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VOL. XX, NO. 20. atiittaJon DARLINGTON, S. C., THURSDAY, JULY 20, 1893. WHOLE NUMBER 963. l y H' — , f MATTERS IN AND AROUND PROS PEROUS DARLINGTON. A Column of News, Tersely Told, of Interest to Our Many Readers. A tlance will be Riven in the Hewitt building to-night. The Darlington Building and Loan wtll meet on Tuesday eve ning next. The residence of Mrs. A. M. Huggins on Orange street is ad vertised for rent. Capt Paul Whipple has a no- j tice in this issue forbidding trespassing upon his lands. Rev. John Kershaw, of Sum ter, conducted the services in St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church on Sunday night last. A notice is published in this issue to the effect that the banks at this place will be closed every day at 1 p. m. untn further no tice. The kitchen at Mr. A. Wein berg’s residence on Broad street caught on fire yesterday, but the flames were extinguished be for much damage was done. A colored boy on Monday swallowed a piece of glass which lodged in his windpipe. He suffered very much, but the! physician was able to relieve him. The remains of the lamented Bishop Gregg, whose death we announced in our last issue, were interred in the Episcopal Churchyard at Cheraw on tiun- day last. The district conference of the colored Methodists, which was held in town this week, was very largely attended and great interest was manifested in the meetings. At the recent examination for the Winthrop Normal College Miss Mattie Lide, of Darlington, won the first scholarship and Miss Clara Crosswell, of Lydia, the second. Judge H. E. P. Sanders has given us one of the largest to matoes we have seen lately. It measured 141 inches in circum ference, weighed 18 ounces and is of the “pondorosa” variety. According to previous notice Rev. G. T. Gresham, of Mt. Elon, conducted services in the Baptist Church on Sunday morning last. He also conduct ed the union services in the Presbyterian Church on Sunday night. We are requested to state that Company E, G S. C. V. and Company G, 9 S. C. V., Confed erate States Army, will meet on Thursday next, July 27, at the residence of Capt. E. W. Can non, at Hartsville, to discuss the question, “What we are and what we use to was.” Major James Armstrong, of Charleston, will deliver his ad dress to the survivors of the Pee Dee Light Artillery on the academy green to-morrow (Fri day) afternoon at G o’clock. The public is invited, and espe cially the ladies and all ex-Con- federates of the county. Every body should hear this famous orator. The annual reunion of the survivors of the Inglis Light Artillery will be held on Thurs day next, the 27th inst., at the mineral spring and not at Mc- Cown’s mill as has been stated. Each survivor is requested to bring one day’s rations. The families of the members of this command will be welcomed at the reunion. Three of the celebrated Co lumbia wheels were brought to Darlington this week and crea ted quite a sensation in ’cycling circles. Judging from its appearance, the Columbia bears out its reputation of being . the wheel of them all. Cata logues and all information con cerning it may be obtained from Mr. J. D. Baird, the local agent. Attention is called lo the ad- veitisement of Cleveland Springs which appears in anoth er column Always a popular resort with the people of Dar lington, it is destined to become more so than ever now that pas sengers leaving here by the C., S. & N. train at 11.40 4. M. ar rive there in time for supper the same night, the only change of cars being at Hamlet, where a stop of twenty minutes is al lowed for dinner. Round trip tickets from this place at $8.20 ere now on sale. PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS. Brief Mention About People You Know and People You Don't Know. Miss Mamie Kelley is visiting friends at Lydia. Mr. L. M. Morment has gone to Laurinburg, N. C. Mr. C. W. DuBose has gone to Cleveland Springs. Miss Emma Blackwell is visit ing friends in Cheraw. Mr. M. T. Lide has returned from Cleveland Springs. Mrs. W. E. James is spending a while at the Hammocks. Mr. E. B. Dargan has return ed from Cleveland Springs. Mr. Frank Parrott left yester day to enter Clemson College. Miss Mary Coit, of Cheraw, is visiting Miss Bessie William son. Mr. N. L. Harrell will go to Tate Springs. Tenn., on Mon day. Miss Mary Lucas, of Society Hill, is visiting Miss Emmie James. Miss Lily Lucas, of Florence, is visiting Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Starr, Jr. Major H. L. Charles and fam ily left on Monday for the World’s Fair. Mr. John Siskron and his lit tle daughters have gone to ihe World’s Fair. Mr. W. R. Green, of Little Rock, Ark., is visiting relatives in this county. Messrs McC. Willis and R. M. Nettles left yesterday for Raw- ley Springs, Va. Mr. Louis G. McCall is at Cleveland Springs on a two weeks’ vacation. Miss Louise Dallas, of Char leston, is visiting her sister, Mrs. W. C. Byrd. Miss Florence Townsend, of Bennettsville, was the guest of Miss Helen Waddill last week. Misses Emma and Ellen Har rell, of Sumter, are visiting their cousins, the Misses Kelley. Mr. H. B. Norment, of Rich mond, paid a flying visit this week to his uncle, Dr. B. C. Nor ment. Messrs. J. A. Hearon