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&tlin$0n VOL. XVIII. XC-17. DARLINGTON, S. 0., THURSDAY, APRIL 23. L89L. LOCM. MEM?. “DoT.i.<iriir’ to-morrow night A cisazy mou war, carried to t;., Asylum yes. lord ay. jUt. T. E. Lucar- is now em ployed in Timiuonsville at the lurnhor niili of Messrs Ward & MaGilh Tho;:f. who attend the enter tainment at the.Opera House to morrow (Friday) night are pro mised a treat. The Darlington Guards will have a special drill on the Acad emy green this (Thursday) af ternoon, ut (i o’clock. Ax imjrortan.t. notice concern ing registration is published in this issue. Jin. H E. G. Fountain,Treas urer of Florence County, was in town this rvoek. Jins. Schmid has moved into her new. building on Cushua Street, which i* about complet ed. llESsns Ft. W. Parker and J. B. Fiovd have formed a copart nership for conducting a collect ion and real estate business. The Memorial Day. | town. It is expected that thp following committee a n roa/ I will be completed to Dar- Thoir office is Hotel. in th o Enterprise The Marion Star says; “ 'The meat to Don’t forget tin enter! ain- . . - - - given at the Opera Jug Train’ is the name by which House to-morrow i F r i d a y) the train from the Florence night, for the benefit of the Short Cut is now known/’ j Graded Schools and the Darling- D t. Bennett, of Wudesboro, ton (1 uards. was in town last week prospect- On last Mondav an election ing with a view to locating here for Intendant and'four Wardens for the practice of medicine. 1 was held at Lamar, which re- Thk annual floral fair in * n election of T. F. Charleston is now in progress i S<n ’’ Hdendant and 1). C. and a number of Darlington- heyut'bis- L. L. Gray. \\. C. iaus Are in attendance upon it. Mims and . J. Joye, V. ardens. Work has been commenced!,. teemeeting of the Dar- on the walls of Messrs Hewitt ' ul F^ on Guards held on 1 uesday and MeEaehorn’s new building U!K-»t,2S votes were east lor on the Aorth side of the Square. ,I ) 1 t \ ■ - :il b ) . v , of t heraw, tor Lieutenant Colonel of the The Building and Loan As- Fourth Regiment, and the same sociation will meet on Saturday number for Capt A. Levi, of night at 8.30 o’clock. See no- Manning, for .Major, tiee concerning the same in an- . ... other column. A,' 1 1;V unthus.a8tic-«ieeting of Rogers Division, l mlonn The ground has been broken Rank, Knights of Pythias, was for the brick building which hold on Friday night. New life Messrs Welling & Bonnoitt will ! has been infused into the or- lacerations has been appointed bust 00 about Saturday. As for memorial day, which will soon as this work is finished the be observed this year on Mon- I a ids will begin to lay the day. May 11: Mrs. G. W. Dan-‘ rails from here in the direction gun, Mrs. H. E P. Sanders, Mrs. j Bennettsville and ^at the L. V. Zimmerman, Mrs. Hannah same time another force will Melver, Mrs. W. C. Ervin, Mrs. j Iny rails from Bennettsville to- C. K. Rogers, and Misses Kate wards Darlington. A:- Williamson, Annie E. William- Hie road is completed son, Mary Wilds, Emma Ed- Hngton and the new portiort in wards. Mollie Boyd, Eugenia F 'P. fe( 'h* t I by the Railroad Com- . • -• ' ’ ’ " 'je in a very lassenger be Messrs. W.'D. Woods, S. H. fbetween here and Sumter. A Wilds H. M. Smith, W. A | through train to Charleston will Parrott, Pegratn Dargan. Parrott. Josie'Ward’aw. Anniej mission, which will Law. , The following gentlemen short time, a mixed j have been appointed assistants; j? n d freight train will Pee Dee Medical Association. The Pee Dee Medical Associa- not be put on this portion ! the road is completed to i netisville. Them will he a regular station i,, ^ ... r ,ir I between here and Lamar on the tion met m the office of Dr. ^ • l)]( i /i mmernia „ p i acis which J. (earner, at th.