The Darlington news. (Darlington, S.C.) 1875-1909, January 15, 1891, Image 1

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VOL. xvm. NG 3. DARLINGTON, S. 0., THURSDAY, JANUARY 15. L891. ,» IxUXjXj WUOOH LOO^VL. ITJSTVlfc . Middling 81 cants. The Pee Dee Presbytery. A oallod rfieeting of this Pres- Mr. Jules Kahn, of Timmons* j ville, will st on engage in ti e cotton is bringing wholesale grocery business m bytcry was held iu the Presby- i£5nn nf ^ ■ M 'i teriau Church on Monday, to ,, T ^ , ■ ft ,,, .Kann.of Tunmonsville, is now ... J.Ir. J. Cji egg McCah has gone 1 Rn |.i to Charleston. pi t; n r< ^ ,C. Whaling as pastor of the | The Champion Canning Com- Church at Cheraw. The follow- iHih ictin i'iOJCiiC6|p8.ny, of D^rJington, Ii8,v0jing niombcrs wer© prosont.* placed their canned goods on Revs. T. C. Whaling, Cheraw, the local market, Samiiles of J. H. Dixon, Florence, and J. G. the same are now at< Edwards,! Law, Darlington, and Eiders Norment & Co’s. John McSwsen, Timmonsville, R. L. Hagood 100 acres in Cy- Rio Coffee 51bs for ^1.00; West press township for $500; Geo.! & Honour W. Witte to Alexander Dudley, 2 lots in the town of Darlington onsider the resignation of’Rev” for $ !, °; J- B - Stewart to Rutha - M. Andrews 1} acres in Cypress township for $30; Robt. Brown Graham Flour; West & Hon our. are in operation. Mr. E. G. Orrell is employed at the express office. The County Board of Pensions will meet on Monday next. A dance was given in the Guards Armory last evening. Triad Justices Sanders and Dargan have received their commissions. A Gr \nite stoop has lieen placed at the front entrance of the Bank of Darlington. Mr. C. S. McCullough has gone Wtjst for the purpose of securing stock for this market. The Darlington Guards will hold an important meeting in | parties to the affair, their armory on Monday night, Madame: Fry , 8 Concert Con - Mr. J. Beilenson, the jeweler, j gives notice in another column that all persons who left watch es to be repaired by him must call for the same within the next fifteen days. His stand is now at S. Tombacher’s store on Pearle Street. In our account of the recent accident which befell Mr. Boyd's horse, on Pearle Street, a mis take was made in stating the circumstances. The hearing before the Mayor showed that the blame could not be attached | to Thomas Coker, one of the J. J. James, Darlington, J. A. James, Cheraw. The pastoral relations between Mr. Whaling and the church at Cheraw were dissolved and his ecclesiastical relations transferred to the OATS. to Eli Brown 35 acres in Libson —Mrs. C. N. Oates has re- township for $70; M. Marco to turned from her Florida trip. Lydia Rogers et al. 250 acres in _ Dr s . D Harrell has r> Libson township for $715,85; I. moved hi8 ottice fromit8 former Lewenthal to W. W . Mci illan position, about two miles below 131 acres :a Society Hill town- t hj s pi ace to quite near the ship for $1400; W. C. Coker et c j t ., 1 ^ al to S. P. Wilson 52 acres in j Society Hill township for $52; —There will be preaching Joseph Rosenberg to McC. t hereafter at Wesley Chapel ev- Willis 2 lots in the town of Dar- ery Sunday afternoon and pray The Alliance Platform. The following are the resolu tions which \v» re adopted by tin* Farmers Alliance in their na tional convention at Ocala, Fla.. December 8: 1. We demand of national banks: that the governm tablish sub-treas ir tories in the sc' which shall loan tin abolition we demand nt shall cs- es or deposi- vcral States, money direct An Old Friend at A New Stand. Dr. John A. Boyd announces in this issue his recent purchase of the stock of Dr. W. J. Garner. As already mentioned, he has also leased the latter's hands, pany gave a capital perform- Some brick store on the west ance at the Opera House on I® ld . e th ® . 8< l uare ’ and hav * n S in regard to the return of the Wednesday night of last week, j <inis .^® d J 1 . 8 preparations for animal , which was deserving of a bet-! receiving his customers, is now „ „ ... I ter audience than was presen t.! (l01 "g a8 bl !? 