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\ ( mmm X ' VOL. XXIII, NO. 3. DARLINGTON, S. 0., THURSDAY, JANUARY 16, 1896. LOCAL LACONICS. MATTERS IN AND AROUND THE TOWN OF DARLINGTON. A Column of Newt, Tersely Told, of Interest to Our Many Readers. Cotton is bringing 7.25 to 7.90 <Jh this market. Dr. McGirt’s new dental office is over Davis' Drug Store. Don’t forget M ,- .fcullough & Cooley’s great horse sale on Sat* uraay next. The union services were held at the Baptist Church on Sun day night. The annual meeting of the Bank of Darlington was held on Tuesday. Mr. Earle Child, a son of the Rev R. A. Child, is clerking for M. J. West. Mr. C. S. Huggins h«s given up the position which he filled at Smoot & McGill’s warehouse. Mr. J. C Mooney, who for merly clerked for Sligh & Ruck er. is now with Mimnaugh in Columbia. F. H. Weston, Esq , a promi nent Columbia attorney, was in town last week on profession al business. The signs of the times are that the amount of fertilizers used in this County will be largely in excess of last year. The annual meeting of the County Pension Board will be held in the Court House on Mon day. A full attendance is re quested. At the last meeting of the Darlington Guards, Mr. D. G. Coit was appointed a Sergeant and Messrs. B. F. Smoot and L. J. Bristow, Corporals. Mr. R. E Andrews, who has been clerking for S. A. Woods & Co. for spme time past, has returned to his home at Oats, where he will attend school. Capt. J. W. Woodham, the County Treasurer, has moved to Darlington, and will occupy with his family the old Sexton house, opposite the Darlington Guards’ Armory. The regular literary meeting of the Epworth League was held at the residence of Mr. L. 1. Parrott on Friday night last. The attendance was large, and all present seemed to enjoy themselves. The Misses Fountain have for rent the large residence now occupied by Mrs. Kpinks. The latter has not yet decided to what house she will move, but she will give up keeping a boarding house. Mrs. Susan E. Croswell died at the home of her son at East- over. on the 6th inst., and was buried at Cypress, - in this County, her former home, on the 8th. She was in the 65th year of her age. The “Fabio Romani” perform ance at the Opera House on Monday night is said by all who witnessed it to have been unus ually fine. The audience pres ent was a large one, and they were delighted with the acting. The Rev. R. W. Lide returned from Charlotte last Friday very much improved in health, but he was not able to preach on Sunday. Services were, howev er, conducted at the Baptist Church by the Rev, T. Hart well Edwards. A little colored infant was found dead in its bed on Satur day morning last m a house near the Phosphate Works. An in quest was held, and an autopsy was made by Dr. Garner, in whose opinion, death ensued from natural causes. The lot between the Armory and the outbuildings of the En terprise hotel is being raised and leveled off so that it can be used by the Darlington Guards as a drill ground. A large arc electric light will be swung over the center of it, and the premises will be greatly improv ed generally. Messrs. Coggeshall & Co. advertise that they have for sale ammoniated guano and high grade tobacco fertilizers manufactured by the reliable and well known firm of Powers, Gibbs & Co., of Wilmington, N. C. Read the testimonials which they will publish in these col- urns from t<me to time, and you will be convinced that you will be getting the full worth of your money by buying from them. ReV. A.. W. Parrott has anoth er office—that of Chaplain of the State Senate. The widow of the late Mr. J. Z. Hearon has moved to Dar lington with her family, and is occupying Dr. Baird’s cottage in East Darlington. Mr. H. J. LaMotte has rented the old Cleveland House on Pearl Street, and is running a hotel there “on both the Ameri can and the European plans.” We publish on our second page this week a very interest ing article written by Mr. L C. Glenn for Science on the sub ject of the-“bays” of Darling ton County. Juan Sylvester, the colored deaf mute who stole Mr. Ander son’s watch from his vest pock et at the electric, light plant about ten days ago, has been arrested in Sumter, and is held there subject to Sheriff Scar borough’s orders. . Mr. A. D. McNair, of Dans ville, N. Y., will give a free lec ture to the farmers in the Court House on the use of fertilisers on Saturday Jan. 25, at two o’clock. Mr. McNair is a rep resentative of the German Kali Works, of New York City. Every farmer should