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AND AROUND PROS* JS DARLINGTON. A Column of Nowe, Tersely Told, of Interest to Our Many Mr. J. A. Hearon advertises his residence for sale. A very pleasant dance was In the Hewitt building on night last. Thd^iuarterly statements of Darlington’s two banks are pub lished m, this issue. Cotton has gone up in the last few ^ys. Middling brought yesterday from 71 to 71. Meads Suggs, Blackwell & Co announce that they will re open their beef market on Mon day ne^t. MessrasBoyd & Brown have removed Ineir law office to the second ftory of Mr. S. Marco’s new bunding on the west side of the Square. The county board of examin ers will meet in Darlington on the 27 and 28 insts., to examine those who wish to teach in the public schools. The colored people of Darling ton are making extensive ar rangements for their annual fall fair which will be held at the fair grounds on November 1, 2 and 3. It promises to sur pass its nredecessors. Reckling, the celebrated Co lumbia photographer, will visit Darlington for one week, be ginning Monday, Oct. 16. Sam- E les of his work are now on ex- ibition at Bristow’s book-store, where orders may be left for him. The regular exercises of the Tennyson Reading Club will be resumed to-morrow (Friday) evening, when the first meeting of the season will be held at the residence of Dr. A. C. Spain. All members are earnestly re quested to attend. Florence has had another fire. On Thursday night the store of W. A. Brogdon, on Dargan Street, was burned. A barn was also destroyed and two dwell ings near by were damaged. The loss was about $4,000, upon which there was $2,000 insur ance. The Mutual Benefit Life In surance Company, of which Ma- i 'or Q. W. Young is agent at )arlington, ' publishes in this issue a very high testimonial of its character and standing from two prominent citizens of this place. The wise will read it and profit thereby. Wade Keith the young son of Hab Keith, colored, was struck on the head with a baseball bat by Frank Smart, also a small colored boy, at Mayo School on Monday. The injured lad was un6bnscious for sometime after wards but no evil results from the blow are now feared. Miss Annie Earle has reopen ed her school for young chil dren at her residence on Orange Street. She purposes making a specialty of training children who are too young to attend the Graded School, and will devote the most careful attention to all who may be entrusted to her. - Miss L. M. Schmid has receiv ed her new line of fall milli nery. The styles are unusually pretty and the prices charged are very reasonable. Miss Schmid’s work has always been very popular with the ladies of Darlington, who will welcome her announcement which ap pears in another column. Mr. E. Rotholz has removed his stock of dry goods, clothing 1 shoes to Mr. 9. Tombacher’s ore on Pearl Street, where st branch of his business will continued under his super- " i. The millinery, dress i and trimming department 11 remain at the present stand the Square, in chargeof Mrs. ' : and Miss Maggie Jones. the Darlington Society are pre- g to give a chrysanthe- show. As the season for beautiful flower is near the ladies of ultural S< meat w i 11 be given soon. A meeting of the was held yesterday af- for the purpose of fix- date and making other agements, but we were un to obtain the result on ac count of going to press while the meeting was in progress. Brief Mention About People You Know end People You Don’t Know. Mr. W. H. Hicks, of Una, is clerking for Blackwell Bros. Mrs. R. W. Boyd has return ed from her visit to the World’s Fair. Miss Eddie Strauss, of Mayes- ville, is visiting Mrs. A. P Levy. Mrs. A. A. Cohen and family, of Florence, are visiting Mrs. A. Weinberg. Mr. John McSween, of Tim- monsville, spent Monday in Darlington. Mrs. Sallie Coker has return ed home from an extended visit to Asheville. Miss Maria Lee Evans, of Florence, visited the Misses Williamson last week. Mr. W. C. Coker, Jr., of Hartsville, has returned to the South Carolina College. Mrs. W. T. Thompson, of Charleston, is visiting relatives in and around Darlington. Mrs. C. J. Alexander and family have returned from Sa luda, N. C., where they spent the summer. Mrs. J. W. Harrington, of