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VOL, XVIiJ. NC 8. • DARLINGTON, S. 0., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1891. »» huxjjj inu oot; XjOOJVEj ITE3VTS. Middling cotton is bringing 8 cents. 1* crazy man was sent to tl e Asylum on Monday. Thhbe desirable rooms are advertised for rent in this issce. A DANCE will'be given tb's evening at tho Darlington Ho tel. To morrow is the last day for making returns for county taxes. . Mr. and Mrs. D. Rosendorf, of Sumter, are visiting Mrs. M. Manne. Mk. J. H. Mason is erecting a residence on-Grove Street, next to the Episcopal Chapel. Rev. A- J. Frierson, of Socie ty Hill, conducted services at tin Factory last Sunday night. The town has purchased two .hundred and fifty feet of new hose for the use of the tire de partment. The steam “merry-go round” on Grove Street, is becoming quite an attraction for both old and young. Mrs. B. C. Law, the former capable and courteous post mistress, has accepted a position with Woods & Woods. The rails and cross ties have been laid on the C. S. &. N. Railroad its far as Main Street. Rev. W. A. Guerry will con duct services in* the Episcopal Chapel next Sunday evening at 7.30 o’clock. The Atlantic Coast Line has suspended a large lamp over the centre of the platform of their depot at this place. The numerous friends of Dr. W. A. Flayer are glad to see him on the streets again, after a severe attack of the grip. T. C. Cox colored, who was Sheriff of Darlington from 1808 to 187<i, was in town last week. He has been living for some time in Washington. The Darlington Building and Loan Association meets in the President’s office of the People’s Bank on Wednesday evening next at 8.30 o’clock. The work on Mr. Nachman’s store and Mrs. Schmid’s store and residence is progressing so rapidly that it will not be long before these buildings are com pleted. Mr. F. E. Norment is having the lower floor of his brick building on Exchange Street re paired and improved prepara tory to Mrs. Parker occupying it as a millinery store. An important notice concern ing trespassing on the property known as “Smith’s mill pond,” on the Society Hill road, ap pears in another column. The Superintendent of Edu cation has appointed Messrs Patterson Wardlaw and R. W. Boyd members of the board of school examiners for Darlington County. Messrs. W. E. James, J. E. Nettles and Henry T. Thompson attended the session of the Grand Lodge of the Knights of Pythias, which met in Spartan burg on Tuesday. The entertainment for the benefit of the Graded School Library fund will be given to morrow (Friday) evening at the Opera House and all who wish to enjoy a pleasant evening should avail themselves of this opportunity. Misses A. & J. Fountain have made extensive repairs and im provements on their store They have repainted and kalsomined the interior, which gives the store a very pretty and attrac tive appearance. Th c New York Theatre Com pany remained over Thursday and Friday of last week and gave two additional entertain ments in tho Opera House, sustaining the reputation they had gained on the proceeding nights. An-important notice is pub lished in this issue in regard to the tax returns of the town. The returns must Be made by March 20 and a penalty of fifty per cent, will be imposed upon those who fail to comply with this requirement. The stockholders of the Bank of Darlington met on Tuesday and re-elected the same board of directors that served during the past year, namely, W. C. Coker, R. W. Boyd, J. L. Cok er, E. R. Mclver, J. J. Ward, and Bright Williamson. As an evidence of the in crease in the tobacco culture in this County, Messrs Edwards, Norment & Co have already sold nearly ten thousand yards of cloth used for covering the young tobacco plant. Rev. Francis R. Beattie, D. D.. of the Columbia Theological Seminary, filled the pulpit of the Presbyterian Church last Sunday morning and evening. His sermons were forcible and eloquent and greatly pleased the congregation. Mr. Frank Niernsee, the arch itect of the State House in Co lumbia, was in Darlington fa: t w -ok to arrange plans and spec- i cations for a residence, which Mr. Me J. Willis proposes to erect on tin* coiner of Cashua and Spring Streets. The ie >ort that the Atlantic Coast lane had offered