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f VOL. XVI. NO 32. DARLINGTON, 8. THURSDAY. AUGOST 7. L890. LOO-AX. items. Tilt" Kloreiirf t'mivciitioti [By Teleifraph to Tiik Nkws] Flukknck, 8.O., Aug. ti, 1890 0.58, p. m.—The county conven tion wap called to order at twelve o’clock by the chairman, i ® Koad has H. A. Gregg. The Tillinanites retarded lately had everything their own way, and the proceedings were very much the same as at the recent convention in Darlington. Till man delegates were elected to both of the State conventions and to the congressional convention. The nomination of county offi cers, and the question of the manner of nominating them, were postponed until the first Monday in September, when the convention will assemble again. Bigham was elected president of the convention as well as chairman of the county Demo- rcatic Executive Committee. On the report of the committee on credentials, none of the dele gates from “straighout” clubs, so called, were seated, though such clubs were allowed repre sentation on the county execu tive committee. Thereupon Kershaw and several other dele gates from the Florence club left the convention. When the confirmation of the executive committee came up for consid eration Kershaw’s case was re ferred back to the Florence club. G. J. B. Russel, the white man whose petition for pardon is now in circulation in the community, was not convicted of cow steal ing, but of breach of trust with fraudulent intent. Thk work of grading theC. 8. been somewhat l future with the same prosperity that marked it in the past. The many friends of the firm are re spectfully solicited for a contin uance of their generous patron age. 'Tlic l.inl l.udrpat tin*Cross Ibwds ”! by the heav rains, and Messrs. Campbell Co., have had to move their camp to higher ground. A base ball game was played on the Fair grounds on the day of the Floral Fair between the Darlington and Tirmnonsville clubs, in which the fonner won by a score of 14 to 12. A young white man named Horace Moody, from Mechanics- ville Township, was declared insane on Tuesday, and was lodged in the jail to await his removal to Columbia. Ths County Alliance met yes terday. The only business of public interest transacted was that relating to an Alliance ware-house, notice of which is published in another column. The new counter in the Bank of Darlington is a work of art, and reflects great credit on Mr. Mooney, who constructed it. The oak of which it is made is simply polished so as to show the grain, and the work is fin ished off with plate glass pan els. “Snow-bound at Eagle’s,” Bret Harte’s famous story, will be begun in The News at an early day. We venture the pre diction that it will prove one of the most popular serial stories ever published in this County, well worth of itself the [trice of a year’s subscription to the pa per. A special meeting of the stockholders of the Charleston, Sumter and Northern Railroad Company will be held at the Company’s office in Sumter, to morrow for the purpose of con sidering an agreement made be tween the Directors of the Char leston, Sumter and Northern Railroad Company, and the Di rectors of the Bennettsville and Cheraw Railroad Company for the consolidat ion of said Compa nies. , ■ ■ Ken I KsUteTr listers. The following transfers of real Estate were recorded in the Anditor’s office for the week ending August 2 : J. J. Ward to l T. B. Gordon, one lot in the town of Darlington for S350; W. A. Carrigan to Fanny Wil- ^■in 25. The State Convention meets next Wednesday. Mr. C. B. Edwards returned home on Tuesday night. Dr. J. M. Earle is on a visit to Baltimore. A protracted meeting is be ing held on Factory Hill. Reports of rust in cotton throughout the County continue to be received. Dr. Player expects to leave at an early day to spend a short vacation at' Cleveland Springs. Mr. E Keith Dargan has gone off to enjoy a well earned vaca tion from his arduous duties. Mr. Joe Gaines has returned from a visit to his old home