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VOL. XIX, NO. 34. DARLINGTON, S. C., THURSDAY, AUGUST 25, 1892 . !*■}»! . WHOLE NUMBER 917. LOCAL LACV.m MATTERS IN AND AROUND PROS PEROUS DARLINGTON. A Column of New*, Personal and Oth erwise, of Interest to Our Many Readers. Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Edwards, have gone to Pawley’s Island. Miss Clara Howie has return ed to her home at Columbia S. C. The Misses Dove, of Doves- ville, are visiting Mrs. J, H. Sanders. Mr. A. J. Broom is in the North purchasing his fall and winter stock. Mr. E. M. Wells has gone on a brief visit to Charleston and Savannah. » Mr. J. S. Bee, Jr., of Charles ton, is visiting his sister, Mrs. A. W. Welling. Mrs. A. F. Colburn, of Char leston, is on a short visit to Mrs. A. W. Welling. William Summey publishes his record as a brick workman in another column. Mr. N. L. Harreir has return ed from a visit to the summer resorts of North Carolina. The campaign meeting which was appointed for Swift Creek to-morrow has been “called off.” A FLAT MRIlL MR J M WaDOILL WAKES UPTHE WRONG MAN Mr. Coker Denies Influencing Negroes and Representative Citizens of So ciety Hill Confirm his Denial. LABOR DAY. Our Friends in Florence Will Observe the Occasion With a Big Cele- I bration. The citizens of our sister town, Florence, will make a great “gala day” of Monday, Septem ber 5, which is “Labor Day.” I Our friends across the line are determined to make a great , success of this celebration and Colu,nbia ffw/t.-tfer appeared the are working faithfully with following letter • this end in view. A most at- Editor Register : You are re tractive program has been ar- quested to inform the Democrats ranged There will bea trade’s 0 f this county that Mr. E. T. display, horse foot and bicycle Coker, who is a candidate of the racing, base ball and various Conservatives, so-called, in this other amusements 1 here will j t . ounty for the Legislature, vo . o' *»r ,e vr S[ rau ^ l* ar Becue. Cen j t<*d for Haskell and was one or Kicnardsou’s managers of GOOD BALL PLAYING. The Darlington Boys Cross Bits With Their Friends in Florence. A LITTLE INTEREST INCUR SECOND CAMPAIGN DAY. E. W. Moise, of Sumter, will deliver the oration. All the railroads will give excursion rates of one fare for the round trip. The celebration will be decidedly the event of the sea son for Florence and many peo- E le from all parts of the Pee •ee section will join the Flor entines in the enjoyment of the amusements that dav. A nine from Darlington play-: ed a game with the “Btar” base „ ^ ball club Of Florence at the ball The Cand,dates for Congress and So- park ill Florence on Friday. Iici,0r s e eak ,0 a Smal1 Audience i The playing was admirable and little Enthusiasm. In last Thursday’s issueof the the Darlington boys did remark-j Thecampain meeting for can- ably well considering the fact dijates for Congress and Solici- that their team has had no prac- j. „ tice at all this season and was! tor was held at the Academy gotten together only for that green on Saturday. There were game, while the Florence club is | three candidates for Congress well practiced and is considered ; an( i tw0 f or Solicitor. The one of the strongest teams in the ; h di(1 notcxcite Inuch in . btate. The game resulted in a j b . victory for Florence by a score j f tres f aill f> I aou 8 a 'f was at ’" of 4 to 0. Spectators say it was | vertised in the papers, there one of the finest games ever were not over two hundred peo- ! election at Society Hill poll in witnessed in these parts lh90, and was instrumental in i voting over forty negroes for I Darlington Haskell. I was there and saw e;J. B. Floyd, p ; E. B. Dar- with my own eyes and protest- gan, s. s. ; T. E. McCullough, 1 ed at the time. I make this my b ; D VVitcover, 2 b ; J. Bull, 3 u mi Tn • 1 . .. pie present. The following composed the 1 * .. . , •arlington team : F. E Floyd, Thefir8t speaker was In reply to this letter Mr. E, Mr. F. Lewenthal, at S. Man- ne’s, has received samples of fall and winter clothing from M. Born & Co., Chicago. Call _ on him;he guarantees satisflac- foUo^ng^mmunicatioii Editor Darlington Xeirs: Cooking butter, 25 cts a