1 ? a b ^ 8,n , e J s8 ther , e Rev. W. A. Guerry will con- rp he v i 0 [i n aild q ute i as he ever did at the old stand, duct services in " ~ 1 Chapel, Sunday o'clock. N o r th Alabama Presbytery,! lington (<ni Broad S reet) for with a view to his acceptance of C. S. Nettles and McC. a call to South Highlands! W lllls - one kff 1,1 town of Dar- Church at Birmingham, Ala- hngton for $700; C. B. Edwards, bama. etal., Executors, to James B. Law, 289 acres in Leavensworth | township for $3,33£|; W. P. Cole, S. D. C., to James Doughen, 150 acres in Antioch township for $1,282 ; W. W. Isgett to H. M. Smith, 99 acres in Mechanics-1 ville township for $550 ; W. D. er meeting night. every Wednesday to the people at a interest not to exert low rate of d two per cent per annum on imperishable farm products, and also upon real estate with proper limita tions upon the quantity of land and amount of money. We A Horse Dies of Hydrophobia. [From The Florence Messenger. A valuabe horse belonging to Dr. 8. (). McCown, of Ebenezer, became strangely affected on last Christmas day, exhibiting the exact symptoms of hydro- phobia. It appeared perfectly frantic, frothed at the mouth and would try to Into every thing that came within its reach. Nothing that could he done rendered any relief to the suffer ; ing animal, and on the follow ing day it died in horrible agony. A calfonDr. McCown’s pienuVes became similarly uf- 'fected the same day and had to killed. The calf had been Mu. C. L. Odom has lost a mule and advertises in this issue —Several had bridges are ported on the public road lead ing out West from this place, which demand the immediate attention of the proper authori ties. —We are glad to note that Mrs. S. E. Draper, the forme r assistant teacher in our school jdemand that the ninount of! bitten by a dog which took hy- re-1 circulating medium be speedily drophobia on the place some Andrews to Thos. W. Stokes, 71 bas accepted a position with the the. Episcopal!-; capital a“nd tfm'recftSons There is no more popular mer night at 7;30 Mr. F. M. DuRant, formerly of Miss Cheney joyed. were much en- : chant in Darlington County acres in Cypress township for $500 ; W. A. Carrigan to G. H. DuBose. 112 acres for $800 ; Dar lington Land Improvement Com pany to Central Carolina Land | and Improvement Comparfy, 24 acres in Darlington township i for $200 ; W. A. Parrotf, C. C. | P., to H. M. Smith, 13 acres in | Darlington township for $300. Mt. Elon school, as we are pleased to have her so near, and hope to have her in our midst before long. increased to not less than $50 per capita 2. We demand that Congress shall pass such laws as shall effectually prevent the dealing in futures on all agricultural and mechanical products, pre serving a stringent system of procedure in trials, such as shad time ago, and it is thought that the horse may also have been attacked by the rabid dog. A Dangerous Ride. [From the Cheraw Reporter.] One afternoon recently, Peter Brigham, of Smithville town- secure the prompt conviction of >10}), Marlboro county; who had was probably the greatest suf- I ferer of all those who were burnt out. than Dr. Boyd, and his large i i u i patronage will doubtless enable , lHE bttle twelve year old son | u. m tri sm ,,, f in v from of Darlington, is now employed of Mr. J. W. Walters, who lives h s severe hisses occasioned bv on The Herald, of Roanoke, in the Clvde section killed . l |" 8 se ' er< ^ 1 ® sse ‘ occasioned y ’ ’ Lz.,", „t u . the recent hre, from which l e Virginia. wild cat in Lynches River Mr. J. C. Kevs, the cotton J us ^ V e ^°^, i )uB 9 s< 8 buyer, will leave to-night for bridge, last week. I he animal Athens, Georgia, where he Avill ]y' ien , stretched out measured —_ buv cotton for a short time. tour feet from the tips of his| -Messrs. Wilson & Huggins. fore paws to the tips of his hind ; ,, „ „ „ A Greeii grocery will soon he paws Messrs. C. C. Wilson and H. opened in the rear of M. C Alex- t ' or , KPnll ___„ H. Huggins, both of this county, - - ~ ' ' iN consequence of the recent who recently removed to Roa- enactment of the Legislature' noke> v - inia> t0 pursue there each year for the purpose of prohibiting the sale of liquor in the business of architecture, considering applications for Timmonsville, the persons en- have lirmlv established them- pensions, as provided for by the gaged in that business are re-1 g e } ves j n that city and are now laws of South Carolina. There Mock Honour. Salmon Honour. Turtle Soup ; West & offenders, and the imposition of ! such penalties as shall secure the ! most perfect