The Darlington news. (Darlington, S.C.) 1875-1909, January 29, 1891, Image 1
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cotton is bringing
Tui’ Racket Stoie is enlarging
its “railroad cash system” by
iucre ising the line itself as well
as the number of ‘/stations”
thereon.
The mass meeting of the Dar
lington County Alliance, in the
interest of the County . Ware-
| house, will he held in the Court
A brick pavement is being House to-morrow at eleven
laid in front of Mr. J. M. James’.
Capt. R. A. Brand, ofSumier,
was in town this week.
The Supreme Court has re
fused to grant a new trial in the
case °f the State vs. Jos. W.
James. The defendant cannot
be resentenced until the March mjttee was appointed to draft a
term or the ( ourt for this Conn- constitution for a general league,
ty. 1 he Court has also refused 5 r a n c h o s of which will
A Society With A Worthy Object.
At the last General Confer
ence of the Methodist Church,
South, held in St. Louis, a com-
a new- trial in the case of Merri-
man, the white man who was
convicted of murder in Chester
field County.
Saturdak is the last day for
the payment of State andeovntv
taxes.
A telephone line between
Darlington and Florence is being
talked of.
The Experimental Station.
As was mentioned in the
last
r a n c n o s
be established at every church.
The committee has completed
its task and leagues are being
rapidly organized throughout
the country. The name given
to the organization is the “Ep-
worth League”—a name taken
issue of The News, Hon. James fr°ni the “Epworth parsonage”
E. Tindal, Secretary of State, j hi England, where John Wesley
fay as raised. The objects of the
o’clock
Col. W. R. Davie, of Chester,
who wrote so many admirable
letters against Tillman in the
News and Courier, during the
recent campaign, was on a visit ^ t
to Darlington last week. paid a visit to the Darlington , . „
h . Experimental • Station with a league are three fold, viz: first,
i* ,• 11 leecnt meeting of the v j ew making arrangements to provide special services for
wlio lias Darlington Guards Mr. Henry for the sale of the property in the young folks, second, to do
me past 1. Ihompson was elected Cap- pursuance to a recent act of the charitable work, third, to pro-
tain, in place of Col. E. K. Mel-1 Legislature. He publishes an' mote systematic study of the
^ r - advertisement in these columns Scriptures and the study and
P°* that lie will sell at public sale j circulation of the literature of
, on Salesday in March all the ! the M. E. Church, South. A lo-
sition.
Dr. W. A. Player,
been quite sick for
week,'is better.
An important meeting of the .V' 1 ' vil0 could n °t serve.
Darlington Guards will be held Phmnpson has accepted the
next Monday night.
Messrs. Moorhead, Cox &Co.
have erected a hadsome sign in
front of their store.
Gen. W. E. James and Col. E.
R. Mclver have gone to George
town on a hunting excursion.
Dr. J. S. Garner, who has
D^. W. J. Garner will leave 1 property, real and personal, be-1 e&l branch of the league was
morrow for New York Citv. longing to the Station. The organized at the Methodist
course sa lc will take place on theprem-! Chu/ch on Sundaj - last im.medi-
9 e y e ises. The minimum price at ately after tlie morning service.
to
where he will take a short
in the diseases of the
ear, nose and throat at the New
York Post Graduate Medical
Colleire.
A Supply of rails will be re-
been suffering from an attack of ceived in Darlington within the
sickness, is on the streets again.
Col. E. R. Mclver has been
elected a director of the new
Straightout paper in Columbia
Mr. A. Ames Hewlett, of the
Charleston, Suiffter & Northern
Railroad, was in town this
week.
Three shares of the stock of
the Darlington Building and
Loan Association for sale; apply
at this office.
Mr. T. S. Joye has commenc
ed work on his residence on
Broad Street, adjoining Mr. M.
C. Alexander’s.
. Dr. W. J. Garner is adding a
wareroom of corrugated iron to
the rear to of his store, now oc
cupied by Dr. Boyd.
At the last meeting of the
Building and Loan Association
all the money on hand was lent [structcd is a veritable ^ work
to Mr. Geo. H. Edwards.
next few days and tlie work of
laying the track on the C. S. &
N. R. R. each way from Dar
lington will commence imme
diately.
