The Darlington news. (Darlington, S.C.) 1875-1909, September 08, 1892, Image 1
LOCAL LiCilAICS.
AA AlSPICIOiS BEAT.
eral
| A Boy Bitten by a Mad Dog Dies Six
Weeks After-A Strange History. THE OPENING OF THE DARLING-
I On July 15 n mad dog bit sev-! TON TOBA cco market.
persons and was finally
New Era—The Ini
, — Office. The dog tial Move Towards Making Darling-
; running amuck on the streets I
Mr. Louis Bristow is clerking caused considerable commotion.
^ ‘ Our readers will
MATTERS IN AND AROUND PROS
PEROUS DARLINGTON.
A Column of News, Personsl and Oth* !
erwise,
Interact ft..r aa. OIJ the Public Square nest The Beginning of I
Of Interest to Our Many to THE News -
for Woods & Milling
An advertisement appears in
this issue for a teacher for the
High Hill school.
Mr. Pegram Dargan willenter
Harvard University the latter
part of this month.
Mr. J. M. James has returned
to Darlington with his brid',
nee Miss Katie Kehoe
. _ remember see
ing in Thk News an account of
the dog’s mad work. One of
the persons bitten was Lucius
Smith, the thirteen-year-old son
of Mr. Larry D. Smith. The
boy’s wounds were cauterized
and he was apparently cured.
ton a Great Tobacco Centre.
The buildings of the Darling
ton Tobacco Warehouse Com
pany are nearing completion
and the managers are preparing
for the great opening sale which
will begin on the 27 of the pres
ent mouth. This dav will he of
Mr. B. 0. Bristow has
moved his bookstore to Ward &
Nachman’s new buildine 1 '.
The town authorities have put
a stop to the practice of hitching
teams on the Public Square.
Miss Qeorgiana Dargan will
shortly open a Kindergarten for
a small number of little girls.
Mr. J. M. Kennedy, of Wil
liamsburg county, is visiting
his nephew, Mr. H. M. Smith.
Mr. J. Gregg McCall has re
turned from the North, having
secured a new stock for his
store.
Mr. Chas. E. McLendon, of
Timmonsville, is clerking in the
dry goods department of Ed
wards, Norment & Co.
Mr. R. Keith Charles left yes-
terdr; * ~ ‘
cure
THE OFFICIAL COUNT.
The County Executive Committee De
clares the Result of the Recent
Primary.
The county Democratic exec
utive committee met on Thurs
day and tabulated the returns
of the recent primary election
in Darlington county. The fol
lowing is the official count:
Tillman delegates 1,373,Conser
vative 1,021, ; Congress,J. L.Mc-
Lauriu 1,329, Jeremiah Smith, 1,-
027; L.S. Bigham,5; Solicitor, C.
P. Townsend, 1,072, J. M. John
son, 1,229; Legislature, John 8.
DuBose, 1,391, John W. Davis,
1,304, Walter Vaughan, 1,378,
E. T. Coker 1,023, E. O. Woods,
1,005; S. D. Harrell, 1,022;
Sheriff, Geo. P. Scarborough,
1,285, W. P. Cole, 1,113 ; Clerk
of the Court, J. N. Parrott, 1,119,
W. A. Parrott, 1,259 ; County
Commissioners, W. W. McKen
zie, 2,251, A. A. Gandy, 2,269,
. . . . .. J. E. Miller, 1325, J. E. Wind-
tobacco markets of the world, ham( j w Boykin, 157;
land thus it will be readily seen Coroner, R. G. Parnell, 1,419,
au " whygreatinterestwillattendthe John Kelly, 981 ; School Corn-
opening sale. missioner, A. J. A. Perritte,
The sale will commence on
September 27 and will continue
to and including the 30. The
proprietors of the warehouse
have issued the flowing circu- ; 14G4 R M . Josey,
lar to tobacco growers: Ii.-tit r> u t-i ’ , ..c u &
‘•The Darlington leaf tobacco ! ! ;71 ~ 7 ' C - P ‘ Dargan, 1,445, H. L
warehouse will be open on and
dieted that Darlington is destin
ed to become one of the greatest
On Thursday last, about six | great interest to our people, for
weeksafter he was bitten, young | it will mark a new epoch. On
sss^sr f„° r.£,n".K; ^ ,,w r“ a: i u be
severe case of hydrophobia wasl taken towards making Darling-
developed. He died on Satur-! ton a great tobacco centre,
day night at his father’s home, Expert tobacco men have pre-
on the Lamar road about four
miles from town. Drs. J. M.
