The Darlington news. (Darlington, S.C.) 1875-1909, December 03, 1891, Image 1
VOL. XVIII, XO. 49.
DARLINGTON, S. C., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1891.
WHOLE NUMBER 880.
LOCAL BREVITIES.
the church yard.
MATTERS IN AND AROUND PROS- Hebron ’ in Darlin gton County, Held Up
PEROUS DARLINGTON. ! as a Model.
A Column of News, Personal and Oth- v ^^. in * ^ iH»on writes to
erwise, of Interest to Our Many , Christian Advo-
Readers. , cafe as follows: “One of the most
Edward Mclver, Esq., of Che- '. 1 ' 8t . r ® !jS,ll K, si Kl>t8 in our country
raw, was in town on yesterday. C h llr ,.h unke,, H ,t condition of
Mi.„s I^u Mclver an,, Alma! CoSunSVSi, Sf.E
THE METHODIST CONFERENCE.
NOW IN
The
ANNUAL SESSION IN DAR
LINGTON.
MrCown have returned from a own hou» jiri teMbeTuS
v.Mt u. Wmn.boro ly .re often contend wSip
The town Council is making itt a church surrounded bv rot-
an improvement long needed by ting logs, unsightly stumps
levelling up Pearl Street. labyrinth-like roots* scattered
The town authorities are fill-1 ston c s and such offenses to good
ing up the duck pond at the Weeds and bushes grow
southwest corner of the Court !? e . r sk clter to add to the con-
House. I fusion. Strangely enough this
mu r j-v ,. | condition of things seems to be
The young men of Darlington accepted without thought of a
purpose giving a “Sixteenth better way. Even where a taste
Century Ball; on Christmas ful church building has been
lllgnt- [erected, the yard around mars
Mr. T. G. Dargan is ch-rking a ** * t8 beauty, destroys all its
in the hardware and grocery i e ^ ect - Now and then a church
store of Messrs Edwards, Nor- 1 ma T found where good taste
nient & Co. j juarks the yard, cemetery and
Th, n P h 1 fiB 8 °\ h 111 the C , hurch ; * u l ) country. And” Hebron 1 of
the(CoiiferenceoXndTymorm
ing and evening.
a sight upon which eyes of saint
and sinner rest approvingly. As
Miss Maggie Cofield, who has j 1 ’ 8 —or at least after its fash-
been visiting her aunt, Mrs. A. ion—all our church yards and
M. Woods, has returned to her cem eteries should be. It does
home in Spartanburg. not need argument to show the
The. cold wave on Sunday ’ ^, d . Wdl . k * P S yard81
brought sleet and snow to Dar- ,.1. . lts ar< ^ ara , oar
lington. The snow melted, P tha » od s ‘
however, as fast us it fell. . ? ev e^.n,« d ’ TA W °
I reverence God we ought to care
Rev. T. H. Law, of Spartan- for His sanctuary. An ill kept
burg, passed through Darlington yard must cause the world toj
doubt our affection for the!
Church, or to think
on Saturday on his way to visit
his old home in Hartsville.
An election in Cheraw on
Tuesday, on the “wet” and
“dry” issue, resulted in a victory
for the former by a vote of 103
75.
As we go to press we learn
that Associate Justice Henry
Mclver, of Cheraw, was elected
Chief Justice by the Legislature
on Tuesday.
In accordance with the pre
vious announcement regular
mails were put on the Charles
ton, Sumter and Northern Rail
road on Tuesday.
The fame of The Darlington
News Job Department is ex
tending away from home, and
orders for work received from
Chesterfield C. H., are being
filled this week.
The regular monthly business
meeting of the Y. M. C. A, has
been postponed until next Wed
nesday night. A member of
the Conference will conduct the
meeting on Sunday afternoon.
Messrs E. M. Wells and Wal
ter Harrell leave this morning
for Cheraw to attend the wed
ding of Mr. T. S. Wellsand Miss
Annie Huggins, which will take
place in that town this after
noon.
At a meeting of the Darling
ton Club on Monday night a
constitution and by-laws were
adopted, which will ensure the
maintenance of the good pur
poses of the organization.
A special meeting of the Dar
lington Building and Loan As
sociation has been called for
Thursday evening next, in the
office of E. Keith Dargan, Esq.
Business of importance is to be
transacted.
