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JfL wm. , ' * i X*W .■ *>* i&L \my VOL. XVI. NC 13. DARLINGTON, S. 0., THURSDAY, MARCH 27. 1890. WHOLE NO 793. — i ILOOAJL ITBimES. Mb. W. H. Talley Uquite sick, s is also Mr. W. P. Few. The grand jury inspected the tunty offices on Tuesday. Chancellor W. D. Johnson, f Marion, wes in town last week a business. The members of St. David’s Lodge, A. F. M., are reminded that the hionthly communication of the lodge will be held in the new Masonic ‘Hall, Florence road, on Wednesday evening, April 2, at 8 o’clock, when the third degree will be given. All affiliating masons are cordially invited to attend. Mb. S. Marco has left for New I Rev. Joshua E. Wilson, col- York City, where he usually ored, who was formerly School spends the summer. Commissioner of this Mb. G. J. McCown will move County, has been appointed, by ~— r —A ir * . %> President Harrison, postmaster at Florence. It is said that the white citizens of that town are Rev. J. G. Law will preach at satisfied with the selection. into his new residence on Broad Street in a few days. Dovesville next Sunday after noon at 4:30 o’clock. Since a Republican, of course, had to be appointed the Demo crats preferred him to any of Remember that the town taxes P 1 - must be paid by April 20, or the the other candidates. pthalty will be imposed. Mr. L. I. Parrott, of Sumter, paid a flying visit to his rela tives at this place last week. The storm on Saturday dam aged several of the cottages on the premises of the poor house. Henry James, a colored luna tic, was carried to the Asylum, in Columbia, by an officer on Monday. Mr. T. Chesley Lucas has withdrawn from Wofford Col The Clerk of the Court has received the pension checks. The amount for each pensioner is $12.61. The following names have been added to the roll since last year : D. J. Harris, Abaline Kelly, Hannah Anderson, Ann Dampier, Susannah Best, M. A. Severance and Mary Williamson. The checks may be obtained by calling at the Clerk’s office. Esau Chapman, colored, has recently found in the lot in the rear of Messrs. Lewenthal lege and is now Hartsville. Mr. George E. McCall will soon commence the erection of a fine residence on Cheves Street, in Florence. The water has been let off from Floyd’s mill and a few priviledged anglers are happy, catching fish. Read the notice of Mr. H. M. & „ cevs. Among the keys is a postomce key and what appears to be a at his home in | Hennig’s store a bunch of kej ev .. safe key. The keys are now at The News office and the owner may recover the same by calling for them. He should remember, I however, the person who found I them. The Sumter Watchman and Southron thus speaks of one of j our new and prosperous firms; imith, in which he advertises a; ‘‘Many will be glad to hear that esirable building and lot on the| Messrs. T. S. Joye and J. H Sanders are succeeding admira bly in their merchantile venture at Darlington. It is said that they have the cream of the fine goods trade. Their spring utock is large and elegant. They ex press themselves most anxious for electric lights.” quare for sale The .Bishopville Eagle says : ‘Mrs. D. H. Thomaa, of Clyde, s spending some time with her ion, Dr. McLure.” State Senator E. J. Kennedy, >f Chesterfield County, was in ittendance upon the recent The delegates from the Bap- 2ourt at this place. , tist Sunday School, of this place, Dr. B. C. Norment has entire- [ to the Welsh Neck Baptist Sun day School Convention, which meets at Swift Creek Church to morrow, are : Messrs. W. C. Co ker, E. C. Lide, J. P. Coleman, Mr. E. J. Lide,-while still re- Z. P. Kirven, C. B. Edwards lining his interest in the Book i and Rev. G. B. Moore. The two tore, has resumed his former last named gentlemen are ex- Edwards, officio delegates, the former as superintendent of the Sunday- school and the latter as pastor of the church. y recovered from his recent ill-1 less add is able to attend to his irofessional duties again. osition with Messrs. Jorment & Co. Mr. A. G. Kollock, the editor nd proprietor of the Cheratv teporter, was in town last A reek. We were glad to see him the t The News office The Camden correspondent of News and Courier says: “The writer takes pleasure in Since Court has adjourned the contradicting the newspaper re- imber of visitors from the ports as to Judge Kershaw. One tuntry has greatly diminished (I think a paper from the Pied- id the town nas again returned mont section) mentions a stroke > its normal condition. Mb. H. M. Smith has fitted up is office, adjoining the law of- ce of E. Keith Dargan, Esq., nd is how prepared to conduct is real estate business. . and is now at