The Darlington news. (Darlington, S.C.) 1875-1909, April 20, 1893, Image 1
VOL. XX, NO. 10.
DARLINGTON, S. C., THURSDAY, APRIL 20, 1893.
WHOLE NUMBER 951.
uirtL wnrties.
MATTERS IN AND AROUND PROS
PEROUS DARLINGTON.
A Column of News, Tersely Told, of
Interest to Our Many
Readers.
A postoffice has been establish
ed at Mont Clare, in this county,
on the C. 8. & N. Railroad.
Mr. Louis G. McCall is pre
paring to erect two nice cottages
on Mowry street in East Dar
lington.
The annual meeting of the
Florence District Conference of
thS Methodist Church is now in
session at Cheraw.
The Darlington Building and
Loan meets Tuesday night next,
the 25th inst., at 7 o’clock, (note
the change of hour).
Mr. E. Rotholz brought to
The News office last week a
duck egg which was quite a
curiosity in regard to shape.
The Evening Visitor has sus-
f tended temporarily and its pub-
ication will be resumed as soon
as arrangements can be perfect
ed.
There will be interesting races
at the race track to-morrow
(Friday) afternoon. The public,
and ladies especially, are in
vited.
In view of the fact that the
dates for the Floral Fair have
been changed to the 2(5 and 27
insts., the annual reception of
the Darlington Club has been
postponed to May 3.
Rev. J. G. Law will conduct
services at Back Swamp on Sun
day afternoon next at 5 o’clock
and, in consequence, there will
be no services in the Presbyte
rian Church on Sunday night
Says the Sumter Watchman
and Southron, of recent date :
“The Darlington News dis
played considerable enterprise
and ingenuity in giving, in its
last issue, a map showing the
district burned by the Florence
fire.”
Mr. J. Dozier Flinn, against
whom a warrant was issued
about three weeks ago and who
refused to be arrested, came to
town on Tuesday and appeared
before Trial Justice Floyd, who
put him under a $500 bond to
appear for trial at the next term
of court.
Burglars entered the store of
State Dispenser Traxler, in Tim-
monsville, on Friday night last,
and blew open the safe. They
must have been hunting for
something other than money as
they did not take the contents
of the safe which amounted to
$1.25 in cash and some papers,
Silas Cooper, colored, met
with an unfortunate accident
on Monday at the sawmill of
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.
Brief Mention About People You Know
and People You Don’t Know.
Mr. P. B. Allen has gone to
Wadesboroon a visit.
Mr. H. M. Smith, who has
been quite sick, is at work
again.
Miss Bettie Gandy, of Society
Hill, is visiting her brother, Mr
A. A. Gandy.
Mr. J. Samuel Bee, Jr., and
bride, of Charleston, are visit
ing Mr. A. W. Welling.
Messrs J. W. Mills and H. C.
Parsons, of Wadesboro, visited
Mr. W. T. Mills last week.
Miss Ormond, the telegraph
operator, who has been quite
sick, is again at her post of du
ty-
Capt. R. A. Brand, of Sumter,
soliciting agent of the Atlantic
Coast Line was in town this
week.
Drs. W. J. Garner and J. C.
Willcox are attending the meet
ing of the State Medical Associ
ation at Sumter.
Rev. Edward McCrady has
returned to Darlington with his
bride, nee Miss Mamie Tucker,
of Jacksonville, Fla.
Messrs J. DeJongh, P. A. Will
cox, Z. T. Kershaw and W. W.
Hursey, of the Florence Bar,
were in Darlington on Monday.
Mr. Peter I Wilson, who has
been employed in Messrs Boyd
& Brown’s office, returned to
his home at Ebener on Saturday
to resume the pursuit of farm
ing.
The Misses Fountain, who for
years have conducted a mil
linery establishment in Darling
ton, will retire from business
on September 1. The many
ladies who are patrons of the
Misses Fountain will all regret
exceedingly iheir retirement.
A fresh supply of patent lea
ther Oxfords and pumps just re
ceived at the Darlington Shoe
Store.
Another instalment of negli
gee shirts just in. Edwards &
Co's.
CHANGE OF SCHEDULE.
D.
Mr. S. H. Wilds about six miles
from town. He had three of
his fingers and a portion of his
thumb, on his left hand, cutoff.
