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VOL. XIX, NO. 52. DARLINGTON, S. C., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1892. WHOLE NUMBER 935. LOCH LiCOM. A NEW FIRM. 1~ END OF THE LEGISLATURE. MATTERS IN AND AROUND PROS PEROUS DARLINGTON. WITH t K\TFE Messrs J. E. and T. W. Norment Will | Engage in Business in Darlington. A WHITE MAN SERIOUSLY WOUNDS Messrs Edwards, torment & ! ANOTH ^R 'N stokes bridge. o . I Co. are rapidlv selling their drv ’’ A Column of News, Persons I and Oth-! > j _i • S 11 '- 11 ** ) of Interest to Our Many Readers. I conartnaTshTn nn , ' Ue ? r ! ru55, ° 1 '' rata1 ’ " ouna » ! the reduction of salaries to a 'copartnership on the hrst proxt- vie Ballard. commisainn waa recommitted mo. As has been previously stat- a • commission was recommitteo. ..j »» K . .. v a , enous cutting affray no-! Representatives Davis and erwise, A So-Called Prohibition Bill Passed— No Reduction of Salaries. the House of Representa on Tuesday of last week In I tives m\ LAWS. a tn the diaoliHin C0 *f tt. 1 ’ I Si p n *^-h 1 r °e^* Tw0 s ® v ® r ®* an< ^ the bill to refer the matter of a view to the diso ution of their ! Possibly Fatal, Wounds upon Har , tlu tn - Thk News wishes all its read ers a Happy New Year. Miss Julia Allen, of Florence, is visiting Miss Clara Ward. The new Town Council will be installed on Monday next. A large tract of land is ad vertised for sale in another col umn. Mr. W. B. Houston, of Mon roe, spent Christmas with the home folks. A dance was given at the resi dence of W. Witcover on Thurs day night last. Miss Matilda Fort, of North Carolina, is visiting the family of Col. E. R. Mclver. " Mr J. D. East, principal of the Bennettsville Graded School, is home for the holidays Several thousand dollars worth of factory stock is adver tised for sale in this issue. Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Dick, of Rock Hill, visited the family of Mr. O. W. Hewitt last week. Mr. Fred Berberick has re moved his bakery to Mr. J. H.' dealings with the latter gentle- Earlv’s building on the Square, man know that he is thoroughly Taxpayers should bear in j qualified for the work in which mind that Saturday is the last a §!‘ ed Messrs C. B. and Howard A. Edwards will continue the busi ness at the present stand. Mr. J. E. Norment retiring from the firm. Mr. Nogment and his brother, Mr. T. Walters Norment, will engage in business together. The firm name will -be J. E. Norment & Bro. They will deal in dress goods, dry goods, no tions and fancy goods; in fact their stock will be confined ex clusively to ladies goods. They will probably occupy Mr. Nach man’s store on the corner of the Square and Cashua Street, which is now occupied by Mr. E. C. Rotholz, who will remove affray oc Bridge Vaughan voted against recom- enous cutting curred in Wednesday week. The affair occurred in | ing for the forfeiture of charters i are now laws which are of in- Stokes linage on, . « , i mitting; Representative DuBose i afternoon of last| did no £’ vo £ The bill provid-' A RESUME OF THE PRESENT LEGIS LATURE'S WORK. What was Done of Local and General i Interest- Prohibition and a New Railroad Law. The following are the actsj which were passed at the recent I session of the Legislature and JOfeJS, ’92 This has been a hard year; why not spend your money for something useful? We give you the cue: to the adjoining store, formerly intestines, the bookstore stand, and there conduct a millinery establish ment. The Messrs Norment will have their store ready in ample time for the spring trade. Mr. T. W. Norment will con tinue in his present position on the road and the store will be under the personal supervision of Mr. J. E. Norment and all who have ever had business the road near Mr. J.. H. Pate’s store. Harvie Ballard and Sid ney Brooks, both white, were the participants. The accounts that we have been able to ob tain are very meagre. There had been no previous quarrel between the two men and all that we could learn of the dif ficulty was that Brooks cut Ballard severely across the