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- m w * I! VOL. XVIIL NO 2 DARLINGTON, S. 0., THURSDAY, JANUARY 8, 1891. WHOLE NO 833 noowr, irr^Dvrs. Middling cotton is ! Mr. J. L. Edwards, formerly H. Hennij liriniriiiu 1,0 ,kke< * , ’ f ' r of oil mill, has i senbu ® * accepted the position of mana- N. ' jger of the wholesale rm: Darlington Sub-Alliance department of J. L. met in the Court House on Sat-1 Co. at Hartsville. 11 rda> • i «■ —, »» . Mr. C. W. Hewitt has pur mg, M. Manne, J. Ro- rg, Smith & Bro. and W. Pinkston, making „ nine sa- grocerj loons in all, an increase of two Coker & over last year. Aldermen Bon- noitt and Alexander were ap pointed a committee to obtain A Ris nj young Darlingto.’ias. The Spartanburg Daihj Her- Auditor W. H. Lawrence has chased from the estate of the t | ie “pessary rights of way for started on his annual rounds for; late T. G. Dargar. the property t ” e w Mening of Pearle Street on receiving tax returns. ' on Pearle Street now occupied North side as far West as Dr. Gaddy, of North Carolina > ; v ,A Ir *- J- Zimmerman for P OS8 il»le. has located for the practice of ?' l*® 8 a l so bought from Mrs. H. C. Rast a portion of her property, fronting on „ T Pearle Street 30i feet and ad- ^ r - J-W | ^l 1 . ers P ( joining the Dargan lot for $425. | elected m his pis He will convert these lots into I one and will erect a handsome A BlJimess c h a n Ke. prt medicine at Hartsville. The Dank of Darlington, on January 1st, declared its regu lar semi-annual dividend of 5 per cent. An important meeting of Dar lington Alliance, No 180, will be held in the Court House on Saturday January 19. The pupils of the Mayo School gave an entertainment in the hall, over Mr. J. Gregg McCall’s old stand, on Thursday night. A return ticket to Mexia, Texas, good to return until the 16th inst., inclusive, has been left for sale at The News office. Mr. R. L. Dargan has removed his bookstore to Dr. Boyd’s old stand on the North side of the Public Square. Mr. Peter W. Mclver, who has been employed at the factory, has gone to Florence to accept a position with Mr. F. M. Rogers Jr. Since writing the above Mr. S. 8. Burch resigned the posi tion of Clerk to the Council and oon Evans was ace. residence thereon. The following officers of the Royal Society of Good Fellows have been elected to serve during the present year. C. Alexander Ruler, S. Lewenthal, instructor; J W. Evans, Secretary; S. S. Burch, Financial Secretary; G. Dr. W. J. Garner, who has for several years past conduct ed a drug business and practised medicine, has sold his drug busi ness to Dr. J. A. Boyd, who will hereafter conduct the business at Dr. Garner’s old stand on the west side of the Public Square, Dr. Boyd’s A. Bland, Trna.umr; I, H^ndl | ^ Srih^hou. ,h. county will be glad to know that he will be able to recom- ford, Counsellor; J. B. Muldrow, Director; J. G. Law, Prelate; John Douglas, Guard; J. P. Cole man, Sentry. Tickets to Charleston will be sold at reduced rates from all joints on the Atlantic Coast mence his extensive business co soon after the fire. Dr. W. J. Garner will devote his entire time to the practice of e The convention of teachers, to have been held in Darlington last week, has been for unavoid able reasons postponed until a later date. medicine, for which he is soem- ine to those desiring to attend inently qualified. He will fit up the Pet Stock and Poultry Show several rooms over the drug in that city. Round trip tickets store for offices. Later in the will be sold from January 11 to season he will go North, to pur- 17, inclusive, good to return un-; sue a post graduate course of til January 20. The ticket from medicine. Darlington will cost $2.65 ; j ■ from Palmetto $2.45 ; Floyd's a Promitinff Life Ended. a " d3o ‘ There ^ ’ throughout the County when it At the recent semi-annual was learned that Mr. J. M. Rhodes was dead. His death occurred at his homenear Early s aid published on Christni isDay a two-column artical descriptive of the Morgan Iron Works, of that cit}'. The article which was embelished with a picture of the company's buildings and aa ex cellent likeness of Mr. Wj E. Lucas, the originator of the en- j terprise and its first president, concluded as follows: “Hat it affords The Herald special pleas