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. / 1 JET ,■/ e W Ik gk Thursday, May 5, 1892. THE COUNTY CONVENTION, lu reviewing the proceedings of the county convention we fail to see anything that was done worthy of commendation The result may be pleasing to a large faction of the Democracy, but it is not calculated to bene fit the pa-ty as a whole. There had been much talk of harmony and unity on both sides and there was reason for us to hope that everything possible would be done to allay the bitter feel ing that was aroused in the campaign of two years ago. To bring the party together should be the highest ambition of every good citizen and Democrat and anything done that would widen the breach cannot be ccmmended. Local differences could have been laid aside in this conven tion without either faction sur rendering its principles. If all had worked together the party would be in a better shape for the approaching campaign The contest this summer will be hat, as all political campaigns are, and far better would it have been had the opening of the campaign, at the organization of the party on Monday, been characterized more by a desire for the unity of the party than for the success of a faction. It would have done much towards removing bitterness and would serve as a balm when feeling runs high this summer The “gag-law” introduced into the convention can not be too much condemned. It is a dangerous precedent to estab lish. The refusal to allow a man to exercise his individual right in voting is as dangerous to a party as the hidden rock in the sea is to the mariner. It is a curtailment of suffrage and if persisted in will inevitably wreck the strongest organiza tion. By this gag-law a member of the convention had to vote for all the candidates for dele gates or vote against all; or else he must remain silent and vote not at all. The constituency he represented was thus debarred from a just participation in the voting and, when free men are denied their sacred right of suf frage, trouble is very apt to follow. We do not make this as a threat, but as a caution to those in the majority that this is not the way to reunite the paity and restore good feeling among friends and neighbors. That the Tillmanites had a majority of about two to one in the county convention was a surprise to no one. This was known beforehand, but it was hoped that the factional lines would not be drawn too tight. While the antis cannot approve of the manner in which the con vention was managed or its re sults there is no need for de spair. The signs of the times point to a decided change when the primary comes round and every man can exercise hisOod- given right to vote. AN AMUSING INCIDENT. It is amusing to see in what ludicrous positions the decrees of King Caucus often place men. An illustration of this was fur nished in the county conven tion on Monday. When the question of the temporary chair manship was under discussion Mr. W. F. Dargan moved, as a solution of the matter, that the presiding officer, Mr. J. W. Beasley, continue to preside as temporary chairman until the roll of the convention could be made up. But this motion if carried would violate the decree of the caucus, which seemed to be that Mr. Parrott should be made chairman immediately. This motion to violate the cau cus decree came from an anti and this was too much for the Tillmanities who strenuously objected. Mr. Dargan's motio < was per fectly fair and was only sug gested in order to expedite mat ters. Mr. J. P. Kervin, then moved that a committee on credentials be appointed to make up the roll. This motion came from one who appeared to be the spokeman of King Caucus, so the Tillmanites agreed to it willingly. It had the same effect as was intended by Mr. Dargan’s motion, for Mr. Beas ley continued to preside until the roll was made up and was consequently the temporary chairman. STATE NEWS. Gathered From Our Exchangee, And Put in Paragraphs. The State Press Association will meet in Anderson on July 6. A bill has been introduced in to Congress to appropriate $20,- 000 for the purpose of establish ing a national park on the stock ade grounds near Florence, 8. C. Lafayette Stevens was killed one day last week in Edgefield County by John Watkins. Both parties are white. The murder ed man himself killed a man about ten years ago. On Saturday Green Wilson, colored, killed Ray McGill, also colored, at St. Charles, Sumter County. St. Charles is a stat ion on the C. S. & N. Railroad just across Lynche’s River. The base ball season of the South Atlantic league has opened. The cities belonging to the League are Charleston and Columbia in this State and Charlotte and Winston in North Carolina. County conventions were held throughout the State on Mon day for the purpose of electing delegates to the State Conven tion. The conservatives had made no organized