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♦ VOL. XVI. NC 25. DARLINGTON, S. 0 M THURSDAY, JUNE 19. 1890. WHOLE NO 805. ZDOO^H. ITEIMIS- Mk. McC. Willis and family have gone to Glenn Springs. Mr. Clayton R. Woods has gone to Cleveland Springs. The Building and Loan Asso ciation meets next Wednesday night. Mrs. S. A. Nettles and Mrs. W. E. McFall have both gone to Saluda. The family of Dr. J. C. Will- Hearon left yesterday to spend the sum- Mr. and Mrs. J. A r to suer mer at Mt. Airy, Ga. Conies of The Darlington News will always be found for sale at Dargan & hide's Book Store. Mr •‘Cotton Blossoms.’’ —Mr. E. R. Youmans is quite .-The eotton cropsare the best Mrs. Sarah I’liimmor, relict As already announced Mr. E. sick ; his many friends wish him we have had for a good many of Mr. Wm. Plummer, aged J. Mims, of Oats, contributed a speedy recovery. years, and the farmers all seem about 65 years, passed away on -Rev. W. S. Bean, who was the first cotton bloom of the sea- K.iS.ty I here, $«• Rhodes, of Darlmgton. Joe Mid* k*"” , “" ulr 0 ' w • M - dleton, of Hartsville, J. F. i „ Eugene McCullough, who Rhodes, of Darlington, H. F. —There will be a colored fire- pleased with the prospect. —There will be an excursion 'from Hartsville to Charleston, July 7th, under the auspices of i the Centreville Colored Farm ers’ the 10th inst.. and was buried at St. Paul's Church on the 11th. Mrs. Plummer had been ridden for seven years. has been attending the Agricul- Lloyd, of Oats, Anthony Brown men's tournament here on June i ers ‘ Alliance, of this place, tural and Mechanical College at (colored), and J. N. Suggs, of 28, on which day a large excur- —We would like to call the Milledgeville, Ga., is spending Darlington, in the order named, sion will be run from Columbia, attention of the authorities to i his vacation at home. The’Stalk on which Mr. Middle- —Rev. H. B. Browne, pastor the foot-way and bridge across r ev John G Law will nreaoh ton’s first bloom appeared is a of the Methodist Church, is re- Black Creek at McIntosh’s cross- cox are spending the summer at at p eiitre Hall next Sunday af- marvel of beauty, having attain- ported to be down sick with ty- ing. It is in a very dilapidated Saluda. I ternoon, at half-past four o’clock ed a most unusual growth for' phoid fever at Columbia. condition. The many friends of Rev. P. and at Society Hill on Monday the season, and containing no, __Mr. E. P. Pawley and Miss —Messrs. J. T. Vann, Sr., and B. Jackson were pleased to wel- night at eight o’clock. J®* 8 th “ 1 fort y- two forms. From lrene Wa i lace were married on J. L. Lee, two of our most enter- come him to Darlington on a vis- p f .. r th „ w npnsion a‘ sections of the tounty, the. lagt WedneB<iay night) the 11th prising farmers, both bring in it this week. ipaymenTJbe mLl^thiTyea^ “wll.^d^ve^ndtStion ‘ft aUlmPresbyteHanChurch cotton blooms this week. Pret- Rkad the market quotations i ^11.65 per capita, have been re- points to the conclusion that ‘he R« v -Mr. Nixon officiating, tylate.butwemustbemtasli- of the Enterprise Grocery, which ceived by the Clerk of Court, 1890 will mark the most unpro- —Gen. Harllee has succeeded in have been revised for this week’s, who requests the pensioners to * ■ - . than ever before. Work ani mals are in good order. There are not many improved farming >ed- implements, as everybody thinks 1 the Dixie plow and Orangeburg • t svvtvi) is uood enough just now. were truly sorry to hear I y ^ gardens -Jo in line of the death of C ol. H. W • i -1- condition. Hogs and cows were wards. Darlington has ! >.<to.ie |fouii(1 t0 u , far too 8carcei of her best citizens, the State | of( . o is onlv au out . one of her leading men and the, ljne (>f r( , 1)0rtSi wh J ich called | forth many questions and con dition. Farmers are working I cause, the committee shall have harder and using moreeconomy power to fill the vacancy. Pro vided. this shall not apply to the lam wh ill the ion. issue. call for them. On Aug. 1, Messrs. Hayns- The Marlboro Democrat says: worth & Boyd will move into the; “We learn that Dr. Hayden, store now occupied by. Mr. J. formerly of Darlington, has per- cedented crops for this section ! recovering most of the handsome —Mr. Alford Perkins, fonuer- “Golden Wedding” p r e s e n t s ly of Chesterfield, but for the of South Carolina. Gregg McCall. Owing to the absence of thejlay- reader, there will be no services in the Episcopal Chapel until further notice. manently located at Pearson, and will build a large drug store there soon. We extend to the Doctor a hearty welcome.” The platform of the Democra- several held on HIGH iiII.I, —We have heard of picnics which are to be the Fourth of July. —Mr. Richard Rollins, of Lake City, paid our community a fly ing visit on the 8th inst. —We think everybody will be Just think of it! The Dar- : ^ So * t] } Carol ’ n „ a ; -.. „ .... lingtonNkws will be sent to a 11 amendments incorporated in g 0vernet i by the convention, the entire lt ’ 18 P ubllshed m another col-j“ m , af ( . nilr “„ Xir which were stolen from him re cently. —Mr. Sidney Jacobi has gone to Western North Carolina for the benefit of his health. He is one of the most popular young men in Florence, and his many friends hope that he will return soon fully restored. —Mr. Charles Sansberry, for- last two years of this place, died of dropsy last Thursday about 2 o’clock. He leaves a widow and one child and a large circle of friends to mourn his loss. The family have the sympathy of the community reavement. in thefr sake- bounty, has LYDIA. any address during summer for the small outlay twenty-five cents. Mr. J. G. McCall will have by August 1, one of the handsom est business stands in town, the new store in the Hewitt building immediately beneath The Dar lington News office. , i and of course fjumn.and w.ll doubtless prove Ilominated . i interesting reading matter at this time. —Miss Ella t ^ i I., * • turned from It seems to be difficult to raise Church of Christ one of lier brightest lights and strongest pillars. —Rev. T. H. Burress, of Lake City, pastor of the Cartersville Baptist Church, preached in the Methodist Church at this place on Saturday night, the 7th inst., from St. Matthev.-, 11th chapter and 29th and 30th verses. The preacher delivered a very im pressive sermon, and had the at tention of quite a good congre gation. —We notice through the pa pers that the St. Matthews Dem ocratic club, of Orangeburg divided, the Till- were in the mi nority, drawing off and forming another club ; and we learn in a private way, though we don’t know how true it is, that the siderable discussion. ‘the the$2Mwl^h has been asked rAipe^ COmPanled ^ ^ B G - for, to place in proper condition Covington officiating. entergizes! ice is Patronize home enterp The Darlington NEWsJom now prepared to execute first- class job-work at the very low est market prices and solicits the patronage of the public. The following transfer of real estate has been recorded in the office of the County Auditor the remaining three-fourths. — , -r rv Mr. O. A. Jackson, of Bish-, Tillman will be merly a printer on 1 he Darling- 0 p V ille, made us a flying visit a Timmonsville club has divided. ton News, but now employed on f ® w days ago . ‘ where the anti-Tillmanites be- Jeffords has «. married to MimGr&hateh -Miss Mary Harrell has gone city by the ford at the Baptist parsonage on to Columbia to attend the com- S? all wrong and should not be so. We endorse the March Conven tion and Capt. Tillman for Gov ernor and expect to do all we can in a fair way and on Demo cratic principles for his election, but we believe in fair play. Let the majority rule and the minor ity submit; this is true Democ racy. It is all that Capt. Till man has asked for, all that his friends should desire, and is all that the anti-Tillmanites should want or expect. Let us have no divisions in our clubs by reason of which we are certain to have trouble in our County Conven tions as well as our State Con ventions. Party mencement exercises of the Co lumbia Female College. the graves of the South Carolina —We are wondering why _A neat bath house, contain- —Mr. J. C. McCallman, the soldiers buried at Fredericks- some of the road commissioners ( j ng a ]j conveniences, has census enumerator for this town- burg, Va. As already announc- don’t put a stop to people ph> w - j us t been erected at the Mineral ship, was through this section Miss Georgiana