ure to give to the president, Earnest Lucas, the largo Share of credit due to him especially for this phenominal record, Mr. Lucas was born in Darlington county just twenty-six years ago and is the youngest man in the South, perhaps, at tho head of such an enterprise. He began life in the cotton business, and was a buyer of much skill. He came to Spartanburg as buy jr for Walker Flemming & Sloan, and was soon engaged by Capt. Montgomery as buyer for Paco- lot Mills. When the Spartan Factory' was assured Capt. Montgomery made Mr. Lucas superintendent of construction, and it was here his great talent as a manager, his incomparable executive ability was shown. While in the cotton business Mr. Lucas spent this summer vaca tion profitibly. One summer, in paitnership with Mr. L. C. Can non he made the brick for Whit ney Mills. Ho is emphatically a worker, and where energy is found coupled with the kuowl- month. D. W. E. F. Fresh Garden Honour. that they paid in nearly $700 The shares are to be paid in monthly' instalments until fully' paid up, and then a general j banking business will be start- i ed. A strong set of by laws was adopted, after which the following were elected a board 1 , . . of directors to serve for one „ " _ c * year, to wit; J. E. Wilson, H° nour ' M. Minus, F. L. Baxter, S. Williams, J. B. Middleton, H. Deas, W. R. Jervey and D. Smith. At a meeting of the board of directors held shortly after the adjournment of the stockhold- ets meeting Dr. J. E. Wilson, formerly of Charleston, was un animously chosen president of the bank and W. R. Jervey seeretarv and treasurer. Dr. Wilson is regarded here as a capable financier, and such was the confidence the citizens have in the honesty and busi ness tact of the head and in the success of tho enterprise that several of our most prominent white citizens have' (taken shares, one of them as high as ten shares, with a view of giving help and encouragement to such a laudable undertaking. The few remaining shares will no —Miss Kate Lewis has re turned to Monroe North Caro lina where she will resume her course of studies, her much success. i Saturday and opened the school' ery into high position, is not at this place on Monday morn- j only an impediment to the j ing. ' work, but a crime against the Order. A majority of themem- ! hers of the General Assembly jare Alliance men, and they Salmon —Farmers have about ar- We wish ragged for the year with lahor- | ers and tenants, and the weath- | er for moving is all that could West & he desired. Mr. Revelle, machinist and could have elected a clean and able man to represont our Order in the Senate and push our measures to success. All was Seeds; West & Mr. It. L. Dargan now has at j his book store bills of sale, liens ! and other law blanks. Best horse-shoeing done at C. W. Hewitt’s by A. E. Small. PHILADELPHIA. doubt he while. ‘S u in a very short I —Christmas has passed with out any special event or inci dent happening among us. —We sorely regret to hear of the deatli of our young friend, Mr. Jeff Rhodes, of the Swift Creek section. —Mr. Wilson's school is in a flourishing condition at present. He has fifty-one pupils enrolled, with the prospect of several more. —Rev. J. E. Rushton, thenew pastor sent to the Lower Dar lington Circuit, preached, as his (musician, has located in our | lost by the treason of one man, village ; also Mr. Hough, of the Senator Stokes, president of th« |C., S. & N. Railroad, has loca- State Alliance. How and why? t 'J his family here. On Fridav morning, Decem- —Messrs. L. L. Gray and E. b <; r 5 ’i 8!H '’J he f ol * ow \ n g a PI M. Rogers contemplate going pd in the Charleston W orld. tlfc into the brick business. Anoth or K an of Tillman and Irby: | er enterprise that will pay on a . “" r,ia * 1 ,mve aiul ,lear . (1 to 'i lin.H.xl kpjiIp i ,la y confirms me in my previously ex-, limited sea e. I . ireHse ,j opinion that State Senator J. —Lots of an acre are selling )Y' ?