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&W-- •Jm m fHt DARLINGTON NEWS, fVDUSBU, NVtBYTHUBBDAT MORNIHG HENRY f, THOMPSON. frqprutoe. fBRMS-$9 Pa* 1m«h Ib Adraaoe. Oat Square, Ant imertion ••••••••*•••••• $1.00 Ob* Sq**r*, ••oend in»«rtio* gT*rj eabMqent insertion • •••••••••••••••** OoBtrmot BdrertUeiBeaV* iueerteA upon the uMt reaflonable IbniBC* Notlee* **4 Obttu*rlee, mot •>* U**e. inserted free. □JOOA3L. ITEMS. WAODT THOMPMl'V, F.^Uor, MB J. Frank Early ha* retflrned from hi* abort vacation. Bbv. W. A, Goerry preached in the Episcopal Chapel last night, E. Keith Diegan, B*q., ha* re- turned from a brief trip to the sea coast of $orth Caiolina. Mb. D. M. Smoot will bay cotton for the Factory at this market dnr- jng the coming season, Db. 0. Kollock, of Cheraw, was in town on Friday last on profes sional business. —Prof. D. F. Hqoston ha* re turned to his educational dptie* Spartanburg. Bey. John G- Law will preach at Povesville on Sunday afternoon next at gee o’clock. The depot platform immediately adjoining jhe building on the west is at last being put in repair, Mg. Loqis McCall baa return ed from an extended trip to the pioontalns of Hoyih Carolina. Mb «f T. Gaines has returned from a visit of several weeks to the ppper portion of the State. JSessbs. Rob rt K. and Pegram Pargan are enjoying their faction St “The HammocKe” o*ay Wil- piington. The new school house for the colored children is almost oomplets fd and presents a handsome ap Clearance. Baled ay in September 'Monday fast) would; have been fnexpres- pibly dull bnt for the meeting of tjie Fgripers’ A.liaat e. .Mb. J, E Eorment returned from £fow York yeaterd iy, having lajd in a fine supply of fall and winter goods for bis firm. A|L>L of the pastors have returned from their snmmer vacation, and tbe customary religion* services «rere held on Sunday last, fwiNTOM, the colored burglar irho was shot by Mr. Ezekiel Car ter near Timmouaville last week, died from tbe effects of tys injuries. MB. Lucas Veint<*»h leaves to day for Columbia, where be will at tend a meeting of thp Executive Committee of tbe FgHgers’Alji anee. A MATCH game of base bail was S layed at the Darlington Park on londay evening between teams from Palmetto and Cheraw The former wop by a score pf 33 to 7. MB. 8 A. Woods, tbs senior part- per of one of our leading Arms, has returned from the North with an pousually large and carefully select ed assortment pf (bis season*’* good*. Messrs. Blackwell Bros, aye at last In their handsome brick store adjoining tbe Enterprise Hotel, apd, as we predicted, it is one of the moat desirable business stand* in fcowp. 4 *THg Fifty Cent Cotton Book” /Hul “The One Dollar Cotton Book,” the very things for recording cotton shipments, gre for sale at thp Book /Store. ]fo piercbant should bp Without ope. Mb. S. Manne returned from New Fork yesterday. While there be purchased a large stock of good*, and collected »U,00Q insurance on the life of bis father, the late Mr. A. jManne. Mbs. B. C. Law has purchased a jot adjoicing tbe Episcopal Chapel on the south, »ud w ''i » r** fdepoe upop it, she having dispos ed of the hpjjse which she now oc copies, Farmers and cotton men should remember that they can obtain at the Book Store, at regular New Fork retail prices, ranging from 3 cents totS, almost any style of memorandum or blaujt boob, -Mb. Eugene McCullough has left for Milledge. ille, Georgia, where he will enter the State Agricultural College. This is the institution, it will be remembered, where Capt F. P Spain holds the position of Com pandant of Cadet*. DARLINGTON NE WS. • VOL. XV. NC 35. PARLINGTOJJ, 8, 0, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 5. 1889. _ _ j Tuesday {Attendance has been fair. The whole time so far has bwejt fleroUil to a dfreossiop pfthe methods of teach ing arithmetic. MB- J. P-JlsW plantetl un acre of the “Hester” yariety of to bacco at the Siarfon. 