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THE DARLINGTON NEWS. THURSDAY. PBB. 5, 1888. LOOA-Xj ITBMS- 0. A. WOODS, , of'Sarion, la in town. Hon. George W. Dargan’s famlty Will joiu him in Washington next week. Da. Lnnney is making Rome im- S 'oveinenta on hit residence on road Street On the 27th nit* Mr. W K. Witherspoon, of the Lydia section, killed a hog weighing 684 pounds. Th* choir of the Methodist Ob arch is busy with its weekly (practice. ▲ fight between two colored toen made things lively for a *hort While at the market on Thnrsday. 8TR02RR. the Jeweler, does line Work and his charges are reason able ; all work warranted. Mr. Lanrin Parrott, the steno grapher of the Third Circuit, left town on Saturday to resume his du ties. Attention is called to the ad vertisement of the Misses Lide Who will sell a lot of furniture at their place on Friday Feb. 10. The passenger tra'n coming up Was two hours late on Saturday, owing to a delay on the Columbia And Greenville road. MB. J. B. Coggeshall, of this County, has been elected chief Mar Shal ot the Fuphradiau Society at at the South Carolina College. Rev. Mr. Scndday preaches at the Factory every Saturday uight, and bis congregations there are large and attentive. Mb. Gaines, ot Belton, Anderson Oonnty has charge of the omnibus running to and from the depot, Jeff has been put in charge of the dray wagon The boys with sling shots are happy. The robins are on hand alteady, considerably earlier than usual. This is said to be a sign of cold weather at the North. McCullough A Blackwell’s busi ness is growing so fast that they are eonipelled to add to the capaci ty of their stables, which are al ready unusually large. Rev. Mr. Law preached at Lydia at 4.30 o’clock last Sunday a her noon, at Centre Point at 7.30 the •ame evening, and again at the lat ter place the following morning, The members of Darlington Lodge, K. of P., are making exten- live preparations for thedntertain- Went of the Grand Lodge of the State, which meets here on Feb. 21. Eliza Keith, a highly respee'ed colored woman, the mother of Sam and Hab Keith, died on Friday night, in the ninetieth yeaPof her Rge. The freight train leaving Cheraw yesterday was so Very long that Oapt. Hendrix bad to help it onl by attaching ten of its cars to bis mall train. Mr and Mrs. Thorne gave a theatical performance to a fair an- diaooe in the Opera House on Fri day night. The same exhibition Iras lept atrd at Timmonsvllle on Monday niht. Cotton has been coming in quite steadily for this season of the year, and at the present rate we will cer tainly reach 19,000 bales. The sta ple is now bringing froui 91 to 9} for middling. Oapt. John Floyd has purchased R lot on Broad Street, in the “South End" of town, immediately adjoin lag the Baptist Church yard, and la preparing to erect a convenient residence upon it. ▲ board of trade bas been or- S miled in Florence with the follow- gofficers: James Allen, presi dent; David Stern berger, vice- president, and W. M. Brown, aeo rotary and treasurer. Jim the Penman, one of the most Celebrated plays of the day was rendered st Florene on Thursday Right by a genuine Madison Square eompady* Several of onr ctticens went down to etf)oV the treat and totnrned delighted. The freight trams form Fl< fence to Darlington are so long that al most every morning it taken two engines to bring them as far as this point.- One day last week a Aingle train consisted ot thirty-nine A WELL selected stock of gor.d*, Consisting of dry goods, notions, Chocs, hardware, harness, tobacco, groceries, <£c, Sate be property of A. Kalmns, will be sold at acution ftpder a chattel mortgage st 10 o’clock ob Tnesdsy next. . The colored man who was dhot fa the leg by ihe policeman on Sale Day last is staadily improving un der the skillful treatment of Dr. Willoox, and it is now tbonght that If nc nnfooeen complication sets In, he will entirely recover the nse of bis limb. MissBilen M’tms and Mr.