The members of the Darling
ton Guards are requested to
bear in mind the fact that the
regular monthly meeting of the
company will be held at the
Armory to-morrow (Friday)
night at 8.30 o’clock.
A petition, asking the Legis- mature, the case not having yet
latnre to pay Mrs. 8. E. R. Me-j come before the Court in proper
Cown for her mill pond which f orin . As the result ofa simi-
was condemned as a public j i ar motion made by the Solicitor
nuisance, was recently circulat- ; n the case of the StatevsMerri-
ed in the town and county and Inan , from Chesterfield County,
has been presented to the Legis- the appeal in that case was dis-
lature. missed. The same fate w-ill
, . .. doubtless befall the James case
regular communication.^ 0 ^ , t . a ri , ;1 ,. lu>fl bv the Su-
or to tnink we are
grossly lacking in good taste.!
A neglected cemetery arouses
thoughts that do the living no
credit. These things are not
insignificant. Tasteful surround-
i igs to our places of worship will
inspire respect for them and for
the cause of Christ. Neglected (
yards may inspire the opposite
feeling. There are not only
“sermons in stones,” but in the
very dust of Ziou Will not our
brethren and sisters think on
this apparently simple matter?
Will they not determine to
amend? Will they not make
beautiful the grounds so sa
cred?”
THE TOvVN CHARTER.
The
To
Legislature Will Be Asked
Make Some Changes In It.
A bill is now being prepared
for presentation to the Legisla
ture, providing for a number of
changes in the charter of the
town of Darlington. Among
tlie most important matters to
be asked for are an extension of
the town limits, a change in the
mode of assessing and collect
ing town taxes ami authority to
tax dogs. The proposed exten
sion of the town's limits is as
follows: The nortliern boundary
will be located one mile from
the Court House, which will
place it near the Fair Grounds.
The eastern boundary will also
be a mile from the Court House
and the southern boundary one
mile and a quarter The west
ern boundary will he run from
a point on the Timmonsville
road, just beyond Mr, C. B.
Edwards’ place, to Indian
Branch.
Can Peaches, Pine Apples,
Pears, Apricots, Cherries, Egg
Plums; West & Honour.
The Appeal In the James Case.
The James case was dismiss
ed by the Supremo Court last
week on the ground that the
motion of the Solicitor was pre-
..... Delegates Have Arrived and the
Conference is Hard at Work.—The
Meeting of the Historical
Society.
Titis week is “Methodist
Week” in Darlington. The
South Carolina Conference of
the Methodist Episcopal Church,
South, is now in session here
and the town is crowded with
delegates, ministers and lay
men. Darlington, with iter accus
tomed hospitality,has opened her
doors wide to give the visitors a
hearty welcome. About three
hundred guests are now within
the town limits and every one
is receiving the attention of our
people.
The Conference met yesterday
morning in the Methodist
Church, Bishop Granberry, of
Virginia, presiding, and will
continue in session until the
early part of next week. A full
account of the proceedings will
he given later in The News.
The Board of Missions met in
the Methodist Church on Tues
day. The following compose
the Board: J. B. Tray wick, Pres
ident: Jesse A. Clifton, First
Vice President; J. H. McCain,
Second Vice President; J.
Lemack Stokes, Secretary; C.
G. Dantzler, Esq, Treasurer;
J. B. Wilson, J. E. Carlisle, D.
D. Dantzler, D. P. Boyd, N. B.
Clarkson, A. J. Stalford, Ben
jamin Greig, J. H. Hueitt, W.
T. D. Cousar, Jas. Cothran, Jr.,
J. A. Sprott, J. F. Caraway,
Evan Norton, J. W. Uiiillian,
S. M. Rice.
The committees to examine
applicants for the ministry and
those who have been in the min
istry for one, two, three and
four years also met on Tuesday.
The following are the commit
tees: Applicants, 8. A. Weber,
Chairman; J. T. Pate, M. M.
Brabham, W W. Daniel. First
Year, R. W. Barber, Chairman;
J. E. Rushton, T. E. Morris, W.
W. Williams. Second Year, J.
B. Campbell, Chairman; A. C.
Walker, S. J. Bethea, W. P.
Meadows. Third Year, Thos.
Ruysor, Chairman; J. E. Beard,
W. Olin Watson, W. M. Dun
can. Fourth Year, Wm. A.
