The Darlington news. (Darlington, S.C.) 1875-1909, July 10, 1890, Image 1
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VOL. XVI. NO 28
DARLINGTON, S. C., THURSDAY, JULY 10. 1890.
WHOLE NO 808.
XjOO-A-T. ITIECIEyHS- ation, they regret that this honor chamber of the lieart and en-
^ ^ ^ which has been conferred ui)on tered the other. Newman then
Mk. Angus Gainey is spend- him will take him from them pro- ran about thirty yards, closely
ing a brief holiday at home. baldv for a long time to come, followed by Powers, and fell on
, t r c .. i. c > .-n * H n °t able, however, to tear his face, whereupon Powers cut
Mk. J. r rank Eariy still con- himself away from the old City him again. This second wound
tinues quite sick. by the Sea as yet, hut will linger was only slight. Newman was
Messrs. D. S. McCullough about the scenes which have [dead when picked up.
and N. L. Harrell have gone to beou so pleasant to him for the
Cleveland Springs. past four years until Saturday,
, T , „ when he will leave for his Dar-
Mr. A. R. Garner will on Au- li n gto n home, followed by the
gust 1, accept a position in the hest wishes of the numerous
—It is generally conceded that —Under the auspices of the
Mr. Jas. W. Gardner leads in invincible Capt. E. C. Green,
this section for a field of cotton, we celebrated the glorious 4th
while Messrs. J. E. Woodham of July with a most sumptuous
and Jas. N. Moore will have to fish fry at a historic spot in the
draw straws for the best field of
corn.
sue
vine-clad swamp of the Great
Pee Dee. At an early hour a
party of spirited “sand-hillers”
met, by appointment, a party of
the ever hospitable “swamp-
ians’’ who had already captured
a bountiful supply of Hampton’s
favorite—the lake bream. Ar-
store of J. Gregg McCall.
Powers made no'attempt to h “ ot 80 ‘“K 11 "P
escape. The negroes in the ™ .°. w n Pub ' lc sentiment is
neighborhood became very much m fa U’ r ' ,f “^mer
' j xu_ 'Pen’ and we can find so few to
advocate the other side of the
excited over the affair and
slayer was at one time near
the
be
cause he does not agreewith i eS8ar y preparations, and about
him in politics. We should ever 2 o’dock we were treated to
bear in mind that this is a free
^ _ _ gl L UvJ“ ncjf* +1 4-4-1 4.1* * Itlvyrli Lv t IlG UlIVV. V. tt II 1
friends he has made here during ing lynched. One negro struck e 10 ?’ t ^ tlie t U n ? ls ^ ow ' 1 rived on the ground, the Cap-
The Darlington Ginning, Mil- his residence as a Citadel cadet.” him over the head with a fence , !r . , j n ." II ' > .. OIU !y s \ . ” wc , are tain immediately enlisted the
ling, Fertiliser and Warehouse i Mr. Dargan arrived home on rail, inflicting a painful but not F (iat 'U are tr ?j services of half a dozen of our
Company ha;i declared a divi-1 Saturday and his many friends necessarily dangerous wound. w j|]h,o.iv Vf- • a !i, W °> brothers in black, put them to
dead of 5 per cent. gave him a hearty welcome. Wiser counsels prevailed, how- „ “ " , 11 ms 4 uelgnbor cooking and making other nec-
Mk. Perry Winters, ofSociety IVUimed ,,Uers ^ was taken to does “<* ^ Wlth —
Hill, is still very sick and his The following unclaimed let-; Smith! whirl he w as put undtr
friends are quite anxious about ters remaiu in tho pogtoffice at a guar(i . j UBticc Smith held an
lum- Darlington, for week ending inquest on the following day at
Copies of The Darlington July 5th, 18!iU : the scene of the killing. Dr.
News will always be found for Nathaniel Brown. S. S. E. i Maxey Lee made the post-mor-
sale at Dargan & Hide’s Book Childress, S. S. Crapes, Thomas tern examination and after hear-
Store. C. Hogg, Henry Mixon, Mrs M. * n g Hie evidencethe jury render-
A. McLaughlin. ed a verdict that the disceased
—«i— had come to his death by a
The Cnnnty Democratic Kxmitivi* wound inflicted by a sharp in-
( oiniintree. strument in the hands of Kelly
, • . . .. .,, . Powers. On Saturday evening
An important meeting of this p owers wa8 brought to town and
committee was held m Darling-
ton on Monday, with a full at-
Mk. Hugh S. Thompson, Jr ,
of Washington D. C., is in Dar
lington on a visit to his rela
tives.