compliance with j the law. 3. We condemn the silver bill recently passed by Congress, ami demand in lieu at every voting precinct in the United States. He wi’l have to work fast, as after the fourth of next March the nameof Mahone will he all that will be needed 11 kill any measure, that gets before the Democratic House. Practical. “Speakin’ o’ doctors,” said old man Hensley, “the ones they turn out nowadays, out o’ these here medicle institoots, ain't practicle. On'y things they learn is a lot a the’ries ’et they can't put to no arthleyuse; en’ they goes on, a dopin’ 'nd dosin’ people cordin’ tu what these yur books tells ’em; but they ain’t parotiele: no, sir. Member one fall, nine year ago, feller ’t was workin’ for Ab Hopkins took mighty sick, all uv a suddin; wa’n’t no doctor ’ithin sixteen mile ’cept’n ole Doc Crautz, en’ he’wuz a vet’- nary boss doctor; but ole Doc knew whut it wuz, you betchu; said a boss's dose fer thet there same sickness wuz four poun’s; en’ he figgered ’et a boss weigh ed fifteen hundred, en’ this yur feller weighed one-fifty, jes’ one-tenth es heavy, yu un'er- stan’; en - so he gin 'im one-ten th uv a boss's dose in perport- ion. Thet there's what I ter- 13cts can ; West & unlimited therof coinagt ander’s store, corner Pearle and Grove Streets. Messrs E. O.. Woods andT. H. Spain were in Charleston last week in at tendance on the United States Court. Of Interest to Pens:oners. The Comptroller General has issued *the following circular which will h > of int T*:-t to those who are drav. ing {tensions from the State: “County Examin ing Boards of Pensions are re quired by law to meet on the third Monday in January of W. Langston has opened a bar at Florence and Mr. H. j energy, such as are embodied in C. S. Nettles, Esq., has opened | h^as^sSsS ^sin S! the8e * S e - nt, * raen ’ wiH 8ure,y a branch law office at Sumter business in Sumter. partnership witn Mi er Jr., of that place. Mr. T. B. • c . -i . -. «• Alt I/IACV vV-IDt Cl. H VA cl/1 11 Vr »> moving from the town. Mr C. ready for business. Talent and were ,10 changes in the Pension w t .aniTutnn i,oa nn/,nn,i „ i •’ Law by the last Legislature and these Boards are expected to meet with success. And it will follow the same rules governing i be well for the people of Dar-1 them the previous year. The barn of Mr. W C. Stokes, lington to remember them in about three miles above Lydia, ^ their far off home, for they are was burned on the night of now prepared to furnish our peo- January 5th. A large amount! pie with plans, spe-ideations of corn, fodder, peas, oats, hay, and bills of material for brick and cotton seed was destroyed, and frame buildings at reason- Mr Stokes’ farming utensils able terms. They solicit corres- were also burned. The fire is pondence, to which they will thought to be the work of an | give prompt attention and will incendiary. guarantee satisfaction. They t* n * r T r publish a notice in another col- Fresudent E. R, Mclver, of £ mn to this effect the State Agricultural and, It Mechanical Society, appointed! The Atlantic Coast Line Depot. Maj ; J. J. Lucas, of Society HilL Last week, Mr. John F. Divine in co Fraser Look out for McCall & Burch's advertisement next w eek. They will offer special inducements for the next sixty days. Mr. W. Witcover, of Tim monsville, who has bought Mr. Webb’s restaurant, has made application to the Town Council for a license to keep a bar. Mr. H. Hennig has opened his store at the old “Welsh” stand, on Peale Street, and is now ready to serve his many friends and patrons. The firm of Traxler and Me Eachern, of Timmonsville, has been dissolved by mutual con-! ven “ oa which met in Atlanta, | 0 f t he long promised | . . , , „ sent. Mr. Traxler will continue ! y ester(la y- wished for new depot. It is the propnation of such County the business at the old stand. The Darlington Land Im- intention of the company to lowing to each applicant so tv,-law/firm of Toh noon a Xr provemdit Company held its remove both the freight and selected the sum of three dollars TT,!r«Pv of Flnron -, J h'^ be.