effort to capture the State Convention and Tillman’s followers will have a very large majority. The News and Courier, of Wednesday, published state ments in regard to the cotton acreage from every section of the State. The statements show that the acreage will be one, fourth less than last year and in some places it has been re duced as much as fifty per cent. GENERAL NEWS. Item* of Interest From All Over The World. The Illinois Democratic Con vention has endorsed Grover Cleveland. Deeming, the man who was arrested for murder in Australia, has confessed that he is “Jack the Ripper,” the famous London murderer. A tramp killed a well-to-do planter in Louisiana one day of last week and he was imme diately lynched by the murder ed man’s neighbors. William Astor, the third to the richest man in America, died in Paris last week. His wealth was estimated at be tween $50,000,000 and $60,000,- 000. An opera House in Philadel phia was destroyed by fire on Wednesday night of last week. A play was in progress at the time. Six persons were killed and over one hundred were in jured. DEMOCRATIC RECORD. What the Great Party Hat Done for the South. [Greensboro, G*., Herald-Journal.] The Third Party orator mounts the stump and bellows “What has the Democratic par ty ever done for the South ?” Pausing for a moment, he an swers his own question by tri umphantly exclaiming, “Noth ing.” Are there men in Greene county who will agree with that ? Here is a catechism which we have compiled from various sources : What party has ever been the advocate of a government eco nomically administered and has succeeded in reducing the ex penses of the nation ? The Democratic party. What party prevented the passage of a force bill which was aimed at the dearest liber ties of the Southern people ? The Democratic. What party was it at the close of the war, when the North was clamoring for disgraceful condi tions as the price of peace, which secured for the South at least honorable terms ? The Democratic. Which party, under President Johnson, began the reinstate ment of the South into the Union in a constitutional way ? The Democratic. What party threw off the car pet-bag yoke and brought the infamous period of reconstruc tion to an end ? The Democratic. What party, on the floors of Congress, fought the movement to prosecute Southern leaders and confiscate Southern proper ty ? The Democratic. What party has rescued from alien control our Southern State governments and restored them to our own citizens ? The Democratic. What party has made Geor- ia the “Empire State of the uth” and made her name syn onymous with solvency and so lidity all over the country ? The Democratic. What Our Neighbor* Are Doing And Saying.—A Brief Resume of the Week. GREEN PLAINS. Mr. William Poison is quite sick with pneumonia. We hope he may soon recover. We had a severe blow last Friday and a light rain. Sev eral trees were blown down but no damage was done. No services will be held at Antioch on the second Sunday of this month, as the pastor will be absent attending the conven tion. We are glad to report that Miss McFarlan's school at Beth lehem is in a flourishing condi tion. Some thirty pupils are enrolled. The time for services at An tioch has been changed. We now have services in the morn ing on the second and third Sundays and in the evening on the first and fourth Sundays. It seems that the early bird did not this time catch the worm in the way of planting cotton, for most of us have had to plant over and those who did not have very poor stands. Corn, too, looks very poor. Mrs. O’Neil, whom we men tioned sometime ago as quite sick, died last Thursday morn ing. She was quite old. An l aged husband and several grown children survive to mourn her loss and they have the sym pathy of the entire community. UNA. Mis. J. H. Hicks is much bet ter. Mr. T J. Bell has cabbage heading. Mrs. S. E. Draper has return ed to her home in Anderson. Mrs. S. A. Crosswell has been very sick, but is now convales cent. Mr. and Mrs. W. K. Wither spoon are both in feeble health. The former has not been able to attend to his business for about two months. A picnic was given on Satur day last on the closing of Miss Clara Crosswell’s school. We have heard nothing from it, but guess that it was a success. The improvement made on Mr. B. A. Howell’s barn was not done by Mr. Johnston as was stated in my last letter, but was superintended by Mr. Spen cer Galloway of this place. Mr. Carlos Easley, a young man from Greenville, is paying a visit to his adopted parents, Rev. and Mrs. G. T. Gresham. Mr. Easley is a son of Col. Eas ley, the great orator of Green ville, who was attorney for the Air Line Railroad when it was built through our State. JASPER. Mr. W. D. Hill, who has been quite ill, is again able to attend to his farm duties. Mrs S. W. Ham has been sick for some time, but we are hopeful