Rev. J. G. Law will conduct
services in the Presbyterian
Church at Cheraw on Sunday
and. in consequence of his ab
sence, there will be no services I efforts to
in the Presbyterian Church at
this place on that day.
which the bidding must begin Phe following officers were
for the real estate will he an-' elected: President, \V. A. Par-
nounced at the sale. The ad- rot; First Vice President, Dr.
vertisement, to which the atten-i W- B. McGirt: Second Vice
tion of our readers is called, President, Dr. W. J. Garner;
gives in full the inventory of | Third Vice President, Olias. J.
the property to be sold and also Epps; Secretary, Mrs. Cornelia
the terms of the sale. ; Dolby; Treasurer, Miss Jennie
—«•»— Rust. Such an organization
A Difficult Operation Performed. fCdll HOt blit do good and it will
' i be well for the community at
large for the league to be eu-
A short time ago the little
three-year-old son of Mr. George
\V. Hill, of Leavensworth, while
playing with some corn, put a
grain in his mouth and in his
swallow it the corn
was lodged in the boy’s wind
pipe. For twelve days the grain,
The gin house of Messrs, which was of full size, remained
Wilfcox & Co?, on their place in the little sufferer’s throat, in-
about four miles south of town, I terfering with his breathing and
j was destroyed by fire on
Wednesday night of last week,
i The entire contents was burned.
I The loss is about $1,000.
Mr. C. Alexander is fixing up tracheotomy, that is, the wind-
i his old quai telS 011 1 cai i Stl eet rdnA w.m cut nnt^n nn*J ILa orrjiin
( threatening to put an end to the
young life. Dr. J. C
was summoned, who assist*
Dr. A. T. Baird, performed an
I operation known in surgery as
„ , . , pipe was cut open and the grain
on a fine scale. 1 lie new bar of corn was taken out. After the
counter which he is having con
of
The jury box was filled this
week, Mr. T. P. King, the Jury
Commissioner, having received
his commission on Monday.
A tenant house on the place
of Mr. J. Flinn Parrott, in Swift
Creek, was destroyed by fire
one night a short time since.
art, and promises to be about
Hie handsomest affair of the
kind ever seen in this town.
Mr. Chapman Pate, a resident
of Stokes Bridge, who is well
known throughout the county,
died on last Monday morning in
i the 03rd year of his ago. His
remains were interred in the
cemetery at Savanna Chapel on
Th’VLiterary Society, known Tuesyay. Elder John S. DuBose
as the “Moonshiners” held a officiating. '
meeting last Friday evening at
the Residence of Mrs. B. F
The Ladies Ait
the* Episcopal Chapel will be
reorganized on ‘next Tuesday
afternoon at 4 o’clock at the
residence of Mr. Henry T.
Thompson. All who wish to
connect themselves with the so-
for ll
le purpose
“W illiamson.
Mr. MuC. Willis has sold to
Misses L. M. and M. F. Lide,
the brick store on Pearle Street,
now occupied by Messrs West
& Jlonour as a groesry store.
A colored emigrant agent
was in town last week making
efforts to induce some of the
Darlington colored people to
emigrate to Kansas.
* Commencing with next Sun
day communion services will
hereafter be held at the Mcthb-
d i s t Church every Sunday
morning.
Bennetisville will hold a
special election oii February o
to decide whether the town will
subscribe to the capital stock of
the C. S. & N. Railroad.
Messrs H. H. Newton and S.
W, G. Shipp, the latter former
ly of Cheraw, have formed a
copartnernip for the practice of
law at Bannettsville.
Bessie Blount, the little
daughter of Mr. H. L. Blount, of
the Factory, died mi Thursday
morningof last week—the morn- entire load took effect in the
ing of her fourth birthday. side of a handsome St. Bernard
rr i - , e *i „ n u j?- m dog which was standing near, a
1 he bridge of tlie C. S. & N. magnificent animal and a great
pet Of the fami
almost instanth'
couraged and sustained. And
the young people, for whose 1
i benefit the league was brought
|into existance. will find much;
j in the work, that is to be donej
by the association, that will be
|of profit to tl.e.n.
The Graded Scuodl Tax.
Iii accordance with the notice
L * Wilcox 1 P rev i<> u 8ly given, tlie tax-payers
ssisfed bv of this Graded School District
Ari.ip.i ! assembled in the Court House
on Tuesday tp vote on the ques
tion of the amount of the tax to
be levied for the support of the
schools next year. The meeting
was well attended. Mr. G. W.
