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2£hf Darlington 9ta. HENRY T. THOMPSON. - - Editor. Thursday, Juue \\, 1891. i A man named William Mon- ser had been deceiving Rev. Clark Wright, of New York mieunderstandH us. If there! on Saturdays. We think this a were any probability of Dar- «<**! Let our neighboring lington’s securing the prize, we towns 0 ow 8U *L uny, about ms conaiuon ana , , . t( . , t .,i a r 0 anv —Crops are verv line in this has obtained money from him. woul<1 . be t,,e la . t p a - section. The farmers are almost Mr. Wright recently heard that impediment in the w ay of such throUK h harvesting oats and the the man was an impostor and a result. It was not our inten- yield proves to be a tine one. he refused to give him any more t j on advise the people of Dar- Almost every farmer claims to •”•«* bid ’ sed to kill Mr. Wrght. For- rather to express our regret that tunately the ball missed its aim. after what had happened it Monser has been arrested. wr,„l,i l... imnossihle for them toL '" T . he Cyi ,ress elub and the EDITORIAL NOTES. A distinct earthquake shock was felt in New Brunswick, New Jersey, on Sunday morn-1 * . , , Monser has been arrested. would be imiiossible for them to r ~ , , Jack Simmons, acolored man, , , - . , „ , ' , , , . ■ Lynche s River nine crossed bats died of the leprosv in Jackson- fal1 a P art y of England s do so. As we have endeavored at lhe Cypress park on Saturday ville, Florida, on Monday of last nobility was engaged in gamb- (to explain to our contemporary, hist. The game resulted 14 to U week. ’ ling and Sir William Gordon t j ie on i v men who would ordi in favor of Cypress. Our club . . ( ummings was accused of .. *. , . , jii- t is getting in tine trim and wo The number of immigrants cheating. Cummings has sued narilv be able and w illing to e * j ba jj duril that arrived in New York last the men who brought the ac- guarantee the amount of a bid the summer. The club thinks week was the largest cusation against him and the have already lost heavily in the of going to Charleston and cross ever known. case is now being tried, lhe ma tter of the Experimental ing bats with the boys in the The report that Gen. James ^ nnce °f Wales was in the „ .j It is true that “because Lomrstreet is verv ill is denied game and a great sensation has station, ins true mat oeeau t bv no less a man than the Gen-1 b-n caused by the spectacle of the station was removed it does eral himself. the future king of England giv- not follow that the college would One on Him. Jaysmith (during “some words’’ with his wife)—“Well, 1 Iio|hs1 you were not quite a fool.” Mrs. Jaysmith—“When you are about 1 can’t help being very i near one.” What section can beat Taxpayers Attention! Time for payment of taxes has been extended until June 10th, 1801. J. W. EVANS. Clerk of Council. city by the sea. —Miss Lou Chandler closed which i The Alliance candidate for box-, of the gambling in Governor of Minnesota is op- he took a part, posed out and out to the sul)- i.i.i.,. . treasury scheme. fourth regiment encampment fn- ingan account, in the witness ^ removed „. still it would be presuming a little too much on the generosity and enterprising spirit of these gentlemen to ask her school in this neighborhood with an exhibition on Wednes day night, Juue .'i. which was quite a success. The patrons of the school gave the teacher and pupils a picnic in the grove at Benson J. Lossing, the fa-1 As already mentioned in these them to put up money again for 'p^y" [ j 1 s'*('h■!!!d 1 rr"<b■ sv ^ mous historian, died at his home | columns, the project of holding the establishment of a State in- cred i t for^ the way^she oi^WednesIh^ cd*last week ° rk an encampment of the Fourth stitut'on whose permanency j conducted her school and has on e< ne * ° as 1 Regiment at Darlington this | would depend upon the whims wonmanyfriendswhowillwel- A convention of the new BUimner j B being