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MATTERS IN AND AROUND PROS PEROUS DARLINGTON. A Column of New*, Tersely Told, of Interest to Our Many Readers. Mr. Fuller Chapman, of Col umbia, a former resident of Dar lington, lost an infant child on Saturday last. It should be borne in mind that Monday next, the 15 inst., is the last day for the payment of town taxes. No services were held in the Presbyterian Church on Sunday last owing to the absence of the pastor who was in Cheraw. Union services were held in the Methodist Church on Sun day night last and were con ducted by Rev. John Stout. Mr A. C. Gatlin, of Darling ton county, has been drawn to serve on the petit jury of the UnitedStates Court which meets in Charleston in June. The ladies of the flower mis sion are especially requested to attend the regular meeting on Tuesday next at 10 o’clock at the residence of E. O. Woods, Esq. A meeting will be held on Monday evening next, at 8.30 o’clock, in Messrs. Woods & Spain’s office, for the purpose of reorganizing St. Benedict’^ So ciety. At a special meeting of the Darlington Club on Tuesday night Mr. C. W. Milling was elected a member of the man aging committee in place of E. O. Woods, Esq., resigned. The Atlantic Coast Line is now selling round trip excur sion tickets to the World’s Fair, which are good from May 3 to November 15. The price of the ticket from Darlington is $36.15. A nice programme has been arranged for the races of the Driving Association to-morrow (Friday) afternoon. The princi ple feature will be the race be tween the two-year-old colts of Mr. W. F. Dargan and Mr. J. N. Kervin. Mr. Nelson Ervin, formerly of this county, died in Williams burg on Sunday. He was the son of Mr. J. Witherspoon Er vin and the brother of Mrs. J. L. Michie and Mrs. W. C. Er vin. His son, Mr. John Ervin, also lives in Darlington. The New York World, of Sunday last, was a marvel in the newspaper line. It consist ed of one hundred pages and is said to be the largest paper ever published. The occasion for this extra size was the tenth an niversary of the assumption by Joseph Pulizer, the present edi tor, of the management of the paper. Darlington will be well rep resented at the Columbia Car nival next week. Besides the Darlington Guards, who will enter the competitive drill, a large number of civilians will attend. As already stated the round trip ticket from Darling ton will cost $2,87 and will be f ood from Monday next until 'riday following. The exercises in memory of the Confederate dead were held in Darlington yesterday after noon and the programme an nounced in the last issue of The News was carried out. Owing to the fact that the hour at which the exercises were held was so short a time before we went to press, we are unable to give a detailed account of the proceedings. Sheriff Scarborough on Tues day brought Jim Thompson, colored, from the penitentiary and lodged him in the jail at this place. Thompson was sent to the penitentiary for three months for larceny in Florence county and his term having ex- S ired he was turned over to the larlington authorities to ans wer at the next Court the charge of having committed burglary •- »nd larceny in this county. An hy^ nnua i meeting of the will be giv(« Compress Company at this plae v> n Tuesday. The fol- ning next.r.iQi-j 0 f directors was Francis DeU c> willcox, J. M. fessor of byjf Lancaster, Charles Leon recentTColumbia, A. Wein- rformancAj Welling, H. Hennig, n order thfoorhead, J. H. Sanders, tend the mtaowden, of Columbia, has been fc Willcox was re-elected for generalV—nH j,| r . j. h. San- Reeerved ^ ho “ JLw^L Trea8urer ’ Brief Mention About People You Know and People You Don’t Know. Mrs. J. A. Hearon is visiting relatives and friends in Bishop- ville. P. A. Willcox, Esq., of the Florence bar, was in town yes terday. Mess s LeRoy Springs, of Lancaster, and Charles Ellis, of Columbia, spent Tuesday in Darlington on business Mr. Peyton Fields, wtio has been clerking for Mr. M. Marco on Pearl Street, has gone to Louisville, Ky., to attend a bus iness college. Mrs. M. A. Ellis has moved into town from the country and is now living in the residence on Pearle Street lately occupied by Mr. Patterson Wardlaw. Mrs. S. F. Chapin, President of the Woman’s Christ : an Tem- f ierance Union of South Caro- ina, is in Darlington on a visit to her brother, Mr. J. O. A. Moore. The announcement is made of U’e engagement of Miss Car rie Manne, of