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VOL. XVIII, NO. 52. DARLINGTON, S. C„ THURSDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1891. WHOLE NUMBER 883. LOCK BREVITIES. MATTERS IN AND AftOUND PROS PEROUS DARLINGTON. A MILITARY RECEPTION Will bs Given by the Darlington Guards PROPER PROTECTION. KIND WORDS AND TRUE. A Column of News, Personal and Oth- j Guards for many years past crwise, of Interest to Readers. Our Many to First Lieu enant S. S. Burch. In recognition of the valuable services rendered the Darlington I vr Ua a c, f ° r , " lany - Vears l ,as t by . Jlr. o. b.. Burch, their popular! ! and efficient First Lieutenant, Zu' , Kreatly to tbe regret of the boys,” will be forced to! sever his connection wifh the Mr. C. M. Ward has returned Crtmmani ' by reason of his re- frotn North Carolina. | moval to Roanoke, Va., which The American Legion of Hon-11,1'been determined''^ Sd a reception in his honor at the the BUSINESS MEN TON OPGANIZE. The News wishes its readers a merry Christmas. j The Hospitality and Generous Services OF DARLING- of One of Darlington's Physicians Acknowledged. . . Rev. W. D. Kirkland, editor To Protect Themselves Against Bad Q f t h e Southern Christian Ad- Debts and for the Collection of j vacate, says in the last issue of Doubtful Accounts. ' : that paper: “It was the editor’s A number of the business men . g 0 °d fortune to be assigned to of Darlington have instituted | good care of Dr. B. C. Nor- . .. , . . , , J ment at the recent session of systematic warfare against what the South 0arolilul Conference is commonly known as “bad I at Darlington. His fellow guests or meets to-night (Thursday). Messrs. Frank and Andrew Wardlaw are at home for Christ mas. Mr. H. H. Huggins, of Roan oke, V.a., is visiting his old home. Lewis Logan, colored, was put in jail Sunday on the charge of petit larceny. Mr. J. D. Hast, principal of the graded school at Bennetts- ville, is in town. The Secretary of State has is sued a charter to the Darlington Driving Association. The Masons are preparing to make a grand success of their celebration of St. John’s Day on Monday. The tax levy for Darlington County for 1891-92 is: County :)} mills; total State and county 10} mills. Mr. John E. Boyd has retu rned from the Charleston Medical College to spend his Christmas vacation at home. The subject for the meeting of the Y. M. C. A., on Sunday afternoon next, is, “Why stand ye here idle.” No services were held in the Presbyterian Church on Sunday on account of the indisposition of Rev. J. G. Law. Rev. W. A. Guerry will con duct special Christmas services in the Episcopal Chapel on Sun day night at 7:30 o’clock. There will be no preaching in the Methodist Church on Sunday in consequence of the absence of the pastor, Rev. J. A. Rice. The monthly meeting of the Darlington Building and Loan Association will be held in the office of E. Keith Dargan, Esq., Saturday night. Mr. James H. Ganday has been appointed postmaster at Hartsvillc. The appointment gives satisfaction to the people of that community. Presiding Elder J. B. Wilson, of Florence district, preached in Church Sunday debts ” On Thursday THE LEGISLATURE. THE CLOSING DAYS OF ITS LAST SESSION. No Great Reforms Instituted, And But Few Important Measures Enacted Into Laws. In the House on Tuesday of of last week the bill to prohibit the sale of liquor within the in corporate limits of the town of Armory on Friday evening, Jan. 1, 1892, at 8:30 o clock. Owimr last they organized the Darling ton, S. C.. Branch of the Mer- jwing chants’Retail and Commercial to the limited accommodations Agency, of Chicago, 111., the in their Armory, which are even less at this season than in the summer, the guests of the occa sion, in addition to the contrih uting and honorary members, will consist of only thirty five 1 business men of every persons, each active member being accorded the privilege of issuing one inVitation to some friend or relative. It is with regrfet that the Guards recognize one providing for the building youngest son of‘the late Lieut. , of a new jail for Chesterfield Col. Hoole of the Eighth S. (’ Southern office of which is lo cated at Atlanta. 