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Mi, 34 ■ ^ / ‘ ^ vf S? ■ls^ — • '- >’•'* <V 5W4 w, r j^ VOL. IV. DARLINGTON, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, MARCH 9, 1894. ABOUND THE CITY VfHAT Tfi KMV AND WHAT TOV DON’T KNOW. PerMaals art 8A#rt I tests tf la te rest to Ike Ucal ai4 Ceier- ■y al BeaAer. Mrs. A. F. Honour has opened a grocery on Pearl street Just received one car-load of corn at Deans Bros., 75c. per bushel. Mr. J. W. Cook, of Lunar, gave ns a call last Wednesday. Mias Nela Davis, of Charleston, is visiting her sister Mrs. F. E. Nor- IM Mr. Q. W. Matthews, of Florence, visited relatives and friends in the city last Monday. Bev. Irl R. Hicks, the Western prophet, says March will be an un usually stormy month. Mrs. Heath, of this county, is on a yisit to her daughter, Mrs. J, & Husbands, at Florence. Miss Maggie‘Jones, who has been North making spring purchases of millinery, has returned. Mr. G. J. Brown has been appoint ed by the governor as a State con stable in place of J. I. King. The city council met last Thurs day night and the assessments for town taxation were equalised. Mr. J. F. Garner has been ap pointed supervisor of registration. The appointment is a good one. Mr. H. E. P. Sanders has been appointed by Judge Simonton United States commissioner for this place. Mr. Odcar Matthews, of Florence, has opened'h shooting gallery an the corner of Pearl and Florence streets. Q. J. Lulyi, editor of Seh Side Thoughts, published in Charleston, is in Darlington to write it op for bis publication. A meeting of' the Darlington Horticultural Society will be held next week to make arrangouieuis for the annual iluial fair. Mr. R. A. Woods left on Tueedsy for New York, when be wiil pur chase the spring otock for the linn of S. A. Woods A Co. • Mr. R. A. Croxton, who has been mansginu the'Darlington Tobacco Warehouse, is now connected with Lea’s Warehouse, of Danville, Ya. As spring approaches every sani tary precaution should be taken, )>uoL of stagnant water and filthy bog pcui ought not to be allowed under any circumstances. The Florence District Conference, of the Methodist Churcb.'will meet here on March 29, and will remain in session for several days. There will be about sixty delegates present Bishop Hargrove will preside. Wilfrad Clarke, the popular come dian, will appear at the Opera Honse on the 21st inst He will present on that occasion the very humorous play, “Little Butterfly.” Popular prices. You ought to be hustling around in your garden this week. The fol lowing seeds, if not planted before, may now be pnt in the ground: Irish- potatoes, cabbage, spring tur nips, all sorts of K^dt onions, car rots, parsnips, beets, lettuce, spinach, parsley and other garden herbs. Plant tomato teed in boxes. V«ry Little to Du. There was a pretty large crowd in town on Monday, but general good order prevailed and the police had very little to da About twelve o’clock the Chief of Police was seen passing off the time by mowing the gram on the square. He was not using his teeth for the work, how ever, but was doing the clipping vriUioueof those clattering instru ments, a lawn mower. The grass was treated to a dress ing of nitrate of soda a few weeks ago and now looks very green and flonrishing. There is a good sized Rabbit that is often seen in the vi cinity of the grass, at nighty-but all attempts to capture him have failed. County-raised cabbage for sale at Deans Bros,, Pearl street. GUIDES NEEDED. the Dafieers Get Eutangled !■ Woods. There was a large and enjoyable dance at the residence of Maj. S. H. Bacot, in Springvilie, last Friday night The only mishap was that some of the folks, who were nnac- qnainted with the intricate mazes of tke Springvilie roads, which have ever been a hopeless pnzzle to every body, except the people who live there, got lost in trying to make their way back to town. The slum bers of a gentleman and hia family, who live near the honse where the dance was held, were rudely broken by the calls for help that floated ont on the nsuelly qniet nignt air. This knowing of the gathering very qnickly divined the rfeason of these cries for help and hastily dressing went out