The Darlington news. (Darlington, S.C.) 1875-1909, June 20, 1889, Image 3
THE DARLINGTON NEWS.
THURSDAY, JUKE 20,1880.
WADDY THOMPSON,
I E4tf r.
LOCAL ITEa^S.
Mb. Bright Williamson has been
quite sick.
Qo to the Book Store to bay light
eammer reeding.
Mb. P. 0. Daffy Is in town end
will spend hie college vacation with
hie father, Mr. P. J. Daffy.
▲ large supply of the latest nov
els of the day just received at the
Book Store.
ALL the celebrated periodicals
and pictorial papers are (or sale at
tbe Book Store.
This ciatern on (he nonb side of
the Bquaie is !>ci»K drained lu or
der that tbe c< nit-nu d walls may
be repaired.
Rbv A. W. I’anott has some of
the finest apples a* d peaches giowu
in the Conn y. We speak ftom a
pleasant expeiieno-.
Mk. W. H. Luvicnce is bailding
a residence on the B< uusou place
jusi beyond 8wilt Creek on tbe old
Society Hill road.
FEE first cotton Mossom of the
season was brought to The News
office on Wednesday, grown by
Mr. Henry Newsum, of Hartsville
Township.
»
The County Commissioners have
granted the r» quest of tbe Town
Council to have the new town bell
pinned upon tbe fiont porch of tbe
Court Uousi.
The Commencement Exercises
of the Dovosville Academy were
held last night. A full account of
the proceedings will be given in
bur next issue.
We notice that Miss E. Le -, of
Darliugtou County, rendered selecs
lions exceedingly well in tbe recent
commencement ol the Columbia
Female College.
MB. Pattercon W trdlaw. tbe
Bupeiiutendeut of tbe Graded
Bcbooia ih on a brief visit to Dar
lington preparatory to his making
his final stay wiih ns.
Capt. F. O. Spain, Commandin'
of Cadets at the Middle Georgia
Agrienllorsl College, has returned
home and will tpei d the summer
with his family in Darlington.
The brick office recently occu.
pied by The Darlington News
ia being renovated preparatory to
its occupation by Messrs. Boyd &
Brown, who will move in about
July lat.
Master ixnis Bristow, the
young sou of > r. •!. J. Brbtow, the
Secretary ol the Factory, broke his
arm last Thorsday at Lake City
While i ttei.diug a Sunday school
pic-ti c. He is now at home and i.
improving rapidly.
The Columbia papers are prais
ing most highly tin* manner in
which tbe State House giounds
are laid out mid the oaks, which wdl
some day make such a fine jjipear-
atice. These are some of the cele-
biated ''Darlington Oaks.”
The Clarendon Enterprise say s:
A man in Bisiiopville advertises t r
a wile. He says she must be young,
pretty, industrious, good natured
and smart. If it will help the imor
fellow any we extend tbe notice.
Address ‘ B, r Biabopville, 8. C
Rev. Thomas Needham, ol Media,
Pa., who has recently conducted a
series ol very successful religious
meetings in Sumter, ia now doing
similar work in Florence. The
meetmga are well attended and
piomise to be productive of good
results.
The citizens of Newbeny desire
to establish an oil mill and are
afraid, if they do so, that tbe trusts
will gobble it up. Bo not so timid
friends. The canse of Darlingtoua
great prosperity lies in the fact
that her business men defy syudL
catea and “trusts."
Bet. W. A. Guerry, in accor
dance with announcement, held
services here at the Episcopal
Ghapel on Sunday evening last.
He left on Monday for Charleston
where be will stand so examine
tion preparatory to his entering the
highest order of tbe Christian min*
tairy.
The Spartanburg Herald nays :
“The Graded Schools closrd last
Friday one of the most successful
sessions it has ever bad. Prof. D.
F. Ho ston has given complete sod
thorough satisfaction, both to trus
tees and patrons. He is tnakiog
ap his reports, which will be ready
next week.”
The managers of the Base Ball
Association are poshing matters
rspidly and already most of the
stnonut subscribed has been col-
lected A meeting of the local as
sociation will be held here on Mon
day afternoon next. The ooonty
slabs which have perfected an or-
isnixation or oonteoiplate doing ao
will please notify tbe Secretary of
the Darlington Association imme
diately so that a county association
**7 09 formed.
/ of electric lights iu
Florence which has heretofore
/ only experimental, will now
thorns a permanent institution. A
company has been organized under
p® Darr e of the Florence Light and
Fow»*r Company and a charter has
i * o'“slued. The. capital slock
Is ♦!»,iKK>. Our slater town is to
Je hurM’y cmgra tala tod upon
j", e “step forward"
isken.