1 he object of the Agency is to bring in closer relations with one another the city and town in the United States, by means of the local organizations, for the purpose of protecting themselves against extending K hat this re8tricti . OI1 > a . s ^ credit to persdns having a repu- I ‘ H ? ' n ‘" c “s sar y as it evi- tation for not paying their hon dently is, will debar them the - - - J ^ privilege of inviting some of their very best friends, and many of those who have attend ed their entertainments in the fhohl ^ hey •* eUeVe ’ L h0w ever, auBlIuuuul u..r, cl ,uvu m;- n , ie "i portion m the matter | counts against persons residing bv all^who takc' ^ appreciated in their county and twice ayear evening! were Rev. A. J. Stokes and Rev. j chesterfield was killed; also the H. B. Browne. On the second day of the Conference session the editor was taken down with a severe attack of the grip. The j County. In the Senate on the Y. C. S. A.; day following his fellow guests same day the amendments made Ashh) to Mr. were taken down likewise. , , L ., ... ! * i • ji by the House on the anti-free Never were patients more kindlv .... | cared for. Dr. Norment and pass bill were accepted and the his excellent family placed us bill now awaits the signature all under everlasting obligations of the Governor. The bill by their unremitting attention. provi<ling for the e i ec t ion of cotton weighers in the several counties was killed by the Sen ate. The bill providing for a new MARRIAGE BELLS. A Double Wedding in Florence County —The Contracting Parties Well Known in Darlington. The Florence correspondent of the State writes as follows on December 18: “There was a double wedding at the residence of Mr. Thos. Ashby, about three] miles from the city, last night. The contracting parties were Miss Martha Ashby, a grand daughter of the late Dr.‘Edward DARLINGTON COUNTY. NEWS OF ALL SECTIONS AS TOLD BY OUR CORRESPONDENTS. est debts and to assist one an other in the collection of doubt ful accounts. The members of the Agency are furnished every sixty days withan abstract of unsettled ac- county ana twice ayear with a similar abstract' against persons residing elsewhere in the State. These abstracts also give the occupation and resi dence of every person owing u j * „ ! such an account, its amount and Kurd? ° a ’ U; ■ ICG & for what il w as contracted. The Porcher and niece of Gen. W. ] some marriages during the hoii W. Harlee, and Mr. A. J. Hoole, CLYDE. —Mr. J. C. Jowers has a very full and flourishing school at the Morman school house. —The low price of cotton is what Our Neighbors Are Doing And having its effect upon the spirits Saying.—A Br ef Resume of the of some of our farmers. Moral, Week. raise your own hog and hominy. riverdalE. ' —We have a great deal of sickness from fever apd errip. Mr. Jesse John and Mrs. Cath erine Taylor, both of whom are From appearances we expect very old, are quite sick. — Mr Wm. Killens is erecting a store on his place. The editor of the Advocate and Bt other Browne came over to Columbia Tuesday morning, whe - e the former has been con fined to bis bed ever since. Rev. an interest in their welfare, and that this ex planation will be received and understood in the same spirit of frankness in which it is given. A. J. Stokes was not wellenougli system of county government to to move that morning, but hoped tqke the place of the work of to be able to return home Tues-1 t i ie County Commissioners was day afternoon. We w sh n6w tilled j n the House on Wednes- aud here to say that we have day of last week, never been more kindly cared In the Senate on Thursday the for .than on this occasion, the bill for the establishment of a name of Di. B. C. Norment and 1 Confederate Home was killed; his excellent wife have been also the bill to require county written on our hearts forever treasurers to publish annually and ever.’’ : the emancipation day. The Colored People of Darlington Will Celebrate the Twenty-Ninth Anni versary, The colored citizens of Dar- names of persons paying —— i poll tax. The Senate on the Men’s.suits reduced froni $9 to same day passed bills for the $7; Edwards, Norment * Co. , revisin of the registration books of Darlington County and to DARLINGTON’S fair DAUGHTERS, amend the charter of tlie town of I Lamar. Their Mus'ical Talent Greatly Apprecia-i On Friday the bill to provide ted in Columbia. , for the building of a new jail The young ladies of the South-Sumter County passed its Carolina College for Women, in iea< in ? la , t Senate. Agency, further, traces persons Co i umbia . g aYe a piano and song VV % ? a ' m ' 'i ay h . e T who move from place to place i recital on Fri(lay night last As dehmtcly postponed the bill to leaving unpaid accounts behind is usuallv the castt the llarling- r® ° ‘ • ? B< ' ar<1 them. It does not confine its ton young la)lios contributed '>f Medical Examiners in place work to any particular line of much - towards the success of present county boards business, nor to any particular: the ontm toinment We clin _ 1 ho bl11 to reapportion the members of the Agency are pledged not to extend credit to a person so long as his or her name appears on the abstract. The ightl and Miss Claude R. Eugene Curran of North Carolina. The beauti ful service of the Episcopal church was impressively per formed by Rev. Mr. (hurry rec tor of the church here. None but the immediate relatives of the brides and grooms were in vited.” j days. —We send Christmas greet ings to till the readers of The i News. HIGH HILL. Wil- our Umbrella* covers, all —Mrs. J. I. King has been quite ill, but we hope she will soon recover. —Rev. E. M. Merritt preached his first sermon at the now chapel last Sunday. —Miss Carrie Gee, of liainsburg, is visiting in neighborhood. —Dr. P. A. Wilson has gone to Florida, where ho will spend the winter months. —Mr. C. Milling is going to resign his position at Riverdale, grades, and return to his farm. sold only by Edwards, Norment. _ Mr . Thos . Williamson will ‘ I remove his family to Dovesville ] currence. next year. Mr. W. C. Byrd will AN IMPORTANT SALE. a l 80 move. —Mr. Jimmie Gray, of the Swift Creek section, was visit ing in our neighborhood last week. ‘ —Our young folks seem full of life despite the hard times, j and parties are of frequent oc- A Valuable Piece of Town Property Changes Hands, The lot upon which Messrs McCullough & Blackwell’s stables now stand was sold last week by that firm to Mr. McC. Willis. The lot extends from Main to Exchange Streets and runs back to the lot of the Macedonia (colored) Baptist. It contains nearly three-fourths of an acre and is a very valuable JASPER. —Our pastor, Rev. Mr. Gresh am, preached an excellent ser i tnon on Sunday, taking his text! from John, XIV, 1-3. —Messrs. W. F. Wilkes and Walter Vaughn visited Charles ton last week in the interest of bur farmers’ club. —The work upon our new church at Lake Swamp is pro- McCall & Burch are making | sweeping reductions in winter goods. piece of property. Messrs Me- gressing rapidly and, if nothing lington are making extensive preparations for the celebration uusmess, nor io any parneuiarentertainment. ,, c V1 „,, of the twenty-ninth anniversary State or city, hut it represents 1 £ rom t j le state the following H^presentatiYOS in the House of Lincoln’s Proclamation of every channel of trade and cov-! com jj immtar y notices of three parsed its second reading in that Emancipation, on New ers the whole county, local „£ Darliiurton’s fuir daiurhters- body on Saturday. Darlington ~ ‘ ... ... *>__• retains her three Year’s Day. Rev. C. N. Gran-i branches having already been dison, I). D., of Greensboro, N. j established in thirty States. C., will be the orator of the oc- : The following is the list of casion. He is said to be one of Darlington merchants (and the the ablest colored speakers in number will probably be in- Representa- the South. The celebration will be held in open air. The pro gramme will be brief, but at tractive. The following com mittee has charge of the cele bration: Rev. I. P. Brockenton, chairman; Thos. L. Cotlin, sec-; retary, and Rev. J. McLeod, Augustus Smalls, S. Mclver, Doctor Davis, Evans