to the rescue and put the bewildered young folks on the right road for town. Someef them had lost all sense of direction and did not know whether they were heading for Darlington or Society Hill. We suggest that here after they would do well to secure the services of a reliable guide. The following are those who attended, as far aa we could secure the names: Ladies—Misses Carrie Mclver, Josephine McCall, Mary McCall, Bailie Withers, Wickam Ellerbe, Mary Law, Lanrie Law, Kate Ash ley, George Ashley, Annabal John son, Edna Dargan, Eliza Dargan, Louise Williamson, Nellie McCul lough, Mary Bnah, Bessie Lide, Lizzie McCall. Gentlemen—Walter Griffin, W. A. Parrott, W. D. Coggeshall, E. J. Kde, Eugene Vaughan, C. M. Ward, W. W. Gardner, Thomas H. Spain, J. Willard Ragsdale, Walter Ed wards, L. 0. Glenn, W. T. Mont gomery, E. D. Montgomery, F. F. Martin, Beak-r Vaughan, G. Walter Lewis, T. J. Du Bose, Willie Law, John D. Baird, Henry Dargan, Emile Dargan, Archy Dargan, H. Y. Andrews, R. L. Blackman, Harry Griffin,'U. S. McCullough, Frank McCullough. FROM HART8TILLE. Pungent Paragraphs Palatcdly Pat la Prtat. Ha btsvillk, Feb. 7.—Yesterday was “Ai bor Day” in Hartsville, and quite ajiumber of trees were planted on the academy grounds. Onr peo ple are taking great interest in the high school that is to be established here, and it is well that they should, for it will be the pride of the Pee Dee country. The Methodists of thio section have purchased a couple of lots from Messrs. J. L. Coker & Co., near the Messenger office, where they intend to en ct a church and a parsonage. Work on the church will be com menced in the course of a few mouths. The Hartsville merchants com plain but very little about hard times. They report a splendid cash trade and have all the “time” trade they wish. Cotton is still being brought into this market. Hartsville ships more cotton than any town—with the same population—.. South Carolina. A pleasant sociable was given at the residence of Dr. B. 8. Lucas on last Friday night Last night at 8 o’clock the alarm of fire was sounded, and it was at first thought that the store of J. L. Coker & Co., which is the largest building of the kind in the county, was on fire, but the fire proved to be in a shoe shop near the depot Loss about $100. THE COURTr PROCEEDINGS UP TO LAST NIGRT. THURSDAY. » : 1 " A Heavy Criminal Dackct—Timely Wards af Judge Aldrlck—The Grand Jnry Presentment. The March term of the court be gan on Monday with Judge Aldrich presiding, with all the officials of the court in their respective places. The cases against J. M. James, E. R. James and H. Appelt for selling liquor in violation of the Dispeusary law were nol pressed, on the ground that the new law throws cases of this kind in. the trial justices court As the case qpw stands new warrants wonld have to be taken out against them and they be tried under the present law. The punishment in case of conviction is thirty days im prisonment or $100 fine. The case against F. M. Kelly for the killing of Homer King was also nol prossed, the solicitor after thor oughly examining the case being convinced that the killing was pure ly accidental. John Evans was tried for burglary and larceny and found guilty. His sentence was five years in the peni tentiary. He was represented by W. W. Horsey, of Florence. Cain Pompey, Carrie Pompey and Wesley McCutchen were next tried for stealing seed cotton. The two former were absent and the latter was tried alone. Verdict not guilty. Defended by Boyd & Brown. Will.O’Nails and Charles O’Nails were tried on Wednesday for burg lary and larceny. Verdict not guilty. The defendants were represented by Boyd & Brown. Ou Thursday the case against Judge B. Reynolds, James Reynolds and Rowland Windham for the murder of Cephas Pipkin was called. Owing to the severe illness of one of the defendants the case was post poned to the June term of the court. They will be defended by Woods & Spain. The case of Peter Jordan and Peter Jordan, Jr, for arson will be tried to-day, Friday. They haying no counsel the court appointed Messrs. H. T. Thompson and C. P. Dargan to defend them. As we go to press the court is en gaged in the trial of