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THE DARLINGTON NEWS.
THUESDAT, JUNE 10, 1886.
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BLANCH 0. LAW, Pottmlatrees-
April 29, 1880.
LOCAXj items.
Gbh. Harllee and W. W. Sellers,
Esq., were attending court yester
day.
A LARGE number of persons were
iu town on Monday, it being sale
day and opening of court.
The grand jury were paid oft as
soon aa tbey were discharged ou
Tuesday afternoon.
This evening or to-morrow tbe
Enterprise and Academy clubs will
have another contest.
Dr. A. J. Witherspoon preach
ed at tbe Presbyterian Ohnroh, Sun
day morning. At night he deliver
ed a lecture on his work among the
seamen.
THE mails and passengers were
sent by tbe South Carolina R. R to
Oamden Junction and then to Flor
ence on Tuesday. This ronte will
be taken until the Santee trestle is
repaired.
On the Academy Green, Monday
evening, a game of base ball was
played between tbe Academy nine
and tbe Enterprise nine. The score
resulted in a score of 19 to 16 in fa
vor of tbe Enterprise.
The best record of the season
was made at tbe B. B. Park, color
ed, on Thursday last, between Flor
ence and Darlington colored juven
iles. On the 9tb iuuiug tbe score
resulted 56 te 31 in favor of Dar
iington. Five scorers averaged their
records to get the score.
TIMMONSVILLE.
—We have a superabundance of
rain, mneb to the detriment of tbe
agricultural interest.
—Ou tbe political situation, pri
mary or tbe old convention plan,
primary stands head.
—The marriage of Cleveland and
Miss Folsom is the topic on the
streets by tnose who take stock iu
matrimonial adventures.
—Prof. C. A. Smith, of the Tim-
mousville High School, has been ou
a visit to Fair BiufF, N. C., to de
liver au address at the close of
Prof Marshall's school at that place
—Mrs. Zacheus Hill died near
this place a few days ago, in her
82nd year. We also regret to an
nounce the death of au infant child
of Mr.
staut.
Ed. Wingate, ou the 3rd in-
—Our railroad was changed from
the broad to tbe standard gauge iu
one day. Tbe standard gauge is
now adopted by all the railroads and
thus a cur cau run from New Or
leans to New York without auy
transfer. B.
SWIFT CREEK.
—Plenty of rain and crops grow
ing well.
—The Johnson horse has gone
where all good horses go.
—Miss Maggie Windham of Man
ning is visiting Capt. Bass.
—Mr. Editor, you meant the X
Roads man and not Swift Creek
when you gave the advice about
tbe marriage of President Cleveland
and M ss Folsom.
—The X Roads writer should
have a little patience. Perhaps,
pie-nics will come after awhile
when the members of his iarmers
dab are not so busy with their
horses.
—We are glad to see that the
Centre has come to life agaiu, and
wants to give us all pretty names;
but when pretty names were being
shared out Simon must have been
behind the door. Is “Simon” bet
ter than “Bill,” “Sam,” or “Tigo !.”
—Las* Saturday evening, Miss
Janie Howie invited her many
frienda to her birthday entertain
ment, where the guests were cn
tertaiued with great hospitality,
and enjoyed themselves to the ut
most extent. Bill.
are
CARTERSVILLE.
—Grass is plentiful, and farmers
busy.
—Black berries are getting ripe,
and the average negro is happy.
—Cholera is among tbe poultry
in this section, and we wonld advise
tbe free use of blackpepper in their
food as a core and a preventive.
—Tbe rain in ..this section bas
been very heavy recently, but tbe
greatest damage done by it in our
opinion is the exbanstion of tbe
manures. Short cotton crops will
be apt to folic w.
—On Tuesday last Sam Byues
and Bob Washington, both colored,
got into a difficulty in which tbe
Ittter shot tbe termer, tbe ball en
tering the side and passing along
under tbe skin for a few inches. It
was sxtracted by Dr. Palmer. Sam
it doing well sod will recover.
Bob efaitna that he acted iu self*
defence. He was arrested and after
n prelimiuny bearing, bound over
to eoort.
—We are glad to learo from the
oolumue of the 8, C. Advocate that
Rev. J C. Kilgo is doing noble work
in his new field of labor. Mr. Kilgo
made a fine impression ou tbe peo
ple in this eection during bis two
y ears stay among us, and he
EBENEZER.
—Mr. Bissel, who was doing a
mercantile business at tbe depot,
died on tbe 29th of May.
—Mr. Ervin Powers died on tbe
6tb iflstaut. He had returned from
Florida a few week’s previous to
bis death.
