Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page. It is also available as plain text as well as XML.

VOL. III. DARLINGTON, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, JULY 7, 1893. NO. 45. CURRENT TOPICS. |v WHAT YOU WPW AND WlUT YOU DON’T KNOW. IHONKUYINii WITH UNCLE SAM. Terstaals <i4 SA*rt Ilfns of In terest to fte Local and General Reader. Miss Lizzie Dust is visiting friends in Charleston. Mr. W. M. Waters, of Florence, was ie town yesterday. Miss Emmie Handers, of Sumter, is visiting .friends in town. Dr. W. C. McCreight, of Cberaw, was In Darlington last week. Miss Mattie Hearon is visiting Misf Laura Lucas at Ilartsvillc. JVtas Mary Harrell, of Lydia, is vising Misses Mamie and Lila Kel- ly- ^ v , Mrs. W. R. Welling and children, are visiting Mr. and Mrs. L. S. Wel ling. Miss Carrie Mclver has returned from a visit to friends in Winus- boro. Mrs. H. C. Rast has returned from a visit to her mother, in Clarendon county. , Mr. Chas. N. Spinks left yesterday for a visit to his old home at Greens boro, Ga., Mr. R. A. Dixon left on last Wednesday to visit his old home at Bishopville. Dr. and Mrs. Perry, of Lakeland, Fla., are visiting friends and rela tives at Lydia. Mias Lila Law, af Merced, Cal., is spending this week with her aunt, Mrs, B. C. Law, Mr. T. H. Rhodes, the principal of the Florence graded school, was in town Thursday. Mr. Hyman Machby leaves for New York today and will make it his future home. Mrs. L S. Welling and children will leave on Saturday to spend some time in Charleston. . Mr. Hartwell Spain, a former res- dent, but now of Atlanta, Ark., is in town on a short visit. Mr. D. F. Honston, who has been taking a special course at Harvard is At home for the summer. Owing to the absence of the pastor there will be no service at the Baptist church on Sunday. Mrs. B. W. Btltler, of Sumter, has returned to her home after a short visit to friends and relatives here. Miss Lillie Scarborough returned on last Monday from a visit to friends and relatives at Carter’s Cross Roads. Mr. J. D. Haynsworth left on Tuesday for the World’s Fair and will remain long enough to see it all. Mr. Walter J. Parrott will open a grocery on the 1st. of August in the store now occupied by Mr. I. Lewen- thal. / The union service will be held at the Methodist church on Sunday night, and be conducted by Rev. J. 0. Law. Miss Lily Welling, who has been visiting Mrs. West for some time re turned to her home in Charleston last Saturday. Mr. George M. Boyd, a former resident but now of Jacksonville, Fla., Is visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. U. W. Boyd. Mr. J. H. Mason will leave tomor row for North Carolina where he wjy stay for some time then he will take in the World’s Fair. Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Dargan, Messrs. Engcne Vaughn, Marion Lide, and WilHe Coggeshall left for Cleve land Springs on the 4 th. Hon. John L. McLaurin will ad dress the people of Stokes’ Bridge at Ashland on Friday, July 14. There is to be a picnic in connection. There was no ice in town during the first part of the week, but one of our dealers got in a supply on Thurs day, greatly to the joy of everyone, There wo* a big dance at the resi- detjee of Maj. Bam Baeot, in spring- vllle, last night, but as it took place just as WC Were working off the pa- licit we can give no details. Miss «Mh*t Watson, of Roanoke Va., who has been teaching for some time in the family of Mr. 0. B. Du bose, In the county, left for her home last Wednesday. She will probably return in the fall. On Friday Mr. W. J. More head WSs elected to fill the vacancy in the town council caused by the resigns Ron of Mr. J. J. Ward. There was too opposition. He will make a good member of the board. The reunion of the Inglis Light Artillery will be held on the fourth Thursday to July, atMcOown’s Mill. The members will bring one day’s rations. Every arrangement has been made to make the day a pleas ant one. Frank Harvey Arrested Last Night For Forgery. Frank Harvey, a young negro boy who has been employed by Messrs. Suggs &, Blackwell, as a porter, was arrested last night for forgery. The facts are: Harvey had been buying bread from a firm in Spartanburg and was about $1;!.50 behind last week he bought a money order for B'-i.oO and before sending it off, he changed it to $12.50. The order Wits sent back to the Darlington office, and the