Rogers, Chairman; J. W r . Dan- ;
iels, Dove Tiller, Chas. B. Smith.
On Tuesday night the annual
meeting of the Historical Society
of the Conference was held in ;
the Methodist Church. There!
was quite a large attendance.
Rev. Samuel Weber, A. M., of
Aiken, delivered an admirable
address. The greater part of
his address was devoted to read
ing Rev. William Wilson’s rem
iniscences of the church as it
was forty years ago, which is a
very interesting and instructive
paper. All of the officers of the
Society who served last
NEW BUILDINGS.
Work Has Been Begun For The Erec*
lion of Several New Buildings of
Pearl Street.
Mr. A. Nachman, wlio recent
ly purchased Mr. Martin Han
ley’s two" lots on Pearl Street,
has sold them to Messrs I.
Strauss, of Sumter, and A. P.
Levy, of thir place. These
gentlemen have already begun !
to haul material and to make I
other preparations for the im
mediate erection of two brick
buildings on the lots. Mr G.
O. Mertz has also begun prep
arations for the erection of two
brick stores on his lots on the
same street. Mr. J. W. Robert
son lias the contract for erect
ing all of these buildings. It is
understood that Mrs. Mamie
will begin in a very short time j
to erect three brick stores on
her property on Pearl Street.
Mr. J. Goldman, who is now
temporarily at J. Frank Early’s
old stand, will occupy one of i
Messrs Strauss and Levy's
stores and Messrs. Strauss and
CULLING TO ACCOUNT.
COL. E. R. MclVER GIVES SOME
FACTS AND FIGURES.
Which Show the Inaccuracies in the
Financial Statement Contained in
the Governor s Message.
Col. E. R. Mclver, ex-State
Treasurer of Soutli Carolina,
writes as follows to the Xews
mul Courier, under date of Nov.
23, in regard to the financial
statistics of the Governor’s
message:
“In an official document read
to the Legislature on the 24th
HE ACKNOWLEDGES HIS ERROR.
Colonel Mclver's Letter Makes Govern
or Tillman “Own Up.”
We clip the following from
the letter of the Columbia cor
respondent of the Siin<l<ii/
Xeivs, dated Nov. 28: “The fol
lowing from Governor Tillman
will explain itself to those who
read the Xews and Courier to
day. He said that he would
frankly admit that the com para
live statement between 18!)0 and
181)1 as to the cash on hand
quoted from his message and
commented upon in the Xews
•tnd Courier to-day by the Hon.
E. R. Mclver. ex-State Treasu-
DARLINGTON COUNTT.
NEWS OF ALL SECTIONS AS TOLD
BY OUR CORRESPONDENTS.
What Our Neighbors Are Doing And
Saying A Brief Resume of the
Week.
JASPER.
. Hill
is very sick
for nearly a
instant, and published iu the rer, was incorrect. That that
Xews and Courier of the 25th
instant, I find the following
statement, viz:
Tlie following is a comparative Ktute-
■nentbetween 1890 and 1891 ne to citsh
on liand:
1890.
Cash balance October 31,
1890 $77,943.93
Outstanding Warrants .
Net cash balance
Borrowed money
Levy will conduct a grocery and I Overdrawn on banks .
liquor business in the other.
Mince Meat; West & Honour.
41,802.82
$88,141.11
50,500.00
22,800.00
portion of his message was pre
pared through inadvertence and
for convenience from a newspa-
| per clipping, which he assumed
! to be correct and agreeing with
: an official statement, both of
which were before him. His
information row is that the
newspaper statement was incor
rect, and that it was furnished
to some of the newsj apers by a
clerk in the Comptroller Gener
al's office.”
Full supply fancy cakes; West
& Honour.
CONFESSIONS IN ORDER.
The Governor Should Make a General
Confession of His Weaknesses.
[News and Courier.]
Governor Tillman frankly ad-!
mits that the statement which
he made as to the cash in the j
State treasury in 1C9I. as co n-
pared with 1^00, wes incon'ect. i
also was the one providing that[ stat . e 1 ^ a f 8U 1 rer a re P^ r ° ry ? a , r T1,at P’Y °' hU M ® s8 . a »« was
icers designate what i endl,i ? 0ctober J1 > 1891 .’ and 1 P re P ared through inadvert-
Due by State October 31,
1891
Less cash
.$78,300.09
. 30,141.11 |
THE LEGISLATURE.
