The Darlington news. (Darlington, S.C.) 1875-1909, March 31, 1892, Image 1

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VOL. XIX, N’O. 14. DARLINGTON, S. G, THURSDAY, MARCH 31, 1892. WHOLE NUMBER 897. MATTERS IN AND AROUND PROS. PEROUS DARLINGTON. A Column of N«wt, Par tom I and Oth- •rwiaa, of Intoreat to Our Many Raaders. The Bishopville Eaqle sus pended publication last week. Miss Genie Benson, of Belton, has returned to Darlington a visit to Mrs. C. 8. McCullough. Miss Emma Williamson has returned home from a visit to relatives at Hagood’s, Sumter County. The Ladies Industrial Society of the Baptist Church has for warded $10,50 to the relief of the Russian sufferers. Mr. A. Weinberg has broken pround for the erection of a block of four two-story brick stores on Pearl Street. All Democratic voters of Hartsville township are request ed to meet at Hartsville on Sat urday, April 9, at 3 P. M. Dr. W. J. Gamer is now in Vienna, Austria His address in that city is VIII Wicken- burggasse 19, II Stock Thur 15. The Executive Committee of the Danington County Sunday School Conference will meet at the parsonage in Lamar, Tues- next, April 5. The annual meeting of the Young Men’s Christian Asso ciation will be held on Wednes day evening next, when the officers for the ensuing year will I e elected. A Sunday school has been or ganized at the Factory with Mr. T. J. Drew, superintendent and Mr. F. T. Biggs, assistant super intendent. One hundred pupils have been enrolled. Mr. P. P. Lockhart, piano tuner for the Kiliough Music Company of Florence, will be in Darlington next week. He is said to be a first class work man and the Killough Music Company guarantees his work. Rev. John Stout, of Society Hill, the recently elected pastor of the Baptist Church at this place, removed to Darlington on Tuesday. He will conduct services in the Baptist Church next Sunday morning and even ing. Work has been begun upon Messrs Ward and Nachman’s store on .the Square, between the bookstore and Messrs Jove & Sanders’ stand. This store will be occupied by the well known firm, Messrs Woods & Woods. A call is published in another column for the annual meeting of the Darlington Club on Tues day evening next at 8 o’clock. The election of officers for the ensuing ^ear will be held and other important business will be transacted. , The address of Col. E. R. Mc- Iver on South Carolina at the World’s Fair, delivered before the Board of Trade on Fridav night last, was interesting and instructive and greatly pleased the many members of the Board who were present. On Monday last four of the largest men in the County hap pened tp meet in Darlington. They repaired to a store near hv and weighed and their com bined weight was 1031 pounds, the average weight of each be ing a little over 257 pounds. The designs furnished by Mes srs Wilson dc Huggins, of Roa noke Va., two ex-Darlington- ians, for the buildings which Messfs. Ward and Nachman are erecting on the Square, are beautiful. The^ show the skil ful workmanship of these gen tlemen. Messrs N. S. Gibson and C. R. Woods have begun the erection of a one story brick building on the comer oi Orange and Main Streets, where Mrs. A. D Gib son’s store formerly stood. These gentlemei will use the building as an office and its dimansions will be 50 by 23 feet. The annual spring opening of Messrs Edwards Norment & Co , which took placp on Tuesday, was the most successful that the firm has ever had. The store was beautifully decorated and the handsome line of goods was displayed tb the best ad vantage. Ladies from all oyer the County visited the establish ment, which WSP crowded dur ing the entire day, and all seem ed well pleased with the open ing. The Xetcs and Courier of Monday says that a strong ef fort is being made to secure the pardon of John W. Floyd who is serving a ten years sentence in the penitentiary for killing his brother-in-law, W. Calvin Rhodes, in Darlington n year or io ago and that the friends of Floyd will carry a strong peti tion to the Governor. The pe tition to which the Newt and Courier alludes has been very generally circulated throughout the County. A TRIBUTE TO MR. STOUT. A Member of Hi* Former Congrega tio* Writes Feelingly of Hi* Ser vices. Editor Darlington News: The service at the Welsh Neck Baptist Church on Sunday was well attended, many coming to hear Rev. John Stout preach his farewell sermon. A good many colored people were pre sent to show their appreciation of one who has i iven them so much wise counsel. Mr. Stout became pastor of the church some eighteen years ago. He took his text for his first sermon from Philippians IV, 13. “I can do all things through Christ which streng- theneth