J. S. McCreight for breach of trust. He is Repre sented by Boyd & Brown and the prosecution conducted by the solicit or and Messrs. Dargan & Thompson. List #f Unclaimed Letters. The following is a list of letters remaining uncalled for iu the Dar lington post office for the week end ing March 3: Men’s List—J. P. Brown, Rev. W. A. Gnerry, James Gamble, Ben Goodson, William Greene, M. Lide, A. P. Moor?, Robert Nichols, J. H. O. Neal, D. W. Smith, Fallis Wig gins. Women' Jit—Miss R. Brown, Mrs. M. M. Jook, care'Handy Can non; Mia. Josephine Cannon, Mrs. W. H. Croswell, Mrs. Hannah Dues, Malissey Freeman, Mrs. M. J. Hutch inson, S. A. James, L C. McCall, Isabella Rogers, care Henry McIn tosh ; Lnla Jane Rite, Leilc Smith, Mrs. Deanna Thomas, AI. E. Wilson. J. G. Gatuw, P. M. Preseitmeit sf the Grand Jury. State or South Carolina, j County of Darlington. J To the Hon. James Aldrich, Pre siding Judge : Having acted upon all matters presented to us by your honor, we beg to make the following report and presentment: That we find the poor house in good condition, the inmates properly cared for and satisfied. We recommend that the matting in the clerk’s office and the floor'and safe in the sheriff’s office receive the attention of our county commission ers, and that said commissioners be required to repair ceiling in the auditor’s office and furnish him proper accommodation for his books and papers. We find that there are parties eyading payment of noli tax without sufficient cause, ami we recommend that the auditor take steps to pre vent the same. That we find the jail in good con dition and the prisoners well cared for. We recommend that artesian water be used in the jail if practi cable. That we condemn in unmeasured terms the indifferent manner in which our roads are worked under the present system, as well as the system itself, aud we hope that the Legislature will devise some plan that will give us better roads. We have appointed a committee to examine the hooks and bonds of the county officers, which will make its report at the next term of court. Our jury has listened with pleas ure and interest to the wise aud elo quent appeal of your honor for the improvement of onr publio schools. We heartily endorse the bold and patriotic stand that you have taken in your earnest appeal from the bench for the education of our Anglo-Saxon people, and we trust that its effect will be felt not only by our jury, but by the people, and that we will all unite not only m improv ing onr public schools, but also in demanding that they shall b? kept open at least seven months in each year. We thank your honor for ihe kind consideration and invaluable counsel extended to onr jury, we respectfully submit the above report B. A. Early, Foreman. Gives Another Chance. The four colored men, John Dukes, John Williams, Hardy Mor ris and Harrison Gordon, who were convicted of numerous acts of in cendiarism, and wbajUon.been in prison for over fh yWH^have been granted a new trial by the Supreme Court Boyd & Brown represented the defendants and secured them the benefit of a new trial. PITHY ITEMS. EVENTS OF A WEEK IN PALMETTO STATE. THE > THE DISPENSARY ROBBED. A Pretty Neat Piece hf Work in the Way of Getting Free Whiskey. For sometime past Mr. J. B. Floyd, the dispenser, has been missing some of his stock, but could not account in any way ior its disappearance. The doors aud windows were not disturbed and thinking that some oue might hare a false key Mr. Floyd put seals on the doors and while tbey remained intact the rob bery still went on. On Tuesday night Mr. Floyd aud his clerk who sleep in one of the rooms above the Dispensary heard a noise and very soon unraveled ^ the mystery. The upper floor of the building is divided into offices and has both a front and back stairway. The entrance to these are of course left open for the convenience of the tenants. Under the back stairway is a small closet that opens into the Dispensary and it was through this place that the robbers obtained aqccss to the whis key. They had very carefully ripped up one of the planks on the stair way in such a mauney that it could he fixed back without showing in the least that it