Josey and A. M. Hill attended
the boy and they pronounced
the case hydrophobia.
His horrible death adds
other chapter to the boy’s re
markable history. In June last
he was tried for murder in
Berkeley county and an account
of the trial was given in The
News at the time. There was
no evidence against the boy and
he was promptly acquitted.
After the hydrophobia had set
DARLINGTON, S. C., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER
OIK I
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE SUPER
INTENDENT.
Increase In the Attendance-Work of
the Teacher*—Statement of
the Finances.
By order of the Board of Trus
tees of the School District of the
Town of Darlington the follow
ing reports are published for
the information of the people of
the District.
To the Hoard of Trustees of the
School District of the Town of
Darlington, Gentlemen:
I beg leave to submit the fol
lowing report for the school
year beginning Sept. 21, 1891,
and ending May 31, 1892:
The attendance of teachers
for the session has been as fol
lows :
1,305, W. H. Evans, 1,038 ;
Auditor, W. H. Lawrence, 1,450,
N. L. Harrell, 948 ; Trial Justi
ces, L. M. Croswell, 1,390, J. A.
Smith, 1,772, G. W. Morris, 1,719,
upon him, his reason would re .
turn to him at times and during a Her Sept. 27. J his warehouse
one of his rational moments ! s constructed under the most
he spoke to his father of the iniproved plans and is first-
charge of murder made against c l as8 i n a 8 it® arrangements.
. i_ TT-n l - * i him. He said that his father “What farmers want above
ry for R4>ck Hill, having se- might think he had committed a ^ things is a good home mark
. j a position as clerk with the murder and wanted to con- f.*'- propose to make Dar-
r r led ham Bros, of that place [ C91 j but, as he knew he would - liojjtou a first class market.
Mr. J. N. Parrott still says 1 die soon, he wished his father to! ^ e P ro P ose to see to it that
P. Sanders, 938, A. M. Sompay-
rac, 1,000; For Prohibition,
1,309; against Prohibition, 604.
that he proposes to contest the
validity of Mr. W. A. Parrott’s
election in the recent primary.
Mr. J. E. Norment has return
ed to Darlington. While at the
North he purchased the new
stock for Edwards, Norment &
Co.
Mr. T. S. Joye has returned
from the North where he has
been purchasing the fall and
winter stock for Joye & San
dere.
Mr. S. Wolkoviski, proprietor
of the Cleveland House, has
moved in his furniture and will
be ready for the reception of
guests next week.
know that he
the crime
Another lot of
Wilson No 9 just
Blackwell Bros.
New mackerel, W. & H.
•" ■ * •— ■ —♦-» —
REV. W. H. STRICKLAND.
The Grand Jury Vindicates Him from
the Charge of Involuntary
Manslaughter.
Rev. W. H. Strickland, who
was at one time pastor of the
Baptist Church at this place,
was charged last spring by a ,
Reynold’s shoes, hats under
the reliable Elk Brand, Wheeler
& Wilson and New Home ma
chines, found only at Blackwell
Bros.
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Miss Falls
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Miss Lide
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Miss Mills
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Miss Delzirme..
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L. W. Dick
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P. Wardlaw ....
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Mrs. Nixon
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Miss M. L. Smith
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Mbs J. B. Smith
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Miss DeWees... .
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T. L. Cottin....
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Note—Where there
are two num-
The subject for the
of the Y. M. C. A.
was innocent of ! farmers receive at all times the
full market price for their to
, bacco. The house will be in
Wheeler & I charge of men who know their
arrived at business and men who keep post-
jedat all times on prices etc.,
Intelligent tobacco fanners will
remember one thing, and that is,
one good buyer who holds or
ders from the best concerns in
the world is worth forty men
who have no suchadvantages.
