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VOL. XVIII. XC 15 DARLINGTON, S. C., THURSDAY, APRIL 9. 1891. WHOLE NO 846 . j khal attempts have been The annual meeting of the Middling c otton is bringing 8 n ! a «* recently to hold a me-ting stockholders of the People’s cents. uf the Board of 1 rade, but with- Bank will be held on Monday, \ T 0 official sales were made on success. 1 here are matters April 27. Monday—Saleday ot irnpoitance to le considered R . • • } . by tins organization and it is a new law which goes into A movement ison foot to build Uesiied that a meeting be held e ^ ec t 011 May 1, ItOl, thespecial a Methodist Church at the, fac- ( at an early day. t ax $2.40 a year for the privi- tory. Thv i f selling manufactured The olored County F.rm«r,-1 riec.ric «,*, if^h! Alliance met in the Court House! hntshed, tbe wires have been' 1 llb r !y ! suspended along the streets and j the company only awaits the | arrival of the machinery to | begin operations. The machi- | nery has been shipped and isex- commenced peeted every day. will enclose lx accordance with the con- stitmion of the Darlington Club Dee* Sectiou with Marco and | the annual meeting will be held for years past, and A Music House for Dar’ington. We call the attention of our music loving readers to Mr. R. L. Dargau's announcement in this issue that he can furnifh MT. ELON. —Mr. J. 1). Howie’s fine crop of sweet potatoes is exhausted. —Mrs. J, H. Hicks and her on Saturday. Twenty well broken acclim ated mules are advertised for sale in this issue. Work has been on the fence which the County Jail. ■ Mr. and Mrs. S. family left on Tuesday for their home in New York. A colored woman was taken to the Lunatic Asylum, in Co lumbia, on Tuesday. As an accommodation to the pul li • Mr. R. L. Dargan now has stamps for sale at his book store. to sell those coinmodoties with out license after that date. Attention is called to tbe new advertisement of Messrs. W. H. Gibbes, Jr. & Co., which appears in this issue. This re liable Columbia house has been supplying the people of the Pee machinery, with their Ludden & Bates' Change of Agency. Having discontinued our agency with J. B Killough & Co., of Florence, S. C., we shall _ < for the present and until agents i;,h 'iTi-nt; 11 .'* «, ,i pianos and organs at catalogue are appointed in each county, - 118 a ' handle our business in this sec- —The Rev Mr. Clyde has tuk- tion directly through our own en charge of the school at He- home office at Savannah, Ga., bron. or through our travelling rep- __ R t s Vei l a<,re of resentatives. All intending,p etliel CoUege, K preached JASPER. prices. He has added this de partment to his book stole and is now prepared to sell on a liberal instalment plan the Behr Bros. & Co. and New England pianos and Estey, Carpenter, purchasers of pianos or organs Kimball and Weaver organs. He will place a piano or are requested to write us for He wdll place a piano or organ |full information, full illustrated ‘‘' iV'] ' 7 in a customer’s house on trial catalogues, &c. We are able f,,,. be sh ill Mivl his o .'olofr aud if the instrument does not to save money for every buyer. t i • • ' . L ti «• i m |7 4^1 1... • 1. . . x MIlO . Aidlllt''. 1 -1. cl* I iloro e n t u c k y , for us last Buuday from the text "Ami i ‘en <i ■r. i Ih tl u ''c Vf tl ,'° Pre8i ^ ent , of recently enlarged and improved the Bank of Darlington Tuesday facilities promises to do even a evening next, the 14th. just., at larger trade here in the future. A full attendance of 8 o’clock, the charter members is earnestly ! requested. Misses Florence Michalson of Barnwell, Fannie Koppel, of Laurens, Etta Roseadorf, of I Sumter, Rosa Sittenfields of A Respite for Lewis Williams. In the last issue of The News it was mentioned that a petition had been circulated through the county which was to be for warded to the Governor asking give satisfaction it can be re turned and no payment will be demanded. He also has at his hook store a full assortment of music. The pieces composing his collection are selected with ta t) and c re and these also he is prepared to sell at catalogue prices. Mr. Dargan intends to no matt r whether he wishes to purchase for cash or on easy payments. Our trade is by far the largest