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THE DARLINGTON NEWS.
THURSDAY, JUNE.3, 1886.
Port Office Honrs.
Open from S.HO A. SI. lo 2 P. M.
Open from *.30 P. M. to 7 P. M
Down Mail Close* at 10.30 A. M
Dp Slail Closes at 4.30 P. M
ilartsrille, Lydia, Clyde and Stokes’
Bridge Mail leases eyery Monday, Wednes
day sod Friday at 6 A. M.
BLANCH 0. LAW, Postmistress-
April 20, 1886.
•e Darlington Reds to Florence
came,
Expecting to beat the Blues to shame,
And (berate raise themselves to fame.
And katk C
(he Sumters out of a game,
different the gay Blues
without murmur until
boys back borne to re-
LOCAL ITELfES.
Wk advise our Swift Creek re
porter uot to read tbe daily papers
at present as they are full of the
marriage of President Cleveland to
Miss Folsom.
No services were held at the
Methodist or Presbyterian Church
es on Sunday, owing to the ab
seuce of Revs. J. G. Law and P. 11.
Jackson.
Me. Jno. White; tinner, was
called to Rockingham this week to
assist in recovering one ot tbe cot
ton factories and several stores un
roofed by a storm on last Fr.day.
These was'a very heavy rain
of two or three hou[s duration on
Monday about sundown, extending
from below Timmonsville between
Lake Swamp and Lynches River.
There was no wind or hail, but one
of the heaviest rains of tbe season.
F. E. Norment, auditor, got in
May 14, the tirst abstracts of per-
aonal aod real property in tbe State
for 1886. These abstracts were not
due until June 30. They show an
increase over last return of $280,000.
AT a convention of Darlington
Lodge, K. of P., Tuesday night,
Past Chancellors, C. K. Rogers and
D. D. Evans, were elected as dele
gates to attend organization of a
Grand Lodge, at Charleston, on
June 5.
The street brigade have cleaned
ont the canal on the south side of
the town and are now engaged on
tbe connecting ditches. These have
not been thoroughly cleaned in
years and when complete will drain
all that part of town lying south of
Broad Street, and both sides of the
Florence road. All the other ditch
es have already been put in thor
ough ’order.
The notorious horse thief, W.
W. Clark, was brought in and
lodged in jail on* Monday morning
by Sberiil Cole. Clark was arres
ted at Shelby, N. C., where be had
just come from Georgia with a
stolen animal, lie was recognized
by W. G. Clark, of Lancaster, a
xail road contractor, and arrested
by the North Carolina authorities.
The prisoner has confessed to a
good many of his depredations,
lie is the one who stole Milling’s
horse, G. E McCall’s mare, a saddle
from E. M. Williamson, and lias
given such iutormation that Mr.
Henckle left Monday to get the
McCall mare Mr. Milling will
probably recover bis. The record
of his stealing is a long one and
iClark will probably lie an inmate
of tbe State Hotel for years. Sheriff
Oole has given a fresh proof of his
«kill as a detective. It was through
information procured by him, and
a reward offered by himself
together with private do-
ecriptions sent out that the horse
thief was arrested. The prisoner
has been visited by several citizens
who bad met him before. Since he
was here he has shaved his beard,
bat can still be recognized.
Rase Rail.
Tbe Wilmington Star of Tuesday
and Wednesday of last week speak
in praise of tbe playing of Garner
and Woods, with the Marion Club,
in tbe amateur contest with the
Seasides.
Tbe second series of Southern
League games was finished on
Saturday and the visiting clubs will
now return to the East and com
Dienccd to play tbe third series
Monday. The Eastern clubs will
now play together and the Western
dabs will do likewise. Charleston
goes to Macon and (days theie on
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday; Savannah goes to An
gusta, Atlanta goes to.Nashvi'Je
and Chattanooga goes to Memphis
There is no off day in the schedule
this week. On Friday the clubs
will swing around. Charleston go
ing to Augusta, Savannah to Ma
con, Atlanta to Memphis and
Chattanooga to Nashville,
Atlanta is ahead with 20 games
won ; Char’eston is at the foot of
the list with a credit of 10.
Tuesday morning the Darlington
dub went over to Sumter in the
fsist mad to play with the Sam ter
dab at the base ball grounds.
Fifteen or twenty citizens went
Great interest was taken in the
game and a bulletin board was set
op, and tbe dispatches as received,
posted. On tbe first inning Dar
lington stood 2. On the third inn
ing Sumter made 2, on the eighth
Darlington made 1, on the ninth
Snmter made 3 and Darlington 1,
giving tbe game to Sumter by a
score of 5 to 4, It was a well play
ed game for amatenrs, pnd a very
large andience witnessed it. Dar
lington expects to challenge Sam-
ter for a game at an early date, to
be played at Darlington.
