Mixson was a business ‘ visitor in Columbia last Friday. Mi** Gertrude Melfichamp left last week to teach school at Hlaney. Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Fletcher of Columbia spent last Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Kitchings ' Next Friday afternoon on Mi*. Smoak’s lawn the senior class of the I Baptist Sunday School will serve ice Robert A. Kirkland, “Boh Alfred,” | cream and cake. Last Friday the as he was known to his many friends, |t ladies of U. D. C. made quite a sue- died in Savannah. Ga., Monday fol- ! cess of such, an undertaking. W. P. Franklin Cleared of Murder Charge.—Many Tree Bilk. ,/ ^ 2 ■ ' ' The Court of General Sessions for Barnwell County, which convened at Barnwell Monday morning, is mak ing very good progress, the Grand Jury having acted upon a large number of indictments and several cases having been disposed of by the Court. Tree BiRs. The following is a list of the True Bills: Addie Scott, murder. Jim Champion, murder. W. P. Franklin, murder. Chester May, murder. Hugh Scott, murder. Mike Brown, pbtamlng goods tm> der Jalse pretense. George Brown, obtaining gooda under false pretense. Leonard Miles and McCoy Milea, assault and battery with intent to kill and carrying concealed weapons. L. F. Miles, assault and battery with intent to kill and carrying con cealed weapons. Charlie Morris, assault and bat- tery with intent to kill. C. P. Morris, assault and battery with intent to kill. * Virgil Dyches, assault and bat tery with intant to kill. John Alien 2Buny*n, housebreak ing and larceny. Claude Allen and Ben Jackson, housebreaking and larceny. Golie White, housebreaking and larceny. Charlie Camel, housebreaking and larceny. Cleve Nelson, assault and battery with intent to kill. Luther Simpkins, assault and bat tery with intent to kilL Mattie Hallman, assault and bat tery with intent to kill. Freddie Bush, throwing rock at • passenger train. L. F. Du Bone, E. C. Burgess, R. W. Burgess and E. Bethel, violation of the prohibibtion law.. Moae Carrie, violation of the pro- hiihtion law. Levi Johnson, violation of the pro hibition law. George Do by and Ed Doby, viola tion of the prohibition law. Loyal Scott, asaault and battery with intent to kill. L. P. Du Bose, drawing chock with out funds. Caaaa Dtspoaod of. Cases disposed of up to the time this paper closed its forms are aa follows: Ed Riley pled guilty to the charge of violating the prohibition law and was sentenced to tnree months at hard labor, one month suspended during good behavior. W. P. Franklin was acquitted of the charge of murder. Fred Bush pled guilty to the charge of throwing a rock at a passenger train and was sentenced to six months at hard labor. Charlie Campbell pled guilty to the charge of house break mg and lar ceny and .was sentenced to one year at hard labor. Golie White pled guilty on a sim ilar charge and received a like sen tence. Dock Gantt was acquitted of the ,charge of murder. REEDY BRANCH ITEMS. J£. Wodward last Saturday and Sun- v.oa&c^jjine Railway the locals held day.' ^ ^ ( ornpuny; East by lot of G C. the onslaughts oLteeir heavier bp»- -Meyer Meyer, lands^'of the said 'J> Meyer, being same tract of land conveyed by J. A. Meyer to J* A. Ladson, on Nov. 15th, 191-4, and recorded in Book.8‘W page 161. The, Purchaser or purchaser* to pay for the deed, and stamps. * Harley and Blatt.. j Attorneys for Connie Maxwell Or- nttended the services at Rosemary ‘ phanage and Epworth Orphanage Church Sunday momjng [ Barnwell, S. C.,October. 