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==: YOL. XX, NO. 36. DARLINGTON, S. C., THURSDAY, AUGUST 24, 1893. WHOLE NUMBER 968. LOCAL LACONICS. MATTERS IN AND AROUND PROS PEROUS DARLINGTON. A Column of N«w«, Ter»ely Told, of Interott to Our Many Raadors. The County Commissioners will meet next Thursday. The Court House park has been greatly improved by the gran being moved. Mr. G. T. Cook, of Mont Clare, has removed his stock of goods to town and is occupying a store on the Factory hill. A large two story frame store building is being erected near the C., 8. & N. depot by Mr. T. C. Jeffords, Jr., Ebenezer. i Comptroller General Ellerbe was in Darlington yesterday for the purpose of making a settlement with the county offi cers. The regular monthly meetin, of the Darlington Building an- Loan Association is advertised for to-morrow evening at 7 o'clock. Mr. A. Weinstein will occupy the rear of the old Sternberger building, corner of Pearl street and the Square, as a general merchandise store. The ginnery of the Oil Mill will be started up on Tuesday next, and the Phosphate Works will resume operation on the 15th of September. . The Florence baseball club passed through Darlington on Tuesday en route to Fayette ville, N. C., where they will play a series of games. The M. Marco store on Pearl street, formerly occupied by 8. Manne, is being fitted up for M. C. Alexander, who will keep a full line of general merchan dise. Mr. W. E. Rhodes and Miss L e 1 a Weatherford, of Swift Creek, were married by Rev. A. W. Parrott on the 9th inst. It is said that the groom is 70 and the bride 18 years old. A colored excursion was run from Pregnall’s, S. C., to Wil mington. N. C., on Tuesday, via the C., 8. & N. railroad. A number of Darlington’s colored people got on at this place. On Friday morning the spire of the Presbyterian Church was struck by lightning and shatter ed. The damage done is con siderable, but it will probably only cost about $150 to repair the building. Mr. J. M. James’s well known dogs, Daisy and Pee Dee, were baaly cut on Tuesday evening by some unknown party or par ties. Pee Dee’s injuries are con sidered fatal, but Daisy will re cover it is thought. Several cotton stalks are on exhibition in Messrs. Woods & Woods’s store window. They are vpry heavily fruited and are the admiration of all planters and others. The stalks came from Mr. C. J. Milling’s river plantation. The Enterprise Hotel will be for rent from the 1st of Septem ber. Mr. R. A. Smith who has been the proprietor for several years will engage in other busi- * ness. Several persons are ne gotiating with the owners of the building for a lease. The competitive examination for the ten scholarships offered by the Wofford Fitting School, or Spartanburg, covering the tuition of one year, will be held in Darlington on Saturday, Sep tember 16, beginning at 9 o’clock a. m. See notice in another col- On Wednesday afternoon of last week Mr. W. Albert Par rott, while racing on his bicycle at the race track, lost control of his machine and was thrown violently to the ground. He received several very painful wounds but his injuries are not at all serious. On Tuesday Miss Matthews, ‘ l-of Mi. C.C. Matthews, i employed in the spinning of the cotton mill, met a very painful accident. in a braid and her shoulder and i unaccountable way the was caught between the > of one of the machines. - by the prompt act of one ie operatives her life as soon as he saw rs’s danger he . and severed the her head — PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS. Brief Mention About People You Know end People You Don’t Know. Miss May Jove, of Sumter, is visiting Mrs. F. H. Joye. Mrs. J. Manigault James is visiting relatives in Virginia. Mr. J. Manigault Jamas has returned from a trip to Virginia. Mr. Harry Andrews is out again after a two weeks’ sick- Mr. Eugene Harrell has re turned from a visit to Bishop- ville. E. O. Woods, Esq., has gone to Chicago to visit the World’s Fair. Mr. N. S. Gibson is among the latest travelers to the World’s Fair. Mr. R. C. Commander, of Florence, spent Tuesday in town. Messrs. S. Marco and