New Bills Introduced —Two Important
Bills Killed.
The Legislature met on Tues
day of last week. Among the
bills left over from lust session,
the one to empower the Govern
or to remove Sheriff’s under cer
tain contingencies was killed, as
Leaving net debt, October
31, 1890 $37,158.89
1891.
Cash on hand October 31,
1891 $64,615.02
la-ss outstanding warrants... 14,250.83
Net balance $50,364 19
Add balance paid for 1890.... 37,158,89
—Mrs. S. I
[ ind has been so
uionth.
—People who have fat pigs
! would do well tokillthem. Some
of our neighbors have butchered
a few.
—Our community has had sad
experience in the matter of
churches, having had two de
stroyed within eight years. The
incendiary is still at large.
CLYDE.
—We had a light fall of snow-
on Sunday w-ith some sleet.
—Some few of our farmers
have a little cotton in the field
yet.
—The session of the public
school at the Morman school
house has begun, with Mr. J. C.
Jowers as teacher, and he is
certainly a good one.
—A public road will soon bo
run from Kellytown to the Mor
man place on the Camden road.
It will be a great convenience to
those residing north of Black
Creek.
Difference in fuvor <if 1891 .$H7,.">23.08
I have carefully examined the
State Treasurer’s report for year
the State officers designat
papers shall publish official ad-
ence.” It w-ill be observed, how
ever. that while frankly admit-
draf ts amounting to $22,800. I ting his error, the Governor tries
am therefore correct in asserting to throw the blame for the mis-
RIVERDALt.
—Mr. W. H. Mozingo is haul
ing lumber for the erection of a
dwelling house.
—The session of the Riverdale
school commenced on Monday,
with Miss Anna Coggeshall as
teacher.
-Mr. and Mrs.
Mr. and Mrs. W.
R. Hay and
H. Mozingo
have been unable to find any
vertisements. The bill provld- *“‘2 to „ 8how ., that i he ,P aid ® ver ,
ing for marriage license to be
biaslair'to becorne'a’Uw^aLo ‘{> at n,) such dobt .contracted by fake on a clerk in the Comptrol-
the bill autlnoizing county and the previous Administration was er General s office It would
municipal authorities to employ f aid out 0 , f the ^ ce, P t8 of the proper now for the Governor
Penitentiary convicts u p o n, trea8ur y dar j a g the fiscal year 8a y that fie m.srepresented
hindiwavi nnfi atmat* * lending October 31, 1891. De- Charleston in respect to the sup- ....... , .
05 ' t |. |!jn s i n tn>- ducting the $22,800 mentioned port given to the pauper and de- P a id a brief visit to relatives at
from the difference in fuvor of pendent classes in this county. ^T dla ^ as t week
1891, which is$87,523.08, we find It would also be in place for him —Mechanicsville Church has
the result is $04,723.08. ! to express regret for his hide- been newly painted, which
Now, it is well known that the cent attacks upon Judge Wal- greatly improves its outward
South Carolina Railway did not lace and Judge’Simon ton. It appearance.
pay any part of its taxes that would be greatly to his credit if I
were due from 15th October, he should recast the statement
1889, to Febr iary 1, 1890, but in his Message relating to the Ashland.
that said taxes were paid after charge of “incipient rottenness”
the session of the Legislature in in previous Administr ions.
Among the new
duced are the following: To in
corporate the town of Hartsville
to require railroads to furnish
separate coaches for white and
colored passenger; to reapport
ion representation in the Gen
eral Assembly in accordance
with the census of 1890, to con-
firm and validate the consoli
dation of the Bennettsville and
Cheraw Railroad with theChar-
leston, Sumter and Northern; to
change the time for the meeting
of the General Assembly from
the fourth Tuesday in Novem-
1 ber to the Third Tuesday in Jan
uary.
•••
Cranberries; West & Honour.
THE COLORED FAIR.
Fine Exhibits In Many Departments—
A Great Occasion For The Colored
People.
The fair of the Darlington
| Colored Agricultural and Mech
anical Fair Company, which
was held last week, was quite a
success and reflected very much
j credit upon the colored people.
'The
December, 1890, under a joint
resolution authorizing the sev
eral county treasurers to receive
same, with interest added.
