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arKitgbit VOL. XXII, NO. 52. DARLINGTON, S. 0., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1895. WHOLE NUMBER 1,090. tVCAL LKOMIX VIATTERS IN AND AROUND THE TOWN OF DARLINGTON. There will be a dance at the Armory to night. The Lecture T omorrow Night. As already announced, tickets Xmas at the Opera House. The cantata and Christmas- Prof. I atterson Wardlaw is for (ien. Gordon’s lecture, which tree at the opera house yester- nere on a v ' a, t . /t* •, .1, r . i A Column of News, Tersely Told, of Interest to Our Many Readers. Middling cotton is bringing 71 cents here. Mr. Fraser James is at home for the holidays. Mr. Eugene Vaughan raffled his fine horse yesterday. Dr. J. S. Garner, who has been quite sick, is out again. Mr. Bert Alexander is spend ing his vacation in Darlington. The uflion service was held at the Baptist Church last Sun day night. Mr. J. T. Rogers, of Society Hill, has returned from a trip to Atlanta. Maj. J. J. Lucas is erecting a handsome brick residence at Society Hill. A show “for men only” was given in the Opera House on Saturday night. The dog show and the “mer ry go round” seem to be doing a good business. A “side show” is exhibiting on the vacant lot next to the Hewitt building. The best job printing in Dar lington County is done at the Darlington News office. The “chain-gang” is said to be doing some excellent work on the streets of Society Hill. Capt. ,J. K. Mclver, o.' At lanta, is spending Chiistmas with his relatives in Darlington. A "patent medicine man” is holding forth daily to interest ed audiences in front of the Court House. The “Sunbeam Society” of the Baptist Church gave a Christinas dinner to the inmates of the poor hbuse. Messrs. A. M. Sompayrac and L E. Carrigan, of Society Hill, have just returned from a visit to the Exposition. The stores have been crowded with people buying Christmas presents, and the clerks have been kept very busy. Mr. J. E. Norment’s “write up” of the city of Sumter ap peared in the News and Courier last week. It was done in fine style. The people of Darlington will be pleased to know that Mr. J. Witherspoon Ervin has return ed, and that he will live here in the future. Mr. W. H. Gilliland, who for merly clerked lor Dr. John A. Boya, and who has a large number of friends in Darlington, is here on a visit. “The Stowaway,” one of the greatest plays of the daj, with fine stage setting, will be rend ered at the Florence Opera House on Friday night. The Epworth League made up a Christmas contribution for the poor, which was distributed by the young lady members of the League yesterday. Mr. R. L.^Rose, depot ageift at Society Hill, has gone to the Exposition, after which he will make a brief visit to his former home in North Carolina. Mr. Child, the pastor of the Methodist Church, and Mr. Lide, the pasto. of the Baptist Church, have both been quite sick, but Mr. Child is out again. Mr. If. J. Outlaw is now run ning his wood-yard regularly, and is prepared to fill orders en trusted to him for all kinds of wood on the shortest possible notice. • Dr. Will J. Garner, whose accident was reported last week, is better, though the wound is still very painful, and it will be a long time before it will be quite well. ’ Mr. Jno. Reb Drake, the auc tioneer, has been having sales on the Square every day for nearly a week. He is very suc cessful in his efforts, and man ages to sell off his stuff “right along ”, There was service on Sunday only in the Presbyterian Church, where the Rev. D. M. Fulton preached to a very large con- being a visit Mr. A. J. Broom, of Durham, N. C., is in town. Messrs. Robert and Albert Woods are spending their vaca tion here. Mr. John W. Williamson is spending his Christmas vacation at home. Mr. W. F. Dargan offers a reward for a black collie dog which he has lost. Mr. Walter Griffin, of the Charleston Medical College, is at home for Christmas. Mr. W. W. Garner, of the South Carolina College, has come home for the holidays. Mr. Frank Wardlaw, Princi pal of the Marion Graded School, is spending Christmas with rel atives in Darlington. Mr. J. 0. Muldrow, the Pearl Street druggist, met with an ac cident while out driving recent ly, which resulted in a very se vere sprain to his arm. He is, however, able to be in his store. Mr. J. Ed. Bass, Jr., of Harts- ville, and Miss Janie, daughter of Mr. R. N. Howie, of Swift Creek, will be married at the Swift Creek Baptist Church on Tuesday next, Dec. 31, 1895, at five o'clock P. M. is to be given tomoi row (Friday) night, are now on sale at the Armory. The price of general admission will be 75 cents, though children under twelve years of age will be ad. mittcd for 40 cents. Reserved seats may be secured without extra charge. At this writing one hundred and thirty seats have been reserved, including the season tickets. As the hall