Hartsville, spent several days this week with her sister, Mrs. B. C. Norment. Mr. Joe Strauss, of Sumter, has removed to Darlington to work in the new racket store of Messrs. Strauss & Co. Mr. E C. Coker has gone to the University of Virginia and Mr. R. E. Coker to the Univer sity of North Carolina. Mr. T. T. Quarles, of Abbe ville, who last year bought cot ton at this place, is stationed at Florence for the present season. Miss Bessie Williamson left on Monday for Fairfield county where she will remain during the winter as instructress in the family of Mr. Hall of that coun ty- In mentioning in our last is sue the teachers of St. John’s School, who had arrived and are at their posts of duty, we inadvertently omitted the name of Miss Catherine Ashley, of Augusta. Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Hewitt, Miss Connne Player, Miss Mary Coggeshall and Master Carl Hewitt, who have been visiting the World’s Fair, returned home on Monday. Misses Mary and Narcissa Emanuel, of Bennettsville, who have been visiting the family of Mr A. A. Gandy, left on Monday, the former for her home and the latter for Mont Clare where she will teach school. The following tobacco buyers have located here for the sea son: Messrs J. R. Bowles and E. J. Hester, of Danville, Va.; John Coleman, of Winston, N. C. ; J. A. Brogdon, Richmond, Va.; P. B. Morgan, Asheville, Jf. C.; Frank Ross, Raleigh, N. C., and C. M.Ward, Darlington. Mr. R. H. Tredway, of Dan ville, is bookkeeper for the ware house. Just received a full line of ladies shoes, French kid button - ed, for $2. Best shoe on the market. Woods & Milling UQUOR CONSUMED LAST MONTH. PigurM That Will Make the Prohibi tionist Despair. The county board of control met yesterday aud approved the report of the county dispenser for the month of September, which shows a great increase in the sale of liquors over the pre vious month. The following are the figures for September compared with those for Au gust: Amount of sales for Septem ber, $2,201 371; for August, $1,- 179 82; gross profits, September, $824 21 r August, $283 96; ex penses, September, $139 44; Au gust, $181 93; balance on hand, September, *384 77; J 133 03; total balance on or the two months, $817 80. From this balance of $517 80 the salary of the dispenser for the whole time the dispensary has been open and the salary of his clerk for one month must be paid. These salaries will be fixed by the Sta?e board of con trol on Saturday next. IN i HE FIGHT BETWEEN THE STATE AND THE RAILROADS. Speculation* a* to What th# Atlantic [ Coast Lina Will Do—Rumor* of Arrests to be Made. The fight between the rail roads and the State authorities, on account of the shipment of liquor, continues. Here is a straw which may show which way the wind is blowing. On Monday the Sheriff sent * deputy to seize a jug of liquor in the depot at Dovesville. It had been allowed to pass through Darlington in transit. When the deputy reached Doyes- ville, Mr. J. C. Dove, the agent for the Coast Line, refused to let him search the depot unless he could show the proper papers This the deputy could not do, so he telegraphed Sheriff Scarbo rough for instructions and the latter wired him to search the depot anyhow. The deputy then made the search, but the bird had fiown. The liquor had gone to its owner. This incident has put the offi cers of the law to thinking. The inference they draw from it, and the public generally looks upon it in the same way, is that the Atlantic Coast Line will refuse hereafter to surren der any freight whatsoever un less the proper papers are shown This is a supposition only, for the railroad officials will tell nothing. When ques tioned about any matter per taining to the liquor fight they maintain a rigid silence, hence it is impossible to gather in ad vance any definite information as to what course the Coast Line will pursue. If this supposition, however, turns out to be true, interesting developments may follow. In the event that the authorities ■insist upon seizing liquor with out papers trouble may ensue and, on the other hand, if they wait to get them, the railroad will have a decided advantage. The delay caused thereby will enable the railroad to deliver the liquor before it can be seized. In