The Darlington news. (Darlington, S.C.) 1875-1909, June 22, 1893, Image 1
VOL. XX, NO. 25.
DARLINGTON, S. G, THURSDAY, JUNE 22, 1893.
WHOLE NUMBER 959.
LOCI!/ Licom
MATTERS IN AND AROUND PROS
PEROUS DARLINGTON.
A Column of News, Tersely Told, of
• Interest to Our Many
Readers.
Races at the track to-morrow.
Mrs. M. E. Player advertises
a cottage for sale or rent.
The colored teacherfi’ associa
tion of this county wi 1 meet on
Saturday.
The Gainey cottage in the
eastern portion of the tow n is
advertised for rent.
Mr. H. McHodge, at P.iver-
dale. advertises foy sale hay,
fodder and sweet potatoes.
An important meeting of the
Darlington Building and Loan
Association is called for Mon
day evening next.
The election for alderman in
place of J. J Ward. Esq., who
has resigned, wiH be held on
Friday of next week. Whom
will the people elect?
Mr. C. 8. McCullough was on
Friday elected president and
treasurer of the Darlington
Phosphate Company, vice Dr.
W.-J. Alexander, deceased.
Mr. J. Buckner Floyd has de-
clirfed a handsome offer from a
professional baseball club in
North Carolina, which wished
to engage his services as pitch
er.
Presiding Elder J. B. Willson,
of Florence district, conducted
services in the Methodist Church
on Sunday morning and union
services in the same church on
Sunday night *
Mr. H. C. Burn, county lectu
rer of the Farmers’ Alliance,
makes an announcement in this
issue that will be of interest to
the sub lecturers and alliance-
men generally.
Signor Bosco gave his magic
exhibitions at our opera house
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.
"Tr
Brief Mention About People You Know
and People You Don’t Know.
Mr. and Mrs. C. Mooney leave
this week for the World's Fair.
Mr. Frank G. Wardlaw has
returned from Davidson College
N. C.
of
visiting Mrs. E.
Charleston, is
T. West.
Miss Beulah Wilson, of High
Hill, is visiting Mrs. I E.
Bristow.
Miss Emma Mason, of Sum
ter, is visiting her aunt, Mrs.
J. It. Sanders.
Mr. G. K. King has gone to
Flat Rock, N. C.. where he will
spend the summer.
Miss Lila Kelley has returned
from Lydia, where she has been
visiting Miss Eva Lee.
Mr. J. W. Thompson, of Rock
Hill, is the guest of his cousin,
Mr. Patterson Wardlaw.
Mr. L. W. Dick, the former
principal of St. John’s School,
is visiting Mr. C. W. Hewitt.
Mr. H. Hymes, will leave this
week for Palatka, Fla., to visit
his daughter, Mrs. G. C. Cole.
Mrs. C. S. McCullough and
her little daughters have return
ed from abrief visittoSullivan’s
Island.
Mr. C. E. McLendon, of Cy
press, who formerly resided at
this place, visited Darlington
this week.
Mr. Dave Witcover, who has
been very sick, is greatly im
proved. This will be glad news
to his many friends.
Messrs Walter C.• Edwards
Preston Edwards and Russell
E. Hart have returned home
from Furman University.
Miss Alma McCown and Mes
srs C. M. Ward and W. B. Mc
Cown attended the commence
ment ball in Sumter last week.
on b riday, Saturday and Mon- Mr. D. W. Waters, a former
day nights. I he attendance co t,ton buyer at this place, pass-
was large and the performances through Darlington yester-
weregood. He gave away a Jay 1Ie was on h j s way to
number of handsome presents. Europe.