- John Warr were united in the bonds of BMtrimoqy by Trial Jnstice Dargan Or Tuesday afternoon. The cere mony waa performed at the resi dence of Mrs. Modlin. at the Fac tory. The Woman’s Working Society of the Baptist Ob arch held a mee-, teg on Wednesday of last week at the residence of Col. B. W. Ed- #anu. One of the results of their labors is the neat wire fence whien encloses the ehnroh lot, and their fatest undertaking is * 1 the reneva- bob aodrimprovement of the eharohi Simon Elias, who kept a clothing store on Dargan Street, in Florence, made an assign me* t to Belton O’Neall Townsend, E*'] ,on Monday for the benefit oi his cr ditnrs. il is liabilities are estim-ued at 910,006 and his assets at 93,000. Mr. W. M. Haynsworth, the most popular drummer who travels in this section, was in town last week He looked, if anything, more handsome and cheerful than ever, in ahtietpation, perhaps of a certain interesting event which is now close at baud. J. B. Hocr ad ay, the new route ag n nt of the Express Company, passed through Darlington one day last week on his official tour of inspection. Mr. Hocks way takes the place of Mr. E. A. Brown, whose health failed while in the discharge of bis duty in this division Mr. W. J. Dickson, of Marion, the popular and reliable contractor who baa done snch good work in Darlington, ia here on a business trip. He will return within a week or two and will take charge ot th e building of the Methodist parson age, the Episcopal Chapel, an ad dition to Miss Fountains’ store, Ac. Darlington is not the only place abve with droramers. They h-^ve made a new departure this year, and “the woods are fall of them.” At every “cress-roads’’ in the Coun ty where tb<re is a store, members of this genial fra eraity are to be found working in active competi tion to secure the country tra<ie. McCullough A Black well s raf fle for a Columbus baggy is pro gressing finely, and at the present rate it will not be long before the two hundred tickets wilt be sold Remember that every one wbo purchases a horse or mule trom them will be presented with a ticket entitling him to a chance a< the buggy. ’ Mr. Benrv J. Jaeger, of Flor ence, and Miss Lillie Bissett were married at the Presbyterian Church in thattow’i last week. The wed ding was a bri liaut one, the hand some bride and groom and the charming attendants looking their best The happy coup e left on ’he evening tram for an extended Southern tour. Mr. L. Vaughan, the accomplished book keeper, who was with Mr. J F. Early during the past year, has obtained a fine position with Messrs. J L Coker A Co, of Hartsville. Mr. Vaugban is a clever gentleman and an excellent accountant, mud we venture to predict that he will perform his duties to the eirire sat isfaction of bis new employers. On Broad Street, near the Baptist Church, the hauk of the ditch pro vents the water from rnuning off, and inconsequence after every ram the street at that place is impassa bletor thoe on foot. We would suggest that onr City Fathers ou< there a trank nr nnderdrain, which will take the water into the ditch and will render the sidewalk dry at all times. As Mr. G. J. McCown was driv ing oat home shortly before dark on Friday afternoon, one of bis reins bioke. and bis horse becoming frighten at a dog which was baik ing jnst under its heels, bega < to rear aroand in a dangerous man ser. The buggy was turn -d over on its side, and serious couHcqdeu oes might have ensued but for the promptness of a colored man in grasping the animal by the bridle. The Small Grain Crop Such of the small grain crop as has been already planted in this vi- einty is in fine condition. Many farmers, however, fearing a repeti tion of the losses which have attend ed their efforts for two or tbrtl sea sous past, have postponed planting until later in the spring. Serious Illness of au old Citizen. It is feared that one of the oldest citizens of the town is tailing rapid !y. For some month.-' past the health of Mr. H. Hymes has been very feeb e, but during the phMt week he bas grown so alarming'y worse that bis daughter and son, who live, respectively, in Florence and Co Inmbia, have been has'ily summon ed to Ids bed-side. At last accoun's he was somewhat better, hut he is in such a very low state that it is feared the end is not far off. A Promising Lawyer. Among the numlier of those who were admitted to the Bar inOolum bin last week was Mr. E. R. You- mans, whom the Judge ot the Sn. preme Court publicly oonipli[Rent ed for the admirable manner in which he bail passed his examina tion. Mr. Yonmaus, when princi pal of St. David’s Academy at So ciety Hill a year or two ago,- made many friends in this County, allot whom