at Honea Path. Mr. C. W. Hewitt wilt leave with his family to-morrow for Cleveland Springs. One of the mules at the sta bles pawed Mr. Joe Gaines in the face yesterday, inflicting a very painful injury. Mr. R. G. Parnell was elected, Coroner for a term of four years hams, one lot and buildm in 1888, so that there is no va-1 Leavensworth Township for cancy in that office this year. , 0 ^r VAettrit A new pump has been erected Mr L w CoXi of Washington, at the Artesian well w nc w [j 0 represents one of the largest proves a great convenience to electri) r light companies in the the public. ’ country, visited Darlington last Mr. S. S. Burch, accompanied week, and had a conference with by members of his family, left the town authorities, as the re fer Cleveland Springs on yester- suit of which it is probable that the community will have sixteen handsome electric lights in “full blast” within a short time. A The officers of Palmetto Lodge, | acted as if it were'mad, and Dr. then too late to cauterize the wound, and so nothing could be done for him. A strange dog ran into Mr, Geo. Onslow’s back yard on Monday morning, and bit his little boy about six years old se verely on the hand. The dog dge, " * '*■* * No. 11, K. of P., of Lydia, S. C., I Garner having been summoned were installed on the 2.‘5rd ult., to the little sufferer, promptly by George H. McKee, Deputy cauterized the wound. Grand Chancellor for Darling- The matter is getting serious, ton and Florence Districts. The; and it is imperative that the Lodge is in a flourishing con- j town authorities take immediate dition, and the outlook is favor- 1 action concerning it. The muz- able for a large increase in mem- zles now put on the dogs running bership during the term upon about town are absolutely inad- which it has just entered. The equate for the purpose for which officers are T. P. King, P. C. ; j they are intended. Most of them A. S. Harrell, C. C. ;W. H. Hus- iare too frail to restrain a dog bands, V. C.; S. C. Parnell, P. ; which goes mad, while they are G. H. McKee, K. R. and S. ; W. worn so loose that the animals M. Huggins, M. E. ; J. D. Howie,! can open their mouths without M. F.; G. B. Howie, M. A.; M. difficulty. The owners of the Best display vegetables, W. A. Law, Darlington. JOVANN. -Miss Janie King has ; —Miss Emmie Harrell, of —The first open boll of cotton Bir.hopv ille, and Miss Sallie for this season was shown your Hay, of Riverdale, have been correspondent by Mr. J. L. Lee visiting relatives here. —Mr. Eddie Baskins, of Bish- A. Witherspoon, Atkinson. I. G.; J. F. The Society Hill Kailroad. A meeting of the commission ers for Bennettsville of the So ciety Hill and Bennettsville dogs complain that tightly fit ting muzzles are calculated to increase hydrophobia. The au thorities should insist that they either keep uieir animals at >1 them to use home or compe fective muzzles. Too ef- much this Railroad was called for July 24h stress cannot be laid upon ult.. Messrs. J. B. Breeden, J. important matter, and we earn- N. Weatherly and G. W. Wad-justly urge its immediate consid- dill, a majority of said commis- oration. sioners, being present. Fifty Mr . Eddie 8 . Howie, of Swift thousand dollars m stock hav- k haK obtained a position mg been subscribed the com- with Me88r8 Blackwell l Br08 ., pany was organized by electing w , , wiu ^ , ad have hi ’ r ‘ J ; Lu ?“ « f Sf.fy HilL Pres- frie nds call on him when ident, with the following Board eve / they are in town . M r. : Howie is oneof the most popular J young men in the County, and the Messrs. Blackwell are fortu- of Directors: day Col. E. T. Stackhouse, of Marion, announces himself as a candidate for Congress in this issue. Salesday did not differ from any other day in the week, no public business of any kind be- j ing transacted. Dr. McGirt will leave for Lit tle Rock, Marion County, on i Saturday, to be absent ten days. representative of the same com pany will visit Darlington next week for the purpose of inducing our