The Darlington news. (Darlington, S.C.) 1875-1909, December 10, 1891, Image 1
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VOL. XVIII, NO. 50.
DARLINGTON, S. C„ THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1801.
WHOLE NUMBER 881.
LOCH BREVITIES.
MATTERS IN AND AROUND PROS
PEROUS DARLINGTON.
A Column of News. Personal and Oth
erwise, of Interest to Our Many
Readers.
DEATH IN CHARLESTON.
A Well Known Darlingtonian Gone To
His Final Rest.
Mr. Thos. E. Hart, a Darlmg-
t n an, who but for ui fortunate
circumstances, would probably
have been one of the most dis-
The County Commissioners , sons of Carolina,
meet to-morrow. ( .! ec * 1,1 Charlestonon Thursday.
, r , ^ , l^ r ‘ rlart was born in this
Monday was saleday but no j County on November 20 1833
official sales were made. and was, therefore, fifty’eight
He was a brother of
Lynch
was
in
The American Legion of Hon
or meets to night (Thursday).
Miss Bessie McCown, of Flor
ence, is visiting her aunt, Mrs
B. C. Norment.
Dr. E F. Darby, of
burg, Sumter County,
town this week.
The show on Pearl Street con
tinues to have a large number
of admiring spectators.
Mr. and Mrs. T. S. Wells, of
Cheraw, who were married last
week, attended Conference.
Dr. SamT J. Blackwell adver
tises an important sale to be
held at his plantation on the 17
inst.
Misses Nannie Pegues and
TinieBreeden, of Marlboro, have
been visiting the Misses Wil
liamson.
Mrs. S. L. Pearce has sold her
vacant lot on the Square ad
joining Messrs Joye & Sanders’
store to Mr. A. Nachman.
Mr. W. T. Sanford makes
an
years old.
Dr. R. L. Hart, a leading phy
sician in this town for a num
ber of years. He was graduat
ed from Furman University and
immediately became professor
of mathematics in that institu
tion. About 185<) lie went to
Germany to finish hiseducation,
pursuing his studies at the uni
versities at Berlin and Heidel
berg, where he greatly distin
guished himself, becoming an
assistant professor at Heidel
berg. In 180(1 Mr. Hart return
ed to South Carolina and was
elected professor of mathemat
ics and chemistry in the Sta'e
University, whi< h pi s tion le
held for several years. In 1871
he opened a school at this place
and continued in this work until
1875. During that period he
taught many of the youths of
the town, who have since be
come useful and prominent citi
zens.
For several years prior to 1875
Mr. Hart's health began to fail
and by that year he became a
a physical wreck and was coin-
interesting announcement in an- ] I ,e *led to cease his labors. Al-
other column in regard to his though infirm in body, his mind
watches, clocks and jewelry. retained its strength and activ-
r,,* , .. , ity. The brilliancy of his in-
1 he annual meeting of the tellect was in nowise dimmed
uf by the impaired condition of his
Endowment Rank, Knights
Pythias, will be held in the
Lodge building on the 15 inst.
Mr. J. W. Cook, of Florence,
and Miss M. B. Reynolds, of
Lamar, were married at the re
sidence of the bride’s father on
the 25ult.
Both branches of the Legisla
ture have passed the joint reso
lution extending the time for
payment of taxes to February
20, 1892.
health, but the sufferings cans
ed by disease seriously affected
his usefulness. He was a man
of the highest ability and had it
not been for the hand of afflic
tion his reputation would have
extended far beyond the bounds
of the State.
Mr. Hart married Miss Susan
Lannean shortly before the war
and she died in Darlington in
186(1. Two children survive
him, Mrs. G. A. Norwood, Jr.,
The merchants are getting anf l Miss Sophie Hart, both of
ready for Christmas and their whom now live in Charleston,
stores are beginning to indicate Mr. Hart died at Mr. Norwood’s
the near approach of Santa residence.
Claus’ annual visit. His remains were interred in
^ m i • , G* e Baptist cemetery at this
Mr. Geo. A. Bland is agent: lace J Saturd Rev. J. G.
for Lee s prepared agricultural conductin /’ the services.
He publishes a notice in| Xhe followin fentleinen acted
lime
this issue in regard to itsadvan
tages as a fertilizer.
