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DARLINGTON, S. C., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1893.
WHOLE NUMBER 975.
A Column of Now*. Tersely Told,
Interest to Our Many
Readers.
Cotton brought from 1\ to 71
in Darlington yesterday.
The town authorities are erect
ing a nice, substantial fence
around the guardhouse.
Darlington Lodge, No 7,
Knights of Pythias, will meet
on Tuesday evening next.
Rev. T. H. Edwards, of Pal
metto, advertises a fine farm to
lease. Read the description of
its many advantages.
No applicants appeared last
week to stand the competitive
examination for the three schol
arships in the Charleston Col
lege.
An important notice from the
Darlington Phosphate C o m-
pany, in regard to the sale of
cotton seed meal and hulls, is
published in this issue.
P'
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Mr. W. Witcover informs the
ublic through this issue of
hr News that he has opened
a store in the Alexander build
ing on Grove Street, near Pearl,
where he is prepared to pay the
highest cash prices for country
produce and furs of all kinds.
The colored teachers’ associa
tion for Darlington county met
in the Mayo School building on
Saturday last, Prof. T. L. Cot
ton presiding. The meeting
was devoted to the considera
tion of the subject, “Arithmetic
in its Highest Co Tses”, which
was discussed by N. R. Johnson
and W. B. Smallwood. The as
sociation will meet again on the
first Saturday in November.
Marshals A. E. Dargan and
T. J. Cook and Mr. 8. Lewen-
thal have gone to Fort McPher
son, near Atlanta, having been
summoned to appear there as
witnesses in the court marshal
■ of Mr. John Hill, who is charged
with desertion from the United
States Army. Mr. Hill is from
this county and an account of
the trouble in which he is in
volved wa^ recently published
in this paper.
The time for holding the an
nual State Fair is near at hand
(November 6 to 10) and the Sec
retary states that the entries
are very large. Darlington,
which has always led in ex
hibits, must do so again this
year. Let our people be up and
doing; they must act promptly
as the entries close positively
on October 26. Entrance blanks
will be furnished on application
to Col. E. R. Mclver, Darling
ton, S. C.
The competitive examination
for the scholarship from this
county in the Citadel Academy
was held in the Court House
yesterday. The following young
‘ entlemen were the applicants:
essrs J. B. BuBose, John W.
Williamson, H. H. Griffin, Dar
lington; T. L. Cannon, John
Lawton, Hartsville; W. L. Jo-
sey, Una. As soon as their sev
eral papers are examined, the
name of the successful appli
cant will be announced.
propri-
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Ifaj. Evans, the new
etor of the Cleveland House,
has made a fine impressiofi here
by the way he conducts his
hotel. Nothing so advertises a
town as a good hotel, and from
the expressions of approval
which we hear on all sides, we
feel warranted in saying that
Maj. Evans’s house is one of the
very best in the State. The
general consensus of opinion is
that the fare is excellent, an 1
that all the appointments of the
institution are of such a nature
as to reflect credit upon the
community.
Reckling, the celebrated Col
umbia photographer, will visit
Darlington on Monday next for
the purpose of taking a picture
of the new Armory and of the
picked squad of the Darlington
Guards which won the Colum
bia prize last spring. This pic
ture is to be a very elaborate
piece of work, and will present
a handsome appearance. While
here Reckling also purposes do
ing work for any who may leave
orders for him at Bristow’s
bookstore, where a large num
ber of his photographs and
crayon portraits are now on ex
hibition. H i s headquarters
while here will be in the new
Armory building.
Brief Mention About People You Know
end People You Don't Know.
Miss Anna Rogers is visiting
friends in Hartsville.
Mr. Howard Norment is clerk
ing for Norment & Co.
Dr. A. T. Baird returned on
Monday from the World’s Fair.
Mr. M. M. Mathison, of An
derson, is on a visit to Darling
ton.
Miss Rosa Lucas, of Harts
ville, is visiting Miss May Mc
Call.
Miss Lita Lucas, of Society
Hill, is visiting Mrs. A. T.
Baird.
Cadet Wightman W. Garner
has returned to his duties at the
Citadel.
Dr. Henry DuBose, of Sumter
county, is visiting relatives in
Darlington.
Mr. Harry F. White left last
week to attend Wofford College
Fitting School.
Miss Stella Iseman, of George
town, is on a visit to her sister,
Mrs. A. Weinberg.
Mrs.* E. Keith Dargan and
her son, Mr. R. Keith Dargan,
left a few days ago for a visit
to the World’s Fair.
Mr. Robert Edwards, of Pal
metto, has gone to New York,
where he will this year com
plete his course in medicine.