merchants and others to have electric lights put up in their places of business. Back Swamp opposed to Tillman The Back Swamp Democratic about [Club met on the 31st. ult., and | passed resolutions strongly con- jdemning Tillman, which were Mr. J. E. Norment left for 0 ff.e r ed by Mr. J- Jeffers, the North on Monday to lay in Messrs. P. C. Coggeshall, E. M. the annual supply of choice Ervin and F. M. Rogers, Jr., all fall goods for his firm. anti-Tillmanites. were elected Mr D. S. McCullough as re delegates to the Florence Count j turned from Cleveland 6p ings Convention, which benefited by his vaca- (la ” met yester ly. Mr. E. M. Ervin was elec ted president of the Club for the ensuing year, and also a member of the County Executive Com mittee, while Mr. W. C. Harllee was elected secretary. much tion. A colored boy named Shaw living on Mr. W. J. Rogers place wo.9 severely burned lust week while playing around a fire. | •— The Darlington Factory is A ‘Go-Aliewl” Firm, now hard at work on an orderi Messrs Blackwell Bros., who received from Shanghai, China,; for several years past have been for about six car-loads of their agents in this county for the goexis. ! well known and popular New The Rev. Mr. Mangum, an evangelist from Chesterfield, is conducting daily open air meet ings in front of the Court House. The family of the Rev. J. B. the summer, follow them weeks. Mr. Moore will in about three Home and Wheeler & Wilson sewing machines, have recently increased their facilities^ for pushing this branch of their bu siness. They have secured the services of Mr. B. P. Young, of j ___ Pendleton, who will have entire Moore have gone to Virginia for | charge of this department, and will canvass the county in its interest. Mr. Young has a thor ough knowledge of the business, p*™-™ »»r and send your iob work to The . jj |j.i nd8 0 f repairing. He Darlington News job office^ ^8 b hi8 famil £ to Dar ii n g- where you can obtain g«>od work whi *f h h e expects to make on the most reasonable terms. [™’ future home . The Palmetto Base Ball Club went to Cheraw on Tuesday to play the club at The game resulted for Palmetto by a to 7. Maj. Andrews, the that place in a victory score A 1'oimUr Firm Coutinnrd 1C As will be seen from the notice of 15 ; in another column, Messrs J.H. ! Early and W. J. Early, execu tors of the will of their brother, the late Mr. J. Frank Early, ro of the Monroe High School, one quest that all persons having of the most distinguished educa tors in North Carolina, was in town on Tuesday in the interest of his academy. After two postponements on the S L— m aims against the estate of the latter present them duly attest ed, and that all persons indebted to it will make prompt payment. It is the intention of the H. Walters, W. G. Elliott, J. M. Waddill, W. A. Carrigan, J. B. Breeden, W. D. Evans, J. N. Weatherly. A committee consisting of the three last named directors was appointed to arrange for termi nal facilities and right of way into the town of Bennettsville. The County Agricultural Society. The meeting of the County Agricultural Society, as already announced in these columns, will be held at the Fair Gro unds on Tuesday next, Aug. 12th. and a large attendance is ex pected. We regret to learn that it will be impossible for Dr. McBryde to be present. He will be ably represented, howev er, by Prof. Whitney and Dr. Niles, of the South Carolina College, the former of whom will deliver a very interesting and instructive essay on the mechanical action of fertilizers on soils. In the afternoon, the party will adjourn to the Ex perimental Station, and Prof. Whitney will explain the work there. We trust that every farmer in the County will at tend this important meeting. Chcu|> Kates to Boston. Probably a better opportunity to visit the “Hub,” that is Bos ton, Mass., has never been af forded the people of this section than is now presented by the excursion proposed over the At lantic Coast Line on account of the National Encampment of the G. A. R. at Boston, August 11th to 16th. The rates from Charleston and other points to Boston and return are as fol lows : Chariest© i, $26.75 ; Sum ter, $25.60; Florence and Cher aw, $24.25 ; These rates are for passage by rail to New York and from New York on by Sound steamer. The all rail rates are but $2 more. Tickets will be sold August 7th and 8th, to be good going on such dates as will permit passengers to ar rive in Boston not later than August 13th, and good returning August 12th to 25th, inclusive. Tlie Floral Fair Hop. The Annual Floral Fair Hop held on Friday night, was one of the most successful entertain ments of the kind ever given in Darlington. The invitations is sued designated it as a “hop,” but it proved to be a ball of the most ultra-fashionable type. A large number of visitors were present, and the dressing of the ladies was unusually handsome. The following were the visitors in attendance : Miss Stevens, Miss Keith. Miss Lizzie Moisson, Miss Nina Moisson, Florence ; Mrs. A. T. Baird, Miss Fanny Lucas, Miss Bessie Lucas, Socie ty Hill; Mrs. English De- schamps, Miss Deschamps, Miss Belle Sanders, Sumter; Miss Zena Talley, Miss Blanche O’Neal, Columbia ; Miss Annie Prioleau, Charleston. Among the gentlemen present were the following : Messrs A. T. Cooper, E. C. Green, Sr, H. W. Cooper, Hazel Sanders, English De schamps, John Deschamps and Harvin Deschamps, of Sumter ; Messrs Powell Evans, T. B. Haynsworth and W. A. Evans, of Florence : Messrs W. S. Scott and R. H. Pearce, of Mars Bluff; Mr A. T. Dargan, New York; Mr L. F. Sloan, of Charleston, and Mr. Howard, of Marion. M.vl Dogs. The danger from mad dogs is becoming serious. On Sunday last a son of Mr. Jeff Bryant, living in Swift Creek Township, was bit on the finger by one of them, after which the animal is said to have bitten two other persons in that neighborhood nate in havingsecured his servi ces. business. —A protracted mee.ing will be begun at new Bethel next Sunday, the 10th inst. —Married, on the 10th ult., Mr. Furman Morrill of this place to Miss Martha Truett, of Swift Creek. The happy couple have the best wishes of their many friends. Buy now at spot cash prices and pay December 1st, is the latest offer of J. B. Killough & Co., to all who desire a fine piano or organ. Read their new advertisement. They invite cor respondence. Address, J. B. Killough & Co., Florence, S. C. STOKES BRIDGE —The crops are good in this vicinity. —Quite a number of our peo ple have gone to the mountains or to the springs. —Lynches River has been on a rise, but the corn and rice which was over-flowed is not considered greatly damaged, —The Baptists are having a protracted meeting at Liberty Hill Church, conducted by Rev, J. T. Smith, a good and faithful minister. -Watermelons are quiteplen- last week. —Mr. J. H Gandy has com menced the erection of a hand some dwellingbetween the ware house and the public road. The train made a round trip tiful, and are unusually fine this' from this place to Darlington season. Mr. O. D. Lee, Jr., has j on August 1st, to accommodate had some that tip the scales at 45 pounds. —Our picnic on the was an enjoyable one everybody. Plenty in those who desired to participate in the Floral Fair. 24th ult.. —Mr. W. S. Kelly, the effi- so said j cieut engineer on the Hartsville the way Railroad returned from a visit of eatables, and lots of young to friends and relatives in Vir- ladies. We were pleased to have on Friday last. Eastover and Bishopville rep- * n t , 1 -The congregation of Center- tteq ‘ | ville A. M. E. Church havecom- A choice line of staple and inenced a protracted meeting, fancy groceries always on hand which will continue for about and sold “low down” at Black- one week execu account of the weather the tors to continue the business un- persons m children of the Methodist ’ Sun- der the old firm name of J. Frwik as well Mr g day School had a festival on the Early, Under their efficients^ on Mr. James Law place, m Academy Green on Monday af- pervision, it is highl) P . able ternoon. I that it will be conducted in ST oil mr. r “ j— Bryant came to town on Tuesday to consult Dr. Player, but it was Tin* Floral Fair. [Reported for Thk News.] The nineteenth annual Floral Fair of the Darlington Agricul tural and Mechanical Fair Com pany was held at the beautiful f rounds of the company to-day. or a number of years the en ergetic officers of the company have endeavored to make these occasions sources of pleasure to all who attend, thus helping to give permanence as well as value to these large gatherings, which are very much in the na ture of social reunions. Their efforts have not only been at tended with a zeal that merits higher appreciation even than is awarded, but much money has been spent, with results that are very evident to those at all interested. The attend ance to-day was no larger than usual, but pleasant parties at tended from Sumter, Florence, Society Hill and Hartsville, and several visitors were noticed from Charleston, Cheraw, Ben nettsville and other points. The exhibition of fruits and flowers was not as good as is generally showm, owing to the universal failure of the fruit crop and the damage done to the flowers by the recent very heavy rains. We have many lovers of flow ers, however, and some of these managed to overcome the diffi culties, and some pretty flowers and handsome foliage plants were to be seen. Mr. G. O. Mertz had a splendid specimen of the rare Ridiadia Macentata on exhibition, which easily won the premium for the best foliage plant. Mr. M. B. Gandy car ried off the special premium for the largest watermelon with a monster melon weighing sixty- eight pounds. The music was furnished by the Simonds Band, of Sumter, and all seemed to have a most pleasant day. The following list shows the suc cessful competitors for the pre miums offered : Apples, E. W. Cannon, Dar lington. Second premium, C. T. Hutch inson, Darlington. Pears, A. B. Thomas, Dar lington. Figs, Mrs. J. C. Wilson, Dar lington. Delaware grapes, E. E. Evans, Society Hill. Diana grapes, E. E. Evans, So ciety Hill. Niagara grapes, E. E, Evans, Society Hill. Concord grapes, J. Covington, Wadesboro, N. C. Largest watermelon, M. B. Gandy, Darlington. Lest watermelon, C. P. Brun son, Florence. Cantaloupe, W. E. James, Palmetto. Best collection hot house f dants, Miss Rosa McCown,Dar- ington. Best three specimens flowers, Mrs. H. E. P. Sanders, Darling ton. Best single specimen flowers, G. O. Mertz, Darlington. Foliage plant, G. 0. Mertz, Darlington. Blooming plant, Miss Rosa McCown, Darlington. Hanging basket, Mrs H E. P. Sanders, Darliugton. Cut flowers, Mrs J.C. Wilson, Darlington. Roses, Mrs J. C. Wilson, Dar lington. Tomatoes, K. E. Evans, Socie ty Hill. Egg plants, Mtb. W. A. Law, Darlington. Cabbage, Mrs H. T. Harllee, Darlington. Best assortment vegetables, Mrs E. M. Ervin, Darlington. Beets, Mrs W. A. Law, Dar lington. —Our esteemed fellow-citizen, Mr. John W. Woodham, is quite sick ; he was taken suddenly last Saturday while superintend ing his threshing machine. We hope he will soon be all right again. —Prof. C. A. S e a b r o o k’s school, at Hebron Academy, will close about the last of this month with a grand entertain ment, and the Editor of Thk News is cordially invited to be present; the date will be given later on. well Bros. K1YKKDALK. - We have had plenty of rain, un< cotton has put on new life. - Mrs. T. H. Cook is visiting friend 1 and relatives in Marion. - -Rev. Mr. Dowell will com- _p 0 litics meuco a protracted meeting at |. Me •hanicsville on the 10th mst. ’ _ ... —Mr. J. L. Barrenger will go —Miss Maggie Galloway is; t0 New York on Thursday, visiting the family of Mr. W. E. Mozingo. —Mr. Smiley Vaughn, a broth er of the popular bookkeeper of J. L. Coker & Co., has accepted a situation as salesman with the above named firm. We wish him success. FLORENCE, are waxing warm —The recent rains have torn up the roads very badly indeed. Wo have never seen them wash ed into as much as they are at present. —Prof, and Mrs. Dunford have surprised us with a pleasant vis it. The professor has had addi tional honors conferred upon him since he left us, and is now the principal of the Danville Fe male College, in Virginia. Society Hill boasts the finest cotton crop she has ever had. The crops of Messrs. E. E. Evans, J. m. Waddill, Henry Turnage, J. T. Rogers and E. T. Coker are especially fine, while that of Capt. S. W. Evans just across the line is hard to beat. —Quite a number of our young people went out to Black Creek Church on Sunday, and heard the Rev. Mr. _ Dowell preach a very interesting dis course to a large congregation. At three o’clock they witnessed the rite of baptism at McIntosh’s mill pond. Seventeen persons were baptised as the result of the recent meetings at Antioch Church under the ministrations of the Rev. Mr. Satterwhite. MT. ELO.N —A few of our farmers harvesting their fodder this week from early planted corn. —Our corn crops will be short at least one third this season, bnt from present indications our cotton is quite up to an average. —The cordial welcomeextend- ed to two of our former lady teachers, Misses Florie Cooper and Lizzie Sanders, shows how glad their friends were to see them. —Mr. Beler Rhodes very un expectedly returned from Lime stone Springs last week. He is quite sick with a cold, but says that previous to contracting it he was improving perceptibly every day. —Among our visiting friends last week wo were glad to greet four from Darlington, Mrs. J. A. Hearon, Mrs. Geo. Brasington, and Messrs. Brown and Smith. The two former are visiting their parents, and the two latter came out—well, perhaps we had better not tell on them. —Our meeting, which began on the fourth Sunday in July, closed on the following Thurs day night. Mr. Satterwhite’s excellent sermons, delivered in a manner so earnest and per suasive won all hearts. There were three conversions. Doubt less politics and matrimony hin dered somewhat the success of the meeting. —Mr. and Mrs. Temple are summering near Philadelphia. Rev. Mr. Carroll preached _p r j w. King is seriously at Mechanicsville on the after- [jj u[ 8 man y friends think his noon of the 17th ult. His many [ asd |, our j 8 n t >ar at hand friends were glad to see him. _ Mr9 c B Hodges returned —Mr. W. E. Dargan has the homo on Friday after a month’s prettiest cotton farm through- visit to Lydia, out the neighborhood. The crop _ Mr8 T D Wolf returned to is extraordinarily fine. | her home in Orangeburg on —Some of our people are gath- Monday morning, ering fodder. Capt. Paul Whip- _ Mrg Xernken Mount Pleas- ple is earlier than others, as he is vi8iting her daughter, is through with his fodder, and ^ rs ’ Elliott 5 is now engaged in curing to bacco. —Capt. C. R. Branch, of Wil- — —— mington, N. C., is visiting his Buy Magnolia hams from | friends for a few days. Blackwell Bros. ^ _ Mr p A Wil [ cox FAIRHOPF turned home after a visit to the sea shore; —We have had good rains, i „ « tt j j and there will be a fine crop of -Mr. C. B. Hodges moved re cotton raised in this section, cent y into hu new and elegant That of Mr. R. M. Severance and residence in South Dargan St are [and Mr. Stephen Lane is partic- —Mrs. George W. Welcomer ularly worthy of mention. aud f an iily have gone to Sun- -Rev. J. M. Plowden has re- berry, Pennsylvania, on a sum- signed his position as pastor of mer V181 t- Fair Hope Church to accept a —Florence merchants are get- call to two churches in Edgefield ting ready for their fall stocks. County, our people are very sor- Several of them will go North has re- pleasant ry to lose him. The Fair Hope Academy is in creasing its number of pupils every day and has “fair hopes” of becoming one of the leading educational institutions of Dar lington County. KINGSTON. —Mr. Scott Howie’s faniily, of Sumter county, have been visiting relatives in this commu nity. in a few days to purchase goods. —The candidates for the office of sheriff are as numerous as the spokes in a big wheel. Some one will have to consult the Su preme Court. —Florence is to have a new bank, with a capital of $100,- 000. Mr. John McSween, of Timmonsville, is to be the presi dent, and Mr. W. J. Brown the cashier. Rev. A. W. Moore, proprietor —Our meeting at Lake Swamp 0 f Hie Centenary, returned home closed some days ago ; there was last woek He i ia8 been on an some interest manifested, aud ex | ended through some of two additious were made to the t ) ie Western States in the inter church membership. e8t 0 f his paper. —We have had rain since our —Miss Lizzie Dexter, the ac- last report, enough to revive C omplished and beautiful niece both the animal and vegetable of M r. G. McD. Stoll, returned kingdom, and the outlook for a her home ih Orangeburg re fine harvest is good. i cently, after spending a very —Mr. W. T. Lewis and wife pleasant time in our town for of Jacksonville, Florida, left on several weeks. July 25th for home, after spend- —Isaiah Richardson and ing a few weeks visiting friends Amos Calhoun, both colored, and relatives^ in Darlington and w ho are employed in the Atlan tic Coast Line round house at this place got into a dispute last Sumter counties —Miss Sue Wilkes has again made her appearance among us after having been ill during the months of March, April and of Flor- 1 May. Her health is now much J. B. Killough & Co., ^ » cu i ** ence, S. C., report a large in- unproved. She left our commu- crease in their business during nit y early m the winter to spend the past year. They are now some time with Rev. B. F. 1 ar- selling pianos and organs all | rott 8 family. along thelline from Georgetown on the sea coast to the Blue Ridge mountains in North Car olina. Read their new adver tisement in this issue, and write them for catalogues and prices, EBKNEZEB. —Crops are good—fifty cent, over last year’s yield. —Mr. W. P. Gee has returned from a short vinit to Florida. —Dr. 8. I. Blackwell and G. Hoffmeyer are the pioneer to bacco growers u thvi township. —Sugar cam hat- been plant ed to some exl i at b - our farm ers. riday, —The Ebenc ter straightout Democracy meet e very Frida W. H. Young, president; Hepburn, secretary. Q. Hoff meyer and J. E. W ard will at tend the county convention, which promises to be amusing, if nothing else. Call and see the handsome line of new trunks at Blackwell Bros. CLYDE. —The Tillman furor runs high in our Township just now. —The colored people had a picnic near Clyde on Saturday. —Miss Maggie Goodson, of Lydia, is visiting friends and P 61 " relatives at this place. —Mrs. Judge Wright, of Hartsville, and her daughter, Miss Viola, paid us a short visit recently. —We have been blest with abundant rains, at a time when they were badly needed. —After resting for a week or two, Mr. W. S. McKinnon is again at his old post in Mr. A. M. McNair’s store. —Mrs. Sallie King, of the; having her back again. Union neighborhood, is on avis- Mr h. C. Bum has had some it to her parents, Mr. and Mrs. tomatoes of the "Prize Belle Saturday evening about the ca- ' th pacity of one of the locomotives. They became warm over the argument, when Isaiah struck Amos over the head with a stick inflicting a severe wound. Amos says he is not hurt much. SOCIETY HILL. —Rev. Mr. Lide preached at the Welch Neck Baptist Church on Sunday. —Dr. and Mrs. Boucher, of Bennettsville, are here on a visit to friends and relatives. Mr. Julius Parker, of Ebenez- er, has been over on a short visit to relatives here. No damage has been done to the river crops as far as we have heard of. Mr. R. D. Wommack has put new bases under the columns i of the portico of the Baptist ;church. Miss Ena Carrigan has return ed from Kentucky, and her many friends are rejoiced at J. A. Parnell. HARTSVILLE. —Messrs. Coker & Co. con template moving into their new store this week. —Mrs. B. F. Parrott is on a visit to her niece, Mrs. J.H. Gandy. —Miss Sue Dowling, of Pbila LYDIA. retracted meeting com menced at Wesley Chapel on Sunday. —Cotton in this neighborhood has not been injured by the dry weather, and com is injured very little. The rain we are } he P** 84 having now will largely increase the yield of the latter crop. delphia, S. C., is visiting Miss j recently. M. E. King. --We have had variety that weighed one pound and five ounces each. —Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Warriner, left us a few days since for a visit of some weeks to relatives in Virginia. —Mrs. E. C. Edwards, Miss Janie Edwards and Miss Anna Hartwell, of California, have been visiting in this community rains for the past week, and crops have been considerably revived there by. —The river interfered with the brick yard so much as to stop the work for some days re cently, and the heavv rains have destroyed many brick. SARDIS. —Our school here now num bers thirty-eight, and still they come. —We have had the pleasure of seeing a few bolls of open cotton recently. —Mrs. Elias Howie died on Saturday morning, the26th ult., after a long sickness. —We have had plenty of rain. Cotton, in places, has taken sec ond growth. Fodder pulling has commenced. —Mr. Charlie Winburn’s little boy, Arthur, who was so badly burned sometime ago, is rapidly improving. —Mr. David Byrd has been having stocks hauled to J. W. Davis’ saw mill, which willsoou be at work. —About three or four weeks ago, Sherman O’Nails of this county and Miss Julia Gainey of Chesterfield, were united in the bonds ot matrimony. Mr. John Howie had a hog killed by lightning recently. Previous to that, it had struck three or four times during this season in the field of Mr. J. D. Sparrow, killing a pretty good sized place of cotton each time. —The Third Quarterly Confer ence for Clyde Circuit, (Rev. J. E. Rushton’s work), convened at this place on the 19th and 20th ult. Rev. John (). Willson, the Presiding Elder was present and dispatched the usual business. He preached an excellent ser mon on Sunday to a large and attentive congregation. H i s text was “Prepare ye the way of the Lord.” A love feast was held and Sacra l "'ir sdm-’r*. istered to a large number. Ai the close of the services a call was made for money to finish the church, and the handsome sum of five hundred and thirty- five dollars was pledged and subscribed. These Sardis peo ple are broad, liberal hearted folks, and are not afraid of put ting their hands deep down into their pockets in a good cause. GREEN PLAINS. —We had a fine rain on Sun day evening the 28th ult., which will help the late crops. —We want a first-class mer chant to locate here. It is a ood stand for such a man to iuild up a good trade. —We have a flourishing sing ing school at Antioch, under the charge of Mr. Watson, of Mar ion. -Mr. J. W. Moore is hauling logs to the saw mill, and will build a new residence here some time soon, which will add an addition to our “Plains.” —Mr. John Cavers, a young man living a few miles above this place, was bitten by a rat tlesnake one day last week. At last accounts, he was doing well. —We are still up with the times, if not a little ahead. We have the finest crops, taking all things in consideration, that we have had for many years and more Tillmanites than “Carter had oats.” They seem to go hand in hand. There is some rust in cotton. Corn, peas and E otatoes are doing well. A few ave begun pulling fodder, but it is not general yet. Cotton has not commenced opening as yet, but we have more grown bolls than usual for this time of year. —The church at Antioch has been enioying a series of meet ings which closed yesterday. As a result of them sixteen members were baptized on Sun day evening last by the pastor, the Rev. T. M. Satterwhite, as sisted by the Rev. Mr. Dowell, of Black Creek Church. The lat ter did most of the preaching. The church has been very much strengthened and revived by the late meetings. Another meeting was commenced at Mt. Olivet on Sunday by Mr. Satter white, which will continue dur ing the week. He expects to have the assistance of the Rev. Mr. Covington, of Florence.