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*.i ■ Bi THE DARLINGTON NEWS. THURSDAY, MAY 17, 1888. LOC-A.3L. ITEMS. Colts! Chestnuts! Thkbe are a good many cases of ■easles in towu. 0*o. W. Brown, E«q., has gone on a ten day’s trip to Alabama. Hands are at work repairing tbe bridge over Swilt Creek. MAI. H. L. Charlea has gone to Washington, D. C., on a short pleas ure trip. THE largest and best variety of lead pencils in town is to be found at th Book Store. Congressman Geo. W. Dargan arrive.) in towu last Saturday on a #bri. f visit t<> his frieuda. The Artesia.i well has reached a depth of 245 feet; the pipe has been laid for 240 feet. THE tent and flx'ures of ;he Hol iness Aneociatiou are being taken dewn a: d bauh-d to the de|K)t. Call at the Book Store and ex amine tb<* beautitul Oxford Teach er»’ Bibles which are there dis played. THE delegates to the Stnte 'Joil- veution left yesterday I he Con vention meets in Columbia at twelve o’clock to d-ty. DR. J. 0. Willcox went to Co lumbia yesterday to attend a meet ing of tbe State Board of Medical Examiners. McCullough, Blackwell k Co., have decided ;o put a label on all the hort-ea at their stables, so the owners will know them when they sec them. Wk regict to stste that, owing to the absence of the lay reader from town, no Episcopal services will be held at the ball oo Sunday afternoon next. Lost, at the Holiness tent, one night last week, s lady’s black wrap. Tbe finder will cooler a great favor by leaving the ssme at this office. Mr. J. J. Smith and bis father, of Ashland, took tbe train on Tuesday for North Carolina, where they will remain for a few weeks on a visit to thslr relatives and friends. Miss Conner who has been in the telegraph office here for some time has returned to her home in Au gusta, Ga., and Mias M. D Or mond, of Chester, S. (J., has taken ber place. Owing to !ea>|K>rary indisposi tion, Mr. G. B. Edwards was on able to attend the Soutbern Baptist Convention at Richmond. Rev. G. B. Moore and Col B. W. Edward* went on as delegates. Mb H. P Johnson, of Bennetts- < ▼ilk, the ) opular representative of the Equitable Life Insurance Com- S iny, was in town on Tuesday and vored the News office with a call. Mr. 0. 8. McCulloogh has only a few bushels ot bis flue wild goose pea kit for sale. He has reduced the price to 12.50 a bushel and any one desiring this excellent brand of pea bad MMter call for tbe t>ame at once. Wk wish to return thanks for in- vitstions received from Messrs. R. L Dargan and J. B. Floyd, two Darlington boys. The former sends sn invitation to tbe annual io nicot the South Carolina Military Acade my, and tbe latter to tbe commence ment exercises of Oak Ridge Insti tute. AT tbe meeting of tbe State Board of Agriculture held iu Co lombia on Wednesday, May 9tb, a communication was read from Col. E. R. Mclver transmitting a check to the board for 12,500. the balance doe on tbe 15,000 subscribed by tbe citizens of this place in aid of the Experiments I Station. W«*n the advertisement of Mr V. 0. Bsdham, of Colombia, who is agent for tbe Aim of Talbott k Son, of Ricemond, Va. Farmers can get as good machinery of all kinds for aa small a snm of money fiom this well known firm as anywhere else is the country. Mr. Badham is also agent for tbe famous Hall, Eagk, and Lummus gins which he is eell- iug at popular prices. A young man while out horse back riding, Saturday afternoon, was thrown, in front of Woods A Woods* store, and painfhlly but not seriously injured. Dr. Normeut who, fortunately was near by, went to his assistance sad found bis right wrist dislocated. Tbe Doctor tweet the injured limb and tbe gen tteman is doing as well as could be expected. We call tbe attention of our read ora to the advertisement, which appears ia another column, ot Mr Isaac Salzbacher, tbe Florence jowtler. Mr. Sulsbaoher is an doebtediy one of the beet jewelers io the Pee Dee section sod any one wishing repairing done in tbe line Ot watches iewelry, eta, would do writ to try him. His prices are low and bis work satisfactory. Mb. Ra hboas, the founder of the Order of Knlgkts of Pythias, was so mnoh pleased with a pair o> Pythian caff battens owned by a ■ember of that Order in town, that ha inquired where they were pur- abased. On being told that Mr. A Weinberg had saeh articles