home enjoying Twenty-five colored laborers daily the Lenton services.” ,t. loft this vicinity^ to work i ^ A p. Butler, Commis- sioner of Agriculture, General Johnson Hagood, Chairman of the State Board of Agriculture, a promi- Qoi, e, r. Mclver, President of to work . Charleston, Sumter & orthem Railroad, between imter and the Santee River. Mb: A. A. Hewlett, pi nt official of the Charleston, the State Agricultural and Me- iter and Northern Railroad,; ehanical Society and Gen. E. T. in Darlington in a few ( the interest of the road. Stackhouse, President of the State Farmers’ Alliance, have ! street grader, which was forwarded to Congress a protest Itly ordfred by the town against the bill to levy a tax uncil^ has been received. A compound lard. This S of its efficiency was made bill, if passed, will work senqus i Tuesday, which proved satis- mjury t o the cotton seed oil in- i luesaay, y i dustry and the farmers of the ctor y* „ „ . ! South. A guabd from the State Peni- j j v. ntiary carried to Columbia, on Mu. Louis Gifford, who so onday, the nine prisoners who much pleased the Darlington -- sentenced at the recent audience, while connected with - ■* ■ • the New York Comedy Compa ny, will, assisted by local talent, present the three act comedy, “Looking for a Job,” at the Opera House, next Thursday night, April 3. * Mr. Gifford is also an elocutionist and the en tertainment will be varied with music and recitations. The pro ceeds will be devoted to the pur chase of uniforms for the Gainey Band. It is to be hoped that a large audience will attend and thus assist the members of this organization. urt to serve terms in that in- itutioq. Mr. J. M. McCown has erect- a turpentine distillery near e depot and has commenced stilling. He is ready to pur- iase all the turpentine brought town. Iev. John O. Willson, Presid- • Elder of Florence District, inched in the Methodist urch, on Sunday morning, ) occasion being the regular irterly conference. ’’ROM the Marlboro Democrat learn that rumors are afloat the effect that “Congressman rgan will have three oppo- its this year—Messrs. C. S. Call, E. T. Stackhouse and in P. Richardson.” 3 apt. C. A. Malloy, of Cheraw, n town in the interest of the ithern Building and Loan sociation, of Huntsville, Ala- na. Cant. Malloy has many mds in Darlington, who are A to welcome him. Jr. H. H. Huggins has receiv- an appointment as draufts- ,n on the Carolina Southern ilroad. He will leave for his (v field of work within a few jrs and will carry ■with him the it wishes of The News. Che committee on the new Iroad have returned from irleston. They met with iparative success, having led from eight totenthou- d dollars by subscriptions. ty, be built. all proba- retary Fibre capital secretary, J. L. Coker, Jr. Di rectors, J. L. Coker, of Harts ville ; G. A. Norwood, of Mar ion ; W. H. Parsons, of New York ; J. L. Coker, Jr., of Harts ville, andW. H. Parsons, Jr.,of New York.” Letters Uncalled For. The following unclaimed let ters remain in the postoffice, Dar lington, 8. C., for the weekend ing March 22, 1890. Persons celling for these letters will please mention that they were advertised. Thomas Acorns, J. W. Gallo way, H. L. Garland, Johny Ma son, Jacob A. Sims, Miss Bailie Addison, Mrs. Martha Anthons, Mrs. Amos Brown, Miss Victo rious Davis. of paralysis which the Judge had in Sumter very recently. This is absolutely without foundation. Judge Kershaw has recently had a mild attack of the grip, but otherwise is in perfect health, The County Boardot Equalization. This board met in the Auditor’s office on Monday to equalize the rates of assessment of real estate as made by the local township boards. Below is given the rates per acre for each township as determined by the County Board : Antioch, $3.30; Cypress, $4.00 ; Darlington, outside of in corporation, $5.00; Hartsville, $3.00 ; High Hill, $4.00; Leavens- worth, $4-75 ; Lisbon, $5.00; Lydia, $5.00; Mechanicsville, $2.50 ; Palmetto, $5.00; Phila delphia, $3.35; Society Hill, upland, $5.00 ; Stokes Bridge, $4.00; Swift Creek, $5.00. All river lands are rated, this year, at $1 per acre, hence the low average in Mechanicsville. The values given above are in dependent of building values. This is a remarkably good show ing for the county and is an ev idence of the increase in value of property consequent upon the thrift and industry of our peo ple. There was a full meeting of the board and the county is to be congratulated upon securing such good service. The thanks of the taxpayers are due them. The Welsh Mock Baptist Sunday School Association Will meet at Swift Creek Church to-morrow, March 28. PROORAMME FOR FRIDAY. 