me”. For his farewell sermon on Sunday he took his text from Hebrews, X, 39: “But we are not of them who draw back unto perdition, but of them that believe to the saving of the soul.” The sermon was impressive and well delivered, giving hope and strength to the Christian, and the way of life was made so plain to every one who heard the sermon as to leave no ex cuse for any to say: “The way of life has never been to us.” ^ The removal of Mr. and Mrs. Stout to Darlington causes an irreparable loss to our church and community. Our sorrow is deep and to many of us last Sunday was the saddest day of our lives. We give these good people to Darlington and our prayers shall follow them to their new field. We trust that God will help Mr. Stout to be to the Darlington Church what he was to us: a beloved pastor, a friend to the poor, a worthy citizen, a good financier, a wise counsellor and a man full of good works, ever ready to labor for his Master, his country and his fellow man. G. Society Hill, Mch 28, ’92. Do you want a pair of Rey nold’s shoes to wear for twelve months? Buy them of Black- well Bros. ( RE l preached MATTERS #F INTEREST. REPUBLICAN RIOT IN FLORENCE^ Dea* Draw* a Pi*tol, Resists an Offi cer and I* Put in the Station House. [New* and Courier.] Florence, March 29.—The Republican county convention, for the election of delegates to the Congressional convention, held here today, broke up in a row. Edmund Deas had been invited by his friends to come over and, by his presence, magnetize the convention, buta storm broke out while the tellers were counting the votes, and Chairman Williams adjourned the meeting and closed the doors. One party wanted to go back and elect a contesting delegation and it was in this discussion that Deas drew a pistol which Policeman Smart, then off regular duty, took from him. A general row was threatened and the delegates began to draw pistols and secure rocks and sties. Smart got between the contending parties and threat ened to arrest the whole crowd. Deas turned then on him, and Smart had to have recourse to his officer’s badge and pistol to secure himfelf. Finally, after a brisk fight between him and Deas, the latter was arrested and the THE CULTIVATION TOBACCO. Intere*ting Matter Gathered from the Department of Agriculture. [New York World.] The Division of Vegetable Pathology at Washington has recently issued a bulletin on the cultivation of the tobacco plant, prepared by John M. Estes, special agent. Some of the di rections given for a preparation for the crop will furnish a gen eral answer to questions ou the subject which are frequently asked at this season of the year. The plants are first raised in seed beds till large enough to transplant, the same as cabbage and tomato plants. If the seed bed is on new laud select a sheltered spot sloping gently to the south and well exposed to the sun. Upon this plot burn brush or wood until the soil is made hot enough to kill the seeds of grass and weeds. Stir theearth two or three inches deep, but do not disturb the sub soil. Rake and work the bed until the surface has been made mellow and fine; well rotted manure spread on the surface and thoroughly raked in will promote the growth of the i plants. Dig a track four or five inches deep on the upj>er side and at the ends, else heavy rains will dirt the seed and cover many of them too deeply. One tablespoonful of seed will "THE GRAND OLD PARTY." The Proceeding* of the Convention of the Union Republican* of Dar lington County. The Union Republican Con vention of Darlington County was held in the Court House on Thursday last. The meeting was largely attended by the colored people. During the first part of the meeting some dis turbance arose among those in attendance and it was necessary to call in a policeman to restore order. Resolutions endorsing Pres dent Harrison’s adminis tration were adopted. The fol lowing delegates to the State Convention were elected : E. H. Deas, Z. W. Wines and S. S. Dreher. The delegates elected to the convention of the Sixth Congressional District are : H. D. Poole, Richard Lang, John T. Rafra, W. D. Waddell and Henry A Harvey. After the meeting adjourned Aim well Weston made a speech from the Court House steps, giving his bretheren some sound advice. He remonstrated with them for not takirg advantage of the appointments for advance ment afforded them by the white people of the commuity, and told them that they could do better work in the field than in a political meeting. A full line of the bookstore. Easter cards at MUNICIPAL MATTERS. At • Meeting of the Town Council Sev eral Matter* of Interest are Acted Upon. At a meeting of the Town Council on Monday