The Graded School
A meeting of ’he trustees of the
Graded School was held ou Satur
day, at which very import-nl busi
ness was transiictvd. It was decid
ed to float the bonds and the bui'd-
ing committee was iustrccteo to
begin work uooii the new school
bouse lor the e< lor« d pupils, wh'ch
will be situated on the present site
of ttie colored free school and also
lO commence the necessary addi
tions to the building to be used for
the white children.
Darlington is Proud of Her.
At tbe commencement exeiciges
of tbe Columbia Female College,
held during the Hist part of (hi«
week, Miss Jennie Bast, of this
place, took several prominent parts.
As President ol the Wight man
Society she presided over us cele
bration and participated also in
tbe many musical selections and
as one ol tbe debaters ou tbe
qnediou that ‘‘woman should re
ceive equal education with meu"
Miss Bast is said to have sustained
tbe negative side most admirably.
An Unfortunate Catastrophe-
Early ou Sunday morning fire
was discovered on tbe premises of
(be old Williamson homestead now
occupied by Mr. B. F. Williamson
and his mother and sisters. When
the fire wag first seen it had already
gained great headway, and noth
ing conld be done save to prevent
the spread ot tbe devouring fl imes.
1 he stable and barn were leveiltd
to tbe gronnd and three m iles were
lost. Mr. Williamson had just har
vested bis oat crop and this, too,
was entirely destroyed The fire
was checked m its progress, how
ever, before it reached the resi
dence. There was no insurance
and the loss is estimated at from
11,500 to $2,000. Mr. Williamson
has the genuine sympathy of all.
Tbe origin of tbe fire is unkuowu.
V
Pee Dee Medical Association-
In accordance with a previoua
announcement the Pee Dee Modi
cal Association held Dm annual
meeting in the parlor of tbe Enter
price Hotel ou Tuesday, Dr C. Kol-
lock, of Cheraw, presiding. Tbe
attendance was not large, but the
proceedings were exceedingly in
teresting. Drs. A. H. Hayden and
W.J. Garner were elected mem
bers of the association. Drs. Kol-
lock and Looney read well prepared
and highly instructive papers, both
of which eleoited a general discan
sion from tbe members present.
Th« following offioers were then
elected : Dr. G. Kol lock, Cbersw,
President; Dr E. Miller, Florence,
Vice-President; Dr. John Looney,
Darlington, Secretary and Treasur
er. A committee was appointed to
draft suitable reeointious upon the
death of Dr. Jonathan Beatty Jen-
ninga, of Bennettaville. The As
sociation then adjourned subject to
the call of the rr.sidcut.
To-XOBBOW is the day set apart
by the Court forth* execution of
Joseph W. James and Lonia Wil-
liams, who were convicted of the
murder of Joseph James. Sr. An
an appeal, however, has been car
ried to tbe Snpreme Court, the exe
ention will not take place at the
time appointed.
The Ebenezer Farmers’Alliance
have made ample arrangements for
a grand pic nic which they will give
ou July 4. Hon. George W. Dar-
gan has been chosen to deliver an
address. The Darlington News
has been favor* d with an invitation
and a repiesentativc will endeavor
to be present.
WE see that C’o xmlssioner of
Agiicnltare, A. P. Butler and Mr.
j C. Fitzsimmons barn advised {be
business men of Edgefield to erect
a warehouse at that place, with
gilining milling and fcrtil'zing
capacities. The idea was probably
taken Irom the successful outcome
of our local or; atiiz.itiou of that
character.
Messrs. 0. A. Woods ami P. A.
Willcox, both of Mariou, have
formed a copartnership lor the
practice of law. and the junior
member of tbe firm will reside at
Florence. Mr. Woods is well
known be:eiti his old home and
Mr. W illcox, who is the biother of
our Mayor, has just been admitted
to the bar, but be gives every
promise ot a moat successful career.
A SENSATIONAL libel suit is bring
conducted in Jackson, Tennessee.
The Baptist minister at tbai place,
Dr. Frederick Howaid. was charg
ed with bigamy and numerous
other shortcomings, most of which
it is said he committed in this State.
Mr. Howaid has brought suit tor
libel and we notice among the de
fendants the name of K< v. J. L
Vass, who is now the pastor of the
Swift Creek Baptist Church.
