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VOL. XVIII NO 18. DARLINGTON, S. C, THURSDAY, APRIL 30. 1891. WHOLE NO 849 LOCAL ITEMS. The rut<‘ of taxation for town property has been fixed at four mills. Mr. S. F. Ervin has moved in to his new residence just beyond the “two bridges.” Mr. Joseph Rosenberg has reopened Jiis bar at the corner of the Public Square and Pearl Street. i he fence around the Jail very nearly completed. '1 he matter of establishing an of this county, died at his home! the cele ice factory in DarFngton is be- in Thomasviile, North Carolina, Co., of F Death of Prof. Wright. Prof. J. L. Wright, formerly ng considered by several of our | on Wednesday morning of last of the c leverest men of citizens. Have you a spring dress to make? Then wtiy not buy a Wheeler & Wilson improved or light running New Home of A Friend in Need.” ty Hill and Dovesville. Pres- Mr. J. B Killough, the head of 1 bytery declined to grant the pe- brated Killough Music lorencc, is certainly one tition from Carmichael. Revs. J. G. Law, J. H. Dixon, and W. our ac- L. JASPER. —Rev. B. F. Parrott preached the finest sermon last Sunday we have ever heard from him. —We are wanting rain, lands are quite dry now Out ami Society Hill and Dovesville witli c !’ tton sped planted ten days I authority to organize churches since seems to remaid under, Blackwell Bros. It is earnestly to be hoped that our merchants will begin the “early closing” movement on May 1. An effort is now being made to raise by subscription the a- ; mount necessary for the erec- I tiou of an arch for Darlington County at the ColumbiaCenten- How about the “early clos- nial. mg” movement? Is Darlington AflJU T , r ^ . ... to be the only town where it , hasmoved will not he put into operation lor mi llinery store to the for- on the first of May? ! ner 8ta 1 nd oa Nashua Street and _ is now better prepared than ev- "Ckeole and Puritan,” de- er to serve her friends and eidedly the finest serial story trons. pa- B. Corbett, with Elders W. week. On the afternoon of the quaintance. Those in charge f -Frince end J. J. James were •lay previous, while he was of the amateur entertainment a PP? 1 i nt< ; d . a Commission to visit 1 driving a pair of horses, the an-■ given last Friday night wore ^ ' imals became frightened and disappointed at the last minute authority to organise . . . t ... t ran away. The professor was in failing to receive a piano at one or both nlaces if the way ground yet. It will not co m thrown out of the vehicle, the they had be.-n expecting, and Fe clear. Presbytery agreed to ^ t V;‘ '''I''; wheels passing several times without which the exhibition co-operate with the other Pres- it ‘ tj .| ' : ‘ tt over his body and inflicting in- would have been rather a sorry hvteries of the Synod m calling "Himtx arc still sowing totton. ternal injuries from which he affair. In the dilemma a tele-, ( , e X,* k* . l ^ art * eau » —On last Sunday a young died. Prof Wright was well gram was sent to Mr. Killough, to the Evangelistic work under man who attended preaching at known in this section and was i and he responded by forward- the supervision of a joint com- our church went home with one a native of this county. He ling from Florence by private ™ lttae to . l,e appointed by the of the members for dinner and taught school at Lydia and also I conveyance the handsome hist-“! Presbyteries of the Synod. A afterwards he got his horse iii- at Timmonsville and was, at i rumen t whose tone was so much eommittec consisting of one tending to fasten him to his onetime, principal of the High i admired on Friday night. The elder and deacon from each buggy The horse got one hind School at Monroe, North Caro-! undertaking, which was a very eountv was appointed to solicit foot between the spokes of the lina. He was sixty-nine years considerable one ordinarily contributions for the support of wheel, then he kicked and broke specking, was nothing to the an Evangelist, for Hie Preshy eight spokes, enterprising head of this deser- —Stands of cotton in the! all things: hold fast that which neighborliood are very good and is good.” Ami though this are looking luxuriant and scripture holds