The Darlington news. (Darlington, S.C.) 1875-1909, December 31, 1891, Image 1
VOL. XIX, NO. 1.
DARLINGTON, S. C., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1891.
WHOLE NUMBER 884.
LOCAL BREVITIES.
MATTERS IN AND AROUND fROE-
PEROUS DARLINGTON.
A Column of News, Personal and Otl-
erwise, of Interest to Our Many
Readers.
A liappy New Year to all!
Chrismas in Darlington was
unusuullv quiet and order
ly-
The grip has slackened its
hold somewhat upon our peo
ple.
Mr. A. H. Spain, of Little
Rock. Ark., is on a visit to his
old home
Miss Anna Rogers left yester
day forJHartsvilleon a brief visit
to friends.
Miss Maggie Smith, of Colum
bia, is visiting the Misses Wil
liamson, at Palmetto.
The Bank of Darlington has
('ec'ared its usual semi-anual
dividend of 5 per cent.
Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Dick and
Mrs. A. S. Mclver are spending
the holidays in Sumter.
Mr. H. H. Hast, who is attend
ing the South Carolina College,
spent Christmas at home.
Read the advertisement of the
Bank of Darlington. It will
give you some valuable informa
tion.
Mrs. A. D. Gibson and her son.
Mr. N. S. Gibson, are moving
into their residence on Orange,
Street.
Mr. H. H. Huggins has re- J
turned to his home in Roanoke.
Va., after a brief visit to Dar
lington.
Mr. B. A. Howell, of Lydia, j
publishes in this issue a notice |
in regard to trespassing upon
his lands.
The elegant supper of the Ma-1
sons on Monday night, was fur
nished by that prince of cater
ers, Mr. VV. Witcover.
Mr. A. McP. Hamby, of
Georgetown, who taught school
in Darlington for many years,
is in town on a visit to friends.
Mr. R. B. Nettles, of Palmetto,
has removed to town and is oc
cupying Mrs. Warley’s residence
on the north side of Swift Creek.
Mr. N. D. J. Wright, of Hans-
ville, has returned home after
completing a course in book
keeping at Rutherford College,
N. C.
Dr. W. B. MeGirt has been
quite sick. He is now at his
former home in Little Rock. S.
C. hut will return to Darlington
in a few days.
An important, notice is pub
lished in this issue, to the effect
that the stock of J. Frank Early
will, on January 1, be marked
down at cost for cash.
The amuaal meeting of the
stockholders of the Bank of Dar
lington will be held on the 12th
proximo. See notice concern
ing same in another column.
“His Second Campaign’’ will
be begun in next week’s issue.
Look out for the opening chap
ters ; now is the time to send Si
and subscribe for the year 1892. j
The subject for the meeting of
the Y. M. C. A., Sunday after
noon is: “Purpose of our lives’’—
Isaiah, XLII1, 7, 10, 21; II Cor
inthians, IV, 5, 0; Matthew VI,,
33
Mr. T. E. Early and family
have removed from Swift Creek
to Darlington and are occupy
ing the residence on Broad
Street, occupied until recently
by John W Eloyd.
Mr. Samuel .Bee, of Charles-j
ton, has been visiting his sister,
Mrs. A. W. Welling. Mr. H. |
L. Townsend, of Charleston, al
so spent Christmas in Darling
ton as the guest of Mrs. Wel
ling.
The flag drill to be given in
Hartsville to-night, for the ben-
efit of the High School at that
place, promises to be quite a,
success and it is probable that a
number of young people from
this place will attend.
Mr. T. P. Wardlaw and Miss
Charlotte Wardlaw, of Augusta,
who came to Darlington to at
tend the wedding of Mr. and
Mrs. Geo. H. Edwards, have re
mained in town as the guests of
Mr. Patterson Wardlaw.
Mr. L. W. Dick, principal of
St. John’s Academy, has been
elected professor of Latiig
French and German in the Rock
Hill High School. He will not
enter upon his new duties, how
ever, until the fall.
Mr. D. G. Coi’t, of Cheraw,
who has heretofore been em
ployed in the bank at that place,
has accepted the position of
bookkeeperfor Messrs. Edwards,
Norment & Co., and has already
entered upon his new work.
