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m ' "M- ?r : W: THURSDAY, JUNE 17, 1886. Post Offlct Hours. Open from 8.80 A. M. t« 2 P. If. Open from 8.80 P. M. to 7 P. M. Down Mail Closei at 10.30 A. M Op Mail Close* at aeeeeeeeeee •*••••••■ 4.80 P. M HarUvillo, Lydia, Clyde and Stokes’ Bridge Mail lee Tee every Monday. Wednes day and Friday at 6 A. M. BLANCH 0. LAW, Postmistress- April 20. 1884. “local items. MESSES. O. Alexander and J. H. Early are off on a pleasure trip to the North and West. On Friday, the young ladies of MUsOorinne Player’s school will celebrate the close of the session by a pic nic at Mclver’s mill. Kev. P B Jackson returned on Thursday with bis family from Bucksville, where be bad been on a visit to his tather. The wagoner of some citizen emptied a load of garbage, Tues day evening from the bridge into the creek, leaving some of the load on the bridge. The first ripe tomato appeared on onr table Monday morning. Mas ter Harry White is the ^young gar dener who raised it, and now, where is Jones f Mb. J. E. Nobment and bis brother Lonis, have gone on an overland trip to the neighborhood of Lanrinburg, N. U., on a short visit to relatives J. T. Green, Esq., left last week for a visit to his home in Lancaster. He has resigned as Principal of St. John’s Academy, and will enter the practice of law injSumter. Ip you want a type writer, 0. H. Prince of Florence, can supply yon with a Hall, said to be one of the best and simplest made. Write to him or call when you visit Florence. A OOLOBED woman, Charlotte Davis, from High Hill was examin ed last week by Drs. Lunney and Player for lunacy. She has been sent to the Lunatic Asylum at Co lumbia. Mb. Wanuamaker has left Dr. Boyd’s and has gone to the up country to spend the summer Next fall be will attend a medical college. Mr. Gilliland of Pickens takes bis place at Boyd’s Drag store. A MEETING of the Woman’s Mis siouary Society of the M. E. Church, South, is called for this (Thursday) afternoon, at 6 o’clock, at the church It is important that all the members attend. The first cotton bloom of the sea son was brought in Tuesday after noon by Mr. J. J. Gandy, of Pal metto, who is oue of the young far uiers ot our anty. Who next, and where is Jones t • Oapt. W.C. Coker, President of the Darlington Manufacturing Compauy, returned yesterday from a trip to some of the up country cotton mills. He visited Piedmont, Paw let aud Clifton. Children’s Day will be observ ed at the Darlington BaptistChurch on Sunday afternoon, by the Sun day school, with appropriate servi ces, consisting of reading, recita tion aud music. The public are in vited. Cou B. W. Edwards, accom panied by Mrs. Edvards, left Tues day for Greenville where he will attend the meeting ot the board of Directors of Furman University. They will visit some of the water ing places and be absent about one mouth. On Tuesday afternoon, Sheriff Cole, carried oue white and seven colored prisoners over to the State penitentiary. The friends of B. C. Pawley having deposited suflicieut lands in the Bank to cover expen ses, the Sheriff has given him furth er time in which to pay bis fine. We received a note Tuesday from Mr. C. W. Hewitt, dated Lon dou, aud posted at Glascow, June He and Mr. McSweeu were en joying themselves to the full extent. He writes lor the News to follow him on his travels. At present they are at Port Ellen, Islay, Scotland. Manne bogs to inform the pub lic that he does not intend to raise the price of ice, but to sell at the regular rates advertised, oue cent per pound, or 75 cents (ter hundred. His is the only ice bouse now in operation, but he does not mean to take advantage of having no oppo sition. We most earnestly call the atten tion of the Town Council aud the Board of Health to the piles of gar bage and filth lately deposited by citizens of the town on the banks of Swift Creek, jnst beyond the town