will rejoice to learn of the suc cess which hag attended him at the tbecommeneement of bis new ca ner. About Pensions. The rush for pensions iw this Oonnty so far has beeu considerable. A boot fifteen disabled soldiers and nearly the the same nnmber of wi- dowR of those wbo lost their lives in the war have already applied to the Clerk of the Court for the nec essary blanks for filing their cLims The rash has been so great that the first set of blanks sent the Ulefrk has been exhausted and he hiw had to make reqaisition on the Comp troller General for more. Those who wish information on the sub ject of the pension law are referred to abstracts of the Comptroller- General’s circulars on the subject, whioh will be lonnd in another oolambt' A Possible Candidate. *A correspondent of the Aeirs and Courier writing fri.m Clarendon Comity *avs: “The recent extract in the Seim mid Courier about Clar endon having a Con-{re*s n.in, re minds me that there is a iu nor in this comity that Solicitor Newton, ot Msflboro’, will enter the race for Congressman from the Sixth Die trict. This may be ouly an idle ru mor, and then it may be more.” The Experimental Station- Dr. McBryde, the President of the Son'h Carolina College, aud the Dueciorof the Experimental Sta tion*, paid an official vidt to the Darlington . tatiou on Saturday last. He made several valuable suggestions in regard to the work which is now almost completed Dr. McBryde is thoroughly familiar with ad the details of the business, and he-predicts a bright and useful fu’ure for the Dsilingron Station. He is more d-lighted than ever with the soil and location ot the farni, aud, in bis opinion, it can be brought up to the highest state oi usefulness (or the purpose for which it is inteuded. A Novel Entertainment. A pnity ot ladies are getting np a novel entertainment, whioh they propose giving fir a charitable and worthy puruose at an early day. A fad description of this entenain- ment will be given in onr next is sue. For oar present pur|K>8e it is sufficient to say that it is something entirely novel, and will prove very entertaining to those who in iy at tend. Most of the young people in town will take part; :he ladies in ch irge have worked faithfully, and have gotten up beautiful costumes for the occasion, so they deserve and will doubtless receive the gen erous patronage of the public. A Sagacious Animal- While Mr. McOown’s horse was behaving so badly iu trout of the hotel on Saturday afternoon, Mr. Henry Wiilcox’s handsome dog, Sumter^ acted exactly as if he knew what the trouble was, and was e - deavoring to render all the assist auce in Iris power. Leas nervous than the frightened men upon whom Mr. McCown at first called in vain for aid, Sumter did his best to Oitch the broken rein in bis teeth, with the evident purpose of check lug the wild career of the frightened animal. Fading iu this, be caught hold of the horse’s tail, wrh the b.-st intentions iu the world, though this movement only increased the terror of the plunging animal. Euongh to Scare the Horses One day last week a spring wa gon containing a commercial trav eler and his trunks came up to Dar lington fro r. F orenco. The wagon was stopped iu front of tue Enter prise Bo'el, and the horses, winch had been left for a iri-un- nt, became Irighieued at the barbaious noise of the goug, whieh sounded for din ner atmut that time, and plunging lorwi id, turned into Exchange Street, bent npou making their way back to Florene**. We don’t blame them for wanting to get back there if the gong was the sound which first greeted them when they entered Darlington. Tiny were stopped, ho - ever, before tney hud proceed ed far on their return trip, and be fore any damage was done. Cau’i the town council t ass a prohibitory ordinance iu rcgaid to that relic of barbarism, the bote: goug f Railroad Kings. Messrs. A. F. Ravend, President of the Nor heastern and the Cheraw A Darlington Railroads, and J. F. Divine, General Su|>erintendeiit of the Atlantic Coast Line, accom panied by the civil engineer Who has in charge the track of the en tire line of road, made an official trip from Florence to Cheraw on Ti etsd;>y. The party traveler] in a beautiful parlor car elegantly fined up When the train stopped at Darlington on the way np, the three magnates got out. to “stretch