Among the young ladies who
returned home from school for
the Christmas holidays, are:
Miss ClarT*Ward, who is attend
ing Converse, and Misses Carrie
Mclver, Mary Law and Emmie
James, who are attending the
South Carolina College for
Women.
‘•OUR COUNTRY, AMERICA.”
Geo. W. Brown, Esq , Eloquently Re
sponds to This Patriotic Toast.
December 21st, the anniversa
ry of the landing of the Pilgrim
Fathers at Plymouth Rock, is
always observed by the New'
England Society, of Charleston, !
one of the most mtiuencial so- i
cial organizations in that city.
On Tuesday of last week the
anniversary was celebrated in
uuuusually fine style by the so
ciety . Among the guests who
responded to toasts was Geo. W.
Brown, Esq., of this place.
In reference to Mr. Brown’s
effort the Aetr# and Courier
says: “1 h; presi lent then an- !
nounced the tnirii regular toast:
“Our Country, America, it is;
but another word for opportuni
ty,’’ and called upon Mr. George
W. Brown, of the Darlington
Bur, to respond. Mr. Brown is
a graceful and eioquent speaker,
he held the interest and atten
tion of the company from the
beginning to the close of his re
marks. He pleasantly played
upon the popular tradition that
the Garden of Eden was located
in Charleston, and showed by
scriptural authority that Adam,
a Charlestonian, was the first
man to perform an act of chival
ry. He glowingly described the
greatness of the American Con
tinent and forcibly presented
the thought that as Greece could
have made no claim to great
ness but for her Athens and her
Sparta, which, while implaca
ble in their hatred of each other,
vied with one another in patrio
tic ardor, so America could have
no existence without New Eng
land ; and without our own loved
Southland no intelligible histo
ry of America could be writ
ten.”*
THE FIRE'S FUR*.
AN AUSPICIOUS EVENT.
SOME NEW LAWS.
THE PROHIBITION QUESTION.
DARLINGTON COUNTY.
Two of Darlington’s Young People
Joined in the Bonds of Matrimony.
Quite a number of relatives
and friends gathered at the
Presbyterian Church, on Thurs
day night, to witness the nup
tials of Mr. Geo. H. Edwards
| and Miss Josie Wardlaw, two of
On Thursday night the town Darlington’s popular younsr peo-
WORKS DESTRUCTION AT LAMAR
AND EBENEZER.
The Principal Losers, at Lamar, Mr.
Joseph Spears; at Ebenezer, Mr,
J- C. Jeffords. Mrs. Simmons
and the W. C. & A. Railroad.
pie. The church was tastily
decorated for the occasion. The
bridal party was ushered into
of Lamar was visited by a fire.
About midnight the store of Mr.
Joseph Speais was found to be
on fire. The alarm was given j
and the citizens responded
quickly, butthev could not save!
the building, which was burned j
to the ground. The building emn, but beautiful, scene, mak-
belonged to Mr. Spears. His * n .K the young people man and
stock of general merchandise | " if,?’ f ,, ... ,
, i 1 lie following ladies and gen-
was also entirely destroyed. jtlemen acted us attendants:
un- Miss Sallie Wardlaw and Mr. J.
the|L. Edwards; Miss Claudia Ed
wards and Mr. Patterson Ward-
strains of the wedding march
from Wagner’s famous opera
“Lohengrin.” The impressive
ceremony was performed by
Rev. J G. Law, and was a soi
ls
The origin of the fire
known, but as it caught in
roof it is supposed that it
How the Law Worked in the State "of
Iowa.
[The State.]
Our prohibition friends can
console themselves in their de- j
feat by studying this statement
from the Des Moines State 'Reg- j
vster, the leading Republican j
newspaper in Iowa and a hard
fighter for prohibition. It is
soothing, even if bitter: “In
Iowa the prohibitionists have!
been at work for a third of a
century. There is no State
where the conditions have been
more favorable; or ever will be.
What is the result? At the last
election there were 208,OCR) peo
ple who went to the polls to vote,
and did it deliberately, for a ■
man who in his campaign
speeches had no higher theme
Bishopvillo Guards, of Bishop- than the divine rights of the
ville ; to incorporate the town of whiskey bottle, a man who de-
PASSED AT THE RECENT SESSION
OF THE LEGISLATURE.
Only a Few of Great Importance.—A
Number of Others of Local Inter
est.