forgery was soon discovered. Harvey was promptly arrested and is now quartered in the station house. An Electric Picnic. There was what purjwrted to be a moonlight picnic, at McOown’s Mill, on Monday night, but it was very cloudy during the early part of night and as the moon did not rise until 11 o’clock it could notl>e called a moonlight gatherings. The only light in going out to the pond was furnished by lanterns and the Hushes of vivid lightening that came from the clouds. The meeting place wiis the grove near Mr. McCown’s resi- dence, but as it was dark and rain ing Mrs. McGown threw open the house to those who braved the ele ments. The clouds bad passed away by the time the moon rose, and then the young folks all repaired to the grove where they enjoyed themselves for an hour or two and then returned to town. THE DISPENSARY. Something New. If our financial resources would admit of it, we would engage Goshaun, the mind reader, as a reporter, and save ourselves a tremendous amount of walking. All that would be necessary would he for him just to walk around, shake hands with the folks and find out what they had done and what they intended doing, and then put all of it that would be of interest in shape to be published. This would soon enable us to have the reputation of publishing the most newsy paper in the State and the subscription list would increase in. proportion. This opens a new field for newspaper enterprise, but wc wont charge our city contemporaries anything for the idea. The only drawback to it is the very great scar city of mind readers, but when there gets to be a big demand for them they will probably turn up in pretty large numbers. Progressive South. There will be published in the August number of the Progressive South, of Richmond, Va., an article on the best, most acceptable, safest, and stablest currency which can be issued, showing how a largely in creased volume of paper money can be circulated,.good alike in all parts of the United States, convertible into coin at will, and yet release two- thirds of the present stock of gold and nine parts out of ten of silver. The same number of the paper will contain an article showing how large amounts of money can be expended (without leaving interest charges,) making good country roads in all parts of the Union, and create pros perity in all parts of the United states at the same time. There will, likewise, be several other interesting articles for agricul turists, miners, manufacturers, and business people. The Progressive South is the best monthly paper for the agriculturist and business peo] tie published. Price, one dollar per year. Subscribe now. The Fourth iu Town. The town presented a very quiet apiteiiraneu on Tuesday, and the square was almost us much deserted as if it had been Sunday. About forty people went on an excursion to Entaw Spriugs and seemed to have parsed u very pleasant day. The day was so intensely hot that it required a considerable degree of energy to EASE HEARD LAST EVENING THE t'Ol'RT HOUSE. IN The Arguments to be Heard This Morniug—The Assistant Attorney General anil Solicitor Present. Perhaps the most interesting hear ing that has taken place iu the court house for some years, ocoured yester day afternoon. It was the ease of several citizens against the hoard of control for Darlington county, and Mr. J. Buckner Floyd, the lately appointed dis]>eiiscr. At six o’clock the case was called, with Judge J. II. Hudson, presiding. Immediately after the court was called G. S. Nettles, Esq., of the firm of Nettles A Nettles opened the ball by reading the complaint and other papers pertaining to the case. The defendants were well repre sented, Assistant Attorney General Osmund W. Buchanan and Solicitor J. M. Johnson appearing for the board, and Messrs. Boyd & Brown for Mr. Floyd. Considerable time was consumed iu reading complaints, which set forth in substance that the defendant did not have a majority of the free holders in Darlingtou; that several signers to his application were not freeholders, and that his bond was incomplete. Geo. W. Brown, Esq., offered counter affidavits in support of the applica tion of Mr. Floyd, After the reading of all the affi davits, and owing to the lateness of the hour, the case was continued until this morning at 9} o’clock. Mr. Nettles authorizes us to say that the interview which appeared in the News and