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VOL. XIX, NO. 19. DARLINGTON, S. C., THURSDAY, MAY 5, 1892. WHOLE NUMBER 902. LOCAL LACOMCS. MATTERS IN AND AROUND PROS PEROUS DARLINGTON. A Column of Newt, Portions I and Oth erwise, of Interest to Our Many Readers. The County Comn'issioners meet to day. Mr. A. E.Gonzales, of Colum- utubia, agent for the State, is in town. Miss Bessie Lucas, of Society Hill, is visiting Mrs. A. T. Baird. A number of the public roads throughout the County are be ing worked this week. Miss Jennie Rast has gone to visit friends in Columbia and other portions of the State. Misses Nela and HeLn Davis, of Charleston, are visiting their sister, Mrs. F. E. Norment. Miss Nina Dove, of Doves- villc, spent a few days last week with Mrs. J. H. Sanders, The many friends of Mai. G. W. Earle will be pained to learn that he still continues very sick. Mr. Isaac L. Sanders, of Boy kin’s, Kershaw County, was in Darlington this week on a visit to Dr. A. C. Spain. A very enjoyable “committee meeting” was held on Tuesday evening at the residence of Dr. S. F. Parrott on New Street. Gen. Jos. H. Earle, and Dr. T. T. Earle, of Greenville, were in town last week on a visit to their brother, Maj. G. W. Earle. The time for the payment of the town taxes has been extend ed to May 15. These taxes will be received at the Judge of Probate’s office until that time. J udge T. H. Spain has been appointed a member of the County Board of Examiners, vice Rev. E. J. Forrester re moved from the County. The subject for the meeting of the Y. M. C. A. on Sunday afternoon next is, “The build ing that will stand,” Matthew VII, 24-27; James I, 22; John XIII, 17. Mr. L. L. Martin, who has been appointed receiver for the Champion Canning Company, will remain in Darlington dur ing the summer discharging the duties of that position. Ollie Livingston, a boy about twelve years old living just above Darlington, cut his foot very severely, on Tuesday, by jumping from a fence. The wound is quite serious. At a recent election in the Euphradiau Society of the South Carolina College, Mr. E. C. Bacot, of Darlington, ’-as elect ed censor and Mr. W. C. Coker, also of Darlington, was elected » orderly* critic. Mr. B. B Forman, superin tendent of the electric light works, will remove in a few days to Chicago. His brother, Mr. J. J. Forman, who has been assisting him, will in the future have charge of the works. Monday was saleday but only one official sale was made. The Clerk of the Court sold, in the case of A. M. Sompayrac vs. Frank Murray et ah, nine and one tenth acres on Buckholdt Creek, in Mechanicsville, for $91 to A. M. Sompayrac. An ice cream sociable will be held at Lydia to-morrow (Fri day) evening on the grounds of Mr. M. Marco’s former rest dence. It will be given by the ladies of that section for the benefit of the Epworth League and will commence at six o’clock. The regular communication of St. David's Lodge, A. F. M will be held in the Masonic Hall Wednesday evening next at 8.30 o’clock. As business of import ance is to be transacted a large attendance is requested. All affiliated Masons are cordially invited to attend. Two Darlingtoni&ns received premiums at the Floral Fair in Charleston last week. Mrs. H L. Charles received a special premium for the best display of lilies of the valley and Mr. W D. Woods received thi first prize for the best display of lilies, cut bloom. A postoffice has been estab lished at Robbins Neck, a sta tion on the C. 8. & N. Railroad near the Pee Dee River, with Mr. J. B. Winters as postmaster. Subscribers of Tub Nbws living in that section of the County -who wish to receive their papers at Robbins Neck, will please notify this office. The executive committee oi' the Ladies Auxilliary Society of the Y. M. C. A. will give an ice cream sociable in the asso ciation’s hall on Frid y evening of next week, the 13 inst. This entertainment will be given for the benefit of the Y. M. C. A. and should, therefore, be well patronized. No charge will be made for admission and refresh ments will be served at a small price. THE BAPTISTS OF CHAHLESTON. Rev. John Stout Deliver! an Excellent Sermon at Their Centennial. The Baptists of Charleston are now celebrating by special services the one hundredth an niversary of their mission work. On Monday night last Rev. John Stout, of tnis place, de livered an address ujton “Wo mau’s work in missions.” speaking of his address the Xcv'.t and Courier, of Tuesday, says: Last night at the Citadel Square Baptist Church the se cond in the series of Baptist Centenuial services now in pro gress was held before a large congregation. Dr. Dargan pre sided and introduced as the first speaker the Rev. John Stout, of Darlington, the subject of dis cussion being ‘Woman’s work in missions.’ The speaker delivered an in teresting discourse on women’s work in this connection from the early ages down to the pres ent day. He spoke of the great spread of the movement in re cent years, since it has reached | the Southland, and introduced interesting statistics to prove that although the efforts of wo men at mission work were at first feeole, it has now greatly enlarged and has attained a good growth in this State.” HOW IS THIS. GOVERNOR? THK IWISTER'S lltFOI H. THE COUSTY COSVmiOS. The Reynolds shoes are neat and easy to the foot and will wear 12 months. Found only at Blackwell Bros’. For anything you want try us. Edwards, Norment & Co. CHEATING THE GALLOWS. Merriman the Condemned Murderer Escapes from the Chesterfield Jail. W. D. Merriman, the white Some Recent Appointments of Yours Criticized. Editor Darlington News: Governor Tillman's recent ap pointment of Lieut. Governor Gary, president of the Senate, and Ira B. Jones, speaker of the House of Representatives, to sit upon the Supreme Court bench to hear several causes in which several of the Supreme J ustices are disqualified to sit, raises a serious constitutional question. The constitution says distinctly that the legislative and judicial departments shall be distinct and separate. Judges under no circumstances can combine and unite in one function two sepa rate and distinct offices. They cannot act in a dual or amphib ious character, and the two o:- tices are not homogeneous, but distinct and antagonistic to each other. It caunot be said that the terms of office as legislators of the above mentioned legisla tors have expired. The tenure of their office, save in the case of resignation, does not expire till their successors are elected. The constitution never intended a Justice of the Supreme Court to be a hybrid creature or to ex ercise separate fuuctions; his of fice or functions are not in any sense compound. If they can amalgamate by some peculiar legal chemistry two departments of law that have no affinity for REV. W. H. STRICKLAND MAKES STATEMENT. A THE DARLINGTON DEMOCRACY REOGANIZED. He Sayt that he Did Not Beat the Boy Not Much Peace and Harmony, But a Cruelly and Alleges that His Arrest 1 Great Deal of Bickering—Dele- is Due to Jealously. gates Elected to the State We gave in our last issue a Convention, long account, taken from the The convention of the Demo- Augusta Chronicle, of the trou- cratic party of Darlington coun- ble in which Rev. W. H. Strick- ty was held on Monday. The land, formerly pastor of the w i 6 h, so otten expressed by Baptist Church in Darlington, many members of both factions of the party, that factional dif ferences would be ignored at this convention as it was for na tional purposes mainly that the convention was called, was “morehonored in thebreech than in the observance.” In many townships the result of the elec tion of delegates to the conven tion gave color to the belief that the factions would in this con vention act harmoniously to gether. But those who looked for harmony must have been disappointed, for the old King Caucus of a party within a party in has become involved. He was accused of beating a boy to death and the coroner’s jury has charged him with “involuntary manslaughter.” He was ar rested, but immediately gave bond. The following, which we take from the Atlanta Journal, is the statement of Mr. Strickland concerning the affair which he made before a minister’s meet ing: “On February 5th I had occa sion to switch Drew Barry, one of my pupils. As I was about borious matter and required! Chairman should be elected by time, so that after waiting on the