The Legislature, during its
recent session, passed three hun
dred and twenty-eight Acts.
But few of them were of any
the church with themagnfiicent great importance. We publish
from the long list those that
will be of interest to our read
ers. They are as follows:
To extend the time for the
payment of taxes to February
20th, 1892 ; to organize and mus
ter into the active militia the
Hartsville; to authorize the
dared that a boy who could not
was
be saved
i law; Miss Emma Edwards and tH^ees of the graded school of laws was not worth
NEWS OF ALL SECTIONS AS TOLD
BY OUR CORRESPONDENTS.
What Our Neighbors Are Doing And
Saying.- A Brief Resume of the
Week.
JASPER.
— A cutting scrape occurred on
'hristmas Eve between Messrs
W. M. Lloyd and J. E. Mixon,
in which the latter was serious
ly injured.
Miss Sallie A. Dickerson,
who has been quite sick, is im
proving and we hope that she
will soon be able to resume her
duties at her school.
We enjoyed Christmas very
much, despite the hard times.
A sociable was given at the resi
lience of John H. Ham. Sever
al young ladies from near Tim-
monsville joined the young folks
caused irom the fatal fire-crack-1 jr. h Wardlaw; Miss Jennie Dishopville to purchase real es- than 200,000 had the
without prohibitory at thig place in the m e rry 7™^.
saving: Less
courage to
the best laws
er. The property was insured I Harrison, of Bradley, 8. C., and tate for school purposes : to re- standby one of
fu Mr. B. O. Bristow’s agency Mr. H. A. Edwards: Miss Clarke quire the town council of Cheraw e v er enacted for the control of
at this place. The value oG Cofhraii, of Abbeville an.l Mr. t o effect a loan for the purchase H* 6 UqU0 . r tr ^ C - , That is ho *’
the budding was $800 and the| A)1 * n of Florence w
. , and Mr. W.
insurance $400 : the value of the | A. Edwards; Miss Kitty Perrin,
stock was $23,000 and insurance i of Charleston, and Mr.. T. P.
*1,000. Dr. J. A. Cole’s drug j Wardlaw, of Augusta; Miss
store, which adjoined the burnt I Charlotte Wardlaw, of Augusta
build ng, was slightly damaged, and Mr. J. E. Norment. Two
as also was the stock of Mr. W., little girls, Misses Bertie Ward-
S. Sheppard who occupies Mr. law and Annie Edwards, p
, ., ... , , i the people of Iowa have reward-
of the Cheraw bridge for the e d the efforts of all these vears
uses of the town ; to incorporate of agitation.” All of which
the Charleston. Colleton and shows that the people of even
Berkeley Railroad Company; to Republican Iowa will not endure
l>n-\ent the carrying of torches sumptuary legislation,
on lands of another without per
mission ; to regulate
of seed cotton in the
the traffic
county of
ST. JOHN S DAY.
rib- ^ orence ! t° provide an expedi
tious way of obtaining the right
to drain lands across the lands
of others in this State ; to
au-
Celebrated in Fine Style by St.
Lodge, A. F. M.
The an liversary of St. John
J N. Joye’s store on the oppo-j ceded the party, spreadin
site side of the street. This; bons as thev went up the aisle,
building was also slightly | The ushers were Messrs. A. B
damaged. Wardlaw, W. Cr Edwards, 1).
On Saturday night the town i R. Coker and R. E. James,
of Ebenezer, Florence County, | The newlv married couple
was visited by a serious confla- have many friends in Darling-
gratiou. The Florence corres | ton who wish them a happy and fauroau company, aim to ex- om.quei was spn-au m uieir
pondent of the Nines and Cour- j prosperous life and in this Thr ^? rovide fOT , th ? ha . 11 . a ; n, i “ en ^ er ! T u h'. , A\ e
CLYDE.
—We are having very fine
weather and some of the far
mers are sowing oats.
—Mr. A. J. Morrison has re
turned home quite sick from
Chesterfield, where he has been
on a visit.
—Christmas passed off very
quietly. A slight disturbance
was threatened at one time, but
it did not materialize.
THE NEWS FOR 1892.
A Word of Explanation to our Many
Readers.