that she will be well again soon. The Lake Swamp Base Ball Club went up to meet the Phil adelphia Club in a match game on Saturday. I can’t tell the result. We regretted to hear the sad news that our old friend J. T. Bristow had fallen a victim to the irresistible sting of death. We feel hopeful, however, that we will meet him on the shores of endless joy; We are having quite a spell of drv, windy weather. Rain would help cotton to come up; the stands are not full. Corn is as equally poor as cotton. The oat crop has commenced to suf fer for the want of rain, but looks very well. Tobacco and cane are moving on pretty well. Toney & Co. have set out their tobacco plants and they are do ing nicely. The Union Base Ball Club of this place crossed bats with the Lake Swamp Club on Saturday last. The score stood at the end of the sixth inning seven teen to five in favor of the | Union club. The game was not finished on account of one of the members of the home club receiving an injury that pre- ] vented him from continuing to play. ULYOE. Mrs. Elizabeth Johnson is quite sick, but we hope to see her well soon. There will be preaching at New Market on Sat rday at 1! a. m., and on Sunday at the same hour. We are having a lot of fine, sunshiny weather and the corn and cotton that are up are look ing well. Mrs. Nancy McDonald, of the Union neighborhood, is visiting her daughter Mrs. Addie Wat kins at this place. A numl er of our boys have gone on a fishing frolic to Mr. Elijah Brown’s pond. A big fish dinner will be given at Mr. Calvin Newcome’s on Saturday. ROBBINS NECK. Work has been resumed at the yard of the Darlington Brick and Iron Works. & Bucklen's Arnica Salva. The Best Salve in the world for Cuts, Bruises, Sores. Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever Sores, Tetter, Chapped Hands, Chilblains, Corns, and all Skin Eruptions, and positively cures Piles, or no pay required. It is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction, or money refunded. Price 25 cents per box. For sale at Willcox & Go’s drug store. TIMMONSVILLE. Mr. G. C McEachern has about completed a neat little cottage on Railroad Street. The many friends of Mrs. C. B. Keith, now of Darlington, were glad to see her in town last Monday. Mr. D. H. Trailer and family have returned from Florida, where they have been on a pleas ure trip for a month. Our farmers have finished E lanting cotton and where it as had time to get up good stands are reported. Small grain is beginning to need rain. Since the close of the Florence District Conference Rev. Mr. Duncan has been conducting a E retracted meeting here. He as been aided by Rev. Mr. Copeland, of Cartersville, and Presiding Elder Wilson. He will have the help this week of Rev. J. A. Rice, of Darlington, and Dr. Creitzberg, of Colum bia. Our people are taking con siderable interest in the meet ings. Have No Terrors for Us! Isn’t it Fnnny? that the doughty old 50-per-(’enters have | been forced to cut their profits and follow The l ittle Eevil Fish down in prices ? Well, we will give them another slide. Best French Satines worth 20 cts. per yard cut to 10 cts. Fruit and Parker 4-4 Bleach sold at I2£ cts., our price Sic. Standard brands of Ginghams 01 and Hlc per yard. Best heavy Homespun Checks only 5c. per yard. It is useless to mention Our Shoe Department, listnuhiTplace wm, MrJ. as we a e the acknowledged leaders of honest Shoes at a low B. Winters as postmaster. The oat crop has improved a great deal and the prospects are that with favorable seasons we will have a large crop. OVEREATING VS. OVERWORK. What is Often Supposed to be Over- Work is Merely Overeating. An abuse that tends to the in jury of brain workers is exces sive eating. A writer in the Medical Mirr r recalls to mind several active brain workers who suddenly broke down, and fancied that it was due to brain fatigue, when, as a matter of tact, it was due to overstuffing their stomachs. The furnace connected with mental machin ery became clogged up with ashes and carbon in various stages and form, and as a re sult disease came, and before the cases were fully appreciated, a demoralized condition of the nervous systems was manifest ed, and they laid the flattering unction to their couls that they had indulged in mental over work. Hard work, mental or physical, rarely ever kills. If a mild amount of physical exer cise be taken, and a judicious amount of food be furnished, the bowels kept open in the proper manner, the surface protected with proper clothing, and the individualcultivatea philosoph ical nature and absolutely re solves to permit nothing to an noy or fret him, the chances are that he can do an almost un limited amount of work for an indefinite length of time, bear ing in mind always that when weariness comes, he must rest, and not take stimulants and work upon false capital. The tired, worn out