Dr Lunney dressed the wounds
and Cooper is now doing very
well.
The handsome corner-stone,
with the inscription thereon,
which was used for the Mason
ic ceremony in connection with
the new Armory on the7th inst.,
was presented to the Darlington
Guards by Mr. G. G Watson,
for which generous gift a suit
able resolution of thanks to the
donor was passed at a meeting
of the company held last even
ing.
Mr. G. O. Mertz has moved
into town and is occupying Mis.
S. M. White’s resilience on
Broad Street. Mr. Mertz will
build in town soon. Mr. H. J.
LaMotte has moved to Mr.
Mertz’s house in the country
and Mr. J. W. Robertson is oc
cupying the house opposite the
Methodist Church vacated by
Mr. LaMotte.
Trial Justice Floyd dismissed
on Saturday, for want of suffi
cient evidence, the case against
Conductor Simpson of the C., S.
& N. Railroad. Jet Calhoun,
colored, had both arms broken
by falling from a train last
week and he swore out a war
rant against Mr. Simpson, who,
he alleged, pushed him off. The
particulars were given in the
last issue of The News.
It is reported that the follow
ing will be appointed the board
of control for the dispensary
business in this county : Messrs
Perry Carter, of Lamar,
J - O. A. Moore, of Darlington th 0
THU FLORAL FAIR.
and Geo. Just Brown, of Dar
lington. The last named is
editor of the Reform Sentinel.
I he candidates for County Dis-
S inser are Messrs Frank R.
hodes and J. Buckner Floyd.
A Passenger Train on the C. &
Every Day and Sunday Too.
A decided change was made
in the schedule of the Atlantic
Coast Line on Tuesday. A pas
senger train now leaves Dar
lington daily at 7.00 a m, and
runs through to Charleston,
connecting at Florence with
passenger train to Columbia.
Returning this passenger train
runs from Charleston to Dar
lington, arriving here at 9.25 p
m. This train connects at Flor
ence with train from Columbia.
It will be noted that the passen
ger train starts at Darlington
going south and stops at Dar
lington going north, or, in other
words, the passenger train that
arrives here from the south at
night lies over in Darlington
and returns next morning.
A mixed train is run from
Hartsville to Darlington to con
nect in the morning with the
southbound passenger starting
from this point. This mixed
train remains here all day, re
turning to Hartsville at night
after connecting with the north
bound passenger stopping at
this point.
The schedule of the through
mixed train between Florence
and Wadesboro has only a
slight change. The time is ten
minutes later going north than
heretofore, this train passing
Darlington at 7.40 a m. Re
turning south there is no change.
The people along the line of the
C. & D. above Floyd’s are,
therefore, not benefitted by the
change of schedule.
The Darlington local mixed
train, which heretofore arrived
here at 9 45 am and left
p m. has been taken off.
The feature of the change
which will be of greatest inter
est to the people of this town is
that the Darlington passenger
train will go to and return from
Charleston on Sunday. This is
the first Sunday train ever
placed on the C. & D. Railroad
There will be no connection
with Columbia on Sunday, how
ever, for the train for that city
which connectsat Florence with
Darlington train on other
EVERYTHING NOW IN READINESS
FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT.
The Dates Fixed for Wednesday and
Thursday of Next Week—T h e
Judges and the Committees.
The Horticultural Society will
hold the floral fair on Wednes
day and Thursday of next week,
the 26 and 27 insts, in the opera
house.
The fair will begin on Wed
nesday night at 8 o’clock with
the cantata. Next day (Thurs
day) the fair will open at 10 in
the morning. This is done to
enable people who live some
distance from Darlington to at
tend. Five o’clock that after
noon will be the “children’s
hour”, which will be devoted
especially to the pupils of the
graded school. There will be
attractions suitable to them,
such as a donkey party, archery
tree, grab-bas:, etc. The child
ren’s entertainment will be in
charge of Mrs. E. T. West, Mrs.
A. T. Baird and Mrs. T. W.
Norment. That nigl t (the se
cond night of the fair)amusical
programme has been arranged,
one of the chief features of
which will be singing by little
Kenneth James, who has an
unusually sweet voice.