-n annual meeting on Tuesday, passenger depot up into town, p r month from such appropri- “S-L and MeSl. W. W »«•«$ $ *««•<». E H- Mcl-1Umo» portion, at.on. I„ selof,,,* such appl. ; J : F McKoiH. of ,h„ ^ ^ Wmo"x A we2“ dot? alifSe The law, as we understand it, does not contemplate a re-ex amination of applicants passed upon and approved heretofore, hut County Examining Boards of Pensions will receive new applications, under the rules heretofore governing them. When all applications shall have been acted upon, then the County Examining Boards of Pensions and the Board of Pen sion Commissioners elected by the survivors of the respective Counties, shall meet together DOVESVILLE. —Dr. J. R. Carroll and family will move on the 15 inst. to Gaffney City, where the doctor intends locating for the practice of his profession. —Mr. Thomas Cook, of River- dale, has rented the store form erly occupied by Mr. David Williams, who has removed to the Gee store. —Mrs. G. A. Norman, after spending the holidays here with relatives and friends, left on; Thursday for Walhalla, her fu-; ture home, accompanied by Miss Abbelle McCallman. —We dislike very much to trouble our new County Com missioners, so soon after their induction into office, but the safety of the traveling public constrains us to call their special attention to the dangerous and I free and _ silver 4. We demand the passage of laws prohibiting a ien owner ship of land, and that Congress take prompt action to devise some plan t. obtain all lands now owned by aliens and foreign syndicates, and that all lands touched a drop. been to Rockingham, and, no doubt overloaded, was returning home, and when near to Kol- loek Station, he concluded he would drive to Cheraw over the railroad bridge. He went. . , . , , , . the along nicely until he struck the m ‘ n ate applym yer the nes >f trestle fairly, and down went, 'AV hut s thet.-' Oh, in bout the horse; and there suspended,! badly bruised, he lay all night, j The horse and buggy were re moved by the section hands, j who went to the rescue. It is thought the horse will never recover, and yet he had not an hour: but’t wa’n’t no ways likely et that killed him; he’d a. nrob’lv died any way.”— Purl:. All Off. railroads and ot her now held by ! corporations in excess of such as is actually used and needed I by them, be reclaimed by the government and held for actual settlers only. 5. Believing in the doctrine, of ecjual rights to all and special InBalls, y» ho privileges to none, we demand " " 1 ‘ " that our national legislation shall be so framed in the future as not to build up one industry at the expense of another. We further demand the removal of the existing heavy tariff tax from the necessaries of life, that the poor of our land must have. We further .demand a just and equitable system of grad uated tax on incomes. We be lieve that the money of the almost impassible condition of the public road just this side of j ;: oi ' intl . y sh()uld 1)e ke pt as much as possible in the hands of the people, and hence we demand Mr. Geo. McCown’s mill the hope that they will some action immediately. with take a . d £ e ®) a ^ e and ,U on -and other prominent officials of and examine the pension roll of Bennettsville, an Alternate, the Atlantic Coast Line System,: f°r such County, and select to represent this section of the visited Darlington for the pur- therefrom such number of the State at the Direct frade Con- 1)0SS 0 f i ook i I1J? into the matter most needy applicants as will vention which met in Atlanta, ^bg Jong promised and long be sufficient to consume the ap- al- Edam our. Cheese ; West & H<5n- Choice Raisins, Currants and Citron ; West & Honour. that all national and State venues shall bo limited to necessary exnenses of govern- j ment economically and honestly i administered. 0. We demand the most rigid. ; just and honest State and — | national governmental control Skating to Death on the Seine. and supervision of the means of Paris .Tamiarv 13 A terri- 1 P'-^liecommunicath nandtrain- ble' accident, by which nine portation, and if this control foolhardy persons lost their a"d supervision do not remove lives, occurred here to-day. The i tae abuses now existing, we de mand the government ownei- ms of communi- can be obtained, cal condition and financial locality for! cants for pension the said Board 8eiae > " itb the ^ception of thd “ a,,a ner-esVirv shaii have retrard to the nhvsi- centre of the river, has been SI1 ‘P or nMa place, have formed a copartner-! “ I1U *'• v> - men, ere«.*u|.