slave should not be scourged to additional labor. Under such stimulus the slave may do the task, but he soon be comes crippled and unfit for work. The secret of success lies in the direction of selecting good, nutritious, digestible food, taken in proper quantities, the adopting of regular methods of work, the rule of resting when pronounced fatigued presents itself, determining absolutely not to permit friction, worry or fretting to enter in his life, and the cultivation of the Christian graces, charity, patience and philosophy. THE STOCK MARKET. price. We would respectfully call the attention of the trade to the fact that we have added A MXK OP GROCERIES and are determined to name the lowest of low prices on them. We give a few prices to show which way the wind is blowing: Standard A, Granulated Sugar, 20 lbs for $1. Best Rio Coffee, 20c per pound. Also the cheaper grade. Be t High Grade Patent F’lour at $0 25 per barrel. Space forbids more quotations, but if you will only consult your ow n interests you will he sure to call on Yours respectfully, A. J. BROOM. Willcox’s Old Drug Store. Edwards. Norment £ Co —our— Time To Pay? Attention to the fact that yonr character is read in the style of Stationery that you use in business correspondence! Well, most cer tainly it is. If you use badly printed and infe rior Stationery you are put down as an inferior business man. We furnish you high-class letter paper, note heads, bill heads, state ments, padded in our neat and at tractive covers, at lowest living prices. Plain and ornamental—in fact, ev ery kind of printing executed with neatness and despatch. We guarantee satisfaction, first- class work and low prices. Practice what you preach and pat ronize home industry. When you want anything printed come around to see us about it. The Darlington News Job Office. -THE- Largest Line OF ARE NOW OPEN! Largest stock, Best goods, Lowest prices! Come to Headquarters. Respectfully, Edwards, Norment & Company. SPORTING GOODS, Such as Baseballs, Bats, Mits, Footballs, Croquet Sets. Hammocks,Stretch- Hooks, &c., k kght tt tlu City. Also a full line of small Musical Instruments. Darlington Book Store. ALL GOODS GUARANTEED. OCO.C.TOALK MCNRV OLIVER Geo. E. Toalf, & Co, * -WHITE! IPUNTIffi DOORS, SASH, BLINDS, AND Semi Hiiig Miieritl. OFFICS AND SALESROOMS 10 and 12 Hsyue Street, (JR ARIiB 5TON, - - 8. C •^-Special Price* Cheerfully Fur- ntehed. JUST OPENED A NEW AND BEAUTIFUL STOCK OF Spring and Summer MILLINERY. Latest* Styles 1 Lowest Prices 1 A call will eouvince you. It M. Schmid. April 7-8m. BANK OF DARLINGTON, DARLINGTON, S. C., Capital, — — $100,000 Surplus and Undivi ded Profits, — $45,973.80 DIRECTORS: W. C. Coker, J. L Coker, K. W. Boyd, J. J. Ward. E. R. Mclver, A. Nachman, Bright Williamson. Transacts a General Banking Business. Savings Department. Deposits of $1 and upwards received. Interest allowed at rate of 5 per cent, per annum from date of deposit—payable quarterly on the first day of January, April, July and October. For further information ap ply at the Bank. Accounts in both Depart ments solicited and will be given careful attention. BRIGHT WILLIAMSON, President. L. E. WILLIAMSON. Cashier. Dec. 81—tf IDIR-UQ-S. The Value of the Stock Invested in Dar lington's Business Enterprises. The following quotations of loea- Stocks will be changed from time to time so as to meet the fluctuations in the market. The blank spaces in the column marked “offered at” indicate that there is none of that class of stock now offered for sale : Par Value. Offered at Dar. Land Imp. Co... 100 175 Hank of Darlington.. 100 135 Dar. Mfg. Co 100 loo Dar Phosphate ) o.... 100 UK) D. G., M , F.&W. t o. 100 100 People’s Hank 25 25 Knights' Bldg. Asso.. 25 25 Dar. Planing Mill... 1,000 1,000 Enterprise Hotel Co. 25 23 Dar. Driving Asso ... 100 Dar. B. & L Asso 48 55 Dar. Light,Wfli P Co. 50 45 Pee Dee Comp Co.... 50 50 Dar Brick A 1 Wks .. 100 CU Land Imp Co.. . 100 D Ag A Mech F Co... 10 5 Car Fibre Co,(Hville)l,000 SHORTHAND CYPRESS. Mr. M. N. Sansbury has a very sick child. The late frost has damaged the peach crop very much. We are sorry to state that M M. T. Mixon has had a relapse and is quite sick. SPA TE OF SO UTH CA ROLINA. Darlinyton Comity. By T. H. Spain, Eng., Probate Judge. Whereas Ettsei L. Adams hath made suit to me, to grant unto him Letters of Adminlstsation de bonis non with will annexed of the Estate of and effects of Ettsei L Adams, Sr., de ceased. These are therefore to cite and ad monish all and singular the kiudred and creditors of the said Ettsei L. Ad ams 8r.. deceased, that they be and ap pear before me,in theCourt of Probate, to be held at Darlington C. H. on Mav 17th next, after publication thereof, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, to show cause, if any they have, why the said Administration should not be grant- ed- Given under my