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VOL. XV. NC 45.
DARLINGTON, S, 0., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7. 1889.
WHOLE NO 773.
*AI>»Y TIHWIFSO *,
I,coal rdltar.
The News and' Courier says
that Mr. W. Wiley King’s prize
corn plot of about one and three-
quarter acres yielded 108 bush
els.
'The ladies of Bethel .Church,
in the Swift Creek neighborhood,
will give a hot supper, the pro
ceeds of which are to be devoted
to church purposes, at the resi
dence of Dr. S. F. Parrott, at
Flinn’s Cross Roads, to-morrow
(Friday) evening. The gener
ous patronage of the public is
respectfully solicited for this
commendable enterprise.
Fine Cottim.
The Bishopville Eagle says :
“Mr. D. L. Reaves showed us a
r - .r... »k.; ) >
! of the cane. The cabbage ex-1 protracted meeting will 1
from here, on Thursday evening
of this week.
As the years roll by and, one hibit of Mrs. J. C. Wilson is par- j begin at West Point a few miles
by one, the fairs of the Darling- ticularly worthy of mention, and Prt, ”
ton Agricultural and Mechani-1 this lady and Mrs. W. A. Law
cal Fair Company are relegated both exhibited very fine pepper
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to the past, the more apparent
becomes the usefulness and pro
fitableness of the institution,
and the fair of 1889 goes far to
demonstrate the truth of the
statement. Everything was
conducive to a successful con-
Mrs. M. C. Kirven and Mrs. T. J.
Price had on exhibition tomatoes
of the first order. The
were all good, particularly Mr.
Byrd’s. There were any number
of large pumpkins, that of Capt.
W. H. Thomas weighing 100
—The Lydia School was
opened on Monday, the 4th inst.,
bv our highlv esteemed young
turnips ■ friend, Prof. A. S. Harrell. We
summation, and all preliminary pounds. There were a number
matters having been carefully j of bales of .cotton exhibited in
arranged, and the weather being | cotton covering, the jute bag-
as beautiful as any could desire, i ging being conspiouous by its
there was nothing to mar the absence.
pleasure afforded those who
were present. The attendance,
too, was encouraging
The stock exhibition compar
ed very favorably with that of
showing, former years. The colts show-
as it did, aft appreciation by the ed finer blood, and it must have
people of the laudable efforts of i been exceedingly difficult for
the company. The fair was held, the judges to determine which
as was previously announced,on j were the best among so many
feel assured that the patrons
will be pleased with him, as he
is a thoroughgoing young man
in every respect.
FLOKOl'JC. *
—Miss Jessie Thornton, who
has been hereon a visit, has re-
1 turned to her home at Marion.
Wednesday, Thursday and Fri- possessing find parts. The sad-; on Wednesday,
day of last week. j die and draft horses, though as
- it. imrinssjhle to urive numerous as formerly, were sep-
—Prof. A. M. Rankin, Princi
pal of the Florence Graded
Schools, was married this week.
—Rev. W. A. Guerry has gone
to Columbia to attend the con
vocation which met in that city
Resolvtd 4th. Thai we hearti
ly recommend him to any church
! wanting an able preacher, faith-
j ful pastor and an accomplished
' Christian gentleman.
C. C. Rhodes, Jk., C. C.
On last Saturday evening
while a white man named Car
ter, who lives on Mr. E. M. Er
vin’s place, was working at Mr.
H. T. Harlloe's gin, about ten
miles below town, he was caught
in the machinery and his head
and body were badly mangled.
He died after lingering six or
seven hours, never having re
gained consciousn
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[Locats CCiitihUPd / * X'’pple->
ment.]
VJKM1, V.( DA) V ((•}{,
A Commercial Waterloo and
THE YICTORT OURS !
The Leader of Low Prices Slill Leading; (hose (fiat are
Able may follow!
SUPPLEMENT, OCTOBER 31, 1889.
[Continued from lat Page,]
awim hill.
—Mrs. C. A. Brock has been
visiting Mrs. T. A. Gandy.
—A new tank has been sent
up for Cedar Creek.
The potato crop is turning
out very slim. Many of the peo
ple will not make more than a
third of a crop.
—Mrs. C. T. Fort spent a few
days with friends here, and ex
pects to return to her home at
Cedar Springs, Ga., about No
vember 1st.
—At the Union Baptist Church,
colored, a collection was taken
on Sunday the 20th, for church
purposes. The amount collected
was $128,26.
—Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Gandy
delighted their friends by a
pleasant visit to this place on
the 19th inst., and returned to
their home on Sunday evening.
—Henry Little, a small color
ed boy aged about seven years,
fell recently on the Cedar Creek
trestle and broke one of his legs.
