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Pc Darlington $(m Poblishki) Evkrt Thursday Morsiku. jirHRV J, Jhompson, PROPRIETOR. TERMS—(1 Per Annum in Advance; 50 cents for 8 mouths; 25 cents for 3 months. Advertising Rates: One Square first insertion $1.00 One Square secom insertion 50 Every subsequent insertion 50 Contract advertisements inserted upon the most reasonable terms. LOCALS. {Continued from ltit page.) THE FLORAL FAIR. The Success of the “Children's Hour" and the Second Night. In our last issue we mention ed briefly—briefly because of the short time before going to press—the great success that the Darlington Horticultural Society met with on the first evening (Thursday) of their Floral Fair. The iadies of the society certainly have every reason to congratulate them selves on the outcome of the fair. It was an entertainment of which not only they, but the town of Darlington, should be proud. The exhibit was grand. The flowers were many in kind and exquisite in quality and the tasty manner in which they were arranged rendered the dis play charming to the sight. The cantata, as was mentioned in our last issue, was admirably well performed. On Friday afternoon the fair was turned over to the children “who took it by storm”. They were there in large numbers and greatly enjoyed the many amusements arranged especially for them, as was evidenced by their many peals, and even shouts, of merry laughter. On the second evening (Fri day) about as large a crowd at tended as on the first evening. The feature of the evening was a musical concert in which the followed programme was car ried out: Instrumental duet, Miss Ruth Alexander and Miss Sadie Dargan; vocal solo, Mas ter Kenneth James; violin-piano duet. Mr. Theo. Kuker, of Flor ence, and his daughter, Miss Agnes; solo, Mr. C. D. Evans; instrumental solo, Miss Mabel Odiorne, of Florence; recitation, Miss Kuker; soprano and tenor duet. Miss Emma Ed wards and Mr. R. E. James; so prano solo, Mrs. W. E James; violin-piano duet, Mr. and Miss Kuker. All who participated in the concert rendered their parts well and the people of Darling ton were especially glad to hear the performances of Mr. and Miss Kuker, who fully sustain ed the reputation they have for musical talent of the highest order. A very attractive and pleasant feature of the concert was the singing of Master Ken neth James, the six-year old son of Gen. W. E. James. He has a very sweet voice and he sang “The New Kingdom” by Tours, a very difficult piece, splendidly. He was encored heartily and on his second appearance he sang “Jesse James”. With so many beautiful flow- ers it was a difficult matter to say which were the finest but the judges awarded, after care ful examination, the following premiums: Finest single plant, $1.00— Mrs. J. J. Ward; Finest collec tion potted plants, $2.00—Mrs. T. W. Norment; Second best collection potted plants, $1.00— Mrs. S. F. Parrott; Marchal Neil roses, $1.00—Mrs. H. E. P. Sanders; Best variety roses, $1.00 —Miss Claudia Edwards; Floral ship, designs, $1.00—Miss Sue Winston; Pansies, $1.00—Miss Annie Williamson; Strawber ries, $1.00—Mrs. W. C. Ervin; Vegetables, $1.00—M r s . R. Schmid. Special premiums were awarded to the following: Paul Neyron roses, $1.00—Mrs. C. S. McCullough; Cut gera niums, $1.00—Mrs. Lula Evans. ST. BENEDICT'S SOCIETY. A Large and Enjoyable Cotillon Given by This Old Organization. Last night a large entertain ment was given in the Cleve land Hotel. The occasion was a cotillon given by St. Bene dict’s Society, one of the oldest organizations in the town. A number of invitations had been sent out and a large crowd was in attendance. The affair was undoubtedly a great success and everybody enjoyed it im mensely. The management of the entertainment was in charge of the following: Chaperons, Mrs. A. T. Baird, Mrs. C. S. Nettles, Mrs. A. C. McFall, Mrs. F. E. Norment; Committee, Messrs H. T. Thompson, T. H. Spain, C. S. Nettles, C. M. Ward, R. L. Dargan, John E. Boyd, Walter Griffin; Floor Managers, Dr. A. T. Baird, Dr. W. J. Garner. The Darlington Club recep tion which was also tp have been given last night was postponed. | THE COLLEGE ALUMNI An Invitation to the Old Students to Aid their Alma Mater. The following open letter to the old students of the South Carolina College was sent us last week for publication, but owing to the press of other mat ters it had to be retained until this week: Columbia, S. C., April 20. The Alumni Association has been desirous of convening as large a number as possible of the Alumni and former students of the