Brown was called to the chair, 1
and Mr. H. T. Thompson was,
requested to act as secretary.
Mr. R. W. Boyd, chairman of
the board of trustees, in an ex
cellent argument, made a state
ment of the workings of the
] schools and the manner in which
the money raised in the past
A New Drue: Store. | ia( j |j een expended. Mr. E. K.
Mr. John O. Muldrow, who Dargan, chairman of tlie finance
for some years was employed in j committee, followed ^ him,
Dr. Boyd’s drug store and more i an d announced that the board
recently held the position of would need a levy of only 31
Society of p rescr iption clerk for Dr. \V. J. mills next year instead of the 5
' ' Garner, will launch into the' iniHa which had been asked for
drug business on his own ae- l as t year. Mr. C. B. Edwards,
count. The store will be opened ! the treasurer of the board, then
for business early in February j showed what were the neces-
in Dr. Lunney’s building on, sary expenses of the several
Pearle Street, formerly used for schools, and that the sum ap
SWIFT CREEK.
—Mr. Albert Harrell’s school
is still in a flourishing condition.
—Everybody is now now busy
hauling guano and tlie roads are
in a bad condition.
—We think that if our ex
cellent Board of County Com
missioners should travel over
the road that leads from Lee’s
Cross-roads to Darlington, they
would exclaim: “We do not see
how you people get along this
road at all!”
—Mr. Timothy Galloway will
lecture on the first Sunday in
February at 2 i\ m. at the point
where the Society Hill road
crosses Swift Creek. HilWbject
will be “the Bible and the signs
of the times.” All who wish to
hoar him should attend.
Mixed nuts, 20cts lb; West &
Honour.
CARTERSVILLE.
—Messrs J. A. and L. L. Rose
lost their saw mill by tire recent
ly, no insurance, loss $1500.
—The public schools in Car-
tersville Township have closed
after a one month session; no
funds.
— Guano! guano! tlie farm
ers evidently intend to use
large quantities of it, and hope
for a good crop and aprospei-
ous year.
—Mrs. Johnie Horn, who has
been very ill, is now getting
better. Her mother. Mrs Slur-
man, of Culpepper, Va., is here
with her.
-Geo, Kirkland, colored, was
found dead in Mr. S. Lane's
cotton field recently. A jury
of Highest decided that he died
from natural causes.
Mr. J. J. Shepard, proprietor
of the Racket store, desires to
inform his customers that ho
has on hand a large lot of rem
nants of worsteds and satines
whi di lie is soiling off at half
price.
Peach ‘s, 20 ami 25cts a can:
West <!t Honour.
GREEN PLAINS.
—There are several cases of
the grip in this ncighboilu od, 1
bu{ none of them are sorirtus.
—Messrs. Willie Bowman ami
James Sumner, of Robeson
County, North Carolina, arc on
a visit to relatives at Green
Plains.
—Mr. S. P. McNair, of Wil
mington, was here last week cn
business He was looking well
and his friends were glad to see
him.
(!ur section was visited l>y
a heavy rain and wind Wednes
day night of last week. Rain
again fell on Saturday and the
soil is very wet.
—Our school did not open last
Monday according to the an j
nouncement, on account of the-
teacher failing to appear. We|
are solely in need of a good |
teacher and will gladly corres
pond with any one desiring the
position. Address the Postmas
ter at Green Plains.
New dates and prunes; West
A Honour.
Five lb pails
West & Honour.
jelly, OOets;
windpipe was sewed up the
wound healed rapidly and the,
boy is now as well as ever. The
operation is very delicate and
difficult and frequently results;
in death, but the doctors skil-1
fully brought their patient |
through.
ciety are requested to attend the the postoffice. This stand,'how- pVopriated annually to the Mayo
meeting. •- ever, will ohly be temporary,
As it has been found desirable f ' ir ^ e stor '’ wil1 1k ‘ 'removed to
for several reasons-to have the the Square as soon as a good
Episcopal Chap *1 consecrated on ^ anc ^ car ) untamed. I he Inis
a Sunday instead of in the week, incss will be conducted by Mr.
when tiie Bishop makes ids Muldrow under
the firm name
annual visitation on Feb. li),he Muldrow & Co., the special cient cimditioii,
will probably be asked by the partner being Mr. G. A. Norman, *
Rev. Mr. Guerrv to return early " alhalla, S. C. Mr. Mul-
in the spring
named.
