The Darlington news. (Darlington, S.C.) 1875-1909, May 23, 1889, Image 3
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THURSDAT, MAT 23,1889.
WA0DY TH9HI-SO.X,
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loo-ajl. mBMs.
tn street bands are at w^rk
npon tbs Sqosre.
Bdmoitd Dess has retained from
Washington.
Hon. George W. Dargsn has
gone on % brief trip taBnutes.
Mb. Geo. W. Brown left jester*
day for a visit to bis old home iu
Lancaster.
A LABOB number of colored peo
pie from this place enjoyed an ex
cursion to Columbia on Tuesday.
Mb. So* ton, the photographer
has removed bis tent to the vaesut
lot adjoining the express office, <M>
the north side of the Square.
RBY. John G. Law, the chaplain
of tbs Darlington Guards, will
p eseta them a special sermon on
the first Sunday in June.
Mb. D, D. Evans, who has been
recrciting at Society Hill for S( me
time past will leave for Glenn
Springs this week.
TfcK new schedule has badly dis
arranged The Darlington News
mails but we trust that matters
Bill again be reduced to a systema
tic basis by the next issue.
Mb. Lolls McCall has gone to
Columbia to msks arrangements
preparatory to bis entering the
Ststc University at the next ses
•bn-
WB are prepared to guarantee
(bat the retail prioea which prevail
at the Book Store are as reasonable
as are to be found in Cbarleaton or
at the North.
Bxy. G, B- Moore and Col, B. \ v .
Edwards have returned from Mem
phis, where they have been in *(•
tendance npon the Southern Bap
tist Convention.
The eogioe was engaged yest r-
day in drawing off the water from
the cistern on the north side of the
Squere, in order that repairs might
be made upon it
THE Chesterfield Lodge of the
Ancient Free Masons, will celebrut*
St, John’s Day at that place on the
21st of June. Dr.J. F. Gnlpopjier,
of Tlmmoneville, has been invited
*o deliver (ha oration.
The latest loccl jotat stock com*
B oy is the bathroom association*
r. 0. C. Bedic has the matter in
charge and it bids fsir to be sue*
ceaatul. The capital stock wi|l be
J500 with shares at f 10 eaco.
Thebe is an erroneous impres
sion in the commau|ty that Dr. A-
H. Hayden bas removed from Uar-
,, ling Lon. This is s> mistake tor we
•till hnve him in onr midst and in
active practice. Hp is now at the
residence of Mi a Mary Spain.
MB. J. M. James was one of the
the sttendaiits upon the marriage
oeremony oi Walter 1. Hat by, of
Sumter, and Miss jMcqneline Levy,
of Charleston, which interesting
event whs solemized iu the latter
B4jF on Tuesday evening.
Shobtly before m daight on the
23rd iust, the still of Mr. Winters
to the New Chapel neighborhood
pas totally deatroyd by an acoi
dental fire, and considerable pro.
perty was lost, there lieiug no iu
surauce on it whatever.
Col. E. R. Mclver went to Go
iwnbia yesterday to attend the
meeting of the committee that is to
arrange the programme for the sum
mer meeting ot the South Carolina
Agrionltnral Society, n bicb will be
held at Pendleton this year.
GTILL no rain 1 Twice during the
past week it bas clouded up sad it
looked ss if w.e were really going to
get it, but, alas, oo hotu occasions
NA were doomed to disappointment!
Crops are ip a deplorable oot dition,
pod thejmattei is getting very se
rious.
A 2>apeb is being circulated
Among the merchants of the town
for their signatures to an agree
ment to cloee the storee at half past
six o’clock, every evening except
Msturdays and pay days at the fac
tory, from the first of Joue .to the
Ant of September.
,J. B.KiLLOUOHbM arranged with
Beber Bro, Decker Bro,, fiobmer,
Meher A Steinway to represent
them in Sooth Carolina. Mr. Kil-
ioagh will ship djrect from mann.
fact arms. His recent trip to New
Tprk was confined to bnainets SdMl
ylewjng the centennial..
Rev. W. C. Power, Presiding
Elder of jtyorenoe District, will dp-
liver an Address in the Methodist
Church at this place, next Sunday
mornlpg, op “The History of Metb
pdiam in Sonth Carolina/ The
Address will donbless be interesting
Ann highly instructive end it Is bop
AdthattheattendauoewilJbe large.
Mb. j. H. Sanders, of Sumter,
was in town this week, looking
•round with a view to locating here.
He bad heard so many good things
About Darlington that be determin-
•d to oomu and see for himself. He
Wto most agreeably surprised at
Mm hpslpess prospects of the town
•nd ho hopes to open a mercantile
business herp at an early day.
IT is said that op Sunday night
last two of the young men of the
town created such a disturbance in
the MAthodjst Charon ss u> inter.
