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' • - f. . *. i .. . p . .. ,. T THE DARLINGTON NEWS. THURSDAY, JULY 22, 1886. Fost Office Bonn. 00*0^®®“***** 8.30 A. M. to 2 P. M. Open from 8.30 P. M. to 7 P. M Down Mail Closoo at 10.30 A. M Up Mail Clooei at 4.30 P. M Hartsville, Lydia, Clyde and Stokee Bridge Mail leaves every Monday. Wednes day and Friday at 6 A. M. BLANCH 0. LAW, Postmistreft April. 29, 1880. LOCAL ITELfllS. We want to boy aboat 300 col- lard plants to set out. Please send them in at once. The long wet spell lias bpey sue ceeded by several days of sun, giv ing ns some regnlation July weather. Go on the excursion and witness the professional game of Base Ball to be played in the city on tbe 5tb. Oompteoller Gen. W. E. Stoney, was in town on Tuesday examining tbe offices of tbe Audi tor and tbe Treasurer. THE Social Club will give a dance on tbe nigbt of tbe Floral Fair day, and expect a number of ladies and gentlemen from other points. Dont forget the excursion to Charleston on August the 5th. Bound trip ticket 2.75. Buy your tickets from C. Alexander. IN our editorial last week we wrote August for July, in speaking of tbe Floral Fair Bead tbe pre mium list and see date. Gapt. Behrens has his brick machine at work on Dr. Norment’s land. These brick are to be used in building a store on tbe lot formerly known as the Bone-yard, and for other contemplated improvements The referee court in the case of Salinas vs. Pawley, after live days of steady work, adjourned Monday alternoon to meet on the 29tb inst, when other witnesses will be ex amined and argument heard. Train for the excursion will leave Darlington five minutes to four o’clock Thursday morning. Special car will be reserved for ladies. Attention is called to the ad vertisement of B. Dickinson in this issue, and persons having gins to repair or in need of a new one will consult their interest by en trusting to his long and varied ex perience, judgment and skill in giving him a call in his line of busi ness. A “Friend” writes from Anti och : “One more spirit has passed over the unseen Biver. Mi.-s Aman da, daughter of Mr J. W. O’Nails, died on the 18th instant, of typlloid dysentery and another daughter is very sick with the same disease. We all sympathize with Mr. O’Nails in his great affiictiou.” Mr. H. Lide Law, ot the board of county Commissioners, says that it will cost comparatively a small sum to repair tbe Lynches Biver bridges. DuBose’s bridge was repaired last week at a cost of about 624. The others will be repaired as rapidly M possible. Peter Hines, colored, convicted in July, 1877, of arson, burning Mr. Peter. Brunson’s bouse, and sen tenced to life imprisonment in the penitentiary, has been pardoned by Gov. Sneppard. The pardon was recommsnded by the prosecutor and others of the community. Henry Mack, jast before his death in the penitentiary, made a confession ex houorauug Peter Hines. The excursion party which left last week for Washington, returned Monday morning, and give a glow ing account of their trip. They met in Washington, Mr J. H. Ear ly and Mr. Frank Burns, and were shown anuudtbe city to all the principal points of interest. Most of them went further North, some to Baltimore, some to Philadelphia and others to New York. The Soiree given Monday night in tbe Opera House, by Miss Thompson, at the close of her first session, was well attended. Tbe Mayor and other promineut gentle men of the town and neighborhood, witlTtheir dames enjoyed tbe occa sion as much by looking at their children, as the children and young people enjoyed the i.ance. The string band, seated on the stage, played excellent dance music, in troducing several new selections. The members of Miss Thompson’s class, especially tbe yonuger boys and girls showed that they had been carefully instructed and did credit to the efforts of the teacher. About mid-nigbt tbe last dance was had, and closed a most successful and pleasant evening. The Darlington Township Dem ocratic club met yesterday at 6 30 P. M., in the Court House, J. E. Nettles, in the chair, W. A. Par rott, secretary, pro. tem. The Pres ident reported 302 enrolled mem bers entitling tbeclnb to 17 dele gates. On the motion, “It is tbe sense of this dob that it would be unwise at this time to adopt the primary mode of nominating candi dates,” a rising vote beiufg taken the motion was sustained, with no dissenting vote. Tbe delegates elected to the Comity Convention are, E K. Dargan, C. 8- McCul lough, J. C. Willoox, J. B. Law, I. Lewentbal, A. 8. White, H. E. P. Banders, P. 8 Wilds, J. J. Ward, W. F. Dargan, J. E. Nettles, E. J. G. Byrd, 8 A. Woods Jr.,J. Bosen. berg, J. M James, E. 0 Baker; alternates, J. K Melver. E O. Woods, W. P. Cole, W. B Bruy •on, B 0. Norment, J. F. Parrott. C ARTURS VI LIE. —Crops are improving some re cently. ^ —Joseph Bean, brother in-law o* Dr. Palmer, is dangeronsty ill at