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VOL. XV. NO 41. . ': DARLINGTON, S. 0, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10. 1889. m * WHOLE NO 769. = L,OO.A.Xi ITEIVTS- wahi>y riio Locul Fdllur. ••Gentlemen ot the Jury ” The following have been drawn as jurors for the Court of Gen<*en1 Sessions, which con venes on Monday, October 28th ; i W. P. Askins, J. H. McIntosh, T „ .. . , — - L- Boggs, ihe last Moderator and efficiency they are equal to any in the State, and we feel sure that tho good work which they will accomplish, will gain for them the approval of every i good citioen of Darlington. Harmony Presbytery The Presbytery met at Suthter Friday night, and was opened with a sermon by the Rev. W. A. L. Morris, Jno. J. Rhodes, John McSween, M. T. Lide, W. J. Dew, H. C. Burn, H. L. Mor ris, Joshua Thos. Ooodson, C. J. Milling, S. F. Ervin, J. Boyd Witherspoon, A. B. Dove, Qeo. W. Stith, Geo. W. Earle, Doctor Davis, O. B. DuBose, .W. A. Dowling, Jesse Harrison, E. A. flnrtor- C. H. Raoa. P. P. Cham* present, from Psalms LXIII, 3, “Because thy loving kindness is better than life, my lips shall praise thee." The Presbytery was organized for business by the election of the Rev. &. Ged- dings Smith, of Hopewell Church as Moderator, and Elder W. J. Durant of New Harmony Church advantages of which it would be well for the purchasing pub lic to avail themselves. Their other store is devoted to grocer-1 teacher for the comin, ies, hardware, tinware and | The position was a war crockery, but here the leading Pauline Dennis, formerly of Vir- feature is groceries. The house ginia, but now teaching in Geor- purposes to conduct a flrst-ciass: gia. She is a daughter of Prof family gro grocery and announce their intention of giving such good bargains in this line as to induce opr housekeepers to buy here instead of sending to Char leston for their supplies. A test of their fancy flour alone would tend to substantiate their claim. In hardware, crockery and tin ware they are well up to the standard. JOVE ft SANDERS is the name of a new firm which —On Saturday the 28th ult., _The dedication of the Young the patrons of Pleasant Grove Men’s Christian Association School held a meeting to elect a Hall will take place o i Sunday, ♦»-- term. | the 20th inst. Several promi- Miss iiont workers in the Y. M. C. A. will be present and will make speeches on the occasion. The public is invited to attend. —Farmers are very liittch dis couraged at the short cotton crop: It is beyond doubt the ! shortest cotton crop ever rais ; in this section. Numbers ! hands are walking the roads hunting cotton to pick and it is not to be found. Corn, potatoes, etc? are good and a full crop of these cereals will be realized this sec teach at Tme WmMmwm Mews SUPPLEMENT, OCTOBER 3, 1SS9. (Continued from let Page.) Work has been commenced on Mr. George H. McKee’s house on Broad Street. Messrs. McCullough, Black- well & Co. advertise red rust proof oats for sale. Red rust proof oats for sale by A. Gandy, price 80 cents a bushel. The Town Marshals have donned their new winter uni forms, which are very haud- some and serviceable. The Sunday afternoon lay services at the Episcopal Chapel are now held at half past four o’clock. An unusually talented sign: painter is in town and is putting up some attractive work for a number of the merchants. Mr. JohnS. Scott, of Mars Bluff, has returned home from Russia, where he has, during ! the past year, been teaching the | natives the secret of cotton planting. Mr. J. J. Shepard is agent for as neat and secure a little safe as any country store keeper in the land would want. The price is only $35. Call at the “Racket Store” and see one of them. Harmony Presbytery, with which the Presbyterian Church at this place is associated, meets in Sumter to-morrow. Mr. R. E. DuBose goes from here as delegate with Gen. W. E. Janies as alternate. Major. J. J. Lucas, of So ciety Hill, has been appointed by Governor Richardson alter nate to the Farmers’ National Convention, which meets in on No- The regular meeting of the , Fanners’ Alliance of Darlington Montgomery, Alabama, County will be held in the Court vem * )er 11th. House to-morrow. j Mr. W. H. Evans. Jr., is in town on a visit to relatives. He comes from Mexico, where he has been serving as a conductor on a railroad for the past year. Miss