ab domen, severing several of the day for payment of State and county taxes A notice for the opening of the books of subscription to the Hartsville Publishing Company appears in this issue. A special meeting of the Dar lington Building and Loan As sociation is called for to-mor row (Friday) evening. Mr. John E. Boyd, a student in the Medical College at Char-, leston, has returned home to spend the Christmas holidays. : dies will always find The la- at the store the finest, the prettiest and most fashionable goods. THE REMORSELESS REAPER. The Death of Mr. J. Wilson Fountain After Several Weeks Illness. Mr. J. Wilson Fountain died at his residence in Mechanics- ville township on Friday night, after an illness of several weeks duration, Mr. Fountain was about fifty years old. He was a native of this county and, having spent his entire life here, The competive examination was well known by all of our for the vacant West Point ca- people. He was a gallant Con- detship from this Congressional federatesoldier, servingthrough district will be held in Florence; the entire war. He alligned to-morrow. Misses Nannie Wood and Mar ian Green, of Danville, Ky.,and Lizzie Smith and Alice Tins ley, of Richmond, Va., are at Gen. James’ on a visit. « Misses Bessie Williamson, Carrie Mclver and Emmie James have returned home from the himself with the Tillman move ment in its incipiency in 1890 and became quite .prominent in county politics. He was a mem ber of several State and county conventions. He was also a promineHt Allianceman. Mr. Fountain leaves a wife and three children. His remains were in terred in the family lot in 1 of corporations that fail to pay . their taxes passed the House on the same day. In the Senate tire bill to organize an insurance department was continued until next session. On Wednesday the resolution requesting our representatives in Congress to vote for the anti option bill passed the House. The House on the same day re fused to reduce salaries by post poning the question until next session. Representatives Davis and Vaughan voted against the postponement ; Representative DuBose did not vote. The Sen ate spent the time in discussing prohibition and remained in session all night. On Thursday H. R. Thomas, of Sumter, J. A. Sligh, of New berry, and D. P. Duncan, of Union, were elected railroad commissioners. The Sena e passed the Evans substitute for the Nettles prohibition bill. Senator Beasley voted for the substitute. On Friday the House passed the Evans substitute. Repre sen tat-ive Vaughan voted for it; Representatives Davis and Du Bose did not vote. On Saturday the bill to change the lines of Charleston and Berkeley counties was contin ued by the Senate until next session, as also was the bill pro viding for the forfeiture of char- of corporations for The wounded man was taken to his home near by, where he was attended by Drs. H. J. and M. G. Lee. Brooks was brought to Darlington on Wednesday j night and was lodged in jail to | await the result of Ballard’s I wounds. Both men are about thirty years old and both are married, Brooks having several children. The following account of the cutting was written to the News and Courier by its Cypress cor respondent under date of De cember 22. “A serious cutting scrape took place, about five miles north of this jilace, yesterday evening, near Stake’s Bridge. Sidney Brooks was drunk and lying viaing tor tne iorreuureoicnar-' to ea j an ^ C |. entitled “An down in the public road when tars of corporations for no . n - Act to provide for the appoint- Harvie Billard came along and payment of taxes. The Legis- ment of c0(int v boards of physi- found him in that condition, lature adjourned sine die on s c j ans t G examine the diplomas terest to our readers : An Act to prohibit the manu facture and sale of intoxicating Uquors as a beverage within this State, and to prescribe the sale thereof for medical, scien tific and sacramental purposes, except as herein permitted ; to require and regulate licenses and license fees in this State from foreign