in the South, reach ing nearly a half million dollars the past year. Our position as the leading music house of the South enables us to control the greatest instruments made in —We were glad to see the fa miliar faces of Capt. D. H. Thomas and his daughter, Miss Mary, of Clyde, at church on last Sunday. —The delegates from this place to the Welch Neck Sunday School Convention, which met make his establishment head- America We represent thei at E b eneZ er ,'hurch last week. A lot of flower seed has been Georgetownand Hannah MannejX^t^^gWi.f^gTe^fitpd left at this office by Mr. G. W. of tins place, who came over to m incase ^ Dargan for distribution; "first attend the "Purim ball” have V m.mK. cltmn P ,,' come, first served.’- Dr. J. William Stokes. Presi dent of the State Alliance, lec tured o the Order at this place on the 5th inst. Dr. A. C. Spain and Mr. C. S. McCullough have gone to St. returned to St. emy in Sumter. James is finally settled. On, Joseph s Acad- Saturday last Sheriff Cole and j E. O. Woods, Esq., went to Co- j As we go to prefs we learn of l?mbia and presented the peti-1 the death of Mr. James A. ^ ,r \ t0 9 0 ^ , 'n° r fiUman From White, which occurred yester- Sunday s Sfa e we learuthat the j day (Wednesday) morning, at pernor will respite \Vibnms w 11 o'clock. A sketch of his life f u, - v ’ but up to the time we Louis to purchase improved and character will be published 'yent to press jesterday tie au- machmery for their brick yard, in our next issue. The funeral v , . / , . services will be held at the Meth- a l > notification to that effect. A very handsome double j odist Church this a f temoou at f >t W true that Williams has oven cooking range was placed 4 o’clock been respited, as is probably the in the kitchen of the Enterprise ‘ case, he will not be hanged to- Hote! a few since by Mr. J. C. The water mains from the morrow, the day fixed for his White. 'artesian well, through Cashua execution. The petition was The irame law which went ie I Street, to the Square will be numerously signed and Solicitor to Xfon A?rilT miesTum ^en up and others will be put Johnson endorsed it. lawful to killer catch birdsfrorn L n th 0‘ r P' a po as they have been ' *'_7' . that date until Nov. 1. Boys, fou . n,l V’ be worthless. The F,re at Floyd s. put up vour guns’ mams along the Square and the Earl v on Sunday morning be ' other adjoining streets have not fore day cotton stored on the An election will be held on y,q been tested hence it is im platform at the junction of the! the 20 inst. in the Fourth Regi-1 possible to ascertain whether cheraw and Darlington and ment S. C. V., of which the; they will serve their purpose or Hartsville Railroads at Floyd’s Darlington Guards form a part, not. was discovered to oe on fire by for Lieutenant ^olonel and Maj- T „ , , , . a colored man. The alarm was or The banrora viuls orcne^jiia. i • , ,1 • , , ,v , | banjo, mandolin and guit a ; g' v ?* n . a,ld th ? m that Th . cylinder of a six shoot- (lua J rt ; t te, of Boston, will give cnity repaired to the scene,: mg revolver, which was found jUformances in the Opera House ^. ut nbth,a « coal . fl , 1,e . to recently near town has been at this place on Monday, Tues-! ^ th . e . fire burnt for left at this office and the owner day and Wednesdav nights of M,v . t ' ra ! ho . ur ?- 1 be platform can recover the same by calling next week . T he A>«‘.s and ('ou- quartersfor m isical ins: ruments in Darlington C’ountv. Darlington at the Centennial. The Darlington Guards are working hard to get ready for the Columbia Centennial, and nearly every member of the command expects to participate in it. In addition to the regu lar company drills on Tuesday and Friday nights of each week, voluntary drills, all of which are well attended, are held on Mon days, Wednesdays, Thursdays. At the annual meeting of the company held hist Friday night, all the old officers were re-elect ed. Mr, famous Chickeriug, Mason & Hamlin, Mathushek and Sterl ing pianos, and the Mason dt have not made any report yet. —The church and Sunday HIGH HILL. We regret to report the ill- — Services were held at Lake ess of Mrs. L. S. Jordan. Swamp on Sunday by Rev. Mr. — Little Harry Odom, who has i McLemore, of Kentucky. He is quite