lb. West & Honour. second protest and believe the yeomanry of Darlington will enter their protest on the 3(lth of August. John M. Waddill. Darlington County, \ug. 18. R. L. Bonnoitt, 1 f ; J. E. Boyd, c. f ; B. Hutchinson, r. f. No earned runs were made, Florence’s four runs being the result of errors on the part of Darlington. Floyd struck out twelve men and gave three the base on halls A FAMOUS TROTTER. Re&d the new advertisement of Mr. F. E. Norment. It is of A Horse ° wned b ' f a Part f of Da rlin r importance to all who own gins. The subject for the meeting of the Y. M. C. A. on Sunday afternoon next is, “Prohibi tion.” The monthly meeting of the Darlington Building and Loan Association will he held to night. Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Milling, Mrs. Mc.C. Willis and Mrs. S A. Woods returned from Cleve land Springs on Monday. The next regular communica tion of Lydia Lodge, A. F. M., tonians Very Successful on the Turf. Hill, the Florence T. Coker sends to The News the | pitcher, struck out fourteen men | I and gave four the base on halls, j The Darlington boys hope to cross bats again with their, . Seeing an attack on me by j Florence friends on September ry > anoth « r candidate Hon. J. L. McLaurin, of Marlboro, candidate for Congress. He dwelt mainly upon the State issue, Tillmanism and anti-Till- manism, paying his respect - to Haskellism. He evidently de pend upon his Tillman pro clivities to get to Congress. He said he accepted the Alliance nomination because, coming in the way it did, it was his duty i to accept. Hon. Jeremiah Smith of Hor- for Con- teous reply to tin question, and we herewith give the replies for the information e nd guidance of the friends of prohibition. We give them without comment and oulv ask that the people will make their selection of candi dates and vote w th the peace of God before their eyes. Rev. John S. DuBose savs ; “I am for prohibition first and last.” John W. Davis. Esq., says: “If I am elected, will favor the passage of a law by the next Legislature to secure the prohi bition of the manufacture and sale of intoxicating liquors in South Carolina.” Walter Vaughr,Es(i., replies: ‘1 will vote tor prohibition THE COUNTY NEWS. FROM ALL SECTIONS AS TOLD BY OUR CORRESPONDENTS. Events Around Uns.—Death of Mr. B. H Howell.—An Agricultural Ex periment. Mr W. H. Hicks loft on Fri day fur Oak Ridge Institute, N. C.‘ Mrs. G. T. Gresham and her two children, Robert and Julia, have gone to Virginia on a vis it. Miss Anna Josey is visiting Miss Hannah Byrd in Spring- ville. Miss Byrd visited this Mr. B. H. Howell, of the La- 1 , 3 aar section, died on the 10 inst . 1. ‘ 'iinil his remains warn interred 111 the Primary elec ion, and then | section recently, abide the will of people there expressed. I lecognize the right of the peonl “ to question , , . . ■ *. i the candidates as to their posi- a “ dl ?is remains were interred tic, on all important issues but i at th,8 J )la ^ on 11 tho fo . llowln 8 also concede to them the right 1 ^ Ho'vell was a mem- to instruct their representatives bert : f Mt ; Elon Ch . urch f . or a as to how they s tail vote on all n ! m,l,er of vears aad w “f, 8,xt 7; important questie ns.” Billy Wilkes, the race horse owned by a party of Darlington ? ;entlemen, is becoming quite amous on the Northern turf. He has met with great success recently. Within the two weeks just past he has trotted three races, winning two and coming out second in the other. His first race was at Harrodsburg, Ky, about two weeks ago,} which he won. On August 5 ! Mr. John M. Waddill in the “Labor Day” in Florence, Columbia Register, in which he states that I was instrumental in voting over forty negroes for j Haskell at the last election and that he protested against my action as manager Hi the time, 11 pronounce both statements as i absolutely false. This I believe I can prove by the other two jewel.” We temperance men managers Messrs B. F Gandy are exhorted, in last week’s AN EXHORTATION. , To the Prohibition Leaders ,o Practice. Wha, They Preach. i Editor Darlington News: “Consistency thou art a gress next spoke. He spoue on ly upon National issues. His speech was very