I. Lewenthal are on a visit to New York. Mr. E. Keith Dargan has re turned from an extended trip North. Miss Essie Witcover, who has been visiting in Florence, has returned. Mr. Jno. P. Coffin, of Flor ence, was in Darlington on Wednesday. Mrs. H. Mclver left for a visit to Saluda, N. C., on Thursday morning last. Mrs. J. Z. Hearon and Miss Mattie Hearon are visiting rel atives in Charlotte. Miss Fannie Lucas, of Society Hill, paid Mrs. A. T. Baird a short visit this week. Mr. H. Hennig has returned from New York where he has been on a business trip. Mrs. W. C. Ervin and Mrs. J. L. Michie are visiting relatives in Williamsburg county. Mr. D. D. Witcover. who has been very ill for several months, is able to be about again. Miss Minnie Brunson, of this county, is visiting M{. Thos. Harllee, Jr., in Fbrence. Mrs. A. t. Levy, who has been visiting Mrs. A. A. Cohen in Florence, has returned. Miss Carrie Mclver has re turned from a visit to Miss Mar garet Cannon at Hartsville. Mr. C. M. Ward has returned from Sumter where he has been spending a couple of weeks. Mr. B. Block, who has been to New York on a business trip returned home* last Thursday. Miss Lillie S. Lucas and Dr. W. H. Darby, of Floience, spent Sunday in Darlington with rela tives. Mr. C. W. DuBose has return ed from a two weeks’ stay at Cypress with relatives and friends. Mr. Jno. K. Mclver, who is engaged in the lumber business in Georgia, is on a visit to rela tives in town. Miss Sarah Stern, of Savan nah, Ga., and Miss Esther Strauss, of Mayesville, are the guests of Mrs. A. P. Levy. Mr. La wton Dargan left for Abbeville on Tuesday where he has accepted a position in a general merchandise store. Mr. E. E. Lunn left for New York on Tuesday for the pur pose of buying the fall and win ter stock of goods for his firm, Brunson, Lunn & Co. Rev. Jno. G. Law, who has been summering on Sullivan’s Island, passed through Darling ton on Tuesday en route to Marl boro to attend a religious meet ing. Rev. W. A. Guerry passed through Darlington on Thurs day on his way to Sewanee, Tenn. His many friends and admirers wish him abundant success in his new home. AGAINST THE LAW! Mrs. R. W. Boyd will leave on Saturday of New York and Chicago. She will go to Char leston thence by sea to New York and after spending two weeks in the metropolis will visit the World’s Fair Mr. L. I. Parrott and family, of Sumter, who have been visit ing relatives in this town re turned to their home on Tuds- day last. They were accom panied by Miss Henrie Cain, of Kentucky, who will spend a while with them. JUDGE SIMONTON DECIDES IN FA VOR OF THE RAILROADS. It U a Violation of tha Inter-State Law to Prohibit Railroadt from Haul ing Liquor. The railroads have won the fight against the dispensary law. Judge Simonton decided on Monday that Section 25 of the Act of December 24, 1892, is in\violation of the inter-state law, and void under that law. This decision will therefore al low individuals to order their liquors from parties outside the State and have them shipped openly over the railroads with out molestation. This is a black-eye for the dispensary. Statu* of th« Local Fight Unchanged Everything remains the same in the fight against the dispen sary by the Darlington people. Nothing new has happened. Of course, Agent Pegues will not be arrested now, since Judge Simonton has rendered a decis ion against the State. It can not be stated definitely what action will be taken in regard to the keg of beer consigned to Mr. James which was seized by one of the spies and which is still in the custody of the sheriff. Assistant Attorney General Buchanan was here yesterday morning and he and C. S. Net tles, Esq., left on the C., S. & N. railroad for Bennettsville where they go to arrange the papers in the case of the citi zens against the county board of control and J. Buckner Floyd which will be taken to the State Supreme Court. Try our Salvador coffee. Coggeshall & Co. REVIVING OLD MEMORIES. The Survivor* of Companie* F and M, 8th S. C. Regt., Meet. In accordance with a call published in the papers of the county the survivors of Com panies F and M, 8th S. C. Regi