The Darlington news. (Darlington, S.C.) 1875-1909, September 24, 1891, Image 4
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HENRY T. THOMPSON,
WAODY THOMPSON. \
EDITORAL NOTES.
Aparty of train robbers utole
$2,500 from an express train in
Indian Territory one night of
last week.
The town council of Union, in weigher and are very angry
this State, recently elected W. about it. Some of the Sub-Alli
ances have passed resolutions
me election nas causea great , . „
dissatisfaction in the AllTaace refusing to allow their cotton
because the new weigher does to be weighed by Mr. Hum-
, n i 01 iOftl" n °t with its members in phrics. It is further reported,
Tnorsday, D6pl. Iwl. politics. Some of the Alliances that the far)ners wi n ask t he
have adopted resolutiuns refus- . i -i i
ing to allow their cJL, to be railroad company to build a
weighed by Mr. Humphries. platform about a mile from
town for their own use, and that
they will have their own weigh-;
er. And yet Mr. Humphries is !
jan upright, honest gentleman.
Did it ever appear to the Al- j
i liance men of Union County (or j
of any other county for that,
Darusotox. Rejrt. 1*. ls#l.
An Examination forTeaehtrs of the
Public School* in Harlinuton 1 ounty
will l>e held at IlarliuKton on Friday.
October 2nd next. By order of State
Superintendent of Education.
W H. EVANS,
Sept. 17-~8t School CommiaMloucr.
THEY ARE HEEL
Hon. Wiliam L. Scott, a very
prominent ex-Congressman from
Pennsylvania, diet! at Newport,
Rhode Island, on Saturday.
From twenty-five to thirty
square miles in Wisconsin,
AN IMPORTANT MUNICIPAL MAT
TER.
The practice that our Town
Council has contracted of grant
ing permission for the erection
of frame buildings with corru
gated iron covering in the fire
district is unwise and, in view
planted in cranberries, were de- of the fact that the number of
vastated by a fire on Friday. these buildings is increasing, it
In the Michigan Methodist is high time that the Council
Conference, on Friday, it was should call a halt. It is claim-
decided by a vote of 149 to 73 to e( j t j iat these buildings are not
admit women as lay delegates. 1 ... . , . ”,
; erected in violation of the ordi-
Two trains collided in a turn nance re8l)e cting buildings in
day of last week, and one per- hre for they are in-
son waskilled and three injured. 1 eluded in the class of “iron”
A row boat with five persons structures, which are allowed
was upset in the Hudson River by the ordinance. It takes a
New York, on Monday, and all' considerable stretch, we think,
of the occupants were drowned. the phrase “iron building” to
James Vick the famous New make it include a “frame build-
\ ork denier in seeds has failed, j j n g” covered with corrugated
His assets will cover the liabil
ities which amount to about
iti, € ROTHOI//
Has Come to the Front to Stay There,
Witli a Colossal and Well Selected Stock Of
DRY CORDS, DRESS GOODS-and FANCY GOODS.
of which lie claims to lie Headquarters, -Ale plac°s baf >re the
generous and good people of Darlington and vicinity a line
of DRESS GOODS; its equal has never been recorded
in the history of ou booming town.
A. FTTXjXj
Millinery,
Infants' Caps,
Children's Hats,
Boys' Hats and Caps,'
Every conceivable form cf
Ladies' Headwear and Un-
mg
iron,
matter) what the effect will be
should the sub-treasury bill be
come a law' and the Republicans | derwear,
remain in power as they have With Miss Burnette in
done continuously, except during : charge (If that (te-
Cleveland's administration, for 1 partment.
the last thirty vears? They will | 7 ^ n n-
then have in all probability eith- , i J .
• more, a ladt/ of long ex pe
er an unscrupulous white man . ’ , f
. . , , nence, has our
or an ignorant negro not only | ' ., _
to weigh their cotton but to put Dress-Making Department,
the price on it also. They will | a fri(fl wiU convince
be completely at the mercy of you 0 f) ier
this man appointed by the na-1'
tional authorities. “Kicking” COMK ANi*
will be useless then, for the Re-! ^ ^ PARKER.
