The Darlington news. (Darlington, S.C.) 1875-1909, December 27, 1888, Image 2

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• ^ - THE NEWS. »*'• Till 7 US DAY, DEC. 27, 1888. j T. riioMPsov. ' EDITOR. THR BABY COUNTY. The text ot the Act crea iuR tho Ooontv of Florence |»obljnl od •?»n^bere. The only kMUIo.i or •neMdioenr to It a» it passt d it» lltial reetling w» s one provitliu# ior m aorvey of tbo territory left to DatlHigtoc County. U «a-> im- po-ailile to accute an amendment profi ting for a eiunlar course iu regard to the new County, the Jgrgielxlure b ing apparently a t bent upon passing the imn«ure, that they treated the subject »t the conaiituticnality ot the new Ct»un<y aa of small importance. That it baa the ncceaaar.v area is extremely doubtful, however, aa the strong- rut pdroeatea of the measure esti mate that it conlaiua only tbiee square miles in excess ol the con- atitotional requiremt ut Of the 22 Townships ia old Darlfugfoib eight bare been cut off entirely and one jjp part and as some of our largest townships are in the portion so cot oft, it is probable that neither Oat li tig ton nor Fmreiice County would stand the teat of an official survey. Thepoitiona of Darling ton which have been (brown into .the new County are part of Pal- iletio Township and the whole ot Back Swamp, Florence, Tans Bay, JBAfbgbam, James’ Cross Roads, Oartersviile, Timmonaville and Ebeneser. Sc me of our law makers are of the opinion that the act is to take effect at once, while there are others who coute%d that it does not begiy to operate tntil the fall. We confess that the terms of the law are ambiguous; if the Inten* tiod is, however, for the Act to take efiect immediately, it will occur to anyone at a glauee thut endless COmplicaikNU and annoyances mast arise. There are many who view the rrealt philosophically, and allege that the formation of the new Conn ty will not prove aaoh a disaster to Darlington County after all. We nUftfts admire any effort which may for the pur|K)se of looking on the bright aide of a public misfortune, aud we sincerely bope^tnerefkre, that the result may prove these optimbts to be cor net Oar Florence Friends have made a good fight and have won a glurs ions victory. While not denying • the natural ebagrin which we feel at the result, we extend to them oar congratulations and express oar beet wishes tor the prosperity of the “Baby County.” DARLINGTON IN THR LEGISLA TURE. A survey ot the recent legislature feacted by the General Assembly affords the people of Darlington two eacses for congratulation. First, (just as was the case last year,) Charleston is the only Coun ty In the State which will have lower taxes for the coming year than Darlington, and Charleston ean scarcely be considered with the other counties iu this mutter from the fact that the city aud Muwty of Charleston are well uigh tint same thing, and the municipal taxes are snffioemly heavy to offset any reduction which may be made in the levy for State aud Couuty purposes. The levy for Dariiugtcn turihesoming fiscal year is 10i mills, while that for Union, the highest iu the State, is 15}, more than half as much again as the Darlington levy. Tbs second cause for congratula tion is to bfejeund in the fact that DarHugton distinguished itself, as usual, in the modest demands which it ssade upon the time of the Gen eral Assembly. With three excep tions, namely, the Supply Bill, the tl'Xaw'Oouuty Bill aud tin measure providing for a uew Graded School at the Court Bouse, uo legblatiou, us (ar'os we cot learn, woe enacted mr Darlington, or for any ot her ■iWacha. There is no Couuty in the State which cau show such a tveord as tbit, aud if they could ail any aa maeh, the Legislature would tvs accomplished its work easily ek instead of rushiug thiougb i it at high pressure for thirty leaving the belter it unaccomplished. The from the other s«*o.ious tbo bails of legislation bills roferriug to . it matters in their 'Counties, could not do deroverllie example tax of 10} above, those who vMniiy of the be required to for tbs sup- Schools. Editorial Notes The joang men of Chesterfield pioimse to organize a militury com pans. An a>t« tn)it was made to rob the Treiisiir. $ Ot Manning Conn tv 'ast week. Tne parties wetu unknown a d dihucc* ssf jl. TIi- Wahal.ik riot in .Mivdesippi was i tit* of the wor^f that h is been clironicbd laoly, and (lie Cite lotue of minder aud iawle-sness was app.