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VOL. XX, NO. 25. DARLINGTON, S. G, THURSDAY, JUNE 22, 1893. WHOLE NUMBER 959. LOCI!/ Licom MATTERS IN AND AROUND PROS PEROUS DARLINGTON. A Column of News, Tersely Told, of • Interest to Our Many Readers. Races at the track to-morrow. Mrs. M. E. Player advertises a cottage for sale or rent. The colored teacherfi’ associa tion of this county wi 1 meet on Saturday. The Gainey cottage in the eastern portion of the tow n is advertised for rent. Mr. H. McHodge, at P.iver- dale. advertises foy sale hay, fodder and sweet potatoes. An important meeting of the Darlington Building and Loan Association is called for Mon day evening next. The election for alderman in place of J. J Ward. Esq., who has resigned, wiH be held on Friday of next week. Whom will the people elect? Mr. C. 8. McCullough was on Friday elected president and treasurer of the Darlington Phosphate Company, vice Dr. W.-J. Alexander, deceased. Mr. J. Buckner Floyd has de- clirfed a handsome offer from a professional baseball club in North Carolina, which wished to engage his services as pitch er. Presiding Elder J. B. Willson, of Florence district, conducted services in the Methodist Church on Sunday morning and union services in the same church on Sunday night * Mr. H. C. Burn, county lectu rer of the Farmers’ Alliance, makes an announcement in this issue that will be of interest to the sub lecturers and alliance- men generally. Signor Bosco gave his magic exhibitions at our opera house PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS. "Tr Brief Mention About People You Know and People You Don’t Know. Mr. and Mrs. C. Mooney leave this week for the World's Fair. Mr. Frank G. Wardlaw has returned from Davidson College N. C. of visiting Mrs. E. Charleston, is T. West. Miss Beulah Wilson, of High Hill, is visiting Mrs. I E. Bristow. Miss Emma Mason, of Sum ter, is visiting her aunt, Mrs. J. It. Sanders. Mr. G. K. King has gone to Flat Rock, N. C.. where he will spend the summer. Miss Lila Kelley has returned from Lydia, where she has been visiting Miss Eva Lee. Mr. J. W. Thompson, of Rock Hill, is the guest of his cousin, Mr. Patterson Wardlaw. Mr. L. W. Dick, the former principal of St. John’s School, is visiting Mr. C. W. Hewitt. Mr. H. Hymes, will leave this week for Palatka, Fla., to visit his daughter, Mrs. G. C. Cole. Mrs. C. S. McCullough and her little daughters have return ed from abrief visittoSullivan’s Island. Mr. C. E. McLendon, of Cy press, who formerly resided at this place, visited Darlington this week. Mr. Dave Witcover, who has been very sick, is greatly im proved. This will be glad news to his many friends. Messrs Walter C.• Edwards Preston Edwards and Russell E. Hart have returned home from Furman University. Miss Alma McCown and Mes srs C. M. Ward and W. B. Mc Cown attended the commence ment ball in Sumter last week. on b riday, Saturday and Mon- Mr. D. W. Waters, a former day nights. I he attendance co t,ton buyer at this place, pass- was large and the performances through Darlington yester- weregood. He gave away a Jay 1Ie was on h j s way to number of handsome presents. Europe. A distinct earthquake shock Mr. Parker Jordan, a popular was felt in Darlington a little “Knight of the Grip”, who is after eleven o clock on 1 uesday a i 80 president of the Bank of night. It was noticed by nearly 1 Greenwood, was in town on everybody in town. Some state 'p U esdav. that they felt another shock ' ' ’ later in the night, about two ^ r - F. W. Norment has gone o’clock. t0 Baltimore to make arrange- ments for his fall travel in the services will be con- interest of a large establishment at the Presbyterian in that city- Church on next Sunday night by Rev. J. E. Carlisle, in accor- Mr- Lanneau D. Lide, of Mar- dance with the arrangement re- ion, a son of Mr. W. H. Lide cently made to hold these ser- formerly of this county, has vices every Sunday night dur- been visiting Mr. Russell Hart ing the summer. m Springville. Mrs. H. A. Edwards has Union ducted re turned from a visit to her old home in Anderson. She is ac companied by her sister Miss Annie Patrick. Misses Mamie and Lula Vass, of Greenwood, daughters of Rev. J. L. Vass formerly of this county, are visiting Miss Janie Don’t forget the mind reading! performance of Prof. P. Gosh-1 ann, at the opera house to-night | (Thursday). The prices of ad mission are 35 and 25cents. He will give a publip exhibition on the Square this afternoon of finding a hidden key as was de scribed in our last issue. The Washington correspond- Hovffe in Swift Creek, ent of the News and Courier, in ,, , ,, a T r> j his letter of Tuesday, says: “It t . Mr ' and ^T 8 .,. S ' J ; ? e [ ry *? d is understood that Mrs. Law the,r 80a ’. Wld,e .’ of CoJumbia, are making their residence in | Darlington at present and are i located at the Enterprise Hotel. j Mr. E. Rotholz left yester day for a trip across the water. 1 He will visit his mother at her home in Schwersenz, Germany and will be gone several months. Miss Grace Smith, who has has been slated by the Postmas ter-General for postmistress at Darlington.” The News joins everybody else in town i^i hop ing that such is the case. Anyone who wishes to enjoy good surf bathing will have a splendid opportunity on Satur day, when the mill men will run their excursion to the Ham- been visiting Gen. W. E. James, mocks. A day at the seashore a t Palmetto, left on Saturday will have lots of fun in it. lor f or Georgetown to visit her sis- all information desired concern- t er who residdl there. She will ing the excursion apply to the return t o Palmetto during next committee, Messrs F. T. Biggs, month. J. W. Biggs, W. G. Dickson, H. A. Jame?. The marriage of Mr. A. Silver THE (OniY DISPENSARY. "CHILDREN’S DAY.' THE COUNTY NEWS. TO BE IN THE FASHION WE HAVE AN INJUNCTION. MAY FROM ALL SECTIONS AS TOLD 3Y OUR CORRESPONDENTS. Matters About Cypress—The Boys Vic torious in Two Baseball Games —Several Cotton Blooms. A Celebration at Hebron which Reflect, ed Great Credit on the Participants. The exercises of “Children’s! ! Day” were held at Hebron A Movement to Show that a County' QJjurch, in Stokes Bridge, 01) Dispenser Has Been Illegally Ap- j Sunday afternoon: The church | pointed—Will it Succeed V was crowded to the utmost. The Darlington is always up with children performed their parts Mr. J. H. Huggins has a field the times. 'Whatever is the splendidly, reflecting great cred- 0 f very fine corn. . ,, . . . ! it on themselves and the author | . „ ... ///tn//some of her people try t°: jties of the school. The follow- Mr. Louis Rollins, of Lancas- be in it. Injunctions are now 1 j n g was the programme: ter > was * iere Saturday, the fashion and it is, therefore, Welcome, by Celie Woodham; possible that Darlington will Song, singing praises by child- _____ have one of her own. This is I™. 5 G £ l8 that anr wanted, by Cypress, visiting friends. ,, , „ .| Daisy Pate; Prayer, by pastor;: w ^ ,, r _ _ way the story runs: Some of Triumphant songs, by choir; Re- . Mr - C - w - RuBose, of Dar- the citizens of the town think sponsive exercises, by school; lington, attended church at this that a dispenser for this county The model church, by Nora P lace 011 Sunday morning. Miss Lou Dunlap, of Bishop ville, spent last Saturday at Skinner: Song, Coronation, by Cypress was well represented choir; Little lights, Lillie Mixon, a t the “Children’s Day” exer- Jack Pate and Meta Woodham; c i s e s at Hebron on Sunday Children’s work of Jesus, by afternoon, teacher and class; Song, by children; The last hymn, by An nie Mozingo; The curse of emp ty hands, by Eva Moore; The angel in the ston^, by Charley Pate; Song, Oh, the good we ail' We have had fine rains and may do, by choir; Address, by General Green has made his Un- Miss Mamie DuRant, of Bish- opville, spent last week at this place, visiting the family of Mr. W. M. Butler. has been appointed in an irregu lar manner and they • believe that the irregularities are suffi cient to vitiate the appointment. Therefore, they have started the ball rolling to keep the appoin tee from opening the dispensary, but the question is, Will they succee1? The county board of confrol | pastor, subject, Seek ye first the appearance m full force, met on Saturday. Mr. J. P. j Kingdom of God and all these 1 less some of our farmers rein- Kervin’s commission came in things shall be added unto you; force their troops and get a tiine for him to serve. Mr. G. j Song, From Greenland’s icy move on them, the General will J. Browp was elected chairman mountains, by choir; Collec- compel them to raise the white in place of Mr. J. O. A. Moore, tion, collectors, Amelia Wood- dag who had resigned from the ham, Zada Mozingo, Jack Pate,; „ T , board'. Ihe petitions of the Pierre Mozingo; Song, What a ^Vash v\ illiams comes to the three candidates for dispenser, friend we have in Jesus; Thanks, front with the first cotton boll. Messrs J. Buckner Floyd, Frank by little Lalla Woodham; Dox-1 ^ wa8 handed 111 011 , the 14 in8t ’ R. Rhodes and G. A. Bland, ology; Benediction, by pastor. .