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The Barnwell Eatabliihed in 1877. Uuftt Llkci a Mambal* of (h« Family” Lnrfeat Countj CircvUtkm. 1 VOLUME XLVI. J. A. PORTER CO. TO SELL BOLL WEEVIL DESTROYER BARNWELL. SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 1, 18?.?.. / NUMBER 22. BARNWELL COUNTY MEN SELL MUCH ASPARAGUS Progressive Local Firm to Handle More Than Hajf a Million Crowds Disposed of at Elko! i r Hill’s Mixture in This County. In keeping with its past progrps- Messrs. P. S. Greene, of Elko, and sive policy, the J. A. Porter Com-; W. H. Manning, of Barnwell and pany, of Barnwell, has secured the Williston, have sold more than half Barnwell County* right to sell Hill’s a million asparagus crowns from El- Boll Weevil Mixture. This mixture ko thi,s season. One' hundred thous- was- perfected by Mr. L. D. Hill, a and crowns were sold to one person Georgia fanner ,who ‘claims that it in Philadelphia. These crowns are was used most successfully in that of very fine quality, judging from State by himself and many other some samples Mr. Manning had on farmers last year. It is composed display at Barnwell some time ago, of molasses, calcium arenate and the tops from Some of the roots a secret ingredient that is said to reaching a height of over six feet attract the weevil, causing him to the first year. The varieties are eat the poison instead of attacking Giant Argenteuil and Palmetto, ihe squares and bolls «n the cotton Probably the first ripe strawber- plant. i • rigs to be displayed this year were The supply of calcium arsenate is some g^own by County Superintend- vcry short this year, being inade- ent of Education Horace J. Crouch, quate to meet the demand if all of of Barnwell and Elko. Strawberry “THE BAT'* PLEASED BIG # AUDIENCE AT THE YAMP Local Theatre Filled to Capacity to See Myktery Play. What was perhaps the largest au dience in its history filled the Vamp SOCIAL AND PERSONAL NEWS^FROM WILLlSTON Mrs. A. M. . Kennedy Entertained with Bridge Party Last Week. Williston, Jin. 27.—Mrs. A. M. Kennedy entertained five tables of Theatre Monday evening to witness | bridge at her home on Wednesday the performance of “The Bat,” a | afternoon. The house was tasteful- mystery play by Mary Roberts Rine- 1 ly decorated with pot plants and hart and Avery Hopwood, and every I bowls of narcissus. After the man, woman and child present wis game the hostess served a delicous entertained and mystified for nearly three hours before the identity of “The Bat” was finally - revealed. This play has enjoyed a wonderful success dating from its initial per formance in New York City, and af ter witnessing its production one is not surprised at this. Carrie Weller as “Litzie,” the maid, and Alma salad course with coffee and salted nuts. Those invited to play were Mesdames W. C. Smith, W. G. Thompson, Jr., J. E. Kennedy, C. L. Green, C. J.* Trotti, W. D. Black, W. R. Kennedy, W. C. Smith, Jr., R. M. Mixson, Carey Smith, E. W. Black, Q A. Kennedy, Jr.; W. C. Cun ningham, the Misses Louise * Pro- BLACKVILLE GETS NEXT . - - B. Y. P. U. CONVENTION Chester as “Miss Cornelia Van Gor-jthro, Flournoy Owens, Dorothy der” carried off the honors. Ramona, Lumley, Margaret Carpenter, Marie Weaver as “Miss Dale Ogden” was Harley and Mrs. John White of Co- the farmers, used the dusting raising is getting to be quite an in- [ rot *- H effective »* this part should i lumbia. method, whereas it is thought that dustry in this county, especially in ! * lav * J- Irving White as “Dr. | Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Ussery and there is enough available to con- the vicinity of Barnwell, where a ' Wells” was good ami «o was Harril- two daughters spent last Saturday trol the pest, at least to a large ex- number of progressive farmers have ' ton ^ ott ** “Richard Fleming.” bet! »nd Sunday with Mrs. Ussery’s tent, by this and the well known planted fields of several acres each 1 t hcre is room for improvement n-: brother, Mr. Quattlebaum, near molasses mixture. The price for Several of these gentlemen report wonw^he remaining members of the Wagner. Mr. Ussery returned to the Hill Mixture is 72 cents per, blooms and small berries on theirl clu L although most of them are well Columbia Sunday afternoon. gallon in 50-gallon barrel*, and it plants. Strawberries and asparagus 1 above tha average seen with road Messrs. J. P. and John Ussery is estimated that the weevil ran U will bring much money into Barn- show* Aside from its merit g* a spent last Sunday in Aiken. Wept under control and a crop of well County this Spring. 