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VOL. XX, NO. 7. DARLINGTON, S. C., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1893. WHOLE NUMBER 942. local mm. MATTERS IN AND AROUND PROS PEROUS DARLINGTON. A Column of News, Tersely Told, interest to Our Many Readers. of A dance was given in the Cleveland Hotel on Friday night. The County Commissioners will meet on Thursday next, the 23 inst. The frame for Capt. W. C. Coker’s new residence has been erected Watch for the electric lights ! They will be turned on fciatur- d ty night. Mr. Joe Gandy is erecting a cottage on the east end of Cash ua Street Darlington Lodge, No. 7, Knights of Pythias, will meet on Tuesday next. The street force has been em ployed this week in clearing out the drains on the Square. • The Darlington German Club will probably give a fancy dress german after the close of Lent. Mr. J. L. Edwards’ residence, which is located between Pearl and New Streets, is very nearly completed. A portion of the Sunday even ing worship in the Baptist Church will hereafter be devoted to a song service. Mr. H H. Thompson, who ha< heretofore been employed in the Bookstore, is now clerking in Mr. Muldrow’s drug store. Mr. Charlie Humphries, who has been clerking for Messrs Strauss & Co , has accepted a po sition with Mr. I Lewenthal. Mrs. A. M. Woods gave a valentine party to the very young folks at her residence on Cashua Street on Tuesday night. Mr. J. Goldman, Pearl Street merchant, announces in this is sue that he has taken Mr Sam uel Harris in copartnership in his business. Mr. Abram Hyman, who was burnt out when Mr. Alexander’s store was destroyed, is opening a new general merchandise stock in the Manne building. A special meeting of the County Alliance was held at Flinn’s Crossroads on Saturday. Many matters of routine nature were attended to, but nothing of public interest transpired. We are requested by the Clerk of the Court to state that he has received the printed copies of the recent Acts of the Legislature and that the Trial Justices may obtain them from him. There is a laige hole on the. extreme end of Cashi^, Street, just this side of Swift Creek bridge, which the town authori ties should repair at once. It is a constant danger to passing vehicles. The Lenten season began yes terday, “Ash Wednesday.” Easter the close of the season, will fall this year on April 2. During Lent services will be held in St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church on Wednesday and Fri day afternoons. “Hey wood’s Celebrities” gave a performance in the opera house on Wednesday night of last week to a large audience. Some portions of the entertain ment were very good, but on the whole the audience was disappointed, as the perform ance did not come up to expecta tions. The manager of t h e opera house is negotiating with the railroad authorities for a special train to run between Hartsville and Dqrlington on the 27 inst., the date of Wilfred Clarke’s en gagement here, in order to give the people of Hartsville and vi cinity an opportunity to see this famous actor The train, if se cured, will return to Hartsville that night. Burton Bros.,surgeon dentists of Asbury Park. N. J., whom we announced in our last issue would visit Darlington, arrived on Monday and have opened their office in the Early build ing. Already numbers of peo ple from all parts of the county nave called on them and receiv ed with satisfactory results their treatment, the "Algine Painless Dentistry.” PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS. Brief Mention About People You Know and People You Don’t Know. Mrs. Jane Wardlaw, of New Orleans, is visiting her nephew, Mr. P; t rson Wardlaw. Mrs. T. I. Rogers and son, of Bennettsville, are visiting the family of Dr. W.B. McGirt. Mr. R. J. Blackwell, President of the Marion Oil Mill, was in town this week on a business visit. Messrs J. DeJongh and J. R. Coggeshall, of the Florence bar, were in town this week on busi ness. Mr. John Kuker, of New York, who is well known in this community, spent Friday in Darlington. Mr. Quarles, of Abbeville, is in Darlington and will remain here a month for the purpose of buying cotton. Mr. Harry White left on Fri day for Spartanburg where he has entered Wofford College Fitting School. Mr. I. Kaufman, of New York, has removed to Darlington, having accepted a position with Mr. I Lewenthal. Mrs. W. J. Binford, of Rich mond, is in Darlington on a visit to her uncle, Dr. B. C. Norment. She is accompanied by her little daughter, Virginia. •*——■■ ■ -- - ANOTHER FIRM. ON PERM L LEVY CARS OF THE CHARLESTON SUMTER &. NORTHERN. The Road Fails to Pay its Taxes and the Sheriff Makes a Levy—The Road Will Settle. While other counties in the State are having tussles with the railroads in the now famous j informed by the Sheriff that the railroad has just paid $2,- ough to release the cars levied upon as soon as the railroad pays into the county treasury i $2,625.41 or eighty-six per cent of the taxes due. This amount; will probably be paid shortly and, as soon as it is done, the cars will be released. This will put