^ r ' ,®’ a f e a ^ 80 r flP or f s were taken up for consideration % ' blooms in Ins fields on the 14, with the result that Mr. Floyd Fruit baskets from 5 cts up. " hile Mr. O. S. Huggins says was elected dispenser. The sue- \ Coggeshull & Co. t * iat * ias ^ ia< f them earlier cessful applicant is the son of i than the 14. Capt. John Floyd, the trial jus-' Lay aside your old machine Q ur boys have plaved two and buy the popular light run- ^rnes of baseball with the club tice. The citizens who are at work ning New Home. No. !i, orStan- a t DuBose’s bridge. The first “V .. y-. .. y-v^ ^ T .. L’ 1 r~^. — ^1 J* MX-V WX. X-* WV X. ... • 1 X. k- . 1 x-v 4* T) 1 X. , , 1 X ... x-v 1 1 ID M XX r. i . _ ... - to prevent Mr. Floyd from open- dard of Blackwell Bros ing the dispensary have employ- - —— ed C. S. Nettles, Esq., as attor- .“A nymph of the west.” ney. .To a representative of 1 HE IN EWS Mr. Nettles said N es- ^ Lively. Breezy Tale to Begin in Our terday that he was giving the Next | ssue * matter athorough investigation, but had not up to that time 0ur readers should look out reached a conclusion. He said f° r fh® new story which will he did not propose to make a begin in our next issue. It is fanciful fight, but would only Howard Seely’s best work, a pursue the matter in the v event breezy tale of the frontier, en- that he could make a bona fide titled “A Nymph of the West.” case, such as he thought would ' 8 a delightful story of “how stand the test of the law. If,'they do things in Texas”; is after careful examination, he we lJ worth reading and this is The Columbia correspondent he \f t Manne of the A’etei and Courier wys: 1 P J VrT-' “It is announced that thedirect- - next . y rk Cit>. orv of the Southern Express f ar f v a f H ^ ^ ar 0 e ^" Company had decided to refuse f, 1 ,‘.,1 ^ 1 ■ J* 4 t<lna to make a test case of their , Hall, 041 Lexington Avenue right to haul goods [liquors] in- Messrs Malcolm Woods, Her- to the State from other States, bert Pegues and Harry White but have decided to co*operate have returned home, the first with the dispensary authorities cwo from Wofford College and under the rules recently an- the last from the Wofford Fit- nounced.” ting School. Mr. Pegues has Last week a crosstie was re- s * nce gone to Cheraw and from moved from the C. & D. track, thence he will make a visit to on Mr. W. R. Davis’s place just Kentucky, above town, that was placed Mr. F. Lewenthal will leave there when the railroad was on Sunday for New York, where first built far back in the early he has accepted a position with fifties. It had remained sound the Royal Metal Manufacturing all these years and has just be-1 Company. Mr. Lewenthal has come unfit for use. It was by ; lived in Darlington a number a peculiar mark upon it that of years and the ’many friends the railroad authorities knew , he has made here will regret to how long it had been there. I see him leave found good grounds to fight up on he would petition a Circuit Judge, probably Judge Hudson who lives nearest here, for an injunction forbidding the coun ty dispensary being opened with Mr. Floyd as dispenser. If an injunction is asked for it will be in a day or so. In the mean time the people will a.vail anx iously the outcome of the mat ter. Despite this new movement the board will meet again to-morrow (Friday) and will then decide where the dispen- s a r y will be located. It is probable, too, that at to-mor row’s meeting the board will elect a clerk to the dispenser. For this position the following are applicants: Messrs Jule S. Floyd, Sr., Dave Williams, F. E. Stokes and 0. M Rhodes. probably your only chance. Take advantage of it. Thescene is laid in a country full of nerve and reckless daring and the story is humorous, tender and thrilling. The liveliest interest is maintained to the end and we believe our readers have a treat in store which they will readily appreciate. The handsome needlework in the exhibit was done on the popular New Home, found only at Blackwell Bros. game was played at this place and resulted in a victory for our boys by a score of 18 to 10. The second game was played on the grounds at DuBose’s bridge and we were again vic torious by a score of 20 to 13. We are now satisfied that our boys can play ball. We are requested to ask the Jasper correspondent what is the meaning of that mammoth building at Jasper. A gentle man wishes to know if it is the million dollar cotton factory Columbia was to have or is it a government building and wheth er it is fitted up with water works and electric lights. He did not go into it and does not