sick for so long, islfl 01 * 0 young, but is a good preacher. —Fishing with nets is very common in the mill ponds about here, viz: W alker’s, Lochart’s, Garner’s, Beasley’s and others. We would he pleased to join the hoys afishing two or three times a week. —We have received a circular from Mr. W. J.Duffie, publisher in Columbia, soliciting the pat ronage of teachers and patrons for his line of school books, among which is Davidson’s History of South Carolina, a —We were delighted to have book to be used and loved by with us, a few days of last week, a B South Carolinians, our friend and old neighbor, —The irresistible conqueror, Mrs. E. L. Gray, of Lamar. Death, hastaken from our midst slowly convalescing. Mr. G. M. Potter has attach- 1 .11 engine to his gin house oaratory, we suppose, to mg. Most of our farmers have planting corn and in- h< th i planting cotton as soon as rant. weather will pe - Fears are entertained by some (hat the recent frost and cold winds have greatly dam- ;'i4 d. if not totally destroyed, peach crop. tin —Miss Elma Jordan, of Jas per, who has been visting friends in our neighborhood, has re- Hamlin and Sterling organs Do school are making some effort to turned to her home. not be misled by wild state ments of irresponsible people who have unknown instruments for sale. Remember that we place an instrument inyourown dispose of their present organ in order to get one of stronger tone. A ny person desiring to get a second-hand organ for parlor use would do well to call home on fifteen days test trial., on them, as theirs is in good If you are not satisfield, you condition and they offer it very return it at our expense of cheap. For further particulars " twenty years W. A Parrott wase ected relv ’ ^ A secretary and Mr. K. E. James - • * freight to and from your near est rail road station or landing. We give you a six years guar antee, a complete outfit free, pay all freight, and if you buy from us you have an established address Rev T. J. Price, Lydia S. C., or call in person. treasurer. 1 no appointment ot , v ag the 8hrewdest buyer . non commissioned officers to, w rite U8 when are re J d serve for the ensuing year wil Ludden & Bates Southern Music he made to-morrow (* r.day) Ho Savannah, Ga. 4t. night. Gen. VN. E. James was] elected an honorary member We can save you money on flour. We have 300 bbls bought before the advance in reputation to j towards, Normeht rS: C o. rely upon. A child can buy from us as safelv and as cheap- —Turpent ine hands have com menced work. OATS. The Darlington Guards. [Florence Messenger.] The Darlington Guards, and Mr. John E. Boyd and active member. The following con tributing members were also elected: J. E. Nettles, 0. S. which Mr. Henry T. Thompson Nettles, j. H. Sanders, T. S. j has recently been elected cap- Joye, J. M. James, J. G. McCall, ^ tain, is being thoroughly reor- L. E. Williamson, F. E. Nor- ganized and put in trim fi A party of our young people speak of tackling the finny tribe, as soon as the weather moderates. We wish them suc cess, both on land and water. —Oats that were sown early are loolrr ' fine in this section, j but if soD>4 of the late sown oats that we have seen don't "git a move on ’em,” grazing poles will be much sought after. —This scribe was much dis- pnees: appointed on reading in The News that it was all a mistake about the signal rooster, as he: was just going to inquire of the Mt. Elon correspondent if it would be possible to procure a 1 setting of the breed. Mr. Andrew Jordan and his suffering has ceased. He died on the 31 ult. The funeral ser vices were conducted by Rev. 8. M. Richardson at Lake Swamp Church on the following day. We sympathize with the bereaved family and feel confi dent that their loss is his eternal ! gain. and thirty bales of cotton were destroyed. The cotton for it. < -r-; . . .. destroyed. The cotton was l 11 ' , , 1 f ' 7 s " l s ' ' owned by Mr. J. P. Kirven, but Messrs E. J. Lide & Co is the favorably of the performance,^ he a recui t for it ’ from latest firm established to do | given by this company *a the At i ailti( . Coast Line authori- busmoss m Darlington. This; Charleston recently. tics the loss will fall upon that firm will deal m lumber and is Thf annual mcetinir of tbe 