A distinct earthquake shock Mr. Parker Jordan, a popular
was felt in Darlington a little “Knight of the Grip”, who is
after eleven o clock on 1 uesday a i 80 president of the Bank of
night. It was noticed by nearly 1 Greenwood, was in town on
everybody in town. Some state 'p U esdav.
that they felt another shock ' ' ’
later in the night, about two ^ r - F. W. Norment has gone
o’clock. t0 Baltimore to make arrange-
ments for his fall travel in the
services will be con- interest of a large establishment
at the Presbyterian in that city-
Church on next Sunday night
by Rev. J. E. Carlisle, in accor- Mr- Lanneau D. Lide, of Mar-
dance with the arrangement re- ion, a son of Mr. W. H. Lide
cently made to hold these ser- formerly of this county, has
vices every Sunday night dur- been visiting Mr. Russell Hart
ing the summer. m Springville.
Mrs. H. A. Edwards has
Union
ducted
re
turned from a visit to her old
home in Anderson. She is ac
companied by her sister Miss
Annie Patrick.
Misses Mamie and Lula Vass,
of Greenwood, daughters of
Rev. J. L. Vass formerly of this
county, are visiting Miss Janie
Don’t forget the mind reading!
performance of Prof. P. Gosh-1
ann, at the opera house to-night |
(Thursday). The prices of ad
mission are 35 and 25cents. He
will give a publip exhibition on
the Square this afternoon of
finding a hidden key as was de
scribed in our last issue.
The Washington correspond- Hovffe in Swift Creek,
ent of the News and Courier, in ,, , ,, a T r> j
his letter of Tuesday, says: “It t . Mr ' and ^T 8 .,. S ' J ; ? e [ ry *? d
is understood that Mrs. Law the,r 80a ’. Wld,e .’ of CoJumbia,
are making their residence in
| Darlington at present and are
i located at the Enterprise Hotel.
j Mr. E. Rotholz left yester
day for a trip across the water.
1 He will visit his mother at her
home in Schwersenz, Germany
and will be gone several months.
Miss Grace Smith, who has
has been slated by the Postmas
ter-General for postmistress at
Darlington.” The News joins
everybody else in town i^i hop
ing that such is the case.
Anyone who wishes to enjoy
good surf bathing will have a
splendid opportunity on Satur
day, when the mill men will
run their excursion to the Ham- been visiting Gen. W. E. James,
mocks. A day at the seashore a t Palmetto, left on Saturday
will have lots of fun in it. lor f or Georgetown to visit her sis-
all information desired concern- t er who residdl there. She will
ing the excursion apply to the return t o Palmetto during next
committee, Messrs F. T. Biggs, month.
J. W. Biggs, W. G. Dickson, H.
A. Jame?.
The marriage of Mr. A. Silver
THE (OniY DISPENSARY.
"CHILDREN’S DAY.'
THE COUNTY NEWS.
TO BE IN THE FASHION WE
HAVE AN INJUNCTION.
MAY
FROM ALL SECTIONS AS TOLD 3Y
OUR CORRESPONDENTS.
Matters About Cypress—The Boys Vic
torious in Two Baseball Games
—Several Cotton Blooms.
A Celebration at Hebron which Reflect,
ed Great Credit on the Participants.
The exercises of “Children’s!
! Day” were held at Hebron
A Movement to Show that a County' QJjurch, in Stokes Bridge, 01)
Dispenser Has Been Illegally Ap- j Sunday afternoon: The church |
pointed—Will it Succeed V was crowded to the utmost. The
Darlington is always up with children performed their parts Mr. J. H. Huggins has a field
the times. 'Whatever is the splendidly, reflecting great cred- 0 f very fine corn.
. ,, . . . ! it on themselves and the author | . „ ...
///tn//some of her people try t°: jties of the school. The follow- Mr. Louis Rollins, of Lancas-
be in it. Injunctions are now 1 j n g was the programme: ter > was * iere Saturday,
the fashion and it is, therefore, Welcome, by Celie Woodham;
possible that Darlington will Song, singing praises by child- _____
have one of her own. This is I™. 5 G £ l8 that anr wanted, by Cypress, visiting friends.
,, , „ .| Daisy Pate; Prayer, by pastor;: w ^ ,, r _ _
way the story runs: Some of Triumphant songs, by choir; Re- . Mr - C - w - RuBose, of Dar-
the citizens of the town think sponsive exercises, by school; lington, attended church at this
that a dispenser for this county The model church, by Nora P lace 011 Sunday morning.
