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j m ■J&: WB&fBmQpP ‘'•c-.-v^.i-, S: - '"•. •*?' ffiPrwJTSl^aK^ . i : • . 4%-. -,4- 4. '■■ -■^'•7? THE DARLINGTON NEWS, PUBLISH*! 1 ViaTTUUBSDAY MORNING HENRY T. THOMPSON. PROPRIETOR. fRItlH—$3 Per Annum in Advance. One S^junvU) ftvel meeFtion#..............Rl.OO One Square, teoond insertion 50 gTerymtbseqent insertion 50 Contract advertisements inserted upon the most reason ah’e terms. Marriage Notices and Obitnaries, not exceeding sis lines, inserted free. DARLINGTON NEWS. “FOR 08 PRINCIPLE 18 PRINCIPLE—RIGHT IS RIGHT—TE8TERDAY, TO-DAY. TO-MORROW, FOREVER. VOL. XIV. NO 19. DARLINGTON, .8 C.. THURSDAY. MAY 10. 1888. WHOLE NO 695. The Lost Child. I>»0 lost a child,—Oh, tell me. did you meet Mr little darlin * in the sunny si rest. With wind blown hair, bright eyes and flyingfeet, Like swift winged birds! ••Hew large was she ! ” Why, just a tiny thing. ’Tis such a short lime sines I used to sing Low sleepy songs and feel her soft arms ' eliag About ay neck. ••How old is she t Why, I really forget; Juat old enough'to loss and kiss and pet, Oulr a merry little maid, and yet Not quite a child. It seems bnt yesterday l saw her go Leadiog her playmates in n laughing row ; If you had met her you would surely know Her smiling fees. You thought her older, more than twelve you eey! That canaot be natil another May Opena ths buds and brings the happy day That gave her life. •Is that ths child T almost a women grown She bolds her g irlish head high as yonr owa; Some oae will And‘her though she goes alone, Von neod not fear. I know she’s tall and cares no more for toys— Thst’a Harry noise; Why don’t he go end play with other boys I’d like to knot? 'Ti» five years since her twelfth birthday was green With tender lenree, nnd nil the months be tween Have slipped awny till the is ^venteen, The child is lost! — Wide Awake. with her, making all thie The Darlington Manufacturing Com pany. The Stockholders of the Darling ton Manufacturing Company held their aunnal meeting at the office of the Company ou Thursday last. Mr. E. Keith Dargnn was called to the chair and Gen. W. E? James was requested to act as Sec retary. The committee on proxies having reported that 1,068 share* of the 1,718 held by the Stockhold ers were represented in person or by written proxies, the President, Capt. W. O. Ooker, submitted the following report of the Board of Directors: To the Stockholders of the Darling ton Manufacturing Company : The business of your Company daring The past year is presented iu the statements accompanying this report. It will appear trom them that the increase of machin ery and other plant anticipated iu the last report made to yon have beau completed daring the year as outlined, and the whole is now in snocessfal operation. Greater de lay than was anticipated has been experienced in getting this new machinery at work, and oul with in the past two mouths have we realised the* benefit of our enlarged capacity. Notwithstanding this disappointment it ia hoped that the progress made will appear satisfac tory to yon, and the general out come of the business gives gronud for confidence in the value of your property. Owiug to the short time interven ing between the last day ot April and the date fixed for annual meet ing. we have deemed it beet to mase oar annual period date from the Slat of March instead of April 30th aa heretofore. It will be nn- deretood therefore that the period covered in the reports acompanying ia eleven months, «. e., trom April 30,1887, to March 31,1888. The amount charged, as addi- tione to plant, covers the purchase of machinery to the value of thirty- nine thousand and forty-seven dol Jars and seventy-three cents (139,- 049.73). including freights and cost of placing in the mill; the erection of twenty-eeven bouses for oper atives, besides six otbera now in oonree of erection, and a house for the superintendent now approach ing completion: and the purchase of four lots of real estate. The erec tion of new bouses will be eontinned as there Is still demand for more house room. The time seems favorable now for making farther enlargement of oar machinery. Our mill building was designed to tarnish space for ten thousand spindles and three hundred and tbeuty looms. We have now in operation eight thon- sand ninety-six spindles and two hundred and eighty looms. By careful estimates and drawings we ascertain that by nsing the base ment