conservative and was the best speech of the | Congressional candidates He I abstained from dealing in per- i sonalities and discussed issues. State Senator L. S. Bigham, of Florence, followed. He at tacked the record of McLaurin and Smith. He criticized Mc- and J. C. Lampley, both of; “Prohibition Column” of The Laurin for his position on the whom were opposed to Haskell,; News, to sustain only such county government hill and and I have no hesitancy in sav j candidates for the Legislature f° r b ' a action in the that I can prove by every man us will work and vote “for pro- stock law matter in Horry coun- who witnessed the eleo-tion that hibition first, last and all the ty. He also told his hearers it was conducted in a perfectly time.” wliat he had done for the peo- fair and impartial manner. i As the Reform candidates are P*®- In the first place there were ; the only ones known to be pledg- ^ r - McLaurin then made a not forty negroes who voted and ed to such action, justice de-i re pl_y devoting most of the time he trotted at Danville, Ky, and i th ose a f ew voted for 1'illman mands that the prohibition lead- to ridiculing Bigham. I os's xsr *■» A 4" . _ . . - . . . . f I’11. „ _ „ ,1 . . 1 „ 4- .,. . 4’ , * | also won that race. At Cincm- an( j a g 00( j many voted only for ers practice what they preach I nati on August 12 he came outi(j 0 j g vans and lead their followers to the will be held on Fridav Seotem- 8ec ® n * TV 8 . 8t .. reC °i w £ 8 In the sejond place, if Mr. polls on August 30 and cast her 2, at the usual hour. t^otttd the mUeTn '^7 he Waddill protested it was not their ballots for the Reform troiiea tne mue m 2,-u. to the managers as no protest candidates. Rev. J. G. Law has received! Billy Wilkes is campaigning was made by any one so far as I shall be on hand to do all a call to an evangelical position i this year, that is, he is visiting; j k not v I can i n the good cause, in the Synod of Alabama. It is the various rac>ng places Having been put in nomina- Henry C. Burn not known yet whether he will j throughout the u " accept Mr. B. O. Bristow will next week remove his bookstore next to Mr. J. C. White’s store in Ward and Nachman's new building. Rev. J. A. Rice will return to Darlington in time to conduct services in the Methodist Church on Sunday morning and even ing next. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Springs North. He trots this weeks at Mayesville, i Ky. He has already won this season in purses $1,480. tiou-1 wish to win for the cause |Mr. Burn i8toollastyullllruKheNin- I represent, hut would rather I to error. Dr. Harrell, a I'ouservative not get a single vote than to re- : candidate for the Legislature, an ! , q , • ° . . .. nounees hi Go to Welling & Bonnoitt for McCormick mowi rakes 4t. , sort to lying against my oppo neats and I do not believe that H1< a i F tbe people of Darlington county ilate, promises, if ami nay w iii enstain afiv one in such a fo '' prohibition sin Cream cheese, W. & H. A NEW BAKERY. A New Yorker Opens Such an Estab lishment in Darlington. Darlington has a new bakery and confectionery estahlish- »P r _ , and family, of Charlotte, N. C., who have been visiting Mr. H. W. Beck, returned to their home on Friday last. Mr. John E. Windham, of the Lamar section, brought the first bale of Darlington's new cotton crop to town Yesterday. It [/rmerly occupied by Mr. A. weighed 490 pounds. f. 1 >; man ' Mr ', Berberteh pub- 8 F lishes a card in this issue, Mr. Parrott Bell has purchas- which will he of interest. He ed Messrs Dargan & Woods, in- w ju carry breads of all kinds, terest in the drayage business ro iis, buns and teacakes. His and will hereafter run the dray wagon will make daily calls at on his own account. 