Miss Lou Dunlap, of Bishop
ville, spent last Saturday at
Skinner: Song, Coronation, by Cypress was well represented
choir; Little lights, Lillie Mixon, a t the “Children’s Day” exer-
Jack Pate and Meta Woodham; c i s e s at Hebron on Sunday
Children’s work of Jesus, by afternoon,
teacher and class; Song, by
children; The last hymn, by An
nie Mozingo; The curse of emp
ty hands, by Eva Moore; The
angel in the ston^, by Charley
Pate; Song, Oh, the good we ail' We have had fine rains and
may do, by choir; Address, by General Green has made his
Un-
Miss Mamie DuRant, of Bish-
opville, spent last week at this
place, visiting the family of Mr.
W. M. Butler.
has been appointed in an irregu
lar manner and they • believe
that the irregularities are suffi
cient to vitiate the appointment.
Therefore, they have started the
ball rolling to keep the appoin
tee from opening the dispensary,
but the question is, Will they
succee1?
The county board of confrol | pastor, subject, Seek ye first the appearance m full force,
met on Saturday. Mr. J. P. j Kingdom of God and all these 1 less some of our farmers rein-
Kervin’s commission came in things shall be added unto you; force their troops and get a
tiine for him to serve. Mr. G. j Song, From Greenland’s icy move on them, the General will
J. Browp was elected chairman mountains, by choir; Collec- compel them to raise the white
in place of Mr. J. O. A. Moore, tion, collectors, Amelia Wood- dag
who had resigned from the ham, Zada Mozingo, Jack Pate,; „ T ,
board'. Ihe petitions of the Pierre Mozingo; Song, What a ^Vash v\ illiams comes to the
three candidates for dispenser, friend we have in Jesus; Thanks, front with the first cotton boll.
Messrs J. Buckner Floyd, Frank by little Lalla Woodham; Dox-1 ^ wa8 handed 111 011 , the 14 in8t ’
R. Rhodes and G. A. Bland, ology; Benediction, by pastor. .^ r ' ,®’ a f e a ^ 80 r flP or f s
were taken up for consideration % ' blooms in Ins fields on the 14,
with the result that Mr. Floyd Fruit baskets from 5 cts up. " hile Mr. O. S. Huggins says
was elected dispenser. The sue- \ Coggeshull & Co. t * iat * ias ^ ia< f them earlier
cessful applicant is the son of i than the 14.
Capt. John Floyd, the trial jus-' Lay aside your old machine Q ur boys have plaved two
and buy the popular light run- ^rnes of baseball with the club
tice.
The citizens who are at work ning New Home. No. !i, orStan- a t DuBose’s bridge. The first
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to prevent Mr. Floyd from open- dard of Blackwell Bros
ing the dispensary have employ- - ——
ed C. S. Nettles, Esq., as attor- .“A nymph of the west.”
ney. .To a representative of
1 HE IN EWS Mr. Nettles said N es- ^ Lively. Breezy Tale to Begin in Our
terday that he was giving the Next | ssue *
matter athorough investigation,
but had not up to that time 0ur readers should look out
reached a conclusion. He said f° r fh® new story which will
he did not propose to make a begin in our next issue. It is
fanciful fight, but would only Howard Seely’s best work, a
pursue the matter in the v event breezy tale of the frontier, en-
that he could make a bona fide titled “A Nymph of the West.”
case, such as he thought would ' 8 a delightful story of “how
stand the test of the law. If,'they do things in Texas”; is
after careful examination, he we lJ worth reading and this is
The Columbia correspondent he \f t Manne
of the A’etei and Courier wys: 1 P J VrT-'
“It is announced that thedirect- - next . y rk Cit>.