limits. There is an ordinance of the town forbidding this, aud it should be enforced. This garbage is jnst as unhealthy tor the town people, whether placed on the town or oonnty side of the creek. Be- jsidee, the town people have no right to create a nnieanoe which is iajnrioas to those living just out side the limits. Numerous com plaints hare been make on this score, and for a time there is no violation, bat only for a time. ley, $400 fine and costs, or 6 months in the penitentiary; William Fra ser, one year, Collins Brown one year, Julius Player one year, Alex. Bead one year, Charles Tate one year, Wesley Williams and Wesley Edwards, 4 > ears each in the peni tentiary, Allen J. Hooper, alias W. W. Clark, a total of 22 years in three cases. The petit jury were discharged, orders passed and Ses sions Court adjonrned, sine die. Court of Common Pleas was call ed in the afternoon and adjourned, sine die, Saturday morning. SWIFT CREEK. —Crops are looking well, so is grass. —Mr. T. A. Howie has been very sick for several days. —Mr. W. T. DeWitt has a very fine field of corn. He says he could dodge the Sheriff in it. —Mr. B. N. Howie has a field of cottou, contaiuiug 30 acres, that rivals any pet patch. —We are glad to see that the fashion of wearing bangs is becom ing a little less namerous, for it is a fashion that bangs out all others. —We enjoyed the pic-nic at Black Creek on last Saturday very much with a small crowd of this sectiou., We sounded the creek more than once. —We extend a cordial and stan dard invitation to Simon and all his friends, to attend all tWb com mencements and pic nics of this season. Come Simon, aud drive your fast horse, if he breaks your buggy G. W. Bass can mend it to last longer than your horse. Bill. WARDSVILLE. —Mosquitoes are exceedingly numerous. —Some of our farmers have been about to tie a white handkerchief to their plow-bridles. —We congratulate- Early’s X Roads on having organized a Farm ers Clnb. —Daniel Mixon ala l about seven teen years old, got his leg broken a few days ago while unloading a wagon. —Some of our young men are extremely fond of going visiting where there is plenty of nice fruit and a real pretty girl to boot. —The Ebenezer B. B. Club has thrown out quite a large banter for a challenge. The Ebenezer must be one of the champion clubs of the Soutl)prn States, wout some oue take it up! —There is some talk of a pic nic about the 3rd of July. It will be a big day with the farmers. It is thou* ht by some that there will be speeches made by some of the mem bers of the Wardsville Farmers’ Club. —The mill-ponds are booming, and lots of fish are lunning up Lake Swamp, and into Garner’s pond, that is those that escape being caught by the fishermen in the waste-way. We are sorry our grass won’t die a natural death, so we could go fishing loo. STOKES BRIDGE. —The crops in this community are looking well, notwithstanding the many disadvantages. —Dysentery is prevailing in this community to an alarming extent, causing the general health of our community to be greatly improved. —We have had an abundance ot raiu in this community, too much for the growing crops, except spring oats which promises a fair crop. —Mr J. Woodbam lost his only son a short time ago, a bright littie boy of five summers. His remains were buried at Hebron Church where the funeral services took place by the Eev. E. T. Hodges. —Your correspondaut recently killed too mad digs on the same spot ot ground on Mr. John W. Woodham’s plantation. These dogs having bitteu a number of other worthless cars, caused a general massacre iu tbt g.eat dog family of this section —Mr. Willis J Woodham had quite an unwelcome visitor a short time ago. A negro, Ned Spencer, came iu bis yard aud with an open knife grossly in-ulted him with cursing aud threatnings. Mr. Woodham tried to drive him out by throwing some broken bricks at him. This did not have