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'"jF-'J: ‘ fK arlinntott VOL. XVI. SC 18. DABLDIGTON, 8. 0, THURSDAY. MAY 1. 1890. WHOLE NO 798. LOO-A-L ITEIMIS- Hkstgu Charles, au old fam- - - 9 - — ily servant of the late Col. E. The Darlington Guards will W. Charles, died in Bishopville be inspected by Adjutant Gen* on Monday in the 71st year of eral Bonham on Jujie 11. her age. Her remains were Kev. W. A. Hodges, of Kings- ; brought to Darlington for inter- tree, filled thepilpitof theMeth- ment. odist Church on Sunday mom-, The annual meeting of the ing and evening. People’s Bank of Darlington was The contract for rebuilding held in the President’s office on the Experimental Station has j Monday. Nothing of import- been given out and work will be ance was done save the re-elec first place it will Jackson, colored, the only eye- here. In the nrst p " “ agedy, testified necessarily make Darlington a Tnat she and large cotton market and, in the together second place, the farmers will along the road, when McIntosh be able to get 1 cent more on approached with a* stick and an every pound of cotton, by rea- open knife in his hand, and ask- son of the fact that the shippers led Curtis ~ L ~~ ’ ^| M to this ! Curtis effect were walking begun immediately. Mr. L. 8 Welling, of the firm of Welling & Bonnoitt, will re move here from Charleston and will reside in E. H. Deas’ house. The total value of real estate in Darlington township for 1889- 90, as returned to the Auditor, is $485,920, which is an increase in one year of $57,405. Mr. J. F. Hart, a Cheraw con tractor, will have charge of the work on the Presbyterian par sonage, which will be begun in a few days. A dance will be given at the Opera House to-night. The Sumter band will furnish the music and many visitors from neighboring towns are expected to be present. At a meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Darlington Pub lic Schools, on Monday, it was decided that the session close on June 6, without any public ex hibition. Mr. A. R. Gamer has pur chased from Messrs. E. O. and C. R. Woods, a lot, 115x225 feet, on Mowry Street, East Darling ton, upon which he will soon erect a residence. Hon. George W. Dargan has sent to The News a large sup ply of long grass and oat seed and also some garden seed, which will be distributed among those who will call for them. Mr. B. K. DeLorme’s resi dence on Broad Street has been purchased by the Misses Wil liamson for $1,900. With the disposition of this house there remains no residence in Darling ton for sale or rent. The many friends of Messrs. J. C. and H. M. Willcox will be pained to learn that their father, Judge Willcox, lies seriously ill at his home in Marion. He had a stroke of paralysis last week recovery is very doubt- tion of the board of directors. It was the purpose of this bank to increase its capital stock from the present amount, $100,000 to $150,000, but the recent Act of the Legislature, making eight per centum the legal rate of in terest, compelled the institution to abandon this idea. We may say, concerning the matter of banking, that Darlington has a larger banking capital than any place in the State outside of Charleston,Columbia and Green ville and that the banking capi tal of the last named city ex ceeds that of Darlington by only $25,000. Unclaimed betters The following unclaimed let ! ters remain in the postoffice at ! Darlington, for week ending April 26th, 1890 : A. B. Cook, A. N. Cudworth, H. A. Davis, Joseph Field, W. ; D. Hearon, R. C. Strickland, Jno. Seabrook, Minnie Brown, Molliser Keels, Mamie Littles. Colored Knights ot Pythias. A lodge of the colored Knights of Pythias was organized in Darlington, Tuesday night, by Prof. S. H. Blocker, of Georgia, Deputy Supreme Chancellor. This order is ten thousand stron and has lodges in Canada, Sout America and the West India Is lands and will extend its organ ization to Liberia, Africa. The local lodge numbers eighteen members and is styled Darling ton Lodge, No. 3. The follow ing are its officers : R. M. Nix on, C. C. : J. A. Cooper, Prelate; R. W. Wingate, M. E. ; W. A. Thomas, K. of R. and S. ; H. T. Scott, I. G. ; H. A. Brown, V. C. ; I. P. Brockenton, P. C. ; H. J. Keith, M. F.; Marion Jack- son, M. A. ; A. Coachman, O. G. Lodges will probably be estab lished throughout the State at a very early day. and his Memorial Day. May. 9. 1890 U The man held in Birmingham, The usual programme will be Alabama, for Bob Arthur is the oh ™ r '' ed : u The Ba P t 1 , . st Chu . r< * wrong man. Sheriff Cole left will be the assembling point, for that city on Saturday, ac- where there will be a prayer by companied by Mr. N. L. Har- the pastor and music by the rell, who, knowing Bob well, chow. The procession, escorted went for the purpose of identify-' b 7 the D ar mgton Guards, Wlll ing him. A telegram has since ] vl8 jM be Afferent graveyards been refeeived f?om the latter ^ the monument. The latter gentlemen, stating that the man decorated last. 1 here under arrest is not Bob Arthur, will also be an address at the monument. Rev. R. W. Lide, pastor of the The following is the committee First Baptist Church of Char on decoration : Mrs. George W. leston, will conduct services in; Dargan, Mrs. L. V. Zimmerman, the Baptist Church at this place Mrs. C. K. Rogers, Mrs. H. T. Sunday morning and night. Mr. Thompson, Mrs. J. J. Ward, Lide’s congregation p r o p o s e Mrs. Ezra C. Lide, Mrs. W. C. erecting a new church and he Ervin, Mrs. H. M. Willcox and will hold the services here in the MissesVirginia Williamson, Eu- interest of that movement. Rev. genia Parrott, AnneE. William- G. B. Moore will fill Mr. Lide’s son, Janie Milling, LallaCharles, place in Charleston. Jenny Rast, Josy Wardlaw, and Nearly all of the stock of the 1 Messrs. W D woods, G. E. Ed- water works has been subscribed ^ Garner and Hugh this 1 Wilds. The committee will at and we may expect to see , ... ,, , . enterprise in operation at no dis- the Monument for con tant time. In case the few re- » ulta go“. “ay sth . " maining shares will not be ta- 4,3 °- “• ken in town, advertisement for * bids for erecting the works will be made, with the provision that Manufacturing Company held to-day in the office the contractor take these shares as part payment for his la bor. The Gainey Brass Band inva ded Florence' last Friday night and gave many of its citizens a delightful serenade, The band was most cordially received by the members of the Florence band and was given a collation by the latter at their hall, which will cement forever the friend ship of the two organizations. Darlington feels grateful to Florence for her hospitality. The annual meeting of the stockholders of the Darlington • will be of the secretary. The board of direc-1 tors for the ensuing year will then be elected, and the much talked of enlargement of the Factory will be considered. . It is proposed to double the size of the building, and to increase the machinery three-fold, but no definite shape has yet been giv en to the proposition. In many parts of the country a great deaf has been said, writ ten and done about flying the United States flag on school buildings. The Youth’s Com panion lately invited a competi tion in essays on the advantages of this custom. One handsome United States flag was to be giv en in each state to the school pro ducing the best essay in that state. The Mayo School, of this place, entered the contest and, on Monday, Principal Gordon was notified that the prize for South Carolina had been won by the composition of Mabel Louise Keith. This is quite a distinc tion for the Mayo School and its friends will rejoice in its success. The flag has been expressed and, when it arrives, will be presen ted with appropriate ceremonies. Tlie Pee Dee Presbytery This Presbytery met at Fair Hope Church on Friday night, with an opening sermon by Rev. H. M. Brearley,Jthe retiring Mod erator. Rev. J. H. Dixon, pastor of the church at Florence, was elected Moderator and Mr. W. F. Stevenson, of Chesterfield County, was made temporary clerk. About eighteen members were present, eight ministers and ten ruling elders. Commis- missions were appointed to or- S mize two new churches in arlboro County—at Dunbar’s store and at Tatum. Rev. J. M. Plowden and Major Alexander McQueen were elected commis- sioners-to the General As >em- bly, with Rev. J. H. Dixon and W. F. Stevenson as alternates. The Presbytery held very in teresting conferences on home and foreign missions. The re vised directory of worship was rejected and the General Assem bly was requested to recommit the matter of revision to the same committee that had charge of it heretofore, with instruc tions to continue the work until it is completed to the satisfac tion of the churches. The next meeting of the Presbytery will be held at Kingston Church, at Conway, Horry County, o n Wednesday before the second Sabbath in October. There was preaching twice a day and the meeting was both pleasant and profitable. A Fatal Cot ting Scraps. A fatal cutting scrape occurred on Mr. John W. Davis’ place, in Antioch township, about one o’clock Monday afternoon, when Esau McIntosh stabbed Ets Cur tis. Curtis, after receiving the wound, ran about fifty yards, a fence and then fell Both parties are colored. Later in the afternoon the Cor oner held an inquest and Nancy lum; s why he (Curtis) had at the ports will give a rebate of whipped his (McIntosh’s) daugh 65 cents on every bale compress- ter. Curtis replied that he had! ed and because the freights on not whipped her. Then McIn tosh asked him why had he cursed her and Curtis said, be cause she had cursed him first. Thereupon McIntosh struck ; Curtis two blows on the head with his sticx and then stabbed him, with the result above men tioned. Dr. W. J. Garner, in making the autopsy, found that the wound had penetrated deep ly into the right cavity of the heart and gave, as his opinion, that this wound was the direct cause of Curtis’ death. The jury rendered a verdict that the de ceased had come to his death by a wound inflicted by a sharp instrument in the hands of Esau McIntosh. McIntosh fled just after the killing and has not yet been captured. A Treat for the Summer Season. Our special offer for the sum mer season is still open. In or der that every one in the county may be afforded an opportunity of becoming acquainted with the merits of The Darlington News, the paper will be sent from this date until Nov. 15, 18- 90, to any new subscriber who pays us fifty cents in cash. When the county paper is to be had for such a nominal sum as this, there is no excuse for any one being without it. The warm campaign which is to take place in Darlington County will be fully reported in every detail, as well as all the interesting po litical news which transpires in the State and throughout the country at large. Particular at tention is paid to county mat ters, the subject of the best methods for securing all news of that nature having been made a special study by the ed itors. In last week’s issue, for instance, we published items from no less than eleven places in the county, exclusive of the town of Darlington. It is our ambition to make The News the best county paper in the State, and we will succeed if we obtain the proper endorsement and sup port from the public. Every in telligent man owes it to himself and to his family to keep posted on events which are happening around him, and the small sum of fifty cents invested for this purpose from now until the fall will pay the investor ten fold. I Two New Industries. Darlington is to have two new industries, which will proba bly be of untold benefit to the community—a canning factory and a cotton compress. The canning factory is the project of Messrs. A. Ames How- lett and John S. Silver, two f trominent officials of the Char- eston, Sumter and Northern Railroad, andC. S. Nettles, Esq. Their purpose is to can fruits and vegetables and to this end they will erect, on the corner of Mam and Lee Streets, South Darlington, a $1,000 plant, hav ing the capacity of 4,000 cans a day. This will be sufficient to utilize all the products that the company may obtain from this year’s crop. If the investment rove a good one, the plant will e enlarged in the future. Op erations will be commenced about June 1st and will be con tinued for three months during the summer. The factory wifi furnish employment for about thirty hands. Tomatoes and okra will be canned chiefly. This factory will afford an op- portumty for many in the town and community to make garden ing of tomatoes a profitable in dustry. The company will pay twenty cents per bushel for to matoes and, as one acre of land, with good manuring, produces, on an average, 400 bushels, the gross yield per acre will be $80. The cost of production per acre, including the manuring, will be at the outside $30, hence one acre of tomatoes will give a clear profit of $50. This is an opportunity not to be cast aside, for there is many an acre of land around here that does not now yield $10 profit. As to the compress—it is pro posed to erect one and a com mission has been issued by the Secretary of State to Messrs. E. Keith Dargan, C. S. McCullough, S. A. Woods, Bright William son and C. 8. Nettles, as a board of corporators, to open books of subscription to the Pee Dee Cot ton Compress Company — for such will be its name. The pro amount of capital stock is 0,000, in 600 shares, at a par value of $50 each. Mr. Fitch, representing the Campbell Cot ton Compress Company, of Cin cinnati, was in town on Thurs day and he offered to erect a plant for $25,000, which will do perfect work and will compress fifty bales to the hour. The advantages of a compress may be seen at a glance and it is exceedingly desirable for the good of the town and of the far mers of the surrounding coun try that a compress located these bales will be cheaper which will enable the cotton buyers at this market to pay more for cotton. With a few more of such in dustries there will be no end to Darlington’s prosperity. Opixued to Tillman. Shell and Com pany Pursuant to a call, twenty-one farmers from as many counties of the State met in Columbia, on Wednesday, April, 23. The pur pose of the conference was to give some expression of views on the status of the political affairs of the State and to issue an ad dress to those farmers who are not in sympathy with the so- called “farmers’ movement.” The conference was very orderly and conservative in tone, as is evidenced by the address which was issued. Col. Iredell Jones, of York, was Chairman and Mr. J. J. Dargan, of Sumter, was Secretary. Capt. E. W. Cannon, of this county, was a member of the conference. The following is the text of the address, which was signed by every farmer pres ent. “The situation of political af* fairs in South Carolina demands the immediate and earnest con sideration of every good citizen. As Democratic farmers’ askin ; no personal gain, but influenc by strong convictions as to the good of our state, we desire to present our views to the Demo cratic voters of the state, and ask for these views fair and thoughtful consideration. “The Democratic party is in dicted bv£ some of its own mem bers for favoritism for relinq uishing its functions to an oligarchy or aristocracy; for be traying confidence placed in it by the people; for wasteful ex travagance ; even for corruption. Our natural foes have not al leged so much. “Men within the party, claim ing to represent 80 per cent, of the Democratic votes, and hav ing aspirants for office, have not submitted their claims, ac cording to the usual methods, upon their merits and the judg ment of aDemocratic convention; but, upon fictitious pretexts, have formed a party within the party; held a convention, adop ted a platform, practically nom inated a candidate for governor, and by means of an organized campaign committee, propose to force their candidate upon the state Democratic convention in the name of the farmers of South Carolina. “In this departure from usual methods, in our judgment there is an innovation pregnant with reat danger to the unity and armony of the Democratic par- tv. . Conscious of the fact that the purity and integrity of our institutions depend upon solidar ity of party, we view with the greatest apprehension the delib erate declaration of the candi date which, in our opinion ar rays caste against caste, and, dividing the white people, en dangers Anglo-Saxon suprema cy. Believing that upon the perpetuity of tne Democratic par ty in Bouth Carolina, as at pres ent constituted, depend the peace and prosperity of the State and the general welfare of the people ; believing that the methods or nominating State of ficers by that party in the past have been fair, honorable and just to all classes of our citizens, regardless of occupation or call ing; believing that the adminis tration of the State government has been in the past, and is at present, able, pure, honest and free from corruption; believing that an attack upon the party under these circumstances is a reflection upon the intelligence and integrity of the people ; be lieving that the party’s motto in the future should be, as it has been in the past, 'Equal Rights to All; Special Privileges to None.’ “We, the undersigned, farm ers and Democrats, desire to en ter our solemn protest against the unusual, unprecedented and rev olutionary action of the Shell convention. “As delegates we cannot wit ness without protest the control of our party by a faction; as agriculturalists, we will not per- mit our honorable occupation to be degraded into a spoilsman machine. As citizens, we will not be silent under misrepresen tation. “We believe that in these dec larations we voice the sober opinions of a majority of our Democratic farmers. The suc cess of the 'Tillman movement’ under the ‘Shell Call’ would mean the discredit of the Dem ocratic party by itself; it would embroil the party, make local quiet impossible, and check the industrial development of the State. In the eyes of this coun try it would be a verdict against the Democracv of South Caroli na. We confidently appeal to that Democracy to arouse itself and to support and protest against the aggrandizement of one man at such cost to the State.” SARDIS. —Mr. D. Hawkins is down with the grip. —Mr. J. W. Davis has a large steam saw mill situated on the Camden road leading to Leav ens worth. —If the railroad from Cheraw to Sumter does come this way, as they have recently surveyed it, we will give it cordial wel come. —Messrs. John W. Davis and J. A. Chapman attended the Methodist District Conference which met at Florence, on the 24th ult. —Master Eugene Davis has been disabled from attending school this week on account of having stuck an old fdtk in the bottom of his foot. —The Methodists of this place have a magnificent large new church just about completed, and it will compare with any in the county. —The people of this section seem to keep in mind that old proverb of Poor Richard. “He that by the plow would thrive, must either work himself or drive.” —Rev. J. E. Rushton preach ed an excellent sermon on the 20th ult., from Hebrews 13 Chap ter and 14th verse: “For here we have no continuing city, but we seek one to come.” —This is a fine opening for a continued school. Cold Water School is on one side of this place and Green Plain on the other. We have a pay school now which began on the 14th ult., under the supervision of Mr. Geo. W. Wright. —The oat crop does not prom ise to be much. Cotton planting is a thing of the past. Some are now engaged in plowing it. We have quite a variety of weather. On Sunday, the 20th ult., the wind blew hard all day, and at night we had a large frost, but we do not think that it did any damage to vegetation. —This is certainly a fine farm ing section of our county. The lands produce well, and were you to visit this community I am sure that you would be sur prised at the surroundings. The farmers of this portion of our county do not wait for business to push them, but they drive it forward. —We had the pleasure OATS —The measles have appeared in this community. —Most of the public roads in this vicinity are being put in excellent condition. -Rev. A. H. Best accompa nied Rev. J. K. McKain to the District Conference at Florence. —There were no services at Wesley Chapel last Sunday, ow ing to the absence of the pastor, Rev. J. K. McKain. —The crows, bnd worms, etc., are plaving havoc with corn in some places. We hear of some persons who have been compell ed to plant over on account of these annoyances. —Miss Hattie Perry, the ac complished teacher who has so successfullv assisted Prof. Jones with his school at this place for the past six months, closed her term of teaching last week. Miss Perry is a competent in structor, and has won the esteem not only of her pupils but of everybody in the community. —The Bishopville Dramatic Troupe gave an exhibition in the Academy on last Friday after noon. We were glad to have our Bishopville friends over with us, but regret that we could not give them a larger audience. At this season of the year, small change is rather scarce in these parts. Those who attended the exibition report that it passed off very satisfactorily. —There seems to be some dif ference of opinion among the various correspondents of The News in regard to Tillman. We presume that every one in the county has formed an opin ion concerning him either on one side or the other, and we move that all of these cor respondents, who have not al ready done so, state their posi tion on this important subject in the next issue of The News. HIGHHILL —The picnic season is at hand, several being proposed for the near future. —Com is looking well, and there has not been much com plaint of crows, flies or the other usual nuisances. —Those who planted cotton early have unusual good stands; even that planted late is now coming up fast. —Under the skillful treat ment of Dr. P. A. Wilson, and owing to careful nursing, little Sam Gray, who has been very ill with pneumonia, is now im proving rapidly. —Mr. W. W. Hearon was in our community last week look ing after some land which he contemplates purchasing. —Black Creek is in fine condi tion just now for fishing, and the boys are down there in large numbers every night after cat fish. —We hope that Bro. W. Wright will be sufficiently covered to be able to fill A. re- his usual appointment at Newmar- ippoi ket on May 4th. —Mr. D. P. Walters came home on Monday last very much indisposed, but the prompt at tention of Dr. A. J. Routledge soon restored him to health, and enabled him to return to his bus iness at Green Plains on Satur day. HARTSV1LLE. —Mr. W. F. Lynch’s daugh ter is quite sick with fever. —Mr. Tom Ellis was so much improved as to be at church on Sunday. —Cotton is comint Com pros- ig up. is generally fine and the pect for the future is very good. —Mrs. M. E. Goodson is visit ing relatives and friends at Tim- monsville. We wish her a pleas ant visit. —Mr. A. J. Baird was on a visit to friends at this place re cently. He now resides in Chat tanooga, Tennessee. —Miss Bettie M. McFarland, who for some time past has been attending school in Ker shaw County, returned home last week. —Many farmers, who did not save their cotton seed for plant ing purposes, have had to pay from 25 to 30 cents a bushel for seed. —One of Swift Creek’s hospi table, blue-eyed young men ob tained a scare crow flag on Sun day to take him through the line. —Mrs. Sallie Wright returned home, on Friday last, from a visit to her son-in-law, Rev. W. who is thought to from his severe pleasure of at tending a very pleasant sociable which was given at Mr. J. A. Smoot’s on Friday night. —Sacrament was administered at High Hill Church on Sunday. We were pleased to note that both the choir and the Sunday | School have been enlarged. —We fear our community stands in need of the services of a detective. A few nights ago some one tried to effect entrance into the smoke house of Mrs. Leah Jordan. One of Mrs. Jor dan’s daughters was aroused by the noise, and made the would- be burglar take to his heels at the point of a thirty-eight cali bre Smith and Wesson revolver. Again, on Friday night, some thief entered the residence of Mr. F. A. Stuckey, and after rummaging almost over the en tire house, succeeded in arousing some of the family, whereupon he took his departure somewhat faster than he had come. MT. ELON. —Several improvements have been begun around the church which will considerably benefit its appearance. —Early planted cotton is up to good stands, but in some pla ces the cut-worms are playing havoc, and the farmers are re planting in consequence. —Mr. J. H. Hicks will leave for Fort •’Worth, Texas, next Monday to attend the Southern Baptist Convention. On his re turn, he will spend a few days with his brother, Mr. Thomas K. Hicks who is living in Louisia na. —The quarterly sacramental services were observed last Sun day morning. A large congre gation was present, and the pro grammes for “Children’s Day” were distributed to the scholars of the Sunday School. The date of this celebration is to be announced later. —The public schools taught by Misses Benton and Cooper have closed, and both young la dies returned to their homes this week. Their many friends, es pecially some of the gentlemen of the community, would like to see them back among us this summer. Who Pays The Taxes ? 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 but one way. We are getting very near to all active, thoughtful customers with our CLOSE-CUT CASH PRICES. 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. Wo are daily receiving our Spring Goods. They are arguments 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, J. BBOOM, February 27. 1880. !F- E. FIRE ii^-sxmctixroEs AO-ETSTT- KE PRESENTS TEN OF THE LARGEST AND OLDEST COMP A NIES IN THE WORLD. Insures all classes of property, inclmling Gin Uousee, in any partol the County. Office over DARLINGTON NEWS building. Decewmber 6, 1888. CLYDE- —We are having fine weather for farm work. —Prayer meetings are held here every Saturdav night. —Mr. W. T. Goodson and two of his little boys are quite sick. —Mrs. Eliza Lunday has five acres of the finest corn we have seen. —Most of our farmers have finished planting their cotton and have pretty fair stands. —Mr. and Mrs. Morrison have both been sick, but we are glad to report them as improved at present. —Rev. John Stout, of Society Hill, filled the pulpit of the Bap tist Church on Sunday, in the absence of the pastor, Rev. E. J. Forrester, who is at present assisting in a meeting at Ben- nettsville. t; LAMAR. —Farmers are getting fair stands of cotton where it was lanted early. That planted ater is needing rain to bring it up. Oat* also is needing rain very much. —Mr. Elias Wright, who has been running a saw mill at this place for several years is now moving his machinery to the Carters ville neighborhood. We are sorry to miss Mr. Wight’s whistle, but wish him success in his new field. —A few days ago Mr. J. J. Reynolds, Sr., made some dis coveries on his plantation that aroused his suspicions that some theft had been committed and he came up to town to make known his discoveries to our merchants. Messrs. T. F. Wil son and G. W. Mims immediate- ly,betook themselves to the prem ises alluded to and on examina tion of the goods, which consist ed of clothing, dry goods, shoes and a variety of light groceries, Mr. Wilson recognized several articles from his stock, but, hav ing discovered no breakage about his store, although he had missed several articles from his stock, he was at a loss to under stand the situation of affairs. On returning to his store Mr. Wilson made an examination of his building and found that the thief, by slipping his hand through a defective blind and unlatching the same and raising the sash, could enter without difficulty • It turned out that the thief is one Ed Moses, color ed, who first saw the light of this world somewhere about Lowther’s Lake, and who has heard the thunders of perhaps 18 or 20 summers. Mr. Wilson has taken measures in accord ance with the law for the thief’s apprehension, who, if caught, will no doubt soon wear the stripped uniform. rhe Florence District Conterence. [Condensed from the News & Courier] The Florence District Confer ence of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, convened in the Methodist Church at Florence on Thursday morning, Presiding EldeilJohn O. Wilson, presiding. Rev. W. M. Duncan, of Cheraw, was elected Secretary and Mr. R. T. Caston, of Cheraw, assist ant secretary. Dr. S. B. Jones, President-elect of the Columbia Female College, made a few re marks in the interest of his col lege. Appropriate committees were appointed, and then the a uestion was asked : “What is lie spiritual condition of each charge ?” The following charges were heard from, all of which were reported to be in an excel lent and improving condition : Florence station. Mars Bluff circuit, Darlington station, Che raw station, Cheraw circuit, So ciety Hill circuit, Clyde circuit, Lower Darlington circuit, Tim- monsvilie circuit and Scranton circuit. The second day’s session open ed with a continuance of the re port on the spiritual condition of each charge. The subject of ed ucation was then taken up and addresses were made by Dr. S. B. Jones, of Columbia Female College, Dr. A. Coke Smith and Rev. John C. Kilgore, of Wof ford College. These gentlemen gave excellent and profitable addresses in behalf of education. Rev. John C. Kilgo raised a con siderable amount towards the endowment of Wofford College. Reports were received from the charges as to their financial operations, conference collec tions, condition of churches and church property, missions and other matters. ALLIANCE NOTES. SWIFT CREEK, NO. 191. President Lucas McIntosh, and others, are expected to make addresses to the members of this Alliance on the second Sat urday in May, at 10 A. M. A full attendance is requested as business of importance will be transacted. DIED At his residence, near Carters- ville, Friday, April 25, 1890, Thomas E. Fountain, in the 77th year of his age. The deceased was the father of Mr. H. E. C. Fountain, the County Treasurer. The remains were interred in the Cartereville cemetery on the following afternoon. Wanted. Four Hundred Feet of second-hand H inch Steam Pipe. Apply to (J. H. EARLY. May 1, '90—tf Notice to The Public. My grandson, Dozier Rush, colored, ran away Sunday night and has not been heard of since; age 15, size about 5 feet 4 inches, light complexion and stammers. All persons are warned not to harbor or give him employ ment as he is bound to me. Any in formation concerning him will be thankfully received by me. NELSON RUSH, at 8. Marco's place near Lamar. May 1, '90—It MILLINERY. o MISSL. M. SCHMID has open ed a beautiful line of SPRING and SUMMER Millinery, Flowers, Ribbons, and Laces of all kinds, baby bonnets, &c.; Hats just received from New York. The public, and the la dies especially, are ir 'died ta call. March 20, ’90-3m H ; . ,y