1 road. Several of the cross ties now rettdy to serve the people pee j )ee yjedienl Assoc iation on the Cheraw and Darlington ot tnis vicinity. will be held in Darlington on track were burned but the track The Jewish season of the Thursday morning next at 10.30 was repaired in time for the^ re- "Passover” will commence on o’clock. The meetings of this' golar passage of the trains. I he the 22 of this month and will association, which is the oldest total loss to the Atlantic Coast continue eight days. The Jews | of its kind in the State, are al- 'Y*7 dPPFDximate $1,500. of this town will appropriately ! ways of the most interesting! ) he origin of observe the occasion. nature to the medical profession and the members look forward to them with pleasure. ment, A. T. Baird, W. McGirt, W. D. Woods, E. Woods, C. R. Woods, S. Woods, W. J. Early, J. Early, J. L. Michie, Ernest Smith, C. S. McCullough, W. E Honour, \\ . C. Brown, N. L Hayusworth, W. G. Dickson. for the military encampment during the approaching Centennial at Columbia. Capt. Thompson is taking great pride in put- | ting his company in shape for the occasion, and it is pretty Hough, G. W. safe to predict that it will make Harrell, J. D. a showing at the Centennial of which the whole Pee Dee sec tion can well afford to be proud. In future the membership is to be restricted to forty, and this A Fashionable Emporium. Although Messrs Joye & San-, . .... , , ., dors have been numbered among: numb l er ' Vl11 ma<le «P of the our merchant but a few years, 'W h^t material. The com- the stand they take is in the P an > « arrnor y i s aneatly tinish- frontrank. in fact their store i eda “ spacious room m the is as well known to the people 8et :??. <1 St0ry X f H I UW1 “ 1 S br,c ; k of Darlington as if they had building, north side of the pub GREEN PLAINS. —We have fears for the fruit crop on account of the present cold snap. —Miss Janey King, of Jovann, j is spending a few days with relatives here and we always | welcome her visits. —We visited Society Hill Sat- ! urday and noticed much im- j provementin the way of clearing j up new lands and repairing ! buildings. —Mr. K. A. Byrd has finished' i his new house and closed it up, contrary to our expectations, j for we thought he had set a trap I to catch a bird. —Some of our farmers planted j corn four weeks ago and still : await its coming up. Some few 1 have planted cotton, but the planting is not general yet. —The old sociable “fever,” ' which seemed to have disap- here on Saturday last. The! peared some time ago, has score stood 40 to 22 in favor of sprouted up afresh and is turn- Florence. This was a bad heat jng out about two sociables a for Ebenezer. week. —Cards will be issued very —Miss Mamie Brock, of Che- r ^ soon for a. very happy event., ra w, is spending some time with success achieved by someof our I can not give the exact time, friends in this neighborhood. —Some of our farmers have commenced planting cotton. ... —Some of our leading citizens G ,• a t e d pineapple, canned think that the prospect for tlie 1 cherries, plums, pears, apricots, growing bright- aiu i various other fruits at Ed- new railroad is of er. jht- fin- Jo-S hod wards, Norment & Co’s. —Mr. I. M. Harrell has ished the residence for Mr. seph Lloyd, who moved in week. —Mr. J. F. Rhineheart left here on Monday of last week for Stuart, Virginia, where he will take a course in stenography and typewriting at the Stuart Normal College. —The acreage of sugar cane will be greatly increased in this section during this year. This is probably due to the unusual EBENEZER. —The Sunday school conven- | tion held at this place last week was rather slimly attended. —The Ebenezer and Florence base ball clubs played a game last. The the fire is un known. Jasper Smith, colored, the son of Jack Smith, died on J uesday and was buried yester- The Sumter correspondent of day. He was a member of the < the Xetcs and Courier says: colored Masons and the society «. The Charleston, Sumter & attended his funeral in a body. Northern Railroad has been in- All Had Hydrophobia. The following has been re ported to this office. About the first of March a dog, supposed to have had hydrophobia, euter- , . , , . ed the premises of Issac Gandy, For unavoidable reasons the spected and opened for .rathe as co ] oredi w ] l0 ij ves near Society far as Lamar in Darlington County and it will soon get through to Darlington C. II. •On to Bennettsville!’ is now the watch word of the company.” handsome bank furniture and fixings for the Bank of Marion and last week he placed them in that bank. The material used was native wood and the work is similar to the work done ladies of the Methodist Church have been compelled to abandon the idea of having the entertain ment which they proposed to give during the present month. Bev. J. G. Law will conduct services at Linwood Acad emy, in Philadelphia, on Sun day afternoon next at 5 o’clock, consequently there will be no services in the Presbyterian Church Sunday night. The place has received a 1 make a specialty and unique oaken baptismal He has h ‘ ld photographs lt wa8 f b xLih e «f the work by Mr. E. A. St. Margaret Guild of Wash- and he will ^ml them to W"’ t ^ OUgh w h 1 t l kmd hank in the State, of Miss Eliza Wilkes, of that city. The Governor has appointed An agent of the postoffice de- ^*7 ^ L L, uca8 ’ ^ n H nai-tmunt in oYnootod everv dav and W. J. Garner members of partment is expected ever) mt) R„ar,i r ,f to arrive in Darlington for the purpose of making arrange- Hill, and bit one of his sows which had five little pigs. Gandy killed the dog. About three weeks after it was bitten the sow went mad and Gandy had Mr. C. Mooney has made verv to kill it and shortly after the - - - 1 old sow was killed three of the little pigs became mad and they had to be killed. Last week a fourth little pig became afflicted igton done business here for many years. Everyone has become accustomed to the fact that what is wanted is there in large quantities and good quality, hence this store receives a generous share of the patronage of the public. No encomiums of praise are needed for this store, it speaks for itself and has firmly established its re putation. This season Messrs Joye & Sanders have the largest and handsomest line of ladies dress goods that they have carried since they opened up in Darling ton. lie square, where all the uni farmers the past season. —Overseer Goodson with the voluntary help of several other citizens, has greatly improved the public road loading by the church. The public road lead- mt will keep The News posted. v}] ie se ems to enjoy fishing from It will be a glorious day when the success she meets with in the bride shall drive lonesome- that line, ness away from the young man. forms, arms and accoutrements from the old Clements’ gin are kept in the strictest regul-j house towards Darlington is in ation style—where there is a a dangerous condition where it place for everything and every- j crosses Lake Swamp. A bridge thing in its place. " is needed there very much. ——■— — -- This matter should be attended riverdale. to at once. -Miss Sallie Williamson, of —Mrs. Ed. Mims, whose illness The Green Plains Alliance —The weather is too cold for is an established fact and, al- the fruit crop this year and; though our number is small, we ire determined to accomplish we think the peach crop is al ready killed. Some of our enterprising farmers are plant ing cotton, but we think it quite a risk. Very little corn has come up yet. —The Pisgah M. E. Church will have the supper, which was some good for ourselves and the order. We meet on the first and third Saturdays of each month at 3 p. m. #•— -*• LAMAR. —Miss Eura Rhodes, of Peniel, Dovesville, is visiting relatives, we have previously mentioned, originally announced for March is visiting Miss Mary Gray, of here. —Mr. J. W. Fountain been quite sick, but is now proving. .died on Monday has of last week. 20, on the evening of the 22 inst. this section, were interred j n R will be given for the benefit _ M r. Will Parrott, of Swift ill Cemetery on the ol tbe ehurch and the public is Creek . )a j d our towll a v i s i t on y. Mrs. Mims leaves mvlf , lt >’ lloul J b e raining (agt g aturday a fternoon. T . . 