had been disturbed. Of course after this the thieves had an easy job aud made frequent visits. Ou Tuesday night, Mr. Floyd and his clerk, as has already heeu stated, heard a noise on the stairway, and rushing out fired one or two ineffect ual shots at the fleeing robbers. Iu descending the staircase Mr. Floyd stepped in the place where the plank had been removed and while he, with the help of his clerk, was get ting out the thieves made good their escape. They left in their flight a satchel that they had already filled aud this with a piece of coat found on the fence, is all the clue, if it can be called a clue, that has been discov ered. Air. Floyd has reported the robbery but has not, as yet, disco<- ered the amount of-the loss. The State is outcome money and somebody is drinking free whiskey. Mr. Floyd will make every effort to discover the thieves. An EntrrtainneBt. There will be au entertainment at Dovesville on Thursday evening Afarch 15, consisting of tableaux charades, etc. It is given for the benefit of the Black Creek Baptist Church and there ought to be a large crowd present. Admission, 25 cents. The following is the program: First—Song, Juanita. Second—Tableau, Woman’s Rights Third—Charade, Misadventure. Characters—Adeliade Vernon,Pop- kin’s Ward, Miss Lide; 'Victorine, Adeliade’s maid. Miss Coggeshall; Peltenham Popkins, Ad.’s guardian, Mr. Chambers; Walter Milton, Ada’s lover, Mr. Odom ; Patrick O’Mooney, Walter’s servant, Mr. Dick; Mont- morenci Green, shop-keeper, Mr. Dove. Fourth—Song, Gypsy maid. Fifth—Tableau, Rock of Ages. Sixth—“How I Courted Sal,” Mr. Swiut Dove. Seventh—Song. Eighth—Tableau, Faith, Hope, Charity. Ninth—Parlor play, Wooing Un der Difficulties. Characters—Col. Carleon, a veter an of 1812, Air. McIntosh; Capt Henry Beales, officer U. S. A., Mr. Dick; Jihu Jlosmer, miser, Mr. McIntosh; Mrs. Hartley, a lady oi fashion, Alias M. Dove; Alias Re becca Singleton, an old maid, Miss DeLonne; Nellie Hartley, an heir ess, Alisa Nina Dove.* Doors open, H p. in. Tersely Telling of Passing Events Caleniated to Catch the Eye and Interest the Reader. The Sonth Carolina Railway is advertised for sale April 12. The phosphate companies have been making big purchases of tax tags lately. The annual meeting of the State Teachers’ Association will meet in Spartanburg, July 7. Tho citizens Of Bishopville, Sum ter county, are making efforts to build an oil mill. Mr. A. S. Tompkins of Edgefield, has been appointed receiver of the Chester Alanufacturing Company. The business streets of Florence are to be paved by the owners of the property, by order of the city coun cil. Mr. Eli Peak, of the Pine Grove section, Kershaw county, committed suicide by blowiug his brains out last Friday. The council of Improved Order of Red Alen, of South Carolina, will convene in Sumter on the second Monday iu April. Afr. W. H. Player, a well-to-do farmer, living near Shiloh, Sumter county, drowned himself Feb 25, by jumping into a well. The Secretary of State has issued a charter to the Abbeville Cotton Alilis Company. The capital stock will be $100,000, divided into 1,000 shares at $100 each. The Hampton Guards, of Spar tanburg, have invited all the military companies of this State, Georgia and North Carolina to hold their annual encampmcutat Spartanburg. The Bishop of Chester, England, has written to Governor Tillman for a revised copy of the Dispensary law. England is following with much in? terest the American movements. The Fork Shoals cotton mill, be longing to Dr. J. P. Latimer, of Greenville county, has been leased to Aiessrs. Smith & Bramlett, who will at once put the mill in operation. The Wage Worker’s League,which was organized in this State in the early part of last year has “fell by the wayside.” All of the orders be longings has been seized at Columbia for rent. Gen. John B. Gordon, United States Senator from Georgia, deliv ered Lis lecture on “The Last Days of tho Southern Confederacy” last Friday night in Columbia to a crowded house. Florence has placed her entire block, $25,000, city bonds, recently affimed by the State Supreme Court, and has been taken by George W. Williams & Co., of Charleston, at par. They bear 7 per cent, interest. Henry Tindal, co.oied, ex-post master at Packsvilie, Sumter county, has been arrested under the charge of robbing and burning the post- office at that place ou the night of Alarch 1. An Elegant Reception. On Thursday afternoon, March 1, Mrs. T. W. Norment gave a violet tea in honor of Mrs. L. M. Norment, to which only young ladies were invited. The rooms were handsome ly decorated with pot plants and flowers. The guests were received at the door by Mrs. F. E.