Nora Morgan, who had charge of the millinery depart ment of the Racket Store last spring, has returned to the city and resumed her former position. A NUMBER of “pens been erected on the lot opposite . Manne’s store, the purpose of 1:0 d° thoir best. It is rumored in railroad cir cles that the schedule on the C. & D. road will be changed at an early day, so that trains will run as they did last winter, up in the morning and down in the afternoon. Complaints are being made about the public roads in the County. Some of them, it is said, have not been worked this year. The fault is with the sys- v , tem, and not with the Commis- 1 sioners, who are evidently try- purpose the owner being to rent them as apple stands and lunch counters Darlington Lodge, Knights of Pythias, is on a grand “boom” the work of initiating several new members taking place at every meeting. Dk. J. C. Willcox will have an elegant suite of medical of fices over Blackwell Bros., new. bfick store, which will be fitted up in the most improved and convenient style. Mr. K. Hoffman, the celebra ted Charleston baker, is now at work, and is prepared to supply the people of Darlington with the very best bread. Read his advertisement. Col. Benjamin Terrell and his charming wife were delighted with Darlington, and expressed themselves as much gratified with the attention paid them while they were here. The pupils of High Hill Sun- j . day-school (colored) in the! J neighborhood of Early’s Cross The many friends of the late Mr. John E. Schmid will be glad to learn that Mrs. R. Schmid will continue the busiuess so successfully conducted in the past by her husband. Her ad vertisement appears elsewhere. Ik it is impossible to discon tinue the “shooting galleries" on Pearle Street, they should at least be closed at a reasonable hour. The residents of that vicinity allege that they are frequently kept awake by the firing until midnight. Rev. A. D. Mayo, D. D., in acknowledgement of the compli ment paid him in naming the colored Public School the “Mayo PSchool" has presented it with a handsome portrait of himself which has been framed and will be placed in the building. County Auditor W. H. Law rence has been appointed trus tee for that portion of the old free school district of Darling ton township which is not now 1 included in the Graded School district, in the place of J. E. Nettles, Esq., resigned. i Mr. Fred Lewenthal, at A. Manne’s, desires to call atten tion to the fact that he has just received a new line of samples from Marx Arnheim, the cele brated New York tailor, which the public are invited to call and examine. Mr. A. J. Broom has a novel machine for displaying carpets which is attracting considerable attention in front of his store. By means of a series of looking }5! M. Dennis, whoTeft tion two years ago to Red Hill, Georgia. —Savannah Chapel is being thoroughly repaired and painted. Mr. Geo. Houck, and others are doing the repairing, while Mr. Arch. L. Wilson, an excellent pointer from Blowing Rock, N- 0., is painting the churdi nice ly. When completed it will cer tainly present a fine appearance. Tho Piedmont Advent Christian ” convene at this 'hursday before 7 in this month. is composed of urches in North irolina, having f about twelve Conference will hree days, after be a protracted eral days. El- ing,of Wilming- Sherrill, of Le- i A. Caugile, the lem and West- of Stephenson, il other promi- are expected to jach on this spe- The public gen- sters especially, ited to attend. $ Roads, had a pic-nic on the 21st. A band of music was in attend ance, and the tlyee or four hun dred persons present all had a fine time. Messrs. Edwards, Norment & Co. have temporarily reopen their millinery department at the old stand next door to Joye & Sanders. Mrs. T. W. Norment has charge of it and will sell goods at coat. The Ladies’ Missionary So ciety of the Methodist Church at this place has been reorgan ized with eighteen members. The following are the officers: President, Mrs. J. A. Rice; Vice- President, Mrs. Rast; Recording Secretary, Mrs. McCollough ; Corresponding Secretary, Mrs. D. D. Spain; Treasurer, Miss Mary Boyd. The Society is now ! in a prosperous condition. glasses with which the interior of the machine is lined, a small sample is made to appear large enough to cover a whole room. The Jewish New Year or “Rosh