^ 0 ^ ei V who i8 ’ tt A 1 ni , the State Farmers Alliance, will ent here at two hundred dollars. uo figure in the fight for the United Mr. G. W. Stith sold two lots ! States Senatorship next Tuesday; but last week to Mr. A. B. Rhame, of Orangeburg, and others are in demand. Rock Salt & Honour. for Horses ; West An Alliance Sensation. [From the Alliance Column of the Newberry Observer.) GREEN PLAINS. —Moving seems to order of the dn v . he the , r ■ „ TI i election of the Knights of Messrs. West & Honour pre- phythias, the following officers sented to each oneof their inany were elected : W. J. Garner, C. Cross Roads on last Friday night, customers, on Chnstmas day, c s Lewenthal, V. C.; C K. Mr. Rhodes was the son of Mr. an appropriate and useful pres- Rogerg p . w G Dick ; on M w E . Rhodes and was about ent ’ | A.; W. A. Parrott. M. of F., thirty years old. We On January 1, the People’s 1 and K. of R. and S.; C. Alex- doubt whether there was a more Bank declared a dividend of 6 under, M. of E ; Geo. Onslow, highly respected young man in per cent, free from taxes, and Trustee.; R. W. Boyd and the County, or onemoregener- set aside $8,000 to be added to C. Alexander, Representatives ally liked, than he. Something the surplus fund. * to the Grand Lodge,- G. W ' over a year ago he married Miss Me Cot of the electric liirht Brown au ' 1 A Weinberg, Alter-; Godbold, of Marion, who, with wL th i„ towS C one child, is left to mourn the • The Spartanburg Herald of end A ° t f Friday says; “Mr Ligon left useful hfe ’ At the time of hts yesterday for his new home in Anderson, and Mr. Mclver, of Darlington, has come to take his place as Secretary of Whitney Cotton Mills. Mr. Mclver’s friends, of whom he already has many in Spartanburg, congrat ulate our city becoming one week and he said that the lights would be in operation by the middle of FebruSr; try. Mr. W. S. Wills, of Johnston, has been appointed book keeper in tho office of the State Treas urer, in place of Mr. A. C. Coggeshall, of this County. Mu. J. C. Windham has re signed from the police force and will leave the latter part of this month for St. Louis, where he will engage in business. The bridge of the C., S. & N Railroad over the Pee Dee River is rapidly nearing completion and the contractors expect to have it finished by January 15. On last Friday night the saw and L. L death Mr. Rhodes was planting on his own account and was also connected in business with Mr. B. A. Early. The deceased was a member of Swift Creek Church and the remains were interred in the cemetery of that Church heartily o£f hte j on Sun(lay - ~ of its citizens. few days move to his cozy home on Spring street. He is thor oughly identified with Spartan burg, and is foremost in what ever tends to build up and de velop this favored section of the South. Real Estate Transfers. The following transfers real estate were recorded in of the Fresh Roes; West & Honour, first, a very able sermon here I on 27th ult. We welcome him with open arms. —Messrs. C. H. Race and — Hecker were in this section last week prospecting for a turpen tine distillery. I learn that they have very nearly secured suffi cient timber to warrant the —Mr. 11 Byrd is pushing J commencement of the enter- ahead. Ho has most of his, prise. ground ready for planting corn. _ The m essenger of death —Our friends who spent their called at the home of Mr. and Christmas holidays away from (Mrs. F. A. Dowling, Jr., on home have returned and are i Christmas eve and took away again at work. their little George, an infant of: -Mr. Willie Huggins and his ' ,ne ye ? r and . tw0 ninths. sister, both of Sumter, have been funeral services we.-e held at in Green Plains on a flying I Wt KleyCh . a P el - and were con- visit to relatives. Editor Observer: Alliance men, our noble Order now covers thirty-five States, and we have wmen was presmeu uv« millirma of mon.hors We have I b X ^nator Stokes, president of the State Alliance. A ballot that on the contrary he is hein^ caro-* fully groomed for the Governnrsijj) in 1894, when Tillman is more than likely, as 1 have already pointed out in these columns, to succeed the Hon. M. C. Hutler in the United States Senate.” The Tillmanito who inspired this knew his man. Stokes snapped up and swallowed the bait with avidity, as the sequel shows. On the night of the next day, Saturday, then' was a caucus of about forty Alliance men, which was presided over edge of men such as Mr. Lucas posesses, and the ability to —The small gram looks very handle them, success is sure to | "’ell at present, notwitiistund-1 follow whatever is undertaken, i