for sale, he imaMdiately proceeded to Invest in a pair. It is needless to that Mr. Weinberg Check-books, each of which con tains 100 checks, with stubs, on tbe Peoples Bank of Darliugton, are now oo sale at this office. On Sunday morning next the Bev.Q. B. Moore will preach the fifth anniversary eertnon of his pas torate at this place. Thbbe will be Communion at the Presbyterian Church next Sunday. Mr. Law will sail for Europe on tbe Umbria on May 26th. During his absence Rev. J. W. Wallace, of Florida, will occupy the pulpit. Mr. Wallace is a young minis .erot much promise. The Way they Manage in Sumter Judge Advocate, F. W. Crosswell, held a Court Martial on last Thurs day afternoon, and seven members of i he Sam ter Light Infantr> were arraigned for non-attendance and disobeying ot orders. We are in formed that the disposition of the cases have nor been made public yet. Look out boys. Be more obe dient.—Sumter Advance. A Good Book for the Money- Biograghic. I Sketches ot Eminent American statesmen, with speech es. addresses and leiters by ex Gov. B. F. Perry, oi South Carolina, is one of the most valuable books re cently published. It contains an introductory by Senator Wade Hamp on which is v. rv fine iu itselt. Every family in the State ehoi Id have a copy of this excel lent work. This book is for sale at the News office Price $2. The Supreme Court. The tollo ving Darlington a! tor neys left Tuesday afternoon for Columbia to attend the spring term of tbe Supreme Court: Con gressman George W. Dargan ami Messrs. J. J. Ward, J. E. Nettles, Geo. W. Brown and C. S. Nettles. The cases of interest to the people oi Darlington coming up for trial at this term of the Court are : Mc- Cown vs. Norris, Edwards vs. Dar gan, Charles v*. Byrd, Trumln), Hinson k Co. vs. Trailer, assignee, •fid Carolina Savings Bank, of Chariesion, vs Parrott et. al. Strawberry Festival. On Wedue*day evening of next week, tbe ladies of the Episcopal Church will give a strawberry festival on tbe Academy iawn tor the benefit of tbe chapel. The pub lie generally are cordially invited to attend and patronize their under taking. On the same evening Rev. John Kershaw will deliver a lecture in tbe Academy ba lding tor tbe benefit ot the caase. The price of admission to the h-crure will be twenty five cents, and as Mr. Ker shaw has delivered it with great success throughout Sumter County it is hoped that his many friends in this community will be on hand to hear him on Wednesday night Tbe lecture is said to be a fin*- one and all who attend will pass a pleasant evening. » Almost a Jail Delivery On Thursday night ot last week some of the prisoners in the jail re ported to the Sheriff that two of the inmates, Ned Edwards, com mitUd to await his trial under a charge of assault and batb-ry in the town of Florence, and Pet r Thom as, ot Darlington, charged with lorgery, both of whom are colored, were trying to burn their way out of the jail. An invest gation re vealed the tact that tbe two mis creants were iu the habit of satur ating their blankets with water, and then, after spiraling them upon the floor would place lighted splinters opon them. This process bad so charred and softened the floor that they oonld easily have made a hole, iu it and effected their escape h d not the Sheriff’received timely intimation of what was go ing on. lecture Thursday dight, bat owing to an engagement he had mads to visit t he Graded Schools of Flor ence on Thursday morning, it coaid not be so arranged This was much to be legist ted tor as Dr. Mavo’s •|>eci.ii field of labor ia educational work in the South, he coaid not have tailed to arouse the interest of the people of Darlington in this noble cause. The Sheriff's Boarders* There are now twenty prisoners in jail. On Saturday last Martin San mass and Louis Thomas, boih colored, were committed by Trial Justice McNeill, under a ch >rge ol assanlt and battery On Saturday Justice Sanders committed 0 inane McNeill, Early Howard, and Olivia Howard, charged wph breaking and eutenug the dwelling house of Dr Horace Williamson on tbe nigiit of the 11th inst., a> d stt aling there from tb*- sum of $30.38. Tbe two latter were subsequently discharg ed, no evidence having been fonud against them, but Connne will be afforded au opportunity of estab lishing her innocence