^place, on wil, b, 3 named Syracuse. Work 1 n U L S, Ah m » rn ' n K , la8t > W A ; has been commenced on the de- \ ■ ■ v0 ® < *1’ ^ heraw, the p 0 ^ s at p] ace an ,[ they will President of the Association, •» be complet 'd about the middle the chair. A large number of of j Iav _ Mr. Geo. E. Dar OATS. —Rev. A. W. Parrott preach ed at Wesley Chapel last Sun day. —Mr. I. N. Clements has com menced work on his new resi dence. —Corn stands are unusually soon as i, a( j this year, while cotton that to Dar- w- as t< OW n early is coming tip all right. —Mr. L. E. Watford had a stroke of paralysis on Friday evening last. This ishissecond attack. Fears were entertain ed for his recovery, but we are now the PHILADELPHIA. —We are glad to report J. J. Parrott, Jr., nuicl proved from her recent s illness. urs. im- P. Rains at Jr., have bell on their Parrott ha s we have are heading and will feet across. until t0 report that he is Pen- M'lv.-ly improving under skilful treatment of Dr. H. J. Lee. 5 gallon oil cans Norment & Co’s. at Edwards, erect on the South side of the Public Square. At the annual meeting of the Darlington Club, on Tuesday afternoon of last week, all the old officers were re-elected for the ensuing year. Hon. George W. Dargan has accepted an invitation to de liver an address at the com- mencernent exercises of the Marion Graded School. Mr G. Kirkwood King, who, for many years, bought cofton in Darlington, is in town on a visit. He has been buying cot ton for some time past in Texas. Messrs. Dewy & Co , of North Carolina, have rented the build ing now used as the bookstore, and will locate in Darlington. Their business is to do uphol stering, painting and to hang wall paper. Mr. Frank Rhodes and Miss Florence Dutton were married on Sunday, at the bride's resi the members were present. Drs. A. T. Baird and A. M. Hill, of |Darlington, J. W. Williamson, of Dovesviile, J. H. Hardin, of; Marlboro, and R. A. Trippett,! of .Society Hill, were elected) members. A number of papers, j j concerning interesting eases,) were read, some of them elicit ing discussions in which all the members participated and, on ;the whole, this part of the pro-; ^ .. feedings was of much inteieit ? ur m , and profit to those present. I here, , lieir Drs. E. Miller and James j ne8S nirlttc Evans, both of Florence, were , appointed a committee to draft suitable resolutions relative to the death of Dr. Mc.L. Me- y. -Mr. ueo. K. Dargan has been appointed agent of the road at this place. CLYDE. —Mr. J. F. Out'aw, of Ches terfield, paid us a short visit rt- cemly. —The oat crop is looking fine A Popular Establishment. throughout this section and a good yield is expected. Under the Opera House, on “ the South side of the Square, is ^ r * Henry Brown, from a store owned bv a new tirm. liear friends ! that is a valuable addition to I Kellytown a week or so ago. | the business circles of Darling- —Mr. Tyra Stuckey, of the ton. Messrs Moorhead Cox Ar Cypress neighborhood, was up |Co have hut recently located in j n this section recently • —Messrs. T. A. Dowling, placed a large tations. —Mr. J. N. finest cabbage They ure 2 —Rev. R. F. the congicu place wuli oic sermons on la ing. —Rev. W. Darlington l' a temporaiii' place on next 1*. M. — Cotton j over, except some few have to plant again quence of planting seed. —Mr. S. J. Howie ha a position with Mr. )!, as clerk. We think is very fortunate in the services o| no d F pl; bu \vl WHOLE NO 848 Parrott ,tion at of his <■: t Sunday L. Wait, renit, will of tin Byrd, who gave him chloroform j A Gang of Swindlers Abroad, and extracted it. | [Florence Messenger.] On the morning of the 29th i J. V. Jarvis, drummer, writes ult . the fence near the barn of I from Darlington to the postmas- Mr G« o. Norris caught on fire J ter at this place requesting him as put out, and on 10th hist., to warn the people against a the wind was blowing at gang of swindlers stvling them- • i b: i •, rate, the match was ap- selves the ‘'I nited States Pur- :o i ■ i,• woods of Mr. 1’. N. chasing and Supply Company,” . . but the timely arrival who are going through the • ! ,e . and a shower of towns selling a cheap counter- ked what would other- pane worth about $1 for $4. In i I a a destructive order to get the people to buy, fore t fire. Both fires weretvi- they promise that as soon as . nil', t' w< k of some incen- they pay for the counterpane the ,1, / “company” will sell them