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THE DARLINGTON NEWS. THURSDAY, JAN. 21, 1886. Pott Offlce Hoars. Open from 7 A. M. (o (.SOP. M Down M*il Cloiet fti ••••••••••••••••• 8.80 A. M Op Mail Clone* el ........ 4.30 P. M HarUville. L>dia, Clyde and Stokes’ Bridge Mail leave* every Monday, Wednee- day and Friday at 6 A. M. BLANCH 0. LAV, PostmUtre**' Nov. 19. 1885. LOO-A-Xj ITEMS. ^ -- - Lost—a small heart-shaped brooch, with initials “F. M. S.” on back. Reward given il left at this office. Thkbb is a called meeting of Swift Greek Grange, No. 337 on Saturday, Jannaiy 23, on special business. A full attendance is re quested. Seed oats will be in demand by those who have tore-plant after the late freese. You can find them of superior quality at J. L. Coker & CoV Hartsville. Messrs. G. 0. Bacot and J. B. White have entered into a partner ship for a general brokerage and commission business, with head quarters in our town. We received a pleasant call from Mr. W. M. Byrd formerly of Doves- ville, now of Manly, N. 0., on Mon day. He is in merchandise in his town, and is on a short visit to bis old home. Rev. A. McA. Pittman is well taken care of by his people. He, last week, bought a fine cow and paid for her with the amount paid him as a marriage fee recently. It is good to be a preacher sometimes. The registration of voters was held Monday, Tuesday and yester day and up to last night 266 per sons bad registered. The election takes place to day and we regre; to say, with every prospect of a hot campaign. The Secretary of the Town Conn cil has sent a postal card to each town tax payer, stating the amount of taxes assessed and that the taxes must be paid on or before the 10th day of February. The rate is 50 cents per hundred dollars worth of real and personal property, with a street tax of two dollars. Mr. Gee, the mail clerk on the Florence and Wadesboro’ route has 8|>oken in highly complimentary terms of the manner in which the mail matter from the Darlington post office is made up and assorted. Mr. J. K. Mclver and bis assistant seem to have mastered the situa tion in a short time. IV the United States Court in Charleston the cases from this coun ty resulted : W. D. Newell, selling liquor without license, plead guilty, sentenced to 3 months in Darling ton jail and a fine of 8100; Z. W. Wines, san e oftense, no bi I; Moses Prince, same oftense, true bill, case postponed to April term. F. F. Covington, Esq., of Mar ion, has been appointed as steno grapher for this, the 4tb Judicial {Circuit. Frank, by his experience in that work in the Circuit Court in Charleston and as a reporter since, is fully qualified for the place, and is probably the best selection that could have been made in the 4th Circuit. ON Tuesday of last week the an nual meeting of the stockholders of the Darlington National Bank was held. Messrs. J. L. Coker, J. J. Ward. J. G. McCall, W. C. Coker, 8. A. Woods, Sr., B. W. Edwards and R. W. Boyd were elected as the board of directors. It was de cided to increase the Capital Stock of the Bank to 8100,000. At a subsequent meeting of the directors, Maj. J. L. Coker was elected Presi dent, Mr. H. L. Charles, cashier, and L. E Williamson, Teller. In December the Bank declared a Semiannual dividend of 5 per cent. A SHORT time before his death, Alexander H. Stephens dictated to hia amanuensis a sketch of the late Gen. Lee. The first article waa unsatisfactory, and he began a second This article, prepared with great care, Mr. Stephens was not able personally to revise, bat as it is, it will appear in the South ern Bivouac for February. A sketch of Lee by Stephens will have a very peculiar interest. The South ern Bivouac for February, will con tain an article by Judge Gayarre describing an interview be held in 1866 with Wm. H. Seward, relative to the reconstruction of the Sonth- ern States. Ho WORTH, with his Hibernica Company, played on Tuesday night to the largest andience we have ever seen in oar Opera House. Again last night they made a grand success. Every one who saw the performance is delighted and it is without doubt one of the best com panies ever in our town. We are glad that the Company has met with such a success, as it is an evi- deuce that oar people appreciate a good Troupe and will give it a warm and paying welcome. The pano ramie view of Ireland was finely painted, well exhibited and brought forth