The Bishopville Eagle Die l,
at bis residence in DariiugtonCouu
ty near Mt. Elon Church on Tues
day last, Mr. Cooper Huggins. The
deceased was about 66 or 67 years
of age, and has been long and fa
vorably known throughout >his en
tire section. His life work has been
that ol a teacher. His manner was
quiet and unobtrusive. He was
interred at the cemetery at Mt. Elon
Church yesterday.
The Lady membership of Mt.
Elon Church, recently preseuted to
their pastor, Rev. Wm. O Petty,
a beautiful quilt as an emblem of
tbeir high esteem, and exalted ap
preciation of his services for the
last five of six years, and at the
same time expressed the hope that
he might be induced to remain with
them as long as possible. He re
ceived it wi h that kindly appre
elation and courtesy which always
mark this Christian gentlem >n
Council Proceedings
At a recent meeting of tbe town
council it was ordered that all per
sous who had not paid tbe poll tax
should be compelled to pay tbe
same immediately or be mude to
work upon the streets,
Major Geo. W. Earle having re-
cent y make a survey of the fire
limits of tbe town, rendered a
report to the council and exhibited
a beautifully executed map show
ing (be brick and fmme bui!diugs
withiug these limits. The matter
of ahaliug the nuisance of tbe tents
occupied by venders ou Pearle
opening exercises, tbe Opera House
was literally “filled to overflowing,’*
tbe audience being decided y :1k*
largest we have ever seen in it.
The stage had been beautifully d—
corned lor the occaMun *i d fookt d
li-e a veritab e “fairy boasr" as
the curtain rose and a host of chatm-
inglv attired young ladies, present
and former pupils ot the school,
marched in to the sound of music,
and took tbeir seats npon the stage.
Tbe two youug graduates, Misses
Annie Williamson and Gulie Elms
Law, dressed iu white, were statiou-
ed somewhat to the front Tue
Street was also considered On . t ' ! '* 4 *ys of both were well prepared,
elm.i... and were deliveted with cb ruling
the owners of the property ie using
to accept the compensation offered
them for having the nuisance ie-
itoved the council decided to takv
legal steps towards coad* muiug it.
A Savings Bank for Darlington.
Of the many enterprises organ
effect. Miss Marie Lido rendered
“No Sects in Heaven” m a manner
which gave evidence of decided
elocutionary talent.
The and Drill, participated in
by ten youug ladies, bait of w hom
were attired iu pink and half iu
blue, was tbe prettiest exhibition
i/,dof late in Darlington, there is ^ “LT“Ih t."
none which is so suit.d to In come n I “ i n Cb as bet ‘“ wUu, ‘ s "
profitable mode of investment lor U da - V -
ihe earn ngs of the po »r man usthe ? 11 mdm * u * re *‘’ 1 ' vl,,c “ *‘* r u “-
SavingsDeoattment recent 1* nrrni,,. T* ‘i ®“»'D f«Hted, were perform
SavingsDepaitmeB! recently organ
iZed by the B uk of Darlington.
As will be seen Irom the adveitiae
mem published elsewheie, deposits 1
will be received iu this Department
for any uiunuut, ranging from one
dollar up, and interest at the rate
of five percent, per annum will be
paid depositois. Farmers, mer
chants, clerks, mechanics, laborers,
and all classes of our people will
thus be offered a stimulus to put
ting by a dollar beie and a dollar
there, so that tbe new enterprise is
sure to become both popular and
successful.
Down with the Dogs
We are glad to see that steps are
beiug taken by our citizens to abate
the constant nuisance caused by
so many dogs running at large all
over town. This ought to have
beeu done loug ago. Best
ami qnict, so much needed by our
hard working people, Is impossible „„ vv
ou account of the continual barking judgment and
and bowling of tbe dogs. Iu the ' ‘
daytime tbe nuisance is no less,
for then foot passengers, especially
ladies and little children, find it
intensely disagre able to walk on
the si reels, beset on all sides by the
dogs gamboling and often fighting
in the most pablic places. A peti
tion is being circulated and numer
ously signed, praying the city coun
cil to tax tbe dogs, and during tbe
summer months to muzzle them.
By all means let the council giant
tbe piayer of the petititioners with
our delay. The d< gs have certainly
taken possession oi the town.
The Cotton Seed Oil Mill.
At a meeting of the Stockholders
of the Darlington Ginning, Milling,
Feitiliziug and Warehouse Com
pauy, held on Satuiday, the report
of ihe board of directors recom
mending that the stock of tbe com
pan) be incteased to 630,000, tbe
piesrnt stock to be capitalized at
$15,000, was trad. 'lb's recomnicn
d ilioii was made for tk- purpose of
organizing m: oil mill, ibe business
ol the smile lo be conducted afoug
w ith t he other work of tne company.