stoves, Carpets, silks, furniture, etc., at Ed- at half of what the same can ho bought from dealers. But as I soon as they collect for the coun- ; terpane they skip out and are heard of no more until they turn lb ■ in .mi lent A JAi pails Go’s. hinting is in or. young man is Mr. 11 Fat-land, of Hartsville. Drs. E. lanqmg the pie of Darlington .Miller, of Florence, and J. C.;especially among the house Willcox, of Darlington, were. F.l >ers chosen delegates to the Ameri ca;! Medical Association, which meets in Washington and Drs. ganization and the vacancies made by the removal of mem bers from town and other caus es are to be tilled with new men. The Division will participate in the memorial services on May 11. A movement is on foot, which if consummated will add anoth er great improvement to the Public Square. Messrs. J. G. McCall, C. W. Hewitt and J. H. Early will, if the necessary ar rangements can be made, re move the frame buildings now Miller introduced a resolution, on the North'side of the Square 1 which was passed, looking to and will erect in their stead the brick stores, making a solid row Boar of such buildings from Hewitt’s but, ere they came, experience in busi es, enabled them to meet with the success elsewhere that they will probably obtain in Darlington. Already their house ha-* heconi" a favorite James Evans, of Florence, J. Luuitey and W. J. Garner, of Darlington, and David, of Marl boro, were chosen dc the State Medical which meets in Anderson. Dr. Their establishment is a general merchandise store and they have a large assortment of staple dry goods and white dress goods, such as embroider ed lawns. The firm tak a ited they sell for $1. A varied supply of straw and fur hats is found here and shoes of everv stvle and was lookin for stock to purchase —Married on the 12th. inst., at the residence of Mrs. Catha rine Taylor in Pond Hollow, Mr. J. L. Bennett, of Lydia, to Miss Martha Jane Taylor. —Mr. Harmon Jones set his hook and line in Black Creek one night of last week for a cat fish. The next morning he found an owl, measuring four feet from tip to tip, tangled in the line. Sweet I- lurma oran; wards. Norment A Cl —Dr. R. \. his cilice pain a very neat S. J. !Ut on Main St. —31 r. very m painter na his vid, of Marl- . , :. . . delegates to ,! ,rid ° ,n l u lv c f! e ,ril Association,! ( * l ° be . whl ^ shirt which t Fresh buckwhe Norment <$: Co’s. it at Edwards, —Tin club v. i dinner Murray \\ t sprint, simvi 1 have next bar. rppett 1 and i luvraue iVarrin attrai new i of th icir a hursda who will plantm; ^ in tin in cense- A mule <>\ damageit our nei xv nei^ that ha .1 Inxif 1 '1 JllM 1 .s accepted a brood il'l t t lift ()1 chic . A. Karlv i L til l Ilf OIU' out for this oiucRci Mr. Early ot thre i securing worthy a —We are n vvle. that tin • bad ci Swamp crossir fes at Ed Road le ad ing 1 ’s. Church is in ei dition a ,s New! 1 amar. ()ur i has had Hhoub it presents ■ Hiiiu a Lake S' hiiuqe ?ramp. mr had a Fresh 1 lot of utivo sign hef jin d in; F store, on • « GREEf e reunion - Tin. * yoiui .nnuai fish have re turned PER. - are availing them- opertiinity of depos it t varieties of seeds ee of spring weath- cw have finished is community, wned by one of hbors found a hen left her nest with ckens. The mule ns, leaving only i We can vouch quested mditic to state n of Lake r un Darlington . by Pleasant Grove I jually as bad eon- nan Swamp near County Commis- 1 take steps to at Ibis point on up in another town to repeat the trick. They even go so far as to tell the people that their counterpane, when slept under, will cure rheumatism. They have worked their swindle in several towns in the upper part of the State, and are doubtless making their way in this direc tion Watch for and beware of them. • ♦•- -«• * Now is the time to buy your sugar, we can save you money on it; Edwards, Norment <Nt Co Just Tributes. (Florence Messenger, April 10. | hams and smoked dwards, Norment w ire ha ;ather ami n inn sta PLAINS. j lady vii home and st wishes with W. B to -ecent ators. they j him. swell paid relatives v hut lias a in re- Will in 11 *v CAsi . iv-rwriwu?, i • I I i-l X* i-UUlUClO I» UUllC OIL JV. ■ reestablishment of the State ’ llu ,, u ? ln K. f le i; iinous .. ard of Medical Examiners. ‘’Kangaroo shoe for men and -Mtss Lizzie Sanders. the popular ‘Miles shoe tor Bluff, is visiting friends LYDIA. The little child of Mr. Thomas is quite sick. of Mars here. of the farmers have li of cotton. —It is expected that Rev Bailey, of Greenville, S. G. preach for us next Thur nieht at the 1 lull. if th Dr. will corner to Main Street. Rkv. G. B. Moore ed the professorship has accejit- of English in Furman University, which, as mcn.ioned in ia-t week’s issue of The N iw s, was offered to him. As the next session of the University does not com- t i rnence until the fall, Mr. Moore Champion Canning Factory. Ssq. dence on Factory Hill, by Judge! ladies and umbrellas and lap robes. G. S. Nettles, Lsq., Secretary q'j ie grocery department is and Treasurer of the Champion f u |j OV e r (4owing with every- ('antring Factory, was asked to ^| iat {| l0 housekeeper wants. We wish to call par ticular attention to their Ferris —We are always glad to see Mr. N. L. Harrell and his beau tiful horse on Sundavs. give the readers of The News some information about the workings of the factory. He said the factory commenced operations so late last season youthful being only about sixteen years old. Mr. O. A. Jackson, of Mar ion, was married to Miss Anna Boyd, of Rock Hill, on Tuesday night. Mr. Jackson formerly lived at I.ydia and is well known throughout this County. Mu. R. G. Parnell has will not immediately resign the mat only a small business was e Baptist Church ; bu" ~ On the first Sun-! season’s G P Dtrtran It is rather a - pastorate of the Baptist Church j don*, but the products of last G- 4; Dargan. _ u _is _uuner_ am^ . , u . ,th, iNunJseason’s work metwithso much couple,, both parties 'h e ''' wi i 1 by* invi-;favor when placed upon tlie comnience-) metricet tne compoiiiy wq.s sc cur- tation preach the — - , , ment sermon at the University, gratified and much encouraged. Their goods so pleased the peo- r, oney Well Expen Jed. ! P le 0 { Sumter that a large num- ’ her of orders have been received Mr. George H. McKee, agent f ronl that city for this season, f the Equitable Life Assurance CO mpany has also received of me t.quuauie uncyvonunxuvr; j pjj e corn p an y Society, publishes in another j ] ar j, e or( j erE . f rora merchants in column some in ten sting data: Q 1)arl€gton , c concerning his company, which,; phis season the factory will ed from the United States lost- as everybody knows, is a<-know.- turn out about 5 oo,000 cans of office Department the contract; edged to be one of the leading vegetables. The company will for carrying the mails to and [[fy insurance organizations in caa g re e n peas, string beans, from the depot and has already ^t ie vvor ]d. First-class life 'a* 1 corn, okra, tomatoes and okra entt rjd upon the discharge of his S u raU ce is the only kind worth an d tomatoes mixed. To meet duties. having, and that is what Mr. t j ie demand created by this in- A bottCing establishment ha- McKee purposes supplying the dustry niany persons in and been added to M. C. Alexander's store for the purpose of bottling beer and soda water. Mr. D. Rosendorf, who recently opened a similar establishment, has discontinued the work. Mr Simon Kalmus has been appointed agent of the Robert Fortner Brewing Company, of Alexandria Virginia, and has opened a bottling establishment and ice house in the rear of the old “Welsh stand” on Pearle Street. Thk walls of Mr. H Hennig’s ten little girls will take part, two story brick building on an d a laughable play entitled Pearle Street are going up “Who’s Who”, the entertain rapidly. The work is being In ent will be interspersed with done "by Messrs Nichols and ! music and other attractive fea- Robertson, the gentlemen whoi^ ures . The curtain will rise at have the contract for erecting Lg jq o’clock, sharp. The price all the depots on the-C. S. <Sr N. j of admission will be 4o cents; Railroad from Sumter to Ben-j cb ijdren under 16 years of age nettsville. j 25 cents; no extra charg - for re- Mr. G.