1 ny»te ry play, the audience is kH»t Messr. J. L. Owen* 1 and M. T. cotton mack* at a cost of abc Hit I | laughi ng throughout by the ronm-iy Vt bite of Alkan wen e vi*i itom ia $1.50 per acre for the poison. No Blackville Item*. 1 injerU 1 Williston Wednesday i-xpcnsive machioery is required t«» — - ■ 1 The next attract Ki in at the Vanin Messrs. L. E. Hair and H. Jeff Baptist Young ^People Finish Meet* ing and Elect Officer*. ■MwAwassiaas Charleston, Jan. 28.—Blackville was chosen today fpr the next con vention of the Southern Sectional Baptist Young People’s Union, which is meeting at the Citadel Square Baptist Church here, the delegates to be entertained by the Barnwell Association, ahd the following offi cers were elected for the ensuing year. • ' ... President, Buel Webb, Aiken; 1st vice president, Frank W. Levett, Charleston; 2nd vice president, Pro fessor Newman, Bath; 3rd vice pres ident, Mark Whitley, Summerville; secretary, Miss Hazel Tyler, St. George; treasurer, Miss Myrtle Cook, Kitchings Mill; field worker, David Flannigan, Orangeburg. The asso ciation represents the Southern third of South Carolina. T. S. CAVE OF BARNWELL SUFFERS LOSS BY FIRR Five Males, Bard and Stables Da stroyed by Fire Last Week. Mr. T .S. Cave, of Barnwell, suf fered a severe loss Tuesday night of last wi«ek, when his barns, and stables at Seigling, in Allendale Coin ty were destroyed by fire, together with five mules, about 4009 bushels of corn and Several tons pf hay. The fire was caused by a bolt of lightning during a thunderstorm that passei over the’ section and gained headway so rapidly that tenants on the place were power- less to save the mules. There was no insurance. BUY PIGS LN THIS STATE URGES CLEM SON COLLEGE ELKO N EM 8 put the mixture on the plants Blacks ills. Jan. IT - -An interest la it n* re aaary to apply it at 1 night. 1 mg mee ting of tHr Joseph Knge as is the ram 1 with the di let tag v napu r. D. A. R, WKS beta on Tues method. All t hat is required k a day at t! hr home of Mrs. B. F bucket and a m top made by tyu UK "i j Mtu4ne. After t km ai * t*UKi )MKl|fir%4 rag on the end of a stick. The u».*p routine. piA*>h KTi ditcKROod fo is dipped ia th e mixture and ! the (km rr J rUTKlioa of Washing ion' ■KHR apptud Ik Ht*i of tba ! birthdai. It uaa dev '•nao (HkI 1 cotton plant Mr. HtR riaiaas that Hi^k ftHbi urer he g Ivan for tk» Rckoti in a few hours itm Kpi vil Hkr 1 lasted UkfWlTa Mrs. J. D C tb* paona and ! M kftlkNl. I *d tba h> nates* umi Hair ot Biackv here Wednesday. * MMta, Piedmont Farmers Should Get Feed ers from Lower Coon tie*. Farmers in the Piedmont sect km | <jf the State are being urged by (Too late for last week.) Clemson College to buy feeder pigs Elko. Jan. 27.—Contractor White from the farmers of Barnwell and and his road gang are working this other counties In the lower part ef week inside the town limits, and the South Carolina. The following dfe- rrubbing and clearing of the patr^wa* sent out from CWmeoo a Barnwell road will be completed by . few days ga: the end of this week if the weather Farmers of Greenville, Spartan- permit* out-door work. A gang of burg, Anderson, and other up »ta*s trucks and wagons are claying and J r mi alias who are now buying feeder •lu has jf Kllentnn w ■»n last Saturd Duncan of E M. finishing the road about three miles ptg, | 0 carry over the •« « ets-1 ® owt * , Elko. Elko ta on the map. go tneod W I* ** Tei an I at least for the pm sent. The com - . I pietMMi of the two