The members of the commit
tee on reception at the recent
Conference deserve praise for last named gentlemen were his
the admirable manner in which former pupils,
they performed their woik. —*- ■—
\r t v n * r eat When you want nice Califor-
Mr J K Carter Jr of Swift nia frilit / get the Sutter brand;
Creek, and Miss Hettie McGill Edwar ds, Norment & Co.
of iiminonsville, were married
as pallbearers: Messrs W. E.
James, R. E. Wilds, F. E. Nor
ment. T. H. Spain, S. A. Woods
and J E. Norment. The four
at the latter place on Sunday.
Rev. Mr. Hicks performed the
ceremony.
Judge J. J. Norton will pre
side at the spring term of court The Baptist State Convention
THE BAPTIST CONVENTION.
In Session at Spartanburg Last Week.-
The Proceedings.
for Darlington County, Judge
W. H. Wallace at the summer
term and Judge I. D. Wither
spoon at the fall term.
Beatrice Goldie’s comic opera
was held in Spartanburg last
- 1 week. Col. J. A. Hoyt was re
elected president; W. 1). Rice
ceaince uoime s tom.c upciu ident: A j. S . Thomas
company, which was booked for ^ R ^ oodruff secret .
Darlington for the 14 and 15 of c. H. Judson, treas
insts, has suspended and has 0ne of the most important mat-
cancelled all engagements for terg brought bttfore the eonven-
the rest of the year. * tion was tin report on the
was elected first vice president:
Dr. R. H Griffith, second vice
and
secretaries;
Judson, treasurer.
or-
The bill which J. E. Nettles, phanage to be established at
Csq., introduced into the Legis- j Greenwood. The orphanage
lature of 1886-87, providing for
maintaining the public roads,
was published in full in Satur
day’s News and Courier.
Mr. John Z. Hearon, depot
agent at Hartsville, has accept
ed the position of book keeper for
the Darlington Phosphate Com
pany and has already removed
to Darlington.
Mr. Frank Pegues has rented
Dr. J. S Garner’s house on
Pearl Street, adjoining Mrs.
Rast’s residence, and will re-1
move his family to town in a
few days.
Among the many visitors to
the recent Conference were quite l
will probably he opened in
March. The superintendent, Mr.
Vass, has collected $3,493.35 for
the institution and has $6,000
pledged.
Another matter of importance
was the appointment of a com
mittee to consider radical chan
ges proposed in the management
of Furman University and the
Greenville Female College. A
number of fine addresses were
made and interesting papers
read, among the latter being one
from Rev. John Stout on the
best methods of indoctrinating
the membership of the church.
. „ - j i 5ft> pails mince meat at Ed-
a number from Marion, Mr. and wards Norment & Co’s.
Mrs. E. Wheeler, Misses Amy ... ...
and Susie McMillan, and Mr. |
E. T. Willcox being of the:
party.
Rev. J. M. McManaway, of, .... m *
Virginia, preached in the Bap- The lots in the town of Harts-
tist Church on Tuesday night.; vi le, recently ad\eitised for
The congregation have under sale in The News, were sold on
consideration the advisability Tuesday of last ^ (e ^
McManaway as ing of the sale
THE HARTSVILlE SALE.
Lots In That Flourishing Town Bring
Good Prices.
of calling Mr.
their pastor.
Montana Charley, ’‘the cham
pion rifle *hot of the world,”
will give an exhibition in Dar
lington on Saturday at 11 a. m.
A balloon ascension on the
Square at 12 M. is also a part of
the programme.
The Child’s State prohibition
bill passed its third reading in
Speak-
the Hartsville
correspondent of the News and
Courier under date of Decem
ber!,says: “The statement that
several lots were to be sold here
on Monday, December 6, was a
mistake as to date, the lots hav
ing been sold to-day. 1 he lot
upon which the hotel is situat
ed, also a plantation belonging
to the old Hartsville Railroad
passed us tmru reacting in Company on the railroad be-
the House of Representatives, tween Jovann's and Floyd's,
on Tuesday, by a vote of 53 to was b j dden off by Mr. C. J.
