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DARLINGTON, S. C., THURSDAY, MARCH 2, 1893 WHOLE NUMBER 944 VOL. XX, NO. 9. PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS. MATTERS IN AND AROUND PROS PEROUS DARLINGTON. 7? TIIK M ia: MlllikEKS. THE MUSIC OF THE WALTZ. A Column of News, Tersely Told, of Interest to Our Many Readers. Mr8.»S. L. Pearce advertises two houses for rent. Monday is saleday. Court will also convene on that day. Read the notice concerning a lost note which is published in this issue. Brief Mention About People You Km w ; and People You Don’t Know. P. A. Willcox, Esq., of ' Florence Bar, was in town this week. Mr. R. C. Commander, o? Florence, spent Monday in Dar lington. Solicitor J. M. Johnson, of Marion, was in Darlington on Tuesday. Miss Helen Davis, of Charles ton, is visiting her sister, Mrs. F. E. Norment. The regular meeting of the Dr A H Hayden, of Charles- Kmghts of Pythias will be held t a foriner ' esident of thi(J on Tuesday night next. j is in town The announcement of the for mation of the copartnership of Norment & Co appears in this issue. A special meeting of the Dar lington Building and Loan is called for to morrow (Fiiday) night. A bar meeting was held on Tuesday to arrange the roster for the approaching term of Court. The town authorities have de cided to rent two additional arc lights from the electric light company. The first regular meeting of the County Equilization Board is called for the 14 inst. Read the notice. * The town board of assessors met on Tuesday night, but no business of a public nature was transacted. Dr. J. S. Garner is erecting a store on Railroad Street in place of the one destroyed by fire a short time ago. A gentleman recently lost on Cashua Street the key to the front door of his residence. If the finder will return it to this office, he will be rewarded. Messrs Brunson, Lunn & Co. announce that they have re ceived their spring stock and in vite the people of town and county to inspect the same. The County Commissioners at their meeting on Thursday in structed the County Treasurer to pay all witness tickets now outstanding against the county. The residence on Main Street belonging to the Misses Foun tain has been removed to the new street which has been opened through their property. The announcement is made in our advertising columns that the Darlington Driving Associa tion is now ready to break colts and train horses for both run ning and trotting. Union services will be held in the Presbyterian Church on Sunday evening next, beginning at 8 o’clock. They will be con ducted by Rev. J. E. Carlisle, pastor of the Methodist Church We are requested by the pub lishers of the Hartsville Messen ger to state that the first issue of that paper will certainly appear on Wednesday next, the 8th inst. Owing to unavoidable circumstances it did not appear yesterday as announced. A set of buggy harness was for.n i on the road leading from the Poor House to the Court House, near the residence of Mr, I. H. Sanford, on Friday, Feb. 17 The owner can recover the same by proving his right to it and paying for this notice. Dr. W. J. Garner has remov ed his office to the second floor ot his new building on the west side of the Square and Dr. J. A. Boyd is removing his drugstore to the first floor of the same building. The County Com missioners are now occupying the office in the Hewitt building just vacated by Dr* W. J. Gar ner. Mr. R. B. Branch’s pamphlet descriptive of Darlington has been received here. It numbers about forty pages and, besides making mention of the town’s industries and mercantile hous es, it also contains an interest ing sketch of Darlington and a list of the many advantages af forded by the “Metropolis of the Pee Dee.” The meeting of the Tennyson Club, which was held at the residence of Mr. C. K. Rogers on Friday night, was most in teresting. Mr. L. C. Glenn de livered an admirable address on “Hypnotism” and Dr. Baird supplemented Mr. Glenn’s re marks with a short talk on the same subject from a medical standpoint. Miss Sadie Livingston, of Bennettsville, is visiting Mr. i and Mrs. Frank Pegues. i Dr. W. H. Darby and Miss Lillie Lucas, of Florence, spent ! Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Starr, Jr. Miss Lena Witcover has re turned home from Atlanta where she has been visiting rel atives for several months. Miss Florence Michelson, of Barnwell, the niece of Col. Mike Brown of that place, is visiting Miss Tillie Wolkovisky. Mr. B. F. Smoot left on Mon day for a brief visit to the North. On his return he will enter the store of Norment & Co. as clerk. Miss Emmie James is at home on a brief vacation. She will return to the South Carolina College for Women in Columbia on Saturday. Mrs. T. O. Stewart, the wife of the former proprietor of the Enterprise Hotel, was in town last week, securing signatures to her petition for appointment as postmistress at Newberry. Miss Rosa Sittenfield, of Georgetown, and Miss Lizzie Mittle, of Newberry, are visiting Miss Hannah Manne and Miss Carrie Goldsmith, of Charles ton, is visiting Mrs. M. C. Alex ander. These ladiw have come to