A declaration for a charter
for the MaiuvfactuPlng, Mer
chandise and Commission Com
pany of Darlington was fil
ed in the office of the Secretary
of State on Wednesday of last
week. The incorporators are;
E. M. Williamson, Lucas Mc
Intosh and 8. B. Gaudy.
Gen. W. E. James was clean
ing and.loading his shot gun on
Saturday afternoon, when it
accidental! vdischarged,and tlie
drow has been many years in
the drug business and is recog
nized in Darlington as an effi
School was not a dollar in ex
cess of the amount to which it
was entitled. Mr. J. E. Nettles
then addressed • the meeting,
advocating the wiaintenance of
the schools in their present clli-
and moving
asked for by
the board be granted. A geneia!
discussion of the question then
ensued. Owing to misappre
hensions which prevailed in re-
Railroad over the Pee Dee River
has been inspected by the civil
engineers and turned over to the
railroad authorities.
cient and careful pharmacist gard to several matters, there
and we feel sure that, in going was at first a considerable show
into business for himself, he of opposition to Mr. Nettles’
will have a successful future. , motion, but the questions asked
by Messrs C. K. Rogers, A.
o i r . . t- . Weinberg and others were so
Satisfactorily answered by Mr.
The following transfers of Edwards, that when a vote was
real estate were recorded in.the taken not a single voice was
Auditors office for the week ^jsed in opposition to the levy
mding Saturday^ January ‘23: 0 f'.3i mills. On motion of Mr. C.
Alexander it was resolved that
an itemized statement of the 1
receipts and expenditures of the
board be published annually,
immediately before the tax-pay-
ers meeting in January. Mr. J
E. Nettles was then elected a
member of the board of trustees
j to fill the vacancy created by
the death of Col. B W. Ed-
en
M. Marco to B. R. Gatlin, (141
acres in Cypress township for
$1000; Bettie J. A. Huggins et.
al. to T. J. Price 8acres in Ly
dia township for $720: G. W.
Stith to Mrs. Alberta E. ReVille
one lot in the town of Lamar.
killing him f or ^]50; John McSwpen to Win
■ J. Wadford 55 acres in Lisbon
Mr. D. M. Campbell, who has townsip for $550; W. P. Cole, 8.
j been canvassing the County in p. C. 1#i,John McSween 75 acres wards, after which the meeting
the interest of W. M. Breeden's in Philadelphia for $078; W. C. adjourned.
„ . , Champion Stalk Cutter, an-: Coker et. al. Executors of L M. — —-
rant, which ho recently purchas- uounces in this issue that he Coker to J. M. Josey 800 7-10 Messrs McCall & Burch are
tid, ami will be ready to0 busi- w jjj ^ave a cutter on exhibition acres in Philadelphia township now offering special bargains
ness the latter part of this week. j n Darlington on Salesdav and for $4,400; W. A. Parrott C. C. in remnats of ladies dress
Mr. W. Witcover.has taken,
'charge of Mr. Webb's restau-
wiii -pav
them.
the ladies to visit
large
MMufcg McCall & Burch have will attend promptly to all or- j P• to Mary E. Mclver 04 acres | goods, ginghams, calicos etc. It
received a new machine for ders given him. He ^jso wish- in Darlington township for $2,
clamping buttons on shoes. The!eg to sell the right for making 350; W. A. Parrott, C. C. I. to
buttons 1 can be clamped 1 on in or selling Hie cutter. James Doughen 24 acres in Dar-
five minutes bv use of this m a , 1 . , , Hngton township for $355; Elias
machine The Sumter correspondent of KeHv to R S. Kelly 2fi8 acres in
The Columbia Record « a ys:-HartsviHe township for $800 ; S.