read his advertisement, which appears in another colum. Mr. A. J. Broom has formed a copartnership with Mr. J. L. Jeffords, his head clerk for so many years, under the firm name of Broom & Jeffords. The new firm will continue business at the stand of A. J. Broom on Pearl street. Mr Jeffurds will have charge of the business here, Mr. Broom continuing to reside at Durham, N. C. Mr. Herbert G Osteen, of the Sumter Watchman and South ron, spent Sunday and Monday in Darlington. Mr. Osteen ex pects to establish in Sumter at an early day a periodical devot ed to the tobacco interests of South Carolina. He is a clever gentleman and 9 good newspa per man, and will doubtless score a marked success with his new-undertaking. “Oronoka” tobacco seed, raised by Bob Rogers, for sale at Blackwell Bros’. Dead Letters. Letters addressed to the fol lowing persons remain uncalled for at the Darlington postoffice, and are advertised as “dead” for the week endiag Jan. 12th: James M. Paul, W. U. Wadell, W. K. Stuart, James Perkins, Robt. Plowden, Sam J. Davis, Andrew Green, Jefferson Law, Sammie Davis, C. S. Richards (2), Rev. Grant Gregg, Rhv. G. Ross, Mrs. Kyg Hugley, Mrs. Bessie Smith 1 Anna Wright, Lavinia Davis, Adliue Nettles, Mary Prince, Annie Perason, Atha Wilson & Bro , 0. Hudley, Ella Gilchrist. Marriane of Mr Hane. Mr. A. E. Hane, Dr Boyd’s new drug clerk, has gone 0$ to get married. The Columbia - tate of yesterday says in refer ring to the matter: “Mr. Albert Hane, formerly of this city and popular with everyone knowing him, is to be married tonight to Miss Dell Watson, the young daughter of the Rev. A. B. Watson, until recently of Green wood. The ceremony will be E erformed by the father of. tno ride. Miss Watson will be sweetly remembered by many who knew her when she attend ed school in this city.” Bargains in winter clothing and other goods at Edwards & Co.’s. The celebrated “Capital” to bacco fertilizer is found only at Blackwell Bros’. Who Knows Her? An attorney residing in Jack sonville. Fla., sends a letter for S ublication in The Darlington 1RW8 which reads as follows: “As the attorney representing certain property here in this city, 1 am very desirous of find ing a certain colored girl sup posed some years ago to have gone to your city by the name of Mary Hart. It is possible that there may be some small amount of money or property to come to her by virtue of a partition of certain land here in this city to which she is sup posed to be an heir. Any in formation that you may be able to give me concerning her whereabouts will be appreciat ed.” Pardoned By The Governor. The Governor has pardoned Dudley Plato,'whe colored boy who was convicted in this Coun ty several years age of a crimi nal assault and sentenced to imprisonment in the penitenti ary for life. Plato is but a shad ow of his former self, and his best friend could not possibly recognise him. He was a giant of strength when he went to the penitentiary, and a good speci men of physical manhood. He is certainly ■* most cadaverous looking object now. A load of the celebrated Hartsville canned goods just received at Deans Bros’. A New Preacher For Darlington. Rev. W. H. Barnwell, a cou sin of the former Episcopal minister at Florence, has been appointed by the Bishop to take charge of the churches at Dar lington* Mars Bluff and Marion. Mr. Barnwell is a native of Beaufort County, in this State, but has been preaching in Ken tucky for the past ten years. He arrived here on Tuesday, and will conduct two services in the Episcopal church on Sunday next—at 11 30 in the morning and 7.30 in the evening. Be ginning with the month of Feb ruary, his regular appointments here will be on the ’ second and fourth Sundays of every month, when he will hold two services a day. M r . Barb well’s head- S uarters will be here. His fam- y will remain in Kentucky for the present. Sewing-machines, needles, and other supplies, at Blackwell Bros.’ Sale of The Manuel Marco Landa. (juite a large crowd was in town on Monday to attend the sale of the *Ianuel Marco lands under the Parker judgment. Mr. Johnnie Reb. Drake, our accomplished auctioneer, con ducted the sale with his accus tomed grace and spirit. The bidd ng was lively, and all the land brought fairly good prices. The T. P. King. Best, Cox, Har roll, Outlaw, Woodham, Mollie King, Galloway, DuBoee. Dru Boykin and Mill tracts together with the Lydia plantation were sold to Francis J. Pelzqr for $9,709. T. E. Early bought the Martha Boykin place for $350; J. M. Josey the Howell place for $1,000; O. D. Lee the Harris place for $905; John McCown the Boykin place for $900; J H. Ham the Mims place for $785. The Henry Kelley place was sold to J. M. Josey for $840: the Brand place o Miss BettiC Hug gins fpr $1,126; and the Mittie Woodham place to E. O. Par ham for $1,205 Tobacco and cotton fertilisers of the highest grade at Edwards & Co.’s. • - mm <-• - The Result of Sensible Advertising. An advertisement was insert ed in these columns last week by Henry Rou«s, colored, of the Syracuse neighborhood, into whose possession bad come a lost mule. Mr. Sam Morrill had a mule stolen from him on Sale- day, and seeing Rouss’ adver tisment in Thk Darlington News (which, by the way. is, by loug odds, the best medium for that kind of advertising in Darlington County), called at Rouss’ place, and found that the mule was really the one which he had lost. Roues says that he bought the mule on the day after Saleday from a man who called himself Walter Rush, but whose name he sub sequently ascertained to be Mose Lewis. He gave his own mule and $3 in cash for the mule in Lewis’ possession. After the trade had been made something happened to make Rouss suspect that the mule had been stolen, and he insisted on Lewis coming to town with him. When they got hero, and began to investigate the matter, Lewis “sloped”, leaving both mules in the possession of Rouss. The latter at once ad vertised it, with the result giv en above. There is not a retail house of any consequence in the world which does not owe a great share of its success te advertis ing in some form or other. Be aggressive: oe progressive, in stead of following.theswim—be at the head of your local proces sion. Tbs Ballsy Concert (Reported tor Taa Maws.) Mme. Cecilia Eppingbouseu Bailey gave a most enjoyable concert at theDaril Armory on Monday , sisted by her sister, Mies Bertha Eppinghousen, as reader and reciter, and Miss Dolly Wil liams, of the Boston Conserva tory, as the pianist. The music given was of the highest, order. The singing of the “Lullahy” was most artistis, and servedto show what h wonderful instru ment the human voice is, and to what'a degree of training it can be earned. The softest notes could be distinctly beard in any part of the hall. Among thfe numbers given was the cele brated “JewelSong” from Faust, in which the dramatic talent of the accomplished singer could be seen to perfection It is not often that such a treat can be had in a town the size of Dar lington. The fair singer and her accomplished sistei made a host of friends during their short stay with us. No pianist who has ever appeared here can ex cel Miss Dolly Williams in the beauty of touch and the expres sion with which she plays. It must be a pleasure to sing to an accompaniment which is so fully in accord with the singer that one might suppose the two w^re one and the.same person. A skilful accompanist is really as uncommon as a good singer. o. D. K. Smoke “Saborosa” cigars: at Blackwell Bros.’ which Murray Clamant* Acquittad. f News and Courier, Jan. 9 ] In the United States District Court yesterday the case of J. Murray -Clements, charged with taking and opening letters in tended for one Wilson, was tried. Clements is or was a constable, and through his forts Wilson was convicted of violation of the dispensary law some months ago. in some way it became known to Wilson that Clements was in the poseessiotr of a number of letters to him from liquor dealers outside of the State. Sufficient grounds were found to warrant Wilson in bringing accusations against Clements to the effect that he had unlawfully taken these let ters from the Postoffice. Clem ents was represented by Mr. B. A. Hagood. The jury was out for quite a while before it return ed the verdict of not guilty. German Kaiuit, acid, ammo niated tobacco fertilisers . at Blackwell Bros’. S Buist’s and Ferris’ celebrated arden seed for sale by Deans ros. OartmKtqn’a Atlanta Exhibit. [New*and Courier 1 mfPrtnPIgfi The Newe and Courier prise hog contest was won by Mr. W. pUm J. Richardson, of Abbeville, relie with an animal that tipped the beam at 691 pounds, and which was only ten moeths old. Messrs. J. L. Coker ft Co. entered two bogs weighing re spectively 11751 and 899 pounds. The following letter concerning them will be of interest to our readers: Hartsville, 8. C., December *1, 1895. ' To the Editor of the Newe and Courier: I encloee herein affidavit in regard to our pigs. I wish only -to add this: In three hundred days our beet pig gained or put on>373 