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VOL. XIX, NO. 18. DARLINGTON, S. C., THURSDAY, APRIL 28, 1892. WHOLE NUMBER 901. 10 MATTERS IN AND AROUND PROS. PEROUS DARLINGTON. A Column of Newt, Persons! and Oth erwise, of Interest to Our Many Readers. The American Legion of Hon or meets to night (Thursday.) Gen. John D. Kennedy, of Camden, was in town yesterday on legal busi ess. Miss Genevieve Fuller, of Ninety-Six, Abbeville County, is visiting Miss Sallie Wardiaw. Miss Bessie Williamson has returned to the South Carolina College for Woman in Colum bia. Miss Nannie Pegues, who has been visiting in Darlington, has returned to her home in Marl- uoro. The Floral Fair begins in Charleston to day and several Darlingtonians will attend the festival. Postmaster J. G. Gatlin re ceived very severe injuries by a fall on Friday last. He is now some better. The time for paying the town taxes will expire on Saturday. These taxes should be paid at the Judge of Probate’s office. Mr. M. Levin, of Wilmington, has opened a general tailoring establishment in the sample room of the Enterprise Hotel. The call for the annual meet ing of the stockholders of the Pee Dee Compress Company, for May 10, is published in this issue. Mr. T. J. Drew represented the Darlington Association at the State Convention of the Young Men’s Christian Association in Spartanburg last week. The subject for the meeting of the Young Men’s Christian Associatian on Sunday after noon is, “After Conversion, What?,” II Peter 1, 4-8. We are requested to state that services will be conduted by the pastor at New Market on Sunday morning next at 11 o’clock and at Damascus in the afternoon at 3.30 o’clock. Mr. Ellis Hill, a highly re spected old gentleman, died at his home near Timmonsville on Saturday night. He was about seventy years old and bad been sick for sometime. No services were held in the Methodist Church, on Sunday, evening to the absenceof Rev. J. A. Rice, wl.o was in attendance upon the Florence District Con ference in Timmonsville. The friends of Rt. Rev. W. B. W Howe, Bishop of the Episcopal Church for the dio cese of South Carolina, will be pained to learn that he is very ill at his home in Charleston. The corner stone of the new Masonic Temple at Sumter will be laid to-day with most impos ing ceremonies. Hon. J. Auger Smythe, of Charleston, will be the orator of the occasion. Quite a number of the Darling ton Masons will attend. Dr. W. J. Garner, while dis secting in the medical college at Vienna, Austria, where he is pursuing his studies, recently cut a finger upon his left hand. The wound is very painful, but we trust that it will not result in any permanent injury. Don’t forget that Wednesday, May 4, is the date appointed for the amateur entertainment to be given at the Opera House for the joint benefit of the Y. M. C. A. and the Darlington Guards. Tickets are now on sale at Ed wards & Norment’s. The Timmonsville News has suspended publication. Two other papers were published in that office, the Gospel Bugle and the Broad Axe, but ar rangements will 1 e made to con tinue the publication of these papers without interruption. The Atlantic Coast Line will sell excursion tickets from Dar lington to Omaha, Neb., for the Quadriennial Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church. The fare for the round trip is $41 .65 and tickets are sold from the 27 to 30 inst, good to return, “extreme limit,” to June 1. The Sumter Advance says: “The regular annual inspection of the Sumter Light Infantry, the pride and boast of this city and county, one of the best military companies in South Carolina, and the finest in the 4th Regiment, came off on Thursday evening at the Ar- DEATH OF MR. d. T BRISTOW. A Well Known Resident of Darlington Gone to hit Final Rest. Mr. James T. Bristow died at his residence on Broad Street Monday afternoon. He had been very ill for sometime, but bis death came unexpectedly. Mr. Bristow lived in Darlington nearly all his life, having re moved here when quite young from Bennettsville, where he was born June 1, 1836. He was a good Confederate soldier. At the outbreak of the war he en listed in the Eighth South Car olina regiment, but he subse quently joined McIntosh’s Bat tery and remained in that com mand until the end of hostili ties. Mr. Bristow was a life long and consistent member of the Baptist Church and had for eight or ten years been a dea con in the Baptist Church. At the time of his death he was secretary of the Darlington Manufacturing Company, a posi tion he had held ever since the organization of the company. He was very efficient in busi ness and was a useful citizen. He was Auditor of Darlington County in 1881-82. Inhisdeath the community