an end, and a peaceful one at that, to Darlington’s share in | the railroad tax war. Later—As we go to press we 1 THE COUNTY NEWS tax war, Darlington is not to be outdone. This county is also participating, but fortunately peaceable way. In some FROM ALL SECTIONS AS TOLD BY OUR CORRESPONDENTS. Matters Around About Clyde—Bad Weather and the Mormon Mis sionaries—Personal s. Mr. Z. F. Warren is still suf fering greatly with his eye. The wet weather that we have work greatly Messrs Coggeshall & Co. Enter Our Business Circh-s. Darlington has a new firm, Messrs Coggeshall & Co. It consists of Messrs A. C. Cogge shall, W. D. Coggeshall andT. H. Rogers. These gentlemen have purchased the crockery, glassware and a portion of the grocery stock of Messrs Edwards & Co, and will conduct in the store, heretofore used by Ed wards & Co. as the grocery de partment, a wholesale and re tail grocery, making a specialty of glassware and crockery. The management of the store will be under the care of Mes srs A. C. and W. D. Coggeshall. Mr. Rogers, who is uowemploy- ed in the People s Bank, will continue in that position. The new firm will begin business in a counties there have been forci ble levies upon railroad property, attended with excitement and sensations, but here in old Dar lington everything has moved quietly and smoothly, yet the State’s interests have been pro tected. This satisfactory and peaceful management of the railroad tax war in Darlington is due to the courteous and con siderate manner in which Sher iff Scarborough has treated the only road which owes its taxes' —the Charleston, Sumter & Northern. The Hartsville Railroad has paid its taxes in full and the Cheraw & Darlington is ex empted from taxation. The Charleston, Sumter & Northern failed to pay its taxes and Treas urer Bass, therefore, issued an execution against it. The amount of taxes due the county by this road is $2,832.00, but the penalties and costs haveincreas ed the indebtedness to $3,253.- 53. The Sheriff, unwilling to subject the railroad to any un- neccessary hardships, notified the General Manager of the ex ecution. The General Manager however asked to be allowed until Tuesday of last week to pay the taxes, §.s he hoped to be aple to do so on that day. The Sheriff granted the request. Tuesday cTme and the rail- 625.46, or eighty-six per cent of P ut farm the tax due, which amount was enina - agreed upon between the State J Mr. Luther Guy, of Chester authorities and the railroad, fieln, paid us a flying visit a few Immediately upon the payment of the money, the Sheriff releas ed the cars upon which he had levied. A NEWSPAPER CHANGE. Our Contemporary, “The Darlington Herald” Changes Hands. Mr. W. D. Woods has sold the Darlington Herald to Mr. J. Shannon McCreight, late of Col umbia. Mr. McCreight is a young man, but he has had con siderable experience in journal ism, having been employed for a number of years in different capacities upon daily papers in Columbia. He has more recent ly been connecteted with the Florence Messenger. To the new proprietor of our contem porary. The News extends its best wishes for his success j charge of a school Mr. McCreight will have charge, Segars’. day ago Mr. J. C. Watkins is on a vis it to relatives and friends at Chesterfield C. H. Mr. C. P. Hall was thrown from a buggy last week, but re ceived only slight injuries. Our farmers are buying more guano this season than they have done for several years. The young folks enjoyed a dance on Tuesday night of last week at the residence of Mr. John Segars. Mrs. Anna Morrison, of dies I terfleld county, paid Mrs. Anna Morrison, of Darlington county, a brief visit last week. Miss Mary Nelson’s school at Kelly town was closed last week. Miss Nelson has since taken at Mr. S. E. of the business department of the Herald, while Mr. Woods will continue in the editorial management. The friends of Mr. YVoods, and their name is legion, will welcome the news that he will continue in the newspaper business, in which he has labored so faithfully for the upbuilding of Darlington and the State. DR. POWELL S VISIT. The Baptist of Darlington and Vicinity Await it With Interest. Sunday next is the time set for the visit of Rev. \\'. D. Pow ell, D. D., a missionary of the road was unable to pay the tax es. The General Manager, Southern Baptist Church in thereupon, offered the Sheriff | Mexico. He will conduct ser- five box cars, one flat car, one, vices in the morning in the gondola and one passenger Rapt s Church at this place, coach as security until the taxes j n the interest of the permanent should be paid. The Sheriff j c^utenial mission fund, of immeliately and will carry with however levied only on four of which he is special agent. The them the best wishes of their the box cars and the passenger occa8 i on will be of great inter- many friends. ear, as these, in his opinion est to the Baptists ofthiscom- It is not to be understood bv \ v ® re * umL ‘ ien L t '' cover the ia I munitv and the congregations this that Messrs Edwards & Co 'lebtedness. 