at the next teim of the Couit of General See sious. The snm of 110.00, suppos ed to be a poitiou of tbe booty, was recovered from her. Or. Monday, Mr. McNeill sent up Jerry Harri- •on, charged with having commit ted an aggravated assanlt with a razor, which he had concealed on his person, and Tom Richardson and Tom Sessions, charged with burglary and larceny. Lecture by Dr. Mayo Rev. A. D. Mayo, of Boston, the greatest lecturer on education in this country and who has address ed every Legislative body in the United States, lectured in Darling ton, Wednesday night, May 9cli, on the subject of Graded Schools. Ow ing to a large meeting conducted elsewhere in town on tbe same nigh , the attendance was small. The few who heard him, however, were delighted and so mneb so that a movement, which promisee to be Moeesetnl was immediately made by some of the most influential oit- liens of the town to establish grad ed schools ia Darlington. An effort wot nude by those who beard Dr. Mayo to induce him to remain over and deliver another A Good Man Gone- Mr. Thomas W. Smoot, who liv ed near Palmetto, died at hii home Thursday night, May 10th. His death was sudden ; he was taken sick about six o’clock in tbe after noon and died at eleven that night. Mr. Smoot was buried on Friday iu the family burying ground, less than one hundred yards from his home. Rev. J. G. Law, who con ducted the funeral services, made a few appropriate remarks. There was a very large attendance at the funeral ; many persons from towu being present. It was als. notice able that many colored persona were there to pay their last resj*ects to i he remains ot this good man. Mr. Smoot was born near Society Hill iu 1815, his parents coming originally from Maryland. He has lived, however, near Palmetto near ly all of his life. Mr Smoot wa* a worthy gentleman and use ful citizen and his death is a serious loss to Darlington County. He leaves seven children to mourn the departure of iheir lamented father. Pensions, The fellowing is a list of the per sons for whom checks for pensions are still held in the Clerk of Court’s office: Sarah Nichols, M. F. Byrd, M. E. Poison, S. E. Elmore, Elizabeth Bo tick, Abaline Kelly, Hannah Anderson, Julia J. Mozingo, S. P. Best, Sopbronia Odom, Patience Hagood, R. A. Howell, Ann Ander son, C. A Hill, Lacy Ann Poison, Martha Keith, Susanna Reddick, M. E. Hagood, T. S. Ham, Hester Fields, Robert Harrell, Jane E. Scaffe, Hannah Goodson, Mary L. Melton, Eliza Ann Elmore, H. B. Williamson, Anna Dampier, Moriah Flowers, W. J. Dew. These checks are for the month of April and the amount of each is $5. Those to wh m tbe ch cks be long must apply io person at the Clerk of Ccmt’s office for the same and they should do so at at once. Since publishing in our last issue tbe list of those residing in this county whose applications had been approved by the State Pension Board two more have been accept ed, namely : Mrs. Anna Dampier, Dovesville, and Mrs. Moria^ Flow ers, Darlington. Seventy-two applications iu all have been forwarded to tbe Board from this comity, forty of which hare been approved. No advice concerning tbe remainder has been received by i he Clerk of Coart. The Annual Inspection. Adjutant General M. L. Bonham Jr, passed through Darlington Mon day on his way to Beuuettsville where he inspected on tbe same day tbe Gordon Rifles which has been lately reorganized. He was accompanied to Beuuettsville by G^n. VV. E. James and Lieut. John K. Mclver. The party retained to Darlington. Tuesday afternoon in time to inspect the Darlington Guards and to enable Gen. Bonham to leave on the evening tram. The Guards assembled at their armory about four o’clock and marched from the square to th* Academy Green under the command of Capt. E. R. Mclver On reaching the green the Guards were drawn op in line facing the Confederate monument to await the arrival of the inspecting party. A small crowd mostot whom were ladies had collected there to witness tbe in spection. The Adjutant and Inspector General anived soon after accom panied hy Gen. VV. E. James, Capt C. 8. Nettles, Lieut. J. K. Mo Iver ami the Adjutant General of the Third Brigade. After Gen. Bonham had inspected the arms etc., as is usual on such occasions, Capt Mclver put the company through a good many fi< Id move meats. Gen. Bonham