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®f)e Inrlinafan Ueto ^ * 'PC- H • S- ~ YOU XX, NO. 30. DARLINGTON, S. C., THURSDAY, JULY 27, 1893. WHOLE NUMBER 964. tom m om’s MATTERS IN AND AROUND PROS PEROUS DARLINGTON. A Column of New*. T.r».ly Told, of Intorotl 10 Our Many R.adrrt The Board of* County Com- luiniooen will meet to day. The town authorities are en- paged in the good work of clean ing the streets. Mr. J. 8. Burch has mored into his house on Orange Street which has just been completed. *■ The fine setter dog, the prop erty of Chief of Police Dargan, was poisoned a few days ago by some unknown party. Rev. John Stout, the pastor of the Baptist Church, will re turn home this week and will conduct services in that church on Sunday next. The annual meeting Of the State Farmers’ Alliance is now in session at Walhalla. Mr. W. H. Lawrence is the delegate from this county. Repqyts from all over the county show great improve ment in the condition of the crops on account of the heavy rains of last week. CaptW C. Coker is having pipes laid from the water works to his new residence ic northeast Darlington so as to have conve nient use of the artesian water. personal paragraphs Sri«f Mention About P.opl. You Know «nd Pooplo You Don't Know. Mis/Klla Davis has returned to Sumter. Mrs. F. E. Korment and fami ly are in Charlestcn. Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Edwards are at Cleveland Springs. Miss Nonie Williamson went to Saluda, N. 0., on Friday. Mr. Harry Andrews left on Monday for Cleveland Springs. Mrs. 8 A. Woods has return ed from a visit to the seashore. Mrs. George E. Dargan is vis iting at her old home in Camden. Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Lunn left yesterday for a visit to Ashe- villn, N. C. Captain aud Mrs. Henry T. HERE THEY ARE! 7 gone to Cleve- In accordance wit. 1 ! the an nouncement previously made, the annual re-union ol the sur vivors of the Inglis Light Ar-. tiilery will be held at the min eral spring to-day. Owin$ to the absence of both ihSMninieter in charge and the lay reader there will be no ser vices at the Episcopal Church turn n* Ii Thompson have land Springs. Mrs. W. E. Snowden, of Char leston, is visiting Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Brunson. Messrs Eugene VaughnaadW. D. Coggshall have returned from Cleveland Springs. Dr. W. J. Garner and Mr. N. L. Harrell left yesterday for Cleveland Springs. Misses Alice Parrott has re turned homo from an extended (visit to relatives in Sumter. Dr. T. T. Moore, of Columbia, the distinguished dentist, was in town this week on business. Miss Bettie Blackwell, of Eb- enezer, is visiting her cousins, the Misses Blackwell, in Spring- ville. . Mrs. S. Marco and her daugh ter, Mrs. I. Leweuthal, left yes terday for an extended visit to the North. until the return of Rev. Mr. McCrady next month. The C. S. & S. Railroad has sent us another pamphlet con taining the new rates to the various summer resorts. Parties who wish to do so, may inspect it by calling at this office. Several of Tillman’s spies from other parts of the State have dropped into town during the last few days, but the eagle eyes of our people have spotted them immediately upon their arrival. During the storm on Tuesday afternoon lightning struck the electric light transformer in front of Strauss & Co’s store on Pearl Street. Beyond a slight damage to the apparatus no harm was done. , Col. Jftiiu-* Armstrong, of Charleston, who delivered the oration to the survivors of the Pee Dee Light Artillery last week, was given an impromptu but pleasant reception by the Darlington Club on Friday night. The bicycle races which had been arranged for to-morrow, at Florence, have been postpon ed until August 4. As more time is thus allowed for prepara tion the programme will be even more elaborate and attractive than w„i at first proposed. The annual announcement of Furman University appears in this issue. The next session will begin on September 27. Everybody in South Carolina knows what a good institution this University is and praise Mr. Parrott W. Bell, who is a popular man with all our people, lias gone into the ioe business. He has opened an ice house at M. C. Alexander’s old stand. We trust with all his friends that he will meet with success. Roadhis notice in this issue in regartl to his hours for serving * the public. ” Mr. Frank Parrott, while on kis way to enter Clemson Col lege last week, left a pair of his homing or carrier pigeons in sr. On Thursday morning the pigeons were