-G. Watson, the stone ^ served seats, which can he 8e- cutter, has done some lino work ; cured at Dargan s bot-k Lto c. in his line for the people of Dar-: Both of the mstitu ns to. hngton and its vicinity during; whose the past few years, and, with fl* ” uwi.c-wl'l K hdc d an export workman in our midst, hngton and a crowd d house tho*e who wish to order tomb- anticipated. stones for deceased friends and; relatives no longer have any, Tne CaroLna Hot<>!,. occasion to send off from hooiej 'pjie old Darlington Hotel, for that purpose. which in its day was so popular 1 among the people who frequent- people of Darlington County aroun d Darlington have planted with. A policy in the Eqitable VC g etab i e g ar d enS) among whom is as safe as if it wore in the nia y be mentioned Messrs. C. S. Bank of England, while the re- McCullough, E. E. Kirven, J.C. turns from the investment Blackwell and J. J. Ward, far better. About the first of May addition- a j machinery will arrive, which Fun To-morrow Night. w jji increase the capacity of the As already announced, an en- factory from 5,000 cans a day, tertainment for the benefit of the present rate, to 6,000 and a the Graded Schools and the large shipment of cans is ex- Darlington Guards will be giv-ipected every day. The company en at the Opera House to-mor- will erect a storehouse th “ row (Friday) night. In addi-1 factory for the storm tion to the —Rev. John Stout preached at Black Creek Sunday and the Rev. Mr. Dowell, of Dovesviile. filled the pulpit here. —From the number of couples —’Messrs. C. 11. Rs and I.. riding out on Sunday afternoon E. Carrigan have the finest gar it seems that Cupid has been dens that we have seen in th - hams and strips, Avondale flour, | at work as well as the farmers, neighborhood. Tiny have cab- canned fruits and vegetables _ For the t week the ) bage over two feet wide. aD if cocoanuC q le 7 weather has been all that could —The young people of our sell the Siddall s soap, which . be j es j re d f or f arm jng. Cotton town enjoyed themselves very for laundry and toilet purposes is u jn man y pi aces am i corn lnU ch at a dance at the residence JSTS S3X Se, h ™ is •)'[, >- * ' -nv hardware, having a full line in-; —The lovers of base ball met In £ ni cludmg sweeps, Dixie and clip-1 ut the park on Saturday even-1 —The Star Minstrel Troup per plows, Terrell cultivators, ing ar| d practiced, preparatory of this town will make their hoes, rakes, choppers, potatoe to organizing a club next Sat- debut in about two wi ks at St. rakes, horse collars, bridles, urday which will beat Cypress David’s Academy. The public halters, harness, single trees or any other club in this sec- may expect to bo will entcr- and so on indefinitely. This tion. tained l —Trial Justice A. M. Sompay- LAMAR - rac held an inquest over the — We are now having daily , body of Selah McKctisie, colored, freights to this place. " who was found dead Friday 1 ’ The itl | wet thii too till: ri Mr. James A. White died at his home in Darlington last Wednesday morning, after a lingering illness of several months. Mr. White was agood and useful citizen, highly es teemed by bis many acquaint ances, and bis death will be much regretted. He was born in the Mars Bluff section of this county (then West Marion) about fifty years ago. While quite young be entered the Con federate army and served with marked courage, receiving a dangerous wound in the head while engaged in battle. By this wound he lost one eye, and finally his life, as that was the prime cause of the illness which lead to his death. Mr. White was a printer by trade, and, up to the time of his illness, was foreman of The Darlington News, which posi tion lie had held since 1877, association win moei mere when The News belonged to fall. the present editor of The Mes senger. In bis duties to his employer he was always faith- d’j* ful, upright and honest, as he was ia his general business dealings with his fellow-man. j No one, outside of Mr. White’s immediate family will experi ence a keener sense of sorrow from his death than the editor