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A* *)& Wm* t~~ -■ ■» ■ : w vj psr w': . - : * . > r r • .* ■ mm • ■* ••• • -■ m ■ &£■■ • Kr'i” ’ - VOL. XVI. NC 3. ■DARLINGTON, S. 0, THURSDAY, JANUARY 16, 1890. WHOLE NO 783. - T-f1<~l AT. XTJa^S. local Editor. County, j last week. The acting was far ' above the average generally had pensions, the Charles now hSlds i in the law office of W i, Esq. • I Hands are at work widening the pavement on the east side of 0*™, Street. On Friday night last a color ed woman preached to a large congregation at the Zion A. M. E. Church. t . Ms. J. L. Edwards has re moved to Darlington and is now ' ‘ "* i a position at the Cotton John V. McLeish, of i t it filling a position as cleft and telegraph operator at the depot. Unttl further notice services will hereafter be held in the Bap tist Chureh every Sunday even ing at 7.30 o’clock. Rbceular services will be con ducted in the Episcopal Chapel by Rev. W. A. Guerry, on next Sunday evening at 7.30 o’clock. Mr. W. C. Ervin had the mis fortune to have stolen from him, on last Saturday night, his horse frtwi buggy which he had left at a residence on Grove Street. By a recent count it has been ascertained that one hundred and twenty-five residences have been erected in Darlington since 1877. Mb. G. F. Cooke has been ap pointed Postmaster at Riverdale vice Mr. J. L. Edwards, resign ed. The appointment is a very good one. On and after Monday next a railway mail service will be had on the Hartsville Railroad from Floyd’s to Hartsville, 9.93 miles ana back six times a week, or as much oftener as trains run. Messrs. W. Rollins, James Hamilton and A. A. Hewlett, of the engineer corps of the Char leston, Sumter and Northern (Eutawville) Railroad, were reg istered at the Enterprise Hotel on Saturday. A mxrtinq of the stockholders of the Darlington Agricultural and Mechanical Fair Company will be held on Saturday. Mat ters of importance will be con sidered and a full attendance is requested. While Mr. F. E. Norment still continues very sick he is slowly convalescing. His friends will be glad to know that he is on the way to recovery, but had rather that his improvement be more speedy. The town is literally overrun with drummers. Considering the fact that we have had a very bad year, the presence of such a number of the ambassadors of trade is an evidence in itself that Darlington still holds her own in the Business world. An entertainment, rendered entirely by local talent, will be given at the Opera House on the night of January 31, for the ben efit of the Uniform Rank, Knights of Pythias. No effort iabeing spared to make it a most successful affair. There will be no services in the Presbyterian Church next Sunday morning or evening, owing to the absence of the pas tor, Rev. J. G. Law, who will on that day fill a Presbyterial appointment at Carolina Church Marion County. MB. J. C. Keys, the cotton buyer, who left Darlington a short time ago to make his home in Alabama, has returned. He finds no place like Darlington and here he intends to remain. His many friends welcome him back. All members of the Uniform Rank, E. of P., who contem plate visiting Charleston next month at the meeting of the Grand Lodge, are requested to hand in their names to C. K. Rogers, Sir Knight Recorder, as soon as possible. Darlington will be treated with another entertainment this week. The New York Comedy Company will play in the Opera House to-night, to-morrow night and Saturday night. Reserved seats may be obtained at Boyd’s drugstore. Col. E. R. Mclver has appoint ed Mr. Alva C. Coggeshall, of Darlington, bookkeeper in the State Treasury. This is a re- jle position, but Mr. 11 is certainly capable of filling it and we feel assured his appointment will reflect cred it on tne State and on himself. food, who left ^ xood about i ago'to reside in Lon- Arkansas, recent- * misfortune to become in a difficulty at his new home, which resulted in Mr. Hagood killing his antago- st. Mr. B. F. Fields, of Ly- , who ia the uncle of Mr. Ha- Cpod, received a telegram on Tuesday from the Sheriff of Lonoke County, in which it is anted that Mr! Hagood hZ been released on bail to await his trial. * Persons from v^ould do well to road the notice jin Darlington and the audience of