-w. P. CoJe. , Cim or Court—W. A. Parrott. TalMW"*—H. C. Fountain. AuBtfOR—W. H. Lawrence. PaoaaTa Judo*-T. H. Spain. CoaeaOR—R. G. Parnell. ScHOOt CoMMtssroNER—W. H. Evans. CoidmatoRRRs—H. Lide Law, W. M. gftft *Bd J. E. Ward. WWN OFFICERS s Mirtf-J C. Willcox. J- Ward, I. Lewenthal, and P. C. Beck. 8. Burch. fPoucR—A. E. Darean. ® N —J-C. Windham and H. CHURCHES, Pusbtterian Church—Rev. J. G. Law, PMtor. Preaching every Sabbath at 11 a. w. and 8 p. m. Sabbath School at 10 a. »*. Prayer Meeting every Wedaaaday afternoon at 5 o’clock. Mitwodist Dhurch—Rev. J. A. Rice, Pastor. Preaching every Sunday at 11 a. h. and 8 .80 p. m. Sunday School at 8 p. h. Prayer Meeting every Thursday at8.30r. x. Baptist Church—Rev. G. B. Moore, Pastor. Preaching every Sunday at 11 a m. and 8.80 p. m. Sunday School at JO a. u. Prayer Meeting every Tuesday EnsooPAL Chapel—Rev. W. A. Guerry, Rector; H. T. Thompson, Lay Header. Preaching 3rd Sunday at 8.80 p. m. Lay Reading every Sunday morn- mg at 11 o’clock. Town and County. Now jftiat the crops are laid by the fanners are taking it easy. Bev. J. G. Law preached at Back Swamp last Sunday afternoon. The immense tank for the water work# 43 about completed. new brick store on Pearle (rill soon be completed. fiuch rain for cotton. We signs of rust in many pla ces. No Attaching in the Presbyterian chorch until 2nd or 3rd Sunday in September). A cargo W ice arrived this week for C., Alersfcider, the popular xhtlooun ice | county convention will assem ble on the 27th inst, to nominate candidates for county offices. Five car loads of piping for the C., 8, & N. R. U. have arrived and will be put down at once. A number of colored people went to Florence on Tuesday to meet the colored excursion from Charleston. On Friday morning a very heavy thnnder storm with rain passed over the town. The Herald and The Charleston Weekly News and Courier one year for $1.75. I have 100 barrels of flour on con signment, which I will sell at the greatest bargain ever given in Dar lington. S. Tombacher. C. Alexander has some "•ery fine Shingles for sale—pine and cypress. The Charleston Weekly News and Courier and The Darlihotoh Her ald one year for $1.75. Governor Richardson has commu ted to date the sentence of William Everett, alias William Evarts, con victed at the October term, 1886, for Darlington county, of burglary and grand larceny, and sentenced to five years of imprisonment in the peniten tiary. The small boys of the town are in the habit of congregating at the de pot at train time every night. Be sides the danger of losing their lives, they are really a nuisance to those who go there on business. Parents should look after their children and keep them at home. To Rent. Large Corner Store, formerly occupied *. G. McCall. Apply to by J, July 30-tf Apply to J. GR&GG McCALL. The young folks had a very pleas ant party at the residence of Dr. B. C. Norment on yesterday evening. The new counter in the Bank of Darlington, made and put up by C. Mooney, is a “thing of beauty.” A large assortment of white dress goods and embroideries, from Sets up, just received at the Racket Dr. McFarland, who lives near Hartsville, lost his barn by fire one night last week. Is it the duty of Democrats to vote for a man, even if he ia nominated, whom they know to be a liar and be lieve to be hishonest and corrupt ? Prof. Peter Bowles has just fin ished two handsome signs—one for The Hexald and one for Woods A Woods. The crowd of people who congre gate at the depot every night and get in the way of those who have work to do does not diminish. Some night a boy will be killed at the depot by the moving train. The wonder is that they have escaped so far. There was no preaching in any of the white churches in town on Sun day night. All of the were absent There will be no preaching in the Methodist church until the 5th Sun day in this month, on account of the absence of the pastor. The School Board, Monday after noon, elected as follows: Principal of St John’s Academy, Mr. L. W. Dick; Teacher at Factory, Miss Annie