South Carolina College for conference on the condition and prospects of their Alma Mater, looking to earnest and immediate co-operation, with the hope of interesting all friends of the college in the ab solute necessity of taking steps to increase the patronage of the institution. The college is to day as gool as it ever was. Whatever can be done, must be done at once. The Columbia Carnival has seemed to offer the best opport unity for such a meeting. You are, therefore, earnestly invited to meet 18th May, at 10 o’clock a m, in the college Chapel, with all who shall come together then, and confer as to ways and means of upbuilding and sus taining this most necessary educational institution of the State Ask your college friends to come with you. F. H. Weston, President, Auoust Kohn, Sec. and Treas., S. C. C. Alumni Association. John T. Sloan, Jr.,' W. A. Clark, S. J. Dufkik, Com. Richland Association. SALEbDAY IN MAY. A Very Small Crowd and the Day Dull —Official Sales. Monday was salesday, but the day was utterly devoid of any incidents of interest. But few people came to town and conse quently the merchants were not kept busy. The official sales, too, were not of public import ance. The Clerk of the Court made the following sales: In the case of H. J. Lee vs. H. J. Lee, Jr., & Bro., one lot in the town of Hartsville was sold to H. J. Lee for $100; in the case of H. Mohan Haig vs. John G. Winters and Eliza Winters, 419} acres in Society Hill township (river lands) were sold to G. W^ Brown for $500, in the same case a 5 acre lot in the village of So ciety Hill was sold to G. W. Brown for $1,100. The sale ad vertised by the Clerk in the case of D. G. Crenshaw & Co. vs. William King and Mahalie King was postponed. The Sher iff had only one sale. In the case of Martha L. Williamson in her own right and Bright Williamson vs. Elijah Finn 55 acres in Back Swamp were sold to Bright Williamson as guar dian for $15. ON THE TURF. The Result of Last Friday’s Races- Large Crowd in Attendance. The crowd that was at the race track on Friday afternoon last to witness the races was the largest yet present on such an occasion. These races are grow ing more and more popular. The following is the result of last Friday’s races: The first race, two heats, be tween Mr. C. R. Woods’ “Bes sie” and Mr. W. F. Dargan’s “Eugene Wrayburn” was won by the latter. In the second race there were three entries, Mr. D. S. McCullough’s “Mac”, Mr. J. W. Blackwell's “R. C.” and Dr. W. J. Garner’s “Sam Jones”. This race, also two heats was won by “Mac”. “Sam Jones” was distanced. An ex hibition trotting race followed this with “Highland Red” in the harness. He made the mile in 2.44. No races will be given to morrow (Friday) but for Fri day of next week several nice races have been arranged. AT EARLY’S CROSSROADS. The Young People Again Enjoy the Hospitality of that Section. It is a universally acknowl edged fact that if a young per son wants to have a royal good time let him or her attend a sociable at Early’s Crossroads. The genuine hospitality of the people of that section ensures every guest a pleasant evening. One of these sot iables was given on Friday evening last in the hall over Mr. B. A. Early’s store. It was undoubtedly one of the largest parties ever giv en in this county and the peo pie who gathered to it are now singing i t s praises. Refresh ments were served and dancing was indulged in and all in all the entertainment was a grand success. A lot of second hand sewing machines, some of them almost as good as new, for sale at a bargain. For information con cerning the same, apply at The Darlington News office. THE SCHOOL CONGRESS. Delegates Appointed to Represent Dar lington County. In response to the notice pub lished recently in The News to the effect that the School Com missioner would receive and act upon applications of pupils of the public schools of Darlington county for appointment as dele gates to represent the county at the Internationl School Con gress, the School Qpmmissioner has appointed the following delegates: Miss Celie Weinberg, Darlington; Mr. Sidney Josey, Cypress; Mr. Jesse Bryant, Dovesville and Master M. A. Weinberg, Darlington. The Congress will be held in Chi cago on July 17 during the World’s Fair. THE COST TO THE STATE. An Estimate of the Amount Expended in the Railroad Fight. [News and Courier.] After Governor Tillman has settled the accounts of his sher iffs with the United States Court, we hope that he v^yi publish an itemized statemlm of what his utterly useless liti gation has cost the State. If he should not