the desired affect, whereupon Mr. Woodbam seized his gun and sprinkled the negro about the hand, side and legs with a tew squirrel shot. The negro picked himself up from the gronnd and putting on speed eqnal to that ot a locomotive, it is said by parties who witnessed the affair, that be literally quit the face of the earth The trouble was caused by the negro’s wile obopping up too muob cotton. Ned Court Record. Thursday. State v«. Waterman B. James tried, verdict ot not guil ty as tarnishing intoxicating drink to a minor; mistrial ordered is the charge of aaaanlt and bat tery. State ve. William. B Atkin- eon, assault and battery, mistrial. Stata vs. Wesley Williams and Weslev Edwards, burglary and lar- 4W, gniity. XhesenteBoas wars: B. G. Paw- CENTRE. —Well Bill! your uncle is a pri mary man. Wbat say you to that. —Corn crops are looking well, cotton crops are sorry. Stands are generally very bad. Tbe grass aud rains have ruined the best cotton, lice are very bad thia year. —On laat Thursday, afternoon a olond came from the northwest, and let na have a yoang flood of rain. There was same hail and a slight wind. It rained so there wae good boating on any of onr pood lands. We heard a neighbor say that be had a barrel ia tbe yard with tbe bead oat, and the bang np, and it rained in the bong faster than it could ran out at tbe bead, •» • w.-v» —So Mr. E. L. G., Lamar is on its first legs is it. If that is the case, by pitch, tar !and turpentine, we think it ought to stay so, espreiah if it’s running tbe dry ticket. —Bill, jen said that when piett names were being shared out we mast have been behind tbe door. We want yon to understand that we stepped oat first and then hau to bring yon out. So that accounts for the horrid name that you have taken. Bat it don’t make any difference, we jnst wanted yon to have a name so we coaid give yon ‘•hail Columbia” when ever we wan ted to. Now Bill if you laugh, we will all laugh with you, But if you weep, you will weep alone. And we know when twelve o'clock comee, Bill want* to hear that horn. —Many thanks for your kind invitation to us, to go to see .\ou, and we think we will avail our selves of the first opportunity to do so. But when we do, we don’t want to tramp around in the hot sun to look at your flue crops. They may be fine, but we don’t think they are extraordinary. When we go to see you we want to eat watermelons and lay up in tbe shade and drink lemonade. Now if yon think yon can give us that and more too, yon may look for us. Simon. EARLY’S X ROADS. —The green plum and cucumber are getting in their work here and the doctors are busy in the land. —Tbe crops are looking well in this section. The oat harvest is upon ns, bat tbe crop is reported as being very light. No cotton bloom yet. —The Farmers Club at this place isin a floarishing condition and a very appropriate name for it ap peared in some newspaper. It is to be known henceforth as I. O. O. K. L. or Independent Order of Knights of Leisure. —Where iu the thunder is Stokes Bridget We trust that last win ter’s freeziug has not killed him out or that this spring’s freshets have washed away that historic bridge from whence so many dot-gems emanated. Trot out to the light aud explain yourself or the man from the Centre will light on you Hartsville seems to have ruu into his hole and dragged the bole in after him, as nothing has been heard of him iu some time. Come out Hartsville and let os bear from you. There is Lydia; she most have got married, tor she has thrown aside her friends and wil: not let us know by a single dot that she exists among the living. Come out and uail y< ur colors to the masthead, give us a white lie occasional,v and dout let tbe Ebe nezer man sweep the decks of that commodity. He is a brilliant fel low and seems to have an exhau-r less fund by the way he sticks to business. If Lamar with its two reporters can’t tell