orv of the Southern Express f ar f v a f H ^ ^ ar 0 e ^"
Company had decided to refuse f, 1 ,‘.,1 ^ 1 ■ J* 4 t<lna
to make a test case of their , Hall, 041 Lexington Avenue
right to haul goods [liquors] in- Messrs Malcolm Woods, Her-
to the State from other States, bert Pegues and Harry White
but have decided to co*operate have returned home, the first
with the dispensary authorities cwo from Wofford College and
under the rules recently an- the last from the Wofford Fit-
nounced.” ting School. Mr. Pegues has
Last week a crosstie was re- s * nce gone to Cheraw and from
moved from the C. & D. track, thence he will make a visit to
on Mr. W. R. Davis’s place just Kentucky,
above town, that was placed Mr. F. Lewenthal will leave
there when the railroad was on Sunday for New York, where
first built far back in the early he has accepted a position with
fifties. It had remained sound the Royal Metal Manufacturing
all these years and has just be-1 Company. Mr. Lewenthal has
come unfit for use. It was by ; lived in Darlington a number
a peculiar mark upon it that of years and the ’many friends
the railroad authorities knew , he has made here will regret to
how long it had been there. I see him leave
found good grounds to fight up
on he would petition a Circuit
Judge, probably Judge Hudson
who lives nearest here, for an
injunction forbidding the coun
ty dispensary being opened with
Mr. Floyd as dispenser. If an
injunction is asked for it will
be in a day or so. In the mean
time the people will a.vail anx
iously the outcome of the mat
ter.
Despite this new movement
the board will meet again
to-morrow (Friday) and will
then decide where the dispen-
s a r y will be located. It is
probable, too, that at to-mor
row’s meeting the board will
elect a clerk to the dispenser.
For this position the following
are applicants: Messrs Jule S.
Floyd, Sr., Dave Williams, F.
E. Stokes and 0. M Rhodes.
probably your only chance.
Take advantage of it. Thescene
is laid in a country full of nerve
and reckless daring and the
story is humorous, tender and
thrilling. The liveliest interest
is maintained to the end and
we believe our readers have a
treat in store which they will
readily appreciate.
The handsome needlework in
the exhibit was done on the
popular New Home, found only
at Blackwell Bros.
game was played at this place
and resulted in a victory for
our boys by a score of 18 to 10.
The second game was played
on the grounds at DuBose’s
bridge and we were again vic
torious by a score of 20 to 13.
We are now satisfied that our
boys can play ball.
We are requested to ask the
Jasper correspondent what is
the meaning of that mammoth
building at Jasper. A gentle
man wishes to know if it is the
million dollar cotton factory
Columbia was to have or is it a
government building and wheth
er it is fitted up with water
works and electric lights. He
did not go into it and does not
know what it means. '
A new and handsome line of
glassware. Coggeshall & Co.
Did you see at the exhibit
what can be done on the New
Home? We want to see you
when in need of a machine.
Blackwell Bros.
Royster’s French candy
Coggeshall & Co.
Obituary.
GREEN PLAIN.
Chicken cholera has made its
appearance and is proving very
fatal. Can some friend give us
a good remedy ?
Mr. W. D. Young has painted
and otherwise improved his
house, which adds much to the
appearance of his place.
Mr. Henry Melton was recent
ly kicked by a mule and his life
was at first almost despaired of,
Died, on May 13, 1893, at theU, ut jjg j g fortunately now bet
residence of her youngest' ter
daughter, nearSavage, Florence
county. Mrs. Caroline M. Na- Early peaches have rotted
pier, relict of Rev. W. R. Na- very badly, but we have enjoy-
pier v who preceded her to the, ®<1 some very good pears and,
grave by about two years. The with apples, whortleberries and
deceased was twice married, i briarberries plentiful, we can
her first husband having been Ret bacon.
Mr. James F. Killen. She was Well, Mr. Editor, we have
born on February 15, 1829, and Ueen so busy.for the past two
was ail her life a consistent weeks with sickness, rain, grass,
Christian. She was a member, oa ^ s an( j other things that we
of the Methodist Church until: h aV e not until now had time to
her second marriage, when she write you a i etteri
joined the Baptist Church, the
church of her last husband. In Cr0 P 8 are almost clean and
this faith she was called to her are growing very fast, but they
reward. She was a true, noble are stl11 80me two weeks behind,
hearted lady and was beloved We not 'ce some very fine corn,
by all who knew her. Sheleaves Messrs C. II. Powe, H. J. Cok-
four children and several grand- er > H. H. Bosswell, J. T. Howie
‘ ■ ■ ~ and W. D. Young having the
best. Mr. Young’s is consider
ed ahead of all.