Dargan will. ed> Darlington led off with a ing through the public road. Spring by the Rev B G. Cov- of it last week. P Ve j n thTsi,mmer cont / ibu * t 1 i°^* 57 ' 75 ’ T re ^ - We are K lai1 learn that ington. Those who patronize it j -Miss Lou Miller has return- few pupils during the summer one f our tfi of the amount need"' 1 ~ - - i ... . months. For further informa- and T] ie Hews and Courier ive instruction in music to few pupilsjiuring the summer i one fourth of the amount needed, Mr c L . Odom, who has been will be charged ten feents, with ' e d from Manning, where she has aLrt.iiH h«rv.nflfG an i • e rt i CoMr ' e »' is seriously ill for some time, is an additional charge of ten cents been spending a few weeks with ‘1°?; application should be made making an urgent appeal to the slowl but surel improving. as hack fare for the round trip, relatives and friends, at Mrs. A. D. * linn s. re8 t 0 f the State to contribute w —High Hill is on a “boom” —Mr. Wallace, the contrac-, _Mr Leon Watford, who was just now. We have been grant-! tor, has completed the macada- j 8 tricken down with paralysis, ... : ed a postoffice at Wilson’s Cross mized road according to the continues to improve rapidly, Early uml Excel lent i <>t ton Roads, and we will be glad when specifications of the govern- and physician says that The Cypress correspondent of it is “put in running order.” ment. A great many of our cit- he will recover the use of his The News and Courier says: —rrons are undoubtedly look- izens are , <li8a PP 0lnte<1 ‘‘i the Rmbs. ■'The enclosed cotto„ hlo,m was ing Ltor “ to, Sy have for"Sl&S&XJr” -Dr. and Mrs W. L. Gallo, taken fi om the farm of . r. several years, and our farmers 1 way will leave this week for btuckey : it was open on tne i bave a broad smileon theirfaces 1 —Florence is soon to have an- Cleveland Springs, N. C., where mst. Mr. Stuckey has two hun- all the time other bank. Dr. Miller, Mr. B. they intend to spend the sum- vr r r R I aro-p savs had C. Gregg and several other gen- m er. We wish them a pleasant Mr J. K. Largesajshe haa tl here procured a charter tri n cotton blooms on the 13th. We | from the Sec ^ tary of State for P ' Gandy to George W. dred acres in cotton. The staple '' '' best we ; it xv i 1 1 Abel A. . Hopkins et. al., 1,782 acres in in this section is the Mechanicsville Township for have had in ten years average from one to two feet 1 did not see them, but can say t h a t?purpose. Dr. Miller is confi . - , - high. The farmers are hard at for him that his crop is an unu- dent % f £ ein „ a bi e to go to work ^r of our farmers after cutting work, and have fine condition.” their crops in sually fine one. A Sc rlous Catling Scrar.e. A. Haynsworth in a few davs for the purpose of their seed gram ha\e allowed — — - . i orminizinir that portion of their land to re- Avondale Flour, at Enterprise & • main idle, but this year we no- —The Florence Rifles held tice everv available nook and Grocery. $4,500. The dime entertainment, which the Ladies Industrial So ciety of the Baptist Church pur posed giving last week, at the residence oi Hon. Geo. W. Dar gan, will be had on Friday even- jjj. l ing, June 27, at the same place. Mr y w Hicks became . . J Messrs. McC. Willis and C. S. ved in a difficulty with some lively xvith his busy turpentine! y ear : J- E. Pettigrew, Captain; Nettles have commenced the j colored men in front of Dr. Gar- firm. IL- Y. King, * irst Lieutenant • erection of a handsome one-story i ner’s Drug Store last Saturday brick building 22x100 on their i night, and when policeman —Heretofore a goodly num- and invol- ANDREWS’ MILL -Prof. Howard makes things main idle, tice every their annual meeting last Thurs- corner is being planted day night, and elected the fol lowing officers for the ensuing in peas. —Dr. S. D. Harrell finds Claud King, Second Lieutenant; tae B. Haynsworth, Third Lieuten- invalids very numerous ; they j ant . -Rev. B.' G. Covington, Pearie Street lot just west of the, Dargan attempted to arrest them ^ep h im riffing night and day ‘ X ', • store now occupied by Messrs. I he received at the hands of Keep him riding nignt and day. | Chaplam . MT. ELON. Lewenthal and Hennig. j Haynsworth a severe though not —The cotton of E. J. Mims is, , . , dangerous wound from a knife} still in the lead, but that of Mr ' A young couple were married I v.?