no place of prom- and healthy, but the farmers inence and honor in current are complaining a good deal of orthodoxy, and seems to exert ‘he ravages of the cut worm, no influence there whatever, I caused, we presume, by the cold nights wo have recently been having. It is rumored, though we in not vouch for the truth of it, that the contractors are hiring innds preparatory to commen- iii;; operations on the new rail road which is to run from Cho ra w via Leavensworth to Cam den. ever published in this paper. . , will be begun next week. Don’t ‘A severe ^ail storm vis- miss the opening chapter. lte l the t 1 own funmonsvjlle * on Thursday night. A number 1 he Darlington Guards are, of windows andglass doors were drilling hard for their Columbia shattered and the hail was as trip. The drill tomorrow (Fri-! large as marbles. clay) evening, at li.30 o’clock, - r , ir , r. i- „ „ .. will be it, full dress uniform. ; r, vi,i i ng - ^ Bal l mb will be organized to-mor- Mr. D. W. Waters, the cotton row (Friday) night at 7:30 buyer, has gone to Laurinburg, o'clock, when a meeting for North Carolina, where he will that purpose is to be held in remain until the cotton season Floyd & Parker’s office at the begins again in Darlington. . Enterprise Hotel. Mr. Louis G. McCall will Little Fanni leave to-morrow for Pough- Mr. A. Weinberj keepsie, New York, will take a course in ing at the Eastman Business a distance of about five feet. She was painfully hurt, but her daughter of fell, on Mon oid at the time of his death and leaves a wife and three children. He was an uncle of Drs. J. S.! vedly popular firm, and W. J. Garner, of this place, j Memorial Services. The date for the memorial services In Darlington this year Grated pineapple; West & H. has been ''hanged to X :;:y ■ At’f oo.l (»i :n ! Friday of 8, instead of r..i heretofore 1 •ur o’clock on tr.at day the v hold La the Bap- where he day last, from the piazza of her Frank Early, and still conducted thence to the Con bookkeep- father’s residence to the ground, j by his brothers in his name, has ment. Here poor a small building to be used as an office just North of the Jail. The building will be covered with corrugated iron. Mr. E. C. Horton, of Man ning, w T as in town this week looking for a store to rent. He ail(1 as soon as they arrive desires to open a gents furnish- li lUs wiU be turm ; (1 on mg establishment at this place. At the annual meeting of the stockholders of the Peeple s Bank on Monday the same Board of Directors that served during the past year was re elected with the exception of Mr. John McSween whose place; was filled by Mr. B. A. Early. The Directors re-elected the pres ent officers of the Bank. An invitation to attend the commencement exercises of Catawba College, North Carolina, from XIay 17 to 21, has been received at this office and we wish to return thanks to Mr. J. H. Witherspoon who kindly sent us the same. In our last issue it was stated that Mr. J. D. Hast, of this place, had won the debaters’ medal in the recent contest in the Euphradian Society of the State University. This was a mistake; the medal was won by Mr. L. C. Glenn, of North Caro- A Leading Institution of Darlington The list of our merchants is next weei: now a very long one, and we Monday, 1 can scarcely be blamed, there-j announce * fore, for having omitted, in giv- tho a.tern ing our usual account of spring | services openings, the name of a firm i tist Church and wi’l beconduc’t- which, in point of standing, ed by Rev. J. G. Law. After should have been mentioned these services the procession among the very first. The pop- will proceed to the Presbyterian j ular and well known house es- Churchyard and then to the I tablished by the late Mr. J. Methodist Cemetery and from onfederate Monu- poems will be re brought out this season as fine]cited by Misses Emma Edwards the ad- , Esq., will fact that is evidenced by the follow. The request has been continuous stream of trade made thatnil doral contributions which has been pouring into]be sent to* the Presbyterian their place of business. The sessions room on Friday morn- knowledge of how to buy cheap; ing. The Darlington Guards and sell quickly on