, . , ", publicans have ignored all our
but granting that these requests an)1 .. (len ,a n ds” in the
matter of appointments in the
Bept. 10—Sin
in the future. How
the farmer’s cotjon be worth,
when the ignorant or unscrupu-
$200,000. buildings are erected in confor-
By a collision on a railroad ,n '^- w'lb the law, they are un- an( j w jjj con tinue to do so
near New York, on Friday, an an( l should not be allowed. j n ^ £ uture H ow much will
engineer was scalded to death, | The assertion that a frame
two men were injured and fif- building covered with corrugat-
teen cars wrecked. . . .
ed iron is an “iron structure is
r,., a • c . lous man weighs and grades it
linuo "di ThoS !^_ ^ whoM decision there
number of lives lost was 7,500.
Many people were
while asleep in bed.
Hon. Roswell P
STOVES,
the Town Council of using it as win be no a ,,
drowned a defence of its action. It is
merely what some people claim.
Flower of The ordinance requires all build
DARLINGTON COTTON MARKET.
new York City, was nominated ings erected in the fire limits The cotton season is now xvell
for Governor by the Democrats after August 16, 1889 to be “of opened and the “fleecy staple”
of New York, in convention at brick, stone or iron, and cover- is coming into Darlington at
Saratoga last week. ed with iron, tin, slate or tiles.” quite a rapid rate There is a
The boys working in a glass The language is plain and ad- good number of buyers in town
have refused to goYo'work S be- '"i“ »'"« llbUto* »r double thi. season and the .harp com-
cause Hebrew boys had been construction. A frame build- petition is makingthmgs “hum”
lijste o:F Imported French and Novelty Plaids; all
shades of Boucles; Camel’s Hair; Bedford
Cords; Silk Warp Henriettas in all shades;
Imported Bobes; Trimmings to suit all our
Dress Goods; Brocaded Silks; Plaid and
Striped Surahs; Silk Velvets; in fact all that
a lady of cultivated taste can ask for.
We shall place before the public nil the Latent Fads as soon as
soon as they are made.
Our
FANCY GOODS DEPARTMENT
Is complete, ask for what y.ni want, !
Sffasli filte, -Yoiitthit) filk.s, kra.srnc (Tinscl, &c.
And now one word about our v
Millinery Department.
MISS MAGGIE JONES, of James G Johnson & Co., of New
York, considered the toniest in the Metropolis, has that de
partment in charge. Our store is crowded daily and adorned
j with the charming ladies; their general verdict is: “ROTHOGZ
isel.s the most tasty styles for the Least Money.”
Come and see.
Respectfully,
E. C. RCTHOLZ.
0. N. OATES,
thp stand formerly occupied by Wellintr & Bonnoitt on Ion
Street, carries a large and caicfully assorted stock of
XcChoice Family Groceries,^
\n well ft* a complete Hue of
CROCK:E!ItTT
Fresh Fruits and Vegetables
always ou liauit.
‘ WHITE FISH” 44 DOi-t* a Kit.
R. L. BLACKMON, Manager.
“Costlv thy habit as thy purse can buy,
But not expressed in fancy; rich, not gaudy .
For the apparel oft proclaims the man.”
—Hamlet.
How to dress with the greatest taste is a problem which
has interested the world since the time when man ian<i
woman, too, for that matter) was limited, in making a se
lection, to the choice of forest leaves.
The rule laid down by “the melancholy Dane” for
dressing in taste has been the established law of the fash
ionable world for three centuries.
An opportunity is offered *tfe people of Darlington of
dressing in accordance with it by calling at
Moods & Moods'
where is to be found a fall and winter stock of goods, all
of the very latest styles, which will delight the men as
much as the lading of the community.
STOVES.
STOVES
employed to work there also.
An immense robbery from the
London and Westminster Bank,
of London, occurred recently.
The sum stolen is variously esti
mated from $750,000 to $1,150,-
000.
The steamer Furst Bismark
has broken the record for cross
ing the Atlantic, having recent
ly made the trip in six days,
twelve hours and fifty-eight
minutes.
Balmaceda, the late President
of Chili, who was defeated in
the recent civil war in that
country, committed suicide on
Saturday by shooting himself
with a pistol.