Tbe poetry (f) below is taken
from tbe Florence correspondence
of tbe Sumter Advance, written in
referenoe to the match game played
at Florence by the 2nd nines of the
Florence and Darlington clubs.* If
tbe poet of tbe Darlington clob
cannot rhyme ont a better lot of
words, we move that the Town
Council order them to disband at
4>noe and leave town, on penalty of
(an days in jail;
Bat oh, bow
Uat
And worked
tbe; seat
The Dorliogtoa
lent
Their defeat. And what the Diamond
point* meant.
The Blue* gagged the Reds with 20
and 6,
’Twas done very artful—before they
could fix.
Eight inning* were
of the reds
Who scored just eighteen, in spite of
confeds.”-
played against nine
TIMMONSVILLE,
—Maj. R, D. F. Rollins died at
bis home near this place on the 28th
ultimo; aged 66 years.
—Plenty of rain and crops are
growing fast. The stand of cotton
is uot good; oats only about one-
baif of a crop.
—Dysentery prevails to some ex
tent in our community.
—Prof. Cbas. A, Smith’s school
will close on the 24th instant, with
a grand commencement.
—Some talk of the fall elections.
Most ot onr people are in favor of
primary elections.
—Dr. Byrd
excarsion to
22ud instant.
—May apples and plums are on
the market. Eggs are plentiful at
10 cents a dozen. B.
proposes to run
Columbia about
DOVESVILLE.
—Crops looking well.
—Not needing rain just now.
—Oats will be harvested soon.
—Very little sickness in this sec
tion at this writing, and we trust
it will continue so; bat what will
the doctors do !
—Mr. \V. L. Flowers, one of our
go-a-head and progressive farmers
has a fine crop indeed, and tbe
beauty of it is, he has it thorough
ly cleaned and in good order. Ho
has a good set of plow and hoe
hands. He says his oats will tutu
out better this year than last.
—Our school will have its exhi
bition on or about the 16th instant.
We will, at our next writing, state
tbe time and the day. It will be a
public exhibition, and we extend to
all a cordial invitation to be present.
—Our “new shoe-maker,” we be
lieve, is doing a good business.
EARLY’S X ROARS.
—All crops are growing wHl.
—No pic nics in prospect. What
is tbe matter!
—Reading clubs are all the rage,
and we are glad to see them pros
per.
—We bear much talk about grass
liars, fish liars, and crop liat s, but
for stiaigbtout funny lying, on all
subjects, we can produce a man
who is deserving of the whole bak
ery shop. Don’t forget to remem
ber it.
—Much is said about the typical
majors of our country, and we re
gret that so many of them have
succumbed to the seductive infiu-
enco of mountain dew and oilier
brands of corn juice, but a few are
still It ft and they occasionally get
off'some good things. One of our
majors got off, among other good
things last week, a pair of pants
that had adopted the 15th amend
ment, and was looking tor at least
five more amendments.
—Political questions are begin
uing to agitate in a mild way our
people. The majority ot our citi
zens like to talk politics, and keep
pretty well posted. Many are the
surmises as to who will succeed
Capt. (Joker, in the event ot his uot
allowing Himself to be returned.
Two candidates are very favorably
s|>okcii of by many citizens in Swift
Creek and Hartsville Townships—
either of whom would make good
Senators. The Legislature will pro
bably be a little shaken up, with
possibly some changes as the result,
nut it will uot materially effect the
price of piuders in Wilmington.
—A question involving much ar
gument and a little bitterness, even
in this isolated community, was
happily settled in your last issue,
and tbe country is saved. The ques
tion wag the certainty as to who
was the first man on the roof of the
building and recklessly braved tbe
dangers of tbe burning chimney a
short time ago, and the man unless
to be bo '<1 who threw down
everytbiL„ and appeared first at
tbe post of duty at tbe engine
house. All we have to say is, that
such prompt action in time of great
danger, shows a heroism unexcelled
and deserving of higher encomiums
than have been awarded these gen
tlemen by the press at large.
CENTRE.
—We have had some very re
freshing rains, and the boys will
have to pick up tbeir hoes or Mas
ter Green will take possession.
—The Centro has been still and
quiet fora longtime—taking a rest,
you know, so we thought we would
step forth and let you bear from us
again.
bear from yon
where Skilletts-
—Sam, let us
again, and tell ns
ville is, what it is bounded by and
whether it sits on legs or not and if
it bus aflat bottom.
Dovesville. I do not know wbat
you will do with your Baptist sin
ner. Guess, however, you will
have to talk poetry to him, a id oc
casionally send him in a boquet.
* —Swift Creek, can’t you aftord a
name! If yon can’t, just let us
know and we will try and look you
up a sobriquet.
—We agree with the reporter
from the Cross Ro.ids, and like t >
hear from the president, but w%
like to read something new some
times.
—Now, Mr. E. L. G., of Lamar,
we will very respectfully ask you a
few questions. First, we would
like to know bow large is the city
you call Lamar ! We think it must
be wonderful. We notice the city
can alibi'd two reporters, and we
want to know if it is running tbe
dry ticket ! Guess that is the rea
son we bear from you sc often.