close mar-1 and the Uniform Rank, Knights gins at small profits, coupled of Pythias, will act as an escort with its established reputation to the young ladies who will ; for honesty and fair dealing, go carry the floral decorations, j to make this one of the very The voung ladies will be under L,am.u leading business houses in Dar- the direction of Miss A. C. ^ ^ , . - lington County, and its new Phiver. rail. During the past few days proprietors wish to inform their ’ .... ; many customers that they pur ! Our rolled oats make a I pose maintaining fully thepre.s- 1 lightful breakfast dish ; ?u/e of their establishment in wards, Norment & Co. ] every respect. College. ; ane was paintully hurt, but her an assortment of goods as is to and Cittsie Spam am Mr. C. W. Hewitt is erecting ‘“Junes are not serious. |be found anywhere in town—a]dress of E. O. Wood The machinery for the elec-] trie light works has been placed into position. Cn Monday the] fire engine, filled the immense boilers with water. The lamps have been received and the two I dynamos are all that is lacking tery for the whole of his time. The Synod was orertured to place an Evangelist in Horry County. The Rev. S. E. Bishop was granted permission to labor in the bounds of the Presbytery; be is serving the Chesterfield group of churches. The Rev. H. C. DuBose, D. I)., and Elder J. P. McNeill were 1 elected Commissioners to the General Assembly, with R< v. J. G. Law and Gen. W. L. T Prince alternates. The presence of Dr. DuBose, the noble Mis- i sionary to China, added much to the interest of the meeting, and a liberal collection was taken for the work of Foreign Missions. The Presbytery made a contribution to aid in the erection of a house of worship for the colored Presbyterians of the Fresh supply of egg custards, reduced to lOcts; West & H. m r. IDA, —Our farmers have com menced to chop cotton. —Mrs. C. E. Carter can boast of the finest garden in this com munity. —The hail storm that struck Timmonsville on the 23rd lust, passed a few miles South of this; place. —Mr. J. S. Coker and family, of Black Creek, were visiting relatives in this section last Sunday. —Mr. Jesse Vaughan, who re cently moved to this neigh borhood from the Darlington \ icksburg, Miss. After a busy, factory, has been very sick since pleasant and harmonious meet- arriving here, but he is conva- iug, the Presbytery adjourned lescent now. late Saturday night, April 18th, . , , , , with a rising vote of thanks to ^ 1S reported that the four- the good people of Bennettsville teen bridges on Sparrow Swamp for their most generous hospi- are , a dangerous condition, tality, and tho Knights of Pyth- und is hoped that the County am nevertheless convinced that unless orthodoxy does honor it and practice it, it (orthodoxy) will gradually cease to commend itself to men of intelligence and integrity. Let me explain that I did not use the word “skepticism” itt any exclusively religious sense, and it may not he improper to add that the proper object of logical training is to destry skepticism in all cases where sufficient evidence is produced. The report further says; “Governor Tillman said to the Professor; ‘Do you acknowl edge Christ?”’ “The Professor replied: ‘I de cline to answer that question.’” Now here is one of those cases -Miss Clara Howie, a viva- where one may be grossly mis- cious young lady of Columbia, represented even when hisexact who has been visiting in this ] words are given. The report is neighborhood left for Darling- strictly correct as far as it goes; A few tons ammoniated gu ano and acid left, and will bo sold very low; Blackwell Bros. RIVERDALE. —A small party enjoyed a pleasant picnic at Isgett’s mill last Saturday. ton last Sunday. —Mrs. E. J. Garner and Mr. Freddie Garner, of the Linwood neighborhood, were down last week. The latter has returned, hut the former will remain over for a brief period with her fath er, Mr. R. Hay. —Rev. C. L. Dowell delivered a very interesting and timely discourse at Mechanicsville hist Sunday afternoon. The subject of itis discourse was “Growth in grace.” Commissioners this matter. will look into Tut can people at now reach around Darlington a number