seriously con- and vagaries of the General As- vome her back next session, pie s party has been called to ., , ^ ^ ... _ meet in St. Louis on Saturday ; s,demL Our citizens are con- sembly. If we can win the prize Tortured by Africa Savages, to arrange a plan of action for vinceti that it would be of great without calling on them, all . _ 0 _ the next campaign. ! benefit to the town to have sev- well and good; if not, there is no h,^,* deceived * here from While Dave Farmer was out eral hundred visitors within its use for us to consider for a mo- Cape Town, South Africa, giv-' borders during one of the dullest ment the advisability of enter- ing an account of the capture weeks of the entire year, and ing a bid. and torture by Zulus of Jeff Allen, of Decatur, 111., and W . Bees' Wax and Wool. Until further notice, ’ am prepared ( to pay lhe very liijrbent market prices ' tor bees' w ax and wool Apply at my restaurant on Florence Street. May 28-4t W. W1TCOVEK. Notice. Notice is hereby Riven that books of subscription to the capital stock of the Darlington Phosphate Works will be opened at the office of J. J Ward, in the town of Darlington, on Monday next, June IS, 18D1, the capital stock of said corporation being f70,000 and the par value of each sliare being (100. W. J. Alkxxsokk, J. J Wari>, (i. W. Daroax, , Corporators. C. IS. Mo('r i.i.orou, | E. <) Woods, Darli. gtou, S. C., June 10th, 1801. Attention, Darlington Guards I A Attend drill in fatigue uni-1 ' form to-morrow (Friilay) even ing. at 7:15, sharp. Hv order of the Captain. s. s. HUUCM, Lv First .Sergeant. WATCHES Repaired and Warranted AT J. H. M ASOX & Co s J KWKLRY Stouk. Since the recent disastrous fire from which lie suffered so severely • O A At 1 has purchased the stock of Dr. . J. (iariier, and lias leased the latter s desirable business stand on the West side of the Public Square for a term of years. Here his friends and patrons will tind him in the futu-e provide! as heretofore with a large and select asso. tment of DRUGS, MEDICINES, TOILET ARTICLES, FANCY ARTICLES, &C., &C. A COMBINATION OF BARGAINS. —: o A bargiiinin everything throughout the store, and it is wonderful what a dollar will do in this heavy stoek of liesr-URV GOODS, GliOCKRIKS, CLOTHING, SHOKS, HATS, FURNISHING GOODS. NOTIONS, &C.^£3«r We will sell them, one and all, as low anv living man dare sell honest goods. Luck is Looking for You in the Shape of BARGAINS at as -1 HARTSYILLE Uy A continuance of the libera patronage which has been accorded him in the past is respectfully solicit ed. .Jan. 15—tf. Patronize Home Industries. The Darlington Ginning. Milling. FIRE INSURANCE AGENCY. 'SnSSJASr Buciami bios’, walking with his family in Knoxville, Tennessee on Sun day, he becamed involved in a quarrel with two men named Richards, who killed him and lied. ■’irp' year, they could easily he induced to do all in their power to promote the success of the proposed plan. Montana is larger than the 1 In fact the only thing which Empire of Turkey. Texas is appears to interfere with it at larger than the whole Austrian j )re8en t js the suggestion which Empire hv 30,000 square miles, . , . , and New Mexico is larger than has been made tha “ be ^gnuent Great Britain and Ireland to- g° Into camp at \\ nghtsville, gether. North Carolina. In addition to Benjamin Matthews, of New II* 6 disadvantage of being out- York, was shot and mortally side the limits of the State, and wounded on the streets of Wil- the expense incident to going to as Wrights- youthful criminals. A. Kennan, whose home is sup- posed to be either in St. Joseph, After the shortest term within or 8ilver Cit New Mex- the memory of “the oldest in- ico Th(J ]ettor ig t i ate( ^ habitant,” the Court of General 1st, and it is signed ‘ mington on Monday night by i B0 great a d i s tane, H. K. Trask. Matthews and Al , • i • i ta i- Trask were strangers to each v,lle ’ the cla,ms wh,ch I> a »’l ia g- other. Trask is supposed to he t° n possesses as being the place insane. above all others for the location March Frank Sessions adjourned on Tuesday Short.” It was enclosed in an afternoon, the only result of its envelope from the United States , , , • ,i . consulate at tape Town. The “arduous labors” being that a savs - corporal of the Penitentiary ..x be British ship Neptune. 