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X ®!pss .U1 VOL. XIX, NO. 22. DARLINGTON, S. C., THURSDAY, MAY 2G, 1892. WHOLE NUMBER 905. I,OWL UCONICS. ATTEBS IN AND AROU^p pros perous DARLINGTON. A Column of New*. Personal and Oth- #rwi»e, of lntere«t to Our Many Reader*. Miss Clara Howie, of Colum- iiia, is visiting her eister, Mrs. |{ VV. Beck. Mrs. C. S. Me ullough left on .Saturday for a brief sojourn on Sullivau’s Island. Mr. A. A. Gandy tiffers for side in this issue some fine ^nilk cows also a lot of cypress shingles. Mrs. H. Sternberger and chil dren, of Clio, Marlboro county, are in town ou a visit to Mr. A. Weinberg’s family. Misses Ora and Bettie Thomas and Lillie Covington, ofLaurin- burg, N. C., are visiting Mrs. T. W. Norment. Miss Nonie Williamson lefton Tuesday for Cheraw where she will pay a brief visit to her friend Miss Nannie Pegues. The Governor has appointed Messrs P. T. Warr and Walter Vaughn assistant supervisors of registration for Darlington county. Merchants who are accustom ed to credit the town of Dar lington will find in another column a notice of special inter est to them. Cards are out for the marriage of Mr. C. W. Milling and Miss Annie Williamson, at the Pres- bytertan Church, on the evening of June 8. “Children’s Day” will be ob served by the pupils of the Sun dav school at Wesley Chapel on Sunday morning next. The excercises will begin at 10.30 o’clock. The subject for the meeting of the Y. M. C. A. on Sunday afternoon next is. “Whom, How and Why Should we Serve?”, Collossians III, 22-24, Joshua, XIV, 33-46. The Central Hotel at Wades- boro was destroyed by fire last week. Among the stores in the building was Mr. W. N. Pinks ton’s. Mr. Pinkston formerly kept a store in Darlington. His loss is heavy. Mr. H B. Evans, the super intendent of the Pee Dee Com press, left Darlington last week foi his former home in Peters burg, Ind. Mr. G. B. Miller, the assistant superintendent, has also gone to Indiana. THE OLD, OLD STORY. Fooling With a Gun Supposed to be Unloaded.—As a Consequence a Woman Shot. Jeff Waring shot and serious ly wounded Laura Coachman, 1 the wife of Alonzo Coachman, on Saturday night about 8.30 o’clock. The parties are color- TATTERED AND TORN ! NAME STRICKEN FROM THE ROLL. STATE THE OLD BATTLE FLAG OF PEE DEE ARTILLERY IHE Will Once More Wave to the Breeze at the Unveiling of the A. P. Hill Monument in Richmond, The following notice, which ed. The circumstances of the w ji] explain itself, was sent lo shooting, as told us. are about as follows Daniel Browu, colored, was removing from a house on Jack- son street, in South Darlington, which he has been occupying. Jeff Waring and Laurt Coach man were present. Among Brown’s goods and chattels was a shot gun. Waring picked up the gun and aimed it at I .aura. He snapped the trigger several times and finally the gun fired. It was loaded with bird shot and about forty of the shot lodg ed in Laura’s face and left eye. The News for publication: The tmrvivors of the Pee Dee Light Artillery As'ocmtion will rtnde v mu at the Atlantic Coast Line paBnenger ►tation at Florence, on May 2s, 1892, at 8 80 p in, to board the 8.80 p in j train for Richmond, Va.. in order to j pnrtici|mte in the unveiling of the A. i P. Hill monument on the 80 hiBt. J. E. Pkttiorkw, An Open Letter from Dr. Willcox to Capt. Charles Which Explain* Itself. Office of the President of the j Darlington Township Demo- > cratic Club, j Darlington 8. C., May 19,1892. Capt. W. E. Charles, D-tAR Sir : After having the conversation with you sometime ago in re gard to your politics and care fully examining the two cards published by you in The Dar lington News as your defense for your acts politically and es pecially after you have accepted the position of District Chair man of the Reform Republican PreBident party and from it a delegate to | the National Republican con vention, I deem it my duty as Elihu Mui.drow, Secretary. At the annual meeting of the j president to inform you that in Survivors Association of the Pee mv 0 pj n ion you are not a suita- Dee