let loose I at 9.20 o’clock, only a short ile after they were liberated, thay arrived at their hobie in Ddnlagton. ,' The Sheriff has a warrant for Frank Lively, colored, but he i not caught him yet. Lively rged with assault and bat- fth intent to kill upon the of Grant Mclvor, also near Syracuse on Sun* day. He attacked his victun wlmted S?an - t,ing ‘ U,rel3r “ ^ Dr. and Mrs. W. B. McGirt have gone to Marion County, where they will remain for sev eral weeks. Mrs Margaret R. Williamson has gone on an extended visit to Cleveland Springs and the moun tains of North Carolina. Mrs L. I. Parrot and children and Misses Bettie and Henrie Cain, of Sumter, are visiting the family of Dr. S. F. Parrott. Mr. W. H. Gilliland, who is now travelling for Ricksecker, the famous cologne manufactur es, was in Darlington yesterday. Mr. Samuel Carpenter, the well known representative of the Eastern Building and Loan As sociation, of Syracuse, N. Y., was in Darlington this week. Miss Emmie James gave a dance at her father’s hospitable residence at Palmetto, on Tues day night. A number of her friends were present and all had a merry time of it. Mr. J. D. Rast will attend the meeting of >he State Teachers’ Association in Spartanburg next week and from thence he will visit Asheville and other points in North Carolina. • Misses Mary and Carrie Lide, of Elloree, and Marie Lide, of Darlington, are visiting their aunts, Misses Mary and Lizzie Lide, in Springville. Messrs D. P. Lide and L. D. Lide, the lat ter of Marion, are also in Spring ville. Mr. R. A. Croxtdb, of Virgin ia, who has leased the Darling ton tobacco warehouse, and Mr. John Coleman, a prominent to bacco buyer of Winston, N. C., were in town this week. While from us is entire'y unnecessary., .here they inspected the tobacco crop in this section and they pronounced it to be in a capital condition. Mr. T. M. Hewett, a native of this county who nc w resides in Starke, Fla., paid a flying visit to his brother, Mr.C. W. Hewitt, the latter part of 'last week. This is the first visit he has paid to Darlington in o.er twenty years and, of course, he did not recognize the town, so great has been the change in that time. Rev. J. G. Law and family left on Tuesday for Sullivan’s Island, where they will remaifa until about September 15. Dur ing Mr. Law’s absence the Pres byterian Church at this place will be closed except when the services of a visiting man may be obtained, due notice of which will be given in these columns. * While at Sullivan’s Island Mr. Law will fill the pul pit of the First Presbyterian Church in Charleston. A nice line of toilet soap just in. Coggeshall A Co. THE SENSATIONS PROMISED OUR READERS HAVE DROPPED Justic* Pop* Taka* • Hand—Board of Control and Diapantor to bo Triad for OontCr>pl. The sensations we promised our readers have dropped, but unfortunately instead of clear ing matters they have made the liquor fight more comp.icated than ever. So great has this complication become that not only the laymen, but the law yers, are confused by the con tortions and curious turns that have been given the law. One is excusable for perpetrating the chestnut, “Where are we at?” Scarcely had we cautioned our readers last week to look out for a move on the part of the State to have the appeal from Judge Hu Ison’s decision in our dispensary case act as a tuprrsedeas to the Judge's or der than the news reached here on Thursday that Justice Pope, of the SujJke’Me Court, had is sued an order to that effect. Acting upon Justice Pope’s de cision the Attorney General ad- >ised Mr. J. B. Floyd, who had been elected dispenser, to open the dispensary, and this was done on Friday. The coun ty dispensary will, therefore, remain in operation until the case is heard upon its merits at the regular term of the Supreme Court in November, unless the the other side interferes with some process of the law. Following is the text of Jus tice Pope’s order: State of South Carolina, Darlington County, in the Supreme Court — J. Buckner Floyd and tKher*. Peti tioners, fa re. ( has. S. McCullough and others. Plaintiffs, t» John.Huck. ijcr Floyd and others. Defendants. On hearing the yerlfled petition of John Buckner Floyd, Oeorge Brown, W. P. Carter and J. P. Just Mar vin, and it appearing thai the appeal in said cause has been perfected by flling the return In the office of the Clerk of this Court. On motion of D. A. Townsend, At torney-Oeneral. for tl.e p< titioners : Ordered that the said restraining order in said cause, dated 7th July, 1898, and signed