The prices of admission will
be 25 cts for adults and 15 cts
for children (except the after
noon devoted to the children,
when the pupils of the graded
schools will be admitted for 5
cts.) On the night ol the can
tata a few seats will be reserved
and sold for 10 cents extra. All
tickets are on sale at the book
store.
All entries for the exhibit
must be sent to the hall before
10 o’clock of the firstday (Wed
nesday), and in the case of roses
contributors are requested to
put the name of the rose upon
each exhibit.
The following judges have
been appointed for awarding the
memiums: Cut flowers, Mrs.
W. E. James, Miss M dlieBoyd,
Mrs. H. L. Charles, ILr. G. O.
Mertz; pot plants, Mrs. H. E. P.
Sanders, Mrs. S. F. Parrott,
Miss Sue Winston, Mr. W. D.
Woods; strawberries, Mrs. W.
M. Haynsworth, Mrs. A. T.
Baird, Mrs. T. W. Norment;
vegetables, Mrs. D. S. McCul
lough, Mrs. T. S. Joye, Miss
Virginia Williamson.
There will be five booths for
refreshments in charge of the
following ladies: Ice cream,
Mrs. A. T. Baird, Mrs C. Alex
ander, Miss Kate Williamson,
Mrs. T. W. Norment; cake, Mrs
D. S. McCullough, Mrs. E. T.
West; lemonade, Mrs. J. A.
Hearon, Mrs. W. M. Hayns-
worth; candy, Mrs. F E. Nor
ment, Mrs.- C. S. Nettles; ice tea
and sandwich, Mrs. A. C. Mc-
FaM.
The ladies in charge of the
decoration of the hall are Mrs.
H. E. P. Sanders, Sirs. C. K.
Rogers, Miss Sue Winston.
Every arrangement has been
made to ensure the fair being a
most enjoyable entertainment
and everybody will attend.
at 5
CHICKENS AND CANNED GOODS.
The Status of the Case Against Bass,
His Wife and the Little Boy.
Silas B. Bass, colored, his
wife and the latter’s little bro
ther, who were charged with
stealing goods from the Can
ning Factory, were given a pre
liminary hearing by Trial Jus
tice Dargan on Wednesday of
last week. Such a large crowd
gathered to attend the trial that
the Judge had to hold the hear
ing in the Court House, which
was soon crowded with eager
listeners. The proceedings were
made very amusing by Bass’
conduct. He acted as his own
lawyer and the manner in
which he conducted the cross
examination and his speech ex
onerating his wife caused im
mense amusement. Judge Dar
gan put Bass under a $300 bond,
his wife under a 3200 bond, and
dismissed the case against the
little boy. The woman gave
bond, but Bass is now in jail in
default of bail. Both will be
tried at the Court of General
sessions.
The woman was afterwards
rearrested for shoplifting from
McCall & Burch and Trial Jus
tice Floyd on Monday fined her
$10 or thirty days in jail for
this offence. She took the thirty
days in jail. Judge Dargan has
another warrant against her for
shoplifting from Rotholz, wait
ing for her present sentence to
expire to be disposed of. Th^
little boy is also in jail. He is
there on another charge, chick
en stealing.
I have fitted up an office in
Darlington, over Welling &
Bonnoitt’s hardware store, and
by the use of Dr. Burton’s cele
brated Algine I am prepared to
extract teeth without pain. N.
D. Gandy.
Call and see our handsome
line of china and glassware.
Coggeshall & Co.
w»—
FOR SWEET CHARITY'S SAKE.
The Ladies to Organize Another Most
Laudable Society
The ladies of the town are
making an effort to organize a
fiower mission for the distribu
tion of flowers among the sick
and poor and the zeal and ener
gy of the leading spirits in this
movement of charity ensure its
success. A meeting for the
purpose of organization will be
held in the opera house on Fri
day morning of next week at 10
o’clock. The mission will not
be under the direction of any
one denomination, but it is es
pecially desired that all ladies
who feel an interest in the work
will join, and they are earnestly
invited to attend the first meet
ing at the time mentioned
above. Similar missions at
other places have brought forth
most satisfactory results for the
cause of charity.
Full assortment of tennis
shoes for men, boys and ladies
at Edwards & Co’s.
days does not run on Sunday.
French candy. C. & Co.