-w — — necessary , n. frozen over for some time nast I cation and trans ship. A. meeting of the stockhold- and E. R. Mclver, Secretary, j from the main trade to thepo <ers of the Bank of Darlington ; The company declared a divi- where the new depot will be will be held on February 17, for dend of 40 per cent. located and for this purpose the , ri - r - , --- . d l thin the purpose of electing a Board „ T • i i j u visitors examined several routes instance select the most help- ea dangerously mm icc. of Directors for the ensuing, w ^ aG ®„ Isaiah T ’ « ,lo ^ d ’ l ^ ha | to the North and to the South of less and needy ^ applicants for ^uently the authorities for- year vvo * frozen over for some time past. | cation and transportation. Ward, Prudent ^ ™ch a^hcantt^and „„. d „, itl ic0 . th iJd]o , ad to tha Congar bill and that of near relatives of the several the stream, however, being only applicants, and shall, in every hidden by what the police judg -a. i _a ai , _ a i ■» &<\ tin orixrrmcl v f.nin Coil" taken p r0V ement has been made. fnr r ensuing, workod on p r , j. q, Willcox’s! t b e town t . * . i. . place, was arrested last week j if we are now to have a speedy The kitohen on the premises ( and lodged in jail on the charge endtotheinconveniencesarising ? f Mr P-P- Chambers, m ' 0 f having stolen goods from a f r0 m the arrangements and lo- Leavensworth towns h i p, t o- colored man in Florence County c£dity of the present depot every gether with the furniture and 1 he theft was a “clean sweep,” citizen of the town will feel that cooking utensils, was totally as all the furniture and other a t and much needed im . destroyed by fire, 1 hursday goods in the house were taken 1 night last. and the ox cart was used for Mr. 8. E. Gregg has moved to carrying off the stolen goods. The DarMngton Guards . the Gandy residence on Pearle j a Meeting of all legal voters At lhe meeting of the Dar- Street. Mrs. Gregg announces residing in tl)e School District ij n gton Guards held on Thurs- m another column that she G f the town of Darlington and day n i ght i ast , the resignation will take a few boarders by the returning real or personal prop-; c f j 0 b n r. Mclver, as Captain month. j erty therein, has been called for j of ' the Company, was read and Mr McC. Willis has pur-1 f^.7 ! accepted. The followm^reso we favor the passage Paddock pure food bill. of the Boneless & Honour. Rolled Beef ; West ri x? shall be levied for school chased the lot adjoining Mr. F. j ^ nd atooVelecTa me.E! l “, tio fa W6re E. Norment’s, on the corner of P f } ^ \ J to b fill i j esteemed Cap- .Cashua and Spring streets and theyacancvcausedby th ’ death J t jXn k MclTer ha 8 re- 8 or of Col. B. W. Edwards. A moved from our-town, which notice concerning the same is necessitates his resignation of published in this issue. the Captaincy of our Company : } Resolved, thatit is with regret j that we learn of his departure, The following standm - - - .thereon Mr, Evan J. Lide, who has 'been clerking for Edwards, Norment & Co for many years, will leave the latter part of this •week for New York City, where he will remain several months The regular communication »f 8t. David’s Lodge, will be held on Wednesday evening netft, January 21, at 7;30 sharp, in the Masonic Hall. All affiliated masons are cor dially invited to attend. Messrs P. C. Beck and Bro., are having the excavation dug for their brick store. Mrs. Schmid is also having the exca vations dug for a brick store and residence which she will erect in the rear of Beck’s. aid that can be found upon the bade people to attempt to cross pension roll. j the river and the police Were A majority of the members instructed to , enforce the order, resent composing the two said tu spite of this a number of cards shall be necessary to venturesome men and boys, determine any matter presented! utterly disregarding the warn- aging man of the concern, to them, and a majority of ln £ CI T of the police and of the i each Board shall be crowds of people who were! necessary to form said joint watching them, attempted toj Board. Where survivors failed cro?s ^ e ' ne on ^ ce * to meet salesday in October, they neared the centre of the 1890 or in November, 18°0, and stream dull, cracking reports to elect the five members of ti e were heard, causing the less j rea( Jbr. Board