1 all residences for the delivery The notice of the sale of the “ f bread and receiving orders, rsonai property of the Dar- He solicits ord « r8 f ^ r ; wedd i ,n ^ ington Light, Water and Power P arties etc Company, on next saleday, ap pears in another column. will sustain any one in such a course. Em'-ARD T. Coker. Society Hill, S. C., Aug. 22 ’92. The following letter is self explanatory : Editor Darlington Xeirs: mself for prohibition fict, last ami all the time ami Mr. E. T. Coker, another Conservative candi- rleeted, to vote should the majority of voters declare for it. Editor Tilk Nkws.J AN INTERESTING MARRIAGE. A Darhngtonian Weds a Daughter the “Old Dominion." of . . . , The Norfolk Virginian of the W e the undersigned voters of, jq j ))gt gav8 . “A fl interesting Society Hill precinct having no- niaiTi ft - t0()k p]ace at St . ticed an article m the Columbia - - - - -- - moot Mr Fred fierherieh of I j j I Mary’s Catholic Church last xt \t—o *1,,. Aegtsfer, dated Aug. , 81 ^ n ® d evening at 6 o’clock, the parti by J. M. \Vaddill, in winch he c jp an t s being Mr. J. M. James, states as follows : “Mr. E. T - * New York, is the proprietor. It is located in one of the Nach man buildings on 1 earl Street, w j 10 is a candidate of the | Conservatives, so called, in this ; county, for the legislature,voted pei lin Messrs Smith Bros will com mence shortly the erection of a two-story brick building on Pearl Street on the lot adjoin ing M. C. Alexander’s. Willie Mitchell and Willie Ollige, two colored boys, have been arrested for burglary. They are char^ ed with entering several residences last week. The Misses Fountain left yes terday for the North to purchase their fall and winter stock of millinery. During their ab sence their store will be closed. for Haskell and was one of the Richa dson managers of the election at the Society Hill poll in 1890, and was instrumental in voting over forty negroes for Haskell. I was there and saw with my own eyes, and protest- , • ^ edatthe time, and make this and promises to fill ni y secon ,i p ro t e st, etc., etc.” them promptly and with care. We declare the statement as He also solicits orders from the ^ ^j r g rp (j 0 jj er having used country. i n fl uence to induce negroes „ ’**wj xi to vote for Haskell false; and, Preserve ginger, W. AH. furtherrnore( we declare to the Harvest your p'ea vine and be8t °f our knowledge that not with McCormick i more than twelve negroes voted other forage mowers and hay rakes Welling & Bonnoitt 4t. sold by PROHIBITION RALLY. The Friends of the Cause Gather Hear Addresses—-A Pleasant Picnic. to for Haskell at this precinct and about a like number for Till- iinan. We consider Mr. Wad- j dill’s statement a malicious falsehood calculated to injure one of our best citizens, and take this method of expressing lour condemnation of the act. jChas H. Race, R. I). Womack. The prohibitionists held aral- j Jno T. Rogers, 8. J.Warriner, ly and picnic at Bethel Church, H. A. Odom, Jno E. Sumner, near Flinn’s Crossroads, on J. W. Stogner, L. E. Carrigan, Mr. 8. Mushell, of Albany, N. i Wednesday, of last week. The J. L. Wilson, D. L. Winters, Y., has rented one of Mr. J. H. number in attendance was es-i J. H. Coker, T. R. Evans, Early’s new stores on the West timated at over two hundred. H. A.Womack, B. F. White, side of the Square and will open During the morning addresses p. H. Rogers, a general merchandise business were made by Revs. John Stout, Isaac (his mark) Gandy, on September 1. T. J. Bethea and B. F. Parrott. Society Hill, Aug. 22, 1892. , . An excellent dinner was then - > The new hotel, the Clev_eland In the a f ternoon ot her of Darlington, 8. 0., and Miss Katie C. Kehoe, of Norfolk. The impressive ceremony of the Catholic Church was performed by Rev. Father John Doherty. Mr. J. J. Kehoe was best man ; Miss Blunt, of Huntersville, maid of honor. Mr. and Mrs. James left on the New York steamer for an extended tour- North.” Mr. James is a well known and popular Darlingtonian who has the congratulations and best wishes of his very many friends. His old associates among the bachelors wish him every joy, but regret to lose him from thiir ranks. THE CAMPAIGN AT CYPRESS The Candidates Will Have an Oppor tunity to Address the People. Editor Darlington Xeirs: Please announce that there will be a campaign meeting at Cypress on Saturday, the -27 inst, at 10 a m to which all County, Judicial and Congress ional candidates are invited. It is hoped that there will he a very large attendance of voters. J. W. Beasley. The candidates for Solicitor then addressed the audience. Ex-Judge C. P. Townsend, of Marlboro, spoke