37. Messrs. DuBose and McCall Woodruff, the. former bringing
voted for the hill and Mr. Burn |;i !)oo and the latter $3,000. An-
against it. The bill now goes to other lot, 150 feet square, with
the Senate. a residence thereon, now occu-
A thief entered Mr. Louis; pied by Mr. J. Z. Hearson, was
Haynsworth’s shop on Sunday sold for $1,300 to Mr. James
night by prizing off the lock. Davis. The depot lot, so called,
He did not take anything, how- situated near the depot, was
ever. He evidently wanted bought by Mr. A. Newsom for
valuables, such as watches, etc., $110. These figures are sign ill-
and these Mr. Haynsworth had j cant, showing the value of real
stored away safely. [estate in Hartsville.”
METHODISTS IN COUNCIL.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE ANNUAL
CONFERENCE.
An Occasion of Great Importance to
the Methodists and of Interest to
the People Generally.
V ednesday’s Proceedings.
After the Methodist Confer
ence was opened on Wednesday
of last week in the usual man
ner by Bishop Granherry, Rev.
H. F. Chreitzberg was re elected
secretary and Revs. S. Lander,
T. C. Ligon and E. O. Watson
were elected assistant secreta
ries. The standing committees
were appointed. Rev. J. D.
Barbee, D. D., agent of the
Methodist publishing house, ad
dressed the Conference in behalf
of the publishing interests. Rev.
J. G. Law, pastor of the Presby
terian Church at Darlington,
was introduced. Rev. T. H.
Law. D. D., made an address in
the interest of the American
Bible Society, of which he is
district superintendent. The
names of the superannuated and
supernumerary preachers were
called and their characters
were examined and passed upon.
The following young preachers
were admitted on trial into the
travelling connection: A. J.
C au t h e n, Jr., Greenwood,
Cokeshury district; J. Clarence
Spann, Lexington circuit, Co
lumbia district; Chas. Hovey
Clyde, Darlington circuit, Flor
ence district; Alexander N.
Brunson, Kingstree, Florence
district; James H. Thacker,
North Greenville circuit, Green
ville district; John David Crout,
Clio circuit, Marion district;
Win. C. Winn, North Laurens
circuit, Spartanburg district.
On Tuesday night Rev. H. C.
Morrison, D. D., Missionary
Secretary of the M. E. Church,
South, delivered an admirable
address upon missions.
Thursday’s Proceedings.
On Thursday morning Rev.
W. L. Wait, irom the committee
on temperance, reported strong
resolutions endorsing the pro
hibition bill now pending in the
Legislature and petitioning that
body to pass the hill. The re
solutions were unanimously
adopted and ceititled copies of
the same were ordered sent to
the Senate and House of Repre
sentatives. On motion of Rev.
Henry M. Mood, and by a un
animous vote, Rev. A. M.
Creitzherg D. D. was requested
to write a history of the Con
ference. Dr. Creitzherg is the
oldest effective member of the
Conference and is enimently
qualified for the work. The
four classes of undergraduates
were advanced. The names of
the preachers in the Charleston
and Greenville districts were
called and their characters pass
ed upon. At one o’clock the
Conference adjourned from re
spect to the memory of Rev. J.
W. Murray, who died the pre
vious night. An account of
Mr. Murray's death is published
in another column. On Thurs
day night Rev. J. D. Barbee,
I). D., of Nashville, delivered a
sermon in the Methodist Church.
Friday’s Proceedings.
On Friday the characters of
the preachers of the Chester,
Columbia, Florence, Cokesberry,
Marion and Orangeburg districts
were examined and passed.
The members of the class of the
secund year were brought be
fore the Bishop and, after an
examination, were admitted into
full membership in the Confer
ence. Their names are: J. S.
Abercrombie, L. D. Child, J. R.
Copeland, M. B. Kelly, J. M.
Rogers, J. M. Shell, W. S.
Stokes, A. B. Watson, A. H.
Best and G W. Davis. The
Bishop’s address to them was
most scholarly and eloquent.
Complaints of immorality were
preferred against Rev. Jas. R.
Betts of the North Greenville
circuit, and the matter was re
ferred to a committee, which
reported that neither the charges
nor the specifications were sus
tained and vindicated Mr. Betts.
His character was then passed.
Rev. Geo. W. Walker and Rev.
A. Coke Smith, D. D., addressed
the Conference in behalf of
Paine Institute, a colored school
located in Augusta and conduct
ed by the colored M. E. Church
of America. Rev. J. S. Beas
ley filled the pulpit of the Meth
odist Church Friday afternoon
and Rev. W. R. Richardson,
formerly pastor of the church
at this place, preached Friday
night.
Saturday’s Proceedings.