- Norment and Mrs. C. S. Nettles and in the parlor by Mrs. T. W. Norment and Mrs. L. Al. Norment. Misses Ora Thomas, Lillie Covington and Anna Rogers presided over the dining room and served the guests with re freshments. Airs. F. E. Norment and Mrs. C. S. Nettles wore black silk costumes; Mrs. T. W. Norment, cream satin trimmed with smilax; Mrs. L. M. Norment, blue silk with white hyacinths; Aliss Ora Thomas, white bengaliue silk with satin trim mings; Miss Lillie Covington, pink silk and lace; Miss Anna Rogers, piilk henrietta with satin trimmings. There were forty-seven young ladies present during the afternoon. In James J. Corbett was acquitted the evening Mr. L. AI. Norment | last Thursday at Jacksonville, Fla., invited a number of his gentlemeu for violating the laws of that State friends to the place of the after- by engaging iu a prize fight. The noon’s entertainment and refresh- case against Charley Alitchell and ments were served to them also. J others was nol prosed. TOO MUIR GRUMBLING. Courage and Self • Reliance Needed. In a conversation we bad the other day with a thrifty and intelli gent farmer, he made use of the above expression, iu speaking of the inveterate propensity of people to complain about hard times or poor crops, and said that he thought we were rapidly degenerating into a na tion of grumblers, and that we ought to stop it. The remark was yery true aud it would be well if people would heed the adyice of this sturdy and self- respecting man, who thinks that if we are poor there is no earthly need that we should advertise the fact, and waste precious time in making compjaints about troubles which a little effort would do away with. Taking it all in all, our soil, cli mate, soeial and religions privileges and the fact that we have a practi cal monopoly of the cotton crop, our lection is by far the best in the whole country and holds out the best promises for the intelligent and industrious farmer. It is an indis putable fact that, despite the general scarcity of money, the agricultural interests of Ihe South are in much better condition than those of the West, and in proof of this it is only necessary to call attention to the difference in the amount of farm mortgages in the two sections, the difference being largely in favor of the South. While the Southern far mer is preparing his land for the spring crops, his Western brother is having a hard struggle to keep him self and his stock alive through the terrors of the blizzards that sweep dowu on him from the frozen North. Eyerything that can be grown iu the North and West can be raised here, besides a great many things that find a congenial home only in the South. It is true that the price of cotton is low but not near so low as that of wheat, the principal dependence of the Northwestern farmer, to say nothing of the fact that the outlook for cotton is much better than for that of the great staple of the North west. In addition to the considerations already mentioned it may be well to state that the struggle for existence is much keener iu other sections than in our own, and this makes it necessary for our more Northern neighbors to work more hours in the day, and sometimes in the night in order to make rtids meet. Of course a man should be industrious but this docs not mean ihat he ought not to have some relaxation from his daily toil, not only for his own bene fit but for the welfare of his family and friends as well. We only wish to say in conclusion that if any one thinks that our statements, as to the superior advantages of the South, are untrue we will give him an op portunity of showing wherein we are Transfers of Real Estate. Mary E. Alclver to O. H. aud T. II. Edwards, 47 acres for $428. Mary E. Mclver to O. H. and T. H. Edwards, 38 acres for $380. G. Al. D. Butler to A. M. Lee, 50 acres for $500. Sarah K. Butler to A. AI. Lee, 50 acres for $500. Celia AI. I-ewia to Rosa L. Rhodes, 311 acres for $10. Celia M. Lewis to W. J. Lewis, 311 acres for $10. J. N. McLeod to Griffin & Wilson, 188 acres for $1,600. W. A. Parrott to R. W. Boyd, 47 acres for $200. G. P. Scarborough, sheriff, to J. S. Hawkins, 667 acres for $22. H. A. James to AI. D. Trull, town lot for $350. J. F. Rhodes to Griffin & Wilson, 33 acres for $150.