1 Guard six feet in height will Captain Saunders, master, of shortly appear to act as escort London, was recently driven a little niites of d.r k „v. ] a h ™,ta'S'd who have been sentenced to a a u l)Ut fi ve out of the crew of year's imprisonment in the pen- fifty-eight perished. The five itentiary for house-break ing and men started on foot to Natal, larceny. ()ne of our very great- GIN HOUSES, STORES, DWELLINGS. BARNS. And all insurable property placed at lowest adequate rates of premium in the largest Companies. Any Information cheerfully given. Call and see us. iiiwwki M-ip T w ■ f 1 K ? r k ground from best, sound corn, and ab solutely free from adulteration. They propose to sell it as low as pure goods i-an be sold. Buyers, ask your mer chant for Darlington Meal and take no other; it is alwaysfresh and always reliable. Merchants, patronize your h me mill and give your customers , the best meal to be had. besides save ! writing, exchange on bills, and haul ing. (jive us your orders. LG., The Darlington HARTSYILLE, S. C. Feb. HMiiu. Pt m f ▲Alaf i • Mav 21-tf r.n U. II A frame building built on posts, fell to the ground in Chi cago on Wednesday of last week. Beneath the house was a party of drunken men. Three of them were killed and three wounded. of the encampment will prompt- Sir John A. Macdonald, the place Darlington is centrally located for the whole regiment, prime minister of Canada, died an ‘l * 8 easier of access for the m Ottawa on Saturday. He j companies from Florence, Mar- was Canaida s greatest states- j on Bennettsville, Cheraw, man and during his long public career did much to promote the I Che8terfield ’ Lancaster > Cam- welfare of that country. den. Sumter and Georgetown Evan E. Shelby and Mart than an - v other P° int we know Shelby were lynched at Wick- of. The Fair Grounds are just liffe, Kentucky, Saturday night, j the right distance from town The men murdered a woman for the location of a camp, and four vears ago and the lynchers , , , • * . r said they were tired of waiting t,e ar ^‘: shad - var ‘' a in { ™ ntoi for the law to punish them. the buildings will serve admira- On Thursday night the house bl - v for the manoeuvres: of the of Samuel P. Myers, a prorni- regiment. Tents for the accom- nent farmer living near Myers- modation of the troops could be dale, Pennsylvania, was de- 1 obtained from the Adjutant stroyed by fire. Mr. Mvers was Gem , rali while the buildings badly burned and two of his ., , . . , , children were burned to death, j cou j® uso ^ a8 a P*® 0 ® 8 hel- A * i « ai . * ter in case of rain. Vehicles A large barn, the property of; , t , , . Jessie F Cleveland, a promi- could be run to and from town n e n t farmer of Greenville at stated intervals, and in the County, was struck by light- same way Black Creek would r* 0,1 Sunda y ld ^I't. lhe be accessible everyday for the building caught on fire and was ,. ... , „ . . destroyed. Seven of Mr. Cleve- f ,ur P OKt ‘ s of bath >ng and fishing, land’s horses perished in the A supply of the purest water in flames. the world could be brought over W. Williams, an engineer on in casks every morning from the Georgia, Carolina and North- the ern Railroad was lying under close Ul Iiailll . ruom . euwr . ™, t , v a box car at Sandy River, 4 . , . ... ^tate recently Chester County, reading, on tai nments of various kinds w bich an increase of Thursday, when the train moved could be given in town ever y j B bip is not reported, off and ran over him. He died 1 night in the week, while the shortly afterwards. 