The session on Saturday was
occupied mainly with routine
work. The calling of the names
of ministers was concluded and
their characters passed upon.
Rev. J. Walter Daniel, of Ches
ter. introduced resolutions on
Sabbath desecration, condemn
ing the proposition to open the
World’s Fair on Sundays and
also condemning the running of
Sunday trains, and the carrying
of mails and the publishing of
papers on the Sabbath. After
considerable discussion the re
solutions were overwhelmingly
adopted. Rev. J. Walter Dan
iels conducted the services in
the Methodist Church Saturday
night.
Sunday Services.
On Sunday morning Bishop
Granherry preached in the
Methodist Church, Rev. R. L).
Smart in the Presbyterian and
Rev. S. B. Jones in the Baptist.
After the services in the Metho
dist Church the gentlemen, who
uro mentioned aoove as having
been received into tull member
ship in the Conference, were or
dained by the Bishop. Sunday
afternoon Kev. A. Coke Smiai
preached a special sermon, by
invitation, to the Y. M. (J. A.,
and Kev. J. D. Barbee conducted
services in the Methodist
Church. Sunday night Kev. G.
P. VV atsou preached in the Pres-
hytenan Church and Rev. J.
W. Kilgo in the Baptist. In the
Methouist Church that night
memorial services were held lor
the ministers who had died since
the last meeting of the Confer
ence. The names of these de
ceased ministers a r e: William
Thomas, B. U. Jones, A. A.
Gilbert, R. C. Oliver and J. W.
Murray. During the morning
services in the Methodist Church,
the solo by Miss Bessie W liliain-
sou, who kindly came from Co
lumbia for that purpose, was
greatly appreciated Dy the con
gregation.
Monday's Proceedings.
On Monday morning tiie Con
ference was engaged mainly in
hearing reports irom commit
tees. Au appropriation of $4,000
was made lor V5 oltord College.
Bishop Granherry was presented
with a gold-headed cane.
Charleston was selected as the
place for holding the next Con
ference. At the sesson on Mon
day night further committee re
ports were heard. Resolutions
thanking the people of Darling
ton for their hospitality were
adopted by a rising vote. After
the appointments for next year
were announced the Conference
adjourned sine die.
Florence District
The appointments for this dis
trict are as follows:
J. B. Wilson, Presiding Elder.
Florence—11. B Browne.
Mars Bluff—A. H. Best.
Darlington—J. A. Rice.
Cheraw—W. M. Duncan.
Cheraw Cir.—S. M. Jones, sup.
Hartsville—E. M. Merritt.
Clyde—G. R. Whittaker.
Darlington Cir.—S. J. Bethea.
Lamar—J. E. Rushton.
Cartersviile—B. R. Copeland.
Timmonsville—W. B. Duncan.
Effingham—S. D. Bailey, sup.
E. Ertingham—J. N. Stone, sup.
Scranton—J. S. Abercrombie.
Lake City—W. B. Baker.
Kingstree—S. D. Vaughn.
Salters—A. W. Jackson, sup.
Georgetown Sta.—W.T. Capers.
Georgetown Cir.—J. 1). Frierson
Johusonville—Sup. by D. Durant
Salters—R. W. Spigener.
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Hariland's French china in
great variety at Edwards, Nor
ment & Co’s.
THE LEGISLATURE.
Brief Mention p. f the Proceedings of
General and Local Interest.
In the Senate on Tuesday of
last week a resolution calling a
constitutional convention was
passed by a vote of 26 to 10. A
hill was also introduced in that
body to prohibit the sale of in
toxicating liquors within ten
miles of Clemson College. In
the House a committee was ap
pointed to prepare a hill for re-
districting (congressionally) the
State.
On Wednesday a bill requir
ing all promissory notes or other
evidences of indebtedness to he
stamped by the county auditor
before the same can he made
valid passed its first reading in
the House. A hill to limit the
fees of trial justice in Florence
County was introduced into the
House. In the Senate a bill was
introduced to amend the charter
of the town of Darlington.
The hill to remove the tax on
fertilizers was indefinitely post
poned in the Senate on Thurs
day. The bill to prohibit mem
bers of the Legislature and State
officers accepting free passes on
railroads passed the Senate on
the same day.