accommodates only two hun dred under its present arrange ment, the sale of additional seats will necessarily be limited to seventy, unless the manage ment is able to ascertain a suf ficient length of time before the lecture that the attendance will be large enough to warrant dif ferent arrangements being made in the hall. Beys’ suits—the biggest bar gains you have seen this winter; Blackwell Bros. A Charming Concert. [Reported for Thk Nkws ] day afternoon was a signal suc cess, and the ladies who man aged it, Mrs. Pegues in particu lar, deserve the hearty con gratulations and thanks of the community for the delight they furnished the large number of children w'io were present. The little ones who took part in the cantata all performed their parts well, and looked as sweet as possible. Clothing almost at your price; Blackwell Bros. own ‘Not One In Ten Thoutand.” The Augusta Chronicle of Monday last say8:"General Gor don changed his lecture in Chi cago the other night on short notice fro ^ “The Last Days of the Confederacy” to the “Mon roe Doctrine and Venezuela ” There are few men in public life who have such readiness of speech even on topics with which they are eonversant as to risK such a venture before a strange audience. Notone man in ten thousand is comparable Gen. Gordon as a public . .to Gen. Gordon a There is so much musical tal | speaker.” ent in Darlington, that when a gregation, his subject “Christmas.” His text was M Si.-i5s;rT.ii)*iu»oTo»N.w. lent one. 1 0 ® c0, An entertainment will be giv en at the Dovesville Academy tonight (Thursday) for the ben efit of the church. An interest- ing programme of amusements has been arranged and oysters and other refreshments will be served at reasonable prices. The patronage of the public is solic ited Don’t forget the auction sale of twenty five White sewing machines, some of them almost as good as new, which is to take place in front of the Court House on Salesday. You will be able to get a good machine almost at your own price, and should not miss such an op portunity. A correspondent writing to the Columbia Register from this place says that Mr. Perry W. AlcKinzie, of Stokes Bridge, “was terribly cut with a knife on various parts of the body by Mr. Middleton Skinner and Mr. Thomas Pate on the 18th inst.” Mr. McKinzie's injuries, while very serious, are not necssarily fatal. The Darlington Phosphata Works desire to advise all their friends and former customers not to put off purchasing fertili zers too long, as they expect to sell by February every ton they will maKe this season, They want to secure again the busi ness of those who bought from them last year and paid their bills when due, and it is to this class of customers that they de sire to extend this timely notice. Handsome line of heavy lap- fobes—big bargains; Blackwell Bros. Another Horse Sale. One of the many attractions of Salesday next will be the big horse sale of Messrs. McCul lough & Cooley, who succeeded so well with their last one that they have decided to have an other one before the season clos es. Thev will offer at auction to the highest bidders for cash two car-loads of fine horses and one car-load of Kentucky mules, all of them broken to double and single harness. This will be a fine chance to secure a bargain, and many will doubtless avail themselves of it. Clothing, all sizes and prices; Blackwell Bros. Do You Want a Bargain? Mr. Johnnie Reb Drake, an auctioneer who thoroughly un derstands his business,will offer for sale in front of the Court House on Saleday in January, at one o’clock P. M., twenty sewing machines, most of them “Whites.” Some of these ma chines have been very little used, and are almost as good as new. Those seeking veritable bargains in sewing machines would do well to attend this sale and remain at it until its close, for such another opportu nity will not be offered in Darlington for many a day. A sweeping reduction has been made in the prices on job printing. For particulars concert of amateurs is announ ced, it is always looked forward to with pleasure. The concert given on Friday night last in the Opera House for the benefit of the Baptist organ fund was by no means an exception to the rule. Originally it was to consist of twelve numbers, but owing to the mavoidable ab sence of some who were to have taken part, two of the selections were not given. The concert opened with a quartette, sung by Mrs. Cogg • shall, soprano, Mrs. McCul lough, alto, Mr R. E. James, tenor; and Mr. C. B. Edwards, basso, “Over the Hills at Break of Day.” It would be hard to find a better amateur quartette, and lovers of music were charm ed with what they heard. The second number was an instru mental solo for the piano, play- ed by Miss Pat Woods, a young girl, who bids fair to rival the best that Darlington has ever had. She played a very diffi cult piece through without