tomacad- amize Broad Street and to light it by electricity for tne privi ledge of placing one steel rail track on the street, in order to put their depot nearer thecentre | of the town, is -err. n ions, for ; no such proposition has been .made. Mrs. S. J. Nettles and Miss Janie Williamson return their thanks to the kind friends, who so generously aided them with contributions for the Thornwell Orphanage. Their thanks are also tendered the children, who so cheerfully gave their little gifts, which will gladden the hearts of the motherless and fatherless. There are now one j hundred orphans of all denomi | nations in this institution and this work of charity is deserving of every support. j The intermediate examina tions at the South Carolina Uni versity have just closed and, as usual, the Darlington boys have acquitted"themselves with cred it. The following are the Dar- lingtonians who received mcn- | tion for their high standing: Se nior Class—J. I). Rast, ‘distin guished; 1>. R. Coker, proficient; I Junior Class-E. F. Wilson, distinguished; A. M. Coker, pro ficient; Freshman Class—E. C. | Coker, W. C. Coker and A. B. I Wardlaw, proficient. * —•••--• The Alliance Warehouse. In accordance with the an nouncement previously made in these columns, the stockholders I of the Darlington Farmers' Alliance Company met in the I Court House, last Friday, with Mr. W. S. King in the chair and Mr. W. J. Rogers as Secretary, j More than fifty per cent of the I capital stock liaving been sub scribed and collected the com pany was organiz’d by the election of the following gentle- tnen as the board of directors: Messrs W. J. Rogers, S. B. Gandy, J. W. Davis. Lucas Mc Intosh and E. M. Williamson, f h e directors subsequently :elected E. M. Williamson, presi dent, and W. J. Rogers, secre tary and treasurer. The object of tin's organization is to put the present warehouse on a firmer and more solid business basis A charter will be ob tained immediately. The busi ness, for the present, will be conducted at the warehouse I near the depot and the efficient services of the present business manager, Mr. J. W. Ferguson, will be retained. The directors held a meeting yesterday, but | transacted no business of public interest. • • •- - • • Brought to Darlington For Safe Keep ing. It will lie remembered that mention was made in The News a short time since of the unsuc- ! cessful attempt of W. D. Mer- rimau.to escape from the Ches terfield jail. Merriman is a white man and was convicted about a year ago of the murder of one Douglas, also white, in Chesterfield County. He ap pealed to the Supreme Court, but that tribunal recently re fused to grant him a mew trial and it was since the decision of the Supreme Court that Merri man made his attempt to es cape. But the Supreme Court has issued a remittur. which stays the sentence that he he hanged until the court so orders. As the Chesterfield jail is con sidered unsafe, Merrimart was brought to Darlington on Satur day and lodged in the jail at (this place, where he will remain until further action is taken in ' his ease. Merriman Nvas ac companied by another prisoner, [David J. Jacobs, white, who was convicted of murder at the [recent court iiv-Chesterfield and he, too, will he ke >t in the Dar lington jail until he shall be carried hack to Chesterfield to he hanged, which will he not less than ten days prior to July 17, the day set for hisexecution. Jacobs was convicted of poison ing one Johnson, a white man, ana the wife of Johnson was j convicted with Jacobs for the l same offence. She, however, was not brought to the Dariing- jton jail. Real Estate Transfers. The following transfers of real estate were recorded in the |Auditor’s office for the week' ending Saturday, Fehrury 14, 1891: M. E. and S. VV. Dargan to J. H. Sanders, one lot in the town of Darlington (on Spring Street) for $300; M. Marco to N. L. Harrell 244 acres in Lydia j township for $3,180; A. B. Dove ; lo Roht. Rigell 100 acres in Leavensworth township for #600; W. P. Cole, S. 1). O. to W. K. Ryan 517 acres in Eben- ezer township (formerly in this County) for $1,300; Darlington Land Improvement Company to M. E. Allen 2 lots in the town | of Darlington for $175; Darling- i ton Land Improvement Com pany toM. J. Anderson 1 lot in the town of Darlington for $75; Eliza McLendon to G. M. Gran tham lo acres in Stokes Bridge township for $10; G. F. McLen don to G. M. Grantham 18 acres in Stokes Bridge for $200; B. W. IS.