Many of the colored people of
Darlington went to Charleston
an Monday, on the excursion
which was run from Hartsville . . .. f , r T lir
tA t h n t citv tee ’ C0n81st >ng of Messrs. J. W.
to that city. Beaslev, chairman, W. F. Dar-
| The handsome store in the gan, J. N. Parrott, W. E. James
Hewitt building, which will be and J. W. Ferguson, was ap-
occupied by J. Gregg McCall & pointed to make suitable ar-
Co., on August 1, is rapidly ap- rangements for the campaign
preaching completton. meeting at this place on Wed- „ a
Just think of it! The Dar- ™ xt g w of , Dar ' school ConferencefM. e! Church
lington News will be sent to th S a rs of TlIadwn clole,! from 1 South ’. to Philadelphia
country and every one should tickled the
be allowed to think as he pleases: 0 f
about politics and religion.
While I am a strong advocate
of Tillman 1 feel sure that there
are plenty of the Earle men just
as sincere. Gentlemen, let us
be consistent. We can never
convert a man simply by trying
to belittle the man of his choice.
lodged in jail. He is a negro of
. • - black complexion and is about
tendance. On motion a commit- 25 0 f d . Mr . Smith, abroth-
" ’ T of the Trial Justice, brought
the prisoner to Darlington.
♦
Sumlay Selioo! Cenicivnc!'.
| The following is the program
of the 18th annual session of the
Darlington County 8 u n d a y-
school Conference,M. E. Church,
KINGSTON.
—The young people will
a picnic to-morrow.
stew and fry that would have
palate and olfacto-
epicure—or cemented
I a lasting peace between the po
litical factions. The Captain
wisely suggested that, as we
had assembled to eat fish and
celebrate the national day, poli
tics, for the time being, should
be strickly suppressed, which
was unanimously agreed to.
Then follow
—The Fourth was observed
by our good people in different
ways. Some went visiting,
some fishing, while others at
tended the Ebenezer picnic and
.enjoyed Hon. John J. Dargan's
Alliance speech to the fullest
extent.
—Several High Hillians at
tended the Union meeting at
Sardis Church on the 5th Sun
day. They report fine crops and
plenty to eat over there. In fact
j one of our most highly esteemed
gentlemen said he arrived home
with a foundered horse. They
have had rain but we have not.
Miss Rosa Herriot, of Char
leston. who has been visiting
Miss Merta Howie, of Philadel
phia, spent a few days in our
neighborhood recently, and in
deference to an invitation from
our organist at High Hill, ren
dered us some delightful music
on the organ.
—Rev. W. E. G. Humphries,
now a graduate of Furman Uni
versity, arrived home on last
Friday night and preached a
most excellent sermon at High
—The Farmers’ County Alli
ance held their regular meeting
here on Monday in the court
house and did considerable bu
siness ; business that is of a vast
importance for themselves and
representative gathering.
' ' d ir
The
conference wilfbe heliT in the
hall of the House of Representa
tives commencingat 3.30 o’clock
P. M. on Thursday next.
All the railroads have been
all who depend upon home in- heard from and they will give
dustries for a living. The Alii- special round trip rates toall de-
ance is all ready to fight the siring to attend the conference,
cotton tie trust either by direct The hotels of tho city have also
shipment from England or by a consented to give special rates to
substitute for the * : e*, ,i„,, r.
. r ed ‘ ‘a feast of reason
and flow of soul," seasoned with 1 Hij] 0 n last Sunday afternoon,
give spicy speeches and witty repar- He wdl return to Spartanburg
Cheered on and supported,; week to take charge of his
,v the in-1 churches at that place and his
many friends are soiry to lose
him so soon.
tee.
—A meeting will commence at r 'gbL left and front
Lake Swamp Church on the third s P iritl,1 g presence of “General
Sunday in July (the 13th. inst.) La g er >'’ "'bo bad now kindly
_, ,, , taken command and who, with
—The farmers Alliance No. well disposed forces, led a bril-
l.i- will hereafter meet on the ii an t and victorious charge on
fourth Saturday in every month “General Bream,” who was
at Kingston. forced to make a precipitate re-
—Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Lewis, treat leaving the ground strewn
of Jacksonville Florida, are on a' w 'th the fragments and uones
1 a t i v e s and bis slaughtered forces
any address during the entire j Church, commencing Thursday brief visit to relatives and l?f bis slaughtered forces—(Sher-
summer for the small outlay of , m K l, oa , ULS ’AJ,.’ 1 ! 1 * 1 * ‘ ou ' nijrht July 24th 1800 at 8.30 1 friends in this community. 'A- y° u missed a good time),
twenty-five cents. 1 a . c <>cb . • "M- 011 Wednesday. 0 i c | 0( .j. . They were cordially greeted. After the battle, which was
The chairman was instructed to g 30 o’clock sermon by W B This is Mr. Lewis'native heath, short, sharp and
invite all candidates for State Danca n ’ ' T ^ victorious forces indulged
decisive the
in a
HARTSVILLE.