highway *. \< Mr P» igrni Tba P*opt» Is one o( 1 tba paper •elertod to cS trry Mr l 9 "♦* • _ ^ MMh* m mow dMkKK tu tba (otto* 1 farmers la tba Bout sod etarwhen 9 ia tbM tasua will k found the fl 1st of a 1 senes of m «crUse went* describing 1 bis met hi I Mrs. H. H Hti Priscilla dub i A pleasant turn Ik tdPH b% { KM led b Mi Williston last Wed- I Kiwi So. t7 0 Hk%o made thi u poaethl*. agMsamoe 1 Tha State Highway Daparxmeat s -v» nry John* , H 0 f At- port mt road ro ndittews la Huutk elected Jiidvr of I Carsliaa as puM tshevj in the Bun rimM et alirql Hts 1 day daily papers mad ' las t wsob aa 1 Mrs J. W. Jf f* I follows. ' Black* 1 Ho to G Ibo Gaud”, I “Elko to A ikes fair”. t WHttaleo ] an route, was mr VK'f (E VfFK ■tr nt lowed R ROf y caf GfKf or in Will it*? .ft last j We know tho Wtlmetoa 1 '•Ik must other stater to ■scare their pigs; ta fart, they can buy to better ad vantage lu Orangeburg. Sumter, Barnwell, and othgr iawar state counties and should give thooe (armors the ywofoeeuee”, soys V. J. it W< V| n Too lu abrupt n C Are Filed. •st. ia dssssassiag the pr mand of Pieduesot County farmers for ptgs tn roptnre *he motors muff that hud geuo to morhet or hoeu hut rherod Moat of the ptge that haw hoeu FUi- might haw cornestly . •nipped luto the op-oountry far food 1 he green with envy. y The same ad | jerttve* deosnhsng the roods to and .At stated show, the mixture will sold la this territory by the J. Porter Company and ihuoe farmers who desire to protect their rot ton fr<»m the ravages of the Mexican nest o ill do well to get Mr. Porter right away. M< rf M .*» •! iir*«rtbfl • » • h ' Spar tar I i ' retail vs ■ - Mu* Ns •todies at Gree Wum I - allege. THMKE OFF RING Til RF. SENATOR IN ALLENDALE *Uar»ea. Jraat sad Gray Mentioned to Sorceed Henry Johnson. Mr. and Mrs. Ben Brerwal Philadelphia, are guest* «»f M Mrs, Herman Bi H L O’Bi .Wrine of h. I M IK* tlub im rwwn. day Afternoon RteA rtained by Mrs. T. R. tOy. An interesting ly is being taken up < It r of t lit* fr«»fn A Hr tHr election ol Juhnvin to* I* teenth liniul, Krnate » C»unt> vnented by 1 Senator 3. Henry j Judge of the Four- j at Ignrt three rand;- I already **mention«-«P* " iathrop Daughters Hnlertaiaed Elko. Jan. 2».-The Win thro Uaughtem of Bam we H t'ounfy Wr* hospitably’ entertainni Saturday at FJIenlon Nens. E. h H. Je Filenton. Jan. *lb eat hers bee retun Sunday aftrmoon. Mi. Stephen El usl be W. R. keanedv I heen U I lieu here We are sorry be see the | nearing rumpMflan •• r spoil { • auoe it menus that (.'outmrtar I White and his family will he tak I their departure rkkk*. Their oldeot I son. Spruce White, was I pupft to enroll in the Eth* sxhas 1 and our hays and gifie wdl mo I him and his Shetland Pony which I I ode* from the CuBg every mornini Mr. W. H. Hair’s many frtrmi I are glad ta are him return from tk I hospital in Augusta u here hr spei I several days taking the Abraw We arreted ta know h i In ■nt. •f Barnwell dattm i print; R. P. parson, J. R Jenny temoon. Jan. 27. by Mrs. J. E. K- ami William D. Gray. The election 1 nedy. of Williston. Mm. Kennedy, : *P*' nt th v week-end Hbre. is ordered for next Tuesday. | known and loved at Winthrop as -M^s Betty McLeod and Miss Mar- Cards appearing in the current is- j Pearl Barnett, welcomed her gue.sr* b'aret Bale* were delightully enter- sue of the Allendale County Citizen with the bmile of former times that taihrti at the home of Mrs. Ashley and signed “Voters,” “Citizen*” and make* everylrndy feel at home. The ! Bailey Monday. “Many Friends” advertise the eligi- meeting wa* well attended. Barn-j Mrs. W. E. Miller returned to her Nlity of these candidates, • but the well, Elko, Blackville and Williston home in Augusta Sunday, paper carries only one definite an- i l*eing represented. Mrs. M. A. Thomas spent Wednes- nouncement, that of Mr. Soaraun. j After some matters of business day and Thursday in Augusta. The name of Mr. B. K. Thomas has | were ^disposed of, two intenBStrng ! Mr. Barney Wells, of Y ^massee, j 7 MiVs Ethel Herring of