of Most of our farmers have j The Messenger, whoso warm died planting cotton and’friend he had been for many crop is coming up very fast, 'years and who held him in the Byrd has a stand which I highest esteem. May the guard- boys on a fishing ; came buck wit) mud as the river went to trip last no- 1 was >n< gregation at Ali ve put a new and hand- rpet in their church, iciation will meet there >ver •e hail storm passed over a portion of this section on Saturday evening April 11, ing considerable damage to the t young gardens. The storm! passed through the Sardis sec-1 tion going in the direction of: liOavens worth. I fini i the house has any number of water buckets and washing tubs. They also sell the “Sweet-mash” and “Old Noah’s Ark” tobacco, together with the “Possum” cigar, which needs no introduc tion and a new but excellent ci gar, “Wade Hampton for Gov ernor 1892”, which is bound to take with our people. And yet about this establishment not near half have we told. EBENEZER. —Gardens are unusually fine in this town. —The farmers are planting cotton in earnest, the weather being fair. —-Our old friend and neigh bor, Mr. J. E. Ward, has recov ered after a severe illness and his many friends are glad to see him out again. —Your correspondent saw some Wood and coal that came out of the artesian well that is being dug at Florence. Will \ some of your readers tell us how sS r r p*i «'"1 Gn Sat ird contest was held ? ! oukMv repaired and nhradian Society of the !since its 1 lease to Mr. II. J. University. The prize for the, ^ The hotel lias also best itehator, a gold medal was ( , ntirelv rt .funnshed from awarded to Mr. J. D. Kast, oi, wtom and is now ready awarded to Mr. J. D. B*®*. of j t t0 bottom and is now ready ( - h K ! rT Darlington, the award bemg ^ r t ion of guests. The Alf red A. KtlSlk name of the hotel has been chang- ^ r ™f storehouse at the of the doll drill”, in which i products. Mr. M. L. Harrison, of Baltimore, the efficient Super intendent, who conducted the business last year, will have charge this season. Operations will begin about the 10th of May and will continue until the last of August and about forty j £hev got there? or fifty hands will be needed for, ’' —— the work. Remember this is ——— — place in town that yoi The C. S. & N. Railroad. plastering hair; Edw; The annual meeting of the stockholders of the Charleston, Sumter and Northern Railroad was hekl in Charleston last week. The following board of directors was elected for the ynsuing year: C. E. Kimball, A. M. Martin. Alfred A. Hewlett, John Harlin, W. N. Cromwell, all of New York, and S. J. Pregnall, of Charleston and A. Ames Hewlett of South Caro lina. C. S. Nettles, Esq., of Darlington was re-elected gen eral counsel. The following officers were elected: President, C. E. Kimball; Vice President Hewlett; Secretary asurer, Arthur L. Mern- J. H. Air. K. ^ _ _ h ■ is thinking of chopping. The ,ianangel watch overand protect stands of corn are very good | the widowed wife and orphaned expect to be busy from children he has left behind him, now on. The oat crop is of th and wt also good and several of our neigh bors have small, but very line patches. Mr. J. W. Moore has two acres of the finest oats that we have seen. Wo will and may the Divine Providence which has cut off from them the husband and father extend to them an arm upon which to lean in this their hour of be have I reavement, and a guiding hand w im j tv a t t morning. J fie opinion _ ■,.| Miss Lila Jeffords, or 1 ur " I j ury wa8 that she died of heart I probably ball’ a crop of peaches; to lead them aright through all Pike, is visiting relatives in and ^ aso . and a full crop of apples. the walks of this life. around'Lamar. -The cotton planted early is act for Deviled crabs at Edwards, Norment & Co’s. CYPRESS. —Some of our farmers coming up and the prospei good stands are favorable. —Prof. Mitchell is progressing' finely with the school at this i i i place The attendance is in-j "rnuTiv lin 101 ?’'! 1 k' 1 " creasing every day. a11 have ,H1 ° btan<ls ’ -Mr. J. S. Carter, of High . 