Hoshanna,” was ob served on Thursday last by the closing of all places of busi ness conducted by our Israel- itish merchants. A similar ob servance will be given to Satur day next, the Day of Atonement known as “Yom Kippur.” President J. M. McBryde, of the State University, paid an official visit to the Exnerimental Station last week. He express ed the opinion, as drawn from personal inspection of the work and from an investigation into the expenditures of the same, that tobacco could be raised in this County, with considerable profit. D£. farmers are sav- and it is not a it. i great deal of neighborhood at ices that can be lington for cot ie of our boys lively. dto learn that arnell who has 'bile is up again. wme very fine nd the farmers itage of it, pick- lousing forage. cNair, of Clyde, rices for cotton Is low down for (organ, of Fairy ur community a . a visit to some s that he made our circuit. om the appear- igging covering the huge pile at depot it seems s intend to use tgging they can ;e says use noth- believe the Al- i to stand firm question. We x) see every bale d in cotton bag- y ere enrom*»x . reported for duty. the number of pupils being much greater than was expected, it was found necessary to engage additional teachers. Accoraing- lv Miss Claudia M. Edwards, of this place, was elected to a posi tion m the white school and a teacher has also been chosen for the other school. All tHe preliminary arrange ments have been completed, and there will be nothing to retard the progress of the schools. The St. John’s Academy building has been entirely renovated, and additional rooms have been add ed, which has increased the ac commodations nearly two-fold. The Mayo School, which is a new structure, is an ornament to the town and a credit to the institution. Both schools have been fitted up with the most im proved and handsome furniture. Arrangements have been made to have a complete separation of the sexes except when under the eillance oi the Th« whools are, and pride of in equipment —I v °vr, ^ ^ ...», . tv. --•» Owing to*j itan house, for here finds everything that is generally to be had in a city. The prime mo tive for having two stores is to enable the firm to give special attention to each line of goods that they handle and by carry ing a much larger stock of everything than heretofore, to give their customers the benefit of lower prices. In one store are dry goods, trimmings, la dies’ fancy goods, shoes, cloth ing and gents’ furnishing goods. This department is the largest ever carried in this County. A specialty is made of dress goods, trimmings, clothing and shoes, and a good bargain can be ob tained in these articles. This firm handles exclusively Reed’s ladies’ and Heiser’s gents’ shoes, and has a full line of the cele brated Bay State Shoes. The “Perfection” kid glove is to be found here in all sizes and shades. Messrs. Edwards, Nor ment & Co. are also agents for the famous ’Homestead’ bleach ed long cloth. In all staple dry •special low prices have made. They offer good will be shortly supplemented with reed and and rattan goods. The whole outfit is just what our people are in daily need of, and we congratulate our friends on the discrimina tion and tact they have display ed in selecting for their stock such necessary, tasty and useful articles. a&HLAND. “-We have had fine weather for housing our forage. —We are still picking, ginning and selling our cotton as fast as possible. —Our popular machinist, Mr. Lambkin, has many calls, both far and near. —Mr. Wiley King made one hundred and eight bushels of cord On one and three-fourths acres of land. —Hog cholera is raging to an alarming extent in this section. Many of our farmers have lost nearly all their hogs, and the maiority'have lost more or less. This is a heavy blow to them, notwithstanding the present low price of bacon* 1URTSY1LLB. —Died, on October the Oth, of i diphtheria, the only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dock KirVen. Died, on October the 5th, of diphthria, Mr. Louis Lowrey- more, aged about 24 years. — Mr. Coker King left some time ago for Wofford College where he will attend the Fitting School. We congratulate our young friend in his undertaking. —The authorities of Bethel Academy have secured the ser vices of Miss Sudie L. Wright as teacher. She is an esteemed and accomplished young lady