Darlington, and Mr. A. Silverberg,of New York. The wedding will take place in New York next month. Rev. T. M. Lowry, financial agent of the Columbia Theologi- cal Seminary, is expected to preach at the Presbyterian Church in Darlington on Sun day morning and evening next. The commencement exercises of the South Carolina College for Women, at Columbia, will be held on June 4. Miss Carrie Mclver and Miss Emmie James, both of this county, will grad uate. WORK OF THE WIND. The Wild Havoc Done in the Jovann Neighborhood. Editor Darlington News: On Wednesday of last week, May 3, about three o’clock in the afternoon, a severe wind storm, of cyclonic proportions, passed through this section, do mg a great deal of damage. The wind is supposed to have had electricity in it for it lite rally tore cotton to pieces wher ever it hit. The path of the storm, which was fully one hun dred yards wide, was well de fined. About 150 or 200 acres of cotton was killed in this section. The following are the names of sortie of the sufferers: Mr. T. E. Howie lost about 10 acres of cot ton; Mr. Henry Hill about 10; Mr. T. K. Pitts, 5; Mr. J. W. Gainey, 40, and the Davis place, 100. All these parties are busi ly planting over and we hope they will soon again have good stands. X. Jovann, May 8. WEATHER REPORT. The Record of Temperature and Rain fall in this Section for April. The following weather report for this section for the month of April, 1893, was kindly furnish ed by the voluntary observer at Society Hill. Similar reports will be published monthly here after : U. S. Dkp't ok Aohiculturk, Wkathkr Bcrkau, Okkicb ok thk Obskuvkr, Society Hill, 8. C\, May 8, 1893., Data for the month of April, 1893: Monthly mean tempera ture 67°; maximum temperature 88.5°, date 9, 10, 30; minimum temperature 42°, date 23; total precipitation .96 inches; great est daily precipitation .50 inches, date 19. J. J. Lucas, Voluntary Observer. At the bool?® a railroad accident. Ths High Wind Brings a Detached Car and a Train in Collision. A peculiar accident occurred on the C S. & N. Railroad, on the outskirM of Darlington, on Wednesday of last week. The wind was blowing almost a gale at the time. It was so strong that it blew a detached box car from the depot to a point on the main line a few yards this side of Swift Creek trestle. The southbound passenger came along, and, on turning the curve which is near by, ran in to the box car. The car was badly wrecked. Several persons were hurt, but none seriously. It took several hours to clear the track and, consequently, the passenger train was con siderably delayed. a negro hanged in a neigh boring COUNTY. Williamsburg Has a Lynching Bee— The Victim Confesses His Guilt and is Quickly Dispatched. Lanes, S. C., May 6.—“Our wives, daughters and sisters must and shall be protected.” Another brutal negro, for the usual crime, has had summary justice meted out to him at the hands of a righteously indig nant people. On Thursday afternoon Mrs. F. W. Nesmith, a highly respec ted lady living near Salters De pot, was out in her yard gather ing sticks, when she saw a ne gro, whom she took for one liv ing near by, and asked him if he was going to the depot, and if so, to please get Mr. Nesmith’s mail. He said all right, and then asked her if she knew him. She replied that she was mista ken, and had mistaken him for another man The negro, who proved to be Sam Gilliard, an ex-convict twice, walked off, but soon re turned, and was at Mrs. Ne smith’s arm before she knew it. He at once laid hold of her, but was fortunately frustrated by a yard dog, who, hearing the screams of the lady, rushed out and caught him in the pants leg, which caused him to desist. He then made his escape, leaving Mrs. Nesmith prostrated from fright and shock. The alarm was immediately given and a crowd of neighbors were soon in pursuit of the black fiend. He was captured at Salters Depot yesterday, and carried to a point within one mile of Kingstree Here he fully confessed his guilt. When the N/o/e correspondent arrived on the scene, at 11.45 p m. he found a crowd of about 250 citizens gathered, waiting for a minister of the Gospel for whom they had sent. The min ister failing to arrive, Gilliard was told to pray for himself. He got down on his knees and asked forgiveness, confessing his guilt and professing faith that salvation would be his. He betrayed no signs of fear. One end of a rope was quick ly fastened around the negro’s neck and the