for maohibery (for which par- poso it is entirely adapted), and by >n of some ad DIMMIT. the erection iditionaU building for boiler room, picker room, and cloth room, at a relative ly small cost, we can easily accom modate fifteen thousand spindles and four hundred looms; or limit log the number of looms to the three hundred and twenty as orig inally designed, can organize a sep arate yam department of abont five thousand spindles. The economy of this enlargement, on either basis, will be manifest, as we tbns utilise oar boikMng to the fullest capacity. To earn out this scheme on a sound and safe financial basis it will be desirable to make an increase of our capital. It is estimated that byitaoing seventy-eight thousand dollaia-/|78,000) of stock, making £• total tapttal Two hwdrad .ad •WT UroOMOd donm (1260,000) thegp additions can be completed in the coarse of the pn sent year. We recommend that the stockholders authorize this increase of capital, the shares to be offered at par, and subscriptions made payable in the fall, and the present stockholders to have the preference ot subscrib ing; and that the Board of Direc tors to be authorized to made such additions to the machinery and plant ot the Company as they find desirable and practicable. Mr. I. A. Newman, our superin tendent, has give notice of the ter mination of his engagement with the Compaoj, and will leave our employment on the 7th of May. Having been in the service of the Company from the laying of the first brick, it in but simple justice to say that we have found him faithful and efficient and that we lose liia services with regret. The general outlook for oar basi ness is as favorable as it has been at any time since oar organization and the condition of your property is satisfactory After the reading of this report Maj. J. L. Coker offered the follow ing resolutions which was unani mously adopted: Resolved. That this meeting of stockholders adopt the recommen dation of the Board of Directors to the increase of tbe capital stock of the Darlington Manufactariug Company; and that the Board be authorized and instructed to adopt the necessary means tor carrying this action into effect, and filling up tbe mill to its full capacity and making necessary additions to the bailding. On motion of Mr. E. R. Mclver the B\ laws, which requires tbe election by ballot was suspended, and the following persons, all of whom are the present members of tbe Board, were unanimously elected Directors for tbe ensuing year: W. C. Coker, Piesident, J. L. Coker, E. Keith Dargan, Bright Williamson, E. R. Mclver, W. K. Ryan, I. Lewentbal, J. G. McCall, J.‘F. Early, R. W. Boyd, G A. Nor wood, and J. J. Ward. Col. B. W. Edwards offered the following resolution which was adopted unanimously: Resolved, That the stockholders of this Company have heard with regret that Superintendent, I. A. Newman, intends soon to sever his connection with the Company and that we do hereby express our thanks for the faithfnl and efficient services which he has rendered to tbe Company. Economy or Not? (In tbe Columbia Register.) The manifesto of tbe Farmers’ Association claims that the proper ty of the State baa decreased in tbe past year or so. These facta are based on tax assessments, which are notoriously underestimated. Does Captain Tillman, for instance, mean to say that Edgefield County has no more property than the tax books credit her with? Will any other of tbe gentlemen whose names are appended to tbe call do so! It not, of what force is tbe tabular statement of comparison I This is a very flagrant instance of the errors of those who use statistics without thoroughly understaudiog them or cousidering the facts ou which they are baaed. Another inaccuracy no less im portant is fonnd in the comparison of the judiciary of Georgia and of Sonth Carolina. This table ex pronely says that only eight out of twelve Judges are counted, but it does not say why eight Judges are taken out. In Georgia s Circaic Court Judges receive t2,000 in South Carolina 13,500. It is not stated in tbe re port that every conuty in Georgia has a County Judge, and that Sonth Carolina has uo such official. Con sequently In this State the Circuit Judge does much more work tbau bis Georgia brother of the Bench. Besides, the Judge in this State pays all bis traveling expenses and board out of his salary. Whether tbe salary in Georgia is net or not is not stated; In Georgia the rate of State