insurance, bank ing and other like foreign cor porations, except national b inks and except benevolent iustitu tions organized under the Grand Lodge system ; to authorize and empower the trustees of Clem-1 son Agricultural College to li cense and prohibit traffic and to appoint policemen at Clemson Agricultural College ; to incor porate the Florence Street and Suburban Railway Company ; j to amend and declare the law in reference to the duties and powers of the county auditor in reference to the assessment of properly for taxation, where a false, fraudulent or other im proper return has been made ; to limit the hours of labor for| each day ot twenty-four hours and each week in all cotton and woollen manufacturing estab lishments in South Carolina ; lature Saturday. Thinking that he would raise j oaiuruay. of physicians and surgeons m him up and get him to go home, j .. 'T this State,” approved December Ballard caught hold of him and ' To ,he F * rm * rs ' 03, 18!K) and to establish in lieu shook him asking him to get up If you want good guano read () f 8a j ( i boards a State examining and go home, whereupon Brooks the Darlington Phosphate Com- i )0 ard and to define the duties refused and cursel Ballard, pany's advertisement, which an d power thereof ; to allow ad- Ballard then left him and went appears in this issue. The high- (litional compensation to J. F. some distance, but thinking that est authority in the State, the Garner supervisor of registra- he could probably get Brooks Experimental Station of Clem- tion, Darlington County, for up out of the road, he went back i sonColiege, givesthiscompany’s tij e y e ar A. D. 1892; toprovide' to where Brooks was lying and j guano the very best recommen- add jti 0 nal artificial limbs for shook him. He then asked him | dation possible Its report a n soldiers of the State who lost { to get up out of tGe road and go, shows that the analysis, in every I their legs, eye or arms during I home. Brooks rose with him, brand, exceeds the company’s | the military service in the years! knife in hand, and cut Ballard guarantee. What higher testi-1 iget 1802,1863, 1864 and 186-v two severe gashes across the moniaf is needed than this ? It who’are now living and who| abdomen.. He cut several of | makes the purchaser safe. The obtained one under the Acts off his intestines.” . |farmer should have no fear of jgyg or 1881; to authorize the! The letter from which the | not getting his money’s worth j conso ii da tion of the Darlington South Carolina College for Wo-1 Lowther’s Hill cemetery on above is taken also states that when he buys from the Darling- Qjnnjnj,, Milling. Fertillizer and men for the Christmas holidays. Sunday afternoon. Rev. J. G. Ballard had died, but we liave ton Phosphate Company. Warehouse Company and the ! Law conducted the funeral ser- since been informed that he is —^— — Darlington Phosphate company; still alive and is some better, ... though, ot course his condition is critical. The cantata, which was giv en in the opera house on Wed nesday night of last week ft r the benefit of the library of the Presbyterian tuuday-school, netted $ 7. Christmas was observed in Darlington on Monday. The streets were crowded all day with people who were unusual ly rowdy. A number of arrests were made. ! vices and the following gentle men acted as pallbearers; Mes srs P. Whipple, 1). Lewis, E. M Williamson and D. C. Mill ing. A VALUABLE BOOK A History of the South Carolina Mili tary Academy to Appear Soon. SENSATIONAL SUMTER. A Shooting Scrape and the Failure of a Well Known Firm. |Sun'ay News.] Sumter, December 24.