their feus’’ aud held .a short “confab” over the triangular piece of land adjoining the depot, the property ot the railroad company, which, rnmor says, the factory desires to purchase. Excursions. For the accommodation of those desiring to a teinf the conference of the Northern Methodist Church, which began in Charleston yester-' day, exenrsion tickets from Dar lington to Charleston at the rate of (5.75 for the round trip were on sale from the 29tb to the 1st, in clusive, and will be good to return on until the 8tb. For the meetings of the Sta’e Grange and the South Carolina Agricultural Society which wore held in Columbia yesterday, there weie also excursion tickets on sale at the rate oi two cents a mile each way* A nnmber of persons avail ed themselves ot the cheap rates. The frequent excursions which the Coast Line has been giving lately have been of great advantage to the traveling public, and we trnst that they will prove so advantage- oas to the railroad authorities that they m y be encouraged to con- tiune tfa>m A' Fine Performance in Store for L T s. As has been already mentioned, Mr. J. H. Thorne has made arrange meats to organize a first class theatre company to travel tbrongir the South. For some weeks past hh advertisement to this effect bas appeared in the “Clipper,” the offi cial organ of the theatrical world. In response to this advertisement Mr. Thorne has succeeded ia secur- icyihe swRwiweaef game fine talent,, and orders have been sent them to rendezvous at Darlington. The troujie will be orgsniz* d here, and, from ail account'*, will probaldv prove the best snpjh.rt Mr. Thorne has ever had. He is such a great favori'eiti Daitingiou, and ved>»ve been so long in need of good per formances, that he has been prevailed upon to * pen his season st this place. Before starting on his nuind, therefore, he will give the people of Darlington an oppor (unity of seeing his new troupe. The fnrther particulars of the per formance will I e given the public later. It is sufficient to say that It will audonhtedly be good, and every one who is a lover ot the drama is advised to turn out on this occasion. The Episcopal Church. The small band of Episcopaliansin the community are prooeedieg steadily aud surety with iheir work of building a chapel aud establish ing a branch of their church at this p ace. Nearly all the arrangements nave m w been complete*! for the erection of the huildinu and, work will t>e began on it at an early day. By the courfesy and generosity of the committee of the Knights ot Honor who manage the Opera house, that building has been plac ed at the disposal of the congrega tion for a few Sundays until their sacred edifice shdl have been com p'eted. Forihtsact of great kind negs the congregation are exce'd- mgly grateful. The first services were held there on Sunday after noon last at half past three o’clock, and. nntil further notice, they will be continued at the same place every Sundy afternoon, commenc ing promptly at the same hour. The public are most cordially invi ted to attend. The Total Eclipse of the Moon- The total eclipse o! tne moon on la^t Saturday night was one of the most beautiful it has ever be-n onr pleasure to witness. A large num ber of our citizens were out on the streets enjoying the striking and uuusual sight. The Sunday Seim gives the following interesting de scription of the phenomenon: “The total ecli se of the moon, as predicted, came tn t'me yester day afternoon, beginning about 4.30 o’clock and end ng a tew min utes tifter 7 o’clock. The most beautifu part of the celestial exhi bition wa-i whet tire moon was p issing rhrouuh the imuumbia. The fac** of the moon appear, d to be covered with a purp tie veil. At ab ut a quarter past 7 o’clock the the Southern edge of the moon l>e> red out like a point of light, giv ing the illusion of a ballooti at an i nnieiis- height with its pendant fire. By degrees the whole surface of ibe’noon emerged through the “shadows of the shadow,” the lum inary undergoing all ihe changes from a point ot light to that of a full blaze of glory. The pl.enomb' non was of course, not generally observed until alter dark. If the con titious tor full observation were a* favorable at. th ■ astronomical stations in this country as then were iu Charleston 'he results may bC extremely valn.ible. Oue