of persons from that flourishing town have come to Darlington on the train in the morning, attended to their busi ness and returned home in the | same manner in the afternoon, j | The long, hot summer days are near at hand and, as yet, there has been no movement for; . U1 ! early closing. r Ihe Darlington j ot Newton clerks work as h an i an d deserve as much consideration as the clerks of other towns, yet Dar lington is behind the other places in this section in regard to this time honored custom. de- Ed- l V > _ ias for the use of their Hall, m which the closing session of the Presbytery was held. The next meeting will be at Red Bluff , , -. T , „ , Church, Thursday, September Edwards, Norment <& Co s 17th, at 8 p. m. Don't forget to buy a light running New Home or improved Wheeler <fc Wilson No. i) of Blackwell Bros. LAMAR. —Our little town is on a boom and real estate is advancing. French prunes in 5 lb pails at up very the drv Heinz’s sauces and pickles in great variety at Edwards, Nor ment & Go’s. A Serious Cutting Scrape. On Thursday afternoon last, about one o’clock, a difficulty occurred between L. Y. Pierce, a sewing machine agent, of Florence, and H. A. James, who keeps a small store beside the railroad near the factory Another lot of new spring suits just arrived at Blackwell Bros. 8.21 The lina. Our efficient Chief of Police the finest specimen The Sunday AVt* of the 2f;tli inst. says: “Mr. W. D. Woods, of Darlington, 8. C., sent down. - , bv express yesterday two mam- ton seed meal contained moth calla lily blooms and aiP er cent, ot ammonia, leaf of the plant. They unfor-| company guaranteed the tunately came too late for com , , , , petition,but they were generally tde phosphoric acid 8 per cent., admired and pronounced to be a rnn u>n |a 2.50 and potash 1.50, blooms ever >' e t the analysis gave available Mo3t Satisfactory Results. The Darlington Ginning Milling, Fertilizer and Ware house Company recently had its the result was that Pierce fertilizer products analyzed by j ceived a painful wound on the Board of Trustees of Clem- head. James had once been in son College and the result was the employment of Pierce but a most satisfactory. In fact the; subsequent misunderstanding analysis far surpassed what the had caused the business rela- —M rs. visiting Price. MT. ELON. John Coker has been Mr. and Mrs. T. J. company guaranteed. The cot-j tions between the two men to 1 " be severed. On the day men tioned above thev became in- Miss Lizzie Sanders, of Mar aud , iou County, stopped here for a re-! few days on Iter way home from the i teaching. —One of our boys, aged sev enteen, weighs one hundred and seventy pounds and has no sur plus flesh. —The latest tiling that we have in the way of a puzzle is Pee 1 volved in a dispute about mat- Jonah and the Whale. It at- seen in Charleston.' rnet with a mishap last Sunday, which, W'hile it was not serious, was decidedly inconvenient. In crossing Indian branch in his road cart the wheel went into a deep hole so suddenly that he was thrown out pell mell into the water and as a consequence the Chief was thoroughly drenched and home was so “far, far away.” The union services prepar- stated, will be temporarily lo atory to Dr. Pierson’s visit will cated in J. C. \\ lute sold store, commence Sunday night and 1 an invitation to the Columbia will continue every Sunday Centennial has been received by night during the month of May. Thk Darlington N„.ws. The These services will he held in invitation is very handsomely the different churches and will <r rt tten up on card hoard, con- he conducted alternately by the 8 j s ting of four pages. On the several ministers of the town. fj rst j )a g ( , j s engraved the object Rev. J. G. Law will conduct the of the Centennial and the names first services Sunday night at of the CO mrnitteemen. On tm the Methodist Church. second page are engravings of On Wednesday of last week a the first State Capitol and Co- tenant house on Mr. E P. Lide’s lutnbia in 1701; on the third place, in Springville, was de- page the present Capitol and stroyed by lire. The house was Columbia occupied by a colored man, named Lewis Jones, who lost all his household