several mat ters of public importance and in terest were a< t d upon. The council decided to allow a twelve inch wall for brick buildings within the fire district, provided the wall be not cut into for the support of joicesetc. The coun cil also notified the C. S. & N. Railroad that, if the culvert under the road bed in the South eastern part of the town be not fixed properly in five days, it (the council) will take the mat ter in hand. The water does not run through the culvert rjadily and, in consequence, the back water often covers a large portion of ground within the corporate limits. If the railroad will not remedy the trouble within the time speci fied the town authorities will use their own methods of forc ing the water through the cul vert. Another important matter acted upon was the fixing of the rate of taxation for the year, which was placed at five mills. Buy the orange ham of Black- well Bros. Military Matters. The Adjutant and Inspector General has appointed April 9 as the time for toe inspection of the Darlington Guards. The annual meeting of the company will be held to-morrow [Friday) evening, when the officers for the ensuing year will be elected, aspirant for Congress was' sow a bed ten feet square, which lodged in a cell in the station, will furnish plants enough to He was soon released to appear set an acre. Mix the seed with before the mayor tomorrow. A dry ashes and sow evenly, large crowd of friends followed, Brush or rake in the seed verv Deas, brushing the dust from i lightly. Compact the earth by his clothes and doing sundry treading with the feet or by the offices of honor in rearranging use of a light roller, making the and smoothing his soiled and surface smooth and even. Cov- dishevelled attire, much to the amusement of the lookers on. Buy the light running New Home or the improved Wheeler & Wilson, No 9, of Blackwell Bros. ATTENTION DEMOCnAiS I Those Who Wi*h to Participate in the Primary Must Join their Respect ive Clubs. It should be borne in mind that the County Democratic Executive Committee has order ed the several township clubs to meet at the usual places, on Sat urday, April 9. for the purposes of reorganization and of send ing delegates to the County con , vention which will elect dele- ' ort y , er with light brush thick enough to slightly shade the plants and protect them from frost or dry ing winds. The brush may be left upon the beds until the plants are half grown to size for transplanting. ,On old lands the practice is to burn the surface until the soil is baked half an inch deep. As soon as the bed has cooled off the soil is stired and worked to a depth of three inches, being reversed as little as possible, Manure and work into a fine condition as before. If the seed is sprouted before being sown and the beds are covered with canvass, plants large enough to transplant may be obtained in from thirty to To sprout the seed. gates to the State con vention, to j 8 P r f a( lJt about one quarter of beheld in May, to elect dele- ! a , n '“ ch th,c . k onl ^ ers, ' f wollen gates to the National conven-i r over,ng w,t L h the 8ame ' tion. The Countj convention i 8oak Wlt . h ^ arrn wa ' will meet in Darlington on the ' an< k ee P ^ ro 018 ^ in a wa m first Monday in May. place near the stove. In The matter of reorganizing or ‘ our .^ a y 8 Rma ll white the township clubs is very im portant. As we understand it, according to the constitution of the Democratic party, the club rolls will constitute the poll lists at the State and County pri mary, and consequently no man can vote at said primary unless his name be upon his club roll. Every man that wishes to vote should see that his name is en rolled. Every Democrat ought to vote upon the important issues that will be presented at the primary and, therefore, the club rolls should contain the names of all Democrats in Dar lington County. A handsome line of pants, from $2 50 to $6, just received at Blackwell Bros. ANEW ENTERPRISE. A Tobacco Warehoute to be E*tabli*h- ed in Darlington.