These taxes amounted to $17,-
719.59, without interest, and
should rightfully be deducted
from the balance as above—$04,-
723.08 less $17,719.59=147,003.49,
which is all the difference that.
He would be all the stronger for
making a general confession of
his weaknesses,
Assorted flavor
: West & Honour
‘Jelly,” 10c
—Hog cholera has made its
iappearance. %
—Some of our farmers have
planted “Allen silk” withaeon-
siderable degree of success.
—The tobacco fever has not
yet struck this section, although
the actions of some of our most
prominent farmers indicate that
Pythian Officers.
The follow-ing officers, to serve •„ . ■ . ,
for the ensuing year, were elect- ^ wlU el l ter mto diversified
can justly be claimed in
of the fiscal year ending Octo
ber 31, 1891.
On page 24 of Treasurer’s re
port for the year ending Octo
ber 31, 1891, he enters $21,427.84
as received from back taxes,
which, 1 suppose, covers the
amount received from the South
Carolina Railway for past due
taxes, with interest added.
Then there is a discrepancy of
about $40,000 between the state-
favor od at a meeting of the Knights ,a,nun 8 ncxt J uir -
of Pythias on Tuesday night:
S. Lewenthal, C. C.; A. C. Mc-
Fall. V. C.; J. G. Law, P.: Geo.
Onslow, M. E.; S. S. Burch, M.
F. & K. R. & S.: W. G. Dick
son, M. A.; A. Weinberg, trustee of hard times,
for three years; C. Alexander
and Geo. Onslow, representa-
I lives to the Grand Lodge; A.
; Weinberg and I. Lewenthal,
alternates. These officers will
i be installed at the next regular
meeting.
The Asylum.
The following is taken
from
^ ^ mentof the document mentioned
Rev. A. Coke Smith will not be Jcr<M^ in”aCtendanice.""fhe"eY above and the official leport of
able to accept the invitation to ! b j b j ts j n some departments were the State Treasurer, which I
deliver the special sermon toj vervbne p ar ti cu larlv the fan- will not attempt to explain, nor
the Young Men’s Christian As- j work! field crops poultry 1 make any comment there-
sociation. He is quite sick and! sw j 1 ’ ie xi iere was a isoa on > bu t l eave y oar readers to
if he attends the Conference at | | ar „ e 0xb { b jj 0 f i lor[ie8 . Many form their own conclusions,
all it will be only during the 0 f the exhibits came from other I It is said that comparisons are
latter part of the session. Counties Ou Friday speeches °^* ous > but I fear neither com-
The Conference is a great were ma ,j e ‘ : : — u ""
event for Darlington, but the neat co j ore( i _ . _ ,
people are determined that the ^ wb ite people attended the mentof the office of State Treas- During the year 311 were admit
town hhull be equal to the occa- j a j r an( | t ] 10 managers showed
81on - _ them every courtesy.
French Pate s Truffled; West -phy prices charged at The
& Honour. | Darlinoton News Job Office
I are tbe same as prevail in
If you need anything in the! charleston and Columbia, while
Horse drovers are daily seen
riding over the roads and they
sell some stock occasionally,
notwithstanding the low price
of cotton and the universal cry
—The neat sign boards erect
ed throughout the County, as
well as the present condition of
the State Treasury, reflect a
considerable degree of credit on
our new administration.
—Last spring the pupils of
the Sunday-school at Savanna
Chapel planted a pound of cot-
the annual report of the Super- ton seed each, for the purpose
intendent of the Asvhnn- purchasing additional book*
intendentof the Asylum: “At
the beginning of the year there
were present 778 patients—389
male and 389 female. Of these
were w-hite, and 333 colored.
by several promi- pansons nor investigations hon- 445 w.
1 men. A number ‘ ;s tJy conducted of my manage- I hero were absent on trial 43
urer, feeling sure that the
ministration with which I
the honor to be associated
not suffer thereby.”
Ad-
had
will
for the Sunday-school library
The plan seems to have worked
remarkably well, for they have
already realized thirty-five or
forty dollars and a considerable
amount is to be received yet.
DR. BATES INTERVIEWED.
ted, and the number under treat
ment 1,132. The highest num
ber of patients was 782, and the
lowest 730. There were dis
charged 384, of whom 94 were
clased as recovered, 37 as itn-
I poved, 6unimproved; 44 were re'
PHILADELPHIA.