us where Ski! lettsville is, then we move that hei staff' of reporters lie cut down to one. The Tmitnonsville man seems like the rest of us to be short on news since the Tramway engine ceased to make the forests ring. The Oats X Roads man, since i e has got au engine in his vicinity seems above slinging a line to an . body. Wake up boys and girls all along the line. This is not the yeai predicted for a general col lain* of this planet. Close of Miss Player’s School. At the final examination of Miss A. Corinue Player’s School for the session just comp eted, the follow tug distinctions were given : ORTHOGRAPHY. Emma Williamson, Bessie Wil liamsou, 2nd distinction. ARITHMETIC. Eima Parrott, 1st distinction; Gulie Klma Law, Bessie William son, Clara Ward, Carrie Mnlvcr, Maggie Law, J^uima Williamson, 2nd distinction. ENGLISH. Mary Coker, Lou Mclver, Bessie Williamson, Carrie Mclver, Maggie Law, Clara Ward, Emma William son, 1st distinction. LATIN. Annie Williamson, Gulie Elma Law, 1st distinction ; Lon Mclver, Mary Coker, 2nd distinction. FRENCH. Alice Parrott, Elma Parrott, 1st distinction; Annie Williamson, Nonie Williamson, Gulie Elma Law, Bessie Williamson, 2ud distinction. RHETORIC. Annie Williamson, Gulie Elma Law, Nouie Williamson, Alice Par rot'i, Elma Parrott, 1st distinction. PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY. Annie Williamson, Gulie Elma Law, 1st distinction; Nonie Wil liamsou, 2nd distinction. POL. GEOGRAPHY. Bessie Williamson, Clara Ward, Carrie Mclver, Emma Williamson, Fannie Mclver, 1st distinction; Maggie Law, 2nd distinction. HISTORY. Bessie Williamson, 1st distinc tion; Clara Ward, Carrie Mclver, Maggie Law, 2nd disUnotion. NAT. PHILOSOYHY. Elma Parrott, Alice Parrott, 1st distinction. ALGEBRA. Elma Parrott, Gnlie Elma Law, Annie Williamson, 1st distinction; Nouie Williamson, Alice Parrott, Lou Mclver, Mary Coker, 2nd diaj unction - { MYTHOLOGY. Emma Ed waids, Laarie Law, 1st distinction. ylLI.S j ^TVLISH if l VliDE £ ‘ Q f | S H © E S 0 1 O ' n > l “Keep cool and let your hair grow.” Fumanr Clothing at hot weather Prices. M.KU .'U KKU:>, LINEN AND BILK SKKKSUCKKR8. P * ^ ft) jLJsriD F RNISHINC A Specialty. -A.T- SIGN OF BIG BOOT ! Junn 10, 1^86. 3m !, AT C. U GO TO THE DAKLIMrm JEWELRY STORE OF JAMES H. MAS© N,- PEARL STREET, ' F 1 <D JR BEST WATCHES The Best W A ( In the State for the Price IS AT- A N I) C 1, O C K S JOHN SISKRON’S F’ -A. cto n "%r Call on him helorc purchasing and examine his Stock of Fur. niturc, Wagons, Buggies aud Harness. O O E IF I ZST 3. Cheap Wood Coffins and fine Wood Caskets, and Metalie Bur- ial Cases always on hand, February 18. 1880 iy -Al isr r> «r e -w March 11, 1888 L Darlington W holesale GROCERY. HIS FRESH liROCERlES MAYS mM 1.1 Special prices to Parties Buying in Lots. Popular Brands of Flour. ^Alwsys Kittsh and Pure.) NEPTUNE. DARLINGTON PAJSCY, FAKME1LS’CHOP tt. GOQD A8 GOLD- , WHITE WAVE. They Can't be Beat. Call On Edwards & Norment. J. L. Coker & Co., Darlington, i>. C. Hartsville, & C. OFt AT Darlington Wholesale Grocery, at Darlington Depot. April 8. 1886—ly EARLY PEAS I •UP"'P use Dr. SALMON’S HOG CHOLERA SPECIFIC! CHICKEN POWDER.—SHEEP POWDER. JATTLE POWDER.- CONDITION POWDER. /•PREVENT t CURE HOO CHOLERA. DESTROY A PREVENT HOG LICE A WORMS- WECAN< CURECAn e MURRAIN,TEXAS liEVER.Ae. , CURE CHICKEN CHOLERA A CAPES. J CURE SHEEP ROT, TAPE WORM. Ac. manufactured by the VETERINARY MEDICINE C< NASHVILLE, TENN. EJSTJD OH OAIaZu IFOR .'•XHOXJL.A.-R. FOB SALE BY ras uii 11 cm, it c, Mfi, Enterprise Grocery. 500 Bash els—Life Preserver, and other varieties. POTATO KSv POTATOES 25 bbs. Irish Potatoes, all Varieties- 25.000 LBS. O. FL. db XX S. Sides. TOBACCO ! TOBACCO ! TOBACCO 'r The largest and moat vompleta lina«f Tobacco* «*v«r ofttnd iu tbia tnArket/ »n4 Ut price* that defy eowyetjt jon, ; * ' May $7, A. S. WHI f: MA .i.v., **•;. -wrtif w ■ ,* ....*• V' V 8 ■ Rif