>liiu>;. Judge Sim uton baa granted an it'jniit-.iiou reatraiuiug Hu* exeens tor of Mr. Cb-m-on fiom conveying the Foit Hill property lt> any per toe until Misa Lee’a claims have been decided. One i f our best planters and most respected citizens, Mr. John S. Scott, will leave iu about two Weeks tor the far off hind of Rus sia lie goes to engage iu the rais ing of co ton in I hat laud of NihtlleUi and terror. The State Faimera’ Alliance met in Columbia, December. Id iu Ag ricultural Hall in sec.’ct session. The Alliance will he iu session to consider tluir plan of operation ami make necessary arrangements for more extended work and mem bersbip. A special from Augusta, Decem ber 10, says; *‘To night a Mr. Jo in Bladdou. a respected citizen, em ployed at the city bridge, accident ally shot bis beautiful 10-ye ir old daughter. He was bnudling au old aiiny rifle, which he did not know was loaded, and the ball peuetrattd the wall and killed the child in the adjoining room An Act Establish a New Judicial and Election Comity from Portions of Darlington, Marion, Williams burg, aud Clarendon Counties, to be known aa Floreuce County, aud to Adjust the Representa tion of said Counties iu the Gen eral Assembly. Be it enacted by the Senate and House ol Represent dives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting iu General Assembly, and by the authority of the same: Section l. That a uew judbial aud election County, to be kuowu as Florence County, shall be form ed, and it is hereby authorized to be formed, from all that portion of Marion County, west of the Great Pee Dee River, and those portions of Darlington, Williamsburg, and Clarendon Counties, included, with the same in the following boutida riea, namely : Beginning at S u deis’ Bridge, on Lynub’s River, running in a northeasterly dir c tiou, Mlowing the Cartersville, Timmonsville, and Ebanezer Town ship line to the Palmetto Town •hip line; thence in au easterly di rection in a sttaighi line to Muse’s Bridge; thence iu a north) rly direction in a straight line to the Great Pee Dee River, at Cashua Feny; thence following the said Great Pee DeeRivir down to its intersection with Lynch’s River; thence fol'owing said Lynch’s Riv er op to a pcint at and above An derson’s Bridge; thenee in f straight line westward to the Wil liamsburg and Clarendon Couuty line, so as to embrace twenty-eight squ re miles of the territoiy of Wii liamsburg County; thence follow ing the last named line in a north westerly direction to the said inter section at Lynch’s River of the said Clarendon and Williamsburg Conn ty line; tbvuce following said Clar endon aud Wiliiamsbutg County line in a south westerly direct i-u to its intersection with what is known as Cen enoial Road; ihence follow ing said road in a westeily direc tion to Hudson’s Mill; thence run' ning in a northerly dinctionin a straigh' line to a point on ihe Clar endon aud Sumter County line at Wood’s Mill; thence following the fled e’ectors of the County hereby frrmi d, at a sp< cial election, to be held on ihe 1st Tuet-day alter the 1st Mouday in March, 1889, in the following manner: That, f»r the impose I I holding said election, the said Colttiuosion^rs above deg Igliaieil shall « iih'e tin- said new County into suit-ble voting pre 1 oiucts, . ml appoint I be managers ^ ol el»*cti'-ii fi»r each of the anid pre- ciwve. who shall serve without com pensation. and the said Commis sioners