a mistake, and with an ease of execution seldom seen in one so young. The third piece was a finely rendered trio for soprano, tenor, and bass, sung by Mrs. Cogge- shall, Mr. Pegues and Mr. Wilds, in this the solo was ex quisitely rendered. Then came an instrumental duet for the piano, “Invitation to the Dance”, played by Misses Ad kinson and Sadie Dargan, in a most artistic manner. This was Mr. sick. HOPEWELL. W. K. Watford is quite See our line of bed spreads and comforts, Blackwell Bros. The Way of The TranMCrestor- It will be remembered that two buggies were stolen recent ly from Coggeshall & Co.’s lot, one belonging to Mr. W. D. Coggeshall and the other to Mr. Smilie Vaughan. Mr. Vaughan has recovered his. It was found in the possession of a colored man living in the neighborhood of Syracuse named Munn Mur ray, who had painted it over with a view to disgu’sing it. The Sheriff has not succeeded by some means the younger of Mr. R. L. Hagood, of Cypress, paid us a Hying visit recently. Mrs. E. C. Huggins, of Cy press, is visiting relatives and friends here. Our teacher, Miss Lina'Nash, is spending Christmas with re latives in Sumter. Mr. I. J. Alexander, of Cy press, passed through our sec tion recently on business. Miss Fannie Reynolds, who has been quite sick for some time past, is improving. Mr. J. C. Boykin is making things lively abound his saw mill, and fine lumber and lots of it are the results. The meeting of our literary society was well attended last Thursday evening, and those present were much entertained by a debate on female suffrage On last Wednesday evening, while Mr. B. R. Copeland was out calling some person on mis chief bent unhitched his horse from where he had left it, and led it away into the woods, where it was found about noon the next day. Mr W. D. Goodson’s house caught fire a few days since, and but for the hero'c effort of his little son it would without doubt have been consumed, as Mr. Goodson has but one arm, and tl e.e was nobody else pre sent to lend him assistance. One of Mr. Bam Windham’s little children was burned to death last Thursday morning. Ft seems that two very small children had been left alone in the house while the parents were gone to a neighbor’s and in arresting Murray yet, but a warrant is out for him, and he will probably be “behind the bars” before thi^P appears in print. We have nice lunch baskets, to suit all tastes. Blackwell Bros. the two caught fire, and was burned to crisp when discover ed. Best raisins, in large or small boxes, at Blackwell Bros.’ CYPRESS. Mr. Homer Parnell is home from Wofford. Miss Carrie Mixon, of Florene, is visiting relatives here. Dr J. M. Josey and Mr. C. F. Dubose “took in” Gala Week. Mr. R. McLendon returned | from Clemson about ten days ago. We wish The News “A Mer- Christmas,” and a prosperous ew Year. ry Ne Cain, of Kentucky. “Sing. Smile, Slumber,” which was ad mirably sung. A character song by six little girls, two in blue, two in white, and two in pink dresses, came next. The scene represented these little girls singing to their dollies, and dancing to music. When they danced off the stage there was a most enthusiastic recall, to which they kindly responded, and which they richly deserved. A male quartette was most Miss Corinna Huggins return ed on Saturday from the Lees ville High School to spend her holidays at home. Miss Modena HiP’s school closed Friday, and she has gone to his He for Cheap Job Printing. The job department of the Darlington News is by far the best equipped in the county, and one of the best in this sec tion of the State. We guaran- | tee that on such things as wed ding and ball invitations our | work is fully equal, in every j respect, to any that can be done j in Charleston and Columbia, while our prices are much low er. In other words, we are pre pared to compete successfully, both as regards stvle and prices, m>t only with any other print , ,, , , i i ing house in this section, but followed by a vocal solo by Miss ^ any other jn Soulh Caroli na. A sweeping reduction has j to her home at Timmonsville recently been made in prices, j spend Christmas. We respectfully request the Mr w y n agood m0 ved business men of Darlington to famil here la8t Thursday, cull and look into them before been in business here sending their work elsewhere. gome (ime pagt Pound prints for quilts, found ^ r - Pat®-one o* our only at Blackwell Bros.’ iy°“ n g merchants, is quite sick, J and has gone to his mother s near Stokes Bridge. Miss Gertrude DuBose, from the neighborhood of Darlington, charmingly sung by Messrs. I irient Was given by “the pupils of 8 P 3 J lt lh ° fam,1 y James, Pegues, Wilds and Ed- Mi88Bell#Lanncau’s8chool.For of Ur,d - M '| 09 ® y - wards/'Baby’s Laughing in Her; gome mon th8 p i Miss Lanneau R« v - R- M. DuBose, of the Sleep,” the solo part being ren j has been conducting i Kinder