‘gars et al to \V. H. Gardner -1^3 acres in Stokes Bridgetown- -hip: Beedv M. Windham to [ Campbell R. \\ indham 4o acres in I ihson township fo r $402,21; W. A. Parrott, C. C. P.,to F. J- Pelzer 724 acres in High Hill township (part of the W. E. Dargan lairds) for $9,500; F. J. Pelzer to I F. Reddick 100 acres in High Hill township for $2,- 000; Win. Islar to Sijas Wines 101 acres in Swift Creek town ship for $'00. . Death of Mr. Andrew B. Charles. Mr. Andrew B. Charles, who was a well known citizen of t’-L county, died suddenly near Iris home in Mechanicsville town ship, about eight miles from town, on Sunday morning. He had justfinished breakfast when he left Iris home to walk over to his neighbor’s, Dr. II. Williamson, who is also his brother-in-law. A few minutes later he was.found dead in the road about a mile from his house. His death must have been very sudden. While never a very hale man he was in his usua 1 health when he left Iris home and Iris death, it is supposed, was caused from heart disease. Mr. Charles was always highly respected and was deservedly popular. He was one of the best informed and brightest men in this section of the State. His wife died several years ago and lie leaves no children. Mr. Charles was about sixty years of age. He was a son. of Col. E. W. Charles, who was a mem her of the State Senate from this county before the war, and was a brother of Maj. H. L. Charles, cashier of the People’s Bank. [ His remains were interred in [the family burying ground* at j liOwther’s Hill Cemetery, near [ the Pee Dee River, on Monday j morning. Prize Contest for the Farmers. Mr. W. A. Clark, President of the Columbia Phosphate Works, of Columbia, S. has offered two prjzes to tiic farmers of the State—$200 for the largest and SI00 for the second largest yield of cotton this year on a given amount of land, which will he one or two acres. The matter was plrced in the hands of the State Agricultural and Me chanical Society and the Society has secured the ser vices of Jlr. W. G. Hinson, a large and successful planter of James Island, near Charleston, and one who has had much ex perience in such matters, to manage the contest and arrange the details. The land upon which the prize cotton is to he grown must he fertilized exclu sively with the fertilizers of the Colutnhia Phosphate Company. This is a good chance for a farm er to win a little money, beside the reputation which the gaining of one of these prizes would se cure to him. We would advise all of (he farmers to enter into tiie competition for the prizes land would further advise each and every one to set aside one or two acres of the best land for this purpose. The particulars concerning the contest will he given later and every one should be on the lookout for them. The Jury List. Grand Jury.—J. H. Hicks. A. M. Galloway, T. B. Gordon, J. N. Parrott, T. D. King, J. W. Davis, D. P. Lide, J. W. Fer guson, W. P. Woodham, Geo. H. McKee, Leonce Vaughan, C. L. Stuckey, A. A. Fields, J. F. Wilson, C. K. Rogers, G. W. I Culpeper, Geo. P. Scarborough, I Albert Jordan. Petit Jury, First Week.— P. W. McNeese, Samuel Odom, Jas. II. Gandy, J. B. Segars, S. J. Odom, Andrew Blackman, H. A. Dowling, W. K. Windham, J. E Mirier, T. S. Stuckey, J.O | Melton, rtragg Woodham, J. C. Lampley, J. E. Woodham, Jr., [ A. C. Coggeshall, W. M. Bry ant, J. T. Sumner, W. F. Stew art, E. D. Fields, A. A. Munn, S. W. Ham. Murray Yarbor ough, P F. K. Gallo ?ay, W. J. W. Skinner, J. D. Flinn, Wiley H. Anderson, M. S. Abbott, B. F. Grantham, A. E. Skinner, P. A. King. J. A. Pipkin, Isaac Ousley, J. W. Harrington, Henry King, Henry A. Josey, | J. Z. Grantham. • Township B 01r d; jf A$ cssors. The publish below the list of the members of the Township Board of Assessors for Darling ton County for the fiscal year 1890—91, which have been ap pointed by the Auditor. The chairmen of the several town ship boards will t onstitute the County Equalization Board, an important notice concerning which is published in another column. Antioch—Jno. W. Davis, J. Thos. Goodson, J. A. Chapman: Cypress—Jno. \V. DuBose, T. S. Stuckey, T. J. Bell; Darling