suffers a loss. In 1859 Mr. Bristow married Miss Elizabeth Blackwell, the sister of Capt. J. C. Blackwell. His wife and eight children sur vive him. The funeral services were held in the Baptist Church on Tuesday afternoon in the pres ence of a large concourse of friends. The remains were in terred in Grovehill Cemetery. The following gentleman acted as pallbearers : Messrs W. C. Coker, F. T. Biggs, John Doug las, F. Pegues, C. W. Hewitt, W. P. Cole. A TUMBLE. HE IS ACCUSED OF BEATING A PU PIL TO DEATH. Ladies dress goods and trim mings a specialty at McCall & Burch’s THE AMATEUR ENTERTAINMENT. The Program Arranged for the Enter- ment for the Benefit of Two Worthy Organizations. The entertainment to be given on Wednesday evening, May 4, for the joint benefit of the Y. M. C. A. and the Darlington Guards, has assumed such pro portions that it will be found necessary to have it at the Opera House. In addition to an at tractive musical program which has been arranged for the occasion, some of the other features will consist of a “ser mon” by Mr. A. E. Gonzales, the original “Gullah” author; a brilliant spectacular perfor mance in which “Dame Histo ry” will unfold, in a charming manner, some of the stories that have fallen within her ken ; an exhibition drill in the new tac tics by a picked squad from the Darlington Guards ; and a “Bel lamy Quadrille.” How this last feature, which is particular novel and attractive, received its name, will reveal itself grad ually to the beholder as the drill progresses. Taken all in all, the entertainment bids fair to be one of the most enjoyable ever given by the amateurs of Darlington. The price of ad mission will be 40 cts., children 25 cts. Reserved seats, at an additional cost of 10 cts. are now on sale at Messrs Edwards, Norment & Go’s THE MAIZES OF THE WALTZ. The Young Men of Darlington Give a Dance to Visiting Young Ladies. The Darlington Guards Armo- was the scene of a very pleasant dance on Tuesday night last. There are quite a number of young ladies visiting this community and it was in compliment to them that the dance was given. The “trip ping, of the light fantastic” was continued until quite a late (or early) hour. The Society Hill string band furnished de lightful music for the occasion. The following ladies and gen tlemen were present: Mrs. W. M. Haynesworth, Misses Merrie Vaughn, Tampa, Fla., Emmie Sanders, Sumter, Genie Benson, Belton, Maria Lee Evans, Flor ence. Stella M. Baer, Reading, Pa., Nonie Williamson, Annie Hearon, Carrie Montgomery, Carrie Haynsworth. Messrs E. O. Woods, F. E. Norment, Herbert Pegues, P. A. Willcox, Florence, R. E. James, R. L. Dargan, Baker Hayns worth, R. F. Woods, C. M. Ward, T. E. McCullough, Har ry Smith, E. M. Wells, J. E. Boyd. McCall& Burch’s is headquar ters for shoes, hats, clothing and gents f irnising good.s ry At the meeting of the State Republican Convention in Col- urabia last week E. H. Deas was elected delegate at large to the National Republican Con vention and at a Republican Congressional Convention held subsequently in Florence T B. Johnson, of Sumter, and J. E. Wilson, of Florence, were elec ted delegates from this (Sixth) Congressional district. Back From Florida. (The State April 23.] The Rev. and Mrs. W. C. Pow er, who have been touring through St. Augustine, Jack sonvifle, and other Florida points for quite a long time, re turned to the city yesterday af ternoon. Mr. Power will at once resume his duties as pre siding elder of the Methodist Church of this district. The trip was taken for the benefit of the health of Mrs. Power. Rev. W. H. Strickland; Formerly of Dar lington, ia Charged by the Coro, ner'a Jury With Involuntary Manalaughter. [Augueta Chronicle.] Clakkston, Ga., April 18.— For the last few days there has been a considerable sensation created in this quiet little vil lage, midway between Stone mountain and Decatur, and in fact nearly throughout DeKalb County. Wickliffe Nash, a 13- year old boy, the son of Mr. Rowe Nash, living in this place, died a few day ago from the ef fects of a brutal and inhuman beating he received from his school teacher, Rev. William Henry Strickland, a Baptist preacher. The facts in the case as I gath er them are these : Some time last Feburary Mr. Strickland had chastised another pupil in school very severely and order ed him to take his seat. After seated a while he asked Nash’s son—who was seated near him —for the loan of his knife to trim his pencil. The knife was handed him. Strickland notic ing it, immediately called Nash’s son to and him and demanded an explanation why he let the boy have the knife. He told the ireful parson it was to trim a pencil. Strickland could not believe him and became enrag ed and