ment, Kershaw’s Brigade, met at the Mineral Spring on Tues day last. Capt. W. C. Coker was called to the chair and Lieut. W. E. James requested to act as secretary. Capt. Cok er in taking the chair reminded his comrades that the meeting was called in order that the his tory of the commands in which these survivors served should not be lost and that the memor ies of the men who gave their livesforthe“Lost Cause” should not sink into oblivion. A copy of the original roll of Company F, (the Darlington Greys.) was presented to the meeting and read by the secre tary, being revised and correct ed from memory by those pres ent. and each name as called was accounted for. On motion the temporary organization was made permanent with the addi tion of Capt. J. E Bass as vice- president. The secretary was instructed to make out a eom- f dete roll, as revised, and pub- ish the same for the benefit of the descendants and the sur vivors of the two companies. On motion it was agreed to meet annually on the fourth Tuesday in August. There were present twenty- flve survivors, namely, W. C. Coker, J. E. Bass, J. J. Mclver, E. M. Griffin. W. E. James, J. F. Howie, J. T. Rhodes, Geo. W. Bozeman, J. C. Bass, Jno. Colvin, Manuel Marco. Hubbard Gatlin, William Matuse, Jas H Reeves, John Haselden, W. P. Carter, A. F. Stuckey, J. L. Lee, W. W. McKenzie, C. D. Evans, E. M. Ervin, R. F. Howie, W. E. Flowers, J. Henry Privett, Jno. Privett. There weie also present the following colored men who acted as servants d >r ing the war to different mem bers of the command: Tom Mc Gill, Anson McFail, Norman Reid, Mitchell Bacot. Try full weight condensed milk. Coggeshall & Co. The Palmetto Collegiate Insti tute, for both sexes, which is located at Lexington, S. C., has its annual announcement in this issue. The next session opens on Tuesday, September 5. Pa rents and guardians should read the announcement. BICYCLE CLUB ORGANIZED And We Will Have a Big Tournament on September I. The Darlington wheelmen met on Friday afternoon in Hewitt’s hall for the purpose of organiz ing a club and making arrange ments for the proposed tourna ment. Mr. C. S. McCullough was made temporary chairman and Mr. J. L. Michie acted as secretary. There was a large number of gentlemen present and much interest and enthus iasm was manifested. A per manent organization was effect ed by the election o. the follow ing officers: President, L. S. Welling; vice-president, C. S. McCullough; secretary and treasurer, J. S. McCreight. The meeting decided that the club should be named the Darlington Bicycle Club. Any person wish ing to become a member of the club should make application to the secretary. It was decided to have a grand tournament at the track of the Darlington Driving Association on Friday, September 1. The committee on arrangements, Messrs. L. E. Williamson, C. W. Hewitt and J. E. Norment, promises an interesting and at tractive programme. A solicit ing committee, consisting of the following gentlemen, was ap pointed and will call upon the citizens for contributions to be offered as prizes: Messrs. J. L. Michie, L. M. Norment and S. Manne. The transportation committee is composed of Dr. J. C. Willcox and Messrs. Henry T. Thompson and B. O. Bristow, and will arrange for cheap rates on the railroads from neighbor ing towns. At a subsequent meeting held on Monday afternoon Mr. Well ing resigned the position of pres ident and the club then elected Capt H. T. Thompson to that position. Details of the tourna ment were discussed and an as sisting committee was appoint ed to aid the other committees in their duties. Messrs. Laurie Williamson and Archie Dargan compose the assisting com mittee. “IT MIGHT HA’ BEEN." Jno. M. Waddill was Possibly Mistaken for “Joseph Waddill.'' In the last issue of The News the fact that "a statement comes from Washington that Repre sentative McLaurin has had Mr. Joseph Waddill, of South Caro lina, appointed assistant door keeper in the House of Repre sentatives” was pubtisned. There was no possible way of ascertaining who ‘‘Mr. Joseph Waddill” was, or if there is any South Carolinian by that name. The