i»g the Hessian Hy. I Mr. Lucas has recently mar ried a most charming young lady of Tennesse, and will in a millions of members. We have a great and holy work before us.' To have a clear understanding of the obligations of each one to, the other and to the Order, edu- ( cation is absolutely necessary. To get that education 1 invoke you to subscribe for the National Economist, the official organ of the Order, published at Wash ington city. It will cost you only one dollar a year. It is worth to you more than all the put together. was taken, with Donaldson in the lead, next Irby, then Keitt. Stokes, as predicted, in the Charleston World, cut no figure in the fight. He got only four votes. He was out of the race in an Alliance caucus. It was then agreed to hold an Alliance caucus on Monday night, when all the Alliance members of the General As sembly would be present and select an Alliance candidate. A other newspapers You will learn from its princi-, ... • t i pies the demands of the Order | a PP°I nted to and its great end and aim. If wa ' —The new year has opened promisingly with considerable Auditor’s office for the week; cotton on hand and farmers are ending Saturday January 3, <’eclining to sell. 1890: Constantia T. Pegues to! _ Msorhead, Cox And Co. He is a genial southern gentle man, and will he a decided ( As has already been stated in acquisition to the already do- these columns, Messrs Moor- lightful society of our city.” head, Cox and Co, of Belton, have purchased the Enterprise Grocery and have taken charge. The business will be conducted The News and Courier of Friday says: “Mr. R. L. Dar- an, a recent graduate of the itidel Academy and now engag ed in business in Darlington, was in the city yesterday. He under the Opera House, under the new firm name. Mr. W. J. Moorhead has the management of the business and Messrs E. E. Sam’l J. Evans, 2 acres and a house in Society Hill township for $65; Rutha M. Andrews to J. B. Stewart 2 acres and a house in Lydia township $30; Martha Brunson to T. S. Joye, one lot in the town of Darlington for $462.50; Eliza beth J. Harris to Madison W. Harris, 8041 acres in Cypress township for certain consider ations; J. ^ . Chapman to S. W. Byrd 78 acres in Antioch town ship for 780; Marco & Lewen thal to Carrie E. Rhodes et. al., MT. ducted by Rev. Mr. Wait. Quite a number of relatives and friends were in attendane. Currant Jelly, 15ctsapound; West & Honour. IDA, —The exercises of our school have been resumed after one for | week of holiday for Christmas, i in an( i ar ound Cypress. Mr. S. F. Goodson is remov- S —^ rush of moving about seems to be the bulk of the far- CYPRESS. —We have had and are still j having a number of marriages ing from this section to the old! Wilkes place, purchased. —Dr. and Mrs. which he has iner’s business at present. j X r n t \ —^ r - S- Huggins had his . M 'C arter > | leg badly sprained on last Sat- °f Williamsburg County, are ur( jay while trying to ride a visiting relatives anil friends in |,y c icle this section. j J -Mr. R. E. Coker has pur- Of Messrs J ^ y, n t-i * c» j 'j .4.^1 Rose, near Cartersville, was de- sa * d tbat ** w f 8 a pleasant sign Nigels, of this place, and Mr B stroyed by fire The loss is °f Darlington s spirit to see the p Geer, of Anderson, are assist heavy as there was no insurance, pfi® 8 brick and lumber that J 1 hav Mr. A. E. Gonzales, of Co- the site of the new 240 acres in Leavensworth [ chased the plantation of Mr. L. township for $1,500; M. H. C. Coker in this section and will l have already been brought to lumlia, was in Darlington on Tuesday in the interest of the Straightout paper shortly to be established in Columbia. He secured $900 for the capital stock from citizens of the town. mg him. Mr. E. R. Cox, of rougnt to B e it on( will also assist. For the buildings mirno8t , 0 f disnosincr of the old purpose of disposing of the old | stock of shoes and hats, they will sell them at cost and in 0. Alexander has removed his store to the former stand, corner which are to replace those re cently destroyed by fire. The' new stores would all be hand-1 someTnstances even below"cost', somer than those destroyed.” ; lhe firm ha8 a delivery wagon _ J* _ ’ and will deliver goods free of „ Mr - Webb s Restaurant. | charge, to