commenced whipping Wickliffe unmercifully. He finally laid his hand on a stick, being part of a limb from an apple tree, with which he trailed the poor boy like he was a brute, notwithstanding his cries. When the boy reached his parental roof Mr. Nash at once discovered that his son was seriously hurt, and immediately sent for the family physician After a careful examination the physician decided it to be a very serious case. The shoulder blade was broken and spinal column injured. Every reme dy and appliance known was used without effect, the boy daily growing weaker, until he died, as above stated. A coroner’s jury, after hear ing the testimony of physicians and witnesses, has rendered a verdict charging Rev. W. H. Strickland with involuntary manslaughter. Strickland has been arrested and has given the required bond. Strickland endeavors to ex culpate himself from all blame in the matter. It is understood that he alleges the boy died of scrofula and that he had to beat him in self-defence andallsuch. Rev. W. H. Strickland was born and raised near Lawrence, Gwinnett county. It is said he commenced preaching during the war. A few years after the war he moved to Stone Moun tain, where he became involved in a difficulty with an old min ister with some unpleasant re sults. He then went to Augusta, where he preached a year or more; he then went over in South Carolina, about Darling ton and other places in the State, remaining in each place but little over a year ; he finally drifted into Anderson, then into Tennessee and North Carolina. About three years ago he came to Atlanta, where he secured the pastorate of one of the churches, but he did not retain it much longer than he did oth ers. Last year he settled in the country, upon a farm in the neighborhood of this place, and has, during the public school term, been engaged teaching in addition to preaching to some distant churches in other parts of the State. In the pulpit Mr. Strickland is a very fluent and pleasing speaker. He possesses a good delivery. There is, however, nothing very striking or origi nal about the man. More than a year ago he men tioned in a communication he wrote a religious newpaper that he had burned up a large lot of his sermons in manuscript which had been increasing on his hands and, if I remember cor rectly, he commended his act to others. This burning was one of the wisest acts of Mr. Strick land’s life, but a still wiser one would perhaps be to quit ser monizing until he learns self- government and has a little more of the meekness of his heavenly Master. [Rev. W. H Strickland wae pastor of the Baptist Church in Darlington from May 1874 to January 1877. Our citizens who remember METHODISTS IN COUNCIL. Proceedings of the Florence District Conference. [Reported for Thk Nkws.] The Florence District Confer ence of the Methodist Church assembled in the Methodist Church at this place on Thurs day last, with Presiding Elder J. B. Wilson in the chair. The sessions of Thursday, Friday and Saturday were occupied with the reports from the sever al charges, which were shown to be in fair condition. We had two able sermons on Sunday morning. Rev. S. 13. Jones, of Columbia, preached in the Methodist Church and Rev J. A. Rice, of Darlington, in the Baptist Church. A sunday-school mass meet ing was held in the Methodist Church on Sunday evening. Rev. H. B. Browne, of Florence, Rev. Mr Duncan, of Cheraw, and Rev. W. D. Kirkland, edi tor of the Christian Advocate, delivered short but interesting addresses to the children. Our people certainly enjoyed the Conference. We noticed among the Darlingtonians pres ent, Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Hewitt, Misses McCown and Messrs Warr, J. G. McCall and W. A. Parrott. R. Timmonsville, 25 April ’92. A MANLY LETTER. Remember McCall & Burch’s remnant counter. AN INTERESTING TRIAL. An Arabian Tried in Judge Dargan't Court for Breach of Trust. George Abraham, an Arabian, was tried in Trial Justice C. P. Dargan’s court, on Tuesday, for breach of trust. He has been peddling in this neighboihood for sometime for a man named Sallie Elkhori who is also an Arabian. The letter charged him with selling goods and fail ing to turn over the money. Considerable interest centred in the suit because neither the prosecutor nor the defendant could speak English and the Judge consequently had a hard time getting at a proper under standing of the case. Julia Elkhori, sister of the prosecutor, had to interpret for him and the defendant had a man named Solomon to perform a similar office. Judge Dargan compro mised the case by placing a fine of $5 upon the defendant and making him pay the costs.