South Carolina Conference, ac- dered by Mr. Pegues. This! qoi-^aj-ten, and thb charming compamed by his^wifejis^spend- song, a great favorite in Dar-1 little entertainment by her j ing the holidays lington, was given in a highly | bright and sweet young pupils preach artistic manner, and came up | no t only interested but really to the greatest expectations of amazed those who were present, the musical people present. The | The little ones—from the small- next number was also a charac- | e8 t tot to the oldest young child ter song, “Nobody’s Darling,” sung by a little girl in costume. She represented a poor little girl in rags and her conception of the part she had to play showed . . . . thing like a juvenile cantata, and the little voices were sweet, while the airs were always car ried musically and correct y Some of the songs had German words, but this did not interfere A Successful Kindergarten. Last Tuesday morning an un< usually interesting entertain- "The Last Days of The Confederacy.’’ The Augusta Chronicle of Monday last says: “It is re ported that no man on the Ly ceum platform is in greater de mund than the eloquent orator, statesman, and scholar, Gen John B. Gordon, United States senator, of Georgia. No lecture within recent years has created such enthusiasm and good feel ing as ‘The Last Days of the Confederacy.’ It is a sensation, yea, a revelation. The country is fast becoming a unit under such magic spells. At his re cent appearance in Boston—the city reputed to be not only the ‘Hub’ but to contain the ‘spokes’ as well—men and wo man stood up in their seats at the conclusion cheering the speaker and waving their pocket handkerchiefs.” Nice bright dried apples, five cents a pound, at Blackwell’s. The Other Side of the Story. [Newsand Courier.] Cartkrbvillk, December 20. —I notice in a recent issue of your paper, published in Char leston, S. G., and dated Decem ber 15, 1895, a statement made by a correspondent to your pa per concerning the recent trag edy at this place, on Saturday night, December 14 last, which is a gross misrepresentation of the facts in the case, to the end that it does the three Lane brothers a great injustice; which the facts, as they really exist and were made manifest before the coroner’s jury, do not warrant, and casts an imputa tion upon the one dead and the two surviving Lane brothers that they do not merit. Not withstanding the statement of the party from whom your cor respondent received his inform ation, and the statement made also by Sheriff McLendon to the contrary, Stuart Lane, the one killed, was not drinking at all that day. They were all three of them in the very best of hu mor up to the time Jackson shot Stuart Lane, nothing having been done on the part of the Lane brothers to show even the slightest disposition to an angry mood. There was no fighting going on or being indulged in by the Lanes at the time Jack- son shot Stuart Lane, nor had there been during the day sub sequent to the shooting, and yet without apparent excuse and without any warning Jackson fired two shots from his pistol into Stuart Lane, from which he died in about forty minutes. George Line, the eldest of the three brothers, is a good, quiet, peaceable gentleman, being not ed in his community and among his acquaintances for his good ; nature, and yet he is character-' ized in the headingofthe article to which my attention is called as one of three “ruffians,” and as a flat contradiction of Sheriff McLendon’s statement has nev er been in any manner connect ed with a difficulty of any sort, not even as a witness in any case tried in any Court for any violation of law or order. John M. Humphrey. Pay Your I axes Now. [News ami Courier.] There are still a few taxpay ers who think that there is a prospect of extending the time for paying taxes. Letters are received here asking whether there is any chance of an exten sion at the last minute. Of course such a thing is possible, but it is not prqbable. The Comptroller General and Gov ernor could extend the time, but the custom has been so much abused that it is thought that now is as good a time as any other to stop the practice and put an end to the annoyance of extending the time at the elev enth hour. Both Governor Evans and Comptroller Norton insist that so far as they can see there is no possible reason why tne time should be extend ed. and as they are both out of the city nothing is likely to come of the hopes of some that there will be an extension of the time at the last hour. The best “patent” flour, half barrels, in wood; Blackwell Brci. The many friends of Mr. Jno. Z. Hearon. who moved recently to Gibson, N. C., will regret to learn that he is extremely ill. Lack of vitality and color- matter in the bulbs causes the hair to fall out and turn gray. Hall’s Hair Renewer is recom mended to prevent baldness or grayness. Lost! Lost! S