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Is&ijjig''. w '*£ . Kdto -r v.r marlinaion cUis VOL XV. NC 40. DABLINGTON, 8. 0, tfltJRSDAY. OCTOBER a 1889. WHOLE SO 768. LOO-A-X. ITEMS. waihiy Tnosirso«, Vtmi iUlltor. Db. J. 8. Garner will move this we 3k into his newly furn ished dental parlors over Gar ner’s Drug Store. Mb. C. S. McCullough requests ns to publish the following: “I will pay as much for cotton seed as any person, trust or corpora tion in the land; give me a trial.” Misses A. and J. Fountain, the fashionable milliners of the town, wish to inform the ladies that they have received a hand some fall stock, which is sure to give satisfactioiv to their many customers. The latest styles in hats and bonnets are now on exhibition at their es tablishment and, an examina tion of their merits is respect fully solicited. Messes. Woods & Woods have already disposed of their entire original stock of dress goods, trimmings and jerseys, but in order to be in readiness to ac commodate their friends, they have quickly supplied them selves with a new stock of these articles which are equal, if not superior, to the lot already dis posed of. And these can be had at a bargain, although they are as handsome as any that can be had in these parts. In accordance with the an nouncement previously made in The Newts, the week of prayer for missions was held m the Methodist Church last week. Services were had every night. Rev. J. W. Tarboux, who has been in Brazil for six years as missionary from this Conference, assisted the pastor, adding much that was ‘of interest and in structive to the work. The meeting was successful in every respect. Cotton Gradually Falling. From the latest reports re ceived from all sections of the County, there can be no doubt that the cotton yield will fall considerably below the average. It was hoped at first that this loss would be compensated for, to a great extent, by the in creased price paid for the staple at the opening of the season, but we regret to say, that, from present appearances, the market is slowly falling. Important to Honse Builder*. Experience has proven that the most economical and satis factory method of building dwelling houses is by first em ploying a skilled architect, to make plans and specifications. While there is so much building going on in Darlington, we are particularly fortunate in having with us, one so well adapted to this work as Mr. E. L. Murray, who has already served a num ber of our citizens in this capaci ty with the most satisfactory results. Off For Japan. Etev. J. A. Brunson and wife t here on Thursday morning ■ Montgomery, £la., from tence .they will go to San ancisco where they will take } steamer for Japan. It will remembered that Mr. Brun- i will devote his time and his ents to missionary work in it country. We regret to rt with these friends, but we anot but feel that a holy ise of duty calls them to a ■eign land and that their de nt and zealous work will ac- aaplish much for the church. A »w Public School- a the lines of the new • Dar- 'ton School District do not form to those of the old ones, re are a number of persons a would ordinarily be de- red of public school advan- es unless they chose to pat- ize the schools of the adjoin- Districts, most of which are amber of miles away. We e it on the authority of the mty School Commissioner, rever, that a special County ool will be organised for the pose of affording a relief to se who would otherwise be oring under a great hardship. Books tor the Graded Schools he following is a list of the t books to be used in the Dar- rton Public Schools: Apple ts First and Second Reader; rper’s Series of Readers ; ntworth and Reed’s First ds in numbers; Wentworth s unmar School Arithmetic; [hunter’s Algebra for begin- i; Hill’s Wessons in Geome- i Chwvenet’s Geometry; Hyde’s Lesson’s in English; Reed’s Word Book ; Swinton’s Word Analysis; Bain’s Logical English Grammar; Maury’s Ge ographies ; Barnes’ Histories; Davidson’s History of South Carolina; Thalheimer’s History of England; Harper’s Latin Method; Allen Sc Greenough’s Latin Grammar; Allen & Green ough’s Caesar; Allen & Green ough’s Virgil; Jones’ Latin Prose Composition; Gibe’s In troduction to Physical Science. All of the foregoing books are for sale at the Book Store. A Dtetinfruiahed Colored Man The colored people of Darling ton were honored this week in receiving a visit from one of the most distinguished living mem bers of their race, the Hon. Hen- ry W. Grimes, the Attorney- General of Liberia. This repub lic, situated