County Executive Commit- the committee for some time the tee and should l>e selected from convention took a recess. among its members and made About 2.35 P. M. the conven- the point that the convent.on tion reassembled and heard the could not therefore elect the report of the committee on ere- County Chairman. Mr. Beasley RIOT AT HARTSVILLE. to do so Wickliffe Nash took a! again did its work as it did in knife from his pocket, opened the campaign of 1890. the large blade and handed it to From the very first factional Barry, he taking it in his right 1 lines were drawn and continued hand. I then wnipped them to be drawn until the convention both, but not severely. Nash threw up his hand and received a blow on it, for which he was adjourned. It began with the secret caucus of the Tillmanite delegates held before the con vention. In the mystic circle of this caucus the “cut and each other; why could they not Kr^a^X|r» r »«.b y .Krow i .«hi s h..d «rik«ttluw. 6 r. w ruddto '“' I '» bi. IrioC program arranged wiiiKthairi L niTr nn father’s house, and he being and in the convention it was and’every lawver^hat C ntw has ■ absent, I explained to Mr. Nafim rigidly carried out. Mr. J. 1-. t fr ru thu «nt Pnnpt w b° said, T am glad I have; Kervin seems to have been se- talked wilh you. ! think you leeted by the caucus as it. whipped my boy too hard, but! spokesman upon the floor, for he do not think that you had any j made all the nominations for enmity against any of us or him.’ The whipping occurred on Friday. On the Monday fol 1 as now constructed will be in- ! terested in this matter. Obsbrver Darlington, 8. C. May 2. The No. 9 sews 20 per cent, man who has several times been faster, runs easier and will last sentenced in the Chesterfield longer than any machine on the market. Found only at Black- well Bros’. Clothing and gents’ furnish ings. Correct styles at head quarters. Edwards, Norment & Co. memorial day. Court to be hanged for murder, has escaped from the Chester field jail. Merriman was for some time incarcerated in the Darlington jail for safe keeping. In speaking of Merriman’s es cape the Cheraw correspondent of the State, on April 30, says: | “W. D. Merriman, the con demned murderer, about whose crime so much has been i written in the papers, escaped from the jail at Chesterfield last night, with another prison er named Sellers. Sheriff Doug- The Progrxm for its Observance in Darlington. Next Tuesday is Memorial Day and the following pro- lass is now hunting Merriman,' g ram bas been arranged for and has offered a reward of one observance in Darlington, hundred dollars for his capture. The exercises will commence at Merriman had been sentenced 5 o’clock at the Methodist to be hung on June 10, and a Church and will be conducted petition, numerously signed by by Rev. J. A. Riee. Appropn- citizens of this county, has been ate music will be rendered by ‘ the combined choirs of the se' - not beat him cruelly; 1 did not eral churches. At the conclu- j stand over him and use both sion of these services the ladies hands; I did not use a hickery and the little girls and boys will stick. I have had severer whip- be escorted to the Confederate pings frequently front my own by the Darlington father than I gave him. I whip 7 sent to the governor asking for a commutation of his sentence to life imprisonment.” lowing the boy was on the street playing marbles and for nearly two months has been on the street, walking, playing, flying his kite, riding in wagons and attending his father’s meat mar ket. Soon after the wihpping the boy was taken before a grand jury, the court being in session at that time. He was examined and an effort made to find a true bill against me, which failed. The boy’s father assured me that he had nothing to do with the effort of the grand jury to have me indicted. “On the 7th of April the boy died. He died most likely from scrofula, as he had risings under his arms, under his jaws, and a bad sore mouth A week ago to-day he finished a visit of sev eral days to Atlanta, returning home, took sick and died. No machine on the market will compare with the improved i Monument Fc * ’ • 1 No. 9. Found well Bros’. Hot weather dry goods