the County Examining Board ■ was well pleased, for in fact it of Pensions, wjhioh appears in j was quite a treat. The play it- another column, for by doing so' self was only a burlesque, but s aj. * ! *a ; i ai i^ they will find matters of impor- J it entertained tanee to them the members of both pension boards is called to the notice. Rogers Division, Uniform Rank, Knights of Pythias, at its last meeting, decided to attend in a body, the meeting of the Supreme Lodge, which will be held at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in July. Efforts, which prom ise to be successful, are being madCto have a Pullman palace car convey the Division direct from Darlincrton to that city. The Columbia correspondent of The News and Courier in his letter of Wednesday of last week says: “State Treasurer Mclver this morning received .notice of his election by the Legislature, as his own successor, and before 2 P. M. had had his bond ap proved and had been recommis sioned. The new bond was signed by six Columbians, the amount of it being $90,000.’’ Darlington is to have a new merchant in the person of Mr. William Pinkston, of Wades- boro, North Carolina, who will arrimtg town on Monday and will,Tu$ soon after that day as possible, open a grocery and fruit store at the stand on Pearl e Street now occupied by M. C. Alexander, who, it will be re membered, will shortly remove to the store on the Square lately occupied by Mr, S. Lewenthal. The unprecedented weather we have had for some time seems tb have been broken on Monday night, when it turned much cooler. Oh Sunday the thermometer registered at 72 in the shade and during this extra ordinarily warm weather, over a month in duration, flowers of all description were in bloom, the fruit treesblossomed and “vol unteer” vegetables sprung up in almost every field. In fact in the midst of winter we were in summer. On the evening of January 8, 1890, Palmetto Lodge, No. 11, Knights of Pythjas, at Lydia, held its semi-annual election and the following officers were elected and installed to serve for the ensuing term : T. P. King, C. C. ; A. S. Harrell, Y. C. ; W. F. Boykin, Prelate; A. J. A. Perritt, K. of R. and S.; W. M. Huggins, M. E. ; J. D. Howie, M. F. ; Geo. B. Howie, M. A. ; S. D. Harrell, Trustee. R. C. Galloway and W. M. Huggins were elected delegates to the Grand Lodge. A Paper for the Colored People. The Baptist Herald is the name of a new paper published at Florence. It is printed by Messrs. Prince & Starr and Rev. E. R. Roberts, colored, is the business manager. The paper will be published in the inter est of the colored Baptists of South Carolina and the first number, which is now before us, gives the reader an idea of the undertaking. It is a neatly printed, well edited, four page sheet and teems with matter of interest to the colored race in general. It promises to be of good service and we sincerely ope that it will. Dr. VV. B McGirt. This gentleman, whose remov al to town from Little Rock, S. C., for the purpose of practising dentistry here has already been mentioned in The News, has S urchased Dr. A. C. Spain’s ental interests and will hereaf ter serve the public in his stead. Dr. McGirt is wedded to his pro fession and being a man of tal ent, will furnish the community with the most expert dental sur gery. The town is indeed for tunate in securing his services. Dr. Spain will devote himself to other matters, which will in the future occupy all his time. the people and The attention of! evoked much laughter. The 1 dancing was good and the sing ing deserves special mention, particularly the rendition of “The Last Rose of Summer” and “Very Near It,” the latter song, which was comic, was greeted with much applause and several encores. On the whole it was quite an enjoyable enter tainment and we should be glad to see the Mortimer Company appear again in our midst. A Five Mill Tax tor the Grtided Schools. The citizens’ meeting for the purpose of voting on the ques tion of a special tax for the Dar lington Graded Schools was held in the Court House yesterday (Wednesday), The meeting was very slimly attended; Col. B. W. Edwards was called to the chair, and Mr. W. H. Lawrence was requested to act as secreta ry. After the chairman had stated the object of the