the meantime the authori ties are bent on seizing all illicit liquor shipped here. The depots at this place are carefully guarded and an eye is kept on the watchout for the vile stuff. Whether any liquor has been shipped here or not since the seizures last week cannot be said, but certain it is that the most vigilant watch has failed to pioiuce any more seizures in Darlington. On Tuesday a case of liquor, marked “pure leaf lard,” was seized by the Sheriff at the depot at Lamar. The C., S. & N. Railroad, over which the liquor was shipped, had again notified the autnorities of the fact. It has been rumored for sev eral days that the authorities have Secured sufficient evidence to warrant arrests being made for the illicit sale of liquor in Darlington and people are anx iously watching for a sensation to drop. Then, too, there is some speculation as to whether the Coast Line will not take some active steps against the officers who have been search ing its depots and seizing liquor in its custody. Altogether the fight becomes more interesting every day. MONTEFIORE CLUB.' Another Literary Society Organized in OaHington. Another literary society has been organized in Darlington. It is named the “Monteflore Reading Club,” after the great Jewish philanthropist o. En; land. The following are the o fleers: President, E. Rotholz; Vice President, Miss Lena Wit- cover: Secretary, Miss Celia Weinberg; Treasurer, Miss Han nah Manne; Executive Commit tee, S. Tombacher, C. Alexan der, Dave Witcover; Finance Committee, Miss Gertie Marco, 8. Tombacher, M. A. Weinberg. The club meets twice a month and the places of meeting are the residences of the members in turn. The successful gather ings already held indicate that the organization will be pro ductive of much pleasure and instruction to its members. Procesdings of the Recent Meeting st Kentyre Church, Msrion County. Pee Dee Presbytery met at Kentyre Church, Marion coun- ty, on September 21. Rev. W. B. Corbett preached the open ing sermon. Eight ministers and eight ruling elders were present. Rev. J. G. Richards was elected moderator and Mr. M. McLaughlin temporary clerk. Rev. H. B. Zernow repo'ted the organization of a new church at Latta with eleven members. Revs. J. G. Law and J. H. Dix on with Elder J. J. James were appointed a committee to pre S are a programme for the next Ildars’ and Deacons’ Conven tion. After some time given to the earnest consideration of the subject, a committee pn colored evangelization, consisting of Rev. J. G. Richards, Rev. J. G. Law and Elder John McSween, was appointed. Presbytery then discussed home missions and the plan of the Assembly was endorsed. Collections will be taken up for the assembly’s home mission work in January aud September and for Presby tery’s own mission work in February, June and August. Rev. A. H McArn was appoint ed corresponding agent of home missions. The revised direct ory was unanimously adopted. Presbytery adjourned on the night of September 23. The next meeting will be held at Florence on Friday night before the third Sunday in April. DR. WAU CHEE. A Full Blooded Indian, Both a Preacher and a Doctor, Visits Darlington. Dr. Wau Chee, a full-blooded Indian from Arizona, has been in Darlington for several days. He is well informed and has good command of the English language, having been thor oughly educated by the United States government at a college in Pennsylvania. He is both a preacher and a doctor. He preached in the Macedonia (col ored) Baptist Church on Sun day night and delivered an in teresting lecture on the manners and customs of the Indians in the same church on Tuesday night. In his every day life the Doctor wears the dress of his fathers, buffalo hides, moc casins, feathers, etc., but in the pulpit and on the rostrum he wears the civilized costume. He is now a professor in the in stitution at which be was edu cated and he stopped over here on his way to resume his duties there. His stay in Darlington excited great interest among the colored people. ENTERPRISING JOURNALISM. The Columbia “State” Rapidly Pushing to the Front. The Columbia State certainly appears to be on a “boom”—not one that will soon burst, but a solid, substantial boom that promises greater strength and larger