As (he question I ad previously
been tuoioi.gbly dl cussed by the
Stockholdets individually, the re-
coinuietiUaliuIi was Umuediutely
adopted and the dbectors were an-
tbotiz d to open books for an in
crease of slock to §30,000. It is
decimd advrs be 10 fuither in-
crease the stock to 640,000, and fur
the discussion ot this Question
auoth'i meeting will be eld at an
early day. The oil null to b * erect
cd will have a capacity ol twenty
tons. Work upon the bui'diug Was
begun on Monday and already the
walls are assuming definite propor
tions.
County Affairs
The Comity Commissioners met
on Monday, and several important
questions were c msidered. Major
Geoige W. Katie was appointed to
represent the county in the super
vision of the construction of the
jail, the Pawley Jail Company be
ing represented by Mr. H L Scot%
ol Kentucky. Ground for the foun
dation of be jail was broken ou
Tuesday afternoon at 5 o’clock.,
tbe coutract for all the brick work
having been sublet to Mr, P. J.
Duffy.
A proposition w as considered for
the opening of a new read off the
highway leading from the crossing
on Newman Swamp. This road is
to commence near Newman Swamp
Church, aud passing by Audtew’s
Mill, will mu iuto tbe Fields
Jesse Stokes, deceased, ou Lake
Swamp. A petition for this road
was first made iu August 1887, but
by persons living iu that neighbor
bood, nothing definite was done
until Monday. Tbe Board decided
to make the road, bat there will
be some delay ou account of one of
tbe parlies through whose laud the
road will ran declining to appoint
a referee as required by law. It is
thought, however, that tbe matter
will be adjusted in a short time.
Miijor Earle presented ao outline
map, showing the result of bis ie-
cent survey. A more elaborate
map will be made and then the
Boatd will have six or seven hun
dred copies of it lithographed for
distribution.
cd with a military precision that
was well uigb startling soui'-times.
and we venture the assertion that
the number of militaty organiza
tion’s iu tbe State which can excell
them iu marching could be euoiuer-
ated readily on the fingers of one
band. The vocal quai tette, “Moon
light ou the Lake,” wai beautifully
rendered by the two young gradu
ates, assisted by Messrs. Geo. II
Edwards and Robert E. James. The
address ol the occasion, delivered
by Rev. G. B. Moore, was chast<-
aud elegant iu diction, aud abouu
ded in humor. Some of his expres
sions were strikingly original and
eloquent, and were received with
hearty applause.
Altogether tbe einertuiniceut
was one ot the most successf ul ever
given iu Darlington. As a general
rule school exhibitions coutaia cet
tain features more or less boriug to
tbe audience, aud Miss Player is to
be heartily congratulated on tbe
. id executive ability
which she di>played iu affording
the people of Darlingt* u such a
treat.
Distinguished Pupils.
The following is the list of pupils
to whom Distinciious were awaided
at the recent Commencement execs
cises of Miss Player’s school:
GENERAL MERIT.
1st distinction, Blanche Law, El
ma Wiids.
ALGEBRA.
1st distinction, Preston Edwards,
Robert Coker; 2i d, Marie Lide,
Mary Flo)d.
ENGLISH.
1st distinction, Piestou Edwards,
Gussie Bland, John Law ; 2nd, Rob
ert Luuuey.
rhetoric.
2nd distinction, Marie Lide, Mag
gie Law.
HISTORY.
1st distinct ion, Preston Edwards,
Marie Lid , Maggie Law; 2ud, Rob
ert Coker.
LATIN.
2nd distinct ion, Ro vert Coker,
Preston Edwards.
OBTHOGRAPUY.
1st distinction; Preston Edwards,
Robeit Luuuey. Gitssie Bland.
READING
1st distinction, Gnssie Bland;
2nd, Robert Luuuey, John Law.
GEOGRAPHY,
1st distinction, Piestou Edwards,
Guesie Blai d ; 2nd, Carl Hewitt.
ARITHMETIC.
1st distinction, John Law, Pres
ton Edwards, Robert Coker, Gnssie
Bland ; 21m!, Robert Luuuey, Mary
Floyd.
PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY
1st distinctieu, Marie Lide, Mag
gie Law ; 2nd, Roliert Coker.