entbusiastle expressions of de light, on Its accuracy and beauty. The specialties were sH first class, and tha comedy of the “Two Dans” was a very laughter producing af- fair. Our citizens will look for Ho- wortb again next season and hope he will meet with the same auooeae elsewhere aa be did here. On Tuesday, a few minutes before the 12 o’clock whistle at the Factory there eoouded on the ears of oar citizens the three short blasts, whieb called out the assistance of the fire department of the town. i/ Removal Sale! New Year Bargains to re- / member us by ! / Owing to the fact that we will soon have to move into our New Store, now being built on lot formerly occupied by Mr. Martin Hanley, we are ottering Real Bargains in DYY GOODS, BOOTS and SHOES, CLOAKS, CLOTHING, CROCKEY, SHIRTS, Ac. Call early and secure best bargains. We mean jnst exactly what we say and request every one to call and see for themselves. Respectfully, Edwards & Nor meat. January 7, ’86—ly Important Notice ! ALL PARTIES INTENDING TO PURCHASE GROCERIES IN LOTS —AND— Fr rtilizers, Are invited to call and get our Special Bargains prepared expressly for parties wanting guaranteed city prices. K member these are special rates -o- Popular Brands of Flour. NEPTUNE, FARMERS’ CHOICE, DARLINGTON FANCY, GOOD AS GOLD. They Can’t be Beat. The Phoenix Company, colored, im mediately assembled and started their band engine and hose reel on the run by way of Orange St. Mr. O. S. McCullough started the only team at baud, lamn Ervir’s, hiicb- ed them to the engine, which had been promptly fired up by Mr. Mooney, the engineer. On the way down Pearle St.,: the team stalled several times and great delay was experienced before the engine could be gotten to the tank and hose at tached. The engine worked well as soon as the hose was laid, and threw two bold streams, but the fire by this time was under control The fire was discovered a few inm ates before the hands had all left for dinner, by Mr. Jno. Douglass, who has charge of the finishing and baling machinery on the basement. He at once informed the engineer Mr. R. D. Atkins, who set the pnmpstowork, Mr. Douglass get ting the hydrant hose in position ami turning on a bold stream. Capt. Coker and others im mediately ran down, opened a door and were almost stifled by the dense smoke in the basement. Mr. Wm. Atkins ran in and polled out the hose carriage, but fell in a dead faint) s he reaeked the door and bad to be carried off and a doctor promptly summoned. Twelve hy drants were soon playing on the fire and over the floor. The fire originated in one of the machines in which the clotlris brufthed and prepared. It then caught the waste underneath and spread under the floor coming up tbrou<:b the cracks and igniting some bales of cloth. The loss will be heavy from dam age by fire and water, and stopping work, but the losses are fully cov- ered by insurance. The complete water apparatus at the Factory, al though adding much to the origi ual cost, has proved its efficacy to sabdne a fire in its beginning; with out this apparatus and the weekly- exercise in its workings enforced by the superintendent, our Factory might to day* be in ashes, and hun dreds of people thrown out of work. Mr. John Douglass in prompt work at the hydrant, Engineer Atkins, in quick and accurate management of the pumps, and (he other em ployees for rapid work, hauling out bales of goods and other combusti hie articles, show that they are the right men in the right place. Capt. Coker, Mr. Newman and the em ployees have just cause to pride themselves on the admirable dis cipline and prompt work, which shows that it will have to be a very big fire that they cannot promptly control. Harper's Magazine for Feb ruary maintains the strength which characterized the December and January Numliers. Evt ry article in it makes a point. The illustra tions leave nothing to he desired, and the variety of its contents is as noteworthy a s their excellence. The Number opens with a thorough study of th • present condition of the British Navy, b.v Sir Edward Reed, late t hief of Construction in the Admiraltv, who, by the way, notices at some length the influence of Americao upon European naval construction. The illusliatious— iiumberii g twenty two-are for the most part trom drawings by Cheva lier De Martino. Very appro priately the Frontispiece to the Number is a fine engraving from a