meeting, R. W. Boyd, Esq., called atten tion to the fact that the legisla ture, at its last session, had rais ed the maximum limit for the special tax from three ,to five mills: and he moved that the levy be fixed at the latter figure. The motion was advocated by Messrs. J. J. Ward, E. Keith Dargan, and J. E. Nettles and opposed by Mr. J. D. McCall. Jack Smith also put himself on record as favoring it. The mo tion prevailed by a vote of 25 to 10. V v . An Exceedingly Sad Event On Thursday morning last, January 9th, while little George Norris, Jr., the eight year old son of Mr. George Norris, who lives in the Philadelphia neigh borhood, was playing with a pistol at his father’s residence, he accidentally discharged the weapon, mortally wounding his younger brother, Robert, aged abtffit six years. The little boy died that night, having retained consciousness until very near the end. The pistol had been in disuse for some time and pre vious efforts to fire it had proven futile, so it is indeed inexplica ble how the weapon should have have been discharged at this most inopportune moment. This' sad accident has cast a gloom O fer the entire community and the sympathies of all are with the family in their very deep be reavement. The New Depot General Superintendent Di vine and General Manager Wal ters, of the Atlantic Coast Line, wore in town on Tuesday look ing over the field in regard to the erection of the new depot. Mayor Willcox drove them over the town and the gentlemen ex pressed themselves as highly f deased at the progress of Dar- mgton. As yet the railroad au thorities have decided nothing definite about the new depot ex cept that it will be built at a very early day. Furthermore we shall have a handsome struc ture fitted up with all the mod ern improvements and surround ing the depot there will be a flower garden which will do much towards beautifying the general appearance. It is also highly probable that the depot will be located further down the railroad than at present and the new streets, which the town au thorities are opening south of Broad Street, will give easy ac cess to it. The gentlemen prom ise an early completion of the work. A Bailroad Change. Mr. B. K. DeLorme, the depot agent of the Cheraw & Darling ton Railroad at this place, has resigned to accept a similar po sition with the Charleston, Sum ter & Northern Railroad at Sum ter. This news will be received with regret by the people of Darlington, for Mr. DeLorme is a strict disciplinarian in busi ness and conducted the affairs of the railroad in a prompt and systematic manner. His pro motion is an evidence of his worth and his future will un doubtedly be successful. A petition numerously signed by the citizens and business men of Darlington, praying that Mr. J. T. Parnell, who has for some time filled acceptably the posi tion of cashier in the depot of fice, be appointed to fill the va cancy caused by the resignation of Mr. DeLorme, has been for warded to the railroad authori ties. Information had from Su perintendent Divine, inclines us to the belief that Mr. Parnell will receive the appointment and we sincerely trust that he will, for he is in every way qualified to fiH the position.. The Brilliant Success of a Darlington Man. Many of our readers doubtless remember Mr. Judson F. Hodge, formerly a poor clerk in the En terprise Hotel of this place. Eighteen months ago, Mr. Hodge entered the employ of Messrs. J. A. Wilmore & Co., publishers and manufacturers, as salesman for “Hitchcock’s New and Complete Analysis of the Bible,” and after working six months in assisting to finish the canvass of North and South Carolina, he was induced by the publishers to go to Mississippi and Texas. In the abundance of the “Great West,” and through diligent and faithful la bor as a canvasser, this young man, after one year’s work there returned home last week on a short visit, with the satisfaction of feeling that his pKoeition in life is assured, by his being a member of a firm whose rating in the commercial world is over $100,000, and who are the own ers and publishers of one of the dest and most salable books re the American people to- Thus we see what has m by cm honest and in ~ ^plication as a can v Hodge has demon so well what can .be in handling the above "any mao, old or young, who has ordinary abili ty that his employees have in duced him to invest the hand some proceeds of his 18 months work in the business. They have given further evidence of their appreciatidn of his labors by. taking him in as a member of their company, and putting him in charge of the most im portant position the manage ment requires, viz: Superin tendent and manager of the Agency Department. Mr. Hodge states that the work has been pushed forward in about fifty counties of Mississip pi and Texas. There have been sold in these counties 10,000 cop ies, which means an outlay of $80,000, and this work was done by about forty canvassers. There are several hundred more coun ties to be gone over yet in the States of Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas and Texas, and when these States are supplied there still remains sixteen States to be worked. Thus-there is an abun dance of excellent territory for years to come. Mr. Hodge says he wants twenty-five men from South Carolina, and will have them by the last of January, at which time he will return to the West and start them in a busi ness at which each one can clear more money than he could if he had $5,000 invested in a stock of goods. He says, “If twenty-five good mpn will write me at once, men that are willing and ready to work, I can soon show them where they can make $10 for every $1 they may now be mak ing.” He adds ; “I am making it, and more too, so I know it can be done. Mr. Jas. A. Wil more, senior member of the firm, began canvassing about twelve years ago for ‘Hitchcock’s An alysis,’ with barely enough money to purchase his outfit, and to-day He can count his dol lars way up in the thousands.” Any one wishing to learn the articulars about going into this usiness should address, J. F. Hodge, Darlington, S. C., or after January 28th, No. 961 Con gress Street, Houston, Texas. The Comity Hue The County Commissioners of Florence recently, sent a com munication to the Commission ers of Darlington requesting them to appoint a time and place for the two Boards, each accom panied by a surveyor, an axe man and a chain carrier, to meet in order to make the survey of the line between the two coun ties, in accordance with an act recently passed by the General Assembly. At its regular meet ing on Monday the Darlington .Board instructed its Clerk to in form the Commissioners of Flor ence that G. W. Earle, C.E., representing them, will meet any party or parties the Flor ence Board may see fit to send, on Monday next, December 20, at the residence of Mrs. Jane Carter, near Sanders’ Bridge, and from thence the survey will be made. The matter now awaits the acquiescence of the Florence Board t) this tion. The following is the Act re ferred to above: An Act to amend an Act Enti- ted “An Act to Establish a new Judicial and Election County from portions of Dar lington, Marion, Williams burg and Clarendon Counties, to be known as Florence County, and to adjust the Representation of said ‘Coun ties in the General Assembly.” Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre sentatives of the State of South Carolina now met and sitting in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same: That Section one of An Act to estab lish a new Judicial and Election County from portions of Dar lington, Marion, Williamsburg and Clarendon Counties, to be known as Florence County, and to adjust the representation of said counties in the General As sembly, approved December 22, 1888, be hereby amended so as to read as rollows : Section 1. Beginning at San ders Bridge on Lynch’s River, running an hir line to the point where the Cheraw and Darling ton Railroad crosses* High Hill Creek, thence down High Hill Creek to its confluence with Black Creek, thence up Black Creek to Muse’s Bridge, thence following the direction of a straight line running from Muse’s Bridge to Cashua Ferry to Back Swamp, thence down Back Swamp to Herring Creek, thence down said creek to its confluence with the Great Pee Dee River, thence following the Great Pee Dee River down to its intersection with Lynch’s River, thence following the said Lynch’s River up to a point at and above Anderson’s Bridge, thence in a straight line west ward to the Williamsburg and Clarendon County