Iwu seriously wjth the devoti dm of
the congregation. Such oondi-ct is
WbenhMely ioexcnsable, and we are
Aa it seem* that bo other ar*
raogemeot eaa be mad*, it would
be a good Idea If the town author!,
ties would arrungjitP bare the
streets watered tag the engine dnr*
inf ihe dusty summer mouth*.
Can not our eateaprUiug Mayor
take the matter iu hand ami effect
this greatly-to be deal red improve
ment f
Qjf Tuesdays sod Fridays of
raeii week* for several week* to
come Mr. McCall will place tome ot
the ^ne beef from the Kx|>erimriiu!
Station ou the market. The first
•opply was so d oo Tuesday laa.\
and was a peifect treat at thia sea
son of the year when good fresh
meat ^ so diffivo t to. obtain in a
market w.hqp* facilities ate sa lim
ited.
Mb. Dufl^\ the eootc-ictor who
has in charge the new brick store
adjoining the R ink of Ditrlington
is a regular '•k»*tler,” and he al-
ready haa the «all* at such an im
posing Mgbr »a to attract atten
lion. Everybody around him has
to work, and the laxy, indolent
colond laboiers, tor whom Darling
ton is ho fanioiix, b-«ve up time to
cri‘rp around as ia their wont-.
Childben's Day, which is anon-,
ally observtg by the Mptbodut
Episcopal Church, South, on the
thud Supday In May was appro
priately culebrntr-d at the Metho
dist Church at i hbi place OD last
Sunday afiernoou- He»i<l*-8 the
u«nal cxerciaeH incident to kucIi an
oceaeion, interesting and instructive
addres*e* weie made to the yoong
people by Mr. B. W. Boyd and Rev.
J. G L»w.
Pbeston Cooper, a very indue
trions man, met with a sfriona loss
on Saturday aiternnon. He had
Invented “his little all” iu material
for a «eat cottage, which he was
ereoling iq the southern portion of
the town, ami the building was well
under way when out of the stillness
of (be atmosphere there arose one
of those unaccountable phenomena
known aa a ‘ihnrri ane,” which
was of such violence that it tore
the si rupture tp piepaa apd leveled
it to the ground-
On the eveping pf Wednesday.
May 29 b, the amsteurs of thetown
will give an enreitainment in the
Qperg House. Popular prices will
prevail, and a fine progr-tinme hiq*
been prepared. In addilipj to a
charming play entitled, “Leqd Me
a Dollar’' thp world renewed “Mrs.
Jarley's Wax Worka” will be ren
dered by the yoong people of tbp
community. The entertainment
will certainly be one of the most
enjoyable of the season. Reserved
seats can be secured at Boyd’s
Drag Store without egtra njtiargt.
Where Fo Bay Machinery.
Mr. W. H. Gibbrs, of Colombia,
the well known dealer in all kind*
of maebioety, makes a good pr >po
sition to the planters and mill men
of Darlington. He offers at the
cioeest prices, ponsjafniit With t.qod
quality, the best and most improved
steam saw mi l,ginning, harvesting,
woodwork and cotton seed oil mill
machinery. He bas on band Lid
4ell Co’s, presses, engines, etc;
Van Winkle, Pratt and WiiiHiiip
gins and the best mowers, rea|*ers
and rakes. Write him for any kind
ot machinery and be guaiauiaea to
save yon money.
The Summer Encampment.
The Darlington Gnarda are mak
iug strenuous efforts to give an ex
hibition {fr'l 1 »t an early d». v - 4
committee consisting rf Capt.J. K.
Mclver and Sergeants 8. 8. Burch
and R. E. James,have (bematter in
charge. A picked squad of sixteen
men will give an exhibition drill iu
the afternpop, to be followed at
night by a plume drjll. The Guards
are also consider jug the advisability
of barjug an eocqnipjp' nt at
WrlgbtsvjUle Supud this summer.
8teps are being taken to have an
encampment of the Third Brigade,
but even if this be not feasible the
Gnards will nevertheless endeavor
to take their trip to the Sound.
pM to learn that steps are being
JelMm to bring the power of the
tar igaipst tfe offenders.
A Vlonrishing Enterprise.
The Payliogton Building sod
Loan Association has pa bln. bed its
drstsonasl statement, embracing
transactions to May 13, 1889- The
report shows > moat flourishing
condition and is indicative qf the
Miami b*»i* of the Aseociatiou.
To give A n of the profitf sc
orning from tbo Association, the
average premium which is being
made on loans ja neariv 48 per cent
and while the pgr value of each
share is 112, the estimated value i*
•17,57 With every prospect of
each succeeding year being as pros-
perous as the first, the enterprise
may be justly regarded as s very
snooessfnl venture. The annual
meeting of the Stockholders gill be
held do Satnrday night, fhRO the
officers for the pusuiug ypar will
bp elected,.