Light Artillery, held in Dar | bl g perBOn t0 belong to a Demo- lington last year, a detachment | cratic r i ub such as j happen to The wound is very dangerous, and on Sunday Dr. W'illcox, as sisted by Dr. Galloway, remov ed the eye. At this writing the [ woman is doing very well. Of course, as there always is in such cases, views as to War- ing’s intent differ. Some say he was told not to point the gun at the woman as it was loaded On the other hand there was no bad feeling between the was appointed to attend the un veiling of the A. P. Hill menu j ment. It is probable that quite j a number of the old command will attend the ceremonies. One i of the pleasantest features of| the occasion in store for these old soldiers is that they will carry in the procession at the unveiling their old battle flag. This flag has quite a history. It is an infantry flag and was i v, 1 presented to the Pee Dee Rifles an<1 iU8 not j m ^° b ' by Miss Lou McIntosh, now de able that the gun was hied un-, and other of 8o . was fired un intentionally Waring is now ! c : etv in jail awaiting the result of the ' wnH ' i woman’s injuries Hill. The presentation | was made by Gen. Maxcy Gregg at Suffolk, Va., in 1802, just be- The latest improved fourteen ^ ore , t ^ e _f )at ^ es aro , u ,?' ^ich- finger grain cradle for $2.50 at mond. The Pee Dee Rifles were, Edwards, Norment & Co’s. i subsequently tranformed into | the Pee Dee Light Artillery and | he Pres idem of. I have hoped and expected you to ask for a withdrawal and for this reason have not taken action sooner. I will therefore, take this op portunity of informing you that I have this day caused your name to be erased as a member of said club. This is a public political mat ter and hence not private. Yours truly, Jas. C. Willcox, Pres. D. T. Dem. Club. Attest, F. E. Norment, Secretary. i . Tiale your old machine for a New Home or Wheeler & Wil son, No. 9. Blackwell Bros. California lemon cling peach- the command carried the flag Norment & Co’s. Fresh lobsters at Edwards, i? We would gladly have pub lished the communication re ceived from Stokes Bridge this week, but for the fact that there was no signature attached to it. We cannot break our rule re garding anonymous communi cations. John McCaP, a young colored man and well known carpenter, died on Thursday. He was buried on the following day and the colored Rights of Pythies of which order the deceased was a member, attended his funeral in a body. Mr. Wesley Moore and his three sons, Messrs L. A., S. F and Ed Moore, have since our last issue been placed under piece bond. All the men who are in any way connected with the Moore-Woodham trouble have been placed under bond. The Darlington Lodge, No 7. K. of P., and the Rogers Divis, ion, No 3, Uniform Rank, K. of P., have recently presented the Darlington Club with handsome ly framed copies of resolutions thanking the club for the re ception tendered Gen. Carna han. At the services in the Baptist Church on Sunday next, Rev. John Stout will preach a special sermon to the children of the Sunday-school. The music for the occasion will be furnished by the pupils. The school is now very large, numbering 236 pupils. The Atlantic Coast Line will sell excursion tickets to those wishing to attend the National Democratic Convention which will meet in Chicago on June 21. The price of the round trip ticket from Darlington is $24.50 and the ticket is good from June 16 to July 28. The Sheriff on Tuesday re ceived the official notice from the Governor of the commu tation of the sentence of Jos. W. James and Lewis Williams to life imprisonment in the peni tentiary. They will probably be taken to that institution to day or to-morrow. Messrs McCullough & Black- well are removing the buildings for their stables across Exchange street the lot directly opposite the present stand. The remov ing of the buildings is quite an immense job. It will be remem bered that the lot upon which the stables now stand was son e months ago purchased by Mr. Me. C. Willis from Messrs. Mc Cullough Sc Blackwell. es, 25 