The Darlington news. (Darlington, S.C.) 1875-1909, November 12, 1891, Image 4
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^hf Darlington llfira.
Editors.
HENRY T. THOMPSON. )
WADDY THOMPSON, i
Thnrsday, Noy, 12,1891.
'.VILLIAM ADGER PLAYER.
| were in town attending the' water works. It wan the first July Catnpo has been arrested
_ Court of General Sessions, and occasion since the works were f° r stealing a large sum of
neither of them attended the were erected that they could be the b ; )( , y of dead J woroan in
Fair. The shooting occurred put to a test and the result was ^ ew y^if Cami>o had been a
several hours after the Fair was most satisfactory. The force general in the army of tlio Unit- J
over at a place over a mile dis- with which the water is thrown! ed States of Colombia, South
tant from the Fair Grounds. from the hydrants enabled the ! Amer,ca -
Within the last two months
New Styles and Low Prices.
C. UST. O-A-TES
>riiierly occupied by Wellinui Bonuoitt on low
reet, carries a large and carefully assorted stock of
XClioice Family Groceries,:
Pearl
—» 1
tstcGTitU
H’uvcli
It would be just as plausible citizens to throw several streams . ,
One o7the landmarks of Dar- ^ or ^ ie ^ , ’ m,,cra ^ to charge the upon the burning buildings. cold billed -urders have,
lington was removed from our Judge, jurors and other Court Had it not been for the large village of Georgiana, Alabama. J^HE showing some new style* in
i i * u officials with responsibility for supply of wa'er it would be dif- The last one was on Monday of •
midst on Mondaj last, when the j theunfortunate t d a8 to ficult to tell where the confla- last week when Thomas Shep- DrCSS Goods HI1(1 Tl immingS,
r to «x the Fair 8 ratb n would have , ,, ... ,
its peaceful flight across the si- , * i i r i a,i u highly respected couple, (HnillvSi ( JlTiPS \Y PftGS. (VP,
len* r iver. Covered with the The Court waK ,n The fire did a great deal of dam- were brutally murdered by un- WUMKS, WUptS, >viup», tvc.
session at the time, and the two age, but it would have done known parties with an axe.
A* Wi ll a* a complete line of . „ ,
OIROOiKiEiRTr -A-TsTID TUSTWjA-RE.
Fresh Fruits and Vegetables
nlway* on hand.
A lart;p line of Candies and Cracker* just received.
Goo 1* delivered anywhere in town.
E. L. BLACKMON, Manager.
years of a long, Mi llsptnt life, men W ere in attendance upon it, much more had it not been for
beloved by those who knew him and>accordin g to the Democrat's the efficiency of tin water
we am mnore an respec et recisoning, th a t tribunal works. This adjunct to the
y ose even w 10 a u a waSi therefore, responsible for fire dejiartment cannot be too
passing acquaintance with him. the honiicide No further
com- highly appreciated.
he leaves a legacy to all in the .. . . .v- .
, J ; ment is needed than this to ex- —
memory of the many kmd mrd | ^ (altity o(charge oolu»b,« review. in g to all candidme, who may
The statement of the Democrat \ The business review of the | be tempted to set a new fashion
concerning the Fair is in marked city of Columbia, which was ' n the etiquette of the stump by
contrast to thatof its contempo-1 published in Monday’s issue of ‘th^cir^
rary and neighbor, the Bennetts-. the £ fcit/c, was a splendid effort (beir shirt sleeves It is report-
ville Banner, which is as fol- and reflects credit upon the en- ed of Mr. Campbell that his ap-
lows: terprise of that journal. It pearance before assembled inul
. , ‘The Darlington Fair last week wa» not onlv shows the push and i fj tU( ^ e6 . *.? undress uniform
therefore, seventy-three years a pleasant oue. The attendance wa* . , . never failed to please. there
old. He was graduated from ,,ot " ,ar Ke a* expected, bti: a great progress ot that newspaper, but wag a free-aml-easy airiness
,, dealofbuKiiie** wa* transacted on all it pictures admirably the great aboutitthatsuggestedanutter
the University Medical College Side*. People came from far and near, ,,f ... ..Kc.r,.,, ,.f
of Vo® Vorlr Pitv on,I foe a and *« fur no one ha* been heard to things accomplished by Colum- absence of aristocratic pretense
oi ioik illy, ami ioi a „ ay he rvgTi .tu,ii the time and cost, bia in the uast and sets forth in I a I’ 1 * 1111 ' cotton goods sort
short time after he left college Darlington may be depended on to do , . . .... f of sympathy with the common
irlowintr terms the brilliant people. It doubtless proved a
Their line of
Slices, Clothing, Hats and Gents’Furnish
ing Goods
generous acts that sprung from
the impulses of his noble heart.