—The Rev. G. B. Moore preach
es at Hub Hill tbe first and third
Sunday afternoons in each mouth,
and bow we do love to bear him
preach! Gentlemen, when you
are carrying your best girl, bold
your reins tight, if you don’t, some
time you may hSve to spend a lit
tle money on ycur baggies. We
wish it particularly nfiderstood that
our seats are free and we like large
congregations. Simon.
SKILLETSVILLE ITEMS.
—Frogs is on the increase, so is
flies and all kinds of agents.
—There is much sickness in this
settlement, but the abundance ot
doctors is equal to tbe rush ot bu
si ness.
—The long dry spell was broken
into a few days ago and Skiiletts-
ville is save^from an awful calam
ity. Many of our citizens feared a
collard famine as tbe plant was fast
drying out, but all is uot gloom to
iSkillettsville folks now.
—The Darlington News is
about tbe only papt r that comes to
this town. We will try and get
yon some subscribers next fall, as
tbe punier patches look better than
ever before at this season of tbe
year. About tbe only books read
now are the various almanacs. Our
crops are looking flue and the tur
peutine schooners crowd tbe roads
going to Darlington and Uamdeu.
—The Skillettsvilie consolidated
reading club had its tirst grand ral
ly in tbe old log school-house last
Saturday night, Dandy Jim in the
chair. Bill Simkins was elected
crRic. Bill wanted to know of the
audience what was a critic! What
had a critic to do with a reading
club anyhow, and would the chair
enlighten him as tolhe duties of
sa d office ! Bill has been twice a
delegate from this place to tbe couu
ty convention and is hard to down
on parliaiuentums and such like.
The chair told him that his duties
were simply to notice each reader
and correct all mistakes they might
make. Then the president looked
into a little book and said there
would have to be a secretary elect
ed.n Miss Zola Damperinll was
elected as she knew a right smart
about reading and figuring and wri
ting and was a graduate of Pit
Hall Academy. After the officers
were all got into their places. Pres
ident Jim made an awful highfalu
tin speech, in which he thanked all
hands for the great unmerited hon
or they had loaded him with by
making him president of the Skil-
lettsvide Consolidated Read i n g
Club. He would always led proud
of it and hoped that, under his ad
ministration, the club would grow
stronger every day All communi
ties iiad pros|>erotis reading clubs,
and why not Skillettsvilie! lie
would see to it that our people keep
fully abreast ot the times. The
c ub should have a motto and he
had selected three; they were, 'vE
pluribus uuim,” “Excelsior” and
“Sic semper tyrannis.” He thought
the latter sound’d better and would
look well on a shield which each
member ot the Consolidated should
wear. He knew that in assuming
the awful responsibilmes of j.resi
dent of the dub, the danger!? that
surrounded him and tbe snares.that
would be set to entrap him, but lie
defied tbem all; bis sole object was
to work fearlessly, untiringly ami
zealously for tbe success of the
reading club Here, Bill Simkins.
got up and seconded the motion;
he had been trying bard all along
to get an opening to second tbe mo
tion, but tbe president was warmed
up, be just spit in Ins bands, took a
gourd of water and went on. He
said when he gazed around bim at
such an array < f iovliness(be allud
ed to tbe ladies), could be be blam
ed for feeling proud ! No! And
be didn’t care a fillibuster wbo blam
ed him. (Here, Sal Green, wbo was
sitting by the desk, turned her
wavy blue eyes on Dandy Jim and
sort 6’ snickered). Jim went on
and said that every man ought to
etand firm when duty called on him,
and he was going to stand firm. Bill
Simkins wos mighty uneasy for a
long time, and finally jumped up
and seconded the motion ; which
was about tbe best thing Bill ever
did, for it flustrated Jim so. much
that he quit shore off and sat down ;
he seemed to be wound up to run
24 hours. It was now time for tbe
reading to commence, but as no one
bad brought a book and as the only
book found in tbe teacher’s desk
was one called “Love and courtship
made easy,” aud the fat splinters
had given out tbe club adjourned to
meet that night two weeks. All
went tbeir several ways home,
through tbe woods, feeling power
ful full of information , intellect and
Dandy Jim. Sam.
Call at the Council Room and see
a lot of samples of new goods just
receiver! from the clothing house of
Jacob Reed & Sous, in all the latest
summer styles. Dress, business,
military aud other suits made to or
der aud fit guaranteed,
may 13 Henry Brown, agt.
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“Keep eool and let your
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Samm r Clothing at hot weather Prices.
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Call on him lie fore purchasing and examine liin Stock of Fur-
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GROCERY.
MS FRESH GROCERIES ALWAYS GOfflAG IN.
Special prices to Parties Buying in Lots.
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Popular Brands of Flour.
(Alw.it\s Fresh and Pure }
NEPTUNE. DARLINGTON FANCY,
FARMERS’CHOICE. GOOD AS GOLD.
WHITE WAVE.
They Can’t be Beat.
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Edwards & Norment. J. L- Coker & Co.,
Darlington, S. C, • Hartsville, $. U.
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Darlington Wholesale Grocery, at Darlington Depot,
April 8, 1886—ly
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25 bbs, Irish Potatoes, all Varieties.
25.000 L.BS.
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