shall likewise appoiut any t hne days of the we. k preceding said election, in which such mamu geis ot «lection shall register, iu a book to be furnished at e ch [ re- duct by the said Co umiasioners, all iiih1>- citizens residing iu their rc- specive precincts, over the age of twenty one yeais, th-said Commis sioners giving fitted! days’ notice of said registration and election, by advertisement, in one or more pa pers publ shed in said new County. The said managers of election m each polling ptecinct shall open the polls at 8 o’clock in the niorn'tig of electiou, andch se them at G o’clock P M. The ballots 11 all voters w ho have pjoperly registeted within the respective precincts in wb'ch they reside, shall be deposited iu a box, to be furnish, d at each [in cinct by the said Commissioners. The said ballots shall contain, iu printing or in writing, simply the name of the localitv preferred by the voter as the Couuty seat and nominated, as above provid' d, by petition, of one hundred freeholders, with approv ed security. A list of such locali ties as shall have complied with the required conditions shall be mated by the said Commissioners at each [toll, and any ballots for otbei p'aces shall not be counted. The vote shall be counted in eicb precinct as soon a- the polls are closed, and the returns transmit ted within twentysfeur hours to the said Commissioners, w ho shall at once tabulate the returns aud de clare the result, aud the locality receiving the largest number ot votes at the said electiou shall thereupon be declared and become the County seat of the new Comity herein formed: Provided, further, however. It only one such petition lor a locality, out of one more local- out ot one or more localities petitioned tor, shall be approve i by said Commissioners as comply ing with the required conditions above get forth, then, and in that event, the said single locality shall be declared selected as, aud Ires r seat: And provid ed still further, however. That it after the selection ot a County seat under the terms and oouditions above »et forth, the said locality or its sureties shall fail on demand 'o turn over the requisite luuds to the said Board of Commissioner*, which said demand shall be mate not later than ibirty days after the date of said selection, the said Board ot Commissioners shall im mediately de-dare the selection ol said locality revoked, void, and of no effect, and at once te»pen the question of the selection of the County sea*, on the same terms and requirements us are above pro vided and were at first used ; and in the event of an election bcco:n« ing necessary upon any such re opening of the question the .late ol said election shall be designated by the said Board of Commissioners SEO. 3. That an elec’ion shall hr* held in the County of F oreuov on first Tuesday alter first Mouday in November, 1889, lor the regular Couuty officers provided for by the Constitution and laws ot the State, and the Governor shall meanwhile appoint the other offl ers necessarj to complete ihe Couuty government aud machinery for the due admin istration of the laws as required by the other C •unties, and that on and alter the first Monday -.n Novem ber, 1890, and forever thereafter, ns provided by the laws of the State, for Senator and Rcprese.ita- tives iu theGeueia' Assembly. Sec. 4. That until the next ap- porti-mment of Representatives, the said County of Florence shall be entitled to two Repressutatives, and the said Count teg of Dai bug ton aud Marion each to three Rep reseutativea in the House of Repie- resentalives of South Carolina. Sec 5. That the voting pre cincts heretofore established bv law iu those portions ol Marion, Dar- lingioii. Williamsburg, and Clareu- don Counties, includ'd iu the new County of For.