ctsacan, W. & H. “THE LIGHT FANTASTIC." A Pleasant Event in Darlington's Social Circlet. The young men of the town gave a delightful dance in the Guards’ Armory on Tuesday evening. There was quite a large attendance. To the hap- y strains of the popular Society ill string band the dancers tripped across the floor, making merry until a late hour, pleas ure reigning supreme. The german was skilfully lead by Mr. R. E. James. The follow ing ladies and gentlemen were present: Mrs. Frank Pegues, Mrs. Mor gan, Greenville, Mrs. G. E. Dargan, Misses Nela and Helen Davis, Charleston, Ora and Bettie Thomas, Lillie Coving ton, Laurinburg, Emmie Sand e r s , Sumter, Emmie James, Gena Benson, Meta Williamson, Carrie Montgomery, Rosa and Alma McCown, Ella Wagner. Messrs R. E. James, T. B. Hay ns worth, C. M. Ward, W. A. Edwards, G. E. Dargan, Frank Pegues, Herbert Pegues, B. F. Williamson, E. C. Burch, Bright Williamson, L. M. Nor- ment, A. T. Baird, Harry Smith, E. O. Wooift, F. E. Norment, J. E. Boyd, R. L. Dargan, R. F. Woods, W. B. McCown. in all the hot battles in which it was engaged to the close of the | war. At Sharpsburg the color- j bearer of the battery was shot | down and the flag was left on the field. It had here a narrow escape from capture by the en- only through THE GOOD FELLOW S VISIT. Gen. W. R. Spooner, of New York, Pays a Flying Visit to Darlington. Gen. W. R. Spooner, of New emy and it was only through York. Premier of the Royal the daring bravery of Col. H. L. Society of Good Fellows, paid Morris, of Timmonsville, that it Darlington his promised visL was saved. on Thursday night. He had The battery surrendered with been in Charleston in attendan- Joe Johnstone in North Caro ee upon the Supreme Lodge of lina Even here the devoted j the Knights of Honor, of which flag was saved. Dr. R. C^Net : order he is also a ties, now of Waco, Texas, cut member, and he stopped over the flag from its staff and plac- on his way back to the North, ed it next to his breast beneath To the great disappointment of his shirt. He surrendered him- the Good Fellows of Darlington self, but he never surrendered be was unable to pay the ex- the flag tended visit that he had prom- After the war the flag was ised. He arrived on Thursday placed in the custody of Miss night, attended the meeting of Lou McIntosh, at Society Hill. | the Good Fellows, and left for It was returned for saff keep- Florence about 12 o’clock on ing to the hand that gave it. ; the same night in order to catch During the dark hours of recon- the train for the North. At the struction it was faithfully pro- meeting of the Good Fellows, INTERESTING, UNUSUAL AND UN FORTUNATE PROCEEDINGS. An Undemocratic Platform Adopted and Grover Cleveland Denounced.— King Caucus has his Way. The State Democratic Con vention, called for the purpose of electing eighteen delegate to the National Democratic Con vention, was held in Columbia on Wednesday of last week. Col. W. J. Talbert was both temporary a n d permanent chairman. The Alliancemen held a caucus before the con vention and mapped out the programme. While the Tillman- ites were overwhelmingly in the majority and the program me was cut and dried, there was at times considerable disorder and confusion. Resolutions endorsing the Ocala platform were adopted, also a resolution endorsing the present State administration and requesting the present S.a e officers to again become candi dates. A resolution was offer ed condetning the Third Party, but this a Democratic conven tion refused to adopt. The platform, which was adopted and which wegive in full below, denounces Grover Cleveland as the tool of Wall street. It caused considesable discussion. The friends of Cleveland, who were in a hopeless minority, op posed the adoption of the plat form very strongly. They made some hard hits against the ma jority, who gave but poor reasons for the opposition to the greatest living Democrat. During this discussion matters became very warm and Mr John Gary Evans, of Aiken, made a bitter and unwarranted personal at tack upon Col. John C. Haskell of