Unclaimed Letters
The following is the list of un
claimed letters remaining in the
postofike at Darlington for tbe
week ending Saturday, June
15, 1889, Persons calling tor then:
will please mention the fact that
they were advertised:
men’s list.
Grant Bell, John Freeman 2,
Wiley King. Johnson Luckey,
Frank Prigiug, David Stevenson,
Madder S urane, Aiex. Walls, U.
O. Richard on.
women’s list.
Miny Brown, Maria Evans, Re-
, — — — becea Maxwell, Dora Parker, Nau-
Bridge road near the p’antatiou of cy E. Ryels, Mrs. Dr. N. McTray.
OATS.
r - r- rr - * -7- —We are having fine rains, suit-
owing to the many object tons made #bIe t0 gra88 as wH , afl cro ’
y\ xr&ntkta livirxnr 1 ■« rwn rv K.w* 9
Miss Player’s Commencement
Tbe commencement exercises ot
Miss Player’s school were held too
late in the week toadmit of a de
tailed aoeoael of them ia oar last
issue, bat tbe success which atten
ded the entertainment was so mark,
ed that even at this late day it
would not be amiss to submit a
more extended report of it.
At the hoar appointed for the
—The Oateville dude has bad his
old watch overhauled as if bo in
tends to keep even with the fast
time of tbe village in the future.
—Little Robert, son of Henry
Andrews, deceased, while acting
00 a pole fell and received a paiu
ful wrench of the wrist.
—Mr. T. A. Clark and wife were
visiting tbe bride’s father, Mr. G.
Rineheart, last week for tbe first
time sioce their marriage a short
time ago.
—Misses. Alioe King, of Phila
delphia, LuU Croewell and Mary
Alexander, of Cypress, and Myra
Kiog,ofLydia, were visiting friends
at this place last week*
—We had the pleasure of attend
ing a social gathering at Union
Academy ou the eTeoiog of tbe
11th lost. About twenty-five yoaog
ladies were present, and quite a
number ot yoaog gentlemen nod a
lively game of croqaet was indulg
ed ia by tbe sil*ery light of the
moon.
Spectacles that will make old
people aca na good as'hey 1 ver
did, 61.00 at Mav 1 s Ja***!*)' Store.
LAMAR.
—Mr. P. G. Ite) uolds has tbe
Lest fie>d cd coru that we have ee> n
ti l* seaaon.
— K D. Cbaflvt*, K-q , is teanb*
ing Mlmol at this place uti l is fr«
qu-utly 1*-fore Jus*toe Mottis “br-
rilyitig" the witneas
—G. W. Brown, Kt-q , ol Darling
Ion was 111 our “ville” on Friday
of last week on prolrwtuoual buck
ness before Justice Mortis.
— Rev. J. W. Murray, looking
aoiuewliat refreabed, has retained
to his field ef labor* after a aliott
rest among frivnJs iu Mmon Couu*
»y-
—Died at I er bom* near ill 1 *
place, 011 the ll'li iuat., Mis. Hand
Gray, relict ot D E. Gray, aged 64
)ear*. Mrs. Giay leaves hix moiih
and four daughter*, all of whom
have attained to manhood an I wo
manhood, and a hod ot other iela-
tives anti IrieiuJ* to mourn her los*.
Sue bad beeu a faithful wile aud
•leveled mother, and had lor main
year* beeu a condstent ‘ member or'
the Bap'i*t Church. Her remain*
were laid to rest 011 the 15:h in*t.,
be*i«ie tbo*e of her hu*bau«l, at
Lake Swamp B.iptiat Church, to
await the resurrection morn. The
bereaved family have many to sor
row with them in tbeir grief.
Rockville Watches, double case,
engraved, $6.00, at Mason* Jewelry
Store.
AbHLAKD.
—We are baving beautiful weath
er for kiDiug gras*.
—Communion service* were Li Id
at Savannah Chapel last Saturday
uigbt.
—Mr 8. P. Moore, of Blowing
Rock, N. C , is *p. udiiig a few day*
with u».
~ The farm band* have plenty to
do now without any tfobing or hunt
ing for •‘General Green” baa order
ed bi* immense army to bold tbe
battlefie d
— Mr. Ferdinand Smith lost a lit**
tie boy recently about fourteen
months old, bronchitis being tbe
fatal disease. Mr. B. B. Shirley
also lost ho tufani 011 tbs 15th iust.