-iice, abal be the pieciuo ; N ol the last named County. SEC G. That the Couuty of Florence lie, aud is beu-by, attach ed to the 6th Cougtessional Dis- Commissioner* present at any meet- ing, provided a quorum be present. Sec. 8. Th t the Commissioners named iu Section 2 shall be anchor- ized to rent buildings at any con venient place they may er'eet for their meeting*, nd for th«* oiher needs and use- of. a d m w County, until the pei ina..en* Coi-nty build iugs be ended, as herein iaovided. SEC. 9 That this Act elialf be deemed a public Act. and Ini all Acts, or parts of Ada. meouMst < ut. t herewith be, aud the sa uc are hereby, repealed B W. Edwards on the Clcmson Be quest. [Columbia Cor News and Courier ] said Clarendon and Sumter Comi ty iiue iu an nheasteih directi toLyuch’s River; tbeuee following ihe said L» nob’s River, up to San d« r’s Bridge, the begum ug corner. Sec, That S. A. Gregg, B. B Me White, A. A. Myers, John Mo Sween, James Alien, John 8.Scott J. W. Coward, ..ml J. M. Knight be aud are hereby, appointed Co • mis Blotters to designate aud establish the County seat, and t > provide aud piocure suituide buildings t the several Court and County effi ccih, and to select mid purchase or procure a site or siies for th* u-u i public buildings, and to contract lor and euperinlemi tue erection ot the Court House and Jail tneieou Provided, That if the said Comtu's siooers shall, on or before February Is*, 1889, have served upou them any petition or petitions signed by not less than oue bundle free holders io each case, residents ol said new Cobuty, asking lor the selection of any localI’y or loeali ties, named iu the said petition or petitions, and accompanied iu each case by security, payable to aud to be approved by said Commission ers, iu the true aud just sum ot uot less than twenty thousand dollais to the effect that the Jail aud Court House shall be provided free of ex p.-tise to the ue-' County and at the said locality, or L’calitics, so uom in ileo, and wit the fuitber onudi* said C rouit C-mnt to tiou that the requi tte funds for the | third Monday aitei the fourth Mom purpose aforesaid ehall I e placed day ' t Octobet , 1889. Aud the in the hands of the said C. mints- Trial Jm(ices shall be located as siouers, on demand, to be madenoi th".'' || “ w ‘• r ‘ 4 iu theieni orjr cover later than thirty days after the se !‘d by the now County, lection as herein provid'd, of the after piovtded tor by law, trict, of which it forms a part ter ritorially, ami it shall lorm a part aud parcel ol the (bird (3) Judicial Circuit, and the Courts sha I be held h« follows : The Court of Gen eral, Sess oils at the County seat (to be !-elected as heiein preaciib ed), on the second Mondays after the third Mondays iu February, the fiisi Moudays in Jum*, aud the third Mondays alter lUo lourth M.xidns in Jm e, an 1 the tuird Mondays alter the lourth Mondays iu Go ober, and the Court of Com mon I’leas at the same place, and on ihe W«d'ie*d»ys fo lowing ihe ! Mondays on which be CouH ot General tSevsions opens for said ! County of FI* reiue; i^e first term ' : - 1 •' - be held on the until here Columbia, December 18.-Piac ticall v the entire session of the Sen ate to-day was occupied with the diseussion of the Clemson college bill, which was the first special or der and came up fifteen minutes after the meeting. The bill bad been reported with out recommendation. Senator Edwards opened the de bate with a speech tor the measure. He said that more than a quar ter of a century ago the United States Govercment took s.eps iu the line offonteriug the agricultur al interests of this country. Twen ty yeais ago ibis pujpose was in corporated into our oiganie law. The course of education and of edu cators is progressive iu the line of practical education, and we are begiuuing io learn that all tduca tiou and development are embrac ed in the behest Hu the sweat of thy face shaft thou eat bread.” But, said the Senator, without discus sing the benefits of a*’iicnlttiial training and its influence oh moral and religious devnlopmen’, shall we