then made a shoit address to the Guards, and the company was theu marched from the Green to the Square a d from thence to the armory, where, alter a brief speech by Capt. Mclver, it was dismissed. Thirty-eight members of the company were present at the inspection. The inspection of tbe Gordon Rifles a' Beuuettsville is reported hy those who attended from this place to have been very creditable and gratifying. Ev* ry thing was well conducted. The inspecting party was met al Society Hill by a committee and carried from thence to Beuuettsville by private coovey- ances At tbe inspeotion speeches were made by Gen. Bonham and Gen. James. Judge Hudson was also called for and be responded warmly. That night a large recep tion was given by tbe Judge to tbe military and their distinguished guests. General James’ speech is declared by all who beard it to hava been remarkably floe, and his fiieuds assert that be is developing into qnite an orator. the armory to the Metbodiat Church where the first part of the exercises were held; as they filed into the oburch followed by ladies and young girls with floral decora*ions, the organist, Mr. Gainey ;.ooom- panyiug with the oornet, pi >yed a march. Then followed tbe uymn “O ye tears” which was beantifnlly rerdered by the choir. A poem written by Father Ryan in memory of bis brother who was killed in the war was next read and Rev. H. G. Scudday followed with a selec tion from the Psalms and a brief bat touching prayer. A hymn wan sung by tbe oboir and after tho lougmeire doxology all adjourned to the mouutneut where the remain der of the exercises were conducted. The ladies bad previout-ly very tastefully deooiated this structure with wreaths and flowers and the young girls now added their bean tiful floral offerings to tbe memory of those who fought and died for tbe Lost Cause. Tbe Guards then fired over the monument a salute of three volleys. The ladies escorted by tbe Guards next proceeded to the cemet ry where they dressed tbe graves of the fallen heroes and at this place the Darlington Guards decorated that of their dece sed comrade Mr. T. W. Berry. The Presbyterian Churchyard was then visited and the graves of the soldiers buried there were decorated ; here also tbe Guards placed their floral offerings upou the grave of L. M. William- sou a former member of the com pany. As tbe weather was very threatening the Baptist Church yard was not visited and the core- monies here ended. Nothing is more baantifnl than this custom of paying tribute once a year to the memory of those who sacrifloed their liven on the altar ot their conn try, and to tbe ladies of Darlington, ever ready to do noble deeds in times oi war as well as peace, should be given the credit of so snocessfally carrying oat the exercises on this solemn occasion. The James Murder. Ever sinee tbe Jamts murder, the Sheriff has been taking actire steps to uoeartu the dastardly aasassins. On Tuesday night he returned to town after o.ie of his rants near the eceue of the outrage, brinipag with him two colored meu, Ui I Scott au 1 Lewis Williams, who are strongly suspect, ed of baring had a hand in the business. Both of the parties were placed iu jail. For obvious reasons any furthsr particu lars as to their supposed connection with the oaae would be inappropriate at this time. The people of the community in whi.h the murder was perpretrsifl hare a right to be iodiguat, but instead of spending their time in diseussing the propriety of holding an indignation meet, ing, they had belter turn in and do ail they can to assist oar efficient Soeriff who seems determined to do all in bis power ts sift the mystery to >hw bottom, and bring the guilty parties to tbe gallows. Memorial Day- Last Thursday Memorial Day, aa is the custom, was very appro- f riately observed io Darlington, t waa aouonnoed that the cere monies should eommenoe at four o’clock in tbe afternoon, bat not antil half past fire did they begin owing to the Darlington Guards not appearing nt the appointed time. This company marched from A Pythian Address. Mr. Justus H. Rathbone of Wash ington D. 0., founder of the order ot Knights of Pythias delivered an interesting and able address in the Opera House on Saturday night. Mr. Rathbone lectured to a small but appreciative audience in Florence the