know what it means. ' A new and handsome line of glassware. Coggeshall & Co. Did you see at the exhibit what can be done on the New Home? We want to see you when in need of a machine. Blackwell Bros. Royster’s French candy Coggeshall & Co. Obituary. GREEN PLAIN. Chicken cholera has made its appearance and is proving very fatal. Can some friend give us a good remedy ? Mr. W. D. Young has painted and otherwise improved his house, which adds much to the appearance of his place. Mr. Henry Melton was recent ly kicked by a mule and his life was at first almost despaired of, Died, on May 13, 1893, at theU, ut jjg j g fortunately now bet residence of her youngest' ter daughter, nearSavage, Florence county. Mrs. Caroline M. Na- Early peaches have rotted pier, relict of Rev. W. R. Na- very badly, but we have enjoy- pier v who preceded her to the, ®<1 some very good pears and, grave by about two years. The with apples, whortleberries and deceased was twice married, i briarberries plentiful, we can her first husband having been Ret bacon. Mr. James F. Killen. She was Well, Mr. Editor, we have born on February 15, 1829, and Ueen so busy.for the past two was ail her life a consistent weeks with sickness, rain, grass, Christian. She was a member, oa ^ s an( j other things that we of the Methodist Church until: h aV e not until now had time to her second marriage, when she write you a i etteri joined the Baptist Church, the church of her last husband. In Cr0 P 8 are almost clean and this faith she was called to her are growing very fast, but they reward. She was a true, noble are stl11 80me two weeks behind, hearted lady and was beloved We not 'ce some very fine corn, by all who knew her. Sheleaves Messrs C. II. Powe, H. J. Cok- four children and several grand- er > H. H. Bosswell, J. T. Howie ‘ ■ ■ ~ and W. D. Young having the best. Mr. Young’s is consider ed ahead of all. SOCIETY HILL. An enjoyable sociable has been given in compliment to the young ladies visiting Society Hill and the young ladies who have returned from school. The following are the names of the young ladies and gentle men who have returned home from school: Misses Hannah Coker, Bessie White, Nettie Winters, from All Healing; Miss Maggie Carrigan, Charlotte Miss Sue Wilson, Converse Col lege; Miss Mary Lucas, Colum bia; Messrs T. 11. Coker, Jr., T II. Winters,'Anderson; W. A Carrigan, Jr., Oak Ridge, N. C The reception given on Fri day night at the residence of Mr. O. D. Turna -e was attended by greater success than any af fair of a similar nature ever given here. To the committee having the reception in charge is due the complete success of the occasion. Here gathered the youth and beauty of the Pee Dee’s fair maidens and their none the less fair sisters from other sections of Carolina. The Society Hill string band fur nished delightful music. Below are the names of those who were present: Mrs. J. E. Sum ner, Misses Bessie White, Jessie Walsh, Nettie Winters, Narcis- sa Emanuel, Ma> Emanuel, Ju lia Turnage. Anna Turnage, Ella Turnage, Cattio McCall, Sallie McCall, Mamie White, Maggie Stogm r. Lula Stogner, Louise McMillan. Messrs Jas. Feustiss, Preston Heustiss, W. W. Sumner, Alva Byrd, Jno. R. McCall, D. L. Winters, David McIntosh, W. E. Heustiss, J. H. Coker, W. R. Drake, T. H. Cok er, Jr., F. H. Winters, Law rence Wliite, J. R. Burn, Win. McCall, A. L. Parrell, J. E. Sumner. WOMAN’S ADVICE. “Hello, George, have you or dered your summer suit yet ? “Well, don’t delay a minute, but go at once to McCall & Burch’s and— ^“What I That horrid thing! No, indeed, you shall never wear it. Makes you look like a slouch. Throw it away and get one of McCall & Burch’s, which they are selling at cost for cash. They’re just too lovely. And they always give such perfect fits. “That’s a dear. Yes, come early. “Good-by ” AGreatSuit SAYLE. —AT— OATS. We had plenty of rain during the past w’eek, and crops are looking well. Miss Lou Miller has returned from La Grange, Ga., where she has been attending the La Grange Female College. Rev. L. M. Hamer, a former E astor of Wesley Chapel, has een among us recently. He preached a good sermon for us while he was here. The Lydia base ball team played a game with the Mt. Clio club at the latter place on last Saturday. The score stood 8 to 5 in favor of Lydia. THE ART EXHIBITION. The Work’of the New Home Machine Displayed at Blackwell Bros’. On Friday, Satuulay and Monday the New' Home Sewing Machine Company gave a won derful art and embroidery exhi bition at Messrs Blackwell Bros’ store. The object of the exhi bition was