Sparks, I Edmund Deas, S. H. Dreher, j Samuel Keith, Cornelius Bell, Simon Stott, Lias Sawj'er, the Methodist unuren ounuuy | A( j ains Brockenton, Alex Bvrd, night. The quarterly conference Joe WoodS( E A Quick, Rev. was held on Monday night. j E(lw Land. Rev. D. M. Pearce, On Friday last, Hon. Geo. W. I Rev. J. C. Weston, Rev. E. R. Dargan delivered a lecture on | Roberts, Rey. R. A. Cottinghani, Henry Timrod to the pulpils in creased ve joined the Burch, Woods & Woods. Black- well Bros., Edwards, Norment & Co., S. Lewenthal, J. F. Ear ly, Welling & Bonuoitt, A. Weinberg, I. Sulzbacher& Son, J. C. White, G. O. Mertz, Brun son, Lunn & Co., A. J. Broom, J. A. Boyd, J. O. Muldrow, Willcox & Co. Woods & Milling have just received a large line of stiff hats made on a Dunlop block of the very latest style. The first composition, Mo- . . . zart’s celebrated Minuet, a.-- >ves byjthejnew apportionment ranged for two pianos was ren- Tne new Congressional district dered with brilliancy ami ex- bill was killed in the House on pression bv Miss Mary Lucas J hat <iay - According to this bill , , , by Miss Marv Lucas ry shortly) who have | and Mr Abell Considering Agency: McCall & j ba t Miss Lucas has had less than three years instruction her playing is remarkable.” “A very pleasing number was | V' 1 -,,- . the fine rendering of Heller’s W ‘ , lain8 V ur ^'. . w “Tarantelle” by Miss Mary Law "easing the salary of Phosphate and Mr. Abell. Miss Law is rapidly coming to the front as a remarkably fine performer.” “Miss Bessie Williamson noti nr > rv o only sang the piece assigned her i °“ M ? n < lay the ^nate put a on' the programme "Dost ^tum inhe supjily bdU.v.ng Know?” by Rotoli and “Inipa- ^ lem80 “ College $65,()00 to push tience” bv F. Shubert, but also *he work upon the buildings in took the place of one of the ab- order that the institution might would have been placed in the Fifth Congression al district, together with the counties of Mur)boro, Florence, . | Chesterfield, Lancaster and The bill in- / of Phosphate Inspector Jones by ?(500 and de- ! volving upon him the duties of fish commissioner passed the House. Cullough & Blackwell will re-j move their stables to the build ing on Exchange Street, direct ly opposite the present stand. The removal, however, will not be made for six months. A TILLMANITE CONVERTED. He Writes a Strong Letter to his Home Paper, Condemning Tillman’s Course. Mr. John B. Stokes, a Till- rnanite member of the Legisla ture from Chester, recently wrote a letter to the Chester Bulletin, on the present corn! unforeseen happens, it will be ready for use by February. —Miss Sallio Dickinson has been quite sick, but we hope that she is now better. Her sister, Miss Mary Dickinson, of Darlington, has been with her during her sickness. Several members of Mr. I). G. Wilkes’ family are also quite sick. GREEN GOODS-GREEN GEESE. Two Men from Spartanburg, S. C., Caught by New York Rascals Sharper than Themselves. Jersey City, N. fJ., Decem ber 10.—Michael C. Trisley and Garrison Perruth, both from Spartanburg County, S. C., were arrested by Detective Kilcauley at the Central Railroad station in Jersey City to-day while they were waiting for a train that would take them home. They had with them a neat box filled witli packages of green paper cut out to the exact size of bunk notes, with good bills on the outside of each package. They were taken to the police head quarters, where they told the superintendent their story. * Several months ago they got circulars signed “Q. Watts, of No. 141 Mott Street, New York,” telling them how a few dollars would buy lots of others, indis tinguishable from those issued by Uncle Sam; stolen plates were used to make the hills, and they were all right. The men sent on for some of the stuff and received word that it had been forwarded by express. It did not come to hand, and ! they reluctantly concluded that be built without any cost to the | State. It has already cost over the high school and the sixth grade of St. John’s Academy. The prediction is made the “His Second Campaign,” our new serial story, will be the most