The Darlington news. (Darlington, S.C.) 1875-1909, April 06, 1893, Image 1
VOL. XX, NO. 14.
DARLINGTON, S. 0., THURSDAY, APRIL G, 1893.
WHOLE NUMBER 949.
IIC' ll, I, K OMI'S.
M \TTERS IN AND AROUND PROS
PEROUS DARLINGTON.
A Column of News, Tersely Told, of
Interest to Our Many
Readers.
The quarterly statements, of
Darlington’s two banks ate
published in this issue.
Messrs J. J. Smith, J. H.
Reaves and J. R. McFarland
publish in this issue a notice to j
trespassers.
Messrs Brown and Gayle are
now publishing a small daily,
the Evening Visitor. It is a
newsy little sheet.
Mr. C. Money, while working
at his mill yesterday, was struck
by a piece of wood which frac
tured his nose and cut a severe
gash above his eyes.
A notice of the annual meet
ing of the South Carolina Medi
cal Association, to be held in
Sumter on the 19 inst., is pub
lished in this issue. .
Our account with the diagram
of the Florence fire which ap
pears on the second page of this
issue of The News is furnished
us by R. C. Starr, Jr.
Mr. J. S. McCreight, proprie
tor of the Darlington Herald, is
occupying the residence on the |
corner of Dargan and New
Street, opposite the Baptist
church.
The Pee Dee Medical Associ
ation met yesterday in annual
meeting in the Enterprise Hotel.
The adjournment was made too
late for us to print the proceed
ings in this issue.
We are requested by the col
lector ot the American Legion
of Honor to state that hereafter
all dues and assessments will
be pcyable at the regular meet
ings of the Lodge.
Air. C. Alexander’s brick
store on Grove Street, near
Pearl, is nearly completed and
will be occupied next week by
Ed Sanders, colored, as a green
grocery and butcher shop.
On Wednesday night of last
week a thief entered the bakery
of Mr. Fred Berberich, on Pearl
Street and stole a watch, two
suits of clothes, eggs, flour and
a number of other articles.
The annual meeting of the
stockholders of the People’s
Bank is called for the 25 inst.,
and the annual meeting of the
stockholders of the Darlington
Manufacturing Company is
called for May 4.
This will be good news to lots
of people in this county. The
Sumter Watchman and South
ron says: “The C., S. & N.
Railroad is making arrange
ments to pay off the indebted
ness incurred previous to going
into the hands of the receiver.”
Mr. R. L. Carmichael, of Mar
ion who recently won the ap
pointment to West Point for
this district, has received offi
cial notice that he has passed
the entrance examination to the
institutition and has been order
ed to report for duty on June
15.
At the annual meeting of the
Darlington Club held on Tues
day night the following officers
for the ensuing year were elect
ed : President, W. F. Dargan ;
Vice President, E. R. Mclver ;
Secretary and Treasurer, J. L.
Michie; Managing Committee,
J. D. Haynsworth.E. O. Woods,
G. K. King.
Mr. Murray Warr was arrest
ed last week and tried on Wed
nesday by Trial Justice Morris
for shooting at (but not wound
ing) Mr. Calvin Britt, in the
Windham section several weeks
ago. Judge Morris sent the
case to the higher court and Mr.
Warr was released from custo
dy on a $500 bond.
School Commissioner Perritt
requests us to say that those
pupils of the schools of the
county, who wish to be ap
pointed delegates to the School
Congress at the World’s Fair,
should make application to him.
He will carefully consider all
applications and will appoint
from these the delegates.
The Cleveland Hotel was
closed on Saturday. Mr. A. S.
Wolkovisky, the proprietor, has
left town. Mr. A. Weinberg,
who owns the hotel has not yet
decided definitely what arrange
ments he will make for the fu
ture. He expects, however, to
entirely renovate the hotel
and have it conducted hereafter
infirst-class style.
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.
Brief Mention About People You Know
and People You Don't Know.
Miss May AIcCall, who is at
tending the Columbia Female
College, spent Easter at home.
Miss Sarah Furman, of Fort
Worth, Texas, was in Darling
ton this week on a brief visit to
Airs. F. E. Normeut.
Aliss Bettie Cain, of Sumter,
Aliss Juliet Watson, of High
Hill, and Miss Maggie Burch,
of Ebenezer, spent Easter with
Miss Alice Parrott.
Messrs S. A. Gregg, Sr., and
Air. J. DeWitt McCall, of Flor
ence, the latter the former su
perintendent of the Experiment
al Station, were in town on
Tuesday.