first. Mr. Townsend was a Circuit Judge during the negro and Radical rule and in his speech he under took to clear his record. He said that he has always been a Democrat and denied that he ever attended a Republican caucus during negro rule. He said that he was a Tillman Democrat. Solicitor J. M. Johnson, of Marrion, candidate for re-elec tion, made the last speech. He poured hot shot into Judge Townsend's record. He show ed that Townsend was an appli cant for appointment as District Attorney by President Harrison and had written to Chancellor Johnson asking for Hs endorse ment. He dwelt forcibly upon Townsend’s record during the days of negro rule PHOHIBiTION* COLUMN. REV. GEO. T. GRESHAM, Editor. [We invito the puniest attention of all friend* of prohibition to the fol lowing extracts from the platform and address of the Prohibition party of South Carolina, adopted May 20.1892: “We cordially invite the co-operation of all Democrats in this laudable ef fort for State prohibition, irrespective of thei* opinion on other issue* as al ready made up in the (State. We re commend that the i»eople demand that all cundMates for the House and Senate place themselves on record on this question to the end that the pro hibition votes of tlie county maybe intelligently cast.'’] “We cordially invite the co operation of all Democrats in this laudable effort for State Prohibition, irrespective of the opinion on other issues as al ready made up in the State.” “We recommend that the peo ple demand that all candidates for the House and Senate place theniselve on record on this question, to the end that the prohibition votes of the county may be intelligently cast.” (Extracts from platform and address of the State Prohibi tion convention, This last recommendation is acceded to by the State Deino- Doctor S. D. IL.rrell says: “If elected to the no: t Legislature, I will support a b 11 to prohibit the manufacture md sale of in toxicating liquon in SouthCaro- iina. 1 will suppirt it first, last, and always.” E. T. Coker, F^q., says : “If the vote at the Primary shows a majority for prohibition, 1 will support a bil in its favor if elected toihe Legislature.” E. O. ^Woodt, Esq., says: “For my own pait, if I am sent to the Legislature, I must go untrarnmaled by my pledges or promises as to how I shall vote (upon.) any question which may come before the House for con sideration. I hale not aspired to be a Represent itive hut if I am elected lup)oi the grounds which I have ou lined 1 shall endeavor to th« best of my ability at all tinu s to serve the people honestly, fearlessly, and faithfully.” We have endeavored to state impartially and slearly the po sition of each can lidate, and we now leave the voi ers to vote for those men for Representatives who most nearly coincide with their views on tl e question of prohibition. We repeat wha we said in our first article o i this subject. It is not our purpose to inter fere with the political aspect of the primary elect on. We have not, nor shall we publicly or privately, advise any man to vote for a given candidate. We have our preferences, and we shall emphasize them by our vote at the primary, but we shall not have nn authorized agent at any pt lling place to champion the cause of any can didate. We have stated how the different canuidates stand. Each voter must hink and act for himself. Maj God direc t us aright! Don’t fail to vo e for prohibi tion at the primary. We shall have a box at ead pollingplaee in which votes fo • and against prohibition will be deposited. Friends will be present with tickets for the piohibition side. See them, get a piohibition tick et, and deposit it in theprohibi tion box before jou forget it. Remember, the pi imary election comes off August 30th and that we vote for prohibition at the primary. Go am vote for pro- liibition. We have tried the open sa loon, and we know it to he an an unmitigated curse. Now is our opportunity to try prohibi tion. Pray for i ! work for it! vote for it! The prospects of success are very bright but let every friend of the cause do all in his power torn:.keour majori ty as large as pos sible. Ours is a battle for the r ght, and we must succeed sooner or