—S. Sheriff Scarborough will r - move his family to town this week. He will occupy Mrs. A. D. Flinn's residence near theC. D. depot. Mrs. Flinn will re move to her plantation in High Hill. Drawing our conclusions from Y ea don Delgar. of the Charles- ' its prospectus and from the rep^ ton) jgninter and Northern Rail- The snow storm on Monday night and Tuesday mofning was the severest that has visit ed t 1 is section in many years. Everything so completely cov ered with snow was a novel sight indeed. Mr N. L. Harrell has aband oned the idea of retiring from his present business. He will continue the business at the same stand and has purchased Messrs McCullough & Black well’s interest in it. After this year there will be no extension of the time for paying taxes. The recent Leg 1 islatu re has fixed December 31, 1893 as the last day for paying next year’s taxes and has for bidden any extension. Hartsville’s newspaper will be named the Messenger. The first issue will appear in Janua ry. As predicted in these col umns, Mr. T. J. Drew, formerly of Darlington, will be the editor and business manager. The following young Darling- tonians, who are attending the South Carolina College, have returned home for the Christ mas holiday : Messrs W. C., E. C. and R. E. Coker, Walter E. Griffin, E. C. Bacot and H. H. Rast. In accordance with the an nouncement made in Thb News, the Pee Dee Presbytery met in Darlington on Friday. A quo rum was present and permission 'was given the Cheraw Church to prosecute the call for Rev. Mr. McArn of North Carolina. The up Hartsville freight, which leaves Darlington at2.3U P. M., now carries mail. This will be of great benefit to people living in the western section of the county. The mail no reaches Hartsville, Stokes Bridge, Ashland and Clyde a Bay earlier than heretofore. utation of its aqthor, we feel no hesitancy in saying that the “History of the South Carolina Military Academy”, which is now in the course of publica tion, will be of greater interest to a number of Carolinians than any book that will likely be blished for sometime to come. pu road, was shot in the thigh this evening by H. W. Bennett, a clerk in the office of the auditor of the road. The particulars, as far as can be obtained, are that the men had some hot words about a when Bennett Delgar started Bennett, when him. The ball the fleshy part money matter, struck Delgar. to advance on Bennett shot went through of the thigh. Christmas Trees. to prevent the marriage of per- The Episcopal Sunday school s°n s u n , der certain ages and to Christmas-tree, on Saturday | ma ^ e sailie a misdemeanor ; afternoon last, was quite a sue- M 10 re £ u } a ^ e t ^ ie trame in seed icess and afforded the childre • a cotton in the counties of Dar- most enjoyable celebration. On lington, Marion and Marlboro; Monday a Christmas tree was t° recharter the South Carolina given in the Baptist Church to Medical Association, and to es- the children of the Sunday tablish a State board of health school. Itr-*was well attended and de f| ne its duties ; to appro- and the presents were varied priate the sum of fifty thousand and handsome. dollars to complete the erection ^ ; and equipment of Clemson Ag- " T_ ricultural College; to provide New Office. j or ^ ca ni n g of a Constitution- As Mr. H. Y. Scarborough, al Convention ; to appropriate the Sheriff’s constable and jail- ^i ie 8um of eight hundred dol or, is occupying the residence i ar8< jf 80 much be necessary, to portion of the jail, the County complete the Confederate rolls ; Commissioners have had to re- to re fund that part of the State move their office which was lo- ' Col. John P. Thomas, ex Super intendent of the Academy, is the author. He has gained a very high rank in the world of andj w hji e painful, the wound letters and this fact alone is j g no ^ considered dangerous. No sufficient to insure success for arre8 t; h a8 been made yet. Del- the history. But there is more gar is a 80n of Capt. W. R. Del- than this. Col. Thomas is de- ^, ar> soliciting agent of the voted to his alma mater and his Charleston, Sumter and North- book will be a work of love and, ern Railroad. Bennett is a therefore, a book well worth y 0Un g man who came from the possessing. The history will North. He married Miss Clem extend from 1783 to the present china, of this city, a few weeks day, a period of over one hand- ag0 red years, and will comprise 1 The firm of D. G. Crenshaw matter that should he valuable 0 f Rjghopville, made an to every South