to show what can be done w'ith the New Home ma chine and the many people who visited the store on those three days were certainly con vinced that the machine can do great things. Raiseil and arra- sene embroideries, portieres, el egant curtains, table scarfs, lamp screens, etc., all beautiful ly finished with this machine, were displayed to the admira tion of everybody. Difficult ! patterns in embroiders were worked on the New Home by a representative of the company,! creasei. The wheelmen . . . who was present during the ex- to avoid this danger as much as the pretty girls of his section, hibition. Pictures of birds, an- possible, so they ask that the ) ve ^ w 'h invite our friend to vis- imals and pretty landscapes pedestrians in every instance it^Jreen Plain. That this sec were remarkably well executed.; take the inside of the pavement ti° n can heat any other in re- The whole exhibition was a ;andth‘y will take the outside. K ar J t0 the beauty and the novel thing for Darlington and If this rule is observed there n . um her of girls, we_ will wager children to mourn her loss. God be with us until we meet her again. K. ' We have had a great deal of Buy the New Home, the No. 9 sickness. Those who were prob- or Standard, found only at ably the more seriously indis- Blackwell Bros. posed were Mrs E. W. Boswell, *’ —— Mrs. J. W. Moore, Mrs. Turner Use Coggeshall & Co’s blend- an ,i Mr. Josey Taylor. All are ed tea for ice tea. Coggeshall now improving we are glad to & ^ 0 - say though Mr. Taylor is still „ H T. quite sick. Our doctors were, Bear This in Mind. 0 f cour8ej Jjgpj, very busy. Now that there are so many bicycles in town the danger of do not want to get into collisions between pedestrians trouble with any of our brother and wheelmen is necessarily in- corre8 P < judent8, but, if a certain wish one does not stop bragging on The time for closing the bars is near at hand. July 1 is on Saturday of next week. ARE YOU GOING TO PAINT? If you are we want to say a few words to you about paints in central and The Averill Paint in particular Our Ion);, hot season makes ours one of the hardest and most try’ng dim tee on paints. Cheap paints sre worthless. The best white lead will “chalk off” in a very few months. A paint to viv-' satisfactory • results here mu it be especial ly adapted to ou ■ climatic con ditions. The iltfcuill Ik just such a paint. It has been used in this lo cality for 25 years, and has al ways given satisfaction. It Is GUARANTEED To give you perfect satisfac tion after time sufficient to thoroughly test it has elapsed, and we are authorized to pro tect this guarantee. Please call at our st/rre for color cards (free), and see book of 20 ele gant designs for house-paint ing. Welling & Bonnoitl. Jun 22—6m. Our entire line of Spring and Summer Suits must be closed out in the next sixty days. We will sell you anything in this line AT COST FOR CASH We mean what we All we want is for you to call and see for yourself. Another fresh arrival of $1 Negligee Shirts — the best in Darlington for the money. Something new in Windsor Scarfs at 50c, the very thing to wear with negligee shirts. We are still making a special ty of^hoes. We have about 35 pairs in sizes ranging from No. 5 to No. 7, which we are selling out re gardless of cost. These shoes are regular $5 and $0 goods, but owing to the unpopular sizes we will close them out at $1.50 per pair. A nice line of extra light weight coats and vests; also ex tra pants. was certainly worth seeing. It need be no collisions, attracted very many people, all i — — of whom were greatly pleased. ! See the thin summer suits at Blackwell Bros. the finest basket of fruit. A good suit, coat and vest for i $3, at Blackwell Bros. {Other Locals on 2nd Page.) Read Welling & Bonnoitt’s advertisement of the Averill paint, which is guaranteed to suit this climate. The Darlington Building and Lean ' Association. T HE next regular meeting: will be held on Monday, 26th inet., at 8.30 o’clock P. M , at the office of the People’s Bank of Darlington. A fi*H attendance of atockholders in requested, an the annual meeting in May failed for want of a majority. Proxies may be had of the under signed. Dues received as usual. C. K. ROGERS, Secty and Treas. For Rent. fi o T HE Gainey Cottage, a comfort* hie four room dwelling-house, desirably located, on Mowry street, in the eastern part of Darlington. For terms, apply to DAR Jun23—2t GAN & THOMPSON. IN OUR HATS. In our Hat stock we have a few more Straw Hats left which we are selling at reduced prices; not ut cost. Mall & Bui