The Cotton Seed Oil Xilb
Darlington’s Cotton Seed Qil
Mill has been so long talked about
that it is difficult for our perpje to
realize that the enterprise is now
thoroughly nnder way, and that
Wfore the next seacon opens jt wjll
be in tOQoeasful operation. At a
recent meeting of the Directors,
Mr- A- G. McFslI, of Greenville,
waselepted superintendent of the
mill, and visited Darlington on
Monday to cooler with the Board,
after which he left for Dayton,
Ohio, to purchase the complete out
fit of maobiuery. Mr. McFa)j ha*
had an experience of five year* in
the bnsiness, and the Director*
could not have secured a better
man for the work- Under his ad.
ministration the enterprise is sma
to be a faeces*,- and will an *
rdl^ pay b«l»4*om* divide
The Petit Jarors.
The following petit jarors hsvs
been drawn for the Jane terra ot
Conn, which convenes on the 10th
of June, Judge J* J. Norton pit-
siding : t
N Gibson, Tom Flinn, 8. H.
McOown, W. .\L Gocdsou, X T.
Sumner, W. T Campbell. Claude
Milling, J. W. Evans, George Jack
sou, 8r. t E. 0. Burch, B. F. Will jam.
son, A. G. Coggesball, J. W. Har
rington. G. N. Oats. VV. K. Chsiles
John Z. ilearon, B M. Parrott, J,’.
M. WuddiU, If. H. R;»gi-ra. Walter
X Parrott, F. R. Rhotl^H, O. II. Ed
wards, T. H. Coker. C. J. Gainer,
W. H. Talley, D. 8. McfoMougb.
W. B. Brunson, J. W. Ferguson,
T. H. Parrott, H. M. Willcox, I.
Lewenthnl, VV. R. James, John
Floyd, John Sinkren, 0. A. Me*
Cowu, P. 0. Beck.
Thia will be Judge Noit- u’s first
appeaianci iu DHrlingto:i iu his
official capacity. From the fine
tuipr asiou he haa created in ^
pt(ier Cuunlie^of ihe State, how
ever, w© predict that he will give
complete satisfaction.
The Methodist Festival.
The lud^eawiio have been vo^k*
iug for apm" time pist to uive an
euterlalnnient for the Item-fit of the
Methodist Church bad their lanug-
ableefiorts crowned with coinplnte
success at the festival a* lb-* Opera
House on Friday night. Thu en-
teitainment opened with a well
Selected programme consisting of
“posteies,* '‘statuary,” etc. "ihe
curtain first los npon a t bleau
representing a wreath of heanty, in
w^ich all the young ladtea who
participated in thesobsi qiient parts
were pr sent. This t waa quickly
followed by ihe “Woidles* Poem,”
the young ladies being dressed in
appropriate costumes repn si nting,
by postures, the emotions of “ex
pectalioi:*,” “uftection,” ‘•anger,”
'.joy/ ‘.fear,” ‘‘religions devotion”
and ‘(faiewejl.” The graceful rep-
lesentation* of tho yoong ladies
met with the hearty applause of the
andience. The statuary was excel-
If.it, {‘Roc* of Ages” and “The
Reapei” being particular y fine.
A solo by one of the yoqug Indies
W»» excee«ling!y well rendered,
abd the fatm us “CocpefV Chorus”
was one of tbf |v polar features of
the evening To Gainey’s Baud
tips andience was tndebud Iqr the
fine interludes. Alter the pro
gramme was exhausted a.j b took
themselves to booths where refresh-
meLis were served. These boo'hs
had been tastily decorated at d the
whole scene presented was very
pleasing. The blenoing of beauty
with the many other attractions
left upon a'l, and the young gal
lauts in particular, an impression
destined not soon to vanish. The
ladies who bad the nflair in charge,
h»?e every reason to coi gratulate
themselves.
The Latest Phase of the Janies Case.
It was rumored <n the sheets her*
Monday bat the Supreme Court
had refused to grant Joe J unes a
new trial and that triends qf
from D irliugton w on d make an
effort to reacueJMm by force- It wes
saiij that Sheriff Wall had received
a telegram from Sheriff Cole, of
Darlington, telling him to he on his
guaid against any attempt at a
rescue. It was farther rumored
that deiaclunenra from the Marioq
Rifles were to lie detailed to gpaid
thejail every night. Inquiry de
veloped the tact that Sheriff' Wall
has received from Sheriff Cole a tel
egramaiijja leher eonveyiug the
above intelligence. Iu bis letter
Sheriff Cole stated that be had in*
formation from a reliable source
that an attempt would he made to
release James and that Jam- s bad
promised hia rescaer* the sum of
•8,000 for their qervices. James is
to be hung on t|)e 31st of Jai-e an
less the Supreme Court grants him
a new trial and it aeetna M at he hai
despaired of tbi*. Sheriff Wall ])*'•
accordingly tak-m ample precau
tions ami should anything of the
kind be attempted the attacking
party will bare a warm reception.