On Friday the Child’s bill,
providing for State prohibition,
passed the first reading in the
House and on the following day
it passed its second reading. In
the Senate on the same day the
bill to form Calhoun County
from portions of Orangeburg
and Lexington Counties was in
definitely postponed and the hill
to reimburse Mrs. S. E. S. Mc
Cown. of Darlington County,
for the condemnation of her mill
pond was defeated.
THE PISTOL AGAIN.
THIS TIME IT HAS ITS DEADLY EF
FECT UPON MR. S. P. WILSON.
The Victim a Well Known Merchant of
Society Hill—The Slayer a Negro,
Named Primus Gainey.
Mr. S. P. Wilson, a well
known merchant of Society Hill,
was shot by a negro, named
Primus Gainey, on Friday morn
ing, and from the effects of
the wound he died that after
noon. The circumstances of the
killing, as far as we can learn,
are as follows:
On Wednesday of last week
Mr. Wilson and Gainey had an
altercation, in the lot adjoining
the store of the former at Socie
ty Hill, and Mr. Wilson ordered
the negro to leave and to enforce
his command he secured his
knife and later his shot gun.
These powerful additions to Mr.
Wilson’s commands induced
Gainey to leave. On taking his
departure he remarked to Mr.
Wilson that he would see him
(Wilson) again or words to that
effect.
About Jay light Friday morn
ing, as Mr. Wilson was return
ing to Society Hill from his
home in Chesterfield, he was ac
costed by Gainey on the road
near Evans’ mill, just this side
of the county line. Mr. Wilson
was riding in his buggy. He
was expecting a difficulty with
Gainey and was, therefore, pre
pared for it. As Gainey ap
proached Mr. Wilson pointed
his pistol at him. The negro,
being placed at a disadvantage,
pretended to desire to make
peace. The matter was then
settled satisfactorily apparently
to Mr. Wilson and he put his
pistol in his pocket. The negro
then immediately shot Mr. Wil
son with a pistol, the baU enter
ing the chin and passing out in
the hack of the neck.
Mr. Wilson still remained in
his buggy and drove hastily to
the office of Dr. R. A. Trippett.
The physician told him that he
could not live, hut did all in his
power for him. Mr. Wilson then
went to his store, where he died
at four o’clock in the afternoon.
Coroner Parnell held an in
quest on the following day and
the jury rendered a verdict in
accordance with the facts as
above stated. There were two
eye witnesses to the killing.
Gainey lied and has not yet
been captured. Mr. Wilson was
well known in the county, hav
ing kept his store at Society
Hill for a number of years. He
was about forty-five years old
and leaves a wife and one child.
A FORGER CAUGHT.
Elmore Davis Practices His Forgeries
Upon The People of Darlington,
But Finally Comes to Grief.
For the last two or three
weeks several attempts, some
jof which were successful, have
been made to pass forged orders
for money upon people in Dar
lington. Some of the forgeries
were very good and were cal
culated to deceive the unsus-
S peCting, while the others were
very poor attempts that would
deceive no one: still the similar
ity in the handwriting showed
that the same person wrote all.
The forger obtained $20 from
Mr. J. C. Wilson by forging a
note from Mr. G. M. McCown
and also a small amount from
Mr. J. W. Cook, hut $14 of Mr.
Wilson's money was recovered.
Chief A. E. Dargan was notified
on Wednesday of last week and
he had the man arrested that
night. He is a colored man,
named Elmore Davis. He made
a full confession and, as there
are eight separate cases for for
gery against him, he will prob
ably live a long time in the
i Penitentiary. This same man
about a year ago obtained $20 j
from J. J. Ward, Esq.,on a for-
[gednote. He is now in jail a-
waiting his trial.
In capturing the guilty party
j Chief Dargan did some good
j detective work. He had noth
ing to work upon save a remark
he overheard one colored person
make to another several weeks
ago to theeffect that Elmore Da
vis wrote a fine hand. Upon this
he worked the case and caught
the forger.
A quire of paper and a pack
age of envelopes, real Irish lin
en, for 1 Sets at the bookstore. 6t
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A BURGLARY.
A Thief Enters Dr. P. E. Griffin’s resi
dence and Secures some Money.
A burglar entered the resi
dence of Dr. P. E. Griffin, on
Broad St., on Tuesday night.
He entered the house by the
window, made his way to the
Doctor’s sleeping apartments
and took his clothes which were
on the chair. After appropriat
ing to himself $7.50, which was
in the pockets, the thief left the
clothes on the piazza, where the
servant found them the next
morning. The Doctor's watch
and other valuables were in the
room, hut these the burglar, for
some reason did not touch.