furniture to- pliosphoric acid 8.01 per cent., ammonia 3, and potash 2.01. The work upon the foundation T | ie Darlington Fertilizer, the Dee Fertilizer to contain availa- ters concerning their former business connections and Pierce gave the lie to James. Pierce was in his buggy when the lie was given and James climbed into the vehicle and hit him over the head with a hatchet. r 0 The wound was very painful _ oil tiie South side vf! phosphoric acid 0 per cent., a tn- and before it could be sewed up the Square is progressing nicely. mon j a 2, potash 2.50, and the Pierce hied over a pint and a Dr. J. C. Willcox will begin ] ana iy S j 8 g aV e phosphoric acid half of blood. He is a very old shortly to tear down the post- t ( g2 i ammonia 2.02, potash 2.75. man and it was at first thought office building and will com ■ .So it will be seen that in every that the wound would go hard inence work on the new building ( . ase the analysis by the Clemson with him, but Dr. Willcox, who immediately afterwards. Ihe trustees exceeded the guarantee' attended liim, does not consider postoffice, as has been already [ 0 f the company. What better the injury serious. James was testimonial is needed than this? fined $25 by the town authori- adv. ties and it is said that Pierce of Messrs. Welling & Bonnoitt s company guaranteed to contain building on the South side of'-i 1—= « —* — tracts considerable attention. —The Killough Music Compa ny, of Florence, and the Randal Music House of Orangeburg, have had some misunderstand ing about this territory. Both claim that they have the right to sell the instruments. JOVANN. —Miss Anna McFarland’s school will close with an exhibi tion about the first of June. —Our friends have returned home after spending a very pleasant week with their friends in Clarendon. —It seems as if all Jovann has got on a fishing frolic. There are some going to the river ev ery week. —The congregation of New Bethel are preparing to have a “children’s day” before long. We will let our readers know the exact date when we ascer tain it. —We would respectfully call the attention of the County Commissioners to a bridge on the road from Society Hill to Flinu’s Cross Roads, between the residence of Mr. John Rhodes and Swift Creek, which if fixed will cost only a few dollars and if left alone may cost one hundred and fifty or more. posts have from Egg custard makes a delicious Fresh lunch tongue; Moor- dessert, try ment A Co. it; Edwards, Nor’- llcad > Cox & Co - ULYDE. Dried chipped beef; Moorhead, Cox & Co. will prosecute him in the higher court. Our fish scrap guano is the thing for corn; Edwards, Nor ment & Co. CYPRESS. A New Industry. Messrs J. C. Willcox, W. C. Coker and Geo. H. Edwards have taken steps towards or- ; ganizing a new industrial com Hay, feed oats and chops Epwards, Norment & Co’s. at —Mr. A. M. McNair has com menced work on his new resi dence. ^ *■' T) p j —Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Outlaw, Die Floral of Sumter County, were overtm ] as ^ week, a short visit on Sunday of last ‘ ^ , „ , , . wee k, ] —Our baseball club is getting in fine trim and will soon be in but, going no further, it inevita- i bly makes a wrong impression. ! Every one reading the report 1 without knowing the facts would naturally conclude that ’ the trustees had tried to get , from me an expression of my religious position, and that I re fused to make any response ! whatever. The truth is, that I made a very emphatic state ment of my general religious position, and it was only when Governor Tillman proceeded to go into details that I had de- 1 dined to answer his question. It would have been impossible to answer his question without requiring him to state it more precisely, and without going in- 1 to numerous explanations in or der to prevent misconception. Nor was 1 reluctantly com- ] polled by the trustees to state my views. Col. Sloan’s ques tion about Prof. Bain seemed to me a challenge and I accepted it promptly. Why, indeed, the question was asked, I fail to see. ace trom He might, with j us t as much have the propriety, have asked any other professor what were the relig ious views of the authors of their text