discriminate against Sheriff Nance but pay the fines of all the sheriffs in contempt, the account will stand about as follows: Sheriff Tyler's fines $1,000 Sheriff Nance’s fine 500 Sheriff Caines' fine 500 Shariff Kiser's fine 500 Randolph Tucker’s fee.... 2,000 $4,500 But this is not all that these cases will cost the State. Speak er Jones and Mr. Lord will have bills for legal services. Then there will be the costs of the Courts and railroad tickets to Washington and back, and the printers’ bills for briefs, etc, etc. We should not be surpris ed if the cases cost the State $10,000 at least. It should be borne in mind that Governor Tillman is re sponsible for this waste of the people’s money. The lawyers employed by the State made the best possible fight, but they made it against their own better judgment and only because they were directed to do so by the Governor. They were reason ably confident that they would lose the case before they went to Washington and they were not disappointed. LIFE INSURANCE FOR WOMEN. Its Increasing Populari'y in the West— Some Large Policies. [New York Poet.] A feature of life insurance in the west is the growing incli nation of women to take out en dowment policies that they may have an income to fall back up on when old ageovertakes them. This, it seems, is the motive of most women who insure them selves. Occasionally one of them insures her life for the benefit of heirs, but such a prac tice is rare among those who are compelled to work for a liv ing. Not many years ago a woman who took out an insur ance policy was thought to be unusually “progressive,” but nowadays she may carry a heavy risk without exciting much comment. A well known Milwaukee heiress, Miss Lizzie Plankinton, has her life insured for $30,000, and i he wife of a prominent Chicago insurance man pays premiums on a policy of $50,000. An incident of the extension of the business among women is naturally the appearance of female agents in competition with men. In Milwaukee there aie two young women who make a comfortable living as insurance solicitors, and they find many patrons in their own sex. Like a Great Railway With its branches running in every direction, are the arteries and veins which convey the blood to every part of the hu man system. A cold, sudden change or exposure, may cause poisonous acids to clog the cir- | culation, and then comes Rheu matism. Beware! If you value life remove the obstruction with Dr. Drummond’s Lightning Re medy. You can get a large bottle at the druggists for $5 or ; it will be sent to you by prepaid express with a guarantee of cure if you send to the Drum- mend Medicine Co., 48-50 Maid en Lane, New York. Agents wanted. A New Photographic Process, An effective and greatly simplified method of producing a photographic representation in the form of an intaglio engraving, or. as it U generally called, a '•photogravure,” is being introduced. The new method is intended to reduce the time occupied in the process, which usually takes many days to a few hours, and to dispense entirely with the supple mentary aid of the skillful engraver. Its essential feature lies in the fact that the picture, instead of being obtained from a graduated depth of the engraving, is produced from a sunken surface of uniform depth, the gradations of light, half tone and shade being effected by minute lines and stipples of varying thickness, but of uniform distance apart from center to center. The picture is made up of equidistant stipples, varying from a microscopic point np to a size where they coalesce in a solid black, the half tone: consisting of stipples about l-400th of an inch in di ameter. If a coarse stipple is used the effect varies from that of mezzotint and approaches more nearly that of a line of engraving, the light shades being made np of perceptible lines and stipules, like the effects of a steel or copper plate en graving of equal texture.—Pittsburg Dispatch. WIhmi Baby was sick, we gave her OastoHa. When nhe was a Child, she cried for Castoria. When she became Ml*, she clung lo Castoria. When she had Children, the gave them Castoria. , Bn! Bn! iJ! COTTON SID! We have on hand, for Corn, Peas, Potatoes and side application to Cot ton, the following fertilizers: Cotlu Stil Mill, Fn In Firtilim, Fia Firtilisn, ill ElniBl. We are still buying seed. If you have any left over from planting it will pay you to sell the seed and buy Fertilizers. Call or write for prices. ’ Darlington Ap27—tf ism & Woois, - FIRE - Insurance Agents, Represent some of the strongest companies in tho 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 Having just received the Latest Hcyelties IN SjiiiglliaiPf, IitiissiFiMj Buis, I am prepared to wait on my friends and the public in general. IWNo trouble to show goods. Call and examine stock and prices. M. J. BYRD, West Side Public Square. Marl6-to Ju! 