Carolinian. cated there, the old Y. M orarily. debt known as the brown consol They are using h on d 8 and stocks by issue of C. A. hall temp- other bonds and stocks. (Other Locals on Second Page ) Undesirable Changes. It is rumored that decided and not very advantageous changes will be made in the trains on some of the roads in The Prohibition Line in Maine. The Prohibition line in Maine doee not extend to elevations exceeding 1,500 feet. On the tip top of Green mountain, ,. . .. , . , 1 Mount Desert island, is one of the flash- this section after Monday next, i j e8 j barrooms to be found anywhere, run The new railroad law is the without any pretext of concealment.— cause assigned for these; Exchange, changes. EXECUTIVE CLEMENCY. assignment for the benefit of their creditors. D. G. Crenshaw was arrested last night on a warrant sworn out by Messrs The Governor Pardons John W. Floyd Pan) 8. Felder & Co., of Char- who Killed w. Calvin Rhodes. leston, charging him with ob- Governor Tillman pafdoned taining goods under false pre John W. Floyd last week, tences. He gave bond to-day Floyd killed W. Calvin Rhodes in the sum of *2,000 for his ap- in Darlington in November 1890 pearance at the next terni of and was convicted of man- Court in Charleston. The firm slaughter at the October term of lias been doing a large business. Court in 1891. He was sentenc-! ,-0— ed to ten years imprisonment in darlington cotton market. the penitentiary and had, there- ^ fore, served a little over a year; Week £nd Wednesd De . of his sentence when pardoned. cember 28 Last summer a petition asking for Floyd’s pardon was sent to the Governor, but no action was taken in the matter at the time. A second petition was sent to the Governor not long since and this petition, we are informed, was signed by the Jm’ge who presided at the trial, the Solici tor and most of the jury, besides a number of other citizens. Flovd received his pardon in time to spend Christmas with his wife’* relatives in Durham, N. C. 9! Good Middling Middling 91 Strict Low Middling 9 Low Middlings! GUARD THE TRAINS. The Fhjwer of the Mexican Army Pre vent Railroad Robberies. An American traveling in The moose in Penobscot county, Me., are so accustomed to the train that they gaze calmly and critically at the locomo tive, and are not frightened by whistles and hissiia; steam jets. Person, the great Latinist, was the son of a weave;-. His taste for learning Mexico cannot fail to be impress- kindled by tne accidental discovery ed by the splendidly mounted of a book of Latm proverbs. and equipped bands of cavalry j guards that dash up to the rail road depots aud stations when-1 ever a mail train arrives. These the famous Rurales, the There are eight soldiers located tta Ire land to one in Scotland, and over twenty hoys under eighteen years of age have won the Victoria cross. The people of Portland, Me., call the poet’s mantle that falls in heavy folds over their statue of Longfellow "that are flower of the Mexican army, to whom General Porffrio Diaz, | the President, has trusted the ; mhber „ V ereoat railroads and border customs as , rnbber a special favor. And right Candollo, the Investigator, says the proud and jealous are they of I health of dark eyed persons is much su- the trust. Their vocation is to 1 P er * or t0 'hit of the light or blue eyed guard the customs on the bor type ' ders and to protect the railways and trains from robbers and wreckers ; and so well have they j done thfeir duty that no money 1 could tempt the most foolhardy I bandit to iuterfere.with the rail- At the residence of the bride s They are a class of men emi- father, Mr. H. B. banders, on nen t[y adapted to their calling, Wednesday, December -L py combining something of the For Ladies & Children: Handkerchiefs. Hemstitched, in boxes, from 10 to 30o. Colored embroidered, in boxes, from 10 to 30c. White em broidered, in boxes, from 30 to 50c. Cloves. A live hook Post r Kid, all shades and black, at 41- Patent lock stitel Foster flve-liook e.t f 1 25, all shades; every pail of Foster gloves