—Short crops and low prices;
hence the farmers are blue.
The
Lodge, A. F. M.>ben it is reached by the
of St. David’s Lodge, a. r. m.,\ . ■ f orm I1PX t
will be held in the Masonic preme lOourt HI due form next
Temple on Wednesday night of montli. ^ _ r _
next week at eight o’clock. A | State Bar Association.
full attendance is earnestly re- tRn PTeentive
quested as an election for ofti- Ata. mee ing - ^
cers will be held. ! committee of the State Bar As
, j sociation, held m Columma on
An excursion was run from: p r j ( j a y i tlie time for holding the
Hartsville to Darlington to ena-1 next annua j meeting of the as
way of Job Printing, keep your the quality of the work is not to He Says the Governor Did
money in circulation at home by be surpassed. Those Figures From Him
patronizing The Daklinjton ——— A representative of the State
N EWS Job Office. in THE TOILS of the law. ( . alled State Trea8urer Rates
tmf rnEAT pee dee and aske< l b ’ m ^ or a statement
Henry McQueen. Colored, Arrested on concerning the card from Col.
What The Government Has Done To- The Charge of HorseStealing. E. R. Mclver on the subject of
Henry McQueen, colored, has 4he Governor s message, which
Not Get moved; 5 eloped; 159 died; 4<iare
absent on trial. The result at
wards Improving The River,
The following information in been arrested on the charge of ^J^BamsStates that the fi*-
(rurd to the trovernment work ■ stealing a very valuable mare Dr. rsau! stales mat li e ng
gard to me government ora » • The !ures used by Governor Tillman,
ble persons from that place t0 sociation was changed from
attciwl tha tnfprt.ninment of the ! r, o orwl 3 1891 to DOC-
attend the entertainment of tbe I December 2 and 3, 1891 to Dec-
Blumenberg Concert Company : 0m b er g an d 10, 1891. E. Keith
on Wednesday night of last i DargEtn, Esq., was appointed on
'OOk rtrvrn m Oil rGCOPtiOIl ell)*!
week. Twenty-one persons took
advantage of this opportunity.
The circus on Saturday drew
large crowds at both its after
noon and night performances.
The show was very good, par
ticularly the bicycle and uni-
cycle riding, which was the best
ever exhibited in Darlington.
Mrs. Nancy Riles, a very old
and much esteemed lady, was
burned to death on Monday at
her son, Mr. John Riles’, resi
dence near Cartersrille. She was
alone and it is thought she had a
fit and fell in the fire.
At the request of the Meth
odist congregation, Miss Bessie
Williamson, who is now at
school in Columbia, will return
to Darlington to sing at the
morning and evening services
at the Methodist Church on Sun
day next. Miss Helen Mallov,
of Cheraw, will also sing on the
same occasion.
the committee on reception
G W. Brown, Esq., is a mem
ber of the general council and
also a member of tho committee
on jurisprudence and law
form.
Plum Pudding; W. & H.
on the Great Pee Dee River is fr<) . in ^ r - M. J. Outlaw. The an j quott . d by Col Mclver form
tntpn from the renort of the animal waa taken from the arm quoiMi uy c-tn. jit,iver,iorm
taken trom me report or tne ,, M Outlaw’s til ace no part of his (the treasurer’s)
chief of engineers, having stables on itr. uuuaw s place, | and that he was in no
r'hnrtrp of the river and harbor near Clyde, on Friday night. I re P ort - ami mat ne was in no
cnaige oi me river ana naroor, .. notified of the way connected with them,
improvements in South Caro-1 Ine ohentt was notinea ot me ,,m. table” continued Di
li.,q, (<The imnroveirents made theft on Saturday morning and u tne tame, continued ur.
lina: < The improvements made | ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ Bates, “must have crept into
a decided Queen arrested in Cheraw. At th . e governor s message by some
While originally I So time of hi. arrest he had the *»•
5,1 mare m his nossession. and it peareu on my oooks.
Being asked where the “stray
—Mr. J. C. King, of Society
Hill, was here last Saturday.
—Messrs A. R. Garner and
Howie are erecting a commo
dious dwelling on their lot at
Syracuse.
—Mr. C. W. Stewart killed
, , T .[ two shoats, on the 18 inst., which
D.ed In the Guard Hous-t. together weighed 568 pounds.