—The Char ter Applied For. Darlington is soon to have an other enterprise, a tobacco ware house. An application has been made to Secretary of State for a charter, the corporators being Messrs E. Keith Dargun.J. J. Ward and Bright Williamson. The name of the company will be the Darlington Tobacco Com pany.” The authorized capital of the company is $10,000, but it will be organized with a capi tal stock of 5,000. The purpose of the company is to erect a to bacco warehouse in Darlington for the storing of tobacco, but the charter applied for will also authorize the company to buy, sell and maufacture tobacco and do a general storage business. Does your old machine run heavy ? Exchange it for a New Home or Wheeler & Wilson, No 9, at Blackwell Bros. P. B. ALLEN A CU. Announce that They are Heady to do Budnet* at Their New Stand. To Our Customers: Fire having destroyed our stand on the Square we have secured permanent quarters in Mr. G. O. Mertz’s building on Pearl Street and shall be glad to see all our friends and cus tomers. We now have an en tirely new supply of wines, li quors and cigars and can safe ly say that we can please the public. We ask for patronage and guarantee satisfaction. Respectfully, P. B. Allen & Co. three spots will indicate germination, when it may be mixed with ashes and sown. For covering with can vas the bed should be 5 feet G inches wide. Surround the bed with boards six inches wide, standing on their edges. Across this frame fasten narrow strips to support the cloth. Two widths of light-weight cotton cloth sewed together will form the cover. For this crop old land should be ploughed to a depth of eight inches early in the fall. As late on as practicable apply sta ble manure or commercial fer tilizer. or both, and plough un der to a depth of three or four inches. Before transplanting in the spring plough again to the same depth as the last, and with harrow and roller put the soil in perfect condition for re ceiving the plants. The trans- K lanting, cultivation, (fee., will e the subject of another article. Buy a new Home or Wheeler & Wilson, No 9, on easy terms, of Blackwell Bros. FOR STARVING RUSSIANS. The Entertainment Given for the Bene fit of the Famine Stricken People. The entertainment given by the ladies of Darlington, in the opera house on Wednesday evening of last week, to raise funds to send to the assistance of the famine stricken peasants in Russia, was very liberally patronized The people in re sponse to the appeal of human ity attended the entertainment in large numbers and the house was crowded to almost its ut most capacity. The programme was varied, consisting of read ings, recitations, music, stat uary and tableax. The enter tainment was a great success, the amount realized being $71. It is giatifying to know that the money, thus liberally given by our citizens, will carry food to the months of starving people. DARLINGTON COTTON MARKET For the Week Ending March 30. Wedne*day Good Middling, 5! Middling, 5i Strict Low Middling, 5l Low Middling, 41 Brakeman Studsell, of Char leston, was killed on Wednes day night of last week, near Aiken, by being thrown from the top of a car. TilH ST1TI! CONVENTION. A STRONG CONSERVATIVE TICKET NOMINATED. The Convention Large and Enlhusias. tic.—Only Two Counties Not Represented.—The Work Accomplished With Dis patch. The State Convention, which was called to nominate a ticket to be submitted to the Democra tic voters at the primary this summer, met in Columbia on Thursday last. Two hundred and seventy-two delegates were in attendance and every county sent delegate save Beaufort and Berkeley. It was a representa tive gathering of Carolinians, over half of whom were farmers. Many of the delegates were men who are well known through out the State and enjoy the con fidence and esteem of its citi zens. The convention had assem bled for one purpose, namely, to nominate a ticket whicli all good Democrats could consist ently support and which, if elect ed, would secure a wise, con servative and able government for the State, consequently un- an.mity and enthusiasm pre vailed and the work was done with great dispute! . Hon. Sam uel Dibble, of Orangeburg, pre sided over the convention. The following ticket was un animously chosen : For Governor—John C. Shep pard, of Edgefield. Lieutenant Governor—James L. Orr, of Greenville. Secretary of State—Lawrence Youmans, of Barnwell. Attorney General—W. Perry Murphy, of Colleton. Treasurer—E. R. Melver, of Darlington. Comptroller General—J. B. Humbert, of Laurens. Superintendent of Education —Rev. W. D. Hiott, of Anderson. Adjutant and Inspector Gen eral— W. W. Dixon, of York. A State Executive committee was appointed for the purpose Of conducting the campaign. Mr. E. T. Coker represents Dar lington upon this committee. The Platform. The following platform was adopted: “This conference, assembled in response to the address ‘To the Democrats of Soutji Caroli na,’ declares its endorsement of the purposes and declarations expressed in that address. “We declare our fellowship with all true and honest Demo crats of South Carolina, regard less of factional differences, and pledge our faith to the Demo cratic party of the State as now organized. “We declare our unalterable conviction that all conflicts among Democrats must be con ducted inside the party lines ; that the Democratic