their customers.! Webb’s restaurant, which is They propese to sustain the well and favorably known to store’s record in the past for Pearle and Grove Streets, and the people of Darlington County, f re sh family groceries. They W. N. Pinkston, who occu pied i has changed hands. Mr. Geo. are also desirious of disposing of that stand, has removed to Webb, the proprietor, has sold ' their woolen jeans and will sell tho store on the square occupied the business to Mr. W. Wit- them at cost. So it will be seen by C. Alexander. : cover, of Timmonsville, who that the costomer is here given Tav (service of nraver men- wili take char K e of on Feb ' the opportunity of making a J HE service of prayer, men ruary ^ We hope he wjl , sus . ^ ^ rgain / xhe famous tain the reputation which the “clipper plow” they are selling restaurant has enjoved for a t $2. The new firm intends to the' Presbyterian Church.' On i raa ? y year8 ’ Mrs. Webb | keep abreast of the times and all iion of which was made in last issue of The News, is now Garner to Walter J. Parrott, oqe lot in the town of Darling ton for $1,500; Maggie J. Vann to S. C. Vann, 400 acres in Leavensworth township for $000; H. P. Mims to G. W. Mims, 109 acres in Libson town- . ship (quit claim); F. W. Kirch- -The farmers who are mem- ner to Murdoch J. Outlaw, hers of the Lake 607 acres in Stokes Bridge for cultural Club have made satis- $2,000; G. W. Stith to Asa B. | factory arrangements lor the Rhame, one lot in the town of present year and are now receiv- Lamar for $200; G. W. Stith to 111 fertilizers and necessary Asa B. Rhame one lot in the supplies. A. I — — He- CLYDE. tVie J _a goodly number of fatni- Gh lies are changing homes in our St.) j community just now. Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Williams, do on in progress every evening at | of Chesterfield, Outlaw a short paid Mr. M. J. visit last w'eek. the final at the will return, early in March, to their former home Binghamton, I New York, and will carry with them the very best wishes of a The pupils of the Baptist Sun- large circle of friends, which Sunday night will be held Church. service| Baptist; purchasers would do well to watch their progress. at day School presented, on Sunday last, to their Superintendent, Mr. C. B. Edwards, a handsome gold chain, in recognition of the valuable services he has rendered ther School. An important meeting of the Darlington Guards will be held in the armory this even ing, when action will be taken upon the resignation of Capt. J. t > K. Mclver. Other important * * matters will also come up for ) consideration. Mr. P. Bishop Parrott, who is an excellent stenographer and they made during their stay in our midst and who regret their departure. January Salesday. Perhaps the largest crowd ever seen in Darlington was in town on Monday, “January Salesday.” As they all came prepared to make purchases, the merchants, horse dealers, Death of a Well Known Colored Man Dick Stephens, an old colored 1 and the people generally, were man well known in these parts, kept busy and a great deal of met with a sudden death about money changed hands. The 1.30 Sunday morning. He lives approach of night alone put an on Col. E. R. Mclver’s plan- end to the busy scene. There | tation, about three miles south were very few disturbances of Darlington. At the time throughout the day and, conse mentioned, all of the family had quentiy, only one or two arrests retired for the night, except were made. i himself and his wife. Dick The official sales were small. was lying on the hearth-stone, The Clerk made the following typewriter, is now prepared to * n front of the fire and his wife sales : In the case of Pelzer, do all kinds of work in that was seated by him and while, Rodgers & Co. ys. W. E Dar in this position, life quietly left gan, the “Williamson place, his body. He was about 60 which was bought on December years old and had been in bad Saleday by Joseph Spears for health for several years. His $6,000, was sold again, at the death was caused from heart ‘ risk of the former purchaser, for $2,00 to F. J. Pelzerin the ' case of F. J. Pelzer vs. Elias P.) ! Phillips 24 acres in Lisbon town ship were sold to S. Marco fo* $50. The Sheriff made the follow ing sales : In the case of the town