hooks. My department has no more to do with religion than astronomy, geology, geography, philology, history and other sciences. Every one of these sciences teaches doctrines flatly contradictory of Biblical state ments, and are expected to do so. Why, then, should L he singled out and questioned as to the orthodoxy of the author of one of my r text hooks? Logic -Master Brown G. Pitts has doe8 ““t teach religion; its sub- had an attack of fever which Jectmatter ts scient.ficmethod kept him out of school for a few evidence, proof. I am unable days, hut he is improving now. to see any good reason why the * ’ * ” ! investigation into the religious —Your correspondent paid opinions of our text bookmakers Darlington a flying visit over should have begun and ended theC. 8. & N. Railroad on the ! with me. Let the inquisition 28th inst. We enjoyed the trip proceed. very much, hut thought that I ought to say, however, that Engineer Simmons pulled the after the discussion of my relig- valves a little too wide open for ious views had begun, Governor a brand new track. Tillman was entirely justified in asking the question he did, Buy the best and cheapest w hil e I was equally justified, I straw hat you ever had of Black- think, in declining to answer it. well Bros. Very respectfully, . ‘ W. j. Alexander. SWIFT CREEK. «♦•—-*♦ —Capt. J. E. Bass recently lost a fine horse from lock jaw. —Cotton is coming slowly on account of weather. —The telegraph been erected to this place Sumter and we will wires in a few days. —The brick business of Messrs. Wilson, Hough & Hankel is progressing finely and the firm is much encouraged. —The patrons of the school at this place are considering the advisability of procuring an as sistant for Prof. Mitchell. —A canning factory is now being talked of at this place to help out an eight and a half million hale cotton crop. -The cotton stand is very M. Josey attended poor and the cut worms are de- Fair in Charleston stroying some of it. —We are sorry to learn of the illness of Mr. L. E. Watfordand hope that he will soon he up in 1801 and on the fourth is the programme for the three days’ exercises. On Sunday morning two gether with a sum of money he y OUn g colored boys, named had just realized from the sale an ,i Bristow McNeil, eu- ef a hale of cotton. Jones is a te red t ), e dwelling of Mr. Isaac very respectable and industrious -p dup who lives in Philadelphia darkey and his loss is quite ] towns hjp, and took therefrom heavy. money and other articles, a- Thn Sumter correspondent of moun'ing in value toI he the News and Courier says: “A boys confessed that they corn- marked evidence of Sumter’s mitted the theft and the stolen progress is the success of tlie property was recovered trom . . new drug firm of W. H. Gilli- their persons. They were placed ; capital land & Co, They are doing a in jail mi Mon da v to await large business. They have the trial at the Circuit C ourt. Nei- largest and handsomest soda ther one of them appears to he fountain in this section. They fifteen years of age. have everything elegantly fixed The townof Florence is great- up and the young folks patron- ]y worked up about its ma ize it largely these warm days, nicipal election, which occurs • J * • „ shortly. At the request of a The ertertammelit given on numb ' r of citizens MayorChase , foVriie^mefi^of ^Fie" Gradedi cal,ed a P ri » ,ar >' ^ [ch washel, J j not be a more suitable location AUster £ L,L 1 n i- recently and Mr. Chase received fm . RIW .h an industry than this Elder E. bchool and the Darlington the nomination for Mayor. Quite ^“ ard « , wa * q u ‘ te a. success. , number of citizens re- The doll drill by nine little girls;. f to into this primary was'particularly good and re- j th ey now talk of running fleeted much credit on the skill th er' ti cket. Among those ofthel^ywhoins^uctadfhem.iJtionea for the nomination Mr. A. E. Gonzales, of Colum- for Mayor by this wing is P. A. ‘m.’ii an J ddre /V n , t ie : Willcox, Esq., a rising young gullah language of the ow l of the l t0 wn. Mr. Willcox country negnf which evoked . abrotUer of Dr. J. C. Willcox , , T , h « P^’ of this place. ^ music for the 00- j ^ j emoaS( when we