of the mooted question* i* whether the m >on is surrounded yhy an atmos pheric envelope. Look out tor the Blind Pig. Mention was made of the fact last week that Mr. Ira N. Clemen's had a litter of 8**v. n pigs hH td which were born b iu 1. Oue of the freaks was brought to Darlington this week in order that Dr. Will cox wight operate on it* eyes. The animal i« certainly a enrious look ing objfeot. Its eye ha'ls are evi dently perfectly formed, but each of them is covered with a thick tissue of skin rendering it totally sigbiles*. The doctor was quite busy looking alter some Of bis patients when the curiosity waa brought to town on Monday night, so for safe keeping it was placed back of the store; a large dry goods box was pat over it and iu order that then might be no chance ot its escape, a heavy fence rail was pla ed on the top of (he box.' When the doctor went to look after his patient the next morning the box and the fence rail were just as be had left them, but the pig was nowhere to be found. Whether piggy fl*-d preciptately iu terror of the doctor’s knife, or whether be is the Victim of some ruthless curiosity hunter, has not yet developed, but f any one of out citizen’s should chance to find a blind pig un'der his house during the next lew days he need not be surprised. Arrest ot Gamblers. For some time past complaint has been made in regard to 'he boisterous cursing, swearing, quar reling, aud use of profane language which proceeded from the house ou Pearle Street just at the head oi Sycamore Street. So hideous was night made by these carouse*, and so UHSeemly were they to people living in the neighborhood aud to ladies and gentlemen passing by, that the Town airhoiities resolved to put a stop to them. Accordingly, policeman Dargan aud Mr. H. M. Willoox surrounded the bole on Monday night and before the occu pants were aware of their inten tion* made a raid upon it. Those within were engiged.in the profit able occupation of gambling, and the entire phrtv, numbering eigh teen in all, were carried before the Mayor the next morning tor a hear ing. The two persons who kept the den were fined ten dollarseitch by the Mayor, while the rest of the gang were dismissed with a rep rimand. Daring the hearing of the case, John'Qfoeiir one of the defendants, a vicious looking negro boy, rose to his feet and attempted to whip out the whole court and all us offi cers. Amid piercing yeltaai-d cur se* which con’d have b* eudo'srd a quarter ot a mile off he w.jj carried below by the marshals and given time to cool off in the jug. He wa* subsequently fined twelve »ioll»rs of iweuty four day s in jail lor re sisting and officer. When brought before the Mayor a second time and given an oppoi(unity of purg ttg of his contempt of Court, be indulged in even more abusive and insulting language than before; whereupon was added unto his pr.-vinus sentence a fine of ten dollars, or imprisonment in jail for one d^y, the extent ot th** punishment which the Mayor is allowed to inflict for bonfomp’. The Mayor has made a good start and we trust that his action will he followed by a genuine effort on th* payt of the Town authorises to put a stop to gambling of every descrip tion, among the white as well as among the colored people. We do not know of a place iii v the State which is cursed with *o many bile, worthies*, trifling colored peo ple as Derlington It i* a sereat pity we could not persuade some of them to emigrate. If wo are compelled to at up with them, however, we sincerely hope tlfot the Mayor will repeat Ids salutory lesson at an ear ly day iu order that this wortldi'ss elds* ot our population mav lx* made tonnderstaud that they caaaot do as they pletse in Darlington. Don’t forget tobuyfa Daisy Plow, offered low down, at Blackwell Bros. A Fine Entertainment By far the b st entertainment which h”s ever been given in Dar ling-on was that of the famous Boston Star Company on last Sat urday night. To thc.