Richland. The manly digni fied way in which Col. Haskell replied to this attack gained the approval even of his opponents The rulings of the chair many times brought forth protests f»-om the minority. The following delegation rep resent Darlington County : L. A. Moore,|J. E.,Miller J. M. Waddill, H. GBurns, C. Rhein- hart, J. W. DuBose. J. W. Warr, J. S. DuBose. The Platform. The following platform was adopted : That the Democrats of South Carolina in Convention assem bled, and representing as we do the voice and sentiment of the people of our State, declare: First. That we are true and loyal Democrats and endorse on June 21. Delegates at Large—B. R. Tillman, Edgefield; John L. Irby, Laurens; J, Wm. Stokes, Orangeburg; W. J. Talbert, Edgefield. Alternates. W. D. Evans, Marlboro ; H. P. Abbott Sumter ; D. J. Brabham,Claren don ; J. B. Harrison, Greenville. First District—D e 1 e g a t e s, Theo D. Jervey, Jr. Charleston; C. M. Efird, Lexington. Alter nates, C. C. Tracy, Colleton; Blake L. White, Charleston. Second District—Delegates, John Gary Evans, Aiken : W. Timmerman, Edgefield; John W. Dunbar, Aiken. Third District—Delegates, J. H. MoCally, Abbeville ; D. K. Norris, Anderson. Alternates, A. C. Latimer, Anderson ; Samp son Pope, Newberry. Fourt District—Delegates, B. F. Perry, Greenville; R. W. Harris, Union. Alternates, J. T. Austin, Greenville; J. C. Lyles, Fairfield. Fifth District—Delegates, F. J. Cunningham, Chester ; J. W. Floyd, Kershaw. Alter nates. T. J. Strait, Lancaster; Wm Elder, York. Sixth District, J. E. Tindal, Clarendon ; E. J. Stackhouse, Marion. Alternates, J. M. Waddill, Darlington; D. W McLaurin, Marion. Seventh District—Delegates, H. K. Thomas, Sumter; Josiah Doar, Georgetown. Alternates, D. J. Pipkin, Williamsburg ; W; H. Heyward, Colleton. M. L. Donaldson, of Green ville, was elected a member of the national ^xcutive committee by acclamation. The Calumny Upon Cleveland. [Atlanta Herald.] This is the outcome of the teachings of the Farmers Alli ance. It applies to a man for whom four years ago South Carolina gave 52,000 majority. It is the same South Carolina that was snatched as a brand from the fiery trials of negro domination and Republican mis rule. It seems incredible that South ern white men could utter such reproach for the great statesman and patriot who won for the Democracy its only triumph since the war and gave to the party an irreproachable adminis tration, and who is almost cer tain to be the nominee in this campaign. God pity South Carolina. THE COUNTY NEWS. FROM ALL SECTIONS AS TOLD BY OUR CORRESPONDENTS. What Our Neighbors Are Doing And Saying.—A Brief Resume of the Week. UNA. Mrs. S. E. Kelly is having a nice commodious barn erected. Mrs. S. A. Croswell is se-1 riously ill. Mr. W. K. Wither spoon is very sick also, but we hope not seriously. Rev. G. T. Gresham and Mes srs E. O. Parham, C. W. Wood- ham and T. J. Bell are the dele gates from the lodge of Good Templars at this place to the grand lodge which will meet at Lake City very shortly. A very pretty invitation to the commencement exercises of the Southside Male Academy, at Chase City. Va., was receiv ed here this week. Mr. W. H. Hicks, of this section, is a pu pil in the school and ho has a very complimentary part in the commencement exercises. A short time ago a certain party, who is not one of Mr. Waddill’s large planters, asked another person in the writer’s presence, “Who is the best man tor Governor ?” Thoreply was, “Exercise your own judgment.” “Well,” said the first party,” I want to go with the best crowd.” We have plenty of such men as this in the county and, as they are open to convic tion, they are the ones to whom we should give advice. Now to all such let us say, beware of cross-roads and village politi cians. CLYDE. Crops are looking well. Mr. J. A. Parnell who has been sick is better. ireached a t pn Market ou Rev. E. M. Merritt fine sermon at New |Sunday. Black Creek is rising and the boys will have to stop fishing for a while. Mr. J. R. Hall's little baby was quite sick for a while, but it is some better