at low cotton prices. Edwards, Nor ment & Co. A RECEIVER*APPOINTED. only at Black- committees will be announced from the churches on Sunday. All who wish to make floral presentations to be used in the decorations are requested to Judge Hudson Appoints a Receiver for the Champion Canning Company. It has been known for some time that the Champion Can ning Company, of this place, is insolvent. A number of the creditors of the company have been pressing their suits. Last week affairs took another turn. Upon the suit of the Salt Springs National Bank, of Syracuse N. Y., Judge J. H. Hudson placed the company in the hands of a receiver. Mr. L. L. Martin, of Sumter, was appointed receiver. ! lir. Martin lived in Darlington 1 or a year so while engaged in the construction of the C. 8. & The Capture of Three of the Men who N. Railroad. The appointment ill suits, for Guards. Here recitations suita-! ped him with an apple sprout ble to the occasion will be made the size of my little finger, giv- by a number of girls. The dif-i ing him about eight blows, ferent church-yards will not be “Physicians think the boy visited as heretofore, but special 1 died of scrofula, and a post mor- care will be taken to have the tem examination would have graves of all the Confederate shown it. Through no fault of dead in these yards properly mine I have some enemies at decorated. A reliable commit- Clarkston, I suppose, caused by tee from each church will be ap- the jealousy between two schools pointed for this purpose. These there. The parties who have been active against me in this matter were never patrons, but were patrons of the other school. “I am assurred that the em paneling of the jury and hold- send them to Mrs. Warley’s ing of the inquest was not fair residence before 4 o’clock Tues- and impartial to me. day afternoon. i “I feel that a great injustice has been done me and my family Straw hats. Largest line, during my absence and I now i Prices, 10c to $2.75. Edwards, j give this whole affair to the ■ Norment & Co. THE BURGLARS CAUGHT. of a receiver stops a the settlement of the troubles in which the company has be come involved, will be made through this officer. The assets and liabilities of the company cannot now be given with ac curacy. Broke into Mr. J. B. Store. Mutdrow’e PI G See a handsome line straw goods at Blackwell Bros’. Another new ireales justin. inent & Co. lot of French Edwards, Nor- THE LAFFERTY LECTURE. yii The Doctor Greatly Pleaeei a Very Large Audience. Dr. J. J. Lafferty delivered his lecture, in accordance with the announcement, at the opera house Friday evening. His audience was very large. The Epworth League in whose bene fit the lecture was given has cause to be congratulated on the successful issue of the enter tainment. The Doctor selected for his subject, “Luck and Pluck,” and his many hearers were very much pleased with the manner in which he treated the subject. The Doctor has established in Darlington his reputation as a humorous lec turer and whenever he comes to our town again he will re ceive a cordial welcome. One of the four men, charged iwith breaking into Mr. J. B. 1 Muldrow’s store, at the C. 8. & N. depot, and stealing a num ber of articles therefrom, has been arrested. He is a colored man named Willie Williams. He was captured on Friday at Eutawville, Berkeley County, a station on the C. 8 & N. Rail road, and was brought on Sat urday to Darlington, where he is now lodged in jail. He con fesses that he was one of the burglars. The burglary was committed about March 15. Since Willie Williams was ar rested the authorities have cap tured two other colored men charged with complicity in the burglary. They are Dave Smith and Charley ublic. I was absent in La- range attending the Georgia Baptist Convention when the deceased died and when the coroner’s jury made its verdict. I have taught school for many years and have never had a serious difficulty before with any of my pupils. My patrons desire that I continue my school to its end.” Both say, they are not guilty, but Willie Williams says that the authorities have the right men. A new line of summer dress s opened to-day. Edwards, orment & Co. MARRIED. At the residence of the bride’s mother in Charleston on Wed nesday.. April 27, 1892, by Rev. G. R Brackett D. D. Mary L., daughter of Mrs. B. F. Whilden, and C. J. Milling, of Darlington 8. 