—There is more water, grass,
and frdgs to the square foot iu this
county than bas been in many a
day.
Our people are in favor of the
primary plan of nominations. Its
adoption for once cannot disjoint
or damage our political machinery
very much.
—The Ebenezer B. JJ. Club is iu
a float ishing condition, and the
boys are willing and ready to play
ou their own grounds any clnb
south of the Ohio River.
^ —The infant son of Mr. and Mrs.
E. J. Burch died on tbe 6th instant
and was buried at the Ebenezer
cemetery tbe day following. This
makes the second one of their lovely
children that has joined the angelic
throng. The bereaved parents
have our deepest sympathies.
—Now that the Presbyterian
Denomination has tabled that hard
old knot, Dr. Woodrow, interdicted
square and round dances, resolved
that henceforth they will hoe it
down in tbe old fashioned way,
farmers cau hopefully look forward
for an abundant harvest this fall.
WARDSVILLE.
—There still exist some sickness
in this locality,
—Mr. J. B. Morris bas some
young water melons that will soon
do to thump.
—Col. Hodge planted some corn
iu a ditch, and as the ditch bas been
about full of water several weeks,
the corn looks a little pnnv. The
Col. ought to have darned the ditch.
—Two of oar yoang men are
matrimonially bound. We hope
tbey wont forget their old friends
on the happy day to come, but will
think of ns, and send us a piece oi
cake.
—The fishing club is not doing
as good business this year as it did
last year. It may be because there
has been too much water, or owing
to tbe fact that the club elected a
new Captain.
—The recent rains have brought
up Gen. Green with quite a strong
force. Some of oar farmers have
tied a red handkerchief to their
plow-bridles as a token that they
are at war with tbe grass.
—Wardsville Farmer’s Club, the
whcle of Effingham Township, and
v»e think nearly all of lower Dar
Iington is strongly in favor of ad
doptiug the Primary system for
nominating candidstes for the next
term. We would sugjest that the
county chairman call an early con
voution to decide whether we will
adopt the primary or continue the
old convention plan or not. Let us
hear from other sections of the coun
ty.
W
CENTRE.
—We are glid to hear that Mr.
T. H. D. Humphries, who has been
quite ill for some time, is coiivales
ciug.
—We have had plenty of rain
and crops are looking well. We
bear Mr. B. F. James has some very
fine oats that will make fifty bush
els to the acre. How is that for
Steerfork !
—Ebenezer, we would like to
hear from you agaiu ; come up to
the trout and let us know what you
are doing. Perhaps your bees have
got the best of you It such is the
case we sympathize with you
—Mr. A. F Stuckey has the best
field of corn we know of, and we
notice Mr. H. O. Byrd nas a very
fine crop of grass. We think he
must have manured it very highly.
He did not make auy oats, but we
think be will get along very well
without them.
—Swift Creek, you are more for
tunate than we are ; we have no
school going ou now, so you will
have to give ns au invitation to
some of your commencements. If
you don’t, we will play the part of
au intruder, especially if you are
going to have something nice to
eat.
—Oh, how we are going to eat
watermelons ! We beard that Mr.
McGill bad melons as large as our
two fists, a month ago. Guess he
bas ripe ones by this time. Any
body that wishes ripe melons call
on Mr. McGill. We don’t like them
qnite so early, but will call about
tbe 4th of July. We think that if
be would give a watermelon pic nic
and let it be known that all bis
friends were expected, be would
find that his friends were innumer
able.
—Three cheers for Sam! He
says be bas piuders in his skillet.
Oh ! excase me, Sam, I meant Skil
lettsville. Blow your born, Sam,
when tbey get doue we will
run over and help you eat some.
Sam, we cau beat that. We have
some beans, hard cabbage aud Pish
’taters, and all the farmers have
beeu busy planting cow-peas. The
dbetora are as smart as ever, and
some of them have such pretty
daughters. Yes, tbe doctors are all
right uutil tbey give us a bad dose
of medicine, and then we wish—we
won’t say what. Simon.
—Mr. W. C. Mims has a patch of
very fine corn forage.
—The now storehouse now going
np over on the corner, belongs to
Mr. J. W. Odom.
—A great deal of sickness in this
community aud Dr. Josey is con
tinually on the trot.
—Another heavy rainfall visited
us on tbe night of the 3rd instant,
which will give the grass a more
savage appearance.