—After a paLifii] illnes* of about
one week, Mrs George W. Moore
ditd at her home nea: Ashland, on
the 13th iust All that medical aid
and kind friends could do were
minis'ered to her, but at was in
vain. She was a good neighbor,
aud an affectio..ate wife; to know
her was to love her. She leave* a
husband, an iutant one week tdd,
and a bout of relative* and friend*
to mourn her lo**. The large con-,
course of sympa belie friend* that
thronged Hebro 1 cemetery to pay
the last tribute of reaped to the
deceased, show * the high esteem in
w hich she was Ip Id.
SOCIETY HILL.
—Mr*. J. Z. ilea.011 has Ip eu
sick for «e»eral day*.
—The i-ll oat* on tip* river turn
ed out bettei than was expected.
— Rev. John St ut will attend
the comnieliceiiieU' eX< !ti*e* of
Furman University.
—Mi*s Martha Bevil, of Fayette
ville, N. C., is back once more 011 a
visit to tier old home and friend*.
—Mts. Maty Bowles, who moved
to Chesterfield County some tine
ag»,ison a vimi to Mr*. Peter
Bowles ot this place.
—Mr. J. T. Rodgers threshed out
rcce. tly 604 bushel* of oats which
were grown ou ten acres ol U|daud.
Can the Expcriup utal Station beat
that f
—There are sevtfal heautilul
crops of cane around the Depot and
its vicinity. The drouth does’ut
seem to have iujun-i it at all.
—Mr T. R. Evan* has plans aud
specification* for the erection ot a
cottonseed warehouse at (he De
pot, and bids tor building the same
are invited.
—Mis* Command-M, (colored,) is
in need of a bond in oifter that *he
may assume charge of the |K>stoffice
at Cites 1 ertield Court House, and
her brother has beeu down here
among the faithful to try to raise
it for her. The brethren failed to
“see the point” however, aud the
young mau will have to try some
other community.
—Prof. Henry Shtewsberry, (col
ored.) of Cheraw, cou»ideis himself
as misrepresented in the last issue
of The Darlington News, but no
one else can see it. It is trne that
“brdsofa feather will flock to
gether,” and it may be that “the
professor” is now ashamed of hi*
white Republican company. Post*
muter Falkner wss very much sur
prised to find ont afterwards that
Rabestraw was white. P was bi*
first experience of a white man
pasaiag himself ofl aa colored. Bat
he got tbe dinner “all the same.”
—An informal cooneil of peace
has been held to sertle the trouble
in tbe Bathesda Baptsit Church,
(colored.) This council consisted
of Rev. John Stoat, Rev. Durham,
of Columbia, Rev. Brew r of tbe
Union Chnrch, Rev. Charles Jones,
Rev. J. H. Carey, aud a number of
tbe deacons. An agreement was
reached that a vole on tbe ques
tions at isene be taken by tbe eo'
tire cbnrob membership, snd that
all would abide the result TbU
vote will take place on the 5iU Sun
day in Jane.
Mr. 0. C. Red to, who was fora
long titiK- known to the people ot
Mduuilig a* a first class b tt bet aud
oue of the mo*t genial young men,
has breu 011 a visit to bi* titends
here. He bsslor the past two year*
been running a large bat tier *ii >p
at Darlington, bur I1.1* .-old out aud
will follow Monie oilier vocation.
Success to biai iu whatever new
field he clpjoee*.—Clarendon Enter
prise.
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A good joke is told on a certain
young gentleman, who, by the way,
has not a aupefoabumlance of hair
ou the top ot Ids head. This young
man had taken a young lady out to
chuicb one Sunday night, ami the
weather beiug warm an 1 the ex
citetnent of conversation along the
way had caused his head to beat
above it* not in iDtate, so besought a
pew near the window, that h* might
enjoy the cool breezes wafted ;eut-
ly in, a* his thoughts explored the
lauds ot future happiues*. But
scarcely had h«* s-ttled himself, aud
hi* thought* began to *oar j^nid
the dreamy lealms of conjugal bliss,
w hen tbe delightful breeze brought
iu a swaim ot tin welcomed viMtor*.
These wen* saud-flie*, that l.ad
I eeo attracted thither by a motsel
so tempting a* a pretty clean bead,
whose whiteness almost shone with
radiance from tbe light of the lamp '.
Spanks and Maps weie soon beaid,
given with deatli-like vengeance
against tbe little creature* ibat
had been *0 nuaccommo tatiug us
to interupt a train of (bought so
interest ing.
Verdict—Flies aro pestiferous
little insects.
Moral—Take a.front seat uext
time.— Clarendon Enterprise.
A Popular Preacher.