We are needing rain consid-
! erably and crops are suffering
very much, especially corn.
—The new drug siore of Dr.
B. 8. Lucas, Jr., is rapidly near
ing completion.
Rev. J. E. Rushton paid your
correspondent a flying visit on
tie, which is a
flexible wire. The farmers beat
down the jute trust and we ex
pect to see them put down every
other trust that shows its head.
—Harmony Lodge, No. 8, K.
of 1\. is alive and up with the
Pythian move. This Lodge now
has U»8 members: besides the
handsomest hall in the State.
Grand Chancellor, W. E. James,
visited this Lodge last Tuesday
night and installed the semi
annual officers for this term,
who areas follows: Sol. 1. Loeb,
C. C. ; B. W. Butler, V. C. ; S.
D. Fant, Prelate; J. .(.Morti
mer. I. G. ; F. Muldrow, O. G.
The expenses of this Lodge for
the last term amounted to $70'.»,
leaving a balance on hand of
$175.
50
ALLIANCE NOTES.
The regular quarterly meeting
of the County Alliance was held
in the Court House on Tuesday.
deelgates of $1, per day, or
for each meal and lodging.
Colonel A. C. Haskell, the
President of the Richland Cam
paign Club of 1890, who issued
the call for the conference, has
received numerous letters from
those to whom copies of the call
were sent, in which they prom
ised to come themselves or send
others of the same way of think
ing in their stead.
Haby Whaley’s Allowance.
[From the New York World.]
Baby Francis Whaley was
given $3,750 for expenses this
year by Judge Beach yesterday.
The baby is the son of Wm.
Whaley and his wife, who was a
Miss Mat-ready, the youngest
daughter of the late president of
the Old Dominion Steamship
Line. Whaley was accused by
the Macreadys of having squan
dered his wife's money at the
gaming table. She died from
i the shock of the exposure of her
The meeting was large and un- i husband's transactions, and left
j o’clock P. - M. on Wednesday.
The chairman was instructed to
The “Glorious Fourth” was
very quietly observed here on offices to speak at the meeting. JJUIlcan - —Light showers have revived
Friday. Business was not sus- A convention was called to FIR8T8K88ION—FBIDAV MOKNING - our crops somewhat, but we are
pended, but the banks and the meet at Darlington on the 29th 9.30. Conference called to or- still needing more rain. Our | tended the fraternaf paw shake
factory were closed on that inst., for the purpose of reorgan- der. Devotional exercises. Wei- Lake Swamp lands suffer more > an( i then all hmids, clodhoppers j .
day. ization and to decide whether j come to members and delegates quickly from drouth than most and professionals, returned to commenced laying by their crops
Patronize home enterpizes ' ■ tho county officer ' s be nominat- by A. W. Parrott. Response other lands. their respective abodes looking' antl the Slime are unusually
The Darlington News office is ed by the convention or primary by Prof. Jones. Song of wel- —Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Sansberry apparently as happy and well
regular camp smoke, enjoyed a Saturday last. We were very
cool and refreshing bath, ex- much pleased to welcome him.
' nktC
-The farmers generally have
Dr
,11
fine.
usually interesting, owing tothe
presence of Gen. E. T. Stack-
house, President of the State Al
liance, and Hon. M. L. Donalson,
of Greenville, the State Ex
change Agent. Before business
of age.
income,
child has been
the custody of Mrs. Chisolm, a
cousin of the father, now living
in South Carolina, and allowed
an only child 2 years
which enjoys a $12,000
The child has been given into
now prepared to execute first- Pj* an t0 elect delegates to come, urbanization or tne con-, are }j Pre on a i,,.^ v j g j t to re i a .
“ ’ State convention, which fei once. Koll call. Song.^ tives. They left this community
est market prices and solicits
the patronage of the public.
10.30. Adoption of revised con- tliirty-four years ago for Dale
stitution. Appointment of com-1 c oun ty, Alabama, where they
have since led a prosperous and
happy life. We were glad to
welcome them back.
contented as a boy
pair of hoots.
with his first
JOVANN.