by his Honor, Judge J. H. Hudson, be, and the same is horetfjr stayed and superceded until the further order of this court. (Signed) Y. J.Popx, Associate Justice of the Supn Court of S- O. Wedneeday, the 19th day of July, 1898. Of course Justice Pope’s ac tion has been freely discussed pro and con. It is, to say the least, a proceeding seldom if ever resorted to before by a member of the Supreme Court, save by Justice Pope himself who about a year ago act%l similarly in the Sulfivan-UiT- reath murder case of Greenville. It has also been the cause of considerable comment among the anti-dispensary people that Justice Pope's order, while it may be legal, has the unjast effect of aHowing a man to act as dispenser, the legality of whose appointment has never been fully established. In fact the only court that has passed upon the matter has declared that he did not have a majority offthe free-holder voters of the, town upon his petition and that his appointment was therefore illegal. In other words, Mr. Floyd is to be dispenser until the Supreme Court meets, unless stopped by some other authori ty, whether a majority of the free-hold voters of the town want him or not. Since vhe dispensary waa opened it has done a very good business On Saturday over $90 worth of liquor was sold. This is, nodofibt, cheering news to the proh.hitionists. Mr. Floyd has been instructed by the county board of control to strengthen his bond, which Judge Hudson declared invalid, and this is now being done. Another sensation came on Friday. Dr. J. C. Willcox, in the name of the State,’ brought action against Mr. J. Manigault James tor keeping a place for the illegal sale of liquor, the maintenance of a nuisance. He asked Judge Hudson for an injunction to abate the nuis ance and also a warrant to search the premises. The Judge refused both requests. He re fused thcF first on the ground that a Judge can use his discre tion in granting or refusing an injunction and that an injunc tion should not be gi anted un less satisfactory evidence can be given to prove the existence of the nuisance (which waa not done in the present case.) He refused the second request on the ground that the equity court had no right to grant a search warrant for the purpose of establishing sufficient evi dence; this power belongs to the trial justice or committing magistrate. The provisions in the Dispensary Act giving the Judge no discretion in the mat ter of injunctions and requiring him to issue a search warrant he declared to oe unconstitu tional. * The case against Mr. James was for receiving beer, shipped to him from Wilmington by the Fortner Brewing Company, and selling it in violation of the dis pensary law. It is the test case of wh.ch we made mention in Thk Nxwb recently. As soon as the news of Judge Hudson's decision reached Darlington ru mors spread over the town that the bars would immediately re open, but so far nothing like this has been done. Whether Judge Hudson's decision will enable the bars to sell liquor without the search'of premises and the confiscation of property we are unable to state, since the fight has become so compli rated and so many unexpected things have happened the law yers are very chary about ex pressing their opinions “ofT- nand'' on this point and as the reporter for Thk News can se cure no legal advice on the sub ject which, of course, he always expects to get “frae gratis,” he is unable to enlighten the read era of this paper Sheriff Scarborough on Thurs day served the papers on Mr. James in the case against him and this case will be heard at the regulaf term of the Circuit Court for Darlington county, unless some other move, of which we are unaware, will, in the meantime, turn up, and who knows whether or not a new move will be made ? We are unable to state exact ly how the liquor men will get their fight before Judge Bond, of the United States Circuit Court, but their attorneys reit erate the statement made some time ago to a Representative of Tub News that the question will surely soon go to the feder al court. On Monday something else dropped—the greatest sensation of all. A rule was received here from Judge Hudson, orderini the county board of control an . ®- Flovd to appear before “ v “ * him at Chambers in the Court House at Darlington to morrow (Friday) morning, at 10 o’clock, to show cause why they should not be adiudged in contempt of court. This action was brought because the dispensary at Dar lington was opened contrary to the Judge’s injunction and the board of control and