Courier, from \Vash- ington was utterly incorrect, as he did not see any reporter of that paper while in Washington, neither did he make any such statement to any person at all. Mr. Nettles further says that he has the highest respect for the judiciary of South Carolina, and at the time the inter view is said to have taken place, he was in Darlington. Bam Ball, There was a fine game Florence on Tursdav of ball at afternoon which was witnessed by a very large crowd. There was a special train from Darlingtou, and a good many, both ladies and gentlemen availed themselves of the opportunity to go down and see the game. Fayetteville and Florence crossed bats on this occasion and the light was hotly contested, but finally re sulted in a victory for Florence. The score stood 7 to 0. . The Darlington crowd expressed themselves as having been repaid for going down to witness/the fight. Attention! The 13th annual re-umon of the survivors of the Pec Dee Light Artil lery will be held at the mineral s,>rinK ou Friday, the 21st insL Col. James Armstrong, of 0 bar les ion, S. C., will deliver an oration, at a time and place to be published iu the next issue of this paper. By order of the president, Euui;. Mu-nifoWjSep. . The dry weather is beginning to affect the crops, and Unless rain comes pretty soon the corn will be considerably cut off. Just at this stam of its growth it needs a good deal of rain to make the ears fill out. Cotton is behind about two weeks, A LIVELY DAY. and in a good many sections shows a considerable degree ot energy w jjrm„ of ceasing to grow. The oat get around at all, and those who like, ] u i u j ^hut was planted m peas is do- j to take things easy stayed m doors | ; n( , promise of an and swung fans and abused ‘ w | abundant forage crop, weather. Toe only really M folks Tlas i a the time to enjoy the lus- were those a ho huu been accustomed to Celebrate the daV with mint juieps and other drinks that are supposed to be verv cooliug. Not being able to quench their thirst in this Way theV sat around the deserted saloons and indulged iu maledictions against the Legislature and everything else in general. They denounced the dis pensary as unconstitutional and “agin’’nature, and were emphatic in the declaration that South Carolina was, just at present, not a fit place to live in, especially when North Carolina Is so near by and good corn whiskey could be had for two dollars a gallon. Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Woods, of Marion, are in town. Miss Edith 1/aw has returned from a pleasant visit to relativesaiidfrieuds In Cheruw. Miss Bertie Ward law has returned On Thursday night of last week . . . . , . , 'burglars raided the residences of,?™" a pleasant visit 1° fritnds 111 Messrs Henry Beck and H. M. Will- 60X. They did not really go into Hie rooms bnt used a long hook on the end of it ncurs anything at Mr. Willcox’s, "but captured a fine gold watoh-tzom Florence county. Mrs. Perry, of Columbia, and her pole with a son Mr. Willie Perry, who have been They did not! spending several weeks in town, left is eu Tuesday for Cleveland Springs where they will spygd thy ryg^pder Of tbv luumitfi Cious Watermelon, hut the crop is poor and tbcic will be very few good ones. Folks who have no watermel on patches will have to Content them selves with those spontaneous pro ductions of the earth, berries and wild plums. Rather*'Mixed. Several dispensary lawsuits are brewing. They will be ou before long, we presume. We notice that Mr. C. 8. Nettles, an ardent adminis tration man, if we mistake not, is the attorney in one of the cases against the State.—Newberry Herald and News. Our contemporary has evidently got our fellow townsman, Mr C. 8. Nettles, mixed up With editor Net tles of the Sumter Herald, who is an ardent Tillmanite. If our Newbcry brother does not want to appear as defendent in a suit for damages it would do well not to call our Mr. Net tles a supporter of the present State Administeration. He is a Conserva tive of the straightest type amj writes the words with letters as big as those used in circus posters. He could not stiell the word llcfawm to save his UfV. Citizens Laying in a Supply of Hil ary Juice Keep Thing Moving. Friday was one of the busiest days that the town has had In a long time, a very large crowd having come in for the purpose of hedging against the closing of the saloons. In that one day