other end tied to the limb of a tree. He was then placed in a buggy, which, at 12.15 a. m., was driven from under him, leaving him dang ling in mid-air. The sharp re port of at least 150 pistol shots immediately rang out on the midnight air, and SamGilliard’s body was riddled with bullets. The crowd was composed of about 250 of the best citizens of the neighborhood and was very quiet and orderly. Gilliard was a black negro, about twenty- one years old, with the face of a savage. TO THE CARNIVAL. The Guards Will Have a Special Car andWill Accommodate a Few Friends. The Darlington Guards will attend the Columbia Carnival on Wednesday next, May i8th, leaving here on the regular pas senger train at 7 a. m. and re turning at 9.30 the same night. In order to avoid the inconve nience of changing cars at Sum ter and Florence, the railroad authorities have kindly placed a special car at the disposal of the Guards which will go right through from Darlington to Co lumbia and return. The Guards will carry thirty men,rank and file;as the car seats fifty, they will be able to accom modate in it at least twenty of theii friends. If there are any, therefore, who desire to accom pany them, they are requested to leave notice to that effect at the Armory as soon as possible between now and the 17th. As the number is of necessity lim ited to twenty, the rule will be, “first come, first served.” The fare for the round trip has been placed at $2.87. It is rumored that quite a large number of the “fair sex” will accompany the boys “to cheer them on to vic tory.” The State's Exhibit for the World’s Fair in Darlington Yesterday. Darlingtonians who are una ble to go to the World’s Fair were given an opportunity to see a portion of the fair’s dis play yesterday. All day a handsome car, carrying the Florida State exhibit, remained at the Coast Line depot. This car is stopping at points along the route to Chicago to give people an opportunity to see it. It is a palace on wheels, made and equipped entirely in Florida at a cost of $20,000. Inside are gaudily arranged the exhibits, products and curiosities of the “Land of Flowers,” the whole making a beautiful illustration to tourists, invalids and pros pective settlers of the attrao tions, advantages and resources of the State where summer lives always and the orange blossoms continually bloom. For a glimpse into this fairy land 10 cents admission was charged and during the stay of the car in Darlington a number of our citizens took a peep at the won ders it contained. Mr. N. D. Gandy will be in Society Hill on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday of next week for the purpose of extract ing teeth with the “Algine” painless process. DIED. In Austin, Ark., on the 20th day of April, 1893, aged six years, Willie, the son of W. B. and Mary Howell, formerly of this county. (Other Locals on 2nd Page.) THE GOVERNOR OF GEORGIA. High Praise for the Character of W. J. Northen. [New York Advertiser.] Governor Wm. J. Northen, of Georgia, is probably the most religious Governor in the Union. He is a regular attendant at church and Sunday-school, a prominent figure in the Baptist conference and other denomi national gatherings, frequently lectures at Y. M. C. A. meetings in Atlanta, and devotes much of his time and personal atten tion to charitable work. Dur ing his first term as Governor he conducted a meeting at one of the convict camps, preach ing, praying and singing fer vently. The three hundred con victs were deeply interested, possibly having in mind the fact that the Governor could pardon them all, unconditional-! ly, if he saw fit. Governor; Northen is regarded as a type! of honor and honesty. His first! election grew out of a joke and ' was essentially an accident in itself, but he is to-day one of the strongest men in the State. It is rather a notable fact that the negroes of the State, equal ly with the white people, admire and respect him. This is prin cipally because of his determin ed position against lynchings and his broad-minded policy of common school education. The State has had Governors more brilliant and more impressive, but never one of more ‘ com mon sense” or higher integrity. THOUSANDS DISAPPOINTED. The Closing of the World’s Fair Gates on Sunday. Chicago, May 7.