The Darlington news. (Darlington, S.C.) 1875-1909, May 06, 1886, Image 3
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THE DARLINGTON NEWS,
THURSDAY, MAY 6,1886.
Pott Office Bonn.
Open from 8.80 A. M. to 2 P. M.
Open from 8.80 P. M. to 7 P. M.
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doy ood Fridoy ot 6 A. M.
BLANCH 0. LAW, Postmistress-
April 29, 1884.
LOC-AJL.
RjiV. J. A. Elkins, pastor of
Liberty Chapel, Mars Blaff, preach
ed in the Methodist church Sunday
night.
Rev. J. G. Richards, the Evange
list of Harmony Presbytery, will
preach at Back Swamp Chapel, on
Sunday afternoon, May 9, at 4
o’clock, P. M.
Monday, aalesday in May, was
a very quiet one, and but for the
Sheriff’s sales was in nowise differ
ent from any of our ordinary busi
ness days. Few persons were in
town, and nothing of interest ex
pired. The Farmers convention,
the late hail storm, and the com
ing crops were the chief subjects
of discussou.
AT the annual election for officers
of the Darlington Guards, last Fri
day, the following officers were re
elected; E. R. Molver, captain;
J. B. Law, 1st Lieutenant; J. L.
Edwards, 2nd Lientenant; J. K.
Mclver, Orderly Sergeant; J. E.
Norment, Secretary and Treasurer;
J. C. Will cox, Surgeon ; Rev. Juo
G. Law, chaplain.
On Friday afternoon a hail storm
passed over the upper portion of
the county, passing over iotoCbes
terfleld and thence down Pee Dee
River. Capt. Hendrix reported
that as be went up that evening
there was hail in large quantities
from Cash’s np to Cheraw. From
Robiins’ Neck a severe hail is re
ported with heavy rains, doing
great damage to gardens and cotton
where up. A wind storm abont
night passed down High Hilf Creek,
blowing down trees and the tele-
K tph wire. Our Wardsville and
vcsville correspondents both re
port some bail. Since then the
weather has been quite cool, tires
being comfortable at night and in
the morning.
The lecture on Monday night at
the Opera House by Rev. Dr.
Browne,on the “Talmud,” was un
doubtedly the finest ever delivered
in our town in a decade of years.
Fluent in speech, graceful in ac
tion, thoroughly learned in his sub
ject, the lecturer dealt iu a clear,
artistic and forcible manner with
the ethics and beauties of that
grand old work, the commentary ou
the Sacred Writings ot the He
brews. Throughout the lecture
there ran an undercurrent of wit,
lightening up the erudite b ek
ground ot tbe subject, commanding
attention where dry statistics and
philosophic reasoning is apt to tire.
The entire lecture evidently iudi
eated tbe product of a thoughtful
aud highly cultured mind, aud was
a literary treat seldom enjoyed by
any people outside of the great
centre* of literary life. Last night
the Lecture on “The Crucifixion
End tbe Jews” was given.
On Saturday, in accordance with
a challenge from Florence, there
was a match game played on the
Academy Green by the Second
nines of the Florence and Darling
ton B. B. Clnbs, with Mr W. J
Garner as umpire, Messrs. John
Mortimer of Florence and J. D.
Rast ot Darlington, scorers. Tbe
game was called at 11 o’clock and
Florence went to the bat. The
S layer* were: Florence—Bristow, e.,
Idler, s. s., Covington, p., Brun
son, 2 b., Butler, cf., Calcutt, 1 b.,
Lockliu, If., Johnson, 3 b.. Barring
er, rf: Darlington—McCown, cf.,
J. Floyd, 1 b., F. Floyd, rf., G. Dar
gan, p., McCall, c. f Edwards, If.,
YV. Dargan, 3 b., Manne, s. s.,
Mixon, 2 b. A number ot citizens
witnessed the game, aud it was the
general verdict that it was one of
tbe most interesting ever played in
our town. The Florence pitcher
and the Darlington catcher elicited
much praise for their fine playing.