He was spared for his good work
for a period beyond man's al
lotted time of life.
Dr. Player was born in Fair-
field County in 1818, and was,
Shirt Sleeves In Politics.
[Washington Post.]
The catastrophe that has over
taken Gov. Campbell in Ohio
and Mr. Fassctt in New York
should prove a salutary warn- j -yppy nave the newest thing* in
NECKWEAR, FULL DRESS SHIRTS, COLLARS AND WHITE BOWS.
Is larger and more complete than ever.
They \CH1 be pleased to have you call and examine their stoek before buyii ,{.
he practiced medicine in his na
tive county and in Louisiana.
About 1852 Dr. Player removed
to Darlington. Shortly before
he located at this place he mar
ried Miss Adele Dargan, a
daughter of the late Chancellor
George W. Dargan. She died
in the early part of 1871. By
this marriage he had six child
ren, two of whom, Miss Corinne
Player and Mrs. J. B. Law, sur
vive. In December 1872 he
married
ter of the
the ‘polite’ thing.” ' glowing terms the brilliant
There is every reason why the ture of the city. The review is, novelty to the good citizens and
people of Darlington and Ben- a good xvork emanating from a honest workingmen of Ohio,
nettsville should be friendly, good paper, published in a | who all put on their store clothes
, * n . l i.i' , •. ! to come and hear the Govern-
but the Democrat has adopted a good city. or 8peak If he had discarded
very peculiar method to promote —- | his collar and neck-tie and pre-
that friendship. general news. ; sented himself upon the rostrum
— Snow fell in Pennsylvania j 11 his b ® r , e feet - the e , ffect A had
THE RECENT elections and Virginia on Thursday last. ^th^puWrwTpiofound/y
The elections on Tuesday of In a fire at Cincinnati on Mon- impressed, and wondered that
last week resulted in a great ,lav three P ersons werw k' 1 * 6 ' 1 Major McKinley should go on
victory for the Democrats. It an ' 1 MVeral 8evere1 ^ injured ' j votes wit , h h ‘ a « ne K*™?
is true that we lost Ohio, but . A livery stable was destroyed t °_ h i s J t , h . r ® a ‘
Kt“*|«‘ctfully,
McCall & Burch.
On learning how rapidly Mr.
and she
The funeral services were con- as Massachusetts and Iowa, to- 0 f Kansas, is counted among
ducted by Rev J G Law in gether with the “sweep” in New the socialists. He was a cap-
the Presbyterian' Church,’on York, will compensate for the tain^ri a negro regiment during
Tuesday morning and the re- 1° 88 Hie “Buckeye State.”
mains were interred in Grove- The plurality of Flower, the An > ex P 1 ? f 8I0n . oc ®M rred , at a
hill cemetery. The following Democratic nominee for Gov- c ali f orni ^ on^turdaTkilling
gentlemen acted as pallbearers: ernor of New \ork, is put down ' three men and seriously wound-
Messrs J. J. Ward, J. A. Boyd, at 4.'1,:3.‘I4, which is the largest ing a boy.
\\. K. James, J. H. Early, I. plurality received by any Gov- During a recent riot in Tep-
Lewenthal, J. J. James, R. E. ernor of that State, save Tilden pua, China, people were horribly
DuBose, W. F. Dargan, C. W. 1 in 1874 and Cleveland in 1882. butchered. One manwasnail-
Hewitt and C. W. Milling. The Boies, Democrat, is re-elected c . a t"up Un '
American Legion of Honor, of Governor of Iowa by about 10,-
which the deceased was a mem-1000 plurality and ftussell, Dem- passenger ami \
ber, attended the funeral in a ocrat, is re-elected Governor of a train, near Omaha, Nebraska,
body. Fiom respect for the de- Massachusetts by a plurality of on Thursday night last, and se-
parted citizen all the places of 0,000. j cured about $6,000.
business in town were closed The Democrats made a clean The drought is so bad in Indi-
during the hour of the funeral sweep in New Jersey and elect- ana ^liat wells, streams and
and the Court of Common Pleas, ed its full ticket in Maryland pond8 are 9 om P le te!y dry in
which was in session ut the by a large plurality and greatly Larce^haUt^being^old 8 °
tufle, adjourned. The attend- increased its majority in the Governor Buchanan, of Ten-
ance at the funeral was very Legislature of that State. It nessee, says ihat the convicts
large, everyone desiring to show completely buried Mahoneism working in the mines that have
the last mark of respect to the an d Radicalism in Virginia not been liberated by the miners
dead friend. The General Assembly of Vir- wU1 bt> Raided at all hazards.