7 Tha S P, ria & has , ope ? ei Hill, paid us a pop call on l^t | lafit f an ! 1 a ful1 ,f _ . * ... r r _ _ I miirnc ntivn nrrivmi (,() qq Buy your straw hats and neg-1 ligeshirtsof Edwards, Norment; i & ;o. and keep cool. The Asylum Investigation. [Darlington Herald, April 15.] We regret to announce the Sunday afternoon amd returned |fl u i^° 8 have arriv ,i home on the next day. part ’ Mr. J. W. Dubose, of as in attendence last!in upon the District Confer ence iu Georgetown and he n ports having had a very p! ant time I T —A passenger train composed i . ^ of two cars passed through on P'a^N wa last Friday loaded with railroad W(;tilv U P , J I death of Mr. James A. White, which occurred on Wednesday have I he Asylum invest,ganon. last, at 11 o’clock in the morn- near- Columbia, S. C., 1 i ing. He was born on the 8th of April 17,1891. J December, 1842, and was in his Mr. Henry T. Thompson, Editor forty-ninth year at the time of of the Darlington News: his death. Sir:-—In your editorial col-| Mr. White entered service in j limits of the paper of the 9th! the Fall of 1861, and remained inst. appears an article headed j to the close of the war, perform this “The at mos- theirl ment & Co • HIGH HILL. — The song of the riday officials. Among them we no ticed C. S. Nettles, Esq., of Darlington. —Mrs. Esther Rogers, who lives near this place, has a cow ‘that brought twin calves some time ago. The cow is a good milker aud the calves are doing well. —Your correspondent visited the melon farm of Dr. Cole, but was informed that there were no melons ready to pull. The pros pects however are promising —A gentleman stated to your that his grandfather livi-,i 121 years old, that lie had married six times and eighty-one childn a. V./i beat this record? ut this place correspondent a be been had — ylum Investigation,”! ing his duty in every way, and which a part reflects and)passing through some of the ts a slur upon the attendants Idoodiest fights of the struggle. 1 employees, both male and He was one of the few survivors iale, of this Institution, in of the 21st regiment, which it following words: “And will he remembered was almost ••!••• the employees are of ne- annihilated at Fort Fisher. One Gty chosen from the lower' of his brothers, Mr. E. F. White, • ks of life, there are found was killed at Petersburg, while many who grievances w —Prof. W. L. Floyd misfortune a few da vs break the neck oi I “Texas pony”, but Dr hud is heard in our land. —Spring has really come and the farmers are up and doing ; so are the crows. —Miss Leila Windham has been visiting in our neighbor hood for some time, but “he” came and took her home. “skeeter” The land has been well prepared ance, who is an expert in r-- aud manured and a good stand Kurd to injuries to this kind o! - - - • horse, was near by and soon had the neck mended and the is up. We left much encour aged and with an eye single to moonlight nights in July. —A very serious case of poi soning occurred on the 16th inst. Mr. Preston Lane, of this place, in company with Messrs. J. C. Summersett and W. P. ippearan- M an vill, was on a fishing trip Professor is riding again. —We notice that some of the Southern papers aie advising; the Chinese immigrants Income South. Wo would like for a car load or two of them to come ave their imaginary fighting in a most heroic man- tgaint those in an- ner. The subjectof this sketch tliority, realizing, a> they did, in his early boyhood became a printer, and, with the exception of the time spent in service, and a few years after the war in other occupations, followed the business until he was compelled tendants and employees, feel by failing health to give it up. a gri V: i| and somewhat insult- lie was a member of the Meth- od at such a statement aud publi- odist Church, and, except when cation, and wisli to know if this physically unable to attend, article is entirely your own, as was always present at the regu- an editorial, or if not, we do- lar services of the church. He maud who the author of it is, as leaves a wife ami three children, as they did, >f the present was on the wane, r tir*t been assured •llcncy of immunity nan.” We, the at- to Cypress, for there areeno of the s to I pork style and delivery.” Mr. Rast’s, Mrs. General Manager friends at this place congratu-, ^ w h 0 has charge of the Averdl. late him on his success. | hotel, has had large experience It is stated in the daily papers in hotel matters b,a ’with Col. Averill, inspected the th iL owing to the illness of doubtless ma -e a s • - r , iu d last week and also visited, Judge McGowan, there will be establishinent. ^rir ^ ] lilt) .