The Darlington news. (Darlington, S.C.) 1875-1909, October 10, 1889, Image 1
VOL. XV. NO 41.
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DARLINGTON, S. 0, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10. 1889.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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#
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