on the coast of Africa, is settled entirely by colored people, many of whom were emigrated from this coun try. A large number of them, it will be remembered, sailed from Charleston on the “Azor” about twelve years ago, most of whom General Grimes reports as doing well in the home of their adoption. The General is a native of the West Indies, and has been liv ing in Liberia about twelve years, where, in addition to his official duties, he enjoys a lu crative law practice. While of undoubted African descent, his complexion is of the shade pecu liar to colored people of the West Indies, somewhat lighter than those of his race in this country. He is a rather young man, possessed of good manners and unusual intelligence, and has evidently received the very highest education, his boyhood and youth having been passed at some of. the leading educa tional institutions in England. The General is traveling in this country for his health. He is a fluent, pleasant talker, and a large crowd of colored people assembled at the Macedonia Baptist Church on Tuesday night to hear hipi deliver a very interesting lecture on the man ners- and customs of Liberia. Gen. Grimes will deliver anoth er lecture at the Macedonia Baptist Church on to-morrow (Friday) evening, at 8.30 o’clock, on the subject of “Liberia as a field of Enterprise for colored men.” The price of admission will be ten bents. Harvcs'.iiiff A Prize Crop. Mr. J. B. Law, who was ap pointed by the American Agri culturist to measure the corn crop raised on Mr. R. H. Rogers’ “prize acre,” has submitted the following report: Our farmers were much inter ested last spring; in a series of remarkable prizes offered by that .well - known agricultural magazine, the American Agri culturists of New York. It an nounced a first prize of $500 in gold for the best acre each of corn, wheat and oats. Other special prizes were offered, the whole amounting to nearly $10,000 in value. A large num ber of farmers throughout the country have engaged in the contest. Among those in this vicinity who have tried for the $500 offered for the best acre of corn is Mr. R. H. Rogers of Darlington, who harvested his crop on Friday of last week. In accordance with official instruction from the editor of the American Agriculturist, the undersigned acted as its repre sentative at the harvesting. A number of fanners were present, and there was considerable ex citement as the crop was shuck ed and weighed. The acre had been carefully measured bv our surveyor, Mr. Elihu Muldrow, whose sworn certificate accom panies the report which Mr. Rogers will send to the Agri culturist. The yield was care fully measured and weighed on tested scales, and every effort was apparently put forth to have the harvesting honestly done. The result of the harvest was as follows: Ninety-seven bush els and nine pounds of shelled corn, of this amount there was only fifteen pounds of rotten or damaged corn, the com weighed fifty-six pounds to the bushel, (struck measure). One hundred pounds of shucked com contain- ..... irty to give account of the system of culture and fertilization employed to produce the above results. These facts are embodied in great de tail in Mr. Rogers’ report which will be duly published in the American Agriculturist. I will, however, state that the crop was grrown on a branch bottom and that the soil was light, sandy and porous, and apparently had all the care and attention that a wide-awake and progressive young farmer could give. Mr. Rogers deserves great credit for peal the example he has set in our community; many of us have derived both pleasure and profit during the past six months by walking, the well-trodden path, around this beautiful, well-tilled and productive acre. See the handsome Tine of shoes 35 cents to $5.00, at Blackwell Bros. Thai “lueoinprehrusiblf” Demand of the Farmers. Editor Darlington News: We poor farmers never knew before that there were so many ready and willing to give us ad vice, and were so interested in our welfare and prosperity. “An Outside Observer,” for instance, will say, “I am not concerned to the amount of one dollar in any jute mill or cotton factory, and my interest and Sympathies are all with the farmers, but with all my predilection in their fa vor, I am unable to discover how they will be benefited by boy cotting jute and the substitution of cotton bagging, and their in comprehensible demand for an allowance of ‘tare’ on their cotton.” Well, Mr. Observer, we tried the arithmetic on the difference in the cost of the two covering^, and