Sheriff Cole beieg interviewed on the
nboee article which appeared in l^e Mar
ieo Dtt Index ef jtil.ej-dnjr, say* that
ae far aa hia cooneedfa with the affair i(
concerned, the ilnietnent* ma te are eub-
eiantUUy correct ; (bat the eonret from
which be obtained tho inrorqaii'on was so
reliable *< to load bijp to bp iere that there
conld be no donbl ae to it* truth. He eaye
further that tbi* talk of reecuing Janes
bae been going on in Ibe woitern portion
of tha Oounty feme time. The Information
gninad bjr tno Marien paner did not eomo
through Sheriff Cole, why j* ‘.‘hs dymb ae
an oyetejr” eoneeming the affair, and kept
it perfrcUj quiet from atrery cne except
Sheriff Walt
Hr. W. C. Ebo lee, yho eayi that he ia
Jnmee' meet intimate friend, acknowledge*
to hare beard tome rambling talk amoqg
lb* country people of n propose^ rescue,
but be nneerte that all there*; of ihe above
rumor ia anqoaiifedly and maliciously
fnlee; boeayethat he manages all of Mr.
Jayp*' bueicens usd that l^e l^ftey could
not have wade tho offer qf a reward fitk-
out hie knowing it.
Nothing haa been hoard as yet from the
Supremo Court.
The Cemetery Company-
A mvttting ot the stockholders of
the Cemetery Coippsny was held iu
the office of Mr. j. J. Ward pit last
iburaday afternoon. Upon the
eleetii n of Mr. J. J, Ward as chatr-
man and Mr. J. E. Noymeut secre
tary, tjhe company imtnediatelv
proceeded to business. Messrs, f.
E. Nettles and G. >V. ^rown, wt)o
at a previous meeting were appoint
ed a committee 10 prepare a charter,
reported that tjiey had drawp a
petition npoq (he Cjrrk ot the Court
for a charter- The pe'jtiou fixed
the capital stock at pot less than
•900 nor {note than •10,009. The
report of ibe committee was imme
diately adopted. On motfou a com
mittee, consisting of Messrs. J. E.
torment, J. W. Blackwell and J.
Q. McCall, wap appointed to nom
inate a temporary Roard pf Direp
ton. They named the following,
who were ncanimously elected:
Messrs. J. J. Ward, John Stskrnu,
O-.B. Edwaras, W<D. Woo'U and
J. G- MsCaU/ The Board will take
in,©barge all mstUiyq, relating to
the company and w£l ^-port a suit-
Stale name the a>-socidiioii at the
neat meeting.
At a meeting of the Board 9*,
Friday last a temporary organiza
tion was had with the following offl
eers: John Sisk ran, Pmidi-rif • J.
J. Ward, Vior-Presideut; 0. B. E<1-
wank. Secretary*, and J. G. McCall,
Treasurer. The stock of the com-
piny will be collected immediately'
And the committee appointed to
lay off tkqgrcjtyda we^e instructed
to proceed to work at once and the
preliminary steps were begun 011
Monday. As soon as a charter is
obtained a permanent organ zatiou
will he perfected. Under the aide
management ot the temporary offi
cers and hoard of directors wo in >y
look for a speedy couHiiniuiatioii ot
the work ot the orgauiz.it 10 >,
A Vi Interesting $«*»*»*
Last. Sunday being the tenth an
niversary of the JBev. J. G. Law’s
pastorate of tjie ^res'iyteiian
Church iu Daijmgtryi, a large con
gregation was ^atbqr.^ iu the
morning tqltyar tbo beloved preach
er, who tpok his text a% follows:
“Moreover, aa for G, d for
bid 1 hat I should rin against the
Lord iu ceasing
vent ton at Birmingham, Ala., Col.
E. R Mclver was selqctrd sa presi
dent pro tem, Cspt. K. VV. Cannon
aa vice-pie* dent, anti Rev. Simp-
soti Jones aa ehaplais. After or
ganization the pteshleut stated the
ohjvcf ot the meeting, which was
to take finni action as to what posi
tion the County ADian » will eocc-
py it. the gem ml effort hy the Cot
ton States to “down” the Jute
Trust. A loose rein was given the
Alliance by President Mclver, and
this moineutona question had a free
and fill! d scuse^on. What was
snid and done is not for pal lication,
hot we can safeh say. that Otd
Darlington lias many nohM men in
her A! Mime rank who will not
prove re©j.eiiut to the high trust
imposed iu them, and who will
fight the Ju*e monopolists ty, the
‘■bitter end.”