After a well contested game, the
score which on tbe second inning
stood 17 to 6 in favor of Florence,
resulted in s score on the 9tb in
ning of 38 to 23 in favor of Darling
ton. The Darlington boys will try
the Florence nine on their own
ground at Florence about three
weeks hence.
DOVESVILLE.
-—The weather for the last few
days has been quite cool.
—Friday, tbe 30th ultimo, we
were visited by a slight bail, not
enough to do any damage.
—The siek of oar com rr. unity, we
are glad to say, are convalescent
—Married at Black Creek Church,
April 29, by Rev. R. W. Lide, Mr.
B. Frank Grandy to Miss Leila Kir-
▼an.
—Tbe frnit crop bids fair to be a
gqod one, and no doubt will be a
gnat blessing, as it goes a long
way in helping out provisions
—A few Sundays ago the colored
people of this place assembled at
Blaek Creek, tbe usual Baptismal
place, for the purpose of baptising
Blew of their number. About the
time the old Deaeon stepped into
tbe water be discovered a fine red-
jiorse fish, quite near him. The fish
making no signs of esca;ie, tbe Dea
eon caught him and threw him out
on tbe bank of tbs creek, and a
ebon tim# afterwards be was aeeo
wending his way homeward. He
tsys tbs fUh was asleep.
CLYDE.
—The stand of corn is bad.
—Frnit promises to be plentiful
and gardens are looking well.
—There is some sickness among
tbe children of this community.
—The farmers are very busy
planting cotton, and witb the lata
rains tbe stand promises good.
—The Snodav school at New Mar
ket, with Mr. D. J Johnson as man
ager, is in a flourishing condition.
—Oar fishermen are catching
some very flue trout and other
kinds of fish out of McKinnon's
pond.
—On Friday, April 23, the barn
and outbuildings of Mr. Roach Hall
were consumed by fire. A woman
was washing near tbe lot, a whirl
wind scattered tbe fire under tbe
wash-pot over the straw in tbe lot.
Tbe straw immediately caught fire
with the above result. Mr. Hall
lost also bis corn and fodder and
one ton of guano, with other things.
Mr. Hall can ill afford anch a heavy
loss.
SWIFT CREEK.
—Oar cotton planters are having
very bad stands, Dwing to tbe cut
worms.
—Tbe son of Mr. B. F James,
who was shot a few days ago is im-
pioviug very rapidly.
—Mr. S. H. Zimmerman and wife
left on tbe 29th for a trip to the
mountains of upper Sooth Carolina,
where they will remain among Mr.
Zimmerman’s kinsfolk’s for a few
weeks.
—On last Saturday morning Mr.
and Mrs. Robt Odom lost their
infant child, aged about one year.
We extend onr sympathies to the
bereaved parents. If we loose them,
heaven gains them. If we mourn,
they rejoice. But where is the
mother who would wiliu^ly forget
tbe infant that perished like a
blossom from her arms, though
every reoolection is a pang f
‘-The parent pair their secret homage pay.
And offer up to heaven thr warm request,
That He who stills the ravens clamorous
nest,
And dseks the lily fair in flowery pride.
Would, iu the Way His wisdom sees the
best,
For (hem aud for their little outs provide.
WARDSVILLE.
—There are several cases of chills
and fever in our neighborhood.
—The Wardsville Reading Club
has been reorganized. ^
—The boom of cotton planting is
about over Those who planted
first are not getting as good stands
as they wish.
—Hiving bees is one of the orders
of the day in this section. Mr. Mad
ison Strickland takes the lead id
bee culture, in this section.
—We are a little afraid that tbe
catterpillars that are devouring the
foliage ef tbe forest will turn their
a tention to tbe crops after a while.
They are very numerous.
—We were visited on Friday, the
30th of April, with quite a severe
hailstorm. The hail-stonea wen-
small but very numerous, and the
rain was very refreshing after such
a long dry spell.