'tnd has just gaUwred the ffrop and cnied it. porno of the samplea, which are very pretty Indeed, aye to be qeep at tait office. A pile of lumber fa a* been haul' Ad open tbe Pablio Square and placed just about where the flag, pole formerly stood. The more ■anguine of oar eitixens ere of the ■pinion that a tower for tbe new Jpw.p !*!')-»ty be I'fro’ed there. Mb J. Boarnbnrg j* on a visit to tbe North. Messrs Jo\e and Ampler* an* .gi-tling in a large stock of goods, which is being stored for the pres ent in the old piillineryd.-p rtm«-nt of Edward* & Normeut's store un til tbe main building is made ready for their reception by the removal of the latter firm. Copies of the pn-mium list of the Nineteenth Animal Fair of (he Darlington Agricultural and Mo- ebanical Fair Company, which wtl be held at the Fair Ground*, be ginning on Wednesday, October 30th, are tor distribution at the Book Store. Major McLaughlin, who had ohqrge of thy schools at Qa’s a year or two ago, but who ha* been teaching st Cheraw during tbe past SeaHon, ha* been elected perint •udent of the Graded Schools of the latter place, at a salary of $30Q * \ear for a session of eight month*. Kve&y yestige of the historic “Bone Yarn” will *boitl.r disap> pear, aud its old site is destined in tbe near fntnie to become one of fhe mostehaimmg rectious of the town. No less than six new houses are to be erected on it, between the Baptist au-l Episcopal Churches, as soon ns woikmvu can b.-scenud. Mr. J Gregg McCall liasbrongb: out this season a beautilul slock of goods which it would repay the people pf Darlington County to call apd examce lie proposes to make s speoialt> of men’s f rni-bing goods and guarantees saii^fautiou. Keep a good l(M>k i ut for Ins advertise ment, whi< h is to appear next week. George W. Brown, E>q, retnm edoii Tuesday from an extended tour through the west and nor;hwest, taking in Mpntaua, Wa>«hingteii aud California It is pleasant to know that such a traveler has re turned home uioie pleased than ever with Sopth Carolina, am) with Darliugtoq {J.>utity in particular. The attention of merchants and cotton lmvef< t* ealhd 'o tlp-f.ct that for the muhII sum ot ii.od, they can purchase at ;be Rook Store that celebrated work en iiled the “Cotton Man’s Haud-beok” which will give them at a glance phe cost of any bale of cotton at the pripos between 6 and 14 cents, with fractipus including eights. Bead the advertisement of the MpLeon Cepn Mill and Cotton S-pd Crusher whioli is said to be the best and cheapest mill on th • mar ket for general purposes. All whp have tried it are delighted. L is claimed fyr tfais improved machine that it can make six bushels of good table meal per hour, or can g-nid 6Q bqshpls of cotton seed in that 'fane. Write for terms to Brown McCallum. Mineral Springs, Marion County, S. C. A street has been opened through the Wood* e*>tiite, between tbe residence of Mr. W. F Dargau and that ot Mr. F. E. Nojrment. This s'reet will extend from Cashpa to Swift Creek A neat bridge will be erected over the latter stream, and from that point a road i* being opened through Capt. Floyd’* and the Experimental Station property to the Mineral Spring. As this will be the shortest aud easiest ron e to the Spring, it is probable that, in the near future, it will become one of the most popular thorough!,ires pt tbe town. The Visit ot the Lecturer of the Na tional Alliance The Presidents ot the various S*b Alliances throughout tbe Coun ty met at the Court House on Mon day to make arrangements for tbe yisit of tbe Hon. Beoj. Terrill, the Lecturer of the Order, which is to take place oq Sept- tuber 10th. Col. Terrill’s address will be delivered nt the Fair Cronuds, and as be is a fitia sp. aker, it is probable that a large audience will assemble to hear b/m. The ladies are es|>ecially invited to be piesent. A good baud pt music hac been engaged for tbe occasion, and a pleasant day is promised every one who atteqds. No farmer in tbe County should miss the «P|H>rtqnit>, whether he lie a member of the Ailiauc.