* T. H. Law, H. L. Law and E. W. Cannon, executors, to Julia W. Bacot, lot in Hartsville for $150. J. L. Bell and Alattie M. Beil to Al. G. Lee, house aud lot iu Harts ville for $800. Alary J. Scarborough to A. M. Lee, 68 acres for $1. ON THE HILL HAPPENINGS AT THE FACTORY THIS WEEK. Personal Paragraphs Prrtalninff l» Visiting People—Imprnve- ■ents and Other News. [From onr IL'gulur Correspondent.] There is said to be a blind tiger in this vicinity. Air. H. A. James is attending court this week. Airs. J. J. Smith visited her mother at Eber.ezer last Wednesday. Mr. J. C. Patrick has opened a meat market at Air. II. A. James' store. Air. A. B. Odom, of Rockingham, N. C., is visiting his mother, Mrs. Bright Odom. The many friends of Mr. I. If. Sanford will regret to learn that be is on the sick list again. Mr. II. S. Blizzard, of Siler City, N. C., is visiting his brother, Mr. A. F. Blizzard. Mr. J. C. Chisolm, of Red Bluff, N. C., visited friends here last week. Aliss Joan a Weatherly, of Berke ley county, has returned to her home after a two week’s visit to her uncle, Air. T. I* David. Airs. Belle Webster, of Richmond county, N. C., is visiting relatives iu this part of the city this week. It is rumored that we will have a first-class barber shop in the near future. It’s a good opening. Died on last Friday morning, Lizzie, the infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Lambert She hail been sick for sneral days with la grippe. The remains Were interred on Saturday at Pisgah Church, near Ebenezer. The bereaved family have the sympathy of the entire community. On last Thursday evening while Air. Thus Colvin and Girth Dutton were out gunning. Mr. Colvin’s gnu was accidentally discharged, the load taking effect in young Dutton’s arm and hand. Dr. J. C. Willcox was called and found it necessary to am putate two of his fingers and part of his thumb. It is hoped that the re mainder of his hand and his arm will be saved. Air. R. S. Wilson happened to a very painful accident lust Friday afternoon. While trying to throw a wire belt on a pulley, oue of his hands was accidentally caught under the belt and in trying to free that the other one was caught, inflicting very painful flesh wounds on both of his hands. Dr. W. J. Garner dressed the wounds, and it is hoped by his many friends that he will soon be able to return to his work. A. F. M. Carter's X Roads. The Herald is a welcome visitor in our community. We complain about onr pnblio roads, but Darlington is not alone; Sumter and Florence have some bud roads, too. The young folks have organized a debating society. The public is in vited to attend. It is said there is not as much fertilizers used this year as lust Mr. T. N. Bell who has been suf fering with a caucer on his face, is convalescent Air. E. D. Fields has shipped his last car of cotton seed aud “quit the drive” for the season. Miss Lizzie Kirby spent the day at the crossing Monday last We would be glad if some of our people lo'Cd home better and did not love law quite so well. We expect preaching next Sunday. Old Bach. Old Dr. Drammand, After years of patient study and ex periment has given to the world a preparation which is an ihsolnto and permanent cure for every form of Rheumatism. The price is $5, but it is two large bottles—enough for a mouth’s treatment—and will relieve the worst case from the first dose. Sent by express to any address upon receipt of price, by the Drummond Medicine Go., 48 Alaiden Lane, New York, with full particulars aud tes timonials of wonderful cures. Agents wanted. A canning factory will he in oj ation Hartsville bv next fall. .*Vyr