ton—W. j. Rogers, S. S. Burch. J. W. Warr; Hartsville—W. S. King. H. Lide Law, W. M. Smothers; Leavensworth- Lu cas McIntosh, J. \V. Ferguson. T. P. Rhodes; Lisbon—J. S Du Bose, L L. Gray, R. M. Sever ance; Lydia—James Register, W. R. S. Lawson, T. D. King; Mechanicsville—S. B. Gandy, J. W. Fountain, P. T. Warr; Pal metto—D. M. Smoot, E. G. Jef fords, B. F. Williamson; Phila delphia—C. R. King, Jacquiline Jordan Walter Vaughan; Soci ety Hill—Jno. T. Rogers, M. ri. Gandy, Jno. M. Waddill; Stokes Bridge ‘Jno. Thos. Woodham, Jno. B. Gardner, Wesley Moore; Swift Creek—R. N. Howie, J. L. Lee, Sarn’l <)dom. • The Electric Lights. The work of erecting poles a- long the streets of Da~lingto> , which is now in progress, gives our people assurance of the town being lighted by electric ity at an early day. The neces sary inactrinery will he here in time for the furnishing of lights by the first of April. The plant will he located immediate ly east of the artesian well. We give below the locations, which may be slightly altered later, of the sixteen arc lights to he used for lighting the streets: Corner Public Square and Pearl Street; corner Public Square and Bank Lane; corner Public Square and Orange Street; on Cashua in front of the Market House; cor ner Cashua and Spring; corner Orange and Church; on Orange immediately west of the resi dence of Hon. Geo. W. Dargan; on Orange in front of Factory; corner Pearl and Grove; corner Pearl and Sycamore; on Pearl between the residences of Mr. C. S. McCullough and Mr. R. W. Boyd; corner Pearl and Railroad Avenue: on New Street near the residence of Mr. J. A. White; and coiner Main and Broad; oji Broad in front of the residence of Mr. C. Alexan der; on Broad in front of Mr. A F. Northcutt’s residence. Nearly all of tin* merchants have subscribed for incandes cent lights for their stores and the number of such lights to he used lias reached 157. Quite a number of citizens will also use these lights in their res idences, as they are perfectly safe and give entire satisfaction. OATS. —The rain still continues. | —Mr. Adkison, of Alabama, I spent a few days here last week visiting relatives and friends. —Prof. Jones has regained his usual health and everything is moving along very nicely ' at the Academy just now. The pay term commenced on the 12th inst. —Mr. C. H. Decker, of Society Hill, is stopping for the present at Mr. W. U. S. Lawson's at tending to the turpentine busi ness of Messrs. Race and Deck- < r. —Mr. C. M. Best will at an early day remove Iris mercant ile business from his old stand on Fifth. Avenue to the house on the North-west corner of the square formerly used by Messrs C. N. Oats & Bro as a furniture store. —Rev. J. ('. Kilgo, financial agent of Wofford C o 1 1 e tr e , preached a most excellent ser-1 ( ,f years, raon on the subject of education last Sunday afternoon at Wes- —On account of had weather ley Chapel. Mr. Kilgo ranks und scarcity of hands, foremost among the y o u n g very little farm work has been, ])reachers of the South Carolina ; art y e L accomplished, hut a Conference, and is certainly do- hirge amount of guano is being ing a good work for Wofford hauled, showing the prosperity Mr. James Clyburn, of Ker shaw. returned home Sunday, after spending several da; s with lelatives n ‘ar here. On last Friday evening, a very pleasant sociable was en joyed by the young people of the neighborhood at the res ; - denco of Mr. Preston King. —Rev. J. W. Kilgo, financial agent of Wofford College, ad dressed the congregation of Wesley Chapel last Sunday afternoon in the interest of that institution. At a meeting of the patrom of the Lydia Academy, Friday evening, Mr. W. 1’. Pollock was engaged to continue the exer cises of the school for several months longer. • —La Grippe is very prevalent in this section and several deaths have occurred from its effects. Some of our older citi zens assert that they have not known of so much sickness in the neighborhood for a number sick of our farmers and their deter mination to make still larger crops. —Married, on Thursday last, at the residence of the bride’s father, Miss Alice Clyburn, of , Kershaw, to Mr. Kempler Gal- will shortly open their stock of l]owaV) ()f The happy couple arrived on Friday even ing and