TRAYED. OR STOLEN. ON DEC. 2:1. a black collie iloj;, nix or eight months old, answering to the name of “Dixie.” A liberal reward will be paid for its return. W. F DARGAN. Land for Exchange. W ILL EXCHANGE 102 ACRES OF laud, with good dwelling, sev en rooms, good well and excellent barn and outbuildings—a beautiful place, three miles from the town of Westminster, In Oconee County— with someone In Darlington County having a desirable place. For par ticulars, address RKV. R. L. DUFFIR, Westminister. S. C. Decern that she had histrionic talent of high order. The pathos thrown into the sweet voice and the facial expression were admira ble. The audience was charmed, and gave a most cordial encore, here. He will at Cypress Church on Sundav morning next at eleven o’clock. Mrs Amanda Huggins died at I the residence of Mr. W. W. Mc- —performed their parts beauti j Kiuzie on Friday last, and was fu'ly, and this first occasion of buried in Cypress cemetery the its kind was certainly an enjoy- following day. She was a faith- able one. It was a Christmas fuj member of the Methodist entertainment and was some-1 epm-ch here, and was much be loved by all who knew her. Apples,oranges, nuts,candies, raisins; Blackwell Bros. to which, to resent, she the did pre~— 7 _ There is no doubt that little Miss Theo Dargan will be a favorite^'f u i|y on the amateur stage in Dar lington. The last selection was a quartette sung by Mrs. C S. McCullough, Mrs. W. D. Cogge shall and Messrs. R. E. James and C. B. Edwards. The concert throughout was a most decided success, and ev eryone regretted when the end came. With so many fine voic es in Darlington, why cannot a musical association be formed 51 This has been the dream of some of the* amateurs here for a long time. Who will undertake to form one? RIVERDALE. A Merry Christmas to The News and all of its readers Cartersville, S. C her 20. 1895. We, the undersigned, citizens of Cartersville, S. C., and vicin ity. having read in the New* and Coutter of December 15, 1895, an article of information in which George Lane, one of the three Lane brothers connect ed with the recent tragedy eu- acted in the town of Carters ville, 8. C., in which Stewart Lane was slain by Garley Jack son, is characterized as being "one of three ruffians,” etc, etc, do most respectfully submit that we endorse what the above correspondent says in behalf of the said George Lane, and as a vindication of the implied im putation ask that you publish the above information, together with this certificate. D. L. Smith, J. E. Spears, W. B. Morris. A. B. Haynie, C. W. the Rev. M. Dunn, Horses! Mules! 2 CAR-LOADS OF DORSES! 1 CAR-LOAD OF MOLES! All well broken, to single and double harnesss. Extra well- bred horses, Fine Kentucky Mules. We will sell out at auc tion to the highest bidder -on Monday, Jan. 6 (Saleday). A Fine chance to secure a bargain. Don't neglect it! Have That Old Bicycle Fixed Up and made to run easy and look attractive. We hnve the proper tooia and u specially trained workman, and guarantee heueat work and moderate charges. If you want PATCHING RUBBER, CEMENT, ETC., to carry on your trips, we can furnish you RIDE A MONARCH if you want to get ahead of the heat and stay In good trim for the winter. W. L PEARSON, Beneath the Enterprise Hotel, Darlington, - • 8. G. Penningtc , »» ™ tt_ u;. J. R. Fountain, J. L. Parnell, Mr. Clarence Hay, and his lit- E p Tol s 8 Dunnt c . M . tie sister Mattie, paid a brief | M E Mim8 c E Hol . visit to relatives and friends at wilUH I Dunn J M B Harlaville a»d Lydia la« weak. ijSris. J. C.ISl'J. D. Ha". Misses Edna, Eliza and Ida j d. R. Campbell, A. Jordan, L. -and- 1M ol alMs regret of all] w jth these accomplished little not respond. | p U pn 8) for everything wentj through merrily and success-1 from tie first song and | recitation to the very last. The | room was darkened and prettily decorated, and the affair was a complete and most interesting | success, about twelve pupils Dargan who have been attend-1L. Rose, ‘J. C. Mims, 8. L. /,»nirnAinn taking part. Miss Lanneau de- j n g at ^ K heville,N.C. are 1 Humphrey, W. T. Campbell, J. 1NHN SIimliON S ..-utiiiuia/I nn i a ^* ho iu0 f or the holidays. We 1 - ~ j ’ ^“ are glad to see them looking so well. 7M mmi, fi jiiir undertaken, and satisfaction guaranteed TheDarlin gton News makes serves to be congratulated on the success, not only of this oc casion, but also the progress made by her school. What was seen clearly demonstrated was her decided ability in the man- a specialty of wedding and ball agement of her school, which invitations, whch it hiS all the justly bids fair to speedily as- facilities for executing just as sume even larger and more im- 1 nicely as can be done in Charles- portant proportions. i ton. B. Crumples, Chas. T. Haynie, ' H. E. C. Fountain, John M. Humphrey, Representative Florence County. SHOPS: