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WHOLE NO 821 VOL XVI. NC 41. DARLINGTON, S. 0^ THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1890. XiOO-AX. ITSACS Mk. Preston Reddick, of High Hill township, has secured a position with Mr. A. J. Broom. Mb. J- J- Jmoos is attending the meeting of Pee Dee Presby tery as the representative of the church at this place. Mb. N. E. Hill, of the Tim- monsville neighborhood. is clerking at the E n t e r p r i s e Grocery. Mb. C. C. Redic, the popular Sumter barber, a former resident of this place, is on a brief visit to his many Darlington friends. Mr. John A. Fields and Miss Clara Brown, of Cypress, were married on Sept. 11, the Rev. M. Mozingo officiating. Mb. Walter J. Parrott has a little son about five years old who has been desperately ill for several weeks with typhoid fever. Mb. Thomas Jeffords, Sr., of High Hill Township, has gather ed an average of a bale to the acre as the result of picking his crop the first time Rehembkr that the Enterprise Grocery is offering a first class qualitv of bacon at 01 this week ; buy before the price goes up. Premium lists of the County Fair, which is to be held on Oct. 30th and 31st, have been out gome time, and copies can be obtained by applying at the Book Store. Trial Justice Dargan sent Carolina Green to jail for fifteen days on Monday. He was detected in the act of stealing a pair of pants from Tombacher’s store. Mr. C. W. Hewitt is having an annex built to the second story of his handsome brick building, which will be used as a photograph gallery by Mr. E. W. Sutton. Mr. J. L. Edwards ; who was so seriously burned by the ex plosion at the oil mill last week, is getting on very well. His in juries, while not dangerous, are extremely painful. Mrs. R. C. Galloway had a very sudden and severe attack of illness last week, and her friends were very uneasy about her. She is slightly better just now, though she is still regard ed as quite sick. An editorial in Scribner’s Magazine for October, said to have been written by a great Republican leader of the North, contains a compliment ary allusion to Congressman Dargan’s stand on the Civil Service question. At the meeting of the County Executive Committee held on Monday, a list of managers and supervisors of election was made up to be suggested to the com missioners tor appointment at the various precincts through out the County. and well appo Notic? is given in this issue , which is capable of accommo- that the annual meeting of the dating nearly six hundred county commissioners will be pupils, will soon need increased held on the first Monday in Nov- accommodation. The trustees Mr. Martin Hanley says that he is going to “Chesterfield Court House” next week to at tend the races. The statements of our two banks published last week show that they now have on hcnd deposits to the amount of |231.- G70.10! How does that speak for the prosperity of this bust ling business community, and what other town of its size in the Southern States can make such a showing as that today ? The publishers of the “Kind Words Sunday School Series,” a periodical printed in Atlanta for the use of Sunday-school teachers of the Southern Bap tist Association, are endeavor ing to secure the services of the Rev. G. B. Moore during the coming year for the preparation of the questions which appear in their publication. The Southern Fruit Company, of Charleston, S. C., importers and wholesale dealers in foreign and domestic fruits, are prepar ed to fill all orders sent them from this section of the State, and guarantee to give their customers satisfaction in every instance ; read their advertise ment which appears in another column. The Darlington correspondent of The News and Courier calls attention to the fact that on Sept. 29 two solid car loads of bacon, two of oats, one of flour, and one of corn, were received here, besides a large number of other deliveries not in car lots whicn were made on the same day. This affords one some idea of the amount of business which is done in Darlington. The following transfers of real estate have been recorded in the Auditor’s office for the week ending October 4: A Weinberg to J. S. Vaughn, 73 acres in Philadelphia Township for $400 : A Brooks Stuckey to Charles L. Stuckey, 205 acres in ress Township for $3,350; C. G. W. Humphries and M. M. Humphries, to C. G. Humphries, Jr., 20 acres in High Hill Town ship for $160. To judge from appearances, we would not have thought that there were as many as a hund red persons in town on Saleday, but Mr. George Webb says that he fed more than that number at his popular restaurant on that day. Mr. Webb received his first supply of Norfolk oy sters on Saturday, and they were certainly “beauties”. Parties can have the delicious bivalves delivered at their homes cooked in any style, by leaving their orders at Webb’s. Darlington la Proud Of Him. The Spartanburg correspond ent of The News and Courier says: Prof. Houston, who has charge of the city graded school, says that over four hundred pupils have been enrolled so far with daily additions. It is predicted by some that this fine and well appointed building, lemonade, till his readers had told him to stop. And weary of thinking sleep came to his eyes, and he pillowed his head on his desk, when the thoughts which, awake, had refused to arise, came in troops that were strong and grotesque. And as the ideas airily float, he selects the bright one of the tribe ; and this is the gem which while dream ing he wrote : “Now is the time to subscribe.” A Colored Banking Inttilulion. The Secretary of State issued a commission on Saturday for an organization to be known as the South Carolina Banking As sociation, of Florence. The capital stock is to be $12,500, divided into 500 shares of the par value of $25 each, payable in monthly instalments of one dollar each. The corporators, all or whom, it is stated, are colored men, are: E. H. Coit, of Marion; E. H. Deas, Darlington; A. G. Townsend, Kingstree; B. F. Witherspoon, Charleston; E. B. Burroughs, Aiken; F. D. Smith, E. J. Sawyer, J. C. Alt man, Bennettsville; E. C. Brown, D. B. Mims, Orangeburg; J. B. Middleton, Sumter. Of In October. few people Salosday There were very in townonSalesday, the farmers having doubtless taken advan tage of the first good weather they have had in some time to gather their cotton, with which the fields are said to be literally covered in every direction. The Clerk made two official sales. In the case of R. S. Kelly et al. vs Elizabeth Beasley et al., 35 acres of land near Ashland were sold to J. J. Smith for $1,000, and 65 acres to Wesley Moore for $710; in the case or Rachel Harris et al. vs Daniel Harris et al., 275 acres near Cypress were sold to J. M. Josey for $1,- 830. The result of these sales, in both of which full cash pay ments were made, speaks well for the increasing value of real estate in Darlington Connty. Inspection of the Florence Rifles. The Florence Messenger says: The annual inspection of the Florence Rifles took place at their armory on Front Street last Wednesday evening, and the showing which “the boys” made is a credit both to them selves and the city. Gen. W.' E. James conducted the inspec tion, and after the exercises de livered a handsome little ad dress to the Rifles in which he complimented them in flattering terms. They mustered thirty- four strong, and Gen. James said it was about the best company that he had inspected so far in the State. He assured the Rifles that he would use all his efforts to have their new uniforms fur nished at as early a day as pos sible.” ember, and that all persons hav ing claims against the County must present them prior to that date. Mr. West, of the firm of West and Honour, has gone to Char leston to make arrangements for moving his family up to Darlington. While in the city Mr. West wilL lay in a large supply of fresh groceries for his customers here. Dr. J. A. Boyd has sold out his interest in the toy business to Messrs. R. L. Dargan & Co., the proprietors of the Book Store, who purpose bringing out such a lot of toys this Christmas as Darlington has never seen before. The following interesting item of local news comes to us via the Sumter Advance : “We are pleased to note that the Dar lington Guards presented Gen. Bonham with a beautiful silver itcher on his visit there, Capt. . 8. Nettles making the presen tation speech.” The many friends of Capt. T. C. Poore will be pleased to learn that he has accepted a position with Messrs. McCullough, Blackwell & Co., and will make Darlington his future home. He has purchased the residence of the fate Mr. L. L. McGee on Pearl Street, and will move here about Dec. 1. Mr. Wentworth Rollins, the general manager of the Central Carolina Land Improvement Company, who has been identi fied in this community with that corporation and with the C., S. ® N. railroad for some months Past, has resigned his position, uid has returned to his home at the North. Riv. John O. Willson, Pre siding Elder, will preach in the Methodist Church at this place on Sunday next, both in the morning and a* ingthe are to be congratulated on secur ing the services of Prof. Hous ton, who is admirably qualified to fill the position. Rail Bargain*. Owing to the death of the late proprietor, and the consequent necessity for closing out his business without delay, the stock of shoes, hats, dry-goods and hardware at the Enterprise Grocery is being sold out at positive cost, as any purchaser can ascertain for himself by calling at the store and asking for prices. Heavy groceries such as bacon, flour, salt, &c, are offered at the very closest margins. Bacon is being soh at 61 this week, and the quality ishment to in of flour which the establisl offers at $5.50 a barrel is not be surpassed at that price this country. A specialty is lx ing made of a line of “Clipper plows, which are sold at actua actual cost. conduct a here. lit, and dur- ‘i week will meeting Th* Work Bafor* the Court. The following prisoners are now confined in jail awaiting Important Action Of The Board Trade. At a meeting of the Board of Trade held on Tuesday night, action was taken in regard to several important matters. The committee on railroads called attention to the fact that the road leading to Timmonsville was blocked every morning by freight cars on the C. & D. track, and at the suggestion of the committee the Board was directed to bring this matter to the attention of the Grand Jury again. The Mayor, who was present at the meeting, said that he had been under the im pression that this nuisance had been abated, but that since learning otherwise, he would have it corrected at' once by putting into effect the operations of a town ordinance on the sub ject This will, of course, be the shortest way of reaching the trouble and providing a rem edy for it. The committee on railroads called further attention to the total inadequacy of the present accommodations for freight at the depot, and the great dis advantage of having perishable articles stacked up in the open air on a platform. Darlington has suffered so long from this evil that we have almost ceased to hope for better, things. At the suggestion of the railroad committee, however, the Board of Trade was directed to com municate with the railroad au thorities, and ascertain, if pos sible, what was the fate of the new brick depot which was de cided upon at a meeting of the directors of the road about a year ago, and for the erection of which a handsome appropri ation was made at that time. The report of the special com mittee who had in charge the matter of improving the road in the vicinity of Indian Branch was rendered, and was received as information. The report showed that the work had been well done, at a cost of some thing less than $50. The subject of electric lights was discussed long and earnest ly. It was finally resolved to leave the whole matter to the executive committee of the Board with power to act. Tnat committee will enter into negoii- ations at once with the various electric light companies, and will use every endeavor to effect the greatly-to-be-desired object of relieving our otherwise beautiful town of the Stygian darkness which envelops it every night. A resolution was passed look ing to the opening of negoti ations with the postoffice author ities, with a view to obtaining an increase in the appropriation for transporting the mails to and from the depot. Anything would be an improvement upon the present rate of progress be tween the two points named The people of Darlington have tolerated this nuisance almost beyond the very powers of en durance, and it is to be hoped and -—Rev. Simpson Jones filled the pulpit at Bethel last Sunday in the absence of the regular pastor, Rev. J. K. McCain. —Miss Anna M. McFarland has taken charge of the Jovanu High School, which opened on Monday last with nattering prospects. —Old “Maum Linday,” an old colored woman of this sec tion died last week, claiming to be 126 years old, which state ment the oldest citizens say is true. She became unable to work about five years ago, but never took to her bed until a few weeks before she died. Sliced pineapple 20 and 25 cts a can ; grated pineapple 30 cts a can ; peaches 25 and 35 cts a can; apples 20 cts a can, at West & Honour's. —The continuous rains have 1 School Commissioner, and as his ooi. Arm.tr..nr, pi»u for > mbuo park brought forth a crop of “gallinip-1 friend Mr. J. H. Hicks, of Stokes t* 1 ** ' viu Ue ah othon. pers" that will compare favora- Bridge, seems to think that Col. i The newspa;>er8 have got hold of a bly with thejbest specimens Evans is correct about the mat- > p that, by the energetic and per- their trial at the approaching sistent action of the Board of term of the Court: Trade, they will soon be afford- Ed. Moses, Samuel Spencer ed the relief to which they are and Moses Brown, burglary and so much entitled, larceny; Kelly Powers, Israel Messrs. E. O. Woods, R. L. Davis, murder; Richard Tim- Dargan, A. T. Baird and A. J. mons, larceny of live stock ; J. Broom were elected members of F. Hawley, bigamy ; Tom Rob- the Board. Messrs. J. C. Will- inson, larceny. cox, W. F. Dargan and E. O. The following, who are out on Woods were appointed a corn- bond, should have been tried in mittee to draft resolutions of June, but there was no Court respect to the memory of two then owing to the illness of deceased members, J. F. Early Judge Kershaw, so they will be and L. L. McGee, given a hearing now : The regular meetings of the John Jackson, assault with Board of Trade are held on the intent to kill; Jas. Register, first Friday of each month. The carrying concealed weapons; special meeting on Tuesday John Truett, Weldon Truett, night was attended by a large James Register, riot and assault number of the most influential and battery ; Edgar Sam, ag- citizens of the town, and as the gravated assault and battery ; organization is capable of ac- Warner Bass, burglary and lar- complishing an untold amount ceny; James I. Schaff, aggravat- of good for Darlington, it is to ed assault and battery; W. be hoped that all future meet Malcolm Kissiah, criminal as- ings will be as enthusiastic, and sault; J. Madison Hearon, ma- that the body may long retain licious trespass: John Tolson the energy and vigor which and John H. Tolsor, assault marks it so decidedly at present, and battery with intent to kill CYPRESS. —Mr. P. A. Parnell has a lit tle five-year-old boy who picks 50 pounds of cotton a day. Mr. 8. C. Parnell has ginned about 400 bales of cotton. Who can beat that record up to Octo ber 6 ? —We are having some more fair weather and sunshine, and all rejoice at it. The farmers are hard down saving their pea- vine hay. —There were two marriages at Cypress last week; Mr. Samuel Parrott to Miss Annie Hurst, and Mr. Samuel Andrews to Miss Lula Mims. The farmers say that they are making a crop this year ‘right.” Most of them say that they are making a bale to the acre, and we have heard of some who are making even more than that. Smoke Red Star cheroots, 5 for 10 cts; Rose Bouquet, 3 for 5 cts, at West & Honour’s. TIMMONSVILLE. -Timmonsville is to have a bank in the near future. Mrs. W. G. Reynolds is vis iting friends at Bishopville. —Rev. S. M. Richardson has just closed a week’s protracted meeting at his church here. -Mrs. Mary Byrd is very ill at present with typhoid fever, at her home seven miles below town. —Misses Mabel and Bertha Lechner have recently gone to Spartanburg to attend the next session at Converse College. -Some of our citizens have been to Wilmington recently to hear the celebrated evangelist Rev. Sam Jones, and express themselves as being pleased with him. —Mr. J. N. Parnell had the misfortune to lose one of his eyes by a whip lash while crack ing his whip over his team last Saturday morning, between Cy press and this place. Queen olives, large bottles, 50 cts ; small bottles, 15 cts ; West & Honour. ASHLAND. -We are having a few sunny days at last. —Our public roads are still in a deplorable condition. Is there no relief ? —Little Mamie, infant daugh ter of Mr. Jas. N. Moore, is dan gerously ill. -Our cotton fields are still white, and cotton pickers are very scarce. —Mr. James W. Gardner is putting a new coat of point on his dwelling, which adds much to the appearance of the place. !y with thejbest specimens raised in Mott Township, and they are as brave as the Old Guard were at Waterloo. The original Henry Clay no doubt used a flint and steel gun when coon hunting, kept his flint picked, powder in the pan dry, and was never known to let his gun go off half-cocked ; and when he huug up this trus ty slayer of coons on the rack above his cabin door, and grasp ed his “gray goose quill” to give the reading public his opinion of “mice and men,” tradition says he was vigilant in keeping his weather eye on “Webster’s Un abridged.” He was wise in his day and generation. Who can deny it ? —The growing cotton ship ments from here demand bet ter facilities for the accommo dation of seller and buyer. The present agent’s work is almost gratuitous, and is arduous dur ing the cotton and fertilizer sea sons. Under the present ar rangements bills of lading for cotton are necessarily delayed in getting into the purchaser’s hands, while the seller waits an other day for his money. Build a first-class depot, pay the agent a living salary, sell tickets, re ceipt for all freights—these changes would be the correct thing for the great Atlantic Coast Line. ter I beg, in justice to all the j ^ of ^ in county parties concerned, that you will ( or a Wo mado inquiry of the say publicly and authoritatively jonor and found tho rumor oorrect.only who is the nominee. If Col. that he does not intend to give it to the Evans is, say so ; if I am, say so.' state or to any particular municipality My understanding was that or society, but to trustees, for tho use of the convention nominated me, the people, for posterity and for all time, and that all admitted that such Th» nmgmflcent gfft of eoo acres lies in was the action vf tho conven- bran( . h of tho ^ J d North tion. If \ am wrong about tho Pacific railway, about ouo milo from tho matter—if I am not the nominee, river at Quemeville, in Sonoma county, my candidacy is the candidacy and accessible by rail from Sun Fnineis- of an independent, and I must I eo, which is seventy miles distant, lose my self-respect, and bo for getful of my duty and fealty to the Democratic party to consent to appear in so false a light be fore the public. I am, Very respectfully, Your ob’t servant, A. W. Parrott. New buckwheat, 5 cts a lb., at West & Honour’s. RIVERDALE. —The clouds have dispersed, No Vacancy at the Kingston School. Editor Darlington News : I saw in your issue of October 2, that a teacher was wanted for Kingston school, and requesting that applications be senttin. I think tho reporter is under a mistake ; we have a teacher and would suggest to further appli cants for the position that they address themselves to tho King ston correspondent of The Dar lington News. T. Edam and in this week our’s. pineal at West County Allianct Moating. The County Alliance held regular quarterly meeting Friday last. Stock to the amount of $2,000 was subscribec. and placed in the hands of J. W. Ferguson, the county agent for the purpose of supplying the memoere of the Alliance with heavy groceries at a low rate. A committee consisting oi' Messrs. Lucas McIntosh, A. A Gandy, E. M. Williamson, J W. Ferguson and W. R. Lawson, was appointed to con sider the matter of organizing a joint stock companr to conduct the exchange. This committee will make a report on that sub ject at a special meeting which is to be held onthe first Friday in December. An Editor's Dr*am. The editor sat on a hard bot tom chair, trying to think of thought, and he plunged all his Angers about through his hair, but not one topic they brought. He had written on temperance, tariff and trade, and the pros pects of making a crop, and jok ed about ice cream and weak ry wii Effie Douglass, aggravated as sault and battery; J. O. Mc- Lauchlin, disposing of property under lien; Alfred Robinson, obtaining] goods by false pre tences; SamueUSuggs, aggravat ed assault and battery. Bills will also be given out to the Grand Jury against Esau McIn tosh and Murray Knotts, charg ed with murder, both of whom are supposed to have left the county. The following are the new cases which have come up since the June term, the parties to which are out under bond: Frank Osborn and W illiam Car ter, aggravated assault and bat tery; Moses Johnson, murder; Joe Lide, malicious mischief; Tink Sansbury and Sam Green, grand larceny. Alexander Fon- ▼ille, convicted of trespass, who had a sealed sentence left for him in his absence by Judge Witherspoon, came forward a few days ago and paid the fine of $40 which the sentence called for. An elegant assortment of bon bons, chocolate and crystalized fruit, selected by our Mr. C. J. Epps, who has charge of that ‘ *”est& Honour. Darlington Alliance. [Reported for The News.] At the regular monthly meet ing of Darlington Alliance, Sat urday, October 4th, Mr. W. C. Ervin was elected secretary and business agent, vice M. T. Lide resigned. It was decided to meet hereafter twice a month on the first and third Saturdays at 4 o’clock P. M. Messrs. H B. Law, G. H. Carraway and W. A. Law were appointed a committee to draft suitable res olutions on the death of Bro. G. Q. S. Rhodes, and to request publication of the same in the county papers. The meeting was entertained for a short time before adjournment Ly Bro. R. 8. Powell of Nutiu Carolina. 18 Up rheu- repre- meet- JOVANN. —W. S. King. Esq. .paid a fly ing business trip to Cheraw on Monday last. —Mr. T. E. Howie leaves in salmon in this a few days for the Charleston Honour. Medical College. —Mr. J. C. Blount has accept ed a position as sawyer with Messrs. Martin fie Clark. —Mr. LeRoy Howie has tak en charge of Dr. Howie’s busi ness while he is away. CLYDE. —Mr. A. M. McNair’s store is almost completed. —We are having some fine weather for gathering cotton now. —Mr. J. A. Parnell again from his attack of matism. —Hartsville was well sented during the recent ing at Newmarket. —Rev. W. A. Wright con ducted a very enjoyable meet ing at Newmarket recently. —Miss Lily Grant left recent ly tor Columbia, where she is to enter the Methodist Female College. Mrs. Betsy King, of the Union neighborhood, lost her dwelling-house and nearly all of the contents by fire on Friday and we again behold the blue canopy and golden sunshine with pleasure. —Mr. R. A. Wilds takes the prize for the prettiest peas in the neighborhood. They are very fine. —Owing to the recent inclem ency of the weather and the scarcity of cotton pickers, some of our farmers’ fields are white with the fleecy staple. A few are nearly through gathering Mr. R. L. Bass was so fortunate as to lose his purse containing one hundred and twenty dollars on Monday of last week. When he discovered his loss, he immediately retrac ed his course, endeavoring to secure the purse, but in vain. We wish to call the atten tion of the county commission ers to the narrow strip of Back Swamp township left after sur veying Florence county; we think it would be well to have it attached! to Mechanicsville, as it would strengthen the school at Riverdale. LAMAR. —The rains have ceased, and we are now having fine weather for picking cotton and curing hay. —Dr. J. B. Mims is building an office near his dwelling. The Doctor will not commence the practice of medicine until he gets everything in “apple-pie order.” -The members of the Farm ers’ Alliance at this place are settling their accounts promptly with the business agent. The agent would, however, most re spectfully request that they all would not rush up at the same time with their money, but give him time to catch breath and wipe the perspira tion from his brow. -Master Sammie Parrott, aged 14 summers, and Miss An nie Hurst, who is about 19, both of whom are from the Newman Swamp section were married by Elder J. S. DuBose a few days ago. Brave little Sammie, you cheese, have shown our old bacheloas & Hon- w hat kind of material you are made of ! We wish you much joy and happiness, however much we think that you are too young and tender to launch out upon the stormy sea of life to breast the unknown troubles that are before you. Middling cotton is bringing from 6.40 to 0.50 this week. Mrs. I. Lewenthal has gone on to New York to spend several months with relatives. Mr. Edward Mills and Miss Julia Poston, both of tho Fact ory, were married by Trial Justice Dargan on Sun d a y morning, at ten o’clock. Florence has a new hotel which been completed in the eastern portion of tho town. Mr. Henry B. Lane is the pro prietor. It is tho lost cousiderablu tract of these big trues iu this region or so near the city. Of course there are other scojtcg of scattered timber in tho hills, scrubby in growth and out of tho way. But this is a grand forest of monstrous trees, much fti level land, bordered by tho side of the Mount Jackson range, with tree trunks from five to fifteen feet in diameter and more than 300 feet high, intermingled with various other sorts of growth, occa sional firs, laurel and other woods add ing to tho beauty of tho spot. The donor says tho gift will not bo fully appreciated for tho next fifty years. Then, when no other spot like it can l>e found in reach, his motive will bo un derstood. Tho trustees will be selected about ns follows: Perhaps tho chairman of the Golden Gate park trustees of San Francisco: tho landscape gardener of Central park, New York city: the chief justice of tho supremo court of Califor nia, and a local trustee of this county. These gentlemen and their successors forever will have control under but few restrictions in tho deed of trust. One will be that no timber shall ever bo cut or trimmed unless it bo blown down. Another condition will l>o that tho park shall not bo a place for encampment, for fear of fire, and shall only bo visited in daylight. There will l>e drives, paths and the like, as well as many ornamental struct ures, and a gateway and fountaiys in keeping until its purpose, for which a sufficient endowment is to bo placed in tho hands of tho trustees. Tho details cannot bo given for publication, nor in fact aru they completed. But it is un derstood that some of tho work will l>o done in tho time of the owner, and that ho will retain control for tho present and ns long as ho lives. Out of the 600 acres . muni i * about 260, with valuable improvements, 1 ROF. I. n. ( iordon has ton- orchards, buildings, etc., are being put resignation US priu- into condition for yielding a considera- dered his cipal of the colored Graded School on account of ill health, and the same has been accept ed. The Rev. Mr. Moore preached ^ bio income, and much of it is as fine land as lies in Russian river bottom. After its income may no longer bo re quired by tho family it is provided that it shall become part of the park, and tho trustees will bo directed to use such por- un- at the Factory on Sunday morn-1 tion as may bo convenient to erect glass ing last. Ho will occupy his own pulpit next Sunday, the re pairs on the church having been completed. Mrs. Cole leaves to-day for, her former home in Florida. There are several applicants for the hotel, but it has not been I rented yet. The building is to be improved and renovated be fore any contract is mado with a new tenant. A petition is being circulated for the pardon of Lazarus Peter son, who was sent to the peni tentiary at tho last term of the houses for propagating strange plants, flowers, trees and shrubs, to bo used in bordering tho drives and ornamenting tho ground. It will bo seen from the sketch that tho plan is for posterity, and it will tako a long while to work it out, though in tho main the natural features of a wild forest are intended to predom inate always.—Cloverdale Reveille. Hurled tho Cheese. In tho suburbs of Boston lives a mer chant who is something of an epicure, and not infrequently he brings home with him from tho city on his return from business some tid-bit or other. Not long since ho found some i>artioularly choice Roquefort cheese, and the day be ing Saturday ho took a piece homo with Court for COW Stealing. Russell, him for his Sunday dinner, the white man who was convict ed with him, was, as will be} remembered, pardoned a short time ago. Messrs. J. D. Shaw, Robert I E. Carnes and Geo. Scarborough of Bishopville, have been arrest ed and carried to Columbia to | be tried before a United States Commissioner under a charge of having interfered with the! late colored postmaster at that place in the discharge of his duty. Mr. J. K. Blackman, stenog-1 rapher of the First Circuit, spent several days in Darlington this week. He is well known as be ing one of the leading reporters on The News and Courier several years ago. Mr. Black man is now one of the largest stockholders in the company! which has been organized to! develop the Mason cotton pick- j er. A horse attached to a buggy strayed off from its owner on Monday night, and was found the next morning lying down in a ditch near the C., S. & N. 1 road in the southern portion of Arrived at the station ho was met by his man with the buggy, and in driving homo ho put tho bundle on tho bottom of the carriage, wbero it lay forgotten until tho next day. At dinner ho re membered tho delicacy, and sending for Patrick, ho asked what ho hail done with tho package of choose which ho left on tho bottom of tho buggy. “Was that chase, sor?’’ responded Pat rick, in evident surprise. “Yes, of courso it was cheese. What did you do with it?’’ “Well, upon mo soul, sor, it never in- tereil mo comprehension that it was chase. It smelled that powerful, sor, that I thought shuro it wore dead, sor, and I wint and buried it, manin’ lio harm.”—Boston Courier. FhotoxmpUlng a Bird in Its Nest. Mr. John Watson, at a meeting of tho Kendal Natural History society, de scribed the manner in which ho had been able to procure a photograph of a wood cock sitting on its nest. Ho was walk ing in the neighborhood of Amside, a viUago on tho shore of Morocambo bay, and observed one of tho birds on its amb, which was placoj in nu open situa tion. Ho watched it for some minutes, and wished that ho had some means of transferring tho picturo to paper. He shortly afterward fell in with a friend who fortunately had with him his cam era. In tho course of an hour and a half, during which tho bird sat as if un conscious of their presence, they secured of the fire un night ; cause known. Another supply of our 13 cts * H - week, West & EBENEZER. —Candy pullings and pinder boilings occur once a weel —The prospect for ginger- snaps made with township rais ed sorghum is promising indeed. The School Commissioner Controversy. The following correspon dence, in regard to the much-talked-of question as to who is the regu lar nominee of the Democratic party for the office of School Commissioner, explains itself: Editor Darlington News: I enclose a letter of Mr. A. W. Parrott asking me to decide, as county chairman of the Demo cratic party, whether he or CoL W. H. Evans is the nominee of the Democratic Convention. I submitted Mr. Parrot’s letter to the executive committee, and am instructed by it to that Mr. Parrott’s name be printed upon the Democratic ticket as the nominee of the con vention. J. W. Beasley, Chairman. Dablinqton, 8. C., 1 October 2, 1890. / Hon. J. W. Beasley, County Chairman : Dear Sib—As seems to be certain the nominee for the the town, with the remains of no Kativea. A picturo^ of the nost the buggy piled up on it. The “ ’ *■— property was tiirned over to the town authorities, but was sub sequently claimed by tho owner, who is from a distant portion of the county. Books of subscription to the capital stock of the Water! Works will be opened on Thurs day next, as will be seen from the advertisement published in another column. The big tank was filled with watar this week, and the pipes are now being say will laid around the Square. The trenches which have been dug for this purpose should be mark ed with lanterns at night, or some citizen of the town will have his leg broken before the work is completed. (Locals Continued on Next Page.) and eggs, after tho bird had been driven off, was also obtained.—New York Tele gram. * An Untimely DUcourse. A man 60 years old was married re cently in a small German town to a woman ten years his senior. Tho “y outh- fnl” bride insisted upon having a groat wedding, with tho addition of a “spe cial” marriage sermon from the lips of her beloved pastor. Tho groom, after useless protestations, assented to Hie wishes of his fntnre better half. His feelings, however, can be imagined more easily than described when the beloved pastor began his sermon with the text, “Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do.”—Now York Tribune. An Imposnibility. Mrs. Brown—Y'ou shouldn’t wear your hat on one side. ’ Little Johnnie—Well, how conld I it on both sides? —Epoch. A Mala* Man’s Trunk. 1 was talking with one of the old set tler* the other day, and he said: “Don’t know Hen Jones, do you? Wall, when you tee him you'll know him; he’s fot the damdeet nose on him that yon erst seed on a live being. T’other d*y Ises Hen ootning down hill in to the vfll***, and be wae driving* horse with ons hwid and maltin’ with t’other. When he got up to me I “It is hard to ask for bread and be given a stone,” said a rueful tramp at tho door of the newly married farmer whose Wellesley wife had just respond ed to his appeal with three of her own home-made biscuits.— Somerville Journal.