170 miles distant, and on the , . _ .. . way they were captured bv a est needs in South ( arolina is a band of Zulus, who stripped off jy appeal to everyone who care- reformatory school for just such their clothes and proceeded to fully considers them. To begin a f 1 * 188 of criminals as these torture them by tying them to a with, since the completion of the C., S. & N. road to this I' 1 our v I ew > I’ 11 * we ,li,ve a1 '| of rhinoceros hide. While the ways thought that the effort to fiends were in the midst of this reform the youthful offender barbarous pastime, they were and make a useful citizen of *” r P rise d by a party of Boar hunters, armed with muskets. little boys. We may be wrong have al- tree and heating them with the Shambock, a jagged club made , who charged upon them and put them to flight. Kennan and Adams were the onlv ones who ; a us him, instead of immuring him with hardened criminals to be turned loose on the community at the end of his term steeped in revived the torture, and were . . .^ , r ■ safelv conveyed to Natal and iniquity, was of far more im- then - e to Ca p e Town . Kennan portance to the State than the j s s till insane from his suffer- completion of the Columbia Ca- ingr.” nal, the erection of cupolas on Whenthe Breeze Dies Gut Take to the Oars! When Business Lan guishes, push it. The best advertising does not consist of wind alone. It has Strength and Power. It will pro pel your craft into the harbor of prosperity, against adverse tides and over dangerous shoals. the State House, or even the establishment of an Industrial College for the Higher Educa tion of Women. THE GROWTH OF THE ALLIANCE. The records of the office of President Polk, the head of the National Farmers’ Alliance, show that during the past month twenty-two new Sub-Adliances have been established Carolina, and that there havebeen about a thousand new members received into the The Coosaw. [AbbevillePress and Banner.) The Coosaw Mining Company has leased the creeks and marsh es belonging to the Pacific Gu ano company. The Coosaw will henceforth dig phosphate rock in the same neighborhood as heretofore, but will hereafter pay the royalty to the Pacific Guano Company, instead of to the State. The Coosaw Compa ny is now in condition to wait in South on the courts to decide theque-s- although tl° 118 at issue between the State and themselves. Of course pa triotic tax payers will not mind footing the hills for this little fa fa 01 ill Welling* & Bonnoitt. CUTLERY, GUYS IYD AGRICULTURAL DIPLEMEYTS. Agre>n*tis Yozr McCormick M o w e r s , t!*ns<Jc2’san<! Hay Rakes, jiaLatiay Wind Mills, Urunson ISar Slides, Law’s Block Hantes, liavies’ Side Marrows, farrows. rry a fall supply ot Pumps and Pipe for driv en wells, Rubber aid Leather belting and Ma chine 3>Hs. A. IS. Extra Pieces for McCormick MaehL es kept in stock. Iron Age a*” Order, in this State during that bit of foolishness on the part of time, the decrease in the old membership is also about a Mineral Spring, which is thouBand . This is the only close at hand. 1 ublic enter- recently heard from in tainments of various kinds member- As it is the commonly accepted opinion “soldier boys would find plenty that the Order is gain ing strength The Itata, the Chilianman-of- to occupy their time in and| in South Carolina every day, war, that took a large supply of a l, 0 ut the camp during the day. j th - , , rom „ 8 ,, s „ srn.