Olives, fruit, capers and evap
orated horse radish at Edwards,
Norment & Co’s.
Fruits and nuts, fresh and
nice, at Edwards, Norment &
Co’s.
7 — . WHERE WAS MOSES?
Royal baking powder in 5m
tins at Edwards, Norment & The Electric Lights Go Out and Every-
Co's thing in Total Darkness.
COUNTY.
NEWS OF ALL SECTIONS AS TOLD
BY OUR CORRESPONDENTS.
What Our Neighbors Are Doing And
Saying. A Brief Resume of the
Week.
MT. ELON.
—The name of our postoffice
is to he Mt. Elon.
—Mr. T. J. Bell is finding a
good sale for the cotton stalk
cutter.
— Mr. Willie Stuckey, son of
Mr. J. W. Stuckey, is at home
from school.
—Miss Bettie Huggins has re
moved from Sumter to her form
er home at this place.
HIGH HILL
—The cold snap of last week
has caused the young oats to
look a little sick.
—Miss Ella Jeffords is at home
again after a pleasant visit to
friends in Charleston.
—The young folks enjoyed a
sociable at the residence of Mr.
Alex. Kelly on the evening of
the 28ult.
—We miss the items from
Lamar, hut wish the ex-corre-
spondent much success in his
new undertaking.
—The farmers have about dis
posed of all their cotton, and
are looking hlueovertheresults.
We have one consolation, the
potato crop is fair and possums
are reported as numerous and
in good order.
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JASPER.
—Miss Sallie Dickinson at
tended the recent meeting of the
Methodist Conference in Dar
lington.
—We regret exceedingly to
learn of t he death of Rev. J. W
Murray in the midst of his work
of love. Our loss is his eternal
gain.
—The building committee are
making arrangements to erect
a new house of worship for the
Lake Swamp Church on the site
of the former church which was
recently destroyed by fire.
—Capt. J. P. Clemmons spent
several days last week with rel
atives and friends at this place.
We greatly appreciate his visits
and we always welcome him.
We trust that he will come
again.
—Mrs. M. O. Hill died on the
5 inst. and her remains were in
terred in the Lake Swamp Cem
etery on the 7. Misses Roxie and
Kate Lewis, the sisters of the
deceased, suspended the exer
cises of their school for several
days.
SUN’S PHANTASMA
R & R plum pudding is the
best; Edwards, Norment & Co.
DARLINGTON COTTON MARKET
Forthe Week Ending Wednesday, De
cember 9.
Good Middling, 71
Middling, 61
Strict Low Middling, 6t
Low Middling, 61
Fruit cake in tins at Edwards,
Norment & Co’s.
Falls to Pieces in Columbia—The Ad
vance Agent Skips With all the
Money.
Sun’s Phantasma Company,
which came so near being
stranded in Darlinton recently,
went to pieces in Columbia last
week. The Eveninq Record of
Saturday says:
“ ‘Sun’s Phantasma’ played
to a very small house at the
Opera House last night. The
show as a whole did not deserve
any larger audience than it had
for it is not often that a poorer
exhibition is given. There are
only two exceptions to be made.
Kenno in his contortion acts
was splendid and it was really
marvelous how he could twist
himself into all kinds of unnat
ural shapes. Sun in his jug
gling acts is great—one of the
best in his line ever seen in this
city. It is a pity that two such
good performers are associated
with such an otherwisie poor
show.
The show has been steadily
losing money for five weeks and
in additiomtheir advance agent
has skipped with all the avail
able assets of tne company he
could lay hands on. The com
pany have therefore decided to
discontinue the tour mapped
j out for them, as it has been
learned that the advance agent
has hilled no other towns be-
j yond this one.”
Now is the time to get a suit
cheap, great reduction in prices
at Edwards, Norment & Co.
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MARRIED AT SOCIETY HILL.
An Auspicious Event in The Old Welsh
Neck Baptist Church.
Mr. John B. Edwards and Miss
Belle M. Race were married in
the Welsh Neck Baptist Church
at Society Hill, on Tuesday,
Revs. John Stout and T. Hart
well Edwards performing the
; ceremony. The groom is a son
I of the late Mr. A. F. Edwards,
and is engaged in planting at
| Palmetto. The bride is a daugh-
tedof Mr. C. H. Race, of Society
Hill. The young couple will
make their future home at Pal
metto. They have a host of
friends, who wish them a long,
prosperous and happy life.