The following committee will
It tv© dt^argei ot tha hugging inter-
cnUoethe County Alliance: J. W.
Ferae On, G. B. Howie, T. J. Bell
4- J- i^udth, and J. VV. pavis. They
will he asetMed by a cbmmitt-e
consisting of Messes. Lncas McIn
tosh. E. R. Mclver, E. VV. Cannon,
E. M. Williamson and J. L Ed
wards.
Partington, ^'o.utiiy. Sunday Srhool
Conference, M E. Church, South.
The Scveiir< euth Annual^ssion
of (his body \nll be he!d at New-
mau Swamp ^urch, commencing
Thursday night 25tb ^oly, with im
^ trodnetory at-impu by ^fev J. K.
to pray" lor you :
taut 1 will teach yon the food and
the right way : only fear the Lord,
8ii|ierinteiidepta will * plcape re-
meiulier tocleut delegates on or hy-
and serve Him Ht'trath'with all f '”e ti'e first Sunday in July and
your heart; for consider how great
things He bath \loiie lor you.” 1
Samuel xii. 23 25.
After reference by way of intro-
doction to the historical events iu
oonn-ction with the text, ibe tbi-me
was dodneed: The ^u^y of the
gos;ie\ minister to the poo^l^ of
God among his lot is cast, and over
whom he is placed as an under
sbeperd responsible to the Chief
Sheperd tor the oh re of bis flock.
With * giatefnl acknowlgiigemrut
of the uniform kindness that bad
Uepu extended by the people to tbeir
pastor, and a tribute of praise to
tl;e Great I^tug and Head of the
Chnroh for the continuation ot the
pastoral relation through the iieripii
pf ten years without one unpleasant
jar, the lext was expounded under
five heads. "
I. It is (be duty of jjie npnister
to teach the people the ' good and
the right way. As in the days of
the apostles, the people are to he
taught publicly ahyl from Imitse to
house by the reading and expositmt;
pf the word of God. This depart
ment of miuiaterisJ work was ein
pbasized as absolntely essentia! to
a healthy type of * piety in the
Church. The exampleof Jesus as
cited as going into the iivupgqgqes,
teaching amf prpachiug the king
dom of God. And as Jesus tiaciar
ed Himscif to be the wav, ibg sa-
pretiie <lnty of the miuisfor resolves
itself into this, to preach Christ and
Him crucified. Tbi* is teaching the
good and the right way.
II. 1. is the duty of 1 he minister
to vxbort the ptn ( ile to fear and
serve the Lord, reaching must tat
followed by exhortation. The
ol punishment is g prtper m«
to lead lit.* dinner po Cnrtst for par
d»u, protection, and sg'va'iuty, an-l
'heri ihere nil be n fijur’ H|pI re
verential tear of G *j hpigie whose
holy pre.-eiice the sinless angi-ls
veil tbeir spotlesN faces. The Lord
is to be served by d- lotion iu res
ligipn, and by diligence in bqsiuess.
The fear and service of ihe Lord
was represented as. the secret ol a
happy and useful life.
III. K is the duty ql tpipigter
to comfort ami eucoili^ge the p o-
p!e. The nunjber ot names ou the
roll qfpoiuipunicauts at the begin
gig.4 fif the present pastoral telui ion
leu years ago was IW. The pipsetil
rnemnership is Ifif. There have
been added to the communion ol
the Church during the ten years
125 souls, (ji this'number 74 were
received 011 profession of faith in
Christ, aud 51 by ceitiflcate of
membership in th^ congregations
from whose bonuds they had re
moved. The Church jjas jopt by
de tb 22 uiembers,' and 34 have
been dismissed by certificate aud
removal. 43 lufauts aud 2J Adults
have been baptised. Theie has
been only one communion sea-on
daring ihe ten y ears without some
additious to tjj© ptiarch.
IV. It is thp duty gt tig tp ujtrfcr
to warn and admcmlsh (he peopje.
The Jiible abounds in solemn yarn'-
iugs apd admonitions, autj the min
ister who does uqt sbnnd (be warn
ipg trumpet, and Imlmouish he
people will beheld to a strict ac
count before the Judge of all the
earth. Repent or perish is tlye al
ternative to be 8£t before tbe peo
ple by the minister of the gospel.
It becomes ns all then to receive
with meekness and humility ol
heart the solemn warnings and
faithfnl admonitions of ihe word of
God, 10 tarn at his repr. ots, and
living soberly, righ eously, and
boldly iu this present eyil world,
walk butgbly with onr God, do just
ly, aud jdve mercy. 80 an aonudant
entrance will be administered unto
ns into the kingdom of onr uord
Jeans, aud we will receive from his
hands the crown of life.