were made tne recipi College. CLYDE. —Mr. Jessie John is very with rheumatism. —Messrs. J. A. & r W. L. Smith goods. —Judge C. P. Dargan, of Dar lington, has been here on a visit to Trial Justice Smith. —Miss Lanie Outlaw, who has been quite sick for several weeks, is now much better. -‘-Messrs. King Sc McLean have opened a general merchan dise business at the former stand of Mr. A M. McNair. —Mr. S. E. Segars will soon have his circular saw in opera tion and will then he able to furnish the people with fine lumber. tak- grip t In cuts of a night. serenade that v was li The en suddenly sick with on Friday, hut through prompt attention of Dr. she is better. Lue; Siindr/ School Convention. February 15, 1891. To the Sitn/laii School U'orhcrs of the Slate: Dear Friends :—The Execu tive Committee of the South Carolina Sunday School Asso ciation in a recent meeting or dered that the th Annual Convention of said Association he called to meet at Laurens C. H., S. C., at 8 o’clock p. m., Tuesday, March 31st, 1891, to continue until Thursday even ing, April 2nd, 1891. It is important that there he a full representation from'every , i County Sunday School Conven —Mr. M. J. Outlaw has re- Uj on i n t,i ie gtate, and the offi- eeived a copy of a paper pub-1 ,. ( . rs n f Ka j ( j County Conventions ire hereby earnestly requested LAMAR. —The rains continue and farm work is retarded thereby. —We are expecting the traek of the C.. S. & N. Railroad in about ten days. —There is nsgreat deal of sick ness in our section, mostly of the “Tillman Squeeze.” —Miss Amanda Wilson, who has been teaching at the Mt. Carmel school, has returned to her home in North Carolina. MT. ELON. — Mr. C. B. Rhodes, Sr., is gradually improving. —Twenty-eight degrees is the lowest point to which the ther mometer has fallen at this place during this season. —Mr. T. J. Bell has been ap pointed overseer on the road from his house to Sparrow bridge, at the church. —We have not as many young ladies visiting us this season ao we generally have. But a young nlm who does a great deal of calling says that at one house there is a large Brahma rooster which is so well trained that he crows . every night at nine oh lock. fished at Nobleville, Indiana, which was sent to him by Mr. D. W. Smith, of that place. It is a very interesting paper. —We are very sorry that the postoffice at Darlington is in such a deplorable condition. We trust that Mrs. Law will soon be reinstated in the office. And we say, God bless the I Laws! —Died, near Kelleytown. on the night of the 3rd inst., Mrs. Farley Bennett. Her remains were interred in Gum Branch Churchyard, in the presence of a large concourse of relatives and friends. She leaves a hus- [ hand, several children and a host of friends to mourn her loss SOCIETY HILL. -Miss Mamie Wilson is quite to take steps at once to have a full delegation at this meeting. Please confer with delegates elect forthwith and if impossi ble for them to he present, see the alternates and if they can not, then, get up a delegation of faithful 'men and women who are alive to the Sunday School work. Surely there will not he a single County unrepresented in this Convention. It will he at a place convenient from ev ery part of the State and at a time most suitable for all The Executive Committee are now in correspondence with the Railroads of the State for spe cial rates, and the same will be announced at earliest possible day. Mr. Wm. Reynolds, of Peoria, Illinois, of the International Executive Committee, one of the livest and most progressive Sunday School men of this country, who is also well known ! to many of 4he workers in this State, will he present. Mrs. W. i F. Crafts, of New York, one. of sick. —We are pleased to have Miss Susan Burn with us again. —The string hand is fully or ganized and gives delightful music. i , , , , , , the most earnest lady workers —Our roads are in very had in the primary or infant class condition: some places are al- department, and well known to most impassable. Sunday School workers as the -Some of our farmers have ;V l ,tho r r of ‘‘^ters to Primary cabbage plants in their gardens Cluss ^hers ’ will also ac- over four inches high. company Mr. Reynolds. 