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Breakfast Java coffee at 30c
ft; Edwards, Norment & Co.
The electric lights, both the
arc and incandescent, went en
tirely out on Monday night
about 10:15 o’clock. The Con
ference was in session in the
Methodist Church at the time,
and as the church was crowded
with people the total darkness
that ensued was very uncom- j
tortable. The lamps were light- j
ed very soon, however, and the i
proceedings of the Conference
were continued. The stores and
hotels were also left in total
darkness. The cause of the
failure of the lights to burn was
that steam could not be kept up
in the engine on account of the \
inferior fuel used. About eleven
o'clock the lights were turned
on again.
THE REMORSELESS REAPER
Claims as Its Own Mr. G. M. Kilgore, a
Resident of the Western Section of
the County.
Mr. G. M. Kilgore died at his
[home near Hartsville, on Sun
day. The cause of his death
was heart disease, with w hich
he had been afflicted fora num
ber of months. The deceased
was about forty years of age and
lie leaves a wife and several
children. In 1886 Mr. Kilgore
was a candidate for the office of
County Commissioner in the
Democratic primary.
The Sixteenth Century Ball.
Messrs. E. B. Dargan, R. Keith
Charles and J. D. Baird, the
committee having in charge the
“Sixteenth Century Ball,” are
busy perfecting arrangements
1 for that event, which is looked
forward to with much jileasure
by the young people. The ball
will be given at the residence of
Hon. Geo. W. Dargan, on Mon
day evening, the 28 inst. All
who attend are expected to wear
the costumes in use in the six
teenth century.
Marriage Bells.
Cards have been issued for the
marriage of Capt. T. S. Lucas
and Miss Olive Hertv, which
will take place at St. Stephen’s
Episcopal Church, in Milledge-
ville, Ga., on the 16 inst. Capt.
Lucas is a Darlingtonian and is
now Commandant of Cadets at
the Middle Georgia Military and
Agricultural College, in Mil-
ledgeville. His many friends
at his old home wish him every
happiness in his married life.
GREEN PLAINS.
—We are glad to have no sick
to report, the health of the com
munity being very good.
—Our school is still improv
ing and we are very much
pleased with the teacher, Miss
Eliza Sanders, and trust that
she wull remain with us a long
time.
—A considerable amount of
oats has been planted, in fact
more than usual. Some wheat
has also been planted and that
which has already come up is
looking well.
—We hope that the cotton
growers will unite in reducing
the acreage, for wo feel that
that is the only thing that can
raise the prices. Afew r entering
into the plan can do no good;
united action is necessary.
—Short crops and the low
price of cotton have left man}'
of our farmers in debt, conse
quently long faces are seen on
all sides and there is much dis
content. Two of our young
men, Messrs. S. D. Chapman
and W. T. Boswell, will leave
us this week. They go to Flor
ida in hopes of bettering their
condition. We wish them sue
cess. Several more expect to
follow them soon. It is thought
that Messrs. J. A. Chapman, G.
C. Taylor and J. T. Gandy will
remove to Florida with their
families and work the turpentine
interests in that State.
A SUIT FOR DAMAGES.
Dr. Willcox’s Suit Against the R. & D.
Railroad Tried Last Week.
Dr. J. C. Willcox’s suit for
damages against the Richmond
and Danville Railroad was tried
in the .United States Court at
Columbia on Wednesday of last
week. In May, 1890, while Dr.
Willcox was in Laurens, he was
telegraphed for to go to the death
bed of his father in Marion.
The Richmond and Danville
contracted to carry Dr. Willcox,
on a special train, to Columbia
in time to catch the Atlantic
Coast Line train, for which ser
vice Dr. Willcox paid the road
$195. The railroad, however,
failed to carry out its part of the
contract and Dr. Willcox did
not reach his father’s home be
fore the latter died. He then
brought suit against the railroad
for $5,000, mental damages.
The jury rendered a verdict for
$195 damages loss costs.
PLANT LESS COTTON.
A Darlington Farmer Writes a Letter
Endorsing That Idea.