Darlington will have men who
will be ready and willing to buy
your tobacco at the very best
market prices, men who will
control orders from the largest
manufacturers, dealers andex-
, r,- ~ I porters in the world. We will
coroner’s jury in Georgia with ? a , of ho g 8heads ou all o
involuntary manslaughter. The han ^ and f J mer8 "ho are not Each
bers in a column, the one on the right
Choice cream cheese, W. & H. denotes “excused absences.” •“On
AT THE OPERA HOUSE.
meeting c k ar g eg a g a i ns j Strick
. • (lT ,. . . on . Bu 4 n « a y land and his defence were pub-
hwi life yit *T br - a lished in The News at the time.
Hebreis XI Vllf X ’ 5 lt S ives Ufi P lea8ur « aow P ub '
neorews ai, v m-A. lish the foUowin? from lhe H ap .
The examination for teachers! list Courier, which shows that
of the public schools of this Mr. Strickland has been com-1 1 - t h
county will be held on October pletely exhonorated from the '
21, and a notice conterning the grave accusation made against
him ;
“The friends of Rev. W. H.
Strickland will be pleased to
learn that the grand jury has
again failed to find a oill against
i him on the charge of involun-
The fall and -.e, etoch for C^
our stores is arriving in large charged died from a whipping - sale Take advantage 1 of
quantities and the merchants j administered by Bro. Strickland, j tl ,f s 1)I1I)0rtimiitv ai ? d J), t J
and clerks are very busy ar- his school teacher. The case
ranging their goods for the fall was twice before the grand jury,
trade.
satisfied can have their tobacco °f ’ * 0 match. The old
same appears elsewhere.
The Marion Pee Dee Index,
of last week, says; “Misses
Ida and Carrie Law, of Dar
lington, spent a few days with
friends in the city last week.”
packed and shipped to any mar- chairs are to be removed and
ket they prefer. This will be handsome folding chairs put in
done by experienced men. We their places, lhe ceiling of the
will keep a force of men who bas heen raised, which
know their business to class and K lves much more room for the
^ play It is hoped that Darling-
The services of G. E. Webb, ton wil * have a number of first
j of the Orinoco Warehouse, Win- < ' ,aS8 srM >w8 to visit it this fall,
ston, N. C., the most celebra- ^ I, ,
ited tobacco auctioneer in the Go to Welling & Bonnoitt for
world, has been secured to sell "cCnrmick mowers and hay
on our opening sale, Sept. 27, 28, f 1 "^ 1 ' 8
j 29 and 30. Come and hear him
! and let him talk over your tohac
jand both times they returned
The jail is unusually crowded I “ no biU ” “ W « are K lad thal
with prisoners. Most of them
are charged with offences
that
m jail until
next term of
will retain them
their trial at the
court.
We were led into an error in
stating in our last issue that
Mr. R. L. Dargan would teach
a dancing school. Mr. Dargan
wishes us to say that he has no
such intention.
Mr. E. C. Burch, recently a
clerk in Edwards, Norment &
Co’s store, has removed to Sum
ter to reside. He has accepted
a clerkship with Rembert &
Marshall of that place.
The “finishing touches” have
been put upon the Weinberg
block on Pearl Street. It is cer
tainly a very handsome block
and would do credit to any city
in this part of the country.
Messrs Behrmann & Meyers,
of Berkeley county, have open
ed a general merchandise store
on the corner of Pearl and Syca
more Strees, in the building
lately occupied by S. S. Dreher.
Mr. G. K. King, who has fora
number of years I ought cotton
at this place, will not remain in
Darlington this season. He left
on Thursday for Florida,
where he will handle the “fleecy
staple.”
Cards are out for the marriage
of Geo. W. Brown, Esq., and
Miss Hattie Mclver, daughter
of Mr. E. M. Ervin, which will
occur on the evening of Septem-
her 14 in the Presbyterian
church.
Read the advertisement of the
Darlington Tobacco Warehouse
Company. They have a large
force of experienced men under
them, and are prepared to grade
and tie your tobacco at the very
reasonable rate of $1 a hundred.
A lawn party will be given at
the residence of Mrs. A. M. Ed
wards this afternoon, beginning
isnn
the case is ended, and that Bro.