Rev. Dr. Capers preached in tbe
Methodist Church at this place
Sunday morning. A large emigre-
gatiou was pres. iit, who listeued
with wrapt attention to his learued
sod able sermo.i. Dr. Cap< r* is
broad, liberal and conservative in
bis exjiosi ton of the Scriptures,
and iu bis views of a correct theol
ogy. He i* more concerned about
preaching and teaching pme relt
giou than be is about tbe manner,
form* and custom.* of tba different
denomiuetions in ma utainiug their
identity. His incidental ullH-iotts
to these points, in bis di*cour*e ou
Sunday, were clear and lull of
I Christian generosity and love. His
sermon was much apnrrciated aud
highly commended, in the , after
noon *« preached at BealshChnrch
a few miles eas
Kingstree Record.
—Ou the 18th iust, Post muster
Rafra moved tbe postofflee fo the
store ot Majoi Winters, up town.
He promised us new boxt *, bat has
purchased instead (he oM ones used
by Fuulkuer. Tne new office will
be headquarters foi the nfoudiic of
Wauntuaker & Brown, “ut.'b me
uaual discount to eleigymeu.”
—Col. Drake, of Marlboro, iu
tend* taking the premiom for the
Urgent y ield of coru on a single
acre if high feitiliziug can accom
p!i*h it. He sel-ofod a piece of
|H>or, *audy land and put on it 500
bushel* ol cotton seed aud 500 bu*li-
ela of stable manure, all b ro.id cast.
He then applied 3,500 pounds of
vanou* ferti.iz ra. Hi* iowm are
six leet apait, and tl.e 001 u is above
five inches between the stalks. Tbe
coru isof the variety planted around
him. It 1* at tin* time fi tot u leet
high, and lias 20,000 ears on it.
The Col has had to place slat* ou
each side of the row* to keep the
stalk* up. He ha* twowella and
force pumps, hose alt.iched to th.'iu,
*o th.it he (an spiinklc the crop
whenever it i* necessary. Aa so >n
a.-' he strips off ihc It dder, . he ins
t« lids to put 111 U tween the rows
another row ot early prclifin cosu,
which he will dress with nitia'.c ol
soda.
Tribute ol Respect
Hall or y
Dahlimotun Covkcil No 790, >
Amkhican I.koion or UonoK, j
Darlington, $. C , Jua* 13, '39.
Our Companion. James N. Uai-
uer c» ased to be “a soldier of ine
Legion” and paN*-d iuto ih^ laud ol
spiin*, January 29th, 1889 He
w,:* at tbe time of his death in the
54th year of hisa.e and bad been
»<dmut«d to tucuiherski’) in our Ol
der March 7ib, 1883 lie was a
man of lutelligeoce, of a uigb and
pure cbaractei, and of a large warm
heart. He did iaithful service a* a
Coulcderat'' soldier iu tbe war lies
tween the States, ami for many
year* before hi* death, occupied
die position of Clerk of the Court
of Common PI- a* aud General Se*
sious for this Co u'y. lu all the
relhiicuH ot iile he wu* tbonghilul,
trne mid kind. If he ever withheld
a helping hand when it was asked
for, it is a fact yet io he discovered.
His wa* a generosity to be restrain
ed and not fo be stimulated. It is
no wonder that be was universally
beloved. Peih ipa no public mau
wa* ever more fli mly seated iu pop
ular favor.
Upon his tomb rany be justly in
Hcribed that noblest and best of
tiibutes to a human being, “He lov
ed hi* fellow man.”
Itesoleed, That this tiibute to the
memory of a good man he inscribed
ou a page ol our minutes, and that
the same be published iu The Dar-
li.7gton News aud a copy be sent
to the family of the deceased.
R. W. Boyd,
1 Lewenthal.
Rut Yet He Instat* That No Flics Light
on Him
opened ou Saturday morning, aM |
the whole amount of (be capital
Stock, $20,000, was subscribed law
tew hoUisbs Darlington men Riv-
c mraged by the hearty snppof"
thus given to their euieipriae, the
bouid ot directors decided the aame
day to inciea*e the oapitid by $5 s.
000, and we have no doubt that
nddiiionni stock will be L.k,.,, by
ho ne investor*. The mill will be
erected at once, at any rate, a ,U
will he a valuahle addition to the
ii duetnesof Dai lingtou County l at)
of Suit'd Caioltna. The managu-
Uiont, a* was stated yesterday, wlR
be in t e ban * of the . flic, is amt
du«ciots of a rriat<-«t eutiipifou
wh cb {-.aid a divided ,.f fo pr«
lad year, the tird year o! its t x.s-
teucc, in d the two industries will
work harmoui ,u*ly together, to the
advantage ol both.