voters of the State constitute the only tribunal to which we will pre sent our grievances and the de mands arising from those griev ances. To that tribunal we do now address these declarations and appeals. “We have a just pride in our State. Her history is the histo ry of the best and most glorious parts of the life of this union ; her soil is consecrated with bloodshed in defense of liberty and right; her people have de veloped heroes, martyrs and statesmen, and have responded to every demand upon their pa triotism, courage and energy. “A new emergency is now here and must be rnet. We must adopt new methods and rely on new sources of wealth and bases of commerce. We must accept the plain lessons of present facts. We are a bor rowing people and our interests demand that capital be invited here for investment, that compe- tion in lending may be develop ed and money cheapened. Our one hope for becoming an inde pendent people with surplus money is to encourage the com ing of new population and in vestments in industries which will develop our natural resour ces and give home markets for the productions of our farms. We must do th’s or see our young men and our farmers con fronted with a hard choice be tween leaving their native State forever or remaining here in hopeless poverty. “To undertake this great and necessary work with hope of success, our people must be uni ted in feeling and purpose ;our party must be satisfied so that theie will oe no possible fear of its failure to control our affaiis; we must have safe and con servative methods of govern ment. “We submit that the course of the head of our present State administration, both before and since his election, has been in many respects unwise and un- just. “We believe the tendency of his methods and policy is to de stroy the credit of the State, to the injury of the people by mak ing it impossible to refund our State debt at a reasonable rate j of interest, such as is given our sister States of the South ; toin- ! volve us in,long and expensive 1 lawsuits without proper cause, eating up the substance of the taxpayers for the enrichment of attorneys and court officials, to keep alive discord and strife which endanger the party (.on which the safety of the State, her men, women and children, depends,) by constantly adding to the number of the disaffected; to make a servile legislature and an intimidated judiciary and, thereby to prevent what should be the responsible and protecting government of a free people into an absolute dictator ship. With all power in the hands of one man—to make the Governor the master and king of the people, instead of their servant. “We present to our fellow Democrats for nomination for State offices by the next Demo cratic State convention, or by a direct primary, men who repre sent no faction, but all the Democrats of the State—con servative men who will inspire abroad confidence in the stabili ty and moderation of our State Government while guarding at home the rights of the people and holding a just balance be tween capital and labor for the good of both, because the two must work together if we are to prosper and make progress. “We favor the speedy adjust ment of the matters now pend ing in the courts between the State and various corporations on a common sense and busi ness-like basis so that all may bear a just share of taxation, all rights may be clearly under stood, all interests -may be guarded and entorprises for the good of the State and people may be encouraged without in justice to any. “We demand of the next General Assembly such legis lation as will give us a reason able and equitable system of as sessment for taxation, so that all may pay honest shares of the expenses of government. “We will demand, also, the continuation of the work of completing and opening Clem- son College. “We pledge ourselves, if en trusted with power, to protect the credit of the State by sa credly meeting every just ob ligation. “We pledge ourselves to take no step backward, and to re spect and obey the will of the people as heretofore expressed concerning the policy of our State Government. “We denounce the proposition to increase the poll tax to $3 a year, because it would unjustly put a burden on people not able to bear it. We pledge ourselves, however, to use every just means to further develop and improve our public school sys tem, the deficiencies of which cannot be overlooked. “We pledge ourselves to the most rigid economy in the ad ministration of the Government, made more than was necessary by the misfortunes of the people and the impending deficiency in our treasury resulting from the unwise management of the present administration, threat