popular work of the kind ever published in Darlington County. Mr. L. M Norment, who was recently offered the position of agent of the Southern Express Company, has accepted and has already entered upon the dis charge of the duties. Mr. J. T. Bristow has removed from the residence on Pearl Street, adjoining Dr. J. S. Gar ner's, to Mrs. Reaves’ house on West Broad Street, occupied un til recently by Mr. A. W. Wel ling. The Bennettsville Dancing Club will give its annual hop, in Bennettsville, on Tuesday evening It is probable that a "party of young gentlemen from this place will attend. Mr. Walter C. Edwards has returned from Furman Univer Lawrence Faulkner, Rev. C. Brewer, Rev. J. H. Carey, J. A Smith, Anthony Granville. Everything one may need in the job printing line can be had at The News office on the short est possible notice, and at the lowest market prices. CALLED TO HER REST. Low priced cotton—low priced clothing; Edwards, Norment & Co. AN AGGRAVATED ASSAULT. Mr. T. E. Purvis, of Florence, Roughly Handled on the Streets of Darlington. Cornelius Smoot, Josh Shep ard and Patsy White, all colored and the last named a woman, were arrested and put in jail on Saturday on the charge of com- An Estimable Lady, an Old Resident of mitting aggravated assault and Darlington, Passes Away. Mrs. Caroline Mowry. a very old resident of Darlington, died on Saturday morning, aged 77 years. She was the wife of the late Mr. Peter Mowry, who was familiarly known in Darlington - She battery upon the person of Mr. T. E. Purvis, a resident of Flor ence County. On the night of the first Monday in the present month, Mr. Purvis was on his way home from Darlington, rid ing in a buggy in company with Mr. R. E. Rogers, and at a as “L ucie I wter. spent , )0 j nt on Main Street, just below most of her long life m this the q g & ^ crossing, he was town and was highly respected by a party of colored by everyone for her estimable CO pi e an( j 8eV erely cut in sev- character. i or very many years ( , ra i p i ace p t besides being badly Mrs. Mowry was a member of bru j se[b The above named par- the Baptist Church and her con- ( j eK were arre8 ted for participa- sistency m all her religious du- j n t Le attack, but have since been released from custody The Sheriff also made other arrests in the case. be opened earlier, but the House refused to accept the amend ment. The State prohibition bill cannot possibly pass the Senate this year and the bill for a constitutional convention stands almost as bad a chance in the House. The Legislature adjourns to day. Men’s suits, good quality', @ $3.25, $4 ami $5.25; Edwards, Norment & Co. VICTIM OF THE GRIP. ties was one of life. the shining * traits of her life. For a longj , time she has suffered from the j ° hand of affliction, having been : sity'Vo spd'theChristmasholi- j^erXSs wRhVi!^ c JpteSof° “Hi^sSonTCam g - days at home. Mr. C.Jb Mc^ Mr s. Mowry leaves one child. ’to he begun in our issue Mr. C. S. Mc Cullough has returned from the Middle Georgia Military and Agricultural College at Milledge- ville. Mr. A. Weinberg js now mov ing his residence f rlim its pres ent site on Pearl Street to a lot on Grove Street near the Baptist Church. He will erect a two storv brick building on the lot on Pearl Street from which he is moving his residence. Owing to sickness in Hon. Geo. W. Dargan’s family, the Sixteenth Century party, on Monday night next, will not be given at his resilience, but at the residence of Mr. C. S. Mc Cullough, on Pearl Street. Miss Pauline Spain, who has Mrs. C. Cameron, at whose resi dence she died, Her remains were interredin the Baptist Church yard on Sunday, Rev. T. Hart well Edwards conducting the funeral services. The following gentlemen acted as pull bearers; Messrs. W\ C. Byrd, J. G, Hutchinson, John Schmid, John White, W. B. Oakes and C. A. Muldrow. paign of Jan. 7, 1892! DEATH'S DOINGS. Best men’s suits in the county (2) $7 and $10.50; Edwards, Nor ment & Co. THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. The Pupils Are Now Enjoying Christmas Holidays. the A Prominent Citizen of the County Succumbs to Its