Mr. John E. Boyd will leave
on Monday for Charleston to
resume his studies in the South
Carolina Medical College. With
the completion of this session
Mr. Boyd will return a full-
fledged “M. D.”
The many friends of that
worthy Christian gentlemen,
Rev. Simpson Jones- will be
ined to learn that he is ill at
is home in Swift Creek. Mr.
Jones’s advanced age, 82 years,
makes his illness serious.
The Southern Christian Ad
vocate, of the 6th inst., says :
“Rev. John A. Rice, of Wash
ington Street Church, this city,
[Columbia,] began a series of
sermons last Sunday night on
‘Evenings with Jesus.’ At an
early day he proposes to call to
gether all the baptized children
of his congregation and hold a
special service in their inter
est.”
New buckwheat and oatmeal.
Coggeshall & Co.
THE CHRYSANTHEMUM FAIR.
The Ladies Making Arrangements for
a Pleasant Entertainment.
The executive committee of
the Darlington Horticultural
Society met on Thursday last
and took the initiative steps to
wards preparing for the chry
santhemum fair. A meeting of
the society will be held to mor
row (Friday) afternoon for the
completion of the arrangements.
The fair will be held about the
first week in November, when
the beautiful chrysanthemum
is at its best. Two nights and
the day intervening will be de
voted to t h e exhibit’on, the
children having their “hour’
in the afternoon. The exhibits
will not be restricted to the res
idents of the town, but, indeed,
all in the county and the Pee
Dee section who may wish to
send their chrysanthemums are
cordially invited to do so.
A full attendance of the mem
bers of the society is earnestly
requested for the meeting to
morrow afternoon, which will
be held at 4 o’clock at the
residence of the Misses William
son on Broad Street. The soci
ety is anxious to make a great
success of the fair, ana, of
course, this will be done as the
ladies of Darlington never fail
at anything they undertake.
Walter J. Parrott has a fresh
and tull line of candies at his
grocery store.
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SPECIAL SERVICES
VEXATIOUS QUESTION.
HOW IS THE SHIPMENT OF LIQUOR
TO BE PROHIBITED?
In th« Inter**! of the Mission* of the
Southern Baptist Convention.
A special “children’s service”
will be held in the Baptist
Church on Sunday afternoon
next, at 3.30 o’clock, in which
all the pupils of the Sunday-
school will participate. The
services will be held in the in
terest of the foreign and home
missions of the Southern Bap-1
tist Cohvention, and will con
sist of singing, recitations by
the children and address by the
pastor.
The Authorities In a Quandary as to
What to Do and How to Do It—
Dispensary Figures.
Everything is quiet in the
whiskey fight.
Darlington furnishes no new
developments this week.
The rumor we mentioned in
our last issue, to the effect that
the Atlantic Coast Line would
not surrender any more liquor
to the officers of the law unless
the latter show proper papers,
has gained considerable cred
ence and is now accepted gen
erally by our people as a fact.
A PERIOD OP INACTION.
This rumor has doubtless caus
ed the authorities to pause and
consider the matter thoroughly
before proceeding further, for
no seizures, nor attempts at
seizure, have been made for
over a week. Of course, until
some steps are taken by the offi
cers of the law in this direction,
it will he impossible to know
what course the Coast Line will
really take.
In the meantime, it is said,
that a great deal of liquor con
tinues to be shipped into Dar-
linjrton from other States.
WHO SHALL ISSUE WARRANTS?
Apropos of the rumor that the
Coast Line will require warrants
for further search and seizure,
the question arises, what judi
cial officer shall issue the war
rants? The muchly mixed up
dispensary law is no more mix
ed in any particular than in
this. The Act is not very clear
on this point and there is great
difference of opinion as to what
officer has jurisdiction in the
matter.
a lawyer’s opinion.
In this connection the Col-
u m b i a correspondent of the
News and Courier writes as
follows, on Monday last:
The general counsel for one
of the leading railroads in the
State has a little mine which he
will soon spring, if the occasion
arises, and some of the State’s
constables will be very much
surprised at the sudden turn
things may take. This lawyer
—and he is unusually success
ful—says that there is not the
slightest pretext in the world
for a trial justice to issue a war
rant for seizure of any whiskey
under the dispensary law, and
that the first constable who at
tempts to seize any liquor under
such a warrant on the road he
represents will be arrested and
dealt with. The law does not
give any such authority to trial
justices, and they are a class of
officers who can do only what
they are authorized by law to
undertake The law, the law
yer says, directs how such seiz
ures are to be made. The facts
were reported to the solicitor
and he is to take action and se
cure the warrant for seizure if
one be thought necessary.
“It is very probable that this
question will occasion the con
stables some trouble. The is
sue has never yet been raised.