explained it ful ly to the Alliance members and they were willing to make the fight. I hope and believe you have only seen the skirmish line this year in our effort againt I ate. Next year we hope to •ring up an army to fight jute, or any other illegitimate com bine. We have had a hard time try ing to get a little cotton bag ging ; everything has been used against us. Even the mills were afraid to make it, fearing we couldn’t or wouldn’t take it; we had no credit, no financial standing. Cotton Exchanges all against us. Memphis is going to take all cotton covered in cot ton bagging and put it in some little dirty corner and “sell it on its merits. ” The “ incompreh en- sible demand for an allowance for ‘tare’ ” was only made to see if you, “Outside Observer,” who were so willing to advise us, were honest. We have made no fight for “tare;” we simply asked for what was right and i 'ust, and you say we shall not tave it. There is no “jute trust” now —a few bales covered in cotton cloth burst it. How will it be another year when all our cot ton is covered in cotton ? Then this “incomprehensible demand for allowance for ‘tare’ ” will be made again. When the de mand for “tare” is made will the cotton exchanges beat about the bush like the “jute trust” has done, or will they come up at that late hour like honest men and say, “Your demand is just; you are entitled to it and you shall have it?” If they don’t do it we will indict them for stealing from their poor neigh bors, and with no change in the present jury law will convict them every time. We are not afraid of a “cot ton bagging trust.” The cotton manufacturers have the sqme interests we have; they are among us and with us. They don’t care what cotton is cover ed with now and when we put them to manufacturing bagging for us they will care less. The farmers have had Inough said in this little skirmish against jute to discourage them and al most convince them that it was a crime punishable by imprison ment in the penitentiary to use anything but jute. Mr. Editor, I want to say a word to the farmers who are out of the Alliance. We want you to come in and help us work for the general good of the farmers of our country. We are not making war against any honest enterprise, or any one engaged in any legitimate business. The fight agamst the “jute trust” is only a little side amusement. We hope to accomplish much in the near future. Come in and let us talk together about it. E. W. Cannon. Buy the “New Home” or “Wheeler & Wilson Improved” machines, at Blackwell Bros. SOCIETY HILL. —The address of Col. Ben Ter rell, the “Bald Eagle of Texas/’ rell, the “Raia iLagie m icuw, made a fine impression on the people generally, and Alliance men fee? proud that their prm- ciples patriotic, just, righteous and merciful, have been so tn- • umphantly vindicated. Fanners hesitate to place .the cotton crop to more than from one-half to three-fourths of a an average crop. —Rev. J. H. Carey baptised forty-nine candidates in the race below Evan’s mill dam on Sun day, September 15. —The ordinance of baptism was administered to three can didates at the font on Sunday, September 15, by the Rev. John Stout. —The Alliance met on the 28th ult. Messrs. J. C. Lamp- ley and —at- Bybee were elected to attend the County Alliance on Friday the 5th inst. Here after the meeting will be held at the Library building on the last Tuesday in each month at 11 A. M, —Our f aimers have taken ad vantage of the recent fair weath er and in addition to gathering the cotton have mowed down vast cpiantities of pea vine hay. In this profitable work Mr. J. M. Waddill is taking the lead. We have never seen a prettier plat than his 20 acres, and the large number of tall shocks is a sight to behold after the mowing. —Prof. J. C. C. Dunford, A. M., opened the exercises of St. David’s Academy on the 2nd inst. Thirty students were in attendance and quite a favora ble impression was made by the Professor. He graduated at Wake Forest College with high honors, and for the past five years has filled a Professorship in Judson Female College at Hendersonville, and comes to this community with the high est encomiums*from the Profes- rors of both institutions. Mrs. Dunford will arrive next week and act as his assistant. Our community is to be congratula ted on their good fortune; one of the immediate results of which is that we will retain with us several of our young ladies who contemplated going away to other scnools. Some of the best offered can be had Bros. bargains , at Black ever lackwell