friends of Mr. Jno. M. Waddill, however, feel con fident in saying that ‘‘Joseph” in the Washington dispatch meant “John M.” Mr. Jno. M Waddill is now in Washington and his family is at Cleveland Springs, consequently nothing in regard to the matter could be heard from them. IN THE FLOWER OF YOUTH. Death in Darlington of Mi|s Minnie Howie, of Columbia, S. C. On Monday afternoon of this week Miss Minnie Howie, of Columbia, S. C., died at the res idence of Mr. Henry W. Beck, in this city. Miss Howie had been sick m Columbia with ty phoid fever and was thought to have recovered when she was brought to Darlington to visit her sister, Mrs. Henry W. Beck. She was taken with a relapse and died after an illness of six weeks. She was nineteen years old. Her many friends and rel atives are gnef-stricken and have the sympathy of all. The remains were taken to Columb ia on Tuesday morning for bur ial. DIED AT EARLY'S CROSSROADS. The Wif» of Mr. Sam Odom Goes to har Reward. On Monday evening last Mrs. Odom died at her home near Early’s Crossroads, and was buried at Old Bethel Church in that neighborhood on Tuesday morning at 10 o’clock. She was about forty years old. Her hus band and a daughter survive her. Mrs. Odom’s maiden name was House She was a woman of an exceptional Christian character and beloved by all whe knew her. THE COUNTY NEWS. FROM ALL SECTIONS AS TOLD BY OUR CORRESPONDENTS. Gathersd at Graen Plain—Cotton will be Late—Cider Drinking on the Increase. The cotton crop in this section ill be late this vear, there be ing but very little open as yet. We hear of some card playing for pastime. If the young men will desist we will promise sil ence. Miss Anna McFarland has a flourishing school at Bethlehem, and is assisted by her sister Miss Bettie. Nearly everybody in this sec tion has more hogs this year than usual and if cholera does not visit us meat will be more plentiful. It seems that we will get our molasses made cheaper this year as we had the representative of a new firm visit us yesterday who offered to cook for 6t. We have had but little rain for the last ten days and most of the fodder has been well cur ed and housed. More grain than usual has been planted and is doing fairly well. Work on the new road from Bethlehem seems to have stop- ~ed. We have not travelled it, »ut some parties say that it is so crooked that it is further to Hartsville than by the old road. Miss Lela Huggins left here on Saturday for the upper part of Chesterfield county to take charge of a school which has been gotten up for her. We wish her succes in her new field. It seems that since the dis pensary has gone into effect that drinking has increased. Our people drink cider to excess now. Is this they way the dis pensary law is to do so much good? There is to be a grand rally and picnic of several alliances, at Bethlehem on the 26th inst., and we are informed that Gov. Tillman has been invited to be present, but are not able to say whether he has accepted or not. Any way, a big time is expect ed. A protracted meeting at An tioch has resulted in the addi tion of several new members to the church and much good to the old members. Rev. N. N. Burton, of Swift Creek, did most of the preaching and dur ing his short stay among us made many friends. Gluten flour, the great health food, at Coggeshall & Co.’s. OATS. Farmers have gathered in most of their fodder. Crops in this section will not average as good as last year. Mr. W. L. Oates is sawing material to erect a residence for himself. Mr. Peyton Fields has return ed from Lexington Business College. The “Woman’s Missionery Society” of Wesley Chapel has been reorganized. Misses Rosa and Bettie Beas- ly, of Marion, are the guests of tneiruncle, Hon. J.C. Clements. Mrs. T. A. Clark and children have returned home after a two weeks’ visit to her father, Mr. C. Rhinehart. We are glad to report that Mrs. Joe Lloyd, who has been very sick for several weeks, is now convalescing. From the wav cotton is open ing in Mr. W. L. Oates’s field I judge picking will begin earl ier than usual this season. Miss Annie Skinner has re turned to her home in Sumter county