line, so as to embrace twenty-eight square miles of the territory of Wil liamsburg County, thence fol lowing said Clarendon and Wil liamsburg County line in a southwesterly direction to its in tersection with what is known as Centennial Road, thence fol lowing said road in a westerly direction to Hudson’ii Mill, proposi- thence running in a northerly direction a straight line to a point on the Clarendon and Sum ter County line at Woods’ Mill, thence following the Clarendon and Sumter line in a northeast erly direction to Lynch’s River, thence following the said Lynch’s River to Sanders Bridge the beginning corner. Section 2. That Section 6 of said Act be amended so as to read as follows : Section G. That the County of Florence be and is hereby attached to the 6th Con gressional District of which it forms a part territorially, and it shall form a part and parcel of the Third (3) Judicial Circuit. And the trial justices shall be located as they now are in the territory covered by the new county, until hereafter provided for by law, except an additional trial justice for the township of Lynch. Section 3. The following Sec tion shall be added to be here after known as Section 12 : Sec tion 12. From and after the pas sage of this Act all suits penaing in the Counties of Darlington, Marion, Williamsburg and Clar endon, in which all of the de fendants reside in that^ portion of the said counties now estab lished as the County of Flor ence, and all indictments pend ing in said counties charging effences committed in the terri tory now embraced in the Coun ty of Florence shall be transferr ed to the Calendar of the Court of the County of Florence, and all records, commissions and other papers belonging to any of the said suits or indictments, together with all the legal inci- dent» thereto appertaining, shall be transferred to the clerk of the court of the said County of Florence. Section 4. The following shall be added to be known hereafter as Section 13. Section 13. The county commissioners of the Count}' of Florence are hereby authorized to reform the town ships thereof, so as to adjust them in size and convenience to the lines of the new territory and for that purpose may em ploy a surveyor. * Section 5. That Section 5 of said Act be amended so as to read as follows : Section 5. That the voting precincts heretofore established by law in those por tions of Marion, Darlington, Williamsburg and Clarendon Counties, included in the new County of Florence, shall be the precincts of the last hamed county with the addition of one voting precinct in Ebenezer township to be known as Eben ezer. Section 6. The following shall be added to be known hereafter as Section 14. Section 14. The Acts of the General Assembly issued since 1882, shall be furn ished to all such offices of the County of Florence as are enti tled to them by law. Section 7. That Section 9 of said Act shall be known hereaf ter as Section 15. Approved the 23rd day of De cember, A. D. 1889. County Alliance Notes. MT. ELON, NO. 131. Messrs. W. H. Crosswell, E. H. Cranford and Delaney Reg ister were initiated at our last meeting. A committee of three was ap pointed to solicit bids and con sider the same from merchants for supplies and guanos. We nave some members who are waiting anxiously to hear quotations from our T.r a d e Agent, Mr. Ferguson. Although crops were extreme ly short and some of our mem bers consequently failed to meet expenses the past year, they are determined to arrange for settle ment, and commence the new year with clear records. OATS. —Mr. D. M. Josey, of the Pee Dee section, passed through this place on the 5th inst. on his way home. -<rThe Oats Literary Club met on the 3rd inst., with only a few present, which was perhaps due somewhat to the unfavorable weather. —The public school at this place closed last week. There are now no doubt a good num ber of the pupils which will not be able to continue as pay schol ars. —Things begin to look like business again with the farmers Cotton stalks are being laid low, compost heaps are being prepar ed, and everything in general is le which —Mr. Henry McIntosh has ac- —Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Watkins cepted a position as fireman on are visiting friends in Chester- the Hartsville