Darlington to attend the Pu- rim Ball to-night. Fine cigars and tobacco; Coggeshall & Co. A JOURNALIST AS A BENEDICT. The Marriage of the Proprietor of the Darlington Herald. Mr. J. S. McCreight, who re cently purchased the Darlington Herald, has joined the Order of Benedicts. On Sunday evening last he was married to Miss So- f ihie M. Brown, daughter of the ate State Senator of Newberry. The marriage took place in Flor ence, at the residence of Mr. John P. Coffin, and the cere mony was performed by Rev. J. H. Dixon, pastor of the Presby terian Church at that place. The young couple arrived in Darlington on Monday and are staying at the Cleveland House. The friends that Mr. McCreight has made during his stay here wish him a prosperous married life and welcome his bride to Darlington. The Young People Enjoy a Most De lightful Dance. A delightful dance was given by the young people in the Guards’ Armory on Tuesday night The music was furnish ed by the Italian string band of Columbia. To all the partici pants the evening passed most assuming definite shape. It pleasantly. The following are will be remembered that this the names of those who were organization is composed of la- l )r S. sent: ,„ . ,, . , ,, , . . , . Dr. and Mrs. A. T. Baird, Mr. boring men of the State and and Mr8 . F. E. Norment, Mr. grew out of the hostile attitude, and Mrs. Frank Pegues, Mr. B. in legislation and otherwise, of F. Williamson with Miss Emmie the administration party to- James, Mr. Claude Milling with , ., , i Miss Emma Williamson, Mr. r. wards railroads, factories and, B Haynsworth with Mrs . w> other corporations tl at employ >[, Haynsworth, Mr. P. J.Boat- PREPARATORY ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CONVENTION. The Executive Committee Issues a Cir cular—The State Convention to be Held on April 19. The Industrial and Wage Workers’ Democratic League is wright with Miss Nonie Wil liamson, Mr. W. T. Montgom Wiaintirm ei T with Miss Josephine McCall, legislation Mr w A p arrott with Mj 8S Bessie Lucas, Mr. Robt. L. Dar- gan with Miss Florence Michel* son, of Barnwell, Mr. Lawton Dargan with Miss Alma Mc- Cown, Mr C. M. Ward with Miss Helen Davis, of Charlev Baird with Miss Sadie Livingston, of Bennetts ville, Mr. Eugene Vaughan with Miss Mary Watson, and the fol lowing gentlemen who were without partners: Messrs R. A. Croxton, of Florence, T. T. Quarles, of Abbeville, J. Wal ter James, Albert Woods, Harry Smith, E. M. Wells. The german was led by Mr. Robt. L. Dargan with Miss Michelson. a large number of woi king men. These laborers claim, and right ly so, that hostile injures them more than their employers. The following piece of informa tion concerning the movements of the League, which we take from the Columbia letter to the] ton, Mr. J. D. News and Courier, dated Feb ruary 27, is self explanatory and will be of public interest, as the League is destined to nlay a prominent part in the State politics of'the future : “The executive committee of the Industrial and Wage Work ers’ Democratic League held a meeting here to-day. It was decided for a variety of reasons to postpone the general conven tion to the 19th of April. The A year ago committee found everything in very good shape and encourag ing outlooks. The < ommittee sent out through its organizers a large number of copies of the plan of organization and the ne cessary. blanks for sig mtures of the members. In sending out the books the committee says: “ ‘You are hereby appointed chairman of an organizing com mittee for with authori- Fire Many THE COUNTY NEWS. Delicious coffee Coggeshall & Co. and teas AN AFTERNOON PAPER. The State” will Give the Pee Dee Sec tion a Late Edition. The Columbia Slate has, ac cording to its promise, made arrangements to give its readers in the Pee Dee section the latest news. In order to do this an afternoon edition of the paper will be published, containing the latest afternoon dispatches. This arrangement will be of great advantage to the people of this section of the State, for it will give us the news in be tween, so to speak, the morning editions of the dailies. We thus get the very latest and freshest information as to what is tran spiring in the outside world. The people of the Pee Dee sec tion will appreciate this great piece of journalistic enterprise on the part of the State. A Memorial Card. Since the account of the Beau regard memorial meeting, which appears on another page of this issue, was written, we have been informed that instead of adopting resolutions of re gret at the General’s death, the ty to associate with yourself as members of this committee Mes srs You will readily appre ciate the justice of selecting each of the members of your committee from different indus tries, one at least of whom should, where possible be en gaged in agriculture; as also the importance of having them men of strong connections, sound principles and large pru dence, having the good of the State at heart and willing to subscribe to the declaration of principles and plan of organiza tion of ‘The Industrial and Wage Workers Democ ratic Lea gue,’ and to assume the obliga tion of membership