Down with the fiaggigg Twit-
(Reported for the Ncw«.^
The cajled meeting of the County
Alliance ot Darhngton ou the 17th
of May drew from the subordinate
Alliances tbeir most active and in
teUigent members, mep who will
ho d to principle and not poljcy iu
the pending prlsis of thia jnte war
fare. In the absence of the presi
dent, Lncas McIntosh, Esq., who in
representing the South Carolina
forward uames of same to meat
Thciuonavillc, that they may have
homes provided and a roll ready.
Ratio of repreiptiriition—one dele
gate for every ,«rgai.>z<-d s hool of
15 members; one delegate for every
50 and (tactioual part thereof ex
ceeding 15 All Superintendents
and mill inters of thg connection are
incmlie.njqf (he Conference.
We tariM stly hope only those
will be elected who have the int«r-
est of the woik at heart.
The Extcutivp Committee met on
tbe 9th in*: , and formulated the
programme which will soon appear
lit the Advocate And conntv papers.
As Florence County "wtfl probably
organize her own County Confer
ence let us beir this in mind in or-.
f aniztug aud .selecting places for
890. Let even clrirch aud every
£cho« 1 offer prayer froip now i^ptn
we for God’s blesstugs to
re-t upon our labors.
J. B. C. Wright,
Clitu’u Ex. Com.
• Unclaimed Letters
The toilowing is the list of an
claimed IctteiM remaining in the
jio-toft'ice at Darlington for the
week ending Saturday. May
18. l§39. R. rknjjs palling to; them
wjll p ease* mention tbs fact that
they were advertised:
MEN’S LIST.
A. 8. Adam 4 , Kelly Baeo’, John
R. (’oelson. J. a. Hili, Washington
Uenen, Wi|-*y L tyd, Willie Morri
son, U. A. Mns .Ik, Alexander Pc-
lets, Rufus Stelh-r.
women’s list.
Mr* R. M. Gandy, Mrs. J. A.
Ilearon, El zu Jojinapn, Mary Pe-
goes.
. .* u.i
^ll^XKZKR.
—Onrpax’or has teliirned safe
and sniiud.
The last rain was on the first day
of M ay.
—Vegetables grp non ett inrentui.
— Ploughiitt; in hope is the order
of the day ; the crops may become
visible alter a r.dit.
FLOUKNCK-
—R«*v. W. A Guerry is in at-
tetplaiice npo.i the Cpuvegtioi) at
Ridge 8| ring.
— Mr. David Sterubcrger is iu«v
crearing the dimeiizions of hisstore,
and has commenced the erection of
an addition to i>.
— The poujjty Commissioners
held * meeting p;; Monday last and
transacted wonderful wprk pf im
portance.
—Mis-) 3- Stack ley contem
plates building a $25,000 hotel on
the epmer ot Evgus and Church
Sireets.
—Miw JuliaLide, of Darlington,
It visiting Miss Fannie P. Wilson.
—Miss Carrie Sanders, of Sum
ter, Is spending some weeks with
Mrs. R. A. Trippert.
J. C. McIntosh, of Harts>
viile, pan a flying visit to Society
Hill, during ihi
post week.
—Mrs. &
some time with
M. E. Boro.
S. King is spending
tb'bei* daughter, Mrs.
—Theyoung folks had, a delight
fnl little party at the residence
of Msjor Winters on Friday night
last.
—Miss M. E. McIntosh will be
absent for several months 011 her
nanal summer tour.
—M. ssrs. Joseph Evans and Jno.
Walsh have been booking up the
little perch in superb style.
—A small slower of rain fell ou
Saturday evening; below here it
was heavier.
—Owing lot tyevere gqjd, Mr.
Stoat was unable to £0 00 to Bos.
ton as expected.
—Rev. J. A. Branson wil^ eu( r
on the work ot an evangelist before
going as missionary to Japan.
There is a prospect ot his spending
a part of hfa time here this summer.
This event will be looked forwaid
to with interest.
—J T. Rtfra bas been < i p|>oiuted
postmaster at Society Hill, not
withstanding assurances were giv
en a few days ago hy Mr. Clarkson.
Assistant Pottittaster General, that
?tkfre was no necessity for *
change gt tb|s ojfice at present.”
For quite a number of years Rafra
has beeu passing as a Democrat in
ordar to secore the position of
teacher in one of the public schools.
Letters were wr tten by him to the
trustees renouncing all affiliation
with Repablicspisin. it is also
charged that as agent for the doth
ing house of Wanamaker A Brown
he has used (be mails for fraudu
lent purposes, gud has swindle*!
bis employers by o^deiing sdits of
clothing for himself at ten per cent,
discount, which is the usnal dis
conut allowed by the firm to cler
gymen. In order to obtain a forth
er advantage from the preacher’s
discount he has ordainec and sets
tied “preachers” of bis own all over
the country. Packages expressed
to these fictitions names, we are
told were receipted tor by RaTra
himself, so that the temporary Doc
tors of Divinity were never aware
of their honors or their losses. This
is Civil Service Reform with a ven-
{ eanoe a la Harrison A Wunama-
er! Turn out a conservative Re
inbltcan and put in a white-washed
democrat who ia sharp enough “to
cast anchor to windward.”
representing toe oouin vtaroiioa size 01 small marote
Alliances ip the Colton States Coo- 1 alight at this place.