Hand, this 4th day of May, Anno Domini, 1892. T. H SPAIN, Judge of Probate. May 5—2t. For Sale The place on which O. B. DuBose resided, five miles from Darlington on the road to Lamar and containing 215 acres. Apply to O.B. DuBOSE or BOYD A BROWN. Febuarv 4—6m. Building Lots For Sale. T HIRTY or forty building lots in Darlington, nearer to the busi ness part and more eligibly sitnated than any others in the town, will be sold to approved purchasers on easy terms. B. C. NORMENT. Jan. 14—6m Creditors Notice- A LL persons having claims against the estate of I. M. Harrell, de ceased, will present them properly proved and all persons indebted to said estate will make payment forth with to 8. D. HARRELL Administrator with will annexed. April 14—3t. Creditors Notice. A LL persons having claims against the estate of J. H Hogge, de ceased, will present them properly proved and all persons indebted to said estate will make pavment forth with to J. W. DAVIS, Administrator. April 14—8t. W ANTED—Hides of all kinds ex- i oepteow hides. The very high est market price will be paid for foxs Fresh ever mink, otter, deer and sheep hides at WITCOVER'a RESTAURANT, tf Main St., Darlington, S. C. Fine Confections • week at DR. JOHN A. BOYD’S DRUGSTORE. May 5—tf BRUM l kT&ATTOK BUSmCSS C0LU6I. LOUISVILLE, KY. STATE OF SOUTH CA BOLIN A. County of Darlington. Court of Common Pleas. Summons for Relief, (Complaint not served.) The Bank of Timmonsville, a corpora tion organized and chartered by and under the laws of the State of South Carolina, Plaintiff, against the Champion Canning Company, a corporation organized and chartered by and under the laws of the State of South Carolina, C. 8. Nettles .and A. Ames Hewlett, Defendants. To the Defendants, the Champion Canning Company, I'. S. Nettles and A. Ames Hewlett: You are hereby summoned and required to answer the complaint in this action, which is filed in the office of the Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for the said County and to serve a copy of your answer to the said complaint on the subscribers at their office, Evans street, Florence, 8. C., within twenty days r.fter the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service: and if you fail to answer the complaint within the time afore said, the Plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court, for the relief de manded in the complaint. Dated, Florence, 8. C., April 18th, A. D.1892. WOODS t W LLCOX, Plaintiff's Attorneys To the Defendant, A. Ames Howlett: You will take notice that the com plaint in this action was duly filed in the office of the Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for Darlington County on the 15th day of April, 1892. WO .IDS A WILLCOX, Ap 21—8t. Plaintiff's Attorneys. ~ WATCHES,~ CLOCKS AND JEWELRY Of al! kinds for sale at the very lowest market prices. Repairing at specialty and satisfaction guaranteed. W. T. SANFORD, (At the Racket Store.) PETER BOWLES I ■ •M-+++4-4-++4-4-4-++4G44-4-+4-4'+4't DriMM IMIM »♦♦♦ D OES first-class House and Sign Painting; Kalsomine Work a specialty. In addition to my other work, I am now prepared to do PAPER HANGING, etc. WHe solicits the patronage of | Darlington. Millinery. MUST received from New York a 99 fine lot of Spring and Summer Millinery at prices to suit. Ail ladies are invited to call and examine my stock. MRS. JAS. H. GANDY, Hartsville, 8.0. April 14—4t. To The Farmers. We will take off yonr hands all the seed you have leftover after planting, paying you therefor either in cash or giving you cotton seed meal in ex change, provided you deliver the seed to us during the mouth of May Oil Mill. Desires to inform his friends and pat rons that he is now occupy ing one-half of ■'’s Furniture Store (In the Hewitt Block) As a Drug Store, Where he will be pleased to see them. A large part at my drugs havlnf been lost in the recent Are I can there fore give my customers the advantagt of a PERFECTLY FRESH STOCK bought in the best markets. JOHN A. BOTD. MarM-tf April 2 —2t. Darlington latlMl THE AMERICAN RAMBLER rWHKXLO* THX MAJUUrrUtayMVL tton of lO.BJ. BECAUSE ■prlns rnuns makss riding aa It ■ luxorr. .Tt»Y IT asp y« OOSHtmCKD. Desirable Lot For Sok WE olLr for sale the lot of the late Mrs. A. A. Baker in the Town of Dar lington. PAUL WHIPPLE, J. GREGG McCALL, J. E. NETTLES, . Executors. Ap 21—tf MM f«r HsstraM CatalsfM MMMiUY • icrnn ■rses., !*& Lumber! Lumber!! J UST arrived and for sale chi Attention Mechanics! All persons in need of babbitt metal can purchase it cheap at tbji Dab unoton Nkwb office. June 12, ’90-tf — , J or c *fk, six ear loads of rous and dressed lumber, such aa Frai J? 00rin *’ C * ,Un « end Weather Board inf-, at EARLY'S LUMBER YARD. )W. B. McGIRT, D. D. S.,ffik ^Offers his professional service* to the people of Darlington and vicinity. O®®* over the store of Edwards, Nor- ment m Co. Jaa IS.’W—lr