pounds of meat, an average of 11 pounds per day. These pig* were bo«n ; on January 16, 1896, and when weighed on December 17 were II months and 2 days old.' They are Berkshire and are two beauties. Allow me to say that the enterprise of your paper is greatly appreciated and that you have a good friend in these parts Tbit offer by you has interested a great many people in raising hogs that before took no interest, and I am beginning to believe that I may yet see the day when South Carolina will raise in her own bordereau the meat and cons her peo ple can consume. All praise to the Newt and Courier tor her efforts along this line. With best wishes of the u son, I am, yours traly, J. J. Lawton; for J. L. Coker ft Co the 1 Courts or number of Cireuit There seems to be rition to the . on the upon their _ judgment is that of the Circuit Judges to tea would afford ample reHsf and the time required to the business of the eev- counties. This weald -re quire a like increase in the number of Solicitor*. The ad ditional expense to each count] would be $222 22 per aaaam. and I an satisfied the earing in jail fees aad witness tom alone would pay this ten-fWd In the eonaty of Aiken six months intervene between the fall and spring terms of court and prisoners give bail are required to guish la jail at the ex the county for this _— often longer. 1 have iso the same m the counties. The ooorts sithM luOft Tl**- -4 l int eti ■'■Atm A hundred bare of good laun dry soap tor $1.90 at Black weU Bros*. i HOPEWELL. Mr. and Mrs. Davis DuBoee, of Cypress, visited relatives here recently. Mrs. Bass, who has been In failing health for some time is quite sick at present. Sickness prevails in this neighbor hood to aa alarming extent, especially among the children. „ Mr. O. 8. Huggins has been very sick with malarial fever the past few days, hut he is im proving a little at present Mrs. Wiley Witherspoon,- of Una, is spending some time with her daughter Mrs. Chas. Reynolds, who has a very sick child. v: Mr. White, formerly of Sociei Hill, has moved into the ‘ residence of M& R- C. Reyn u .v», and Mr. Reynolds has moved, into the new has jost com Th*e South Carolinaexhibitwas the most varied, complete and representative State exhibit made at the Atlanta Exposition, and one of the most effective features of the exhibit was the Tobacco display which was ar ranged and contributed by Dar-' lington County, the great tobacco growing county of South Carolina. This exhibit consisted of a tobacco barn fill ed with the weed and fitted up with all the modern appliances. The barn was built half the size of the regular tobacco barn. It was constructed of native woods and fitted up by the Darlington Furniture Factory and was shipped to Atlanta in sections and put together agaiu after reaching the Exposition. It W9* unique, artistid and beau tiful, and spoke a volume for the enterprise and public spirit oi the business men of Darling ton, who paid for it out of their own pockets. The Darlington people k ep right up with the times, always. Our correepond ent telegraphed yesterday - that the Darlington Phosphate Com pany was so favorably impress ed with the public spirit of the Newt and Courier in offering prises to the farmers for 1896 that it had determined to offer an additional prim of one toad its fertilisers to the farmer who shall win the tobacco prise* This is one way and a very good way to increase the fertiliser movement; and Darlington takes the lead. > bride on f. Rev. O. D. given the following day at the home of the "fiedm. Only a few of their cioee friends wi invited. There was a very select social gathering at the reeidmtee' of * Friday music and' up until a late hour The ait tendance was ~ tative, and all present to enjoy the Advertisements start burins— as the little sticks set gre logs afire. We are dosing out our win- Tobacco as low ter stock Call aad secure some cents a pound at big bargains. Blackwell Brea.' j Bros.’ Pound only it »; found Onion sets at Deane Bros’. Tha [From Gov. Bvana* MsMsge.] The Constitution has 1 vf for the _ Constitutional questions, cvn- sisting of the menu here ot the Supreme Court aad t Judges- It will be for you to provide asssssi to sit in tilts It would be them pay theii I would w ernor’s-' toi in your, thh .— mw * ask (hat yea give = ' your careful m Shoes at prices to suit yon at Blackwell Bros.’ On Wr 15,1896,. of Dr. aad Mm. W. .jag. . ".-aTJ" mn-u. Silt Uifcf STATE OW SOUTH 1 Tha Tow* «t.! ■ ytDa’GsanlugUevetsA • ft j » X «Ut I V 1 mmm : ' mm* the _ ij&=j 'TS