A terrible disaster occurred
recently in a Oerman
ing covered with iron does not an d a ^ the same time maintain-
come within the requirements. * n ff f° r Darlington her reputa-
In our opinion the Town Coun- t* on as a good cotton market,
cil has gone beyond the hounds Indeed Darlington has many
of its prerogatives in this mat- advantages in this line. Her
ter. Persons hare been fined competing railroads make
in the past for violating this freights cheaper and the buyer
ordinance and have been made ' s enabled to give more for the
to remove the objectionable sta P. le as he 8aves a F 00 ' 1 mar *
buildings, and no distinctions ' n freights and, further, the
should be made in enforcing the co,n P etition amon K the buyers
l aw forces each one to give as high |
The object in having a fire a P" c * as this savi,, K in frei K»‘t
district is to increase the safety
HOUSE FURNISHING GOODS, TIN
WARE, HARDWARE, PUMPS, PIPING
AND FITTINGS. OF EVERY DESCRIP
TION.
Tin and Slate Roofing and
Fronts a specialty.
Satisfaction guaranteed on all work.
Give us a call and you,will surely !*•
pleased
J. C. WHITE,
Corner Public Square and Main Street.
J. G. McCall s Old Stand.
April 16-lyr
VOEROMAMT,
Tax Notice.
of property contained in its
limits and consequently to de
crease the cost of insurance,
but these so called iron houses
ty in a Oerman mine, j h ave the opposite effect. They
caused by an explosion, eighteen . e
lives being lost An explosion Crease the safety of property
in a Berlin brewery also caused i* 1 fbe district and increase the
much loss of life. cost of insurance, and thus the
The American. English. Oer- object of the law is nullified,
man and French fleets in the The insurance authorities do not ket goes up again.
will allow.
Another advantage that Dar
lington has over her less fortu
nate sister towns is found in her
cotton factory. This enterprise
consumes about one-fourth of
the town’s receipts and when
ever the market is “off” the
TllKASURKR'S OFFICII. )
Dari.ixotox C. H., [■
September 15,18!U.'
The Tax Books will be open at the
places and dates named below for the
collection of State, County, Special
County, School, Special School and
Poll Taxes for the fiscal year coin-
menefnt; November 1st, isyn, and end
ing October 81st, 1 Hit 1:
Lydia. October 80 and 21
Philadelphia, October 88
Ix-avensworth, October 83
Mechanicsville, October 24
Antioch, Novembers
Hartsville, November 4 and 5
High Hill, Novembers
Swift Creek, November 7
Lamar, November 10 and 11
Jasper, November 12
Society Hill, November 18 and 14
Cypress, November 17
Stokes Bridge. November 18 and 19
Darlington, October 15, IS, 17, 19,
: 2fi, 27, 28. 29. 30, 31. November 2. 9, Iti,
! 20 and to December 15 inclusive, ex-
MilS!! iti Wtl’t
factory COmeS in and buys at 1 cepting Thanksgiving Dav.
Bool '
Chinese waters have decided to regard this kind of building any
a™ one of ordinary frame
of foreigners residing in that structure and in cases of ex- ... . ,
country. treme heat generated by a con- ana a ^ * 1,8 ver y tune the price
It now appears that the short- Hagration it is considered even j of cotton 18 as hl «h the town
age of M. J. O’Brien, of Chatta- more dangerous. Injustice is
nooga, treasurer of the Catholic therefore done those who own
£ r-T • n l * be »-<»;> or
excess of his bond. He has fled these buildings, because their ^
to parts unknown. rate of insurance is very much
The three men who recently ^ increased and their property j
robbed an express car near Sa-. endangered. A number of our
vannah were captured on Wed- property owners have gone to
nesday morning while asleep in t : erectimr sub
bed near Madison Florida. S reai ^pense m erecting sub
Their capture was effected 8 tantial brick buildings and it,
through three woman with j is not just to allow others to [
whom the robbers had been liv- erect buildings at less cost that
ing in Savannah, and who were will endanger their property
arrested as accomphsea. .. "... r r j
and increase their insurance.
l-'u’ ^ - Montgomery shot and Suppose some one should de-
killed Miss Mary Adams and • . . . I
then committed suicide in 1 8ire *° ereft a three-story build- , . .
Woodland, California, on Wed- in 8 ,n the fire districtand should We now ' iave opened th
nesdai* of last week. Both per- wish to avail himself of the
cheapness of using wood and
corrugated iron, the Town Coun
cil, to be consistent, could not
refuse to grant him permission
and now that the practice has
such a rapid rate that the mar- t H” 0 ^* will close at 2 P. M mi Satur-
For these Levy for State purposes 4} Mills
I “ “ Countv “ 3 “
Special County purpose* 1 Mill
Const School* 2 Mill*
Special Schools 84 “
“ Interest School Bonds j “
Total levy in Graded School
District 14J “
“ “ in bal of County liq ‘‘
as anvwhere in this country. | Poll tax, ILOO.