11.30 a. m., Introductory ser mon by Rev. C. L. Dowell. 12.30 p. M., Organization and election of officers. Question box. 8.00 f. m., The relation of the Sunday-school to the commis sion to disciple the nations ? Duscussed by Revs. E. J. Forres ter and G. B. Moore. 8.30 p. m., The importance of the catechism in the Sunday- school? Discussed by Rev. F. M. Satterwhite and J. E. Petti grew. Question box. PROGRAMME FOR SATURDAY. 10.00 a.m., Devotional servi ces, with special prayers for the Sunday school work. Led by Rev. J. Hartwell Edwards. 10.30 a. m., A Sunday school lesson study, by Rev. J. L. Vass. 11.00 a. m., The elements of a good Sunday school prayer. Discussed by Rev. B. G. Cov ington, Rev. John Stout. The responsibility State vs. James Russell, white, | and Lazarus Peterson, alias Jack Williamson, colored, was taken up. There were three! counts in the indictment; first, breach of trust, second, Russell ] I for hiring Peterson to felonious-; ly sell cows placed under his; j (Russell’s charge) and Peterson ! for feloniously selling the cows, and third, larceny of live stock. The State claimed that Messrs. S. W., T. S. and J. W. William son had hired Russell to pasture blooded cows and that Russell, during the whole year, claimed the cows as his own and further that he hired Peterson to sell two of the cows and that he (Peterson), under the assumed name of Jack Williamson, sold the cows to Mr. L. R. Ives at Florence. The copnsel for Rus sell claimed that the defendant (Russell) was absent in Darling ton at the time of the driving off of and the sale of the cows and that he knew nothing of it. The counsel for Peterson claimed that their client was ignorant of the fact that the cows did not belong to Russell and that he was acting in good faith when he sold them. The jury return ed a verdict of guilty against Russell as to breach of trust and not guilty as to hiring Peterson to sell the cows and not guilty of larceny of live stock, and they found Peterson not guilty of feloniously selling the cows, and not guilty of breach of trust, and guilty of larceny of live stock. Messrs. Boyd & Brown repre sented Russell and Messrs. Net tles & Nettles, Peterson. The next case called was the State vs. James Botiford and Sarah Botiford, his wife, for the murder of a child. This was the case of child beating, an ac count of which was published several weeks ago in The News. The principal witnesses were two pnysicians who gave their testimony as experts. The de fence put Dr. H. J. Lee on the stand, who testified that he had examined the child a few days E revious to her death and that e then considered her in the last stages of consumption. The State examined Dr. W. J. Gar ner, who held the autopsy, and he testified that he had found traces of disease .in the child, but that, in his opinion, the child’s death was hastened by violence, the marks of which he found upon her body. During the progress of the trial the So licitor said he would consent to the Judge instructing the jury to return a verdict of not guilty as to Sarah Botiford, as no case had been made out against her, and this the Judge did. The jury returned a verdict of not guilty as to Sarah Botiford and guilty of manslaughter, with recommendation of mercy to the Court, as to James Botiford. Messrs. Geo. W. Brown and Henry T. Thompson represented the defendants. After these cases were finished the judge passed the following sentences on Friday afternoon: Joseph W. James to be hanged, between the hours of twelve and it a proper time to swap Mr. Burn said that if there is to time to swap horses.) He then asked the object of the meeting and Mr. J. W. Beasley stated it to be to decide whether J be a split in the Democratic par- delegates should be sent to the ty, it would be caused by the State farmers’ meeting. minority who tried to rule the Mr. E. L. Gray objected to the party and not by the farmers ; convention being styled as the that often in his village (Society “Tillman convention,” as Till- Hill) merely a handful of men man had nothing to do with it. held Democratic club meetings. Mr. H. C. Burn agreed with him Mr. J. S. DuBose asked what and added that he was tired of was the impropriety of the meet- the cry of “Billy Mahone” and ing being represented at the “Watch Tom” being made as State convention, if that con ven- soon as the farmers had thecour- tion were only a consultation, age to assert their rights. He At this juncture, Mr. Stith ex- was not opposed to the mer- plained that the meeting was chants and tne professional men, {called only for those farmers but he regarded some of the far- i who are “in sympathy with the mere as the