Railroad. field County. being done the commencement pertains to of another crop year. —On one day of last week, during school hours at the acad emy, the top of a large dead tree, near which were several of the smaller boys, was blown off by the mind. Fortunately, only some of the smaller branches striking them, they escaped with only a Few bruses and scracthes. —The erection of a turn-table has been begun by the railroad company. —Miss Mary G. Weatherford, of Society Hill, was on a short visit last week to Misses Mair 'e and Sudie Wright. —On the completion of the warehouse at this place, our es teemed friend, Mr. James H. Gandy, will take charge of that department. —Mr. Leaonce Vaughn, the ular bookkeeper of Messrs. oker&Co.,has bought a lot in the progressive little town of Hartsville, and has commenced the erection of a neat cottage thereon. —The hot supper recently had —Mr. and Mrs. Samuel lost a young: child a few ot supper at Mr. E. D. Wright’s for the benefit of the Methodist Church was a grand success. Some im- j pertinent thief had the audacity; to elope with a cake that was bid off by Mr. R. H. Lee ; esti- Kelly young child a few days ago ; they have the sympathy of the community in their afflic tion. —Mr. A. W. Beasley, who is now engaged in the turpentine business m Kershaw County, brought his famiiy on a brief visit to friends at this place a few days ago. —Jack Thomson, a colored boy under age, who was bound to Mr. D. D. Johnson of this lace, ran away recently from lis employer, who will be glad to receive any information of his whereabouts. All persons are hereby warned against hir ing said boy, as Mr. Johnson has a “lien” upon him until he shall have arrived at the age of maturity. 7 mated value $2.50. asHLAND. —Mr. J. N. Moore has just completed a neat store at this place, which will soon be occu pied by Mr. L. A. Moore. —Mr. W. V. Moore has re opened a store at his old stand, having sold out the stock which he had at Blowing Rock, N. C. —The oat crop sown in the fall looks extremely well in this sec tion, and a large yield is hoped for. Mr. C. W. Hewitt has just re ceived a car load of young Ten nessee mules, which he proposes to sell at a bargain. Parties in need of such stock should call on him by all means. CAflTEttSVlLE. —The weather is warm, and pork-raisers are losing their meats. —Rev. W. B. Duncan has been quite ill with ••LaGrippe.” We are glad to say, however, that he is now convalescent. —Henry White, colored, killed hog a few days ago that weighed 400 pounds net. —Mr. O. A. Palmer, father of Dr. G. E. Palmer of this place, is lying very ill at the residence of his son in this city. —There were two marriages in town on Wednesday last. Mr. W. L. Haynie to Miss Josie Hill and Mr. J. A. Parham to Miss Minnie Parrott, all of this city. Happiness to all of them. FLOUKNCK. —Mr. T. D. Brunson, formerly of this place but now of Savan nah, Ga., paid his friends and acquaintances a visit last week. —Baggage Master Whitaker was badly hurt about the head on last Wednesday. He was ac cidentally kuocked off the pas senger train near Charleston. We are glad to say he is rapidly improving. ♦—Mr. C. K. Weatherford, the well known painter, has gone to Columbia to engage in business. Mr. Weatherford is first-class workman, and we are sure of his success. —Mr. Duncan Stewart has gone to Tampa, Fla., where he has accepted a situation. His family will soon follow him. Mr. Stewart is an excellent gentle man, and we wish him success in his new home. —Conductor Lamott, of the Atlantic Coast Line, met with a very painful accident last Sat urday at Cerro Gordo, while in charge of one of the * through freights. Capt. Lamott was on a ladder at the end of one of the cars when the train started sud denly throwing him off and breaking two of his ribs. He was immediately carried to his home at Wilmington. When last heard from he was doing as well as could be expected. —Died, at his late residence at this place in the 78th year of his age, Simons Lucas. The funeral services were held in St. John’s Episcopal Church, on Tuesday evening at 4 o’clock. The interment was in the Fra ternal Cemetery. Mr. Lucas was one of our oldest and most respected fellow-citizens. He was an Englishman by birth, although he spent the