Rev. Francis R. Beattie, I). “The northern extension of the e. Kelly to R. 8. Kelly 268 m
■,I)., of the Columbia Theological C. 8. &. N. railroad has boon
* Seminary, will preach in the | completed thirteen miles nortli
Presbyterian Church at this of Sumter, and it was inspected
place on the Third Sunday in by the railroad commissioners
February. yesterday and accepted by them,
m o i * »The road has established a
The station at Andrew's and one at
° f n^n^i Wilson’s. The trestle across
»' 9.' Black river is completed. The
o>f thiMown*'!)muertVfor'tho read will soon be completed to and’improvement Company to very successt
2? im wUhiHr. n J eS ten the"™?! Charle.ton ; Su m .er&North- { „„ve,l *> hie
,. s miles trom Sumter, as me roan ern Railroad the right of wav home near M
bed is now ready for the rails, thromrh Darlimrton County ex- Mr. Robert
Hartsville township for $1)00;
W- K. Pelzer to W. C. Stokes
100 acres in Hartsville township
for $715; Queeney V. King 'to
Wm. C. Stokes 40acres i i Harts
ville township for $200; W. S.
Shurnake to W. C. Stokes 30
acres in Hartsville township for
$220; The Cantral Carolina Land
or selling Hie cutter.
JASPER.
—Our school still has a
attendance—forty pupils.
—The oat crop is looking very
well notwithstanding the re
peated frosts.
—The young people of our
community enjoyed last Friday
night by uniting in the exer
cises of the Scotc4i ramble and
the cotillon.
-Mr. F urman Goodson, a
very successful planter, lias re-
uewly purchased
. Mrs. C. A. Lewis*.
bed is now ready for the rails, through Darlington County ex- Mr. Robert Coker has rented
j Mr. E.B. Ragsd ile, o£ Winns-;cept through corporation limits the lands formerly occupied by
boro attornev for Prof. Bell, 1 for$10 and other considerations; Mr. Goodson and winch are
the present school commissioner. Jho. W. Woodham to M. Marco owned by Mr. Lewis Coker,
and Mr. E. Keith Dargan, of 1370 acres in Stokes Bridge town- —One of our friends near Lake
for Mr. ship for $3,000; McC. Willis to Swanin has a hog that uses its
, rs of en
his office on the Tillmanite and house in the town^ of Dar- joyment. On
Mr. Toler will open a grocery ticket) have decided upon to-day .lington for $4,004;- J. E. Black- finding the si
establishment in the building (Thursday) for arguing the case man to B. A. Earley one lot open, the animal stepped in and
recently occupied by Mr. W. H. l)efdre the Supreme Court. Jhe and liouse in Swift Creek for ate the lard. Again, one night
Talley as a cotton office and in question of right is purely a! $500. while the family was asleep, the
.which Mr. J. C. White formerly constitutional one, and upon an —w — hog entered the shed rooqi
had his tin
ue
year
day
The new postmaster, J. G.
Gatlin, has notified Mrs. Law
that he will take charge of the
postoffice on Saturday. It is
stated that his son, Mr. ^ ra ( Darlington, attorney for Mr. ship for $3,000; McC. Willis to Swamp has a hog that
Gatlin, will be the assistant p eUi £ w / who was Elected to L. M. and M. F. Lide, one lot own discretion in matte,
postmaster. this office on the Tillmanite and house in the town^ o^f Dar- j 0 yment. On one occasion, on
smoke house door
C. White formerly constitutional one, and upon an HPHB
re. Mr. Talley j agreed statement of facts the at- : Ground sage, spice, pepper, got on a bed, where it
; West& | its peaceful slumbers'ui
1 hereafter at Mr.! torneys will appear before the i an( i gi n g e r, lOcts a can
j Supreme Court to have it settled. | Honour.
i morning.
JOVAMN.
—Mrs. W. S. King lias been
very ill, but is now somewhat
improved.
—Messrs Campbell and King
have returned from the West
with a large drove of very fine
mules. Parties wanting mules
would do well to call on them.
—The New Bethel congrega
tion is very much pleased with
the new preachers, Revs. W. L.
Wait and C. H. Clyde.
—Mr. T. W. Nettles is very
sick, but under the skilful'treat-
ment of Dr. Lucas we hope to
see him out again soon.
—Mi. J. T. Vann, Sr., is
erecting a saw mill in this
vacinity. This makes eleven
mills whose whistles can be
heard atJovann What section
can beat this ?
... ....
PHILADELPHIA.
—Miss Beulah Dowling re
turned to Williamston Female
College this week.
—Mrs. C. R. King and Dr. J.
P. Parrott attended the poultry
show in Charleston last week
and were well pleased.
- Mrs. Lesley Harrell, of Lit
tle Rock, Arkansas, a native of
this county, is visiting Misses
Alice and Sue King and others
at this place.