-it arms from this country for the The feature of tho flrBt dav | this statement comes as a gr at revolutionists in Chili and was ... , , . chased by the United States m, K ht be a K rand l'«rade and man-of-war. Charleston, surren- review by the General of the dered with a cargo of 5,000 Third Brigade; the second day rifles to the American war m jg b t l*. devoted to a competi tive drill between the ten ships at Iquique, Chili, on Thurs day On Wednesday morning of last week the police arrested, at Waterbury Connecticut, Char- com panies of the regiment; the third to an individual contest in the manual of arms; the fourth to a surprise to everybody, and we are at a loss to understand it. Can any of the Alliance leaders in Darlington tell us whether it be true, and, if so, what is the the husband said to the superin their Legislators and State offi cers. It is barely possible that the State officers may save the ifreat mass of the people from heavier taxation by increasing the assessments of corporations and other large property owners. They Can Raise It. [Free Press.] A childless couple having con-1 eluded the house was too quiet, | bethought them of adopting a child. So they proceeded to a nice respectable orphan asylum to see what there was in stock. “We want a hoy to raise,” NACHMAN BUILDING. It is just about one week since we threw our doors open and the result of only a few days se ins encouraging o us. In order to acquaint the good people of Darlington and vicinity witli the ela-s of gi*>ds we carry in stock we will bel w give you a hint of what we have on hand: Hand some Line of \]'l):te I>ress Goods, in sfri/'es and cheeks; Leno Strines. Gimhunis, Chamhrois, Choi lies, U’orsfeds, Sarrnh Silks, Pongee Silks, and n general nssoif- ment of Dry Goods, A'orions, Hosiery. A Tremendous line of Shoes. TEW Millinery Departm; ;n u. les Donnelly, aged 11, and Mich- target match, &e. Company ael McLaughlin, aged in, for dr ii] 8 cou id be held everv morn- trying to wreck a train. The . ... , , . - they in ®” wbde eac n day would close were; with a regimental drill and until i dress parade, the ladies of the | town driving out at sundown to Twenty-two new sub-AUian- witness these beautiful ceremo- ces of the I armors Alliance pies, and see something of the have recently been established in South Carolina, with about a boys confessed, saying only did it for fun. They sent to the reform school they are 21 years of age. probable explanation of it!" •FERTILIZERS TO THE FARMERS.” With the exception of the cotton factory, the new fertili zer company just organized here is by far the most important tendent when that gentleman appeared. “To rais * what?” he inquired with a peculiar gleam in his eye, as a terrific racket resounded through the upper halls. The husband and wife looked at each other for a moment. “I guess we don't want a boy Here you will find an elegant line of trimmed and nntrimmed Huts. We have just added to our colossal stock a new fresh line of the latest shapes, ex quisite flowers and other triinuiiinrs. crape, nunsveiliug, in fact any thing apperiainijig to a first class and stylish millinery. A call will convince anyone. Some very pretty white caps and hats for children. Mull caps for uifauts in endless variety. Will be very glad to have you call. Respectfullji yours. E. C. Rotholz. IL ©o IHLO-m) vF, Dry Goods, Ladies' Dress Goods, Fans, Parasols, l mbrellas, Shoes, Gloves, Handkerchiefs and Hosiery, in endless variety. (Gents' Furnishing (Roods. V8 :n HANDSOME SPRING SUITS, all made in the very latest style. camp life of their “soldier boys.” By means of such an encamp ment an excellent opportunity enterprise that Darlington has to-day,” remarked the lady, and ever had. We have heard a great deal lately about “bring ing the mills to the cotton”: Darlington takes the initiative in “bringing the fertilizers to to-day, remarked Uieiady. and n r- t r THT J TT T TTD nTC’TT'P * lUTT they said “good bye” hastily. liLAL i_i*/1 A 11. AiiJJ lilU UliAiiLL. A Vague Hint. [Free Prues.] “By gum,” growled a Trum-! bull avenue man. holding his the farmers”; for the freight on grippy head with both hands, the crude rock from which the “I feel just like I did once when '!f' wou,d *** afforded the young phosphates are manufactured he- 1 *ot drunk on cider and whis- >olk me " of ^tern South Carolina ing , es8 than the freight on the =, „ , •, . ■ •ase of forming friendships which phosphates themselves, the new wife, who was a strong temper- < won