greater part of his life in South Caroli na, having lived in Edisto, Georgetown and Florence. Mr. Lucas was for many years Lay Reader in St. John’s Church, which office he filled with earn est and Godly zeal until he was summoned on high. SOCIETY HILL. —Mr. Ham Rodgers had rye headed out some weeks ago. —Miss Harllee has charge of the Cold Water public school. —Quite a number of our citi zens are fashionable enough to be afflicted with “La Grippe.” —MissS. J. Burn took charge of the Oak Grove public school jon Monday,the 6th inst. —A beautiful tomb-stone has been erected over the grave of the late Mr. L. M. Coker. —At a meeting of the Bridge Company held recently all the present officers were re-elected. —Mr. J. R. Burn has leased several hundred acres of land in Chesterfield County, and gone into the turpentine business. —Mr. C. C. Wilson and his ac complished bride came over dur ing Christmas week, and added much to the pleasures of the holiday season. —On Sunday morning, Jan* 5th., Mr. M. D. Byrd and Miss Lily Coker, of Bennettsville, were married in Antioch by Rev. Mr. Satterwhite. —From the latest intelligence there is terrible excitement in Cheraw over the Eutawville Railroad. The people there in tend to have the road at all haz ards, and have so ordered. —Owing to the nice spring weather we are enjoying must ard from the gardens, while cabbage plants are luxuriant. Mr. J. T. Sumner boasts a most promising rise of Irish potatoes from the original beds of 1889. —January 1 was duly celebra ted as “Emancipation Day” by the colored people. There was a procession through the streets, accompanied by music, and decked with emblems suitable to the occasion. At the Union Church addresses were delivered by distinguished local politi cians, divines, M. D.’s and cap tains. Everything was con ducted in a quiet and orderly manner. Thomas McIntosh, who served in the war as body servant to the late Capt. John K. Mclver, was chief marshal, and, gaily decked out in full re galia, was fully equal to the emergency. Ainnversarv Supper. [Bishopville Eagle.] Iona Lodge, No. 14, K. of nl\ HARTSVILLE. —Our brother farmers are taking requisite steps to prepare for another crop, and we sincere ly hope that there will be an abundant harvest. clydk v —On the 9th inst.^feiile Mr. Stephen Parnell wasreturning from McNair’s Mill, his horse became frightened and rpn away, throwing Mr. Parnell from the wagon and spraining his arm. The vehicle tnen struck against a tree, which smashed it m pie ces, and the horse wended * its way home, leaving Mr. Parnell to get out of the scrape as best he could. P*, held its anniversary supper and installed its officers for the en suing term on last Thursday night in the Opera House. The lodge first met in Castle Hall and attended to routine and lodge business, meanwhile the committee were busy arranging the supper and preliminaries in the Opera House. About 8:30 p. m. the lodge proceeded to the Opera House where there was already assembled a large con course of ladies and gentlemen. D. G. C., Brother Geo. H. McKee, took the gavel and in accordance with the beautiful and impres sive order of the ritual installed brothers J. E. McLure, P. C. ; J. F. Kelley, C. C.; W. 8. James, Prelate; 8. H. Kilgore, M. at A.; J. D. Shaw,' K. of R. and 8.; J. A. Durant, M. of E. and M. of F.; J. B. Stokes, I. G.; J. A. Scarborough, O. G. Bro. J. H. Appelt, of Darlington Lodge, No. 7, acting G. M. at A. After the installation supper was an nounced, and such a supper! Never before have we seen its equal. In quantity, quality, ar rangement and detail it was sim ply perfect. There was a su perabundance for all and enough for as many more. After supper came the toasts as follows : Our Order—Response by H. Frank Wilson. It will be suffi cient to say that he fully sus tained himself as the best orator in Sumter County—his prowess as such is too well known to need more. The Progress of Our Order— Response by Hon. Altamont Moses. The audience was pre pared for a finished, thoughtful and entertaining address and they were not disappointed. Our handsome, energetic and practical representative lost no laurels on the occasion. Our Grandmother Lodge, Dar lington Lodge No. 7—Bro. Hen ry T.