Strickland has been vindicat
ed.”
The proprietor of the Enter
prise Hotel is selling tickets to
his new bath rooms at 15
each, or two for 25 cents, tf
THE CHEAP EXCURSIONS.
school busioess
The following is a comparison
of the numbers of pupils at the
A Number of Very Handsome Improve- en< ^ 8 Ih® last two sessions :
White, in 1891, 200.
“ “ 1892, 235.
Colored, in 1891, 172.
“ “ 1892, 188.
| The largest numbers reported
a nd : during the year were:
At St. John’s, 274.
At Mayo, 229.
During a part of the session
the lower grades of both schools
were so crowded that several
late applicants could not be ad
mitted.
The average daily attendance
for the first five months, as re
ported to the County School
Commissioner, was:
White, Male, 84.71; Female,
102.79; Colored, Male, 82.26; Fe
male, 89.72.
From that report, however,
were excluded, by law, all
pupils over 18 years of age and
all who, living without the
School District, paid tuition.
Without any such exclusion,
the average daily attendance of
white pupils for the whole ses
sion of 1891-’92 was 235.5 as
compared with 200.3 for thepre-
ceeding session.
Of colored pupils, the average
in 1891-’92 was 181.4 as compar-
with 191.5 for the preceedi
ments Made.
The manager of the opera |
house has made considerable;
improvements in that place of ]
amusement. A complete
handsome set of new scenery
lias been secured. The drop
curtain has a fine painting of a
scene in Athens in the centre
and around it are advertise
ments of Darlington’s mer
chants. There are also four
other new scenes, parlor, kitch
en, street and woodland scenes,
all of which are beautiful
scene has a complete set
Cooking butter,
West & Honour.
25 cts a lb
Harvest your pea vine and
other forage with McCormick
mowers and hay rakes sold by
Welling & Bonnoitt 4t.
The Atlantic Coast Line is Offering to
Washington.
[Wilmington Messenger.]
Thecheapexcursions to Wash
cents i ington, D. C , by way of the
Atlantic Coast Line, are creat
ing a great deal of interest, and
the indications are that a big
crowd of people in and around
Wilmington, and elsewhere on > parties
TO WIDEN PEARL STREET.
The South Line to be Moved Back
Eight Feet.
Pearl Street is to be further
improved. The street is again
to be widened—this time on the
South side. The buildings will
be placed on a line with Mr. G.
O. Mertz’s building which will
widen the street eight and a
half feet This improvement
will extend the length of the
business portion of the street
from the Square to Sycamore
Street. The frame buildings
and fences will be moved back
and the front portion of the
brick buildings will be cut off
the requisite number of feet.
The brick buildings which Mr.
S. Manne is erecting will be
built in conformity with this
line. This improvement will
THE ELECTRIC LIGHTS.
The Real Estate and Machinery Sold on
Monday
The entire property of the
Darlington Light, Water and
Power Company was sold on
Monday, “salesday.” The
sheriff sold at public outcry the
real estate (which includes the
building) to J. J. Ward, Esq ,
agent, for $100. Mr. W. F.
Dargan, Receiver of the com
pany, sold at public auction the
machinery, etc. Mr. Ward, as
agent, also purchased this for
$250. It is to be hoped that the
whom Mr. Ward repre-
preceedtng
session.
A comparison with the first
table will show that the im
provement in the holding on
qualities of the pupils continues.
At St. John’s the increase in
average attendance is surpassed
by the increase in the number
of those that stayed to the end;
and Mayo, tho’ its average at
tendance this year was less than
last, exceeded last year’s clos
ing number by 16.