—Capt. W. E. McKight has re
turned from the State Convention
where he was sent as a delegate
from the Wardsville Farmers Club
Mr. McKight, together with Mr. J.
N. Parrott, were the only delegates
from this county. Mr. McKnigbt
gives a globing account ot the con
vention and our club heartily eu
dorse its action.
EBENEZER.
—Catterp’l ers are stripping the
gum trees of their leaves In some
localities the trees have the appear
ance of mid winter.
—Cut worms are damaging the
young cotton; this with the slow
coming up of the late planting wor
ries the farmers.
—The young men at this place
met last Saturday and organized a
base ball club. The name Ebene-
zer Club was adopted. An elec-
tiou tor officers resulted as follows:
J. A. Young, president; S. J Me-
Cowu, vice president; J. C. Wil
son aud Jerome McCown captains
of the 1st and 2nd nines respective
ly, and Mr. C. 0 Hepburn umpire.
This club is composed entirely of
farmers and farmers’ sous; all fine-
looking, active, muscular boys, aud
wheu iu regular training will make
things lively for any club that may
have the temerity to challenge
them.
—Near at hand is “Memorial
Day.” Perhaps at every country
chorch in this county, all that was
mortal of some cherished husband,
father or son, who bad met death
where cowards are never seen, or
some emaciated soldier-buy that
came home worn ont with disease
and privatidlis only to die; some
whose silent resting place may be
found in a secluded spot where
brambles and briars have oblitera
ted every vestage of where those
heroes Bleep, aud in some places
where a marble shaft should point
heavenward from their sacred dust,
year by year a inxnriant growth of
cotton and corn covers their lowly
graves. The places where sleep
tbe gallant sons of a glorious old
State, should be looked after aud
loving bands bring aome floral trib-
nte as a memorial of their worth,
and while performing the sad duty
of strewing fluwers over their graves
and yoar hearts have grown tender
aa memory goes back to the days
when death claimed them aa fit of
ferings to be p'aced upon their coun
try’* altar, then kok around near
your homes, see the poor, weather
beaten survivor of a score of bat-
ties, sad, uncared for, penniless,
aud all hope gone ont of bis heart,
whose empty sleeve and crutch
tell too plaiuly that this proud
State, that has been so lavish with
the people’s money, in creat log an
Agricultural Chair in tbe State Col
lege; filling rivers aud creeks with
shad aud German carp that are lost
in the depths of the Atlantic; pay
ing salaries for needless offices in
stead of providing a comfortable
home for helpless veterans, has neg
lected a sacred doty and left un
paid, for many long years, a lasting
debt of gratitude, to meu “whose
grand impersonal renown adds to
their country’s glory, but gives them
not one Hue in song and not oue
page in story”—over coat, shelter
or loaf of bread.
Programme for Memorial Day, Mon
day May 10.
Assemble at the Presbyterian
Church at 4 o’clock, P. M. Prayer
by Rev. Jnq. G. Law, Music con
ducted by Mrs. W. E James Pro
cession will then form; flower girls
in charge of Miss A. Corinne Player,
escorted by tbe D trlington Guards;
followed by citizens. Decorate
graves at the Presbyterian Ceme
tery, then proceed to tbe Baptist,
then to the Methodist Cemeteries,
and thence to tbe monament, where
a poem will be read by Hon. Geo.
W. Brown, tbe monument decora
ted, and funeral honors by tbe
Darlington Guards.
COMMITTEES ON DECORATION.
Presbyterian Church; Mrs. L. E.
Williamson, Mrs. C. W. Hewitt,
Mrs. B. C. Law, Miss Mary Wilds,
Miss Annie Williamson, Miss Mary
White, Mr. W. C. Ervin.
Baptist Church; Mrs. D. D.
Evans, Mrs. E. C. Lide, Miss Flor
ence LaCoste, Miss Dora Norment,
Miss Claudia Edwards, Mr. Marion
Lide.