J. Cofield; Teacher at Mayo School, Miss M. N. Pinckney. A petition has recently been circu lated and numerously signed for the parddn of J. B. Russell, white, who waa convicted of breach of trust with fraudulent intent at the l«pt tens of court for Darlington county. The Darlington base ball club went to Timmonsville and crossed bats with the picked nine of that place on last Friday, and the score was 15 to 9 in favor of Timmonsville. Our boys say that ths Timmonsville boys entertain as well as they play ball. On Sunday last service was held in the new Zion Methodist church near the depot Three sermons were preached and the commnnion was administered. There will be service again on Friday night next There will hereafter be service there every Sunday. Unclaimed Letters InP. O. at Darlington, S. C., for week ending August 8,1880: MEN. Avins, Henery; Barrington, John; Hollbright, Seymond; Harrington, S. S.; Lewis, E. D.; Lewis, W. D.; Little, Harvie; McCuben, Simons, Winfield S. WOMEN. Lisbon, Miss Dorab; Moore, Mira Minnie. Township Meeting. The Darlington Township Demo cratic Club will meet at the Court House on Friday, the 22nd day of August, at 4 o’clock p. m., to elect delegates to the County Convention to assemble on the 27th day of Au gust instant J. E. Nettles, President F. E. Norment, Secretary. The Post of Honor. The “Defense of Charleston Har bor,” by Rev. Jno. Johnson, a Major in the service of the Confederate States is a page in the history of the State of which her sons should be proud. With no attempt at display the simple naration of daring and soldierly devotion to duty is told as the truth is ever told. Not the re sources of the United States Govern ment, not the weight of its metal nor the strength 6f its columns could overcome that thin gray line whose hearts beat only for their native land. U. S. Jurors. Before Judge Simonton left Green ville, where the last term of the Uni ted States Court was held, the grand and petit jurors for the term to be held in Columbia on the fourth Mon day in November were drawn. Un til now they have not been given to the public. We notice the following names from Darlington county: Grand jury—O. D. Lee, Jr., Dar lington; petit jury—C. K. Rogers, Darlington, and W. A. Carrigan, So ciety Hill. County Executive Committee. J. W. Beasley, Chairman. Antioch—J. W. Davis. Cypress—T. L. Northcutt Darlington—W. F. Dargan. Hartsville—G. M. Kilgore. High Hill—J. N. Parrott Leavensworth—J. W. Ferguson. Lisbon—S. Lane. Lydia—W. R. S. Lawson. Mechanicsville—J. W. Fountain. Palmetto—R. IL Rogers. Philadelphia—Walter Vaughn. Society Hill—E. E. Evans. Stokes Bridge—S. F. Moore. Swift Creek—J. B. Rhodes. Personals. - An Object Lesson. “Farmer,” writing from Society Hill to the News and Courier, gives the following object lesson: “In the long ago happy days, be fore the fair name of South Carolina was bedraggled by demagogues, there >v$l 00 her soil a farmer who was rell enough to do to own several race horses. These thoroughbreds he drove single, double, unicorn and four-in-hand as suited his fancy. Notwithstanding he cut figure eights in the streets, and took many other liberties with them, they always be haved like thoroughbreds. At length he tired of them and for a change tried a jaokass to his sulky. The donkey ran nnder the gin house and knocked his owner sense less!” Darlington County Furnished Two of Them. The following telegram from Mil- ville, Ga., is puplished in the F ita Clsenidt: “Another South na man is to be commandant of the cadets of the Middle Georgia Military and Agricultural College. Mr. T. S. Lucas, of Society Hill, S. C., is the newly elected commandant He is a graduate of West Point, hav ing served the United States as a ca det from 1883 to 1887 at the Nation al Academy. His record at West Point is a fine one; he received no demerits during hiscourseof instruc tion. South Carolina has furnished four commandants for our college in the Ipst six yean. They make good officers and we are glad to receive such aid from onr sister State." Mrs. B. C. Law is