worst enemies of the movement,” whereupon Rev. move—especially the office hold- Simpson Jones apologized for ing farmers. He then spoke of. having addressed the meeting, the press being opposed to the stating that he did not under movement and referred to the stand the call to be only for the action of the Governor and oth- sympathizers of the movement. then retired from the meet- Who Pays The Taxes ? teachers in the work. Discussed by Col. B. W. Edwards, J. B. Witherspoon, and J. S. White. Preaching on Saturday night if the church wishes to provide for it. Sunday school mass meeting on Sunday morning. Death ot a Very Old Man. Benedict A. Weinberg died at the residence of his son, Abram, on Pearle Street, shortly after twelve o’clock yesterday morn ing. The old gentleman was in his ninety-first year, having been born in the village of Wes- coten, province of Wesphalia, in the kingdom of Prussia, May 14,1799. Mr. Weinberg’s long life reads like a story, full of inter esting adventures. His remin iscences of various persons and places, way back into the part of this century, often af forded much entertainment to our people. His life was most remarkable. In 1814, when but 14 years of age, he joined the Prussian army and was engag ed in the battle of Ligny. He was at Waterloo under the fa- The edge of the storm, which swept over the State on Saturday afternoon, struck Darlington. Several trees were uprooted and signs blown down k A portion of the roof of the barn on Mr. C. S. McCullough’s place,* in Donnerail, was torn off. The frame of a small house, in the course of erection, near the de pot, was blown down. The down ire ■reight was at the depot durinj the storm and several plai the water tank were blown against the passenger coach and five of the windows were broken. The storm was also very severe in severed portions of the County, The Columbia correspondent of the iVetC* emd Courier, in his 20, says: “A ited by the Sec- to the Carolina of Hartsville: 'tares of $1.- ofthe'stock , 20 per cant, paid in and the irtous Blucher, and often would he relate to us the details of that! teiice „ _ hard fought battle. He was also Keith Dargan,"Esq., of the coun a schoolmate of Emperor Wil-, gel for James, gave notice that liam I., the grand-father of the an appeal would be made for a new trial in the case of the State vs. Joseph W. James. Motions were made for new trials for James Russell and Lazarus Pe terson, but the Judge refused to grant them. The residue of the time of the Court was consumed in taking orders, and at 8 o’clock Friday evening the Court adjourned sine die. having been of that amount remainder secured. The officers _ are; President, J. L. Coker, and On Wednesday the case of the •resent Emperor. Mr. Wein berg came to America in 1830 and has since then visited most of the States in the Union, be sides Canada and the countries of South America. Years ago he traded with the frontiersmen and Indians on the overland route between St. Louis and Mexico. He resided many years in Charleston and came to Dar lington about five years since. He was a member of the Mason ic Order and also of many He brew societies. Six sons and two daughters survive him. His remains will be interred in Char leston to-day. Conrt After the James case was dis posed of the interest in the pro ceedings of the Court was con siderablj ance thereon diminished. ly abated an^ the attend- that he was u hereon was greatly the object of ihed. would have pi A Farmers’ Meeting. Some thirty farmers met in the Court House last Monday, in response to the recent call published in The News, to con sider what action should be ta ken in regard to the convention, which fbeets in Columbia to-day. Mr. W. H. Lawrence was called to the chair. On assuming that position Mr. Lawrence stated acquainted with the meeting and preferred that one else be called to er high officials in regard to the He ing. Gen. James and Mr. Mc Call made similar explanations and retired, followed by most of those who opposed the move ment. After the retirement of the opposition, everything worked Clemson College. Mr. Burn fur ther stated that he did not think that such a small body of men could claim to represent Dar lington County farmers. Mr. G. W. Stith then moved to proceed with the election of _ _ eight delegates. Mr. J. D. Me- smoothly for those “in sympa- Call opposed this motion as there thy with the movement. ” On were only twenty-eight persons motion of Mr. J. N. Parrott, the { •resent and this would leave on- substitute of Gen. James was y twenty to vote for the other laid on the table. The vote re eight. Mr. J. N. Parrott referred, curriug on Mr. Stith’s motion