ening an increase of taxation next year. “We oppose and will labor to change the present system of management of the penitenti ary, by which convict labor is used to make cotton in com petition with honest farmers and laborers but a cause of loss to the State and her taxpayers. The convicts can be best and most profitably used in public works, especially on the public roads. While our farmers are being urged to reduce their acreage in cotton because it is claimed that our population has outgrown the capacity of cotton to support it, it is not right that the State should use her cheap labor to add to the supply. “We accept and respect the will of the people as expressed in the election of 1890, as mean ing the larger participation and stronger and more direct in fluence of our agricultural po pulation in the control and management of our public af fairs. “We charge that the present constitution of the State Demo cratic party is unfair and un democratic and constructed in the interest of machine politics and bossistn, destructive of in dividual rights and local self government, and evasive of the clearly expressed demands of the people for a direct primary for nominations of State officers. Nevertheless, while it is inexis tence it is the law and should be obeyed, and we call upon the people to resent the flagrant violation of the party consti tution by the present executive committee, chosen to represent and act for the entire party, in the interest of the present ad ministration by the creation of unfair rules which deny Demo crats the right to express their sentiments by their votes. “We disclaim any hostility or iH’feeling to any element or faction of our party. We re cognize and respect the right of others to honest difference of opinion and claim the same right for ourselves.” FROM ALL SECTIONS AS TOLD BY OUR CORRESPONDENTS. What Our Neighbors Are Doing And Saying.—A Brief Resume of the Week. PHILADELPHIA. Miss Carrie Gee. of Williams burg, is visiting Miss Floy Wil son. Dr. J. P. Parrott and Messrs Gainer and Howie are en gaged in truck farming on a limited scale, planting cabbages and Irish potatoes. Messrs F. A. Dowling, Jr., and J. N. Parrott are building wire combination fences. This is certainly a good fence when it is properly put up. We are glad to report those on our sick list, which has been very large of late, as improving. Mr. M. T. Mixon, who has been seriously ill, is better. We hope he will soon recover. There is a marked reduction in the use of fertilizers in this community this ye ir in keeping with the reduced acreage in cot ton. The tobacco fever has not reached us yet. Rev. J. E Rushton preached a very able and practical ser mon here on Sunday last, after which he took up collection for the American Bible Society. The collection was very good for the small congregation. A committee was appointed to solicit donations for the starv ing Russians. A gentleman of our “burg,” whose name is prefixed with “Rev,” made a slight request recently of a young gentleman whose complexion is near that of the ace of spades and in con sideration of the granting of the request he offered to marry him (to perform the ceremony) when he got ready, whereupon the dandy, not knowing our friends professional relations, modestly replied : “I aintgoton no frock yet.” GREEN PLAINS. We are sorry to miss the Lam ar Bulletin from our mail. It had become a welcome visitor. We were glad to have Lea- vensworth represented in The News last week. May the cor respondent write often. Mr. James O’Neil, a very old man, is quite sick and we fear that on account of his age his recovery is doubtful. It is reported that the church at Society Hill has called Rev. F. M. Satterwhite, but we don’t think that we could well spare him from Antioch. We have finished planting corn and Mr. David has some up. We have planted more cane in this section this year than last. The mad dog that was killed sometime ago must have bitten all the dogs in the neighborhood, for since it was killed, which was about two weeks ago, no less than seven other dogs have been killed and the the killing still goes on. LEAVENSWORTH. Walter Thomas, colored, was arrested at this place on Satur day by Deputy Sheriff Cook and was carried to the jail in Dar lington. The Woman’s Missions Soci ety meets every second and fourtli Saturday afternoon at the Baptist parsonage at An tioch. Mr. Willie Malloy and his fair young bride have returned to their home in Florence after a brief visit to the family of Dr. J. J. Wilson. Mr. Malloy is bookkeeper for Messrs Paw ley & Co. Mr. Henry Barefoot and Miss Sallie Coker were married at the Baptist parsonage at An tioch on Sunday by