of this vicinity. —An oyster supper will be S ven at the residence of Mr. E. . Wright, on Thursday night, the 10th inst., by the Union De bating Society. A full attend ance is requested. —The “Pionoei” is very punc tual in making connections with trains on the Cheraw & Darling ton Railroad every morning. It has to run backwards, however, owing to the fact that the road has no turntable. —Miss Maria Weatherford, of Society Hill, is visiting Misses Anna and Lottie Wright. We presume that some one is capti vated, as your Society Hill cor respondent mentioned some time ago. )IA. of our commu- y good. ng, of this place, *osition as clerk dlinger, of Dar- he will be pleas- ny friends. IcKee left on the •lington, where me of the pupils jhool. Our best im. Lee left on the second term at female College, ight young lady, and has %ae Lest wishes of many friends for her success at col lege. —Mr. W. J. Roddey, of Rock Hill, S. C., general state agent for the old and reliable Equita ble Life Assurance Society of the United States, paid a visit recently to Mr. Geo. H. McKee, his special agent for this coun ty. Mr. Roddey’s genial and dignified bearing won for him many friends during his short stay. k —• CARTERS Y1LLK. —Prof. Bell’s school opened oh last Monday. He has secured an assistant. —Mr. R. Peel has moved inter his new store under the Y. M. C. A. Hall. —Cartersville is rapidly im proving. New buildings are going up on every side, and the carpenters are kept busy. Thomas J. Walker is [Locals continued ment.] in Supple- DIED At his home in Labischin, Germany, on September 23rd, 1889, Moses Lewenthal. The deceased was in the eightieth year of his age and was the fath er of Philip Lewenthal, of Lydia, and Isaac, Samuel and Hyman Lewenthal, of D a r 1 i n gton. Another son, Aaron, resides in New York. Peace be unto the ashes of the patriarch! vmm 9 vxim 9 vm3x» A Commercial Waterloo and THE YtCTORY OURS f The Leader ol Low Prices Still Leading; those that ard Able may follow i ■ JS V 4 The Lilipute and the weak-kneed must go down. We make nd vain assertions to deceive. We belong to no Trade Union, Trust* or Combination. We have but one to dictate to us and he is that "Almighty American Dollar I" By his aid, coupled with a never-tiring energy and an unerriqg judgment, we are enabled to place befofe the public prices that will bury competion. LISTELN- WHILE WE SHTO-1 - Best heavy round thread Homespun at 5 cts. per yard; besi heavy I Brown Shirting at 41 cts. ; best heavy 1 Brown Shirting Rt 5 cts. ; best heavy yard wide Brown Shirting at 51 cts. ; all wool Salem Jeans dt 25 cts. ; all wool Salem Kerseys at 30 cts. Blank ets from $1 to $10 a pair; Shoes from 25 cts. to the best at $4 a pair; Hats from 15 cts. to the best at $4 ; Ctbthlng Suits from $1.50 to $25 ; Trunks from 50 cts. to $10. Also a full line of Dress Goods t consisting of Cashmeres, Flannels, Drap D’Alma’s, and tnd Invisible Stripe Cashmere, ranging in price from 10 cts. to the fin est silk warp. Space will not let us mention more, but give us an early call and you will find that we have not told half. Only Cash and no judgment required to be a customer of the Leader.. The ignorant buy as cheap as those of experience. Give us a call and see how we will save you money. Very respectfully, Ao BROOM, October 10, 1889. **—i — - , _ ^ IIIIHh r»a*ufacturing molasses with a! ol October, A. D . vim. He has a mill, and is kept ] ' busy grinding up the Public School Notice. Applicants for admission into St. John's Academy are requested to meet me at the Academy for examination in the afternoon instead of in the mornings. PATTERSON WARDLAW, Superintendent. Oct. 10, 1889. Attention, Alliance I Darlington Sub-Alliance No. 186, having decided to sell all their cotton in bulk on Wednos day October 16, 1889, all the members of the Order in the County are hereby invited to unite with us for that purpose, by bringing their cotton to Dar lington on that day and selling with us. M. T. LIDE, Sec. Darlington Alliance. Oct. 10, ’89. THE STATE OF SOUTH CAOLINA, COL'NTT OF DARLINOTON. By T. If. Spain, Esq., Probate Judge. Whereas, Henry Hayses, hath made suit to me, to grant unto him Letters of Administration of the Estate of and effects of Wesley Carter. • These are therefore to oRe and ad monish all and singular the kindred and Creditors of the said Wesley