* ANNUAL ELECTION. The Stockholders of the People's Bank Elect Officers. The annual meeting of the stockholders of the People’s Bank of Darlington was held on Tuesday. Reports of the con dition of the bank were read showing a v e r y satisfactory state of affairs. The Board of Directors elected for last year was re-elected. The Board is composed of the following gentlemen: E. Keith Dargan. W. \. Carrigan. J. E Nettles, C. S. McCullough, JohnSiskron and B. A. Early. The Direct ors subsequently re-elected the following officers: President, E. Keith Dargan; Vice President, W. A. Carrigan; Cashier, H. L. Charles; Teller, Geo. Onslow. many him will Mgret to learn of the trouble iu which he has become involved and we trust that the case against him is not as bad as the above account would make It appear.—Editor The News.] MARRIED. On April 20, 1892, at the resi dence of the bride’s mother, by Rev. Geo. T. Gresham, Mr. Smiley Vaughan and Miss Roxy Lewis, all of Darlington County, S. C. Just received at McCall & Burch’s a nice line of low quar ter shoes and slippers for ladies. DR. LAFFERTY. Will Lecture To-morrow Evening.—An Occasion Not to be Missed. Lovers of wit and humor, and especially those interested in the Epworth league, should not fail to hear Dr. Lafferty’s lec ture at the opera house to-mor row (Friday) evening. The lec ture will be given for the bene fit of the League, but all who attend will get their money’s worth. Dr. Lafferty is undoubt edly one of the wittiest lecturers of our times and he w.ll give his audience an enjoyable even ing of wit and humor. The pleasure he gave us on the oc casion of his last visit to Dar lington will ensure him a crowd ed house. Reserved seats are now on sale at Willcox & Co’s drug store. REGISTER, DEMOCRATS! Monday the Laat Dav for Regiztermg Voter* in ThiiCouaty. Monday next is the last day for voters of Darlington Coun ty to register. Remember, it is positively the last day allowed for a voter to get his certificate, and the books will be opened in Darlington C. H. on that day. All citizens of the county who have not attended to this very important matter, should do so on Monday. We have inform ed the people on several occa sions, and we think the infor mation worthy of repetition, that the old registration certifi cate is of no value whatever. By a recent Act of the Legisla ture every voter must have a new certificate in order to here after exercise the right of suf frage. CHARACTERISTIC OE OUR CANDI DATE. The "Edgefield Advertiser" Requests Gov. Sheppard to Withdraw from the Contest tor Governor.— His Admirable Reply. Edukfikld, S. C., April 14,1892. Editor Advertiser: In the is sue of your paper of this date, appears a very temperate and respectful editorial, entitled “AdvicetoGovernorSheppard ” You thereby, in the presence of the people of Edgefield county, advise me to “withdraw from the race” for Governor of South Carolina. Permit me to say, in the presence of the same au dience, that I did not enter the race for Governor of my own accord, but was called upon by a large body of representative South Carolinians—a niaji iity of whom were farmers—to go before the people as a candidate for Governor, upon a platform of peace and unity in the Demo cratic party, which is essential to the maintenance of white supremacy, which is essential to the maintenance of good Gov ernment in our State. I accepted the commission thus imposed upon me as a high and a holy trust, and shall hold it sacred to my heart without the slightest regard to the conse quences that may fall upon me. In bearing this message of peace to our people, I shall not inflict upon them a “useless, senseless and bitter conflict,” but will conduct myself and the cam paign so that when the result is known it will be a matter of patriotic pleasure to every Dem ocrat in the State to “close up” and march shoulder to shoulder to certain victory for the nomi nees of the party. You may rely upon it, Mr. Editor, that if our people shall “be torn into factions, harassed and distract ed by the bitterness of the can - vass, and convulsed perhaps by internecine strife, brother against brother, son against fa ther,” the fault will not be mine. God knows that there was “bit- terness”enough in 1890. Was I responsible for that ? My desire and mission now is to heal the wound then inflict ed, to close the breach then created, to the end that here after, as well as heretofore, the Democracy of South Carolina may be invincible at home and respected abroad. I acknowledge gratefully my indebtedness to the people of Edgefield county for the support they have given me, and for the honors they have conferred upon me. In their presence I declare that I have never been forget ful of their interest, nor unfaith ful to any trust they confided