visiting relatives in Marion. Mr. Geo. E. Dargan returned Fri day from Cleveland. Keith Dargan, Esq., has gone off for rest and recreation. Rev. J. G. Law is spending a few weeks at Cleveland Springs. Mr. Aaron Weinberg, of Manning, is visiting Mr. A. Nachman. Mr. H. Rosenberg has returned from a short trip to Marion. Mr. E. Keith Charles is visiting his parents at Timmonsville. Miss Blanche O’Neall, of Colum bia, is visiting Mrs. J. S. Burch. Miss Jennie Vardell, of Summer ville, is visiting Miss Nonie William son. Mr. J. H. Norment left on Satur- for a short trip as far north as Vir ginia. Rev. G. B. Moore will leave in a few days to join his family in Vir ginia. Mr.J. J. Shepard, the Racket man, has returned home from the Ham mocks. Dr. and Mrs. W. B. McGirt are visiting their former home in Marion county. Dr. W. A. Player and Mr. C. W. Hewitt left Friday for trip to the mountains. Mr. E. J. Lide is at home again after a trip to the mountains of North Carolina. Mr. J. A. Ellis has gone to Atlanta, Ga. We wish him much success in his new home. Mr. Tom Lucas has gone to Ben- nettsville to work as a compositor on the Pee Dee Alliance. Miss May McLeish, who has been visiting Mrs. McFall, has returned to her home in Charleston. Miss Lou Keith, of Timmonsville, who has been visiting the Misses McCown, went home on Friday last Messrs. Geo. Edwards and J. D. Beard will take a trip to the moun tains of North Carolina and Tennes- Rev. J. A. Rice is visiting his mother in Colleton county, and Mrs. Rice is with her relatives in Spartan burg. Mr. W. E. Honour, of Charleston, was in the city yesterday making ar rangements to open business next week. Sheriff W. P. Cole went to Colum bia on Friday to place Horace Moo dy, who has been declared insane, in the asylum. Mr. James Coggshall has been elected principal and Miss Janie Pouncy assistant of St David’s Academy at Society Hill. Messrs. T. H. Sompayrac and John Sumner, of Society Hill, have gone to Boston to see the sights during the G. A. R. Encampment Prof Whitney and Dr. Niles, of the South Carolina University, came over with Col. Mclver to attend the agricultural meeting yesterday. Mrs. M. A. Ellis has gone North Carolina to spend a few weeks. We wish her a pleasant trip, and hope she will return much improved. Messrs. J. G. McCall and J. S. Bnrch, of the new firm of McCall & Burch, went North on Thursday to buy goods for their store in the Hew itt block. They Stuck. A prominent citizen of our ac quaintance, who is unfortunately bald-headed, went to the postoffice recently to buy stamps, and, having heard that rubbing the gummed side on the hair would keep them from from sticking together in wet weath er, he decided to see how the scheme wonld work. Oh, horrors! he found that he had reached too far and the stamps were on the top of his bald pate held fast by the perspiration. We draw the veil and leave the b. h. citizen to hide his confusion from the amused spectators as best he can. Agricultural Meeting. The Darlington Agricultural So ciety held its regular annual meeting at the fair grounds on yesterday, Au gust 12 th. The subject for discussion was, “Improvement of land by pea fallow.” Capt. E. E. Evans read an instruc tive and interesting essay. Messrs. E. M. Williamson and J. W. Beasley made verbal reports. Messrs. J. M. Josey, E. R. Mclver, S. F. Ervin, C. S. McCullough and T. J. Bell par ticipated in the disenssion. Prof. Whitney’s lecture on the “Movement of moisture in the soil,” and Prof. Niles’ lecture on “Preven tion of diseases in animals,” were entertaining and to the point. These lectures and the essay of Capt Evans were, on motion request ed for publication. The old officers of the Society were re-elected by acclimation for another year, and are as follows: W. H. Evans, President; W. C. Coker, E. W. Cannon and T. J. Bell, Vice Presidents; W. E. James, Secsetary. After adjournment the crowd re paired to the refreshment hall and partook an elegant dinner that had been prepared by the the members of the Society. The meeting was one of both pleas ure and profit Tb« Alliaice !