0. Trade your old machine for a New Home or Wheeler & Wil son, No. 9. Blackwell Bros. EXCURSION RATES Again Offered by the Charleaton, Sumter and Northern. The Charleston, Sumter and Northern Railroad offers following excursion rates : the Southern Baptist Conven tion in Atlanta round trip tic kets will be sold to Sumter for $1 .36, tickets on sale from May 3 to 6 and good for return until May 17; for the meeting of the Williams. Independent Order of Odd Fel lows in Columbia round trip tic kets will be sold to Sumter for $2.20, tickets on sale May 17 and 18 and good for return until May 22; for annual commence ment of Benedict College in Co lumbia round trip tickets will be sold to Sumter for $2, tickets on 1 sale May 17 and 18 and good to return until May 20; for the cel ebration of the Mechlinburg Declaration of Independence in Charlotte round trip tickets will be sold to that city, via Ben nettsville, for individuals at $4.20. military $3.10, tickets on sale May 17 and 18 and good for return until May 22. the Tillman faction and every thing he suggested went through with a “whoop ” When the convention met the Antis sat on the right hand side of the hall and the Tillmanites on the left and all through the proceedings a continual cross fire was carried on between the two sides. Although the fac tions were thus arraigned against each other and there was at times much enthusiasm among the Tillmanites, there was not much thought given Tillman himself. In fact his name was only mentioned once and then it was when soifieone hurrahed for Tillman but re ceived no response. Why there was so little mention of Tillman we do not pretend to explain. Though the lines were strictly drawn, thus preventing harmo ny, there was no extreme bitter ness and pleasantries made at 1 did j the expense of one side or the other would often evoke great laughter. The following are the pro ceedings in detail : The County Convention was called to order by County Chairman J. W. Beasley, in the Court House, on Monday, short ly after 12 o’clock. Chairman Beasley in a few words congrat ulated the Democratic party on its good condition in Darlington and on there being such little bitterness and strife between the factions in this county The chair then stated that nomina tions for temporary chairman were in order. Mr. Lucas McIntosh was nom inated for temporary chairman, but he declined. Mr. J. P. Ker vin nominated Mr. J. N. Par rott and Mr. G. W. Brown nom inated Mr. D. C. McCall, but Mr. McCall declined. Mr. W. F. Dargan then nominated Cap tain E. W. Cannon. The names of Mr. Parrott and Captain Can non were then presented to the convention for temporary chair man. The motion of Mr. G. W. Brown that the vote upon the nominations be made viva voce, brought attention to the fact that the convention had not been organized 'and that there was no roll. This caused some discussion. Mr.W. F. Dar gan suggested as a solution of the matter that the presiding officer (Mr Beasley) be made temporary chairman. To this Mr. A. Warr, Jr., objected. Mr. Dargan explained that his suggestion was only to expedite matters and have the temporary chairman selected without a roll, but further objection was Pori made by Mr. J. I. King. Mr. Warr moved that a tem porary secretary be elected r.nd that the roll then be made up. Mr. G. W. Brown stated that the absence of a roll would pre vent the election of temporary secretary as it would the elec tion of a temporary chairman. Some further discussion en sued and Mr. J. P. Kervin mov ed that a committee on creden tials, consisting of three mem bers, be chosen to report upon a roll to the convention. This motion was acceptable to all parties and was carried unani mously. Mr. Kervin moved that Messrs. J. L. Northcutt, F. E. Stokes and J. E. Nettles be made the committee and this motion was also unanimously carried. The committee on credentials retired about 12.30 o’clock. The making up of the roll was a la in the dentials. A number of the clubs furnished no rolls, but the com mittee accepted