guaranteed. Hu’>erlor cashmere jersey gloves, in black and colors, from 25 to 75c. Hosiery. Elegant line of Hermsdorfs fast blacks from 20 to 00c; color guaran teed Full line of children's ribbed hose, two threads, fast black, from 10 to HOc. Corsets. Nice line ladles P C corset* clos ing out at 75o and |1, former price $1 and 41 25. Umbrellas. Gloria silk umbrellas from $1 to 43 50. Rugs. Smyrna rugs from f 1 50 to $6. CI o ci ks» Tip Uj^> line from 42 to $10. Jags, s In Hand Full line from 25c to $1 50. Sundries. Belts, toJet soap, perfumery, rib bons, laces, novelty bindings, darn ing cotton, feather stitched braids, Turkey red embroidery cotton, wash embroidery silks in balls and skeins, pins, combs and brushes, hair pins, etc. For Gentlemen & Boys: Shirts. A first-class laundried shirt, open back and front, from 41 to $2. Un laundried, from 50c to 41- For boys 50c Collars and Cuffs. Big line of best makes. Neckwear. Nice line of scarfs, ties and lawn bows, from Kk- to 4L Gloves. Fine dogskin at 4i- Saratoga Suede, undressed kid, $1 50: all shades. Elegant line of cashmere gloves 50 to H5c, leather lining be tween fingers; specially adapted to driving. Handkerchiefs. Hemstitched, narrow and wide borders, in boxes, from 20 to 35c each; special prices by lots of half and one doz. Hosiery. Something nice in Shawknit halfhose at 25c per pair, 4‘- 75 [ter doz. Absolutely fast black Herms- dorf brand from 25 to 50c. Wool Underwear. Full line of the celebrated Loughborough company’s goods from $2 to 4-5 per pair; guaranteed to-give absolute satisfaction. Cel ebrated So riven's patent elastic scam drawers at $1 25 per pair. El egant line of cheaper goods, such as merino shirts and drawers, at 50 and 75c. Suspenders. We are still selling the well- known Harris wire buckle and grip back suspender from 25c to $1; ev ery pair warranted. Nice line of cheaper suspenders from 10 to 20c. Clothing. Wehave reduced the prices of our entire stock of clothing preparato ry to taking stock on Jan. 1. Now is the time to get a good suit or an extra pairof pants at low figures. Hats. Nothing more suitable as a gift to a gentleman than one of our nice soft Elk brand hats at $1 and $1 25, or a Youmans’ stiff hat at 43- We also have a fine line of the cheaper grades. Umbrellas In gloria silk, fancy handles, from $1 50 to $4. Valises. Nice line pure leather valises from $3 to $6. Edwards, Norment & Company 25 Per Cent! Entire stock of Dry Goods and Clothing at great reductions to close out as soon as possible. We cannot name all the reductions, hut look at these prices and call at our store for further information: Dress Ginghams, new patterns, 61 per yard. Standard Prints, best made, . 6i “ “ Standard Prints, . . . .4 “ Wood Dress Goods . . . lOalli “ Yard wide Cashmeres, fine qual. 18a20 “ Fine Dress Goods, Silks, Velvets, Trimmings, Laces, Ribbon s, Embroideries, Corsets, Hosiery, Gloves, Notions, Fancy Goods, And Cloaks. These goods all reduced from 25 to 33 per cent.; don’t miss these guaranteed bar gains in guaranteed goods. Respectfully, Edwards^ Norment 8fCo. MARRIED. Rev. E. McCrady, Mr. John Biggs and Miss Mollie Sanders, all of Darlington. ■» cowbow of the plains, something j | of the trooper inured to hard- j ships, and a good deal of the j dag j 1 and g pi endor 0 f ornament- j _ DIED. jal soldiers. They ride like de-1 The Factory operatives had At Merced. California, on De- mons on fiery hoises, dght like their usual three days holiday cember 27, 1892, Janie, wife of t.gers and coolly smoke cigar- Work at the T. C. Law, formerly of this place, ettes in the face of death. All ■ that is their business and they The Darlington Building and Loan Association. 