1 hese ■ b visitors are sent out by the —Misses Adams and McKin- International Executive Coin- nen, of Bennettsville, are visit- mittee, and will add very much ing the Misses Turnage. to the other interesting features of the meeting. There will he discussions of and addresses on —Our streets are being irn proved with trees, which are being set out along the walks. Miss M. E. McIntosh is im proving her dwelling house with a coat of paint and a general repairing. —Notwithstanding the fine crop of corn grown last year the many subjects of interest to Sunday School workers, partici pated in by speakers from vari ous parts of our own and other States. The music of this "Ineeting will he conducted by one of the best leaders in the State, assist ed by a well-drilled local choir. Petit Jury, Second Week.— J. H. Stanley, J. T. Limn, John | E. Sumner, N. B. Mims, W. F. Boykin, D. L. Winters, R. H. Grantham, O. S. Huggins, Jacqueline Jordan, J. F. Wal- j ters, F. W. Howie, L E. Carri- gan, L. Faulkner, W. B: Du Bose, H. F. Lloyd, W.J. Rogers, John H. Privett, J. P. Mozingo, [Sr, M. A. Witherspoon, J. A. Middleton, Jefferson Bryant, R. L. Bass, W. C Wilson, John F. Rhodes. H. J. Nettles, J. J. Carter, T. J. Bell, J. C. McLen don, W. M. Gandy, John W. Dorrity, J. K. Carter, Jr, R. N. Campbell, Hugh Poston, M. N. Salisbury, W. P. Carter, Sam uel Harrell.' RIVERDALE. —Owing to the wet weather farmers are retarded in their labors. —Colds and coughs have a most general reception in our neighborhood. —Miss Jordan, who has been visiting relatives here, has re turned to her home near Tim- monsville. —A sociable was given by Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Russell to a number of invited guests on Tuesday evening of last week. —We greeted with pleasure the familiar face of Mrs. T. E. Pervis, formerly Miss Minnie Byrd in our midst recently. —Rev. J. D. Frierson deliver ed a very impressive and forci ble discourse from Matthew 24 chap. 44 verse, at New Chapel last Sunday. : merchants at this place have - . , . 'received over two thousand The programme is being pre bushels - - pared and will be published at an earlv day. —Mr. Frank Winters, aecom- ( All things point to a pleasant panied by Iris father; left to-dav and profitable annual meetin for Graham, South Carolina, to Let the friends of the Sunday take a course in the graded School cause prav for the pres- j school at tiiat place. [enceof the Holy Spirit that —Messrs. Chas. H. Race and ; Chas. H. Decker have formed a copartnership for the purpose of working turpentine in the Phil adelphia neighborhood. I —The young men of the town have organized a minstrel troupe and are preparing to give some some entertainments soon.] We do not lack for talent and much good may result to the honor and glory of His name. Yours very truly, Chas. H. Carlisle, Chairman of Executive Committee, Spartanburg, S. C. A Pretty House of Worship. [News and Courier. 1 Florence, February 15.—The are looking forward with pleas- happiest and the proudiest con- ure to the entertainments which | gregation in the State of South j they propose to give. It has cost no little labor on the part'of the small congreg ation of the church to accom plish that which to-day was pronounced “well done.” It lias been the work of years, and a brief sketch of this work, so happily consummated, may prove not only interesting to the large number of readers of The Xeics atal Courier in this and other States, hut may serve to point tho footprints that per haps, another seeing, shall take heart again. St. John's Church was com pleted in the fall of 1889 and left with a debt of $700 over it, which has been paid with inter est, every cent of which was raised in the last year without the assistance of a single church festival. The lot on which the church was built was donated by one of the lady members, Mrs. F. Church, a former Charlestonian, and one of the most indefatigable workers that ever lived. The building cost $3,300. It is Gothic in style, cruciform, built of rough brown stone, rubble work, with stain ed glass windows, and pretty stoop, without ornament or stee ple except a tall cross and circle ( which rise from the peak of the front gable. Inside it is finished 1 in native woods. The chancel windows are particularly hand some. having been made in England at a cost of $250. Thej central window