—Let us hear from “I.” again;
his article has the true ring to it.
to elect delegates to come. Organization of the con
dass’job-work at the very low- the State conven
J - • •• ■ meets m Columbia on Au
gust 13. An important
notice concerning this conven- niittee on the general state of
At the meeting of the Dar- tion is published elsewhere. It the Sunday-school. Song,
lington Township Democratic | was resolved that the chairman 11 o’clock. Sermon by Rev.
Club on Friday, W. B’. Dargan,(of the delegation from each W. A. Wright.
Blsq., was elected a member of | township be required to hand to second session—Friday vftkk- ltlVE2I)ALE.
the County Democratic Execu- the secretary of the convention ‘ ' ' ' j ' ‘ ' _ Mis8 Ella Rose is visiting
tive Committee, vice, Mr. J. a roll of members of its club, , , ’ , fri^nHa in iHis ™vnmnnitv
Frank Early, resigned. certified to by the president and .2.30 o’clock. Devotional exer- friends in tin. community.
Tuir annual Fourth of Tniv secretary, when the credentials c ' se8 * Roll Call. Reading mm- —Crops are looking very well
Hinn/rnf tho directors of the are presented to the County Cou- : utes Address on missionary in this section, considering the
dinner of the directors ot the • work in the Sunday-school bv (j r y warn season.
Fair Company on Friday last, | ™ntion. Rev j K McCain / nd otherg . , ary “ delivered
was a complete success. The 7T. . f rrm , —Kev. j.w.warr aenvemi
dav nassed off sulendidly and ilu-l im- ( omi my. 3 30 o clock. Reports from a very timely discourse at New
'as usual those present “n^er The annual meeting of the 8obob 8 ', Question box Chapel last Sunday. His text
had a better tim ” Directors of the Darlington Ag- 5• 00 o clock. Song. Benedic- weaken from the 45th chapter
nad a uetter ume. r i cu ltural and Mechanical Fair t,on - Adjournment. 0 f Isaiah, 22nd verse.
As will be seen by reference Company was held at the Fair third session-saturdaay _We were-urreeablv suroris-
Gr0U V 0 “ ^7 M- he pur- morning. ed t^ha^Xv W A Weight
have been given last evening summ^mu} .°- ( >« o^dock. pevotioiurl exer- and his amiable wife in our
Itth»t nlion hasheennostnom-d i 18 ,, J 0 . 1 Dot tftc summer aiui cises. Roll call. Reading mm- midst last Sunday. We are
until the evening of the 15th ^it was S decided that the floral C 0 ™ scbo ° l8 com ' 8 la d t 0 see that Mr. \N right is so candidates speak on July 10
WdLA J. Nearly all seem to favor "farm-
The annual reunion of Com- 1, and a premium list was pre- q McCall and others; subject— —The picnic at Mechanic sville ci Ben.
panyE.,6th. Regiment, S. C. pared, which will be published. What should our young peo- ponTentwa^not present, but is —There is a certain divine in
! —Quite a number of colored peo-
1 pie participated in the excursion
from this place to Charleston on
Monday last. Seven coaches
were required to carry the
crowd.
—The bridge across the creek, j —The handsome new depot
mention of which was made has about reached completion,
some time ago, has been repair-! under the supervision of that
ed with much credit to the Conn-1 capable architect, Mr. W. J.
ty Commissioners. Dickson. This bqilding cannot
—Miss Anna McIntosh, who b , u excelled anywhere in the
has been in attendanceiCounty.
upon the Institute for the deaf, —The efficient engineer of the
dumb and blind, has returned Hartsville Railroad, Mr. W. S.
home very much improved. Kelley, left recently on a visit
—We are gradually destroy-1relatives and friends in Vir-
the dogs in this section, ginin. He will bo absent for
was proceeded with Gen. Stack- the sum of $3,750 for yearly ex
house made an address in advo
cacy of the Sub-Treasury. The
address was.public and many
persons who were not members
of the order were present to hear
him and his remarks wort 1 well
received by the audience. The
Alliance then proceeded with
business witli closed doors and
Mr. Donaldson made an interest
ing talk on State Exchange
work. The advisability of es
tablishing a warehouse in Dar
lington was discussed at length
and as a result the following
was adopted: “Resolved, that
tho trade agent of each sub-Al-
liance bo instructed to solicit
subscriptions in their Alliances
towards building a county ware
house and that the Executive
Committee be instructed to re-
mg
There is some talk of organizing
a society for the purpose of
! “thinning” them out.
i —Nearly all that can talk pol
itics say that they will hear tho
Volunteers, will be held at the The Directors determined that
residence of Hon. W. S. King on the fall fair should be held only
the 31st day of July. All the two days this year instead of
members are requested to be three as heretofore. Wednes-
present as business of importance day, which has always been the
is to be transacted. first day of the fair, will this year
An unusually ^^i b e the entrance day and after
was in town on
young peo-
Intermission.
this section, who has become so
that time there
J. A Kice. enjoyed it thoroughly. Revs.
fourth session—SATURDAY AK- Messrs. Dowell and Warr made
ternoon. addresses.
2.30 o’clock. Devotional exer-
1 dog scare, that he
double barrel shot
where he
about a month, during which
time Mr. Henry McIntosh will
fill his position.
UYPKESS-
—Messrs. J. M. Josey andJ. A.
DuBose and several others went
to Sumter to attend the campaign
meeting at that place yester
day.
-Crops continue fine and
we
Monday, the
will positively cises. Reading minutes. Ap-
. , , v ■ u be no entrances. This fair will poiutment of new Executive
colored people being especially held on Thursday and Friday, Committee. Report from com- p
numerous. Agreatma y, >ot 1 30th and 31st days of Octo- mittee on general state of the been
white and colored, appeared at ber besides the usual liberal Sunday-school. Question box.
the Court ^ as premiums heretofore offered the 4.30. Song. Next place fo
it was the last day up 1 'hich, Company has decided to offer a conference. Resolutions. Mis-
according to the law, registra- anflP ial nreminm to :,11 th« R „h- cellaneous
tion could be made.
PHILADELPHIA.
—The Philadelphia Alliance
icnic announced for July 15 has
22nd.
postponed until
the mad
carries his s hh get plenty of rain ; it comes
gun every j Ufd right too, without wind or
goes—even when he thunder or lightning. The far-
goes to feed his mules. mers call this Earle weather be-
•— cause it comes in the right way
CLYDE. and at the right time.
—We are sorry to learn that; —Rev. J. W. Murray preached
August Mrs. Docia Johnson is very ill. at this place on last Sunday
—The weather is hot and dry morning toa large congregation,
and the crops look somewhat ef- A meeting will be protracted
special premium to all the sub- cellaneous business. Reading
Alliancesof Darlington and Flor- minutes. Song. Adjournment.
A commission was issued last ence Counties for the best exhi- exercises for Sunday
week to A. Ames Howlett of bit made by any sub-Alliance, (J ;J() 0 , clock . Sunday-school
Syracuse, New \ork, and Clar- namely, thirty dollars for the; H Address
enoe S. Nettles, of Darlington,. best exhibit and twenty dollars 1/o'clock Lennon bv Rev J
for the incorporation of the for the second best. In addition ( ) Willson'
Champion Canning Factory at to all this, circular letters have M
this place. The capital stock is ! been sent to many and will be GATS.
$10,000, to be divided into shares sent to other farmers in the! . .
of $50 each, and may be increas- County, asking for largerexhib- —The B ourth of July passed
ed to $50,000. An important no- its, as the officers of thecompa- off quietly at tins place,
tice concerning the opening of | ny desire to select therefrom the
—This community is still in -
the clutches of a severe drouth tected thereby,
and crops are failing very rapid- —The “Fourth” was a most
ly. Garden vegetables are very enjoyable day at the residence
poor at present. 0 f Mr. M. J. Outlaw.
—The ice cream festival that —Judge C. P. Dargan was in
was to have come off. at this our community last week on
place, yesterday, has been post- business.
uoned until the evening of the ,
mh inst., when it will be given -Wo have some good Earle
at the grove at MrfJ. F. Gar- lnea and 80 ™ S° t od ™ man men
ner’s store. The public is invi- up here, and we trust that they
So come fflong young man wlb 80011 come together.
ted. T .
Our people are anticipating and bring ”her' with you. —Mr. J. P. Morrison has met
the books of subscription ap- best articles to send to the State a great time to-day and we do your Mt. Eioncorrespon-1 with a P ainfal accident. His
pears in another column. Fair to compete for the best not think they will be disap- den/seems at such a loss to h° r80 > while toa plow,
of last county exhibit, for which a large pointed, for a picnic given un- know in what portion of Cypress r au away and Mr. Morrisons
’ "■ *’ 1 - — r leg was badly cut and lie
will be
here for several days and Mr
Murray will have Rev. J. K. Mc
Cain to assist him in the good
work.
—We have a little girl at this
place, just two years old, that
will cry if any one calls herTill-
man, but if one calls her Earle
she laughs and is as happy as
if she had been given a lot of
candy. So you see that we are
all for Earle even unto the very
small children.
—Your correspondent wishes
late a plan for operating same
and to report to a called meeting |
of the County Alliance, on Au
gust (>. The shares in said
warehouse to be one dollar each
and the stock to bo confined to
the Alliance.”
An election for officers for the
ensuing year was then held
with the'followingresult; Lucas
McIntosh, president; J. W.
Beasley, vice president: W. H.
Lawrence, secretary; M. T. Lido,
treasurer; Simpson Jones, chap
lain ; H. C. Burn, lecturer; J. |
W. Warr, assistant lecturer: S.
E. Moore, doorkeeper ; W. S. At
kinson, assistant doorkeeper ;G.
B. Howie, sergeant at arms.
NEW market, no. 188.
At a regular meeting of this
Alliance, on the 5th. of July, the!
following officers were elected :
R. E. Parnell, president; B. A.
Clanton, vice president; D. J.
Johnson, lecturer ; D. F. Morri
son, secretary; J. A. Parnell,
treasurer; J
penses.
•
The I.uwo Teanta Flayer.
Tho professional lawn tennis player,
male and female, is also another gain
to society. Wo apologize most humbly
for tho dosignation, for wo aro well
awaro that (happily) there aro no “pro
fessional” lawn tennis players in this
country. Cut tho gamo lias beconw
tho serious occupation of so many
young men and women of leisure that
it is dillicult not to regard it as a dis
tinct caltir.g. Tho player of tho high
est grado is a sad and earnest person
whoso whole life is spent in trying to
get “fifteen better” than anybody else;
and when ho or sho at length attains
that exalted position, sleepless nights
and laborious days aro spent in tho
effort to maintain it.
Those innocent persons who look
upon lawn tennis merely as a pleasant
pastime would bo met by a smilo of
I contemptuous pity from a crack play
er. Morning, noon and night, all tho
!Spo
to inform the Kingston corres-
Tuir trioronopi Times of last coumy Biiiion, nor wuicna large pointed, lor a picnic given un- know in what portion of Cvoress Ia “ 0 pondent that he does not want
week says : “The ' Florence Femium has been offered by the der the direction of our Alliance town8 hip we could find so many le f wa8 badl y. cut and he was that if°he did he would
rM.the pleasure of at- ^“emfurn list will be„„b Tillmaaites, I will etate that if otherw,,. bruised J on ihe
tending the recent concert giy- Pb ® P , U d conies ofthe “ The literar >' societ J meton he will visit the middle and ower „ Earle side; he would not stoop to
en by Mrs. Edw. L. Murray in ^e^ll^reldvfordistrihu^ the 4th inst. The society is just part of the township he will find HIGH DILL Tillmanism for an office. We
Darlington. Everything passed t . now entering upon its second enough Tillmanites to far-out —Miss Meta Alpers, of Char- presun)e that your Kingston cor-
rythingpa
Space foi
Another Homicide.
igton. TiVerytningpassed 8ame willbe read >' for
off splendidly. Space forbids tmn in a fe^v weeks.
us giving a detailed notice of
the affair but it is fair for us to
state that Mrs. Murray is the Late on B nday
tutor of each person
part in the concert and
performer showed admirable
training. ”
in those
year. We are glad to see that number the “anti’s
so much good has been accom- parts. However, we will
plished by it in so short a time the readers of The News to ], er ] 10nK
. , afternoon on and we wish it every success in watch the result of that town-' T . .
who took'the plantation of Mr. Wesley the future. ship election and decide who is —Misses Jennie anil Jessie
each Moore, in the Stokes Bridge sec- right. And how is it that two Johnson, of Charleston, are vis-
tion, Benjamin _Newman was , —Prof^G. P. Jones, the effi- H ie correspondents of The . Lting the family of Mr. (. G. w.
killed by Kelly Powers. Both I cient principal who has so sue- jj EWsare f r0 in Cypress and one Humphries. We wish them a
. . parties are colored. The story cessfully directed the school at 0 f them declares that this county pleasant visit.
The work of clearing the right of the kil iing, as elicited at the this place for the past two years, wil , gQ 8olid for Earle> while t he -Crops have been badly in-
of way for the Charleston, Sum- j n q UeH t, is as follows; Powers has accepted the offer made by 0 ther would have us believe that j ured by the dry weather, es-
leston, who has been visiting respondent thinks that Philadel-
a8k Miss Ella Jeffords has returned p hia, High Hfll, Swift Creek and
by the sea shore. Ashland constitute the whole of
South Carolina, from the way in
which he refers to them. We
would just like to say to those
correspondents who seem to
think that these places constitute
the whole State that we are
Earle men in Cypress.
ter and Northern Railroad has half been drinking. A colored the board of trustees to take
been commenced at Darlington man j iad been selling wine in charge of the
and as soon as the necessary t j ie neighborhood during the next year. Prof. Jones labors
machinery arrives grading will d ay an d Powers, himself, pro- in this vicinity have certainly
be begun from this point. For t e8 t e d against it, saving that been appreciated and we hope
this purpose a force of hands are lf0U bie might result from it. that he will remain with us
now in town. The Company Trouble did result and Powers many years to come,
which has the grading in charge washl it He seemed to be in TTu.TvTT'
has brought here a hundred a rel80ine humort for pre . ASHLAND,
head of mules. They are the vi ^ U9 t0 the row that ended so —The land is becoming some-
finest mules ever seen in Darling- f ata n y he had a difficulty with what dry up here,
ton and the aggregate coat of another colored man. named —The hot wave still prevails
them is said to have been Bristow Samuel. with us.
A 00 - Powers then proceeded to beat —The mad dog fright seems
Thk News and Courier of Fri- his own wife ar. d at this point to prevail throughout the coun
day says; “From the list of Benjamin Newman interfered, ty.
Polytechnic Society graduates He told the woman that she had
by the dry
8l r 8 , i y la !^ his township will go overwhelm- peeially corn. Some portions of
school for the j n gly for Bratton. “Oh ! Consis- our neighborhood were visited
tency thou art a jewel.
KLOHKNIX
on
with a most ref resing rain
the 4th, but we need more.
—Our community is certainly
‘ blessed with saw mills. Mr. J.
J. Bass is now running Mrs. H.
C. Byrd’s and says he would
I like to handle anybody’s bill. ,,
— vVe have not seen it but are , . . , . —Mrs. J. L. Neely and family
informed by neighbors, who are . b L® n have returned home, after hav-
"iblc " "
DOVESVILLE.
—Misses, Amelia and Hattie
Sanders, of F'loreuce, are visit
ing thetamily of Mr. C. H. De-
Lorme.
—Miss Lizzie Dexter, of Or
angeburg, is visiting her uncle,
Mr. G. McD. Stoll.
—Misses Lena and Editli Sol
omons, of Sumter, are visiting
their uncle, Mr. Sulzbacher.
year round, tho stars do nothing hut
practice the game. In tho summer
they move about from one tourua-
meut to another, winning all tho best
prizes; and when autumn comes they
lly to Cannes, Nice or Algiers to pur
sue their favorite occupation. In tho
ease of ladies such devotion is tho
more praiseworthy, because of tho
real sacrifices it entails. Tho lady
player who really means business has
to let her appearance go. Sho must
play, hail, rain or shine, her face
burned in the sun and freckled in the
wind, while all feminine prettiness of
apparel is sacriiiced to tho stout, ser
viceable garments, heellcss shoes and
plain hats which alone aro suitable.
A flutter of laces and ribbons about
her, tight shoes or a hat perched inse
curely on her head would “put her off
her stroke” altogether. Of course
there aro some who contrive to com
bine play with prettiness, but they
are in the minority.—All the Year
Round.
Kriciuon’tf Home Life.
Wealth was unknown to tho Ericsson
family, and Swedish country living at
that time was plainness itself; hut love
abounded, and the mother's cheerful
BL WatkillS chap- temper, with the father's good humor
lain ; P. T. Gainey, doorkeeper ;
W. W. Warren, assistant door
keeper ; H. Jones, assistant lec
ture); ; A . J. Morrison, sergeant
at aims. The following resolu
tion was passed:
Resolved, That we, the mem
bers of this Alliance,.endorse
the action of the March Conven
tion, all of which is to be sub
ject to the action of tho State
Democratic Convention.
and generous disposition, assured the
blessings of a harmonious and happy
home. Caroline was a child of unusual
beauty, Nils was spirited and engaging,
and the baby, Jolin, a wonder to all. A«
a child John was busy tho day long,
drawing, boring and cutting. Providing
himself with pencil and paper, ho would,
in tho early morning, run to the mines,
and sit there until dark, watching with
deep, earnest eyes tho motions of the
heavy engines, copying their forms and
studying into tho secret of their motion.
—“John Ericsson, the Engineer,” by Col.
W. C. Church in Scribner.
A Point Well Taken.
[Horry Herald.
Tho Proper Form.
I am often asked what is tho best style
rp, • , 1 ■ of dress to be worn at a morning wed-
The point made in Straight Jing by thu groom . 1 can only say that
Democrat’s” (a correspondent of act “ rdiDo t “ in New Y ork if
Herald) article, that those mem- the wedding occurs before noon, a double
hers of the Alliance, who are
urging the Alliance into politics
contrary to the constitution, ac
cording to Tillman’s definition
are guilty of perjury, seems to
tons is well taken. If the consti
tution forbids the Alliance go
ing into politics and each mem
ber on joining subscribes an
oath to obey and observe the
constitution, and then attempts
to convert the Alliance into a
political machine to subserve
and promote the interests of any
party or man, is it not a viola
tion of a most solemn obliga
tion ? And would it not be open
to the same charge of “damna-
breasted Prince Albert coat, silk hat and
light trousers. If after the noon hour, it
is more strictly the vogue to wear a
single breasted black cutaway coat and
vest, dark striped trousers, and carry a
black derby hat. Standing collars must
bo worn with either costume, a four-in-
hand scarf of rich and quiet colors,
gloves in harmony with the ensemble,
and a bunch of white flowers as a bou
tonniere. The ushers and best man must
be similmly attired, with the exception
of a distinctive '. ariation as to gloves
and boutonniors.—Society Man in Globe-
DenwMOBfrt
Notice.
By the authority of the commission
issued to the undersigned by the Sec-
ge Ot “damna- retary of State, books of subscription
ble perjury” that, Tillman alleges the capital stock of the Champion
norninst thnso Senator* for rofns- Company will be opened at
the office of Nettles & Nettles on Tues
ood and
r.
reliable judges, that;
state that the Philadelphia Alli-
that was to have
Samuel Gandy has by long ance P lcnic , , • ,. ,
odds the best crop in this neigh- been K 1V011 on j he 1 ^ b ‘ 8t 0 ’ bafi f
borhood. Our informants Ire \ beon Postponed until the 23d of
life-long farmers and assert it Au f? u8t -
A protracted meeting is to aa their candid opinion, that if j —Almost all of our farmers
was omitted by mistake Wed- better not stay where she wa8 ’ begin a*t Maple Branch on B’ri- the seasons continue favorable, have turned fishermen and are
nesday morning the name of Mr. but go home with Him, tor 8 “® day evening. Mr. Gandy will make 75 bush- now angling after the finny
R. L. Dargan, of Darlington, could there In-e 111 peace At heard 0 f some els of corn and over one*bale of; tribe in Mr. M. A. Muldrow’s bacco factory will be completed
Mr. Dargan was one of the most this Powers took offence and at- thieves recently. Veri- cotton to the acre. How is that mill pond, as the water is so low and the machinery will be put
popular members of his class, tacked
ana while his Charleston friends with a
congratulate him on his gradu-, breast.
ing spent some time at Macon
with relatives.
—The Glorious B'ourth was a
general holiday. Most of our
pleasure seeking people went to
picnics and fishing parties.
—In a few more days the to-
Newman,
large kn.»~ ... — , P .
The wound pierced one, “the Bourtn.
knife hi tSe left iy the negro will eat chicken on for high on
the sand
, who can outdo it ?
hills and! it is almost impossible to
!corn.
grind
in, and then
own weed.
we can
against those Senators for refus
ing to pass a law for enumera
tion and re-apportionment in
1885 ? Are not the principles
involved identical, if any differ
ence exists, are not the Senators
the more excusable? There is
room here for serious reflection
before plunging the Alliance
into a political maelstrom to be
hopelessly engulphed.
day, July 15.
A. AM EH HOWLET,
CLARENCE S. NETTLES'
Board of Corpo Jrtors.
July 10, IK)—It.
The Auti-rillmau Conterencr.
[Columbia Register.] ^ ^
The conference of straight-out; nmiie (or ample ear room.
A GranD Excursion
From Wilmington to Washington will
be run on July 14th, 1800. Returning
train will leave Washington on July
19. Fare for round trip from Darling
ton 410; Doves $10.50; Society Hill
$10.50. Special cars for whites. Tick
ets should bo purchased on or before
July 12, that arrangements may be
Democrats who oppose Captain
Tillman and his methods, which
is to assemble here on the 10th
inst., promises to be a large and
Apply to
WM. H. HOWE, Manager,
1032 McRae Street,
Wilmington, N. O.
July 10, ’00-It