Aliss Emmie James, who is
attending the South Carolina
College for Women at Colum
bia, is at home on a brief vaca
tion. She is accompanied by
her schoolmate, Miss Alam e
Wood, of Danville Ky.
Aliss Clarkie Cothran, of Ab
beville, Miss Annie L. Roddey,
of Rock Hill, and Messrs T.
Perrin Wardlaw, of Augusta,
Frank Wardlaw, of Davidson
College, and A. B. Wardlaw, of
Rock Hill, were in Darlington
this week in attendance upon
the Edwards-Wardlaw wed
ding
Wanamaker & Brown’s suits
to order from $15 up and guar
anteed fit. Fine custom made
suits from $i>,50 up. A million
dollar stock represented. Sam
ple rooms over Welling ft Bon-
noitt’s store. R. L. Dargan.
THE COUNTY ALLIANCE.
The Regular Quarterly Meeting held
on Saturday last.
The regular quarterly meet
ing of the Darlington County
Alliance was held at Cypress
on Saturday 7 . About two hun
dred persons were in attendan
ce. Most of the business trans
acted was of a routine character,
and not of general interest.
Three sub alliances that have
been in a lethargic condition
were reported as thoroughly re
organized, these making eleven
sub-alliances in the couhty in
good working order. Hon.
D’Arcy P. Duncan, secretary
and treasurer of the National
Alliance and manager of the
State Exchange, delivered an
address on Alliance matters,
and Editor J. W. Bowden, of
the Cotton Plant, who is also
leader of the Third party in
this State, spoke in the interest
of his paper. Prof. J. S New
man, of Clemson Codege, who
was invited to be present, was
unable to attend. An excellent
dinner was served, which every
body enjoyed to the utmost.
the new mm.
Don’t throw away your old
umbrella but get a new cover
from Edwards ft Co.
FIRE AT PALMETTO.
Mr. O. H, Edwards Loses a Barn and
Two Stables—Accidental Origin.
On Friday afternoon, about
one o’clock, Air 0. H. Edwards’
barn and two stables, at Pal
metto, were destroyed by fire.
The fire was accidental. It
originated in the barn which
was quickly burned to the
ground. In this building about
one hundred bushels of corn
were destroyed and also a few
farming implements. The
flames extended to and destroy
ed Mr. Edwards’ two stables
which were near by and he lost
iii these buildings about two
thousand pounds of forage and
one hundred bushels of corn.
The carriage house also caught
on fire, but Mr. Edwards suc
ceeded in saving this building
without any great damage be
ing done to it. There was no
insurance whatever on the pro
perty destroyed and the total
loss is estimated at $800.
Wanamaker & Brown’s fine
clothing, ready made and made
to order, and gents’ furnishing
goods at Philadelphia prices.
R. L. Dargan, sales agent.
PROGRAMME OF TO-MORROW'S IN
TERESTING CEREMONY.
The Inspection, the Laying of the Cor
ner Stone and the Reception-
Stores Will be Closed.
The Darlington Guards have
completed the arrangements for
the interesting ceremony of lay
ing the corner stone of their
new Armory on to-morrow
(Friday) afternoon.
The company will be inspect
ed 1 y A ju ant General
Farley on the Academy green
at 4.30 P. AI. From there the
company will march to Alasonic
Hall where the line will be form
ed on Main Street with the right
resting on Broad. Besides the
Alasons and the Guards all the
other secret and benevolent so
cieties of the town will be in
the procession. The Alasonic
lodges at Lydia, Hartsville,
Timmonsville and Florence have
been invited to join the local
Masons in the ceremony.
The line of march will be
down Broad Street to Edwards
Street, through Edwards to
Pearl, up Pearl to Main and
from Main to the building.
The parade will be under the
command of Gen. W. E. James.
His military staff will not only
accompany him, but also sever
al civilians, who will act as
aides.
Gen. James will also j inside
at the ceremony of laying the
corner stone as Most Worship
ful Acting Grand Master.
The stone will be laid at
the northeast corner of the
building in accordance with
Masonic laws.
The festivities of the day will
close that evening with a mili
tary reception in the present
armory, beginning at 8
o’clock.
The following notice is self
explanatory :
We the undersigned, mer
chants of the town of Darling
ton, in consideration of the us
ual and interesting ceremonies
incident to the laying of the
corner stone of the new Armo
ry, agree to close our stores on
to morrow (Friday) afternoon
for that purpose, from 4.30 un
til the ceremonies are conclud
ed.