In Inst them thromrh life. •>« « » » ^ .... . . . . thousand new members, but a loss of nearly as many members has been sustained. This is the only State recent heard from by President Polk that does not report an increase ^ Hi , ^ in membership. j would last them through life, cor p, 1ra tion will be able to com- ance woman, “and if you had When Ex-Senator Ingalls was I wbde ' be ^ our * b Regiment pete successfully with the great never done it you wouldn't j in Chicago last week he is said woldd attain a degree of profi- Charleston companies, and will know h<> "' much >' ou art ‘ 8uff er- to have agreed to write aboutjciency in drill which would supply fertilizers for Florence, '"K^ked at her in a vague) it one of the cheraw, Hartsville, Bennetts- uncertain sort of way fo” a “crack” commands of the State. v jj| e and a jj (| ie t ()Wns i n this minute or two, and not being By all means let the encamp- section of the State. It mav be able to grasp her thought, sim- contributed to this paper leaving the Senate. perceived, therefore, that its opportunities are im mense. 1,200 words for New York Truth each week upon political subjects, and to allow his name to appear as one of the editors, in consideration of $25,000 a | ment be held here during the read j| v year. He has once or twice month of August, and let our since progressive business men inter est themselves in the matter at —— r. -r— Some two weeks ago a mad once. cypress. dog bit a steer in Atchinson ——— —We had lots of heavy rain County Kansas, giving it hv- TH e industrial college for last week with some hail, but drophobia. The steer bit other women. the hail was too light to do any disease^o thein! ''Th0°”wners of The A>« * and Courier does damage to crops, the cattle were three brothers, not agree with what we had to named Vanderbur^t, and every say about Darlington’s being one of them was bit by_ one_ or. uaab j e to offer a bid for the NOTICE TO INSURERS, Get The Best Insurance For The Least Mop. THE LIVERPOOL & LONDON £ GLOBE INSURANCE CO., ce Liverpool, England, is the I uyest Fire Company in the world. THE .ETNA, of Hartford, Connecticut, in the largest of oil the American : P A DDL TO Fire Companies. yHnrrlj THE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA, of Philadelphia, is ' D ’ the second largest of all American Fire Oomhanies. I HE ID >ME INSURANCE COMPANY, of New York city, is the third larg est of all American Fire Companies. THE HARTFORD, of Hartford. Connecticut, is the fourth largest of all the American Fire Com pan.e*. All of the altovecompanies, and several others, represented in the agency if 1 . E- Darlirgton, S. (J.- September 11, 18!)0. ! Straw Eats! IP AND MAI 1 Mi, IN ALL SHIES AND AT >LL PRICES, ply groaned and swore. Like Picture, Like Subject. [Free Press.) “Whose picture is that?” in quired an eastern artist in a far western cabin, discovering a well executed portrait hanging on the wall in a dark corner. “That's my husband’s,” said the woman of the house care- 011 hand at all seasons. the other of the animals. Two of the brothers died of the hy drophobia in horrible agony lost week and the other brother is (ing with the dread disease. —Capt. W. M. Huggins takes losR , v the cake for the finest field of „ 8ut it i8 h with fata! ef . cotton m this section and A D fect , the \ rti8t> who re . Slater has the finest held of Li “ corn. first State Industrial College for corn.' ' ’ ,,lernben ‘. d tbe fate J of bi8 Women, and urges that we _ 0ur merchailt8 have P'^So'was my Imshanli'” snap- reconsider the objections to close their stores at 7:30 ped the woman, and the artist which we offered. Our friend j o’clock every evening except J discontinued his observations. •43 I 5, (), I Hi (3TD S ECa-A full line of the ChmecsT BookstUcrr, Jitatioaevl GMOCEHIES fjUwstkatei*. Anything in the Stationery, Musical or Nov elty Line to be had at the gitvUttgtou $ooh §tox*c, B. O. BRISTOW, - - - Proprietor.