tax es is 37 cents; iu South Carolina 52} cents. Yet it is not stated whether the functions ot the State in Georgia are the same as in South Carolina, or whether some expens es borne by counties there are charged to the State here. Tbe question of supporting lunatics is not settled. Georgia has uo peni tentiary, but baa convict camps that are a stench in the nostrils of most people across tbe Savannah. Sonth Carolina may pay more mon ey for her convicts, bnt she has less seandsL Woold the State adopt this Georgia system for the sake of saving a thousand dollars f We believe that the humanity of tbe Bute woald answer In the nega tive. Tbe Supreme Court of Geor gia has coat less than the Supreme Court of Sooth Carolina, accord ing to the manifesto. Bat has Captain Tinman added in tbe inoreassd cost from the addition* of a Judge or two, which the Register la informed and believes was mad* by the Georgia Legislatore T Sonth Carolina hat fower Jndges, bat Ourjob department issnpplied with erer- faeility neceisary to enable us to compete both as toprlce andquality of work, with ever those ef the cities, and we guarentee eatie faction in every particularereharge nothing for our work. Wo are always prepared to fill orderi> at short notice for Dlankr, Bi) Heads, Letter Heads, Cards, hand Bill* Posters, Circulars, Pamphlets, Ac. All job work must he paid for Oash on Delivery. pays each one a little more. The militia costs 47,000 in North Carolina and 413,000 in Sonth Car* olina. The Register has no desire to see this quota red need lower here. Tbe citizen soldiery are an orna ment to the State, and we regret only that a still more liberal appro priation cannot be made Public printing costs 49,000 in Georgia and 413.000 in Sooth Caro lina. The farmers are referred to Farmer Hemphill of Abbeville, who is a member of tbe Legislatore and knows all abont these matters, whether the bill is exorbitant. As to tbe expenses of the Health Department of Sonth Carolina, to cat off these woald be a great mis take. South Carolina ia further South than North Carolina, more within tbe district subject to epi demics of yellow fever. Charleston is a larger city and greater precau tions are ueeded, But anyhrw, a State that is not willing to pay a liberal snm to seenre tbe blessings of health is worse than an Esqui maux tribe that lives iu unclean- ness. If the State ot South Caroli na would resolutely resolve that no soap shall be bought by anybody, we have no doubt that some of our reformers would be struck with the economic advantage of the Act. Tbe manifeato resolves to come to the root of the evil. It brands as extravagant tbe contingent appro* priation fund of tbe Senate, which ia 4375, while the Georgia Senate gets on with 435. This is a serious waste, and tbe leak shonld be stop ped, if the whole power of the par ty is required to do it. We imag ine that Georgia Senators do not use tobacco and refrain from scat tering peaunt shells upon the floor, hence tbe Senate contingent fund. South Carolina, iu order to prevent this extravagant contingent fund in future, must elect Senators pledged against these wicked habits. The voters of the State are asked to look carefully into the figures prepared by this committee before being led astray by them. The Register is in favor of economy, but it asks a wise economy, not a stint ing and niggardly policy. Our expenses must be reduced somewhat; butcareful investigation was made two years ago by reform ers, and only one elerk, we believe, suffered any loss of salary. The . ept«fer doubts extremely whether it would be wise to reduce a single item of expenditure that is parad ed in tbe maniiesto as extrava gance. A Good Joke on Vance. Senator Wade Hampton tells this story about Senator “Zeb” Vance’s Brst case in tbe North Car olina supreme court: His client bad been worsted in tbe lower coact and Vance took an appeal. It was his first argument in the tourt and he took great pains with it. When the court came to render a decision the Chief Justice quoted Vance’s argument in full. As be proceeded Vance looked proudly around at the other lawyers and cheerfnlly robbed bis hands. To his mind that was tbe greatest ar gument ever presented to a court. Tbe court rea<] Vance’s argument through and then said: “For these reasons we affirm the decision of the coart below.” Van3© was dnm- founded. Hia own argument was nsed as the basis of a decision against his client—(7 harleston