-e ot us who have been forced to witness seme • f the execrable performances wide!? have taken place here during the past few years, that on Saturday- night was indeed a revelat'Oti. Tne er**d't of bringing Hi’s excellent troupe to Darlington is due to the Knights Building Association; the owners of tlm Opera House, whose patience having been finally- ex hausted by the frauds winch h v*- afflicted us m the past, determined to attract to Darlington a troupe which wonld really afford our peo ple sumo entertainment for their money. The Association deserve great credit tor the success which has attended the’r first effort in this direc ion, and they will receive the heart felt thanks of all the theatre-goers in die community if they will con time in the good work which they have iMgun so well. It the affair had been property adver tised every seat in the Opera House would have bjen tak*-n. As it was, the fame tf the performers had pre ceded them aud a fine audience greeted them as the curtain ro*eou Saturday night. The comment was generally made that no more select audience was ever assembled in the building; the elite of the town was out on this occasion. The members of the Star Company possess decid ed talent in their respective parts. Though few in number, th- y under stand the art of attracting aod-eu t* rtaiuii g their audience from the beginning to the end ot the perform ance. The prim t douua, Medora li**n-o * Emerson won the hearts of the audience by her charm ug man norsas * ell a* by bt-f beautiful voice, w hich harmonized to pert> cMon with the cornet ot her busha* d, Professor Emerson, a m ist* r of that mo>t pleasing of musical instruments. Prof ssor Rudolf King is decidedly the best pianist wno bas eVer appealed in Darlington. His ouch is something wonderful, and the audience wa* carried away by 'be harmonious strain* which he brought trom the instrument. Miss Nella Brown, the elocutionist of the torn- e, is a lady of decided genius. Her rendiriou ot the.famous “Chariot Race” from “Ben Hur,” vasexccptionaily fine, while “.Money Musk” elicited roars of laughter and applause from the audience. All of the performers, particularly (he captivating little prima donna, r* ceived repeated encores, and they may well feel complimented at their reception by the people of Darjing ton. Some of our citizens were so delighted with the performance that they are making an effort to induce the troupe to pay ns an other visit dnriog the course of the next few week*. If they should succeed, we venture to predict that ou the night ot the performance there will not be standing room in the Opera House. What do you think of this f Stro zer will sell you a Waltham or El gin watch for $81 SOCIETY HILL. —Mis. Nettie Howie, of North Carolina, and her two little child reu are ou a visit to theirold home. —Capt. T. A. Gandy is erecting a shoeshop, where William Alexsn der Mumford will take “the stitch that saves nine” aud prove “a sur geon to old soles.” —Mr. R. L. Chapman caugiit a youthful colored rogue who had stol en five dollars from him and tor safe keeping took him as a room-mate for the uight. Tbsryoung rascal re lieved Mr. Chapman’s pockets of fifteen dollars and got sway. Arm ed with an “unconcealed weapon” Mr. Chapman went in hot pursuit but to no purpose. After Ins ex- Citeineut was over be found that the exj>ert had removed the canrl.'rs from the ebamtter^of his pist 1 If yon want a bargain, go to Black wi ll Bros. CARTERSVILLE. —Gnanc is coming in r.ipidly and the roads are in very bail condi- ; tion for bunting it. — Mr. James Rowe is here on a ! visit to hi* brother, Mr. (loo. Rowe, onr telegraph operator. —Mr Maxey J. Mims, a young mati only 24 years of age, died of pneumonia near this place on Fri day lust. — Rev. Sidi H. Browne, editor of 'he Christian Seighhor, preached at the Method st ( hutch here mi Sun day last. —The free schools b ive closed, but our people have employed the teachers and the institutions of! learning are still in tub blast. This is the case with both tiie white and the colored schools. —What has become of our char ier ot incorporation ; will some one be so kird as to iniorin us T Wo can learn nothing of it. Goods, mail, Ac., still come here marked “Cartersville.” We thought 'be name had hern changed to “Wal ters.” Won’t some oue “turn ou the light”on this subject? TIMM0NSTILL1’. —Several new building* arc go ing up, the enterprises of Messrs. McLendon, Byrd ami others. — Onr colored friends have near ly all recur* d homes and work for th*s year, and have settled down quietly to business. l —The farmers are up and doing and as they have no hA£e8 to fix up they can devote all their time to domestic matters and