The iuruit is of Darlington Goua-
ty hie paniculaily interested in
tbom w l iil, tor icasous which
were given in The .\eics and Cour-
ier a tew duvs ago. They wifi h ive
a ct (tain and coimuieut market
for their ci.ttou seed, to begin with,
and will be aide to obtutu from the
nil.I (be cdtou aei-U hulls which
" vie formerly used as fuel for the
eugi ics iu such establishments, bat
are now known to be the cheapest
and best food for dairy and Leel
cal tie, and for other kinds of stock,
ihe evidence from every quarter
govs lo *b »w that a small cotton
*evd oil mill, owned by the people
of (he district w here It is located,
drawing it.- supplies (rum tbe farm*
about it and reluming a large pro-
portion of its pr duct* for use ou
the (arms, is oue of (be safest and
mo*t satisfactory enterprises In
which the citizens of any Southern
community cm invest th ir money.
i he number of such mid* is in
creasing rapidly iu every Southern
State, aud South Carolina is build
ing with the busiest. Darlington
Coitmy is iu be conj’tatutated on
its new acquisition, sud other coun
ties which are still wtthont miffs
should lose no time iu toll(>.viti: its
example.
Cotton Worms in the State.
Cotton planter j w ill do well to
look oat for an early appearance of
the cotton worm (Aleiia xyliua.)
Specimens nearly lull grown were
touud ou the experiment farm to
day by Dr. Atkinson. The moth
utu«t have been ou the wing here
asiiuly as Jure 1st. This indi
cate* that :hi* in. th migrates lunch
earlier than is generally supposed,
or that because of the mild winter
they have hib.*ruated lartber uonh
than usual, aud possibly within tbe
State. Farnieis throughout the
north* ru coifoii belt should ex
amine (heir cotton carefully, and
keep watch to prevent an early,
rapid multiplication of the worm*,
which would be a serious thing for
i be cotton crop since it i* already
belated from dry weather.—Co/nni-
bia Cor. News and Couriet.
Henry Kakestraw.
i'lii iudividu J i revived the ip
poiimaeut as pnsrui ister at this
pl-tee last Saturday. It has bveti
look d tor some time, but our peo
ple entertained sl'gni ho|»es that
“jooulei” Wauaunker Would not
so outrage the people of a com muni-
t) by appointing a man to.. position
of trust who ia utterly obnoxiou*
to hII right lb liking men. Wc have
neaid respectable in u in Cheraw
say they would not believe Henry
Rikestiaw ou oath. Is not this a
pretty state of affairs -a postmas
ter w bom tbe best |>eople oi n com
munity would not believe un oatb.
VVauu maker could not bare ap
pointed a more objectionable man
to sene the best interests of the
town. The South will always re
main solid as loug as the Republi
can party pursues such a policy.—
Cheraw Reporter.
Tutu Woolfolk Doomed-
The first d*y of the third week of
the trial ot Tom Woolfolk at Macoti
Georgia charged with tbe murder
of bis laihi-t's family condMing of
nine people, wa* made notable bv
the statt meats of the accused.
Woolfolk, when put on tbe stand,
show i d uo nervousness snd told
hi* Mory in a cool, straight toward
maun r. He said tlni atwut 2
o’clock ou the morning ot the mur
der he and hi* bio her Richard
were loused by groftua aud scream*
aud that both leufied from bed and
rushed into their Intb F* room.
Richard was in front, and as be
entered the door <f hi* father’*
room Tom say* Richard was >truck
down. Tom claims that ibi* so
frightened him that he ran to the
window, leaped out aud went to »
negro hous* aud aroused the ta
rn vies.
The remainder of his coufi-ssioir
consisted of denunciation of tlm
witue-se* who *wore against him.
Tom obaiges that every witnes*
who has given damaging evidence
against him has sworn to Hen.
Tbe prisoner's statemenes seemed
to make but litth* impression on
the juiy aud did not strengthen his
c »*e. -News and Courier.
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Pen holder.*.
Ink,
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Testamen a, Acts each.
Another Cotton Oil Mill
*• (Tb* New* mS Courier.)
Books ot subscription for a out
ton seed oil mill in Darliagton were
▲II of Ibe above articles are ot
tbo very best quality, and e»u bo
bad at
The Book,
DsrHtigteu News
March 28,
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