much appreciated. jj „ ou . )ure {^3 juioe for large audience ^S^he money? Edwards, Norment & Go. Ihe public school building a condition to whip some of the again The Pee Dee Presbytery. at this place is rapidly nearing neighboring clubs that have The FreshVterV of Pee Dee com l’ letio “ a “ d ‘t premises to been boasting so much, the treslj} teryotree Dte present a handsome appearance. met at Bennetteville Ihursday, | pany at this place. The name April 16th, at 8 e. m., and was ~) Ve ,, arP , f ? f rr - v T ^ chrenicle of the company will he the opened with a sermon by the the death of Mr. John G. John- i“Darlington Brick and iron Rev. J. G. Law, the retiring son, who departed this life Sat ' Works” and their purpose is to Moderator, from Zaehanah, IV, urday morning the 18th inst. manufacture brick and tiles and G, “Not by might, nor by power, ab °ut ten o clock He was a to make, repair and sell imple- hut by my Spirit, saith the Lord generous man and was always ments and machinery. The of hosts. Ecstatic Enjoyment. [Springfield Republican.] Master—“Now be sure to wake me at 6 o’clock, sharp.” Valet—“Yes, sir; hut beggin’ your pardon, sir, isn’t that an awfully early hour for you to don’t intend to I just want to of turning over get up?” Master—“I —We are opposed to politics get up, man. getting into the Alliance, hut have the fun —Miss Janie Parham, of the we are not opposed to the Alii- and going to sleep again. ’ Lynche’s River neighborhood, ance going into politics. Keep - is spending some time at this out politicians, place with relatives and friends. _ Quite a 8eriou8 cuttin g —We had a cool snap last fray occurred on Sunday Saturday and Sunday, hut not tween Whitemore Major af- be-; and *eady to help those in need. He was a. consistent member of the Methodist Church and will be greatly missed at home and in the community. His remains were interred at Prospect place of business will be at Dar-1 The Rc*v. H. C. DuBose, D. 1)., lington and the capital stock was elected Moderator, and W. will be $20,000, divided into two F. Stevenson, of Chesterfield, hundred shares of the par value Temporary Clerk. Rev. J. G. of $100. A commission has Law was elected Stated Clerk. - been granted these gentlemen Nine ministers and nineteen el- ( hurch on the following day. bv the Secretary of State to ders were present. The Rev. ~ — - open hooks of subscription and T B. Craig, of the South Caro- Golden dates, queen olives, a notice concerning the same is lina Presbytery, and the Rev. and olive oil at Edwards, Nor- published in another column, H. B. Zernow, of the Presby- ment & Co's. As soon as fifty per cent, of the tery of Montgomery, were re- ► —— s t o c k is subscribed, ceived; and the Rev. J. E. Dun- which will doubtless be done j h>P was dismissed to Harmony immediately upon the opening; Presbytery. The Rev. H. B. of the books of subscription, the Zernow was called to Dumbar- compauy will he ready to make ton Church, which he serves in preparations for commencement connection with Marion and of the work. There is probably Little Pee Dee; the Rev. T. B. no County in the State, where; Craig was called to Hopewell improved machinery is more! Church; and Rev. H. M. Brear-; generally used than Darlington ley was called to Fairhope and consequently there could ] Church. The Revs D. S. Mc- “ * ation Alister^and J. H. Dixon, for such an industry than town. Men of experience enough to do any damage and Frank Goodwin. The the farmers are now chopping I was very badly hurt, cotton in a lively manner. held former at begin- ASHLAND. —Lovely spring weather last. —Early sown oats are ning to head out. —Most of the farmers of this section are through planting cotton. —We hear a great deal of i complaint about had stands of this Elder K. I). Carmichael, were c°rn and some have planted look appointed to install Rev. H. B. again. The Knell of a Broken Heart, [St. Louis Republic.] In the shops of the Chicago, Hudson & Delaware Railroad at Hamilton, O., is a cracked loco motive bell that has a history. There is a boy in our section It was attached to a locomotive —Children’s Day will he held who will go to Chngress when presided over by a strong, man- in