Mr. Floyd must show cause “whv they should not be punished for the alleged misconduct and their bodies be attached as for a con tempt of this court” (that is the defendants be put in jail.) The following is the text of Judge Hudson’s rule: State of South Carolina, County of Darlington. Court of Coinuion Pleas. ~ Cbas S. McCullough, J. Witherspoon Evans, Plaintiffs, vs George Just Brown, J. P. Kervin, W. P. Carter and John Buckner Floyd, Defendands. Rule to show cause. On leading the affidavits of Chas. 8. McCullough andsothers, showing the violation by the defendants of the or der of injunction issued in the above entitled action, and on motion of Net tles A Nettles, attorneys for the plain tiffs, It is ordered, That the defendants, George Just Brown, J. P. Kervin, W. P. Carter and John Buckner Floyd, show cause before me at my Cham bers, in the town of Darlington, S. 0.. at 10 o’clock A. M., on the Doth day of Jnly next, (Friday,) why they should not be punished for the alleged mis conduct and their bodies be attached for a contempt of this court. Let -each of the defendants be forthwith served with copies of this order and the affidavits on which it ia based. (Signed) J. H. Hudson, J ndge 4th Circuit. At ()hamb«rs, July 84, 1898. This has caused a great sensation, but, as the board of central and Mr. Floyd based their action u{>on the order of Justice Pope it is generally thought that nothing will be done with them. Nevertheless the trial for contempt to-morrow is awaited with great interest as a sensational fight is expected. The defendants are prepared for the fight. If they are put in jail habeas corpus proceedings are expected or else an immediate session of the State Supreme Court to pats upon the -vhole As the anti-dispenary rare displeased with the with Judge Hudson’s actions. They even talk of an extra ses sion of the Legislature for the S uipose of impeaching the udge. In the mean while everybody awaits eagerly the outc >me of to-morrow's fight. Now, dear reader, if vou are unable to understand from the above account the exact status of the dispensary fight, you must not blame the poor .-epor- ter who wrote it. He has en deavored to impartially present the facts in the case. He has done his best, but, being no law yer, the complications and legal intricacies that have arisen in this liquor business have mixed him up more than if he had “bucked the Blind tiger” (which he assures you he has not done.) After persistent interviews w ith 1 those who know law and with those who think they know it but don’t (the latter being in a large majority,) he is all at sea and like every one else in and about Da lington wishes to know “where he is at?" and when will the end come ? « , so are the The Columbia State is now received in Darlington at 12 o’clock on the morning of pub lication and is always on sale at the bookstore. A RESIDENCE BURNED. Mr. Charlis Williams Suffers a Severs Loss by the Furious Flamss. About a quarter to twelve o’clock on Tuesday night the residence of Mr. Charlie Wil liams, on Broad Street, was found to be on fire . When tho discovery was made the flames had made such headway that it was impossible to extinguish them and the building was entirely consumed. Itis thought that the Are originated in the kitchen. Some of the furniture, possibly about half, was saved. The loss is about $1,300 and up on this there was only $350 in surance. , This falls very heavi ly upon Mr. Williams and he has the sincere sympathy of the entire community. The adjoin ing house, the property of Mrs. 8. M. White, which is occupied by Mr. G. O. Mertz, came near falling a victim to the flames and was only saved by the hard work of citizuns who responded promptly to the alarm given by the town bell. (Other Locals on 2nd Page.) STATE NEWS. Gathered from Our Exchanges and Put in Paragraphs, Three hundred and twenty- flve students have enrolled at Clemson College. A camp of the United Con federate veterans has been estab • lished in Anderson. Senator Butler and Congress man Strait addressed a meeting in York county on Saturday. A colored boy, named George Washington, was run over by a street car and killed in Charles ton on Sunday. Tillman’s spies' are not able to keep their identity a secret. The sharp eyes of the people discover them wherever they go. David Luby, a pugilist, was shot and dangerously wounded in Charleston on Thursday. The affair was the result of a drunk en spree. Five negroes were sentenced in Laurens last week to be hanged on the first Friday in September, two