— Miss Bn lab White, the arcotn-
pli-lied daughter Qf Mr. R. E.
White, and J)r. William II(jer(ou,
of Snnimeryilli*, wepe married 00
Monday night i t (be resilience of
the bride’s father, by the Rev. B.
G. Covington,
—The editorial in the Farmert’
friend of last week on the subject
of the new County haa created some
comment here. Belton CFNeall
Townsend. E«q , being communica
ted with on the *nbject says that he
has never, in a (••rtnal official w»v,
advised the Florence County Ct m-
mtoriouers that he thought the
Cposiitplfou of South Carolina pro
hibits the toitiriiriWe from taking
territpry from any existjiig county
to add to the grea of an adjoining
existing pouiijy, yet recent studies
have canoed Mr, Townsend to so
frequently ndvance this opinion
in informal di»cu*i«fouB with prom-
inept men in Florence County, that
Mr. Hammond’s tnisapprejiegaiop
was nstnrai. Mr. Townsend uoes
not doubt but that ,625 square miles
sod more reipaiq'ju Darlington.
Jji* upinjou p» th«* c institutional
question simply indicates bis idea
of the proper remedy in case the
are* is legally adjudicated.
SOCIETY HILL.
—On the 14th inst., a hail s(orm
passed over thli motion. Hail the
aise of small marbles (eji; it was
—Mr. B. B. Shiiley bas a very
sick child.
—Mr. Weeley Moore has the fin
est field of corn we have seen.
—Mr. Braswell is selling quite a
large number of organs in this part
of the county. * *•
—No rain yet and many bave not
halt a stand of oottou The pros-
pect £t present is indeed very
gloomy.
—The oat crop has been materi*
ally injured by the peesen* dry
weather, and Mr. Hugh Segars
says that it will be imposaible for
him to save his crop nulew he nses
a p nr of shears.
—Farmer* in this section srp al
most entirely without work to do,
bat instpad^pf wearing Iqpg faces
because they bave bod stands of
cotton and gloomy prospects, they
are having jolly times at fish fries.
They had a most ^delightful one at
Sand Point, on Lynches River, re
cently. " ‘ {
-r-Mr. W. V. Moore and family
accompanied by bis sister, Mias
Lelsud Moore, left la$t ^riday for
tbeir mountain home at Blowing
Rock, N. C. Blowing Rock is a
most delightful summer resort on
top ot the Bine Ridge mountains.
Messrs. W. y. A & ft. Mpqfe own
a large store and beautiful boarding
boqsp there. Tbeir boarding hoare
is so oentrally sitnatedou top of ihe
Blqe Ridge that the water running
from the eaves in the front yard is
tributary the Minsissipp and find
its way totbe Gnlf of Mexico, while
the water falling from the eaves in
the back yard finds its way to the
Atlantic*
STOKES BRIDGE.
—It still remains but, dry
dasty and stands of cptton
wretched.
—Willjem Daniels, colored, lost
a male on Thursday pight the 10th
iost.
—Some few farmers have fallen
jn on early sown oata to kelp meet
the want pf rough feed which is
scarcer in thie section than has ever
been koewn before.
—Mr Willis DnBp*o was in thia
commanity on Monday, canvassing
in the interegt of (lessrs. Hood A
Winn, Rich/nopd narseymen, and
did a very good business in bis line.
-H&“ Sunday the 12th
inst., Mr. M. Galloway lost a nice
marp, which died from colic atter
having been driven to Carterayflle
and back the same day. ’ '
—Died at her l}oq)e, op Friday
morning, the 10th inst., Mra. Char
lotte Mixon,- wife of Z/ R. Mixon
Mrs. Miron leaves k hgsband’ had
font cbiltlren, one of them an inlant
pnlj a weak Old. Her death was a
very sad one. She leave* a host of
relative** sod friend* to monrn her
loss, as she woe highly esteemed by
all who knew her. boe woe a lov.
log and gentle friend and neighbor
to all with whom she won aeqnsiitt-
ed. The beiesved family b&ve the
deepest: HympHtby of the * nme
commauiiy.
^
—The tSeSlib ot this ccmn.unity
is not very go< dat present.