He did not go through, however.
—Mrs. Frank Pegues lost her
family horse not long since, and
Mr. S. P. Wilson his sorrel mare
on Saturday. Too much green
peas and peavines the probable
cause.
Dr Trippett ‘‘set them up” to loved.” The sympathies of all
refreshments, but out of consid- are drawn out towards those
eratwn of the lightness of their who so tenderly ministered unto
moustaches, they were not
tempted to any thing stronger,
in the way of a beverage, than
Adam’s ale.
On Sunday evening, while
oay
Mr. Henry Wommack and his
sister, Miss Mattie, were riding
near the Baptist Church, the
mule ran away and, making a
curve near Mrs. Bowles’ resi-
neoce, both of them were thrown
out. Miss Mattie was not hurt,
but Mr. Henry Wommack was
severely bruised on the leg. The
cart ran on one wheel for some
time and. was badly shattered
against a tree.
—A little colored boy has been
engaged for some time in petty
thefts at the St. David’s Acade
my, stealing from the buggy in
which Mr. Ham Rogers’ child
ren ride to school. A bridle,
whip and some clothing were
taken at different times. Mr.
Rogers bated the young scamp
who came regularly. On Friday
last a hot pursuit from the bug
gy was given through the woods,
Mr. Rogers cracking away with
a pistol. The clothes were re
covered and six dollars
him in his illness and feel most
deeply his loss.
—On Wednesday last while
one panel of the jury was locked
up and hung on the O’Nail’s
cotton seed case, and another
jury, of which Mr. C. H. Race
was a member, was in the other
room, the Judge having dismiss
ed the Court for dinner, a nice
basket of provisions of all kinds
were passed in by a colored boy
tn thti tirct •iiii.v* til...1„
ip posed to be the generous
The jury quickly con-
to the first jury. Sheriff Cole
was suj
host. Tne
cealed the contents, and the
guard called ‘‘Mistake! Mr.
Race’s Basket!” On coming out
each juryman heartily thanked
Mr. Race for the nice dinner he
had sent them. But, “the boy,
oh, where was he ?” Finding
the provisions gone, he told the
young ladies that the horse had
slipped the bridle and that, while
he ran off after the horse, some
one had robbed the basket. The
young ladies robbed of their
nice dinner were taken over to
the hotel by the generous Mr.
Race, who was convulsed with
humor at the strange outcome
—Capt. Peter Loughlin left
here Sunday night for Bruns-
will accept a po-
>f the railroads
metropolis.
r . Moore and Miss
ighter of W. L.
were married on
oher. at the par-
Biiptist Church,
Covington ofli-
as election day
;sed off so quietly
even aware of it.
atic Priinar\ r for
•unty officers had
aid, this election
.tier of form.
. Hall, aged 65
lis residence here
ovember 3, after
lore than twelve
j!i. ‘Capt. Hall’s
n the South was as
e South Carolina
850. During the
) Wilmington. N.
largo of the Wil-
.nchester Railroad
ipacity of master
. uch position lie
!. He then went
but subsequently
is first love, and
C. & A. Railroad
resign on account
th.
as com
pensation were paid by the pa-! to a jury sitting on a case of
rents and the boy was then car-1 selling cotton seed at night in
ried through a course of sprouts j violation of the law. Trusting
—The remains of Col. I. D. to the honor of this jury Judge
Wilson, who died in the 79th Wallace allowed them to scatter
-Charles Carey, colored, son year of his age at the residence for dinner.
anHLAND.
-The road cart
seized this section.
of his brother, Mr. J. P. Wilson,
at Leavensworth, on the 18th
inst., were interred in the fami-;
ly plat, in the Baptist Cemetery
at this place on the 20th, just be
fore the morning service. A
large concourse of people were
in attendance to do honor to his , —Mrs. James \5
memory. The service was brief who has been quite
and very appropriate, closing convalescent.
From boyhood he was loved and andaVerv touching prayer by —Mr. Bruce Woodham is
admired by all who knew him. R ev j 0 hn Stout. Beautiful erecting a mce cottage between
Gentle, unassuming, kind heart- fl owe rs wreathed the casket, Mr. A. E. W oodham s and Mr.
ed. generous and true, he leaves an d decorated the grave. The
Wilson
of Prof. J. A. Carey, while lop
ing a mule down hill, met with
a severe accident recently. The
mule stumbled and fell, break
ing Carey’s right arm between
the shoulder and elbow. He is
now doing well under the medi
cal care of Dr. Trippett.
—The death of Mr. D. D.