thereunder. “ ‘You will proceed to organ ize so that duly elected delegates will be sent to represent your league at the State Convention to be held at Columbia April 19, 1893. The league does not pro pose to stand upon any partisan feeling or class prejudice, but expects to attract its members through an appeal to reason. It is proposed to established a bureau of information at Col umbia from which literature will be distributed and a vigor ous campaign of education con ducted. The comm ttee does not for the present cere to give out the details of its organiza tion.” ’ The “Anti-Rattler and Shaft Support” operates »s a safe guard while driving. If the harness breaks, the shafts do not drop around the horses feet, thereby causing a wreck. N. L. Harrell. Foreign and domestic table delicacies ; Coggeshall & Co. THE COMING COMEDIAN. Mr. Wilfred Clarke’s Second Visit to Darlington Increases his F opularity. The people who saw Wilfred Clarke on Tuesday in “My Wife’s Husband” were not dis appointed. This brig it, attrac tive comedian never d .sappoints an audience. As “John Lamb kin Loviboddy” he kept the house in a continual roar, and the tortures he would suffer and the mistakes he would make through his morbid imagination were ludicrous in the extreme. He appeared at his best, howev er, in the drunken scene and the duel. Mr. Clarke was well sup ported and the whole perfor mance gave eminent satisfac tion. He may always rely on an appreciative audience in Swept Darlington—The Changes Since Then. Monday night just past, Feb ruary 27, was the first anniver sary of Darlington's great fire. That night a year ago the grea ter portion of the town was threatened with destruction, for there seemed to be no possi bility of arresting the progress of the devouring flames as they moved onward in their mad fury. It was a terrible night. Only a year ago ! Yet look at the change. Nothing charac terizes the push and enterprise of Darlington more than the rapid, vet substantial, manner in which the burnt district has been rebuilt. The great confla gration destrojed twenty-three buildings in the business por tion of the town, all of which, save one, were wooden. Fif teen handsome brick stores have replaced the frame build ings and already but few va cant lots remain to mark the area swept by the fire. Among these fourteen buildings are not counted the fine stores erected during the same period on other portions of the Square and Pearl Street. Counting the latter, twenty three brick buildings have been erected since Februa ry 27, 1892. What better proof of the progress of Darlington is needed ? ANOTHER NEWSPAPER. The ‘'Reform Sentinel” the Latest Dar lington Journal. Darlington is to have another newspaper, the Reform Sentinel. The first issue will appear to day (Thursday). The editor is Mr. G. J. Brown, until recently the editor and proprietor of the Herald of St. Matthew’s, Orangeburg county. We under stand that politically the paper will be conducted in the interest of the “farmer’s movement” and the Tillman administration The material for printing the paper was obtained from the late Lamar Bulletin. The office of the Sentinel is in the Manne building on Pearl Street. This gives the town of Darlington three newspapers and, with the advent of the Hartsville Mes senger next week, the county will have four. FROM ALL SECTIONS AS TOLD BY OUR CORRESPONDENTS. Matters About Ashland—The Farmers and Their Business—A Popular Teacher. Some speak of planting corn between the first and tenth of March. For want of material work on the Methodist church has been suspended again. Some few of our farmers are putting their cotton seed into the ground for fertilizers. Mr. T. C. Pate, of Stokes Bridge, has opened up a large stock of goods at that place. Success to the new merchant. Mr. Henry Coffey, o*' Lenoir, N. C., spent over a week at Ashland trading in stock. Mr. Coffey is well known in this section, as a horse-trader of in tegrity and veracity. Miss R. F. Green, our efficient and highly accomplished teach er, has a large subscription school now. Her school will close in June. The patrons are very much pleased with her, both as a lady and a teacher With sadness we chronicle the death of Mr. John E. Wood- ham, of Stokes Bridge. A good man has fallen and the large concourse of relatives and friends assembled at his funeral shows the high esteem in which he was held. TIMMONSVILLE. Miss Parker, of Laurenburg, N. C., is visiting her aunt, Mrs. DeBerry. TO BUILD U 3 A TOWN. of Mr. Z. T. Kershaw, of Flor ence, visited Timmonsville on Sunday last. Mr. J. A. Sawyer, of the Col umbia Bar spent Saturday and Sunday with the family of Mrs. E. A. Rollins. Mrs. E. A. Rollins has re modeled and repainted her resi dence and this adds materially to the looks of it. Mr. Wm. Copeland’s new resi dence on Railroad Street is very nearly completed and will add much to the appearance of that part of the town. The members of the Metho dist Church, assisted by friends of other denominations, gave their pastor, Rev. Mr. Spigner, a pounding on last Friday night. The farmers in this section have disposed of nearly all their cotton