SOCIETY HILL.
An enjoyable sociable has
been given in compliment to the
young ladies visiting Society
Hill and the young ladies who
have returned from school.
The following are the names
of the young ladies and gentle
men who have returned home
from school: Misses Hannah
Coker, Bessie White, Nettie
Winters, from All Healing; Miss
Maggie Carrigan, Charlotte
Miss Sue Wilson, Converse Col
lege; Miss Mary Lucas, Colum
bia; Messrs T. 11. Coker, Jr., T
II. Winters,'Anderson; W. A
Carrigan, Jr., Oak Ridge, N. C
The reception given on Fri
day night at the residence of
Mr. O. D. Turna -e was attended
by greater success than any af
fair of a similar nature ever
given here. To the committee
having the reception in charge
is due the complete success of
the occasion. Here gathered
the youth and beauty of the Pee
Dee’s fair maidens and their
none the less fair sisters from
other sections of Carolina. The
Society Hill string band fur
nished delightful music. Below
are the names of those who
were present: Mrs. J. E. Sum
ner, Misses Bessie White, Jessie
Walsh, Nettie Winters, Narcis-
sa Emanuel, Ma> Emanuel, Ju
lia Turnage. Anna Turnage,
Ella Turnage, Cattio McCall,
Sallie McCall, Mamie White,
Maggie Stogm r. Lula Stogner,
Louise McMillan. Messrs Jas.
Feustiss, Preston Heustiss, W.
W. Sumner, Alva Byrd, Jno. R.
McCall, D. L. Winters, David
McIntosh, W. E. Heustiss, J. H.
Coker, W. R. Drake, T. H. Cok
er, Jr., F. H. Winters, Law
rence Wliite, J. R. Burn, Win.
McCall, A. L. Parrell, J. E.
Sumner.
WOMAN’S ADVICE.
“Hello, George, have you or
dered your summer suit yet ?
“Well, don’t delay a minute,
but go at once to McCall &
Burch’s and—
^“What I That horrid thing!
No, indeed, you shall never
wear it. Makes you look like a
slouch. Throw it away and get
one of McCall & Burch’s, which
they are selling at cost for cash.
They’re just too lovely. And
they always give such perfect
fits.
“That’s a dear. Yes, come
early.
“Good-by ”
AGreatSuit
SAYLE.
—AT—
OATS.
We had plenty of rain during
the past w’eek, and crops are
looking well.
Miss Lou Miller has returned
from La Grange, Ga., where
she has been attending the La
Grange Female College.
Rev. L. M. Hamer, a former
E astor of Wesley Chapel, has
een among us recently. He
preached a good sermon for us
while he was here.
The Lydia base ball team
played a game with the Mt.
Clio club at the latter place on
last Saturday. The score stood
8 to 5 in favor of Lydia.
THE ART EXHIBITION.
The Work’of the New Home Machine
Displayed at Blackwell Bros’.
On Friday, Satuulay and
Monday the New' Home Sewing
Machine Company gave a won
derful art and embroidery exhi
bition at Messrs Blackwell Bros’
store. The object of the exhi
bition was to show what can be
done w'ith the New Home ma
chine and the many people who
visited the store on those
three days were certainly con
vinced that the machine can do
great things. Raiseil and arra-
sene embroideries, portieres, el
egant curtains, table scarfs,
lamp screens, etc., all beautiful
ly finished with this machine,
were displayed to the admira
tion of everybody. Difficult
! patterns in embroiders were
worked on the New Home by a
representative of the company,! creasei. The wheelmen . . .
who was present during the ex- to avoid this danger as much as the pretty girls of his section,
hibition. Pictures of birds, an- possible, so they ask that the ) ve ^ w 'h invite our friend to vis-
imals and pretty landscapes pedestrians in every instance it^Jreen Plain. That this sec
were remarkably well executed.; take the inside of the pavement ti° n can heat any other in re-
The whole exhibition was a ;andth‘y will take the outside. K ar J t0 the beauty and the
novel thing for Darlington and If this rule is observed there n . um her of girls, we_ will wager
children to mourn her loss. God
be with us until we meet her
again. K.