Norment ft Co., Welling ft
Bonnoit, Willcox ft Co., Moor
head, Cox ft Co., Coggeshall &
Co., Baird & Dargan, Edwards
& Co., 8. Wolfram, Joye &
Sanders, Woods ft Woods, E.
Rotholz, J. C White, McCall
& Burch, Woods & Milling,
John A. Boyd, Henry Hennig,
J. H. Early, West ft Honour,
W. T. Mills, G. O. Alertz, John
Bulcken, A. Weinberg, A. Hy
man, B. Block, M. Marco, P. B
Allen, S. Manne, Strauss ft Co.,
Goldman ft Harris, S. Lewen-
thal. J. M. James, I. Lewenthal,
A. J. Broom, Brunson, Lunn ft
Co.
Before buying your cotton
planter see Edwards & Co.
The Darlington Postoffice.
The statement published in
The News last week to the ef
fect that Mr. H. H. Thompson
had been given full charge of
the Darlington postoffice caused
some comment. We had good
authority for publishing the
statement. It has transpired,
however, that Postmaster Gat
lin had only given Mr. Thomp
son a temporary appointment to
do some special work and this
appointment has since been re
voked.
AN AUSPICIOUS EVENT.
The Marriage Ceremony of Two Popu
lar Darlingtonians.
The Presbyterian church,
which has recently been the
scene of many brilliant wed
dings, was on Alonday again the
centre for another of these aus
picious events—the nuptials of
Air. J. L. Edwards and Miss
Sallie Wardlaw. The ceremony
took place at seven o’clock in
the evening and the church was
beautifully decorated, befitting
the occasion. Although no in
vitations were issued the church
was crowded, for the contract
ing parties are both very popu
lar and have many friends who
wished to witness the most
momentous and happiest event
of these young people’s lives
The following were the at
tendants who added to the at
tractiveness of ihe already pret
ty scene : Air. G. K. King, best
man, and Miss EmmaJEdwards,
maid of honor ; Mr. T. H. Ro
gers and Miss Bertie Wardlaw ;
Air. Patterson Wardlaw and
Aliss Annie Roddey, of Rock
Hill; Mr Frank Wardlaw and
Miss Mary Coker; Mr. D. R.
Coker and MissClarkie Cothran,
of Abbeville ; Mr. J. E. Norment
and Aliss Claude Edwards;
Ushers, Alessrs A. B. Ward
law, E. C. Coker, M. T. Lide
and E. J. Lide.
The groom is secretary of the
Darlington Alanufacturing Com
pany and the bride is a sister of
Mr. Patterson Wardlaw, su
perintendent of the Darlington
Public Schools. After the cere
mony a reception was given at
the residence of the bride’s
brother, at the close of which
Mr. and Mrs. Edwards left for
a brief visit to Charleston. The
many friends of the young cou
ple wish them a long and hap
py married life.
Have your spring and sum
mer suits made to order by
Ohem&Co., merchant tailors,
Baltimore, represented by Fred
Lewenthal at S. Manne’s. Fit
guaranteed. 4t
DIED.
At his home, near Darlington,
on Saturday, April 1,1893, Julian
Charles, son of Capt. and Mrs.
W. E. Charles, aged twenty-one
years. The remains were in
terred in the Presbyterian
Churchyard on the Monday
morning following, Rev. J. G.
Law conducting the services.
A New Lumber Company.
In the last issue of the Sumter
Watchman and Southron ap
pears the following: “Mr. H. J.
Harby and Capt. J. A. McClure
have entered into a co-partner
ship to be known as the Harby-
McClure Lumber Co., and will
erect a large lumber mill at
Syracuse, Darlington county.
Both these gentlemen have had
wide experience in the lumber
business; and that they will
make a success of this enterprise
goes without saying.”
Refused to be Arrested.
On Tuesday a warrant was is
sued against Mr. J. Dozier Elinn
for assault and battery. He
shut himself in a house on his
place in High Hill and refused
to be arrested. The Sheriff
spent yesterday in the neigh
borhood of the house endeavor
ing to get Mr. Flinn to surren
der, so as to prevent bloodshed
on either side. This condition
of affairs continues as we go to
press.
s.
AN ENJOYABLE ENTERTAINMENT.
The Closing Exercises of the School at
Center Hall.