—-The rule to close thegatesforthe World’s Fair on Sunday was rigidly en forced to-day—at least so far as the ticket purchasing public was concerned. The fortunate hundreds who held passes were admitted, however, and allow ed to wander about the grounds at their will. The day was beautiful, and thousands of workingmen, some of them with their families, went to the fair grounds, under the impression that the gates were to be open ed, and when these toilers were turned away, they left in any thing but good humor. It was highly aggravating to them to see the favored hundreds, even thousands, enter the grounds on passes, while they who work ed all the week were excluded. The validity of the law of Congress closing the gates is to be tested in the courts this week. Charles W. Clingman, who is a stockholder in the fair, has served notice on Secretary Edmonds that he will appeal to the courts to open the fair on Sunday. In his letter, he, in the interest of the working peo ple, and as a representative of other stockholders, demanded that the people be admitted on Sunday the same as other days in the week. Columbia’s electric street rail way is completed and the oars are now running regularly. THE COUNTY NEWS. FROM ALL SECTIONS AS TOLD BY OUR CORRESPONDENTS. Matters Around Una—A Glance at the Fearful Things of the Past—The Gloomy Present. Mr. Frank Law is right sick. Alex Robinson and Berry Mildu, colored, while fishing in Mr. M. Marco’s pond at this place on Friday night, caught a trout that weighed eight pounds. As they were rowing along the fish jumped into the boat and the men being very active succeeded in catching it, though at first it came near es caping. On Wednesday, May 3, at 8 o’clock p m, the marriage of Mr. E. O. Parham and Miss Annie Josey was solemnized in the Baptist Church at this place, Rev. G. T. Gresham officiatirg. The occasion was very pleasant to the many friends that were present. The church was beau tifully decorated. The young couple has our best wishes through life’s journey. In the year 1849, forty-four years ago, snow fell on April 15, killing all vegetation. Wheat was in bloom. The farmers barely made enough for seed. On March 9, 1855, thirty-eight years since, occurred the great forest fire that swept everything before it from one plantation to another, here and there destroy ing entire settlements. On April 26, 1874 came a heavy frost that put an end to all cotton that was up and the corn was bitten down, but came up again. In the year 1886, on August 31, came the earthquake that did such great damage to the city of Charleston and caused great excitement throughout the country. Some are predicting one dreadful thing for 1893 and some another. It seems that we are having more wind than usual and the outlook for a good cotton crop is quite gloomy at this writing. CLYDE. We have had some good rains and the young crops are look ing much better. On Tuesday of last week the largest hail that we have ever seen fell here. Some of t h e stones measured an inch around. Mrs. F. C. McNair, of Clyde, is on a week or ten days visit to relatives at St. Paul, N. C. Mr. M. S. McKinnon, of Clyde, is visiting his father’s family at Sumter. Mr. G. E. Watkins has added a new room to his dwelling. Mr. W. T. Goodson has com pleted the foot-way across Black Creek at Mr. Segars’ Mill. Mr. N. B. Caddell is quite ill with pneumonia, but, under the skilful treatment of Dr. Gilbert, of Hartsville, we have hopes that he will recover. Some of our neighbors who have lately moved into new homes say that they are trou bled with rabbits at night in their yards, four and upwards at a time. We will call that section “Rabbitsville” until the animals are killed out. Rev. J. W. Warr filled Rev. J. A. White’s place at N e w Market on Sunday and deliver ed an excellent sermon. We hope Mr. Warr will preach again for us soon. A thief attempted to steal Mr. S. E. Segars’ mare one night of last week, but he was discover ed before he could accomplish his purpose and immediately took leg bail to the woods. DOVESVILLE. Rev. C. L. Dowell will leave in »few days to attend the Bap- tisH^onvention in Nashville. Cold snaps and dust storms have played havoc with young cotton, corn and gardens; cut worms are also more destructive than usual. Our baseball club, which has been in a dormant condition for some months past, has recently been resuscitated and reqrgan- ized by the election of the fol lowing officers: J. W. Furgu- son, president; J. C. C. Gandy, vice-president; W. W. Sumner, captain first nine; W. J. Stan ley, captain second nine; J. G. Stanley, secretary; Wm. W. Sumner, treasurer. The club