The expense of the two new
rooms at St. John’s has largely
diverted the efforts which the
friends of that school had been
accustomed to make for the li
brary. Hence Ican not announce
the line, will take advantage of, sents will soon put the plant
the low rates to take a trip to, upon a working basis and again as large additions of books
as in my last report, tho’it is to
he hoped that this check to
the National Capital and to : give us lights, and it is fair to
Baltimore, Philadelphia, New assume that they will. It
York and other cities North. It should be remembered that the
has already heen announced i creditors of the company must
that the cheap rates are offered present their claims to the Ke-
on account of the encampment I ceiver by the 15th of the present I
of the Grand Army of the Re- month.
public at Washington, but, of; —»—
course, the excursion rates are; Try our roller patent flour,
offered to the general public as;$5.50. Blackwell Bros.
well.as G. A. R. men. Tickets; -*■
will be on sale from September Apples, onions, potatoes cab-
13th to 20th inclusive, and will ! bages, lemons etc., W.& H.
be good returning until and in
at 7 o’clock. Refreshments
will be served and the proceeds
will be devoted to improving the
room of the infant class of the
Baptist Sunday school.
add greatly to
of Pearl Street.
Good Rio coffee, 6
W. & H.
eluding the 10th of October.
The rate for the round trip
has been fixed at one fare, and
as there has been some inquiry
in regard to the matter, we are
| authorized to state that passen
gers will have the privilege to
stop over at all points beyond
Weldon and proceed on their
journey at any time until the
limit of the ticket expires. This
AT A GOOD OLD AGE.
A Citizen of New York State Dies in
Darlington.
Mr. Edward Early, of Colum
bia county, New York, died at
the residence of his son, Mr. B. A.
Early, in Swift Creek, on Mon
day. He was a very
over eighty years of age. His
health has been failing for some
time, and, thinking that a
change to the Southern climate
MORE TOBACCO FIRES.
the advantage will .give a splendid opportunity
to those who desire to stop over
and visit the battlefields along would perhaps improve him, he
j the route, including the battle- came to visit his son about a
fields around Richmond and at | month ago. He was the father
Stoney Creek, Reams’ Station, 0 f Mrssrs B. A., W. J.andT. E.
Five Forks, Hatchers’ Run. Early. Besides these three
Graveler T ’
lbs for$l.
Three Barns Destroyed by the Plaines
Last Week.
In the early part of last week
Mr. J. M. Hill, who lives near
Cartersvtlle lost by fire two
y Run, Lee’s Mill, Mai- sons, another son and adaught-
vern Hill, Seven Pines, Freder- er arejiving in the North. His
icksburg, Chanoellorsville, the remains were taken to Charles-
Wilderness and other historic | ton, where they were
8 P°i 9 j yesterday.
The cheap rates by the Coast | .
Line, which is the shortest and
growth will he only temporary.
Some of the staunchest friends
of the library, however, have
by no means forgotten us. Mes
srs. E. Keith Dargan and R. W.
Boyd have made their usual lib
eral contributions. Hon. Geo.
W. Dargan, besides smaller
gifts, presented a complete set
of Dicken’s works. A fund of
$15.17 was raised by Mr. Boyd
to be spent exclusively in books
for youngest readers. Through
the kindness of Congressman
Stackhouse, we received a num
ber of Government Documents
some of which, coming frem the
scientific departments, may be
made really useful. Appreci
ated gifts have been made by
old man, several other friends. It must
be remembered that ours, un
like a private library, does not
grow as fast as additions are
made Books constantly in use,
as many of ours are, wear out
under the most careful handling
A part, therefore, of the con
tributions received every year
will have to be spent simply in
keeping the library up.
The Mayo teachers, with com
mendable zeal, have given sev-
interred oral entertainments for the
benefit of the school. Of the
money raised, a part was used
for tho library, a part was spent
prominent this session than be
fore. On several occasions, we
have varied the routine work of
the High School by lectures or
rather informal talks from prom
inent gentlemen. The result
of the experiment is the deter
mination to make more use of
this plan in future. Surely there
can be no better means of
awakening the mental activity
of our youth than contact with
the best minds in the commun-
i".y: and such a cause may well
claim the right to lay a tax on
Darlington’sbriKhtest intellects.
Of the other features of our
work it is enough to say that
we have endeavored to advance
still further along the lines al
ready indicated.
Respectfully submitted,
Pattkkson Wardlaw.
Superintendent.
July 2, 1892.
FINANCIAL STATEMENT
of the Secretary and Treasurer
for session 1891-92:
RKCKIPTS.
On hand at last report f: 6 23
Contingent and Taition Fees 1,548 75
Special Tax 3,2»8 04
Two Mills and Poll Tax 1.400 00
Peabody Fund 300 00
Sale of Brick 35
Borrowed 1,464 90
#8,013 26
DISBORSKMRNTS.