1 he passenger car 0 ' Black Creek and Swift Creek will retire from t K e grocery is on a spur near the depot and | (jhurches will unite in the ser On the contrary thev I * )0X cars are at ^ ie ^hos- j v j ce with the congregation of in the general I’hate Works. The Sheriff will the Darlington Church. While, merchandise business, conduc- hold the J se oars until the taxes! 0 f course, the service will be of ting their grocery hardware and j ar £, l iaid ', , ., .. special interest to Baptists, a business, will continue We hear that the Mormon elders are in this vicinity. They were at Ashland last w»ek so we will not be suprise if they come here soon. Mr. J. A Outlaw, of Sumter county, passed through thissec- tion on Friday, while on his way home from the Chesterfield Court. Mr. J. W. Outlaw also attended the same Court. On account of the recent wet weather some of our roads are in a bad condition. We hope soon to see the washout in the causeway at New Market brid ged. It seems that it can only be made passable with abridge. CYPRESS. Mr. Hester, of Kernersville, N. C., is at this place with a drove of fine horses and mules. Mr. C. W. Harris, of this place, who has been in Nash ville, Tenn., attending a medi cal college, returned home last Thursday. The. seine company of this place will put their seine in Lyache’s River this week and feast on some of that inhabit the thi v expect to crockery trade in the store here-1 A VALENTINE PARTY. Throughout the entire corres-; cordial invitation to attend is tofore used by them exclusively i l )ond ^ nce „ be ^' ve ? n ,,*^ e extended to the public. Dr. for the drv (roods department and tae Gte neral Manager the Powell will conduct services in ary gooas aepartment. courtegy prevaile<1 and the Baptigt Churchat Hartsville the General Manager expressed 0ll Sunday night and in the his thanks for the considerate I (j^urch at Society Hill on Tues- manner in which *the Sheriff da y morning, had acted. The railroad has shown every indication of a willingness to pay the taxes and hopes to do so very soon. In the meantime it has surrendered Ob- Darlington Joins Swift Creek serving the Popular Festival. A very large and enjoyable “Valentine party” was given at Early’s Crossroads on Tues day evening by the young peo ple of that section. A number of Darlingtonians joined their Swift Creek friends in making the evening merry. It was one of the largest and most pleasant entertainments ever given in this county and it was late in the night before the fun came to an end. The following are the young ladies and gentlemen from Darlington who attended: Miss Alice Parrott, Miss Lila Kelley, Miss Mamie Kelley, Miss Rosa McCown, Miss Alma Me Cown, Miss Laurie Law, Miss Maggie Burch, MissCarrid’Law, Miss Ida Law. Messrs C. W. DuBose, W. A. Parrott, O. 0. Riddle, Eugene Vaughn, Law- ton Dargan, B. F. Smoot, F. F. Martin, Harry Andrews, R. L Blackmon, P. J. Boatwright, W. T. Montgomery, Dargan Montgomery, \V. B. McCown, Fred Law, Charlton Law, Wil lie Law, E. C. Burch, Harry Smith, Eugene Harrell. DARLINGTON COTTON MARKET. TIME FOR CLOSING MAILS. property as security. Tne railroad officials visited the Governor in Columbia on Friday and arranged the mat ter amicably as will be seen from the following which we clip from the Columbia Regis ter of Saturday: “Messrs. Hugh L. Bond, Jr., and Knox Livingston, counsel for the Charleston, Sumter and Northern Railroad, and General Manager J. H. Averill of that company were in the city yes terday, and held a conference with Governor Tillman and Mr. James Norton of the Comptroll er General’s office in regard to their road’s taxes. Theconfei- ence was satisfactory to all par- | ties concerned, but the details ! of the arrangements made have not been given to the public. It j is learned, however, that no more levies will be made upon the Charleston, Sumter and Northern property, and that the | company will pay its taxes full at an early date. “The railroad men asked for A Schedule that Will be of Interest to this Cummunity. a little further time in which to For the Week Ending Wednesday Feb- j pay the taxes of their road and ruary 16. As there seems to be a gener al misapprehension as to the hours for closing the mails at the Darlington postoffice, we publish the following schedule for the information of the pub lic : 7 A. M. for Dovesville, Socie ty Hill, Cash's, Cheraw, Wades- boro and intermediate points. 1 P. M. for Bennettsville and intermediate pointc-. 6 P. M. for Chorleston and all points North, South and West. 9 P. M.for Hartsville; Stokes Bridge, Ashland and Clyde. 