also been mentioned as a possible letters were read—one from a m^m-^ is visiting relatives here. I , ,V j x- ^ • her of the present sttu ent body, the J The B Y. P. L. held weekly , Atl , nu are vtaitin( . the other from Moc eat, of the | meetma 1 hursday n. K ht with a very | bl . oth Mr - Th((mils , \V inthrop faculty. Each was charm-1 interesting program. ! _ u ... w . Mr. a>>4 M daughter. Julia, have returned from a visit to W. T. Riley in Allerdale. Dr. J. L. Smith and H. $1. Thomp son have returned from a visit to Mr. ami Mrs. 11. H. Altman in Char leston. Mi** Carrie McNab of Barnwell was a visitor to her *i*ter, Mr*. G. W. Whitaker, this week. Mr*. A. L. Weathershee ’ has re turned to her home in Columbia. Miss Carrie Thomas of Greens- Former Barnwell Man Dead. ing in its way. These letters each The Home Bank's Contest. . , ., . Miss Bettie Matthews. Mrs. W. G. A straw ride was enjoved Thurs-1 rp, T , .1, -r r,. , , t .>0 t j- . . . .11 . , . , , , , 1 Thompson, Jr., and Wylie Trotti Spartanburg, Jan. 28.—According month are like home visits to the day night by a number of the young- . * , - • to private dispatches received here beloved Alma Mater. They recall er *set. • . R , t^day William B. Coffin, for many many half forgotten events which! Those from here attending the B. i ' , ‘ ^ . ,n u 1 e - c y years a prominent cotton broker of in the re-telling bind together the j 1 • ”• U. Convention at Charleston a ^ this city, died this afternoon at the older and younger daughters. j this week-end are Misses Lousie home of his daughter in Savannah, I An attemp was made', to make C^ssels,' Mary Quarles and Mr. J. B. j Ga., following an illrtess of several a list of the present occupations rf Bagnai. t ' The puj)jIs of t}le Barnwell High weeks. Mr. Coffin was a native of the Daughters. This work will be | Mrs. C. T>N^wton, Miss Marjorie i School and the .Dunbaityn High Charleston. He is survived by His^ eontinued>4t the pext meeting, aD ( Newton and Mrs: Stope, of Twiggs, rgchooT are getting busy, it is re- witiow, two daughters, Mrs. Percy though it was realized that words spent Friday here. ported.'preparing essayi on “Why Jones, and Mrs. W. J. Willets of alone could not convey the whole of j Mr. Gaston Bush spent several p eace j s Better Thafi War” and Savannah, and two sons, Perry Cof-.the finer side of the work being done days of this week in Barnwell. j whether or not a reduction of arms fin and Edv ard Coffin of this city, j by Winthrop women. j Mr. George Hollister and Howard | by large powers of the world, as . He was for many years the senior^ Mrs. Kennedy served a TkOieious j Bufttal. returned to Augusta Tuesday | was 5; ; fe , ne( i j n Washington last year member of the firm of Coffin and salad course, not forgetting the! evening. by tbe »p' our p 0Wer pact” will be Christman, coiton brokers of this Winthrop tea. Mrs. Harold Buckingham return-! tb<? means finally of preserving The next meeting will he at the ed «kome Saturday after a visit to, p e a C( . to mankind. ibMt Hutto and hi* *wtrr, •»hy. were Sunday visitor- ** m IK nmark last Sunday. bav« emm* trmm Thr ugh thr Man who ■ ■ms mt auRhtyinc (ha • h* fhal R •any in gvt anunnla feus the ««lahl»a4Md Markets tlu n Rsl *R J with a snpfdy In ww •tain. Mewl* • ng abaft freight haul*, and with •• 1 Extanmaa Rarxin agania ruady la '*'*• granxnta thn aine 1 aisnt mt •taff 11 ** trmm tbaaa ^ whs want ta mR ta thus* aha want ta hay. tbara n ^ exrry raaaaa ahy “Mad* In Sanlb * t araltaa* png* *hauM haw the pea- t |g»fh|» Kr#. 1 Mr. Nhwly suggest • that an- routit ry fariaars intersstad ta hny- ing pig* shqgld gat ta tanrb with tiarir roufity agent* or tha Extranioa Here We Restock Xpfclnllatg in Or der to get information regarding which ia available from thoaa roaa- Nolice to Uonfaderate Veteri Tbrta new autogiobile* have juxt when . pifB Mr9 for ^ c«»nie to our city.. The proud own- way two groupex of South Cn- em xre. Section Master Ray, Mail J r ,,|j na farmer* will he benefited. Carrier Allen E. Hair, and A*para- gu* Inupector W, II, Wooley. They are not Cadillacs, but they say ■ . . f they are the next be*t. i A || Confederate Veteran* will :aka Mr. D. D. Kison, Principal of the- notice that a meeting will be held in Govan school, was a highly ap- j Barnwell on Monday, the 5th day of predated week-end visitor here la*t } f>i )ruary ( S ale»day> to elect a ptn- I O 1 II-.. . 