LAMAR. —Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Rogers are both sick with fever. They are under the medical treatment of Dr. Josey. —Mr. G. W. Mims has em ployed Mr. W. C. Mims as ac countant in his business during the cotton season. —Mr. H. Y. Scarborough fur nishes our market every Satur day with fish, fresh from Wil mington. —Mr. D. C. Reynolds has made thirty large stacks of pea vine forage on less than three acres of land. —Mr. E. G. Gray and Mrs. J. B. Gray spent Tuesday night of last week with us while en route to relatives on Lynches River. —A protracted meeting is in progress at the Methodist Church at this place. It is conducted by Rev. J. W. Murray. —Mrs. Mary Campbell, of La mar, aged 72 years, dropped dead on last Saturday while shelling peas for dinner. —We learn that Mr. W. J. Stuckey, an aged man of this section is quite sick. We hope that by the time this is in print he will have improved. —Still they come with cheap goods. Mr. Jacob Spears has enlarged his fnerchantile bor ders by opening a general stock in store No 1, formerly belong ing to Mr. G. H. Mims. —Mr. Harvey Wilson, a form er resident of this community, but for the last twenty years a resident of Hood county, Texas, is visiting his old friends here. Mr. Wilson is extremely well pleased with Texas. He says the general cotton crop of Texas this year will be below the aver age. —Mr. R. W. Spann, gave us a call a few days ago, bringing with him a patented hand plant er for planting corn, peas, &c. Mr. Spann is authorized to sell State and county rights. This implement can be made and sold very cheaply and we think it is a good thing to put in the hands of careless boys for planting with uniformity and regularity. The best and cheapest watch es in the land, at Mason’s Jew elry Store. HABTOY1LUC. -A protracted meetin g < Ch com urch A pro mencea at the Methodist on Sunday night, Revs. Rush ton and Kelly wul conduct the ser- • • —Mr. W. H. Kerr, a cotton buyer, has located in our midst. —Miss Maud Smith, from “the City by the Sea,” is visiting Maj. J. L. Coker’s family of this place. —Our efficient postmaster has removed the postoffice frritti town to the warehouse at the railroad. —Messrs. Dwight Harrington and Louis M. Norment are now clerking for Messrs. J. L. Coker Sc Co. —Miss Anna McFarland left on Thursday last for Georgia* where she has gone for thfe pur- f iose of teaching school. We eel confident that she is a com petent teacher. 1 —A protracted meeting com menced at the Baptist Church on Sunday night at 8 o’clock, and will continue for about one week. Rev. J. L. Vass will as sist in conducting the night ser vices. OATS. —The farmers have gathered about half of the cotton crop and they report that it will be short by at least one third. —Prof. Jones will be assisted in his work by MissHettie Terry, for the coming scholastic year which begins on the first Mon day in November. —The gin house of Messrs. C. N. Oats & Bro., came very near being consumed by fire on Sep tember 21. A match passed through the gin while in opera tion but the ginner, being very attentative to his business, spied it at once, and by the aid of one of the packers was successful in putting it out immediately. •r-The Alliance met at this place on Saturday, 21stult., with a very large attendance. The members certainly attended to business of importance for they came out at the back door. Silverware selling at cost at Mason’s Jewelry Store. Society Hill Circuit. Rev. W. A. Wright, pastor of Society Hill Circuit, closed a glorious meeting at Sandy Grove recently. Fourteen found the church and there were 35 con versions. Other results eternity only will reveal. At times the church would scarcely hold the people. We trust that our church is progressing forward to the day when it may be call ed one among the leading churches in Christian work. Our new chdrch has been com menced and we feel very grate ful to our friends in Darlington and elsewhere for their help in this religious enterprise. “Cast thy bread upon the waters for thou shalt find it after many days.” A Member. Sept. 23, 1889. They say the best place to buy groceries, is at Blackwell Bros. (Locale continued in Supple ment.) MARRIED. At the Mt. Elon Parsonage by the Rev. W. O. Petty, on Sep tember 29th, 1889, Mr. Z. R. Mix on and Mrs. Prudy Outlaw. Buy the “Farmers’ Alliance Tobacco,” of Blackwell Bros. DIED TALLEY.