Car ter, deceased, that they be and appear, before me, in the Court of Probate, to be held at Darlington C. H., on Oct. 22d, inst,, after publication hereof, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, to shew cause, if any they have, why the said Administration should not be granted. Oiven under Ay hand, this 8th day of Oct., Anno Domini, 1889. T. H. SPAIN, Judge of Probate. THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROUNA CQUNTT OY £ ARLINGTON. By T. H. Spain, Esq., Probate Judge. Whereas, Zflphia Btoekenton hath made suit to me, to grant unto her Letters of Administration, of the Es tate of and effects of Randolph Broek- enton, deceased. These are therefore to cite and ad monish All and singular the kindred and creditors of the said Randolph Brockenton, that they be and ap pear, before me, in the Court of Pro bate, to be held at Darlington C. H., on the 18th of October, Inst., after publication hereof, at 11 o’clock in the forenoem to shew cause, if any they have, why the said Administration should not be granted. Oiven under my hand, this 8rd day ~ ' * " 1889. T. H. SPAIN. Judge of Probate. Oek 10; 'm-% jpfjplf's Banfc *t Bwlfojfo#, r - .1 _j - - - TRANSACTS A LOAN, EXCHANGE AND SAVINGS BUSINESS. Rferircs drpoilti si soy time, end sllsiee internet, at tbs rate of & per seat, per 4flP*« on time depoelte, pajrahL quarterly if desired. Meintaise its pepnlar raise ef di»e*unt for School Orrtifleatxe and County Claims generally. Cellos- lectiona reoeiva careful attention ■ B®ar*al ®f ®i(*ect®(»s: yfu. yk Parrioak^ jloHN /Ac^ween, f. f.. Fettles, ©ffioei»$ /ohm F»ki4on, p, p. /iAcpuLLOuon, p pAROAM. E. KEITH DABGAN, Prt sidoot. WM. A. CAKRIGAN, Vice-President H. L. CHARLES, Ca*M«T. THE RACKET Brakes Upsets speculations, works day and night in order to obtain goods in quality, quantity and price, that will in the end prove a blessing to the County at large and emerge the sore oppressed farmer and working man from the debtor’s coller. Money, backbone and nerve can do wonders, in co-operation with the consumed. We will break Trusts, Combinations, and set to flight all schemes thtt# are framed to work against the public interest at large. Some Eye-openers, but no baits, no Respecters, but one way and price to all. 40-inch Albatros, all wool, 38 cents, worth 60; 50-inch Broadcloth, all wool, 80 cents, worth $1.35; 30-inch Bandanas, only 20 cents, worth 30; 23 and 36-inch fancy and plain Cash meres 10,11, 12), 15 and 21 cents; table Doilies 9, 4, 9, 6/ », and;*^ cents each ; full size blankets $1. $1.50, $2, $3.50 and on ; fa’ncy Plaids, 5000 yards, to go at 5, 5J, 5| cents below cost of making ; the best New York mills shirt 48 cents; men and boys’ bats 15,20,25/ 50, 75, 80, $1. Can’t bo beat. Shoes, a full stock, all kinds at 25, 35, 40, 50, 60; a fine 15-but ton French kid, all solid, $1.35 ; men’s Congress $1.25 up; fine suits of clothing $7.50, $8, $10, $14, worth 33 per cent. more. Imported seamless hose and socks 10, 15, 20, 22, worth double. Lilse thread gloves 2), 5, 10, 15, 20 25,and 30 cents. R&i and white flannels 16, 20, 25, 30. Everything in buttons, thread, collars, niching, hand-'' kerchiefs, trimmings, needles, pins Ac., at half price. Remember these are all first-class goods reduced to low prices. MILLINERY DEPARTMENT In charge of a competent Trimmer. We shall have the front ftSat in this. Our stock will consist of all the latest novelties in shapes, styles, quality and quantity, but oh, lit I what cut in prices! A French Milan straw 35 cents. We have in our Department fash ion plates, from all the leading Emporiums of the United State# and London. We carry all kinds of goods in this line* CROCKERY DEPARTMENT. Five 11-hundred pound crates, just from Henly, England ; best ware in the world. Plates 30 cents a set. Tin and glass-ware i great variety. We are moving goods as fast as they come, so < early and often to see the show. It orrty requires cash! a'nd judgment to be a regular patron of the RACKET, ah«t that we 1 in a great abundance in Darlington. Fanners and small merchants need a safe; wc ate agents Fire Proof Combination Lock Safe only $35. Aft can have Also Organs and Sewing Machines .lower tbu* any one else. Racket is booming all around. Call. New York office 466 and 408 Broadway. Respectfully, J. J. Proprietor or me Kiu-Aev . Sept. IC, 1889# gn