the planting rf oats. —The gua??o craze still continues.' Messrs. Traxler A McEachern in form ns that they have' bought 4(H) tons, whih »I1 the other merchant* in the town have bought heavily. —Dr. J. E. Byrd and Mrs. Lily W. Ham have formed a copartner ship for the | urpose of working fn ilie timber business on the N. E. Rail Road between Black River aud Santee. —Miss Ida Wright and Mr Wil lis Booth were married on Sunday bv Rev. J. E. Beard, at the Met ho dist Church. The newlv married conple will spend a few weeks at the North. LAMAR. —Mr. M ah res Gray ia clerking for Mr. Jacob Spear*. —Mr. G. H. Mims is preparing to remodel and enlarge his we 1- kuow place of badness. —Mr. Joe Spears has attached a set of mill rocks to his engine and is now prepared for grinding. —Mrs. L. R. Brnzeale, of Flor once, is on a visit to fotatives at this place. We tuist that her stay Will be long and pleasant. —Starling, the celebrated color ed banjo picker from Western North Carolina, has been gather ing in the nickels ou our streets for several days past. —Mr. Oscar Jordan, who has been in the employ of Mr. W. Mims for some time past, still retains his place tiehiud the counter, where he is prompt *o wait npou hi* friend* and cuMiomer*. —The rainy weather h is t’ e a. ‘- pearaoce of having settled oft. and onr farm is are brushing up ami making oft in the direction of an other crop. —Our fellow townsman, Mr. (1. W. Morris, ha* been ai ing of lute very much and bus foll.-n off in weight from 2.’)0 to 2l'0 p und*. His little son, Charlie, i* aJ*o quite sick with puenmon a hot under the treatment of our resident physician he was improving nt la-t accounts. — Onr town and vicinity was en tertained on the night of the 27th ult., by Dan Ducello with hi* magic lantern, v< ntiiloqnism, and the Senator from “Koshmosh,” “spik rd” with music and “niggei” sh’uf ties. The house was full ai d ah seemed to otfjoy the occasion in the extreme. Cap*. Spain, who ha* been foach ing at this place tor some time p st, took bis leave on the 27th mst, to accept a position which bas been offen d him in the graded schools at Allendale, Barnwell County. He made many friends v hile here, and was much esteemed by ns all, He leaves with our best wishes for his future success. — Mr. Elias Wright bas pulled bis saw mill out from our m’dst and located in the vicinity of Tim monsville. We learn th <t Mr. John Rose will do likewise iu a few days. We will mbs these mills, as they have been quite a convenience and benefit to our coramnnitv. This is not for the luck of saw timber. Cannot some o'ber mill-man come iu f Trumbo, Hinson A f’o., of rh-»r- lesb n, have <li<onntinned borine**. Tlte annual Conference of ib* Northern Mcthodi t* i t rid* State will be held at the Cent*nary Church in Charleston on Felt. I, Bishop J. F. Hurst, of New York, pr< siding. The News ot the Week. Tho Ciarlfsio* collon /Hciory, which Jessed operation i\ fi-w we >ks ngo. b*s be gun *j«ia under * new manage ornt. The Piedirtcnt Colton mill* si Greenville are reported to be ia »ery flourishing cob. dition, *nd the (?uCk i* bringing » bigli figure. .< .f - I h It is said lUt a party ef rich colored men huve on foot a gigsn ic schi-me to perende Ihe colored people ofSonih Caro lina to ei-igraie to Soaili Aroene*. \p unlicensed liquor eel'ar in Co'leton ^ounry w»s warned to 'eave, and aa a re* ward for big neglect to comply with the warning, his rlvcli of gonks was destroyed Iasi week by a ban I of regu'dtors. Dr P, H, Melt, Chancellor the tluL rervily of Georgia, and one of the ire* distinguished ll iptiu divines in the South, di-d .u Athens yesterday iu the 7 >th year of his kb*. Two workmen who were assi»ti»g fo • raring down the walla of me eld jail tri Charleston last wee* fell from * consider able height and were crushed by large stones, receiving injuries w.ich are very serious and whieh may prove fatal, Greenville t« preparing for a G i'a We*t thla summer. An effort is b.-iq* made t b have the State military cnoarapment there! A base ball tournament and other attrao- li»e festares are also being provide I for the occasion. During the past week the eo d Id New York, Pennst ivinia, and thougimut iba entire North has b e-'n sicessive, the moat severe kuown in thirty years. Railroad trai n have • een ohoked up by tl.