will meet at the cypress on next Saturday for practice, when, we presume, an appropriate name will be adopted. We suggest “Invincibles”or “Columbiads.” Miss Mamie Coggeshall’s school closed on Wednesday of last week with the usual pro grammeof charades, recitations, etc. Everything passed off very pleasantly and much to tin credit of teacher and pupils. In the afternoon the old folk spread a bountiful dinner of all the good things usual on such occasions, which seemed to be greatly enjoyed by all present, in spite of the dusty cyclone prevailing. NEW PROVIDENCE. Mr. J. D. McFarland’s corn is hard to beat. Mr. J. T. Rogers is still quite sick. Miss Anna Dampier has been unwell but is now better. Mr. Ed. Bass, Jr., of Harts ville, passed through this sec tion last Friday to view the hail-stricken crop. Mr. Henry Gandy has moved back to this section and is liv ing on the premises of Mr. J. H. Rogers. Mr. Peter Nettles has also returned. The six weeks’ drought was broken on the 3rd inst by heavy rains. On the following day a severe storm, with much hail, passed through this section. Mrs. Ella Howie died on the 7th inst. She left her husband andan infant. Her remains were interred in Antioch cemetery on the following day, Rev. F. M. Satterwhite conducting the fu neral services. A number of relatives and friends mourn her loss. An explanation of second blessing has been asked for and we give it here briefly. It is the measure of grace that makes one willintr to lay all on the altar of God’s service to do His bidding. First, one learns his lost condition, then comes the willingness to act. GENERAL NEWS. Items o' Interest From All Over The World. Louisville had a $300,000 fire on Wednesday of last week. Richard Bennett died at Ben ton ville, Mo, on Thursday, aged 110 years. A vessel was wrecked off New- buryport, Mass, on Thursday, and four persons were drowned. Two men were killed and three injured by an explosion in a blacksmith shop at Chattanooga on Thursday. Every church in Wilmington, Ohio, save one, and many pub lic and private buildings were destroyed by a cyclone on Fri day. L. D. Wood, of Cleveland, Ohio, shot and killed Barney Huggins. ex-Mayor of Somerset, Ky., in the Court House at Dan ville, Ky., last week. Mrs. Fannie Korn, of New York, crazed from ill health, shot her two children on Friday and then shot herself. One of the children was killed. h Wall Street, New York, ex- rienced a severe panic on hursday and Friday. The price of stocks went down with a rush and the failure of several large houses was the result. Mrs. Mary Tipps, who was in jail at Wheeling, W. Va., charged with the murder of her son-in law, hanged herself in the cel) with her apron strings on Wednesday of last week. The newspapers have been full recently of sensational re ports of Cubans in Florida or ganizing an expedition to go from that State to assist the revolutionists of Cuba, but there does not seem to be much truth in the reports. George Williams, abrakeman on a West Virginia railroad, is charged with wrecking a train causing the death of several persons. His wife, with whom he had quarreled, was on the train and he had made threats that he would wreck it to get even with her. Dr. Sampson Pope, of New berry, has withdrawn from the lace foi United States MarshrJ and his letter to the President on the subject is a marvel of in solence. He wrote the Presi dent that he did not wish to serve any court that makes such unjust decisions as he al leges the United States Supreme Court did in the famous rail road tax cases. On All-Wool Dress Goods We have a few Novelties in SINGLE DRESS PATTERNS, whic-h we are closing out at greatly reduced prices. These are ail nice, new goods. We have just received an other lot of Thoiifpsou’s glove fitting corsets. We also call your attention to our line of Laces, Embroid eries, Ribbons, Gloves, Hand kerchiefs, Fans, etc., which is complete in every detail. We carry a splendid line of Ladies' Hhoes and Slippers. Come into our store and we will guarantee you both 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 fit- The kind that makes you glad. McCALL & BURCH — CAN FIT — YOUR EYES! YOUR TASTE! YOUR PURSE! Most men are not careful enough when buying clothes; they should look 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 anything REAL “TONY” & UNIQUE make us a visit. SHOES! SHOES! SHOES! Just arrived, ANTELOPE SKIN SHOES, THE LATEST THING! McCall & Bui •'aTttttfietiiuMmca.