- or not. It is thought that a number of per sons will bring dinner with them, and in that way an informal pic uic will probably bo held on tbe grounds. A Nine O’clock Tea. Thursday Jast heiug tl>e twelfth anniversary ot the founding of tbe Uniform Bank, M»ightsof Pythias, the local Division, Rogers No. 3, celebrated tbe event wi ll a lash* ionable “nine o’clock lea,” to w hich A 'number of tfaeir friends were in* vited, sorm* of them coming ail Hie way from Florence io attend. The armory ol the Div aiou at Weiu berg’s Hall,’ Pearl* Street, was beautitnlly decorat. d, the colors ol the Order being draped gr.ictTuih aroaod the room, aud the hand some banner, bearing the usasl badge ot mWning lor the late Sir Knigbt Manne, occupying * promi nent position at tbe bead of the ball. WJa 1 VY hen t he guests had all assembled, imhe hall, the‘nine o'clock tea* was st-rved, nft.-r which the evening was I'jssed ia speechmaking and pleas ant social intercourse until Jong attar the hour of midnight. The whole entertainment was a most decided sppceKs in every respect, aud a I who auvndt i exptessed themselves as fauving passed a most delight tul evening. The greatest credit is due Messrs. 0 K. itogeis and O. Alexander, who, it seems, originated this methodQfcelebrating the aqtiiveisary, aud who succeed ed in carrying out then progiamine admirably. •‘Cotton Points.” As net much ha% been heard from the oaterpillais since our last issue, it is to be hoped that their advent will not prove as distastrnu* a* was at fir*i feared. Mr. McUall says they have rep lied the Exjiei-. tmeiital Station, thongh they hqvp not done much dauiage. there yet. Apa^t from this pest the prospects for a fine crop are unusually good, and as the price at this market opt-iied q 1 about ten dollars a bale higher than the average has been for years, the outlook is indeed bopelul. The first bale for i)«r«« liugtou County was shipped to YVil mington on .Saturday last bv Mr. J, K. Carter, Sr., one ot our most pros l-erous farmers, who lives about four miles trom town, iu the Switl Creek neighb< rhood. Mr. J. M. Moore, of theStol.es Bndgpsect on, brought in the second bah-on Mon day; its quality was “middliug,” and it wa* purchased by Mr. YV. 1J. T-dley at 10 30. *lr. Talley bought anuherbqle on Tneeda* forlQtiO aud Mr-C. U. Woods another for 10.4(1 Three more bales came in yesterday, two of wfaich were pur chased by Mr. Ta ley and one by Mr. VVoods. Ky the time this ap pears in pnut, the stafle wrj piob ably have tnguu toqppeq? in large quantities, the Darlington mar ke< will faave enougii buyers this season to make thing* lively, and to euabl- the farmers to get the wry closes |trees lor tin tr cotton. Mr. Wood* will be (loupd »t his old st-uid o|)|>osite YVoqils and YVoods Mr. Talley ha* hi.- headquar er* at J. F. Early’*. Mr.-I. A. Buch nan’* otlice will tr- at tlm Em- rpri*e Gtocery. Mr. .1. C. Keys will re turn in a fgw day* to take his old stand at Ed wards & Noripeut’s. Mr. D. M. Smoot is to buy lor the fac tory. Mcjjown Biothers intend to buy a larger quantity even than they did last year, and Mr. D. W. Waters, of North Carolina, ia ex !>ected to feint q iu a lew days. ! serious, but notwithstanding that i (act, hi* ti ifuds decided tha* it | would lie tie.-t tu take iiiiq home I that night. Sine*- then repea ecj! leports of his improvement have been received, anil yesterday the, advices were that be was not only! better, but that the pl:y*ioisn ! tending him had given ihe opinion | that he wonlil get well. It would! be impos-ible to convey any ade quate idea of the gratification wjth which tfais news was receiyed iu Darlington, where the greatest sympathy ta telt for both of the young men. There h.