previous night. Gen. W E. James, Mr. G. K. Rogers and tbe Editor of The Dablinoton News. All who heard him were so well pleased that it was arrang ed with Mr. Rathbone to deliver a lecture iu Dailington on Saturday night. The Dailington Lodge No. 7 bad repeatedly invited him to address the people of Darlington but through some mistake he never received the invitation. Mr. Rath- bone bad an eng igemeut to lecture on that night iu Greensboro’, N. 0., but not making the proper connec tions he was unable to be present at that place, so be agreed to come to Darlington. He arrived Satur day morning and daring the day he held an 'informal reception in the parlor of tbe Enterprise Hotel, where most of the Pytbians in town called upon him. In tbe af teruoou be was driven oat to the Mineral Spring and shown the many other points of interest around Darlington. Considering that it was Saturday night and so short a time had been g ven to make arrangements for the lecture, a goodly nnmber were out to hear him. The exercises were opened with a short bat ap propriate praver by Rev. J. G. Law, who is a member of tbe Order. Mr. 0. K. Rogers, a member ot the Supreme Lodge of the Knights of Pythias of the World, then in a few happy remarks introduced Mr. Rathbone who took as the subject of his address Pythianism. It would be very difficult to do jus tice to auob an admirable address; bat we will state, however, that he held the undivided attention of his audience through tbe entire lecture. Mr. Rathbone lectured in Colum bia not long sinoe on tbe same sub ject, and to give an idea of wbat be said we clip the following from tbe Regular concerning bis address: “Mr. Rathbone said that tbe mis sion ofthe order of tbe Knights of Pythias was plainly and concisely set forth in tbe promulgation ot principles issned by tbe Supreme Lodge. It was based oa-tbe uni versality of banian brotherhood and intended wholly to exemplify prac tically the principles of friendship, Charity and Benevolence. It main tained tolerance in religion, obe dience to law and loyalty to the E ver ament under which we live. i object was to uplift humanity The bright jewels which it garnered ware tbe teara of little orphana, and its endeavors were to assuage the anfferinga of tbe sick, to sncoor the unfortunate, to bury the dead and care for tbe erphans. “Its laws are rt aaon. Its cardinal doatriaea inspired parity of thought and better livae. It* motto waa pesos oa earth and good will to men. “The speaker gave an tut crest ing account of the first organization of tbe order in W«s!]iu£ton in the month of February, 1864. Wat-h ington Ledge, No. 1, wan then orgmized, tbe only previous meet ing having been held the Monday pterions in a private i ;>om by n few gentlemen interested. At tne or ganization ot this lodge a ritual, of which he wae the author, was adopt ed. “He had often been asked how he had come to write that ritutL iu tbe summer ot 1859 he had been a resident of Eagle Harbor, Mich , and au amateur dramatic company was formed there. He was app int ed stage maniurer, and among some plays which he r ceived trom New York was that of Damon and Pythias. On reading it he wa* struck with the idea that the play embodied au admirable foundation for a secret society. “He then wrote the ritual subse quently adop'ed by tbe order of Knights of Pythias, bat kept it secret and attempted to make no use of it nntil 1863. when he was a resident of Gennauto* n, Pa. He and a friend with whom he had talked about organizing a secret society were so.m alter sent to Washington, both being in the government seivii-e. In Washing- ton, as stated, the order was or ganized and its foundation laid. “The growth ot the order had been simply phenomenal. B> the latest statistics it has 3,200 lodges, 47 grand lodges, a supreme lodge, and is represented in the Hawaiian Islands, Mexico, and other foreign countries. From th.