1 r.» ^ 1 il;* by him for the Bank of Darling- E Episcopal Chapel at this ^ Mr Mooney w ill hereafter (has received a handsome make a spet . iaU y in this line. made Smith everv ments for better transportation of the mails to and from the depot. He will also attend to other matters pertaining to the post- office. with hydrophobia and its life, too, had to be cut short. Only one little pig of the whole litter now survives and it has not, as yet, shown any signs of having the dread disease. As a pre cautionary measure, however, it is so securely penned up that it could do no harm to anything else should it he seized at any time with hydrophobia. —The luminous rays of bril-1 esting cmidren to mourn iter j liant Sol have at last dispersed loss and they have the heartfelt ia £ They have figured lawns I the dark clouds and we are hav- sympathy of the entire commu from 3i cents up, white lawns ing some lovely days, though nity. both plain and plaid from 5 to rather cool for the season. ^ on in need of 1-1 cents, a full line of double _ The ^t-a-ops are generally plastering hair; Edwards, Nor- ruching 111 all colors, a magniri- ] ook i n ^ pretty well throughout ment & Co. the who this "Love Laughs at Lock-smiths' Mr. Chas. McCafferty, well-known horse dealer, has a host of friends in County, has been paying atten tions for some time past to Miss Blanche Starling, a daughter of Capt. W. D. Starling, of Col umbia, a most charming young lady of nineteen summers Some of Miss Starling’s family object ed to the match, and the lovers were destined to be separated the Darlington County Boon! of Medical Examiners. By an Act of the last Legislature boards will be established for each County which.are to take the place of the State Board. Here after all applicants from Dar- , lington County for licenses to At a meeting of the session i practise medicine will be ex- of the Presbyterian Church, on ; atT iined by the County Board. Wednesday of last week, Mr. J. i ^ , , r S. McCall, of Society Hill, was Two gentlemen-not of \ ero- elected delegate to the Pee Dee na—but of Darlington, hail the r orever unt j] Saturday af ternoon Presbytery which meet., fa. m ne ^ Bennettsville on the 16th. inst. into a ditch w hile returning . Miss Starling left her Mr RE. e,er,„ - ST{ e^t, alternate ' day morning last. They claim > n a brown check walk- On account of the recent fl- that the ditch was one sided. I in 8 costume. hen not far nancial troubles of the can Loan and Trust Co York, the bonds, which of Darlington voted for tne new vjnc 01 me gen women an d were married hv the railroad and which were depos- walk about three miles to town j > ’ • a j t - ited r—n„n V Live * n ,vnln with which thev minister who was_m waiting been cent assortment of embroidered j neighborhood, and if the skirts of every lengtli and everv j geagong ar0 favorable we look color from 2.> cents to J ,.><) a f ()r a splendid yield, yard. They have ginghams at: , , , all prices, but we wishpartic-i —The weather has been so ularly to call the attention 0 f : bracing for the past few days the ladies to they - ginghams at that fear is entertained about 121 cents, which will stand a the fruit being destroyed. We comparison with any ever hope, however, that it is not. brought to this town. Among i —\\* e w jsh to say a few words the new goods brought out this Rjose who have been visiting I season the firm have the "India - - - - Pongee”, "pine apple tissue” and "zephyrine”; they are ■ Her remains | Andrews’ Mi followingday. , _ , , - a husband and a family of inter- on the 22, the supper will be . children to mourn her postponed until the next even- —An election is to come on the 23 inst. Everyone on the 13th inst. at this place should come with plenty of for an intendant and, four war- money for a good cause. (lens. We have heard of no as- „ j _ pirants up to this writing for municipal honors. Buy one of our farm bells, and ( ,, r ., stop blowing that cow’s horn; We earnestly call the atten- i Lowthers Lake on Sunday. We j are very sorry t# know that so many men hold so little regard DOVESVILLE. Edwards, Norment & Co. tion of the County Commission ers to the crossing over New- _ , „ , . . i vm a man Swamp near this place. It —Two of the chiefs, "Sitting • j s becoming dangerous and Buh” and “StandingElk.” were j —April-fools have been quite 8 houId, in our opinion, be up here again Sunday “galla- 1 numerous during the past few bridged at once, vantiu” around. days. —We are reliably informed —Mr. G. W. Wadford, our -Some corn is up, but it looks ear i y bird, was to have com- !