■ Ftlltics. [Columbia Record.] President Polk, of the Alliance, says that the principles for which the Democratic and Republican par ties have been fighting for the last thirty years are side issues as com pared with the demands that the Al liance are making. In other words, that class legislation is the thing wanted, the very thing that the Re publican party has forced upon the country since 1860, and against which the Democrats have striven. If the Alliance continues to grow as it has grown in the last two years, and con tinues to force itself itself into poli tics as it is doing, the prospects are that a third party will be found in Americah politics before 1892. But it will be most remarkable if the Alliance keeps intact. An organiza tion entering so ardently into politics and making such stringent demands seems almost sure to fail in a land where individual liberty is the claim of every one. The Alliance has done some good work in the past, and it has been regarded almost universally as a worthy organization. Its influ ence in the future is to be looked upon with much doubt John H. Quincy, of Charleston, was in the city yesterday and ex pressed himself as being surprised at the rapid progress Darlington is making. Prof. A. Me. P. Hamby, of George town, was here the first of this week. Prof. Hamby has many friends in Darlington, where he once taught, who are always glad to see him. Mr. Geo. E. Toale, of Charleston, was in the city on Monday and paid a pop call to The Herald office. Mr. Toale is one of the leading sash and blind manufacturers in Charles ton, and was looking after his large trade here. Mr. S. Alexander, of Charleston, S. C., is with us this week soliciting subscriptions among the EL of P. of our city to “Jewels of Pythian Knighthood,” by John Van Valken burg. We are pleased to learn that he is meeting with success. Another Murder in Charleston. ' * S0 " W Charleston is becoming somewhat notorious for the number of murders committed there during the last few months. Another was added to the list Monday night Henry Gartner was found in his shop in the north western part of the city with his skull crushed with an axe handle am he died within a few hours. Why not hkve a low hangings in the city by the Sea? T Cy-i FROM CYPRESS. We are to have a railroad at press at last. The colored free school, that opened at this place some time ago, has now about 200 pupils. The farmers are having had weath er for saving fodder. We hope. RAILROAD SCHEDULES. The Hartsville Railroad. —Subscribe for— 116 ' ” Ml, $1 PER YEAR. OR THE HERALD AND THE CHARLESTON WEEKLY NswS and CourieR, ONE YEAR FOR $1.75 & D. and C. & S. Railroads. DOWN TRAIN. DAILY MIXED TRAIN. Leavps Hartsville, 6;48 A. M. Jorum, W0 Arrives at Fiord's, 1:46 This train makes connection with the South bound passenger train on the Cheraw A Dar- llngton Railroad. RETURNING. I/eaves Floyd’s. MfcOO A. M. however, that the weather will now Arrives at Hartsville. io:50 clear up so that they can save fodder , h ?^S'^d te fS 6u t^L f and gather their cotton. H ’ K ’ COKKB ’ Pr “ ldent - Married, on last Sunday morning, at Savanna church, Mr. James Reaves to Mrs. Fields, Rev. J. S. Du Bose of ficiating. We wish them a long and happy life. The Lynche’s River free school building was let out on last Saturday morning to the lowest bidder. It was awarded to Mr. R. I). DuBose at $148. Mr. J. S. DuBose, of Lamar, takes the cake for the best fruited cotton we have seen. It is of a fine varie ty, the Allen silk, and brings in the market from 1? to 15 cents per pound. We think he will make on an acre 2000 pounds of seed cotton. Who canbeat that ? ■' f More Bargains! Bettter Bargains: J Leaves Wadesboro 5:25 A. M. Bennett's 8:4®C Morven's 6A6 McFarland 6; 10 Cheraw «;48 Cash’s 7fl0 Society Hill 7:13 Dove’s 7:30 Floyd’s Darlington 7SM lan Palmetto 8S)0 Arrives at Florence 8; 15 UP TRAIN. Leaves Florence 8;10 P. M. Palmetto 90S Darlington 806 Floyd’a 8;46 Dove's 802 Society Hill P.12 Cash's P.17 Cheraw P43 McFarland 1008 