As we hav^hai occasion to
mention frequently in the past
the dollar now charged as the
subscription price of The Nf.\vs
for a year must be paid invara-
bly in advance. There are a
great many whose names are on
our books, but whose terms of
subscription have expired. In
order that we may ascertain
which of these wish to renew
their subscriptions, and which
desire the paper discontinued,
we send out through the mail
this week a notice to all whose
time is out These notices are
not in the nature of ordinary
“duns ;” in sending them out no
offence is intended, and it is not
supposed that any will he given.
We are simply nutking an effort
to put in practice a business rule
from which no except ions what
ever .are to be made. If you
want The News for another
year, call at « ur office with a
dollar and have the sta ement
sent you through the mails re
ceipted ; if you desire that the
paper be discontinued, a postal
card directed to the office, and
containing that information will
relieve you of all further trouble,
and w ill enable us to correctly
understand your wishes in re
gard to the matter.
MARRIAGE AT DOVESVILLE.
The Hearts of Two Young People of
That Section Made Happy.
Black Creek Church, near
Dovesville, was the scene of a
happy event on Wednesday
night of last week, thomccasion
of the marriage of Mr. W. C.
Gandy and Miss Ella Sumner.
The groom is a prosperous young
farmer of the Dovesville section
and ihe bride is a daughter of
Mr. J. T. Sumner, who lives in
the same neighborhood. The
ceremony was performed by
Revs. C. L. Dowell and "F. W.
Satterwhite. After the wedding
the friends of the contracting
parties enjoyed a reception at
the residence of the bride’s fath
er. The young couple will car
ry with them through life the
best wishes of all who know
them.
The following ladies and gen
tlemen were attendants at the
wedding: Miss Annie Sumner
and Mr. W. M. Gandy ; Miss Lu
cy Gandy and Mr. Will Sum
ner ; Miss Beulah Cole, of Flor
ence, and Mr. B. F. Smoot; Miss
Virginia Miller, of Greenville,
and Mr. J. J. Gee, of Florence;
Miss Ha McKenzie, of Florence,
ami Mr. E. M. Williamson.
•
A CHURCH CONSECRATION.
The Episcopalians, House of Worship
to be Consecrated.
The third Sunday in January,
the 17th proximo, will be a great
dav among the Episcopalians of
! Darlington. On that day the
chapel at this place will he con
secrated. Theconsecrationser-
i vices will he held in the morn
ing and will be conducted by
1 Rt. Rev. W. B. W Howe, Bish-
1 op of the Diocese ol South Caro
lina, assisted by Rev. W. A.
Guerry, rector of the chapel and
probably other visiting clergy
men, who are expected to be
presenThe Bishop will also
perform the rite of confirmation.
There will be another service
in the chapel that evening at
7.30 o’clock.
ier gives the following account News heartily joins,
of the fire: | — - ...
“Fire at Ebenezer on Saturday | McCall & Burch have just nu-
night destroyed the store of T. jished taking stock and they have
C. Jeffords and several other; big bargains to offer on the bar-
buildings in the neighborhood, gain counter.
It originated in the railroad
office, which, was nearly de-i
stroyed. About 10 o’clock the j
fire was discovered by Mr. j
Smith, who roused the town. |
David’s
—The children of New Mar
ket Sunday-school had a nice
thorize the BishopvilL Railroad w r as celebrated by the members ' Christmas tree on Christmas
Company to change its name to Sb David’s Lodge, A. F. M., Eve night. It was greatly en
tile South and North Carolina on Monday night. An elegant I joyed by all present.
Railroad Company, and to ex- banquet was spread in their —Miss Mary Nelson, of Kelly-
town, has a nourishing school
at the Kelly town school-house.
. , . | She is an excellent teacher and
responded to a jt 00( j trainer of the
folks.
establishment of a new school I occasion one of great festivity
district in Mott's township, and enjoyment.
Florence County, to be known i The toasts were
as Beulah school district; to|as follows: “Our Order,” W. E.
provide for building a new jail James; “The Grand Lodge,” C.
for Chesterfield County ; to pro- R- King: “St. David’s Lodge,” i
hibit United States'Senators J- E-Michie; “Our State,” Geo.
and members of Congress from W. Brown; “Foreign Lodges,”
-r . ^ T . . this State, all State officials and John Erwin, of Hiawartha
obe boerved as Usual m Darlington members of the Legislature us-1Lodge, Now York City; “Our
Next Week. j n , f roe passes, express and tele- j Sister Lodges,” M. J. Outlaw.
young
THE WEEK OF PRAYER.
