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VOL. XXIII, NO. 40. DARLINGTON, S. C., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1896. WHOLE NUMBER 1,130. A, BUSINESS^ I CANi MUST AND Will DO THE BUSINESS DHRLINGTON. That’s Exactly Shat We Came Here To Do. We have more floor space, more goods and more salesmen than any two stores in Darlington. Our dress goods Department is way ahead of any thing in this part of the State. Our •iiiioe room speaks for itself and our clothing room' is the only one in Darlington. ££3^ Wc do not do a credit business, hence we have but one price—A child of 10 years can buy goods to as good advantag in our Stock as an expert shopper of 40. We guarantee to give as good value for your money as any merchant in America. We think we know our business—We have salesmen that know theirs, so we do not need any assistance or advice Iron: outsiders how to ran our business. We want to please our customers and friends and don’t care a snap about any body else likes or dislikes. YOUKS FOR BUSINESS, Rucker. LOCAL LACONICS. MATTERS IN AND AROUND THE TOWN OF DARLINGTON. ^ Column of News. Tersely Toltl, of Interest to Our Me.ny Readers. Mr. W. T. Powell, of Che- raw, spent last Sunday in town. Miss Maud Atkinsort, of Tiin- nionsvill«j is visiting relatives in town. Mrs. I). M. Fulton left for Columbia last Friday to visit her father’s family. Strauss & Rosen have opened a branch store on the square next to Hlaekwell Bros. Misses Kate and Virginia Wil liamson returned from the mountains last Monday night. Rev. Poindexter Taylor, of Hartsville, preached at the Bap tist church last Sunday morn- ag 7,ie Re.-. .!. B. Ho ly resign- • :l ;s pistor of Bla 'k Creek McCullough & Co. will have a sale of horses at their stables {in Darlington Monday, October | 'ith. If you want to buy a good i horse come to the sale. Re member Monday the 5th is the daj. Woods & Milling are out , with a big advertisement in The News this week. This I firm has established a reputa tion for handling nice shoes for ladies, men and children and are in shape to please their cus tomers better than ever. They also carry a line of “gents” furnishing goods, which they will be pleased to show their customers. Opening of the Schools. The Graded Schools opened last Monday with a full corps of teachers and a good atten dance of scholars. The follow ing is the enrollment to date: St. John’s 287; Factory 23; Mayo 243; total 553. Fresh crimson clover and rye seed at G. O. Mertz. We have more clothing than we have room for—come get the biggest bargain you ever had in a suit. Biackwell Bros. Car load of meat received dav at Deans Bros.’ to- Parlingtou i ‘-J i . t.ivh a week ego last .■ lay. , .u Rev. D. M. Fulton and . n. W. E. J vines wont up to 'In-raw to-dav to attend the n oting of Poe Dee Presbytery. Mr.;. Alexander and daughter, Miss Ruth, after spending the nmiMH-r in the mountains of X. i’, ietuined to i uesday night. Four deacons were elected at ihe Presbyterian church last ''-Hildav morning as follows: S. H Wi! Is, R. E. James. Dr. C. B. Lanncau and N. E. Nigles. .Miss Isabel I.anneau will open her Kindergarten school at Dr. B. i/mneuu’B house on Orange St r et, October •>. ^ce advertisement in another col umn. Coggeshal! A' Co. are out wit!-, another big advertisement this week, in which they tell their customers some interest ing things. The young men who compose this linn are hustlers ai d believe that ad vertising is tin* way to move goods, and back their judge ment accordinglyi Mr. Angus Gainey, who has an advertisement in The News offering his services as a teach er of the violin, slide trombone, cornet, Szc. says that he is de termined to have a first class orchestra in Darlington and is going to keep on practicing un til he accomplishes his purpose. Mr. Gainey is a perfect m.aster i of the violin and it will doubt less not be long before the peo ple of Darlington will bo able i to enjoy excellent music with out going away from home. T. H. Coker & Son, of Socio ty Hill, have an advertisement in The News, this week. This firm is advertising extensively with circulars this season, as well as in The Darlington News, and business is coming to them in i onsequeime. Society Hill merchants, as a rule, do not advertise, but now that T. H. Coker & Sou have lead the way, others will probably see that advertising nays. 'Society Hill people are too inquest about bringing their town to the attention of the outside world, but it is prob able that the enterprising firm .-f T. H. Coker & Son will bene fit the town as well as their own individual business. Lost—Between Moses Ab- botts ami C. J. Milling’s a hunt ing horn, with buckshm shoulder snap. Finder will please return to C. 8. hiettles. . - » ♦♦ »—■ Onion sets for fall planting j at G. O. Mertu. Death of Mr*. Townsend. Mrs. M. M. Townsend, after an illness of a few days, died at her home on Pearl street last Tuesday night in the 78th year of her age. Mrs. Townsend was the widow of Maj. B. 1). Towns end, of Society Hill, who was for some time, President of the Cheraw & Darlington railroad. Her remains will be interred at Society Hill this morning. 