Attack. Mr. I. M. Harrell, a well known resident of the county, died at his home at Oats, on Saturday morning, at the advanced age of 77 years. The cause of his death was and attack of the grip, to which he succumbed after only a brief illness. Mr. Harrell was a native of this county and he spent his entire life here. He was a good man and all among his large circle acquaintances sentees and sang “The Pilgrim” | by Stephen Adams, accompanied j by Prof. Abell on the organ, j Her taste and feeling were ex quisite and touching, and the; enthusiastic applause with which the audience greeted, as well as applauded her, testified to their appreciation of Miss Williamson’s singing. Her continued improvement, and the increased ease and grace with which she renders difficult mu sic testify to the high culture j of the vocal department of the | college.” Dress plaids, 40 inches wide, 25c per yd; Edwards, Norment & Co. AN ENJOYABLE TIME PROMISED. The People of Hartsville the Night Be fore New Year. On Thursday night of ne*t week, the night before New Year, an entertainment will be given at Hartsville for the bene fit of the Hartsville High School. The entertainment will consist of a flag drill, in which thirty- two young ladies and gentlemen will participate. All the grace ful, intricate movements of the Our entire line of clothing at drill will be executed and the cos t f or cash; McCall & Burch. managers of the entertainment; — are making every preparation to a TREAT FOR OUR readers ensure its success. The drill 1 will be interspersed with music A New Serial Story Will Be Published in by most competent musicians.; This Paper. a .8; 0 o<I time is promised all who With our first issue in January, will be present and there should we will begin the publica- bfj a good attendance as the en-; ^j on 0 f a charming serial story tertainment will be given for a en ti^i 0( j ) “His Second Cam by Maurice Thompson the most distinguished Mr. W. A. McGee Dies at His Home, Near Palmetto. Mr. W. A. McGee died at his home on Col. E. R. Mclver’s place, near Palmetto, on Sun day morning, from an attack of the grip He was about sixty years of age and was a member of the Methodist Church. He came to this county from Wil liamsburg and about a year ago became overseer for Col. Mclver, a position which he held at the time of his death. His wifeand several children survive him. His remains were interred in Mt. Pisgah Churchyard or Mon day. GREEN PLAINS. —Mr. J. W. Moore is erecting two tenant houses on his place. —The departure of so many young men from this section ra tion of political" affairs, and jcently makes us feel quite lone- from it we clip the following: some. “When he (Tillman) was nom- —Misses Alice Chapman and mated I believe the farmers had j Emily Coker are visiting rela- a secret understanding what j tives in Georgia. Miss Florence they would do. I worked and Huggins has gone to Lamar on voted with them, but I see we a visit, have elected the biggest set of '” 1 ,‘hli St ‘Mr 0 TUtaarp!!om1 “'Sf'J- iStKbiJcXruTdwin not »«■ - VisrSyJSTSSS. out so that we may know where too » vva f in tiansu, iney they stand? supposed, for Watts assured 100 „ i in i V ’ . them that it had been expressed 12,J,000 and they will have$80,-1 —Why did not some one peti- to them. ooo next year, of which only tion the Legislature t© pay those, | They made up their minds to $4,500 comes from the Uemson who had already paid their tax- trust no longer to the express estate. es, interest on the same from the ; companies. They would go to The governor wants three time they were paid until Feb- N ew York themselves. They more offices made so he can ruary 20, the date of the exten- wro t e to Watts and were in- have appointments to give three sion? Turn about is fair play. ; structed to go to the Columbia • i i z? 4.1 i i Idpv IT M Satterwhito i Hotel, ^No. 111. North Broad paid by some of the hard earn- r \ . « mgs of the laboring people. 