accept the Clem-on bequ est 1 I am iu favor of it because it will give us a start tor au agricultural college. Hitherto we have object ed to it o.. the ground ot exp use. Now we only ask for 83,000 ; and by accepting tue bequest we secure >100,000 worth of property if the will stands, and it the litigant re covers the real estate we shall have at least a portion of the personal property. If we wait on litigation we shall lose all. it is the duty of tue State to ac cept the bequest so ms to give her mraol support to the effectuation of the wishes of Mr. Clemsou. The personal property at least was the huit of his industry, aud knowing that his granddaught* r whs well provided tor mid giving her >15,000 nior.', he desired that the balance slum d betaken and supplemented by the State for the benefit of In r farmer boy*, it whs his own, and for South Carolina to refuse to accept is to defeat his t hilauthro pic p: rpnse aud disappoint his wi-bes, without helping hi- grand daughter. For, ii the will stand-, it g- es to the trustees if the Slate does uot accept. There i* no good reason for re fusing to accept it Senators favor tin agricu tuial college at all. VYe arc HUtHgO'iizmg no other institi;- II oi, mid do not p’Cpose so to do. I do not wi*-> to be reported ns say ing-‘I am a im ud to tin* Soirh Ctroliua University.” That would imp y a etni-cious:! ,»s id apparent antagonism which needed explana tion. ••Truth huh le tter deed.- thati wnuis io giuce it.” i »pp- at to .Senator* to sa> Io das * lie her my former coins* h i* uotresulud for (he benefit ot the University, a» 1 hen predicted it would. 1 am as well saiisti d that the lustiur tiou 1 now advocate will but quick en aud stimulate the miud ot youth and ben fit all othei institution* ol learning. We need agr cultural and t eh noiogtea! cultuie to develop cor sotuces. Our State abound- in hidden riches and undeveloped re source*, which will respond only to general aud diversified education Th» greatness ot a State is ex pressed in one of two ways. It may manifest greatness by he develop ment of a few strong, leading men, and the concentration of wealth aud power, in its attitude towards the outside worl I. Or it may be great in the distribution of wealth and education, elevating the mass es. D’lsraeli wig th-* advocate of the one and Gladstone of the other. Train all the masses and yon digni fy the people and make the State irally gr*at- Another reason why we should Accept is that by so doi >g the State will become the owner of the es- tate of her greatest statesman. It was (he design of the donor that the Slate should own that residence and piesetve it with its ftiruiture aud books, aud portraits and me mentoes ol her meat Calhoun. And it is the duty of the S'are to put herseli in posit! n to aid the douor iu ( fleeting this worbv purpose. And it we succeed in buildiug up au institution of learning here, it wilt be a place where our yourg men will imbibe seutimeuts of pa triotism ai d devotion to the true prieiplvg of republican govermurnt. it was Calhoun who a.-'voiated the preset van >n of con set vat ism in the State G .vernmeu' by giving to the State Senate aud House a mutual check on ea -h other. It was he who lovrd th« whole State; aud, receiving inspiration from him whose home will even suggest high sta« sman.-hip aud virtuous man hood, will make wise pati totic citi zens. Auditor’s Notice. Ornci or Oocsty Auditok, \ Dablixotok. 8. C., Doe. 1, 1888. J Tbit office wilt be opened for the par- pose of listing (lie Texes of the County, from January let, to February 20th inelu- sivo. In addition I will visit the follow- I ioic points, or my deputy, f n r the purpose of li*i ng Tnxea of Ihe County for ihe filiool year comme-eing November. 