Morven’s 10:20 Bennett’s 1006 Arrives at Wades boro 1100 Freight Train Going Up. Leaves Florence 8;15 A. M. Arrives at Darlington 906 Freight Going Down. leaves Darlington 300 P. M. Arrives at Florence 4:10 A. F. RAVEN KL, Free Idem. W., C. and A. Railroad. GOING SOUTH. No. 23. Leaves Wilmington marion Arrives at Florence •8.15 p.m 908 1000 a.m. No. 50. Leaves Florence Sumter Arrives at Columbia 300 a. m. 4.85 6.15 No. 27. Leaves Wilmington Marion Arrives at Florence •10.10 p. ra. 12,40 a. m. 100 No. 52. Leaves Sumter Arrives at Columbia t 9.46 a. m. 1066 No. 58. Leaves Florence Arrives at Sumter *8,25 a. m. 905 No. 52 runs through from Charleston via Central Railroad, leaving Lanes 8.80 a. m., Manning 0,10a. m. Train on C. A D. R. R. connects at Florence with No. 58. GOING NORTH. No. 51. Leaves Columbia *10,38 p. m. Sumter HAS Arrives at Florence 1,15 a. m. No. 78. Leaves Florence 4JV> a. m. Marion 5,20 Arrives at Wilmington 8.85 No. 5». Leaves Sumter ttlJK p. m. Arrives at Florence 7A0 No. 53. Leaves Columbia *5.20 p. m. Arrives at Sumter 6,32 p. m. No. 14. Leaves Florence • 8,15 p. m. Marion 8A& Arrives at Wilmington 11,45 •Dally. tDaily, except Sunday. No. 53 runs through to Charleston, via Cen tral R. R., arriving at Mannlng7,04 p. m„ Lanes 7,42 p. m„ Charleston 9,30 p. m. No. 59 connects at Florence with the C. A D. train for Cheraw and Wades boro. Nos. 78 and 14 make close connection at Wil mington with W. A W. R. R. for all points North. Train on Florence Railroad leaves Pee Dee daily, except Sunday, at 4.40 p. m.. and arrives at Rowland 7fi0 p. m. Returning leaves Row land at 6.30 a. m„ arrives Pee Dee 8.50 a. m. Train on Manchester A Augusta Railroad leaves Sumter daily except Sunday, at lOJSOa. m., arrives at Rimini 12,01 p. m. Returning leaves Rimini 12.15 p. m„ arrives at Sumter I. 30 p. m. JOHN. F. DIVINE, General Superintendent. J. R. KEN LEY, Asst. General manager. T. M. EMMERSON, General Passenger Agent. HENBY 1. SMITH, Real Estate Agent, Florence St., Darlington, S. C. Special attention paid to the buying and selling of real estate, collection of rents, &c. The strictest attention will be paid to all business entrusted to me. FR«M FIILIVELPIIA. The heaviest rain of the season fell to-day. The number of cases of malarial fever in juxtaposition to McCown’s >ond increases daily. The excessive rain-fall has greatly damaged cotton on some lands—rust making its appearance rapidly. Two charming young ladies, Miss Mamie Wilson, of Society Hill, and Miss Leila Parrott, of Early’s Cross Roads, are Yisiting Miss Katie Sea- brook. A beautiful coat of paint has been applied to the exterior of Philadel phia church by Samuel A. Fort, col ored. of Darlington, and is an ad vertisement in itself of his work. We would call the attention of onr efficient County Commissioners to the broken dam across McCown’s pond that should be bridged at once, as it remained in that condition for several weeks last Winter, and is a great inconvenience to the public generally. Mr. C. B. Seabrook, or Clark as he is more familiarly known, who has been trying his luck in Berkeley county for several months, visiting his father, but will return in a few weeks to the “Black District.” Shilo Alliance, colored, although in its infancy, nnmbers 65 members. They have purchased a plantation on which they have recently erected building 25 X 40 feet, to be used for ginning purposes. Their 60 saw gin and 16 horse power engine will be put in position in a few days and will be ready for the coming season. Since 1877 Lewis Robinson, a col ored man of this township, has paid as rent for an ox farm (about twenty acres) $700, and built thereon the house in which he lives, barns, &c. The amount paid for rant is more than double the price of the land. Bow does this compare with the rents of Ireland ? ''.. MartH Wwb. -ALL KINDS OF- -AT TUE STORE OF- No Lei 111. The Leader of Low Prices. t3f~ Aggressive Competition Is the life of business—It teaehes hotli the mevrhanl and customer bow to buy and sell to their best advantage t It removes the poesibilily of having old Shop-worn, Shoddy, Moth'eaten, Auction Goods palmed oil as new and staple goods. We commenced business determined not to be undersold by any merebantile firm. We still hold the same position and will keep it to the last. We are With and for the people, and we believe t hey are with us. We are aggressive always, We Lead with the best goods at the low est prices. Greater and better bargains now than ever before. They are going and some one wilt get them, Dim Blood In ~ /’ NONE BUT OtJIt COMPETITORS HOWL.