—Some rascal robbed Mr. Zack
Norwood’s potato bank one
night lagt week. We have also
heard of several hen roosts be
ing robbed recently.
—Some of our farmers are
shipping their cotton to Charles
ton and Wilmington because
they find it pays them to do it.
—There is a general scarcity
of labor in the way of field
hands in this section with wa
ges unusually high. Some far
mers have not secured their
hands yet. We think that one
of the main causes in the short
age in labor on the farm is that
the C., S. <& N. Railroad is tak
ing many of them away to work
on it.
—
MT. ELON.
—Little Otis Hicks is suffer
ing with catarrh.
—Mr. Chapel Pate, of Stokes
Bridge, is very sick.
—Tom Bryant, colored, who
was shot while coon hunting
some time ago, is now able to
sit up.
. —Owing to the recqnt rise in
the price of cotton, several bales
were marketed from this sec
tion during the past week.
—The farmers are hauling
fertilizers in preparation for
another crop. They are haul
ing almost entirely from Harts
ville.
—Rev. W. P. Smith, of Glenn
Springs, Spartanburg County,
preached to a la.’ge congre
gation on the afternoon of Sun
day, the 18th. inst.
—There seems to be consider
able building and repairing go
ing on in this neighborhood.
Among the tenant houses re-
: cently erected, we notice those
of Messrs. R. M. Josey, T. J.
Mand B. A. Howell. Mr.
Lloyd has made some ad-
to his dwelling and has
small barn and stables
is premises.
OATS.
—Work lias commenced on
Mr. B. T. Kea’s residence.
—Mr. Frank Miller, formerly
of this place but now of Man-
i ning. is here on a visit.
—Our farmers are beginning
preparations for another crop
1 in real earnest.
—Mr. J. M. Harrell killed four!
hogs last week, 10 months old, 1
weighing in the aggregate 8'.»!i
lbs.
"
—Air. W. L. Oats returned!
last Saturday from Florida, ac
companied by Mr. It. L. Black-
more.
—The grip! The grip! Every-1
body has the grip ami Dr. liar-1
reli, our accomplished physician
i is kept unusually busy.
—There is no session of the \
school this week, on account of
illness of Prof. Jones, who
i hope will speedily recover.
—We call the attention of the
proper authorities to the public
road leading from Wesley Chap-1
el, near the bridge, as it is al
most impassible for foot pas- 1
sengers.
—Dr. W. R. Register left for'
; Sumter last week, wheredie will
conduct a drug business in eo-
partnership will* Mr. W. H. Gil
liland.
—The public school session at
Union Academy for this year
will last three months, the
longest time in the history of
I the school.
—Air. Nellie Clements, of
■ Florence, has made arrange
ments to attend Union Academy
during* the remainder of the
i session.
—The ladies of Wesley Chapel
have organized a Woman’s
Missionary Society which meets
at the parsonage on the first
Friday in each month. The
following are the officers: ATrs
W. L Wait, President; Aliss
Lou AliMer, Secretary ; Aliss
Alary Harrell, Corresponding
Secretary; Mrs. L. AL Jones,
Treasurer. Everybody in the
community is earnestly solicited
to attend.
A Favor Asked.
[Cheraw Reporter.]
Any persons who have in their
possession copies of the Parlhui-
ton Herald will confer a great
kindness if they will either de
liver in person or mail same to
A. G. Roilock at Cheraw, 8. C.,
or W. D. Woods at Darlington,
i C. The tile of the Herald
was consumed in the fire and it
desired to make the file as
i early complete as possible
i.;ain by getting possession of
is many numbers of the paper
is possible.
Pltate Take Notice.
[Cheraw IteporL-r- ]
All the subscribers of the
Darlinjton tleruld will confer
a great favor on the editor. Air.
W. D. Woods, if they will in-
sorm him by word or letter, as
nearly as possible, when they
began taking the paper and how
much, if any, they have paid on
same. If subscribers will com
ply with this request at once
they will greatly facilitate the
work of writing up the sub
scription books again.
Hampton in Eighteen and Ninety-Two.