1 preached a very interesting ser- waut all the laboring people "l on ol } Sunday afternoon. - - - ■ after the services and before the congregation had retired Mr. Satterwhite tied the marriage knot for Mr. Willie Ellis, of Hartsville, and Mise Sallie Liles, ^ ^ ^ ^ lofCheraw. We wish the young township and the tax increased C0U Pl e every happiness. 50 per cent on our land. How ; in the name of God can we pay all these taxes? He wants a —Mr. R. McLendon is clerk- stamp act. Doesn’t he know ing for Mr. J. A. DuBose. the stamp act brought on the ! . r T . . Revolutionary war? I would!,. Mn. Japnes o Brian, of I fSendK at’this'place! “ "‘' S “ \ Kuetod „ they were surprised to consider well how they ote. . [They were sure that the ‘ goods ’ It is mighty hard to borrow any —Miss Essie DuBose, one of | wer ^ tbere as they had seen the money now and it will he im Camden’s fairest daughters, is! boi p re p ar ’ ec j an( i nailed down, possible to get any if all notes; visiting in this communty. i Th ‘ W er t , a „ x ious to punish the have to be stamped by the audi- _Owing to short crops and gang who had got so much of tor, for there are plenty of other h j * f ott w0 e x- their money, and Superintendent SSSTteSTJS EI .«*<<> *1™ » «• la**, "—‘"a* «-* both gentlemen and ladies to read his message to the Legisla ture to see what a fool we have elected. Ho wants threecounty commissioners elected in each township and paid by each ! of friends and honored and respected him. He . _ . The Christmas holidays for leaves six children all of whom been visiting relatives in Macon,; ^ pjarlington Public Schools a re grown. The remains of the Ga., has returned home. 1,,,,,;.. to-dav. The exercises of deceased were interred in the F. O. Suain. of r, e 8 l “ 1 ..X\..;ii be good cause. It will be held m the hall over Messrs. J. L. Coker & Co’s store and a very small admission fee will be charged paign, one of Southern writers living. The enforced discontinuance of our serial stories during the past few months by the unusual pressure . , » * „ „ . of advertising matter has been The Baptist Church Extends a Call to a ^ a ^appointment to many YSlvnrln; Pif> i n i C ♦ £» r 1 „ . 1 1 „ 1 • 1 1 of our readers, for which, how- A PASTOR CALLED. Virginia Minister. Rev. James M. McManaway, of Virginia, who recently preached a sermon, by request, cypress. Street, Philadelphia, where they would be met by an agent of Watts. This they did and were met yesterday by a man called “skip.” He took them to a place on Mott Street, where they met one Harry Miner and a man named “Big Bill,” whose name was Miner. They gave up $1,000 in good money for, as they sup posed. $20,000 of counterfeit and started for home by way of the New Jersey Central. W hen they saw the box opened In-1 and found that there was only | $30 in it they were as much dis served the extreme penalty if the law, which, unfortunately, he did not get, and the execra tion of mankind to the end of time, then no less ought to be meted out to Ben Tillman and his set of officers of South Caro lina, by all patriots of every clime and country. I now appeal again to the ladies to run all their pewter in to bullets at once and then look over all these above accounts, and then go at once to Columbia and stop that set of fools, for if you let them go on making bills you and your children and chil dren’s children will be slaves forever by them. So come at once into the open old field light.” Happy Hoosier*. Wm. Timmons, Postmasterof Idaville, Ind.’ writes: “Electric Bitters has done more for me than all other medicines com bined, for that bad feeling aris- Kidney and Liver John Leslie, farmer brother, Capt. F. O. Wuam, Atlanta, accompanies her and will remain in Darlington dur ing the Chi istmas holidays. The family of Mr. John Z. Hearon, the bookkeeper for the Phosphate Company, have re the schools will be resumed on 1 cemetery at Wesley Chapel, on (the Monday following New Year’s Day. The time allowed I for the Christmas holidays is j one week, but as this regulation could not be carried out con vs Iniently this year, a week ' allowed. Sunday. For more than fifty years lie had been a member of that church. If you want a nice Xmas pres- mpany, nave re- j niemiy mis yeui , “ ^ and Jent for your mother or swter ex- rnoved