—Alliance men. farmers, meelirr- les, all classes, with their wives and children, rejoice when they see our beaulirut goods and low prices. For the next 60 days every department will tie called upmi to furnish some of ibese Rargalus. Remember that our entire stock of bummer. Goods, DryGoods, Notions, Shoes, Hats, Clothing, Ribbons, Gloves, Hosiery, Un derwear, Umbrellas, Parasols, are in tbe great bargain list. Our M Are i Best! Of PM i Lowest! iW I is pure folly to buy old Shop-wort Auction trash Bright Goods for Less Money, same quality or meet our prices. Bargains. when you can buv New Competition is in a flurry hut cannot furnish the They may howl, but we Will continue to give Big Read and Reflect. New, Bright and Stylish Goods. Bargain after Bargain will lictheorder of thedav. Rich and poor, high and low will he treated with the same politeness and fair dealing. Goof anil Prices anil Yon WUI Me will Us. VERY RESPECTFULLY, A. J. BROOM. Leader of Low Prices. E. A. SMITH, PHOTOGRAPHER, DARLINGTON, 8. C. Parlors over Garner’s new drug store, where the citizens of Darlington County are now respectfully Invited to call and examine my pictures. The very best of work guarnteed. The State Fair. On page 10 of the Premium List of the State Agricultural and Mechanical Socie ty for the present year, will be found the offer of Premiums amounting in the ag gregate Ip $500, for the Counties making the best display of County Products, to be shown at the Fair November 10, 1890. The requirements are: “To the Coun ty makifig the Best and Largest Display of Products grown or produced by resi dents of the County, Pemiums will be awarded as follows: 1st Premium, $250; 2nd Premium, $150; 3rd Premium $100— In all, $500. All Grain must be shown in quantities not less than one-half bushel. The Judges making the award in this con test, will consider first, Quality; second, Quantity; third, Variety; and fourth, Ar rangement. Articles for the County dis play will not count in the Individual Premium.” I beg that you call special attention to this feature, and urge your County to be a competitor in the contest. Aside from the money involved, County pride should stimulate our farmers to enter heartily into the matter, and thus show the pro gress of Agriculture in our State. I take it that the most effective plan would be for the several County Allian ces from the Sub-Alliances, to canvass the matter at an early day, and thus become organized, so that by the first of Novem ber each County will be able to know what will be shown, and at what Railroad Sta tion shipments will be made. Railroads require prepay meat of freight, but upon Its return to the original point of shipment, with the Certificate of the Secretary that the same had been on ex hibition, the amount will be refunded. I will be pleased to furnish a copy of the Premium List to all who may apply to Thob W. Holloway, Secretary, Pomaria, S. C. Marble Monuments, Tablets and Grave Stones famished at short notioe, and as cheap as can be purchased else where. dr Designs and Prices Furnished on Application. dT All work delivered free on line of & D. R. R. Daritoitoo Marlilo forte. C. MOONEY, Dealer in All Styles of BUBIAL CASKETS, This Space Belongs to MCCALL A BURCH. Who are now opening a complete stock of Dry Goods, Boots and Shoes in the Hewitt Building. Look out for the Bargains they will offer. This* Space is Reserved for -AND- A LARGE ASSORTMENT OF THE Furniture Now on the American Market. j. c. WHITE, Whose advertisement will appear next week.