' We have had a great deal of
Buy the New Home, the No. 9 sickness. Those who were prob-
or Standard, found only at ably the more seriously indis-
Blackwell Bros. posed were Mrs E. W. Boswell,
*’ —— Mrs. J. W. Moore, Mrs. Turner
Use Coggeshall & Co’s blend- an ,i Mr. Josey Taylor. All are
ed tea for ice tea. Coggeshall now improving we are glad to
& ^ 0 - say though Mr. Taylor is still
„ H T. quite sick. Our doctors were,
Bear This in Mind. 0 f cour8ej Jjgpj, very busy.
Now that there are so many
bicycles in town the danger of do not want to get into
collisions between pedestrians trouble with any of our brother
and wheelmen is necessarily in- corre8 P < judent8, but, if a certain
wish one does not stop bragging on
The time for closing the bars
is near at hand. July 1 is on
Saturday of next week.
ARE YOU
GOING TO
PAINT?
If you are we want to say a
few words to you about paints
in central and The Averill
Paint in particular
Our Ion);, hot season makes
ours one of the hardest and
most try’ng dim tee on paints.
Cheap paints sre worthless.
The best white lead will
“chalk off” in a very few
months.
A paint to viv-' satisfactory
• results here mu it be especial
ly adapted to ou ■ climatic con
ditions.
The iltfcuill
Ik just such a paint.
It has been used in this lo
cality for 25 years, and has al
ways given satisfaction. It
Is GUARANTEED
To give you perfect satisfac
tion after time sufficient to
thoroughly test it has elapsed,
and we are authorized to pro
tect this guarantee. Please
call at our st/rre for color cards
(free), and see book of 20 ele
gant designs for house-paint
ing.
Welling & Bonnoitl.
Jun 22—6m.
Our entire line of Spring and
Summer Suits must be closed
out in the next sixty days.
We will sell you anything in
this line
AT COST FOR CASH
We mean what we
All we want is for you to call
and see for yourself.
Another fresh arrival of $1
Negligee Shirts — the best in
Darlington for the money.
Something new in Windsor
Scarfs at 50c, the very thing to
wear with negligee shirts.
We are still making a special
ty of^hoes.
We have about 35 pairs in
sizes ranging from No. 5 to No.
7, which we are selling out re
gardless of cost. These shoes
are regular $5 and $0 goods, but
owing to the unpopular sizes we
will close them out at $1.50 per
pair.
A nice line of extra light
weight coats and vests; also ex
tra pants.
was certainly worth seeing. It need be no collisions,
attracted very many people, all i — —
of whom were greatly pleased. ! See the thin summer suits at
Blackwell Bros.
the finest basket of fruit.
A good suit, coat and vest for i
$3, at Blackwell Bros.
{Other Locals on 2nd Page.)
Read Welling & Bonnoitt’s
advertisement of the Averill
paint, which is guaranteed to
suit this climate.
The Darlington Building and Lean
' Association.
T HE next regular meeting: will be
held on Monday, 26th inet., at
8.30 o’clock P. M , at the office of the
People’s Bank of Darlington.
A fi*H attendance of atockholders in
requested, an the annual meeting in
May failed for want of a majority.
Proxies may be had of the under
signed. Dues received as usual.
C. K. ROGERS,
Secty and Treas.
For Rent.
fi o
T HE Gainey Cottage, a comfort*
hie four room dwelling-house,
desirably located, on Mowry street, in
the eastern part of Darlington. For
terms, apply to
DAR
Jun23—2t
GAN & THOMPSON.
IN OUR HATS.
In our Hat stock we have a
few more Straw Hats left which
we are selling at reduced prices;
not ut cost.
Mall & Bui