of Lamar for $67; W. Parrott, C. C. P. to C. W. witt one house and lot in town of Darlington (the T. Dargan property on Pearle for $1,250; Mrs. F. M. Williams to Sibley Alford, 31 acres in Society Hill township for $35; Mrs. F. M. Williams to Fanny Turner, one acre in Society Hill township for $10; Constantia T. Pegues to Fanny Little, 2! acres in Society Hill township for $56,25; W. A. Carrigan to Solo mon Bostic G acres in Society Hill township for $90; Lucas McIntosh to A. M. Sompayrac 63 acres in Antioch township for $317,50; W. F. Wilkes and —We are having some very othej-s to S. F. Goodson, 155 cold and frosty mornings and acres in Philadelphia township the people are killing hogs. Mr. for $1,000; William V. Izlar to J. A. Parnell killed a hog that Sam’l E. Kelly 184 acres in weighed 260 pounds. Lydia township for $3,600; -Mr. J. T. Parnell, of Dar- Laurance Faulkner to A. V\ . ij n gton, was in our neighbor- —Many of our farmers are buying their fertilizers for this year in large quantities direct ., , i from Charleston, soon remove thereto. ,, i * 1 —A horse drover would ^' r 1S V, a n stuient well to drop in occasionally n ak ^ ' '. >rest College, iu US) as he could do some very Aoith Carolina, preached <r 0 od business at this place. Lake Swamp Church last Sun- ° day at 11 o'clock. —Mr. II. J. DuBose, whom we reported as very sick some time c , . , ago, is much better and is out swamp Agri- j a g a j n w e ar e glad to see him so much improved. —It does not seem that our j great “reformer” Ben Tillman and his Legislature have re duced taxes very much you do not take it, subscribe at once for it. There is great lack of knowl edge among those who ought to he posted. The following will show the obligation of each member of the Alliance to the Order and to those organizations with whom we have confeder ated: St. Louis, Mo, December 6th, 1889. Agreement ma‘ wait on Donaldson, Irby and Keitt and get them to state in writing their position on the principles and demands of the Alliance, to be read before the caucus. President Stokes said to the writer that his position was well known, but the posi tion of Donaldson and Irby was not; hence tho request that they be put in writing. I put mine i in writing and handed it in. -5e tILb'' Ja'y by'an'i ^ Senator Stokes, president of the between the undersigned committee State Alliance and presiding representing the National Farmers' officer of the caucus of Alliance Alliance and Industrial Union on the lnen on Saturday night, instead one part, and the undersigned com L# pnnvnnimr the Alliance can- mittee representing the Knights of ot convening the Alliance can Labor on the other part. Witnesseth: | cus on Monday night, as agreed, the undersigned committee repre- led off into a caucus of NOn- senting the Knights of Labor having Alliance men, Tillmanites; from read the demands of the J ational j caucus Alliance men who did not support Tillman were —A large lot of cotton is held j hack in the country awaiting better prices and, consequently, j money is a little tight. —We should like for the new ! Board of County Commissioners, to take a look at our roads, for | T , T T- • , i they are certainly in a bad con-! —Rev. J. I). * rierson preach-1 dit / n ed a most excellent sermon to a of the National Farmers Alliance and Industrial Union which are embodied In this agreement, hereby endorse the same on behalf of the knights of Labor, and for the purpose of giving practi cal effect to the demands herein set forth, the legislative committees of both organizations will act in concert before Congress for the purpose of securing the enactment of laws in harmony with the demands mutually agreed. And it is farther agreed, in order to carry out these objects, we will sup]K>rt for office only such men as can be depended upon to enact these principles into statue law unin fluenced by party caucus. National Economist, Vol 2, No 4, page 214. Is it not clear from the above agreement that any member of Congrees who is a member of the Alliance commits perjury if he goes into a caucus of either of the great parties? If he is in any degree influenced by party caucas he is perjured. 