The Greenville News, in a
most admirable article on the
political situation in South Car
olina, urges that Gen. Hampton
should be an active candidate
for Governor next year, and
says:
“He ought to take the stump
as df candidate for the Demo
cratic nomination for Governor,
look the white Democrats of
this State in the face and put
his case before them for judg
ment. They ought to be given
the opportunity to say whether
South Carolina repudiates her
old and faithful servant with
their approval; whether a gal
lant soldier and tried leader is
to be tried ami condemned in
the secret caucus of a faction
without their sanction; whether
such a man as Hampton is to be
punished for refusing to use the
cheap arts and dodges of schem
ing politicians and begging and
bulldozing and hustling for
votes; whether they propose to
endorse the action of a man
elected to he Governor for the
whole people in using the offi
cial power and influence en
trusted to him by the people to
advance men who have been
his special friends and backers,
political and otherwise, and
punish men who had done no
W e I wrong, but who opposed him.”
—Airs. Sallie Lloyd, wife of
Alt. Henry Lloyd, Sr., died at!
her residence on last Thursday,
the. 22nd of January, and
was buried at Wesley Chapel
cemetery on the following day.
A large concourse of relatives
and friends gathered at the
cemetery to pay their last re
spects to this most estimable i
lady. The funeral services were |
conducted by Rev. W. L. Wait.
She was a member of the Metho-'
(list Church and had professed |
1 the Christian faith since child
hood. She will he greatly miss
ed. The husband and five
! children, besides many relatives
and friends, to mourn the loss
which to her is eternal gain.
She has entered into the reali
zation of a Christian hope.
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A Child Diss From Drinking Whiskey
[Columbia Register.]
Abbeville, Jan. 19.’—The tragic!
death of a little boy nine years
‘old, which occurred last Satur ;
day has shocked this commu
nity. The unfortunate lad was
a son of W. S. Wilson who lives
about two miles from town. The j
story is that the deceased and
his cousin about the same age,
found a half filled flask of whis
key, and drank its contents.
Being missed about the house
search was made for them—they I
were found lying in a stupor.!
*An emetic was administered and j
saved the life of one of the
children but without effect on
the other. The father of the
dead bqy. is a man of strict
^oberiety. > ,
Two Horrible Accidents.
[Pee Dee Index.]
Last Thursday afternoon the
ten year old son of Air. Wesley
Stackhouse was caught by a
shaft at Air. W. H. Breeden’s
gin at Campbell’s Bridge and
instantly killed. The gin was
running and the little fellow
wms putting his foot on the
shaft used for driving the gin
which is not far above the
ground. The shafting caught
him and in an instant, almost,
he was killed.
His body was fearfully muti
lated. The bones in his leg
were broken until they were
nothing but splinters.
A horrible accident occurred
at Mr. J. R. Merritt’s steam mill
at Cade's about nine miles from
Scranton last Thursday. The
engineer at the mill fired up the
engine, but the safety valve got
out of order which prevented
the steam from blowing off
when it had reached the limited
capacity. This caused the
steam to get too high which
burst the boiler with terrific-
force instantly killing Bernard
Devine, one of the 'mill hands.
He was terribly mangled.
A Letter from the Far West.
Editor Darlinqton Sews:
Your paper has been such »
welcome visitor to my far away
AVestern home that I cannot
well do without it. I am one of
Darlington’s boys; was born
near Lydia and was a Confed
erate Volunteer in Company A,
14th South Carolina Regiment.
1 have been a resident of this
State twenty-two years
Air. H. E. Hagood, formerly
of Darlington, who killed Dr.
Waldon, of this (Lonoke) coun
ty, on the 27th of December,
1889, was tried and acquitted on
the 15th of this month. His
many friends around Oats, Lyd
ia and Cypress will be glad to
hear of his acquittal. The kil
ling was in self defence and
was so found by the jury.
The Hon. W. D. Simpson,
once the Lieutenant Colonel of
the 14th South Carolina Regi
ment, had many comrades in
Arkansas who were grieved to
learn of his death and mourn
the loss to the old Palmetto State
of so distinguished a son.
The prices of our county pro
duce are : corn 75cts. a bushel;
meat 3}cts. a pound; eggs 15cts.
a dozen, and butter 2i>cts. a
und. Labor is scarce and
igh out here and mud is plen
tiful. Young man if you are
making a living in Darlington
I advise you to remain where
you are,” for, though this
is a good country, you can do
perhaps as well at home, I am
doing very well out here ami,
consequently, do not regret my
move. W. B. Howell.