*s never been a calamity which has so ih irou^hly aroused the feeling of qur peqple, and The News office i* h<-siege«l every hour of the day b those anx- ipus to earn tbe bue-t iu'elligeuce from YVadesboro. Young Dargan is of course great ly rlistfess'd- He is a dpLoate looking lad, and has in yer before been kuowu to have been involved in a personal difficulty, bejug l*y nature uuusuallv quiet and reserved in hia manner. His antagonist, on the oilier band, is a fully developed man, o’ go d stature, and is appa. e: liy about twenty six year* of age 1* making tb> *e sUt<tm-irs, itia to be di*liucily umlerstoo i that theie is no i'jfi ntjou to refi ct upon Mr. Marshall in the slighti-si degree. From uli accouqis he m > most estimable gemlem«ii. lie was justly angry on account of t ! e in suit which he had rpcetvpd, aud hi* purpose evidently was to puni'h Dargan lor it. In leudeiing th - above accoqnl it hqs b'-eti nr | urphse to act with equal fairuesatoail the patties con cerued, aud to make as impartial a statement as could be gathered tioiu the reports ot the several Inin dreil eye-witnesses to th*- unfortu- nate affray. Thee.irne*t piqyerof every citizen ot Darluigton is tiiat Mr. Marsliall may speedily recover from the i IT-ctsof ihp injuries which he lias receiyed. A Deplorable Catastrophe- During the match game of base ball played here between the YVadesboro and Darlington teams on Friday afternoon last, one of the saddest events occurtetl which it has ever been pur unpleasant duty to chippicle, Th® YVades- horn boys yreie, as a rule, a fine, manly set of fellows, and wete morever excellent ball tossers. A( Darlington also I ad a good team, the game, as far as went, yyas the finest evpr seen ip this town, and was much enjoy ed by a large con course ot spectators. Iu the latter half of tbe seventh inning, Darling ton was at tbe bat, the score stand ing eight to tour in favqrot YVades- boro Two men h‘“l been put out on the Darlington side, and Mr. Win Marshall, the umpire for YVadesboro, declared Mr. Mclver YVilliainson out on thud base, which would have made the side out. Emile Dargan, an eighteen- yearsold son of Congressman Dar gan, was the next at tbe hat on the Darlington side, and with a view to taking bis place at tbe home plate in the event that bis side was not out, was holding a bqt iq Iu* hand. Tbe Darlington boys were not satisfied with the verdict of the umpire in the case ot Mr. Mclvcj Williamson, and insisted that be had been pushed from the base by the third'basetuan. This brought on words between Mr. Dargau and Mr. Marsliall, which were ended by tbe former saying, “Whoever says it’s out, tells a lie.” The two were standing aome dis tance apart, and after making this remark, Dargan turned as if to walk off. Marshall, evidently very angry at what bad been said / rush ed towards him with his fists clinched as if to strike. Jnst as be reached Dargan,tbe latter turned suddenly and seeing Marshall upon him, qatek as thought, struck him upon the head with the bat which he was bolding iu his hand Mar shall fell flat: iu a moment the crowd gathered abound, and a gen eral row wasj imminent. Thi* was however fortunately prevented by some ot the cooler beads, who hur ried Dargau quickly from the grounds. The Wadeshoro boys were, aa waa natural, veiy much excitad at first, hut by tbe the time the traiu arrived I hat night on which they were to leave fi p homo, thgy bad evidently calmed down considerably, and were disposed to t ke a more rational view ot the distressing occurrence. The doc tors who examined Marshall de- claret) that bis symptoms were very a»HLAND. — We apo about tfaioiigh gather ifg