4 SPECIAL meeting will be held on to morrow, (Friday.) at 8.30 o’clock P. M., at the office of E. Keith Dargan, Esq., for the purpose of de posing of the funds and transaeting other business left from last regular meeting. CHA. K. ROGERS, Secty. andTreas. for Christmas. - — —- , ? . . f . m mill was stopped on Friday and and daughter of the late Dr. i. resumed yesterday. [J. DuBose, of Sumter. fairly revel in it. Notice. T HE books of subscription to th* Hartsville Publishing Company will be opened at the store of J. F\ Hunley A Co., at Hartsville, on Jan uary 8, 18U3. LaTOSTE EVANS, Dr. B. S. LUCAS, J. S. WHITE. ’ Dec. 29—U, DRESS GOODS. Owing to the fact that we want to clear out this department of our store by time of stock taking on the first ol January wehave greatly reduced the prices on fine dress patterns, opera flannel sackings, outing cloth, plaids, ginghams, calicoes, ete. We have a beautiful line of towels from 5c to $1 50 per pair Also a nice line of colored bordered towels, open worked with fringe, suitable for tidies and scarfs,’etc. Ladies' ribbed vests from 15c to $2 per pair. Nice line of children's all- wool white shirts, sizes 16 to 26, at lowest prices. Shoes and Rubbers For Ladies & Children: Everything desirable in the way of ladies’, gents’ and children’s shoes. Mr. McCall gives this line his especial personal attention. Nice ladies' grain button shoes at $1 Ladies’ pebble grain button shoes at $1 25. Our ladies'dongola button shoe at $1 50 and $2 is the best on the market for tlie price. We have an extensive line of kid button boots from $2 to $3 50. Our ladies' gossamer croquet rubber shoes from 25 to 75c are )>eauties. We also have a nice line of children’s shoes In spring heels, common sense and opera toes from $1 to $2. For Gents; We carry a magnificent line of low and medium priced goods. They range from 75c to $3 50 per pair. Also a beautiful line of calf skin,, kangaroo, dongola and patent leather at $3 50 to $5- We call your especial attention to our French calf skin shoe in common sense and opera toes at %!> per pair We are making a big run on tins style Wt hate runcludeil to get ridofnome remnants of stock in gents’ shoes; these are fine goods made by standard man ufacturers. H> sell them at $3 50,reg ular price $5. You will find by examiningourstock of shoes that we are headquarters for this line of good. Respectfully, FHLL, ’92. 02 02 CO --E IMMENSE Stock CO w CO OUR SUCCESS > n th® P ast l ias induced us for the present season to lay in a particularly attractive stock in the Dry Goods Department, con- # # # # sisting in part of Dress Goods, fancy and plain, to suit every taste, with Trimmings to match. Also an of Staple Dry Goods of which we make a specialty of giving low prices by the bolt. Our stock of Clothing, Shoes and Hats is new, embracing all * * * * the latest styles and patterns. We also carry a complete line of Hardware, Crockery and Tin. f/UE NEEP at a B times a large and well-se lected stock of Heavy and Fan cy Groceries at wholesale and retail. We want your trade and shall try to merit # it. Respectfully, LIN & CO. HIW. 6. McGIRl.U. D. S„ Jffers his profesmoimi bn vices to the people of Darlington and vicinity. Office over the store of Edwards, Nor ment & Co. Jan 19,’90—It Removal. |^R. P. E. GRIFFIN has removed his office from the Nachman building to the rear of Mr. J. O. lluldrow’s Drug Store. Dec S—lia 1 Notice. S hereby given that hunting, fish ing or other trespassinj; upon the Edwards place at Robins Neck is for bidden. Persons violating this notice will be punished to the full extent of the law. J. G. WINTERS, Dec 15—8t. Strictly at Cost! We are selling butourentire stock of GENERAL MERCHANDISE, consist ing of dry goods, clothing, shoes, etc., AT COST TO CLOSE OUT. Call early and get ba gains. EebrinaimMi Meyers, Pearl St. pee It—An* I A new and well selected stock for FALL and WINTER. Quality and prices to suit all. Give me a call and I will be sure to please you. Come and see them. Respectfully, L. M. SCHMID. Oct 13—3m For Sale. A square grand Sohmer piano al most as good as new ; price 4250, a bargain. Apply to MRS. JOHN KERSHAW, Sumter 8. C. Lumber! Lumber!! J UST arrived and for sale cheap for cash, six car loads of ough ind dressed luml>er, such as Fram ing, Flooring, Ceiling aud Weather Boardng, at EARLY'S LUMBER YARD, on Uim C. S.*JT. 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