| Darlington. They expressed ' ast nda*. We always no April term of the Supreme Court. If this be true, »s probably 1*, the motion for a iishearing in the caae of Joseph W. James will not be heard be- fore that Court until the Noy.jwith ember term and consequently | already been it speak in high praise of the man ner in which it is managed and the proprietor may well be grat ified at the success Messrs John Harlin and A. C. Vaughn of New York, together —Judging from the __ ^ t > i „ oea of gardens in general, it will ^“‘Lynches RiVer on the day large rats in some be some time before we feast a l>ove mentioned and Mr. Lane, out - houses c ' upon the produce thereof. ou j )ass jng some honey suckles, P'y them \s gathered a handful to eat. Iu same time/ about 15 minutes after eating ' them he began to feel sick. MT - IDA - He continued to get worse and —We are having fine spring foaming at the mouth and blind- weather; also a numerous host e intend to take action thereon, igued H. H. Baughman, J. 11. Schreiner, Michael Cantwell, J. M. Mitchell, W. A. McDowell, ommittee for Employees Asylum. —Why can’t we have a post- office here? Won’t somebody get to work in real earnest? And may success crown his efforts. —We were pleased to have Sir. J. C. Wilson and sister, of Ebenezer, with us at High lliil Darlington, S. C., liters” to che«r us l imruiigvji.. j — r themselves as highly pleased j welcome such an addition to ith the country through which our choir. at Mt. 1. far met w the road passes and are very hopeful about the business of the road. „ Work upon the road is pro* that suit? grossing rapidly and the rails from have been laid to J. G. Gatlin s ness set in and by this time he of “ske was extremely sick and his'com- w -av paoions beeame alarmed and " procured a horse and buggy to ~~ ,1 ” 1 , , . carry him home. He was final- peepanug tor au cxuioi ly relieved and went about his I "7 a * >oat 1st May The “old stand by” of High work next morning. Dr. Cole. srl * (Kjl v 111 cl Hill hopes to visit Lamar in the says it was a clear case of poi- nie summer, near future, and, considering soiling. —The little son of Mr. the welfare of the correspondent —«— Carter, while at that place, will try to do so before “General Green” makes in our April 18, 1891. } Gentlemen:—In reply to your communication of the 17th inst., 1 would say that lam the author of the editorial to which you vef'-r. and that L alone am re am! with the exception of a sis ter is the last of his family. His funeral services took place on Thursday afternoon at the Methodist Church, and was at tended by a large number of his of friends. The members of the different benevolent societies to which he belonged attended the funeral in the regalia of their respective orders. playinj. II. M. with a Mr. C. Alexander has reopen-Istick in his mouth theother day ed the ice house and is ready to 1 got a small pi< • s fastened in lib serve the public. [throat. He was taken to MARRIED. At the residence of Mr. H. B. Chapman in Darlington, on April 1(5. 1891 by Rev. J. A. Rice, Mr. C. S. Gandy, <>f Darlington, aud Miss Sue Coleman, of Mar ion. At the residence of the offi ciating clergyman Rev. B. F. Parrott, in Philadelphia town- fore admits of no modification ship, on April 19, 1891, Mr. Lew- other than that applicable to is Sansbury all general rules. “** Henry T .-poiisiblefor it. That 1 should) have wounded the feelings of those who may have committed no fault is a source of regret to me, but J was merely laying down a proposition winch I be lieve to be true, and which there- Phillips, !Countv. ' and b o t h Miss Emma of Florence •Dtz