1 _ . . Saturday aijd Sunday. We do en joy his visits so much, but his visits are too short. •• Mrs. W. C. Smith, Jr., Primary sion board to serve another year and to attend to any other busines* con-* nected - therewith and remember there can be nothing done until a Baptist parsonage In Barnwell op Mr. Coffin is a former resident the fourth^ Saturday in Fehnu r v, of Barnwell, hi and his family hav- j with Mrs. W. M. Jones as hostess, ing made'their home here about 20 No Winthrop Daughter of Barnw»H year* ago. j C-ounty can afford to be absent fronn | week-end with Mm. F. D. Bush. | prepared by the pupils, ,t which '- 1 this meeting. j Mr. John'CL Hudson spent A POOR PLACE FOR A SALE I ^ t Augusta. ^ - j These higr. school* will cofiduct Mr. R. .H. ^ oungi ioo<f, of M illing- j their own campaigns aiki. when the ham, N, (., spent the week-end here, j r j 05ea vuch school will in- Mi** Blanche ( r os land spent than iKj. public to hear the essays Two gentlemen of Hebrew eatrac- if ion were xbipwreckad. xo w% are ftM- For two days they floated around oa a- Ufa raft. Cotlan Giaaiag Figures. 1 tiir.< the judge* will decide which ia era! days in Ellenton this week on ^ >nli cm1i pawf will be businexs’. teacher in the local school, had to , m>vv board is elected. You are urged miss school last Friday on account of illness. Strawberries in the month of j £ Snelling, January sounds like fiction. But we to be present. J. A. Meyer, Chairman. Clerk of Board. Wreck Near Donora. live in the “Sunny South” and some ! of our folks actualy had full ripe J strawberries here last Monday. They I were honest tho, anfl admitted that; A freight train was wrecked on these grew on the farm of Mr. T. S.; t y, t . Atlantic Coast Line Railroad, Cave about eight miles South, of | n ,. ar Donora, several miles W’est of Elko on the Barnwell road. Mr. P. r BarnweH r Friday nightt, nine cars .S. Green and Clifford Lave state; derailed and their content* that Mr. Cave could pick'fuftr's>V oral quarts on hi* farm. ."In Serious Condition. scattered along the right of way. Fortunately, however, no one was injured. The wreck is said to have been caused by the trucks under o^o car leaving the rails. Passenger Mr. Henry Sanders ,a brother of, service' was only temporarily inter- Mr. H .W. Sanders, of this city, i> in rupted. v - — a serious dbndition in a Columb; * r. • • • . — hospital as the result of a blow on, SIDESTEPPING MRS. GRUNDY the head alleged to. have been deliv- „ — ered by Mr. Sidney Sanders, son of j . “Why do you go on the balcony Mr. J. 0. Sander*, of Olar. Fridry 4 when I sing? Don’t you like to hear night. The trouble ia sqid to have ma?” I j given each school. The Barnwell occurred at the home of Sidney 8an-j .“it isn’t that. I wuat the nrigh- •*■■■•*■> » .1 M** Brabham, of Haffleulr. will aka ptopare (dera. Tha latter k hetag bold pa»d~, bars ta sae that I’m nut boating my Thee* were 11,492 hales of cotton 1 Thursday he pa. 1 - - mmm*-1 I ta Barnwull County from the tt lt*f prior |o Jsauary 14. 1XJ2. aa sampa red with Xjm k *Va» gm*4 dart 4M 4* •a*'' aaxa- • giaaad la tbr same date tmt r—’ Near the end mt tbs ■■sand da* a*f , <-»»*♦> r (bum mad: "Uay. I aae a aail *Ta amN fa< mai aaluamm * aa lampii* ’ *■ v fUfmrt (■> tbs tkpaf I g| mf» and ya i_~a Pnxe* arid ha awi *1 wtsb jraa’d sawd a Urge moa*a . tba atgra pupds aka. trap la mg bamm.” »• Later aaaaaaaaawai* ■ “aaugy pagaaa ami *S tba ■K loam a* a* Caaaaar •a. tar, and wb- i hmN ba mdtf jam mka. - lapxa ing tba outcoa tgjarias. It wa* reported bare yaa- lurday iVodnaadayt marmag that ttUhr bap* k catena mad faa hi* am « , fy X -X araagi II ■bn P*t“e cMmraamdL m TWI PBOTLE