The prettiest russet shoe on ~ r
the market at Edwards & Co’s. | Coggeshall & Co.
Have your spring and sum
mer suits made to order by
Ohem&Co., merchant tailors,
Baltimore, represented by Fred
Lewenthal at S. Marne’s. Fit
guaranteed.
GOOD FOR THE CLERKS.
Their Employers Remember Their
Faithful and Energetic Services.
Since our article on another
page in regard to early closing
was printed the following no
tice was handed us :
We the undersigned mer
chants of Darlington agree to
close our stoies at 7 o'clock ev
ery evening (Saturday s and fac
tory nights excepted) from Maj
1st until September 1st, 1893.
J. C. White, Baird & Dargan,
McCall & Burch, Brunson,Lunn
& Co., M. Marco, Moorhead,
Cox & Co., Book & Toy Co.,
Edwards & Co., N. L. Harrell,
S. Wolfram, Joye & Sanders,
Norment & Co., Woods & Woods,
Coggeshall & Co., E. C. Ro
tholz, Woods & Milling.
A lot of second hand sewing
machines, some of th ;m almost
as good as new, for sale at a
bargain. For information con
cerning the same, ap tly at The
Darlington News office.
Lime and lemon fruit juice.
A big reduction in canned
fruits and jams. Coggeshall&Co
A Newspaper Bureau.
The Columbia Journal has es
tablished a bureau in Darling
ton with Mr. J. E. Norment as
manager. He will receive sub
scriptions for the Capital City’s
enterprising afternoon paper.
Mr. Norment will also act as
correspondent of the Journal
for this place and the many
friends of the paper in this sec
tion will be glad to see his facile
writings appear in its columns.
Fresh crackers
Coggeshall & Co.
and cakes.
Don’t fail to see our neckwear
for negligee shirts. Edwards
& Co.
JACK BRADLEY EXECUTED FOR
MURDERING L. D. TAYLOR.
He Confesses his Guilt and Dies With
out a Quiver—Taylor Well Known
in Darlington.
[The State.]
Bennettsville, April 14.—
Jack Bradley, alias “Bigoty
Jack,” colored, was hanged
here to-day for the murder of
L. D. Taylor, a white man, on
the night of August 6, 1892.
Bradley passed a quiet night,
sleeping peacefully. He went
to his death without the slight
est sign of fear, expressing his
willingness to die, and saying
his sentence was just. Even up
to the last moment he appeared
perfectly calm and smiling,
without any of the bravado or
religious frenzy that usually
characterizes such occasions
with the negro race. His neck
was broken by the fall, which
was from a scaffold arranged
within the walls of the jail, and
which has been used twice be
fore. Although the execution
was private, a curious crowd
collected without the walls of
the jail yard in hope of getting
a glimpse of the proceedings.
Jack Bradley and Henry
Smith, another negro, were tried
for the crime, and both were
convicted; but in the case of
Smith a recommendation to
mercy by the jury caused his
sentence to be commuted to life
imprisonment.
Taylor, who was said to hail
from Pennsylvania, was sitting
at the water tank near the de
pot, on the night he was killed.
Some one from out in the dark
ness fired six shots at him, the
last one taking effect in the
back and killing him instantly.
Investigation led to the arrest
of Smith and Bradley, who, af
ter being ably defended by
counsel appointed by the court,
were convicted.
Bradley, since his trial, has
made a confession, acknowledg
ing his guilt. According to his
statement, his true name was
Henry Perry, and he was con
victed in Kershaw county, and
sent to the penitentiary for life,
from which institution he es
caped.
He seems to have been barely
acquainted with his victim, and
the shooting, which was done
both by himself and Smith, was
more to frighten Taylor than
to harm him.
[L. D. Taylor, the imirilered man,
was a contractor on the C. 8. & N.
Riilroail anil in this capacity he spent
much of his time in Darlington anil
many our people were acquainted
with him.—Kditor The News.]
{.Other Locals on 2nd Page.)
The Second Presbyterian
Church of Columbia recently
suspended one of its members,
a young lady named Miss Means,
for working in a telephone of
fice on Sunday. Last week the
Presbytery sustained the action
of the church, but the friends
of the young lady will appeal
to the Synod. The affair has
caused great excitement in
church circles.
Hay, grain and
Cogge8hall.& Co.
mill feed.