PHILADELPHIA.
—Christmas with us passed
off very quietly without any
unusual occurence.
Next week, the first week in
January, will he observed as
usual by the several churches
of the town as the week of pray
er,, and union services will be
held every evening. The
service will be held in the
graph franks; to amend the
charter of the town of Darling
ton : to amend the charter of
the town of Lamar, so as to
change the corporate limits; to
first provide for the maturing of pa-
Pres- l>t' r payable on Sunday or a le-
The hard work of* white and
colored saved a great deal of
property. One of the employ
ees of the road was roused just
in time to escape from the burn
ing building with his life. He
had no time even to cloak him
self. Nothing was saved by Mr.
Jeffords from the store. His
loss is $4,500 ; insurance $2,200.
Mrs. Simmons’s loss is $5 )0 ; in
surance. $200. Railroad Com
pany $200; no insurance.
railroad agent had not been out Church, which will be Conduct- execute trusts,
of his office very long, though | <1( 1 alternatively by Revs. J. G.
he thought everything safe Eaw and J. A. Rice. On the
when he left.” Sunday morning following.
— | Rev. T. H. Law, D. D. district
superintendent of the American
Bible Society, will conduct a
Short speeches were also made . A ' 1 ® ’P J ias been almost an
bv Dr. W. J. Garner and Messrs. e P ldennc 111 t he ? e P arts > b . ut ls
F. E. Norment and H. L. Blount.
All of the speeches were very
fine and were greatly apprecia
ted by those present
THE CAROLINA HOTEL.
not so prevalent now as it has
been.
-*-Mr. R. M. DuBose, of Wof
ford College, and Misses Essie
DuBose, of Camden, and Sallie
DuBose, ofCypress, paid Phila
delphia a flying visit on Sun
day.
byteriau Church on Sunday Kal holiday ; to provide for the
evening, at 7,30 o'clock, and building of a new jail foi Sum-
will be conducted by Rev. J. A. ter County;to provide for the A Change o’ Management for Next
Rice. During the week services registration of electors in Dar- Year,
will be held every evening at lington County ; to authorize the Mr. Henry Parrott, who was u ,. u
The the same hour in the Methodist Bank of ^Horenee to accept and at one time employed in the En- the son of Mr. James Register.
terprise Grocery, but who has His many friends at this place
—We grieve to hear of the
death of Mr. Wilbur Register,
ON THE ROAD TO SUCCESS.
mourn his loss and
with the family.
sympathize
Seed
Burch.
oats, GOc
McCall &
A Young Man, Once a Resident of Dar
lington, Rising Rapidly in Journalism. th0 Darlington) Hotel, and will
Mr. Louis A Beaty, who was take charge of the same at an
I meeting in the Methodist for some time employed on the early date. We trust that Mr.
Church, immediately after the editorial staff of the Charleston Parrott will meet with every
morning-services, in the interest M'arid and later Holding a simi- success in his new venture.
Brilliantly Represented by Darlington’s of the Bible cause. The closing lar position on the Columbia » —
Fair Daughters and Gallant Sons. union service will be held that State, has recently accepted a
The Sixteenth Century party, i e i ven * n K a t 7.30, in the Baptist prominent and responsible posi-
which was given by the young f hurch and will bo conducted tion in the editorial department Gathered From Our Exchanges, And
more recently been managing a
farm for the Darlington Land
and Improvment Company, has ,
leased the Carolina, formerly ' ^ e disagree with the l resi
dent and Postmaster General in
many things, but heartily con
cur in their plan of free mail
“THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY.’
STATE NEWS.
delivery in the rural districts
and we do most earnestly hope
that the plan will be consumma
ted, as it would be a blessing to
those living remote from post-
offices.
men of Darlington at the resi
dence of J. J. Ward, Esq., on
Monday night, was one of the
most successful entertainments
ever given in the town. It was
largely attended and thoroughly
enjoyed. The representation of
the rich and gaudy dress of three:
centuries ago was very fine and The Guards’ Recepiion To-Morrow
many of the costumes were ex- ; Evening Promises to be a Great
ceedingly handsome, the whole Success,
making a bright and attractive
Besides those who at- - Ever > arrangement
scene.