Methodist Church; Mrs. H. E. P.
Sanders, Mrs. L. Y. Zimmerman,
Mrs. J. G. McCall, Miss Moilie
Boyd, Miss Mary Spain, Mr. 0. S.
Huggins.
The committees are requested to
meet at tbe monument, Saturday
May 8, at 4 o’clock, P. M. to arrange
details.
IN MEMORIAM.
Gen. Joseph Burch Nettles was
born, September 4 1804, iu the low
er part of Darliugtou county, S. C ,
aud died at his home in the up|>er
part of the same county, at 10.15,
A. M., March 5, 1886. Iu Noveiu
her 1825, he was elected Major of
the lower Darlington Battalion, $.
C. M. One year after, he was
elected Colonel of the 29th Regi
ment, 8. C. M. In February 1847,
be was elected Colonel of the 2nd
Regimeut of Cavalry, which position
he held until August 1849, wheu he
was ap|M)inted Biigatlier General
of the 4tb Brigade of Cavalry.
He was converted August 1832,
dutiug the great revival at Darling
tou, C. H., ami iu the same mouth,
joined the M. E. Church, at Dari
iugton,then under the charge of
Rev. Messrs. Allison aud McCoi
quodale.
Before tbe war came on he
moved to the upper part of the
county and transferred his member
ship to Damascus Church, uea:
which be had located For a long
time, he was an active, useful aud
exemplary member ot this church.
A man witb a large heart, a genhl
disposition, a frank aud courageous
nature, be won for himself every
where the esteem aud confidence of
all classes, aud held a correspond
ing power aud influence over them.
His home was always the home« f
Methodist preachers and of all other
preachers. In the eariy days ol
Methodism, such men asJenkin-,
McCorquodale, aud others of like
memory, found his doors always
open, aud always received a hearty !
welcome. Often on their long 1
rounds have they left their jaded
horses at bis house to be rested and
cared for, he supplying them with
flesh ones from his own stables,
witb which to complete their
journey.
Not only to preachers, but to
all meu ot all classes, be was ex
ceedingly hospitable and obliging
Men felt everywhere ihe warm t>e.ii
of his loving and manly heart. He
belonged to the school of tbe old
Southern gentleman, now so rapid
ly passing away, and was a fine
s;>ecitneo of his class, courtly and
dignified in demeanor, obliging iu
disposition, ever tenderly regardful
of tne poor and distressed. He
lived to an advanced old age, and
had the happiness of retaining to
the last his vigor of body and mind.
He died an aged Christian soldier
iu tbe full hope of a soldier’s re
ward, in full faith of the redemption
of his Master’s promise ol eternal
life. We buried him sileutly aud
tearfully iu tbe cemetery at Darl
ington, feeling that earth bad lost
and heaven gained a true man.
MARRIED.
At the residence of the bride’s
father, Suuday May 2, by Rev. G.
B. Moore, Hiram J. Holliman to
Lula N. daughter of Mr. J. J. Rod
gers, all of Darlington.
Badness Notices.
Base Ball Goods of all kinds. For
gale by J. H Schmid.
The best wagon for the money is
the $30 Carolina Wagon, at
C. Mooney’s, k Co.
Final Notice.
I h»y« fil'd my Final Acoount aa Admin
istrator of Lemon Houae, in Iba office ot
tbo Judge of Probate of Darlingtoo County
and in Thirty Days after wilt apply for
Lattars Discsissorv.
EVAN SPARKS, Adm’r.
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April 2V86—ly
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Cheap Wood Coffins and fine Wood Caskets, and Meta lie Bio
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Special prices to Parties Buying in Lots.
Popular Brands of Flour.
(Alwtiys Fresh and Pure.)
NBPTUNB, DARLINGTON FA»CT.
FARMER*’CHOICE, GOOD AS GOLD.
WHITE WAVE.
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