Fresh butter and
Coggeshall & Co.
cheese.
Our Spring Steel of Novelties in
DRESS IABRICS,
All in single dr ss patterns, no
two alike, has i rrived, and we
will take pleasi re in display
ing them to oi r friends, the
public.
We would call es lecial attention to
our
WASH GO )DS DEP T
Consisting in part of
DOTTED SWISS,
SATIN f GLORIA,
( ANTON CLOTH,
TITANIA,
INDIA \IULL.
PERSIAN MULL,
INDIA DIMITY,
EMPRESS 5TRIPES,
LLAMA CLOTH,
IRISH LAWN,
SICILIA!' TULLE,
VENETIAN FABRICS,
OUTINGS,
SCOTCH GINGHAMS,
LINEN CHAMBRAY.
We also call j our attention
to our line of L ces, Embroid
eries. Ribbons, (loves, Hand
kerchiefs. Fans etc., which is
complete in eve y detail.
We are agent for the cele
brated Thomsoi's “Glove-lit-
ting” Corsets.
We carry a s| lendid line of
Ladies’ Shot's ai d Slippers.
Come into our s ore and we will
guarantee you both pleasure and sat
isfaction.
McCall Burch.
Having just received the
Latest Novelties
IN
SfritjMillittijJdiiisIiFmj
m,
I am prepared to wait on my friends
and the public in general,
MTNo trouble to show goods. Call
and examine stock and prices.
M. J. BYRD,
West Side Public Square.
Marlll—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.
tir Goods DELIVERED
FREE and promptly to all
parts of the city.
O-XVE US JK
Respectfully,
COGGESHALL &C0.
(Edwards, Norment A Go's old gro
cery stand.)
Mar2—4m
We are requested to state that
| all who have not paid their
| P. O. box rent for this quarter
by Saturday the boxes will be
| considered vacant.
GENERAL NEWS.
Items o' Interest From All Over The
World.
By an explosion in a mill at
Mataro, Spain, on Wednesday
of last week, ten persons were
killed.
The English, Scottish and
Australian Chartered Bank, of
London, has failed and thirty
million dollars has vanished in
the air.
An explosion occurred in a
mine in Wales last week. So
far it is impossible to tell how
many workmen have been killed,
but fifty-three bodies have been
recovered.
A terrific cyclone swept the
Mississippi valley from one end
to the other last week, carrying
death and destruction in its
path. Many towns were des
troyed and the number of peo
ple killed was very great.
Twenty-five valuable brood
mares were killed by lightning,
near Gallatin, Tenn., on Wed
nesday of last week. The loss
is $300,000. On the following
day sixteen fine horses were
burned to death, near Brooklyn,
N. Y.
The United States flag, which
for two months has floated over
the government building at
Hawaii, has been hauled down
and the protectorate of this
country over the Islands has
been withdrawn. Whether the
United States will annex Hawaii
is still a matter of conjecture.
Duncan Clarke’s female min
strels will appeer in the opera
house on Saturday night next,
the 22 inst. adv
YOUR EYES I
Many people can ive fits
That will make 'ou very sad,
But we give you i new kind of fit—
The kind that n ukee you glad.
McCALL & BURCH
— CA5 IT —
YOUR T VSTE
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
J. L. SISKRON.
W. S. ANDREWS.
Sim & Andrews,
FURNITURE,
COFFINS,
o-
YOUR PURSE
Most men ar not careful
enough when buying clothes;
they should loo'. more closely
into the worth, tyle and FIT
of the garment.
There is a vi in of stylish
grace that runs through our
entire variety o
SPRING SUITS.
Call and eiamii.; them.
Our NECKWEAR Depart
ment is overloai ed with new
Spring styles ai 1 shades, and
if you wunt any hing
REAL “TONY A UNIGUE
make us a visit.
SHOES i 8HO 5S! SHOES!
John Siskron’s Old Stand,
Darlington, S. C.
Satisfaction Guaranteed.
GENERAL REPAIRING,
Mar 16—ly.
- 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.
Mall ii M.
Prompt personal attention
given to all business entrusted
to them.
June 9—lyr
For Sale.
V PJOn h*rd piueGuage shiuglea
1 it a very lowprice.
J.B. SARLT.