Rev. F. M. Satterwhite. Hard times and the low price of cotton do not stop marriages for we hear that there are others to follow soon. Walt Whitman, the famous oet, died in Philadelphia on aturday. ROBBINS NECK. We are listening for the whistle of the brick company and the lazy freedmen are await ing work. We have done very little work on our farms for the past week. We have for variety water and mud and mud and water. The postoffice has not been established here yet, but we are solid on our registration certifi cates and hone to be heard from next November. We are going to plant some rice and hope someone will buy a mill to clean and prepare it for market. We ask Mr. Bright Williamson to look after the mill matter. The dog question ought to be one of the issues of this cam paign and the man who can de vise some way to rid us of can ines can have the vote of this correspondent for any office. CYPRESS. Dr. J. M, Josey is having a large lot of lumber sawed for the erection of some houses at this place. The seine yards on Lynche’s River have become quite popu lar and every one seems to have the fish fever. Hon. D. C. McCall caught a trout in Andrew’s Mill pond last week that tipped the scales at 13 pounds. Mr. E. O. Parham has gone to Charleston on a business trip. Mr. C. B. Pate took a run over to Sumter last week. Mr. 8. M. Huggins created quite a sensation here on Satur day last by driving thro 'gh the town a large ox hitched to a road cart. He says that the ani mal is very fast. We should like to again call the attention of the County Commissioners to the miserable condition of our roads. In some places the roads are impassable and many of the bridges are broken in. Mr. E. H. Crawford, one of our early birds, has planted cot ton. He says that the short crops and low prices of last year have forced him to plant early and he hopes to get a bale by June. We trust that he will succeed. JASPER. Some of our neighbors have been enjoying the sport of shoot ing doves and other birds. Messrs Charles Peoples & Co. have established a lumber mill at Shiloh M. E. Church, (color ed.) Mr. Walter Vaughn has mov ed to his new home near the “Gulley.” We regret to have him leave our community. An old colored women, named Hannah Ham, died on the 17 inst. after a long illness. She was about 80 years old. The subscribers of The News at this place are not pleased with Uncle Sam’s mail. The News does not reach Jasper until Saturday. The Sunday school a1| Lake Swamp has been reorganized with Mr. W. J. Carter, Super intendent ; Mr. C. A Jordan, Assistant Superintendent; Mr. Samuel Jordan, Secretary. Very little corn has yet been planted in our community. The cotton acreage has been decreas ed by some and increased by others so that the average is about the same as last year. CLYDE. We are glad to learn that a Sunday school has been organiz ed at the Kellytown school- house. The Sunday school at New market will be reorganized next Sunday, with Mr. W. T. Good- son as superintendent. Rev. E. M. Merritt preached an excellent sermon at New Market on Sunday taking his text from I Thessolonians V, 23. A few days since Mrs. E. M. Mangum’s little daughter re ceived very painful but not ser ious burns by her clothes catch ing on fire. Married on the 24 inst., by Trial Justice Smith, Mr. J. M. Kelley and Miss Rosa Galloway, both of Kelleytown. We wish the young couple a happy life. We had a Tillman man elec tioneering in our community last week. We all like the man very well, be he had as well be trying to talk life in a dead dog as trying to get our boys to vote for Tillman. We are all Demo crats, but we wish to vote this fall for a man who will give us time to pay our taxes. STATE NEWS. Gathered From Our Exchange*, And Put in Paragraphs. Two white children were burned to death in Orangeburg County one day of last week. A colored boy, named Isaiah Smith, died in Charleston last week of hydrophobia. He had been bitten by a mad fox. The papers state that Wade Hampton has become interested in a Mexican silver mine, in one vein of which there is $200,000 in sight, while other veins not yet opened promise good re turns. G. W. M. Williams, formerly of Bamberg Barnwell County, but now of Columbia, was burn ed in effigy in the former place Friday night. He had made himself quite obnoxious to cer tain citizens of the town. ^Owing to the failure of the railroads to pay their taxes the Greenville city graded schools will have to close a month earl ier. There is a deficiency and the school trustees are in a quandary what to do. This state of affairs isdue to.the pres ent State Administration and will be remembered in this county. The county schools are also likely to be affected.