Evans is generally lamented.
mania has
McKenzie,
ill, is now
us in the ■ prime of manhood,
without an enemy and with
many to mourn his early death
and to remember his Christian
virtues.
—Our young gents of the
Cornet and String Band gave
our little town a general sere
nade on the night of the
19th. This they did in hon
or of our citizens and their
visiting friends, and also
those who have recently become
citizens. The compliment was
highly appreciated throughout.
name of Col. Wilson was a
‘‘household word" in this com
munity—“native here and to
the manner joru”—he was iden
tified with all her past glorious
religious and political history.
Honored in manhood’s prime
for sterling worth and open-
hearted hospitality, he was hon
ored in old age, because, in time
of war and subsequent disaster,
he was ever true, and steadfast
to his people and his country.
He “rests in peace in the land
of his birth, amongihe people he
Wesley Moore's.
—The Union Camp Meeting
met here recently. The
usual large attendance took place
on Saturday and Sunday.
—The Conference met at Sa
vannah Chapel on the 17th,
and was in session two
days. There were six ministers
present, and a number of other
delegates. The delegation was
not quite so strong as was ex
pected, but the audiences were
very large and attentive.
.TV HILL.
ace and Sumner
i a “Racket Store”
inters’ storehouse
1. M. Sompayrac’s.
i inst., 48 ex^ur-
Jate sold at Society
'train was crowded,
were attached at
there was a total
le by the time the
Charleston, with
ling room.
From Hnsiucss
Ivertisement which
(other column, it
. hat Mr. A. Nach-
xe from business
st, 1890, and that
o this, he will sell
of clothing, dry
hats, etc., at strict-
for cash. He as-
lic that this is no
dodge,” and that
.of his prices will
lish his assertion,
i has been in busi-
ears and is now
sirous of enjoying
veil earned rest to
k> thoroughly en-
life time of toil.
»st Darlington mer-
g entered business
in 1854.
Darlington Oil Mill.
All subscribers to the capital
stock of the Darlington Oil Mill
who have not yet paid their sub
scriptions are requested to pay
them at once, without further
notice. C. S. McCulloucui,
President.
Nov. 7, ’89—It
Nlglit School.
The undersigned will, on the 11th
inst., open a ni; lit nohool for younar
men on Monday. Wednesday and Fri
day of each week, from 7 to 0 o'clock
P. JJ. Teini- 75 cents per month, ix
advance. For further particulars
apply to THKO. B. GORDON,
FRANK E. COBB.
Nov. 7, ,80—Ct
THE STATE OF SOUTH A HOLIN’A.
COUNTY OK DAIIUNSTON.
By T. II. Spain, Esq., Probate Judge.
Whereas, Lulu D. Evans, h a t h
made suit to me. to grant unto her
Letters of Administration, of the Es
tate of and effects of I). 1). Evans.
These aro therefore to cite and ad
monish all and singular the kindred
and creditors of the said 1). D.
Evans, dee’d., that they lie and ap
pear, before me, in the Court of Pro
bate, to he held at Darlington C. H.,
on the 10th of November, 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.
Given under my band, this 5th day
of November, A. D., 1889.
T. H. SPAIN,
J udge of Probate.
Nov. 7. ’89—2t
/-v T E 1SL T S,
Caveats and Trade-Marks obtained,
and ail Patent business conducted for
Moderate Fees.
Our Office is Opposite U. S. Patent
Ofilce and we can secure patent in
less time and at less cost than those
remote from Washington.
8cnd model, drawing or photo., with
description. We advise, if patentable
or not, free of charge, Our fee not
due till patent is secured.
A LiTTir Bock. “How to Obtain Pat
ents,” with names of actual clients in
your 8tate, County or town sent free.
Address,
C. A. SNOW & CO.
Opp. Patent Office, Washington, I). C
Creditor’s Notice.
All persons having claims against
the estate of Randolph Brockenton,
deceased, are notified to present the
same duly proved, according to law,
anti all persons indebted will make
mayment to
’ ZYDPHIA BROCKENTON,
Administratrix.
Oct. 24, '89—3t.
C. MOONEY,
Daale. in
ALL STYLES ©F
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The Liliputo and the weak-kneed must go down. We make no
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 unerring
judgment, we are enabled to place before the public prices that
will bury competion.
X-jTSTEJST -WXTILE -WE SI3STQ-I
Best heavy round thread Homespun at 5 ctn. per yard; best
heavy j Brown Shirting at 41 cts. ; nest heavy 1 Brown Shirting at
5 cts. ; beat heavy yard wide Brown Shirting at 5t cts. ; all wool
Salem Jeans at 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 ; Clothing Suits from $1.50 to
$25 ; Trunks from 50 cts. to $1<). Also a full line of Dress Goods,
1 consisting of Cashmeres, Flannels, Drap D’Alma’s, and the new
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. ()nly Cash
and no judgment required to be a customer of the Leader. Tho
ignorant buy as cheap as those of experience. Give us a call and
see how we will save you money. Very respectfully,
A, J> mtOOM
October 10, 1889.