For nearly forty years he ginia, for the first time since Gn Monday of last week a cy-
stayed among us, ministering the war, has no negro members nlone passed over the Andaman
unto tire .ick, doing charity to and Hepnblicnn nrernbor.hip i. 1 ^/hSTof
the poor, and toiling every day reduced to a mere handful, eighty-three men only six were
for the relief of the suffering. Pennsylvania went overwhelm- saved'.
With sympathetic care he ingly Republican. Asignificant Hon. Redfield Proctor has re
watched by the bed side of the fact in regard to the elections signed the position of Secretary
patient and there are many; on that day was the small part "f . War \ He was appointed
around us who have cause to taken in them by the Third mmi^to ^uTcS^Geo^T^d"
remember his faithful vigils and Party, about which we have munds, who resigned,
gentle nursing. The familiar heard so much of late. It seems, Brazil, which so recentlybe-
form so often seen in the sick to have petered out completely, came a republic, seems to have
room has vanished; the skilled Even in Kansas, the State of its enjoyed that privilege but a
tried it on the unsophisticated
Germans of the city of New
York, at the same time assuring
them that he must have beer in
stead of water to clear his
throat. But the hard headed
Teuton of the metropolis seems
not to have fallen an easy prey
to the decollete advances of the
coatless candidate.
Surprising as it may seem the
scheme proved a most disas-
trms failure in both the Empire
a ml Buckeye States. Maj. Mc
Kinley persisted in wearing a
full suit of clothes all through
the campaign, while Mr. Flower,
bravely clad in his coat-of-arms.
was equally scrupulous as to the
completeness of his attire; and
the obvious significance of the
election returns is that candi
dates who rely upon theefficien
cy of shirtsleeves in politics are
doomed to defeat.
Selling Off BELOW COST.
In order that I may be spared
the labor and expense of re
moving mv large stock of
■NY. \
IT 1 1 •
TxXwi Jliwlll'wUC
hand that alleviated so much of
human suffering is stilled; and
the voice that whispered words
of comfort into the ears of those
in distress is hushed forever.
The memory of them is all we
have to treasure and preserve.
Party i B ^ ort time. It now appears as
if President Da Fonseca will
from my Lydia store to Dar
lington, where I purpose do
ing business in the future,
at the old stand of J.
Frank Early, on the
corner of Orange Street
and th<‘ Public Square,
I will, for the next 30
days. Sell Out at Prices
Less than Cost the stock
of goods in mv Lydia store.
nativity, the Third
amounted to nothing. make himself dictator.
Inother States where elections n-- .. r. , ...
were held there were no surpris- Mr ; Timothy Healy, an Irish
. .. , . . . . member of Isiliament, was Those in search of the
mg results, each party retaining publicly horsewhipped in Dub-
control of the States wherein it lin, on Monday of last week, by
has always been the strongest. McDermott, a nephew of
Our successes in the East and ^^ ar ^ es Stewart Par
nell.
Greatest n
Barham
The Doctor, in addition to Uur successes in the East and
having a large and generous our loss in Ohio (the latter being
heart, was possessed of an affa-i due largely to the plank in the Patrick McGuire was struck
hie and social nature, which platform demanding the free lighted lamp while in
made him always an agreeable —x
companion and intercourse with
him was a source of pleasure.
of the ye:
r 1891 will find them
there.
Though my place of business
coinage of silver) point to one | New York, on Thursday. His ia to be changed, I will not for
mal! as the Presidential nominee clothes caught fire and he was get my former friends and ens
of the party—Grover Cleveland, | 80 badly burned that he died
the greatest living Democrat. next moril * n 8>*
An explosion occurred in a
ORANGEBURG'S favorite SON. tunnel near Lead ville, Colorado,
Noxv that the Fail term of the on T hur8dii y- Nine men were
r,. . ^ . working there at the time. Two
g o County is were killed, four probably fat-
UNJUST AND UNTRUE.