of Pension Commission- foolhardy people to rush back to mans Washington Letter. [From Our Urgulur Oorrespomli'iit.] Washington, D. C., Jan tl, 18111. For some reason not apparent to ordinary observers Senator has returned to Washington, is very confident that he will be his own success or in the Senate. The House is considering the shipping bill, and the present indications are that it will pass by a close vote, although its opponents in both parties are still hopeful of defeating it. Mr. Blaine is the one member of the administration that does not seem to be bothering his head about either the election bill or the financial bill. Perhaps it may be that hi entirely taken up with the Beh- ro . ring's Sea matter, the cor*e- the spomleiiee relating to which is now before Congress, and his 1 Pan-American schemes, which are beginning to assume some semblance of reality—the inter national monetary conference ! recommended by the late All- America Congress met here this week, and the railroad commission has been here some time, to say nothing of the head quarters that has been establish ed here for the purpose of furnishing commerieal inform ation about South and Central America. The Senate in Executive ses sion lias been digging up a bit 1 of ancient history relating to the Nicaragua Canal and the , treaty negotiated by President Arthur, which it seems was never ratified by the Senate. I That treaty bound the United States and Nicaragua to build A “Golden” Rule for Advertising. , , the canal, lhe Senate com- “Said a gentleman, the man- * rnittee on Foreign Relations has _ . ‘the been instructed to inquire into only rule I have for determining t h e status of the corporation whether or not a paper is desir-, n()W engaged in building the able one for our house to use as! canal, and what is required to an advertising medium is to as- tu n y protect our iutorests there- certain if the paper, upon exam- j n ination, has interest for me as a j i t has been so often stated 1 go through its col- t } iat Senator Vest bad received carefully and consider j a letter from Ex-President ers, as required by Section 7b of } he sldes ot V 16 wh . e v r f the j what is being presented from Cleveland stating that he was an Act to amend an Act, &c., lce ' vas inU(, h thicker. Others, month to month to its subscri- uo longer opposed to fiee coin- approved Deceinber 24th, A. D. show how daring they were, bers and readers, and then at- a g t!j that Mr. Vest's statement 1888, County Examining Boards teuton. Immediately, with a tempt to conceive of the kind of on the lloor of the Senate that are requested to report such *ong series of rumbling cracks, people who are likely to take ] ie ] iad never received sugh a facts to this office at once, and the ice gave way and precipi- the paper in order to obtain such ] e tter is a very important one when such meetings were held ; tateil a crowd of people into the information or such reading and ,J 11U th and the five members of the Board of Pension Commissioners elected, report to us the names of such Commissioners. All applications approved by view.’ The town was overrun with drummers last week. The pres ence of these commercial travel lers is always indicative of the prosperity of a town for they always “flock” to the place where, a lively trade has been Jone the previous season. Work has commenced on Mr. Nachman’s new two story building. Mr. M. G. of Augusta, will have i of the work. The Town Council. The following standing com-1 flnd that wp de8ire to express to “Fpiuvou mittees of the Town Council u- tnat We U - 1 ^ u- 1 6 aid County Board, with the mittees ot the town council him our appreciation of his use- I)aDers uno , t winch thev act , have been appointed: On Streets, fulness and consistencv as officer u i, , . , n mey act, Aldermen Ward and Boinnoitt • f ulne8S ana ® on818lenc > asomcei 8ha jj be * tbe Comptro ler Aldermen ward ana uomnoiu , in and member of our corp, and General’s office bv the first dav on Fire Department, Aldermen thatit is with reluctance and ue n e rai s omce uy tne nrst day Alexander and Ronnoitt-on Fi- tnal 11 ! 8 , lin rtlJci a c a of February of each year, to be nanc^ Aldermen Wwds and f° rr0W W<? a - re C r led UP ° n submitted f»y him to the State nance, Aldermen w ooas ana to acce p t bl3 resignainn. B . 