foilifa-r. — Tlie crop of peas bid fair tq be very good indeed. —Eiiiet J. y Du Bose buried ten eaodidates iu I, tpti-in la*t Sunday. —The remain* of Taseher, tin* two vear old daughter of Mr. aud M r*. Henry Smith of Bishopville, passed this place last Monday, and were interred at Union Church cemetery. —Mrs. W. V Moore aud t-imily arrived home from Blowing Bock, N. C, last Saturday night. Mr Lnthcr A. Moore also returned from Not them Georgia souie days ago, where he has been vuitiqg his ter mer spliooliq itea. LYDIA. —Mrs.Dr.Qalloway L it fqrCleve- land Springs on ' qudav. It seems that Cleveland is a favorite resort with the Lydians. —Mr. T E Munn of Oatsville has taken a position with Mr. R. S. Galloway and Mr. i’hilip Lewen- tb.-l look charge of Mr. M. Marco’s books last week. Mr. J. H. Kelly ba* taken a poM’inn with Mr. R. S. Calloway at Bi-diopville. Mr. Gallo < ay comim-nccd his Ims/ues,* thi fe tin* week. —Th•• L' dia Base Ball team wi re defeated on then own gioimd* hy the Swift Creek eluh on Saturday the 3Dt tilt. 'The soon* stood 11 to J8 for the first nin- s and 1/ to 19 for tbe second TJio Lydia Cub claim Hint tfaiM ate too nnicli (I" 1 ' ner. Any excuse is better than nope. DMKSYTLLK. -Rev. J. G. Law will preach at the academy next S unday evening. — I) 1 . G. A. Noiniaii, of George town. is again on a yisit to 'listant relatives iu town. —Miss Clem China and Meg-ra. H. A. one) M. D. D-L unie, i f l>ai lington. can e up on 8uu lay to hear some good preaching. —The contractor inform* us tli.c the BLaji Cr<-ek Bridge will bn passable by in x4 Thursday week. The biidgq at freayt us worth is complete —This h'* eeituinly b.oeu an eveptful eight mouths, a regular “Wiggins” year. Fust we hid thi fe» tul town and forest flies, iheu the destructive .cloud burst aud floods, and now we have the all- devouring army worm on its dead ly march to the sea, completely Sbei mantling every i Ling \egetabie in its course. This pest has attack ed the fine cotton fields qt Mr L. G Bytd and ot> cm in the north western sectiou qf top county, when- ’.hey am fighting them hero ioalty, with tbe only real extermin ator, Paris green; dose, 1 lb of Paris-green to 20 Iba ol flour, iu solution. STOKES BRIDGE. —We. are having some very nice weather} most of the farmer* are through pulling fodder mid have faeguu picking cotton —D.ed. on Tu$»day t the 20th ulr., lit'le Ractiei,(! <lighter of Mr. and 'Its. A. E YY'ood.tam The re Hiains were interred in tlie Hebron cempturv on YY'q luesday morning. — Mr. C. W. Woodhnm exhibit ed here on Monday a fai-e’ wSighing elt-V'-n pounds, top aq< root togeth- er, wliieli we th'nk would be hard to Oe.it, —A full n poit of the closing px- erciges of Mr. C. A Seubrook’s school will be puhli-hed in the next i*sue - f The News. OATS. —Mi. Sims is slowly improving from hi- ill ness. —T^e farmer* arc making a st'i t to pick out cotfou aud th>- mer chant* are looking ph-asrd, —Misses Siimmie Dewitt and At- He Kinehuidt has been vi-jting Mrs. T. A. Clark, ol Florence. —Mr. W. J. Oats has a three- ye-rold colt which ha* been under 1 he munqgement of Mr. Clair tor the purpose of preparing it for the race track. — Messrs C. N.D its dk Bro. art* running their saw mill wiili Mich speed that the sight prove* to be a great cxuibitiou tq some qf the qeighliois — YY’iiile I-Ieanittg np around the giu it oq sc Mr. J. YV. Ite^islei touud * bed of snake* cont duing pnl> seventeen ot the vermi . YVe are giatl tq * i> il;it Mi. Register ha<i great succe-s m killing all of them. —Mi. f. E. Muuu It s accented a posiijon wiili R 8. Galloway, of Lydia, and left tip* place on Mon <Wi Bc.'temoer 2. Our people ie- gu-t tii* abseuce. as Mr Muuu is a fine young man, aud we truly hope Hjat in- will make this hjs home in atiei Itfp. —rMr. James llegintcr aas uottou oi. wlijpdi be has counted qo