Editor Darlington News:
As so much has been said re-
icently about the low price of
cotton and as the cause for these
low prices no doubt exists in the
[overproduction of the staple,
would it not be well to reduce
the acreage? We have seen
where some farmers in Georgia
and portions of this State have
agreed to plant a less number of
acres to the plow. Now the
question is, will we, ns farmers
looking to our own interests, en
ter into such a plan, or will the
majority of us refuse to do so
and continue to complain about
low prices? We should by all
means agree to plant less cotton,
and, at the same time raise
enough corn, oats, peas, pota
toes, wheat, molasses and meat
to serve our own purposes. We
should then be to a less extent
dependent upon the price of
cotton. Moreover, we would
get a hotter price for our few
number of hales next year than
we did for our many this year.
But some will say that “if I
reduce the acreage there will be
two to my one that will not.”
That may he true, hut it seems
to me that the idea should ho
this: Every farmer should say,
“I will raise enough provisions
to supply my wants, let others
do as they may.”
Then again the renter may
say, “1 have to pay such an
extortionate price for the land I
cultivate that I am forced to
plant all cotton to pay my
debts.” This is the case too
often, I admit, but the remedy
here is for the man to work for
wages, taking it out in land and
raising provisions for one or two
years ahead. You could then
plant enough cotton to pay your
rents and as much more as you
please.
We should also see that our
cotton is properly ginned and
baled. Most of our public gins
are run without any system,
mainly because incompetent
hands are employed. If we com
plain because our cotton is bad
ly handled we are told by the
proprietor that he cannot afford
to employ first class hands, as
the price for ginning will not
warrant it. If this be true, it
would he better for us all to pay
more for ginning and get the
work done properly. It would
he cheaper in the end.
The practice of plating cot
ton should be stopped. It is
dishonest and the law should
not allow it. The Legislature
would do a wise thing by re
quiring every person running a
public gin to take oath before a
qualified officer that he will not
allow plating to be done at his
gin and by fixing a penalty for
violation of the oath.
I offer these suggestions, hop
ing to hear from others on the
subject. H. H.
Lydia, S. C., December 7, 1891.
Cross <fc Blackwell’s citron,
seedless raisins and fresh dates
at Edwards, Norment & Go’s.
A Golden Wedding.
Mr. and Mrs. B. Witherspoon
celebrated their “golden wed
ding,” the fiftieth anniversary
of their married life, at their
residence in Beuna Vista, La., on
the 1 inst. Mr. Witherspoon is
a native of this county and is a
brother of Mr. John Wither
spoon, of Society Hill. Mrs.
Witherspoon is also a native of
Darlington, her maiden name
being Elizabeth Edwards.
DIED.
On Monday, Nov. 16, 1891,
near Coronaca, Abbeville Coun
ty, S. C\, Mary D., wifeof James
U. Caldwell, aged 32 years.
(Locals continued on second page.)
Highland Red.
This famous stallion will toe at Mc
Cullough A r Blackwell's stables until
April 15, when he will be sent to Ken
tucky to fill an engagement. tf
JTOTICE. I will sell at public sale
on the 17 of December at my
plantation, horses, mules, cow, hogs,
corn, fodder, peas, mower, rake, cotton
seed, tobacco Hues, plant covers farm
implements and all things used on a
farm. Conditions made known on
day of sale.
SAM’L J. BLACKWELL,
Ebenezer, S. U.
“ , K. of P.
The annual meeting of Section No.
578 will be held on Tuesday evening,
Dec. 15 next, Immediately after the
close of the Lodge. The election of
officers for the ensuing year and other
imi>ortant business, demands a full at
tendance. CHAS. K. KOCIERS,
Dec. 8,1891, Secretary.
St ATE Ob' SOVTIt CAROLINA.
County of Darlington,
tiy T. II. Spain. Esq., Probate Judge
Whereas, J. J. Ward hath made
suit to me, to grant unto him Letters
of Administration of the Estate of and
effects of (4. M. Kilgore
j These are therefore to cite and ad-
j monish all and singular the kindred
! and creditors of the said O. M. Kilgore
1 deceased, that they be and appear
before me, in the Court of Probate, to
beheldatDarlingtonU.il., on Decem-
j her 25 next, alter publication here
of, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, to
shew cause, if any they have, why the
said Administration should not be
granted.
(liven under my hand, this 9th day
of December, Anno Domini, 1891.
T. H. SPAIN,
J ndge of Probate,
December 10, 1801—3t