now. Mr. J. A. Smith is adding a room to his dwelling which will add much to its comfort. Mr. W. L. Smith has the best cotton we have seen this year. Messrs M. J. Outlaw and J. C. Brown have the best corn. We had quite a curiosity in this community a few days ago. Mrs. G. E. Watkins had a goslin which had four legs. It did not live long. Miss Nona Outlaw, of Kelly- town, who lias been visiting her sister Mrs. L. E. Smith in Dar lington, returned home last week, but she will go back to Darlington in a few days. OATS. Prof. C. P. Jones was off on a brief visit last week. Hymen has been among us and has made several souls happy. On May 15 Mr. Joseph Lloyd was married to Miss Jano Kelley and on Sunday last Mr. Murray Knotts and Miss Rosa Polk were joined in happy wed lock. “Children's day” will be ob served next Sunday morning at Wesley Chapel. An interesting Iirogramme has been arranged fit to all. On the 8 hist, some young la- and those who atteni may ex dies from this and the LydiaU** 1 h ® a . rin 8’ section armed themselves, with something that will be of bone- quivers and Cupid’s arrows and went to Hartsville. On their arrival they dispensed with their horses and took it afoot. The first place they entered was the Stl UL/LlUIl It YYCI.O LC4.lt/JlX LAIIT p» V' — o , . 1 served by this lady. When the Gen. Spooner gave a pleasant. 1 and will support the principles _ - ^ . . w 2 1 *-.,11. ... V. ^ „ L. ... ........ r%a /»n rv-i 0 t- f Cl Iav I nnmQfl . I 41T - The improved New Home and the Wheeler & Wilsou No. 9 are warranted for eight years. Blackwell Bros. Get a straw hat at McCall & Burch’s, 10 cts to $1.50. IS YOUR NAME ON IT ? The List of the Jurors for the Term of Court. June informal talk, which was very as enumerated by Thomas Jef- tnuch enjoyed by those present, ferson and reiterated by such The members of the local lodge statesmen as John C. Calhoun of the Knights of Honor were and Andrew Jackson, and on The jury commissioners, on Thursday, drew the petit jury for the next term of Court for Darlington county, which will convene on Monday, June 0, Judge W. H. Wallace, presi ding. The following is the list of petit jurors: J. E. Lunn, E. K. Atkinson, E. W. Cannon, W.L. Gates, W. S. McIntosh, Elias Windham, W. C. Coker, E. M. Lynch, R. J. Hicks, S. W. Byrd, A. M. Lee, J. G. Ellis, J. W. McKen zie, T. C. Hogge, 8 E. Hicks, H. T. Jones, John M. Byrd, W. A. Carrigan, W. C. Hough, Sr., Elias Elmore, H. D. Lee, F. W. Flowers, R. N- Cambell, J. H. Huggins, E. W. Boswell, C. Rinehart, J. F. Galloway, R. H. Bryant, J. R. Watford, J. T. Copeland, J. Thos. Goodson, W. C. Mims, J. L. Register, R. M. Muldrow, Ervin R. King, J M. Pierce. Confederate monument in Dar lington was unveiled in 1880, the old flag, for the first time since the war, was exposed to the public view. It was carried in the procession by the sur vivors of the battery. Directly after this the association of the survivors of the Pee Dee Light Artillery was organized and the flag was returned to those who followed it on many a battle field It has ever since been in the keeping of E. Keith Dargan, Esq., who as the first ensign of the Pee Dee Light Artillery, re ceived it in 1862 from the hands of Gen. Gregg. The flag is of fine, blue silk and about two thirds of it has been preserved. The old sol- pursuing a course diers will march proudly under | science at Harvard the battle scarred banner, as it floats in the breeze in the pro- ferred upon him. At the recent cession at historic Richmond— assignment of fellowships and! the flag tattered and torn, but scholarships he received the| without a stain of reproach up- ••Morgan scholarship.” This is on it, and hallowed with the one 0 f the highest scholarships memories of countless deeds of ; j n the University open to rest- the guests of the Good Fellows on that occasion and all were greatly pleased vith the dis tinguished visitor. Just received a fresh lot of summer wash goods, McCall & Burch. Fulton Market beef, W. & H. WELL MERITED HONOR. A Young Darlingtonian Received a Scholarship at Harvard. Mr. D. F. Houston, who