0 f p,.’ ions fftr t i lpir Alexander; on ordinances, the Resolved, that we extend to H °ard ot Ftnsions tor their Mayor and Alderman Woods, him in his new home our cheer The Council elected the follow- an( j w j s bes for his success, and ing to serve ag a Board of ma y q oc j g p ee d him in happiness Health: Dr, yV , J. Gainer and ! prosperitv. Messrs C. B. Edwards and A. i A t a meeting held on Monday Nachman. Several changes nigbt o 0 j g g Mclver was unanimously chosen Captain. Col. Mclver’s election was quite a compliment to him, for, though he was not a candidate for the position, he received the vote of the ice gave way and tated a crowd of people into the freezing water. Cries of horror and alarm arose on the banks, and the police and life savers rushed to the scene of disaster and did their utmost to save life. In spite of their efforts, and though a number of people were drawn from the river, nine j b ig b rank as periodicals persons are known to have been - - - drowned. that may materially accident?” chances of Mr. Cleve- i. es * Had Miss Elderby (during Mr. Cleverton’s New Year's call)— “Won’t you take a glass of wine, Mr. Cleverton ?” Cleverton--"Thanks, but I’ve sworn off.” Miss Elderby—“Then, pei- haps 1 can tempt you with a cigar ?” Cleverton—“No thanks, I've sworn off smoking; too.” Miss Elderby—“Indeed ! Then I don't know what I can do for you. Wouldn’t you like to step into the other room and look at our Christmas mistletoe?” Cleverton (blushing)—“I'm very sorry, but I’ve sworn off everything.”—Life. • •»- -*••• Let Every Man Who Reads Weep. “Do I understand you to say,” ' said the attorney for the state. d ; loo'cing hard at the | rincipal witness, “that, upon hearing a noise in the hall, you rose quick ly, lit a candle and went to the head of the stairs; that a burg- ler was at the foot of the stairs and you did not see him? Are you blind?” “Must I tell the truth?” stam mered the witness, blushing to the roots of his hair. “The whole truth,” was the stern reply. “Then,” replied the witness, brushing aside his damp, cling ing locks, and wiping the pers piration from his clammy brow, “my wife was in front of me.”— Lif 2. •»- • He Was Too Honest. A Detroit life insurance ageat recently received a letter from a man in the interior of the state who said he was thinking of taking out a policy, and he asked that a blank be forwarded him. It was returned yesterday, and the following is a specimen of the man’s honesty: “What did your father die of?” “Consumption.” “Your mother?” “The same” f ‘Ever have heart trouble?” “Yes, very bad.” “Lost any brothers or sisters by death, and if so wiiat did they die of?” •‘Lost five of them, and a'l died of consumption and heart disease.” “Do you ever spit blood?” •‘Heaps of times.” “Ever had any serious re - R. L. Dargan now has at his it contains, I am impressed with matter. I believe,’ he contin-! a |f e ct the ued, ‘that this rule enables me | alld - s aga j n being nominated to weed out many papers which tor tbe Presidency, have only a free circulation and xhe Indian question bids fair some of those also winch do not to make trouble between the employ editors or which do not lnt erior and War departments, make any real attempt to take ; a8 Sec . rctary No bl e opposes a ank as periodicals. When i permanent transfer of the care mud a paper that I think 1 the Indians to the latter could afford to pay for as a sub | depar t me nt. senber on account of the matter! g xt r a session talk is again prevalent, and the chances now broken nearly all my two or three L. Dargan has replenished vhich was injured "by have been made in the ordinan ces, notice of which will be ad vertised at the proper time, R, his stock, w i the recent fire. He has a com plete line of school books, blanks, book store bills of sale,liens and the idea that itcirculatesamong nt.hur lnw blank* I a c i ass that I can afford to pay j C - y ■ The Law In Regard to Fire Arms. The following act, in regard ! for to reach with my advertise ment.”— The Millstone. bones times.” “Memory good ?” “No.” “Sleep well ?” “No.” “How’s your appetite ?” “Very poor.” Several other important ques tions were answered after the same candid fashion, and the agent will have to write him that there is no life insurence for V to the sale of pistols or pistol stationery and everything gen- cartridges, was passed at the j erally found in a first class book l a te session of the General store, • Assembly: “No person or cor-! Good Prices For Tobacco. [From The Florence Messenger.] It is said that ex-President Cleveland and Senator Ingalls 8) truthful a n a i are cousins. If this be true it j accounts for much of the bitter ! feeiing existing between the ; two gentlemen. No hatred can approach that felt by near re- be Fully ten quite well . laying, The New Postmaster J. G. Gatlin's commission as | every member present, postmaster at Darlington has arrived, and he will probably take charge of the office as soon as his health permits, for he is CLYDE. —Mr. Harry Caddell has begun work on his new house. Real Estate Trantfert. The following transfers i without first obtaining a license about six thousand —Mrs. N. B. Caddell is very]from the count of real estate were recorded in the now confined to hts home from Auditor’s office for the week sickness. It is an interesting ending Saturday Jauuary 9, v ‘" 1891; J. W. Sansberry to W, H. Anderson, 05 acres in High Hiil township for $400; Jas Fields to R. L. Hagood, 60 acres in Cypress township for $800; J. W. Wafers to J. L. Parrott 1071 acres in Cypress township for $175; T. G. Hutson to Ida Pip- oration is question as to whether, in the event of any suit being entered against bis bondsmen anything could be recovered. The bond as made up is as follows: Jordan Lang $8,000, E. H. Deas $4,000, Amyo Western $2',000, Evan Sparks $2,000, Joseph Sparks 11,000, J. A. Smith " ill, as is also Mrs. M. Goodson. —Mr. and Mrs. A. M. McNair have gone on a visit to Wiiming- beroby autborized ton, fl. u, licenses in their res —Mr, Daniel Campbell, of counties for the sale North Carolina, is visiting in our community. —Mr, Henry Brown of Kelley- town, has moved very near to Darlington. —Mr. and Mrs. D. \Y. Smith jefton the 7th iust, ‘ Many years practice has given C. A. Snow & Co., soli citors of patents at Washington, I). C., unsurpassed success in obtaining patents for all classes of invention. They make a specialty of rejected cases, and have secured allowance of many pounds, all States Senate, is now‘'dividing | ty in which such j grades, which netted something his time between poker playing I [ a J aaotbpr columr ‘ will of doing business so | over 18 cents per pound and lobbying. He has a piece |“ a ^V Z * Mr. Harllee has already sold of “made” ground, which he Mr. H. T Harllee returned re-! latives who have quarrelled, oration witmn tne limns ot tne j cently from Oxford, N. C. y where How the mighty have fall tate shall sell or offer for sale! he has been to sell a part of his Ex-Senator Mahone, who once any pistol or pistol cartridges; tobacco crop. He took with him posed as the Czar of the United ‘ ‘ ‘ ;h< “ i rpc do. j . AACMAAVV SAWS C*. * VJLMyJLJ C-V/i/t ,,, IllUMt) glMUSIU, V\ 1111.11 HUi * . , - . The county commissioners are enough to pay expenses of culti- bought for a song, that he wants! !J iaau . Iac , l ^T 8 ’ al horized to issue vating, cost of buildings neces- to sell to the Government at an na t tom i n painns. •/) >K |il i atereiSl to inventors, patentees, all who jspective sary for curing, &c. The balance of pi ‘ pistol of nis crop, some exorbitant price as a site for the six or eight new Government Printing | DIED. cartridges upon the payment of thousand pounds, he will make office, and ho is lobbying toj At the residence of her son* the sum of $200 annually. clear, which we judge will sell carry out his design. lie also | Mr. C. E. Ward, in Darlington has another scheme that has “millions in it”, provided the Force bill ever becomes a law, Any person violating this act for $1 200 or more. This is his shall be deemed guilty of amis-j first year in tobacco, and we demeanor, and on conviction have no doubt he will better it shall be punished by a fine not another season. If any one in the shape of a patent ballot ira- knows of a better business let’s box, ostensibly owned by his have it. We think this kind of son, which he calculates to sell ito the Governm nt, to be used on Friday morning, January 9> 1891, Mrs. Dorinda Ward, relict of Maj. J. W. Ward, aged abort 73. Her remains were interred in the family burying ground near Timmonsville, on Satur day.