It will be remembered that in
the early history of the law a
trial justice at Rock Hill or in
that vicinity refused to issue a
warrant under the dispensary
law for a seizure of liquor, and
he was told by Governor Till
man that he had nothing to do
with interpreting the law, but
that he must carry out the in
structions given him and ask no
questions.”
ANOTHER VEXATIOUS QUESTION.
But suppose a solution is
found to the question of what
officer shall issue the warrant
and the constable is fortified
with the necessary papers, how
far can be proceed in the search?
This is another vexatious ques
tion which is causing the au
thorities to hesitate. If the
shipment of liquor is to be suc-
cessfullv prevented, the consta
ble will have to open almost
every package of freight to find
the contraband goods, for little
' or no liquor is openly shipped,
but is sent under fictitious
names and is so carefully pack
ed that it is impossible from the
outward appearance of the pack
age to tell what is contained
therein. Now, can a constable
lawfully break open freight
promiscuously in order to see
ever, that the authorities will
remain inactive. Tillman is too
anxious to make the dispensary
a success. Besides, we have
reason to believe that something
will turn up soon.
A FIFTEEN PUZZLE.
The perplexities of the law
make it worse than the fifteen
puzzle, but the patrons of the
dispensary do not bother them
selves about this so long as they
can get official liquor.
It may be of interest to the
public to know
WHAT KIND OF “BOOZE”
the “dispensaryites” in the
town and county indulge in, so
we publish the following table
showing the September sales at
the dispensary:
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Total amount of Sales <12,201 874
Total Cost 1,677 16
TRAVIS EVANS ESCAPES FROM
SHERIFF SCARBOROUGH.
Judge Mclver Refuses to Release him
on Bond, so he Skips to
Parts Unknown,
Travis Evans, the white man
who is charged with murder in
Chesterfield county and who
was brought to the Darlington
jail for safe keeping, has skip
ped to parts unknown. On Wed
nesday of last week Sheriff
Scarborough carried him to
Cheraw to appear before Chief
Justice Mclver on habeas cor
pus. After hearing the case
the Judge refused to release
Evans on bond, so later he
took “leg bail”.
As there was no train return
ing to Darlington th»t night
Sheriff Scarborough took Evans
to the residence of C. L. Evans,
the prisoner’s cousin, intending
to remain there with him until
next morning. While the Sher
iff was eating his supper, C. L.
Evans and Travis Evans walk
ed out on the piazza, C. L.
Evans agreeing to keep watch
on his captive cousin. During
( the conversation Travis Evans
asked his companion to get him
something with which to un
cork a bottle of whiskey. The
latter went into the house to
comply with the request and
when he returned to the piazza
he found that the prisoner had
skipped. So Sheriff Scarbor
ough had to return home with
out his man, whose whereabouts
have not yet been ascertained.
Total Profit 9 624 2H
where there is whiskey?
SOMETHING IS UP.
It is not to be supposed, how
This table furnishes food for
thought for the prohibitionists.
Big stock of fresh canned
goods just arrived. C. & Co.
A CARD.
Confederate and Revolutionary Relics
Wanted for the Public Schools.
Editor Darlington News:
We ask the people of Darling
ton to help us form, at St. John’s,
a museum of Confederate relics.
We wish, first, to get a collec
tion, as nearly complete as pos
sible, of Confederate bills, bank
notes, bonds, stamps etc. Thus
all such articles as arms or parts
of arms, buttons or other parts
of uniforms, reliable engravings
of flags, make-shift articles—in
short, anything that will serve
to illustrate, or to arouse inter
est in Confederate, life either at
home or in the army, would be
very useful and hence accept
able. These may be accompan
ied by appropriate written state
ments.
If any one would send, neatly
written out, thoroughly authen
ticated war-stories that have
not been in print, we should be
glad to file them in the collec
tion.
Besides the above, we should
like to have other historical
cariosities, such as Revolution
ary or Indian relics, and also
any specimen of a geographical
or scientific character.
Those wishing to make such
contributions, will, if it is not
convenieni to send, please in
form me by postal card.
Patterson Wardlaw,
Supt. of Schools.
Darlington, 8. C., Oct 10, ’93.
For cowfeed see C. & Co.
THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
The Report for Last Session—The
Present Attendance.
We publish elsewhere the re
ports of the Darlington Public
Schools for the session of 1892—
93, which show that this noble
institution is in a most flourish
ing condition. The town has
every reason to be proud of the
work done by its citizens in the
cause of education; it promises
still better fruition as time ad
vances.
The present session began a
few weeks ago. The work of
both teachers and pupils is now
well under way and everything
about the schools is proceeding
smoothly. The number of pu
pils enrolled is as follows: white
schools, 335; colored school 189.
The first and third grades at St.