drawing by J. O. Davidson, repre senting the battle of Trafalgar. We have another instalment of “She Stoops to Conquer,” with four characteristic illustrations by E. A. Abbey, one of which—a lull-page picture—accompanies a song which Goldsmith wrote for Mrs. Bulkley (who first played in the character of Miss Hardcastle) to sing. Mrs. Bulkley could not sing, ami the song, often sung by Goldsmith him self in private companies, is not in eluded in the editions of the play. Mr. George William Curtis, in the Easy Chair, discusses New York theatrical amusements; some tor- gotten poets; the wonders of our next-door neighbor, Mexico; and indiscriminate almsgiving Mr. W. D. Howellb’s second “Study” is even more entertaining than the first. His brilliant sketch of Agassiz (apropos of the life; recently pub lished, which seems to him a fairy tale ot biography); his quaint re view of M.de Baccurt’s observa tions of American life fifty years ago; his humorous comments on Americanisms in some recent Eng lish novels; his genial analysis of some remarkable novels by an un known English writer that have hitherto escaped notice; bis charac terization ot Balzac’s “Le Pere Goriot;” and bis remarks about our critics; all in bis inimitably happy style, quite fulfil any reasonably ex pectation of a department of this character. The Eiitor's Drawer, condnot' d by Charles Dudley War ner, is exceptionally good. Florence Items. —Basinesa is dull and the mer chants are idle. —The “blizzard” has come and stays so long that all our R. R. trains are ont of “kelter.” Trains are doe now when they can get here. * —Georgians Hooks, a deformed colored child shout eight years old was found dead in bed on Sunday morning, 10th lust. Coroner’s jury, after due inquiry, decided that she came to her death by the Provi dence of God And do everybody else, eh t —Mr. T. R. Wilacn, a very wor thy gentleman, trestle master of the W., 0. A A. R. R. Go., at Pee Dee bridge was kUad by a passing train on the 12tb iust. He was at work on the Pee Dee trestle, with his gang of bauds, when the train came along, and was knocked off into the river. —The new dining hall of the W., C. A A. R. It., ia now in fall blast, and is one of the many gems of the A. C. L. —Capt. G. G. Lynch is sp -ken ot as the man for our next iuteiolatr* He is the right man for me place— but will be accept! —On Saturday Mr. C. Morgan, general merchandise, made an as signment to B. O. Townsend, Esq., for the benefit of his creditors. —The “Baron” (Mr. Jacobi) of the Jacobi House, is the happiest man in town. All his old patrons and host of friends, stick to him like a leech. And “Sid” still con tinues to be the “magnet” at the office. But we fear tha “little pickle” will be taking unto himself quite soon a “spare rib,” for all the ladies—the young ones—are soft on him. —The licautiful, accomplished and very lovable Miss Sarah Jaco bi, daughter of Mr. M. Jacobi, wa* married, two weeks ago, to Mr. W D. Cohen, of Charleston. The wed ding was a brilliant affair, and the bride and groom have the congrat ulations and best wishes of their host of friends. The bridal party have gone to New Orleans on a bri dal tour. —The “mills” of the Trial Justice and the Mayor does not priud -no toll. Phoenix. Mokes Bridge- —Cue of Mr. J. H. Pate’s child ren has been very sick for several days. —The thermometer fell to 3° above zero during the freeze. All the ponds nud lakes were frozen, from 2 to 5 incites. —The oat crop is badly damaged by the late freeze', and the general opinion is that there will not be enough left for a stand. —Mrs. Sarah Josey, an aged and much beloved citizen of Ker shaw, who has many relatives in this county, was paralized on Thurs day last She is 82 years old. —Mr. J. W. Woodham antici pates taking a pleasure trip out West next spring on a visit to his relatives. We wish him a pleasant journey, and hope that the West may not have such charms for him. as to make him desert Darlingiou. —The public school near Stokes Bridge, in Sumter County is in ciiargeof Miss Roxy Lewis, a young lady from near T mmousvilie. She is an admirable teacher, with a fine school, and our people wish her the best success. —On December 26th ult., a diffi culty occurred jnst over the river, at Wayne Galloway’s, in which Cal vin Braiulette was very severely beaten and injured by Sidney Law and W. B. Haim s, all white. Brain- lette is gradually