Midway, 8. <4, where lie hxd gone on a visit. —The Cartersvi le base ball club played a match game at Timmons- ville on Thursday last with the fol lowing result: Timmonsville 22, Cartersville 20. —The Cartersville Democratic club met on Thursday, 15th inst., and we gather the following as re sult of tbe meeting from the secre tary’s hooks: Number in favor of primary elections, 12; number in favor of convention plan, 7; dele gates elected to county convention are, H. E. C. Fountain, J. F. Ham, It. F. Humphries, E B. Mims, J. C. Hill, C. T. Uaynie, D. B. Campbell. A committee was appointed to take the census of the township. A res olution was adopted to instruct del egates to vote for primary at the county convention LAMAR. —Mrs. Mary Tillman, wife of Bev. Mr. Tillman, is visiting her daugh ter, Mrs. G. W. Morris, at this place. —Mr. G. H. Mims has added very mnch to the appearance of our town by repainting his storehouse. He- berdene is a youm? merchant of the “git up sort,” and don’t seem to be at all discouraged by the gloomy prospects of the cotton crops. —A few days ago we had the pleasure of dining with our triend, Mr. Banald McDaniel, of Carters- viile. Mr. Mac’s cotton crop has been damaged by the extreme wet weather, but his corn crop is very flue. ,—Mr Charles Weirsard, a Ger man, who resides near this place was struck by lightning on the 7th instant. He was not killed, how- eves, a tree near him receiving the main current. He lay senseless for several hours bnt at last accounts was able to walk. E. L. G. WARDSV1LLE. —There is a fine prospect for hay in some parte of this section. —Mr. Alex. Odom h s a fine piece of cotton on the road. —Mr. P. L Geo lost a valuable mule last week. —Little Bay Ward bad his arm broken a few days ago by tailing oft the yard fence. —Not far from Wardsvillc, on the road leading to Darlington, there is a bad bridge. —The subject, which is the bet ter for the farmer, to raise corn or cotton, was discussed in the Fann ers’ club at the last meeting. Corn carried the day. —As a few of the many friends of the Hon. W. C Coker have been complimenting him, we feel that it would be treating ourselves as well as Mr. Coker with injustice, uot to express our desiie to have him for onr next governor. We have been person all) acquainted with him for quite a number of years, and feel sure it would he doing ourselves a great honor as well as honoring Mr. Coker to have him tor our uext Governor. STOKES MIDGE. —Wo have had no rain about here forborne time and crops are suffering. —All the low ground corn having been destroyed by the June treshet, the lands have been replanted in early com which is now up. —A new organ has been pur chased by Hebron Church, when* the Sunday school Convention will meet this week, commencing Thurs day. —Mr. J. P. Mozingo was married on Sunday, 11th July, to Miss Mat- t e Stewart. —We hear of no candidates as yet, but if we have the “piimary” we look for plenty of them. Still we want a County Commissioner who will straighten the river at Stokes Bridge. —Stokes Bridge Democratic club met Saturday afternoon, July 17. The question of primary or conven tion was ii: trod need, and on a vote there were about 5 to 1 in favor of convention. Delegates electeil to the County Convention are, J. H. Hicks, J. H. Thomas. J. W. Wood- ham, Z. B. Mixon and J. II Pate ; alternates, W. V. Moore, J. F. Mo- ziugo and C. B. Bhodes. They were instructed to vote for the conven tion plan. J. U. Hicks elected mem ber of the Executive Committee, vice, W. W. McKenzie who declin ed to serve; J. H. Pate, president; J. W. Woodbam, vice-president; C. W. Woodham, secretary. Bes- olution endorsing W. C. Coker for Governor and Geo. W. Dargan for Congress, were passed. SOCIETY HILL. —Mr. Edward Burn has been very ill with typhoid dysentery. —Mrs. Sompayrac and Mrs. Waddill leave this week tor Bocky Biver Springs. —Among tbe snmmer visitors are Miss Sallie Lucas and Miss Parker of Charleston. —Miss Martha Bevill was very seriously injured on Thursday, by being thrown from a buggy, but is now recovering. —Many of tbe renters on the Biver, since tbe June treshet de stroyed the crops, have broken up and gone into the uplands. How they will manage to live is a ques tion. —We are glad to welcome back to their old home, Mrs. and Miss Townsend, after their absence dur ing the winter in Savannah. —There has Ikh-ii an effort •» ade to get I he sigriculttiral editor of the News to write an article on the use of the wheel barrow iu cotton cul tivation. —Tbe baptistry near tbe Welsh Neck Church, has beeu recently refined and mrst conveniently ar ranged, under the supervision of the pastor, Rev. Jno. Stout. —On Thursday night, about 9 o’clock, during a severe storm Martha Sweat, a colored servant of Mrs. Race’s, was killed by light ning at Mr. Wommock’s house. She was staying with Mrs. Worn- mock, during the temporary absence of