1888 : January 21 and 22, Mon*iay and Tuer- dav, -i Florence. January 23 and 24, Wednesday and ; Thursday, Timmonsville. January 25, Friday, a» Cmterrville. January 2fi, SalurUy, at Pa'ine'tn January 28. Monday, at 8wifi Creek. January 2£, Tu---da' . LyJii January 30, Wednesday. Stukja PriJge. January 31, Thursday, Harlsvillo, February 1. Friday, Antioch February 5 Tuesday, Ebeneier, February 6. W<*dne.-day, Tr.ns llay. February 7, Tb-rra ay. Ettiiifhum February 8. Friday. James’ X Koada. February 9, Saturday, Philadelphia. February 11 and 12. Monday and Tus- day, Society Hill. February '1, Monday, Back Swamp, February 12. Tuesday. Mechanicaville. February 13, Wednesday, High Hill. February 14, Thursday, Li-bon. February 15, Friday, Cypress. February 18, Monday, Leavensworth. Per-onal Properly of every description and Polls are to be listed. Realty nor re quired lo be listed unless transfers have been n ade sine? last returns were made or irregularities now exist. All tl>-al Estate owners will please refrain from making any return of Realty now owned unless transfers or mistakes rx si H. E. C. FOUNTAIN, Auditor U. C. Dec. 5, 1888 TH S USUAL FINE STOCK OF GROCERIES, WINES, LIQUORS, TOcAGCO AND CIGARS — • IS TO BE FOUND AT O. jA.le^C£knciex* f s, CORNER OF PEA RLE AND GROVE STREETS. For Sa’e- A Valuab « Plantation of 470 acres, sit uate I within five miles .-f Darlington terms reasonable. Apply to DAROAN & DAROAN Aug. 9, 1888. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA. COUNTY OF DARLINGTON. In Common Pleas. ARGENT O. ANDREWS, et. at. Large Quantities ot Goods are being received daily and the many cus tomers of this well known ertablislim)*nt tbrougbont Darlington County are guaranteed that a continuance ot their patronage will mean for them “The Best Good* for the Least Money.” September 6, 1888—ly Great Rush Maine’s 30 Per LESS THAN ANY OTHER House in September 6, ’88—9:n Cent. Town. LEILA E. ANDREWS Partition. et. al. Pursuant lo nu Order of Court made io the above stated case, 1 will offer lor sale in front of the O.mrt II use in Dar lington County Slate aforesaid, on the first Monday in January next, the fol- 1 owing described real estate^; ‘•One third iuiere*t id a curtain mill pond and fixtures appertaining thereto, said pond being in the said Gfumy of Derliiiato t and Stale aforesaid, bounded on the east by lands of W. C. Mims ; south by lands of E. J. Mims; on the west by lauds ot the estate ot J. Henry Andrews.’’ Terms of sale one-third cast.—balance in one and I wo yeais, seemed by bo d of purchaser and mortgage of ihe premises, purchaser to have Ihe privilege of paying all c-sh it b: to desiies and lo pay tor all uece saary papers ’ J. N. GARNER, C C P Dec. 17, ’88. TUE STATE OF SOI TH CAKOLIMA DARLINGTON COUNTY. By T. II. Spain, Etq , Probata Judy*. Whereas, John F. Rally, hath made suit lo me lo g'ant uuto him Lutiers ol Administration, de b nis non, with Will anoaxed, of liiaestiie a il effects of W, L Kelly, deceased. These are tuerefore to cite and aduion- i<h all aud siuguiar the kindred and crei ilore of the said ■ W. L. Keily, dee d, that they be and appear before me in ihe Court of Probate, <0 be held at Darlington C. II . on Wed'i.sday, 3rd day ut Jan. oexi, after ptih.ioui.on h-reof, ai il o’clock in tne tor* noon, io eh w cause, if any lliey have, wby ihe said Administration should nut ti granted Given under my baud, this 17lu .lay m D-e. A. D , 1888. T. H. M* * IN. D-c 20 '88—2t. * mimic Jud t e. Boarding House- On t.M- I-* ot .J.i tti i v to xt. .Mi*. F. F. W.hI \ oil a fto itlii.g if uni* at lit.- n-.-itl uc.* occttiittM until icwiitly by I>r. J. A. Boyd, anti will in- ptt-p.ire.l to supply goo i talilt* hoard and lodg'ng Dot*. 13, \S8. • trade hark O. dfo.TEA The Choicest Tez Ever Offered. PERFECTLY PURE. 4 MOST DELICIOUS BEVERAGE. TRY IT. T« .HI mv« us say ctiw. ftullty xsvw nrtsa It is the Hiobmt Grad* L*a», picked from the beet plantations »ud guaranteed absolutely pure and free from all adulterations or eolortni matter The packages are hermetically eealed and warranted full weight. It It more econ omical In nee than the lower grade*. Oriental k Occidental Tez Co., L't’dk Bead Office, 86 Burling Slip, Nee. Turk, Tor sale by all the beet Grocers. J. H. Pali*, S;okt*a Bridge, 8. 