; J. E. BASS. Treasurer D. C-
and many other reasons Dar
lington offers great inducements j
to those who have cotton to sell;
sons wore well connected and
the supposition is that the mur
der and suicide was the result
of a refusal on the part of the
lady’s parents to permit their
marriage.
IL ©> BHIHTOW,
REAL ESTATE AND INSURAHCE.
Joye & Sanders,
For tlis Fall and Viator of 1891
e now have opened th> largest and as well selected stock i f
■Stress (Goods, Tviminings, etc.,
as was ever brought to Darlington.
GERTS’ FURNISHIHG GOODS.
We have an elegant line of Gents, Youths and Boys’ Clothing
in every style—Gents’ Suits fiom $3 to $30 per suit.
HATS from 25cts to $3 each
At
Wl have in stock and to arrive in a few days.
One car load of Bacon.
“ “ “ Corn.
“ “ Flour.
“ •* “ Molassses.
In fart everything in the
‘HEAVY GROCERY” LINE
We handle in large quantities.
We invite a comparison of prices in
Wholesale Department with any
market.
Respectfully,
./. Frank Early.
^tabbed to Jlcath for Udoncij!
For the next (>0 day we will sell our en-
tire stock of jOMT GIMDIDH; consist-
ing of dress goods, fancy white goods, em
broideries, white, black and colored lawns,
eh allies, ginghams, calicoes, &c., fit first
cost.
And we will sell you a nice Straw
tit factory price.
Our stock of Staple and Fancy Q H U
(’ .K-l ? ( IGH is more complete than ever; Has a true ring to the buying public this season. If there
ever was a time when vou felt that your dollars must do a
A Large and Varied Assortment of
tas M ul Iriimgi, hk
(Hoaks, BCadkiS' -'Undfvu’frtv, (fjkildrfn’a ^cahi'-hlailf
■Srcssfi-; (Hotring, ond
■ Carpets, {(ugs, k
A Complete Line of Choice Family .
Oroceries
always on hand.
Our many Custome s throughout the County are always
welcome to our Headquarters oa Orange Street.
Woods & Woods.
ALL THINGS COME TO THOSE WHO WAIT,”
May sound well to the Philosopher, hut
“Huetli* or Get Left”
While the jailer of the Hamp- come into vogue there is no tell - j
ton County jail wa« giving din- ing where it will end unless it
ner to the prisoners on Friday, i 8 immediately stopped,
three of them rushed passed i# _* j-
him to make a break for liberty i ^ L ordinance
through the door. The jailer erection of these build-
had carried his two 1 i 111 e 1 ings be legal, the ordinance
daughters to the jail with him ‘should be changed so as to for- ( ^ ar 00 Department is complete, and as usual our prices are
in fact you can buy from us almost any
thing the market will afford.
Thanking our friends for their liberal pat
ronage in the past and soliciting their trade
in the future, we are
Yours to please,
M00EIEA1), G0X X GO.
double duty or they will get left, that time is now.
SHOES. SHOES.
very low.
Bn ther's
Would call special attention to our Kvitt &
Lai i -8 l ine Shoes, every j air guaranteed
to give satisfaction.
Call and exam i e our gioi's and get our pines, liefore buy-
Give us a call, we will save you money.
e pei tfully,
Joye & Sanders.
and one quickly locked the door |
on the prisoners, while the other i. people are becom-
ran off and got some men to aroU8e o ° n this subject and
come to her father’s assistance. 1 >f the Town Council attach any
The-prisoners’ escape was thus value to public opinion it hail
prevente . better put a stop to this unwise
iT 1 Pn f i 7 "T •“ • will (ompare Tavoraldv with ll) C low prioo of cotton,
toa who had b4n discharged member8 the Council „ * ... F
xrom the lunatic asylum fis;should look particularly into!
harmlens imbeciles, were taken ( the law for they can not de-
to Charleston and there left in mand that the individual re-
the streets without shelter or Bnw . t ... ..
anyone to look after them. The, ^ , of the,r creat *o.i
affair made quite a sensation in w * ien they themselves do not.
the newspapers. The asylum ———
authorities claim that they hail ™ey will “KICK” in vain then.
to discharge the patients from At a recent meeting of the
the institution in accordance ,„ WM it • r,
with the law and that the mu- council of Union Court
nicipal authorities of the city of “ OU8e > ,n this State, Mr. JV. D.