there was more whiskey sold than would have been under ordin ary circuuislauces, disposed of iu a mouth or two. in fuel it would have been practically impossible for the saloon keepers to violate the law on the following day, as they hand sold their entire stock the day before. Of course this large' quantity of whiskey transfered to .the homes of the people is not mu oh of a temper ance reform, us it may be safely as serted that it will, whftoit las^very largely increase the cSnshmption of' intoxicants. We know of quite a number of cases of men who have laid in a sup ply sufficient to last for several months, and it is only the scarcity of money that kept a grgat many others from doing the same thing. This peculiar condition of affairs will give the prohibitionists, especially those of them who have been sustaining the dispensary, plenty of food for rcllec- tion. So far as we can learn there has not been, on the part of anyone, the least disposition to evade or violate the law. If reports be true there arc to be spies in every community who are ex pected to look out for violations of the law and to report the same. If these spies were appointed in an open manner, just as revenue officers are, it would be all rigt h and no one would think less of them for doing their duty, but as it is not known who they are, the system partakes too much of the ways ofia despotic form of government, and n diametrically opposed to all our ideas of what is right and proper. It will inevitably have the effect of making suspicions fall on innocent parties, and engen der a feeling of distrust that, to say the least, will be very unfortunate. We are pretty reliably informed that attempts have been made to entrap thg druggists by putting in a plea of extreme illness. The man that re sorts to such works as these, appeal ing to the sympathy of another in order to induce him to technically violate a law, is simply a sneak and coward by nature and deserves the contempt of all honorable men. In addition to this the man who would resort to such a measure as this to entrap another, who in all probabili ty, is doing his best to observe the spirit of the law, would not hesitate iu the least to perjure himself if he found no othe. means at hand to prove bis accusation. Press Association. Tlis State Press Association will meet in Oolntnbiaou Thursday, July 19th, at 3 o’clock. The sessions will be held iu the Representatives hall in the State House, which has been courteously tendered to the associa tion. There is every indication that the meeting will be well attended and the sessions be of special interest. There will he essays read by sonic of the veterans, we don’t menu iu age but in newspaper work, of th? asso ciation, and they will contain a great deal of valuable information to the younger brethren. Mr. C. II. Prince, the secretary, 1ms sent out circulars iu which he conveys the pleasing information that lie has made ar rangements for the free transporta tion of the members of the associa tion to the World's Fair and also free admission to the fair itself. Rooms have Ixen secured iu a good hotel at the rate of $1.00 per day, leaving each individual the choice of taking his meals at any place that suits him. Of course these privileges are only given to the members of the association. Editors who wish to join can do so at the coming meeting. Tb« Bond SfttlfHient, ['here is much satisfaction and re^ lief at the action - of the syndicate which purchased the new 41 per cent, bonds of this State, issued to retire six per cent, brown consols, due July 1 iu completing the pay ment to the State treasury of $3,250,- 000, the full amoont for the new bonds. The syndicate is composed of the Baltimore Trust and Guarantee Company, of Baltimore, John L. Williams & Sons, of Richmond, Va., and R. A. Lancaster & Co., of New York, and their associates. The contract to take the new bonds was made a few months ago. Pay ment of the money, however, in the midst of the prevailing depression and stringency was regarded as a re markable achievement and w ill do much to relieve the pressure and make au easier money market in the State and restore confidence. It was thought hardly possible that any group-of financiers could secure so large a sum in the existing conditions. The State is now iu a position to meet her obligations promptly. ON THE HILL. i HAPPENINGS AT THE FACTORY THIS