the representa tion sent by each club save in the case of Leavensworth, which was reported as entitled to three instead of four delegates. The report was adopted. Mr. J. E. Nettles moved that Leavens worth be allowed four delegates [cries: “Give it to them,” “We can afford it,”] and his motion was carried. Mr. Kervin placed Mr. J. N. Parrott in nomination for pre sident and Mr. Dargan nomi nated Capt. E. W. Cannon, but the latter declined. Mr. J. W. Fountain then moved that Mr. Parrott be elected by acclaiin- ation [cries of “No! No! We will run Cannon anyhow.”] The question was put to the house and Mr. Parrott declared elected. Division was demand ed and a rising vote was taken, which resulted in 66 votes for Parrott and 33 for Cannon. Mr. Parrott then took the chair amid great cheers from the Tillmanites. Oneofhissup- porters cried out, “Hurrah for ‘Smacking Joe,’ ” and this lite rally brought down the house the Antis and the spectatois joining in the uproarous laugh ter. Mr. Pairott thanked the convention in a few remarks for the honor conferred upon him. Mr. Walter Vaughn was elected secretary and Mr. W. L. North cutt assistant secretary. Mr. J. Coit Wilson was elected vice- president. The chair stated that the next business was the election of del egates to the State Convention which will meet in Columbia on May 18 “to elect delegates to Chicago.” Mr. Kervin nomina ted the following as delegates : J. E. Miller, J. W. Davis, C. Rhinehart, J. W. DuBose, John S. DuBose, J. W. Warr, J. M. Waddill, L. A. Moore. Mr. G. W. Brown here stated that he thought it would be well for the convention to be informed for what purpose these delegates are to be sent to Columbia. The chair declined to give the infor mation, adding that “the gen tleman’s suggestion would be very good but for the fact that our people read the papers.” Mr. Dargan nominated the fol lowing as delegates : Lucas Mc Intosh, E. M. Williamson, J. C. Clements, S. A. Woods, W. L. Galloway, C. H. Race, E. W. Cannon, T. C. Skinner. Mr. J. W. Fountain moved that the delegates be elected by a rising vote. Mr G. W. Brown then took the floor and made an earnest plea for a ballot that every man might have an in dividual voice in the selection of delegates. He said that every man should have the right to cast his individual bal lot like a free man and not like one governed by the factional whip. He moved as a substi tute to Mr. Fountain’s motion for a rising vote that the elec tion be made by ballot. Mr. Fountain defended his motion. Mr. Brown’s substitute was put to the house and declared lost. Division was demanded and the substitute was lost by a vote of 66 to 42. Mr. Beasley moved as a sub stitute to Mr. Fountain’s motion that the delegates be elected by a viva voce vote, but the chair ruled that this motion was out of order. At this point Mr. Dargan withdrew the ticket that he had nominated for del egates. The motion that the del egates be elected by a rising vote was then carried. Mr. Brown made another attempt to obtain a ballot but without success. The chair put the ticket nomi nated by Mr. Kervin to the house. Mr. C. 8. McCullough stated that he wished to vote for two names on the ticket but would not vote for the others and asked how he must proceed, as a rising vote would compel him either to lose his vote or else compel him to vote for all the candidates or against all; by that system of voting he could not vote for some without voting for all and he could not oppose some without opposing all. The chair replied that this could not be helped as the con vention had decided to vote that way. Upon Mr. Kervin’s ticket re ceiving 67 votes, the chair de clared the ticket elected with out giving the opposition a chance to vote, saving that 67 votes were a majority of the convention. The antis, how ever, wished to vote against the ticket and cries of “Give us a chance to vote” were vigorous ly made. The chair then took a vote of those opposed to the ticket itnd declared that 29 or 30 votes nad been cast against it. Four alternates were then elect ed. They are: W. H. Law rence, J. N. Parrott, G. P. Scar borough, J. W. Fountain. The matter of electing a Coun ty Chairman was next taken