0., L. S Pate. Timmonsville, 8. C., Woods & Woods, Dailingtou, 8. C. said locality' a* the Couuly srat; tluuiuthe event that more than one such locality be so petitioned for and nominated, with security to be approved by said Gotnmis- atoners, aa above set forth, the said Commissioners shall submit the of thp selection of ihe said seat to a vote of the quali- 8ec. 7. That a majority of the Commissioners named in Section 2 of this Act shall constitute a quo rum for business; aud the exercise of any and ail the powers and du ties vested in the said Commission ers by this Act shall be deemed valid to all intents and purposes, if voted for by a imyority of the said American Legion of Honor I Th. tt.mber* of council 799 will pleato boar is mind that na olootion of offioora will take place on Thursday night, Deo. 27th. Yon arc specially requeued In at tend. By order of tho Connell. W. B. BRUNSON, See’ty. Deo. 20th, '88.—2t. Manuiacturers —OF— Doors, Sash, Blmus, jvtoxrxaiDiJsra-s —AND - Huilding Material. ESTABLISHED 1842. CHARLESTON, S. C. November 6, 1880—ly Campaign Notice, 18 8 8! “POLITICIANS,” MEMBERS OF THE “FARMERS ALLIANCE, ANY ONE, ALL, EVERYBODY! lOOl BARGAINS f poo Cash! SAVED IN BUYING OF THE WHOLESALE AND RETAIL HOUSE OF Blackwell Btm. November 8, 1888. 0 IL Begs to remind the public that he is better prepared than ever before to meet the demands of the present season, trhich promises to be the most active that Darlington has seen for years. His stock, which embraces every line, almost, one can think of, taken as a whole, is probably the largest ever carried by any single firm in Darl ngton ; has been carefully selected with a view to meeting the wants of the multitude who favor him with their patronage. It! Here are a few of the many mm n Car A. X . HIS STORE I FILLED WITH 36 inch Wool Cashmere at 25 cents per yard, worth 35 «*t « 36 inch Henrietta Cloth at 50 cents per yard, worth 65 cents A full line ol Black Cashmeres from 15 cents to $1 per yard A full line of Braided Sets and Velvets at various prices and shades to match the large line of DKESS GOODS. .A. FTTXjXj LI2J-E OF GENTS’, CADIS’S, AND CHILDREN’ SHOES. 12000 yards Plaids, bought below the market, and will be sold accordingly. 500 suits Men’s, Boys’ and Children’s ready-made clothing, at Sweeping Bargains. Hats and Shirts in proportion. 200 Barrels Flour bought direct from the Mills before ad vance in the market, and being sold at less than tegular price*. All heavy Groceries bought in Car Load quantities, and are old ia bulk a t prices that compare favorably with Gharlesto a Notice. I deiire lo give notice that I will not bo reapooaible, in tho future, for any debts which may be contracted by my husband, Mr. T. H. D. Humphries. M. A. HUMPHRIES. Deo. 20th, ’88.—It. Uur Hardware Department, in charge of Mr. J. H. has in stock the largest, as well as the best, asaortmOTit of Stoves and Stove Furniture ever exhabited in Eastern bontn Carolina. Having bought by Car Load entirely, we are pre pared to make figures that defy competition. . In Sewing Machines we handle the White, American, House* hold and Hartford, all strickly first-class; also machine need les, oils and attachments lor all machines. We carry a large line of Engines and Mill supplies, suen Belting, Packing, Lacing, and all k inds of Fri* 10 ? 8 i iron and brass; Lubricating and Cylinder Oils, lailoifj • Machine Bolts in every siae. , , Agricultural ninchincry, such as Colton Gins, Feeders an Condensers, Presses, Mowers, Horse Rakes, Griur. Drills, etc. rumps lor driven wells, a specialty. . We nr** agents fi-r •"•vo nil fir*! cbiss Me tin Engines ® and would be pleased iogivc- If ttuii figures to these desiring to purchase a ginning or saw u.ill outfit. September 13, 1888,