The Marlboro Democrat, in
its last issue, says:
“The Fair at Darlington we learn
wa* a very jinor one and wound up , . . , ... , . ’ * j
witli a murder. The Ihnux rat ha* to a close, it is nothing ally injured, and the remaining
alway* contended that no drunken but proper to record the fact three were slightly hurt,
man should be allowed toenter a pub-1 ,, . , ...
lie place where women and children that trie presiding Judge has The Shah of Persia must he
congregate, nor should a man under most forcibly impressed lawyer immensely rich. One of his
the influence of liquor tie allowed to . , ...... J no< . • • ,
enter a railroad train where women an d lay man alike with his learn- r0<),,ls > - - contains jewels
and children ride. The use of liquor nhilitv pnoro-v norl valued at $.'15,000,000. These are
should debar him the privilege of ammy energy ami tHor-. on , tiou of i lis valuables.
ough impartiality. While al- He'has one or two scabbards
pleasant and
tomers, and trust that they will
not forget me. but will make
me many visits at my new stand
in Darlington, where they- wBl
always find a cordial welcome.
M. MARCO.
November 10, 1891.
Tax Notice.
either, and tdiouid be the law of the
land. A drunken man is not apt to
do any harm as long as he is forced to
keep his own company.”
ways pleasant and affable, that are worth $1,250,000 each.
Judge Izlar upholds the majesty The officers of the Grand Ar-
Under ordinary circumstances of the law in a most unmistak- my of the Republic are making r'T'ki s,8>, ial
a statement so devoid of truth able way, and maintains with a much-a-do because,a local post PoirTiuw fw 'the'^iisc'u ye^'com' 1
as the above should be passed as firm hand the ditrnitv of Ids niarc bed in the procession at the mencing November
I . tt • j recent unveilintr of the Gradv Out October 81st, isi
unworthy of notice, but as it re-1 court. He is, moreover, a cease- statue, in Atlanta, in which old
fleets seriously upon the man- less worker, and as a result the Confederate flags were carried
agement of the Darlington Ag- civil docket has been cleared of, There is a movement on foot
ricultural and Mechanical l^air i some of the bete noirs that have among the Republicans of Ohio, :
Company, an organization com-; cumbered it for years past. In d°' v tliat they have control of
posed of some of Darlington short, his Honor is, in every re- H'e Legislature, to have Calvin |
Trkahvrkr'r Officr.
Dari.ixotox C. H., |
September 15,1891. 1 j
Tlie Tax H<H>ks will iw open at tlie\
place* and dates named below for the
collection of State, County, Special
County's most prominent citi- spect, the model Judge. With a liates* SeL^teken^from^m
zens and one that has done as few more like him our docket, on the ground that he is not a
much as any other association which is now something of a cu- resident of Ohio. Brice is
to promote the welfare of the riosity in its way, would soon bo
county, it becomes our duty to divested of the fungus growth
repel the charge. which threatens to absorb it, and
The statement of the Democrat the law would be administered in
is unjust because it is absolutely Darlington just as it is in the
untrue. A shooting scrape, re- other counties of the State.
suiting in a homicide, occurred
iu a saloon in town after the Darlington water works.
close of the last day of the Fair. The fire which visited Dar
26.
. ear com
1st, 1890, and end-
1891:
20 a*id 2i
Philadelphia. October 22
Leavensworth, October 2:1
Mechauiesvilie, October 21
Antioch, Novembers
Hartsville, November 4 and 5
High Hill, November 6
Hwift Creek, November 7
Lamar, November 10 and 11
Jasper, November 12
Society Hill, November 18and 14
Cypress, November 17
Stoke* Bridge, November IS and 19
Darlington, Octobev 15, 1(1, 17, i«
27, 28, 211, SO, 81, November 2, 9, 10,
:B> Ub BRISTOW,
REAL ESTATE AHD IHSURAHCE.
Democrat and that accounts for
the scheme. j 20 and to December !5 inclusive,'ex-
Three rhiW.lphto, undSr-.„„ S „„ r .
took recently to climb to the (lay*.
summit of Fuji Yami, the sa-| Levy for State purposes 4} Mills
cred mountain of Japan. After “Ooiinty “ 3 “
having ascended a portion of .. c.mst Mc i<*"is typUriM>,i '**» 1 x?-i i i n
Do i3BISTOW 9 ^
is
flUtusdeuler.
Anything in tlie Stationery, Musical or Nov
elty Tiine to be had at the
jBarlittgtou L’tiolt §tca - c,
B. O. BRIS'X'OW, - - - Proprietor.
-A.3Sro
The Fair had nothing to do with
the killing, both parties to which
the way the two guides became
(frightened and committed sui-
cide by disembowelling them- Total levy la Graded School
1 selves with a knife. Horrified District 144
Mi*',-isI Schools
Interest School Bonds
lington last week has proven at the sight one of the Ameri-
one thing, the efficiency of the I cans then blew out his brains.