McCall & Burch are selling
j their entire stock of winter
clothing, overcoats, boys’ suits
and extra pants at cost for cash.
THE MILITARY RECEPTION.
for the
of the Savannah News. Mr.
Beaty was at one time a resi
dent of Darlington. Some years
ago he was employed in the
! composing room of The Dar-
linqton News, and, if we mis-
tiike not, he learned the prin-
, ter's trade in this office. He is
a bro.her-in law of Editor J. W.
Hammond, of the Florence Mes-
| senger.
Mr. Beaty is quite a young
man and his rapid rise in the
Put in Paragraphs.
During the year 1891 two hun
dred and twelve miles of rail
road were built in this State.
The State
next two years has been award
ed to Mr. James H. Woodrow.
The Secretary of State has ap-
pointel Mr. Coulliette, of the
Columbia police force, as day
watchman at the State House.
tended in customers there were j In *litary reception to be given by field of journalism isanevidence Mr. J. H. Turner, of New Or-
nresent a number of “Joakers- tbe Darlington Guards, in their of what one can accomplish by leans, has been appointed Su-
-- - ~ nrmnrv tomorrow evening, in perseverence and steady work.
—We regret very much to lose
from our community Mr. C. R.
King and family, who will re
move to Lydia next week. Mr.
King has lived among us about
printing for the twenty years and has gained the
esteem and good will of this
whole community. Mr. W. M.
Lloy also moves to Lydia and
Mr. G. R. Isgett goes to Me-
chanicsville.
on” in the Nineteenth Century i armo , , 7 to morrow evening
j i , esg compliment to Lieut. S.S. Burch,
1 The following is a list of those t ? d 1 . an,l .! ts i s ^'
attended in costume,
RIVERDaLE,
—We wish a happy New Year
to The News and all of its read
ers.
who attended in costume, to- cess is assured. 1 he entertain-
gether with the characters they men t t ^ ,U con . s,st °f r f a(lia « 8 ‘
represented: Misses Sadie Dar- r ecltat, ? n8 and 11,usu ' l b f
gan, Claude of France; 1Uu i A mgton sn.ost accomplished ar-
Alexander Catherine Parr; Ma-Refreshments will also
ry Law, Countess of Leicester; andtheeator,a,n,I1 ‘\ nt
Genie Benson, Jennie Deans; ^ cdo8e w ! tb a . daac f’ J he .
Marie Lide, Mary Queen of guards are determined to afford
Scots; Emma Williamson, Rg., their guests on this occasion a
becca; Anna Rogers, Amy Rob- ; ro - val g° od tm , le ’ ,
sart; Carrie Mclver, Queen AMERICAN legion OF HONOR.
Elizabeth; Maggie Burch, the
Gypsy Queen; Sue Earle; Chris- Full Set of Officers Elected For the
tina of Sweden; Ida Law, | Ensuing Year.
Queen Isabella of Spain; Edna
AT THE OPERA HOUSE.
! perintendent of the South Caro
lina Railway to succeed. Mr
Agnew. resigned. —Mr. Thos. J. Arrants, of
On December 25th there was Camden, and Mr. Robt. Reaves,
another murder in Edge- of Stokes Bridge, have been on
field County. Henry Scott shot a brief visit to our community,
and killed Malan White. Both
—Mr. Levi Morris, of Jovann,
has come into our neighborhood
Wm. Bayne, the man who and will have charge of Messrs,
first nominated Hampton for Marco & Lewenthal’s planta-
Governor, died in Greenville on jtion.
We are very sorry to note
the removal of Mrs. R. A. Wilds
from our neighborhood, and
wish her every success in her
Hussar Band irT/ ’
i, present their tbe 2:i in8t ’ , . n I'^erty. He was
-cess “A So- once a prominent citizen or that
lough, Ivanhoe; Harry Smith,
Sir Walter|Raleigh; E. C. Burch,
Capt. John Smith; A. H. Byrd,
a gentleman of XVI Century;
W. C. Edwards, Earl of Essex;
A. B. Wardlaw, the Executioner;
E. M. Wells, Romeo; D. Dove,
Henry VIII; W. D. Coggeshall,
Henry IV of France; J. D.
Baird, Shakespeare; B. F. Smoot,
Rogers Williams; R. W.
Coggeshall, Earl of Leicester.