up. Mr. J. E. Nettles showed that the new constitution of the party provided that the County had the same provision but that it had never been observed, hence he did not see why the con ention should follow the constitution in preference to the established custom of the party. The convention agreed with Mr. Beasley and decided to elect the County Chairman, despite the fact that it was unconstitution al. Messrs. J. W. Beasley and J. N. Parroti were placed in nom ination for County Chairman and Mr. Parrott was elected by a vote of 52 to 46. Mr. Parrott thanked the convention for this second expression of confidence in him. The County Executive Committee was then elected, each township delegation sug gesting its member. The Com mittee will meet on the second Monday in July to arrange for the State and county primary. Mr. F. R. Rhodes moved that the delegation to Columbia be instructed to support Grover Cleveland for President first, last and all the time. Mr. Warr moved that the delegation sup port the Ocala platform. Many members of the convention had left the hall by this time. Mr. Rhodes’ motion was lost and Mr. Warr’s motion was never put to the house. The convention having no fur ther business adjourned sine die. SUNDAY SERVICES. THE PEACE OF THAT TOWN RUDE LY DISTURBED. , The Metropolis of Western Darlington the Scene of a Genuine Street Row.—Two Men Shot. Hartsville is a very quiet though progressive town, but on Wednesday of last week the even tenor of that law abiding community was rudely broken by an unusual proceeding in the way of a street riot. The details of the trouble were furnished us as follows : On the Monday preceding a white man, named J. W. Meeks, who lives a few miles from Hartsville, went to the town, became intoxicated, and got in to a row with the policeman. The officer arrested him and carried him before the town council. He was sentenced to pay a fine of thirty dollars or serve thirty days in the County jail. Meeks refused to pay the fine and was consequently lodg ed in the jail at Darlington. On the following day his friends paid the fine and he was releas ed. On Wednesday morning about 9 o’clock Meeks returned to Hartsville accompanied by Bar tow James and Dorsey Atkin son, both white, and Lawton Saws and Wisdom Elerhie, col ored . They rode into the town in two buggies and cursed every thing in sight, threatened the authorities and otherwise be haved in a boisterous manner. The policeman, who was sleep at the time, was sent for, but before he reached the scene, the men drove out of town. They went to Mr. Ferdinand Miller’s, lington on Friday night, occu- bought a lot of wine, and drank pied the pulpit of the Methodist it Th( . y t h e n returned to Church on Sunday morning and Hartsville. evening. At both services the In th e meantime, however, congregations were quite large the lntemlent Mr . Wiley K. and the Doctor preached two pp)| ( bad summoned a posse and admirable sermons which were gtationed it on Main street, for enjoyed very much by his hear-1 the purpose of assisting the po ors. In the afternoon a Sumlaj (iceman in arresting the parties, school mass meeting was held The r j oters drove into town at a the Methodist Church, in rai , i(1 rate) but; aa goon as they ich the members of the Sun- aaw the posse, they turned to es- day schools of the other churches ca p e joined. At this meeting Dr. W. Drs. Lafferty and Kirkland at the Meth odist Church. Dr. J. J. Lafferty, editor of the Richmond, Va., Christian Advocate, who lectured in Dar- D Kirkland, editor of the Southern Christian Advocate, delivered an admirable address. EARLY CLOSING. The policeman and one ot the wardens ordered them to halt. Their answer was to fire upon the officers, who returned the fire. About fifteen shots were fired on both sides. The rioters then escaped. Two of them were wounded. Bartow The List of Merchants Who Will G' ve j James, white, was shot in the Their Clerks Well Earned Holiday, (eg and Wisdom Elerhie, color- We the undersigned merchants ed, was wounded in the hip. of Darlington hereby agree to James' wound is slight, as the close our stores at 7 o’clock p.m. hall did not enter his leg. from the 9th day of May to the The town