leas than 150 bol s on one limb, aud 198 on another. On counting on up« ward he had enumerated 160 more, win n he struck a wasp m-st, aud UiCti lajled locouqt the lemaiiuler, but from distant observation lie said tiia he was sure there were not less than 150 more that have reached matuiity, beside* over 100 forms that haye q.it uptiun d. This cotton was raised on sa dy laud withoqi the aid of any guano. Mr. Register uj one pt pnr yery best fanners. —Mr. Joi q J. Cqx is visiting his daughter, Mr*. Marcus, in Ala bama. —Mis*. Edith YV’aiiqg will open her private school here on the 18th inst. Miss Waring i* very success ful a* a teaclc-r, and deserve* a large patronage. —Mr. Wi/ljam Browq, who ha* been dangerously ill for the past two weeks ia reported by hi* phy sicians to be much belter^ aqd they now have h< pes of hia speedy re covery. Thig is encouraging new* for bis many friends. —Mr. Henry L. Covington re turned holne last Friday from Georgia. He will returu there again soon, as Covington Bros, for whom fae is forking are doing an immensjB tqipgutipe faqsims^f near Bruns. tyi,ck.in that Sla g. fr-Tlu* last meeting of the cq mfy pthnary waa held here ou Monday. It is said to have been a very inter esting meeting, more so than any other throngh tbe entire panvass. Sheriff Johnson made tbe best speech of the occasion. He is thought to be the best stump speak er iu the county. All of tbe candi dates made speeches, and were at tentively listened to. Bigham was on hand kicking as usual. The pri mary election will be held Tuesday, tne 10th inst. The bets are that Mr. Johnson will be elected on the first oallot. The fo'lowing j* the ciiinplcte list of candidate*: For Slioiiff—K. W. Johnson, J. S. Berk, It M. Rogers. For Clerk ot Com t —Z. T. Kershaw, J. D. McCall, J. E. Pettigrew. For County Com ujistdoi.er—Robt. Peel, J.C. Lynch, E. M Ervin, J. A. Leach, J. E. W. Chandler, J. W. Ward, W. 8. Gard ner, J. B. Husbands. Fpr Piobate Judge—J. P. McNeill. For School Commissioners—F. H. Poston, T. K. Bell, J. 0. Hill. For Coroner— S. T. Burch Phil. Buchheit. ^ TIMMONSVILLB. —Mr. D. H. Trailer has returned tipui a business trip to Cincinnati aud LoutHvtlle. —Mr. John McSween ha* repuiut- ed Ins d welling, which has greatly added to ire appearance. —Mi a Ethel Mortis left home Momli-y morning to ulteyd tfap Catholic school in Si nib r, — \YV let in ifarit Mr. Jules K -iiu wid iuu\.l- v» un faio l..mdy to Cliur- lesion afaoiwt the fat of October. — Our imqvliHUlH an- begiiiiiiog tofeceiye Ihfgr t(ll. S>i'C^SMIid our dep t fa t* lateupn^led wMi pinnIs for the last wm k b-r m -ichanta in towu and iu the iu tenor. " " - T « \ j£i - k'M WHOLE NO 764. — Mr. J. 8. Earnest, who is con nected with the firm of Henry Cb-vr* A Co., of Nqw Fork, liqs Iteen on a visit here. — Mr. G, C. McEuchern and Mi.«s Mamie Trailer wete married on the evening of August 26 h, and took the t'uiii for Hie North on an ex tended tpur to Saiafn a, Niag ara Falls, and other pjaecs of pPTe. —Dr. J. O. Biid and family and Miss M. Lou Keith, who accont panitdthem to the mountuiiis ot western Nortli Carolina, tcturiied lq*t Tliursday niglit, and report having had a very pleasant trip —The first bale of new cotton was brought to onr market on Au gust ol*t by Mr. James Trm tt and sold to Mesaiq. Trailer 4 McEach- ern tor IQ cents. o —Mr. Jules Kalin, one of our leatLng merchants, has returned ir-'m the North, w here he went with hi* wile about tin- 1st ot August, o i a trip of business and pleasure. Mr*. Kal u remains in New York urtd later in the season before re turning. —Mrs, A. G Lee, the mother of onr townsman, Mt. I). H. Trailer, died Tliuysdpy inarnjiig, Hie 39 i It after a protracted illness of three month*. HerItttiera! services wire conducted by Rev*. Mcsms. Rjcli' ardaon and lie-aid in the B pti*t Church on Friday