DARLINGTON COTTON MARKET
For the Week Ending Wednesday, De
cember 30.
Good Middling, 6}
Middling, Gl
Strict Low Middling, Gi
Low Middling, G
A quire of paper and a
age of envelopes, real Iris
en, for 15cts at the bookstore.
Sprague's Company of Comedians Will
Present “A Social Session.”
Music and humor will hold
high carnival at the Opera House: parties were white
on Saturday, January 9 next,
when Sprague’s Company of
Comedians, augmented by the
the famous Black Hussar Band
and Star Orchestra
latest comedy success, __ _
cial Session.” The play is said | cl O‘
to be intensely funny and to Mr. S. J. McMichael has re
possess rare charm of originality, tired from theBishopville Eagle, new home,
while the scenes and situations and is succeded by Mr. G. F,
with Parrott as business manager
a naturalness and unique humor j and Mr. W. A. James, Jr., as
that fairly captivate the au- editor,
dience. The Baud will parade ^ p q,
from the Hotel at 12 o’clock, his COIinect ' ion with the Chester
Bulletin and Messrs. ^’ erecting nice tenant houses on
Crawford and W. A. Barber thei f aceg Several are speak-
succeed him m the management 0 f curta ii in g the cotton crop
of that paper. | in the future.
Dr. R. A. Kinloch, Dean of
; the South Carolina Medical Col
lege and one of the most emi
tivation of tobacco, which seems
,,, , at present to be the popular sta-
Deer Killed m the Pee Dee , j) ar iington, S. C., Decembar 24, 1 c -’ pie throughout this section.
Swamp. 1891. “Of such is the kingdom The following are the assign-j
One day of last week a color- of heaven.” ments of the South C arolina
GENERAL NEWS.
Items of Interest From All Over The
World.
A collision on a railroad, near
Cuernevaca Mexico, on Thurs
day, killed twelve persons.
On Monday of last week, a
steamer was wrecked off the
coast of California and nine of
the crew were drowi e 1.
A tramp has been arrested in
Augusta, Ga., on suspicion of
being the man who recently
brutally murdered two ladies
and two boys near New Smyrna,
Fla.
Senator Leland Standford, of
California, is said to be still
trimming his sails for the Presi
dential nomination from the
Farmers' Alliance.
An attempt was made to blow
up a church in Rome, on Christ
mas day, during services. Dy
namite was used. The building
was badily damaged and sever
al of the congregation were in
jured.
It is sa : d that the Alliance
men of Kansas are anxious that
J. J. Ingalls, whom they defeated
for the UnitedStates Senate last
year, return to that body as
the successor of the late Senator
Plumb.
At an election in Waterford,
Ireland, on Thursday, fora seat
in Parliament, the Parnellite
candidate, John E. Redmond,
defeated the McCarthyito candi
date, Michael Davitt. ThePar-
nellites are jubilant over their
victory.
A locomotive crushed into a
Pullman sleeper on Wednesday
night of last week, near New
York, wrecking the car and
setting it on fire. Eleven pas
sengers were either killed or
burned to death and a large
number were injured.
A fire broke out in the busi
ness portion of j Chattanooga,
Tenn., on Saturday, and worked
havoc. Many handsome build
ings were burned and the loss
is about $500,000. Several per
sons were also killed.
The political situation in
Louisiana grows darker. There
does not now appear to be any
chance for healing the breach
between the two factions of the
Democratic party. The feeling
between them is very intense
and the Republicans in the
State are becoming unusually
active.
During a performance at a
theatre in London, on Christmas
day, which was crowded with
spectators, the alarm of lire was
given and a panic followed.
People were horribly mashed in
the crowd. Ten persons, nine
of whom were children, were
killed and a large number were
injured.
Shortly after the marriage
ceremony of Willis Wright and
Miss Philips, near Meridian.
Miss., on Thursday night, and
before the guests had departed,
a young man named Johnson
crept up to the window and fired
into the room, killing the groom.
Johnson wa,s an unsuccessful
suitor for the bride’s hand.
On Friday night a party of
men took BobSims and two oth
er white men from a Sheriff’s
posse, near Butler, Ala., and
lynched them. They were mem
bers of a famous gang of des
peradoes who had killed and
plundered extensively in that
State. It is also reported that
another member of the gang was
lynched on the same night in,
addition to another who was
shot on the previous night.