81,1 no escape from it. On the heels of Mr. Irby’s election to the position of United ■ pOH States Senator he was interview ed by the correspondent of The very attentive congregation New Market on Sunday last. —Mr. D. P. Walters has moved into our neighborhood, j We always welcome such men I as Mr. Walters in our midst. dine. His office is with Nettles & Nettles. He publishes an advertisement in this issue in which he guarantees satisfac tion. ^ On Wednesday night of last week, the store of Mr. F. M. Howard, near Lamar, together with the contents, was destroy- <ed by fire. The loss is about $1,700 and the insurance $1,000. No one was at the store at the tijie and the fire is thought be thfcfWork of an Incendiary. Okb night recently while Tom •iCoker, colored, was driving a ‘horse in a buggy down Pearle -Street, the vehicle came into ^collision with Mr. R. W. Boyd’s , horse which a colored man was driving in a carriage. The col- ioq was accompanied with „ such force that the shaft of the trated into the right hood on Sunday and his many friends were glad to see him. They were also glad to see Miss Maggie Goodson, who accom panied him. failure. Wines Jr. 2 lots and a house in Society Hill township for $400; R. H. Rogers to W. T. Flowers 46 acres in High Hill township for $460; C. S. Nettles and McC. Willes to Mrs. M. J. Byrd one house and lot in the town of Darlington (Mrs. Byrd’s pres ent millinery stand on the pub lic square) for $2,400; Adeline Nachman to Moses Wingate 121 acres in Philadelphia township ( —Misses Roxie for $910. i Sallie Dickinson school. JASPER. G. R. Salisbury is adding —We will all be glad when Mr. A. S. Mclver reestablishes his paper as we liked its tone. Mr. Mclver certainly has our sympathy in his loss. —Rev. Mr. Rushton, our new minister, preached at this place on last Sunday morning to a largo congregation. His dis course was a very strong and interesting one. —Your correspondent had the honor to receive an invitation to a K. of P. dinner at Bishop- ville recently. The entertain ment was a grand success. \ large crowd was present and a sumptuous repast was one of the jileasantest features of the occa sion. —Messrs. Silas Stuart and J. News and Courier, and is report ed as making the statement: “I am goint; to the Senate a* a Democrat and in full accord with the National Democracy. I am in full sympathy with the Alliance, but whatever may be obtained by me for the Alliance must be obtained through the National Democratic pa.-ty.” How does this statement of excluded, and into which many who supported Tillman would not go. Stokes sold out the Alliance for the shadow of being Gover nor of the State four years hence. That is the logical con clusion. The result was the Alliance had no candidate. Alliance men were free t6 vote for whom they pleased. Some rightly exercised it. Senator Stokes, from his posi tion as president of the State Alliance and his failure to con vene the caucus of the Alliance men on Monday night, which was agreed on, and his leading off into a caucus of Non-Allian ce men, is responsible for the There is failure on the part of Alliance men to send a representative man to the United States Sen ate, who would do honor to the State and our noble Order. The injury resulting to the Order from the treason of this following one man cannot be estimated. True and brave men cannot fight under the flag borne by a traitor. Respectfully, EllisonS. Keitt. Enoree Plantation, December 26, 1890. The Sweet Gargle.—A little Mr Irby’s who is the Alliance gi A'w a 7t ry „g toldi h^r motr lecturer of Laurens County, » .... i_- vi- - erhow beautiful a certain ladv v 8 Ta could trill in singing, and said: a new dence. stove room to his resi- E. Hurst, formerly of this place, iy« but now of Little Rock, Arkan- Lewis have a and full the jurting ft Boyd’s horse right ie in- The New Council The new council, with exception of J. J. Ward, was sworn into office at the Council Chamber on January 1st. The council will continue in office for two years from that date. E. O. Woods, Esq., was re-elected Corporation Council, Mr. S. 8. Burch was re-elected Clerk and Mr. S. A. Woods, Treasurer. The following police force was chosen : Chief, A. E. Dargan 5 Assistant Chief, R. L. Hart: Privates, J, T. Staunton and W. E. Board. The liquor license, which remains at $500 a year, was granted to the follow ing: J- M. James, C. Alexander, A