* — We have a very gloomy pn«*
pect for crops ; boil stands of o-r*
ton in every field. ^
—The spring sown oats si*
most a failure 'unless We gi t raW
in a few day*. ' ^ *
—It is tipn^ed that the Mor
mons have not gone far from In re,*
but ihe rumor is false, for they 'are'
surely gone. * • 0
—Happy days for the boys {; (e
Is so dry that they are about dII uji
with their (arm work and Block
Creek is their piwcg.of abod . fish
ing day and night. *“ '*
DOVEsVlLLE.
—Rev. L. T. Carroll, of Guor;u-
town, poid us*a flying visit on Sat
urday.
— Under the auspices of dhe po-
PU". S bshket pic nic will Ife givru
at the Institute on Friday next.
The sober and res|>ec‘ablel public
accompanied by well filled'bHskef.
are coidially invited to attehd. ^
—W© had every indication of »
heavy rain storm on Saturday even
ing last. A dark, diWal and pore
lentous cloud, accompanied by
wind and thunder, arose in the east
and passed over rapidly towatd the
west. But after alitbe blow ami
blaster we received only a gentle
shower—enough’ td 4 lay the dusL
Even that was very accepts Id©/
however, as oats and garden traci?
of every kind are literally burniud
up. “Be gracious Heaven, for now
laborous man hath jtype It's pnrt”'
— We note with inexpressible
pleasure the gradna! di*ap|ieiir-'
ance of the noisome caterpill »r. If
they turn to butterflies, as some
say they do, the name of- tuat pat,,
ticular fly will surely be “legion,^
for we have wafdl'edcatefuliy* and
have never seen anything yet that
would eat them except the all-de-
vonring toad. We were fold re
cently, however, by a freer; pi ah'eV,
that the crows feed upon them to
such an extent that when the ‘*var-
ments” a hear (he ominon* “caw” of
the crow they can be seen scampe,.
ing off in every dir ction fo seek h
safe retreat from I heir dreaded f.ies.
We have not seen the experiment
tested aud, therefore, cannot vouch
for the truth of the assertipn '
Cleveland’s Popularity.
Washington, May 13tb —The
readers of foe polUfoai stars have
no donbt that if Mr. Clevefatid is
alive in 1892 his name will ‘ eeitain-
ly be co* sidfred in connection with
the Presidential nomination, mid
his name will have greater strenuth
from the fact that no one wonldfoe-
Here be would be personally 1-03.
neefed with any iutrignes in tiiat
direction. It Is evident \\tkl' tib
element of pqnsequedeb iil New
York has taken Mr. Cle'velanif tipi
and with the purpose of bringing
him forward in 1892. This element
sttaehes no significance to thu cry
that a defeated CanflitlatiPfor tue
Presidency has never been renom
inated, for it holds that whiln Mr.
Cleveland was defeated according
to the forma of law, be was still the
chpice ^ tne American peojde. It
ig marvelpus to note what a strong
bold Mr. Cleveland haa upon tho
Public mipd, and there could be l&
mofe repiaikable demonstratiqii ot
thia than the contrast betrfOi-n the
reception accorded him and that (o
President Harrison at the raceut
centennial observance in New York
upon the three m< inorableooqos' 0 h*
when tiny were parallel fignrea. A
leading Democratic Senator who
broke with Mr. Cleveland early in
bis administration, and who bos no
love whatever for him, aajd to-day
he is the strongest man Mfore the
American |ieoplc. Thia Senator,
though not himself a member of tbff
national committee, is on clo*b
terms with a majerity of its organ
ization, and he expressed the he ief
that ce;tain jn|jueiices will lie
brought to put in as chairman &
friend of Cleveland, while all the
l^ew York influences antaupgi^Vj
to Cleveland wjl| be 4 t ‘§P < * r *! ( ‘'y
exerted to prevent it.
Items of Interest
The Woodroqr controversy i*
agaio'before tha Southern Presby
terian Assembly, and the heated
dtPCUHSioti arising theietorm has
lieen renewed.
The feasibility of establishing a
home in North Caro'ina for the qiit-
abled ex-Confederate soldiers'of
that State Is Inii
Mrs. May brick, a nipce of Hou.
Jefterhop Davis, was arrested in
Liverpool recently and ja now in
jail pn the charge of pchgJning hur
husband.
Iirucrmt' »OIUIt*r8 11^
la lug seriously coh>
* # faro-la tT i
CHEAP STiTIONERY.
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Lead pencil*, 5 cents each
State pencils, 5 os e eh.
Faicou pi ns, 5 ots each.
£©n holders, 1 cent each.
Ink, {j ct* ft b^u' 1 **
Mucilage, 5 cts a bottle,
fetter fiHfier, 5 cts a q«.ire.
mirelcpe*, 5 cts a paok.
Photograph slbumr, 15 ots eioi, ’
Testaments, 5 cts tab.
All of the above articles are of
the very beat quality, And can l q
bad at
Thb Book Stork,
Darlington News Building
March 28, ’89. *
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