represents St. John, a memorial to the late! Rev. Walter Guerry. The side windowsmemorializethedecea: - ed children and adults of the, parfSh. The three harmonize beautifully. These windows were contributed by the King's Daughters of the parish. The altar cross and vases, font and lectern, Bishop’s chair and era- ( deuce table were the gift of the children of the parish. They are all beautifully hand carved by Mr. Silas McBee, of North Carolina, the architect. The carving was his contribution and is said to he equal to any in the country. The church con- I tains the only wood screen in 1 tiie diocese, which is a prettily i ornamented partition dividing Ithe nave from the shurch. ' The Rev. W. A. Guerry, the I present rector, began his colle giate education in Charleston at the Porter Academy and lias many friends and acquaintances ; in the city. He completed Iris [ academic course at Sewanee in : 1884, witli the degree of M. A. He taught for Dr. Porter one year and returned, graduating in theology in 1888, the year in which he took charge of the church. He was ordained to the priesthood on December 22, which service was the First ever held in the new church. The congregation has looked forward to this day of consecration for a long time. Their hearts and minds have been full of it. Two services were held to-day, the I consecration this morning and the confirmation to-night. In order to meet the demand for greater seating capacity a num ber of chairs were put in the aisles, and the vestry rooms were thrown open and filled by the audience. At 11 o’clock Bishop Howe, followed by the Rev. Messrs. C. C. Pinckney, I). D., of Charles ton, Ellison Capers, of Colum- I bia, Vaudrey McBee r of Mont gomery, Ala., W. A. Guerry, of Florence, and the vestry of St. John’s marched up the aisle reading the service. The usual impressive ceremony was car ried out in full, Dr. Pinckney reading the communion service. Mr. Caper’s sermon was elo quent, his word painting, like a panorama, presenting views of special incident in the growth of the Christian Church in the first century and dwelling on its catholicity. He congratula ted the congregation on Mie hap py completion of the work and gave them as a watchword “Love” in its most comprehen sive signification. Dargan On Cleveland. In answer to an inquiry of the correspondent of the Savan'- ,iah Morntntj Xeu s as to what | effect the letter of Mr. Cleve land on silver would have on that gentleman's chances for the Presidency, Hon. Geo. W. Dargar said:’ "It may hurt him with the politicians, hut it will strengthen him with the people. It is a manly letter, and he is right. I believe Cleve land is so strong and has such a hold on tho confidence ot the people that ahhough a majority of the party in the Honse are opposed to him on this proposi tion he will carry the country with him. I think it fortunate that he wrote the letter. His course is manly and that of a statesman.” as you request, hut I am glad that the business interests of New York are at last to he heard on the subject. It surely cannot he necessary for me to make formal expres sion of my agreement with those who believe that the greatest perils would he initiated by the adoption of the scheme embrac ed in the measure now pending in Congress for an unlimited coinage of silver at our mints. If we have developed an unex pected capacity for the assimi lation of a largely ''increased volume of currency, and even if we have demonstrated tho use fulness of such an increase, these conditions fall far short of insuring us against disaster if in the present situation we enter upon the dangerous and reckless experiment of free, unlimited and independent silver coinage. Yours very truly, Grover Cleveland. * «*- —m • - Area of Ou»* Counties. From the coitus bulletin just issued by the Department of tile Interior, the area of this State in square miles is taken which is as follows: South Carolina—Gross area, 30,570; water surface, 400; land surface, 30,170. By Counties—Abbeville, 1,000; Aiken, 1,008; Anderson, 090; Barnwell, 1,214; Beaufort, 907; Berkeley, 1,742; Charleston, 193; Chester, 570; Chesterfield, 980; Clarendon, 004; Colleton, 1,920; Darlington, 073; Edgefield, 1,352; Fairfield, 775; Florence, 578; < leorgetown, 742; Greenville, 710; Hampton, 