WEEK. Personal Paragraphs Pertaining to Visiting People—improvements ami Other News. Mr. II. I,. l.liMiut made a raid ou the limiy tribe one day last week. Mrs. 1!. T. (Iiiint has gone to Wilmington. N. (!., to spend aiiiontli with friends. Mr. W- (J. Bird and bis street brigade have given some of ourstrccls a much needed working. One night last week some one entered Boswell & Traxler’s store through a window and saturated the floor with kerosene oil and set fire to it Fortunately Mr. W. G. Sanford discovered the fire and gave the alarm, and the fire was put out before any damage was done, except to burn a hole through the floor. Last Wednesday while Lary McKay and Hamp Sullivan, two boys, were playing with a knife iu the spinning room Ilamp accidently cut Larry on the wrist While the wound is not a dangerous one it is very painful. Dr. John Lunney dressed it, and thinks he will he all right in u day or so. Mr. Joseph Shaw had the misfor tune to lose Ids only child lust week. The little fellow was two years old, and was sick two or three weeks. The funeral service was held at the residence of Mr. Raiford Smith by Rev. J. E. Carlisle. The remains were intered at Grove Hill cemetery. The bereaved parents have the sympathy of the community. On last Friday while Mr. H. L. Blount was dressing a piece of lumber with a jack plane the bit struck a hard pluck In the wood and jumped and fell back on his wrist, completelv severing one of the large leaders in his arm. Dr. J. C. Wiilcox dressed the wound And he expects to soon be back at his post. Don’t forget that M. D. Trull is still selling the best flour at $4.75. News from tna. The quarterly conference of the Mt. Elon church will be held on Saturday next. Rev. J. W. Peiry will preach at Mt Elon on Sunday next at 11 o’clock, o. m. Mr. T. J. Price had the misfortune to get badly hurt recently, but is doing very well at present The Lydia base ball club expects to play the first and second nines of Davesville on Saturday next The icecream festival given at the Baptist parsonage last Friday night was a success. Ice cream, lemonade, sherbert, peach cream and cake were served. The net proceeds amounted to about $20. There will bo an entertainment given on Friday night next, July 7, at Lydia, under the auspices of Lydia Lodge No. 273, I. 0. G. T. The exercises will begin at 8 o’clock. Refreshments will be served after the entertainment Mr. W. F. Boykin died on Thurs day night of last week. He was found on the morning of the 30th by Mr. J. M. Fulton a short distance from his house sitting in his buggy dead; the horse still hitched to the buggy. An inquest was held on PROGHAIH Of I he Darlington Comity Smiday- Srliooi Coiifrmirc. The following program has I ecu arranged for the annual meeting of the 1 >arl ington (Vniuty .Sunday School Conference, which is to be held at Hebron Church: TUESDAY Xlour, JUJ.V 18. 8.30 o’clock—Sermon by Rev. S. J. Bethea. FlltST SESSION, WKUNE.-IIAV. 9.30— Organization of Conference; report of executive committee. 10—Report of schools. It—Sermon by Rev. J. B. Wilson. SBOONI) SESSION, WEDNESDAY. 2.30— Devotional exercises; roll call; readingof minutes; normal work, by Prof. W. A. Massabeau. 3.30— Reports from schools. 4.00—Question box. 8.30— Sermon by Rev. Speigner. THIRD SESSION, THURSDAY. 9— Devotional exercises; roll call; reading of minutes. 10— Normal work, by Rev. J. A. Rice. 10.30— Address: “What docs a teacher owe to the Sunday-school?” by Rev. J. E. Carlisle. 11— Sermon by Rev. C. I). Mann. FOURTH SESSION, THURSDAY. 2— Devotional exercises; reports of committees. 3— Normal work, by Prof. W. A. Massabeau. 3.30— Address for general dims sion. “How can exercises be best improv ed?” 8.30— Sermon by Rev. II. A. Best. m’UI SESSION, ERIlJAY. 9—Devotional exercises; appoint ment of executive committee; resolu tions. 