‘ Thompson was to have re- ' sponded to this toast, out being unavoidably absent brother Geo. H. McKee kindly consented to take his place. It was easy to see the esteem in which he is held by the lodge and. communi ty when he was called for. The applause was tremendous, and, altnough he had no time for preparation, he did ample justice to the subject. He more than sustained his record as a speaker. Our Mother Lodge, Palmetto Lodge No. 11—Was well handled by C. C., Bro. T. P. King, who, claiming to be nothing but a common, every day farmer, gave us a little speech which showed that “there’s something in him.” Gur Lodge, Iona Lodge No. 14—Response by C. C., Bro. J. F. Kelley, whose worth is only exceeded by his modesty, was well taken care of. Bro. Kelley never opens his mouth but to speak sense in a modest, yet en tertaining and instructive way. The last regular toast, “Wo man,” was responded to by J. D. Shaw. After the regular or der was over the large, good- humored audience enjoyed itself just as it saw proper. It is the universal verdict of all who were present that the whole af fair was a pronounced, complete success, and there is a general disposition to “hurrah for the K. of P.” The Prize Acre Of Corn. [Columbia Cor. News and Courier.] The department of agriculture has received from the American Agriculturist a duplicate of the report of Mr. Z. V. Drake, of Marlboro County, upon the fa mous prize corn crop he raised last year. The report is made in a bulky book, furnished for the purpose by the Magazine, and gives the most minute informa tion as to methods of cultivation, fertilization, etc, which were employed. From this report it appears that the land was sandy and had been previously valued at only eight dollars an acre, that thirty years ago the plantation was christened “Starvation Em pire,” and that as late as 1887 the prize acre itself produced only about five bushels of corn. The fertilization in 1889 began in February and was continued several times during the making of the crop. The total material used was one thousand bushels of stable manure, six hundred bushels of cotton seed, 866 pounds acid phosphate, 1,066 pounds each of Geaman kamt and cot ton seed meal, 200 pounds manipulated guano, 200 pounds animal bone, 400 pounds nitrate of soda, the value of the stable manure being $50 and the cost of the other fertilizers $170. The seed planted was Drake’s improved corn, a variety of g ourd seed raised by Mr. Drake. >ne bushel was used. The plant ing was done March 2 and on June 13 posts and stakes had to be put up along the rows to keep the com from falling. The rows were alternately about three and six feet apart. The plants five or six inches apart, one stalk in a place. The crop was harvested November 25. The total cost was $264 42. The product, 254 bushels, 49 pounds, at 75 cents a bushel, was worth $19116. The fodder, 11 tons, was worth $15. Total $20616. But it is estimated that the land is good for a hundred dol lar crop for several years to come, not considering the one thousand dollar prize which the crop of 1889 has unquestionably won. Mr. Drake’s report is carefully and minutely made and thoroughly attested. It is a marvellous demonstration of the possibilities of intensive farming in South Carolina. The American Agriculturist will, in a few days, telegraph the de partment the official announce ment of the result of the cor- test. Notice of Tax Returns. Officb of thb Mayor, ) Darlington, 8. C., Jan. 2,1890. [ All tax payers and persons owning or controlling property in the Town of Darlington are hereby notified to make their returns to the undersigned, of both real estate and personal prop erty, on or before the Iffth day of Feb., 1890. A penalty of 50 per cent, will be added to all failing to make their re turns by the time specified. By order of Council. 8. 8. BURCH, Jan. 9, ’90 —«t Clerk. Notice. After this date, all persons fishing, hunting or trapping on oar lands, without permission, will be vigorously prosecuted. MARCO ft LEWENTHAL. Nov. 1, 1889. For Sals. Red Rust Proof seed oats, County raised, at 60 cents per bushel. Apply to E. M. WILLIAMSON, Dovesville, S. C. Jan. 9, ’90—2t R. N. H1X0N 4 CO, T©NS©R1AL ARTI8TS. Hair Oat 25 cents. Shave * 15 “ Shampooiog Next door to Bank Aa**, 1 25 “ ■* • k..» *- -C> **. .. iv* up* •v *1.: