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- xlintitmx , w LI VOL. XVI. NO 24 LOO-A.L XTEJMCS. DARLINGTON, S. 0., THURSDAY, JUNE 12, L890. WHOLE NO 604. A quantity of babbitt-metal for sale cheap; apply at this of fice. The pupils of Miss Player's school enjoyed a picnic at the Fair Grounds Tuesday. The Darlington News will be found for sale every week at Dargan & Lide's Book Store. Rev. J. M. Plowden will preach at Centre Point on Sun day morning next at eleven o’clock. Copies of The Darlington News will always be found on sale at Dargan & Lide's Book Store. Mr. S. A. Woods has returned from Saluda, having carried his family there to spend the sum mer. Rev. W. A. Guerry will preach in the Episcopal Chapel on Sun day evening next, at half past eight o’clock. Just think of it! The Dar- ungtonIJews will be sent to any address during the entire summer for twenty-five cents ! Mr. Frank R. Rhodes has re turned from Poughkeepsie, N. Y., where he has just completed a course at a business college. A State Teachers’ Institute is to be held at Greenville this summer. Read the advertise ment published in another col umn. The customers of M. C. Alex ander are requested to bear in mind that that establishment is now supplying ice at the rate of $1 a hundred. Patronize home enterprises! The Darlington News office is prepared to bring out first class job work, and solicits the pat ronage of the public. The rain in the Swift Creek section was so heavy on Sunday afternoon as to induce the be lief that there had been a cloud burst. The homeless and friendless j travelling man who was taken so ill at the Darlington Hotel some weeks ago has been carried to the Poor House, Patrons of the Dovesville High School and other persons living in that vicinity will find a school notice of interest to them published in another column. DrJ. S. Garner and Mr. C. W. Hewitt have returned from ' Texas delighted with their trip. The Doctor brought back two prairie dogs as trophies. The building for the canning factory has been completed. | The machinery for it will be brought on and placed in position by an expert about the 15th of the month. A shepherd dog belonging to Mr. E. B. Dargan acted as if it were mad on Sunday, and bit several other dogs in the neigh borhood. The animal was final ly killed. Mrs. E. L. Murray, accompa nied by some of her pupils, went to Florence on Tuesday night to take part in the concert to be given for the benefit of the Florence Reed and Brass Band. The Dime Entertainment which was to have been given at the residence of Mr. George W. Dargan last night was postponed on account of the death of Col. B. W. Edwards. All of the merchants of the town, with one or two exceptions, entered into “the early closing movement'’ this week, aad their places of business are now clos-) ed at seven o’clock in the after noon. Mr. E. J. Mims certainly “car ries off the palm,, this year. On the 8th of the month, he discov ered in his cotton patch near Oats a beautiful cotton bloom, which was left for exhibition at this office. The chairman of the County Democratic Executive Commit tee desires it stated that there will be an important meeting of the Committee in the court house on Salesday next, for the purpose of preparing for the campaign. Mr. W. P. Few, who heldthe : posi tion of principal of the Grad ed School for white pupils dur ing the past session, left for his home in Greenville County on I Tuesdi,v. Mr. Few will not re turn iKxt session, but will prob ably take a course at Johns Hopkins University. The special agent of the Cen- | sus Bureau who was engaged recently in investigating the books of the Clerk's office found that 3,411 mortgages had been recorded in this County for the ten years ending May 31, 1890. ; There were 2,958 mortgages re- j corded in Marion County during : the same period. I The Charleston Xetvs and Courier speaks of Gherardi, the Admiral of the United States Navy now in Charleston, as an unusually handsome man. The Charleston World publishes a picture of the gentleman taken by its special artist. One of our : “esteemed cotemporaries” is mistaken ; which one is it? The competition for the Nor- ment Medal was close at the Graded School this year. The standings of Messrs. Preston',Ed I wards and Andrew Wordlaw : were so nearly equal that it was impossible to distinguish be tween them, and a medal was ac cordingly award 1 to each of ! them. The remains of a man. so much decomposed as to make it impossible to tell whether he I was white or colored, were found i by a party of boys last week in a ditch back of Mrs. Warley’s place in Donneraile From the appearance of the body, the pre sumption is strong that it had served as a subject for some (young “saw-bones." — —r- — Only .i Respite Wallac e Brown, colored, was convicted of burglary and lar ceny before Judge Pressley, at the Spring Term of the Court in this County last year. C. P. Dargan, Esq, attorney for the defendant, appealed to the Su preme Court, alleging error on the part of the Judge in refusing to admit certain evidence, and in charging on the facts. The ap peal has been overruled, and at the Fall Term of the Court, Brown will be rcsentenced to the penitentiary. A omlertnl luvrntiou. Col. A. Coward, who now represents the Equitable Life Insurance Company is on a visit to Darlington. Col. Coward is one of the most popular men in the State, and deservedly so ; he has many warm friends to wel come him here. The alumni association of the State University will whole its annual meeting and banquet on the night of the 25th. inst. The alumni of the institution in Dar lington who expect to attend the commencement exercises should not fail to be present at this meeting. At the regular meeting of the Darlington Guards on Monday night Private C. D. Evans pre sented a photograph of himself to the company. Lieutenant W. J. Garner, in behalf of the Guards, received the gift, with a brief, but appropriate speech, in which he referred to Mr. Evans’ services in the Confed erate army. To this Mr. Evans responded feelingly. An Ope list it I’ertoriuarn’e- Some of the musical talent of the town are being trained by Mrs. E. L. Murray in a new opera entitled “Laila” which will be rendered some time during the present month. Mrs. Murray's unusual musical attainments, and the success which has attend ed her previous ventures of the kind, ensure her a good house on the occasion of the performance, which our people are already be ginning to look forward to with pleasure. A Marrow Kscape. Tuesday the 3rd inst., Mr. D. P. Lide received from Charleston a fine dog. which his brother, the Rev. R. W. Lide, wished him to keep for him during the summer. The dog had been on the road a considerable length of time, and while lying under the table as the family of Mr. D. P. Lide were at supper, it suddenly went mad. Its movements were so frantic, that at one time it seem ed certain that it would inflict serious injuries upon members of the family, but it fortunately rushed out of the house into the yard, where Mr. Lide succeeded in shooting it. '- ••»- -• • • I'lic New Hotel MamigciiiciH. As already mentioned, Mr. R. W. Parker, assisted by his broth er, has taken charge of the En terprise Hotel, They are both gentlemen of agreeable manners, and possess many of the elements of success. They keep a good table, and from the enterprising manner in which they have gone to work, it is evidently their in tention to conduct a first-class house in every respect. The Messrs. Parker are already fa vorites with the travelling pub lic, and the Enterprise Hotel will soon be known to the credit of Darlington throughout the State. One of Edison’s phonographs is on exhibition on the Public Square, which is indeed a won derful invention. The exhibi- j tor has a box of little rubber cylinders, each of which will reproduce the oration of some statesman, the singing of a cele brated musician. Ac. For the sum of ten cents, one can hear the music of the finest brass band in the country, composed of forty different instruments Heal Kstatr TranslVi *. The following real estate transfers were recorded in the Auditor’s office for the week ending June 7, 1890 : J. Walter Bradley, M. E. Walker etal and Josie Alexander to L R. Cope land. 78 acres in LLoon Town ship for $351 ; P. E. Cooper to Margaret and H. Cooper, lotand building in the Town of Dar lington for $373 ; T. C. Hogg to J. A. Chapman, eight acres in Antioch Township for $1. Darlhiifton’s Fair baiigiitprs. The commencement exercises i of the Charlotte Female Insti tute were held on the 3rd inst. Among the young ladies men tioned as “distinguished” for high standard were Misses Bes sie Williamson and E m m i e James, of Darlington. A corres pondent of The Xetvs and Cour ier who was present at the exer cises says: “Miss Bessie Wil liamson, of Darlington, carried the audience by storm by her spirited and exquisite rendering of Tours’s ‘Hymn to the Angels.' She was enthusiastically encor- (ed, but only returned to the stage 1 to recognize the compliment by a graceful curtesy.” No Spring Tcr'.n of Court. The Spring Term of the Court ■ of General Sessions for Darling ton County was convened on 1 Monday morning last, but ow ing to the absence of Judge Ker shaw, who is undergoing medi cal treatment in New York, there was no business transact ed, and the Clerk will adjourn the Court from day to day until the end of the week. The crim inal docket was unusually small anyway, there being no prison ers in jail awaiting trial. The only new cases were the one ] against W. M. Keziah, charged with criminal assault, and that against James B. I. Scaff for as-1 sault and battery. The civil docket, however, is growing formidable, there being no less than 239 cases awaiting trial, one of which has been contin ued 59 times. If something is not done to unburden it soon, its dimensions will become simply; enormous. Tr iisnrrr Uclvcr Wi.dies to Rtsinn. The Columbia correspondent of the Xetrs and Courier says : “State Treasurer Melver did not go to Greenville to-day and does not expect to speak during the campaign, except in his home county. It is understood that although there is no one in the field against him Treasurer Melver has no present intention of being a candidate for re-elec tion. He dot s not find office holding much more profitable than farming, and as there is no such opposition to him as to warrant the claim that ho retires in the face of the enemy, he is inclined to go back to his planta tion. Col. Melver has made an ex cellent officer, and withal has never been u candidate. He re ceived his appointment without solicitation, and was elected by the Legislature without effort on his part. GRF.KN PI.u’n.S. —The crops are growing very rapidly. —Miss Florence Huggins is at home on a short visit. We are glad to see her looking so well. —The railroad surveyor reach ed this place last Thursday, but seemed to get off the track, and went back to start again. —Mr. James Bozeman, who was so seriously injured by his horse running away, improves slowly. —The members of Antioch Church have completed their re pairs, uuJ lire Church has been greatly improved thereby. —A run-away hor° attached to a vehicle careered madly about the streets on Saturday last, frightening a number of people, and injuring a lad se verely. —A festival for the benefit of Harmony Lodge, K. of P., will be held on June 25, 2»> and 27. This is the first time that this noble charity hasasked the com munity for its patronage in any way, and it is to be hoped that it will, therefore, be encouraged on this occasion. The ladies have taken charge of the entire affair, which naturally affords the members of the Order in Florence the greatest hopes of success. —The closing exercises of the Graded Schools were held on Thursday and Friday evenings last. A large audience was present on both occasions, and were delighted with the training of the scholars, which certainly reflected the greatest credit on | Prof. Rankin and his able corps of assistants. This is the se cond season Prof. Rankin has had charge of the schools, and he has proven himself worthy of the esteem and confidence with which he is regarded alike by pa- ; tronsandpupils. Theprogramme of Thursday was repeated on Monday night. 1 1 V i s. —Mrs. B. F. Melton has been quite sick for some time. —There seems to be a good deal of sickness around, and Dr. OhYDK. —Crops arc looking well, and everybody seems to be hopeful. —Planting peas and housing out ,, ‘ will be the o.’der of the day this week. —On Sunday last Rev. J. K. Philadelphia, no. 130. McCain preached an earnest On last Saturday afternoon sermon against the taking of jour Alliance met, with a large human life. He attributed the number in attendance. The frequency of the crime to the meeting was interesting through failure on the part of the pulpit j out. and the press to educate the The prevailing sentiments -We have not much Tillman- public mind to a rightful under- seemed to be to stick to cotton ism, but just across the way we have plenty of Mormonism. —Mr. A. M. McNair's mill dam give way one day Iasi \\ -k and his saw mill was badly washed up. We hope our Hartsvillc will let us know when and the State Ex- i pic- friend the M<>r- st an ding of its enormity. His bagging text was “He that sheds man's change, blood, by man shall his blood be it was resolved to have shed erod ral. The following preamble The sermon was consul- tiic on the 15th of July, so as to coining when needed. discuss Alliance matters in gen- Tbis section has been bloss- with refreshing rains, and| Ot each of gro) and h of a number "of our pro- i resolutions were unanimously .„.,.ssive farmers is congratula- adopted: mens will preach there so ting himself on having the best Whereas, the March conven- we can go to see them. cotton crop. We have made t 1 . 011 adopted a platform of prin- —Mr. A. C. Guy, of Chester- some enquiries concerning this 'jiples in accord with right, and field C. II., paid us a flying vis- j matter, and from what we can ’'Ugsested the name of B. R. I ill- it recently, and reported good gather would decide that man as a proper p i rson for Gov- crops in his neighborhood. | Mr. M. Marco is entitled to the <'™v of South Carolina ; there- Mr i i* , | credit for the best crop. Mr. J. I01 j'’ , , .. 1 C. Clements comes next, while Aeso/red, 1 hat we the Ihila- wife spent a day or two with us f . ,,1. delphui Alliance, do unanimous- last week. Mr. Wright looks Y.i'KVnvn tl',e,s' m V lv and heartily endorse both the very feeble yet, and it will be'-dhcis.u. rc p latform anc i j^ R . Tillman, some time before he will be able i ‘ ‘ ' m and do hereby pledge our un to preach. j SOCIKTY HILL. wavering support to uoth. „„ ... . Resolved, That a copy of this — 1 here will be a meeting of p reani iji e a nd these Resolutions the Democratic ( lub on the 11tli bo furnished The Darlington inst., at five o (dock m the af- Xew s the Xetvs and Courier ternoon. I ant | t ] u , Charleston World for ind his ! publication. TlMUONSVlLLi: —Mr. W. S. Cook has return ed from his trip North. —Messrs. Ward & McGill have commenced shipping lumber. —Mr. J. Z. Hearon daughter, Miss Minnie, paid us a short visit the first of tin' —Mr. and Mrs. Jules Kahn week. It looks very natural to spent Wednesday with us : they have them with us P. A. Wilson, Pres. W. A. Dowling, Sec’ty. to Charleston Thurs- JOVAS.v. early corn is being Our Latest Feauuv. Beginning with the present issue, there will always be found on our second page some select articles on the subject of the Alliance, and other matters of interest to the farmers. It is purposed to make this page one of the most readable in the pa per, and one to which every far mer in the County will look for ward to week by week. In ad dition to this, we have our regu lar Alliance correspondent in every Township, so that our readers are promptly supplied with all local Alliance happen ings which may prove of inter est. The thoroughness with which we purpose to conduct this department, will make it alone, without considering any other feature of the paper, well worth the subscription price (twenty-five ecnt> for three months) to any farmer in the County. A Wife Beater. A very serious case of wife beating has come to the atten tion of the authorities. Unmer- ! cifully beating his wife has been I for some time past the favorite j amusement of John Gregg, col- |ored, who lives beyond Mr. Wil- lliam Law's place, near Black Creek Church. On two occa sions recently she has besought Judge Sanders to issue warrants against her loving spouse, only to beg the latter off after he got into the hands of the law, a weakness which the Judge says is commonly >-indulged in by those of her race and sex. One day last week, the unfortunate woman was found alone in her house, and so horribly mutila ted that there is scarcely any chance of Ifer recovery. Her condition is too desperate to make it possible for her to throw any light on the affair, and it is only surmised that her husband, who, by the way, has disappear ed, has been at Uis old tricks. The authorities are hot on his track, and will doubtless catch him before long. Tlie Charlestou Excursionists. A train of six coaches, loaded down with colored excursionists from Charleston, arrived here on Monday morning at ten o’clock and remained until ten that night. In a quiet, orderly way, they fairly “took posses sion of the town” during their ■ stay, and seemed to enjoy them selves heartily in a simple fash ion. The hall up-stairs in the old wooden building on the east side of the Square, recently own ed by Mr. C. W. Hewitt, was rented to them, and dancing was kept up there at a great rate all day long. In the afternoon, a large crowd congregated at the colored Methodist Church, where a concert was given. The good conduct of the visitors has been commented upmi by everyone. They did not have much money to spend, but they certainly new how to behave themselves. A force of nine extra policemen were put on duty by our ever vigilant Mayor, but their servi ces were only needed some five or six times during the entire, day, and then only for the pur pose of arresting would-be bel- j ligerents from Darlington itself, or from the surrounding country which was represented by great j crowds that began flocking to town like black birds early in the i day. —The “laid by. —Mr. H. E. Tiller is visiting friends in this community. —Messrs. W. 8. Kelly and 8. C. King paid a flying visit to Florence last Saturday even ing. —John Gregg, the negro who boat his wife so unmercifully with a hot iron last week, has not yet been captured. The wo man is improving. —The Mormons who have been preaching in the upper part of the County sent a lot of their circulars to Hartsvillei st week, and, as the Hartsville corres pondent stated, they intend preaching there at an early day. KINGSTON. —Kingston Alliance will meet on Saturday, June 21st. —Mr. Walter Lewis is build ing a neat little cottage which will be completed by October. —Our friend Awfie Ham died on last Tuesday, and was hur ried at Salem on Wednesday. —Mr. D. L. Lewis is at home now for a season from the Pea body School, at Nashville; he will return in September. —Tillman and the farmers’ movement are very favorably spoken of in our township, es pecially around Kingston. —Oats are better in our com munity than they have been for ten years, and some farmers of long experience say they never made as good a crop before. The cotton crops are also looking far better than they have for many years past. We need rain on our garnens. Harrell is kept pretty busy. —Miss Sammy DeWitt is spending some time with rela-, tives at this place. —The closing exercises of Union Academy will come off on the evening of the 24th inst., at Oats. —The Oats Alliance met last Saturday afternoon. It meets now only once a month, on the first Saturday. —A goodly number of the peo ple of the vicinity were in at tendance upon the annual cele bration of Children's Day at Mt. | Elon last Sunday. —About all the oats in the vi cinity have been harvested. The fall oats and those which were sown the early part of the year and fertilized well made very good oats. I’HILADELFHA. —This community was favored with fine rain on Tuesday after noon, much to the benefi t of the gardens and the growing crops. —At the request of the mem- 1 hers of Philadelphia Church, Rev. B. F. Parrott has kindly consented to preach regularly on the third Sabbath of each month, for a few months at least. —The Linwood Reading Club will celebrate its seventh anni versary on Friday evening, June 13th, at the residence of J. F. Garner, Esq. A Dime Reading will be held and refreshments will be served. A general invi tation is extended. —Important if true : Survey or Ragsdale is en route from Chester to Florence, surveying the K. A. & A. Railroad, which it is hoped will pass directly through this immediate section. Capt. J. C. Lawson, with his usual enthusiasm in railroad matters, is furthering the enter prise. returned day. —Professor M. 1). Mhrray’s school closed last Wednesday. Mr. Murray has returned to Orangeburg to spend the sum mer vacation. —Mr. E. P. Cannon and fami ly will leave for Charleston on Wednesday. We regret this very much, as they are quite an acquisition to any community. —Mrs. Lawrence Winters has gone on a pleasure trip to Bos- —Rev. W. S. Martin, pastor!ton, Mass., where she will re ef the Methodist Church has main for some time as the guest elected at the next session of the Lett .. ., . -i i.,,,. islature. As the majority of the lei; given notice that a revival ser- or ner aunt. ... After Hamilton’s Seat- | News and Courier, | I A special dispatch to the New York Herald from Columbia j says : “It is announced that if Cant. Benj. It. Tillman, the farmers’ candidate for Governor, la alaetad, he vrffll beaeaa- i didate for Senator against Gen. Wade Hampton, whose successor will he vice of several days will com mence at his church on the 4th Sunday in June. —Rev. D. M. Pierce, pastor of the colored Baptist Church, in forms us that his congregation has purchased a 400 pound bell, which will be the largest bell of all of our four churches when it is put in place. —The small grain crop is be ing gatlierod, and the yield is about half what was expected. Cotton was never better at this season of the year. Corn is good. No tobacco is being cultivated in this section because plants could not be obtained in time. —The Democratic Club, upon a reorganization, elected R. Mc Lendon, president; S. W. Hatchcl and L. J. Rollins, vice j islators are followera of Tillman there —Mr. T. H. Coker and Mr. (). is no doubt of his being able to defeat B. Carter left on Monday to take 11(1111 this r ‘‘ aRon the Til > a tour by private conveyance into North Carolina. They will visit Rocky River Springs, Mon roe, and other places of interest. man party arc moving very cautious ly in their selection of a candidate for Lieutenant Governor in view of the probability of his stepping into the Gubernatorial chair.” Is it true that Capt. Tillman —Correspondents will slip up intends to use the office of Gov- “occasionally. It is Miss Ella ernor, if he shall get it, as a Sumner who is the beautiful i stepping stone to a seat in the and accomplished teacher at j United States Senate? It was Green Plains, and Miss Anna is rumored some time ago that he her beautiful and accomplished sister. —The past two weeks have been busy ones with the farm ers,—harvesting and hauling in oats, putting in late corn on the had said that ho did not care a dime about the Governorship, that it was the Senate that he was after, and there arc reasons to believe that the Herald’s story is not without foundation in fact. river, and sowing down peas for Capt. Tillman himself has ad- forage, in addition to keeping vised his followers to look well up with the regular work on the after the Legislature, and it has farm. Every horse, mule and ; been more than two months since hand that could be hunted up Major Coit declined to accept .. , ti rri i have been put in requisition, the “suggestion for Lieutenant presidents ; I). H. 1 raxler, sec- Tll( , oat croi) on tho r j V( . r is vcry Governor on the Tillman ticket. firm .1 () , . , . , , . ^ 'tu, .,,^.-.1 good indeed, and planters very much encouraged. retary and treasurer, and J. O. Byrd, member executive com mittee. A committee of five were appointed to canvass the| —Mr. George Hopkins, whose voters and enroll for the present illness has been reported, ^ died campaign. The following reso- at the residence of Mr. E. W. lutions were adopted : Burn on Thursday, the5th inst., Whereas, we, the Timmonsville about three o clock I . M. I he Democratic Club, recognize that this funeral services were held in tho is a Government of the people, by tlie | Baptist Church at four o'clock people and for tlie people^ and Hiat the following day, after which and as a eonseruience the offices belong to,, . - , , • .. 1 the remains were interred m tho Resolved, That we fully endorse the March Convention and platform are i Tho people of the State have a right to know what Capt. Till man is after, and whether it is true that ho is looking to the ! United States Senate. We have reason to believe that he has a grudge against Senator Hamp ton and that he will use all his influence to defeat Hampton's 1 re-election to the Senate. The Democratic voters of the State should be very careful how Welsh Neck cemetery. Mr. Hop- they give their support to Till- kins was well known through- mani and the friends and sup- . out our county, ami enjoyed the p 0r t ors 0 f Hampton should not rosnoct .■mil tripm shin (if manv , . . . , adopted by it. 2. That we endorse B. R. Tliman j , if - , i i • f r for Governor, and will use all honoru- respect ana inenusnip 01 man) neglect any opportunity to make ble means in our iKiwer to elect a Till-' who now extend their sympa- - - - - - man delegation to the State Conven- thy to the bereaved family, tion, September 10. CYPRESS —A debating society has been organized at this place, and the last debate was, “Which is the most bonefitto afamily, religion or a milch cow ?” The cow won. —Prof. W. L. Floyd’s school at this place holds up to a very good average considering the warm weather. He will close his school on July 10th, and is arranging for a grand affair. —Mr. J. M. Fulton “takes the cake” for the best twenty-acre field of cotton that we have seen and Dr. Josey “cleans up the crumbs” for the best field of corn. —The farmers are well up with their work, and we see on every hand the finest crops that we have ever had at this season of the year. Our farmers are level-headed ; they are paying more attention to their farms than they are to politics or Till man FLORENCE. —Capt. W. H. Day andfamily have gone to Richmond, Va. —The closing exercises of Miss Edith Waring’s school will be held on the 18th inst. —Mr. James Allen has return ed considerably improved after his visit to some of the popular summer resorts —Miss Emma Do Jongh, of Hamburg, Germany, is visiting her brother, J. De Jongh, Esq., and will probably make Florence her home in the future. —Mr. Geo. Stackley has pur chased the Harper property, and will erect a two-story dwell ing on the lot facing Darlington Street. their influence felt in the pri mary work of the party. It would be to them the subject of lasting regret if, by their failure in politics, Wade —On Friday, at 8 P. M., the closing exercises of St. David’s Academy, under the auspices of (to take part Prof, and Mrs. Dunford, assist ed in the tnusical department by office to make room for Capt Mrs. Laura M. Jones, took place Tillman orany of Capt. Tillman’s xpected to i lieutenants. It is the duty of P assist- Hampton should be retired from at the Hall. It was expected to ASHLAND. —Our crops are still flourish ing. —Mr. George W. Moore has the best field of cotton in this section. —The academy at Hebron is receiving a fresh coat of paint, ( at the hands of Mr. A. L. Wil son. —Since Mr. A. M. McNair’s mill dam washed up, that place has been quite a resort for the small boys and fishermen. —In travelling from here to Andrews’ mill, the finestfield of cotton to be seen is that of Mr. John Adams, below Oats’ Cross Roads. —Savanna Chapel sent a large delegation to the District Con ference held at Andrews’ Mill j last Saturday. The committees on Temperance, Sunday-schools, etc., read interesting essays. —Your correspondent had the pleasure of attending Children’s Day at Mt. Elon last Sunday. Of course the exercises were verj interesting, and everything was performed very systemati cally, for the Mt. Elon people uever do anything by halves. —The closing exercises of Miss Klma Yeadon’s school, at Union, came off on Fniday evening, the 30th ult., and those of Miss Kate McKinnon’s school on Tuesday evening, June 3. Both pro grammes were well selected, and all performed their venous parts very well indeed, giving evidence of the most thorough training. Both teachers left tor their homes in Sumter last Sat- qrday, carrying with them the best wishes of many friends. LYDIA. —Mrs. H. Parrott, of Florence, is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Dr. Wallace. Dr. W. S. Galloway s oat | )0 a ver y brilliant affair and a crop is very fine, the yield being ver y j ar g e number of people CO or 70 bushels per acre. j f rom every section of the coun- —The many friends of Dr. j ty were in attendance. The Wallace will be pleased to learn ! Hall was completely packed, that he is now convalescent. j aven the door and windows be- _ , , , ing crowded. For two hours —Mr. H. Appelt contemplates | an( j j-jjjpty ni j uu tes the intelli- a visit to his relatives in San g en t; an j cultivated audience Democratic methods were mak- Francisco. We wish him a we re entertained and delighted ing their force felt in the poli- Hampton’s friends to come to the front and to meet organiza tion with organization. It will ho too late to save Hampton after Tillman has captured the Leg islature. The work must be done now, and it is high time that those who believe in regular his relatives in San We wish him pleasant trip. ! by the teachers and the child -1 tics of the State. —Mr. M. Marco left for Balti-j ren. We. regret that we have more on Sunday, to be absent j not space to do justice to the Three Lawyers ami One Farmer, several weeks. ' The Lydia Brass | occasion. Every parent's heart [From the Greenville News.] Band complimented him with a glowed with pride and pleasure Gen. Y. J. Pope formally an- serenade the night before he as they witnessed tho proficien- ] nounces himself as a candidate left. ey of their children. Somethir- for Attorney General, “upon the _Thpr,> iK somewhat of a mad t y' four P ieces were rendered,— ticket of the Farmers’ Move- . 3;®“ hmt 1 o„r sor instrumental solos, duets, reci- ment.” This makes tho Tillman dog scare throughout our sec- tatjon8) declamations and cho .' ticket , S o far: and oHmrs will soon follow-’ roses by the school, Prof. Dun-, For Governor, B. R. Tillman, „ llri . n j ford rendered “Asleep on the}of Edgefield, May the good work go on, until jj rH Dunford sang by there is not one of the critters (re q Uegti <<The Last Hymn.” left to molest us. Calisthenics closed the enter- —Politics in this community j tainment. These beautiful ex may be compared to the “still j erc i ses excited great applause, water which runs deep.” OnIy; We canuo t say too much in a few have been bold enough to p ra i se 0 f Die entertainment; &-• Jl ^,^.i a ■ declare themselves, but if those j con g ra Dj] a u ons are rimst freely j one funner, two colonels, one who have not done SO are Of the hest.nwed .and richlv deserved oamornl a pnntnin nnd rm nri. same mind, Mr. Tillman will have but a small following here. —Mr. Lem Watford, while visiting the afflicted family of j with us in the future. Mr. J. J. Rhodes last Sunday) afternoon, was suddenly strick- down with paralysis. He His New Dodge Housewife—Go on ! You can’t get anything here. This is no harbor for tramps. Hungry McC'luskey (drawing himself up)—Madam, I am no tramp. 1 am a census enumer ator, an’ if yer don’t gimme _ . somethin’ ter stop ther cravin’s Melver, lecturer; J. C. Boswell,' of my stummick the law’ll he ov door-keeper ; P. S. Wilds, assis- yer. Thanks! (Departing with tant door-keeper ; S. F. Ervin, a roast chicken) — Smotherin’ en was removed to his home on Monday morning. While his condition is extremely critical, hopes are entertained of his re covery. —The Lydia School will hold its commencement exercises on the evening of the 20th inst. Quite an interesting programme is expected, as Prof. A. S. Har rell, the principal, is determined that his school is not to be ex For Attorney General, Y. J. Pope, of Newberry and E. B. Gary, of Abbeville. For Adjutant General, Col. Hugh L. Farley, of Spartan burg. This gives three lawyers and „ -ie farmer, two colonels, bestowed and richly deserved general, a captain and no pri on the Professor and his lady ' vates. assistants, and it is the wish of Symmetry would be promoted every one that they may remain j if Col. Gary and Gen. Pope could be sorter spread out over the ticket. Two men covering one DARLINGTON, NO. 186. Darlington Alliance met last j Saturday, and the annual elec-! tion of officers was held. Col. E. R. Melver having declined ( renomination, Gen. W. E. James j was elected president. W. H. Lawrence was elected vice-pres- j ident; M. T. l ide, secretary; R. H. Rogers, treasurer : Col. E. R. i place is a little awkward. celled by any in this section, i steward. Delegates to the Conn ty Alliance; S. F. Ervin, J. J. James, 5. M. Smoot, G. H. Car- raway and W. H. Lawrence There will be no picnic the day after the exercises as was an nounced. Jacob, ain't it a great go! I’ll keep the scheme darker thereat o’ tho fellers ’ll git onto it!— Lawrence American,