of Hartsville was 1st day of September next, incorporated by an Act of the (Saturdays and Factory days last Legislature and this is the excepted.) Joye & Sanders, N. first serious trouble that the au- L. Harrell & Co., B. O. Bristow, thorities of that town have had. Brunson, Lunn & Co., M. Mar- Should the rioters attempt any co, Blackwell & Bros, McCall & further outrages, they will find Burch,E.C.Rotholz, S. Wolfram, the citizens of Hartsville well Edwards, Norment & Co., i prepared to meet them. Since Moorhead, Cox & Co., Welling the riot a strict watch has been & Bonoitt, A. J. Broom, S. Tom- kept about the town, bacher On Friday, Elerbie, the color- I 1 ed man who was shot in the CHANGE OF SCHEDULE. hip, came to Darlington and ' surrendered himself to the The Freight Trains on the Cheraw and sheriff. He is now lodged in Darlington Railroad. jail. His wound is not serious, , . , , . i but is quite painful. He told a A change has been made in 8entative of The News the schedule of the freight trains th at he had nothing to do with I the riot, but had accompanied Meeks, by whom he is employed, ] to Hartsville to attend to some I business. on the Cheraw and Darlington Railroad. The following is the new schedule : The up freight leaves Florence at 6.40 A. M., Darlington 7.55, Floyds 8.20, I Doves 8.45, Society Hill 9.35, and arrives at Cheraw at 10.40. J The down freight leaves Cheraw at 2.00 P. M., Society Hill 3.15, S Doves 4.00, Floyds 4.20, Darling ton 5.00, and arrives at Flor ence at 6.00. The freight train does not run to Wadesboro as | heretofore JOHN M. PAYNE. for The Man Who Attacked Col. Orr his Father's Politics. [Orangeburg Enterprise.]' It would be interesting to know who John M. Payne, of St. Matthews, is. We open Ginned by Electricity. 0 ur columns to Mr. Payne, and [Columbus(Ga) Enquirer-Sun.] he is at liberty to reply, himself. For the first time in the his- ^jnce his slanderous article tory of the world, cotton was •J U( ]K e ( ^r s son was pub- on Thursday ► inned by electric- ll8 ^ e( ^ mt ^ e t°tt on ltant, v/e ity at the Agricultural and Me-; have made numerous inquiries, this mys terious slanderer is. All that we have been able to learn is that Mr. Payne is a man of on ity at the Agricultural and Me- |n ave IIiau « numerous in chanical College of Alabama at'hut cannot obtain any definite Auburn, thus furnishing an er - information as to who t tirely new application of this marvelous source of power. For the purpose of illustrating the transmission by electricity the 8 » rae 8ixt y ^ year 8 oi age ; class in electrical engineering, runs a grist mill for a widow under the direction of their pro- lady who resides near bt. Mat- fessor, A. F. McKissick, con- thews ; is a third part vita and nected the generator at the dy- exA ankee soldier. In fact it is namo room of the college with hinted that the distinguished the motor at the station house -'t r - Payne is one of Sherman s by a wire 3000 feet in length, i hummers. the distance between the college . If this be true, Mr. Payne is and the farm. This connection indeed a very poor specimen of was completed on Thursday, j humanity to be taking a hand when, by running the dynamo m th® politics of our State ad- at the college the motor at the mitting simply for the sake of farm did the work of the ten argument that he would go at it. horsepower engine formerly! decently and not as a ghoul who used, and ground cob and com would rob the grave of its dead for cow feed and ginned cotton, | £h!d cen tion oi doing the work in a simple, ef- * et the people know what fective manner, with small per- of a man he is, where he came e of loss. This applies- from, and where he stands po- electricity not only af- htically. As we said before fords a convienient source of our columns are open to him. power, but also gives increased _ ——* ■— exemption from danger by fire j could sit beside you forever incurred by the use of an engine, he said as they watched the dy- It is designed that hereafter all ing coals go out. T believe you,’ work of this character required s he said, yawning and glancing at the station farm shall be done 1 a t the clock, ‘and you intend to, by electricity. i don’t you ?’