-modest begin ning in Fehruar.i, 1864, with one lodge, the order now has over 225,- 000 members. “The original degrees of Page, Esquire and Knight are now known as ranks. In addition to paying weekly benefits to the sick and providing for watchers and care by a visiting committee, every lodge provides a lunerai fund, and in some an allowance is made for the assistance of tbe widow and or phans. “The Uniform Rank was estab lished in August, 1878, and now has 18,000 memliers, distributed among 700 to 800 divisions, and tbe Rank . ad proved a valuable anxiltary to the order. “On the 1st of December, 1877, the Endowment Rank was institut ed, and it had lie -u one of the most important adjuncts. By its instru mentality over $4/250,000 had been paid np to date to widows and orphans. Its sola purpose was to supply safe and available insurance at cost, at a small monthly outlay. The speaker said he had no hesi tancy in saying that a better oppor tunity for provision tor one’s loved ones does not oust iu any order in the known world. “Continuing, the lecturer said that no humau sentiment was more deepl seated than that fraternity on which their noble order was founded. Chivalry also was a principle of tbe highest sort, and secresy bad proven necessary in all grand andertakings. Secresy and cbivaliy had prevailed from the earliest times to the present. “Secresy wa-< ouoof tlw* attributes of deity. Nature also was illustra tive of secresy. Creation iswr<p- ped iu mystery and has many secrets yet to In- revealed. Who could wonder that man sought to imitate it T “Secresy increased in au iucrea* ng ratio among people of higher intelligence and civilization. It was necessary iu the home, and to be happy there must he secresy and chivalry between m n and woman, one with another. It must be the safeguard at the door ot every h< me. Secretivt-ness was ingrained n onr very natures. It has been s.iid ih it language had been given to enable ns to conceal our thoughts. “Chivalry ia as much an attributu of the bnmau race as its twin brother, it meant iu its proper acceptation to relieve tbe distressed to succor the weak—it is love in exercise. It was a Godlike attribute, and an ancient philosopher bad said be who was most chivalrous is most God>like. As au illustration he allnded to the chivalry exhibited by Jonathan for David. “Tbe order of the Knights of Pythias had borrowed from the lexicon of troth and history secresy and chivalry. In applying tbe principles of chivalry to the con dition ot things in the present age the order had adopted them as dis played by Damon and Pythias. “Tbe speaker then proceeded iu well chosen words and with elo quence to graphically portray the nqjble action of Pythias iu standing surety to his friend Damon through triendship at tie risk of his own life. Never, the speaker said, had any order a nobler, truer and more lasting fonndatirii than this. The story of Damon and Pythias ap pealed as strongly to-day to all that was noble iu man as their lofty ad herence to the principles of friend- ship did at the time they practical ly exemplified them. Tbe order was yet in ita infancy, but already it has its heroes and its martyrs who have testified on the altar of Pythian fraternity that it is sweet to die for those we love, and. unlike Pythias, they had not es caped yielding np their lives, in support of this, Mr. Rathbone re iated several affecting storiee of oases where Knights, to aid their brother Knights, had lost their lives in burning bnildings, in fever- stricken Memphis, in mine explo. sions and elsewhere. He said be was sure the order helped it* roembeis to lead better lives, io better (war the burdens of life, and made them really brothers. Pythisss do not believe in fair- weather friendship, bat in that wbieb bears trials and proves its intrinsic valne by deed* Pythi*n cherry was tmly the nobles: ot its kind, a tiractic 1 illus tration • f the eeripturd injunction. It allots no thought of evil of a brother, but covers • im with tbe mantle of charity. 1 Ii • true Pyth ian i* ever re idy to forgive and equally ready to forg<-t an injury By his obligation he can not bar bor a thought of revenge. If h« did. he was no true P>tblan. “Beu -voleuce wa* placed la* f in the orders’ declaration of princi pies, but it was by means least. In some degree it embraced both the others, it. was the practic I de luonstration of friendship and char ity. It is riie lodestoue to draw heart to heart, the touchstone to prove line merit and aiuceris. The true Pythian gives because be loves to give, and not because he expects anything m return. Among the duties of members to their t rder was regular and pnno dial at'e"dunce at se.