is in political University, has had quite a high honor con- It's Greatly to his Credit. [New York World.] It is altogether to Grover Cleveland’s credit that he is “not a Democrat” according to the standard of the South Caro lina convention. RIVERDALE. valor. A few more nice summer dress patterns at reduced prices, Mc Call & Burch. Pitted cherries make a nice dish for this season. Edwards, Norment & New May butter, W. & H. THE CALL OF DEATH. to his A Citizen of Darling on Gone Final Account. Mr. Thos. H. D. Humphries a well known citizen of Darling ton county, died at his home m High Hill township on Monday afternoon of last week. He was fifty-eight years of age, was a native of Union county this State, and resided in Darlington for about foi t/ years. His wife and eleven cuildren survive him. His remains were interred in the cemetery at Pisgah M. E. Church on Tuesday afternoon. | dent graduate students. It is | usual to hold this scholarship j for two years and the income • derived from it is $500 per an num. A scholarship at the ! greatest university in the coun- [ try is an honor that any young i man may be proud to attain. ! Mr. Houston’s friends at home, i who have watched with interest | his promising course in life, , * * will receive with pleasure the correspondent of | newg of his 8UCceB8 P al)road . DIED IN HIS ADOPTED HOME. A Form*r Darlingtonian and a Gallant Confederate Soldier Dies in Virginia. The Sumter the News and Courier, under date of the May 22, says: “News has reached here of the sudden deaf 1 , at his home on Lynnhaven Bay, Va, of Col. J. W. Avery, one of the noblest soldiers this State has ever pro duced. Col. Avery was born in Ebenezer, Darlington tounty, 8. C., and was 62 years ot age. He was graduated at the South Carolina College, and after-^ wards studied law and science at Harvard. His record for gallantry during the war will he remembered by many an old comrade at Sharpsburg and oth er places on to Appomattox “After the warCol. came the subject of relentless j tery; Buy the light running New Home or the Wheeler & Wilson improved No 9, Blackwell Bros. THE COUNTY'S GUESTS. The Name* of Those who Await Their Trial in Jail. We give below the list of pri- *'■ jffen- these principles we plant our selves and will remain. Second. While we earnestly favor and demand a reduction in the enormous tariff duties and the burden of such taxation be fixed upon the luxuries and not the necessities of life, and then only a sufficient revenue be levied for the maintenance of our Government economically administered, we hold that a matter of equal and paramount and importance for the relief and prosperity of our people is as an increase of our currency, and that our Government issue its money direct to the people at a low rate of interest and upon such solvent security as they can furnish. Third. We see with displeas ure and apprehension that the money changers of Wall street have invaded the sacred temple of Democracy and that they will try and force upon our par ty a candidate representing not the wishes and well-being of our people, but their own selfish in terest. We assert that Grover Cleveland does not represent the principles of Democracy as taught our forefathers and as we understand them. Fourth. We therefore enter our solemn protest against the nomination of Grover Cleveland or any other candidate known or believed to be selected in the interest of and at the dictation of Wall street: but we demand as our standard-bearer a man for the people and with the peo pie, and who will serve the peo ple and not any class of fac» tion. Fifth. We shall look upon the Ex-President McCall & Burch are selling a lot of remnants in corsets very cheap. Do you want a straw Go to Blackwell Bros. hat? THE RACKET STORE. nomination of soners, together with the offen- Cleveland if forced upon the ces with which they are charg- p ar ty a t the Chicago Conven ed, who are now in jail await- ’ tion as a prostitution of the ing trial at the next Court which p r i nc ipi es 0 f Democracy, as a “““ repudiation of