morning, alter which tier remain* were interred in the c rpetery. —The candidate)? fpr the office* in our -‘Baby County” paid us a visit last Friday, and Iron the sin dl turn out of voters present to hear them one would think that but little iji'eiost is taken in the P Intary. Most ol those who djd come expected to hear Bigham, but he dpi not get hen* on account of sickness iu his family. —The Oliver Cotton Seed Oil Company have completed their warehouse bore, and will be pre pared to pay the fanner* t|je high est prieps for their seed'his fall YY’e hear that the Southern Oi! Company will also build u w .re- huur-e at this place to store their cotton seed. With these two oil c< uipuun s competing against each other, tlm firmer* will please take notice thurl egtlpn seed wijl bung as much her/) this fall as at any othi r place in the State. —( ' — SOCIETY HILL. —Mr*. Ca ebCoker and daughter have relumed tioiu Betiueltsville. —Capt. T. A. Gaudy left for Charleston on Monday. —Cotton qnd ppa picking has commerced, aud potatoes are being taken fr-m the bills. — Mrs. McDonald,who was bitt-n by the mad dog, tljed on the 30th lilt., ql hvdrnpfaobta . —Mr. Briiuson lectured liefore the YVoman’s Mission Socie'y at the Hall last evening. —Theig Jtaye l»een quite a num ber of ague ibh* visitor* in town during the p t*t week. —“It is the soul’s graudem” e'c., a passage iu Rev. Mr. Forrester’s sermon, vya,* misqoled by t he typies last week. —Then- li i* l»*en some sickness, but we aig dad to learn of the im proved pqpdjtiou of all the na- tients, ' ' r —Mr*. Oomiriand-r iss<id ti be very liberal with the mails, hand ing them out by wholesale iu a “first come first served” style. —Purcell, the mulatto boy who went over to assist the colored jiost mistress at Chesterfield C. II., ha$ returned. He does not seem tq have been appreciate^ iq bis qew home. —The last and tbe present weeks have been week* of protractel meetings. Rev. Biewer of the Un ion Baptist Church, baptized sev entecu candidate* iu Evans’ mill pond on Sunday, and Rev. Mr. Ca rey, of Bethesda Church, t xpects in the near iuture, to baptize a I irge number. —Services continued at the YY’el-h Neck liaptist Church with tw., sermon* a day until Sunday night, since then they have been held only at night. It is probable that they will close on Wednesday night, as Mr. Brunson expect* to leave ou Thursday moi inn.'. Dur l ing there service*, which have con- ! tiuued about two weeks, Mr. Brim 1 son has done all the preaching. The senuoua which lie delivered werc 'd i a very high ord-r, and they fa ivc b eu greatly appreciated In all those «'fao have been so for'nnato a« to bear them. Great tun-rest fr o* been awakened in the mind* of many in regard to their eternal welfare. Tne present ami iuiiuaK (bate result* will not probabl uieAonro the go'd that has been doue. The earnest manner, the keen analyst*, tbe beantifnl illus trations, mid the pointed thrusts with which tbe great troths of reli gion were presented to the iudivt-. uai eonseieoee, will not soon be forgotten, and the pione missionary will be remembered in his distant job Dmn, Our job department it supptiad with if facility necessary to enable us to ioaU both as toyrice and quality of work. « n L c •, er those of lb; cities, ond we guamnee 4|ii« faction in every, particulsrer thargr not i.'ng for our work. Wearealwny* prepare' to fill order* at ebort police for Utankf, All Heads, Letter Heads, Cards, Hand Lilia Posters, Circulars, Pamphlet?, Ae. AH job aqrk n usf be paid for Oash on Delivery Ib-ld of l.ibo bv all w.io h», tnl his earne>f ami < b qm-nt w*nd*. Pro- bably a inort- lefty and f< iciby s.