Mr. W. and while asleep, light ning struck the house, ran down the wall, the current passing by the woman’s bead. When discovered a few moments after, blood was running from her mouth and nose She lived about ten minutes. OATS. —The High School at this place closed June 23, and the closing ex ercises displayed, uot only great tact on the part of the teachers, but very marked progress among the pnpils as well. —Mr. W. B. Register is teaching a summer school during the inter mission of the regular schmil. Jndg- ing from all apjiearames, he cer tainly works one of his pupils very hard as we saw him lying down eat ing his dinner. —The crops in this section are generally backward. The rain and grass have kept the farmers very- busy for several weeks past. Some crops are seriously damaged by the grass and rain. Some farmers have evidently destroyed what would have been an extra crop of hay for a two-thirds crop of cotton. —Miss Ida Knight of Union, a lady who taught school near here a few years ago, is visiting the family ot Mr J. W. Beasley. We gL dly welcome her iu our midist and no doubt from all appearances she has made a deep impression on some of our young men Would that the intluences were sufficient, to induce her to remain permanently in our midst. —The reading club here is the leading social feature of the season. The attendance is generally large ami the exercises very pleasant and interesting. Reading, recitations, debates, journalizing, match spell ing, comical pieces, dialogues and no doubt some match making, form the leading exercisesof its members Tbe meetings are held on the Fii day nights beloie the first and third Sundays of each month. The pub lic are invited to attend. Business Notices. The Palmetto Democratic club will meet at Palmetto, Friday eve ning, July 23, at 5 o’clock, to elect delegates to the county convention and for other business matters. W. M. Uaynsworth, President. W. E. James, Sect. TURNIP SEED. Fresh crop Landreth’s seed. Just received. Lowest prices ever known at J. U. Schmid’s ATTENTION MINISTERS! Call at J. H. Schmid’s and ex amine a fine Library of minister’s books, together with many others, some as old as 250 years; will be sold reasonable. S. B. Tolar Evaporated Apples, French Prunes and fresh Canary seed, at G. O. Mertz. may20 The best wagon for the money is the 630 Carolina Wagon, at C. Mooney. Re-union 6th Regiment, A re-union of the Survivors of Company E. 6lh 8. C. V., Infantry, and of Company G, 9'b S. C. V., Infantry, will be held at Ilarisville, S. C., on Thursday, July 29tb, 188b. It is important to have a full at tendance, as a history of these Companies is in preparation, and so far as completed, will be laid before the meeting for action. Gen. John Dratlon has been invited to de liver an address on that occasion. H. E. C. FOUNTAIN. Sec. Surv’s. Association. Sumter Watchman please copy. July 8, ’80, County Democratic Convention A Convention of the Democratic Party of Darlington County will be held in the County Court House on Wednesday, July 28th, intlant, at 10 o’clock, A. M., $harp, for the following purposes: 1. To elect ten delegates to the Stale Convention. 2. To elect ten delegates to the Congres sional Convention 8. To elect a County Chairman and a Couuly Executive Oomiuittee—each club nominating its own Executive Committee man •*. To consider and. determine whether nominations shall be made by the Conven tion or Primary system. 6 To iranlact such other business as it may deem proper. Tbe several clubs shall be entitled to representation in said Convention as fol lows : One delegate at large for each club and one additional delegate for every twenty- five (25) enrolled members, and also an additional delegate for every fractional part of twenty-five exceeding (16) fifteen. Each club ie charged with the duty of electing delegates pursuant to this notice. By order of the County Democratic Ex ecutive Committee. GEO.-W. BROWN, Chairman. J. L. EDWAKD8, Sec’ty July 6, ’86 1/ J/^ALLS TYLISH Summer Specialties! »O ^ t-. Q I | SHOES 0 l O t, s .A. IT ID j’ non huh A Specialty. -AT- SIGN OF BIG BOGY ! June 10, 1886. 3m BOSS THE HARLIM1T0A JEWELRY STORE OF JAMES H. MASON, WJiRRJiNTEn. NICKLE WATCHES 550,6 50, 10.00 to 1G.O0. SILVER WATCHES. 610, 612, 614, to 825. GOLD WATCHES, 835, $10, 850, to 8(U). Second-Hand Watches at Half Price. SILVER OPEN FACE, 85, 65.50, 66, to 88. SILVER DOUBLE CASE’, 85.50, 86,7.50, to 814. CLOCKS 1 DAY STRIKE, 83.50, 84.50, 85 to 87. 8 DAY STRIKE, $6, 86 50, 87, 88, to 814. Silveir-XV* sljtg A KT ID J* E 'OT' E Xj JrL Y, Chains ami Charms, I2ST ALL STYLES. Which Will Be Bold At City Prices, CALL AM Si m AOllRSIM. James H. Mason, July 8, 1886 PEARL. STREET, IE, at l Moioif’s use Dr. SALMON'S HOG CHOLERA SPECIFIC! WECAN CHICKEN POWDER.—SHEEP POWDER. JATTLE POWDER.—CONDITION POWDER. PREVENT A CURE HOC CHOLERA. 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