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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