-rii* of sriman* have m-vrr breti deli voted hert* bv any one. It was generally regrelt-d that Mrs. Bron son wa* calh d mwm.v by tin- sick- m *s of * near i, I ,tive ju the mid-t of the met ting. Unclaimed Letters The (ollowiug is the list of tin. claimed lettcia nm.tining in thq postolllee at Darlington for Hie wegk ending ^.itiinlay, Sep, 3, 1889. PersoiH calling fin tin ik will pVase miMifon the fact tljaj they were mlvenisei.: men’s list. A. Deboot, B. D Hea h women’s list. Mrs. It. C Smith Some Statement* Corrected by Jft.. Kakestraw and his Friends, (From the New york Tribune.) To the Editor of the Tribune; Sir—The telegram published iu your paper concerning II. U. Rtke sttaw, recently appoint! d postmas- ter at Cheraw, S. G., being a uegro, i*iDoorr*ct. Hois a white man, an ex-C’oufederate siddn-r, and at present a m* mber of the “Chosen Friend.*,’’ an organization composed oi ih<- b st people ol Hie coinmuni- ty. Bitter, r» 1< n r le*s political per secution goaded him on to his trou bies, and now Ins D< niooratiq trleuds would hide tin* stigma be hind the skin of tlie negio. Pi.-a*q insert lhi* a* an act ol justice in your columns. The Rev. James P. Drake, Tlie Rev. A U. Fr eisoh, The R--v. F. E. McDonald, H. L ShiewMtiury Cheiaw, S. C., Aug. 26, ’8Q. To the Editor of thi* TriHunq— Sir: Having seen in 'Tile Charles ton News aud Courier an aiticle purporting to be n Tribune die patch, I beg, 'hrongh the <*(dumn« • d your pap'-r, tq oonect fhe tiarqq- I went to Dailiugtoa a few days ago ami in a moment of weakness lymlded to drink and g^ve the Democrat* tiioopportunity* o‘ which they took advantage 1 was not fim-d 810. Neither wa* I m-nt to jail for ten days. My offence was »<>cial, not criminal, and had I been a Democrat everything would have been different. 1 have stood enough vituperation and abuse to drive a sensitive man insane, instead of to a temporary yielding to a weak ness. I am s white man, not a negro, born and reared in the town of (Jhertw, and er nehbred respect** *dc up to the time of my voting for Harrison, since which time I have been relrutlejpily hounded tu thq papers, aud every indignity has been offered me excejit persons) violence. Any one with ordinary politics’ sagacity can easily teij why. I write thi* a* an act ot jus tice tq the colored Republicans of tiii* place as well as myself. They have stood by me sympathetically and charitably in all my political troubles, and I would not by any act of mine bring them into disre pute; but forbearance has ceased to be a virtue, and when a lie is written u future I shall brand it as such. HenryO. Kakestraw Cheraw, 8. O, Aug. 26, ’89. A Challenge )o81>ermao- Cartersville; S. 0., 4.ug. 29- 1889.—Gen. W. T. Sherman, Wash ington, D C.—General: In your letter stating why you did not go tq Augusta instead oi Savannah when you made your march through Georgia in the winter cf 1864,65, 1 note your remarks relative to Send ng a detachment of 100,000 qf “Sherqian's bummers” and their descendants 4 >wu to finish up tbe job, “without charging Uncle Sam a cent.” Now, I am a descendaqt of one of Gi-n. Lee’s old soldiers, aud if you will kindly let me know when you are ready to sendyoar “hammers,’’ I a ii confident I uan meet them wi’h an equal number of “l^ee’s old regular*” and their descend*uis, ami soon snow “lour bummers” that they will not have a* smooth sailing as you think in “finishiug up the job ” In fact, wo wpll give the sell sc .i fideuce of the “BoysTu B ae” s great a shock as it receiv. e '• at tie- first battle of M iua**a«, and ail'“without charging Uncle uu a ccqt-” Should yoq find any trouble in persuading Sherman’s bummers down here, as I am con fide ut you would, if you will come, or send one ot your descendants, I wfH meet him “single banded and alone,” and not charge you a t eut. ' Awaiting ye r early'reply, I am, ro*i*ectfuly, John II. Power. Gartersville, 8. G, ~ MARRIED. ~ On August 29th, by tfaq Bar. W* O. Petty, at Mt. E Mi as Id* Outlaw, of Sumter County, and Mr. J. O. Oat- .