in me; and I obligate myself,by every consideration that is bind ing upon my conscience, so to conduct myself as to justify their confidence in me. Thanking you for your sugges tions “in the interest of peace and harmony,” you will permit me to ask if you sincerely be lieve that you are contributing to “peace and harmony,” when you refer to some of our people as “Goat Democrats,” and to others as “Sheep Democrats?” Are we not all Democrats alike? Have you and I not stood should er to shoulder, hand in hand, in all that pertains to the honor of our State, and the welfare of our people? So hereafter let us stand for the honor of the State we love, and for the welfare of the people whose destiny is our destiny. Very respectfully, J. C Sheppard. STATE PENSION BOARD. ] Pensioners Will Receive Their Money Shortly. (Columbia Kegisster.] The State Board of Pension Commissioners have considered the pension applications from a number of counties and are now anxiously waiting from the | boards in Barnwell and Claren don counties. The entire re port must be delayed until these reportsare’reeeiv -d. The board has considered the li.-ts from the following counties and have approved of the pensions as fol lows : Abbeville, 04 ; Aiken, 51 : An derson, 1-14; Barnwell, 25 ; Beau fort, 1 ; Berkeley, 18; Charhs- ton ; 44 ; Chester, 35 ; Chester field, 81 ; Clarendon. 47 ; Colle ton, 51; Dariington, 59 ; Edge- THE COUNTY NEWS. FROM ALL SECTIONS AS TOLD BY OUR CORRESPONDENTS. What Our Neighbors Are Doing And Saying.—A Brief Resume of the Week. DOVESVILLE. Our young friend and fellow townsman, Dr. H. A. DeLorme, who recently graduated at the Louisville Medical College, has been offered and wisely accept ed a copartnership with Dr. Green, a prominent physician of St. Louis, j He writes that he is delighted with that thriving city and his professional rel ations. We predict for our young “M. D.”, what he richly merits, a very bright and pros- field, 99; Fairfied, 52; Florence, perous future. 50 ; Georgetown, 2; Greenville, 151 ; Hampton, 39. Two of the old widow pension ers have married since last year and are consequently disquali fied. Several of the men have died during the year. It is now ex pected that the entire pension will be paid on the first of May. The lists and necessary papers are now being made out in the Comptroller General's office. WEDDING AT CYPRESS. A Brilliant Social Event in Western Darlington. The Cypress correspondent of the State under ditto of April 23 gives the following description of a wedding that occurred there recently: “A brilliant social event was the marriage of Mrs. Lulu P. Pate to Mr. C. B. Pate, both of this place, on Wednesday even ing. Rev. J. E. Rushton offici ated. The bridesmaids were Misses Delilah Kelley, Sallie DuBose, Eva Huggins and Deli lah DuBose, and the groomsmen were Messrs. C. W. DuBose, W. L. Floyd, T. E. Munn, and B. L. Harris. The home of the bride, where the ceremony took place, was handsomely decorat ed and brilliantly lighted, and the table groaned under its bur den of delicacies for the enjoy ment of the numerous quests. Mr. Pate is a brother of the first husband of the bride, and since his death has been a partner and general manager of the mercantile business of L. P. Pate & Bro., in which she senior partner.” is A JEFFERSONIAN DEMOCRAT. Capt. Robt. Dickinson Contradicts Rumor Respecting his Politics, Editor Darlington News: I have been informed that it is currently reported on the streets of Darlington that I had joined the Reform Republican party now in process of organ ization in this State. I hereby denounce this accusation as a malicious and unqualified false hood, as it is well known that I have been, since its inception, identified with the great reform in this State, called the “Far mer’s Movement,” and am an uncompromising Jeffersonian Democrat. Robt. Dickinson. Darlington, 26 April ’82. ANOTHER CARD. Capt. W. E. Charles Again Writes Re garding his Position in Politics. Editor Darlington News: In my communication of last week, a clerical error entirely misrepresented me. It should have read: “There is no con flict between these parties in State politics.” W. E. Charles. Apl 26, ’92. [We again gladly give space to Capt. Charlee' card, correcting his clerical error He once more gives ns Infor mation that we never heard of before, namely, that there is no conflict in State politics between the Fanners’ Movement and the Reform Republi can party.