11, 1921. ds of the said J. As* ponfents, whose printfpal ghins were ^outh and West by made by end runs and intercepted passes. Barnwell was forced to rely upon the forward pass, which whs used very successfully for short and long gains. Folk for s Carlisle and Riley and Connor for Barnwell star red. With the exception .of two players, no" member of the Barnwell eleven had ever played in a match game before Monday and the show- lowing an injury received several weeks ago while swimming in Savan nah. The young man was a son of Dr. N. F. Kirkland, formerly of this county, and a nephew o* Clerk of Court A. L. Kirkland, of this city. He was injured in a peculiar way, and no hope was entertained for his re covery, although he was fully con scious most qf the time. While swimming he dived in shal low water, to avoid striking a fellow swimmer, and the impact crushed the cen ical vertebra Or the sixth joint of the backbone. Everything possible was done to save his life, hut the injury produced paralysis from the neck down, and the crushed vertebra could not be reached by surgery with any bope of removing^, the cause of the paralysis,- The young man is remembered" by many friends and relatives in this county, who are grief stricken over the terrible accident. The remains of the young man were brought Tuesday to Mizpah Methodist ehurch. The funeral took place- Tuesday afternoon, and inter ment was made in the nearby ceme tery.—Bamberg^Herald. — r October 10.—Misses Euniqe Hiers ami Birdie Sanders, of Olar, were the week-end guests of Misses Win nie and Maggie Black. Miss Josie Still, of Blackville, was the guest of Misses Josephine and Pearline Grubbs Saturday night. Misses Virginia and Myrtle Hiers of Olar spent a few days with Misses Eulalie ‘and Azilee Hiers. The Rev. D. W. Heckle, of Healing Springs, spent Saturday with Mr. N. C. Grubbs, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Still and little daughter, Helen, were the week-end guests of their mother and father, Mr. and Mrs. Willis Still, near Blackville. Miss Mary Lucile Creech spent DICKS-PORTER Married at the residence of Rev*<£ Johq H. Owens near White Pond p Tuesday, Sept 27th, Mr. Charlie Doreon Porter and Miss Lucile Dicks. Mr. Porter is a prosperous farmer of the White Pond section. Messrs. E. L. and W. L. Merritt and Nathan W’idener and Miss Sarah Merritt of North Augusta were visitors in Williston last. Sunday. Mr. Widener is another one of W?i- liston’s young men who are making good. He holds a responsible posi tion with ^Merritt and Reel, whole sale grocers of Augusta. NEW FOfeEST NEWS. New Forest, Oct. 6.—Mrs. B. F. Bailey and Miss Latrell Morgan, the very efficient teacher of the Reeves Creek school, spent an enjoyable af ternoon with Mrs. Sarah Matthews lajtft Thursday. * . * Miss Lydie Hamilton left last [ Monday for Kitchings Mill where j the week-end with her mother, Mrs. she' will attend school this session.^ W. W. Harley, of Barnwell. The many friends of Mrs. J. TF. I Mr. Johnson Black was a business Ahl are glatb to know that she is re-1 visitor Saturday to his brother, Mr. covering from a. spell: of fcver. '~\" j W. R. Black. Mrs. W. B. and C. R. Johnson The relatives and friends of Mr. spent last week-end with Mra, E. H. i Jeff Black will be glad to hear that Weeks. /; [ he is recovering from his recent ill- ' Miss Carey Ahl will leave soon for ness. Chesterfield where she will teach this The Reedy Branch school will open session. , Monday, October 17th. ■♦♦♦ l The Heecly Branch Sewing €tujb Dr. and Mrs. Wallis' Cone, of i members will meell again October Williston, were visitors here Friday II. afternoon. <. * * * Mr. W. E. McNab, manager of the Barnwell Oil Mill, has purchased an ing made against Carlisle promises 1 Overland touring , car from Lemon well for k successful seasonL^-v^l Bros., local dealers. > OOTTON GINNING Mjr. J. V. Dodenbofi, of Greenville, ■ —■ was a business visitor in Barnwell There were 4,726 bales of cotton, Friday. I counting round a* hklf bates, ginned «gj,n tin Barnwell County, from the crop of Major and Mrs. Thos. fl. Peeples, 1 1921 prior to September 25, 1921 as of Columbia, were in the city th*s compared with 9,369 bales ginned week. . ' September 25, 1920. Mr. B. F. Gardner, of Blackville, is , The days lose 11 . a court attentant this week. . shine this week. - . ,. -•