11—Sermon by Rev. J. E. Carlisle; adjournment Extra Session Called. The president has issued the fol* lowing proclamation: “Executive Mansion, Washington, D. C., June 30.’93. “Whereas the distrust and appre hension concerning the financial sit uation which pervades all business circles have already caused great loss and damage to our people, and threaten to cripple our mercantile interests, stop the wheels of the manufacturer, bring distress and pri vation to our farmers, and withhold from our workingmen the wage of labor, and whereas the present peril ous condition is largely the result of the financial policy which the execu tive branch of the government finds embodied iu unwise laws which must be executed until repealed by law. “Now, therefore, I, Grover Cleve land, president of the United States, iu performance of constitutional duty, do by this proclamation declare that an extraordinary occasion re quires the convening of both houses of the Congress of the United States, at the capital iu the city of Washing ton, on the 7th day of August next, at 12 o’clock, noon, to the end that the jieople may be relieved through legislation from present and impend ing danger and distress. “All those entitled to act as members of the fifty-third Congress are required to take notice of this proclamation and attend at the time and place above stated. “Given under my hand and the seal of the United States at the city of Washington, ou the thirtieth day Friday evening by Trial Justice R. of Juno, in the year of our Lord one FUN BREWING. SENSATIONAL LETTER EXPECT ED FROM GEN. if. L. FARLEY. A Very ISilter Feeling Between the Two Reformers Over Past Remarks. (U.iiiNiiliiu -tournai.) There is blood on the moon, and there may be blood from the ranks of the reformers. It. was expected that the morning papers would contain a sensational letter from one of the State officers preferring gruye charges against one of the higher officials of the State, but it did not come. The story conies from the inner and charmed circles of the reforavers that there is a bitter unpleasantness existing between Senator J. I* M. Irby and Adjutant and Inspector General H. L. Farlqy, and a letter from the latter in expected to appear in the public print within the next day or two denouncing the junior Senator as a liar, and applying other equally uncomplimentary' terms to him. In case this is done a personal encounter can hardly be avoided, it is thought. The trouble is said to have arisen at the time of the elect ion of Senator Irby Ey the Legislature, and was caused by a remark from General Farley to the effect that he thought a better selection could have been made. Since that tune it is alleged that the feeling has been intensified by certain telegrams sent to this State from Washington, alleged to have been sent by Mr. J. 11. Tillman, re flecting upon General Farley, while in reality they were the product of Senator Irby. This is the situation as it is gather ed to-day, and interesting develop ments are daily expected. Later.—In a three column article iu last evening’s Columbia Journal, General Farley calls Senator Irby a liar, and accuses him of forging a Washington news paper correspoi: dent’s name to a dispatch. The article is as bitter as can be, and if Irby has any fight in him, he must toe the line. Since Friday, the eagles at Mr. Jamei’ have ceased to be an attrac tion and our local ornithologists* are waiting with commendable patience fur the dispensary to open and hang out a cage containing ,a pair of vnl lure*. M. Josey. Dr. J. M. Josey after examining the body gave it as his opinion that the deceased came to his death from a stroke of apoplexy. '1’he glorious fourth has dawned bright and beautiful upon us, and we now enter upon the 118th year of our independence. u. H. J. Flenson College. 'This institution was opened on Wednesday, and it is earnestly to be hoped that it may meet the most sanguine ex'pectations of the people of the State, and be held strictly to its original purpose. Properly con ducted It wilhtcoomplish inucli good and have an undoubted tendency to dignify and elevate the business of farming. While our farmers, as a whole, areindustrious and economical they have, most of them, a good deal to learn lu regard to the latest and most improved methods of farming, and unless the coming generation of agriculturists are taught to make practical use of these improvements and discoveries, they cannot expect to keep pace with the progress in other callings and professions. Il is the educated farmer, who has learned to make practical use of his knowl edge, that succeeds best, and the presence of one such man in a com munity is an incentive to all his neighbors, who, to a verv great ex tent, have the benefit of his scientific Culture of the soil. Of course the greatfiuaucial stringency will prevent quite a number of boys from attend ing the college, but despite this there is every indication that it will