John’s and the first grade at
Mayo are full, but some pupils
can still be taken in the other
grades. Those wishing to ap
ply for admission to St. John’s
should see the Superintendent
in the afternoon.
Call at Parrott’s grocery
get fresh mackerel.
and
Fresh fruits. C. & Co.
“CUPID'S CAPERS."
The Attraction at the Opera House
This Evening.
“Cupid’s Capers” will be pre
sented at the opera house to
night (Thursday) by a company
composed of twenty persons;
tickets 75 and 50 cents, on sale
at the Bookstore. Watch the
street parade at noon. The
Salisbury, (N. C.,) News, of Oc
tober 3, says: “ ‘Cupid’s Ca*
pers’ held the boards at the op
era house last evening. The
crowd was the largest of the
season and the play was receiv
ed with favor. There is no
great depth of plot or sentiments
m the play, but there is lots of
fun and laughter evoked almost
continually. Its fort is farce
comedy and in this particular it
is a success. The people were
pleased and amused.”
Fruit syrup and lime juice at
cost. Coggeshall & Co.
Catching the Eye
MakeH Millions Bay.
Fall, 1893
Announcement.
New F al 1 Goods
Our stock 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. 20, 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 andSatines for
children's school 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.
RABBI JOHN SERGIUS.
A Native of East India Delivers a Lec
ture in the Methodist Church.
Rabbi John Sergius, a native
of East India and a converted
Jew, delivered a lecture in the
Methodist Church, on Tuesday
night, on the manners and cus
toms of the people of East India.
A large crowd was out to hear
him and was much pleased aud
interested in what he had to
say. The Rabbi is travelling
over the country, giving lec
tures for the purpose of raising
funds for the support of the
many destitute orphans in his
native land, and is meeting
with much success. Darlington
responded liberally in her con
tribution for this charitable
work.
New line china and glassware,
latest styles and decorations.
Coggeshall & Co.
Enterprising snd Energetic
Messrs Coggeshall & Co., the
enterprising grocers, have an
advertisement on the last page
of this issue of The News which
is certain to interest all the
housekeepers in Darlington town
and county. These are live,
young merchants who are ever
on the watch to benefit their
patrons by buying the best and
selling the best at a reasonably
low profit. A visit to their store
will surprise you and at the
same time satisfy you that what
they claim is true
French candy put up to order.
Coggeshall & Co.
(Other Locals on Page 2.)
Look Before Yon Leap!
We are now re&dv to show you the
largest and greatest line of Fall 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
deeds of handsome suits ready for in
spection and comparison. In our
business suits we have taken special
care to show the best suits in the
town for $10, $12.50, $15. Our better
icrades this season at $17.50, $18, $20,
$25, surpass anything we have ever
had. Even our cheaiiest suits are cut
in the same neat and well-fitting
styles as the higher priced ones.
School suits with 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 city.
In our Hat Depart ment 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 drest ed this Fall.
STOP!
—Before purchasing and see ths
LARGEST
MOST COMPLETE
Also Fall and Winter Stock of
DRY GOODS,
DRESS GOODS,
NOTIONS.
TRUNKS
AND-
VALISES.
GROCERIES.
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DRESS GOODS
ft TRIMMINGS,
DRY GOODS
ft NOTIONS,
HOSIERY ft GLOVES,
CORSETS ft
UNDERWEAR,
RUGS ft
FANCY
ARTICLES,
TAILOR-MADE
CLOAKS ft CAPES.
IN THESE LINES
We Are Headquarters
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GOODS ALL NEW.
QUALITY THE BEST.
— — Call and examine our stock of
Smokedchippedbeef. C. ft Co. | hams and meats. C. ft Co.
Y/E KNOW HOW
TO SELL SHOES I
Shoes that fit! Shoes that wearl
Nothing better ten Fall and Winter
wear. It would be n 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
Sole Calf Shoe only S2.50. Behring
seal shoe, waterproof, soft to the foot
and elegant in appearance only $8 50.
Aleo an elegant line of Gents’ and
Ladies’ fine shoes bought direct from
the manufacturers Cheap goods in
abundance from 75c to $150 per pair
to fit men, women aud children.
McCall £ Burch.
PritssInirljutiiSifiMn!
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Cambric Dress Linings . 4c yd
Standard Prints, very
best . . . . 5c yd
Standard Dress Ging
hams . . 6ic yd
Finest fancy Dress Ging
hams . . . 9c yd
Double-width W oolCash-
meres . . .15c yd
36-inch Worsteds, all
shades . . . 18c yd
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Largest Stock of This Season’s
Dry Goods in This Market.
We ask a call.
We guarantee to please.
NnnU Co,
NACHMAN BUILDING,
Cor Ca-^ua St. sad Public Square,
Kiti
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