usefulness in the future. It recently bought a complete arger use; IMflH outfit of type-settingmachinery, which not only improves the appearance of the paper, but what is better, greatly increases the facilities for printing the news. Not content with this departure, our enterprising con temporary has purchased the Journal, Columbia’s afternoon paper, and both will hereafter be published under the same management. The State is a good newspaper and is destined for still greater achievements. It has always been the regret of its friends in the Pee Dee section that the railroad sche dules are such as to prevent its being received here at an ear lier hour. ' “The Ladles Store. “ Messrs. Norment & Co., pro prietors of the “Ladies Store”j advertise their stock of dry goods and notions in this issue and call special attention to some prices they give. This firm deals in ladies goods ex clusively and have their hand some store at the corner of Cash- ua Street and the Public Square crowded with new goods. Read their prices and remember what they say, that every yard of their goods is new, nothing in the store left over from last year. They ask a call and guar antee to please. (Other Locals on Page 2.) Justice Bradley has decided that the State can copyright the Palmetto label used m the sale FROM ALL SECTIONS AS TOLD BY OUR CORRESPONDENTS. Itsms from Green Plain—Everybody Busy with Cotton Picking—Th* Confederate Monument. There is some little sickness in this community, but none se rious. Mr. J. Hart Coker has remov ed here and has taken charge of his store. He is making things lively. Everybody is unusually busy for cotton is opening very fast, though the crop is light. Hands are scarce, however, and, if the market continues to improve, we will not be surprised to hear of some one offering 60 cents for picking. We wish to beg pardon for not having written to ThbNkws recently. It is due to the fact that we have been temporarily absent from our old haunts. When the Green Plain corre spondence is missing from The News the friends of the paper in this section naturally want to know the reason why, hence the explanation. We had a conversation some time ago with one of the county commissioners, in which he ex pressed a desire to know how the country people feel in re gard to the county assisting in removing the Confederate mon ument in Darlington from its resent position to the Public quare. We think it would be a good idea for all the corre spondents to obtain the views of the people of their respective sections and let the result be known through the columns of The News. cy*preVs. The mosquito crop seems to be increasing. Mr. M. Marco, of Darlington, visited Cypress on Sunday last. Misses Eva Huggins, Sallie DuBose and Annie Stuckey left on Monday to attend school at All Healing, N. C. Cotton picking will soon be over and it surprises everybody that the price of the staple should remain so low. We have a young lady at this place, just in her teens, who can pick over 200 pounds of cot ton a day. How is this for a fair young maiden ? She is pretty, too. The young men need not lose their heads about her, however, for it will take a good one to capture her. A good congregation gathered at church on Sunday morning last, expecting to hear a sermon from Rev. C. D. Mann, but he was so much indisposed that he could only give a lecture from the Sunday-school lesson. We hope that he will be well enough to give us a sermon next Sun day. Catching the Eye Makes Millions Buy. TO CRUSH FIVE CITIES Th* Ambition of South Carolina’s Sen sational Governor. [Charlotte N. C. Observer.] Columbia, 8. C., Sept. 27.