com- meuce with a considerable number of students. It is a matter of regret the college is not centrally located, but this was not, under all the cir cumstances connected with its estab lishment practicable and the whole State should give it -sympathy mid lupjwt. • > thousai d eight hundred and ninety- three, and of the independence of the United States the one hundred and seventeenth. Grover Ci.evei.and. “The Palmetto Flask.” L'nder the above heading the New York Sun of last Wednesday contains an editorial which concludes as fol lows: Governor Ben Tillman’s estimate of $500,000 a year as the State’s share of the revenue" seems to be excessive. The Prohibitionists are to be reckon ed with, and it is improbable that Solidity of the South. Au analysis of the statistics of business failures in the United States for the first six months of the yeaf by the Chattanooga Tradesman dis closes the fact that the Southern States have withstood the financial crisis better than any other section of the country. 'The Tradesman’s fig ures show that while the total number of failures iu the United States were 10 2-5 per cent, greater for the first half of 1893 than for the corres ponding period of 1892, in tho Southern States the increase was only 1 3-4 per cent. The assets of em barrassed linns in the same period for the whole of the United States increased 2G0 per cent., whereas in the South the increase was only 100. The liabilities for the whole country increased 200 per cent, over the same period of last year, and for the South the increase was 100 per cent. Going to Chicago. Secretary C. H. Prince, of Florence, of the South Carolina Pre. - Associa tion, has issued a circular in regard to the proposed trip of the members of the association to the World's Fair iu which he makes the announcement that “all arrangements have been concluded for the free transportation to Chicago.” He has issued the circular so that the editors in the State can be assured of the trip be fore the meeting of the association here on the 19th. No editor can make the trip unless he be a member of the association and has paid the membership free of $5. The trip will not be made till some time in August, the additional time being allowed so that all can get ready. _ Can CrackTlis Whip. Superintendent McBee, of the Richmond & Danville Railroad says; is moTe than a month old. South | who assists In .he delivery of sucK Carolinians are patriotic, bnt per* Uhipmentr ot whiskey (w hich means haps not enough so to drink Vealy ! defenceless draymen and other* whiskey for the sake of fattening equally defenceless), We will organ/ the treasury. Still, the South Car*; i 7 .e under our charter a dray line and olina experiment is interesting: and carry it to any man’s door for him. Ill thi> c.tvovnnv Tillinmi tmiv know a if the profits are handsome, and the amount of drunkenness is not in creased, it will be tried iu other States. “The ‘official flask’ bears, besides a table of contents, the State cout-of- arms, the palmetto and the crossed j fight Governor Tillman there. Now bundle of arrow s. The legend on it | let him crack his Whip and go ahead. ’ is, Animis opibusque papatl,’ which | may be Engtishized: ‘I’m ready to Governor Tillman may know a great deal about law, but we don’t in tend to let him interfere with .us in any such manner. The law of the United States will protect us, as will the Constitution, and we will drink, And I’ve got the chink.’ “Doubtless, collectors and connois seurs will value the palmetto jug. The palmetto jag is another thing. Mrs. J. W. Alexander and her family left on Monday for their sum mer home at Saluda. Misses A...elia and Dura Newsom, of Alabama and Miss Mary Burch, of Florence, are visiting Mrs. Nigels. Mr. Charlie McCullough and his sister Miss Nellie left last Monday morning for Tip Top, 8. C. where they will spend the ivimuier.- A Consolidation. On Saturday the directors of the Oil Mill and the Phosphate Company met and perfected the consolidation which had been decided upon some time ago. The following board of directors were elected: 0. S. Mc Cullough, E. Keith Dargan, G. \V. Dargan, E. R. Mclver, A. Nachmau, 8. J. Ward, Bright Williamson. Mr. C. S. McCullough was elected presi dent and treasurer and Mr. Bright Williamson secretary. Resolutions expressive of the loss the company hud sustained in the death of Dt, A)«»udw were pawd, f r-