to to the farmers’ meeting four proceed with the election of del- years ago, which was so slimly egates, this motion was unani- attended, yet a political cyclone mously carried, eighteen votes had followed in this county, being cast. Dr. r. A. Wilson Mr. McCall remarked that he was then elected secretary. Mr. did not want a cyclone. Mr.! Stith, in order to expedite mat- Bum reiterated his position that ters, moved that the chair ap- this meeting could hardly claim point a committee of five to nom to represent the farmers and Mr. McCall again said that such a small body should not endeav or to represent the county. Mr. J. S. DuBose said * that they (those present) were in an em barrassing position. He did not see how they could well send delegates and yet, he thought, some action should be taken. He was of the opinion that the farmers did not understand the call. If delegates should be sent to Columbia they would be placed I The dele in an awkward position in regard ed, but ~ to what they represented. Mr. J. W. Beasley said he thought that there was a misun derstanding about the Columbia convention. It was merely a caucus of farmers and no one would be bound by its proceed ings. He did not think nomi nations would be made, but if they were, they would be sub- inate delegates. This motion was carried and a committee, was appointed. The following delegates were nominated : Messrs. J. W. Beasley, W. P. Carter, J. 8. DuBose, W. S. King, H. C. Burn, E. L. Gray, J. W. Woodham and J. W. Da vis. Mr. J. S King declined to serve and Mr. T. E. Howie was substituted in his place. These delegates were elected by accla mation, fourteen persons voting. ation goes uninstruct- r. Beasley stated to the This firm is for Cash and Cash only, consequently we are not willing and have no need to tax our friends 50 per cent, on goods to meet the credit losses or to hide the exhorbitant prices charged. Spend your cash where there is hut one way. We are getting very near to all active, thoughtful with our CLOSE-CUT CASH PRICES. customers We are in to Win ! NO STAGE THUNDER OR BLANK CARTRIGES ! NO BURN ED POWDER OR EMPTY SHELLS ! NO QUAKER GUNS IN THIS CAMPAIGN, But every counter and shelf are effective weapons, loaded with as full power as a dynamite. We are daily receiving our Spring Goods. They are argumqgts that can never be answered. We still defy competition and invite comparison. Get prices every where then, come to us and we will discount them. We invite every one to come and examine our New Spring Stock. It will pay you even though you do not buy. We are still and ever will be THE LEADER OF LOW PRICES! Very respectfully. A® February 27, 1880. a meeting that ne is oppo making nominations. Th ing then adjourned. osed to e meet- CYPRESS —Our early birds did not catch the worm this time, but have rather been in the worms’s place and been caught. The cold snaps have prevented the corn planted mitted to the regular Democra- j from coming up and vegetation tic convention. He said • that i in general has suffered much, the meeting could not claim to ^We had many fine gardens in represent Darlington County, .the community, which were but that the delegates could, planted early and were green represent a conference of some with varieties of tender vegeta of the Darlington farmers. * Rev. Simpson Jones then ad dressed the meeting. He said that he was no politician, but merely a plain farmer. He op posed the movement and, in the hies, but all have been killed —Our school is holding its own better than many expected, though the working season has commenced. Our parents are to between the hours of twelve and one, on Friday, May 9, 1890. James Russell, two years of hard labor in the penitentiary. Lazarus Peterson, two years of hard labor in the penitentiary. James Botiford, five years of hard labor in the penitentiary. Evans Sparks, colored, convicted of malicious mischief, was sentenced to pay a fine of $25 or be confined in the county jail for a period of six weeks. The fine was fiaid. In the case of Alexander Fon- ville, convicted of assault and battery, a sealed sentence was given. In the McCown mill pond case, Mrs. S. E. McCown was fined $1 and ordered to abate the nuis ance within twenty-five days from date of the sentence, firat-f and should it not be abated with in that time the Sheriff was in structed to let the water off from the pond to the natural stream. In the same case a sealed sen tence, to the same effect, was given against H. S. McCown. who did not appear at the time of the sentence. Immediately after the sen- of Joseph W. James, E. course of his remarks, said that j commended for their interest he did