— Calling on Governor Tillman to-day your reporter made the inquiry: “Governor how is the dispen sary business working?” “Well enough, I think, con sidering how my enemies are *“ Wifi it succeed?” queried the reporter. “It is succeeding now, and it will be much more successful if the Legislature, at its forthcom ing session, will straighten out some little kinks that would naturally be found in so import ant a new and hastily drawn up law, and make some further provision for the more effective execution of the law.” “What is needed for the more effective execution of the law?” “I shall advise the policing of Charleston, Sumter, Spartan burg, Greenville and Columbia with metropolitan police ap- inted by the authority of the islature. The police as at present appointed in these cities simply oppose the execution of the State laws made by the peo ple of the whole State, while in these cities there is but a small proportion of the State’s pop ulation.” “Will the Legislature support the dispensary scheme?” “I think the members will not only support it, but will supple ment the present legislation with such other as wul insure the execution of the laws which they have' enacted or may en- Fill, M Announcement. Ne w Fal 1 Goods Our stork is now complete. All the new goods are In and we are ready to serve you with the leading novelties from foreign and home markets. DRESS GOODS DEPARTMENT. This department literally shines with the many beautiful goods we have on sale. We are offering large lines of Dress Goods in Hop Sackings, Storm Serges, Cheviots, German Diagonals. French Serges, Henriettas, Groveland Flannels And a great many good values at 15. 30, 25, 85, 45 cents, in plain and fancy weaves. The above in all the new shades for winter wear and in single dress patterns no two alike. TRIMMINGS, SILKS * VELVETS in all the leading colors and combina tions to match all Dress Goods. Wool underwear for men, women and children. New Fall Ginghams and Satines for children’s sciiool dresses at 84, 10. 121, 14 and 15 cents. Fine lines of Engish Satines at 15c, and wash goods in abundance. We are still selling the best Corset for $1 in town—Thompson's Glove-Fitting Corset. Nice scrim, 86 inches wide, good quality, 5c per yard. -Before purchasing and see th* LARGEST MOST COMPLETE CHEAPEST Also Fall and Winter Stock of DRY GOODS, DRESS GOODS, HOTIONS. TRUNKS AND VALISES. GROCERIES. ||oj»U Jft -DEALERS IN- Look Before You Leap! We are now ready to show you the largest and greatest line of Fail Suits ever displayed in Darlington, and we are really “proud” of our line, as we make this a specialty in our business. We have on our counters now hun dreds of handsome suits ready for in spection and comparison. In our business suits we have taken special care to show the bt-st suits in the town for $10, $12.50, $15. Our better grades this season at $17.50, $18, $20, $25, suroass anything we have ever had. Even our cheapest suits are cut in the same neat and well-fitting styles as the higher priced ones. School suits witli long pants. You will be surprised to see them at such prices: $4, $5, $6, $7, $8.50, $10. None of the above can be duplicated and as the school season is close would ad vise you to come and see them at once. Our Boys’ and Children's Depart ment is as usual full of pretty suits from $1 to $7. Our Furnishing Department is stacked up with every new idea. Full line of neckwear and hosiery. A glance at our 25c and 50c four-in- hands will give you an idea of our stock. Nothing to compare with it In the eity. In our Hat Department we have all the new shapes and “Tourist” is the leading style. Give us a chance of showing them to you if you want your head well dressed this Fall. WE K OW HOW TO SELL SHOES! Shoes that fitl Shoes that wsarl Nothing better for Fall and Winter wear. It would be a great benefit to the people's health if cork sole shoes were more generally worn. We can beat the rubber trust by selling these goods. Ask to see our glace Cork Sol* Calf Shoe only S2.60. Behring seal shoe, waterproof, soft to the foot and elegant in appearance only $3 50. Also an elegant Hue of Gents’ and Ladle*' fine shoes bought direct from the manufacturers Cheap good* In abundance from 75c to $1 50 per pair to fit men, women aud children. Mill & Bui LAKES’ CODES EXULT. DRESS GOODS & TRIMMINGS, DRY GOODS * NOTIONS, HOSIERY ft GLOVES, CORSETS ft UNDERWEAR, RUGS ft FANCY ARTICLES, TAILOR-MADE CLOAKS ft CAPES. IN THESE LINES We Are Headquarters o GOODS ALL NEW. QUALITY THE BEST. Ms EricaImljtttil Em Etta! Cambric Dress Linings . 4c yd Standard Prints, very best . . 8oyd Standard Dress Ging hams . . 61c yd Finest fancy Dress Ging hams . . 9cyd Double-widthWoolCash- meres . 18c yd 36-inch Worsteds, all shades . 18c yd o Largest Stock of This Dry Goods in This Market. We ask a call. We guarantee to please. Noramt & NACHMAN