—Editor Thi Nbws.] THE COUNTY CONVENTION. The Democratic County Convention will Meet in Darlington on Monday. On Monday next, “saleday,” the convention of the Democrat ic party of Darlington County will meet in the Court House. To this convention all the town ship clubs, except Stokes Bridge, have elected delegates. The Stokes Bridge club, it will be remembered, postponed the elec tion of delegates until next Sat urday. The Democratic party of the County will be reorganiz ed at this convention. The con vention will also elect eight delegates to the State Conven tion, to be held in Columbia in May, to elect eighteen delegates to the National Convention. "Georgiaizing South Carolina." [Anderson Journal.1 Here is a sample of the Geor gia politics that this State now has to endure from the import ed editors: “Candidate Hiott ‘took water’ when he quit the Methodist church to join the Baptist.” This paragraph ap peared among the editorial items of the Columbia Register a few days ago. We have no person al knowledge of the matter, but have heard it positively assert ed that the charge that Mr. Hiott had quit the Methodist church to join the Baptists was unqualifiedly false. Even were it true and Mr. Hiott had chang ed his religious belief as often as Larry Gantt had changed his political faith, his most bitter opponent has been unable to find a flaw in his moral charac ter. During a recent business visit to the princely residence of Mr. Edward Coker, we were inform ed that he would plant twenty acres in tobacco this season anil Messrs. Rogers will plant the fragrant weed even more large ly. Mr. E. M. Williamson, we are told, will plant extensively in watermelons and upland rice, while Messrs C. H and C. T DeLorme are planting the best variety of Ohio seed potatoes for early shipment. Thus it will be seen that our farmers are gradually adopting the long advised system of diversified farming. Our esteemed neighbor, Mr. S. W. Williams, a septuagen arian, whose best years have been spent in the service of King Cotton, has turned over the farm to the boys and is go ing to engage extensively in poultry raising, for which pur pose he has had his orchard nicely enclosed and made into a very convenient and pretty poultry yard. He will have all the latest improved varieties, one of which, the “mammoth”, is said to be large enough to fry as soon as it is sufficiently cloth ed to make a respectable appear ance in public. CYPRESS. Some few farmers have fine stands of cotton, but most of them complain of bad stands of corn. Most of the fruit and small vegetable crops escaped injury from the recent cold snap and very little early cotton was kill ed. Your correspondent has heard several men, who were ardent Tillmanites two years ago, say that they are no longer follow ers of Tillman and will never vote for him again. The sharp “spurt” in the cot ton market caused a lot of buy ers to look around these parts for the fleecy staple. Two of them were here last week, but they could not persuade the far mers to sell. Mr. J. H. Huggins has had the road leading from this place to DuBose’s Bridge put in fine order. It would be advisable for the County Commissioners to find some more energetic men like Mr. Huggins to have the roads fixed. The acreage in cotton has been reduced in this section about twenty per centand about forty per cent les§ of fertilizers will be used this year. If we plant moqre corn and less cot ton we will be in a more pros perous condition. - . — UNA. Miss Carrie Hill, of Timmone- ville, is visiting Mrs G.T. Gres ham. Mr. W. K. Witherspoon has purchased a cane mill for the purpose of making molasses this Have to Pay Back. A successful young business man of Atlanta tells this story He said when he was a boy he had occasion to borrow twenty dollars on a gold watch, and went to a bank to secure the loan. He found there a vener able gentlemen whom he hac since come to know as the fath er of Mr. Darvin Jones. The old gentlemen spoke very kind ly to the boy, told him the bank did not lend money on watches and referred him to a pawn broker. Then Mr. Jones said slowly and earnestly. ‘But if 1 were you I would not borrow the money.’ Why? was asked by the impetuous youngster. ‘Because’—and every word weighed a pound—‘because you will have to pay it back !’ The wisdom of a lifetime was in that sentence. fall. Owing to the illness of Mrs. Gresham the school was closed during the first part of last week. Miss Juliett Hoskins, -the young lady who has beenteach- ing at the Howie school, expects to leave for her home in Virgin ia very soon. The amount of guano used in this community is about sixty per cent less than that of last year and the cotton acreage has been reduced about twenty per cent. Mr. Johnston, the contractor, who built an additional room to the parsonage at this place, has completed an “L” to Mr. M. A. Witherspoon’s house and is now erecting another story to Air. B. A. Howell’s barn, which will add greatly to the appearance and convenience of the build ing. CLYDE. The corner-stone for the new building for Converse College in Spartanburg was laid with masonic ceremoni?s on Thurs day. Ex-Congressman Samuel Dibble, of Orangeburg, was or ator of the occasion. The recent rains are doing the cotton good. Mrs. E. L. Smith, of Darling ton, is visiting her father, Mr. M. J. Outlaw. Air. John C. Parnell, of Sum ter, visited his father, Mr. J. A. Parnell, on Sunday. We have a good Sunday- school at New Market and trust that it will become even larger. Airs Elizabeth Outlaw of Sum ter County, is visiting her daughter Mrs. J. B. Segars, of Kellytown. There was no preaching here on Sunday. We have heard nothing from our preacher, we hope he is not sick. Little James Robert Calhoun Parnell, only son of Mr. and Airs. R. E. Parnell, died on the 25 inst., after a few days illness from pneumonia. The family have the sympathies of the whole community. “Not ours, but God’s will be don.” CAUGHT EVERY TIME. Mr. James Norton Makes Serious Charges and Cannot Prove Them, [Newberry Observer ] Air. James Norton, chief clerk of the Comptroller General and member of the legislature from Marion County, has been caught uj> with and exposed again. During the last session of the Legislature Air. Norton stated in debate that he prepared the phosphate bill. Governor Till man testified that he himself prepared the bill, and that the amendments were made by Alessrs. Aldrich and Bmith. During the sumo session Mr. Norton, during a debate, made a serious charge against Rev. Dr. Pinckney, of Charleston. It was proved that the charge was entirely without founda tion. Recently Air. Norton has been writing letters from Columbia to the Alarion Index, of which he is part owner. In a recent letter he spoke of a circuit judge of the State as the “Jeffries of South Carolina.” Ho tries to get out of it now by saying “the name of the judge did not ap pear.” The context of the letter however, showed what judge he meant. Here is Air. Norton’s latest slander which he published in the Columbia Register on the 15th: “No Chicago anarchist could excel in yirulence the Judge of South Carolina who could for get his high and holy trust and write to the attorneys of a rail road advising them how to man age their cause on appeal from him to the Supreme Court. This, 1 am informed by an hon orable citizen of South Carolina, was done in a case tried in Edge- field county before Judge Hud son, and that the letter was written to Alaj. Ganahl and Maj. Gary of Augusta, Ga., who were attorneys for the railroad.” And here is the answer to it: “To the Editor of the News and Courier : In your issue of April 10 appeared a letter from Columbia, signed A. K , in which it is stated that Air. James Norton made to your correspondent the remarkable statement that Judge Hudson had written a letter to the un dersigned advising them how to manage their case on appeal from liim to the Supreme Court. We desire to say, and beg you will publish our joint and several declarations, that no such letter was ever received by us or either of us. Jos. Ganahl, Wm. T. Gary. Augusta, Ga., April 18,1892.” Verily “Air. Norton is only a symptom of the limes—a very serious symptom though.” BAPTISM AND POLITICS. A Ministers Indiscreet Speech Keeps Him out of office. [Columbia Record.] About four years ago the Rev. Mr. Memminger, of Charleston, now a shining light in the Re form Republican party and the presiding otticer of the late con vention held in this city, unwit tingly asserted in an article written for “Dixie” that even baptism could not regenerate a black baby. Recently when the President was about to ap point Air. Alemminger postmas ter for Charleston, Tom Miller, the ex-Congressman from the Seventh district, who favored the appointment of Dr. Crum to that position,informed the Pres ident of the sin of Air. Alem minger. Mr. Harrison was shocked at this piece of immor ality, and he at once put aside Memminger as an available ap pointee. The News and Courier suggests that Alemminger arm his assertion by adding “nor a white baby either.” We sug gest since he knows no differ ence in color that his use of the word black must have b"en en tirely metaphorical, having re ference only to a bad baby, which might be black or red or white or any other color. Per haps this explanation would satisfy our hypothetically in clined President and restore Mr. Memminger to his good graces. To Down the Third Party. The Democrats of the ^ tenth (Augusta) Georgia Congression al district have determined to turn Tom Watson down. Wat son was elected to Congress its a Democrat, but has since joined the Third party. The Demo crats will oppose him with J. C. C. Black as their candidate. i .i-