World. The World ot Wit and Hnmor. Of coarse Solomon was tbe wisest man. A fellow with 700 wives has a chance to get instruction-—Jour nal of Education. Eternal vigilance is tbe price of several things other than liberty. A cash drawer, a treasury, and an umbrella require a perpetual vigil. A New York woman gets $6,000 to wear a wig. She had her own hair taken off in a railroad accident, and she has recovered that amonnt from the company. Herreshoff’s new yacht, the Say When, is calculated to make twenty- five knots an hoar. An ordinary eel can do better with a fishing line. A year ago Saratoga, Kao., was a flonrishing town of 2,500 inhabi- tents. Now it has bnt 150, and is fast becoming smaller. A boom (erang) in real estate caosed the collapse. One want of the age is condensed homoepatbio drinks, in the shape of pills, so that a fellow ean carry a happy drink in bis vest pocket and become beastly without going oat between acts and creating a disturbance. An Omaha paper alluded to a number of prominent and ioflaen- tial residents of the city at “old timea,” bnt tbe types sot it “old terriers,” and the editor had to apol ogias. A boardiug-bonse mistress comes in for a great deal more cynicism than she deserve*. (Jnfealing critics sar of her that she has her weak and strong point*—the weak point being her coffee and the strong point he? batter. John K. If elver, DEALER IN HOT7SE FTJIRlSriSHIlSra- GEOO JDS, Hardware, Wooden and Willow-ware, G luss-ware, Crockery and tin ware Window Shades, Cornice Poles, Matting, Carpeting, Pictures, Mouldings, Ac, Ac. A. 3L.I2STE OF Staple and Fancy C3-r.OOEK.IEjS HAS BEEN ADDED. IS- The Patronage of the Public is Solicited. "«« THE LATEST ENTERPRISE. A HARNESS STORE CON* TAIN1NG ALL m LATEST IMPROVEMENTS /.* HAKKE&&, BOTH TtOlBLE ABB SHUNT GrUjE, Colars, plow-bridles, riding bridles, &c., &c., by McCullough & Blackwell. Any portion of harness, however small, always kept on sale, and supplied promptly. A FIRST-CLASS SADDLER HAS HIST BEEN HIKE ID TO OOJSTIDIJOT THIS ENTERPRISE. Save money by calling on them. Woods & Woods THEIR STOCK OF Spring and Summer Goods And now have it ready foi inspection; THIS STOCK EMBRACES A FULL ASSORTMENT OF EVERYTHING HANDLED BY THE FIRM. THE LINE OF s s Embracing all the Novelties in Worsted Goods, White Goods, Ac., has received their special attention and the ladies of Darlington County will find both pleasure and profit, in inspecting the many beautiful arti cles now on exhibition at their TBOSW A-FtT .TfiUTTMCimvrtva. March 29, 1888. A Harvest Field For OASZX BTJ YEJU. 1 GA NSOJN & BROOM. BUYING FOR CASH-SELLING -FOR GASH I Getting (Bargains, -«« sar Giving Bargains. That is the magic power that is faat tearing asunder the shackK-s o* High Picres and consecrates a new epoch in the Drj Goods trade. Cold blooded an- te helium profitn—75 per cent, will not do, when the condition of tbe noon* try and the scarcity of money requires that every dollar should, if possi ble, do double duty. We secure bargains anywhere and everywhere ; whether from tbe Auctioneer, the Assignee, the overstocked Maunfac- turer, or tbe needy Jobber—it matters not since they are Bargaiua Hence we offer a line of Hats, 1,600 in all, of almost every kind, for men, youths and children, at 25 per cent, below first cost. We bought them at 35 cents ou the dollar. Next it is a Manufacturer’s Stock of Shoes ; some in broken lots bnt all genuine Bargains We sell as we buy, and don’t ask 4125 for a shoe we can sell for 41. 120 pairs ladies’ fine peb grain flexible shoes that cost first 4140; onr paice is 41.25. A splendid button Dongola goat solid sole shoe for 41.60, worth 42. Sixty pair Men’s Gaiters worth 42, now for 41 40. Space forbids mention of our New and lovely line of Dress Goods Lawns and Piques, but we are prepared to say a woid abont Notions and Hosiery. Every nickle bays a great deal in this Bargain House. 5 cents will buy 3 papers of pins. 5 c nts will buy 3 pocket Handkerchief. 5 cents will buy 2 papers of needles. 5 cents will buy a pair of ladies’ hose. 5 cents will buy 3 balls sewing thread, 10 cents will buy as much as 25 cents will at most places. Notwithstanding we have bad a most gratifying Sprig trade thus far, we mast do better; better for onr patrons and ourselves. Have faith to come and see for yourselves. Very Respectful! GANSON & BROOM. April 13, *88. THIS SPACE EEBEEYEB FOR Whose Advertisement will Appear in our next s