Colored Bank at Florence. reform realize en- any sas, are visiting relatives and friends at this place. They are accompanied by their families. We are glad to have them with us after so long an absence. Five lb pails of Jelly; West & Honour. S. State vs. R. G. Marco (tax sale) | 150 acres in Antioch township to James Doughan for $12.82; in the case of the State vs Mary Gainey (tax sale) 50 acres in Antioch township were sold to W. H. Lawrence for $10,63; in ! the case of W. A. Carrigan vs | Geo. Montgomery 75 acres in Philadelphia township were sold to John McSween for $978;! in the case of C. M. Pheiffer &! Co vs C. R. McCall, lots 6 and 7 the town of Darlington, were “ " 's for $20. LAMAR. —We are very much in need of a first-class blacksmith and wood workman. —Hurrah for the , J terprize if we can The Florence correspondent re f orm8 . of the News and Courier, under date of December 31, says: “The! —We have made some im- South Carolina Banking As- provements on the Lake Swamp sociation, the first colored bank Church by adding blinds to vhe ever formed in this State, was j windows. formally organized at Florence! —Something more for Jasper! on Tuesday night last under! ^r. D. F. Spires has built new very favorable circumstances. 1 8ta i] s on Gie road within three —Messrs. D. A. Gray and D. The books of subscription to the : i iun( ] re j yards of our postoffice. C. Reynolds will soon set in mo- capital stock had only been __ T . j a soer Agricultural Hon a't this place a saw mill, a opened for a short while when —t a « Jasper Agncunurai v nearly four hundred of the au- Clu b , which is dealing w,.u F. thing very much needed, thorized capital of five hundred | . W agener & Co, have receiv- —On last Sunday afternoon shares were found to be taken, j ®d the most of their fertilizers. Mr. E. G. Reynolds and Miss O. ““ -Miss Sue Wilkes is making Mims were married by Rev. arrangements to visit relatives "• DuBose, all of this place, in Florida. She expects to leave | —Mr Oates, of Sampson, a member of the Alliance ? Is he ignorant of his obligations, or is his conscience so seared that he is incensible of his sworn duty ? Brother Alliancenien, great principles and demands are the basis of our noble Order, and we have before Congress press ing for solution a measure of financial relief of the greatest magnitude. The Alliance is non-partisan, but political. It rises high above men and par ties. It is the creature of the times and the condition of the country. Financial reform is the imperative demand. It was that, and not tariff reform, that caused the recent great, political revolution. The people of the North and Northwest are sick and tired growing corn for 12 cents per bushel and raising beef for l cent per pound. This is only the beginning of “Oh, mamma! you ought to hear her gargle. She does it so sweetly.”—Farmington (N. H.) Times. How to Help the Graded Schools. Mr. Editor :—Perhaps some of those interested in education would be glad to have pointed out ono way of helping the Schools without expense. We can use, to great advantage, al most all sorts of picture-papers and magazines, old or recent, whole or tattered. Now we do not ask for what anybody wish es to keep, but simply suggest that one can aid a good cause by presenting to the school li brary any old pile of magazines that happens to be lying in the wav,or by saving up the illus trated weeklies, after reading, till there is a sufficient number to send. We need chiefly, the revolution for the purifi- though not solely, pictures il- Only a payment of $350, as first instalment on was required, the the shares, but the stock holders were so etylhiisiasti^ j-iifrfli about^ cation of the Government and financial reform. The time is near at hand when the Order will move out and, taking its position, will draw its blade in defence of its principles and de mands, and, striking right and left, will spare no foe. Who ever falters in the fight is a traitor, and should meet the traitor’s fate. To permit a scurvy fellow, * -ij|' lustrating travels and historical events. If notified by postal to send fpr Jie ! ’'th of this North Carolina, arrived last 1 leprous with crime and without] D . arb an element of statesmanship, to | PUit' worm himself by political trick Wm