after a pleasant visit among relatives and friends. Some of our boys will be sad now. , At a meeting of the trustees of the Oats High School, Mr. Mann, a son of Rev. Mr. Mann of the lower Darlington circuit, was elected principal. His as sistant has not yet been decided on. A reading club has been or ganized followin CYPRESS. Mrs. L. P. Pate and little Nannie have gone to the moun tains of North Carolina. Mr. and Mrs. E. 0. Parham, Mr. Robt. Josey and Miss Clara Crosswell have gone to He.ath Springs. Mr. J. A. DuBose left on last Saturday morning for Charles ton on a business trip. He spent Sunday on the Island. Mr. C. W. DuBose has return ed to Darlington after having spent some time with relatives and friends at this place. Mr. C. B. Pate is very ill with fever, but under the skillful treatment of Dr. .Tosev we hope to see him out again soon. Prof. W. L. Floyd, who for merly taught school at this place but who is now one of the professors of the military school at Gainsboro, Fla., is visiting friends at this place. He is ac companied by his sister, Miss Bessie Floyd, of Horry county. The farmers have been very busy gathering fodder and cot ton is opening very rapidly. Picking will soon commence. The cotton crop in this section is very good, corn about the average, peas fine, and if we can only get 9 to 10 cents this fall for cotton it will be of more benefit to us than all of Till man’s reform put together. A party was given at the res idence of Mrs. R. E. Huggins on Tuesday evening, August 15, in compliment to Miss Bessie Floyd and Prof. W. L. Floyd. A good number of happy people were present and all voted the entertainment a very pleasant affair. The young ladies pre sent were: Miss Bessie Floyd, of Horry county, Misses Ella, Estelle and Alice King, Helen Harrell, of Lydia, and Miss Etta Galloway, of Sumter, and the young ladies of this neighborhood, Misses Eva Hug gins, Rose Lee, Mamie and Cor ona Huggins, Agnes DuBose, Sallie DuBose, Janie and Mag gie Parham, Bertie Harris, Claude and Belle Cox, Marie and Maggie Alexander and Leita Crosswell. Fresh crackers at Coggeshall & Co.’s. line of lamps. inized at this place, with the llowing officers: President, Hon. J. C. Clements; vice-presi- (Other Locals on 2nd Page.) dent, L. M. Lawson; secretary and treasurer, Mrs. C. N. Oates. The elttb had a meeting on last Friday evening. mi RIVERDALE. Protracted services will be held at New Chapel during this week. Mr. W. H. Hicks, of Una, has been visiting his friend, Mr. G. W Abbott, Jr. Messrs. Frank Middleton and Duncan Morris visited friends near Hartsville last week. Miss Allie Hay has returned from a very pleasant visit to Miss Bettie Lawson at Oats. Miss Lena Lawson, who has been visiting friends in this neighborhood, has returned to her home at Oats. Mrs. O. D. Lee, Mr. Clarence Lee and Miss Eva Lee, of Lydia, Misses Rosa and Daisy Pearce and Master Cleveland Pearce, of Kershaw, visited relatives here last week. Mr. W. E. Dargan has a six ty-acre field of very fine tobac co, which will surely yield from twelve to fourteen hundred mnds per acre, and it is of su perior fine quality. Mr. Dar gan is an enterprising man and a model farmer as an observa tion of his farm in general will prove. CLYDE. Mrs. A. Morrison, of Alabama, is on a visit to her father, Mr. Elijah Brown, of Chesterfield county. Mr. B. W. Brown and family have just returned from a visit to friends and relatives in Ches terfield county. We are having some fine weather just now and our boys are taking advantage of it and saving a lot of fodder. Mrs. Martha Ellis and sons, of Kershaw county, were on a visit to friends and relatives at this nlace on Sunday. A series of meetings com menced at Pond Hollow on Sun day last and we trust that much and lasting good will be the re sult. Some of our boys are attend ing the evangelistic meeting at Rwsk Hill; they say, however, that it is not for the good of the meeting that they go but to see the young ladies of that county. {Other County News on Page 4) Bargains! We offer our entire Stock of SjiiiiOitls Straw Hats and.low- quarter Shoes of ev ery kind At Cd for Cull!