—Died in Charles ton, S. C., September 26th, 1889, Ella Annie, only daughter of Wm. H. and Annie W. Talley. Mrs. F. M. Timmons, the be loved wife of W. F. Timmons, fell asleep in Jesus on the 27th, of September, 1889, leaving a bereaved husband and five moth erless children to mourn over their irreparable loss. But their temporal loss is her eternal gain, and it is their consolation to know that their loved one has gone to join the ranks of the great multitude who come out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. Mrs. Timmons died in the 42nd, year of her age. She was a consistent member of the Presbyterian Church, and bore her sufferings with Christian fortitude and patience. vices. L L WM, m ISSUANCE AGENT. Darlington, 8.0. Represents mum of the best Com panies on the Con inent. '■ ■' ■ -o Office iu the Ba;<k of Parlmgron. 1 The moat tboiough saffufactioo guaranteed. 1 May 30, W-Cm A FEW OF THE SFEOXA.Ll'lSe!^ NOW ON SALE BT A. J. BB00M* Who is just getting in his large fall stock i A full line of Ladies’ Dress Goods ; best grade of checked homespun at 5 cents a yard ; Brown Sheetings at 41 cents for f yfcri! width, aflft 5 cents a yd. for I whlth. The Celebrated Douglas Shoe f A handsome lady’s shoe for $1.35; lap seani flexible bottom. Men’s “Bals” at $1.25 a paii 1 : A Largs Assortment of Trunks, at prices ranging from SO cts tn SlO. — ALL STYLES OF — CARPETS, up to handsome velvets, at the closest figures; Invisible stripped Cashmere, the newest^thing out; A beautiful stock of Cashmeres, Drap D’alma’s and Flannels, ittm 15 cts to the silk warped at $1 a yard. tw o-x^H] A C7AT.T. I Enterprise Hotel Gorner* October 3, 1889. THE VJffil IIJVES2 - OF - Red Rust Proof for mi - BY - Oats UiMngl, SaM & Co. Darlington, S. C. September 26, 1889—tf. Alliance Meeting. A meeting of the Darlington Coun ty Farmer*' Alliance will be held at the Court House on Friday, October 4th, at 11 o'clock A. M. H. LIDE LAW, Secretary. Sept. 26, '89. ST. DAVID’S ACADEMY, SOCIETY HILL, 8. C., PROF. J. C. C. DUNFORD, A. If., Principal. This School will open Tuesday, Octo ber 1st, 1889. The beauty, healthfulness and reli gious atmosphere of the place are pro verbial. Excellent accommodations near the Academy for a limited num ber of boarding pupila Board and Tuition very reasonable. For further information, apply to REV. JOHN STOUT, Chm'n Board of Trustees. Sept. 26, '89—21 Desires to say to his many friends and Tcustomers throughout the County that he Is still to be found at his old stand, ar UP STAIRS, JR over Tki kliigtn Im Ofi», on the northeast side of the - PUBLIC SQUARE, — with a complete and CHOICE ASSORTMENT — or — BUGGIES. SADDLES, HARNESS, WHIPS, *C. GIVE HIM A CALL ! September 19, '89-U Notice. Applies!Ias will he made to tko Oeatrsl Aaseahlj of this 8tslt si iti next session Is aaend the Cbnrter of The Hsrtsvitls B. R. Cs., ss ns Is anikoritt lbs extension of the rood. J- L COKER, E W. CANNOM. C. J. WOODRUFF, J. J. LAWTON. J. L OOKER. JR. Directors. An* 29. ’<>• EXAMINATION OF TEACHERS. The annual examination for Teach ers of the Public Schools will beheld at Darlington, on the first Friday in October, for one day, to comntfcnoe *+■ 10 o'clock and close at 4. By order the State iunAdent of Education. W. H. EVANS, School lep. C. MOONEY, Dealer id ALL STYLES ©? MKT8. A AD ■A. XrA/fia-jE -A BBORTNENf OF T6B m FURNITURE NOW ON THX American Matlcei. , Aug. 22, ’89 if ill 6nh Guruint t. TOM.K; MKMHV OUVC# Geo. E. Toale a Co, MANUFACTURRR* —AND— WHOLESALE DEALERS IN Doors, Sash, Dlwds, Builders Hardware* AND MJulslbtiriiL OFFICE AND SALESROOMS 10 and 12 Bayne Street* CHARLESTON, i < S. 0, Write for Estimates* May 31, 1888. For Sale. A valuable house and lot conven iently located ill the Town of DarltMp to “- For p * rtl ™ u w: Sep. 19, ’89—tf. THE NON m HU AND CQffll SQ1EMIUM The beat Rod cheapest mill off the market for f eueral purpose*. It la the thing the plan'er wants. We gnarautee it to make 8 btabrftr of good table meal per boffr, or to grind 60 bnabela of cotton seed per boar. We sell it nnder a foil antes, and if it does not give entire saiiafactiou to purchaser, there In no ante. Addreaa for terma, Ac, BROWN McUALLUM, Mineral Spriuga, Marion County, 8. C, Sep. 5, ’89—2m te UuI^ Mi J. D. KILLOUOH has- ftsvrt Is IW Mareo BoiMing. an Fargns Street, sad baa \p aleck FlnSTOs and Organs, Bbset Mnaie sod mnaienl msrehsniliig, Da is pwpwtd to du^liSst'S’ amp effur Aisde, be ing hacked np hy aomr st Iks best moats hour*' tn th* oouc-j.. Hs i« mw p.«- pan-! <o at i *.'.r • a ; Or • tivy of i ts A '< i* tf v 1.t....S .0 k U4<r,(<«ctii Ptssos »i»J Urgnun. t sll nr. writs .. B. Ki.U4(h, Omww D, Phtmime, S^ffr Vs wll sot hs us JsrssU. Jan 41, *8* V7 . •. • • *.