Teachers’ Salaries $4,872 54
Miscellaneous Expenses 480 18
Borrowed Money returned... 1,464 90
Interest & note, last session.. 222 63
Additions to St. Jolin’s 576 67
On hand 896 89
$8,013 26
Net Assets—Cash on hand..$ 896 89
C. B. Edwards,
Sec. & Treas.
Darlington. S. C., June25,’92.
Canned salmon $1,50 per doz
en. West & Honour.
A SEVERE HURRICANE
Buildings and Trees Blown Down and
Three Mules Killed.
About five o’clock Wednes
day afternoon of last week a
very severe hurricane passed
over Mr. John Siskron’s place
about four miles east of the
town, on the “Pocket road.”
A tenant house and the stable
were blown down. The stable
was a new, two story building.
Seven mules were quartered in
the stable, and four of them es
caped but three were killed. A
number of trees were also blown
down. The edge of the hurri
cane passed over Darlington
but it was not very strong and
no damage was done in the
town
Ferries hams and B. bacon
fresh every week. W & H.
DEATH AT STOKES BRIDGE.
Mr. A. E Woodham Loses a Daughter
from Typhoid Fever.
The family of Mr. A. E. Wood-
ham, in Stokes Bridge, has met
with a sad affliction. On Thurs
day last Mr. Woodham’sdaugh-
ter, Miss Jennie, died from an
attack of typhoid fever.. Just
as youth was turning into wo
manhood, death carried her off.
She was a member of Hebron
Methodist church and her re
mains were interred in the
cemetery of that church on
Friday. The friends of the
family extend their sincere
sympathies.
An elder sister, Miss Hennie,
has also an attack of typhoid
fever. The two sisters were
very ill at the same time, but
Miss Hennie is now better.
Collision on the C., S A N. R. R.
There was a collision on the
C. 8. & N. Railroad on Monday
night. The regular up-passen-
ger train ran into some freight
cars, about a mile from town,
between Swift and Black Creeks.
Several of the freight cars were
smashed and the engine of the
passenger train was slightly in
jured. The accident caused the
stoppage of all trains between
Darlington and Bennettsville
until Tuesday evening.
Sheriff's Salts.
In the case of Williams &
Turley vs the Central Carolina
Land &ImprovementCompany,
the Sheriff sold on Salesday 100
acres of land near Lamar to
Knox Livingston, Attorney, for
$750, and 3i lots in the southern
part of the town of Darlington
to Williams & Turley for $2,725.
On the following day, Tuesday,
he sold at Lamar to R. F. Willi
ford the outfit of the late Lamar
Bulletin tor $215.
barns together with a lot ofl quickest route North, will afford , y elling ® B ? nn o ,lt c arr y a f 0 r needed apparatus, and a part
vr;* 1 r\aa io iifwm •> nrzA/xH nniknrt ii n it v frk nrw*r/^h a n tfi Illl© OI rODdlFS lOF MCOOFIU* lx o o Kxxxxrt slxansxa t+xx/t fill
“Labor Day” In Florence.
A large crowd from Darling
ton attended the exercises of
“Labor Day” in Florence on
Monday. All enjoyed the day
immensely. The game of base
ball between Darlington and
Florence resulted in a victory
for the latter by a score of
5 to 1.
His loss is $000, upon a good opportunity to merchants ! i'V 1 ,w,tJ Ul re P a * r8
u-A eon.. t-i.. to mowers. Buy these
chines and save delays in
vest season 4t.
which he had-$200 insurance. for an economical trip to the
On Friday last, Mr. B. N.
Reddick, who lives near Dar
lington, had a tobacco barn
and its contents destroyed by
fire. HisToss is $300 and he
had 200 insurance.
Northern markets. The service
will be double da ly with
through Pullman palace buffet
sleeping cars, and the trip will
be just as comfortable
lid desire.
See a full and
of clothing just
well Bros,
handsome line
in, at Black-
has been deposited till enough
shall have l>een raised to buy
an organ.