not believe that there is ^ the education of their chil- a Democratic club in Darlington j uren. It has been said that a County that did not have a ma- community is judged by its jority of farmers and that there churches and school houses and was the remedy. The farmers™ 8 ^’ m no boastful spirit, could control the clubs and send {hat we are willing to be judged delegates to the County conven- our8 tion, who are in sympathy with the farmers, and these in turn —Mr. Geo. W. Wilson has very sick boy with chills and fever. —Mr. J. M. Loyd has had an attack of the grip. Two of his children have had attacks. —Miss Sue King officiated as organist last Sunday in Phila delphia Church. Miss King has improved considerably in the last few months. —On last Saturday afternoon this community was visited by one of the severest thunder storms that we have.had for sev eral years. The severest part of the storm was proceeded with heavy hail. Some of the lumps were as large as a man’s thumb and were in every conceivable shape. The wind has played havoc with the forest, espec ially in some streaks where it seemed to have the most force. Mr. W. F. Stewart, near Andrews* Mill, had his stables unroofed and the shed room to his house was blown to pieces scattering the furniture in all directions. Mr. C. W. Stewart had his stables unroofed. We have heard of several others who met with the same misfor tune. We have heard of no one getting hurt. LAMAR. could elect delegates to the State convention, who are friendly to the farmers’ interests. This is the channel through which to work. He favored working ^ —The grip still prevails about our little town.. —Dr. J. A. Cole has his build ing material on the ground for of erecting a dwell- through the Democratic party | [ h ou l e and not outside of it. He then ing n0Ube ‘ suggested an amendment to the —Gn last Sunday Mr. John motion to elect delegates, to the Smith, of this place, last a valu- effect that these delegates should represent only the thirty men present, or else, he said, lay the motion on the table and all go home. Mr. Stith thought that it would be puerile in the extreme for the farmers to meet and then be afraid to send delegates. He said that the teachers of the State meet in convention every year to receive instruction from those better informed and that the farmers’ convention is simi lar in nature ; the farmers meet to get instruction. Mr. McCall asked from whom, in Columbia, would they receive instruction ? able horse colic. by an attack of the —The oat crop improves very slowly and, from present ap pearances, will be very near a failure, with late sowings. All vegetation is very back ward. A great many of the fruit and shade trees have the appearance of being dead. This may be owing to the very dry ! fall and winter. —On last Saturday, at 4 o’clock P. M., we had quite a heavy rain and hail storm. It came from the south and south west and blew down a great wr . wmm. From the farmer politicians ? If many trees and garden fencing, so, he was opposed to receiving —— any such instruction, for farmer aMILAND. politicians are as bad as lawyer _We h»d a severe wind last politicians, as they are working Saturday which blew down fen- for office and not in the interest ce 8 and pines promiscuously, of the farmers. „ „ . . * At this point Gen. W. E., -Mr. Dave Clanton who mov- James moved as a substitute for e( * ^ l8 8ectl . on ^a 8 ^ Jauu- Mr. Stith’s motion that it is the ary, has been sawing lumber for sense of the meeting that no del- ^ r - Jas. Moore, egates be sent to Columbia. This _We are informed that there motion received a second and i s a flourishing Sunday-school broughtforth further discussion. a t Rock Hill school house. Much Mr. W. P. Carter said that the success to it. small attendance did not matter, _ A few ni htll 8ince a partJr mgs were held with an exceed-1 unknowntTucves broke into ingly email attendance. Mr. M r. James W McKenae s tarn Stith explained that the irregu- top^ several tashel of com. laritv in th« call for the meetimr A party of the neighbors have lanty m tne can tor tne meeting rRii^ntlv t.rvimr to diseov- was due to the fact that Dr O. Byrd, the president of the Association, was placed in Flor ence by the recent division of the County. Gen. James re marked that the delegates would in. Columbia as the tatives of Darlington Darlington represented by been diligently trying to discov er where the corn went, but, as yet, every effort has been utterly futile, for no clue to the thief has been found. PHILADELPHIA. —Last week freezing weather, this week stormy. —Mr. J. N. Parrott has had SOCIETY HILL. —The fishermen are catching some