Cypress on the third Sunday he is a man. His mother gave [y, handsome engineer, whoso in May. The teachers are train- him five boiled eggs the other great objects of pride and ado- ing the children for the occasion day to carry to school for his Nation were first his sweetheart and a pleasant time is in store dinner and on his way he sold a nd then his faithful engine. four of them to a merchant for He loved them both devotedly, fish hooks. though, of course, in quite dif- 77 — ferent ways. One day at Ham- Dr. Alexander's Position. ilton he stood in the cab of the To the Editor of The News engine, bell rope in hand, ready and Courier: In your account to move the lever and start the and a quarter from the public of my conference with the tru«- train, when he saw a bridal par- road and he has put the road tees on Tuesday last, you report ty approaching. He glanced at leading from his house to it in a me as saying, in reply toaques- thebride;itwasthegirlheloved, very fine condition. tion from Col. Sloan regarding His heart stopped beating, he . the orthodoxy of Prof. Bain, the gave a groan, and dropped— Choice new French prunes; author of the work on logic that dead. As he fell with the bell West & Honour. I teach: “That all logicians rope in his hand he gave the bell » were skeptical, or words to that a loud ring that cracked it from effect.” I said neither that, top to bottom, and it was found “nor words to that effect.” ; afterward that he had died Ht- What I did say was, that the erally of a broken heart. Tho proper effect of all logical dis- bell in the shops at Hamilton is for the young people. —Those who have charge of the jiuhlic roads could get a “pointer” about the working of roads from Mr. G. D. Galloway. Mr. Galloway lives about a mile Ferris hams and breakfast bacon; Moorhead, Cox & Co. DOVESVILLE. -Mr. 0 C. Scarborough, of _ Dr . j. R . Carroll > 8 {un xitnre “ the beU ° f thebrok - Rreat app “ Who’s Wlh dience and casion There present a upon this business as one in j Zernow at Dumbartou on th « lurillI , urB , .. . ’rhieh money can be most prof- -tth Sabbath m June; the Rev. Binhopville, came over recently i* f rmT1 Walhnll'i • tical of all propositions not sup- cn heart itablv invested. D McAlister to preach the j an d purchased about sixty bales residence has been nut in order P orte(l by adequate evidence; —*- sermon, preside, and propound 0 f cotton in this neighborhood. f < , r t b e r ?»rentinn of himself and that lo ff lc ’ b y kee P‘ n g the mmd ] Ask for the Hurtsvillesweeps, the constitutional questions, and Snicer of Wilkes family whose arrival is UaUv rixed 011 evidence or F ,ro< i f ’ te ? d : ! ,0 b. ;„uad only „ Bdwttof, &^ ' odto produc. a s ta „ of „.,od Norment & Co ». ^ ‘^VTo La^d J.^IP .ponding a few week, with hot' One and two pound cans Dixon, with Elder J. P. McNeill, daughter, Mrs. Mattie Moore, corned beef; Moorhead, Cox & were appointed to install Rev. Co. that questions all things and re- —Dr. J. T. Parker, after hav- fuses to believe where there is ing investigated the induce- not sufficient evidence, and that j M., Fannie M. Williams, relict —Every week we hoar of flsh- ments offered by Calhoun Falls I was endeavoring to produce; of Capt. George F. Williams, DIED. At the residence of her son-in- law, Dr. A. T. Baird, in Dar lington, April 29, 1890, at 7 A. b »x Oil] 1 'Uiietl 1 jnted he gross 30. receipts aged fifty-three. Her remains calities, has returned to this, dents. | will be interred in the Episcopal the Eldorado, and will locate Is there anything sensational j churchyard at Society Hill this M. McNair’s pond is the popular [ near here for the practice of his, or heretical in this? It is only ^Thursday) afternoon at 4 resort. ^profession, |another way of saying; “Prove ^o’clock. T. B. Craig at Hopewell Church ing parties. Some have a cer- and numerous other elligible lo- this state of mind in my stu — ; on the 1st Sabbath of July. Pe-1 tain degree of luck while others Shredded cocoanut for pies, titions for organization were barely make expenses. Mr. A. puddings, etc., 10 and 20cts a received from Carmichael in package; West & Honour. ! Marion County and from Socie- \ ■■