Our work has been so fully
explained in previous reports,
1 that 1 need not take up that sub
ject now except to mention one
Iti
Mrs. Byrd's N«w Store.
Mrs. M. J. Byrd has removed
her millinery establishment into
her new store, and Mr. J. H.
Early’y two new stores are oc
cupied, one by J. Early’s hard
ware establishment and the oth-
FROM ALL SECTIONS AS TOLD BY
OUR CORRESPONDENTS.
Lydia Locals — Personal Paragraphs
and Other Items of Interest—
Una and Clyde Mattera.
Mr. N. L. Harrell and Miss
Mammie Kelley, of Darlington,
paid relatives a flying visit last
Sunday.
Miss Helen Harrell has re
turned from a short visit to
schoolmates in and about Tim-
monsville.
Little Mr. Ernest Harrell,
son of Mr. C T. Harrell, is
quite sick with fever. We hope
his sickness will not be serious.
We are having some very
cool and windy weather. The
farmers seem to think it injur
ious to the cotton crop.
Mr. Homer Galloway has a
osition with Mr. M. Marco,
r. Galloway is a promising
young man, and we wish him
much success.
Among our recent visitors
were Mr. Jessie Pearce and
family, of Kershaw, Mrs, Em
ma Arrants, of Camden, Mrs.
Woodham, of Stokes Bridge,
and Mr. Bennie Harrell, of
Barnwell.
UNA.
Mr. James Galloway is un
well.
Rev. G. T. Gresham has gone
to Virginia on a visit.
Trial Justice Josey has gone
to Charleston on a business trip.
Mr. T. J. Price is visiting Mr.
H. P. Tallavast in Williams
burg county. M r . Tallavast
formerly resided at this place.
Cotton is opening and pick
ing has begun. Different esti
mates have been put upon the
crop this year, and we are not
able to say what per cent is off,
though the crop is short.
The fodder crop in this sec
tion is now about gathered. The
season has been good for cur
ing, consequently there has been
more good fodder saved this sea
son than in many years.
CLYDE.
Rev. E. M. Merritt will con
duct services at New Market on
Sunday at II o’clock.
Mr. and Mrs. D. F. Morrison
have just returned from a visit
to friends in Chesterfield.
We are having fine weather
and our boys are gathering cot
ton and late fodder with a vim.
Mrs. D. D. Johnson is improv
ing very rapidly from the in
juries received by a fall a few
weeks ago.
The new bridge across the
creek at Mr. 8. E. Segars’ is
completed and is a good one.
Mr. W. T. Goodson built it and
he always does good work.
GREEN PLAINS.
The primary is over, but the
muddy waters have not settled
yet.
Miss Marian Huggins is on an
extended visit to relatives near
Society Hill.
Mr. W. D. Young has built a
large new gin house, and is now
fully prepared to accommodate
his customers.
Mr. A. J. O’ Neill, the photo
grapher who has been at Society
Hill for some time, pitched his
tent here yesterday.
Mr. T. H. Coker is hauling
lumber and preparing to build a
new house on his place, which
will be occupied by Mr. Law
rence Easterlin.
Mr. Brunson Boseman preach
ed for us at Antioch on Sunday,
and will preach there again
next Sunday morning at II
o’clock. Mr. Boseman has
made considerable progress in
his profession since we heard
him last.
*6 000 Worth of Diamonds Lost.
The Hotel Beledere, near
Ashville, was burned last week.
A number of guests suffered
severe losses, among them be
ing Mrs. Kahn, the wife of
Mr. Jules Kahn, of Sumter,
formerly of Timmonsville. She
lost $5,000 worth of diamonds
and other jewelry and all her
clothing.
Uost of tha Bulletins.
The total cost incident to the
receipt of bulletins at this place
during the primary election was
$24.75. A statement of the re
ceipts and expenditures has
been filed in the office of the
Clerk of Court.
Express Office Changes.
Mr. Louis M. Norment has ac
cepted a position in the office of
the C. 8. & N. road at Sumter
Mr. Frank E. Norment will
have charge of the express office
at this place.
During the preparation of din
ner Mr. Junken and I sat in the
shade of the cabin engaged in
conversation. A little tow-
headed youngster, less than a
year old, was playing about tho
yard.