“ “ in bal of County lot •
Poll tax, $1.00.
J. E. BASS, Treasurer D. 0.
“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 (and
woman, too, for that matter) was limited, in making d 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 the people of Darlington of
dressing in accordance with it by calling at
moods N- moods’
where is to he found a fall and winter stock of goods, all
of the very latest styles, which will delight the uu n as
much as the ladies of the community.
DAMiLIKLlTOATR
WH © !Lli!§ A Oil
MUBCHANT,
Wc- have in stock and to arrive in a few days.
One car load of Bacon.
“ “ “ Corn.
“ “ << Flour.
“ “ “ Molassses.
In fact everything in the
‘HEAVY GROCERY’’ LIKE
We handle in large quantities.
e invite a comparison of prices in
Wholesale Department with any
market.
Respectfully,
IFwmle EZii’i'hj,
Look Out! Look Out! !
For the Many Bargains Now Being Offered !>v
MOORHEAD, COX & CO.'
Mr. Moorhead has just returned from the Northern markets
where lie purchased a large and well assorted stock of Dry Goods,
Notions, <fec. We would like the public generally and the ladies
especially to know that we propose from this date to carry a full
stock of
Staple and Fancy Dry Goods and Notions.
Boots and Shoes.
Our stock in this line is simply immense; and while we do not
run strictly a shoe store we have as large a stock as any house in
the city, and expect to sell them at prices that will please every
one.
Hats. Hats. Hats.
This stock is extremely large, and comprises all the latest styles.
We can suit and fit every man and boy in the county.
Our stock of men, youths and bops’ OlLOTHIiNrGI- is
large, was bought cheap and must be sold.
The stock of Staple and Fancy Groceries is larger than ever be
fore, emd we are now duplicating Charleston prices on wholesale
lots; also on Bagging and Ties. We have just received two car
loads of New Crop Flour and one car load of Red Rust Proof Oats
for seed, which woare offering very cheaply.
We extend a cordial invitation to all to call and see us while in
the city.
Remember the place—Southeast corner Public Square, under the
Opera House.
Yours to please,
MOORHEAD, COX & CO.
NOTICE TO 1NSUREHS.
Get The Beet Insurance For The Least Monet.
THE LIVERPOOL & LONDON & GLOBE INSURANCE CO., oi Liverpool,
England, is tlie l»rgest Fire Company in the world.
THE .ETNA, of Hartford, Connecticut, is the largest of all the American
Fire Companies.
THE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA, of Philadelphia, is
the second largest of all American Fire Comhanies.
THE HOME INSURANCE COMPANY, of New York city, is the third larg
e*t of all American Fire Companies
THE HARTFORD, of Hartford, Connecticut, is the fourth largest of all the
American Fire Companies
All of the above companies, and several other*, represented iu tlie agency
IF 1 . E. IsTOEDyCEnSTT,
Da.iirgton S. C.
September 11, 1890.
Large and
Varied Assort men! of
* c
Iisc ill tiiiii’:
sfiifc’ 'Umlmmr,
grc.?Rs; pcn’iS (Iloibin^ oml pits,
Carpets,
A Complete Line of Choice Family
G-1* o o e ries
always on hand.
Our many Custome s throughout the County arc always
welcome to our Headquarters oa Orange Street.
Woods £ Woods.
“ALL THINGS COME TO THOSE WHO WAIT,”
May sound well !o tlie Philosopher, but
“Ku&lic or fcitt
Has a true ring to the buying public this season. If there
ever was a time when you felt that your dollars must do a
double duty or they will get left that time is now.
Realizing this condition we come before the trade offering
inducements that cannot lie equaled. We do not ask your
patronage simply for friendship’s sake, n >r for past favors, but
we com** as honest business men and ask your trr.de for the
dollars and cents we will save you.
With pluck, energy and an unerring judgment, backed by
t ie ALMIGHTY AMERICAN 1 OLLAU. we have secured
BARGAIN'S that no ninety day CRKDIT CONCERN can
ho l e to reach. We are no longer strangers among \ou, hut
have proven the past four years that we fulfil every promise
we make. We now propose o sell you g io s at prices to meet
those of your cotton.
With many thanks to the public for the very liberal patron-
past, w; respectfully invite everyone to call at our
ige of the
StatioMcr
new stand and we will pr ve tint we aie still
The Leaders of Low Prices.
Very respectfully,
TJX/,
J. BROOM.
Willox’s Old Drug Store.