seed. If they should fail to get stands of cotton at first planting, cotton seed will bring more than what it recent ly sold for. Mr. John M. Raye, who has been with us selling stock since the first of last December, left on Saturday morning for his far away home in Moscow, Idaho. Mr. Raye was very much pleas ed with our Southern people and he promises to return next fall and spend the winter here selling stock. Preparing to Make the Vicinity Clemson College Interesting. [The State, Feb 28.] An effort is to be made to es tablish quite a t< wn atCalhoun, the locality of Clemson College Yesterday the Secretary of State issued a commission to Nelson C. Poe and David B. Sloan, of Greenville, and H. A. Strade, of Fort Hill, as corporators of the Calhoun Land Company of Calhoun. The capital stock of the company is $50,000 with the privilege of increasing to $200,- 000. The shares are $50 each. The company’s object is to deal in real estate and put improve ments thereupon. Eighteen Cowards. On Wednesday night of last w e’e just after the Missouri, K nsas and Texas passenger train No. 2 pulled out of Adair Station, Indian Territory, three desperadoes confronted the a|ent and robbe<' him of $8,700. Eighteen citizens who appeared on the scene were made to hold up their hands, marched at the points of the bandits’ guns to one of the commercial stores in town, which was robbed of $300. The robbers then marched the men to the stock yards where their horses were hitched, mounted and departed. An Atlanta Sensation. About seventy thousand dol lars is missing from the Gate City Bank of Atlanta. Lewis Redwine the assistant cashier mysteriously disappeared last week and suspicion immediately E ointed to him. He has since een captured, but none of the money has been recovered. He denies that he took it. Wife—And so you got your life insured for my benefit? That’s lovely! Husband—Yes my deay, but just remember, if you drive me to suicide you won’t get a cent. —New York Weekly. old soldiers who attended the Darlington in the future. meeting will send a tribute, in the shape of a memorial’ card,' Try our La Premium cigar at to Beauregard’s family. . 5 cts ; Coggeshall & Co. JASPER. We are glad to report that Mrs. Vaughn is much improved from a long spell of typhoid fever. Our cotton seed boom has come down to the meekness of a lamb. A great many sold all but just enough for planting purposes. Mr. J. E. Mixon, of Philadel phia township, and Miss Lottie Cross, of Lisbon township, were married near Lamar on Febru ary, 26, 1893, Rev. John J. Rey nolds officiating. Much ram followed and, according to the old adage, this is a good omen. TO INVESTORS Ts Borrowers: Ik; LomiSJ7om; Interest SJJerCeatPerinim. Investors Guaranteed 21 Per Cent Profit PerJnnum. IF you want to BUY a House; IF you want to BUILD a house; IF you want to BUILD a store; I s ’ you want to LIFT a mort^ age; IF you want to BORROW money $42,38 Cheaper on each $900 Cash Loan than other Associa tions doing business here, Buy Eastern Stock, And the Eastern will aupply Yon ffloney Promptly, Jolting hut Five and Nine-tenths Per Cent Inter est Per Annum and Guarantee the Loan to Expire in 78 Monthi, and Guarantee you Againit Lou by s ating the amount you bor rowed and interest in your mort gage; you signing 78 notes, pay ing one note monthly, receiving the note as your receipt, and when you pay the 78 notes you have paid the mortgage and in terest and have the 78 receipts, when the mortgage will be con- celled making it A Definite Mortgage Proposition, No Other Association Will Do Bound Over. Trial Justice Floyd had an interesting preliminary hearing a few days since. All the par ties concerned are well known through the county The ase was against Mr. Bartow James. He was indicted for aggravated assault and battery in two ca ses. Messrs D. R. Blackman and J. J. Blackman allege that Mr James assaulted them at a party in Swift Creek one night of last week. The assault on each man, it is alleged, was made separately. Justice Floyd after testimony was taken bound over Mr. James to an* swer the charges in each at the coming Court. The Coming; Court. There are not many cases of general public interest to be tried at the approaching term of Court. In the Criminal Court the most important is the Lamar arson case and it is also possi ble that the Sumter Fertilizer cases will be tried at this Court, In the Civil Court the most im portant cases set for trial are the famous “Grange cases ” Accidentally Shot. On Thursday last Mr. Tony Brown while hunting accident ally shot Bill Scott, colored. The gun was loaded with bird shot and the wound inflicted was not at all serious, (Other Locals on Second Rage.) Subscriptions for Stock Apply to SAMUEL CARPENTER, Special j lepresentative. And J. D. BAIT D, Resident Agent. Feb23—1m Lumber For Sale. W RITE for prines of Pine Lum ber, delivered at Darlington , Fancy dreetted and kiln dried ceiling and flooring eepecLdh. MCDONALD & GODFREY. ' Hoffman N.C. Feb. 38—4t* AS USUAL We shall for the SEISOli OF 1593 MAKE A Spill ills We shall carry a Larger • Stock • Than ± Ever! Get Our Prices Before you buy. nuyii.