Suddenly we heard the sharp
whir-r-r of a rattlesnake. Fifty
yards away we saw a big fellow
coiled, ready to strike, while
within three feet of it was the
child, crawling straight toward
it as if charmed !
To call the baby away was
impossible, and to reach it in
time to save it was equally im
possible.
Spellbound, the father and I
watched the awful scene. An
instant more and the snake’s
head darted forward!
A sharp report rang out from
the cabin door, and the rattler
was writhing headless in the
grass ! The baby was quite un
harmed, frightened a little by
the loud noiso of the report of
the rifle.
We found Mrs. Junken lying
in a dead faint across the still
smokinggun. It was a splendid
shot, to hit that snake’s moving
head at fifty yards.
I Labor Day in Florence.
JTlie Ncwe ami Courier.}
Florence, September 5.—
Florence’s first Labor Day cele
bration was in every way a
complete success. A largo
number of visitors from all
parts of the surrounding coun
try came in on excursions and
the streets were thronged-all
day. The trades display this
morning put Charleston’s Gala
Week trades display in tha
shade. Though not so long a
procession, all tho floats were
handsomely gotten up, with
no little trouble and expense,
and many of them were very
elaborate.
The day’s celebration was
held in the New park of the
the Florence Driving Assotion
Gen. E. W. Moise, orator of the
day, delivered a fine address on
the dignity, power and progress
of labor, called attention to
the danger threatening the
county by organized labor, urg
ed his hearers to guard against
it. He was liberally applauded.
Racesandgames withabarbe-
cue contributed amusement af
ter the addresses. To-night
there is a torchlight procession
and fantastic parade. Labor
Day will hereafter be a settled
institution in Florence, and al
ready the merchants are plan
ning for next year’s floats.
The man’s wife was a terror
from Terror Incognita and
everybody knew it. One day a
friend was talking.
“How in thunder,” he said,
“did you ever happen to marry
such a woman ?”
The man looked about cau
tiously. “I didn’t,” he whis
pered ; “she done it herself.”—
Detroit tree Press.
The Gold Cure Is Very Old.
The precious metal has been employed
both externally ami internally, in the
metallic state, in solution and by sym
pathy, for a great variety of the ills that
flesh is heir to, for over 2,060 years. The
train of thought which led the ancients
to employ this highly prized material
can be well told in the quaint hiaguage
of the distinguished Dutch physician and
chemist, Hermann Boerhaave; writing
about 1725, he says: “The alchemists
will have this metal contain I know not
what radical balm of life capable of re
storing health and continuing it to the
longest peritx].
“What led the early physicians to
imagine such wonderful virtue in gold
was that they perceived certain qualities
therein which they fancied must be
conveyed thereby into the body; gold,
for instance, is not capable of being de
stroyed; hence they concluded it must
be very proper to preserve animal sub
stances and save them from putrefac
tion, which is a method of reasoning
very much like that of some fanciful
physicians who sought for an assuaging
remedy in the blood of an ase’ ear by
reason the ass is a very calm beast!”—
Professor H. Carrington Bolton in Pop
ular Science Monthly.
Receipts of Cotton.
About 200 bales of new cotton
have been received at this mark
et up to date. The price for
middling ranges from 8 to
8 1-18.
A Laughabl. Superstition.
“A curious illustration of the value of
superstitions,” said Mr. Knnz, the dia
mond expert for Tiffany & Co., “was
afforded the other day by a lady who
brought a set of opals here for the pur-
poee of selling them. She felt obliged
to part with them on account of a series
of misfortunes in her family which she
feared were attributable to the gems,
so notoriously unlucky. On examining
them I found that they were merely im
itations. A few weeks ago I had in my
possession three seashells which hail
been transformed into opal. Their orig
inal limy material hud been dissolved
out of the rock by which they were in
closed, and the precious substance was
deposited by water in place of the lime,
retaining the form of the shells. A
graduate of Harvard college bought the
curiosity and presented it to that insti
tution.”—New York Sun.
Serpents together constitute one order
of the class of reptiles, the other still
existing members of that class consti
tuting three other plainly distinct or
ders, namely, crocodiles, lizards, tor
toises.
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