later. God grant us the victory at the coming primary I Don’t forget the day ! We vole for prohibi tion at the primary, Angst 30th. Every friend of irohibition is expected to do hb full duty on that day. Don’t forget to vote for piohibition at the primary. Thanking The Sews for per mitting us to advocate prohibi tion in its columns, and wishing , it enlarged success in the future, I we herewith close our editorial nine years old. His wife and several children survive and to these we extend our sincerest sympathies. Mr. Mason Woods has pur chased an engine and located it at his sister, Mrs. S. E. Kelly’s place, known as the Wither spoon stand. Mr. Woods did not trade for Mr. T. J. Bell’s engine as was reported, but bought a new one. He expects to be ready for ginning in a short time. The cane mill of Messrs Woods and J. M. With erspoon will be run by this power. Mr. D. C. Hicks experimented this year in cultivating corn and cotton together. His rows were four feet apart and he checked them every ten feet, dropping corn in every check. Mr. Hicks says that he thought at first that the corn would not take more than one third from the cotton, hut is now satisfied that it has taken one half. He estimates the cotton at fivehun- dred pounds and the corn at ten bushels per acre. NEW PROVIDENCE. The wife and child of Mr. W. C. Gandy have been quite sick. Mr. J. T. Rogers is still quite sick, as also is Mr. Daniel Haw kins. Mr. John A. Jones of this sec tion and Miss Anna Gainey, of Dovesville, were married on the 14 inst. The churches of which Rev. F. M. Satterwhite is pastor have granted him a much needed rest of a month. He will spend his vacation visiting relatives in Virginia. A ten days protracted meet ing at New Providence Church closed ou the 16 inst. The meet ing resulted in the addition of twenty-six new numbers, four teen of which have been bap tized, eight remain to he bap tized and four were restored. Others have given their experi ence and at the next meeting will apply for membership. Rev. C. L. Dowell did all the preach ing except or two occasions when the sermons were preach ed bj the pastor, Rev. F. M. Satterwhite. The night the meeting closed twenty persons went forward for prayer. We were greatly sustained by the earnest assistance of members of other churches. ' House, is about completed. * * | addre88e8 were made by Rev. is certainly a building. Mr. the proprietor, will probably county irohibition i Pi - - , and Editor W. D. Woods, of the chair- party, ! the Cleveland , | served. r y Wo h i a k n o d vT;,iG- T. Gresham, jy man of the open it next week. j jj era i^ ^ large number of la- The five cottages which the | dies attended. The day was Misses Fountain are building are very pleasantly spent by every-1 nearing completion. A new'body, street has been opened from I — Bird seed, West & Honour. DEAS IN ANOTHER DISTRICT. He is Reported as Seeking Congress ional Honors in the Seventh. A REMOVAL Mr. Wilcover to Change Business. for prohihiton i , , . ’ for the Mr. W. Witcover will remove his establishment to Mr. Wein I berg’s new building on Pearl Street on Monday. Mr. Wit- cover will discontinue, his res- cratic Executive Committee in | work these words from Mr. Irby, I present. State Chairman, to Hon. L. D. —“ - •*- t~ his Place of Childs. of Columbia. “As preliminary hearing. chairman of the State Democra | cy, I can only recognize thel Thrc * More Bur K* rs Sent t0 ,he request of the State Prohibition ! Higher Court, convention, and while I think; Ed Mi lls, white, and Gus it wouM have been better to I Smith and John TSoozer color-i 0 * tobacco cured out the idea of not cate- .,.i »,• I>o nn» /-imr nul with hf*inir pleased with the CYPRESS. George Andrews, colored, lost a fine horse last week. A protracted meeting has been m progress at the Methodist Church at this place for over a week. We are hiving very dry weather and rain is much need ed. Cotton and late corn are suffering. Cotton is opening very fast and in ten days the gins will be humming and many hearts will he made to smile. Misses Annie Timmons and M a m i e Sturgess, of Elloree, Orangeburg, county, are visit ing Miss Janie Parham. Mr. J. S. Gray, an expert