the demands of the Farmers’ Alliance, which embody the true principles of Democracy, and a surrender of ople to the will convene on June 6 Richard Moody,white,murder, accessory before the fagt; Alon- Avery be-1 zo Coachman, assault and bat- Dudley Plato, larceny; the r j gh tB of the pe persecutions during the Kuklux Willie Howard, burglary and h nan cial kings of t troubles around Yorkville. He larceny; Wisdom Ellerbie, not; fled for his life to England, but Mamon Michael, criminal as- financial kings of the country. Sixth. We believe the sentiment of the we voice | large ma was pursued even there. In! sault; Willie Williams, burglary j or j t y Q f t h e white voters of the war he was wounded sever- and larceny. South Carolina when we assert al times, and his life was one of i . that the nomination of any Wall heroic sacrifice. At the time of improvement* on.Swift Cree . 8tree t candidate would create his death Col Avery , was a Ma- The towa authorities have diggatisfaction in the State Dem son and member of the Pickett- cleared from the banks and the ocracy. The Delegatjk, Mr. J J. Sheppard has his Establish ment in a Most Flourishing Condition. The enforced absence from town during the past few months of Mr. J. J. Shepard, the Rack et Store “hustler,” brought about the impression among some of those who are oppoi to the principle of “quick sales and small profits”thatMr.Shep- ard was contemplating a ch mge of location to some other busi ness qenter. The result proves, however, that there never was a greater mistake. During his absence, Mr. Shepard’s busi ness has been running along smoothly and systematically at the same old stand on Pearl street. Last week “the hustler’ himself reappeared on the scene, I’resh from the markets of the North, where he laid in a large stock of choice new goods, which for variety and astonish ing cheapness is not to be sur lassed in the large cities of the State. With his characteristic enterprise and firm belief in the efficacy of “printers ink,” based on a long and successful busi ness career, Mr. Shepard through the columns of The News this week, endeavors to afford the people of Darlington and its vicinity some idea of the innumerable bargains he is now prepared to offer them. Any effort to present these to our readers in detail would be im possible, but his attractive ad vertisement will well reply that careful perusal of it which we earnestly urge upon his many friends and patrons. Mr. Shep ard’s strong point is in knowing how to buy his stock to the very best advantage ; there lies the true secret of his success. I you have ever dealt with him in the past, you will need no urg ing to make you do so again ; if you have not, now is the time to call on him and be convinced that he caji really save you mom y. e store of Messrs J. L. Coker the enemy was the strongest. After capturing that place they next visited the residence of Mr. L. E. Hicks and it met with a simular fate. Their object accomplished, they secured their prisoners and sounded the retreat to Lydia. The prisoners, however, were released on a verbal bond and the trial is to come off in the near future before the nearest doctor of divinity. This is leap year. GREEN PLAINS. We are glad to have no sick ness to report except a few cas es of bad colds. Misses Lela Huggins and Ber tie MjFarlan returned last week from All HealingSprings, where they have been attending school. Mr. Wiley Griggs claims to have the best acre of oats in the Byrd section. Mr. Griggs is a deserving young farmer and we wish him success. Mr. W. E. Dargan has a very fine field of corn. It is the fin est we have seen. Mr. Elwell had an appoint ment announced for a temper ance lecture to be delivered by him at Bethleham on the even ing of the 20 inst. He failed to appear and, therefore, disap pointed a large number who wished to hear him. We have had good rains and our crops and gardens are im proving very fast. The crops generally are in a better condi tion than usual at this season of the year. Mr. Frank Wilkes has the best cotton from this dace