improving, but very slowly. Law tied from justice as it was thought at first that Bramh tte would die. We think some action ought to be taken by the authorities of Sumter couuty to investigate the matter. — OnMonday momingofiast week about 9 o’clock, Mrs. Leonora, wife of Mr. J. P. Mozingo, Sr., living near Stokes Bridge, met with a ter rible death She was standing with her hack to the fire in one of the rooms. Her dress caught fire ami blazed up as high as her head be fore she found it out. She ran out in the passage, when her husband caught her and attempted to pull off tier burning clothes. All the water in the buckets was frozen and before it couM he gotten from the well, Mrs. Mozingo was so badly hnrntthat death resulted that night about 10 o’clock. Dr. H. D. Green was promptly in attendance but could do nothing but alleviate her sufferimis She leaves seven chil dren. She was buried at Hebron on Wednesday, Rev. E. T. Hodges officiating. — We helped to make up a part of a surprise party, who like the Romans of old, who went into the Sabine country, were attracted to the residence of Mr. Geo. W. Kelly, in Sumter couuty, where there were a number of fair damsels. There we spent a most delightful evening. The gallant host and his fair lady, made us welcome, and for many hoars the young folks tread the mazy steps of the dance. Miss Bitiah B. Witherspoon on the piano, assisted by .Mr. Willie Hearon gave us the music, our partner smiled on us, and made us bless the fact that we were not too old to enjoy the smiles of beauty, and the pleasures of sweet converse. Among the many yonug ladies present were Misses. Lula McKenzie, Lula Woodham, Mabala Hearon, Lorena Ingraham and Roxy Lewis, of Darlington We return oar thanks to oar hosts (or a most delightful evening. Btulneai Notices. Landreth’s Pedigree garden seed and cnion sets, fresh, in large or small lots. Now ia the time to pre pare yonr gardens, select your seed and make ready for your vegetable supply. For guaranteed fresh, pare seed, go to J. H. Schmid’s on Pearl street. The best wagon for the money la the 130 Carolina Wagon, qf C. Mooney’s. A Co. IP yonr horse needs shoeing and yon wan-, a neat and durable job done, all round, lor $1.00, call on Henry Hicks,*81C. Mooney’s ahop. uov26—2m The best watch, doable case, solid silver, finely engraved, for 810.50, at the Darlington Jewelry Store. novlO—2m Edwards & Norment Darlington, 8. C. On J. L Coker & Co., Hartsville, S. C. on -A.T Darlington Wholesale Grocery, at Darlington Depot. January 7, 1886—ly GO TO JOHN SISKRON’S to buy your Furniture, W agons, Ruggies, etc. -**i» .*t‘ -* FOR SALE! Enterprise Grocery. OLD SANTA’S HEAD QUARTERS FOR THE HOLIDAYS. SA- Apples, Oranges, Lemons, Carrants, Raisins, Citron, Cranberries, Mince meat, Assorted Nuts, Candies, Ac., Ac. Fresh Buckwheat—plain and self-raising. BAtON s&.ooo ms. BA€0N SALT, SALT. SALT! 500 Sack* Liverpool Salt. TOBACCO I TOBACCO I TOACCO I The largest and most complete line of Tobaccos ever offered .in this market, and at prices that defy competition. A. S. WHITE, August 27, ’85 ijst ruptmTurtB, cckffjjstb —and— iBu.x’letl Octooei. —GO TO— November 26, 1885—3m C. MOONEY A CO. Save Tout* Money l We have a good stock of Ready-Hade Clothing, Cheaper than you can buy it anywhere else in Town. ALSO AT T cents per pound! At the same low prices, we can sell you hardware, CROCKERY, TIN-WARE, DRY GOODS. ALSO A good stock of $• Harco & Lewenthal. October 22, 1885. It will pay you to call and examine the stock of goods just arrived at Specialties in clothing, shoes and notions September 10, ’85—4m Special Notice —TO- Active and Live Cash Buyers! 0 Owing to a contemplated change in location of Stand, wo' shall throw upon the market for the next 30 days, our large and complete Stock of DRY GOODS, CLOTHING, BOOTS, SHOES, HATS, CAPS, NOTIONS, Etc., Etc. And all other articles kept In a Firit Clue Store, at prices that have never been offered to the people of this section. As we are compelled to sell in order to carry out our purpose, no cus tomer, however close and active, need leave without buying any and every article desired. A.. ’WB3X3V33B3FtC3r- At our Branch Store, on the Square, wc are ofihrinR to the public the finest assortment of General Groceries, Gaoned Goods, DeRcooies, Wines, Whiskies and Cigars, at priors that defy competition October 22,1885—8m oomprutiou k. HAUSMANN.