[Reported for The News.J
A very enjoyable entertain
ment was given by Miss Sallie
McCall at the close of her school
at Center Hall, in the the Rob
ins Neck section, on Thursday
night, the 30 ult. Your scribe
regrets very much his inability
to do justice to teacher and pu
pils on that occasion. We give
the programme and assure your
readers that it was ably carried
out :
Opening chorus, “Spring is
comingSalutatory, Master
Johnnie Lampley ; “Widow
Bedot’s Poetry,” Miss Connie
White; “Boys Bright,” Master
J. Barrington ; “The Dande
lions,” by several children ;
“Bengin on the Rhine,” Alaster
Willie AIcCall; “The Runa
ways,” Misses F. McCall and
S. Jordan and Masters Walter
McCall, Cljde Howell and
James Barrington; The Day
that Never Comes,” little Bes
sie Lampley ; “Vacation,” song
by the school; “Alidget,” little
Alaggie AIcCall; “Ifs,” Alaster
John Gandy ; “The Tea Party,”
by several girls ; “She Could
and She Couldn’t,” Aliss Bannie
Jordan; “Little Jim,” Alaster
Walter McCall; “A Mortifying
Mistake,” Aliss Blanch Gandy ;
“The House that Jack Built,”
Aliss Maggie Lampley and Mas
ter James Barrington ; “Lips
that Touch Liquor shall never
Touch Mine,” Miss Florry Mc
Call ; “The Housekeeper^
Soliloquy,” Miss Maggie Lamp-
ley ; “A Scholar,” little Nellie
Barrington ; the Fan Drill by
several girls ; Valedictory, Alas
ter Clarence Jordan.
The tea party consisted of a
lot of young ladies who discuss
ed their neighbors to the
amusement of all present.
“Lips that touch liquor shall
never touch mine” was well ren
dered and would that our young
ladies might ever carry out that
vow. The fan drill was well
executed and it would have
I made some of our cadets blush
to see how the young ladies can
handle a fan in place of a mus-
| ket.
The Society Hill string band
was present and added no little
to the occasion. After the ex
ercises were finished the young
men and maidens skipped to the
strains of sweet music for quite
a while. G.
FROM ALL SECTIONS AS TOLD BY
OUR CORRESPONDENTS.
Our Una Letter—Improvemente—-Cele
bration of Easter—A New
Preacher.
Miss Lucy Napier thinks of
discontinuing her school for a
short while.
The infant child of Air. T. J.
Bell is quite sick. Mrs. D. C.
Hicks is no better.
Air. B. R. Gatlin recently
made improvements which add
greatly to the appearance of his
place.
We extend our congratula
tions to Airs. Thomas Parnell,
nee Aliss Mary Nelson, who is a
particular friend of ours.
The free school at this place
was closed last week, but a pri
vate school will be conducted
for some time by Mrs. G. T.
Gresham.
We saw a young lady from
Clyde recently with her travel
ing dress on. She seemed to be
making her way to The News
office. We refer your readers
to the last Lydia letter.
Mr. T. J. Drew, editor and
proprietor of the Hartsville
Messenger, called on us recent
ly. He is the right man in the
right place, ^is is the junor
paper of the county, but is none
the less a favorite.
We omitted to chronicle in
our last letter the death of Airs.
William Northcutt, which oc
curred on Alarch 20. Her re
mains were interred atMt. Elon
on the Wednesday following.
Her husband and four children
survive to mourn her loss.
ROBINS NECK.
Miss Henrietta Sanford, of
Alarion, is visiting her sister,
Mrs. Hatchell.
The Alisses Heustiss, of Alarl-
boro, are visiting the family of
Mr. J C. Lampley.
The Brick and Iron Works
are now running under the
management of Air. J. B. Win
ters.
Air. John R. McCall has open
ed a store on the mill place. Suc
cess to you, Johnnie.
Fishermen say the run of
shad is very poor this season,
but bone and scales are plenti
ful in the lakes.
Mr. John 8. McCall has
been quite sick. We are glad
to report that he is improving
and we hope to see him out
soon.
HIGH HILL.
We hear of an occasional fish-
i n g excursion to Lowther’s
Lake.
Our M. D. reports the people
of this community distressing
ly healthy.
Early gardens are not looking
as promising as some of our
young dudes.
The Philadelphia Alliance,
No. 130, meets the last Friday
in each month at the Hill Aca
demy.
Despite the cry of hard times,
Cupid is fearlessly at work in
our midst, and we hear rumors
of a connubial knot to be tied
some time in the near future.
Husband hunters will please
take notice, that we still have
on hand a full supply of bache
lors, widowers, dudes and other
novelties. Call at once and se
cure a bargain.