1,141; Horry, 980; Kershaw, 775; Lancaster, 535; Laurens, 080; Lexington, 780; Marion, 1,024; Marlboro, 530; Newberry, 000; Orangeburg, 1,- 400; Oconee, 020; Pickens, 404; Richland, 008; Spartanburg,949; Sumter, 870; Union, 000; Williamsburg, 948; York, 750. • • • Opposed to Free Coinage. The Xetrs mat ('miner of Saturday says editorially: “Congressman Dargan, of South Caroline, agrees with Ex-Pr ‘s- idpnt Cleveland in Iris viewson the silver question. During Iris service at Washington, Mr. Dargan has been consistent in Iris opposition to tiie adoption of any financial policy which woirtri pay the farmers for their produce in a debased currency. He does not believe that it would he common honesty or good politics to give a farmer eiglitly cents worth of silver for j a dollar’s worth of cotton, and ] thousands of intelligent voters in his district will agree with him as soon as they have stud- , ied the question for themselves.” The Darlington Building and Loan Association. The monthly meeting of this Asso ciation will bo held at the office ot the People's Hank of Darlington on Wed nesday the 2.">th inst.. at 8.30 o’clock P. M. Dues received by Treasurer at ! his office and at the meeting. C. K. KOOK RS, Sec'ty and Treas. Feb. 19, 1991. Administrator's Sale. I will sell, at Darlington 0. H., at public auction, on the first Monday in March, the personal property, consist ing of househohl furniture, &c., be- longingtothe Estate of J. N. Hamer. .1. S. GARNER, Feb. 19-2t Administrator. regation in Jarolina to-day is the congre Igation of St. John's Episcopal Church of this city. The cause of Tim-1 of this general rejoicing is to be relatives ! found in the fact that their ' • beautiful little house of worship I* .»*. r tt it * is clear of debt and the conse- ~~Y r ' oration services have been held, Imgton, spent Sunday with an( j were j n Qy erY way success- friends and relatives in town. fu j an( j mo8 t thoroughly enjoy i —Miss Molly Gardener and I able. LYDIA. —Miss Eva King, monsville, is visiting in the neighborhood. Cleveland On Silver. New York City, 816 Madison Ave. February 10, 1891.—E. Ellery Anderson—My Dear Sir; I have this afternoon received your note inviting me to attend to-morrow evening a meeting called for the purpose of voicing the opposition of the business men of our city to the free coin age of silver irf the United ] States. I shall not be able to i attend and address the meeting Notice. Any person or persons fishing or hunting on the property known as Smith’s Mill Pond without written permission will he prosecuted to full extent of the law. J. J. LUCAS. A. T BAIRD. For Font. Three neat and commodious dwel ling rooms over my Store on the Pub lic Square. Terms reasonable. Feb. 19-tf. It. L. DARGAN. Equalization Board. Auditor's Oskick. i February 111, 1891. ) The first annual meeting of the County Equalization Board will meet at the Auditor’s office on the second Tuesday in March next, to take action on the tax returns of the county for fiscal year 1H90-91 Members will please take notice and act in accord ance with this notice. W. H. LAWRENCE. Feb. 19-3t Clerk of Board. Notice tit Fax Returns. Office ok tiik Mayor. i Darlington, S. C., Feb. 80, 1891. ) All tax payers and persons owning and controlling property in the Town of Darlington are hereby notified to make their returns to the undersigned on or before the 80th day of March, 1891. A penalty of .W per cent, will be added to all failing to make their returns by the time specified. Bv order of Council. vll vj-U J.W. EVANS, Clerk. ~8TATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF DARl.INOTOX. Hy T. U. Spain, Ssij., Probate Judge. Whereas, W. E. King hath made suit to me to grant him Letters of Admin istration of the Estate of and effects of J. M. King, deceased. These are, therefore, to cite and ad monish all and singular the kindred and creditors of the s*l J. M. King, deceased, that they be and ap pear betore me in tiie Court of 1 r<> bate to be held at Darlington C 11 on the 3rd day of March n»>xt, after publication hereof, at 11 ocloek in the forenoon, to show cause, if t hey have any, why the said administration should not be granted* Given under piy hind, this ltd It day of February, Anni^DowinyW U Judge of Probate. i Fbs. 19-St m,