-> rv 4r »• 4- r\ / v I / 4 W 11 1 1 J * . A A) . . that steps are being taken to rather yellow after the cold Sun- menced planting cotton on the raise funds to erect a Presbyte- (J ay morning. 2nd inst., but as it rained all the nan Church in town in the near . , , , „;,ri,t nnd : ,11 that, dav future. —Mr. David Williams —A few of our farmers have n *ffht before and all that day planted cotton, and others com- we presume that the old robin < ™ Mnndav bad to keep himself huddled i rhich are certain to r f mei nom so mue regaru bou ht a platin r ba t t ery £ rnicn are certain to for the Sabbath, and hope• they nil ,i „,;ii i,., r.™,,.,™;,! ; he la.lies. One may will hereafter.' oc cunv them- °i U ^ , ?- 11 ".* d V P u I ,al< J ' goods w please the la.lies. une may w ill, hereafter,' occupy them still find there “Thomson sglove se i ves a t SO me better employ-1 ““”‘"7““^'''' fitting” corsets from SI to $L75 ] men t on Sunday than hunting 1‘ t ^ nns ’ ” and fishing. has menced on Monday, and in a short time to silverplate forks, on reasonable and also black corsets. The assortment of fans are unusual ly fine; in fact they are beauti ful beyond expression. Messrs Joye & Sanders are still carry ing a fine lot of ladies shoes, a- tnong them the famous Evitt Bros, ladies’ shoe. They also —Mr. M. Marco paid a flying visit to his home last week, but returned to Baltimore almost immediately. -Ht is still cold and cloudy. ulyde. Fanning operations have been —Mr. Joiin G. Johnson is verv greatly retarded by the pro- ill. Ho has been quite sick for | longed and unprecedented spell some time. keep himself huddled in his nest and wait until the "clouds roll by.” —We neglected to mention a visit paid us some time ago by one of our good old High Hill —Quite a pleasant evening f r i en) i 8 . But if this old “stand was spent at the fesidence of by » w in j U9 t C ome again and Mr. Arthur King on last Friday stay a jjttle longer we will stop by some of the young people. : j be p i 0 w and sling printer's ink —There was considerable frost until “the voice of the turtle is .of rainy weather and gardens are . i j» . . looking frost bitten and shabby.! and ice on Sunday and Monday heard in our land.” —Mrs. B. A. Clanton is quite j , T • • i mornings, and it is have very large silk parasols of sick with the grip, but we hope I —Mrs. Reams and Miss Lizzie every description from 10 cents,she will soon recover. Lawrence will leave for their^ J r 1 j respective homes in North Caro | •' A good number of our farm-j Rna one day | b j s week _ Miss —There was preaching at Mt. ers have commenced planting Lawrence has been teaching in J Elon Church last Sunday morn- the neighborhood for some j ing by the Eev. Mr. McElmore, months and we know that her! of Kentucky. He will prob- Trust city. with that company, have to get a spade with which they ^waning «very uay^no transferred to the Atlantic dug the horse out of the ditch. , „i^ Company of the same On the first of May the post- office will be removed to the store on North Main Street, for merly occupied by Mr. J. C. White as a tin shop. This is dug mo uuk ^ • I C ouple took the train immedi Burke’s circus gave perform- ately for this place, where they ances here yesterday afternoon j are to spend a portion of their and last night and a street pa- honey-moon, on Saturday night, rade in thq morning. A number, They are quartered at the Enter- of people came to town to attend j prise Hotel, and have received and the factory was closed down | a number of callers since their in order to allow the employees arrival. Capt. Starling is one only a temporary arrangement an opportunity to see the show, of the leading citizens of Col as the postoffice will be per-: The circus arrived in Darling- umbia. There is every reason manently located in the brick ton on a special train from Flor-1 to believe that the family of building which Messrs Welling enco at 3 o’clock yesterday ; the bride will ultimately become & Bonnoitt will erect on the morning. While en route here reconciled to the situation, and South side of the Square. The the train met with a mishap that it will be another ^ case of mornings, and it is