to bacco man of North Carolina, who has engaged in the tobacco culture at this place and has raised a fine crop of the weed, has brought to your correspond ent a sample of his tobacco that he has cured and has ready for the market. He has seven barns and is well that mill, will move at the close of the year to a plantation threo miles below Bishopville where he will farm and merchandise. Messrs T. C. Skinner W. J. W. Skinner, and W. M. Woodham have nut up a saw mill near the church and are now at work sawing lumber for their gin house. By the time the cotton opens they will be well equipped for ginning. CLYDE. We are having very hot and dry weather. Fodder pulling is all the go with our boys. We are glad to report that Mr. Jess.T John is better. Mrs. D. D. Johnson, who had her arm broken recently, is im proving. Mr. L. E. Carrigan, of Society Hill, passed through our section the other day. Mr. J. W. Warr preached a very fine sermon at New Market on Saturday night. We had a political meeting on Saturday at Pond Hollow. Messrs J. W. Warr and J. E. Miller made speeches. Mr. H. C. Burn got “Brave Ben” up to the greatest height, saying that he has done more for the State than anyother man. He might have made some of his hearers believe this, hut not all by any means, for a good number of us belong to the “sheep” and will vote for our Sheppard. against prohibition. An Article to Show that Prohibition In creases Liquor Sellers and Taxes. We publish the following ar ticle at the request of anti-pro hibitionists : Every person selling liquor of any kind must procure each year a stamp or license from the Internal Revenue Depart ment of the United States. These stamps are not taken out unless they are intended to be used. The number of stamps, therefore, shows the number of liquor sellers in a State during the year for which they are is sued. The number of licenses is sued in Kansas increased from 1,894 in 1881 to 2,997 in 1887 un der prohihicion. The number in Iowa increasedunder prohibi tion from 3,834 to 4,033. Maine has one liquor dealer to 624 ; Kansas, one to every 448, and Iowa, one to every 434 of popu lation. The untruthfulness of the claim that prohibition is a suc cess is shown by the fact that Alabama under license has only one liquor dealer to every 1,105 of population ; Arkansas, one to every 1,118 ; South Carolina, one to every 1,001 ; Florida, one to every 904 ; Tennessee, one to every 706, and so on through the list of States. (See U. S. Revenue Reports.) The prohi bition States actually have more liquor dealers than most of the non-prohibition States. The number of liquor dealers in Iowa per thousand of population is greater than in Kentucky or Texas. The prohibition States simply lose the revenue from license, etc. It is a common-sense proposi tion that if you take from a State a large portion of the rev enue necessary for its mainten ance, such deficit in revenue must be made up by increased taxes on the revenue-paying property of the State. If the State is deprived of the enor mous sums derived from liq”or licenses and taxes on the proper ty of distillers, brewers and dealers, and all the kindred lines of business which would he destroyed by prohibition, the tax upon other kinds of proper ty must be increased to make up the deficiency. That prohibition does increase taxes is proved by the rates ex isting in prohibition States. Taxes have reached as high as 6.2 cents on the dollar in Des Moines, Iowa, and 3 28 cents on the dollar in Toneka, Kansas ; 5.65 cents on the dollar in Atchi son. Taxes increased 40 per cent, in Atlanta, Ga., and simi lar high rates are maintained in other places under prohibi tion. Such taxes bring general disaster. Are your taxes so light that you want to pay more ? North Main Street to connect these cottages with the rest of the town. If jrou want good lumber of all kinds, planed and. rough, on Mr.U. Mooftey, at his 1th Main Street. He I orders promptly and satisfaction. See ament. On Sunday morning next ser mons on the subject of “Pro hibition” will be delivered in the churches throughout the State. Rev. John Stout will de liver the sermon in Darlington at the Baptist Church. duct his saloon and will also! „ ■, have fresh oysters to Welling & Bonnoitt carry a j lington’s colored Republican 8e n full line of reapers for McCorm- politician, has been in William- j' — ick mowers. Buy these ma- burg county working for the carry out the idea ot not cate- ed< NV | 10 aro c i iar . ed with being pleased with the success tuat 'fi chising the candidates, yet I accomplices in tie recent burg- P® bas batb Mr. Gray says that chines and save delays in har vest season 4t. 