—We are glad to see that some
one bas stepped out and taken bold
of the quill in the Centre—onr old
home—and hope to hear from that
quarter every week. For his de
sired information as to the size of
the city we call Lamar, we Will only
say that it is not a wonderful Pig
place yet, being new and on its first
legs, but is happily looking forward
to the day when it will be a second
London. Our friend, of the Centre,
guesses that Lamar is running the
*dry” ticket by his hearing from us
so often, (once or twice a mouth)
and also affording another reporter.
Well, perhaps so, aud then you
know we have beeu jotting for the
News a good while aud it is bard
to cut asunder from old habits.
Yes, Lamar has beeu been “dry”
for about 10 years j. but we hope
that that will not keep our friend
from coming to see us in our new
home. We will promise him all the
“wetting” he may desire; provided,
however, it rains like it did last
Sunday afternoon. We will then
take him around the city sight
seeing, then through the country
and show him some line crops. We
almost envy our friend the happy
privilege of sitting every first and
third Sunday afternoons under the
sound of die voice ot ttu* Rev. G.
B. Moore, while we are so far away.
He need not be supprised if we drop
in occasionally and enjoy the feast
with him. Come to see ns and
bring your wife or daughter, but if
you have neither, bring some other
mau’a daughter. E. L. G.
5S
EARLY’S X ROADS.
—Rain, grass, grass, rain, grass,
cold, wet, grass, rain, more grass.
The above is the weather and crop
record up to date for ten days.
—The farmer’s club holds its re
gular meetings at B. A. Early’s
store, and the grass is growing
apace. There is one farmer not far
from here who since planting cotton
has decided to raise hay $ his field
of grass at present writing is much
above au average crop.
—Not long since there died a
poet priest. There have been poet
judges, lawyers, poet, statesmen and
mechanics. The country is affiicted
with a flood of spring poets; hat
we claim the only original poet
farmer. He was discovered last
week, poetry flows from him as
naturally as the turbid waters of
liis native Swift ('reek. It is so
original too as to be marvelous.
—Among the great curiosities
seen by your reporter during t! e
past ten days was a bottle contain
ing about a pint ol “good w hiskey.”
Several experts were summoned
And tested it, looked grave shook
their heads tasted it a^am, cud one
long shout of triumph arose from
the assembled judges who all pro
nounced it “good,” this is the first
specimen of good whiskey seen here
iu lhe memory of the oldest in
habitant. Your corespondent not
being in existence when good
liquor was sold, had to depend on
'lie major’s varied experience for
his opinion, who said it was “good.”
The owner of said curiosity was
eagerly questioned as to where he
got the Htnfi'. He told them he
bought it of Ceaser Alexander ou
Pearl Street So I take back
unreservedly any and everything I
may have ever said derogotory of
Pearl Street.
— The young men of this place
have organized au aquatic clnb, and
once a week invite their lady friends
for a boat sail on Parrott’s mill
pond. One day last week several
young ladies availed themselves of
this opportunity to take a sail o’er
vasty deep, when half way up the
pond ladies and gents seized tlieir
paddles as if by common consent,' 1
and scattered sheets of wat*-r over
each other, eompletly drenching al
the excursionists, al'niost filling the
boats with water. This water duel
was kept up until the boats reached
the dam, and were in three leet of
water when the gallant young
heros who had charge of the deer
jumped out and scrambled for the
shore, tbe new clerk at Early’s dis
tancing all competitors and reach
ing laud first. In leaving tbe boats
so euerjotically they were upset
throwing all tbe ladies into tbe
water. The gallant yonug men
with a heroism never before seen
made desperate attempts to get
their fair companions to shore, but
assistance was not needed as the
ladies waded out, presenting a very
unique sight as they emerged like
water Nymphs from the turbid
waves. The aquatic club were so
successful that tbey uow send out
weekly invitations to a “regular
ducking picnic”
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Popular Brands of Flour.
(Always Flesh aud Pure.)
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PEAS
LAMAR.
—Dr Cole rolled in with hia pea*
tie on tbe lat instant.
—Mrs. Massey Dorrity, ot this
yean stay among us, and he waa —Mrs. Massey Dornty, ot this
always held in high eateem by place, aged about 80 yean, died on
those who knew him beet > ♦.»»• VnA inatanr.
tbe 2nd instant.
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Call at J. H. Schmid’s aud ex
amine a fine Library of minister’s
books, together with many others,
some aa old as 250 years: will be
sold reasonable. S. B. TOLAS
Evaporated Apples, French
Prunee and fresh Canary seed, at
G. O. Mkrtz. may20
The best wagon for the money ia
the 130 Carolina Wagon, at
C. Mooney’s. & Co.
use Dr. SALMON'S
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