Charleston and the County Humphries was elected town
Commissioners were notified weigher. He is a highly re-
that the patients would be sent i SDert<H i an A Pf ,n a hu ..itiwR.,
to Charleston, but they failed "P™ ~i ,ab A 1 ? 1 . C,t,zen of
to make preparations for their the town, “ ut tae ■^ iance men
reception. The authorities of of the county are dissatisfied Any tiling ill tllC Stationery, Musical OI* NoV-
Charleston and the County with his selection because his t xvxrv
Commissioners claim, however, political views are not in accord I
that they have nothing to do •». .u • w* .1
with the matter. In the mean- 1 tb ® ,rs ’ was ^ ant '-
time the police authorities of i Tulmanito during the last cara-
Charleston ore caring for the paign. They claim that they B.
NOTICE!
(fhcviuu & gavlingtoix
AND
Otcvaiu ^alislmvy
Wn.Mixorox, N. C.,
^ B» O. BKKST©
bookseller, stationer
itcvusdcalcr.
Bealizhig this condition w'e come before the trade offering
inducemenls that cannot lie equaied. We do not ask your
patronage simply for friendship’s sake, n >r for past favors, but
we cotn u as honest business men and ask Tour trrd<* for ll ®
dollars and cents we will save you.
With pluck, energy and an unerring judgment, lucked by
t .e ALMIGHTY AMERICaxN I O. LARr we have secured
September 4th, lutti. BARGAINS that no ninety day URKDIT OONGKBN can
The followinK de. eribeil umlelivered frei|(lit haviug reiuaineil in waiehou*e« .
of theee coiupanie* *ix month* or more, aocordiug to law, will be *olt] at Pub- e ° r LaCh. Wc arc no longer strangers among }i>U, 111
lie Auction, in the City of Dalinfrton, s. c., on the «th day of Oetoiier, 1891. have proven the past four years flat we fulfil every promise
we make. We now propose -o sell you g.m s at prices to meet
those of your cotton. ^
4 8 Stone*
ibx alligatorhd*j With many thanks to the public for the very liberal patron
age of the past, we respectfully invite everyone to call at our
new stand and wc will prove tint we aie still
Sale to take place in front of the l ourt Honne, bexinninK at 11 o'clock. A. M.:
CONSIGNEE.
poor creatur
should be allowed to elect the i
elty Line to be had at the
JlavUttQtou &Ioolt Store,
O. BRISTOW, - - - Proprietor.
Order, Notify G.O. Watson
(4. E. Atkin*
L. A. Moore
J . L. Joli 11*011
J Kosenberif
Order, Notify S. S. Drelier
B. W. Winirare
W. F. Dartrail
W D. Houston
J. K. Melver
A. Hlai-kuian
G. W. Kirby
K. M. Price
J. A. Mclntirc
A. J Mat In-son
D. R. Davis
J. A. HuggiuK
Order, Notify J. F. Edwards
J. 8. Brock
T. M. EMERSON,
Traffic Manager.
DESTINATION.
Darlington, 8. C.
Dove*, 8.C.
Cheraw, 8. C.
date re
ceived.
Sept. 9. '«)
Oct. 20. ’90
May 1, ’89
Dec. 10, '89
April 9, '90
Dec. «. '90
De*-. 13, '90
Sept. 27, '88
Mar 15, '89
Oct. 8. '88
Mar. 19, ’90
Nov. 11, '90
June 3, '87
Dee. 18, '87
Dec. 18, '87
Dee. 14, '89
Mar. — '90
Dec. 1, ’S<0
Jan. 28, '91
ARTICLES.
7 bxs drugs
1 organ stool
1 ease
2 b>* meat
3 bbls molasses
1 cleaner l
1 pr shaft*
3 bbls molasses
1 bbt I oil
1 caddy tobacco
1 trunk (crated)
1 box
1 box
1 empty keg
1 bdl h b goods
1 bbl springs
1 bx hardware
H. M. EMERSON,
Asasistant General Freight Agent.
The Leaders cTLqw Prices.
Very respectfully,
A. J. BROOM.
Y/illcox’s Old Drugstore.