to Darlington and are two days will be allowed. To]amine McCall He Bu c T. C. Poore’s make good these two days the of glassware. Cant.! session - of the schools will he ” * , continued two days longer than Ladies cloaks and_wraps— occupying Capt residence on Pearl Street Poore’s family have returned to their former home at llonea Path. Ladies’ cloaks and 3 K™ (to & ite i small lot, .mail prtaeai Edwards, summer vacation, 1 Norment & Co. ever, they will be in a great measure compensated by the treat we now have in store for ( . in the Baptist Church, was, on | them. This one feature alone big from Sunday, called to the pastorate ] j s we n worth the price of the trou ble.” of that church by the unanimous paper for a year as the story is and stockman, of same place, vote of the congregation. Mr. j copy-righted by the author, and says: “Find Electric Bitters to MoManaway is said to be a very | WO uld cost from $1 to 1.25 in (he the best Kidney and Liver fine preacher and he made a i )00 jjf 0 rm. Those who subscribe ood impression among the j f or ? he year on salesday next aptists at this place during his ] w j)i he just in time for the open- recent visit It is not known, 1 j ng chapters —The colored people are mov ing around at a lively rate and the farmers are building lots of new tenant houses. —Mr. A. B. DuBose has re turned from school at Spartan burg. Others also have return ed home to spend the holidays. —Dr. J. M. Josey and others are sowing wheat and a good deal of oats have already been planted. Many speak of reduc ing the acreage in cotton next year. '' —One of our old bachelors sneaks of going to Sumter next week to look after his interests there. He does not say whether it is land or . Perhaps he expects to get the land in the future. —The communty was greatly shocked last Saturday on hear ing of the death of Mr. I. M. Harrell. He had many friends at this place who sympathize with the bereaved family. last batch of Southern country men arrested by Kilcauley had gone to Mott Street and had been entertained by “Harry Miner” and Big Bill, sent them to Superintendent of Police Mur ray, m New York. DARLINGTON COTTON MARKET For the Week Ending Wednesday, De cember 23. Good Middling, 7 Middling, CIS Strict Low Middling. 6! Low Middling, Cl Mr. Dudelet—“I have great talent, Miss Caustic, and could do wonderful things if I only had a mind to.” Miss Caustic —“Yes; you only lack the mind.”—Comic. as yet, whether he will accept i the’ call, but the congregation earnestly hopes that he will. The church has voted him an appropriation of $100 to defray the expenses of his removal here should he accept the call. medicine, made me feel like a i of the bride’s father, Mr. H. J. new man.” J. W. Gardner,, DuBose. On Thursday after hardware merchant, same town, noon Mr. E. B. DuBose, a well- says: Electric Bitters is just the' to-do young farmer of this A Head Line.—He—.“When ever I have a cold it is invari ably a cold in the head.” She —“Exactly. Colds always fly to the weakest part of one’s —On Wednesday night of last body, you know.” (Sudden week Mr. J. R. Durant, of Bish-! collapse of the subject.)—Comic, opville, and Miss Mary DuBose [, were married at the residence A few winter reduced prices; ment & Co. dress goods thing for a man who at down and Edwards, Nor- See McCall & Burch's bargain counter. is all run (place, was married to Miss ;r! Butler, also of this pi to O. T HHTsnSoBi the Darlington Building and I/win Association will be held on Sat urday, the 2tith iust., in the ofliee of E. Keith Dargan, Esq., at 8 p. in. C. K. HOOERS, Secretary. don’t care whether' Butler, also of this place. An- he lives or dies; he found new j other wedding is to follow soon, strength, good appetite and felt j just like he had a new lease on A quire of paper and a pi ’ ’ * in life. Only 50c. a bottle, Willcox & Go’s Drug Store. at A quire of paper and a pack age of envelopes, real Irish lin en, for 15cts at the bookstore, fit Red. This f.imous stallion will be at Mo Cullougli & Blackwell’s stables until April 15, when he will be sent to Ken tucky to till an engagement. t(