(Other Locals on 2nd and \th
Pages.)
NEW PROVIDENCE.
Prayer meetings are frequent
in our neighborhood.
Some of our Byrd and Howie
friends have planted cotton.
Some of farmers had their
corn nipped by the recent cold.
Air. Isaac Ansley’s new barn
and stables will soon be com
pleted.
Mr. H. J. Nettles gives the
community thorough satisfac
tion at his mill. He grinds two
days in a week when necessary.
We had a pleasant church
meeting last Saturday. Dr. J.
A. George, the Armenian, was
with us and he made a short
but interesting address. Our
next church meeting will be
held on the Saturday before the
first Sunday in July at 11
o’clock.
(Other County News on Page i.)
Our Spring siocl. of Novelties in
DRESS IABRICS,
All in single dr ss patterns, no
two alike, has arrived, and we
will take pleasure in display
ing them to our friends, the
public.
We would call especial attention to
our
WASH GOODS DEP T
Consisting in part of
DOTTED SWISS,
SATINE GLORIA,
CANTON CLOTH,
T1TANIA,
INDIA MULL.
PERSIAN MULL,
INDIA DIMITY,
EMPRESS STRIPES,
LLAMA CLOTH,
IRISH LAWN,
SICILIAN TULLE,
VENETIAN FABRICS,
OUTINGS,
SCOTCH GINGHAMS,
LINEN CHAMBRAY.
Wejalso call ) our attention
to our line of Luces, Embroid
eries, Ribbons, Gloves, Hand
kerchiefs, Fans etc., which is
complete in every detail.
We are agents for the cele
brated Thomson's “Glove-tH-
ting”_Corsets.
We carry a splendid line of
Ladies' Shoes and Slippers.
Come into our store and we will
guarantee you lioth pleasure and sat
isfaction.
McCall & Burch.
Many people can give fits
That will make you very sad,
But we give you a new kind of tit—
The kind that Makes you glad.
McCALL 4: BURCH
— CAS KIT —
YOUR EYES!
YOUR TASTE 1
YOUR PURSE!
Most men are not careful
enough when b tying clothes;
they should loo; more closely
into the worth,’ style and FIT
of the garment.
There is a vein of stylish
grace that runs through our
entire variety of
SPRING SUITS.
Call and examine them.
Our NECKWEAR Depart
ment is overloaded with new
Spring styles and shades, and
if you want an; thing
REAL "TONY ’ & UNIQUE
make us a visit.
SHOES! SHOES! SHOES!
UcCall £; Bui
Having just received the
Latest Novelties
IN
SjqltajJiiiniislirmj
1
I am prepared to wait on my friends
and the public in general.
jyNo trouble to show goods. Call
and examine stock and prices.
M. J. BYRD,
West Side Public Square.
Marlfi—to Jul 1.
COGGESHALL & CO.
GROCERIES,
HAY AND
GRAIN.
GLASSWARE,
CROCKERY,
AND LAMPS.
WOOD AND WILLOW WARE.
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL.
Our stock in the above lines
is complete in every detail.
We have on hand at all
times a choice and fresh line
of STAPLE AND FANCY
GROCERIES.
tlT Goods DELIVERED
FREE and promptly to all
parts of the city.
O-IYTE TJS ^ O-AJLiXj.
Respectfully,
COGGESHALL &C0.
(Edwards, Norment & Co’s old gro
cery stand.)
Mar2—4m
IF YOU DON’T-
Like the Watch you
have trade it off for
another at Mason’s
Jewelry Store.
We have plenty of
Waltham,Elgin and
Illinois Railroad
Watches, in Gold,
Silver and Nickel,
at reasonable prices.
Feb23—tf
S. L. SISKRON.
W. S. ANDREWS.
SimoN & Am,
FURNITURE,
COFFINS,
II
John Siskron’s Old Stand,
Darlington, S 0.
Satisfaction Guaranteed.
GENERAL REPAIRING,
Mar 18—ly.
Bibsoi Si Wood;
— FIRE —
Insurance Agents,
Represent some of the strongest
companies in the world, such
as THE HOME of New York,
and THE HARTFORD of
Hartford, Conn.
:o:-
General Agents for
THE MUTUAL LIFE
Insurance Company
Of New York,
For the Counties of Darlington,
Sumter and Marion.
Prompt personal attention
given to all business entrusted
to them.
June 9—lyr
For Sale.
7 K On hard pine Guage shinglet
,UVJV/ at a very lowprlee
SAHA