and B. F. Smoot have returned from their trip to the North Carolina mountains. Miss Mayme Brown and Miss Eioise Foster, of Lancaster, are visiting their uncle, G. Vf. Brown, Esq. Misses Annie and Meta Wil liamson have returned home from an extended visit to the World’s Fair. Miss Nina .Dove, of Doves- ville, and Mrs. C. T. Mason, of Sumter, are the guests of Mrs. J. H. Sanders. Mr. and Mrs. George W. Dar gan, who have been spending a while at Cleveland Springs, have returned home. Mr. P. J. Boatwright return ed on Saturday from an extend ed visit to the West, in which he “took in” the World’s Fair. Messrs F. E. Norment and L. S. Welling and Dr. J. M. Earle are at the “tan yard,” on the Pee Dee River, enjoying good fishing. Gen. E. M Law, of Yorkville, a distinguished Confederate soldier and a native of this county, is visiting his brother, Mr J. B. Law. Cadet. Wightman W. Garner, of the Citadel Academy, is at home for the holidays. He stood first in his class for the scholas tic year just closed. Mrs. M. Manne and her daughters, Misses Hannah and Sadie, returned home last week from New York, where the} have been visiting for some time Miss Bessie Williamson gave a very pleasant musicale at her residence on Monday night, in which Darlington’s best talent, together with several visitors, participated. Dr. W. J. Garner will leave on Saturday for Cleveland Springs, where he will remain several weeks. Frc." thence be will go to White Sulphur Springs, W. Va. Geo. H. McKee, who is busi ness manager for Goshaun, the mind reader, has returned home for the summer. He will re- j o i n Goshaun in September, when the latter will renew hja exhibitions. ON THE . EVERYBODY AWAITING THE OUT COME OF THE LIQUOR FIGHT Nothing Sensational has Dropped Yet. but it Will Soon Come—At Present Everything In Statu Quo. Everybody in Darlington has been on the quivive about the dispensary law for the last few weeks. Eagerly all have wait ed for something to drop, but so far everything is serene and no sensation has developed to satisfy their curiosity. The serenity, however, is only on the surface and it is generally believed that beneath it some thing is brewing. We predict ed for our readers a sensation and we believe it will come yet. Something will drop soon, but from what quarter it will come or how it will fall we are un able to state; in fact nothing can be ascertained authoritative ly and we only draw the infer ences given above from current rumor and belief. We stated in our last issue that the Darlington liquor deal ers had decided positively toget the fight in some shape before Judge Bond, but diligent in quiry on our part has failed to elicit any definite information as to the mode of procedure or when the case wrll be carried before Ijim. There is a rumor, and we believe there is some thing in it, that in a very short time, possibly in a few days, the public will know all. It is stated that regardless of other cases that may arise elsewhere in the State the Darlington li quor dealers will push their case to the end. Col. C. S. Net tles. their attorney, went to Baltimore this week presum ably in the interest of his cli ents, but nothing can be learn ed about his visit. The defendants in the Dar lington Dispensary case, that is the Board of Control and Mr J. B. Floyd, have appealed to the Supreme Court. The appeal will be heard at the November term of the Court, unless an extra term is called, which is not like ly. There is talk to the effect that this appeal will act as a superseded* to Judge Hudson’s writ of injunction pending the Supreme Court’s decision and, if this be correct law, the Dar lington dispensary may yet be opened without waiting for the decision of the Supreme Court. This is a new feature which in creases the interest in the fight and gives rise to further specu lations. In the meantime everything remains in statu quo. SOUTHERN IMMIGRATION. Why White People Should Flock to the Sunny Land of the South. [The State.] A writer in the New York Evening Post comments on the immigration convention recent ly held by the governors of the Southern States, and alleges various reasons why it will fail of its objects. Among them it is claimed that the rate of wages in the South is but $10 or $12 a month; that it is so low because the standard of living of the ne groes is low, and that white men cannot be prevailed upon to work on any such terms or to live in any such style, and that therefore they will con tinue to seek other sections, where their toil brings better returns. Of course the argu ment is faulty. White men are not invited to the South to com pete with negroes. On the con trary, we desire such thrifty classes as will, in a year or two, accumulate property and be- c c m e employers of negroes. This is the usual experience of those immigrant farmers who do come South. Land being cheap, and yet productive, they, in most cases, become landlords before they become familiar with the language, those who go to the thickly settled West, spend their lives as “hired men.” Dub Meetze, a noted desper ado who ha® given much trouble in Columbia and neighboring portions of Lexington county, was lynched by unknown par ties, on Sunday night, at his home in Lexington. He was found in his barn