-nious of their lodge, the proper discharge ot all responsibilities assumed by taking any petition* therein, and hard ami intelligent study of the princi ples and practices of the order. Alluding to the objections some linns raised by the helpmeets ot married meiulier*, Mr. Rathbone was exceedingly f..ctir>us and relat ed some nm-cdotet in illustration that brought down the house. As a special favor he described and ex i mplied th»* sign and password of the fourth rank mairied member, to be mvd only at home ; hIho, the same tor si'iglo member* ot tbe fifth rank. Both would seem like ly when known to increase the re- gaid of the married ladies for the order and make single ones desire Knights for beaux and possible hus bands. “in conclusion Mr. Rathbone said they thought so highly of the principle* of their order and the benefits they assure that they would fain invite all maiiLiud o eu ist under the tri color of the Pythian banner. They believed the mysterious tenets of their order were so well adapted to the needs of humanity that all would be puri fied in thought ami heantifb d iu their lives by their study. The or der’s principle-* bore fruit iu kindly deeds and worthy actions, and the true and loyal Knight of Pythias by adherence to them would find them a guide through tbe -had tws of life and a sure reliance in the end of a lite ot love and labor.” Mr. Rathbone left Darlingtou on Satuiday night after the address to meet engagements iu North Caro liua. —Pro . L. W, Hnbhard, aasia, taut teacher and instructor iu pt-q- niamhip at the Jone-*in»ta\ North Carolina, High School, is here. Though quite young and mod sr be speaks eloquemly ou pei>mau*hip. A rare chance is afforded to >he young people to ira;»rovM their out- rography. The Professor e-joys an enviable reputation in Marlboro* ami portions of North Oatoliua. POVKSVILLK, — R*-v. I>, D, Cl.trke l« at rend ing the Baptist Convention in Rich- mend, —•A Farmers Alliance waa organ ised at this place on Monday by Mr Tillman, —Mia* Annie Gibb* of Charles ton, is visiting friends In town and the vicinity, —Field and garden crops -eriu to be growing ffnelv not withstand ing the nights are n arly cold enough t. i Host. —We miss the genial face of onr fel!ow-towti»n)an, Mr. G T. Parris, who Las gone on a visit of a few weeks to bis old home, Goldsboro, N. C, — A party was here this morning in search ot one Moses Thomas, colored, who has been in the employ of Fenibee McKetbau, ooloied, near Soc ety Hill and who, wbiU the re»it were in the field cuts red the house and knocked in the beat) with an axe a ittle girl who threat- • Red to tell ou him. He then stole from (he house $18 and s salt of clothes, and left iu the direction of Darlington. Said Moses Thomas i* a stout black boy about 18 ye.m old with a delect iu sight and very white teeth. He had ou a abort blue coat and heme made snuff colored pants, and waa last aeon in company with another yosng mas about his own age going towards Darlington. The little girl is uol expected to livo, though able to tel) all about tbe robbery, Thomas W. Smoot Dit-d at his n-i-idence about three miles below Darlington on Thursday May 10(h, 18S8. Fie was in unual health that day, rode up to town m the afternoon, walked over his crop after reaching home und on bis re turn fell iu hi* piazza stricken with puralyrei*, and before miduigat bis spi r it had gone to the God who gave it. No tune was allowed for the kind miiii*lialien <if friends; no tune tor the application of reme dies; but suddiMily the silver cord was loosed, and suddenly tbe spark of life was extinct. Seventy-three year* of busy and useful life had been vouchsafed to him; every year of which bad been passed iu his native couuty. To all he was just aud kind, and to bis friends be was ever warm and generous. liis mind, though not cultivated, was exceedingly strong and vigorous aud if he had had early advantages, he would have been a leader among m<-u. As a father he was tender and loving, as a friend, true and faithful, aud aa a man he wa* noted for honesty and integrity. A large crowd gathered to see bis remains consigned to mother earth —notwithstanding the inclem ency of the weather. May he rest in peace ! N. SOCIETY HILL. —We regret to learn that Miss Fannie Campbell is sick with fever. —Mrs. E. A. Cr iswell has gone on a visit to A!f »;daville, N. C. —Mr. S. G. Hubbard, of Rober son county, N. C., has been here on a visit. —Mr. Jeff Gayle'* family, some ten in number, who have been liv ing at the depot, have gone to South Florida. —Rev. Mr. I<eitch preached the find sermon oi hi* aerie* at the Methodist Church iuCherawstll A. M. on Sunday last. —Miss M. J. Evans, quite a charming and interesting young lady, who has been living with Mrs. Turnage, aud was going to school here, left ou the 14th inat., forborne in S" inter. Quite a nnmber of ber friends met ber at tbe depot to take a last farewelL —Mr J. C. Thomson, of Lynches River, while on his way to tbia place a tew days ago, waa suddenly attacked with sennas illness, and arrived at night in a prostrated condition. Kind friends took oars of him, and under tbe skilful treat ment of Dr. Trippet be has recover ed sufficiently to retorn hoore. —The remains of Mr. Henry H r lington were broug'tt from Colum bia ou Moud ty ami at 5 P. M. were interred. This is one of the sad dest events that has ever occurred in Cheraw. Mr. Harrington bad premonitions of some dreadful calamity that was to befall him, aqd so informed his wife, asking her to receive it as fuiio,* front the Lord, that be himseit would receive It tu that way. It came all too sour, Ou a sodden he waa bereft of rea son and died at Colombia last Sat urday. He left a wife and (bar daughters, and oaiverse) sorrow prevails in the community, « KBKNEZKR. —Tbe early variety of peaches have the rot, —The infant son of Mr, W, H, Young is very sick and its fife seems slowly ebbing sway, —Rev. H. CuSiino is in Rich* mood, Va., attending the Southern Baptist Convention. —Fall oats are putting on • gold* en hue aud the harvest wi I be the rarlirst known in years. —Mrs. King, who died os tfet 39tb of April, aud Mrs. Kimrey, who died ou tb« 10th inat,, were both very old ladies aud b*d reach ed l.fe’s limit. —Our Alliance goat U ia fine condition, and takee kindly to a side saddle, and has no inclination to buck when farmers’ wives sod daughter* are passengers on bis sturdy back; —An nunsual sight was witness ed by a Humber of persons hour tbe depot last Friday. A flock of snow white cranes, estimated at nearly five hundred in number, were seen flying very slowly in a sontheruly direoiion. They were not more than thirty feet above the ground in passing over the open country, and when not disturbed by shonts from the people over whom they passed would string ont ii single file with military prnoisMMi, Where they canto trorn, or whithor going, is s mystery, but to ass so urge a udfeber of whiu-plnsMd wanderers is aot au every «Uy oa- oumnae. —It would well repay any person interested in devrloping the resour ces of onr county to visit Mr. F. 0. Lecbner’s farm near Mr. W. B. Dar- gan’s place ia this township. As the beginning of Mr. Leebueris ef forts iu frail growing waa pnrely experiuu ntai his success so far will be the mor* surprising. To day bis vineyard, wbieb gives many broad acres, gives evidence of rare iatellL f Ruee in this branch of iodaatry. be care and till .ge bestowed upon this farm would deter weak- ki.eed meu making the venture. Tbe taste displayed, and oonvoa- ienoe io growing, oniiivating and gathering his grapes, show that Mr. Lech uer js a genius. He has soand, practical ideas aud enough perns verance to accomplish what ba an- dertakes. Visitors to onr County Fairs can bear testimony to the va riety and excellence of the grapes which he cultivates and bia Tinea are of a very superior quality. Be sides his vineyard Mr. Lesboar bos almost every variety of frait sailed to this climate. He bee a yooaf grove ot English walnuts that will soon be iu hearing. Last year Us shipment of grapes to northern markets were large and renaaMra* live. LA BAN. —Bines our lost letter we hams been bles-ed with good ruins whiek have bi ought np perfect stands ft cotton of the last sowing. -Mr. G. W. Wsdiord bus % Arid of the best corn that we have asea in onr section, bat Mf, Rinehart, af Oats, has “take* the oake” frina him. —C ru crop* gt uera-ly ass leak ing veU aud lu fine condition, tha resent dry spell giving frymars Ma ple tisM to work them out tkor- naghly, —We set (1*4 to report that Mr*. A, 8. Mi ns, who mo kern qui e a ck, i» uow much better, Go to Recall’s fhr 1j ■lines. Imwus sad Ginghams,