9 P. M. for Charleston and all intermediate points on the C. S. & N. Railroad and for Oats, Cypress, Philadelphia, Lydia and Una. The mail for Riverdale leaves on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays a 1 P. M. The postoffice is open from 7 A. M. io 7 P. M., except when m i the mails are being opened. Mon ey Orders are issued during office hours until 4.30 P. M. ed nor even expected, but will fomeone offer something better? We predict that it will make the prohibition party in South Caro lina sufficiently strong in the future to pass a strictly prohibi tion law. JASPER. Mrs. R. Vaughn is improvin j. We are hopeful that she w ill soon be well. Rev. Jeremiah H. Ham is oc cupying the premises formerly owned by Mrs. C. M. Wilkes. We are glad to report that our farmers are encouraged in re gard to the oat crop. Not as much was killed as was at first supposed. Mrs. Sarah Goodson, wife of Mr. S. F. Goodson, died on the 8 inst., after an illness of about two weeks’ duration. Her re mains were interred at Lake Smamp Church. Miss Agnes Richardson will soon close her school at Mt. Ida, two miles from this place. We hope that Miss Richardson will be employed to continue teach ing in this neighborhood. Our church looks much better since it has been plastered If the incendiary will consent to keep Satan in the rear, we may not have the necessity of build ing another house of worship in fifty years. The rains have been so fre quent that we have not been able to make much headway on our farms. Some of our farm- j ers have been planting as much ' as they could. Most of us are selling cotton seed in exchange for fertilizers. the'finest fish river. The rain has put the farmers very badly behind with their work. The oat crop was not near so badly damaged by the cold snap as was at first sup posed and most of the farmers have good stands. Since cotton seed has advan ced in price and is selling at $22 a ton, the farmers are haul ing their seed to the depots at break neck speed. Some of them are exchanging one ton of seed for one ton of 2i per cent ammoniated guano, whileothers are selling for cash. A lot of money is thus being brought in to the country. The farmers will get about as much money for their seed as they did for their cotton. Most of them are barely saving enough seed for planting purposes. Now, if the farmers will reduce their cotton acreage again this year, they will get high prices for both seed and lint next fall. They have a bonanza,if they will only keep it and not go wild. A'pe Painless Cenlisuy. K urton Bros , Surgeon Dentists, of Asbury Park, N. J., will intro duce in Darlington their famous local anaesthetic Algine for the painless ex traction of teeth, beginning on Mon day, February 13, at their office in Early’s new block, opposite th« Court House Teeth extracted without a particle of pain and without making you unconscious. No gas, ether, or I chloroform—we refer to \V. H. Ross, D. D. 8., of Clausen. Mrs. M. Jacobi, Rev Dr. J. H. Dixon and any citizen of Florence—See circulars and read the testimonials of physicians, den-1 lists and leading citizens of New York, Philadelphia, Washington, D. O., j Florence, S. C., and Asbury Park, N. J. Feb. 9—8t. Darlington Lodge No. 7, Knights of Pythi as, meets on 1st and 3rd Tuesday Evenings in each mouth, at Castle Hall, Florence street, ) opposite Broad. Visit ing brothers fraternally Call on C. MOONEY -FOR- m m h lw cq of all kinds. All orders filled promptly, and faction guaranteed. Aug(25—6in satis- Good Middling 8i Middling 8J Strict Low Middling 81 Low Middlings stated they were taking no part in the fight being made by some roads against the State It is said that Colonel Averill stated that it was without the know ledge or consent of the author- • litiesofthe Charleston, Sumter votes of the dif- and Northern Railroad that that [Other Locals on Second Rage ) D. F. Collins committed sui cide at Haverhill, Mass, on Sun day. Before doing so, however, he confessed that in June last ha hired two men to set fire to and destry one of his houses. The electoral ferent States were counted by road was put in the fight at the | The occupants of the house, Congress on Wednesday of last j start.” - | father and son, were burned to week. Cleveland and Steven- The State officials having death. He said that he had the son were declared elected Presi- been assured by the railro id au- house burned to get the insur- dent and Vice President. The | thorities that the taxes would ance money, but that he did not; Evans Dispensary vote stood, Cleveland, Harrison, 145; Weaver 22, 277 ; be paid, the Comptroller Gener- intend that the occupants should I al instructed Sheriff Scarbor-1 be burnt to death. UNA, Mrfcj T. J. Price and Miss Clara Crosswell will shortly take a trip to Florida. Mr. Bruce Galloway, former ly of this place but now of Man ning, is here on a visit. Messrs T. J. Price and Ferdi nand Galloway have purchased the buildings on the Kahn place and are moving them. Mr. Robert Josey has return ed from Florida and Mr. C. T. Price from Sumter to take up their abode with us again. A good many farmers are disposing of their cotton seed to the oil mills by exchanging it for meal and other fertilizers, the greatly increased price giv en for seed being the cause. Much is being said about the bill through — FIRE — Insurance Agents, | Represent some of the strongest companies in the world, such as THE HOME of New York, i and THE HARTFORD of Hartford, Conn. :t>: General Agents for THE MUTUAL LIFE’ Insurance Company Of New York, . For the Counties of Darlington, | Sumter and Marion. Prompt personal given to all business to them. June 9—lyr