Dargan, Pocahontas; Maggie! -Ad t'e regular meeting of the f 0 u ow om . U p on the other
Law, Lady Pembroke; Corrie Xmencan Leg.on of Honor held . 1 . . .
Law, Catharine Seaton Bessie , 0,1 lh '! r8,la > n, K ht .’ tb ? f . oll °^-
Ervin, Lady Jane Gray; Edith ! ln K °. ttlcer8 were elected for the
Law, Catharine of Russia; ® n8UU, S J ear ; ^ . A . ^7 d8 ’
Ola Rast, Lady Pembroke. Commander; A. Weinberg, Vice _ „ ,
Messrs R. Keith Charles, Earl Commander; S. D. Jordan, Col- the s ’ quare a fe
of Leicester; E. B. Dargan,
Philip II of Spain: T. E. MeCul-
noon, and will gLe aconcert on
minutes later.
—Mr. T. H. Cook is coming
; back to Riverdale to engage in
the mecantile business. He wiil
also resume his former position
Morgan has severed as postmaster.
of our farmers are
lector ; J L. Michie, Treasurer; As regerved seats are 1)eing rap .
b ‘ 1 ’ ^Dargan, w ia u °?.’ d ’ idly taken those who intend
Law Chaplain ;W B. Brunson, : wit 7 egsingthe play Bhould 8e .
£} ulde ’ W ’ d ’ 1 arrott arden . cure t j ie j rs as 800n a8 possible.
K. Hoffman, Sentry ; C. Alex- ^ _
ander, Irustee. obituary.
Geo. M., infant son of J. M.
and Bettie McCown, died in
"A THING OF BEAUTY."
A White
Messrs. Parrott and Woods
are coming to Riverdale for the
Viit? inuot chui- y • • a.i_ i
nent surgeons in thu South, died |
at his home
j December 23.
in Charleston on
The Camden Junction.
The Atlantic Coast Line and
the South Carolina Railway will.
according to the directions of
the Railroad Commission, erect
at the Camden Crossing, in
Sumter County, a depot for the
convenience of travellers.
ed boy, named Quash, one of
the hands on Capt. Paul Whip
ple’s place, killed a white deer
in the Pee Dee Swamp The
in the Pee Dee Swamp
white deer is very uncommon
and the one in question was a
beauty, its skin being snow
white, with the exception of
one or two small colored spots.
Mary M. Fields, relict of
Dewitt Fields, fell asleep in
death, December 10, 1891, at the
home of her youngest son, E D.
Fields, imar Lamar, S. C., in
the eighty-third year of her age.
Hannah F. Galloway, the
wife of Nathan Galloway, de
members on the committees of;
MARRIED.
the National House of Represen- At Grace Church, Camden S.
tatives : Brawley—I nd i an af- jo., on Thursday, December 24th,
fairs, and reform in the. civil jiggi, by Rev. Mr. Stoney, Mr.
service; Tillman—P a t en t s, Q e0 . E. Dargan, of Darlington,
chairman; Johns t o n e—Elec- and Miss Anna Davis, of Cam-
tions, and expenditures in the den
navy department; Shell—Agri
culture; Hemphill—District
of At the residene of the bride’s
The skin was preserved and has parted this life on November 12, Columbia, chairman; Stack-j mother, m Austin, Ark., on De-
~ ft t th« residence of her son-1 —Military, and expendi- cember 20th, 1B91, by W. 15.
BANK OF DARLINGTON,
DARLINGTON. S. C.,
Capital, — — $100,000.
Surplus and Undivi
ded Profits, — $40,000.
DIRECTORS:
W. C. Coker, J. L. Coker,
K. 'V. Boyd, J. J. Want,
E. R. Mclver, A Nachman,
Bright Williamson.
Transacts a General Banking
Business.
o
Savings Dcpai tmerit.
Deposits of $1 and upward*
received.
Interest allowed at rate of
0 per cent, per annum from
date of deposit—payable quar
terly on the first day o{ Janu
ary, April, July and October.
For further information ap
ply at the Bank.
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Accounts in both Depart
ments solicited and will be
given careful attention.
BRIGHT WILLIAMSON,
President.
L. E. WILLIAMSON,
Cashier.
Dec. 31—U