for murder and three for arson. Columbia’s $750,000 cotton mill, the largest in the State, is rapidly nearing completion. It will employ 1,400 hands which means an additional population of 6,000. The railroads are defiant and continue to bring liquor into the State contrary to the dispensary law. On the other hand Gover nor Tillman is determined to push the fight against them. Mr. John H. Meetze, brother of Dub Meetze who was lynched last week in Lexington county, says he has secured sufficient evidence against his brother’s lynchers and will bring them to justice. Editor Hugh Wilson, of the Abbeville Press and Banner, was elected president of the State Press Association at its meeting in Columbia last week. The members of the association will visit the World’s Fair on or about August 17. THE cwm YEWS. FROM ALL SECTIONS AS TOLD BY OUR CORRESPONDENTS Mattere In end Around Society Hill - A Beteball Gam* that waa not Finahad. Mr. D. L. Winters has the contract for painting the new residence of Mr. L M. McIn tosh. Rev. R. W. Lide and family are spending some time here and, perhaps, will remain the summer. The members of the gun club will please remember to meet at the snoot every Tuesday after noon at 5 o’clock. We have had delightful rains during the past week and the crops are looking refreshed, but the crops in this section, cotton especially, are at least a month behind. Dr. Corbett, of Camden, pass ed through Society Hill on his bicycle en route to Bennetts- ville. He came from Hartsville to this place, a distance of six teen miles, in Ices than two I hours. (Juite a number of young men from here attended the picnic at the “Cypress,” near Jovann, the occasion being a game of baseball between the Lydia and Dovesville nines. At the begin ning of the game Lydia made two runs, but after this found it impossible to make but one kind of run, that being to some shady spot that happened to be near at hand, while the Doves- villians went around the dia mond as if rabbit chasing. Af- 1 ter a few innings the Lydia boys refused to play any more. | The excuse we heard from some i was, “us kaint hit dat ball.” CYPRESS. We had fine rains last week. Crops are looking much better. Watermelons are coming in by the wagon load and are selling cheap. Miss Annie Skinner, of Sum ter, is the guest of Mr. J. W. DuBAse. Rev. D. C. Mann conducted a protracted meeting at this place last week. Miss Essie DuBose, of Cam den, is visiting relatives and friends at this place. Miss Gertrude DuBose, of Philadelphia, is visiting the family of Dr. J. M. Josey. Mrs E. A. G. DuBose has been quite sick, but under the skilful treatment of Dr. Josey we trust she will soon recover. A large crowd from this secti on and Mt. Elon went on an excursion last week to Red Springs, N. C. All seemed to enjoy the trip very much. Mr. E. Hearon has gone to Cleveland Springs. Before he returns home he will visit the World’s Fair. Several other young men at this place speak of visting the exposition. Messrs C. W. and B. L. Harris have bought a lot at this place and will open a general mer chandise business here soon. Mr. C. W. Harris, who will graduate in medicine shortly, will open a drug store here as soon as he gets his “sheep skin.” A WOMAN'S ADVICE. “Hello, George, have you or dered your summer suit y^t ? “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 tiouch. 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 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 Negligee Shirts — the best 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. Try our ice Coggeshall & Co. cream salt. HIGH HILL. We were pleased to see Miss Nellie Winters, of Society Hill, recently. An evening* picnic was enjoy ed at the residence of Mr. M. A. Muldrow on the 14 inst. A nice line of extra light weight coats and vests; also ex tra pants. i N. Sing i ?. Rcddicl er, Mr. J. W. Reddick, spent a short time with friends in Flor- etce recently. Corn section on high lands in this a complete failure. Cotton may, with favorable sea sons, yield half a crop. The Elim Union will meet with High Hill Church to-morrow. A protracted meeting will begin on the Sunday night following. Mrs. Addie Rollins, who is vis iting the family of Dr. Wilson, has been ill with typhoid fever, but we are glad to report that she is convalescing. IN OUR HATS. In our Hat stov k we have a few more Straw Hats left which we are selling at reduced prices; not at cost. Call and see our new line of tin sets. Coggeshall & Co. (Other Countjt New on Fags 4) lUl! pegs* ■m