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. HT (foods DELIVERED FREE and promptly to all parts of the city. GTI'VE TTS -A- O-AJCL. Respectfully, COGGESHALL &C0. (Edwards, Norment A Go’s old gro cery stand.) Mart—4m NORMENT & COMPANY, DEALERS IN DIM lillODS. NOTIONS AND FM WOODS. We handle LADIES’ GOUDS EXCLUSIVELY and now have for inspection an Entirely New Stock ot Stylish Fables. Come to “THE LADIES’ STORE,” where we will be pleased to serve you. Respectfully, Norment $ Co,, Nachman Buiiding, cor. Cashua street and Public Square. Mar30—3 m LAW CARDS. R. W. BOYD. UKO. W. BROWN BOYD <fc BROWN- Attorneys and Counselors at Law Office in brick building south of the Bank of Darlington. DARLING TON C. B., & C. PROMPT PERSONAL ATTENTION TO ALL BUSINESS. G. W. DARGAN. EDWARDS & CO., {Successors to Edwards, Norment & Co.) MEN’S, YOUTHS’, BOYS’ GREAT VARIETY OF MEN’S, WOMEN’S, CHILDREN’S tllTHIM. SIUWHITS. SHOES. March 23—2m What is Castoria Is Dr. Samuel Pitcher’s prescription for Infants and Children. It contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other Narcotic substance. It is a harmless substitute for Paregoric, Drops, Soothing Syrups, and Castor OH, It is Pleasant. Its guarantee is thirty years’ use by Millions of Mothers. Castoria is the Children’s Panacea —the Mother's Friend. Castoria. "CMtoriaiflso wall adapted to children that I recommend it aa superior to any prescription known to me.*’ II. A. Arthur, M. D„ 111 ^o. Oxford St., Brooklyn, N. T. Castoria. ('astori* cures Colic, Constipation, Sour Stomach, Diarrhoea, Eructation, Kills Words, gives sleep, and promotes di gestion. Without injurious medication. “ The use of ‘ Castoria' is so universal and its murits so well known that it seems a work of supererogation to endorse it. Few are the intelligent families who do not keep Castoria within easy r^ach.” Carlos Marttn, D. D., New York City. “For several years I have recommended your ‘Castoria,’ and shall always continue to do so as it has invariably produced beneficial results." W .»WIR F. Parses, M. D., 125th Street and 7th Ave., New York City. T“* CmTADH Cokpaxt, 77 Buuut Snuorr, Nxw Yoxx «rrr Insure Your Property -WITH- F. E. ItTORJVCIEILTT, Who represents the H. T. THOMPSON. DARGAN & THOMPSON, Attorneys at Law, Office, Hewitt building (up stairs) north side of the Public Square. Darlington. S. C" 1. K. SETTLES. C. S. NETTLES Nettles & Nettles, Attorneys A Counselors at Law, Darlington C. II., K. V. Will practice in all the State and Fed eral Courts. Prompt personal at tention given to the co lection of Claims. E. O WOODS. T. H. SPAIN WOODS & SPA IN, (Successors to Ward & Woods,) Attorneys & Counsellors at Law. Offices formerly occupied by Ward & Woods, over Bank of Darlington. Practise in State and Federal Courts. Prompt personal atten tion to all business. v l| ^FENCING 5 * UHDC DADC CCf VAOP . FARM, GARDEN, Cenetery, Lawn, Poultry and Rabbit Fencing. THOUSANDS OF MILES IX USE. CATALOGUE FKEE. FKEHiHT PAID. THE McMULLEN WOVEN WIRE FENCE CO. 114, US, Ui and 120 N. Market Bt, Chief., I1L (i. 8. HACKER & Manutacturers —OF— Doors, Sash, Blmos, jsAOUi-iDiisras —AND- Building Material. ESTABLISHED 1842. CHARLESTON, S. C. April, 2 0 18( 3 -I Lumber! Lumber!! J UST arrived and for sale cheap for cash, six car loads of rough ind dressed lumber, such as Fram ing, Flooring, Ceiling and Weather Boardng, at EARLY’S LUMBER YARD, on lino C. 8. Si N. R. R. Mch 24—tf. To the Public: HEN you are in the city don’t fail to call at the w Enterprise Hotel Barber Shop It is the only first-class shop in the city. Fashionable hair cuts, first- class shaves and the Bmt Mu Egg Siup, Four polite Barbers always911 hand to wait on you. Nixon & Harllee, Proprietors. Un ler Enterprise Hotel, South side Public Square. J. L. SISKRON. W. S. ANDREWS. SisMiii & Andrews, FURNITURE, COFFINS, John Siskron’s Old Stand, Darlington, S. C. Satisfaction Guaranteed. GENERAL REPAIRING, Mar 16—ly. Final Notice. who represents wie TRTOTICE is hereby given tl lam w aiiirc com 11 m mu: Satisfaction Guaranteed. Represents Twelve First- class Companies. September 11,1890 W O x-rziICCJ ivr county of Darlington as Admin! tor of the Estate of R. A. Wilds ceased, and on the 24th day of ’ next, will apply for Letter’s Dii P. 8. sory Apl 27—4t • WILDS, Adu