'fable peachers, large cans, 25 cts, West & Honour. nomination for Congress in thel Seventh (Black) district. Deas has several times lieen a candi-1 date for Congressional honors in this (Sixth) district, but asl work of lightning. We are told bv the Kingstree: (■ auran +hut will continue to conP! - .. r - „ ; correspondent of the Xeirs and duc t his saloon and will also I rea, ! z . e tbat ” r ' Ne !, Je8 coa,tI lars, were given i preliminary t b > 8 t b ® fin®^ t oba ®c« 8 ®®t lon Courier that E. H. Deas, Dar- have fresh ovsters to serve and n ® tbmd the , State V onv e ntlon hearing before Trial Justice that he has ever seen which met after wards Conse-; Sanders on Monday and were ! ~irrMrEa amr* quently I shall have, the boxes J hound over to the higher court stokes bridi placed all over the State with-1 j n d e f a uit of a fS3')0 bond each, j The farmers are in the midst out demanding any condition of j of fodder pulling. They say . j- . i i the prohlhltionelement.” MRS. SCHMID’S bakery. that for several years they have Immediately i n keeping with that conces 1 ‘ ‘ ‘ sion of the State Democratic light-1 Executive Committee we put Nice assortment of crackers and cakes always in fresh West & Honour. Fodder Set on Fire a»d Destroyed. On Monday afternoon Ice Cream Festival. I the Republicans have a better I chance for success inthe“Black An ice cream festival will be d j 8 t r i c t” Deas probably thinks and they caught held at the residence of Mr. i, e had better try his fortunes immediately consumed Frank R. Rhodes, at Early’s j n that field. C.ossroads, on Thursday after- j — — noon next, September 1, com- The proprietor of the Enter mencing at 7.30 o’clock. The prise Hotel is selling tickets to 1 field. DtoCeeds will be devoted to the | his new bath rooms at 15 cents MRS. SCHMID S BAKERY not had such good weather for Cheap and Good B ead Offered by | Stripping and curing it. The efficient superintendent school, Mr. this Establ shment. ning struck two stacks of fod-! the following question to each, i # « k h. a „ der on Mr. J.M.McCown’s place candidate for the Legislature Mrs. R. Schmu’ advertieed 27 j at Henron »unaay , fire and were from Darliugtou county. “Will loaves of wheat bread for ^L J. P. Mozingo.Sr^has introauc- Ahout you, if elected, favor the passage 13 loaves of rye bread for $i, }ed into the school with good re fifteen hundred pounds were of a law by the next Legislabaked fresh every morning and ^ultsthe normal method^ of destroyed. The lightning alfci ture, to secure the prohibition of delived at the purchaser’s house. 1 Facf 1111 ^ tn ® suimay scnooi struck two places in the cotton the manufacture and sale of in parsonage at the Gully. or two for 25 cents, tf Flour, $3,50 per bbl, W. & H. toxicating liquors in South Carolina?” Each candidate made a cour- Mrs. Schmid’s hi cad has long 11®? S0 ’ JS> been popular, aid, deservedly | Mr. J. W. Gatling, one of the so. among the housekeepers of j best citizens, having sold bis Darlington. | engine, cotton gin, and grist The work upon the Court House park is being pushed rapidly forward. Rice and Wheat: at Weddingg* Throwing rice and wheat at a wed ding U a r lie of an old Roman custom, and has probably been common in Eng land since Roman times. Brand give* several authorities for it. Friend refer* to the case of the bride of Henry VII at Bristol in i486, when wheat was thrown ipon her with the greeting, “Welcome and good luck!” Rice is used similarly at will dings in India, and the substitution of this grain for wheat in our own country of late years may be partly due to that fact; but where wheat cannot readily be come at rice would naturally suggest itself a* a sufertitatjcr-NoteB and (Juariw.