„ i„#+ o..,., i r -,,,,1 \iv t w AHa>n< , , T .. v. x in his left fore-arm. Both of J. L. Byrd and Mr. J. W. Adams by Trial Justice Dargan about the parties arrested were carried is very fine, six o clock last Sunday after- before Trial Justice Dargan on noon. Circumstances were such Mond hoboundth(>m over as to prevent them from having f or trial at the next term of the the ceremony performed at the residence of the bride’s father. Court of General Sessions. —A small railroad wreck occur- ed here on the morning of the 14th inst., caused by the train from Wilmington striking the —The farmers, while nothing switch engine and shoving it has been said, have been watch- against the sleeper of the pas- ingout and have been reading senger train for Columbia, which —The seasons tor the growing crops have not been surpassed for years ; they are certainly in advance of last year by two or three weeks. —When we last heard from Mr. Luther Rhodes, he was still critically ill, but hopes are en tertained now that he will re cover. Children’s Day opened The OpertTo-morroxv Night. The heat for the past week has been intense, and to add to the misery, for days at a time it £., c jf, 1 ? 11 ?? has been impossible to obtain in ^ aila town a piece of ice as big as a ‘ v‘ e ' P t ra one’s fist, so unrelenting is the,. t “trust” which is said to have been the direction of Mrs. L. L. . u formed in that commonity. ray Some of Darlington s best J amateur talent are in the caste, Two Confederate battle flags, and w Rh the used as decorations at the recent t bey b ave received, the enter unveiling of the Lee Monument tainment is sure to charm all at Richmond, are now on exhi- wb o attend. Secure your seats bition at The Darlington News i n time, as there will doubtless office, and are much admired by , be a full house. Tickets are the old soldiers who drop in to now on 8a i e a t Boyd’s Drug renew their subscriptions. store; reserved seats, 50 cents; Capt. W. E. Charles conclud- general admission, 35 cents; ed yesterday the taking of the! children 20 cents. The perform- census in Darlington Township. He reports that he had no diffi culty whatever in obtaining from the people prompt and satisfac tory ansxvers to all the questions asked them. The Cypress correspondent of The News and Courier is respon sible for the following. “You can put Darlington County down L.Earl happened to be pulling out at the time. The sleeper was some what damaged, and the passen- everything about Tillman they could get hold of. Some few are viewing him askance, _ . “Fairv Opera” while others are going it for gers were transferred to another will be rendered him “on a high horse,” not stop- car. House to-morrow to much aboi,t the (Friday) evening, June 20, under ma “er. ~ - Mrs. S. M. Pressley, Mrs. L. DOVESVILLE. M C oker, Mrs. Mauldin and Dove has the fin- tb ree of Dr. P. E. Griffin’s chil dren are here on a visit. C. —Mr. Samuel Gandy is able Dove’s was quite a success. ; to be out again, but shows signs , ir ,, , , of having been pretty roughly We are very glad to hear banfdftd by t be fever. ery that Mr. C. T. Di •Tlie Audieiu-e Under a Spell,” n p for Joseph H. Earlefor Governor. There are" but very few Tillman- ites in Darlington County except at Lamar, and they are fast coming over to the Democratic side.” The Supreme Lodge, Knights of Pythias, meets in Milwaukee next month, and the round trip from Florence will cost $32. Tickets will be put on sale July 2nd and 3rd, limited to return until July 22. The members of our Uniform Division are making an effort to attend, and it is to ^ ^ ^ be hoped that they will be able | aga thiswouid bean unu to do so. sually exciting campaign year, An appreciative audinence as-! and the prediction has certain- sembled in the Presbyterian ly been fulfilled so far. At such Church last night to hear the | a time, any man who has any Rev. A. J. Witherspoon, of New self-respect, * \ 1 X • * A~_ A. T - I . . _, r a a r I \ -1 ^ Mr. A. B I careful training garden we have seen. —The sociable at Mr. J {to be out« , i of having b ? ar ; handled o ■eLorme is im- _ The ^ throughout the provi g. county from this point to Flinn’s —The school session is oyer Cross Roads are exceedingly and the academy is undergoing fi ne . a good rain fell on Sun- some few repairs. ance will begin at half past ... . eight o’clock -Capt Green, a life msur- a ance agent from Sumter, seems to be doing a good business in this neighborhood. Misses Annie Williamson and Belle Guerry and Mr. Hugh Wilds took part in the concert _ ... of the Florence Reed and Brass sick but is now improving. Band held in Florence last week. _ Mr Edwin Burch has accep- The Times is quite complimen- t ed a situation as salesman with tary to them all, and concludes j ^ Coker & Co as follows: “Miss Annie Wil- , • „ ■ ^ liamson sang “The Flower Mrs. Calvin Register, an d tbey are being shipped over Girl,” in costume. She looked aged lady who had been sick for | the Quite a number as a picture, and her singing sometime, died on June 2nd. of t hem goto Florence. The seemed to put the audience un-1 —The cotton crops in this sec- third kiln is ready for burning der a spell. Her trilling, for an tj on are excellent and the gen- amateur, was remarkably fine. e ral opinion is that a good nar- The applause was deafening, vest xvill be the result. HARTSVILLE. -Mr. Samuel Gainey has been day evening in the Leavens- worth section, and perhaps fur ther on. —On Saturday afternoon, a little storm of wind, with rain and some hail, visited this town and its vicinity. Several trees xvere struck by lightning. The rain was very beneficial to the gardens. —The second kiln of brick, (three hundred thousand) has been burnt at the brick yard, and the audience would not be satisfied until she sang another selection.” Do You Want to II.- Lett IL-Liml t We predicted many months —Prof. Bowles is putting the finishing touches on Mr. J. T. Roger’s house, “Belview.” The Professor has a long brush, and slashes the paint on Society Hill and Darlington at the same time. CYPRESS —Crops still continue very fine in this community. —Mr. L. 8. Pate basic acres of cotton 24 to 30 inches in height. Who can beat that ? We think it the finest field of cotton in Darlington County and would like to near from some of those who may think they can beat it. —Your correspondent wishes to correct the item in last week’s issue of The News in reference to the query of the debating so ciety at this place. The subject was erroneously stated. It real ly was, “Which is the most ben efit to man education or money! Of course, education xvon as we think it should have done. Coiisiiiutloii ot the Democratic ot .South Carolina. Art. 1. There shall be one or more Democratic clubs organized in which title and shall elect a president, one or more vice-presidents, a record ing ami corresponding secretary, and a treasurer; and shall have the following working commit tees, of not less than three mem bers each, vrz; a committee on registration, an executive com mittee and such other commit tees as to each club may seem expedient. Art. 2. The meetings of the clubs should be frequent after the opening of the canvass, and some member of the club or in vited speaker should deliver an address at each meeting, if prac ticable. : Art. 3. The president shall have power tocall an extra meet ing of the club, and —members of the club shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. Art. 4. The clubs in each county shall be held together and operate under the control of a county executive committee, which shall consist of one mem ber from each club, to he nomi nated by the respective clubs and elected by the County con vention. and such other mem bers as the convention may add. Theexecutive committee, when elected, shall appoint its own officers and fill all vacancies which may arise when the con vention is not in session. The tenure of office of the executiv. shall be sufficient time toes State convention. Art. 12. When the State Democratic convention assem bles, it shall be called to order by the chairman of the State ex ecutive committee, shall elect a temporary president, and shall proceed immediately to the elec tion of permanent officers and the transaction of business. The convention, when it has concluded its business, shall ad journ sine die. And when a convention is called by theexec utive committee, such conven- each election precinct, each of ‘•'on shall l>e composed of newly lich clubs shall have a distinct ‘-dected delegates. le, ‘The Democratic club,’, . -\ I£T - 13 - Representation m ...... •. judicial and congressional con ventions shall be on the same basis as in State conventions. A majority of delegates shall be present at a convent ion to consti tute a quorum for nominating a candidate either for congress or solicitor. The delegation of each county in a congressional or judicial convention shall have power to fill any vacancy in the delegation. And whenever any county is or shall be sub-divided among two or more congress- sional districts the delegates to the conventions of the several congressional districts shall be elected by the county Democrat ic convention, ami apportioned among the respective congres sional sub-divisions of the coun ty in proportion to population. In every convention to nomi nate a candidate for congress, or for the office of solicitor, a majority of the votes shall be necessary for a choice, and the votes shall be taken viva voce and recorded, unless there be but one candidate, in which event the vote may be taken by accla mation. As soon as a congres sional or judiciary convention has nominated the worthy can didate for congress or solicitor, it shall adjourn sine die: and whenever a candidate to till an expired term of either office has to be nominated, it shall be done by a new convention of delegates J, fresh from the people. The ex committee be until the next gen- cutiyo committee ol each con- eral campaign, unless sooner re- g-essional district or judicial moved or suspmided bythecoun- circuit shall consist of the sex ci ty convention. ‘ al county chairmen of the re- . _ ,, , T', .• spective counties and parts of Ari. ( ounty emocratic ( . oun ties composing such district conventions shall be composed of orcircuit> wh f ch committee shall elect its own chairman, secretary and treasurer, who shall contin ue in its office for two years in a —Rev. J. W. Murray preach ed at this place on last Sunday morning at 11 o’clock to a pack- i • uj. in „ ,*■#. i i ed house. He took his text from bright and beautiful xvith a coo , h of the uth cb northeast wind which made it t of Roniaus aud preached a more pleasant for the large con- foi . cible sermon A collec- gregation in attendance. We ti()) - f mission purpoS es was fee like coiigratula mg t h e taken after lh £ Vmon and children on their good behavior ; B dollar8 was raised , “VTCi* "-'’ llfor parents, too, are to be congrat- ^ ® ulated on having so efficient a , lady as Mrs. Petty to train their ALLIANCE Mil es. children, it is evident that the Meeting ot the Comity Alliance, latter have improved from year Editor Darlington News: to vear under her instruction. TIMMONSVILLE —Mr. John McSweeu, accom panied by his family, left on Wednesday for Pawley’s Island, where they xvill spend the sum mer. —The resolutions published in your last issue showing that the Timmonsville Democratic club had endorsed Tillman for Gov ernor did not express the senti ment of the town, as only five of its voters were present when the resolutions were offered, and two of that five were anti-Till manites. —The infant child of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hawkins died re- 'cently, and was interred in the i Baptist cemetery on the 8th inst. —Mr. Jas. T. Wright has re- i„vaxin moved from this place to Socie-1 J A ty Hill. Mav success attend —Mr. Priestly Coker, of Dar- b j m t ' ! lington, was visiting relatives -The colored population of j in th « immunity last week, this community contemplate a is obliged to keep big time on July 7th, when an will be run from —Mr. W. P. Purvis and his two sons, accompanied by Wil liam McBride, created a serious disturbance in our streets last Saturday afternoon. When the town marshal endeavored to ar rest them, they resisted, and j general riot seemed imminent, j The marshal was overpoxvered, and came near losing his life from knife wounds which he re ceived at For the information of the va rious Sub-Alliances throughout the County, you xvill please an nounce that, with the approval of the County Executive Com mittee, I have postponed the reg ular quarterly meeting of the County Alliance from Friday, July 4th to Tuesday, July 8th. This change is made so that our State President, Col. E. T Stackhouse and our State Exchange Agent, Hon. M. L. Donaldson, can meet with us. Delegates to the County Alliance will plaUse note change of meet ing and be prompt in attend ance at the hour appointed, 10 o’clock A. M. This being the day for the reorganization of the County Alliance, the meet ing will be an important one. ! All memliers of the Order are cordially invited to attend and hear what our State <xfficers have a I to say. Lucas McIntosh, Pres. F. A. of D. C. Doves, June 10, ’90 re compost delegates elected by the several local clubs—one delegate for every club, and an additional delegate for every txventy-flve (25) enrolled members—with the right to each county convention to enlarge or diminish the repre sentation, according to circum stances. This convention shall bo called together by the chair man of theexecutive committee under such rules as each county may adopt, and when assembled shall be called to order by the chairman of the executive com mittee, and proceed to elect from among its members a president, one or more vice presidents, a secretary and treasurer. The convention shall proceed to busi ness, and when the same is trans • acted it shall adjourn sine die. Art. (1. The mode and man ner of nominating candidates for county offices or for the State, judicial and congressional con ventions shall be regulated in each county by the respective county conventions. Art. 7. The State Conven tion shall be composed of dele gates from each county, in the numerical proportion to which that county is entitled in both branches of the General Assem bly. .Art. 8. The officers shall be a president, one vice-president from each congressional district, twojsecretaries and a treasurer. Art. 9. The State Executive district and for four years in a circuit, respectively, or until their successors shall have been ! elected. It shall require thecon- , sent of a majority of the xvhole executive committee in any dis trict or circuit to call a nomina ting convention. The executive committee of each district or circuit shall be specially charged in its direction 1 except as herein provided, and subjected to the State platform, asxvoll as under the supervision of the State executivecommittoe, with the conduct of every elec tion for congressional represen tatives or solicitors in such dis- , trict or circuit; and said com mittee shall meet at the call of the chairman or of any three members, at such time and place as he or they may appoint. Each congressional convention shall meet within its congres sional district, and each judicial convention shall meet within its i circuit. Resolutions. The following resolutions were adopted by Mt. Elon Sunday- school on t he death of ouryoung friend, Joseph Rhodes : Whereas, God in His wisdom and supreme power has seen fit to semi again the Angel of Death MT. ELON, NO. 131. deliver an interesting j up with what is going on around excursion will be raB i on the subject of re- j him. Thereis no better way of Hartsville to Charleston. ( KLORKNCK- | —Mr. F. M. Rogers will begin subscribing nuxvspaper. News will cure his tobacco Orleans, discourse . - t ligious work among seamen, doing this than by Dr. Witherspoon, who was for- to a good, healthy merly from Lancaster. S. C., is The Darlington , widely known for his labors in keep prominently before 11 s this xveek to this particular field, of which he readers all the politica happen- crop. has made a specialty during his ings of importance, both County j 8 sa i d that the Sumter long and useful life. After the | and State, and at the low sub- band w iU hold a concert here address, a collection was taken scription price (25 cents for three ne xt Monday night. si&&iX2£fei?s do not xvish to see yourself left cation m making —Blackberries are plentiful and the darkies are having a nice time. i „ . rru be T ban ^ s .°t, U “• The following officers have Purvis. The Intendent, Dr J. O.: been e i e( q ed to serve for the Byrd, finally succeeded m arrest- term beg i nn ing July 1, 1890: I mg the party, and they gave j Pre8idei £ j & Witherspoon; bond for their appearance before j Vice president, H. L. Lloyd; hunonMondavmormng. When Se cretary, T. L. Northcutt; he had heard the case, he impos- Treasurer, J. W. Stuckey; ed heavv fines upon them, which ;Ch lain Hev . w . q. Petty ; they refused to pay, - vocated mg : Darlington, Dr. Witherspoon is theguest of Mr. Patterson Ward- law. extended behind in the march of progress! | tour through the State. —Hon. W. S. King had the misfortune of losing one of his horses this week. —A little rain would do con siderable good in this section just now. —Misses Pearl Parrott and Louise Davis, of Darlington, are visiting friends in this section. —Rev. Allan Jordan preached a very interesting sermon at Sandy* Grove shelter last Sun day morning at eleven o’clock. to the circuit court. LAMAR. —Mrs. W. D. Joy and her recovery is be very doubtful. —Showers are falling in so doing has taken from us. at only a moment’s warning, our friend and brother, Joseph Rhodes, in the bloom of man hood ; Therefore, Be it Resolved 1, That we admire appealing Door-keeper, H. H. Redic ; As sistant Door-keeper, Delainy Registea ; Lecturer, W. H. Cros- j well; Sergeant-at-Arms, C. H. is very ill, Kelley; Sub-Trustee, E. H. thought to Hearon ; Delegates to the Coun- S 1 Alliance, T. L. Northcutt and ^ ^ . L. Lloyd. These officers will day now, and the lands are get- I** installed at the first meeting ting too wet to work crops ad- ' n July- vantageously. lamar, no. (12. —Mrs. N. B. Jordan and Miss The committees appointed Carrie Jordan, of High Hill, vis- some time .ago by the Lamar Al- ited Mrs. E. L. Gray, of this liance to visit crops made their place on last Saturday, and re-. final report on last Saturday, mained over until Sunday after-; Crops are reported as being very uoon. fine, aud in most excellent con- Commilttee shall be composed of intotho youthful ranks of our three from each congressional church and Sunday-school, and district. The delegates from the counties comprising the con gressional district to nominate the candidates from that district, and the convention. The mem ber representing South Carolina on the national Democratic com- the language of Brother E. J. mittee shall be ex-officio a mem- Forrester, who officiated at^his her of the State Democratic com- funeral services, to the effect mittee. that “We submit humbly and Art. 10. Theexecutive com- cheerfully as Christians sliould, mittee shall elect its own chair-, thereby giving evidence of our man and other officers, and shall faith in God’s wisdom and su- meetat the call of the chairman premacy in Heaven and earth.” or any five members, at such 2. That we know in all things times and places as he or they the deceased endeavoretl to hon- may appoint. or his father and mother not for- Art. 11. The executive com- gating his Heavenly Parent, mittee shall have power, by a wl ‘° has sent hls Reaper at an vote of a majority of the whole early luirx r est. committee, to call a convention wo sympathize with of the Democratic party of the the family in their sad affliction. State, at such time and place as to whom we. the members of his it may designate; and is charged class, extend our heartfelt con- with the execution and direction of the policy of the party in the State, subjected only to this con stitution, the principles declared in the platform, and such in structions, by resolution or otherwise, as the State conven tion may from time to t i m e adopt; and shall continue in of fice for two years from the time of election, or until the assemb ling of the next State convention for the nomination of a State ticket, unless superceded b y the action of the State con vention. And if any vacancy on the State ticket be occasioned iaNC ; TON yr KVV8 ( , n i, by deavh, removal, or o t h o r Juno u. uo-tf dolence. J. B. Witherspoon, Supt. J. H. Hicks, Asst. Supt. Township Club Meeting. There xvill bo a meeting of the Philadelphia Democratic club at McCall Branch, the last Satur day in June, at 3.30 o’clock, sharp. Full attendance desired. J. P. Parkktt, Sec’ty. Attention Mechanics! All person* :n need of babbitt metal can purchase it cheap at The Hah-