to Society Hill and Mr. J T. Rogers has the best corn and oats. We notice also that there has been a considerable increase in the tobacco acreage. Mr. J. T. Rogers has the best piece of tobacco that we have seen. Since the recent showers our farmers have good stands of cotton that are looking well. The farmers will soon be through chopping. This is, indeed, an Age of Progress. A mercantile firm of the Riverdale section commenc ed business in December last, reached their fortune and re tired from business by the first of May to enjoy the fruits of their enterprise. An Error Corrected. We were lead into an error in our last issue by publishing an article from the News and Cour ier to the effect that Col. C. S. Nettles had appeared before the State Democratic Executive Committee on behalf of the Pro hibitionists. As a matter of fact it was Mr. S. A. Nettles, of Clarendon, and not Mr. C. S. Nettles, of Darlington. — ••»- The Uniform Rank. Considerable interest has been revived in the Rogers Division, Uniform Rank, K. of P., and it is probable that the Division will soon attain the great degree of efficiency that characterized it in former years. The members are considering the advisability of attending the National encampmenf in Kansas City, in August. The Guards Picnic. The Darlington Guards will give their annual picnic at Low- ther’s Lake to-day. The com mittee on arrangements consists of Capt. Thompson, Lieutenants James and Williamson, Serge ants Lide, McCullough and Wilds and Privates F. J. Boat wright, B. F. Smoot and E. R. Cox. PHILADELPHIA. Mr. J. C. Dowling’s closed on the 17 inst. The. oat crop that was sown last fall is very good while that planted since Christmas is very poor. Mr. J. F. Thomas caught a large turtle in Jeffries Creek a few days ago that weighed six teen pounds Dr. J. P. Parrott and Messrs Garner and Howie will have some cabbages ready for mar ket this week. The hand of Death invaded the home of Mr. and Mrs. James Logan, on Sunday last, and took away their only child, little Cora, aged two years. Our sympathies are extended to Mrs. Elizabeth Rains and family at the loss of her son, Jimmie, who died on the 15 inst, in the fourteenth year of his age. The Union Base Ball Club, of ame on Why is X the most unfortu nate of all letters ? Because it is always in a fix and never out school of perplexity. Rainmaking by Faith. [H. Chandler in Science ] Some forty years ago, on a cloudless Sabbath morning, the president of Oberlin college, Professor Phinney, walked briskly to the chapel—there had been a distressing drought—and began the service with an ex tremely fervent prayer for rain. The prayer was long, and t^e- fore it was finished the skies began to darken, and almost be fore the congregation was dis missed a copious rain began to fall. The suggestive fact in this relation is that President Phinney had been observed dur ing the morning to give very watchful attention to the ba rometer. Buchanan Camp, C.V., Norfolk, run of swift -Creek, along the y a >> i outskirts of the town, the fallen j “Col. Avery’s brother, Dr. Ed-1 trees and other debris. This is ward T. Avery, died at his home a great improvement. Ebenezer, on Sunday, 1 this place, played a second ga with the Lake Swamp Club the £ m May 1. Choice lemons, W. & H. The following delegates and alternates were elected to the I National Democratic conven-1 tion, which will meet in Chicago i the 14 inst., on the grounds of Broiled mackerel, 15 cts a can, the latter. The game resulted West & Honour. | in a victory for the Union Club by a score of 17 to 5. Hurrah Try a pair of the celebrated * or Lnionl easy wearing Reynolds shoe. Blackwell Bros. Evaporated fruit, W. Sc H. OBITUARY. At eleven o’clock on Wednes day morning, May 18, 1892, Tho Angel of Death entered the home of Dr and Mrs. W. B. McGirt and took little Murchin- son, their only child, to the sweet land beyond the skies. The little sunbeam was rifted into their home one day, A ray soft, beautiful and bright, Deliahted were they, but hiKher was rifted away, , 4 Leaving a sweet halo of it