Custis Tindal, a white resi- VVe are 80rry to report Mr.
dent of Florence, was arrested Stewart on our sick list, though
the end of the year is 738 patients,
308 male and 370 female, of
whom 423 are white and 315
colored.”
on Monday night of last week
and lodged in the guard house
for being helplessly drunk on
the streets. Early next morn
ing it was found that he had
died during the night.
on this river by the United j
States have been of a decided Queen arrested
re
character. .. - —-e, | „ , L
dangerously obstructed by snags j mare m bls possession, and it
and logs everywhere, it has been | was turned over to the rightful
quite thoroughly cleared and 9'Y. Iier - McQueen is now in
now the channel has a width of
80 feet and a depth of 9 feet at
jail.
Bologna Sausage; W. & H.
low water for a distance of 50
miles from the mouth, and a I — ExtenT^Tof Ti™.
width of 80 feet and depth of 4
feet up to 172 miles above the In the House of Representa-
mouth. To complete the project lives on Tuesday a joint resol-
thero is required $37,500.” ution was passed providing for
| come from the comptroller gen
eral’s office, being given out
prematurely.
When asked if the figures
I were correct, the treasurer re-
uuon was passeu Rruv.u.ug jur that he would prefer not to
the extension of the time for ^p re88 an opinion.
“Patronize home enterprise” j ^ f ?,V riiai 7 A» a matter of fact, the fig-
by having your Letter-heads,; . ?u he . 8en , a .V!..r i '!U° l, ‘ ures used in the
OBITUARY.
John Edward Hicks, son of
Mrs. Sarah Hicks, died on July
22, 1891 The deceased was
about twenty-five years old and
table had probably come from, bid fair to make his mark in
he said that such a table was
recently printed in the papers,
and that it had most probably
w-e
will soon be well
A Comic Opera.
Beatrice Goldie's Comic Opera
Company has been hooked for
Darlington for the nights of the
14, and 15 insts This company
has a wide reputation, so having your Letter-neaas, « ures used in the message were
so. that within ten minutes printed at The ably pass the resolution also. published, not in tabulated form,
after the annou 1 < Dari ln’oton News Job Office. * however, in the &7a/e on Novem-
coming the manager 01 mu v* 1 aii.,»«. rv.w
Opera House sold fifty-seven re
serve seats and in twenty-four
hours he had sold one hundred
and ten reserve seats for the
first night and ninety-seven for
the second. Consequently
those who have not yet secured
their seats had better do so at
once.
Alliance Dap
DARLINGTON COTTON MARKET
For the Week Ending Wednesday, De
cember 2.
Good Middling, 7
Middling, Ot
Strict Low Middling, Ot
Low Middling, Ot
ber 10, and in the article it was
MT. ELON.
—Mrs. Sarah Hicks, of the
Ashland neighborhood, visited
our community about a week
ago.
—Rev. G. T. Gresham will
leave this week to attend the
Baptist State Convention which
meets at Spartanburg.
—Mr. R. B. Gatlin has pur
chased Mrs. S. E. Kelly’s inter
est in the firm of Kelly & Gatlin
and will conduct tho business
hereafter on his own account.
—Notice has been received of
the establishment of a postoffice
at this place. The office will be
located at Mr. Grtlin’s store
and he will doubtless be post
master. This will be a great
convenience to our people
( Jmi oIs continued on second page.)
hope he
again.
—Mr. J. J. Parrott, Jr., is
still very busy manufacturing
molasses. The fine grade of
syrup he is making gives gener
al satisfaction. Mostevery farm
er in this section is raising his
own sugar cane.
—Work upon the building for
the Philadelphia Academy,
which was commmenced last
his vocation as a larmer. He 8 p r jng, has been finished. Mr.
was an affectionate son and j. c. Dowling has been elected
brother, and, although cut off principal of the Academy for an
eight months’ term.