probable! _Mr. W. C. Mims is remodel- that the fruit crop has been in-1 ing his new dwelling for hotel purposes. Mr. Mims previous to the time when he was burnt out kept a private boarding house, where the wayfaring man and - commercial traveller could re pupils, especially some of the ably be called to fill the pulpit gale the inner aian and rest his older ones, will part from her! of that church permanently. weary limbs. A good hotel will with heavy hearts. __£) Gallowav’s horse irot be '* bne W 'i tb P r °g res8 , ur. i Tauoway s norse goi our t own an d i 8 quite a necessity —We have just learned to our into a bog a few days since but and wou i d n0 doubt prove very __ great regret and disappointment no damage was done except pro fttable. large quantity of plain and aa d we had a very impressive that Prof. V. R. Pringle will frightening the doctor a little. , r fancy matting. In tbe gents' sermon from the Presiding El- not return, and the session is so This is the second experience of nij inbprs _‘-Mv barber is real- furnishing department we find !der, Rev. J. B. Wilson. far advanced that the trustees the kind he has had during the , talented nerson ” a full line of gents’ and boys'I „ , . . .. .lean hardly employ another! rainy season of this vear. J. C - — —r . suits and underwear. -From the frequent visits of, teacher for the remainder of to |5. | At the beginning of the sea son the firm received a large co tton, but we fear it istoosoon. I lot of grenadines, but this they ,, T ^ T sold out rapidly; in truth, 80 —^ r -J-* • J° wer8 J ,as c ^ 8< ; 1 ! rapidlv that they have none of bls ^'hool near Chesterfield it left. They are expecting L ou _ r t House and is with us every day, however, to receive ; a 8 a ' n ^ orawbde - supply They; qua will also receive in a few days a vened at New Market on Friday -The quarterly meeting con- The above is but a poor out-' a Y e f' ta ‘ n , P e F8° n i n LyJia | this term. So, to fill the void, the faster decorations at line of their stock, for a person- neighborhood to Pond Hollow, M iss Mam ie Dove opened a prL w^l v ('S a2d Hebron and «,;ii t we anticipate getting a chance v) esley Chapel and ueoron,anu vear i v - talented ^ ' Bjones—"Indeed!’'” Blimbers— —We did not mention last "Oh, yes; he often illustrates week the Easter decorations at the stories he tells me with cuts.” —- "V; ' s ” rlto try a wedding c~ake in the 'aary^hool at the academy on though it is a new custom here correct idea of, W » wedding caK. in I Monday and will teach on very : to de “ orate the churches, the building now used as the post- and a wrecking train had to be office, it will be remembered, procured to bring it on to Dar- will be torn down to enable Dr.! lington. The performances con- J. C. Willcox to erect a brick : 'listed mainly of acrobatic feats, building on its site. which were very good It’s all’s well that ends well We can only add that our hearty congratulations are due and hereby extended to our friend McCafferty on his good fortune. I al inspection, alone, will give the reader a correct idea of, what is carried in this popular near * u ure establishment. I —Some time in January a niad do g invaded the premises Well, how about that suit of I of Mr. D. D. Johnson and it is clothes? Remember if we can't fit you out of stock we will take -Boston Post. reasonable terms. While our , adie8 ghowed that they could . — . • j. young pedagogue has bad no tastil arran ge flowers without experience in wielding the birch any exper i e nce in church dress-! {j arc ' - P - e88im - hplCar ~ ’ ing. Optim—“Your fat friend over your measure for one and guar- ,anteeafit; Edwards, Norment 'dc Co. supposed that it bit two pet goats belonging to Mr. D. F. Morrison, | studies usually experience in wielding the good old fashioned way, she is fuliv competent to teach the longing for since then both of the goats, country school and we predict j have acted very one has died. queerly and for her term. a successful an pursued in a predict d busy Our cotton planters are going very fast; have you bought yet?| s ipi- couldn't tell the difference between canned chicken and canned veal.” Optim—"Well, what is the difference?” Pes- The label on the can. 1 Edwards, Norment & Co. I that's all.”—New YorkJonrml s