« enow in every direction. Motion* for hail in the twee of the four Sumter rioters, charged with the ki liag of Trial Justice llaynsworili. were argued before Chiel Ju-ui « Simp-mu in Columbia Inst we tk. bail was grante i all the pie ties. the an o nt being placed at (4,0(Kji each for )o n R. Kee s aud i’enuiagton and at 86,000 each fsr bowman and ilar- by. State Nrws. Cheraw is reported to be on • big “boom” N**w rndnatiies are springing up, m-wpeoulc are moving in, aud new life bas been thrown iutotheold town. A ay .dit-ar* e't monied men purchased some of the choicest real estate in the phot- last week, and will begin at once the construction ot six iiaiMhoiu*' brick stores. Charles Arbuckle, the great cof- f-e man of New York, has been sued for broach of promise by Mis* ('lard Campb ll. The jury foam! a verdict for the plaintiff of 943,000, probably ih« largest ov.-r rendered In this country tor a suit of tl er kind. At the trial of tlie<ja<» S5me amusing episodes b ■t.vo.ni the lov- f vfc'were brought our.* Business Notices. The Waterbary watch, (the l.i test improved) bus been «old in thii town for 83.50. Some Say that rb< watch I am selling at 82.60 is an in ferior article. The “improved” i« the only arti. le that is now sold; in fact, it is the only one which if made at the factory. It ia thf identical “Wateibury’ which foi home time past ha* been retailing in this tt wti at $3.50. I mean whul I say; come.aod get a i<n*hel, i you want that many, and I will fol yon have them at $2.50 each. Stro zer the Jeweler. The New Home is beyond doajd the best machine on the marttu. They are going like “hot cnk"f>,” but you can get one any lini*i at Blackwell Bros. A Jersey cow and heifer calf foi taloo'iak Ap tly at this office. Remember, I will se.l yon a good clock for $2; eight day clocks frorr 95 to 97.50; designs in walnut ot w hite ash. Sfrozer,’ the jeweler. SUE HI F PS SALES, A. b. CAMPBELL, Agent. v* . II. S. SEXTON. TVarrant to s*-i*# Crop urider Lien. By »iriiie of iln- sbovu slated warrant, 1 wilt sell at the Society Hilt Jepol. in Dar lington County, ou ihe fir*i Mon It./ It I I ebruury ni-xt, or Ibe Tue day ikernafier, the following p-r onal property, to-wit : Three bale* Cot Ion. Fifteen bu-bels Corn. m>*e or 'e*». Two lliiii'lred ihe If’iMj.ler, Uioi e or Ires. Two hundred but Cotton Seed, more ot le»B, Terms of sale cSish. f P. COLE. SDO. January 19, '88 JOHN McSWEEN, v» J. S LC0A8. Warrant to se'xe Crop nnder Lien. By virtue of the above Wsrrant. I will sell at the plantstion of \V. J. Lookhsrt, near Tlromonsvil'e, in the County of Dar lington. on ihe first Monday in February next, or (he Tuesday thereafter, the fol lowing personal property, to-wit: Forty (40) Bustle's Corn, more or tesa. Five Hundred (600) lbs Fodder, more ot less. Terms of Sale Cssh. , W. P. CdLE, S D 0 January 19, ’88. TUE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLIN COUNTY OP DARLINGTON. By virtue of two Chattel Mortgagee e euted by Angel Kalmus to P Kalmns i Joseph Rosenberg, and P. Kalmns reep lively, both of said mortgarei bearing di the 1st day of November, 1887, the forn of said mortgages having been duly assi( ed to Wm. K. Ryan & Son, and both said mortgages having been filed in the flee of the Registry of Mesne Convevai for (he County of Dnrilogtoo, on the 2 day of November, 1887, end there duty eorded, and upon which default has b< made, I wifi expose for sale at Public A tion. on Tuesday, tbs 7th day of Febrns 1888, at tha store formally occupied Angel Kalmus in the town of Darliogt tbs property mortgaged, consisting ot that certain stock of goods formerly owi by the said Angel Kalmns, contain goods, wares and general rnerqhandi and all tbe.store fixtures tb< rein contain Terms of sate Cash CHAS. K. ROGERS, Agent of W If,'Ryan 4 8on; assign* and P. Kalmus, Mortgages. January 17, ’88.—2t — » . For Sale. Fifty (50) acres of Isotl, two a '• half miles from the town of Ti monsville, formerly the proi>ertv M. B. Timmons. For terms apply to’ i J. F. EARLY Dec. 22, ’87—tt Terms ranh With Order. ftieves shipped from fscory including Sf pieces. A flat top $!&. No. 7. Cook Stove foi $9. oven 16x17. weight 220 the. A’Flal Top $22. No. 8 Cook Btove for 918, oven 17*18, weigh* tbe. Warranted to give perfecl *a isfaction. Apr! * ■» ■* *v#, wv «-vr vv ■crwniaii f perfect *a isfaction. s.o.