Austin, Arkansas, Jan. 17, 1891.
po
hit
[Florence Messenger.]
Miss Maud Reynolds, daughter
of Mr. E. C. Reynolds, of La
mar, who is visiting relatives in
Florence, accidentally swallow
ed a brass pin on Monday last,
and it lodged in Iter throat,
causing her much pain and con
siderable alarm. Dr R. B. R.
C. AVallace succeeded on
Wednesday afternoon in ex
tracting the pin, after consider
able effort, relieving the young
lady of great bodily painas well
as mental anxiety.
Going to Darlington.
[Cheraw R p irter. Jan. 21.]
Air. W. W. Coker, of the Re
porter office, will leave to-mor
row for Darlington, where he
goes to do the mechanical work
on the Darlington Herald. Air.
Coker has been employed in the
Reporter office for more than
three years, and we are sorry to
lose him, but the Herald is more
in need of his services just now
than the Reporter. During Air.
Coker's stay in Cheraw he has
made many warm friends who
will regret his departure.
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Killed F A Bite.
[Orangeburg Enterprise.]
St. Matthews, Jan. 19.—Quite
a sensation was created here
to day over the death of Nimble
Brown, a prosperous colored
farmer. It appears that some
time ago Brown got into a fuss
with a “blue gum” negro named
Tom Simmons, and in the fight
which followed Brown was bit
ten on the finger by Simmons.
In a little while the bitten finger
began to swell, got worse, and
it was not long before gangrene
had set in. On Sunday Brown
died. Physicians say that
Brown’s deatli was caused by
the bite, and that the bite of a
‘blue gum” negro in nearly
every case proves fatal. The
negroes here are all wild over
the death of Brown, and, with
the accustomed superstition
peculiar to that race, imagine
all manner of strange things. A
negro with a “blue gum” is a
terror to them. Simmons has
been turned over to Trial Justice
Paulling for commitment on the
charge of murder.
Stokes Strikes Back.
To the Editor of the News and
Courier; I see an article in your
issue of yesterday by Col. Keitt
which you term a rejoinder..
He makes no pretence to an
swering my argument. Through
three columns he labors without
introducing a single new idea,
without .doing the one thing
needful—adducing proofs.
He weakly argues that the
Alliance erected itself into a sep
arate political party—for his
position means that if it means
anything—when every reading
layman, even, knows that the
Third Party idea was* utterly
routed at Ocala, in spite of some
extremists like Col. Keitt. Eif-
ery member who lias the min
utes of the last State meeting
knows that no political issue
was made further than was nec
essary to protect our demands
in C o n g r e s s—precise}g the
ground 1 occupi d throughout.
It may as well be understood
that the Alliance in South Car
olina, by deliberate policy of its A
own, is not a separate party, and
so long as I have the honor to
stand at the helm no extremist
shall turn her upon that track,
while the existing policy, State
and national, stands, without a
struggle.
Those whose political connec
tions are so feasible as to admit
of their running the entire
gamut of party creeds in a
decade naturally find no diffi
culty in accepting any third
party movement. But those of
us who are accustomed only- to
the common way of sticking to
our political faith through a
lifetime can only look on at
such acrobatic performances
and wonder!
It is a matter of regret that
there are not offices enough to go
round so that the public might
be spared the public dressing of
old sores. But so it is—two into
one “won’t go,” and some must
live content with “a shadow”
and some ia discontest with
much less.
Yours, waiting for proofs of •
treason,
J. Wm. Stokes.
President South Carolina State
Alliance.
Orangeburg, January 13.
MARRIED.
On Wednesday, January 21,
1891, at the Baptist parsonage,
Darlington S. C. by Rev. G. B.
Aloore, Minnie E. Byrd of High
Hill, and T. E. Purvis, of
Meehan icsville.
On Wednesday, January 21,
1891, at the residence of the
bride’s father, by Rev. John
Stout, Mary Winters, daughter
of Alaj. J. G. Winters, to Lau
rence E. Carrigan, all of Society
Hill.
On Wednesday, January 21.
1891, at the residence of Mr. J.
S. Jeffords, in Florence County,
by Rev. T. H. Edwards. Gussie
AfcKeller, daughter of Mr. W.
H. McKeller of Abbeville Coun
ty, and L. F. Wallace, of Mars
Bluff, Florence County.
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