very fine shad in the seines. —The forward oats look very sickly and some are dead. Some say that the oat not killed are beginning to sprout out again. —Two very large boilers, one for the making of brick and the other for the saw mill at the brick yard, have arrived at the depot; and quite a lot of saw stock has been hauled up from Chesterfield. —Mrs. Elizabeth Jamison’s family horse slipped backward into a well on Friday last. The timely arrival of quite a number of neighbors with shovels, rope and hoisting apparatus soon had him out. The horse was unhurt. —The rain and wind storm touched us very forcibly on Sat urday afternoon, but no serious damage is reported. Fences and trees were tumbled about con siderably and a demand for spades and fence posts was soon made by the unfortunates. —Rev. J. H. Edwards filled the pulpit at the Baptist Church on Sunday last, and preached an excellent sermon from Gallatians V and 22nd—“But the fruit of spirit is love, joy, peace. ” After the discourse, Mr. Edwards pre sented the claims of the new Baptist church which it is pur- osed to build at Chesterfield Jourt House. The outlook fora large influential church there is very encouraging. —A number of gentlemen here, and at Darlington, have express ed a desire to raise one thousand dollars throughout the county by giving one dollar each. The object is to aid Mr. Timmons Campbell who was burnt out by the incendiary’s torch. We re quest the correspondents of The ‘.all persons to canvas* the comity not . „,HHI I that elected them, several severe chills recently. _ for this noble purpose and' send the amounts to the The Darlington News office. We* hope the mat ter will take practical shape. We congratulate Farmer Experimental Station. Mr. J. E. Nettles, too, is to be thanked for his able legal opinion as to its unconstitutionality. Two of the endorsers also have frankly owned that it was their mistake. Had all of them have done so at first the taxpayer would have been very much disposed cheer fully to have reimbursed them. MT ELON. " —We are have spring weath er again. —The bulk of. the corn crop was planted last week. Some report corn to be up, where it was planted two or more weeks ago. —The storm last Saturday was not so disastrous in our commu nity as in other sections of the county. Beyond blowing down trees and fences, but little dam age was dore. We had some hail, and the rain fall was light. —Mr. Leon Hicks has lately enclosed his pasture lot, on the road, with a substantial plank fence. He has recently directed his attention to the study of “hedges” and finds it quite an interesting subject. —Mrs. J. W. Stuckey was tak en sick Friday of last week, and has daily grown worse. The family physician, Dr. W. L. Galloway, called in for consul tation Drs. H. J. Lee and R. B. R. C. Wallace. Although ex tremely ill her neighbors are in hopes that she will soon recover. —A large congregation was in attendance at church and also at Sunday-school last Sunday. The Sunday-school was solicit ed to contribute for Children’s Church No. 4, at Chesterfield Court House. Our school sent Dr. Bailey State Corresponding Secrectary, last year, for Child ren’s Church No. 3, at Summer ville, S. C., a list of one hundred and eight names and $8, in cash. —We gave an account last week, in The News, of the back sliding state of Deacon Wither- erepoon, and now we are sorry to say that Deacon Hicks’ mor als are “tottering and swaying to and fro,” influenced, nodoubt, by the example set by Deacon Witherspoon. He went to Dar lington last Monday morning, promising to return the same day, but did not get back until eleven o’clock the next night. He said he was attending Court, &c., but then—well we suppose •it is not wise to publish every thing. —Oats in this section look very badly, except Mr. J. H. Hicks’. The writer, a few days ago, was lamenting over the for lorn appearance of his crop. Mr. Hicks being present, remarked that he had oats ready to cut. Of course we were anxious to see them and only recently walked up to see the sight, when lo, and behold 1 his daughter, Miss Eula, had utilized the whole crop in ornamenting the parlor. (Three heads had come up “vol unteer” in the turnip patch, and were full grown. But if Mr. Hicks spends a week again in Darlington and gets to brag- bout his oats do not let at you know about it, as it might make him feel bad.) grog at on the DIED V: At her residence, in Spring- ville, Monday, night, March 24, sr 4 • r- if fact that the Re- and State make a raid u he did not —Mrs. Addie E. Rollins is vis iting the family of Mr. Jf. F. 1890, after a long Mollie Wilds. Hen interred, on W« which life long Miss