9
9 c*
Henna
!
i£akery
fear OPENED THIS WEEK,
will furnish every day fresh baked
BREAD CAKES,
In all the new and improved style*.
Tarty and Wedding Cakes wilt be made on
Thoit Notice.
SA T1SFA C TION G UA PA STEED.
The ladies are respectfully invited to give mo a call, and a liberal
share of their patronage is solicited.
EARL HOFFMAN.
September 26, 1889—6m
SJfg Pfojtk'e Banl ol Badiugtw,
TRANSACTS A LOAN, -EXCHANGE AND SAVINGS BANK
BUSINESS. ' |
Receives il<>osils at any time, and allow, i'it or ax, at til', rat* of 3 per cent, per aonaia
cu time deposits, payable quarterly if d •air«J. M»idU:u4 ils popalar ratua tf
dieciuot for School Orttiffcaics aad County CUliu* feneral 1 /. Collet-
lections receive careful eiten'ioa.
Beai*d ©f §)ii»ect©rs
)Vm. Parrigan^
jIOHN yVlcpWEEN,
j. p. )1ettles /
jloitN JMSERON,
P, p. /AcpULLOUGH,
p ftEiTM pARQAM,
©fficeps
E. KEITH D ARO AN,
Pn sident.
Emit.
U M. A. CAURIGAN.
ViceTread#
D. L. CHARLES. OuMer.
Fruit!
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Fancy Famaly Ctrocerie§,
A. XuAwR-aE
/ SSORTMENT September 26, 1889—6m
The purpose of tho meetm?*M j rogMMeWtosromugrj^™
these articles.
each Sub-Alliance would take I In the department of
to ascertain how much stock
lington, honored uV with a visit :
last. 1
who
igte~,
- on Saturday and Sunday
He has many friends here
i Utsolutiims
Baptibt-Courier.]
iur pastor, Rev. W.
Ter a pastorate of
a half years, has re-
he charge of our church,
n, to take effect at the
the year ; and
Whereas, He has been instru-
and
OF THE
FURNITURE
in
mental in building up
strengthening our churcn to a
| £ps S j tftrting »
SoSStt i y^Tlthm.in this d .ine! fas’ ever attained before; there-
Trustee Stockholder^ who wjH 1™^* “ 5 g Xlquantity of to- tore wj s h'hhnmuchsuc-1 ^Besoit’cd 1st. That we have
represent this County in the ihere wa g T he chufas of phans. We wish mm mat ^ utmost confidence in his
Exchange having one vote for ba attracted much cess in the go x • i h Christian character and
subscribed bj tne Mr. a. .disnlav ; \f;«* Perrv. of Lan-
NOW on the
Amrrican Market.
Aug. 22, VJ
R.N. NIXON & GO.,
T©NS@RIAL ARTISTS.
Hair Cut • 25 cviits.
Sliawi - 15 “
Siiainpcoing 25 “
Next door to Batik of Darlington
Aug 22, ’89-j u 1
iy
every share
-Miss Hettie Perry,
repn
took 19 shares which, tne value ( were
of each share being $50, makes ixirts.
a total of $950.00 subscribed
D; ^
the
Christian
the greatest admiration for
devotion to the
Christ. H
That he has with
,« . expounded to us
^ 1S j the words of life, and that his
! labor of Ipve among us as preach-
ileasant
this t
will be much in-
paris. Messrs. E. M. ^rvjn.®* teacher at the high school
•riueu by ! W. Cannon and W. C. E*™ 1 1 session.
County Some of ■ come to the front m thecoro ex- congratulate friend J.
- sta ssSrssfeassss pfeaSSsS ©SsnnftSt
.maJilA helnmeet. than whom
from you on this
Beasley!
K Ferguson hibit, his being one of th^arg^t
L TSatee at tho fair, and the specimens
County Trustee
No other business
trans-
Mr.
were extraordinarily fine.
M T Rollins displayed a fine lot
of sugar cane, and also the syrup
er and pastor has ^een p
and profitable to us.
Resolved 3d. That our best
the coun- wishes and constant prayers
and would be pleased to hear .WH-f,,r his sum** and fc
from him concerning our past
and future courts.. £ ^ ^ r . there was never a lovelier Cl r.s- J
tian ltt<!y->j the master a
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, th* Sight of tht Old.
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work.
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