with several , ghastly gun shot wounds on his I body. A MIND READER IN TOWN. Mr. J. O. Muldrow's Great Success in the Wonderful Art. Darlington, not to be outdone, has produced a “mind reader” in the person of Mr. J. O. Mul- drow, the popular Pearl Street druggist. Since Prof. Goshauri’s wonderful success here, Mr. Muldrow has been making a study of mind reading and on Monday afternoon he gave an exhibition on the Square of what he had learned in the art. He successfully peyformed sev eral difficult feats which were done by Goshaun, such as find ing articles that had been hid den and also taking a collection of articles and returning each one separately to the party to whom it belonged. He follow ed Goshaun’s plan of, while blindfolded, holding the hand of the thinker. It is hoped that Mr. Muldrow will continue the study of this remarkable subject for his present feats promise greater success for the future. THE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. Notice of the Annual Meeting of this Time Honored Organization. The following communication has been handed us for publica tion: The Darlington Agricultural society will hold its annual meeting at the Fair Grounds on Tuesday, August 8, 1893. The following committees will report: “Farm experimen tation—best method of conduct ing”, E. T. Coker, chairman, Lucas McIntosh, E. M. William son, Dr. J. M. Josey, J. J. Ward; “Cheapest meat supply for farmers of v.his section”, J. W. Beasley, chairman, A. A. Gandy, R. H. Rogers, Jno. S. Scott, P. P. Chambers. A question box will be provid ed as a new feature of the soci ety. By order of W. C. Coker, First Vice President. W. E. James, Secretary. BICYCLE RACES. Florence to Have a Tournament in Which Darlington Will Participate. Arrangements have been made for a great bicycle tourna ment at Florence on Friday of next week, the 28 inst. Wheel men from Florence, Darlington, Sumter and Marion will partici pate. Already several of our boys are putting themselves in training for the occasion and it is hoped that Darlington will carry off some of the prizes. A special train will be run from Darlington to enable our people to witness the tournament. At least eight races will be run, the full programme of which will be published in our issue. In the meantime Mr. J. S. Mo- Creight will furnish any fur ther particulars desired. (Other Locals on 2nd Page.) BLAND WON'T BE IN IT. A New Chairman Wanted for the Coin age Committee. Washington, July 12 —There is unquestionable authority for announcement that Represent ative Bland of Missouri will not be chairman of the committee on coinage, weights and meas ures in the coming Congress. The administration does not want him. Mr. Bland himself, under the circumstances, does not care to be chairman of the committee. Speaker Crisp is perfectly reconciled to the idea of having a different chairman for this committee. In fact, he has consented to pass Bland by. Bland recognizes that the com mittee is certain to be made up with a majority hostile to his silver ideas, and he does not therefore care to be merely the nominal head of it. Who will ue decided upon as chairman cannot now be stated. Gen. Tracy of Lew York was next to Biand on the committee in the last House, but it is un derstood Crisp does not care to appoint him. Whoever the chairman of this c ommittee may be, it is certain that the Demo cratic leader on the floor for the repeal of ihe Sherman law will be Bourk Cochran of New York. On Sunday morning a crowd of colored boys were bathing in the Ashley River near Charles ton, when John Frierson, who could not swim, was pushed in to the water by one of his com panions and was drowned. THE COUNTY NEWS. FROM ALL SECTIONS AS TOLD BY OUR CORRESPONDENTS. Doings at Dovesville—Severe Wind and Hail Storm—A Very Pros perous Farmer. Crops, though small in weed, are generally well fruitedjsosays an octogenarian cottontot. Mr. Lucas McIntosh is having built a splendid residence on the site of his former overseer’s house. A near neighbor says that Mayor-Judge L. M. Cross well has decidedly the best crop grown on the DeLorme place, seasons considered, in several years. And we notice the judge’s court is nearly always flooded with cases, the State vs Somebody, from which we in fer that he is happy and pros perous and should be called up on to make a forty-horse power speech, at least, “on alliance principles” before the union, which assembles here on August 3, A. D. 1893. We had a severe wind and hail storm, with cyclonic fea tures, in the surrounding neigh borhood on Saturday, the 15th inst. Serious damage was sus tained by Messrs S. J. Odom and W. W. Sumner in their to bacco farm, losing about three barns. Mr. T. J. Sumner's corn and cotton crop were considera bly injured by hail and wind. In the Bryant settlement, near Leavens worth, corn and cotton were badly damaged by wind and hail, while the plantation of Mr. Lucas McIntosh was flooded with rain, (asmall cloud burst) but no hail. Mr. C. Gandy has decid edly the best corn (we mean field, not dispensary) in the Gandy neighborhood, which is saying a great deal for his corn. Mr. W. L. Flowers, on the King place, has as usual the best all round crop in the neighborhood, and on the Smith middle quar ter, rented