—Rev. Mr. Rushton seems to
have endeared himself to his
in the beginning of life, he had
made many friends. He had
never left his mother’s roof and
expected soon to take charge of .. . ,
her business. Eddie was devot congregation at this place who,
ed to his mother and was never we 8a ^° m saying, oude
contented until he knew that all r, ‘ uch P lea f d
of her wants were satisfied. Conference see fit to retum hnn
Well it was that he had this t0 th > 8 char £° for another > ear -
M
loving care, for on tlie death of —Rev. J. E. Rushton’s Sua-
his father, Mr. Robert Hicks, | Jay school cotton farmers,(who
almost twenty years ago, the planted each a package of cot-
Wednesday of last week was clearly stated that they were support of a large family de- ton seed last spring, the pro-
Alliance day at the Augusta from an abstract furnished the ’ pended solely ou the Christian ceeds of which to be applied
Exposition. A large number of comptroller general for incorpo- mother. Besides his mother, a equally to the missionary col-
AlHancemen from thisStateand ration in his report. The figures, brother and three sisters sur-1 lections and the Sunday-school
Georgia were present. Pres- as also stated in the article, vive to mourn his loss. May have raised about two thousand
ident Livingston, of the Geor- were given, upon application, the good Lord comfort and cheer pounds of seed cotton from
gia Alliance, was the orator of by the officials of the comptrol-1 them in their sad affliction,
the occasion. 1 ler’s office. [ * * *
thirty-eight packages. The plan
has worked like a charm
STATE NEWS.
Gathered From Our Exchanges.
Manning wants a railroad to
tap the C., S. & N.
The Baptist State Convention
is in session at Spartanbu.g this
week.
Ex-Senator George F. Ed
munds and family, of Vermont,
are in Aiken.
The bridge across Little Pee
Dee river at Gallivant’s ferry,
in Marion County, was destroyed
by tire recently.
John W. Patterson, colored,
was hanged at Conway on Nov.
2(1 for the murder of Constable
H. C. Hardee in June last.
Mr. James Norton, Chief Clerk
of the Comptroller General and
a member of the LegTslature
from Marion County, has re
signed the former position.
The Columbia Record says:
A hack carriage from the
Grand Central hotel to the Ex
ecutive mansion from 5 to 10 p.
m. would pay handsomely.”
Mr. George Pucker, who shot
himself in Columbia recently,
with suicidal intent, and who
was carried to Charleston, died
on tlie 26th of No /e rber.
The Governor, tlie Senate hav
ing ratified his act in removing
Supervisor of Registration Cant
well, of Charleston County, has
appointed Mr. David S. Cuttino
as his successor.
Joe Hughes, who was to have
been hanged at Conway on the
20 of Nov., and who had been
respited by the Governor, died
suddenly in the Horry jail on
Tuesday morning of last week.
A wreck occurred on the South
Carolina Railway near Summer
ville on the night of Nov. 28, in
which Mason Parker, colored
fireman, was instantly killed,
and several white passengers
were seriously injured.
Dr. C. Kollock, of Cheraw,
was elected vice president of the
American Gynaecological Socie
ty at its annual meeting in
Washington in September. He
was also e’ected vice president
of the Southern Surgical and
Gymecological Association
which met in Richmond on the
10th of November.
The Newberry Observer says:
“Wade Hampton, who led the
Democrats to victory in the re
demption of the State in 1876,
and Judge Wallace, who as
Speaker of the Democratic House
secured the victory that had
been so nobly won, seem to be
marked out by the present ad
ministration as special objects
of hatred. But the people of the
State will not forget the debt of
gratitude and honor they owe
these distinguished citizens.”
Sumter County and town and
some of the citizens have a big
law suit facing them. It is
clain rd by the heirs of Gen.
Sumter, the Revolutionary hero,
that the latter leased the land
where the court house now
stands and the lot where the old
jail stood to tho county for
ninety-nine years and that the
lease will expire next year. The
jail lot was subsequently sold
by the county partly to the town
and partly to private individuals.
Upon this lot now stands the
town hall and several fine stores.
The property involved is in the
heart of the town. Tho heirs
of Gen. Sumter will bring suit
to recover the entire property.
A sensational story comes
from England to the effect that
a Catholic priest from Rome
had disguised himself and se
cured employment as a servant
in the house of Lord Salisbury,
England’s prime minister. It is
conjectured that the priest is
the spy of the Pope, sent to
watch the movements of the
English government.
The famine in Russia is still
severe. Thousands are without
food at all, and the poor quality
of food secured by the others is
causing death and pestilence.
People are roaming aimlessly
from town to town in hopes of
bettering their condition, while
some even prefer b eak Siberia
to their present miserable con
dition.
Congress meets Monday next,