700 barrels of Bros.’ flour at Deans Another big lot of mens pants, all sizes and prices, just arriv ed at, Blackwell Bros. Dead Letters. Letters addressed to the fol- _ . lowing persons remain uncalled directions, for at'the Darlington Postollice '— J and are advertised as “dead” for the week ending Sept. 28th: Messrs. W. R. Bennett 2, Luci us Bonepart, T. B. Beck, Geal- se Brown, Murry Davis; J. W. White, Chales Sanders, J. M. McCahsler, E. P. Evin. Geo. Jordon, July Lide, Geo. Ham- ford, Bartholoman Fields, J. W. Wadden, John Narlie; Misses Jut Darlington, Cattie Johnson, Annie B. McGill, Daisey Bell, Sarah Bacot. Mamie Nixon, Mariah Bonepart. We had about 73 secondhand sewing machines a few days ago. Only a dozen or two left. Come buy gne, or a New Home, JCw W41a/>r* BlftCk- A Military Drama. In furtherance of the plan for organizing a first- class libra ry in connection with the Dar- iington Guards, there will be rendered by some of our ama teurs at an early day a milita ry drama, similar to the one presented here so successfully several years ago. This new drama was acted recently with considerable success in one of our neighboring towns. The young lady who then took the principal part is now resr'dmg in Darlington, and is to take the same part in it when it is presented here. In fact, the arrangements for placing it on the boards have been left to her to a considerable extent, and there is every probability that under her capable management, the people of Darlington will be treated to one of the cleverest amateur performances they have ever witnessed. Flour bought before the rise at Deans Bros.’ A Severe Storm. o’clock Tuesday wind and rain this section of the wind increas ing in velocity until consider able dlamage was done to crops, fences &c. A number of trees are blown down around the town and many fences are seen lying on the ground in all At the Academy yard several oak trees were blown down, some coming up by the roots and others break, ing off above the ground. The severe wind lasted about three hours and many were afraid that serious damage woiifU be caused. Savannah was the greatest sufferer as far as'could be learn ed at this writing, the damage to property there being enor mous. Several persons were also killed in the city. Many were apprehensive as to Charles ton, but the old city was spared, the storm doing very little damage to property there. About two afternoon a storm struck tho country. or Wheeler & Wilson, well Broa, Does your boy need a new suit? If so, send him to, Black- Well Brosi Floral Fair—Minstrel Concert. The regular semi-annual Flo ral Fair of the Horticultural Society promises to be more in teresting and entertaining this season than ever before. For sometime arrangements have been going on to make this an immensely attractive occasion and a varied program is the re sult. Under the direction of Mr. J. W. Tillinghast, a min strel performance and concert will be given, the material of which is composed of native talent. The minstrel perfor mance will be given on Thurs day evening at the Opera House, where the fair will be held. Messrs, R. J£. and J.. W. James are to be “end men” at the minstrel performance and their talent for music and act ing will make them an espe cially strong team. Added to them, for both performances, are Messrs. C. B. and G. H. Edwards, 8. H. Wilds, J. K. Mclver, C. D. Evans, J. D. East and A. L. Dantzler. Some fine music may be confidently ex pected. The doors of the Opera House will be opened each af ternoon at 3.30 o’clock, for the children’s tirill and for the sale of refreshments. At night the doors will be opened at 8.30 o’clock, the concert and min strel performance to begin at nine o’clock. Tickets will be on sale at the Book Store. The price of admission will be 35cts, reserved seats 50. The Opera House is the place and the time will be next Thursday and Fri day, Oct. 8th, and 9th. These fairs have always been well managed, pleasant and success ful aud this one seems to have unusual facilities for continu ing this record. The premium list is as follow*: Best collection Begonia's $2.^0 2nd “, “ “ 1.00 Best single specimen Begonia’* 1.00 “ •• “ Fern 1.00 2nd “ “ “ “ .50 Bosf “ “ Palm 1,00 2nd “ “ “ 1.00 Best collection Pot Plants • 2,00 2nd “ “ “ •* 1.00 Best " Cut Flowers 1.00 “ “ Vase Hoses 1.00 2nd *• “ “ '• .50 Best " Caunat 1.00 And" ** “ Mr*. Mary G. Adams. Died in Highland, N. C., Sept. 23d at the summer home of her son-in-law, the Rev! Dr. Thomp son of Charleston, Mrs. Mary G. Adams, widow of the late Etsel L. Adams, of Charleston, and daughter of the late David Gregg, of Society HilL Of this estimable family, Mrs. John J. Mclver is the only sur vivor, Mrs. McIntosh died many years ago, and Alexander Gregg the beloved Bishop of Texas, in 1893. In her life, Mrs. Adams ex emplified the true and faithful Christian. Her unfaltering Christian trust and sweet ser enity of disposition, enabled her to bear with calmness the re verses of fortune consequent upo^ the downfall of the Con- fed a cate cause, and to meet far greater trials and sorrows, with fortitude and submission. Char itable in thought aud word and deed, unwearied in the perfor mance of duty, she ever carried sunshine to the homes of her children with whom, in tnrn, she passed her later years. In accordance with her wish, the last summer was spent in the beautiful mountain regions of North Carolina. There she seemed very happy; health and strength were apparently re newed; bat with the fall of the leaf came illness, and in a few days the loved, affectionate heart had ceased to beat Our friend passed to the higher life at the ripe age of equity-one years. “Stay we our tear*; the bleat abwe Have hailed a spirit'* hesvealy birth, And sung a *ong of joy and love; Then why *honld anguish reign on earth. M. B.'K.. GRAN T-SPAIN. A Wedding bi Society Circtes That Created a Surarlea. When it became known last evening that Mies Jean Baird Grant, daughter of Mr. Janes Grant, Bedford street, and Mr. Francis Ovid Spain, of Atlanta, Ga., were married yesterday evening at 7 o’clock at the bride’s home in the presence of members of the family soda few invited friends, by Bov. Dr. James B. Moffat, of the Presbyterian church, it created a surprise, for whim the bride and groom had been engaged Continued on Hkpage. I have received two car and one car load of wagons, the stock I have had in 15 years, stock of harness. CALL AMD SAVE MONEY I c. m