of Dr. A. T. Baird, he has comparatively the best crop made thereon in many years, and all persons passing, who are judges of such matters, readily admit it and remark the improved system of farming plainly visible from the road. By the way, Mr. Flowers is a home-made man, “all wool and a yard w-ide.” He raises a plen ty of hog and hominy, a num ber of fine colts, his own flour and, in fact, everything that his land will produce and that will contribute to human hap piness. CYPRESS. Several horses have died in this section recently. Miss Rollins, of Timmonsville, is visiting in this section Miss Essie DuBose, of Cam den, is visiting relatives and friends at this place. Miss Gertrude DuBose, of the Philadelphia section, is the guest of the family of Dr. J. M. Josey. The dry weather is fast ruin ing our crops and, unless we get rain soon, they will be cut very short. Miss Josephine McCall, of Darlington, aid Miss Des Champs, of Sumter, spent a part of last week with Mr. D. C. Mc Call. Rev. C. D. Mann commenced a protracted meeting at this place on last Saturday and it will be continued for several days. A petition is being circulated in this section asking the au thorities of the C., S. & N. Rail road for a depot at Carter’s Crossroads. It is being numer ously signed. GENERAL NEWS. Items o r Interest From All Over The World. Cholera its deadly Asia. continues to get in work in Europe and HARTSVILLE. Mr. Walter Coker, of Tim- mousville, is visiting relatives in town. Monday day with Hartsville. was road-working the people around The drouth continues at this place and crops are suffering very much from it. Misses Janie Coker and Ellen Byrd, who have been spending some time in town, have return ed to their home in Timmons ville. The' town council has been making some improvements on the streets by removing trees that were directly in the thor oughfares. Mr. Benjamin Poison was bit ten by a rattlesnake last Satur day and, owing to the dispensa ry law, it was some time before he could procure whiskey enough to alleviate his suffer ings. As has been stated in The News Mr. Ed Bass has bought out the business of Mr. LaCoste Evans. We are sorry that we are to lose such a young and promising business man as Mr. Evans has proven himself since he came among us; however, we wish him success wherever he goes. RIVERDALE. A picnic was given $it New Chapel on the 15th inst. We are sorry to state that Mrs. Jane Fountain is critically ill. Mr John Siskron and his lit tle daughters, Carry and Nora, have gone to the World’s Fair. The Sunday-school at Meehan icsville proposes having an ice cream festival in the neur fu ture. At Wyoming, Pa., last week four men were killed in a mine explosion. A negro man was lynched in Ohio last week for murdering a white man. A cyclone struck Stillwater, l Minn., on Friday, and two peo ple were killed. An explosion of ^fireworks in Chicago on Saturday killed four persons and injured seven. Cal and Hem n Fleming, the leaders of a famous gang of Virginia outlaws, have been killed. Three negro children left alone at their home in Durant, Miss., were burned to death on Saturday. Four persons, two men and two women, were drowned in a river at Mount Vernon, Ind., on Sunday. A train went over a high pre cipice in Spain on Thursday and six persons were killed and thirty injured. Richard P. Roughton and j Fred T. Rawlings killed each other in a street tightat Anders- ville, Ga., on Friday. A negro convict in the Missis sippi penitentiary killed a fe male convict on Friday and then cut his own throat. In a railroad wreck at New- burg, N. Y., on Thursday, five persons were killed and twenty- six injured, twenty of them severely. The Sunday attendance at the World’s Fair has not proven a success and the gates of the ;reat exposition will hereafter e closed on those days. Yellow fever has appeared in the West Indies. Several ves sels having the disease on board have arrived in our harbors but have been put under strict quar antine. Daniel S. Kroider, his wife and four children were murder ed at Candon, N. D., last week, by Albert Bomberger. The wholesale murderer has been captured. Near Clinton, Tenn., on Fri- Freeman and Mose Cox, broth ers, were killed while at work in the field by George Beets. No cause can be assigned for the double murder. An outlaw was convicted in the court at Tabasco, Mexico, on ihuisdu/ and just as the judge finished reading the sen tence he drew his pistol and killed ihe judge instantly. Every plate glass factory in this country has shut down. Fully ten thousand men have been thrown out of employment. The cause is assignea to over production and tight money. A train struck a carriage at Charleston, W. Va., on Thurs day, and one of its occupants was killed and another fatally injured. On the same day at Jamestown, N. Y., a train ran into a vehicle and killed both of its occupants. A 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.” AGreatSnit SA.XjE. —AT— 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 Shoes. 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 $6 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. IN OUR HATS. In our Hat stock we have a few more Straw Hats left which we are selling at reduced prices; not at cost. I